It has been a while. Sorry!! January has been a pretty good month. It has been nice for things to slow down a bit after the holiday rushing! New Years Eve was fun. We had Trent and Tiff and their family here and also Ken's parents. They were here for Uncle Rulon's funeral. We had some really good food. Ken made potato salad and I made sloppy joes. All from scratch, and they were so good. Trent made us all some awesome drinks all night! We hung out and visited and then did fireworks at midnight. Ken went so overboard this year! We definately had the biggest and best fireworks in town! :)

While Bob was here, we decided to try our luck at ice fishing. Randy and Clayton came also. We went to Nine Mile res. Randy was the only one that caught a fish! Rod, Haley, and Brian came a little later and I think they caught one. I didn't even get a bite! It was a pretty slow fishing day. We have a couple of elk tags for that area too, so we spent a little time driving around looking for them too that morning. There was a herd of about twelve cows just off the road just outside our area. And when we were coming home, they were still sitting in the same place! :) Just our luck!

The next weekend, Ken and I decided to try a different place. We went to Rockport. It was pretty cold and the fishing was slow. Again, I caught nothing and Ken caught I think 3 or 4 fish. They were coming through the fish finder, but they didn't ever bite. It was still a way fun weekend and it was nice to get away from the kids for a few hours. Marisa watched the kids for us.

... Then the next weekend, Marisa wanted to babysit again, so I talked Ken into going to Fish Lake. I love this lake. I seldomly ever leave empty handed. And this was the case this time!!! :) I think we ended up with about 48 fish. Ken caught a ton of perch and I caught almost all the trout and splake. It was a blast! The weather was so nice too. Ken had a little mishap with his wallet, but other than that, we couldn't have asked for a better time.

Ken has been staying at work this week to try and save us some money. I have to go into work tonight so he is coming home. YEAH! It has finally been snowing, so maybe this weekend we will hopefully go down to Fairview and tag us some elk!

So...It was a blissful night home alone on Saturday night! I was so tired after the weekend in St. George, I slept great with no interuptions! I was up early and headed to my mom's to pick up the kids. Just as I was pulling into the drive way, Laura came out to greet me and to tell me Colton had just fallen and might need stitches! Sure enough, he did! My mom and I took him to an InstaCare where he got three stitches next to his left eye. Poor guy! He was a trooper. He now has a black and blue eye, but the cut is starting to look so much better already. We made it back in time to go to Relief Society though! We took it easy for the rest of the day. I played Settlers of Catan with my parents and actually won! Which hardly ever happens! :) Now we are home and just trying to hold down the fort waiting for Ken to come home. Savannah went to school today and came home with a pilgrim hat made out of marshmellow, cookies and chocolate chips. She is really doing well in school. She loves it too!

Well, it's been a crazy few weeks! Ken is currently in Texas working and will be home in just a few days! YEAH! :) Last weekend I was scheduled to work and then I was going to go to Time out for Women with my in-laws. I took the kids out to my mom's house for her to watch them on Tuesday. We celebrated my Dad's 59th birthday with cake and games. We spent the night there and I headed to work on Wed. night just to be cancelled half way there! So I headed back to the kids and we hung out for another day. It was fun! Then I put the kids to bed and headed home thursday night so that I could get ready to go to TOFW the next morning. I was really looking forward to a quiet night by myself, but man what a hectic night! Daisy was going crazy to see someone after three days locked in Savannah's room. So she meowed loudy most of the night. And I forgot to bring Dakotas in for hte night, so around 1:00, he was barking so I got up to put him out. Then around 3:00, Roper was out in the yard wrestling with his dog kennel. Wow! I was so tired when I woke up at 6:00! The rest of the day was a lot of fun though! I got to St. George and did a little shopping before Alta and Cynthia and their friend Judy got there. We went to the Olive Garden for dinner and then headed over to the conference. It was so good the first night. Jason Wright spoke and it was very touching and the spirit was so strong. We headed to Dairy Queen afterwards and got ice cream then headed to our hotel. We all zonked out pretty quickly and we were up bright and early the next morning fot the rest of the conference. The speakers were amazing and Hillary Weaks sang which was also amazing! I espacially enjoyed listening to the woman who wrote President Monsons Biography. I am having a hard time remembering names right now. Anyway, what an honor it would be to spend so much time with the Prophet and to be so open to inspiration and the spirit. Another speaker was Miriama Cohlin (spelling?). She was a convert from Africa who went through unbearable trials and lost almost her entire family to war. And yet she rose above and served a mission and is an inspirational speaker now. She was pretty amazing. She told of a time she knelt in a coat closet and said a prayer for the Lord to deliver an African person to her to teach while at Temple Square, and ten minutes later, she was teaching a man from Africa about the gospel. Such amazing faith! I was so uplifted and it was a great feeling remembering who I am and what I am capable of. Knowing that I have a Heavenly Father that loves me and knows me. I have been struggling lately feeling worthy of anything and feeling like life was downright crappy! But after hearing the testimonies and the trials of others, I was reminded of my blessings! It was such fun to hang out with my mother and sister in law! They are wonderful examples and I really am blessed to have them in my life. We all had a great time!

Well, we had the boys' 2 year appointments today. I know they are a little late! :) Remington weighs 31 pounds and Colton weighs 33 pounds. I didn't catch their heights because the nurse was way too fast for me. But, remi is in 70th percentile for height and 80th percentile for wight. Colton was 70th percentile for height and 90th percentile for weight! Doctor Knochell said they were looking great and on track! I can't believe they are so big! Only a year ago, they were learning their first words and learning to walk. Crazy!

Camping trip at Boulger Res.

Here is our family trip to Boulger! What a great weekend! We got there on Friday afternoon and set up the trailer. The leaves were just starting to change so there were lots of beautiful scenery on our way there.
The weather was perfect all weekend too. After we got our camp set up, we headed down to the lake. We all caught so many fish and Savannah started setting the hook and catching her own fish without any one's help! She kept a few to eat! I love fishing at Boulger because you never leave there empty handed! The fish aren't the biggest, but you always catch a lot of fish there!




The boys had a rough first night, but we made it through it! Remi woke up about every two hours and would eventually wake up Colton who who finally fall asleep just in time for Remi to start over! Wow! It was a very long night! The next morning, we hung out together and fished until Marisa and Brad, and Ken's friend from work, Jerry and his family showed up. We all had a great time together. We rode the 4 wheeler and sat around the campfire. We roasted marsh mellows and made smores. Ken made his famous fajitas for dinner and that was yummy!










The boys did so much better the second night! Thank goodness! We had such a great time! I wish it could have been longer! I love spending time with my family and teaching them about the outdoors! Looking forward to our next camping trip already! Here are a few more pics from the weekend...

Sand Dunes with the Allens

We had so much fun last weekend and the weather couldn't have been more perfect!! The kids all had a great time, and they slept so well...it was a great weekend! Much needed! We got out to the dunes on Friday in the afternoon and we set up the trailer and started dinner. Sloppy joes. YUM! The kids thought they were okay. I think they had more fun making a sloppy mess than they did eating them! We had brought some of their ride-on toys and some balls and other toys. When it wasn't raining, we would all run out and play soccer. The boys were having a blast chasing the ball! They were laughing and thought it was so funny when we would kick it! It was raining off and on, but it was still warm, so not too bad. Shawna and Cody arrived a little before dark and we had a fun time visiting with them until we headed to bed. Ken made a chocolate cherry cake in the dutch oven. It was so yummy! And we made smores and roasted starbursts. On Saturday, the weather was wonderful! When we woke up, there wasn't a single cloud in the sky!

Ice Fishing!

Wow! I had such an awesome weekend! It was my tenth anniversary! I can't believe it's been ten years since I married Ken. It has been an amazing journey and I look forward to the rest of our lives together! We went to a cute little bed and breakfast in Kamas. Then on Saturday we went to Rockport Res. for ice fishing. It was a blast! We saw tons of deer and elk, turkeys, and two moose on the trip there! We caught almost 5 limits worth of fish. I caught the biggest and the most this trip! :) That doesn't happen very often against Ken! I even had this GIANT fish on and actually brought it through the ice, but just as he came out of the hole, my line snapped and he went straight back into the hole! Ken literally dove in after him! His entire sleeve was soaked! No fish to show for it. :( It was pretty funny though! And another fish...I had a bight, so I hooked it, but then Ken got a bite and hooked it too. I thought I lost mine and Ken pulled the fish through the ice and the fish had both our hooks in it's mouth and was completely lassoed by both our lines! We called this fish a tie. So I caught 10 and a half fish, Ken caught 9 and a half! :)
The weather was kinda crazy. It snowed and rained, but we were warm in our tent. We didn't even put our overalls on and Ken went most of the day without his coat on. Maybe we will take Savannah soon. Not sure how she would do yet though? What a fun day! We haven't been ice fishing for a few years now because of the kids. So it was great to get out! My mom watched the kids for this trip. I really appreciate her willingness to watch them when she can. And to Clayton, because I know he spends a lot of time with them too! Anyway, what a great weekend! I had a blast and now I really want to go again!

These are my two bigger fish. I caught 10 and Ken caught 9