The Talbot Family

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PARKER!

2011-02-09T15:53:00.004-07:00

Parker is turning 6! I can't believe how fast the time has flown.

This is his shark cake.

Lincolns Blessing Photos

2011-01-27T17:10:00.003-07:00

Our friend Misty took these adorable pictures of Lincoln in his blessing outfit for us. They turned out great. Thanks Misty!

Another trip to Utah

2011-01-17T16:10:00.000-07:00

This weekend we went to Utah to visit my parents in the hospital. Back in June my dad was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma cancer along with Amylodosis and had to have two stem cell transplants. He was just finishing up his second one so we went to see them. We got there Friday night and went and saw them in the hospital. Then Saturday, about noon, his doctor gave him a pass to leave for a few hours so we went to lunch and then to see the church sites on Temple Square. It was really neat to go through the museum and other buildings, we haven't done that in a long time. We also went and watched the Joseph Smith movie. After we dropped them back off at the hospital we headed to the hotel to hang out. Sunday my dad was well enough to leave the hospital and head to the hotel for a few days. We had a really fun and relaxing weekend. We ate at a lot of fun places, shopped a little and played a lot.

Parker loved the temple

Katie made me buy this shirt for Lincoln

Linc's bed. He has pretty much out grown the laundry basket.

Mom and Linc

Crazy boy in the car

Church Museum

IN-N-OUT burger

Katie's pokerface.

Lincoln's Blessing

2010-12-26T22:11:00.002-07:00

Today was Lincoln's Blessing. He looked so handsome and was so good the whole time. His dad gave him his blessing and did a great job. After church we came to our house and had a dinner.

Christmas 2010

2010-12-25T21:51:00.000-07:00

We went and saw Santa at the Mall

Santa came to our Van Horn family party Christmas Eve.

Parker was so excited to see that Santa left him a letter.

He got what he wanted- a toy gun

Lincoln checking out his pillow pet

My Cute Boys

2010-12-22T21:28:00.000-07:00

Parker loves being a BIG brother! He laughs at everything Lincoln does.

Lincoln's 1st Bath in the Kitchen sink

Getting ready for church

Lincoln, Grandma B and Syndee

Lincoln is getting so big so fast. -8 weeks

He's Finally Here!

2010-10-30T21:10:00.002-06:00

Lincoln Zachary Talbot was born October 28th. He weighed 6 lbs 7 ounces and was 19 inches long. I had a scheduled c-section and everything went really well. He is such a beautiful baby with tons of dark hair.

One proud daddy

Our family

The best big brother ever!

Our sweet angel

We were so excited to meet the new addition to our family. We have waited a long time for him to come join us and we couldn't be more thrilled to have him here and healthy. My prenancy was long and pretty miserable with Kidney stones, stents and preclampsia but he was totally worth it. He is our sweet little angel and we love him so much already!

Getting Ready for Halloween

2010-10-23T17:07:00.000-06:00

This year we decided to start getting ready for Halloween early. It seems like it sneaks up on us every year. But this year we were ready!

Parker painting his pumpkin.

It turned out so scary!

Every year I make sugar cookies and let Parker decorate them for Halloween. He is getting pretty good.

Yummy!

EISF

2010-09-15T16:42:00.001-06:00

This year Parker was counting down the days to the parade and fair. He was so excited!

The Parade

The petting zoo.

He loves the horse races.

Parker really wanted to play a game and try to win something. After much begging, we finally let him but we gave him a lecture about how he only got to try once and he couldn't get mad if he didn't win because it is really hard. Of course he won on his first try and told us that it wasn't even hard for him. Little stinker!

The Prize: His new fish, Goldy!

What a stud.

First Day of School!

2010-08-27T16:18:00.000-06:00

This year Parker started Kindergarten. He loves school, and I hate it! I can't believe my baby is in school!

Watching for the bus.

So Hansome!

Waiting for the bus.

Summer Fun!

2010-08-18T12:26:00.005-06:00

This summer we have been having a lot of fun. We have enjoyed the summer and can't believe that it is almost over! Some of the things we have been up to are...

A couple water fights with Dad,

Boating for the 4th of July,

Swimming at Ross Park,

Swimming with Aunt Kate,

Ross Park with Blake and Carson,

Blue Angels air show,

And more swimming at Ross Park with Abby and Aunt Kate.

Talbot Reunion

2010-06-28T11:50:00.000-06:00

This year the Talbot Reunion was so fun. We went fishing and caught tons of fish. We also went on a four wheeler ride. Parker was so excited to finally get to go camping!

Parker and Grandpa and Grandma Talbot

Parker riding Clarks horse.

The boys

He was quite the fisherman!

WORMS!!

2010-06-12T15:20:00.002-06:00

Parker has been working really hard to earn some money to buy him a toy. Last night Tate convinced him to worm with him to earn some more money. I didn't think he would ever do it, but he picked for an hour or two and got him a lot of worms. He kept saying, "I'm so excited for my money!"

Getting ready to go worming. (He wore quite the outfit.)

Parker and Tate worming.

He was so proud of his worms.

Out in the boat

2010-06-10T15:06:00.000-06:00

This week we went out in the boat with Trevor and Tyler. It was about 70 degrees, but the water was freezing.

Parker was a good driver.

I love this goof ball!

Trevor is really good at wakeboarding.

So cute.

Our flag boy.

Tyler surfing.

Trevor surfing.

It was so fun to hang out with my brothers and watch them.

TEE BALL!

2010-06-04T14:54:00.002-06:00

Parker's first tee ball game was this week. It is so funny to watch. The kids are so cute running around in their uniforms.

Parker was so excited to finally get to play baseball.

Warming up.

Playing first base.

Getting ready to hit.

Memorial Day Weekend

2010-06-01T14:47:00.000-06:00

Memorial weekend we went to some BBQs, relaxed, worked in the yard, and got in our first fishing trip. We love to go fishing as a family.

Parker loves to fish!

This was my fish.

Tyler's Graduation

2010-05-28T14:43:00.000-06:00

We are so proud of Tyler!

Parker, Me and Heather

Preschool Graduation

2010-05-26T17:34:00.000-06:00

Parker with Miss Rhonda and Miss Amy. He loves his teachers.

They put on a play for us and Parker hated the whiskers on his face.

After graduation we went to McDonalds to celebrate! I love this boy!

Happy Easter!

2010-04-18T14:21:00.000-06:00

Parker loves painting eggs.

Easter morning he was so excited to find his basket.

He got an egg that you put in water and it became a dragon.

This boy loves his chocolate!

Happy Valentine's Day!

2010-02-15T16:12:00.000-07:00

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Every year on Valentine's Day I make Zach and Parker their favorite breakfast. Of course they don't love the same thing so I make Biscuits and gravy for Zach and heart shaped pancakes for Parker. It's a fun tradition!

PARKER'S BATMAN BIRTHDAY!

2010-02-13T15:54:00.000-07:00

Friday we had a Batman birthday Party for Parker. We had all of our family over, and some friends. He got completely spoiled!

Our friends got him this drum set and he loves to rock out!

Our Rock Star!

HaPpY bIrThDaY PaRkEr!

2010-02-09T15:08:00.000-07:00

Parker has been SOOO excited about turning 5! He couldn't wait 'til his party on Friday so we let him open a few presents!

Another Snow Day

2010-02-03T15:31:00.000-07:00

The kiddies are so sick of being stuck in the house so I bundled them up and sent them outside! We can't wait for Spring!

DISNEYWORLD day eight

2010-01-10T10:00:00.000-07:00

COMING HOME!
We had so much fun in Florida! Disneyworld and SeaWorld were so much fun.

Parker absolutely loves to fly!

On the way home we were so tired. We went to bed at 10:45pm and had to get up and pack at 1:00am. Parker was wide awake and wanted to play. Next time we will fly through the night again. We are so glad to be home, but am already wanting to plan our next trip. We love the Furniss' and am so glad they came with us. WE HAD A BLAST!

DISNEYWORLD day six & seven

2010-01-09T10:35:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday our cousins from Georgia came to see us. It was so fun to get to see them. We went to a bunch of different parks and did some of our favorite things.

Minnie's house

Some of us with our cousins

Buzz Lightyear ride with cousins

Buzz Lightyear ride with Kate, Shanae and me

Our family by Cinderella's Castle

Nemo

Nemo ride with Kelsey, Parker and Parker.

Parker O., Parker T. and Nicholas with Bruce the Shark!

Parker T., Nicholas and Parker O. Parker loves his cousins.

Soarin' was one of Parker's favorite rides. We rode it like 5 times. It is like hang gliding over California. I thought he would be scared, but he wasn't.

The Boys. Parker loved hanging out with "the boys."

The safari with Nicholas

The whole gang! We love traveling with the Furniss's family. And it was so much fun to get to see our cousins.

Zach and Jess

Dinoland!

Katie won Parker a toy at Sea World, so when he saw the Wack-a-mole stand he wanted to win one of his own. He didn't really win, but the worker told him that he beat his daddy, and we will never hear the end of it!

Animal Kingdom had one of the best ice cream cones. Every time we went there we had to get one. This one was mine until we got far enough away and then Parker wanted one. Little stinker.

Inside Mickey Mouse's house.

Mickey's back yard.

SEA WORLD day five

2010-01-06T08:34:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday we went to SeaWorld. It was our favorite park. Parker LOVES shark, whales and fish so we were really excited to take him there.

Parker and his daddy

Shamu- Parker kept asking if we were watching a movie.

Parker loved the dolphin show.

Parker's favorite part was the tunnel of sharks. It was huge and the sharks swam all around you.

Grandpa Ogden let Parker feed the sharks.

They had a kiddie carnival area. Parker loved the rides there because they were "for kids."

My favorite ride in the kiddie carnival. Parker was nervous, but then he loved it.

Parker's first real rollercoaster. He was to short to ride any others.

Parker and Shamu!

Grandpa, Grandma, Kate and Parky.

DISNEYWORLD day four

2010-01-05T17:31:00.000-07:00

Hollywood Studios

Parker loved the Honey I Shrunk the Kids playground.

We took Parker on the Tower of Terror. I was so scared and I felt like the worst mom taking him on it. He didn't cry or anything but when it got over he said he hated it! Sorry Parker!

We loved the Rockin Rollercoaster! Parker was too little to ride, but he loved the huge guitar.

One of Parker's favorite rides was the train we took to and from the parking lot! He was such a good boy!

DISNEYWORLD day three

2010-01-04T10:59:00.000-07:00

ANIMAL KINGDOM

Animal Kingdom was so georgous! There were trees and plants everywhere!

We went on a couple safaries. Parker loved seeing all the different animals. His favorite was the tiger.

Hippo

Alligators

Giraffes

Elephants

The Tree of Life. It was so big!

Expedition Everest -This ride was a blast.

We went to the Bug's Life 3D show.

We also went to the Lion King Show. The costumes were amazing!

DISNEYWORLD day two

2010-01-03T15:51:00.000-07:00

EPCOT! We love Epcot. It was one of our favorite parks.

Parker loved most of the rides. He loves the Nemo ride and all the fish. He also thought it was so cool to get to meet alot of the disney characters.

GOOFY

Donald Duck

Minnie was his favorite. While we waited in line Parker asked if Minnie was going to kiss him. I told him that she might and he got this excited look on his face. She did kiss him THREE times! And he loved it. Whenever he sees this picture he says "ya and she kissed me!"

Mickey Mouse

Pluto

CANADA- Who would have thought that we would be wearing sweaters and drinking hot cocoa in Florida!

CHINA

Parker and Trev. He was so spoiled. I don't think his feet even touched the ground everyone kept wanting to carry him. He loved it!

The boat ride in NORWAY!

DISNEYWORLD day one

2010-01-02T04:43:00.001-07:00

We flew out of Salt Lake City on New Year night.

Parker loves flying!

We finally made it to Disneyworld!

Trev and Miranda on Splash Mountain.

Us on Splash Mountain.

Parker likes to go on the rides.

Florida is so beautiful!

Jazz Night!

2009-12-29T16:23:00.000-07:00

The day after Christmas we went to a Jazz game in Salt Lake City with my mom, dad and Kate. We went early and visited some cousins and ate at a fun restaurant before the game. Parker wasn't sure if he liked it at first, but once the game got started he liked it!

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-27T15:25:00.001-07:00

On Christmas morning Parker did not want to get up. We finally convinced him that if he didn't wake up soon Santa would take his toys back. Parker got a Bumblebee action figure from Santa "just like he wanted in his letter!" He was so excited and kept saying thank you everytime he opened a present. It was so fun to watch him Christmas morning.

I surprised Zach with a PS3 and he surprised me with a orange (my favorite color not Trevors) cruiser bike. We both were so worried about keeping our presents secret that it made for a stressful holiday! I love you Babe!

Parker got a Nerf Dart tag game from grandma Ogden. He suited up and went to war.

Van Orden Family Christmas Party!

2009-12-22T13:00:00.001-07:00

Every year we meet for the Van Orden family christmas party. We always have the kiddos act out the nativity story. This year Parker was a Shepard. Then we play games and eat dinner.

I told Parker to act excited about the Starburst that he won, and this is what I got!

He really was excited.

Ginger bread houses

2009-12-05T10:45:00.002-07:00

The Falter's came over to make ginger bread houses with us. We love to do this every year.

Zach

Parker

Dani

Brandon

Four wheeling with cousins

2009-11-27T18:27:00.001-07:00

Friday we went to hang out with Zach's family and go four wheeling at the Rose Ponds. One of the ponds were frozen over so the boys enjoyed sliding across it.

Parker loves to hang out with his big cousins.

Thanksgiving Weekend

2009-11-10T16:38:00.002-07:00

This year for Thanksgiving we went to my mom's house for dinner. It was so nice and relaxing. We ate tons of good food, played games, watched a movie and played in the snow!

Gone Fishing!

2009-11-06T16:26:00.000-07:00

We love to go fishing as a family. On Tuesday night we heard that they had just stocked Crystal Springs, so we headed out Thursday night. We caught tons of fish! It was so fun, and I caught the biggest one!

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-30T16:23:00.000-06:00

Mini Golf

2009-09-28T13:35:00.002-06:00

We went mini golfing with the Falters. We had a blast!

Look at that swing! What a hunk!

Dani

Brandon

HOGLE ZOO

2009-09-19T14:39:00.002-06:00

Parker loves animals, and loves to go to the zoo. Since we have been to the zoos around here a lot this year we decided to take him to the Hogle Zoo. It was so fun. There were so many baby animals there. The baby elephant was adorable.

We love the Rain!

2009-09-14T12:50:00.003-06:00

Don't you just love rainy days? Parker just got some new rain boots and was excited to try them out!

Corn-on-the-cob Contest!

2009-09-13T13:00:00.004-06:00

We had some extra corn on the cob on Sunday, and so we decided to have a corn on the cob
eating contest! The four brave contestents were Kate, Zach, Ryan, and Trevor.

AND THE WINNER IS.............

ZACHARY! (I'm such a proud wife!)

2nd = Kate (I know it suprised us to.)

3rd = Trevor

4th = Ryan

Such a cute boy

2009-09-13T13:00:00.003-06:00

This is Parker getting ready for church. He is so hansom!

Fair Time!

2009-09-11T13:00:00.001-06:00

What we have been up to

2009-08-20T11:36:00.002-06:00

Life has been so crazy! We sold our house! We only had two and a half weeks to get out so we have been super busy. We closed on Monday, so now we can slow down a bit. School has started again, so we now are watching the girlies again. Parker loves having friends to play with every day again. This year Parker and Kadance are going to Preschool! I can't believe my baby is going to school. They both absolutely love it!

Their first day of school!

Downata Hot Springs

2009-08-20T11:25:00.005-06:00

Every year we try to make it to Downata with our friends. We love it there because our friends fro Utah can usually come, and the water is sooo warm. It's perfect for young kiddos. We had a blast, and all the kids were like little fishes!

My little shark

Aunt Lori, Kendall, Gina, Crew

Brandon beating Kate at H-O-R-S-E.

Mom and Kadance

Carson and Parker

Ryan and Parker

Kinzie after she found some licorice.

Gone Fishin'

2009-08-20T11:14:00.002-06:00

We love to go fishing in the evenings. Parker usually catches all the fish but it is so fun to do it as a family.

Another Softball Tourn.

2009-08-20T11:04:00.002-06:00

The end of July we went to my little sister's last softball tournament of the season. This time it was in Malad and it was hot! Parker and I love to watch Kate play her sports. She is always playing something! They won 2nd at this tournament. GO SR!

The team getting their trophies! Parker thinks it is so awsome that Kate has so many trophies!

Parky waiting for the next game to start.

One of the coaches (my dad) taking it easy in between games.

Some of the girlies on the team playing on the toys.

Every time we come to a Malad tourn. we have to take a pic on this cool ride.

Cute little cousins

2009-07-30T12:17:00.006-06:00

All of the kids have been around for Kelsey's Wedding, so we decided to take pictures of all the grandbabies!

Aren't they adorable!

All six grandkids!

Michael

Loucee

Parker

Camile

Tate

Tristin

Kelsey and Steven's Wedding

2009-07-30T12:13:00.002-06:00

On Saturday, July 25th Zach's little sister got married in the Rexburg LDS temple. It was a long, but fun day. We are so excited for Kelsey and Steven!

A cOuPlE tRiPs To ThE zOo

2009-07-20T14:45:00.008-06:00

Friday and Saturday my little sis, Kate, had a softball tourn. at Tauphus Park. Friday Zach and I took Parker to the zoo and then to one of Kate's games followed by a short trip to funland. Then Saturday Zach went fishing with some friends so Park and I went to more games and made another stop at the zoo. The animals were so fun. Usually they are all asleep or in hiding, but both days the animals were ready to entertain. Saturday was Dr. Dolittle day so they had a scavenger hunt and games and crafts. We had a long, hot but very fun weekend!

Friday- (I forgot my camera)

Saturday-Dr. Dolittle Day!

Ross Park

2009-07-20T14:30:00.005-06:00

We finally went swimming! We have been wanting to get to Ross Park for a long time and last week we made it. We went with my mom, sister-in-law and her girls, and Hayley and Boston. We had so much fun.

Kadance, Parker and Kinzie

Me and Parker

Grandma and Parky

My little shark!

Hayley and Boston He is so dang cute!

Random Pics

2009-07-20T14:25:00.002-06:00

Parker loves to play with his legos. This is his sweet gun he built.

We have been having a wild summer. This is not the first time I have seen this this summer. My cute boys!

Parker and his dad have been doing a lot of fishing this summer. Here's my sweet boy getting ready to go out again.

Our 4th of July Celebration

2009-07-06T12:44:00.004-06:00

We went water skiing for the 4th with my family and some friends. We got a little sun burnt, but it was a blast!

My beach babe!

Apparently the life jacket wasn't enough so he added his arm floaties!

Blake is so cute!

Me, Amy and Mike on the tube!

It was so fun.

Shara, Amy and Mike tubing!

Parker, me and Shara

Parker and Carson

Best buds!

Tyler is such a stud!

Talbot Reunion

2009-06-26T12:23:00.000-06:00

On Tuesday night we left for the family reunion. Zach ended up having to work late so

we didn't get on the road until about 10:15p.m. and arrived at camp about 11:30p.m. just in time to go to bed. We hopped in the trailer with grandma and grandpa so we didn't have to set up our tent in the dark. We had so much fun fishing, relaxing, playing, hiking, and spending time with the family. They always plan so many fun activities to keep us all entertained!

Parker was so excited to go camping and fishing!

Our family sitting by the fire.

Zach playing in the horse shoe tournament.

Melissa and Trinity watching horse shoes. So cute!

Still loving this!

Parker learing how to shoot a gun.

Hanging out in the tent. Parker wanted to go to bed so early every night so he could be in the tent. Silly boy!

Fishing at Macky Res. We caught 10 fish in less than an hour! We love to fish!

Brandon, Little Zach, Grandma Talbot, and Grandpa Talbot around the fire.

We love the reunion, and can't wait for next year!

Another Fishing Trip

2009-06-11T23:51:00.007-06:00

On Wednesday, Zach took Parker and I to Deirke's Lake in Twin Falls to go fishing. We used to live in Twin when we first got married and fished there almost every night. We love it there. Usually we catch a lot, but this time we didn't do so well. We did catch one, but it was a small blue gil and we threw it back. We had fun hanging out and having a picnic.

Our "BIG" catch!

We had to stop and see the Shoshone Falls. They are gorgeous!!

There is an Elk ranch right outside the park. This is what Zach hopes to shoot this year!

Charlie's Graduation

2009-06-11T23:43:00.004-06:00

We went to Charlie's High School graduation!

Parker enjoying graduation. (or the DS)

CONGRATULATIONS UNCLE CHARLIE!!

WE LOVE YOU!

Enjoying the Sun

2009-06-11T23:35:00.004-06:00

The kids LOVE to play in the water. There is nothing better than running through a sprinkler on a hot summer day, followed by a nice popsicle. This was our last day watching the girlies and Parker is so bored!

Memorial Day Weekend

2009-05-26T12:35:00.006-06:00

This weekend we had a lot of fun together as a family.

Saturday we went fishing with my brother and his family. Zach told Parker that a lunker was a big fish, so every fish we caught Parker called it a "Huge Wonker!" He loves fishing, and him and his dad caught 8 "Wonkers!"

Sunday we went to my mom's house for dinner. My cousin's from Utah were here so we went to see them. Parker loves his cousin Caden. After hanging out with my family we headed to Zach's moms house.

Monday we went to a BBQ with the Talbots, and then headed shopping to Pocy. We also decided to take Parker to the zoo while we were there. Parker loves animals, and has been begging us to take him. Parker has also been begging me for a puppy, and with our house for sale I refused to let him have one, so we compromised on a kitten. So, while we were in Pocy we stopped and let him pick out a kitten. He absolutely loves his kitten!

A day at the CIRCUS!

2009-05-01T12:41:00.003-06:00

Yesterday Zach and I took Parker and Kadance to the Circus. It was a lot better than what I was expecting. The kids had a blast. Parker's favorite were the big elephants that did cool tricks, the motorcycles in the metal ball, the guys that juggeled fire, and the ponies and their neat tricks. After the circus we promised to take the kiddies to Coldstones for ice cream, and it was so good. We love Coldstones! We had a really fun day with the kids!

He's Addicted!

2009-04-28T21:21:00.002-06:00

My baby is only 4 years old and he is addicted to video games! Where did I go wrong?

A Bit Of Fresh Air

2009-04-16T21:10:00.002-06:00

Today we had half a day of pretty good weather so we took the chance to get some fresh air! We are getting so sick of the rain and snow, we want to start playing outside again! Where is spring?

Cute Cousins

Mr. Parker

My sweet kiddies!

We love it out here!

Easter Time

2009-04-16T20:54:00.004-06:00

Easter morning Parker was so excited to see that the Easter bunny really came in our house. He couldn't believe it! He was so excited that he wouldn't eat the candy. He just wanted to save it.

Look at his eyes!

After church we went to my mom's house to dye eggs and have lunch. Then we went to Zach's mom's house for dinner. We ate LOTS of good food!

Uncle Trev and Aunt Miranda spoiled the kiddies by getting them a toy for easter! Spoiled babies! We love Easter!

Happy Birthday Dad!

2009-04-16T20:52:00.001-06:00

Easter sunday was also my dad's birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!

General Conference

2009-04-06T09:38:00.003-06:00

This weekend my cousins from Georgia came for a visit, so Sunday Parker and I went to Utah with my family to see them. (Zach had to work) It was so fun to get to see everyone, and Parker got to see the other Parker again. He loves his cousins!

The car ride.

Brynlie, Kelcie, Trevor, Susan, Miranda

Parker loves these guys!

Parker T, Parker O, Nicholas, Whitney, Caden

Conner, Brynlie, Kelcie, Kaytlyn, Tyler, Kylee

What we have been up to!

2009-04-03T13:06:00.002-06:00

The last few years Parker and I have been entering flowers into the fair. We both love growing the flowers and seeing what we win. This year we decided to try something different and actually plant the seeds instead of buying the starts. I let Parker help pick out what we were going to plant, and we planted the seeds Saturday night. Every day Parker wakes up, runs over to the table and yells, "Our flowers didn't grow!" It has been so frustrating to see him and his dissapointment, but Wednesday morning we found some starts! And now they have almost all started to grow. Parker and I were so excited! We can't wait for the fair!

2009-04-03T12:59:00.004-06:00

Last week was Spring Break so we didn't have the girls all week. It was so weird not seeing them for that long. Both Parker and I missed them, but they are back, and we're back on schedule!
WE LOVE YOU GIRLIES!

Silly Kiddos!

2009-04-03T12:53:00.002-06:00

Last Saturday Parker and I went to Utah with my parents to my cousin's baptism. It was really fun to get to see my cousins. Parker sat on the front row with my little cousin's primary class, and copied everything they were doing. After the baptism he came running up to me and said that he wanted to get baptized too! I am so lucky to have such a sweet boy, and a good traveler too.

2009-04-03T12:47:00.002-06:00

Parker loves to cook. Everytime I cook dinner he begs me to let him help. I am usually not to willing to let him, but grandma always lets him help with cookies.

Quick! Limited Offer!

2009-03-04T10:05:00.002-07:00

Another fun blog game!The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make! (Though I hope you will!)
2. What I create will be just for you.
3. It'll be done this year. {might be a little while}
4. You have no clue what it's going to be. I don't even have a clue what it's going to be.
5. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.

The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must repost this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog. The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did, win a homemade gift! It may not be great, but it will be fun!!
* * *Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!* * *

Red Robin

2009-02-28T16:26:00.003-07:00

Zach's favorite place to eat is Red Robin. So, for his birthday we went there to eat with my little sis, Kate. The food was so good! It's the best place to eat!

Happy Birthday Babe!

2009-02-27T16:21:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Zach! I love you!

Silly Boy

2009-02-23T18:39:00.001-07:00

Parker loves to talk on the phone. Today he told me he needed to call and talk to aunt Katie. When he is on the phone he walks around yelling into the phone, and he says the funniest things. What a SILLY BOY!

Grand Targhee

2009-02-23T18:32:00.002-07:00

Saturday Zach and I went skiing with my family. Zach's never tried, and I haven't been in 6 years! It was so fun. I forgot how much I love skiing! Zach tried snow boarding, and liked it, but was in pain when we left. Hopefully he'll have more fun next time now that he knows what he's doing.

Parker's Birthday

2009-02-09T09:03:00.001-07:00

Today Parker turns 4 years old. He is so excited for his birthday! Sunday we went to my mom's house and celebrated with Tyler and Trev since their birthdays were all this week. Tonight Zach's parents and grandparents are coming to celebrate some more!
I can't believe my baby is 4!

Trevor's Birthday

2009-02-07T08:19:00.000-07:00

Today is my little brother, Trevor's 23rd birthday. His wife gave his a surprise birthday party. It was really fun to see how surprised he was when he got home to a full house.

Tyler's 17th Birthday

2009-02-04T08:13:00.000-07:00

Today is my little brother's birthday.

HaPpY bIrThDaY tYlER!

Six and Six Tag

2009-01-30T10:19:00.006-07:00

Here's the game:
1) Go to your picture folder, or wherever you store your photos on your computer
2) Go to the sixth folder and pick the sixth picture
3) Post it on your blog and tell the story that goes along with the picture
4) Tag four friends to do the same

This is a picture of Parker at Zach's softball game last summer. He was so happy because he just peed on a tree for the first time ever! Such an accomplishment for a little boy!

I tag Kathy, Brianna, Kristin, and Becky

Why do they have to grow up!

2009-01-16T20:36:00.003-07:00

I can't believe how fast Parker is growing up. I keep trying to get him to stay my baby, but he tells me that he can't stop getting bigger! Parker is such a sweet little boy. He is getting so smart and he loves learning. He knows some colors, can count to 19, knows all his letters and he is even learning to sound out words! This year Parker is a sunbeam, and I can't belive he is big enough to be in primary. It has been a real change for him, and he is starting to adjust. Hopefully this week will be a little better than the last. This is Parker getting ready for church. He is so adorable!

I LOVE THIS BOY!!

Friends Forever!

2008-12-27T14:05:00.005-07:00

Today a bunch of my friends from high school came over for a brunch. We have stayed really close and try to keep in touch with each other. It was so fun to see them and see what everyone is up to these days.

I love you girls!

ChRiStMaS dAy

2008-12-27T13:56:00.003-07:00

Christmas day we woke up and opened our presents then we went to Zach's mom's house and opened presents. We were then going to go to my parent's home, but because of all the snow we weren't able to get there in our little car so my dad came in and got us. We got spoiled and Parker had a blast opening all our presents. He asked santa for a "BIG Scary dragon" and he must have been good 'cause he got one!

Christmas Eve

2008-12-27T13:32:00.004-07:00

For Christmas eve we went to grandma Van Horn's for a party. We always have grilled cheese and tuna and hot cocoa. Santa came and gave us are gifts along with some crazy glasses and fake teeth. Parker has been saying that he is afraid of Santa, but he did shake his hand.

Family Christmas Party

2008-12-21T21:32:00.006-07:00

Tonight we had our Van Orden family christmas party. It was so fun. We ate dinner, had a talent show, played games and had a pinata. Our family also has tradition where we get each other a food storage item, so my the end of the party we had several things to add to our food storage. We also got to meet Megs' new baby boy!

We've got SNOW!

2008-12-09T15:36:00.005-07:00

So, today Parker and Kadance begged me to let them go out and play in the snow. They had fun for about 45 minutes until they came in the house saying they were "frrrreezing!" So, we warmed up with some hot cocoa.

(Parker insisted on wearing his ski goggles.)

When the kids went out to play Kinzie got pretty upset that she didn't get to go! But then she got over it, and was fine with just watching from the window! What a funny girl!

Gingerbread Houses!

2008-12-08T09:34:00.006-07:00

On Friday night we went to Trevor and Miranda's house to make gingerbread houses. Our family does this every year, but we usually use gram crackers instead of real gingerbread! This year Trevor wanted to try gingerbread and so we did. It was a lot harded than we thought, but they turned out pretty good!

Trev and Miranda's House & Me and Zach's house

While we built our houses, Parker built his own in the family room out of pillows. Trevor couldn't resist checking it out! What a fun night!

Happy Anniversary Babe!

2008-11-20T10:33:00.002-07:00

I can't believe it has been 5 years already! I love Zach so much, and am grateful for the loving husband and father he is! I can't wait to spend all time and eternity with him! I love you babe!

Our New TV

2008-11-17T15:20:00.005-07:00

On Saturday Zach and I went and bought us a new TV for our 5th anniversary this week. We have been wanting one for quite a while, we just had a hard time deciding which one to get.

I'm catching up on some tags!

2008-11-03T08:18:00.005-07:00

Sweetheart Post
WHAT IS YOUR HUSBANDS NAME? Zachary Ryan
HOW LONG HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN MARRIED? 5 Years
HOW LONG DID YOU DATE? 8 months
HOW OLD IS HE? 27
WHO IS TALLER? he is
WHO CAN SING BEST? He's a pretty good singer
WHO IS SMARTER? definately me!
WHO DOES LAUNDRY? We both do
WHO PAYS BILLS? Me
WHO SLEEPS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED? Zach does
WHO MOWS THE LAWN? we both do
WHO COOKS DINNER? we both do, I HATE COOKING
WHO'S FIRST TO ADMIT THEY ARE WRONG? Probably me
WHO KISSED WHO FIRST? Zach kisseds me
WHO WEARS THE PANTS? We both do.

10 years ago I:
1. Just got my driver's license
2. Couldn't even date
3. Was a Freshman in high school
4. Just turned 15
5.

5 things on today's "to do" list:
1. Do the laundry
2. watch the girls
3. shower
4. make dinner
5. mop kitchen floor

5 snacks I enjoy:
1. ice cream
2. popcorn
3. anything chocolate
4. granola bars
5. carrots

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire:
1. Pay tithing
2. pay off my home
3. pay off student loans
4. go on a trip
5. go shopping

5 places I have lived:
1. Blackfoot, ID
2. Pocatello, ID
3. Twin Falls, ID
4. Jackson Hole, WY
5. Rexburg, ID

Five jobs I have had:
1. TJ MAXX employee
2. Clod picker in harvest (4 years)
3. Housekeeper/hostess for a dude ranch
4. flower booth at the fair
5. I don't think I've had anymore jobs!

TRICK-OR-TREAT

2008-11-01T13:21:00.005-06:00

Our night started out at my mom's ward trunk-or-treat. This is the best idea ever! Parker and Kadance love getting all that candy.

I LOVE THIS SCARY DRAGON!

This is our sponge bob pumpkin! Parker loves his sponge bob.

(He's actually watching right now!)

After the trunk-or-treat we went and visited all 6 grandma and grandpas. Parker got really tired, and kept saying he wanted to go home, but the grandparents were all wanting to see their cute little dragon. After we had seen all the grandparents we went to my brother, Trev's house and ate and watched a movie. Parker loves scary movies, but he fell asleep pretty quick.

In all we had a fun, and busy halloween.

We made it to the front page!

2008-10-31T11:14:00.004-06:00

So, yesterday I took the kids to Walmart to get some candy for our cookies, and also pick up some more pumpkins. On our way out to the car a lady asked if she could take a picture of the kids with their pumpkins for The Morning News. We knew that it was going to be in the paper, but we had no idea we would make the front page! I showed the kids this morning and they think it is awsome to be in the paper!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

2008-10-31T09:05:00.005-06:00

Isn't my little dragon SCARY!

Cookies!

2008-10-30T18:43:00.003-06:00

So, today I took the kids to the park to play with Michelle and her kiddies! It was really fun to see Michelle, and Parker said Carter is his new friend. They are so cute! After the park I took the kids home and we made sugar cookies and let them decorate their own. They did such a good job, and they loved it!

Kinzie made her own cookie too! She loves cookies!

Parker's cookies! Don't they look yummy? He ate all the frosting off, and left the cookie and candy! Silly boy, he loves his frosting!

Fun with the cousins

2008-10-22T12:04:00.000-06:00

Yesterday Heather and her two neices came over to play. We decided to take them to the park, but it was so cold that we only stayed a little while. Then we decided to go home and eat popcorn and watch a movie. It was fun for the kiddies, but five wild kids with two adults! It was crazy!

Playing in the sand

Parker and Ryan

Kinzie

My three babies

Parker making a sand angel

The girlies eating there popcorn and watching a movie!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAYTLYN!

2008-10-14T19:45:00.001-06:00

Today is my baby sister's 14th birthday!

I am so sick of canning!

2008-10-14T19:41:00.000-06:00

So, today my mom, gram and I canned apples for 6 hours while babysitting three small children! Yes, we are amazing! It was fun to spend the day with mom and gram, but I am getting sick of canning! Next week we move onto jam. Oh joy!

My Super Heros!

2008-10-13T15:16:00.001-06:00

These kiddies are so funny!

Poor Kinzie

2008-10-13T15:14:00.000-06:00

So, last Thursday evening my niece, Kinzie, fell off of her parent's bed and broke her arm! It is so sad to see such a small child get hurt like that. It broke both bones, and is really swollen. She is such a climber, and as soon as they got home from the hospital she started climbing again. Will she ever learn?

Happy Birthday Abby!

2008-10-07T17:10:00.001-06:00

Last night Zach and I were trying to figure out how long we have had our dog, Abby, when we realized that her birthday was today! So, Happy Birthday Abby. We have had Abby for almost 2 years. I have never been much of pet person, but we are all very attached now. Parker absolutely loves his Abby!

A Day With Heather!

2008-10-03T10:29:00.000-06:00

So, yesterday Heather and I went to Salt Lake to go visit our friend, Brittany. We met her when we worked at the ranch, and hadn't seen her for 4 years! It was so good to see her! She was coming to Salt Lake for a convention, so Heather and I decided to make a trip to Utah. The only problem was that neither of us had actually driven to Utah! That's what husbands are for! So, we printed off a couple of maps, and off we went. We had so much fun. We haven't seen eachother much all summer, so it was a blast to spend the entire day with Heather! I even got to have my first visit to Tia Pan Trading. It is a blast! I bought some fun Christmas stuff. Now that me and Heather know we can make the trip alone, we are planning our next road trip!

I LOVE YOU HEV!

Life is CRAZY with three!

2008-09-30T16:42:00.001-06:00

So, I have started watching my two neices about a month ago. It has been a big change for me and Parker, but we are really enjoying it. Parker loves having a friend over everyday, and it's nice to have some girlies in the house! They all seem to get along pretty well.

They love baby Kinz!