Singing

The boys love to turn on Eric's videos on YouTube and sing along with them.  And they are actually really good!

My Amazing Brother!

Check out my brother, Eric, and his NEW VIDEO that he just finished. He is amazing and talented. If you like this, you should check more of his stuff out on Facebook!

Random May Happenings

I usually have so many random pictures from different months, so this month, we get a random post with random pictures.

My cousin, Jace Jensen, put together a benefit concert for the University of Utah's Burn Center for his Eagle Project. He was able to get Jon Schmidt to come and perform. Eric was able to open for Jon Schmidt and it was a pretty amazing concert. And, of course, it was fun to get autographs and our picture taken with Jon Schmidt.

Peyton had a cardiology appointment this month as well. He did awesome and was such a big boy. He didn't even cry about anything that they had to do. He is looking and sounding awesome! All of his tests looked normal for him. And he is good to start Kindergarten in August!

So, one day we were driving down the freeway....actually on our way to the Jon Schmidt concert. Anyway, the car in the lane next to us hit some tire shred and it flew up and hit the front of our van...the headlight to be exact. We didn't pull over then to see the damage but later found this...

And it is now all fixed up and better!

Tanner is one of our silliest kids. He does the funniest things. The other night we found him in his bed like this...

It is really hard to get after him when he does this cause it's just so funny! Oh, to be two again!

For Eric's birthday (May 4) we decided to decorate his car. The boys had a lot of fun doing it and Eric didn't even suspect us!

Mason graduated from 1st Grade at the end of the month. He is at the top of his class and we couldn't be more proud of him. He is so smart and turning into a wonderful little man.

And, of course, it couldn't be the month of May without celebrating Mother's Day. Montana made me breakfast in bed and I got spoiled with presents.

I was so well taken care of! I also couldn't finish my favorite breakfast because of this little peanut...

He/She is due to arrive towards the end of January! We couldn't be more excited!

And I think that sums up the month of May...except for Mason's birthday but that deserves its own post!

Major Update in the Making

I realize I'm way behind on this whole blogging thing. So behind, in fact, that blogger changed everything and I feel like I'm relearning how to post!

Tanner is sick today so I figured while Montana is at church with Mason and Peyton, I will attempt to update the blog. I have so many pictures to post so it's gonna be lots of pictures and a few words! And if I'm feeling ambitious, then some pictures will get their own post. Just FYI, I will backdate the pictures with their own posts...and there are a lot of new posts!

Back in January (yes, I'm that far behind) Montana and I celebrated our 8th Anniversary. My mom came down to our house to watch the kids so we could take off for the day. We headed up to Midway to go sledding. It was a lot of fun!

Then we hit up a little diner type place in Heber for lunch. We ended with a trip to the movies to see Jack and Jill. It was just so nice to get away for a little bit and to celebrate!

My mom helped the kids make a cookie bouquet for us while we were gone. It was delicious!

We finally got a little bit of snow in January so the kids had to make a snowman.

I caught Mason reading on the counter one afternoon....

Tanner is just cute!

Tanner playing the piano with Uncle Eric on his last day of living with us.

On St. Patrick's Day, we headed to my parent's home for family birthdays. Trent was also in his school's play, Alice in Wonderland. We went to the play and then stopped at the Veteran's Memorial Monument. The have a monument for those that served in the Korean War. My Grandpa Thayne served and it was fun to find his name.

He's Home!

I know, I know, I'm way behind on this post. But I have to document it! My little brother came home from his mission in Ecuador on May 31. It was so good to see him again. He came back to meet 1 new niece and 3 new nephews...one of which was Tanner. It's so fun to go to my parent's home and have him there.









And then, of course, we had to take updated family pictures! Enjoy!

Quick Update

I know it's been forever since I last posted and I have so many pictures to post but our dial-up internet just takes so long to put pictures on. So, this will have to do for now! And it will be short and sweet. We are all alive and well! Peyton had his Cardiology appointment yesterday and he looks amazing! His sats are in the high 80's and he isn't the least bit blue. We got a lot of encouraging information. Dr. Etheridge is estimating that his next surgery, the Fontan, will be when he is roughly 3 1/2. That means we still have another 1 1/2 years before it will happen! That makes me so happy. The longer we can wait, the better. Peyton goes to see his helmet doctor and the plastic surgeon next Tuesday to make sure his head is still growing the way they want it to. I'm not worried about that appointment at all! Mason turned four in May and I can't believe he is that old already. He also graduated from Preschool in April. We love both of our boys even though some days I just feel like locking myself in my room! My brother left on his mission on Mason's birthday and we are so proud of him for serving the Lord. He will be an awesome missionary and I know the people in Ecuador will love him! If you want to follow his mission blog it's: www.elderthayne.blogspot.com. We are happy and healthy and are looking forward to the many fun trips we have planned for the summer!

We've got ourselves a WALKER!

Yep, that's right, at 18 months of age, Peyton decided it was time to walk. He is so cute when he walks...check out the picture!

Also, do you see something missing from his nose? He has been without the feeding tube for a little over a week and he is completely off night time feedings! We take him in this week for a weight check to see if he has gained, lost, or stayed the same. That will determine if the tube goes back in or not. We are hoping that we don't have to put it back in. He was even eating grilled cheese on Saturday by himself!

We went to the Draper Temple Open House a little over a week ago. It is such a beautiful temple. And it's so small compared to Mt. Timpanogos. Mason loved walking through and seeing everything and Peyton loved to see all the pictures of Jesus! They were so cute and they loved the bus rides and the cookies at the end.




Montana and I had the opportunity last Saturday to have a double date with the Shaws! It's been all talk for a long time and finally we all got babysitters and took off. We went to dinner and then to the BYU Basketball game. We felt like teenagers again without a care in the world. It was so much fun! Thanks Kev and Aubrey for a wonderfully awesome double date!



And, some of the best news is that my brother Eric got his mission call! The boys and I were able to to be with him when he opened it. He is going to the Ecuador Guayaquil South Mission and he reports to the MTC on May 20 - Mason's birthday! We are so excited for him!


And here's a cute picture of Peyton that I had to add!