New Hampshire

So this weekend we went to visit my cousin Ali, her hubby Jeremy, and their son Caleb in New Hampshire.  It was sooooo much fun. Jeremy is just finishing up with his residency at Dartmouth.  We went to Dartmouth university, Vermont, & New Hampshire.  It is just beautiful everywhere you go around here... you could just drive for hours.  Thanks Ali for being the best tour guide! ;)

Notice the cute covered bridge in the background.  This waterfall powers this glass and pottery making store and restaurant.  

These too guys were hand making glasses, it was really neat to watch.

This is a sap shack, tubes from the maple trees run to this shack 

This is my fabulous cousin Ali, her and I have all ways been best friends.. After being around her again it reminded my why I love her sooo much.  She is amazing and I miss her being around.  But she was the best hostess and guide, thanks

This is Alis dog stryder ...the kids loved him he is the nicest dog, and put up with their abuse well :)

This is where Joseph Smith was born

This monument was put up one hundred years after his death in the early 1900's.  My great grandmother (who is 100) & my late great grandfather served a mission here.

Ripken 7 Mon.

So you would think with how chubby our little Ripken is that he would LOVE food, but, you would be wrong! He hates anything in his mouth. It is sooo funny. The best is when the kids watch me feed him Bostin makes the throw up noise (BAHLLLLAH) every time Ripken spits out his food. Priceless. So today I was atempting to get Ripken to eat and helping bostin eat his breakfast and I looked away while holding Ripken on the table and look what happened.

WOW this stuff is fun.... if not yummy!!

Hummm I wounder... nope still sick

BUSTED :)

Ripken is getting so big: he sits up, rolls all over, says dada, baba, and buh, he still lights up the room with his smile, and most of all is amazingly good. Falls asleep easy, waits his turn (a long time), and laughs at everything. We love hims sooo much & are so glad he is part of our family.

Playing at the Park

We have a nice park right next to our apt. this year. The kids love playing at it.




Our friends Nicole and Nash joined us at the park. It is all ways nice to have people you love come with you. It helps to make the summer go by faster... and funner!!!! Is funner a word.... HUM?????

Bathing In Boston

So it is that time of year.... The time of year we look forward to most, where we get to pack up our three kids and move across the country. Yes we love summer sales.!!! This summer we are in Boston, I am excited we have always wanted to come here.. Hopefully it will be fun. So far all it has been is rainy. This weekend we are going to see my cousin Ali in New Hampshire.  That will be fun and the weather has been sunny today so things are looking up :)
The kids were AMAZING on the air plane. People had to walk by us ...(we were right by the stinky bathroom) and when they did everyone would say how amazingly good they were. mind you I was sweating bullets pulling out all the tricks.. My bag of tricks was BIG! We have been here 3 days and have not done one fun thing yet.. hopefully soon. But the kids took their first bath with Ripken.. it was cute

Ripken loves his brother, and sister, almost as much as he loves baths!!

I just wanted to thanks my parents for the great birthday party they gave me before I left.. Birthdays are big deals at my house.. & Brett just doesn't understand the whole birthday WEEK! I mean hasn't he heard I am a pretty big deal ;) Miss you all already mom, dad, trista, and jaymie... and mackay and pyper xoxox

Have You ever been THIS tired???

So we decided to start to put our kids to bed a little earlier than we had. We use to put our kids to bed at 9 and they would get up at 8:30 ish we loved it. But our kids have started to get up whenthey hear people in the kitchen so now they get up at more like 7:30 (not loving it) So we started a 7-8 bed time ...we try for 7 but it is more like 8 when everyone is sleeping. But Bostin has seemed even more sleepy with the earily bed time i mean just look at what I found on the stairs a few days ago...

I mean you cant even make it from the play room up the stairs that is Bad..
1/2 way up and just .......cant...... take...... one.....more.....s...t...e...p...
I think that he will ajust to the new bed time... but I am glad he gave me such a cute story to tell :)

Sewing Project

So its suppose to be Spring break but it is more like Snow break. I have some seriouse winter blues... the kids and the weather were bugging so we took a trip to walmart. They have flannel on sale for $2 a yard, so we decided to make super hero capes. When I say we I really just mean me. The whole idea is to keep them entertained with the capes so I could acomplish a few things around the house & be less bugged........ it totally worked :)

These are Ripken, super hero, and bostin capes
My Super Hero family...even dad was caught up in the fun!!!
FLY...........
Looking good
These are maycee , and super capes. Maycee pointed out S could stand for Sponenburgh.. She is all ways looking out for her cousins. In fact her and Bostin wanted to give Mackay and Pyper the S cape but..... sorry.... I will show you how to make them Triss

Happy Birthday Dad!!

So today is my Daddys B-day, & I just wanted to take a sec and say 5 things I love about my Dad.. Nice memories are sometimes way better than a present.. But we have one of those too :)

1. My Dad deserves an award from living with and putting up with all girls (even our pets are girls) that alot of darn females... Sad... but now we gave him Grandsons ;)

2. My dad can make Ripken smile better than anyone (& babys are excelent judges of people)

3. My dad has seen more chick flicks than any other man, and on the other side has taught us to love the Discovery channel & old western.. Your my Huckelberry ...DAD

4. My Dad taught us to be mighty fisher women... Does reeling in a fish count as catching a fish??? :)

5. My Dad has a sweet spirit and my even shed a tear or two over extreme home makeover.. And we all have an extreme love for reality t.v.. I think my Dad could win SURVIVOR

Love you Dad hope you have a Happy Birthday xoxoxoxoxxooxxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxooxxo