Carterism

Carter: "Hey mom, S*#t is not a bad word.  It means "nothing" in smurf talk."

Me: "How do you know?"

Carter:  "Because my friend is a expert in smurf talk.  He knows all the smurf language."

(3/1/2012)

Carter: "Hey mom, did they have cars when you were born?"

Me:  "Yep."

Carter:  "Like real cars or wooden carts with wheels?"(after thinking for a few mins) "Was Abe Lincoln alive when you were born?"

Me:  "Nope."

Carter:  "What about King George?"

Really buddy???? How old do you think I am? lol

 (4/9/2012)

Carter:  "Hey Mom, if you can be the best at one thing what would you choose?"

Me:  "A mom."

Carter:  "No, mom you already are that."

Me:  "I'm the best mom?"

Carter:  "Nope, but you're a mom.  Choose something else."

Oh he sure knows how to make my day! lol

(4/28/2012)

Mommy and Carter Date

Carter and I got to go see

one word: AMAZING!!!

Clint surprised us with 2nd row tickets! Talk about up close!  Carter had a HUGE smile on his face all night long!  Thanks Carter for making our date so much fun!  I love you buddy!

Easter!!

 Waiting to see if the Easter Bunny came.......

I think this picture answers that question!!!

She was excited to say the least!

Blakley's new Easter Dress

Darling!

I love this little girl so much!

HAPPY EASTER!

Easter Eve

For our Easter Eve, we had not one but two parties to help us get ready for the big day.  It started in the morning with Hilarie's Famous Easter Extravaganza!  She had all of the neighbors on our street over for hot chocolate, scones and of course an egg hunt for the kids. 

Our afternoon plans were: BBQ at Corey and Jessie's darling new house with the whole fam dam.  We look forward to this Easter party every year.  It has been a family tradition as long as I can remember.

 Avery and Blakley

 Those Lavin kids sure are talented!!!

 And then the hunt begins!

 Carter was one of the few kids that ended up with the golden (silver) egg!  It was filled with money $. LUCKY!

I love that Kenli could care less that everyone is looking for candy.  She was satisfied with what she has.  What a little cutie!

 The picture above makes me laugh!  You can just tell that Shane is thinking "I'm going to kiss you!"  And does he???

YEP!

 What a bunch of good-looking kids!!!

Happy Easter Eve!

Can't wait to see if the Bunny comes tonight!

Tanner is Eleven!

How can this even be possible???  My first born is already 11!

ELEVEN YEARS OLD!!!

Really????

It feels like just yesterday I was in labor with him and yet it feels like he has been my little boy forever.  I love this kid so much.  He holds such a special place in my heart.  He is wise beyond his years and yet so innocent at times.  I am so proud of him.  I love that he feels comfortable enough to come and talk to me about anything. I love our long chats!  He is such an incredible brother/protector to his three younger siblings.  They look up to him and I hope and pray that they always do.  He is such a great example for them.  He is so sweet to me.  Most kids go through a phase where their parents are no longer cool to hang out with or embarrassed by them.  Not this little man, he still begs me to go on his field trips with his school class.  I hope we will always be friends! I LOVE HIM!  

The night before his birthday, he fell asleep on the couch.  We thought it would be fun to wake him up a little after midnight and get a head start to his birthday fun!  We let him open two gifts!

 SURPRISE!

 Then he headed off to bed and the balloon fairy made her annual visit.  She wanted to make sure he couldn't get out of his room.  Good Job Fairy!

 How much birthday cake did you eat???

He lucked out with his birthday being during spring break, we got to party all day long! We went and saw the movie Lorax.

What can be in that HUGE box?

 A box full of balloons!
But wait their not just plain old balloons.
These balloons were full of money!!
He ended up with $55
LUCKY!

We met Grandma Terra and Grandpa Bruce for dinner.

Then finished the night off with Root-beer Floats:) Yummy!

Happy Birthday Tanner!

xoxoxo

Clint's how old?????

The BIG 35!!!

He started out his day with a surprise visit from four of the cutest kids I know.  We showed up to his work with balloons and a bag of his favorite treats!  "Happy Birthday Daddy!"

We went out to dinner with our great friends Dave and Emily that night.  Then came home to a house of silly kids, presents and cake!

Happy Birthday Babe!!!

We love you so much!

Top 35 reasons why we love our daddy!

1. He is the BEST hubby ever!

2. He gives the best hugs!

3. He makes us laugh:)

4. He LOVES his family!

5. He works so hard at work to provide for us.

6. "He is so AWESOME and he plays with us." Troys says 

7. He takes care of all the finances in the house.  Hats off to him for this one.  I HATE paying the bills.

8. He LOVES basketball!

9. He is a great example to the kids of being a hard worker.

10. He is so smart on the computer.

11. "Cuz I love daddy!" Blakley says

12. He LOVES his mom and he takes care of her. (we love momma's boys in this house!)

13. He loves having a clean house and doesn't mind pitching my to keep it that way.  I swear he vacuums everyday! 

14. He likes to play Xbox!

15. "He looks COOL and he tickles us." Carter says

16. "He goes to wrestling with me and then practices the moves with me." Tanner says

17. He loves spending time with his family.

18. He is worthy of giving us priesthood blessings.

19. "Cuz he do funny faces!" Blakley says

20. "He is way nice to me and fun.  Not sure how to say how much I love him." Tanner says  (oh this one had me in tears.  He LOVES his daddy so much!)

21. "He drives fast in his car!" Carter says

22. "He is the smartest person I know!" Troy says

23. He's a good runner!

24. He is such a gentleman.  After 16 years of being together he still opens the car door for me. WOW!

25. "He said he would go to every single Jazz game when I make the team!" Troy says

26. "Cuz he makes me noonoos (Ramen)." Blakley says 

27. He is always thinking ahead and thinking how he can take care of his family (financially, spiritually, and health wise)

28. He takes care of our yard.

29. He is a really good friend.  He's my BESTEST friend!

30. "Cuz he does toots on my belly!" Blakley says

31. "He gives us money to buy things."  All three boys said this.

32. He loves to go camping with his family.

33. Once he sets a goal, he will do what he has to achieve that goal! ex. Graduate from college with a 4.0 - DONE!

34. He loves to go four wheeling with the boys.

35. HIS FAMILY MEANS THE WORLD TO HIM!!!

Tanner's big night.....

Tanner has been working so hard in cub scouts during the last year.  He wanted to be able to get all he could get done before turning 11 years old and moving into the boy scouts.  He did great!

March's Pack Meeting was quite the "Tanner Show."  He received lots rewards that night!

Faith in God Award

given to him by Bishop Murray

Webelos Award

(side note: Troy got welcomed into scouts tonight.  He is so excited to finally be a Cub Scout.)

Arrow of Light Arrow

This award was fun for the whole family.  We all got to take a turn painting his face with the paint.  He was even lucky enough to have his grandparents there to join in on the fun.  

 The finish product....not too bad for 1st timers!

This is the award that they leaders make for him to hang in his bedroom.

Tanner making the crossover from cub scouts to boy scouts.  Man Oh Man! My little boy is growing up!

Good Job Buddy on all the hard work you have done through out the last year!  Next step: Getting your Eagle!  We know you can do it!