Baby Ruby!

Brace yourself!! If you're reading this please sit down!.....all that know me best know that I would never get an animal! lol So it will come to you as a shock when you see these pics of our newest addition to our family!! Why the change of heart?? lol maybe because I turned 40? lol maybe covid? How about just 2020 in general! Unpredictable! We are all going cray in 2020! lol Hell has frozen over?? lol Well here she is and we are just smitten with her!! She has not been put down, but to go potty! lol She is so loved! 

We drove up to Salt Lake to surprise the kids! They were in shock! Penny cried! Penny has been asking for a dog for years and you all know me best that was never going to happen! :) SURPRISE!!! It was a great day! She has changed our lives forever!

Introducing Ruby Peps Bierstedt! She is 8wk old! Weighing in at 2lbs! Her breeder calls her a designer breed! She is a Teacup Coton-Poo! She will get to be around 4-6lbs! She's hyper allergenic! Non shedding! Tiny cute little ewok face! She has the most beautiful fur! Ginger with black accents! 

I never thought I could love an animal like I do her! She is just the sweetest! She loves playing with kids and when she's tired she comes and finds me! She will lay on my lap or by my feet all day long. She loves to be held and cuddled!! Spoiled already!!

 I have packed her around every where we go! Yes I got a purse just for her! lol! She will have a stroller soon! lol Yes I have gone from never ever ever wanting an animal to full on crazy dog lady! lol I'm  obsessed! We all are! She has been the perfect fit to our little family!

Picking Pumpkins!

Oh how we love this time of year!! We love going to the Gilcrease Orchard to pick our pumpkins!! We got there bright and early before school started to get our apple cider, hot donuts, caramel apples and of course pick the best pumpkins! Such a fun tradition!! 

The kids love hunting down the best pumpkins! Each picked one to take home!

Since we were kicking off the Halloween season! We thought it would be fun to go to the drive in to watch Halloween movie!! So that's what we did! We went to the drive in to watch Hocus-Pocus! Don't be shocked but this was the first time I have ever seen Hocus Pocus! Omg! I'm embarrassed to admit that! lol  It was so  cute!! The kids loved it! Where have I been my whole life! lol

 

Cash Money!

Cash has been begging to do an activity and what he really wants to do is Basketball and it's still shut down due to covid. So we put him Martial  Arts! He goes to Modern Sensei over by Frijoles (my fave) with his best little buds Cole and Beau! He loves it! He has been learning so many cool things. He loves his time to do something ! It's always Penny! lol Her signing, her dancing, her piano! lol So now it's his time to shine!! You're killing it son!

Just had to add this little collage of him! He's absolutely obsessed with super fast sport cars! He loves Lamborghinis! So of course we took him to the Lamborghini dealership! He was in heaven! He couldn't belive his eyes! lol! They showed him around! He was stoked that you can hand pick every detail on the car!!! He says when he gets bigger he's going to have 8 different sports cars and live in his own state that he builds! lol Dream Big Buddy! We sure love you Cash Money! He's the coolest little dude I know! 

 

It's Hunting Season!

 A fun quick little day trip for these hunters! They went out in Nevada somewhere and hunted quail! They did good!! Had so much fun!! Great bonding time for these guys for sure! Cash loved being with his daddy doing "boy things" he says!! lol  This is the 1st of 3 hunting trips they have together! :) Love it!!!

When the boys are away the girls will play! We went shopping! Had lunch together! Then went and got our nails and toes done!!! This is Penny's most favorite thing to do!!! This was Piper's first time getting her nails done at a salon!! She was in heaven!! Best girls day ever!

Ranch Life!

Back on the ranch! We love it up  there! It's weather getting cooler! The leaves are starting to change! Oh my its getting even more beautiful! Not sure how that is even  possible but boy oh boy is it getting more lovely up there! The kids run wild  and free! Riding, swinging, card game playing, golfing and eating dang good food! We are truly living the best life! The ranch life! We even had a special guest speaker! Elder Hunter Bulloch! He gave a missionary lesson on Prophets! The kids loved it! We all loved seeing Elder Bulloch! He looked good and is doing great! The best weekend!!

 

Family Picture Time!

It's that time a of year again for us! We always do  a family photo shoot 1 time of year! I can't believe it is already this time of year! Our amazing cute neighbor Kaylee Decker took our pics! We are amazed at how amazing she is! She has got the eye for photography for sure! It also helps that my kids absolutely love her! So they were extra good for her in the pics! We Love, Love, Love how they turned out! Get ready for your Christmas card! lol

These 3 make my heart burst! Love them so much! Each has their own special little personality too! They sure know how to make us proud!

This beauty turned 10 this year! I still can't believe she's 2 digits! She's beautiful inside and out! She loved posing for Kaylee! She has no problem getting in front of a camera! :)

This little handsome stud turned 7 this year! He's the tease and loves getting his sisters and momma going! lol Lot's of  personality! No fear! All boy! Wouldn't have it any other way! 

My sweet beautiful baby is 3... almost 4! I can't believe how fast time flies! She completes our family perfectly! She's definitely runs the show around here! Boss baby! lol She has such a cute little personality too! We just love our little caboose.

Fun pics! The dang wind picked up just enough to get my hair but we still love these! I love my sweet girls and father and son have the best bond! Perfect pics!

Love this man of mine! I'm the lucky one to have score this man! He is the hardest worker I know! He loves his family and  friends unconditionally! He's the glue to our family! He is the one that makes everything possible for our little family! My rock! Thank you for being you!  I love you honz! 

Amazing pics Kaylee! You are hired every year for our family pics!

 

School Picture Day!!

 School picture day! School picture day was a little different this year. Since the kids are not in school we had to sign up for a picture time to go to the school. The kids wore their masks in and out! Penny loved that I got to curl her hair and put a little makeup on! Normal picture day I get them so cute and ready and they end up taking pics after lunch or p.e. lol The hair all messed up. lol So I guess that was the only great thing about covid lol Their hair was perfect for pics! Piper also had picture day at her pre-school. She was so excited! Love these cuties so much!!! It was a great day! We can't wait to see how the pics turned out! :)

Zane's Football Game!

 I love being proud auntie! We finally got up to St George to watch my cute nephew Zane play football! This was his first year playing tackle football! He's so amazing! He plays every position. He's their kicker! He plays offense and even plays on defense! Way to  go Z!!! You killed it out there!! After the game we ate lunch! Did hair! They ate some more! We love cousin time!! Such a wonderful day!!! 

Trump Boat Rally!

Back at the lake! This time for the Trump Boat Rally Parade! This was a blast! We got there early to beet the crazy crowds! lol We found the perfect beach and the kids played all morning! Then it was time to head over to the parade! We heard there were over 1,200 boats in the parade plus tons of people on the beaches watching us go  by! The parade went from Boulder harbor all the way to the damn. So many beautiful boats! Everyone had their boats decked out with Flags and banners! Even the people were dressed in their red, white and blue! It was so amazing to see and be a part of! We could not believe our eyes as to  how many boats were out there! Crazy cool! 

                              

Beach Fun!

Parade Time!

Cliff jumping too! The kids had a blast with this cliff jumping! Such a wonderful day! Beautiful people and beautiful weather! We sure have loved using our boat this summer! Can't seem to get off the water! 

Labor Day Weekend Adventures!

Every year we spend Labor Day weekend down at the beach! This would have been our 12th year going! Since covid we don't feel comfortable going to cali so instead we had a very adventurous and spontaneous weekend! We started first at the Lake on Saturday! Had a wonderful day with family and friends! So much fun in the sun! My honz got a wild hair...... so we packed up the lake stuff to unpack at home and repack for a mountain adventure! Saturday evening we headed to the Ranch to spend the rest of the weekend up there! Totally exhausted but totally worth it! The best holiday weekend spent with family! Can't ask for any more! 

From Water to Mountains! Love our spontaneous amazing weekend!

An amazing hike and a very adventurous wild ranger ride to get to the start of the hike! So much fun! 

Movie night on the big screen! Do these kids know how lucky they are! I mean come on rt?? lol The memories we make with cousins is priceless! Best Labor Day weekend yet! Thanks honz for making it happen! 

Piper's 1st day of Pre-Pre-K!

My sweet little Piper off to  pre-pre-k!! Oh man was she excited to go to school! She loves being a big girl. She tells me all the time "mommy I'm not a baby" Oh sweetie you will always be my baby! lol 

These are the pics from school that Mrs. Megan took! She had so much fun making friends and seeing her teacher!

                             

She came home saying "Best day ever" lol I love this happy baby! She is the best!! We surprised her with an "lol" for being so brave on her 1st day of school! We love you sweet Piper!! We are so proud!

Yearly Birthday Pics!

Every year I take pics of the kids around their birthdays to put on my wall. I can't believe how much they grow and change in  a year. These are Mr. Cash Money's pics! He just turned 7!! I can't with how handsome he is! He's my organized, clean, athletic, wild child! All boy and has no fear! 

Here's Miss Penny pie's yearly pics! She recently turned 10!! 2 digits! I can't with how gorgeous she is! She is beautiful inside and out! She truly lives life to  the fullest! My happy go lucky! My Lucky Penny!

 

Piper's Meet and Greet!

 Oh my sweet little Piper! She had her meet and greet for pre-pre-k! We were lucky enough to snag Mrs. Megan's last spot for pre-k for little miss Piper! Thank goodness! I need one child out of my house especially since i'm the teacher for the other 2 kids! lol My sweet little Piper loves being big! She was so excited to meet her new teacher!! 

Gone Fishing!

We had a blast fishing in Otter Creek! It's been while since we have gone fishing and man did we have so much fun when we were there! We took our trailer and camped with my family! The kids had an absolute blast! Non stop riding bikes, lounging under giant trees, playing cards, and of course fishing!!!

Beautiful weather! We love when the rain storms come through too! There was a great little burst of rain on Saturday! So beautiful and it gets the fish really biting!

Such a wonderful weekend camping with our family! We love going into the small  town and eating! They have the best food and homemade pies! Yum!

Fishing action shots! This was fun! This was the first time in a long time that I jumped on the boat and fished! I think I was the lucky charm! We were reeling in some big fish left and right! We trolled and had a blast! Such a rush! lol The fish were loving Chad's rainbow lure! I reeled in a 5 pounder! Yes you read that right! A big momma! It was the biggest fish that was caught all weekend long! Yay!

Here's a little photo shoot of the big 5 pounder! My brother was totally trying to claim my big fish! lol It was awesome! Such a fun trip! We all can't wait to go fishing again! Until next time Otter Creek!

 

1st Day of Virtual School!

School is back in session! Very strange this year because they are home with distant virtual learning! Oh my! Dang covid once again causing to many problems. lol Ugh! They were both so excited to start school! I think they actually like to be home learning now that we have gotten into the groove of things!! Not sure how this momma feels about it yet!

 My Lucky Penny! 

Penny started 5th grade! Ruling the school! :) She already loves her teacher Mrs. Frehner so much!! She also has Mr. V and really likes him too!. School is very strange but this little one is smart and has already picked up on how to be tech savvy and get her way around google classroom. She has not needed momma's help for one second! :) She always has a positive attitude and loves learning new things! She loves seeing her friends on the zoom classes too! So proud of you my little lucky Penny!

My Cash Money!

Cash started 1st grade! He already loves his teacher Mrs. Hays! He didn't quite get the fact that he wasn't leaving for school! lol He quickly figured out I was the mean teacher at home! lol He loves seeing his friends on the zoom class! Mrs. Hays is fabulous keeping these 1st graders attention! lol It's hard to sit still and stare at a screen! lol It's long! It has consumed my whole day! Once he is done with zoom he has 1-2 hrs extra of work on the computer and work pages. It's definitely a different school year! More work for momma making sure he's paying attention on zoom and making sure all his assignments are complete and turned in! Oh my! When is this going to end! lol All will be well! We are already getting used to the daily routine and we are getting the school work done! Proud of my boy to be able to adjust to this way of learning! He's killing it with his reading already! So proud!

Virtually unstoppable! We are kicking off this school year strong! We are keeping positive vibes around here!

Ice cream for the WIN! Once we got through our 1st day we headed to get Thrifty's Ice cream! Our fave!! Then on Friday when we finished the 1st week I took them to $5 Below! Our new favorite fun store to pick out a surprise for their hard work! So proud of these kids! We can do this virtual learning! 

 

Virtual Back To School Meet & Greet!

Meet and Greet was very different this year for these 2 cuties! Due to covid their school is doing virtual distant learning for the 1st 9wks of school! Penny starts 5th grade and is beyond excited for her teacher Mrs. Frehner! Cash starts 1st grade and is super excited to have Mrs. Hays! Instead of going into the school to see their classroom and meet their teacher they got to meet their teacher super fast face to face in the carpool lane to pick up their materials they will need for class at home.  Then today they had their official meet and greet over zoom with their teacher! They leaner fun things about their teachers and got to see who would be in their live virtual classes! Oh what a way to start this school year! It's a lot on this momma to make sure I can get them in and on time in their classes each day! All the emails from the school and teachers! lol I can't keep them all straight! It's definitely going to be a learning curve and adjustment having school from home! Let's kick this new school year off with a bang! We can do hard things!! Let's face it Penny will be teaching me and Cash how to work google classroom and zoom! lol We got this! lol