All That is Langston

A little Hiatus...

2011-05-13T14:33:00.003-06:00

I've been getting harassed a little (or a lot, depending on who it is :o) that it has been so long since I last updated my blog. I'm not adding pictures (because I'm at a very lazy stage) but trust me when I say that I have only taken a hiatus from my blog (and maybe house work) but there hasn't been any relaxing or breaks in the Langston home. We finished summer off wonderfully, the boys started school, Halloween came and went, Thanksgiving flew by, we found out we were pregnant with twins, we celebrated Christmas, through in Bentley's 3rd and Cayton's 7th birthday's, had an awesome New years, and Valentine's and St. Patrick's day followed by a most spectacular Easter and Mother's Day and also through in Ayden's 6th and Deacon's 2nd birthday's, I had a short visit in the hospital with a fantastic Kidney stone and that pretty much brings us to present day. So, as we sit the weather has been absolutely fantastic and I potted some flowers, the boys have 2 soccer games left in their season and about 3 1/2 weeks left of school, I am bigger and rounder than I've ever been (and feeling it) have 6 weeks left of being pregnant with these twins, there is no sign of any motivation to clean my house and there is no sign of anything slowing down anytime soon. I hope that brings you up to speed...sort of

suMmeR? wE haD SuMMer?

2010-09-03T13:14:00.024-06:00

I can't believe that Summer already came and went but after posting all these pictures (which are just a handful) I guess that it went so fast because we did a lot of things and had a ton of fun!

In June we went to Craigmont for the June Picnic. We watched the parade and gathered the candy that was thrown. It was great to see Great G & G Wallace and everyone.

I gave the kids little sandwich ziplock baggies thinking that would suffice holding their candy and boy was I wrong! We had to go find a large grocery bag to hold it all. The boys participated in the races that they had. The potato sack race. and the 3 legged race.

This was our 4th of July celebrated on Saturday. We had fireworks and a BBQ at Ryan & Terri's. Bentley was really scared and boy was it cold so her and I sat back a little under a blanket.

I wish the boys were a little more scared. I might have a couple future piros on my hands. With their Uncle being Skyler...go figure :o)

We went and watched the big fireworks Sunday evening.

We went to St. George for Jarron's brothers wedding and boy was it HOT! It was 115 degrees the day they got married and this was the best picture without everyone complaining that I could find. The colors were brown and green.

We went to Jarron's uncles cabin and had a lot of fun! We went on a giant swing had a really yummy BBQ and the kids enjoyed tractor rides. We went to an aquarium and Bentley really liked it. We went to Lagoon also and how silly is it that this is the only picture I have of it. My aunt took all the other pictures which I haven't gotten from her yet.

We ended our 11 day trip to Utah at the Green Reunion in Oakley. We figured we put 2000 miles on the ol' Denali and spent just over 30 hours crammed in the car.... We laughed....

We cried...

At times we apparently had nothing else to do but stick gold fish up our nose...

(No gold fish were harmed in the nasal passages at all)

And by the end we were poking our eyes out.

It was fun but whether the good outweighed the bad...not sure. Just glad it's over :o) My cousin Bri was married in Lake Tahoe and I went by myself. A fabulous getaway shortly after the Utah trip! They were married on the beach. The reception was gorgeous to say the least!

Deacon started walking. Hip Hip Hooray!!

Jarron turned 31!

For his birthday this year I decided to do the 12 days of your birthday for him. I had a blast doing it and I think that he enjoyed getting it. Starting 12 days before his birthday I did these things:

Twelve Birthday words,

Eleven fun balloons, ( I also added birthday notes from his family tied to each balloon)

Ten bags of popcorn,

Nine texts of wishes,

Eight...(This one got messed up)

Seven red box rentals,

Six yummy root beers,

Five notes of love,

Four Reese's cups,

Three bags of chips,

Two colorful streamers and

A little birthday hat!

Some things I surprised him with at work and some came in the evening and some first thing in the morning. I had him guessing what he was going to get everyday.

I like to decorate for special occasions if you can't tell.

This year I added the Balloon wreath and the chair cover to my decor. Made them myself :0)

We added a little crepe paper to the wall.

and we all gave him a wish with our candles and he blew them all out! Hope they all come true and he has a fabulous year!!

We went to the fair and the boys really enjoyed the dinosaur exhibit. Bentley not so much. I don't know which was louder..her or the dinosaurs and the dinosaurs were pretty loud!

We were corn...

and little sheep!

and we visited mini LegoLand.

Sunday evening I threw the boys a back to school party.

I made them little pennants for the grade they were entering.

We made our own personal little pizzas.

and made bread sticks the shape of our initials. A for Ayden :0)

They were supper yummy!

I also put a large roll of black paper on the table and we each drew our favorite event during the summer with chalk. The boys also drew what they were most excited about for the new year in school.

Bentley's pennant: Big Helper

Ayden's: Go Big K! (entering kindergarten)

Cayton's: You're #1 (entering 1st grade)

Cayton on the first day of school.

(Gone all day...sniffle sniffle)

Ayden on the first day of school. He is doing a K in sign language :0)

As you can tell he wasn't at all excited to go to school with his brother. Ha!

I made them a large cookie for when they got home from school.

It says: Happy 1st day of school - 2010

After FHE we had cookie and ice cream!

During the back to school party I felt that something was missing and I was right... A banner. So, after I dropped the boys off at school I headed to the craft store. What could be better to drown your sorrows then SHOPPING for a CRAFT. In my book nothing!! So I can home and whipped up this 'School Days' banner.

We had a great summer. We enjoyed lots of family, swimming, BBQ's and just pure fun!

And for one more piece of news:

The announcement that we will very shortly be welcoming into our family baby #5!

That's RIGHT! This little baby should be in my arms sometime this WEEK!!

I'm Super Duper EXCITED!!! I CAN'T WAIT!!! YIPEEEEEE!

Updates galore!

2010-05-22T15:36:00.013-06:00

Deacon's 11 month cupcakes...welcome the gorilla.

28 years old and 4 kids later I ran my first 5K! It felt AMAZING!! I'm gearing up for my second race in September.

This was the Suzan G. Koman Race for the Cure and this is what we had our shirts say this year.

My precious Bentley on Mother's Day.

Deacon's 12 month cupcakes...oh how sad that cupcake days are over (for a short season at least:o) I got a little desperate for jungle animals...hence the grand finale with a water buffalo. Crazy that this kiddo is already a year and this chunky monkey is only in the 50%!

I'm not sure but I think he ate the cupcake...it was too fast to tell

The smilely little boy that he is.

The day of his BIG TOP birthday party he woke up to this.

This is his FREE birthday cake from Alberston's. I ordered just a plain white cake and turned it into this myself. I also made this adorable party hat if I do say so myself.

Like I said I threw Deacon a carnival themed birthday party. I made these with an amazing friend (thanks Carrie). I hole punched half holes in the sides of the invites so it looked like a ticket and with the invitation I added self-adhesive wrist bands with all the guests names on them. They were super cute and I got tons of compliments. Thanks everybody!

I made this sign pointing to our back yard.

I had a rainbow colored tent with the food set up underneath. We served 84 hot dogs and tons of nachos along with ranch pretzels and of course animal crackers. We rented this bounce house and had a "WHALE of a good time!"

In the backyard I had the games set up. We had four carnival games and a photo booth on the end. I divided each game with some rope and balloons. I pretty much made everything myself which was really fun to do. I made signs saying what the games were, signs saying how many tickets you got and all the pennant banners. I had everyone try and get a picture with the birthday boy here at the "Photo Booth" I also made the Happy Birthday banner.

Next was the "Duck Pond" Where they chose a duck and whatever color dot was on the bottom determined how many tickets they got.

The "Dart Throw" Personally I thought it was amazing that we never once lost a dart over the fence. At the "Tumbler Toss" They tossed ping pong balls into tumblers and there was a colored circle in the bottom of each one and depending on the color depended on how many tickets they got.

And finally "Squirt Ball" where they tried to see how many ping pong balls they could knock off golf tees with a water gun.

After the kiddos had all their tickets they could redeem them at the prize table which was packed full of all sorts of goodies. We had licorice ropes, regular and swirl lollipops, gumballs, candy necklaces, old fashioned candy sticks, taffy, lemonheads, wrist whistles, clown noses and mini flashlights. All the goodies had a specified number of tickets that were required.

We were also able to get our hands on an old fashioned popcorn popper that was so much fun! For some entertainment we had jugglers... and clowns!

In the photo booth we had this sign "One of a kind photos taken with the world's largest one year old. The Great Deaconini" Later that night we played it up a little. Well Deacon, you probably will never remember this particular birthday party but everyone who was able to attend said it was the best birthday party ever! I love you Deaconini!

Love, Mommy

Thank you everyone who was able to celebrate Deacon's 1st year with us. It really was a one-of-a-kind party and a great success! However, for my crowning achievement: This lover of chocolate cupcakes is FULLY POTTY TRAINED!!

Happy Birthday Ayden!

2010-04-07T10:38:00.003-06:00

I can't believe how fast my munchkins are growing up! We just celebrated Ayden turning 5 and here really shortly Deacon will be one. None of my pleas for time to slow down seem to be working!

I let Ayden pick out what sort of party he wanted this year, (usually I get the theme that I want) however, I gave full control to Ayden this year. He picked out a Pokemon Birthday (one that I desperately tried to convince otherwise) however, I lost and put a big happy smile on my face and did the best that I could. Just before his birthday we took an unplanned trip to Southern Utah to attend Jarron's Grandma's funeral. We will miss her dearly! His party was set for the day after we returned and I thought that I would just go to the store and pick up some Pokemon cake toppers and the cake would be great. However, no such luck in that department and I threw this cake together along with the creativity (very lacking) in just under 2 hours. I was a little disappointed in my skills but it worked cause Ayden loved it!

We have made it a tradition to sneak into their rooms while they are sleeping and decorate their beds.

And their bedroom doorway!

Ayden on his birthday morning blowing out the traditional candle on his donut.

It just so happened that Cayton's school was having a fundraiser event at Red Robin that night and so we hit two birds with one stone. We had a very fun and wonderful dinner and Ayden opened his gifts at the restaurant. The two boys couldn't have been happier with this wii game!

And to top it off a hot fudge sundae all to himself!

The last 5 years have gone so fast and Ayden keeps me on my toes. What a special kid this one is!! I love you Ayden! Happy Birthday!

Oh so LUCKY!

2010-03-17T15:42:00.006-06:00

I sometimes take for granted these precious little beings that I have been entrusted with but oh how dearly I love them! Here is just some randomness of our lives so far in March...

Bentley got her first hair cut at 27 months. I can't believe that I waited so long.

The boys had a blast building this trap to catch a leprechaun

Unfortunately, it didn't work and the leprechaun escaped but not before leaving gold coins and lots of goodies. He also knocked over chairs and messed up the house a little and turned the milk and toilet water green.

The kiddos dressed in some of their goodies after our green pancake and egg breakfast.

And of course Deacon's 10 month picture had to be taken with green cupcakes

I'm the luckiest person this St. Patrick's Day to have these little kiddos!

Faster on the outside!

2010-02-22T12:34:00.006-07:00

9 months on the outside of the womb goes by so much faster than on the inside. I can't believe that Deacon is already 9 months old. What's probably more surprising is that I'm not pregnant!

Here are his 9 cupcakes. It was the month of the Tiger and I was a little busy with Valentine things so my Dad made the Tiger for me. Sorry the picture doesn't do it justice. The cupcakes don't have any icing because we killed two birds with one stone this month and decorated them for Valentine's Day afterward. Jarron was very against PINK cupcakes for his picture.

Deacon has really grown up a lot this month. He got his first tooth.

and is now a crawler. He is the earliest crawler I have ever had and he already gets into EVERYTHING! My 3 very silly boys! Ayden just had to take this picture.

Deacon is 21.2 pounds and we only found that out because he had to go to the ER at 2 am just a little while ago. The poor little guy had a bacterial and yeast infection and some very red and swollen baby boy parts. To say the least he was a very sad little boy for a couple days. He has fully recovered and his usual smile is back!

Interesting!

2010-02-16T17:09:00.002-07:00

My sweet Valentine got me a new camera for Valentine's Day. Can you say SUPER EXCITED!! I have been wanting one so so bad since mine broke. Anyway it has this crazy feature on it called facial recognition. I was so excited to start using it...don't ask me why just cause. So, I took the time to program it and take pictures of all my family and it was working great for awhile. I would take a picture of Bentley and sure enough when I was focusing on her it would say Bentley right on the screen. Well, by the time I got all of my little ones programed in I went crazy and started taking lots of pictures of all of them. It didn't take me much time at all to realize that all my children come from the EXACT SAME MOLD! All my children look incredibly different to me and I don't have a problem telling them apart but my camera does! Their faces are all so similar that if I have all of them in the photo together none of them have the right name under them. Deacon is Ayden and Ayden is Bentley. I guess technology isn't always perfect. So much for having fun with that feature in my family. However, I couldn't be more excited for my new gift...get ready for LOTS of pictures!!

Valentine Frenzy!

2010-02-16T15:53:00.004-07:00

This Valentine's season I felt the need to show immense amounts of love to my husband and children and, to say the least, our family had an incredible time.

I made this Valentine sock banner (idea stolen from a wonderful friend whom if my husband could would ban me from her (J/K) but we do get into a good kind of trouble crafting and sharing ideas). Anyway, I made these cards:

and starting Feb. 1st you draw a card out of the socks and do what it says. They also all have a "Love scripture" that goes along with it. Some examples are: decorate cookies and deliver them to friends, heart attack a family, who can give the most hugs away?, spend the day in gratitude and say "thank you", A heart hunt (same as an Easter egg hunt but with hearts), we picked a secret Valentine, and A hershey kiss scavenger hunt, just to name a few. We had a BLAST doing all these things and really enjoyed the love that was shared within the family and outside the family.

I saw these incredibly super cute Valentine chair backers and just HAD to make them. After I got going I found them to be very time consuming and rather difficult for my stage of sewing (which is just UNDER beginner level) Good thing my Mom was there to help. I did end up making ELEVEN of them (for future children and yes we plan on that many of us) However, besides my children I haven't ever made anything so worth my time! We put these on the backs of all our chairs and we would put fun surprises in them for the 2 weeks leading up till Valentine's Day. We filled them with love notes, balloons, candy, heart champagne glasses, heart straws and anything else we could find. It was a lot of fun to open them up in the mornings and see what someone had given you. Jarron wants me to make some that can be just for "anytime" but that I'll have to think about.

I made this "Be my Valentine banner" when I was making my "happy Birthday" banner. Before this season I didn't have ANY valentine decor because I couldn't ever find any I really liked so now all my decor is hand made and that much more special.

Valentine countdown. All the kids had one of these and if I was more on top of the ball they would have candy wrapped in the tulle...14 pieces to be exact. They got to eat a candy a day till Valentine's Day. Since it is passed V Day the candy is all gone.

In case you don't get it A-Ayden B-Bentley C-Cayton D-Deacon

The Valentine Wand. I made this wand and the purpose was to do a secret kind deed or act for someone else. When you did you left the wand in it's place and then that person had to do something for someone else. To my great surprise the wand was passed around quite often!

I wish that we had pictures for everything that we did but I don't but Valentine's Day and the season will forever be changed in our home...for the better! Some really fun things we did was: started writing fun notes on the walls in the shower with crayons, hid secret love notes in funny places for others to find, went miniature bowling, decorated cookies, delivered cookies and "love buckets" ate pink mashed potatoes and rolls on V Day (thanks Gma Wallace!), made candy bar bouquets and most of all expressed love for each other in ways he never had before!

Up to date...almost

2010-02-09T10:56:00.002-07:00

Sorry I took so long updating everything. However, even as I write this it still isn't current. We have been having a really great time celebrating Valentine's day and the days leading up to it. I have been very busy making lots of really fun crafts especially for Valentine's Day. Pictures to come soon...hopefully before March is here! :o)

8 months

2010-02-09T10:53:00.001-07:00

What a handsome boy! January 11, 2010

Christmas 2009

2010-02-09T10:19:00.006-07:00

Our Christmas season was really a great one. We really bonded as a family and focused on things that we could do for others. One gift I really wanted to give my children this year was the gift of service to others. We went in search of those who needed a little extra love. There isn't a ton of pictures my camera was dropped and broken by a couple little hands and so I have been at the mercy of really good friends and family that have let me borrow their camera every once in awhile.

Of course we couldn't miss our picture with Santa. Bentley wasn't really excited but the boys really were.

Making gingerbread cookies was a huge highlight of the season. We all had a blast decorating them and then we delivered some to friends.

Our Christmas Eve portrayal of the birth of Christ. Cayton was Joseph. Bentley was Mary, Jarron was a Shepherd/donkey, Ayden was a shepherd, Deacon was a sheep and I was the narrator.

Joseph is leading Mary to Bethlehem on a donkey.

Mary is wrapping the babe in swaddling clothes.

The shepherd is leading his sheep to see the new born King.

How happy we all our for our Savior's birth and life! He has given us so much and the most important thing is each other!

All the kiddos in their Christmas Eve pajamas just before we went to look at Christmas lights.

Ayden made magical reindeer food at school so we sprinkled it outside for them to find.

Christmas morning which thankfully didn't come too early!

Deacon is 7 months!

2010-02-09T10:11:00.001-07:00

I can't believe the pace that this little guy is growing! He is about 19.5 pounds and is starting to move all over the place. He hasn't lost his cute little smile for a moment!

December 11, 2009

Bentley turns 2!

2010-02-09T09:57:00.003-07:00

I can't believe that my baby girl turned 2! Having Bentley as part of our family has been pure joy and we all love her so much!

December 7, 2009

Bentley and her first cabbage patch doll.

For some reason this poor girl was scared to death of this blow up cupcake. She screamed and screamed whenever we turned it on. Silly girl!

She was also scared of the candles on her cake. Funny story: I accidentally put the candles on that keep re-lighting so we had multiple screams.

Her cake that I made her. I didn't think it turned out that bad.

These I really adored. I loved making them and thought they were super cute! Cupcakes with candles.

And she was also scared of putting on the wedding dress. All these will make some memorable moments!

2009 Christmas photos

2009-11-19T16:31:00.008-07:00

This year's photo shoot went surprising well with 4 kids. There was one who had a little hard time and you'll probably be able to tell who...

Here it comes...

It's so hard being a little girl

Have you been NAUGHTY or NICE this year?

The last two months...

2009-11-16T15:39:00.009-07:00

It seems I have been MIA from the blog the last two months. We have been just as busy as ever but enjoying every second.

We took a trip to Utah to see Jarron's brother home from his Mission in California and also his brother and his family from Florida. We all had a blast. Most of the time was spent on the trampoline.

We took a trip to the zoo and saw the new baby elephant.

and the giraffes.

Ayden got eaten by an alligator

and Cayton took shelter as a turtle.

All of us at the park about to say good-bye.

October came and we started our Halloween festivities off with Apple Witch carvings. We bobbed for apples.

and ate donuts from a string.

Deacon turned 5 months and it was the month of the zebra.

We visited the pumpkin patch

where everyone picked out their own pumpkin

and had fun...

except for Bentley. She must have been scared of the Great Pumpkin.

We had a bonfire at Grandma and Grandpa's and roasted cat-tails (hot dogs) and had yummy smores!

We carved pumpkins. Then, finally came Halloween and it was a family affair this year. Cayton picked out our costumes. Cayton was Batman, Ayden was Robin, Bentley was Cat Woman, Deacon was the Joker, Jarron was the Riddler and I was Poison Ivy. Jarron and I also had an adult Halloween party earlier in the month and took FIRST PRIZE on costumes! Deacon got his first haircut...Before

and after.

Cayton had his 6th birthday. Bakugan style!

Bentley is wearing big girl princess underwear and is in the process of potty training

Deacon has been introduced to the world of solid food. Well, almost...just oatmeal

and is now 6 months with the month of the Lion. Weighing in at 17.14 lbs. and 26.75 in. long in the 60% percentile.

And as for me I have gotten all my Christmas shopping done and am just tired but Thanksgiving, Bentley's birthday, Christmas and New Year's here we come!!

(Oh, and I had a birthday but it was seriously the worst ever and I demand a re-do. Don't believe me the highlight of the day was me ripping the bumper off my car backing out of the garage when we are supposed to be headed North for a trip to Grandma's in the mountains. Jarron zip-tied the bumper and we still left on the trip and still came home with the bumper fully intact. Good job honey!)

The month of the Giraffe...

2009-09-14T12:37:00.005-06:00

As usual time is just flying by and munchkin #4 as I refer to him as, turned 4 months on the 11th of September. He's just the smiliest baby I've ever seen and such a joy!!

Deacon's stats: Weight: 15.9 lbs. 75% Height: 26 in. 75%

My giraffe:)

And So Our School Years Begin

2009-09-08T10:28:00.000-06:00

Cayton headed off for his first day of kindergarten... I've been dreading this day for a long long time and it's finally come and gone. I was so nervous for myself because I didn't want him to see me cry because he was SO excited and felt so big going to Kindergarten. He came home in one piece and loved every minute of it. I can't believe that I have joined the ranks of public schools already. They grow up too fast!Be big! Have fun! Doesn't matter what you are to anyone else remember you're EVERYTHING to me!! His mommy quote of the day:)

His teacher: Mrs. Witgenstein

Ayden had his first day of preschool today and boy was it a tough week while Cayton got to go to school and Ayden didn't. He couldn't wait to start preschool is a definite understatement. He was off and away and it wasn't soon enough for him. Good Luck this year you two!!

A Synopsis

2009-08-13T13:30:00.004-06:00

July started out on the toilet but only got better from there:)

I never thought that I would have a picture of the family on a toilet!

Deacon's first time at the Twilight Critirium, boy was it HOT!! We made a tent in the front room that lasted a couple weeks...

And pretended we were Nephites

The boys took swimming lessons...Cayton improved his back float...

and Ayden enjoyed the diving board.

Deacon's 3 months came and went.

He is such a happy boy. He is always smiling and has the growing thing down pat.

My alligator...not my favorite but it had to do.

Cayton got glasses. j/k but sure does look good in grandma's :)

Jarron and I also took a 4 day trip to Seattle...without kids...to celebrate his 30th birthday that is rapidly approaching. The bummer thing is that I totally spaced the camera and so sorry no pics. You wouldn't want to see my red eyes anyway (I cried a lot about leaving the kids). They had a blast however with Grandma and Grandpa Langston and Katherine. Nothing can beat the hugs and kisses upon arriving home!!!

2 months and a fishing trip

2009-07-14T16:51:00.005-06:00

This past weekend we went to Grandma's in the mountains and had a fabulous time!

We got to celebrate Deacon's 2 month birthday with none other than cupcakes! His stats: Height- 23.25 in. Weight- 12.9 lbs. Both in the 75% The new cupcake of the month: Elephant. Personally I thought he turned out pretty cute:)

All the kids and cousin Kaid with Great Grandma and Grandpa Wallace

Bentley fishing off the dock with Daddy

Deacon and Mommy fishing in the boat. (Not really, just a pose)

Cayton wasn't really sure about the boat to start off with but really enjoyed it in the end.

This was only about 20 minutes out on the boat. Perhaps fishing doesn't quite excite him.

Making smores Boy were they good!

We really enjoyed a relaxing get-away and loved seeing Great GG Wallace, Vicki, Lee and Tyke!

Our little firecrackers!

2009-07-06T16:25:00.004-06:00

Our family's 4th of July was a fun filled day! We started off with breakfast with the ward and really enjoyed all the yummy food! We then went to the driving range and hit a couple buckets of balls. We then headed to Charlie and Chris' for lunch where the kids played in a little pool. After that we headed to Ryan and Terri's for dinner then to their community pool. We then headed up the hill to watch some city fireworks and then headed to mom and dad's to light our own. We started at 9am and ended at midnight and we all made it without any horrific meltdowns!

Deacon: Am I really ready for today? I know my hair is! The boys with their first bucket of balls

Cayton: Not sure I like the golfing thing but I got the look!

Ayden: Getting lessons from Uncle Ryan. Loves the golfing thing

Bentley: What do you do with this thing? Enjoyed the throwing the balls but not the club

I even got in on the swinging for the first time ever. Pretty fun but I was really bad

The pool was VERY cold and Bentley would scream and then laugh. Silly girl!

Cayton: The community pool was a lot warmer

Ayden: Working on the back float

Deacon: Please not the water!

Everyone watching the city fireworks

Bentley with her extra-long sparkler...everyone watch out!

Ayden with his bucket of fireworks that he hasn't put down for 4 days

This was the first year Cayton watched the fireworks outside with the rest of us and not hiding in the house. DeeDee was still his protector and he really enjoyed it this year.

It was so fun to be with extended family all day and just play...We love you all!

The return of: CUPCAKE DAY!

2009-06-15T13:19:00.002-06:00

As some know...I live for cupcake day! I can't believe that Deacon is a month old already. He is rapidly pushing 10 pounds and is a perfect little one. The large goose egg from his accident was miraculously all but gone by the end of his blessing day. This little sweet boy is truly being blessed and watched over. He only wakes to eat every five hours and wakes once during the night. I decided to get creative with cupcakes this year. I am going for the jungle theme. I am making jungle animals out of clay and going to spell out his name by his first birthday and have a jungle animal party. I 'm making them out of clay this time so that they will last a year and I can reuse them every month. This month I chose to do a monkey, however, my husband thinks it looks a lot more like a bear. Hey, it's my first one and I say it's a monkey!

My MONKEY!

Deacon's Blessing Day

2009-06-08T11:37:00.006-06:00

Yesterday Jarron gave Deacon a very wonderful blessing. Afterwards we went back to our house and had breakfast and then I played around with the camera:) We thank everyone who was able to share this special day with us for such a special boy!

The Story...

2009-05-28T13:05:00.002-06:00

I know some of you want to know the story as to what happened to little Deacon. The last post I just really wanted to thank everyone and let you know that he was okay. I was still very emotional and didn't want to re-live the accident. However, I'm still struggling but as the days go by it is getting better.

Sunday at church I took Deacon out of his car seat to go change a messy diaper. When I returned to class he was a little fussy so I continued to hold and comfort him. Afterwards he was so content and bundled up that I just laid him back in his car seat without buckling it thinking I would remember to do it before we left the church. I proceeded to round up all the other kiddos. Jarron serves in the library and when I got there Bentley wanted me and was fussy and ready to go home for her nap. Jarron told me to take all the kids out to the car and he would bring Deacon and be out in a sec. So, after we got home Jarron was on the side to get Deacon out and because our cars are in the garage pretty tight and the boys get out Deacon's door Jarron lifted him up over the door slanting the car seat down and Deacon slid right out. He fell and hit just a piece of carpet on the concrete floor of the garage from about 5 1/2 ft. high. The moment I heard the hit flashbacks of not buckling him in shot through my mind and I knew the thump was his head. We got home from church about noon and were being admitted to the ER by 12:30. This was such an awful scary mommy moment that I can tell you that not buckling one of my kids into a car seat will never happen again. Again, thanks for all your prayers and cares! Deacon is still doing great and being a tough little trooper!

How fast your world can change

2009-05-26T14:51:00.002-06:00

I have officially won the Worst Mommy Lifetime Achievement Award. Honored, I'm not. Guilt ridden, I am. For those who don't know on Sunday we had just an awful accident with Deacon which resulted with us in the ER, a stay over night at the hospital and him with a skull fracture. With such a tragedy I can only say that we are truly very blessed. With some beautiful blessings from Jarron and many many prayers offered on our behalf I couldn't be happier with the outcome. When we first got to the hospital the diagnosis was gloomy the stay could be long and upon leaving less than only 24 hours later two doctors had conflicting views on if there even was a fracture. The conclusion: Heavenly Father definitely healed a little boy and comforted a family (especially a mother) in need of much comfort. Thank you doesn't even sound like enough to offer to those who have helped in any way whether it was by prayers, phone calls sending your love, meals or the many hugs, but from the greatest depths of my heart I do thank you all and nothing has gone unnoticed or seemed small. Our family is so blessed with wonderful family and friends. Deacon had a doctors appointment today and the only sign of anything wrong is a big goose egg over his left ear. He has no brain damage, no broken bones and his fracture (if there is one) will heal completely normal. We send our love to all of you and thank you for everything!

ABC and D has arrived...

2009-05-23T11:30:00.008-06:00

Deacon Crawford Langston made his way into the world on May 11, 2009 at 3:56 pm. He weighed 8lbs. 5oz. and was 21in. long. As you can see he has a full head of hair and the consensus is that he is Bentley's twin just 17 months apart right down to the wonderful cowlick on his forehead! He is just a fantastic baby! He doesn't cry and only wakes once at night!! He has already been such a joy in the addition to our family. The other kids just adore him and really help out. 2 minutes old

Mommy and baby's first picture

First mommy, daddy and baby picture

Almost exactly 24 hours old and we're going home!

He has just been such an easy baby that we have just been on the run since we got home from the hospital. We have already taken our first family trip as a family of 6 to Salt Lake. Jamison, Jarron's youngest brother is off to Uruguay for his mission and we went down to see him off. While we were there we had a free day and acting a little insane we decided to take all the kids and climb. Mt. Timpanogos! CRAZY!! We did it though and the guy at the top said that I may have broken a record carrying an 8 day old up the Mountain. It was so fun though and the boys loved being inside the cave.

Cayton, Mommy and Deacon on the climb.

Daddy and Bentley on the climb

Ayden with the heart of the cave

He was such a trooper he carried Bentley all the way up, all the way through, and all the way down. The cave wasn't easy to carry her through either.

Outside of the cave. Ready to go home honey? Sorry, still have to make it down :o)

The trail was a little tough on Miss Bentley

Picture taken just as we got out of the canyon which takes about 5 minutes. Do you think we wore them out?

Uncle Jamison with the boys

Uncle Jamison with Bentley Uncle Jamison with Deacon. It will be fun to see how much they have grown when he gets back in 2 years.

Preschool Graduation

2009-05-23T11:22:00.002-06:00

My little Grad!

Friday May 22, 2009 was the last day for Cayton and Ayden in preschool. Ayden will return next year but Cayton will be moving on to kindergarten. That's all I have to say for now because I'm already crying. Miss Heather was a wonderful teacher and did an awesome job with the boys! They absolutely loved her!

Another Chapter Almost Complete:

2009-05-10T18:41:00.001-06:00

A special weekend:

Saturday- "us girls" participated in the annual Suzan G. Komen 5K race for the cure. I was a little bit leary joining in being only 2 days away from being induced but I told myself I could do it and I did! We always say we are going to get shirts or do something that make us stand out and we never do but this year Mitzi and Tori were on the ball and and made us pink shirts that said "We're bustin' our butts to save our bosoms" They were so fun to wear and people definitely noticed. Some even wanted to know where they could buy one!

Sunday- "Mother's Day" I don't know if I do it the best but the one thing I enjoy the most is being a "Mommy". This Mother's Day has been full of all kinds of different thoughts and feelings and marks the last day in the chapter of our family of 5. All I wanted for Mother's Day was a relaxing day and flowers. Jarron got my not so subtle hints and excelled! I woke up to the prettiest bouquet of calla lillies and pink roses. I just love fresh flowers in the house it just makes me smile! I have also been showered with hugs, kisses, I love you Mommy's, and honey don't do that just relax (probably my favorite) :0)

Monday- Our new chapter as a family of 6 will begin. Bright and early I'm being induced and to say the least I'm really EXCITED! I can't wait to welcome this little guy into the world and our eternal family. This will be the part I love the most because it gives me just a twinkle into the kind of love Heavenly Father has for us. I always have thoughts of how can I love this baby as much as the ones that I already have, but in a single solitary second I know. From the very second the little one is here I would give my life for them and they are loved equally. I'm always surprised at the capacity of love our hearts can hold. I know that our Heavenly Father loves all of us just the same and am grateful for the opportunity that I have to bring and raise his children in this world. The next post will be of the little guy so until then wish me luck!

And she's UP!!

2009-04-27T16:36:00.004-06:00

Well, it has only taken almost 17 months but Bentley is FINALLY up and walking. She still is pretty shaky, looks pretty awkward and still prefers crawling or walking on her knees because it is faster but she can indeed WALK!! I was beginning to worry if I would be packing a baby carrier and a 17 month oldNot one of her more graceful moments

Her favorite thing now that she walks is to dance with Cayton. It is so sweet and it makes them both laugh!

Her second favorite thing to do is make sure that her brother's know who is the boss

Say "UNCLE" Ayden

Easter 2009

2009-04-27T15:56:00.009-06:00

Better late than never...Our Easter:

Coloring eggs:

coloring ourselves:

Ayden colored and re-colored eggs 6 or 7 times. Some didn't turn out too bad:

Our ward's Easter egg hunt:

Easter Day:

I think the Easter Bunny got carried away:

A week NOT to review

2009-04-06T16:22:00.003-06:00

It all started a couple weeks ago...

Bentley had been a little more irritable then usual and pulling at her ears. I thought maybe she had an ear infection but she had her first dentist appointment and the dentist said she was getting her first molars in which could be why she is not happy and also pulling at her ears. I left it at that. The next week she had her 15-18 month check up and I found out she had a double ear infection which led to her having to take amoxicillin. She was doing much better and then exactly a week later the poor thing fell out of her crib and from the huge goose egg on her forehead I figured she fell right on her head. I already had a call into the nurse because she had a rash on her behind that just wasn't going away that was caused by an allergic reaction to pampers diapers so I was calling for a prescription. The nurse finally got back to me and I said, "Oh by the way" she also fell out of her crib. She told me signs and symptoms to look out for and the rest of the day and the next day she seemed to be doing fine. Well, Thursday morning at 3am she woke up vomiting and a 103 degree temp. Freaking out I immediately called the 24/7 ask-a-nurse and she told me to take her to the ER. Jarron also called his brother with nursing experience and he also said to take her in. Bentley was given a blessing and her and Daddy rushed to the ER. 2 1/2 hours later they returned with a diagnosis of the flu. I asked,"The flu? are you sure that's it?" I wasn't accepting that diagnosis but gave her medicine and put her back to bed. The next day she woke up with a light rash and again I called the nurse and she said if it gets worse to bring her in. She said it was probably just a viral rash. Sure enough towards mid afternoon the rash had gotten worse. Once again I called the nurse and took her in. The diagnosis: Bentley is allergic to amoxicillin. She has been taking Benadryl and is healing nicely but here are some pictures of her in the prime of it all:

1 trip to the ER, 2 trips to the doctor, 3 trips to the pharmacy and 5 calls into a nurse: expensive

Having children and freaking out: priceless

Ayden turns 4!

2009-04-02T14:56:00.003-06:00

It is pretty hard for me to believe that little Aydie is already 4. He is such a joy and a challenge but mostly a joy! Him and Bentley had their doctor appointments together and it was interesting to say the least. Ayden is holding tight to the 25% in height and only a little more in weight. Bentley is holding tight to the 95% and is only 7 pounds lighter then Ayden, 7 inches shorter and 21 months younger. Which one is going to be daddy's little football star?! We had a fun party at the park with family to celebrate.

Ayden wearing his crown he got at school where he got to be King for a day. He wore it all day and made sure that Cayton knew he was the King and got to do everything first.

Ayden picked a Star Wars theme with a little nudging from Dad. I never do this but I procrastinated getting a cake because I was positive that there were plenty of choices for a Star Wars cake and I was dead wrong. They have all been discontinued but luckily I found a very nice bakery that was willing to work with me. I took in a party plate and she made an edible image of it. It turned out perfect though because Ayden thought it was the BEST cake ever!

It was a little windy and so we tried our best to keep the candles going so he could get a chance to blow them out.

Ayden chose to eat Darth Vader's head so we thought. He actually wanted it for his friend Stacie to eat. He is pretty cute because he says that Stacie is his best friend and she is around my age. I guess he likes older women. He says she is really pretty!

All of the decorations and plates were 3-D and Mr. Goofy man loved wearing the glasses

Baby bump has a name!

2009-03-19T17:43:00.003-06:00

It has taken us awhile to come up with a name but unless something else comes along that knocks the socks off of us DEACON CRAWFORD will be the little guys name. We have chosen Deacon for the pure fact that I like it and that it goes along with the abc theme already in place. Crawford for a couple reasons... This is Jarron's mother's maiden name and I told him the next middle name could be from his side of the family. I also got to know Grandpa Crawford before he passed away and what an awesome man he was! While Jarron was on his mission in Washington D.C. his Grandma Crawford passed away. I never got to meet her but Jarron loved her so much and was really sad that it happened while he was on his mission so by his middle name being Crawford we can honor two amazing people that have passed on that meant a lot to him, and it just so happens that his initials are then D.C. What a crazy coincidence! However, we both love it and I guess that is all that matters. Thanks to all who gave your input and participated in the polls.

Nuttin' much

2009-03-10T16:13:00.002-06:00

I noticed that it has been a little while since I posted so here is a little run down on the life of the Langston's. Last week EVERYONE but me was sick with an awful cold. No one went to church (but me), no one went to school, no one went to gym, and some came home early from work to sleep;). I don't think I got out of my pajamas. Now this week everyone is feeling better BUT me. Yup, now I'm the only one who is sick and have a very busy week. Figures, right?! Monday I felt a huge need to disinfect my entire house of all the gross thick germs running amuck. Today Cayton registered for one of the 4 kindergartens I'm trying to get him in. Ayden had a dentist appointment and later tonight I will be fulfilling my calling to visit teach. Wednesday Cayton and Bentley have a dentist appointment and I have mutual. Thursday the kids have gym and Cayton has 2 more kindergarten registrations. Just in case you forgot I'm still pregnant and am declining in the feeling good phase:( I'm not complaining though because there is an end in sight and is coming faster then I realize. Some good news, however, is that I passed my glucose test and don't have to take the 4 hour test this time. Yeah!! There it is..sorry not very exciting but you are now up to date!

Life's simple joys!

2009-02-17T13:54:00.004-07:00

These last couple weeks have been busy. Jarron and I celebrated our 6 year anniversary, Valentine's Day, a trip to grandma's in the mountains and sledding oh my! For our anniversary Jarron and I went out to dinner ALL BY OURSELVES and just sat there for 2 1/2 hours just uninterrupted talking. Crazy how we have taken that for granted lately. It was just what I needed. Then, this last weekend we headed North for our 2nd annual sledding trip over President's weekend. It was great and pretty relaxing as well. We celebrated Valentine's Day by making goodies for everyone, making and decorating cookies, making a heart shaped cake, decorating like Grandma's house has never seen and having a very delicious dinner. Jarron also surprised me with 18 gorgeous roses that were delivered to grandma's before we got there. The boys went out to the ranch sledding and had a really fun time. Bentley and I stayed at the house and watched movies and took naps. I think we equally had fun:) Life is just so hectic sometimes it is so nice just to enjoy the simple things.

Dressed to go sledding

Cayton Ayden and uncle ChrisLooks like Ayden enjoyed his hot chocolate afterwards

Just a couple random pictures of miss Bentley. The boys have an art desk and she loves to climb up on it and look out the window.

Bentley has finally decided that it really is fun to walk on her feet just this weekend. She hasn't even wanted to stand but a switch was flipped. She did this walking on her knees thing which I have to admit has pretty cute as equally funny but she now has a desire to walk holding our fingers. Will you be able to fit one more Daddy? My beautiful roses from my wonderful husband!

Second round

2009-01-15T13:12:00.004-07:00

Thanks to everyone who gave your input to the first round of baby names. We are looking forward to your input now for round two. I told you we have a lot of baby boy names and need all the help we can get. To answer some questions about round one we do not have middle names picked out as of yet. I told Jarron if this was a boy the middle name could come from his side of the family, however, we just can't find one so we are seriously thinking about just going biblical. Second, the reasoning around all the first names: Archer: My best friend in high school dated a boy with the last name archer and I thought it would be a fun first name and Jarron happened to love it. It is also the name of the nice toy on Small Soldiers the movie. This name is tied for first for Jarron's favorites. As for me still not sure. It is definitely unique my problem comes with the question: too unique? Deacon: Reese Witherspoon named her son this a long time ago I heard it and happened to love it. However, in the church he could definitely take some teasing. I like that it would go with our ABC theme but I already have a name for a future girl and it is a long way off starting with an R. My question is how far to carry the ABC theme and will children left out of it feel bad?? This is both of our first picks that we agree on. (making progress) Fisher: This name came from The Guardian. A movie I love and Ashton Kutcher's last name is Fisher and that is what he always goes by or Fish. He isn't bad looking and that is all I have to say. Cooper: My mom, sister and I are crazy die hard fans of Charmed, the television series, and in the last season Cupid comes along and they call him Coop. A wonderful looking man! I love it, jarron not so much (understandably so) Colton: Jarron loves it but a little too common for me.

Baby names

2009-01-08T16:09:00.003-07:00

Jarron and I have a lot of baby boy names that we like and would like a little input. We seem to be attracted to not so common and last names. So that I'm not leading and fair to Jarron I won't tell you at this time which names Jarron likes and which ones I like. Also, after we get some feed back I will tell you the reasoning for each name but first I would like your first initial response to the names in the poll to the right. Thanks for helping!!

Another...

2009-01-02T18:27:00.002-07:00

I have finally made 20 weeks being pregnant and went for the big ultrasound. Jarron wanted to find out what we were having and I didn't but Jarron hasn't had a say in anything since the very first pregnancy so I let him have his way this once. We took all the kids in with us thinking it would be fun (not so much but we did have a few laughs). We took a poll to see what everyone wanted. Bentley, Cayton and I wanted a girl and Jarron and Ayden wanted a boy. Ayden's reasoning was that he wanted a brother so he could play his new wii with him. I guess the rest of us aren't good enough competition. One point during the ultrasound my doctor was showing the boys a picture of the baby's head and it looked like an alien but no one said anything and then Cayton broke the silence and said, "Is it going to come out green too?" We all had a good laugh especially the doctor. The moment came and all the doctor said was, "Looks like it is going to be number 3."

We are having another BOY!

Did anyone catch December?

2009-01-02T18:05:00.004-07:00

I blinked and I think that I missed all of December. It was very eventful. Hopefully January brings plenty of rest! (I said hopefully)

Daddy still couldn't escape the Santa picture this year. It was very shocking that I got this picture. Bentley who won't let go of Mommy for anyone actually had a smile for Santa!

The boys at their pre-school Christmas Program

Close to being snowed in, in Utah. The day before we were to come home for Christmas it snowed about a foot.

Munchkins in their new Christmas Eve pajamas

I was so busy I almost forgot Bentley's one year picture in my wedding dress and she LOVED it!

Family Pictures

2008-12-08T16:36:00.003-07:00

Angela took our family pictures and along with the other ones around my blog these are some of my other favorites. Thank you Angela!

A Birthday Girl!

2008-12-08T14:58:00.005-07:00

Well, the day I have been dreading came and went. I laughed, I cried and I cherished the day! We had a wonderful combined birthday party for Bentley and Avery on Saturday and over all the girls had a fun time. I also had a blast doing a very pink and purple cupcake party.

Just a glimpse of the fun decorations

Here she is: the sweet little birthday girl in her cute shirt

Just one of her favorite new toys

I bought this large cupcake with the hopes of taking her picture next to it every birthday and watch how small the cupcake gets. We'll see if I remember. I tried and tried to get her to smile but I think she thought I was acting very strange all day. I had a hard time looking at her without tearing up.

There's the happy girl!

Here is her giant cupcake that I made just for her with her name on it.

It took her a little while to dig in. She would take a little bite and then watch all of us. I think she was in shock that this large cupcake was right in front of her face and she was just allowed to eat it without anyone stopping her.

She got the hang of it and had help from her uncle shoving the B in her mouth

She soon got through the frosting and a girl after my own heart...chowed down the chocolate!

We got a pull string pinata and she had fun pulling the strings. She isn't wearing any clothes because this was after the cake and she had to be stripped down and washed head to toe!

This was on Sunday morning...her actual birthday. She loves crepes so I made a cute little one out of it. Don't mind the lovely hair she just woke up:)

A bitter-sweet picture. My last cupcake-day for my dear sweet baby girl. I literally couldn't stop crying that morning and all through church. My third cupcake-day era has come to an end but as Jarron keeps reminding me every time he sees me crying he says another is right around the corner. I just can't say enough how much this sweet little spirit has added to our home and I just love her to death and thank Heavenly Father for trusting me to raise this precious angel. Another year has already begun and I hope it brings greater joy than the last.

Happy Birthday Bentley! Mommy loves you!

Hormonally Unbalanced

2008-12-03T15:13:00.004-07:00

I partly blame it on pregnancy but I mostly blame it on being a mother. This last week has been extremely emotional for me. I think that it has been because this is my little girl's last week before she turns one. Jarron laughs at the thoughts that run through my head but I can't help it. Cayton just turned five and what I mostly thought about was that I only have 14 more years until he goes on a mission, goes to college, gets married and is gone. Jarron tells me that 14 years is a long time but the past five were gone in an instant and next year he starts kindergarten and I heard once they are in school time flies. What do you mean?? Time has already been flying. I recently read an article that talked about first time parents and the first child. Parents can't wait for their kid to start walking and talking and push for all the first time things to happen. I admit that I was like that and I was so excited for the "first times" but I realize how fast those moments are gone and childhood is over in the blink of an eye. If only I could keep them tiny forever. Kids grow up too fast as it is and before you know it they are walking out the door without a good-bye and talking back to you and that happens when they are only 2! That means that I have less than one more precious year with Bentley before she starts walking and talking. j/k. They are all precious years and it has taken me 5 years to understand, slow down and REALLY relish and take in the moments. I always thought that I was "taking in the moments" but I really wasn't. Bentley has been such a blessing at a HUGE time of need. Her personality is that of take your time, slow down and just laugh at everything. She has never rushed into anything so far whether it be rolling over, sleeping through the night, or standing. It only took me till the third child but I have no desire to push her after all she will learn someday which will be sooner then I want. Come May I will have 4 children, not in school yet, at home with me all day long and I will be the luckiest person in the world. My new life theme song is You're Gonna Miss This" by Trace Adkins and I don't even like country. I LOVE MY LIFE! My Heavenly Father has indeed blessed me beyond what I deserve but I'll take it!

The precious moments of Life!

2008-11-24T13:33:00.002-07:00

We are fast approaching one full year with Bentley. This little sweetheart has only added to the love, laughs and cuddles in our home.Before I had a little girl I dreamed of what life would be like with a little girl but they were no where close to reality...in an amazing way. My baby girl is funnier, sweeter and more precious then I could have imagined. She is growing and learning so fast that I find it a little bitter-sweet that I really no longer have a little baby girl. I wish that she could just stay tiny and sweet forever. Good thing another little one is on the way:o) Here are a few of her funnier moments lately:

This is how her hair usually looks when she first wakes up. I can't complain because I'm just glad she has a full thick head of hair. We will probably keep the hair detangler company in business single-handedly here in a short while! She may look like her Daddy but there is no escaping the Jones' tongue. When she is in deep concentration her little tongue sneaks out. Way cute and funny!

Having 2 older brothers I was worried I would have a little tom-boy but she is ALL girl. She has started picking up stuffed animals and giving them loves and kisses. Not the best picture...I caught her in mid-blink.

I have to admit that this specific moment made me cry. Almost one year ago Bentley fit INSIDE this little hat and now it fits her head:o(

Jarron says that I have early nesting syndrome... he might be right. I put up all our Christmas decorations inside last week and this weekend we put up the lights and decorations outside.

Busy, Busy, Sick, Sick, Sick!

2008-11-12T15:02:00.007-07:00

My first trimester hasn't been an easy one and I even caught a horrible stomach flu that kept me in bed for 4 days! There has been one thing after another so here is a quick overview of the Langston's the last couple of weeks.

HALLOWEEN!

The kids at Boo At The Zoo. I was in bed with the stomach flu this weekend. The boys wanted to be ghosts so my mom through some costumes together the night before.

Cayton actually enjoyed the slimy mess of pumpkin carving this year.

Ayden didn't.

And Bentley just wasn't quite sure of anything.

Cayton was into ghosts as you probably can tell. (Thanks papa for carving!)

Ayden just had a rough night:)

Actual Halloween night. Angels, monkeys, thomas and scooby oh my! Jarron was an angel at work and the girls he works with were devils. As you can see the boys are not ghosts but it is a long story...so we won't go there.

Avery and Bentley. Avery was a strawberry.

Halloween was a success!!

BENTLEY IS 11MONTHS!

Thursday night we headed North for the annual thanksgiving/birthday/hunting celebration with grandma in the mountains and stayed till Monday. We were hoping for some snow but just got rain. We all had a great time and loved seeing all our family again.

Bentley's 11 month cupcake day celebrated at Great Grandma's in the mountains.

CAYTON'S 5th BIRTHDAY!

All Cayton wanted to do for his 5th birthday was celebrate it and open presents at Grandma's in the mountains and go to Planet Kid with Daddy and Ayden and eat pizza so that is what we did!

Daddy had Tuesday off because of Veteran's Day so we spent the afternoon at Planet kid

PIZZA!!

I had never given her the chance but we found out that Bentley can use a straw!

And last but not least this was my first attempt at 2 ponytails. She even sat there and just let me do it while she smiled at herself in the mirror!

I also had a birthday somewhere in all the mix of things and had a wonderful dinner date with Jarron. It was very relaxing and just what I needed!

Pumpkins and Snowmen!?

2008-10-17T13:19:00.002-06:00

Last Friday night to celebrate my sister's birthday we were going to go out to eat and then go to the corn maze. However, a little before dinner it started to SNOW! On October 10th! We decided to go to dinner anyway and by the time we got home there was enough snow to make a little snowman. It is crazy that in the same day we went to the pumpkin patch got pumpkins for Halloween AND built a snowman!!

Poor Cayton's hands were freezing and the snowman didn't get any arms because there were no sticks without leaves still on them.

Pumpkin Time!

2008-10-10T16:47:00.003-06:00

As it turns out the coldest day of the season so far is the day we are going to the pumpkin patch with Cayton and Ayden's pre-school!! We didn't complain though...we dressed for the occasion, went fast and had a fun time!

Bentley's first time in winter wear...by the time we were done with her the poor thing looked like a pink Stay Puft marshmallow man and could barely move her arms! Ayden saying, "I did it!" coming out of the straw maze Cayton having fun getting lost in the straw maze Poor Bentley thinking this is ridiculous Ayden's perfect pumpkin he picked himself

Who's ready for a warm hayride?

All the cute munchkins in Heather's Feathers

Bentley and her first pumpkin!

Can it get better?

2008-10-07T17:09:00.004-06:00

I don't like to brag but... I have a wonderful husband, two handsome boys and the sweetest little girl and I ask can life get any better? My answer: Yes!

Before sceptics start to question...is she just putting on weight or is she pregnant? I would like to say: YES! This is me 8 weeks along. We are indeed adding another sweet spirit to our family with a due date of May 18th. And the answer to probably your second question: Yes, it was planned! It has just been so fun (most of the time) to have the boys so close that I wanted another so that Bentley might have the same relationship. They will be 17 months apart where the boys are 15. If I can do 15 I can do 17! We are so excited and can't wait for this bundle to arrive!

10 months!

2008-10-07T16:58:00.005-06:00

Another month come and gone...sweet miss Bentley has really blossomed this month. Her personality has really started to shine. After having two boys (that I just adore and love to death) I really appreciate the soft sweetness of a little girl. She cuddles and gives endless hugs. She now gives the widest wettest kisses that make my heart melt. She has boycotted baby food and only eats what everyone else is eating. Her new favorite food is potato soup. My new favorite sound is Bentley laughing at her brothers! In the car Bentley sits in the middle captain chair facing the back row where the boys sit. While driving around they play peek-a-boo and other games with her that get her laughing really hard that it makes everyone laugh. The boys just adore her and would do anything for her! She crawls!!!! Her favorite song is Popcorn Popping when she gets to do the eyes.

A little rain never hurt anybody

2008-09-22T16:01:00.002-06:00

Saturday was the St. Luke's Women's fitness celebration and I have to say that we have been a pretty faithful group for the last few years but the rain and lightning was a little much this year. We signed up in the stroller division because we had three strollers to push this year but as you can see not one stroller made it. In fact we took this picture moments before we turned around called the husbands back to rescue us out of the rain and we headed for breakfast. The good intentions were there but the rain was a little much especially for me who wore my flip flops down:o)

Jessica, Shawna, me, Mitzi and Tori Charlie, Shawna, me, Mitzi and Tori Here we are at IHOP! What a wonderful dry breakfast it was!

Wrong??

2008-09-17T18:56:00.008-06:00

This year for Christmas Jarron and I have adopted the phrase "It's always better HOMEMADE!" So, the other day we lost the keys to my car and yes we only have one set, so I was stuck home. I decided to start early on some gifts and this is one that I made, however, I like it so much I really don't want to give it away? So my question is...is that wrong?

On a random note:

I watch my niece Avery again and the other day lunch got out of hand and this is where they ended up...can you believe that Bentley is nine days younger?

Gunfighter Skies 2008

2008-09-17T18:56:00.004-06:00

This last weekend we headed 40 miles east to Mountain Home. We told the boys that we were going to see fast jets and big airplanes. They were so excited to see them and couldn't wait to get there so they could see them up close...until we actually got there. Jarron was working a little bit at his bank's booth and it was set up in a giant hanger. Also, in the hanger were three inflatables and that is where they lost interest in the whole point of the trip. All they wanted to do was play on the inflatables...talk about discouraging!

Ayden having the time of his life!

Cayton's favorite was the giant slide!

Here is Ayden angry at me for taking him away from the inflatables:o(

After Jarron was done working Cayton actually enjoyed looking at the jets but he first had to get over the fear that they really weren't TRANSFORMERS and they weren't going to transform into large metal robots. Silly boy! Watch out Cayton!

9 wonderful months

2008-09-09T13:18:00.003-06:00

Cupcake day just came and went yet again...I can't believe it. It is so exciting to watch Bentley grow and learn but it seems like I no longer have a little baby. In fact Bentley isn't little at all. At nine months she is wearing 18 month clothes. In the matter of 2 weeks she is working on pushing her 3rd tooth through and is saying da da and knows exactly who it relates to. All I can say is "not fair" I wanted ma ma to be first but oh well. She scoots around on her bum and has refused to crawl. Like I said before she got her ears pierced and she is laughing a lot more.

Pay no attention to the misspelling of her name. What a cutie! I can't believe that I only have 3 cupcake days left!

50th Wedding Anniversary

2008-09-08T15:05:00.005-06:00

This past weekend we went to Grandma and Grandpa's in the mountains (Craigmont, ID). We went to celebrate my grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary. We all enjoyed it and had a blast!

All of us with Grandma & Grandpa. This was the best we could get Ayden to pose. What a silly!We tried to take a family picture at the party but Kaid needed to eat so Charlie and her family are missing and Cayton was happy and Ayden was sleeping. We tried the next morning before we left and ended up with a really nice picture!

A random picture of Bentley and me at the party. Cayton and Ayden playing with their second cousins. They built a fire and a coyote trap. It was pretty funny. They put watermelon, pineapple and dinner mints in the trap. Needless to say they never caught their coyote. A random picture of Bentley and Daddy. This is a group picture of ALL of grandma & Grandpa's family. Everyone was their except Nick, Aila and Mike. We missed them! And this is us playing just about the only game we play up there...pinochle.

The first shall be last and the last shall be first

2008-09-03T12:32:00.006-06:00

As fast as August flew by it was filled with many lasts and firsts for our family. This month I have indeed been blessed with many wonderful memories which I will forever cherish. I have only my Heavenly Father to thank for getting me through the sometimes incredibly tough first and lasts but I am so grateful for every second that I do have with my family. Thinking about each one of them and how they have impacted my life brings tears to my eyes. They are each so precious and absolutely the best things to happen to me! Life is filled with never ending firsts and lasts and here are some of ours.

This was Cayton's LAST day at gymnastics for the summer. He had the option of moving to the big gym where you get to go when you turn 5 but he wants to wait until his birthday so he will continue in the small stars gym until November. Way to go Cayton! This was also Ayden's LAST day of gym for the summer also. I started the boys both in gym when they started walking and so Ayden has been going for about 2 years. The one thing that he just couldn't seem to do was a sit-down-stand-up on the trampoline. He tried and tried but just never could stand up. Well, it was perfect timing because on the last day he finally did his FIRST ever sit-down-stand-up. I couldn't even keep my emotions in and had to let out a HUGE YEAH! and the look of accomplishment on his face was priceless and he did 3 more before we left the gym. When Daddy came home that night Cayton told daddy, "Mommy and the teachers all cheered really loud for Ayden. He did amazing!" There is no one better to cheer on then your own kids! Kaid was able to come home Sunday the 24th and is just continuing to get big. He is now 4 lbs. 14oz. (probably more now) and this was the FIRST picture taken with Bentley the day after he came home. Jarron celebrated his LAST 20 something birthday which he was really excited about! (not really) Old or not he still blew out every single candle! Good job Honey! Here is Bentley's FIRST tooth! I just had to throw this in.Whenever I get the camera and try to take a picture of her she pulls this face.

Here is what I was trying to take a picture of. Yep, I went for the FIRST time and pierced her ears. She was so amazing she barely cried and forgot all about it after she got a lolly-pop.

And so for the LAST emotional moment of the month which was actually today but close enough, both of my boys went off together for their FIRST day of pre-school! They were both excited but Ayden was SUPER DUPER excited. He has been waiting since his 3rd birthday for September to come so he could go with Cayton to school.

They couldn't forget to give Bentley a LAST kiss before heading off to school.

Kaid update

2008-08-19T12:07:00.002-06:00

Kaid is doing fantastic! He is just shy of 4 pounds and is almost able to come out of the isolate. He is eating very well on his own and no longer on any IV's. Sorry that I don't have pictures (busy with fair) but I will get them shortly!

Cupcake Day!

2008-08-08T11:48:00.003-06:00

Bentley's 8th cupcake day came and went about that fast. She has just been such a delight these last eight months. She is such a cutie and brings so many smiles to our family. Her brothers just adore her and she already has her daddy wrapped around her finger.

Makaid's Journey

2008-08-07T11:58:00.003-06:00

Here are some of the first pictures of Charlie (my sister) and Chris' baby Makaid Silas Myers. He was born on August 5, 2008 weighing 2lbs. 15oz. and was 16 1/2 in. long.

His story:

Charlie's original due date was September 12th but on July 28th her water broke. She went to the hospital in the evening and they told her she would have to stay in the hospital until she delivered. They wanted her to keep the baby inside her for as long as possible and she was given steroid shots to help the baby develop faster. If she didn't deliver before August 11th they were going to induce her and get him out because of the risk of infection. Charlie had an ultrasound on Monday August 4th and the doctor saw some things that made him nervous. The heart looked really big and so a cardiologist was called in but said that the heart was normal. The problem was that the heart looked big because there wasn't very much lung tissue. There were two possibilities: 1. The lungs were being compressed and just couldn't grow or 2. he just didn't grow lungs. Of course a lot of prayer and fasting went into the first possibility. Charlie was induced on Tuesday August 5th at 7am. After almost 11 hours the doctor came in and said he was going to take the baby by c-section. He did this because Charlie was barley making any progress and with the tiny contractions she had been having the baby really wasn't doing well. So at 6pm her and Chris were dressed for surgery and whisked away. The rest of us were left with huge prayers in our hearts that everything was going to be alright. A little after 7pm we were given news that the baby was alive and in fact doing better than expected. In the operating room he was breathing on his own and even cried. He was taken to the NICU and most likely will be there for quite a while but everyone is happy, healthy and over joyed with the outcome. We all thank our Heavenly Father for this little miracle and so far so good!

Congratulations to Scott and Laura for becoming first time Grandparents!!

I will definitely keep you posted on Kaid's progression with lots of pictures.

A final goodbye...for now

2008-08-06T15:29:00.005-06:00

Jacob, Jarron's brother is moving to Florida and on Monday we said our final good-byes. They will be there 2 1/2 years finishing up school and then we all hope they will end up back here in the west. We wish them all the luck in the world and let them know we will miss them all terribly. Jacob doesn't get vacation so if we don't go to Florida (which isn't going to happen) there could be a chance we won't see them again until the girls are 3.

A very cute picture of all the grandchildren on the Langston side. Bentley and Addison. This is Addison's wave but it looks like she is showing off her muscles. Jacob and Keli with all the grandkids. Most of them are excited:)Bentley and Jacob having a last little snuggle time. No snuggles from the boys. A final hug. I guess Florida looks a little more exciting than Idaho but we hope they come back!! It's the people that make it exciting and we are Super exciting people!!

Until we hug again! We love you guys! Jacob, Keli and Addison!

Langston Reunion

2008-08-06T14:47:00.006-06:00

This last weekend we ventured to Southern Utah for the Langston Family reunion. Except for the driving it was a lot of fun. On our Way down we stopped at the Twin Falls Temple Open House. It was very beautiful and the kids thought it was very pretty.

One of the days we went ATVing and the kids thought it was really fun for about an hour of the three hour trip. They were really cute in their helmets though.In the 10,000 sq. ft. cabin we stayed in there was a real slide from the upstairs to the downstairs. It was a huge hit with all ages. Jarron and I even used it from time to time. Here is everyone waiting for the Langston Olympics to begin The first event: Horseshoes

Second event: Football toss Third event: Frisbee throw Fourth event: Log roll It looks like I may be in trouble...Bentley is already a big hit with the boys! All the Langston boys (minus Jordan on a mission)The Langston girls (minus Addison...sleeping)but the doll was a nice touchFour generation picture Bentley with her infamous scrunch face. Had to add it just for fun *Just a side note but out of the 16 points that the Kent Langston family made in the olympics the Jarron family made 11 points! And I have to add that I made the ONLY non-measured ringer in horseshoes! Love you all!

The newest addition to our family

2008-07-15T19:44:00.004-06:00

As sad as this is to admit it doesn't take away from our excitement! In the 5 1/2 years Jarron and I have been married we haven't EVER had a garden... see I said it was sad. Well, it all changed this year! We have started out slow...very slow. My mom gave us 2 tomato plants and I was sure that I would kill them but I actually haven't and on Sunday we saw the 1st fruits of our labor and had to take a picture!

Isn't it the cutest little tomato ever! Our 2 thriving green plants. The proud Daddy! The tomato of his eye!

Finally, Bentley a room!

2008-07-09T14:03:00.004-06:00

It has taken me seven months to get Bentley a nursery but it is now complete and I am very happy with the result!

This crib was the hardest part of the room. It used to be a brown crib but I refinished it white. It was quite the project for a perfectionist. It took me about 2 weeks to complete. I also had some much needed help from my brother and dad. Thanks guys!

I instantly fell in love with this bedding set the moment I saw it. I had been looking everywhere for a purple and brown set but don't bother looking, there isn't one. So, I changed the color scheme to green and brown and added purple as an accent color. These colors are more Bentley anyway, calm and peaceful. Thankfully I didn't have to repaint this! On the mirror I put the words "Grow Giggles" I also put up vinyl lettering around the top of her room. The whole thing says "I am like a star shining brightly shining for the whole world to see I can do and say happy things each day for I know Heavenly Father loves me.My mom and I also reupholstered this rocking chair and I also painted it white. It used to be brown with blue cushions. I bought these metal hangers a while ago and finally found a use for them. We went and had all the kids pictures taken at Jon Ball (something I have wanted to do for a long time) and the empty frame is for one of Bentley. I had this vinyl lettering put on the back of the rocking chair. This is facing out of the nursery. This is the art that I did for her. I scrap -papered her name added a few embellishments and then mod-podged pictures of her best features on wooden squares. I have to give a big thanks to Megan and Newbury Street. I bought almost everything from her!

7 months

2008-07-08T13:31:00.002-06:00

Bentley with her seven cupcakes. Just seems like yesterday I was making 6. She is growing so fast. She is rolling over which makes Mommy really happy. The boys hated their stomachs so much and never rolled. She is sitting on her own and we're still working on the laugh. My newest cupcake creation. I saw the design on the web and thought it turned out pretty cute.

Texas

2008-07-08T12:32:00.006-06:00

Besides the blistering heat and high humidity, that none of us are used, to our trip, the beginning of June, to Texas was much needed and really FUN! We originally were going down for Jarron's 10 year reunion but it was cancelled very shortly before we headed south. We didn't mind though we got to do more kid friendly things and we even had a mini reunion with a few of Jarron's friends that he hasn't seen in a really long time. (Sorry about some of the pictures being side ways it wasn't working out on the computer and I gave up trying to fix it) On the plane. The boys were really excited to get to fly. Trying to stay cool at the San Antonio Zoo. Mommy didn't bring swim suits. In front of the REALLY BIG FISH at the Zoo. Cayton and Bentley with their new friend Layla. She is Seth (Jarron's friend from High School)and Sunny's little girl. She called Bentley her baby and did a great job of taking care of her. She is adorable!! "Doctor" John playing around. The boys call him Doctor because he is going to school in Houston to become a doctor. Ayden with his new girl friend. They are so cute togther! The boys couldn't wait to go to Sea World! We saved it for the last and hottest day! In the air conditioned 4-D movie everyone was a lot happier. We wore Bentley out at the water park in Sea World. It was really nice to cool off at the end of the day. Some members of the "Hoss" Nick, Seth, Justin, John and Jarron. Our farewell to Texas in the airport gift shop. This picture sums up our vacation pretty well! Plum tuckered out! Bentley slept most of the flight right there on Jarron's legs.

Big IS Beautiful and the Wedding Dress Diaries

2008-06-09T18:33:00.002-06:00

Bentley is now 6 months old! She turned 6 months on 06.07.08 so I had to do some extra special cupcakes for the occasion! She is growing so well! She is 18 pounds and 27.25 inches long. She is in the 90% both in height and weight! The pediatrician predicted that she will be tall like her Daddy! You go big girl!!

She's a cutie! (My totally bias opinion!)

So, I got this really cute idea awhile ago to buy an adult swimsuit and take Bentley's picture in it every year and watch her grow up (The swim suit diaries)...but I couldn't find a one-piece that I liked well enough. A couple weeks ago my friend put the thought into my HEAD to put her in my wedding dress every year. So, here is her first picture at 6 months.

Here starts: The Wedding Dress Diaries!!

Comings and Goings!

2008-05-29T19:37:00.002-06:00

It has been such a long while since I last posted anything and here is the explanation...my children and I have found ourselves addicted to the computer and it had to come to an end. My boys were constantly fighting over time on the computer and when my three year old's very first conversation with me in the morning started like this: Ayden: Is it Church Day? Me: No. Ayden: Can I play the computer? I knew something had to change! My family and I are going to try a tv and internet free summer and see what fun and exciting adventures we can discover together. Don't get me wrong there will most likely be a little tv here and there and of course movies at home and in the theatre but my goal is to fire the tv and video games. They really were great babysitters but in a couple weeks I won't have my niece to babysit anymore, the weather will be warmer, and Bentley is old enough to get out and about! So, we are getting out! Since it has been awhile I will catch you up a little on our lives. Jarron has gotten a manager position at a new bank and he is very excited. He may also be getting one of his long-time-in-coming-development plans going. Yippee! Cayton had his last day of pre-school and got a little diploma. Way cute and I cried. Not surprising, I cried when it started, I cried when it ended, and I cried when I counted only 15 more years until he goes on a mission. Can't time just slow down?! Ayden is doing great he is really excited for September because he knows that he gets to go to school with Cayton and that is about all he talks about. Both boys are excited for warmer weather because they love to spend the whole summer at parks and in the pool. Bentley is almost 6 months. WOW! A little cool fact is that on 06.07.08 she will be 6 months. Extra special cupcakes will be made for that! As for me I'm keeping busy with kids and really busy with church. Life has been a little bit of a trial this last little while but nothing we can't endure:0) As for our goings we are headed to Austin, Texas in less than 2 weeks for Jarron's 10 year high school reunion and to see his friends. We are all very excited to go to Texas but we are taking a tape recorder on the plane and plan to win $10,000 on America's Funniest Videos when we return. I can't believe that I'm going to attempt 3 children on a plane. I can barely handle them on the ground let alone airborne:0) We are also going to Kolob, UT for a Langston family reunion the end of July. I will try to post bits and pieces here and there. We wish you all a wonderful family-filled summer as well! We send our love to all!

Four months already!?

2008-04-08T12:34:00.007-06:00

With Cayton I started a tradtion of making cupcakes every month to celebrate his month anniversary. I have to pat myself on the back (just a little) because I have still kept up the tradition, even with my third baby! I personally have a lot of fun with it even if the kids could care less:) So, just yesterday April 7th I made cupcakes for Bentley's 4 month Anniversary. I can't believe that she is already 4 months but she is just as sweet as ever. We aslo went to the doctor and she is 13 pounds 14 ounces and 24.5 inches long. She is in the fiftieth percentile all around. She is growing very well and smiling all the time! Here is just a random picture that we took of her a couple weeks ago. On the way to soccer we pass the street sign Bentley and it was pretty warm the other day so we decided to take a picture:)

Related?

2008-04-04T20:42:00.006-06:00

The question has been asked,

"Does Bentley look like her brothers?"

What do you think?

Cayton and Bentley

Ayden and Bentley.

I have noticed that Bentley looks a lot like Cayton when she was tiny but is starting to look more and more like Ayden.

Our Best Easter Yet!

2008-04-01T19:49:00.003-06:00

Jarron and I have said that holidays have new meaning when you have kids and Easter was no exception! We had an Easter filled week with dying eggs, egg hunts (plural), the Easter Bunny and of course the true meaning of Easter! Our hearts are filled with gratitude this Easter season. We have been given so much and we have a deep love for our Savior Jesus Christ. I tried my very best to teach the boys the true meaning of Easter but all Ayden got out of it was that, "Mommy said we get our bodies back" and he cracks up laughing. You have to start somewhere...right? The innocence of a child!

We dyed A LOT of eggs at Grandma Jones' Bentley even colored her own egg. It was purple! The good looking gang Easter morning

Our little PINK bunny

Bentley with her very first Easter basket

and Bentley in her very first Easter dress! What a cutie!!

Oh Gee! Ayden's Three!

2008-04-01T19:14:00.005-06:00

Ayden's Birthday fell on Easter this year so we celebrated it on Friday. He had a party at Pump It Up! which has many inflatable slides and bouncing areas. For our gift Jarron and I took him to Build-A-Bear and the candy store.

Ayden's Cake

Ayden with his turtle that he made at Build-A-Bear

A VERY HAPPY kid in a candy store

A born boxer (Ayden)

Mister Rule Breaker....supposed to go feet first (Cayton)

Bentley's first experience with a slide

Ayden on his thrown

This was his favorite gift. A gumball machine AND gumballs. He loves gum and his insides are probably all stuck together with as much gum as he has swallowed.

And it was all over! Poor guy.

Home Sweet Home

2008-03-13T19:26:00.004-06:00

For those near and far that have requested pictures of our home...here you go. Jarron built our home fall of 2006 and we moved in January 2007. We have loved it so much and it is definitely well lived in. It was really a blast to build ourselves and have it just the way that we wanted. Good thing my husband was the builder because I was very picky throughout the whole process and came out everyday to see that everything was perfect. I picked everything out from top to bottom and decorated it myself. I hope that you enjoy the tour!

A Mommy's gotta do...

2008-02-27T20:23:00.000-07:00

What a Mommy's gotta do. Our poor little Bentley was very unfortunate to be born with this really silly looking cowlick right on her front hair line. It has caused me a little grief because it is very hard to manage and I just got to the point where it was just driving me crazy. So, I decided to do something about it. I read up a little on cowlicks and found that sometimes if you shave them off the hair will grow back in a different direction.

All I can say is "Hair grows back...right??" Daddy started off by shaving the hair with a beard trimmer. We then lathered her up and the bic razor did the rest. Nice shine baby! Contrary to Daddy's belief..she really doesn't care and if this works she will be thanking Mommy when she gets older. You can't even really tell that she has a big bald spot because her hair is long enough to sport a very cute combover! We will let you know in the upcoming weeks if it works. Until then does anyone have any other ideas if it doesn't?

Weekend Getaway

2008-02-21T19:26:00.000-07:00

As the boys would say, "We went to Grandma's in the Mountains" this last weekend and had a ton of fun sledding and snowmobiling! We went to Craigmont, Idaho where they had lots and lots of feet of snow!Watch out Cayton, you're about to get clobbered by your brother! Poor Ayden...had it coming to him I guess This is what it looks like when the snowmobile isn't there to

haul you back up to the top of the hill. This is what it looks like when it is! It wouldn't have been a real sledding trip without a few bumps and spills.

2008-02-21T19:18:00.000-07:00

Jarron and I had our fun too! Just how many people can that snowmobile hold and pull? It can be done folks! Ayden proved that you can indeed fall asleep while riding a snowmobile! Great Grandma and Grandpa with all their great grandchildren Well, Ayden said it the best for everyone, "I don't want to go home."

It was a great weekend, too bad it had to end.

I've been tagged!

2008-02-21T18:07:00.003-07:00

Thanks to Tiffany here is a little about Jarron and I: How long did you date? 8 months and were engaged for 4 1/2 months How old is he? 28 (August 26th) How old are you? 26 (November 4th) Who eats more sweets? Definitely me. That is why I spend way more time at the gym:) Who said I love you first? He did, about 2 months before I confessed Who is taller? He is by 8 inches Who can sing better? Hands down him, but I can sing louder:) Who is smarter? I would have to say him because he picked me for his wife! (Really it's me though) Who does the laundry? Me, except for when I'm pregnant Who does the dishes? Me, except for when I'm pregnant Guilty pleasures? Don't think so Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He does Who mows the lawn? Usually Jarron except for this summer. He spent the summer in Illinois and so I mowed it. It was quite the site when I was 6 months pregnant! Good thing our lawn is small! Who cooks dinner? Does cooking mean microwaving? Jarron cooks, I microwave. Someday I hope to take lessons:) Who is more stubborn? Oh, that would be ME! Who kissed who first? He kissed me unexpectedly on our second date Who asked who out first? He asked me out first Who proposed? He did with the famous glass slipper. What a romantic! Who has more siblings? He does with 5, I have 2 Who wears the pants? I would like to say we both do but I think it's really me What is your favorite thing about him? If I only can pick one it would be that he is a dreamer and a go-getter! He dreams it, he works hard for it and he gets it.(That is how he got me. Believe me...I wasn't an easy catch) Thank goodness for dreams...I wouldn't have the wonderful family I have now if it wasn't for his dreams and determination!

Two cute!

2008-02-08T21:35:00.000-07:00

Every once in awhile I get to watch my little niece (Skyler and Jessica's baby). Avery was born just 9 days before Bentley. They are just so cute that I can't resist dressing them alike and taking their picture! They are going to be little heart-breakers...watch out boys!

Two cute too!

2008-02-08T21:30:00.000-07:00

Of course I couldn't forget about the boys...Watch out girls!

It's our Anniversary!

2008-02-07T09:00:00.000-07:00

February 7th marks our 5th anniversary! I can't believe that we made it. Well, I can but it doesn't seem like 5 years have gone by. I think that today would be the perfect day to tell you all how we met...if you haven't heard it before. We have to go way back to the year 2001. About 6 months after high school I found myself in college and still attending the home ward. I wasn't about to step foot into the single's ward especially after the movie had come out. I wasn't ready for a date let alone a relationship. I was perfectly happy going to school and that was it. Well, my friend kept insisting that i go to the singles ward with her. To put it nicely I never answered when she called on Saturday night! After months of dodging her I finally told her that I would commit to going the first Sunday of the new year. So, she picked me up and away I went...never to return again. Of course it was fast and testimony meeting and I was just content to sit in my seat. During the bearing of testimony's this one guy (later I found out his name was Jarron) got up and bore his testimony. He looked awful! He had a broken arm and scratches all over his face and was just a mess. After the meeting block I was with my girl friend standing outside the bishop's office and up came the sad looking guy that bore his testimony. Of all the people he happened to be my friend's home teacher and he wanted to set up a time to visit her. She introduced me to him and he then in turn introduced me to the rest of his friends....one had a brace on his leg and the other had his mouth wired shut. I did all that I could to not laugh and wonder exactly what they did in the single's ward. It looked very dangerous! Well, I thought that I had given it a shot and that my friend would stop calling but lo and behold she called again and said that I had to go again next Sunday (I later found out that Jarron made that Home teaching visit and all they talked about was me). Not knowing why and going against all my better judgment I went anyway and Jarron asked me out and being polite I agreed to ONE date. From that first date we saw each other everyday until he went to Disneyland with his family for Spring Break. During the year I tried to chase him off multiple times but he kept finding his way back. I'm so glad that he did! He proposed in September of 2002. We waited for his brother to return from his mission and we were married in 2003. My one stipultaion was to be married in my favorite temple and that was in San Diego. Jarron indeed married me in my castle and he even proposed with a glass slipper! Gotta love him! To set the story straight Jarron broke his arm sledding with his family, the guy with the leg brace just had a bad knee and was going to have surgery and the guy with his mouth wired shut hit his knee on his mouth also sledding. To my one true love - I LOVE YOU! Thank you for three wonderful children and I look forward to an eternity of joy, laughter and love!

This is the glass slipper and the inscription on the top reads,"To Salena, my Princess for time and all eternity. Love your Prince Charming, Jarron

A sweet blessing...

2008-02-03T14:36:00.001-07:00

Today Bentley was given a very beautiful and precious blessing by her Daddy!

She has many great and wonderful times ahead!

Yeah! It's my blessing day! What a sweet little angel These are all the men that were in Bentley's blessing circle. (except for the two little ones) Grandpa Langston, Uncle Ryan, Daddy, Bentley, Uncle Chris, Great Grandpa Jones, Grandpa Jones and Uncle Skyler Bentley with Grandma and Grandpa Langston Aunt Charlie and Uncle Chris

Great Grandma and Grandpa Jones

2008-02-03T14:17:00.000-07:00

More blessing day pictures

Valentine's Ball

2008-02-03T13:55:00.000-07:00

Our primary hosted a Valentine's Ball on Friday night. We all got to get dressed up and dance the night away. The boys got to frost and decorate a cookie and then they put their dancing shoes on! Jarron even joined in and did the limbo, the chicken dance and the bunny hop. They all looked pretty crazy and had a ton of fun in doing so!

First Dance!

2008-02-03T13:43:00.000-07:00

Jarron and Bentley got to dance their very first daddy-daughter dance to 'Someday My Prince Will Come'. What a precious couple!

Precious Moments

2008-01-22T19:33:00.000-07:00

I always said that I would never do a blog and now I not only find myself creating one but actually enjoying it! Never say never. I hope that you enjoy the slide show. I just wanted to share my three little miracles who mean the world to me, especially, with family and friends who we don't get to see very often. These are truly the best days and we cherish every precious moment while we can! To all our family and friends, we love you all!

Check out my Slide Show!

2008-01-22T19:31:00.001-07:00