Snow and Fun!!

Our family decided that we needed to get out of the house and do something fun, so we made plans to use our new sleds and go sledding in the South hills which are by our house. Our friends called us that same week and asked us if we wanted to go Snow Mobiling also. Of course we weren't going to pass that up!

Hailee had her gymnastics meet in Twin Falls on Jan 10Th and did pretty well. She was pretty nervous that morning. It was fun watching her on the floor, beam, bars and vault. She scored pretty good on the vault and floor. We need to work on her routines and skills on beam and bars. My friend and I decided to have our girls take a couple of private lessons so they can really work on their skills by their next competition. I think if she sticks with gymnastics she will do really well. We'll see....It was fun having Tracy's brother Thane and his wife Simone come and watch Hailee. Also Hailee's friend Claire came. It was a fun morning.

After we left we hurried and ate lunch and headed to the hills to have some snow fun. When we got there and got out of the car to get our snow gear on, I noticed Tessa forgot her coat. What??! I couldn't believe it. I asked Tessa "Why did you forget your coat?" She said, "Because it is not that cold outside." I just had to laugh and then hand over my big sweatshirt I brought. We had a fabulous time sledding and then taking Tessa and Hailee on the snowmobiles. Our friends the Howe's had an EXTRA EXTRA big coat that Tessa wore. After we were done sledding we had yummy hamburgers and chips in their trailer. Thank you Terry and Shauna for such a fun time!

Our Holiday....

We had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. I hope all of you did also. My kids were so excited to have Santa come, except for Afton. She wanted nothing to do with him. At our ward Christmas party I tried everything to get her to sit on his lap, and she would say "No mama!" quite loudly I might say. She is a pretty stubborn girl, so when she sets her mind to something she usually won't budge.

When we came home from the party, she found out Santa actually gives treats. So she looks up at me and says "Mom I sit on Santa's lap and then get a treat!" After she found out sugar was involved she wanted to see Santa. Yeah right, tried that and it didn't work, maybe next year....

My kids were all excited about what they received this year. We didn't do as much as we have in the past and they didn't mind a bit. They all got one or two movies, and other things ,and the hit this year was believe it or not......HAIRSPRAY!!

Hailee and Tessa sing and dance to the movie, I think we have watched it a dozen times since Christmas. Even Afton will get up and dance. They are so cute:)

I love this time of year, and was so glad we had snow on Christmas, even though it has now pretty much melted. I love to see my kids and husband happy, and that's exactly what happened. We also have a tradition on New Year's day if the kids are good between Christmas and New Year's the elf Johnny Green comes and leaves one last gift. They were good and they were excited to get new sleds. Now we have to wait for some more snow! We were quite blessed this year, and I hope all of you were also. If you don't know, Tracy and I are adding to our kid clan, and we will be having a baby in July. My due date is July 4th. We are excited and nervous at the same time. That is one reason I haven't blogged as much as I have wanted....I haven't been feeling too well. Anyway, I'll be quiet and add some pics of Christmas!

My Life....

Okay so I'm a great big slacker in the blogging department. It seems like lately I haven't had any time blogging or updating anything. So I'm going to try harder...

Our family in doing really well. We have been to two of Tessa's dance recitals, gym meet in Boise for Hailee, and celebrated Afton's 2nd birthday in Utah at Grandpa and Grandma Nelson's house. We have had too much fun at all these events. Our kids make us laugh on a daily basis, and we wouldn't know what to do with ourselves if we never had children.


Here is Afton when she was really little...and now my baby is 2yrs old!!


She had a great birthday with all of her cousins in Utah...We miss our cousins a lot!

Tessa LOVES dance. It was so fun to watch her dance and sing "Up on the Housetop." She was so animated and sung so loud for everyone to hear. She is so fun!

Our girls have been so much fun this year. I think Santa may be stopping by at our house:) I know that the girls are expecting him...so he better come through.

TREATS and more TREATS

This year we decided to go to our ward's Trunk or Treat. The girls were so excited to dress up and collect all the candy they could. I've decided I'm not a huge fan of Halloween. I don't like to dress up and all of the candy drives me crazy....but my kids love it so I guess that is what counts. We invited Thane, Simone and Drake to go with us. Our kids had so much fun that night. We decorated our trunk and so did a lot of others. Our kids wouldn't go inside a couple of trailers that were pretty SPOOKY! We made it home before it poured on us.

This summer Tracy decided to finally build the kids a swing set. It didn't get finished until Sept, so we only ordered two swings so far. Next summer we'll have a Glider, one more swing, and a big slide. It tore up the grass somewhat getting it in but that should all fill in. Do you think he built it high enough?

Husband Tag!

I was tagged by Kathy Rump....so here I go!
1. Were did you meet?
We both served missions in Houston Texas
2. How long did you date before you got married?
We knew of each other the last 3-4mo of Tracy's mission and then when I got home we dated for 1 yr. We were friends for quite awhile before anything serious.
3. How long have you been married? 12 yrs and 4mo!!
4. What is your favorite feature of his?
I have many,but a few are his arms, I do love strong arms, and also I love his blue eyes!
5. What is your favorite quality of his?
He is very level headed and positive person
6. Does he have a nickname for you? Not really just plain ole....Jill!
7. What is his favorite color?
He really likes a lot of colors but I love blue on him
8. What is his favorite food? MEXICAN by far!
9. What is his favorite sport?He loves all sports but he loves Wrestling,Football, and golf. He is really into the Ultimate fight sport.
10. When and where was your first kiss?
Gosh, so long ago! I think it was outside of my house by his truck. I think:/
11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?We like to go out to dinner or movie. Just being alone together. That doesn't happen to much.
12. Do you have any Children?We have 3 girls, Hailee 6, Tessa 4 and Afton 23mo.
13. Does he have a hidden talent? I don't know if he has any talents that are hidden, but some people might not know that he can brake a horse.
14. How old is he?36
15. Who Said "I love you" first? I think it was Tracy.
16. What do you admire most about him? There is more than 1 thing I admire about him. He is definitely a very hard worker, he has a big heart, if anyone needs anything he is there to help, he is a person where he lets things roll off his sleeve, no stress or complaining from him! Last he is a great supporter of mine and loves our family bunches and bunches!
17. Do you think he will read this?Um........NO!

As Days Go By.....

Lately I have felt that I have no idea what day it is in the week. My life lately has been pretty hectic needless to say. It kinda feels like riding on a roller coaster and never getting off. I looked at Hailee the other day and thought, when did she get so grown up! I remember 6 yrs ago when she was born and the constant smile that was on my face. Tracy and I longed to have a child for so long and then finally we were blessed:) And not with just one child but 3. How did we get so lucky?? The girls have me busy busy with dance, school, gymnastics and the list goes on. Why do I do this to myself? Hailee really loves gymnastics and excels at it all the time. This is her second year in competition, and she gets so excited to go to a meet. This year we get to travel to Boise, Pocatello, and Coeur D Alene, ID. She is in 1st grade and she rides the bus home pretty much everyday. I thought I could shield my children forever about all the crap that goes on out there in the world...but I'm afraid not everyone thinks like me. She came home telling me a boy taught her some bad words, and wanted to know what they meant. OH NO!!! NOT YET ALREADY! I thought those things happen maybe in the 3rd or 4Th grade. See how naive I am:) My girls keep me laughing all of the time with the silly and funny things they say. Afton our almost 2 yr old, is constantly telling me when she goes poop, but won't have anything to do with the potty! She says "poop mommy" I then say, "Let's be a big girl and go in the big potty" she say, "No mom, you mean!" I'm afraid it might be awhile till I get her out of diapers....I feel as I get older the days pass by faster and faster each year. I hope that I am not to busy in my life to count my blessings! I hope to not take one day for granted, especially while my children are young. They are not young forever....and eventually I'll be dealing with teenagers in about 5-6 more yrs! Then maybe I will want the days to go by fast!!!

Get A Way Trip

Me and the girls decided we wanted to get a way for the weekend, so we headed to SLC to visit family. Hailee was out of school on Friday, so we left Friday morning to go stay with my sister JoRae. We had so much FUN! On the way to SLC the drive was pretty scenic with all the the leaves changing. I LOVE fall weather! I did get tired of hearing the statements, "Are we in Utah yet?" or "Are we there yet." Good thing DVD players were invented or I might of had a nervous breakdown on the road:/ Anyway, JoRae lives in Herriman, and she was so kind to let us invade her house. I talked her into taking pictures of me and the girls, (Tracy couldn't make it) and she said yes. We went up Butterfield canyon and got some really good pics. Did I mention how talented she is! Thanks Jo!!!

Here are a few pictures she shot.

I love visiting my family. I miss them all of the time, so when I go to SLC we all get together and eat(Cheescake factory) and play games! We always have so much fun together. My girls always cry when they have to leave. I would love to live closer, but I highly doubt that will happen. Road trips are so much fun, even if you do have major lack of sleep!