Sampson Sunday Sillyness!

It was a BEAUTIFUL, SUNNY Sunday! I have not said that for a long time now. I think it got up to the mid 50's. It was great. So I got out my camera and took advantage of taking pictures of the kids.

This is the kids trying to pose for me. To bad I cut Mitchell's head off.

This is Sadie getting frustrated trying to figure out her camera!

Mitchell being the first to taste our homemade pizza!

McKade is taking the picture and Sadie is giving me lots and lots of KISSES!


McKade and Sadie both wanting to try out there camera, while I was busy taking pictures of them!

Sadie being CUTE while striking a pose! She is getting very into posing lately!

Mitchell and Sadie enjoying the sun! Mitchell is always a great BIG brother.
We are so grateful for the SUNSHINE that we felt today! Hope the groundhog is right and SPRING is just around the corner!

McKade's Baptism

February 5, 2011.
We are so proud of McKade. He was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. February 5, 2011. It was a beautiful day filled with the spirit shared with family and friends.

We are grateful for this first step in McKade's life, he has opened the door onto the path leading back to live with our Heavenly Father. He is a great kid, he is full of life and energy and we know that he can be a leader and a righteous example to all those he comes in contact with. We pray that he will want to follow the council of his parents, church leaders and the prophet and strive to always Choose the Right and make good decisions. WE LOVE YOU BUDDY!

Happy 8th Birthday Bud!

Happy Birthday Mckade! Mom and Dad love you and are so proud of the fine young man you are becoming. It is hard to believe that you are 8 years old. We can remember when you were just 2 and you wanted everyone's wallet, cell phone or pocket knife. To say you were obsessed would be an understatement. You are 8 now and still full of life. You have more energy that dad and I can only dream of. We are so glad that you were sent to our family and so glad we get the opportunity to be your parents while on this earth.





You love everything to do with SPORTS! When we wake up you have already beaten us up and your checking out the ESPN stats on the computer for the day. You love the Jazz especially # 8 Deron Williams, hence your Jazz cake with the # 8 on it. It worked out perfect since you are turning 8. You love BYU, especially there Basketball and Football. You play on a Super League Baseball team, Utah County Venom, you are very talented in baseball. Mom and Dad, Mitchell and Sadie love you so much and are grateful for you and excited to see you grow and develop throughout the years.
We are super excited and proud of the decision you have made to be baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and excited for next saturday when this will take place.

McKade's 8th Birthday Bash!

Kade has never really had an official birthday party. He has always chosen to do something with the family or with just him and his dad. This year he chose to have a birthday party with a few kids from the neighborhood.





I love parties for BOYS! They are so easy and low stress. Boys don't care to have things cute and they really don't worry about all the little details. I asked Kade what he wanted to do for his birthday, he told me he had it already planned. I said PERFECT! We ended up playing 3 games, all including some kind of ball. We ate pizza, snacks and soda, opened presents and sent them all home with an ice cream sandwich and a bag full of Kade's favorite treats. EASY PEASY!

It turned out really fun, low stress and Kade loved every minute.
We had his birthday party early, his birthday is on Tuesday, we are going to a Jazz game on Wednesday and he has chosen to get baptized on February 5th. We are so lucky to have him in our family and so grateful for the lessons of life he teaches me each day.

Ringing in the New Year RIGHT!

2010 went OUT with a BANG and 2011 is HERE to stay.

We were able to spend New Year's Eve with some of our dear Friends the Smiths. The kids don't get to spend much time together since they live out of town, but when we get together they LOVE each other and are best buddies.


The temps outside were FRIGHTFUL, but we decided to go look at the lights at Temple Square. They were beautiful, good thing we all bundled up WARM!


We enjoyed a YUMMY New Years Eve dinner at Tucano's.





WE had a FABULOUS time, we ended the night swimming, laughing and of course a few treats. The kids played games while the adults chatted and tried to stay awake to welcome 2011. The ball dropped, the fireworks went off, we kissed goodnight and snuggled into our nice warm bed.

We are so blessed, we hope we have wonderful and healthy 2011.

Kids Tree 2010

The Kids LOVE having a tree to call there VERY OWN and I LOVE the idea that they have there own tree and I have my OWN tree.



They get to pick out there tree by themselves, put the tree where they want and decorate there tree with the ornaments they made throughout the years, this makes everyone HAPPY!

Scott thinks I am kind of crazy because I LIKE to have a NICE tree with my OWN decorations and I really don't let the kids help out with the tree, sure they can put a ball on it or two but they might be moved later on without them noticing.

The kids were super excited about the tree this year, Scott spoiled them and bought them a train go around there tree. They loved it and it will be a fun tradition to put it up every year with there VERY OWN tree.

We had a wonderful Christmas and we are truly grateful for all of our MANY blessings.

~Merry Christmas 2010~

Happy Kids = Happy Parents

The 3 kids so excited to see if SANTA had made it to our house. They were so excited and magic was truly in the air! Scott had them line up in a line and then one at a time they got to peak and then run back.

The Nativity, Scott read the Scripture story and the kids acted it out with the Nativity. We talked about the true meaning of Christmas and what they thought was the best part of Christmas.

All ready for BEDTIME with new PJ'S! Cookies, Chocolate milk for the big man and 8 carrots for the reindeer. 3 very excited children and 2 sleepy parents. What a wonderful Christmas mix.

Bouncing off the walls with excitement!

They do love each other SOMETIMES!

Sporting NEW PJ'S!

Excited to open up there ONE gift on Christmas EVE!

Mitchell the first one to try out the Chocolate Fondue!





We had a wonderful Christmas. We went to TANGLED to start Christmas Eve. It was a cute show. We came home and played a few games and got our Traditional Fondue dinner ready. It was super yummy and all the kids LOVE this meal and look forward to it each year. We then opened PJ'S and then we were ready for Chocolate Fondue. YUMMY! We then played a few more games, read the Scripture Story and a few Christmas songs and the kids were excited to get in bed. We tracked SANTA on the Santa tracker for a little while and at 9:00 Mitchell told us all we better get to bed because he was moving quickly. They loaded up a plate with goodies and they were off.

Christmas is a wonderful time of the year, we truly are blessed to have the Savior in our lives and it is so wonderful that we get to focus on the SAVIOR all Season long.
Merry Christmas 2010!

My kids are GROWING up!

I guess time flies when your on the move and having fun. I have recently been looking back at some of my first Blog posts, I think I even shed a tear. The kids looked so young and so small.
I sit here wondering where the time went and why are my kids growning up so quickly?





Mitchell turned 10 this fall he entered the double digits.
McKade will be 8 next month, January and will be baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Mercede is 4 going on 18 and I have not come to terms that she will start kindergarten next year.

They are all wonderful kids. Scott and I are so blessed and so proud of the wonderful decisions they are making thus far in there life. We love them so much, they are kids and we do get frustrated with each other but they teach me so much each day, they humble me and I am glad that they can call me MOM.