Grandpa Ike's Christmas Party

 We had so much fun at Grandpa Ike and Grandma Carol's Christmas Party with all the Olson's.  It was fun to see all the cousins and catch up!  The kids got to hit a fun pinata and got loads of toys and treats!  And of course, Waylon and the boys couldn't leave Uncle Zach alone for a minute!

 Jane sporting her fun surprises!

Me and my cute sister in law Katie!  I just love her so much!  Always fun laughs with her!

 Adam decided to curl up his mustache for the special occasion!

Grandpa Ike and Grandma Carol with their Reindeer Antlers!  We always have so much fun with the Olson bunch!

Shelton Family Party

 We went out to Wyoming to celebrate Christmas with the Shelton family.  We had a special visitor!

 Cal whispered what he wanted to Santa!

 All the grand kids with Santa and Grandpa and Grandma Shelton!

 I didn't think Waylon would even get close to Santa, but he was the first one and jumped right up on his laps!  He told him he wanted the, blue power ranger mask, the red power ranger mask, the yellow power ranger mask, the pink power ranger mask...he got done and ran up to me and said, I forgot the green mask!  

 Ike's turn!

We got to open gifts.  The boys got marshmellow guns from grandpa and grandma and Waylon got a cool sword.  Jane got a sketch art and lots of fun things!  I am so grateful for my family!  We always have such a good time together.  We usually always have a dance party and some type of friendly, who can stand on their head, do the most push ups, handstand, and whatever fun!  I am so grateful to have all of them!

I Love To See The Temple....

 We ventured downtown to see the lights at temple square for family night.  We had a good time.  There were a lot of people, but we braved the crowd and got to see all the lights and enjoy the temple.  I just love this family of mine and so glad I get to be with them forever!  

Funny side note... everywhere and anywhere we go Adam usually gets stopped by someone who tells him what an awesome beard he has.  Of course, at temple square we had a guy stop us and talked to Adam about his beard and then wanted to take a picture with him.  Adam said he felt like a super star.  

But what makes this even better is that this past weekend Adam was working at our house and was using a huge drill to put in some gates, he was pushing super hard on the huge drill to get it to go through metal and his beard actually got caught in the drill and seriously yanked out a HUGE chunk of his beard.  It was super painful and could have been a serious accident.  Luckily he has a thick beard that he can just do a little comb over and hide the bald spot.  I couldn't believe it.  It had to be so painful.  That beard though....(I love that in this picture it just blends in to his sweatshirt;)

Waylon....

 Today Waylon drew all the Power Rangers and wrote his name all by himself.  He is getting so big.

Then we had to make a trip to Walmart and he told me he was so tired.  I guess he really was.  

(I love that I am now just noticing which isle I was on when I took this picture:)

Principal's Leader of the week

 Calin was awarded Principal leader of the week today.  He was so excited and was trying to hide his smile the entire time.  

 I think he was the most excited about his dad coming to see him get the award.  

We just love this boy so much and I'm so grateful that he likes school and is doing such a good job.  He makes us so proud!  I just love this boy!

FHE Jazz Game

 We got the chance to go to a Jazz game as a family.  We had such a good time.  We got really good seats and it ended up being a really fun game.  The kids all had fun, even though these pictures might not capture that, it was fun.  We got there early and as you can tell not many people were there, but it got packed and loud and fun!

The Jazz played the Bulls and lost by 2 points.  It was so fun right up to the end!  Jane loved it!  Hope we get to do that again soon!

A hunting we will go.....

These two mighty hunters took hunter safety this past month and passed the shooting test and the written test.  They were so excited.  The first few classes, Ike came home and said, "Mom, this was the best day ever!"  They really enjoyed the class and learned so much.  They will now make sure we are all safe all the time!

Do you wanna bulid a snowman?

Waylon has been dying to build a snowman.  He heard that Grandma Shelton got snow at her house and wanted me to take him that day to her house in Wyoming to build a snowman.  Finally it snowed, just enough to build a snowman.  We were up early and out building this awesome dirt ball snowman!!! 

Happy 7th Birthday Calin!

 This big guy turned 7 years old today!  I seriously can't believe it.  He is such a fun loving boy and makes our family so much fun.  We love his imagination, his courage, and his humor!  He is a blessing in our lives.  He had such a hard time deciding what he wanted to do for his party, but we finally decided to do Legos, because that is his love right now.  He has lots and lots of legos, so we went with that!  The cake was a flop, so we went with easy and cute!

 Some of the decorations!

 It's so fun being close to Adam's family.  We sure miss my family.  Calin was sad that my parents and cousins weren't able to come.  I have the best family that always remembers my kids birthday and are so good to send gifts and lots of love!  We even get one from Grandma Great Shelton! 

 Jane gave Calin a few things to start his survival kit so he can go hunting with the kids.  He used his lighter to light his candles!  Jane wrote Calin the sweetest note ever and read it to him.  She got so emotional, as did I, that Dad had to finish reading it!

Ike made Calin an awesome pirate ship and Man Cave door sign out of popsicle sticks.  He also wrote him a sweet card!  Calin has the best siblings ever!

 Blowing out the candles!

 The DeSpains!  

 Grandma O and Calin (Grandpa O is hunting)

 Uncle Joe and Brooklyn.  They made Calin the cutest blanket!  It was like an Aztec print and then his favorite on the back, minky!

 

 Uncle Zach!  Calin absolutely loves and adores all his uncles.  He and Zach have a super special bond!  

 We love you Calin!  Thanks for being so awesome!

Calin got lots of legos for his birthday and we are so glad he has Ike to help him put them together!

Calin's Birthday Interview

Calin is 7 Years Old

1.  Who is our favorite person in the whole world? My Family

2.  What is your favorite color?  Red

3.  What's your favorite t.v. show?  Lord of the Rings

4.  What's your favorite outfit?  Costumes (ninja, pirate)

5.  What sport do you like best?  Karate

6.  What song do you love?  When We're Together

7.  What's your favorite cereal?  Lucky Charms

8.  Who is your best friend?  Uncle Zach & Uncle Joe

9.  What do you want to be when you grow up?  An Electrician

10.  What is your favorite book?  Pirate Pat (I can read it)

11.  What are you really good at?  Karate and being a Brother

12.  Where do you wish you could go on vacation?  Hawaii

13.  What is your best memory?  Going to the Dr to get his cast

14.  what would you buy if you had $1000?  Legos

15.  What vegetable do you hate the most?  Peppers

16.  If you could have a wish, what would it be?  To have 1000 more wishes

17.  What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?  Play Dough

18.  Who is your biggest hero?  Uncle Joe, Uncle Zach, and Dad

19.  What do you like to do best with your friends?  Play Legos

20.  What do you hope you'll get to do before your next birthday?  Never have a broken arm again

Happy Birthday Calin!  We are so lucky to have you in our family!  Thanks for letting us celebrate you!

 

No Tears

This is a huge day for this big guy today.  He has cried every single day that I take him to preschool and drop him off.  He doesn't just whimper, it's a full on screaming cry, usually saying that he is going to throw up.  The preschool teacher has to take him from me as he is hanging on me.  On Tuesday he cried, and as soon as he got in the van he said, "Mom, don't tell dad that I cried at my preschool today." Mom: Why? Waylon: "Because he will be mad at me." I got it on video and showed it to Adam.  Adam has never been mad at Waylon for crying, so we don't know why he said that, but it was funny.  So on Thursday I took him to school and he was a little nervous, but he didn't cry.  He talked to the teachers and then sat down and told me Bye!  I was SOOOO excited!  When he got home he finally got his batman shirt with a cape on the back!  It's been hanging where he could see if for about 2 months!  He was so excited.  Let's hope he keeps up with the no tears!

Reflections 2014

 I have been trying to get Jane to do reflections for awhile.  She finally did and got an award!  She really wanted the trophy so she could compete with the other schools, but she was pretty proud to get this awesome medal with her name on it.  Way to go Jane!

 She wore the medal all day at school!  She was super embarrassed that I was taking so many pictures of her at the school!

 This is her cute project.  The theme this year was, "The world would be a better place if...."  she came up with this awesome quote about gratitude being like a present.  She made this awesome box out of wood, painted it and put a bow on it to look like a present.  The she wrote Thank You on the box in all different languages.  She did so awesome and was super proud!

Birthday Table Lunch

I got to spend lunch with Calin today.  At school they have a birthday table every month to celebrate the kids birthday's and a prize table.  Calin was so excited for me to come.  He was very specific on what he wanted for lunch.  A yummy subway sandwich with all the fixings!  He ate the entire sandwich and then headed out to play on the playground.  I am so lucky to have this cute boy in my life.  He is so full of fun and such a character.  He just melts my heart daily.  We can't wait to celebrate his big  7th birthday this coming week.  I am so blessed to be able to stay home with my four amazing kids and share these fun moments with them!  Love you Calin!

Leader of the week

 Jane was selected by her teacher to be the leader of the week.  She was chosen because she did a great job on her History Report.  We got to go to a little ceremony before school where she was awarded a certificate and got a prize!  We are so proud of our little leader.  She is such a great example to us all!

 She was super proud as was her mom and dad!

Dad even got to sneak away from work to come.  

Good job Jane!

Happy Halloween

 Halloween was so much fun this year!  Waylon was loving it, finally!  Last year he wouldn't put his costume on, this year he was more than excited to be BATMAN!

 Ike was a baseball player!

 Jane wanted to be Jack Sparrow!  Her teacher was Jack Sparrow too, she was a much much cuter Jack Sparrow!

 Our Knight!  Cal is all about the weapons for his costume.  I think he picks his costume around which weapon he can get to go with it. 

We went down to Katie's house to trick or treat with them.  They have the best neighborhood to go to!  The kids love being able to go with their cousins!

Happy Halloween!