Christmas Party #1

The kids patiently waiting to open their white elephant gifts!

Dillon with Great Grandma & Grandpa Waters

Cheers!

Dinner Time!

The kids look forward to Grandma Jones' Christmas party every year, and Grandma never disappoints!! she some how manages to spoil all 20 of her grandkids!! Dillon & Degan know and love the traditions she has started!! especially the gingerbread houses, I think it's the table full of candy that they munch on while decorating that makes it every body's favorite!! and of course the white elephant game for the adults is always entertaining!! this year we walked away with an apron (which I love-Thanks Torrey) and some MMR's, popcorn and juice (Thanks-Amanda) Thank You Mom for another wonderful party!! -Dec. 18th-

The Magical Forest!

Brittnee, Alek, Cropper, Victoria, Karli, Madi, Monique, Kyra,
Taylor, Angelica, Robert, Samuel, Connor, Dillon, & Kayla.

Wheeee!!

Gidee Up!!

On Dec. 17th all the first grade classes made their way on a bus into Las Vegas for a field trip to the magical forest!! I was lucky enough to go with them and join the fun! Dillon was excited to ride a bus to Vegas for some reason and as soon as we got there they all wanted to see the big guy in the red suit, so that was our first stop! then we got in line for the train that takes you through the magical forest, it was a long wait for the kids so they passed the time by playing simon says! We made our way to the big slide which was the hit of the day!! and last but not least the merry-go-round!! and then off to the park for lunch! On the way home a few of the kids and adults took a nap, I'm not sure how cause it was pretty loud! It was a fun day, so thank you to the PTA for donating money for the kiddies to go!!

Cookies Galore!!

Aunt Carla helping Dustin cut out a cookie!!

Ali & Dillon decorating their cookies!!

Degan making his "special" cookies for Stacy!

Dusty sneaking some peanut butter chips!

Aunt Carla, Ali, Carina, Casey & Katie came over to bake some Christmas cookies with the boys! They had a lot of fun cutting out their cookies and frosting them, and of course eating them!! Degan always makes a "special" tray of cookies just for Stacy Woods, because he will eat anything! and we think it's funny to give him germ infested cookies!! Just picture Degan licking the knife and dipping it back in and then licking his fingers over and over again!! This by far is one of my favorite traditions and hope it continues for many more years!!

Thanksgiving 2009

All the kids eating outside while the adults ate inside!!

This years Thanksgiving was quit eventful, It started out fine with all the family gathering to eat all the yummy food everyone brought! and it was such a nice day we put the kids outside to eat and make a mess!! We got everything put away and sat down to let our food digest before digging into the pies!! When Amanda got a call saying something was wrong with Shane and he was going to the ER by ambulance, so Darin drove Amanda and Kord to the hospital (way to fast I'm sure) but by the end of the night Shane was fine and spent a few more days in the hospital. I am truly thankful for my family and for all the love and support they give us. Family is so important and I am very fortunate to have such good ones, I Love You All !!

Good Night SleepTight!

We're not sure why Dustin likes to sleep like this but he is found every morning just like this! He gets himself sideways against our headboard with his arm and leg down the crack and sometimes he even puts his face in the crack! I doesn't seem very comfy to me but he must think it is!!

Chuck-E-Cheese

Dillon Loved playing ski ball!

Everybody watch out!

Degan & his Monster Truck

On November 19th we made a quick trip up to Salt Lake to take my sister Deanna a mattress, and they took us out to Chuck-E-Cheese!! The kids had a blast running around playing all the games! Degan really liked driving the monster truck and said he wanted to take it home with him!! Dillon spent most of his time playing ski ball and getting his picture drawn! Dustin was Darin's buddy cause he was scared of the dancing & singing characters!! It was a short trip but we had a lot of fun!!

Buccaneer Of The Week!

Dillon's poster in the hallway!

Dillon, Emma, Brittnee, Madi, Kayla, & Victoria
Enjoying Dillon's favorite snack Popcorn!!

November 16th-20th Dillon was the Buccaneer of the Week! He was so excited to make a poster with all his favorite things for everyone to see!! He also chose to bring everyone their own bag of popcorn and a juice box for a snack! and all the kids in his class have to write him a letter, I can't wait to see what everyone wrote!! He has had a lot of fun this year in school and has made a lot of new friends especially with the girls!!!

Monkey see Monkey do!

DUSTIN RODGER!!

Mmmmm...

Dustin tries to keep up with Degan and is doing a really good job these days!! Degan is always climbing up on the counters using our drawers as a ladder and Dustin has watched him enough to do the same thing!! Now nothing is safe, on this day he climbed up to get his Daddy's Golden Graham's!! The funny thing is that he's to scared to climb down so he just sits and yells for us to come get him down!! We'll see what Degan teaches him next?????

Parade!!

All the kids patiently waiting for the parade to start!

Grandpa Waters with Jestin & Blayke

The back of Grandpa's float!!

CANDY!

Dusty was a little scared, so he sat with Granny!

On November 11, 2009 we went to the local Veteran's Day parade!! The kids were excited to collect candy and see all the floats, especially Grandpa's!! He was a POW in World War II, and they asked him to be in the parade so Jestin got his Rhino all painted and ready to go. Grandpa told Grandma he was NOT going to wave and he didn't! The kids were screaming his name and waving like crazy and he gave them a little wave! It was so funny!! The kids didn't get as much candy as they were hoping for but had a good time anyways!! Thank you to all who have fought and who fight now for our freedoms! God Bless America!!

Happy Halloween!!

Dusty enjoying a sucker at the Valley of Fire

Degan doing a little pumpkin bowling

Dillon, Degan & Kennan racing

Argggg.. Bailee & Dillon as Pirates

Dustin with some crazy eyes

Degan the Power Ranger

Group Picture

Trick-Or-Treat

Spiderman got us safely home!

We started the day out at the Valley of Fire with the Staton family, the kids had fun running around on the rocks, playing games, winning candy, and eating way to many cookies! We than headed to Granny's for the Party and lunch!! The kids got dressed in their costumes and enjoyed some worm pizza! Yummy!! After filling our bellies with witch fingers and brew we went home for an afternoon nap. At night fall we dressed up the kids again to do some old time Trick-Or -Treating. Dustin was being a "little stinker" and would not stay in his skunk outfit, so he had to make a costume change into Spiderman and was perfectly happy! (silly kid) All in all it was a fun day and the kids got way to much candy, and are already planning what they want to be next year!!

Party!!

Dillon's first grade class!!

Hunter, Dillon, Cropper, and Alek

Dillon's class had a Halloween Party on the 29th, they had a lot of fun dressing up, playing games, doing crafts, and eating to much junk!!

Happy Birthday Degan!

Degan Robert 4yrs.

Ok so I'm totally lame and didn't get one picture of Degan on his birthday or with his cake. Sorry Buddy I'm a horrible Mom. Degan has really been into how he looks lately especially his clothes, he has two pairs of jeans that he LOVES!! he's worn them so much they have holes in the knees. So Darin and I decided we would take him shopping for his birthday, thinking he would have fun, well we go to Old Navy to get some jeans and everything there is "stupid" (Degan's words not mine) in his defence it was really picked over and not much to choose from in his size. Darin convinces him Kohl's would have some cool stuff, so we get there and again he's not liking anything we pick out, so I just picked out a couple pairs of jeans figuring he'll give in, in a few days and wear them (he's very stubborn when it comes to his jeans and still refuses to wear them) So on the way home Darin asks him why he didn't pick anything out?? and Degan tells him "I don't know, I got a little nervous" I guess to many options can be a bad thing!! Sorry you had a lame B-day, We'll make it up to you next year!!-Happy Birthday Buddy we love you!!

4 Years Ago!!

Yes, four years Ago our lives were blessed with another little boy!! First of All we were all so excited for you to join our little family especially Dillon! Your due date was November 5th and as your due date got closer the Dr. and I decided that October 28th would be a good day for you to come, well the office called to schedule my C-Section and all the surgery rooms were full at the hospital, so we than decided to go with the 1st of November. We had just sold our house in Vegas and on the 21st we moved all our things to Granny & PaPa's, I was busy all week trying to get things organized and ready for you to come!! I didn't take the time to pack my overnight bag for the hospital cause I figured I could do it the day before you were scheduled come!! well on the 27th at around 11:00pm I started having contractions, thinking that I had just over done it for the day so I got a glass of water and laid down to go to bed, well the contractions got harder and harder so I went and got Daddy and told him I thought I was in labor. I called Dr. Gondy and she told me to get to the hospital as fast as I could, because she didn't want me in active labor, well that totally freaked your Dad out so he was running around trying to pack our bags and get ready to go, meanwhile I had to get myself ready and shave my legs, which is a very hard thing to do with a big ol' belly and being in labor made it almost impossible so Dad came to my rescue and did it for me!! We made the long trek from Overton to Vegas in record time!! and when we finally reached the hospital they admitted me immediately and gave me some shots to stop my contractions. Our Dr. came in early on the 28th and we had a good laugh cause it was the original day she had wanted to deliver you!! Daddy and I were so tired from not sleeping the night before but we were so happy to finally get to meet you---We Love You Little Man!!!