Trenton is "6"!

We went to Chuck e Cheeses for dinner and playtime!
All he wanted was the new Indiana Jones movie - does he look happy or what?!

Our big 6 year old - What a handsome kid!

Trenton Walker Davis is now officially 6 years old. Where does the time go? On Nov. 15, 2002 our 4th child and third son was born. He is such a good kid and we love having him in our family. He started kindergarten this year and is loving school and making new friends. He is always so willing to help his mom and takes really good care of his little brother Kelton. Trenton always tries to do what is right and just the other day even told us he has a goal to "never tell a lie". I'm so glad he chose to be a part of our family, Happy Birthday Trenton!!!

Halloween Fun!

Landon the Dragon Rider

Dallon, or is that Indiana Jones?

Kelton as the caveman

Our Abbee the Angel

Trenton 'Batman' Davis

The angel and the devil ready for the party!

The annual tradition of carving pumpkins. (Landon, you're scaring us with that knife!)

Carving pumpkins, dressing up, and eating candy. What a fun holiday! And our kids like to make the most of it. The kids didn't get to get dressed up for school this year (but they did get to have Halloween parties) so they only got to use their costumes once. Except for Abbee who got to go to a Halloween Daddy/Daughter date for activity days. It was a beautiful day and very warm for trick or treating which made it really nice. Dallon and Landon both went with friends this year, it's weird that they're old enough to go on their own. Mike had the 3 younger kids and they all made a good haul of sugar this year!

UEA Break-Day 2

So 2 years ago we went out to Utah's west desert over fall break and this year the kids really wanted to do it again. We went to a place call Topaz Mtn. out in the middle of nowhere to dig for topaz crystals. Well this year we just decided to make a day trip out of it and Mike was as excited as the kids were. We looked it up on a map and on our GPS and were sure we knew right where we were going (we'd been there before right?) Funny thing how easy it is to get turned around out in a great big desert, ha ,ha, ha! After four hours of driving (mostly on dirt roads) and not seeing another being and going in a couple of circles we finally found our destination. To make a long story short, Mike wasn't very happy, the kids were tired of being in the car and we really didn't have much daylight left to dig for crystals. But we had fun anyway! I personally thought it was quite an adventure and enjoyed a day away from our usual routine, that's just me.

UEA Fun! (Fall Break)

That's corn that Abbee is buried in. The kids loved this part and said it was way more fun than playing in plain old sand. (I'm not sure who that is in the bottom of the pic.)

This is somewhere in the middle of the cornmaze and we're trying to find our way out.

Kelton and some cousins jumping on the big pillow. My sister Heidi and I actually got on this thing and jumped, two pregnant ladies making fools of ourselves. We laughed so hard we almost wet our pants, but it really was kinda fun!!

Dallon and Kelton and the 'cow' train


Brody (cousin) and Landon on the big haystack, even the big boys had some fun!

Kelton on one of the playgrounds, he loved this place!


Dallon with Ryker and Jaxon (cousins) playing on the wooden train. I guess the inside wasn't as fun as the top!

Abbee, Kelton and Isabelle (cousin) playing on the princess pumpkin carriage.

Over fall break (the kids get two days off in the middle of October) we decided to do something fun with the kids. Mike took the same two days off that the kids did so he could do something with us. On Thursday we went down to Thanksgiving Point in Lehi and met my sisters and some cousins, my mom and my grandparents and all of our kids and went to 'Cornbelly's'. It's just a fun corn maze and carnival like set up that the kids can have fun at. We spent almost 4 hours just letting the kids play. It was beautiful weather and some of us even ended up getting sunburned. They had a corn maze, little train ride, a hay ride behind a tractor, big haystacks, slides and playgrounds, and a giant pillow you could jump on. It was really fun and the kids enjoyed it, even the older ones :) I forgot our camera so these pics are taken with my cell phone camera. They're not too bad but not as good as our real camera, oh well!

Catch Up Time!

Wow, October has come and gone and November almost has too! We've been busy keeping up with kids and doing all those other things in life that make time fly by.
The end of September the kids did their primary program in Sacrament meeting. They all had parts and they each did a great job! They all memorized their parts and since I'm in primary now I got to be with them during the program. I can't believe this was Landon's last primary program, he thinks that's cool, I'm kind of sad seeing him grow up so fast.
Some friends and I started up a little play group for our 2 year olds once a week. We rotate houses and even have little themes and things to 'try' and teach them. It's been really fun for Kelton especially since he's the only one home in the mornings and things get a little quiet and boring for him with just mom around. He is growing up way too fast too!
In October we finished up the outdoor soccer season. Landon's team started out great with several wins but just couldn't seem to keep it up for the second half of the season. They played really well but they are playing up a division this year and couldn't pull off a win in Oct. Oh well, it has been a good experience and hopefully in the spring they'll come out strong. It really is fun to watch him play. Trenton also had a good season and loved playing with 4 of his best buddies on his team this year.
Mike and I have been busy trying to get the basement finished. We laid more tile and put rock around the fireplace. Mike has spent endless hours doing the finish work and trying to get it all ready for carpet. The goal is to have it done before Thanksgiving, I think we just might make it!

September Craziness!

It's already halfway through September and I'm spinning in circles trying to keep up with everyone. Soccer is back on. We only have 2 playing this year which helps with the schedule but there's always something else to fill in the time. Landon still plays on a competition team and loves it. They are doing okay. They moved up a division and some of the teams are a little tougher than last year. With 2 practices a week and 2 games a week it keeps us busy. Trenton is also playing this year again and loves it too. His practices and games are all lumped together on Saturdays which makes it easier on the schedule. His team is called the Gold Dragons and he scored the first goal in his first game which made him pretty proud. Dallon decided not to play soccer this year as none of his friends are playing either. I think he'll try basketball this year for the first time, he loves playing it with his friends at recess.

Landon, Dallon and Abbee all started piano lessons again this month thanks to my wonderful cousin Jenni. She is coming to our house on Fridays so I don't have one more place to taxi the kids to. It's awesome and the kids are enjoying being able to play the piano again. Thanks Jen!

Landon and Dallon are still very involved in scouts and Landon just earned his Tenderfoot rank and is working on his Second Class. I can't believe he'll be 12 in just 4 months. He is so excited to become a deacon and go on some of the longer Boy Scout camps. Dallon is almost done with his Bear in Cub scouts and will be a Webelos in November. My kids are growing up way too fast!

Abbee is now enjoying Activity Days and is taking a break from dance this year. I think the competition thing was not for her and she said she didn't want to dance this year. She wants to get back into gymnastics, so we'll probably start that next month.

Our family had the opportunity to sing in Sacrament Meeting last week which was a little nerve racking (at least for me). We sang 'Teach Me to Walk in the Light'. The kids sang the 1st verse alone, then Mike and I sang the 2nd verse (good for Mike, not so good for me) and we all sang the last verse together. It ended up being okay and we all felt good about the experience. Our kids are so talented, sometimes it's scarry.

Our garden turned out alright this year even though we got things planted a little late. We've had some awesome peppers and cucumbers and even a couple of cantaloupe and a watermelon and honeydew. We have lots of pumpkins that will be ready for Halloween and even enough tomatoes for me to do a batch of Salsa! yummy! Mike's dad gave us some peaches last week so I bottled some of those too. Oh, I'm so home-ecky becky aren't I? Who ever thought I would get a kick out of doing stuff like that!

We are about 3/4 done with our basement and trying to finish it before Thanksgiving. It is a big project but one we are having fun with. Mike and I laid tile and painted base boards all day yesterday, we'll lay more tile on Friday and hopefully hang doors soon too. It's all coming together and I am so glad I have such a hard working and talented, 'do it all', husband. He is amazing at just about everything.

Okay, sorry this is such a long post but so much has been going on the past couple of weeks that I just haven't taken the time to write anything down. This seemed like a good way to let everyone know what we've been up to. Maybe we'll have pictures and even a little more excitment next time!

Boy oh boys!

Well, it's official we will have enough for a full basketball team. Even though I was absolutely sure we we're having a girl this time it looks like

BOY #5

is on his way. Abbee was with me for the ultrasound and I think we we're both a little shell shocked when my Midwife said it was definitely okay to paint the nursery blue! I was so worried about Abbee not being happy, that when she was fine with it all, I totally didn't know what to do. All she said was "I think I'm just really MAD", then proceeded to happily tell everyone she was going to have another baby brother. I was the one who almost started crying. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to have another boy (we know how things work with them :) ), it was just a total surprise to everyone! So, now the question is a name? Something ending in 'on' like the other boys and something not starting with L,D,A,T,or K since we've used those. Okay, I know I'm anal but we started something, it would be nice to finish the same way. If anyone has any ideas we're taking suggestions. Anyway, we are so excited to get this little guy here safe and sound and now we can take the next 4 months to really prepare!

1st Day of School

Landon - 6th grader, king of the school!

Dallon - 4th grader, I'm sooo cool!

Abbee - isn't she the cutest 3rd grader you've ever seen!

Trenton - Kindergarten here I come!






The 1st day of school is already here! Where did the summer go? The kids were sooo excited and got up bright and early to be ready for the first day. I can't believe we have 4 of our 5 kids going off to school this year. It seems like just yesterday Landon was starting kindergarten. I'm so glad Kelton is still home to keep me company, but if he had his way he'd be off with the rest of them. (by the way, I figured out our camera has been on some type of 'brightness' setting that was way to high, so that is why our pictures have all been so light. Our kids are angels, but really they don't glow!)

Park City

Well, we thought we'd throw in one last trip before the summer ended. We somehow (hmmm) got roped into one of those timeshare things and needed to use it before September. So Park City here we come! It was a wonderful condo, really big and nice and the kids thought they were in heaven. We swam and enjoyed the cooler weather, we went on the Alpine Slide (twice), watched the olympics, went school shopping at the outlets, and just tried to relax. My mom and dad came up to visit and BBQ with us and then my two sisters (Wendi and Heidi) and their kids came up to swim and shop with us one day too. It was a lot of fun and the kids keep asking if we are going to do this every year. Maybe that's a good idea!

S'mores Anyone?

We thought it would be fun to have a firepit in the backyard. Since we love camping so much we thought we'd bring a little bit of it home with us. The kids are very excited and Mike is just glad another project is almost finished (he did a great job in case you can't tell by the pictures). Hopefully it will be a fun gathering place, provide some yummy s'mores, and maybe even chase away a few mosquitoes (we have lots!). Oh, and thanks for helping out dad!

Busy Summer

We've had a busy couple of weeks to say the least, but we're having lots of fun!
We celebrated Pioneer Day (a unique Utah holiday) by going down to Payson canyon with my mom and dad and sisters Wendi and Heidi and their families. We hiked to a really cool waterfall with the kids and they all had a blast getting wet and playing in the river. Then we had dinner and ended the day with some awesome fireworks.
Two days later we headed to southern Utah for a big family campout at the Zion Ponderosa Ranch. We got to stop off in Panguitch and see some of our old and dear friends, which was a great highlight for me. Most of the Wahlen family (Michelle's moms family) came to Zion's and we spent 4 days hiking, riding 4-wheelers, and swimming. The kids again were in heaven, playing and getting as dirty as possible.
We got home on Wed. and then left again on Friday to camp with Mike's family at Blackhawk Campground. I know we're crazy, but we love to camp. We got everything set up and had a yummy dinner, put the kids to bed, and just went to sleep when the camp hosts came through (at 12:30am) to evacuate us all because of a forest fire headed our way. Exciting! Needless to say the kids thought it was way cool, I myself could have used a little more sleep that night. We loaded everything up and got home at 4:00am. The fire never reached our campground but better safe than sorry!
Whew - that's us the last 13 days or so, I think we'll take a breather for a while (and catch up on laundry). Sorry, no pics from the Blackhawk camp, we didn't have enough time to take any!

This is our family not quite a year ago. Time for a new family picture I guess.

Getting Started

So I'm trying to become an official blogger, hmm, hope I said that right. Now to bring ya'll up to date on the last 13 or so years (did I just type 'ya'll'?) . . . Mike and Michelle married on June 28, 1995 in the Manti Temple. 1st son Landon born in 1997. He's a great kid who loves to help in anyway he can, he also love sports and reading. 2nd son Dallon born in 1998. Also very wonderful and very smart, he asks lots of questions, some of which we don't know the answers to. 1st daughter Abbee born in 2000 (just 16 months after Dallon). Beautiful young lady with a wonderful imagination. She is very smart and is 110% girl who loves dolls, dresses, and pink. 3rd son Trenton born in 2002. We do boys well and we got ourselves another great one. He loves movies, and tumbling, and playing with friends, he is just a wonderful little boy. 4th son Kelton born 2004. He's only 2 but can we say 'personality'! He is very funny and everyone love's him to pieces. We can only try to keep up right now, tomorrow is always another adventure with him. And #6 will be here sometime early next year.
We've also, in those same 13 years, lived in Logan, UT- Denali, AK-Panguitch, UT-Salt Lake City, UT- Bountiful, UT and now Kaysville,UT. We (M&M) both graduated from school at USU, Mike taught school at Panguitch HS, and then Mike graduated from Pharmacy School at the U of U, now we have 4 kids in school. We love to work on projects in our yard and home, camp and hike with our family, travel when we can afford it, serve in our church callings, play games, and anything else our kids can think of to keep us busy! That's the Davis family.