The John Family

Christmas morning 2011

2011-12-30T09:37:00.000-08:00

Favorite Gifts this year:
Shaylee - mp3 player, scooter, make-up set
Kaitlyn- Tangled baby, mp3 player, make-up
Sierra- Tangled Tot, Barbie with pups, mp3 player
Mason- Tool set with work bench, mp3 player, Wii games

The John Family Christmas party '11

2011-12-18T17:39:00.001-08:00

This Games was pretty funny to watch! (A minute to win it one) place Vaseline on your nose and move the cotton balls from one plate to the other with no hands! All the kids had so much fun playing this one!

Sierra got this Baby Doll and loved it so much she hasn't put it down yet! It even came to church with us this morning.

Kaitlyn got Polly pockets which I'm pretty sure most girls love to play with!!!!

We of course did our annual left and right Christmas story, the kids always love this game!

In this game you place the cookie on your head and move it to your mouth without using hands or dropping it! Than you get to eat it! fastest one gets and extra treat!

mason and his uncle Levi had fun moving a Christmas ornament around and rope as quickly as possible.

We enjoyed and wonderful Christmas party with good food, Raffle drawing for fun Christmas ornaments, and tons of fun games! Cant wait to do it all again next year!

Our Christmas Cottage '11

2011-12-02T08:52:00.000-08:00

Our Christmas cottage was a flop this year "sigh" so we ate it right after! We still had a lot of fun but it just didn't hold up or look that great! "smile"

Moab 2011

2011-12-01T09:03:00.001-08:00

We went to Moab for a wedding it was are first time there so we did a little sight seeing too! We will be making a trip out in the summer because it was cold this time around! It was so beautiful!! Cant wait to take some time and hike around a bit more!

Mason was always getting into trouble! The ranger had to talk to us several times! No throwing rocks, no walking on the sand, stay on trials, etc.

If you look at the pic above small up front is the Bride & Groom lol

our spooky pumkins '11

2011-11-09T14:00:00.000-08:00

Carving pumpkins is very stressful for me but it did get done this year! few! my kids are just still to young for this, a lot of tears were shed this night because things didn't turn out just like the patterns!

he...he...he...

I had to post this one too! lol

our halloween '11

2011-11-09T13:52:00.000-08:00

The kids had way to much candy between our ward trunk or treat and Monday night trick or treating! all in all it was a great Halloween even though Mason was sick throwing up most of the day Monday! (he did however feel well enough to do some trick or treating that night)

Shaylee really didn't like her make up job that her Dad did but she wore it anyway lol

Mason loved to wear his mask surprisingly although, he kept running into things because he couldn't see that well!

Fall Family hike

2011-11-09T13:43:00.000-08:00

Stewart Falls

It is so nice to get out and do one last family hike before winter comes along with the cold air! the fall colors were beautiful! we all enjoyed this hike so much and thankful that even my parent got to join us on this one!

Lake Powell Trip Oct. 2011

2011-10-05T15:35:00.001-07:00

We stopped at Goblin Valley! Surprisingly the kids really LOVE it!!!

This is my brothers kids that along with us! Its so fun to hang out with family!

Mason found a friend!

My kids loved playing in the sand!

I jumped off a 30-40 something ft cliff I was so proud of myself!!! Jeremy got to try and ride an Air chair which was kinda fun to watch! we did lost of swimming and just enjoyed the fun in the sun!

randomness at the John family home

2011-09-25T18:44:00.000-07:00

Crazy things happen at the John family home at times! We love to have fun and that's all I have to say about the following pics! So just have fun looking at them!

feathers in hair

2011-09-25T18:34:00.000-07:00

So before school stated this year my wonderful mother in law put cute little feathers in the girls hair! They absolutely loved them......until they fell out with in a few days!

it was fun while it lasted!!!!

Growing up way to fast!

2011-08-31T09:03:00.000-07:00

As I was posting the kids first day of school I felt very emotional. It seems like yesterday I was caring for crying baby's and now I'm sending them off to school, it is amazing how fast time goes by! I am so blessed to have 4 amazing children!

Shaylee 7 yrs old and very emotion! She can be the best helper around the house and with her siblings but, the hardest kid out of the crazy bunch!

Kaitlyn 6 yrs. old and for sure the most goofy kid out of them all! always in her own little world and very content with life!

Sierra 5 yrs. old and always bring a smile to your face! She is very happy go lucky but knows how to scream and throw fits to be heard over her siblings.

Mason 3 yrs old. the only boy and defiantly all boy! shows a soft and loving side with his mom but rough and tough side with most others! Very active and loves cars like his daddy!

Its that time of year again...... frist day of school

2011-08-31T08:42:00.001-07:00

Shaylee 2nd
Kaitlyn 1st
Sierra K

Sierra Starts Kindergarten!
She is in all day class and will get to have lunch at school she is super excited!

Mom is a little excited to have only one child home all day long! I will have a chance to spend some one on one with my little boy Mason but, I do have to confess I'm going to miss the girls a tiny bit!

Sierra turns 5

2011-08-31T08:22:00.001-07:00

Sierra's birthday landed on the first day of school this year! It made it a fun but busy day for us! The kids only had a 1/2 day of school so we went to chucky cheese for lunch, it was so much fun. There was a place where the birthday kid stands and fans blow tons of tickets at them for 1 min. Sierra loved it because she collected 1150 tickets in that 1 min. the bad news was we forgot the camera for it :( later that night we had friends and family over for cake and Ice cream. Sad to say this but our family and friends have grown way to big, so this will be the last friends and family party at our house. All in all Sierra's birthday turned out really well and she was so happy to turn 5 yrs. old and finally be able to start school!

zoorassic park

2011-07-13T10:35:00.001-07:00

Shaylee and Kaitlyn riding on the train All the kids riding on a dinosaur
Sierra was the first and most daring

Mason was a little scared of the big dinosaurs but made due when his mommy was holding him!

All and all it was fun trip to the zoo with a bonus of some dinosaurs!

Happy 6th Birthday Kaitlyn

2011-07-06T14:42:00.000-07:00

Kaitlyn wanted to have a birthday full of Aerial things! She was so funny she stayed dress up all day in a princess outfit! Her birthday was wonderful some of her favorite things she got were: her pinks Razor scooter, kitty cat helmet, Aerial dolls ( all 3 of them), and nail polish! Kaitlyn is such a bundle of joy to have around she loves to have fun and make everyone laugh!

Summer Time Fun 2011 style

2011-07-06T14:27:00.000-07:00

Our 2011 summer thus far

family hikes.......

fishing trips.......

car shows......

and just going on small walks with the kids!

Mason turns 3

2011-07-06T14:19:00.001-07:00

Mason got a car's fishing pole!!!

.......and a new bike to ride around on with his sisters!!!

Mason is officially 3yrs old! Its hard for me to see my baby 3 already! The years just go by so fast! He had a wonderful birthday that he calls his "CARS BIRTHDAY" he loves cars just like his daddy lol

Kailtyns Graduation

2011-06-02T09:56:00.000-07:00

She had the best teacher ever this year! We loved Mrs. Payne

Kaitlyns kindergarten Graduation was fantastic! we are so proud of our cute little Girl!!!

Camping '11 Emery County

2011-06-02T09:29:00.000-07:00

So I have to confess I was not looking forward to a camping trip! It just seems like a lot of work and little payoff, most of the time to me. This trip however was very rewarding and relaxing!

The kids had so much fun!!! We went: hiking, bike riding, dinosaur quarry, visited with great grand parents, had fun with friends and with family! Oh and don't forget the good food aka smores' and Dutch over cooking! county

I had to take this pic...... this is Jeremy Great Grandpas carving in the rock, notice the date 1911 this is 100 years old! (So cool)

We saw the little Grand Canyon and it was really windy at the time. we walked out on the Wedge which is cliffs on both sides and the kids got scared and crawled most the way lol I have to say I was a little scared too with all that wind!

Mason loved the dinosaur quarry!

Howarth Family Reunion

2011-05-10T09:34:00.001-07:00

I love having reunions, its a great time to all get together and see what everyone has been up to and Eat yummy food!

I love my mom and dad!

Jeremy couldn't make it to the family reunion so I got solo pics :(
this pic is kinda funny to me because I was told to make a funny face and it turned out better than most of my smile faces lol

Oh and I went dark on my hair (thanks to the best mom in-law ever)

......how does it look?

Easter Morning '11

2011-04-27T14:47:00.000-07:00

This Easter was different! Jeremy had a really bad ear infection, I woke up with back pain, and Mason was sick with a high temp. and cold! So we didn't make it to church. Easter is all about Jesus and all he has done of us and not making to church was hard on us! It was really difficult to bring the Spirit in our home while being sick and grumpy! The Girls enjoyed their baskets the eater bunny brought and finding the eggs with candy but overall I found this Easter to be very disappointing!

Egg Hunts

2011-04-27T14:28:00.001-07:00

If they found a big gold or silver egg it meant they found money! Shaylee found a golden egg with $10!! Mason, Sierra and Kaitlyn all found at least $2 each! They made out rich from a simple egg hunt! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa John

Every year my in laws neighborhood has a huge egg hunt where each kid gets to fine 30+ eggs then they get a cute bag full of candy as they leave! my kids love it because everyone leave happy if ya know what I mean!

Decorating Easter eggs

2011-04-27T14:18:00.000-07:00

Every time I took a pic Mason would pull this face with his thumbs up lol

two kids with no school

2011-04-27T14:12:00.001-07:00

Sierra and Mason get to play together while there older sisters go to school each day! Sierra sometimes feels left out, so one day I decided it would be fun just to take some pics of them!

Shaylee Lost her first tooth

2011-04-27T10:13:00.000-07:00

She has been waiting for this day to come since her first day of Kindergarten, when all of her friends were loosing theirs! finally at 7 yrs old it happened!!! Her sisters and her were so excited for the tooth fairy to come to our house! I enjoyed it because they went to bed so easy that night! l0l this was a fun family night at our house!

shaylee's 7th Birthdayt

2011-03-14T16:04:00.001-07:00

Shaylee had a really good Birthday! We made a homemade pinata and a cute hello kitty cake! she had a great turn out of friends at her party and everyone seemed to have a

lot of fun! We love Shyalee and can not believe that she is already 7yr old! She told us that she is so excited to almost be 8yr old now and can be baptised! It's crazy for me to even start thinking that far ahead! This is Shyalee with her best friend Kile

Shyalee got a cute hat and purse form her friend

mom and dad gave Shaylee a new CD player!

Mason hitting our home made pinata

Go Shaylee.....break that pinata!!!
........Wait did dad just move it so you would miss lol

Valentines day 20011

2011-03-14T15:48:00.000-07:00

So this year was a little interesting! Shaylee has been super sick with UTI's non stop for over a year now and finally we were able to take her to a specialist..... unfornatily it was on valentines day! so most our day was spent at primary children's hospital running test and meeting with Doctors. Shaylee was diagnosed with vesicoureteral reflux which is pretty much her urine backs up into her kidneys. They hope she will grow out of this in a year or we will be doing surgery to fix it. they put her on a small dose of antibiotics and I guess work form there. We are mostly just praying that the UTI's will just stop!

Anyway after such a long day we decided it would be fun for the kids to have a treat! we did chocolate fondue....the kids loved it as you can see in the pics below!

feeding the chickens

2011-02-16T10:18:00.000-08:00

Taking a Break from moving

2011-01-18T11:03:00.001-08:00

We stooped in Mesquite, NV while driving to UT and let the kids walk through a car show. Mason is just like his dad and loves cars!! The girls and I Suffered through it all even though I have to admit it was kind of fun to watch mason look at all the cars! Most of all it was Great to just take a break from packing and moving boxes!

I think its funny that mason is as tall as this car is! lol

This one is my favorite!

yep, we moved!

2011-01-18T10:53:00.000-08:00

So I just couldn't take it any longer..........
Jeremy was working out in WY and I was in Las Vegas :( it was just way to hard with no family around. Thanks to the timing of our contract ending in the place we were renting and my parents kindness we move back to UT! Yes its hard to say I'm 28yr old and live with my parents but no house payment and family to help raise my crazy 4 kids is was keeps me from crying about it! The kids were really excited to move here and see family old friends again! They are all ready to start school tomorrow, and make new friends too! Life is super crazy for us right now but we are getting through it!

Our 2010 Christmas

2010-12-26T22:21:00.001-08:00

The kids must have been pretty good this year because Santa brought them great presents! New bikes, DS games, Wii games, movies, make-up, toys, lots of candy, and more toys! Mason loved to open each presents with a big "WOW" even when it was just a plain box at frist look. We are very Grateful to spend our Christmas with family this year and the kids were glad that Santa could find them even when they were at Grandmas house!

.....and the gingerbread men

2010-12-26T22:04:00.000-08:00

Yeah....... this year was a lot of baking and decorating thanks to my mom a.k.a Grandma!

Homemade Gingerbread House

2010-12-26T21:57:00.000-08:00

This Year my mom thought it would be a good idea to make our gingerbread house all homemade! The kids and Grandma did most the work while I did my share fair of watching! all in all the kids had fun and that's was counts Right? Mason made sure to do his fair share of the work too!

John family Christmas Party

2010-12-26T21:47:00.000-08:00

Every year the whole John Family gets together and has a Christmas party! I love to visit with relatives that we don't see much and eat the good food! The kids have fun playing Christmas games and getting fun presents! Plus we get to do our annual raffle to win cute Christmas decorations!! This year was a little sad for our littler Mason man who was sick with a fever and ended up throwing up.

Winter Wonderland

2010-12-26T21:39:00.000-08:00

We came from our nice warm weather in Vegas to a ton of snow in Utah! The kids had a blast playing in it but I on the other hand was cold and ready to head back home! well not really..... it was cold but I did have fun watching kids play and bring back some of my childhood memories!

An Adventure At The Zoo

2010-11-04T16:10:00.000-07:00

The Zoo this time was a little strange for us! First of all Shaylee was sick throwing up but we just kept on going, not because we are bad parents, but because I'm pretty sure she was doing it for the attention, she is always throwing up! (seriously) The 2nd thing was kinda of interested was when Mason seemed to really like looking at the baby crocodile until out of know where it attempted to eat his fingers by snapping at the glass. Mason jumped a foot and was scared to death! we all laughed pretty good. The 3rd and last thing was when Jeremy tried to get the kids up close for a pic with the big Gorilla as Jeremy turned his back to show how he wanted them to pose the gorilla got angry and punch the glass, aiming for Jeremy's back! Everyone jumped a with screams (that's how hard the hit was) The Gorilla was embarrassed and ran to hide under a toy ball. I have to say it was pretty funny to see how much it upset the poor thing as he kept peaking out from behind the ball to see if we had all left yet! It was an interesting day at the Zoo but the kids had fun and yes, Shaylee did stop throwing up and had some too!

This was taken on the train ride with Grandma Tressa and Grandma Holly

We all seemed to really enjoy watching the baby elephant!

Some Cute Looking Puppies

2010-11-04T15:44:00.000-07:00

My in-laws dog "Tink" had 9 baby Bull Dog puppies, born just before Halloween this year! I want one, or any puppy for that matter, so bad! I'm thinking that for Christmas this year Santa Clause is going to bring our kids a puppy....cant wait!

Halloween 2010 style

2010-11-04T14:56:00.001-07:00

This Year our Halloween consisted of lots of bread bowls and soup! Oh, and a little trick or treating. The kids had a blast and after it was all over we finally got some good news! Jeremy got called to work again! Its a been along 3 & 1/2 months on unemployment and finally we can get back to normal! I couldn't ask for anything more! I feel blessed in my life in so many ways and know that our heavenly father loves us!

pumpkin carving

2010-10-27T15:28:00.000-07:00

Look what daddy helped me do..........

Okay, so I admit that Jeremy did most of the carving.....

I am not that talented and the kids are way to young for this type of carving!
It was a fun family activity that is a must do every Halloween!

change of plans........

2010-10-13T15:54:00.000-07:00

So we didn't have a good feeling about moving back to Utah just yet! So we decided to stay and make things work here and see where that takes us! Just saying those words has relived so much stress for me........I just have to go with my gut feelings on this one and hope it all works out best for our family! This being said I am so grateful for the testimony I have in the church and truly believe that heavenly father hears and answers every ones prayers!

look like we are on the move again........

2010-10-11T15:29:00.000-07:00

Yes, we are moving again!

We decided it would be easier on us to live in Utah around our family since Jeremy will be working out of town most of the time anyway! This has been a really hard decision on me. I thought moving to Vegas was hard but now the decision to move back is definitely harder!!!
Because of our situation and my sisters, we have choose to live with her and her kids for a few months while Jeremy works in CA and my sister finishes nursing school! I am under a lot of stress and hope we are making the right decision for our family.

First day of school

2010-08-30T21:17:00.001-07:00

Kaitlyn is officially in kindergarten!!!

I can not believe that Shaylee is already in first grade!

She was so excited to have lunch at school!

Camping out

2010-08-30T14:40:00.000-07:00

This was part of the hike we went on.......

Mason is so thirsty........

even though his dad carried him the whole way up the trail!

This is the kids after the hike! I promise they are happy even though they look tired!

Shaylee and her BFF

This camping trip was a ton of fun.....minus the nights. The First night Jeremy and I slept on a flat air mattress and really didn't get much sleep! The second night was really windy and cold our tent kept blowing in half during the gust of wind! The kids were scared and didn't really sleep. We were ready to go home to our nice warm beds!

The good part of the camping trip was hiking with our kids the trial was steep and poor Jeremy had to carry Mason the whole way up but the kids had fun! We also had fun with some friends who joined us our second day camping. we ate good food made smores and stayed up late and played games, all in all we had a great time!

Seirra Bell Truns 4

2010-08-22T22:32:00.000-07:00

We love Sierra, she has such a fun personality that make life enjoyable! She love to laugh and always is willing to help out around the house! She has been waiting so long for her birthday to come, she watched as each one or her siblings and her patents had there birthdays and finally at the end of the summer her birthday has come!

This was a great idea on my part.......

especially when we take our road trips to visit family!

Sierra really loves her money! We give a big thanks to her grandma Holly's tradition to give each grandchild money on there birthday!

She is so good to wait for picture before opening her presents!

Sierra is so funny! she blows her candles out while everyone is singing happy birthday to her! I think its pretty cute!

Cove Fort 1867

2010-08-20T10:13:00.000-07:00

This was truly amazing! My testimony grew as our family took a tour though the cove fort that was built by the the latter day saints so long ago. I am grateful for the Gospel in my life and sacrifices that others made for me. I would strongly encourage anyone who has not walk through this to stop and take the opportunity to see how amazing the early settlers of the Church were. Our family was truly touch by the whole experience!

fun with the boat

2010-07-24T21:58:00.000-07:00

4th of July hike

2010-07-06T19:24:00.000-07:00

This was such a fun way to spend the 4th!

part two July 3rd clebration

2010-07-06T19:04:00.000-07:00

I love it!

This was our view on BYU grounds before we watched the stadium of fire fireworks!
Part of the amazing firework show we watched! The kids had so much fun! it was very loud but worth the sight! I was sure that Mason would cry from the noise but instead he loved it!

Saturday July 3rd part one celebration

2010-07-06T18:50:00.000-07:00

Here we are doing some fire works after a great BBQ with family!!!

The kids made fun necklaces with the glow sticks!

Kaitlyn's 5th Birthday

2010-07-06T18:28:00.000-07:00

Kaitlyn's Birthday is on June 10! I cant believe she is already 5 yrs old!! Kaitlyn is so small it's hard for me to grasp that she is big enough to go to school this year! She is super excited to start Kindergarten this Aug. We celebrated her birthday a little early this year because she wanted her daddy to be there, He was working while the rest of the family went to spend some time in Utah over her actual birthday! She had a great birthday and is proud to tell everyone that she is 5 yrs old now!!

Fathers Day Cake

2010-06-21T20:29:00.000-07:00

The Kids made their Dad a cake for Fathers Day!

I have to say.... it was fun to have chocolate cake along with a yummy BBQ in cleabration of Fathers Day! I couldn't ask for a better husband or father for my children! He works hard, so we can have the lifestyle we have with the opportunity I have to be home with the kids while they are young! Thanks Jeremy!!! We love you!!!

Shaylee's Kindergarten Graduation

2010-06-18T16:31:00.000-07:00

I am so proud of Shaylee!

She has learned so much this year in school! She is an amazing little girl who has a wonderful gift of making friends quickly!! We Love Shaylee and the great example she is for her two sisters and brother!!!

This is shaylee with her teacher Mrs. Peraza and principle Mr. Darrington

New Family Pictures

2010-06-17T20:55:00.000-07:00

Mason turns 2yrs old

2010-06-10T16:48:00.000-07:00

I am so proud of myself, making this video! It was the first time I have made anything like it! Mason had a wonderful birthday and this is great way to show it all off! I hope you all enjoy it!

Summer time fun

2010-06-04T18:48:00.000-07:00

I think that the pool so far has been a great purchase! its been so hot ( 100 +) and the kids have been having a blast!! I guess I have to say I kind of like to cool off too! lol

We have a new addition to our family! we have yet came up with a name mostly because we don't know if its a boy or girl, I guess you cant tell until they are older! Its a Desert tortoise and is supposed to get pretty big! I love it because its not much mess or hard to take care of! Also it seems pretty easy going with the kids (no snapping or biting yet?)

Just having fun! & showing off masons new hair growth

2010-05-22T17:02:00.000-07:00

We got a pool!

Mason is staring at the picture and is super excited to try it out!

Shaylee just looks Happy!

The Girls made a new BFF

Mason is starting to get his Hair back!

This ones for you MOM!!

Attempted to cut masons hair

2010-05-05T21:33:00.000-07:00

Before

After

I'm pretty sure that I am not good at cutting hair!

Poor mason! lets just hope it all grows back soon!

Jeremy's 28th Birthday!

2010-05-04T19:17:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Jeremy

Well its official Jeremy is now 28 years old, like me! For his birthday I made him a great lunch: Chicken Alfredo with whole wheat pasta! Than the kids and I sang Happy Birthday to him! The cake I made was jello cake..... I found out after the fact that Jeremy doesn't really like jello cakes! But we all ate it anyway. He had to work the night shift on his birthday so it was short and sweet while it lasted!

My 28th Birthday

2010-04-29T19:39:00.000-07:00

My husband made me have all 28 candles on the cake! I confess..... it was kind of fun! The kids all helped me blow them out! Mason even started helping before we were done singing the happy birthday song! Jeremy putting all the Candles in the cake!

The best cakes ever!

I had to get a blood test done on my birthday! I was excited to because it will make it one step closer to getting my wireless insulin pump that I'm super excited for!!! While I was at the lab the receptionist ask me for my birth date I started to reply with 4-29 and she interrupted me "not today's date, your birth date" I laughed and told her its my birthday!

Las Vegas Zoo

2010-04-26T19:22:00.000-07:00

Sorry I forgot my camera so here is pictures of when we got back home!

The kids got there faces painted for free!! Mason got to feed a goats and pet them (the girls were too scared) it was fun but.... WORD OF ADVICE: NOT WORTH THE MONEY..... it cost the same as Utah's Hogle Zoo but is way smaller. Its only 3 acers big with no big animals like the giraffes, elephants, or Zebras! Not to metion its in a bad part of town!

So I have a funny story about this trip to the Zoo......

I'm a normal type 1 diabetic who has good and bad days trying to keep my blood sugars in normal range! This day I happened to have an extreme low while visiting the Zoo! we were told that there was free cake and face painting, feeling sick I stumbled into a the pavilion where I saw cake and began to help my self happy to see pizza and drinks there too! My husband Jeremy seemed to be upset and I just ignored him and kept eating away! The girls we helping the self to gift backs that were placed around the tables... treats, toys, pizza, and cake, couldn't get much better right? Until my husband says to me loud and clear "Heidi do you see the birthday presents in the corner, this is someones birthday party, Its not for us!!" We just crashed some poor kids birthday party while they were out having fun in Zoo!!!

Completely embarrassed!!! We booked it out of there!

Learning to Skate

2010-04-19T16:20:00.000-07:00

Shaylee trying out her roller blades! It made me want to get a pair for me ..... I still think I might!! (My birthday is coming up)

Sierra on the move! she surprised me at how good she can move!

Mason took a nap!

Kaitlyn decided to ride her big wheel instead!

Mothers Questionnaire (from the kids point of view)

2010-04-13T11:38:00.000-07:00

I saw this on a friends blog and fell in love with it!! I had to see what my kids would have to say! They are so funny and cutie! I love my children!!

1.) What is something your mom always says to you?

Shaylee (6yrs)- Clean your room
Kaitlyn (4yrs)- Clean up
Sierra (3yrs)- Thank you

2.) What make mom happy?

Shaylee- when I be good
Kaitlyn- Being Reverent at Church
Sierra- Funny faces

3.) What makes mom sad?

Shaylee- when I be bad
Kaitlyn- When dad yells
Sierra- when someone is being mean to her

4.) How does your mom make you laugh?

Shaylee- Tickles me
Kaitlyn- when she loves me
Sierra- funny faces

5.) What was you mom like when she was a child like you?

Shaylee- good and bad
Kaitlyn- talked just like me
Sierra- she played games

6.) How old is your mom?

Shaylee- 20 or 20 something
Kaitlyn- I think 6 like Shaylee
Sierra- a 3 and a 5

7.) How tall is your mom?

Shaylee- 30
Kaitlyn- as tall as a Mommy
Sierra- this big (motion with hands)

8.) What is moms favorite thing to do?

Shaylee- got to the temple
Kaitlyn- not ruin anything
Sierra- swim

9.) What does your mom do when your not around?

Shaylee- go to the store
Kaitlyn- go a pick me up
Sierra- just play at home

10.) If you mom became famous what would it be for?

Shaylee- being good and nice to others
Kaitlyn- for watching TV
Sierra- talking on the phone

11.) What is your mom really good at?

Shaylee- cooking food
Kaitlyn- being reverent at church
Sierra- playing games

12.) What is your mom not good at?

Shaylee- eating all her food
Kaitlyn- yelling at dad
Sierra- playing games with me

13.) What does you mom do for a job?

Shaylee- build homes
Kaitlyn- Do the computer
Sierra- homework

14.) What is your moms favorite food?

Shaylee- Roman
Kaitlyn- chicken and spaghetti
Sierra- sandwiches

15.) What makes you proud for your mom?

Shaylee- Going down slippery slides
Kaitlyn- Sitting at the table when eating
Sierra- being happy

16.) If your mom was on TV what would she be?

Shaylee- in a church
Kaitlyn- Be a vampire with werewolves
Sierra- in a costume

17.) What do you and mom do together?

Shaylee- swim
Kaitlyn- Go on trips
Sierra- Play ring around the roses

18.) How are you and your mom the same?

Shaylee- same skin color
Kaitlyn- we were the same age once
Sierra- both girls

19.) How are you and mom different?

Shaylee- not the same age
Kaitlyn- She old and I'm little
Sierra- She plays with friends more

20.)How do you know your mom loves you?

Shaylee- Because she hugs me
Kaitlyn- Just because I know and she is proud of me
Sierra- Cause she hugs me and I'm her baby girl

Easter weekend '10

2010-04-06T09:51:00.000-07:00

Our Easter turned out to be so much fun! We had lots for people visit: My sister Tammy, my mother in law Teresa & daughter Salean, and Jeremy's two cousins Jen & Brian. We went to the strip on sat. after conference,we saw the water show and ate at the cheese cake factory which was amazing food! The cheese cake was the best I have ever tasted by far!

The kids had so much fun and Easter was a blast! Each child got a church outfit and new church shoes! I was glad to get a new wedding ring although I miss my old one that's missing! Jeremy got some new shirts that he was in need of badly! Easter was a lot of fun and we want to thank everyone that made it so special for us!

I just had to add this of Kaitlyn

she just looks so cute!

Coloring Easter Eggs

2010-03-30T16:49:00.000-07:00

This year seemed to go a lot smoother.....maybe because are kids are all one year older or my husband and I were in better moods! Either way I was thankful that we could color the eggs with happiness and less stress! I'm also thankful that there was not such a mess like the previous years have been. The kids had a blast with it, they got to color the eggs and than put princess and the frog stickers on them. I personally think they tuned out kind of cute!

Sierra ate a few.... if you cant tell by her face!

One thing I really love about my husband (Jeremy) is that he gives me flowers randomly with no reason or cause, just simply to let me know he loves me! This color of rose is my favorite, he normally get me red ones but this time I asked for these! I love him, we are happy together with our four children and thankful that we will be spending eternity together!

flat iron magic

2010-03-26T21:09:00.000-07:00

Finally after hundreds of tries... I got it! I got my hair to curl with my flat iron!

For those of you who really know me, know I cant do hair! My mom and older sister did my hair for me all through my school years and sometimes still do it for me now! I am so thankful to have a mother in law who does hair for a living because I have 3 girls and I simply don't know how to do hair! I tried to cut Jeremy's hair once and his mom asked if he tried to cut his own hair in the back, it was so bad.... not straight by any means that's for sure! I'm just happy I got my hair to curl with the flat iron without help!

Hooray for me!!!

Fun times with my brothers family

2010-03-26T20:47:00.001-07:00

Mason and his cousin Toby bonded really well!

He's fast asleep hooray for Toby getting him down for his nap for me!

Monica and her cute boy Brody

Shaylee with her cousin Emily playing with the DS

Cody had a blast playing the Wii Fit Plus!

Actually we all did!

We had a really fun week! We went swimming. bowling, played the wii, and ate out a ton! My brother Lamar had some work things going on out here in Vegas so he brought this family to hang out with me while he was gone, it turned out to be pretty fun!

(not that he was really gone all that much)

Thanks Lamar for such a fun week!

Masons first balack eye

2010-03-26T20:29:00.000-07:00

Well Mason woke up with a black eye this morning and I have no clue when or where he got it from. My reactions were: upset, confused, sad, paranoid,stressed, worried, and then I got made fun of by my brother and my husband.

Boys just get black eyes I guess???

At least he is still his happy self though...which by the way he has only been a happy child since we moved here! I swear he cried pretty much all the time his first year of life but now at 22 months old he is fun loving, funny, and yes, very active! We love our little boy so much!

My hubby and I

2010-03-15T15:43:00.001-07:00

The Animals in Las Vegas

2010-03-15T13:50:00.000-07:00

Las Vegas weekend With Friends

2010-03-14T21:19:00.001-07:00

PICTURE OVER LOAD

WE HAD A BLAST! NEED I SAY MORE?

Shaylee's Big Birthday Weekend!!!!

2010-03-14T20:56:00.000-07:00

Shaylee turned 6 today! She had a wonderful party with Friends from UT that came and spent the weekend with us! We love Shaylee and can not believe that she is already 6 years old! It seems like she was just a baby in my arms yesterday!

our new table

2010-03-11T17:57:00.001-08:00

We finally got a table a chairs! when we moved I refused to take our crappy table and chairs and was determined to get new ones! Three and 1/2 weeks later we finally got it! I found out that you appreciate things more after you go without for awhile! Poor kids were so excited they didn't have to eat on the floor any more!

I guess I really wasn't thinking was I?

Masons new smile! Very funny!

2010-03-04T09:59:00.000-08:00

Mason's new cheese smile! He says cheese too!

THE LAS VEGAS NASCAR RACE

2010-03-02T18:47:00.000-08:00

Jeremy and his best friend Randy had an opportunity to go the the 2010 Las Vegas NASCAR race! He seem to have had a lot of fun! Here are some pics that Jeremy took. Notice how many people are there! I guess after the race they were stuck in the parking lot for a few hr. in traffic.... and the roads/ I15 was packed with cars. It was a busy weekend!

visitors from colorado

2010-03-02T10:19:00.000-08:00

We had visitors this weekend.....what an adventure!

Twin baby girls 3 months old!!! They were a little sick when they arrived and got worse through out the weekend! One ending up being hospitalized with RSV! luckily she was only in for a night and part of a dayThis is Shylee.
She is so much fun! She love to be on the move and bursts with personality! Shylee is the harder of the two to care for because she is ready to get moving but not big enough yet to go on her own! She is so cute! The easiest way I can tell her apart from her sister is her dark hair like my daughter Shaylee has.

The Twins love there Daddy!!! They are Daddy's little girls for sure! I had such fun watching the twins with the daddy!

The weekend did consist of crying because they just didn't feel very well!

This is Malea
she was in the hospital with RSV! She is fun loving and smiles a lot! She has a sweet personality I just couldn't resist not to smile back every time she look at me!
She seems really easy going even when she was so sick!

This is all the kids together (my four and the twins) yeah they are not to happy but we had to get a pic of them all together even if they didn't feel good!

Our Home in Vegas

2010-02-17T10:39:00.001-08:00

The Main entrance to the home and stair case

Our office and front room

The Kids playing in the back yard (notice the weather in February)

The kids bathroom

This is the Front and back the back of the home!

The weather is been wonderful and sunny!

We are enjoying our home and new neighborhood!

But miss family and friends in Utah

We are moving!

2010-02-10T09:24:00.000-08:00

Just an update
We are moving to las vegas to be together as a family again! We feel the spirt tell us this is what needs to be done. Finding a home was very fast and easy! I will be posting pics as soon as possible! I just want to let many know that we are thankful for all they have done for us and will miss everyone greatly! we will be moving on 2/12/10 which leave me little time to say good bye and little time to get everything packed. So Im a bit busy but post will be back after the move!

Vegas & The John Family

2010-01-19T14:52:00.000-08:00

Well ,we dropped Jeremy off at Vegas and tried to have some family fun before he had to go to work Monday! The bad part is I forgot the Camera and a stroller!!!! So we took all for kids down the Vegas strip to have some fun with our arms full of coats, diaper bag, purse, and a baby ...... we were a sight to see!!! We went by several people who asked if we had twins and thought we were some crazy Mormons form UT! But all in all we had fun as a family and that's what counts! (Right?)

Things the Kids enjoyed in Vegas......

1. Mermaid swimming with fish
2. The Mirage volcano
3. M&M factory (especially the 3 D movie)
4. The water show
5. The baby and momma lions at the MGM

I so wish I would have took some pics! We did many fun things! We are going to miss Jeremy and hope to go a visit him again some time soon!

A new life for the John family

2010-01-14T19:56:00.000-08:00

Jeremy got a job with the boiler makers welding! we have been waiting for almost a month for him to get called out for a job. Today he finally did!!! The only catch is that he will be working in Vegas 6 days a week on the night shift until may or June. The kids and I will be staying here in UT. We will miss him so much, yes we will go a visit as much as possible but with school and church callings it will be kind of hard! The good news is that he will be making great money so we will be able to get out of debt and have a very comfortable life style. One day we plan on moving the Southern CA where most his jobs will be. We feel that would be the best because of the locations of the power plants he will be called to work on the most. Also he may be able to be home most nights with the family, if we choose the right central location to live in. So here is to a new life for our family, with our new job!
wish us the best of luck!

New Years Eve

2010-01-01T13:43:00.001-08:00

Mason got really sick with a fever of 105 along with an ear infection and pink eye; therefore we spent New Years Eve at home! The girls though it was a lot of fun to stay up late and play the Wii! Aunt Tammy and her kids came over and got in the spa, the girls loved to see their cousins, who have been in AZ for the whole Christmas break. Jeremy made some good chili and I made some fun treats! Kailyn is not a night owl and feel asleep before 10pm. At midnight we let Shaylee and Sierra go outside and Bang pots and pans around to bring in the new year! We were able to see lots of fireworks going off in the sky! all in all it tuned out to be a fun way to bring in the new year as a family.... even though we had a sick baby and was forced to cancel our usual plans and stay home!

Christmas Day

2009-12-25T20:27:00.001-08:00

Favorite Christmas Gifts

Shaylee......... MP3 Player with CD's
Kaitlyn.......... Black Kitty Cat with a purse
Sierra............ Baby doll with diaper bag
Mason............ Monster jam Grave digger Truck
Jeremy.......... Call of Duty modern warfare X-Box game
Heidi.............. Families are forever wall frame

The John Family had a wonderful Christmas!!!

Santa came to out house

2009-12-25T20:23:00.001-08:00

Christmas Eve

2009-12-25T20:09:00.000-08:00

Every Christmas Eve We have a nice ham dinner at Grandma and Grandpa Johns house. Each one of the kids get to open a gift of PJs and a game. We just play games and have a nice Christmas Eve party! The kids always have some much fun playing games and opening at least two presents before heading off to bed so Santa can come!

I think Mason thought he was suppose to eat his PJ present!

Making Santa Some Cookies

2009-12-25T20:02:00.000-08:00

The kids think that its so fun to make Santa some cookies to taste , for when he stops by to leave their gifts!

I think they did a great job! The cookies look great and fun to eat, I'm sure that Santa will love to eat them up!

Christmas parties with Santa

2009-12-20T22:37:00.000-08:00

Out Sledding

2009-12-17T17:51:00.000-08:00

We went out sledding with cousins, aunts, and uncle's in Payson

we had a blast! Sierra is such a cutie with her cousin Braxton, who is the same age!
This is Shaylee, Mason, Jens, and Kaitlyn
They has such a fun ride down!

Sierra was debating on whether to use this sled or stick with the tubes
The tubes we a lot smoother ride!

Shaylee was just way excited..... can you tell?

FUN IN THE SNOW

2009-12-06T15:30:00.001-08:00

Swimming in the snow!!!!

Eating the snow yum! yum!

Oh no! The snow just fell off the tree on Kaitlyn's head

Mason watching his sisters play in the snow from the window

Masons turn to get ready for the snow!

Shaylee is being such a great BIG sister!

Look whose making a snow angle

Sierra just loves the snow all around her!

Fun Christmas pic's of the kids

2009-12-05T19:18:00.001-08:00

My husband was gone to California for work and I was really board over the weekend! I decided it would be a great time to take some Christmas pic's of the kids! I think they turned out pretty cute! Let see what you think?

Mason loving his little Santa bear!

Mason giving kisses to the girls!

Our beautiful children!

Best Friend Forever

My cute little Mason, the only boy!

Sierra and her monkey that she got for Christmas last year!

She still loves it!

Our Gingerbread Train

2009-12-05T11:12:00.000-08:00

This was how we spent part of out 7th anniversary!

It was worth it because the kids had so much fun!

I kind of think mason had more fun eating all the candy!

Indians and Pilgims

2009-11-30T15:34:00.000-08:00

So cute

Kaitlyn came home from pre school as an indian and Shaylee came home form kindergarten as a pilgim just before thanksgiving weekend.
I just had to take pitures of it, they were just too cute!

Our Halloween

2009-10-31T20:24:00.000-07:00

We went the the trunk or teat with our ward!

We had a blast!!

and it was good thing they got some candy because on Halloween day two of the four kids ended up really sick! What a cute Spider man

a witch

a princess

and a tinker bell

All in all.......

it was a great day before Halloween celebration

John family pumpkins

2009-10-31T20:13:00.000-07:00

Each girl got to carve their very own pumpkin
(with the help of there dad of course!) This is shaylee's kitty cat one

Shaylee made this one all by her self on her own time!

Sierra's cute little bat pumpkin!

Kaitlyn's so proud of her spider web pumpkin!!!

kindergarten halloween style

2009-10-31T19:45:00.000-07:00

We bought Shaylee the most beautiful Cinderella outfit but, right before school she decided to be something scary instead. So she was a vampire! She was not so happy this day and we could not understand why until the next day she became really sick with a high fever!

(so this explains her facial expression's!) Shaylee with some class friends!!!

I just had to post this!

Shaylee's kindergarten teacher dress up so good this year!

If I only I would have know she was getting sick..........

I would have understood her moody way!

Grandma Holly's Birthday

2009-10-31T19:36:00.000-07:00

Her birthday was actually on oct. 2nd but, she was out of town so we threw a little party for her when she got back.

I made this cake all by myself and was very proud of it!!!

Mason waiting for his piece of the yummy cake!!!

Our little Shaylee

2009-10-22T11:54:00.000-07:00

Shaylee is such a sweet big sister that is always willing to help her mom out! She got her School pics back and we love them!! She has enjoyed going to kindergarten and has made so many friend! She is learning thing fast: she can read some, write some and can do some basic math already!

We are so proud of her

LAGOON FRIGHTMARES

2009-10-21T21:31:00.000-07:00

We had a blast at lagoon. Shaylee was such a brave little girl, any ride that she was tall enough for she went on! Sierra throw a big fit because she was not tall enough to go on the Rocket. Kailtlyn was a little sacred to go on the Rattlesnake Rapid but ended up loving it. The Funnest part of all was to go through some haunted houses. Spook a boo walk through was fun because the kids got to trick or teat for lots of candy. Deception was not so fun for the little ones, It was was too scary, almost like a real haunted house! (Luckily no nightmares) Kailtyn can be such a poser sometimes

Sierra and Kaitlyn had a blast on the little boats

while Shaylee got to go on some big kid rides!

Best Freinds Enjoying The Outdoors

2009-09-29T14:40:00.000-07:00

Look how beautiful spring lake is
Shaylee and her best friend!!!

Kaitlyn up in a tree

Sierra Bell is such a cutie

Wait Mason!!!! Where are you going?

Mason are you fishing?

Best Friends

It's always fun to feed the ducks!

Odds and Ends

2009-09-27T14:52:00.000-07:00

Sierra is just always being silly

Mason just, being Mason

Shaylee, Such a pretty girl!

Our little Kaitlyn, such a poser!

What a smile! I'm not sure where that came from.

Jeremy, never letting me take some good pic's of him.

Grandma and Grandpa

we love them so much!!!

They are so kind to let us live in there home.

Out Of Work Once Again............

2009-09-23T13:41:00.000-07:00

My husband will be let go from his job as of Oct. 1st. An employee at his job had problems with Jeremy and was trying his hardest to get Jeremy fired!! He was successfully but he ended up getting his self fired too.
The boss could not legally take a side and decided it would be best to just let them both go! The employee has been badgering my husband for a long time, so in some way this was a relief. My husband usually has no problem's with other but for some reason this employee sure knew how
to push his buttons :

1.)He changed his work hrs. leaving our pay checks short
2.)put his used garbage in my husband truck
3.)sabotaged finished work done by my husband
4.)and was constantly making up lies to get my husband in trouble

The boss was managing two shops one in salt lake and one in Orem, so was not able to spend much time baby siting his employees to figure out what exactly was going on (Which is very understandable). It truly was a childish thing that was going, we just wish it could have turned out better!!

The bright side is that Jeremy will be able to take more credits at school now and be that much closer to his degree. We just are going to have to keep putting our trust in God and move forward taking it one step at a time!
Wish us luck ! ! !

Saying good bye to Kids Who Count

2009-08-31T14:35:00.001-07:00

Today was Sierra's last day in Artic Preschool with Kids Who Count. Now that Sierra is 3 years old she must move on with the school district for speech therapy. Sierra has come along way with her speech and we have to give thanks to Kid Who Count!!! The program they have is the best out there!! Sierra did awesome!!! We hope the school district will be able to pick up where she left off and help her grow even more.