Halloween Fun!

Great Grandpa & Grandma Broadhead with grandchildren.

The boys at grandpa & grandma Broadheads.

I love this pic!

Tyler & Zach- Best buds!

I was struggling to get a good pic of the boys because I didn't try until they were on their way trick or treating and they were so distracted they wouldn't participate- oh well I learned next year to do it well before they go trick or treating!

David's friend Kayleb was spiderman too. David loved it because he loves Kayleb! This is a pic of them before their fun preschool halloween party. Kayleb wasn't quite sure how to do the web action!!:)

We had these cute masks they thought were great too!

David & friends after their trunk or treat halloween party- which I totally missed because I was late! Bad mom moment!! Luckily he didn't notice because he was with his friends & their moms:)


The Frehner family came and carved pumpkins with us. We Roasted the pumpkin seeds- half the pan we put brown sugar and cinnamon- which I totally recommend!!

Scary David & his Scary pumpkin!

Scary Zach with his scary pumpkin!

Don't ask me what Nate is doing- a little disturbing I'd say:)
David wanted a seed beard!
Our finished product!

Another BOY!!!

So I went to my doc appt. and I am 16 weeks and so this wasn't my official ultrasound but the doc said we could just take a peek and see and sure enough he said, "That's not a girl." My Aunt Sandy is right again!!! The first picture proves it but it is hard to see and didn't scan that well. It was cute because the boys were there and thought it was so neat to listen to the heartbeat and see the baby on the screen. Zach still doesn't quite get it, but David will talk about the baby all the time. Like today, we told him we would go get pumpkins to carve for family night tomorrow and told him we would get one for each person in our family and he said, "And one for the baby!" I am really excited to have another little boy in our family. I just love my boys so much and feel so blessed to be their mom!

Oh funny things kids will say!

The other day our home teachers came over. David and Zach were showing off everything they owned, trying on costumes and telling them stories. When Bro. Isom got to the lesson he asked David who Jesus was. David got a serious expression on his face and said, "He never sits in time out because he never does anything bad." It was so funny- I don't know where he got that from but I thought it was pretty cute. He asked him some other questions about what he came to earth to do and what the bad guys did to him, and to my surprise he answered right and knew more than I thought. It made me feel good to know that he actually does listen to us and his primary teachers. I am so grateful for the gospel to help teach my kids. David is such a sweet little boy and we are grateful he is in our family.

David Started Preschool!

My little David started preschool. He was so excited he stayed up till 11:00 the night before! I had mixed feelings about this whole old enough for preschool thing. Okay, I admit it, I had a hard time. But now I love it and he does too. It is really cute because it includes gymnastics, karate, music, & swimming. David loves to learn and has an excellent memory (didn't get it from me!!) He is saying things all the time that surprises me. He is such a good, cute little boy and I am so proud of him:)
Of course, he had to have a deigo back pack. It was a must.
Here are a couple of his friends that go to school with him. Kaleb, Nauli (cousin) and Shelby wasn't in this pic but she is one of his friends too. So cute!!

Summer Pics!

Summer fun!

It's pretty lame I haven't blogged for 3 months! I have some good excuses:) Basically, I am behind on every area of my life right now and this is proof of one thing on the list:) We had such a busy summary and since it is old news anyway a will do quick summary. We went to the Chatterton Reunion in Provo first which was a lot of fun to see everyone. Then we went to Lagoon and the kids had a BLAST on all the rides-especially my little dare devil boy Zach. We stayed in Idaho for 4 1/2 weeks at my parents (thanks mom and dad) That was a lot of fun too. Rod worked for my dad trying to get the never ending project of the office done for the parade of homes- while I went to my sister Holly's house every day. The kids loved to play with Michael, Sarah, & Kaleb and I loved to hang out with my sister/best friend. While we were in Idaho we went to Bear Lake, the Cabin in Island Park, Yellowstone, and Rod & I even got to go to a session in the Idaho Falls Temple. (which we haven't been back to that temple since we were married in it) Lots of fun. We got home and a day later we were off to California for the Oneill reuion that is always a blast thanks to Rod's party animal aunt Roxy. We went to Magic Mountain, and then spent a lot of time at the beautiful Corona Del Mar beach. The Riddles had a beach house right by it so we hung out there a lot. The Oneill reunion was a lot of fun too. I was so glad to be back home even though the summer was filled with lots of adventure and fun. Thanks to everyone who made it that way:)

June 16 Zach turned 2

Zachy is 2!  We had a little party for him before we headed to Idaho.  

He loved all his presents.

Grandpa and Grandma Broadhead gave him this cute little motorcycle.  He crashed the first time he went down the driveway.  He still likes it though.  

Zach's & David's favorite present though was the cardboard boxes-  

WHY DO I BUY MY KIDS TOYS?:) 

Cute Pictures from Ragged Mountain

Beautiful Ragged Mountain

School is out for Rod and we have a busy, fun summer ahead of us. We went to Colorado to Ragged Mountain and it was so gorgeous. It was for the Cowgill reunion. Isn't it so pretty- those are the Rocky Mountains right behind us! The church owns 150 acres and it has 5 lakes and then a main lodge (in picture) with about 5 little cabins around it.

This is all that came out of Rod's Family-there was more counting the extended family. Even though the drive was long, it turned out to be really relaxing and everyone really enjoyed themselves.


We stayed in this cute little cabin. The first night we got there at 3 in the morning and it was freezing cold. So it was like basically sleeping outside and when we woke up it was snowing! It didn't stick but it was still freezing. But then it warmed up and ended up being really nice. Right next to our cabin there was a little pond that the kids loved to go and throw their fishing poles in . I thought this was so cute with Rod and the boys!

Don, Kyla, and Trisha showing their fish lips.

I thought this was so funny. There was so many swampy areas when we went fishing all the kids shoes got soaking wet. Rod hung them all up to dry.

There was this coolest truck there- perfect for a great picture.
I had too much fun with this truck!!

The kids all got sick of me asking, "Do you want to go take some pictures?" They all went on strike so I didn't get a couple of other spots I wanted, oh well.

The kids loved riding the canoe.

All David could talk about is when he was going to go fishing. Over and over and over! Finally, Rod took him real fishing and he was so excited when he caught a fish. It was so cute to watch him and the other kids get into the fishing.

David's cousin Carter caught 5 fish. He was so proud! He had to win everyone mostly the girls, he said, "I can't let the girls beat me."

Don was cutting the fish and showing David and Rusty all the eggs and stuff inside. Then he asked Rod if he wanted to have a turn. By the look of his face will tell you how much Rod enjoyed that. It surprised me that he did because he has such a weak stomach. I know that he did it for David and Zach though- to learn how to do it so he can fish with the boys by himself. Another reason why he is such an amazing dad.

Rod's 29th Birthday!!

We had a little party for Rod's Birthday. We had family come over and I made his favorite carrot cake. I always love getting together with Rod's family. Especially because I don't live by my family. Rod's family has always welcomed me into their family and made me feel like a million bucks. I love them all so much.

Rod's mom saved the day and helped me finish getting ready for the party. She is such a sweetheart.


All the kids love to get into Grandpa Broadhead's truck. Maybe because Grandpa is always playing with them and they love it.

I am the luckiest girl to be married to Rod. He truly treats me like a queen. He is always thinking about me and the boys in every single decision he makes. I love that he is a family man. That is one reason why I married him. He truly puts his family first. He is the best dad. It is so fun to see him spend quality time with the boys. He loves to read to them, wrestle, and everything else under the sun. He loves them so much and is always working with them and teaching them new things.
Rod is an amazing school teacher! I hear left and right people commenting on how amazing he is and that he is their favorite teacher. He is always trying to think of new fun ways to teach Social Studies so the kids really get involved and learn.
He has such a strong testimony of the gospel. His heart is gold and anyone that knows him, knows that he would drop anything to help. I love you Rod, I hope you had a great birthday!!

Some more April Pictures

Tornado

Okay, Rod said it wasn't a tornado but it looked like one!! I looked out the window and the whole sky was red and the wind was blowing like crazy and my swing, yes that is my swing covered in those tumble weeds, was blown 2 houses down. It was pretty cool to watch because it only lasted a couple minutes and then the wind wasn't strong anymore. Now there are a million little pricklys all over our front yard and they kill when you step on them. My nice neighbor brought the swing back, don't ask me how she didn't get poked like crazy!! Anyway, our poor swing did go back together, but the prickleys will be there for a while!

David's Diego Birthday Party

David turned four years old on April 9, 2008. I can't believe he is already 4!! He loves Diego so we decided to do a little Diego party for him.

They were entertained forever by this little water fountain- don't you just love kids!

I had everyone line up to take a picture before the games.

Some cute shots of some of David's friends/cousins that were there.

I tried (tried is the key word) teaching them red rover and Rachel ran full speed and plowed Trisha to the ground. It was hilarious other than it hurt Trisha's feelings. That ended the game and we quickly moved onto cake and ice cream.

I thought this was so cute- Zach is helping Grandpa Broadhead carry the scooter over for one of David's presents. Grandpa Broadhead is such a great grandpa- Zach followed him all over the park. Grandpa helped me and followed him too:)

David loved his new spiderman scooter and his other presents too.

Then we all went down to the river the kids were dying to go to the whole time we were there. It was a perfect day- We gave them little water bottles with eyes on them for dolphins and they had to be Diego and save the dolphins. The kids loved playing in the water! I don't know if their parents did:)

Then they laid on the cement to warm up. It was a fun birthday and I am grateful for the people who came and missed the people who couldn't be there.