The Lee Family

Watch how you sleep...

2010-03-01T11:07:00.000-08:00

Its terrible that I'm posting this, but how funny is this. Sometimes you just fall alseep doing the "darndest" things!!! It's a good thing she's sooooooo dang cute!! I can only hope Brooklyn forgives me someday!!

Happy 12th Birthday Rachael

2010-03-01T10:51:00.000-08:00

On February 11, 2010, Rachael turned 12 years old. She now attends young womens and is getting ready for 7th grade in the fall. Rachael loves to play the piano and the violin. She has a great talent in playing music, it seems to come easy to her. This year in 6th grade, she tried out for the student council and she made it. She has had the opportunity to be involved in lots of things the school has done including, making announcements, assemblies and the school carnival. Rachael loves to be involved in everything and she seems to always know whats going on with people around us (thats why we call her the neighborhood know-it-all!!). Its really funny!! Rachael has a great group of friend and loves to hang out with them. We love her and are so proud of all she does. Happy Birthday Rachael!!!

Cute Picts!!!

2010-03-01T10:45:00.000-08:00

Here's cute pictures of Brooklyn and Samantha!! Ready for the winter and the snow!

Family

2010-03-01T10:32:00.000-08:00

Here's a great picture from our family Christmas party. There's Grandma & Grandpa Anderson, Aunt Nanny, Mom (Cathy), Uncle Mark and Uncle Paul. This is a great family picture!!

Here comes Santa...

2010-03-01T10:17:00.000-08:00

I had to include this picture for a funny memory. I would never believe it unless I saw it and took a picture of it. We all went to the Kaysville Christmas Parade (then we walked to the Kaysvill Nativity). Only in Utah would you see a Santa sitting in a lazy boy recliner being pulled down Main Street and throwing candy!!! It was a fun light parade and they threw candy and i think we will probably go next year as well. Were crazy like that!!

Christmas 2009

2010-03-01T10:03:00.000-08:00

Chirstmas seemed to come so fast this year. We did, however try and do as much as possible to make it a memorable holiday season. We went to the Temple Square lights and heard Karli sing in the missionary choir. That was wonderful and we were all so proud of her. We also went to the Kaysville Nativity, and the Ogden Lights and display, which was really neat, and FREEZING!!! Scott and Larissa and Greg all came up this year and we were all together. It was lots of fun! The boys of course took a trip up to the cabin to smowmobile and snowboard. We also made time for sledding. The big and little kids love to do this. The problem with being one of the big kids (meaning ME!!) is everything hurts more. I come flying down the hill and all I can think about is, "if I fall, its going to hurt!!!" Oh well... !!! We had a great time! We had a great Christmas season!!

Jeffs First School Dance

2010-03-01T09:58:00.000-08:00

Jeff went to his first school dance last November. It was a girls choice and Keylee came and trashed his bedroom to ask him. They went in a large group of about 30 friends. This is a picture of Jeff and Keylee and Thomas (Jeffs friend) and his date. They had a great time!!

Happy 16th Jeff!!!

2010-03-01T09:48:00.000-08:00

Well if finally happened, I'm OLD!!! I now have a 16 year old child. On December
23, 2009, Jeff turned 16. He doesn't have his licence yet, but that will come this June. At first, I wasn't sure about the "driving" thing, but as our life gets more crazy, another driver would be great!! Jeff is a great kid and has had a good Sophomore year at Syracuse High School. He played indoor Soccer all winter and right now is trying out for the high school soccer team. If he makes it-great! If not he will run track (I know the track coach is hoping he doesn't make the soccer team!) Its been a hard decision, he loves soccer, but he has recently has so much success in running track. Happy 16th Birthday Jeff!!!

Dare Graduation

2010-03-01T09:37:00.000-08:00

Rachael graduated from the "Dare" program last November (I think) and what made it so cool was her "Uncle"/cousin, Dan Gardner was the dare officer. She was so excited to have him in her school and to brag that he was family. We were proud of her and know that she learned some valuable lessons from this "Dare" program. She also recently had her 7th grade orientation. WOW!!! She will be starting 7th grade in the fall. The "Dare" program will be a huge help as she starts jr. high!! Thanks Office Gardner!!

Keep going down...

2009-11-04T17:01:00.000-08:00

FYI...I was really good and I did a few posts today. So if you want to read them, keep scrolling down. I think I deserve some kind of a reward for catching up on my blog posts today. Like maybe a DQ Blizzard, YES!!!!

Kids say...

2009-11-04T16:53:00.001-08:00

Today I was at Walmart buying a couple of things. Brooklyn was in the back of the shopping cart playing with something. She then noticed I had put a bag of Cheeto's in the cart and she grabbed them and said, "This is the best day ever mom!" Who knew Cheeto's could make a regular day, the best day ever!! Brooklyn says so many cute things, I need to be better about writing them down. She is so cute!

Jeff's First School Dance

2009-11-04T16:39:00.000-08:00

Jeff got asked to the "Sadie's" dance the other day. His first dance. Its hard to believe this time has come. Well, his friend Keeley asked me if she could ask Jeff to the dance and I told her yes, because its just a month away from his 16 birthday. Being a good mom, I cleaned his room so when she came over, it was actually clean! But the clean room was very temporary. She put about 4 inches of shredded paper all over the floor, desk, closet and bed. Streamers from the ceiling and balloons all over. Whats funny is Jeffs friends kept handing him cubes of butter all day. Then in the room was a poster, "Now that I've got us buttered up, I thought I'd POP the question, will you go to sadies with me". He the had to open about 20 things of popcorn to find letters and spell her name. Very cute! Now Jeff is trying to come up with a way to answer her back. Lots of fun! He's going in a big group with friends. Just another milestone in Jeffs life. He's going to have a great time!

Halloween 2009

2009-11-04T16:23:00.000-08:00

Who can believe its Halloween again!! Time is flying right by! We had a great Halloween this year! The little girls enjoyed trick-or-treating. Sami was a speed demon running from house to house. Brooklyn however was more concerned with saying "thank-you" about 20 times after getting candy from a house. No joke, people i my moms ward were talking about a little girl who was just yelling "thankyou, thankyou, thankyou...". I think it was the cutest thing ever! Sami was an Angel, Brooklyn was tinkerbell, Rachael was a gypsi and I was a witch. You might be asking yourself, "Who's the big Gorilla?" I'll give you one guess (that's all you'll need!) Yes, it is Serge. He was the big hit for the night. All the trick-or-treaters loved the costume, even the kids!! And, yes, you are right again. That is Serge in the Gorilla suit teasing our dog!! She did not like the costume and she was going crazy!! It was actually pretty funny. So Serge was successful in scaring our daughters (ALL of them!) and our dog! I love Halloween and we had a great night!! We had homemade chili and soups, bread, pumpkin spice cake(yum-thanks Shelly), popcorn balls, caramel apples, sugar cookies!! Wow, it was great! Makes me hungry just thinking about it! Happy Halloween!

Rachael's First Piano Recital and more...

2009-11-04T16:07:00.001-08:00

On October 23, 2009 Rachael had her first piano recital. She began piano the beginning of March 2009. Her teacher is Valanne Jepson (Pictured with Rach).
She is a wonderful teacher and Rachael has learned so much. Not only has Rachael excelled in learning piano, but she loves to be with Valanne. She is a great teacher and person!! Rachael's recital was held at the Russon Mortuary by grandma & grandpa Bull's house. Halloween time/Mortuary...clever idea, right! And all the music was "Halloween style". Rachael went up when it was her turn, announced her 2 songs and played them by memory without a single mistake. She was awesome!! (She really was the very best!!) We were all so proud of her! Rachael has also started playing the violin at school in the 6th grade Orchestra. She has found she really likes to play musical instruments! Also, Rach tried for 6th grade student council and made it! She had the opportunity to go down to BYU for a statewide Student Council Conference. She loved it!! Rach is a child who loves life and isn't afraid to try new things! Way to go Rachael!!

Look what I found...

2009-11-04T15:58:00.000-08:00

Well I found more pictures of us in the Uintahs. I knew I had taken more pictures. I guess thats what happens when you've downloaded 389 pictures on your computer to use to update your blog. I really need to keep up on this. Someone find me 2 more hours everyday, and I'm sure I'll be able to keep up with all my stuff!! Right!!

Lee Family Wedding

2009-11-04T10:24:00.000-08:00

In May, Serges younger brother, Ted, got married. All the brothers and their families came into town for the wedding. It was lots of fun. All the cousins get along so good and enjoy being together. Its like a big party!! Anyhow, Sami was one of the flower girls and Serge and I were in the wedding line. Ted and Marisa were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. It was a woderful day. I wanted to be able to remember this day for Sami. She was so excited to be one of the flower girls. She kept asking me how she looked and I would tell her, "You look beautiful" and she would say, "Mom, I look like a princess!" And yes, she did look like a princess, and acted like one to!!

4th of July 2009

2009-11-04T10:11:00.000-08:00

The 4th of July happens to be one of my favorite holidays. I love the parade, the fireworks and music! Its all just lots of fun! This year Amanda had the opportunity to be in the Kaysville parade with her dance studio. It was fun to see her out there!! Kaysville has the best parade. They throw candy and have a BIG water fight at the end. All the people watching the parade have their buckets of water and squirt guns/supersoakers. However, the city has the firetrucks and water trucks. I think the city workers in the parade win every time. Its soooo much fun. And yes, we bring our water guns and buckets of water. My dad & Serge just love this part. Well, everyone does! This is just a great holiday tradition that we enjoy so much!

Uintahs, July 2009--Washington Lake

2009-11-04T09:18:00.000-08:00

Every year we take a family vacation up to Washington Lake in the Uintahs. Mom & Dad, Shelly & Eric Wadsworth, and us. Brittany & Danny came up and so did Grandma & Grandpa and Uncle Paul. It's so beautiful up there and the kids have a great time. This year we were well known around the campground because Jeff would take Sadie, our dog, on a "walk". It works like this. Jeff puts the leash on Sadie, hops on his skateboard, and Sadie takes off pulling Jeff around the campground. As you can probably imagine, Sadie gets pretty tired!! We fished, took out the rafts, went on hikes and the little kids "undie dipped". Shelly, Eric and I took all our kids on a little hike around the lake. I'm not real sure why, but the kids decided to go swim in the lake. It was a secluded area, so I guess it looked fun. Jeff, Amanda, Rach & Chandler kept their clothing on, thank goodness, but the rest of the kids stripped down to thir undies and swam. Mostly just trying to get our to a log. I, of course, forgot my camera, but I took cute picts with Shellys camera! We all have a great time together. I look forward to this every year. This is one of our favorite vacation traditions!

The Fair...

2009-11-04T08:57:00.000-08:00

Yes...I am finally updating my blog. Miracles still happen! Anyhow, every year our family likes to take advantage of all the "Fairs" that come to town. Yummy, greasy food, strange people, and interesting things to see. But best of all...Funnel Cakes! These pictures are of the kids at the Davis County Fair at the Farmington fair grounds. This is a good fair to go to because its FREE!! The kids love it. Brittany, Amber, Mom and I all took the kids and we had a great time. The kids all were able to get one toy. If you couldn't guess, they all got binoculars. Thomas, with his wonderful imagiation told the kids the "Huns" (from Mulan) were coming and they were preparing for a battle. This was a great memory for the kids. I think their favorite part was the animals and the petting zoo. Oh yes, and the dirt where they could dig and pour buckets of dirt on each other. Good times. I think sometimes I forget that kids enjoy just the simplest of things and just being together. It doesn't have to be a big expense to be fun and memorable.

Sami's Kindergarten Graduation Program

2009-06-18T16:32:00.000-07:00

Sami had her kindergarten graduation program on June 3rd, 2009. The class sang a bunch of cute songs and each child had a speaking part. Sami did a great job and said her part with no problems. She was so excited to have her family there. Grandma Bull, Brittany, Danny, Kelli & Josie and Amber, Thomas & Nate and Serges brother from Ohio was visiting for Ted's wedding, so their family came. Nelson, Lauren, Matt, Rachel, and Liz. We really appreciate them coming up from Orem to see her perform. It meant alot to her! Also a special thanks to Miss Shelley, Sami's teacher. She is an amazing teacher and Sami learned so much from her. It's hard to believe that she'll be in first grade next year. Yikes!! Why do these kids have to grow up so fast? I love you Sami!!

Luv 2 Dance Recital!!

2009-06-18T16:16:00.000-07:00

Well the year is finally over for the 2008-2009 dance year. The girls had a great year and made many great memories. For some reason I can't find a picture of Amanda, oops!! This was Sami's first dance recital and she did great! She wasn't scared and she was actually sad she only got to dance one time. She can't wait for the next dance recital to come around. She said, "Mom, I want to do that again!" Amanda and Rachael did fantastic of course and both had a great dance year. All the girls loved the dances they did. Sami's was "Hello Kitty", Rachael's was "Express Yourself" & "Start the Party"(this was a recital only dance), and Amanda was in the big show, "Dance Evolution", "Buble" (which was her very favorite), and "Mississippi". Thank you girls for a fun year of watching you dance!!

Sami's un-birthday

2009-06-17T16:37:00.000-07:00

Sami had her un-birthday the last week of school. This is of course a very important day because you get to make a poster about yourself and bring a yummy treat! Sami is showing off her poster in this picture, and since her un-birthday, she has asked me every day "how many more days till my real birthday". My usual answer..."Alot".

Memorial Day 2009

2009-06-17T16:17:00.000-07:00

This is a day I look forward to all year. Its a great time to be able to visit with all of our extended family that we never see. Last year we had to cancel due to bad weather, but this year was beautiful!! I love this picture I took of grandma & grandpa, they look so cute!! We all had a great time and look forward to next year!

She made it...Two Years Old!!!

2009-06-17T16:00:00.000-07:00

On May 23rd Brooklyn turned 2 years old. Where did the time go? She is such a sweet little girl and has brought nothing but joy into our home! Just look at that cute face. Have you ever seen anthing so cute? We just love her way to much. She is full of energy and is constantly dumping out my liquid soap, getting into nail polish, and just about anything else you can think of that is completely messy!! However when she says, "Hi Mama", my heart melts! She has learned her ABC's and can count to 10 and loves to recite her favorite story books. And instead of crying when I put her in her carseat, she asks me "Mama, where we going?". It took me till #5 to get this even-tempered child. She has her moments, but for the most part Brooklyn is just as sweet as can be!! Happy Birthday Brooklyn, your such a wonderful little girl and we love you so much!!

Amanda's Birthday Surprise!

2009-06-17T15:45:00.000-07:00

It's hard to know what to get your daughter for her birthday. More clothes, makeup, shoes, music, etc....NO! Amanda had an envelope with a birthday surprise, Taylor Swift Concert tickets for her and Aunt Brittany. Dinner and a concert, sounded fun to me!! Of course there was shopping involved, she had to have something new to wear to the concert!! Amanda and Brittany had a great time and I know it will be a birthday to remember, since the concert was on her actual birthday, May 26!! Amanda is a great daughter with many talents. She loves dance, tumbling, art and poetry to name a few. (I left out boys, texting, friends, facebook...) She has a great sense of humor and a great smile. We love you Amanda!!

"Happy Birthday To You!!"

2009-06-17T15:22:00.000-07:00

We had a big family birthday party at our house in may for Lyza, Seth, Kelli, Brooklyn, Thomas, Amanda and Nate. Its amazing that 7 of the 11 grandkids have their birthdays between April 30th and June 1. We had a great time and great food. (There's always food involved!!) Of course, Amanda is the oldest child having a birthday, however, she was the first sitting on the blanket waiting for her gift from grandma and grandpa. She's not dumb!! I know the kids all had a great time!! Happy Birthday to all of you!!! (Amanda turned 14 and Brooklyn turned 2!!!)

Record Runner!!

2009-06-17T15:07:00.000-07:00

Well I nagged and nagged and finally Jeff decided to run track his 9th grade year. He had a great season running the mile and the 800. He did so well that he qualified to run in the district finals. Jeffs best time in the mile was a 5min. 5 sec. mile. In the dristict finals, Jeff got 3rd place and finished with his personal best time a 4min 52 sec run. We are so proud of him. He did a great job! And to top it off, he broke the Syracuse Jr. High School record!!! Way to go Jeff!! Oh and yes, he did thank me later!! Now he loves running track. He'll have a hard time deciding to do soccer or track next year in 10th grade, maybe he'll be able to do both. Lets cross our fingers, OK!!

Ready...Set...JUMP!!!

2009-06-17T14:58:00.000-07:00

Why is it so fun to take all the couch cushions off, stack them into a huge pile and then jump. Brooklyn and Sami decided to take it to another level and remove the clothing as well. Then at some point, Brooklyn decided "Naked" was best of all!!! You wouldn't believe how hard it was to get a diaper back on that cute bottom!! Life is so great when you are a kid!!

St. George Dance Competition Trip

2009-06-17T14:31:00.000-07:00

Our favorite forced vacation is our family trip to St. George. Amanda and Rachael had their dance competition down there and they both did a great job. This is such a fun trip because the whole family comes!! Mom & Dad, Grandma & Grandpa Anderson & Paul, Ryan, Amber, Thomas & Nate, Brittany, Danny, Kelli & Josie and of course us, Serge, Michelle, Jeff, Amanda, Rachael, Sami & Brooklyn. We all had a great time swimming in the pool, eating food, playing at the park, and best of all watching the girls dance at Dixie State College. They did a great job and best of all they had had fun. Thanks to everyone for coming and suporting the girls. We had a great time and best of all made more memories together!!!

Brooklyn and her "Shoes"!!

2009-03-24T13:05:00.000-07:00

Brooklyn loves to wear shoes. So much, that she actually wears them to bed. She won't go to bed until she has her shoes on, she even wears them over her pj's. I've never had a child who was so obsessed over shoes. I don't see how this an be comfortable, but she likes it. So here's proof, incase I forget, that YES, Brooklyn wears shoes all the time, even to bed. What's even better is that when she wakes up, their still on.

Valentine Family Dinner

2009-03-24T12:41:00.000-07:00

Our family tradition on Valentine's Day is to have a nice family dinner together and play games as a family.(I'm not sure how long this will last!!) This year I made Chicken Carbonara with green salad and garlic bread. It was really good, I'm hoping I still remember the recipe. Everyone loved it, especially Brooklyn, as you can see by the photo. We laughed watching her stuff her little face. While I was cleaning up, the girls watched that movie, A Walk to Remember. Well, Rachael had never seen it and its a pretty sad show. Well, Rachael starts crying and crying, almost hysterical. Then Amanda joins in and then Sami. Let me tell you, Serge and Jeff really didn't know what to do about all these girls crying and so emotional over this movie. Kind of funny. Needless to say, I deleted the show so there won't be another "crying" session. I don't think I could handle it. Well, after the "drama" was over we played the game apples to apples. The kids have so much fun playing this game. Its really a lot of fun. Anyhow, it was a good family memory and I hope we can keep these family traditions going for a long time. It seems our little family is growing up and there will come a day when these kids will have different plans for celebrating their Valentine's Day. Sad to think about, but its coming...

Snow, Snow and more Snow!!!

2009-03-13T15:30:00.000-07:00

For a while it seemed like it was snowing all the time. The kids always have a great time in the snow. They make snow caves, forts, jumps, and have snowball fights!! Lots of fun!! I love to see them in their winter clothing, they look so dang cute. Sami's favorite thing after playing in the snow is to have a large mug of hot chocolate!! she loves it! Brooklyn on the other hand just spills it everywhere. I think it's so great to live where you can experience all four seasons. There is always something to look forward to. I do have to say,however, I'm tired of the snow and I am looking forward to spring. My tulips and starting to poke out of the ground. Its so great!!!! Good-bye winter and hello spring!

Happy Birthday Rachael!!

2009-03-13T15:12:00.000-07:00

As you can see, I'm behind in my blogging. A a quick update, Rachael had her 11th birthday on February 11th. Its hard to believe that she is already 11 years old. Wow, time flies!! We had a birthday party for Rach, Ryan and Danny (all early Feb B-days). Rachael also invited 2 of her friends, Makenna Nichols and Makenzie Garrison to go tho the movies. We saw "Mall Cop", which was a very funny movie. I hope Rach had a great birthday. We are so lucky to have her in our family. She if full of energy and is always trying to be helpful. She truly knows the meaning of living life to the fullest. We love you Rach!!!

Christmas Morning 2008

2009-02-03T08:22:00.001-08:00

Christmas morning is such an exciting time. Christmas Eve we went down to Grandma & Grandpa Lee's house and had dinner and the kids had fun playing with their cousins. Christmas morning we opened presents and Grandma & Grandpa Bull came over to see what the kids got and to have some breakfast. Later we all went over to the Bulls house and had dinner, opened presents and had a great time. Christmas seems to come faster every year. Its so hard to take down the decorations. This year after I took the decorations down Rachael said, "Wow, our house looks so boring". And it did. Which means I probably need more everyday decorations. Anyhow, we hope your Christmas was filled with wonderful memories as was ours.

Temple Square

2009-01-30T14:36:00.000-08:00

As a family we have a couple Christmas Traditions we love. One of those is going to the "Forgotten Carols". To me this just starts the season out right. The other tradition we have is walking around Temple Square looking at the lights. This year we almost didn't make it, but of course mom made everyone go even though it was probably 10 degrees outside. I'm glad we went and made a memory, and had fun doing it.

Grease Lightening!

2009-01-30T14:27:00.000-08:00

So, you know the old saying "monkey see, monkey do". Well Jeff had the great idea to put vaseline in his hair to "grease it", I blame it on the book he read, "The Outsiders". I personally thought he looked like Eddie Munster because he had it slicked back. Anyhow, a couple days later Brooklyn decided she should do the same thing. So she was "washing" her hair with vaseline. Not an easy thing to get out. Luckily my best friend and neighbor is a hair dresser. Baking soda is the trick, however, it was still very difficult to get all the way out. At that point, I was so grateful that Brooklyn was still bald(ish).

2009-01-30T14:20:00.000-08:00

I just think Brooklyn is so dang cute!!! She is growing up way to fast!!!

Snow Day!!

2009-01-30T14:14:00.000-08:00

It snowed just before Sami had school, so she wanted to play until her ride came. Of course she ended up getting cold and wanting hot chocolate. However, it was to late for that! The first couple of snowfalls are always the very best!!

2009-01-30T13:55:00.000-08:00

So for Jeffrey's 15th birthday present we bought him a snowboarding pass to Wolf Mountain. We decided to take a trip before the weather turned bad and go get his pass. It was such a beautiful day and a beautiful drive up the canyon. He could hardly wait for it to snow. Over the Christmas break Jeff was able to go a couple of times. It works out well that some of his frinds had passes so we could carpool and also one of the boys in our ward had a pass there as well and he can drive, so Brandon and Jeff would drive up together. The only problem with that is the moms worry!! Also, Amanda went snowboarding 2 times and had a great time and Rachael had ski lessons from Grandpa Bull. She did pretty good. One day Grandpa, Greg, Jeff, Amanda, Rach & one of Jeffs friends went up together. She had an unfortunate accident...A large man fell on her in the "practice" area and bruised her leg really bad. The worst part about it was he didn't say sorry (it was his fault!!) and he called her a bad name. So, other than that and her big tumble down the mountain, I don't think we'll get Rach back up there for a while. At least she gave it a try!!!
I'm sure that was a memory for them all.

Getting Ready For Christmas...

2009-01-30T13:29:00.000-08:00

Rachael and Samantha were so excited to help put up the kids tree. Brooklyn on the other hand was content to sit on the couch and watch "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse". Rach and Sami did a great job decorating, even though Brooklyn would re-decorate everyday. What a chore is is to have an 18 month during the holidays. They just love everything so much, however I felt like all I said was "that's mommys, don't touch". Brook didn't touch my tree for the first 3 weeks, however she made up for lost time in the end by breaking a handful of ornaments. Merry Christmas!!

The Cabin

2008-12-05T12:25:00.000-08:00

We have so much fun at the cabin as a family. I think we can all agree this was the best purchase ever!!! We love to play games, color, do crafts, watch movies, make camp fires, EAT, ride 4 wheelers, shoot guns, etc. And its so beautiful up there. We went up over conference weekend and we listened to Saturday morning conference on the radio. It was beautiful!!

Fun at the Cabin

2008-12-05T12:14:00.000-08:00

Grandpa had prepared some fun stories for our camping trip. Well, all the kids fell alseep except Rachael. Don't worry grandpa your stories were great!!

Brittany and Amanda giving each other back rubs. This usually ends up into a tickle fight.

Sami and Kelli sitting on the couch watching a movie.

"Kissable Lips"

2008-12-05T11:59:00.000-08:00

Someone needs to tell Amanda that she needs to keep her door closed at all times. Brooklyn always seems to find her RED lipstick (for dance competitions). Its soooo messy! But Brook says "I pretty mama". Yes she is!!

'Green Monster"

2008-12-05T11:56:00.000-08:00

This was Brooklyn's first time having lik-a-made. Never a good idea! Messy, Messy, Messy!

Best Friends

2008-12-05T11:51:00.001-08:00

Broolklyn and Kelli can be so sweet to each other, and the next minute in a full out brawl. At this point in time, they were best buds and I needed to document this. It also helps that they both love "mickey mouse clubhouse". CUTE!!

Pumpkin Patch and Halloween

2008-11-15T12:40:00.000-08:00

We went to a pumpkin patch for family night and the kids had a good time picking out our pumpkins to carve. The kids had a great time this Halloween. The weather was great and everyone had lots of fun.

Sadie, you've done it again!!!

2008-11-09T17:04:00.000-08:00

This little dog has caused us so much trouble. First she cut Serges hand open, and was quarintened for two weeks. Then ate something bad and had trouble pooping for at least two weeks, and now she has cut her self. She cut the web on her back left foot and had to have stitches. She spent the night at the animal emergency hospital here in Layton. We took her at 10:00pm, she stayed the night and at 2:00am in the morning they stiched her foot. We picked her up in the morning at 8:00am and she came home with a foot that was bigger than her head, with a cone around her neck. She is so funny when she trys to go outside to go potty. She hits just about everything in her way. She's our puppy and we love her. From, Jeff

Surprise Visitors

2008-11-05T12:33:00.000-08:00

Every Tuesday is "pancake Tuesday" at Grandma Bulls house. It was fun to surprise Sami, Lyza, Kelli and Brooklyn with a visit from Thomas and Nate. Amber and the boys came up for a quick visit and we kept it a secret from the little ones until pancake Tues. Boy were those girls excited!! They had so much fun playing together. Sami still asks every Tuesday, "Do you think Thomas and Nate will come?" These cousins love each other so much.

Sami's First Field Trip

2008-10-21T11:36:00.000-07:00

Sami is now in kindergarten and loving it. She is doing so well and were so proud of her. I had the opportunity to go on her first field trip to a pumpkin patch. It was SOOOOO cold. They had a fun tractor ride and saw the actual farm and then they each got to pick a pumpkin. After they got to do a small maze, go down some slides and lots of other fun things. Oh to be a kid again and have fun all the time!!

August 25, 2008-1st day of school!

2008-08-27T08:43:00.001-07:00

The kids all started school on Monday. I'm not going to lie, I was sure excited! They all start getting bored with summer, and that makes life...crazy! I'm sure the kids will have a great school year. Lots to look forward to!
Last weekend before school started, we went up to the cabin and played. We took out 2 4-wheelers and rode all over. The kids all had a great time. They always have so much fun at the cabin. We also love to take the shotgun and go shooting. We feel blessed to have these great family memories.

Happy 5th Birthday Sami!!

2008-08-27T08:07:00.000-07:00

Sami turned 5 on August 15, 2008. Its hard to believe she will be going to kindergarten! She is a beautiful, smart and loving daughter. We had a birthday party for her and Serges family and my family were all there. It of coures was a "Hannah Montana" party! Sami loves Hannah Montana, all disney princesses & spongebob (who doesn't). She loves to jump & do flips on the tramp. She will begin tumbling & dance in another week. She also loves to sing. We feel so blessed to have Sami in our family!

Camping in the Uintah's

2008-08-27T07:22:00.000-07:00

Every year we make a camping trip up to the Uintah's. We love it up there! Beautiful lakes, mountains, trees-the great outdoors!! Grandma & Grandpa Bull, Brittany, Danny & Kelli and our family were all there. We missed the Wadsworth family, they were not able to make it. We all had a great time. We brought our dog, Sadie with us. This was her first expertience camping. And she did very well.

Discovery Gateway

2008-08-08T21:41:00.000-07:00

Brittany and I had an idea to take the kids to the zoo before she had her baby. Of course...it rained. So we park the car and then decide we don't want to be in the rain for 3 hours. So we turned around and went to the Discovery Gateway. The kids always have a great time there, so we knew it would be fun for them. They all had a great time.

24th of July in Spanish Fork

2008-07-24T21:13:00.000-07:00

On the 24th of July, my kids and I, my mom, Grandma & Grandpa, and Steve, Shaundee, Lyza and Seth all went down to the parade in Spanish Fork. I believe this is one of the oldest traditions I remember. We used to come from California during this time and we always looked forward to this celebration. Sami and Lyza had so much fun watching the parade. I'm sure it had nothing to do with the fact that there were random "princesses" walking down the street giving hugs and taking pictures with little girls. We all had a great time. After the parade we went to a park in Lehi and had lunch and the kids played. It was a big effort to do this, but the memories that were made will last forever.

It's A Girl!!

2008-07-07T20:48:00.000-07:00

As if 4 girls weren't enough, Serge brought home a puppy for the kids today. And... it's a girl! She's a Lab/Vizsla mix and she is actually very cute. I'm just not ready for one more baby to take care of!! I would address her by name, but we don't have one yet. Some kids want Sadie others want Sunnie and Sami of course wants to name her Cindy, because "that is the most beautiful name ever"!! Our kids are getting older and have assured us that they will take care of the dog and mom won't have to do anything. Yea, Right!! I'm wondering how long that will last. Anyhow, we are sure happy with this dog, and think the kids will have lots of fun with her. Welcome little puppy to our crazy family!!!

Happy 4th of July!!

2008-07-04T22:13:00.000-07:00

I think one of Serge's favorite holidays is the 4th of July. He has special patriotic music that he plays in the house and car. He also loves the Kaysville parade water fight! And of course this year we drove down to Provo, spent some time with Grandma and Grandpa Lee, and then went to watch Amanda Dance and Miley Cyrus, The Blue Man Group, and some of the best fireworks ever!

We as a family love this country that we live in and are so grateful for the freedoms we have. I am so glad that Serge teaches our kids so many wonderful things about our country. We would like to thank all those who have served and are currently serving, we are forever grateful.

Stadium of Fire!

2008-07-04T21:53:00.000-07:00

Amanda had another great opportunity to dance. Her studio was invited to dance in the stadium of fire dance group. She had lots of practices to get ready for it. Finally the big day was here. She had a practice on Wednesday night from 9-11:30pm. We then had to be back at the stadium Thursday from 6:30am-10:30pm!! Wow, what a long day. It was 117 degrees on the field where they were practicing (and where I was sitting). Some girls became overheated, Amanda and Shaylen were troopers!!

I'm sure this will be and experience she will never forget. She did a fantastic job and Serge and I were so proud of her. We enjoyed spending 4th of July at the stadium of fire. The girls were so excited because Miley Cyrus was performing there that night. It was a blast!!

Serving Grandpa and Grandma Anderson

2008-07-01T21:30:00.000-07:00

Look at these good lookin' boys. Grandpa Lorin needed his deck stained and asked if Jeff and his friends would be willing to do it for him. Of course they said, "yes"! Well as luck would have it, the Beck family was in town and I asked if they would be interested in helping. Bright and early Tuesday morning Jeff and this 2 friends, Jordan and Tyler came to grandpa's to help. Just as they began the Beck boys showed up. Kevin, Tyler, Kyle, and Trevor. Grandpa and Grandma have a large deck and it only took these 7 boys 3 hours to stain the whole thing. I know this service was appreciated and I know the boys had a good time serving their grandparents!! Its so great to have such wonderful family members and friends. Thanks boys!!!

Our wonderful Sami!

2008-06-08T21:52:00.000-07:00

Sami was very excited to start kindergarten and to get her shots! Well as luck would have it 2 days after she got her shots her arm swelled up and was red. Serge took her to the doctor and we found out that she got a staph infection from her shots. They gave her a big shot in her hip (she couldn't walk for 2 hours after) and within 2 days her arm was showing improvement. A week later she was outside while we were working in the yard and she got bit by something, were not sure what. The next morning at swim lessons we realized her lower arm was swollen to the size of a large egg. To make the story short, we made several trips to the doctor and one to the ER. Her arm had swelled from her shoulder to her hand about 3x its regular size. The doctors diagnosed her with cellulites and put an IV in her arm and for 4 days we gave her doses of medication thourgh the IV. Within a week her arm was almost back to normal. This gave us a real big scare, its never good when your kids are sick or having medical problems. She was very brave considering the situation. Samantha is such a special girl and we are so grateful that she had a speedy recovery.

May Madness!!!

2008-06-02T21:22:00.000-07:00

The month of May was full for the Lee family. Jeff finished his soccer season and 8th grade, Amanda finsihed dance and 7th grade, Rachael finished dance and 4th grade, Sami graduated from preschool and tumbling and Brooklyn turned 1 and found her temper! Amanda also turned 13 years old. WOW!! My kids are growing up fast. I can remember when I was younger I couldn't wait for my kids to get older and be able to do all these things, and now I'm trying to slow down time so I can enjoy every moment I have with them. They are all great kids and I love them all very much.

Happy 1st Birthday Brooklyn

2008-05-23T20:05:00.000-07:00

Its hard to believe that our baby is now 1 year old. Time flew by so quickly! She is such a sweet little girl and has brought so much joy to our family. She started walking rather early (8 months) and learned that she could climb on just about anything, even the small TV used to play XBox. She is a happy little girl and acts like she is so much older. I'm sure that has to do with the fact she has 3 older sisters. Sami and Brooklyn have so much fun being together. Brooklyn thinks Sami is so wonderful and follows her everywhere! I always thought I would be the mom that had a house full of boys, but we have a house full of girls and I love it. Happy Birthday Brooklyn!!!

Rachael on "Broadway"

2008-05-02T18:59:00.000-07:00

We were real excited when Rachael decided to try out once again for the school play. The play this year was "Aristocats" and her part was a "soldier dog". We weren't real sure what part the soldier dog would have, but anything was going to be great!! Rachael did a fantastic job and we were so proud of her. It's scary to get up in front of a large audience and she was great. She had a great time and was so glad that she decided to participate in this play. Good job Rach!!

Our St.George Trip

2008-04-13T18:48:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Amanda being on a competition dance team, we have a "mandatory" vacation every April in St. George. We look forward to this every year. Well, this year she danced in an "America" and "Hannah Montana" dance and did a fantastic job! Ryan & Amber & family, Grandma & Grandpa Anderson & Paul, Grandma & Grandpa Bull and Brittany & Danny & Kelli were all there. Lots of people, but we had lots of fun. We spent a lot of time at the park and the pool. And of course eating good food!!

2008-03-06T19:38:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas 2007!! We had a great Christmas and spent a lot of time with our families. Samantha enjoyed every aspect of the Christmas holiday. She is at the age when everything is so exciting. She informed me days after christmas that we forgot to leave cookies and milk out for Santa. Sorry Santa! We kicked off our holiday season by going to The Forgotten Carols which was absolutely wonderful! We also were able to go see the Temple Square lights, and hear our cousin Karli perform with her missionary choir. The kids all have fun delivering the neighbor goodies and buying each other little christmas presents. Christmas has and will always be a great season for celebration.

CALIFORNIA TRIP

2008-03-06T19:10:00.000-08:00

On May 23, 2007 we welcomed Brooklyn Joyce into our family. She is such a joy in our lives!!
In August of 2007 we waisted no time and took a family trip to California to visit Scott and Larissa. We also went to Disneyland and Brooklyn was a champ!! We all had a fantastic time and yet again made wonderful family memories. These times spent together, as hectic as they may sometimes be, are so priceless. Our children are growing up so quickly and in no time we'll be thinking about missions and marriages. Time flies and I just hope we can cherish these times we have as a family!!!!

..We Love to Travel..

2008-03-06T18:53:00.000-08:00

In December 2006 we went to Maui. What a great family trip!! We were expeting our 5th baby and I being very sick, wasn't sure if we were going to actually make it on this fun trip, but we did!! We had a great time making memories that we'll never forget. We went with Grandma and Grandpa Bull and we all had an amazing time!! Hopefully someday we'll be able to make another trip!!