The Stevens Family

Random Pictures

2011-11-19T14:40:00.006-07:00

I have been so focused on Coltin and football.

I have missed a lot of other great times.

Conner played flag football this year.

He wanted to play tackle so bad

but he wasn't old enough yet.

Next year bud!

He loved playing football and

it took some getting used to not tackle.

He had 4 of his buddies from school on his team.

So he really had a lot of fun!

He played soo good can't wait for next year!

He even made a pretty long touchdown run.

I thought he wasn't going to make it!

But he did and he was so excited!!!

Coltin's football team got together

and went to a corn maze!

He loved it!

Halloween was great this year.

I didn't have school or work.

So I was able to go to the kids school.

Conner was the Master Crypt Keeper

and Coltin was the Master of Evil.

We also had an adult Halloween party!

So much fun!!

My friend Rikki stole the show with

her Mystique costume from the X-Men.

Yes it is painted on!

Christa and I were Vampires!

All the Girls!

All the boys!

Christa being her normal self.

Being Funny!

Conner at his school Halloween Party.

Coltin's school Halloween Party.

Coltin got to go trick or treating with his buddy Jace.

And yes it is the time of year for Snowmen :(

Conner and his best buddy got all bundled up

and played in the snow.

They also built a snowman this morning!!!

STATE CHAMPIONS!!!!

2011-11-13T11:04:00.006-07:00

Bingham Silver-State Champions!!!!

Coltin worked his butt off this year.

And it paid off yesterday when they shut out Olympus

in the state championship game.

13-0

Coltin #27

The best nose guard in Gremlins Division!!!

Conner supporting his big brother!

GOOOOOOO BINGHAM!!!!

After the game,

the parents charged the field

spraying the players and coaches

with silly string.

It was soo much fun!!!

The team as STATE CHAMPS!!!

(Coltin bottom right)

He's not excited, Is he?

The coaches little brother was our team mascot.

He would dress up as the blue man and

run around and get the kids pumped up.

THE COACHING STAFF

L-R

Head Coach-Justin Loder

He did awesome for a first time coach!

Defensive Coach-Zack Loder

Justin's lil' brother

He was Coltin's defense coach and

he worked so well with Coltin

Assistant Coach-Tyler Smith

He knew that Coltin was capable to do more

and knew just how to push him to his potential.

Offensive Coach-Jared Kilgore

Coltin didn't work with him a lot,

but he did great as Offensive Coach.

Coltin loves his Coach!!

He has the utmost respect for him.

He worked with Coltin and

knew just how to get him to push himself.

I could only wish for a coach like this every year.

COLTIN-

We are sooo proud of you.

You worked so hard and we know

how hard it was to miss playing with

friends after school,

having to get up early to do homework

because you couldn't do it the night before,

and how hard it was to push yourself

through pain, tiredness, and being cold.

We already knew that you were a

CHAMPION!

Now everyone else knows too!!!

WE LOVE YOU!!!!

CHAMPIONSHIP HERE WE COME!!!!

2011-11-09T16:43:00.003-07:00

Saturday's playoff game was miserable!

It was sooo cold. (High of 40 Degrees)

Coltin's team was in 1st place,

therefore they played the 4th place team.

We had already beat Herriman the week before.

We knew we could beat them.

We just had to do it again!!

And AGAIN WE DID!!!

It was cold, wet, and muddy but we played awesome!!!

After our win of 27-7 we waited to see who won out of

Olympus and Alta.

So we knew who to play next week.

Olympus was the under dog,

(we already beat them 33-6)

and Alta was the team we just barely beat (12-6)

We were really rooting for Olympus

that way it would be a better chance for us.

OLYMPUS upset Alta!!!!

Fabulous for US!

This was placed on our door by the Team mom.

To get Coltin pumped for the Championship Game!!

To Be Continued!!!!

COLTIN IS AN ANIMAL

2011-10-23T19:29:00.010-06:00

Football this year started out not so great.

Coltin cried most of the time, wanting to quit.

"It's too hard! I'm not any good! I get tired too fast!"

Constant complaining and whining!

Then something happened and Coltin found his way.

He was put into the position as nose guard on defense.

(for all you that don't know what that is.

It's the guy on the opposite side of the center.)

Coltin turned into the animal I already knew was in him.

In his turning point game he made at least 8 sacks,

with more tackles in the back field.

It was sooo awesome to finally see him get it.

And to get the confidence he needed to come out of his shell.

After that game he continues to dominate the defense.

No one on the opposing team can block him.

He has the perfect swim motion,

and back spin to get through the line.

Last game he even sacked the quarterback

which caused him to fumble the ball.

Coltin was able to recover the fumble.

So he got the sack and the fumble recovery.

It was AMAZING!!!

This Saturday we played Alta.

We have lost to the Alta teams twice but they were not in our division.

This Alta team is in our division and we were tied for 1st place.

What an intense game.

For a long time it was 6-6.

We finally scored in the last 2 min,

but we didn't get the extra point.

So the score was 12-6.

They had the ball on their 20 yard line with 30 seconds remaining.

We stopped them. It was such an exciting game!

We are right now in FIRST PLACE.

We have 1 more regular season game (Herriman)

Then we are off to playoffs.

I am soo glad Coltin is enjoying football now.

I will be really sad when he decides to

stop playing (crossing our fingers he doesn't).

Since I really enjoy watching it!

Shout out to Coltin the best nose guard in the league!!

Love you son!

You are Awesome and I couldn't be prouder!!!

SOUTH DAKOTA & MT RUSHMORE

2011-09-05T13:07:00.006-06:00

We drove to South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore

Curtis and the family is very Patriotic and

it just seemed we needed to go see this monument.

It was soo worth it and the kids really thought it was amazing.

This is the view from the back

which is cool to see Washington sticking so far off the mountain.

This is entering the Monument.

It doesn't seem as big up close.

Until you drive far away and you can still see it.

Then you grasp how huge it is.

We took the walking audio tour.

The kids loved hearing the stories of how it was built
and why those 4 were chosen.

We stayed for the lighting ceremony.

It was so amazing.

They did a full military lowering of the flag.

They had all the veterans come down on the stage.

We watched a video talking about why we fight for freedom.

It was one of the most Amazing things we have ever been too.

Then they lit up Mt Rushmore!

I wish I could have gotten a better picture of it lit up.

It is pretty COOL!

CRAZY HORSE

2011-09-05T13:05:00.001-06:00

The day we went to Crazy Horse it was raining and foggy

We could still see it but no work was being done due to the fog.

It was still huge and Amazing!

TRAIN

2011-09-05T13:02:00.002-06:00

We got up and took the train from Keystone to another small town.

It took you threw the mountains.

It was an hour there and a hour back.

BEAR WORLD

2011-09-05T12:53:00.004-06:00

We drove through Bear World which the kids loved.

Dad didn't cause it costs a fortune!

It was worth it though.

This was the only wolf out.

The others were sleeping in the tall grass

and hard to get a picture of.

This was funny the big horned sheep.

Sleeping in the food crate

There were sooo many bears.
We showed up right at the right time.
A big truck with the bed of the truck filled
with hamburger and hot dog buns.
The bears all came together to eat
and fight over the food.

These two huge bears were fighting right by our car.
Like Curtis could reach out and touch them.
Yes I was freaking OUT!!!

Then we had to go to the baby area.
You could walk through this and it was super cute.

Baby sleeping fox!

All the pictures of the baby bears turned out blurry :(

Stupid camera!

KEYSTONE

2011-09-05T12:46:00.004-06:00

We stayed in the little town of Keystone.

It was pretty cool.

Had tons of things for the kids to do.

They had gold panning, a train, a alpine slide,

wax museum, and lots more.

This was a guy from the Wild West Show.

We didn't go to the show but he was like 8 feet tall

and they boys wanted their picture taken with him.

Of course Conner still wants to play.

This was at dinner and we were goofing off.
All acting goofy!

Coltin wearing a turban!

CUSTER STATE PARK

2011-09-05T12:30:00.005-06:00

We got up Saturday and drove through Custer State Park!

On the way to it there were some pretty Amazing things!

They has these tunnels you drove through

and when you drove threw them you could see Mt. Rushmore

in the distance!

I was pretty Amazing!!!

When you are up close to Mt. Rushmore

it doesn't seem so big, but

when you are far away it looks massive!

Love this picture!

(Tender!!)

The home of the Buffalo and Donkeys!

(Donkeys? I know right!)

Just like in Yellowstone.

The Buffalo thought they owned the place!

Cute Babies!

These mountains were called the Cathedrals.

More cool tunnels

This was Needles Mountain

Then there was Donkeys!

We weren't going to get out due to signs

that said don't feed the donkeys.

Then some people ahead of us got out.

So since we follow the crowd we got out.

The kids loved this.

One of there favorite things of the trip!

We found out they really really liked Cheetos!!!

This is the donkeys climbing in our car to get some chips!

WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK

2011-09-05T12:21:00.002-06:00

We barely made it to Wind Cave National Park

before it closed.

We booked the last tour of the day.

It kind of sucked because

we didn't get to go into the visiting center.

This is the original opening of the cave.

A 14 year old boy found this opening ages ago.

He used it to play in.

Then some other guys found it and started exploring.

There is over 136 miles of passages.

Crazy!

This cave also has the most speleothems formations in the world.
It was really creepy looking.

We didn't see the sign til we were leaving!

After this we headed home :(

Timpanogos Cave

2011-08-08T10:17:00.003-06:00

We decided to hike up Timpanogos Cave.

It's about 1 & 1/2 miles up (holy hell up),

about a 1/2 mile through the cave,

and then another 1 & 1/2 miles back down.

We thought the going up was hard.

Coming down was just as hard!!!

Total round trip took us 3 1/2 hours.

It ended up being really fun.

We took our time and

the kids kept the complaining to a minimum!

Curtis looks so happy!
And this was his Idea!!

The views were amazing!

This is from the top looking down into the valley!

Emma at first was really scared.

Coltin told her there were bats in there

and they liked to eat little girls hair.

He is such a trouble maker!!!

They ended up liking it and found it really cool.

Other than all of us being really sore the next day.

It was a lot of fun!

BACK TO SCHOOL

2011-07-26T12:15:00.003-06:00

Today was the boys' first day of school.

Coltin is in 4th grade (Holy S*@T!)

Conner is in 2nd grade.

Looking so COOL!!

Wow he is growing up :(

"Mom do I look smart?"

Waiting in line to go to class.

Conner's new Chinese teacher (Mrs. Chang)

Coltin in class.

His class has 31 students.

(What the heck!!!)

Conner in his classroom.

He only has 16 kids in his class.

FOOTBALL!

2011-07-26T12:10:00.002-06:00

Yepp it's that time of year again!!!

I didn't know if Coltin would play this year,

but he decided he wants to play.

He has been really gun ho.

So hopefully it will be a good year.

This is the Bingham High School Football Camp!

He did really good and tried really hard.

Tryouts are on Monday (Aug. 1st),

so hopefully he gets on a good team!

ECHO RESERVOIR

2011-07-26T11:54:00.003-06:00

So we planned a camping trip to Pineview Res.

and that didn't end up happening.

Long story!

So last minute we went to Echo Res.

The water was sooo full their was no beaches.

The water came up past the trees.

It ended up fine the kids just walked

from the grass to the water.

We camped Friday to Sunday.

On Saturday we drove to another part of the res.

when we got back out camp had blown everywhere.

My sisters tent blew down.

Our tent was upside down.

Luckily our neighbors came and

put coolers on most of our stuff otherwise

it would have went bye bye.

My mom brought stuff for the kids

to make candy bugs to eat.

Coltin caught little fish with his hands.
Look in the water bottle you can see a tiny fish.

My brother snoring with his mouth open.

LOL!

All the kids.

(L to R)

Conner, Riley, Jorey, Coltin, and Casey

The kids thought it was funny

to pull up mud from the bottom of the lake

and cover themselves in it.

Disgusting!!!

Out little camping area.

My little brothers 1 man tent!

You should have seen him try to get into that thing!!

SOCCER

2011-07-26T11:40:00.002-06:00

This year Conner wanted to play soccer.

Him and Samantha are on the same team.

He loves to play goalie. He is pretty good at it.

This is serious business!!!

WENDOVER AIR SHOW

2011-06-27T17:18:00.006-06:00

This last Saturday we drove

(actually Curtis and his friend drove their motorcycles,

while the wives drove all the kids in the car)

to Wendover for the Air Show.

I had never been to an air show.

And for the people that know me

I was a little leery of plane crashes!

Anyways it turned out pretty cool.

The kids loved it of course!

Pretty hip shades!

After the planes did their tricks
they came right in front of us to wave.
The kids really loved that!

Their was a diesel truck set up
that the kids could go shoot BB Guns.

The blue plane was the plane that did the most craziest stunts!

Of course Coltin loved all the army gear.

They even had a gun that was on the back of a tank

the kids could shoot and it would shoot blanks.

It was really loud, but really cool.

They also had a ton of planes the kids could walk in.

After Curtis' long hard ride,

he enjoyed sitting and relaxing.

They had a couple of jets but nothing compared to the F-16!

Can I just say OMG!

It was soooo fast and soooo loud!

It was so amazing to watch!

I loved it!

The had 2 sets of planes that had four planes fly at the same time.

Those were really cool too!

All in all it was a great day!

It was super hot, but way worth it.

BASEBALL

2011-06-13T14:13:00.004-06:00

Baseball is finally over!

I love baseball but when you have a ton of rain outs

You have to make them up.

The end of the season they were having 3-4 games a week.

With 2 kids that's a lot of games!

This year was great I think both boys did so good.

I love to see them get better each year.

Coltin struggled batting this year.

Probably because he went up a level to minors.

And there are some pretty good pitchers.

By the end of the season he starting hitting better.

Conner learning how to keep official score.
Coltin really excelled at catcher.
He was the only one that would hustle
so that they couldn't steal.
And he made some awesome outs at home.

Coltin being silly in the dugout!

Conner played so good this year.

He pitched and played in field .

The last game he caught a line drive

and threw the runner out at first that ran.

I think that is the only double play in Peewee history.

He was also our most consistent hitter.

I loved to watch him pitch.

He tried so hard and gets so into striking players out.

Conner's team did awesome they got trophies for 2nd place.

They went 5-5 with 2 tie games.

They actually tied for 2nd,

so it went to the team with the most runs.

That was US!

Curtis did an excellent job coaching!

Coltin with his coach.

They went 2-12 and 1 tie game.

They didn't win very many but they never gave up.

They ended up winning their last game to the

2nd place team.

That was exciting!!

My nephew Kayson cheering on Conner at his

All Star Game.

Conner was selected to be on the Binghams

All Star team.

Since Conner was selected they asked

Curtis to coach.

They played 1 game against the other Bingham

All Star team.

It was a close game but we won 1-0.

Check out the video of Conner pitching.

He is Awesome!!!

U2 "360" Concert

2011-05-31T13:06:00.002-06:00

Curtis, me, Aunt Nancy, and Dustin went to the U2 Concert.

After weeks of cold and rainy weather.

It finally clear up for the concert.

We were afraid it would be freezing,

but it wasn't too bad.

The concert was amazing.

The stage, props, and the lights were crazy.

It was really long and late (on a weekday)

I know we are old.

We picked the kids up from the babysitter at midnight.

It was worth it.

So much F.U.N.

It was too dark for pictures,

but this is a pic off the jumbo tron!

Conner's Field Trip

2011-05-16T14:28:00.003-06:00

Conner's class went to Red Butte Gardens today.

I went with as a chaperon.

Due to some scheduling conflict they

were only given a tour. Usually they did a

science project with plants.

So it was short and sweet.

After the tour we went to Sunny side Park

and ate lunch and let the kids play.

Conner and his buddy Kolton were in the same group.

Conner smelling the plant that smelled like lemonade.

Kids running around like crazy animals.

This was mine and Mr. Vierra's group.

This was the only wild animal they saw.

Conner was sad he didn't see any rattlesnakes.

Since he was told that rattle snakes live there.

I am really glad we didn't see one :-)

We hammed it up on the way to the park.

Conner eating lunch with all the girls.

Him and the girl next to him shared each others lunches.

Tender!!

They grow up way to fast don't they!

MARKET DAY!

2011-05-16T14:12:00.003-06:00

Coltin's class had a Market Day.

I was able to volunteer and help out.

It was so much fun.

Each kid was given a profession with pay.

Then they had to go buy a house, car, etc.

They got to see how money doesn't grow on trees.

After they bought all the necessary things,

which included putting money in the bank.

They were able to go buy fun things,

like pets, skateboards, and even McDonald's.

I loved seeing some kids be frugal

and others blow right threw their money.

Coltin was a scientist. (see the weird scientist hair?)

After buying his house, car, and motorcycle.

He also bought a lizard and a EAGLE.

Really?

Then the kids got to count how much money they had left.

It was a great learning experience.

They also had a ton of fun doing it.

Coltin had $60.00 in the bank

and $20.00 in his wallet when he was finished.

He started out with $300.00 so I would say he did pretty good.

MARLINS

2011-05-09T09:06:00.004-06:00

Conner got drafted by the Marlin's.

Curtis is the coach and is doing great.

It amazes me how great he is at coaching.

He is so patient with the kids and

know just how to get on their level to teach them.

Conner is a little stud muffin.

He eats, sleeps, and breathes baseball.

We were driving in the car the other day.

I was trying to talk to him and he says to me

Ssshhh mom I am daydreaming

that I am playing in a baseball game.

He is doing awesome.

He can play any position and he is one of our best hitters.

We are so proud of him.

He's always the one that is down and ready!

Can't wait until kid pitch.
(starts this week!)

He really lives for the after game snack!

UGH! YANKEE'S

2011-05-09T08:52:00.002-06:00

Coltin this year got drafted to the Yankee's!

(I know it hurt a little to have a Yankee uniform in the house)

His team got off to a rough start but

they are getting it together.

Coltin has become their catcher and he

is doing awesome.

He's the only one on the team that will hustle to the ball.

Otherwise kids just steal and steal and steal.

Coltin has stepped up and saved the team.

Now if we can just build some confidence with batting.

He did great last year with batting.

This year he hesitates and second guesses the pitches.

Either way he makes us proud.

Even for a Yankee!!!

True ball player.

In the dugout, with the gear on, eating seeds!

Looks like a pro huh?

Easter Morning!

2011-05-03T10:19:00.005-06:00

The Friday night before Easter.

Conner comes up to me and asks,

"Mom, is the Easter Bunny real?"

I say, "Conner do you believe the Easter Bunny is real?"

he says, "Yes!"

I say, "That is all that matters then."

He agreed and went to bed.

The next day I get a text from a neighbor that says,

"Why are you telling Conner the Easter Bunny is not real?"

I say, "I don't know what you are talking about."

I told her the exact conversation I had with him.

Easter Day, I am telling Curtis

about the conversation with the Neighbor.

He says, "Oh! I am the one that told him he's not real!"

"What?"

Curtis tells me that Conner asked him the same question

and how he explained the Easter Bunny is not real.

But you can still pretend that he's real.

When I told Curtis that Conner went

and told the neighborhood.

Curtis wanted to kick himself in the butt!

Kill Joy!

Note to Parents-

If you are going to tell your kids the truth.

Then tell them to not tell the neighborhood the truth!!!

Lesson Learned!

Easter Morning

The kids still love Easter (whether they believe or not!)

It's still getting presents.

This year they got some Lego's, a movie, and a DS game.

We had an Easter Egg hunt in the house.
Then we had breakfast
and enjoyed being lazy the rest of the day.
Then we had dinner with Curtis' family.
It was a great Easter!

Another Funny Story!

We allowed the boys to watch Passion of the Christ
(Obviously fast forwarding the really gruesome parts)
We wanted them to really understand the meaning of Easter.
I think most kids understand that Jesus died on the cross for us.
But I wanted them to understand how hard it was for him.
So that they would appreciate it more.

So we watched it and Coltin (being older) really took it to heart.
After watching it we discussed the movie.
Coltin says,
"Mom, Is it bad if I don't ever want to watch that movie again?"
I said, " No it's not bad. I don't really like watching it either.
We just watch it every once in a while to
remind us to appreciate what Jesus did for us."
He says, "Well I guess I will have to watch it 1 more time with my kids"
(tender)
OK to the funny part.
So Conner (being young still) kind of doesn't understand.
In the discussion we are talking about Jesus coming back.
Coltin of course serious and asking serious questions.
Conner says, "So when Jesus does come back.
IS HE GOING TO COME TO EVERY STATE?"

We had to explain it's not like Santa Claus.
LOL! Kids and their minds.
Gotta love it!

EaStEr PaRtY

2011-05-03T09:28:00.006-06:00

My family always gets together in April for the many

Birthdays (my mom's, brothers and sister, and nieces).

This year my mom planned an Easter Party.

We were suppose to have it at the park,

but the weather didn't cooperate.

So we had it at my house.

We colored eggs and had a Egg Hunt.

It turned out really fun (I know surprising!)

The little kids went first.

We just threw the eggs and candy on the lawn.

Someones Butt Crackin'

This is my cousin's little girl.

I was taking a picture of her eating the candy during the hunt.

She had 3 chocolates in her mouth before it ended!

She is soo stinkin cute!

We hid the older kids eggs.

They had to work for their eggs!

This is some serious egg hunting face!

Then we took the 8 older kids and hid 8 eggs really hard.

We put money in them ranging from

$1-$2 dollars and 1 egg had $5.

Them they were allowed to find 1 egg

and whatever was in it is what you got.

Guess who got the $5.00?

COLTIN (Seriously!)

He didn't even brag! (not possible!)

This is Conner pouting because he only got a dollar.

Then he later saw that he got $2.00.

My kids are really spoiled!!!

My New Future

2011-04-06T15:14:00.003-06:00

My life is changing AGAIN!!!

After being accepted to the University of Utah

I have been meeting with advisers and

planning out my classes.

Most of you know that I have changed from

wanting to teach Elementary to teaching

secondary (Jr. High or High School)

and the subject I want to teach is MATH!

(Ya I know hard!)

But it is really what I want.

I love looking at problems like these.

Think how the heck are we suppose to solve that.

Then doing it and feeling so accomplished that I can.

Then I meet with the advisor and she tells me I have to complete

Calculus I, II, and III.

Really I think my heart stopped for 10 seconds.

Can I really do this?

Well I am going to do this!!!

I have decided (with much family discussion)

to quit my job and fully concentrate on school.

I will be full-time at the University in the fall.

Taking extremely hard classes.

So if I go missing out of your life.

You might find me under a stack of numbers and symbols.

Please feel free to come and rescue me whenever you like.

Wish me Luck!

"The jump is so frightening between where I am and where I want to be.

Because of all I may become, I will close my eyes and leap."

Mary Anne Radmacher

In Loving Memory

2011-03-24T09:10:00.003-06:00

I love you Pat and I will miss you!

For those that don't know my best friend's mother passed away on Monday.

She has been my surrogate mother since I was 11 years old.

All my great memories of childhood have her and Christa in it.

She took me in and gave me a place to escape to.

She was that person that didn't demand you to do the right thing.

Or yell at you that you did something stupid.

You just did the right thing and you yelled at yourself when you did

something stupid, because you didn't want to disappoint her.

I am who I am today because she believed in ME!!!
I will try my hardest to make her proud!

And to my dearest friend who shared her mother with me.

Thank you! You know I will be here for you.

You have so many people that love you and will help you through.

No will ever replace your wonderful mother,

but we will help you remember she is in a great place now.

Free of pain, Free of guilt, Free of sorrow.

She will always be with you, keeping an eye on you.

You now have the best Guardian Angel!

BON JOVI ROCKS!!!!

2011-03-23T08:14:00.002-06:00

Last night was the Bon Jovi concert that I have been waiting forever for!

And I was not let down!!!

Pictures from last night!

He rocked! He sounded Awesome!

I had a blast!

I don't care what anyone says this is one Beautiful man!!!

Down Right HOT!!

COMPLETELY UPDATED!!

2011-03-06T14:26:00.002-07:00

So my blog is completely updated.

Be sure to keep looking at older posts.

I went all the way back to Christmas.

CANCUN

2011-03-06T14:20:00.004-07:00

Curtis and I went to Mexico over Valentines Week.

Does it get any better than this!!!!

TULUM-MAYAN CITY

2011-03-06T14:12:00.002-07:00

Day #2

We took and excursion to Tulum and Mayan ruin

that sits right on the coast.

It was beautiful.

To get into the city you have to go through the wall that surrounds it.

There were Iguana's everywhere.
They were so cute running around.

The Ruins!

Standing on the Coast that led down to a small beach.

My aunt took this picture right as water was coming over the rock!

Other than being soaked and cold. it was an awesome picture.

Mayans that still live there putting on a cultural show.

Mayans that were all dressed up were taking pictures for money.

Day #4 and Day #5

2011-03-06T13:59:00.002-07:00

We just stayed at the Resort and hung out for these day.

Relaxing, swimming, volleyball, and lots of drinking.

Curtis and Lynn trying to wind surf.

Pretty comedic!!

This is a picture of someone else on a Hobie Cat.
I had to take a picture so that people would understand
when I told the story of us almost dying on it.
And how 2 separate boats had to come out and rescue us.
It's a long story! Ask me later if you want to hear the whole thing.
Its a pretty funny story. Now!

This is a drunk me doing water aerobics!!

We played lots of sand volleyball.

Group Shots!

I don't know what is in that little blue shot but it is pure EVIL!!

This is about an hour prior to Curtis taking me back to our room at 5:30 p.m.

Due to my over drinking (I slept for 12 hours and was fine in the morning)

MAYAN EXTREME ADVENTURE

2011-03-06T13:36:00.004-07:00

Day #5

We went on a tour that took us snorkeling in a Centone,

zip lining, and repelling.

The Centone was amazing!!!

Water was a little chilly, but once you got in.

It was fine.

This Tarantula was on the hand rail as you were getting in the water.
Freaked me right out. It was as big as my fist.

Zip lining was so much fun.

He wasn't having any fun. Right?

I wouldn't take both hands off. LOL!

Now both hands. LOL!

Curtis loved the repelling and did it a couple of times.

Me I did it once and I barely did that.

This is me praying I don't DIE!!

OK so I am suppose to let my legs drop.

Ya Right?

Smile for the camera and get down as fast as I can.

Sweet I made it!!

COZUMEL ISLAND

2011-03-06T13:18:00.005-07:00

Day #6

Just Curt and I took the ferry over to Cozumel Island

and took a tour of the whole Island.

Then went snorkeling along the reef.

Had lunch, went shopping, and took ferry back.

Waiting for the Bus

The ferry
(It was a 50 min. bumpy as heck ride.)

At the top if the Light house!

There is a lagoon full of crocodiles on the Island.

Our bus stopped and fed some it was pretty cool.

The babies of the crocodile we fed.

The only Mayan ruin on the Island.

They believe it was there light house.

CONNER AND JR JAZZ

2011-03-06T13:15:00.002-07:00

Coltin took a break from sports, but Conner played Jr. Jazz

He was on a great team.

He played awesome and loved it!

USS MIDWAY AIRCRAFT CARRIER

2011-03-06T13:03:00.003-07:00

Day #6

We went on a tour of the USS Midway.

It took us 4 hours to walk through the whole thing.

I thought the kids would be bored and hate it.

They loved it. It has so many planes

and you can walk through the whole thing.

The kids got to try a flight simulation. LOL!

They were upside down almost the whole time.

Curtis got to fly in a actual f-16 flight simulation that

they use at Miramar to train their pilots.

He was in Heaven!

NO COMMENT!!

On a real carrier you can walk out on these docks,

but there are no fences. SCARY!

The view from the top!

LEGOLAND

2011-03-06T12:48:00.006-07:00

Day #5

The kids were sooo excited for this day.

They had never been here and at home they are so into Lego's.

They saved all their Christmas money, B-day money, and chore money

to spend it all here.

We left with 5 large bags full of Lego.

These we in the parking lot. Too Funny!

Finally!!!!

The kids love posing with all the Lego's.

Since this was New Years Eve.

They had a New York Celebration.

It included the ball drop, fireworks, and all sorts of street characters.

The best part was it all took place at 6:30 p.m.

So then we had time to go back to the hotel,

have a drink, and soak in the hot tub.

Which was our every night ritual.

WILD ANIMAL KINGDOM

2011-03-06T12:35:00.004-07:00

Day #4

This is one of my favorite places.

When we were there they had 5 brand new babies.

I love Gorilla's they are so funny to watch.

Look closely right in front of the lion is a white rabbit.

He just found it in a box that he destroyed.

Then ate it right in front of us. Yummy!

Beautiful open areas, No cages!

Baby Pelican

Conner eating for the 100th time!

Two Cheetah.

There was a baby cheetah but couldn't see it.

5 day old Elephant.

SEA WORLD

2011-03-06T12:13:00.004-07:00

Day #3

This was the day for the "Rain"

It rained the whole day,

but the shows still played so it turned out OK.

Feeding the Sea Lions

SHAMU!

We rode on Atlantis as a family. Coltin wanted to go again.

We had to beg Conner to go. He was scared but finally went!

You can't see their faces very good, but

if you could you would be laughing!!

I had to take this picture.

I have the same picture, on the same stoop,

as the last time we were there.

Of course the sharks were Coltin's favorite part.

Then Conner made Coltin ride all the baby rides. LOL!

Happy Birthday Coltin

2011-03-06T11:26:00.007-07:00

For Coltin's B-day we let him chose an excursion.

He chose "The Backstage Pass" at San Diego Zoo.

Which got up up close and personal with lots of animals.

(Don't ask what all the names of these animals are.

Because I forgot :)

We got to pet, feed, and brush the Rhino's.

We got to pet and learn all about Emu's.

The wolf would howl on cue it was soooo cool.

(I have it on video but of course it wouldn't upload.)

The reason Coltin picked this is you got to take your picture with a Cheetah.

Which is Coltin's favorite animal.

Couldn't get too close but close enough. Right?

Coltin was in Heaven.

The Cheetah lives with this dog.

The Cheetah actually thinks he is a dog. LOL!

Happy "9th" Birthday.

We Love You!

SAN DIEGO ZOO

2011-03-06T11:14:00.002-07:00

Day #2

It was a beautiful day for the Zoo

(the last time we were there it rained all day)

The Sky Tram

Petting Zoo

Goofballs!!!

This is the picture right before the gorilla

charged the window.

He ran and slammed into the window

which scared us half to death!

SAN DIEGO

2011-03-06T11:06:00.003-07:00

Day #1

The beach at Coronado Island!

We went on a Flight Seeing Tour that took us all over San Diego.

This is of Coltin flying the plane.

He was so proud that he flew the plane for about 3 min. all by himself.

X-MAS!!

2011-03-06T10:56:00.003-07:00

This year only Santa brought presents.

Curtis and I took the kids to San Diego for their Christmas Presents.

We left Christmas night and headed for California.

Santa brought Paper Guitars and Amps.

Also the Drums.

They also got some big Lego sets, Erector sets, Movies, and DS games.

Cali got a pheasant chew toy which she loved!!

Wow they are bright eyed huh

Finally! Finally! Finally!

2010-11-22T16:15:00.003-07:00

I went up to the University today to meet with my advisor

to finally transfer to the U of U!!

It takes a while a while for admissions

and I have to go to an orientation. I will be an U of U student

in the Fall of 2011.

Holy Crap!!!!

Now I have some hard pondering and lots of praying

about whether to be an elementary teacher

or a Jr. High teacher.

I have to decide before Feb.

AAHHHHHH!

HALLOWEEN

2010-11-14T18:07:00.003-07:00

These pictures are out of order but

we had a great Halloween this year.

The kids trick or treated in the rain.

Then we played games with friends until the wee hours.

We also rented Paranormal Activity and watched it.

We met up with my nieces who were visiting other friends!

That was a nice treat!

The kids just leaving to go trick or treating!

Conner didn't make it very long
before he had a complete melt down.
No On Is Waiting For Me!!! :(

Coltin did a marathon trick or treating.
He would run the whole time if I let him.

The family!

Scary dad, Conner the Alien,

Coltin is Perseus from Clash of the Titans.

And Cali the trick or treat eater!!!

Conner couldn't wear his mask to school so Curtis painted his face.

He loved it!

I dressed up on Friday for work!

BINGHAM GOLD 2010

2010-11-14T17:55:00.004-07:00

Our football season is finally over!!!

(Sorry it is a love hate thing!)

Coltin's team went 4-4 in their regular season.

They went to the playoffs

and lost their first game in double overtime

20-21 to bountiful.

It was a heart breaker, but a really good fight by Bingham.

I couldn't be prouder of Coltin in his first year of football

He learned so much and had a lot of fun!

At the first of the year he played offense as the left guard.

But then the coach realized he could break through the line

better than just blocking. So then he moved to defense!

In the playoff game he broke through the line and made his first sack!

It was sooo exciting!

Waiting to go in!

Earlier in the year on offense.
(Coltin is in the red gloves.)

Coltin and his buddy Tyler having a pow wow!

I bet they aren't discussing game strategy !!!

Also in the end of the season Coltin started to be the kicker!

He was the best little onside kicker ever.

He could get that ball to spin forever.

I tried down loading a video of him kicking off

but I could get it to work.

Will try again later!

GOOOOOO! BINGHAM!!!!!!

2010-09-05T15:02:00.005-06:00

GOOOOOOO!!!!! BINGHAM!!!!!!

Saturday was Coltin's first football game!!

He played soooo awesome!

We are sooo PROUD!!

Team huddle prior to game.

He is not really holding himself.

It just looks that way!

He just got done doing lunges!

First Huddle!

Line marker!

He did a great job too!

Coltin's the one with red gloves on the right side.

Half Time!

0-7

We came back after half to score a touchdown!

Woo Hoo!!

The other team scored a safety in the 4th quarter.

We almost came back and got a touchdown.

We ran out of time.

So we lost 7-9 :(

We will get them next time!!!

We had to go get coldstone for the celebration!!!

It was YUMMY!!

DONUT FALLS!!

2010-07-31T19:21:00.002-06:00

Today we went and hiked up to Donut Falls.

The kids and Curtis have been there, but I had not.

So we went there and then went to Park City to the Outlets and SHOP!!!

The hike started out so well.

Dad had to help Conner a lot.

He is kind of Clumsy!

He must get that from his Dad.

Coltin loved exploring all over.

Conner was ticked off because

I wouldn't let him hike where Curtis would go.
All the way to the top of the Falls.

So typical Conner set in.

Pouting in a crevice.

I love this picture.

This is Conner to a T!

He got over it thank goodness!

Coltin was really adventurist.

Except he goes a hundred miles a minute.

And falls a lot.

I told him I can't wait until you get older and have kids.

Then you could have a hundred mini heart attacks.

He said I won't! My wife will!

What a smart mouth.

(But funny!)

My 1st grader!!!

2010-07-31T19:12:00.004-06:00

Conner started a day later than Coltin.

He got to go meet his teachers.

This year is going to be interesting.

The first half of the day he goes to his English Speaking teacher.

Learning his normal 1st grade stuff.

The second half of the day he goes to his Chinese Speaking teacher.

This is for him to learn Chinese.

He will have class like this until he graduates from 6th grade.

The goal is that by then he will be fluent in Chinese.

The whole family is learning it

and by that time hopefully we all will be fluent.

Then we will take a family trip to China!!!

This is the actual first day for him.

He was very excited!!!

He is getting sooo big.

This is my little BABY!!! :-(

Wow! A 3rd Grader!!

2010-07-31T19:07:00.002-06:00

Coltin started the 3rd grade.

HOLY COW!

Where has the time gone.

This is the first year Coltin picked out all of his school clothes.

It's all about the skulls and the dragons.

His teacher is only a foot taller than him.

When you go into the class you have to really look for her.

She blends right in with the class.

She is really cute and fun.

Coltin really likes her.

WELCOME TO THE REST OF MY LIFE!!!

2010-07-31T18:49:00.003-06:00

I know you all will feel for me when I say,

"This is the rest of my life!"

Coltin started football this season.

We signed him up for Bingham Football Camp.

It is a 2 day camp to help prepare him for this season.

I was a little worried he was going to be complaining

and saying how tired and hot it is.

He was sooo excited and didn't complain once.

He actually made us very proud.

He did AWESOME!!!!

Conner ran around the track the whole time.

By his own choosing.

I didn't make him.

He was sooo sweaty.

Then he would copy everything they did on the field.

He will be ready when he starts in a couple of years.

WOW! He wasn't the littlest player.

But this picture makes him look really little.

These pictures are backwards.

But I love them.

Coltin was being taught how to line up,and tackle.

He did us proud.

When all the big kids when oooooo after he hit the dummy.

But then he turned around and kicked the dummy.

They had to stop everyone and tell them that you could not do that.

It would be unsportsmanlike conduct.

But they all did laugh about how tough he was.

I would have to say that Coltin is even more excited for Football!!

He even won 1st place in the 40 yard dash in his age group.

And got a certificate to prove it.

He always brags that he is the fastest kid.

Well I guess he really is!!

NEW NEW ADDITION!!

2010-07-14T19:57:00.002-06:00

Introducing "ADAM" to the family.

So if you read my previous post you know that

Eve had escaped to somewhere in our house.

So after about a week and a half we realized Eve wasn't coming back.

Therefore after Coltin begged and begged we went

and got him another snake.

We thought it appropriate to name it Adam.

Then if Eve ever came back he would have a match.

This snake is soooo much better.

He is much more livelier. He sleeps during the day,

but in the evening he comes awake and is sooo lively.

He loves to play and roam his cage.

We have one happy son and one happy snake!!

He's the same type of snake,

he is more red in color instead of orangy like Eve!

Hopefully Eve will return to Adam!

FIRST TRIP TO THE ZOO THIS SUMMER!!!

2010-07-14T19:34:00.002-06:00

Last Thursday the boys and I went to the Zoo for the first time this summer.

Right when we got there they were doing a elephant show.

Which I had never seen before. They had the male elephant do some tricks.

Then they brought out the baby elephant and the mom of course.

All they did was liter the elephant exhibit with food

and we watched them eat. The baby was hilarious.

She would crush whole cantaloupe and pineapples with her face then eat it.

It was fun to watch because she is sooo clumsy.

She ran right into the pole in the exhibit like it wasn't there.

I could have watched it all day.

The other cool thing was we watched a reptile show.

Which of course Coltin loved, especially the snakes.

It was a great day at the ZOO!!!

WHY AM I ALWAYS RIGHT!!!!!!

2010-06-30T12:46:00.003-06:00

So hopefully by now you have read about our new addition to our family ( the pet snake). I told Curtis, for the first little while, that Coltin could not play with it unsupervised, and I want the lid left on the cage. Well I went to go to bed on last Saturday night, I kiss Coltin good night and went to change the lamps on the snake. The stupid lid was not on the cage. I started the typical wife thing and start yelling at Curtis. He kept saying the snake is sooo small there is no way it could get out of the cage. Therefore I say well so I can sleep tonight come find the snake in the cage and put the lid on!!! He starts moving all the wood particles around (and yes it is small and so sometimes it takes a minute to find her), well he keeps searching, searching. NO FN SNAKE!!!!! The freaking snake got OUT!!!! I could have killed Curtis! I was soooo freaked out thinking there is a snake roaming around in my house. After hours and hours of looking we finally decided to go to bed. Thank God my bed is like 2 feet off the ground and I know that this snake couldn't hurt a fly. Mind you by this time it is past midnight. We go to bed, Curtis and I are still talking in bed (Me saying what the hell are we going to do tomorrow if we don't find it?). That's when we heard Coltin crying. I was sooo pisted off at Curtis, I didn't stop to think that my son was going to be devastated that he just lost his new pet. I had to go in their and reassure him that we will keep looking and if it doesn't show up, I would "think" about getting him another one. Well it's been almost a week and still NO SNAKE! We have come to the conclusion that it probably went down the heater vent and died. Or in months from now we will come across a dead snake somewhere. It was suppose to eat on Sunday and it didn't eat and also it is tooo cold in our house for a snake to survive. Now the dreaded decision do I buy my son another snake? WHY IN THE HELL DON'T HUSBANDS LISTEN TO THEIR WIFE'S? WE ARE ALWAYS RIGHT!!! RIGHT?

New Addition!!!!

2010-06-17T17:02:00.003-06:00

MEET "EVE"!

So this is an interesting story.

When we left to go on our 4 wheeling trip over Memorial weekend.

We cleaned out Coltin's fish tank.

While the fish bowl was getting to room temperature

we had the fish in a mixing bowl.

When I went to go put the fish in the fish bowl.

NO FISH!

It had jumped out of the bowl and landed in the sink and died!!!

I didn't tell Coltin. Yet!

While we were on the 4 wheeling trip Coltin caught a lizard.

He wanted to keep it.

Dad talked him into returning it to the wild

with the promise we would think about buying him

either a snake or a lizard.

After returning home and telling Coltin 'bout the fishes unfortunate passing.

Curtis decided on Monday to buy a snake.

Therefore meet EVE.

She is a 3 week old corn snake.

Very nice, and she doesn't grow too fast.

She is only like 5 inches long and about the size of a pencil around.

Perfect for Coltin.

Coltin and DAD are very excited.

Now let's hope she never escapes cause that will be bye bye snakie!!!

She really is cute!!! For a snake!!!

BINGHAM BASEBALL!!!

2010-05-04T21:19:00.002-06:00

I finally took some pictures of the boys playing ball.

This year since Dad is the coach,

they are on the same team,

and they are the GIANTS!!!

I am soo happy to say that it has finally clicked with Coltin

with baseball. He finally gets it and want to be better.

He has turned into quite the baller!!!

Conner is a stud too but still needs some work.

He is one of the cutest catchers. EVER!!!

Coltin going 3 for 3 Again!!!

Conner is also a really good hitter,

even though he is still a little timid at the plate.

Last night they played the YANKEE's

and yes we beat them 8-6.

It always feels good to see the Yankee's lose.

Even if it is in Little League!!

MOAB

2010-05-04T21:12:00.003-06:00

A couple of weekends ago our family and

Curtis' Aunt and cousin Dustin, and Dustin's friend Ken

Went to MOAB.

We had never been there before

and we are soo glad we went.

It was sooo much fun and

we didn't do any of the real fun stuff!!

Conner checking out the views.

I told Curtis to pose!!!!
LOL!

Coltin and Conner

Started off with a few small hikes

and left the big ones for the next day!

Curtis hiked up next to Balancing Rock.

With the lighting, this is an amazing picture.

Chuck Wagon Dinner!

2010-05-04T21:05:00.002-06:00

We went to a Chuck Wagon Dinner.

It was mostly for the kids.

It had roping, horseshoes, a gun shoot out,

Dinner, and a singing show after.

The kids thought it was great.

It was a fun family experience!

Conner trying to rope the steer.

Curtis, Dustin, and Coltin were able to rope it.

Conner tried, and tried, and kind of did it.

Conner playing horse shoes.

The Western Shoot Out!
Kind of lame but the kids liked it.

Then the Dinner show.

Coltin and Conner were called on stage to help out.

The music was awesome!!

HIKING!!!!

2010-05-04T20:51:00.004-06:00

We went on many hikes.

The scenery was amazing.

We cannot wait to go back again.

The kids were troopers.

They hiked all over the place and didn't complain too much.

They both loved climbing on the rocks!

This is Landscape Arch!

The largest non man made span in the world.

It is approx. 300 feet across.

Some of the walking trails we really cool

and fun to walk through.

Conner posed every 5 minutes! LOL :)

Curtis the Daredevil climbed all over the place.

Another tender moment!

DELICATE ARCH

2010-05-04T20:41:00.003-06:00

The hike to Delicate Arch was a long hot hike.

Conner ended up riding on daddy's shoulders almost the whole time.

It was well worth it!

It started off so well. Tender!!

The view is amazing.
The other side is a cliff mind you.
And for those of you that know me would know
I was in panic mode with the boys up there walking around.

Curt, Dustin, and Coltin sitting at the base of the arch.

This is one of my favorite pictures.

Curtis and Coltin having a private moment.

DEAD HORSE POINT!!

2010-05-04T20:10:00.002-06:00

We went to a place called Dead Horse Point,

where a tons of horses were killed back in the way back day.

It was amazingly beautiful.

The lookout points were amazing!

The kids thought it was amazing as well.

But Coltin was way more interested in the lizards

that ran all over the place.

This is what Coltin did most of the time.

Waiting for Lizards to come out.

Look a Lizard!!!

Salt Lake City Half Marathon is OVER!!! :-)

2010-04-19T11:23:00.003-06:00

Well it's over for another year at least!!

I got Planter whatever on my left foot about 2 weeks ago

and I thought this run is going to suck!

Thanks to Jesus it didn't hurt a bit!!!

I was slower than last year,

but that is what happens when you get hurt

2 weeks before the race.

I was extremely happy that I finished.

Christa finished great!

1 hour and 50 minutes!!!

I wanted to finish in under 2 hours.

Well I finished in 2 hours and 4 seconds!! LOL!

Josh did awesome entertaining the kiddo's!!

Teri did fabulous finishing in 2 hours and 33 minutes!

Great job ladies and look forward to training with you next year!!

SAN FRANCISCO!!! GO GIANTS!!!

2010-04-19T11:12:00.002-06:00

We went to California the week after Easter.

We went to visit Grandma Stevens and go to a Giants Game!

While in San Fran the boys wanted to go in the Submarine that is in the Bay.

They both thought that was awesome,

except Coltin thought it would be moving. LOL!

Alcatraz!

We really wanted to go over there but we didn't have enough time :-(

The boys getting ready to go into the Submarine.

Street Entertainment!

GO! GIANTS!

It was their home opener, so there were fireworks!

It was sooo much fun.

Can't wait to go back!

EASTER!!! (I know I am a little behind)

2010-04-19T11:05:00.002-06:00

For Easter the boys got a basketball hoop w/ balls.

I need to get them out of the house more.

They both love it and have been playing everyday.

We have already lost one of the balls.

We have great neighbors that don't return things.

I assume it was left out and someone took it.

They had an Easter Egg hunt.

This year the Easter bunny only hid 20 eggs

and really hid them in hard places.

Conner loved it.

I think Conner was a little bit more excited

about the basketball hoop than Coltin. LOL!

A New Life!!!

2010-04-03T19:05:00.002-06:00

Everyone knows me as the stay-at-home mom,
who decided to go back to school.
Welcome to my new life. Last week I got a new job at Discover Card.
I don't start my training until May, but I am in a whirlwind.
I haven't worked for 6 years. I think I forgot how to work.
(Having someone tell me what to do! and I can't tell them off!!!)
I have always known I was going to go back to work.
The plan was when Conner was in full time school.
Well next year Conner will be in 1st grade.
( I know where has the time gone!)
My shift will be 5 am until noon,
which is good that I get to be home when the kids get home.
I am still going to be going to school, obviously not as full time as I am now.
Then on Thursday Curtis took the day off
and he went and bought me a new car.
I know I am soo spoiled!!!
He bought me a Toyota Camry (the sports package)
It's Silver and Awesome!!!
I feel like I am a new person with a new life.
Does that sound crazy?
I am going to work, in a new car,
and I am taking the summer to settle in without school.
I won't even know what to do with my time.
I guess catch up on a lot of reading!!!
So if you see me soon and don't recognize me.
My name is Sharon,
The worker!!!! (LOL!!)

RIVERTON CITY HALF MARATHON!

2010-03-28T17:36:00.002-06:00

In my training for Salt Lake City Half Marathon,

I was suppose to run 12 miles this past Saturday.

Since my normal running partners weren't running this Saturday.

I decided to sign up for the Riverton City Half Marathon

(it's only 1.1 miles further than I was suppose to run)

and run with Big Mike who had already signed up.

I signed up and then looked at the route (WOW! I am stupid)

After looking at the route I thought what was I thinking.

Anyways I got up and ran it. It turned out to be a beautiful day.

The first of the season I had to take my long sleeves off.

The run wasn't so bad, a little hilly. but not so bad.

Glad I did it and it is over and look forward to only

running 10 miles next week.

This is me getting ready to take off my white long sleeve jacket.

I am giving it to my best husband and my biggest fan,

whose sicker than hell and still wouldn't miss

me running and following me along the route.

Big Mike running is Ace Off!

The next time I saw the family they were playing with the dog at a church.
Conner tried to run with me for a while. But he gave up!

Conner running with me at the finish line!

When I was done I did say to the kids.

Dad is the best supporter but I can't wait til you guys get a

little older and you can run with me.

Coltin says, "I ain't running with you mom!!" :-(

Conner said he will run with me.

Glad someone wants to, we will see if it happens though!

Salt Lake 1/2 Marathon Training!

2010-03-13T15:03:00.004-07:00

We have 4 more Saturday runs before the Salt Lake 1/2 Marathon

on April 17th.

We haven't all been able to run together because of our crazy schedules.

Today was the first day all 4 of us got together to run.

We had to run 10 miles and we all met at 9:00 a.m. to start.

When I left my house it was 44 degrees and was partly cloudy.

I knew it was suppose to storm today,

but it wasn't going to arrive until 11:00ish so I thought we would be ok.

When we started running is right when the wind started.

It only sucked when running into the wind (heading South)

and thank goodness our route zigged zagged so we changed direction alot.

It sprinkled on us for the first 7-8 miles, then the rain came!

And when I say it came, "IT CAME!"

This is what we looked like running the last 2 miles,

We could not get to our destination fast enough.

When 2 of us got finished, we ended up jumping in the car and picking her up.

We couldn't find the last runner,

because he was running to another further destination

(he had to run 14 miles)

When we got heading home it turned into a blizzard.

All I kept thinking was "I am sooo glad to be finished and not running in that."

Next week we have to run 11 miles,

lets hope the sun comes out to play!

Dr. Seuss' Birthday Program

2010-03-04T12:13:00.004-07:00

Coltin's 2nd grade class had a Dr. Seuss Birthday program yesterday and he was even on FOX 13 News, live at 11, on Tuesday with Big Buddha. It was so cute they sang and recited poems

and had a staring contest with their parents. Coltin sang soo good I could hear him from my seat. I Love things like this. It gives me warm fuzzies!!!

He also loved that he could leave right after the program and

miss the rest of the day.

(only 1 1/2 hours, but I remember how cool that was when I was young)

Coltin's Jr. Jazz Game

2010-02-14T18:08:00.002-07:00

Coltin had so much fun playing on his basketball game.

He was able to play with his best buddy Caeden.

He played so impressive, I thought he would hate it

due to all the running. He did so good. Playing defense really well.

I know you all will be shocked but he wasn't very aggressive on offense.

I was a proud mom!!!

Coltin warming up.

All Star Basketball Player!!!

Getting his trophy!

and his certificate!

Good Job Son!!

Conner's Jr. Jazz Game

2010-02-14T17:54:00.002-07:00

Conner loved playing basketball this year.

This was his first year and he loved it.

At first he kept getting mad that he played defense

and no one on the opposite team played defense on him.

He kept saying "No one ever blocks me!"

It took him a couple games to realize that is good.

Then he could make a lot of baskets.

Which he did! He was an All Star!!!

Conner making a basket!

Half time during drills.

Look at that awesome block.

He almost got it too!

The coach giving him his certificate and trophy!

Conner and his buddy Little Kolton!

NASA!!

2010-02-05T08:53:00.004-07:00

Our last excursion was back in Florida, we went to Kennedy Space Center. We had never been and it was amazing! We even got to see the space shuttle on the platform (it is suppose to launch this Sunday!) It was also the anniversary of Challenger exploding. So they were having a memorial and we got to put roses on the memorial. It was pretty cool!

Lots to see and it was a continuous go, go, go!

I was shocked at the size of the shuttle.

I guess because when it has the rocket boosters on

it seems so little.

It's NOT!!

Rocket graveyard!

Curtis and I in the moon walker!

Did I mention how "HOT" my husband is!

This is the machine that takes the shuttle out to the platform.

It only moves about 1 mile an hour.

It is soooo big it is at least a football field across.

When we drove over the path the concrete was scarred and imprinted it's so heavy!

This picture doesn't do it justice on how big it is.

The only picture I could get of the shuttle on the platform.

You couldn't get very close due to it is almost launch time.

The last place we stopped had a rocket that was huge.

It's length was the whole building.

You could see all the different parts.

It was amazing!

Then we got on the airplane and came home to our boys,

that missed us like you could not believe.

OK we missed them too like crazy!!!

Vacations are always fun, but being away from your kids is always hard!!!

Thursday @ Cococay!

2010-02-05T08:23:00.003-07:00

Thursday we woke up and were able to go to Cococay Island, which I am soooo glad because it was the funnest Island. We got there and snorkeled (I mean real snorkeling). Curtis and I didn't notice but we crossed over the buoy's and we saw stingrays on the bottom of the ocean floor. I don't know how I saw them they were covered with sand, all you could see was there eyes and tails. (Kind of creepy!) We also saw an octopus and a ton of fish and sea life. It was a blast. After snorkeling we went and ate (because the cruise line owns the island, they had a big BBQ and it was all free!) Then we went shopping. Then the whole group decided to go to the other side of the Island and we played beach volleyball, which was sooo much fun!!! Then we went back snorkeling until it was literally the last second to get back on the boat. I think we were one of the last boats to get back on the ship!!

This Iguana kind of blends in, but if you look closely he is sitting on the rock.

I saw him as we were coming on the Island.

This Island was beautiful, with the ship anchored off of the Island.

It looked amazing!!

One of the beaches on the Island!
The people in the middle of the picture in the water is Kim and JR.
We were laughing at Kim trying to get into the water with her flippers on.

Annie and Kim buying drinks from Princess Laya (spelling?)
Water, Water, Beer, Beer!

Beach volleyball!

Notice we have a player no one recognizes.

Some how we were always making new friends that would stock us the remainder of the trip.

Frannie and her husband came and played volleyball with us.

Then followed us back onto the ship, followed us to the hot tub !

We couldn't get rid of them.

Wow!

Is all I can say!!

This team had the hottest players!!

Our waiters and Brock and Kristin.

Our main waiter (left) was Sanjaya. He rocked!!!

That night at dinner turned out to be the start of a very special night!

Let's just say most of the girls in our group had a little too much to drink this night!!!

Kim, me, and Kristin sneaking up to the bar during dinner

(we told everyone we were going to the bathroom)

to have shots of Lemon drop Martini's!

Damn I am "HOT"!!!

Wednesday @ Nassau!

2010-02-03T12:14:00.003-07:00

Wednesday we went to Nassau and first thing in the morning we went snorkeling (if you call that snorkeling, we were in 3 feet of water) with stingrays. We took a boat ride over to a private island called Blackbeard's Island. We snorkeled, layed out some more, and looked for seashells.

Curtis (my extremely "hot" husband) and Jake!

Holy crap I can't get over this picture! Curtis you look soooo HOT!!!

Blackbeard's Island!

Annie, Kristin, ad Jenni getting off the boat!

Curtis and JR getting ready to snorkel in this extremely deep water!!

Yep these are the guys posing!!!

You are a stud Brock!!

All the ladies!!!

After we got off the Island and went back to Nassau everyone wanted to go back to the ship and eat. Curtis, me, Kristin, and Brock went into town to shop and we ate lunch at Sr. Frogs! It was a really cool place with loud music and lots of liqueur. Even the employee's were drinking.

Then we went over to Atlantis, which was a beautiful place but dead.

We were the only one's there and it was really expensive.

Right Jake!!

(He bought 1 shot of Tequila for $25.00)

So we walked around and ended up leaving.

We went back to Sr. Frogs and had dinner and drinks.

Kristin and Annie swinging!!

When we got back to our room this cute little monkey was hanging from the ceiling!

Here comes Tuesday!

2010-02-03T11:55:00.003-07:00

We woke up Tuesday to find out we were not stopping at the Island of Cococay due to the water was to choppy. So we layed out, drank, and ate all day!

Mike, Linda, Curtis, and Jenni

Annie, Rena, and Kristin (with the guys BSing in the background)

Me (don't look at my fat belly. Yuck!), Rena, and Annie

We went to Bingo and I won!!

(I had to share with another person, but I still won $80.00)

That night was formal night and we all dressed up,

Took a ton of pictures and went to dinner.

Me and Kristin

All the "HOT" Ladies!!!

OHHH Tender!!!

I think we were only in our formal wear for like an hour and a half.

Then we went back to our rooms and changed and went out dancing!!

Annie and Kim busted a move!

You should all see Annie break dance. It's Amazing!

She had the bruises to prove it!!!

Getting on the "Ship"

2010-02-02T08:52:00.003-07:00

We got on the ship and went straight to our rooms.

They were great and we all were right next to each other.

We owned the hallway!!!

Curtis loves to pose for me can't you tell!

We all met up for lunch at the buffet!

Then we took over the hot tub!

We were pros at doing that!

Then we went to dinner!

Curtis, Me, JR, Kim, Linda, and Mike all shared a table every night!

Jed, Rena, Jake, Annie, Jen, Josh, Mitch, Amy, and

their two friends that I am sad to say I can't remember their names!

I know that sounds horrible, but we didn't hang out much!

After dinner and a few drinks, we went to the comedian.

Damn he was FUNNY!!!!

Just ask JR! He laughed his ass off. LOL!!

Arriving in Florida on Jan. 23rd!

2010-02-02T08:33:00.005-07:00

We arrived in Florida on Saturday around 5 pm we went and got dinner and walked on the beach and called it a long day (because of the flight) and went to bed. We woke up the next morning and everyone else had arrived late last night. They came and picked us up and went shopping and ate lunch. Then we went back to the hotels to watch football. The hotel had a outdoor bar with a big screen right next to the pool. So everyone got in their swimsuits and drank, watched football, and soaked in the hot tub. I would say that by 6 pm everyone was drunk. We ordered dinner in and went back to the rooms. It was a wild first night.

Curtis and I at the pool!

The hot tub was hot and even hotter with the guys in it!

Rena, Josh, and Annie snacking it up!

Rena showing off her husbands cotton balls he bought to go with his gallon bottle of peroxide to sneak his alcohol on the cruise ship. That goes with his gallon bottle of Listerine with vodka and green food coloring (yes he went and bought food coloring. LOL!) in it. That story is to be continued!!! Also Jen is in the picture laughing at all us idiots!

Curtis and Josh

Annie and Linda

Did I mention that Annie almost drank a whole bottle of Crown Royal that night. I thought she might need to be hospitalized. Not only for the drinking, but because she kept trying to kick her face!!! LOL!!!

We had to take a taxi back to our hotel, drunk off our asses, in what felt like the hood.

We are lucky to be alive!!

Dirty "30" Cruise!!

2010-02-02T08:30:00.001-07:00

Yeah I know I am not 30 years old anymore, but a bunch of our friends turned 30 this year and booked a cruise to the Bahama's. It was a 4 day cruise and Curtis and I left early and stayed in Florida for 2 extra days. It was a blast and since I have over 200 pictures I thought I would break it up into days. So stayed tuned for the week of a lifetime!!!

SLEDDING!!!

2009-12-30T15:33:00.002-07:00

We went down the street to a small hill and went sledding!

It was a blast.

It was a small enough hill that worry wart mom didn't have to worry about them killing themselves, but a big enough hill that the kids could get some major speed!!

Conner could barely make it up the hill.

He could use the exercise. LOL!

Coltin could do this all day and all night!

Dad was happy to be there, can't you tell!

Conner! WEEEEE!

Coltin just went off a jump! LOL!

My oldest is "8" years old! (Holy Crap)

2009-12-30T15:25:00.002-07:00

On Monday December 28th, Coltin turned 8 years old.

He got a skateboard, helmet, and a mini ramp for his mini skateboards!

Then we went and seen The Chipmunk's - The Sweakwal!

My mom, my grandma, my sister, my nieces, and Christa and family came too!

It was packed but it turned out OK and Coltin had a blast!

He plans on having his friend bday party in Jan. at Classic Skating!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

2009-12-30T15:05:00.004-07:00

Christmas morning turned out better than Christmas Eve!

Curtis got his beloved Ipod Touch!

We had to wake up our kids! (I know life is rough, also it was 8:00)

Coltin's Morning Face!

Coltin did get his fabulous Mega Bakugan!

7 Bakugans that make 1 big Dragon Bakugans.

Cali loved Christmas, all the commotion!

I got a laptop!

Which I am blogging on right now,

in my bed while I am watching my recorded soap.

Could life get any better!

Coltin and Conner got a WII Star Wars game,

that came with the light sabers from my dad.

They loved them!

Cali got a hunting duck and she has been playing with it ever since.

Christmas Eve!

2009-12-30T14:22:00.002-07:00

We went to my Grandma Larsen's for Christmas Eve for dinner.

It was great my grandma got a scrabble game from my dad and Patricia.

So Curtis, my grandma and I played scrabble. It was so much fun.

Then we went home and like every year we opened our Christmas pajamas and went downstairs to watch The Polar Express! When the show was over we came upstairs to go to bed and I told the boys get in front of the tree for a picture. I could not get both boys to look at me.

So it took a couple of tries, by the time we were through it was a nightmare.

Coltin was hugging to tight, Conner didn't like it so Conner headbutted Coltin.

The last picture it the final picture. What a great evening.

Good memories!!!

Coltin hugging too tight!

Coltin acting like a retard not looking at me!

Final picture!

Coltin crying because his head hurt from being headbutted by Conner.

Conner crying because he got in trouble for headbutting his brother.

What a great Christmas Eve!

Curtis laughing about it!

Gingerbread House and Train!

2009-12-16T14:47:00.007-07:00

The plan this year was to make our gingerbread house's from scratch.

Well that obviously didn't pan out.

I ended up buying a house and a train.

Curtis and Coltin built the house, while Conner and I built the train.

Curtis you did such a great job.

Conner did most of the decorating!

Then they ate it!!

After we all cleaned up, Conner was still up at the counter eating!

I am writing this post 2 days later and the house and train are almost gone!

He did enjoy eating every bit of it though!

Christmas Party!

2009-12-14T12:17:00.004-07:00

WOW, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT IS ALMOST CHRISTMAS!

We had our first Christmas Party (Larsen's) it was great! Normally it is a horrible snowy day and we always have to drive down South (1 1/2 drive) in a blizzard. This year it was snowing but not bad. Halaluya!

Coltin singing Jingle Bells with Santa Claus.

Conner on Santa's lap.

Couldn't remember what he wanted!

LOL!

He has been asking for a DS and hopefully he hasn't changed his mind!

Coltin volunteered me to be Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

Good Times!

Me looking like an Idiot!

Coltin on Santa Claus lap saying he has been "DYING" to get

the Mega Bakugan toy!

I don't think Santa even knows what that is!

I made Coltin look retarded too!!

He said, "I don't care!"

We have many more Christmas Parties to go to.

Hope everyone is having fun getting ready for

CHRISTMAS!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

2009-11-01T19:05:00.002-07:00

We went of to my friends house to trick or treat and to hang out. It was a lot of fun!

Thanks Steve for making the night!

(L to R) Super girl, Kitty cat, Snake eyes, and Bumble bee

80's cheerleader and Pres. Obama

Curtis said it best, "You haven't made it in life until someone dresses up like you for Halloween!"

Thanks JR for making Curtis successful!!! LOL!

Steve dressed up as the chainsaw man and scared the crap out of all the little kids. Conner was the most scared, it was hilarious!!

HALLOWEEN "EARLY" MORNING!!!

2009-11-01T18:58:00.002-07:00

I got up at 5:00 a.m. on Halloween morning to drive 40 minutes up Provo Canyon to the top of Sundance to run a Half Marathon (13.1 miles) in 30 degrees weather.

It was a blast (not serious!)

I at least got a metal!

When we came out of Sundance and were running down the Provo Canyon walkway it was foggy and runners were running by me with frost in their hair (now that is good times!)

Of course my very supportive husband and two wonderful children were at the finish line.

Colt and Conner ran across the finish line with me!

I don't look so hot but it was an accomplishment and even though it was hard.
I am proud that I did it!!
(Even though I can barely walk today!)

PUMPKIN CARVING!!

2009-11-01T18:49:00.004-07:00

Carving pumpkins on Friday night before Halloween was a lot of fun. I told the kids we were not going to carve pumpkins again if they didn't help (normally Curt and I carve 4 pumpkins) So both kids helped.

Conner didn't even throw up this year! LOL!

Dad's "U" Happy Face

Mom's crazy female

Conner's I do not know what it is.

Coltin worked for like 30 minutes and made the best pumpkin

He carved it all by himself teeth and all!!

Pretty Scary!

CONNER'S PARADE and CLASS PARTY

2009-11-01T18:45:00.002-07:00

Bumble Bee (yes he was bubble bee last year) with out his mask.

Glenda the good witch (Mrs. Freestone)

Conner's class party made sucker ghosts, a pumpkin, a thumb print spider, and got lots of candy.

COLTIN'S PARADE and SCHOOL PARTY!

2009-11-01T18:36:00.002-07:00

Little hard being Snake Eyes (from G.I. Joe) without his mask, but he managed.

Mrs. Asay (Colt's teacher) is the furthest from a witch!

His class put on a program singing Halloween songs and saying Halloween poems.

Very Cute!!

He had lots of fun at his party playing bingo, making a picture frame with a picture of them dressed up inside, and getting a ton of candy.

HOGLE ZOO!!

2009-11-01T18:13:00.003-07:00

A last week on Sunday we decided to go to the zoo. It was perfect weather and hardly anyone was there. It was great!

The only pictures I have of Curt and I are ones we take ourselves!

Coltin dying because he is tired of watching the "stupid baby elephant" I just love baby Zuri!!

Doesn't the baby giraffe look like Melman!!

What a great family time!!!