That's What Boys are Made of...

Hand print on cupboards, and shoes in the hall.

Toilet Seats up, and there's mud on the wall.

Every sports channel to them will appeal,

and the front room doubles as a football field.

The shelves in the kitchen are continually bare.

There's toy on the couch, and jeans on the chair.

Wrestling and mud and cars and noise;

I'm sure you can tell I'm the MOTHER OF BOYS!

We had our 20 week ultrasound this week.  And they again did confirm that we are having another wonderful little boy.  I am the baby of 8 children.  I have 6 sisters and 1 brother.  Where does the boy fall?  Just right above me.  So my father(bless his heart) had 6 GIRLS before they got a boy.  Then my sisters started having children.  Girls? No! Boys?  Lots of them!  My oldest sister had 4 boys, and then a girl, and one more boy.  The next sister down had 6 BOYS!  The rest got a fair mixture.  Except my brother....who had triplet BOYS!  So out of 34 grandchildren....only 12 are girls.  4 of those girls belonging to my sister Dianne, who has no boys.  So having another boy isn't a shock for us.  We are just as thrilled as ever.  I get asked a lot if I am disappointed.  At first...I was a little.  But then I had a really good conversation with my mom.  She said, "When we found out our 7th child was going to be a boy, Grandpa Weidner proudly announced to the world that his son had finally done it and had gotten a boy."  My mother wondered what was wrong with all her little girls she loved so dearly.  My mother went on to tell me that she didn't keep having children to try for a boy, but she kept having them because she loved children and new this was her family.  I also get asked if we will have another baby...."to try for a girl."  Right now the answer is no.  But I can't guarantee we won't have another baby.  Not to "try for a girl" though.  But because I love children.  I love MY children.  And if the Lord sees fit to send me a 5th boy...I will gladly except.  I feel so blessed to be the mother of these amazing little guys.  They are what makes my world go round.  And if I can raise them to be half the man my father is and my husband...then my job will be complete.  As my father put his arm around me he said, "boys make great missionaries" I felt even more blessed to have the opportunity to teach these boys the gospel.  And if Das and I can teach them well and to respect the women in their lives....someday I will have wonderful daughter in laws.

There are these boys who stole my heart.

They call me MOM!

Super Bowl Sunday Fun!

 We had such a great time this year doing Fantasy Football with our friends.  So we decided to end it with a Super Bowl Party.  Our house isn't enourmous, but we were ready to take on the chaos.  And to be honest....it wasn't nearly as chaotic as we were expecting.

Everyone showed up a little before four with their food to share.  Mia Love painted her girls faces.  So cute! 

Das had put a brisket on the smoker as soon as we got home from church.  And everyone else brought snacks to share.  They were tasty.  I did my sausage dip, salsa(which I forgot to put out.) and guacomole.  We had seven layer dips, minnie sausages, deviled eggs, jello. 

Das's brisket wasn't cooking as fast as we'd planned, so we snacked throughout the game and then had that as an extra treat later on. 

We had the Johannasens(with their 3 kids) The Love's(3 kids) and the Mansourri's(2kids). Unfortunately the Williams weren't able to make it due to sick kids.:(  They were missed.  As well as their pay up money for fantasy. lol 

All of the kids were very entertained and behaved themselves. 

As did the adults.:) 

Das had also put together a question game for everyone, with a dollar buy in.  With questions like who would win the coin toss.  Kevin took home that special prize of $9.  I was close to it. 

We enjoyed the game except for we all were wanting the Patriots to win.  Comercials were so so.  And Madonna was pretty great herself. 

We never really get pictures of ourselves....so here you have it.    The hosts of our first Super Bowl Party of many to come.To the best of friends for making football more exciting for me this year and for finishing it off with a bang...Looking forward to next season.

My New IPhone!

These are just miscellaneous pics taken with my new iPhone.  I have been so excited and been snap crazy.  I no longer have to use Das's phone, or settle for crappy photos with my other phone.

Look at those curls!  I wish my curls would look as good as his do.  I'm afraid if I cut them though, that they won't grow back.

Our sweet Ashton.  The second Das walks in from work, Ashton is asking if he can play his IPad.  He's a little addicted.  We sure do love our boys!

This is my new tasty treat I have been making.  It's actually healthier than it looks....for a treat.  But hey, I am pregnant.....so get off my back already.:)  I am just happy I am able to eat again.  This yummy bowl is filled with sugar free ice cream.  Topped with Nutella and sliced bananas.  I'll bet you are all thinking about a trip to the store now.  I really am enjoying my phone.  It takes great pictures, and is so much easier to use then those silly phones.  I must have to best husband ever!  Thanks Das!

A Visit From Ethan

 Last weekend the boys had their dad come into town for a few days.  It had been a year since his last visit, so they were so excited.

Ethan's wife Season, and their daughter Anna joined them.  They had big plans to take the boys skiing.

I was really excited for the boys, since Das and I do not ski.  And they were lucky enough to get SNOW that weekend. 

And from what they told me....they had a really great time.  Das and I are going to have to get them into some skiing lessons.

Also, our very generous neighbor gave us a pair of skis and boots that look practically new.  If we ever get enough snow, we will take them over to the park by our house and let them practice.

While they had the kids all weekend, Das and I took advantage of the quietness that filled our house.  Logan wasn't sure what to do with himself.  And when they came to pick up some clothes and left, Logan cried.  Saturday we got a sitter for Logan and went out to dinner and to see a movie.  And Sunday it was weird going to church without them.  I am glad they had a good time, but we were glad to have them home.  We all missed them!

Thanksgiving Point Dinosaur Museum

 My girlfriend Sharon just had a baby last month and is on maternity leave from work.  She asked me if I wanted to meet up with her to go to the childrens musem and Thanksgiving Point.

The boys had such a great time. The part they enjoyed the most was diggin in the wet and dry sand.  We let the kids play for quite a bit while we sat and chatted.

 We also went into the imagination section.  Very cool stuff in there.

We had a great time!  Thanks Sharon for inviting us!

Logan's first haircut

We decided that Logan's hair was getting way to long in front so it was time for a haircut.

But only his bangs were getting cut.  No way will I cut off all those curls in back.

He did very well!  And he can now see mcuh better.

He loves to go up those stairs still.  And thinks he it is so funny that is scares me.

He also loves to climb under the table and hang out with the kitty.  It's his little hut.

Bear Lake Cabin

Several years ago my sister Chirstine and her husband bought a cabin in Bear Lake.  Das and I haven't had a chance until now to get up there with them to check it out.  This is the view of the lake from the patio. 

 We headed up there Friday morning and stayed until Sunday afternoon.  Christine came up there with her two kids and her brother in law Dan came up to do a little hunting and brought his cute family up for Friday night.

 So a bit about their cabin.  It is beautiful!  You walk into the main floor that has the kitchen, family room, and two master bedrooms.  Both bedrooms were furnished with king sized beds, showers, bathtubs, and fireplaces.

The basement has two full bathrooms, and six bedrooms.  Two bedrooms had queen size beds and 4 had bunkbeds with the full bottom.  A ladder from the side of the kitchen takes you up into a small loft with 4 twin beds.  So it sleeps a total of 24 people!

And I can't leave out all their toys:  fourwheelers, a six person ranger (us up top) snowmobiles, and wave runners.  We bundled the kids up for a small ride on the ranger.  It was just noisy and bumpy enough to put Logan to sleep.

Unfortunately there wasn't enough snow to go sledding and the wind was blowing strongly.  So we spent most of the time indoors just relaxing and playing games.  Saturday Dan and his family went home, and Craig came up when he got off work.  We all climbed into bed and I had Das turn our fire on cuz I got cold the night before.  Around 2am we were both stripping down and throwing blankets off until I finally told Das to turn it off.  And then the wind was howling all night long.  We woke up, cleaned up, and packed up to head home. 

Logan giving Griffin kisses.

We really enjoyed spending time with Craig and Christine.  They are so generous to let people use their cabin.  They have even given us a weekend to take up some of our friends.  We are looking forward to it.

Thanks again for sharing your amazing cabin with us.  We had a wonderful time!

Great family! Good friends! And the best of times!