Phelps Family

Melt my HEART

2010-07-06T20:59:00.001-07:00

On Mother's Day my boys walked in with the biggest smiles on their faces, all of them carrying flowers for me and a package of Mint Oreo cookies......my heart melted a little!...okay ALOT!
(Rob let them each choose flowers for me, they were so proud and excited to tell me about which ones they picked out) and Mint Oreo's.....mmmm my favorite. My boys, fresh flowers, and Oreo cookies......couldn't have gotten more right! Rob, Hayden, Wy, and Cache......I LOVE YOU.

Baseball

2010-07-06T20:37:00.000-07:00

Summer 2010

CAPTAIN

2010-04-28T23:04:00.000-07:00

Cache has a new phrase....."Okay Captain" If you ask him to do anything he will reply back with a "Captain" in there somewhere! "Yes Captain" "No Captain" "K Captain" I really have no idea where he got this from, I've never heard his older brothers say it....but it does make us laugh.

Other favorite "Cache words and phrases".......Chicken (he calls people "chicken" all the time, don't know where this one came from either)...........Buttocks (this is a favorite of mine and it's hilarious to hear).......You my best friend? (he's constantly asking us, especially his brothers if they're his best friend)

Cache made me laugh today when he told me that his Grandpa lives in a Barber Shop!!! Pretty much got that one RIGHT!

Survivor Party!

2010-02-27T19:28:00.000-08:00

just a few things about.....

WYATT-

Super SWEET

Gives me lots of HUGS everyday

Favorite color is BLUE

Loves to eat POPCORN and ICECREAM

Likes to play with LEGOS and his DSi

Loves ANIMALS

Has a SHY side

Has a WILD side

Super SKINNY

Super CUTE

Loves to SING

Always helps me BAKE

Is very TICKLISH (especially his neck)

Very LOVING

Wyatt turned 6!!! I promised him that we could have a super fun party and invite lots of friends. So, that's just what we did. We had a Survivor Birthday Party. I let him invite all the boys in his class, plus the kids in our neighborhood.....thinking that probably half would show up. Oh No! Every kid came! Wow, we had 16 kids in all.....14 boys and 2 girls. Thank goodness Kari and Parker came up for a visit that weekend. (Thanks for the help guys!!) And Jen is always there for me AnYtImE I need her. (Love ya) We had a relay race, rock wall challange, green slime food challange, stump stand, building block challange, pinata (which I had the brainy idea to make my own....well, it didn't go over great and smarties are a no, no, in a pinata, especially a "homemade" one! Towards the end, everytime someone would hit, a puff of dust would come out of it....so the smarties turned to powder.....so what!)

So, anytime you get that many little boys together you are going to have some injuries.....right? I did have a lovely bruise on my check bone from a collision with a childs head and Wyatt....well.....he got a lovely, very bloody, bloody nose.....from his older brother. When their team won a Challange, Hayden jumped and threw his arms up and into Wyatt's face. It was a total accident, but I had Wyatt crying and Hayden SOBBING......"I ruined Wyatt special day, I don't even deserve to be HERE!!!" (He felt so bad...) Luckily, Jen kept the games going, while I handled all the drama....and Kari was on camera duty. But, with a change of clothes and a quick "wash up" everyone was ready for more fun.

Bailee taking a swim in the ocean!~

The treat trunk.

Mashbeard

2010-02-25T13:01:00.001-08:00

Cache's made-up word---Mashbeard. The word mashbeard is used for anyone who has hair on their face, or food on their face where hair might possibly grow.
Cache everyday: Hey, he has a mashbeard! or.....Hey, look at my mashbeard!

Just pull it!!!

2010-02-25T12:51:00.001-08:00

Wyatt came home from school and said.......My tooth is kinda loose, will you tie string around it and just pull it? So we did!

Hillside Sledders

2010-02-25T12:25:00.000-08:00

Spent a Saturday afternoon sledding with the kids and cousins. I am thankful for moments like these.....ones where we can have fun and laugh and spend time with the ones we love. I love this picture.....one body, but four feet!

Hayden's picture after his speedy crash and burn.......snow burn!

Christmas 2009

2010-02-25T11:56:00.000-08:00

It was lots of fun to spend Christmas at Grandpa's and Grandma's house this year! Grandma was so excited to have the kids there and reminded me how many years it had been since Santa Clause had visited their house!

Grandpa's Twin! I saw this doll in the stores months ago and could not help but buy it!

Back in Idaho we spent another evening opening gifts with G & G Phelps. My personal favorite....flutes from Afghanistan.....when the boys all play at once, it's so beautiful.....there's nothing quite like it!! haha

Buccaneer Boys ARRRGH!!

2009-11-07T19:44:00.001-08:00

"AYE!! FIND YERSELF YER OWN CANDIES"

"SHOUT 'SHIVER ME TIMBERS!' "

"TOSS 'EM OVERBOARD!"

How adorable is little Princess Leia? I'd say..... TOTALLY ADORABLE! I pretend that she's mine! We love you Little Miss Taylor!

The moon was so pretty this morning. The picture doesn't really do it justice....

We didn't get around to carving pumpkins before Halloween. But, Wyatt would NOT give up......so we finally did it. (A week late, but we did it!)

Crazy Cache is 3!!!

2009-11-04T21:35:00.001-08:00

I really didn't want to show my messy pantry....but how can I not post this picture?

What can I say??? The boy can climb anything to get to his cookies!!!

Cache was so funny on his birthday. That morning I asked him what kind of cake he wanted...(I'm thinking chocolate, white, rainbow chip...) he says-I want a train cake. (About a month ago we went to Eli's (cousin) birthday party and my sister-in-law (who is an awesome cake decorator) had made him a train cake. I told Cache- I don't know how to make a train cake! He said-Becky do! Where is Becky? I can't see her! I want my train cake! So all throughout the day he kept asking where Becky was and he wanted his train cake!!! (We probably could have arranged something, if Becky lived in the same state as us.....) He ended up with a chocolate cake and a Lighting McQueen car stuck on top of it! So SORRY Cache......maybe you'll get a train cake for the Big 4!!!

Cache woke up at 3:00 a.m. the morning after his b-day. It was like a light bulb went on in his little head. - Pop! O yeah! I got some fun presents before I went to bed! I think I should get up and play with them! -He wanted to play his new "jump start-wii game" and then decided to play with his new Lightning McQueen toy laptop. (Which has a volume switch of Really Loud and SUPER LOUD! ) The only thing louder than his new toy, was Cache crying to play with it! He was up for quite a while that night.......and so was everyone else..........

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY CACHE! WE LOVE YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH!

Timpanogos Cave

2009-10-28T15:22:00.000-07:00

We went on a couple of really fun hikes this summer. I wish we could have done more! We camped near the Tetons and found a lake on the map called Phelps Lake. Of course we had to go there.....it was a great hike and SO Beautiful! (I'm still mad I forgot my camera!)

We also took the boys to Timpanogos Cave. It was perfect weather and the boys thought it was really cool!!

It's really cold today......I'm missing you...SUMMER already!!!

Chocolate Fountain

2009-10-23T20:04:00.000-07:00

This is the very cool fountain that Rob put in our yard. When we first turned it on the water was dirty...(it kinda looked like watery chocolate milk)...so the boys came up with this great idea that we should fill it with chocolate milk instead of water. (I thought it was cute.)
Rob has wanted to do this for a really long time. It turned out great- it looks awesome, it's fun to listen to, the kids loved playing in the water, (it's too cold now...bummer) and the best part is....I don't have to worry about anyone drowning! The rest of the yard looks amazing too. Rob, you are so talented! Thanks for all you do....

2009-10-15T12:47:00.000-07:00

I can't believe he's already 8! Wow, time flies when you're having fun! Hayden had his birthday party in Utah at Chucky Cheese with all his cousins! His baptism was really great and we were so thankful to everyone who traveled to be there! We are truly blessed with such great families!! Hayden said it was the best day ever! He was so excited to get his very own scriptures, hymn book and case to carry them in. I love him so much, he is so special to me and our family. I'm so thankful for Rob and the great dad he is. I know our boys will turn into great men because of his love and example to them. It's a day Hayden will never forget.

"TWORN"??

2009-10-13T15:58:00.000-07:00

Cache fell in love this summer....with "TWORN". He would eat as much of Grandpa's corn as he could get his hands on. If it was even the littlest bit old, he would throw it and say-Give me another one! Only the best "tworn" for him!!! And man O man it was good.....

Kindergarten days...

2009-10-13T15:45:00.000-07:00

Wyatt's first day of Kindergarten. I picked him up from school and ask how his day was. He started to cry and said he hated kindergarten, they had to sit on the floor part of the day, he didn't get his very own desk (they sit at tables), and he waited all recess and never got a turn on the tire swings, it was stupid just like pre-school! The funny thing is.....he loved preschool!!! It took me 20min. to calm him down. Now that school has been in for a little while things are much better. Everyday he turns back to me and blows me a kiss before he gets on the bus! He melts my heart!

Disneyland

2009-10-12T13:33:00.000-07:00

We had such a great time in Disneyland!!! We went the end of June/beginning of July. It was perfect weather and tons of fun! The best part was being there with family. I havn't been able to spend as much time with everyone since we moved and it was so great to be able to hang out with all the crazy Anderson clan for an entire week. The morning at the airport was a little stressfull....(I think any time you mix little kids, big airport, car seats, strollers, luggage......well, you get the picture...) The flight was not too bad. Hayden did crack everyone up when the plane was descending, it turned sharp, and you could feel the plane tilt sideways. Hayden yells-We're going into a tail spin! It was Soooo funny!! Everyone around him was laughing. Also, we can't forget delirious Rob, who had worked all week until early hours of the morning....then all day and through the entire night(getting a house ready for the parade of homes).....he showed up about 6 a.m. just as we were getting up to get ready to head for the airport. (That was cuttin it a little close, Phelps! But, we're glad you made it!) I don't know exactly how many hours he had gone without sleep......he seemed drunk, but he was a trooper, anyways! We love you! Once we got there and checked out our amazing rooms (thanks to Matt and Sandy), the kids and I hit the pool and Rob hit the sack! Once we got all situated and rested up.....it was fun, fun, fun........

Wyatt's "Sweet" ride around the park with his very cool cousins! It was so nice to have extra help from all my completely awesome neices and nephews!!! (It was so fun to spend time with all of you! Love you guys)

Cache pulled a chair to the "Golden Mickey" every morning before we left the hotel and rubbed it's foot!!! For good luck, maybe??
The boys had an absolute BLAST at the Jedi Training!!! Wyatt was able to fight with Darth Vadar, Hayden with Darth Maul. I loved it when the Jedi Trainer said about Wyatt -"I feel the force is very strong with this one." This was definately one of the highlights of the trip for these two!!! They still talk about it! I think they'll always remember it!

A nice little moment....just me and sleepy Cache.

We went to the Disney Breakfast with the characters one morning of our trip. My favorite part was when I tried to make all my boys get their picture with a princess. Suddenly Wyatt is gone. We find him hiding under the table like this! (NO PICS WITH PRINCESSES FOR HIM) He is just a funny little guy!

Dancing the TWIST!!!

Waiting for the trolley bus......

I really wish Cache was in this picture, because it was his very favorite ride! We went on it at least 6 or 7 times. Lucky for us, the line was always short....
Hayden's favorite ride was California Screamin

Wyatt's favorite ride was The Tower of Terror!!!

Grandpa bought this backpack the first day there. He wore it proudly around the park each day! He has now retired it and you can find it hanging in the Barber Shop. (Until the next time we drag him to Disneyland...)

I thought Cache would get bored with the 3D shows, but as it turned out......, it was the only time we were Cache FREE!!! No chasing, no whining, no crying, no NOTHIN!! Still AND quiet!?!AHHHH.....it was nice! YAY!!!...for the 3D shows!

Our last day we spent some time at Hunnington Beach. This is the Giant Sea Turtle that was created by many hard working little children.....and a few big ones too. Cache is sobbing because Hayden sat where he wanted to sit. O Brother!!! They had even more fun kicking it apart before we left.

Wyatt seemed right at home in the waves. He jumped them for a long time until he fell.....he came up choking and crying, saying-Sick, Sick, Salty and Sick!!!!

I know Rob grew up next to the ocean and he says he doesn't miss it. But after watching him in the water on this day.......well, I'm not so sure he doesn't miss it just a little..... Anyways, I'm glad he ventured far enough away to come find a non-ocean girl, like myself. Although, he was singing The Beach Boys-"I wish they all could be California Girls" while we were on the beach that day! Hmmmm??? Very funny, honey! HaHa

I'm grateful for this fun family vacation we were able to go on and the memories we made!

2009-09-11T14:29:00.000-07:00

At least it wasn't on the carpet this time....

Today, I feel like.....

2009-09-11T14:24:00.000-07:00

...THIS!!!!

Sea World

2009-09-01T15:19:00.000-07:00

Hayden and Wyatt in the shark exhibit.

The kids loved Sea World! Their favorite was the Shamu Show. Rob made sure we sat in the "Soak Zone" which I wasn't thrilled about, but the kids were! We did get pretty wet but it was very hot, so we dried fast. After the show was over Wyatt said -That's what I want to do when I grow up!!!-

All of the shows we saw were so much fun!!!

Who needs Sea World when there's sand and dump trucks??

Yummy, Yummy, Worms in my tummy!!!

2009-09-01T14:48:00.000-07:00

This is what you get, when you let 3 boys make dessert for the family!!!

This is what I get when I choose to blog, instead of watching what Cache is doing!!! Yeah. (Blue marker comes off cream colored carpet, right??)

Universal Studios

2009-08-01T21:05:00.000-07:00

Wyatt's twin brother Hulk Phelps!! Can you see the resemblance!?!

Universal Studios was a blast! Everyone had a great time. Jurassic Park was so fun, the kids loved Water World, and Krusty the Clown ride is still making me dizzy! The only thing I would regret was taking my kids into "Backdraft." It scared them to death!!! The look on their sobbing little faces made me feel horrible!! But, I'm pretty sure they won't ever play with matches or a lighter! I even rode down the street of "Withstyeria Lane"-probably spelled that wrong- (the set of Desperate House Wives). Hayden was SO Lovin the transformer! I have to admit it was pretty cool!!!

Where they filmed "The Grinch"

Cutie Cache

2009-07-06T14:55:00.000-07:00

I love this picture I took of Cache!!! I blew it up and have it framed in our house. It turned out so cute!

Em and Ty's Wedding

2009-06-10T14:18:00.000-07:00

Emily and Tyson's wedding was so much fun! I'm so proud of them. It was such a special day! Emily looked BEAUTIFUL!!!! She is such a sweet-heart and Tyson is also! They make a great couple and I wish them the very best with their marriage and life! We love you!!!

The boys had so much fun at the reception! Who wouldn't with unlimited cookies and Zeppe's!?!?! -O- and we mustn't forget the cotton candy!!! The boys even had a break dance competition! I have it all on video and want to post it, but you'd have to listen to me yell at them about ruining their suit pants! It's pretty funny. Everyone had a great time dancing that night and even the clean up was fun. Especially when Wyatt tripped and threw his shoe in the last bucket of Zeppe's! We thought he was crying because he was so over tired. Then we saw his shoe!! He thought he was going to get in trouble......we were glad......one less bucket to clean out!

It rained everywhere.....except their backyard!!! Such a blessing!

Wyatt and Brooklyn during the ring ceremony!!! All the kids looked Soooo Cute!!

Yellowstone

2009-06-08T14:44:00.001-07:00

We had a fun time in Yellowstone! The kids loved all the sights and loved being there with cousins and G & G Phelps!!! We did make the mistake of letting Cache get out of his car seat a couple of times (so he could lean out the window to see all the animals) BiG MisTakE!!! We had to listen to alot of screaming after that!!! Just a small taste of freedom from a car seat.... and then it's nearly impossible to force them back in there!!! We had a fun picnic for lunch and ice cream in West Yellowstone before we started home. It's nice to live so close to such beautiful places.

~LoVe~

2009-05-27T10:43:00.000-07:00

MUD.

2009-05-27T10:17:00.000-07:00

If we can't find Mud......we make Mud!!!

Preschool FUN!!!

2009-05-27T09:53:00.000-07:00

Wyatt's end of year program!!! The kids sang such cute songs and did a great job! I fell in love with this picture!!! I love all the flags! After the program we were walking/biking home and Wyatt crashed in the street. The end of his handle bar hit him really hard. He was holding his chest crying--My heart!!!, My heart!!!! It scrapped the skin up pretty bad, right over top of his HEART. I felt so bad........his poor little broken heart!

YuMMy! YuMMy!

Wyatt's preschool class at Reed's Dairy.

Little Punk

2009-05-21T10:33:00.000-07:00

Rob was setting a rock wall on the side of the house and Cache was helping. Anytime Rob has any tractor equipment running, I don't like the kids near it! It makes me nervous. But-of course- I can't keep them away, so I have to stand outside with the boys and yell at them if they take one step closer than I think they should. That's what mom's do, right? Well, every time I told Cache to come closer to me, he'd turn and stick his tongue at me! Little Punk! (He can undo the locks on all the doors to the house, so I'm constantly running outside to bring him back in. ---No fence is a bad thing!!!---Yesterday I heard the front door open---I finished what I was doing and went to get him......he was walking down the sidewalk totally naked.! "Best Mom of the day" award....goes to me!!

It's TOO cold here!

2009-05-17T20:08:00.000-07:00

You know that you should move somewhere warmer when this is how your kid dresses himself, when he goes outside to play on the first really warm Spring day. He has no idea that you can go outside without a snow hat and gloves!

Someday I'll be BIG...

2009-05-14T15:30:00.000-07:00

Sometimes you get impatient ...Because I am so small...And always leave my handprints...On furniture and walls...But everyday I'm growing...And I'll be big someday...And all those tiny handprints...Will have been washed away...So here's a lasting handprint...Just so you can recall...The way my little fingers looked...When I was very small.
MOTHER'S DAY 2009

Wyatt planted this flower for me at his preschool field trip to the nursery and made me this cutest card.

Hayden made this pretty flower for me at school and I loved the letter he filled out. Especially the part where he said I was as pretty as the most pretty peacock in the world. How sweet!!!

Champion of the world

2009-05-14T14:57:00.000-07:00

Wyatt's preschool trip to the firestation. It's an all boy class. They were so in awe over everything and listened so good.

.........CONVERSATIONS WITH WYATT..............

(At Applebee's--- We were waiting at the table for our food and Rob was playing a game on the kids menu with Hayden. Rob won the game and said....)

ROB: I'm champion of the world!

WYATT: No, you're not Dad. Jesus is.

ROB: O- yah, you're right buddy....

WYATT: But you're second Dad.

I found lots of extra pictures on my camera the last time I loaded them on the computer. Tons of random pictures of things in our house....... all kinds of stuff........this was the last picture on there. Hummmm? I'm pretty sure I know who had my camera!

BAD DAY???

2009-05-14T10:14:00.000-07:00

I don't remember what started this......but WoW!!! With Cache, it doesn't usually take much to get him going. So, what do I do during the day?...and sometimes night? I'm often watching and listening to this! Even though these moments are not fun (but the pictures are!) it makes it all worth while when you go check on your little one and find him like this.....

CACHE-Y ROBOT

2009-05-14T09:56:00.000-07:00

I could hear Cache in the other room saying

something over and over again. When I stopped

and listened carefully I could tell he was saying--

I'm Cache-y Robot.......I'm Cache-y Robot.......

This is how I found him! I laughed so hard when

I saw him moving his head side to side and

marching around while he chanted in his robot

voice!!! He makes me giggle!

Birthday Gifts for Dad!!!

2009-04-27T12:19:00.000-07:00

It was Rob's birthday this last Friday. Here are the things that the boys made for him. (They were just too cute.) This is Hayden's Birthday card and precious note. Wyatt brought this up to show me before he gave it to Rob. I said---Wow!! Are you giving Dad some money for his birthday?? How much is in there? Wyatt said--I gave him two of my dollars..........and some of Hayden's cents! Rob loved his gifts and loves his boys!!!

He is such a great Dad.
I'm so thankful
for his example
to our sons!!!
We Love You

HAYDEN ROCKS!!!

2009-04-23T13:28:00.000-07:00

I noticed this little piece of art as I was at the kitchen table this morning. Great decorating Hayden----way to leave your own personal touch!!!

MARKER MISHAP

2009-04-23T13:06:00.000-07:00

I found Wyatt on the couch watching cartoons with marker all over his face. Our conversation went something like this:
MOM: Wyatt! Why'd you draw on your face? That's not going to come off you know! Where's the marker you used?
WYATT: It won't come off?
MOM: Probably not. (This is when he starts to cry)
WYATT: I just wanted to be like the cool guys.
MOM: Cool guys draw all over their face with a marker?
WYATT: Well, like cool wrestler guys sometimes do.
MOM: What?
Once I saw the marker streaking down his face from the tears, I thought it would wipe right off. Nope. I think it was a dry erase marker and we tried everything but you can still see it on his face right now as I'm typing this.....and it happened yesterday. As I was scrubbing his arms he sniffed and said----Mom (pause)... I did my socks too.

MORE CONVERSATIONS WITH WYATT....
(He'd been sick with the stomach flu)
GRANDMA KARLA:(on the phone) Wyatt I'm so sorry you've been sick!
WYATT: Do you still love me even if I'm sick?

(Cache fell and was crying, I was holding him...)
WYATT: Mom, why do you only care if Cache gets hurt and not anyone else?

(We were at the golf range with Grandpa Phelps, he was helping Wyatt hit and giving him some golfing advice.....)
WYATT: I KNOW Grandpa, that's what I'm TRYING to do.....but my mind just keeps thinking about SNACKS!!!
(A couple of minutes later....)
GRANDPA: Wyatt choke up.
WYATT: (Starts coughing all loud....Like he's choking!!!)
(Grandpa was laughing so hard.....)

JUST SOME OF THE PLACES I FIND A LITTLE CACHE.....

2009-04-22T10:57:00.000-07:00

i'M SO GLAD i HAVE MY VERY OWN LITTLE E.T. HiDiNG iN THE CLOSET!!!

April Art and Extraordinary Easter Eggs

2009-04-20T21:09:00.000-07:00

I LOVE THESE BOYS!!!

Cache was so much fun this Easter. He loved holding the eggs under the dye with his hands and eventually worked so hard trying to help me paint some blown out eggs, that he CraSHed on top of the kitchen table. SO CUTE!!! He loved the Easter egg hunt we had at Aunt Jen's house and also getting to drive there with Dad!!! --- (Which happens every time we go to Jen's house.... It's a good thing it's just up the hill) and I'm glad I now have proof that it's Rob's fault, when Cache tries to take the car there by himself one on these days! Every time I'm buckling Cache in his car seat he is saying---I Drive?! I Drive, Mum?! I say--- No Cache! You don't. Cache says---I sis-teen? (sixteen) I biggo? (bigger) His little voice and the things he says is precious! (But he also says stuff like--Go Away!--Zip IT!!(that's a very popular one right now and he always catches you off guard when he says it, it's so hard not to laugh)--Get Away.... from Me---(and last but not least).....Shut Up!!(this is new and I'm not laughing so much at this one) He is quite the character. Easter morning all he really cared about was his "Star Wars PEZ" and his sidwalk chalk.

Wyatt painted this lovely picture "Spring Blossoms" at pre-school. We had tons of fun dyeing lots and lots of eggs! Kari and Parker came to visit the week before Easter and they showed us how to blow eggs out! The boys loved it!!! I let them pick out their favorite egg they painted and dyed, to take pictures of. They did some really cool eggs this year. I kept trying to copy what they were doing, but theirs always turned out better than mine! ---I love these thinking pictures of Wyatt because he is a Thinking Machine!! The questions this boy comes up with? He brings up conversations about what he's going to do when he grows up--(yesterday it was a Dr. and a Jazz basketball player)----what Heaven looks like (he said there's no dirt there)----he often brings up the topic of who he will marry!!! (Once I told him he can choose who he wants to marry when he's older. He paused and looked at me and said,"But there's no girls in my pre-school class!!!"---I guess he's worried there's no one to choose from!!)----He's also told me that we need to get a girl dog, so Teeko can have a girlfriend. I love the picture of him holding the back of his britches. The boy is sooo skinny!! His pants are always way too loose. I wish I had that problem!!!

Hayden drew this cute picture "April Showers" in a calendar he made for me at Christmas time. I love it! I think he's getting a little offended that I'm not using the calendar ( I want to save it forever ) he's asked me a couple of times why I'm not using it? (I guess I better start writing in it.) Hayden had lots of fun this Easter, but said last year was better? (I asked why, he said---Don't know, it was just a little better) Funny! Maybe because Grandma and Grandpa Anderson came and sayed at our house last year?? I had to hold Hayden back, so Wyatt and Cache could find some of the eggs. He was hogging all of them. In Sacrament meeting I see Hayden reach in his pocket (all sneaky like) pull out his hand....and it's covered in chocolate! He had stashed a ton of easter candy in his pockets, and it was all melted! And now on his shirt.... and pants.... and hand.... and arm....and....HELLO!!! Why did I buy new church clothes for Easter?? Saturday night Rob and I decided to show a video to the boys about the Savior. I wasn't sure how well they would sit and listen. They were silent and glued to the screen! It was really great. Afterwards we talked about Jesus and the Atonement and why we celebrate Easter. I think we will do this every year!!!

Go Jazz!!!!

2009-04-07T13:03:00.000-07:00

Two weekends ago, we were able to take the boys to a Jazz game!! Thanks to awesome Uncle Matt and Aunt Sandy for giving us their amazing tickets! It's alot more fun when you have great seats! Rob bought each of the boys a jersey. Hayden -(Williams) Wyatt and Cache (Korver). I told them if they jumped around and acted silly enough that they would be shown on the jumbo tron. Well..... they got on twice!! We had a great time and the boys loved it! We stayed in Salt Lake that night at Little Hotel America. (It is Rob's favorite place to stay) And I only had to get after the boys once this time, about not running around and around in the revolving door at the front of the hotel. YAY Boys! We swam in the pool till late that night. They love the indoor/outdoor pool. Sometimes it's nice to get away, even if it's just for a night! I love spending time with my favorite boys.

Asking my boys to sit for a picture, is like pulling teeth. It includes immediate bawling, hidden faces, pouting, stomping, whining, etc. Well, acutally it would probably be easier to pull their teeth.....

"I needa yo makeup"

2009-03-24T15:53:00.000-07:00

MY THREE LITTLE MONKEYS!!! I am so thankful for these little boys. Even though Hayden would definatley not consider himself "LITTLE" (he is seven -and a half)! They are my treasures and I love them even when they make me CRAZY ( which is all the time)....

It's been kind of crazy the last little while! I've had a hard time finding the time to keep up with my blog. A few weeks ago I found the littlest MONKEY in our house, hanging off the bathroom counter top, having a great time with my makeup bag. I took some pretty funny video of him smiling in the mirror at himself- saying, " I needa yo makeup." Wyatt ran in to see what was going on and put his hand up to his mouth and yelled "SICK, I DON'T EVEN WANT TO LOOK AT HIM!" -and ran back out of the bathroom. I thought it was so funny that he had a black dot under his eye. I could tell that he had tried to use my eye liner and poked his face! What a lovely beauty mark! HIS DAD IS SO PROUD!!! Haha! We laughed so hard the other night when Cache somehow got a hold of Rob's chapstick, -which Rob ALWAYS has in his pocket. We tried to grab it from Cache as he said, " I got -yo makeup daddy." I'm the only girl in the house, but apparently I'm not the only one who wears makeup! haha

SNOW, SNOW, PLEASE MELT AWAY!!!! WE'D RATHER BE AT THE POOL TODAY!!!!

WRESTLING MATCH!!!

2009-02-05T13:42:00.000-08:00

Saturday afternoon......One of my boys' favorite things to do with their Dad! WRESTLE!!!!!!!!! It's pretty much a constant thing! And I'm always on the side........."Stop it!", "Someone's going to get hurt", O' His leg is bent backwards!", "That's enough!", "Okay enough", "Watch your brother's arm", "O' Careful!", ..... No one hears me. They love it and I'll probably have another 20 years of wrestling in my house!

Wyatt helping Rob plow the driveway. Cache stood at the front door, looking out the window.....so sad!

Cache gets very upset when Rob isn't around, he will sometimes cry for hours. Rob was out of town for a couple of days last week and Cache cried for him the whole time. He was crying before we went to bed....it went on for an hour. Finally he fell asleep! At about 2:00a.m. he woke up and came into my bedroom, climbed in bed, and realized Rob wasn't there! O Crap! Not again! Yes again......... he started to scream "My daddy gone", "I needa my daddy!" He wouldn't let me hold him or even touch him. He'd run away from me screaming! I finally got back into bed and he stood in the kitchen crying for quite some time. I thought about calling Rob, to let him hear what he was missing!?! I'm glad my kids love me so much!?!

More pictures of Cache crying for his Dad. He saw Rob's picture on the computer! We love the lip!

Out to dinner with kids.....

2009-01-27T22:07:00.000-08:00

Cache! You make me smile. Rob and I took the boys to see the movie Bedtime Stories. After the show, we went to Texas Roadhouse to eat. Well, Cache has this little thing, that if he coughs to many times or gags at all, he can't stop gagging and throws up! Well, you probably can see where this is going. Right? So, we have just gotten our food and Cache starts gagging (he has had a cold) and I reach for a napkin because I know what's coming, but unfortunately I was not as fast as I needed to be. He threw up all over me. My entire front, all the way to my knees. I didn't even know what to do. They were super busy and I was afraid the people around us would be able to smell it. I know ** So Gross!! I threw Cache at Rob so he could take him in the restroom. I think I actually snapped my fingers at a passing waiter, asked for a sack to put all the yuck napkins in and for someone to box up our food. Rob brought Cache back out, who was fine and didn't have anything on him!! When we got in the car, I looked back at Cache and said,"You threw up all over mommy!" He just smiled and gave a little laugh! Yep, that's my Cache. After I got cleaned up at home, I got my food out to finally eat, but my appetite wasn't really there. I left it sitting on the table and turned my back for a few minutes..... the dog ate it! Nice huh?

"Mom, why do you do this to me?"

Climbing the wall !!!

Cache loves to play with this dump tuck. It goes wherever he goes.

Cache 2nd birthday!

One of Cache's annoying things that he loves to do!! He does it to every rug in the house, at least ten times a day.

2009-01-12T16:12:00.001-08:00

Hayden is 7 years old! Where does the time go? He is in 2nd Grade and loves his teacher. He is such a happy kid and great fun to be around. His class is learning how to play chess, so he is always challenging everyone to play him. I never win!

Wyatt is 4 years old. He is in pre-school 3 days a week. He is always singing songs, (just like his dad, except Wyatt always has the right words) he's very observant, and meticulous. Wyatt loves animals. He's also my cuddle bug!

Cache is 2 years old and all I can say is Wow! This kid-- it's a good thing his face is so cute! He is like a whirlwind of mess. He never stops getting into stuff and now that he can talk so good, he'll chew you out if he feels the need to do so! It is fun to hear him say new things everyday, I can't grasp the fact that he is already two! He's a fun one!

....BOYS.....Best Buds!!!

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON

Wyatt with Teeko (mini australian shepherd)

Christmas 2008

Christmas this year was such a Blast! It was so fun to see and feel the excitment, through my boys! We stayed home this year, so it was really nice to play with the kids all day long and just relax. We didn't have to pull the kids away from any of their new things to go anywhere! We did go to Utah the weekend before Christmas and visited with all my family. Every year, instead of buying gifts between my brothers and sister-in-laws and Rob and I, we do Christmas for a family. We always meet together and wrap all the gifts. This year, the all the kids delivered the Christmas gifts! It made my heart swell to watch all my nieces and nephews (which I am so proud of ) and my own children, walk in a line up to the door of the house they were delivering presents to. All of them holding gifts and some with bags of presents also. The family was so suprised and grateful! It was so wonderful to hear my boys talk about it later on. It was definitely my highlight this Christmas season and I know all the kids will remember it always.

Winter Last Year 2007-this is one of my all time favorite pictures of my boys!! They were standing outside our patio door, looking into the house. Notice Cache's face getting smashed into the glass. He didn't seem to mind.