Murdock Family

Mark's the Man

2010-11-07T14:10:00.000-08:00

May 5th was our 15th anniversary. I was completely in shock when 5 dozen tulips were delivered to our home. The card read, "Since I couldn't get you to Holland this year, I thought I would bring a little Holland to you" Love, Mark

Wow, what an amazing surprise. Tulips are my favorite and it was so fun to have them decorating our whole house.

Just different angles of the amazingly beautiful flowers.

Thank you Mark for being so thoughtful. It was a fabulous surprise.

I love you so much!

2010-11-07T14:01:00.000-08:00

Tyler's 14th Birthday-

yes it was 6 months ago. We are still in the catch up mode.

What a handsome young man!

My family loves me!

Look at all these presents!

14 year old boys, give them food and they will be HAPPY!

Smile for the camera!

What could it be?

What a Super kid! Tyler we are so glad that you are part of our family. Hope you had a great day!

A little catch up... okay a lot!

2010-10-31T21:29:00.000-07:00

Madison graduating from D.A.R.E. May 2010

Madison with Mrs. Korth her 5th grade teacher

Madison with Officer Lyman the D.A.R.E. officer

Madison with Former Mrs. Utah. Doesn't she look good with the crown!

Family get togethers

ALL us girls

Look at all these kids!

Foot zoning- this is just what I do!

We went to Cancun for our 15th Anniversary!
We had planned to go to London and then on to Holland, but after the Volcano erupted in Iceland and our flights were canceled, we had a slight change of plans. Originally we were disappointed, but it ended up being a fabulous trip!!!

Tulem

I held this huge Iguana just to impress my boys!

Chichen Itza

Isle of Mujeres

Xcaret!

We stayed in the JW Marriott

Tulem, our favorite ruin!

Xelha!

More of Chichen Itza or should we say Chicken Pizza!

We had the greatest time!

AND... more catch up to come!

The kids wishing for Spring....Easter weekend!

2010-05-12T12:29:00.000-07:00

Easter weekend was cold, cold, cold! The kids all got new shorts in their Easter baskets and thought they had to wear them. They also wanted pictures, and since Madison has been in Photography club all year, she volunteered to be the photographer. She did a great job and had fun doing it. Tyler took the pictures of her. Maybe soon they will get to wear shorts on a daily basis!

KADEN-6 yrs old

JACOB- 9 yrs old

MADISON- 11 yrs. old

TYLER-13 here, but now 14 yrs old

Hot Purple Peppers!

2010-05-10T09:13:00.001-07:00

Madison is on a competitive soccer team called the Hot Purple Peppers. She loves it, loves it, loves it!!! They played in Ogden at a indoor facility during the winter and they are now playing spring outdoor soccer. The girls play teams from the surrounding areas and will be playing in a few tournaments this summer.

Madison's last soccer game of indoor they put her in as the goalie, as they had a 9 point lead. Madison's favorite position is forward and she loves to score!!!

Can you tell she plays hard?!

Most of her team!

The girls and their fabulous coaches! (the assistant coach is my personal favorite)

Scouting...Wolf and Life!!!

2010-05-09T19:28:00.000-07:00

What a surprise, I am a little behind. So here are some fun happenings that have occurred in our lives the last few months!!!

Tyler becoming a Life Scout!!! Eagle is next so stay tuned...

Tyler with his scout leader, Bro. Walker

Jacob getting his WOLF!

Jacob has really loved scouts. This is his den leader Sis. LeDuc presenting him with his Wolf.

We are sure proud of our scouters.

Love of the Game!

2010-02-28T14:15:00.000-08:00

Jacob has a love for the game of Basketball. He, at this point in his life, plans on playing for the NBA. Jacob just finished junior jazz a few weeks ago to his dismay, and is already looking forward to his summer basketball workshop.

His team had some of his best friends on it, which made it an even better season. They were a great team!

Little slow...but finally my Christmas post!

2010-01-27T13:56:00.000-08:00

We had a great Christmas (a whole month ago) and wanted to share a few of our cute pictures. We love acting out the Nativity Story every Christmas Eve, I think it is one of our best traditions. The kids love looking for things to dress up in and you all know how much my kids like to perform! Mark always calls for the Narrator, and no one ever fights him for it.

Kaden wanted to be a wise man and even made his very own crown!

Tyler was a humble shepherd

Madison the beautiful angel

I was lucky enough to be Mary and Jacob was the kind and gentle Joseph.

Thank heavens we still have a baby doll at our house to be the Baby Jesus.

Everyone in their new PJ'S they got to open Christmas Eve.

CHRISTMAS DAY...

We had a great day, the kids were all happy and very grateful!

Mark and Kaden's Birthday

2010-01-03T12:55:00.001-08:00

Mark and Kaden share a birthday on December 23rd. Mark says that his birthday is better now that he shares it with Kaden. Kaden seems to think it is pretty cool to share it with his Dad. They like a lot of the same things, but when it comes to food they are pretty different. This makes meals a challenge on their birthday. Mark is so kind and he let Kaden choose Breakfast and Lunch and then Mark chose dinner. We try to make it special for both of them since it is only 2 days before Christmas. Hopefully they both had a good day! We sure love them and I am very glad that they are a part of my life!!!

Kaden's birthday Cake for his birthday party. He wanted a Ben 10 birthday party this year.

Kaden with his friends and about ready to blow out his candles.

Birthday morning, ready to open presents. I think Mark would have slept in a little longer if it was just up to him.

Mark got just what he wanted...Blu Ray Disk Player

Kaden, very excited about his new Bakugan collection.

Kaden was so excited to open his presents. One of the things he asked for was a watermelon of his very own. He was nice and let all of us have some. Watermelon is his very favorite food, along with Mac and Cheese.

Kaden and Jacob all dressed up in Kaden's new cowboy and Indian gear. They had a lot of fun together, and I think they are very cute!

Jacob's Riddles

2009-12-20T19:40:00.000-08:00

Jacob had a ton of fun making up riddles in his 3rd grade class. We thought they were pretty great and Tyler thought I should post them on the blog, so enjoy!

1-He is funny and cute

He is my cousin

He is brown like chocolate

Who is he?

answer: Christian

2-He is a dog

His teeth shine in the sun

My cousin loves him

Who is it?

answer: Rusty

3-He is Big and Jolly

He laughs with a HO HO HO

He is busy like a bee

Who is he?

answer: Santa

4-She is sweet as Honey

She is nice like a flower

She is busy like a bee

Who is she?

answer: My mom

(I really like this one)

5-He is wearing my favorite color

He makes toys

He works with Santa

Who is it?

answer: Santa's elf

I am sure I am not quite as good at riddles as Jacob, but I have to give it a try so here it goes.

He is funny and can make everyone laugh

He is a great friend and kind to all

When I see his toothless smile, I smile too

Who is he?

answer: My very special Jacob!

Madison's 11th Birthday!

2009-12-07T11:16:00.000-08:00

On November 8, 1998 Madison Suzette was born. We were so thrilled to have a girl and to have her arrive so healthy even though she was 4 weeks early. She has been such a joy and help to us. Every mother needs a daughter and I am glad I was chosen to be her Mom. Madison is growing up to fast, she is becoming such a beautiful young lady. Here is a recent picture of her after getting her perm.

Birthday Morning, opening her presents.

What could it be?

Cheese!

Madison's birthday was on a Sunday. We got together for our monthly Forbush Family get together and celebrated her special day with cousins, uncles and aunts and Grandpa and Grandma Forbush.

Two cakes so we could have enough for everyone!!!

We love you Madison!

Halloween 2009, I'm just a tad slow!!!

2009-12-06T20:06:00.000-08:00

Now that I have Christmas music playing I guess it's time to post our Halloween Pictures. About a week before Halloween we went to some of our friends house to carve pumpkins and had a great time. The night before Halloween someone decided to steal our carved pumpkins off our porch, not sure why. I thought we would find them smashed somewhere, but they were no where to be found. So.... Halloween afternoon we had to go buy more and carve them or I think Kaden would have not made it through the day. He was so looking forward to lighting his pumpkin with a candle. I was very grateful for the nice weather so we could carve outside.

2nd round of carving, probably good since I didn't have my camera the first time!

Mark's office has a great time dressing up each year for their patients. This year they decided to all be rock stars. Mark was very excited about his Michael Jackson costume. He looked great and I think had fun playing the part. He is pretty good at the moon walk.

Madison was Bat Girl, she looked great and it was something totally different for her. She had a great time trick or treating with her friends.

Jacob and Kaden were Mario and Luigi. They looked so cute. They had a fun time trick or treating with some of our neighborhood friends the Pugsleys. I went with them this year as it was a little warmer and I like to save the cold years for Mark.

The Rest of Our Family Vacation- Aug 2009

2009-10-18T15:14:00.000-07:00

I'm just a tad slow on this post.....but I still wanted to do it. After we spent a few days in Lake Tahoe, we headed to Yosemite National Park. It was quite the drive, lots of turns and curves and well you can only imagine what happened. We were glad we were prepared with ziplocks. Once we finally got there... we had a good time. So many hikes to choose from.

We hiked to Vernal Falls, 2 miles up and 2 back. We also hiked to the base of Yosemite falls, only 1/2 mile there and then 1/2 back.

It is so beautiful there... how could anyone question that there is a God.

Amazing scenery and my cute family.

I love the grins...we made it!

The boys loved climbing all the rocks. I think this is better than any playground.

It was so fun to see these deer, they let us get so close. Tyler loved taking this picture, he didn't even have to zoom in.

Mark and I sitting in front of one of the Sequoias in the grove.

Tyler found this pine cone that he thought looked like a phone. He told me to take a picture because this might be as close as he will ever get to owning his own cell phone.

This was my favorite Sequoia. It was just fun to walk through a tree. Most of the tourist(which it seemed like a million) only went to this point of the hike. For some crazy reason we thought it wasn't going to be that long or hard to continue on to the Mariposa grove and the famous fallen tunnel tree.

This is the Oldest Sequoia. It was around during the life of Christ. Pretty cool!

Gigantic tree, makes you feel pretty small!

The Famous Fallen Tunnel Tree. This is the one that people use to be able to drive through. Wow! Glad we did the hike, but boy it was hard. It was at least 4 miles hiking up to this point. 8 miles round trip. Our kids were troopers! They were so tired and so hungry, we all were, but we made it!!! It was a great once in a lifetime experience!

First Day of School-2009

2009-09-20T14:16:00.000-07:00

School didn't start until August 31st this year, which means we won't get out until June. I can hardly believe all my kids are in school, they are growing up so fast! I thought having them all in school would mean I would have a little time to myself, but it hasn't quite happened yet!

Kaden started Kindergarten this year, he only goes 1/2 day so we still have time together and he gets a little down time before the kids get home. His Kindergarten teacher is Mrs. Holdaway. It is her first year at Discovery, but she has been teaching for quite awhile. Kaden really likes school, his only disappointment is not having his best friend Gavin in his class.

Jacob is in the third grade! He loves his teacher Mrs Nelson and is extremely happy he has almost all of his friends in his class. He is such a social bug and loves to play with both the boys and the girls. He has had way to much homework already due to the fact that he socializes to much and gets distracted to easily.

Miss Madison is in the 5th grade which means she is one of the oldest in the school. I think she kind of likes this. I like it because she can be the dependable big sister and make sure her brothers get to school safely. Mrs. Becki Korth is her teacher and a few of her friends are in her class. She too is most disappointed that her best friend Sarah is not in her class.

Tyler entered Box Elder Middle School this year and is in the 8th grade. WOW, can he be that old? This year he seems to like most his teachers so far and was thrilled to have his best friend Hunter in one of his classes. He was excited to go back to school mostly to get away from the slave driver-me! I think he likes school work better than all his summer jobs. Tyler was excited to have contacts to start the new school year.

Peach Days 2009

2009-09-14T20:41:00.000-07:00

I still plan to post from our Yosemite trip and the first day of school, but thought I would share just a small part of Peach Days first. Mark is the Chamber President this year and so we had a BIG part of Peach Days! The theme was "Having the time of your life". I enjoyed being a Hostess for the Peach Queen Pageant again this year. I really enjoyed the two girls I got to help and be "Mom" to. I was very impressed with all the girls that ran, what a great group!!! Mark did an amazing job with Peach Days, one of our favorite things was the Jon Schmidt concert. Mark is a big fan and thought that he would be fun to have come. He was right! Biggest crowd ever at a Peach Days concert. Another highlight this year was having the govenor, Gary Herbert, come to Brigham and be in the parade. Mark and several others went to the Capital and invited him to come with only one bribe-PEACHES! I guess they were good!!! Madison, Jacob and Kaden all walked in the children's parade on Friday night with other Discovery Elementary Dolphins. Jacob carried a flag with other cub scouts in Saturday's big parade. Thank you Micah, Tiffani and family for coming Friday night, we had fun celebrating Rebekah's birthday at Peach Days. Thank you Dad, Mom, Melanie, Justin and Juliette for coming Saturday. We have such amazing family support!!! Just a few pictures... I didn't to do great with pictures again!

Peach Queen Pageant... these are the cute girls I got to help. They both did super well and are very talented. They were so fun to be with, thanks for letting me help!

Caroline Kennedy

Morgan Brooks, Peach Queen 1st Attendant

Morgan and Caroline

Madison had a soccer game at 8:30 Saturday morning in Lewiston, about 1 hr. away. She did AWESOME! She scored 4 goals, and yes her team won! Way to go HOT PURPLE PEPPERS! We made it back in time to see Jacob in the Parade!

Jacob carried Indiana's state flag.

Lake Tahoe

2009-08-03T19:19:00.000-07:00

We are having such a great time on our Family Vacation!!! We arrived here at the south end of Lake Tahoe Saturday night, after a 9 hour drive. The Kids did amazing in the car and have been getting along great since we arrived, what a miracle!!! If they keep it up we just might want to do the whole family trip thing again in the future! Thought we would share some of our fun pictures from our last few days adventure.

It is so beautiful here! I have never seen anything quite like it. Mountains, pine trees, the lake that has some of the most amazing colors of blue, and then the clear blue sky!

The kids jumped off the boat in Emerald Bay! The water is a little cold!

Riding on the boat! Mark had a great time driving, he was pretty great at it too!

My amazing kids!

They had such a great time on the boat. I am glad they got the love of water from their Dad!

Since swimming lessons, Kaden has become very brave in the water. After watching Tyler and Madison jump off the boat, he wanted to also. He didn't even hesitate. When he came up he had the look of terror on his face. I don't know if it was the cold or if it was because he went down pretty far before he came up, but either way he was so anxious to get back on the boat. Jacob wouldn't jump in because it was too cold. He is definitely my son!

Mark and Tyler decided to do something a little out of the ordinary and try parasailing. Tyler was a little nervous, but Mark was so... excited! Mark captured this great picture of Tyler up at about 1200 feet. They both loved it and thought Madison and I should try it. Maybe next time!

Going out on the boat to Parasail!

Having a great time at the beach! The paddle boat was fun, just a little exhausting. Maybe we are not in the best of shape. Our favorite part of the paddle boats was when we had two 11 year old boys ask us to race. We think they just thought Madison was cute, because when we ended up in a tie they both made sure to give Madison a high five! I think this is just the beginning.

The kids worked on this volcano for a good hour!

We love the place we are staying, it is so family friendly!

Family Reunions!!!

2009-07-12T15:22:00.000-07:00

I thought it would be a great idea to blog about our family reunions, but since I forgot the camera at both reunions (at least I am consistent, right!?) this will be a picture free blog. According to Madison blogs without pictures are no fun. So with that being said, I will make this short so to not bore my readers, especially my daughter!

The Forbush reunion was in early June and took place in Heber City at this amazing cabin that my brother and sister-in-law found. It was gigantic, or at least it seemed like it to all of us. It had 8 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms, a big kitchen with everything we needed, a basement full of fun things including a pool table, pinball, ping pong, a big t.v., etc. Despite it being rainy and very muddy, we had an amazing time! It was so nice to just relax, play games, talk and eat with everyone. Nate and Sarah, who were in charge did a great job planning fun things for us to do. We had a great time doing unusual Olympic games, sharing our talents and just hanging out together. One of the very best parts of the reunion was the fact that there was absolutely no fighting between the kids, which meant no tattling! Thanks for all your hard work Nate and Sarah!!! It is our turn next year, wonder where and what we will be doing.☺

The Murdock reunion was in late June and held in Colorado Springs. Three of Marks siblings live there and so only 2 of us had to travel the long 10-12 hours. It was so great to be there and see each other again. We don't get to see Mark's family very often, so it is so great to see the cousins reunite and have a great time together. I personally love to see Mark and his brothers revert back to their childhood and tease and compete with each other. They are all pretty hilarious. Monica and Jared were the lucky ones to be in charge and they to did a fabulous job. We had a great time sharing funny talents, playing volleyball (of coarse not me on this one, I was afraid I might fall into the net again, and there is no need to do that since I already got the guy!) playing croquet, going to the park and playing games. The kids had a great time on the water slide and getting wet! Despite the long.... drive, Mark's Parents not being there (they are serving their 2nd mission in Mexico), and Marks bicycle injury (that really needed stitches), we had a super great time!

Thank you for all the great memories!!!

Box Elder Camp Ground Pictures

2009-06-30T20:56:00.000-07:00

The week before Father's day we went to Mantua with Jacob for Pack Meeting. While there at the Box Elder Campground I saw this amazing field of Poppies. It was so beautiful that I had to take my kids, camera and sisters back with me to take some pictures. The idea was to give them to the "Dads" for Father's Day. Well, I think my sisters did do that, but I guess I am lame because it was my BIG idea and I never did get them developed and framed. I did however download them onto my computer so I thought I would put them on my blog. So here you go honey, HAPPY FATHER'S Day two weeks late!!! (Just in case any of you were wondering, I did do something for him on Father's Day)

Our cute kids!

Melanie and Juliette

Heather and Christian

Christian was a little concerned about being in all this tall grass and flowers!

Tyler, My Terrific Teenager!

Madison the Model!

Jacob, when will all your permanent teeth come in?

Kaden loves to have his picture taken!

End of school...just a few more happenings!

2009-06-15T21:14:00.000-07:00

At last the end... of the end of school year pictures and blog worthy events! (at least i think so)

The last week of school, the entire 7th grade went on a field trip to Antelope Island. I was one of the parents who had the opportunity of being a volunteer to assist with this field trip. Lucky for me, this included riding the stinky smelly school bus free of charge!!!

I have to say the best part of the whole entire trip was of coarse that I got to be with my favorite 13 year old son, but the second best part was watching what actually entertains Tyler and his 13 year old friends.

I use to think that boys this age need a computer, t.v., Wii or DS, but I was mistaking. All they need is a bag of chips and a few Seagulls!!!

They spent a whole hour, during lunch, trying to get these Seagulls to land on them and eat the chips off their stomach. It was hilarious! They never were successful, but they sure had a great time.

I think this is about as close as they got!

Garrett putting the bait on Tyler's stomach.

I think every Seagull in the state was at Antelope Island that day!

Another fun event was Madison's violin concert. She did Awesome!

We did ask her if it was against the rules to Smile!!!

She even got to lead the group in a few songs!

The next few pictures are taken with Mark's camera phone. The coloring is a little off. To bad we seem to have a hard time remembering our camera!
Mark got to go with Kaden on his field trip to the Fish Farm. Yes, the same one that turned out to be our $90 family home evening. (A story for another day, and a great lesson learned!)

Kaden and Mark had a great time! Each preschooler was allowed to catch one fish. I wonder if the preschool teachers are smarter than us or if they also had a $90 lesson.

This is Kaden with his friends at "Preschool Graduation".
They are so dang cute!

This next picture is not real great, but a great event so it has to be posted. This is a picture of my "Graduation". After a stressful day of testing, our group all went to Sizzler in Logan with our spouses to celebrate. I am now an official Foot Zone Therapy Practitioner. I am so excited to have the hard part of the classes over with, but will miss the great friends I made. Hopefully we will still stay in touch. I really love zoning and love how much it has helped my family. Thank you to all of you who let me practice on your feet! Any questions about what foot zoning is, check out the website wedofeet.net.

COMING SOON.......All of our great Summer Happenings!!!

End of the school year FUN!!!

2009-05-24T16:17:00.000-07:00

May is definitely a month of recitals, soccer and field trips. It usually is a lot of fun but also keeps us very busy. I thought I would take a minute and post a few of the things that have kept us hopping this month.

The TaVaci Concert... This is a singing group that Madison, Jacob and Kaden are all in. They have a lot fun performing and they are very fun to watch and listen to. Jacob is especially fun to watch, he is a real ham! This time he was asked to be in a Oscar the Grouch specialty. The pictures are not the best, but hopefully you get the idea!

A few of the fun things we did this past week...

Jacob's 2nd grade field trip to Dinosaur Park in Ogden
Jacob and a few of his friends.

Kaden was excited he got to go on the field trip also.
This is Kaden and one of his friends, Grant.

Kaden's Cello Recital...

He played "Lightly Row" and "Song of the Wind". Kaden was nominated by his teacher to go perform in Salt Lake at a Honors recital. He did a super job at both!!!

Jacob's piano recital...

He played "Copy Cat Cowboy". The best part of his performance was his "costume" and his cowboy accent when he announced his piece. At the end he bowed, waved his hat and said, "Thank ya Thank ya very much." It was so hilarious, he had the whole place in laughter. What a fun boy!!!

Only a few more recitals, field trips, and soccer games to go!

It's official, we have a TEENAGER!!!

2009-05-17T06:54:00.000-07:00

Tyler turned 13 on April 28th, yes I am a little slow on posting. It seems like only yesterday that he was born. Boy...time goes by so fast. I am very pleased with what a fine young man he is growing up to be! He is a great brother, son and friend. I love that he seems to want me around and isn't yet embarrassed by me. He is a great big brother and can really get Jacob and Kaden into having a good time with him. Tyler is a great example to us by reading his scriptures every day. It is very important to him and I think that is awesome! A few of Tylers hobbies and talents are: SOCCER, Reading (anything he can get his hands on), Playing the piano, hanging out with his friends, baking treats (this is a new one), and EATING (I am just trying to figure out where it goes to in his trim, tall body.)

Tyler needed and wanted a new suit for his birthday. Doesn't he look sharp!!!

I love this picture, he just got his hair cut!

Opening his presents!!!

Cake time!!!

Tyler wanted a poppy seed cake for his birthday, he is a kid after my own heart.
TYLER, we love you so much and love that you are a part of our family.

Your teenage years will be great!!!

Easter... maybe spring really is here!

2009-04-12T20:36:00.000-07:00

I love.... Easter. Maybe that is because it is a sign of Spring. I love how the grass starts to turn green again, I love to see buds or popcorn (yes, I am in Primary) on the trees, I absolutely love spring flowers, especially Tulips, and I love being able to be outside and not freeze!!! Most of all I love the symbolism of life again. I am thankful to our Savior Jesus Christ, who made it possible for all of us to live again!!!

We wanted to take some pictures today of the kids in their new Easter/Spring clothes. They all got shorts, a shirt and sandals in their Easter Basket. Our Easter Bunny isn't big on candy.

I can't believe how cute this picture is of Kaden!!!!!

Jacob with his cute toothless Grin!!!

We discovered that Madison now wears a size 7 shoe, the Easter bunny brought her size 5, Oops! She is growing up so fast and becoming a beautiful young lady!

Can you say Aeropostale? It is important to wear brand name clothing so that you don't look like a nerd. I wonder if this means I look like a nerd?! Tyler is stylin and handsome as ever. Yes, he and I could trade shoes because we wear the same size-YIKES! I am afraid we will soon be the same height also!

We enjoyed a family walk and just being together, well... for the most part!

I love this picture of Madison, she will probably
hate me for posting it, but I couldn't resist!

I think she is a little ticked at Tyler, does this come as a surprise to anyone?

Draper Temple Visit and Dedication

2009-03-31T20:47:00.000-07:00

We had the opportunity as a family to attend the open house of the Draper Temple before it was dedicated. What a great experience to have with our young, (but growing too quickly) children. It is a beautiful building, and I continue to be amazed at how well the Church does things. I am sure that the many, many people that were able to attend were also awed by its beauty. For me, it was a rewarding experience to share with our children the testimony I have of the temple. I want them to always feel of my love for the temple and the work that is performed there, I want them to know that it truly is a sacred place. The kids seemed to really enjoy the beauty and peace of the temple. They all had very cute comments and said the celestial room was their favorite. Tyler, Madison, Jacob and I were also able to attend the dedication at our Stake Center. Mark stayed home with Kaden. It was a beautiful experience also. I think it was a little hard for the boys to sit still for that long, but hopefully they realized the unique opportunity that they had in being a part of this special occasion.

Hard work pays off!

2009-02-22T14:40:00.000-08:00

Yes, it has been another busy week here at the Murdock house. Between Violin, Piano, Cello, Scouts, TaVaci (singing group), Karate, Activity Days, Homework, Young Mens, Primary, Work, trying to cook and clean, and my new foot zoning adventure, we seem to fill all the time each day. Some days I wonder why? Why do we get involved in so much? Why do teachers send home so much homework, and why does Tyler drag it out so it takes 3 times as long? Why does Mark come home an hour late each day? Why does Kaden try to sneak down and watch T.V. before he has practiced the cello? Why do I make my kids help with the chores when it would be much easier for me to do it myself. Why does Madison complain that she is bored and can't figure out what to do with all her extra time? Why can Jacob never find his scout book when it is time to go to scouts and for me WHY is there not more time each day? And then I have those moments, where it is all worth it and all the craziness doesn't seem so bad. Yesterday, even though it was another busy day, it was one of those moments when it seemed all worth it. Madison had a violin graduation and Kaden had his cello Twinkles graduation. It was so great to see and hear them do so well and both seemed to enjoy it. Moments like that make all the hard work worth it!

Jacob's Baptism

2009-02-15T16:09:00.000-08:00

Jacob was baptized on January 31st. He asked his Grandpa Forbush to baptize him and he asked his Dad to confirm him a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. It was so great to have so many family members there for his baptism. We missed having Grandpa and Grandma Murdock with us, they are serving a mission in Mexico!

We are so proud of Jacob and his choice to follow the Savior's example.

Jacob with his Great Grandma Marett and his Grandpa and Grandma Forbush

Jacob with his Dad!

One of Jacob's best friends, Payton, was baptized the same day!

What handsome boys!

I wish they could always stay so pure and innocent!

Happy 8th Birthday Jacob!

2009-02-15T15:39:00.000-08:00

Jacob turned 8 on January 9th- yes, I am very slow! Even though it is has been over a month I still wanted to post his birthday party pictures.

Friday Morning excitement! He has been waiting a whole year for this!

Jacob got to have a Star Wars Jedi's in trainning party. He had a very good time with 7 of his best friends. We had it down in the basement of Mark's office. I loved not having to clean up my whole house. The kids loved just running around and playing the Wii down there!

Jacob and his cake!

His friends gave him some pretty great stuff.

Our Christmas Eve Traditions!

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Christmas Eve is one of my very favorite nights of the entire year!!! I think for a few reasons, first because I have such wonderful memories of Christmas Eve as a child, second because it is so fun to see the kids so excited and last but definitely not least, because we focus so much that night of our Savior's birth and the true meaning of Christmas! The world seems so peaceful and calm. I especially love it when it snows on Christmas Eve. This Christmas Eve we were so happy to have Mark's parents with us. This was nice for us as they were soon to be leaving for Mexico,their 2nd mission. They joined us for our special candle light Christmas eve dinner. We have Chicken Cordon Blu, mashed potatoes, cooked carrots, rolls, shrimp, eggnog, and sparkling cider. I wish I would have taken a picture of us eating!

A few of our Christmas Eve traditions...

The kids opening pajamas.

We always play the left/right game. Everyone starts with a present and as the story is told everyone passes a present either to the left or to the right as the word left or right is read. At the end of the story whatever present you have you are suppose to open. Although we usually switch them around a little.

Then of coarse we act out the Nativity Story. Always a lot of fun to see what costumes we come up with. This year Strat wanted to be the over seer? He ended up being the picture taker!

Mark loves to be the narrator!

Our very cute wise men, Jacob and Kaden!

I was a shepherd and Nita was the Angel.

Tyler was a kind and gentle Joseph and Madison was Mary so dear.

We had a wonderful evening. I hope our children have fond memories of Christmas Eve as they grow and have families of their own.

Happy Birthday Mark and Kaden!!!

2008-12-28T21:30:00.000-08:00

Mark and Kaden share December 23rd as their Birthday!

Kaden came 5 1/2 weeks early, I think just so he could be so close to his dad. They share a lot of favorites: Orange being their favorite color, they both love cheese, music, to read and they both love to tease. They also both make my life extremely happy!!! I think their biggest difference is what they would choose for dinner. Mark is definitely a Steak and Potato type of a guy, Kaden's very favorite thing to eat is Macaroni and Cheese. Mark won't touch Mac & Cheese and Kaden won't touch potatoes, even if they are french fries. Maybe this will change as Kaden gets older.

They are so ADORABLE!

Kaden trying on the hat Tyler bought him.

Who's turn?!

Kaden wanted a suit for his birthday, he looks way too grown up! What 5 year old asks for a suit? I guess my cute little guy.

Kaden with his Iron Man cake! Only enough room for Kaden's candles, Mark is the BIG 36!

Party time at Chuck E Cheese!

Melanie and Grandma
Heather and Christian

Justin, love the face!

Even a better face!

The kids with Chuck E. Cheese himself!!!

Kaden absolutely loved his time at Chuck E Cheese. Ya know, Where A Kid Can Be A Kid!!!

Christmas Past and Present!

2008-12-21T13:07:00.000-08:00

Christmas 2008!!!

This is the first year we have had a fake tree. It was so much easier and way less messy to set up, but I miss the smell of a fresh tree! Yes, the Scentsy Christmas tree scent helps but its just not the same! We do love how tall it is and that it will pay off financially for us in the future.

This year for our Christmas Card we took a picture of the kids playing their instruments. I thought it turned out really cute! We used individual pictures, but this was a fun one too!

2007

2006

2005

Thanksgiving Day Highlights 2008!!!

2008-12-08T21:09:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving this year was probably one of the most relaxing days of our whole past year. It was really nice!!! We went to my parents in Farmington for the day. We of coarse ate lots of good food and played many fun games. It was a smaller group this year, my Dad, Mom, Greg, Melanie, Justin and then the six of us. My plan was to take a picture of us all at the table, but of coarse I didn't remember!!! By the time I did remember, it was only Kaden eating. I think this was his third attempt so he could have some pie!

Forget the pie, we just like the cool whip!!!

Yes, we were on a sugar high the rest of the day!!!

"Ticket to Ride" This is one of my favorite games!!!

Greg, Justin and Mom

This made it real fun! I think this was my prize for winning!?!

Dad and Melanie

Creative Snowflake by Tyler

Battle ship!!!

Happy 10th Birthday Madison!!!

2008-11-09T14:38:00.001-08:00

I can't even believe Madison is 10 years old. Actually she is very mature and sometimes seems even older than 10. I just can't believe I am old enough to have children that are 10 and 12 years old! I am so glad that Madison came to our family, she is such a gift! The boys were very nice to her and spent much of their hard earned money picking and buying gifts for her! She should feel very loved! Madison got to have a friend party this year. She seemed to really enjoy it and have fun with her friends. Grandma Forbush came and took her to lunch on Friday and then took her dress shopping. On Saturday, we made her favorite breakfast- Cinnamon Rolls, Her favorite lunch-chicken sandwiches and her favorite dinner- Navajo Tacos. I hope she had a great few days! I know I enjoyed trying to make it special!

Madison wearing a new birthday outfit and showing off some of her gifts!

Her friends gave her some very fun things!

Saturday morning, opening her presents!

Madison with her cake!

Madison and her cute friends that came to the party!

Halloween at the Office!

2008-11-09T14:26:00.000-08:00

Everyone had fun dressing up for the patients on Halloween. What a fun tradition!!! We have such a great office staff!

Costume of the year... maybe even the century!!!

2008-11-05T22:02:00.000-08:00

Mark was so fun this Halloween! He and his staff always dress up on Halloween, and he thought it would be very fun for a Dentist to go as the tooth fairy! After he got his costume he found out he was to be the Auctioner at our Elementary school carnival. He was a huge, HUGE hit! He also won BEST costume at the Young Men/Young Women's Halloween party.

Mark discovered just how uncomfortable tights really are!!!
Tyler, was a great Zoro! He decided he was too old for trick-or-treating so he handed out the candy!

Jacob, such a great Karate Master!

Madison and I had a great time both dressing as Hawaiian girls.

Kaden was the ORANGE power ranger with all the coolest moves!!!

I think this is the first time EVER, we all dressed up!!! I am usually the party pooper!

Christopher's 11th Birthday!

2008-10-29T14:36:00.000-07:00

Eleven years ago on October 15th, Christopher Mark Murdock was born. Even though he was only with us for a short time we love him and feel so blessed he is a part of our family. We like to celebrate his birthday each year by giving each of the kids a present to open and by blowing out the candles on his birthday cake. We also try to do a service project for someone, but sadly it didn't happen this year, at least not on his birthday. (the service project) Mark and I feel that celebrating Christopher's birthday is a great way to remember him, to help the children realize he is a part of our Eternal family, and it also helps the day not seem quite as sad.

The Cake!

Ready and excited to open their gifts!

Kaden liked his Star Wars Lego Set!

Tyler was excited to get the book "Brisingr" the third book in a series he enjoys!

Madison was thrilled with her new earrings and halloween socks!!!

Jacob also loved his Star Wars Lego Set!

Happy Birthday Christopher, we love you!

Teeth, teeth and then no teeth!

2008-10-14T21:09:00.000-07:00

Madison and I both got our braces off in the same week, so this is a picture of us showing off our straight teeth! I'm hoping it was my last time in braces, but I think Madison will have to have them again after all her permanent teeth come in!

Don't our teeth look great!

Showing off our lovely retainers! Madison is much, much better about wearing hers.

I just couldn't resist taking a picture of Jacob after loosing his 1st top tooth. He looks so cute with his big hole in the front. He was so excited!

Showing off his cute smile and little baby tooth!

FHE in Mantua...

2008-10-06T20:46:00.001-07:00

was my Activity for Family Home Evening! Fall is one of my favorite times of the year! I love the color, smell, and my favorite thing is the crunch of leaves beneath my feet. (weird, i know)

This is my Sweetheart, who found a red leaf in the shape of a heart...just for me!!!

Kaden loved finding sticks, and leaves. My favorite are the Snow boots you cannot see. He insisted that he wear his boots, since he saw snow at the top of the mountains yesterday.

Does it surprise anyone that Jacob found a tree to climb?

Perfect Fall Picture... she is so beautiful!

Looking at this picture made me realize how fast my children are growing up!

Tyler looks so old and so handsome!

Finding leaves...
and more leaves, or maybe sticker weeds. (Tyler)

Madison and I had so much fun with this picture, the tree was on the side of a steep hill and the roots were all coming out of the ground. It was a fun laugh.

My amazing Family... I am so so blessed!
The best part of the whole evening, was how well everyone got along. There was so much laughter, kindness, and appreciation of Heavenly Father's beautiful creations.

Just what Madison has always wanted....a Sister!

2008-09-28T21:19:00.000-07:00

I know you all may just be wondering about this post. I really am not trying to encourage anything here, I just thought it was funny when Kaden came up after my Sunday nap. (I guess I left him unsupervised for to long) He had, what Tyler viewed as just a little too much fun posing for the camera. Don't worry the girl clothes came off quickly, and soon he was wrestling with his brothers, finding sticks on our walk, and making anything he could find into a weapon. I think Kaden was just trying to help Madison not feel so out numbered, at least for a few minutes anyway!

MARK, how well do I know him?

2008-09-28T20:45:00.000-07:00

Husband Tag:
1. Where did you meet? Ricks College-the best college!
2. How long did you date before you got married? Almost 8 months.
3. How long have you been married? 13 1/2 years
4. What does he do that surprises you? The time I was suprised the most was my 29th birthday, when he planned a suprise party for me at Melina's Mexican Resturant.
5. What is your favorite feature of his? I love his eyes, especially his long eye lashes! (our children all have them too!)
6. What is your favorite quality of his? I love how he helps me not be so serious. He can really be fun and make us all laugh. He also is very thoughtful when it comes to gift giving, he is so kind to me!!!
7. Does he have a nickname for you? I like it when he says, "Hey Babe!"
8. What is his favorite color? ORANGE!!!
9. What is his favorite food? I would say anything BEEF. He loves FOOD!
10. What is his favorite sport? Soccer, Soccer, and did I say SOCCER!
11. When and where was your first kiss? In my apartment, after a nice romantic walk.
12. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? Lately we have really enjoyed bike riding.
13. Do you have any children? 5- Tyler, Christopher, Madison, Jacob and Kaden
14. Does he have a hidden talent? pruning trees and the raspberries. They always end up looking and turning out way better than I think they are going to.
15. How old is he? 35
16. Who said "I love you" first? Does it matter?! I just think it's great that we both say it!!!
17. What is his favorite type of music? Jon Schmidt
18. What do you admire most about him? He has so many great talents and abilities, he seems to be good at everything he tries. He is an amazing father and he is so patient with me and my tendency to over analyze everything. I love that he loves MUSIC so much. I also think it is great that he loves to learn new things!

Thank you to my sister Heather for tagging me.
I tag anyone who reads my blog!

What did we Discover?

2008-09-17T20:50:00.000-07:00

During the summer I always have some fun theme and job chart for the kids. (Whatever it takes right!) This summer my idea came from the game "Settlers of Catan." Tyler and Madison really like this game, so I figured they would like doing jobs, or at least maybe they wouldn't be so bad. Anyway, they had to get "sheep", "brick", "coal", "wood", and "grain" in order to build a road. (Each resource was one job) By the end of the summer if they built enough roads, we would have a day of fun! Well, as you can see they did it!!! YEAH! We had a great day at Discovery Gateway in Salt Lake. We played there all day, and I think they could have stayed longer!!! It really was a fun day, and hopefully worth all their hard work. What great kids I have!!!

At the Gateway, we discovered....

Jacob and Kaden could be construction workers,

Madison and Kaden are naturals at riding a horse,

Jacob and Kaden can be best of friends,

Christian thinks the song by the Beetles, "Baby can you drive my car" is talking about him,

Kaden looks adorable in red boots,

Jacob gets lost everywhere we go, and this was no exception, (this is where we found him)

Madison is a really great climber,

And so is Tyler,

Heather, Madison and Christian could be t.v. anchors, at least on channel 5,

Jacob loves water,

And last of all the kids discovered that their Mom really can be okay sometimes, and take them to do fun things.

Veggies anyone???

2008-08-25T20:26:00.000-07:00

Our Garden did super well this summer and so I just couldn't resist taking some picture and putting them on our blog! I have discovered this year(maybe it's because I don't have a baby) that I really love gardening. Especially when my family gardens with me. My dad is a master gardener and loves to garden. I think this summer I have realized my love for gardening also. I don't have his talents in this area yet, but hope to continue to learn new things. It is so fun to see things grow and for some reason the food seems to taste so much better too! My favorite time to garden is in the evening when it is much cooler and the sun is starting to set. This is the time my yard looks most beautiful! Here a few pictures, although they don't seem to do it justice.

Anyone need any Zucchini???
Pear and Peach trees
I just thought this was a cool picture of my yard when the sun is starting to set.

Some of our produce we picked in one day!

Forbush Reunion

2008-08-25T19:55:00.001-07:00

Our Forbush reunion a few weeks ago was near Pinedale, Wyoming. We had a Super time! We stayed in a cabin owned by some very nice people who invited us to come. My mom had taken care of him at LDS Hospital about a year ago. It was really a big cabin, it just didn't offer a whole lot of privacy. Some of us slept in tents and some in the cabin. We stayed in a tent, but after the first night, Madison and I moved into the cabin and left the boys to survive the cold. The down side of sleeping in the cabin was the sweet babies who woke up in the night, but nothing a half of a Unisom couldn't take care of. The best thing about the reunion was that everyone got

along so well and everyone seemed to have a great time!!! What great memories we make at family reunions!

Mark thought he just had to have a picture in front of the infamous paper plate sign! Is this a Utah thing or a Mormon thing?

Yeah, we are almost there!!!
Seeing this sign, made us wonder if their a was a hungry bear close by.
Kaden in his Karate pose!
Playing Mofia... who could it be?
Christian already gets the attention from all the girls!All the kids love being with Uncle Greg!

COOL DUDE LUKE!

Last day and plain Exhausted!!!

Tyler's first Scout Camp

2008-07-31T22:01:00.001-07:00

Tyler and his troop went to Camp Hunt. They were gone from Monday morning until Saturday. I thought it was very long, but Mark reminded me that two years would be much longer. Tyler had a great time. I am trying to figure out if that is mostly because his mother wasn't there to tell him to take a shower, wash his glasses, or to pick up his dirty clothes. Mark went Thursday- Saturday and made Tyler shower for the first time on Friday. I know this is only natural for a 12 year old boy, but there is something gross about not brushing your teeth or wearing deodorant for a whole week. Oh well, we were happy to see him anyway and don't worry I made sure he showered, brushed his teeth, washed his glasses and that he picked up his dirty clothes as soon as he got home. Well... after the big hug!

FHE at Willard Bay

2008-07-31T21:37:00.001-07:00

For Family Home Evening a few weeks ago we were invited by the Hancey's (a family in our neighborhood and Bro. Hancey works in the Stake Young Men's with Mark) invited us to go boating with them at Willard Bay. We were excited because we went last year with them and had a super great time. Tyler was at scout camp so he missed out, but he had a great time at Bear Lake.(Camp Hunt)

Here is Mark up on the Wake Board, doesn't he look great! I think he looks hot!!!

Okay, so I got up too, I just don't look as good! I don't think my legs could be any whiter. I have a great farmers tan from working in my garden!!!

The kids had a great time on this hot dog... well at least until it tipped over and then Kaden wasn't so sure. Madison and Jacob wanted to do it again!

I think they look so cute!

Madison and Mark both are fish, they absoutly love water. Madison likes going with her Dad because it's more her speed. She is a dare devil! I'm really glad she takes after Mark with her love of water.

This is our cute little water logged family, minus Tyler of course. We were headed back to shore after a very fun, great night. Thanks Hancey's it was one of the highlights of our summer!

I couldn't resist taking a picture of this incredible sunset. WOW! And some people question that there is a God?

Hogle Zoo

2008-07-17T21:31:00.001-07:00

Mark and the oldest three kids went back packing in the High Uintahs last weekend with my brothers and their girls, my Dad, and Mark's Dad. Kaden was feeling sad that he wasn't old enough to go so I promised him we would go to the zoo. He was so excited and just couldn't wait for the big day to arrive. We went with my Mom, Melanie, Heather and little Christian, Sarah, Camille and baby Luke. It was such a fun day being together. Kaden and Camille had a super time!

Grandma Forbush, Luke, Kaden, Camille, Heather and Christian in front of the monkey statue. We just had to have picture here because Heather loves monkeys!!!

Cute Cousins!

Kaden thought it was very important he had his hair done in a "Fohawk" and that he wear his animal shirt. He said the animals would think he was a "owner"(worker, I think) if he did those things. If you are like me, I have to be schooled in these new, cool things like a Fohawk (I don't even know if I am spelling that correctly) According to Kaden, and I guess Tyler taught Kaden, a Fohawk is a Mohawk with hair still on the sides.(not buzzed) Wow, I am getting old!!! He did look super cute, at least I think so!!!

Kaden and Camille with the Ghost of the Bayou. (white croc.)

The kids in front of the monkeys.

Kaden, Camille, Aunt Melanie and the Gorillas.

My arms are almost as long!?!

Kaden and Camille had a ball chasing these Meerkats. The meerkats seemed to be enjoying Kaden and Camille too!

"That was totally wicked"

They both loved the snake slide at the zoo playground.

4th of July Weekend!

2008-07-13T14:04:00.001-07:00

We had a great time at the Youngberg Ranch in Wyoming over the 4th of July weekend. As you can see we did alot of different things, some we were good at and others, well let's just say... we had fun!!!

This is at Spirit Lake where we had a picnic. The mosquitos were so thick we ended up just eating in the car. It was a bummer because it was amazing there... so BEAUTIFUL!
These mosquitos are so annoying, just hurry and take the picture!

Making S'mores!
After a grease fire, Mark decided he doesn't like sausage that much anymore. His hand and arm are still recovering from the burns.

We sure loved those S'mores! You would think my kids are sugar deprived or something, they didn't want to stop eating them!

I can almost reach that marshmellow with my tongue!

We went fishing at Longs Park Reservoir and had a great time! The kids all caught fish, thanks to the Youngbergs or "Youngbirds" as Kaden called them and to Mark who are all great fishermen. Madison and Tyler both caught 2 fish, Jacob caught 1 and Kaden helped reel in a few. I spent most my time untangling fishing poles, I guess it is a new talent!

Another fun thing we got to do was shot 22's. The kids enjoyed this, and probably would have continued for much longer if the rain and a thunder and lightning storm wouldn't have started.

Scott, Toni, Mark and I shot clay pigeons with shot guns. Mark, Scott, and Toni are all experts but my first time was the weekend before at the Brooks Reunion where I shot 0 out of 5. I was going to pass on this little adventure, but decided to try again. Well, it paid off because I shot 5 for 5 and amazed the crowd. (Mark, the Youngbergs, and the kids) I really wished my big brothers were there, they would have been so proud!!! I guess it is possible to teach an old dog new tricks, but then again I think it is very probable it was just beginners luck!

Brooks Family Reunion (Murdock)

2008-06-29T12:35:00.000-07:00

We had a great time at the Brooks Family reunion. We went to Paragonah on Thursday and returned home Saturday night. We stayed in a big cabin and also in tents around the cabin. As you can see from the pictures, we had a great time! Infact, we were just plum exhausted by the end!

Nathan Miller(Monica's) Who knew having fun could be so tiring?
Mark and Kaden needing a nap after being up almost all night! This time it wasn't one of ours crying!!!
Seth Miller, another tired victim!
Tyler and Grandma(Brooks)Murdock working on a Genius Kit!
What will we make with all this stuff?
TaDA! Our final product.... A hula girl under the stars!
Madison and her cousins Lyndi and Rachel. They made a soccer player, ball and goal all out of tin foil!
Karoke Night....What a blast! The boys singing "Jail House Rock"
Melissa, Tyler, Kerri(the superstar) and Monica singing "Sweet Caroline"!

The girls and Jacob singing "Sugar Sugar"

Our stop in Beaver....not planned I might add. We had a very flat, unrepairable tire between Parawan and Beaver on our way home.
The scary thing was that our spare, which was a pain to find and get off, only had 10 lbs of air, it was suppose to have 65. It was a miracle that we made it to Beaver. Thank heavens Mark was there to change the tire and for his prayer that got us safely home.

Swimming lessons

2008-06-25T20:33:00.000-07:00

My kids on their last day of swimming lessons! They seemed to really have a good time and they learned a lot too! Nita my mother in law was so great to take these pictures. She took the kids so I could set up for a primary activity.

Jacob doing a back float.

Tyler is quite the swimmer. His favorite stroke is the Butterfly!

Kaden turned out to be a lot braver than I thought he would be!

Madison, ready to dive! She would like me to say, she was the only one to pass the level!

Last week of school fun!

2008-06-18T23:10:00.000-07:00

The kids with Principal Brown. She is being moved to the High School next year and they are all sad, except Tyler who will get to see her there in a few years. We will really miss her!

Madison didn't want 3rd grade to end because Mrs. Nelson has been her favorite teacher!

Jacob loved Mrs. Bagley, she was such a great teacher that he wanted to go to summer school!

Tyler, already annoyed at Mom and summer vacation hasn't even begun!

Jacob and his friends! It looks like he enjoys the attention from the girls!

These are pictures of Jacob at the 1st grade Dance Festival!

I am finding with the kids home from school, I don't have a lot of time to read, relax or blog for that matter, so I am a little behind. Who am I fooling with the whole read, relax thing anyway?!

Book 1 Recital

2008-06-18T22:52:00.000-07:00

Madison had her book 1 violin recital in March and I am just now posting it. She had to play 26 songs by herself, memorized! She did an amazing job. She has natural ability that she didn't get from me!

Kaden's Preschool Graduation

2008-05-22T15:18:00.001-07:00

I think it is funny that they have Graduation from preschool, but they do so.....here are yet more pictures to add to my blog. These last few weeks have been crazy with all these recitals, etc but it gives me an excuse to use my camera and show off my kids. Kaden will have another year of preschool, he is on the 3 year plan. A little silly I know, but hey he is the youngest and mom is a little boring to be around all the time. We will just expect Kaden to know his ABC's forward and backwards by the time he finally gets to Kindergarten.

Jacob's First Piano Recital

2008-05-22T14:58:00.000-07:00

Jacob and Tyler played a Duet together ("Broadway Star") at Tyler's piano recital. They did an AWESOME job! Jacob just started piano in the fall and is taking from Mark. This was his very first recital!!! The recital was held in Eden's back yard, Tyler takes from Cecile Eden. It is so fun to see them progress and share their talent with others!

Tyler's very last TaVaci performance!!!

2008-05-22T12:56:00.000-07:00

Tyler, Madison, Jacob and Kaden all were in TaVaci this past year. It was the first and the last year that they will all be in together. This picture is of Tyler with Shanna, his teacher and the owner of TaVaci in Brigham City. The kids all did really well and it was a fun concert to watch. Tyler had a solo in the last song, "Only in America", he did amazing! Madison and Jacob did a narration together and they both did super well also. Madison was so cute helping Jacob tuck in his shirt and fix his tie right before they said their part. Tyler also was in the 6th grade speciality(since that is the last year they are in TaVaci) and did a great job of swinging his hips and getting into the Elvis Medley.

SOCCER, Soccer and more soccer!

2008-05-18T15:07:00.001-07:00

Madison played really well this season! She even had one game where she scored a HAT TRICK! Go Madison. I included 2 pictures because I didn't zoom in enough on either one.

Jacob scored 3 goals this seasons, his all time record! He really enjoyed the season especially because his best friends were on his team! Way to go Jacob!

Tyler was so happy because this, his final game he scored his 1st goal of the season! Tyler has been a ton more aggressive this season, and has become an incredible defender! At this game his best friend ran right into him, who was on the opposing team. He had a few injuries and was a little ticked, but got over it pretty quickly.

Kaden's First Cello Concert

2008-05-18T14:42:00.000-07:00

Kaden had his first cello recital on Thursday May 15, 2008. He did pretty well, but was a little nervous when he saw all the people watching. He played Greenville Blues (plucking) and he played Twinkle Variation A with his bow. He looked so cute!

CUTE COUSINS

2008-04-28T13:15:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun tending Christian while Grandma went to lunch with Tyler. I promised Heather I would take some pictures since Kaden and Christian were both wearing orange and navy blue. They turned out so cute! I wish I could have got some pictures of Christian smiling and laughing!

2008-04-28T13:05:00.000-07:00

Here are some fun pictures of Tyler's actual birthday! He was happy to get a sleeping bag for all his scout campouts! He also got a soccer ball, a Wii game, a jacket and a suit!

Grandma Marett and Grandma Forbush took him out of school for lunch and took him clothes and toy shopping. Tonight we will be going to Grandpa and Grandma Murdock's for dinner! What a great birthday!

Suprise!!! Tyler's 12th birthday party!

2008-04-27T17:19:00.001-07:00

We had a suprise Birthday Party for Tyler since he is turning 12! He was completely suprised! We invited 8 of his friends and had the party in the basement of Mark's office! We ordered too much pizza (we thought all the boys ate as much as Tyler) had treats, and an Ice Cream Roll. The Boys had a great time playing the Wii and Watching a movie on the projecter T.V. Tyler was so happy and very appreciative!

It is amazing to me and I think to Mark that he is turning 12 and will be receiving the priesthood this next Sunday.

2008-04-13T18:03:00.000-07:00

Trying this blogging thing out!

2008-04-13T17:58:00.000-07:00

Madison and I are trying to figure out how we can become bloggers! Well, here is our first attempt! We wanted to share some of our fun Disney World Vacation pictures with all of you!

Hope you enjoy!