Hello...

Well today I am practicing my mad blogging skills.... lol:) I haven't blogged forever, it seems like it is just easier to stay in touch w/ everyone through Facebook... But I love to take pictures & I love that my blog is my form of a journal.... Not much is new other than back in July I got a new job w/ a trucking company (CCP Enterprise) & it is the PERFECT "mom job" :) I LOVE it! I have been learning lots of new things & I love that I am home every night w/ my family & that I even get to get my kids off too school. Of course there are ups & downs to all jobs, but over all this is working out great!

I gave a lil update on the kids down below & James is just James the best hubby EVER! He is getting all ready for the SNOW season & I am just ME!! Hope all is well w/ all of you, and I think if you have a blog you should practice your blogging skills & POST!!

Bear River Football

Kobe enjoyed another great year of football... He got on a new team this year & he ROCKED!! He played nose guard (James I know you are impressed that I even know the name of the position), he & 3 other team mates played last year and all the rest of the boys were 1st year. We told Kobe that this was his time to SHINE & show that he knew the game... he did just that! He had really improved from last year, & it was fun to see him play. By the end of the season he was pretty burnt out (ME 2) & he says he isn't ever gonna play again... But he did super & his coaches were so AWESOME and did such a good job, I hope he changes his mind....

He is one handsome lil BR football player!

This isn't @ Kobe's game... But @ the H.S. homecoming game, so I included it in this post cause it was the only pic I had. We went to watch Marki dance @ half time & she did an OUTSTANDING job! And the BEARS, ROCKED!!! I must say I was even getting into the game... And that is pretty unusual cause I think football sucks! :) lol

Me & My Sistas:)

LET'S GO BEARS!!

YeP MORE CaMpInG!!

Over Labor Day weekend we went camping @ the Wellsville Dam, w/ the Benson's & a few of their friends & the Belew's. It was pretty close to home, and not your normal camping site. But it was pretty AWESOME! The pond had an awesome walking path all around it & it was really pretty & the kids had a BLAST!

Kobe had a football game @ Mt. Crest so it was super close & we had a great time! On Monday we took the kids to the Wellsville Sham Battle and to watch the parade, it ws pretty interesting! & all I have to say is you Wellsville (Benson) boys are REDNECKS! :) lol


Dustin & Kobe showing off their grasshoppers they are about to EAT!

Mads & Shay playing cards...

James & Kobe enjoyed a lil fishing, but never could catch anything. :(

I enjoyed relaxing in the sun reading my magazines & spending time w/ great friends & eating lots of good food!

SkOoL DaZe.... Aug. 29, 2011

The 1st day of school...

MAN! I can't believe my baby girl started 6th grade this year. It seems just like yesterday we were welcoming her into the world. She is so grown up, w/ attitude just like her mama! :) And I love her more than EVER!! She is defiantly full of DraMa, but what girl isn't? She LOVES to dance and LOVES LOVES hanging w/ her shadow Shay! :) She was so excited to go to 6th grade!! I took her the 1st day only because I wanted to get a picture & we wanted to make sure she'd be there in plenty of time. She was pretty much embarrassed that I made her stop out front of the school for a picture... But don't worry it didn't kill her and I pointed out another mom that followed the bus & took a pic. of her child as they got off the bus.... So you see I'm not that nerdy! lol

She had a FABULOUS 1st day! And is OH so GROWN up!!

I think she looks like a lil DiVa StAR!! If I do say so myself:)

Then for my hansome lil MAN! He started 4th grade this year, and was super excited for another fun year @ McKinley! He has an AWESOME teacher Ms. Litchford.... He has a pretty "sick" imagination and is really into riding his bike and loves going to the skate park w/ his dad. I don't know who loves the skate park more... James or Kobe? :) lol James was a pretty "sick" bike rider back in his day so he is having fun showing Kobe all his "sick" moves. Kobe still loves going to Aunt B.'s and being in th country & had fun helping w/ the pigs. He is so handsome & I love that he still loves to snuggle his mom...

He too was pretty embarrassed , about getting a picture w/ his teacher. But I said I get a picture every year so you have to do it & you still have another year to go. He rode his bike & I followed him in the car & I think he thought he'd beat me & would be able to skip the pictures... LOL

Sad to say but my kiddos are growing up WAY too fast!

Fair FuN :)

Maddi did another year of cooking 4H w/ my mom & all the small girl cousins.... This year they did cupcakes & they did such a good job! My mom helped them do all different types of frosting tips & lots of different types of cakes. Mads is getting so grown up & so responsible, I am so proud of her. She got a blue ribbon :)

THE PARADE....

I had been working @ MOM while they had the t-shirt contest for the parade shirts & thought they were awesome, so I signed us up to help so we could all get an awesome free t-shirt. :) James & Kobe helped last year & thought it was fun, so they were game!

My 2 handsome boys! :)

Little did I know that I would be jogging the whole parade route, we could hardly keep up... I thought it was a blast & hope we can help again next year. Thanks MOM for always going the extra mile....

ME!

Mads had fun dancing her lil heart out w/ her friends & cousin friends :)

Shay, Mads, Kami, Marki, Casey

Cambria & Maddi

Mirror Lake Aug. 2011

James & I went on a bike ride w/ some friends from Autoliv to Mirror Lake. It was BEAUTIFUL and lots of fun! :)

My sexy hubby! :)

Victor, Heidi, Me & James

Shane Price, Matt Gomes, James, Victor Baugh

FIELDING....

Well just cause I am a dork... I just have to add this to this post even though it doesn't really have much to do w/ this post, other than the title...

When I was younger & went to Fielding Elementary we had our school song & every time I think of FIELDING, that song comes to mind... So here is a lil bit of the song I remember:)

Oh Fielding we're loyal to you, we take pride in all that you do... Oh Fielding we're loyal to you, blah, blah, blah.... YaY FiElDiNg!!

Pretty lame I know... But as I was blogging this post that song keeps going through my mind a million times & I figure when I am old & grey & looking back over my blog I will enjoy that lil side note. :)

Any how, you all know that my family is a lil crazy about the fair. Well Sunni (Connor's wife) got asked to do the lil town display on FIELDING! But we all got involved and it was lots of fun. Connor has an AMAZING creative side to him, so he really enjoyed doing this. He & Sunni made the main part & Connor drew it up just like FIELDING! It was awesome he included the canal, ball park, the Richard's pond & lots of other things. Newlyn, Lance, Aunt B. and Gm. Mer helped make all the different types of fields. They sat it up out in the shop & worked on it for hours. I knew they were doing it & had went out & saw it a few times, but I didn't really get involved until it was time to sit it up @ the fair. Sunni & Connor were gone to a family reunion for her family on the day it needed to be finished. So my Mom, Becki, Jacki & myself kinda took over... Jacki made the lettering & my Mom & Becki loaded the board up in the mowing trailer & I meet them @ the fair grounds & we sat it all up & did all the finishing touches...

Don't mind me sucking my thumb :) Maddi had the camera & thought that she needed a pic of me working hard! LOL

Branson

Carson

We used all the little boys farm toys & they even had fun helping & getting involved. Sunni did a GREAT job & got Reserved Champion :)

Here lil PiGgY!! Aug. 23, 2011

Well I wasn't to good on the picture taking of the kids fair projects. (the piggies) These pictures are taken the night before we weighed them in @ the fair. Our pigs were pretty small so we had been trying to BEEF them up, w/ lots of extra cereal & other scraps of food... TJ Rhodes offered to come weigh them one last time so we had a better idea of where we'd be sitting. All our hard work, didn't end up paying off. :(

We kept the pigs @ Aunt B.'s & her & the boys did a lot of the work... Out of 10 pigs only 3 made weight. :( We were all pretty bummed! Kobe & Maddi had fun learning something new & James got a lil feel of true country life. :)

All the cousin friends, minus Marki. Her pig didn't make weight so she was too mad & ended up sitting in the car. :) lol

THANKS TJ :)

Me & my brothers & sisters always did pigs for the fair & I always thought it was a lot of fun & a good learning experience. But I must say I am a "city" girl now & not too in touch w/ the country style of living. But I had fun helping & loading & weighing them brought back lots of memories.

In the end we (James & I) were kinda relieved that our kids didn't make weight, it made fair week a lot more relaxing & enjoyable for us!

Just for the note: Bubba, Kami & Haddi's all made weight & they all placed very well in their class.

GOOD JOB KIDS & A VERY BIG THANK YOU TO AUNT B. & THE BOYS!! :)

Mini Drill Camp....

Shaylee, Maddi, Kami, Marki, Tori

The girls enjoyed another year of mini drill w/ Marki :)

TIM Aug. 6, 2011

For my birthday Jerian gave me tickets for James & I to join her & KC @ the Tim Mcgraw concert. It was AmAzInG!! (as usual) We stayed over night in SLC then headed to Park City on Sunday. We got some awesome deals on Groupon @ the Olympic Park & went & did the Alpine Slide & Zip Line.... It was pretty dang fun!! And of course it wouldn't be a date w/ my Miss w/ out hitting a few stores. :) We went to the outlets but there wasn't really too many deals :( It was still an AwEsOmE weekend w/ GREAT friends & my hubby.....

THANKS MISS!

HaPpY BiRtHDaY GrAnDaMa GrEaT!!

On July 31st James' grandma Hales turned 99!

His Aunt Sandra had a big birthday celebration on the 30th for her, she is still pretty healthy & remembers most things. I am amazed to see her live this long, I hope she will make it another year to 100. :)

Kennard & all of his brothers & sister. (from left to right)

Kennard, Richard, Bryan, Sandra, Paul & Grandma

YeP CaMpInG!! 6/22/2011

Our annual Lava trip was a BLAST!! This year we had a few extras join us & it was so fun!! The Cornwell's & CJ & Aubrie.... We stayed @ our favorite spot & enjoyed going down the river. And the rest of the time was spent relaxing & letting the kids enjoy nature!! :) And of course we enjoyed lots of good food!!

OUCH!! 6/21/2011

My poor tiny man!! :( James & I had been @ work & came home to one sad lil boy. He had been playing out back @ gp. & gm.'s on the slip & slide & some how stepped on a piece off wood. Grandma had him come in & she had washed it & put a bandaide on it, but Kobe was in tears!! He was in so much pain!! James & I both looked @ it & knew we better take him to the hospital. They checked him into the ER & we had to wait forever!! Kobe does a lot better when I'm not around, I guess it's cause he is my baby... & I think I baby him a lil too much:) So Maddi & I headed down to the kitchen to get some dinner & when we came back they had started working on Kobe. They had to cut around the area where the stick had went in & numb it & the dr. had to pull w/ ALL he had!! The stick was so far in there, Kobe was freaking out & crying!! Maddi is a lil bit tender hearted so she started crying... It was a joke!! Lets just say it wasn't a good day!! They got the stick out & because it was a piece off wood they didn't wanna stitch it because of infection, so they wrapped his foot up & off we went....

You can't really see how big around the stick was, but it was about the size of pencil...

Softball & Baseball

Maddi

Kobe

Both the kids enjoyed another season of ball, and James & I loved going to watch!! It gets better ever year!! :)

Cheer Camp

My 2 lil dancing diva's....

Maddi & Shay