James

Today is James Birthday.

James Mark's oldest brother.

He did his job when they were younger and teased Mark.

They now love to bike together.

James is an amazingly hard worker and loves to watch his nephew, Scott.

Happy Birthday James,

love you.

Best Friends Forever

Scott's new favorite movie is Ice Age.  

Everyday, all day if he could.  

Well he was watching it last night and I was standing in front of the counter eating.  

Out of the blue Scott gets so happy and excited and jumps up and runs to me. 

 He says as he gets to me, "You're my best friend mom, Best friends forever." 

 He then grabs my leg and turns me so he can give my legs the biggest hug ever.  

I then swooped him up and squoze him like crazy.  

WOW! I love this kid.  

And I love him talking. 

 I told Mark the story and he run up to Mark and said, "Best friends forever, dad."  

He has up wrapped around his finger.  

Thanks Scott, you are our best friend too.

Another awesome thing about Scott lately is how grateful he is.  

He says Thanks after he gets everything.

Cereal, sandwich, chicken nuggets, juice, milk, water, snacks, a toy, getting to watch a movie, taking a  shower, after a kiss, after a hug, after we say I love you...

We are happy to know that at least we've done something right.

Well I walked out of my room this morning to find out that Scott had tried to poor his own drink.

Juice was everywhere.

Well this is the first time it's happened so I couldn't get too mad at him.

I told him it was a bad choice and he needed to get us if he wanted a drink.

He looked so sad and scared but I told him it was OK, just not to do it again.

After wards he thanked me.

You're welcome for telling you not to do something Scott.

He can be hard sometimes but awesome moments like those SOOOO make up for it.

Love you Scotty Boy.

Brooke

Today is Brooke's Birthday.  

She turned 4 years old.

We've gotten to spend tons of time with Brooke this past month.

She came and stayed with us for a few days.

Scott loves to play with her.

She is so fun, creative, and loves to laugh.

Happy Birthday Brooke, 

we sure love you sweetheart.

Kate

Today is my darling Baby sisters birthday, Kate.

She's the beautiful baby in the walker.

Kate and I have been close since she was born.

She is more then a sister, she's a best friend.

This past year she got married.

Scroll down and you will see part two of this picture.

Kate is such an amazing person and inspires me to be a better person.

She has over come so much in her life, and I'm so proud of her.

She is good at everything she does.

I'm always wishing I was like her.  

Happy Birthday Kate, I love you so much.

Kim

Today is my sister, Kim's Birthday.

She was the first to marry into this crazy McEvoy Clan and can't help but love and respect her for loving Ben despite his wild family.

They live in Colorado now and we are so glad that after being from coast to coast they are finally settle closer to us.  

Kim is an amazing cook.

Everything she makes isn't just good, it's delectable.

She is also great at crafts.

She even knows how to save money well, which given the above two talents is kinda amazing trio.

Kim, you're awesome and we love you.

Hope you had a great day.

On her birthday Jeddie got baptized which makes him the newest member of the church in the family.

So happy for you Jeddie.

Way to go! 

Happy Late Christmas to US!

There were a few gifts that didn't make it in time for Christmas this year.

Kinda big ones too.  

The first one was for Scott.

Scott loves animals and we have been so sad since we got rid of Eddie.

The poor kid needs a pet.

So we thought we would get him a fish.

Well went to to go get A fish but it kinda turned into 4 then we added 7 more the next day.

I didn't know how excited Mark would get over having a fish.

Here's Scott loving his new pets.

The other late present was for Mark and me.

Well it was from Mark for me and Mark is enjoying it just as much as I am.

We got a tread mill.

I am so excited to get this new years resolution going.

Scott loves it too.

He uses it for a little bit every time we do and gets so much energy out.

I think Mark might be getting ready for a triathlon.

His brothers have been trying to talk him into doing one for a couple years now and he has always said no because he hates running and swimming.

Well he's now doing more running then biking.

Now if I can get him in my moms pool he'll be all ready.

Me, I'm not training for anything.

I just really needed a way to exercise in the winter without killing my lungs.

It is wonderful to just get one while talking on the phone or while watching a show on the iPad.

Thank you sweetheart. 

New Years Resolutions 2013

Well it's a whole new year and I have been thinking of the things I want to change about myself this coming year for the last month.  One of the biggest things I want to work on is BLOGGING!  I have been letting posts pile up for a month or more at a time and then I have to try to play catch up and forget so many things. So I am going to try to record happenings as they happen.  Might not be every time but I need to do better.  Another thing that I want to do with this blog is record birthdays.  In my family when it's somebodies birthday we celebrate at one of our every two week dinners and go around the table and say something nice about that person.  So I am going to try to have a post dedicated to each of my family members on their birthday.  I'm also going to try to take more pictures of everyday life, not just the big moments.

As a family we are continuing our resolution to see new National Parks.  We have already started this one since we had to make reservations at Yosemite six months in advance.  We are planning a trip in May there along with a few others in California.  We might even plan another trip to some up north in Organ and Washington. Some of my other resolutions fall into the health and spiritual departments so I don't want to get into them.  I just wanted to start the year out letting you all know I will be doing better. 

HAPPY 2013!