The Reese's

Update!

2012-01-03T17:46:00.004-07:00

Here are a few things we have been up too lately....

Merry Christmas From Us!

2011-12-22T12:03:00.003-07:00

If you didn't get a Christmas card from us this year, don't be offended. No one did, too much to do and not enough time to do it all. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Life Changes

2011-11-07T13:11:00.002-07:00

Well after months of waiting, it's official. After ten years of the same job, Coby will no longer be selling insurance for Farm Bureau. After a lot of thoughts and prayers we decided to take a different route in life.
Coby was given a great opportunity to buy 50% of Crumps, a car dealership in Tremonton. As this was taking place they were able to purchase Murdock's another car dealership in town. They are working on combining the two dealerships today. This is a new challenge for Coby that he is excited to start (along with basketball try-outs that start today for the high school) We will have a busy next few months but this will be a fun change in our lives.
Coby's brother Cody, who has been working for him the last few years, is in the process of becoming an agent (instead of sales associate) and will be able to take some of Coby's clients over and stay in the same building which works out really well for both of us also.
Here's the website for Coby's new business: http://www.crumps.com/

Few things going on lately...

2011-06-09T13:25:00.002-06:00

Korver is One!!

2011-02-27T15:57:00.002-07:00

Well somehow a year has flown by and Korver just turned one. He has four teeth and doesn't use a bottle anymore, just a sippy. Formula is gone (YEA) and we are onto milk. He is spoiled rotten, can crawl but prefers to point and cry until someone gets him what he wants. He loves basketball and sleeping. He sleeps 12-13 hours straight at night and still 2 naps a day that last an hour to three.Stats:
Weight: 22.7 lbs 44%
Height: 30.5 inches 72%
Head: 46.7 59%

Seriously?

2011-02-10T12:44:00.001-07:00

I walk out of the bathroom today and Beck asks "Did you flush?" I assure him I did, which he replies "I didn't hear it". Again, I tell him I did flush and he walks past me saying "I better check", which he does. Seriously?

Update

2011-02-03T18:56:00.005-07:00

Facebook has just gotten so much easier to upload and update that I've kind of given up on blog. But for my few friends that check here are a few updates.
Coby has been coaching the JV team for the high school so he has been crazy busy since Nov. But that will end in the next couple weeks and we are planning on heading down to St.George for a few days to warm up and relax. We did make it to a Jazz Game, which was fun.I've been working on scrapbooking coby's mission, which was a project and have gotten into indexing for the church, which is addicting.Denver is enjoying school and counting down till his birthday in april.Beckham has been himself and just enjoying life.Korver is 11 months and finally starting to crawl.

Going Private

2010-11-18T12:59:00.002-07:00

I know I don't update my blog often but I'm going to make it private anyway. I still have my saved list from when I was private before but if you think I don't have it, send me your address so I can let you check our blog when you want. Thanks!

Family Pictures

2010-11-18T12:50:00.002-07:00

We had Amanda Laing take some family pictures of us last month and they turned out great!

Denver School Picture

2010-11-18T12:44:00.001-07:00

Seriously, doesn't he look like he's getting old? Wow they grow up fast...

Beck's Three, Korver Six Months

2010-09-02T12:42:00.004-06:00

Beck is three years old today. Here are the links to his past birthdays : 2 year and 1 year. He is so fun and we enjoy his attitude (most days) in our family. This is my attempt at a cake for him. It's supposed to be a mountain race track (from family fun magazine) but my mountain started slanting backward so there is a plate to hold it up. By this morning it has a plate on the side to hold it together, but the boys still loved it and think it's amazing so that's all that matter ;)Korver turned six months last week and had his doctor appointment today. He weighed in at 18lbs 12 oz (66%) and was 27 1/2 in long (78%) His head is in the 62% so he's a pretty average boy. He's 3 1/2 pounds lighter than Beck was at this age and half a pound heavier than Denver. He's the shortest at this point of all three at six months.

First Day of Kindergarten!

2010-08-30T15:02:00.003-06:00

Denver went to kindergarten today and just loved it. Beckham was very sad and wants to go to school too but our ward had a fun' send the kids to school breakfast' that made him realize he wasn't the only one that didn't get to go...Here's Beck in our Megatron costume, he hasn't wanted to take it off lately but I figure it's like girls and their princess costumes...

Do they look alike?

2010-08-25T14:57:00.002-06:00

The boys each at six months...

Summer Fun

2010-08-15T13:49:00.003-06:00

We've been busy this summer, these pictures are going to the parade, the zoo, and the boys dressed the same for church. A couple weeks ago Denver finally figured out riding a bike without training wheels.

Our friends the Eliason's and us took the Rangers up to the top of Willard Peak. It was fun taking all the kids and spending the day together.
Korver is 5 1/2 months and gettings o fun. He can sit on his own and loves hot dog dancing mickey. He also loves his cousin Mylie, if she's in the room all he will do is stare at her.

Four Months Old

2010-07-02T13:21:00.002-06:00

Well our Korver is now four months old and a fun little guy. At his doctor appointment yesterday he weighed in at 17 pounds and is 26 inches long. He growing up so fast!

Get Ready for Pictures...

2010-06-26T20:26:00.006-06:00

On June 11th we hopped a flight to California for Ashley's first birthday ;) Actually, Coby won a family trip to San Diego so we went out early to visit the Smiths.
We stayed a couple days and headed off to San Diego where we stayed on Coronado Island. One night Coby went to a Padre's game and the kids and I went to sleep and a 5.9 earthquake hit and woke me up and scared Coby out of the game.
We flew home late Thursday night and did laundry and swam with the family and started Korver on food, which we are still working on.
We left Sunday after church to head down to St. George for Basketball camp. Coby is coaching again for Bear River High School, the JV team. They did great and we had a blast as a family.

Yard, surgery and haircuts...

2010-05-10T13:02:00.003-06:00

We got our front yard done the past couple weeks. It's great to drive up and not look at dirt. The kids and Thunder are excited for grass.
We put a water feature next to the front door which is fun...
Also I gave the boys haircuts this weekend and decided to even up Korvers also...
The finished product...And Coby had surgery on his ankle (cyst and ruptured tendon) so he's been laid up a while and Denver's joined in.
This is a rare picture of Grandpa Jeff holding a baby grand kid, he usually waits till they are bigger but he was able to put Korver to sleep!

Korver 2 Months & Denver's 5 years

2010-04-20T21:24:00.003-06:00

Korver is 8 weeks old today. He's been a very hard baby with constant crying so we took him to the doctor today and they put him on acid reflux medicine. It seems to have worked great because he seems like a totally different happy baby. He would actually sit without crying and was smiling and playing with his toys. It was a great day and hopefully it will continue.
Denver turned 5 on the 16th and we had the family come over for cupcakes and ice cream. I made mini cupcakes for the cousins to decorate themselves which was a lot of fun.
All Denver wanted was a transformer pinata that he saw at a store back last fall. So we got him that for the cousins to break open.
Last for his birthday was a sleep over with his best friend Dylan. Pretty simple wishes for a five year old.

Major Catch Up

2010-04-06T21:10:00.007-06:00

I've gotten really awful at updating my blog so be ready for a lot of pictures.
First off tonight was Denver's first soccer game. He was so excited. Coby is their coach and my little brother Spencer came and helped me coach four and five year olds. It was definitely interesting as they ran in a big group and kicked.
I love the look of concentration on both of these guys...
On March 28th we blessed Korver, which went great.
Here he is after the party...We had a great Easter dying eggs...
Stacey and Layne had a fun egg drop. Jerzi's (with the balloon) was the only one to make it.
Here's everyone throwing them off the roof...
This is just a cute picture of Mylie and Korver while everyone went outside for the Easter egg hunt and drop.

Introducing Korver...

2010-03-15T08:25:00.000-06:00

Pictures

2010-03-09T15:31:00.002-07:00

My sister Tawni was able to come visit this past week end with her kids. We had fun (even with some sickness) and are glad they came for awhile. I'm still not sure how we've managed to have six kids four and under but we've done it. Courtney, Ashley, Grant, Beckham, Denver, and Korver.

Coby had an awards dinner for work last night and so we got all dressed up and took Korver with us. I put him in a cute outfit and then he slept the entire time we were there! Oh well at least I got a cute picture.

Korver went to the doctor yesterday for his 2 week appointment and he'd actually lost 2 ounces. I've never had a kid lose weight at any appointment so I'm not sure what to do but start feeding him by time not when he wakes up. Other than that the doctor said he was doing great, his measurements are following Denver so I'm curious to see if he grows up looking more like Denver than Beckham.

Korver Dean

2010-02-24T20:33:00.004-07:00

Thanks Tawni for updating everyone. And thanks for all the Congrats. Here are a couple pictures we just got home this afternoon so here's what I have for some pictures, the boys are so excited for their brother.Yes, he came on his own almost three weeks early. Ironically Coby's twin brother had gone to the hospital Monday morning to get started with is baby. By 10:30 Monday night I was starting to have contractions that were consistent. His brother called to tell us they had their baby at 11:00 that night and by midnight we decided to head to the hospital because we didn't want to end up in another Beck situation. They put us on the drip all night and the doctor broke my water at 9:30 and he came at 11:02. He was still pretty big for that early and so far he's been a great baby. Never cries but came out sucking his fingers (and thumb) so we've got him taking a binkie real well. I'll keep ya updated!

He's Here

2010-02-23T11:20:00.003-07:00

Tangi had Korver at 11:02 am today. He is 20 1/2 inches long, 7 lbs 15 oz. From the picture they sent me, I think he already looks just like Denver and Beckham....

Congrats to Tang and Coby!

Love, Tawni

Random Pictures

2010-02-12T09:25:00.003-07:00

I know I've been awful at blogging but nothing really has been happening around here. We are stuck in the house because it's so cold and I'm a little lazy right now in pregnancy so we haven't been going a lot of places.
Here's a picture of Beck when he wasn't feeling well a few weeks ago. I woke him up because he'd slept in so long and tried to feed him breakfast and he fell asleep on the table.This is just a picture of the boys watching TV and I thought it was funny how Beckham was is sitting.Last my sister wants to see a picture of me big pregnant right now. I just hit 36 weeks and have three weeks left although I'm going to see if I can push my doctor for two more weeks at my appointment on Tuesday. As you can see he's a big baby and measuring a few weeks ahead so keep your fingers crossed for me.

Christmas

2009-12-28T14:22:00.002-07:00

This year for Christmas Eve we spent at the Reese side and had a fun party. We played alot of games, sang carols, and the kids acted out the nativity.Christmas morning the boys were surprised with lots of fun stuff from Santa including a train table. Beckham's favorite were some Buzz Lightyear wings that he wore all day as he played. He still loves "flying" around the house.Denver got a lot of Transformer stuff and some Toy Story Army men that he was excited about.I surprised Coby with a shot gun and he got me some new pans that I love. We had a lot of fun and hope everyone else did too.

2009-12-15T16:17:00.001-07:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Singing & Jazz

2009-12-13T08:33:00.002-07:00

Friday night Denver had a singing concert with a group he is in call TaVaci. He absolutely loves it and had a blast these past few months. He goes with his cousin Livie and they did a great job. Santa even came, which I discovered if they have a fake beard they are the "real santa" and guys with their own beard are helpers and he has no interest in talking to them.Then last night Coby and I had the chance to go the the Jazz versus the Lakers game and sit in a suite with some people from work. Probably the first and last chance that will happen but it was pretty cool. Being pregnant my favorite part is it had it's own bathroom :) Also President Monson was in a suite about five away from us, some people were lucky enought to run into him in the hall and shake his hand. My other favorite part of the night (besides the fact they won) was they had a Red Mango at the arena that I stood in line forever to get but it was sooo worth it!

First Santa of the Year

2009-12-06T16:43:00.003-07:00

We went to the bowling alley for a Christmas party with my family and Santa made a visit. The kids love bowling and the adults enjoyed themselves even more trying to beat each other. It really looked just like last year when we did this but this year I'm a lot bigger :)The kids were excited to see Santa, Denver still thinks they are best friends. Beck didn't really want anything to do with him until he saw that he got a present for sitting on his lap then he was okay. They were the only two that got presents but a lot of the adults there talked to him to let him know what they wanted I guess :)My little sister Skye.Spencer's wife Tori.

Holiday Weekend...

2009-11-30T13:35:00.004-07:00

We hosted Thanksgiving at our house for my family this year and had fun.Then the Saturday after Coby's family took all the kids and rode the frontrunner train down to SLC and went to eat at the Gateway and walked around Temple Square to see the lights. The kids had a blast!

School Pictures

2009-11-19T11:56:00.003-07:00

Here are Denver and Beckham's School Pictures.

Denver is four and a half.

Beck just over two.

One of those weeks...

2009-11-17T15:02:00.002-07:00

We have had one of those weeks. Last Thursday I was babysitting and the boys clogged the toilet upstairs. Coby was able to clear it but it sent it down and blocked the downstairs and we had to have our friend (the plumber) come tear everything apart to get it working. Then Monday Denver and his friend Kyla decide to fill the entire upstairs toilet with toilet paper and it's now clogged again! Ugh, now we are waiting for the plumber to come because we can't even start to unplug the mess.Then today Beck was outside pushing a truck on the driveway and biffed it. He had road rash up his entire face with a nice goose egg on his forehead. And it's only Tuesday...

California!

2009-11-08T09:25:00.002-07:00

Well we were lucky enough to spend the last week in California at Tawni's house. At the last minute we decided to fly and the boys loved their first plane trip. We all shared Tawni's extra bedroom and the boys slept next to each other on the floor. We were able to spend three fun days at Disneyland and a little time at California Adventures. Beckham was in love with the Dumbo and Buzz rides. Those were all he asked for while Denver discovered rollarcoasters and loved Thundermountain and Space Mountain. We just had fun enjoying our time together as a family and visiting with the Smiths. Thanks for letting us invade your house guys!

Halloween and Vegas

2009-11-01T16:47:00.003-07:00

Well Coby won a trip to Vegas for a few nights last week and we flew down without kids (thanks mom!) to spend a little time together. My sister Tawni and her husband were able to meet us and have some fun. We got a tour of Adams dad's chapel 'Little Church of the West' and watched the shows outside all the hotels and took a gondola ride. For Halloween we had a cute dinosaur and a scary transformer "megatron'. I put on a witch costume and Coby went all out as a football player. We had a lot of fun going trick or treating this year with the kids.My little brother, who really isn't that weird and his cute wife Tori.All the Reese cousins, except Mav that was a cute Tiger but upset on the sideline as the picture was taken.Also I put up a few names we are toying with and would like opinons, it could be one of these or none, who knows.

Zoo & Misc

2009-10-16T15:09:00.004-06:00

Today my mom, Skye (Who's 19th Birthday was today), and I took the boys to the zoo to see the baby animals and get out one more time before it was too cold. We had so much fun and the boys enjoyed seeing the animals, especially the elephants who put on quite a show for us.Also this week we made pumpkin sugar cookies with the boys and let them frost and deliver them to people.This summer while Tawni was visiting my brother and his wife Tori had a sleepover with Denver and Courtney on the tramp at my parents house which they thought was pretty neat.

Swine Flu Shot?

2009-10-09T15:58:00.002-06:00

Here's a question to throw out to everyone. I'm just wondering if you are getting your family the swine flu shots, I'm so confused with all the information out there and just wanted to see what everyone else had decided. If you have an opinion or have decided please let me know.

Will & Trust Documents

2009-09-24T14:25:00.002-06:00

I don't know if this interests anybody but I'm really big into making sure everything is taken care of in case Coby or I or both of us die. We have a Revocable Trust and Living Wills and everything put in order for this purpose. I know that this can cost a lot of money if you go to a lawyer but I found a gift code that works if you go to a certain website. I went through the process to make sure it works and it does. You can fill out all the information and make, print, and save your own wills, trusts, and other important documents for free. If this interests you, here's the information:

Go To: http://suzeorman.com/ then click on the Will & Trust Kit link. Go to the Gift Code Button and put 898989

This will only work until October 3 so if you want to download it, do it in the next week.

Looks Like we are having...

2009-09-16T13:52:00.002-06:00

Another Boy!
I'm actually quite shocked with the reaction from our friends and family we called or texted. First they sound disappointed then they ask if we are okay with this. Let me let everyone know that while we would be happy with any gender we have always hoped for a boy. I'm perfectly happy being the only girl in the family and love raising boys. They are so less drama and so laid back (most of the time). And who knows maybe we'll end with a girl :)
We are very excited about this but are really lacking in the name department so unless you want to see my child named Tiger (Denver's choice is actually Tiger Woods Smith) I'll take any suggestions.

First Day of School

2009-09-02T10:40:00.002-06:00

Today was Denver's First Day of Preschool which is has been waiting all summer for. He's so excited to go back to Ms. Nicole three days a week.

Beckham is Two!

2009-09-01T20:22:00.005-06:00

Well Today is Beckham's 2nd Birthday! He's such a joy in our lives and he keeps us on our toes every minute that he's awake. He got Hungry Hungry Hippos and play dough and was thrilled.Here's my first ever attempt at making a birthday cake, which is supposed to be a basketball and Beck is happy with it so I think of it as a success.Here's his first birthday with his exciting birth story for those that want to read it. http://cobytangireese.blogspot.com/2008/09/look-whos-one.html

Boy or Girl?

2009-08-20T21:56:00.003-06:00

Most people know but in case you didn't, we are expecting baby number three! Due date is March 11th, but we'll get started a week early so we won't have another Beckham Story so we can plan March 4th! Yea!
Anyway, next appointment we have is September 16th and we can find out what we are having so I thought for the next month I'll let people vote what they think... Boy or Girl?

Busy Weekend

2009-08-10T13:11:00.006-06:00

Well last weekend we went camping with the Reese's and had some fun. We just played, ate, rode four wheelers, and tried some fishing. Denver even caught a fish with his little pole. Everyone piled in and trying to keep warm. The kids loved sleeping in the tent and slept all night and even past the sun coming up :)Thunder thought she was left out so she had to sleep in the tent with us.

On Saturday night we went with the Hanks side of the family to the Weber Fair to watch Spencer in a Demolition Derby. The boys thought this was the coolest thing ever. Now Denver keeps saying when he turns sixteen he's going to crash cars, not just drive them. Great...Me and Grandpa Hanks.The fans watching.Spencer and his car before the Derby...His car after the Derby...

Steamboat Springs, CO

2009-07-30T19:53:00.003-06:00

Well we just got back from five days in Colorado. Coby won a trip for work for the family and we took the boys up for a vacation. It's a cute little town like Park City or Jackson Hole. We hung out with our friends and their kids and went minature golfing, did a human maze, swimming and eating.
Here we rode the Gondola up to the top of the mountain to play for a while. Denver loved it so much he had Coby take him back up while Beck and I took a nap. We also took them for a couple rides on the Alpine Slides there. They thought that was a riot racing down the mountain with mom and dad.

Summer

2009-07-30T19:48:00.002-06:00

Well this summer we've been busy but not with much to post about. Here is Coby working on his grandma's tractor in our yard. The boys thought it was to ride around with him while he worked. And our Cowboy Uncle Cody took the cousins one day up to Plymouth to ride a horse. They just went in circles around the rodeo arena but the kids had a blast. See we have connections so we don't need a horse, we'll just go ask Cody and Shi for a ride. :)

We were right there...

2009-07-13T08:00:00.002-06:00

Yesterday we were driving from Coby's parents house to ours, which is only a couple blocks on a back road. So we had the boys in the passenger seat with me and we didn't notice but Denver had his head out the window and Beckham rolled the window up! Denver woke up with a bruised line from where the window was.

7 Years

2009-07-13T08:00:00.000-06:00

Yesterday Coby and I have been married seven years! Time goes so fast and I'm so happy for what we have accomplished in these years.
How did we celebrate? By going to Red Lobster and seeing Transformers on Friday. Man, we know how to live it up. But to us going out for five hours without kids was great. Thanks Mom!
Can't wait to see what happens in the next seven!

All this for $19.42

2009-06-30T12:15:00.004-06:00

Some Family and Friends have been doing the coupon shopping and telling me of their good deals so I decided a couple weeks ago to give it a try. Last week was okay, nothing that I thought was great but this week I should have spent $241.96, I saved $113.47 and spent $128.49. Not bad, for starting and wanting to build up some storage, this price includes laundry soap, batteries, body wash, deodorant, ect. The picture above is the GREAT deals I got. Albertson's doubles coupons and have great sales.
The stuff in the picture should have cost $47.60 and I got it for $19.42. Over 50% less. The four hot dog packs I got .08 back and the milk was $.17 a piece, and the popcorn's I got a dollar back, there are 16 kraft mac & cheeses, 10 yogurts, three hamburger helpers, and some pop tarts. I'll think I'll keep it up.

For great links go to http://www.pinchingyourpennies.com and http://athriftymom.com/

Pretty Funny

2009-06-25T14:08:00.000-06:00

Make sure you listen close the words and watch the whole thing, it's pretty funny.

Ya Turn Your Head For A Second...

2009-06-18T12:22:00.001-06:00

I walked downstairs to make some lunch for Beck and his friend Ryker and when I went back upstairs this is what I found...
They got into the dry erase markers and colored themselves, the tv, and the entertainment center. Luckily wet wipes took it off them and the tv and the magic eraser got the entertainment center cleared off. Dad will never know it happened :)

Ashley Emma Smith

2009-06-11T21:10:00.002-06:00

She's here! Ashley came at 1:30 today after an easy labor and delivery. She weighed 7lbs 11oz and was 20 inches long. Everyone is doing great and she's darling, looks just like Courtney. We were happy to be here to see her and play with the kids while Tawni and Adam sleep in a hospital :)

SUNNY CALIFORNIA

2009-06-10T15:57:00.004-06:00

We've spent the last week in California visiting Tawni before she has her baby tomorrow! While we keep hearing how raining it is at home, it has been beautiful weather here. We've had fun going swimming everyday, we've done the park, petting zoo, and a local discovery center. We're having fun and can't wait for Coby to fly in on Saturday. Here are a few misc pictures of our adventures...

Preschool Graduation

2009-05-21T09:22:00.003-06:00

I can't believe where time goes! Seems like Denver just started preschool and now he's graduated from a year of it. He had so much fun and learned so much and he did a great job at their graduation. He's excited to have the summer off for tumbling and swimming lessons but I think he'll be ready to go back next year.Here's our family, you noticed denver itching because he broke out into a weird rash we can't figure out what from. This happened last year and we just gave him allergy medicine and itch cream on it and it's better today but it's an unknown recurring problem.Here's just Beck being Beck and wanting a picture too.

We're still alive...

2009-05-14T10:10:00.002-06:00

Well I have a second to jump on the internet and I thought I'd just let everyone know we got moved into our house last Saturday but don't have the internet hooked up. I'll put some pictures up when we get a chance.

Seriously...

2009-05-03T20:09:00.002-06:00

As I read on my cousins blog a few days ago "I turned my head for second" and this is what I found. Beckham sitting on top of the piano, just hanging out...

Coby's Home

2009-04-29T08:56:00.003-06:00

Welcome Home Dad!!Coby and his mom just returned from ten days on vacation. It was Coby's annual trip he wins at work and this year was Ireland and London. I opted out this year because I hate leaving the kids that long (I worry the whole time about how they are getting juggled around) and wanted to be here for any house stuff that came up since it's getting close to being done. So we sent his mom with him and I think they had a lot of fun. They flew to Ireland first and spent a few days (saw some castles, got some golf in) and then headed to London where they saw Stonehedge and all the other touristy stuff. I think their highlight was Becky went with some people to see "Wicked" while Coby went with some other friends to "The Lion King".We missed them while they were gone and are so glad they are home safe.

Big Boy Bed

2009-04-27T18:48:00.003-06:00

We are putting Beckham in a big bed when we move and he had learned how to somersault out of his crib so I converted it to a toddler daybed this week and so far we have had great success. Unlike his older brother he gets in bed, stays there, and goes to sleep quickly. I can't believe he's getting this big already! Although he hold his little blankie and bear very tight to fall asleep :)Also, until we move we've been condensing ourselves into less and less of Travis's house and we load the garage in anticipation of moving. We put the boys in the same room and they love it! I figure it's like a two week slumber party.

Birthday Boy

2009-04-16T19:35:00.001-06:00

Today really is Denver's Fourth Birthday! He's getting so big and we just love him so much! He enjoys going to preschool and playing with his friends. He's a great helper and is always trying to act like his dad.

Copying an idea from Tawni, we put balloons in Denver's room while he slept so when he woke up he knew it was his birthday. Then Coby ran to the Pie Dump and got us donuts for breakfast. They're Denver's favorite that we don't get very often. Tonight we're going bowling with his cousins and having cake and ice cream.For those that commented on where we got the teepee, it was at Costco for $30.

Easter & Misc

2009-04-15T14:05:00.004-06:00

Well we had a great Easter and Holiday weekend. We spent alot of time with family which is always nice. Here are a few pictures...
Beck loves to lay and play with Travis's dog, Mario.Beck and Dad relaxing.Beck hanging out in a kitchen drawer.Coloring Easter Eggs.Denver on his Easter Egg Hunt.Beck and the other cousins looking for eggs.The Easter Bunny brought the boys this tent/teepee tunnel maze which they love!

FYI

2009-04-02T14:56:00.000-06:00

Coby is opening another office in Brigham City on May 1st. We are looking for a full time secretary if anyone is interested. We have found from our Tremonton office that we find better employees by word of mouth than the newspaper. If anyone is interested or knows someone interested in that please let me know. We want someone training in Tremonton this month to be ready when it opens. Thanks!

Ugh Snow...

2009-03-25T19:45:00.001-06:00

We are sick of snow, we're headed to St. George for some sun :)

We've been busy...

2009-03-16T07:45:00.003-06:00

Well on Friday I met my friend Teresa and her kids at the Treehouse in Ogden and let the kids play. Then we walked over to the pizza factory and had some lunch. Then Coby's sister Stacey had their fourth kid the night before so we stopped at Ogden Regional to meet Jerzi, their cute little girl.
On Saturday I was able to take the boys to Disney on Ice with my parents. We had so much fun! It was so good that Beckham didn't move the entire two hours, which if you know him that means something. Denver got some binoculars that he still walks around looking through. We walked around the Gateway, then went to lunch at Training Table. Then we went and got Coby at the airport.Yesterday we spoke in church and I just have to tell everyone how great Denver did. He was convinced he was going to talk and sing, so we went over it all week and when it was his turn he walked up all by himself, told his few line talk then sang I am a Child of God all by himself. Also he gave the prayer in Primary all by himself, which included help Beckham not to cry in Church and help mom in primary (since I was subbing).

18 months

2009-03-08T20:38:00.004-06:00

Beckham had his 18 month checkup on Friday and I thought I'd tell everyone he is slowing down his growth rate (from 90s to high 80 percentiles). He weighed in at just over 29 pounds and is 34 inches long. I can't believe how fast he's growing up! He's definitely not a baby anymore doing everything Denver does, plus some.

Hotel, Swimming, & Basketball

2009-03-01T11:14:00.002-07:00

Can it get any better than that? Coby had an overnight meeting at the Marriott on Friday so we took the kids and swam (alot) and shopped together. We took the kids to the Planetarium at the Gateway which they always love...Since we were already down there we stayed for the State Championship game for the Bears, which they won. Yea Go Bears!

Opinion?

2009-02-23T13:24:00.002-07:00

So my Uncle Travis bought the Kindle2 and is offering to sell me his Kindle for half what they cost. I've been wanting one but I still haven't decided if they are worth it completely. I love the benefits of them (they are great for travel, small, easy to access new books/magazines/newspapers, etc.) but I'm not sure if it's worth having to buy what I want to read. Usually I go to the library and swap with friends. I only buy ones that I love. Does anybody have an opinion if they are worth the money or not?

Here is the link for Oprah's Favorite New Gadget about it:
http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/oprahshow/20081024_tows_kindle

Fun Short Quiz...

2009-02-17T17:54:00.000-07:00

I thought this was a fun quiz on such a snowy day, let me know what you are if you try it...

You Are a Ski Cap

You are a comfortable, low maintenance, and even practical person.

You use fashion to look good, and you don't stray too far from the mainstream.

You are friendly and accepting. You don't really judge other people for their fashion choices.

You enjoy clothes and accessories as much as the next person, but you're not superficial about it!

What Winter Hat Are You?

We're still alive...

2009-02-15T20:16:00.003-07:00

We have been so busy and yet with nothing that I've felt is really worth posting about. Our House is coming along- we are in the process of insulating and sheet rock is starting this week. We've just been busy making house decisions-tubs, cabinets, electrical stuff, etc.
Denver is still enjoying school and sunbeams. He's starting to get stir crazy and wants out of the house but hanging in there. His highlight lately is going to a Jazz Game with Coby (ironically on Bear's birthday so a bunch of NBA mascots were there) and the the BR Basketball games.Beckham is still our mischief maker. He now believes he should climb on the chairs and sits on the dining room table. It's the first place he goes when we get home to take off his socks- I don't know where he gets this stuff.Anyway, we are still alive and hopefully will have more exciting stuff to blog about.

Draper Temple Open House

2009-01-24T07:39:00.005-07:00

Yesterday we had fun as a family. Coby left work at noon and we did some shopping (including Tai Pan and IKEA which is always fun). Then we met my parents, Skye, and Travis at Texas Roadhouse for dinner and then we went over to the Draper Temple Open House. We were so excited to go because Denver has always wanted to go in the temple. He was shocked when we got there and told him he could go inside with us. As we walked around he kept asking where Jesus was (since it was his house) it was cute. They do the open houses different now, you go park at a nearby Stake Center and watch a movie then they bus you to the Temple and Denver and Beck though the bus was as cool as anything we did. After we all went to Cold Stone and had ice cream. What a great day!

If He Doesn't Kill Me...

2009-01-15T08:49:00.003-07:00

If Beckham doesn't kill me, he'll definitely make me a stronger parent for next kids to come. So the diaper pail went onto the dresser so he can't reach it anymore. While I was making dinner last night it got a little quiet so when I went looking for him this is what I found...When He realized I was there...

What I pulled out of the vent...

Ever Happen To You???

2009-01-14T12:08:00.003-07:00

So I just had a very traumatic experience. Now to some people this is no big deal (Coby) But to me it was awful...

Here's the story we just bought this van from Coby's grandma last night and I was driving car pool to preschool today and when they got out of the car Denver had forgotten his backpack. So I run home to grab it and when I go to get back in the car it's all locked. Every door with it running in my garage (I'm going to check into the owner's manual to see how to turn that off or something) So I panic because Beck's in the car listening to the Mamma Mia soundtrack and we don't have a spare key! So I call Coby and he has to go to his grandma's and get it to bring home. Meanwhile I play peek a boo (while crying ) until Beck just falls asleep and I wait for Coby. He was only in there 15 minutes but it was a horrible 15 minutes for me, thus the crying picture.

Few Pictures...

2009-01-12T09:32:00.002-07:00

For New Years Coby's Family came over and we had a night of video games. We had a lot of food and played Mario Kart, DDR, Rock Band and watched Mamma Mia. The kids had fun watching movies and playing.

Dancing With The Stars

2008-12-31T09:19:00.008-07:00

Skye won tickets from a radio show for Dancing with the Stars the Tour. She let me go with her because she is so nice. So we went to dinner and got there early so we were going around to all the booths and got a ton of free stuff (t-shirts, bags, thermoses, key chains, ect.) But the cool thing was I won a Samsung Eternity phone. They only gave 20 away each night and I got it! It doesn't work with Verizon so we're going to sell it on e-bay but it was cool anyway.
My favorite couple this season was Lance and Lacey and they were there and they did my favorite dance which was their tango so I was so excited. Here's the YouTube version of it.

Thanks Skye! It was a blast!

White Christmas

2008-12-26T20:43:00.006-07:00

We had a great Christmas this year. The boys slept in and we woke up to snow and lots of it. The news said we got 13 inches yesterday. We spent Christmas Eve playing at the Hanks House and then had breakfast for my family at our house so we didn't have to get up and go anywhere. We spent the afternoon at the Reese side of the family and had an enjoyable day.
Denver's favorite present from Santa was a Little Einstein Laptop computer. Darling! If anyone is looking for a good 3+ age present this is it. Only $25 and it teaches them games with letters, numbers, and music. It's going to be great in the car and now they leave my laptop alone. We are going to invest in one for Beck too.
Today Coby spent the morning snow blowing everyone out with his brothers and dad and then we went sledding down the hill by his parents house. The kids had so much fun (and the adults) the boys even got brave and tried snowboarding on the sleds down. Beck wasn't a fan but sat on my lap the whole time watching the entertainment. After we had soup at and the kids watched Wall*E. They wanted a snack and none of us got them one so we found that Lexie had gotten a box of Wheat thins and they were munching on the couch while they watched the movie.

Candy & Snow

2008-12-22T14:56:00.002-07:00

My mom came over and we spent Saturday making treats. Denver had so much fun helping dip pretzels in chocolate while Beckham just ate the chocolate...
Today we had a ton of snow so Coby and Denver went out to shovel and build a snow man. You can see how bad it's snowing in the pictures.

Christmas Bowling

2008-12-14T19:37:00.001-07:00

We had our family party this year at the bowling alley and had so much fun! The kids loved bowling while we ate and opened presents. Santa even found us there and bowled a frame. Denver acted like they were best friends and gave him our letters, Beckham wasn't a fan until he got a present from him, then he would go near him if we held him.

SNOW!!!

2008-12-08T08:35:00.003-07:00

Well this morning we woke up to a little snow. Denver started running around like a maniac wanting to go out and play. So it was 8:00 in the morning and the three of us are out playing in the snow.Denver lovesthe snow and spent the whole time shoveling. He wanted to make a snowman and slide down hills like last year but I talked him into waiting till there was more snow. He just sat out there and played.
Beckham wasn't sure what he thought of the snow. It wasn't the cold or wet that he didn't like, it was the clothes. He really disliked the pants and hat and gloves, but it was the boots that were the worst. He could barely walk two feet without falling over, Oh well, at least there is finally a little snow to play in (at least for today)

Finally!

2008-12-02T11:39:00.002-07:00

Well after six months of waiting we finally started our house. It's been such a process of we can go then not yet (because we decided to build when the economy isn't it great). We have been currently living with my Uncle Travis in our old house for a month since it's been officially his. He is letting us stay with him until ours is done in April/May. Denver loves to go look at our hole and asks every day if our new house is done. Foundation is done tomorrow and we start framing on Monday and hope to keep things moving as fast as we can push! If anyone wants to give us any great ideas for a new house, let us know before it's done.

Thanksgiving

2008-11-28T07:10:00.003-07:00

For Thanksgiving this year we went to the Reese side and here's a picture of this side of the family. More pictures later...

Family Trip

2008-11-24T11:46:00.002-07:00

We've been on a family vacation in Brian Head with my family and here's one picture of everyone. I'll post more later...

Random Pictures

2008-11-19T20:49:00.007-07:00

It's been a while since I last posted so I thought I'd put a few random pictures.
This is Beck just being silly. He's turning into such a toddler. He knows what he shouldn't do and does it just to look at us and get a reaction. He runs from us, throws tantrums, and is starting to bite. Yea for us :)

Denver was so excited to help me decorate the tree and he put all the decorations he could right in the same place. I haven't had the heart to move them because he is so proud he did it himself. Who cares if the ornaments are concentrated in one area? :) He's been so good lately. They've been learning about good manners in preschool and he tries so hard. Sometimes when he's having a hard time he'll just say "I'm losing my manners!" Then when he's got his composure back he'll say "My manners came back!"

Family Pictures

2008-11-06T11:44:00.003-07:00

We had our family pictures done by Nicole Nelson and she did such a great job! She's priced great and gives you a cd so you can print what you want. Also, she's doing a Christmas Card sitting for $50 if you need a family picture and card for Christmas. Check out her blog for info. Here are a few of my favorite pictures (for a bunch more click on her name):

Happy Halloween!

2008-10-31T20:40:00.008-06:00

Here's the family tonight, all dressed up but not matching in anyway. We had fun visiting all the family around town and walking around the neighborhood.
And at North Park Frankenstein and a witch came and Denver took his picture with them.This is us carving pumpkins, we bought patterns this year and they turned out really cool. Denver was still not a fan of pulling out the guts but loved drawing on them.
And I just love this one of Beckham because he finally found one Baby Einstein video that he will watch and he loves it! I've tried all of them and it's there is only one that he'll sit through. (which is Baby Da Vinci: head to toe)Here's a picture of Denver getting ready for his Halloween party at school.

Halloween Party

2008-10-26T15:49:00.003-06:00

Coby and I had bought costumes to wear with the kids trick-or-treating this year. Coby thought we needed to because at this age they would love it and some day we'd just embarrass them. Then we got an invite to a friends Halloween party so we just wore them there. It was last night and here's a picture of us as Zorro and Snow White. We had a great time and the kids really did think we were fun.

Pumpkin Walk

2008-10-24T13:21:00.003-06:00

Today a few friends wanted to go to the pumpkin walk in Logan. Well I thought it was a good idea for us to go and take Coby. So he came and we took the kids to look at all the pumpkins and a witch. When Denver first saw her he was scared but she was so nice that he got closer and started talking to her like they were friends. It was a fun family activity.

Sugar Cookies

2008-10-23T15:30:00.003-06:00

Denver's friend Savanna came over today to make sugar cookies. We had quite the mess when we were done but they had a lot of fun cutting the dough, and frosting them themselves. And you can't forget the sprinkles- there was a lot of them!

Quick Trip & Leaving the Private Blog World

2008-10-19T11:08:00.006-06:00

Coby was gone to Iowa all week and my mom didn't have any school so we decided to take the kids to St.George for a couple days. We went to Jumpin Jax again, which is definately the favorite thing to do, I wish they had one closer than Provo to us. If you can click on the picture of Beckham and I going down the big slide. He wanted to go on it over and over and over but his face in the picture looks like pure terror! We went to the splash park for a while (it was 80 the whole time we were there) and took the kids to the Dinosaur Track Museum (kind of cool). Mom and I took turns going to the temple and just had a fun, relaxing time in one of my favorite places.

Also, I'm having some issues with blogger letting some people check my blog so I'm taking it off private. I've still got everyones addresses saved in case I change back you can still check it but I'm going to try not private for awhile, so go ahead and add me to your google readers. :)

It's Halloween Time...

2008-10-08T16:34:00.005-06:00

Denver came home from school today singing this song. By the time I got it recorded he was getting bored with it and it loses some of the actions and words but I thought it was a great way to bring in October.

Playing at the Farm

2008-10-03T19:04:00.005-06:00

The boys love to go play at the farm. Denver loves running through the corn and playing on the tramp. Beck just loves the dirt. Grandpa took them on the tractor the other day and let them run the controls to lift the bucket up and down. They love to ride the motorcycle with him but Denver has decided that he needs his own little one, so Tom pulled out the old one we used to ride around and told him he'd fix it up so when he turns 5 he can ride by himself. (We'll see how mom and dad feel about that in a couple years)

Favorite Friend!?!

2008-10-03T18:55:00.005-06:00

Denver has decided that Grandpa Tom is his 'Favorite Friend'. So here are a few pictures of them hanging out in the pumpkin patch. Denver actually is having a 'sleep over' with grandpa right now. we went to visit and he wouldn't come home with us. Good luck grandma and grandpa! :)

New Office

2008-09-26T08:52:00.000-06:00

Here's a little video of walking through Coby's new office. You have to turn your head and it isn't the same as when you are actually there but it gives those of you that are far away the idea of what his new office looks like. We moved next door to where he used to be but it's the same phone number and everything. We outgrew the other office and so we decided to stop sharing with another agent. It's smaller in square footage but has a conference room, work room, and a kitchen nicer than the one at our house. We are adding a window into Coby's office and doors on the work room so we can lock the files in. It still needs a little decorating but we love it and already feel at home there.

Fourth Picture in Fourth Folder

2008-09-24T14:33:00.002-06:00

I saw this on my friend Joell's blog and thought it was fun.

Rules: Open your pictures file, go to the fourth folder, and then the fourth picture. Post the picture and write a little bit about what was going on!

This was on Denver's 3rd birthday and it's my dad holding Beckham and my brother sitting by them smiling. It's in my family folder and reminds me of how nice it is to have family so close to spend special occasions with. It's nice to have my kids know their extended family so well.

Fun Stuff...

2008-09-23T20:25:00.004-06:00

I haven't got much to blog about but we've taken some pictures that I thought I'd post. Today they had a health safety clinic at mom's elementary school and denver got to see the life flight helicopter come and land and look around it. They had the big ladder firetruck, an ambulance, cop cars and everything. Denver has started painting when Beckham is asleep and he's getting pretty good. Beckham is getting a fun personality and always into everything, if it makes a mess or loud noises then he loves it. We're enjoying the last of the good weather and grilling alot and we've had a lot of fun.

30?!?!

2008-09-19T07:54:00.002-06:00

Happy Birthday Coby! I can't believe that I'm married to someone 30! He's getting so old :) For his birthday I got all the old sports pictures and news paper articles from his mom and put them into a scrap book. 94 pages later- here's a couple favorite pictures. He's so great at everything: sports, work, being a dad and husband. I'm very lucky and just want to wish him happy birthday!

Alpha Tag

2008-09-14T15:30:00.001-06:00

A - Attached or Single? - attached

B - Best Friend - Coby

C - Cake or Pie? - cake, especially without frosting

D - Day of choice? - Any, most are the same to me

E - Essential item? - a treat for emergency snack

F - Favorite color? - purple

G - Gummy bears or worms? - gummy worms

H - Hometown? - Tremonton, UT

I - Favorite Indulgence? - Trips alone with my husband

J - January or July? - July, I love the heat and care free of summer.

K - Kids? -Denver-3, Beckham-a year

L- Life isn't complete without? - My family

M - Marriage Date? - July 12, 2002

N - Number of Bros & Sis? - 5 brothers (Spencer, In-Laws=Adam, Layne, Cody, Jon), 6 sisters (Tawni, Skye, In-Laws=Tori, Stacie, Ashley, Shiloh)

O - Oranges or Apples? -Either

P - Phobias and Fears? - Spiders and bad people

Q - Quote? -"Sometimes Life's Not Fair."

R - Reason to smile? - My kids

S - Season of choice? - Fall

T - Tag Ten People? - Anyone who hasn't done it, and wants to.

U - Unknown fact about me? - I hate meeting new people or being in big groups, I prefer close friends and family

V - Vegetable? - cooked carrots

W - Worst habit? - Losing my temper

X - X-Ray? - Never

Y - Your favorite food? - Chinese, Italian, and Ice Cream

Z - Zodiac sign? - Taraus

PRESCHOOL!!

2008-09-03T12:10:00.002-06:00

Well today was Denver's first day of Preschool! He was so excited he wanted to go all by himself, but he told grandma that mom would have to drive him since he didn't have a car yet. He did great and loved every minute of it. I'm so proud of him for not being scared or crying. He's going to this wonderful teacher Nicole Nelson (her blog is on my list on the side) and she is so great! I worked with her at North Park before she had kids and decided to run a preschool out of her basement so she could stay home. I'm so happy to have a place for him to go that I know the teacher so well and know that he will learn a lot but still be a kid.

LOOK WHO'S ONE!!!

2008-09-02T07:10:00.003-06:00

I don't know where a year went!?! As I look back and remember what an exciting entrance he made into the world, I should have know he would become a special kid. Beck has turned into a very mischievous, independent, fun little guy. He loves food and will come running if he sees anyone eating. He loves to play with his brother and is already starting to get his own way . He is always smiling unless he's hungry or tired (like his mom) and we love the atmosphere he brings into our family.

Here's a little bit about his story when he was born, you can stop reading now if you remember, I remember it like it was yesterday (it still makes me sick to my stomach). I woke up with contractions at 3:15 in the morning. The hospital said to take tylenol and get in the bath to make sure I was in labor. I did that and straightened my hair and got into bed. The contractions where consistent at six minutes for an hour and a half so I told Coby we should probably go. I went to get out of bed at 4:45 and my water broke. Becky came up and we were out the door at 5:00. We drove really fast and by Farr West I was very uncomfortable (to say the least) by 31st street I was ready to push. Coby's yelling (and swearing) made Beck stay put till we pulled up to the hospital door. Luckily it was a shift change and some nurses were in the parking lot and helped me out of the car and into a wheel chair. The rest is like a movie, the nurses running through the halls with a wheelchair and me screaming at the top of my lungs. When I got on a bed his head was already out and the nurses delivered him, with no help from the drugs :( He was born at 5:31 am at 8 lbs 9 oz and 21 inches long.
Here's a picture of us a year ago:

He's Walking!!!

2008-08-31T21:45:00.005-06:00

Well the last few days Beck will take a step or two between things but refused to walk if we tried to make him. Today he woke up and decided he could walk and by this afternoon he was getting pretty good. Of course when ever I tried to video him he wouldn't do it as good but it gives you a good idea of what he's starting to do.

Box Elder County Fair

2008-08-24T09:48:00.002-06:00

We were talking and we don't know why, but you have to go to the fair every year. Coby had a booth out there this year so he lived out there and I took the boys a few times to see the animals and ride some rides and eat some fair food. It was a lot of fun but we are glad that it only comes around once a year!

DANCE!?!

2008-08-19T13:03:00.004-06:00

Whenever music turns on, Beckham has decided that he can dance. This isn't great video of what he can do but it's pretty funny to watch...

Bear Lake

2008-08-14T18:59:00.000-06:00

Coby's manager Shawn had an agency party at Bear Lake today. It was a lot of fun. The boys had a blast playing in the sun, sand, and water. We played on the boat and jet skis and the water was perfect to wade/crawl around in. Great time, Thanks Shawn!

St. George

2008-08-06T18:33:00.003-06:00

Well we’ve been in St. George since Sunday. Coby’s missionary trainer became an agent for Farm Bureau and Coby wanted to come down and help him his first week, so we decided to make a vacation of it. We’ve had a lot of fun the few days we’ve been down here. Quincy’s wife Sunny and her kids and our friends from Logan (Teresa, Shawn, and their kids) have been here to play with while Coby works. We’ve spent every day at the splash park and the pool at the Smith’s timeshare, which is great. We took the kids to the fun place called Jumpin Jax, it’s a warehouse full of blow up toys and is fun for kids and adults (even Beckham). We’ve tried hiking, golfing, and the fair here. It’s been a lot of fun. Here are a few pictures so far.

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What Sesame Street Personality Are You?

2008-08-01T21:21:00.001-06:00

You Are Cookie Monster

Misunderstood as a primal monster, you're a true hedonist with a huge sweet tooth.

You are usually feeling: Hungry. Cookies are preferred, but you'll eat anything if cookies aren't around.

You are famous for: Your slightly crazy eyes and usual way of speaking

How you life your life: In the moment. "Me want COOKIE!"

Check it out at: http://www.blogthings.com/thesesamestreetpersonalityquiz