Lemieux

Halloween 2011

2011-12-06T10:35:00.000-08:00

We had a very eventful Halloween weekend. We decorated pumpkins, went to a ward trunk or treat, and then on Halloween we went and trick or treated on Grandma Lemieux's neighborhood. We dressed Clate as a cowboy because we knew that would be the only thing he would keep on, but he wouldn't wear his hat or his chaps...stinker! Clate slept through the whole Trunk or Treat and then pretty much cried and rode in the stroller the whole time while trick or treating, until the last few houses, and then I think he realized that you get candy when you walk up to the door and say "trick or treat." Sawyer had a great time at both events, as long as she had a sucker she was happy. This year she was a cow and a cat:) It was fun to have my Aunt Kelly and my cousins come out with us. And of course Uncle Tom. He actually came and stayed with us for a couple of weeks, the kids really had a good time with him, and he also had a great time. We had a lot of fun!

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Colorado Ranch October 2011

2011-12-06T10:23:00.001-08:00

In October we went to go visit some of our besties in Utah/Colorado and Marc got to fulfill his ranch hand duties, Clate got to witness some cowboys at work, ride with dad and round up cows (and of course take after his dad and fall asleep on his horse), Sawyer got a lot of attention from all the girl cousins who love babies, and she for some reason loved Uncle Justin and his growdy beard, and I got to hang out with Lace and all the fun ranch ladies, cooking cleaning, and of course gabbing! It was so fun to visit with the whole Ivins clan, we are lucky to have such awesome friends that let us bombard them during there busy working time!
Cutest pic of Clate and Sawyer on the quad

Clate relaxing as we visited the old ranch house

Cowboys at workMarcus and Sawyer

Clate roping the cows in the distance.

Clate really loved having a lot of boys around, but they were still a little too old for him. They would leave to go build forts in the forest and Clate would try to keep up but he couldn't and he would get so sad. Maybe next year!

Sea World/ San Diego 2011

2011-12-06T07:17:00.001-08:00

(sorry these pics are way out of order)

So back in September we took the annual trip with the high school cross country team to San Diego, this year we were lucky enough to leave a day earlier and go to Sea World. My mom wanted to take Denton and Hadlee and the Grandkids (Clate and Sawyer) to Sea World. I was really excited since I had never been to Sea World myself. It was so much fun! It was fun to see all of the animals and just watch the kids faces light up while watching the Shamu show, and the dolphin show. The rides were also a big hit with the kids! They really loved the tea cups...me not so much, those kind of killed me for the next few rides. Clate loved the shark tunnel, and Sawyer loved being outside:) Thanks Grandma for taking us to Sea World it was awesome

The following day we went and watched the cross country race in the morning and then went to the beach:) It was fun to take the kids to the beach! Clate had fallen asleep on the way there so when he woke up it took him a little while to get in a good mood. Once he was happy he loved it! He loved to try and stand on the boogie board as the water would come to him and pull the boogie board back into the ocean, he thought he was a surfer. Sawyer loved playing in the sand and running into the water she is for sure fearless! She also was a crack up when we were catching sand crabs she thought they were so cool, she even tried eating a few. ha ha.

Another highlight of the beach day was watching Grandpa try to skim board, he took some pretty narly falls it was hilarious. He would still get up and try again and was getting mad because he wasn't as agile as he used to be ha ha! I also had this great picture idea for the kids. I wanted to write their names in the sand and then get a picture of them...ha ha you will see how well that went
Clate "surfing" in his speedo aka swim diaper

some of the sand crabs we caught, believe it or not

Me, Sawyer, and Hadlee

Sawyer eating a sand crab

Showing her the crab...Hadlee and my dad aka grandpa

Clate's name picture

Sawyer's name picture...she was happy
Denton and Hadlee on the Sky ride at Sea World

Me, and Sawyer with pops

Grandpa and Clate

Clate and Sawyer building sand castlesour favorite Sea World ride!

Taking a pic with Shamu

don't judge me by Sawyers sun burned face...i felt so awful
lesson learned even if it is cloudy and cold in Cali...wear sun screen

Clate all excited about the Sharks

Shark tunnel

Awesome dolphin show

3D movie...love this pic!

mom and Denton on the Rapid ride!

Shamu car

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Grandma/Mom with the kids at the entrance

In the coolest hotel room...two room suite with bunk beds in one room!

Cute pic with Grandma and Hadlee

The stuffed animal Denton won

mine and Had's cute hats at sea world

Tornado?

2011-09-11T14:42:00.000-07:00

So we finally had a good storm hit us! Yesterday we were watching a football game and a warning thing popped up on the TV...it said there was a tornado warning for Pinal county but closer to Tucson, we kind of laughed but thought it was kind of freaky too. We didn't really see how it was possible because it was stinkin hot and sunny. Clate had been sick all day and we needed to get out of the house for a bit, so we put the kids in the stroller and decided to walk to our backdoor neighbors. We walked out side and it was raining...not hard but with huge drops. And it was the weird kind of rain because it was super sunny but raining. We decided to still take the walk because we thought it was going to go away...but oh how we were wrong! We turned the corner to the neighbors and it was suddenly dark and pouring...then came the hail! My next thought was crap, this is what happens in Twister right before the tornado hits! I was also thinking of my brother Sherod on his mission in OK and how we were going to see a tornado before him. Well we didn't get a tornado, but got a nice storm ! I took some pictures of what looks like a tornado...

Started like this and then...

Then it turned into this...kind of looks like a tornado

Little raggidy Sawyer playing outside after the storm

Trying to splash in a puddle

Clate the sicky-poo watching one of his favorite movies Toy Story

pInK sPaGhEtTi

2011-09-09T12:53:00.000-07:00

So you might be asking what the heck is pink spaghetti AKA "skettis?" Well it is a Hardt family secret recipe that is quite simple, consisting of noodles, tomato sauce and some butter. You might be thinking that sounds GROSS, but it is amazing. We have had many friends and family who didn't like the idea at first, then we make em' try it and I am pretty sure they LOVE it! I must admit we eat it almost everyday (yes we are cheap), but the kids can't live with out it. Here are some pictures of Sawyer chowing down her "sketti!" If you are skeptic...come over and I will make it for you, and make you a believer:)

Isn't she cute?
Sometimes the kids get a bit messy while eating it:)

Lovin' Lunch

Every Afternoon

2011-09-08T15:56:00.001-07:00

So every afternoon when Marcus gets home he is completely worn out! I guess waking up at 2:30am and working 10 hours in 100+ degree weather would do that to ya...but he comes home and wants to take a quick 20 min. power nap before he has to shower, eat and head to school. While he sleeps this is what the kids do...

They just love to see daddy even if that means they wrestle on him while he sleeps...and we all know that Marcus can sleep through ANYTHING:)
We are so thankful for him and all his hard work. We love daddy!

Sawyer's Party Pics and a few others:)

2011-08-15T12:17:00.000-07:00

We had a great time doing a little birthday party for Sawyer. We made mini pizzas with all the cousins, and family that came. Then we visited, ate some cake and ice cream and opened gifts. I was really exited to see how Sawyer would react to her cake, because Clate's reaction to his on his birthday was not too exciting. Sherod ended up showing his face in the cake...ha ha Uncle love. Sawyer was the exact opposite, she dove right in, loving every bite, not wanting to share:)

Riding on her new bike from Uncle Ross and Aunt Sarah

Skippers

Aunt Sarah and Uncle Rico aka Ross

Keeping it all to herself

First bite

Reaching for it, and Clate blowing out the candle

Grandpa Lemieux and Sawyer

Hadlee, Jackson, and Avery

One of her many gifts

Sawyer throwing a tantrum

Last week after church this is what Marc decided to wear...NERD alert

Last Sunday we tried to let Clate skip a nap this is how it ended...

he never quite made it all the way up before he fell asleep

Yes...we did grow this Watermelon in our garden:)

Sawyer is 1!!!!

2011-08-09T13:42:00.000-07:00

My Little girl is 1! I can't believe how time has flown. We love this little one sooooo much!!! She is such a sweet little thing (when she is not throwing a tantrum)
Here are some fun things about Sawyer....

She has 1 tooth, right now she is known as "snaggle tooth" it is her top left tooth...whats even funnier is that we think her bottom right tooth will be her next one how funny will that be
She definitely has ATTITUDE, or as Papa Hardt says she has SpUnK (and according to him thats a great quality:) )
She is a DRAMA Queen...she can turn the cry on and off in a matter of seconds
When she gets mad she headbutts anything and everything (watch your teeth and face, she shows no mercy)
She has taken a few steps, but not quite walking hopefully soon:)
She says "momma and dadda"
She is a snuggly bug, you pick her up or pass her to someone else she just wraps around ya
She eats a lot, but is a skinny minny
She absolutely loves Clate...when I get out of bed in the morning and those 2 are still sleeping I can go back and check on them and they snuggle up and are usually holding hands...it makes me so happy:)
She finally likes Marcus, but will not sleep for him
She loves animals, but hates to touch them
She ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY hates her crib/room...she could be dead asleep and you step one foot in her room and she immediately wakes up and screams and cry's and will not go to sleep in that room. She has cried for 2 hours straight and would still not sleep:) SpUnK?
She has managed to escape out of her crib
Loves to swim and bathe
Unlike her mommy she loves chocolate...she loves to eat oreos with daddy
She loves "patty cake"
She is a dancing queen, will dance to any type of music she hears. It is Precious!!!
We love her to pieces

Wow!!

2011-07-19T07:35:00.001-07:00

Wow its been a stinking long time since I last posted...

Clate turned 2(in April ha ha)
Marcus finished another semester of school, maybe in 10 years we will be done ha ha LOVE you BABE!
Sawyer learned to sit, army crawl, regular crawl, and now stands and walks along the furniture...hopefully she will walk by the time she turns 1, she only has a about 3 weeks left:/
I went on a girls trip to Idaho for Paige's baby shower
Clint and Paige had a cute little hairy child:)
Went to Girls camp
Kari got married
Sherod left on his mission...tears for sure
We have been to the cabin a few times and Clate and Sawyer love it!
I have decided to do preschool again:)

These are just a few highlights, hopefully I can do a better job of recording some of our fun adventures!Here is a picture of us at the cabin, using the self timer on the camera...ha ha good times:)

I love this picture of Clate, he is so concentrating:)

This is the only picture I could get to upload from Kari's wedding...not the best, but a pic

Marcus and the kids with "Tess" at the Cabin

My little Sawyer getting too big too fast

Marcus and Clate fishing at the pond

Clate loves to "pish"

My little bro Sherod before he left to serve the Lord in the Oklahoma City Mission

Funny Stories...

2011-03-03T06:59:00.000-08:00

So I just wanted to put these stories down so we can remember them when Clate is older...

I first have to make a confession...Clate will be 2 in April and he still sleeps with us. With that said my story can continue...

So the other night Marcus whispers "hurry come look at Clate!" I run over to Clate's room and we peek in and he has gotten on his new bed, pulled the covers up and looks like he is going to sleep. We are super excited that he just got in his new bed (not ours) and is going to sleep...

BUT we go back a minute later to peek in on him AND he was being a SNEEKY little boy. He had found a pack of gum and was hiding in his room on his bed, shoveling all the pieces of gum in his mouth!

The Story continues.............

The next night I had mutual and Marcus had a football game so after we went and picked up the kids to bring them home, I quickly go get Sawyer's PJ's, a diaper, and the Vick's rub (she's been pretty sick) to get her ready for bed. I go grab Sawyer come back sit down to get her dressed, and I don't hear Clate, which is NOT a good sign (he tries to escape out the back door)!

I yell for him a few times, NOTHING. I run to the back door and look in the garage, NO SIGN. I tell Marc to look out front, but on my way back in from the garage I notice a pillow moving in Clate's room. He is hiding behind a toy box, under his pillow on his old bed, not making a peep. All I can see is the pillow moving a bit. Once again we were like what a nut trying to hide out. Ha Ha.

I come back out to finsh getting Sawyer ready bed, change her diaper, put her PJ's on and grab for the Vick's...It's GONE...At that second I knew exactly where it was!

I run into Clate's room, lift up the pillow and I find Clate hiding, sniffing the Vick's! Once again he was being a SNEEKY little stinker. He fooled us AGAIN! I couldn't help but laugh! I don't know what it is with him and Vick's he LOVES to sniff it, I always have to hide it from him!Here is a picture of him "relaxing" with Grandpa and Dad.
He look so innocent in this picture;)

6 months!!!

2011-02-16T06:24:00.000-08:00

Our little Sawyer is 6 months (on the 9th) man how the time flies!!!

Here are her stats:
Length: 25.5 inches (38th %tile)
Weight: 16.5 inches (40th %tile)
Head: 13 inches (50th %tile)

As you can see she is just a little thing! We like to call her a little Kari.

She loves to jibber jabber
She rolls all over the place
She actually likes rice cereal actually oatmeal
She loves to get attention
Hates the sitting position...she will arch her back and go straight in her bumbo
She puts anything and everything in her mouth
She loves her brother, her eyes light up when he comes and talks to her

We love her so much and could not imagine life with out her!!

Some oatmeal cereal pics!

Happy Valentine's Day

2011-02-14T20:26:00.000-08:00

Tonight turned out to be a great night!

Ordered some Chinese take out

Grandma and Pa stopped by to bring Clate and Sawyer a Valentine and a cookie:)

Watched the Little Mermaid and hung out as a fam...

Although we didn't do anything extravagant today I feel very lucky! I love Marcus and our two little ones and the time we were able to spend together tonight.

Playing with the kiddos

Our Yummy cookies

Clate loves to have people try to "steal"
his binky (yes...he still has a binky, hopefully we'll get rid of it when he's 2)
he was even more excited when Sawyer would try to take it from him.
He loves it when Sawyer tries to play with him, it is so cute:)

Crazy Clate

2011-02-09T08:59:00.001-08:00

Yesterday Clate had quite an accidental day.

RoUnD 1: We went and Hadlee lunch at Grammy Ellie's class room and Clate had a little wipe out and skinned the tip of his nose.

RoUnD 2:Later we went to Grammy's house and he was being his crazy self and trying to walk on Grammy's table and well he fell off head first. Luckily he hit the wall first it kind of broke his fall and is definitley softer than the tile.

RoUnD 3: Later he was running around doing laps...when he runs he really concentrates on pumping his arm (yes, only one arm pumps) and is not always looking where he is going and ran right smack dab into the wall (and yes...this happens often). Goose egg

RoUnD 4: He was standing on a little step stool and was trying to get a cookie off the counter, the stool tipped and he went flying and hit his nose again! He then got a bloody nose.

RoUnD 5: And if you thought his poor nose hadn't taken a big of enough beating he fell of the bed and hit it again..with only minimal bleeding!

Here is a picture of him today the picture makes it look pretty good. Hopefully our little RuDoLpH has a little better day.

The following picture is the bathroom after Clate had decided to try and flood it by using the cup in the bath and dump it all over the floor all in a bout 60 seconds! I just had to put a diaper on Sawyer so she wouldn't pee on the floor, and I came back to find this. I think it took about 5 or 6 towels plus the rug in the bathroom to soak it all up;) I guess it taught be a valuable lesson...KEEP CUP AWAY FROM CLATE;)

Tupe and Rolls

2011-02-09T08:48:00.000-08:00

So I thought I would post some picks to show off Sawyers Tupe and Rolls. The pictures don't quite do them justice, but the Tupe is quite awful and the rolls are getting rolly!

We love our Sawyer!

Here are her legs they really do have rolls, but I think She
was a little embarrassed to show them off!

Don't you love the Tupe?

Lately...

2011-01-26T12:11:00.000-08:00

Lately, we have been enjoying the nice warm weather. We have been able to spend a lot of time outside. And most of all it is so nice to have Marcus working back in town. It has been about 9 months since has been here!
Clate shooting his gun. He has to take this everywhere and usually has to sleep with it too!

Clate really loves to jump on his new trampoline. And I am so happy it has a nice cage around it, and I think Clate is too. Clate likes to run full speed into it...thank goodness it has been sturdy so far, so he doesn't run right off the side. At first I really loved the cage. I could go put Clate outside, zip him in and I could come back inside and get dishes done and get my house cleaned. Sad new though...he has learned out to get out:( Clate has really been a joy to watch. He is out of control most of the time and he loves to run around, jump off of things and get into about everything. One of the funniest things are his facial expressions. He makes the funniest faces, but it is hard for me to get pictures of them.

Clate and Hadlee jumping on the tramp

Sawyer is doing great...she is the "Chub-ster" with a nice tupe! Her hair is quite hilarious...bald pretty much everywhere except for the top, that just keeps on growing. t really looks like a tupe. My dad likes to call it the "Hitler Hair" She is a definite girl, she likes to talk and talk and talk. We love her and are so glad she is a part of our family.Sawyer such a happy little thing!!

So cute...

2010-12-15T11:42:00.001-08:00

On Saturday Clate woke up not feeling very well he had a fever, a yucky cough, and was SUPER whiny (later that day he was throwing up.) All he wanted was his mommy (and Marcus was out hunting.) I was having a hard time getting anything done between Clate and Sawyer crying.

I could tell Clate was tired so all 3 of us went and hopped in my bed to go watch some cartoons. Clate was all snuggled on one side of me just randomly fussing...you could just tell he didn't feel well at all. I had Sawyer sitting on my lap on the other side. After a while of trying to comfort Clate I noticed he was asleep. I was all excited thinking I did a great job of comforting him...but it was not me at all!!

I looked down and noticed that he had been holding Sawyers hand the whole time, and that they both had fallen asleep. I thought it was so cute, I wish I could have gotten a real picture o these two! I just know they will be such good friends when they are older.

Gingerbread Houses and Lemieux Christmas Party

2010-12-13T12:26:00.000-08:00

Every year we go to the Lemieux's house to decorate gingerbread houses. This year was a lot of fun! Clate was only interested in eating all the candy and not decorating a house (imagine that a 20 month old only interested in candy:)! So instead of decorating with Clate I got to work with Avery...she was a fabulous decorator! We won the award for the most "original" and Britt and Jackson won the "best of show" award. Ha Ha there's looked just like the picture on the box.Before we started to decorate...Avery making silly faces

Jackson making his silly face

Marcus making his silly face and Clate pouting (he wanted the candy)

Avery and I

Britt and Jackson

AJ was laughing at Clate and how much food he was eating.
AJ always tells Clate that the reason that he has an out-ee is becausese he eats so much...ha ha

Avery pretending to eat the house

Clate pretending to help

Avery and I's house

Every year we get to go to Grandma and Grandpa Lemieux's house for a family Christmas party full of BBQ, cookie decorating, crafts, a Nativity play, Santa, and pinata. It is a lot of fun and we are so lucky to have Grandma and Grandpa who work so hard to put this on and to let so many crazy Lemieux's gather in one place:)

I have to add a little story so that we can all remember the funny things Marcus does. So we were already on the list of families to be made of fun of because we ran out of gas on our way to Thanksgiving...but I'm pretty sure Marcus added more good times.

On the drive over Clate fell asleep in the car and he really needed to sleep so he could be somewhat nice, so we parked right in front of the house and Marcus cracked the window, and we left Clate asleep. For some odd reason Marcus locked the truck door. Normally this wouldn't be a problem because the window was down right?!

Wrong! Our truck has an anti-theft thing so it makes things a little complicated when it comes time to get your crying kid out. Marc had pressed the lock button on the door before he shut his door, so the only way to unlock it is to use the key. Normally this wouldn't be a problem...Right?!

Wrong again! Clate is crying wanting out and Marcus is no where to be found and he has the key. We call him and he left the house with his cousin Jake. Great!! Clate is crying, so we try to solve the problem another way.

We try sticking Hallee (one of the cousins) through the window to try and unbuckle Clate. She tries and tries but can't get it. Good thing Marc finally shows up and we get Clate out:) Ha Ha this will be a good story to remember one day. And I must say I am so thankful that it was winter and not 115 outside!

When we showed up at the party Marc's uncles thought it would be funny to name this years pinata. I thought it was hilarious, Marc not so much:)

Clate one of the Shepherds in the Nativity

Sawyer played baby Jesus...pony tail and all

I walked Clate out to his spot...pretty sure that as soon as I let go of his arm he ran off tripped and fell right on center stage and just stayed there smiling at everyone as they laughed at him. I guess you could say he stole the show...not in a good way

The whole cast (this year it was all great grandchildren)
Brittney did a great job putting it together

Sawyer and I

Sawyer and Santa

Clate and Santa
I thought for sure Clate wouldn't want to sit on his lap, but he loved him.
He just stared and stared at him.

I love this picture... we tried so hard to get a picture with all 4 grandkids
ha ha as you can see it went well;)
and I think I have like 7 more just like this:)

Our family photo didn't go so well either, I guess Marcus and I could smile for the camera

Sawyer's Blessing

2010-12-05T19:50:00.000-08:00

Sawyer's Blessing Day...and a few thoughts

Over Thanksgiving weekend we were able to bless Sawyer. Marcus did such a great job. It is so amazing to me that we have the priesthood here and my husband holds it. It is such a great blessing:)

Today while in church President Matheson spoke to us and talked about the birth of his newest granddaughter, and he said something that really made me think about Sawyer and the day she was born, her blessing and the trust our Father in Heaven gives to us. He talked about how he was able to look at his new granddaughter and hold her when she was just 2 hours old...and how he could see the purity of her spirit and to know that she is a daughter of God.

This really made me think back to when Sawyer was born, and I remember how great it was to be able to hold her, her presence seemed to be overwhelming with the spirit (I can't really figure out how to say what I felt). During the blessing I was overwhelmed with the spirit and find it a privilage to know that Heavenly Father in trusted me with this beautiful daughter of God. That Marcus and I have the great responsibility to teach her to live the gospel. I am so Thankful that we have little Sawyer as well as Clate and I hope we can live up to our Heavenly Fathers expectations ans be great parents to the both of them:)

We had a lot of support from friends and family at the blessing, and we are so glad they were able to come share this special day with us. Thanks to all!!

Not the best family picture, but we got a quick pic in before Clate ran off

Kari, Hadlee, Sawyer and I before we left to church

My momma and Sawyer

Sawyer and her cute little big smile

posing

Sawyer and I

Grandma and Sawyer

Aunt Kelly, Kari, Mom

Grandpa and Clate

Cassidi, Sherod, Aunt Heather, Bailey

My Pops, Aunt Heather, and Uncle Thumper

Kari and my Momma...couldn't have pulled it off with out these two:)

Sherod and Shannon

Grandma Glo, Bailey, Sherod, Cassidi, and Riley

Sawyer after it all went down

Thanksgiving!

2010-12-03T12:38:00.001-08:00

Thanksgiving was a lot of fun! We had lots of friends and some family, over the weekend. After we had a great feast made by my mom, sarah and I, Marc and I went to Grandma and Grandpa Lemieux's house for yet another meal. After eating way too much all the boys went out hunting and us girls mapped out our Black Friday conquests:) We had a really fun time shopping away...even though we lost the Lumbee:) Here are some various pictures from the weekend.

Uncle TomKari and Cameron

Sarah trying to play with Clate...but he was being a stinker

Cameron and Sawyer

Mommy and Me

Marc and Ross mapping out hunting spots

Mommy and Me dos

Mom and Hadlee making rolls...don't know what Kari is doing (maybe acting like she cooked something:)

Denton and Ross wrestling

Britt and Had

Marcus cutting the Turkey

These 2 like to pose

Aunt Sarah and Sawyer

Marc and I

Halloween Fun!!

2010-11-02T13:54:00.000-07:00

This year for Halloween we went to our ward trunk-or-treat. It was fun to get to see all the little kids dressed up! I didn't get very many pictures, Clate was having a hard time behaving!!

I think Marc had a little too much candy...he was scaring Clate and Jayce

Clate helped dad pass out candy...he likes to run away while trick-or-treating

The Gang

Hadlee and Sawyer walked in the parade with Camilla and Shaylee

I took this picture right before Clate threw a tantrum and chucked his hat, kicked of his boots and started sprinting away from me screaming. It was quite the scene:)

My pumpkin, Clate's pumpkin, and Marcus's pumpkin

Clate carving pumpkins

Little Miss Frankenstein

Growing up so fast...

2010-10-21T13:41:00.000-07:00

I was playing with my kids this morning and started thinking...man they are growing up way too fast!

I had to start packing away some of Sawyer's clothes today and move her on up to the next size. It made me a little sad thinking she is not so itty bitty anymore, but I am also excited to get to dress her in some different clothes (after wearing the same clothes over and over for a few months gets old...ha ha). She has been such a great baby she is so easygoing she just gets lugged around everywhere and gets smothered by Clate and Hadlee all day long, and she just takes it with a grin (most of the time). I love when she talks and smiles, it is the cutest thing. One of my most favorite things she does is SLEEPS so well (if only Clate could catch on), she sleeps from like 10pm to 5:30am eats and goes back to bed until like 7! For some people (AKA Lacey) this might not seem that great but too me it is AMAZING!!I love my sweet little girl, she has such a great personality so far:)

We have been working on sitting in the bumbo...she is a bobble head:)

She looks like Elvis ha ha

Look at that smile and those cheeks...love it!

More Bumbo time

Now onto Clate...he has become Mr. Independent lately. He has to do everything himself. He refuses to sit in his high chair, he has to sit at the table, but can hardly see the table while sitting. He has to feed himself, and quite frankly there are times when it would just be easier for me to feed him, so I don't have to give him a bath every hour:) He has to try to buckle himself in his car seat (can't quite get it). He thinks he needs to climb into my bed to go to sleep. One of my favorite things is when I turn on cartoons in my room and walk in to check on him (because he is very quiet...not a good sign) and I find him snuggled under my covers fast asleep! I love the little man he is becoming... even though he scares the crap out of me at times (when he thinks it is funny to climb on top of the couch and try to do a flip or something). There is never a dull moment with him:)

He loves to talk to his dog
feeding himself...not too messy yet

Goober

Finding things

The sister missionaries came over for dinner, and he just had to wear the helmet

Showing off his Muscles

First he smothers her with kisses.

then he pokes and pokes...

And now she is ticked!

Happy Halloween!!

Busy. Busy, Busy...

2010-10-14T18:55:00.000-07:00

*ZoO, sOcCeR, cAmPiNg*

So we have been pretty busy the past week! One day I thought it would be fun to take a little trip to the Phoenix Zoo. It was nice to get out of the house and walk around, Clate had a lot of fun! Of course his favorite animal was the cows whenever he's sees them he acts like its the first time. Ha Ha. One of the funniest parts of the zoo was when Clate was standing right next to the glass cage where the baboons were, and one came and sat right next to him against the glass. He started crying and trying to get away ASAP. It was funny. This baboon was quite the character it totally put on a show for us while it was eating. It would pull food out of its cheeks and would chew it up then put it on the window, then look at all of us then lick it off the window...so GROSS!

Denton showing off his pearly whites!

What "pearls"

Sawyer and Papa

"See-food"

The baboon just sat down...Clate is trying to get away.

Hadlee doing her signs

Mommy and Clate

Jayce thinking he's cool

Can you see the enthusiasm?

My Mom, Hadlee, Clate, Sawyer, and I took a little trip up to Payson to watch my cousin Bailey play soccer. It was a lot of fun to get to watch her play, she did awesome (scored the only goal of the game)! We missed Cassadi and hopefully she'll get better soon so we can watch her too! The weather was so great!! I miss cool air and rain:(

Chillin' at the soccer game

The one and only time he wasn't in the puddles

Puddle time!

The weekend came and we took a little camping trip up by Canyon Creek. The trip didn't start out so well...on the way up Sawyers little bouncer chair flew out of the back of the truck (I tried telling Marcus that it was going to fly out...but who wants to listen to their wife?!) Don't worry he bought her a new one, thank goodness for Wally World in Payson:) THEN...As we were getting closer to our destination Marc remembers that he forgot the sleeping bags...SERIOUSLY ?! So then I asked him if he remembered the tent...he says, "Well ya! That was the first thing I put in the truck. I guess the second thing I should have packed was the sleeping bags." Hopefully he learned his lesson...Good thing the cabin wasn't to far out of the way!

We had a lot of fun hanging out with Ma and Pa Lemieux, Britt and her kids, the Sagers, and the Walkers. We are so lucky to have them in our lives and have them as friends:) We are also very thankful for the BIG trailer...the second night was really cold (our 3 sleeping bags weren't cutting it) and windy, so we got to crash in the BIG trailer. Nate and Michelle were lucky to leave that evening and I must say Ross and Sarah get a gOlD sTaR for sticking it out. Maybe there 3rd camping trip will be better than their first 2!

Woops the wind blew the chair in the fire...ha ha

close-up

Hanging out!

Clate and Jackson being buds!

Clate and the dog Lady (not my favorite dog..she's not very bright)

Giving loves to his dog

I think they are up to something

Grandma and Clate

Little Things...

2010-10-04T08:26:00.000-07:00

This morning I woke up and realized that there are little things each day that make my HEART melt...(these are just a few)

I love how each morning when Sawyer WAKES up she gets the BIGGEST SMILES on her face
I love it when Clate wakes up and gives me a bIg SNUGGLE and HUG and then marches over and gives Sawyer a bIg KISS
I love it when Marcus has to leave EARLY in the morning and has a bottle of APPLE JUICE ready to go and on the night stand for Clate
I love it when I get to lay in bed and have Marcus, Clate and Sawyer all SNUGGLED up with me:)
I love that Clate and Hadlee are BEST FRIENDS and that they LOVE Sawyer
I LOVE Thursday afternoons when Marc is back in town
I love when Clate does his HAPPY FEET dance
I love it when Sawyer tries to TALK
I love how after Hadlee and Clate fight they immediately give each other HUGS and are back to being BEST BUDS
I love Sawyers CHUBBY CHEEKS

I just love the little moments in life! I know when I have those moments that seem to be overwhelming or just plain out crazy...it's always followed by a little moment that makes me happy

Too Excited...

2010-09-22T17:06:00.000-07:00

This morning I went to give Clate and Hadlee a bath, I turned the water on turned around to grab the soap, I turned back around and this is what I found. Clate decided to hop in the bath with his jammies and diaper still on. Needless to say he gets a little excited for bath time!

Trying to look innocent:)

The next pictures our from our trip to the beach. We got to go to San Diego again this year for a trip with the H.S. XC team, that I help coach. It was fun! Except for the part when we accidentally locked the kids in the car:( Don't ask me how it happend...it just did. We were licky enough to have had the car running, and lucky we weren't here in AZ. We are so thankful that the fireman and firetruck could get there so quickly and bail us out. I must say it was pretty embarrasing when the firetruck came into the parking lot with there lights and sirens!

Sawyer all snuggled up at the XC meet it was pretty chilly that morning

Clate and Hadlee on the boogie board

Marcus and Clate walking to the ocean

This was from the night before we left I just think its such a funny bean covered face.

Somedays...

2010-09-16T11:20:00.002-07:00

So the last few days have been CrAzY...there are times when I want to pull my hair out and scream, days where I just want to sleep, days where i just wish my husband was working in town being a single mother of 2 0r 3 is tough, days where I just have to take a deep breath and laugh, days where I think seriously can life get any sweeter?!

So yesterday I had one of those moments of wanting to pull my hair out! I feel that sometimes all the crap hits the fan at the same time...

yesterday afternoon I had to go pick up Jayce early from school and take him to my mom so he could go to the Dr. I was like oh geez this is going to be interesting...most people wouldn't think this would be such a big deal, but when there is only one of me and I have to take 3 kids under the age of 3 out it gets interesting. So we make the voyage to the school, make the long hand holding train into the office I start to sign the paper to get Jayce out of school...in the meantime Clate thinks it would be funny to pull out all of these flyers at the school and spread them all over the floor, while Hadlee is trying to catch him and get him to stop. It didn't work he thought she was playing tag or something so he continues to run WiLd! Finally Jayce gets there we pick up the mess and leave.

We meet my mom at the store, she takes Jayce and in return I get Denton so I can have help why I run into the grocery store. We load the kids in the giant car cart(the one that can hold 3 kids). We are strolling through the store and I almost take out every isle with the huge cart and I constantly have to tell Hadlee and Clate to keep there arms and legs inside the cart so they don't get chopped off ha ha.

With a little bribery we survive the store I make it home and now Sawyer is screaming she is starving...so Denton helps me get all the kids inside and groceries...I have to put some groceries away because the ice cream was melting...in the meantime Sawyer is really screaming. I finally sit down to feed her when Hadlee comes running in "Whit I gotta Poop!"
I'm like seriously right now?!

I have Denton run and take her to the bathroom. At the same time Clate is now screaming and trying to rip off his diaper (he has a bad rash)...I stop feeding Sawyer. I'm in the the process of changing Clate and putting on rash cream when I hear Denton "Uh, Whit! Hadlee pooped in her pants!" Oh Seriously can this all go down at the same time?! I have her wait in the bathroom as I grab Clate who is now screaming bloody murder...the rash cream was burning or something. I get them cleaned off, bathed and dressed, finish feeding Sawyer. Then I sit back take a deep breath and think could this get in crazier!! Glad that is over!

I love being able to stay home with Clate and Sawyer and get to spend so much time with my little sis Hadlee(pretty much like my 3rd kid love her to death). I am so lucky to have such good kids even though some days are crazy! Here are a few random pictures from this weeks adventures:)

Last night while I was feeding Sawyer, Clate thought it was a
good idea to take out all of the wipes:)
(this is only half I started to pick them up before I thought to take a picture)

Crazy Clate!

Hadlee doing her pose:)

Hugs! They are truly BEST FRIENDS!
Mess with one the other will come running, I love it!

They start out giving hugs...quickly becomes a wrestling match.

Team NINJA

Poor Sawyer can't defend herself yet. Clate loves to maul her with kisses

Popsicle time!

The other night we were eating dinner and talking, when all of a sudden we hear snoring, we look over and Clate is sleeping in his chair with beans all over his face and quesadilla in his hands. Poor kid will fight sleep until he can't anymore:)

Clate and Dad doing the cheezy smile!
Sorry for Marc's fugly facial hair!

Labor Day 2010

2010-09-09T12:05:00.000-07:00

Clate and Dad doing the cheezy smile!

Over Labor Day weekend we were able to go to Cali and stay in a sweet condo Brittney had won at a raffle. It was a lot of fun and we are glad we got invited. Saturday was pretty chilly and very cloudy, but we had fun walking on the pier and along the boardwalk. Clate had fun playing in the sand until his snotty nose would start running, then he would try to wipe his nose and sand would be all over his face and then it was all over. Sawyer pretty much slept the whole time. Sunday we went on a bike ride and played some board games with the family. Monday morning we took one last walk on the beach and then headed back to the HOT weather here in QC. We enjoyed the beach, but hope its a little warmer when we go back in a couple of weeks.

Clate and I

Grandma and Grandpa walking Clate and Sawyer

Clate loved to "play" Xbox with the boys

hanging out

Drinking some Strawberry Lemonade

Nap time

Avery and Sawyer taking a nap

Clate sharing his bink with Sawyer

Sawyer Lynn Lemieux

2010-08-18T16:05:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to show off the newest addition to our family. On August 9th Sawyer was born! We are so happy that she is finally here! I don't want to jinx myself, but she is such a great baby! She already sleeps more than Clate haha.

*Her Stats*
Weight: 7lbs 11oz
Length: 20.5 in
Born: 5PM on 8-9-10

Hadlee and Clate love her! They love to SMOTHER her with kisses:)

I love this pic

Easter Surprise!

2010-04-05T14:37:00.001-07:00

Over the Easter weekend, we decided to make a surprise trip to Blanding to visit our bestest friends the Ivins. We had a great time hanging out with them...we miss them sooooo much! While we were there Marc was able to help them do some branding for their ranch. Clate and I would hang out with Lacey and Aspyn and take the boys lunch. We had a great time and love all the Ivins and friends they are always so kind....Thanks everyone!!

Clate walking around like a tough guy!

HE really enjoyed playing in the dirt...until he was attacked by all the sticker bushes

Taking a rest

Clate and Aspyn hanging out in the wagon while we were watching the boys brand away

Clate and Dad

Checking out his Easter basket

Trying to carry it around...didn't go too far

Hanging out in his new clothes he got for Easter

I think this picture is so cute!! He really likes Hadlee's bubble wand

Recap

2010-02-05T11:43:00.000-08:00

So I have been told that I suck at blogging...thanks Hun! Since I haven't blogged in forever, here is a recap of the last few months...

We had a great CHriSTmaS hanging out with Family
Grandpa and Grandma Lemieux took us all to DiSNeyLaND! Thanks we had so much fun
Clint fiNallY got MaRrIeD...and we love our new sister-in-law Paige
We took the long drive to Idaho for the wedding

Met up with Marc's mission Comp and his wife
And our BeSt FrIenDs moved to be Utards again...it was so stinkin' SaD

Here are just a few pictures

Clate with his MiCkEy ears...so cute!

Clate and I on the DuMbO ride...he was a nut and loved every second of this ride

Posing by the Christmas tree at California Adventures Clate with Uncle Clint and Aunt Paige

I got to meet Marc's mission comp and his wife...they were really fun

We wanted to see moose so bad in Idaho, but all we saw was elk...and they were on a stinkin' habitat thing

I just thought this picture was cute, she was having so much fun walking in Jayce's boots! She likes to be naked (good thing we live in AZ...and you can be naked in January)

Hadlee loves to give orders...can you tell? She pretty much runs the house

Since Marc's drinking buddy left us...he had to find a new one...how cool is Clate he can already Drinkin and Drivin

Hadlees Birthday Present

2009-12-02T07:46:00.000-08:00

Hadlee's birthday is on Sunday so I decided to make her a bow holder so she has a place to store her bows and also a place where she can see them all and pick one...she loves to have a say in her hair do. I think this turned out so cute and will match her new bed and bedding that my mom is giving her for her birthday!

Before bows

After some of her bows were added

Family pics

2009-11-22T14:44:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we took over 500 family pics...here are a few. I haven't seen the rest, but so far they I love what I see...Thanks Aidan!

Happy Birthday MOM...the roping...fun...fun...fun!

2009-11-16T13:24:00.000-08:00

First off I want to say happy late birthday to my mom! Her birthday was last Sunday and we had a good time celebrating her day! I have the greatest mom ever she is my best friend!! Thanks mom for all you do...Love ya:)

Look at all those candles! Ha Ha

For moms birthday Marcus, Sherod, Hadlee, Clate and I took mom out for breakfast...It was

de-lish

As you can tell Marc is so happy to take a picture with me:)

Last Saturday we went down to the equestrian park and watched my dad rope. Although it was freakin' cold it was way fun. My dad did so awesome he actually came in 4th, won some money and a very nice leather jacket (they are modeling them above)! The short-go was so stressful...15 teams made it, and my dads team was ranked 12th going in. Needless to say him and his partner overcame the odds and did well!! We were so proud:)Just my size pony...actually this guy freaks me out I call him WILLOW

Jayce is breaking Willow for the sale

Marcus wanted a piece of the action...doesn't he look so studly on that pony;)

My dad and Hadlee riding Hippy! Hadlee is such a little cowgirl she gets so mad when she has to get off the horse.Marcus and Clate at the Ropin'
I love this picture because it pretty much shows you what Had wears almost everyday!!

Thank goodness for Arizona weather

Clate loves to stand up by the back door and stare at the dogs

Is Hadlee really picking her nose?

Silly faces...I think Clate and Hadlee are a bit confused

Clate's 1st Halloween

2009-11-02T09:28:00.000-08:00

For halloween this year we went to our ward party/ trunker treat.We also got to hang out with our families as well asthe Ivins! We had alot of fun eating some yummy chili my mom made, playing some carnival games and passing out candy! Clate did such a good job of staying in his costume and he looked so cute:) I didn't get many pictures...I forgot to charge my camera battery:( But here are a few!

The cutest little rooster!

Marc throwing darts at balloons...poor guy lost to his wife:)

Clate and I

The chili was so good even Hadlee ate some

Hadlee the fairy princess

Clate is all grown up and scooting!

2009-10-29T14:47:00.000-07:00

Clate is growing up just so stinkin fast! I love it but also hate it at the same time. He has started to scoot and crawl. He will crawl a little on his hands and knees before he plops down and leap frogs along. I love watching him move around its so funny, and each day he moves a little faster. Here is the first video of him doing a little crawling before going to his little scoot. As you might be able to tell I was so proud and wasn't expecting him to crawl!

He has now been pulling himself up and standing there, then lets go! He is a stinkin nut!

This is him doing his latest trick...he tries to stand up without help
This is him doing it again I think this picture is so cute!

Carrot face:)

Hadlee Update

2009-10-29T14:10:00.000-07:00

So on Monday little miss Hadlee went in for her 5th surgery, which ended quite a but better then we had thought. When my parents took Hadlee in on Monday they saw a different doctor than before, and this doctor offered quite a bit of relief to my parents especially my mom, he told them that if her wounds still looked really clean and there was no sign of infection he would be able to stitch her back up. Which was great news to hear because we were told that they would never be able to stitch her up again, and she would have to heal on her own.

Once Hadlee was knocked out they checked her wounds and there was no sign of infection so they were able to stitch her up for the most part, as well as cut of some scarring that had taken place that needed to be cleaned up. All 9 puncture wounds were stitch up completely, the three really deep and big wounds were partially stitched up. They had to leave some openings, in which they placed more gauze in to help keep out infection. And they also put her on some very strong antibiotics. Which have been a killer trying to get them down her!! First off lets just say they had to try to add some flavoring to it to try mask the taste and smell...but its not possible these meds are awful! At first we tried our normal trick of putting them in her bottle, in smoothies or in ice cream...but there is no way to hide the nasty taste! I feel so bad for Hadlee every time we have to pin her down and force her to drink it.

On Wednesday my mom and I took Had to the doctor so they could check her wounds to make sure there was no infection...and we are happy so far so good!!! We have to keep forcing the meds and change her dressing each day, and go visit the doctors once or twice a week for who knows how long. And most importantly pray that the infection does not come back!

Today after her bath

Today

Mom had to straighten her hair for the day...Isn't she cute?

My poor baby sis...

2009-10-19T16:58:00.001-07:00

The last 5 days at the Hardt house has been a little crazy. My poor little sister Hadlee was attacked by a dog on Wednesday the 14th. The poor little girl has been through so much in less than a week. Within 2 seconds of her getting attacked my dad grabbed her and rushed her out to the car, my mom grabbed the keys and followed. They rushed her to Mercy Gilbert ER where the Doctors told them they couldn't stitch her up and that she needed to get to Phoenix Childrens ASAP. My parents rushed her there where they operated on her around 1am. She had two really deep wounds that required three layers of stitching as well as some bonding stuff. She had quite a few puncture wounds that also required stitches. She was in surgery for about 1 1/2 hours. After waking up from the anastesia (not quite sure how to spell) she was able to come home around 4am. That next morning we were all so sad but thankful at the same time. We were so happy that she was still here with us. We were also glad to see that her face looked a lot better stitched up. The following picture is pretty gross but doesn't look quite as bad as it did in person...my phone camera is that great.

Before surgeryAfter surgery...the cut that goes from her lip down went all the way through:(

Well on Friday morning we decided we would call a pediatric plastic surgeon to see what he thought about the stitching and scarring. We called the office and told them what happened and the doctor said he wanted to see her that day. My mom took her in just or a little check up. We must say we are so thankful that the doctor wanted to see her ASAP. As soon as they walked in the nurse asked a few questions about Hadlee's face and quickly got the doctor. The doctor took one look and said he needed to poke at the wounds. The wounds were infected and he said he needed to do surgery ASAP. The nurse walked them across the street to the hospital and they began prepping her for surgery #2. They knocked her out and cleaned re-opened all of the stitches and cleaned out the wounds. They then packed the wounds with meds and gauze, taped her and wrapped her up then sent her home. Then said she would have to come back for surgery three today.

After surgery#2 man she was quite the character she loved to boss everyone around! I'm pretty sure she is yelling at me telling me NO, NO, NO she isn't a fan of pics.

So she went in for surgery three today, and her big cuts were still infected. They cleaned them again and packed them with gauze, and hope it goes away by Wednesday or Thursday before she does surgery #4.

picture from today the only one I could get

Hadlee is so amazing she is so stinkin' tough! She doesn't really cry just gets a little angry! We love her so much and can't wait until this awful nightmare is over! We are also so thankful that it is not any worse than it has been. I would also like to thank everyone for their love and kindness...and all the goodies:)

6 MONTHS!!!!

2009-10-09T16:29:00.001-07:00

My little man is six months old today! I can't believe how fast it goes by...he's half way to one! Clate has been such a blessing to our lives, we love him so much:)

Some things about Clate

He lOVeS attention
Likes to wREsTLe
GrABs your cheeks and cHEwS on your face
He gRoWlS
EaTs and EaTs and EaTs
Has slEPt through the night OnE tIMe his whole life (I forgot what it felt like to sleep all night...AmAzInG...too bad it has only happened once)
Is trying to cRAwL...he gets on all fours and RocKs
LoVEs the OuTDooRS
gIggLes when you TiCkLE him
lOVeS to dANcE
He CaN'T get enough of all four gRAndPaRenTS
sits in his bUMbO and helps with the DiSHes
He is such a GrEaT bOy...

Here is a picture of him today...wanting to crawl
Yes...he does have man boobs:)

Last weekend we got to go up to the cabin to watch conference. We had a lot of fun relaxing and enjoying the nice weather. Oh and conference was great!

Sorry for the poor quality we did the camera timer

Clate and I on the bridge over the pond!

Uncle Nate playing peek-a-boo

Marcus and Clate on riding Hildalgo

I think Clate is a little scared of the creeper in the background...ha ha

Happy boy in his new beanie that Marcus bought him

Snoozin during conference I think he learned that from his dad

The boys

Nates masterpiece

Blanding Trip

2009-10-01T14:13:00.000-07:00

This last weekend we were able to get out of this heat and head up to Blanding, Utah. We went up to see Aspyn get blessed, and also to Nicole's wedding. We had a lot of fun! We are so thankful to all of the Ivins families for being so kind to us and doing a great job of pretending to like us;) Ha Ha Thanks for letting us crash in on all the parties. Thanks to Shawn and Kathryn for letting us stay at your house...it was much better than the super 8! We had a great time and hopefully we'll get to see everyone soon.

We did a ot of party crashing, but we did some exploring as well. We went on a very long drive one morning...we went and saw canyon lands, newspaper rock, and drove the mountain road back to Blanding. My favorite part was seeing all of the leaves changing colors. I miss seasons so bad...especially fall, I love the crisp mountain air! We took some pictures by some colorful trees. I wish we could have got one of all three of us.

Clate after the blessing
Clate snoozin in the grass

Marcus trying to catch some turkeys...as you can see it didn't go as he planned

peek-a-boo

He loved the leaves!

Me and Clate

As you can see we got a little confused we couldn't find the camera

This is 1 second before he fell flat on his face and rolled down the hill...way to go dad

Tough Guys

My two favorite boys!

Clate and Daddy

Rock Band Mania

2009-09-21T21:16:00.001-07:00

So this weekend we decided to get a little crazy around here...ha ha my brothers and I decided to bust out the rock band and play away! Here are some pictures of the Hard Hardt's Band...the boys had to take a couple of pictures the first ones are when we first started to play and then the next ones were when they really felt like releasing there inner ROCKSTAR!

Meet the Band...

Sherod the singer

Jayce the guitarist

"sheRAD" the smokin hot singer

"Bones" the groovin guitarist

(he came up with his name and his attire)

ME the true talent of the group...lets be honest how many people can say that they can kick trash on the drums while holding a slobbery monster who tries to eat the drumsticks...haha

oh and of course Hadlee had to be in the band

Rice Cereal Adventures!

2009-09-17T13:14:00.001-07:00

Isn't he just cute?! Here are some pics of him chowing down the rice cereal...

Judging by this face I think he's had enough!!

San Diego Trip & Football Game

2009-09-14T17:22:00.000-07:00

This last weekend we went to San Diego for a Cross Country meet. We were able to go watch Sherod run, go to Belmont Park, and also hang out on mission beach for a few days! We had a lot of fun, and Clate actually liked the beach this time:) Sherod the stud winning the race and a new pair of kicks!
The abs of steel that helped him win.Jayce making an ugly face...

Hadlee trying to make the ugly face:)

Clate doing what he does best eating anything in sight.

Hadlee peeing...I guess she learned from her brothers

Clate's new favorite thing...biting my face

Denton beating me up on the Krazy Bumper Kars

Before...
Hadlee making a cheesy mess...

Clate's cheesy head after Hadlee had to kiss him!

Playing on the beach

Surfer Dude

Cross dressing at 5 months...thanks April!

We attended the first football game of the season. This was Clates first experience in a big rowdy crowd...he would start crying everytime the cowd cheered. It was so sad seeing his little face when he was scared.

Marcus and Clate leaving the game when it got canceled because of the rain and lightning.
Clate's Football and Cross Country shirt!

The Tank

2009-08-28T16:07:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to add a few pictures of the little tank...he is getting so big!

This is the face he tends to make when you are trying to get a picture...I think its hilarious!

Best Buds!!

Look at his chubby buns and thighs!

Don't let his cute face fool you...he can and will throw tantrums!

Yes...CRACK is back!

Two peas in a pod!

He loves the jumperoo!

Summer Fun

2009-08-07T09:01:00.000-07:00

This summer we were able to do a lot of fun things. We kicked off the summer by celebrating Marc's big 25th birthday. We BBQ'd at his parents and had homeade ice cream. MMM... MMM... good:)

That same day Aunt Nancy and Sky flew in and she treated us to a couple of staycations. Uncle Tom also came and spent soem time with us. We first went to a Resort in Scottsdale that had a fun waterpark. We spent most of the time out at the water park. We all seemed to enjoy the Lazy River...its very relaxing floating around on a big tube. One of my favorite things was the water slide, one day I got a bit too carried away and completely brusied my tailbone trying to beat my brothers down the slide. Ya, I pretty much felt like a dork...but I did go freakin' fast that time. The park had a mini golfing course and Marc was very proud of himself when he beat me and my bro's. I really enjoyed this trip Aunt Nancy is one of the funniest people I know I loved being able to spend time with her and also getting to hang out with Sky she was fun to be around.

After we spent a few days in Scottsdale we all went up to Christopher Creek and stayed in a cabin. One day we went and repaired Grandma and Grandpa Teach's markers up by the hatchery. We enjoyed the much cooler weather and the prettier scenery. We had fun with Aunt Nancy and Sky and we hope to get to go visit them in Florida!

This summer we also had a family Reunion we went to up at the Cabin. It was for Grandma Lemieux and her brothers. It was exciting to get to meet some other relatives for the first time, as well as hang out with all of Marcus's family, aunts, uncles, and cousins. I think one of our favorite parts of the reunion was the delicious homemade root beer, it was so tasty!

After the reunion we went and visited my Great-Grandma Helen in Payson it was fun getting to see her and I think she enjoyed meeting Clate for the first time. For some reason Grandma Helen has been convinced that Clate was a girl even before he was born. She would always tell my cousin that she was so happy I was having a girl and naming it after her. We would tell her over and over that it was a boy...even after we went and visited her and told her he was definitely a boy she continually called him a her. It was really funny, she told us when "she" (meaning Clate) gets older we need to put fake eyelashes on him beacsuse "she" has such pretty eyes. Grandma Helen kept calling Clate a little princess...we tried to correct her but she wouldn't listen...I guess that happens when you're 93.

This year for the 4th we were very sad we had to celebrate it in the valley...thanks to Tyler trying to make some money for his family we didn't get to go to blanding:( We did still hang out with the whole crew. We BBQ'd at my parents, played some games, and tried to watch fireworks (sorry Lace it didn't work out).

Later in July, we took a family vaca with Marc's family, we went to, New Port beach. We stayed in a sweet condo close to the beach. We had fun on the beach when Clate stayed with his Grandma and Grandpa...we'll just say he pretty much hated the beach...maybe next year he'll like it a bit more. All of us girls had a fun time shopping and hanging out on the beach, and the boys had fun boogie boarding and eating:) I must say that I think my favorite part of the trip was listening to Jackson sing Old McDonald had a Farm...it's so funny...I wish I would have remembered my camera and could have filmed it. I'll try to get some recordings of it...it is so funny! I also enjoyed taking family pictures the guy that took them was so cute...and it was funny watching us all get soaked by the waves and smile for pictures at the same time. Thanks Lemieux's for the trip we had a great time!

NO PICS I HAD PINK EYE

The summer ended with me trying to get my preschool up and running. I have to thanks my parents and especially Sherod for letting me take up another room in there house so I could do preschool. I finally got the room ready and preschool is now up and running!!

The Rollover!!

2009-06-21T17:43:00.000-07:00

Alright out little man can rollover!! We had a real hard time recording...we only had enough memory space for 12 seconds. Sometimes he would roll so fast we couldn't get it, and other times he would just lie there staring at us and talking to us. After like 20 minutes this is the best footage we could get...ha ha

A Whole Lotta Catchin' Up!

2009-05-28T17:44:00.000-07:00

Well its been a while since I have blogged, so I have a lot to catch up on. At the beginning of last week our little man Clate went and saw the Dr. and we found out he has bronchialitis. He just sounds so stuffy all the time, we now call him SNORT. He is constantly making snorting sounds!Now we are doing breathing treatments with him three times a day...which is better than at first when we had to do them every 4 hours. So he is getting a little better each day. I can't wait until he is feeling 100% better.

Clate doing a breathing treatment
We have been doing a lot of tummy time lately. The video and picture were taken last week. Each day he is doing better and better at holding his head up. Hadlee thinks she has to be right next to Clate all the time. She doesn't quite realize that she can't lay on top of him, so she gets a little mad after I continually move her. This video is funny beacuse Hadlee's "little" head ends up stealing the show!

In the last week we were also able to take trip up to the cabin. It was alot of fun hanging out with friends and family! We played lots of cards...which at times got a little crazy when the two pregnant ladies got a little angry...a few tantrums were thrown (blame it on the hormones)! In the end we are all friends! I only have pictures of us and the Ivins...the Sagers were sleeping when we took the picture, Michelle got a little sick the morning we were taking pictures. While at the cabin Clate went on his first fishing trip and I forgot to take a stinking picture. I'll have to get one next time. We had alot fo fun and we can't wait to go back to the cabin and get out of this awful heat!

The Three of us!

Us and the Ivins

Last Thursday Kari and I had the best time at Taylor Swifts Concert! We saw a newer group Gloriana sing, then Kelley Pickler, and then the amazing Taylor Swift. It was seriously the best concert I have been too! We had really good seats like twenty rows from the stage, and we were able to walk up pretty close to the stage and get some good pictures. During the middle of Taylor's performance she walked down the isle right next to us, and Kari being the creeper that she can be...squeezed Taylor's arm as she walked by. At the end of the concert Kari said... "that seriously changed my life!" Ha Ha. We had such a great time and if she ever comes back you better belive we'll be back:)

Kari and I at the concert!

This is Taylor saying "I heart you!" to Kari...I guess she liked the arm squeeze!

Gloriana and Taylor

Taylor Swift
Kelley Pickler

Trip and Hadlee Shakin' It

2009-05-13T08:18:00.000-07:00

This weekend we went up to Round Valley to see little Layne be blessed. It was fun to get to see the Davis and Nicoll families...we sure miss them. I can't believe I forgot to get a picture of Layne and Clate!! That was a picture I really wanted:( I guess now Clate and I will have to take a trip to visit Aunt Chelsee!!

Clate was able to meet his Great Aunt Mary Lou for the first time, and got to see his Great Grandma Glo again. I took some pictures of Clate in his sunday clothes. He looked so cute, such a handsome little man!

Alright this is a video of Aunt Hadlee dancing. Anytime she hears music she just starts Shakin' it. She is dancing to her favorite song Boom Boom Pow by the Black Eyed Peas. I think its the cutest thing...I hope you enjoy her moves!! Kari is convinced Hadlee knows the different beats of the song and changes her moves according to that beat:)

2009-05-12T09:41:00.000-07:00

Daddy bought me this hat!

Saturday Clate turned one month old...man how time flies! We finally got batteries for Hadlee's bouncer and this is Clates favorite chair...little does he know its pink!

One month bath!

Poor boy has to use a pink bouncer!

On Sunday we were able to bless Clate. I was so nervous that his blessing outfit was going to be too big...well lets just say he ended up wearing man capris. Although his pants were a little short he still looked darn cute...kind of like a little old man:) We had a lot of fun with all of our friends and family that came, thanks for the support!

Clate wasn't being very photogenic, but this pic shows the man capris!

The Hardt Family

Clate's First Photo Shoot

2009-04-28T13:47:00.000-07:00

Last week when Clate was a whopping 2 weeks old, he had his first real photo shoot. The pictures turned out so cute...I can't wait to make his birth announcements and send them out! Here are some of my favorite pictures:
My favorite!

So cute!

Ward Rodeo

2009-04-25T20:42:00.000-07:00

Tonight we went to our ward rodeo. It was a lot of fun! We watched Jayce, Denton, and Nate ride steers. The best part was watching Marc try and wrestle the steers so my dad could tie ribbons on their tails for the ribbon chase. One steer took Marc for quite a ride through the dirt...and at the end decided to leave a little cow pie right on his face...it even went into his mouth...yuck! Clate did good he hung out with Granny Ellie and Great Grandma Glo...he was adored by all the ward members and the Sagers. He is so cute!

Isn't he cute?

2009-04-24T21:23:00.000-07:00

So...I finally gave in and I am oficially a blogger. I guess thats what happens when you're mormon and you have a child. I feel so mature now...actually I just need a place to show off the cutest little boy Clate! He came to us after a long and painful voyage, after almost giving new Granny Ellie a heartattack...she almost lost us both...but thanks to Marcus, Grandpa Lemieux and priesthood blessings we survived! So...meet our little guy Clate.