Jaiden and Ally's Performances for Clayton Productions

Ally and Jaiden loved taking dancing and singing lessons. Below are pictures of their 1st performance. They did a great job and loved it!








Bridger with Kayla and Jaiden with Honey

More pictures of Hoopes and the kids

Maggie and Hoopes



Brady and Hoopes




Jaiden and Hoopes



Ally and Hoopes



Marshall and Hoopes

Here are some more pictures of Hoopes. I have some cute photos with him and the kids but they are on my computer at work. I lost my card reader and my card. Luckily I put them on my work computer so I can just copy those files when I go back to work.

I have had Hoopes five days and he already knows how to fetch. He is the cutest thing ever!

Meet a new member of my family. His name is Hoopes. He is a little Shih Tzu/Maltese Mix (Malshi). Kirk got him for me for Christmas ( a little early). I am so in love with him and my kids adore him. He is just eight weeks old and has won our hearts.
I plan to post more pictures on my blog when I get some more time. I have some really cute ones with Hoopes and the kids.

Marshall is 12 years old! Wow, does time fly!

Happy Birthday Marshall




Marshall is a happy boy!



Marshall loved diggers!



Marshall's eyes melt my heart!




Marshall with sister Jaiden




Marshall in his daddy's shoes



Marshall is a super busy kid so with his big family he doesn't get bored.



Marshall caught a bunch of fish his first time fishing in Idaho



Marshall staring at something interesting at the 4th of July Parade.

I love my Marsh so much! He has been a joy to live with and has made me laugh every day.

I look forward to many more birthday celebrations!

Deer Hunt

Bridger shot his first deer. Since he shot it, he had to skin it and clean it. He did it mostly by himself. What an experience. It was great guy time for all the boys. Ally wanted to help and went hunting a couple of times with all the boys.

Have you got David's new album yet? He's awesome!!

Our family went to Moore Idaho where Kirk's mom and dad live. Kirk had planned a deer hunting trip with the boys and so we all went. The girls and I enjoyed relaxing and being in a beautiful quiet place.


We saw this moose almost everyday!


The kids played in the Big Lost River catching hundreds of fish with their bare hands. Kirk and Maggie found a place to read.

Here's a fish Ally caught. They would catch them and throw em back in.


This creek looks nice and calm. It's not too far from the house. It's on Grandma and Grandpa's property, but don't let the calmness fool you. Jaiden and Ally have a different tale to tell. They were having fun just looking for fish and walking in the water when out of no where, four racoons came out of the bushes and started hissing at them. Ally and Jaiden were so scared they took off running and those little rascals chased after them. Ally didn't have time to grab her shoes so the poor thing ran through the weeds and rocks to get away from the racoons. It was really scarey for them and a day they won't forget.


Bridger shot his very first deer. He had to skin it and everything else, all by himself. Kirk and the boys went elk hunting this weekend so I guess it wasn't gross enough to keep him from trying again.


View from the front porch.


Jaiden and Ally were making friends with the cows. I snapped a few pictures of them with the herd of cows in the background




One or our favorite things to do is to take a ride on the hogs (four-wheelers). Here's a cute picture of Ally and Magz.


Marshall loves it too!


I was up every morning to capture the great light that a sunrise creates. What a beautiful place!

Halloween is almost here and the kids were really into decorating this year. I still have a lot of decorations from several years ago. Jaiden wanted to decide where they would go. It was fun for me to see them so excited about it.






Here is my pumpkin mice house!


Our front door



Jaiden's Dracula


Ally's Happy Halloween


Ally's Pumpkin



Jaiden's Poster

I can't wait to see them in their costumes! I will post more later when I get those pictures taken.