* The Fellows Family *

Its been a while!! Update

2009-12-18T20:11:00.006-07:00

I cannot believe its been since Halloween that I have posted anything. Ive been meaning to get on and post and I just havent done it.

We had Thanksgiving with some great friends, Jesse and Heather and their family. It was wonderful. The food was great and the company was better. It was a great day. The kids played outside the whole time, and it was COLD! They looked like little ice cubes when they came inside. They were running and playing so it didnt seem so cold to them. I was cold just looking at them. Then riding the quad in the dark, about froze me!

Brekyn had her 6th birthday! We had a great surprise... Aunt Lesli, Uncle Ian, Trent and Ashli came to her party! IT was so fun! I was so happy, and so was the rest of my family! She had a fun party, she had friends come and she loved it. She got a lot of fun things. I cant believe she is 6! Where in the world does time go? It breaks my heart, believe it or not! I dont want them to grow up! She is loving school and doing very well. She has a lot of friends and is a friend to everyone. Her teachers told us she is very kind to all. That makes me feel good. I am proud of her.
Brekyn had a Thanksgiving play at school. She did so good. These little plays are so fun to watch. She had a part to say with 2 others. They did perfect! It was soooo cute!

Tanner and Brekyn had their Christmas plays as well. It was a blast! Tanner was a Rapping Bear! Brekyn was a Cookie Star. They both had parts and did so good. I am so glad they can get on stage and function. I sure as heck couldnt when I was 6 and 8 yrs old. I couldnt do it now. Not my thing!!! Id pass out! They do it very well.

Not much else is going on. Justin is workin his buns off. Its busy, busy! He is loving his new position. He is doing great with it. He loves to not have to shave, or do anything like that. Its a nice change for us all. He goes out of town a lot more. He just got home from an over nighter a little bit ago. Glad to have him home! I miss him when hes gone, and so do the kids!

Hayden is doing great. He got a palate splitter in his mouth to widen his upper jaw. It sucks.... poor kids. Any of you who know him, he gets canker sores so bad in his mouth to begin with. This just gives him more. Its awful. But hes hangin in there and can get it taken out in June. SO we have a while left of this. Next month he gets head gear, which we are all thrilled about. Let me tell you! It will be worth it in the end. I keep telling him (and myself) that anyways.

Tanner is doing well also. Nothing too new with him. Same ole sports, sports, sports and Now GIRLS! Ugh! Thats all I can say about that! He actually did have a lump removed from his back on Dec. 1st. It ended up to be nothing to worry about. Thankfully! Its always a scary situation when things are growing in your kids body that shouldnt be! It was big, by the time they were done it was about the size of a half dollar. 6 stitches to sew it back together. Stitches are now out and hes as good as new with a huge ugly scar! He will be able to make up some good battle wound stories with this scar!

Caison is funny as ever. He is in to cooking! Yes cooking. It drives me nuts! The other day he opened the oven and poured a whole bottle of salt into the bottom of it. Was soo proud and said Mom, I cookin! How do you get mad at that? Until about 2 hrs later. He opens the oven and cracks and egg in the bottom and says, Mom... I cookin! Not so cute this time! Stinker!!
I was out shopping with a friend and I get a call from Justin. He said hey I learned something new tonight. I asked what that was. He said you need to check the oven before pre heating cuz Caison leaves things in there. He had left a plastic cup for us to melt and catch fire with. I just had to laugh... silly kid, he really is funny!

Well thats about it. Or all I can think of right now!

Halloween....I love it!

2009-11-02T09:00:00.003-07:00

This year I chose the costumes for the kids. Mean I know! lol We had our own little CHAIN GANG! It turned out so cute and the kids liked it too! Caison was the little Cop and Hayden, Tanner and Brekyn were his Prisoners! It was great! Caison won 1st for his costume at the Fire Dept where we spent the evening. It was much warmer than going outside. It was all fun and games and a Trunk or Treat in the parking lot when it was over. Justin ran a booth, He ran the jail. For a few pieces of candy you could throw anyone in jail for 5 minutes. He at the last minute, I really mean the last minute.... 45 to be exact. He informed me he needed a costume. (He knew for months) So I came up with a CHICK MAGNET! He got to spend the night with some hot chicks hanging all over him!!! He had his hair all slicked back and everything!!
Fun times!!!

Just an off day!

2009-10-21T22:44:00.002-07:00

Today was just one of those days! It was OFF! First thing this am I got up with Tanner for school, 7:30 am. He usually just gets up and dressed and ready for the day. But not today! Today he didnt want to comb his hair, because he was too cold. But... he didnt want to wear a long sleeved shirt because he might get too hot at school! So we went round and round until he missed the freakin bus! So I told him I was not going to drive him to school because he was being a turd and missed the bus. So he Freaked out about not going to school! Screaming and crying. I thought for sure the cops were going to get called. He has not missed a day yet this year and doesnt want to either. So he combed his hair and changed his shirt finally. I ended up driving him to school. Mainly because I didnt feel like dealing with him all day long. lol
Later I had to go pick up my sweet friends 2 kids and get them to school. She was sick today and not able to get them there on time, or at all. I was loading my other 3 kids in the car. Hayden sat in the very back in his "Spot". I told Brekyn to get in hers. I was buckling the baby in his car seat. I had put my cell phone, purse and babys cup on the front seat. The door was still open. Brekyn thinks she has to run the whole show. So she is doing what Brekyn does, in the front seat. Instead of being in her Spot. She kicked my cell out the door and I had no clue. (she didnt either) I drove away, right over my dang cell phone! I get down the road, Im looking for my phone. I knew exactly where I had put it. So I thought it must have fallen out when she was in the front seat, doing what she does. I turned around and went back. Sure enough it was in the cinders ran over... face down! It still works if you dial from the inside and not the front obviously! Im shocked it works at all. I can even still text! This phone is only about 4 months old. UGH! So I will be ordering a new one tomorrow. Thankfully I pay that $5 a month for Ins. I do this because Justin ran over his phone last year and I never stopped giving him crap for that! SO THIS IS KARMA!!! KARMA... KARMA.... KARMA!! It got me! Sorry I made fun of you Dear! lol
So Justin had gone to work today like everyday. Gone by 8 am. or 7 whenever he leaves? We do scouts at our house Weds nights at 6 pm. We have a bunch of rowdy 9 yr old boys who come each week. So Justin calls me and says he has to work late. I have to pull something off for scouts. So my 4 kids, one being 2. And 7... 9 yr olds all by my self!!! I did it! We made a Halloween craft and played the Wii! I sent them home with an assignment for next week. They had fun and we survived. I fed my kids and had them all in bed asleep by 8:15 pm. Ahhhhh the silence! Oh ya, its now 11:00 pm and my Hubby is still at work! I sure hope he had some dinner! Poor guy!! I love him! I hate the long days when he doesnt even get to see the kids. They get sad, and so does he. He will be gone again in the am before any of them are even awake!! Thanks babe for all you do!! You are the best!!

Happy Happy Birthday Hayden Dear....

2009-10-04T16:27:00.003-07:00

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Hayden is 11!! Holy cow where did time go? He had a wonderful birthday party. He had a some friends Kaylee, Kyle, Cassidy, Grace, Matt, Cousins, Preston, Tracen, and sweet Kelci, Grandma and Grandpa Fellows, Grandpa and Elaine Tanner, Uncle Nate, Heather and Sherry and Wendy Watson who came from Phx to celebrate with us!! Thanks to all who came, he had a great time!

Tanners First Football Game! Go Cougars!

2009-09-13T10:05:00.002-07:00

Tanner had his first football game yesterday. They played the Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets! It was a great game. We won 32 to 21. Tanner played awesome. He loves football! Its amazing how much those little guys know about it already. He played mostly defense, but played a few plays on offense. They got to play at the Show Low High School Football field, The boys were so excited to play there. Next sat they play Round Valley. We get to travel to RV and they will play in the Dome. They are thrilled! We will play against Holbrook, RV, Payson, Snowflake, Winslow, and Blue Ridge this year. Super Fun!! GO COUGARS!!!

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Happy Birthday MOM!

2009-09-04T10:31:00.003-07:00

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My Mom was the most wonderful person in the world. Today is her Birthday.... I wish she was here to celebrate with us! She has been gone for 8 long years. But today we celebrate her life! She was given to us as our Mother. A great one she was! She taught us so much. She taught us how to love unconditionally, to forgive, to not judge others, to be respectful and kind, But most of all she taught me that I want to be the kind of mom she was to us, to my kids. Not a day goes by that I miss her any less! I do my best to make sure my kids know their Nana. I love you Mom and Miss you like crazy!! Thanks for being the mom you were to us! You are the BEST! I love you!!Dad, Mom, Nathan, and Me My sweet Mom Len, Mom, Nikki and Lindsey 2000 Dad, Me and Mom 1997

Happy Birthday LORRI!!!!

2009-09-03T14:04:00.004-07:00

I just wanted to wish LORRI RAE a Happy Birthday!! She is always so sweet to wish everyone a Happy Birthday on her blog, so I wanted to do the same for her!! I love you Lorri and Hope your day is GREAT! Thanks for being so Awesome!!

First day of school, first soccer game!

2009-08-18T13:25:00.003-07:00

This past few weeks has been super busy for us. Tanner started Football. He (for 2 wks) had practice Mon-Thurs 5 PM to 730 PM. Long days. Brekyn started soccer as well. We still do scouts at our house once a week. So on Thurs we have Football, Soccer and Scouts. All between 5 and 6. So I do sports and Justin does Scouts. We make it work.

School stared last Weds. Hayden is in 5th grade. We are homeschooling him again this yr. He is doing great. He is excited about the school yr and so are we. Tanner is in 2nd grade this yr and loving every minute of it. Brekyn started Kindergarten. She is loving it as well. The 2 kids ride the bus to and from school. Which is nice for me. We have not had bus service the last 2 yrs. So this is wonderful!!

Brekyn had her first Soccer Game last night. She has never played before. She has only had one practice also. She played like a pro. She scored 2 of the 3 points her team made. She was so aggresive with the ball. I was so proud of her. She just appeared to know what she was doing. We had NO idea she knew how to play. LOL It was sooo fun to watch her. Thanks to Grandpa Tanner and Uncle Nate for coming to watch her. We appreciate it! And so does she!

Tanner has his first Football (tackle football) game on Sept 12th. He is so excited as well. I love to go watch his practices. Its so much fun! They have just started tackling last week. It scares me a little. BUT Justin assures me, he will be just fine! He is a beanpole!! LOL But he is tough! He is in a traveling league. So his games will be in Payson, Holbrook, RV etc. So it should be a lot of fun. We are super excited about it.

Hayden had been in Karate for a while. But he wasnt in love with it. He is not much into sports. We give him the option to play as well and he just hasnt found what he loves to do yet. So he goes to scouts weekly and goes to watch Brekyn and Tanner. If he finds what he loves than thats great. If he doesnt ever love any sport, Im good with that too! Hes a fun kid to just hang out with!!

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I Love my friends!!

2009-08-10T20:55:00.003-07:00

I have always loved the 24th weekend in St. Johns. It has been 8 yrs since the last time I went to any of the activities there. I went this year and had a wonderful time. Wendy Watson was able to come and stay a couple days. We had a great time! Amy Price Holly was in town from Va. and also came and stayed a few days. It was a wonderful visit. I loved getting to know her sweet girls! These 2 have been wonderful friends for a lot of yrs. It was so good to hang out and visit!! Time sure goes by fast, But I don't feel any older. Thanks Amy and Wendy for staying!!! I love you guys!!

We had a super fun class get together in SJ. It is always fun to reconnect with people. Thanks to Spence and Kellie Platt for making it happen!! It was a blast!

Here are a few pictures from our weekend.

Bike Riding at Grandpa Tanners!!

2009-07-20T22:41:00.003-07:00

Justin had to leave for school in Laughlin for a few days. He left on my birthday. Justins mom had taken me to see the Wicked in Phx the day before. Which was awesome!! (thanks... I had a wonderful time) So on my birthday, Justin gave me my very favorite breakfast, Cake! He got me a Boston Cream Pie with fresh strawberries. It was delicious. He and the kids got me some fun gifts. We ate cake and spent some of the day together, then Justin had to head out. Me and the kids loaded up and went to dads house. Terra and Nate got me a cake and we had hot dogs and chicken. It was a fun time. The kids brought their bikes and rode for hours. Tanner has a ramp, and they think its the funnest thing ever. At least Tanner and Preston think so.

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I love this guy!!

2009-07-15T13:41:00.002-07:00

I LOVE THIS MAN! He is the best! I love his sarcastic sense of humor, his work ethic. I love The husband he is to me... The Father he is to our kids.... The friend he is to us!! Thanks babe, for being mine!! I love you now and always!!! XOXOXO

Birthday Time!!!!

2009-07-08T10:48:00.004-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAISON AND KELCI!!

We had a fun filled Birthday! Our sweet Caison was born on 07-07-07. He came into this world so full of happiness, and he still is. We love this little guys so much! Caison has a special bond with his cousin, "Baby" as he calls her, Kelci. She is Nathan and Terras daughter. They are so sweet together. I just love it! Her Birthday is 07-14-08. So we decided to do the birthdays together this year. Im so glad we did. They had a great time together. Caison got his little bike and Kelci got her little walker toy. They walked and rode around the park together. It was sweet! We had yummy cake with both of their names on it. It was blue and pink. It was a fun time!! I cant believe my baby is 2!!

Cousins....and Camping...

2009-06-29T16:01:00.004-07:00

Miss August Carley, Mr. July Caison and Mr June Gannon..

We went camping over Fathers Day weekend. We went to one of the Forks, I cannot remember which. It was just past Big Lake. It was a beautiful area. As most of you know, I am NOT a camper. I dont like much about it at all. But I did have a good time visiting with Justins family. His brother Jeremiah, wife Tracy, kids Carley and Zach came from Colorado. Jamin and His wife Elizabeth and Gannon came and Justins mom and dad. So it was their entire immediate family. We all had a good visit. It was also the first time all the Grandkids were together at the same time. Gannon was born in June, Caison in July and Carley in Aug. They will all be 2. It was fun the see them together. Here are a few pictures from the camp out, (thanks Tracy) I forgot my camera. Dang it! Grandma has some good ones too. I will have to get copies of. Tanner, Carley, Brekyn, Hayden and GannonGannon, Carley and Tanner..... Jamin and Justin Goin Fishin!!! :)

Terrible 2's and hes not even 2!!

2009-06-17T19:25:00.005-07:00

Caison is seriously a funny kid!! He is always up to something! He loves to wear shoes always.... Even if they dont match. (notice his shoes) He loves to play in the toy box! He takes everything out that is big, and sits on whats not...

I was making dinner tonight. I was in the kitchen and could hear a muffled MEOW. I was looking every where and couldnt find the kitty. We have kittens we are getting rid of and they like to come in sometimes and eat. So I figured it was one of them. But I could not find it anywhere. I just assumed it was meowing from the front door wanting in. It was a soft meow. So I open the dishwasher to get a spatula and Cais had put the kitten in there. He was really sweet and left it a toy to play with. But he made sure the dishwasher was latched closed. I reached in and about screamed when I saw something furry moving! Once I realized, I laughed so hard. Caison came over and said Kitty in it! This kid is always doing something somewhere.... We have to be on guard always with him and hes not even 2!! :)

Hayden.. I love this kid!!

2009-06-16T19:01:00.004-07:00

Hayden Is such a sweet and loving boy. He is growing up so fast, and it makes me a little sad. I find it fun and sad at the same time. He is at a fun age. I Love This Kid!!

I LOVE This Kid!!! :)

2009-06-04T15:00:00.003-07:00

Terra and I took all the kids (minus Preston) Swimming last night. We took them to the Show Low pool. It was nice. The kids loved it. Caison LOVES the water. He had a swimming diaper and his swimming Trunks on. I forgot to bring him some dry clothes. But I did remember a dry swim diaper. When we were done, I put the dry diaper on him and of course left off the wet trunks so he didnt freeze. He Loves hats and wears them every where. So this was the end result of our evening at the pool! He looked hilarious... but hes so dang cute!!! I love this kid!

A Day At The Lake...

2009-06-01T23:39:00.001-07:00

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My Daddy!

2009-05-23T21:46:00.003-07:00

Fathers Day is coming soon! I just wanted to write a little about my sweet Dad!
He is truly the most amazing person I know. He is so kind and soft spoken. He always has been. He is so patient and funny. I love that he is really funny and he doesn't mean to be. It just makes me laugh even harder. He is always so happy to see me and my sweet kids, who love him so much. He was such a hard worker as I grew up. That was such an example to me. He worked in the horrible cold weather and never complained. He did such hard physical work, even when his knee made it miserable for him. He worked hard! He made sure the house was warm for us when we woke up every morning in the winter. We only had a wood stove. He taught me to build great fires. That I love. I love to make the house warm for my own kids now. He is a diabetic and takes such great care of himself. He is SO careful about the foods he puts into his body. He cares about himself and that's important to me. He has a fun sense of humor. He laughs easily. Or at least hes laughing inside is what he used to say. He would do anything for anyone. He is very giving and never expecting in return. He taught me to drive a stick shift when I was about 9. He let me drive in the front yard. I had to sit on the encyclopedia books. I couldn't see out the windshield with out them. He was so patient as I learned. (even when I almost hit the porcupine out by the SJ) He said never to swerve for animals in the road. SO I was not going to try to miss the porcupine. He taught me honesty. And the importance of it. He showed us love growing up, even when we weren't so easy to love! Trust me, there were lots of those times! He is a very spiritual man. He believes in Christ. He loves all of his children no matter what. He is a wonderful Grandpa. The kids always love to see him. Justin loves him, they have a good relationship. I love that! He will go shooting with him any given time. He taught me to shoot. This my kids thought I could not do. I showed them I could hit that can almost every time! They were amazed that a mom could shoot a gun! Thanks dad!! Most of all I want my Dad to know how much I honestly Love him. I love the father he was and is to me. I could not ask for better!! He is not only my father but my friend, and I love him! Thanks Dad for being the best!! I LOVE YOU!! xoxox

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TANNER!!!

2009-05-03T13:20:00.002-07:00

Tanner is 8!!!!! I cant believe my little boy is 8 already! He had a wonderful birthday party! Thanks Grandpa Tanner, Uncle Nathan, Aunt Terra, Preston, Tracen, Kelci, Auntie Lizabeth, Uncle Jamin, Gannon, Grandma & Grandpa Fellows, Sherry, Matt, Kacie, Patch, T.J, Tyler, ALL for coming and making his party such fun! Thanks Auntie LeeAnn for calling him!! He got some fun gifts. A kite, motorcycle, bucket of baseballs, money, bike ramp, football and other fun things... He Had a great day!!

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Tanners First Baseball Game!!

2009-04-26T15:22:00.005-07:00

Tanner had his first baseball game last week. It took me a while to post about it. I was not at his game. I was with Hayden at his Derby. Justin, Grandma and Grandpa Fellows, Uncle Jamin and Aunt Lizabeth , Gannon and Caison were there. Justin got to keep score. Tanner had a wonderful time. Justin said he did GREAT!! Im sure he did, I've seen him practice. He tries his hardest and hes good!!! GOOD JOB TANNER!!!

Pinewood Derby!!

2009-04-21T22:47:00.006-07:00

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Hayden had his Pinewood Derby Races tonight. He had a lot of fun. He did really well, but did not place. Justin and Hayden made a terrific car. Hayden wanted a Star Wars Land Cruiser. So they made one and put a Clone Trooper in for the driver. It was really cute! They did a great job!! Hayden was so proud of his car, all the boys at scouts loved it. SO Hayden was proud. He got to race 4 times. Grandpa Tanner and Elaine came and watched. It was fun to have them there. We all went to dinner after!! Fun Night we had. Tanner had his first game tonight as well. Pictures to come on that one soon!! Congrats Hayden you did GREAT!!! I love you son!! xoxox

Opening Day Today!!! ( WARNING Pix Overload!)

2009-04-18T20:35:00.005-07:00

Today was opening day for baseball! Brekyn and Tanner are playing this year. Brekyn had her first game today! It was so much fun to watch. She did so good, she can hit that ball pretty far. She knew just what to do for the most part. She was so funny to watch. T-ball is the greatest. Kids running everywhere! Tanner has his first on Tues. evening. We cannot wait for that one too. Kinda funny, Tanner and Brekyn are both #5.. Easy to remember our kids #'s.

Hayden is going to be in karate starting next week. He cant wait.. He will have karate 2 times a week. Hayden also has his Pinewood Derby race at the same time as Tanners game on Tues. SO Justin will go to one event and I will go to the other. Hayden made a really fun car this yr.. He made a ship from Star Wars. He did a great job on it! It looks great!

Thank you Grandma Fellows, Aunt Lizabeth, Uncle Jamin and Gannon for coming to watch the game today! Brekyn was thrilled to play and loved having everyone watch her!! She is a ham you know!! It was a FUN DAY!!

Hayden, Tanner and Brekyn
Grandma, Hayden and Brekyn after the game
Tanner and Brekyn... Rattlers and the Muckdogs..
Uncle Jamin and Brekyn... (she thinks hes the greatest)
Brekyn afterwards
Saying good game!! :)
They all run to get the ball.... its so funny.
Brekyn up to bat
She was playing catcher for an inning... waiting to start.
Running to second.....
Caison and Cousin Gannon
Playing 2nd base... love her stance??
Again at 2nd.
Up to bat again...

Easter Day

2009-04-14T21:41:00.004-07:00

Cant Sleep.... Again!

2009-04-09T23:54:00.003-07:00

Its midnight and of course I cant sleep. I have been going to bed earlier lately, it has been nice. That little bit of extra sleep sure helps. But I slept a lot today, so I'm no where near tired.

Brekyn and Caison got the stomach flu yesterday. It was horrid for those poor babies. Lots of throw up! It was horrid for me as well, cleaning up lots of throw up! Last night I woke up at about 3 am and felt SO sick. I could not get back to sleep. I knew I was gonna throw up too, but luckily I didnt. I finally fell back to sleep around 5 am. Luckily my sweet hubby was on days off. He got up with Tanner for school, and let me sleep. My stomach hurt SO bad, I really felt bad for my kids if they felt like I did? I slept most of the day. Made it with no throw up! This evening poor baby Caison had the runs! Over and Over and Over!! I thought he was over it, since he did not throw up today. But I guess not! Tonight Hayden got up and was complaining about a tummy ache! SO we will see what tomorrow brings! I feel really bad, Nate and Terra are in town, and I have not been able to see them. I had the boys for a few days, which was so much fun. I just hope they dont get sick too!! Hope we can get together soon. xoxox

Brekyn and Tanner both started baseball this week. Its going to be so much fun to watch them. Tanner has had 2 practices, Brekyn has had one...but she missed it yesterday being sick! She was devistated!! But she is excited for next week. We are putting Hayden in Karate. He will start in the next week or so as well. He is super excited too! SO our weeks will consist of school, practice, practice, practice and scouts! Tues, Weds, Thurs, Frid, and Sat's we have things going on! Thurs we have mulitple practices. SO we are going to be busy running a lot!! But it will be fun for the kids.

Caison is getting so dang big. He now says Sponge Bob. More like Ponge Pob!! Its the cutest thing! He loves sponge bob. He has a hat with him on it, he is always wearing that hat. He says I want up, A full sentence. SO cute he is!! Love that kid!

Brekyn is doing really well. She is funny as ever! SO we all know Justin is not excited for her to grow up. Her and I were shopping a Wal-Mart a few weeks ago. She said Mom, since Im getting so big and will be going to Kindergarten soon... I need a BRA!!! What the Heck!! A bra??? So I was dying and called Justin to tell him about it. He sure didnt find it too funyy. I was laughing SO dang hard! She really is funny. She is always saying things that just get us all! The boys even think she is funny! :)

Hayden is doing super good. He is loving home school. So I am glad. He is really ready for summer vacation tho. So am I honestly! He has Pinewood Derby this month and is trying to decide what kind of car he wants. He is excited about it. Thats always fun. Last year he took 1st at the first race. He made it to the last round at the championship. But he did not place. He did such a great job. So he is really excited about it this year..

Tanner is loving life. He loves sports so much. He comes home from school and thats all he did at school was play sports. He is loving baseball. He really enjoies going to practice. He puts his ALL into it! He is a funny kid. He sure loves it!! He had staight A's again this report card. He is in 1st, and on a 3rd grade reading level!! I'm so proud of him! He really tries hard and I love that about him!

Nothing new with Justin or myself. Same ole things. Justin goes to work everyday.... which I am SO greatful for, and he does it without complaint. He has a great job that he loves. He takes care of us so well. This time of year is SO busy for him, but he just keeps on going! He goes to work all day or night, comes home and is a wonderful husband and a wonderful father! He takes the time for his wife and kids. We always come first! Thanks Babe, I love you!

Brekyns Cut Eye!!

2009-04-03T20:03:00.003-07:00

So, my sweet daughter Brekyn was sitting on the floor minding her own business, eating her hamburger. When out of nowhere, Caison wacked her in the eye with a new garden shovel I had just bought. It split her eye wide open. It was a lovely site. And we all know how head injuries bleed bad. She was flippin out about the masses of blood! The cut was wide and deep but small. Of course it happen at 5:20 pm, when our Dr's office closes at 5:00. So off to Urgent Care we went. There is also a $30 co-pay (more) price difference for us at Urgent care than at the Dr's office. GO figure.

Dr looked at her and checked out her eye ball. That was our biggest concern, being so close to her eye. He said her eye ball was fine, no damage done. He skipped out on the stitches because it was so close to the eye. He said that her cut was going with the grain of skin, which is good and it should heal with very minor scarring, but if he stitched it, it would actually cause more scarring. Since the bleeding had stopped he just left it alone. SO that was great news to Brekyn, who was scared to death to get stitches. Great news for us too!! She was brave. :)

Brekyn got Dairy Queen for being so brave.. We are home and well now. Its off to bed we go!! Now if we can make it thru the night without her wiping her eyes and ripping it open???

Puppies, Puppies, Puppies!!!

2009-03-29T23:22:00.004-07:00

Puppies... these babies are so dang cute. I just love the little things. Too bad we can not keep them. If it were up to my children, we would keep them all!! They will be looking for new homes in about 2 more weeks. SO if you want one, or know of anyone who does... Please let me know. I want to find good homes for them. They really are sweet!! We have 5 of them!! :)

Show Low Lake Cache...The coolest one yet!!

2009-03-28T19:41:00.003-07:00

Today Justin took the kids and met his parents at Show Low Lake for a cache. Caison was not feeling well, so him and I stayed at home for this one. This one was really cool. It was a big hole in the ground. They found it and were able to crawl into it and find the cache. The kids LOVED this one. They said it was the coolest one they have ever been on. Hayden said it was like an Army hide out. It had a little stove in it and everything. They had a blast!! The photos are of them all climbing out of the hole. Thanks Marva for taking pictures and sending them to me. They are great!!

Happy St. Patricks Day...

2009-03-18T12:59:00.006-07:00

We went to Justins mom and dads house for St. Pattys day. We had very delicious dinner there. I ate way too much, but it was way too good to not eat a lot. They kids had a great time. Uncle Jamin, Aunt Lizabeth and Gannon were able to come. That was lots of fun. Gannon and Caison are exactly 1 month apart in age. They are funny boys together. Here are a few pix of our fun night!! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for all you do!!

Our Future Baseball Star!!

2009-03-15T18:33:00.002-07:00

Caison LOVES this baseball helmet. He wears it all the time. It is about as heavy as he is!! He looks so cute walking around with it on his head! He is a funny kid!!

Butterflies

2009-03-11T23:57:00.002-07:00

This is just a quick, cute story. I always tell my kids when they see Butterflies, it means Nana is near them. So every time they see a Butterfly they say Hi Nana! Like she is there in person. Its so sweet!

So yesterday at the store, Brekyn picks a pink bug net and wants it bad. I get it for her. We get home and she is playing with it and she is pretending to catch Butterflies. She said Mom tomorrow Im going outside to catch Nana, and bring her in the house so I can hold her.

It was truly the cutest thing ever! She was so serious! She was going to catch Nana. And bring her inside! It almost made me cry! How bad my kids want to know her and see her and they cant! They only know stories about her. They see pictures and thats all I can do, I wish there was more.

They love her!

Hannah Had 5!

2009-03-09T12:22:00.003-07:00

Our sweet dog Hannah had 5 little puppies this morning starting at 1 am. They are so cute!! She did a great job and knew just what to do. This is her first litter. It will be her last litter as well. She will be fixed very soon. No more puppies for us!! I will post pix as soon as I get some good ones. Anyone want a puppy???

Geo Caching with Grandma and Grandpa Fellows (pix overload)

2009-03-01T10:38:00.009-07:00

Yesterday we went over to Grandma and Grandpas house. We went Geo Caching. It is a lot of fun, and the kids LOVE it! There are fun little treasures buried all over the world. You take one thing, and leave one thing. Grandma found some in the Taylor area. They get all the info from the website. Justin and Grandma use their GPS's and enter the lat and long. Get the directions and off we go. They first went to Shumway, climbed a HUGE cliff and found the cache. They loved that one. I waited in the car with Caison, which was fine with me.... it was a HUGE cliff. They hiked up and loved it!

The next one we went to was in Taylor. It was such a beautiful area. The kids loved playing in the water. It was so much fun. The pictures posted are from this one.

We went back to Grandmas and had yummy hamburgers and hot dogs. Thanks Guys for a wonderful day!! The kids LOVED it so much!! We had FUN as well!!

Random Photos

2009-02-22T14:03:00.003-07:00

Random.....

2009-02-17T23:58:00.004-07:00

Its midnight, I cant sleep. I wish I was, everyone else is sleeping soundly around here. I can hear my hubby snoring in the other room. Im wide awake. I should be doing dishes or something like that. But who wants to do dishes at midnight? Not me!! I might wake someone up, Right??

So instead I will blog for a while about absolutely nothing!

Justin finished almost all of my kitchen floor..Yeah and Thanks babe. I love it.
I cant wait to get the rest of the living room and kitchen done. Hopefully soon.

It is really hot in my house right now. Man the fire is going good. Should be nice and cozy in the am when Im up getting Tanner ready for school. Or when Justin is up at 4 am getting ready for work. Thats too early...poor guy!

Tomorrow I start my exercising again. I have lots to lose. I hate to exercise! I hate to sweat! So its so easy to put off. But I think my blood sugar levels could use a little help. Losing weight will help that. So that is where I will start. My sugar levels are high quite often,(most of the time) not super high but enough to start doing things differently. So here I go, starting tomorrow! Wish me luck... lol.

Caison is talking quite a bit now. He says uh oh, uh huh (meaning yes), he says hot, I love you, and ink (for drink). All that in just a week or so. Hes a funny kid. Loves to talk!!

I cant believe Tanner turns 8 in May. Where does time go? Brekyn will start Kindergarten next school yr. Also next school yr. Hayden will be in 5th grade. That just sounds wierd to me. I was in 5th grade when Lesli had Ashli. I was 10 when I became an aunt. Funny to think. She is now 23... man Im getting old.

I have finally almost got my laundry all caught up, not me...but Justin and I. He folds it all. I put it away. We both keep loads going as often as needed. Thanks for your help J. I do not enjoy laundry one bit!! It sucks!

I need to go make my hubbys lunch for tomorrow. He gets left over yummy, homemade chicken and green chili quesadillas. I made cookies tonight too. Sugar and choco chip with walnuts. Yum huh? Great for my diet Im starting tomorrow.

I hope it snows tomorrow... I love the snow. Sorry Justin. :)

I guess I will go do all the things I need to do and go to bed! Or go listen to my hubby snore. :)

Good night!!!

Justin..

2009-02-15T23:13:00.004-07:00

~I LOVE THIS MAN SO MUCH~

Hes at it again!!!

2009-02-08T20:48:00.006-07:00

Caison is always into something!! Can't leave him for one minute alone, Or this is what happens. We had made a craft for scouts the other night. We were walking a kid to the door to meet his mom. Only left it all out for just a sec. Those are split peas. Dried ones thankfully. Jar full of buttons and obvious other items. He just helps him self and thinks its funny!! (it kind of is) Oh this boy!!! Lucky he is cute!! I fear the teenage years with this kid!! WE LOVE THE SHOP VAC!!!

My nights lately!!

2009-02-03T13:40:00.004-07:00

For the last months this has been how my nights go. 3 of my kids are asleep, and 1 is wide awake. Its the same kid awake each night. I will not name any names though! :)

I don't know what to do with the sleeping issues? I have tried to ignore it, that is not helping.
It has really been all his life, not just months. But the last few months have been worse! I've about tried it all?

This kid of mine is really sweet. I love the little booger so much. He is also very smart. I don't know what I would do without him.

His favorite thing right now is Star Wars. He truly loves it. It is fun to watch him love something so much.

His least favorite thing is sleeping.... lol

He loves his siblings so much. He watches out for the baby so well. Caison can do no wrong in his eyes. The other 2, not so much. They know, just as any sibling should, how to press his buttons. And boy do they do that to each other.

His favorite food right now is Hot dogs.

His favorite drink is water!

I just wanted to tell Hayden how much I love him! Let him know he is a great kid. He is so full of personality. Thanks for being so great Hayd. I love you!! :)

We LOVE our STEELERS!!!

2009-02-01T20:43:00.009-07:00

WE ARE PITTSBURGH STEELERS FANS AROUND HERE!!!!What a great game!! So close.... down to the last few seconds...but the Steelers boys pulled it off!! It was such a fun game. We had a little bit of mixed emotions from time to time. Cards being the home team, and have never made it this far...but the Steelers being Justins team all his life. So really either way would have been fun. The Cards did amazng!! But the Steelers snagged it! WHOOO WHOOO!!!!

WE LOVE OUR STEELERS!!!!! WE LOVE OUR STEELERS!!!! WE LOVE OUR STEELERS!!! WE LOVE OUR STEELERS!!!!!!WE WILL SLEEP GOOD TONIGHT!!!

My Cousin Bryan Allred

2009-01-26T22:27:00.004-07:00

Last week I learned of some tragic news. My dear cousin Bryan had died. At the young age of 35. I have been filled with so many different emotions this past week. I have been filled with sadness, disbelief, anger, and happiness. Happiness knowing where he is and what a great place that must be. Sadness for my Aunt Janell, all of his siblings, his wife and kids. Sadness for my self knowing I will not be able to talk to him again.

Bryan and I had such a special relationship. We have not talked in a really long time, but I know he loved me and he knew I loved him too. Growing up they lived in Round Valley and us in St. Johns. We would go visit them often. We were usually up to no good! We would either be in the boys room boxing, (which I always beat Chris John for the record) in the closet raiding the year supply of Lemon Drops, in the ditch playing, or out on the motorcycles. We would often be next door at our other cousins house. We spent a lot of time in the fort over there too. That was one of our favorite places to be. We, Chris John, Bryan and I would just hang out and talk for hours. Those were some of the best memories ever.

I remember one time we were going to bury a time capsule next to the swing set in Bryans yard. We shoveled and shoveled and shoveled. We probably got into the ground about 10 or 11 inches. We thought we were so cool. We were going to dig it up when we were teenagers. We had some Garbage Pail Kids stickers in there, some pictures, letters, etc. We went to bury it, and the dang container was bigger than that big hole we worked so hard on. We were probably 8. We gave up and did not bury the time capsule. :)

I have a great picture of Bryan and I about age 6 or so. I was on Bryans little red motorcycle, he was running along side me, pushing me. We were both in sunday dress. I was so excited....than we ate it on the dirt road!! Ruined my dress and scraped my knee. The picture is so great, right before when we were so happy...than crash!! We grew up and still spent so much time on the bikes. The older we got...the more he scared me on it!

Bryan was such a protective cousin. He was always looking out for me. Always!! He would come to SJ to dances, and I couldn't dance with anyone!! EVER!! NO ONE!! :) He would always say things like She cant dance with you... shes here with me! UMMM He was my cousin! I just went along with whatever!

I remember he had some girl he really liked. They had dated some, they broke up and he was out for revenge. He called me and had me and some friends come to RV. He took us all over with him just to make her jealous! He would hold hands with one of my friends when she was near! It was quite funny! The things we do when we are young!! :)

I will never forget Bryans laugh. It was more like a funny giggle. His face would turn so red. He would laugh so hard! We had some really great times. I will cherish the time I had with him forever! I will miss him terribly! I will love him always!

I saw Chris John in Taylor just a couple weeks ago. I ran into him at Bashas. I haven't seen him in years either. We talked for well over an hour. We laughed at things we did as kids together, the 3 of us. I told him I needed to look Bryan up and call him. I did not do it. And for that I am sorry. Its too late now. But Bryan, Just know how much I love you and love the memories we have together. Thanks for being the protective cousin you were. Thanks for being a friend. I will see you again someday. Give my Mom a big hug for me, and save me and Chris John a place. I love you!!! ~Tiffany

Hats, Hats And More Hats!!

2009-01-19T10:25:00.009-07:00

Caison LOVES hats! They are his favoite thing ever! He loves to put things on his head. It could be a pan or even a crown! As long as it goes on the head some how, hes happy! He is an easy kid to please! I just wanted to share some pictures of this stage! He takes after daddy, has to have a ball cap on at all times. Or in Caisons case, a pan?? I love it!! What a good kid he is!

They Really Do Like Eachother!!

2009-01-13T21:09:00.002-07:00

Every now and then I find my kids doing some really cute things like this! They were all just sitting and watching TV together. I love it when they like eachother! I have great kids, and they are so sweet. I LOVE you my sweet babies!!

Go Steelers!!

2009-01-11T18:38:00.009-07:00

GO STEELERS!!!

So we all know that the Pittsburgh Steelers are Justins all time favorite team. He is on cloud 9 after todays win! He was already SO happy that the Cardinals won... With the win of the Steelers too..he is in heaven! So now he is hoping the Steelers and the Cardinals play eachother in the Super Bowl....no matter who wins, he doesnt lose! LoL

It was a good day for Les and Trent too with the win of the Eagles!!

Justin was here rooting for them too! So all in all, I guess today in the football was a great day!! For us anyways!!

Tanner was SO happy for Trent that his team won!! :)

9-1-1 AGAIN!!

2009-01-04T12:41:00.004-07:00

I have this super cute son named Caison. He is a MONSTER lately. I love the little booger, but holy cow he has been on one lately! He called 9-1-1 AGAIN today. I get a phone call from an unknown number, I answer...She says Hi this is ?? from Navajo County Sheriffs Dept. I just received a 9-1-1 call from this number. Is everything ok? I started laughing and said it was my baby who was playing with the phone! I apologized and asked if they would be sending an officer? She said no, she could hear that it was a little kid on the phone, she asked how old he was? I said he is 18 months old. She started laughing. Said have a nice day, and I get off the phone with her. I turned off the phone and pressed redail to see what the heck he dialed? It was 91119991191. No other numbers but 911! Little turd! So next thing I know, Hayden is telling me Caison is shutting down the computer. Sure enough..he shut it down! Not properly of course!! He is into it ALL! He is seriously into it ALL! Its always something with that kid! Who calls 9-1-1 twice in a two week period when you are 18 mos??? Caison Does!! :)

Hair Do...Cut Knee...And Desitin!!

2008-12-27T23:50:00.007-07:00

Brekyn got out of the shower tonight, and was determined to do her own hair. I told her to go ahead, but just make sure she gets all the tangles combed out. I didn't realize she meant really do her hair. I thought she just meant comb her hair out. She was gone for a while, I called her name and asked what she was doing? She said Mom I'm doing my hair like you said. I said for this long?? She then came out and this was the Beautiful hair do she did ALL by herself. She was so proud of the pony tail and the fact that she has her bangs out of her face. She is so funny! She asked if I could take a picture of it to show her daddy. Good job Sis on your beautiful hair do! I love it!!

Tanner took a serious fall. Again running in the house. He broke his hand in 2 places, running in the house, He got 5 stitches above his eye, running in the house, Now this nice cut, running in the house. I don't think he will ever learn??? He got it good. It is sliced right open, it goes under his skin about an inch? It is deep and bleeds a lot. It was not in need of stitches, says my hubby. But he will butterfly anything he can. I think he thinks its fun? Poor little Tanner!! Breaks my heart when they are hurt. He cried, and he never cries when he gets hurt!! I gave him some ibuprofen, we bandaged it really good, and lots of hugs and he was good to go again. At bed time, I told him to go get into bed, I was following him to bed, He RAN and JUMPED onto the bed??? I give up on even telling him to stop running in the house!!!! This is why we call him a Train Wreck...

Caison is a big fan of Desitin. He tries to eat it any time he can get his hands on it? He got to it this time before we did. He seems to like it. GROSS! Silly boy! He was a MESS!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

2008-12-24T18:41:00.008-07:00

(See he really has some Christmas spirit, Mr. Grinch)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! I just want to take a second to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! I hope everyone has a wonderful day! I hope you get everything you wanted for Christmas this year? I know I did, I have a wonderful Hubby, and 4 great healthy kids!! That's all I need. I love my family dearly and want them all to know that! I want my sweet hubby to know that I think he is great! He is truly the love of my life! I wouldnt trade him for anyone. (not even Tim McGraw ;)) Thanks babe for all you do for the kids and I. You work so hard, at home and at work. It is appreciated. You are such a thoughtful man, (Under all that sarcasm) And I LOVE YOU!! You are my life!!

To my family elsewhere... I love and miss you all! I hope everyone has a great Christmas! Thanks for being the best family EVER!! I love this time of year. It reminds me of my Mom! I love to remember her!!
I sure wish we could see each other more often, I love the time we do get together!
(The ones in Colorado... Dont spoil that new baby too much!! :))
MERRY CHRISTMAS!! WE LOVE YOU ALL!!!

Let it snow... Let it snow... Let it snow!!!!

2008-12-23T18:37:00.004-07:00

.Hayden
Tanner and Brekyn
Angels...Tanner and Brekyn
Tanner
Hayden and Hannah..

We finally got a good amount of snow!! I love the SNOW!!! Justin likes it ok when he doesnt have to work. He is off so we don't have to hear him cry.... lol... My kids all wanted to go outside and play today. Every single one of them woke up in the night for cough medicine. They coughed and coughed and coughed all night long. I didn't really want them to go out and play....its SO cold! But my sweet hubby said they could. SO out they went!! All bundled up in snow pants, jackets, hats and gloves. They stayed warm, or so they said. They wouldn't tell me any different knowing I didn't want them outside to begin with. They had a great time. They actually lasted out side for over an hour. Than the wind kicked in and got too cold for them. They came in and had some yummy hot (warm) chocolate! So tonight when they are all up one at a time, I will be sleeping and my sweet hubby will be dispinsing cough medicine to them all. All night long like I did last night. One kid at a time... lol They did have a wonderful time in the snow.

SO today Caison had quite the day. He is not feeling well. Yucky nose and awful cough. I laid him down for his nap around noon. I hear him start to cry about half hour later. I let him cry for a few minutes hoping he would go to sleep. I go in to check on him, and he had taken off his POOPY diaper and had poop all over himself, his crib and all his bedding. Why do kids have to do that?? It so freakin gross!! He had got his pants off and than the diaper and than discovered the poop! Nice huh?? SO he got a warm bath, and unplugged bath, so it would all just go down the drain. Nothing like cleaning poop out of a 17 month olds fingernails, and out of their hair!!
Then about 2 hours later the phone rings, it is an unkown number. Justin answers it and a lady says Hi this is Ashley from the Navajo County Sheriffs Dept. We just received a 9-1-1 call from this number. Is everything ok? Anyways When the phone rang, I couldn't find it. I heard a muffled ring coming form my room. I walk in an Caison is sitting on my bed and hands me the phone. The little Poop (literally) called 9-1-1. How he did it, I don't know? We do not have it programed or anything. He just got it all in the right order. He will occasionally callGrandma Fellows or Grandpa Tanner, He called Daddy yesterday. But 9-1-1? No more phone for that boy. We don't even realize he has it most times. ( he obviously goes and hides places) Like my bedroom. He had even shut the door behind him. SNEAKY, SNEAKY, SNEAKY!! SO he has been quite the wild kid today. Its a good thing hes cute is all I've got to say!!

I am getting my kids to bed, (Oh Its Time) and I am going to wrap away tonight! I still have almost all my wrapping to do! At least its not Christmas Eve!!! LOL

Christmas Pictures--Timberrrrrr!!!

2008-12-18T21:48:00.010-07:00

I am a little late this year on getting the kids Christmas pictures done for cards. I am really late actually. SO your card may be late... lol... I got the kids all dressed in matching clothes. Did hair etc. Sat them down in front of the tree. Got a few really cute ones, and a few really normal ones for four kids trying to sit and take a picture together. You know the typical someones eyes closed, someone looking away, the baby not wanting to sit, he wants the camera instead. But I did manage to get a few good ones. I took the camera in the other room to down load on to the computer. I hear this huge crash, with lots of breaking sounds followed by Caison whaling and crying as loud as he can cry. I set the computer down and run into the other room, expecting blood or something. I find sweet little Caison bawling his head off in the corner. He had knocked the Christmas tree over. He was scared to death, poor baby. All I could do was laugh, I ran and got the camera, before I even comforted the poor guy. I had to get the classic Oh Crap I knocked Over The Tree Look On Film... Right?? Believe it or not... NOTHING broke?

Brekyn's recital video!!

2008-12-16T14:04:00.001-07:00

Brekyn is the 3rd one from the left.

2008-12-16T13:32:00.000-07:00

Make a Smilebox invite

Brekyn's First Dance Recital

2008-12-13T23:30:00.003-07:00

Oh my goodness. This was the funest thing ever. Brekyn had her first recital today and one tonight. She loves dance and gets really into it. Shes got a lot of ~groove~, and it doesn't come from Justin or I? Her little group was called KooKoo for Cocoa. They were dressed in brown leotards and skirts with palstic wrap around their waist like a wrapper. It was so cute. She really loved performing. Terra took video of the first performance, But I cannot get it to load on here? I will figure it out, I want you all to see how freakin cute it was. She is a cute kid I must say. These are some pictures of just before the recital. We were not allowed to use flash photography during the dance. It is dangerous to dancers we were told. I want to say THANKS to Alyssa and Samantha for coming all the way from the valley, and buying her balloons. She loved it. THANKS to Auntie Terra, Uncle Nate, Uncle Jamin, Auntie Lizabeth,Grandma, Grandpa Tanner, Elaine, for coming to watch her on her very special night! Thanks Les and LeeAnn for letting the girls come. We had fun! I loved seeing my little girls. lol

Have some crack!!

2008-12-06T23:28:00.006-07:00

Caison Audy..... This kid is So funny. I love is fun and loving personality. He was picking something up in the area of the house Justin is remodeling. He was kind of in a corner. I was walking past and see a little crack. His diaper was down quite a bit....but was not unfastened. (and not soaking wet either :)) I ran and got my camera, took these pictures, he notices me now. He felt the diaper falling down I guess, so he pulled it up. He then walked away making some funny grunting noise. It was SO cute! He was embarassed or something. I thought Brekyn was my only crack kid. We call her Princess Buttcrack. I swear her crack will find its way out of a dress...lol I guess he needs a new nickname now too. Any good ideas?? lol This will be the year book photo for Cais. Just thought I would share!

Christmas tree time

2008-12-03T16:10:00.003-07:00

I love this time of year. I love Christmas. I love to decorate. My kids love it too. Daddy is usually a GRINCH and doesnt love it near as much much as we do, But this year he got in to the spirit a lot more. He even bought a wreath and decorations to go on it, and did that project all him self. Thanks babe!! It looks great!! We got out the tree and all the decorations. We spent a few hours and got it all decorated. If you notice our beautiful tree is bare half way down. That is for our sweet Caison. He loves to take off the ornaments like all kids do. But he also loves to throw them in the trash. GRINCH JR!!! lol I cant tell you how many I got out of the trash, and who knows how many I didn't save in time. Caison also didn't care to decorate much either. His favorite thing was playing with the outlets. He loved turning the lights on and off. He just likes outlets all together. Scary! I tried to get a few good pictures of the kids in front of the tree. But anyone with several kids knows it is almost impossible to get a shot with them all looking at the camera. (and being happy while doing it)

Tanners Thanksgiving Program 1st Grade

2008-11-29T20:17:00.003-07:00

Tanner had a very cute Thanksgiving Program this year. I love this age so much. He was a little Indian. He said his part SO good and loud for Tanner. He also read is second part, a part that he wrote really well. It was fun to watch! Justin had to work, but was able to take a break and come watch. That is always nice when it works out for him. Tanner was glad he was there. Aunt Terra and her kids were so sweet to drive all the way over that early to watch. It sure means alot to the kids when family can attend. So thanks Auntie Terra, Preston, Tracen and Kelci!!

GOOD JOB TANNER!!!

Please Don't Eat Twinkies In The Car!

2008-11-29T19:57:00.003-07:00

We had just left Tanners Thanksgiving Program at school. I stopped to get a soda and the kids a Twinkie... I gave Tanner, Hayden and Brekyn one. I didn't give one to Caison for this very reason. We get home and I get out to unbuckle him.....and this is what I find? His very sweet and sharing brother Hayden, decided he felt sorry for him and gave him a Twinkie. Nice huh?? So how could I be mad, he at least shared?! It was a huge MESS! Cute, but messy! Gotta love those Fellows Kids!!!

Brekyns 5th Birthday

2008-11-20T19:19:00.003-07:00

Brekyn had her 5th birthday part last night! She had a great time. She had lots of friends and family here. She had an "inside" pinata. It was way too cold to do it outside. LOL She got some fun toys and cute clothes. We got her an MP3 player. She hasn't taken it off since she got it. It is so funny when she sings to it. she sings so loud and so off key. Some songs she doesn't know the words, but pretends she does. Those are the best to listen to. She makes us laugh! Catching her singing and dancing is so funny! She is the big 5! She thinks she is so big now. Amazing what a birthday will do? She is so much older than she was 3 days ago according to her. She did almost agree to not grow up anymore, than she changed her mind. She cant wail to be 10 she says.

Not much else is going on around here. Justin is off the next week, hopefully we can get my house finished. Im ready for it to be done. Or at least what weve started to be done. Im looking forward to doing my kitchen counters someday. That will be a while, its expensive.

We are all well. No major cold or flus YET this year. I'm holding on to hope that it wont happen this year? LOL right??

Oh how I HATE Laundry!!!!

2008-11-16T01:29:00.002-07:00

Does laundry ever end? I hate doing laundry SO bad. I decided to clean my room somewhat, and now I have twice the freakin laundry I had before. I decided we only need a few shirts, few pants and some socks and undies. We have WAY too many clothes in this house. I could literally turn my house into a clothing second hand store. GEEZ!!! I told my sweet hubby (who wont get rid of anything) I was getting rid of what we havent worn in the last few months. His reply was, Tiff Ive been getting rid of things. I gave Nate 2 shirts the other day!! His sweet parents give him old magazines that they have read. Yes Justin loves that. So do I. But they can go in the trash when hes done reading them. But No lets save them forever because we might need them someday! LOL Hes not really that bad. But I sure feel that way lately! I will be getting rid of so much stuff in the next week. Justin took 10 days off the get my house finished. I am going to organize, organize, organize! I just wont tell him what I throw out. I dont know what happen to anything! LOL My kids toy boxes will be down to nothing. My excuse is always, Christmas is coming. You will get new stuff! Santa is the man and brings fun things. Well I guess Im done venting! I need to get some kind of sleep. Or at least try... I will have nightmares about laundry Im sure. Its going to attack me in the night.... IT NEVER ENDS!!!!!!!

Brekyn......

2008-11-15T00:03:00.003-07:00

Today my sweet little princess Brekyn said something kinda funny. I was trying to get my house cleaned up a little. I had asked Hayden to pick up their things from the living room and Brekyn to get their things from the kitchen floor and put them away. Not asking too much from them, or was it?? Neither one of my well mannered children would do what they were asked. Finally after about the 3rd time of asking nicely, Hayden did what he was asked. Brekyn started to walk away. I said Brekyn Fellows in a stern voice. Get in that kitchen and pick up the floor NOW! She turned around with her hands on her hips and said Excuse me mom. Do you NOT see my legs walking that way?? I was on my way... THANKS! She is a little sarcastic you think? If this is any indication of teen years and attitude....we are SCREWED!!! I almost died laughing. (She of course couldnt tell) I said dont you talk to me that way. That is not ok. She just replied well I was on my way! I left the room almost in tears form laughter. She is a smarty pants!!I dont believe I was that way... Justin swears he was not that way. It must have come from LORRI!!(I mentioned your name) She is still that way!! LOL Love ya Lor! I then called Justin to inform him that his sweet little daddys girl princess has a major attitude. I told him what she said, he was laughing so hard and just said thats funnier than heck!! She is perfection!!

Just a cute little story about our kids and our neighbor Rusty. Rusty is about 57ish? Has never been married, lives alone with his 2 dogs. He is a hermit type. Not real social. He is not the cleanest of people.(I was actually a little nervous when we first moved in.) Anyway we have gotten to know Rusty. My kids love him. He goes out and plays baseball, football or what ever my kids are playing with them. He is the nicest man ever. He would do anything for anyone. So about 2 years ago, we started making dinner for Rusty once a week or so. He was always so happy to get it. The kids would all 3 take it to him. The last year its been about 4 times a week they take him dinner. They will stay out on his porch and talk his poor ears off while delivering dinner to him. I met his mom the other day. She lives about an hour away. I had picked up somethings Rusty needed from Checker Auto to fix his truck. She was outside waiting for him to get home. I went out, I thought Rusty was home now. He wasnt there yet. But she introduced her self to me. The cutest little old lady ever. She said to me, I just want you to know how much I appreciate you taking care of my "little" boy. Thanks for taking him dinner so often. I worry alot less about him knowing you look out for him. She also said I just want you to know he really loves your kids. He always lights up when he talks about playing baseball with them and Justin. It really made me feel good to know that such a small deed for me to do, helps someone out so much. I love that my kids know that feeding Rusty a few times a week means alot to him. He is always so grateful to them for bringing dinner. He will say things like you are really lucky you have such a nice mom who cooks for you...and me. The other day we stopped at Sonic (Lorri) for dinner and brought it home. When we got home Brekyn said Oh Crap (nice huh) mom, we forgot to buy Rusty some dinner. I bet hes hungry! It was so cute that she thought about him while we ate yummy Sonic (Lorri). I just wanted to take a second and say thanks to my wonderful mom. She raised us to help others if we could. Even if its not much to you, it might be to someone else. She used to say. Its not much for my kids to run Rusty some dinner, but it is much to him and him 90ish year old mom. And that I am glad for. I am thankful she taught us the way she did. She helped SO many people in her life. She cooked so many nights for Ken and Ila Pulsipher for years. They loved her and she loved them. She did it because she cared. There are still people I run into at the store who will bring up my mom. So many of them say Oh I remember when your mom did this for us or for so and so. Wouldn't it be nice to be remembered years after you died for the nice things that you did for people. She was always doing something... I loved that about her. That makes me proud of her. I am proud to be her daughter. She loved us and raised us well. She loved us all with everything in her heart. I am so glad I know that. Oh, One small thing she did for the post office workers at Christmas time was made cookies for them. I found a gift tag that says To all the nice workers at the post office, Thank you and Merry Christmas. She must not have liked the way it looked or something and made a new tag. She had left that tag on the sheet. I found it in her Christmas stuff the Christmas after she died. I saved it as a reminder....She did good things for good people. Her name was not signed on the tag either..That was typical of my mom... Thanks mom, I am a better person because of you!!

NO TV.........

2008-10-28T23:03:00.003-07:00

It is now a little after 11 pm. I'm bored and my Direct TV is messed up. It says searching for satellite. Annoying. We called and they walked Justin thru resetting the dish. But, still searching for satellite. So for $49.95 we can have a tech come out and look at it. But not til Saturday. What ever will I do with NO TV until then?? AND Im not paying that either. They are going to credit my acct. or something I guess. I will for sure go thru Nancy Grace withdrawls, Brekyn will be having a Dora The Explorer delima by then, and Hayden and the new Star Wars Episodes out on Fridays??? What to do to do?? LOL Guess its time to break out the puzzles and games now. Maybe I will be able to keep up on my blog more. I need to get back to selling on Ebay, Christmas IS just around the corner. Ebay money is always nice.

Well Nate and Terra temporarily moved to the valley for work. I am really sad. I will miss those kids so much. (and them just a little) Those sweet babies need to be here with Auntie. They actually just left yesterday (monday) and they are coming back to stay with us tomorrow (weds) night, so we can all go Trick-or-Treating together. So I guess we can make the move work if they come back once a week or so. Preston loves to play with the kids. Kelci thinks Im hilarious. (She smiles at me anyways)and little Tracen is just my buddy. So what will I do with NO TV and NO TANNER KIDS???

Hayden is doing good with his home school. He struggles in math, only because its hard for him to stay focused. He knows it, he just has WAY too much to think about during math. I talked to his teacher and according to his IEP he will be able to work at a slower pace in math if we feel its necessary. We have never had him do less work, because we know he can do it. We dont want him to use his situation as a crutch in life. So we will continue to observe him and decide what needs to be done. He is a smart kid and has the ability to do it, just not quite the attention span. I guess we will see.

Tanner Cole made all A's. YEAH FOR TANNER!!!! I am so proud of him. He tries so hard and does so well. He got an award in P.E. also. He actually long jumped longest in the school. Not 1st grade, but the whole school. He jumped almost 5 feet. Just shy of a few inches. Stand and jump forward and see how far you go? No running and jumping either. Just jumping. He made the wall of fame at school. He was proud. Dont ask how far I made it?? A couple feet maybe. Then my body is not quite the same as it used to be. So I hurt for a week after. I just want to say congratulations to my sweet boy Tanner. I am proud of you kiddo.

Brekyn is still in ballet and loving every minute. She is so cute in her little tights and leotard. I just wanna pinch her... She has a dance recital Dec. 20th. She is so excited. She cant wait to get her costume. I cant wait either. I love that she loves it. She is my only girl you know. I am so glad she likes girly things. She loves to dig for worms etc. with the boys, but she has to have bows in her hair when she does it. Oh and lacy socks. She thinks those are the best... What a funny kid..

Than theres Mr. Caison. HE is a mess. That boy LOVES the toilet. Hes making us crazy with it. We have gone thru more rolls of toilet paper this last month than in a life time. He loves to throw ALL the rolls we have in the toilet at once. Also the toilet brush. Oh yeah and hot wheels cars. Oh cant forget the army men. A few combs and Hair clips always. We are going to have major plumbing problems when he learns to FLUSH!!! Oh I cant wait... He is lucky hes cute is all I have to say.

Justin is busy as ever. He worked on all 3 of his days off this week. Two overtime shifts and one day of court in Holbrook. You gotta love the job I guess. He loves it anyways. He can retire in a short 4.5 years. And yes we are counting down. I cannot wait. ;) He is a hard worker and I appreciate him tons. He is the best husband and daddy ever. I wouldnt trade him for anything. I love the person he is. He is truly great... I LOVE HIM!!!

I have been super busy it seems. Dentist appts. Dr. Appts. Ballet, Scouts, Etc. Etc. Etc. Haydens school work is enough to keep anyone occupied for the day. Trying to keep him going and chasing the other 2 around sure kicks me in the pants some days. But I get up and start all over again the next day. Thank Goodness for bedtime is all I have to say. That is what saves my sanity. Or whats left of it anyways.

We are still remodeling the house as well. Its getting there SLOWLY but surely. I cant wait to be done. Justin has done a wonderful job on it. He works hard and does well. Thanks Babe!!

That about sums up our life right now. Nothing real major to report on. Usually for us, thats good news. Hope everyone is well.....

2008-10-26T18:46:00.000-07:00

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Wood Cutting

2008-10-26T18:15:00.002-07:00

Its that time of year again. Wood cutting season. It is fun to go. A lot of work, but fun. We got a really late start this year. Justin has been so busy between work and the house projects. He doesn't have a lot of extra time. We finally got a chance to go spend the day in the woods cutting. Terra came and watched the kids while we took Brekyn and Preston. It was really fun for them and fun to take them with us. They worked hard on the first very little tree Justin cut so they could load. After the first tree, it was digging in the dirt from there on out. No more loading for them. It was too hot, the wood was too heavy, I have a splinter, etc. etc. etc. They were fun to watch. They are good little buddies. Yes they bug each other a lot at times, but have so much fun the rest of the time. Fun times!!

2008-10-18T01:21:00.000-07:00

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Pumpkin Pickin!!

2008-10-18T00:32:00.002-07:00

I Love Love Love Halloween. It is one of my favorite holidays. I Love that Justins mom takes me and my little kids to pick our own pumpkins every year. This year we got to take Nate and Terras little guy, Tracen with us. He should be my kid. LOL He looks just like Tanner to me. It was so fun to have him with us. He is my little buddy for sure. My kids absolutely love to pick their own pumpkin, gords and indian corn. They start asking when Grandma is gonna take us to get pumpkins as soon as October hits. That will be something so great to remember for them as they grow up. I make sure to get pictures every time we go. Its fun to see the changes the kids make in one short year. THANKS to Grandma for taking us. It is sure fun. We all love it! I am trying to post some pictures of our pumpkin pickin day. My computer is not allowing me to upload for some reason? I'll get it figured out and post them ASAP.

The Fellows Family

2008-10-09T23:05:00.000-07:00

My mom!!

2008-10-08T22:34:00.002-07:00

I just wanted to take a minute and let everyone know how much I miss and love my mom. What a sweet person she was. I have been missing her so much lately. I hate that she is gone. I know she is still with us. But its just not the same. I wish my kids could know her. They only know of her. They all talk about her like they really knew her, and I love it. Hayden loves junior mints and rolos. Those were my moms 2 favorite candy bars. I love when that kind of stuff happens. I always say that was Nanas favorite. They all know what she liked and loved. They know that she loves them very much. They know she is their guardian angel. They love her. My kids have been robbed of their Nana, and there is nothing I can do about it. So not fair. I just try my best to make sure that they know as much about her as I can tell them. She is still such a part of my daily life. I think of her so many times a day. I Love to think about her goofy, silly self. She was truly funny. At least I thought she was. If I can raise my kids with as much love as she raised us, we will be ok. I never questioned the love she had for us. Never. So anyone reading this, make sure your loved ones know they are loved. If you have a mom, make an effort to let her know what she means to you. What I would give to let my mom know one more time what she means to me. I love you all!!!

Haydens Birthday

2008-10-05T00:46:00.001-07:00

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FALL

2008-09-27T18:55:00.002-07:00

It is that time of year again. I love fall. I love the cool weather, the colors and the smells of fall. Justin is not so fond. He whines a lot about it. LOL He is a summer fan for sure. The leaves are changing and it is beautiful. I can't wait to build fires at night. What is even scarier is its almost Oct. and Christmas is right around the corner. Time to get ready. I am looking forward to the holidays this year. My kids are all at such fun ages. They will be tons of fun at Christmas time. Caison is big enough this year to tear into his stocking and gifts. FUN FUN FUN!!!

Hayden turns 10 next month. That really does not seem possible to me. 10 years, thats crazy. We have raised him more than half way to adulthood. Time really flies. It seems that each year gets shorter and shorter. I remember my mom always saying "My kids are all growing up" and I would say "mom Im only 16". I dont want my kids to be 16. Now I see exactly what she meant. It scares me. I know we are in for it HUGE when our kids become teenagers. You have Justin and I, and all the crap we pulled on our parents. Pay backs will be hell Im sure. My mom warned me. LOL I see my kids and things they do and you can't help but to think back on your childhood. Its crazy how much your kids can be like you or your spouse, or family memebers you have. Its so fun to watch and see whats next? I love my family!!

Well I guess I have rambled on enough now. Nothing real fun and exciting going on around here. Unless you consider Caison grabbing his bum everytime we change a diaper (especially poopy). Him discovering the toilet and how fun the water is to play in. He loves to hear himself scream. All that and 3 other kids, our life is never dull. Love you all and take care!!

Finally

2008-09-25T00:20:00.000-07:00

Hi All! I started my blog way back in July. I just now got it going. Thanks to the great blogs everyone else has made, I finally got mine up and running. (I hope) I love to get on and see whats going on in everyones lives. SO fun. I have posted my kidos latest pictures that they had done this month. I have them all in envelopes ready to mail. I just need to address them. They will be out to all my family in the next few days.

Just a quick funny thing Brekyn did last night. She hurt her hip area a little. I babied her some and than asked her if she needed a kiss. She had her pants pulled down just a bit to show me the ouchie she had on her hip. She pulled down her pants and exposed her BUM all the way, and said kiss this and started laughing and walked out! She is her fathers child! That is something he would have done exactly! She is really going to make us CRAZY before shes 5. She is a funny kid.

We started home school with Hayden last month. He is really doing well. He likes it a lot and seems much happier to learn. He is such a smart kid but struggles to get things from his brain to the paper. This way we can give him the extra time he needs to complete all his work. We are using a state certified curriculum. He has a distance learning teacher he has to report to each week. That makes it nice for us too. She is wonderful and is super helpful.

Tanner is loving school SO much. It is his favorite thing ever. We had parent teacher confrence the other day. His lowest grade is a 95%. GO TANNER!! He is doing very well. He is super social too. He loves to get to school early to play with friends. (probably Maddie) He kinda likes her.....

Caison Poo is now 14 months old. He just learned to walk last week. He is a tornado. He thinks he is SO big cuz he can almost keep up with the big kids now. He really loves his siblings so much. Daddy is his favorite person in the whole world tho. They have such a sweet bond. Its super cute to watch them together. They both just beam with love. Daddys boy all the way!!

Justin has been remodeling our home. He is doing such a good job. Any extra time he has is spent working on the house. He knocked out a wall to combine the 2 living rooms to one big one. Replaced my kitchen floor and is working now on all the small details. Its great to have a handy man around. He really can do anything! His aunt and uncle call him Mcguyver!!! (sp?) They call him to fix all kinds of things for them. He loves helping them.

Well thats about all going on right now with us. Its just busy and crazy around here. Thats nothing new I guess. Oh yeah Brekyn started Ballet and loves it!!

* The Fellows Family *

Its been a while!! *Update*

Halloween....I love it!

Just an off day!

Happy Happy Birthday Hayden Dear....

Tanners First Football Game! Go Cougars!

Happy Birthday MOM!

Happy Birthday LORRI!!!!

First day of school, first soccer game!

I Love my friends!!

Bike Riding at Grandpa Tanners!!

I love this guy!!

Birthday Time!!!!

Cousins....and Camping...

Terrible 2's and hes not even 2!!

Hayden.. I love this kid!!

I LOVE This Kid!!! :)

A Day At The Lake...

My Daddy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TANNER!!!

Tanners First Baseball Game!!

Pinewood Derby!!

Opening Day Today!!! ( WARNING Pix Overload!)

Easter Day

Cant Sleep.... Again!

Brekyns Cut Eye!!

Puppies, Puppies, Puppies!!!

Show Low Lake Cache...The coolest one yet!!

Happy St. Patricks Day...

Our Future Baseball Star!!

Butterflies

Hannah Had 5!

Geo Caching with Grandma and Grandpa Fellows (pix overload)

Random Photos

Random.....

Justin..

Hes at it again!!!

My nights lately!!

We LOVE our STEELERS!!!

My Cousin Bryan Allred

Hats, Hats And More Hats!!

They Really Do Like Eachother!!

Go Steelers!!

9-1-1 AGAIN!!

Hair Do...Cut Knee...And Desitin!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Let it snow... Let it snow... Let it snow!!!!

Christmas Pictures--Timberrrrrr!!!

Brekyn's recital video!!

Brekyn's First Dance Recital

Have some crack!!

Christmas tree time

Tanners Thanksgiving Program 1st Grade

Please Don't Eat Twinkies In The Car!

Brekyns 5th Birthday

Oh how I HATE Laundry!!!!

Brekyn......

NO TV.........

Wood Cutting

Pumpkin Pickin!!

The Fellows Family

My mom!!

Haydens Birthday

FALL

Finally

Its been a while!! Update