THE WOLF FAMILY

Halloween fun

2010-12-11T20:15:00.005-07:00

Carved some pumpkins

A cute witch

Count Dracula

My nerdy family

(So sorry to you all that I didn't get this picture of my bro posted before it was "censored")

Happy Halloween

Gymnastics

2010-12-11T19:59:00.007-07:00

Kate has been taking gymnastics for 2 months and loves it!

She's been working really hard on her back bends and has gotten pretty good at them.

She's also been working hard on her splits.

Gabe is always willing to practice them with her!

She loves her teacher Whitney

and had her first performance the other day.

She did a great job:)

Karate Tournament

2010-12-11T13:57:00.003-07:00

For Gabe's karate tournament this year he participated in 3 events. Forms, weapons and sparring.

He took 1st place in sparring and did awesome. He was really aggressive. He also took 2nd in weapons-which was the BO staff.

He has also joined the "Split Club". Once you pass off your splits, you get a cool patch for your uniform and a gift certificate to Coldstone for a banana split!

This kid is so flexible.

He had belt promotion yesterday and moved from PURPLE belt up to BLUE.

When you run up front to receive your belt, you do your favorite kick combo.

Gardner Village

2010-11-19T12:41:00.000-07:00

We went up to Gardner Village this year to do the witch scavenger hunt.

They have funny witches dressed up outside their shops.

Gabe loved this hula-hooping witch!

You can't see this one too well

but everyone thought this witch in the outhouse was funny.

After you turn in your completed scavenger hunt, you are rewarded with a chocolate chip cookie...YUM!

2010 BYU Triple Crown

2010-11-19T12:37:00.000-07:00

The Triple Crown is a mile long race for elementary age school kids on the BYU track. They race by grade and gender.

Gabe and Kate were so excited to do it this year. I didn't think they'd be able to make the mile, but they did awesome and are already talking about next year!

Gabe ran his mile in 9:04.

He was 22nd out of 52 and 4th from his school.

Kate ran her mile in 10:28.

She was 24th out of 52 and was also 4th from her school.

Back to school pics

2010-10-05T10:00:00.000-06:00

I sure love seeing these beautiful faces everyday!

Lily--19 months

Adam--4

Gabriel--7

Katelyn--6

Back to School

2010-10-02T16:53:00.004-06:00

First day of school

Gabe is in 2nd grade and has Mr. Roddam.

He loves going to school and homework isn't the battle it was last year.

Gabe's handwriting has gotten so much better this year! I can actually read what he writes :)

His favorite thing about school is:

being out in the portables/trailers this year.

Kate is in 1st grade and has Mrs. Spadafora.

She loves class and is excited to start on her homework right when she gets home! She is becoming a good reader and says her favorite thing about school is doing math.

Adam started preschool 2 days a week. His teacher's name is Mrs. Peay.

This sweet boy prays every night that he won't be nervous or scared at preschool :) He always has a fun time and is exicited to show me what he has made that day.

His favorite thing about preschool is:

singing songs.

This little monkey is so excited when everyone comes home.

She makes sure to give everyone a welcome home hug and kiss!

Look closely and you can see 2 little piggy tails...

FINALLY :)

Kate's 6th Birthday

2010-09-22T19:33:00.006-06:00

Kate turned 6 on Aug. 31st.

Can you guess what this is...

This is a gumball cake!!

I didn't get any pictures of her opening presents but she got a new bike, a zhu zhu pet, clothes and a cabbage patch doll.

Happy birthday Tater!!

Adam's 4th Birthday

2010-07-12T16:32:00.001-06:00

My sweet little guy turned 4 on July 12th.

He loves toy story right now so we had an alien cake.

He got a "joker house" to match his batman cave,

a new batman,

a stuffed Jessie and Bullseye,

and a talking Woody.

He had a great birthday!

Birthday kids

2010-03-05T09:49:00.004-07:00

Lily had a fun first birthday.

She got lots of super cute clothes,

a play tent with balls,

and her own little fuzzy chair.

This girl just loves to sit and chill!

I'm always finding her just sitting-on the fireplace,

any random stair in the house, the bathroom stool,

sometimes I even find her sitting during her nap!

She can say: mama, dada, baba (bottle), hi and layla (our dog)

She has been walking for while and is all over the place

now that she's learned to go DOWN the stairs-we have 3 sets in our house!

She is such a funny little stinker and we sure love her!

We're just waiting patiently for some hair!

Gabe also had a great birthday this year!

He got clothes, matchbox cars, bakugans,

a gijoe, a fishing vest and new fishing pole for his birthday.

He loves to fish and be outside.

He loves riding his bike and scooter.

He loves school and says math is his favorite.

He also loves science and has competed
in the school science fair the last two years.

He is very excited for an upcoming science night!

He loves karate!
He is now in the leadership program-which means
he'll become a black belt by the time he's 12.

He is a very sweet boy with a great smile.
He loves to tease and make people laugh.
He loves to play with Lily. I think he may be her favorite!

Seven is Heaven!

2010-02-21T12:38:00.000-07:00

This little guy...

turned 7 today!!

(that's a volcano cake!!)

It's fun to be ONE!

2010-02-17T14:14:00.002-07:00

This little monkey...

turns 1 today!

2009-12-21T14:59:00.001-07:00

Merry Christmas!

We love everywho takes the time to read this blog

and wish you all a very happy holiday!

Kate's 5th Birthday

2009-11-04T09:23:00.005-07:00

Kate turned 5 on Aug. 31 and had a great birthday and fun princess party where everyone dressed up as their favorite princess!

My cute little Belle and Sleeping Beauty!

We decorated tiaras, made bracelets and picture frames.

Our special guest then arrived and read a princess story.

Then everyone had their picture taken to put in their decorated frame!

We also celebrated as a family at Pirate Island pizza...

and then went to Build a Bear where Kate made a hello kitty!

Wolf summer quickcast!

2009-08-23T19:41:00.008-06:00

This was Gabe and his Kingarten teacher Ms. Smith

at the end of the school year.
He sure loved her and loved Kindergarten because of her!

Gabe had a belt promotion and earned his orange stripe!

His karate class

The kids went camping with Jeff and some of their cousins in Moab.

You can't go to Moab without visiting the musical park!!

Mmmm......food!!

What a sweet little bald baby!!

Being cute is a very tiring job!!

Kate sang in the sunshine generation over the summer

and was in a few parades!

Gabe's new summer smile

$6.35 from Walmart--$$ well spent!!!!

Adam's 3rd Birthday-July 12th

what a handsome guy!

hulk smash hands

new lightning pj's

my semi-sad attempt at a spongebob cake

The fourth of July

Kate and Adam watching the hot air balloons

Gabe

Meg & Kate

Landon, Gabe & Kate

Adam & Landon
(notice adam is rocking some halloween pj's)

The kids spent a fun weekend in Bear Lake with Jeff (no pics) and then Gabe & Kate spent a few days in Colorado! Adam was very sad to be left behind :(

School has started for Gabe already and Katelyn starts next week!

We've had a fun summer and are excited to get back into a routine for the fall!

New photos

2009-06-18T11:06:00.003-06:00

Here are some pictures of my BEAUTIFUL kids taken by my sister in law Lori. The link to their photo website is on the side of my blog-Harris photo gallery. She also took some great family pics of us the other day which will be posted soon!

Cute tater tot!

My handsome Gabe

Silly little Adam

Lily's blessing was on Sunday and it was great. I'll also be posting about that soon as well as some pictures of it!

Gotta love having a bow bigger than your head!!

Preschool Gradutation

2009-06-01T18:42:00.000-06:00

Kate's preschool graduation was Thurs, May 29th. She was very excited to sing all the fun songs they had learned at school!

She loved her teacher Mrs. Peay and is very excited to start Kindergarten this fall.

Kate and her fellow graduate/cousin Landon

Lily had a very good time watching!

Here is Kate's favorite part!

Divorce

2009-05-23T19:38:00.002-06:00

We are sorry that some of you will be hearing this for the first time in this manner. Many calls have been made, tears have been shed, thoughts and prayers have been offered and answered, but at some point it got too tiring to carry on in that way. To some this is old news, to others it is new, to all it is devastating and a bit sad. As of December 08' we have been divorced. The decision came to be mutual, the details have been worked out, and despite divorce never being nice or pretty, all is well. We are still friends and remain focused on our responsibilities as co-parents. We have appreciated all of the thoughts, concerns, help, and prayers. The reasons for and manner in which this came about is to each of us private and personal. We have tried to share with family and a few close friends our reasons but generally it is not understood. So we welcome the support, love, concern, prayers, friendship, and all that is given, but please don't expect answers, explanations, or understanding of our decision at this time. Perhaps, if you are patient with us and we continue in our friendship you may receive the answers that we have and see this as the better choice for us. Thank you for your understanding. Again, we are especially sorry to those to whom this is new and heartbreaking news.

Easter Pictures

2009-05-20T21:42:00.003-06:00

I took the kids for Easter pictures

the first of April
and they turned out GREAT!!

Don't I have the cutest kids!?!

Sweet little Lily!

Adam is still the funniest boy ever!

My first E.R. visit

2009-04-05T12:45:00.007-06:00

Last night, my bottom dresser drawer was pulled out. Adam came running into the bedroom, tripped over himself and landed on the corner of the drawer. I never knew how much blood gushes from a head wound!!

It actually was a pretty small, but deep cut. Instead of stitches they just glued it together. Adam was very mellow and quiet the whole time.

I am actually quite surprised that this is the first time I've ever had to take one of my uncoordinated children to the emergency room!

My sweet Katelyn just loves to dress herself and she's SSSOOOOO good at it!! hehehe

Lily's story

2009-04-01T19:35:00.005-06:00

I thought since Lily is 6 almost 7 weeks old, I would get around to posting some pictures of her! And also the details of her birth. So if you don't want to hear a birthing story, you better just scroll down to the cute pics!

I was induced on Tues, Feb 17th. My pitocin was started at about 10 am. For anyone who hasn't been induced before, they up the amount of medicine every 15 minutes to get your contractions going in an even pattern. So I just kinda sat around in bed until about 11:30ish. Contractions were a bit uncomfortable by then, so Jeff and I started walking the hallway--it went in a small little circle around the nurses station-quite the boring walk.

I really didn't have very many hard contractions this time. It was seriously only about 10 mins worth--which calculates out to about 5 or 6!

You'd think after having a few natural births I'd know when I was getting close to being completely dilated and about to drop a baby out onto the floor--but I just don't. I climbed into my bed to have the nurse check me and was ready to deliver. (Same thing happened with Adam. I labored in a tub with him and almost had a water birth! I barely made it into the bed to have him!) The nurse called someone to come and help her and told them to call the dr over-his office is next door to the hospital. I told her I wasn't waiting for the doctor and was gonna push. First push she almost delivered, second push head out and third push my sweet Lily was here! She was actually born with her water sac till intact-apparently that doesn't happen very often.

Our nurse was very sweet and very calmly delivered the baby by herself. The doctor arrived a few minutes later to stitch me up. You'd think I would get a discount on the dr's fee since he didn't actually deliver the baby, but no such luck!

Lily makes the funniest faces!!!

I couldn't get this picture turned, but I think it is hilarious!!

Happy Birthday Gabriel!!

2009-02-25T18:15:00.007-07:00

Gabe's 6th birthday was February 21st!!

He loves Kindergarten and insisted that we do a science fair project a few months ago. He loves his teacher and loves all his friends at school.

He is a very sweet, sensitive and loving little boy. He has been such a big help with Lily and loves to hold her(until she starts to make him sweaty)!

He loves karate and loves to ride his bike in the church parking lot across the street from our house.

He is a good and

(usually) patient big brother.

He had a birthday party at the Nickelcade and invited some friends from school and from church.

It was the easiest birthday party ever. The kids all had their own bags of nickels and ran around and entertained themselves and had a great time!!

Adam was very excited about the WALL-E book!

Lily Annaliese

2009-02-21T13:28:00.003-07:00

Here are just a few pics! I'll post more info later!

I just love how the binkie is bigger than their head at first!!

Kate sure loves her baby!

Induction!

2009-02-15T12:39:00.002-07:00

For all you who are wondering,
I'm being induced on Tuesday morning
sometime between 7 & 9 am!!
So, I should be done by lunch! hehehe
2 more days--HOORAY!!

pocket taser stun gun

2009-02-10T18:22:00.002-07:00

My sister sent me this the other day...and I thought it was hilarious!! So here is a good laugh for everyone!!

Pocket Taser Stun Gun, a great gift for the wife.
A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Taser for their anniversary submitted this:
Last weekend I saw something at Larry's Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my wife Julie. What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized taser. The effects of the taser were supposed to be short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on your assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety.WAY TOO COOL!
Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I loaded two AAA batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing! I was disappointed. I learned, however, that if I pushed the button AND pressed it against a metal surface at the same time; I'd get the blue arc of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs. .
AWESOME!!!
Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Julie what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave.
Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn't be all that bad with only two triple-A batteries, right?There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target.I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second) and thought better of it. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong?
So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, and taser in another.The directions said that a one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water. Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries. All the while I'm looking at this little device measuring about 5-inches long, less than 3/4 inch in circumference; pretty cute really and (loaded with two itsy-bitsy triple-A batteries) thinking to myself, 'no possible way!'What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best...?
I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side as to say, 'don't do it dipshit,' reasoning that a one second burst from such a tiny little ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad. I decided to give myself a one second burst just for heck of it. I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and...
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION...WHAT THE HELL!!!
I'm pretty sure Jesse Ventura ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position, and tingling in my legs.The cat was making meowing sounds I had never heard before, clinging to a picture frame hanging above the fireplace, obviously in an atempt to avoid getting slammed by my body flopping all over the living room.
Note: If you ever feel compelled to 'mug' yourself with a taser, one note of caution: there is no such thing as a one second burst when you zap yourself! You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor. A three second burst would be considered conservative.
SON-OF-A-B____, THAT HURT LIKE HELL!!!
A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. The recliner was upside down and about 8 feet or so from where it originally was. My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching. My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. I had no control over the drooling. Apparently I shit myself, but was too numb to know for sure and my sense of smell was gone. I saw a faint smoke cloud above my head which I believe came from my hair. I'm still looking for my nuts and I'm offering a significant reward for their safe return!!
P. S. My wife loved the gift, and now regularly threatens me with it!

HAHAHA!!!

Weekend in Rifle

2009-01-26T12:45:00.004-07:00

Last weekend we took a road trip out to visit Jeff and play with cousins. I of course took basically no pictures!

Adam was coloring with markers on the drive out and this is what I found at one of our potty breaks!

He was in heaven all weekend because he found a Ninja Turtle costume!! He LOVES Ninja Turtles!

But we did go sledding on Saturday and I have a few pics of that!

The hill was basically all ice, but they put hay bales down at the bottom to keep kids from flying into the road!!

This is a funny picture of their cousin Ethan, he's too scared to use the sleds, so he just rolls himself down the hill!

All bundled up and ready to go!!!

We had a fun weekend. It was really nice to just sit and relax and not have to worry about cleaning up the house!! (thanks for that Jen!)

Bathroom Redo!

2009-01-13T20:06:00.008-07:00

So here is what the bathroom used to look like.

It used to have some mirror tiles above the toilet and

an 80's medicine cabinet. I didn't get a pic of the pink and blue linoleum. It also had pink and blue swishes wallpaper but I had already pulled that down when we moved in.

A big thanks to my dad who helped me put in the linoleum, baseboards and the new toilet!! Here is a funny pic of him and my mom on Thanksgiving a few years ago!! hehehe

And a thanks to Jeff who gave me a LOWES giftcard for Christmas.

And here is the new (except for the vanity) and improved bathroom. It's a little bit country but I think it's really cute!

I tried to get every angle for you.

I so far only have one little decorative towel.

And no tealights yet for my little candle holder.

If you are curious what that little door is, it is the world's smallest laundry shoot! It's about 5 inches wide and you can fit a few rags down it at a time. Which is really all it's good for because it's on the floor with the kitchen. Here's looking down onto the washer. (not the best pic)

And here's the view up. As you can see, if you're not careful, the stuff can fall behind the washer cause it's not flush against the wall!

Seriously the stupidest place ever for a laundry shoot!!

better blogger

2009-01-12T11:24:00.003-07:00

So this year, I made a resolution to be a better blogger and blog at least every other or every 2 days. So far this hasn't happened! But I figured it's the beginning of a new week, that's a good time to start anew. Right?

My sweet little Adam is 2 1/2 today and is no longer that sweet. He has become such a stinker!That's right, this cute little ninja likes to yell, throw tantrums and toys, hit the dog when he's mad and yell NO at his mom all day long.

I just love this age.

(I hope you caught the sarcasm dripping from that last statement.) But what can ya do?! Just hope and pray he lives through it. Meaning, hope you don't end up giving him away to a stranger on the street!!

Kate's blanket is finished. Here is the front

and here is the back.

I'm a little embarrassed to show the back because you can see my horribly uneven quilting job, but remember, this was my first machine quilted quilt!

I have been working on the main floor bathroom and it should be finished today! I also painted the tv nook and made a cover for my orange velour loveseat. So be excited for those pics-they should be posted tomorrow!

To all you coloradians that read this blog, we will be there this weekend! YEEHAW!!

It's all good!

2009-01-05T19:37:00.004-07:00

I hate that saying, but it applies to this post and my previous. I was able to pull out my old sewing machine and am almost finished with my quilt. Well, tater rose's quilt to be exact,

(this one that was planned for baby wolf-you may remember it from several posts ago).

I must say it was hard to go from my computerized sewing machine back to my old school one, but I am very glad that the old standby was still in working condition!

Sewing has been very theraputic for me lately. Maybe one of my faithful blog readers (all 2 or 3 of you) will end up with a slightly crappily sewn gift!! (i really am not the best seamstress, i just pretend to be!)

Also, my apologies to anyone worried when they just saw the "bad news" title. I didn't quite think that one through!

bad news...

2009-01-05T11:47:00.001-07:00

my sewing machine is broken.

stupid piece of......

Christmas Day

2008-12-29T13:54:00.005-07:00

Here is our Christmas bounty! Every year I think I haven't bought very much, but as soon as it's all laid out under the tree, it's always more than I thought!

Gotta love new Christmas jammies!

Here is Kate with her Barbie Vanity-not quite the diamond castle, but she still loves it!

Adam's favorite gift was this Batman cave/hideout. He also got the ninja turtles he wanted so badly!

Gabe's favorites were his buzz lightyear and also the skateboard he asked for!.

We had a great Christmas this year! Full of fun presents

and lots of LOVE!!

Christmas Eve

2008-12-29T13:45:00.003-07:00

On Christmas Eve we had dinner at Grandma & Grandpa Harris' house with a special visit from Santa Clause!

Adam didn't want to look at Santa, but he was sure ready to tell him that he wanted a Ninja Turtle!

Kate told him she wanted a Barbie Diamond Castle.

Gabe wanted a Buzz Lightyear.

Christmas TAG!

2008-12-15T10:16:00.003-07:00

1. WRAPPING PAPER OR GIFT BAGS? Wrapping paper. I love to wrap gifts!
2. REAL OR ARTIFICIAL TREE? I love the smell of real trees but they are just too much work. So we have a pre-lit artificial
3. WHEN DO YOU PUT UP THE TREE? Well as you see from previous posts, it was the first part of November this year!
4. WHEN DO YOU TAKE THE TREE DOWN? I'll probably take it down a day or two after Christmas
5. DO YOU LIKE EGGNOG? Usually, it depends on the brand. I don't like it when they are too thick and coat the roof of your mouth
6. FAVORITE GIFT RECEIVED AS A CHILD? I really can't think of one!
7. WORST CHRISTMAS GIFT EVERY RECEIVED? I also can't think of a bad one!
8. HARDEST PERSON TO BUY FOR? I hate trying to figure out what to buy my parents.
9. EASIEST PERSON TO BUY FOR? The kids...as long as I don't buy something super early before they change their minds!
10. DO YOU HAVE A NATIVITY SCENE? Yes, but I haven't even put it up yet!
11. FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MOVIE? A Christmas Story...TBS usually plays it non-stop on Christmas day!
12. WHEN DO YOU START SHOPPING? I like to start and be done by Thanksgiving but this year I didn't finish until about 2 days ago!!
13. HAVE YOU EVER RE-GIFTED A GIFT? I'm sure I have! I can't think of one specifically!
14. FAVORITE THING TO EAT AT CHRISTMAS? Probably all the homemade cookies/treats!
15. COLOR OF LIGHTS ON THE TREE? White/clear
16. FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONG? Oh Holy Night and Belive by Josh Groban
17. TRAVEL AT CHRISTMAS OR STAY HOME? Stay Home. It's no fun to unwrap toys only to bundle up to go to someone else's house!
18. CAN YOU NAME ALL OF SANTA'S REINDEER? Of course!
19. ANGEL OR STAR ON TOP OF THE TREE? I actually have 3 big bows on top this year! I couldn't fit anything elese
20. WHEN DO YOU OPEN PRESENTS - CHRISTMAS EVE OR CHRISTMAS DAY? Christmas day!
21. MOST ANNOYING THING ABOUT THIS TIME OF YEAR? The crowded stores!
22. FAVORITE ORNAMENT ON THE TREE? I don't really have a favorite!
23. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS? I just want to not be sick and have a good time with my little family!

Day of Quilting

2008-11-26T20:29:00.004-07:00

There was no school for the kids today, so we redboxed Kung Fu Panda and Dora Saves the Snow Princess. While the kids watched the movies, I was actually productive AND crafty! Here is what I accomplished:

Adam lost his "dee-dee" (blanket) at Target about a month ago (this is the old fabric)

and today I found some construction truck material that was almost the same and made him a new blanket. He was so excited when I showed him the material!

He's been breaking my heart for the past month telling me, "Momma, dee-dee lost."

Then I also pieced together a quilt top for baby girl wolf. It turned out a little smaller than I had hoped so I need to add some sort of a border to it.

I couldn't do this today because I ran out of white thread and was too lazy to load up the kids and fight the walmart crowds!

HOORAY FOR ME!!!!

christmas decor and sunshine generation

2008-11-25T18:35:00.005-07:00

So I did put up my christmas tree early. And it looks beautiful! The smaller kids tree is actually the top to my tree! So I had to improvise with the top to my old tree that is actually a different color. But you really can't tell with the bows on.

Here is the fireplace with all our stockings as well! I love decorating for christmas!

Kate had her sunshine generation show last night and it was great!

How can someone so cute look so grumpy in pictures?!

Here is a video-it's a little long-of her first song. As you can see, she had to go potty and she also kept trying to sing right into the microphone! But she did great and she loved it!

photo contest

2008-11-18T10:29:00.002-07:00

Everyone come to this link and vote for Adam's picture! If you do, he may be able to win a cool leap frog toy. You can vote once everyday for the whole week!!

http://www.thebabycorner.com/toddler-photo-contest/

Board breaking...

2008-11-12T18:00:00.003-07:00

Survey

2008-11-06T10:08:00.005-07:00

Is it too early for me to put up my Christmas tree? They already play Christmas music nonstop on 2 radio stations here.

Doesn't looking at a beautifully decorated tree everyday just make you feel all warm and happy inside?

Even if that means you have to keep reminding your kids that they can't re-arrange the ornmanents. Even if it also means you have to re-arrange all your living room furniture so your beautiful tree can be placed in the center of the window for everyone to see.

What do you think? Too early?

Belle

2008-10-30T12:19:00.005-06:00

Have you ever seen a more beautiful princess? Today was Kate's halloween party at preschool and her Belle costume finally arrived yesterday! I couldn't ever find one in the store, so I ended up ordering one from ebay and it took forever to get here!

After we curled her hair, she went to show the boys her outfit and Adam jumped up and said, "Oh sissy!" and gave her a big hug and kiss!

Halloween Party

2008-10-26T16:29:00.003-06:00

We went to two Halloween Parties yesterday. The first was a little maze in the neighbor's backyard. After the kids found their way through they were rewarded with donuts and homemade rootbeer. I of course couldn't find my camera and have no pics of it. But the kids had lots of fun.

Then last night we went to Nate & Lori's Halloween party. We ate some good food, played some games and played a little rockband.

I didn't win a prize for best costume but I thought I looked pretty cool.

Lori's Medusa won first place, my mom's mummy won second and Paul's wizard won third!The kids had lots of fun there too!

Funniest Kid Ever

2008-10-15T15:05:00.003-06:00

Somedays I think Adam's mission on earth is to make me laugh. He is the biggest ham!! He is always suprising me with the funny things he says or does.

Yesterday, Gabe rode his bike to school. I went out front to watch for him like I do everyday. All of a sudden Adam comes running out with this nerf gun and says,

"Shoot Gabe!"

He then proceeds to crouch down by a truck and wait for Gabe. I don't have a picture of it, but he kept raising his hand to me so I wouldn't come closer to him and saying, "No Mama. Shoot Gabe."

He then decided that hiding by the truck wasn't good enough and moved over under our mailbox! When Gabe pulled into the driveway I was expecting a big yell or something, but instead Adam just walked up to him, gave him a big hug and said, "Hi Gabe!" He then proceeded to run into the house yelling, "Shoot sissy(kate)!"

I just love this funny boy!!

Kiddie Kandid Contest

2008-09-18T18:38:00.001-06:00

Before any of you get excited, my kids are not in the contest!! But I got an email about it and it has some of the cutest pictures I've seen!! So check out their website and you can vote up until the end of the month!
http://www.kiddiekandids.com/

Kate's 4th Birthday and First day of Preschool!!

2008-09-02T12:32:00.004-06:00

Sunday the 31st was Kate's 4th birthday! She has been so excited to be 4 because that's when she gets to start preschool! We had a BBQ at Grandma and Grandpa's house and also celebrated Meg's 23rd birthday (sept 2). She was being a bit of a stinker and wouldn't smile for any of my pictures! She is definitely my stubbornest child! She wouldn't let anyone help her open anything because she had to do it all by herself. But she got lots of fun toys and went out to lunch with Mom and Dad the next day!

Today was also her first day of preschool. She is in a class with her cousin Landon and they get to sit by each other. She was so excited she wanted to walk in all by herself-but she finally decided to let Jeff go with her!

Gabe's first day of Kindergarten

2008-09-02T12:24:00.003-06:00

Gabe started Kindergarten last Tuesday the 26th.

He has been excited all summer long!

He was a little disappointed that we live too close for him to ride a bus.

But the fact that he can ride his bike to school makes up for it. Adam also loves that we get to ride bikes!

So far he loves his teacher and has made a friend (he can't ever remember his name) and loves to play on the monkey bars at recess!!

08.08.08 Tag

2008-08-13T15:59:00.003-06:00

This is a fun tag from Jessica in honor of the Olympics on 8/8/08. It's a good thing I got tagged, cause I am the world's worst blogger. This at least gives me something to blog about!

8 TV shows I Love to watch:

Survivor

Lost

I Love Money (i know-reality show trash)

Iron Chef America

Take Home Chef

John and Kate Plus 8

What Not to Wear

America's Next Top Model

8 restaurants I love:

Outback Steakhous

Bajio

Papa Murphys

Burger Supreme

Macaroni Grill

Spaghetti Factory

Olive Garden

PF Changs

8 things that happened today:

(this one is a little embarrassing-i don't do much these days-damn morning/all day sickness!)

Threw up a few times

Went to vet to get copy of dog's vaccines

Went to to Taco Time for lunch with kids

Took a shower

Layed in bed and watched a few episodes of Spongebob with kids

I will be doing these last three later tonight:

Taking Layla (the dog) to get groomed at PetSmart

Buy crickets for Gabe's lizard

Take Gabe to get new pants and shoes for school

8 things I am looking forward too:

Jeff coming home this weekend!!!

Going to Bear Lake with Jeff and kids next week

Taking an overnight trip with Jeff (no kids) to Vernal next Fri/Sat

Volunteering at the temple this week

Not being pregnant-Feb just can't come quick enough!!

Upcoming holidays-Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas

Adam being potty trained soon-my goal is sometime before the end of the year!!

JEFF BEING HERE WITH US NEXT WEEK!!! HOORAY!

(Jeff works in CO still so he is here for a week or two and then gone for a few weeks-for those of you who don't know)

8 Things I Love about Summer:

Wearing flipflops everyday

Swimming

Having a garden

All the hours of sunlight

BBQ's

Snowcones

Fireworks in July

Parades

8 Olympic Events I want to see:

Gymnastics

Swimming

Track races

Those are my favorites. I will watch some of the others-except water polo-its just too boring.

8 things on my wish list:

Jeff to be home more

Too have more energy and not be sick all the time

The hot weather to end

To learn how to can fruit/veggies

To have my pregnancy acne go away!

A maid

A laundry service

To actually get into shape after this baby!!

8 people I want to do this same thing:

Ramanda

Carissa

Megan

Lori

Kari

Ann

Amanda B.

Jay

Birthday pics

2008-08-02T15:01:00.004-06:00

Here are Adam and Kate's free birthday portraits from Kiddie Kandids. They weren't really cooperating but the pics still turned out cute. Kate kept her lips clamped tight together and was trying with all her might not to smile. The girl finally had her blow on the featherduster she was tickling her with and we got a smile!

Adam wouldn't let the girl pose him and wouldn't smile at her either. She finally talked to him about Spiderman and that made him happy. Although, I was really sad that you couldn't really see Adam's dimples.

Happy Birthday Adam!!

2008-07-13T11:20:00.006-06:00

Yesterday was Adam's 2nd birthday.

Since Jeff was out of town, we had his party over the 4th of July (along with Nate's 30th bday)!

I can't believe he is already 2! He has got to be our funniest kid and he knows it! He is usually happy and stares at you with his big bright blue eyes and his beautiful long eye lashes!

Happy birthday to our funny little man!!

I also never got around to posting any firework pics, so here they are. The kids loved sparklers and are very excited for the 24th (pioneer day) when we get to do some more!!

Jeff's 30th birthday!

2008-06-21T18:54:00.002-06:00

So I finally borrowed a USB cord for our camera...and here are some pics to commemorate Jeff's 30th birthday-which was May 16th!

I made him that awesome pirate hat cake and he went on a treasure hunt with the kids to find his presents-a new set of golf clubs, golf balls, tees and a shirt. I know it was only last month but I can't exactly remember what he got or what we did for fun to celebrate his birthday. But I do know that he had a good day and is ready to leave his twenties behind!!

Happy Birthday last month Jeff!!!

Gabe also wanted me to post some pictures of his new lizard--Fatty.

New House!

2008-04-26T19:10:00.004-06:00

For those of you who don't know, we are closing on our house in 2 weeks! We are very excited although it is a bit of a fixer upper! It was built in 1969 and I think most of it's decor is the original!

So for anyone who is interested, we will be having some popcorn ceiling scraping, wallpaper ripping, paneling removing parties!!

Here are some pics of our soon to be beautiful home!

This is the red bedroom. You can't see it, but along the ceiling line of this room there is a string of red pompoms that is glued to the wallpaper!

This the masterbedroom. It has some lovely dark paneling! We are just hoping that it was nailed on and not glued on!

This pic is a little dark but this is the upstairs bathroom. The walls have been covered in a mosaic of colored carpet squares!

This is our basement family room. Complete with a rock wall and you can't see it, but behind that black stripper pole (with bench) is an indoor waterfall feature!

I loved this home the minute I walked into it! It's gonna be a lot of work, but I'm ready for it!

P.S. Anyone willing to paint or help with renovations is more than welcome! :-)

2008-04-04T11:38:00.001-06:00

Happy Easter!!

2008-03-23T19:11:00.005-06:00

Happy Easter!!

Jeff has our camera with him in Texas so I didn't get any pics of the kids before church. But after church, we had a party at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

We had ribs for dinner and as you can see from the boy's faces-they were delicious!!

We had an easter egg hunt for the kids and then the "adult" kids have their own easter egg hunt for $$ eggs! Nate found $5, Lori $5, Meg $10, Ryan $10

and me $10!

P.S. All of these pics were taken by Nate(he wanted people to know that!!)

tagged!

2008-03-07T13:56:00.003-07:00

I was tagged by Kari like a week ago and here are my answers!! Who knows, maybe you'll learn something interesting about me that you didn't know!!
A- Attached or single: Attached
B- Best Friends: My husband Jeff, and then I guess sisters. I don't know, I don't tell my dark secrets to too many people!!
C- Cake or Pie: cake-chocolate is preferred!
D- Day of choice: Thursday. I love to watch Survivor and Lost.
E- Essential item: I can't really think of one at all!
F- Favorite color: Pink
G- Gummy bears or worms: I don't really like either one that much. So I'll pick gummy bears but only if they've been dipped in chocolate.
H- Hometown: Orem Utah
I- Indulgences: I really do love buying stuff on Ebay-is that an indulgence? Although I usually just end up buying stuff for Kate. You can find good deals on Gymboree clothes!
J- January or July: July
K- Kids:3! Gabe just turned 5 (feb), Kate is 3 (aug) and Adam is 20 months (july)
L- Life is not complete without: Jeff, kids, extended family and church
M - Marriage Date: August 10, 2001
N- Number of Siblings: 3-Nate, Meg and Nan
O- Oranges or apples: I don't necessarily like either. But I eat apples more often than oranges.
P- Phobias or fears: Well I'm happy to say i conquered on of my fears (sort of). I took swimming lessons at the Provo Rec Jan thru Feb and I now feel much less frightened of the water!! But I do hate the dentist. I get sick to my stomach just thinking of the smells and sounds of the dentist's office.
Q- Quotes: The only one I can think of is: If you've gone this far, you might as well go all the way.
R- Reason to smile: As I am typing and looking out the window, the sun is shining and the snow has all melted and I can feel the time of capri's and flip-flops coming!!
S- Season: Spring
T- Tag three friends: Meg, Carissa, Melissa--just to see if they ever read my blog!!
U- Unknown fact about me: I had a hard time thinking one up and it's gonna make me sound like a big nerd. I was on yearbook in 9th grade and on my high school's literary magazine in 12th.
V - Very favorite store: Target-- their kids clearance section is the best!!
W- Worst habit: I have a tendency to speak before I think and end up putting my foot in my big mouth alot of the time!
X- X-ray or Ultrasound: well i guess i'd say x-ray. Only because i had to take Kate to get her leg x-rayed recently and everything was just fine!!
Y- Your favorite food: this is a tuffy because i love food. I should have listed it as one of my bestfriends at the top! But right now i"d have to say Beto's rolled tacos with guacamole!
Z- Zodiac: Pisces

Hello, my name is Jeff!

2008-02-23T12:22:00.002-07:00

Hapy Birthday Gabe!!

2008-02-22T09:39:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Gabe's 5th birthday!!

I can't believe he is so old! He had a day full of birthday fun. He got to open his presents in the morning-optimus prime, floam, and some clothes.
Then he went to lunch with mom and dad at Brick Oven! When the servers were singing to him, I must admit I got a little teary eyed!

Later that night we had a transformers family party. We played a bunch of games and

then smacked around a pinata!

Gabe thought it was great and got lots of fun new things!!

boy? girl?

2008-02-19T15:42:00.000-07:00

So yesterday we went to Dennys for breakfast. Adam was sitting in a highchair wearing a bright blue Spiderman shirt and pants. A sweet little old lady came over and asked, How old is this beautiful girl Or is it a boy?

His hair isn't that long. I didn't think we'd reached the point of Adam looking girly.

What do you think? Should I just chalk this one up to old age and failing eyesight? His hair is just so soft and curly-I can't bring myself to cut it!

messy faces...

2008-01-26T14:45:00.000-07:00

one of my favorite things to take pictures of is my kids with food all
over their faces! i came across some and thought i'd post them so
someone else could get a good laugh!!!

indoor soccer

2008-01-26T13:10:00.000-07:00

Today was Gabe's last soccer game. He has been playing with his cousin Landon thru-out the month of January. He's done a great job and hasn't been scared to get right in the middle of other kids and kick the ball! We've had a GREAT time watching the team. Its so funny to see the kids who just turn and run the way the big group is and those who are more aggressive and actually want to kick the ball.

I wish I had a picture of one of the bigger kids on Gabe's team who was really aggressive. He cried every time the oppossing team scored a goal and would sometimes yell at our goalie. He was a trip to watch!

Here's a short little video of Gabe running around. He's blue shirt #8!

Finally!

2008-01-14T18:18:00.000-07:00

Its sure taken a long time and it has tried my patience. But it has finally happened...

Baby Adam calls me momma!

Not dadda or dah or whatever else he's been calling me-he's finally got it!

hello all

2008-01-02T11:20:00.000-07:00

who can believe its 2008. the past year has gone by fast and this next year should be no different.
hopefully this will be a place to keep all our friends updated on the "intriguing" hijinks of the wolf family...hehehe
so be sure to check back often :-)

new family member

2008-01-02T11:10:00.000-07:00

meet the newest member of our family.... Layla! she is a 8 week old miniature schnauzer.

i know some of you are scratching your heads and thinking 'what about zoe...'

well, we really wanted another dog. jeff wanted a really big one but i wanted one small enough to be inside. so we opted for another schnauzer when we were unable to reclaim zoe from her new owner!!

so we are spending the first days of our new year potty training! yehaw!!!