:Ugly Sweater Party:

WELL IT WAS MY MONTH TO PLAN "CLUB" WITH THE GIRLS, SO WHAT BETTER WAY THEN TO PARTY WITH OUR HUBBY'S. SO WE DID AN UGLY SWEATER CONTEST......START VOTING NOW.....
BRYNN AND NATE THEY CAME IN {KINDA} CASUAL! LOL

SHAE AND JAKE
HOLLY AND BEN THEY TOO CAME A BIT TOO CASUAL!
{HUGE PREGO} CHELS AND NATE
KRYSTEN AND DANNY WITH HIS {LEATHER} SHOULDER PADS
CHERIE' AND TYLER
TIFF AND BRANDON AKA {MR. & MRS. ROGERS}
AND THE WINNERS ARE.....

CHERIE' AND DANNY WAY TO GO GUYS FOR LOOKING THE MOST RIDICULOUS OF THE NIGHT!

THEN WE HAD A CHRISTMAS GIFT EXCHANGE WITH OUR "WHITE ELEPHANT" GIFTS

THIS KINDA GETS ALITTLE "R" RATED SO CAUTION...

TIFF WITH HER NEW "PADDED" SLIPPERS THAT SHE WAS SO EXCITED TO TRY ON.

THE BEST OF ALL..... NEED I SAY ANYMORE!

DOESN'T NATE'S FACE EXPRESSION JUST MAKE YOU LAUGH! (SORRY BRYNN, I COULDN'T RESIST!)

THANKS GUYS FOR A FUN NIGHT AND FOR THE MEMORIES!

SO NATE AND I HAVE MADE A TRADITION TO GIVE THE KIDS THEIR {CHRISTMAS} JAMMA'S THE FIRST DAY IN DECEMBER SO THEY CAN ENJOY THE SANTA AND REINDEER PRINTS ALL MONTH. THE KIDS LOVE IT AND GET SO EXCITED TO OPEN THEIR VERY FIRST PRESENT.

THE KIDS HAVE BEEN SO MUCH FUN THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. THEY BOTH LOVE TO SING "SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN" AND THEY BOTH KNOW ALL THE WORDS. THEY INFORMED ME THE OTHER NIGHT THAT WE DON'T HAVE A CHIMNEY SO, HOW WAS SANTA GOING TO COME?! AND THAT THEY REINDEER FLY THE SLEIGH. AND THAT WE HAVE TO LEAVE SANTA COOKIES, OR HE WON'T LEAVE THEIR PRESENTS. I LOVE WATCHING MY KIDS LEARN AND GROW. AND HOW THEY CAN BE TOO {SMART} FOR THEIR OWN GOOD!

I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY!

SIMPLE EXPRESSIONS has been updated!Ü

Birthdays, Anniversary, & a really Bad haircut!

THE END OF OCTOBER AND THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER IS ALWAYS CRAZY AROUND HERE. WE FIRST CELEBRATE MY BIRTH ON THE 22ND AND THEN ONE WEEK AFTER WE CELEBRATE KYSON'S BIRTH ON THE 29TH, ONE WEEK AFTER KY'S BIRTH WE CELEBRATE TAIGE'S BIRTH ON NOV. 5TH AND A WEEK AFTER THAT NATE AND I GET TO CELEBRATE OUR WEDDING DAY ON THE 14TH!

SO FOR MY BIRTHDAY MY PARENTS TOOK ME AND NATE OUT TO "TEXAS ROADHOUSE" AND THEN AFTER NATE AND I WENT {FAT} CLOTHES SHOPPING TO FIT MY PREGO BODY. IT WAS FUN JUST SPENDING TIME WITH NATE AND TALKING ABOUT HIS "NEW BUSINESS" HE GETS EXCITED WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT IT.

SINCE THE KIDS BIRTHDAY'S ARE A WEEK APART WE JUST HAVE ONE PARTY WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY IN BETWEEN THEIR BIG DAYS. SO ON KYSON'S BIRTHDAY WE TOOK THE KIDS TO "BUILD-A-BEAR" AND WENT AND ATE AT GOOD OL' MCDONALDS.

THE KIDS LOVED PICKING OUT THEIR ANIMALS, BATHING THEM AND PICKING OUT CLOTHES. KYSON NAMED HIS HORSE "JACKEE" AND TAIGE NAMED HER BALLERINA BEAR "GIRL" AFTER WE WENT HOME AND KYSON OPENED SOME PRESENTS.

WE THEN HAD A {CONSTRUCTION PARTY} AND A {PRINCESS PARTY} AT MY MOM'S. I MADE ALL THE GIRLS BROWN AND PINK TUTUS' AND BOUGHT THEM LITTLE TIARA'S. AND FOR THE BOYS I BOUGHT LITTLE CONSTRUCTION HATS. IT'S KINDA HARD HAVING BIRTHDAYS SO CLOSE FOR THE OPPOSITE SEX, THEY BOTH WANTED SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT PARTY THEMES FROM EACH OTHER WHICH I DON'T BLAME THEM.

TAIGE'S {PRINCESS} CUPCAKES

KYSON'S DUMP TRUCK BROWNIES

WE THEN CELEBRATED HALLOWEEN BY DRESSING THE KIDS UP AS A DINOSAUR AND A "PRETTY" WITCH. THEY ARE GETTING SO MUCH FUN THE OLDER THEY GET AND CATCH ON TO DIFFERENT HOLIDAYS AND OCCASIONS

THEN I SURPRISED NATE TO A NIGHT OUT TO DINNER AND A MOVIE "COUPLE'S RETREAT" (SO ASSASTIC!) AND THEN A NIGHT IN PARK CITY WHERE WE STAYED FOR SOME OF OUR HONEYMOON. WHICH WAS A NICE LITTLE GETAWAY, THEN WE DID ALOT OF CHRISTMAS SHOPPING THE NEXT DAY. WAHOO KYSON IS PRETTY MUCH DONE! WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 6 YEARS NOW AND I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER TO SPEND ETERNITY WITH MY HUBBY NATHAN. HE IS TRULY MY BEST FRIEND AND HE WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR ME AND THE KIDS. HE IS SUCH A HARD WORKER AND A GREAT DAD. LOVE YA BABE!

SO AFTER ALL THE FUN AND EXCITEMENT OVER THE LAST 3 WEEKS, MY SON HAS TURNED INTO A {MONSTER}! I'M SERIOUSLY LOST ON HOW TO CONTROL THE LITTLE GUY! FIRST OFF HE WAS SO NAUGHTY IN SMITH'S THE OTHER NIGHT, THAT I CALLED NATE ON THE PHONE TO TALK TO HIM CAUSE HE CAN USUALLY GET HIM UNDER CONTROL OVER THE PHONE WELL NOT THIS TIME....KY JUST LAUGHED AT HIM LIKE "NO BIG DEAL" SO THEN TEARS STARTED RUNNING DOWN MY CHEEKS. CAUSE I HAD ONE MORE THING TO GET AND I DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH HIM, AT THAT MOMENT I WAS WISHING I WASN'T A MOTHER. (JUST KEEPIN IT REALÜ) THEN SOME HOW HE CLIMBED TO THE TOP SHELF IN MY CLOSET AND STEPPED ON MY CLOTHES HANGER BREAKING IT IN HALF AND RIPPING THE SHELF OFF THE WALL, LEAVING ALL MY CLOTHES ON THE GROUND. TEARS AGAIN STARTED TO FLOW. HE HIT TAIGE ON THE HEAD WITH HIS SCOOTER BC SHE WASN'T LISTENING TO HIM. AND THE BEST OF THE BEST..........

HE DECIDED TO TEST HIS MAD BEAUTICIAN SKILLS ON TAIGE'S BANGS. YEAH THEY ARE COMPLETELY GONE! TEARS HAVEN'T STOPPED SINCE! IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW HARD I SPANK THE LITTLE GUY (WHICH SEEMS TO HURT ME WORSE) OR HOW LONG HE HAS TO SIT ON HIS BED WITH NOTHING AROUND HIM FOR TIME OUT, I THINK I COULD HAVE LEFT HIM ON HIS BED THE WHOLE DAY AFTER HE CHOPPED TAY'S HAIR. (LUCKILY NATE WAS HOME TO ATTEND TO HIM THE REST OF THE DAY!) AND HIS WHINING AND SCREAMING FITS, I HAVE JUST HAD ENOUGH! I FEEL LIKE I DESERVE THE WORST MOMMY AWARD THESE PAST FEW WEEKS, I DON'T KNOW IF I'M DOING SOMETHING WRONG OR IF HE NEEDS MORE ATTENTION, BUT, THE MORE ATTENTION I GIVE HIM IT SEEMS LIKE HE ACTS UP MORE. WE HAVE EVEN THREATEN ABOUT "SANTA" NOT COMING. WHICH SOMETIMES I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO TAKE BACK THE THINGS WE BOUGHT HIM! CAUSE HE DOESN'T DESERVE THEM LATELY.

HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD ALL THESE PROBLEMS WITH A 4 YEAR OLD? I THOUGHT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO GET BETTER THE OLDER THEY GET. SUGGESTIONS ARE FOR SURE NEEDED MY WAY! I AM OUT OF IDEAS AND HOPEFULLY I DON'T KILL MY CHILD BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS GET HERE! (KEEPIN IT REALÜ)

FALL FUN

THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF CHANGES GOING ON IN OUR FAMILY THE LAST FEW MONTHS! MY BROTHER AND HIS WIFE HAD THEIR {DANG} CUTE BABY

CARDON ELIZABETH CROWTHER

SEPTEMBER 16TH,2009

THE PROUD {DADDY}

I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A {LOVE/HATE} RELATIONSHIP WITH MY OLDER SISTER JUSTI!

I {LOVE} HER FOR BEING SUCH A GREAT PERSON TO LOOK UP TOO AND FOR BEING SO SPIRITUAL. SHE WAS ALWAYS THE PEACE MAKER IN THE FAMILY AND STILL IS.

I {HATE} THAT SHE LIVES AN HOUR AND 20 MINUTES AWAY!

I {LOVE} THAT SHE IS SUCH AN AWESOME MOM AND FRIEND!

I {HATE} THAT SHE FINALLY GAINED A BACK BONE, AND THAT I CAN'T WALK ALL OVER HER NOW!

I {LOVE} THAT SHE IS SO CREATIVE AND HAS SO MANY CUTE IDEAS TO SHARE

I {HATE} THAT SHE CAN LIE TO EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY TO ME FOR 5 MONTHS!

I {LOVE} THAT SHE IS EXPECTING BABY #3 5 DAYS AFTER ME!

I {HATE} THAT SHE MAKES ME LOOK LIKE A WIMP(WHICH I AM)

I {LOVE} THAT WE ARE BOTH EXPECTING BABY GIRLS!

SHE DECIDED TO KEEP THIS PREGNANCY FROM EVERYONE UNTIL SHE WAS ALMOST 4 1/2 MONTHS! WHO DOES THAT AND RUBS IT IN YOUR FACE THAT YOUR MISERABLE AND SHE'S NOT, WHEN REALLY SHE'S SICKER THEN YOU! AND I MADE HER COME MOVE ME OUT OF MY HOUSE CAUSE I WASN'T FEELING GOOD AND SHE DID IT WITH NO COMPLAINTS! THIS IS WHY I HAVE A {LOVE/HATE} RELATIONSHIP WITH HER.Ü

BUT WE ARE BOTH HAVING LITTLE BABY GIRLS, SO WE ARE EXCITED FOR THEM TO BE SOOO CLOSE. THE ONLY DOWN FALL IS- WE HAVE ALL OUR BABY CLOTHES PUT TOGETHER IN BINS, THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND PULL OUT WHO'S IS WHO'S.

NATE'S BUSINESS IS DOING GOOD. HE SEEMS TO REALLY ENJOY IT. HE IS "LIVING RIGHT" THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER HE LEFT HIS OLD JOB AT BEAR RIVER FAB. IT WENT OUT OF BUSINESS, AND LEFT THE WORKERS WITHOUT THEIR LAST WEEK OF WAGES, NO INSURANCE, AND NO NOTICE. WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN BIG TROUBLE BEING PREGO AND ALL, AND IF WE DIDN'T SELL OUR HOUSE IN BRIGHAM, {WOW} WHAT A MESS THAT ALL WOULD HAVE BEEN!

KYSON IS LOVING {PRESCHOOL} HE THINKS HE IS SUCH A STUD! WE WENT ON HIS FIRST FIELD TRIP YESTERDAY TO THE {PUMPKIN PATCH}

LYLE DABB HAS BEEN THE {PUMPKIN MAN} SINCE I WAS IN THE FIRST GRADE. THE KIDS LOVED IT, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE A LITTLE SKEPTICAL AT FIRST WITH THE MAN WITH A PUMPKIN ON HIS HEAD.

TAIGE IS GETTING TO BIG FOR HER OWN PANTS! AND JUST TO THINK I HAVE ANOTHER ONE COMIN'

SHE IS CONSTANLY {BOSSING} KYSON AROUND TELLING HIM TO CLEAN UP HER MESS, AND THE POOR KID LISTENS AND JUMPS AT THE DEMANDS! (NATE IS TRYING TO CORRECT THAT SITUATION) SHE IS A STINKIN {CUTIE} THOUGH AND DOES TEND TO WRAP EVERYONE AROUND HER LITTLE FINGER!

AND HAS FOR ME I JUST CELEBRATED THE BIG {27} MAN, I FEEL OLD! WHY CAN'T BIRTHDAY'S BE LIKE TH OLD DAYS WHEN YOU COULDN'T WAIT UNTIL YOUR BIG DAY CAME. OF COURSE I DO LIKE THE ATTENTION, JUST NOT THE NUMBER THAT FOLLOWS! MY BELLY ALONG WITH BUTT AND THIGHS ARE GETTING HUGE! I AM 22 WEEKS NOW, JUST OVER THE HUMP! WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NAMES THAT BOTH OF US LIKE FOR THE BABES, BUT ONCE AGAIN CAN'T AGREE ON ONE TOGETHER. KYSON'S NAME WAS SOOO EASY I BROUGHT IT UP TO NATE AND HE SAID YEP, THAT'S IT, TAIGE I FOUGHT UNTIL THE NURSE BROUGHT IN HER BIRTH CERTIFICATE. SO HOPEFULLY THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN AGAIN THIS GO AROUND. HERE ARE THE NAMES WE HAVE JOTTED DOWN... LET ME {KNOW} WHAT YOU THINK....

BLAYR - SKYLAR(SKYE) - MACEE REESE - RYLEE

ANY OTHER CUTE NAMES WE ARE OPEN- SO FILL US IN!

:FINALLY SETTLED:

WOW WHERE DID THE MONTH OF AUGUST GO? I SWEAR I BLINKED AND IT WAS SEPTEMBER. WE FOUND AN APARTMENT TO RENT IN NORTH OGDEN THAT I TALKED THE LANDLORD INTO DOING A 8 MONTH LEASE AND NOT A YEAR, AND TRUST ME IN 8 MONTHS I'M PRETTY SURE WE ARE GOING TO GET OUT OF HERE! IT'S BEEN A BIG ADJUSTMENT FOR ALL OF US! KYSON WENT TO BED THE FIRST COUPLE OF NIGHTS CRYING SAYING HE MISSED HIS OLD BEDROOM AND SANDBOX, A LITTLE HEART BREAKING TO HEAR.

BUT AS FOR NATE AND THE DRIVE, HE LIKES IT ALOT BETTER AND HE GETS HOME SOONER ALWAYS A PLUS FOR ME!

WE HAVE BEEN CRAZY BUSY GETTING IN A FEW "LASTS" SUMMER TRIPS. THE WEEK WE HAD TO BE OUT OF OUR HOUSE WE WENT CAMPING IN THE UNITAS WITH THE CROWTHER CLAN'S. IT WAS ALOT OF FUN AND THE KIDS LOVED GOING 4-WHEELING EVERY SECOND. I DID GREAT AS LONG AS I STAYED DRUGGED ON MY ZOFRAN.(TOTALLY SAVED MY LIFE!)

WE MADE OUR OWN SLIDES, WHICH BY THE LOOKS....IT WAS A BIT COLD!

KYSON'S FIRST TIME FISHING

NATE AND KY SHOOTING CLAY PIGEONS

TAY PLAYING WITH HER NEW FISHING POLE

WE ALSO HAD OUR CROWTHER FAMILY REUNION WHICH IS ALWAYS FUN TO SEE THE WHOLE BIG FAMILY IN BEAR LAKE.

BO AND CAMI PRACTICING THEIR PARENTING

TAIGE AND ME, WHAT A STINKER SHE CAN BEÜ

TAIGE WILL DO ANYTHING IT LOOKS LIKE FOR HER PAPA

KYSON KNEE BOARDED WITH BRYDEN AND BOWEN

WE TOOK OUR FRIENDS BRETT AND BECKY UP TO BEAR LAKE TO GET AWAY FOR A WEEKEND.

TAIGE WAS ABLE TO TALK BRETT INTO DOING HER HAIR SINCE I WAS TOO BUSY AT THE MOMENT....

IT WAS NICE TO JUST GET AWAY AND DO NOTHING!

AND KYSON STARTED SCHOOL IN FARR WEST. I WAS BUMMED KNOWING I HAD HIM SET FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR IN BRIGHAM AND THEN WHEN WE MOVED I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO, LUCKILY JAMIE DID A PHONE CALL FOR ME AND APPLESEED ACADEMY WAS ABLE TO FIT HIM IN THIS YEAR. HE HAS LOVED IT, AND GETS SO EXCITED WHEN IT'S TIME TO GET READY TO GO.

KYSON'S NEW "CHEESY" GRIN

TAIGE MISSES HIM WHILE HE'S GONE!

PICKING HIM UP ON THE FIRST DAY

HE REALLY LIKES HIS TEACHER

MY LITTLE BOY IS GETTING SO BIG! HE IS DEF. ALL BOY LIKES TO WRESTLE AND BE THE BULLY HOW DO YOU SETTLE THAT DOWN? HE HAS BEEN SO MUCH FUN AND HE IS A CRACK UP WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT THE BABY. HE WANTS TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO HOLD IT WHEN THE DR. TAKES IT OUT OF MY BELLY CAUSE HE IS THE BIGGEST AND WON'T DROP HIM.

TAIGE IS STARTING WITH SOME MORE ATTITUDE. HER NEW PHRASE IS, "YOU MEAN" WHEN WE WERE CAMPING MOST MORNINGS WE WOULD BATTLE ON WHAT SHE WAS GOING TO WEAR AND SHE HAD TO HAVE HER HAIR DONE. NEEDLESS TO SAY MOST THE PICTURES SHE WAS STRIPPED DOWN TO HER PANTIES, I'M SURE IT WAS BC SHE HATED THE OUTFIT SHE HAD TO WEAR.

AHHH THE JOYS OF PARENTHOOD THAT I WOULDN'T TRADE FOR ANYTHING. THEY ARE SOOOO FUN AND FULL OF SUCH BIG PERSONALITY'S, AHHH I JUST LOVE THEM (MOST DAYS)Ü

:ANNOUNCEMENT:

WE SOLD OUR HOUSE! I'M RELIEVED YET SAD! I HAVE LOVED OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUR WARD. WE ARE REALLY GOING TO MISS EVERYONE. NATE IS STEPPING OUT OF HIS COMFORT ZONE TO GO WORK IN CENTERVILLE WITH MY GRANDPA GETTING A WELD SHOP PUT TOGETHER. I AM SO EXCITED FOR HIM AND THIS NEW CHAPTER IN OUR LIVES, BUT WE STILL ARE TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO LIVE. WE WOULD LIKE TO RENT A HOUSE FOR A LITTLE BIT. SO IF ANYONE KNOWS A NICE HOUSE TO RENT THAT ISN'T AN ARM AND A LEG LET US KNOW!

KYSON AND TAIGE ALSO HAVE SOMETHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO SAY...

THEY ARE, WELL KYSON IS WAY EXCITED FOR ANOTHER SIBLING. TAIGE IS STILL TRYING TO DECIDE. WE ARE DUE FEB. 27TH. I WAS NEVER REALLY SICK WITH THE OTHER 2, BUT THIS ONE AS DONE ME IN! I HAVE BEEN SICK ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT! SO HOPEFULLY CLEARING THE 1ST TRIMESTER I WILL BE ABLE TO START FEELING BETTER, SINCE I HAVE A HOUSE I NEED TO PACK UP.

AND THE NEWEST TO THE FAM. AT 10 WEEKS! WE ARE WAY EXCITED, I THINK I WILL BE MORE EXCITED ONCE I'M OVER THE NAUSEA. THERE'S BEEN ALOT OF CHANGES IN THE PAST FEW DAYS, BUT I KNOW WE ARE BEING WATCHED OVER AND WE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY BLESSED. MY S-I-L IS DUE JUST A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER ME, SO THAT'S ALSO WAY EXCITING. CONGRATS TASH AND JEREMY!