I know I know....
has it really been almost a year and a half since I posted? Well needless to say a lot has gone on in that time, so instead of trying to catch you all up I am going to just start fresh. Sound good?
Well for starters for those of you that don't know, we are expecting baby #4. I am just about 5 months along. No, we don't know what we are having. This kid just won't cooperate. I have my Dr appt tomorrow so hopefully I will have some news to share. We are really excited. The family is split on what we think this baby will be. Allan, pax and ky are team girl. Wyatt and I think that it will be a boy. We will see.
In other news, Allan and I just celebrated our 10 year anniversary. It has been a wonderful decade. I am so lucky to have such a great husband.
I know this is quick, but I will update again soon with pictures

I swear God created bear lake just for me...

Have i mentioned before how much i love bear lake. it is one of my favorite places ever. i love to take long camping trips there or even just a day trip...which is what this time was.

here is ky soakin' up some sun, water and most definately sand. i swear bear lake sand has a way of wiggling into every nook and cranny. we have been finding sand everywhere, for days now!

i think that i am teaching my kids to have a love for this wonderful place too.

wyatt and my mom have such a special bond. if "waha" (that is what wyatt calls my mom) is around then wyatt is glued to her. she loves all the attention he gives her though.

wyatt was so proud of the sand castle that he and waha made "all by themselves". bear lake isn't the same without the building of a castle.

Can't wait to go back in August. it will be fun. paxton wasn't at this trip because he was still at the cabin with grandma Jenny...shhh don't tell him we went, he will be awfully sad!

Awwwe, FRESH air....

Allans family has a cabin down in the Cedar Breaks area. it is so much fun. it had been a few years since me and my kiddos have been able to go. so this year we packed our bags and left all our cares and worries at home, and journeyed to "the Cabin".

it was such great weather. i can remember being up here and being so freaking HOT. this year was still warm, but not unbearable, plus there was a nice breeze.
here is me, ky and dub. (pax was on the water hike with all the big kids). we went on a nice hike up and aroung the cabin. it was a gentle

hike that even the smallest kids can do. we saw birds (even a couple of hawks), butterflies, chipmunks, and a very quick deer.

its never a hike at the cabin if you don't take a picture on the "huge rock". i think i have a picture on this rock from every year at the cabin.

Not only is there hiking, but the most enjoyable thing for the kids is catching all the critters they can. they have all learned where the prime spots are for catching snakes, lizards and frogs.

i didn't think that my boys would love doing this, but boy was i wrong!!! they would come back up the cabin 4 or 5 times a day covered in mud. finally i had to tell them they couldn't change their clothes anymore that day for fear that we were going to run out of clean ones before the week was done!

isn't this beautiful???

t-dogg, p-rad, and g-money showing off there "huge" snakes they caught the first couple of days there.

pax really wanted to keep his and bring it home as his pet, but i said no way! we made a deal that he could keep it as his pet the whole time we were at the cabin.

wyatt was getting in there with the rest of them. he didn't catch any snakes (he held them though), but he was so good at catching frogs...in fact he caught the biggest one!

i just had to keep reminding him to not squeeze it too much...i don't think he listened to me this time. poor little frog! i can tell you though that it did survive the taking of this picture!

by the last day we were there ky started to get brave. here she is holding here very own snake. i was so proud. i didn't think there

was anyway she would hold one. goes to show what moms know huh?!

overall, we had a great trip, the kids loved it, i loved it (especially the late night games we adults played after the kids were in bed), and we are for sure going to go again next summer!

because we are proud....

....to be an American!

i love love love the 4th of july. it is one of my favorite holidays. i love getting into the huge crowds of parades, firework and carnivals. what could be more american then that!

this year was especially fun because my sister and brother in law along with their two boys, came into town to spend the festivites with us.

here are the boys enjoying the clearfield city parade. we always go to either clearfields or riverdales parade because my dad was a firefighter for both cities for a lot of years!

surprisingly enough, the weather was a bit chilly. i have never known a parade show that we had to wear jackets, but little ky was "breezing". my sister steph was sure enjoying the cool weather though...although she is 8 months pregnant, so any amount of cool air is appreciated!

this is my sister and brother in law. they are so much fun. we had a great vistit with them. i was sure wishin' that they could have stayed longer though. it has been a year since we have seen them and one week just wasn't enough!

From Baby to BIG girl....

Ky is now 3. Man the time has gone by! one minute she wanted a binky and a sipper cup, and now she wants baby dolls and dress-ups. it just gets more and more fun with her...although it gets more and more dramatic as well. she is a fun girl and i love her so much, wouldn't trade a thing!

PreSchool Graduation and last day of school!

here is wyatt at his graduation. it was so much fun. he had a really fun year and met so many new friends that he will go on to kindergarten with. i can't believe that he is going to be in elementary! wow!!!

here is paxton and some of his friends @ field day. it was a fun filled day with relay races, chalk art, dancing and laughing. paxton loved first grade, he was sad to say goodbye to his friends...but especially his teacher. she was wonderful!

Aaron, paxton, kyler and luke

Gotta love a good party!
i love any reason to celebrate, and this was the perfect reason to do just that...my mom's birthday. my grandma had the great idea to have everyone get together and go to a play for my mom's day, but you can't go out without dinner right??? el madador here we come!

hello kitty never looked so good!

my sweet little ky loves her big girl panties. i think she was just a little confused on HOW exactly to wear them. don't worry though, we got her all straightened out. and the best part is...she is 100% potty trained, even at night. i am thrilled. she was by far the easiest of my three kids! girls rock!

my sweet dubby is 5!i can't believe that he is five...really? where has the time gone. at four was still my little boy, but at five he is now a big kid who will be starting school this fall. i am starting to feel like i need to reminisce about all his cute, fun things he used to say and do. please tell me that the year of five is going to be fun and cute too!
we had a really good time today with all of wyatt's celebrations. he had is first "friend" party. it was so cute. he wanted to go bowling. so up to weber state we went. can i just tell you what a deal it was...if you go on a week day between 3-5 it is happy hour and each game is only a $1.90 and then $1 to rent shoes. but if your kids are 9 and under the shoes are free. what a steal. it was so fun and the kids loved it. it was an easy enough party that he might be able to talk me into doing another one next year.
i love dubby so much and am so grateful he is in my family. my life just wouldn't be complete without him. Happy birthday, Wyatt!!!

I need your help....
i am in need of your yummy, mouth watering, delicious, tasty, savory recipes.
i am making a recipe binder for my cute sister in law that just got married in november. i have all my favorites that i have added and am lacking in the size of binder i would like to give.
so i am giving a shout out to all of you chefs out there to share one of your fav's with me.
just leave your recipe in my comments or you can email me at
stacyronnow@comcast.net

better late right?

sorry i am just getting around to posting our halloween pictures. i can't believe how fast time is flying by. well let me just tell you...wyatt was the mastermind behind these costumes this year. he wanted to be peter pan so bad for halloween (which i was so for, his alternative was a zombie, how would i have done that, besides i want him to stay cute for as long as i can get him to be). so once he decided, he informed paxton that he was going to be a pirate and to round out our peter pan characters, ky was to be tinkerbell. it turned out good and the kids has a great time. i am so proud of paxton for being such a good sport! not many big brothers would let their little brother pick out their costume! Paxton aka "Captain Hook/pirate"
Wyatt aka "Peter Pan"

Kysa aka "Tinkerbell"

One big Happy family!

Witchespalooza...

we finally had our Witch party that was one year in the making...last year my mom came up this idea to have a witch party. she was so excited about it. so the planning begun.

for our first annual party we decided to decorate witch hats. i wasn't so sure how it was going to go, but it was a total success. everyones hat turned out so cute and different. i was really happy with how mine turned out too.
here are the party planning people. my mom, me, steph, and kate. the party was so much fun, but the getting ready for it was just as much fun. what a great looking bunch of witches huh? it was fun to see what costumes everyone came in. i really liked mine. my wonderful mom helped me make it.

the three witchy sisters! me, steph, and kate

this picture isn't very good, but we all went to breakfast at midnight, dressrd in our witch costumes and newly decorated witch hats. it was so much fun. you should have seen how packed the resturant was. we had so many stares and questions of what 16 grown women were doing dressed as we were and at village inn no less! we had so many fun laughs.

after eating we went back to my moms and had a sleepover. although we didn't really sleep. we ended up going to bed at about 3am! it has been a really long time since i have stayed up that late. when we woke up we ate homemade cinnamon rolls, chocolate milk and fruit...yum. but we can't forget the awards we gave out to each witch. everyone left with a "witch" themed gift!

i can't wait for next years party. it will be fun to see what fun and creative things my mom comes up with!

Mostly Sweet...

here is ky. she is a fun little girl. i am very glad she is mine, and this was one of those times when she reminds me just how lucky i am to be her mom. not always is she the sweet, charming ky that we know and love, but this day she gave me a sweet little gift...

we were having a great time watching paxton's soccer game and out of the blue ky jumps in my lap and says in her cute muttled two year old voice, "me duv you mom". talk about melting my heart. this was the first time she said she loved me without me have to pry, bribe, or tickle it out of her.

ps. i have mis-placed this jacket that she is wearing. if i happened to have left it at your home, would you kindly give me a call. thanks so much!

gardner village
here we are at gardner village. it was during the wee-witches weekend...so much fun. we were getting some inspiration for our witch party that was to be held the next weekend.
thanks girlys, i had a fantastic time and can't wait to do it again next year.
pictured above is: my sister steph, me, my mom becky and my grandma dixie!

i love the fall...i took this picture on our way home from bear lake. the trees were in full glory. it was so beautiful. i love the fall. why can't it last a little longer???

peach rasberry jam...
every year as peaches come into season, me, my mom and my sister get together and make this jam. it is sooooo good and is pretty easy to make! so i wanted to share. go ahead, give it a try with all those yummy peaches that you have been wondering what you are going to do with.

**my moms jam **
4c. smashed peaches
4c. sugar
1pkg. frozen rasberries
(you can used fresh, about 1 1/2 baskets)
1- 3oz. pkg. strawberry jello

first get yourself some peaches. i got this entire basket full and i ended up making about 8 batches.

next you need to take the skin off your peaches. this is a good tip i got from my friend kasie, get a pot of water boiling and drop your peaches in for about 30 seconds. take them out and let them cool just a bit. then the skins will slide right off! so much easier then to use a knife!

once you get the skins off, wash and cut in half.

instead of smashing my peaches i put them in the blender and pushed the chop button.

put 4c. of the peaches, 4c. of sugar, and 1 pkg. of rasberries into a pot, stir altogether. bring to a boil, make sure to stir constantly. once it is boiling reduce the heat to med/low and cook for 25 minutes, stir occasionally.

after you have cooked the jam for the 25 minutes, take it off the heat and add the pkg of strawberry jello. stir it in and then pour into your containers. then plop those little babies into your freezer and use as needed.

Volia! now you have a nice supply of homemade, yummy, fresh, peach rasberry jam!

hope you enjoy! let me know if anyone tries it!

Bear lake -trip#2 i love that my parents have a condo in bear lake, it is so much fun to take the weekend and go have some family fun. this trip to bear lake was focused on Halloween. we tie-dyed these pumpkin t-shirts. they were so much fun. the kids loved them. my kids wanted to wear them all three days we were up there.

for dinner we make a "spooky" meal. this is a bloody monster foot created by Waha (my mom).

and of course it wouldn't be halloween without some creativly painted pumpkins. so much fun!

ps- the downside of the trip...i freaking got stung by a bee. (or hornet, i am not sure) i had a allergic reaction and my arm swelled up and got a yucky raised welt on it. can i just tell you, it still hurts/itches, mind you this was three days ago. shouldn't it feel better by now?

don't mess with me... paxton got invited to one of his friends birthday parties. it was a superhero/villian themed party. how fun for there little boys! they were supposed to come dressed up. paxton couldn't decide what he wanted to be. even up until the day of the party we were discussing it. so finally dad suggested "the hulk". paxton was so excited and i was all for it. we had everything except the green face paint, but with a quick trip to the halloween store we were set. pax wore a ripped up white tee and some of his little brothers shorts (to make them look small, and believe me, they were), some green face paint and some black hair dye (extra from last halloween), and volia! the hulk was reborn and in our kitchen no less!

i told him to give me a "mean" face, i think he looks more worried then mean, but what do you think?

take me out to the ballgame... go raptors, go! we had been planning on going to a baseball game all summer and finally we made it to the very last one! well we picked a good night to go, they were giving all kids 14 and younger a free bike helmet.

here is wyatt sporting his new helmet and waiting to catch a foul ball. he didn't end up catching one, but one of the dads we were with did, and being the nice guy he is, he gave it to wyatt. how exciting. wyatt was so happy, it totally made his night, that and the snowcone!

say cheese. the kids loved their helmets and ended up wearing them just about the entire game. ky wanted to wear hers to bed until she learned how uncomfortable it is to lay down in!

this was such a fun, free, family night. we will for sure do it again!

preschool rocks! wow, where does time go? my little dubby is in preschool. he was so excited and so ready to be in school.
this year i decided to get involved in a neighborhood preschool. it has been so much fun. there are six kids and they rotate houses each week. and the moms are the teachers. wyatt thinks this is really cool, he always teases paxton that he has more teachers then him!

wyatt and mia posing on their first day!

getting ready to walk to school

isn't wyatt such a handsome boy...i just love him! sending wyatt to school has been a little bittersweet for me. i love that i have a little more freedom with only having ky at home, but dub is such a fun little boy. he is the first to want to play a game with me, first to give me a hug when i have had a hard day, first to help with the cooking, the first to fetch a band aide even with no blood in sight, the first to cheer anyone up with his selection of jokes. although, he is the first to get his feelings hurt, the first to get into the canister of sugar and eat it with a spoon, he is the first to tell me he doesn't want a bath, the first to get out of bed when it IS bed time, the first to flood our side room, the first to draw on the neighbors car (it was washable marker, thank heavens!),the first to cut his own hair. as active and energetic and mischevous as wyatt is i love having him at home with me. but he is a big boy now and he reminds me everyday!