The Neubert's

Rex

2011-12-31T14:43:00.001-08:00

It did not take us long to realize we needed to heal our kids hearts and finding another dog was exactly what we needed! We looked for a few days and actually found 2 but there was no way we were getting two puppies. We ended up finding this cute little guy he is a toy Poodle and he is very cute! We are allergic to most dogs but not poodles-they don't shed. The kids are just loving him and we are finally starting to get him trained! We named him Rex. We still wish we could have our Rusty back but realize that is not possible. So here we go again with a new puppy and all that not so fun stuff that come with them!! We are all feeling much better and love our little Rexy!! (Now if he could just hurry up and get potty trained!!)

Thanksgiving

2011-12-31T14:20:00.000-08:00

Let's just say it wasn't our best Thanksgiving this year! The day before Thanksgiving our sweet little dog Rusty ran out in the road in front of our house and got ran over and died. I was at work Jake was home and had to tell the kids! At least they did not see it happen. This was VERY difficult! Everyone just started crying and crying it was really sad! I never thought that we were "one of those dog people" but we totally are! We just LOVED our Rusty and still miss him Daily! Every morning he would run into our room and jump in our bed looking for me if I wasn't there he would lay in my spot! On the days I did not work I would take him on a walk in the mornings he loved that. Every time we came home he would run around jumping all over us because he was so excited to see us! It is strange to me to see the daily things this little dog did to just make us smile and feel loved. This made us all a little sad for Thanksgiving! We celebrated by going to Jake's parents house and we had a good time ate lots and played around. I was thinking how Thank-full I am to just be a family!

What's Happening??

2011-11-12T15:23:00.000-08:00

Alot of things going on at our house- as usual! Sometimes I feel so overwhelmed 4 kids sure have alot going on! They keep us busy. Matthew had his first Orchestra concert a few weeks ago-he plays the Cello and was great! Marcus and McKay just did a pine wood derby-that was alot of fun to watch! Mckay actually got 2nd place he was so excited-he is very competative!! Marcus was just happy to be there-he is so cute! Mckay has been playing indoor soccer and practicing a few nights a week. We just bought a new truck and finally worked out the old one! I have been crazy busy at Dialysis all of the sudden we have ALOT of sick patients! It was Halloween a few weeks ago All the kids love that! Thanks to Uncle Rob for bringing us literally "Gallons" of candy!! My brother Craig is expecting twins any day now and we have all been trying to help out at his house! UUMM I think that's about it?? Isn't that enough??

Jerusalem

2011-11-12T15:15:00.000-08:00

Jake completed the Jerusalem project he has been working on for the last 18 months! They had a family day and we all got to go on a tour with the best tour guide.............Jake! Alot of our families came out and it was amazing! It is humbling to see the GREAT work the gospel puts forth in so many ways! The crew did an amazing job and we are all so PROUD of Jake what an accomplishment! It got dark to fast but we did get to see everything! Good job Jake!

Montana Trip

2011-11-12T15:04:00.000-08:00

In September we went to Dillon, Montana. My uncle lives there and has been trying to get us to come up for a while. We had a great time! Jake wanted to go fishing and so Jake, Jason, Reid and My dad went fishing. We hung out with my aunt and my cousin Sara is living there right now with her 5-yes 5 little girls! Madelynn was in Heaven! I wish I would have taken more pictures. Jake and some of the kids fished we went swimming and out to lunch and played card games and domino's! We had a good time! Thanks Uncle Reid and Aunt Barbra for having us!

Our Teenager

2011-09-26T13:33:00.001-07:00

It's official we now have a teenager! That would be Matthew-he turned 13 on September 9th. He started the 7th grade this year and really likes it. I have to brag for a minute-What a good kid he is! I was nervous for him and worried he would fall behind-but that is not the case! Sometimes I think my kids are not listening to me but I know they actually are! Matthew just brought home his grades...........can I say Straight A's!!!!!!!!!!! WOW! I love this boy!! I am so proud of him-we have been telling him how important it is to get good grades hopeing he was keeping up-which he is! He has made alot of new friends and just on Saturday got to go to Lagoon-another shocker he went on "Wicked" at Lagoon like 5 times!! He is growing up!! Some of Matthew's favorites this year are-Lego's, Baseball, Basketball, Swimming, Video Games, Scouts (he is the patrol leader of his scout group), Young Mens, Camping, Fishing, Four-wheeling, hanging out with his BFF-Matthew D. and in October he is taking Hunter Safety so he can hunt next year! What an Active Kid he is! For his Birthday he wanted to go to Tucano's with his second family the Desantigo's-they tell me all the time "Matthew is adoptable". We all went to Tucanos with our friends the Desantigo's and had a great time to celebrate both Matthew and Mckay's Birthday's! SO SO proud to be his Mom!! Happy Birthday Matthew!

Mckay Turns 10

2011-09-26T13:01:00.001-07:00

Mckay turned 10 years old on September 10th! He is such a good kid and fun to be around! Mckay has been playing soccer and is pretty good-he can run really fast and the kids have a hard time keeping up with him. At one of his games a guy came up to us and asked Mckay if he was interested in playing Club Soccer? We weren't sure what that was-its basically accelerated soccer you play all over Utah County. The guy that approached us was the coach for the U10 team. Mckay has been practicing with Nebo Club Soccer U10 team and has really learned alot and enjoys it. They already started Fall so Mckay can't play but he is planning on being on the team and playing in the Spring! He is very excited about that-he is playing soccer 3 nights a week! Busy Busy! I think Soccer is his "thing" he loves it and has even mentioned not playing baseball next year! Mckay was worried about having Asthma and that he would not be able to play sports. After talking with the Doctor he felt better-he just had to take a week off and get better and watch his breathing when he is playing. Mckay is in the 4th grade this year and enjoys that. Some of his favorites this year are, Lego's (as always),Soccer, Basketball, Swimming, Baseball, Reading, Scouts, Camping, Four-Wheeling, Fishing, playing X-Box, he is kinda a homebody and not as social as my other kids-(which I enjoy)! His favorite foods are, Pizza, Pickles,Chicken Nuggets, Grilled Cheese, Apples, Hot dogs, Candy, Candy and McDonald's! Happy Birthday Mckay-Love you lots!

"Due-Over"

2011-09-26T12:35:00.001-07:00

Well-needless to say it's been a long month!! I am ready for a "Due-Over!" Do you ever feel that way? Alot has happened this month (September)-some good, but mostly not so good! The kids are all back in school-which is great and crazy all at the same time! It was Matthew and Mckay's Birthday's-also GREAT! But on the bad side it's been tough! Jake wrecked his Ford Truck-thankfully nobody was hurt!! Jake hit a cement barrier on the freeway between Center Street in Provo and university Parkway in Orem-you can see his nice 20 foot scrape on the cement wall. The steering broke and the truck may be totalled! Were just waiting to hear back from the insurance-I'm sure you all no how fun that is to deal with. YUCK! A big thanks to my parents-we have been driving my dad's truck for 2 weeks now-I don't know what we would do without there support!! Jake also has had some tooth aches and now has to have a root canal-if you know Jake he HATES the dentist. This has made him pretty miserable!! I spent a night in the ER with Mckay also not so fun! Still waiting for that bill!! He was having a difficult time breathing after benedryal and 24 hours I took him over to the ER-his O2 levels were 82-Not so good! We did 3 breathing treatments and they think he may have Asthma-also not so fun!! Marcus has also been sick alot this month and has missed a few days of school-the Dr. ordered labs and thankfully they found nothing wrong!! Just a low immune system-they think he keeps getting sick because school just started and there are all kinds of germs in a public school. All in all-We are hoping for a better October! Glad we all survived September-(hopefully nothing happens in the next few days!)

Backpacking Trip

2011-08-09T14:55:00.001-07:00

This year Jake wanted to try backpacking-he started planning this trip in February! Jake, Craig (my brother) my Dad, Matthew and Mckay and Jared (friend) all went backpacking to Chapita Lake in the Uintaha Mountains. They had a BLAST! They hiked about 30 miles in 4 days and fished and fished catching around 100 fish total. Matthew and Mckay caught and gutted there own fish-Jake said this was hilarious to watch they were completely grossed out!! All in all it was a good experience for the boys and Jake is now planning another one for next year. I tried to get Jake to do a post but he is CRAZY busy and has no time! I did not go-But when the came home they talked to me for hours and hours about how much fun they had! I took a few days off work and hung out with Madelynn and Marcus and my sister! I am so proud of the boys for doing this(I was worried)-Jake said they were amazing never complaining just kept going and going. So glad Jake is willing to try some of these things with our family! They were exhausted when the got home-and slept late for days! Here are a few pictures:

2011-08-09T14:36:00.000-07:00

Madelynn And Her Broken Arm

2011-08-09T14:19:00.000-07:00

So my little monster Madelynn broke her arm!! She is so active and this time it caught up with her. She was running up the bike ramp (in a wet swimsuit) and slipped and fell and landed on her arm. After about an hour of her crying and winning about it I took her to the Doctor and they sent me for X-Rays-Sure Enough it was broke! She was so brave and tough I was Impressed! Maybe it is true....little girls with lots of brothers are tougher then the average??!! She got a Pink cast and was even proud to show it off-but that only lasted a few days! Then it was "Stupid Cast" "I hate this cast"-Well maybe you she be a little less active-Little stinker!! She is doing great and we get it off in a few days! I was telling McKay that we get it off in a few days he said "GOOD I think that's good for all of us!!" I laughed so hard!! The last week when she gets mad at one of the boys she just whacks them with her cast!! LOL I wish I could say she learned her lesson-but really She is still up to her old tricks-a day after she broke her arm she was riding her bike!! Nothing slows this girl down!

Grandma Lund

2011-08-09T14:03:00.000-07:00

So a few weeks ago my grandma passed away. Wanted to share a few things about her that I loved! She died at the age of 92-we were lucky to have her that long! She was a VERY courageous woman! Grandma Ruth lost her husband (Kirk) to early and had to raise my mom all on her own. My mom was only 13 it was very traumatic for her to lose her dad-but grandma did her best and took care of her. She lived with us and watched us grow up for most of my childhood-I enjoyed having her there. She would always say " I'll buy if you will go get us lunch!" She had the biggest sweet tooth! She loved to take us to "Ripples" in Provo. I loved that she was amazing at sewing and made all of my Prom Dresses-they were beautiful! I loved her homemade Cinnamon Rolls! She loved her family and loved her husband so much that she did not want to even date anyone else and devoted her life to making it back to him! This brings tears to my eyes- I can't even imagine what it was like for my grandma to be reunited with her husband! I am SO SO Thankful for the gospel and that we know were she is and that she is happy!! Love you Grandma Lund!!

A Long Week Of Baseball...............

2011-07-19T11:07:00.000-07:00

More and More Baseball-This seems to be the summer that Baseball never ended............ Matthew and Mckay's team both made the state tournament! Mckay's team was first in the City Of Payson!! They just played in a state-wide tournament!! It was a week of VERY intense baseball. Mckays team played 3 games the first day and Won all three. The next day he played 2 games and won the first and lost the next-it was a single elimination tournament so they were out! They did take 4th in the State! We had such a good time with this-it was SO Much FUN!! Mckay's team was Amazing and played so well-they only lost the last game by one point!! All in all Mckay had a GREAT year in Baseball! He hit a Grand Slam-and is still braggin about it-just ask him?!?! His whole team was in tears after they lost-His coach said they will get to be in the City Parade-Mckay can't wait!! GO Phillie's Go Mckay!!

A Good Choice

2011-07-19T10:54:00.000-07:00

Matthew just got back from a week long Scout Camp in the High Uintahs's! Matthew's baseball team won in the City Tournament and had a chance to go to the State Tournament-what a GREAT opportunity!! Unfortunately for Matthew it was the same week of Scout Camp!! When we realized this I asked him what do you want to do?? Scout Camp Or State Baseball Tournament? Without any hesitation he said " Mom I am not missing Scout Camp!" I was surprised he loves Baseball but apparently he loves camping more!! His Scout group has been planning this scout camp for over 6 months and he was not going to miss it!! He has a GREAT Scout group!! There are 20 boys and Matthew really enjoys all of them! They are a Special group of kids! Together these 20 boys have helped baptize 2 young men who are now very active and love the gospel!! Matthew came home covered in Mud so was all of his stuff-He had such a good time!! We missed him! I am so PROUD of him-He made the right choice!! Love you Matthew!!

4th Of July Favorites

2011-07-05T14:06:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th Of July!! I love the 4th it is one of my
favorite holidays! I love getting away from it all and
spending time with the people that matter most! We
went camping for the 4th and spent time dong some of
the things we all love to do here are a few pictures:
The company is always GREAT! This year is was
Tawnie and her family, Craig and his family and my
parents. The kids enjoy time with there cousins!

Four-wheeling is one of our family favorites! Matthew
is a great driver and LOVES to drive the 4-wheelers! We
have been teaching Mckay to drive and he is picking it up fast!
We go on ALL kinds of 4-wheeler rides!

This would be the view-we wake up to every morning!
This is one of my favorite things I love the mountains and
there beauty. You have to see it to believe it.
This is what our Country is all about!
The kids found this cute little fawn in the trees by
our camp. It was so cute! We love to see all the
animals. Every night at dusk we go for a 4-wheeler
ride to see what animals we can find! Another family
favorite!

2011-07-05T13:46:00.000-07:00

Precious time with these FUN Kids......Absolutely Priceless!

Something really fun about this year! We had this HUGE
snow drift to play in! Utah had ALOT of snow this year-this
is the first time we have had snow to play in on the 4th! The kids
had SO much fun with this-sledding for the 4th in 80 degree weather-
can't get better then that!!!

Just look at that HAPPY Face!!! Good Times!

The snow drift was nearly 15 feet tall! Love these Boys!

What a silly girl!! She could not stay away from the snow!

Good thing I packed lots and lots of clothes for her!

All in all we had a GREAT 4th of July! Doing the things that

we all love most! Spending time together and creating good memories!

So blessed to be apart of this GREAT country!! Hope yours was fun also!

Busy Busy Neubert's!!

2011-06-14T10:19:00.000-07:00

We have been EXTREMELY busy lately!! This is probably the busiest time of the year for our family! We have baseball, dance end of school stuff more baseball and scouts, swimming, young men's and work! We are at the ball park 4 nights a week some nights until 9:30ish! But I have to say I LOVE it! I enjoy spending my evenings outdoors and being with the boys!! Here is a quick post of our craziness!! Matthew is on the Cardinals, Mckay is on the Phillie's and Marcus is on the Orioles! Marcus tells me he is the second best player on his team-second that is to his best friend Nicholas who he says is the best!! I will have to take a picture of them they are so cute everyone at the ballpark is always laughing about them!! They both make all these silly poses after they hit a home run or catch a ball it is so fun to watch!! Mckay has been pitching a little bit and is a really good player!! He hit someone when he was pitching and has been kinda of shy because it bothered him that he hurt someone! I have to say what a nice boy-most kids don't care! Matthew is in the older league with is so fun! He is a great player! I keep waiting for him to hit a Home Run!! GO BOYS!!

2011-06-14T09:58:00.001-07:00

Matthew graduated from the N.O.V.A. program! This program was great!! It is taught by a police officer for about 8 weeks Matthew really got alot out of this! He enjoyed learning about making good choices and staying away from drugs! It replaces the DARE program!

Matthew graduated from 6th grade and Elementary! Yikes! This is the most amazing and BEST teacher any of my kids have ever had!! She prepared Matthew for Junior High by making her students completely accountable for pretty much EVERYTHING! She is a tough teacher but that is what they need in 6th grade! We love you Mrs. Olsen thanks for making this year for Matthew GREAT!!

Madelynn had her end of year dance recital! She looks so cute! She also competed at a The Utah Valley Dance Competition and her team won 2nd place!! She got a trophy which she loved you can tell by the look on her face!! We are done with dance for the rest of the summer! Yeah Madelynn!!

The Best Thing About Being 8!

2011-05-07T14:53:00.000-07:00

On April 30th Marcus was baptised. We decide to do a double baptism with my sister because her daughter Ashlie and Marcus were suppose to be baptised on he same day. It was alot of fun and Marcus and Ashlie were so great! It was a good day! Most of our family lives in the Pleasant Grove-American Fork area so we did it at my sisters in Cedar Hills. A BIG Thank-You to my Sister Tawnie who let us come to her house and have a little party afterwards! Marcus was so excited and nervous but he did a good job! It was fun to do them together and I think they will always remember that! Congratulations Marcus and Ashlie!!

8 is GREAT!

2011-04-14T16:10:00.000-07:00

Yep...............another Birthday! They all come at once around here-and by Marcus's were all sick of cake. LOL It was Marcus Birthday on April 12th and he is now 8. We celebrated by going to Pirate Island-some were he has always wanted to go. We had a good time and played alot! Marcus got a new bike for his Birthday he loves it! The best thing he says about his Birthday is that he caught a SNAKE! EEWWW Lucky us!! He was so excited about catching his first water snake-me not so much I hate snakes! I told him he could keep it outside in a bucket poor snake is getting all kinds of attention. I hope the Snake survives! Marcus is a fun kid to have around! He is very caring and can be very emotional! Things don't always come "EASY" for our little Marcus he has to practice lots to get things right! That is what is so special about him! He tends to seek out the kids that need friends the most and he is always kind to everyone. His school teacher told me that Marcus really helps in her class by telling the kids to listen and be nice. I admire that about him-I think that it is SO important to be Kind to EVERYONE! He likes to catch bugs, snakes really anything, he likes to ride his bike, play with all of his friends and he loves to make his little sister happy! His favorite food is Spaghetti, Pizza, pickles, apples and McDonald's! He has such a kind spirit and we just love him!! He will be getting baptized later this month on the 30th with his cousin Ashlie! Happy Birthday Mister Marcus!!

Happy Birthday To You!!

2011-04-03T13:43:00.000-07:00

Madelynn turned 4 on Saturday April 2nd! We had a VERY Pink day for her!! She loves anything pink so we had pink pancakes for breakfast, new pink summer clothes with pink jelly shoes and Jake brought her home some pink balloons we had Pink cupcakes and she got a new pink bike! What more could a four year old girl want-unless more Pink?? It was a fun day for her! We started a tradition of taking the kids to Brick Oven for there Birthday-they love to eat there. So we took her to Brick Oven and the Balloon girl was there and made Madelynn a Pink Butterfly out of balloons for her Birthday! What a fun day! I can't believe how big she is!! I thought I would share a few pictures of what she use to look like! What a beauty she is-inside and out! We are so lucky to have her in our family. She is so fun to have around she giggles all the time and is 110% all GIRL. She adores her brothers and bugs them to death. She likes to dance and loves to listen to music. Some of her favorites are: Hershey Kisses, Pepperoni, grapefruit, ice cream and Oreo's! This girl is very active and is always busy busy. She loves to ride her bike, follow her dad around, chase the dog and say HI to all the neighbors! One of the neighbors brought her over some coloring books and crayons and stickers and a Pink balloon for her Birthday. The neighbor said "she is my favorite little girl!" I would have to agree-She is my favorite little girl!! (I can say that because she is my one and only!!) We just love her! Happy Birthday Madelynn!!

How Old Am I???

2011-04-03T13:17:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year again. Me and Jake celebrated our Birthday's! Jake's was on March 24th and mine was on the 27th. Yeah for us! We went out to one of our favorite restaurant with no kids to celebrate Tocano's-YUMMY!! We have a mutual agreement not to embarras each other on our Birthday's-no singing at restaurants!! I stick to that rule because my birthday comes after Jakes and I Know he will get even if I embarras him!! Jake bought me a new watch and surprised me with an I-Pod-I know can you believe I don't have one???? Jake picked out a Backpacking Pack because him and Matthew and Mckay and My brother Craig and some friends want to go on a trip this summer in the High-Unitah's Backpacking. That's about it-I know were so exciting Huh?? It must be our AGE!! LOL

What............its February??

2011-02-12T12:36:00.000-08:00

What happened to January?? The last month and half has gotten away from me!! We have been as busy as ever. The boys are playing basketball 3 days a week, Jake is reffing basketball and playing, Madelynn has dance, we have scouts, school ,young men's and both me and Jake are working!! It seems like every night someone is going somewhere. We all just got over being sick-so glad that's over!! I am sure hoping and praying for SPRING!! Jake has been working out in the cold and a week ago when it was 0 degrees he actually got frost bite in his fingers. He has had to go do treatments were they dip his hands in hot wax and is finally getting feeling back in the tips of his fingers! He has still been working but they have had him working inside. He just got a "Mild" case and should regain full use of his fingers!! The kids are sure spoiling "Rusty Rooo" we all love this cute dog!! I am actually so glad we got a dog. He is great and so so CUTE!! We finally got his hair cut the other day he looks really cute!! All the kids sure love to take care of him and he is pretty much house trained. (I say that and he will have an accident today) Poor thing gets PLENTY of attention!! Here are a few pictures-I will post some of Basketball later!

I'm The "New Girl!!"

2011-02-12T12:14:00.000-08:00

Well January has brought about MANY changes to our house!! I started a new job on January 3rd. One of my good friends works as an RN for University of Utah as a Dialysis Nurse, they had an opening and she told me I HAD to apply. So I did- a shocker to me was they hired me on the spot at the interview they had over 60 people apply and I was interview #6. I was so surprised!! I had to think it over and talk with my family about it!! They gave me 48 hours to decided. I took the job it is a little more hours then I wanted (30 a week) but the job came with so MANY perks!! Paid benefits for our family, retirement, full tuition reimbursement (for me if I want to go to school) and a very big opportunity for me to learn so much! So I have been working there for 6 weeks and I think I am finally getting the hang of it!! I wasn't sure for a while if I could do it!! It's that Confidence thing (lack of) that I have struggled with my whole life!! It has been VERY stressful!! I have to "hook" patients up to a dialysis machine and poke them with a 15 (very large) gage needle!! YIKES! But I am poking people and so far have not killed someone!! I have meet some Amazing people-Dialyses is not for whimps! They call me "The New Girl!". These patients all have such a great story to tell. Most of them are on Dialysis because of diabetes or not taking care of themselves and a few are there from prolonged Drug Use. This has been a huge adjustment for our family-especially Madelynn! Sometimes I am torn as to Staying home or working but I feel like I can do both and working makes me a better mother! I have missed my Madelynn and love the days of we get to spend together! I usually only work 3 days a week just 10 hour days! The boys have really helped out. Jake has been a LIFE saver-he takes Madelynn to Day-Care and has made many sacrifices!! I am so greatfull! It is an adventure and I am learning alot of new things everyday!! I also get to work with one of my GREAT friends!! Thanks Ivanna for "helping" put a good word in for me-You rock!! I will keep working hard until I get it all!!

Christmas Fun

2010-12-31T13:09:00.001-08:00

We had a fantastic Christmas this year!! We totally surprised the kids and got them a puppy. I am not sure who was more excited Jake, the puppy or the kids! We found him on KSL at the beginning of December and the people who were selling them agreed to keep him until December 20th then my mom took him for a week. My mom really enjoyed having him and she says she even misses him. He is a Teacup Poodle which we are not allergic to that's why we had to go with poodle-they don't shed! Our family and there BAD allergies!! He is so cute and I am actually glad we finally got the kids a dog! The kids named him Rusty he is hyper and happy and chews on everything. Lucky for me he is pretty well house trained and kennel trained he has hardly had any accidents. That's what I was dreading the most was the pee and poop thing-I can't handle the mess-I am a "neat" freak. Matthew got a Nintendo DS and some Lego's. Mckay got an I POD and some Lego's. Marcus got a big Zoo and Buzz light Year and Madelynn got a Doll House and a Jesse Doll. Jake surprised me and we are going away for the weekend to Park City for our Anniversary next week! I am so excited we are going sledding up at Solider Summit just the two of us-No Kids! All in all we had a great holiday! We spent time with both of our families and friends that's what it's about! Hope your Christmas was great!

Snow...Snow And More........Snow!?!?!?

2010-12-31T12:48:00.000-08:00

Well I think we have PLENTY of snow this year!! I can't possibly be the only one that thinks ENOUGH ALREADY!! The kids actually had a "snow day" the other day from school. I don't think we have had a snow day in years! On Tuesday the 21 of December we woke up to 21" of snow!! It was CRAZY!! The kids build snow forts and Jake build a snowman with them. They have been sledding several times which we all enjoy. Madelynn is a total daredevil we were all very surprised! We sled over at Peteetnet in Payson just 1 mile away-the whole town sleds there we always run into someone we know! So please Mother Nature I think were good don't you?? Could you be kinder in January? Please??

Merry Christmas!!

2010-12-14T12:12:00.000-08:00

We just wanted to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas! I thought I would do a quick year review at the Neubert house! It has been a good year and has gone by much to fast. Jake is keeping busy with his new job and his church calling. He is still the same easy going fun guy! He still wishes he could play the guitar and enjoys anything in the great outdoors. Jake mostly just enjoys a quiet night with the family! He is still in Young Mens which keeps him busy. As for me not to much to report (I know-so exciting huh??) I am still working at the Beehive home and really enjoy my 11 old lady friends! I hope I can grow old as gracefully as my friends have-I sure love them!! I take care of the kids and always have my little pal (Madelynn) with me! I keep plenty busy doing all that Mom stuff and enjoy the time with my family! Matthew is growing up to fast. He is 12 and enjoys playing Video games and listening to music and even enjoys school. He also enjoys basketball, baseball, swimming and going with his scout group. He is very social and has several good friends. I am very proud of him he is such a fine young man and I appreciate all the help he is to me! Mckay is 9 now-that's crazy! He is still very smart and enjoys school. Just the other day I took them to the dentist and he was mad because he was missing Recess!! Mckay is very stubborn and loves to tease just about anyone. (especially Madelynn-he can sure get her screaming) Mckay can also be very shy he hates to be the center of attention. He loves any sport and is a very good athlete. I am not sure he will be getting much for Christmas this year because he does not believe there is a Santa anymore and has spent the last month trying to convince his brothers of that. Little Stinker!!! Marcus is 7 and will be getting baptised in May of 2011. He is still my laziest, unmotivated, but very sweet little boy! He is still small and hates the cold weather! He loves animals and wants to be a Zoo-Keeper when he grows up. He loves his little sister and loves to make her happy! For Christmas I asked the kids to make a list of 5 things they wanted Marcus list was #1-Dog #2-Hamster #3-Cat #4-Fish #5-Bird. I said "No animals!" He was bummed and said "I was hoping if I put it on my list I could get at least one!!" I sure love my Marcus! Madelynn is as Bossy as ever!! She is the youngest and seems to get what she wants! She hates to be told NO and will throw a fit over it-hopefully she will learn!! She loves her brothers and her friends. She plays with 2 little neighbor boys-unfortunately she gets along with boys better-we are so in for it with her!! She will be 4 in April and wants to go to the Princess Castle for her Birthday (Disneyland). She is in Dance and really enjoys that. What a fun girl she is to have around! That about sums it all up! Hope you all have a great Christmas! Remember the Reason for the Season! I know we are all so thankful for the Savior and all he has done for us. Merry Christmas!

Thanksgiving

2010-11-17T18:52:00.001-08:00

I just wanted to do a quick thanksgiving post! I have been asking the kids what they are most thankful for this year and here are a few of there answers. Matthew said he was thankful for School (I almost fell over) and he was thankful for his dad's new work! Matthew has become a really good student this year! Mckay said he was most thankful for his family and his friends. Marcus (actually said this) said he was thankful for me! (Someone appreciates me) Marcus also said he was thankful for the church and that we get to go on Sundays and then he added that he was thankful for warm coats-he HATES being cold! Madelynn just thinks we should get our Halloween stuff back out and forget about Christmas!! She can't wait to go to grandma's house and have a feast with Minnie (my moms dog) so she is thankful for dogs! We have so much to be thankful for!! I would have to agree with Matthew we are all thankful for Jake's new job!! It seems to be GREAT!! If you haven't heard Jake is working for LDS Motion Pictures he is building movie sets for the church. It is actually really interesting and he is really enjoying it! However the 50++ hour work weeks have been a difficult change for us but we are adjusting! They are working on a project until April of 2011 so that means work until April!! YEAH! He heard about this job from a salesman at BMC and it has just all worked out from there! I hope you all have a Great Thanksgiving! Eat some Turkey and have a thankful heart-I know we will!!

Free Bug Removal

2010-10-13T14:01:00.001-07:00

Marcus is catching caterpillar's by the DOZEN!! He has been all over the neighborhood catching them and to date he has 29 in his bug jar. One of the neighbors keeps checking with him "Marcus how many do you have today?" Its kinda of funny!! Notice his sidekick she likes to pick them up and hold them-but just like a girl she has to change her clothes when she touches them because they make her all "Itchy" she says. About a month ago it was grass-hoppers I prefer the caterpillar's. They are black and brown fuzzy caterpillars kinda cute for bugs Marcus wants to work in a Zoo when he grows up-he would be great at it he loves all kinds of CREEPY-Crawly Things. he brings home all sorts of things Grass-hoppers, bugs, snakes (yuck), and he even had a frog once and he is always begging for a dog!! He is such a BOY-and I love it!! I think he would make a GREAT Zoo Keeper he has such a soft heart for any animal. If you are in need of any BUG Removal please give Marcus a call he is great at it!!

Surprise?!?!

2010-10-04T13:07:00.001-07:00

Yes Marcus is Scared!! We were pretty high up!

For the boys Birthday we planned a little Surprise! On Friday Sept. 10th (mckay's b-day) the boys got up to go to school and we said "Surprise your not going to school today!" Mckay was a little concerned he likes school and wanted to be there when they announced his name over the intercom that is was his Birthday!! So Funny! Then we told them we are off for a fun weekend today-camping, hiking, fishing all things the boys love to do!! Then Mckay had a big grin and said "Lets GO!" Me and Jake packed the trailer on Thursday when they were at school they had no idea we were headed anywere-they thought we were all done camping until next year! They were all excited! We had planed to go to the High Uintah's-Mirror Lake Area. I camped there alot when I was a kid and no the area pretty well. We had a great time!! Jake gave Matthew and Mckay a Swiss Army Knife for there Birthday's and they spent the weekend carving and cutting just about anything they could. We fished and hiked and had a great time!! Kinda of funny-we did not catch one fish we fished about 6 lakes everyone around us caught fish but not US!! I think it was because we are a noisy bunch-with 4 excited kids how can you be quite!! Jake was a little bothered we did not catch fish but the boys could care less. We hiked Bald Mountain and Ruth Lake. We had a great weekend! It was alot of fun taking my little family to one of the places I have such fun memories of. I hope the kids enjoy our little adventures and want to take there kids on some someday! Matthew turned 12 and Mckay turned 9! I can't believe how fast the time is going-I truly fell so blessed to their mom! I thank my Heavenly Father daily for the opportunity he has given me to be a mom to these great boys!! I am so lucky!!!

More Pictures................................

2010-10-04T13:02:00.001-07:00

Matthew Gets The Priesthood!

2010-10-04T12:10:00.000-07:00

Matthew turned 12 and also got the priesthood! We made a little celebration out of it! Just the grandparents came to the actual priesthood ordinance. Afterward we invited all family and a few friends over for lunch and to celebrate! It was Matthew and Mckay's Birthday and David's and Jed's (my sister's boys) Birthday so we had a big party at our house to celebrate! The house was packed we all enjoyed visiting and eating and running around! Congratulations to Matthew-we are so proud of you! I can't believe you are growing up-please STOP!! Love You Tons! MOM :)

In's and Out's at the Neubert's

2010-09-03T12:52:00.000-07:00

The boys started School!! Lucky us its back to the grind!! Homework, actual bed times, packing lunches, reading everyday, and more homework!! Can you tell I am so Excited-UUGGHH!! I love being lazy with my kids during the summer months and am sad to to see it end. I may be strange but I miss the boys and wish they were at home with me!! Here are a few quick updates as to what we have been up to lately:

Mckay Loves Soccer!

2010-09-03T12:36:00.000-07:00

Well its that time of year again-Soccer! Mckay loves soccer and it is his favorite sport. He is on the Angels team and plays 2-3 nights a week. It is alot of fun-Mckay is really good and scores at least one goal a game he is also a fast runner and it all the other kids have a hard time catching him!! Mckay started the 3rd grade this year-so far he likes it. He has 6 neighbor kids including himself in his class so it should be a fun year for him!! His good friend Tanner is in his class he was excited about that. It will be his Birthday next week and he will be 9!! Were did the time go??

Matthew Gets Glasses

2010-09-03T12:22:00.001-07:00

Matthew is now in the 6th grade he is getting so big! He has a great teacher this year and we are both excited about the upcoming school year! I took him and Mckay to the eye doctor thinking Mckay needed glasses but Matthew did! Isn't that how it goes? He is far-sited and needs glasses to read. He was actually excited and Mckay was mad because he wanted glasses so he could "Look Smart"! Kids are so funny. About 2 weeks ago Matthew was really sick we weren't sure what was wrong the strep-throat tests all came back negative. He had a fever for 6 days and was very GRUMPY! He had sores all over his mouth and tonsils and was in alot of pain! The Doctor did not really no what was wrong-a virus. We are so glad he is feeling better and is much happier-it was rough for all of us!! LOL So here are a few pictures of Matthew. I can't believe he will be 12 in a week-he will be getting the Priesthood-WOW!! He is really excited to be in Young Men's and out of primary I think he is ready! But is he responsible enough?? We will just have to wait and see!!

Madelynn Starts Dance Classes

2010-09-03T12:12:00.001-07:00

Madelynn is so bored now that the boys all go to school. She assured me on the first day of school that she is a "BIG" girl and she is old enough to go to school with them. She also told me that the school the boys go to is a PINK school and she needs to go with them!! Although I would love to send her (especially now that she thinks she knows EVERYTHING!) she is not old enough! What in the world would I do with out her anyway??? I just love her to death and can't imagine my day complete without spending time with her! She is smart and is fun to talk to because she has such cute ideas I hope we can always be special friends! I put her in a Dance class one day a week so far she is loving it and it is giving her something to look forward to.

Mister Marcus

2010-09-03T11:55:00.000-07:00

Not to much to say about Marcus-except he is a fun loving very imaginative and sweet little boy!! I mean Madelynn and him almost weigh the same. I hope he hits a growth spurt soon-he could use a little extra meat on his bones!! He is in the 2nd grade this year and so far likes it. He did not want to play soccer but once Mckay started he decided he wanted to-But it was to late. So next year he will play soccer again.

Fun Pictures of the Kiddos!

2010-09-03T10:43:00.000-07:00

Jake has been working in Colorado but is now back home!! Yeah! I braved taking all four kids to church by myself-it was actually not that bad!! Jake takes all the kids when I have to work on Sunday mornings! I figured if he can do surely I can to. I took a couple of pictures of the kids in the front yard while he was away. The pictures turned out so cute!! I wanted to share some of my VERY cute kids!! Not that I am prejudice or anything!! LOL

Poor Minnie!!

2010-07-14T18:59:00.000-07:00

Madelynn is the worst Minnie torturer of the bunch!! But the dog still likes her?!??!!

We have been watching my parents dog for a few weeks while they are in Alaska. What an experience that has been!! The poor dog has been bugged and chased and chased some more! I bet when Minnie (dog) goes home she will sleep for days!!! She is often found hiding under beds or in my closet or wants out-away from all of our craziness!! She is use to sleeping alot and it being quiet and no kids to bug her. I REALLY feel for the poor tortured dog. My kids have been wanting a dog for years-I don't think so!!! I am so glad she is such a good dog-no accidents, no biting (trust me I would bite) and very little barking. So Mom, although we truly enjoyed having Minnie I am so glad you will be home to relieve her of my children!!!! LOL

Just Playing Around..................................

2010-07-14T18:40:00.000-07:00

We have had a great Summer!! I can't believe it is half over-in fact it makes me sad!! I love laid back lazy summer days!! It has been a little crazy around here lately!! Jake just got back from Youth Conference and had a Great time-He even had to speak about it in sacrament Sunday! I must say he gave a great talk and everyone told him what a good leader he is!! (the secret is out-Jake is a GREAT guy!!) Today he is off to Zions to hike the Narrows with his Teachers! Then he will be back Saturday and Matthew is leaving Monday for a week long Scout Camp at Maple Dell. Then we will be headed out camping over the weekend-does it ever end?? But really I can't wait!! I am excited for Matthew and nervous all at the same time- a whole week away what will we do without him??? I know he will have a great time! OOHHH he is growing up!! Anyway for the 4th we went camping and had a blast-we had a a big crowd-13 children and a bunch of adults. We ate and fished, and 4-wheeled and hiked, shot BB Guns, sat around the camp fire until 1 am and ate some more and took afternoon naps-it was fun! My favorite way to spent the fourth-away from all the craziness and with my Amazing family and friends!! I love our Country and appreciate all the sacrifices for our freedom!! Happy fourth!

Chasing the Goblins!

2010-06-09T15:15:00.000-07:00

A few more pictures of our Adventure!

Chasing the Goblins!

2010-06-09T14:31:00.001-07:00

Valley Of Goblins

Mckay was unbelievable-he would run from one to

the other climbing every high peak he could. We counted

his blisters he had 10 total on his feet!! That is some serious

climbing!!

I wouldn't say spoiled-just well loved!!

This shows how narrow some of the canyons were

Mckay is standing between the walls of the slots.

This last weekend we took a 4 day trip to Goblin Valley. I can't believe I have lived in Utah my whole life and have camped and hiked and 4-wheeled literally EVERY WERE........But have never been to Goblin Valley! It was a blast-We will definitely be going back! It is by Green River and Hanksville and is about 3 hours away from our house. We took our trailer and camped. Goblin Valley is the huge valley of Mushroom shaped rocks you can climb all over them. They kids could not get enough! We spent hours in the valley chasing and watching the kids-I am tired just thinking about it again! We heard about this awesome "slot Canyon" hike in Goblin Valley called Little Wild Horse that is the main reason we went was to hike. On Saturday we did the hike it was so beautiful!! It is one of the best hikes I have ever been on! (I have actually hiked all over Utah when I was a kid with my family-and HATED it!!) It was Slot Canyons- these narrow canyons and as far up as you can see is Rock-it was AMAZING to us and the kids! It was Canyon after Canyon. These pictures don't even begin to capture how great it was-some of the slots were so narrow we could bearly fit threw them. The hike was 5 1/2 miles long and I am proud to say we all did it! Even Madelynn was a trooper-she only had a hard time the last mile or so! We had a fun time-the only down fall was the heat-it was nearly 90 degrees. I think next time we will go in April or October when it is cooler. We were going to head to Arches which is 45 miles away and hike the "Natural Bridge" (the arch on the Utah license plate) but we were so tired of the heat we headed for cooler ground! We ended up by Scofield and spent our last night in the 70 degree weather. We had such a great time and I am so proud of our little family that we did that! We are planning another one of our "Adventures" for August-more to come!

Moab Spring 2010

2010-06-09T14:12:00.000-07:00

I love this Picture! It's Matthew and my brother Rob sitting
on a rock-they are great buddies and like to hang out together!

Yep that's Matthew! My brother Rob brought his 2 little dirt

bikes so he could teach Matthew how to ride. Matthew LOVED

it and had fun learning to drive a dirt bike!

They boys did there annual Moab trip this spring! Jake, Matthew, Mckay and Marcus all went this year and had a great time. My dad, both of my brothers and my sister-in law all went with them. A good time was had by all!!! They climbed trails and even got stuck in the middle of the dessert until 2 in the morning. As my brother Rob says "It just would not be Moab if you don't get stranded for hours in the heat!" Craig's Jeep broke down and they had to drive the other one back into town to get parts-this has happened before. They were stuck for hours and still had a great time. I think the trip to Denny's at 3 am was one of the highlights! They were all starving after being stuck thank goodness for all night Denny's!! They always have a good time! As for me and Madelynn we (of course) went shopping!! Me and my mom ate Chinese and had a great time hanging out for the weekend!

Hogle Zoo Fun

2010-05-04T13:01:00.000-07:00

Matthew is getting so tall-He is almost as tall as me!! Yikes!

I am always telling Mckay to stop acting like a monkey!!

During Spring break we went to the Zoo. We have never taken Madelynn so it had been a few years since we had been. We had a good time-we went with the Johnston Cousins. We got to ride the Carousel and the train and see all the wild animals-What a Fun time!

Seven is great!

2010-05-04T12:52:00.000-07:00

On April 12 Marcus turned 7 years old! He is such a sweetheart! For his Birthday we opened presents and had cake and ice cream and he got to pick were we could go for dinner. He picked Carl's Junior-not my pick but he wanted to go play at the indoor playground so we did! I can't believe how fast he is growing up! Marcus is such a fun little boy, he is VERY social (like Matthew) and has lots of friends. Marcus has such a contagious little laugh which is something I love about him! He is in the 1st grad this year and seems to enjoy it. However he has a very hard time waking up in the morning to get off to school!(I think he gets that from his dad!!) He ALWAYS has a smile and is fun to be around! Happy Birthday Marcus-We Love You!!

Madelynn Is 3!!

2010-05-04T12:44:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to my girl Madelynn!! It was Madelynn's Birthday on April 2-what a big girl she is now!! She is such a blessing for our family. We celebrated her Birthday by opening some presents and then we went to grandma Boren's house for an Easter Party. Madelynn thought the whole party was just for her-and we let her think that because it was her special day. We got her a PINK Scooter which is what she has been wanting ever since she seen it at the store! She loves to ride her scooter and is really fast at it-just the other day I chased her down the middle of the road and could not keep up!! This girl is a BUSY one!! She loves to ride her scooter around the block with her brothers-she thinks she is so so BIG! Another exciting thing that Madelynn has been doing is (finally) going potty!! Yeah-no more diapers! She is doing really well and is constantly telling me she is such a big girl! We love you girl-and you are becoming such a "Big Girl!"

A Quick Update

2010-03-29T18:44:00.001-07:00

Here are a bunch of posts! We have been pretty busy and this is what we have all been up to lately!

Abe Lincoln And Basketball

2010-03-29T18:33:00.000-07:00

It has been a busy couple of months for us! Matthew has been pretty busy-he has had basketball, science fair, wax museum, and scouting pow-wow's. He loved playing basketball and was even more excited that he got to be on his best friends team. It was alot of fun-this is the first year he tried basketball and he liked it better then baseball. We will definatley be doing that again. He was a pretty good player-being one of the tallest helped with that!! LOL He also had to do the Wax Museum. That was alot of fun! He had to pick a Historical figure and memorise a 2 minute speech about that person and then dress up like him. He chose good old "Honest Abe". I took a few pictures of him and his friend Zach who was Bill Clinton. Parents were invited to come see all the kids and listen to there speech. It was alot of fun! Good job Matthew!!

Mighty Marcus

2010-03-29T18:30:00.002-07:00

Marcus had a school play the other day-it was so cute!! He got to be a Dragon which he loved and even had a small speaking part. He was very excited and did such a great job. It was the cutest play I have ever been to- one of those "Priceless" moments I enjoy with my children!! Good job Marcus!

Sleeping Beauty

2010-03-29T18:24:00.000-07:00

One evening I lost Madelynn........................were or were could she be???????? I looked EVERYWHERE and was starting to feel a little panic. I thought what if she got outside and is half-way across the neighborhood (needless to say she has done that before!!)thank goodness I have patient neighbors! There was a large lump in my bed and that is were I found her after 20 minutes of looking...................my very own Sleeping Beauty! She did not have a nap that day and apparently needed one! I had to take a quick picture it was cute-she finds herself many a nights in my bed-unfortunately for me!! What a silly girl I have!!

Smarty Pants Mckay!

2010-03-29T18:18:00.001-07:00

I had to put a picture of Mckay in here somewhere!! What a GREAT boy he is!! He is very smart and very kind. He did basketball but it was "Mickey Mouse" basketball. They just taught them how to play and then they got to play two games. He loved it and can't wait to play "REAL" basketball next year!! Mckay is very competitive and loves to try new things. I did not take any pictures of him playing (mostly because I was a slacker and Jake went go to all his practices with him) Next year I will get some!!

Jake's Fabulous Winter Campout!

2010-03-29T18:10:00.000-07:00

Jake took his Priests on a GREAT winter camp out!! I say that because afterward they decided not to do that again!! Jake HATES being cold-it was 8 degrees when they woke up. His partner and him agreed not to do a repeat unless they are required to!! Pretty funny! They had a good time- as much fun as you can have in VERY cold weather-here are a few pictures: Can you believe the snow height? They actually slept in those "Snow Caves."

Birthday Time!

2010-03-24T09:16:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday to Jake!! It's Birthday time at our house it all starts with Jake then Me then Madelynn and then Marcus. So here is a quick Birhtday post for Jake! Hope you have a good Birthday we all love you-you are one of the BEST parts of our family!! Love You!

The Miracle

2010-02-12T14:42:00.000-08:00

It's been a busy 6 weeks at our house!! Just a few days after Christmas Jake's mom became very sick. They ended up calling an ambulance and rushing her to American Fork Hospital. She spent nearly 7 days in a Comatose state. They discovered she had Bacterial Meningitis, which can be live threatening. It is an infection that runs up the spine and into the brain. It was very scary! The ICU at any hospital is a very terrifying place. Sandy (Jake's mom) was very sick and a few times we thought we might lose her. Jake spent many hours at the hospital with her and his family. About day 12 she finally started to come around and eventually went in to kidney failure which caused her to be put on dialysis. She started improving and was able to be moved to a Rehabilitation Center in the Provo hospital. She had to learn to read, write, walk and even speak again. She is finally home and doing great she also just stopped Dialysis but will have to see a kidney specialist on a regular basis. We feel so blessed to have her!! Sandy has a 11 year old daughter (Jake's sister) named Anna- I get tears in my eyes thinking about what it would have been like for Anna to lose her mother. They are a neat family. It has been a rough month for our family.It is hard to see someone that you love be that sick. We are so glad she is feeling and doing better and can't imagine life without her! Life is truly so precious!

Our Sweet Marcus!

2009-12-30T14:36:00.000-08:00

I just love my Marcus! He has such a soft heart and is such a good boy. It has been a hard COLD winter for him. He has a very hard time with all this cold weather and it literally brings him to tears on a daily basis. I have made several trips to the school because he gets so cold and needs dry clothes. Marcus needs some extra padding!(fat) He is so skinny that he has a VERY hard time staying warm! He asked Santa to please leave him some pictures of his Reindeer for Christmas that was all he wanted. So Sweet! On Christmas night he said one of the most sweetest prayers I have ever heard a child say, he has a sweet spirit. On Christmas night we could hear him playing in his room after we put him to bed this is what he said "OOHH Dad I am just so so Happy! I love my new castle and I am trying really hard not to play with it-but it is really really hard!" SO Cute-I just love this boy and all he brings to our family! Here are a few of the pictures Santa left him:

We Wish You A Merry Christmas!

2009-12-30T14:09:00.001-08:00

Christmas this year was amazing! My kids were all so excited! This is such a fun time of year! We went to Temple Square, Seen The Lights, Had lots of parties, and got to see Santa twice! Madelynn was scared to death the first time we seen Santa-then by Christmas Eve when we got to see him again she ran right into his arms! Now she keeps asking me when we can see Santa again. I am so thankful for this time of year when we can remember the Savior and all he has done for us. Marcus said it best last night during family prayer "thank you for Christmas and thank you for everything you have done for us". I hope you all had a "Good One" also! Some of our favorite presents this year were: Lave Lamps (the boys cannot stop talking about them), Lego's, Nintendo DS, IPODS, WII Games, Mermaid doll, Toy Puppy, and the nice Camp Chef and Grill we will use over and over again. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Back to Work........................

2009-12-30T13:43:00.000-08:00

In September I went back to work. It has been nearly 8 years since I have worked this was a tough decision. With winter coming and Construction slowing down I decided we could use the extra income and I got a job in September. I am working at the Beehive home that is about 3 miles away from our house. This job has truly enriched my life!! It has been VERY hard to leave the kids (especially my baby-Madelynn) and go to work. I only work part time so its not to bad. I take care of 7 elderly women who are all like my grandma!! They are great ladies and have had amazing lives-they truly inspire me to be a better woman! They can all walk and do most tasks-but most of them have all-timers disease. I have really enjoyed getting to know them and when I don't work for a day or two I wonder how they are doing! Just recently we had one of them pass away in a matter of days she went from walking to being bed bound and then one quite night with her daughter by her side she passed away. I sat with her daughter for a few hours and listened to her tell me about her amazing mother. What a humbling experience that was and one I will never forget. Life is so precious! All though it has been difficult I have learned alot about myself and about life in general. Jake has really pitched in and is doing alot of babysitting. We are all still adjusting to our new schedules but all in all we are surviving.

A Very Thankful Heart!

2009-11-12T15:15:00.000-08:00

Its that time of year-were you start thinking about all the things you are grateful for! I feel so blessed and lucky and wanted to share a few things I am so very thankful for this season. So here they are:

**I am thankful for a Wonderful husband who works so VERY hard to support our family!!

**I thankful for our good health-and no major illnesses.

**I am Very thankful for the 4 GREAT children Heavenly Father has trusted me with!

**I am thankful for my Heavenly Father who I know is watching over me and loves me!

**I am thankful for my Sweet little girl who reminds me daily to be a "better" mother, because I realize that I am her constant example.

**I am thankful for my GREAT sister-whom I love and adore! She always sees the best in the worst situation and always has my back!

** I am thankful for my parents who support and give me good advice-even if I don't want to hear it!! Love you!

**I am thankful for (this is a hard one) My BIG Ford Truck!! Although I would rather drive something else it gets me were I need to go safely!!! LOL

**I am thankful for my beautiful home that I can be happy and warm in.

**I am thankful for Utah's beautiful Mountain's and that we get to enjoy them!

**I am thankful that Jake's family made it to Utah-Safely! And are doing Great!

**I am VERY thankful that Jake has managed to stay some what busy in such a "Bad Economy".

**I am thankful for a nice cold PEPSI when it has been a long day!!!

I could go on and on actually-I am just feeling very blessed this year and wanted to share my thoughts! We are truly so Blessed- if we just take a minute tho think about it! Happy Thanksgiving!

Mckay Gets Baptised!

2009-10-21T10:35:00.000-07:00

Mckay got baptised the end of September-what a special day for him. I think that is the most nervous I have ever seen him! He did such a GREAT job! It was such a good experience for Mckay- I asked Mckay if he felt "clean" afterward and he said -"yeah-and I feel so good inside". I am so proud of him and so thankful that Jake is a worthy priesthood holder and can baptise our children. We had lots of family and friends come-including Mckays primary teachers which he thought was great. After the baptism we had a lunch to celebrate! I am so glad we are members of this gospel and get the opportunity to be baptised! Mckay looks like a little Missionary!

OOHH How I Love These Kids!!

2009-10-21T10:29:00.000-07:00

We recently took these pictures of the kids! I am so so glad they are my family!!

My Cute Tinker Bell

2009-10-21T10:24:00.001-07:00

Madelynn is so cute!! My sister gave us this "tinker bell" costume and Madelynn is always putting it on. She looks so cute in it and loves to dance around in it! This is new territory for everyone at our house we are not use to little girls that LOVE to do girlly things!! Thanks Tawnie for the cute dress up-I think we all like it!!

Birthday Boy Matthew Turns 11!

2009-09-14T10:57:00.000-07:00

I can't believe I have a 11-teen year old!! Were have all the years gone?? It is September at our house which is Birthday time for the boys! Matthew's birthday is on the 9th and Mckay's is on the 10th. I have always told Matthew for his 3rd Birthday he got the best present he will ever get-his little brother Mckay! Especially since I had Mckay 3 weeks early- I was due on September 29th-Mckay had other plans! Matthew is a fun kid to have around, except when he gets a little 'Moody" that's why I say he is 11-teen! He is also smart but would rather be social! I was concerned this year because his best friend started going to the Charter School. I was afraid he would be lonely and it would be a long year. I had nothing to worry about because Matthew has made a bunch of new friends-he ended up being in a class with his other friend Zach and has brought home 2 other friends from school. The kids sure seem to like him!! (and so do the girls!) He still gets to see his friend from the charter school almost daily, they live just around the corner. Matthew likes to play video games, play baseball or basketball, play board games,camping, hiking, he enjoys Scouts and just hang-out with his friends! Something that I love about Matthew is he is very kind to others. He can be such a nice young man! Matthew's favorite foods are Pizza, Corn Dogs, Apples and anything "fast food" (a kid after my own heart!) Happy Birthday Matthew-We are so proud of the person you are becoming!!

Birthday Boy Mckay!!

2009-09-14T10:33:00.001-07:00

It was McKay's Birthday on Sept. 10th he turned 8 years old. He is such a GREAT kid, I feel so blessed to have such amazing children! Mckay can be shy sometimes he is the opposite of most children; he doesn't like to be the center of attention, but once he feels comfortable-watch out! Mckay loves to learn and is very smart! He is in the 2nd grade and reads on a 5th grade level, he loves to read and learn new things. Mckay will try the same thing over and over until he masters it-he is very competitive and loves a challenge! Mckay loves most sports some of his favorites are Soccer, Baseball, Swimming and he says he is the fastest runner in the 2nd grade!! (I am sure he is)Something special that I love about Mckay is his genuine love for his brothers, he looks up to Matthew and him and Marcus are Best Friends. He is always looking out for his brothers! Some of his favorite things to do are bike riding, reading, fishing, camping, drawing, he loves to play outside and trying to figure out his new Rip-Stick. McKay's favorite foods are Pizza, Chicken Enchilada's, Grilled Cheese, Chicken Nuggets, Any type of fruit and "Puke Donald's"(as we call it at our house!) Happy Birthday Mckay-We Sure Love You!!!

Outdoor Fun In August

2009-09-04T14:34:00.000-07:00

Here are a few fun pictures of the kids! This was taken up Payson Canyon. We like to go up the canyon and hike or bike ride. The boys love the outdoors! The other pictures are at my parents property in side these T-P huts. My brother Craig and his Scouts build two TP's and the kids love them-I think they are pretty neat! They can actually sleep in them and build a fire in the middle of them. The kids have spent countless hours playing inside these cool huts-Thanks Craig for the fun times!!

Back To School And My New BBF

2009-09-04T14:09:00.000-07:00

Well its that time of year again-Back to school! I have heard it been called "the most wonderful time of the year!" I can't decide if I agree!! Just on Monday all three boys brought home the dreaded HOMEWORK-need I say more? That is so much work for me!! The boys are all really excited for school and so far enjoying it. Madelynn on the other hand is going to make me CRAZY! She is so bored-if she wakes up before the boys leave she says "NO NO Boys-No School!" She misses them and can't wait for them to be home!! She is my new BBF (best buddy forever) and I for the most part enjoy spending so much time with her. Matthew is in the 5th grade this year Mckay in the 2nd and Marcus in 1st. They all seem to have GREAT teachers and seem to be adjusting well. Here are a few pictures of what we have been up to lately!

Happy Campers!!

2009-07-28T08:12:00.000-07:00

This is cute little Jed-My sisters little boy!

Here is Ashlie-the only girl besides Madelynn!

We love to Camp-here are some pictures of our "Happy Campers!" Sorry for such a long post we have had a busy July and took lots of pictures. I posted all this because I am not a Journal Writer and I want to remember all the things we did.

July Fun!!

2009-07-28T08:00:00.001-07:00

Notice the "wet butt" every time we go fishing Madelynn falls in the lake-every time! I have learned to plan accordingly-with extra clothes.

I love the month of July!! Camping, Fishing, 4-wheeling, BBQing, Hikeing, Swimming, Family and Friends! Over the 24th we went camping- and had a good time. We went camping with my family up Fairview. The kids all played and Matthew got to shoot a 22 for the first time! He has a BB Gun and has really enjoyed it- so this year when they went shooting he got to shoot and he thought that was GREAT!! He was also a great shot!! Matthew has also been learning to drive the 4-wheeler and I must say is becoming a GREAT driver-I love it when he drives me around!! Anyway it was alot of fun!! I really enjoy the Summer months when we spend it in the Outdoors!!

Are We Sheephearders?

2009-07-28T07:51:00.000-07:00

This was alot of Fun!! On our way to my parents property there is sheep in the road- so Jake decided to get out and chase them up the road. Then the boys wanted to do it to. It was pretty funny to watch!! Madelynn loves the sheep- she will BBAA out the window at them and she always says "I wanna pet it". She got out and chased the sheep until one of the boys said " It's going to get you!!" Then she took off crying and running the opposite way!! It was pretty funny!! Marcus looking a little "white trash" got his shirt wet at the lake!! It was pretty funny!!

Good Old American 4th!!

2009-07-28T07:39:00.001-07:00

What would the 4th be without Watermelon?

I really like the 4th of July!! It is such a fun holiday. We got to go camping for the 4th and had a great time!! We went up Fairview Canyon Camping-to my parents property. We always have a great time up there-even though we go year after year we absolutely love it up there!! It is our little summer get-away and we are always excited to go and enjoy this beautiful country we live in. I feel so blessed to have all the freedoms we have-we are truly so lucky!! We fished and 4-wheeled and hung out with family and friends! On the 4th Scoulfield lake does fireworks off the island of the lake-we watched fireworks and then headed back to camp! Fun Times!

GOOFY GOOFY GIRL!!

2009-07-28T07:30:00.000-07:00

I love this picture of Madelynn!! HA HA it is so funny! She loves to swim-she can't get enough. She was so excited to wear these goggles she wore them all afternoon in the backyard-the small things that thrill a little girl! She also LOVES Mckay-but who doesn't? She is always asking me "Where is Kay?" When she wakes up in the morning to when she goes to bed- "Where is Kay?" I don't understand her constant need to be around Mckay-because he is probably the meanest to her!! He loves to get her all rallied up!! What will she do when school starts?

Our Small Baseball Team!!

2009-06-24T14:41:00.000-07:00

Here are the boys in all there Baseball Glory!! We are so proud of them!!

Their BIGGEST Fan!!

2009-06-24T14:36:00.000-07:00

Madelynn is their biggest fan!! She knows when we are headed to the ball field and says-"Baseball Baseball" in the car all the way to the Park! She cheers them on by yelling there name and clapping for them. We just wish she would stay out of all the mud puddles on the empty fields!! I wish I would have had my camera; a few times she has come home Very Very Muddy from jumping in all the puddles!! The life of a girl with three brothers she adores!!

"Take me out to the Ball Game, take me out to the Ball Park."

2009-06-24T14:29:00.000-07:00

Matthew is in the "Big Boy" league as the boys call it!! He is in Fast Pitch-which scares me!! Those boys can really pitch fast at such a young age-I sure wouldn't want to stand in the batters box!! He is on the Astro's and he really enjoys it too! He is VERY versatile and plays a variety of positions: short stop, first base, second and outfield! He was the catcher once and decide that wasn't for him-way to hot for his likeing! He has had a good team this year they have only lost 3 games-and are headed for a City Tournament!

"Buy me some Peanuts and Cracker Jacks"

2009-06-24T14:25:00.001-07:00

Mckay is on the Nationals and he is in Coach Pitch. He is a really good little player- he pays attention and they can always count on a Great hit from Mckay!! He really likes Baseball-he is always wanting to play catch with Jake.

"I don't know if all ever come back!!"

2009-06-24T14:20:00.000-07:00

Marcus is on the Orioles and he is in T-Ball!! It is always fun to watch his rather comical baseball games!! These little kids are still trying to figure it all out- they do some of the cutest things at his games. Like running the wrong way or not even touching the bases or catching the ball when your the opposing team!! Fun Times!!

Spanish Fork Reservoir- Fishing Fun!

2009-06-24T14:13:00.000-07:00

The kids love to go to Spanish Fork Reservoir and fish and play! First we fish and then they get to play in the water and on the sandy beach-we always have a great time!! Here are a few pictures- we usually catch a couple of fish! If you haven't been there you should go sometime its a great place to take the kids for some outdoor fun.

A Quick Update For The Neubert's!

2009-06-21T20:42:00.000-07:00

What a crazy couple of months it has been!! We are still around-it's just been busy! The boys are all out of School for the Summer and that makes live well...............BUSY. We had alot of school programs in May for the end of the school year. The boys had another Great year at school and are excited that it is Summer. Mckay asks me about every other day how many days until we have to go back?? (I ask myself this daily) We have been camped at the Ball Park for the last 5 weeks and counting. All three boys are in City League Baseball this year on three different teams-we are at the Ball Field 4 nights a week!! We actually really enjoy it, I am not complaining- we will just be glad when the season is over. We have also been doing swim lessons the last two weeks, which is every morning, but it gets us all going. The boys all love to swim!! They really enjoy taking swim lessons in the summer. I am up for anything that keeps us all active!! We have been swimming,fishing, 4-wheeling, hiking, BBqing, and are looking forward to some Camping this summer!! That sums up our last couple of weeks hope you are all well and enjoying this time with your children!! Summer has mixed emotions for me, I enjoy the time with my kids but I long for a little quiet time!! I will post some baseball pictures when I can find my camera!!! LOL

Mothers Day Thoughts

2009-05-11T10:06:00.000-07:00

It was a great Mothers Day for me! I have the BEST kids ever!! I just wanted to share because they were so darn cute! Jake took the boys to the store on Friday to get me something for Mothers day- I got to have a night out- that was fun! (I went to Tocanos with my sister and mom for a mothers day dinner-thanks girls!) Anyway the kids had a few ideas for me which were so cute I had to share- Marcus said I needed a new pillow so I can get better sleep!! LOL Less kids would = better sleep!! Marcus also said I needed some more dresses to go to the temple, because I look so pretty when I go to the temple. Mckay said I needed more necklaces and flowers- because girls like that stuff!!(he already has it figured out) Matthew said "Mom needs her own pack of gum!" Which is funny because I am always complaining that they steal all of my gum!! (that surprised me because maybe my kids actually do listen to me!?!?) Anyway they decided on a new Bike! Which I love! They were so cute about it all day Saturday it was all they could do from telling me because they were all so excited!! They were so excited to go on a bike ride with me- and to top it all off Marcus rode his bike for the first time with no training wheels!! All in all I have such a great family!! I am Lucky to be the mom to these 4 great kids!!

Spring Break Sledding!!

2009-04-20T10:17:00.000-07:00

Turn your sound up for this!! We took the kids sledding for Spring Break- it was GREAT!! I wanted to post this Video of Jake it is funny. (several family members requested it) He decided to sled down this huge hill and realised half way down it was a big "drop off" it was hilarious! You can hear it in his voice on the video, we all laughed so hard it was so funny!! And of course nobody wanted to go again!

The "BIG ONE"

2009-04-20T10:05:00.001-07:00

This is a picture of Jake looking up at the hill!! We could not stop laughing- then we came home and watched the video and laughed all over again!

What The Spring?!?

2009-04-20T09:55:00.001-07:00

So we thought we would take the kids fishing on Spring Break-NOT!! We went up Fairview Canyon to go fishing, but there was to much snow about 18 feet of it!!! Jake took out his good old tape measure and measured it-CRAZY! (he is always careing a tape measure) The picture of the "out house" is were the lake sits-it was all snowed in!! We threw the sleds in and had a great time!! I think that was one of the funnest times we have ever had sledding, huge hills and big laughs-Mostly at ourselves!! FUN TIMES! The kids are still laughing about it!

If You've Had A Birthday Shout Hooray!

2009-04-14T21:36:00.000-07:00

Marcus had his 6th Birthday April 12th on Easter! What a fun day for Marcus. He is such a sweet little boy, I am so thankful for him!! He can lighten up any bad day with a nice comment or just a quite hug. Marcus has had a rough winter, he has been sick alot this winter, hopefully we are on the uphill for Spring. Marcus is in Kindergarten this year and he loves it! He is doing great and has been reading since about Thanksgiving, his kindergarten teacher told me the other day she thinks he is the nicest child in her class! What a Complement! He is really sweet, when he finds something good he wants to share it with everyone. He loves to ride the bus to school and tells me about twice a week I need to ride it with him because it is so fun! When we go to the grocery store he ask me for a treat and I say sure, he has to get on for everyone because he wants everyone to have a special treat! (he will even get one for Jake) We are so lucky to have his sweet personality in our family!! Some things Marcus likes are; riding his bike, camping, fishing, playing with action figures, Cars stuff playing the WII and computer. His favorite foods are, Chicken Nuggets, Spaghetti, Mcdonalds, Pizza and Pickles! Marcus loves to play with all his friends, he has alot of friends!! (especially the girls!) We Love you Marcus!!

Birthday Boy!

2009-04-14T21:31:00.001-07:00

We celebrated Madelynn, Marcus and Ashlie's Birthday at grandmas house. Marcus and his cousin Ashlie were born 5 days apart! They are good buddies, I hope they are always good friends!! Happy Birthday Marcus and Ashlie!

Marcus and Madelynn's Birthday!

2009-04-14T21:29:00.001-07:00

These two sure love each other!! Marcus and Madelynn are little buddies, sometimes they can also be enemies! They play together every morning before school. I thought this picture was really cute and wanted to share it!

Madeynn Turned 2!

2009-04-14T21:11:00.000-07:00

I can't believe she is 2, were have the past two years gone?!? Our little Madelynn had a Birthday on April 2nd! What a fun little girl she is!! She sure keeps us going and going and going. She hit the "terrible two's" at one, when she started running!! I don't think she ever walked she just ran and ran. She is always up to something some of her latest adventures include, dumping a whole Gallon of bubbles down the drain and asking "were are the bubbles mommy?" She climbs everything, I have found her on top of the stove (starting the Microwave), sitting in the sink is her favorite and the other day she was on top of the Pool Table! (I have yet to figure that one out??) She is not afraid of much, just spiders and bugs mainly because her brothers chase her with them. We all love this girl!! She is so full of life it spills out of her!! Here are a few things she likes, Bubbles,talking, horses, dogs, jumping on anything, climbing, singing, butterflies (she spots them everywhere, its amazing), shoes, she loves her brothers and calls them all by a special name, "Pippza" and grapefruit are her favorite foods. A good day to Madelynn is when she gets a bubble bath and gets to go outside to see the horses, she loves the horses!! Happy Birthday Beautiful Girl!!

Birthday Girl!

2009-04-14T21:01:00.000-07:00

We got Madelynn a little trike for her Birthday, she loves it! We are waiting for nice weather so we can take it outside!

The Next American Idol?

2009-04-14T20:45:00.000-07:00

Jake wanted me to post this on our blog! It is so funny to watch Madelynn sing, she really gets into it!! She will find the broom and sing into it but she always closes her eyes when she sings, she learned that from American Idol! When we are watching American Idol she is singing the whole time it is so so so funny!! I hope you all get a good laugh!

2009 Moab Jeep Safari!

2009-04-14T20:33:00.000-07:00

This year all the boys headed to Moab for some Jeeping Fun. Jake, Matthew and Mckay went with my brother Craig his wife Jessica and my Dad. They go just about every year in April, this is the 3rd year in a row. The boys love Moab!! Matthew knows all the trials and most of there names, I dare say he could be a tour guide!! (to bad he can't remember his spelling words as good as he can remember the trails in Moab!) LOL Marcus was so excited to go this year and ended up being really sick and unable to go, he was very sad about that! We are glad he is feeling better. They took my Dad's "Hotel" his trailer and camped out! They all had a great time. They camp, 4 wheel in the sand dunes and ride trials all day! I stayed home with the two kids and had a nice quite weekend! I spent time with my sister and mom we all went shopping. All in all it was a GREAT weekend!

EEKKKSSS!!

2009-04-14T20:29:00.001-07:00

This is a picture of them driving over the same hole Matthew is standing in below!! You couldn't pay me enough to be in that Jeep!!

Can you believe they drove over that?!?

2009-04-14T20:25:00.000-07:00

Crazy is all I have to say!! One year I went, lets just say I did alot of walking!!! Not my idea of a good time!!

Moab Suprise!

2009-04-14T20:22:00.000-07:00

They could not believe there eyes when they woke up to this on Saturday Morning!! No escaping this crazy weather, even in Moab! I don't think it ever snows in Moab during the Jeep Safari?!?

Carefull Boys! I Can't Look!

2009-04-14T20:20:00.000-07:00

Picture, Picture, Who's Got The Camera??

2009-03-21T13:07:00.000-07:00

I went to take a picture with our camera and the battery was dead. After I charged the battery this is what I found!! Wonder who took 16 of these pictures?!? You be the judge!

HHHMMM!!

2009-03-21T13:05:00.000-07:00

Is She Guilty??

2009-03-21T13:03:00.001-07:00

This trouble maker is always up to something. We all had a good laugh about these pictures!! I was surprised that she actually got one of her face, it was at the very end of all the pictures. This is typical trouble maker Monster Madelynn!! What a fun little girl she is!!

Happy Birthday Jake

2009-03-12T14:36:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to say Happy Birthday to Jake!! It is Birthday season at our house we have 4 Birthdays in 3 weeks- crazy. Jake's birthday is on March 24th, and he will be..................... you'll have to guess. He is such an amazing person!! If you know what he has been threw in his life, it is amazing he is normal!! (foster care system-enough said!) Here are a few fun facts about Jake!!

** He is a Pepsiaholic!!

**Jake dreams of waking up one day and being able to play anything on the guitar.

** He is very talented!! (but doesn't think he is) If you have been in our beautiful home you would see his talent!! A little story just this week he build a custom mantle in our garage in 1 day it was awesome.

**Jake is a busy body- he can't stand to sit home-this economy thing is killing him!!

** Jake has a lot of hobbies- Boating, hunting, 4-wheeling, Jeeping, Camping, Fishing, golfing,basketball, baseball, playing guitar etc...I could go on and on......

**He can eat anything he wants (believe me he does) and not gain a pound. I am envious of this!!

**He is a GREAT Dad to our children.

** Jake doesn't seem to age!! People think he is a newly returned Missionary all the time.

**Jake is in the young mens in our ward and really enjoys that- he says it makes him feel young.

** Jake says his greatest blessing ever is to have his own family- He makes us feel this daily!!

Jake is a HUGE part of our family and we are so lucky to have him!!

A Crazy February

2009-02-10T12:22:00.001-08:00

I haven't had alot of time to update our blog lately!! January was a pretty quite month for us, now February is crazy!! The most exciting thing that happened to us in January was that we sold our van!! That's great news for us, considering all the problems we have had with it over the last year!! We haven't had time to even look for a new car yet, we are just very happy to get rid of the one we had!! I am now driving Jake's BIG Ford Truck, its an adventure!! Anyway I am taking a CNA class this month, which is keeping us very busy!! I have to go to class Mon, Tue, Wed, from 4 to 10 pm, and I also have to do 3 clinicals (8 hours each) and take a CPR class. This is making February Crazy!! I have been wanting to take this class for years, it is so far going great! I really enjoy it and am learning alot! I am looking in to nursing schools and thinking of starting up in the Fall of 09. This is something I have always wanted to do, go back to school and become a nurse! Next year I will only have Madelynn at home all the boys will be in all day school! I think that will make it possible for me to go back to school! Anyway we will have to see what happens over the coming months! Jake is busy being Mr. Mom, he is taking care of homework, dinner and bed time in the evenings while I am at class. Which is not an easy task with 4 kids!! He is doing a great job, the kids sure love him! Well that's what we have been up to lately, hope you are all doing well!! Happy Valentines! Robert-Happy Birthday!!

Sledding Fun!

2009-02-10T11:17:00.000-08:00

We love to go sledding. This is a few pictures of us sledding at Peetetneet in Payson! I think everyone in town sleds here, we always have a good time. We are always exhausted after an afternoon of sledding and walking up the big hill!! This year even Madelynn joined in on the fun, she liked sledding down with one of the boys but cried all the way up the hill!! What a girl!! It is a good time, and it's also a huge plus that is is only about 1 mile away from our house. Afterward we go home and enjoy a glass of hot chocolate! Fun Times!!

Marcus All Bundled Up!!

2009-02-10T11:16:00.001-08:00

BBBBRRRRRRRR Mckay!!!

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