Update!!

I have been terrible about updating my blog and the more behind i get the more i feel like i cant do it, cause i have missed so many things. I will try to post some pictures and get updated, it may be super long, i am sorry, but hopefully after i get caught up i will be better.



PINEWOOD DERBY
This will be our last pinewood derby, YEA!! Tyler missed a few weeks of scouts and we found out that he had a pinewood derby like in a couple of days, he really wanted to do it and Doug's schedule was crazy that week, so the night before they stayed up late and banged out this truck. It actually did very well and he was super happy. They don't give out 1st,2ND, 3rd place awards anymore, they want everyone to feel like winners, i personally think that they need to get used to it, in life not everyone wins! That is just my opinion on the subject, don't get me started, kids these days are so spoiled!! I think they need to learn that you win some and you lose some and that is life! With three boys, i am very glad to be done with the pinewood derby's!





HADEN TURNS 14!!

Haden turned 14 on November 7th. For his birthday he wanted to go to dinner with the family, he invited his cousin Michael and His Grandma and Grandpa Phillippi to go to dinner with us, we went to Tepanaki's (sp?) his favorite place to eat. we had a really fun chef and i took alot of fun pictures and when i went to get them off of the camera i somehow managed to erase all of them, i was so upset! i even had Jim see if he could find them on the memory card, but no luck:( So i took this picture of him the next day! It is freaking me out how old they are getting! Haden is a really fun kid, he is always saying funny things and keeps me laughing all the time, he helps me out tons around the house and he just really is a joy to this family! He is my hugger and is always giving me hugs and kisses but lately i am seeing some changes, so he might be going threw the change?? I am sad, but Hopefully it will trigger some growth! The other day his grandma Fillmore asked him if he was going into the 7Th grade next year, and he looked kind of sad and said no grandma next year i will be in 9Th! I remember people saying the same thing to me, i told him one day he will be happy people think he is younger than he really is:)

THANKSGIVING


We had Thanksgiving at my parents house this year, everyone brought yummy food and it is always fun to just hang out and chat with the family. I don't know why, but i didn't take too many pictures of the day, probably because i was too busy stuff my face full of food! The pictures i did take didn't turn out very well but here they are, so unexciting, i really am going to try to be better!






GINGERBREAD HOUSES

We had our annual gingerbread house party the Saturday after Thanksgiving, we met at my parents house and made our houses, then we exchanged our girl gifts and then off to lunch at Kneaders. It is always fun, i just wish i could get more creative each year, instead my house seems to look more and more like a little kid made it, oh well, it is more about the fun time spending with the sisters and sister-in-laws and of course my mom.


NEW PUPPY!!


This is our new puppy Maximus or Max.Our old dog Gunner has been acting lonely lately and Haden has been wanting a puppy for some time now, i am always anti until we start looking at them and then i get weak cause they are so dang cute! We decided to buy one and not tell the kids, we took them with us to pick him up, they thought we were going shopping at the mall, when they realized what we were doing they were soo excited!! We told them it was an early christmas gift. This little picture is when we first brought him home, if you saw him now he is HUGE and is only 4 months old, i am afraid he is eating all the food and Gunner isnt getting any! I bet this dog will get to be 100 pounds! YIKES!!

JAZZ GAME

A couple of weeks ago Doug got 8 free tickets to the Jazz game, he called me and asked if i wanted to go, i was like sure i guess, the boys will have fun, but i really wasnt too excited about it. Doug said i think we should let the boys each invite a friend. so i texted them at school and they each invited a friend except Tyler and they were pretty excited. later that day Doug recieved the tickets and was shocked when he saw the price on the tickets, 4 of them were $905 a piece and 4 were $579 a piece!! We ended up inviting my brother Jeff to use the last ticket. When we got to the seats they were front row center and three rows behind the basket!! The boys were in heaven, we took turns at halftime and switched seats so we each got to experience the front row, It was so much fun, and it even came with free dinner and halftime snacks! What a fun night!