Cousin Fam Chaos

My official family rule!

2012-01-26T15:15:00.001-08:00

Right to the point, this is my moto

He is going to kick my butt for this when he gets older!

2012-01-26T06:58:00.001-08:00

I couldnt help it, its so funny!

Just had to try it!

2012-01-24T20:59:00.001-08:00

This is a travel diaper wipe case with some added touch of fun! This is one of my FAVORITE projects EVER!

I am scared for our future food bill! Seriously!

2012-01-24T18:49:00.001-08:00

only my family can level a large costco pizza with a 6 and 4 year old. I dont know if I should be proud or scared for the teenage years

Doddy's house

2012-01-21T18:59:00.001-08:00

Jody imitating my expression of her taking care of four kids. I cant believe how amazing my little sister is! The stamina o a cheeta

Payton Findlay my new love

2012-01-21T18:54:00.001-08:00

My new Neice!! Being an aunt is almost as good as being a grandma. I get to love em like my own and hand em back to their parents when they need something! Mwahhahahahaaaaaaa!!!!! I have it all figured out.

Jace's semester 2 report card

2012-01-17T08:33:00.001-08:00

Jay got 100% on his report card. He is 100% ready for first grade!!! Woohoo! Jace good job sweetheart.

Best Friend Carter

2012-01-17T00:04:00.001-08:00

A whole day with their best friend Carter E. The one person they haven't been able to wear out after a full day (Even with the double team). I am literally shocked!!

David idea

2011-12-28T08:41:00.001-08:00

The toothless grin.

2011-12-27T19:12:00.001-08:00

Made this for the boys super hero room!

2011-12-26T09:08:00.001-08:00

See what a cool photo effect I made!
Jace-Iron Man
Mason-Yoda

Masons gift to daddy

2011-12-25T18:39:00.001-08:00

Mason worked so hard on writing this and insisted that I take a picture of it. For a four year old this is amazing

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-25T13:21:00.001-08:00

It's a hit.

2011-12-25T12:45:00.001-08:00

The tooth fairy and santa clause?

2011-12-24T19:40:00.001-08:00

We get to have the tooth fairy an santa clause come all in one night. Congrats Jacearoo on your first lost tooth

Snow? What's that?

2011-12-24T14:07:00.001-08:00

Oh yes, that kid does not have his shoes on! Top quality parenting at its finest, you cant pay for parenting like this.

Boise game

2011-12-24T12:48:00.001-08:00

Mason and the fam at the game

2011-12-24T12:45:00.001-08:00

Amy's cake she made for the ward Christmas party

I walk upstairs to this mess

2011-11-30T18:55:00.001-08:00

The boys were playing hansel and gretal to keep themselves busy while I was on the couch sick. Of course Jace won't let me take his picture with the mess. As I child I did this but it wasn't with "snoodles" as they call them but my sisters hair that I cut off. That's the reason I only laughed at them when I took this pic!!!

2011-11-30T18:37:00.001-08:00

One good thing came out of sitting on the couch all day, I found this way fun photo editor. What a fun way to Journal your family

Mason "nuggles"

2011-11-30T17:09:00.001-08:00

Of course I got sick while taking care of the boys. Mason took care of me all day. He brought me popcycles and rubbed my back. He also gave me "nuggles" to help me get better soon. I hope this carries over to my old age, lol!

How did i get so lucky?

2011-11-22T00:38:00.001-08:00

So did my boys have nightmares or ARE they my nightmare. The vote is still out on that. GET OUT OF *MY* BED! LOL

Gingerbread houses

2011-11-20T21:37:00.001-08:00

The boys made their own houses. Its amazing how much variation there is with the exact same ingredients. Merry early christmas!!!!!! I love the holiday's

Its beginning to look alot like christmas

2011-11-20T21:33:00.001-08:00

I LOVE Christmas time

Family home evening warms my heart

2011-11-20T21:32:00.001-08:00

Today consisted of sleeping in next to David, waking up to two happy boys playing together nicely outside. Then I got up ate breakfast outside with my boys who showed me all their tricks on the trampoline. Then I finished getting family home evening ready. The boys and I baked together all afternoon homemade rolls and cupcakes. Then as a family we made gingerbread houses and listened to music. David made a gingerbread mansion. Then david naped while I made rolls and cleaned up. Bathed the boys and we had family home evening about wisdom and good vs. Better choices and how wise choices are divinely inspired and you must try a new idea to learn about how to use it wisely. We played out the solomon story with puppets and drawings. Then we talked about benjamin franklin being a divinely inspired inventor. It was so wonderful teaching my own kids, I really can't imagine a better day. On top of everything we put up the christmas tree and I got to spend the whole day home with my whole family. There wasn't one fight today, what a concept!! Thank you heavenly father for today, what a gift. If I could choose heaven this would be it. On top of all of it I got to watch and take pictures of all three of my boys wrestling and David is reading to them and putting them to bed after a full day. Thank you David, without you I would not have this, THANK YOU!!!! I cannot express all of the appreciation I have for you!

The pics are of the boys drawing themselves making a "better" decision

Fun sunday festivities

2011-11-20T15:42:00.001-08:00

K seriously, where do I fit?

2011-11-19T01:02:00.003-08:00

Get up to go to the bathroom and the little one says roll over, roll over. So they all rolled over and I'm kicked off! I feel bad poor kids don't feel good. How flattering they find comfort in being near me. ;)

Banana's and lunch meat

2011-11-19T01:02:00.001-08:00

So the first mistake I made was asking the boys what they wanted to eat. Mason said bananas and jace says a meat cheese salad sandwich, no surprise there but I realize we are out of lunch meat, upon telling Jace I realized we were out of banans too, no surprise there either unfortunately! I got paid half this week of what I normally make and I know the discount food store is on the way home from Jaces school and since there was only one extra child today in car pool and I know him well I thought, totally doable.
I round the corner from the street where the food for less sign was and park around the side under the "ess" in the sign. I open the door warning the boys that I would like this to be a quick trip and to mind their manners. I get out and wheel around to Merick running toward the back of the van already! Since he's only my child in my heart I wanted to be sure he stayed out of the road so I went after him and kindly explained that I love him so that's why I was thanking him for scoting back and waiting. Meanwhile the boys had been scrambling to find toys to take with them (against my advice) and were still sitting in the car. Jace realizes then that Merick was already out of the car and in the front. His ego and hunger take over and the competative face immediatly sets into his face. Me feeling like a matador realized that the lowered eye brows and head were abou to charge through me and cause a fight so I hold out my arm and clothsline him backwards and catch him. Luckily he thought it was fun smiled and begged to go again. I asured him we were in a hurry so NATURALLY he reaches back to grab his brand new 1500 piece lego millenium falcon toy to go in the store with him. Me realizing that I would end up selling my soul to the devil if that went in the store so I said no and watched as he threw a hungry fit. I yanked the toy away and pulled him out of the car by his shirt where he decides to run in front of Merick causing the battle of the ego's to begin-ahhhhhhhhh! Then I turn to mason who is still in th van playing with toys. I ask him "what the fetch he was doing". He reply's I can't fetchin find my shoes! I should have cut my losses and went home but I was hungry too and there for not of sound mind. I can't find the either which is odd because he was wearing them when I stopped the car (what seemed like) 20 minutes ago. So I direct Jace and merick back from the middl of the street and open the trunk door. I find a pair of spare shoes and throw the to/ at mason. They hit his head and he cries and yells at me. I drag him and the shoes out of the car and accross the parking lot only to find out that we are at planet fitness. Notice the "ess" at the end of the name. So I drag the kids back and get them into the van. Then I get to answer all their questions about my odd behavior and hear how someone else's mother (no names) would never have forgotten so I just had my nose rubbed into my mistake, yay for me! So I pile them in the van and drive down the strip Mall at the food 4 less. I park the van and tell them they have till 0 until.the rocket blasts off and they will get left. So they get out and of course Merick is dartin accross the street racing Mason and jace is now behind looking for the grey lego he droped in the middle of the street that he was not supposed to bring. I drag him accross the street throwing a fit and assure him we will find it later. I grab a cart frazzled and tell each of them to hold on to the cart ONLY, so jace trys to push the cart, Merick stands on the bar in the front makin it impossible to steer and Mason is half way over the basket high centered with his legs in the air screaming. I pull his legs down and reiterate that I did not say ON or IN the cart but hold the outside of the cart. So they grab it in protest because they are all much to old to be "holding the outside" of the cart but since mom is a stress case they humored me! We get in the store and of course they have random boxes of stuff everywhere and now we are too wide to fi down the aisle so I wipe Jace off on another cart and a "median" of cookies. He gives me and the othr people a dirty look and of course their old so they comment on my poor parenting skills and laugh! AWESOME! At this point I am desperate to get out of the store. I walk down to the nd of th fruit and they do not have bananas so I park thekids and the cart to save time from weaving and dodging people and food carts and frantically search for bananas. I am now sweating and people are staring. I find the bananas on a hidden end cap and they are well picked through so I pick.the least brown or green ones and get back to the cart. We start walking a bit and suddenly Mason excitedly dives into the cart when he ses the bananas. Of course he gets high centered again but now he has more determination to get in so hethrows the weight of his legs over and falls in the cart CRUSHING THE BANANAS! I roll my eyes and without hesitation I wheeled around and started dodging and weaving my way back to the bananas where I grab two bunches just in case this happens again. I put them under the cart so their safe, fewwww! Now for the meat, I begin walking and quickly hasten my pace to ramming speed and begin flying through the store, at least the boys are laughing. I find the meat and throw it in, then I find my avorite kind and its on sale with a coupon so I take the other out and put the cheaper meat in my cart. Apparently the boys have a favorite as well because they picked it and threw it in. I explain that we have half as much money this week because I had less work so e have to put there pick back for now, confused they listen. Yay something going in my favor. It is now time to go atlast. Feeling victorous I start walking to the front where a lady stops me and shows me lunch meat on managers special for even half the price I would pay. Stock up, runs through my head. I pull down all the meat into my cart. As I do I notice only every other one is marked down so I sort through them and put non sale items back as well as my favorite kind on sale. I turn and the boys had taken to breathing hot air onto the cold glass next to me and drawing their names in it. Looking around hoping nobody notices them doing it I see everyone around me smiling and chuckling at them. I scold them and walk to get in line that is now huge from the lunch rush. They start running in circles around the cart and with each circle Mason is tossing the candy he wants into the cart. Again chuckles from all around me! I stop the boys and they get upset so they are holding the cart and 1 person has checked out. Another checker comes to open a new stand and I know I won't make it fast enough so I stay in my line moving up, woohoo! I start counting heads and realize Mason is gone. I look over and he has opened the soda cooler and gotten in. I pull him out and said what in our history together made you think I would like that idea. A lady behind me says, they are sooooooo cute and chuckles. I smile politely so Merick and Jace seeing that Mason was getting attention go running over. Jace stats doing pushups to show how strong he is and so Mason wanting to keep the spot light starts fighting with Jace and Merick. I pull them to the cart and start loading the groceries on the belt realizing we have extra candy, I make mason put them back and then Jace has climbed to see the beeping light and Merick is at the end of the isle taunting Mason. The checker asks me so how is your day? I said, your looking at it and she says, busy a? As I say yep I realize the kids are loading the other ladies groceries in a bag so I scold them and start rummaging through my bag to return her items. Mason and Jace start walking outside and chew me out for doddling. I think we get the idea! Everyone says I'll miss this, shhhhhesh, I already miss pieces of last year. KIDS!!!!! The best, hardest thing I ever did.

Treats for a friend

2011-11-19T01:01:00.001-08:00

We made a bunch of these and it was a blast experimenting with royal frosting. The boys had an absolute blast making these

Mason's first day of Joy school

2011-11-18T15:02:00.001-08:00

Mason loved his first day of Joy school and he did very well. I am so greatful for my two wonderful boys!

Good morning

2011-11-17T16:34:00.001-08:00

Good morning, love Mason

What happens when you de-nastify your house

2011-11-16T06:46:00.001-08:00

I cleaned the carpet today and cleaned the floors as well as the toilets, did the laundry, ignored my children (oops) except to help them with some homework\discipline and organized and cleaned all the toys in the back yard. Today way certainly a productive day. I read a book about thomas jefferson and one about George Washington and when I looked up I was pleasently surprised to see Mason and Jace pull out books and sit down to read!!! I wish I could have the house this clean every day so it feels good to sit down and read a book. Thank you father in Heaven for this moment in time. Its moments like this that make me think that David and I just might make it! Knock on wood, hurry!

"Nuggle" time as Mason calls it

2011-11-10T07:50:00.001-08:00

Sometimes I just don't think life can get any better. Waking up "nuggling" my husband and my baby. I really can't think of anything that is better.

Banana's and lunch meat

2011-11-09T22:32:00.001-08:00

My halloween boys

2011-11-09T22:24:00.003-08:00

Mason's get up is captain Jack Sparrow, Jace is Indiana Jones and David is trying to make me happy! Definetly scary...... ;)

Pressure cooking 101 A for BEGINNERS!!!

2011-11-09T22:24:00.001-08:00

My first attempt at pressure cookin by myself and it looks like it was a success. Of course we won't know until we eat it! I am sooooooo excited to be able to do this. I love popping open my favorite meals!

Halloween night

2011-10-31T22:26:00.001-07:00

Livin a rough life, jace fell asleep in his costume. He walked for 2 hours. My kids were die hard trick or treaters. A chip off the old block. Also there's pictures of Jaces first school halloween party. He and Mason gave away mini pumpkins to each kid. It was a blast.

The millenium falcon, Jace's 6th birthday gift

2011-10-22T23:04:00.001-07:00

Jace got this awesome 1300 piece lego set from his grandma for his 6th birthday. David and jace have worked on it all week. They are two pee's in a pod. I love watching them work together

Origional drawings by jace

2011-10-21T07:53:00.001-07:00

I just can't throw away origional art from jaces imagination. The lesson was on apples and 21 so he drew 21 apples in the tree. I am sooooo proud, I noticed there were brown dots on each apple, he was careful to count each one the way I taught him so that he would be right on. I really love that.

My handsom fellars at grandpas square dance

2011-10-20T03:12:00.001-07:00

We met david o mckays daughter here and had a blast on the hay ride.

Mason and his pets are inseperable friends

2011-10-20T03:09:00.001-07:00

3 peas in a pod, they go EVERYwhere with tiny, they just love him

Jaces birthday gift from grandma neener

2011-10-20T03:06:00.001-07:00

We spent the entire evening putting the first step of this 1500 piece lego set! BOYS!! Jace is sooooo excited

Also have a picture of what my kitchen looks like because of the lego's well and the 75 cupcakes I am baking for church and jaces halloween party

Jace's first love note

2011-10-08T14:13:00.001-07:00

Jace drew our family and his name as Jacearoo and I just loved it so I drew on the left side: I (heart) Jace with all my heart. He found it and drew the rest saying I luf mom and below wrote I luf dad and drew our pictures again. When I came downstairs he said mom you wrote "I love jace with all my heart and it mademe love you so I made you this. That made my heart melt! What a wonderful day, no matter what happens it made my whole day. I really do love you jace with all my hart, thank you for that little piece of heaven.
Mom

Field trip to the fire station

2011-10-08T09:27:00.001-07:00

The boys had an absolute blast at the fire station. We went with masons preschool class and they LOVED it. Luckily it was late enough in the afternoon that jace got to go with us afterschool.

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2011-10-04T12:54:00.001-07:00

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Lightning watching and education

2011-10-03T20:35:00.001-07:00

We have this book about lightning and there was a huge lightning storm today so we chased it down and talked about it. What a parent/ teachers dream come true. The boys ate I up!!! Family home evening went from a game of chutes and ladders to storm chasing! Hoorah!

Mason helping?

2011-09-26T22:27:00.001-07:00

Mason goes to volenteer with me at Jaces school. He helps me cut, copy and glue everything. I just had to wrap him in paper today before I put it up on the wall. That child is much too fun. Everyone who see's him helping tells him he I the cutest kid ever. Lok at this pic, he knows he's cute danget and he's not afraid to use it! Grrr, I can't help but love him even when I don't want too,lol!

Yay a back yard

2011-09-26T22:23:00.001-07:00

These are two very happy children. They are so excited to get their swing set and trampoline back. We can't wait for the weekend, we are goin to set up the tent on the tramp and drag a mattress out there. This is officially the best stage EVER!!!

Jaces coloring has made a huge improvement

2011-09-26T22:16:00.001-07:00

jace has been going to schol now for a month and just loves it. He writes his teacher notes all the time and his coloring has really improved

Masons idea of what grandpa looks like.

2011-09-18T14:25:00.001-07:00

Very acurate if you ask me! ;)

My transformers

2011-09-17T14:57:00.001-07:00

Mason writing his name with junk and play doh

2011-09-15T22:03:00.001-07:00

I told him to smile and I got this!!! Seriously! Kids!

Oh to have the worries of a five and four year old

2011-09-14T15:03:00.000-07:00

I watchd my boys playing today and realized just how truely blessed I felt. I feel overcome with gratitude that my heavenly father is allowing me the resources and time to raise my kids in a healthy happy home. Watching them play gave me TRUE joy and fulfilment knowing that I am doing what my father in heaven would have me do. It makes me wonder who these two individuals are that god has allowed me to raise. I can't get any happier than I am at this moment. I hope I can capture this feeling acurately. I wish it lasted forever

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Yesterday it rained

2011-09-14T14:53:00.001-07:00

I love masons surprised face. What is this strange liquid just falling from the sky!!!! Kids

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Mason's m for mason and he made a beach and the ocean

2011-09-14T14:47:00.001-07:00

This is obviously a kid after my own heart. Looks like its time for a couple days at the beach

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Mason's preschool class

2011-09-14T14:43:00.001-07:00

This was masons goofy face that he decided to sport at class today

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We are training for the wiggle car olympics

2011-09-13T16:55:00.000-07:00

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2011-09-13T08:37:00.001-07:00

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Mason just like his brother. Always has to be like jace. I love my family

2011-09-12T22:44:00.001-07:00

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2011-09-12T22:42:00.000-07:00

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I know I got have

2011-09-12T22:41:00.000-07:00

I now know I got jace the right gift for his birthday. I got a ton of star wars lego's on sale and I hoped he would like them. Now I know for sure.

Classic jace

2011-09-12T22:35:00.001-07:00

jace trying to run away from my picture, classic jace!

Our new friend kelly jos first day carpooling with us

2011-09-12T22:27:00.001-07:00

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The carpool

2011-09-12T22:25:00.001-07:00

The car pool- sounds like a new sitcom. Anyway this pic kinda makes me curious who they are going to be when they grow up. Thought this was an adorable picture, Enjoy!

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The car pool- the official name of our new sitcom

2011-09-12T22:21:00.001-07:00

Doesn't it

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Jace hard at work at school.

2011-09-12T22:17:00.000-07:00

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The boys started sleeping in the same bed. Soooo cute

2011-09-12T22:08:00.000-07:00

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