let's celebrate!

~Sept 2009~

Bubbas Birthday Bash

~Colt & Little C~

It's not the best picture but I LOVE it!

He got a Peyton Manning hat...

... a book, card games, puzzles, and a few other toys.

~Little C and his Reggie Wayne (#87) cake.~

I like how he's trying not to smile.

Happy Birthday, big guy!!!

Corbins Birthday Breakfast

~September 2009~

My cute little family.

Eating donuts at the Pie Dump for Corbins birthday breakfast before school. Just 6 months later and I can't believe how he's changed!

Webb Family Reunion

Webb Family Reunion

*Labor Day Weekend 2009*

This years Webb Reunion was a little bit different. It was the last one of it's kind, so kind of a sad thing. We enjoy going to this reunion with Bob and Sharlene (the years we're not having babies, since it is held Labor Day weekend) and it is such a fun time. Normally we are camping out in the Ophir Canyon but this year we were down in Lehi so we stayed in hotels, which - to be honest - I didn't mind one bit!!

~Emma~

She was still new at walking. I thought the dirt and rocks would've slowed her down but it didn't!

~Grandma, Corbin, and Marley flying helicopters~

~Grandma & Marley~
Grandmas flappy finger. We were (I guess mostly me) laughing about this for hours. Correction, DAYS. I was still laughing about it when I was showing my family just days later. Good times!!


Grandma was so kind to let Marley do her hair.

~Colt and Bob~

When these two get together for horse shoes they can't be beat!!

Again this year they were the horse shoe champs!! They won these awesome pocket knives. Just one of the many traditions that will be missed.

~Corbin and his new COLTS football~

same football used in our family pics! :)

Since the kids birthdays surround the Webb Reunion we celebrate with Grandma and Grandpa Kierstead at this time. Of course they spoil the kids crazy!!

~Marley, just getting started!!~

Thank you, Bob and Sharlene, for letting us be apart of this yearly tradition. It will be greatly missed!!!

Conversations with Kids

~between big brother and little sister~

They were sitting at the table coloring, Corbin was using the blue crayon. Cody is a little friend of Marleys.

Mar: I don't like blue.

CJ: Blue is for Cody.

Mar: Cody doesn't like blue, he likes the colors that I like.

CJ: That's because he's in love with you.

Simple as that.

preschool time!

~Sept 2009~

The BEST preschool ever!!

When we go to preschool for "getting to know you" Mrs. F always has little faces of the kids drawn on her walk way. Marley thought that was so funny. This is her next to her "face".

Preschool started the following week and I was so excited for Miss M to go. She's super smart (learning to read along with big bro while he was in preschool) so I knew she was ready. At the same time she can be a little shy so I was a bit worried for that.

Of course I had to take the normal first day of school pictures. She's such a beauty to me. She's holding smarties in her hand, I had to bribe her to get going that morning. AM preschool with a girl was something I had to get used to!! :)




We're here!!

"I got this, Mom."

She was laughing that I was taking pictures of her every move.

"I'm not sure I got this, Mom."

I was yelling across the lawn for her to go inside. She was pretty nervous about that.

Finally a kid went in and she followed his lead. She didn't even wave good bye!!

After school, all smiles! It must have gone pretty good.

She loved it!!... and has loved it ever since.

It is so funny how each child is so different. Corbin went to this same preschool and I've learned so much more about what they do this time around. They say prayer to start and there is a special helper each day that says the prayer, passes out papers, helps pass out snack, and hold the flag for the Pledge. Marley is much more of a talker then Corbin was.

Going to preschool has helped Marley be less shy and she is really loving it. She's learning so much and is getting ready for kindergarten. It will be here before we know it!!

to see corbins first day of school pictures click here

1st grade, here we come!!

I can't believe he's in first grade already! (Well, now I can because we're half way through the school year.) He was so excited to go to school this year. To be gone all day and eat lunch at school, it can't get any cooler then that!!

Now that we're half way through the school year I can report he still loves school. Maybe not as much as he did that first week but he still likes to go. He's doing very well in school and is super smart. I get to go into his class room every Tuesday and help. It is so fun to see him in his own environment, watch how he treats other kids, and get to meet his friends.

I'm proud to say I've only embarrassed him once... that I know of. I shared the story with a couple groups of kids about when he was 3 years old and shaved his upper lip. They all want to see the pic of him with the Bat Man band aid. :) To my defense the "shaving" story was relevant to what we were talking about in our groups that day.

I love this little man. It makes me sad thinking it wasn't long ago when I could cuddle and hold him with out him grunting and trying to get away. I love him so much!!

Enjoy the rest of 1st grade, CJ!!

~Flag Football 2009~

This year CJ played up with the "to be" 2nd/3rd graders. (Him only being 1st grade.) He did so well, even being a head - sometimes two - shorter then most of the players. I only got two pics of him this year, how sad; however, I did get "film" with our video camera.

One of my favorites is when this real big kid (probably third grader) pushed him down coming right off of the line. CJ (playing offense) jumped back up and took that kid down and ran off to make a block. I was so proud of him! Even though this is FLAG football sometimes it can get physical.

~CJ in the front, blocking #17 blue~

~CJ 4th one back (white), cousin Ty 7th one back~

Yes, that is Colt and Jon in the back, they coached the team this year.