Sunday, December 30, 2007

More pictures of Christmas






Merry Christmas!!






I finally have a few minutes to myself, so I thought I better update my blog! Christmas was wonderful! It started at 2:32 a.m., Jaden was the first one to wake up thinking it was 6:00. He went back to bed and we heard them ALL at 5:00 laughing and giggling. We had told them they couldn't come in until 6:00 to wake us up. Needless to say, mom and dad were a bit on the tired side!! They all ran downstairs and the screaming and jumping up and down began. I was ready to go back to bet at 7:30! It was a really good Christmas. We have played baby alive, guitar hero, pirates, store, you name it, we have played it. It has been really nice not going anywhere. Although we miss our family in Utah, we have enjoyed going skiing, to movies, and playing Jr. pictionary. We stay up late and sleep in. Our kids have all of next week off too, so we are really excited. We hope you all have a safe and fun New Year! We miss and love you all!

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Ward Christmas party


That night, we had our ward Christmas party. The kids had a great time. Santa came at the end. I told my kids to RUN and get in line!! They took off and were mesmerized by Santa. They stopped at the stage just short of the line. By the time I got up to them, we were at the END of the line. It took us 50 mins. to see Santa. Katelyn told him she wants a Degy Pet, Crew wants two REALLY sharp swords. I have no idea where that comes from! Jaden told Santa he wanted a kneeboard. I told Santa good luck finding that a kneeboard in the middle of winter! Mitch was busy socializing with all the ladies now that he is in mutual. All in all it was a really fun night.

Christmas Parade





On Sat the first of December we went to our cities Christmas parade. It was a balmy 26 degrees! That didn't stop the Cottles from having a great time. There was everything from beautiful floats, to Rodeo queens on horses. They handed out all kinds of Christmas candy, so Crew was really excited. For those of you who know Crew, he could survive on candy alone. I had hot chocolate in our mugs that quickly became cold chocolate. By the time the parade was over ( 1 hour long!!) my feet felt like blocks of ice, and my hands felt like clubs. We were all freezing, but we had a great time. Santa was the very last float. We all yelled "Merry Christmas Santa!" It was a great way to kick off the Christmas season.

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Seven random things about me..... I've been Tagged!

I was tagged by Steph and Natalie to name seven random things about me. Then I am supposed to tag six other people, so here it goes!

1.) I absolutely love the smell of my kids drewl on their faces when they wake up in the mornings. I smell and kiss their cheeks right off their faces!!

2.) I can eat a huge pickle, then take a bite of chocolate! I like anything pickled anytime of the month!

3.) I used to hate to run, but I have been doing it for so long, that I love it now. However, I have to have a partner when I run, I don't like to go by myself! I also love my Boot camp class at the gym.

4.) I am very competitive, I don't like to be beat by anyone at anything.

5.) I love to cook and bake. One day I want to go to culinary school. I think I like to bake a little more than cook.

6.) I love to shop and get good deals. However, I will spend more money on purses, shoes, jeans, sweaters, ect....... LOL I really do enjoy getting a good deal. I always say it doesn't hurt to ask for a better price. 99% of the time I get it! (especially if it's a man I'm asking! LOL)

7.) I do have a bad habit, I spend WAY too much money at Sonic. Diet Coke with lime baby, every day, sometimes twice a day! shhhhhhh.... don't tell Brady about the twice a day thing!

8.) Ok, I know I am supposed to stop at seven, but I just have to say, I L.O.V.E. being a mom! Nothing brings me more joy than that!! It's the best job in the whole world!!

I now tag..... Amy F., I think everyone else has been tagged before. Sorry if you haven't, your more than welcome to do it!

Monday, November 5, 2007

Halloween




We had a great Halloween. The weather was soo beautiful and warm. David and Jodi came over for chili and corn bread. We love Halloween at the Cottles house. Brady and David took the kids out and Jodi and I stayed at home to greet the children. Mitch and Jaden went with their friends on a scavenger hunt. They had to find certain candies and take pictures of themselves with a mummy, witch, ect... They had a great time and didn't even care that they didn't get a pillow case full of candy. Katelyn was a dead bride and Crew was a pirate. I was my usual old self. My little nursery babies that came to my house didn't recognize me! It was a really fun night.

Mitchells 12th Birthday






On the 30th Mitch turned the big 12. He has been so excited and counting down the days until he gets the Priesthood. For his birthday we had a family dinner and then went to the corn maze. We had a great time at the corn maze. Mitch and I went into the the field of screams for a split second. We walked about 30 yards and decided that we were toooo scared and ran out. Then we came home and had cake and ice cream. He wanted a Dallas Cowboys cake, so I did my darnedest at making one. It was a really fun night. Then this weekend both grandparents came up to be here for him when he received the priesthood. We had a great time with them. We went to see the Bee movie and had a BBQ. Grandpa Cottle brought some salmon which he had caught in Alaska, it was delicious! Sunday was awesome! The spirit was so strong, I was so proud of Mitchell. He is such a good young man. I can't believe he will be going to mutual now! Somebody put the breaks on please, my kids are growing up too fast!!

Saturday, October 27, 2007

New Doo


My hair just keeps getting shorter and shoter. Jana wanted me to take a picture so she could see it. I feel dumb posting a picture of just me, but here you go.

Sunday, October 21, 2007

thanks Katie



Thanks Katie for the info on how to turn my pictures around! You are such a little smarty pants! luv ya! Here are the ones that were turned!

Missing the Primay program! :(


Today is our wards primary program and Crew and I are at home. He is feeling much better, but still has a cough. I am so sad I am missing it, it is Mitchells last one. He is sooo glad. They all had their parts memorized and looked so cute, I had to take a picture.

Halloween party





Last night we went to a Halloween party and had a great time. Brady insisted he be a swimmer and I the egg. After weeks of trying to figure out how to make an egg costume, I finally came up with one. We had a great time and even won most original costume! Ya baby! In case you can't read what Brady's cape says, it says, Fallopian Swim Team. Needless to say we got a lot of laughs. Sorry, I don't know how to rotate my pictures so they all go the same way. Can anyone tell me how to?? :p

pumpkin patch





Last Thurs. Crew and I went on a field trip for his preschool to the Pumpkin Patch. We were almost there and it started to rain! It was windy and freezing. We had a hay ride in the rain, Crew was not feeling good and trying to make him pick a pumpkin was like pulling teeth without novicane! He then went through a little hay maze and was ready to go home. It would have been really fun if the weather would have been nice and if Crew would have felt good. We were supposed to have a picnic lunch after, but we were so cold and our hands were so numb, we just came home. Only to find out the next day Crew would have a fever of 103.8 and coughing like a seal. Yep, you guessed it, he got croup!! After two nights in the bathroom with a steam shower going and then going outside, I took him to the doctor. He has to be on a steroid for 3 days. Today he is much better but still coughing, hence that is why I am not at church at the moment! It's been a great week, I felt like I had a new born for a few days! (lack of sleep)

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Ok,Ok, new post!





Alright, I have had enough complaints about not updating my post. You see, we are still eating, drinking, and sleeping football and I know you are all sick of that as am I. I don't have any little babies to take pictures of all the time like most of you have. So, here is my best shot at an update. Crew loves to wear his power ranger costume everywhere we go, so this morning we went to walmart. Everyone commented on how cute he looked. He also has to wear his angels hat everywhere we go. He is pretty dang cute I must say. I kiss on him all day. Lucky for me he still likes to snuggle and doesn't push me away when I kiss him. So....... then I thought, what other pictures could I take????? I thought I would take one of our legs we have in the front of our yard. Every Halloween we put up these legs and it is so fun to watch people drive by. They slam on their brakes and stare and then laugh. So, there you have it, my update probably until Halloween. We are all doing well and are all healthy. (knock on wood) Love and miss you all!

Thursday, September 27, 2007

We Love Fall and Football





Fall is the time for football here at the Cottles house. We have practice every day and games all day on Sat. Katelyn is a cheerleader for Mitches team and loves every minute of it. Mitchells team is the orange and white, Jadens is the black and yellow. They both eat, drink, and sleep football. Katelyn is in all her glory cheering. She is so dang cute. Jaden plays center and snaps the ball. He is very good at it and loves to play defense too. Mitch plays both offense and defense. He took a hard hit to his kidneys, but is doing much better. Hope and pray that neither one of them get hurt seriously! Go Broncos, Go Steelers!! (the name of both their teams)

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Football = Black eye




Crew was out playing football with his Dad and brothers the other day and came in just screaming. Apparently he had been "going long" to catch the ball and was running at full speed, not looking were he was going. You guessed it, he ran smack dab right into the metal bar of the tramp. Layed him out flat. Poor little guy, I don't know if the pictures will do it justice or not, but his eye was swollen and turned all black and blue. We call him our little prize fighter!!

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

More pictures of the Coast






Here are some more pictures. You gotta love that one with Tyler and Amy!:)