THE LIECHTY FAMILY

Ryker Crawling: 5 months old

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Favorite Pic
Look at him go!

Beautiful eyes!

Sweet lil boy!

Kirk Family Pics: August 2010

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Jordyn: 10 yrs old

Micah: 7 yrs old

Dylan: 5 yrs old

Jaeger: 3 yrs old

Ryker: 5 months old

First Day of School: 2010

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Jordyn starting 5th Grade

Jaeger starting Pre-school

Micah starting 2nd Grade

Dylan starting Kindergarten

Our new Toy....Couldn't Resist!

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Our neighbors put this in their front yard a few weeks ago with a for sale sign. The price was right and we couldn't resist. It has been a fun addition to the family. We can't wait to one day buy a few more.....its big enough for Chad and I although Jordyn, Micah, and Dylan do really good by themselves too. So much fun!

Love U Grandma!

2010-08-31T21:17:00.000-07:00

Grandma turned 86 this year. I love her so much! She is such a great example to me. I love to visit her when we go to California. I am never sure if it might be the last which makes me a lil emotional every time. The kids love her and I am grateful they have also had her in their life.

I will always cherish this pic. Look how cute they all look with Grandma.

Everyone looks so happy!

Swim Fun in California

2010-08-31T20:52:00.000-07:00

We enjoyed the hot weather in California this summer. Loved hanging out at the pool. My kids are like lil' fishes under water. They love to swim and I love to get tan!

Ryker enjoyed his first time in the pool.

Got splashed by Jaeger!

Love these pics!

Blast From the Past

2010-08-15T20:40:00.000-07:00

So my high school is having a reunion in October (bummed I am not going)....but it has been fun pulling up some pics from high school. It is crazy that it has been 12 years.....did I say that out loud?......There were some fun memories, however, life only got better after I graduated. I am so happy with the life I have been blessed with, and I am so grateful for the memories and friendships I made along the way.......

Best Friend Trisha and I at Senior Prom

My sis Jenn and I: she was a freshman and I was a junior.

Another bestfriend of mine: Liz and I Senior year.....couldn't have made it through high school without her!

Dance Team Photos

Fun in the Mud

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About a month ago, Chad and I needed to work on the yards. Micah and Jordyn were with some friends so we needed to keep these two busy. We told them after the lawn was mowed they could play in the water. We let them take the hose into the sand box and they created their own lake. They were so muddy, it was hilarious. This occupied them for 3 hours and allowed Chad and I to get everything done. So much fun........

This picture is so sweet.
Love this picture. Dylan was having a blast throwing mud on his brother. Luckily, it didn't bother Jaeger at all.....he thought it was just as funny!

Soccer 2010

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Dylan's lil buddy Riley

Dylan did amazing at his first year in soccer. He always scored many goals. This was a shot that he kicked and it went into the goal.

Dylan goin for the goal.

Micah and his friend Logan.

Bear Lake Memories

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Ryker loves to laugh. First time to Bear Lake at almost 4 months old. He was so happy.

Cute Jaeger sittin in the water.

He loves the water!

This was a phase he was going through with that lil smirk.

Look at that lil tongue!

4th of JUly

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This pic is the best. Jaeger closed his eyes so tight during each firework. CHad is helping him light one off, but his face is priceless.

Love this man!

Parents weren't too sure of the craziness of Evanston; but didn't mind stayin inside to watch Ryker. They did make it outside once it got dark and even lit one themselves. It was fun to have them here and experience the 4th in Wyoming.

Teamwork.

These 2 look so much alike: Micah and Uncle Kory

My beautiful niece Emma.

Lil' Makenna

Jessica helping Jaeger with his firework.

Micah loved lighting the fireworks. Yea, it is July 4th and he was in pants and a hoodie.

My handsome Big D.

Ryker's Blessing Day:July 4, 2010

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We knew Ryker was teething...he had to have something in his mouth at all times. Loved Grandma Kirk's jewelry.

Most people say we look alot alike...

Love this pic of Ryker and Grandpa Kirk

My Dad was discussing missions with Ryker.....I think I heard Iraq somewhere in that conversation....uh, maybe pray for the states =/.....we will be happy wherever the Lord decides to send him, right?!

There always seems like so many kids when they are put all together.

Family of 7....sometimes can't believe it myself!

I am so grateful for Chad giving me 5 beautiful children. He is the BEST father completely. I am so spoiled to have him in my life. He gave Ryker a beautiful blessing. It was a special day; I am so blessed to have the priesthood in my home!

Sweetest boy ever!

Can't Believe She's 10!

2010-08-14T21:01:00.000-07:00

Jordyn turned 10 years old June 29th. It is so hard to believe we've completed a decade with her. She is such a special girl. She is such a beautiful girl and I am so proud to be her mom. She is turning into such a beautiful young lady.....can't believe she will be in Young Women's in 2 years.

This year she wanted a Spa Theme Party. She had 6 friends over and we did facials, manicures, and pedicures. We played games, opened presents, and ate Jordyn's favorite dessert.

Dylan's 5th Bday

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Dylan was such a sweet baby...look at those big, blue eyes. He has grown up into such a wonderful lil boy. It is hard to believe he will be starting kindergarten. Dylan is such an energetic and athletic lil boy. He enjoys running, climbing, and bein rough. Sometimes I don't know how I will make it through my days.....he is also an amazing learner. He loves to draw and can remember how to spell anything he is told. Some of his favorite words to spell and write are spiderman, wolverine, and his own name. Happy Birthday Big D.

Baseball Game Fun

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OUr happy lil boy
Sweet baby!

BEst lil buds.....

Big D is growin up.....

Dylan loves throwin up the peace signs.....

Micah has done a great job in baseball. It is hard to capture his best moments but here is some video of him at one of his baseball games.

First Broken Bone

2010-07-06T21:53:00.000-07:00

Jordyn broke her foot and ankle at the beginning of summer. It was done on the trampoline...she just came down on it funny. I wasn't sure if it was broken or not but it instantly bruised. She couldn't walk on it so we went and got it xrayed the next day. Last Friday she got it taken off so luckily she still has some summer to enjoy!

Jordyn's Dance Competition 2010

2010-06-13T21:27:00.000-07:00

Jordyn did a great job at her first dance competition. I am bummed that I forgot to take pics in her other dance outfit. She looked amazing tho and had so much fun. She said she was nervous until she got on stage. I can recognize that feeling....I look forward to many more years of watching Jordyn dance.

Precious Moments

2010-06-13T20:41:00.000-07:00

I love when my babies start laughing. It reminds me of the special moments in life. They are so sweet and it always makes me so happy. Ryker has always been such a happy and smiley lil boy. He started laughing at a month old. He is so ticklish and I love to make him laugh. I will miss these moments.....

Lagoon 2010

2010-06-13T20:33:00.000-07:00

Jordyn had her first dance competition this year at Lagoon. It was a lot of fun. Jordyn did great. Jess and Keven came up to help with the kids. Chad is such a great Dad. He wanted to come with the kids and also support Jordyn. He worked the night before, came home and we left. He did not go to bed until the kids did that night at 10:15pm (thats over 30 hours awake.) The kids had fun. I was amazed of how much they enjoyed the rollercoasters....even Jordyn. Jaeger however, did not like them at all. I actually went and asked for my money back after like the 5th ride with him crying on the second they put his seatbelt on....oh, well....maybe next year!

Jordyn's friend Cassie was there with us also.

This was after they all got so wet....Jaeger thought the big wave was funny....only cuz he was just watching!!!

Bathtime Fun

2010-06-13T20:30:00.000-07:00

I took this pic because he looks so much like Dylan did to me at this age. He is such a good baby. He still has a lot of hair. It is still pretty dark, but my bet is that eventually he will be blonde.

My lil Man.....5 weeks old

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What a big boy holdin up his head.

So sweet....

Oh, I love him!

Started smilin when we talk to him, can't wait til he laughs!

Future football player???

Can't get enough of his adorable lil face.

This is one of my favorite pics.

Ryker is such a good boy. He is very mellow and good tempered. He sleeps well already. He is now 9 lbs. 15.5 oz. He is also 22 3/4 inches tall: in the 90%. We love this lil guy so much and can't wait for all he has to offer our family.

Easter Fun 2010

2010-04-03T18:30:00.000-07:00

My mom and Jenn helped the kids decorate Easter eggs this year. I was so grateful. It is a lot of work with so many kids. Glad we were able to check this off the list. They had a great time.

The kids thought it was so much fun.

The kids also decorated sugar cookies. Jenn brought adorable Easter cookie cutters. The kids had fun frosting them and eating them.

What a happy gang!

Visit from California

2010-04-03T18:18:00.000-07:00

Jocelynn and Jaeger are only 7 months apart. They have such similar personalities. They either got along really well or fought, but most of the time they had a blast.
Grandma Kirk and baby Ryker

This is my favorite picture. Isn't it so cute? They were playing the "hugging" game and they thought they were so funny!

Jocelynn loves our dogs. She follows them everywhere. She calls Rocky "fluffy tail". It is so funny because he has no tail at all.

Jocelynn playin outside although it is a lot colder than her weather in California.

Jennifer and Ryker. I love how he is looking at her.

Grandma and some of the kids.

Jocelynn was always so sweet and gentle with Ryker. She will be a great big sister.

These two played with the strollers all week long. I love how cool lil Jaeger is.

Jordyn was always so quick to console Jocelynn. She will be a great mommy one day. You can already tell that Jocelynn looks up to her.

Ryker (Growing too fast)

2010-04-03T18:10:00.000-07:00

Well, these pics are already getting old, but I thought I would post them anyways. It is hard to keep updated with how fast they grow. Ryker is about 2 weeks old in these pics. At 2 1/2 weeks old he weighed 8 lbs. 14 oz. He has been such a good baby. We love u Ryker!
Sweet face!

In the hospital, the doctors were watching his jaundice levels because of his fast delivery and bruised face at birth. He left the hospital with a little bit high levels but they wanted to follow up in a few days. At a week old his levels were higher and they decided to put him on the billi-blanket. That was kind of a pain in the butt; however, he only had to be on it for 2 days.

This was the machine he was hooked up to. He had to be on it 24/7. It had this light that went on this thing he had to lay on in just a diaper. He had to sleep on it and be on it even when he ate. It didn't seem to bother him at all and once I got used to it myself it wasn't so bad.

Ryker James Liechty

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Ryker James Liechty is here!!!

7lbs. 12 oz. 20 1/2 inches long

Born: Thurs. March 11th

I started contractions in the afternoon but didn't want them to stop so I continued with my day. ABout 5 o'clock they were becoming more consistent, but I thought I would wait because they weren't too bad yet. So I made dinner and cleaned up dinner. Contractions were getting stronger so I began to finish packing my bag. Chad got kids in the shower and in pajamas. I was now having to stop and breathe through contractions, but they still were not too bad. At 6:30 we dropped kids off at Chad's parents house. We headed to the hospital. I called my mom and sister in the parking lot. We got in the hospital and had to check in. We walked to labor and delivery and nurses were slightly panicked because they found out this was my 5th child. They checked me at 7:10pm and told me I was an 8! Both Chad and I were shocked. They were close and intense, but I was surprisingly handling it well. They quickly got IV in me and checked me 10 minutes later. Now I was a 9. Next contraction my water broke. Pressure became intense and pushing began. He was born at 8:06pm. They offered the epidural, but I decided not to. Pushing was horrible which I knew would be, but we survived and now have a precious, lil boy!

Love my kids.....it feels great to have Ryker here to complete our lil family.

Gotta love those lovely hospital gowns =)

Proud daddy of baby #5.

Jaeger loves his lil brother.

Dylan can't get enough of him.

Sweet Micah loves being a big brother.

Jordyn is a great big sister. She has 4 brothers now, but I am so grateful I have her in my life.

Jaeger is 3!!!

2010-03-10T21:28:00.000-08:00

It is surprising that our baby turned 3 years old yesterday. Where has the time gone? And now we are adding to our family. We are so excited. Jaeger is such a sweet boy, although he is fiesty and stubborn and knows what he wants in life. We love you Jaeger!

Jaeger had a fun birthday. We went to dinner at Pizza Hut and then came back to the house for cupcakes, icecream, and presents. He got this new football uniform and of course Dylan instantly had to go put his on.

My cute lil' football players.

Cousins.

Look at those brown eyes.

Opening Presents. This one was Hulk.

Ready to Pop

2010-03-10T21:23:00.000-08:00

So I know the baby can come any day now, but the real question is when??? I feel at times like I might literally pop. 3 days left until the due date.....I am now almost a 4 and 70% effaced. I walked for 45 minutes today, vacuumed my house, cooked dinner, and taught 2 hours of dance tonight. Come on lil' Ryker....time to come already!!!
This was the night of my baby shower. Now almost 2 weeks ago.

Luckily I have gained only 30 lbs.....I am measuring 42 weeks here....(at 38 weeks). Is that even possible?

PTA Reflections 2010

2010-02-09T20:18:00.000-08:00

So every year at school there is a PTA Reflections contest. THe kids are given a theme and then they can enter a category. Last year Jordyn decided to choreograph a dance. She won top at her school and was entered at the State level. She ended up winning state, and we were very excited. This year she decided to enter again. The topic was "Beauty is..." She did a great job. I wasn't happy that she left it til the last minute (2 days before) however, it turned out well. Tonight she was awarded top in her school again and will be entered at State. Go Jordyn!

Good Times......

2010-02-07T21:51:00.000-08:00

Just last week our neighbor, Kory, left for his mission to Detroit, Michigan. His family has been such a blessing in our life. The kids adore Kory and look up to him so much. This picture was taken back in December (when we had the most snow) and Kory came over and built a snow man with them. They were so excited. We will miss u Kory, but we are grateful for the example you are setting for my boys!!!

5 Weeks to go........

2010-02-07T21:46:00.000-08:00

5 weeks feels around the corner with this being #5. I feel pretty good and can't believe this day is coming so soon. We are planning to name him: Ryker James Liechty. The kids ask me everyday when he is coming....its cute....but I am glad there is only about a month left.

Christmas Day 2009

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This year we had a fun Christmas. For those who know Chad, you understand the love he has for nice shoes! Through the years he has gotten different pairs and he continues to wear them all. I decided to get him a new pair this year for Christmas. He also got some basketball shorts. I also got spoiled, but refrain from taking pics on Christmas morning. ( Not cute!) Chad got me some boots, a vest, a new Willow Tree, and a new Ipod I can use for work. It also came with a $50 itunes card. I loved it all! Thanks hon for always taking care of me. You are the best!

Dylan got a Spiderman razor scooter from Santa Clause and also a helmet.

Jordyn got a baby. This wasn't just any baby. She has started to like All American girl dolls and has planned her list to Santa since this summer.

Jaeger wanted a dirt bike. Isn't this so cute? It is so little and Jaeger's perfect size. Thx Santa!

Micah likes Tony Hawk. His room is Tony Hawk with bikes, skateboards, and snowboarding stuff everywhere. It is pretty cool. For awhile he has been keepin an eye on this Tony Hawk bike. He was pumped that Santa brought his request along with a Tony Hawk helmet.

Another favorite gift of Jaeger's.......

Dylan also liked this gift.....

Jordyn got a radio, the Taylor Swift CD (which we hear over and over again) and lots of other fun stuff to keep her busy this year.

Christmas Eve

2009-12-31T21:27:00.000-08:00

Don't look too excited boys.........

Every year we celebrate Christmas Eve at Chad's Aunt's house. It has been a Liechty tradition since Chad was little. This year the kids did a nativity scene. We had to be creative, but I think they turned out cute.

Dylan and Jaeger shepherds and Micah was Joseph.

Jordyn and her cousin as angels.

Micah as Joseph and Dylan as a shepherd.

What a cute shepherd! And look at his lil' lamb.

Tribute to Grandma Lane

2009-12-31T21:18:00.000-08:00

So last year for Christmas, as a family we decided to give my Grandma Lane something more than another thing for her house. We decided to do some kind of service and share it with her. So last year I decided to start a tradition with my kids and take something special to the elderly in a nearby Nursing Home. This year we decided to do the same. While my family was here, we made Salt-Dough Ornaments and delivered them to 35 of the residents there. The kids love it and it is great to teach them about giving.

We made Christmas tree ornaments and they turned out really cute. We wrote the year on the back of them and delivered them to each person. The kids took turns and loved it. It was exciting to see the hearts melt of these lonely individuals who don't always get much this time of year. Excited to continue this tradition each year.........

Dylan

Jocelynn helping out!

Jordyn

Micah

Jaeger: all smiles!

Sledding

2009-12-21T20:58:00.000-08:00

So it is always fun to go sledding; however, we hardly have any snow yet here. You can see a lot of the grass, but the kids (even the adults) still had fun. I, of course, had to watch this year, but Jocelynn, Jenn, James, and my mom gave it a try. I think they had a great time. Do you love Dylan's face in this picture? He had fun until it was time to go and he wanted to make it known...
Cute family.....I love this pic of Jocelynn. It was the only one I got of her whole face.

Jenn and James ready to sled.

Grandma Kirk and Jocelynn...we bundled her up pretty good.

James and Jocelynn. She could hardly move, but she went

down several times so I think she had fun.

Jaeger wouldn't look at me, but he is so brave. He loved sledding and doing spinning tricks and going fast. I was surprised he wanted to go alone.

So the clothes are a little big for her, but luckily we have some stuff for her to enjoy the cold snow. She also got to see a bunch of antelope that were close

by and play at the park for a little bit.

Christmas Sunday

2009-12-21T20:51:00.000-08:00

Jordyn
Jaeger

Micah

Dylan

Love the traditional Christmas Sunday photos.

This weekend, my mom, dad, Jennifer, James, and Jocelynn came to visit for a few days. It has been a lot of fun. Here is Jocelynn with her pretty Christmas dress: everyone ready for church.

A Visit With Santa

2009-12-21T20:38:00.000-08:00

Every year the kids look forward to seeing Santa Clause. This year at our ward party he did not come....so we went to Grandma's ward party to make sure they got to tell them their wishes this year............

Micah wants a Tony Hawk bike and Tony Hawk helmet........

Dylan wants a Spiderman razor scooter and spiderman helmet...........

Jordyn found out what an All-American Girl doll was this past year. She wants the little baby with some clothes for it.................

Jaeger was more nervouse to see Santa Clause, although he has warmed up a little bit. I have a screaming picture of his first visit. This year he took one look and tried to walk away. He ended up compromising with holding his hand. He has seen him two other times and loves him now. He wants a dirt bike and helmet..............

Christmas Fun: Decorating the Tree

2009-12-21T20:01:00.000-08:00

After decorating the Christmas tree, we decided to take some fun family shots.

Here are me and my boys!

Jordyn and me

Jordyn and Chad: Now who do you think she looks more like???

Chad and the boys

Me and my hubby: Love that smile!

Every year we have the tradition after Thanksgiving to decorate the tree. As much as I love the smell of a real tree, I love my fake tree. The kids have so much fun putting it together and it looks so nice afterwards.

Micah doing his share.

3 boys.....best of buds!

Little Jordyn....growing up fast!

Jaeger trying to figure it out.

26 Weeks

2009-12-07T19:58:00.000-08:00

So I took these updated pics to show everyone my "pooch" =)

Only 14 weeks to go....but who is counting?!

Thanksgiving 2009

2009-12-03T21:18:00.000-08:00

Every year as a Liechty tradition the entire family gets together. If you don't know, Chad's dad comes from a family of 11 brothers and sisters. So now with several generations it is a lot of people. Most years we have stayed under one roof....yea, 65-85 people in one house is a little overwhelming. I am usually running for the walk-in closet just to have a place for all of my kids. Well, this year we rented 3 houses in Bear Lake. It was so nice. These homes are incredible and overlooked the beautiful lake. I have to say it was nice being divided into 3 homes and for once in 10 years, I had my own room. Chad is always working and I always have the kids by myself....but we survived the 4 days without too much damage.
Here are the boy cousins in our immediate family:
Micah (6), Eli (3), Aiden (4), Jaeger (2), and Dylan (4).
Yea, it is a busy house for a few days......

Trying to take a family picture to send for Christmas cards. I liked the outdoor one best.

Isn't this such a good picture?! Chad smiled a lot in pics when we were first together, but that stopped after about a year. He refused to smile in any picture after that. On my anniversaries I always convince him to smile so I would get one picture a year. Last year we took pictures down at the beach and they were so good. He has an amazing smile. Something convinced him that he looks so much better. This was actually a candid shot and I love it.

Trip to Vegas

2009-12-03T21:06:00.000-08:00

It is that time a year again....So You Think You Can Dance has a dance conference in Vegas and this is the second year the studio I work for went. It was a lot of fun. I enjoy learning from choreographers such as Mia Michaels, Dave Scott, Wade Robson, and Chris Judd. But I also really enjoy a weekend away. We went to the show "O" which was an amazing water show. We also ate at amazing restaurants. Yes, I ate at The Cheesecake Factory for the first time. Sooo good. We also went to the movies. A very short, but very relaxing weekend.

Here was the gang without Donna and Dan.

Here is a pic of Donna and me. Donna is the owner of the dance studio, my neighbor, and great friend. I look up to her so much and always have a l0t of fun with her.

Okay, don't wonder why I took a pic of this. It has become tradition when going to Vegas to eat at this b'que place with fried pickles. I know, they don't sound the best, but they are. So good and we always eat them all!

BONDING, BOYS, and BYU FOOTBALL

2009-11-24T22:21:00.000-08:00

The boys love going to the BYU football games. They love football. They love watching it on TV, playing it at home, and watching it live in the BYU football stadium. Their Grandpa has season tickets every year and have loved the experience to go. This year was really cold, but they had a blast. Maybe one day we'll be watching them play.......you never know.......

Dylan is hiding under the beanie. Don't know if he is sick of pictures or warming up his face.

I love this picture of Jaeger and Chad. Jaeger was having a hard time sitting still after the first quarter, but it looks like he is having fun here. I love how much they look alike.

I think this picture is so cute.

Forgot to Share...

2009-11-19T20:27:00.000-08:00

I forgot to share this video of Dylan. This summer he learned to ride his bike without any training wheels. He has really good balance. Last year we tried to teach him, but he was too afraid. This year he picked it up right away and even starts himself and goes downhill. In case you wonder....this video does show him going in the street but don't worry....Chad is not seen making sure there were no cars. =)

A Time Out for Women

2009-11-19T20:23:00.001-08:00

My mother-in-law took us girls to "A Time Out for Women". I had heard of it but have never taken the chance to go. It was a lot of fun and well worth it. Chad took time off from work to watch the kids all day. We had wonderful speakers and Hilary Weeks was there. She is my favorite church singer. She is absolutely beautiful and her songs are amazing. I was so happy to get to meet her afterwards.

(Debbie my mother in law, Callie my sister-in-law, Hilary Weeks, me, and Laurie my sister-in-law)

Primary Program

2009-11-19T20:19:00.000-08:00

Last Sunday was the Primary Program for our ward. They did a great job. They all memorized their lines and sang so good. Dylan loves Sunbeams. He loves to sing and knows all of the songs. Micah is a little too cool, but he is 6 you know?! But he did a great job on his part....and Jordyn of course was a great example. I am always proud of my kids.

FUTURE MISSIONARIES

Dance Show: A Tribute to Michael Jackson

2009-11-19T20:14:00.000-08:00

The mid-year recital this year was A Tribute to Michael Jackson. I was excited because I love his music. Every class chose a different song and it was really fun. I have had fun teaching Jordyn this year. She is growing so well as a dancer and always makes us proud.

This is Jordyn's cousin. She is 5 years old...I think they look a lot alike.

It is fun to be able to do these things with Jordyn....I look forward to many more dance shows in the years to come. (And NO making fun of my cool glove....=)

I love Wyoming!

2009-11-19T20:10:00.000-08:00

I love that I can walk by my window and see deer in the backyard behind us. These deer have kind of claimed my neighbors backyard. We joke that they are their pets....I saw her with a bag and shovel cleaning up their poop off their lawn......yea, probably wouldn't like them as much if I had that problem.

21 Weeks: BOY or GIRL ???

2009-11-01T20:20:00.000-08:00

WEll, almost 2 weeks ago I found out what our little baby is. We have been so busy that I haven't even posted it yet. We have been battling what doctors think was Swine FLu and we are finally recovered. ( Luckily I never got it).

I wish I was wearing pink to celebrate a new little girl; HOWEVER....I am not. We are having another little BOY. Although I can't say another girl would have been fun....we are all excited to have a new little boy in the household. I am lucky to have Jordyn first so that I have at least one girl and I have tried to remind her the perks of being the only girl in the family. She is a great older sister. Now the battle of deciding on a name.......that is always the hardest part.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHAD!

2009-11-01T20:02:00.000-08:00

So Chad's birthday is Halloween. He had to work, so we went to lunch with his parents. He was already embarassed that I brought his present to the restaurant, but I was so excited. For his birthday I got him a black Lakers hat, and 2 Lakers shirt. The big surprise was that his Dad got him Lakers vs. Jazz tickets coming this January. This video is funny because I look like a dork. Chad is always so calm and I was trying to make him look excited.....yea, he is excited....he just has a funny way of showing it. So here is the story....

Chad's dad gets tickets every year through work to go see the Jazz play. CHad has gone before with his Dad, but there are never tickets to the Lakers available. He has always talked about wanting to go see them play. Well, this year his Dad was able to get 4 tickets. These aren't just any tickets....they are third row seats behind the visitors bench...which obviously means the LAKERS. Can you believe that? Yea, we are both pumped and can't wait til January.

Halloween 2009

2009-11-01T19:48:00.000-08:00

So here is the gang this year. We were really grateful there was no snow. Chad was working so I took them around myself, but they had a blast. We were out for about an hour and a half and have too much candy......I love seeing how happy and excited they get.
Micah was a football player this year. Our neighbor gave him the football gear: pads with his pants, shoulder pads, and helmet. The jersey was his uncle's in high school. He actually looks a lot like Uncle Kory and I can imagine him 10 years from now.

Jordyn wanted to be a baby this year. Doesn't she look cute?

Jaeger was a dragon borrowed from a friend and Dylan is "The Thing" from Fantastic 4. So there is a story to this.... When the movie first came out, Micah was obsessed and this was when he got this costume. Dylan wanted to be a pirate this year, but the costume we have was not gonna work for 40 degree weather. So he wanted to be "Rock Man" which he calls it. I love it! It is so typical Dylan. Everyone got a kick out of the costume whether they knew what he was or not!

Yea, he scares children sometimes in this costume. "The Thing" really is a nice, super-hero in the movie. The boys like him because he is so strong.

FHE: Carvin Pumpkins & Makin Cookies

2009-11-01T19:33:00.000-08:00

Jaeger was really interested of what was inside. He attempted a few times to stick his hand in, but liked using the spoon instead.
Micah knows how to get ride in.....it was nice this year because both Jordyn and Micah were able to clean out most of their pumpkins by themselves. It seemed it went much faster this year.

Dylan was a crack up as usual. He thought the stuff inside was disgusting. It took him awhile to stick his hand inside and I thought everytime he was going to throw up. I couldn't stop laughing. He kept saying "Ugh!" everytime he took a chunk out. You could tell he hated the smell cuz I think he was holding his breath.

That was the best part for him because he hadn't realized yet what was inside for him to clean out!

Jordyn liked the feeling of the pumpkin. She kept taking the stuff out and rubbing it all over her hands. She said it was a new kind of lotion to make her hands soft.....yea, wasn't buying it! =) Surprising to me she didn't think it was nasty.

Here is the end result and I think our best year yet.

From left to right: Micah, Jaeger, Dylan, and Jordyn

Now it is time to decorate and eat cookies. The house (besides myself) had been sick all week. So I made the cookies (even with a mask on) and they each got one to decorate with their own seperate knife and candy. You can never be too careful, right?!

Micah very intense into his decorating.

Here is the whole group....if he enlarge the pic it is funny because Dylan is licking his knife. It is just a classic Dylan shot if you know him.

I could never get him to look at the camera, but he looks cute anyways. He couldn't stop licking his fingers....he usually only eats the frosting on the cookies anyways.

October means.....Time to Hunt

2009-10-17T21:13:00.000-07:00

So Chad was very excited for his hunt this year. He has never gotten an elk before. This was the elk he got on the first weekend out. As you can see, the boys love it.

Scarecrow Festival: Salt Lake City

2009-10-17T20:30:00.000-07:00

So we thought we would do something fun with the kids on Friday and we went to the Scarecrow Festival in Salt Lake City. We spent all day doing a lot of fun things and the kids had a blast. Here are some of the things we did..........
Found the perfect pumpkins!

Got faces painted and they loved that!

Jordyn had a flower, Micah and Jaeger a tiger face, and Dylan was spiderman.

They saw a lot of animals including friendly calfs.

Snow Cones

There were 16 inflatable bouncers and the kids loved them. This was their favorite. A great big shark. There were so many people there, but the lines moved quickly.

Rode the ponies

So the day was fun. We ended it with dinner at Chili's....something that doesn't happen all the time. We hoped it would be a memory for the kids and I think they won't forget it.

Chores Time

2009-10-17T20:02:00.000-07:00

I think it is about time the kids got busy with chores. I think it is important they learn responsibility and especially with mom prego.....it is time others help out around more. Jordyn learned to clean bathrooms and the boys cleaned up the entire dog run. It was lovely......=). Like how I did the least favorite?!!! They actually loved it and did it much quicker than I can. Thanks kids for your help. We went to "The Scoop" which is an ice cream place....so we were all excited for our outcomes of the day.

Missing Piece of the Puzzle

2009-10-07T20:21:00.001-07:00

So we have had a missing piece to the puzzle of our family........but don't worry we found it!!!!!!
I am completing our package with a new little baby coming this March. I am doing great. I am now 17 1/2 weeks pregnant. I just told my family 2 weekends ago while I was in California, and the rest of our family this past weekend. My kids found out this last weekend and our very excited. For some reason they are all hoping for a girl =). The pressure is on. I tell them it is what it is and we are just happy to have another one....but pink would be fun! Anyhow, I will keep everyone updated. We find out in a week and a half......

Homecoming Parade

2009-10-02T21:29:00.000-07:00

I love Homecoming here in Evanston. The city gets so spirited and it is a lot of fun. Today was the parade. The Dance Academy (where I work) always performs. This was Jordyn's first year in the parade. We did a dance to Miley Cyrus "Party in the USA". Jordyn had a lot of fun. Doesn't she look so cute?!?!!!

Miley Cyrus Concert

2009-10-02T21:19:00.000-07:00

So Jordyn and I had a blast going to our first concert together. But of course, there was a slight problem. Miley Cyrus had the flu! My luck of course. She didn't come out until about 8pm. Then about the third song she ran off the stage. You didn't really know what was going on, but she didn't come back during that song. Her dancers and singers kept going. THen someone came out and said she has been battling the flu all day. That sucks. I can't imagine having to perform like that with the flu. ANyhow, about 5 minutes later she came out and did her show. It ended only about an hour later. I am assuming they cut it short which was slightly annoying. But the show was a lot of fun and Miley did really good. Her dances and songs were so much fun.
It does look like we were far away....and we were. But they really weren't too bad. We had the whole stage, and you could still see her and what she was doing.

Can't wait to go to another concert together. I always tell Jordyn there are perks to being the only girl! =)

Trip to Cali

2009-10-02T20:57:00.000-07:00

Here are the big brothers: Aiden and Tyler. I had a lot of fun hanging out with them.

It is Jocelynn's 2nd birthday this coming Sunday the 4th of October. I had to buy her something for her birthday. She loves to dress up and feel like a girl. I got her this cute princess dress up. Jordyn had one when she was little: she loved it! Purse, crown, dress, and heels. What more could a girl want!!!

Me and my wonderful Grandma. Love and miss her so much!

Here is the new lil' boy: Nathan Cade Kirk

He looks so different to me when he is awake and when he is asleep. Such a sweet boy!

Cute kids: Christian and Preston

Me and Preston

I went to Cali myself this past weekend. Three weeks ago my brother and his wife Rachel had a new baby. I hate missing stuff like that.....so I decided to take a trip.....just me! It was a blast. I got there Friday night and stayed til Monday night. I have a wonderful husband that encouraged me to go and does a great job being Mr. Mom. I am lucky to have a man that will tackle 4 kids all by himself. It was very relaxing and nice to spend time with my family. I got to see everyone. I love seeing my niece and nephews. It was also nice having a few days to myself. If you can believe it was over 100 degrees there....I came back to snow on Wednesday and Thursday. Luckily, it has melted away. Not quite ready for it to stay.

Excitement!!!

2009-09-29T13:05:00.001-07:00

So tonight I am taking Jordyn to the Miley Cyrus concert. Wish me luck!!!

No Longer Blonde......

2009-09-16T20:22:00.000-07:00

So I tried going darker before, but it didn't last too long. This time I went brown (actually the natural color of my roots now). I added some blonde highlights to tone it down. I also cut my hair. It has been awhile, but it was needed. Anyhow....I absolutely love it. Was a change at first and hard to go to church the next day looking different. But I am used to it now......

Love This Picture....

2009-09-10T15:02:00.000-07:00

So this picture was taken 2 years ago, but I LOVE IT. They just look like such a happy, loving bunch. I love Jordyn's missing teeth, I love Jaeger's brown eyes, and Dylan and Micah's tan skin and smiling faces. Good reminder of why I love being a Mom!!!

First Day of Pre-School

2009-09-10T14:43:00.000-07:00

Ooops....pics are out of order. This is Jaeger thinking he wanted pics of him going to pre-school (backpack and all) however, once we got to the pre-school he was having nothing of it. He kept saying "I'm not stayin, okay mom?" Yea, he could probably use at least one more year!
Here is our Proud Pre-schooler. He absolutely loves it. He feels like a big kid. And he does great. A lot of people keep their kids back until they are 6 years old to go to kindergarten. But not Dylan.....he is set and ready to go.....of course, we still have one more year to get ready.

Okay, love this pose! Dylan LOVES football. Lately, he has been obsessed again and he poses like this for everything. I cracked up when he wanted this for his school picture.

Great brothers and best of buds. Jaeger would miss Dylan while he is at pre-school, but lucky me he takes a nap the whole time. Gives me a break usually to work on school.

Labor Day Parade

2009-09-10T14:35:00.000-07:00

So the parades here are really not very exciting, but the kids have a blast and they LOVE running after all of the candy. I love Dylan's expressions. He gets so excited and is so animated.

I guess only in Evanston can Chad work over-time to block off an intersection for the parade and we can stand there with him. Best way to watch the parade.

Labor Day was fun this year. We went to the parade. Afterwards, we held a Liechty Bque at our house. Chad thought this meant just his immediate family, but he was wrong. I invited everyone which meant about 50 people. It had been awhile since we had all gotten together. Everyone brought something to bque and something to share. It was fun to hang out with everyone. That night we took the kids over to cook smores in Chad's parents firepit in the backyard. They had a lot of fun, but I was asleep before 10 o'clock!

First Time for Everything

2009-09-10T14:00:00.000-07:00

That is right....Jaeger got stitches! 5 of them. Last Sunday morning we were getting ready to go to Chad's friends baby blessing. We had to leave extra early cuz church started at 9am and it was an hour away. Jaeger was washing his hands and standing on the toilet. He jumped down and jumped too hard and hit head first into the edge of our shower. Luckily Chad was right there and grabbed him over the sink. He was calling my name cuz he had nothing to put on him. I came up from downstairs freaked out, and there was soo much blood everywhere. The whole sink was full. I grabbed a towel, called the grandparents, and we headed to the hospital. We are literally 30 seconds away. Chad knows everyone in town so we walked right in. They were not busy and he did so good. He was not crying. THey gave him the shot to numb it and then went to work. They were done in about 30 minutes. The funniest thing....we told Jaeger to tell the doctor bye and he said, "I don't want to talk to her!" The doctor said, "That's okay. I don't expect you to want to talk to me." So as the doctor walked away....Jaeger slid off his hospital bracelet and threw it at her. ATTITUDE!!!!

First Day of School

2009-09-10T13:44:00.000-07:00

If you can believe....Jordyn started 4th grade this year. She is growing up too fast.....what is crazier is she will be in YW in 3 years.....uhh not quite ready for that. She is so sweet and a lot of fun. I am taking her to the Miley Cyrus concert at the end of the month and WE are both excited!
I love this picture. Jordyn is a great big sister!

Tall and thin as ever!

What a stud! Micah started 1st grade this year. He had all day kindergarten last year, so this year is a breeze. He hasn't even had homework yet and supposedly he just plays. He loves it and he loves riding the bus!

Love Him More Than Ever.......

2009-09-10T13:36:00.000-07:00

So Chad and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary August 21st. It has felt like I have known Chad forever, but at the same time it seems just like yesterday I met him. These 10 years have been the best. Chad is such a wonderful guy. He does EVERYTHING for me and is so good with the kids. I have loved him more and more each day. I appreciate our friendship and the love we share and I look forward to many more years to come!!!!

Summer Fun

2009-08-18T22:41:00.000-07:00

I love to think of washing cars in the summer. I don't know if that is because we can't do this in the winter time here :) or if I remember dunkin my hands in the soapy bucket to help my dad wash his car. I just love this picture with the boys at work.

Dylan is great at washing that bumper. He looks very focused.

Slip n Slides and Watermelon

2009-08-18T22:35:00.000-07:00

I was babysitting my niece and nephew and it was a hot day: this was in July. We took out the slip n slides and watermelon and the kids went crazy. It totally reminds me of summer.

Dylan loves watermelon. I wish you could see all the juice running down his stomach.

The watermelon is bigger than Jaeger. Watermelon is the best when in a swimsuit.

One of Jordyn's best buddies Alyssa.

Here is my niece Sidney. It was fun having a little girl around for the day and doing her hair. Of course, I also painted her finger nails and toe nails. It has been a long time.
Doesn't she look cute?

BEAR LAKE FUN

2009-08-18T22:29:00.000-07:00

The kids look forward to a trip to Bear Lake every year. This time we stopped by on the way home from our family reunion. It was a little cold for my liking, but the kids had fun. Chad buried them all in the sand and this is Micah after he broke out of it.

Dylan has fun no matter what he is doing. He is always having a blast.

What a stud!

Okay, well 3 of the 4 got under the sand. Jaeger preferred walking all over the kids and just sitting on top of it.

Kirk Family Reunion: July 09

2009-08-18T22:16:00.000-07:00

I love Kirk Family Reunions. They are always so much fun and great to see my Aunts, Uncles, and cousins. The kids had a blast. We stayed in the Utah State dorms and although they were incredibly hot....it was still a lot of fun. One day we played in the water on a slip and slide and had a water fight. I love how sneaky Micah looks with this water balloon over Dylan's head.

I have always thought my Mom and I look a lot alike. What do you think?

Here is my Jaeger. What a cutie. I have a cousin that is like 15 years old and his name is Jaeger. It is where we thought of the name. Anyhow, it was fun to have two Jaegers in one place.

The boys love Keven. I think this picture explains it all.

This is so cute of Jaeger and Jessica. Can't wait until the next reunion.

Fourth of July

2009-08-18T22:07:00.000-07:00

4th of July was a lot of fun this year. For years we have been telling our family to come celebrate the 4th in Wyoming....it gets absolutely crazy here. Nothing is illegal and everyone spends hundreds and hundreds of dollars (except us: Chad gets them free) on fireworks. Up until midnight the city is on fire. Jenn and James came up and stayed with us. It was so much fun. We had a barbeque and lit fireworks for 4 hours without stopping. We still had plenty of fireworks left. Chad has to work at night so we got kids ready for bed and they watched on the couch outside our view window.

Love the expression on everyone's faces.

Chad and James gettin ready to light something off. Sometimes they were freaky cuz you didn't know where they were going to land.

Jaeger soakin it all in.

Sisters are great to have around. Love ya Jenn!

Jenn did a great job lighting off fireworks. I loved her expressions. This was her lighting off her first one.

Jocelynn was a little scared at first, but I loved her cuddling up with me and letting me hold her. We set up a movie for her in the back of the SUV and later she didn't mind them so much.

Jordyn Turned 9!!!!: June 29th

2009-08-18T21:44:00.000-07:00

This is Jordyn just before her 4th birthday. I can't believe she is now 9 years old. Where does the time fly? She is such a sweet girl and we love her so much. She plans her birthday party almost a year in advance ( I swear). This year she wanted a Cheerleader Sleepover. So I wasn't sure how I would do this task, but I did. Chad worked (of course) and I conquered 10 girls plus my own children for a fun birthday party. I also thought it would be fun to tie dye shirts for the girls.....yea, would have been more fun without the misquitos and maybe an extra hand.

I had never tie dyed shirts before but it ended up being pretty fun and turned out great. These were the girls that stayed the night.

We decided to do some fun little stunts....I think the girls had a blast!

This one was my favorite. I love the look on everyone's faces.

Dylan's 4th Birthday: June 17th

2009-08-18T21:27:00.000-07:00

Dylan celebrated his 4th birthday this past June. He was a difficult pregnancy and difficult delivery....but has been such a joy to have in our life. WE love him so much and can't believe 4 years have already gone by......

Dylan had been asking FOREVER if he could go to Chuck E CHeese for his birthday. We celebrated it in California with my family. It was so much fun!

Here is the family with my wonderful Grandma. It was so nice to have her come to CHuck E Cheese to celebrate Dylan's birthday. It was so much fun and a memory Dylan will never forget.

I love my Grandma. Dylan had so much fun on the rides.

Here is Dylan with one of his birthday presents. I love the excitement that is in his voice every time he opened a new present. So cute.

Here is Dylan and all the cousins with Chuck E Cheese. They were so excited when he came out. I love that my kids are excited for their birthdays and can't believe how fast they are growing up. Love you lots Dylan.

More Hawaii......

2009-08-18T20:10:00.000-07:00

There were so many roosters everywhere on the island. It is the island bird and it was so funny to see. There were chickens and chicks on the side of the road and roosters in the trees. The locals say they are quite annoying yet it is against the law to kill them.

The waves were huge. This was just outside our resort. Look how much taller the wave is over Chad's head. So yea....we didn't go swimming in there. We were told on the opposite side of the island the waves are much calmer.

Of course, more laying out!

This was the beautiful lagoon. It was my favorite. It was so relaxing. It was salt water and warm. I just floated around all afternoon long. You can see the ocean in the background. I miss it already.

Chad loved the water slide. It was 150 ft. long. He would spend hours at the water slide. It went really fast. EVeryone thought he was quite the expert because by the time the trip was over he learned how to create a tidal wave quite well.

First Missing Tooth

2009-07-05T21:44:00.000-07:00

So Micah lost his first tooth last Sunday. He has waited all year to lose a tooth and two became very loose quick. We noticed two teeth are growing behind them. We told him to keep wiggling them. Every time it hurt a lit bit he got really excited. He pulled it out himself. He is now working on the second tooth........

Hawaii.....10 Year Anniversary

2009-07-05T20:55:00.000-07:00

So Chad and I went to Hawaii a few weeks ago to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary coming in August. It was the first time we have ever gone away by ourself.....didn't even have a honeymoon. The kids have never been away from us for more than a night and that only happened twice. We had a blast. We stayed at the Hyatt Resort on Kauaii. It had many pools that looked like rivers with waterfalls. THey had spas in the middle. THere was a lazy river, a salt water lagoon, and a 150 water slide. It was plenty entertaining at the resort. We also went to a luau and kayaking down a river to a waterfall. Can't wait to go back...........

This is Chad and I under the first waterfall. We had a 2 mile kayak ride down the river. Then a mile walk to a 120 foot waterfall. OUr guide suggested this kiss, which I thought was cute.
Here is CHad under the 120 foot waterfall. It was crazy because the pressure was so strong. Chad suggested I give it a try and I just pictured it knocking me down.

Here is a shot of us at the waterfall. We took alot of these kind of shots to get the two of us in the picture. It was a fun day.

Kayaking back through the river. The river was so calm we kayaked back the same way we came.

Here is Chad in the kayak. It was a kayak for two people.

This was a beautiful palm tree at a local beach. I loved how it was slanted.

This was the night of the Luau. It was so good. The food was amazing and the entertainment was great. We had front row seats and we had a great time.

Here is one picture of the resort. It was so beautiful everywhere.

Here is a picture from the resort. We were right on the beach.

Here is a picture on my balcony. We had a mountain view; however, you can see a lot of the parking lot. I thought the palm trees were prettier than the mountains.

Laying out was a definate must. We (or I) did this everyday. Loved soaking up the sun.

Chad's favorite part was the water slide. He was so good at it. It was so fast and a lot of fun. He mastered the skill of coming fast down the slide and then he would cannon ball out of it creating a huge wave. Everyone loved it. He was known as the best waterslider.

Beach in California

2009-07-05T20:45:00.000-07:00

We went to Balboa beach twice while we were in California. It was a lot of fun. We saw dolphins in the ocean. The second time they were right by the shoreline and the kids loved it.
Dylan is always having a good time.

Jaeger loved the concept of the boogie board. Grandma and Grandpa Kirk had this little one that was perfect for him. He kept trying to use it.....it was cute.

Micah playing in the water.

Jordyn had a blast with the boogie board as well. Although she didn't want to lay on it. She gripped the cord and waited for the waves to move it a little bit.

Vacation At Last

2009-06-05T08:47:00.001-07:00

So tomorrow we are on our way to California, but thankfully for wonderful family members Chad and I are also going to be going to Hawaii. My sister suggested last summer; however, we thought this summer would be the best. In August, Chad and I celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. Chad and I have never done something like this. Twice we have stayed the night somewhere alone and only for one night. We will be going to Kauai for 6 days. The kids will stay with my family in California. We won't be back to Evanston for 2 weeks......so we will have lots of pictures to share.......wish me luck........the tears might be impossible to fight back!

Diggin For Worms

2009-06-05T08:43:00.000-07:00

So it has rained alot in the last week and so worms have been a fun thing at our house. The kids will dig in the sandbox and find them. Jaeger came running in the house yesterday with this prize....I know, disgusting. It was very long and fat. Anyhow, he carried that thing everywhere (outside) until the poor thing was no longer with us. Well, I told him to put it back in the dirt, but not sure where it ended up.......

Jump Rope Champion

2009-06-05T08:40:00.000-07:00

So last year at Jordyn's school they started a Jump Rope Championship. She won the champion of 2nd grade. This year she won champion of 3rd grade. They all jump rope until their is only one person standing. At their assembly all the champions of each grade level compete for the championship of the whole school. Jordyn got 3rd place. She was very close to second place, and a 5th grader took first. She is determined to gain that school title before she leaves elementary school.

Kindergarten Graduation

2009-06-05T08:34:00.000-07:00

These brothers absolutely love each other......they have gotten so close, although many of times they drive each other nuts.

Here is a friend of Micah's that was in his class: Jagger Mitchell.
Here is Micah's teacher: Mrs. Barnard. Mrs. Barnard is actually Chad's Aunt. She was also Chad's kindergarten teacher. She is the best teacher ever and we are so lucky to have first priority to her class.

Here is Micah graduating. He is shaking the hand of his principal: Mr. Chris Brown.

I can't believe he is a first grader now.

Rain or Shine.....We're Campin'!!!!

2009-05-27T21:48:00.000-07:00

So for Memorial Weekend we wanted to go camping, but of course it was down pouring. But....we decided to go anyways and see how bad it could really be. We are so glad we did because it wasn't bad at all. Chad took us to a new place where he goes hunting in October. It was so amazingly beautiful. It is now going to be our favorite place this summer.....We got there Sunday night and went with our friends. Monday it hailed on and off, but I think added to the adventure. Here are some of the pictures we took of the things the kids like to do most........

Emilee, Brad, and Benson Smith
The kids (and Chad) built a little fort in the woods.

I thought this was such a cute picture. Jaeger was being awnry and didn't want to participate.

Eating OREOS

Collecting firewood.

Throwing Big Rocks

Throwing more Rocks

Yea, they could throw rocks for hours.

So we found the remains of a dead cow....yea, Wyoming for ya! The kids thought it was cool.

Here is the rest of the poor cow. Glad it was to this point and not in the process......
They kept calling it T-Rex fossils.

Roasting Marshmellows

Dance Academy Dance Show 2009

2009-05-21T22:29:00.000-07:00

So this is the picture of the instructors. So we did our dance to "Poker Face". So we used eye candy to color one eye. So yea, I have one pink eye.....but it looks like one pink eye and one black eye. Anyhow, it is always fun to dress up a little.....

Yea, no comment........

Jordyn and me. I love MIcah in the background.

Jordyn and me again. Jordyn is such a cute girl!

I love this picture of her. We put a little make-up on her this night and she looks so grown up. It is sad to watch them grow up. In 3 years she will be in Young Womens....crazy!

Instructor Dance

2009-05-21T21:53:00.000-07:00

So, this is the instructor dance. At the beginning of each show, the instructors perform. I love it. It is fun to get to perform every once in awhile again. This dance is a hip hop to "Poker Face". I am the one in the black sweats.....the one in the middle on the right side of the red line.

Dance SHow

2009-05-21T13:03:00.000-07:00

Here is one of Jordyn's dances. She is the one on the right side of the red line in the front. She has learned and grown so much in dance this year. We are proud of her.

This is Jordyn's hip hop dance. They did it to TRICKY. It was cute. She looked so adorable. She is in the back row, in blue, in the middle. She has long hair. It's either on the red line or to the right of it.

Here is one of my dances from the older girls. It is a military. I showed it a few months ago.

This was my older girls jazz. We did it to "Better in Time". It turned out beautiful I thought.

This is our lil Pom team that I work with. They are ages 6th -8th. One of their stunts didn't get all the way up but it turned out alright. We only have 8 girls and only 10 foot ceilings, but they did a good job for what we had to work with.

Saturday Afternoon Hike

2009-05-21T12:53:00.000-07:00

We decided to take the kids for a hike last Saturday. We went up to the Butte (the top of a mountain) and it was a lot of fun. The kids loved riding in the truck and Jordyn even thought it was scary. When we got to the top we hiked down to a beaver pond. The way back was much tougher since it was all uphill. But we made it....the kids had fun! Here is the shot of Chad and I.

Here are the kids standing in front of the beaver pond. They thought this beaver house (is that what you call it?) was pretty cool. We didn't see any beavers, but a lot of animal crap that visited the pond for some water.

Here is Jasmine, our 100 lb. boxer. She is such a sweet girl. She loves people especially kids. She wiggles her butt like crazy when she gets excited. She also loves going out for walks especially in the mountains. She loves the ponds and rivers. I missed the shot of her swimming underwater.

I thought this was a pretty picture of the kids and Chad walking down to the pond. Isn't it pretty? I love Wyoming! This place was only about 20-30 minutes from our house.

Another quick shot of the hike......it was such a nice day.

Field Trip to the Zoo

2009-05-12T21:59:00.001-07:00

I went with Micah to the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. It was a lot of fun. I just had Micah and his little buddy Jaydon. They had a lot of fun. This pic they were being funny with their licorice in their mouth.
Dylan loves the zebras so we took a pic in front of them to show him.

I thought this black bear was so pretty.

This tiger was my favorite. He was so big and he came so close. THis picture was in front of the glass, but there was a gate that the tiger kept walking by. So beautiful.....

Okay, the giraffes were also my favorite. They are also Dylan's favorite and I knew he would love these pictures. THey were so big and again so close to us.

Jaydon and Micah

The giraffe was so close we could have touched it. I loved it!

Forgot I Had These....

2009-05-12T21:47:00.000-07:00

Jocelynn is such a precious and smart girl. She talks so much and knows her ABC's (and the sounds), colors, shapes, and sign language. She has sucha good mommy. We enjoyed spending time with her and getting to know her cute personality.
I love this picture of these boys. Of course it snowed in April while they were here. They had fun because it was different for them. They had so much fun this week. We can't wait to go to Cali in a few weeks to spend some more time.

Cousins: 6 weeks apart. They had a blast together.

Birthday Boy!!!!

2009-04-15T20:41:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Micah!!!

Micah turned 6 years old on Tuesday, April 14th. He is getting so big....doesn't he look like a lil' missionary. We are so proud of him. Micah has always been such a laid back little guy. When he was born he weighed 8 lbs. 9 oz (really!) and now he is growing into such a young boy. He loves kindergarten and reading. He also loves Hulk, skateboarding, and riding his bike. He has been so much fun to have around. He is a great brother (a great tease) and is so kind to others.
We love you Micah!!!

Micah's 6th Birthday Party!

2009-04-15T20:30:00.000-07:00

Hulk faces...look at those muscles.

Micah had a Hulk birthday party. He loves Hulk because he is so strong. It was a lot of fun having friends over. He had a blast. I can't believe he is 6 years old.

Cousin Jocelynn eating the birthday cake and icecream.

So precious!

Micah opening presents.

It has been fun having the cousins here from California at the bday party. Here is Tyler.

Micah's buddy Jaydon

Micah's buddy Vince

Cody and Micah

Easter Day

2009-04-15T20:26:00.000-07:00

Micah and Uncle Kris have the same birthday.....April 14th

Dylan and his cousin Aiden. They are such buds.

My lil' niece Makenna....she is 6 months old.

Easter Morning...Ready for Church

2009-04-15T20:07:00.000-07:00

Jordyn in her pretty Easter dress.

Handsome Micah all dressed in his church suit.

I love Jaeger's look in this picture.

I love this picture.

Thoughtful Chad. Brought me beautiful flowers and my favorite candy.

Easter Morning

2009-04-15T19:59:00.000-07:00

Dylan and one of his Easter eggs.

Jaeger having a good time. Cute brown eyes!

Got another one!

Evanston Annual Easter Egg Hunt

2009-04-15T19:53:00.000-07:00

Every year Evanston holds a Easter egg hunt at the ball field. THe police department puts it on and Chad was in charge of it. Wal-mart donates eggs and the police department buys the rest. They have 8,000 eggs for all of the kids. They have a lot of fun and get to see the Easter Bunny.

Yea, so Evanston could use a little help with the Easter Bunny! Dylan saw the Easter Bunny the day before at said, "Mom!!! I didn't know the Easter Bunny was real!!! Cute stuff!

Visiting Grandma and Grandpa

2009-04-15T19:49:00.000-07:00

A long story short, the family and I was supposed to go to Denver, CO for my school. It got cancelled because of a storm, so we thought we would visit Grandma and Grandpa Kirk. No, not to Cali. THey happened to be up to Salt Lake City for General Conference. We drove a whole hour and stayed in a hotel. The kids had a blast playing in the swimming pool and seeing Grandma and Grandpa.

This is the beautiful Salt Lake City Temple. It is always nice to be in the area of a temple. I love the excitement the kids have. THanks for the great weekend mom and dad!

Fun at the Hotel Pool

2009-04-15T19:38:00.000-07:00

The kids love playing at the pool. THey love the water. It was a blast hanging out!

Jaeger has quite the personality. He is so funny.

MIcah got pretty good at doing cannon balls!

FAMILY PICTURES

2009-03-28T22:53:00.000-07:00

WHEN WE WENT TO CALIFORNIA OVER CHRISTMAS, MY MOM GOT A PHOTOGRAPHER TO TAKE PICTURES DOWN AT THE BEACH. OH, IT WAS SO PRETTY. COLD, BUT PRETTY. IT WAS NICE TO GET SOME UPDATED PICTURES.

HERE IS MY CUTE LIL' FAMILY....THEY ARE GETTING SO BIG, SO FAST!
THIS IS THE WHOLE BUNCH ON THE KIRK SIDE. WE HAVE GROWN SO MUCH OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND I LOVE IT. THERE ARE 9 LIL' ONES WITH ONE CURRENTLY ON THE WAY WITH JASON AND RACHEL. IT SEEMS EVERY YEAR WE HAVE HAD LIL' NEW ONES ADDED TO OUR FAMILY. I LOVE MY FAMILY SO MUCH AND MISS THEM A LOT. IT IS TIMES LIKE THESE THAT MY FAMILY AND I WILL REMEMBER FOREVER.

ENJOYING THE BEACH

2009-03-28T22:44:00.000-07:00

HERE ARE SOME RANDOM PICS OF THE KIDS PLAYING AT THE BEACH. IT WAS SO CUTE BECAUSE THEY HAD SO MUCH FUN......REMEMBER THIS DOESN'T GET TO HAPPEN EVERYDAY FOR THE KIDS....MAYBE ONCE A YEAR IF THEY ARE LUCKY. IT WAS SO FREEZING, BUT THEY DIDN'T CARE. THEY GOT SOAKED FROM HEAD TO TOE (ESPECIALLY DYLAN) AND HAD A BLAST! I PROBABLY SHOULD'VE STOPPED THEM BEFORE THAT POINT, BUT THEY WERE HAVING TOO MUCH FUN.

MICAH PLAYING IN THE SAND.
JAEGER WITH HIS FUNKY LOOKS.

JORDYN LOVIN THE WATER.

I LOVE HOW THEY ALL MATCH IN THIS PHOTO.

MY LOVE FOR ETERNITY

2009-03-28T22:37:00.000-07:00

I AM SO LUCKY TO HAVE CHAD IN MY LIFE. IT IS CRAZY TO THINK WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR 10 YEARS....THIS SUMMER HITS THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY. IT GOES BY SO FAST. I LOVE HIM MORE THAN I COULD EVER HAD IMAGINED 10 YEARS AGO. WE HAVE GROWN SO MUCH TOGETHER AND LOOK FORWARD TO EACH DAY WE HAVE TO SPEND TOGETHER. I LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE MEMORIES WITH HIM AND MY FAMILY AND THINK I AM THE LUCKIEST TO HAVE HIM BY MY SIDE FOREVER.

UPDATE.....

2009-03-27T22:04:00.000-07:00

So I have been terrible lately on filling in on the latest news. I will update this weekend (cross our fingers) with some latest pictures, but I had to at least write of some proud (okay bragging) news......
A few months ago, Jordyn had won the Reflections contest in the category of dance choreography for her school and was sent to state. Last week, there was an assembly and she won state. There was one winner....and now she is going to Nationals. I will try to get a copy of her lil' dance and post it. We are proud of her accomplishment.
Side note: Micah is planning to enter next years PTA reflections contest in the category of dance choreography and do hip-hop. Jordyn has inspired him. I don't know if it is from the attention of her award, or the $10 gift card to Wal-mart, but he is determined to make it happen!

JAEGER iS TwO!!!!

2009-03-09T22:24:00.000-07:00

It is really hard to believe that my lil' baby is 2 years old. Where has the time gone? This year especially has gone by so quick. Here are some of the things that went on this year and his accomplishments......

* Jaeger started this last year (Mar 2008) with RSV (a respiratory virus). He was in the hospital for 3 days. He got well, but continued to have respiratory problems. Jaeger now has asthma (which hopefully will get better with age) and has breathing treatments every night before he goes to bed.

*Jaeger had a hard time putting on weight, but is now growing much faster. Although he is little, he is a feisty guy and keeps up with his brothers well. Jaeger is just over 21 lbs.

*Jaeger is a smart, little boy. We potty trained him last summer at 15 months old. It has been wonderful having him in underwear for so long. I think it made looking forward to age 2 even easier.

*Jaeger is starting to talk quite a lot. He comes up with so many different phrases that cracks us up......he likes to repeat things..... which a house full of boys is always tasteful =)

*Last October we found out that Jaeger was allergic to milk. What a difference for his life this has been?! He has to drink Soy milk, no cheese (although we try to sparingly) and no chocolate. Can you believe that? We try to allow him to have some things (very little) otherwise, major tummy aches.

*Jaeger is such a joy to have around. He loves his brothers and sister. He loves his dad (and maybe mom a little) and he loves football. Besides dad and mom, that was his first word. He is stubborn (unfortunately like his mom) and awnry (of course, like his dad =).....) but we love this boy to pieces. We always say he is "sweet and sour" because he always looks so sweet, but oh, looks can be deceiving. We only look forward to what is left to come!!!!
HAPPY 2Nd BIRTHDAY JAEGER.....WE LOVE YOU!!!!!