A Little Piece of Heaven

One of my favorite flowers is orchids and the one in my bedroom just bloomed. I also just got lamps the other day, so it makes it even better when I look over before I go to sleep every night. It reminds me that yes summer will come again!! Maybe I am just weird but it seriously makes me soo happy every time I look at my night stand. So if you are down, run to Ikea or Costco (costco's are bigger) and grab yourself an orchid they are great!!

Grandparents Are the Best

So it was the annual Martin Clan Christmas party at the Cotton Tree Hotel Jan. 8, 2009 and as always it was a total blast. We got there around 4:00 went swimming where Ty learned how to climb out of the pool all by himself and then would jump back in. (He has no fear of water, which makes me a little nervous for Lake Powell) He even would jump onto the kick board like his big brother. This summer is going to be great!! I will be sun bathing by the pool while the boys are swimming and the baby is asleep in its car seat :) I can HOPE right!!

After swimming we ate played the white elephant game and then played more games all night. It was great to see a group of grown-ups running around the banquet room racing. The next morning we woke up and went swimming again. The boys had soo much fun and so did we. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa we love you!!

Bear Lake 2010

Kaden LOVES to eat snow, he would lick it off the sled, his gloves, everywhere. Instead of asking him to not eat snow I've decided that if he doesn't eat the yellow snow he will survive!!
He is still cute with a boogy nose and all!!
We went up Logan Canyon to this big hill that the kids loved. After climbing up a few times Kaden sat down and said, "Mom I am tired"
Right outside the condo there was a little hill to sled down, and we spent hours outside.
Kaden going off the jump with no hands the big kids (including JD & Colby) found ways to make the hill fun for them too.
My independent little Ty, becoming a big kid more and more everyday.


After a great New Years Eve party with friends and some amazing food, (thanks Mom and Dad for taking the kiddos) We headed up to Bear Lake with my family to spend the weekend sledding, playing games, hot tubing and more sledding. Kaden and Ty were so good and it was nice to get away for a few days and take it easy. Again thanks Mom and Dad for inviting us we had a blast!!

Christmas Day 2009

Kaden ready to ride his present from Santa, Ty really wanted it to be his, he got a scooter.



Is that bed head or what?
Ready to ride, once the snow melts
JD and his fam ( Mom, Angie, JD, Sandra, Laurie, Michael, Dad) In the afternoon we went to JD's parents for dinner, his Mom had the house decorated gorgeous as usual. It is always fun to see what new centerpieces she is going to have and how pretty the presents are always wrapped. It was great to hang out there for a few hours.
Grandpa Reeves with his new fire crew!! We spent the rest of the night at my parents unwrapping more gifts and eating more food. My parents gave all their grandsons semi-automatic nerf guns. The boys had so much fun!!
Merry Christmas!! I don't know if I have ever appreciated hanging out with family as much as I did this year. Family was what made Christmas so special for me. After presents at our house we went to my sister for my favorite Christmas meal, breakfast casserole. Came home got ready went to Bountiful and then off to Riverton. Christmas is always a busy crazy day but I love it. Thanks everyone for making Christmas so great for my family and I!!

Christmas Eve 2009

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On Christmas Eve we went to the annual Reeves Family party, which is always fun. During the white elephant game JD's professional bull riding shirt was found. To say the least Colby had been sneaking in his closet. His reaction was hillarious, luckily it is safe and sound in the good care of my mother. After the party all the grandkids get to open up their first present of Christmas, PJ's!! Thanks Mom and Dad.

Temple Square Adventure

Getting in the Christmas Spirit!!

I love my BOYS!!

All I can say is what an adventure....
-Trax train chuck full due to free ride night
- Sing- a-long at Delta center totally full
- Rush through the lights hoping to beat the sing- a-long rush for trax
- Took wrong train to University
- Left JD at Burger King (he was getting fries for the hungry & cold kids)
- JD ran a mile to catch-up
- Aaron & Kristy threatened people so we could get on train to go home
- Our very own trax train sing-a-long (put on by the people surrounding Aaron & JD)
- We made it home and had some really good laughs

Till next year Mortensens and anyone else who wants to join us on our crazy tradition

Gingerbread Houses

Every year we go to my parents house and make a HUGE mess making gingerbread houses. All the kids love it. I think more candy got in Ty's mouth than on his house :)