4th Of July Favorites

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!

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!!

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!!

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!

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!

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!!

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???

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??

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!!"

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

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!?!?!?

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!!

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!