All About The Cottens...

My cute kiddos

2012-02-08T00:13:00.000-08:00

I took some pictures of my kids a few weeks ago. I am loving how they turned out. They are so full of personality. I just love them so much. And I am so thankful to be their Mommy.

We got a whole lot of sweet and sassy going on

I love my little guy!

Love that toothless grin

Thanksgiving

2011-12-19T22:34:00.000-08:00

Camping at Kolob

2011-09-15T09:13:00.000-07:00

The fire just over the hill made for an awesome sunset!

birdwatching

Some pics i took

2011-09-15T08:22:00.000-07:00

These are some pictures I took of my sister and her family. She had asked me a while ago to take some pics of the fam, but it got put of because the baby. Anyways, we had fun.

Back 2 Preschool

2011-08-29T18:09:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that Kyndee only has one more year until she goes to Kindergarten.

Back 2 School

2011-08-18T11:28:00.000-07:00

Cadence's first day of 1st grade. She was so excited for school to start. And when we got to the school she ask me if I was going to be able to take care of the baby all by myself without her there to help me. I told her I would manage. She is such a good helper. Like my Mom says, Cadence is Kyler's second mommy.

Our Handsome little Man

2011-08-18T11:21:00.000-07:00

I absolutely love the faces he makes. And when he smiles it just melts my heart! I love you buddy!

Painted faces and our little guy

2011-08-18T11:16:00.000-07:00

Our little guy all ready for bed.

A lizard

The girls got their faces painted at the fair and told me I had to take a picture so here it is.

Garden Veggies

2011-08-18T11:09:00.000-07:00

Our yummy carrots!

These are some veggies from our garden. And yes these are cucumber. A whole family of gigantic cucumber.

GiNoRMouS

2011-07-26T12:27:00.000-07:00

I went out to the garden today to pick some veggies. Look what I found. Holy Smokes! I couldn't quit laughing because of how big this cumcumber is. Yes, that's right. I said this is a cucumber. Cody said it looks like a pumpkin and Cadence thought it was a coconut. LOL.

new pictures of the kids

2011-07-19T16:38:00.000-07:00

Fire Season has begun

2011-06-11T07:19:00.000-07:00

This is the fire that Cody just went on yesterday and it back on it today.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/51984883-78/fire-ivins-residents-shivwits.html.csp

Kyler's Baby Blessing

2011-06-07T11:30:00.000-07:00

On Sunday, we had Kylers baby blessing. Cody of course did the blessing and did an awesome job! We had lots of family and some friends with us at church. It was a great day! Kyler looked so handsome in his little blessing outfit. When we got to church, he threw up all over his outfit, twice. This kid hardly ever spits up. The second time was all over poor Grandma. Cody said Kyler must have been nervous. We were so thankful for all of our family and friends that came to the blessing.

We tried to get a family photo, but as you can see it wasn't going so well. Kyndee refused to look at the camera.

This one is a little better.

And here's my handsome hubby and our boy.

Finally updated

2011-06-02T23:27:00.000-07:00

I finally updated. I have 3 new posts. Then you can be caught up on what we have been up to. Well, besides adjusting to being a family of 5.

The kids

2011-06-02T23:00:00.000-07:00

I can't get this kid out of her swimsuit now that it's summer.

They are such good big sisters and they love their brother so much!

Cadence is such a good helper and loves to hold her baby brother. She asks me every about hour if she can hold him.

I just love this little guy. Everytime I pick him up I can't help but to kiss his cheeks.

Finally one with his eyes open. He is such a sweet little guy. I seriously love my family, and I feel so blessed to be their Mommy. I have the greatest husband and kids!!! I'm lovin life!

Spring Dance Recital

2011-06-02T22:45:00.000-07:00

The girls had their Spring dance recital. They did so good. I was so proud of them. They just love dance. The pictures are from their dress rehearsal. I only took video at the recital.

Kyndee's Class

Cadence

Kyndee in the middle

Cadence's class - she is in the middle (front)

Cadence in the middle

Lovin Summer

2011-06-02T22:08:00.000-07:00

The girls are loving Summer and being in their swimsuits. They go run though the neighbors sprinklers daily. A sweet retired couple are now their adopted Grandparents. They moved in down the street from us a few months ago. The girls have to ride their bikes down the street just to say hi to them everyday. Usually about 4 or 5 times throughout the day. I love my girls! Sometimes they drive me crazy, but I sure don't know what I'd do withouth them.

Kyndee - Miss Sassy Pants - tells you exactly what she thinks - loves to be outside - loves cartoons - chocolate milkaholic - loves dance - sassy but sweet

Cadence - Smarty pants - mellow - tenderhearted - loves sports and dance - loves to be outside - always concerned about others - loves to tease people

Our little guy

2011-05-13T10:37:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of our little guy. We are still trying to adjust to having 3 kids and catch up on sleep (he thinks he would rather sleep during the day than at night), but life is good and the girls are such great helpers. Sometimes they help a little too much! Cadence asks about every 20 minutes if she can hold him. And she gets mad because she wants to change his diaper on her own, but I won't let her. She is great though to get me diapers and wipes and whatever I need. The first time she saw me breastfeeding she said to me "Mom, I thought babies use a bottle". So we had a talk about that. Then the first time she walked in and saw me using a breast pump, we had to have a talk about that. Darn I need locks on my bedroom doors. So one day I told Cadence 'I need to feed the baby". So she said to me "Oh, you need to go pump yourself". It made me laugh because she thought she was so smart and knew all about it. Kyndee has been keeping me laughing too. About a day or 2 after we brought Kyler home she asked me "Are we going to keep him?" Then just a few days ago she said to me "Mom, was it yesterday that Kyler fell out of your belly?" I started laughing, you never know what kids are going to come up with. We sure love our little guy!

He is finally here!

2011-04-27T15:52:00.000-07:00

He is here and we are so excited!
Kyler Brock Cotten
Born on April 25th @ 2:37
He weighed 6lbs 14 oz.
and 19 inches long

Sping Time

2011-04-19T09:07:00.000-07:00

We started of the month by getting some snow. How crazy is that. Cadence loved it. I can't believe it snowed here in April.

This is our garden. I am so excited to get fresh veggies. We planted peas, carrots, radishes, tomatoes, squash, zucchini, jalapenos, and onions. And yes, we did have to replant a few things because of crazy weather.

On Sunday, Cody went out to feed the ducks and chickens and found these cute little ducks just hatching. We now have 12 baby ducks. I'm not quite sure what we are going to do with them yet, we started out with 3 ducks last summer. However, they are sure cute!

And a picture of my belly. We are very excited and anxious to meet our little guy! I only have 10 days left until my due date. But I am hoping that he comes earlier!

The Baby Shower

2011-03-22T10:47:00.000-07:00

My friend Cassi made this diaper cake for me. I love it and don't want to take it apart.

The decorations

My sister-in-law Crystal made these as thank you's. Not only were they cute but they were yummy too!

My Sister Jeannie and my Mom with me.

All the yummy food and treats!

I am so greatful for all the wonderful people in my life!

Kyndee's birthday party

2011-03-22T10:10:00.000-07:00

We had the party at the park, but it was so cold and windy that day that we left after eating dinner and cake and went to my parents house to open presents and finish the party.

This is the cute dress Grandma Wood gave her.

This kid never smiles for pictures so I thought I should take advantage of that.

This is my nephew Trevon, I think he enjoyed the cake.

My brother Vince doesn't let us take pics of him, so Cody was determined to get one.

My nephew Dax, he is always trying to make us laugh. Just like his Dad.

Nephew Talon

My Sister Jeannie, and nieces Bailey and Zoe

Cadence (don't you love the look on her face), Taylee, and Gracie

And the Birthday Girl enjoying her cake

So Busy!

2011-03-22T09:40:00.000-07:00

It's been a little crazy around here the past couple of weeks and months. We have been trying to rearrange almost every room in the house. That was my idea, Cody would have been fine with things the way they were but I needed a change. Maybe it's cause I'm pregnant or maybe it's because we have lived in the same house for 10 years this summer and it's been pretty much the same. So thanks to my awesome Sister-in-law Melanie, she gave lots of wonderful ideas and even came to help me move stuff and get things organized. She has got some serious organizing skills! My friend Julia also came over about a month ago to help me organize and get rid of stuff. I can't believe how much crap we had that we didn't need after 10 years. I have been making trips to the D. I. weekly to get rid of stuff. I can't tell you how much better I am feeling now.

Kyndee had her 4th Birthday on Saturday. We had a little family party for her on Friday night. I can't believe she is really 4. Where has the time gone. We asked her what kind of cake she wanted and she told us "Chocolate". I said " But what else do you want on your cake?" She said "Chocolate". I guess that was all she care about. That kid cracks me up. And she got her chocolate cake.

On Saturday, my Mom, Sister, and Sister-in-law Crystal, had a baby shower for me. That was actually Kyndee's birthday so Cody took the girls to the movies, they saw Tangled. The baby shower turned out really good and now I am feeling a little more prepared to have this baby boy! I got some really cute clothes for our little guy as well and some diapers and other things. Can't wait to meet this little guy! It was fun to be able to see lots of my friends and family that were able to come.

Now, just 5 more weeks until my due date!

8 months pregnant

2011-03-10T20:02:00.001-08:00

I know finally an update. I only have 7 weeks left. I can't believe how fast this pregnancy is going. Seems like the only things I want to do lately is eat and sleep. I am starting to get to the uncomfortable stage. I know I look way tired in this picture. Could it be that my daughter has woke me up the last 2 night in the middle of the night, or that I couldn't count how many times I switch sides while sleeping, or that I have to get up to pee and get a drink several time during the night. Probably all of them. Gotta love preganacy. Gotta take the good with the bad. We are so looking forward to having this baby boy. Still haven't decided on a name. Man boy names have been hard for us. Don't worry, we'll figure it out soon.

Making Room For Baby

2011-01-27T08:59:00.001-08:00

It our attempts to get ready for this baby to come, I decided we have to get rid of Cody's beloved water turtles. We just don't have room for them anymore. So I am doing this post to see if anyone wants to take them off our hands. They are pretty neat, but one less thing to worry about when this baby come will really help me out.

Please let me know if you are interested in them. Who wouln't want some free turtles?

Girls Christmas dance recital

2010-12-16T08:56:00.000-08:00

The girls had their Christmas recital on Saturday. They did so good! It was Kyndee's first recital and she was so excited. I'm so proud of them!

IT"S A.......

2010-12-08T10:46:00.000-08:00

Boy! We are adding a boy to our family.

More pictures from the rodeo

2010-11-17T08:48:00.001-08:00

All the cousins.

Our little Cowgirl

2010-11-17T08:22:00.000-08:00

We went to Pheonix a few weeks ago to see family. While we were there, we went to a rodeo and Cadence got a chance to do the mutton bustin with her cousins. She had a lot of fun even though she only stayed on for about 3 seconds. She said she wants to try it again next year.

The little lost turtle

2010-10-19T21:00:00.000-07:00

A couple of months ago, Cody came home from work and told me he had bought something. He said to me "Don't be mad ok". So I am thinking oh boy what did he get now. LOL. He goes to the truck and gets out an aquarium with 2 turtles. He tells me that he stopped at Petco and found these turtles. Someone had just dropped them off at Petco one day and so they were really cheap and he just couldn't pass up this GREAT deal! I am thinking Oh boy, more animals for ME to take care of. Do we not have enough animals? A dog, a cat, fish, chickens, ducks, and now turtles. Anyone want a pet? Just pick one! LOL.
Anyhow the girls share a room and just had to have them in their room. So about 5 days ago we noticed one of the turtles was missing. Of course no one would fess up. Seriously, how do you lose a turtle that is in an enclosed aquarium? So I made the girls clean up their room the other day. I refused to help only supervise because I just knew we were going to find a dead turtle. I know I am terrible. Well, we never found it which I was thankful for but still wondering where it could have gone. A few hours later, Cody went in their room and hears a weird clunking noise. (The bedrooms have wood floors). He starts looking around and finds under Cadences bed the turtle walking around. I couldn't believe it was alive. Ahh the joys of kids and pets! That's how we keep things exciting at our house. LOL!

What I've done today

2010-10-06T17:47:00.000-07:00

-I woke up

-Got myself and the girls ready

-Took Cadence to school

-Came home, did some laundry

-Ate breakfast

-Got the mail

-Went to my parents house

-Ate lunch

-Went to the Dr. and listened to baby Cottens heartbeat for the first time!

Yep, that's right Kyndee is not going to be the baby anymore. We are expecting baby Cotten April 29th. I am 10 weeks along. We are so excited to have another little one on the way. And it was so exciting to go hear the heartbeat today. It helped me to know that everything is ok.

Kindergarten

2010-09-15T08:22:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went to help in Cadence's kindergarten class. I love going to see how things work, and how the teacher does things, and how Cadence interacts in the class. It's also fun getting to know the kids in Cadence's class. Yesterday, I went out with the kids to recess to help and I noticed that Cadence and one of the boys in her class were holding hands. My first thought was No, she is too young for that. So later when we were coming home we had this conversation.

Me, Cadence Is that kid your boyfriend?

Cadence, No

Me, Then why were you holding hands?

Cadence, (shrugs her shoulders) well, he likes me.

Me, Well don't let him kiss you!!! Your Dad will be going after him, even if he is only 5. LOL.

Of course this boy is one of the most roudy boys in the class. I had a panic moment last night as I thought about how it's going to be when she is a teenager. I don't want my girls to grow up. I can't believe that in a few weeks Cadence is going to be 6.

Good News

2010-09-05T13:34:00.000-07:00

I am so so happy to have my hubby back home. He just got home on Thursday after being gone for a month. I am so glad to have him back. I just hope he can stay home for a little while. I'm so thankful for such awesome family and friends. Thanks to all those who were there for me and listened to me complain while he was gone. It's such a good feeling to have our family back together again.

The Stump Gulch Fire

2010-08-24T12:30:00.000-07:00

This is what Cody has been working on. He is in Montana. This fire broke out Saturday sometime and burned about 10,000 acres. They were trying to protect several houses. He kept telling me he was getting smoked out. Now I know why. Cody said their crew was on the news. These pictures were all I could find. As far as I know they were able to save all of the houses. The structure you see on fire is an outstation. from what I heard that was the only building lost.

1st day of Kindergarten

2010-08-24T12:21:00.001-07:00

She really was excited to go to school even though she doesn't look like it. She has been in school for almost 1 week. I got to help in her class today, and the kids are so cute! I love being able to help out and see how things work. Her teacher is awesome! Next I will get a picture of Kyndee going to preschool.

Two cookbooks I'm loving right now.

2010-08-14T01:16:00.000-07:00

This one has so many good egg recipes in it. My sister-in-law Melanie bought it for me. And I love it. It also has lots of good info on the chickens and fresh eggs. This one I picked up because it said it was to help get your kids to eat better. I think it's a cool concept although not for everyone. This author purees her veggies and adds it into her meals to get her kids eating better. Although I think my kids eat pretty good, they can always use more veggies.

What's happening around here

2010-08-13T23:40:00.000-07:00

Summer is almost over so here are some things my kiddos are loving. They absolutely love our chickens. Some of them are named and some are not. The kids just pick them up and carry them all over. I know for most people it's not a normal thing but for us and our house, I'm am usually yelling get the chickens and ducks out of the house. Yes, we got 3 ducks about 2 months ago. The more the merrier right? Maybe. I never though I would say this, but I do like having the chickens for the eggs. I love getting fresh eggs. And the kids think it's so much fun to see the different color of eggs we get. We get brown, bluish/greenish, and white eggs now. We do have a chicken coop, but some of the chickens started laying the eggs on the lawn. One day I was walking all over the grass trying to find eggs. I thought to myself Wow, it's like an easter egg hunt everyday!

Here are the roosters, I think they are pretty cool looking. I always thought they only crowed in the morning, Oh no, they crow all day long. Anyone want them? Seriously!

These ones are Rosa (white one) and Tiny. The kids named them. Tinys not so tiny anymore.

Kyndee was helping the chicken walk. LOL. Apparently she didn't think it was doing a good enough job. I guess it needed some help. The sad thing is the chicken lets her.

The kids start school this week, which they are really excited about. I can't believe that Cadence is going to kindergarten. She got to meet her teacher a few days ago and I know that she will just love her. Kyndee got to go check out her preschool and see her teacher. She already knows her cause it's Cadence's old teacher.

Cody had to leave for Montana and has been gone for a week. He could be gone for a month. I'm not really looking forward to that. He has been doing project work and on fires. Man I miss that guy! I've decided they need to come up with a rent-a-husband kind of thing for those of us that have husbands that work out of town. I just need someone to do some stuff around the house, do some yard work, and fix my broken car.

The trainer that I was working with for the biggest loser challege decided to do another competition. I am not doing the comp again, but I am still working out with all of them. I love it. Pam kicks my butt, but I feel amazing. I never thought I would want to run, but a couple of weeks ago I ran 3 miles which I had never done before. My next goal is 4 miles. I am thinking about training for a half marathon. I'm not sure yet. I really never thought I would say that. We'll see how it goes.

Anyways, that's what is going on with our family.

Summer time

2010-07-30T18:53:00.000-07:00

One of Cadence's favorite things to do is play games on the computer.

Kyndee is so excited for dance. She asks me everyday when she gets to go.

Just chillin

She is thinking when is my Daddy coming home.

swimming

2010-07-21T15:37:00.000-07:00

We went swimming with my friend Allison a few days ago. Cadence loved it, but Kyndee not so much. She just sat on the edge of the pool most of the time and put her feet in. Does Cadence look relaxed enough? She is too funny.

before and after pictures

2010-07-16T11:26:00.001-07:00

Here are my before and after pictures. I wasn't going to post them because I am embarrased how fat I actually let myself get. But I was told I should post them to show how much progress I have made. I feel so much better and healthier and stonger. Our last challenge was to run 2 miles without stopping. I didn't think I could do it. I couldn't even run 1 mile before that day. Well I did it. I ran the whole 2 miles without stopping and I even sprinted at the end. I still have 7 more pounds until I hit my goal weight but I know that I can do it. My trainer Pam is awesome. In 8 weeks 8 girls lost 180 pounds. How amazing is that. I came in second place and only lost by 1 percent. It is a bummer but I am still proud of myself. I ended up losing 23 pounds in 8 weeks. Pam (the trainer) is starting up another competition in August. If anyone is interested let me know and I will get you her number.

I have lost 6 inches off my waist, 5 inches off my hips, 1 inch off my calves, and 2 inches off my arms.

Happy Birthday Cody!

2010-06-29T21:44:00.000-07:00

Today is Cody's birthday! Happy Birthday honey, I love you! So I wanted to write 31 things that I love about this guy, since he turned 31 today.

1. He is a wonderful Dad!
2. He is a very hard worker.
3. He knows how to make me laugh.
4. He can always seem to get me in a good mood.
5. He is easy going.
6. He is an awesome husband.
7. When he needs to get something done, he drops everything to do it right then.
8. He loves animals.
9. He is always willing to help someone in need.
10. He is very caring.
11. He is a fun person and always keeps things interesting.
12. He is very supportive.
13. He puts up with me. LOL.
14. He will talk to me on the phone for hours when he is out of town working.
15. He likes to watch movies with me.
16. He is not affraid to ask for advise from others.
17. He is not affraid to ask for directions if we get lost.
18. He is not affraid to buy me tampons or pads.
19. He is practical.
20. He always looks for the best deals when we buy something.
21. One of his favorite stores is D.I.
22. He is a firefighter.
23. He is always friendly to everyone.
24. He stays up late with me at night.
25. He like to watch Jay Lenos headlines.
26. He watches chick flicks with me (even though he always says they are gay).
27. He is good at solving problems and coming up with solutions.
28. He works very hard to give our family what we need.
29. He appreciates the small things in life.
30. He is the most handsome guy I know.
31. He is responsible.

I absolutely love spending time with this guy. I am so thankful that he is my husband.

A little bit crazy!

2010-06-27T23:26:00.000-07:00

I thought summer was suppose to be easy going, and relaxing. Well ours has been anything but that. It's been a little crazy around here. First, Cadence played T-ball, which she loved and I loved going to watch her games. Then I went to a family reunion of course, and girls camp (although I was only there for 1 day), and we had an all day activity with the youth at Warm Springs (which is a little before Vegas), and we have youth conference coming up, and I am suppose to head up to my cousins house in Central Utah on Thursday with my Mom and sister. Cadence starts a program at the elementary tomorrow for 2 weeks to help her with her letters and numbers to better prepare her for Kindergarten. Oh and I started a biggest loser program about 5 weeks ago. I am working out with 10 other women including my sister and we have a personal trainer. We have to work out with her at least 3 times a week. I love my trainer but she is tough! But the good news is I have lost 15 pounds as of last week. We weigh in every Monday. It's so exciting to see results although sometimes I seriously want to die. The first few days after working out were hard I didn't want to go up stairs or even sit down (from all the darn lunges we had to do). Oh besides working out 3 times a week with her we have to work out 3 times a week on our own and of course I am on a diet. At first, I really wondered what the heck I got myself into but now I am really glad I have done it. I have 3 weeks left to go with the program. Here are some pictures of the kids. In a couple of weeks I will post pictures. I have already gone down a couple of pants sizes. Wahoo! Cody has been gone more with work, I guess fire season is here. He just left for the Grand Canyon today. Please help me stay sain! I think I am going to need a girls night out soon!

2010-06-25T09:49:00.000-07:00

Have you ever found one of these in your backyard?

It was a little scary at first but then Cody decided to hold it and even got Cadence to hold it. He saw it a few days earlier but couldn't catch it. Then, I found it in our chicken coop. Cody looked it up on the internet before holding it and found it is a California King snake. They are not poisonous. The snake was very tame and we wondered if it was someones pet. Cody wanted to keep it as a pet, but I am not a snake fan.

Cody tried to get Kyndee to hold it but she didn't want anything to do with it. However she did want to show off some of our chickens.

My niece and nephew

2010-06-11T13:33:00.000-07:00

Last week my brother ask me to take some pictures of his kids. I had so much fun taking pictures of them and they were so good to do whatever I ask them. Here are some of the pictures of Dax and Gracie.

On The Firetruck

Aren't they so cute!

Hiking with the girls

2010-06-06T17:09:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago I took the girls hiking up the hill by our house. Cadence loved it, but Kyndee wanted me to hold her the whole time. It's a lot easier when Cody goes with us. I love getting out and doing stuff with the kids. It's hard to believe that just a few weeks ago, the kids needed sweaters in the morning.

What a good sister. Trying to help Kyndee get the weeds out of her socks.

We found this old car laying there. The kids wanted to get a picture by it.As we were headed over the hike the hill, we found a really old tree and stopped to take some pictures. My girls love each other so much. They don't know what to do when the other is not around. But then when they are together they like to fight and argue.

It was such a pretty view hiking up the hill. And it was such a perfect day to go hiking.

More T-Ball pictures

2010-06-03T09:43:00.000-07:00

Cody bought Cadence a pink bat and a pink mitt and she loves them. She is doing so good! She said to me the other day "Mom, when I am done playing t-ball, what am I going to do next?" Then she told me she wants to try playing soccer next. She thinks she always needs to be busy.

T-Ball

2010-06-02T17:08:00.001-07:00

Cadence started T-ball and loves it. Here is a picture of her just before her game.

Kyndee loves running around while Cadence plays.

Preschool Graduation

2010-05-21T09:45:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that Cadence graduated from preschool. She loved her teacher and will miss her tons. Here are just a few pictures from the graduation.

The Family

This is her teacher Miss Mykal (she will be Kyndee's teacher next year)

Spring Recital

2010-05-19T08:40:00.001-07:00

Cadence had her spring recital. The last one of the year. They have 2 a year, one at Christmas time and another one in May. She got to do 3 dances this time, a ballet, tap, and jazz dance. Plus one with all of the dancers. Her teacher has kids from 3 all the way up to seniors in high school. She was so cute and did such a good job. We were so proud of her. Her cousin Taylee is in one of the older classes, so that has been fun for them. Now dance is over for the summer, but she will go back in August. We are putting Kyndee in dance too, so I am excited. I just hope that Kyndee loves dance as much as Cadence does.

I took this picture just before her dance recital on Saturday.

New pictures of the kids

2010-04-22T23:00:00.000-07:00

Our internet has been down for a week. Yay, we finally fixed it.

On Monday I had the girls pictures taken by my friend Liz, who is an awesome photographer. She did an awesome job, even with Kyndee being such a stinker. She kept running off, she is way too busy to get her picture taken. Now we just have to find time to get our family pictures taken.

Sisters are great!

2010-04-09T14:54:00.000-07:00

One of my friends posted about her sisters and I loved it, so I thought I would do a post about mine. I only have one sister, but I have 4 sister-in-laws and I love them like mine own sisters.

JEANNIE
is the wife of Dale. And the Mother of 2. She always makes me laugh, is very sweet and is nice to everyone. And also an animal lover! She is also a great adivse giver and a good listener. One of the most responsible people I know. Loves to be outdoors; hiking, camping, walking, whatever as long as it's outside.

CRYSTAL

Is the Wife of Corey, and the mother of 3. She is the most crafty person I know. She can make or do anything she puts her mind to. Is very determined in all she does. She cares about everyone and always trys to help others. She is the best scrapbooker I know.

KAESI
Is the wife of Vince, and the Mother of 2. She is very funny, always makes everyone laugh and loves to crack jokes. She is very sweet is always concerned about everyone. Also a Great massage therapist. She's a fun person and always livens up any get together we have.

MELANIE
Is the Wife of Brent, and the Mother of 4. She is very talented at decorating. She loves doing home improvement projects and can use any tool she puts her mind to. She is an awesome planner. And a proud owner of a farm. I could talk on the phone with her for hours.

Julia Is the wife of Brett, and the Mother of 4 (2 which are twins). She is one of the most patients Moms I know. She has an amazing voice. And also one of the sweetest people I know. I also love talking on the phone with her. She always finds fun things to do when we are together.

I love each one of these girls and am proud to call them my sisters. I feel like I can go to anyone of these girls for great advise. I am thankful for each one of them.

Happy 9th Anniversary to Us

2010-04-06T08:49:00.000-07:00

Nine years ago today, I married my bestfriend. Where has the time gone. It has been a great 9 years! One of the things that I loved about him when we were dating was that he could make me laugh and always get me in a good mood. That is still true today. I'm not going to lie, marriage can be hard. There have been times where I seriously wanted to hurt him. LOL. And I am sure he feels the same about me. But I think it's the hard time that make you stronger. The wonderful man that married us gave us some words of wisdom that I still remember today. He said when times get hard, think of the day you got married and how happy you were and remember why you married each other. I loved Cody so much when we got married, but I have a greater love for him because he is a wonderful Dad as well as husband. I am so thankful for the paths I have taken to lead me where I am at today.

pictures of the kids

2010-03-30T09:24:00.000-07:00

I was taking some pictures of the kids outside the other day. So I thought I would share them. I know I have way more of Cadence, but Kyndee won't sit still long enough to get a good picture. And she wears this backpack all day everyday now. The funny part is that she keeps her toy blow dryer, curling iron, and combs in it that she got for her birthday. That was one of the presents Cody and I gave to her. Who knows maybe she be just like her Mama. Everyday she asks me if she can do my hair. Hopefully someday she really will do my hair.

Dance picture

2010-03-30T09:08:00.000-07:00

Cadence got her picture taken at dance a couple of weeks ago. They turned out so cute. I just wish I had done her hair curly instead of staight. Oh well, it's still cute anyways.

I can't believe my baby just turned 3

2010-03-22T19:43:00.000-07:00

3rd Birthday

2nd Birthday

1st Birthday

At the hospital. She only weighed 4lbs. 10 oz.

The night before I had her.

2 weeks old

3 weeks old

Kyndee's birthday party

2010-03-22T19:14:00.000-07:00

The pinata, the kids loved it. I think all the kids took a piece of spongebob home with them.

Opening the presents. And what a good helper her sister was. LOL.

My neice Bailey. Isn't she a cutie!

My nephew Talon. This kid cracks me up. He was looking at a piece of candy he got.

Waiting her turn to hit the pinata.

This is my nephew Dax. He really got into hitting the pinata is was finally him that broke it open.

Cadence having a wack at it.

My niece Zoe. She was just happy to be there.

My Dad enjoyed watching all the kids. I am so lucky to have such a GREAT Dad!

Cody was playing tug of war with all the kids.

Is this really spring break?

2010-03-12T12:18:00.000-08:00

Our dog Abby didn't know what to think about the snow.

Cadence was loving making snowballs.

The girls loved the snow for about 15 minutes until they got cold then it was inside for a warm bath.

Although the weather was crazy this week and it seemed more like winter break, we had fun.

Am I Crazy?

2010-03-02T23:03:00.000-08:00

I just had to ask. You tell me. On Sunday I was getting myself and the girls ready for church while Cody was getting himself ready and like any normal Sunday we just happened to be running late. if we are on time for church it is usually a miracle. I was helping Cadence put on her socks because if I let her do it herself we would be another half hour. Anyways, I couldn't get her sock on so I said out loud "Come on work with me". Cadence looked at me and said "Mom, you're talking to my sock?". I looked at her and said "oh Cadence you're silly". Well we were taking one of Cadence's friends with us to church and she looked at me (just so you know she's 5) and says "you are talking to a sock and she's silly".

I truly love my kids even if it means I am a little crazy. I really don't know what I would do without them.

Tonight I was watching Biggest Loser with Cadence and she ask me if she could be on it. I started laughing. Have you seen her? She is 5 and only weighs 33 pounds. What a funny kid.

Playing at Grandma and Grandpa's house

2010-02-26T12:33:00.000-08:00

My girls love their Grandma Wood. She is such a wonderful Mom and Grandma! Grandpa was at work so we didn't get a picture of him.

This is in Grandma and Grandpa's back yard. I love this bench. Kyndee doesn't like getting her picture taken.

And Cadence just after getting done with dance.

More Jumpin Jacks pictures

2010-02-24T01:07:00.000-08:00

I think this of Cadence is my favorite picture. Can you believe how grown up she is getting.

Kyndee climbing up the slide with Dad.

This is Ericka. She is such a cutie! But I'm not sure if she was enjoying going down the slide or not.

This is Trent and Lexie. Isn't she so adorable.

Oh Kyndee Roo you look like you just got caught doing something wrong. LOL.

Jumpin jacks

2010-02-24T00:52:00.000-08:00

We went to Jumpin Jacks with some cousins while in Salt Lake. The kids loved it. And I got to try out my new camera.

Cousins

2010-02-24T00:40:00.000-08:00

We got a chance to stay with Cody's cousin. Cadence and Kyndee had so much fun playing with Ericka. Sorry, these are bad pictures but it's all I have. Cadence kept saying she loved her new cousins. I had to tell her sorry they are not new cousins just some you haven't met before. LOL. The funny part was Ericka and Cadence are about the same height and both have blonde hair. Their daddy's got them mixed up a few times when looking at them from behind. Thanks for a fun time Trent and Emily!

Our trip to Salt Lake

2010-02-23T15:02:00.000-08:00

A week ago, we got a chance to go to Salt Lake. We stayed with my uncle for a couple of nights and then we stayed with Cody's cousin for a couple of nights. It was nice to get away although the reason we went there was because Cody's Grandpa passed away and we went for the funeral and also my Grandpa broke his hip and was in the hospital so we went to see him. We will sure miss Grandpa Davies!

We were there over Valentines Day. And Cody got me a new camera. I was super excited about that. I love it!!!! So we have a ton of pictures because I was learning how to use our new camera. The pictures above were taken at my uncles house.

Our baby chicks

2010-02-10T17:59:00.000-08:00

We are the owners of 10 baby chicks. They are so cute and fluffy now, but I know they will get big fast. The kids absolutly love them. We already have some chickens in a chicken coup in our backyard that Cody built. And it has been fun collecting eggs each day. The kids love going out with Dad to get them. I never thought that I wanted chickens but it has been kind of fun. I know crazy huh!

Weekend Project

2010-02-08T20:48:00.000-08:00

We decided to put the girls in the same room and see how it goes. I wanted to do something fun with their room so we came up with this and Cody and I painted their room over the weekend. The taping took longer than the painting, but I like how it turned out and so do the girls. I am hoping that Cadence might actually want to go to bed now (yeah right). I still need to do some touch up work and hang some pictures but I'm sure you get the idea.

The Cotten Family

2010-01-10T14:42:00.000-08:00

Cadence's first dance recital

2009-12-06T22:48:00.001-08:00

Cadence had her first dance recital yesterday. She did so good and I am so proud of her. She was so cute up on stage. She is really enjoying dance and I think she really like performing. Both of her grandparents came and some other family.

Ho Ho Daddy

2009-12-06T22:39:00.001-08:00

Cody decided he wanted to grow out his beard even longer than last year and bleach it out. So after a couple of bleach jobs this is the final result. Kyndee now calls him ho ho daddy. I think it's pretty funny that she calls him that. And she came up with it all on her own. People are starting to ask him if he will make an appearance at their Christmas party. Maybe we could make a little extra money at Christmas time. lol. It's never a dull moment at our house.

2009-12-03T23:49:00.001-08:00

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Halloween

2009-11-04T09:44:00.001-08:00

TrIcK Or TrEaTiNg

The girls in their costumes

Our pumpkins (top one ghost in a castle bottom one a cat)

Kyndee as a witch

Mom and Kyndee

Cody and Kyndee

Cody and Cadence,

Cadence trying to make a scary face

Cadence as a fairy

We had a lot of fun on Halloween. For the first time we went trick or treating around our neighborhood. We have always been at my parents house for Halloween. Cody had lots of fun trying to scare everyone he knew. We stopped at our bishops house and Cody jumped out of the bushes and really made the bishop jump. It was pretty funny.

Cadence's brithday party

2009-11-04T09:35:00.000-08:00

This was Cadence's 5th birthday party. It's a little late posting these but I thought I would post anyways. I really didn't take too many pictures. Her birthday was on the 13th of Oct. Yeah, I am slacking a little. She wanted to do a farm party. It turned out really cute and I think all the kids had lots of fun. Don't you just love Kydee's face in the first picture. She really enjoyed her cupcake.

My Crazy Kids

2009-10-21T00:15:00.001-07:00

These are my crazy kids. Cadence was getting ready for dance and decided that I should take pictures of her. She is such a goofball. I have no idea why she is posing the way she is. The picture of Kyndee by herself didn't turn out very good. My kids love to turn on the music and dance. Oh and don't you just love the farmer tans they got going on. Of course Cody and I have some to match.

Too Funny

2009-10-19T12:15:00.000-07:00

So, I was cutting this girl's hair today. And last time we cut it, she brought me a picture of Alice from the movie twilight and I cut it like that. I loved how it turned out. Well, one day she was in a store or something and this little girl passed by her and said "Mommy, look it's Alice". Her Mom said "No, it's just a girl that looks like Alice". And the little says "No, it's Alice. So after hearing that, my client Jamie starts laughing. She told me "I wanted my hair to look like Alice's but I didn't think I looked that much like her". I should have taken a picture! Too funny!

Fun at the firestation

2009-10-01T22:09:00.000-07:00

We went out to Ivins firestation tonight. My brother works there. It was lots of fun. They had tons of fun stuff for the kids to do. They had an optical course that the kids had to take a rope through, and had a trailor that filled up with smoke and the kids had to climb out the window. There was a dunking booth, and they could go for a ride on the fire engine, and then they had lots of other activities in the the firehouse. The kids had so much fun. Oh and of course they got to get their picture taken with smokey bear. Cadence has always been terrified of him for some reason so we couldn't talk her into getting her picture taken. I even bribed her. Kyndee would only do it if Cody sat with her.

On another note, Kyndee is scheduled to have surgery on Monday. It's the same thing she got surgery for a year ago. A growth in her mouth on her gums. The growth came back just a couple month ago, which they told us might happen. Although it's minor, it's always so hard to see her go through it. Especially when she comes out of the anesthesia. She gets really upset and it's hard to calm her down. Hopefully it will all go well and I am just praying that this is the last time she has to have surgery.

My little dancer

2009-09-02T22:48:00.000-07:00

Cadence started dance a couple of weeks ago. She absolutely loves it! She can't wait to go each week. Her first dance recital is in December. I am so excited and I know that she will do an awesome job!

Preschool

2009-09-02T21:06:00.000-07:00

Cadence is in a preschool and loving it. She is making lots of new friends. I'm a little late posting this but this was her first day. Her teacher said that she can definitely tell the kids like Cadence that have already had a year of preschool. Luckly she has 2 of her friends from last year in her class.

SuMMeR FuN

2009-08-25T01:19:00.000-07:00

Playing in the rain

2009-08-24T10:58:00.001-07:00

A few days ago we went outside to play in the rain. Usually I have lots more pictures of Cadence, because Kyndee won't hold still. Cadence didn't want to play out in the rain because she is scared of the thunder. Luckly I got a couple of pictures of her though. But Kyndee loved playing in the rain. She must get that from her Momma. Before it even started thundering Cadence told me she wanted to go inside because she saw the thunder coming. I said oh you mean the lightning? Cadence said "No Mom, I saw thunder coming". She is too funny.

Just a little update

2009-08-10T23:40:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of Cody on fires.

This is actually Cody on a fire. I think It's a pretty cool picture.

And this is the hummer that he gets to drive.

Nothing too exciting is going on here. But the kids and I are very excited because Cody will be coming home tomorrow. He has been gone for a week 1/2 on a fire. We hardly see him in the summer. He gets 2 days off then he'll be back out again on more fires. It's never fun or easy having him gone so much in the summer, but we know he is working hard for our family and we really appreciate him. Somedays when he is gone I think I am going to go crazy. Luckly though I have awesome family and friends. Cody loves his job and thats why I support him in it. I definitely appreciate each day we get to spend with him when he is so busy. It's funny because Cadence is starting to understand more what her Daddy does for work and the other day we saw smoke, so she ask if we could go drive by the fire. We were on our way into town and so I took the backroad to get a better look. She was dissapointed because we couldn't see the actual fire, just the smoke. I said to her "Man, kid do you think your Dad is a firefighter or something." She is so funny. Another funny thing she did was yesterday, Cody called us and I was outside for a minute. Well, Cadence heard the phone and answered it and talked to her Dad for a minute, then she came running outside yelling "Mom, Dad is in the phone" then she said "Hey Mom, Cody is in the phone" The way she said it made me laugh so hard. When I got on the phone to talk to Cody he was laughing hard too. She says the funniest things.

On Thursday Cadence is starting dance. She is so excited! She will get to do ballet, tap, and jazz. I really think she is going to love it. She has always loved to dance. Almost everyday she asks me to turn on some music so that she can dance. Then, next week she will be going back to preschool. She just barely missed the deadline for kindergarten. I had mixed feeling about that because most of her friends that she went to preschool with last year and most of her friends from primary will be in kindergarten. However, she will be one of the oldest in her class and I do think that is a good thing. I know she will love preschool though and her new teacher. It's going to be so weird to have a schedule again.

We have been ejoying our summer. And it's almost over. We spend many evenings outside letting the kids ride their bikes up and down the sidewalks. And I always hope somehow they'll get all their energy out so they'll go to bed good for me, but it seems like they could go forever. Cadence has become friends with the neighbor boy across the street. His name is Aiden and they have so much fun playing together. It was funny today, I know that Cadence loves playing with Aiden but Kyndee told me she wanted to play with Aiden. That was totally unexpected. She makes me laugh. My girls are such good friends. They do everything together. I just hope it stays that way. I guess our days of staying up late and sleeping in are numbered.

The last thing I am excited to post about is our garden. We have watermelon, cantalope, and honeydew melon growing in our garden along with some other things. Some of them are starting to get big. We can't wait to pick them and try them out. I will take pictures and post them soon. We also have been ejoying our tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini (although it's not doing as well as last year), and we even have jalapenos. But I am too chicken to try them.

Summer Storms

2009-07-31T17:22:00.001-07:00

I love summer storms. I took the kids out to play in the rain the other day. Kyndee wasn't too happy getting her picture taken in the first photo. My girls absolutely love being outside. There is nothing like the smell of rain here in southern Utah. With all the storms we have been getting lately it has kept Cody pretty busy with fires. We probably won't see him very much until summer is over.

New calling

2009-06-27T21:35:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago, I was released as the nursery leader and put in young womens as the laurel advisor. I am excited to work with the young women again. This will be my 3rd time being in young womens in my ward. However, I do miss those sweet little nursery kids. It was fun being in there with Kyndee for the past year. I do look forward to getting to know the young women again and the new experience it will bring.

I was able to go to Youth Conference with the girls yesterday and today up at Kolob. It was a ton of fun. I really enjoyed spending time with the girls. We stayed overnight, so it was nice to get a little break from the kids but I was sure glad to get home to them. They had lots of fun activities for us to do; ropes course, archery, dancing, zipline, water games, and lots of good food.

I did not want to ride the zipline but of course the girls talked me into it. It turned out to be a lot of fun until I got to the end and a bunch of people were waiting for me at the bottom with water ballons then about 4 different buckets full of water. I got drenched!!! I definitely didn't see that coming. It was still fun though.

We all had a great time, but I am glad to be back home after getting sunburned, soaked, having to use latrines (Eww), and sleeping in one building with all the young women in our stake. Good time and fun memories I guess.

This is not me, but that's what it looked like when I got down to the bottom.

Look at this poor kid. And there were more people line up that you cannot see throwing water on him.

Being silly

2009-06-21T14:23:00.000-07:00

Cadence wanted a picture of her and I together. So this is how they turned out. I didn't know she was going to make faces until I saw the picture. What a funny kid.

still making faces

and finally she smiles....

We were bored while Kyndee was taking a nap.

2009-06-20T10:03:00.000-07:00

I made some flowers to put in the girls hair. Cadence wanted me to take pictures of her. I just love this kid!!!! She makes me laugh. Cody thinks the flower is too big, but Cadence loves it!

Just for fun

2009-06-17T19:51:00.001-07:00

I decided to take some pictures of the kids for fun. I wanted to see if I could make some of them old looking. I like how they turned out after I photoshoped them.

Cadence loves her boots. She always tells me she wants to be a cowgirl, but then she also wants to be a dancer and a mom. She makes me laugh. I think that Cadence like to pose for the camera.

Kyndee will only sit still for about 1 minute. When I tried to get her to sit still she would sit for a min. and say "Ok, I done". Then she would get up and run off to play. In the picture of Kyndee smiling you can kind of see her missing tooth from when she had to get surgery. Man Kyndee's shorts look so big on her, I think it's funny.

In the garden

2009-06-16T13:28:00.000-07:00

We are loving our garden! The kids are having fun picking the pea pods. This is our 3rd year having a garden. This year we are growing peas, squash, zuccini, melon, cucumbers, tomatoes, and jalapenos. Eash year we try something new. It's been so much fun.

Even our dog likes the garden! Luckly she doesn't eat it,

she just wants to lay in it.

Shoe Party

2009-06-10T12:29:00.000-07:00

I am having a Bella Soles shoe party Tomorrow (Thursday) from 7-9 pm. If anyone would like to come let me know and I'll give you directions to my house. All the shoes are 25$ and under. They also have really cute purses. Eveyone is invited!

Family Reunion

2009-05-30T07:40:00.000-07:00

We had a family reunion over Memorial Weekend in Delta. Here a couple of pictures that my cousin Meridith took of some of the younger cousins. I think they turned out really cute. I tried to get Kyndee in the picture but it just didn't happen.

Preschool Graduation

2009-05-18T09:31:00.001-07:00

Cadence had her preschool graduation on Thursday May 14th. It turned out so cute, her teacher did an awesome job! She really loved her teacher, Emily. She still has one more year before she goes to kindergarten. She says she is really excited to get the summer off before going back to preschool.

Mothers Day

2009-05-18T09:19:00.000-07:00

I have a funny story to tell. A few days before Mothers Day, Cadence was laying on my bed watching cartoons while I was hanging clothes. A commercial came on that talked about getting your Mom flowers for mothers day because it would make her feel special. So after watching that, we had this conversation.

Cadence: Mom, I want to get you flowers for Mothers Day.
Me: Ok, well why don't you tell Daddy that.
Cadence: Ok, right now?
Me: No, when he gets home from work.
Cadence: Ok Mom, I'll tell him.

So when Cody got home she did end up telling him that she though they should get me flowers for Mothers day. And as you can tell, Cody got them for me. I love roses!

Our new puppy

2009-04-29T14:32:00.000-07:00

We got a new puppy on Monday! We let Cadence name her, and she came up with Abby. We are so excited to have her. She is such a good dog! She is so full of energy but so much fun!

We had another dog named Nook, for about 6 years and he got a tumor in his nasal area and could not breath very well, so we had to put him to sleep just a few weeks ago. Our family misses him very much!

I know that I have more recent pictures of our other dog, but this was the only one I could find. Cadence use to try to ride him, and he would just let her.

Random Pictures

2009-04-14T16:27:00.001-07:00

These are some random pictures that I had on my phone. Cadence is such a goofball. She is always making me laugh. I love that girl!!! Oh and I forgot to post but Cody and I had our 8th anniversary on April 6th. We stayed in Vegas and left the kids with Cody's parents. It was so nice to get away. I can't believe that we have been married for 8 years.

This is Cody eradicating weed in Cedar. I believe this was taken last fall. I can't remember how much they actually got out of there but it was a lot.

I just love that smile. She just brightens my day.

There's that smile again. The pajamas she has on in the picture are her favorite pj's. I will throw them in the dirty clothes piles to wash and she'll take it out and tell me smell Mom it's clean. So I'll tell her no we need to wash them. And she'll say to me "Ahhh Mom come on". That girl cracks me up.

Easter

2009-04-14T16:01:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of the Easter hunt at the park. Of course, I forgot my camera so I took these with the camera on my phone. It's does not take very good pictures, but oh well it's better than nothing. We had heard that they were doing a duck drop at the Washington Rec. center so we decided to go. When we got there we were so bummed because you had to buy a ticket to get in and of course the tickets were sold out. So we ended up going to the Sand Hallow pool with my sister and nieces to go swimming. We couldn't believe how many people were there. After going swimming we went and got Cafe Rio! Wow, we love that place!

On Sunday we went to church, then had a family get together with the Wood side of the family. We had another Easter egg hunt for the kids and they loved it. The cousins always have so much fun playing together. We had a fun Easter and hope everyone else did too.

Happy Birthday Kyndee!!!

2009-03-19T09:25:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that our baby is turning 2 years old today. Can you believe that she only weighed 4 lbs. 10 oz. when she was born. When she was born, none of her clothes fit because she was so tiny. Even the preemie clothes were to big. I did have some complications with her, she stopped growing when I was pregnant with her so I had to be induced with her 3 weeks early. We were so relieved after she was born and she was perfect and healthy. We had been warned that she may have to stay in the hospital for a while because they knew she would be tiny and did not know if her lungs were developed, or if there would be other problems. We got to go home from the hospital after 2 days. Here are some pictures of her from birth till now.

The blessing dress, It was Cadence's also.

3 weeks old

1 day old

The day Kyndee was blessed. What a good big sister.

1st birthday

I love Photoshop

2009-03-03T17:30:00.001-08:00

Don't worry everyone I didn't die, although I wanted to over the weekend because I had the flu. Thank goodness I am feeling better. But of course Cadence is coming down with a fever now. It never fails one person gets sick and everyone gets sick. Anyways I have been playing with photoshop again. I took these pictures today before Cadence started feeling sick. The one of Kyndee and I was taken by Cadence. I know it's blurry but I still like it. I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Finally, new pictures

2009-02-17T13:22:00.000-08:00

I could not stand looking at the pictures of Codys hand anymore, so I finally went out and took some pictures of the kids and decided to play around with photoshop. I am loving it! I still have a lot to learn, but the program is truly amazing! I would love to hear any comments or tips you may have since I am just learning.

I could not stand looking at the pictures of Codys hand anymore, so I finally went out and took some pictures of the kids and decided to play around with photoshop. I am loving it! I still have a lot to learn, but the program is truly amazing! I would love to hear any comments or tips you may have since I am just learning.

Bad day at the office

2009-01-26T20:41:00.001-08:00

Look what Cody did to himself today at work. Poor guy! He had to go to the E.R. and get it removed. Then they had to give him a tetnus shot and they wrapped his hand. He is learning how to use one hand now. It's pretty nasty, don't you think.

Family pictures

2009-01-03T22:56:00.000-08:00

We did some family pictures down at Lake Havasu. They didn't turn out the best because there was a cold wind, so the kids didn't want to cooperate.

Christmas at Havasu

2009-01-03T22:31:00.000-08:00

The kids were tired from getting up so early.

Cody trying to open the kids presents.

Mom and Kyndee. She was not to happy because her sister woke her up to early.

Cadence loves books! And anything princess.

Sitting outside the house we stayed at.

We spent Christmas this year at Lake Havasu with Cody's family. It was the first Christmas that we have spent away from home. I was sad to be away from my family, but it was fun trying something new. While we were there, we went swimming at the aquatic center, took family pictures, saw the London bridge that was moved to Lake Havasu brick by brick, and just hung out with the family. And of course opened presents on Christmas morning.

Larry and Lila have a blog!

2009-01-02T21:21:00.000-08:00

Hey family, Melanie and I got a blog up and running for Larry and Lila. All of us kids are going to post stuff for them since Larry only gets on the internet once a month to check his email and I don't think Lila has ever even been on the internet. I'm not quite sure she even knows how to turn on the computer. LOL! Make sure to add them onto your list so you can be updated on whats going on with them. Their address is cot10clan.blogspot.com/. Go and check it out if you have not yet.

I SaW MoMmY KiSsInG SaNtA CLaUsE

2008-12-29T23:05:00.000-08:00

Cody had been growing out his beard for 2 months, so we decided that it would be funny if we bleached his hair and beard to see if he would look like Santa Clause. Although his hair wasn't white I think with his glasses (that he never wears) he actually does look a little like Santa.

We spent Christmas with Cody's family this year at Lake Havasu. It was fun to see their expressions when everyone got there. Hope everyone ejoys the pictures.