Cabin Fever

Every year we get together with my cousins on the Gustaveson side to party and do gift exchanges. It's not quite as fun as it used to be when we were little and we all slept over at someones house and then woke the adults up by banging on the ceiling with broom sticks !!!! AW the good old days. But it is fun to watch all of our kids growing up together like we did. This year we did a book exchange for the kids, obvious hit from the pictures, you can see. And as always we played the dice game for the adults. We love it the boys get very competitive, and Will defintely won the most creative wrapping and gift this year. It was so fun to have Aunt Joan and Uncle Terry, or Tim, whatever we are supposed to call him now. I will always call him uncle Terry, just because it has become habit, even though I know it's not his real name.

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Me and Edward mixing it up !!!

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Way too long

It has been entirely too long since I have posted, I hope I don't forget anything. My life has been crazy and chaotic this past month. I started out making Jewelry and crafts to sell at the Twilight premiere. Which was a bust. But we had fun anyways. The movie was awesome. I know a lot of people didn't like it, but I went into it knowing it wouldn't be as good as the books. Obviously my imagination is different from every other persons and Summit Entertainments as well. However I thought they did a great job with the budget they had and the 2 hour time limit. Obviously characters could have been develpoed more, but since I already knew the characters it didn't bother me. Over all I was thrilled and cannot wait for it to come out on DVD. The day after the premiere was Madelines 10th birthday. She had a great month. She started off with her sleepover with my parents and then going to the BYU game with them. She loves BYU. Then she was kind enough to invite her brothers to her special dinner and a movie, we always go to Wingers. the kids love it. Then she went to dinner and a salon with my Mom, Grandma, Taylor and Libby. They got manicures and their hair done. She looked beautiful. I have been horrible with pics lately so I will post as soon ass I get them from my Dad and Danny. Then on the last day of school Alex had his Turkey Trot at school. He won the kindergarten race last year, so he naturally assumed he would win 1st grade ass well. But since it seems like everyone grew but him, I didn't want him to be disappointed so I told him it was okay to just do his best, no matter what place he came in. And Alex baing Alex set a goal for himself. He told me he was going to start out at the back of the group and still beat everyone. I thought for sure he would trip trying to get around people or he would trip someone else, but lo and behold he rounds the first corner ahead of everyone. He never stopped or looked back, it was all him. The next kids was at least 30 yards behind him. He was so proud of hiimself, and I was proud that he was not cocky to his friends, he just congratulated them and the went to cheer on the other grades. Thanksgiving was a whirlwind of course. I am beginning to hate Holidays. They are to time consuming and stressful for mothers. What we do for our kids right. I am glad it is over and not looking forward to Christmas now. I know Bah Hum Bug!




The kids on Thanksgiving morning


Eastons hair is now long enough to but in hair sticks


Alex and his Friend Aiden waiting to race


Alex taking off he is dead center in the picture


Alex 30 yards ahead of the next runner and almost done


#1 runner in the First Grade, East Midvale Elementary

Gotta love Dogs

We catch Tucker staying warm at Harleys expense all the time, and today Jake comes running down the stairs with the camera so that he can get a better shot of them. Tucker has a shorts but thick coat, obviously not thick enough to keep the cold out though. We only catch him sitting on her in the winter months. He hates the cold cement and obviously the wet grass too.

Ready or not here HE comes!!!

So for those of you have not seen me in awhile, I am expecting my 5th child in april. And is't a boy. Even with all of our hopes and Eastons constant praying for a sister, we will now have 4 boys at our house. I told Maddie that it just means we will get better girl nights out, beacause there are only 2 of us. She's still not so sure about that logic, but if you know Maddie, you know she will be a mother hen once he gets here. Lleyton has taken to caring around a doll and Alex is very excited. Easton still wants a "girler" baby, so he says he will borrow Esme and Olivia to play with. Jake has informed me that this has to be it, really how much more can I expect him to work. But after much Prayer and thought on my part I am happy to say that I now feel our family is complete. If you have any boy names throw them my way, we don't think Joseline or Mallory is going to fly for a boy name!! help.

Happy Hauntings

We love going back to our last ward for all their activities. We love the people and feel loved in return.


Easton was being so good not to touch his doughnut


Lleyton was such a cheater. Good thing he is so cute


Jake and the boys on the hayride pulled by....


Maddie and Randall of course, scary!!!


Alex, Jonas, and Easton. Jonas looks like he has had too much Sasparilla.


Lleyton fishing


On Halloween Brecka and Will are always so great to have us all over to eat soup and go trick or treating, in their safe neighborhood. Lleyton was the first to decide to be a pirate this year. He loves Pirates of the Carribean, and he thinks he is a Scurvy Pirate


Easton wanted to be Venom, but that would have made four years of spiderman, so we gentle coaxed him into being a pirate too.


Alex insisted on being a Karate Master


Maddie was easy and said she would be whatever I brought home. She is such a cute pirate too, I just wish she liked having her picture taken


Maddie and Lleyton trick or treating. Jake took Alex, Easton, Max, and Mason all by himself. which was a good thing, we went mighty slow with all the little kids, rain and all. Plus the boys just wanted to go back and scare the Trick or treaters.


Libby, Lleyton and Konnor


Lleyton trick or treating, this was the funnest year ever!!!


Easton showing us his scary teeth, that he is using to scare with. He looks sooo tired.