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Thanks Hubby

2012-01-05T11:29:00.000-08:00

Decorating the Tree

2011-12-01T15:45:00.001-08:00

Novembeard

2011-11-29T20:21:00.001-08:00

Adobe Halloween and School Parade

2011-11-12T15:09:00.001-08:00

Every year at Kent's work they have an awesome trick or treating party, and this year was the best yet!

This department had an "Angry Birds" theme.

I really loved the Harry Potter area!

The kids getting thier wands at Ollivanders.

This Alice in Wonderland area was super cool too!

Camping out in Kents cubicle after the party.

These are the only two pictures I took on Halloween. This was the annual Halloween parade at the school. So fun!

Checkin' Out the BYU Library

2011-10-25T20:16:00.000-07:00

The kids had fall break last week, so we took a little field trip to the BYU campus.

Down in the stacks.

Look closely and you'll see a flying tiger.

Cookie Party

2011-10-16T08:35:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we had Uncle Danny and Aunt Carissa over for dinner and sugar cookie party. The dinner was extra spicy Indian food (yum!) and the cookies were sweet and delicious!

Evening Catch

2011-09-26T20:38:00.000-07:00

September Sun

2011-09-20T18:47:00.001-07:00

Matt's First Day of Kindergarten

2011-08-30T10:47:00.000-07:00

Okay, this was yesterday, but it was so cute I just had to put it on the blog. Super Matt!!
Real first day of kindergarten pics from here on out.
My handsome little guy.

His teacher Miss Littlefield is awesome!

Bye!
And that's it. My youngest is in school! I guess I better go make good use of my time and mop the floor!

A Hot Dog Day

2011-08-28T08:50:00.000-07:00

The wiener mobile was at our Walmart yesterday so the kids and I went to check it out.

They were doing a fundraiser for Primary Children's Hospital, so we bought some hot dogs-Yum!

And they gave the kids these "delightful" whistles.
Pretty cool! On a non-hot dog related note, Kent and I got to chaperone the local seminary dance. We had a lot of fun busting hooligans and observing the non-dancing kids.

First Day of Second Grade

2011-08-23T14:38:00.000-07:00

Today was Anna's first day of 2nd grade!
Matt starts kindergarten next week.
I wanted the kids to hold up the number of grade they are starting. Unfortunately, Matt's K kinda looks like a gang sign.
Anna is starting Spanish this year. Her teacher's name is Senora Duran.
Bye! Have a great day!

Hard at Work

2011-08-20T19:18:00.000-07:00

What Did You Do Today?

2011-08-11T22:39:00.000-07:00

Went on a bike ride to find some ducks and go to the park.

Had a dance party.

Ate "spider" hotdogs.
Had S'mores.

Popped some popcorn.
A Summer day to remember when winter comes--loved it!

Backyard Campout

2011-08-07T07:04:00.000-07:00

It's August Already?!

2011-08-04T09:50:00.000-07:00

Summer is just flying by! I finally got around to uploading the pictures on my camera this morning, and was surprised to see some that I had forgotten all about! Anna's birthday for instance...My Anna girl turned 7! When I was a kid we had to wait until dinner to open our birthday presents, but my kids get to open them as soon as they wake up on their birthday. Hence the PJ's and robes.

Finally!! Anna has been wanting a scooter for a long time.

We had a horse themed birthday party for her friends in the afternoon.

Then the family party later that night.

Watch out for the severed man hand on the right!!

A random summer day with friends. They were all eating snacks and making faces.

The kids eating hot dogs out on the deck. I think they look pretty relaxed.

I had to be very sneaky to get this picture. The girls were dancing in the kitchen, but they were too embarrassed to let me watch them. So I just snuck my camera around the corner and snapped it once-a little blurry, but I got it!

Yesterday we went to visit uncle Danny and aunt Carissa. They have a community garden spot, and we picked the first ripe tomato of the season to eat with our picnic.

"We made a tomato!" He He!

We had our picnic lunch at this great park near their apartment. It's on a steep hill so it's got a great view of the city.

Underdog!

That's it! I think I'm all caught up. Only three more weeks of summer. Sad face.

More Swim Pictures

2011-07-15T18:02:00.001-07:00

Swimming Lessons and Rock Movin'

2011-07-09T14:33:00.000-07:00

The kids have been taking swim lessons for a few weeks and they love it!

Matt makes this face a lot. The chlorine stings his eyes!!

Kent has been wanting to add some rocks to our landscaping for a long time, and finally, on friday we got some!
Thirteen big, beautiful boulders. Now all we had to do was move them.
Plan A: build clever rock moving cart.
"Stop taking pictures and help me heave this rock!"
Turns out Kent's and my brute strength combined was not enough. So, Plan B: I made a call to the rental place down the hill from us, and a few minutes later we had one of these handy machines.
It did not take long for Kent to get the hang of the controls of this thing. I guess it's not that different from an Xbox controller.
"More pictures!!"
Later that night, after all the rocks had been put in place, some friends came over for a BBQ. Anna loved thier 3 week old baby, Ryder -- he was so cute!

Kite Flyin'

2011-06-29T15:29:00.000-07:00

Thursday Pics

2011-06-23T20:27:00.000-07:00

Our adventures today...
Thanksgiving point Dinosaur Museum

This one is my favorite!

Digging up dinosaur bones.

Riding scooters at Grandmas.

Eating some yummy treats.

This cookie was super delicious!

Ragnar!

2011-06-22T08:10:00.000-07:00

This last weekend I got to run the ragnar Wasatch back relay race. My uncle invited me to be on his team "the Knights of Knee". There are 12 people on the team and each runs 3 legs of the 192 mile race from Logan to Park city.

The people on your team drive along while you are running and give you drinks and cheer for you, or in our case banged coconuts.

Near Jordanelle reservoir on day 2

You even run at night.

Everyone runs across the finish together.

Sunday Evening

2011-05-15T20:00:00.000-07:00

It has been a crazy windy day outside, but a pretty relaxed day inside. I got my camera out and here's what I found.

A little ipad fun.

Math homework.

Love those brown eyes!

And these green one's too!

And me. Matt took this one.

It's gonna be a great week! Cheers everyone.

New Sister-in-Law

2011-05-08T21:49:00.001-07:00

This is my brother's cute new wife Carissa. I had a really fun day Friday taking their wedding pictures.

Happy Birthday Hubby!

2011-04-17T19:15:00.001-07:00

Instead of cake we had ice cream with everything. We love you Kent!

No Foolin' This Girl Can Ride!

2011-04-01T19:17:00.000-07:00

Well Anna can officially ride with no training wheels! And it was a perfect day for it, warm and no wind! It's her first day, so sometimes it's still wobbly.

Zoo Monday

2011-03-28T19:27:00.000-07:00

Just to warn you, this post is really long. Tons of pictures today! Anna's school occasionally has what's called "minimal Monday's" where the kids get out of school at 12:30-sweet! So we decided to take full advantage of our Monday and get to the Zoo! The weather was not really nice (notice the full winter gear:coats, hats, and mittens). But that meant that we had the place practically to ourselves! We were really excited to see the baby elephant, but it was so cold that the elephants were inside so we didn't get to see anything but these old bones.

Matt was doing his happy dance in the reptile house.

Yes, I made them pose in front of the giant tortoise.

Anna has been really into reading about big cats lately, so it was really fun to see these tigers so close! They had four tigers in there!

Checking out a vulture. Or maybe he's checking them out?!

The kids picked out these cute tigers that came with a leash. Anna named hers "Rainbow" and Matt named his "Lightning".

In the gopher holes.

At the playground.

It's over!

Chocolate Milk Bubbles

2011-03-21T18:42:00.000-07:00

Lucky Stripes

2011-03-17T14:59:00.000-07:00

Today being St. Patrick's Day the kids set their annual leprechaun trap. Every year we get out the box, and the kids leave a cracker under it to lure the little guy in. Then we wait.

The kids were surprised to get a letter each from Grandpa and Grandma McLean in the mail today. Anna wanted to write back right away, she even typed some of the email herself!

Later we noticed the trap had been triggered. Anna was too nervous to see a real leprechaun trapped, so Matt braved the unknown alone. Instead of a tiny lucky guy there were treats! He got away again.

The tag says "You are my pot 'o gold at the end of the rainbow".

Happy St. Patty's Day everyone!

No School=Super Fun Day

2011-03-14T22:34:00.000-07:00

Today Anna was out of school so we went on an adventure. The kids think it's cool to sit in the back back of the car in the thrid row, so they did. And we were off!

To this place in Draper.

There were fun slides,

And bouncy, jumpy places,

Moles to be whacked,

And skee ball to be skied(?!).

Here's our crazy photo booth pictures. Cute no?

Typical Matt

2011-03-08T20:57:00.001-08:00

Me on My 30th

2011-03-01T10:55:00.000-08:00

I always feel like a weirdo taking pictures of myself, but I figured since I make everyone else in the family pose for a photo on their birthday, I shouldn't exclude myself.

Anna Lost Her First Tooth!

2011-02-19T19:11:00.000-08:00

Friday Night

2011-02-18T21:08:00.000-08:00

I got a new lens for my camera today, so I took the camera along on our date tonight. I hope it(the camera) didn't feel like a third wheel. It was a beautiful evening! We had dinner at our favorite meat and more meat restaurant (Tucano's), and then we saw the movie, "The King's Speech".

It was a great night! Highly recommend "The King's Speech". Kent and I both really liked it.

Valentines Day

2011-02-14T14:58:00.000-08:00

This was Anna's 1st grade class party. The kids loved this hot heart game.

Matt is an honorary class member.

The kids loved opening thier own mail from Grandma and Grandpa!

Happy Valentines Day everyone!

Making Valentines

2011-02-03T16:35:00.000-08:00

All Asleep

2011-01-26T20:36:00.000-08:00

Good Night!

A Tuesday

2011-01-25T19:44:00.001-08:00

Got Matt's New Bed Put Together and it was EZ-ay!

2011-01-24T20:19:00.000-08:00

After Church

2011-01-23T15:50:00.000-08:00

Playing in the Crunchy Snow at Sunset

2011-01-21T21:08:00.000-08:00

Sweet Cuppin' Cakes

2011-01-07T09:34:00.000-08:00

Eating Noodle Soup

2011-01-06T20:29:00.000-08:00

If you are wondering if I am going to keep this blog up, the answer is yes. I'm not going to force myself to do it everyday, but I will be posting often. You may be interested to know that my hubby Kent has started a new blog this year http://kentlosesit.blogspot.com/.

After Christmas Jam with the Derricotts, Jolley's and McLeans

2010-12-29T08:36:00.000-08:00

Pillow Fightn'

Making Aunt Lori's Birthday Cake

Harvest Hills? Hey! that's were I live!

Gingerbread House-a-palooza

Yep, these guys are definitely related.

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-25T19:46:00.000-08:00

2nd Annual Davis Family Gingerbread House Party

2010-12-23T06:21:00.000-08:00

First Day of Christmas Vacation

2010-12-18T20:54:00.000-08:00

My Two Reindeers

2010-12-16T16:51:00.000-08:00

Making Snowflakes

2010-12-11T11:55:00.000-08:00

Caught Blue Handed

2010-12-08T20:43:00.000-08:00

Diana's Wedding

2010-12-04T21:08:00.000-08:00

A Cold Day's Lunch

2010-12-03T17:08:00.000-08:00

Dimples and Freckles

2010-12-01T14:55:00.000-08:00

Blue Tounge Girl

2010-11-28T14:48:00.000-08:00

Beginning to Look Like Christmas (Now in 3D!)

2010-11-27T18:17:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

2010-11-25T14:25:00.000-08:00

Yes, we had pizza. It was awesome!

Glorious Sunday Morning

2010-11-21T07:24:00.000-08:00

Fleeting Sunset

2010-11-18T16:39:00.000-08:00

Thursday

2010-11-18T14:03:00.001-08:00

Decorating

2010-11-16T13:45:00.000-08:00

Monday

2010-11-15T13:42:00.000-08:00

Guest Photographer: Kent

2010-11-07T20:31:00.000-08:00

Actually, Kent took the photo of our house on Halloween too!
Nice work hubby.

This is how Matt watches Star Wars.

Swing N Spin

2010-11-04T20:13:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween!

2010-10-31T20:12:00.000-07:00

Beauty and Iron Man

2010-10-30T18:12:00.000-07:00

Matt Builds a Snow Ghost

2010-10-27T20:26:00.000-07:00

Under the Table and Swinging

2010-10-22T16:31:00.000-07:00

Sprung From School

2010-10-20T19:55:00.000-07:00

October Afternoon

2010-10-18T15:39:00.000-07:00

WDW: Our Personal Paperazzi

2010-10-17T18:59:00.000-07:00

Me At the Moment

2010-10-16T18:37:00.000-07:00

I think this may be the laziest picture effort on this blog!

Clean After a Bath

2010-10-15T18:37:00.000-07:00

This Girl Loves The Comics

2010-10-14T20:47:00.001-07:00

Top of Utah Half Marathon Before and After

2010-09-13T19:50:00.000-07:00

That's me in the middle with the really big smile, and my friends Darla on the right and Liz on the left before the start of the race.

After. Those dudes on the left are Liz's brothers, who, by the way were beaten by all three of us girls.

Happy Birthday Dad!

2010-09-12T20:48:00.001-07:00

Squishy Face

2010-09-11T21:09:00.001-07:00

The Second Best Part of Making Brownies

2010-09-08T20:18:00.001-07:00

First Day of Preschool

2010-09-07T20:27:00.001-07:00

Where's Matt? I don't know what I was thinking, but I didn't get a picture of my own kid! These are a few of our cute preschool kids.

Labor Day Strut

2010-09-06T17:03:00.000-07:00

Bill & Julie

2010-09-05T21:35:00.001-07:00

This is my oldest brother and his fiance. Sorry I have not been posting very many pictures, mostly I just feel like taking naps.

Lunch at School With Anna

2010-09-01T18:54:00.000-07:00

Bow Tie Bubba

2010-08-29T20:46:00.000-07:00

Sink Light

2010-08-26T21:17:00.001-07:00

First Day of First Grade

2010-08-25T07:39:00.001-07:00

Our Reader Girl

2010-08-23T19:59:00.001-07:00

On the whiteboard to the right, she wrote out a sentance from a book she read.

Morning Movie

2010-08-20T22:18:00.001-07:00

Another movie watching picture?

FHE: Peter Pan

2010-08-16T20:47:00.000-07:00

Anonymous Action

2010-08-15T19:38:00.000-07:00

Climber Girl

2010-08-13T19:32:00.000-07:00

I think the kids have had it with all the picture taking. So I took this today when she wasn't looking. Wish me luck with the rest of the year.

Fuzzy Felt Friends

2010-08-12T19:09:00.001-07:00

I've been making these little felt animals lately. There's a butterfly, a duckling, a bird and a blue worm.

They Really Don't Want Their Picture Taken

2010-08-10T20:57:00.000-07:00

Licked by a Cow

2010-08-08T20:35:00.001-07:00

This is from the archives. Way back in oh-eight Matt got licked by a cow.

Matt as Roberto the Robot

2010-08-07T19:06:00.000-07:00

Now with toolbelt!

Anna's Room

2010-08-06T08:31:00.000-07:00

Chucks in the Sky

2010-08-05T20:17:00.001-07:00

Rainy Day Sillouettes

2010-08-04T13:51:00.001-07:00

Doing the Dishes and Talking on the Phone

2010-08-03T11:03:00.000-07:00

Getting Ready

2010-08-02T21:34:00.001-07:00

Matt in a Parade & Cute Kylee

2010-07-31T22:46:00.000-07:00

This was our ward's primary pioneer trek. Anna was there too, but didn't want to be in the parade.

I took some family photos for a friend this evening. I think this might be my favorite shot!

Finally Big Enough For a Booster

2010-07-30T19:27:00.000-07:00

I made another skirt today. I love the pockets! Hey in-laws, do you think this skirt looks like a hawaiian print? I say yes, Kent says no.

Spaghetti Moustache

2010-07-29T19:50:00.000-07:00

Dad Disapproves

2010-07-28T20:06:00.000-07:00