1st day of school

Today was the first day of school for Hannah and Kolton. Hannah is in 3rd grade and Kolton is Kindergarten. They both got up pretty easy and were soo excited to be going to school. Kolton told me "Mom I'm a big boy I can just walk up by myself". I told him I know but it's the first day of school Mom and Dad are walking you guys to your classes. I can't believe how grown up they are:( Kolton didn't shed a tear but had to give Dad an extra hug before he went into class. Of course I wore sunglasses so I could hide all of my tears.

Last day of Summer

So today was the last day of our Summer. We had a nice relaxing day with the kids. We got their backpacks out and packed, packed part of their lunches, picked out their clothes for tomorrow , measured them , fathers blessings and to top it all off had root beer floats. Hannah is 4'4'' and Kolton is 3'7.5''. They are both really excited for school tomorrow. Hannah had no time going to sleep and Kolton got caught sneaking cartoons in Grandma and Grandpa's room. Totally of the subject Ty just measured us and he is proud to say he is 5'7.125''. I'm laughing so hard right now he is soo proud.

Moving

I used to always think how could someone move every year, or they sure move a lot I could never do it. Thinking about ANOTHER move I am hoping it will be our last for a while... I thought I would document all the times we have moved in our marriage.
November 2004- Moved into our first Condo!!
December 2005- Moved to Kuna in Chris and Steph's house while our was being built.
March 2006- We moved into our house in Kuna.
June 2007- We moved into our Boise house.
July 2008- We moved to Bullhead AZ.
November 2009- We moved into my brothers house in Las Vegas.
December 2009- We moved into my parents house.
Sept 2010- We will be moving back to Kuna hopefully for a long time!

Butterfly Park

Today we met picked up Shaylie and met Aunt Tawni and Brson at the Butterfly Park. The kids had a lot of fun and liked the fact that they could play in the water or just run over to the park! Mylee loved the water even though it was a little cold.

10 months!!!

I can't believe our little baby is 10 months old already! I snapped this picture this morning of her crazy hair! She has soo much hair I love it. She already has 5 teeth with the 6th one breaking through. We are soo lucky to have her in our lives. She is such a good baby and is happy all of the time as long as she has a full tummy.

Suprise

When the kids and I arrived home Ty was soo excited to show us what he had done while we were gone! He wouldn't let us in the room until it was all layed out. He had done quite a bit of shopping! Sometimes I think he enjoys shopping more then me. We got soo spoiled! Clothes and a bunch of shoes!

Bear Lake

My friend Cheilah lives in Logan and invited us to meet her at Bear Lake. I have never been and I will have to say we will be going back next year! My kids absolutely loved it. It is sooo beautiful there. Thanks Chei for introducing us to it! We had a lot of fun.

Grandpa Stewart

It was so nice to see Grandpa Stewart. He just got out of the bath when we got there and was headed to lunch. The kids and I were headed to Bear Lake and my Mom said when we left all he wanted to do was take his ice cream and make sure we were ok. Kolton told me "let's pick g-pa up in our car and take him back to his golf course". It broke my heart because I miss the days riding around with him in his pt cruiser on the golf course. He loved the kids big blue eyes he kept saying.

Wyoming

While we are in Wyoming the kids love it because they get to run around crazy and I don't have to have my eye on them every second. The pool broke this year AGAIN right when we got there. That was a bummer. My kids begged to go over so we wen 3 times so I guess we could look at the water. It was 70 degrees and there was no chance they were getting in. They love to build forts on the golf cart. This year Kolton decided to take his nap out on it. The buffalo in this picture hangs at the restaurant. Everyday we ate there Kolton wanted to hear the story about "Ben". I told how Grampa had hunted him down until my Dad told the story how he raised him and it was his best friend. The kids loved it and called him Ben.

Golfing

The highlight of my kids trip to Wyoming every year is golfing! They beg and beg until I take them out. This year they got a little coaching from Grampa.

Wyoming Fair

Every year we spend about 2 weeks up in Wyoming for the Summer. This year we got to go when the fair was going on. It was a lot of fun. Every night we went out to dinner or to the fair I swear the storm would come on the minute we were getting in the car! We got rained out every night... My friend Cheilah came up with her daughter McKenna. It was so nice to see her and let the kids play together.

4th of July

We went with Ty's family to my parents cabin for the 4th. It was so nice to relax with no cell phones or tv! I love going up there and not having to worry about anything! We went frog hunting but I think it was still to cold for them. Hannah was the only one to catch not only one fish but TWO!! She was excited to show the boys up. We hiked, went to the ice caves and did a little four wheeling. On the way up we were told there was road construction between St. George and Cedar so we decided to go through Zions National Park. BAD IDEA! We left Vegas at 1 and got to the mountain at 7:30. It usually only takes 3.5 hours. The back road to the cabin we got to see a ton of deer. We even saw two babies nursing off there mom.

Circus

We went to the Circus with Ty's sisters and families. I have never seen a more entertaining 2.5 hour show. The kids were good and really enjoyed it. I have never been so I was thrilled. Mylee ended up sleeping through most of it so it was nice not to have to wrestle a baby the whole time!

Melting Pot

Ty and I used to always eat at Melting pot when we lived in Boise. If you have never been I suggest going sometime. It is a fondue restaurant. It is soo yummy. Ty decided he would surprise the kids and I and take us there after a movie! My camera was dying so we really didn't get any pictures. The kids had a lot of fun and keep asking to go back! To bad it's a little pricey or I think we would!

Kolton's Birthday

Kolton turned 5 this year and I have never done a big party for him yet so we decided this was the year! It worked out great because Natalie was going to do a circus themed party for Trent so we could just share the stuff. One of our Elders is a professional clown and was going to come and do balloon animals. He called that morning with the stomach flu so we hurried and called to try an find a clown. This lady decided to paint the kids faces completely!! It was such a pain getting this paint off and I think most the kids went to church the next day looking like they had eye make-up on! Most of the boys decided to be aliens.

Jim Butler Days

We went to Tonopah for Memorial Day weekend. We hadn't been there for about 3-4 years! It was Ty's 10 year reunion so we decided to head back. It was so nice to see family. They have whats called Jim Butler Days where there are all these mining events. The kids got to pan for gold, watch the parade and muck which they loved.

Arizona

We went on a quick trip down to Arizona with Ty's sister and husband. It was so nice to get away. My bro-inlaw's brother is a clubbie for the Mariners so we went to a spring training game. Ty was so excited he got a wind breaker of Ken Griffy Jr. It is only 1 of 2 issued to him. He joked now and calls it his Griffy whenever he wears it. My parents were in Scottsdale and so my Dad came along with us to the game! It was nice to spend time with family.

Hannah's Baptism

Hannah's baptism was such a great experience. I can't believe she is already 8. It was a bit stressful at first because they had double booked her baptism. Even with all the stress the spirit was sooo strong. As I was getting her dressed she started crying which then made me cry a ton. She told me she wasn't sad she just had a happy feeling. She ended up crying and crying until she was baptized by her dad. I am amazed and blessed every day to have such a wonderful daighter who sets such a good example for us. We love you Hannah and are happy that you made the decision to be baptized.

Easter

This year for Easter we went out to my bro-inlaw Shawn's parents house in Vaudeville for the weekend. We had such a great time. The kids died eggs, had an Easter egg hunt and got some good Easter baskets from the Easter bunny. Hannah decided she would sell her Easter candy for money. She sold about half and made about $8. That weekend the kids had saved up there money for a trip to Sea World. The day we were supposed to go had such nasty weather that we didn't end up going. The kids were totally bummed. We did go over to Medieval Times. It was a fun show and the kids had a blast! The night before Easter there was an earthquake. It's crazy I had never felt one like that before.

Little Pastry Chefs

My Sister Inlaw had a gift certificate so we took the kids and let them decorate cakes. They had such a good time here!

Halloween

I LOVE Halloween. It is one of my favorite holidays because I get to dress the kids up. I am usually very picky on what my kids wear and they in past years had to coordinate. I know so stupid but that just me! This year it was a little different. I had just had Mylee and been in the middle of moving. The kids loved it because the got to pick whatever to wear. We went trunk or treating at my parents church and then headed over to Shawn and Tandi's to go around there
neighborhood. Mylee was just in a cute Halloween outfit, Kolton was a gorilla and Hannah was Little Mermaid.

Mylee Rayne Otteson

Mylee was born Oct 19, 2009. She weighed 8 lbs 4 oz and was 21.5 inches long. I started having contractions Sunday afternoon at home and decided to wait as long as I could before we went to the hospital. I alwys fear if I go to early they will send me home. We called my Mom around 10:30 and had her start driving from Vegas to watch our kids. Around 12:30 we dropped our kids off with my friend Mindie and headed to the hospital. When we got there I was dialated to a 4. Ty told the nurse I go pretty fast can we get the epidural. She was the only one on duty that night. She was a major pain. after she took her sweet time with my paperwork and called in another nurse I was dialated to a 9 and there was no way I was getting an epidural or any sort of medicine. I was not a happy campe and had to apologize to my mom for my language. She also failed to tell me my doc. was out of town until the next day so I was getting whoever was on call! We are soo happy we have Mylee in our family! She is such a joy to have around.