Together we make a Family

Pictures

2010-03-02T13:47:00.007-07:00

Here are our family pictures we got taken when Easton was 2 weeks old. I am just barely getting them on because life is CRAZY! Everyone has always told me that three kids is the hardest........that is an understatement! Three is insane!! Don't get me wrong, I LOVE being a mom and feel so blessed, but I can't keep up with it all. I have always been able to keep up with the house and have it clean when Curt gets home everyday, but now, Curt comes home somedays to me still in my pajamas and the house a disaster! I had a few break-downs but decided I had to prioritize. At first I tried to do it all.......get up all night with a newborn, so while exhausted, get the kids breakfast, feed the baby, rock the baby to sleep, change the baby, change Crew (who refuses to potty train), help Hadley with his homework, bathe the kids, dress the kids, get Hadley off to school, clean the house, make lunch, do the dishes, do the laundry, fold the laundry, make dinner, sweep, dust, mop, spend quality time with each kid......................and be super happy and pleasant while doing it all. Didn't happen. So I decided, my kids are #1. I want them to remember a happy mom who had time to play and be with them, not a mom who was stressed out and cleaned all day. So for now, my house is messier, but I know this will pass, and my boys will grow, so I am going to enjoy my amazing little guys.

Our little guy is here!

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Meet our little one.

Easton Orme Carpenter

Dec. 30th

10:47 pm

7 lbs

20 in

He is amazing. We are loving every second with him!

News!!

2009-08-24T07:32:00.003-06:00

Well I haven't blogged in months. We have been SO busy lately! I will post pics of our last few months, but I thought it was about time that I announced that ....

We are expecting baby#3!! We are so excited!

What is even crazier is that I'm already 20 weeks and we found out on

Friday that it is another BOY!!! I am pretty girly and never thought I would be a mom of a bunch of boys! I am actually really excited for another boy and decided I better take up camping, four-wheeling, dirt biking, fishing, sports........all of the things all of my boys will want to do! What scares me the most is having three teenage boys together, who I hope aren't too competitive with each other...oh my.

I feel most grateful that the ultrasould showed a healthy baby. What more could I ask for than three healthy boys. Life is great.

I know..I'm a terrible blogger.

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I'm sorry this is a REALLY long post! I want to use this as a journal someday, and didn't want to just skip the last 6 months!!

Life has been great! Curt is working his bum off at the office, I am always busy keeping up with the rugrats, Hadley has started soccer and wrestling, and Crew is talking like crazy!

Here is little glimpse of our lives.

Curt's new truck. He's been waiting for a truck for a long time!

Hadster at his first soccer game. He did awesome!

Easter Fun with Grandma, Grandpa, Spenc, and Tiff

Happy Birthday to the most amazing Dad!

Easter Egg hunt with some friends.

Frosting Easter Cookies with Grandma and Candee.

Crew and little cousin Gavin!

Maycie, Cambire, Crew and Hadley.

Reunited with our good friends Bobby, Kelti, Ben and Emme.

Had and Ben playing the Wii.

Emme busting a move on Had! We will definetly keep her in mind for marriage!

Hadley in his wrestling clothes and Crew in his new underwear.

With cousins Jax and Olivia.

Jax holding Shadow.

Oh how I LOVE being with my sisters!

Never a dull moment with these two!

Missy.........move back from Texas soon.

Miss and Cove

Cutest little freakin guy!

Had Crew and Cove.

Had holding Tiff's dog.

ICE FISHING!

Had pouting because he hadn't caught a fish.

Yes......he stuck it in his mouth.

Building a dinosaur and volcano with Grandma. What a fun granny!

Handsome little devils I have!

The two boys absolutley adore each other. It is so precious! We are so blessed to have them!

This is the time-out corner this little monster spends a lot of time in!

Fun in the snow. Sledding behind the four-wheeler.

Bath time.

I was able to go with Curt to Vegas when he went for a dental training. Lots of fun!!

Hey Sugar-Salem Girls!

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Ashley Withers/Robinson and I were talking and thought it would be really fun to have a get together/play date with some girls that went to Sugar just to catch-up and let all the kids play! We are thinking of doing it Tuesday the 14th at 10:00 am, my house. (By the way I live in Shelley.) We don't care when you graduated, we want everyone to come! If you can come, comment on here or email me at carleecarpenter@gmail.com and I will tell you how to get here!! We are hoping everyone will come and have fun so we can keep doing it every month!

Giveaway!

2009-03-11T07:44:00.003-06:00

Thanks Lisa for FYI about the giveaway! Girls, there is a giveaway at krazycouponlady.blogspot.com for three baby items that are super cute! Plus, there are so many gerat ideas on how to save some cash! Check it out!

Girls Night!

2009-03-10T17:14:00.002-06:00

Hey all you ladies! Heard of the "Bumbles" watches or the exchangable beaded watch bands? My sis-in-law makes and sells them but at a much better price......so I'm having a watch party/girl's night! This Friday at 7:30, my house! Everyone is invited, so brings your friends! See ya there!

Welcome Cove Benjamin Olsen and Welcome to Stone Ridge Dental!

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Congrats to my beautiful little sis Missy and to Ben. Cove is so darling and I wish SO BAD we could hold him! Love you guys!

The Office is now open! What a big relief to finally be done! It has been so stressful especially for Curt, but he has been open a week and a half now and things are going great! I must say how seriously amazed I am by Curt. We knew opening an office would be stressful, but it was about fifty times more stressful than we could have imagined, and Curt has done so great. I am so proud of him! Here's the tour!

The building turned out beautiful.

Front entry

Fireplace and TV in the waiting area.

Waiting area

I wish this couch was in my house!

Kid's room which the Hadley and Crew love!

Kid's toys and there is a TV for them.

Other side of the waiting room.

Front desk. The cabinets turned out so pretty.

Another view

Other side of front desk where patients check out.

break room

Curt's office which has Curt's own bathroom. (He thinks he should be spoiled I guess.)

Staff Bathroom

Patient Bathroom

Fun little touch. That is our family picture. You can't really see it from the glare.

Entry door from the waiting room to the back. The leaf is part of Curt's logo.

Lab

Sterilization

Operatory

Operatories from the hallway.

Consultation room

This is where three more operatories will be when Curt is ready.

Curt's new VERY expensive toy. His Cerec. (One day crowns.)

There you have your tour of Stone Ridge Dental. We feel so blessed to be here and Curt to have this beautiful new office!

Halloween and Fishing Trip

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Carving Pumpkins with the Allreds!

My cute Spiderman and Chicken. Me and Had were laughing so hard at Crew when we put the chicken on him. Crew got called a girl a few times, Curt didn't think the chicken was very manly!

Hadley, Curt, and Brent went fishing for a couple of days and Hadley had so much
fun!

Family Pictures

2008-10-07T14:38:00.004-06:00

We had family pictures taken a while ago and just got the CD. We had Carly Carlson (carlycarlson.com) take them and she did a great job. I was so excited to have some really cute pictures of the boys!

CHOP CHOP!

2008-09-28T20:55:00.002-06:00

I have been trying to decide whether or not to chop off my hair for a while now. I liked it long, but with kids it usually ended up in a ponytail. My awesome sis-in-law Candee finally did it for me! It was the most drastic cut I have ever had so I was pretty nervous. Thanks Candee....I love it!

I'm always catching up!!

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Shelley's Spud Day Parade! We decided to have a truck in the parade to advertise. We had toothbrushes with Stone Ridge Dental and Curt's name and # printed on them made, and stapled them to flyers. It rained during the parade, so we were all running around like drown rats! Thanks to everyone that helped us!

Matt and Curt

Candee and Tesha

Hadley did so great! He threw all of the candy!

All of us soaking wet.

Matt, Tesh, Jax, and Olivia came to visit! It was so much fun, and we were so excited to hold Olivia. She is so adorable!

So Hadley has been begging us to take off his training wheels and teach him to ride his bike. Curt finally takes them off the other day and starts teaching him. He helps him for a minute or two around the driveway then let him go. He starts riding all the way down the street, turns around and rides back! We were shocked. I made Hadley put on long pants and a long sleeve shirt before he went out thinking he would fall a million times, and he didn't fall once. He just took off like he had been riding for a year! Way to go Had!
Cruiser in his slippers!

Hadley on his first day of preschool. He LOVES it!

This is for you TAELER!

Hadley wanted to take the picture you gave him when we moved for show and tell. He said he would tell everyone about his girlfriend in California. Don't worry........you are still his one and only!

Spencer and Jess invited us to go up to their cabin with some other friends. We had so much fun hanging out and riding four-wheelers and motorbikes. Thanks guys!
All of us.

The boys going paintballing........they obviously get really into it!

The latest picture of the office. They got the brick and stucco done, and painted inside. I can't believe how quick it is going. Just over a month and it will be opening!

Hadley LOVED Olivia. He wanted to hold her all the time!

Fun Times!

2008-09-07T15:02:00.005-06:00

We went to the Idaho Falls Zoo with Ben and Missy and had so much fun!

We went down to Utah and went bowling with my family. It was so much fun! This is a picture of my sweet parents. I love you two so much!

We missed having Matt, Tesha, and Jax there. They had to head home in case Tesha went into labor. CONGRATS Matt and Tesh! Sweet little Olivia is here!!

Oh man.......this little guy is a wild one!

Hadley was SO EXCITED to go bowling!

Miss and Ben (and Cove in Missy's belly)

My little sis and bro, Tiff and Spenc, with Cruiser.

Crew and Grandpa

My sweet sister Missy was able to come and visit from Texas. She stayed for the week and we had so much fun. This is us being crazy doing masks! Curt thought we were so weird. I love you and miss you Missy!

Crew always wants to help me sweep, I need to teach him to clean up all of his own messes.

Crew, Hadley and Jax playing rock band!

Stone Ridge Dental

2008-08-13T21:14:00.000-06:00

Here's the dental office on it's way! Pretty crazy and exciting! It is going up really fast. I am really excited for Curt. We just picked out the brick, rock, cabinets, carpet...............and hopefully it will all come together nicely!

A little catching up!!!

2008-08-06T22:01:00.000-06:00

It has been two months since the last blog, so this will be a lot of catching up!! Curt graduated and we were so proud of him!

Ben Bobby Curt and Had

We miss all of our friends so much! It was such a hard day!

Hadley got to go to the Jelly Belly Factory with Grandpa and Grandma one last time.

Happy 1st birthday to Crew! He loved his cake. He dug into it as you can see. He and Hadley have such different personalities. Hadley wouldn't hardly touch his when he turned one. Crew is walking all over the place now.

Curt put Hadley on the roof at his parents. We stayed at his parents house for six weeks when we moved back to Idaho. We were so grateful for them!

Fishing day at Lone Pine with Aunt Candee and Aunt Crystal.

Me and the boys went to visit my family in Utah and went to Lagoon. We had so much fun!

Little stinker.

Grandma surprised Had with a hampster. He loves it and named him Shadow.

We are so in for it with this little guy! He is a wild one. He loves to put his food on his head!

And now for our new exciting...............

house!! We were planning on renting for a while, but our rental fell through. We found this house and loved it. We have been here for a week and a half. We feel like it is so meant to be. We love the neighborhood and ward. There are seven or eight four year olds just on our street. Hadley has already been playing with a bunch of kids. Curt is working in Idaho Falls until his office is done being built in October. For those of you who can't come visit, here is a little tour.

Front yard

The boys bedroom. It was lavender, so we had to paint it.

The entry.

Our bedroom.

Living room.

Kitchen.

Backyard. We are in heaven! The boys are having so much fun! There you have a brief summary of our last two months!!

BIG ACCOMPLISHMENTS!!

2008-06-09T07:45:00.000-06:00

Happy 5th Anniversary to my love! We went to the Melting Pot for the first time and loved it! It was so nice to get out and relax with all of the stresses we have had lately. Curt graduates from Dental School in 6 days!! Congrats to Curt! We are so proud of him! Such a bitterseweet time! We are so sad to leave all of our friends, but so excited! Curt is building a new practice in Idaho. We are so happy to be going back close to family. It has been a lot of big and hard decisions in the last few months trying to figure out a job and where we want to go. I think we decided on the most stressful option, opening a new office, but I know Curt will do great. On to a new phase of life!

Crew's funny faces

2008-05-25T22:08:00.000-06:00

Crew is always making the funniest faces, especially while we are all at the table eating.

He looks like he has pig tails!

Hadley's 4th Birthday Party!!

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Crew obviously grabbed a couple of suckers when the pinata broke. We were doing the birthday cake and Crew was just crawling around and this is how Curt found him. He kept switching suckers.

Heart broken when I took them away.

Hadley's new knight suit from his woman Taeler.

Me and the girls at the Party. I am going to miss you all so much!

Hadley's 4th Birthday Party!!

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Hadley was so sweet. I got done making his cake and I showed him and all he said was, "Perfect."

Hadley was really excited he got to break the pinata open

Hadley's friends

Chuck E Cheese!

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Had and Ben

Look at all of those tickets!!

We had so much fun with the Palmers!

kisses!

Chuck E Cheese!!

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Do you think Had was excited?

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Thank you Grandma Bren and Grandpa Hen!

Thank you Grandma Barb and Grandpa Brent!

Crew makes the cutest faces!

Hadley's Birthday!

2008-05-25T21:17:00.000-06:00

We woke Hadley up singing Happy Birthday to him. He is half asleep blowing out his candles. He was SO cute all day. He walked out into the living room after blowing out his candles and saw the decorations we put up and asked, "Why did you guys do all this for me?" Then he would tell us throughout the day that we are the best and how much he loves us.

Power Ranger from Crew

Thanks Crystal for the spiderman parachute!

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Had and Jak at the Farmers Market.

Discovery Museum

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This was Crew's first time at the Discovery Museum since he's been cruising around. He loved it!

Had and his best buddy Jak.

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I forgot the sunscreen so I stuck a diaper on his head to keep him from getting a sunburn.

Shaving!

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Once again, Hadley is trying to be just like his dad! He is so cute!

Crew's Haircut and First Shower!

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Front view of Crew in desperate need of a haircut.

Back view. This kid has the thickest hair!!

Curt feeding him chocolate cake off of the spatula to keep him holding still .

Crew in his first shower with his cake on his face! What a happy kid he is, especially when he can have cake!

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Hadley is seriously the best big brother!

Such a stinker! He thinks he is SO funny!

CHEESE!

Just random pictures of our life!

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Hadley and his women!

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Had is in Joy school with all girls. He did have his little buddy Ben, but he doesn't come anymore. Hadley isn't very happy about it. He has been watching Little Rascals, so he thinks boys aren't suppose to like girls. I have to remind him that at the end of the show, boys and girls do like each other. This is the funniest picture if you notice little Tessa in the front flashing her panties!

Trip to Oakland

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Shopping in Oakland with Candee. Hadley was posing all day!

The Oakland temple is so beautiful!

Curt especially loved this one with the beautiful flowers!! Ha!

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Holy gums Crew!!

Aunt Candee with the boys

Had is the best brother!!

Crew with his scrunchy face.

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Saturday at the park!

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I am so grateful for my wonderful little family! We had such a great day! I love you boys!

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Hadley's new baseball stand!

Crew always has his tongue out!

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Zoo Day!

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Curt is an amazing Dad and Husband. He took the morning off of school on Wednesday to take us to the zoo for free day! We had so much fun!

A big hug and kiss and a "Please Dad could I get some cotton Candy", and we have the happiest boy at the zoo.

This is Crew in his new umbrella stroller that Hadley picked out. Had's favorite color is orange, hence the bright orange color. He just lounged the whole time.

Me and my boys!

Easter Egg Hunt

2008-03-08T20:19:00.000-07:00

I love how Hadley holds Crew's head.

Crew has the funniest look on his face.

So Curt had a Dental Convention and got this free random bag (the one Had is carrying). So he brings it home and gives it to Hadley. Well to Hadley, anything Curt gives him is SO COOL! So we wake up the morning of the ward Easter egg hunt and I plan on leaving early to stop and get Hadley an Easter basket. Hadley says "No Mom, I will use my black bag". I tried to tell him that all of his friends will have baskets and ask him if he will be sad when he doesn't have one. He said no, he wanted to use his black bag. We go to the Easter Egg Hunt and not only does he not care that he doesn't have a basket, but he tells each of his friends to look at his cool black bag! He idolizes Curt!

Hadley's Girlfriend!

2008-03-08T20:06:00.000-07:00

This is Had and his girlfriend, Taeler. Hadley is absolutely in love with her. They are always telling us they are going to get married in the temple. Taeler loves to play princesses, so when Hadley is at her house, they get married and kiss. We were at the park one day and Chels and I were talking when all of the sudden Chels looks across the park at the two of them walking and holding hands, and they stop and kiss on the lips! We sat and laughed and wondered what they were talking about to get to that point where they just kissed! So Funny! In the pics, Tealer slept over at our house. Probably the only time in Had's life he will get to have a sleepover with his girlfriend!! It's sad that in 3 months, Taeler will move to Arizona and we will be in Utah or Idaho. We decided they can be pen pals and at least give them a chance when they get older!

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Just playing!

Hadley loves to decorate for random parties! This was a party Had was having gor when Curt got home from school.

Cruiser

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And the messes begin!

I love the precious little things the boys are always doing. This is one of my favorite things Crew does. He always puts his toes up on his tray when he is eating! There is nothing better than baby toes!

Hadley got Easter stickers at the ward Easter party saturday and put the whole strand of them on himself.

Happy Valentine's Day to the Three Boys I Love!

2008-02-14T09:55:00.000-07:00

Waking up this morning on Valentine's Day, all I can think about is how much I love my three boys! I am so blessed! I have such a wonderful life!

The beautiful roses are from Curt. What a wonderful husband I have. Curt works so hard for our family. He is so busy in dental school, trying to find a job, he has been the Young Men's president, and still finds so much time play with the boys and be with me. I couldn't have found a better Dad for my boys! Hadley absolutely adores him. Every day while he is eating, he asks me if his food is healthy. I tell him yes and he has to get off of his chair and show me how big and strong he is getting like his Dad! They are best buddies. I am so scared that Crew will be a Daddy's boy too! I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband who is my love and my best friend.

Hadley is such a wonderful boy! He has got the sweetest personality! He really has been such an easy kid to raise. He was never a tantrum thrower, he pretty much potty trained himself, he has great manners, he always tells us he loves us, and has loved his little brother since day one. He keeps my days filled with excitement and never stops talking and asking questions! He is such a sweetheart. I love my little buddy so much!

Then came Crew. What a sweet baby we have. His big blue eyes melt me! He has got the biggest smile all of the time! Crew loves his big brother so much. No one can make Crew laugh like Hadley does. He is such a joy. Every morning I hear him talking and squealing at 5:50. Even though it's so early I am so excited to go get him and see his huge smile when he sees me. His hugs and kisses are so precious. I love my baby Crew!

I thank my Heavenly Father every day for these three boys! They are the reason I do what I do everyday. I couldn't have a happier life! Happy Valentine's Day!

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This is one of our favorite things about Crew........ his back rolls! Curt and I laugh every time he is in his diaper!

Crew isn't quite crawling, but he can roll and turn and scoot. I left for a second, and he got Hadley's bowl of cheerioes. He was thrilled!

I don't know how he can fall asleep like that ,while eating his lunch, but he must have been tired!

Monster Trucks!

2008-02-08T15:50:00.000-07:00

Hadley kept seeing a commercial for the monster trucks and really wanted to go. So Curt being the awesome Dad he is got tickets! They are little buddies. Once Crew gets old enough, he will be with the boys and I will be home alone! Sad.

Hot Chocolate Mustache!

Hadley only made it through half of it.

My AMAZING Sleeper!

2008-02-07T21:10:00.000-07:00

So I'm a huge wimp and can't let my kids cry it out to teach them to sleep, so I had been waking up with Crew every 2-3 hours, sometimes more. I couldn't do it anymore. I was such an exhausted mess. I cried all the time. His doctor, at his 6 month check-up, told me I needed to just let him cry to learn to fall asleep on his own. Not anything I hadn't already heard. So Curt and I decided we had to do it. So we made a plan that I just had to let him cry himself to sleep during naps and at night and we would do it on the weekend so Curt could help me through it. So I talked to Crew about it, told him I loved him, laid him down, and left. Expecting to hear screaming, I was shocked to hear silence. So I went in to check on him 5 minutes later, and he was out. The next nap and then through the night, he kept doing it. He is now sleeping 10-11 hours through the night with no crying!! I have an amazing baby!! I also know Heavenly Father answered my many prayers and knew I couldn't do it anymore. I am so thankful. I can't believe what a huge difference it makes to get some sleep. I have been the happiest mom ever!

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In his cool basketball clothes from Crystal!

Crew is starting foods and loving it!!

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I love having two boys! They are starting to play together and
it is so much fun!

Hadley and his growing spiderman!

Our sweet Crew.

I've Been Tagged!

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So I got tagged twice but I'm only doing it once so the questions are a little different than the other tag I got.
A: The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B: Each player answers the questions about themselves.
C: At the end of the post, the player then tags 3 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog

10 years ago: I was a dorky 8th grader! I got my first kiss!

5 things on my to-do list today:
1. Clean the house. (Of course)
2. Organize closet
3. Trip to Target
4. Bath Crew
5. Clean Fridge

5 Snacks I enjoy:
1. Ice Cream
2. Grapes
3. Strawberries
4. Watermelon
5. Cookies

What would do if I were suddenly made a billionaire:

First would be Curt's dream truck! Then I would pay of all the loans. A nice house. Savings to live on, and I would love to be able to secretly help a lot of people in need!

5 Places I have lived
1. Payson, UT
2. Logan, UT
3.Rexburg, ID
4. San Francisco, CA
5. San Rafael, CA

5 jobs that I have had:
1. Snow Shack
2. Honk's 1.00
3. Zions Bank
4. Wife :)
5. Mom

5 things people don't know about me:
1. I collapsed my lung when I was born.
2. I'm a huge scaredy cat! I hate scary movies and refuse to watch one!
3. I was a cheerleader.
4. I love country music.
5. I'm not just married to Curt, I'm absolutely in love with him!

I now tag Bethany, Kelti, and Liz.

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Something we have to do everytime we are in Idaho is go to Grandpa and Grandma Orme's
to feed the cows. It is one of Hadley's favorite things!

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Wow we have a hadsome little boy!

Hadley and Dad in the cave!

Had saw Grandpa reading with his glasses on, so he thought
it would be funny to try it out and make fun of Grandpa!

Sledding with Grandpa!

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Sledding with Dad and Matt. They used whatever they could find!

Had and Crew hanging out with their favorite boy, Jax!

Grandma and the babies!

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Curt is going to kill me when he sees that I blogged this, but I think it is so adorable!!

Crew definately got his mother's legs!!

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This webbing was a halloween decoration but as we all know,
Hadley IS SPIDERMAN so he used it as his web!

Thanks Ben and Missy for the moccasins, notice that is all he is wearing
with his undies!

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Digging at the Discovery museum!

Cute Missy, Ben and Crew

My fam at the caves.

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Hadley and Grandma Barbara

Had and Grandma Brenda

It was so much fun when we got to have both Grandmas
come visit together!

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Yes I am out-numbered. The three boys playing race cars together!

Crew pulling off Santa's beard.

Church Christmas party. My little Hadley is not so little anymore!

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I have to admit, I thought I wanted a girl when I was pregnant,
but I am so excited that we have the two boys together!
Hadley loves Crew and takes such good care of him, and nobody can make Crew laugh like Had does.

I can't believe how fast they grow up! Crew is already 6 months old!

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Fondue with the Cieslaks!

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He thinks he pretty cool in his goggles!

Grandma Brenda got Crew and Jax matching outfits!

Hadley was a good boy this year, so Santa brought him just what he wanted!

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Hadley thought he would see how it was to be Crew

Crew is sitting up now and Hadley is loving playing with him. It's nice for me too.
Crew will play with Hadley and his toys for quite a while.

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Bobbing for apples.
Chubs
Had and Dad carving pumpkins.

Had's 'witch with something in a pot' and 'pirate ship' pumpkins.

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Hadley and Mommy going down the slide at the pumpkin patch.

Brock, Evan, Hadley, Taeler

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Crew's first toy. He loves to hug and eat his little bear!

Tiff and Tesha gave Crew a fohawk!

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He looks like a little man.

Curt's school had a day at the zoo and had a pirate treasure hunt.

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All the boys in hats.

What a sweet baby crew is!

Crew was watching baby einstein so Hadley pulled up his horse and held his hand to watch together. He loves his baby brother!

Hadley at the Discovery Museum. What a nut!

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Hadley and Crew riding on Grandpa Brent.

Hadley looking like Grandpa!

Kittys!

Look at my three sweet boys! I couldn't have found a better dad for my kids!

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All of the kids, except Spenc, at Missy and Ben's apartment. Look how cute Missy looks in her new birthday clothes!

Family picture on Crew's blessing Day. Man I'm short!

Crew in his cute blessing outfit!

Crystal bought a love sack that you have to cut all the foam up to go inside it. Hadley loved to help and play in it!

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Hadley loves swimming but he's been bummed lately because I can't get in and swim with him since we had Crew.

Crew laying out at the pool.

Mom and Crew watching Hadley swim.

Hadley loves playing camping, so we made a fire and used kabob sticks to roast marshmallows!

7 Weeks Old!

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Cheese Ball!

Our little crew is seven weeks old now! He is just starting to smile a lot and

it is so much fun! Life is so much crazier with two kids, but so much fun!

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We went to six flags for my birthday. Hadley LOVES superheroes, but as you can see
he was pretty nervous when he actually stood by one!

This is Hadley after six flags, he fell asleep in the middle of
eating his sandwich. We obviosly missed a few spots on Hadley's face with

sunscreen!

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Curt surprised me with Carrie Underwood tickets for our anniversary! My favorite! We didn't know if we would be able to go since the concert was four days after I was due, but Crew was a sweetie and came two weeks early so Barb, Curt's mom, and Crystal, his sister, watched the boys! It was so much fun!

Crew on his boppy!

Hadley LOVES his little brother!

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We have deer and turkeys that always run around outside.
This day we saw ten deer and eleven turkeys right on the hill by our deck!

Hadley and all of his fun friends at Stinson Beach. This was before the huge wave came in and almost took out all of our kids! They were in a big hole so it filled all the way up to their heads! It was kinda scary but really funny. All of us were trying to grab the kids and they were screaming!

At the concert!

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Had and Addi! They were best friends as babies. Only a couple weeks apart in age.

Crystal and Had by the river.

Had and his big pregnant mom!

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Hadley and his friends seeing the fire truck at the Father and Sons outing!

Hadley is obsessed with spiderman, well he thinks he is spiderman! When he got this outfit he went back to the mirror at least ten times and just stared at himself! I think he was confused but he loves it!

Carpenters didn't get to be here for Had's Birthday so they had a cake and
party at their house when we went home!

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Grandma Brenda made him his spiderman cake!

Father and sons. Hadley and Jakson got to sleep in the tent together.
Hadley loves to do anything with his daddy!

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Crystal got the boys matching jordans, Crew will have to grow into his!

The boys in their matching shirts that Grandma got them
at the hospital.

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Brothers sleeping together. Crew was sucking on his pointer finger, it looked so funny!

For lunch we made hotdog octopuses in seaweed! Had was so excited!

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Grandma Brenda and Hadley out for a nature walk!

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Me with brand new Crew.

Grandma jumped on a plane when I was having contractions and was
there four hours after Crew was born!

Our only Family pic so far.

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Curt went to a 49ers and raiders game with his friends! Crazy Guys!

This is Hadley new bed! He loves feeling so big. He fell off of it one night so
Curt and Had built his a side rail and a ladder. We need to stain them to match.

I couldn't have asked for Hadley to be a better brother! He loves Crew and hasn't had
a jealous second! He hugs and kisses and wants to pay with him all day. When he wakes up in the morning or from a nap he runs to Crew and says "Hi Buddy" and hugs and kisses him. Then he askes me if Crew missed him. They are so wonderful! I love being a mom!

Chillin' with Daddy!

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Cheeser!

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Matt and Tesha at the Beach! They are so fun!

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WOW! What a crazy kid!

Hadley and Daddy making Bran muffins, I had to get a pic of this! Curt cooking
doesn't happen too often!!

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