Hemingway's

Opera star and basketball

2012-02-10T12:42:00.000-08:00

Quentin's class put on an Opera and he was part of the Ninja group. It was really cute and silly all at the same time. He had a lot of fun. Here are a few pictures of him with his Ninja group.

Quentin has made quite a few new friends in his new school and has been able to do a lot of fun stuff. However, he has chosen to return back to Bonneville next year to be with his friends there. It will be sad and nice at the same time.
Quentin also decided to try out basketball this year, so we have been busy with that on the weekends. He kept moving around so fast so I couldn't get a great picture. But here is a picture of the back of him waiting for a pass and of him running to catch his man. They play man to man at this age, so the boys run a lot to stay away from each other. It has been fun to watch and work with Quentin on how to play. He has had a great coach which makes the world of difference.

Fun Pictures

2012-01-19T12:32:00.000-08:00

Life has been busy as usual, but we have been having fun as well. Here are some fun pictures to enjoy of the boys.

Costume fun.

kind of freaky

enjoying his ice cream

Zayne's favortie place to rest lately is in the stuffed animal bucket.

Justin had his eyes dilated and had to wear these for a while. The boys have enjoyed them.

Christmas 2011

2011-12-29T11:53:00.000-08:00

We spent Christmas Eve with Justin's family this year in his parents new home. All of his family came into town this year, so it was much more enjoyable for the boys to have cousins to play with. On Christmas day, we had church at 9, so we didn't open Santa gifts until after Church. It made the day go a lot quicker. The boys also wanted to buy gifts for each other this year. So it was fun to spend one on one time with each of them to get gifts. What a great time of year.

The boys all got one toy, games and puzzles, and a pillow pet. They had been begging for a pillow pet for ever. Zayne didn't really care for opening presents, but he sure enjoyed seeing what was inside. Justin and I felt like Christmas was a big success since there was no fighting and plenty of things to keep the boys busy all day. Wooooohoooooo!

Got Lucky

2011-12-19T12:52:00.000-08:00

This past weekend the boys were desperate to eat at Pizza Pie Cafe, which is still their all time favorite restaurant. So poor me didn't get to cook Saturday night and had to go enjoy a night out. While we were there a special visitor came to visit. Can you guess who? Yep, Santa Claus. The boys were so excited and each one of them was willing to sit on his lap and get their picture taken. After wards we wandered the Riverwoods and saw all the lights and stopped in the toy store there for a bit to warm up. Everyone seemed to have fun and enjoyed time as a family. Saturday morning, Quentin also performed in his Christmas recital and did a great job. He played his song Jingle Bell Rock.
The pictures were all taken with Justin's camera so they turned out a bit blurry, but you get the idea.

It's A...........

2011-11-15T12:02:00.000-08:00

Well, I'm a bit of a slacker and haven't had time or the ability to post on Halloween and fun outside. So I will share pictures of that and let you all know, that we are finally getting our little girl. Apparently Heavenly Father felt like we could now handle a little girl after 3 crazy fun boys. We'll see if that changes once she is here. She is going to be so loved by her little brothers and like most of you have mentioned she will be well protected. Others have mentioned that she will have her daddy wrapped around her finger and I do believe that that will be true. However, he mentioned that that will be the case as long as she doesn't date. Funny, Funny. As we get closer, we will have fun shopping and changing a few things to get ready for this little sweat heart. She made it a bit hard at the ultrasound to see that she was a girl. So we will have another ultrasound in December to double check that and a few other things. She was determined to keep her legs either crossed or her knees together. Although, she some how managed to kick me while being a proper little lady. We also couldn't get much of a facial shot seems how she wanted to hide her face with her arms as well. They do start out early with their little personalities don't they. Anyway, check out the 2 pictures we did get of her profile and obviously between the legs shot. Hope you enjoy!

her profile

Cyrus carved pumpkins the best but still didn't care for the cleaning part.

Quentin was just grossed out about the whole thing.

Zayne didn't like any of this except coloring the pumpkin. He was not a happy boy.

Quentin jumping in the leaves.

Cyrus jumped to fast so I got him in leaves after he jumped.

Zayne jumping.

Zayne excited to try and hit the baseball.

Fall Break

2011-10-21T13:17:00.000-07:00

The boys and I decided to take our chances at the Zoo over fall break and it was actually worth going this time. We got there right as they opened and all of the animals were out and feeding. While we were there we were asked to feed the Llamas. The boys and I were the only ones around, so we got some great treatment. There is a lot of construction going on right now so we were forced to take paths we wouldn't normally go on, but we were also able to see some animals that we would not normally see. We even ended up right next to the bald eagles which are Justin's favorite. The Tigers were out growling and prowling as well.

the boys were a bit nervous to feed the llamas at first, but thought that was pretty cool. Unfortunately they moved to fast for the camera, but this is them with the Llamas.

Traditional pictures for us at the Zoo to see how the boys measure up to the Gorillas.

Waiting on the train for our ride.

The boys were also very excited to try on their Halloween costumes, so I got pictures of them as well. They'll be all done up more with make-up and such for Halloween so I"ll get more pictures then.

Cyrus as a ghost

Quentin as a Vampire

Zayne as a Skeleton

How Does Your Garden Grow?

2011-09-30T13:08:00.000-07:00

Well, we finally took a few pictures of Quentin playing soccer. Soccer seems to be our life for the past 2 months and we only have about 1 week left. That will be a nice break coming.
Also, our garden is going nuts with the few things that it will grow. We have discovered that our soil must be very acidic and does not have trouble growing some products.
This was our first year at trying potatoes and they turned out amazing. We also have not had any problems with pumpkins or carrots as well. Our potatoes turned out plentiful and huge. It was quite fun to see.
Here are a few pictures of our produce.

Quentin at one of his many games.

I planted about 6 plants and this is how many potatoes we ended up with. It was quite fun digging them up and finding them in the dirt. Zayne enjoyed digging in the dirt with me.

Just ignore the dirty shoe and leg. I just got done running with Cyrus at school for their fun run and it was quite muddy, but I wanted to show you how big these turned out.

We have about 20 or so pumpkins that came in this year all pretty decent sized.

August

2011-09-09T13:45:00.000-07:00

Justin's sister was finally able to get married in August and it was a very happy day for all. Their marriage was a long time coming. I didn't have my camera so all of these pics were taken from Justin's phone.

Also included are some pictures of the boys playing outside and having some summer fun.


Quentin on the slip'n slide

Cyrus preferred to just jump on it instead of slide

Zayne would rather jump then get in the water. He is getting really good at that

Quentin and Cyrus waiting with cousins outside the Temple. It was a hot day.

Zayne and his thumb. Justin got a new app on his phone that does fun things to photos. So it tested it out on these next few pictures.

Enjoying mid wedding snacks

All of the cousins on the Hemingway side.

Zayne riding his tricycle.

Cyrus just after he scored his goal. He is the number 2. He is doing amazing at soccer and is the star player on his team. He is definitely shocking me with how well he is playing instead of complaining about being tired.

Cyrus again about to score.

We have been going to games for Quentin as well, but haven't remembered to take pictures. I'll get some soon and get those up.

School has started as well and the boys are both doing really well and making lots of friends. They come home happy which tells me they are having fun. Zayne and I enjoy being home and running errands together.

Dinosaurs

2011-08-24T12:24:00.000-07:00

We have been really busy these past couple of weeks with Justin's family in town for his sister's wedding. Unfortunately I don't have those pictures since they are all on Justin's phone. So until I get those I'll share the pictures of the boys and I at Thanksgiving Point Dinosaur Museum. The boys earned free passes to the museum from the library for their summer reading, so we went the end of July.

There was a motion exhibit right before the museum that the boys really enjoyed being a part of.

Quentin's magnetic creation.

the boys always enjoy this set-up more then the actual dinosaurs


Cyrus in the sand


Zayne in the sand

walking into the dinos

riding triceratops

Zayne wanted his own picture

the boys always enjoy this part. Especially when no other kids are in there with them.

Quentin discovering a whole new dino not uncovered yet

Cyrus trying to figure out what he has found

Zayne having fun

All of their crazy magnetic creations

School has started for Quentin at Foothill Elementary this year and Cyrus starts next week. We have also been busy with soccer season just starting up as well. I will definitely get more pictures and info up soon from the wedding.

July

2011-07-22T17:47:00.000-07:00

We have done a few fun things these past couple of weeks. Here are some pictures to enjoy!

The boys enjoying our 4th of July Fireworks

Zayne showing off his shiner. He got this while I was away at girls camp. I thought it was fitting with the bandana and boxing gloves.

Quentin decided that he really wanted to hike to the "Y". Him and I headed out at 6 am and this is him excited to see the "Y"

This is about half way up the trail

sitting at the top of the "Y" having a great time

Quentin wanted to hike to the top, then the middle, then the bottom. He wanted a picture of the whole "Y"

We went to the Hogel Zoo this week. It was kind of a let down with not to many animals out. But the remodel is looking great and will hopefully make the Zoo more worth seeing.

Luckily the Zoo has a dinosaur attraction right now or it definitely would not have been worth going.

Cyrus is always willing to pose for a picture. Such a cute kid.

Measuring up. This is a tradition with our boys to take a picture here.

Of course, T-Rex. Zayne was not happy about being by this dinosaur for so long.

We have also been swimming a lot this summer and hopefully I will remember to take the camera with us some time.

Girls Camp

2011-07-15T12:37:00.000-07:00

I spent this past week at girls camp and had a lot of fun. It was a great spiritual week and a great chance to get to know the girls more. Girls camp has always been entertaining and tiring. I feel like I am still trying to catch up on my sleep a week later.

Our Stake theme was We Beleaf and our ward picked the Crimson King Maple with our value Integrity. Hense the color purple in our outfits.

I was nicknamed Sister Splits because I can do the splits and Sister Ninja because I was apparently always hiding in the shadows and threatening to attack when they wouldn't get moving. I quite like the nicknames, but doing the splits for people got quite tiring and I ended up pulling a muscle the last time time I went down. That made for a really fun next couple of days.

Sister Garbett and I also got picked to be in the leader canoe race and didn't loose. It was quite the workout though and I know that was part of the reason I was sore the next couple of days, besides the many nights sleeping on the floor, hikes, and many other activities.

The Young Women in our ward are quite fun to be with and all get along so well. It is so nice to be in a ward where all of the young women enjoy being together.

We had a tree of life experience that was really cool, especially the girls all humming hymns before and after the experience. The spirit was definitely there. We also had a value walk, where our YCL's were all wearing a value color and shared an experience in their lives that went with that value. We did this at night and only used our lanterns we made as our light. It was a great experience. We also had our usual singing in the trees, devotionals, gifts I see in you, and of course testimony meeting that were all a wonderful part of camp.

I learned 3 new active games as well that really got us going and sang lots and lots of fun camp songs.

I got a ton of pictures, but will only post a few.


Timpview 2nd Ward YW Girls Camp 2011

Sister Garbett and I near the finish line. I love how large the life jackets make us look. I'm really not that big at all.

One of the YW (Carrie) and I. Can you tell how tired I am?

Kelsie and Carrie. They got a hold of my camera and had some fun. These 2 girls are a blast to be around.

Family Reunion in Oregon

2011-06-29T15:45:00.000-07:00

We have spent the last week at a family reunion with all of the Mangum family in Oregon.

These first two pictures however are from the Mangum family reunion that was held the Saturday before we left with all of my grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.

As you can tell, we had a hole bunch of blow-up toys and such for the kids to do. As well as a picture scavenger hunt and minute-to-win-it games. We had a lot of fun and enjoyed spending time with family.

These next two pictures are of Cyrus and Zayne being pirates around the home before we headed in the car on our vacation. I thought they were really cute and couldn't resist posting.

On our way to Oregon to be with family, we stopped at the Portland Zoo. It was really fun to see all of the different animals and take the train ride. On the train ride, Zayne fell asleep. The train ride was a scenic ride through the forest greenery area. It lasted about 20 minutes.

Justin really wanted me to do this and was surprised when I did it.

These next couple of pictures are at the Newport Aquarium in Oregon. The boys jumped when this sea lion came right by them. It was pretty funny.

Quentin was playing one of the minute-to-win-it games are the beach house in Oregon. Justin has video of most of the games we played. So if anyone wants video, let me know.

Cyrus with Grandma Mangum watching the games. Soooo cute

These next two pictures are of the boys at the pizza place we went to with Justin's friends in Corvallis, OR

These next two pictures are of the boys at our Corvallis Oregon hotel. This river and path were just outside our hotel. It was a nice walk and break.

Sun set from the beach house in Oregon


These two bald eagle landed on the beach and hung around for a bit where we were staying. Justin was in heaven seeing these.

More from the Zoo. These last few pictures were all taken from Justin's phone.

The Hemingway and Wyatt family built this sand sculpture during our sand castle building contest.

My boys at our bon fire after the sand castle building contest

looking out at the ocean from the deck of our beach house.

Sunset from the deck.

Zayne on the beach enjoying the sand.

Grandma and Grandpa Mangum with all but 4 of their grandchildren.

2011-06-16T15:08:00.000-07:00

We've been spending a lot of time at parks all over Utah and Salt Lake County lately while we wait for Justin at his doctor appointments. Here are my three boys making silly posses.

Cyrus coming through the tunnel

Quentin coming down the slide

Cyrus came so fast down his slide that this is when the picture took. We thought it was pretty fun.

Zayne loves to pose and climb. Here is proof of that.

Quentin doing his favorite thing at the parks. Monkey bars or climbing.

We have also been doing a lot of chalk drawings. You should see my driveway and the monsters they have drawn. We got together with some friends and the boys helped decorate their sidewalks as well.

Another favorite past time is jumping on the trampoline. No it is not snowing. That is the cotton that our wonderful shade tree is putting off right now. Despite the great shade we get, that tree won't be there come winter.


I went with the Young Women to Bridal Veil Falls last Wednesday. We hiked up to the first falls and had fun.

We have been keeping busy already this summer and look forward to some fun family vacations that are coming up this next week.

Cyrus is 5!

2011-06-02T12:55:00.000-07:00

This is my silly Cyrus. He came into the world in a hurry and ready to join his family 3 weeks early and we have enjoyed every minute of it. Cyrus is my quiet, shy boy, who actually speaks the loudest of all of us when at home. He is a very mellow yet emotional child and a great joy to have around and he had the best smile.

Cyrus just turned 5 and graduated from preschool. It was a rough start, but he made it through. He is so excited for kindergarten and can't wait to attend his brother's school.

singing "Take me out to the ball game" at his preschool graduation


Cyrus got the best smile award at school and his teacher had him show everyone. Unfortunately he didn't give his best smile, but it was fun to see anyway with the puffed out chest.

A Wii game Cyrus has been asking for for his birthday.

Cyrus decided he needed green cupcakes and that he needed to eat it with his hands behind his back.

Cyrus had a few friends over for his birthday and one of them gave him fun dip. He was so excited, which is funny, because he doesn't really like to eat it.

May

2011-05-11T09:40:00.000-07:00

We made it through a busy April month and are now almost half way through May. Time is flying by so fast and before we know it, we will be in the summer months and enjoying time as a family.

Our month of May has been just as busy as April, but we are having a lot of fun.

Quentin, really wanted to play baseball this year and is having a lot of fun with that. His Coach is not a very patient happy guy, but the assistant coach makes up for that and we greatly appreciate him. While Quentin is at practice, the other 2 boys and I spend time at the park. Then for games we all cheer Quentin on. He is doing so well.

Here are some random pictures from baseball and park play.

It looks like Quentin missed the ball in this picture, but he actually got a base hit off of this hit.

Cyrus also had a Mother's Day program with his pre-school group and he had a really hard time preforming. He said that he was extremely hungry and would not sing or dance with his class. In fact he started to cry and ended up with me. To make matters worse, at the end of the program they had cookies and milk and he picked up a peanut butter chip cookie which he couldn't have. So he ran to exchange the cookie for a different one and they were all gone. So he ran back to me with more tears in his eyes. Luckily after talking with his teacher, she brought him out another cookie he could have and happiness was achieved. The poor kid was having a rough day.

Cyrus after his mother's day program

Easter

2011-04-27T09:30:00.000-07:00

So I have discovered that I don't do a very good job taking pictures some times. Unfortunately Easter was one of those times. I did get some pictures, just not much.
Saturday, we celebrated with the Mangum family doing an Easter egg hunt, having a BBQ, and playing. The boys had a lot of fun running around with their cousins.
Sunday, after church, we headed to be with the Hemingway family for another Easter egg hunt and more food.
The boys all got a movie and some more trio blocks. Oh ya, and of course some candy, but not much since they don't really eat it.
We all had a lot of fun each day and enjoyed spending time with each other and family.

Quentin turns 8!

2011-04-11T13:11:00.000-07:00

Wow! What crazy last 2 weeks we have had. My oldest boy just turned 8 and between parties, baptism, and life, we have been busy.

Quentin has been such a joy to have in our family and he is an amazing helper in our home. Yes his help is some times frustrating, but for the most part he is wonderful.

Quentin had a friend party this year and wanted 12 boys to attend his party. Luckily 4 were not able to make it, but what crazy fun we had. We celebrated on April Fools Day and played lots of fun games that Quentin picked.

On his actual Birthday, he was taken out by his Grandma and pa Hemingway to pick out some scriptures and to his favorite restaurant Del Taco. Then he was rushed to a soccer game that he had that evening. So his Birthday was a bit crazy, but he seemed happy.

Then Saturday the 9th, he was baptized. Quentin picked out a new suit and a yellow tie that he wanted to wear that day. He was so handsome. He was also so excited that he was being a bit shy and acting silly. After the baptism, we had family over for snacks, and most importantly donuts and strawberries. These are Quentin's favorite treats. He had a lot of fun with his cousins and didn't want them to leave. It was a great day.

Quentin wanted to play the donuts eating game. Luckily the weather was good enough to be outside.

this was the mummy wrap game

did I forget to mention that Quentin started scouts. He is having a blast and I can't get him to stop working on stuff.

Quentin and his daddy. Quentin was not helping me get any good photos this day as you will see in the next few photos.

With Great Grandma Mangum. Grandpa is still not doing well, so he stayed home. Again silly pic of Quentin.

Quentin shinning through

Great Grandma and Pa Hemingway


Yep, Great Aunt Jan made it and Quentin just so happened to give me a good smile in this one.

So like I said, Quentin chose to make all sorts of fun faces in all of his pictures taken with family. I have so many more pictures that are fun and different. It you would like to see what he was doing in the picture with your family, let me know and I will send it to you.

Thanks to everyone who came and spent this wonderful day with us. You are the best family ever!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY QUENTIN!

My baby turns 2!

2011-03-18T12:51:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it, my baby, Zayne just turned 2. We had a good fun day with family over, cupcakes with green frosting, and of course presents. Justin and I's gift to Zayne was a trip to Build A Bear where he got to pick out his own bear or animal and stuff it. He is constantly stealing his brothers animals they made before he was born. So we thought he was old enough to do his own. He picked out a green bear much to our surprise. We thought for sure he would want one of the dogs, but obviously we were wrong. He actually picked out a St. Patrick's Day bear which is a great symbol for his birthday which is the day before.

Zayne is a great joy to have in our family and although he is a lot like the other boys, he definitely has his own personality that adds to our family. We love him lots.

Here is my cute little boy.

Zayne loves hats especially when they are to big for him

enjoying his root beer float

Jam on bread is always better when painted on his face first and then eaten.

Just a bit excited about getting a blocks train for his birthday

Enjoying the frosting. He sucked his thumb with some on his finger and rubbed it on his nose.

adding the stuffing to his green bear. he wasn't so sure about it.

The worker shot fluff all over Zayne and I while filling the bear. So Zayne is making sure we new that.

Getting ready to put the heart in his bear. He loved picking one out and holding it.

Happy Anniversery and Valentine's Day

2011-02-15T12:15:00.000-08:00

Well, it's been 12 years since Justin and I had decided to spend eternity together and it has been wonderful. Trying and full of challenges, but wonderful. I couldn't have asked for a more wonderful loving husband and father and I'm glad we have forever to be together and continue to build and strengthen each other.

One of the down falls to having an anniversary around Valentine's Day, is that everything is always busy then a typical date night. So we decided this year to just keep it simple and then do something bigger for our birthdays.

Our Anniversary was Sunday, but we celebrated Friday night with dinner at Magelby's Fresh and then out for some window shopping. We tried out some new baby sitters, which were a couple of Young Women from our ward. The benefits of working with the Young Women is that I get to know them quite well and figure out whom I could trust with me kids. Let's just say, the boys did great with them and had lots of fun. Justin and I enjoyed our time together as well. We finished off the evening with a movie after the boys went to bed.

On our actual anniversary it was a whole other story. I got up early to shower since we have early church and with in minutes Justin was coming in and telling me that Zayne was awake and crying and Quentin was spilling his guts in the sink. Let's just say the shower was ended quickly. When I got out of the shower, Justin said, "plug your nose and watch your step." Those are never good words to hear. Quentin did his best getting to the bathroom. But not before throwing up on his bed, down the hall and on the mat in the bathroom. What a great way to start the day. It was such a beautiful day and we did go on a little walk to enjoy the weather and catch some fresh air for a bit. But for the most part, our day was spent relaxing with movies at home. I ended up sick that evening, so it was early bed time for all of us.

On Valentine's Day, everything seemed back to normal, or so I thought. By dinner time Cyrus was throwing up and at 11 that night Zayne was adding to the mess. We didn't do much to celebrate the holiday since none of us felt like doing much. I had intended on making sugar cookie and such with the boys, but it didn't happen. Oh well, what do you do? Lets just hope we are done with this flu stuff and able to have a good fun weekend.

We've been busy!

2011-01-26T13:11:00.000-08:00

Well, our last few weeks have been quite busy and unfortunately I don't have any photos to share at this time. Thanks to the camera batteries being dead and me not having the time or remembering to charge them. Hopefully we will get some photos up soon, especially since I think that makes the blog that much more fun to look at.

Our craziness started around Christmas time when Justin's parents home burned to the ground. What a crazy thing to happen. Fortunately they had insurance and they seem to be plugging along the best they can. Since then they have been staying in a hotel that fortunately for us has been really close to our home. Because of this we have been blessed with seeing them more and helping them out with meals and a place to hang out. It has been a lot of fun enjoying their indoor pool as well. Unfortunately it wasn't as heated as it should have been, but we have still enjoyed it none the less.

Then this last week their kids all came into town with their families and guess who they stayed with? That's right, us. It has been a lot of fun to have the cousins and Justin's siblings around. It gave us great opportunities to get to know them better and serve them in any way we could. The boys sure enjoyed having their cousins around. Especially when they came home from school. It was a nice break for me in not having to entertain them so much. It was also a lot of work with meal time, but fun. Our grocery bill was definitely hire this month then planned.

We did a lot of different things with the cousins. The boys learned about a new computer game called Animal Jam and got to play that with their cousins. We also picked up some bead projects where the boys got to create their own animals, shapes, and other stuff and then iron them together. They seemed to really enjoy that and wanted to do it more often then allowed. They did a lot of board and Wii games, played hide and seek, and just got crazy together. They were here for almost a week.

Then, Friday, Justin's parents moved into a rental home in Springville, which is way to far now, but in a great location for their work. So the cousins moved in with them for the rest of the week. It was kind of nice to have my home back, however, it was sad to see them go. We definitely don't get together like we did now. It's sad how distance apart makes a difference. Justin's parents still have a pool at their new place and the boys can't wait to try it out. Hopefully we will get that way soon for them to see their cousins at least one more time before they head home.

On top of company being here, the boys have been fighting colds and such. They have been having these terrible coughs which produce a lot of phlegm and if they get coughing hard enough, they end up loosing everything. Quentin decided that he needed to loose it at Los Hermanos in Provo and that wasn't much fun. His Aunt Jeni was next to him and handled it really well. She was very helpful in that whole situation. There are quite a few restaurants I have a hard time eating at now, because of him throwing up at. It's amazing what that does to you.

It has been a fun and busy month. Take everything that happened and add on the regular life stuff and it makes for a non slow time. Will life ever slow down? Probably not, but here's to hoping.

Christmas 2010

2011-01-01T12:54:00.000-08:00

So we had a pretty good Christmas. We started out the holiday by going to the BYU Basketball game with half of my siblings and their kids. Then Christmas Eve we went to my Grandparents home for the Christmas program and food. On Christmas day the boys actually slept in until almost 8 and then we opened presents, ate a turkey lunch, rested, and then headed to Justin's parents home for a couple of hours of visiting and playing games. It has been a fun holiday time. A little chaotic and frustrating at times, but over all fun.

The Mangum family clan at the BYU basketball game.

The boys and some of their cousins at Grandma Mangum's home.

Cyrus got to play Joseph in the Christmas presentation.

Quentin and Grandpa Mangum (my dad) playing a duet, Good King Weinsless, at the Christmas Eve party.


Cyrus Christmas morning.

Quentin Christmas morning.

Zayne saying "neigh" for his horses he just got Christmas morning.

Quentin with Grandma Hemingway, Christmas Evening.

Cyrus Christmas evening. He was so funny when he opened this. He got this exact puzzle for his birthday in May. So he didn't wait to long to tell everyone he got the same one again. In fact Grandma Hemingway was the one who gave this to him twice. We were able to exchange this one for another large floor puzzle of safari animals. He loves it.

Quentin Christmas evening. His uncle Jacob spent 3 hours that day putting this whole thing together.

Zayne played with this almost all day.

Zayne really loves his uncle Jared and didn't want to leave his side for most of the evening. Now if we could only find Jared a girl that would do the same.

Playing in the snow!

2010-12-21T12:17:00.000-08:00

Yeah, we finally got snow on a day that the boys could go out and play in it. And hopefully this means we will be having a white Christmas. The boys were so excited to play in the snow today and it was Zayne's first experience with it. He did pretty well, especially for not really being able to move. If I kept a path cleared low enough for him to walk in it he was fine. But if he fell down at all, well lets just say he rolled around a lot until someone helped him up.
The boys made some pretty interesting snow men all by themselves while I finished shoveling the walks. Then we made a big sledding hill which they enjoyed. They even put a bump in it to go over.
What a great time they had.

The boys also had their Christmas concerts this week. Cyrus preformed well and we were very proud of him. He showed great courage and sang every song with actions. Quentin also sang his song at school and he had his piano recital this week which he did well at. I didn't get pictures of that since we weren't allowed. But he is getting so good at playing the piano and it has been fun having him play Christmas songs every day. We also had the opportunity to go on a Christmas light boat ride Monday which was really fun and we went to the Forever Plaid play at the Scera on Thursday. Both in thanks to Justin's parents for taking us. It has been a fun and busy week and we can't wait for this weekend.

playing in the leaves

2010-12-03T10:30:00.000-08:00

Okay, Okay, so I'm a bit late in getting these up. But we've been a bit busy dealing with sickness. We had a lot of fun cleaning-up and playing in the leaves. More fun playing then cleaning-up for sure. Unfortunately Cyrus seems to be the only one who knows how to look at the camera and smile though. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

We had a great Thanksgiving at our home as well. Justin's parents home is under some major remodeling construction. So we offered our home to their family instead. All of his brothers were here as well as his sister Jena and his parents. Great Aunt JoAnn and Sheila joined us as well. We ate lots, played Rock Band and many other Wii games, did puzzles, and played other board/dice games. A couple of people napped as well, but not much sleep down time was offered. I believe fun was had by all. It was a great day. Thanks to everyone who joined us. I will have pictures of us rocking out up soon. Even Grandpa got into the singing.

Snow Canyon 1/2 Marathon

2010-11-09T14:14:00.000-08:00

Well, Camille and I finally had our 1/2 marathon come and go and I'm sad and glad it is over with. Sad, because I will miss running with Camille as often and miss our talks together. But glad because it took a lot of work and time to train for it that I really didn't have. Camille, Andrea, my mom, and I all went down Friday afternoon to Saint George for the weekend. Then Camille and I ran Saturday morning while the others waited patiently to cheer us across the finish line. I had completely forgotten my camera, but luckily the rest of the family did much better then I, so here are some of their pictures they took. Unfortunately the first 6 miles were all down hill and they killed us with the rest being much more up hill then I would have liked. However, we were both able to finish the race and that was a huge accomplishment for me. We were able to run the race in just over 2 hours, which is a pretty good pace for me. I am definitely not a fast runner. I can't say that another race is in my near future, but it was a good fun experience. It's just to bad with all of that hard work, I wasn't able to loose much more weight. That would have been a nice perk.

Just finished the race

running to the finish line

All cleaned up with our shirts and medals

Saturday after the race, we met up with Brian and Audrey and family. We ended up eating at Brick Oven with yet another bad waiter experience and then shopped the outlet malls. It was so great to see them and visit with them and it was nice to walk around and stretch before we hit the road again. Unfortunately the trip home was still long enough to cause us all to get a bit tired and sore.

Us girls at Brick Oven

I had a really fun weekend with my sisters and mom and am hoping that maybe we could do this again next year without all the running. Just a more relaxed weekend. We'll see. Thanks to everyone for your support.

Halloween 2010

2010-11-03T13:06:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I'm a little late in getting these out. But at least I got some pictures taken this year. We had a lot of fun with Justin's parents coming for dinner and walking the blocks with us. Our ward also did a halloween haunted house and trunk-or-treat, which I know the boys enjoyed. They just wished there was more fun stuff to do. Maybe next year. Justin's parents also helped us carve and paint pumpkins. What a fun day.

Zayne was not a big fan of putting the paint on his hands to paint with. But eventually he started getting the hang of it. In fact he quickly realized that paint was not very tasty or fun to eat.

Cyrus really got into the sponge stamping part of painting his pumpkin. He did a really good job.

Zayne tried to wipe off his pumpkin and clean it with a paper towel.

Cyrus pre-drew his face on his pumpkin before he and his dad carved it. He did not want to clean the pumpkin out.

Quentin and his Grandpa Hemingway carved this pumpkin together. They had a lot of fun. Quentin would not clean out the pumpkin as well. All of these pumpkins came from our garden. The boys did a great job in planting them.

Quentin was Aang from the last airbender cartoon shows. I could not find a costume any where and had to make this one myself. It took a lot of creativity and re-cutting and sewing after many times of trying it on to see how it looked. No we did not shave Quentin's head. It is a bald cap with the arrow painted on. He was very proud to wear this.

Cyrus really wanted to be Darth Vadar as you can see. He was so happy to wear this costume and had to tell everyone who he was.

Zayne was a puppy. The costume was quite big, but it still turned out cute. Zayne's favorite thing to do is chase after his brothers being a dog. He has the panting down well and occasionally you'll get him to bark.

WE had a fun Halloween and have started some little traditions this year that I think we will try and continue on every year. What a great weekend, even with the rain. It stopped just as we headed out the door and we were able to stay dry.

Pictures

2010-10-21T13:43:00.000-07:00

So we got some new updated photos of the boys. I didn't have time to get Quentin's school picture scanned in, but here is a cute one of him outside our home.

Quentin on the trampoline. It's been really hard to get an actual smile out of him lately.

Cyrus also on the trampoline. What a cutey.

Zayne in the trees with his brothers. He only sat and smiled for one picture. So I'll take what I can get.

This family photo was taken at Justin's parents home by a professional photographer after a half hour of big group family photos. So as you can tell, they are pictured out. I'm not really a fan of the way it turned out, but who can argue over a free photo. It was also taken at dinner time, so the kids were not to cooperative.

Life

2010-09-21T13:09:00.000-07:00

We have been really busy and having a lot of fun the past month or so. School has started and the boys are loving it. Quentin is now in 2nd grade and enjoying all of his friends and time learning with his new teacher. He started out a bit board, but is loving going now. We have moved him into his own room and he really feels like a big boy. Cyrus had a rough start with preschool with the whole separation thing. But after 2 weeks of crying he now loves to go and begs to go every day. He has made some great friends and great crafts and is excelling well. Zayne is enjoying staying home with me and running errands, playing, and anything else that comes our way. It has been a lot of fun spending time with him and gets challenging at times as well.

Quentin has started soccer again, so Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings are spent watching him. He is doing so well and has improved so much. It's weird to see him running and getting the ball and scoring the goals. He used to spend most of his time guarding the goals, but not any more.

Here are some random pictures we have taken lately.

My 3 boys getting ready to watch Quentin play soccer

Quentin in his soccer attire

The boys coloring a giant puzzle they just put together. Zayne's new favorite position is laying on his belly to do stuff.

Displaying their alligator hats. Cyrus was supposed to make this at preschool and never got to. So all the boys made them and liked wearing them. I couldn't get the picture of all 3 boys up. Maybe next time.

Swimming and YW

2010-08-13T12:49:00.000-07:00

We have taken the boys swimming a lot this summer with their cousins and here are a few pictures of each of the. First we have Quentin sporting his goggles. He has really mastered his swimming this year.

Now we have Cyrus just finishing his cannon ball, one of his favorite things to do

Zayne is in his little boat. He really enjoys the water. Especially dropping things and watching everyone dive for them.

I also had the opportunity to go up to girls camp with our ward and spend the whole week with the girls. It was a lot of fun and work. Here is the whole group just before we left the church.

Here are all of the girls under our rainbow that we just finished making. Our theme was the Wizard of Oz. The girls are sitting on the yellow brick road.

Here are the 4 brave leaders who stuck it out all week.

These are our neon stick figure dancers. Our 4 YCL's this year dressed in black and hooked glow sticks to their bodies. Then they put together a dance to a couple of songs and preformed for us. It was really cool. We will be doing this with all of our YW in a couple of weeks for an activity.

After camp we took the girls boating. Yep that is me near the back of the water weeny. The girls weren't going to let me get out of getting on that and getting wet. I definitely got tipped a few times.

We have had a lot of fun this summer and will miss the time we have been able to spend together. However, I know the boys are more then excited to get back into school. Cyrus starts preschool this year and is excited to meet his teacher. I'm not sure what I will do with Zayne for the 2 and a half hours while Cyrus is gone, but we'll have fun.
Girls Camp was a blast and I would definitely do it again if given the opportunity. I missed the boys and Justin and thought about them often, but I also kept really busy which made for a quick time apart.

Where did July go?

2010-07-27T13:32:00.000-07:00

So we have been quite busy this month and I can't believe it is about over.

The boys and I have been swimming about twice a week at grandma's pool with the cousins and to the movies every Tuesday. Unfortunately I keep forgetting the camera every time we head out to these things. One of these days I will get some pictures. We have also been busy with going to the Library weekly so the boys can get their rewards for reading and pick out some new books.

On top of all of this we have spent a lot of time with cousins, going to the museums and Zoo, and anything else that comes our way.

I just got back from spending a week at girls camp and thoroughly enjoyed being with the girls. It was a great bonding experience and a great opportunity to come out of my shell. I"m sure I will have some black mailing pictures up soon on facebook. I took some disposable camera's with me. So it will be a week or so before I get pictures up from that. Justin took the week off to be with the boys so that I could go to camp and not worry. What a great husband he is.

Here are a few pictures of the boys being cute and seeing some floats at the Mall with Justin while I was at camp.

Cyrus is 4!! and Hogle Zoo

2010-06-02T12:39:00.000-07:00

The first day that school was out, my second son Cyrus, turned 4. He is getting so big. For Cyrus' birthday, he wanted to go bowling and out to Pizza Pie Cafe. We invited his grandparents and Uncle Jared and Uncle Jacob. We had a lot of fun and the boys loved being with their uncles. Cyrus got some Gormiti guys that he had been eying for months and I just happened to find on sale, a really cool helicopter that he opens up and he can fit all his guys in, a big giant puzzle he can color, and some learning books and treats. He is in heaven and loves playing with all of his toys. Here are some pictures of all the boys bowling and such.

On Cyrus' birthday, we also discovered how much Zayne loves chocolote. Especially when he can make a mess with it.

Today we decided to go to the Zoo. I had decided last night that I wanted to take the boys out and why not go to the Zoo when we have free passes. They did really well. Unfortunately a lot of the animals were not in their pens or sleeping. But we still had a lot of fun looking and walking around. We always go on the train right at the end before we head home. I think that was one of their favorite parts. They always seem to look forward to that part. Also, they each got their own maps to look at. They thought they were pretty cool telling mom were to go and letting me know what they wanted to see next.

Yep, Quentin's hand is on Zayne's neck. He seems to think that he can keep Zayne looking if his hand is holding it there.

We are hoping to go and do a lot more stuff this summer. See the dinosaurs, the museums, and much much more. We hope to make this a fun and enjoyable summer with as little annoyances as possible.

School's almost out?

2010-05-18T14:04:00.000-07:00

Well May has come and almost gone. I can't believe it is almost time for summer break, probably because the weather doesn't show it's that time yet.

We have been quite busy around here. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures to show anything. At the end of April, Justin left the boys and I for a week and went to Hawaii. I wanted so much to join him, but unfortunately we weren't told he was going until a week and a half before he left. So it really wasn't possible. Justin was able to see a few things, but he was quite busy with work stuff while he was there. So who was to say if I would have had any fun there anyway without Justin to hang out with. Oh well, he promises me that we will save and go when we can enjoy it.
We have also been very busy with yard work. Our home was so nicely remodeled on the inside, but the outside has definitely been neglected. So we are trying to clean it up and make it look nice. It is coming together nicely, but it hasn't been easy and we still have lots to do.
Also, Zayne had surgery again. His lovely boy parts just don't seem to be cooperating. The surgery didn't take long. In fact, we waited longer to go in for the surgery then it took. Zayne was not a happy camper that first day, but has been perfectly fine since, minus all the blood that he isn't supposed to be having. In fact, I got my first all nighter that night in a long time. We had to take him back to the doctor, because of bleeding issues, but all seems to be well. Zayne has been such a trooper. I really hope we don't have to do any more of this.
We are excited for summer with lots of camping and outside play. Lets just hope the weather decides to start cooperating.

Quentin's 7th Birthday!

2010-04-26T15:21:00.000-07:00

It seems like just yesterday that we found out that we were expecting Quentin, our very first child. Little did we know that this little boy would grow so fast and be such a wonderful friend and example to us all. Quentin is still very full of life and is always so willing to help in any way he can. He is an amazing boy who loves to learn and is growing in many ways. We love having him in our home and in our lives.

Quentin asked for a Mario party which was one of the most hardest things to find stuff for, not to mention that we only had a week to plan and get things going for it. I was getting a bit worried about this party, that is until my wonderful husband came upon this blog. http://jacobsonfive.blogspot.com/2008/05/super-mario-birthday-party.html It was the most helpful and life saving site for me. Besides decor and such, it also gave me great ideas for games and party gifts. Then 2 days before the party we had to cancel and move the party to the next week, which aloud me to get a few more things ready.

On this web site the writer told about doing a buttercream freezer transfer. This sounded a bit more complicated then I was looking for, so I made a mushroom cake and put a Mario and Lugi firguring on the top. The figures can be found at any game store. We actually got ours at Blockbuster. For the Mushroom cake, I made a circle and a pie tin cake, putting the pie cake on top upside down. Then I cut the lower cake in just a bit. I froze the cake for a half hour and then frosted it. That way the cake didn't pull apart on me.

We did not play all of the games she mentioned, but I did find pictures of everything on the internet which I printed up instead of painting them. We played the Yoshi egg hunt game, the Gomba stomp game, and the Chomper bash game. If the weather had cooperated, we would have played the Mario dash, only we were going to do an obsticle course instead of the ball game she mentioned.

We had a lot of fun with the colorful hats, the fake mustaches and everything else. For the party favors we just picked up some fun cheap toys at the party store to give out with their candy and coins they got with the games.

Quentin seemed to have a lot of fun with a friend Kayden from Eagle Mountain and a whole bunch of boys from our ward here in Orem. Happy late Birthday Quentin!

Disneyland and Easter

2010-04-12T14:10:00.001-07:00

We had a really fun Spring Break and vacation. We also celebrated Quentin's 7th Birthday at Disneyland. He will be having a late party with friends, but thought is was the best thing ever to be at Disneyland on his Birthday. He got to wear this special Birthday pin that told everyone it was his Birthday. He was very proud.

We headed out Friday morning the 2nd and went to see Justin's grandparents for a couple of days in Ridgecrest, CA. It was really great to see them again and help out in any way we could. We also got to spend Easter with them. We colored eggs and did an Easter egg hunt in their back yard. The boys got to meet their second cousins and run around with them while there as well. They also had a lot of fun playing a really old Sega Genesis. They were in heaven and we had a really hard time leaving Grandma and Grandpa Grattan.

The boys really loved playing with Sassy, Grandma and Grandpa's dog. They especially loved chasing her around and making her howl. It was fun, but loud.

On April 5th we headed for Disneyland. We had the most amazing hotel which everyone should stay in if they go. The Residence Inn by Marriott. We had two bedrooms, with bunk beds for the boys and a King bed for Justin and I. Each room had it's own bathroom, so 2 bathrooms. We had a full kitchen and living area, which separated the rooms. The room was also controlled by an AC unit like in your homes, not the traditional wall unit. So we controlled the whole temp on the hotel room. The hotel also included a full cooked breakfast and a light dinner which we found filled us up as much as we needed. So we only ate out for lunch while we were at Disneyland. So the money spent was not nearly what it could have been. It also had a great swimming pool which we enjoyed almost every day there. The hotel was a mile away from Disneyland, but it provided a shuttle which ran every 20 minutes and only stopped at one other hotel. So we rarely waited for the shuttle. It was a great place to stay.

We spent 3 days at Disneyland. The first day, the boys were tired and only rode a few rides, but we did a lot of swimming that day. They were very happy to swim. We also went back that night for fireworks, which the boys really enjoyed. The only down fall was that the people in front of us decided to stand and would not sit down. So they weren't viewed as well as they could have been. But they were still fun to watch. The second day, we slept in and hit California Adventure. We road a farris wheel, got to see some Characters and get pictures with them, and saw the Mickey Mouse Playhouse show. I highly recommend this show for all of those with small children. It was especially nice to get out of the heat for a while. We also hit bugs land and road a few rides there. The last day was the most successful day, probably because we were willing to get to the park by 7 am. We were able to ride almost every ride we wanted with no more then a 20 minute wait. It was a great day for rides. The boys surprised me with the rides they were willing to go on and enjoyed. Even Zayne road at least 5 rides or so. I definitely recommend going early to the park if given the opportunity. We only spent until lunch time the last day and went back to the hotel for more swimming and a cheaper lunch.

On the way home we stopped in Cedar City to see Brian and Audrey. They were so kind to fix us lunch and join us in a windy day at the park before we hit the road again.

Over all it was a great trip and break from life. Unfortunately we had life waiting for us when we got home, but we had a fun time. I know the boys had fun and hopefully will remember it for a while.

Sorry I rambled on for a while but here are just a few pictures from the trip. If you would like to see some more, feel free to check out our web site. http://justinhead.com/pictures/main.php/v/justin_family/vacations/disneyland/

My baby, Zayne, is now one.

2010-03-17T09:01:00.000-07:00

I can't believe Zayne is one year old already. This past year has gone by so fast. At times I feel like we just had him and yet he feels like he has been part of our family forever. We had a great day mixed with some fun emotions. Zayne loves to be outdoors and we spent at least 2 hours outside playing. Apparently the weather was warm enough that we all got a little sun as well. Then we had Zayne's grandparents over for cake and ice cream. We also had Aunt Jena and Uncle Jared over and for some reason Zayne had a really hard time with Uncle Jared. Every time he looked at him, he would tear up and start to cry. In fact this happened right as we were getting ready to open presents. See below.

Zayne was also the first of my boys who actually tried to eat his cake and seemed to enjoy it. It was fun to watch.

Zayne got a lot of fun books and some great motor skill building toys. He loves everything that he got and is having a blast with all of his new things. All in all I think it was a great day for Zayne. Happy Birthday!!!

We have a walker!! Enjoying hopefully the last snow storm of the year.

2010-03-08T11:53:00.000-08:00

So my baby has decided to quit being a chicken and start walking. He isn't fully there and still needs a little help and motivation. But when he wants to, he is walking. He turns 1 in 2 weeks, so check back for that posting. I wish I had pictures. I'll add one as soon as I get one.

So my 2 older boys and I decided to get out and enjoy what will hopefully be the last snow storm of the year. We never really had any good storms on a day where we could go out and play in it. So it was nice to have this day to do that. The boys really wanted a fort/tunnel. So this is our attempt. They also made a little snow hill and had some fun sledding down that. We amazingly made this fort, shoveled the walks, and had some time to play while Zayne took his nap. We had a lot of fun, but we are now ready for warm weather to be outside in.

11 Years and Still Going Strong

2010-02-15T13:01:00.000-08:00

It has been 11 years and counting and thankfully we are still going strong. Who knew that I would marry such a wonderful husband and have 3 wonderful boys by the time I was 30. I have been very blessed and I am truely grateful for all that I have been given. This first picture is of Justin and I after about 2 years of marriage. Well before any kids joined our life.

This next picture is of the boys in their matching Super Hero Squad sweat shirts which they absolutely love. They got these sweat shirts for Christmas and who knew they would really get into the Super Hero Squad stuff within a month later. The boys love everything and anything to do with these Super Heros and I would have to admit the shows and characters are quite fun. The boys like to play with the action figures, the Wii game, and watch the cartoons.

Then of course a fun one of Zayne. He is constantly going and going and making all kinds of weird faces. One of his favorite things to do right now is play at the grill/kitchen set that we have. He loves to chew on all of the plastic food and utensils. Zayne loves to move around and is constantly trying to keep up with his brothers. If only he had the confidence to walk. He could totally do it if he would try. Oh well, his crawling right now is really fast and keeping up with him can be challenging at times.

These last three pics are of the boys playing in the laundry basket filled with balls. They seemed to really enjoy theselves, even Zayne, that is until he felt like he was trapped. We had a lot of fun.

Crazy Quentin

Cheeser Cyrus

Not sure Zayne

Christmas 2009 come and gone.

2009-12-29T10:02:00.000-08:00

Well another year has come and gone. I can't believe how fast time went by. We had a great Christmas and I believe everyone is happy with what they got. The boys got a good variety of stuff, from games, to craft stuff, to toys. Unfortunately I didn't do a very good job at taking many pictures and what I got didn't capture the best moments and good times had by all. But here you go anyway. We spent Christmas Eve with Justin's family this year, were we went to a church nativity program and then had dinner. It was quite a good program. Then we did our traditional stay at home on Christmas day and baked a turkey. Then we just relaxed and played with all of our games and toys. It was a break well needed. The boys are getting so big and it was fun to watch them get excited for Santa to come. Unfortunately that meant up at 6:30 am, but they were in pretty good spirits the rest of the day. Zayne enjoyed the paper and tried to get at anything and everything he could. He is now crawling normal and walking with help. He is now 9 months old and growing fast.

New pics of the family

2009-12-10T12:13:00.000-08:00

Here is our family photo that was taken just before Halloween by a friend of ours. Obviously I was pleased enough with the photos that there are quite a few here taken by her. Also, check out the photos to the right. I have a new picture of Justin and the boys and the boys and I. I love the way they turned out. This family shot was actually one of the last ones taken of our family and amazingly enough we still have some fairly happy boys. Not our best faces, but they work.

The second picture is actually one of my most favorites, but Justin liked the first one more. So we used it as our main family photo that everyone got.

Yep, I finally got a picture of just Justin and I. Unfortuantely I was wearing a sweat shirt which isn't very flattering, but it still turned out well.

This was a really cute one of Zayne that we loved. Such a cute look on his face as his parents check him out as he checks out the camera. Can you tell he loves attention?

Another fun one of the whole family checking Zayne out as he attacks his brothers hair. He loves to pull hair and scratch faces. He thinks it's really funny even when it hurts us. He is learning to be a tease fast.

Here is Quentin's school photo. It turned out so great. I was so pleased to have him come home with a photo of a true smile. He is known for doing his fake cheesers. What a cute boy. He is truly loving first grade and excelling well. We are so proud of him. Quentin was so determined to have spiky hair this day, so I am so glad they stayed. But it's funny he never asks for them any more.

This was a great one of Cyrus. He is still so photogenic. We finally got him potty trained as well. It was quite the process since he is so care free. Unfortunately we still have accidents, but we are definitely there now. Cyrus is so fun to have around and loves his one on one with mom. He is learning and growing so fast.

Last but not least is Zayne. He is now army crawling and doing everything he can to get to his brothers stuff. He loves to attack their block towers, steel their toys, and get a hold of anything that his brothers have. He has been so much fun to watch. He wants so much to run with his brothers and I fear he will be doing this sooner then later.

Halloween 2009

2009-11-02T14:24:00.001-08:00

For Halloween we did our traditional carving of pumpkins, but as you can see, the boys only wanted to color them this year. We were able to plant pumpkins in our garden this year and were blessed with plenty to pick from. The boys had fun. As you can also see, they really got into their designs.

This is what Zayne did during the carving process and he was all smiles for the attention. However, he had no idea that the camera was on him, or he wouldn't have been smiling. Daddy is taking the pictures while Mommy is acting like she is going to get him. What great smiles.

The boys were great troopers for Halloween. We had a much busier day then we wanted, especially since the boys woke up with runny noses and coughs. But we made it. We visited both sets of grandparents and then ended up out trick or treating for an hour and a half. Longer then planned, but we got to see those who wanted to see us. Needless to say, we were all ready for bed that night and looked forward to the extra hour of sleep in the morning. Not that the kids know what that means. But we tried.

For Halloween Cyrus chose to be the Bumblebee Transformer. He has never seen the movie and has no idea what a transformer really is. But he really liked the costume and it was yellow. That was all that mattered to him.

Here is the Quentin designed/mommy pieced together costume. Quentin was playing his game SPORE and designed this creature (alien with lots of arms). He printed it out and told me that is what he wanted to be for Halloween. It took work and creativity, but he wore it and enjoyed it. I'm just glad the costume survived the whole holiday.

Front view of the costume. The arms had to be reattached a few times, but other then that, all went well.

Here is Zayne as a frog. He wasn't sure what was going on and didn't really want to be bundled up like this. But he was a great trooper.

October fun!

2009-10-06T12:36:00.000-07:00

So I was getting pics of Zayne on his belly, one of my favorite positions for pics, and I caught him trying to get on his knees in the crawling position. See below. I can't believe my baby is that old yet. He also loves solids and is making time away easier if it is meal time.

This weekend we laid sod under our swing set. Finally! I was getting tired of the mud and dirt being brought in after play. Justin did a great job. Thanks love, you are awesome. It looks great and the rain after wards worked out great.

Before. Of course with Quentin's poses.

After most of the way.

Cyrus loves to push Zayne in the laundry basket and thankfully Zayne loves the ride. I couldn't get Zayne laughing like he was. He seems to shy away when the camera comes out.

August and September

2009-09-15T14:51:00.000-07:00

Summer has come and gone and here we are already a month later into the school year. I swear time is moving faster and faster with each passing day. My first born Quentin started first grade this year and is loving it. It has been quite the experience having him gone so much, but it has also allowed more one on one with Cyrus and Zayne. And I know that they have been enjoying it. Quentin chose to be himself and do a silly pose for his first day. In fact I forgot to snap a picture before he left for school, so this is actually after his first day and he is still happy. Always a good sign. This is also the reason for the succor in the mouth.
In August, right before school started, we took advantage of the $2 Tuesdays at Thanksgiving Point with the cousins. Here are the boys down in front of the water falls in the gardens. We also attended the Dinosaur Museum, but I didn't have any decent pics from there. Zayne is in the stroller if you didn't guess it. We also went to the Hogle Zoo a couple of weeks ago and they all seemed to enjoy it. It was a hot day though so I was glad to have purchased and recieved my double sit and stand stroller. What a great purchase, even when my kids normally walk every where. It was definitely worth having for those tired times.
I can't believe my baby is 6 months tomorrow. Which means that he gets to start trying solid foods. Here are his first attempts. As you can see, he wasn't a big fan or not quite sure what to think. He is doing better now since we have started adding in the fruits and veggies. Hopefully it will keep up and he won't be so dependent on me. With that in mind, he has also gotten his first tooth and is starting to have his second one break through.

Oregon-Washington Trip

2009-08-11T10:31:00.001-07:00

As you can see, we finally made it to see Ivan and Terri and their families. Here are a few of the many pictures that Nicole, Ivan's wife, and we took. Nicole did a great job of getting some pictures of the whole family for us. Thank you so much, Nicole. This picture of Justin and I are up at the light house in Newport Oregon. As you can see behind us, it wasn't very clear that day. Although it didn't seem to clear up much at all the whole time we were there.

This is the family at the docks. Some people had just caught some crabs that were wandering around the docks that the boys got to see. Then just below us and to the right were some platforms with at least 30 Sea Lions that were sun bathing and barking. It was pretty cool. The boys enjoyed seeing these animals and were asking to see some more when we were trying to leave.

Here is the family again at the light house. We had a lot of fun.

Here is the family at the Oregon Aquarium. Good old Quentin decided that he didn't need to smile. So he had a great face in this one. We got to see many different types of animals. But I think the boys favorite was being in the tanks where the sharks and sting rays swam all around us. They also liked seeing the many different types of colored fish and star fish. We also happened to be there when they were feeding the sea lions. Pretty fun.

Here are the boys at the beach. Their favorite thing to do, was to throw sticks in the Ocean and wait for the tides to return it to them. They did this over and over again. It is like having their own pet, minus the mess. We didn't get to build sand castles because it was so wet and cold, but we will do it again another time. Maybe next time will be in Florida at their warmer beaches.

The boys getting dirty in the sand. They had a blast.

Quentin, Jessi, Mitchell, and Cyrus at the Lighthouse. They had a lot of fun running around and playing together.

Here we are sitting on a piece of petrified wood at the Gingko Petrified Forest in Vantage Washington, where Terri and her family live. Ryan, Terri's husband, is a park ranger for this park. Their son Konner is in between the boys. They had a lot of fun.

The boys got to do one of their most favorite things to do. Throw rocks in the river. Terri and family live just off of the Columbia River. So we got to be near enough to the water to throw rocks. They had a blast and did their best to sneak in the water and get wet when their parents weren't watching. Quentin had no idea I was taking this picture. What a poser.

Here is Zayne just chilling with his daddy while everyone else threw rocks in the river. What a cute little boy. I love that hat on him.

Above is the view out the front door of Terri's the first night we stayed in Vantage Washington. Justin had to run out with the camera when he saw it.
Below is a view of Agate Beach in Newport Oregon. This was the view from our hotel. We had our own entrance to this beach from the hotel.

We had a lot of fun on our vacation and wished we had had a little bit more time to spend at the beach and other places. But it was a great visit and we appreciate Ivan and Terri's families for being such gracious hosts. You guys are awesome. We hope to come see you again.

Attack of the hornets

2009-07-27T05:35:00.001-07:00

So I was out mowing the lawn and had something attack my back. Thinking it was just a bee or wasp, I just continued on. Well, Sunday we were walking through our yard and found this hanging in the tree. We weren't sure what it was or what kind of bugs these were, so Justin took pictures and did some research. Come to find out, we have a bald faced hornets nest in our pear tree. It was by this tree where I got attacked. Now I'm concerned to send my kids out to play, but hopefully we will be able to take care of this soon. I had to share this picture with you cause I thought their hive is interesting. Supposedly it is made from bark and saliva. What weird looking bugs.

4th of July

2009-07-08T14:22:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I decided to post some fun pics of the boys first. I don't know about you, but my favorite pics are always the fun ones not the posing ones. So here you go, I hope you enjoy.

For the 4th of July we hung out as a family doing some small fireworks and blasting off the boys rockets. We also went swimming in the pool and had a BBQ. They had a lot of fun running around and playing at the home. Of course I'm sure the boys would have had fun with cousins as well, but we didn't get together with them until the following day. It was a nice day to just be together.

Zayne's Blessing and surgery

2009-06-19T11:40:00.000-07:00

Well, we made it through most of June. We still have a few more busy things taking place this month, but the most challenging are finished. Zayne was blessed on June 14 by Justin and he did a wonderful job. Zayne behaved for the most part. He was definitely warn out and ready for some fussing alone time by the time the day was over. We were unable to have a lot of our family there and we missed them greatly. But it was nice to see and visit with those who could attend.

Zayne had his hernia surgery on June 4th and we survived. It wasn't to bad. Justin came up with me and took the boys to the Zoo while I sat at the hospital. Zayne is doing well and seems much better. Except for the fact he is much more needy. That is, he likes to be held to go to sleep all of the time now. He has also become much more of a mama's boy as well. So that has been a bit more frustrating. But hopefully with time we will get him back on schedule and back to normal, for him anyway.

Please ignore me in these pictures. I can't believe I am posting ones with me in them. Although they were the best pictures I had of Zayne. I am working on loosing weight the best I can and hoping to be comfortable posting pics of me soon. The second C-section has definitely been harder to loose the pouch. But I am getting there.

Our little Smiler and Quentin's graduation

2009-05-30T14:51:00.001-07:00

Quentin just finished his first year in big kids school and he is so excited to be moving on to first grade. He was asking to attend school all day since he started Kindergarten. I hope his love of school continues on forever. He did so well in school and was his teachers little helper many times in helping teach the other kids how to do stuff. We are very proud of him and how well he has been doing.

Here are my three smiley boys. Zayne is finally getting old enough to actually smile and mean it. We are trying to take advantage of this and getting as many pictures as we can of him and the boys together. Zayne is now 2 months old and getting more and more fun with every day. He so far has still been my worst sleeper. But atleast he is only waking up twice in the middle of the night. So I am getting some sleep.
We did just find out that we have to take him in for surgery next week. They found a hernia and need to go in and fix it. We will be up at Primary Childrens just for the day and he should be aloud to come home that day. I hope all goes well and we survive all that will be intaled in this.
Poor kid.

Cyrus is 3!!!!!

2009-05-30T14:42:00.001-07:00

I can't believe Cyrus is now three years old and if you can't tell, he had a very happy day. We spent the day together with family. Justin's sister Jena did the cake again for me. She does such an amazing job and it saves me a lot of hassle. Cyrus was so happy with his Mickey Mouse club house cake. He also got the characters to go with it.

Cyrus is also my little dinosaur boy. He loves all animals and characters right now and loves to walk and talk with his toys everywhere he goes. We rarely leave the house without a dinosaur or something like that in tow.

He seemed to be having a very happy day and we love him very much. Happy Birthday Cyrus!

April at the Hemingway household

2009-04-24T12:28:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of all the boys with Grandpa Hemingway and Great Grandpa Hemingway. You never know when it might be the last time they are all together.

So I don't have a whole lot of time to blog right now, but I figured I would get some pictures up and let you know what we have been up to lately. The boys have been enjoying painting with their new paints they got for Quentin's birthday. As well as coloring with chalk on the black board and outside. The spend any time they can outside right now while the weather cooperates and it has been great.
Here they are at Justin's parents home ready to find their Easter eggs in their cool bunny ear hats that Aunt Jena helped them make. She always has some kind of craft to make with them when they come over. They also made hand print flowers for me.
I just thought this was a great picture of Zayne looking up at them and them looking down on him. Very cute in my opinion.
And my cute little Zayne of course. Can't get enough of him and his many faces.
Life is good and busy and we are enjoying the great warm weather while we get it. We have been working in the yard and loving the progress that is coming together on it. The boys helped pick out the seeds they want to plant in the garden and can't wait to help plant and watch them grow. We also spend a lot of time with Quentin at his soccer games right now and loving that. He is doing so well this year and is finally getting the hang of how to play. We just registered him for another year and hope he continues to have fun with it.

We hope you are all doing well and love you for all of your love and support. Thank you so much!

Quentin turns 6!!

2009-04-04T15:16:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Quentin's 6th Birthday today with some friends in the area and a couple of his good friends from Eagle Mountain. They had a blast. But to start out the day I took pictures of my 4 cute boys. Zayne is most happy and awake first thing in the morning. So this is the best time for me to snap photos. I just have to show off my 4 boys. They are all so special to me and I love them all so much. They all have their own personalities that just touch my heart in their own way.
Quentin wanted a Ben 10 party so that is the theme that we went with. His awesome aunt Jena was so kind to make his cake and relieve some stress off of me. She did a great job and we appreciate her hard work at getting this done. For his party we had them wear their alien masks and find alien eggs all over the house with surprises inside. So basically we just had an early Easter egg hunt. Then we opened gifts and had cake and ice cream. For the rest of the time we just let them run around and play. They seemed to have fun together and didn't get to restless. Quentin's actual birthday is on Monday and we will celebrate that with his grandparents. I still can't believe I have a 6 year old. Were has the time gone?

Happy Birthday Quentin!!!

We Made It!

2009-03-29T10:03:00.000-07:00

Well, the first week was quite the rough one. I don't think I have ever had a baby that thought he needed to be held and screamed so much. We were beginning to wonder what was going on. I spent a lot of nights on the couch holding him just so I could get some shut eye.

Justin headed back to work Monday and I wasn't sure how I was going to do it. We had decided that Zayne was just going to have to cry a lot or find a way to comfort himself when I couldn't be there right away or needed to help the other boys. But come Monday, he was a completely different boy. We started out the morning the same, but I just let him know that he was going to have to cry for a minute. Not that he would understand, but I laid him down and he settled right down. I called Justin and asked him "What happened to our crier?" Needless to say we have had a much nicer week and Zayne is on a 3 hour schedule that is allowing us all to get some more shut eye.

The boys have been great big brothers and love to help in any way they can. However, we have been trying to get pictures of them in their new outfits Grandma gave them and for some reason Quentin doesn't know how to do a true smile anymore. What is it with kids and fake smiling. They are supposed to be easier to take pictures of as they get older aren't they? Oh well, below is the best I could do for now in their new outfits.

We are glad to report that we have made it through the first two weeks and look forward to the up coming weeks of life hopefully only getting better. Now if we can only get some nice warm weather so we can head outdoors to play.

Baby Zayne

2009-03-16T11:09:00.000-07:00

This morning Angela gave birth to our third son, Zayne Alexander Hemingway. He was born at 7:52 am, weighed 8 lbs 5 oz, and was 20 inches long. He and Angela are doing great. More pictures of this cute addition to our family can be found at our family web site.

Rock n' Boys

2009-03-03T11:13:00.001-08:00

So Justin finally picked up Guitar Hero World Tour and it seems to be the only thing they like to play for the time being. But at least they play it together. Of course Justin rocks on the guitar and Quentin loves keeping beat on the drums. It is great to see them spending quality time together. Sometimes they can even get Cyrus on the microphone singing his little heart out. Unfortunately I couldn't get a picture of him on the microphone in time.

Twister

2009-02-18T12:29:00.000-08:00

The boys favorite game to play right now is Twister. They have a blast getting all tangled up and then falling down. Especially when it means falling on top of each other.

But more exciting for them then playing Twister, is wrestling and tackling their dad. The boys look forward to his return home each evening and their nightly ritual of "playing tackle" which Cyrus calls it. Aren't my boys so cute (Yes even Justin)? I love each and everyone of them and can't wait to see what this new little boy will be like.

Happy 10th Anniversary

2009-02-18T12:14:00.001-08:00

Justin and Angela 10 years ago on February 13th!

Gifts from my wonderful husband!

Can you believe it, Justin and I have been married 10 years. As we were at dinner together we were discussing were the time has gone. It has hardly seemed like we have been together for such a long time and yet we are still together. That says a lot for complete opposites. Justin and I have pretty much nothing in common and yet we seem to be pretty compatible. It is amazing how it all works out.

Justin is definitely my best friend and I have really grown to love him so much. We have been through a lot together and have definitely seen the growth that comes from our trials. We were not able to do anything amazing this year, due to a huge belly and a baby on its way. We have about 2 weeks left and are very excited and nervous. At least I am nervous. Justin of course brings the calm and relaxation into the relationship. What would I do without him. He is so amazing. Despite it being Friday the 13th, which it will be every 5 years for us, we were able to go to dinner and window shop for a couple of hours. Thanks to my wonderful brother and sister who took great care of the boys.

We are very happy and loving our time together as husband and wife and look forward to many many more years to come.

Justin I love you and appreciate you and all that you have done and will do for me and our family. You are a great husband and father and I look forward to spending eternity with you.

January 2009

2009-01-29T12:44:00.000-08:00

January has been quite busy and fun. The boys have been loving all the time and attention that they can get and give to each other. They are so cute together. Of course we have our fighting and teasing, but we also have our loving. HAPPY DAY!

The boys have been doing all sorts of crafts and fun activities lately. Here are pictures of them getting into their painting. Quentin will bring home all sorts of crafts from school and Cyrus will want one. So we usually end up getting the craft stuff out and making more. It has been fun and the boys enjoy doing it.

We are also getting excited and more and more nervous for this new little boy to join our family. We are still discussing names, but are finally starting to agree on a few. We have about 5 weeks left and I am definitely getting to that point of wanting to be done. The YW that I work with like to compare a basketball with my belly. They are waiting for the day for me to get bigger then the ball. They are so fun and I am enjoying being around girls again.

Life is crazy busy and we are trying our best to find time to be together as a family. If life ever slows down, we will be amazed.

Christmas Fun

2008-12-31T13:43:00.001-08:00

As you can see we finally got the boys to the Mall to see Santa Clause. Of course it was on the 23rd of December when we finally made it there, but they were way excited to see him. Even Cyrus did well talking to him and telling him what he wanted for Christmas.

Cyrus loved his chips Chirstmas Day. Hey, what ever keeps them happy right?

The boys also got quite a few games which they enjoyed playing. It was especially nice to have Justin around to play with.

On Christmas Eve we went to Angela's grandparents where the boys got to play as the 3 wise-men in the nativity along with their cousin Wesley.

Justin's Grandma and Grandpa Grattan were also in town for Christmas and the boys loved seeing them. They especially loved playing with their dogs. They keeping asking for one of their own, but it will be a while before that happens if their mother gets her way.

The boys were so excited Christmas morning and seemed to be very happy with what they received. I guess Santa must have gotten their Christmas letters. They also surprised their parents with sleeping in until 8. That was a very nice Christmas gift to their parents who were awake and ready to open presents before they were.

All around we had a great relaxing Christmas with plenty of food and fun.

Snow Play

2008-12-31T13:33:00.001-08:00

The boys have had a lot of fun this year in the snow. They are both finally old enough to play and stay warm and then let me know if they are getting to cold. It has also been fun for Angela to go out and play with them. She enjoys a new type of workout to do. The hardest part for her right now is bending over and she is constantly reminded of that with every kick to the ribs from the little boy inside of her.

The boys have made a couple of new friends in the area. Seth being one of them. He seems to enjoy coming over and laughing and running crazy with the boys. They really had a lot of fun in the snow and look forward to more opportunities to do it again through out this snowy season.

Decorating for Christmas

2008-12-16T13:32:00.000-08:00

We got all of our holiday decorations out the day after Thanksgiving and had a blast putting them up together. We did however wait a while to put our ornaments on. We were having company over with plenty of young kids and we didn't want the temptation there.

The boys are getting very excited about Christmas and are literally counting down the days until Christmas. We had to create an advent calendar this year for Quentin. He kept thinking that since we were in December then Christmas would be that first day. He is finally figuring out that we still have some days to go, but looks forward to ripping another chain off of the link. He was also given this really cool 12 days of Christmas nativity picture, where he gets to open a new envelope each day with a new thing to add to his nativity. He wakes each morning excited to open another envelope to see what he gets to do today.

Cyrus seems to be understanding a little bit more each day as well of what Christmas is and what is involved in it. It is so fun to see him realize what is going to happen and to get so excited about it.

Yesterday we were given the opportunity to do some shopping for some boys in our ward. It was so fun to have the boys wander the store looking for the perfect gift to give them. When we mentioned giving gifts to others in need, they got so excited and couldn't wait to go shopping. Every day they would ask, "Can we go buy the gift today mom." So we had a great time doing this and were excited to teach our kids the importance of giving and helping others in need. We hope to do this every year with them.

We also just got plenty of snow today and I will hopefully have some fun pictures to put up for you soon. The boys had a lot of fun making a snowman and a big fort.

Thanksgiving fun

2008-12-16T13:11:00.001-08:00

So I am a little late in getting our Thanksgiving photos up since it is almost Christmas. But things have been a bit crazy and busy around here.
We had a lot of fun at Justin's parents and the boys got to play with their second cousins.
Their aunt Jena is all about doing crafts and got the kids well involved in it. They made the fun candy turkeys that you see here and then she helped them all make fun hats to wear. The boys did really well with dinner and were in pretty good spirits even with missing nap time.
We played plenty of games and relaxed as much as we possibly could with crazy energetic kids.

Playing in the leaves.

2008-11-10T12:39:00.000-08:00

The boys and I had a lot of fun raking up the leaves and jumping in. We have a lot of mature trees and lots of leaves to clean up at our new home. It makes for a lot of work, but a lot of opportunity to do more fun things. The boys have asked to do this many times since.

Cyrus is becoming quite the poser and Quentin enjoys the action photos.

It's another boy!!!

2008-11-05T14:12:00.000-08:00

Well, if you haven't heard the news, we are having another boy. I am trying to follow in my mother's foot steps to see how many boys I can get before I get a girl. J/K I know I couldn't handle doing that not knowing how many kids I would have to have to get my girl. Depending on how things go with this one we may just adopt a girl when we are ready for another. Which obviously will be some time from now.

We are very excited to have another one. All of the boys, that includes Justin, look forward to out numbering their mother once again.

If you have any ideas, suggestions, thoughts, on a name for this little one, we would love to hear them.

Our due date is March 22. However, I will be having a C-section at 37 weeks to prevent things from getting too complicated like last time. This puts my due date about March 1st. I do hope to wait until March to have the baby to prevent any opportunities of having the baby on my birthday. I am all about giving kids their own birthdays.

All is well with the baby. He is looking healthy and strong. I have still be a little on the nauseated side, however, I haven't had much time to think about it. Life is good and we are all happy and doing well.

Quentin's Kindergarten Pics.

2008-11-05T14:03:00.001-08:00

So Quentin got his school pictures done this past month and I thought they turned out pretty good. He hasn't received his class picture yet, but we hope to get that soon. I still can't believe I have a kid in school.

I figured I better put up a new picture of Cyrus as well. However, I hope to get a more professional looking one done soon for him. We were going to take him to the schools open picture times to get his done, but that was right in the middle of nap time and I don't know about you, but you don't mess with nap time if you don't have to.

Hope you enjoy.

Halloween 2008

2008-11-05T13:42:00.001-08:00

Halloween 2008 was very fun for he boys. However, I just realized I didn't get any individual pictures of the boys this year. I guess I will have to re-dress them up and take some more pictures. I'm sure they won't mind.
As you can see Quentin was an Army guy which was nice since we had most of the stuff on hand already. Cyrus wanted to be a dinosaur. But not just any dino. He had to be T-Rex. I had to specially order his online since no one seemed to carry that specific costume.

We had the boys Grand parents over for dinner and then strolled around the new neighborhood. They seemed to have the hang of trick-or-treating after a few homes. Even Cyrus was running up to the doors without mom or dad in tow, except for when his bucket was getting to heavy for him.

The boys seems to really like handing out the candy to the kids at the door though. I almost think they liked that more then trick-or-treating themselves.

Sugar Cookie decorating/mess.

2008-11-05T13:29:00.000-08:00

So we had a very fun and eventful October. The boys decided they wanted to make Sugar Cookies. Of course that means lots of attention from mommy and lots of cleaning up afterwards. However, we had a really fun time. I found that it was easiest to make the dough the day before and then re-fridgerate it. That way the next day it was like playing with play dough and the boys were able to make the shapes they wanted without them falling apart. They had a lot of fun and keep asking to do it again. I guess I will have to give in and do it again some time.

The boys also liked dressing in their white shirts and matching ties. Cyrus thought it was pretty cool to look just like his big brother. Here are some cute pictures of them.

Our Cedar City Trip

2008-10-21T13:26:00.000-07:00

So our family finally got the opportunity to take some time away from work and school and get a family outing in. We were able to go see Brian and Audrey down in Cedar City. It was so nice to get away and yet not quite long enough. We had a great time spending Saturday with Brian, Audrey, and Katelyn. They were great host and we hope to get out and see them again.

While there we spent most of our time at the park or in the pool. The pool wasn't quite as warm as we were hoping for, but it was so nice to enjoy the water again. We stayed in the Abby Inn which was a great place for us. The first night wasn't so restful, but the next night was much better. I think we were all tired from the days events and full from the yummy Ice Cream the Brian and fam treated us to.

It was a nice warm weekend and the travel went well. The boys enjoyed their movies while Justin and I got to actually engage in some adult conversation. We don't get that opportunity to often. So over all we had a nice time and hope to take some more time off together as a family.

On a side note. Justin and I have been put to work in our new ward. Justin is the second counselor in the Sunday School Presidency and will do a great job there. I have been put in the Young Women's Presidency as the First Counselor. I am scared and excited all at the same time. It is already taking up a lot of family time, but the kids and Justin have been a great support. I'm excited to get to know the girls and take on the challenges of fellowshipping some other girls as well. Hopefully all will go well.

Where did our summer go?

2008-10-09T14:44:00.001-07:00

Summer has come and gone and so has our family. We were finally able to move from our home in Eagle Mountain and get closer to Justin's work in Provo. We found a nice home in a great neighborhood in Orem and are loving it.

The best part is that Quentin can walk right out the back gate to school each day. He seems to love being able to do that. Quentin started school on August 25th and has enjoyed every minute of it. Yes he does complain at times of being bored, but has since made friends and doesnt' care about boredum as much. Quentin is learning how to read and doing well. When he puts his mind to it he really takes off with any new task he is given.
Quentin is also very creative and loves building things. His new passion is playing a game called Spore. He loves building the creatures and homes that they live in and then playing them in the game. Of course he doesn't actually play the game much, he would rather build the creatures and homes for them.

He also loves playing Mario Kart on the WII. He is getting pretty good at it and loves to play with his mom, because in his terms "Mom you suck, play on the other team" I think he really enjoys beating the pants off of me. In fact, we just played for Family Night and I was voted off the red team and put on the blue team so that they could have a better chance of winning the race.

Cyrus is also enjoying and hating Quentin being at school. He loves his time with just mom and all of the toys to himself. But he also gets bored of mom and looks forward to Quentin being home to run around with.

Cyrus to is growing in many ways. I can't believe how skinny he has gotten and tall. I'm afraid both of my boys are going to out grow me quicker then I thought possible. Cyrus loves to read and build stuff like his older brother. However, Cyrus is still my boy who loves balls. He can spot a ball out of no where. He also loves being out doors, which has helped out a lot in our new home. Even though the inside was completely remodeled, the outside needs quite a bit of work. There are many things needing to be ripped out and trimmed back and the boys have loved helping out. Cyrus also loves to jump on the trampoline and play in the sand box. We have a rule before we go inside. After playing in the sand you have to jump on the trampoline and get all of sand off of your body and clothes.

It has definitely been fun being a mom even through the many challenges that I am faced with each and every day.

Justin is loving his new job and the fact that we are so close. The people at his work seem to be treating him well and appreciate him and all that he does for them. In many ways it has been a great move for him.

I am keeping busy as a first time soccer mom, a first time mother of a child in school, a son heading into his 3 year old stage, yard work, and trying to stay in shape and eat well. Don't know how I do the last one. It is definitely easy to eat poorly on the go. Hopefully life will slow up a bit as we head into the Winter months and we will get back into a more homely routine.

It is about time.

2008-06-24T19:05:00.000-07:00

So I hate to say it, but my little sister inspired me to get in gear and get some pictures out there for the family to see. Way to go Camille. We do have all of our pictures available for viewing at http://justinhead.com/pictures/v/justin_family/ but I know that this might be easier for some of you to check things out and enjoy.

Our family is growing in many ways and we are enjoying every minute of it. Quentin is preparing for Kindergarten and is more then ready. So is his mother. Cyrus is doing his best to keep up with his brother and has the bumps and bruises to prove it. This summer we plan to do lots and lots of swimming with the cousins and hope to go camping a lot.