Pump Track

Yep we have a pump track in our back yard! Now we just need to build a bigger one at Grandma Madsens! Ok so really we had a spot we needed to add some dirt to but got side track to this..... I suppose grass can come in a a year or so.

Show and Tell

A wonderful lady passed away this past weekend. She was the mother/grandma of our awesome neighbors the Hatches. She was also my 1st grade teacher. Always so sweet to greet me each time I saw her. I guess she was reminiscing last week, remembering that for show and tell each week I would move all the desks in her class room and make an isle so that I could do my back flips. 

Yesterday Ashton decided to be a teenagers and sleep in until 9:30 - which also meant NO naps. So by 6:30 he was done for the day.... emotionally.  He was insistent that he sit on the toilette and brush his teeth. He did however fail to look that both lids were up.  Ha ha... I had to leave and call Jeff in so I wouldn't laugh to hard in front of him. He was ALL WET!

4 Days of Mischief

Day 1: I get in the shower - Ashton..... cut his hair. I find him he says he was cutting off his messy part.
Day 2: I get in the shower - Ashton..... cuts this really cute fish decoration I have(had) in his bathroom and hides the evidence. I find him he says - he was giving it a hair cut. I say where is it.... he says, I don't know?
Day 3: I get in the shower - Ashton..... climbs on to the counter and searches the cabinets to find the mini eggs.  I find him with a slaughter bag of delicious Cad-bury Mini eggs 1/2 eaten. He says do you want one?.
Day 4:  I try to give him a task to do so that when I get out of the shower there maybe hope that my mischief maker  hasn't found something better to do.

THEN -  Ashton learns to ride his bike down the stairs at the church.

Follow your Dreams

I asked the boys what they wanted to be when they grow up.....
Ashton: I want to be a Red Power Ranger.
Colton: I want to be a derby car driver.

Perfect Spot

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{Perfect Spot to hang a trick bike. It won't get stepped on and you can easily find it}

Colton is 6

 'Little Man' turns 6. Can't believe how fast time has flowed by.  He is patient and loving towards Ashton. A good helper and oh so much fun!

  Colton had 12 buddies come (I know that is a lot and I thought oh man what are we going to do).... I came down stairs and Jeff has them all lined up and excited to play pin the tail on the donkey. I am not sure how he does it but he has a special touch, or military training...

 Quintain and Colton painting the skeleton masks.

 All lined up for the pinyata.

 Oh ya it busted open.

 Awesome!

Ha Ha it was like a herd of kids surrounding Colton excited to see what he was opening.

 And.... the break down from Ashton........ he wants one too.

Christmas 2011

Christmas 2011 - This year was so fun. The boys are at the perfect age they think life is so exciting, and it is! The part to remember most is..... that life to them is simple. They ran right past the bikes to the small puppets and action figures and loved them all day long. Sure it will change in a few years but I cherish what we have right now.

 Getting ready wake up everyone!!!

 For weeks they have been moving and examining the presents Aunt Brenda gave them! She always knows what little boys love.

 Curtis and family gave them these cars that flip over and spin around. We took a 15 minute present opening break for them to check them out. Loved them.

Oh ya.... a sled!! Fun times to come!

This is our buddy Ed.