Halloween2011

Carving Pumpkins is not high on any of our lists. We opted for the SHARPIES. But I thought our kids need to experience real pumpkin carving. So we chose the smallest one to cut into and let them experience that. Jappy said he would have nothing to do with it. I was lucky enough to get to clean it out.

Mady and her crazy hair. It was crazy hair day for Red Ribbon Week.

Jay made up his mind a month before Halloween that he wanted to be BATMAN. My Girls however changed their minds several times not committing to anything until the very last second. (They do this every year) I have a group picture on my phone that will be downloaded at a later date. Sorry.

We had the ward trunk or treat on Saturday then on Monday we did the real thing. Some friends of ours make doughnuts in their garage to give out instead of candy, so we headed to their neighborhood. And Oh GOOD GLORY they were delicious!!!! So Delicious in fact I have made them twice since then.

The Kids got LOADS of CANDY and had a really fun time. Jay Cracked us up... He was so anxious and excited to go. The thought of people giving him candy and all he had to do was stand at their door. I love Holidays with Toddlers everything is so exciting/magical.

We participated in the Annual Diabeties walk in Logan UT with our Niece Jessi. We look forward to this every year. This Year it POURED for most of the walk. We were SOAKED. But it made for a good memory. After we finished the walk Jessi planned a lunch for everyone. During Lunch she made an exciting announcement. SHE'S PREGNANT!!! We couldn't be more Happy for her and Bryce. They are going to be wonderful Parents.

We have Matching shirts for the walk. Jessi had special ones made up for her and Bryce that Said "PREGNANT" on them. It took us a little while to realize what they said. But after we figured it out the Happy News spread like Wild Fire.

Several weeks ago Jay and a couple other neighbor boys were found in our garage. They were sitting around Jays bike along with a pile of skrew drivers and hammers and what ever else they thought they needed to "fix' Jays Bike. They were so CUTE. There was nothing wrong with it, but their "fix it" had kicked in. Come to find out the boys had ventured house to house to do the same to the other boys bikes.

Jaymon, Jackson, Jay

Jappy has taught Mady to Mow the yard this summer and she has caught on and does a really good job. Jappy's mom had a mower she didn't need anymore so she gave it to us. Now that we have two Mowing the lawn is a BREEZE. The BEST part?? I haven't had to mow ALL SUMMER!

We made a Fort today or a "FORK" as Jay calls it.

Jetty bug is 11 mos this week. He's giving kisses claps his hands, stands on his own for a few seconds, says Mama, and Dada, plays peek-a-boo and is just plain ADORABLE!!

Jay's First Day of JOY

The Girls are in school and Mr. Jay started Pre-school....Well JOY school. A group of mom's have gotten together and we will each take a turn teaching. He goes two times a week 2 hours a day, and the first week went well. It's a class of all Boys so at times it could be interesting. But for now it has gone well and he looks forward to going. Oh Happiness for Me!!!



Walking to School.
Jay is commonly none around our house as the 'Devil' He's very busy and just seems to find trouble in the midst of his business. So We have started to call him a 'Little Devil' Well that was until 2 days ago.

Our Bishop has challanged our ward to read the Book of Mormon finishing it by the end of the year. So we are giving it a good run at it. We were reading the other morning before school, when Jappy read apart refering to the Devil. Jay's ears percked up and with a serious look on his face said "Hey I'm the Devil" Jap said No your not and kept on reading Jay said again ' Ya dad I'M the DEVIL' . Oh Dear we are going to need to stop calling him that. Not the best parenting we've done' I'm finding that we should write a book of things Not to say TO or a AT your children. A lot of what we say comes back to bite us. I should dedicate a post to it.... Maybe someone could learn from my mistakes that way.
*We wouldn't change a thing about Jay. Even when we think he's DIABLO.

First Day of School 2011

The Girls started the 2011 school year, and they had a GREAT First Day.

Mady has started 4th Grade in Mrs. Mcateer. Brooklyn is in 2nd Grade with Mrs. Semons(this is her first year teaching)
They have been so excited to start school again at Syringa.

I'm not so sure I'm ready for my Helpers to go.

Girls Camp '11'

I made it through another Girls Camp. We had a BLAST, as always. It's a lot of work to Get ready for a week of Camping with 14 Young Women. But Totally Worth it. It was a Hawaiian Theme and we did lots of fun things with it. We had a Luau, Made cute Sandals, Wore Flower's in our Hair, Learned the Hula, and Wore Coconut Bras.

Our Ward Leaders Lela Ned, Me and Megs

McKaiya and Alyssa catching up on much needed sleep.

Jane working on her craft at the Tiki Hut and she's sporting the Shorts that we made for camp this year.

Doing Hair. Jori and Cassidy

We had a competition to help the girls with their certification. The Leaders from the stake put together a team. We Totally Kicked the Girls Trash It was Super FUN. And we were able to get to know each other. We live in a GREAT STAKE.

Keryanne, Tiffany and Jori Teaching/ Reviewing the Dance with the Mortimers The Girls/ Leaders did a Mob Dance So FUN and CUTE.

Ned Tied the girls to the Hammock. HILARIOUS

And the Girls cheering on the teams during the Mt. Girl competition.

July in Review

Classic Jay moment. In the NEIGHBORS Cooler.

We spent the weekend of the 4th in Arbon with our nieces and nephew's . And as always Loads of FUN. We played in the water, rode all the fun toys, played games late into the night, shot guns, lit fireworks, looked for snakes, caught butterflies, and really enjoyed our time together
Jessi put together a Top Shot Competition. We chose our gun the distance and the target. We spent the entire afternoon shooting things up, trying to out do one another.

Ying and Yang Did everything together. Even sharing their Ring POPS. Are'nt they so SWEET?

We set off fireworks and had our traditional Roman Candle Dual. I look forward to this every year. It's NOT at all safe but very entertaining. We Laugh so Hard until our face hurts. Jappy barely missed Catastrophe by the skin of his teeth. GOOD TIMES....

Jessi and Brenda's Baby Nora -Kasen fell asleep on Bryce's lap. It was hilarious He didn't want to lay back on him and when Bryce tried to lay him back he would wake up.

The kids had a small water fight. Jay loved shooting everyone. Poor Brielle did not appreciate being squirted. Jessi was protecting her. Jay didn't mind shooting her either.
This Is a Classic moment all of my kids have with Dustin. He is so good to them. He's going to be a Great Dad some day.
Watching the Firework SHOW I took a group picture with everyone lined up but it's hard to see. Fun Weekend Larsen's Thanks for letting us Crash the PARTY.

My Brother and his wife had their FIRST BABY!! We were all shocked when he came 2 mos early. But he is healthy and growing like a little weed. We were able to spend a weekend in Salt Lake with ALL of my Brothers. We made it a Sampert REUNION. We spent an afternoon at the pool, had a birthday party for my younger brother, ate at 'IN and OUT',went to a drive in movie, shopped a little, and did a little bit of temple square (in the pouring rain). It was nice to spend time together,and let the cousins get reacquainted. We have been lucky to see them twice this year but I'm sure it will be awhile before we all get together again.

I ran my third 5k of the summer. I signed the girls up to run the 2.5K It was fun to do it together. I think I have Jappy on the band wagon for the August Run.
Mady needed a victorious Cool Down.

I'm feeling behind, and disorganized in every aspect of my life. So for now you only get pictures.

We just did them this weekend at our newest nephews baby blessing. An update on all family happenings soon.