I hate this house!

This house is totally bug infested. I can't stand it. We have sprayed (with two different companies) and the bugs don't die! we have had crickets, roaches, ants, spiders, you name it we have it. We have also had a centipede (that was huge) and we found a tiny baby scorpion in our shower once. Well this big old sucker was right on our front door mat. I am just relieved for once it was atleast outside and not in my house. I am really just totally glad no one stepped on it or got stung. Scott's brother Ryan and his family were over and when they were leaving his little girl opened the door and freaked out saying there was a scorpion outside. We were all a little surprised to look and see that she was right. Ryan and Scott caught it in this orange bucket and were trying to get it to sting a cricket (which it wouldn't). Anyways it made for an interesting evening. I am totally creeped out now and very glad we are just renting. So if anyone knows how to get rid of all these bugs and especially scorpions let me know.

Red Rover Red Rover send Dallin right over!!!

So apparently my boys have to get very creative on Sunday afternoons when they are not suppose to play outside and with friends. I was washing the dishes after lunch and Heard Brig Yelling "Red Rover Red Rover send Dallin right over!" and I turned just in time to see Dallin run into Brigs chest and knock him down. Brig Got up laughing and then it was Dallin's turn and he did the same thing. (Notice Brig's arms stretched out in the second picture like he is holding someones hands).

This was the funniest thing I ever saw so I had to stop cleaning the kitchen and find my camera to take pictures before some one got hurt or they started fighting (Brig and Dallin do not play together nicely for very long usually).

These pictures I stole off of Elena's blog just because I thought it was so cute. This was at our monthly Thurston family dinner back in August at Tanya's house when the kids some how connedGrandpa Brad into playing red rover with them. Those are some brave little boys calling big old Grandpa over. They don't even flinch!

Three Months Old!

Lila is already three months old I can't believe it. She is so stinkin' cute. She loves to smile and coo. The boys love to talk to her and hold her since she does that. The newest thing is they want to feed her. I usually nurse her but any time they see me getting a bottle they ask if they can feed her. It is really cute. She has so many cute outfits from the baby shower these are just a couple of them. I love that she is finally getting big enough to wear some of the 0-3 month clothes. It is so fun to dress her up. The first Sunday I put shoes on her Scott got a huge kick out of it. I think he stopped walking midstride in the middle of the parking lot to make over how cute she was with her shoes and fancy dress on.

Happy Grandparents Day!!

Yes, there is such a day, it is on my calendar. We have awesome grandparents around here too. I asked the boys what they liked best about all of their grandparents and this is what we came up with... Great Grandma Dorothy Thurston: Alden said he likes learning scriptures for dollars with her, Dallin and Brig both agreed they liked hanging out at her cabin in Pine Valley, Utah. I have lots of great memories of my Grandma Thurston, helping her get her class rooms ready for seminary, learning scripture mastery scriptures for money, the list goes on for ever. Grandpa Verland Thurston past away when I was just a baby but I have always loved hearing about him and feel like I know him through other people. While he is not here with us any more I still think he is an amazing grandparent.

Next up was Great Grandma Marilyn Norton... Alden said she was funny and they all three agreed unanimously that they loved "pay days". Dallin likes that she plays guns with them, and Brig like that she gives him cookies. I remember silly things like getting my fingernails painted and having Grandma scream "your bleeding!" and having to explain to her that it wasn't blood just polish. She is always joking around. My Grandpa Joseph Norton (who we named Brig after), died before my children were born but I have great memories of him too. He was a real cowboy and I always thought that was so cool he was "tough" and unique to me. He always had a hug for me and called all of us girls "baby doll" which always made me feel so special.


Grandpa Brad (Dallin is named after) the boys all said they love to play and wrestle with him. They love that he will get down on the floor and play or help them get into mischief. They love the funny things he does like get them all tied up in their shirts. Alden said he like that Grandma Alice Helps him build things with legos. Dallin like that she always keeps fruitsnacks and other treats in the house and Brig like "M&M's for the road."

Grandpa Steve the boys all agreed they like that he spoils them and buys them the coolest presents. Brig and Dallin like to sit on his lap and cuddle and Alden loves that they share the same name and birthday. The boys all say that Grandma Janice is silly and funny. Alden loves to work on puzzles with her and play games like memory.

Scott has wonderful grandparents too. He loved his Grandma Lila. He always talks about how she pampered him rubbing his head when he had a headache and things like that. His only Grandparent still alive when I met him was his Grandma Marble. We were just dating and she made a comment about me being his wife and he told her I wasn't his wife and she said something to me like don't worry you will be soon. I think that kind of freaked Scott out personally. She died shortly after that and maybe knew more than we thought she did?? I love listening to Scotts family talk about their grandparents they have wonderful memories of them just like I do of mine. I have a strong testimony of families. I truely believe we were sent to earth to be in families for a reason so we could help each other out and learn and grow together. I am so grateful for Grandparents and Great grandparents and for the ancestors and histories we have. I think that one day we will have a huge family reunion in Heaven and we will all know each other and love each other even if we didn't get that opportunity here on earth.

Happy Birthday to me!

This summer Scott won a "staycation" package off of KTAR radio station. It was to the Four Seasons Resort in Scottsdale for a two night stay and came with a massage and $100 gift certificate to the Macaroni Grill. Well we held on to it to use for my birthday. Scott was very lucky we never win anything and it made planning my birthday so much easier for him for a change since he thinks he has to go all out for everything. Free is always good too. Plus it was fun for him to hear his own name on the radio saying he won and having friends and family call him cuz they heard it too. Anyway, Tanya and Nick stayed with the boys the first night and then we came home and got them and brought them to the hotel for the second night. It was a lot of fun for them. They each recieved a free stuffed animal with the turn down service, which they thought was awesome that someone came to our room to get our beds ready.


The pool was bigger than any pool I have ever seen before. It had a wonderful view and was fun to swim and watch the sun set. They boys could have stayed there the whole time if we would have let them. Lila got to wear her cute swimming suit that I found at the dollar store too. I was excited about that. I haven't tired yet of playing dress up with her!

The boys got an afternoon snack with their own name written on it in Chocolate. They thought that was the coolest thing ever.

I got to go to lunch with my awesome in-laws on Saturday to celebrate my birthday. I have such a good time hanging out with them. I also went out a couple weeks before my birthday with the girls in my family to celebrate mine and my moms b-days. I am so lucky to have great family on both sides. If I were rich I would make this a weekly event. Despite the depressing year I was turning (30), and all the teasing I got. I had a really great birthday.

Sharing a little Sunshine!

Lila finally fits into this cute outfit her daddy picked out for her before she was even born. Scott calls it her "sour apple outift." It is a newborn size but seems to be bigger than others. Most of the newborn stuff she is finally growing out of, this one she is barely growing into. When she was in for her two month check she was only 8 pounds 7 ounces, 3% on the charts. She is definately going to be a petite little thing. All the ages are fun to watch a baby grow but we are really enjoying her right now because she is easy to get to smile and loves to coo and make noises like she is talking to you. We all think she is just adorable. In fact the other day the boys were talking about how cute she is and daddy asked them if they know what her middle name Belle means and told them it meant beautiful and Brig said yeah that is cuz she is a princess like Belle on Beauty and the beast. She is a princess for sure, and definatley she is our "sunshine"!!!

Grandpa Brad

My kids are very lucky to have two amazing grandpa's they love and adore both of them. My dad however wants to make sure that his children get payback for all the crazy things we did as kids. Plus he just loves having a good time with the grandkids. Grandpa Brad is always teaching the kids how to do stuff that mom and dad would normally not approve of, somehow, though, when grandpa is around they just don't get in trouble for it. At our latest family dinner hosted at our house, grandpa got the kids dessert. All you need is a spoon and a chair so you can reach. Now if they were not all cousins I would be even more disgusted than if they were perfect strangers but family germs just aren't as bad as other people's germs I guess. The kids thought it was great. When are they ever able to eat ice cream straight out of the container. Notice Brig with the ice cream scoop though, I have taught someone well at least.

Like always Grandpa Brad was the life of the party at our monthly family dinner. The kids all had a blast being lifted onto the plant shelves. All of the grandkids got a turn even the little one year old babies (Lila excluded of course). Can you tell who the dare devil is?

Creeped Out!!

My sister has me all creeped out about crazy people that do crazy things with pictures people post of their kids on their blogs and stuff. So, while in the past I never thought it was necessary to have an invite only blog, she has definately changed my mind. With that being said I would love to send you an invite to my blog if you are intersted just leave me a note.
Thanks!

Bob Cat

Alden earned his Bobcat award last night at his Cub Scout Pack Meeting. This was his first award and he was so excited. He was a little confused at trying to pin my "mothers pin" on me having never done such a thing before. They had the boys who recieved their "bob"cat "bob" for apples. Not an easy task when you are toothless. Poor Alden also got stuck with the tallest bowl (he is by far the shortest by at least a head). He was a good sport about it though and with a little lift to reach the bowl finally got his apple. He has great friends in our ward and school that cheered him on the whole time (for me being an over protective mother it is nice that he is never teased about his size). They also had a watermelon eating contest. Alden was not happy that it had seeds in it. Who's ever heard of a watermelon with seeds anyway?? He has very particular parents that are always saying to not be messy and he wanted to know why everything has to be a contest to be the fastest and get messy. I thought that was pretty funny. Alden did have fun with the water balloon launcher though and even caught one. Good thing Scott takes better pictures than I do. Luckily we have a good group of scout leaders and they always bring extra of whatever they are doing/eating for the other kids, so Dallin and Brig had fun as well.

Amazing Mom!

In the scriptures, the Lord talks about blessings He can bestow upon us that are "beyond our comprehension." Well, this captures a portion of what He meant! I imagined having an amazing, beatiful companion, and a loving, special mother for my children, but the Lord upheld His word because Jaime is more than I ever could have imagined or hoped for. Love you Jaime!

Smiles!

So my camera is really really slow when you push the button to actually take a picture but these were a few attempts of me getting Lila's smile on camera. Scott can get her to smile all the time. She doesn't smile as easily for me but she does make both of our day when she does smile. She is just so sweet!

Catching Up

Okay so I am really horrible at keeping this blog updated so to catch up on all the things that have happened lately...
Alden was baptized on July 11th. He was so excited to get baptized and it was a really good day for him. Hopefully he will have good memories of his special day. He was spoiled with gifts from lots of family and friends and he was very excited to have Aunt Tara and Great Grandma Thurson and Norton there. Alden has lost five teeth in the last couple weeks though so while it doesn't show in this picture he has a toothless grin. It is pretty funny looking.

Since everyone was here for Alden's baptism we decided to have Lila blessed last Sunday too. She wore the dress that I was blessed in as a baby and suprisingly it was fairly white. It held up pretty good all these years. She was a little small in it but that is okay. She is just a little tiny thing, while my boys are all small they didn't start out that way as babies so I am still trying to get use to how small she is. She is still wearing newborn clothes and some of them are still big on her.




Dallin is the best big brother. All the boys are really. They all give her a binky the second she starts to fuss and they are good at throwing diapers away and getting me things for her like burp rags and stuff but Dallin takes extra good care of her. When she is fussy wanting to eat or something and I am finishing up doing something he gets right next to her and sings Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to try to make her stop crying. It is really sweet.