Are you ready for some FOOTBALL?!

Since we have moved to Utah Chads BSU colors have really shown through. He's fighting the urge of everyone around him to cheer for USU, BYU or U of U. It's sad to go into stores and only see Blue and Red in the sporting section and not the BLUE & ORANGE we love to see! It's rare to find a bronco fan here and when we do its pretty exciting! Since our family is the only Bronco fans around we decided to make our game nights more of a family affair this year with good food, dressing up and loud cheering. So every week we all dress up and sport our blue and orange! It makes for a fun time and the kids look forward to it. It seemed only fitting that we should attend the BYU vs BSU game and cheer our team on when they came to Provo. So mom and dad graciously took our kids and my niece and nephew and we headed to the game! I had about a million contractions walking to our seats, but was glad there was a ramp up to out seats and didnt have to climb many stairs. The weather was perfect and we were right in the middle of a sea of Blue and White but the fans all around us were very kind and we had a really great time despite the outcome of the game. One of my new favorite sayings is "Keep Calm and BRONCO on." We love Bronco Nation!!

All things FALL

At the beginning of October we took off to the mountains for a fall picnic. I truly love having "the mountains" 5 minutes from my house. The views and colors were stunning and the cool mountain air was refreshing. We had a picnic and did some exploring and played in the leaves. After lunch we went on a walk and found lots of fallen acorns from acorn trees. Something I had never seen before and the kids enjoying picking them up as we walked along. I couldn't help but feel incredibly grateful for our beautiful amazing world we live in and for my sweet little family that I got to share it with. Here are some pictures from that day.

I'm greatful for the flu

The flu is something MOMS should not be able to get. We don't have time for it. We are too busy and take care of too many other people to have to stay in bed for 2 days. But the flu just ignores that and enters our bodies anyway. This is my THIRD bought with the flu since I have been pregnant in the last 7 months. As I sit here my muscles are as tight as rubberbands waiting to be snapped. My sides ache and the whites of my eyes are almost completely red from broken blood vessels. I hurt all over. But yet i can't help but feel joy from the service I received from my family as I lay in bed for two days. Mollie happened to have her 2 year old shots monday morning and it was absolutely horrifying for her. She wouldnt walk and had to be carried everywhere. I was doing my best to care for her when i could tell my body was starting to feel funny. By 2 o'clock I was knocked out flat on my back in bed sick as a dog. My dear loving husband just picked up where I left off. He did the dishes and fed the kids and got them ready for bed while waiting on me hand and foot and carrying Mollie everywhere he went because she didnt want to be left behind and still wasnt walking. Before the kids went to bed they came and sang me songs and gave my hugs and kisses. Carter gave me 3 red paper hearts that he got at church on sunday to give to people who are being kind. I dont know that I was being very kind at the moment sprawled out on our tiny bathroom floor, but I could tell he was feeling love and compassion for me and that was his way of showing it. He told me he loved me over and over and rubbed my arm as he sat by me. He helped get towels and bowls and food or whatever I needed. He kept talking about how him and dad were taking care of the girls. Later that night Chad laid by me while I moaned and groaned in pain and cleaned up mess after mess that I made. It wasn't pretty folks. And ignored the awful smells from puke in my hair, bad breath, to other horrible things. The next day he cleaned the house and did the shopping so i could still host my Scentsy party later that night. He must really love me. It's times like this where I am weak and helpless that I see perfect love shine through. Not that I dont see it other times in our marriage and family, but true service when its really needed can lift the poorest of souls and help anyone feel loved. I love this man. I love my kids. Our lives aren't perfect and we get the flu, but we are happy and we love each other. And that, friends, is all that really matters.

Mollie turns THREE!

Oct 5 we celebrated Mollie's 3rd birthday! I can't believe three years has already passed. She is so grown up and tells everyone that she is 6. She is sassy and sweet and very opinionated! We love her so much and can't imagine our life without her!

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She requested pancakes for breakfast so Dad whipped up some letter pancakes for kids and then we were off to a soccer game for Carter.

We returned home and finished watching conference and then Mollie got ready for her princess party! She loved her new birthday girl crown and wand.

Watching all these princesses walk down the sidewalk to our house made my heart happy. It was so cute and they all acted like little ladies. We first decorated princess crowns. (I wasnt watching Carter and he took most of the decorations and had them all glued on his one crown before i could do anything about it! Oh well :) )

Mollies best little buddie Braelyn. Cute photo of helping put her shoe on!

Little Brynlee is quite the novelty at our house. Mollie loves to play with her and Carter just loves her. They go around telling everyone they are going to get married and it has been going on this way for quite some time. They spent most of the party cuddling on the couch. OH BOY!

And whats a princess party without glam and glitter?! We got all prettied up with manicures, lip gloss and hair glitter!

Look at these gorgeous girls!
Karinsa, Brynlee, Mollie, Grace, Braelyn and Ella

Mol has always loved cupcakes (the frosting at least) and insisted on pink cupcakes with sparkles (sprinkles) and so thats just what she got. Along with marshmallow pops and fruit wands.

Present opening is always very exciting and these little girls wanted every toy opened and so thats what we did after we opened all the presents.

After the last session of conference we opened family gifts with grandma and grandpa reed.

A new scooter and a new dollie that drinks and wets were among the favorite gifts!

My kids love their grandparents and I'm so glad they could be there to celebrate with us.

The rest of the day was spent in the warm sun watching the kids ride scooters and eating cupcakes. G&G Reed took us to dinner and  Mollie had a giant purse packed with almost every little birthday toy she could fit in it and we had to haul in into the restaurant. She packs that thing everywhere now!

Overall, it was an incredible day. Sure love my kiddos and that we are able to make their birthdays so special. Just please dont grow up too fast on me. Love you Mol dol!

SIX cavities

I guess i won the Bad mom of the year award! A few days after his birthday we took the kids to the dentist and found out that Carter had SIX cavities! Never having had cavities myself it freaked me out a little! But they drugged him up really good before he came in and he was a champ through all of it!

Loved the dentist and dentist office we went to. They were so great with kids. Here he is just chilling on the table watching a movie completely oblivious to whats going on. So glad he is more like his dad when it comes to things like this. I dont handle dental work very well at all!

We are now a flossing and 2 minute brushing family. Hope that it was just bad brushing habits (which really werent all that bad! and not bad genes!

The BIG 5

Can't believe my Carter is 5! He has so much energy and is full of life! He is such a blessing in our lives and is a constant reminder of whats really important in life. He is always happy and always wanting to have fun. We started out his birthday with a soccer game which his grandparents and uncle jordan got to watch.

He wanted a Disney Planes party so I had to get creative and make alot of the decor from scratch, but it all turned out ok!

As the kids arrived they made paper airplanes with Chad and flew them off of the balcony. We had quite the time getting them out of our trees and off the roof.

Then we played a hot game of Bus, Bus, Plane (duck duck goose) and I even got in on the action!

A little Pin the Propeller on Dusty was another quick game we played.

And then on to gifts!

Cake and ice cream is always a hit and a huge mess. My floors were so sticky after having 12 sticky kids running through the house! But it was all worth it!

Later that afternoon we did more presents with the family. Boy was he spoiled!

He was lucky enough to have his Grandpa Reed, Uncle Jordan and G&G Hymas at his party. I love that they make such an effort to be there for his birthdays and other big things. I'm so glad my kids love and know both sets of grandparents and they are involved in their lives. It is such a blessing!

Carter's real birthday was on Sunday but we just went to church and took it easy since we did all the celebrating on saturday. It was such a wonderful weekend!