FOR FUN!

Aren't they cute when they are sleeping!


Alyssa never sleeps with the covers on! When she sneaks in bed with us that is all I do all night is cover her up so she won't get cold. She also loves to sleep all sprawled out and kick whoever is close by!


Mason was so tired one evening that he came inside, put his big heavy winter coat on (because he said he was cold) and passed out on Alyssa's floor in her bedroom.


We have a closet in our hallway that we put all of the blankets in and the kids really like to turn it into a fort. One night when I got home from class I walked by it and saw feet sticking out and I looked inside and saw these two sleeping in the hallway closet.



I just got home from softball practice and noticed Alyssa sleeping in her fort under the table. My parents said they used to find me in strange places at night, so I guess Lysa gets this from me!!

Taylor 2nd Grade

Taylor is in 2nd Grade at Fairview Elementary. His teacher is Mrs. Comish and she is a great teacher. I have been able to help Taylor in his classroom this year (not as much as I would like to). I have really enjoyed watching Taylor interact with all of his classmates. He is friends with everyone and is always willing to help out when someone is feeling sad or hurt. We call him the ladies man because he is always surrounded by girls. Taylor has excelled in school and is reading at a 6th grade level and is in advanced math with 2 other girls in his class. Taylor you are such a blessing to our family!


Taylor - 8-years-old


Taylor has many friends his age around the neighborhood and in the ward that are in his class and they are such good kids. (If you notice the date it says 2007-2008, so they are printing all new pictures with the corrected date).

Mason 4th Grade

Mason is in 4th Grade this year at Fairview Elementary. His teacher is Mrs. Jenkins and she is such a wonderful teacher. This year they have been focusing on Idaho History and they went on many field trips researching this. Mason is so smart at Math and has always been working at least 2-3 grade levels above his own grade level! His teacher says that he is a very good kid that gets along with everyone and is so smart!! (We would have to agree)! I got to go on a field trip with his class to the Titan display at the museum and I loved watching Mason with his friends. He knows how to have fun, but also knows when he needs to listen. We are proud of you Mason and I can't believe you will be in 5th Grade next year.


Mason - 9-years-old


This pictures makes me laugh, half of the kids are looking at something else!

BASEBALL

Mason and Taylor tried out for Cal Ripken this year and they are on the A's! It is so fun watching these two play baseball on the same team (I am just happy they are again on the same team!!) They play twice a week against teams all over Idaho Falls, Rigby, and other surrounding areas. I love their uniforms they are the same color as my softball ones in high school. The kids are just learning to pitch this year so the pitches are all over the place and the batters end up getting hit a lot! Mason is such a great fielder and Taylor is a pretty good pitcher and they are both awesome at batting. We really enjoy watching these two play sports! I am going to be on a co-ed softball league this summer so they will get to come and watch their mom play too.

Look at that concentration!

Taylor hitting the ball!

What a good outfielder!

Happy 10th Birthday Mason!

Mason turned 10-years-old this year! For his birthday Lance and Taylor, along with some other friends, went 4-wheeling and looking for antlers.

On Saturday Grandma and Grandpa Cannon came down and they gave Mason chickens for his birthday present. This is the second time we have had chickens and the kids absolutely love them.

On Sunday all of his cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents came over for a party! We had a barbecue, cake, ice cream and of course presents! Lance and I gave him a video camera and some clothes. Taylor and Alyssa gave him Guitar Hero for his DS, a Math game (he loves math!) for his DS, Action Replay for his DS, and some extra video tapes for his camera.

Mason I can't believe how big you are getting and how smart you are! We are so proud of you!

Alyssa's Dance Recital

Alyssa had her dance recital on May 2, 2009, at the Kirkham Auditorium in Rexburg. I couldn't be prouder of her! Last year was pretty rough because she didn't want to go on stage, but this year she couldn't wait to get out there and dance!


Sierra and Alyssa. They look so cute. Meisha came over and did their hair and make-up. She even stayed back stage with them and got them changed into their different costumes. Thanks Meish, it was so nice to be able to watch them dance without having to worry about if they were getting ready or not for their next numbers!


She is getting to be such a beautiful girl. I wish she would stop growing and just stay home with mommy and not go to Kindergarten next year!

This was from her first number, "I'll Be There."

This was from her second number "Popsicle", all of the music was from Michael Jackson this year.

Alyssa was in the finale this year, so that meant a three hour dance recital and I loved every minute of it!

Alyssa and her boys. They gave her flowers after her recital for doing such a fantastic job!

We are so proud of you Lysa!

More Fishing!

We went to Palisades to go fishing and have a hotdog/marshmallow roast. The kids have so much fun being outdoors and just exploring. We had to climb down some steep rocks to get to where we were and Alyssa did such a good job, she didn't even fall (Lance and I on the other hand were a different story). We just bought a huge tent (Nita it is not as big as your palace!) and a camp chef so I am sure we will be doing a ton of camping this summer and fishing of course.