Kinnie Family

Kaison's 7 1/2 birthday party

2010-11-05T09:02:00.000-07:00

This year Kaison wanted to have a "Sports" theme birthday party and since he couldn't decide on one we did all his favorites.

For a Hockey challenge they had to maneuver a puck around and make a goal while "skating" in shoe boxes.
For baseball they had 1 minute to get as many ball in the hole.

At the Basketball station the kids had to see how many balls they could get in at various marked spots.

For football they had to hold the ball between their knees and go around cones across the yard and back. Soccer they used the same cones but kicked the ball around them and back.

We could not find a sports theme pinata where we live so we made our own.

I think we put too many layers because it took forever to get a hole in it, it was only after we got the metal bat out that we had any luck. The boys had a lot of fun beating the heck out of it.

They finally got their reward for working so hard.

The fiends that came were Michael, Erick and Jesse.

Happy Birthday Kaison
The boys got ice cream in baseball hat, hot dogs, chips and fun sports treats.
Grandpa Kinnie and Aunt Peg (Grandma Mollendor's sister) came to celebrated with us.
Grandma Kinnie was there too to help out.
It was a fun day and Kaison really had a great time seeing some of his friends during the summer.

Kids sports

2010-10-12T08:44:00.000-07:00

Aspyn had such a great time doing gymnastics. Two high school girls taught at one of their houses and Aspyn loved it. She learned a lot in such a short time. We were sad to find out that after this summer they were going away for college and will only be teaching in the summers.

They were practicing for their program, Aspyn had to do handstand rolls across the floor and then continued around to the other areas to show what she had learned.

Aspyn really enjoyed swim lessons this year, especially with her friend Grace.
Coutlyn's first time doing swim lessons... she LOVED it and was always sad when she had to leave.
Courtyn had no fear on the diving board and couldn't wait to jump off it. One of the life guards walked up with her this first time. After that it was hard to stop her from cutting in front of all the other kids.
Aspyn was a little nervous at first but after a couple of practices with her noodle she jumped off and swam to the side all by herself.

Aspyn and Courtlyn's party

2010-05-13T13:31:00.000-07:00

We decided to have a separate birthday party for the girls with family and friends. Grandpa and Grandma came. Ernie's sister Kim, husband Mike and kids Ty and Kenzie and our good friends from across the street Derek, Mary, kids Grace-Aspyn's best friend and brother Luke- Courtlyn's boyfriend all came to the party. We had a BBQ with cake and ice cream.

It was a great night to be with friends and family.

Aspyn had Grace sleepover for her first slumber party.

I loved making this cake but I loved that that girls LOVED it even more.
Just don't look too close at the towers I ran out of white frosting... oops.

Kaison and Aspyn are in gymnastics and are always showing everyone what they've learned.
Uncle Mike and Aunt Kim Zion

Derek and Mary Roberts

The kids loved playing Guitar Hero all night long.

"WOW" Aspyn turns 5!!

2010-05-13T13:04:00.000-07:00

Time flies way too fast, can't believe Aspyn is 5 and is going to be heading to Kindergarten next year. She is such a great help around the house and is always telling everyone that she Loves them. She loves to play outside with Kaison on the tramp, riding bikes, playing ball or trying to keep up with all of his "boy" stuff. I know Aspyn and Courtlyn are going to be such great friends, they love to play dress up and babies with each other. Aspyn is a great big sister to her and is showing her all about being a girl. It is fun to watch them play, it remind me of my little sister Katrina, we are 3 years apart too and can see them doing things we use to do.

We love Aspyn's big smile and are so happy she is a part of our Family!

Courtlyn got her a mitt and balls for T-ball this summer.
Kaison got her a jewelry box that she LOVES!

We got her a scooter 'cause I ran hers over with me car last summer... hopefully she learned her lesson and won't leave this one behind the cars.

Courtlyn turns 2

2010-05-13T12:40:00.000-07:00

Can't believe Croutlyn is 2 already. She is such a funny little girl. She is definitely the 3rd child always making sure she is heard and making sure everyone knows what is going on and what she thinks about it. She is also a definite Daddies girl, she screams and starts laughing when she hears or sees him come home from work. She loves Aspyn and Kaison so much, in the mornings she loves to give them big hugs... it's like she hasn't seen them in years. She always gives everyone kisses and hugs. She is such a sweet little girl. Kaison and Aspyn wanted to help decorate Courtlyn's birthday cake, she LOVED it especially all the sprinkles and skittles.

She loves dress up and since she uses all of Aspyn's we decided it was a good time to get her her very own... not that Aspyn doesn't love to wear them too. She was so excited to get it ALL.

The Princess and the Frog

2010-05-13T12:32:00.001-07:00

Aspyn and Courtlyn love to put on their towels on after baths and say they are

"The Princess and the Frog".

It's just a good thing Courtlyn doesn't care yet that she is always the Frog.

The flour game

2010-05-13T12:22:00.001-07:00

I grew up playing this flour game. You press flour into a small cup put it onto a plate and take off the cup so you are left with a chunk of flour. Put a piece of hard candy on it and your ready for the game. Everyone takes turn slivering off the sides of the flour, whoever makes the candy fall gets to pick up the candy with their teeth and eats it... yum. I decided to have this as our Family Home Evening game and Kaison got the candy. He wasn't thrilled about getting the candy that way, but we all had fun watching him.

Happy 7th birthday Kaison!

2010-04-09T15:25:00.000-07:00

Can't believe Kaison is 7 already. He is such a great kid. He tries his hardest at everything he does, even when he's a little nervous about doing something new. Kaison is very soft hearted and hates seeing people he loves getting hurt in any way. He is such a great big brother to Aspyn and Courtlyn and he cares a lot for them. We love him very much and are very happy he is a part of our family forever.

Kaison decided he wanted a green ice cream cake this year. YUM!

He loved playing Rock Band at his cousins house and was sooo excited to get his own.

Grandpa and Grandma Kinnie got him a skateboard that hooks to the Wii fit board they gave us for Christmas.

Aspyn got him a remote control helicopter and Courtlyn got him Indiana Jone Wii game.

The three Cutest Kids

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Santa and Mrs. Clause

2010-04-09T15:12:00.000-07:00

This year the kids got to sit on Santa and Mrs. Clauses laps at our Holyoke Firehouse. They couldn't wait to tell him what they wanted. Courtlyn even enjoyed it.

Gingerbread House

2010-04-09T14:11:00.001-07:00

This year I thought it would be fun to make our own Gingerbread house and have the kids decorate it. You can definitely tell who's side of the roof is who's. Aspyn and her love for lots of anything, especially fancy stuff and Kaison for wanting it to look just so. Courtlyn helped by eating the candy they just put on or by putting things where she thought they should go. They each had a gingerbread man to decorate too.

Christmas Day 2009

2010-04-09T13:45:00.001-07:00

As always on Christmas Eve the kids got new pj's and this year everyone got new slippers.
Christmas morning we remember why we have Christmas by singing Happy Birthday to Jesus.

Courtlyn got a new baby and stroller, Aspyn got her big girls doll and Kaison got a new scooter to do tricks on. The family got a Wii and a bunch a fun stuff to go with it. It was a great Christmas morning!

Ernie's parents Grandpa and Grandma Kinnie came over later that night to give the kids their gifts and celebrate Kaison's birthday with us.

Turkey Time

2010-04-09T12:40:00.000-07:00

This year we had the Hunsaker Thanksgiving at the Baker's house in Colorado... it was nice not having to drive over the mountains this year. We had a great time with all the family. We went and saw Christmas Carol in 3D, went bowling, had a camp fire in the back yard and of course lots of fun around the house with everyone.

Trick-or-treat

2009-11-16T15:53:00.000-08:00

We decided since this was our first year out by Ernie's family we would drive to their towns and trick-or-treat to their houses. We had a fun time seeing aunts, uncles, cousins, Grandpa and Grandma Kinnie and Great Grandma Mollendor. Aspyn was a butterfly, Courtlyn was a caterpillar and Kaison was obviously Darth Vader.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

October snow

2009-11-16T15:14:00.000-08:00

Kaison and Ernie decided to take a break for shoveling the huge snow drifts from the driveway and build a huge snowman instead. We all ended up burring Kaison in his fort and having a snowball fight.

Happy Birthday Grandma Kinnie

2009-11-16T15:06:00.001-08:00

WE LOVE YOU GRANDMA, Happy Birthday!!! We had Grandma's favorite German chocolate cake.

Pumpkin Carving

2009-11-16T14:38:00.000-08:00

The kids all found Great pumpkins at the pumpkin patch. Kaison and Aspyn's are called wolf pumpkins, they have really big, fat stems. Courtlyn's was big and fat too with a regular stem.

He is all boy.

Aspyn did better this year with cleaning all the "guts" out.

Courtlyn had fun getting hers all out.

Kaison made his into a witch, he thought the big stem looked like a witches hat.

We decided to make Aspyn's into an elephant.

Courtlyn's was a queen with BOO carved in the back.

We all had a really fun night.

They all turned out sooo cute.

The kids loved making their own jack-o-lantern pancakes for dinner.

The pumpkin patch

2009-11-16T13:54:00.000-08:00

I found this play group in town and one day we all went out during the week to this pumpkin patch and we really had a great time. We ended that day with Courtlyn stepping off in the pond as I am walking to her and saying "don't you dare go in the water" she smiled and stepped right in. So that weekend we took Kaison and Ernie to show them, Ernie would not let Courtlyn walk around much.

This place was great, there were 3 ponds on the property with pumpkins all around them that you could pick from. Play set for the kids,
a hayride that took you to a corn maze.

In the corn maze you had to go around and find 5 different "campsites " throughout the maze, this was their favorite site.

Before we left, the kids wanted to play in the corn, I think they could have stayed in it all day.

We all left with great pumpkins and had a fun day in Nebraska... only about 30 minutes from our house.

Crazy kids

2009-11-16T13:29:00.000-08:00

Courtlyn kept telling me night, night but it was still too early and I told her to go play. I found her like this.

She thinks she is soooo funny

I was trying to get Kaison to write his spelling words and so we did it in pudding.

Courtlyn had to put her hand up just like the big kids.

Our little Chefs...

Kaison loves to cook so any chance he can he cooks.

Aspyn wants to help whenever she can.

All of the kids have loved this hunting hat. Courtlyn wears it all the time, sometimes she puts it over her eyes and tries walking around the house... she laughs the whole time, even when she hits the wall.

They love to play dress up

The first snow of the year, it didn't last long put it was fun.

Homecoming Parade

2009-11-16T13:14:00.000-08:00

During Homecoming week the preschool had a float in the parade. It was during the week in the middle of the day so the elementary kids all walk over to the park to watch. Everyone else stood along the main street. Aspyn was so excited to do this, they waved football, basketball signs and chanted "Go Dragons Go". She sat by her best friend Grace who lives across from our house. She had a great time being in her first parade.

Lipstick

2009-11-16T13:07:00.000-08:00

Courtlyn thinks everything is lipstick. While she was dot painting with the Kaison and Aspyn she decided to use it as lipstick. I have also caught her putting the purple glue stick all over her mouth.

A day in Sedgwick, Colorado

2009-11-16T11:44:00.000-08:00

We went to the Sedgwick parade in the morning it's a town about 40 min from ours. One of the craziest things that happened at the parade was that the very last group of people of the parade was handing out beers to all of the adults... only in a small town. Then that night was the "crashing cars" as the kids call it. It's where a bunch of cars all get in an arena and crash into each other until the last car is running, they do several rounds and different groups according to the size of the car. The kids loving going to those, this one was a really good one because two cars were flipped over, one ended upside down and the other on its side. Just another fun day in Eastern Colorado.

Fun time around the house

2009-11-16T11:28:00.000-08:00

Courtlyn is such a funny little girl.

Aspyn and Courtlyn are becoming really good friends. It's fun to watch them, it reminds me of me and my little sister.
Kaison reads to his sisters all the time.
A cool double rainbow after a big storm.
Courtlyn loves to jump!! If she is missing you can usually find her on the tramp.

Kaison and Aspyn's first day of school

2009-11-16T11:00:00.000-08:00

Kaison is in 1st grade at Holyoke Elementary he was very excited to finally meet some new kids in town, there are not very many who live by us.

Ms. Dorn is his teacher this year. She is such a great teacher.
I love Holyoke Elementary. They have so many programs to give kids extra help with reading. They are always looking for positive things the kids do every day and giving out dragon dollars that can be used at the school "store". Kaison really likes going to school this year. It is a complete change from last year. I think the big difference is the positive attention he is getting all day from his teacher and staff. A big improvement with this school is the size... a huge plus living in a small town. He started out the year with 17 kids in his class, he has had a few new kids, but it is still under 20. He has made a lot of new friends and loving it.

Aspyn's first day at Preschool. She was so excited and ready to go.

Her school is attached to the elementary until they get the new building done. She loves doing art and being with all her new friends.

Happy Birthday Grandpa Kinnie

2009-11-16T10:42:00.000-08:00

WE LOVE YOU!!

Three generations of Kinnies
The kids really love having Grandpa and Grandma Kinnie around. With both of my parents gone they are all they have... we are all very lucky to have them both.

Summer Time

2009-11-16T09:25:00.000-08:00

In June we went to Utah and while I was at our family cabin going through my Dad's things and dividing things up the kids and Ernie stayed at my brothers house with his wife and kids. My nephews made a slip and slide by their house through the trees. They made a big hole at the bottom with a bunch of tarps in it to make a soft landing. They all had a great time!!!

LAKE POWELL

Kaison and cousin Emily
Aspyn getting ready to get into the water

Courtyn chill'n on the beach

Kaison loves the water

Ernie's favorite thing to do in Lake Powell is the wave runners!

Aspyn with me pulling some cousins on the tube

Cousins Ashton, Brooklin, Lexi with Kaison

Cousins Kennedy, Shyanne, Emily with Kaison and Aspyn

Aspyn and Brooklin had such a fun time being pulled behind the wave runners

Ernie getting ready to to try wake boarding... didn't get up, we'll try again next time.

Kaison loves to fish, he caught several catfish

Kaison finally decided to try the tube like Aspyn. He was so scarred and didn't want to go, but I always make my kids try things just once or twice and if they still don't like it they don't have to do it anymore... until next time of course. Well he tried it with Ashton and he LOVED it.

The day we were leaving Kaison finally got the nerve up to jump off the railings of the houseboat. He gets so nervous trying new things and when he finally does it he usually really enjoys it, I'm glad that he at least tries new things.

Courtlyn fell asleep on the way back into the marina. She loved playing in the water and all the mud.

It was our families first trip to lake Powell without my Dad and we all missed him very much.

We discovered a great pool in the next town south of us called Wray... it's where Ernie went to school. Unfortunately we discovered it at the end of the summer. It had a great place for everyone to play and the slide was a perfect size for the kids. Courtlyn loved it, she wouldn't stop going down it.

We moved

2009-09-09T10:28:00.000-07:00

We moved to the town of Holyoke, Colorado. It's on the Nebraska, Colorado border. There is only one stoplight, a handfull of stop signs so as you go through the intersections you have to slow down and look both ways. The are some great things and some not so great things about living in a small town. The best part of Holyoke is how nice everyone is. People wave at you all the time ,it doesn't matter if you are walking, driving, riding your bike or just in you yard. Everything is close, I ride my bike with the girls in the bike buggy behind me and Kaison on his bike to everything, even to the grocery store. I hardly ever have to carry my groceries to my car, the people who work at the store wheel my groceries to my car or bike and load it for me, it's great. The biggest suprise when we moved here was the big siren that blasts through the town every week day at 7 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. It's a good thing we are not too close to one of the sirens. Aspyn came in the other morning after the siren went off and said is it dinner time? She usually sleeps through the 7 am one. It also goes off if there is an accident or a fire anywhere in town. The siren sounds different if there is a tornato... haven't heard that one. The church bells play a hymn at 10 am and noon too. The bad things about this small town is that it is far from everything. Our church, a small Walmart, small HomeDepot and a small JC Penny are an hour away in a town call Sterling. The nearest Target and Costco is about 3 hours away, that's how far it is to drive back to Parker. With everything so far aways I am learning to plan my meals better so I only have go to Walmart once a month. I'm learning to shop more on the internet, so that save me money not being able to run to Target and Costco whenever I want... Ernie loves that part, not that I was a HUGE spender before.

Ernie's basketball tournament in Pagosa Springs, Colorado

2009-09-09T10:17:00.000-07:00

Ernie and some of his friends he plays ball with at church go down to Pagosa Springs and participates in a basketball tournament. It's a scholarship fundraiser in the names of two brothers who died in plane crash, their youngest brother is one of Ernie's friend on the team. All the families go down and we have a great weekend. This year they took 2nd place in the 35+ years old category.

Kaison learns to ride a 2 wheel

2009-09-09T10:03:00.000-07:00

One day Kaison said "I want to try the bike with just two wheels." He used Aspyn's little bike because it was smaller and easier to ride, plus it didn't hurt as much when he crashed. I wasn't sure how well he would be able to do it since we live on a hill. He got on and it only took him a few times and he got it. He was sooooo excited.

Easter 2009

2009-09-09T09:39:00.000-07:00

This year for Easter we went to a Easter egg hunt out by Monument at a friends house. The kids had a great time finding tonz of candy. A little cold and windy, but we had a good time anyways.

The Easter bunny came while we were at church. The kids were excited to come home to find eggs and their baskets hidden around the house.

BOWLING

2009-05-02T13:02:00.000-07:00

We all had such Great time!!!

Look at them Bowl!!

The smile of a boy who just bowled his first STRIKE!!

Thanks Grandpa and Grandma Kinnie for coming with us, we had a great time!

DAY OF SNOWBOARDING AND SLEDDING

2009-05-02T12:46:00.000-07:00

This was Kaison's first time snowboarding. He got on and just went down the hill. He loved it and didn't want to stop.

Aspyn did great too. She was so brave and had a great time.

They had a lot of fun in the snow.

It was nice for us because they didn't cry and they went UP and down all by themselves. Courtlyn slept in the car the whole time ...maybe next year.

Aspyn turns the BIG 4

2009-05-02T12:29:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASPYN!

We love you Aspyn!!!

Grandpa and Grandma Kinnie came to her party

Her first boy barbie

Chap stick she LOVES it, takes it everywhere she goes.

Such a cute swimsuit

She had no clue what this was

YEA!!!! a hula hoop

Everyone had to try out

Courtlyn turns 1

2009-05-01T17:57:00.000-07:00

I can't believe she is already one. Courtlyn is such a sweet, fun girl. She was so excited to have this cake, it was a lot of fun to make for her. Her eyes got really big when I put it in front of her.

She got the top layer all to herself to eat and destroy.

It didn't take her long to start getting into it.

She had it everywhere, we had to take it away when he started flicking it off of her hands. She was not happy we took it form her.

Present time!!

Thanks everyone for all my presents, I love them all!!

cousin Brayden

Uncle Phil and Aunt Linda
Kaison, Aspyn, cousins Tyson and Haley

Grandma Kinnie and Ernie

Grandpa Kinnie and cousins Whitney and Kian

We also blessed her that day. Her dad gave her a wonderful blessing.

She looked so pretty in her white dress.

We were so happy to have some of our family with us. Thank you Baker family, Ric, Teresa, Lexi, Kian, Uncle Phil, Aunt Linda, Grandpa and Grandma Kinnie all for coming to this special day!!

The three angels

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Aspyn and her Hair

2009-05-01T17:48:00.000-07:00

WHAT DOES SHE DO AT NIGHT??

All about Courtlyn

2009-05-01T16:52:00.000-07:00

Since I am now catching up with my blog, I thought I would do a part for just Courtlyn. She has such a funny personality and loves to get into everything. She's busy like Kaison was and loves to try and keep up with everyone else like Aspyn did. She's a great mix of the two of them.

Did I do something?

Her first ice cream cone, Yummy!!

She fell asleep in it, it was so funny you could hear it when she breathed.

Got to love that pink eye

I am soooooo cool

and so funny!!!
This was really funny to watch. She was falling asleep while drinking her bottle.
Then she fell right over and stayed asleep.

I LOVE MY DADDY!!!!

Kaison lost his first tooth!!

2009-05-01T16:33:00.000-07:00

Kaison was so excited his tooth finally came out. He was a my work and decided to play with it. I told him to get a tissue and pull it, he did and it came right out. His face was so funny he didn't know whether he should cry or laugh.

When we got home he decided he wanted to keep his tooth and

the Tooth Fairy should leave it with his prize.

Kaison was so excited that night he had a hard time falling asleep.

He was so happy he got a whole dollar!

The tooth next to it was loose too, he was so scared to eat, he thought he might swallow that one. The tooth finally fell out a few weeks later. It was fun watching him try and figure how to eat a lot of his favorite foods like whole apples.

New Years Eve

2009-05-01T16:23:00.000-07:00

We had a great time a the Bakers house. We alway have Chinese food and play the Wii or games all night until we go out and bang pans. Kaison hates loud noises so he didn't like it very much. Courtlyn and Aspyn didn't quite make it to the end. We had a great time!!!

Courtlyn learned to go up the stairs that night too.

DAD and GRANDPA

2009-01-08T14:21:00.000-08:00

My Dad was one the best people I have ever known. I looked up to him so much and admired what he did for his family as well as for strangers. I will always remember my Dad being there when I needed to talk. He was always so sweet to my Mom and treated her like a Queen. Growing up my parents always made sure we went on family vacation every summer, that we had family dinners together and always had what we needed. Now having my own family I admire that so much. After my Mom passed away he did so good at remembering all the birthdays and calling me almost every Sunday to say hi and see how my family was doing. Even when he started getting a little sick several months back he was always so positive and never wanted us to worry about him. I am so glad that I went to Utah to visit him the week after Thanksgiving while he was in the hospital, he was always so happy and positive, he would always tell us he'll be home in a few days. He was such a wonder father, father in law and most of all Grandpa. The kids loved having Grandpa Hunsaker come and visit or us going to meet him at his cabin in Utah. The kids would sit forever with him and a magnet board asking him draw different pictures for them. He loved to tell them stories and read to them. He always had a big imagination. Even though they won't be able to remember everything about him they will always know how much he loved them and how he can't wait to see them again. I am so glad to know that my family can be together forever and that I will be able to see my Dad and Mom again. I love my Dad and will miss his so much.

A little bit more about my Dad
Weldon Reuel Hunsaker 1942 ~ 2008 Weldon Reuel Hunsaker, age 66, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle returned to the loving arms of his Heavenly Father on December 15, 2008 from a sudden respiratory illness.He was born February 5th 1942, in Salt Lake City, to Reuel and Zilpha Cox Hunsaker. Weldon lived his life in service to others, and his optimistic and cheerful nature endeared him to those he served. He was often heard to say, "Just love 'em." When he was a young boy his family moved from Salt Lake City to the family farm in Draper, Utah. It was there he learned to farm with his father and work in the plastering business. He graduated from Jordan High School and after served a mission to Tokyo, Japan. He attended BYU, and then met his sweetheart, Pauline Boggess. They were married March 17th, 1967 in the Salt Lake Temple. They had six children, three daughters and three sons. For over 35 years Weldon worked at the Tooele Army Depot as a Mechanical and Environmental Engineer. He was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in stake and ward auxiliary positions. For 12 years he served as a counselor and Bishop in the Draper Third Ward. He then served as First Counselor in the Draper Utah Eastridge Stake Presidency for 10 years and then as Bishop at the Utah State Prison. He also volunteered in the prison Family Home Evening program for over 20 years. Weldon served in many district and council positions with the Boy Scouts of America and received the prestigious Silver Beaver Award. At the time of his passing he was serving as a member of the Orem Sharon Stake High Council and a member of the Sharon 5th ward. After the passing of his beloved Pauline on November 14, 1999, Weldon later met and married Ann T. Meyers. Together they spent several years in loving support of each other and their families. His testimony of Jesus Christ and His eternal plan was the central and most important part of his life along with his love for his family. His spirit and inspiration had a great influence on many people, and his hope for his family was that they would make Christ the center of their lives. He always enjoyed hunting with his boys, and family trips to the cabin and Lake Powell. He is survived by his wife Ann Meyers Hunsaker, children Stephanie Baker (Drew) Larkspur, Colo., Garrick (Linda) Hunsaker of Herriman, Utah, Bryan (Carolyn) Hunsaker of Draper, Utah, Jason (Kim) Hunsaker of Woodland Hills, Utah, Joylyn (Ernie) Kinnie of Parker, Colo., and Katrina Hunsaker of Pleasanton, Calif., as well as Ann's Children Angela Meyers Seaman, James T. Meyers, Jonathan T. Meyers, Alison Meyers McGown, Stephanie Meyers Christian, David T. Meyers, Jared T. Meyers, Robert T. Meyers, Jerome T. Meyers, 33 grandchildren, and two sisters Bonnie Shoemaker of Draper, Utah, and Jacqueline Walkenhorst of Draper, Utah. He was preceded in death by his wife Pauline and his parents.

Kaison turns 6!!

2009-01-08T12:42:00.000-08:00

After eating Kaison's breakfast he picked out for his birthday we packed up and headed down to my other brothers house for Christmas day dinner and Kaison's birthday party. We had to hurry because of course it was snowing again.

Kaison got a lot of fun things for his birthday. He got a Leapster, three games for it, a dart board from my brothers family and earlier that day two Webkins from my sisters family. I always let the kids pick what kind of cake they want me to make and he decided to have a HULK cake.

Can't believe he is 6 already. He is getting so BIG!

My brothers family had us for Christmas this year so we opened those presents that night too.

The morning after Christmas we woke up to over two feet of snow and it continued to snow all day! The kids had a great time sledding, riding the four wheeler and playing in all that snow. When we did finally drive around the sides of the road were so piled up in snow it reminded you of the Rocky movie when he was in Russia training.

One of the days we were there my brother decided to take Ernie ice fishing for the first time. They had a great time!!
As you can tell by the pictures the only fish they caught were their bate fish, they didn't know how to delete on my camera. Don't they look so SURPRISED!

Thanks Uncle Jason, Aunt Kim, Tucker, Shyanne, Colten and Ashton for letting us play and stay at your house, we all had a great time. After spending four days there we finally headed home to Colorado. It was a fun, sad and exciting trip to Utah for the Christmas holiday. The best part was being able to see so much family.

Christmas in Utah

2009-01-04T14:02:00.001-08:00

This year for Christmas we spent it in Utah. We decided to go there after we heard my Dad was not doing well in the hospital. We got there on Saturday morning went and saw him that day. The kids were a little nervous to see him in the hospital because of all the tubes and breathing mask he had on, but I am so glad they got to talk to him one last time before he past away two days later on Monday December 16th. We brought all our Christmas stuff not knowing what was going to happen, so we decided with the funeral being the weekend before Christmas we would stay and do Christmas in Utah. My younger sister Katrina, her daughter Shanece and boyfriend Jake stayed too, so we all stayed at my brothers house in Draper and had Christmas there. My brothers family were having Christmas in California so we had his house to ourselves.

The week before Christmas we had a great time with all my family.

We went to the mall and saw Santa, he was a fabulous Santa.

My sister bought gingerbread houses for us to decorate.

Thanks Aunt Katrina!

We played in the gym, this was great because it snowed almost everyday we were there and the kids needed somewhere to go and run.

Ernie loved it too of course.

We all loved watching movies in the theater. It was a nice way for all of us to relax and have fun. This picture has two of my brothers, Katrina and their kids in it. Ernie and Kaison are in the back row.

On Christmas Eve we each open a present each with new pj's in them.

They were all so excited for Santa to come!

That morning the kids were all so excited to get their presents from Santa Kaison got a scooter, Aspyn got her Princess scooter and Courtlyn got a piano. Santa left their stockings full of fun stuff.

We all had a great Christmas. Aspyn got a Leapster, Kaison got 2 PS2 games and Courtlyn got a bunch of little people. Ernie got a Broncos hat and I got the Mama Mia DVD and soundtrack. It was a very fun morning and we were glad we got to spend it with family.

One thing they always get every year is a box of cereal they never get to have. This year they also got those cereal straws, they always ask for but never get, they were really excited about those.

Courtlyn loves Little People stuff, right now she enjoys chewing on all of it. Cousin Shanece helped her open it.

Courtlyn loved her first candy cane, YUMMY!! She got mad when it got too small and I had to take it away.

A big thanks to Uncle Bryan, Aunt Carolyn, Kennedy, Emily, Erick and Tyler for letting us stay at your house for two week.

Putting up our Chirstmas tree

2009-01-04T13:42:00.000-08:00

The kids always love decorating the tree. When we decorate our tree we let the kids puts things where they want and when Aspyn puts all her ornaments on one branch we fix those a little later. Courtlyn tried to stand up to the tree and fell right through the branches, that was probably the funniest moment to the night.

The Denver Zoo

2009-01-04T13:27:00.000-08:00

We finally got the Denver Zoo this year. This was Courtlyns first time to the zoo. This monkey loved coming up the glass, it made everyone laugh.

I think Courtlyns favorite parts were the merry go round and train ride. Kaison couldn't wait to go and see the aligators and Aspyn was so excited to see all the monkeys. The kids and I really had a great time at the zoo.

Estes Park

2008-11-09T11:25:00.000-08:00

We love going to Estes Park in the Fall. We stay in Ernie's cousins cabin. They have really big rock around the cabin and the kids go out all day climbing on them. When we go down into town we like to take pictures of the kids by the river, as you can tell they had a lot fun in the leaves. For the first time we went and walked around most of the lake. There were HUGE elk everywhere. We didn't get very close to them like some crazy people do. It's always a nice weekend when we go there. It's only about an hour and a half from our house, we need to go more often.

Trick or Treat

2008-11-09T11:12:00.001-08:00

This year for Halloween Kaison was a Jedi, Aspyn was Bell from Beauty and the Beast and Courtlyn was a chicken. The kids had lots of fun trick or treating, it was nice weather so we went to a lot more house this year. For the first time Kaison and Aspyn went up to the doors by themselves while Ernie and I stayed on the sidewalk, that was nice. Aspyn kept commenting on how many cars were in the driveways and things in the peoples houses. She didn't stop talking all night. They couldn't wait to get home and dump all their candy out... we got enough candy to last a very long time.

Carving Pumpkins

2008-11-09T10:53:00.000-08:00

The kids had a great time carving their pumpkins this year. Kaison picked a skeleton on a pirate flag, Aspyn picked a cat and Courtlyn had a fun smiling pumpkin with two teeth just like her. Kaison loved pulling out all the insides and squishing it in his hands. When Aspyn stuck her hand in her pumpkin she wasn't sure if she liked the feel of it, so Ernie did most of hers. While those two were doing that, Courtlyn was enjoying her pumpkin lid. It was a fun night.

Fun times around the house

2008-09-17T19:25:00.003-07:00

Aspyn loves to get Kaison's Batman costume on and pretend she can fly like Batman. I always tell him he's very lucky to have a sister who like Batman, Spiderman and Star Wars. If only he liked Barbie, Princess stuff and babies there would be hardly be any fighting around the house. Kaison took the last picture of Aspyn with her mouth open, not a bad picture. This was the only one I kept of all the sky, toys, grass and TV pictures he took in the few minutes he had the camera when I wasn't down stairs. It's amazing what they think of together when I'm not watching.

Courtlyn loves to eat

2008-09-17T19:25:00.002-07:00

Wow Courtlyn is a messy eater...she loves her food! If I leave her in the seat most of the time she falls asleep, it's so funny to watch her eyes getting sleepy, her head getting heavier and finally crashing. She's getting better at picking up food too, sometimes she can't figure out why her food is still in her fingers after she put them in her mouth, soon she'll figure out that she needs to let go. The kids love feeding her too and think it's so fummy when she sneeze all over me as soon as she has a mouth full of food. She's such a funny and sweet little girl!!

Swim Lessons

2008-09-17T19:25:00.001-07:00

Kaison and Aspyn have been taking swim lesson for a few months and love it. They are both doing an awesome job!!! Kaison was swimming after only a few lessons...he started out being terrified to put his head under the water. Aspyn cried the first lesson but now loves it. A few weeks ago Kaison jumped off the diving board for the first time and is swimming more then half of the pool length. Aspyn just started the next level up and is getting ready to start swimming on her own!!

Kaison goes to Kindergarten

2008-09-17T19:25:00.000-07:00

We are so happy for Kaison!! We can't believe he's already in school. He was a little nervous at first...but now he is doing great. He's made a lot of new friends, one lives right across the street.

Our 2008 Summer

2008-09-14T19:30:00.000-07:00

Wow I can't believe how fast this summer when by. We had a lot of fun this summer.

We went to Lava Hotsprings, Idaho for the Hunsaker family reunion. While we were there we played at the big pool, went down the river and had a lot of fun with all the cousins. There were about 100 of us. This is all of my family and my Dad's two sisters families...the Shoemaker and Walkenhorst families. My family has been going to Lava for over 70 years now and we don't ever get tired of it.

A few weeks later we went and spent a week on a houseboat at Lake Powell with my family. With the kids having 18 first cousins there they had so much fun. Kaison caught his first fish, Ernie got his toenails painted...with most of the other boys, Aspyn made mud sandcastle with her Aunt Steph, Courtlyn was a perfect angel and I got a tan. We couldn't keep the kids out of the water. We love Lake Powell and can't wait until next year!!

All of our Lake Powell and Lava pictures are on the slide show...mixed with others from the year.

The Disney Princess I am...

2008-07-30T22:36:00.000-07:00

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Kaison's 5 1/2 Star Wars Birthday Party...

2008-06-29T13:18:00.000-07:00

Every year we have a 1/2 birthday with freinds for Kaison because he was born on Christmas. This year he wanted a Star Wars party.
We started the party off with some Jedi training games. On the first challenge had to do a obstacle course...

that ended in a water gun shooting challenge.
The second challenge was a bomb throwing contest. The kids had to get wet "bomb" and throw them in the target.
The last game a balance challenge. They had to balance on one foot and get marbles with their toes.

They all completed their Jedi training tasks.

after the games...

2008-06-29T13:09:00.000-07:00

After the games were over we broke the pinata...those don't last long. Kaison was the only one who got to hit it. I guess you are suppose to pull the stings under it to open the trap door. After it fell to the ground they all picked a string and pulled it all together.

The had a lot of candy to get.
Then they opened presents, he got lots of fun Star Wars stuff and a cool water gun. Everything Kaison loves.
Then it was time for cake. Kaison loved his cake I made for him it was spaceships flying around the space station.

All the kids seem to be having a fun time.

they became Jedi's.

2008-06-29T13:00:00.000-07:00

The kids finally finished all their training and became Jedi's.
The kids loved their new costumes I made for them and the bubble wands that became their light sabers were a fun thing to pretend fighting off the evil empire. It turned out to being a great party.

First trip to Julesburg this year...

2008-06-29T12:53:00.000-07:00

Fun with the cousins...
the kids hadn't seen their cousins Ty and Kenzie Zion for a very long time.
They came over and had a lot of fun playing in the water

fun people we visited...

2008-06-29T12:44:00.000-07:00

During our trip to Julesburg Courtlyn got see a lot family she has never seen before.
Her Great Grandma Mollendor

Aunt Kim Zion

Great Uncle Phil and Great Aunt Linda Mollendor

And Great Uncle Doug and Great Aunt Deb Mollendor. We stayed at their house. The kids kids loved playing with their four labs. And they called Aunt Deb "grandma".

We also visited Courtlyn's Great Grandma Kinnie, she wasn't feeling well...we'll get a picture next time.

last stop on the trip.

2008-06-29T12:36:00.000-07:00

We had some extra time so we decide to see the small train in Julesburg. The kids had a lot of fun crawling all over it.
It was a great trip to Julesburg.

Day at the pool

2008-06-28T16:25:00.000-07:00

We love going to the pool. This was our first time for this year. Courtlyn had a great time with her first pool experience.

Masks

2008-06-28T16:20:00.000-07:00

Kaison is really into Star Wars and is always making new masks. He made him and Ernie Vader masks.

Memorial Day

2008-06-28T15:44:00.000-07:00

This year for Memorial Day we decided to stay home. The bought a slip and slide for the kids...this was their first time tying one. They had lots of fun, at first they were a little nervous but after awhile Kaison was doing really good and Aspyn like to walk down it. It was a really fun day for everyone.

Ernie's parents came down and spent the weekend with us. The kids always love spending time with their grandpa and grandma.

Family Pictures

2008-05-19T12:43:00.001-07:00

We had a lot of fun getting our family pictures done. Courtlyn also got her 1 month at that vistit. She peed on the table...good thing they put plastic under the fabric.

Decoratings eggs

2008-04-22T10:18:00.000-07:00

The kids had a lot of fun decorating eggs. It's funny how every year they get a little more creative with there decorating. Kaison spent a lot more time on his this year and Aspyn thought it was fun to get her fingers dirty and to see how many colors she could get on one egg. By the time Kaison had one eggs left he realized it was fun to get his fingers dirty too. Courtlyn just sat in her swing and slept through the whole event...maybe next year. It was a fun Saturday night!!