Conrad Family

Ty is almost 8

2010-02-11T16:27:00.000-08:00

We will baptize Ty on February 27, 2010 at our stake center. After we will have a party for his birthday. If the weather is good we will have the party at our house so the kids can play at the park. If the weather is bad, we reserved our ward house so we can play in the gym.
Now, consider this an invitation to his baptism. All I request is an RSVP so I know how much food to cook!!

Sorry

2010-02-11T15:49:00.000-08:00

What an angel!! Yes that is my own personal stash of makeup! I came downstairs and the girls were sitting like that.

Getting rid of her crib was a big mistake!

Christmas morning!

The race was on! Tayla, Callie, Kenadee and Tori with the dolls my mom made them.

My little girls, my little boys, and us all!

Okay, if I have any followers left, thank you. If not, oh wells. My news years resolution had nothing to do with keeping up with my blog, sorry. I will do some quick facts and hopefully some pictures.

1. Christmas was fun! The kids had a great time. We drove to Salt Lake Christmas morning and spent time with Jade's family.

2. Jade started school last month. There has not been a lot of work so he has been doing odd jobs here and there, and so far we have survived!

3. Tate has lost his first two teeth. Ty has lost his front four!

4. Tate loves school and is doing great!

5. Ty despises school and keeps all things challenging for us!

6. Tayla could dance and sing all day and night. She has the gracefullness that I never had, but unfortunately here singing isn't much better than mine!

7. Tori continues to keep us all on our toes. She is the laugh of the house and always does something crazy.

Quick Update

2009-12-06T18:47:00.000-08:00

My dad took my mom to the hospital Thursday night because she was really sick. Long story short: She has Ischemic Bowel and colitis maybe they are the same thing, I am not sure. A part of the inside of her bowel started to die and it started sluffing off. Not sluffing as in what my dad did in school, but sluffing as in shedding. She has to stay in the hospital until she can eat solid foods, get her red blood cell count back up and keep her temperature down. Monday is the expected release date but until her red blood cells show that there is no more bleeding she stays. It is extremely painful and she hasn't had fun, but it could've been a lot worse so we are grateful for the small miracles!

Disneyland

2009-11-28T21:20:00.000-08:00

On November 4 my whole family went to Disneyland. It consisted of 2 parents, 2 brothers, 3 sisters, 1 aunt, my husband, my 4 kids, 5 nieces, 3 nephews, 2 cousins and me. It was a lot of fun! We went to the beach on Thursday, Disneyland and California Adventure on Friday and Saturday, Legoland on Sunday and home on Monday.

Things came together so quickly, it seemed like a last minute trip. Rhondelle decided to come like 2 days before we left and we had a great time. My boys rode all the rides. Tate was a daredevil and went on Tower of Terror and California Screamer twice. Tayla went to Splash Mountain and screamed the whole time. She was hysterical by the time it was over. After that her and I rode the girly rides over and over. Ty was just happy to be there and wanted to try everything once, Splash Mountain he rode again and again and again..... Tori just loved being with everybody and riding in the stroller.

The weather was beautiful, we hardly needed jackets during the day. When we left California we were all still nice to each other, so that was a definite success! Thanks Ron and Brit for coming up with the idea! I might post pictures and I might not! You will just have to wait and see!! If there are letters missing in my post, I am using an awesome computer that sometimes doesnt type right!!

OH MY BLOG!!

2009-10-11T20:04:00.000-07:00

We spent a lot of time in Salt Lake "helping" Jade. Tate wanted all his cousins to see him on the internet working. Ty loved being in the tractor. You can tell who rules, the one on the bed!

Ty, Tayla, Tate and Tori playing in the rain. Jade caught a snake for the kids.

Tayla thought it was gross. We went to the zoo with Nana Conrad.

We had lunch at Harmon's grocery store! It was fun until all 4 spilled something.

The boys played baseball, the girls watched. Ty is serious about sports but Tate was making friends with the opposing team, twirling around and practicing gymnastics.

The boys tried to teach Tayla about sports, she's not interested. Tori hates dresses. I took a picture because she ripped it off and now she starts yelling when she sees anything fluffy.

This was a random trip we took. We started in Kolob and ended spending the night in Kanab, Utah, yeehaw!! Obviously Tori loves chapstick!

We have been busy, things have been crazy, and it is time to get back to blogging!

Okay

2009-05-06T19:34:00.000-07:00

Soccer had come and gone just in time for baseball to start. I am not looking forward to having to watch baseball games in 100 degree weather. I am excited to see Tate play t-ball and Ty playing pee-wee! It will be exciting.

Jade is mostly out of town lately. Last week he came in town and we took off on a last minute trip, we didn't pack hardly anything and we took off. We went to Kolob mountain and it was freezing and raining and the fish weren't biting. So we headed to Zions then Kanab, back to Zions and on to my pareents in time for Sunday dinner! It was awesome!

Jade's parents came down the weekend before last and it was a nice break. Jade was on a two weeker trip to Logan so it was so nice that their Nana and Pa came anyways! Thank you!

My parents have been great to help me out. My house is a mess so I hang out over there all day!! I have been doing a lot at Tate and Tayla's preschool and they have helped with Tori tons. I also had a chance to go with Ty on his field trip to Snow Canyon. Man it totally kicked mybutt hiking with a bunch of first graders! I am glad they asked me to go!

I am now going to try and post a few pictures. If none show up them I got mad and shut my computer off without them!

Memorable Conversation

2009-05-06T19:32:00.000-07:00

Tayla: When I am a big girl will I get a big butt? When you were a little girl did you have a little butt?

It is Friday!

2009-04-03T08:10:00.000-07:00

I promise I will do pictures soon. We have had a lot of firsts in the last month! Ty lost his first tooth and had his first soccer game. That is right, I am an official soccer mom! All my dreams have almost come true, soccer mom, mini van, townhouse and no garage!!
Tayla started dance this week. I figured if she was brave enough to dance around Target when we shopped she should be dancing with other little girls. She was so excited because there were no boys in her class.
Tate had his first breathing treatment last week! We are now proud renters of a nebulizer! He has not been able to breathe at night so we rented a machine and it is a good thing cause I would have been spending time in the hospital without it.
Tori had her first friend over yesterday. I watched the neighbor that is her age yesterday and she was very nice to him. They shared crackers and toys, she did not hit or attack him in any way. She was nicer to Damian than her own sister.
I had my first birthday without Jade since getting married. My mom came over at 8 AM and brought donuts and balloons. Then we went out to dinner with them and Liz and her girls, Rob and Holly and kids and Mason. It was crazy.

We made it!!

2009-03-23T20:35:00.000-07:00

Spring break has come to an end in Sunny St.George and all my children survived! Jade has been working out of town so we went up there last weekend. I left Monday morning because I didn't feel good and the kids were coughing. All four of them have been sick, but they are better now, right?
I have this friend, I won't mention her name, she recommended that I read the Ugly series by Scott Westerfeld. So what do I do, I start reading and can't stop. Umm I have this friend named Angie that likes to read. So it was some pretty good reading. Now I need to read a book that is not a series.
Between reading, Jade being out of town, sick kids not sleeping, me not sleeping because sick kids aren't sleeping things have been crazy. Megan is doing good. She gets bored sitting in her room all day and it is hard for her to be a mom when her incision is still oozing and her leg doesn't work, but she had become friends with her home health nurse and her physical therapist! That is kind of sad when that is all you see, and me of course. What do you get when you put a nurse, a physical therapist and Randi all in one room? I don't know, but it is scary!
I hope to update again this week and I will include pictures next time! Maybe?!

What happens in Vegas!

2009-02-08T18:16:00.000-08:00

So there is this long story about Jade and I needing to pick a car up for Thad that was in an impound lot in North Las Vegas. I like Vegas, North Las Vegas, has some pretty scary parts in it. I decided to pack of cooler of drinks, a bag of fruit snacks and peanut M&M's for our 6 hour excursion to Vegas and back. 2 hours there, an hour to get the car and 2 hours to get back.

I said a prayer while we were driving that everything would go smoothly, so off we go!!!

The DVD player in the van is stuck so we can only we watch Speed Racer, so I have listened to that at least 5 times this last month. We find the inpound lot without a lot of problems. We pull up and there is nowhere to park but a poorly marked handicapped spot. Imagine if you will the secretary at Monsters Inc., this is what she sounded like "Do you have a handicapped sticker? You need to move." So about an hour later they dig the Maserati out of the middle of the lot. It was having a problem shifting so all of a sudden Jade takes off and is gone. So I buckle in the kids and try to follow him.
There was traffic on the freeway which was good because the car kept stalling. Jade takes an exit and ends up at the old American Stone building. No big deal, we wired the new American Stone building with phones, so we knew the owners so it would be ok. The car will not shift anymore so Jade is reading the manual trying to figure out what to do.
I let the kids out to run because we were on a mostly deserted street. Oh, across the street from us was the Pussycats strip lounge! Pretty soon Tate and Ty are laughing like crazy and Tate's shirt is wet and I hear "Mom I was peeing so high it got all over my shirt. It was awesome." No big deal, it will dry and we will be home soon.
About 2 hours later we take off for Jack in the Box to get some food. The kids have been great and had juice boxes and fruit snacks. As were are leaving Jack in the Box there is a guy outside with two huge dogs. One dog projectile vomits on my pants and shoes! Alright, this is funny. I get in the van and Jade is mad at me because he thought I spilled his lemonade all over. No, it was dog puke!
Come to find out, the car broke down about a mile away from the only Maserati shop in the state of Nevada. We raced to the place before it closed, they called a tow truck and we waited with a man named George. It was like 10 p.m. by now and we got it to the shop and he says "Oh, by the way, we are closed for the night." So it is off to Circus Circus we go. I drop Jade off to check in and Tayla says "I really have to pee." By the time she told me she was already bouncing up and down trying not to pee. I grabbed a cup ripped her pants down as she started to pee in the van. She missed the cup and peed on her pants!
Here is a recap 1. Tate peed on his shirt 2. Tayla peed on her pants 3. Ty won't pee because he wants to pee in a toilet 4. Tori has already pooped twice!
We ordered a pizza and threw the kids in the tub. I washed peed on clothes in the sink with a bar of soap and turned the heater up to dry the clothes. They were all dry in the morning, thank goodness. We got a call at 9 in the morning that the car would take at least a week to fix!
Now Robert and I were talking and he said "You know you are on the right dose of medication when a dog pukes on you and you laugh about it."
Believe it or not I saw the Lord's hand in so many ways, I am going to list them quickly.
1. Jade and I both charged our phones the night before.
2. That car was broke and shouldn't have made it out of the lot. But we made it to a "safe" part of Vegas.
3. I had a stack of diapers in the van that I kept forgetting to take to my Mom's house.
4. I packed a cooler although I thought I was being crazy.
5. Seriously a mile away from the only Maserati dealership in Nevada.
6. My kids were so nice and good.
7. Ty came up with a nice dance move and says"We're in Vegas baby."
I have been working on this post for two weeks so I am posting as is, sorry for the typos and the inability to make my words flow!

Makeup!!

2009-01-26T20:54:00.000-08:00

I am going to be doing an order of MaryKay. If you want anything then let me know. If I have enough to place the order by the first week of February then I will give everbody 15% off, wait, that is too much math, 20% off is easier to figure, double the tithing, right?! You can e-mail call or just comment on my blog!!

Be Happy!

2009-01-26T19:54:00.000-08:00

Jade has mostly been working out of town again so I am finding myself torn between what I want to do, need to do and should do! You all understand! Do I use Facebook, update my blog or work on my stake extraction? Do I sleep when my kids are sleeping or stay up playing spider solitaire? The answers to these questions are going to change the world one day!!

Jade is home for the week and then he will be going to Logan next week. We are so greatful for the work that it is hard to complain, oh wait, no I can complain just fine!! Just call me and I can complain all day!

My friend Liz and I went out the other night, as both our husbands are out of town and her kids are old enough to watch mine for free!!!! We sat down and Elder Holland sat down at the table next to us! Liz was trying to sneak a picture so I asked his wife if we could take a picture. They were so nice. It was so peaceful and awesome. He was so human but so neat! We talked a little about work and little things. As we were leaving his advice was "Be happy." How much simpler could it be, especially when things are so crazy, "Be Happy!"

Christmas Morning

2009-01-11T19:54:00.000-08:00

Tayla was pretending to be asleep so Santa would come. We had the Haycock's over for Christmas Eve. The kids finally got to make the Gingerbread house I got them. Well the oldest three made it, Tori ate it!

We had a fantastic Christmas and I want to thank all the Santa's that blessed us this year!

Christmas Tag- after Christmas

2008-12-29T20:36:00.000-08:00

1. Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night
2. Favorite Christmas beverage? Hot cocoa
3. Favorite Christmas activity with your family? Driving around looking at Christmas lights.
4. Favorite Christmas TV special? Frosty the Snowman
5. Favorite Christmas candy? Sister Hedquist's toffee!!
6. Naughty or nice? Do you even have to ask?
7. Biggest Christmas hassle? Cards, that is why I didn't do any!!!
8. Hassle or not, my favorite thing to do for Christmas is _________? Baking and letting the kids help me!! I am not good with little helpers!
9.Tree topper: Star, angel or other? Other, a Father Christmas thingy! It is pretty and stays on the tree!
10. The person you are most excited to give to this year? Myself, I mean ... Jade maybe?!
11. What is on your wrapping paper? Honestly, whatever I can find on sale!
12. Dreaming of a White Christmas? Yeah, a little bit.
13. Going caroling? Not on your life, at least not this year!
14. Gift you are hoping for most this year? Some pants without holes!!

What I left in St.George

2008-12-17T22:05:00.000-08:00

So the kids and I decided to come and join Jade in Salt Lake last Friday, easy right, until you add in the flu bug the kids gave me! It started Thursday after the kids were asleep so none of them could cry "Mommy's sick, guys be quiet stuff coming out of mom's mouth." That is what happened last time I puked. After I got Ty to school I convinced my Mom that she wanted to watch my kids while I slept. I called Jade and told him to choose between a clean house and seeing his family, he actually chose his family!! After school we took off without incident! Here is a list of what I forgot! I like to keep things exciting!!

My travel roll up bag filled with:
Face wash
Face lotion
Toothbrushes
Kids toothpaste
Chapstick
Hair bows
Bum cream
Jade's church belt
Jade's phone tools
A good attitude!!

Another snippit

2008-12-05T22:28:00.000-08:00

About an hour after my last post Tori puked all I mean all over her bed. I lovingly got her out of her crib and cleaned her up changed her jammies so she could puke all over my bed! Again and again and again. By the second time I had a bucket for her to puke in but the damage was done. I washed so much laundry today I could scream. Tomorrow I am taking all the blankets to my Mom's to use her super washing machine!! Ty had a hard time getting ready for school this morning so instead of taking him to school late we went to McDonalds and they played while I ate!! Hot diggity dog that's what I'm talkin about!!

A little snippit

2008-12-04T20:07:00.000-08:00

Here we go Jade is out of town again and we are all surviving! Here is a little snippit of what is going on!
All four kids are in bed. Well Tayla and Tate now sleep on the floor, its cool to do that, and Ty is in my bed! Tori is corralled in her crib!! Thank goodness to crib makers!!
The downstairs is vacummed (because someone,Tori, got food everywhere).
My upstairs still has crackers everywhere from Hurricane KaTori's naughty rampage!
Tayla let me know that "Mom you got a lot of butt!" That was after her Hannah Montana singing (yelling) at the dinner table to get out of eating! She makes up songs with Hannah Montana and Child of God and I love my Mom so much in them! I love it!
Did I mention that Jade finished Electrical school? One major test left and he'll be officially a Sparky!
Tayla threw the fit of all fits on Wednesday, when I was mother helper at preschool making us 20 minutes late. She had her clothes on, but her hair was not done! I felt pretty crappy but she made the choice to yell at me instead of getting her hair done.
After Relief Society on Wednesday Tori took a face dive off the sidewalk and smashed her tooth into her lip. The only way she stopped crying was when I said she could call her dadadada.
I am stinking tired and I am going to bed!! First I have got to move Ty out of it!

Tate is 5

2008-11-16T20:57:00.001-08:00

My Tate turned 5 on Friday! Here is the great part, we had the neighbors over for a barbecue on his birthday and I got a migraine so I was upstairs puking while they ate. So the next day I finished making his birthday snake with cupcakes and the neighborhood boys invited themselves for the party. Jade invited Jason and his kids, the rest were uninvited!

I love my kids so much. I don't know what I would do without any of them. Tate is definately my crazy child. His laugh is contagious!

Out of Town

2008-11-16T20:36:00.000-08:00

Tori stole my Oreo pie when I turned my back! That shirt is ruined!

Jade picked up some work out of town last week and here are a few high-lights and low-lights of the week.

I did not seriously harm any child.
We made it to school on time everyday!
My Dad had his gallbladder removed the same day my Mom was suppose to watch Tori. So I took Tori to preschool and Holly picked her up for me! Thanks Holly.
My Dad is doing much better.
Tayla yelled at Tate and Tate yelled at Tayla so I asked what was going on and Tate said: "Tayla said the B word." Ty said "What is the B word?" Tate: "Damn it." Tayla said "Yeah Damn it."
Ty was suppose to help me fold laundry and he was not cooperating. I left the room and came back a couple minutes later and he was almost done with the laundry so I said what happened to change his mind and start helping me and he said "I said a prayer that I would start listening and helping my Mom." How awesome is that!
My friend Megan does not have to do chemo anymore. The not good news is that the chemo did nothing and her tumors have grown. They don't know what to do for her now.
I know there was alot more that happened this week but I know Heavenly Father helps me forget the bad so I can survive!!!!!
It was a good week. I am so grateful for the work that Jade got. I am also so grateful that my parents live so close!

Turkey Day

2008-11-16T19:35:00.000-08:00

My family celebrated Thanksgiving last weekend.

Ronnie has the weekend off so they came up along with

Rhondelle and her kids.

Tayla and Kena playing in a dirt pile after dinner.

Mason weed-eating. My Mom with Mason, Ty, Jaxon,

Tate and Kenadee.

Jaxon Ty and Tate. Kalen and McCall

Most of the grandkids on the golf cart. Rhondelle and Kastan.

Rhondelle and my Dad. Kalen Kastan McCall and

Rhondelle with my Dad.

The kids playing duck duck goose.

Jeff and Jodi came for dinner. Lakota our friend in the back.

Ronnie Brit and Rhondelle. Brit is expecting a baby!

Mason playing, Tori eating rocks.

Ty, Tate, Jason and Kastan playing ball!

We had a fantastic weekend. We have not been together as a family for a long long time. We had a great time and we are so glad we got to spend time with Rhondelle and her kids! Thanks Mom and Dad for putting it all together at the last minute!

Tagging

2008-11-06T20:56:00.000-08:00

8 T.V. Shows I watch:
CSI
CSI Miami
The First 48 (when Jade is asleep)
Ghosthunters (because Jade always has the remote)
The Rookies
The Office
Trauma: Life in the ER (when Jade is asleep)
Family Guy (because Jade always has the remote)

8 Things that happened yesterday and today:
Ty had an emergency tooth-en-dectomy!!!
Tayla threw up in preschool
Donated my plasma for $20
Bought a pair of jeans that fit for $16
Bought underwear for Ty for $4
Let Tate play at Jaxon's
Took Brooklyn Tayla and Tori to pick up Tate from Jaxon's
Took Tate Tayla Tori and Brooklyn to pick up Lydia and Ty from school!
Texted my sister a gazillion times because she is coming today!

8 Things I am looking forward to:
Seeing Rhondelle and her kids tomorrow
Tate's birthday next week
A Thanksgiving dinner I don't have to cook (Saturday)
Christmas morning with my family
Jade's graduation from electrical school
When my kids turn into angels
Seeing Jade's family from Texas and New York
Sleeping through the night without out someone crying, singing, falling out of their bed or peeing the bed

8 Things things on my wish list:
A house with a garage
A truck for Jade
A new microwave
Money for Christmas
A greater desire to be Christlike
New pants and shoes for the whole family
Kitchen floors that aren't warped
Someone to clean my bathrooms and mop my floors weekly

8 People I am tagging:
everyone
that
didn't
play
memory
tag
with
me!

Halloween

2008-11-03T20:38:00.000-08:00

Ty was a bloody ninja. Brooklyn the neighbor was a princess and Tate was a knight.

I took this picture because this was the first time they were this close to each other

without hitting or yelling at each other.

Tori was a "buddafly" as Tayla put it, who was Supergirl. Lydia was a mummy,

she designed the costume herself.

It was beautiful on Halloween. We were in shorts. My kids didn't care

if they went trick or treating of not. I had to beg them to get the

costumes on. It was awesome.

Megan is doing good. Here she is as she was popping a bubble.

My little Messy Marvinskee. Jade's parents came down for Halloween.

Sharon is a wonderful grandma and so great to have around.

Thanks for all you do Clif and Sharon.

This was at the preschool party on Wednesday. Jaxon is Darth Vader.

Pictures

2008-11-03T20:10:00.001-08:00

Tate eating, Tori messing.

Ty and Tayla dancing.

Tayla dancing and singing in her new Princess shirt (thanks Nadine)

Once again, Tori messing and the whole fam!

Yep, Tori messing.

My Mom and her sisters Lori and Nadine my four and two of Nadines kids.

Nadine Madison my mom and Tori.

The Circus Came to Town

2008-10-27T20:39:00.000-07:00

That's right, the circus came and it consisted of my Mom's sisters Lori and Nadine. I don't think there are any people that can hit so many stores in so little time, it is insane. Anytime my aunts are around things get crazy. Everything is a laugh a minute and I love it!! Some of the best times I have had have been when the crazy old bats get together and go wild! Anything is funny nothing is even funnier! My kids get along so good with Chance and Madison, I wish Tyrell and Chelsea and Hayden and Karlie would have come, maybe next time! I just can't figure out what is not working between my camera and my computer so I will post pictures next time.

I figured it out!!

2008-10-12T21:42:00.000-07:00

Tayla got herself ready for school, it wasn't a school day! I loved the curler in her hair!

Three armadillos on my floor just got out of the bath. Tori and Tate throwing a fit. My mom and her swollen eyes. Tori thinking "Seriously did I do something wrong?"

Tori helping Ty to school. Tori and her tongue taking a bath after she spilled hot sauce all over her. I know, not very sanitary, she survived!

Tate and Tayla on their first day. Tate had to take the teacher her newspaper.

Tayla and Tori showing off. Tayla with the friends she "not need friends I have Ty and I have Tate, I not need friends."

Nice and Cool!

2008-10-12T19:56:00.000-07:00

The weather has finally changed here and it is awesome. We went from using the air conditioner in the car to using the heater. Well we are a little wussy woosy however it is spelled when it comes to the cold, but we did have to crack out our jackets on Saturday!

I totally rock as a mom so I decided that it was time to put up some pictures of the kids first day of school. I still can't get my camera to download so maybe next year I will show pictures of Tayla and Tate on their first day. I also have some really good pictures of my mom. She had her first allergy problem that has lasted for almost two weeks. Her eyes won't stop watering and they itch really bad and are red and nasty. It is so bad that she hasn't been wearing makeup. I know, all of you that know my mom are freaking out, "Leann, no makeup?" It is totally true. Poor lady has been trying not to itch her eyes out.

Megan starts her good week this week. Monday she should feel well enough to not puke! She will have a fun week until next Wednesday when she starts round 4 of chemo!

Ty has a good week in school! Hooray!!! His teacher was amazed at how well he could read and comprehend so that was nice to hear for a change! Tate's speech therapy teacher decided to do a last minute move, so now we don't have a teacher. He liked this teacher so I am really bummed about it. Tayla announced that in the mornings she is a "cockada doodle da doo" it is so funny hearing her say that! Tori, of course, is tootling around like she owns the house, she does! The picture is of Ty and Lydia on the first day of school two months ago!!

About Time

2008-10-05T19:44:00.000-07:00

I have (not) been so busy so I haven't taken the time to update my blog. My computer has a virus so it has not been excellent. I think I will do the good the bad and the ugly!!
The Good: I have three kids in school!!! It has been really fun to have two days a morning with only one child! I get to go the gas station and buy myself a drink without pulling out my hair!! It rained in St.George so I got to play in the rain with my kids! I got to listen to conference from the comfort of my own bed! I liked how President Monson talked about the laundry piling up and toys everywhere and he said it is ok! I doubt he meant it could be as messy as my house but I will pretend he did!!
The Bad: Ty got his first note sent home from the teacher. I was so proud, oh wait, I was ticked. I was so quiet in school that I don't know where he gets it from. It wasn't until college that I started talking, and now I don't shut up! Tate fell and smacked his face on our floor and he says that his dad smacked him! Tayla has been complaining of a headache, when I say show me where, she hold her throat. Tori looks like Boo on Monsters Inc. and loves to pull her hair bows out! And our water filter flooded my new kitchen floors again, my microwave died (over the stove $200 kind) and Jade got a ticket. He was speeding, texting and listening to his MP3 player!!
The Ugly: For starters, my hair, I need a freaking hair cut! My friend Megan started her third round of chemo on Wednesday. This one has been really hard on her. I am really suprised at the lack of help that has been coming from our ward. I am so glad that mentally stable enough to watch her girls and be nice!!! She had a PET Scan and the results showed that the cancer has stopped growing, her cancer is extremely aggressive so it is good news that it has not grown! I can't get my computer to work enough to put pictures on, but I will soon!

Last of Summer Fun

2008-09-14T19:20:00.000-07:00

Here is a small glimpse into one day in my life!

I wouldn't change it for anything!

Baseball

2008-09-14T19:05:00.000-07:00

Ty got to represent East Elementary and throw out the first pitch at a RoadRunners game. There were about 12 kids, Ty was the youngest and one of two that actually threw the ball into a players mit. I was a little proud!!Ty Tate and Lydia watching the game.
Tayla- all smiles!
Tate, Saturn, Comet and Ty.
Jaxon trying to entertain Tori.
Ty on the field.
Knucks dude!
Cute Kid!
They look like best friends if pictures were reality!

Pictures

2008-09-14T18:51:00.000-07:00

Here are the children and their Nanna's house. Popsicles are always in good supply!
Tori stole someones Twinkie and went to town!
We had a sleep over with Lydia and Brooklyn quite a while ago. Josh and Megan needed a little alone time with each other, oh wait, she was at the hospital!!

My Apologies

2008-09-07T18:44:00.001-07:00

Alright I have a huge confession; I thought that all of you Twilight lovers were stinkin crazy. I could not imagine people freakin out over a new book about a vampire. I decided to read the book, huge mistake. I couldn't put them down. My house was trashed, my laundry undone and nobody had dinner for four nights until I finished the series. I am so mad I couldn't put them down and now I am going to have to wait like three years until Jade forgives me and I can read another book.
The moral of my story is: 1> If you know a good book that is not a series tell me. 2> If you have obsessive tendancies, don't read the book 3> I WANT TO BE A VAMPIRE WHEN I GROW UP! Okay those wouldn't qualify as morals except maybe 2, but who cares!!

Tori's Birthday

2008-08-22T22:08:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday!!We celebrated Tori's birthday last Monday.

And then Thursday

And Friday. I couldn't remember what day it was!

Woops!

I think Jade had more fun than Tori!

The Clean up!

Memory Tag

2008-08-22T09:23:00.000-07:00

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember. There are a lot of crazy things that could be posted.
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It will be pretty fun to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't have a blog then I will find some way to return the favor!!

Fun Facts

2008-08-20T19:43:00.000-07:00

Ty gets to throw the opening pitch at the Roadrunners game on Saturday.
Tori turned 1 this last week. Pictures will come at some time.
I have sweaty feet, there are many advantages to that, ask Ronnie!!
Jade has been working late which means we will get a paycheck, but will my kids survive?
Ty started school last week.
Tayla and Tate don't start yet, bummer.
My friend Megan is having or experiencing chemotherapy this week, bummer.
The Chinese rigged the gymnastic judging.
Tayla is the boss at our house.
Tori started walking and we now refer to her as Hurricane Ka-Tori.
I actually vacummed my whole house today!! Thank you prozac.
I have OCD.
Tori just pooped so I have to go!!

In a Nutshell

2008-08-10T19:31:00.000-07:00

Pioneer Day July 24th at the parade.Some friends of ours Brianna Brekken and Brooklyn.
Tayla eating "breakfast".
My Dad with Tayla and Kenadee. Don't mind Tate attacking Ty in the back.
Tayla, Kena, Ty and Jaxon's arm!
Jaxon, Ty and Tayla. Holly and Callie in the back.

Rainy days!! I love the rain and I make my kids play in the rain with me. Tayla's sunflower she grew in the garden.
Tayla all rainy.
Ty and Tate skateboarding in the rain.
Tori trying to climb out of the walker.

Update

2008-07-21T18:46:00.000-07:00

Tayla not touching Nadine's chinchilla that Tyrell is holding.

Chance and Ty; partners in crime?
Ronnie and Mason
Tayla not touching the puppy my Mom is holding.
Tate loved the puppies, cats, chickens, pigs, lambs, the calf and the chinchilla.
Tori loved the cats. She attacked them and loved them like Tate attacks her!

Mason made it home safely and is finally feeling better. They took him back to the doctor and got a stronger antibiotic and it finally kicked the infection.

Two weeks ago my friend and neighbor Shauna Grimes passed away. She was recently diagnosed with cancer and was never able to recover from having her tumor removed. All three of her kids were able to come and see her before she passed on. She was a neat person and we will miss her. Her husband is a chef and owns an authentically excellent pizza shop in town.

My friend Megan was up at Huntsman cancer today and her news wasn't that great. They found quite a few tumors in her body and she will be starting chemotherapy in two weeks. The problem is going to be in keeping her spirits up. She will make it through this, she just needs some faith and a lot of smiles.

On Saturday my cousin Chance was baptized. We got to go to Centerfield to visit my Aunt Lori, Gunnison for the Baptism, Axtell for the luncheon and across town to Nadine's house to see the animals.

Pictures

2008-07-21T18:38:00.000-07:00

Mason enjoying spaghetti casserole at our house.
Mason stuck in Tori's walker.
Tayla and Mason sharing a drink in Axtell.

Oh My Hell

2008-07-09T21:29:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it is only Wednesday. Tuesday night ended with a migraine for me. It had nothing to do with 5 kids, I promise. Lots of stress. I have a good picture of Mason with food all over his face and one of him stuck in Tori's walker. But I can't find my camera!! It is a power struggle between Tori and Mason, she is just as mean as he is. Mason got to spend the day with Papa doing sprinklers and I watched him while my parents were doing their mission. Simple right? Wrong!! Mason did not feel good, but he ate like a champ. So to cheer him up we played outside with the water, where, to make a long story short, he did a head dive onto the grass, muddy grass, and scratched his belly on the cement. I lovingly yelled at my children that is was their fault because they were fighting with each other, smacked the boys and lovingly yelled "Shut up and get inside the house." By this time 4/5ths were crying and I was lovingly yelling "Get your clothes off and get upstairs." Does that sound familar to anyone?
After a bath I took Mason to Instacare where he was dignosed with an ear infection. I got his prescription filled and was putting him in the car when my parents showed up and decided to take him for the night so they could take turns holding him. Poor guy, three nights with his Aunt Randi screaming (lovingly) gave him an ear infection.

Day 1?

2008-07-07T19:52:00.000-07:00

I told Ronnie and Britt that I would try to update the blog so they could check on Mason. Today was not too eventful with our guest. He seemed to be a little nicer at my house than my parents. He likes to make my mom say "No Mason." We had more binky fights between Tori and Mason. He cried most of the time at Target today. Took a total of about 30 minutes worth of naps. Got covered with food numerous times. Took a nice long bath, ate some graham crackers and fell asleep. We made it!!

A Guest

2008-07-06T20:47:00.000-07:00

Jade and I decided to borrow my nephew for a week to decide if we want another child (not). My sister in law just got called as Young Women President and so she has to go to Girls Camp. My brother starts his new job on Monday at the state prison so we get Mason for a week. Here is how the first couple hours went. Tori was jealous and Tayla and Ty.
Mason smacked his head earlier, has a booger nose and dumped a cup of cold water all down him.
He helped sweep up a broken glass cup.
Ate a golf ball ( I promise we wiped his nose).
Had a binky fight with Tori, she won.
And got some more hugs. So far so good! Don't worry Britt, I will treat him like my own. Wait, I will treat him better than my own!

Happy Fourth

2008-07-06T20:41:00.001-07:00

We celebrated the 4th by going to a movie with some friends and watching the fireworks from on top of the hill.The Paulson family joined us.
The Haycock Family joined us along with my Mom.

Ronnie's Graduation

2008-07-06T20:28:00.000-07:00

My "little" brother Ronnie graduated from the police academy on Thursday. He has a job at the Utah State Prison starting on Monday! I am so proud of him and his poor wife Britt. She worked her butt off to get him through school. Congratulations!!Ronnie, Britt, Mason and Mom and Dad

Receiving his certificate.

Swearing in, not at. Ronnie got the honorable mention in the humor category. I don't know who he got it from!

Jade's Brithday

2008-07-06T20:21:00.000-07:00

I was Jade's 30th birthday last Saturday. I didn't get any pictures of Jade but I got some of the "Poop Cake" our neighbor made for him and whole lot of pictures of everbody's kids that came.
How many kids can fit on your couch?

Harley Davidson Funeral

2008-07-06T20:13:00.000-07:00

Until a couple days ago I didn't know that Harley Davidson made a coffin carrier.

It was a very neat funeral for the brother of a friend of the family.

The attire was flip flops and tank tops.

Sand Hollow

2008-07-06T20:07:00.001-07:00

Robert invited us out to Sand Hollow for the day and we had a blast.

Tori loved the sand, and the life jacket (not).
Ty, Tate and Jaxon going for a ride.
Robert driving the boat.

Fun Times in the Tub

2008-07-06T20:02:00.000-07:00

Fun in the Sun

2008-07-06T19:47:00.000-07:00

In the middle of town there is a water thingy for the kids to play in. It is really fun and keeps the kids busy for a long time!

Ty had a little tin of playing cards that my Dad gave him. He put a cockroach in it and asked me if I would open it for him. I opened it and I did not scream so he said "I was hoping you would scream and drop the cards everywhere." What an angel.Tate was just happy to be there.
Thanks to my Mom for coming with us.
Tayla and Tori fighting over chips.

Quick Update

2008-06-23T21:10:00.001-07:00

It has been very busy around our house!! Jade's job has picked up (does anyone need security cameras?) which is a blessing. We have been to Las Vegas, Salt Lake and home again. I have had two neighbors and friends in the hospital, Shauna and Megan. Shauna found out she had cancer and spent about a month in the hospital. Megan found out she had cancer a year ago when she had a twelve pound tumor removed, needless to say she has spent alot of time in the hospital. She was admitted Thursday with a spot on her liver, an infected kidney, massive kidney stones and now a staph infection.
We threw a surprise party for my Mom's birthday on Saturday which was fun! Believe it or not we actually surprised her. I slipped and told the kids about it on Saturday and Ty said "Grammy your party is at 6:00." When no one showed up at 6:00 she thought he was just making things up. The party was at the clubhouse so we could swim and cook boogers!!
Hopefully I will post some pictures this week!! My kids are darling!!

Some funnies

2008-06-11T22:19:00.000-07:00

We have told the kids that we can't have a pet until we get a garage. Honestly we don't have the room for one. The other day Tate said "Mom can't we just go see a guy about a garage?" Ty of course had to answer for me by saying "Tate it costs like a hundred dollars, we just can't get one right now." Everytime we go somewhere with real estate magazines Tate grabs one and looks for garages. "I found one mom."

Fun Photos

2008-06-11T22:10:00.000-07:00

Believe it or not, that is Ty under that mask with Jaxon.Tate kissing Callie.
We had to go get the van fixed, it was suppose to take just a minute so they let the kids and I stay in the van. Well, they had to lift the van up in the air. There I was with my four kids and Jaxon in the air when, you guessed it, someone had to pee! I am a slob so I happened to have an empty cup in the van which was soon filled again.

Ty's Graduation

2008-06-11T21:55:00.000-07:00

Ty graduated from kindergarten on May 21, 2008.

Being the grade A mom I am, it took me just under a month

to share these photos.

First of all, Ty has to hold a girls hand!!! HEE HEE!!Ty with his bestest neighbor Lydia!
Ty giving his talk, it went like this:

"Summermeanshotweather."
It is sad to think next year is first grade for Ty and two preschoolers for me!!

Tate's Graduation

2008-05-23T20:14:00.000-07:00

Tate graduated from preschool on Monday. They sang all the songs they learned then had a swim party. He has an excellent teacher that is amazing with how she teaches.

I am so excited to have Tate and Tayla in preschool next year, I just gotta figure out how I am going to afford it!!

Mommy's Little Helper

2008-05-22T21:54:00.001-07:00

It is so fun when they want to help with dishes, not. At least she is cute and draws your attention away from the fact that I put pans in the dishwasher (don't tell my mom)!

Rob and Holly

2008-05-22T21:43:00.000-07:00

Robert and Holly had a baby girl last Thursday May 15, 2008. I believe she was 7 lbs 7 oz. Holly is supermom, she always looks great, her house is clean and she puts up with Rob!! They named her Callie, but I don't know how to spell it. When we went to see her Kenadee kept saying "Shhhhhh, she's sleeping. Don't touch her."

A Mothers Treasures

2008-05-16T21:49:00.000-07:00

Sunday was Mothers Day and I recieved all sorts of treasures. It is awesome having kids in school because you get school made and church made gifts like crazy! Ty grew me a plant and made a nice card for me. Tate made me a book in school that is awesome. Here are a few things Tate had to say about me:
My Mom's name is Randi, she is seven years old.
Her favorite food is potatoes and gravy.
My mom thinks I am good at cleaning up.
When I am with my Mom I like to shop.
When I grow up my mom wants me to be a swimmer.
My mom makes me happy when she takes me to the movies!
Then he drew a picture of me only a mom could love!
Tayla made me a neat bag in church with a packet of "noot nacks" (fruit snacks) inside.
Jade and Tori got me a gift card to Target.
Last but not least, my Dad gave me a dozen roses! I think it is because half of the time I act like he is one of my kids too, don't eat that, don't say that, I'm calling the Doctor and don't make me call your Dad!

Ty and T-ball

2008-05-16T21:01:00.000-07:00

Ty's first t-ball game was last Monday. His team won (they all do). Ty hits like a champ and ran after every ball! He obviously takes after my side of the family!
We had a few problems keeping his shoes on, but I think that was because he runs so fast right? Or do I not know how to tie?

This was Ty's support group. Thanks to these two I missed most of the game taking them pee three times!

A big shout out to a very pregnant Aunt Holly, she came to the game and even had a smile on her face! That is Kena on her lap, the blonde bombshell!

I also wanted to thank Ty's teacher Miss Stevenson for coming. Also a thanks to my parents, they made it in between watching grandkids, HOA meetings and their LDS Mission classes!

She's Crawling

2008-05-04T22:02:00.000-07:00

Tori finally decided to crawl!

Fun Times

2008-05-04T21:43:00.001-07:00

The neighbor kids hanging out. Can you believe this many children held still?Jade loves to clean the van! The children and I like to make it possible

for him to clean it out so we do our part to make sure there is a lot of

good stuff for him to suck up. Thank you honey!!

It has been outside weather at our house!
Tate and Brooklyn fighting, a common scene at our house.

Tate hiding from the camera.

Dad's Birthday

2008-05-04T21:34:00.000-07:00

I am not eloquent in speaking or words or actions or anything but it was my Dad's birthday on Wednesday. My Aunt Illene was in town and we always go to lunch for birthdays so we went to Pizza Factory for lunch. Thank goodness everyone was feeling better. We had a nice time.
My parents are on a mission for the Church in the Addiction Recovery Services. They have meetings twice a week in a church and on Sunday's they get to conduct a meeting at Purgatory Correctional Facility. There is a lot of great information that is taught at every meeting and I think that it is fantastic that my parents get to take some of the crappy experiences that they have had in their lives and use it for good to share with others. Word to my Mother and Father (for Ronnie). I am very proud of them!

Jazz

2008-05-04T21:18:00.001-07:00

We are fairly large Jazz fans at our house. We let the boys stay up one night and watch the game. They didn't last long, but they thought they were cool! We hope the Jazz go far, but Jade is not optimistic.

Puke!!

2008-05-04T21:00:00.000-07:00

Monday night Tate puked all over my table, rug and new wood floor; he missed his puke bucket. So he got to sleep on my floor. Not a big deal. At 3 a.m. as I went to quiet Tori down, I went in the girls room in time to hear Tayla puking in her bed on her bed on the wall down the wall and on everything under her bed. One boy asleep on my floor, a baby screaming and a girl puking. I called for backup and Jade was holding Tori as I moved Tate down to make room for the puking Tayla. Well I woke up Tates puke machine so now they were both puking and Tori was screaming. Four blankets and two pillows later they were all asleep. The next day Tayla missed her bucket and puked all over my new couches and carpet! Tori and Ty survived without a problem. My Mom on the other hand did not. She was throwing up Tuesday night and was sick for my Dad's birthday.

Monday Update

2008-04-28T20:36:00.000-07:00

Last week was a busy one. Ty had a dance program with his school on Friday night. The great thing about having a kindergartner is that they are the first ones to perform so we don't have to stay for the whole thing! We went to Iceberg and were in our pajamas before the neighbors made it home!! Rock on!!
I am pleased to announce that Tate was accepted into speech therapy classes! We will be attending once a week sessions together! I am way grateful he gets to go.
Tayla successfully had her second birthday cake on Wednesday. In fact I had a piece of it last night!!
Tori has got her first tooth, ouch! She is not crawling but she has a leaping falling rolling move that is really awesome!

Tayla's Birthday

2008-04-21T20:14:00.000-07:00

Here is a good story for you! Sunday it was Tate's turn to give a talk in primary. I found a really cute talk and decided that I would kind of whisper into the microphone instead of Tate's ear so that everyone could understand what he was saying. The story was about Fritz the Elephant, not a good choice of sounds for a child with a speech impediment. To make a ten minute story short, half of the words came out wrong and Tate and I battled for the microphone and by the time we were done people were laughing so hard they were crying. Man he is so awesome. Even Ty was rolling he was laughing so hard. That is Tate and Papa working in the garage, a favorite past time of theirs.
Ty is all decked out Michael Jackson style.
The other day Tate was really quiet and when I asked what he was doing he just kept saying "Nutting mom, I'm doin nutting". Nutting means something in our house so I went in the kitchen and found him in my pan of warm soapy water because his legs were cold.
Tayla's pink birthday cake.

Miss HotShot on her scooter.

Today was Tayla's 3rd birthday! We are going to celebrate it on Wednesday when my Aunt Illene will be in town. Wednesday is also Jade's last day of school for the summer! We did have a birthday cake with pink frosting at my parents house because Tayla wanted pink frosting.

Kids!

2008-04-16T20:58:00.000-07:00

Tori is the baby of the family and a lazy one at that. Eight months and she won't crawl for anything. She is finally rolling around on the ground. She never has to move because she has three happy helpers that make sure she has everything she needs!

Talk about attitude. Tayla has more attitude in her smile than I ever had (I think). She basically runs the house.

Ty is into doing his own hair for school, a new way everyday. His Dad has taught him that is doesn't matter what your hair looks like, people are still going to like you. I didn't learn that until I was in college.

Tate was ready to go swimming. We can do that in St.George in March!

Tate is in love with his babysister. He even bothers her when she is sleeping.

I took the kids to Sonic Drivein the other day and I asked Tate if he wanted a grilled cheese sandwich or a corn dog for lunch. Anyone that knows Tate knows how difficult it can be to understand what he is trying to say. After a couple of minutes trying to figure out what he wanted I finally got it, he didn't want a girl'd cheese sandwich, he wanted a boy'd cheese sandwich! How awesome is that?

Easter 2008

2008-04-10T21:30:00.000-07:00

This is our Easter picture. Tate is the one with the candy in his hand, Tayla thinks you need to close your eyes for pictures, Tori is the baby that is the size of Tayla and Ty has his pockets full of candy to sneak to church.

New Thing

2008-04-06T21:17:00.000-07:00

I am stepping out of my comfort zone trying to create a blog. If you are going to laugh about it, do it behind my back.