Matson Moments

Presidents Day At The Zoo!

2010-04-17T21:09:00.000-07:00

So I have needed to catch up on blogging for awhile.
Here we are at the zoo with Danny's parents. It was a lot of FUN!

They added a new aquarium that is really cool!
Danny and Jade feeling the sting rays. They even got to feed them.
She thought it was pretty neat.

There was a water log ride that looked so fun until you get soaked.
Poor Jadyn was the only one wet from head to toe.
Guess she shouldn't have sat with papa and daddy.

Nana got her a new outfit. But as you can tell. She was not happy about it!!

More sting rays.

Trying to feed the baby giraffe.
He wouldn't come close enough so Brody ended up throwing into his mouth.

The BEST picture of the day!
The four boys. Three generations!
I also love the sippy cup in Danny's pocket.
Shows that he has moved up in the world and is now the worlds best Daddy!

Easter

2010-04-04T09:45:00.000-07:00

The Kiddos Easter Morning!

I love how they all line up! Co cute!

The Boys!

The Gals!

Eater morning with all the goods!

Brody half awake. I love sleepy smiles!

Jadyn way out of it. I think we should have slept in longer.

And last but not least. Little orphan Codan with no pants because they bug him.

And thats all folks!

Sleepover time!

2010-03-31T13:11:00.001-07:00

So the other night I decided to see how many kids I could fit in our bed!

So far we are at six!

There were 9 kids all together. The ninth little monkey fell asleep on the couch before the party even got started!

Here are the eight little monkeys actually calm for a little bit. But it wasn't always that way. They were definitely jumping on the BED!

The adults were out in my loft playing Band Hero! So I put a movie on in my room.

Each kid had a partner in crime to play with.
Codan and Halie.

Our friends the Hewards were over and they have four kids the same ages as ours.

We also were babysitting Brielynn Costley. Here are 4 of the 6 girls!

Mekenzie, Brielynn, Karlee and Alisa!

Before the night was over there was popcorn and smiles all over the place!

I love seeing my kids have so much FUN with their friends. Brody and his bud the only 2 boys holding down the fort. They had so much fun driving the girls crazy and making them scream.

After the parents went home at the end of the night there were kids in pairs of 2 all over my house. Danny and I walked around the house looking and just laughing that we actually had nine kids asleep in our house! We were definitely out numbered.

On the couch bed.

Aren't they soooo cute when they are sleeping!

Sleepover

2010-02-18T13:20:00.000-08:00

Brody and his friend Caviston had a sleepover a few weeks ago.

This is how Sarah found them sleeping. Brody sleeping like a true MAN!

Notice where his hand is.

I guess spongebob was just to much to handle and knocked them right out.

I love that they are big enough now to do fun things together. I love that they are so close that they are like brothers. The love hate relationship that will hopefully last FOREVER!

Brody's First Love!

2010-02-14T20:45:00.000-08:00

Brody's first love!

I love the expression on his face.

He was so nervous it was adorable. He had his hands in his pockets swaying back and forth.

Her name is Malorie! All he talks about is her. I do have to admit she is a cutie!

He wasn't happy that I was taking pictures so he wouldn't look at me.

I hate blogging!

2010-01-20T12:42:00.000-08:00

So I have been trying to blog the holidays forever now. Evertime I try to upload it says web page can't be found after I spent the time uploading. What the heck! Im done with the whole blogging thing. Guess I will try again later.

Polar Express!

2009-12-21T22:41:00.001-08:00

The Polar Express!

On the train with my cute Hubby!!

The train conductor.

Danny's parent's took everyone on the polar express this year.
I think Monterey is a little excited!

The train ride that was supposed to be short ended up being very long. Towards the end Karlee had everyone chanting "we want off ."

This guy was telling all the kids that they had to get all the reindeer off the tracks so we could move again. They bought it the first few times.

Looking at each other and thinking, "Do you want off the train too?"

Just hanging out.

They all loved when Santa finally made his appearance!

Especially Codan!!

Jadyn loved sitting up in this window.

Once you got off the train they had Christmas lights to look at. The older two wanted to stay and look but Jade and Codan had had enough fun for the night!

One last picture before everyone got cranky.

Thanksgiving!

2009-12-21T22:28:00.001-08:00

This year we had Thanksgiving at our house again. Horrible family picture but I try to get one every year. What the point is I'm not sure. Not one of the kids is looking at the camera!

I had the kids make apple turkeys while they waited. It helped to pass the time.

This year my Aunt Lisa and Uncle Lonnie came down with my parents. Also my sister and her new hubby Reyn.

The kids with their mouths full. I guess the cooking got their approval.

An official Matson family kids welcome. Your not completely a member of the family until my kids have attacked you over and over again. Reyn at the bottom of the kid pile up!!

The famous grateful turkey. We write down what we are thankful for on his feathers and then the kids hang all the feathers up.

Uncle Reyn helping the kids. He was soooo nice to have around. To bad him and my little sis Brooke live so far away. He came in really handy.

Brody trying to work all the turkey off with papa.

Thanks everyone who came to see us. WE love you guys. And to those of you who didn't come. You better be here next year. I don't want to hear your excuses.

Ward Christmas Party

2009-12-14T13:04:00.000-08:00

This year at are ward party Karlee performed he first dance performance. She did so well.

The kids loved Santa. However I couldn't get Brody to smile. I guess he is to cool!

The nativity scene was so cute. I loved that they had the little kids act it out.

Tree time

2009-11-28T14:38:00.000-08:00

The kids strike a pose while we decorated the tree.

Check out Codan he thinks he is big. Just like the big kids. Too cute!

The tree all finished. The kids did it this year with NO help.
I was to lazy. It was nice to sit back and let them do it.

Halloween

2009-11-02T20:26:00.000-08:00

Carving Pumpkins with Daddy. I hate carving them there stinky, messy, and all I hear is,"mom, dad, mom, dad HELP ME!" Oh what a long night.

Lucky for the kids they have a nice daddy who stuck it out until the very end. He even cleaned the kitchen from top to bottom. I walked in dreading having to clean up and when I saw how clean the place was I couldn't stop smiling!! I love my hubby he's the BEST!

Halloween night. My kids changed there costumes last minute on me. We had all the stuff at home so I didn't have to buy much which made it nice.

Brody wanted to be a scary cowboy with Karlee. I had the same outfit for Jade because I thought it would be cute for them to all match. But she really wanted to be Dora. She loves Dora right now.

Codan as you can tell hates being a pumpkin! This was the only picture we could get and he screamed the whole time. Poor kid. We took it off and the rest of the night when people asked what he was we told them, a little boy of course.

All of Danny's hard work with the kids.

Our cute cowgirl!

Scary cowboy Brody!

Little Miss Dora the Explorer!!

People said Hi to her all night and not to let swiper swipe her candy! It was pretty funny!

The trick or treating gang. There were a lot of kids. I think close to 20. We got together with a group of friends.

While trick or treating there was a house with scary guys. Jade went up to this one and told him, "BOO"! He jumped and pretended to be scared of her. It was really cute and made her giggle.

This guy right her Jadyn went up to and gave him a hug. I wished I had caught it on camera. Oh well! She wasn't scared of anything this year. Her Daddy was so proud of her. However Brody screamed like a girl and Karlee hid from everybody. I guess once you get older and realize what scary is you get more scared?! Go figure.

Best Buddies! Jadyn and Rylyn!

This was sitting on the table of food and Karlee thought they were real frogs at first. The food was so yummy. My favorite part.

Bouncing while waiting to eat! They didn't want to get out. I loved it because I actually got to eat without anybody bothering me!

That's all folks. Hope you enjoyed!

Codans New Trick!

2009-10-27T11:43:00.000-07:00

He has officially hit that naughty stage. Every time I turn around he has climbed to the top of something. It started out with climbing to the top of Brody's bed. Now he climbs on the bathroom sink turns the water on and plugs it letting it overflow onto the floor. (He learned that one from Jade.) And now the most recent trick also from Jade. She would climb on top of the car and then jump off onto the couche. He thinks he is just as BIG as the big kids! So here it is for your enjoyment!!

He also likes to say NO!

Danny and I just look at each other and laugh because with him being the 4th, we know all to well the fun stage that we are up against! Gotta love the attitude though. I think he is so cute!

Fall Break

2009-10-26T20:15:00.000-07:00

So we went to Mesquite and St. George for my kids fall break. It was soo much fun! Thanks mom and dad for taking us! We love you. This picture was taken outside of Brigham Young's house. We took a tour and my kids loved it. I have never in my life seen my kids sit soo still and listen. When the missionary said the tour was over I was bummed because it was back to wild kidos. My kids wanted to keep going to all the pioneer homes. They thought it was so neat to hear about the pioneers and see all their old things.

At the St. George temple.

Not a very good picture but it's all I got.

My mom and I took the kids bowling while the guys went golfing. It is now one of Danny's favorite golf courses. The kids found this fountain and all had to drop money in.

Hanging out with papa. Papa had just finished making everyone paper airplanes and stop to have a brake when my girls climbed up by him. They are so sweet. Nana Tami was holding Codan and talking to him when I went to take a picture my camera died. Bummer wish I had more pictures but I forgot to charge the camera. The trip was planned last minute so I was rushing. Next time I will remember to charge my camera.

Before we left we told the kids where we were going and Brody said, "That's weird that we are going to George's. Who is George anyways?" I couldn't stop laughing he is soo funny! I'm glad that he ended up likeing George's! The trip was great!

Brookes Wedding

2009-09-04T01:59:00.001-07:00

Here are some pictures from my little sister Brooks wedding. Hope you enjoy. It's about time I posted them!! So this was the best family picture we got. They did not want to look and smile. I have some more pictures somewhere when I find them I will post the rest!

My side of the family. All three of my sisters in one place finally!

We are so happy for them!

Notice I;m the only one looking? I swear I didn't know Danny was gonna take the picture.

Brody with Reyn. None of the guys even tried to catch the garter. Brody thought he was pretty cool!

Then little miss Karlee caught the bouquet! She was also happy!

My beautiful sister!

My mom and dad. With Codan and his cousin Lleyton.

Aren't they soooo cute!

Brooke with Reyn!

Brody got bored as you could imagine a five yr old to be. Every time I turned around he was climbing on the pillars. Finally I just took a picture!

I love little boys all dressed up and hansom!

Utah Trip

2009-09-04T01:43:00.001-07:00

So I suck at blogging I know. I am just now getting around to posting. But here are some pictures from are trip to Utah for 3 weeks! Hangin out with cousins up the canyon. Brody was in heaven finally some boys to play with. To bad we don't all live closer to each other.

Codan absolutely loved this game. What a nice big brother to sit and play with him FOREVER!

Jake and Jadyn. They were BFF's the whole trip.
How cute!!

Playing pioneer games for Pioneer Day on the 24th.

Anna's House

2009-08-22T02:07:00.000-07:00

At my best friend Anna's house while in Utah. We got together a lot. The kids had so much fun together. They did lots of fun things like play outside all day. In Arizona it is to hot. There is also sand or rocks everywhere instead of fun piles of dirt.

Her kids had just gotten turtle's and the kids loved them.

The poor turtle. Jade just kept harassing it. She loved to watch them.

Making dinner with Anna.

Lexi loved pushing Codan. And I loved that I didn't have to push him!

Playing in the dirt. Something mommy doesn't normally let them do. Notice how well trained they are by the way they are sitting.

However Codan doesn't know the rules yet. He just dug right in. White shirt and all.

More boys for Brody.

Thanks for letting us come hang out. It was fun having the slumber party and just being able to stay up all night and talk just like the good old days.

Whats Next?

2009-08-21T16:54:00.000-07:00

So are lives have been busy and full of Dr's. My poor husband has the worst luck in the world. I have never met someone who has gone through so much at one time. He has started his own business with our good friends the Herbert's. Justin and Danny have been doing a great job to get work and be successful. If you want check it out it is Layin Ink! www.layinink.com However in the middle of all the stress that comes with running a business he has had the worst health of his life. Luckily for us Justin continues to work hard without complaining while Danny goes to Dr. after Dr.

So it stared with stomach pains that lasted months. They still don't know what is wrong. They think it might be Chrones disease but are not sure. And to make a long story short after seeing specialist one after another the last Dr. has now sent us to the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale. However we are fighting the insurance company to pay for things.

So then while we are dealing with all of this we go up to Utah for my sisters wedding. I had already been there with the kids. Danny was in California and a screen printing convention. So once Danny got to us in Utah he gets really sick. So I take him to the urgent care and we are told that he might have the swine flu. He got soo sick it scared me to death. He got a false negative on the test but the doctor said he would bet his house in Vegas that it was a false negative. That they just took the test to early. They wanted him to come back in but Danny said the test they do does not feel good. We never went back. So I'm leaving out a lot of details because I don't know how much Danny wants me sharing. But for journaling purposes I am writing it down. For days he was the sickest I have ever seen him. I can't imaging a child getting sick with the swine flu. Now I know first hand why people are dieing from it.

When it came time to go home we fill him full of pills. You know the good stuff and drive home all night. He had been complaining of neck pain and warm burning feelings in his arm. We make it home and the next morning he wakes up and says his mouth is numb feeling like he has been at the dentist. But he ignores it thinking it will go away. However it doesn't the next morning he woke up and his whole left side of his face is paralyzed like he had a stroke. So his dad takes him down to the ER. We find out it is not a stroke but what is called Belles Palsy. It could last from 3 weeks to 3 months. Poor guy. He can't even blink or shut his eye by himself. He has to use eye drops and wear an eye patch to bed so he doesn't get dry eye. His neck is in constant pain and his eye aches . Thank goodness for pain killer right!! So for now we just wait and pray.

Soon I will get around to blogging the wedding and the first day of school pictures. I keep waiting for things to calm down but they never do.

First Day Of School

2009-08-10T11:22:00.000-07:00

They are so BIG! They were so excited to be able to go to school together this year! We were in Utah until the night before so it made for an exciting morning. Not to planned. But they still are sooo dang cute!

Karlee is now in 1st grade and Brody is in Kindergarten!!

Little Missy!

Gotta have the backpack shot of course.

My little man. I'll grown up!

So imagine this same grin on his face when he came home from school and told me he got a red light at school. He was so proud to be the first kid to get red. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, the school does a light system for behavior. Red being the worst, yellow a warning, green good, and a blue light is the Best.

However Brody somehow managed to get a red. He said, "mom I'm supposed to tell you I got a red light and that is BAD!" I said, " why did you get a red light?" He said I don't know and don't care as he ran away and played. What do you do with them. That little stinker!

Standing in front of Mr. Hickman's classroom. Wasn't so sure that she was gonna like having a boy teacher. But she came home thrilled! He is a really good teacher! Was so happy to hear that she liked him.

Of course we had to get a picture with Brody on his first day.

We didn't get to go to meet the teacher night so I thought he might be nervous.

But as you can tell he was off in his own world and ready for mom to be done taking pictures. Jade and Brody hate getting their pictures taken for some reason. So they never smile.

So now I am down two kids two to go!

Loving school it is the best thing ever. When they got home they were so ready for bed it was great! Wonder how long that will last. Until they adjust and are back to running around all crazy!

Kids say the darndest things!

2009-07-16T15:57:00.000-07:00

So today we went to taco bell with my mom. When I took all of my kids to the bathroom all the old people were staring at me as usual watching me take all my ducklings to the restroom. Once we were in there one lady came in and asked me if they were all mine. I said yes, and I'll she could say was "God Bless You" over and over. She also said that they couldn't possibly all be mine I didn't look older than 17. I have to admit that was the youngest anyone has ever said I looked so I took it as a compliment. I think!?

After we left the restroom Jadyn walked passed the same old lady and was just staring. Then finally she burst out and says, " I don't like your socks!" The lady said you don't like my socks? Jadyn just looked at her disgusted and shook her head no. They don't match they look silly. I apologized but couldn't help but laugh a little!

The lady had on a blue outfit, red socks rolled with high heels on. It did look pretty funny! So Jade thought she would play fashion police and tell her.

When we got to the car I told the whole rule of, "if you don't have anything nice to say don't say it at all." Just tell mommy later! j/k

So that was my sweet little Jade.

Boots to Boobs!

2009-07-13T16:34:00.001-07:00

Oh Boy!! Show me those muscles. Daddy went riding his dirt bike and Brody snuck and put on his boots and helmet one night. Where his clothes are I do not know.

So Brody is all BOY! But when you are born between to girly girls there are a few problems that come up. Like being dressed up like a girl!

Check him out!!!

What a cute little girl. His favorite part was the boobs!

I think these photos and video might come back to haunt him one day. But for now we just died laughing!

Oh ya!!!

Do ya think we should worry?!!

He was born to make me laugh!

The 4th of July!!

2009-07-13T16:21:00.001-07:00

My cute girls all festive for the 4th!

Mr. Codan!

Brody wasn't around because it is tradition for him and his dad to go to a movie for his B-Day which is on the 5th. They went and saw Transformers!

Over and Danny's parents for a BBQ and swimming!

Aunt Hillary with Linkin and Codan.

Watching the fireworks on the roof patio.

Swimming with Daddy. My cute men!

Singing to Brody for his B-Day. We always kinda combine it with the 4th of July. Lucky for me he doesn't seem to mined. At least now. I probably wont be able to get away with that when he is older.

More swimming pictures. I'm not good at getting them uploaded in order. Oh well.

Jadyn couldn't find a fork to eat her cake. So she just dug right in. I found her hiding from me under the counter. Silly girl.

And that's all foks until next time!!!

The Lake

2009-07-12T20:36:00.000-07:00

Danny and the kids at the lake.
We were luck enough to get invited by our good friends the Stevenson. The have a really awesome boat. So it is always fun to get out!

Codan absolutely hated the life jacket!

Karlee, Brody, Alyssa, Parker and Jadyn

The littlest captain of the boat.

Jadyn with her friend Missy!

After the day was over we got back to the car to find the keys were locked inside. Upps! That morning I had stayed to change a diaper and did not know that Danny had left the keys with me. So when I left I locked the car not knowing they were inside.

The kids making the best of the situation. In the back of the Stevenson's truck. Next to Karlee was Codan in a car seat and Alyssa and I was on the floor. It was a pretty squishy ride to papa and nanas. Danny stayed behind to wait in the 116 degrees for someone to come unlock the car. It was the typical ending to a Matson Day. It wouldn't be a normal day without something going wrong!

Catching Up!

2009-07-12T19:20:00.000-07:00

So anyone who knows me knows that I hate to Blog. I only do it for memories! Nothing ever goes the way I want it to and I screw up everything and poor Sarah ends up fixing it for me. So sometime in the future I will get around to some new posts. Stay tuned!

Disneyland here we come!

2009-05-23T15:11:00.000-07:00

Our trip to Disneyland with my family. We went in May after Danny graduated, but you know me and blogging it never gets done. So here are a few pictures. Hope you enjoy!

I was so glad when this picture turned out some what decent. Because if you knew that 10 seconds before everyone was screaming.

Standing in line. Codan thought he was so big and could do what the big kids did.

Jadyn's favorite thing was a little roller coaster that was in toon town. She wanted to ride it over and over. When you would get on she would say, "everyone hands up!" The new nemo ride. It was pretty cool!

My Dad and the boys!

Codan loved to play in the water while the big kids went on the rides with Daddy. Thank goodness for mommy there was water around.

We took the kids and had their faces painted in the princess castle Brody got a cool dragon painted on his face and aunt Brookie bought him a cool sword and shield to match. The girls got cute earings. Thanks Aunt Brookie for there things.

After we got the kids faces painted we got pictures with the princesses. Jade was out. After standing in line she fell asleep 10 mins before we got to them. I didn't dare wake her up because she gets so grumpy. Thanks papa and nana for standing in line for 2 hrs.
The sleeping princess!
Happy Faces!!

My Best Friend Anna from Utah. We accidentally planned are trips at the same time. It was so good to see her and Tyler and their kids.

Of course we had to get a picture of the graduate in his graduation cap!

Surprise

2009-05-19T22:47:00.001-07:00

So I have never ever been able to pull off a surprise for Danny but I did it! Here are a few pictures of us walking up to the door.

After graduation we had a party. However I'm not a good party planner and a few friends were left out because I didn't have everybody's emails. Sorry for anyone who may not have gotten the e-vite. I tried.

I love this picture. Thanks Papa Trey for your support and help without you this dream would not have been possible.

Thanks to all the family and friends who showed up to support Danny it meant a lot to see his friends there.

The Hopkins Crew. We were so glad to see you!

Carissa and Nick Brinilovich Danny's friend since he was 7 and his wife.

Boys do they ever grow up?

I wish I had gotten a picture of Danny with all his friends but they came and went. Some showed up after others had left. Thanks everyone for coming.

Way to Go!!

2009-05-19T22:08:00.001-07:00

For those of you who don't know Danny just graduated with his Bachelors from the University of Phoenix. The Cute Graduate!!

The look says it all. What a priceless picture.

You know who your true friends are when they drag their three kids to sit at boring graduation. Thanks Justin and Sarah and kiddos for your support.

The only picture I could get because he was so far away it was hard to see. So this is the best shot.

Way to go BABE!

Glad nobody got a picture of me crying. I didn't expect to get emotional, but when you have watched somebody work so hard and sacrifice so much for something when it happens it really means a lot. We thought this day would never come and then the next thing we knew it snuck right up on us. A lot of people don't know how you did it while working full time, raising a family of four kids and going through a lay off all at the same time and still somehow managing to climb to the top and never give up. It really means a lot. I know you sacrificed so much for us. We love you so much. Congratulations you deserve it!!

His Proud Parents

Brittany, Danny and Hillary.

My Parents and sister Brooke. They were the only ones on my side that could make it.

We love you Danny.

Little boys

2009-05-04T22:29:00.000-07:00

So this is what Brody does when I am off cleaning the kitchen. They had both just had their baths and were playing upstairs. I knew something was up because it was quiet. Never a good sign. Jadyn came downstairs to show me Brody's beautiful artwork. What a silly boy.

Even after we had just finished having a talk this is what happens. I guess I'm not mean enough. But what are you supposed to do. The two of them are partners in crime. Always getting into trouble together.

Rain!

2009-05-04T21:59:00.000-07:00

This was the Saturday before Easter. I'm a little slow at blogging so I am catching up on somethings. We were sitting in the house trying to watch the movie bedtime stories with are kids however Karlee got bored. She looked at me with this look in her eye. You know the look of I want something but don't want to ask.So I asked her, "Karlee what do you want?"

Karlee, " I want to go out in the rain."

Now this is not a normal thing for me to let them do because with four kids it's a lot of work. I said ask your dad and of course he said yes! It was there lucky day! I must of been in a good mood because they made it outside.

The girls loved it. I found them swinging in the backyard. Jadyn moved before I could get her in the picture. Brody thought it was a bit cold and actually ended up coming in the house first! I have never seen kids jump in a warm bubble bath so fast. They were freezing.

My walking boy

2009-04-20T21:46:00.000-07:00

So these are some of his very first steps. He was practicing with me and Jadyn. He would walk from me to Jadyn and she would hug him. I was sooo excited I called Danny home from work. When I mean excited it is because all of are other kids walked way earlier. Karlee at 10 months, Brody at 9 and then Jadyn at 11 months which we thought was slow. However Codan is 13 months old and in no hurry. Why should he walk when sissy and bubba and mom and dad are around to take him everywhere he wants. What a cuttie! I love babies first steps. They are like little drunk people!

He thinks he is the coolest thing around because for some reason everybody claps and yells and screams when he walks. Its like he is a celebrity or something. We love you big boy. But it does make mommy a little sad that her baby is walking.

Easter

2009-04-12T20:47:00.001-07:00

Dying eggs with Daddy. If you haven't noticed they do everything with daddy. When he is home he is the best helper. Codan normally wont let me help he is the baby and wants all of mommy's attention. Thanks DADDY for the cool eggs.

The loot before it got destroyed.

Humm I wonder what I can eat?!

The kids in their Easter outfits before church.

The Gals

My little men

Karlee and her cousin Monterey

We went to Papa and Nana Matsons for and Easter egg hunt. Brody was so serious. Gotta get those eggs!

Egg Bashing. It is a family tradition on the Jasper side of the family. My kids love it however it didn't work out this year. Everyone was just throwing their eggs. Better luck next year.

Just layin around with my hubby. Kinda a funny picture we look all chubby!

Best Friends Forever

2009-04-03T22:13:00.001-07:00

I'm soo glad they have each other.

Aren't they goofy and adorable.

Soon they will be all over the place playing. Codan is just waiting for the day Breven can move around with him. Until then he loves to stare at him and poke him in the face.

The two pretty princesses.

April Fools

2009-04-01T20:40:00.000-07:00

Tonight for dinner we made a yummy surprise dinner for Daddy. It was funny.

The kids enjoyed making it.

We made strawberry pie which was really potatoes and meat loaf. For dessert we had spaghetti and meatballs which was really cupcakes and chocolate balls with strawberry jam. Danny would say to Karlee "This is soo weird we are eating pie for dinner and spaghetti for dessert." She looked at me and said "Dad doesn't get it, we fooled him good."

Whoops a daisy!!

2009-03-26T22:18:00.000-07:00

So tonight I decided to back into a tree. Danny and I had been online looking at friends blogs and we came across a friend who had been in a car accident. I opened my big mouth and said to Danny what would you do if I did something like that to the Escalade.

Not five minutes latter we went outside to leave Danny's parents house and I backed into a tree. It was dark and really late. His parents have a circular driveway and it is really dark at night. I was even using my mirrors when I hit. I couldn't figure out what I had hit because I always check to see if there is a car parked behing me. Glass went flying everywhere and my kids were screaming. It didn't help that it was windy. We had 60mph wind warnings. So the glass was everywhere, more than normal. At first I really thought the wind had made a branch go in my back window. But Danny claims the tire marks were on both sides of the tree. So it was my fault. What do ya do. Weve been married almost 7 yrs. and I've never done anything like this or been in an accident. I guess it was my turn.

Luckily it was just the window that needed replaced. All I could say is ARE YOU SERIOUS! That blog was very bad luck for me. So Jess I hope your car is ok. Heavenly Father sure has a funny way of getting even when you open your mouth about something. Like when you say, "I would never do that, or my kids will never do that and then they do." So this is what happened to me. I will never ask Danny again, "What would you do if I did something like that ." He was very nice and just laughs at me for trying to blame it on the wind!

Happy Birthday Codan

2009-03-18T14:38:00.000-07:00

I'm the Birthday Boy!
The big ONE!

What the heck is all this stuff!

So here is the deal with the cake. It was late all four kids were screaming. Danny was helping me with the cake and this is what happened. We ran out of room for Birthday and I guess his name is now Corban. We laughed for so long my tummy hurt. It's a good thing he is one and doesn't realize what is going on. This year we had a party over and Danny's parents and that cake flopped too. I guess we are not good with cakes. I am still waiting to get the pictures from his mom. So those are coming soon.

Yummy!

He loves his new swing. YEA!

My Baby is One

2009-03-18T13:58:00.001-07:00

CODAN TREY MATSON

We love you so much!

Wow I can hardly stand to look back at the pictures of how much weight I gained. But it was all worth it. Here I am ready to pop right before we went to the hospital at 4:30 a.m. We were hoping for a ST. Patricks Day baby since all of the kids are born on or by a holiday. However you came out the next day. You still are my little lucky charm! It makes me sooo sad to think that my baby is one already. WOW how time flies.

Daddy getting ready for the delivery. He actually delivered me with the help of Dr. Sawyer behind him. He did the whole thing we have more pictures but I thought we would keep it G rated for the blog! Three pushes and you were out. It was a really cool yet weird experience to have your dad deliver you.

Proud mom and dad! We are so happy you joined our family!

Cowboy Up

2009-03-06T19:33:00.000-08:00

The cutest cowboy ever!

Today was Cowboy day at Preschool. The boys were so excited to get dressed up. Luckily for Brody he had just gotten over pink eye and was able to go.

Brody is in a little stage where he gets all embarrassed if everyone is looking at him. So when I tried to get a picture of him with his teacher this is what I got. He is only 4 and he said to me(mom don't your embarrassing me.) I thought that happened when they got older. Oh well.

Brody and Caviston BFF's!

Don't they look like they are ready to rob a train or something?!

Pink Eye

2009-03-06T19:14:00.001-08:00

So we survived pink eye once again. We have already had it twice this year. The bad thing about having six in the family is that you just keep passing it around. And since pink eye spreads like wild fire it is hard to keep it under control. I would make the kids all line up after bath time to get the drops in their eyes. By the third day they all knew just what to do. However if Danny was around they wanted him to do it. They thought he did a better job.

Poor Codan though, he had it so bad his eye was almost swollen shut. I couldn't help but laugh every time I looked at him. He was such a good sport though. What a cute boy.

I promise it was just pink eye. My poor baby boy!

P.S. Sorry to all the family and friends that caught it from us. I feel really bad, but what do ya do?

Too Cool!

2009-02-23T20:08:00.001-08:00

Brody loves his skateboard. So while Karlee was riding her bike mom helped him. Why I did it I have know idea. (It would make sense because I ride skateboards all the time right.!) He has been practicing inside the house since Christmas. He takes that skateboard everywhere. My friend Sarah caught him jumping off of the playground onto it. Luckily we have had no broken bones so far.
He can ride and balance just fine on our drive way but to get going from standing still is still tricky. One day though. He was mad at me tonight because he now can no longer bring it inside because it will get the floors dirty. He does not like this at all because there were nights Danny and I caught him sleeping on top of his skateboard in bed. To bad I never got any pictures of that. He is way to funny.

Piece of Cake

2009-02-23T19:49:00.000-08:00

Good job Karlee way to go!

So I think we waited way to long to teach her to ride a bike. Poor kid. Having four of them so close doesn't leave a lot of time for one on one attention. So by the time we went to teach her it was no big deal. She took right off the first time no wobbling at all. She has been asking us for a bigger bike for a long time now. We told her she had to learn to ride without her training wheels first. So she begged Danny to take her out. Looks like someone will be getting a knew bike sometime in the near future!

Almost a sleep over!

2009-02-23T19:42:00.000-08:00

So the other night Brody and Caviston wanted to have a sleep over so I caved and let them. It started out great. They played their leapster games and were in there giggling forever. Finally Caviston was ready for bed but not Brody.

About ten minutes after I took these pictures Caviston came walking out saying he was ready to go home. Brody was keeping him up. We couldn't talk him into staying so Danny took him home. We'll try again soon.

Happy Valentines

2009-02-14T20:56:00.000-08:00

How cute are we?

Valentines morning the kids came down to a little surprise. I made them a heart shaped message they could only see once they painted the paper. You write on white paper with a white crayon, then when they paint it the words appear. The kids thought this was great. I loved it because it kept them entertained while Danny and I made breakfast. We had heart shaped waffles and eggs. The kids had a good time. They also got the movie Madagascar 2 and few other fun things. They had sooo much fun you would have thought it was Christmas! Thanks mom for the memories and ideas that I have now passed on to my kids!

When I was a little girl my mom used to braid me and my sisters hair in a heart shape. So Karlee thought it would be cool to have one too. So I gave it a try. Looks pretty cute if I do say so myself.

Later that night we had a candle lit dinner with the four kidos. Brody loves when we get the candles out. They think it is the coolest thing ever.

Danny now has three girls to take out for Valentines. What a lucky guy!!

The only picture of me and my cute hubby. Thanks to Karlee for capturing the moment. What a good little photographer.

Today was a fun but long day. Thank so much to my wonderful husband who helped clean, cook and deal with four crazy kids all day without complaining. You really are the best! Without you this day would not have been possible. Thanks for the memories we are having with our family that will last a lifetime. It may seem long but we will look back and it will be over in a blink of an eye. I love you so much!

Time Out!

2009-02-05T21:55:00.000-08:00

Brody always finds something to do in time out.

Utah her we come!

2009-02-05T21:12:00.001-08:00

So we decided to take an adventure and make the long trek to Utah. It normally takes 9hrs. however on this occasion it turned into 14hrs. With four kids I don't suggest doing it. I do have to say that the kids were troopers. We saw two semi's roll and the roads were covered in ice.

The first thing the kids did when we got there was go out in the snow. Papa Mike
took them out on the 4wheeler and they has such a blast. Brody loves the snow, Jadyn thinks it's cold. She loves her flip flops and ran out in the snow bare foot she learned the hard way that she needs tennis shoes in Utah. Karlee loved whit washing her brother. Oh what fun snow is.

The snowman they made with Papa and Daddy.

My sister Tiffany with Jade and Codan! How cute are they!!

We love you Aunt Tiffy!!!

New Year's Eve we went with my family to eat. To bad I didn't get a picture of everyone!

Thanks mom and dad for having us we love and miss you so much!

Christmas Morning

2009-01-26T21:37:00.001-08:00

Danny always likes to get a picture of how neat everything is before it gets all destroyed.

I have to say it looks like the kids were good this year. Hmmm. Not sure about that, however Santa's a pretty nice guy and came anyways. Despite mom telling everyone he wasn't coming. Brody didn't believe me. And sure enough he was right. Santa did come after all.

Codan wasn't sure of what was going on. But he decided it was a lot of fun!

She loved her new sketchers. Look DAD!

Brody thought he was too cool with his skateboard. However he was a little upset that Santa didn't bring one for his friend Caviston too. I told him Cavy got what he wanted and that it was very nice of him to think of his friend.

Karlee wanted an art table to store all of her crafts! It has also been great for doing her homework!

The kids on the teeter totter Santa brought for Jadyn. They all loved it!

Christmas Eve

2009-01-26T20:44:00.001-08:00

Christmas Eve we went to Danny's Families it was so much fun. We ate lots of yummy food of course! The kids did the Nativity Play. It was soo cute. I didn't think it would go as well as it did, but they did a great job. Karlee and Brody wanted to leave and get home for Santa. This year was so much fun because they believed so much. The drive home they kept watching out the window for Rudolph. The Christmas Season really comes alive with little kids. I'm so grateful for my kids and the joy and laughter they bring into our lives. Remember to cherish these moments because they grow up so fast!

Brody and Caviston all dressed up for their parts. Brody was Joseph and Caviston was a Shepherd.

Karlee was the angel and her cousin Monterey was Mary.

The whole group

Isn't he sooo cute!

Santa Clause

2009-01-26T20:34:00.001-08:00

We were so busy this year that we were lucky to get one picture with Santa at our ward Christmas party. It wasn't the best but at least we got one. It's a good thing Santa has a big lap. We better stop at four kids so they can all fit!! I thought Codan would be scared but I guess he figured his brother had his back. What was there to be scared of. The older kids were so excited everyone was talking at once. Karlee started to cry because she wasn't sure if Santa had herd what she wanted.

Dads

2008-12-21T09:17:00.001-08:00

So I asked Danny to help the kids with the nativity scene. We were decorating for Christmas and I turned around to see what they were doing. There was lots of giggles and that usually isn't good because they are doing something naughty. I guess they thought it looked better on their faces then on the table. Men!! I would never have thought this one up.

Codan was wondering what was wrong with everyone.

Silly kids!

Fat Turkey

2008-12-21T09:06:00.000-08:00

Karlee had a play at her school and she was the adorable fat turkey who didn't want to get eaten on Thanksgiving Day. She did such a good job. Way to go sweet heart!

Whats Sideways?

2008-12-17T15:23:00.000-08:00

We can always count on Brody to keep us laughing!

So on Thanksgiving I told Brody I wanted to get a cute picture of him in his turkey hat he made at school. I guess I'm not being a good mom at teaching my children things. Because as you can tell from above my child doesn't even know what sideways is. Oh well hopefully by school right!!

Thanksgiving

2008-12-17T14:14:00.000-08:00

The only family picture we got on Thanksgiving the kids of course are never in the mood to sit for a picture especially Codan.

Danny getting ready to carve the Turkey.

The kids table. Caviston with my three kids. This year we had my parents in town and our good friends the Herberts over. I didn't get a picture of their whole family bummer.
My dad with two of his favorite three boys. We missed you Lleyton.

The girls.

Night out with friends!!

2008-12-17T13:12:00.000-08:00

Me and my cute hubby! So can I just say that Danny and I have the funnest group of friends that always have great date night ideas. The Costleys got a limo and invited a bunch of us out for a night on the town. It was so much fun. First we went to Benihanas in Scottsdale. Then of to the Melting Pot for dessert. I wish a had gotten better pictures and one of all of us in front of the stretch Cadillac Escalade. It was a BLAST! Once again thank you to Justin and Sarah for rescuing Codan so I could enjoy my night. He just loves you guys.

The Gals!
And Jeff's head!

Me and Krystal rock in out!

Everyone in the Limo!

Codan on the move

2008-11-19T20:19:00.000-08:00

Our crazy son figured out a funny way to get around the house. When he gets going he can really move. The kids love to cheer him on. We were able to capture this moment just in time because he gave in and is now crawling like a normal child.

Toothless cutties!!!

2008-11-17T20:32:00.000-08:00

So I finally was able to take a good picture of the girls with their teeth missing. Aren't they cute? For those of you who haven't seen them in awhile they both lost their front teeth. Jadyn lost hers first. She was upset until Karlee lost hers. Now there too cool!! Jadyn loves that her teeth are gone like big sisters. Brody keeps saying he lost a tooth even though he hasn't. His baby teeth on the bottom are fused together so he has a space in the middle and he really thinks he lost a tooth. It is soo funny. Karlee has lost 8 teeth and shes only five. That's so crazy. Nobody else in her kindergarten class has lost any yet. She feels way cool to be the first. Now she can tell Santa all she wants for Christmas is her two front teeth. Karlee loves loosing teeth. She has found it's a good way to make money on the side.

Jadyn chipped her teeth over a year ago on the bathtub. So we had her put under and she got two route canals done and crowns put on. It $cost$ her daddy a lot of hard days at work! Just to knock them out for good only 4 months later. She knocked them out at the root. So the next morning she had to go in again and have the roots taken out. I think my hubby works really hard just to flush money down the toilet. Kids take up every penny, but aren't they so worth every penny spent. Poor kid now she hates the dentist. Kids what do you do with them. I was so upset. My cute little girl can't be without her front teeth for 5 yrs. We thought about having a bridge put in with fake teeth. But the more we thought about it we figured with our luck she would knock those teeth out to. So for now they are the toothless cuties!!

I think she is cute enough without them. People make comments and at first it bugged her. Now she just yells at them and tells them when they ask where her teeth are that they are at home. She kept them in the tooth the dentist gave her. However she is not totally ready to let them go. When we asked her if she wanted the tooth fairy to come she said, "No Mine".

Halloween

2008-11-06T13:49:00.001-08:00

This year we had friends and family over to our house. It was a blast and I think the kids really enjoyed it. Jadyn would ask every house that we went to for more candy and she would stay there until they either gave her more or we came and got her. It was hilarious. There also was a haunted porch that actually scared Brody the kid normally isn't scared of anything. He asked to sleep in our room that night poor kid. Karlee was a fairy and I made her costume with help from a friend. The first night she wore it I put it on backwards. So tonight I got some pictures of it on the right way. Ups! Karlee and her friend Sophia in their costumes.

Our friends the Mitchells. Porter, Tess, Jadyn, Brody and Karlee
This year we had a fairy!

The Incredible Hulk

Little Miss Dorthy

And the cutest monkey ever!!!

Jadyn, Karlee and cousin Monterey. I don' think I got any of Alexandra but she was a cute pink carebare.

Trunk or Treat

2008-11-06T12:57:00.001-08:00

The three kids all dressed up for are ward trunk or treat!
One tired monkey hanging out with his daddy. How precious.

This year we didn't have a dinner they just had dessert and drinks. It was so much easier with the kids and not having to worry about them getting all messy.

My Dis my Bubba, Jadyn always says!

We went with our friends the Herberts. Here are all of the kids together in one picture.

Last but least you can't forget the love birds. Karlee and Caviston!

Bad To The Bone

2008-10-26T16:08:00.000-07:00

Saturday night we had a Halloween party with some of Danny's friends he grew up with. We didn't know what to be so this is what you get for a last minute outfit. Karlee thought we looked pretty cool. Brody wanted to know were his sleeve tattoos were. We went to Mike and Natalie parks for dinner and games it was a lot of fun!! It was hilarious seeing how everyone dressed up. Thanks Nana Janny and Papa Trey for watching the kids for us so we could have a night out. Hopefully you weren't sore the next day.

The group of all of us at a haunted house we went to.

The Gals!

The Guys!

Mike and Natalie

Jeff and Rachel

Me and my MAN!

Aaron and JoAnna

The Fairy Angel of the Night!

Obama's assistant helping him with his makeup!

It was a lot of fun thanks so much Mike and Natalie for having everyone over to your house.

Date Night

2008-10-21T14:16:00.001-07:00

On October 7th we went to So you think you can dance concert. Sara and I grew up dancing and love it. We always watch the show. So we thought why not drag the guys along with us. It was a lot of fun and I want to say a big thank you to Sarah Herbert and Rachel Costley for watching the kids for us. We split them up because there are soo many of them now. Hehehe!! Danny and I haven't had a date night in over a year without kids. Sarah talked me into letting her take Codan for me. She did great and I think the little bugger loves her hubby Justin he got him to sleep and take the bottle just fine. What was I worried about with great friends like that. Rachel also somehow managed to survive the other three just fine. Thanks soo much for your help.

We went with Ben and Sara Stevenson they are such a blast to hang out with! There is never a dull moment when you get Danny and Ben together. They crack me up.

We went to dinner at Kubuki's before the show. It was so fun not having to take care of kids.

I love my hubby sooo much! Isn't he cute!

Time out for pictures of course.

Me next to miss skinny pants. I'm still trying to lose the last 15 lbs of baby weight. One day!

The guys were so silly. We had seats in the 12th row so before the show the felt they needed to entertain everyone on the front row. The had everybody laughing at us.

Painting our toes!

2008-09-26T14:43:00.000-07:00

There once was a pretty princess who loved to have her toes painted. However this day she thought that she could do it all by herself, well almost. Hmmm she thought who should I have help me? Oh I know. Rylynd! She would love to paint her toes with me!!

Notice the paint that made it not only on the toes but in the hair as well!

Below the results of thinking you can leave two 2 year olds alone to blogg!!! The pretty girls toes after they were all done.

Didn't they do a nice job!

Cops and Robbers

2008-09-26T13:56:00.001-07:00

Kids! What would our lives be without them. Boring. For once my kids were actually playing together without fighting. When I asked them what the outfits were all about they told me they were robbers. How funny!!

Lake Day

2008-09-25T13:35:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of the kids and Danny at the lake. One of the best things to do here in Arizona. Either the pool or the lake. Sadly we have neither a boat or pool. Oh well. One day right. Hey thanks to the Stevensons for a great day. We had a blast! Thanks for inviting us. The kids had sooo much fun. And by the way what an awesome boat!

The three boys of the day. Parker Brody and Codan. I think Codan thinks the boat is going to fast. AHHHH! Slow down Ben!

Karlee loves her brother. She is always hugging him to death.

The Kidos!

Danny prooving that he might not be such an old man after all!
The Flip
And of course the landing. To bad I didn't get it on video. I had no idea he was even going to try. Next time right babe!

Once again Danny mastering everything. He tries the first time and gets it. Its so madening. Everytime I try something I eat it. Oh well! He is surfing off the wake in the back. Ben coaching him on what to do.

Codan trying to wake sissy up. Normally it's the other way around. Shes waking him up!

The nicest part about the lake. It makes everyone crash. Jadyn was out!

Codan

2008-09-23T14:38:00.000-07:00

So my little man just turned 6 months on the 18th. I can't believe how fast time flies bye. He is getting so big already. He was just chilling in his bumbo and looked so cute I had to take a picture. Brody had put his hat on him and handed him his monkey.

Labor Day!

2008-09-23T14:13:00.000-07:00

As you can tell I am not posting this on Labor Day. For those of you who know me you know that I'm not an organized person and on top of that I have four kids. So posting to my blog doesn't happen that often. However I do want to share our fun memories, so they will just be a little late. Hope you enjoy!

That morning we got up and went to the zoo with the Mitchells. Above is a picture of all the kidos except for Jadyn's love baby Owen. She calls him Ownie they are so cute. Sadly I don't have a picture of the two of them.

Jadyn was so cute! She was running after them as fast as she could.

Codan hangin in there wondering when it is going to be nap time.

The kids loves feeding the giraffes but didn't want to get to close. They let Dad do that.

Brody's first day of preschool!

2008-09-23T13:55:00.001-07:00

Isn't he handsome!

Brody just started preschool with his buddy Caviston. Their classrooms are right next to each other so it works out perfect for carpool. He needed to show off his cool backpack that his daddy helped him pick out. The thing is almost as big as him. He reminds me of a turtle with his shell on. He loves it sooo much it's funny.

Karlees first day of Kindergarten!

2008-08-11T23:27:00.001-07:00

She is getting sooo big! Can you believe it we actually have one in school now. Danny and I must be getting old. She was so excited to go for three days before she kept asking can I pack my lunch yet and lay out my outfit! She definitely was ready to go. However her siblings weren't so ready. Jade cried all morning while she was getting ready. Saying, sissy no bye bye. Me cry. Brody kept saying I'm going to miss you Karlee. Will you come back home and see me. So I think there will be a little adjusting for all of us. She will be very missed. She was my right hand and helped her mommy get everything done. I don't know how I will get by without her. But I guess at sometime you have to let them go. She will have so much fun!! The dew and outfit!

The kids all had to be in the picture with her. Of course.
Proud Parents!! She didn't even miss us or get teary eyed.

My new dew!

2008-08-11T23:12:00.000-07:00

So I had been trying to decide if I should cut my hair or not. One day my sneaky little Brody boy came up from behind me and cut the top part of my ponytail off while I was changing Codans diaper. It then became an easy decision. I would have to cut it off . So here are some pictures of the new dew. Tell me what you think. I hate the back and am actually still trying to get used to it. Danny Loves it. Not very good pictures it was kind of a mess but you get the idea.

Our family trip to Mexico!

2008-08-09T21:07:00.000-07:00

On July 15th-22nd our family went down to Danny's family's house in Mexico. The kids love going there and have so much fun! Below are some of the pictures we took. Sadly there are no pictures of the whole family. The night we went to take family pictures on the beach with the sunset we could not find the camera. We thought it was lost in the ocean. Luckily Danny found it the day we came home. Karlee had helped clean up the room and had tucked it away. Below are some pictures so I hope you enjoy! We went out to meet up with the Stevensons and on the way out to Rocky Pointt Taylor Costley sat in the back with my kids. I turned around to ask him a question and this is what I found. Isn't that the cuttest thing ever?

My kids have never been so good in the car. Taylor do you want to come on every road trip?

Brody and his buddy Parker after having lunch.
It was so HOT! It was worse than being in Arizona. It was humid and my kids hated it. Karlee even asked to go back so she could swim instead of shopping! So we decided to go get ice cream to try and make everyone happy. However Jadyn still cried the whole time.
Jadyn and her Daddy in the ocean!!

Jadyn's new way of saying CHEESE!Our Beautiful baby boy!

Karlee and Brody's first time in the kayak's!

Karlee was digging in the sand and found a tire. Her and Sara Stevenson spent awhile digging it all the way out. After, Jadyn thought it would be fun to sit in the big hole it had made.
Danny and Taylor out catching crabs!

Here are a few they caught. We even took one back to the house and boiled it! Yum! Yum!

The guys on the trip.
The Gals!
Danny and his boys. Aren't they cute!!
Codan hangin out in the shade where that poor white body can't get burned.
Making a sand castle.

Brody turns 4!

2008-08-09T19:28:00.000-07:00

Brody turned 4 on July 5th, we celebrated July 4th with family and his best bud Caviston.Brody with his Hulk cake
Cake made by teamwork of Mom and Dad
Hulk is Brody's new favorite guy. He was so excited to get these Hulk gloves!
Brody with his best bud Caviston!

Codan's Blessing

2008-08-09T19:12:00.000-07:00

June 22nd we blessed our new baby boy Codan Proud Parents
First family picture with all four kids
This is why Mommy gets nothing done!
Codan's Blessing Cake

Christmas 2007

2008-01-20T15:39:00.000-08:00

Christmas was great this year. Santa knew exactly what to get everybody. The kids were very surprised to see Santa had gotten them a swing set this year. What they didn't know was that Santa was up until 3 O'clock in the morning putting it together.