Christmas

I love a white Christmas. This year was great. We were in about 3 feet of snow and a blizzard. What more can you expect from Utah. Well, I woke up around 6:30AM because I was soo excited. John was awak and Keith was awake even before me. Poor Kelton was the last one awake (besides Trey- he layed in bed and wouldn't let anyone go into the living room until Kelton woke up). Well, I was in my room with Keith when I heard someone/ thing in the kitchen. I knew exactly who it was. It was John. He always wakes up very quietly and goes into the kitchen and eats anything within reach in the pantry. Well, on Christmas morning ge was side tracked and didn't make it to the pantry. Insteaad he was playing with the tool set that Santa had left. When I came out he said, "Mom, Santa came and he even gave me tools." All I could do was agree. Soon after that Kelton woke and things got unwrapped quickly. Kelton got his xbox games and John got his tools. Keith was happy with his wrapping paper, Treygot a red rider bb gun, and I got snow clothes (coat, boots, & pants). It was a great morning.

We got into the car to head to grandma & grandpa Charfield's, but couldn't get out of the drive way. So, grandpa came and got us so we wouldn't miss out on the festivities. It was wonderful. Thanks mom & dad.

My grandma gave us a biography of my grandfather. I read it in one night and can't believe wat a great man he was. I hope I've got part of his faith and kindness. All in all, we had a wonderful Christmas.

Christmas Card 2008

Merry Christmas Everyone!

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Wedding Party!

So it's done. All the Chatfield girls are married. Libbey got married on Sat. and it was a Party. Kelton and John were talking about for weeks. They talked about how they get to wear tuxes and be a "BIG" part of Libbey's "BIG" wedding party. It truly was an amazing, but busy, day. Congratulations! Here are a few pictures of the reception.

All my sisters

Lisa (2nd oldest), Lacie (4th oldest), Lindsey (5th oldest), 

Libbey (Youngest), Lori (Oldest), Me (3rd oldest)

The family

 (Me, Keith, Kelton, John & Trey)

Hunter (Cousin) and Kelton taking presents at the door

John-A little exahsted after the Big party. We had to wake him up when we got there and even the chocolate fountain couldn't keep him from crashing as soon as we got him back in the car:)

He was really pleasent through the whole thing though. It was a long day at the "BIG" wedding party for this little guy, but he stuck in there.

Me & Keith

I held him all night because he stuffs everything in his mouth

Kelton, Drew, (Cousin) & Hunter (Cousin)

"Welcome to Libbey's Wedding, may I take your present?"

 This is what they said to the gests as they arrived at the door of the reception hall. They were great! and Handsome too.

My favorite shot of the whole night! 

My oldest Kelton just before the "BIG" wedding party began.

What a stud. He is soo handsome and perfect. I just love him to death.

Crazy Days

Wow! Things are really happening here, except that I just really hear about them. My youngest sister, and the only one not married, is getting married on Nov 29th. We are so excited for her. I have been helping my mom with the invitations and is it a process. Then my sisters and I have been planning a little sisters afternoon out (so most of the kids are in school). Just to get our hair done and chat. Then we have also been planning a wedding shower, mostly my mom( hello doesn't she know she's the mother of the bride and is not supose to do these things) for some family and long time friends in town. (To my moms defense, she's really good at planning parties and loves to do it so). 

Besides wedding stuff, John is getting potty trained. Things are NOT going well right know, but ask me in 5 days and I will have conquerd or given up to try again in a month or so. Keith is in his crawling craze. He crawls around the house looking for things that the boys have left on the ground and tries to eat them (he likes papers the most). Kelton is my babysitter. He gets to watch Keith while I'm in the shower and getting ready or jst cleaning up (with some rules: No holding or carrying, No feeding, No poking, ect, you get the picture) In exchange he gets to play bateman lego land; which he can play better than me! He really is very helpful. I think Trey is ready for me to sit still. He has the kids while I go to gym on mon & wed, YW on Tues with 2 hour of gym before that, and boys gymnastics on thurs. The week gets away from us. Friday we spend the whole afternoon just sitting on the couch (not really, but boy does that sound fun at times).

Things are crazy thats for sure. But I can honoestly say, I LOVE IT! (Sorry no pictures--maybe after the wedding:)

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Tagged

I'VE BEEN TAGGED! 

 I am supposed to tell 7 weird/interesting things about me or that have happened to me. . . then tag 7 of you to do it too. So here goes!

#7  I'm the middle of 6 sisters and the tallest

#6 I played 3 sports throughout high school (tennis, softball, & gymnastics)

#5 I will cry uncontrollably if someone I don't know yells at me or doesn't give me something I think I need.

#4 I had a dog named "dog", and cat named "momma kitty"

#3 I have never been to a concert in my life!

#2 To relax I like to eat saltine crackers in cold milk.

#1 I have cut my eye with the scope of a gun while trying to shoot an elk

I know, I know, I'm crazy! But get ready because I tag Libbey, Lindsey, Sarah Bennett, Shannon, Aimee, Aunt Mimi, and Kim.

American Fork Canyon

We are so LUCKY! We live in such a beautiful area. Today we all went up the American Fork canyon and walked around. Trey brought his camera and took a few pictures. It was fun. We also got to listen to conference. Isn't it amazing that the Lord knows just what we need to hear.

Trey with our 3 boys (Oldest to Youngest: Kelton, John & Keith)

Just having fun with the leaves!

Keith and Leslie--He is my snuggle bug:)

 John, Trey, and Kelton jumping as they ran up the path in front of me and Keith--

They LOVED it!

 Hope everyone is enjoying this fall weather as much as I am. 

Keith

Trey took this picture of Keith today. I can't beleive how big he is getting.  Things are going good. Kelton is loving preschool and is excited to have grandma come for grandparents day (She goes and reads a book to him). John is loving the attention he is getting from mom when Kelton is gone. He has started to talk with sentences, but you still need a translator. Keith is getting teeth and hasn't been too happy lately, but as you can see from the above picture he is naturally a happy baby.

ABC Tag

A to Z Tag

A= Attached or Single: Attached
B= Best Friend: Of course its my husband .
C= Cake or Pie: Pie
D= Day of Choice: Tuesday--I get everything done I need to for some reason
E= Essential Item: Clothes Naked is NOT my thing!
F= Flavor of Ice cream: Mint chocolatechip
G= Gummy Bears or Worms: worms
H= Hometown: Alpine, Utah
I= Indulgence: Reading. I can't stop till I finish the book
J= January or July: July
K= Kids: Kelton, John, & Keith
L= Last movie I saw at a theater: Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D-Pretty cool
M= Musician: ? Whatever is on the radio
N= Number of Siblings: 5 sisters
O= Oranges or Apples: oranges
P= Phobias or Fears: Spiders
Q= Quote: Shoot for the starts land in the treetops, shoot for the treetops land in the horse $#!& (poop).--Dad
R= Reason to Smile: When I see think of all I have
S= Season: Fall its not too hot and its not too cold
T= Tag: Lindsey
U= Unknown fact: I tend to get anxiety when I feel things are out of control
V= vegetarian or oppressor of Animals: Oppressor! Bring on the beef
W= Worst habit: Exagerating the truth
X= X-ray or Ultrasound: Ultrasound
Y= Your favorite food: Lately, anything edible
Z= Zodiac sign: Virgo

Schools Started

Kelton has started Preschool at Ridgeline Elementary. He get to ride the bus. This is a big help so I don't have to load up the kids and get him to school. He loves it. I was a bit (very) nervous, but have found that he is big enough to ride the bus and find his classroom on his own. My baby is growing up. I'll miss him while he is at school (only 3 hours).

John is really showing what a big helper he can be since Kelton is gone. He helps with Keith and helps me clean, cook, and read books. He is starting to put sentences together and loves to say friend, which means your NOT his friend:) The other thing he has started to say is rwood, which means your being rude. And for some reason it is always me that is rude, even when I am not in the room. I think he picked it up from Kelton. Hopefully the positive words will become more of a frequent thing.
Pictures will hopefully come later.

Picture Tag

I was tagged by Aunt Mimi. The rules are you have to take ten pictures of the following things. And you have to do it RIGHT AWAY. No straightening, cleaning or wiping your child's nose. No Cheating!

1. The kitchen sink--Yes I hate doing dishes, so there are always some in the sink

2. Laundry Room

3. Favorite Closet--Trey cleaned it out for me so I love my closet now

4. Bathroom--The only one I could photograph at the moment other was being used:)

5. What my kids are doing now--Eating breakfast (Keith is in bed) it is 7:30AM

6. Dream Vacation--Hawaii

7. Favorite Shoes

8. Favorite Room--Had to take this picture later because I forgot

9. Me--Good thing its fuzzy you may not be able to look! But I'm Almost ready for the day!

10. Fridge--Not bad for just retruning from vacation
I tag Lindsey, Shannon, & Nicole and who ever else want to do this. Good Luck !

Last Days of Summer

Well, we have been packing it in the last days of summer. We went to lagoon with my sisters and their families. It was really fun. I went and left Keith home with Trey so we didn't have to worry about anything:) (except Kelton & John)
The boys loved the rides, but Kelton needs about 3 more inches before he can go on the big roller-coasters.

We had our ward camp out. It was really cool. They stayed at a campsite here in Lehi and so we could go and stay late, then go home to sleep in our own beds. It was fun to see so many from our ward and get to know them better.

We had the Alpine Days Rodeo and Parade. Kelton rode a sheep and John sat on one then, when he started crying grandpa took him off before the sheep could run. (He's gotton soft in his grandpa years) They got suckers from the clown and that made any ouchies go away. It was crazy to think that I was doing the same thing when I was their age. We went to the parade the next moring and the boys got to ride on the Gymnastics float with me.

(No pictures of that sorry, had too much on the mind.)

John just got off and kelton in just getting on.--Let's go boys!

The ouchie the clown made go away!

Good ride cowboy!

And know we are getting ready for school. We got the backpack and the supplies. We got the clothes. We got the shoes. Now all we need is to meet the teacher. YA YA YA

New Bike

Here we come. Keith has been sick and so that is why the lack of blogging. He is doing well know, but still has the yuck in his throat. He kept throwing up (spit up) to try and get it out. Kale took this picture to show me how sick Keith really was. He's such a good helper.
Since we live on a slope (hill) it is hard for the kids to ride their bikes. So Trey would tie their bikes to the back of his bike and tow them around. Here is John on his 4 wheeler and Trey.
John is getting better at riding this, but get s frustrated that he can't keep up with dad and Kale
This is Kale riding his new bike. We are practicing in the church parking lot because it scares him to turn on the hill. Trey even towed him behind his bike. Kale is doing really well, and I think will have to take the training wheels off by the end of this summer.

Poor Kale got stung by a bee at my sisters house on Sunday. This has never happened to him before and we were a little worried he might have some kind of reaction. So I gave him some benedryl and this was the result the next morning. The sting was under his right eye. The bruise on his forhead along witht he srape under his nose was from a scooter wreck about 3 days before. What a trooper!

River Trip 2008

I put all the pictures in the slide show. So hopefully you can follow along.
Before heading out to the river we gave Keith his first meal with a spoon. He did pretty good, but is not sure he likes it.
The River Trip this year was about a month early. My sister Lisa was here and so we had to go while she was in town. We drove up to Alpine, Wyoming on Wednesday. The Boys were really tired. On the way out, but managed to stay awake by eating the snake bags I made them.
When we got up there Trey went down the river and it was FULL. The Snake River was running at a 17 year high. My dad had rented class 4 life vests and and had the raft in top condition. I didn't go down the river until the next day and to tell you the truth I was a little nervous. On the first run that Trey had gone down they had almost tipped the raft over. Everyone got safely back in, but the river claimed a paddle (A lot better than a life)
(Back to Front)
James, Jared, Ashley, Lacie, Leslie, Scott, Trey, Kyle
This is Thursday morning when Trey and I both got to go down together. It was really fun and we only had one person fall out on this rapid. When he fell out he was sucked under the water except for his hand that grabbed the rope as he went out. On the next rapid James fell out and Ashley grabbed him before he got his hair wet! Since the little ones can't go down this river, it's way too big for them, we stopped at Lava Hot Springs on Friday and floated a little river there on a 4 man raft. Me, Trey, Kelton, & John all went down. Keith stayed with my sister at a park in the shade as we went down. After the first trip down John wanted to stay and play at the park with his cousin Will. The cookies had a small draw for him:) As you go down this river you can stop and get into the hot pots of water. They are sectioned off with rocks and it is hotter than bath water. The hot water comes from natural springs. This was really fun for the kids and Trey and I even enjoyed it. John wasn't so sure about the life jacket, but there is no question, he will be wearing it. After floating the Lava River we headed for home.
Trey, Kelton and John slept in the tent for 2 nights. While mom and Keith set up camp in Grandma and Papas trailer (Keith is too young for the tent). The boys love to camp and tent is just right for them. We did have a small upset the first night. Kelton had eaten so much candy that he spent the night throwing up into a bag while Trey held it. Jonny slept through the whole thing:) Thanks Trey.

This was such a great vacation! We had soo much fun. Thanks mom and dad for putting it on.

Trey's Birthday!

For Trey's Birthday we had quite the eventful day. We went to Kaden's Baptism where Trey got to give a talk on the Holy Ghost. He did a great job! (Kaden, Reagan, Brady, Celeste, & Jace)



Then we went out to dinner at Texas Road House. Sooo Good!.
Then we went to see Hancock. It was good. Happy Birthday Honey. I love you. You are the life of the party:)

4th of July

What a Day! We woke up really early and took the boys shooting out around the Lake. Keith was loving it as you can see from the above picture. They are pretty good little shooters. Kelton shot an orange ballon and John shot a yellow balloon. Then Trey and I shot the rest of the targets (balloons, water bottles, and jars).

The boys were shooting my dads 22 rifle (my favorite gun--its little and easy to shoot).

Before fireworks all my sister and my mom got our toenails done. It was so fun. Can you tell which toes are mine? I'm in the black pants.
This is all of us. Me, Jo, Lacie, Lisa, Libbey, Lindsey. Mom's taking the picture.

Then we went to my parents place at night and lit fireworks with all the cousins. (L to R: Saige, Hunter, John, Will, Kelton, & Drew. Missing: Tess, Brin, Kate, Keith)
Fireworks

Me Kelton and John waiting for Dad to light the fireworks
Trey and John watching fireworks

Kelton with his glow sticks. All the kids got them after the fireworks were over.

Thanks Jo and Jared.

A few days before we went to the Lehi parade with Lacie, her kids, and my mom. There's nothing like a good parade.