Chelsea Learns to Ride Her Bike

So, when Conner learned to ride his bike, he was 6 years old, and he taught himself. He didn't want help, cause he was scared he'd fall off, even though Ryan was there right behind him all the way. He was pretty good, too. He'd ride in the backyard down the hill we had back there. So, this summer when Chelsea was learning to ride her bike, he was there to help her. I, of course, didn't get to see it, cause I was working. But, the next day when I didn't have to work, I recorded it. So, I'm gonna try to put the video on here. It's not very clear. I'm not sure why, but you can get the idea. Try to ignore the narrator.:) She sounds funny on the video. Hope you enjoy.

Isn't she good? Okay, so I'm her mom, I'm biased. Oh well. She does ride her bike pretty good.

Our Thanksgiving

So, for Starters, Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone had a good one. We had fun. I had alot of people over for dinner, cause we have a new house, and we can fit everyone. :) There was about 17 people here. I was nervous, cause I didn't know if we would have enough food. But no worries, we have TONS of leftovers. So after dinner, we obviously had pie, which was homemade by yours truly. And if I don't say so myself, quite yummy. I'll post a pix of one of my masterpieces, so you all can see it. After that, we all sat around and watched Fred Claus. It was cute. All in all, not a bad day. And just when I thought the day would end, it didn't. My aunt lynnette and her kids, and I all went to the midnight pajama party at the mall. Yep, after my super long day of cooking, and eating, and watching movies, we went and partied most of the night. I couldn't party all night, cause with 4 kids, lets be honest, I couldn't sleep the day away. So, even though I missed out on the 5 am Walmart party, I feel pretty good about staying up til 4, and then spending the day with the kids. I did really want to go to Walmart, but I was worried about Cambree waking up while I was gone, and waking Ryan up in the process. And he had to work all day on Friday, so I wanted to let him sleep. Anyway, all in all, a good day. I also thought I would post a few new pix of the kids, cause Cambree is getting bigger. So, enjoy the pix, and the pie is a homemade razzleberry pie. I heard it was yummy. I haven't had any yet.

Our Halloween Costumes

Ok, so I finally downloaded all my pictures from the last month, which is why my blog has been updated alot today. I have to do it when I have time, and what better time, then when my cute new baby is asleep? And the other kids are all playing. So, I thought I would post our Halloween pictures so you can see what my kids were for halloween. They were cute. In case you can't tell, Camden was Darth Vader, Conner was Anakin Skywalker (for those who know him, thats not much of a surprise), and Chelsea was a ballerina. Cambree was a pumpkin, but she didn't go with us, cause it was too cold. We had a blast. We went with my two aunts, and their kids, and we rode on a hay filled trailer, just in case the kids got tired. Which usually happens. It's the adults who want to keep goin. The kids just want to sleep. :) I'm glad most of you had good Halloweens. Enjoy the pix! Oh, and Darth Vader wasn't with us, he was at Conner's school, but I thought he was super awesome!

Cambree's Blessing

So, the day after Conner got baptized, we blessed Cambree. It was kind of funny. The week before, I had gone in and talked to the ward clerk about blessing her, and filled out all the information they needed. So, I told everyone where to go, and what time. We had most of the same people at the blessing that were at the baptism. And we were all sitting in sacrament, when the bishop called Conner and the little girl who got baptized up on the stand. He congratulated them for their decision, and then was getting ready to have them sit down. Just before he did that, he called them brother and sister Sparks. It was so funny. He then corrected himself by saying they aren't married, they are a little too young for that. Then after that, they forgot they had a baby blessing. They started the sacrament, and we're all sitting there going, what? So, Shelly suggested sending a note up with one of the young men to give to the bishop. And thats what we did. The next thing you see is one of the bishopric running out of the meeting. They get it all figured out, and then announce that we'll stop testimonies at 2:00. So while I was feeding Cambree, everyone in the room, and trust me, there were quite a few women in the room, figured out it was because of me they were stopping testimonies early. Then after the blessing, they asked me stand up. Then we came home, and had yummy food that I had spent the morning preparing. And if I don't say so myself, the food was awesome.:) Here are some pictures of Cambree in her dress, that my mom made for her. It was so pretty.

Conner's Baptism

On Nov. 1st, we baptized Conner. I know, it's been a while since we've done that, but I thought I would post pix of his party afterward. It was a good day. He got baptized at 12:30 in the afternoon, and Ryan did it. We had Ryans parents there, and my brother and sister in law,
Shaun and Sara there. Then we had Shelly, Lynnette, Hailey, Tena and Ben there. They're all from my side. It was nice to have everyone there. It was a good day. Afterwards we came to my house for cake and ice cream and for Conner to open presents. It was also his birthday celebration, cause his birthday was on Halloween. From us, for his baptism present, he got a set of scriptures. He loves them. And from his grandparents, he got some books, and jammies, and a baptism book. My friend, Shelly, got him a cool CTR pin, its a baseball with CTR on it. It was a good day.

Halloween Decorations

So, I haven't written in a while, it's really hard to get anything done, with a new baby. She wants to be held all the time when she's awake. Its a good thing she's cute:) Anyway, thats why there are few new posts today. This one is cause I finally got enough gumption to get off my lazy butt, and decorate for halloween. Our new house has a porch, which I love! So for the first time ever, I got to decorate outside. I loved it. I tried to decorate the inside, but nothing wanted to stay up, so its just outside this year. Anyhow, here are the pictures of my masterpiece.

Our Pumpkin Fun

So, a few weeks ago, we decided to go find our pumpkins. We went over to Thanksgiving Point, where they had the biggest pumpkins. So we picked out a few. Then last night, we carved them. I did a skull with crossbones, only part of it broke. His nose broke off. But nonetheless, it still looks good. Ryan carved all the others, there's a smiley face, a bat, and one that was suppose to look like it had been winking, and instead looks drunk. It's still cute though. The kids had a blast. Conner actually got in and touched the seeds, and inside of the pumpkins. The last few years, he'd cry whenever Ryan suggested he do that. And Camden would just get mad that he didn't have a spoon to help dig out with. So, we gave him the scooper thingy, and he had a blast. Chelsea just sat back and watched. It was fun, and they look awesome all lit up. All in all, it was a fun family night.;)

It's a Girl!!!!

We finally had our baby girl. We had her on Thursday the 28th of August. We went in that morning, cause I was having contractions. And then they stopped. We begged the nurse to talk to the dr. and see if we could just induce then, and he agreed. Thank Goodness! After it was all said and done, he was glad he did it, too. I didn't even have to push. She came out all on her own. She weighed 7 lbs 7 oz, and was 19 and a half inches long. And that was at two weeks early. Can you imagine if she was on time? Anyway, here are some pix of her, and her brothers and sister. Camden loves to say hi to her. He gets louder and louder, cause she doesn't answer, so he keeps saying it. It cracks me up. He just stares at her, and he's ok as long she doesn't interfere in his "mom time". Anyway, here she is.