The Hurdsman Herd

Porter is 3!!

2010-01-28T07:59:00.000-08:00

I'm always at least a couple of days late on my posts(if I do them at all). Anyways Porter turned 3 on Tues. Time flies by. I can't believe how fast my kids are growing up. Porter was a surprise to all of us, but boy are we glad to have him. He has the funniest personality. And he is a mamma's boy, which I love. If I am sitting down anywhere he is on my lap. He loves horses and loves to go to his grandma's that lives too far (in his words). He loves to watch The Man From Snowy River movie and can recite it almost word for word he has seen it so many times. He only has cowboy boots to wear except to church because he refuses to wear anything else. I love it! He takes after my side of the family in looks and things he loves. He is such a good boy and we are so blessed with all of our kids. I am so grateful to be Porter's mom. One of my favorite thing that he says is "Mom I love you so much, you are my best friend ever". I hope that will continue for along time! I love you Porter boy. Happy Birthday!

He was the cutest baby ever! Too bad all that hair fell out!

Porter 3 yrs. old.

Has It Really Been 4 Years???

2010-01-24T09:00:00.001-08:00

I can't believe it has been 4 yrs. since this little boy came into our lives. He has been such a blessing in our home. He has such a funny personality. HE keeps us on our toes that is for sure. He still has no interest in being potty trained. He loves dinosaurs and knows more about them than I do. He loves to play with his brother and sisters. They always play house and he is always the son. Sometimes he is Garrek or Ryder. He started Sunbeams this year and was not too happy about it. The first week he kept telling me (in not a very quiet voice) that he was not big yet, he is still yittle. Every week he does a little bit better. He is a big daddy's boy. He does not like to snuggle very much, but every once in awhile I can get him to sit on my lap. Friday morning when he woke up I had him come sit on my lap and I started to sing Happy Birthday to him. He got a huge grin on his face and said "Thank you mom, thank you!" It was so cute. Happy Birthday Mason boy! That what he says his name is and you can't call him anything else or he will let you know that it is wrong. Love you buddy you are an answer to many prayers.

This is the first time I got to see him and hold him. He was a week old.

Mason 4 yrs. old.

This is the awesome cake that my good friend Jackie made. Thanks Jackie

Soccer

2009-11-04T08:08:00.001-08:00

I was Morgan's soccer coach this year. I had so much fun! They are finally at the age that I can get them to actually play the game. I having played soccer in high school, I think I was a little too competitive. We didn't win one game, but they played good. All the other teams had several other players to sub in and out. I had barely enough to play. So they had to play the whole game every game. They did awesome! Last night was our last game. We did tie 1 to 1. That is really good since the last time we played that team they beat us like 7 to 0. So a much better game last night. Good job team!! Did I mention it was freezing cold most of the games, but I sure had fun!

Kids on Halloween

2009-11-04T07:53:00.000-08:00

The kids had alot of fun on Halloween. They all had parties during the week for dance, school, and piano. We just went to the trunk-or-treat at the church then ate some chili at the town hall. They were all ready to go home after that. Morgan even said when we got home and bathed, "I am so glad Halloween is over, aren't you mom!" Yes I am glad it's over. But it was fun!

All of them

Porter

Morgan

Mason

Paige

Halloween Party!

2009-11-04T07:38:00.000-08:00

We had are Halloween Party again this year. Put on by Ashley again. Thanks Ashley! It was so fun. We met in Price to eat. Then we did a scavenger hunt. We ended in a tie so we had to have a tie breaker. So the "Big Bad Wolf" had to see how many cars he could get to honk in 1 min. Well he ran in the middle of the road. And low and behold a cop comes. Needless to say our team won! How do you top getting a cop to come. He luckily had a good sense of humor. Then off to cold stone for ice cream. It was a fun filled night. I didn't get very good pictures. My battery died on my camera. So I am waiting for pictures from somebody else. (hint Elise and Ashley)! :)

This is the list of things we did!

Time Out For Women

2009-11-04T07:20:00.001-08:00

In Sept. I went to TOFW in Logan. For those who don't know what it is. It is 2 days of uplifting talks by differnt presenters. THere is some music presenters also. It is such a good weekend to make you feel ready to take on life again. We hae went the last 2 yrs. It is awesome!

Me, My sister-in-laws mom Nan, Sis-in-law Janille, My aunt Judy, sis-in-laws Tara and Belinda, and my mom

Family Pictures

2009-09-11T08:33:00.000-07:00

We had my sister take pictures since we hadn't had them done since Porter was 7 months old. It was time. THey turned out pretty good considering we made the kids leave from playing with their cousins at my parents house to go get them done. And we didn't have that much time from it being to sunny to being to dark.

Morgan turned 9!!

2009-09-11T08:28:00.000-07:00

Morgan turned 9 on the 6th. I can't believe she is already that big. She wanted a friend party this year and I finally let her. She planned the whole thing. She had her little clip board with what games they were going to play and who was coming. It was so cute. They had a good time. She got a camera that she has been asking for for awhile now. It probably better than mine. It seems my kids always have better than me, but it sure is a lot more fun to buy for them than it is for me. (sometimes!)

Firsts!!

2009-09-11T08:19:00.001-07:00

Well we are off and running. This year I actually remembered to take pictures on the first day of school. Morgan started the 3rd grade, Paige 2nd grade, and Mason started preschool. The girls were so excited to start. Mason on the other hand was excited until he got there then he cried and didn't want me to leave. He kept saying Porter stay with me. It was really sad to leave him there, but he did fine and the next day he didn't cry at all. Next Morgan got her braces on the week after school started. She is adjusting to them. Her cheeks are finally not so raw and she has figured out how to eat with the bite buttons. She still is the cutest thing ever. And last Mason got stung by a wasp on the tip of his ear. It swelled up and was bright red. He looked kind of funny the picture does not do it justice. He just kept saying my ear fat mom. One of those times that you shouldn't laugh, but can't help it!

Summer Fun!!

2009-08-21T14:32:00.000-07:00

What have we done this summer?? Well we have done some camping. NOt as much as I would like to have done though. We went to my brother's camp up Spanish Fork canyon. It was a lot of fun. We rode horses and I even went on my first bear hunt. We actually got really close to it and watched my brother kill it. It was pretty cool. Of course I don't have pictures. We also went to Beaver camping. We rode 4 wheelers did a little fishing and tye dyed shirts.

The kids also rode in the kids parade on the 4th. I also had 2 of my nieces come stay for a week. The girls had alot of fun having them here.

Sydney,Paige,Morgan, Jenna

For out last little trip before school starts the girls and I went to my friends house in Idaho. We had a lot of fun we floated the river, went to the movie, the girls played in her salon, and I got to just sit and visit. Did I mention she had a new baby so we all got to hold and snuggle and then give back. It was great.LOL We had a good summer full of more activities. I don't think the summer was quit long enough this year, but the kids are excited for to school to start again. Mason is going to preschool this year, so it will be strange only having Porter home for a couple of hours a day. I think he is going to be lost without Mason.

Paige and Chazli

Our next adventure is Morgan is getting braces in 2 weeks. Wish us luck on that one.

Update!!

2009-06-10T12:18:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I updated my blog. WE have had alot going on like everyone else. Where do I start?? Well Morgan and Paige finished dance. They had a dance recital and they did such a good job. They were the most beautiful ones out there. I'm not biased or anything. They also had a piano recital. They got to pick a song from their favorite movie. They both picked a song from High School Musical 3. Morgan played I Just Wanna Be With You. Paige played Right Here, Right Now. Morgan has also been playing softball. She has been a little frustrated with hitting, but she has been doing good. She has pitched quite a bit and does really well. Both girls decided to take piano lessons through the summer so we are still doing that.
We just got home from our first camping trip for the summer. We went to Fish Lake.
We had a good time. It was a little windy and cold, but no rain. We went fishing on the boat and caught about 20 fish some got off so we brought home 14. I have to say I can hold a sleeping 2 year old and still real in some fish. It was a lot of fun. It was nice to get away!! Can't wait to go again.
I'm still trying to get the boys potty trained. Porter has done really good today. Mason on the other hand still has no interest. What will I do?? They still keep me hopping. I'm trying to be better and enjoy and laugh at some of the things they do instead of getting mad. I think I need a lot of work. Life is too short and way to busy to let things pass you by. We'll see how I do. So anyway here's a slide show of pictures.

Dance Competition In St. George

2009-04-20T13:55:00.000-07:00

The girls had a dance competition in St. George. It was nice to finally see some sun. Just Kevin the girls and I went. We left the boys with Kevin's mom. It was good to spend some time with just the girls. I had been telling them since we had the boys that as soon as they got bigger we would take them to St. George. They had alot of fun. They did so good on their dances. THey both got 1st place. I am so proud of them. They also did alot of swimming. and we shopped just a little.
Brooklyn, Morgan, and Ambree. The best of friends.
Paige's class ready to go on stage.
Paige and Tayden.My Paiger. Isn't she cute?

Easter Fun!!

2009-04-20T13:45:00.001-07:00

We went to my mom and dad's for Easter. My niece got baptized that Sat. so we staye at grandma's. The boys wanted dragon's and the girls got clothes. We also had an Easter egg hunt there about a month before. My nephew always brings the pony and the pony cart and the kids love it. It even puts the little ones to sleep. We always have fun when we go to grandma's and grandpa's.

The Messes My Boys Can Make!

2009-04-20T13:37:00.000-07:00

This is what Mason, Porter, and their friend Colton did one day. I had toilet paper in the boys' closet. It had been there for a couple months and they never once touched it until this day. They unrolled like 8 rolls of toilet paper then they proceeded to tear it up into little pieces. At least it was easy to clean up. Also one day when I was watching Colton they got into a baby powder fight. There was powder everywhere. At least it wasn't poop!

This picture is what I found when I got out of the shower. Plus there were a pile of toys in the hall and in the living room. Gotta love my boys. And no my house is never picked up.

Paige Had A Birthday!!

2009-03-11T10:34:00.000-07:00

Paige turned 7 on Monday. She counted down the days for it. She gets so excited. She has had a list of things she wanted for her birthday since I think Christmas. I think she wanted more for her birthday than for Christmas. She is so funny. She had no idea what Kevin and I got her. She finally got her an American doll. She wanted Chrissa. She was so excited. She still loves to play with her babies and I love it. She can even get the boys to pretend that they are her boys and she is the mom. They even call her mom. She is always so good to keep them entertained. Happy Birthday Paiger!! We love you!

Morgan's Play

2009-03-11T10:29:00.001-07:00

Morgan had a play yesterday for school. She did such a good job. It was a really cute play. They traveled through all the different time eras. Morgan was the 50's time period. She had do dance the jitter bug in her cute poodle skirt. The whole class did a great job. Alot of memorizing parts and dances. Morgan always puts her whole heart into everything she does. I am so proud of her.

So I had a Bad Day!

2009-02-19T07:22:00.000-08:00

So my day started off rough. We had been up almost the whole night with Morgan and Porter. Morgan was sick. Porter I don't know what his deal was. So I was tired and sick myself. Both Morgan and I have the snotty nose, fever, whole body aches. (YUCK!!) We were just laying down watching TV. Mason is really good to sit with me and watch TV. Porter on the other hand can not sit still. So first of all he got into the lotion. Lotion was everywhere all over him all over the couch. Pretty easy to clean up though. So then he was pretty good for awhile. Then him and Mason started fighting over a truck. I finally convinced Mason to come lay by me on the couch. Porter went to his room which he does sometimes and plays. SO I could hear him playing so I continued to lay there. Then is went quiet. Well I knew he was tired so I figured he climbed up on his bed and went to sleep. So when Paige got home from school about 15 min. later I asked her to go check on him. Well this is what she found.

So can any of you guess what his all over him? It is POOP!! Yes POOP!! Are you kidding me? What would posses a kid to get poop out of his diaper and play with it. And no this is NOT the first time. But his time it was much worse than the times before. There was poop every where. All over his hands, face, feet, back clothes, bed toys, floor, and blankets. So here I was sicker than a dog and I had to clean up a huge mess. I was not about to wake him up. So I cleaned up what I could around him. Then when he woke up in the tub he went. Then I got to shampoo his carpet. The truck that the boys were fighting over went in the trash because I was not about to try to clean all the poop off of it. The rest of the toys I could clean. Well I got it all cleaned up and back on the couch I went. I was so glad when Kevin got home. And luckily a friend knew we were sick so she brought homemade chicken noodle soup and rolls. So if any of you have any suggestions of what to do with a kid that plays in his poop let me know.

Mason turns 3!! Porter turns 2!!

2009-01-27T13:16:00.000-08:00

Last Thursday Mason turned 3. I can't believe he is already that big. We just had a little party with us. We had had a birthday party with the Hurdsman's a couple of weeks ago and my family party is this weekend. He also already had his presents, so we had cake and that's it. He was all excited about the cake and blowing out the candles. Of course I hadn't even got it out of the box before Porter stuck his finger in it so you can't see the Ma of Mason's name. Oh well. We are so glad things turned out the way they did with him. We sure do love him.

Porter turn 2 on Mon. We celebrated them together. Which I think will happen for as long as we can get away with it. Kevin went to Colorado Mon. morning so he wasn't here for Porter anyways. He was so excited he sang to himself with us. after we were done singing he put his hand in the air and said I won! I won!! It was so funny. We are sure glad he is ours. He is a funny kid. We love you Porter!

Say Cheese

2008-12-31T09:46:00.000-08:00

I had my sister take pictures of my kids. Photo shoots are so much fun with a 1 yr. old and 2 yr. old. My brothers kids were also there and Mason thought he had to have Tanner or Cade in every picture. She still got some really cute ones. It was freezing cold which didn't help things. The girls are pretty photogenic and the boys I guess they look cute even if there is snot running out the nose. Thanks Megan for doing the pictures for me.

Christmas!!

2008-12-31T08:52:00.000-08:00

We had a great Christmas. The kids were so fun. I'll start with the parties. First we had my family party. We go to this lodge in Elberta and stay the night. We eat, play games, Santa come, we watch our annual slideshow of our family throughout the year, the kids do a little program, and sleep (or try to sleep). We have all 29 of us in one room to sleep. I have to say we do pretty good. Of course it was Porter who cried in the night and woke everyone up. But not bad for as many little kids that we have. It is always a great time. Then the next day we had the Hurdsman party. We ate, opened presents and the kids did a few things for a program. Very laid back and nice to relax. Christmas eve the kids opened their gifts from each other. Christmas morning was so fun. The girls were up at 5:30, but we made them wait until 6:00 to open their presents. They got a wii and were excited. We tried to wake the boys, but they were not moving so we left them. They woke up at 7:00 and were excited to see a gator sitting there. They jumped in pushed the gas and ran into everything. Mason was really into opening presents and made sure he helped everyone. For breakfast we had red and green pancakes they all thought that was awesome. That weekend we went to my parents house and were going to go see Kevin grandma is Salt Lake and go to the lights at temple square, but Morgan was really sick so we just hung out there. All in all it was a really good time, but glad it is over.

Bowling and Santa!!

2008-12-11T19:16:00.000-08:00

Last Sat. was XTO's kids Christmas party. It was at the bowling alley. The girls had alot of fun bowling. Porter tried it a couple of times and Mason wouldn't even try.

Kevin and I even bowled in between chasing the boys and getting them pizza.

Santa also came. We were wondering how the boys would react this year to Santa. Neeedless to say Mason was still terrified of him. He had the death grip on Kevin and kept saying I go car! I go car! Poor kid who knew that Santa was so scary! Porter on the other hand did sit on his lap, but he wasn't totally convinced that it was good. The girls are starting to realize it is just someone dressed up, but we had a good time.

I'm Thankful For...

2008-11-27T09:59:00.000-08:00

Wow do I have alot to be thankful for. 4 beautiful kids, a wonderful husband, my family friends, I could go on and on. I am truly thankful each one of my kids. Morgan the good helper she is. Paige for helping and playing with the boys so much. Mason for his stubborn personality. Porter for his never stop always on the move attitude. I'm thankful for the struggle we had to get the last two here. Those 3 years of infertility were the longest 3 years of my life. But I learned alot and became closer to my Heavenly Father and to my husband. If I hadn't of had those two things I don't think I could have kept going. Last night Kevin said what would we have done without Mason. I said or Porter. I know that we never would have had Porter if we wouldn't have gotton Mason first. Porter wasn't about to come until we got his big brother. I am forvever grateful for Dana (Mason's birth mom) for the sacrifice she made in giving us her baby. It was the hardest and the best moment bringing him home. I am so grateful for Kevin. He doesn't hear that as much as he should from me. He is such a hard worker and an awesome dad. The kids can't wait for him to get home from work. He usually has all four hanging on him before he can even get in the door. How grateful I am that he can provide for our family so I can stay home with the little ones. I am crazy half the time, but things are much easier than a 1 1/2 years ago. I am thankful for the gospel and an eternal marriage and eternal families. There are many on the other side who I can't wait to see again and some to meet. I'm grateful for the family I have here now and all the things we get to do with them. I hope everyone has an awesome Thanksgiving!

My Morgan

2008-11-24T12:01:00.001-08:00

Morgan turned 8 on Sept. 6. I know this was a couple of months ago, but I didn't have a blog then. So I am adding this now. Not only did she turn 8, but she got to be baptized on her birthday as well. She was so excited. She had to help plan everything. It was a perfect day. Her baptism couldn't have been better. We had her cousins and sister do the prayers and talks. They all did such a great job. It was nice to hear from kids about baptism and the Holy Ghost. Her piano teacher made a beautiful baptism cake. We had everyone to our house for dinner. It all was just perfect. Morgan couldn't have been more happy. She is such a good girl. I don't know what I would do without her. She is a huge help to me. She is always making sure things are picked up around the house. She's kind of has OCD about having things clean. I don't know where she got it from definitely not me. She has been that way since she was very little. Everyone likes Morgan to come play at their house because she cleans and organizes everything. She is getting quite good at helping cook also. She is very considerate of others. She will close my door on the weekends and get everybody breakfast so I can sleep just a little longer. She even will bring me breakfast in bed. She is very smart and does very well in school. She likes to stay busy. She is taking piano, dance, and plays all the sports. I love her so much and am very grateful for her.

More Halloween

2008-11-10T12:19:00.000-08:00

I just sat down to figure out how to do a slideshow. I wanted to show some more Halloween pictures.

2008-11-10T12:17:00.001-08:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

I already got tagged!

2008-11-01T10:12:00.001-07:00

This tag was to post the 6th picture in the 6th folder on your computer. So this is it. Kevin and I went to Cancun last May for our 10 year anniversary. It was a much needed vacation. We had a great time. Any ways this picture was one a guy painted with only his fingers. He didn't use any brushes. Just his fingers and finger nails. It was pretty amazing. I tag who ever wants to do it.

Halloween

2008-11-01T09:37:00.000-07:00

I haven't figured out how to do the slideshow thing yet, so I just put all the pictures on. This is us on Halloween. Kevin and I went to a party last Sat. and dressed up. It was so much fun. We ate, played silly games, and crashed to High School Preference dance. THey even played the Monster Mash for us when we came in. Thanks Ashley for a great party. Morgan was a clown and was so embarrassed the whole time, but I thought she was so cute. Paige was the skeleton bride. Mason was the pirate who was extremely mad because he couldn't have a gun. Porter was the monkey. He didn't want to put it on at first, but he did alright. We went to the truck or treat at our church. Kevin got called back to work so we went home and had chili. It was plenty for us. We were all tired and hungry.

I broke my Nose!!

2008-11-01T09:29:00.000-07:00

Yes I broke my nose. Porter and I had a little problem with our pony. Porter was riding her and she decided to take him under our tree. Well when he hit the tree branch it made him start to fall off, then he got hung up in the stirrup. So I went to grab the reins so the pony couldn't take off and she spun around and hit me in the nose. This was on Sat. and I went to a Halloween party that night. I waited until Mon. to get it fixed. So I get to wear this lovely splint until this Mon. OF course it had to be a really busy week with lots of places to go. So I was looking really cute.

Help!!

2008-10-30T10:26:00.000-07:00

Well I have no clue as to what I am doing. My boys are ready to kill me because I have been sitting here for so long. Maybe this is only hard for me to figure out. I don't know.