Start to Memorial Weekend

Cousin Rusty and Myself started the holiday weekend early. We took off Friday and went to Tony Grove to get one last taste of winter before giving into summer. Top of Mt. Naomi.

We started the day snowboarding, but the conditions made for better snowmobiling so we only made a few runs.

Smithfield canyon.

Back side of Cherry peak.

Ran out of snow until next year........

{Black and White Days}

Last weekend was the annual Richmond Black and White Days..... The parade is our favorite part and this year Kayson was so fun..... he really got into the whole picking up candy thing and candy is one thing that you definitely get at this parade- I think Kayson filled at least half a bag full........ silly boy! The fire trucks at the very end were his favorite, he said," WOOOOW!"

Just chillin..........

He figured out that if he waved then they threw candy at him...... as you can tell I (I mean Kayson) wasn't fast enough at picking it all up, what can I say there was ALOT of candy!

Is that what I think it is??

Yep it's Nibbles with a "cow" hat on...... she is trying to blend in and participate in the festivities!!! (she's thrilled can you tell???)
After the parade Kel and Dan let us take Kayson for a ride behind the wheeler in this little trailer.... we weren't sure how this would go down since Kayson likes to be the one driving but it was a huge hit. He loved it!!!!!! Thanks for a fun evening you guys!

I love this picture... he's just enjoying the ride... lol!

Jackson Trip.................

Here is another break from Kayson photos. Each May 1st a group of us head to Jackson Wyoming for a back pack trip to look for horns, wild life and just explore new country. It has become somewhat of a tradition, here are some photos of this years expedition.

Snow covered Teton Mountains...............

Rusty and Boone at base camp, It would not be May 1st in Jackson with out new snow on the ground.

Me trying to figure out how to get down the mountain side................

Crossing Spred Creek, cold water, and sharp rocks makes for sore feet................

Me enjoying one of the few moments of sun shine on the trip..............

Rusty holding a matched set of elk sheds he found, we walked lots of miles to find those.

Grizzly Bear tracks in the mud................

More signs of wild life...........................

Josh Austin taking a lunch break as the next storm roles in behind him...........

In my old age I need an afternoon nap or I get grumpy, this was a nice dry spot...............

Climbing out of one of the many canyons we went through..........................

One last rest before we make the last push for the truck........we had some long cold nights and some long days hiking but it was great trip.....already making plans for May 1st 2011.....

{Giddy up}

Most of the time Kayson has an audience.... Bryan and I are his biggest fans, BUT the Grandma's and Grandpa's, Aunts and Uncles get a kick out of him too and he can sure put on a show...........

Mom- I think you crack me up just as much as Kayson...... LOL!

{April in a nutshell}

WARNING: Proceed with caution. Long post and lots of pictures ahead!!

This month has flown right past me.... Before you know it, we will be out of April and into May! YAY, May is an exciting month and there is lots going on.... BUT I would like to recap on the past month. It has come and gone like the blink of an eye and we've been busy as ever! Our April has gone as follows:
EASTER~I made Kayson's Easter basket this year. My Mom made these for us growing up and I thought they were so cute, not to mention they lasted 25 years! What a fun tradition and I thought it turned out SO CUTE!This is Kayson after finding what the "Easter Bunny" brought.... yep he has a mouth full of candy and yep it's first thing in the morning! He's a kid and it's EASTER, so I thought what the heck........
He got some MORE cars (cause that's his favorite thing) and when he saw them his reaction was priceless he said, "WHOA TARS" (cars). We had a great Easter weekend watching conference and visiting family! It doesn't get much better than that!

HORSES~ We have the opportunity and privilege of living close to Aunt Kel and Uncle Dan which is so much fun. Kayson has been able to ride Lucky a few times since the weather has been a bit nicer and he LOVES IT! In fact we go over there often to feed Lucky and Nibbles and we can't forget Slim while we are at it.:) Thanks Kel for putting up with us........

BABY SHOWERS~At the very beginning of April I had the opportunity of seeing an old and dear friend! Jennifer (Snoderly) Roth. She is getting ready to have a baby boy in a few months and I am SO excited for her. She had a baby shower in Utah that I was able to go to and I am so glad.... It was so good to see her!!!! Thanks for a fun day Jen and it was so great to see your fam!

I also went to another baby shower for my friend McKensy.... She is due in May YAY! Sorry I don't have any pics Kens it was sure fun though!

SHED~ We have been in need of shed and it was on our list of things to do. Thanks to my amazing FIL and husband........ we now have one and it's perfect. It turned out so great and it just keeps getting cuter! Bryan put up some trim on it yesterday and tomorrow for family night we are going to get it and the door painted!!! THANK YOU so much Terry for all of your help and Bry you have done a GREAT job.......

HAIRCUTS~ Bryan teases me... he says "You'd think that having a hairdresser for a wife constitutes getting a haircut whenever you want....." But he claims that he has to ask a million times before I finally get around to actually doing it...... Ok, so maybe he doesn't get it the minute he asks, BUT he does eventually get his haircut and the last few times I just throw Kayson in the chair and do him right after Bryan...... Kill two birds with one stone right?! He LOVES getting his haircut and thinks he is pretty cool sitting there with the cape on. This last time I gave him a big boy haircut..... I used the clipper and guard, AND I actually had to trim up his neckline. He sat SO STILL I was so proud of him... what a BIG BOY he's getting to be..... :(

PROM~ This last week I went to Burley for my 6 week "Hair Trip". My clientele up there is growing all the time and I LOVE my clients. We have so much fun. THIS time was a bit different. Jordan was going to Prom, so I had the opportunity of doing her hair!
She looked SO CUTE! Her date was Lance Smith. They were such a darling couple, and she had a great time!

My Mom and sisters and I got to go watch her do the Promenade with Lance (He's a senior) and they looked like they were having a blast!!!Love ya Jord you looked gorgeous!

YARD~ Bry has been working so hard on our yard.... the minute the snow was starting to melt he was out trimming the apple trees. The rock wall out back is almost finished and looks GREAT, we have tulips blooming, and we've planted several trees, shrubs and ground covers that are doing good so far (we are keeping our fingers crossed that we can keep them all alive)!

We LOVE our yard and can't wait for summer so that we can spend more time in it!

KAYSON TERRY~ Kayson is so much fun! He keeps us laughing so much and is such a sweet little boy MOST of the time! :) I say most because he is a toddler and I'd be lieing if I said he was a perfect angel ALL the time!

He is saying more and more things all of the time....the most recent words added to his vocab are:YEAH (my favorite), Doc ( off of the movie cars), It's uck (it's yuck- this one comes in handy especially if he is trying to get out of something like taking a bath for instance), It's hot, mon Mom/Dad (C'mon Mom/Dad), and he snaps his fingers really well (or so he thinks and it's so dang cute- video coming soon), AYE (means Hi and Bye), Eye, and I know there are alot more, but It's getting late and my brain is beginning to shut down :)

Kayson thinks this is his own little chair, and he's having a serious conversation with Bumpa about "Stars" the dog that lives next door! We love our little guy!! My Mom got him the disney movie Tarzan for Easter! He loves it, but now I have a little Boy running around my house beating his chest and making tarzan sounds all the time. Not to mention he growls at me like the cheatah in the movie if I irritate or make him mad.

Kayson LOVES to play outside and the last few days have been hard with the wet, cold weather back. WE NEED SPRING... as I am sure everyone does!

Well, that about covers April, now I am just gearing up for May..... I am looking forward to warmer weather, getting flowers and a garden planted, and wrapping up some projects around the house- pics coming soon!

{Great weather}

The past 2 weeks Kayson and I have been taking many walks to a little park about 3 blocks from our house to do this......

The weather has been SOOOOO nice and last week we had Jayme and Jordan here, so we took them with us and Kayson had a BLAST!! He loves the slides and the swings.

I am sad to report that we are getting SNOW today! YUCK..... Snow snow go away, bring back the sunshine so we can play!!!!!!

On a side not I also wanted to add that Bryan got our shutters up on our house..... they look so good and and so much character to the house. GOOD JOB HON!!NOW, if the rest of that snow could melt then I could get some flowers in and get my pots planted, and we could finish painting the trim that we started last fall!!!!!!!

{I've been tagged}

My friend Kara tagged me a while back but we've been running like crazy this week and I havn't had a chance to update..... so here goes- maybe you will learn something about me that you didn't already know.......



Four shows I like to watch...


1. The Office
2. Biggest Loser
3. The Bachelor
4. Flash Forward



Four Things I'm passionate about


1. Bryan and Kayson- (my boys!) and my families (Westerbergs and Pollards)
2. A clean house
3. The gospel
4. Being healthy



Four Phrases I say a lot....


1. What Bud?
2. Wow bud. Good job!
3. Love you. Have a good day.
4. I am SO ready for summer!



Four Things I have learned from the Past


1. Be yourself always
2. Sometimes laughter is the best medicine
3. Don't stress over the small stuff
4. Trial and tribulation help make you stronger and better

Four Places I want to GO....

1. Hawaii
2. Australia
3. The beach- ANY beach
4. Oregon

Four Things I did Yesterday

1. Drove to Boise
2. Watched New Moon on the way there
3. Shopped the outlet mall in Boise
4. Watched Jordan cheer with the cheerleaders at competition! GO BURLEY!

Four things I'm looking forward to

1. Easter
2. Getting our tax return back
3. Working in our yard
4. Bunco night in April

Four Things I love about Winter

1. Christmas time
2. Wearing hoodies
3. Snowboarding
4. Making snowmen

Four Things on my Wish list

1. Finishing my basement
2. Some new flip flops
3. Curtains for my bedroom
4. Nice weather to get here so I can plant my pots and a garden!!!

Four People to Tag
1. Jenna Bugz
2. Sara K
3. Christina B.
4. Jenna G.

Thanks Kara this was fun!!!!