Drive to North Carolina

This is what the GPS said when we left Logan to drive to NC to suprise my mom for christmas. We told my dad around Thankgiving and he was able to keep it a secret, along with all of us who almost sliped up a few times. We took Bethany and Parley with us and told them they could only come along if they still would like us and the kids after the long adventure.

On the way there we layed down the seats and tried to drive threw the night, it was a good idea just hard to do with Tea being so young. We finnaly got her asleep around 11, all the kids slept and me and Beth had a hard time. We were supposed to be the replacment drivers. We stopted to get gas around 2 in the morning and Hudson woke up and threw up, along with Travis who started to feel sick. By 2:30 Tea was awake and thought we were having a party, she was smiling big and chatting. By then I was tired and had enough and we decided to pull over and get a hotel. It didn't take us long to be in bed! On the way home we decided to stay three nights and drive during the days and that worked better.

The kids did so good, I didn't have high expectaions but they did awesome. It was me that had to take a few deep breaths!

When we would stop for gas we would all get out and get some wiggles out!

Travis enjoying the break from driving, he was a driving machine! He drove all the way home! Crazy, I am pretty sure he just liked that he could put in ear phones and listen to his book and not have to worry about feeding and entertaining everyone. When we arrived we planed a head of time with my dad that he would go to the bathroom so my mom would have to answer the door. We put my kids on the door step and knocked. When she opened the door she was so shocked, she was so suprised she just knelt down to hug the kids and cried and cried. I had to tell Remy that Grandma was okay that they were happy tears. She had no idea! It was the best suprise, Christmas ever. We got there a week before Christmas and left the day after Christmas. The weather was so nice in the 60's.

Enjoying the weather, eating a stick!

Tea loves blueberries, I made the mistake of letting her have to many. That was a scary diaper, a mistake I won't make again.

Playing some basketball at the mission home.

Remy Birthday

Remy Jack turned 4 this week, were has that four years gone? This year Remy wanted a Daisy dog cake I did my best to make it look like a bassest hound he loved it.

Remy was so excited when he opened his card from Grandma Lil and Papa Lindz and he had a git card to go buy a toy. He had a fun time picking out something and buying it with his card.

Cute boy, during the winter I often refer Remy to my little Puerto rican because he is always saying he is so cold. Poor kid was born in the warmth and lived there long engough to get used to the heat. We are so grateful to have him in our family. He is our goofy, boy. We always get a good laugh with his silly faces and things he says. He is very sweet to everyone around him and his teachers love him!!!

Having the first bite, a tradition we started a year ago!

Tea wanted a bite too! And because she is cute and say's please so nice she got her way!

Then we had to let Hudson try!

Tea enjoyed her piece of cake, her and Remy loved it when I gave her them the beaters from the frosting earlier that day! I had to wait to frost the rest of the cake when she was napping she was a little to helpful.

We skyped with my parents while we did presents and cake, I can't wait until they get home in July!!!

We found a little tramp at a sports store by our house that was on sale for cheap. We thought it would be fun to set up in the boy's room during the winter and set it up out on the patio in the summer. Travis set it up in there room while they were asleep so Remy would be suprised when he woke up. He loved it! He jumped for about a hour then said " I am starving lets eat breakfast".

Camera Clean Up

Cheeeesse! Travis put some bubbles in the jet tub after Tea got for the boys and she ended up joinging them. They all had a fun time, Hudson said "this is the best day ever"!

The water was only a foot deep but the bubbles where two feet deep, it made it a little scary when Tea went down you had to fish her out fast.

On Remy's last day of school this is how he came home.They let them face paint there own faces, he told me he was a tiger.

Aunt Beths party

We had Aunt Beth up at our house foro the Thanksgivng break. I was bad about taking pictures at thanksgiving, we had a nice time with the family. We had it at our house and had my siblings and Travis family up. Beth's birthday was the monday after so we had a party for her!

This is Tea's new smile face, big cheese.

Oh man this was a really sad day!!! We just moved a few weeks ago and we couldn't keep Dasiy, we found a good adoption agency that we could give her to and that made us feel a little better. It was so sad to tell the boys and have them say good bye! She was such a good dog and I can't wait to get them a new dog when Travis is all done with school and we are setteled in a few years.

Tea studying with Travis for finals! I found this chair on ksl for a good deal and she loves it.

Tea is growing up so fast. She reminds me of Hudson, she is so busy and loves to climb on everything! We love having this sassy girl in our family, it sure keeps me extra busy! She is saying a few words now, Mom, Dad, Plesse(please), chanch you( thank you), Me, my show, and teya jo(tea jo).

Happy Halloween

 On saturday Travis raked all the leaves into a huge pile by the tramp and the boys had a good time jumping in them.

I thought the beard was bad, then he shaved it into this I am sure just to bug me and it worked I had to live with it for a few days.

 Already to go trick or treating

Halloween dinner, blood soup, hot dog mummies, monster brains and swamp water. 

Notice the freaky guy to the right, I wish I had this on video as soon as Remy saw him he bolted out of there we talked him into going back and this is his quick escape. 

 We went trick or treating with some friends this year, the road had no cars driving on it that was nice.

 The pumpkins we carved this year!

 The kids didn't wear there masks long so me and Travis wore them for a bit, Tea was quite concerned

 I think this is a good look for me.