Wishin' we were in HAWAII...

These were taken at our house on April 16th. B-B-B-B-B-Brrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

Oh well, as long as the boys are happy.

FHE Bowling Wheeeee!

Jake says, "Who won the bowling game?"
Everybody else answers, "Uh, You did, Jake."

Jake replies, "I know, I just wanted to remind you all, haha."

Hunter, It's okay, there's always next time bud. Don't cry!


Noah....I'm just happy to be here.


Dan, "It's sooo hard to focus on bowling when they have the NCAA Championship game on big screen right in front of me."

Lynita, "I woulda kicked all ya'alls tushies if I didn't have tendonitis in my bowling arm and had to use a 6lb ball."

So, the reason we went bowling for FHE tonight is because Noah got to pick his reward for finishing "Leven Thumps". Way to go Noah!! Great Job!!

(The other boys were kinda thinking this was unfair because they have read literally hundreds of books and they don't get rewarded for each of them." Oh well, whatcha gonna do?)

We're Dyeing!

....Easter Eggs that is.

'Livi' is obviously all about the flower power.

We kinda had a house full. Grandma Sheila had Lizzy and Madi for a sleep over. Then Tonia and Taylor and the girls came over to "watch conference". Then Eric, Allison and their 6 kiddos stopped by to visit. FUN DAY! I love the visitors. The best part was when we discovered that some of the eggs we dyed were not actually cooked. Oh yeah, that was funny. Sorry Noah. :P

The effects of working night shift

I saw a story on the news about working night shift. It seems there is some strong scientific evidence that people who work night shifts are more likely to have heart problems, diabetes, obesity, etc. Well, ain't that a kick in the pants. (I really hate the word "ain't".) (I really hate the word "hate" too.) So, I'm sitting here at work just watching the clock tick down to 0600. I know that when I finally get home, I'm gonna sleep until I can't sleep anymore. Then I'm gonna walk around like a zombie mom until I can't stand it any more. Then I'll put my kids to bed and make them read in their rooms. No wonder my kids are such great readers; I make them go to bed too darn early. Anyway, then for the next 2 days I will walk around feeling like I have the flu because I've stayed up all night tonight. When I finally get my body back on the day schedule and start to feel okay, I will go back to work and start the whole cycle over again. I'm not sure who I think is listening to me. I've just looked up about everything I can possibly think of online and have nothing else to do for another hour. Well, I guess that's not true. I could watch "Married with Children" or another "ExtenZe" commercial.

ANYWAY

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered.

Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.

Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies.

Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you.

Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight.

Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous.

Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten.

Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough.

Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God.

It was never between you and them anyway.

-this version is credited to Mother Teresa

I love this quote, I have realized lately that over the past year I have become quite the cynic. I think I need to reevaluate my life and my priorities. I'm gonna try to make this quote my new motto.

Hawaii

HAWAII

(I'm not good enough at this blogging thing to actually get the pictures in order, but you don't care, do you...)

Yeah, we finally made it after a 5hour layover in San Francisco! Awesome beaches a block away from the Framptons house.

Noah boogie boarding. Noah would definately be a surfer boy if he could. He loved the ocean.












Jake

















This was Debbie everynight, slaving away in the kitchen for us. Mahalo Debbie.

The Twins! (Wyatt and Garrett)

Noah and Garrett

Hunter and Garrett

Daniel vs. The Boys I wonder who will win???

Hey, is that traveling?

This is the celebration after the game. Who do you think the win is?

More celebration!!! Wonder why they are soooo darn excited????

Could it be because Daniel bet each of them 10$ if he lost.

This is the proof that he's paid up on his debts. We don't want these crazy boys coming to us in a year saying, "hey you owe me ten dollars.... remember that time......"

Pearl Harbor

Hunter, Jacob, Noah, Lynita, Daniel, Wyatt, Garrett

Whoooo, who's having fun at the Luau?

Smile for the camera. :)






....or not?

Well, at least some of us had fun.















My Baby.















Tatum and her new best bud. (Noah)

Daniel and Noah. Can you tell Dan is concentrating? Watch the tongue.

Polynesian Cultural Center

On the boat, obviously.

Hunter. So Cute.

Okay, I wish I had more boys. It's so cute to see them all hanging out together.

The famous Mosumotos Shaved Ice.

(Delicious, except for the bean Debbie made me eat. Yuck! Who puts beans in shaved ice.)

My six little turtles.

Okay, the real turtle.

Polynesian Cultural Center

Fishing booth.

Noah caught a 4 pounder.......okay, maybe more like a 4 ouncer. Go Noah!

Cute boy at the PCC.

Older cute boy at the PCC.

Garrett, practicing for "older cute boy at the PCC" position.

Hunter at Alligator Pond. Yes, in Hawaii, they call this a pond.

Cool picture. This is where they film "Lost"

Jake at the "Pond"

Look at this little stud muffin. He's gonna break some serious hearts in a few years. (Noah)

Fooling Myself

All this time I've lived in Utah and when people say it's %@#@^$% cold outside, I just shrug it off and say, well you've never been to Minnesota, this isn't cold, I'll show you cold. Well, we just came back from Hawaii where the palm trees sway all day and the temp was a "cool" 78 degrees all week long. I just found out what paradise really is. I think I'm am a Hawaiian trapped in a Minnesotans body who is stuck in limbo somewhere in the middle of Utah. Too bad my husband is Utahan through and through. :( BTW, when we got home from our trip we found out the temperature inside our house was 42 degrees. Yeah that's right, INSIDE our house.

Christmas Break..... Rock Canyon park.....Sledding with Tyson.
Happy Halloween!!

Okay, I realize it's the end of January, but I've had camera downloading issues. I'm working on it though. So anyway, this is the boys and some of their cousins on our front porch. Lots O fun.

Crazy Hair Day

This one is self explanatory. They wanted me to shave a stripe down the middle of their heads. I thought the letters in the back were a pretty good compromise.