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Halloween 2011

2011-11-15T09:53:00.000-08:00

This year the boys were a deer and moose. My talented mom made these costumes and they turned out CUTE!!! We went to the Pleasant View Carnival and then the Trunk or Treat at the church and called that good. And of course I didn't take any pictures at either of those places.

My little "deer" Wyatt

Lancer the moose

What cute boys in cute costumes!

Okay I totally posed them for this picture and you can tell Wyatt and Lancer are not too thrilled. I thought it was hilarious though.

Boys 4 Year Pics

2011-10-05T14:00:00.001-07:00

I took the boys up above Mancos to take their 4 year pictures last weekend and they didn't turn out too bad. The boys actually kinda cooperated. Thanks for being such good sports Wyatt and Lancer! Morgan said that it looked weird having the boys hold hands and put their arms around each other but I think it's cute, at least when they are this age. I do think it would look weird with like 8 year olds holding hands and hugging! Haha

Lancer and Wyatt

I love this picture

Perfect picture to display how Wyatt really acts!

WYATT

My favorite of Wyatt

LANCER

My favorite of Lancer. He picked out the tree he wanted to take a picture by.

It was nice to take a drive up there and see all the trees changing colors and spend some time with the boys.

Hallows Family Campout 2011

2011-08-12T15:50:00.000-07:00

August 4-7 was the annual Hallows Family Campout up to Sheep Valley (up by Fish Lake in Utah). It was fun as usual and it actually didn't rain-which is very unusual!! It seemed to fly by especially fast this year but it was so fun to see all the cousins and family. Wyatt and Lancer had a great time. It was interesting to see how they interacted with all the people there. Lancer was the shy one and played by himself most of the time while Wyatt was the outgoing one and always had to be in the middle of a crowd, heck I didn't know where he was half the time cause he would just go off with the older cousins. Maybe Lancer just has a great imagination and can entertain himself while Wyatt needs to be entertained! I didn't take a ton of pictures but here are a few photos from the fun weekend.

Wyatt holding up the shirts we got this year

Lancer and Wyatt in their campout shirts

All 5 of my mom's grandkids. Yep even 2 week old Easton made it to the campout! My sister is a hard core camper!

Lancer and James building a "door" for the little play cabin out of dirt

So we like to have different types of competitions at the campout and this year we did tug-a-war. We split up into families and competed against each other. The Christensen Clan dominated!!!!! (Susan if your reading this-tell Brent he still owes us that $100, ha ha just kidding)

Another picture of us kicking some butt!!

The kids turn-girls against boys-Hmm I can't tell if Wyatt and Lancer were helping or not!

Tug-a-war kept all those kids entertained for a long time!

Lining up for the races. This is the 2-3 year old group.

And their off....They were so excited for the races and have been practicing up and down the field while we change water for weeks! but when it came down to it, Wyatt and Lancer were too busy pushing each other, making sure the other didn't win instead of just running!!! We'll have to work on that before next year.
Thanks everyine for all the fun, food, and entertainment!!!

Washington Trip

2011-05-30T10:32:00.000-07:00

The second week in May we went up to Washington to pick my brother Josh up from his mission. It was a fun filled week and I've got lots of pictures to prove it!! My parents, Julie, Todd, Mason, Duane, and me and the boys were all able to go. The boys got to fly on a plane for the first time and they did great-well as great as two 3 year olds are expected to act on a 2 hour plane ride! We flew in to Seattle on the 9th and then went to the house we rented in Silverdale. On Tuesday morning my parents, Duane, and I went over to the Seattle Temple (thanks Todd and Julie for watching the kiddos) and then Josh was released to us after the session. That was a pretty cool experience.

The boys were waiting for us when we got back to the house. Here are Wyatt, Mason, and Lancer holding "Welcome Home Josh" signs. Josh couldn't believe how big these boys were.

This is outside the Silverdale House. The boys called it the Jungle house because the house was surrounded by trees and there was moss everywhere. Washington was so beautiful and green

We went down to the docks and walked around and looked at the boats. Here is Josh and Duane with the boys. They were so much help with the boys while we were there!

The crew!

The boys found a star fish. It was huge.

Josh and Lancer by a Naval Ship

Tuesday we also went to this little beach and Josh showed us these tiny crabs that were everywhere. I think Duane and Josh had more fun picking the rocks up and scattering the crabs then Wyatt and Lancer did.

Wyatt had a crab on the end of his stick. By the way he is totally posing for this picture.

On Wednesday we hung around the house while Josh and my parents went and visited people Josh had taught. Then Wednesday night we went and had a barbecue at a families home that Josh really got along with.

We also went to this Naval Museum and got to see some cool stuff. Here are the boys dressed up as sailors.

Wyatt and Lancer crawling into a "submarine"

The boys driving a "submarine"

Thursday we went to the Port Defiance Zoo. It had some different animals than the zoo's we have been to before, so it was pretty cool.

I think our favorite animals were the sharks. There were about 13 sharks in this tank and they swam around you. They were huge and it made me a little nervous.

More sharks

Here is the above ground view of the Walrus

Below view of Walrus. I had a better picture but I accidentally erased it! These Walrus would swim straight at you and then at the last minute turn around as they pressed up against the glass. Lancer and Mason were freaking out the first time they did it.

Friday we headed to Port Angeles. On our way, we stopped by the Olympia Game Farm. Now this was a lot of fun. It was a drive through zoo where you could feed the animals out of your vehicle. The boys sure enjoyed it.

Llamas. They were not afraid to stick their head right in the window.

Zebra up close and personal. Wyatt was so excited. You know how he loves his Zebras! I wouldn't let the boys feed it though-he bites!!

This bear was so cool. I got it to do a trick to get a cookie. It was wierd to be so close to a bear, but super glad there was a fence between us.

This bear was pacing and looked kinda mean. When it started to walk towards us Wyatt freaked out and was trying to hide. Can you see him ducking down?

We had heard that the buffalo would ram your vehicle and Lancer decided to tease the huge animal by hanging the bread out the window and then pulling his hand in whenever it got close. Well it started to chase after us so I hurry and threw it out the window but not before the buffalo licked the window! Seriously buffalo are huge! They also got to feed elk and weird looking deer and some other animals I can't remeber their names. The predators, like the lions, tigers, wolves, cougars, etc were behind bigger fences but it was still cool to see them.

Another thing we did Friday was go on this hike called Dungeoness Spit. It was this strip of island that went out into the ocean. It was very cool. Lancer stayed back with Grandma so here is Wyatt and me on our hike. It was beautiful

Another pic of Wyatt and me. That is Canada in the background

Friday evening we went Shellfishing. Here's the whole gang.

The boys were so proud of the clams they dug up!

I even got in on the action

Lancer thought he was one of the big boys.
We were going to cook them but ended up just throwing them back in.

Saturday we headed on over to Canada

On the ferry over to Canada. Glad I took my dramamine!
We walked around and did touristy things. We went to the museum of natural history and ate at an authentic Fish and Chips restaurant and bought some maple candy.

I can't believe that guy just sat there and let Lancer stick his fingers up his nose!! haha

Me and the boys in Canada

On Sunday afternoon we drove to Forks. It was a beautiful drive over there.

The Twilight fans by the Forks sign.

Monday we drove back to Seattle and went to the open market and walked around and then flew back to Salt Lake that afternoon. It was a super fun trip. We got to see a lot of beautiful country and cool stuff. Thanks mom and dad for the trip and thanks Josh for serving a mission there so we could go and pick you up!!!

Memories

2011-05-05T14:28:00.000-07:00

So I don't have any new pictures but I thought I'd put some of the past pictures that just make me smile!!!

The boys at the ag expo sittin on an oliver tractor

Oh Wyatt!

Look how little my boys are! They would just randomly go sit on that step.

Wyatt sittin in the lego bucket and Lancer helping

Seriously, if this doesn't make you smile....

Haha Poor Mason

At least they took a nap!

My Lancer Man

Haha- like father like son

A cooler??? These boys are silly

Wyatt and his tupperware

My little tired cowboy

HAHAHAHA

My funny boys definately keep me smiling!!!!

Long Overdue Update

2011-03-17T12:00:00.000-07:00

Well I am finally updating my blog. It has been a busy couple months! I am now working for Dixie Leavitt Insurance Agency.I took a property/casualty course online and passed the insurance state licensing exam !!! Yay I'm now officially licensed to sell insurance in Colorado and Utah (so far)! So that has been keeping me busy. I'm very excited for this new challenge! Here are just some random pictures from the past while.

Cousins! Wyatt, Mason, and Lancer hanging out when Julie came to visit. In just a little while Mason will have a little brother to add to the party: ) My mom says she'll have her own basketball team when all the grand kids are together!

Me and my Lancer bear hanging out at grandma's house.

I walked into the living room and Lancer had dressed up. I think he gets that from me, I use to play dress up all the time when I was little. He's such a little business man with his hat and tie and newspaper!

Wyatt found him a comfortable place to watch tv! The laundry basket filled with pillows. He did this all on his own! I couldn't stop laughing when I saw this.

Lancer wanted to get in the picture too!

So this was the first day it had been dry enough and somewhat warm enough to play outside. The boys had fun digging in the dirt and Kelby had fun playing in the mud! He was covered from head to toe by the time we were done.

I was having some cabin fever, so I decided to take the boys down to the river and have a picnic. They had fun throwing rocks and watching the geese and of course digging in the dirt. I'm sure we'll spend a lot of time there this summer trying to keep these boys entertained!

December

2011-01-05T09:54:00.001-08:00

I am finally getting pics of Christmas on here. Christmas Eve we went over to Grandma and Grandad Oliver's and had a great time with that side of the family. Then Christmas Morning was at Grandma and Grandpa Christensen's. Next year I am going to remember my camera at Grandma Oliver's so I can actually get some pictures!!!
Here is Wyatt and Lancer in their matching jammies from Grandma Christensen

This is all 4 of my mom's grandsons: Lancer, Wyatt, Stetson, Mason

As many of you know, my dad is very talented and he made the grand kids a barn and fences and then they got a bunch of farm animals and equipment! Sooo fun!!!

It was a great Christmas.

After Christmas we got hit by a snow storm and it snowed constantly for 3 days. The boys had some fun in it, until their hands got cold.
Wyatt walked outside and the first thing he did was lay in the snow. Which is total opposite of last year when he would cry as soon as we walked outside!

Lancer attempting to make a snowman and Wyatt supervising.

My Lancer Man in his snow suit.

I love this picture of Wyatt. He was crying cause his hands were cold and I told him as soon as I took a picture he could go in so he pulled out this grin!

We had the annual Hallows family Christmas Party on New Years Day this year and it was fun as always. We played minute to win it games (like on tv) and it was so entertaining.
Here are Lancer and Wyatt putting M&M's in the right color of cup. Wyatt did great and got almost all of them right. Lancer ate more than he put in the cups!!

Then there was the pinata!

Wyatt thought the "robot" was his and kept sneaking over during the party and hitting it with a ping pong paddle!

The boys also wanted to join in the jump roping, so Lisa was nice enough to help me out.

The boys sure looked sharp in their new clothes.

I took this picture out the back door one evening. The picture doesn't do it justice. A beautiful Colorado sunset.... in January!

3 Years Old Already!!!

2010-12-14T09:31:00.000-08:00

Wyatt and Lancer turned 3 years old on November 23! I can't believe my little men are getting so big! We had Morgan's family over for dinner and cake for the boys and Morgan's birthday. It was a lot of fun.

Grandma Oliver made the boys this Lion Cake. Lancer is obsessed with Lions since he was a Lion for Halloween! Wyatt kept asking where his zebra cake was.

Opening Presents. Thanks for all the gifts everyone. These boys sure are spoiled!!

Lancer and Wyatt with their new coats. I actually let the boys wear them before their birthday because it snowed and then wrapped them up again. They were kinda confused when they opened them!

Morgan and I also got the boys these sleeping bags that stuff into a backpack and the boys love them. Lancer is going through a phase where he wants to sleep on the couch. I'll put him in his bed but before the night is through he will end up on the couch with his sleeping bag. We went over to my parents the next day and hung out with them but I forgot to bring my camera so no pics. The boys sure had fun and thanks for everything mom and dad.

For a young Woman Activity we went to the Mesa Verde Luminaries (I think that's how you spell it) on Dec 9. It was pretty cool. I've never been up there during the luminaries but it was super crowded since it's only a one day thing. I'm glad Michelle knew where she was going because I haven't been up there in years and plus it was dark. I would have definitely got lost. I tried to take some pic of the ruins but none of them turned out.

Here we are with the young women.

The Young women Presidency.Trena, Michelle, and Me. We are missing Amanda, she ended up getting lost. Like I said, glad I had Michelle, or I would have gotten lost and just given up and went home!

This picture is hilarious. We were trying to get a pic of all of us and this lady walked right in front of the camera! Isn't that hat awesome!!!!

Deer Hunt and Duane's Farewell

2010-11-15T10:42:00.001-08:00

Here are some photos from the busy weekend. I am terrible at taking pictures so I had my camera with me all the time and I got some pretty funny pictures!!!

Julie and I made these moose cupcakes. I think they turned out pretty dang cute!

Wyatt sure liked them

Mmmm Lancer liked them too!

This kid cracks me up

Hahaha-This is totally going to be the picture I put in Wyatt's High School year book his senior year!!! What a DoRk!

Here is Lancer and his nerf shotgun-he wanted to go hunting too!

Uncle Todd got a deer Saturday night. Here are the boys checking it out! Mason just hopped right on, as you can tell he was not afraid at all. Lancer kept saying "It's not getting up, it's sleeping!"

Morgan got his deer the last morning of the hunt. He didn't want any pictures of him so here are Lancer and Mason with their dad's deer. I bet these 2 will be hunting together before I know it!!

Duane's mission farewell was Sunday. Here is Duane with his sisters. Duane and I are only 18 months apart. I'm going to miss him and I know he's where he should be, but my heart aches just a little cause I won't get to see him. He'll do great though!

Me and the boys before church!

My best friend Julie-thanks for watching the boys Julie while I was cooking!

Hmmm.....maybe not the best time to be playing with a tape measure Wyatt!

It was a really fun weekend and it was great to see everyone!!

November

2010-11-13T10:43:00.000-08:00

So November is a busy month for us! Duane's mission farewell is this weekend and my family came down. It' s been fun seeing all the relatives! It's crazy to think that he is leaving on Tuesday and I won't see him for 2 years! My boys are sure going to miss him. I also went and cooked for Cory's hunting camp for almost a week this past week. It was a good time. Those Alabama boys were a lot of fun .Cory says I can cook next year so I will be looking forward to that. Wyatt and Lancer's birthday is on the 23 and Morgan's is on the 30th! So super busy. I thought it would be fun to see how the boys have grown these past 3 years!

Here are Wyatt and Lancer in my BIG belly about a month before they were born. I even got bigger than this but it was not a pretty picture!

Lancer and Wyatt about a month old

Wyatt and Lancer at 1 year old

Wyatt and Lancer 2 years old

Wyatt and Lancer 3 years old
These boys are sure fun even though sometimes I want to pull my hair out. I guess I'll keep them!

October

2010-10-19T10:38:00.001-07:00

In the month of October, we....
Took Wyatt and Lancer's 3 years pictures. These boys do NOT cooperate to take pictures so I thought I would just try to take them myself this year and they didn't do too bad!

Lancer

I love this picture!!!

Wyatt

I think this is the one I'll put on the wall.

I was putting a plastic frog on my head to get them to laugh!

Another picture of my 3 year old boys!!

We also went to Tammy and Tommy's wedding on Oct 10, 2010

My little family! Morgan hates pictures.....

Wyatt and Lancer were the ring bearers

They were so cute. They held hands the whole time.

I'm so proud of my boys! They did so good. Congratulations Tammy and Tommy!!!

We also carved pumpkins...

Wyatt's is suppose to be a dog but looks like a monkey and Lancer's is a lion

We also got an addition to the family....

DIPPER our blue heeler puppy

The boys have a lot of fun with him

The 3 Amigos

Update Finally

2010-09-15T12:55:00.000-07:00

I was informed by my mom and sister that I needed to update my blog, so here it is! I am terrible at taking pictures so most of these pics are courtesy of my mom. We went on our family trip this year to Moab. It was fun, we stayed at a condo and went to Arches National Park and went geocaching , hiking, swimming and had lots of good food.

Lancer

Wyatt

The siblings and spouses

Duane with the boys, they are really going to miss him when he leaves on his mission to Taiwan in November!!!

My little family

Lancer

Wyatt

Grandpa helping Lancer hike

The Hallows Family Campout was In August and it was fun as always. It did rain most of the time though!!!!!!

My mom had a craft of making stick horses, there was even a rodeo with all the stick horses. The boys loved it

Mason, Lancer, and Wyatt in their dump trucks. They sure kept the boys entertained

Lancer being a dork

The cousins: Stetson, Mason, Wyatt, Lancer

On the hike, Poor Julie had all 3 kids hanging on her! The boys don't want anything to do with me if someone else is around!

My cute kidos
The annual Mary Kay Seminar in Dallas, TX was also in August. It was quite a trip and I learned a lot and it was very motivating. Some of the things that happened while there: The floor in our hotel caught fire (someone was smoking and threw cigarette in silk plant) then on the way home, our flight from Dallas to Denver was suppose to be about 1 1/2 hours but bad weather turned it into a 5 hour flight. So just imagine a bumpy plane just circling waiting for the weather to clear and me, who has a weak stomach-okay I bet you get the picture! Then when we finally were able to land after taking a quick pit stop in Kansas to refuel, we had missed our flight and had to spend the night in the airport. But I made it home, so I can't complain! Here are a few photos from Seminar!

Kathy, Jessica, Kristen and Me

A closer picture of the 4 of us. Our first day there

Me and the Pink Cady

My roomies Kristen and Jessica

My Awards Ceremony Dress. Katelyn was nice enough to let me borrow this gorgeous dress that I got tons of compliments on! Thanks Katelyn!!! Picture didn't turn out that great because I took it with my phone but you get the picture. I also tried to post the picture of everyone in my unit that was there but couldn't get it to work!
Let's see......Girls Camp also happened since I was on here last. it was just a BeeHive Camp.That was a lot of fun! Jana and I were the camp moms for about 1/2 the girls- 10 girls. There wasn't nearly as much drama as last year-which was nice! And of course I didn't take any pics!!! But we canoed, hiked, did certifications, played games, skits, lots of other fun things. It is so much fun being the leader!!! The theme this year was B.U.G.S Building up gospel standards. The devotional each morning was focused on a different type of bug and we got fun sweatshirts. It was a good time! Although the last night when all the girls get to stay out late, there was a bear sighting not too far from us so everyone got an early night sleep : )
Well I'm sure I'm missing some things but hopefully it won't take me another 4 months to update my blog!

Fun Cousin Time

2010-05-24T11:51:00.001-07:00

Julie and Todd went to Vegas on a little getaway this past week, so my mom and me and the boys went up to watch Mason. We had some fun adventures!!

Here's all 3 boys crammed in the back seat. We were driving around one day and Wyatt and Lancer had both fallen asleep with their heads hanging down and Mason had a hand on each of their heads pulling their hair! I should have taken a picture.

We went to this Aquarium in Sandy and the boys loved it! They got to see all kinds of fish, octopus, sharks, penguins, frogs, snakes, etc

Eww Snakes

Jellyfish-these were pretty cool

They even got to touch a Sting-Ray

Wyatt would squeal every time he touched it-it was hilarious

Wyatt, Mason, and Lancer

At the mall they had this little ride-here is Wyatt flying his helicopter

Lancer flying his helicopter- he cried when he had to get off

Another day we went to this farm petting zoo at Thanksgiving Point. Here the boys are looking at ducks and geese

Petting the goats, they also saw all kinds of horses, and cows, and llamas, chickens, peacocks, and turkeys, and pigs. It was fun because Wyatt and Lancer are at the age where they know the animals and get excited about it.

The highlight of their day was probably the pony rides. Lancer looks like such a big boy

I thought I would have to stand next to them because they would be scared-but nope they just sat in the saddle and grinned. It was cute watching them.

In this picture Wyatt is pulling Mason's ear while Lancer is pulling his hair. This picture pretty much sums up the 4 days we watched Mason. Mason was so good the whole time while Lancer and Wyatt were kind of awnery. Wyatt would take Mason's binky out of his mouth and wave it above Mason's head. Wyatt would also try to ride Mason every time he crawled instead of walked. And Lancer just always seemed in the mood for a fight! My poor mom probably needs another vacation from my boys-whenever she's around they don't want anything to do with me. But it was fun, thanks for the help mom.

Wyatt&Lancer

2010-05-07T12:59:00.000-07:00

Here are some updated pictures of my little men who are now 2 1/2 years old!!!

What cute boys in their Oliver sweatshirts and camo hats

My 3 ft Morgan replica-He's totally his father's son

My Lancer Man

I love this Picture

It really was warm enough for shorts for ONE day! Now that Wyatt knows how to open doors and it's warming up, I can't keep these kids inside! If I can't find them, then the 1st place I look is outside.

Dad taking the boys for a ride. We bribe the boys with 4wheeler rides-it's one of their favorite things to do.

2nd Ward Trek

2010-04-06T12:44:00.000-07:00

For Spring Break we went on the Ward Trek. The wind blew some and it was quite dusty but all in all it was a good time! It was interesting to see what the pioneers had to go through and made me grateful for the conveniences we have today!

My Boys

My Lancer Man

I love this picture of Wyatt

Lancer was obsessed with climbing rocks while we were on our hike. He would just keep climbing higher and higher until he couldn't go anymore.Grandad was a good sport and would follow him around to make sure he didn't get hurt.

The boys were pretty good walkers, I can't believe how far they actually walked

Wyatt on Dad's shoulders, he would take a ride whenever he could get one.

Our little family

Kenna, Grandad, Hayden, Me, Lancer, Morgan, Wyatt

What tough boys pulling the handcart!!

Cousin Time

2010-03-12T09:31:00.001-08:00

Well these past couple months we have spent a lot of time visiting cousins. First was Stetson's blessing. It was in February and I didn't get a picture of Stetson in his blessing outfit but he's sure a cutie. You should have seen us trying to get a good picture of the 4 boys.

This was the best picture we could get! Mason, Wyatt, Stetson, and Lancer

The boys shared a bed with me while we were at Adam's and as you can see there wasn't much room for me.
Then at the end of February we went up to Julie's and Mason had his 1 year birthday party.

Grandma got Mason this cute slide and Lancer and Wyatt loved playing on it.

Cute cousins in matching outfits from Grandma

Julie and I made this cupcake birthday cake for Mason-he sure liked eating it

While we were at Julie's, we took the boys to the park. They love to be outside, glad it's finally starting to warm up.

Three cute boys
So Morgan always talks about how Wyatt and Lancer are going to be his "jam up hands" when they get bigger. So here is a picture we can pull out the future of them in welding caps.

But Lancer sure loves to help me cook-so maybe he will be my "jam up hand" in the kitchen. Here he is rolling out tortillas.

We moved to Rifle,Co in February for a quick welding job and will probably be moving back home next week. It was nice to have a paycheck even though it was only for a month.

Snow, Snow and More Snow

2010-01-22T17:55:00.000-08:00

So it has been snowing like crazy here since Wednesday. Just keeps piling up but will be great when farming season comes around. We took the boys outside to play today, we all needed to get some fresh air!!!!!

The boys in their snow suits

This is outside our kitchen window-this drift is massive! The snow is up to their knees too.

Another picture of our winter wonderland

Brotherly Love

Sooo much fun!!!

Christmas

2010-01-21T08:04:00.001-08:00

I'm such a terrible mother and forgot to take pictures at Grandma and Grandad Oliver's house. We had a lot of fun but don't have any pictures to document Christmas with them. The boys got trikes from Santa and they love them. Wyatt walked into the living room and said "Santa Bike" It was so cute. Now we just need the snow to melt so they can ride them outside instead of down the hallway.

We had the Hallows Family Christmas party in Loa and of course it was a good time as usual!!! Wyatt and Lancer hit the pinata by themselves this year and they had a ball. Every time someone would hit the pinata, Lancer would clench his legs and start laughing. They even ran to pick up the candy when it broke!

Lancer, Mason, and Wyatt

I have been watching Dillon and Heather's baby (Kelby) 3 days a week. Wyatt and Lancer love to play with him. They are so good and always want to hold him. They use to call every baby they saw Mason, but now they can say Kelby. Such good baby sitters.

Christensen Christmas

2009-12-23T17:54:00.001-08:00

This past Saturday we had Christmas with my side of the family. Julie and Todd and Duane came down. Adam and Deann couldn't make it cause of their cute 2 week old little man Stetson. It was a lot of fun. Josh got permission to call early, so we all got to talk to him for a few minutes. He's doing great. We ate prime rib and opened presents and my dad made these awesome lamps out of aspen. We also got some food storage(which is always great to have) The boys got fun toys and some Disney movies and they LOVE them!!!! It was a great Christmas!!

Lancer, Mason, and Wyatt. It was quite interesting trying to get these three to sit for even a second to take a picture! Mason started to crawl while we were at Grandmas. Yay for Mason

My cute boys by the tree

We went to the ward Christmas party and santa was there. Wyatt and Lancer were not having any part of that!!!! I heard Wyatt say santa today when he saw him on a tv commercial. It was cute.

BiRtHdAy PaRtY

2009-12-08T19:31:00.001-08:00

Well my little men are now 2 years old!!! We went to Aunt Tammy's and had a combined birthday with Kenna. Lots of fun and good food.

I made this boot cake-I thought it turned out pretty cute

Wyatt and Lancer blowing out candles-Wyatt had a mouthful of olives, so everybody got a little bonus on their frosting. Lancer would blow them out as soon as they were lit.

Yay Presents!!! Thanks for all the gifts everyone. This particular picture is of a truck potty from Grandma and Grandad Oliver. Wyatt has even used it a couple times.

The boys got these tonka trucks from Morgan and I and they LOVE them!!!!
My parents got the boys a basketball hoop and I don't have a picture of it but they really enjoy it.

Fall

2009-11-07T10:11:00.000-08:00

Here's a catchup of what's been happening this fall

Morgan plowing the field with Wyatt & Lancer.

Wyatt in his costume! Ninja Turtle. My mom made these and they turned out super cute

Lancer in his costume

Mason, Lancer, and Wyatt-Cute Boys

My sister and I made these panda cupcakes and Lancer was sure eying them!

Pretty dang cute huh!!!

Lancer and Wyatt were playing outside at my mom's house and every time I went to check on them, they were doing something silly. Like sitting in the cooler

Just sitting randomly on the grass

Washing Grandma's car with wet wipes. Silly Silly Boys. Lancer is obsessed with wet wipes and loves to wash things with them. My good little cleaner.

Morgan got his deer on the last day of the hunt. A nice 4x4.

Lancer and his daddy and the deer. Wyatt was terrified and was permanently attached around my neck.

How Time Flies!!!

2009-10-27T14:32:00.000-07:00

It's been almost 2 years since Wyatt and Lancer joined the family. It's fun to see them grow and develop. Let's take a trip down memory lane.

11/23/07 Newborns-poor Lancer sucked in some fluid and had to have help breathing

1/27/08 Two months old in some dang cute flannel shirts!!

4/23/08 Gotta love bibs for those drooling babies

9/6/08 Getting ready for church

10/9/08 I love this picture

10/30/08 Halloween last year-first costumes

11/23/08 1st Birthday-shaking, giggling elmo chairs

1/29/09 Cheap entertainment

7/3/09 First time holding hands on their own-brotherly love

8/7/09 Family campout-teamwork

9/20/09 Being silly with dad

9/25/09 1st time to the zoo

The Zoo

2009-09-28T10:14:00.000-07:00

This last week my mom and the boys and me went up to visit Julie and Mason. It was a lot of fun. We went to Park City to the outlets one day and then on Saturday we took the boys to Hogle Zoo. They absolutely loved it!!!!! Lancer would growl at the bears and pound on the window at the monkeys (especially the baboon) Wyatt would point and squeal. I think their favorite was the Tiger and her 3 babies. There was also a baby elephant and baby giraffe. Stinkin cute!!!!
Mason, Wyatt ans Lancer waiting to get into the zoo. It was a busy place!

Looking at the elephants

Can you see the gorilla?

I think we're looking at the giraffe's

Sitting on the tigers

This was the penguins, they would swim right under us. Wyatt would pull his hat right over his eyes and wouldn't let me touch it.

Lancer growling at the bear

Monkeys!!!

Then on Saturday night we went to Loa and visited with my Grandparents. It was a fun trip. Thanks Mom for the trip and for everything else. By the way guess how many times we had to clean up puke???? 3 times!!!!

Hallows Family Campout 2009

2009-08-21T12:13:00.000-07:00

August 6-9 we went to our annual family reunion with my mom's side of the fam. We took our fifth wheel so it wasn't really camping for us and it was a good time. The boys were actually old enough this year they could really enjoy it.

The boys inside the little cabin

Wyatt being a bully and not letting Lancer in

Wyatt pushing Lancer around in a dump truck

Lancer's turn to push Wyatt around. They loved that thing. Good Christmas idea

So we took Morgan's welding truck and it is a single cab so Wyatt rode up with us and Lancer rode with Grandma and Grandpa. Grandma had just bought Wyatt this cowboy hat and he loves it and he wanted to wear it while we were driving. Well he got tuckered out and pulled it over his eyes and took a little siesta. It was so funny, he's holding his sippy cup too. He cracks me up!!

Mary Kay Seminar

2009-08-21T11:28:00.000-07:00

On July 27-Aug 1 I was in Dallas, Texas to the annual Mary Kay Seminar. It was so fun and I learned a lot. They had different sessions where successful Mary Kay people would talk, and there were classes and booths and amazing award nights!!! It is so motivating to see all the prizes and recognition people get.

We went out to dinner one night as a unit and here are just a few of the people. The one standing next to me is Susan McCoy (my director). She has twins too

Here's me and a pink Cadillac- I want the Escalade though!!

We got to ride in a Limo to the awards night because we were all star consultants (which means we sold at least $1800 each quarter) The awards night could be described as the Academy awards and Miss America pageant combined.

Me and LaRonda Daigle. She is awesome and her unit sold over $150 million this past year. She's from Louisiana. Can you see the packed stadium behind me? (and there was another hall filled with people)

LaRonda being crowned Queen of Unit Sales.

All the women on stage with plaques are multi-millionaires with their Mary Kay business

There were all sorts of performances throughout the seminar and this is Jasmine Murray from American Idol. During awards night we got to be on the floor 5 rows back from the stage because our unit achieved circle of excellence (which means we sold over$650,000) so it was so cool to be so close to the action. It was a lot of fun and I'm definitely going again next year.

Fun in the Sun

2009-07-20T10:25:00.000-07:00

Last week we went to Lowry Ruins on a field trip with some friends. It's kinda stressful to take the boys somewhere when I don't have a lot of help but it is good for them to get out and be around other people. Luckily Merlene Lanier helped with Wyatt after he started throwing a fit. After that we had a picnic and ran threw the sprinklers although Wyatt and Lancer spent the majority of the time in Duane Laniers Kubota! I'm telling ya, those boys LOVE steering wheels.

Morgan was rolling a sideroll back so I took the boys outside to watch and they had quite the time playing in the bean plants.

For the 4th of July we went up in the mountains and had a picnic with Morgan's family. Tammy and Tommy brought horses and Wyatt and Lancer had there first horse ride. Wyatt wasn't too sure at first but Lancer loved it! We got eaten up by mosquitos.

So the other day I was reading on the couch and Wyatt and Lancer walk out of their room holding hands. It was so stinkin cute and I kept following them around trying to get a good picture of it. Some times they are so nice to each other and get along and other days they are so awnery and bite the heck out of each other. Typical boys I suppose.

Catch Up

2009-07-20T10:05:00.000-07:00

Well things have slowed down again. The family reunion was a lot of fun. All my siblings were able to come(except Josh).We went to Purgatory and stayed in a condo for 3 days. While we were there we went to Durango and went to the Bar D Chuckwagon, which is a western show and dinner. There was a little train that the boys rode on and they had a ball. Aunt Deanne and Uncle Adam took them on it.

Family photo while we were at the Bar D

We also went to Silverton and watched the train come in. The boys screamed!!! Then we headed to Ouray and sat in the hot springs. Wyatt and Lancer LOVED it. Morgan had fun too going down the water slides. I even went down once! We also went to the mall in Durango and played Put put golf in Purgatory. The golfing was kinda a lost cause because Wyatt and Lancer kept picking up the golf balls and wouldn't let us use the clubs.

My little golfer

At the mall, these kids love steering wheels!!!!

Then the day after we got home, I headed to Girls camp for 4 days. It was at Chris park north of Durango. It was actually only like 15 minutes from where we just had the family reunion! It was a good time. Alesa Reed and I were the camp leaders over all the 12 year olds in the stake. There were 19 girls. Alesa brought her dads camper so we stayed warm and cozy. There was a little drama but I guess thats to be expected with a bunch of hormonal 12 year olds. It is a lot more fun to be a leader at girls camp!!! I forgot to take the camera so no pictures.

Free Time-what's that?

2009-06-02T10:09:00.000-07:00

I feel like lately I'm running around with my head cut off. There is so much I need to do and not enough time in the day. I started selling Mary Kay Makeup, so I've been busy with that trying to hold skin care classes and following up with people. (if anyone needs anything, let me know) I hardly ever use to talk on the phone, now it's like it's permanently attached. Then we moved our singlewide out to Pleasant View, and I'm trying to clean and get it painted so that we can move into it. We have a family get together next week for 4 days and then the day after we get back I leave for girls camp for 4 days. I'm the camp director for 2nd ward so I've been trying to get things organized, All while I'm trying to keep the house clean and do laundry (which I'm failing at miserably) and spend time with Wyatt and Lancer... and here I sit blogging when there is a million other things I could be doing!!!!! Anyways here are some cute pictures of my goofy boys.

They look like such big boys in those outfits

They are in a climbing phase and I can't keep them off anything

Getting ready for church

Grampa Christensen made these jumping horses and the boys go crazy on them

So this picture is stinkin funny!!! Wyatt and Lancer love to wrestle. Lancer always endes up on top and they just laugh and laugh. When Lancer tries to get up Wyatt pulls him back down on top of him. Lancer can dish it out but he can't take it. When Wyatt gets on top Lancer throws a fit.

Home Sweet Home

2009-06-02T09:48:00.001-07:00

Well, we finally have our house set up in Pleasant View!!! It still needs a lot of work but piece by piece we are making it our home.

Here is a before picture of Morgan and his dad leveling out where we were going to put our house.

The tractor is right where we put our house

There she is!

Wyatt standing in the driveway in front of our house.

So the trailer was really disgusting, the people who lived there before smoked and had dogs and it was just gross.....so we decided to paint everything, starting with the ceiling.

Ya I'm a beginner and forgot to cover my hair so when I was painting the ceiling it got everywhere and I'm still finding white specks in my hair.

My sister Julie was such a good sport and helped me paint the kitchen while she was visiting. My mom has really helped alot-so has Glenna

Big Weekend

2009-04-27T09:53:00.000-07:00

This last weekend, our family had quite a bit going on. My youngest brother Josh had his mission farewell on Sunday. He is going to the Tacoma, Washington Mission. He leaves on May 6 to go into the MTC and will be serving the Lord for 2 years. My sister Julie also blessed her baby, Mason, at church on Sunday. We had a lot of family come down for the occasions. It was a ton of fun to have everybody here. Since all my siblings where able to be here we took family pictures on Saturday. It was very windy but we managed to get some pretty good pictures.

The whole Christensen Clan

My cute little family-we are so color coordinated

Another picture of my handsome hubby and cute boys!!!

Todd, Julie, and Mason in his blessing outfit. It was a little tux-adorable!!!!

Soon to be Elder Christensen with Wyatt and Lancer. Josh is one of their favorite people, they are going to miss him like crazy.

My Dream House

2009-04-07T08:54:00.000-07:00

There is this house in Saratoga Springs,UT that I pass every time I go to my sister's house and I absolutely love it!!!! Someday when we build our house I want it to look a lot like this one.
I like how the front door and the shutters on the windows and the roof all are black and match. The rock work is beautiful too. Oh someday I'll have a house that's not on wheels.

Cousins

2009-03-18T10:30:00.000-07:00

My sister Julie and her new born baby Mason came to Cortez to stay for a week and it has been a lot of fun. Wyatt and Lancer don't know what to think of the new little person staying at Grandma's house. They sure do get jealous that everybody is owing and awing over somebody else and not them.

Wyatt holding Mason

Lancer's turn holding Mason. Lancer has started growling and trying to hit Mason. Not sure where he picked it up from. Wyatt always picks on Lancer, so maybe he picks on Mason because the baby can't fight back.

Grandma, Lancer, Mason, Wyatt, and Rusty the dog playing in the wagon. My boys absolutely love that wagon.

Mason was having tummy time and Wyatt decided he wanted to get in on the action.

Grandma was holding the baby and the boys got a bit jealous...she's got quite the handful

Wyatt and Lancer always want to be the center of attention. They are watching Grandma change Mason's diaper. If only they could learn how to change each others diaper!!!!!

Mason has finally arrived

2009-03-11T09:36:00.000-07:00

Julie gave birth to her cute little boy on March 4th at 11:33 pm. He weighed in at 7 lbs and 15 oz (1 pound 1 oz bigger than Lancer) and was 20 inches long. You forget how small newborns are. His name is Mason Todd Davis. I went up to see Julie on the 5th and it was lots of fun. It does NOT make me baby hungry though!!!! Not yet anyway, I'm having enough fun with my two toddlers right now.

He is such a cutie, good job you two!!!

Update

2009-02-17T09:05:00.000-08:00

A quick update, The job ended in Grand Junction and we moved back to Cortez on January 11th. Morgan is welding in the fab shop in Cortez for the same company (Jacobs) he was working for in Grand Junction. It is a different type of welding so he had to take another test to get this job, but he passed with flying colors,Yay!!!! It is nice to be back home close to family. We are hoping the work in the fab shop will keep us busy for a while so we can kinda settle down. We're wanting to start building our house this spring. Wyatt and Lancer are doing good. They are such a riot. The other day I was changing Lancer's diaper and Wyatt walks right over and pinches Lancer on the butt. And yesterday I was watching Wyatt bob for his binky. He would throw it on the floor and then bend down or get on his belly and pick it up with his mouth. Where do they learn these things?? Here are some pictures from the last month or so.

We went out to our friend Suzanne's house on Monday and had a snow day. It was lots of fun. We played in the snow, had PB&J's, and decorated cookies. It's fun to play with other kids.

It was a nice day and we decided to take advantage of it. Morgan was pulling the boys around on their four wheeler. They thought it was the coolest thing. Notice Morgan's welding rig in the background, he made sure it was in the shots. He's so proud of Maria-that's his truck!

Here are some pictures of my goofy boys. They like to get into trouble with each other. Notice how Lancer is turning the TV on and off while Wyatt is keeping watch. Too much fun!

My Little Men

2009-01-24T13:56:00.000-08:00

I finally got the boys 1 year portraits done and I'm only a couple months late! Wyatt and Lancer are 14 months now. They are tons of fun, they play with each other... but mostly fight with each other! I just love being able to stay at home with them and getting to see all the silly stuff they do. I'm laughing constantly. Here are a few pictures of my little men. They got their pictures taken at Walmart and the photographer did a really good job! The boys were actually smiling in the pictures-which surprises me because I thought they would be throwing a fit the whole time! My boys are so cute!

Christmas

2008-12-31T13:26:00.000-08:00

Daddy helping the boys swing at the pinata

Daddy taking the boys sleding

My boys at their new picnic table & playing with their Oliver Tractors (the only time they will ever play with them)

Christmas was a lot of fun this year. The boys actually tore some of the wrapping paper. We spent Christmas eve with Morgan's family and Christmas day with mine. Wyatt and Lancer got a lot of fun things, and so did Morgan and me!!! It was a white Christmas. The boys got to try out their new snow suits and sled. Wyatt was happy as long as somebody was pulling him around. Lancer just wasn't having any of it. Maybe when it snows again he won't be so scared. They did look awful cute in their snow suits though. We went to the Hallow's family Christmas party on Saturday. It is always a good time. Wyatt and Lancer both swung at the pinata this year. We'll have to practice swinging a bat so next year they can break it!!! Well 2008 was a good year and hopefully this next year will be even better.

On the Road Again

2008-12-18T14:06:00.000-08:00

Well we are in Grand Junction now. Morgan took a welding test for Jacob's in Cortez last Thursday and passed (yay) and they told him he had to be in GJ by Friday at 7. So here we are. It happens so quick, I'm getting good at packing on short notice. I like it so far. There is lots of shopping. We bought a laptop for Christmas. I love it. Cami and Justin are here until January, so at least I have 1 friend for now. I feel bad for Morgan he has to drive almost 3 hours to and from work each day. The job is actually above Parachute, Co but the West Junction rv park was the closest one I could find that had any open spots. They say this is only suppose to be a 2 month job, but who knows. It's been snowing almost everyday since we got here so they don't get much done. But i guess we'll see.

Birthday Boys

2008-11-24T11:00:00.000-08:00

Wyatt and Lancer are 1 year old!!! How crazy is that? I can remember not too long ago when I was a blimp and about to pop. Now my little boys aren't so little anymore. We had a party for them at their Aunt Tammy's house. It was a combined party with their cousin Kenna. She just had a birthday too. Lots of fun. Morgan and I gave them Tickle Me Elmo chairs that Lancer just loves. When you sit in them, it shakes and laughs. We also got them some CAT construction toys. Grandma and Grandad Oliver gave them these cute miniature red wagons and some clothes. Grandma and Grandpa Christensen gave them some bath toys and they have another present coming next week from them. They also received some clothes and other toys from their aunts and uncles. Lancer got after his cake. He was shoveling it in his mouth. Wyatt was too occupied with the candle (we didn't light it but put it in anyway) They were kinda grouchy because they didn't get a nap, but I guess you live and learn and we'll know better next year.

Future Hunters

2008-11-14T10:33:00.000-08:00

I found these cute camo hats at Cabelas and I just couldn't help but buy them. My little Wyatt loves to wear hats and tries to put them on. Lancer's not so fond but he might come around. Their dad dressed them that day-long sleeve shirts with shorts-but I appreciate the help. Then Aunt Julie came to visit and she bought an outfit for her soon to be boy and Wyatt & Lancer tried it on to see if it would fit. My little hunters.

Crazy Pipeliners

2008-11-14T10:26:00.000-08:00

Morgan took these pictures at work. I guess these guys were trying to pull a pipe out of the ground. It doesn't look too safe to me.

Ogden Job

2008-11-14T10:18:00.000-08:00

Well the welding job in Ogden ended so we came back to Cortez and parked our home next to my parent's house for now. Here are some pictures from that job.

Halloween

2008-11-14T10:11:00.001-08:00

So I am finally posting some Halloween pictures. Wyatt and Lancer dressed up as horses. They looked so cute. We took them to the Trunk-R-Treat at the church and then the Pleasant View Carnival. I think they will enjoy it a lot more next year. Lancer has the black mane and Wyatt has the white mane.

My Little Campers

2008-09-13T15:45:00.000-07:00

Here are some more pictures of our family reunion. The first one is Lancer and Wyatt when we went on our hike. We didn't get too far, taking pictures was more fun. The next picture is Grandma giving Lancer a bath while Wyatt looks on in anticipation. They were lucky and got to be clean while camping. It's a good thing Grandma has a trailer to put the tub in. We went on a little walk another afternoon and Lancer just couldn't make it and fell asleep in the backpack. It doesn't look too comfortable to me. Then there is the boys in their pajamas. They look awful warm and cute! The next one is Lancer and Wyatt with Great Grandpa, all in their overalls. What a precious picture-love it.

Hallows Family Campout 08

2008-09-09T12:52:00.000-07:00

The first weekend in August we had our annual Hallows Family Campout! It was so much fun. We go up to our very own campground in SheepValley (It's up by Fish Lake Utah) for 4 days. It's with all my relatives on my mom's side of the family. We play lots of volleyball, crafts, have races, limbo, bubble gum blowing contest, skits, games, a hike, nightly programs, and tons of good food. I love going and hanging out with all my cousins and relatives. I think there's over 70 of us now. It's a good thing we all get along! This was the first time Wyatt and Lancer have gone camping. They did pretty good. Here's a family photo, sorry we look kinda scary we haven't showered in 3 days.

Yellowstone Trip

2008-07-28T10:37:00.000-07:00

In June we went on a family trip to Yellowstone with my parents and siblings. Morgan had to work so he didn't get to go, but it was a fun trip. We stayed in this cabin that was absolutely beautiful in Island Park, Idaho. We spent 2 days going through Yellowstone and then another day we went to Jackson Hole and went water rafting. It was a blast and my mom was nice enough to watch Wyatt and Lancer so I could go rafting. While we were in Jackson Hole, we went to the Bar J chuck wagon, it was really entertaining and I would recommend it to anyone. In Yellowstone we saw lots of wildlife...Moose, Bear, and tons of Buffalo!! We saw lots of Geysers and yep, I even saw Old Faithful. The only thing that sucked was the weather. It was so cold and snowy (In June!!!) so I saw quite a bit of stuff from the car so I wouldn't have to take the boys out in the cold. It was really fun, too bad Morgan couldn't be there.

Double the Trouble

2008-07-19T15:15:00.000-07:00

Well here we go again. Update on the boys: Lancer is picking up cheerios and putting them in his mouth all on his own. I'm so proud. Anything to do with food he's all for it. He's not crawling but he is rolling around. He seems to be getting bigger and bigger. I can't believe my boys will be 8 months old in a couple days. Wyatt is all over the place. He's crawling like crazy. It's pretty funny, he sticks his left leg out, so he looks pretty goofy. But he gets around. He crawled up the steps all by himself yesterday. I was looking all around for him (not that there is a lot of places he could be in an RV) and he was sitting up in the bedroom. He's a smart cookie. Now that he is crawling he spends most of the day following me around climbing up my leg and crying for me to pick him up. But I'm just waiting until both kids are doing that.

I'm new...I don't know what to do!!

2008-07-02T11:53:00.000-07:00

Okay so I guess I will try this blogging thing and see how it goes. Morgan, the boys and me are now living in Ogden, Utah. We moved here in May. Morgan is welding up by Morgan, Utah. He just passed his welding test so he's not considered a junk welder anymore. He is so excited that he passed his test. The job is winding down so we don't know how much longer we will be here though. The twins are so much fun. They keep me laughing and on my toes. I can't believe they are 7 months old. Wyatt is quite the busy body. He is almost crawling and he can sure get around army crawling and rolling. I can't leave him sitting on the bed anymore. I have to keep an eye on that one. Lancer is just easy going. He's content sitting on the floor playing with his toys. He has this huge toothless grin that just makes me smile when he looks at me. The boys are starting to play with each other--actually i guess it's just stealing the toy back and forth but it keeps them occupied (for a few minutes). And I'm keeping busy watching and playing with my boys and shopping. It's so nice to actually have stores to shop at. And it gets me out of the trailer for a break. It's a good thing that Wyatt and Lancer are pretty good shoppers.

**OLIVER**

Halloween 2011

Boys 4 Year Pics

Hallows Family Campout 2011

Washington Trip

Memories

Long Overdue Update

December

3 Years Old Already!!!

Deer Hunt and Duane's Farewell

November

October

Update Finally

Fun Cousin Time

Wyatt&Lancer

2nd Ward Trek

Cousin Time

Snow, Snow and More Snow

Christmas

Christensen Christmas

BiRtHdAy PaRtY

Fall

How Time Flies!!!

The Zoo

Hallows Family Campout 2009

Mary Kay Seminar

Fun in the Sun

Catch Up

Free Time-what's that?

Home Sweet Home

Big Weekend

My Dream House

Cousins

Mason has finally arrived

Update

My Little Men

Christmas

On the Road Again

Birthday Boys

Future Hunters

Crazy Pipeliners

Ogden Job

Halloween

My Little Campers

Hallows Family Campout 08

Yellowstone Trip

Double the Trouble

I'm new...I don't know what to do!!

OLIVER