SPRING BREAK!!!!

We are on SPRING BREAK this week, and of course it has been soooo cold and Rainy and Yes, even snowing! But it didn't stop us! We went to BYU cruised around campus, ate at the Cougar eat and Then toured the KBYU Broadcasting news room. (So he could pass stuff off for Scouts)
We went to the Legacy pool and played with Chase and Caden and EsDee, London, and Cheer. It is such a cute pool that is Indoor and has Waterslides and stuff for the little kids too.





Boston had Charlee (his cousin) sleepover on Tuesday Night, Then he went over to Cooper and Camden's (His cousins) last night and had a HUGE sleepover with lots of cousins. ( Aunt Heather was very Brave! ) He said his favorite part of the Sleepover was eating Candy for Breakfast, So thank you Heather! And now chase is having a Sleepover tonight! I really should have blogged this post SLEEPOVER, instead of Spring Break! haha
We are hoping to wear shorts soon....

WELCOME HOME...Elder Johnson!!!

Yea!!! My nephew Ben is coming home today at 4pm , after serving a Full time mission in the Roseville, Sacramento Mission! He is such a little cutie, and the First Grandchild, and the First Grandson to go, way to go buddy for setting such a GREAT example for all the other Cousins!
I still can't believe he is already home, it seems like we just sent him into the MTC! (life goes by fast when you have 2 babies in the house) I still think we stay the Same age and all the kids just grow up so fast!
I love you tons Ben, and Can't wait to see you!

He is the Cute Missionary on the LEFT!

TRIATHLON!!

WE DID IT! The weather ended up being so nice on Saturday, we were so nervous that we would be freezing right after the Swim! I am so Glad that I did it! My time was 1:33:04 So i finished alot faster than my goal time. The hardest part for me was going from the Bike to the Run, But other than that i felt Great!
It was so much fun doing it with Cory too, What a Great accomplishment! We loved having Todd, Jane and kids there to Cheer us on! They were so awesome to come and support us. (Special thanks to jane....thats why i have these pictures) And they were still there with Candy (cory's mom) when we came running into the Finish line! I am a little sore, but it was all worth it.
I will definitley be doing that every year! Who doesn't like to Challenge the Body? C'Mon....

To see more pictures check out my Smugmug account! www.taylorfamily.smugmug.com

FRIDAY!

Here are just a few pictures from this mornings Ball game! Unfortunatley they Lost...They played against a 9 yr old team.
Boston played 2nd Base and did a great job! He also had a Really good hit! We'll have to see how they play tonight!
GO Sugarkings!!




on the Agenda for today:

*Cleaning Ladies 8 am
*Baseball game 10am (Tournament Weekend for Boston)
*Windshield repaired on my Escalade (between 1-5)
*Pick up packet and get body marked for Tomorrows Triathlon between 5:30-7pm
*Dinner at Spaghetti Factory~ Big Carb Dinner to help out with Tomorrow Morn!
*2nd Baseball game 8pm
*Soccer game 8:40pm (Ladies League)

~Wish me Luck!!!

SCOUTS!

Boston went with Jenn and Chase tonight to Scouts, while Caden came over to Play with Hayes and Olivia! They made Super delicious Pizza's all by themselves! Go BOSTON! (so of course we had to cook it and eat it tonight!) Caden was so cute to the kids, I kept hearing him say "Princess, do you want to play Basketball, or Soccer" and Olivia said "um...Sure Caden"
He was reading them books and playing so cute with them. Hayes was so excited, he just kept following him around and saying "Cay Cay"!
Hayes' new thing is pushing or hitting Olivia and then he knows he is in trouble, so he just puts himself in the Corner! It's Hilarious!



I must say that i did shed a Tear tonight watching the Results show on American Idol! I think Haley is so Cute, Obviously not the Best singer, but she got so much better with each performance and she is a great Performer!

Oh and Boston just informed me that he Voted For SANJAYA! Ugh....

Happy EASTER!

Happy Easter Everyone!

It has been kind of a Cold rainy day, which was suprising to us since yesterday was about 80 + degrees!

After Church we went to our Famous "Easter Sunday Brunch" at Riverside, As always it was so nice and Delicious! (Just ask the BIG boys) We ate Prime Rib, Belgium Waffles, strawberries and Custard, and an assortment of Fruit dipped in Chocolate! We are pretty much done with eating for the day!
Now the kids are napping and my house is Clean (from not eating at home) and that is why

I L O V E Sundays!

Of course we had to have some Family Photos!

Boston, Chase and Caden were loving dipping all the treats in the chocolate fountain....Yes they all were dirty before we started on pictures!

Hayes and Olivia loved playing on their New Power Wheels. Hayes really rides it well and Olivia is a little Princess about it, She just likes to push it. She says" it's too loud"! Isn't she precious!

Neighborhood Easter Party!

We had our Neighborhood Easter Party today at the Higginsons! It was so much fun! We are getting so many more kids in the Neighborhood, It's a blast (Lots of Boys too)!
They had an Easter Hunt, Like you were at Thanksgiving Point (Seriously, that cool). The Babies and Toddlers had their own little area..... Hayes would pick up his Eggs and Throw them in their water Feature! They were loving just being outside! The Food was so DELICIOUS, The best BBQ and so many yummy side dishes. Jenn you so ROCK! She is on Day 4 of the Cleanse and didn't eat a thing!
We had a Duck Race in their water Feature with about "70 " ducks and everyone had a Number. They had 3 Heats and Boston was in the Lead in the Beginning.
It was so sweet to see that I won "3"rd Place, Chase won "2"nd and Caden won "1"st! And their were literally LOTS of people there! It was Quite funny!

The winners!

Another Easter Party tomorrow at Cory's Grandparents house ( you know the one blog about the 300 cousins! It will be a blast!)I had a soccer game right after the Party at 7pm and we lost 5-1! O well , they were a very hard team!
I am training for my Triathlon... So i have to Bike and Run tomorrow, so I better get to bed!
Good Night!

HaPpY bIrThDaY MiNdY!

Here come the APRIL Birthdays, Between my family, and Cory's family and friends, we have so Many Birthdays this month!

This is my Twin sister (J/k) Everybody asks us if we are!
Have a Great Birthday Mindy! "35" Years old and probably the most active she's ever been!
I Love you tons!!!!

"A sister is a little bit of Childhood that can never be lost"

Family Night!

We had so much fun coloring Easter Eggs for our Activity tonight! Chase came over to help out after we ate dinner with them at Tucano's! Olivia Loved coloring her eggs Pink. The Kit was so cute, it came with little antlers and Eyes, lips and little legs to decorate your egg with.
The kids had a good time and now my kitchen is Smelly and Messy!

tomorrow is a super busy day for us..... 6:45 Run
10:00 Dentist(cleaning) for Boston and I
Mindy's Birthday Lunch at Olive Garden ( her fav!)
Put together Easter Baskets for Boston's Class at school!
Busy but fun!
Good Night!

Grandpa Hansens Farm!

After Conference on Sunday, we went to Cory's Grandpa's Farm where there were hundreds of Cousins (Literally) and Had so much fun! We all went to Celebrate Grandpa's Birthday and To celebrate the Winning of his Yearling Colt "Patriot" He won Reserved Grand Champion at the Horse show in Scottsdale! It was a Big deal since "Patriot" won Over all the Stallions and every Horse at the Show! Good Job Grandpa and Travis!

Conference Weekend!

Jenn you inspired me....

President Hinckley is so Amazing, How do you NOT feel the Spirit when he speaks!
I absolutley loved This Morning and Saturday's Conference sessions. I loved President Fausts' talk on "Forgiveness" I still cannot believe how amazing the Ammish people are! They are great reminders of how we should be more forgiving.

Last October My niece Witney and I were able to go to the Conference Session in Salt Lake and It was soooo Incredible for us to Feel the Spirit so Strong there, Especially when we were singing "We thank thee O God for a Prophet" and you could just feel the Spirit so strongly that you couldn't even sing the words! I am so jealous of all the People who get to be in the Conference Center, It was such a Fabulous Experience!
We are so Blessed to have the Fullness of the Gospel, I want to SHARE this LOVE and Happiness with everyone! The church is True! May we all be better people and share the Love of our Savior Jesus Christ with Everyone!

Have a Beautiful Sunday!

SLEEPOVER!

We had a Super fun Night last night hanging out with the Taylor Cousins! Right after School we all went to see the Movie "Meet the Robinsons" It looked really cute, I didn't get to totally watch all of it, as I had Hayes and Olivia climbing all over the Chairs and then eventually playing down the Hallway, Laughing their Heads off! I did However get to see the Beginning of it, and it was cute.
Then We all went to Eat at Bajio! 3 moms with 12 children! YIKES!! It was a Beautiful Sight.
We just played all night at our house and no one was Injured, Yea! Coop and Cam, Chase and Brigham all had a Sleepover,an ALL BOY Sleepover! They all woke up at 8 am and ate a special request of Letter Pancakes ! Now they are all playing, X BOX and Gamecube! You gotta love Boys!!! (This was actually a very Easy Sleepover)
Our Dads all come home this afternoon...YEA!! Then off to Priesthood Session!
We miss you guys!

Lucy and Sophie loved pushing Olivia in the Doll stroller! (They loved pushing anything in the doll stroller) They are so close to walking!

Thursday Night!

Since Cory is Out of town, I took Boston, Hayes, Olivia, Lacey and Mc Call out last night to eat at Tepanyaki because I had a Clean House and I didn't want to Cook anything in my Clean Kitchen! (Good excuse, Right?) The kids loved to watch the fire and the Smoking Volcano. Then We went to Watch Es Dee's(Cory's Cousin, and Lacey & Mc Call's little Sister) Flyers Showcase last night! She is An amazing little Gymnist! They Literally threw her so high in the Air on all the Stunts, & She can flip like you can't believe! Good Job Es Dee!!!
She really wanted to Show off her cute little cousins to everyone!

Precious.....

March 17th (St. Patricks day) was their official "2" year Mark!!!! It was their Due date, and They actually came home from the Hospital that same day! (Olivia first then Hayes) So it is a Great day for our Family to Celebrate! Hayes is talking alot better, he is trying to say Everything, but he just can't get past the First Syllable...Ba Ba (boston) Coo coo (cookie)
Da Da Po (daddy's Porsche) We love that one, Everytime we go in the Garage! haha
Baby Cew (baby Crew) mi mi (mickey) poo poo (pluto) And so forth! My Favorite is when he throws a Temper Tantrum and falls to the Ground with his butt in the air! It's so cute, he totally calms himself down.
He is also my little Lover, He loves to give cuddles when he isn't Climbing all over everything!
(How do you not want to just eat him up!)


My Baby Girl is finally able to wear Pony Tails! Her daddy just melts when she shows him her Cute hair do's!
Isn't this picture so Cute..... She sings the whole song to "Twinkle, Twinkle, little Star" and tells us " Dad, Mom, Sing with me"!
She is our little Smarty pants! She knows almost all of her colors and can count to 10! She talks for Hayes and tells us what to get for him. She L O V E S baby dolls, stuffed animals, Disney characters, anything that you can push in a Stroller, I guess thats the little Nurturing girl in her! We just love to watch these two play together, Cory and I just seriously Laugh at them!


Cory and his Brothers are off to ZIONS for a Brothers Trip to go Biking, Paint Balling, Rock climbing etc.... They were really excited when I said I needed to take a Picture before they left! hee hee (They know i have a Picture taking Disorder) I already did so much today, I am quite proud of myself.... I swam "10" laps at the Gym this morning, Sat in the Sauna, Showered & Got ready for the Day(which is a big one, if you know me at all) went to the Temple, Grocery Store, Sent the Boys off on there trip with some Treats and Movies, started Laundry and Now my babies are Napping...& it's only 12:30 !
I guess thats what happens when you wake up at 6:30 in the morning!

Family Night!

Tonight for Family Home Evening we Sent the Kids on an Easter Egg hunt with the "13" articles of Faith and then we Decorated Easter Cookies! Mmmmm
Of Course the Egg hunt was pretty fun for Boston and he was able to put all the Articles of Faith in Order. Hayes and Olivia were in Heaven, Looking all over for the eggs and putting them in their Baskets! We had a Fun Night!

Little CROCS!

I finally found the little Sizes in CROCS! They are so cute on the little kids. Cory and I found the cutest little Jibbets for them, We just had to get them! Hayes has Mickey mouse & now Donald Duck and Olivia has Tinkerbell and Ariel. Boston has the Pirates one!
They are so funny with these shoes, Olivia wanted to wear hers to Church yesterday, she was such a stinker and crying so bad that She and I just stayed home. ( she had a little cough too, So she didn't really win the Argument. haha)

SOCCER GAME!

Ok So i have to brag a little! Tonight after our Ward Party, I had a Soccer game and I scored 4 of the 6 goals! (YAHOO!!!) Kari we missed you.... you would have been so proud of me! The game was at 8:40 pm So Cory stayed home with the Babies while Boston, Chase and Charlee all came to watch, They were my FAN club! They were yelling for me the WHole Game!
IT was so AWESOME!!!

I love this Kid!

I looked through Boston's Backpack today, Because we have NO School (yippee)! I found a little Booklet that he was making in his Class about Families! He is so adorable I just had to Post the Page of his Family! It's so cute how much he loves his Brother Parker! He always includes him Still, every time we talk about how many people are in our family!

I am reminded of what is really important to us and to keep our Eternal Perspective very clear!

(I will have to ask him why our Faces our all red..I am sure he was in a hurry to go to Recess ;))