The Cabin

Weekends like this just don't get any better, or happen often enough.  We went down to Steph's family cabin in Fairview!!! It is heaven in the mountains.  So relaxing, so quiet, and so much fun with family!! Thank you Heath and Steph for inviting all of us.  And thank you Mick and Cathie for sharing!!!! 

 

 

 

The 5 Taylor cousins!!!

 

 

My 3 munchkins!

 

 

This little man had another life in the mountains, I am sure of it!!! He is like a mountain goat....climbing exploring.....just being a 7 year old boy in heaven!!! We ended up playing Man Tracker a lot of the weekend.  ( If you watch the discovery channel it will all make sense!!! lol)  He can run like a jack rabbit, and bush wack so fast nobody could catch him!!  HE HAD A BLAST!!!

 

 

He even got brave enough to do the zip line by himself!!

 

 Grandpa tried.....but Tate was always a step ahead!!

 

 

Tate and Carson played till they dropped.  Nothing like being a kid and having cousins!!

 

 

Carson and Tanner we the first ones to try the zip line..... I'm not sure that is exactly what Carson had in mind!!!!LOL

 

 

Of course Reese did it!!

 

 

The twins had a great time to.....riding the 4 wheeler with Grandpa...roasting "smarshmellows"... They got right in on all the action!! 

 

All this boy needs is his dog.........

 

and his Grandpa!!!!

 

 

All this boy needed was an ax......

 

 

and a fire to play in!!! Totally what 12 year old boys are great at!!

 

 

All I needed was this amazing swing and a cup of coffee!!! There is absolutely, hands down, no better place to wake up in the morning and have a good cup of coffee!!!! 

 

 

 

and what other better way to start your day, than with Aunt Steph's M&M pancakes!!!! 

 

 

Grandpa and GG even got in on the zip line action!!!

 

 

 

Girls Club!!!

 

 

Fun weekend, great food, and even better company!!!

Thanks again!!!

 

 

1st day of PreSchool!!!

It's crazy to think that my little incubator babies are off to preschool........those tiny little preemies with lines, feeding tubes, and surgery scars, are  spreading their wings!!!!!   So far they LOVE IT!!!  We could not have found a better place to send them, Mrs. Charlee and Mrs. Aimee are awesome, so dang cute with the kids!! Reese is flying solo being the only girl with 10 boys, but she doesn't care, she can hold her own!!  The first day when I picked them up it was a typical boy girl situation!!! Reese came out smiling and talking a million miles and hour, telling me about EVERYTHING!!!! Whit came out with a smile, but his shirt was half tucked in half out, and he had this look on his face like..." that was fun, but holy cow!!!"  All he would say is that it was "good" and that" he was really tired"!!  I am pretty sure they are going to have to be in the same class forever, or I will never know what Mr. Whit should or shouldn't be doing!!! Reese keeps track of all the details!!!!

 

It has been such a fun week.  Everyone has somewhere fun to go and do!!  A part of me will always be sad that everyone is growing up so fast, but it is also really really fun! 

 

Good luck twiners!!! You are going to do GREAT11

Battle Creek Falls

For  12 years now at my work, I have been hearing people talk about this hike up to a water fall  in Pleasant Grove.  I have wanted to take the kids, but just got around to it this past Labor day!!  It's funny how you just drive around all over the county for years and never see the hidden gems that are all around you!!

  It is a great little hike, the twins made it, not to far some steeper parts but totally do able!!!  The kids had a blast, and right as we got to the Battle Creek Falls, there were some adrenaline junkies repelling down the water fall!!! Good watching!!!

 

XOXOXO!

 

 

Tate has turned into quite the adrenaline junkie himself!! He just gets braver, and braver, not worrying about the what ifs so much!! I love it! It surprised me that he wanted to cross this log, but he did, and he went out and back!!!

 

 

The hike was a little more than what Whit signed up for.... his legs hurt about 15 feet from the car!!!!  I kept telling him you can do it, look at all these kids that are hiking!!  When we got to the falls, he said," wooh..that sure was a busy day mom"!!  LOL!! So he rested on the rock!

 

 

Yep, you guessed it, Petunia was not about to sit on the sidelines! She did it too.  Well, at least until Taylor couldn't get to her!!!!

 

LOL!! He started where Tate was at, and turned around and called it a day!! Good job Pork Chop!

 

Geez... I Love these guys!!

 

Kararte Kid II and Gymnastics!!!

It has been an exciting couple of days for the twins!  Whit got to go to Karate, and Reese went to gymnastics!!   Reese was mesmerized by the Olympic gymnastics, she loved it, and thought she was Mary Lou Rettin ever since!  Whit has just been waiting patiently to be able to go to karate with Tate.  He was busting at the seems to get in there and wrestle someone down.........and he did!!!  He way laid the biggest kid in the class, didn't even flinch....the instructors were laughing so hard, they couldn't believe that he was as scrappy as he is..... He loved it!!! Tate was a great brother and showed him the ropes a little, but Whit has no trouble holding his own!!! So much it makes me feel bad for Tate a little.... but what Whit is going to make hard for Tate.......Tate is going to do the same thing for Whit when it comes to school!!!!  POLAR OPPOSITES!!!!!! 

Reese got to go to gymnastics the next morning.  She was dressed and ready by 7;30 that morning....class was at 9:15!!! She insisted that her hair be slicked back and have sparkles in it!!!  She was so excited!! But when we got there she sat on the mat, and I went upstairs to watch with my parents and Whit......and she started to cry!!!!!  It floored me, I never thought in  million years she would get nervous, but she did.  But then I realized it is the first time she has ever done anything without Whit!!! Whit had Tate at Karate, and she was all alone!!!  So I went down and coax her a little, and sat along the wall, and she jumped right in the action!!!!  She cannot wait to go next time. I told her that it was just her special day, but we would all be there cheering her on, and  she tought that was okay!!!!  The twin bond is strong!!!!

Way to go kiddo's!!!  You guys are going to be great!!

 

 

The smiles on their faces say it all!

 

 

Happy 7th birthday Tater!

 It was a fun few days celebrating Tate's 7th birthday!!!!  Tater you have turned into such a great kid.  You are a thinker!!! You are an awesome big brother, a great student, and a true friend!!!  We love you to the moon buddy!!!

 

 

 

We went to Trafalga on the night of his birthday with GG and Grandpa!! A little golfing, some race cars, and a lot of laughing!!

 

 

WWhat are the chances of loosing a tooth on your birthday at Trafalga, waiting to get on the pirate ship!!!! Pretty good I guess !!!

 

We celebrated with the family on Saturday!! He wanted a cake with toys on it this year!!  Dino toys!!! Imagine that!!

 

 

 

He has wanted his own camera forever, so that is what we got him this year!! This picture was taken at 5;00 in the morning!! He was up at 4:50 so excited he couldn't sleep!

 

 

 

He even got to celebrate his big day at school this year!! His awesome teacher had his desk all decorated for him and the twins and I got to go and take donuts for a treat!!!

 

 

 

Then we celebrated with a friends party on his big day!!  He insisted on a drop off and pick up party this year!!! It was crazy fun!!! Kinda Chaotic, but when you get 15 kids together what do ya expect i guess!!  Thank goodness for Cally and my mom, I could not have done it without them!!

 

 

Ya can't have a party without a donut eating contest!!

 

 

 

Or some Dino faces!!!

 Or a pinata`

 

He got some cool stuff, from a lot of great friends!!!

 

This was a hit!! Thank goodness for Pinterest!!! We made Dino shirts!!

Thanks to everyone who made his birthday so much fun!! We have a great group of family friends!!!

 

Happy Birthday Tater Bug!



1st Grade for Tate!

 

 

 

 

1st grade!!   1st grade!!!!  This raising kids thing is just going by way to fast!!!!  1st grade is all day, all day!!! It's a long time to be Tater less at this house!!  No it really is fun and exciting, but really freaky all at the same time!!! 

He did great this year, he did have some nerves, but we got to meet his awesome teacher Mrs. Urrutia a couple times before the big day, and that helped A LOT!!!!  And his buddy Kiezek is in class to make it that much better!!  But the first thing he said when he got out the first day was....."mom it was sooooooooooooooooo long!!!  Is it always going to be that long everyday?!"  It is a big jump!!!

The funniest part of first grade though is the story that took until 8:00 that night to unfold!! Not a big deal, just funny that it happen to safety sam!!!

He came home with homework that was a pack of M&M's with a note attached.  Every color M&M had a question with it, like tell your parents something you learned about your teacher, tell them about a new friend you made, stuff like that.  Well one question said, tell your parents of an act of kindness you did today.  Tate's head got low, and he quietly said..." well I didn't want to say, but at PE today I bonked into a kid and gave him a bloody nose, and I had to go to the office with him to get it to stop, but mom I thought I was going to the principals office!!!!!!  OH MY HELL....... I could just see him freaking out all the way sown the hall!!!  I said, " well that was nice of you to make sure he was okay!" and he says " well Mr.Boran said everyone had to have a buddy and he was mine, and i didn't know what to do!" 

HAHAHAHAHHA!!  I seriously got the giggles, the other kid was just fine, and I'm sure Tate felt bad, but I can guarantee he was just as worried about himself!!!!!

I thought it was  a great 1st day to 1st grade story!!!  Hell if it would have been Whit, he would have came home and the first words out of his mouth would have been I got that kid, and gave him a bloody nose!!!

 

 

 

 

Cascade Springs!

The hunts are just around the corner you know!  So Taylor wanted to head up the canyon and scope out some options for the big week.  So we drove up to Cascade Springs, and did a little exploring.  It was a way fun afternoon after we got there......I still get car sick and barfed on the way up...... I swear there is some shi*#$ you should grow out of!!! But oh no, I am good for a good throw up at least a couple of times a year on a windy road!!!!

The kids all had there binoc's so they could help Taylor scout out the land... the good news was that we did end up seeing 3 MOOSE!!!  One lone mamma, and then just up the road a mamma and her baby!!  The kids were stoked!!! ( and me too)!!!

By the looks of things up there fall is just around the corner...every now and then you would see a patch of red that made me want to get all my hoodies out!!