Dust and Rob Family Blog

My cute little monkey, and some pumpkins.

2011-10-16T21:37:00.000-07:00

I dont' really love this time of year, only because it means that snow is coming, but I do love getting pumpkins with the boys. It is so fun to watch them pick their pumkins and then have them help me pick mine. The hay ride is fun, the family time is fun...everything is just fun.

I love the weather we had this year as we went to the pumpking patch. Usually we are bundled up in coats and gloves, this year it was shorts. My kind of weather! Love it!

Kyson LOVES sitting on dads shoulders. He plays the drums on his head and giggles the whole time.
Me and the boys waiting for a horse ride.

Look at my cute little monkey. He is such a sweetie! (most of the time)

He hated the hate, but still smiled through it.

The boys...

2011-10-16T21:18:00.000-07:00

It's been a busy, BUSY summer. Football...football...football! We threw in some birthdays, a baptism, school, young men stuff, primary stuff, and life...but most of all, it has been football.

Here is Jace, giving it his all. He is so awesome! He may not be the tallest or the fastest kid on the team (he is the youngest), but he NEVER gives up and tries his hardest every single game. He never gets intimidated by the other kids and is so happy to do everything he is asked to do! He is so fun to watch!
Here is Dreyton, my little scout. He has been so excited to go to scouts. Everything is a competition to him, so he is trying to hard to earn as much badges as he can, as fast as he can.

Dust coaches both Dreyton team and Jaces team. One of the parents gave both him and the other coach some purple socks. Dustin and Nick think they bring the team good luck so they can't play a game without wearing them (even though I tease him that it looks like he is wearing tights). They have so much fun coaching together.

A boy and his dog...

2011-10-16T21:13:00.000-07:00

Kyson LOVES our dog! He could sit outside all day with her! Ky loves to feed her bones, throw toys for her to fetch and pat her on her head. It is so cute to watch them.

Dreytons Baptism/Birthday---And way too many pictures.

2011-09-06T22:46:00.000-07:00

Dreyton was so excited, he had his birthday and baptism day both on the same day. He was excited but nervous but he did great! I'm so proud of him! It was such a great day. We had a small, but really nice, family get-together afterwards. The weather was perfect and the cousins were all able to play on the bonzai while the adults sat and relaxed. Three generations. What a great picture.

My little family after the baptism.

2011-09-06T22:42:00.000-07:00

The amazing cake that Melanie made. It was awesome! Thanks for all the hard work Mel. I appreciate it tons!

Time for FOOD!

2011-09-06T22:38:00.000-07:00

Carter and Bethany enjoying the water from the outside.

Muscle Men

Birthday spankings from Grandpa.

2011-09-06T22:30:00.000-07:00

Another pic of the amazing cake Melanie made. I felt guilty cutting into it....so I made Dustin do it. :)

Drey was embarrassed having everyone sing to him, that's why his head is in his shirt.
Little D doens't show emotion very often, but he couldn't hold back when he saw his new gun. He was soooo excited!

The amazing blanket that Camille made for Dreyton. It has his baptism day, baseball jersey number, and name on it.

His new scripture bag and scritures that he is so proud of.

Dustin's da' man!

2011-09-06T16:00:00.000-07:00

So, it has taken 3 years of BEGGING and PLEADING, me drawing up plans, taking measuments many times, leaving reminders all over the house, and nothing was convincing Dustin of the great vision I had for our family room wall. Then I pulled out the best weapon a girl has....tears. My built-in was done in one week. Thanks Dust for all your hard work! Your amazing!

Here is what we had before. Blah. Boring. Hated it.

And it begins...

Jace helped me paint it. I am thankful that shelf will be covered by a door.

Almost done...

Yay!!! The final product!

I think he hated every second of this project. The words that were coming from that garage won't be written down on here. He said he would NEVER do another one again. I am hoping by the time we buy another house, he'll have forgotten about that though.

Bear Lake.....Again.

2011-08-31T21:22:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to post a few more pic's of Bear Lake.
This top pictures of Dreyton and Jace is them riding on the train that take the kids around the campground. Notice that they are sitting faaaaar away from the girls next to them. i asked them why and they said "Cuz at the playground we told those girls that we only speak spanish, so we didn't want to get too close to them and have them hear us talking". I guess they didn't want to play with the girls earlier so they faked speaking spanish, the whole rest of the time they would speak jibberish and then laugh at each other. The girls would tell them to stop and they would so "Noooo....only spanish."
I love Ky's face in this pic. I like Dustin's too. He looks so ticked off.

My cute little J-man

More pictures of the cool bikes that the boys spent the evenings in. They zipped around everywhere! By bedtime they were exhausted.

I would put sunscreen on the boys every day and then they would go and play all day. By the end of every night this is what Dreyton's face looked like. It had a layer of white dirt. He looked like a zombie!

Bear Lake

2011-08-16T22:36:00.000-07:00

So, we've never been to Bear Lake before and DESPERATLY need a getaway. So, we packed up our bags and headed to the KOA Campgound for the week. We stayed in a cabin, Dustin said it was smaller than a shed, but I kept telling everyone it was our 'luxury suite''. I made the boys stand in front of it to show you the 'massive' size. The boys were so confused why it didn't have a bathroom in it...but I told them it was all part of the adventure. Then they thought it was awesome and wanted to go as much as they could. We had SOOOO much fun up there. None of us wanted to come home, it was hard leaving. I LOVE our little family get togethers. The boys didn't fight once! Getting away is just a good reminder to them that they really do love each other. I think we'll make a yearly traditon.

They had teh funniest bikes that you could rent. The first night we got a 6 seater, but in this picture we got a bench seat that fit three and then shoved the Jace and Ky in the basket in the front. It was so fun cruising around town in it, picking up shakes and eating them as we pedaled (I should say, as DUSTIN peadaled.)
Every time we got a bike, this is how Ky reacted. He LOVED them!

Each night we rented the boys a banana bike. They would haul butt around the whole campground loving every minute of it. Each night they were completly exhausted.

We had to get a little mini-golf time in. The boys each had a list of things they thought we had to do, this was one of them. Lyckily we finished each of their lists by the last day.

We hiked to some amazingly beautiful springs in Paris Idaho. I'm scary without my makeup on, but I love the look on Ky's face. He looks pissed.

These natural springs were amazing! I've never seen anything like it. We are stangin right were the water pours out of the ground. 10 feet behind us is bone dry. The spring is raging out of a crack in the ground. It was so beautiful there.

Kyson's just happy he isn't in the water. He HATED being at the beach or pool.

We took a long torturous ride (for my neck anyway) to an ice cave. It was 90 degrees outside but when you duck into a crevass, it opens up in to a huge room full of ice. It is freezing in there...like being shoved in a freezer. Ky is scared of the sounds of water too, so the dripping noises made him nervous. Me, Ky and Jace hung out outside of the cave taking pictures of each other while Dust and Drey explored.

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Another fun day at the beach. The weather was perfect! I love this picture and seeing the happiness on the boys' faces. Taking another bike ride. Ky is our bobblehead hood ornamant. He's looking back wondering what we were all laughing at.

Our 6-seater bike. The first time we rented one, we got chased buy a dog. Me and the two boys held out feet in the air and were screaming/laughing so hard. Dustin was pedaling as fast as he could go. I thought we were going to tip over on the turns. That dog was FAST! It nipped Dustins feet a couple of times. It was hilarious!!! I bet we looked so funny! The boys think it was the highlight of the trip! We laughed about it the rest of the week.

I love my little fam so much! It was so fun to spend time with them. No sports, no friends, no tv or internet...just us. Dustin is always so stessed at work so it was nice to have him relax for a bit. I can't wait to do it again next year!

Picture Catch-up OVERLOAD

2011-03-24T15:07:00.000-07:00

I finally decided to update the blog with pictures. They are all in the opposite order of what I wanted them to be...but oh well....I have know clue how to change it. So, anyway, here is what we have been up to:

This is the before pic of the bench I made:

Here is the after:

Took the fam to a Grizzlies game. Stayed in a hotel that night and the boys swam all night and morning. So fun!

The cutest boys in the world!

Ky got super super sick with influenza. Poor little guy. Thankfully he recovered after a couple of weeks. He passed it on to me and I am still recovering from it....and its been over a month.

I had a birthday. Number 27...again. Yes, Jace hit me over the head with the present as hard as he could. Yowzers!!!

Ky has learned how to fly.

Jace gave himself a sweet haircut. He said the bangs were in his eyes...not anymore.

Ky has only seen the dog through the window. This is a shot of the first time I opened the door.

For Valentines day I love to do different things for the kids to show them I love them. This year, while they were sleeping I hung about 100 hearts from their ceiling with sayings on them. Then there was a path of hearts leading to a surprise. They looooved it.

Jace is soooo smart and loves reading books to Kyson.

We got a visit from Jaren and looooved having him here.

Dust had a birthday.

Me and Dust had a weekend in Park City. I didn't take any pictures while we were there, but we were stopped on the way home for about 2 hours while a wide load came by. So, we took tons of pictures while we were waiting.

Asa celebrated her 1st birthday.

My cute sis at the party.

The New Years party.

Hanging with the Rowley boy cousins.

Christmas 2010

Jace snuck under the tree and added his name onto every present

Only the best snowman ever. And maybe the smallest.

On My Mind

2011-03-20T17:32:00.001-07:00

I know I should update with pictures...but today I am just writing a few things that are on my mind instead.
-Today was such a good day. I had Sharing time at church and it went so great. Dustin is out of town for a bit so I was worried about having to do sharing time and have a sceaming baby and doing the whole church thing by myself. I rely alot of Dustins help at church. But it ended up being so good. I had 3 friends come and take Kyson from me so I didn't have to worry about him the whole time and sharing time was so much fun! I loove loooove love being in Primary. The kids are so awesome.
--I want to know what is up with the bald greeter lady at walmart. Why does she greet everyone except for me? In the 5 years I have lived here I have not once got a "Welcome to Walmart" or a "Have a nice day." She'll greet everyone around me but not me. Weird. Very weird.
--I have two favorite times of the day. The first one is in the morning when I am eating breakfast with my sweet little angel boys that could do no wrong. I love listening to them talk and laughing with them. The second favorite time of day is nightime..when I am putting my monsters to bed and I am done listening to whining, crying, tattleing and teasing. aaaahhhhh....the sweet sound of silence.
--Why do people (and when I say 'people' I am meaning all the boys that live in my house) think that throwing clothes on the floor is as good as putting them in the dirty clothes hamper?! Do I enjoy scouring the house on wash day looking for dirty clothes? No...I don't. Especially when I find little boy socks on the fan in their room or underwear tucked in corners or 4 pairs of shorts on the opposite side of the bed that I sleep on (I'm not naming names on this one ok Dustin).
--I am liking my new haircut.
---I like the Dustin doesn't get mad at me very often for being such a HUGE backseat driver. Maybe he thinks that I am such a good driver that he enjoys learning from the best. :)
--I love love my family get togethers. We have so much fun and I am so sad that my sister is moving across the country and that my parents are leaving on a mission. They are always so willing to drop everything and watch our boys for us, and then spoil them rotten when they see them. My dad is full of funny songs that the boys LOVE to learn, he wrestles with them, he hikes with them, chases them around pretending he is strange Uncle George,and gives them way too much sugar. My mom always plans activities for them so they are never bored, she never spends money on herself but will spoil the kids with everything, she knows the likes and dislikes of each grandkid and plans activies around that, and the best thing is that she sits and will just talk and listen to them. She makes them feel like everything they say is so important. What am I going to without them for a year and a half? And it totally sucks that Becky is moving. I love having her so close so it will be weird not knowing when I will see her again.
---I love the new bark collar we got for the dog. :)
---I wonder where we will be in 5 years. Dustin wants to move out of country. I use to think that sounded like a great adventure, but now I am feeling old and like the feeling of being settled somewhere for my kids' sake. I guess I wouldn't mind trying it out for a few years though.
---What in the world did I do to deserve Dustin. He is such an amazing person!

Well, guess that should be enough rambling. I have some pet peeves I'd like to add to that list, but we'll leave those for next time.

Cutie

2011-01-29T21:40:00.000-08:00

Look how cute my little Boston boy is. Ok, the hat is huge on him, but isn't the pompom on top so cute.

SANTA!!

2010-12-14T21:04:00.001-08:00

We made our yearly visit to Santa in Delta. It is always so fun! I think this is the first year that Jace didn't cry! Jace was really upset while standing in line this year. He is very worried that he isn't going to get what he is asking for. He REALLY REALLY wants his own Mountain Dew for Christmas and a piece of coal. Yes...coal. So, when your son asks for coal for Christmas...what do you threaten him with?

Dreyton was excited to ask for a Nintendo Dsi...but goofed up and asked for the Ds instead. He wanted to cry afterwards. Good thing we can write Santa letters to clear things up.
Ky with Santa.

My sweet baby.

Who's picture is this anyway?

2010-12-14T20:57:00.000-08:00

So, I was trying to take a picture of just me and Kyson....it didn't really work out that way though.

It started out with just us two...

Then Jace decided to pop in...
Then Dreyton and Cameron (I call him my 4th son, he is here so much he is part of the family) had to come and join in....

And then I got pushed out.

Kysons Baby Blessing

2010-12-14T20:45:00.000-08:00

We had such a great time and Kyson's baby blessing. It was so fun to have family around! We are so lucky to have such great supportive families! I love them!

Me and the sistas

Camille and Brooklyn
Ky and Bethany (Melanies baby who is only 5 weeks older)

Me and mi madre

There's my pops!

(and some weird person poking her head into the picture in the background)

2010-12-14T20:29:00.000-08:00

Beautiful Brooklyn with baby Ky

Kyle and Shannon

Camille and Ky

What a sweet little baby

Jaces preschool Halloween party. He's the football player.

Halloween

2010-12-14T20:15:00.001-08:00

I am so far behind in blogging. Life is a little overwhelming and busy with a newborn. Who knows, I might even cancel this blog all together. Till then, here is a couple pictures of Halloween.

This guy is awesome! He has on 3 feet tall stilts and is so creepy looking. The whole neighborhood loves it!

My little vampire.

Freaky eyed mummy

My cute little boys

Carving pumpkins...yes, my boys got my weak stomache and we use gloves to carve pumpkins.

And Jace is wearing his every day black marks under his eyes, he thinks he is a real football player.

So cute

2010-11-08T19:21:00.000-08:00

I have soooo much catching up to do...but I'll do that some other time. For now I just wanted to post a quick picture. We had Ky's baby blessing this weekend and Becky took this picture of Camille and Ky together. I love it and think it is so cute, so I had to post it real quick.

Sweet baby Kyson

2010-10-15T15:47:00.000-07:00

All these pictures are out of order, but oh well, you get the idea.
Our newest member of the family came on September 27 at 3:36 pm. We names him Kyson David Rowley and he weighed 8 lbs. 13 oz.. I was excited to have a baby under 9 1/2 pounds, he looked so tiny. Everything went perfectly! Well, except my studid guy that gave me the epidural, he sucked! It hurt so freakin bad! I took care of things afterwards though and ended up punching him pretty hard in the arm. It felt so good. I just wish I wouldn't have held back and punched him harder. Next time....

Here is the day that the boys were brought back from my moms to see their new baby brother. Thanks again mom and dad for taking the boys!!!!
The boys came back from my moms with black paint in their hair, they thought it was awesome!

Look at those teeny tiny hands. I love it!

Here is the veiw from my bed. It was so pretty at night with the sun set behind the capitol.

He is just the sweetest thing in the whole world! I love him so much! I forget how amazing it is to have a newborn in the house. I am loving every second!

D's #7

2010-10-15T14:13:00.000-07:00

D turned 7 last month. He was so excited to have all his buddies over. I don't know what I as thinking though, telling him he could have a big friend party...I was huge, fat, pregnant and miserable. Luckily I have the best husband in the whole world who took over during the actual party so I could just sit there and enjoy the weather. I don't think he can help himself, he gets more into the parties than the kids do! It's so funny to watch! I have to say how much I LOVE having all boys!! I love having these parties that are wild and out of control. Little boys are hilarious! We let the boys play on the bonzai slide for a while then had a wild game of water dodgeball....boys against Dustin. Then some water tag and water ball fights. We ended the party with tons of pizza, cupcakes and ice cream. It was so much fun!

Taking a break and getting warm on the cement.
The whole wild crew.

Dodgeball.

1st Day of School

2010-09-25T22:04:00.000-07:00

Here are some pic's of the fist day of school. Jace was SUPER excited to start pre-school! He loves wearing his bakpack around and thinking he is a big boy. It is so sad to see him getting so big so fast.

Here is Dreyton and Jace on Dreyton's first day of school. He started out wearing this outfit but had to change 1 minute before school started. Boys are gross. Within the 5 minutes he was wearing this shirt he had wiped dirty hands on it and wiped his mouth and boogers on it. Yuck!!

Same first day, different shirt. He was pretty nervous to go into the 1st grade, that explains the look on his face. Smiling for the picture in the middle of crying. He survived the first day though and now loves it. Well....loves having school lunch anyway. Thats his favorite subject!

Drey's Tonsils

2010-09-01T09:25:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of shots of Dreyton before and after he got his tonsils out. I was sooo proud of him! He was sooo brave, and such a trooper for having no food the entire day.

Before Surgery:

(he thought the comfy hospital clothes were awesome)

After:

(I hate looking at this picture, it is so sad)

Here is a pic of his nasty tonsils. He promised the Doc he would be good if the doc would save his tonsils for him to see afterwards. We were told to take a picture of it cuz Dreyton probably wouldn't remember seeing them. The Doctor said his tonsils and adnoids were the size of an adult mans. No wonder he couldnt' ever breathe!

Great Grandparents

2010-08-25T21:16:00.000-07:00

My grandparents came to Salt Lake last month and met us over at Beckys house. We never get to see them so it was really nice to sit and visit. We only get to see them every 3 years or so. I hope that one day soon we can go visit them and I can introduce Dustin and the boys to the rest of my dads side of the family. They live so far away, it is hard to do.

My Aunt Karen came along too. It was so fun to see them!

July 24th

2010-08-25T21:09:00.000-07:00

Getting ready for the Hinckley parade. The boys love doing the fun run in the morning so they can get their yearly Hinckley shirt.

My parents had the swimming pool out and ready when we got to Hinckley. I love that my dad always joins in the fun, whether its playing around in the pool, or wrestling with the boys in the hosue, he is always right in the middle of it.

The boys thought my dad was hilarious when he came outside to swim dressed liked this, plus, you cant see them, but he was wearing knee high socks. So funny!

July

2010-08-25T20:55:00.000-07:00

I'm still trying to get all caught up. I don't think it will ever happen though. Oh well, I'll try.

Dustin was in Georgia for two weeks so I took the boys to Hinckley. My parents spoiled the boys rotten, as usual. They had SOOO much fun. My dad bought the boys a cowboy hat and took them to the rodeo.

Here is the three of them holding on to the hitching post (front fence)
They looooved it! I think they mostly loved just being with Grandpa and having 'guy time'.

We took the boys to Boondocks a couple of weeks ago to play miniature golf. It was soooo much fun! The boys had such a good time! We'll definitly go back as soon as possible. It was such a fun day with the fam!

Then the boys had to spend time in the arcade. I'm not much of a 'gamer' so I don't understand the fun in it, but oh well, we were there for the boys, not for me. Next time I think we'll do lazer tag!

Jace is trying to smile but he was freaked out by the tiki head guy behind us.

Brianhead (this is a long one)

2010-08-15T10:23:00.000-07:00

Ever since I was little, my fam has been going to Brianhead ever summer, or every other summer. It is SOOO much fun and the one thing we look forward to each year. I don't know what I would do without my family. They are the best! We have so much fun together. The whole week is full of food, late late late night games (congrats to Mel for making it past phase 3 this year), food, kids activities, laughing, hiking and more food.

Brooklyn and Madison

Drey, Jace and Zach in their hut.

Dawn put together and Amazing Race game that was so fun for the kids! Here is Jace in Egypt getting wrapped like a mummy.

Jace was attacked by mosquitos. He looked like he had chicken pox, there were so many bumps on him. One day he woke up with a swollen face poor little kid.

My dad bought all the grandkids (plus Corey and Dustin) a nerf dart gun. It was a huge hit!

Dreyton and Zach were playing football when the ball bounced and hit Drey right in the face. He almost started crying till he realized it knocked his tooth out.

All the grandkids after the traditional treasure hunt. They LOVE it!

Finding more treasures

All the kids except Becky's, who had to leave early.

Most of the fam on our yearly hike. Layne and Becky's family had to leave before this picture

2 tough guys.

Showing off thier hats that they made.

Jace LOVED the idea of peeing outside. He wasn't shy about pulling his pants down wherever he was standing.

The girls hut that Corey built

The boys hut that Dustin built.

I wish we got a picture before the others left.

We had sooo much fun. I can't wait for next year!.

4th of July

2010-08-15T08:41:00.000-07:00

This year we decided to spend the 4th of July in Grantsville instead of Delta. It was so different but also so nice. It was fun to see a different parade. The parade in Delta thows tons more candy, while the parade in Grantsville gave out more 'things', like balls, pens, frisbees, balloons, stuff like that. We were able to spend part of the day with Becky and her girls, which was fun too. We went to the parade with them, and then later had them over to play on the Bonzai. The best part of the parade though, was that we didn't have to watch 50 derby cars at the end...instead there were a ton of army trucks, which the boys thought was AWESOME!

Brooklyn was handed a balloon, which she looooved. She loved to look at herself in it. It was so cute.

Look how cute my hubby is!

Summer

2010-08-15T08:28:00.000-07:00

Just some more random pictures from our summer.

Dustin coached Dreyton's t-ball team. They had tons of fun, and it was so fun watching them!

Dreyton and Asa

Dreyton and Asa

Swimming lessons. They LOVE being in the water.

Mitzy

2010-07-21T16:50:00.000-07:00

I can't update my blog without mentioning our newest family member, Mitzy. It used to be my sisters dog, but we adopted her into the family in Febuary. At first I wasn't too excited, but she has been awesome. The boys love her so much! And she is growing on Dustin. He won't admit that he likes her, but I can tell he secretly does. :) She is the best dog ever, and soooo patient with the boys!

I found the boys outside coloring her fur with sidewalk chalk, and she jsut sat there and loved it.

Jace makes her wear hats, sunglasses, shoes, whatever he can find.

I love this, it shows how much Jace just looooved her.

I caught this picture through our window. Jace is always hugging her and laying on her.

....and covering her in grass.

Kindergarten Graduation

2010-07-21T16:36:00.000-07:00

The kindergarten graduation progam here was so good. It was so fun to go to, and I have to admit alittle emotional. I can't believe Dreyton will be leaving me for a full day of school next year. I already miss him.

Dreyton did NOT want to be in any pictures. He tried to duck everytime I pulled the camera out. This is one of the better pictures I got.

The whole fam, after it was all over.

Drey and his two best freinds.

Aren't they the cutest?!

I had to throw this one in here too. Dustin is such an amazing dad. He is so patient with the boys (most of the time anyway), and when Jace wants to help him mow the lawn, Dustin gladly lets him, even though it takes 10 times as long.

Life...

2010-07-21T16:14:00.000-07:00

Why is it so hard to keep this blog updated?? There is sooo much that goes on, and sooooo many pictures, I just keep getting further behind. So, since I can't post everything, here are just a few more pictures of life at our house.

Me, my sister and sis-in-law sat down one weekend to make our kids aprons. It took me longer than a weekend to make mine, since I'm not much of a sewer. But I FINALLY got them done! Yay! The boys LOVE them! I was going to make myself one, but changed my mind after I made theirs. I really hate sewing.

Drey's Kindergarten teacher is sooooooo Awesome!!! I love her so much! She came to one of Dreyton's football games, which made his whole week!

Dreyton's class on Feild Trip day. I love going to these things.

Jace and his sweet Snuggie and Snuggie socks. He sleeps in it every night!

My cute boys on their way to a Father/Son campout with Grandpa Rowley.

Dreyton was picked as one of the few kids in the school to be highlighted as being an extra great kid.

Me and two of my sisters on Jaces Birthday.

Dreyton was playing "Heavy heavy hangover" for Jaces birthday. I love the look on Jaces face, waiting to be smacked over the head.

Jaces B-day

2010-06-16T11:20:00.000-07:00

Ok, so Jaces birthday was back in April. But I'm still trying to get caught up on everything.
His birthday was so much fun. He was so excited about every single present he got. I love this age cuz you could by them anything and they are so happy!
I had to post a pic of the funny cake I made him. I am definilty not a cake decorator so go easy on me. I had no idea what to do for his cake this year, so I ended up just making a cake with his face on it (that is what it was supposed to be anyway).

Then to top it off I bought an Iron Man mask that he wanted and just put it on top of the cake. I think it turned out hilarious and couldn't stop laughing at it!

Here is Jace opening a present from Grandma and Grandpa Rowley that they sent to him. He was excited to get candy!!
My parents came up the day before the birthday to watch Dreyton play football, and to take Jace shopping for his birthday. The boys both LOVED it!!

Becky and her fam came over for Jaces b-day too.

Me and the birthday boy!

We always give the boys a choice of having a big friend birthday party or do something fun with the fam. Dreyton is always about the big freind parties (just for getting more presents) but Jace loves doing the family thing. So, we let him pick whatever he wanted to do. His first choice was to go to Las Vegs to visit his cousin Zach but we told him that was too far away, so his second choice was the Living Planet Aquarium. It was kind of cool, but I have to admit I thought it would be bigger. Oh well, the boys loved it (well, Dreyton did anyway).

Don't let that cute smile fool you. Jace cried almost the entire time we were there about wanting to leave, and then when we left, he cried cuz he wanted to stay. fun fun.

Just some projects

2010-06-13T12:49:00.000-07:00

Just thought I'd post some pic's of my newest projects. The chairs aren't that new, but the table I just finished this week. Now I just need to put them up for sale so I have room for more projects. :)

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Grizzlies

2010-06-10T19:24:00.001-07:00

This year is the first year we've gone to a Utah Grizzlies game. I don'tknow why we haven't ever gone before, but it was SO MUCH FUN!!! We are definitly now fans of hockey! The atmosphere is so fun! I waited all night to get on the jumbotron and then with 10 minutes left of the game Jace had to go to the bathroom, so we hurried as fast as we could, and wouldn't you know it, the minute we left Dreyton and Dustin got on it!! Dang it!!!

We went with one of Dustins best friends, his kids and Dustin's boss (the guy with the goofy looking hat). His boss spoiled the boys rotten!!

Afterwards we decided to stay at a hotel instead of drive back home. The boys had so much fun! We found a hotel where the swimming pool was open 24 hours a day, so we let the boys swim till 11pm, then got up early and swam again.

I love this picture of Jaces face. I was trying to get a shot of Dreyton jumping into the pool and Jace shoved his face into the camera lens right as I took it.

Randomness...

2010-06-10T13:33:00.000-07:00

After reading Gentrys blog, I was inspired to update my own. It has been fooooorever! Here is just a bunch of random pictures, and then I'll try to add more later.

Here is a pic of sweet little Asa. My neice who I have been babysitting for the past 3 months. She is such a good little baby and the boys love her soooooo much!
Just thought I'd throw this picture on here of Dustin coaching football. It's not much of an action shot, but I just think he is cute, so I added it. hee hee

My boys at the dentist...yes, I took my camera to the dentist. I just think Jace looks so cute and little.

My mom gave each of the grandkids a book to collect all 50 state quarters. She started them out with 8 quarters each and then on Easter she called around to each kid to find out which ones they needed and gave them two more. For the past year Dreyton has been working hard collecting them and with the last 2 Easter quarters he finally finished his. He is so proud, and thinks he is sooooo rich.

2010-06-10T13:23:00.000-07:00

I had to put on a clip of football, since that is our life. Dreyton has had so much fun playing football, and Dustin has had tons of fun coaching it (well, mostly fun, it depends on the day you ask him). Dreyton is such a good little player and gets at least 2 touchdowns a game. It has been so much fun watching him. Now if I could just catch on to the rules. I'm slowly getting it. Anyway, I usually miss recording his touchdowns, but I finally got one that was close. He thought he was in the endzone, but stopped about 1 foot before it. Oh well, close enough in my eyes. :)

Alot Behind...but here is Easter

2010-06-10T12:55:00.000-07:00

I am sooo far behind in blogging. Life has been so busy and I don't even know where to start! There has been sooo much happening. I hate to sit still so I try to keep myself and the boys busy with whatever I can find. We've been going to lots of Bees games, Grizzlies games, Dustin's softball, Dreytons wrestling, basketball, t-ball, football games and practices, and Dustin coaching t-ball and football. For a while we added Jaces gymanstics into the craziness, but he lost interest quick. Babysitting my cute little niece for the past 3 months and now there are swimming lessons coming up. I wasn't sure where to start with the pictures on here, so I'll start with Easter, since it was so fun.
We went home for Easter weekend like usual, and had so much fun. Every year we head to Oak City for their Easter egg hunt, and then head down to my parents house. My parents are soooo awesome and devote so much time and energy ihnto each grandchild. I think they know every like and dislike of each kid and there are 15 (i think) of them. Every year they plan an Easter egg hunt in their back yard and have TONS of eggs and surprises for each kid. They write the initials of each kid on like 30 or more eggs so when the kids are let loose in the backyard, they are only allowed to pick up the ones with their own initials on them. That way everyone gets the exact same amount. And then there is always the 'golden egg' that each kids gets with money in it. It is so much fun and the kids loooove it!!

Dawn and Madison. Me and Madison share the same crazy hair.
Decorating the eggs.

All the kids after they've found their loot. (We were missing some of the cousins this year but just cuz they weren't there doesn't mean they didn't get their stash of treats)

Jace finding the golden egg!

The Oak City egg hunt. Even with the cold weather and snow on the ground, I was glad they didn't have it inside this year.

I was so excited that Jace got more than one egg this year. Last year he picked up one, and announced he was done for the day. Dreyton can never get enough.

Trying not to freeze.

Happy Birthday Jace!!

2010-04-28T20:12:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my little Jace-y turned 4 on monday. He was soooooo excited! We decorated the whole house for him and all day long he kept walking around saying "Dis is AWESOME!". He is such a good boy and was so easy to please with his presents. The only thing he asked for was a Snuggie with Snuggie socks...so of course we had to get if for him. He is such a funny little kid and so animated with his face. Everything he talks about is exciting and awesome! Sometimes I wish I could just follow him around with a camera and record him. He is Hilarious! He is sooo loving and thoughtful, constantly giving kisses, hugs and 'I love you's'. On the other hand, he has quite the attitude and won't let anyone cross him. He can even handle his own with the older boys...especially his older brother. We love him soooo much and had such a fun birthday with him! I just wish time would slow down, I'm not ready for him to grow up so fast. I love this little guys so much! Happy Birthday Jace!!

Grandma Riding

2009-12-03T20:37:00.000-08:00

Grandma Riding past away today. She is such a wonderful person, and everyone loved her! She always greeted everyone with a smile and welcomed everyone into her home. We will miss her so much!

She is so talented and loved to paint. This picture was taken just a couple of days ago with the beautiful picture that she painted for us. We left her house after visiting with her, to head home
when I had a feeling we should turn around and drive back so we could get a picture with her holding it. I am soooooo glad we did. I feel so lucky to have had her in our lives for the time we did. Her funeral will be next Wednsday...on her and Grandpa Ridings 60th anniversary.

A few Things that I Love...

2009-11-17T21:13:00.000-08:00

Just thought I'd write down a few things that I love.
*I love that I have to record Nascar and Football for the boys instead of cartoons. Even though the end is always the same, they can watch it over and over again. I think it is hilarious that my 3 year old can name most of the Nascar drivers. I really don't know where this love came from either. I also love that he is his own person and even though Dustin likes Jeff Gordon, it doesn't change who Jace likes....good ol' Jimmy Johnson
*I love that at the school Reflections Contest tonight, Dreyton only got a certificate of participation, but in his eyes he won. He came and sat down and said "I can't Believe I Won 1st Place!!" He was oblivious to the other 20 kids that were called up next to him and got the same prize and certificate.
*I love that I never know what I am going to find when I do laundry for two little boys. I search their pockets before I put them in the wash and have found rocks, bb's, mouse bones, chicken bones, live worms, dead potatoe bugs, lady bugs and tons of other 'treasures'.
*I love that wherever the boys are at in the house, if they hear their dad teasing or tickling me, they run to my defense and attack him. They are my best protectors.
*I love that I spend so much time working in my flower garden to make it look good, and whithin seconds the boys have picked the flowers and are handing them to me with nothing but love and excitement on their faces. There is nothing better than a cup full of your picked garden flowers sitting on your table....even if they don't have any stems on them. Oh yah....and dandylions are always considered a flower...not a weed.
*I love that Dustin is just as big of a kid as the boys are and every single night is a wrestling match, football game, baseball game, or some other game or competition. It is hilarious! The best entertainment ever.
*I especially love that I am only 24 years old. I guess I will finally have to turn 25 this year since Dreyton asked "How many years are you going to be 24 anyway.". Time to get older I guess.

That's all the rambling I have for now.

1st Day of School

2009-09-08T12:05:00.000-07:00

Dreyton and his best buddy Cameron on the first day of school.

I'm so bad at Blogging!

2009-09-08T11:49:00.001-07:00

Ok, so I really need to be better at blogging. It has been such a fun summer and we were able to do tons of fun things! I feel like soooo much has happened, I just need to be better about posting pictures and blogging about it I guess.
The most recent exciting news has to do with Jace.....he is FINALLY potty trained.
I know, I know, you are all thinking "Its about dang time". Well, I am thinking the same thing!!!! It has been a LOOOOONG hard struggle, but it is official! No more paying for the dang diapers!! The only thing about having him go potty in the toilet is that we have to hold a garbage can in front of his face each time he pees. He must have my gag reflex, cuz he dry heaves each time he smells his pee in the toilet. Kind of a weird thing to post about, but i am soooo excited about it! I was starting to think that he'd still be in diapers when kindergarten rolls around.

Another new thing happeneing around here, is that Dreyton started Kindergarten. He was soooo excited to go, but after only going for a couple of weeks, he is already bored out of his mind! He has been reading books on his own for the past year, so everything they teach in Kindergarten "is for babies" (as he puts it). The best part of his day is recess, when he gets to go play football. We have him in flag football right now, which he LOVES. He counts down the minutes to every practice. He just wishes it was tackle instead of flag. Oh, I guess he did learn one new thing from school. He came to me the other day and said "Mom, did you know that if you accidentally fall down under a girls skirt, then you can see her underwear?". Yah, I wasn't to excited about that one. Yikes!

Well, guess that will have to be the end of my blog for now. I'll try to update more often and with lots of pictures.

6 ?!?!?!

2009-09-03T22:56:00.000-07:00

My little buddy turned 6 today! That is so crazy! He already thinks he is smarter than me and can do everything better than me, but he is still my little baby. He is growing up so fast! He is such a thoughtful, kind, smart, handsome little boy. I love him so much! Happy Birthday D!

My Fam

2009-08-21T10:48:00.000-07:00

Another great picture by Becky. I love this one.

More Family Pic's

2009-08-20T12:51:00.000-07:00

Becky took our family pictures the other night, and here is one of them. She is still working on the others, so I haven't seen them yet, but I love this one! It was a perfect night for pictures.

CUTEST boys in the WHOLE WORLD

2009-07-23T09:55:00.000-07:00

My VERY talented sister took some pictures of my boys yesterday and they turned out so dang cute! It was the first time EVER that Jace didn't automatically start screaming the second he saw the camera come out (of course there were lots and lots of threats before hand). And the boys didn't even punch each other the whole time! Now THAT is a good picture session. Although, Jace did tell Becky that sometimes he doesn't love me. When I asked him later why he said that, then he said "Cuz sometimes at night you get a monster voice and say 'Jace! Get back in bed!'......and mom, THAT is when I don't love you.". I knew I had a mad voice, but I never knew I had a monster voice. Awesome!
Anyway, aren't my boys the cutest boys in the ENTIRE world!!!

Day at the Races

2009-06-25T21:30:00.001-07:00

I'm always trying to find new stuff to do with the boys and I just discovered the funnest thing! There is the Miller MotorSports Park out here, and you can hear the races that go on from our house, but we've never gone to them until now. They are SOOOOO much fun!!! We sit out there for hours and watch motrcycle races, car races, and every other kind of race. The boys LOVE it! When I took them out the other day, the car that Dreyton was cheering for won so we went down to meet the driver, and the guy was so dang nice. He made a huge deal about meeting Dreyton and even let him sit in the winning car. Dreyton hasn't stopped talking about it since. Can't wait for the next race!

No Rules in T-ball...

2009-06-18T21:24:00.000-07:00

I LOVE T-ball. I love this clip of Dreyton playing. He hits the ball and passes up the player on his own team at 2nd base. I love that in t-ball, it doesn't matter how or who you pass up...as long as you make it to home base....oh, and you can't forget the most important thing in T-ball....the snacks. It's all about the snacks!

Drey....

2009-06-18T21:19:00.000-07:00

T-ball Moments...

2009-06-18T21:09:00.000-07:00

T-ball has been soooo much fun. I love it! Not so sad about soccer being over, but way sad that there is only one more t-ball game. It is so hilarious. Anyway, just thought I'd share a couple of shots of our little super star. He LOVES playing catch and is so good at it.

aaahhhhh....Vegas...

2009-06-01T21:54:00.001-07:00

Ok, I just posted WAAAY too many pictures, but I couldn't help it. I wanted to post more, but I held back. Anyway, Dustin has been busy with work, working some weekends, on top of his other schedule, so we haven't seen him much. But this week his work sent him to Las Vegas, so of course me and the boys decided to tag along to spend extra time with him.....ok, and to take advantage of the warm sun down there! Our trip was so much fun. We got to hang out with Corey and Dawn and their family, and hang out at pools from sun up to sun down. The boys were soooo excited to see Zach. Dreyton and him are the best of buddies, and we had to listen to Dreyton cry most of the way home. So, while Dustin was busy working down there, the rest of us enjoyed ourselves and had the most relaxing time hanging out in the sun!

I thought this picture was so funny. I caught Megan dancing to the music, she really got into it!
Visiting the M&M factory.

I had to take this picture of Jace at the end of the week. Me and Dreyton were more than ready for more swimming and sun, Jace on the other hand, had this look on his face the whole last day cuz he was sick of the water, and mad that Zach wasn't there.

Krisit and Annika, taking a break from the big move.

All the kids enjoying Corey and Dawn's hot tub.

Another kid shot at the hotel. If we weren't at Dawn's pool, we were at the hotel pool.

The hut we built at the hotel for the kids to eat their lunch under.

Madison, our chubby little diva. She is such a chunky little thing! She is such a good baby, I hope I can get that lucky one day! She is such a cutie!

I LOVE these two shots!

Best of buddies.

Everyone loves baby Madison! The boys can't get enough of her. She is such a sweetie!

aaaahhhhh....Vegas.....I can't wait to go back!

Pre-school Graduation

2009-05-31T09:46:00.001-07:00

Dreyton's preschool graduation was so cute. He was SOOO excited about it. He is more than ready for kindergarten....I'm not, but he is.

A picture with Miss Lenay and Dreyton's best freind Cameron.

A shot of Dreyton singing a song in sign language.

Soccer Star

2009-05-31T09:41:00.000-07:00

Just a few pic's of my cute little soccer player.

Dustin had to coach a game, Dreyton loved it....Dustin,......not too excited about it.

Marcia, Marcia, Marcia...

2009-05-18T10:00:00.000-07:00

We had a bit of a scare this weekend with Aunt Marcia. Everything seems to be ok now, but I just wanted to say how much we love her and am SO glad she is doing better! I had to post some pictures of her, which I bet she will LOVE. But they were the best ones I could get as she was trying to escape out the front door.

This is of her and Gentry at the last family campout.
We love you Marcia and hope you are doing better!

T-ball--the best entertainment ever!

2009-05-14T20:22:00.000-07:00

We have Dreyton in swimming, socccer and t-ball. It is all fun, but I have to say....t-ball is freakin hilarious! Every kid thinks he is the super star, even when they are running the wrong direction to the bases or dog piling each other for the ball. It has been the best entertainment EVER!

The hats are so big on each kid, it makes all of their ears poke out so far! I love it! Look how cute that kid is!

Weekend fun

2009-05-14T20:16:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we went to Delta for Grandma ridings 80th birthday party. Happy Birthday!

We got an awesome surprise visit fro Dan!! It was so fun to see him and Jamie again! Wish they lived closer!

More of Jaces Birthday

2009-05-07T21:56:00.000-07:00

Life has been crazy busy but I finally found time to post some pic's of Jaces b-day. It was sooo much fun! We went bowling and then to Chuck-E-Cheese with Corey and his family, then on Sunday we had a big dinner, cake and ice cream and presents. Jace loved every second of it. He is such a happy kid and I think if I would have wrapped up an old shoe, he still would have been happy. The only thing he wanted for his birthday is a Storm Trooper helmet and gun, so he was ecstatic when he got it. The helmet is so big though, that when he wears it, he looks like a bobble head. It's hilarious.

Celebrating with Megan Zach and Dreyton. (I should have gotten a picture of him with Corey. He always tells us that "Coe-wee (corey) is his favowite cousin."

At Chuck-E-Chees, he climbed up the play area and didn't dare to come back down, so he sat there and cried with this sad look on his face and kept telling me to come up and get him. Me, being the nice mom that I am, sat there and took pictures of him...ok, I admit I was laughing too.

I thought he'd be A LITTLE more excited to see Chucky.

So cute!

What a Mess!

2009-04-30T20:25:00.001-07:00

Let's just say that every time I hear the words "WOOHOO!" and "THAT'S AWESOME!!", I get scared. I know things like this are normal for every house, but EVERY DAY?? Seriously!? AAAAAHHHH!! Here are just a few things that I decided to take pictures of that have happened in the past two days:

The boys found some silly string in a can, and decided to empty the entire can in Dreyton's bedroom. They were SO excited to have 'spiderwebs' in the room.

Ummmm....yah...Jace loves to shred rolls and rolls and rolls of toilet paper. I need a lock for the bathroom cabinet.

(I don't know how to turn the picture) Another toilet paper adventure. Jace decided to see how far the toilet paper roll would stretch. It stretched from Dreyton's room, down the stairs and all through the front room and kitchen.

Someone told me once that every time your kid gets into trouble, then grab the camera for pictures first....then get mad, cuz it will be funny later. So far it's true.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACE

2009-04-28T19:48:00.000-07:00

My baby turned 3 on Sunday. It is fun but also so sad to see him grow up so fast. He has been so much fun! I love his sweet personality, and love the fiestyness (is that even a word?) in him as well. He is so funny. The only thing he wanted to do for his birthday was to go bowling and to go to Chuck-E-Cheese, becuase he said he wanted to "go somewhere where a kid can be a kid.". So, of course we had to go....and we all survived. Happy Birthday Jace! We love you!

Dressing up like Harry Potter.

Gotta love the ice cream truck that comes around and sells kids ice cream that stains their faces for days.

My sweet little baby.

First Missing Tooth

2009-04-22T19:51:00.000-07:00

I've never put a video on here, so I don't know if this will work.

Dreyton lost his first tooth tonight. He probably shouldn't have lost it this early, but last week he was trying to open his water gun with his teeth, and the gun slipped, yanking his tooth forward. It was sooo gross. It was just poking straight out, so I had to reach in and push it back into place and blood was going everywhere. Anyway, after the shock and pain went away, Dreyton was pretty excited and has been working on it every day. He finally got brave enough to yank it out tonight and , holy cow, did that tooth go flying! It took us about 30 minutes to find the tooth, which ended up being clear across the room on Drey's bed.

Easter Weekend

2009-04-21T13:07:00.000-07:00

We had such a fun Easter weekend! We started out at the Rowley's where we hung out for the day. The boys played and decorated Easter eggs. Grandma made the boys an Easter package with some candy and bubble blowers in it. On the way out of town the boys got to play with them right in the kitchen (sorry about the messy floor), and loved it.

Saturday we went to the Easter Egg Hunt up in Oak City. Dreyton got really into it this year, but we couldn't talk Jace into picking up any eggs. He just wanted to cry till it was over. We went to Grandma and Grandpa Larsens after that and had a nice huge dinner. All my brothers and sister were able to be there with their families, so it was sooo much fun! Grandma Larsen had an egg hunt for all the kids in the backyard. She put initials on each egg so that every grandkid got the same amount of eggs. Then the kids decorated eggs and G & G Larsen gave them a quarter collection thing and 7 quarters each to start their collection. It was such a great idea, they all had so much fun with it.

Easter Day was so fun too. Jace didn't care about anything except for a water gun that he has been asking for for months. The Easter bunny brought the boys some goggles too. Who knew that they would love them so much! They wear them in the tub, outside, to Home Depot....everywhere.
Anyway, we had a fun weekend visiting with family and letting the kids run wild!

Dreyton has a hard time keeping clothes on. So, here he is in his undies, once again, hunting for eggs in our backyard. It was so cold that morning, but he doesn't care.

Starting their quarter collection.

Pat giving Jace a horse ride. Jace loved it!

Drey, Lafe and Zach

There was no talking Jace into picking up the eggs at his feet. He can be so stubborn!

Cuddling with Grandpa Rowley

Decorating eggs at the Rowleys

Enjoying the bubble blowers and making a mess!

Shane kept himself entertained while the grown ups played games.

Random Pic's

2009-04-18T14:07:00.000-07:00

Just thought I'd add some random pic's in here. I need to update my Easter pictures, but there are sooooooo many of them. I'll wait till I have more time to go through them all.
Having a BBQ with Corey and Dawns fam and Katie and Paxton. I'm so sad to see Corey and his fam move!

If the boys aren't walking around in undies, then they are walking around in costumes. I can very rarely get them to wear regular clothes. This is a picture with Dreytons best freind Cameron. They are inseperable!

Jace, still in his jammies, and Dreyton, having a water fun fight outside. Both of them get worried about getting water in their eyes, so they have to wear their goggles.

Jace was so proud of himself for 'helping' me. I was updating my pictures in frames, left for a minute to answer the phone and came back to find almost every picture cut in half. I had just had them developed that day! He smiled and said "Ok, mom, I'm done helping."

My cute hubby. I think he will REALLY like that I posted this picture! He ran to Harts like this to get a drink. Nice boots!

Dreyton, Jace and Zach having another fun cousin sleepover.

So Cute

2009-04-12T21:45:00.001-07:00

Over the weekend, Becky took a bunch of pictures of my boys and they turned out sooooo dang cute. She took a ton, so she is still working on the other ones, but here is one of them that I stole off of the Larsen blog that she posted. Isn't he the cutest kid ever?!

2009-04-12T09:29:00.001-07:00

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

That's all I have to say!

Black Rock

2009-03-28T19:04:00.000-07:00

We went exploring Black Rock (over by the Great Salt Lake) the other day. Don't really know much about the history, but you could tell there use to be a boardwalk and other stuff there. Not a whole lot to look at but it was still fun. Dustin and Dreyton wanted to climb to the top of the rock, which left me freaking out at the bottom. If I had the right shoes, I probably would have gone with them. Dustin said it wasn't too hard, but from my view it looked like they were going to fall any second. Another fun day with the fam! Love them!!

Jace kept yelling at Dustin and Drey saying "Come down! You are fweekin mom out!" Then he'd say "I'm da only good boy mom. I don't fweek anyone out."

Rowley Family Pic's

2009-03-25T20:12:00.000-07:00

Ok, so we got these pictures done last December, or November, or something like that. But since I sort of 'misplaced' my Cd that the pictures were on, I wasn't able to post them. If I was only a foot taller I would have noticed that the disc had been sitting on top of my fridge for the last couple of months. Maybe I should clean a little better from now on, then I would find everything else that was missing. Anyway, here are a few of the Rowley Family pic's that we got taken.

I love this picture of Grandma and Grandpa Rowley with all the grandkids. It was hard, but funny to try to get all the screaming babies in the picture.

Hogle Zoo

2009-03-22T20:04:00.000-07:00

We went to the Zoo the other day and it was so much fun! The weather was perfect, we couldn't have asked for a better day! We love to get out and spend time together as a family!

We go about twice a year, but this is the first time that we've been there when the animals were this active. It was so fun to see the bears jumping in the water. I think that was my favorite part. The boys always surprise me with what is their favorite thing. Dreyton liked the snow leopard (which was the only animal that was sleeping) and Jace liked the lame-o train ride. Oh well, it was tons of fun!

Engine 402

2009-03-22T19:55:00.000-07:00

My parents came into town the other day and while we were driving around my dad saw an old Kenecott Enigine on display. We pulled over to check it out and it was one that my dad had actually worked on when he worked worked there. Crazy! Anyway, the boys thought it was pretty awesome to watch Grandpa climb up on it and show them how the thing works.

Potty Head

2009-03-22T19:49:00.000-07:00

My goal is to potty train Jace this weekend, so I went and bought him a little potty seat. I thought he would think it was pretty cool...and he did......as a HAT! Boy does he love his new hat!

Disneyland

2009-03-11T10:01:00.000-07:00

We just got back from a vacation to Disneyland, and it was alot of fun but our vacations never run smoothly. Thinking back to our other trips away from home we have had alot of adventures...car wrecks, broken bones, record bad weather, wrong flights, hospital stays, kidneys stones, and a bunch of other stuff. This vacation was no different, although it could have been worse. This vacation, we all left Tooele in perfect health, but by the time we got there, we were all sick. It started with Dustin who got cold chills, fever, body aches, and cough. I've never seen him like that before, the first night in the hotel room he was shaking so bad. It was so sad to see him like that. So, the next day, I took the kids to Disneyland by myself for awhile. Then, that night it was my turn to get sick with the same fever and chills, so the next day Dustin took the kids to Disney by himself for most of the day. The third day, both the boys were getting sick and had been up with a fever all night so the next day at Disneyland was hard for them to have fun. We did have some nice people hand us some extra tickets though, so we thought we were going to be able to go to Disneyland for a fourth day. Well, that was the day that Jace was the worst. He was soooo sick. The whole time we were there he spent curled up into a ball in the stroller crying and begging us to take him home. It broke my heart! His temp. ended up getting so hot that we bagged Disneyland and took him to a insta-care clinic to have a doc look at him. So, after the visit with the doc, getting meds, and packing up, we called it the end of our vacation and took off. We stayed in Primm that night at a $5 hotel....yes, that is right...$5! I was pretty nervous to stay there, but once we got there, the hotel was old, but very very clean! I would totally stay there again, especially for $5. While we were at Disneyland, we hung out with Corey and Dawn and their kids a little bit. They were there on vacation too, so that was fun. And Dustin even got to ride on a ride with Linsey Lohan and her girlfriend. Although, he had no idea he was on a ride with her till someone came up to us afterwards and told us. Funny though. As much as I loved Disneyland, I think that the beach was my favorite. I wish we could have gone there one more time before we left. Oh well, next time. The funny thing about our trip though, was that while Corey and Dawn was off riding all the fun rides with their kids, like Screamin, Tower of Terror and stuff like that, we were with our little daredevil kids riding Dumbo, teacups and 'It's a small world" . Dreyton was actually a little afraid of Dumbo. Yes, I have very brave kids. Jace thought "its a small world" was a thrill ride and stood up the whole time screaming "WOOHOO!! THIS IS FUN!".

I had to post a picture of Jaces sad little face. This is the day he was sick. I had him wrapped in my jacket and his cuz he was so cold. He had to see Little Einsteins one last time before we left.

Another sad picture, this is the day that Jace curled up into a ball and was pleading to take him home. So sad.

My big thrill seekers on the Merry-go-Round. WooHoo!

Meeting up with The Larsen fam.

A picture of Dustin, Corey and Megan on Screamin. I love Megans face in this picture.

I love Jaces face in this picture. This was his favorite ride. I lost count of how many times we had to ride it. Thankfully the line was never long.

Ready for our Midway Mania ride. The boys loved this one too!

Cruella Deville pulled Dustin out of the crowd, dressed him up and made him dance with her. It was so freakin hilarious!

Dreyton was sooooo excited for the Jedi Academy! He was convinced that Luke Skywalker would come down and ask him to go to another galaxy with him. Dreyton got called up on stage to 'learn the ways of the Jedi'. He was so excited and took if very seriously. Then as soon as Darth Vadar came out he started screaming like a high-pitched girl, stretched out his arms and ran down the stage screaming "Mommy! Mommy!" . Yes, more proof that I have very brave kids.

At the Beach

2009-03-10T22:08:00.000-07:00

The first day we got to California we went to visit Jaren and Suz and went to the beach. The weather was perfect!! They are so lucky to live so close to the beach! I wish we could have stayed and visited longer with them, but it was fun seeing them for the time that we did.

You can't tell in this picture, but me and Suz kept trying to get the birds to eat food off of Dustin's head. So we kept putting cheetos and sandwiches on his hat. They ate it out of his hand but not off of his head. Jaren was throwing cheetos at Dustin to lure the birds in closer. It was so funny.

The boys loved the beach. Well, Dreyton loved the water and Jace loved the sand. Jace and Kennady and Shane had so much fun throwing sand at each other.

It was so awesome, there were dolphins playing in the surf. They were so close to the shore, it was amazing!!

Vegas

2009-03-10T22:02:00.000-07:00

We stopped at Layne and Kristis house on the way to California. They were so nice and had a cake and ice cream waiting for us, for my birthday. Oh, and of course the traditional candle race. It was so nice of them and fun to see them and to see Annika for the first time.

Temple

2009-02-16T12:21:00.000-08:00

Over the weekend we went to the Draper Temple Open House with Corey and his family. I thought it would be a great experience for the kids, but when I asked them what their favorite thing about the temple was, they said "The cookies and the bus ride." (they served cookies afterwards, and we had to take a bus to shuttle us up there). It is a pretty temple though, and it was fun to hang out with family!

Here are some shots of the bus ride back to our car. The kids LOVED it!

I know....I know...

2009-02-13T20:41:00.000-08:00

Ok, so any of you that read my blog are probably sick of reading about things that my boys say. So, if you are tired of it, then don't read on, cuz here comes another one.

The other day as I was taking Dreyton to pre-school, we watched as an ambulance went speeding by.
Dreyton's friend said "I wonder where he is going."
Dreyton said "He is probably racing after a beer truck. He probably wants a beer."

What?!?! How does he know anything about beer?? I dont' know. It's not like me and Dustin talk about it. Oh well. It was pretty funny.

Kids....again.

2009-02-11T18:57:00.000-08:00

Today, out of the blue, Dreyton come up to me and said "Mom, yours and dads love meter is always on full, isn't it."

Then today, while Dora the Explorer was on Dreyton picked up on something that Dora was saying and said
"Mom, did you know that alligators can't move when they get cold?"
I said "Nope, I didn't know that."
He said "Yah, that's why they make shows like this...for babies and for moms like you to get smarter."

Sledding

2009-02-04T22:38:00.000-08:00

We were finally able to get in a good sledding day, and it was SOOOO much fun!! Anytime we get out and have a famly day is fun though!! The boys are at a perfect age!! There is a good sledding hill only a couple blocks from our house so it is perfect!

Every time Dreyton went down the hill, he came back wanting to go faster and faster. I wish I could freeze the smile he had on his face.

Jace spent most of the time eating snow, once again. He went down the hill a couple of times, but nothing beats eating snow I guess. He was as happy as can be! (and yes, that is duct tape around his gloves. I have to duct tape his gloves and boots on otherwise he takes them off and wants to run in the snow in barefeet with freezing cold hands)

The best shot of the day. Dustin was going way too fast and wiped out on this little jump. He layed there for a while saying he was in pain, but it must not of hurt too bad, cuz he did it again.....and wiped out again.

Dustin's B-Day

2009-02-04T22:23:00.001-08:00

Dustin's B-day was soooo much fun! I think once you get older, you only celebrate birthdays for the sake of the kids. They LOVE it!! I wanted to let Dust sleep in, but Drey kept walking past our room letting out loud screams. Every time I'd tell him to be quite, he'd just start jumping around and saying"I just can't help it!! I am sooooo excited." The boys had hid Dustin's presents around the house but the second that Dustin woke up they both ran in different directions saying "One present is over here dad!" and "Dad I got you a hat and it's hiding in the dryer!". It was so funny!

Jace thought he was being sneaky and decided to hide in the balloons, many,many, many times during the day.

I LOVE this picture. Of course we had to have our traditional candle race. My family did it all growing up and it was always so fun. All three of them sat like this through the whole race! Dreyton came out the big winner.
Jace was so excited to help decorate! I had to get a shot of him next to his decoratoins that he was so proud of.

Dust and Drey with a couple of the presents. Jace INSISTED on getting him that hat and Dreyton was sooooo excited to buy Dustin his very own lightsaber so that the two of them could fight together "and dad can quite using mine."

Feel Good Moment of the Day (not really)

2009-01-29T14:56:00.000-08:00

This morning, as I was getting the kids breakfast, I had both kids yelling at me.
"Mom! I want marshemello matties!
"Mom! I need a spoon!"
"Mom! I need a cup!"
"Mom! I changed my mind and want frosted flakes instead!"
"Mom! I need more drink!"

Frustrated I said "C'mon guys! Quit yelling! I'm doing the best I can!"

Jace's response ..."Well, mom, your best is really bad!"

Thanks kid. If it would have come from anyone older than a two year old, I might have felt bad. But it was kind of funny.

2009-01-22T20:07:00.000-08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUST!!!

I know this is a couple days early, but since I don't know if I'll get on the computer from now until then,

then I thought I'd post something right now.

I just want to wish my cute hubby a happy birthday. I don'tknow what I would do without you in my life!! Thank you for everything you do!!

Look at that cute little boy!!

Sleepovers

2009-01-22T16:00:00.000-08:00

Just thought I'd post a picture from last weekends sleepover. Dreyton and Zach always have so much fun with each other. Jace thinks that he is as old as the other two, and thank goodness they are nice enough to letting him tag along.

Jace still calls his colors by names (Greg means yellow, Murry means red, Antony means blue....) and Zach didn't know this, so when Jace said "Is dat Greg car faster than the Murry one?" Zach looked at Jace in amazement and said "Wow! He knows baby spanish!?!" I thought it was so funny.

Another Year

2009-01-22T15:39:00.000-08:00

Thought I'd make a quick update. We spent New Years Eve in Delta and had so much fun! We stayed up late playing games, talking and laughing. It is always so fun to get together with family!

The boys were sooo excited to get a Delta sweatshirt from G & G Rowley. And they were even more excited to get some hunting boots! I am wondering what they are going to do when summer roll around. I'm sure they will still be wearing them with their shorts.

My cute little nieces, Megan and Abby.

Here is an action shot of Megan jumping into Abby's arms.

2009!! Welcoming in the new Year!

Brooklyn is so dang cute. Everyone loves to make her smile!

A shot of the Larsen cousins that were able to come. Of course Jace is crying for the picture. 10 seconds before and after the picture he was all smiles.

How cute! Grandpa Rowley showing D and Jace how to use his new scope (is that what it is called?)

A shot of the Rowley cousins. It wasn't easy, but we did it. Grandma Rowley holding them in on one side and Dustin on the other.

It Came and Went....Way to Fast.

2008-12-28T21:38:00.001-08:00

We had such a Great Christmas!! We've had some very memorable Christmas's in the past, but this one has to be one of the best! It wasn't because of the material 'things' either, it was just such a magical Christmas. Watching the boys was so much fun! I wish I could freeze them at the age they are at right now. I think this is the first time that I am sad to see the season end. I think we should have Christmas at least twice a year, just to remind us about what is most important. I am soooo blessed to have such a geat family. I feel like the luckiest person in the world to have the life that I do and the kids and husband that I have.

Jace was so excited to find chocolate in his stocking! He was more excited for that, than he was his toys!

Jace was so excited to to get a dry erase board. He loooves to draw! This is a picture of his "chicken hand".

My cute hubby.

And my two cute boys!

The only thing Jace wanted to get for Dustin for Christmas was a candy necklace. He later added the juicy drop pop sucker and was sooooo excited to give it to Dusitn. I took him to the store so many times to pick out something else, but he would get so upset about getting him anything other than the candy necklace. So, that's what we did. Merry Christmas Dustin!

I wish the morning could have lasted alot longer! What a fun day!!

Jace busting down the stairs.

Santa blocks off the stairway to the presents each year so that the boys can't go down and see their toys without coming and getting us first. It is so fun! This year, Santa booby trapped it with sleigh bells, so there was no way the boys could sneak underneath the ribbon.

Winter has arrived!

2008-12-24T18:41:00.000-08:00

We finally ot snow, and the boys LOVED it! Last year Jace hated being cold and would cry every time we went outside, but this year is has been totally different, he loves it!! The first time he walked outside and took two steps into the snow, came back, took four steps into the snow, came back and then took off. He kept yelling "Footprints! Footprints!".

Jace loves to make snow angels! He loves to make any kind of angel. He dumps blocks out and makes 'block angels', or will scatter q-tips and make q-tip angels. Our front yard is now entirely covered in snow angels.
Sledding down the hill in our back yard, got alittle out of control. Dustin went too fast and busted through the fence.

Drey had fun climbing in and out of the hole while Dustin tried to repair it.

Jace loves to wear his hat over his eyes. I dont' have a clue how he sees where he is going.

Jace was so bundled up he had a hard time standing back up after each snow angel. All I could think about was the movie "Christmas Story" where the boyo in it cries "I can't put my arms down!" Jace looked just like him!

Before I Forget,

2008-12-24T18:38:00.000-08:00

Ok, before I forget, I have to thank my parents for driving up here just to bring Jace his bed that was stored at their house! He loves not being in his "cage bed" (as he called it). It sure was nice taking that crib down. The bad thing is that he he can now get out of bed any time he wants. At three in the morning he is coming in our room asking if he can go watch cartoons. It is fun to see what a big boy he thinks he is though. Thanks mom and dad.

Santa....again.

2008-12-23T23:26:00.000-08:00

We went to visit Santa (for the third time) at the library. It was so fun. He sat and read the kids books and then talked to each one indivually. It made the line take a long time to move, but it was worth it.

I had to talk this picture of the boys standing in line. They very rarely hold hands, or show any affection at all towards each other, so I had to take a picture of this. As you can see, we couldn't find Jace's Red Sox hat, so he had to wear his hat on his shirt. Looks a little silly, but it is his comfort.

Look at my cute boys!

KNOCK OUT!

2008-12-23T23:19:00.000-08:00

Jace picked up a new trick where he he can kick his face. It is the funniest thing to watch. His short little legs coming up and smacking his forhead. Anyway, Dreyton decided to try it and since he is alot taller, it didn't quite work. He kicked as hard as he could and ended up having his knee hit his forhead, knocking him silly. He came pretty close to knocking himself out! The sound was soooo loud. Boys...

Thanksgiving Update

2008-12-23T22:46:00.000-08:00

I just thought I'd update my blog before Christmas. It has been awhile, so I'll probably have a ton of pictures. We went to Delta for Thanksgiving, and it was so fun. We ate at my parents house and had Melanies family, Becky's family and Katie and her boyfriend there. Corey and his family showed up the next day and my dad took all the kids to the park while the rest of us played games. Thanksgiving night we went over to Grandma Ridings, where Dreyton was introduced to the Wii. OOOOhhh booy! It's all we've heard about since! Even Jace got into the action and bowled a few frames. We ran into so many of our old friends that weekend. It was so fun!

Here is Jace. He loooves hats, especially his Boston Red Sox hat. Even when he goes outside with his winter hat, he has to put his Red Sox hat on top of it.

Dreyton LOVES grandma and grandpas new tub! He had a good time showing us his swim moves.

Katie and Paxton.

Me and my sistas'. It was fun to have us all together at the same time.

It doesn't happen to often.

Dreyton and his best buddy, Zach.

We couldn't leave Delta without the yearly visit with Santa. The boys were so excited. Jace was terrified the whole time we stood in line, but once he got up close he was so brave. He stared at him the whole time like a deer caught in headlights. I was so proud of him, though, for actually talking to him and telling him what he wanted (2 luke skywalkers and 2 obi wons). He sat in this postion, staring at Santa the whole time.

Dreyton was so excited! It even made it better when Santa showed up on a fire truck! He thought that was awesome!

Thanks Beck!!

2008-12-13T21:56:00.001-08:00

I just got a Cd in the mail from Becky with some pic's on it of my boys. I forgot all about these pictures that she took this summer. Thanks for sending them Beck, I love them!!! After the night I had with these two, I needed to be reminded that they really are so dang cute! What cute little boys!

Thanks G & G Rowley

2008-12-05T14:40:00.000-08:00

I just have to hurry and write a BIG thanks to my in-laws. Dreyton's favorite thing to do is to collect sticks. It can't be just any stick, it has to look special somehow (although to me, they all look the same). Anyway, D had been packing around one of his special sticks for days and even had to take it to Delta with us for Thanksgiving. He even slept with it next to him. Well, surprise, surprise, it somehow got lost (like most of his sticks do) and he was pretty upset about it. We looked everywhere in the house and couldn't find it. I just thought "Oh well, just one more stick that we don't have to keep track of." Well, one week later, Dreyton gets a package in the mail, and what do you know, it is his stick! Grandma and Grandpa found it and instead of throwing it out (which is what I would have done), they wrapped it up and sent it to him. How nice!! Thanks G & G Rowley!! I wish you could have seen the excitement on this kids face when he opened it up. He ran around the house and then outside screaming "My stick! My stick!". Here I am spending money on Christmas, when I all really need to do is just go gather a pile of sticks for him!

Twilight

2008-11-26T20:27:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I just saw Twilight tonight. I was really worried about seeing it becuase I didn't want it to ruin the book for me. I just wanted to say that I liked it better than I thought I would. Edward didn't annoy me as much as I thought he would. But C'mon! Jasper and Carlisle were nothing like what they should have been! Jasper looked more like Edward Scissorhands! Just thought I'd express my opinion.

The big 10!

2008-11-26T20:12:00.001-08:00

So, as of tomorrow, me and Dustin will have been married 10 years. I always thought that once I hit that mark, it will have felt like we have been married forever! But, really, that isn't very long at all. I don't feel like we have been married very long. I am so glad that our anniversary falls on Thanksgiving this year, because what better way to celebrate a day of thanks than being with the one person in my life that I am the most thankful for. He is so awesome, amazing, funny, cute, thoughtful and everything else you could possible want in a husband. He is my best friend, and the best dad to my boys that anyone could ever ask for. Of course we have our fights and disagreements, but even with that, I can't wait to celebrate another 50 years with him. I'm cheezy, I know, but what can I say? I love the guy. I'm one lucky girl!

Just thought I'd post a picture of us right before we were married.

Plan for America?

2008-11-26T12:46:00.000-08:00

People probably get sick of me posting things that I think are funny that my kids say or do on my blog, but since there is very few people that probably even look at it, then who cares, right?
So anyway here is another one.
This morning while I was getting the boys in the bath, here is the conversation I had:
Me: "Man! What happened to all the hot water?! I didn't start the wash or dishwasher or anything. This water should be hotter than this!"
Dreyton: "Oh man, that makes me mad too! I bet this is all part of Obama's plan."

Drey....again

2008-11-18T14:21:00.000-08:00

Me : Dreyton, what do you want to be when you grow up?
Dreyton: I want to be a coach! Well....either a coach or a Jedi. If I was a Jedi I would make a rocket, fly to Star Wars and buy a real live light saver.

Shopping with Dreyton

2008-11-15T20:06:00.001-08:00

So, whenever I go shopping, I put both boys in the cart. Dreyton always entertains himself by singing, and it is always the SAME song, over and over and over..... He gets quite loud, but I never realized HOW loud until tonight. Dustin went shopping with me tonight and we split up, he took Dreyton in a cart and I took Jace. I sent Dustin with half my list to start on the opposite side of the store. About 10 minutes later, I hear him, my little boy singing his heart out. It was soooo loud. I would know that off tune voice and annoying song anywhere. It wouldn't be so bad if it was a better song he was singing, but my boy picks out the most annoying tunes of all..."I'M A GOOFY GOOBER YEAH! YOU'RE A GOOFY GOBBER YEAH! I'M A GOOFY GOOBER YEAH! YOU'RE A GOOFY GOOBER YEAH!......" I went to look for him and Dustin and they were SIX isles away! I was laughing my head off, especially when Dustin said "I don't know how you do this. People won't stop staring!"

Old School...

2008-11-08T09:26:00.000-08:00

I was just looking at old pictures and forgot all about this one. I'm just going to post it for fun, and becuase it makes me laugh. This is Dreyton when we first put him in a highchair. We couldn't get him to sit in his chair for a while because he was terrified of the bear on it. He wouldn't take his eyes off of the bear long enough to even take a bite.

Nothing too Exciting...

2008-11-05T15:03:00.001-08:00

Most of you know how much I LOVE to refinish or recreate furniture and I had to teach the ward ladies how to do it at our Super Saturday. Anywhere, a couple of you asked to see the finished product of my latest chair, so here you go. It turned out better than I thought it would, but the picture doesn't really do it justice.

Before:

After:

Ready for Next Year!

2008-11-01T19:28:00.000-07:00

Halloween was so much fun this year. Usually I am a party pooper and don't dress up or decorate the house or anything. This year, however, Dreyton talked me into dressing up, so if I had to dress up, then I thought Dustin should have to, too. Anyway, it ended up being so much fun! I am definitly going to dress up again next year and am already trying to digure out what I should be. I wanted to have a family 'theme' this year, but I couldn't get the boys to agree on one thing, so we split the family....Superheroes vs. Star Wars.

Jace was so excited to go Trick-or-Treating, but after about 7 houses he was so anxious to get home and start eating his candy that we couldn't get him to do anymore. He still got stocked up on candy though, people were handing out handfuls of it! Dreyton stayed out longer than J did, and loved every second! After we got home and I took Jaces costume off, he ran to the mirror and started jumping and screaming around the house "Yay! Jace is back! I Jace again! I missed Jace soooo much!"

Darth Mal, Luke Skywalker and Batman and Robin.
This guys house is AWSOME! He stands on stilts and walks around his yard scaring people. I thought he was going to fall when Dreyton poked him with his light saver ,though.

Here is D and the end of the night, waiting for trick-or-treaters. It was so late, but he was still hoping for more people.

Don't we look tough!

Dreyton thinks that his hair color is the same as Dustin's....black. So, he thought that he needed to wear a blonde wig to look more like Luke Skywalker. He looked so hilarious! He ended up not wearing it because he said that it made his head look too big and Luke doesn't have a big head. I tried to talk him into wearing it though, just for my own entertainment. I'm always up for a good laugh.

FHE

2008-10-31T23:41:00.000-07:00

I fun filled night of painting pumkins and decorating cupcakes.

Carving Pumpkins

2008-10-31T23:29:00.000-07:00

We had a fun night of carving pumpkins. Dreyton wanted his to look like Incredible Hulk, so Dustin did the best that he could. Dreyton loved it though. These pictures look kind of weird because I took one pic with the flash on and one with it off.

Jace was so excited about his pumkin. But, then again, what doesn't he get excited about! He thinks that his pumpkin is Frankenstien. The pumpkin that he painted is right behind him. He told me that it says "Go BYU".