Sheesh this is the longest I've gone without posting. The problem is that I never use the computer anymore. I only use my iPad & it takes too long to type on it. One day I'll buy a keyboard to go with it. I have lots to post but I haven't even been good about taking pictures. I've been loving pinterest & have been busy making food & crafts with my boys from all the great ideas we've found there! I'll be back to my usual posting soon!!

Sneak Peek

Good times with great people were had at the Clay Walker concert at The Canyons Resort in Park City.  The concert didn't even start until midnight but that didn't stop us wild & crazy moms from having fun.  Maybe I'll post more about it in January:)!   It's all about the memories & purple squigleys. 

Kody's Birthday Party!

Kody got to go to Frightmares at Lagoon for his birthday party.What a lucky boy!

Here he is on the sky ride with Kade.  This ride makes me nervous.  I yelled to Kade to make sure he didn't slip off.  I was with Halle & I had my leg over her so she wouldn't fall.  I've never heard of anyone falling off but it's a little freaky with the kids.

They have a bunch of different haunted houses.  The spook a boo is the only little kid friendly one & they even got candy.  The big boys were busy going through all the scary haunted houses.

Dang. Kody is all blurry in this picture but it was cute how he kept putting his arm around Keaton.

Halle, Keaton & Kody.

Kody wanted me to spray paint his hair black for our trip to Lagoon.

He was so happy to have a big birthday breakfast with Tanner & Halle.  He felt pretty special!

Collin & Kody were really cool at Lagoon with their black hair.

Kody & Kade.  I can't believe my little Kade is a big 16 year old with a girlfriend!

Don't know who the other little girl is in the picture but she wanted to sit with these cool kids.

What they love about me....

haha!  We all need a little confidence boost once in a while.  I live in a house full of boys so sometimes I have to ask for it.  Actually, I admit that I had to bribe them to tell me things they love about me.  It all started because they wanted some chocolate milk so I said "well tell me what you love about me & maybe I'll get ya some".  I was at the computer so I started typing them up.  I'd love to do a post with pics of Kody's birthday fun but my computer is not allowing me to post.  Jason needs to bring the laptop home from work so I can post pictures.  So here's what my 5 & 4 yr. old boys think of me... 

i love you when you take me to lagoon that has halloween stuff that makes me laugh (kody)
i love you when you take me to lagoon (keaton)
i love you cuz you let me go on rides & that's all i love you about (keaton)
i love how you get me whatever i want when i'm sick (keaton)
i love when we play homework & do the letter D (kody)
i love you um cuz you give me chocolate milk when i'm sick (keaton)
i love you cuz you give me medicine (kody)
um i like you putting black stuff in my hair (kody)
i love you about cutting all the roses off (keaton)
i love you about um me shooting guns with bullets (kody)
i love you about catching fishes for me (kody)
i'm glad that you're not my dad (kody)
i'm glad that you're only mine (kody)  ***I LOVED this one***
i'm glad that you give us whatever we want for our birthdays (keaton)
i love when you hang up pictures in my room & let me sit on the computer w/ me & let me talk to someone on the phone & color crayons (kody)
i love about you giving me ice cream & turning the radio on for me (keaton)
i love kissing you (kody)  ***Kody is my favorite today***
i love when you turn on the radio louder then it lights up (kody)
i like about you turning on the radio songs from the halloween cd (keaton)
i love when you hang caleb's picture (kody)

**O.K so that was fun for me to hear, even if I had to ask for it.  As far as other things going on, here's a little randomness for ya/ me... Well it's my favorite season of all!  I don't know what it is about Fall that gets me thinking about my budget.  Maybe it's because Christmas is right around the corner & I need to start saving up so it doesn't kick my butt!  I need to read Dave Ramsey's book & start listening to him again.  I usually get excited about cooking & finding new recipes but that hasn't hit me quite yet.  I hope I feel like cooking yummy treats soon.  Jason has decided to lose some weight & is doing awesome.  Maybe it will motivate me to lose some too!  I'm addicted to pinterest.  Check out the link on the top right & sign up!  It's weirdly FUN & I'm finding all kinds of great ideas!  I want to clean my blinds this weekend & stain the fort but it looks like it's going to be getting cold!  I have lots of projects I want to do, but find myself playing with my kids instead.  I really feel the need to enjoy every second with them.  It's hitting me hard that they are growing up so fast!  They are really so fun & I want to be more attentive when they are talking my ears off.  The psychologist at school is observing Camden right now.  I'll let ya know what she finds out.  He's still showing signs of being dyslexic, so we want to make sure we get him the help he needs.  She's observing him so we can figure out a plan to get him to focus better.  Not sure if he has attention deficit disorder but hopefully we get him all figured out soon.  They are trying to do a focus tracker for him at school but the incentives don't really excite him.  I'm glad the school cares & wants to help!!  Keaton is doing awesome in Kindergarten & Kody is loving preschool.  They are both loving homework.  I make up pretend homework for Kody.  Caleb is doing great in school.  He always gets to take the challenge spelling test because he's just so darn smart.  Don't want to brag or anything but I really have great kids & I'm feeling very lucky to be their mom!  Being a mom is great TODAY!  Let's hope for another good mom & kid day tomorrow!

HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY TO KODY

Kody has definitely been a lively addition to our family.  Things would certainly be a lot quieter around here without him.  We wouldn't change anything about his sometimes interesting personality!  It's easy to point out the LOUD things Kody does but he's also a little shy.  I was in his preschool today and saw that he gets a little nervous when all the eyes are on him.  His hair is colored in the picture because it's clown day at school & Mr. Stubborn wouldn't let me do anything but spray his hair.  He also refuses to wear underwear & he definitely knows what he wants to wear & he must be the one to pick it out.  His favorite color is still green.  He's still not a fan of chaos.  He's always talking about having friends over but if there are more than a few, he ends up inside with me & watches them play from the window.  We LOVE you Kody Ryan Yancey & we are so happy you were born into our family & made it complete!  XOXOXOX!!!!

This is one of his awesome outfits that he chose all on his very own.

some stuff...

Caleb is not the most social child in the world.  He rarely goes out looking for someone to play with.  He even gets bugged at me when a friend comes to play with him & I let them in without checking with him first.  He's a bit of a loner & he's totally fine with it.  I was opposite of that when I was a kid so it's a little hard for me to understand.  He usually ends up enjoying friends coming over but it takes him a minute to decide he wants to play & have fun.  This is his friend Camryn.  I love the Bird family & apparently Camryn loves Caleb.  They have turned into cute little friends & he's now o.k with playing with her.  Caleb loves to cook.  They made a cake & added their own special touch to it by adding large marshmallows.

Is there anything more exciting than the ice cream man (ours is a woman) music getting closer & closer?  They were all surprised when I pulled out some cash & let them all pick one out.  Caleb felt really cool because I let him get a can of coke.  Have I mentioned how much I love our neighborhood & all the fun kids?  It reminds me so much of the awesome neighborhood I grew up in. 

 I'm still adjusting to our new schedule since school started.  Keaton is in AM Kinderarten & Kody is in preschool three days a week.  We miss Caleb & Camden half the day, but I really enjoy just hanging out with these two little buddies.  Kody suddenly seems so old to me.  The other day he got so mad at Jason that he grabbed his own cheeks & started squeezing them & yelled "You're ruining my life"!!  What?  He's only 3 (almost 4).  I thought kids only said stuff like that when they were teenagers.  He is still very stubborn but he is maturing & is much easier to deal with.  He's a little lover boy.
Keaton was getting in a little bit of trouble at school.  He's doing better now but I was a little worried at first that his teacher didn't like him or me.  I'm o.k with her now.  She just has a very anal/ ocd personality & apparently a person like me & a person like that will most likely not really enjoy each others company.  I'm determined to like her though so I'm volunteering in the class & it's working because she is a really good teacher & Keaton likes her a lot.  Anyway, back to Keaton & his trouble... He almost got an off course ticket for not keeping his hands to himself.  His teacher said he was "karate chopping", hitting & pinching.  He told me he was just play wrestling & karate chopping, but these other kids aren't use to a kid that has two older brothers.  Keaton is tough.  He had to miss art class though because he made a kid bleed when he pinched him.  The kid was not following the rules & was throwing all the balls off a cart when he wasn't suppose to & he wouldn't stop so Keaton decided physical force was necessary.  He's still having a hard time understanding why he should walk away & tell the teacher, instead of disciplining kids.  I told him not to do it anymore & he got this weird attitude & said "maybe I will & maybe I won't".  This week has been much better!  I never expected to have problems with Keaton.  He's such a sweetheart.  I think he was just having a hard time adjusting to school every day.  

Jacob's Run

We had planned to go out of town for the weekend but after seeing my entire neighborhood work so hard for Jacob's Run, I decided the weekend trip needed to get cancelled & we needed to stay & enjoy the race! Camden is the only one in our family that woke up early enough to run the race. He actually rode his scooter.  Jacob is the SWEETEST boy ever.  He really has the face of an angel & watching him cross the finish line first in his wheelchair with his dad running him was something I'll never forget.  Jason looked at me like I was nuts because I nearly went into the ugly cry.  

The young women earned money for Jacob with face paining.  I can't believe how still Kody sat to get it done.

I'm so proud of Camden for wanting to do the race.

This is Cole, Sybil (bishop's wife & the Bear leader), me & Camden showing off our freezer pop holders.

Camden & one of his favorite friends, Cole.  Cole is also one of my favorite kids around!  SWEET kid.  His sister choked on a hair clip a few weeks ago & was taken in an ambulance.   I witnessed Cole finding out that she'd thrown up the clip & would be o.k.  He broke down in tears because he was so relieved.  It was a tender thing to see & I just love this kid!

Have you ever played on one of these slides?  I'm so sad that I didn't try this earlier.  Sybil & I only go to go down twice before they took it down.  It was far more fun than I could have ever imagined & I'll never ever turn down the chance to play on one of these again!!!  That's me on the left & crazy Sybil on the right.  She really got some air!  I look like I have horns.

Cole's sister, Grace... Another one of my favorite neighborhood kids!

Another picture of the holders.  I loved how creative the Scouts were with decorating them.  Not one of them looked the same.

The boys & I were enjoying some snuggles in the backyard after church.  Yep, I see my boob chillin'.  Oh well.

Grass is a great toy... Who knew?!

My kids are pretty good at entertaining themselves.  Keaton & Camden are probably the best at this.  They don't need toys.  They are happy playing outside with natures toys.  Who knew grass could be so entertaining.  They ruined a big area of grass from pulling it out.  They were outside for hours making a grass dinner.

Kody's 1st Day of Preschool!

Kody started preschool today at Sunnyside Preschool. It's the same preschool Keaton went to last year. His bff, Abram, is taking with him! They are toooooo cute. Listening to their conversations is the CUTEST thing ever! Kody LOVES Halle & they got to have a sleepover. She walked with him to his first day of school. They are so stinking CUTE when they play!

Kody said "take a picture & I'll pretend I'm running to school".  Nice pose Kody!

Sweet little cousin friends:)!

Abe & Kody on the first day of school!  Seriously Abe is one of the CUTEST boys ever!  He's 100% cute!  I told them to make a funny face so I guess pretending to pick your nose is funny. 

Kody cries when Halle says she wants to marry him & Keaton.  He said she should only want to marry him.

CAMERA SHY is AWESOME!!!

First of all the studio is so nice!  I was totally impressed.  The photographers just took over.  I seriously sat on the couch & let them do their thing.  This is the BEST my kids have all behaved during pictures.  I'm known for never getting a picture of all my kids smiling.  I do LOVE the pictures of our past where they are crying.  I do think it's pretty hilarious.  They are getting older now & it must have been a good time of day for them to behave because they were awesome.  I can't give my kids all the credit though because Camera Shy somehow made it all come together in total perfection.  The only problem is now finding which pictures I want to display because I LOVE every single one of the 60 or so pictures on the disc.  What a freaking bargain!  It was only $89!