Thatcher's 4th Birthday!

We celebrated Thatcher's birthday at Magna Park along with Hunter's. Hunter is Thatcher's "best bud" so we combined both of their birthdays. They are both BIG into Transformers so we had to pick that for a theme. The boys had a great time and we had lots of family and friends celebrate with us. Thatcher is already saying, "Mom, on my next birthday I will be 5, huh?!" LOL Since we celebrated Thatcher’s birthday a little early, we didn't celebrate (or even mention his birthday) on his actual birthday...I was afraid he would think he was 5. He is great and always makes us laugh. Here are some pics from his party.


Ah, he is so cute.........


Thatcher and Hunter


Thatcher blowing out his 4 candles.


This is Hunter. Thatcher always refers to him as his "best bud".


Thatcher and Uncle Josh


This is some of the kids...they all got water guns which was a huge success. The adults stayed dry and the kids all got wet.

Alyx - DaNcE

Alyx's just finished up her dance season and has a few months off. Her Jazz team and hip-hop team took 1st place at competition. They did AWESOME! Alyx loves dancing and I love watching her. :-)

This pic is of her production team practicing just prior to one of their performance.



This is Alyx and her friend Danika in their hip-hop costume.



These are pictures of Alyx in her Jazz costume. Too cute!!

CALIFORNIA

We spent a week in sunny California and can't wait to go back for another visit.

5 Years

Terry and I are celebrating our 5 year anniversary June 7th. I NEVER imagined I could be this happy and love someone (other then my children) this much. I’m so grateful that Terry came into my life (and my kid’s lives). Most of you know the story but I'm going to highlight it anyway. Terry and I met in January of 2003. It took a while for Terry to convince me to go out on a date with him. Terry was/is nearly 6 years younger then I am and I didn't think he was ready for a divorced woman and two small children. Terry was persistent and called me nearly every day. Surprisingly, we started building a foundation for the rest of our lives and we had not even gone out on a date yet. I finally realized that Terry was (is) very true to his word and sincerely wanted to get to know me and my children. Once I let him in, I knew he was the man I would spend the rest of my life with. Terry, Thank you for being so persistent. You truly know how to love and you have brought so many blessings into my life and I’m thrilled that I will be in our loving arms eternally. Always and Forever! Do you remember this song from our wedding?

"Forever And For Always"
Shania Twain

In your arms I can still feel the way you
want me when you hold me
I can still hear the words you whispered
when you told me
I can stay right here forever in your arms

And there ain't no way--
I'm lettin' you go now
And there ain't no way--
and there ain't not how
I'll never see that day....

[Chorus:]
'Cause I'm keeping you
forever and for always
We will be together all of our day
Wanna wake up every
morning to your sweet face--always

Mmmm, baby
In your heart--I can still hear
a beat for every time you kiss me
And when we're apart,
I know how much you miss me
I can feel your love for me in your heart

And there ain't no way--
I'm lettin' you go now
And there ain't now way--
and there ain't no how
I'll never see that day....

[Repeat Chorus]

(I wanna wake up every morning)

In your eyes--(I can still see
the look of the one) I can still see
the look of the one who really loves me
(I can still feel the way that you want)
The one who wouldn't put anything
else in the world above me
(I can still see love for me) I can
still see love for me in your eyes
(I still see the love)

And there ain't no way--
I'm lettin' you go now
And there ain't no way--
and there ain't no how
I'll never see that day....

[Repeat Chorus]

I'm keeping you forever and for always
I'm in your arms

Where's Trevor's hair???

Trevor made it home from Idaho this morning. Whohoo! When he left, he had long black hair but when he returned, his hair was gone. I didn’t recognize him when I picked him up at the airport this morning. He looks good either way but I’m still in shock. What do you think? Long or short (or should I say buzzed)?

ABOUT US

Yes, this is the most recent family pic I have. Sorry!

Everyone is doing really well and we have no complaints worth complaining about.

Terry is still working at Kennecott and enjoys being a member of their ERT (Emergency Response Team). Terry was asked to join the competition team so he has been training and getting ready for the upcoming competitions. When he is not working for Kennecott he is tied up working on various side jobs and eventually squeezes in some time for his hobbies.

As for me, I’m busy with work and focus spending as much time as I can with the family. I never imagined I would be so happy...I can't believe it sometimes. Life is awesome. I have allocated some time each day to spend at the gym. I ran 3 miles in 30 minutes this morning (yep…that’s my PR). When I started running, I was running/waking a mile in 20 minutes…(I’m embarrassed to admit that) I had a hard time running longer then 5 minutes straight. Now I can run 60 minutes and I feel I could run longer but I don't have enough hours in the day as it is so I quit after an hour.

Trevor is enjoying Jr. High and has made many new friends and seems to be happier then I have ever seen him. He still hates reading but he has learned that the book choice is very important and he has finally found a book that he is interested in. His interests are peeked when it comes to history and war topics and hopefully he will find that reading books on these subjects will make reading time less painful.

Alyx is in 2nd grade and has always enjoyed school. She thrives on knowledge and consequently, she thinks she knows everything. LOL! Alyx is very determined and detailed in everything she puts her mind too. She is currently dancing and competing in JAZZ and hip-hop. Her last competition (two weeks ago), her Jazz team took 1st place. We will be busy with dance competitions through the middle of May. I absolutely LOVE watching her dance.

Thatcher is growing up so fast. He is so dang cute and smart. He still attends Kristen’s home day-care/pre-school. Kristen has been teaching him sign language and he uses it a lot. The only problem...I don't know what he is trying to tell me so he eventually gets frustrated and just shouts out the word. Thatcher is definitely a daddy’s boy but he always wants mom when it comes to kissing his owies and/or needs to be cuddled. Other then that, Thatcher always wants to be with his dad working in the garage, playing on the 4 wheelers or driving up to Provo. Those two are “two peas in a pod”.

I will do my best to keep this site updated and add pics as often as I can.

Cheers!

Trevor - BIG 13

I can't believe I am going to have a teenager. The past 13 years have flown by so fast. I miss him being my little boy. Now he is interested in friends, music, myspace and football. I think "mom" falls to the end of his "list of interests". Little does he know, he will always be my baby.

Trevor is doing well in school. Mainly A's and B's. He does get lazy at times and finds that talking in class and hanging with his friends (or his "crew" as he calls it) are the best parts of Jr. High.

Trevor is spending his 13th birthday in Boise. I've never not spent a birthday with him. :-( If you get a chance, call him on Sunday, April 27th and wish him a happy birthday and welcome him into the teenage years. Boy...I'm sure the next few years are going to get tougher for all of us.