Pipkin Family

Halloween

2010-11-03T10:05:00.001-07:00

We went to the Halloween Carnival on Friday night at the school, and on Saturday, we had a ward party witha chilli cook off, costume parade and Trunk or treat. I won 1st prize in the adult costumes, so that was fun! Fritz really enjoyed handing out the candy and teasing all the kids! Brad, Manike & Carolina were dressed too, but they left before we took our group oics. Avery had to work late, what a bummer since we got him an Elvis costume, I guess he can wear it next year!

Carving Pumpkins

2010-11-03T09:45:00.001-07:00

We decided to carve pumpkins for FHE. I even carved one, I can't tell youthe last time I did that! They turned out awesome! Avery got an idea online to carve his. I lvoe being part of a family that loves to celebrate the holidays as much as I do!

Carolina's First Birthday

2010-11-03T09:10:00.001-07:00

Carolina had a really fun first birthday. Her guests included; Mommy & Daddy, Great Grandma & pa Pipkin, Grandma & Grandpa Pipkin, Aunt Jordan, Aunt Jessica & Uncle Avery, Aunt Tammy & Uncle David, Jon & Teresa, Alicia, Kevin, Rene, Maddy, Kurt, Charlie, Will, Caitlin, Scott, Lex & their kids, Jen, Dennis, Kamree, Kenyon & Kolbie. She was spoiled! She loved eating her cake, and having Daddy help her open her gifts! Happy 1st Birthday sweetie!

Crop

2010-10-21T12:42:00.000-07:00

I was so excited when I found out Jaimie was coming over to attend my crop! We had so much fun!! I love sharing that my girls & I share this hobby and love to do it so much!!

New Family Pics

2010-10-04T10:37:00.001-07:00

Birthday

2010-09-29T11:01:00.000-07:00

Last week, I turned 40, and I survived it! It was such an awesome day! My sweet husband, Jessica & Avery got me a plane ticket to go see my Sissy, Amy!!! I can't wait!!! My girls started my day off right by bringing me breakfast in bed, and it was so delicious! I had so many family & Friends come by to see me, and it made my day really memorable! I am so grateful to know so many people love me!! Thanks everyone! And, I can't not mention that I recieved an amazing "cougar" kit from Carol, Kary, Jamie & Scott! I won't give details, but it was a pretty awesome present!!

Carolina 11 months

2010-09-29T10:29:00.000-07:00

I can't believe Carolina is allready 11 months old. She is so much fun! We had her all weekend, and we took her to Walmart, and let her pick her Birthday present. Avery & Jessica turned everything on and she got so excxited over this one toy, that we knew it was the one. She played with it the entire time we were shopping. Now I have to behave and save it for her birthday!

Jordan Went Flying!

2010-09-29T08:28:00.000-07:00

The only other time Jordan has flown was when she was first born and life-flighted to Primary Children's Hospital. Her daddy suprised her and took her to the airport. She thought she was riding with him to drop off a bid or something, but he had it all arranged for them to go up with his friend, Dave in his plane. She was so excited when she came back and told me about it!!

Back To The Books

2010-08-24T12:17:00.000-07:00

Jessica & Jordan went back to school last Wednesday. I miss them so much allready!!! Jordan is now in 6th grade, she has Mrs. Black, anbd so far, she loves it!! Jessica is feeling crazy trying to get everything in order and just perfect for her computer class!! She has been a little under the weather, so it is even a bigger challenge!!

Carolina Eating Limes

2010-07-21T10:29:00.000-07:00

We had fun watching Carolina eating this lime. She loved it. Her right eye would keep twitching. She is just so adorable whatever she does!

Popsicles

2010-07-21T10:06:00.000-07:00

Carolina loves popsicles!!! She loves just about anything that she can eat!!! She has developed a love for food in general. It's fun giving her new things and seeing her different reactions.

Ms American Girl

2010-07-21T10:00:00.000-07:00

Carolina looks so cute in her patriotic dress! This one is from her great Grandma Ziegler. I love dressing her up and putting on these cute headbands with big flowers. She is such a doll!

Picking Cherries

2010-07-21T09:11:00.000-07:00

We spent the afternoon picking cheries, and then spent the evening delivering them all around. We had so many this year, and they are YUMMY!

Carolina

2010-07-08T15:33:00.000-07:00

Jordan had Carolina in her room, and they had so much fun playing. They made some cute short video clips, and Carolina ended up with a diaper on her head for pictures. Jordan has such an imagination.

Bathtime

2010-07-08T15:27:00.000-07:00

Carolina has come to love her baths. Her favorite part is sucking on the wash rag. She is a character!

Haircut

2010-07-07T11:54:00.000-07:00

wow, so I cut my hair last week. I had thought about it for a month before, and I was pretty sure I wanted to. Then when I asked Fritz about it one last time, he said, "you know I don't care what you do with your hair, but you know I prefer it long." So then I was unsure. I decided to do it anyways, and I love it. It is fun to have a change. Hair will always grow back!

Jaimie's Birthday

2010-07-07T11:25:00.000-07:00

We showed up and suprised Jaimie for her birthday. Fritz and Uncle Kary fixed her car. It took them all day on Saturday. We went to lunch! After church Sunday we gave her her presents before we left. We had dinner for Jessica's borthday with Avery's parents on Monday night. She chose Navajo Tacos...YUMMY! Jaimie turned 18 and Jessica turned 21. 2 BIG important birthdays this year!!

Camping

2010-07-07T11:00:00.000-07:00

This was our first camping trip this year, and Carolina's first camping trip ever. She loved it! We had some good grub!!! I think the highlight of the trip was taking Jordan Snipe hunting. Fritz, Avery, Jordan & I went. We almost had one...but it got away. I think Jordan and I made to much noise because we were afraid of the dark LOL.

Hike

2010-07-07T10:41:00.000-07:00

The first weekend in June, we went on a hike up to dedication point. It was a beautiful day, and felt so good to be out in the sunshine!

Jaimie's Graduation

2010-07-07T10:22:00.000-07:00

Can't believe Jaimie is allready graduating. It came up way to fast!! She will be leaving for school in a few days. sniff sniff. We are so proud of her!

Silliness

2010-07-07T10:04:00.000-07:00

Thank goodness for Jordan, she is always using her camera to catch fun and silly pics of Carolina! We love them all!!! Carolina is now 7 months old!

Brad & Jordan's Birthday Party

2010-07-07T09:33:00.000-07:00

we had a fun time at Jordan & Brad's party. Jordan turned 11 and Brad is now 23! Yummy food & cake is what we always like best!

Easter Picnic

2010-06-18T16:22:00.000-07:00

We had a great time on our picnic and Easter Egg hunt. Carolina loved feeling the sand between her toes. It was such a gorgeous day and the weather was so perfect!!

Easter Morning

2010-06-18T14:30:00.000-07:00

The girls enjoyed getting their Easter baskets and finding the eggs hidden all over the front room. What will we do when Jordan is all grown up? I guess our grandchildren will fill that void!!

Easter Morning

2010-06-18T14:28:00.000-07:00

Coloring Easter Eggs

2010-06-18T13:40:00.000-07:00

Fritz had to leave on a fire, so we invited Manike to dye eggs with us. (Brad was working at Lamplight) so we had a fun time coloring them!

Jaimie

2010-06-18T11:08:00.000-07:00

Fritz took Jaimie out to Canyonlands to take pics for her senior announcement. I was pretty happy with how they turned out!! Can't believe she is almost an adult!! I can still remember when she was born!

Vegas

2010-06-18T10:33:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun in Vegas. We walked the strip 3 times. We all got a workout. We decided to park at the hotel and just walk. We saw alot of awesome stuff!!! (and some stuff we didn't want to see) We went to the wax museum, and took a ton of pics. We went to Tournament of Kings. Jordan loved the excalibur, she said she felt like she was living in a castle LOL! We watched all the entertainment up and down the strip. We ate at Cheesecake Factory inside of Ceasar's Palace. (Love that place!!) We also got to see Arland, and take him to lunch, we really enjoyed!!

family pics

2010-06-18T10:05:00.000-07:00

Love these pics Carol took for us in March when we went over to visit!!

2010-05-26T08:53:00.000-07:00

Prom

2010-04-09T12:08:00.000-07:00

Jaimie looked so adorable for prom this year. She was cute. She planned everything around her shoes this year. She has such a fun personality!! Her & Calvin had a great time together!!!

Cute Video

2010-03-04T12:52:00.000-08:00

I love her laugh. She is so cute, and one of the happiest babies ever. Everyone loves her because she is so happy! I just had to share this.

Carolina

2010-02-24T09:31:00.000-08:00

Fritz's Birthday

2010-02-02T10:41:00.001-08:00

I feel really bad, we didn't even take one picture last night! We had an excellent dinner of steak, baked potato, salad & rolls. And, of course, german chocolate cake and yellow cake w/ cream cheese icing! We had the family all over, and it was just a really nice time! The one comment that Fritz made to me yesterday that really sticks out in my mind was when I told him Happy Birthday, and hoped he would have a good day, he said, "I will, I'm just so happy I have been able to spend so many with you!" I feel so grateful to have such a wonderful husband & best friend!

Carolina

2010-02-02T09:57:00.001-08:00

We took these pictures on January 24th right after church. She was smiling and laughing for Brad. She is such a joy, and so much fun in our lives. We all seem to fight over her all the time. I guess you can't get to much of a good thing!!

snow business

2010-01-27T09:51:00.000-08:00

We had snow for 3 days in a row, but This storm was a doozie for sure.

Snowblower Fun!

2010-01-27T09:45:00.000-08:00

Carolina

2010-01-07T15:34:00.000-08:00

We are so excited!!! Brad & Manike arrived on Friday, January 1st, with their sweet baby, Carolina! I got to pretty much take care of her all weekend! It was so much fun. Jordan & I took these pics on Saturday morning while everyone

Sledding on Christmas Day

2010-01-07T15:02:00.000-08:00

We all went sledding on Christmas Day after we ate. It was a ton of fun. I think it was Jim & Melissa's kids first time. They all loved it, even when their cheeks were purple!

Christmas Morning

2010-01-07T14:01:00.000-08:00

This year was so wonderful! We just had a great day from start to finish! One of my favorite parts of the day was when I got to take Fritz out to the garage and suprise him with his new snowblower! He was so excited. Jordan loved her gifts,some of the things she got were, a camera, an art easel, clothes and lots of pet shop stuff. Jaimie got a new desk top computer, and clothes. We got new wii games and movies. I'm most excited about the Super Matio Bros for the wii!!! I was spoiled too, and loved my gifts. We spent the majority of the day over at Mom & Dad's house. The only thing that could have made it better was having Brad, Manike & Carolina here with us!!

Christmas Eve Party

2010-01-07T13:34:00.000-08:00

We had a fun Christmas Eve party! We ate Ham, Yummy potatoes, Salad & Rolls! We played some fun games; Christmas Family Fued & a game where we had to shake dice and get doubles to obtain a gift, then we unwrapped the gifts and set a timer. If you got doubles during the time the timer was going, you could exchange gifts with whomever you chose. Fritz and Melissa were at it until the very last second! We also read a few stories. The kids were all hyped up and ready for Santa to visit! We went and looked at all the lights in our huge metropolis, and kept passing Jess & Ave, it was too funny!!!!

We're Grandparents

2009-11-04T08:06:00.000-08:00

Carolina Arabella was born on October20th. She weighed 7lbs 12 oz and was 18 1/2" long. We are so excited to be grandparents!! We can't wait to see her. It is silly, but when I go to the store I feel this huge urge to buy EVERYTHING! It is so much fun!! Amy got to go see her and hold her last night, and she took me these pictures!! I am so excited to have pictures I can go print and scrapbook!!!!

Halloween

2009-11-03T10:26:00.001-08:00

Here are the girls in their costumes. I decided not to dress up, yeah I know...We went to the carnival at the school and then trick or treating! Jordan was too funny..she didn't want to walk alone. We did ave a fun time. Fritz and Jaimie watched scary movies.

Haunted House

2009-11-03T10:05:00.000-08:00

Wow, how fun was this? The house csme pre-assembled, but one of the corners were broken, so Fritz had to doctor it up. He is the house builder after all! LOL. We loved it!!

"Carving" pumpkins

2009-11-03T09:50:00.001-08:00

We were not able to carve our pumpkins this year, because they froze! They were all squisy and sweating so bad we almost couldn't draw on them, but Fritz, Jordan & Jaimie had so much fun doing them anyways!!

Reception

2009-10-30T14:28:00.000-07:00

We don't have the pictures from the photographer yet, but thank goodness for my sisters & mom!! I am so glad they took pictures, because I didn't have my phone on me all day let alone my camera! There are so many more pictures than this, and I am sure Jessica will put some of her favs on her blog, and when Brooke is done, we will get to see all of those too!! I just loved how everything turned out!!! Even thou all the girls in line ended up wearing jackets...it was still alot of fun, and worth it! It was so pretty. Jessica said it turned out just they way she dreamed it would! I still can't believe my baby girl is married!! We love Avery & are so glad to have another addition to our family!!!

Reception Decorations

2009-10-30T13:59:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the decorations at the reception. It all turned out so nice!! We loved it! A gust of wind came up about 5:30, and blew everything over, and I got really worried, but it all worked out!! We were not able to light our candles, but the yard was absolutley beautiful, especially after dark. The pictures we have of it after dark just don't do it justice!

Wedding Luncheon

2009-10-30T13:13:00.001-07:00

The wedding luncheon was really nice. TD and her girls went to alot of effort!! It was yummy food, adorable decorations, and the candy was such a fun treat. They had an adorable candy jar on each table, and a scoop, everyone had a cute container that they got to go around to all the tables and fill with whatever candy they wanted to. What a clever idea!!!

Jessica & Avery's Wedding

2009-10-30T12:30:00.000-07:00

Here a few pictures of the newlyweds when they came out of the temple. What an amazing day! I can't believe it finally arrived. Their wedding ceremony was beautiful! I felt so blessed to have so many family members travel to be a part of their day! I love being a part of such a big wonderful family! I am so glad Jessica is marrying into a great family!!

Bridal Showers

2009-10-30T12:08:00.001-07:00

Wow, Jessica is so lucky! She actually had 3 bridal showers. Her 3 new sister-in-laws threw her one up in SLC in August, which was amazing! Her Grandma Ziegler threw her one in St. George on Sept. 11th, and it was so much fun!! The pictures I've posted are from that shower. It was so good to see family I haven't seen forever. We played some really fun games. One of the pics is of Jessica being a good sport dressing up for her "rehersal dinner". The shower in Monticello was also really nice. We had a good turn out, and a lot of fun! I feel so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends who show their love and support to my children!

Field Trip

2009-10-28T09:19:00.000-07:00

Jordan & I went to Natural Bridges on her class field trip. It was a very educational experience! I told Jordan the last time she was there, she was in my belly! I am so glad we went!

Mother Daughter Campout

2009-10-27T13:30:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun at the 2nd annual mother daughter campout. The stake really goes to a lot of work to make it fun! We had fun visiting, eating, watching a talent show, and then roasting marshmallows while we listened to cowboy stories. We took along Rene, Madi,their nanny and Allie Eberling. We look forward to it next year!! We missed having Manike along, she was able to go with us last year!

Temple Square

2009-06-18T20:16:00.000-07:00

We went to the Joseph Smith Memorial building so I could get garments, and it wasn't open for another hour, so we did some exploring. We went to the tenth floor and looked out and took some pictres. It was really cool. We walked all around the temple grounds, and Jessica showed us where Avery proposed. It was a lot of fun!!

Lagoon

2009-06-18T15:46:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, the girls and I got a whim and went up to SLC for the weekend to wedding dress shop. We spent the day at Lagoon on Sunday and I lost my phone, so please text me your number... On Monday, it was nuts, we went with Jessica to try on wedding dresses and get bridesmaids dresses. We found her dress, but we can't post it or Avery will see it...

The Girls

2009-06-18T14:20:00.000-07:00

We wer hanging out with Jaimie at the store while we were waiting for Amy to tell us to leave to go meet her in Crescent Junction. Jaimie & Jordan were being goofy. Jordan made several funny videos which were making us crack up!

The Bomb Run

2009-06-18T12:06:00.000-07:00

On Sunday, it was our last day to be with Brad. He wanted to go bowling, so we did. Then, we went ot church which was a different experience for sure. Then, we went over to the bomb run and took some pictures and walked around for a little bit, and then had to rush him back over by his dorms to get him dinner. He only had like ten minutes to wolf it down, but he did, he is used to eating fast these days lol. It was so hard to say goodbye again. Jordan & I cried. I am so glad we have such a close family!!

Riverwalk

2009-06-18T11:48:00.000-07:00

We went down into the riverwalk which starts across from the Alamo, it was so gorgeous, and fun to walk down. There are so many plants, blooming trees, flowers, ducks and other birds. There are resturaunts all along the way that are quaint and lively. It was a neat experience.

The Alamo

2009-06-18T11:25:00.000-07:00

While in San Antonio, we went to the Alamo, which was cool. We didn't get to do the tour inside because Jordan got sick and ended up throwing up. We think between lunch and the heat, it made her sick. After she threw up, she was fine.

Sea World

2009-06-18T11:05:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun at Sea World. I don't have to many pictures because my camera battery died. The girls got to feed the dolphins, and they loved it!! The aquariums were amazing! We went on the Steel Eel roller coaster with Brad, and he loved it!! He couldn't get wet, so there was only 2 rides we could go on. We watched a 4-D movie which was good. We caught the Shamu show, Believe, and it was awesome. Jordan was so enthralled by it! So glad we got to go, but we didn't get to stay long, so we want to go back again!!

Who would have thunk?

2009-06-18T10:03:00.000-07:00

I got a kick out of visiting Brad's dorm. It was fun to see everything so perfect!! I knew he had it in him. I was thrilled. I think I know who will be the task master now lol.

More of Brad

2009-06-18T09:45:00.000-07:00

These are just some family photos with our Baby Boy lol.

Brad's Graduation Ceremony

2009-06-18T09:29:00.000-07:00

On Friday morning, we got to attend Brad's Graduation, it was an awesome experience. It's hard to describe how amazing it was. There were so many flights graduating that day, and they said there is a graduation just like his every week. It was so impessive to watch them march onto the field. When they did they parade, it was so cool! There is a picture of Brad as he is marching by, and I think I put another on of his flight, and then when they are up to do the oath of enlistment, and a picture of when it was over and Jordan & Fritz were meeting him ont he field. I am so proud of him!

Brad's Graduation

2009-06-18T09:07:00.000-07:00

Wow, what a weekend!! The lower picture is the first glance we had of Brad, when they did the airmen's run, it was impressive, and very emotional. We had to wait several hours until the coin retreat, which was a really neat ceremony, then we were able to go hug him!! :) We got to spend the rest of the day with him on base until about 8 pm. Manike & her parents got there between 3 nd 4.

Jessica & Avery Are Engaged!!

2009-06-04T15:00:00.000-07:00

Wow, life has been a whirlwind for us. Jessica decided to come home from her nanny job early. She told Fritz & I, but wanted to keep it a secret. She flew into SLC on May 23rd, and Avery picked her up. He propsed to her on Temple square on Sunday, and on Monday, she met us in Moab and surprised her sisters!! We are all so excited and thrilled for Avery to be a part of our family!!!

Butterfyl

2009-05-08T11:37:00.001-07:00

We have beenn waiting all winter for Jordan's coccon to hatch/ I wanted to throw it away, I was sure it wasn't going to hatch, but her dad told her this one would, so it has been onthe counter forever!!! It finally hatched yesterday, and it was awesome. I took the lid off and set it on the porch so when it's wings opened and dried out it could fly away. I took a picture to prove to Jordan I did not throw it away! LOL

Jordan's Birthday Party

2009-05-08T11:08:00.000-07:00

We had a fun party for Jordan. We invited the Hoggards's, the Hazleton's, Avery, Grandma & Grandpa Pipkin, Tammy, David & Kids. We had navajo Tacos and a fruit tray with dip, it was so yummy! We had cake with blue icing that stained, and we all got a laugh over that. Jordan was so excited for her birthday this year!! We even got to talk to Brad right before the party, and that was extra special for Jordan!! We didn't have any candles for the cake, so Fritz had the kids line up with regular candles and we lit them and she ran down the line and blew them out while we sang, she probably won't forget that anytime soon!!!

2009-05-08T11:07:00.001-07:00

Jordan's Birthday Breakfast

2009-05-08T10:37:00.001-07:00

Jordan is so cute!! She was so excited to get to be queen for the day, starting with Breakfast in bed. She went to Provo on her birthday, Saturday, with Avery & her dad, so we celebrated it at home on Sunday, and boy did we start it off right!!

Easter Morning

2009-04-15T13:06:00.000-07:00

The girls loved their EAster baskets, and finding the hidden eggs. The weather was bad all day, so we took turns hiding the eggs all ove the house. Fritz grumbled about finding them, but when it was our turn to find them, he was so competitive, and I must say, I WON by one egg. LOL. What a fun day!

2009-04-15T11:13:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun dying Easter Eggs. Fritz got in on it to, but my pictures of him wouldn't upload to my computer today. We bought tye-dye eggs. They were messy but alot of fun, and cool looking when we were done!!

Jaimie's Prom

2009-03-29T16:57:00.000-07:00

Wow, our third has made it to junior prom, we must be getting old!! It was an awesome night. Jaimie looked so beautiful. She had a lot of fun too! She and the rest of the family were really surprised when Brad showed up just in time to see Jaimie walk thru the arch. Promenade was great, and it was fun to see all the girls dancing in their poofy princess dresses. Avery came up to, and we really enjoyed seeing him!!

Junior Prom

2009-03-29T16:45:00.001-07:00

2009-03-19T13:37:00.000-07:00

The pictures below are from Jaimie's first car wreck last night. She swerved to miss a deer (she must not be Grandpa Ziegler's off spring, or she would have HIT it dead on lol) She went off the road for a crazy ride. She is so lucky she didn't roll, it is nothing short of a miracle!! She was really shaken up and her jaw is a little sore along with her arm, but she is one lucky young lady!!! We all feel really blessed and humble.

Jaimie's Car Wreck

2009-03-19T13:06:00.000-07:00

Valentine's Day!!

2009-03-19T12:57:00.000-07:00

Fritz turns forty!!

2009-03-19T12:43:00.000-07:00

Jr. Cheer Camp

2009-03-19T12:17:00.000-07:00

ON JAn. 31st, Jordan got to participate in a junior cheer camp during a girls basketball game at halftime. She was so excited!!! Her dad & I were in St. George for the weekend, but Brad, Manike & Jaimie got to go watch her perform, and the filmed it for us to enjoy. Great job Jordan!

8Things

2009-01-20T14:08:00.000-08:00

8 Things About Me
Here are the Rules:
1) Post rules on your blog
2) Answer the six '8' items
3) Let each person know by leaving them a comment

8 Favorite TV shows
1. CSI Vegas
2. CSI Miami
3. Lost
4. Eleventh Hour
5. The Mentalist
6. Without a trace
7. Deal or No Deal
8. Ghost Whisperer

8 Things I did yesterday
1. Scrapbook
2. Work
3. Laundry
4. Read in my book
5. Took a hot bath in my jacuzzi tub
6. Made lots of stuff for relief society
7. played mario galaxy
8. waited up for Jaimie to get home

8 Things I look forward to
1. Not working someday
2. My trip to St. George
3. Finishing the outside of our house
4. finishing the garage
5. valentines day being OVER
6. the snow melting
7. SPRING
8. When Jessica is done being a nanny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8 Favorite Restaurants
1. Red Lobster
2. Fiesta Mexicana
3. Red Robin
4. Winger's
5. Pizza Factory
6. Chillis
7. Mandrin Buffet
8. Panda Express

8 Things on my wish-list
1. Completley debt-free
2. be more organized
3. be more motivated
4. to have a healthy family
5. to have more time to scrapbook
6. to make more money
7. get to see my family more this year
8. take a trip to South Carolina

8 People I Tag
1. Jessica
2. Jaimie
3. Jen
4. Mark
5. Carol
6. Amy
7. Mindy
8. Jamie

Yeah a Wii

2009-01-08T12:14:00.000-08:00

After Jaimie opened the Wii on Christmas morning, ahe wouldn't let go. We had her convinced that she wasn't getting one!! You ahould have seen the smile on her face when the girls opened it!!

Miniature Golfing

2009-01-08T12:10:00.000-08:00

Carol had coupons for free miniature golf down at Fiesta Fun, so we all went. Boy, it wsa COLD, even us Monticelloans were cold!! But, we had fun. I started off on fire, then it all went down hill from there. The girls had fun, but they ended up just hurrying through because they were cold!!

Christmas in St. George

2009-01-08T11:20:00.000-08:00

We had an AWESOME Christmas this year!! We went over to Grandma & Grandpa Ziegler's to get away from all the snow here!! We also got to see Arland, and his 2 dogs, Bandit & Buddy, Mark, Shanda, Sharlee & JJ, and Carol, Kary, Matthew, Craig & Tyler. It was so much fun. We had a very yummy dinner, and of course ate way to much!! We surprised Mom & Dad with a trailer load of wood.

Halloween 2008

2008-12-05T10:19:00.000-08:00

Halloween was fun. I decided to dress up like a vampiress. I scared quite a few kids, and a lot of people couldn't figure out who I was. I must say, washing out all the hairspray from my ratted mess of hair wasn't fun!! Jordan was an escaped crazy inmate, and Jaimie dressed up like one of the ladies from World War II time. After the carnival at school, daddy took Jordan trick or treating, and I handed out candy, which I haven't done in years. It was a lot of fun!

Brads Deer

2008-12-05T10:06:00.000-08:00

Deer Hunt was excellent. Everyone filled their tags, and Brad shot his deer with a single shot that belonged to his Great Grandpa! We are sure proud of him!

Wedding Reception #2

2008-12-05T09:33:00.000-08:00

The reception in South Carolina was a lot of fun. The best part was, that I wasn't in charge of it!! They had dinner, and a DJ and dancing. It got rowdy and fun! Everyone enjoyed dancing, I even danced (and I am not good at it). We were so tired when we left for the hour drive to Amy's!

ROCK BAND

2008-09-24T09:12:00.000-07:00

We played rock band for my birthday with Mark & Shanda. It was a lot of fun and they picked up on it so fast!! The best was when Mark sang Fly Leaf!

Wedding Pictures

2008-09-23T14:15:00.001-07:00

2008-09-23T12:36:00.000-07:00

Crazy Hair Day At School

2008-09-23T10:57:00.000-07:00

Jordan was so excited for crazy hair day!! She let me ratt it all out, and thought it was the coolest doo evr. Everyone told her she stuck her finger in a light socket.

Jordan's New Playhouse

2008-09-23T10:47:00.001-07:00

Fritz bought this for Jordan, and it seems like Jenna loives it as much as Jordan does. They have had a lot of fun with it!! It will be great for our future grandkids too!!

Brad & Manike

2008-08-12T15:10:00.000-07:00

I'm finally getting a picture on here of Brad's fiance, so you can all see her. I'm excited for all of you to meet her! She is a keeper, we are so glad Brad has found the one who makes him HAPPY! The official date is September 20th, so be looking forward to getting your invitation in the mail in a couple of weeks or so.

Family Pics

2008-08-12T14:50:00.001-07:00

We had so much fun taking these pictures!! Jessica's boyfriend, Avery tagged along and was our photographer, and he did a great job!!

Slab For Garage

2008-07-15T09:54:00.000-07:00

Things are coming along quite nicely at our home. Fritz poured the slab for his shop last week. He works so hard every day at work, and then comes home and works until 10 or 11 every night. It is exciting and amazing to see the changes that have taken place on our home! We are all (especially Fritz) looking forward to the completion!!

Business Is Good!!

2008-07-15T09:32:00.001-07:00

For those of you who don't know, the scrapbook store here is now closed, she went out of business. I bought here 8 large display racks and 260 clear plastic paper trays. I have been very busy the last 6 weeks ordering new product, pricing it and making re-order tags. It has been alot of fun buying all this new stuff. So, my business has expanded yet again! It is scary and exciting all at once. I have had all 3 girls here helping me. We got the rest of our display racks and paper trays on Friday, and we got busy. We worked until 7 pm Friday and Saturday, and had help from Jennifer and Octavia. It looks so good!! My store is full and it feels great! It is my 7 year anniversary on JUly 21, can you believe it's been that long?? I plan on having a HUGE sale and getting the word out that I am now the scrapbook store too!!

Girls Birthday Party

2008-07-07T07:59:00.000-07:00

We actually went to Grand Junction on Saturday (Jaimie's Birthday) and went shopping and out to Red Lobster for dinner (YUMMY) and spent the night. The girls and Fritz enjoyed the pool & hot tub. We came home sunday morning, then had a family party for them. We ate Taco Salad, and yummy cake and ice cream. Jessica is now 19 and Jaimie is 16, can't believe how time flies!

ROCK BAND!!

2008-07-07T07:49:00.000-07:00

The night before Jessica's birthday, Fritz decided we should give her her present early, so we did. It was Rock Band, and she loved it!! We had a great time rocking on all night. Fritz even got in the action and sang. (didn't get a picture of that though). The rest of us took turns trying out all the instruments and singing, we think it ROCKS!

Fishing

2008-07-03T15:42:00.002-07:00

Fritz took the kids fishing twice while Amy was here. The first time they went, there was a bear right by Grandpa around the lake. It was a little scary!! But, the kids thought it was neat to see the bear. The only one to catch a fish was Fritz the first night they went, then Jayden was the only one to catch one the second time, but they had fun!

Father's Day Hike

2008-07-03T15:30:00.000-07:00

I guess this year, we were into hikes...Amy and her kids arrived on Friday, so they went on our hike with us. It was a perfect day, and a good hike. The view was great where we stopped, and we were able to get some good pictures. We have a lot more, but I just chose a few I liked best!! Happy Father's Day Fritz!!

Mother's Day Hike

2008-07-03T15:17:00.000-07:00

After church, we headed up to our favorite spot above Foy Lake and had a picnic. We roasted weiners, then we went on a hike. It was a beautiful day, and I was so pleased to spend Mother's day with my family. We all wished Jessica could have been with us too!!

Birthday kids!

2008-05-19T13:19:00.001-07:00

Brad & Jordan had their birthdays on May 2nd. I know I am slow. I think May is worse than December for me at the store. It is CRAZY! Jordan turned 9 and Brad turned 21. We had a family party and had Navajo Tacos. It was so yummy and a lot of fun!!!!!! Thanks to all who came and gave the kids a gift or sent gifts, we appreciate you!

puppy update

2008-05-19T13:03:00.000-07:00

The puppies are 3 weeks old today. They are so big allready!! And they are cute, their bark makes Jordan giggle. We hope we an find good homes for all of them when it's time!! Ashley has been a really good momma dog, especially since this is her first liter.

There are 2 more, but we didn't get them all out of the dog house this time.