The Rumsey’s

Austin & Carters 5th & 4th Birthdays

2010-01-06T20:28:00.003-07:00

We had a fun birthday for the boys. We had presents from mom & dad on the 4th, then on the 5th we had everyone over and open more presents and had cupcakes. We had to do cupcakes because we had a disagreement on the color of cake we should have. Carter wanted green and Austin wanted orange. The boys got a bunch of transfomer toys, a camo overnight bag, a new video game, and some clothes. I asked them what they wanted me to make them for their birthday dinners and Austin wanted Ramon Noodles and Carter wanted hot dogs. It was the easiest birthday dinners I have ever done.

Carter

Austin

Blowing out the candles

Austin & Carter opening presents

Primary Children's Hospital

2010-01-06T20:24:00.002-07:00

On Saturday Macy and I went with Grandpa & Grandma Bird down to Salt Lake to see Great Grandpa Bird in the hospital. While we were down there we went to Primary Children's hospital to see my counsin Denika's baby Paizlee who has been in there since November. It was such a sad little place, and they had babies everywhere. Outside they had the neatest ice sculpture of santa in his sleigh with his reindeer.

New Year's Eve

2010-01-06T20:13:00.003-07:00

We went with Jeff & Jenny and their kids to lunch at Wendy's on New Year's Eve and then took the kids to The Rex to have some fun. The kids had a blast on the slides and ran their little hearts out. It was nice to have a place in doors to go to play and get some of our energy out.

Carter, Macy & Austin
Macy

Carter - he was so funny. He would not wait his turn, as soon as he got to the top, down he went. He didn't care how he came down the slide, and once he was at the bottom he was running as fast as he could to go back up again.

Austin

Christmas

2010-01-06T18:55:00.005-07:00

We had a really good christmas this year. It was busy but it was wonderful. We went to Scott & Norene's early on christmas eve, then went to Grandma Wheeler's later that night. Then we got up and had eggnog frenchtoast for breakfast and then went to Grandpa & Grandma Bird's for the day and to have the best prime rib ever. While Jase & I were out there, we did chores for dad, loaded the feed pickup with hay and filled the wood room. Dad had some surgery just before christmas so we wanted to make sure that they were taken care of for a while. We had a fun day, but I am glad that it is over.

Norene, Austin, Macy, Jase & Carter
Carter & Austin with the ginger bread houses they made.

Ready for christmas dinner. Carter, Macy, Grandpa Bird, Grandma Bird, Austin & Jase

Getting the play station hooked up. Carter, Jase & Austin.

Macy, Carter & Austin

Austin & Carter opening presents at Grandma Wheeler's

Grandpa Ron played his guitar and sang songs for the kids before we opened presents.

Austin's Chin Accident

2010-01-06T18:50:00.002-07:00

Austin had a crash at the babysitter's house. He fell on the stairs and split his chin open. He wanted to see what it looked like, but it was kind of hard because it was under his chin so we took a picture so that he could see it. He was pretty big about it and didn't cry, but we thought that we should go to the doctor to make sure that he didn't need any stitches.
When we got to the doctor Austin was freaked out that he was going to get a shot. Everytime the doctor would move toward him, Austin would say "are you going to give me a shot". Luckily we were able to get out of there with no shot, just a butterfly bandage. He was pretty big about it as long as the shot was not involved.

Macy's Christmas Program

2010-01-06T18:39:00.002-07:00

Sugar City did an amazing job with the Christmas program this year. We were very impressed. The kids did such a great job and it was fun because they kept the kids moving and singing.
Macy was chose to dance in a special number. She came home one day and was so excited about her dance that she was doing and told me how the practiced at school. I had no idea what it really was until we got to the program. After I asked her how she was chosen to do the dance out of all the girls in the class and she said, they just liked the way I moved. I got such a kick out of that.

Macy & the other little girls dancing.

Macy, with the second graders doing another dance.

Halloween

2010-01-06T18:29:00.002-07:00

This year halloween was so much fun. I think that it was because the kids were so excited for halloween. It was such a beautiful day until we walked out the door to go to the trunk or treat. Then the wind started to blow and it was really cold. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised, it is Idaho - at least we didn't have to wear our snow suits. Jase is always the designated treat hander outer. He loves to tease all the kids as they come around.

Jase, Carter, Lexxi, Austin, Macy, Erin & Rikki
Austin, Macy, Carter & Lexxi

Painting Pumpkins. I decided that this year we would try to paint the pumpkins instead of carve them. The kids absolutely hate to put their hands in them to clean them out and I end up having to do all three. And then I have to carve them because even as much as Carter would like to have a knife to help, we would end up in the emergency room.

Austin as a Bakugon (still not sure what that even is, but he absolutely had to have this costume) Macy as a vampire (she wanted to be something scary), and Carter as Optimus Prime.

Ohio or Bust!

2010-01-06T18:14:00.004-07:00

Macy was a very lucky girl this October and she got to go on a trip with Grandpa & Grandma Bird to Ohio to visit Aunt Brittney. She was so excited to go. I think she was the most excited about getting out of school for 4 days and to be seeing Isabelle. It was really hard for me to have my girl gone for so long without me. I was excited that she was able to go but I really missed her.

Macy on the airplane - she brought home so many bags of peanuts.
Macy & Isabelle at the pumpkin festiville.

Helping girl Kate her first bath.

Grandpa arranged his entire trip on what Ohio State game would be the best to attend. And of course you can't go to the game without your red, good thing Spencer took care of him.

Macy finally got to go to a Build A Bear Workshop. She told Grandpa before they left, when he asked her what she wanted to do on their vacation, go to build a bear and swimming. At least they were able to do one of them.

Grandma helping Macy get all the accessories.

Macy's Baptism

2010-01-06T17:57:00.005-07:00

My big girl got baptized on October 10th. It was such a wonderful day. It was really cold, so it ended up that they couldn't start digging spuds until later in day. It worked out perfect because everyone that was working in harvest was able to make it to the baptism, have a "warm" lunch and then head out for harvest. Macy was so nervous, but she looked like such a princess. Even after she was baptized she told me that she was still nervous. The funniest part was when Macy was baptized the little boy in the front row from our ward that was going to be baptized next, as soon as Macy was dunked under the water he let out a really loud gasp. Everyone chuckled. After that baptism we came home and everyone had a hot bowl of soup and french bread. It was a wonderful day, and I am so proud of my girl and for being an example to her brothers. Although Austin still says he is not going to get dunked.

Macy in her baptism dress Tayleigh, Macy & Aydrie

1st day of 2nd Grade

2009-08-20T16:24:00.002-06:00

Today was Macy's 1st day of 2nd grade. She was so nervous to go to her new school. I think she is going to do great. Here she is in her classroom - getting started!

Sitting at her new desk. She had the saddest little look on her face and I asked her if she could at least try to smile and look happy to be there for the picture. This is as good as it got.

All ready to head to school

Family Pictures

2009-08-20T16:14:00.002-06:00

We decided that we wanted to do some family pictures before Jase got busy with harvest and since we all had something purple from Hadley's wedding. It was a lot of fun. We went to the garden's at the college and Erin was so sweet to come and take our pictures. It was a lot of fun, but the boys are funny. We had a hard time getting everyone to smile at the same time and for the boys not to be pulling funny faces. We told Carter that he had to smile and he put on the most forced looking smile I have ever seen. It made me laugh. We were able to get some good pictures and so I guess they will work till next year.

Wood Cutting - Island Park

2009-08-10T16:29:00.009-06:00

We headed up to Island Park last weekend to help Jase's Aunt & Uncle cut firewood. We all love being in the mountains. There is something relaxing about it. The kids had a good time playing and even helped haul some wood. Their favorite part is eating lunch up there. We saw two bull moose while were up there too.

Macy, Carter & Austin stacking wood.
Carter & Margie

Carter, Margie, Jase & Loren

Carter, Macy & Austin - taking a break

Austin & Carter

Jase

Picnic at Grandma Bird's

2009-08-10T16:17:00.008-06:00

It's always a good time when you get family, swimming and steak on the grill together. Dad made lamb chops and steak on the fire, they were so good. And we spent the entire afternoon in the backyard by the pool visiting and catching up. What a great summer day!

Grandpa, Jase, Austin, Isabelle & Macy
Daryl, Dena, Arlene & Harold

Dena, Arlene & Harold

Austin, Max & Carter playing in Grandma's fish pond.

Carter, Macy, Isabelle, Grandpa & Austin

Carter

Horse Riding

2009-08-10T16:04:00.010-06:00

The kids had a chance to go horse riding the 1st of August with Grandma & Grandpa Bird. They love being on the horse and they are getting to be good little riders. They would never get off the horse if they had it there way.

Carter & Grandma Bird
Carter

All of the grandkids on 1 horse. Poor Lilly didn't know what to think. Isabelle, Austin, Carter, Macy & Max

Macy & Grandma Bird

Austin & Carter

Macy

Austin

Austin & Grandpa Bird

Hadley's Wedding

2009-08-10T15:57:00.002-06:00

My little brother Hadley got married August 1st. What a crazy day. It was weird seeing the baby in our family getting married. Well I guess mom and dad are officially empty nesters now. It was a beautiful wedding and the reception was a lot of fun. I love being able to spend time visiting and catching up with family and old friends.

Chalise & Hadley

Max, Carter, Macy & Isabelle - the cousins were so excited to be together. They had a lot of fun over the weekend.

Jase's Birthday

2009-08-10T15:52:00.004-06:00

Jase had his birthday the end of July. The kids were really excited. I was very excited, I bought him some new boots and I kept them a secret for 2 whole weeks. It just about killed me not to tell him what I had bought, but I was able to do it.

Macy, Jase, Austin & Carter - because you can't open your own presents.
The fancy new boots!

Pioneer Days

2009-07-25T17:40:00.002-06:00

We went to the St. Anthony Pioneer Days parade today. We had a fun time, and it is such a fun parade. We got lots of candy and it's not too long. It was warm though.

Austin, Carter, Nicole, Lexxi & Macy

Splash Park

2009-07-25T17:31:00.005-06:00

We headed over the splash park so that we could cool off. It was a lot of fun, but it was crowded.

Carter finally went down the slide, and he loved it so much that he decided to go down face first on his stomach and he didn't even freak out when he got water in his face.
Austin

Macy

Farmer for a day

2009-07-25T17:20:00.006-06:00

Last weekend Jase had to go out to the farm for a few hours so we all loaded up and went with him. It is fun for the kids to see what their dad does and we get to spend time together.

Jase - Checking moisture
Macy, Austin & Jase

Carter, Austin, Macy & Jase - Carter got worried because the grain was as tall as he was.

At the office.

Macy & Carter, playing in the dirt.

Swimming at Rigby Lake

2009-07-15T15:30:00.006-06:00

We had a really fun day at Rigby Lake, the weather was perfect and we all came away looking a little "sun kissed" some more than others. Our favorite part, playing in the dirt.

4th of July

2009-07-08T14:33:00.008-06:00

This year we went to the Rexburg parade. It was nice this year because it was a little cooler in the morning. The kids had a good time, but we ended up leaving a little early. Two hours at the parade is plenty for us.

Macy, Carter & Austin
Waiting Patiently

Carter at the pool at Grandma's. We like to go to Grandma's and swim after a hot morning at the parade. We had BBQ ribs for dinner and they were awesome.

Austin

Macy, she is way into posing for pictures lately.

Carter, Jase, Austin, Grandma Bird, Macy & Grandpa Bird at the fireworks in Hamer. I love this fireworks show, you can easily find a spot to sit, the fireworks only last for about 30 - 45 min. and you can get right out on the road when they are over.

Monkey Boy

2009-07-08T14:30:00.002-06:00

Carter is so funny. He will climb up on anything and everything. I can't keep him off the counters, off the fridge or out of the pantry. And he is fast too, he can scale the counter so fast. I walked by the pantry the other day and caught him in there and grabbed the camera. He was a pretty good sport to put his candy finding off for a minute while he posed for a picture.

Nothing says summer like playing in the sprinkler

2009-07-01T16:37:00.003-06:00

It has been so hot that the kids love to run through the sprinkler to cool down. Only problem is that we do this 3 or 4 times a day. They sure are brave. That water was so cold, I couldn't get in it, but they were soaked and lovin' it.

Camping

2009-07-01T16:02:00.009-06:00

We had our first family camping trip this past weekend. Now I remember why we don't go camping. It was so much work, but it was worth it when Carter woke up Saturday morning and stumbled out of the tent with the biggest grin on his face. The favorite part of the trip was all of the fishing we were able to do. We caught so many fish that we had to start throwing them back because there was no way we could eat all of them. It was hot and sunny during the day and cooled down at night so we all cuddled together in the tent. I was even surprised, the mosquito's weren't as bad as I thought they were going to be. After we got home Jase asked Austin if he had fun and Austin said yes, but he really didn't want to go back and camp but could we please go back and do more fishing.

Happy Father's Day

2009-06-21T19:52:00.002-06:00

We had a really fun father's day. We went to Jase's parents house and grilled ribs. They turned out so good, probably because the king of the grill did the cooking. We had a fun dinner and then came home to relax. We were lucky too because the rain stayed away long enough for us to grill and enjoy some time outside.

Rexburg Air Show

2009-06-20T17:32:00.005-06:00

This Saturday was the air show in Rexburg. It is a lot of fun. This year we were worried that we would be sitting in the rain to watch it, but we lucked out. The rain stayed away while we watched the show and as we got into the pickup it started to sprinkle. This is a father's day weekend tradition for us. Jase loves watching the old planes fly and I will admit they are pretty cool. This morning it was a little cooler but it warmed up and because of the cloud cover it was really comfortable weather.

Sheering Sheep

2009-06-20T17:13:00.007-06:00

Today dad came over to sheer our sheep. I had to ask him if he remembered how. It's been a really long time since he has sheered sheep. Here are our hairy little lambies before their hair cuts.

Macy, Austin & Carter checking out how this is done. They were so excited that we got to put halters on the sheep. They led them all over the corral.

Grandpa Bird in action. He remembered how it is done.

After hair cuts. They always look so naked.

Kilgore

2009-06-13T19:38:00.003-06:00

We had a tragedy in our family this week. My brother was in an accident with a horse trailer. The trailer came off the pickup and rolled killing my moms horse Bou and hurting my dad's horse Amber. My mom was so upset about losing her horse. The trailer below is after they got it put back together. The front of the trailer came off. Bou is now buried in the field behind Burtenshaw's cabin. We went with mom and dad to Kilgore to take Hadley more horses. The boys had fun playing in the field and picking the wild flowers.

Macy got to ride lilly and go with Grandpa & Hadley through the field to check the fence. She loved the ride but kept telling me the next day that her bum hurt.

Macy's Track & Field Day

2009-06-13T19:34:00.002-06:00

Macy's school had a fun track & field day. They start with a family picnic. It was a lot of fun and the boy's were really excited to go. This is Carter's cheese sandwich he made with his lunchables. He took the whole thing of cheese and put two crackers around it. It was so funny watching him try to get his mouth around it.

Rexburg Splash Park

2009-06-13T19:31:00.001-06:00

We had such a long streak of really warm weather so I took the boys to the Rexburg Splash park. We had never been and the boys had a great time playing in the water. Carter really wanted to go down the slide but he wasn't brave enough to get his face wet. At least this year he is willing to get wet.

Macy's School Program May 09

2009-06-13T19:23:00.002-06:00

Macy had a fun little spring program at school. They did all of the songs that they had learned throughout the year. It was really fun to see Macy up there and she did really good not getting scared being in front of a crowd. I can't believe my little girl will be in 2nd grade now.

Easter Egg Hunt

2009-04-16T11:51:00.002-06:00

Every year I have put together an easter egg hunt for the kids. This year we decided to go the egg hunt in Rexburg. I thought that it would be so much fun for the kids. I think that it turned out more tramatic than fun. Macy was upset and crying when we were done because she only had 2 eggs. The kids were mean and pushed and she didn't like any of it. Austin did better. He went with the flow and ended up with 7 eggs (which he shared some of with his sister). And then there is Carter who could care less about gathering eggs. He got one egg because his mom made him get it.
After our tragedy I thought that it might be a good idea to do something fun to erase the easter egg hunt from their minds. We packed a lunch and headed to Hamer where Jase is planting grain. We had a tailgate picnic. Lots more fun than the egg hunt. The kids had a blast and it was so warm outside. I got a sunburn in the hour we were outside. Pretty unusual for an Easter weekend in Idaho to have sun but we were soaking it all in.

Mary had a little lamb

2009-04-16T11:46:00.002-06:00

Grandpa Bird decided that the kids needed some bum lambs to take care of. He kept them for the first few weeks to get them going and then brought them to our house. I had the most excited kids. They spent the entire day outside with their lambs. They absolutely love feeding them. Carter would wait up in his bed until he would hear me come out at 10pm to go feed and would go with me. I will admit they have been kind of fun to have around.

What Heaven Sees in You/Three White Dresses

2009-03-23T10:17:00.001-06:00

Guess who found the pond

2009-02-25T14:11:00.002-07:00

The boys went outside to play this afternoon. It was so nice. Warmer, no wind and not raining. They were excited to find some of their toys that they have not played with all winter. And then they found it. The huge pond that is in the middle of the driveway. And of course the trucks just had to be driven right through the middle of it. When they came in and took their boots off, there was a huge brown puddle on the floor. Oh well, whats more laundry to do.

Our new Pond

2009-02-24T12:31:00.003-07:00

I have always wanted a pond in my yard, just not in the driveway. I can't believe how much snow is melting. It is like having a lake in the front yard. I think that the ground is still froze so the water doesn't have anywhere to go. I can't complain though, I am anxious for spring to get here, so we will wade through puddles as long as the snow keeps melting.

Spring Fever!!!

2009-02-23T16:09:00.003-07:00

I know that in Idaho it is probably way too early to be excited about spring. I mean we had snow on the ground last year until June, but I am so excited for spring. I can hardly wait. Today it was 50 degrees and there was a lot of melting snow outside which made me even more excited. I could see dirt in some spots and some of the grass where the snow had been pushed back. There is definately a lot of standing water. I can deal with the puddles as long as it warms up.

Abraham Lincoln

2009-02-22T08:26:00.002-07:00

I thought this was so cool. This is at the Hibbard Elementary school in Rexburg. It has been a little warmer during the days so he has melted a little, but I was so impressed that someone had made this.

Macy's Snowman

2009-01-28T11:11:00.003-07:00

Macy made this snowman all by herself. She was really proud of herself. She was devistated the next day when his head fell off. She just couldn't figure out why she couldn't make a good snowman. I thought he was really cute.

Our new house

2009-01-28T11:07:00.002-07:00

Our new house. I was so excited to move in. I was able to get all of our stuff out of storage and put everything away. We moved to Plano and it seems like a really nice place to be. I get to see the Teton's every morning from my dining room table. It just doesn't get much better than that. The kids have been really happy here too. They were able to get their toys out and had their beds back. We are so grateful for the opportunities that we have had this past year and hope that 2009 will be a great year.

Happy 3rd and 4th Birthday

2009-01-28T11:01:00.002-07:00

The boys celebrated their 3rd and 4th Birthdays in January. I can't believe that my babies are growing up so fast. They have become really good friends and it is fun to watch them play together and share. Because they are so close in age and the same size now, when we buy one of something we just have to buy two. It is a lot like having twins, which they get mistaken for all of the time. We had a really fun birthday.

New spiderman clothes.
A race car cake with "Cars" characters.

Opening presents, what a great time.

Christmas

2009-01-28T10:57:00.003-07:00

We had a great Christmas. Lots of presents lots of fun. We got up and opened presents, then ate breakfast and then we got ready to go to Mudlake to spend the rest of Christmas with my mom and dad. Well, Idaho weather had another plan. We had received Christmas Eve 2 feet of new snow. Being Christmas the roads didn't get plowed until later that day, so we ended up going out at 4pm. We weren't going to go but I am so glad that we did. It just wasn't Christmas without seeing mom & dad. The kids got lots of new clothes and were excited to wear them.

Christmas Eve

2009-01-28T10:46:00.003-07:00

The Rumsey's always do their family party on Christmas Eve. It is a lot of fun, we exchange and open up all of our presents, have a huge meal and everyone has a great time. This is especially fun because the kids get to open up some presents a little early, and it helps Christmas eve to go by a little faster. Our little family after the party.

Jase & Lexxi. We had to buy our little niece this cute Bronco's outfit. Usually her mom and dad come over on Sunday's and we have a lot of fun watching all of the NFL games, relaxing and eating yummy things. Her daddy is a huge Miami Dolphins fan and we at our house are big Bronco's fans, so we had to get her this outfit. Even her daddy thought she looked pretty cute in orange and blue.

Ward Christmas Party

2009-01-28T10:35:00.007-07:00

The ward Christmas party was really fun this year. It is kind of like a ward reunion. There are a lot of people that come back for this party. They had a really nice roast beef dinner for everyone. Mom & Dad came over to spend some time with us. It was really fun to have them there to see the kids see Santa.

Grandma & Grandpa Bird with Carter. He just woke up, the best time to snuggle with him, it's the only time he holds still long enough to snuggle.
Austin seeing Santa. He loved Santa. He met Santa at the door and walked right behind him all the way up to the stage. Then he proceed to sit on Santa's lap not once, but three times. He would just butt his way to the front of line and keep going around and around.

Macy & Santa. She was excited to let him know what she wanted for Christmas but she was pretty shy when it came right down to talking to him.

Carter hated everything about Santa. He didn't want us talking to Santa, he didn't want to watch the other kids talk to Santa, he DID NOT want to sit on his lap. Good thing Santa is so loving, Carter still got lots of presents.

Cold Weather Playing

2009-01-28T10:19:00.004-07:00

Well life decided to take our family on a detour this last fall. Jase's job started talking about cut backs and days off without pay due to the economy, so we decided that the best thing for us was to go back to farming. Jase's boss was so good to us, he took Jase back as if he had never left. We will always be grateful to him for being so kind and taking care of us. In the process, this meant another move for our family. Not exactly something I was excited about having to do, but something that had to be done. We stayed with Jase's mom and dad for a few months while we found a house. It was a lot of fun for the kids to get to spend that special time with their grandma & grandpa.

For some reason the boys got into wearing the snow boots around the house with their gloves while they pretened to be superhero's. Carter insisted that he wear his sisters pink boots. Austin thought he was really cool when he got to wear teh goggles.

They boys heading outside to do some snow plowing.

Helping Dad

2008-11-11T12:49:00.001-07:00

Jase just got back from a week in Boise. I definately think that he was missed. Austin was very excited to be able to help his dad wax the pickup. Even though it was kind of cold outside, he needed a rag to help. I am so glad that he has the opportunity to learn from his dad.

I Voted!!

2008-11-04T11:47:00.002-07:00

I did my civil duty this morning and voted. It is an exciting election this year. No matter how you vote, history will be made. I have to say that I will definately be glad when this election is over, but I am excited to watch tv tonight to see how it all turns out. Jase had to be out of town today so we had to do an absentee ballot for him. He voted a few days ago. I decided that next time, that is what I am going to do to. I had to take the boys with me today, and they were really good. They got stickers, balloons and cookies. They asked me on the way out if they could come back again. This is a special election for my mom this year too. It is the first time in her life that she will get to cast her ballot for the President of the United States of America. She just got her citizenship. I am so proud of her and very excited for her to have this opportunity.

Trunk or Treat

2008-11-02T20:34:00.006-07:00

Trunk or treat 2008. Our new ward did the trunk or treat on Tuesday, so that everyone could still go trick or treating on Friday. It started at 6pm and this is Carter, Austin & Jase waiting for all the excitment. Notice the short sleeves and lack of winter clothing. It was a beautiful night. I can't ever remember trick or treating without coats, even when I was a kid. After the trunk or treat, they had drinks and games inside the church. It was a lot of fun.

The boys doing a little trunk or treating.

Macy "The Little Witch" She was so excited to have her face painted.

Carter & Austin

Friday night we took the kids to a neighborhood and let them go door to door trick or treating. Macy was a little confused about what we were doing, and I had so much fun explaining to her that she was going to be trick or treating like I did as a kid. The first few houses they were pretty shy and unsure of what they were doing, but they caught on quick and it was fun to see their excitment as they caught the Halloween spirit. Jase and I walked with them, and it was such a nice night. Warm, no one even wore a jacket (Shocker!!!) What a fun Halloween we had this year.

Getting Ready for Halloween

2008-10-27T15:35:00.003-06:00

We carved pumpkins today. The trunk n' treat is on Tuesday night, and I thought that it would be fun to take the pumpkins with us. The kids had so much fun doing this. Macy and Carter were good sports, but Austin was not about to put his hand in the pumpkin. I looked over at him halfway through and had to laugh. He was standing on the chair, with a disturbed look on his face and his nose plugged. He couldn't stand the smell of the pumpkin as much as he couldn't stand the feel of it. He had to go to the other room. I laughed. My big tough boy was taken out by a pumpkin.

Saturday the D.A.R.E program had kids come to "Dr. Slaughter's House of Terror". They had nice monsters and handed out treats on the way through the spooke alley. The kids had fun, but their favorite part was the train that took everyone back to the parking lot. It was fun for them to get dressed up in their costumes.

Carter - Turtle, Austin - Tiger, Macy - Witch

Jase's Elk 10-15-08

2008-10-16T16:26:00.005-06:00

Jase went hunting today with Rick and some of Rick's friends. It was a new area to all of them, but they lucked out and Jase was able to get a spike elk. Not the set of horns he was hoping for, but after not seeing any elk last year he decided that he would take what he could get. We are really excited to have the extra meat for the winter. He was so proud of himself and the kids thought he was pretty cool stuff too. They were full of a million questions about what had happened, where he had been, and what he was doing.

Sunday morning snow!

2008-10-13T10:59:00.003-06:00

I know that I live in Idaho, and it shouldn't surprise me, but it always seems to. I woke up Sunday morning to this....
I could hardly believe that we had that much snow. It was so cold too, not another surprising fact for Idaho. I always get excited at the first snow. It was so beautiful how it blanked all the ground with a beautiful coat of white. I figured that by the time we got out of church that it would all be gone. That is usually how it works around here, and the kids were anxious to play in the new snow. I was suprised to see the snow still on the ground when we came out of church. The kids changed into snow coats as soon as they got home and ran outside to build a snowman. And much to my suprise it snowed some more this afternoon. They claim it is going to warm up at the end of the week, so maybe we will have a little more fall before we have to endure winter again.

Feeding the Ducks

2008-10-13T10:53:00.003-06:00

Well we have moved. It was quite an experience. It was hard for us to leave our old home. It has been home for so long and we were all so comfortable there. It was the only home that they boy's had ever known. But change is inevitable and we embraced it as best we could. Jase started a new job the end of August. It has been so much better and we have enjoyed having our had with us. It has been challenging for him and very different from anything that he has ever done, but he is doing well with it. We decided that we would relocate and then we didn't have to do a bunch of commuting. The move was a lot of work. Man I can't believe how much stuff we had collected. We did a lot of cleaning out and simplifying which I actually enjoyed. We had a lot of great help moving and appreciated everyone that was willing to spend their daying moving our stuff. We would not have been able to do it without great family. The first week that we were here Aunt Andrea came and took the kids to the river to feed the ducks. They had such a good time and it was so sweet of her to spend the afternoon with them. How blessed we are to have family all around us.

Macy's big 7

2008-09-14T18:49:00.003-06:00

I can't believe that my baby is 7 years old. She has grown up so much. She has been looking forward to her birthday for months now. In fact she asked me this afternoon when her next birthday was. I told her in 365 sleeps, and she looked at me like I was making that up.
Not exactly sure who invited the grandparents that would bring a piano. Grandma Rumsey, has noticed Macy's love for music. She always wants to play on Grandma's piano.

She specifically asked that there was a 7 on the cake. She got her 7.

Firewood

2008-09-14T18:45:00.003-06:00

Every year we make a few trips to Island Park to help Jase's Aunt & Uncle get firewood. We always have so much fun being up in the woods and enjoying nature.

The boys especially enjoy the lunch box. They are just making sure it is protected.Macy, being such a big help. She loves knowing that she is helping.
Jase and Margie, taking a break.

Family Pictures

2008-09-14T18:40:00.002-06:00

Check this out

2008-08-26T11:25:00.002-06:00

There is a blog, www.vanillajoy.com that is doing these awesome give aways this week. They are giving away the coolest scrapbook stuff. You have to check it out and enter. All you have to do is post a comment. Simple as that. Best of luck, I will be checking it out everyday.

1st grade here we come!!!!

2008-08-20T11:03:00.003-06:00

Oh, I can't believe that my baby is in first grade. I got all choked up just taking this picture and remembering last year when we took the same picture just before kindergarten and I realized how much she has grown. I am having a harder time with 1st grade compared to kindergarten. She is going to be at school all day. It seems that she has grown up just way too fast.
Macy and her teacher. She is so nervous about the first day of school. She is so shy, but her teacher seems like she will be really fun.
Waiting in line to go to class. Mom was having a hard time leaving. I probably would have stayed all day if they would have let me.

Tonka Truck's and Dirt - A boys HEAVEN!

2008-08-20T10:56:00.002-06:00

Ahhh, there is nothing better than tonka trucks and dirt for little boys. For some reason my boys can seem to find dirt to play in no matter where they go. I thought that it was a little too quiet in the house, and upon further investigation I discovered the boys outside in their underware (yes they are frequently in their underware), playing with their trucks. It was so cute to see them playing so well together. I snapped these pictures without them knowing I was watching.

This was also cute, they were outside playing and had their trucks right next to each others. Thanks to Grandma for the great birthday presents, they boys are loving their trucks.

Pioneer Days

2008-08-20T10:42:00.004-06:00

OK, so I know that I am a little slow to post, but I have really good intentions of getting better. These are the pictures from the Pioneer Day's parade. It is such a fun parade to go to. The kids had so much fun. After the parade we went to Grandma's to swim. Thats the best way to spend the after noon after a parade. Cooling off in the pool.

Macy with her bag to put all of her candy in. We were glad we had it, we ended up with so much candy.

Austin wearing mom's shades. He has such a hard time in the sun and refused to wear his own glasses. Apparently mom's work better.
The love of my life!
Little Lexxi, she is so stinkin' cute.
Carter, he thought he was pretty big stuff sitting in dad's chair.

All American Boy

2008-07-18T14:16:00.003-06:00

My all american boy. Austin loves baseball. His favorite movie is "Everyone's Hero". If you haven't seen it I would strongly recommend it. It's way cute. Austin asks me every night on our way home if I will play baseball with him. We got him this tee with plastic ball and bat for Christmas. But he won't use them. He has to have a hard ball and this little wooden bat that he got from my mom. He takes that bat everywhere with him. He is such a boy.

He is so excited. Tonight we are going to a Chuckers baseball game in Idaho Falls. It is going to be so much fun. I am excited to get lots of fun pictures.

Chaos

2008-07-10T18:24:00.002-06:00

Do you ever have a day where you feel like your life is in complete chaos. Well I have been having a week of it. I have so many things that I want to get done, and so many ideas for things to do, and it seems like the harder I try to get it all done the less that gets accomplished. I am not even talking about my regular house cleaning chores (which by the way are not getting done). I have lots of projects that I have started and not yet completed. The funniest thing is that the more chaos I feel the more ideas I get. Now if I could just figure out how to keep track of them all.

Today Jase made the comment to me that their watering was slowing down and summer was half over. To him this means getting the crops harvested and then slowing down. I was so sad when I thought about summer being half over. It seems like it just started, I am not ready for it to be over already.

My Macy starts school in a month. Oh how I am not looking forward to the chaos of school mornings. Stressing myself out making sure that we have everything and getting her to the bus in time so that she doesn't miss it. Macy is bored with summer already and looking forward to being in the 1st grade. Oh how she is growing up, 6 going on 18. Sometimes I can't believe the drama that we have to deal with. Jase keeps asking me if it is going to get better and I informed him "Absolutely Not!!!! Next we hit puberty and it will be twice as bad" Oh not looking forward to that. I am hower looking forward to school shopping and buying her lots of new school clothes. She is so like me and hates to shop. That is where the internet has saved my life. I can go on there, pick out exactly what I want and have it sent directly to my door. No more crowds, man life is good.

Ok, so enough rambling. I have a long list of things that need to be done, and it's not going to get done on it's own. Best of luck with your chaos.

Our little fishing trip

2008-07-05T18:02:00.002-06:00

We had a fun day fishing. Even though we did not catch anything, we still had a good time.

Carter fishing.

Jase & Austin
Macy

Happy 4th of July

2008-07-05T17:52:00.002-06:00

We started our 4th of July with a parade in Rexburg. It was so hot. We were glad that it wasn't too long. The sun was really bright.

The only time that mom doesn't yell for being in the road. Catching a little candy and watching the parade up close.
AH!!! We needed to cool down a bit.
Just making sure we are still friends.
Now this is a holdiay!

Bear Lake

2008-06-29T21:21:00.003-06:00

It's always funnier with more people. We all spent Saturday at the lake. We had so much fun, playing in the water, soaking up the sun, and eating lots of snacks. What a wonderful Saturday afternoon.

Nicole, Hadley & Brittney, How is it that our little brother is so much bigger than us now.
Austin & his "tough guy" pose.
Just playing in the dirt. Life couldn't be better.
Time out for a little lunch. Need to refuel.

Swimming at Grandma's house

2008-06-29T20:25:00.003-06:00

We had so much fun at Grandma's house playing in the pool. The kids loved the swim, even though the water was cold.

Picnic in the park

2008-06-29T20:21:00.003-06:00

After the air show we decided that we needed a picnic in the park. We ate and then the kids played. What a fun filled day.

I couldn't believe that Carter actually got on the swing. He always cries, but finally he is able to enjoy it.

Air Show - Rexburg

2008-06-29T20:09:00.003-06:00

Father's day weekend we went to the air show. It was really good and we had the best time. Especially Jase, he loves planes and he has obviously passed that on to his boys because they had a great time too.

Macy & Isabelle
The boys and the planes that grandpa bought them.
Some of the planes.

Dad's 50TH!!! Birthday!!!

2008-06-29T20:04:00.003-06:00

That's right. Dad turned 50 years old. As he would put it "a half a century old". I told him it was all down hill from here.

Man that is a lot of candles.

Happy Birthday Dad, we love you!

Planting the Garden

2008-06-29T19:58:00.003-06:00

Ok, so the weather in Idaho leaves much to be desired, but we had to get the garden planted. It was not so warm and we ending up planting half the garden in the rain (we ended up soaked). But we managed to have a good time spending time together. It will all be worth it when we are eating corn on the cob.

Kindergarten Graduation

2008-06-29T18:30:00.004-06:00

My little girl graduated from kindergarten. I can't believe how big is now. We were so proud of her. Grandma Bird bought her the graduation dress, and Grandpa Bird picked it out for her.

Happy Mothers Day!!!

2008-05-11T20:29:00.000-06:00

What a wonderful holiday. To celebrate the mothers in our lives. I had a wonderful day. Macy is old enough that she understands what is going on and she has been so cute. They made really cute cards at the daycare, and the little poem inside made me cry. Then they used paint to paint their hand prints on the cards, something I will cherish for the rest of my life. I was able to spend the afternoon with my mom. I always love spending time with her. My mom is my best friend and I am so grateful to have her in my life. Love you lots mom!!!

Cherish the moment

2008-05-11T20:25:00.000-06:00

I fixed Macy's hat by putting the flowers on it. It was so cute, so I asked her to stand there for me to get a picture. Austin liked the idea of having his picture taken as well. So I got them together. Their favorite thing is to be able to look at the picture after you take them. They always ask as soon as the picture is taken "Let me see". I am so willing to take their pictures as many times as they will let me. I just hope that they are always like that.

Bear World

2008-05-11T20:18:00.000-06:00

Macy had a field trip to Bear World for Kindergarten. They invited the parents and siblings to come along. I took the morning off work and took Austin with us. We rode the bus and went through Bear World. The Bears were amazing, it was so cool to be able to see them up that close. Then we had a lunch and went through the petting zoo. The kids had a really good time, I was so glad that we were able to go.

No More Training Wheels!!!

2008-05-11T20:15:00.000-06:00

Wow! I can't believe how big my Macy is getting. She decided that she wanted to learn how to ride her bike without the training wheels. (Plus we couldn't find the training wheels to put back on.) Once she set her mind to it, she could ride all over with no help. She was so proud of herself and wanted to show off her new talent to everyone.

Baseball night at the Rumsey's

2008-04-07T21:32:00.000-06:00

Tonight, even though the temperature has not been all that nice, we couldn't wait to get outside and play. We still have so much snow in our yard, so we had to play ball in the driveway. We still had a good night, hitting the ball. Carter, of course, had to find the mud puddle and get right in it.

Little Miss Daisy Mae

2008-04-07T21:29:00.000-06:00

Macy put this little outfit together. I tried so hard not to laugh by she looked so dang cute. She was pretty proud of herself.

Opening day at the IF Zoo

2008-04-07T21:22:00.001-06:00

Today was the 1st day the Idaho Falls Zoo opened for the season. It was not as warm as we would have liked by the kids have been asking to go to the zoo for months now, so we decided that we would give it a try. It was great! The weather left much to be desired but all the animals were out and moving around. They had a lion cub, a baby camel, and a baby kangaroo. We had a great time despite the colder spring weather.

A New Cousin

2008-04-07T21:13:00.000-06:00

Erin & Rikki had a little girl March 21st, Lexxi Dee. The kids sure were excited to have her finally here. It's like having a little sister without the sleepness nights. I sure am loving it.

Valentines 2008

2008-04-07T21:06:00.000-06:00

We sure love Valentine's Day. Macy had a lot of fun this year at school. She came home with so much candy. It was better than Halloween. The kids had a fun Valentine's party at the daycare too. We stayed in tonight and had a really nice family Valentine's dinner.

Blame it on Elnino!

2008-04-07T20:58:00.000-06:00

WOW!!! It has been a really long time since I can remember having this much snow in a winter. The kids have had so much fun playing in it, and have loved climbing all the drifts. I have not had as much fun having to drive in it every morning, but we need the moisture. This moose has been hanging out at our house for most of the winter. He keeps eating the willow tree, good thing that we don't like that tree anyway.

Family Pictures Summer 2007

2008-02-27T19:55:00.000-07:00

Erin came to the house and took these pictures for us in the front yard. It was so last minute but they turned out really great!

Carter's 2nd Birthday

2008-01-07T21:40:00.000-07:00

Austin's 3rd Birthday 01-04-07

2008-01-07T21:35:00.001-07:00

Christmas 2007

2008-01-07T21:27:00.001-07:00

Halloween 2007

2008-01-07T21:22:00.000-07:00

Macy's School Halloween Party

2008-01-07T21:15:00.000-07:00

I went to Macy's class Halloween party today. It was so much fun to get to meet the kids in her class that she talks so much about. They sure had a fun time.

Wood Cutting 10-14/07

2007-10-18T08:49:00.001-06:00

We have been going up to Island Park to help Jase's Aunt & Uncle (Margie & Loren) get firewood. We have had a lot of time working together as a family. The kids get really excited when I tell them that we are going up into the mountains to get wood. What a fun time!

Macy's 6th Birthday

2007-10-17T13:50:00.000-06:00

What a fun birthday party we had! Macy didn't care about anything except whether there was a barbie in her birthday cake, and we came through. We had a fun dinner, with Scott & Norene, Mom & Dad, and Erin & Rikki. Macy, with the help of her brothers, opened her presents.

1st Day of Kindergarten

2007-08-22T17:56:00.000-06:00

August 22, 2007 - Today was the first day of Kindergarten for Macy. She was so excited to finally get to go to school. She really like her teacher, Mrs. Couch. She was most excited about getting to ride the bus. I can't believe that my baby is going to school. She grew up way too fast.

Chuckars Baseball Game

2007-08-22T17:50:00.001-06:00

July 27, 2007 - Tonight we went to the Idaho Falls Chuckars Baseball game. We had a lot of fun. Potandon Produce fed us dinner and we were able to sit at the picnic tables along the 3rd baseline so the kids were able to play on the grass through the game. Jase caught a foul ball right off, so Austin thought he was pretty cool that he had a baseball to play with all night.

Pioneer Day Parade

2007-08-22T17:39:00.000-06:00

July 21, 2007 - Today was the Pioneer Day Parade in St. Anthony. They really have a nice parade. Mom, Dad, Brittney,Isabelle, Max & Hadley went with us. After the parade we went to the park and ate lunch. We had a fun day.

Rigby Lake

2007-07-08T15:19:00.000-06:00

We spent the day at Rigby Lake. It was so nice. The kids have the best time playing in the water. We took our picnic and just played in the water. What a nice way to spend a hot summer day.

Proud to be an AMERICAN!!!!

2007-07-07T10:32:00.000-06:00

Only July 5, 2007 Mom became a citizen of the United States of America! This was a really neat ceremony to be able to see. They really tried to make this special for everyone there. There were 30 people getting their citizenship today from 10 different countries. We are so proud of you mom!

4th of July

2007-07-07T10:15:00.000-06:00

We spent this 4th of July in Boise, with Grandpa & Grandma Bird. We had a fun day swimming at the pool. We went to the Ann Morrison park in downtown Boise and found a spot on a little hill to watch the fireworks. It was a lot of fun.

West Yellowstone May 2007

2007-05-28T09:30:00.001-06:00

We decided to take a drive to West Yellowstone for Mother's Day. The kids were really excited. We packed a picinic and off we went. We saw so many Buffalo and Elk. Austin loved the Buffalo, when we stopped to see them he would hang out the window and moo at them. We got to Old Faithful just in time to see it go off. We had our picinic at Old Faithful and then drove around Yellowstone Lake. It was such a beautiful day. Nice and warm and lots of sun.

Mother's Day 2007

2007-05-28T09:27:00.000-06:00

The kids made me some cards with their pictures on them at the daycare for Mother's Day. They also took white carnations and dyed them. I got one pink one and 2 blue ones. They were really proud of themselves when they gave them to me. I wanted to be able to remember this so I took their pictures with the flowers.

Macy's lost tooth 04-03-07

2007-05-28T09:19:00.000-06:00

Well, Macy finally lost her tooth. It seems like it has been lose forever, but she didn't want anyone to touch it. It scared her when it finally did fall out. She was so scared that she threw the tooth. Barbara, her babysitter, found it and sent it home with us. We put it under her pillow that night, and the next morning when I went upstairs to ask her if the "tooth fairy" had left anything she couldn't even look. She had me look first. And sure enough the tooth fairy left her five dollars. She was pretty excited about it.