The Cottle Clan

It's time for a few new posts!!

2009-04-15T13:03:00.001-07:00

I have been really busy and have not had much time to blog. We are all doing well. WE had a great winter skiing and being together. We are now excited for Spring! Brady has his shoulder surgery the first of March and is doing really well. We had a wonderful Easter. I love this time of year, I think it might be my favorite. Here are some pictures of what has been going on in the Cottle Clan.

Random pics

2009-01-03T09:16:00.000-08:00

Here are some random pictures of kate and Izzy, me and Jana (major posers), Crew in his ski outfit. We are teaching him how to ski this year. I will take my camera up next time we go and get some pictures, it is so dang cute!!

Christmas!

2009-01-02T16:32:00.001-08:00

Christmas was wonderful! Our kids were told not to come into our room until 7:00, at 7:00 Sharp they came running and screaming "its Christmas, wake up mom and dad!" (as if we were sleeping) I sleep with one eye open on Christmas eve! Anywho, Jaden had a hard time falling to sleep so finally around 12:30 I gave him some NyQuil.(for his "cough" wink, wink) Santa was very kind. Crew had asked for a red sweat shirt for two years in a row now, so he finally brought it. He was so happy, he would have been fine with just that! Mitch got a new snowboard which he has used many times already. Jaden got a p.s.p. which he was very excited about also. Kate got a camera and was taking every ones picture. We have had so much fun going skiing, to movies and hanging out. For New Years, we went to a friends house and ate and played games, then we came home and rang in the new year. Our kids bang pots and pans outside and scream at the top of their lungs. (Our poor neighbors!) Mitch and Jaden stayed up ALL night until 6:00! Kate made it until 3:00. Crew didn't make it to ring in the new year! It was very fun. I am excited for the New Year and excited to see what kind of "change" will happen this year.

It's about time I know! Here are a few up dates!

2009-01-02T16:19:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving we traveled down to Utah to visit family. We had a great time visiting, eating, shopping, eating, shopping, eating,...ect. We had Thanksgiving dinner with Bradys side this year. It was soo fun to see everyone and visit with them. I can't believe how big every ones kids are getting! It was fun to be with family, we don't realize how much we miss them until we are there. Utah is getting soo busy, we don't miss that at all. We are just so thankful and blessed to have such a wonderful family! These pictures are of the Cottles! Crazy people! ;)

Halloween

2008-11-08T20:56:00.000-08:00

We love Halloween at the Cottle house. Although I am ashamed to admit, we did not take a picture of Brady and I in our Halloween costumes! I don't know how that happened! We went to a Halloween party and Brady was Nacho Libre and I was his girlfriend, the Nun. It was really funny, you will all just have to imagine it. Anywho, the kids had a great time. The weather was absolutely wonderful. So warm and light for what seemed like hours. Mitch wanted to go as a girl this year, so we figured what the heck, his dad was Cher a few years ago. Jaden was something like Joe dirt with tattoos, Kate was a vampire and Crew was a wolverine. They had a blast, but the thing that they were most excited about was the "Switch Witch." They got to put as much of their favorite candy in a sandwich size baggie, then the rest went in their pillow case (i made them all Halloween pillow cases the first of Oct. Shocking I know!) Then they placed them on the porch for the Switch Witch to come and switch their candy with something else. The first thing they did when they got up was run to the door and see what she left them. Jaden got a football, Kate got a webkin, Crew also got a football. They were so happy and so was mom and dad! It was a great Halloween, bring on the Holidays!!

Mitchell turns 13!!

2008-11-05T12:03:00.000-08:00

I can't believe I have a teenager!! On Oct. 30 Mitchell turned the big 13! We had a great time celebrating his birthday. We went miniature golfing at a glow in the dark place that night. I told him we could go out to eat where ever he wanted, but he insisted I make his favorite meal. I really wanted to go out to eat if you moms know what I mean! Anywho, we ate went and played golf and came home to watch the Outsiders. Yes, it's that old movie with all the cute actors in it. He had read this book in a class of his and wanted to see the movie. We had a great night. We are so blessed to have him in our home. He is such a good example to Brady and I and his younger siblings. He is so fun to around and talk to. He has a contagious laugh and a sparkle in his eye when he smiles or does something mischievous. I can't believe he is growing up so fast! We love you Mitch!

Perfect Day for the Pumpkin Patch!

2008-10-15T13:50:00.000-07:00

Today was Crews field trip to the pumpkin patch. It was a beautiful, sunny day. We got to go on a hay ride all around the whole farm. We saw all kinds of animals, even a zebra! Then he got to go and find the "perfect" pumpkin. After we searched the whole pumpkin patch, we finally found just the right one! Then he got to go and run through a maze made out of hay. It is such a cute fun place to go. They serve donuts and hot chocolate. It's hard to believe this is the last time I will go to the pumpkin patch with a preschooler! I am having so much fun with Crew. I can't stop kissing him and loving on him! Sometimes I think I might chip a tooth when I am hugging him because I want to squeeze him so tight! I L-O-V-E being a mom!!

Kates Broken ankle!

2008-10-07T19:25:00.000-07:00

Last Fri. Kate went over to her friends house for a birthday party. She was having such a fun time that is until she went out to jump on the tramp. I hate trampolines, they are so dangerous. (Yes, we have one, but I want to get ride of it!) Anyway, she was jumping with her little friends when the birthday girls dad got on to play and jump with the girls. He bounced Katelyn and she came down on another little girl and her ankle rolled underneath her. Her ankle immediately swelled up to the size of a baseball on the side of her foot. That is not a call a mother wants to get! I took her to the insta-care, it being late on a Fri. night of course! They took ex rays and because it was so swollen the doctor couldn't tell if it was broken. He was concerned because it looked like it was injured on the growth plate. So, we got the call today from an orthopedic doctor that looked at the ex ray and wanted to see her today. Needless to say it is broken right on the growth plate. Instead of a cast she has a big black boot to wear for the next 6-8 weeks. She will be getting ex rays the next couple of weeks to make sure it is healing right. She has been such a trooper! I think she must have a real high tolerance to pain. Say NO to trampolines!!

Preview of Halloween!

2008-09-30T18:26:00.000-07:00

From now until Halloween, Crew is going to be in his costume. He wears it everywhere. Today he came down with his cowboy hat and cowboy boots on. It is so cute I just had to post it!

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL??

2008-09-30T17:25:00.000-07:00

It wouldn't be Fall without football. Our weeks consist of practices every night for both boys and games all day Sat. It would have been pretty easy if both boys practiced at the same place, but instead they practice on opposite ends of the city at the SAME time. It is really fun especially when Brady is gone!

Mitch's team is doing really well, we start the play-offs this weekend. We are hoping they go all the way this year. Mitch is #33 and Jaden is #63.

Jadens team is struggling a little bit. 1-3 meaning they have won one game. Jaden gives it his all every game and does a great job. Jaden plays center and also is on defense. He loves to hit and lay guys out.

Better Late than Never

2008-09-30T17:07:00.000-07:00

Here are the pictures of the kids on the first day of school. I was sad that summer was over and school had started, but now, I L-O-V-E school! They were all excited to go back to school and have loved it. Mitch is in 7th grade and is a ladies man. (scares me to death!) Jaden is in 5th grade and has many, many friends,(lots of whom are girls!) It's hard when you have such goodlookin boys! Kate is in 2nd grade and loving every minute of it. she chase boys at recess and I tell her,"No, we don't chase boys Kate, we let THEM chase us! She hasn't gotten that quite yet. Crew is in preschool and loves it. I can't believe he will be in Kindergarten next year!

Brady turns the BIG 40!

2008-08-25T17:09:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my husband is 40! That just seems sooo old to me! :) Remember when you were 16 and 30 was old?? Where had the time gone??? Since I threw a big surprise party for him last year, I didn't quite know what to do for him this year. He was going to be out of town on his birthday, so the day before, Mitch and I decorated the yard for him. We waited until he feel asleep on Sunday night, and then out we snuck. It was all Jana's idea, she is so creative, shocking I know! I'll let you look at the pictures, it was pretty funny and yes he kept it up all day! He wouldn't have known it was me, except Mitch and I left the hammer in the yard!!! Needless to say he had a great birthday. I told him if he looks this good at 40, I can't wait to see what he looks like at 50!

Katelyn turns 7!

2008-08-13T15:50:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my little girl is seven! Sunday was her birthday and all she wanted was a special dance with her dad! I shouldn't say all, of course she wanted other things, but one special request was a dance that she made up with her dad. She had a little girl party on Mon. and that was when they were to do their dance. As all her little friends got there, she had them all sit down to watch their dance. It was priceless! She has such a cute crush on her daddy. He had to lift her in the air and turn her around and all sorts of stuff. The last of the dance, he dipped her and kissed and all the little girls giggled. We had a flower party and everything was all flowers. We had a great time and the little girls were really cute. I try to be crafty at times and made the little flower pots that were on pioneer woman. They turned out really cute.

Twin Falls Temple

2008-08-13T15:37:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we went to Twin Falls to go through the new temple. Our kids were so excited to go to the temple and see all the rooms there. It is so beautiful!! On our way down we explained and talked to them about the temple and what we do there. When we were in the Celestial room, they have you go in and stand there in silence so you can feel the Spirit there. As I put my arms around all of my children I was over come by the Spirit. It testified to me family is what it is all about. How grateful I am that to be sealed to my best friend and have our children sealed to us forever. There were three other ladies with us that were not LDS. They too felt the spirit as we were in the Celestial room. I looked at one of them and she was crying. I wonder how many people will be converted because of these great tours.

After the Temple, we went to see Shoshone Falls. It is about 3 miles from the Temple and we had never seen them. They were very impressive. We had a great time, one weekend I will never forget.

My first "Sprint"

2008-08-13T15:13:00.000-07:00

Last Sat. I competed in a sprint triathlon in Emmett Idaho. I was really nervous because for those of you who know me well know that I DO NOT swim. I have been swimming for about 2 months now to train. Swimming is so hard for me, when I am done my heart is pounding and I feel like I can hardly breath. There was four of us who trained together for this fun event! :) I also haven't gotten on a bike for about 10 years, so that was a totally new experience for me too. I got sore in places that I didn't think could ever get sore!! My good friend let me borrow his road bike because I just had a crappy mountain bike. That made a huge difference in my speed. So, we get there early Sat. morning and I can hardly stand it. I had to go to the bathroom 2 times. TMI, I know. So we finally get in the water and wait for the canon to go off. When it went off, I started to swim and was getting kicked, hit every other second. I tried not to panic, but ended up doing the side stroke the whole time. Not thinking I was using my left leg the whole time....The key is to use your legs as little as possible, so you can have energy on the bike! I get on my bike and take off feeling good. That is until about mile 6, then my left leg starts to cramp up. I was soo ticked, I had to peddle a few times and rest, peddle and rest. So finally after what seemed to be forever I made it to the run part. I dumped my bike and took off running. Your legs feel so weird at first, but then they finally felt normal. My goal was to come in under 1 1/2 hours. My time was 1 hour 29 mins. I was soo happy! I thought it would have been a lot longer. On my next one, I can't believe I just said that, I will definitely train a lot more on the bike. It was really fun when it was all said and done. If anyone wants to do the Spud Man in Burly Idaho next Aug. let me know. I think I have Brady talked into it! Julie came and made that cute sign for me and was there to cheer me on! Thanks Jewels!

Anderson Ranch

2008-08-02T20:17:00.001-07:00

I know, I know it has been a long time since I updated. I will try to be better! ;) Anywho, we went this last weekend to Anderson Ranch to camp and boat. We went with Jodi and David Jenson and their kids. David and Jodi rented an R.V. so we would have a place to go to the bathroom, ect. Now you have to understand, neither of us are campers, not even close. In fact, I consider camping Holiday Inn. So, it was quite the experience for us.

We left Thurs around noon. It is a two hour drive if nothing goes wrong! We had walky-talkies so we could keep in touch. We are about 30 mins. into the drive and we get a 911 may day. Now, all the kids are in the R.V. with Jodi and David. Mitch rode with Brady and I and we were having a great, quiet time. They had blown a tire and as it ripped off, it his the muffler so the muffler was hanging. Great! Luckily they could still drive on it, so we drove to Mt. Home and stopped at the wal-mart there to get it fixed. Thank heavens they weren't busy and got us right in. We ate lunch and by the time we were done with lunch, the R.V. was ready. So off again we go. Only to make a few wrong turns and have to turn a huge R.V. and boat around! Now that is fun! We finally got to our camping spot around 4:00. It is soo much fun to put up camp in the heat! We finally got it all set up and it was time to start dinner! Ya know, camping was soo much fun when you were the kid, but now that I'm the mom, I have to do everything! Jodi and I cooked taco salad the first night. It was mighty tasty if I do say so meself! Then the boys took the boat out for a ride at dusk, the lake was beautiful. As they were returning, the mosquito's came out in FULL force! Oh my word, I don't remember mosquito's like that! WOW, I think Jaden has 29 bites. WE went through 6 cans of mosquito repellent in 2 days. Will I ever stop itching???

We also celebrated Nate's 5 birthday and had a spiderman pinda and chocolate cupcakes. The kids got enough candy to last them a year. Crew thought he had died and gone to heaven. Too bad for him the squirels came and ate all his candy in the night! ;) He has 6 cavities, but that is another story.

The next day we boated all day and had a great time. We were the only ones on lake and it was so smooth, I have never skied on water like that before. pure glass. We even got Jodi out on the tube!!! Miracles do happen!! The kids had a great time, we had a great time. All the hard work was worth it. The kids even found a salamander with a blue tail. They named him Anderson. go figure.

Thanks Jensons for renting the R.V. and for the memories of smores, star gazing, playing charades, tubing, laughing, kicking Jodi's bootie in uno, ect.... It was one weekend to remember!

Boating season is finally here!

2008-06-17T07:50:00.000-07:00

We are soo glad it is finally warm enough to go boating. The first 2 weeks of June were way too cold to even attempt it. We went out on Sat. our kids were soo excited as was Brady. I am still to big of a whimp to get into the water, it is still pretty cold. Mitch and Jaden jumped in first and then Katelyn had to prove that she was just as brave. I laughed soo hard at her face. When she hit the water she couldn't even scream, let alone catch her breath. That is why I will not get in until it warms up a little more. They loved it though, the water was pretty choppy, so they mostly tubed. Even Crew got out on the tube. Brady's new thing is surfing. He loves it. He is getting really good and almost able to let go of the rope and just surf behind the boat. I will try this sometime, it looks really fun and easy.

Been A "Little" busy!

2008-06-06T17:49:00.000-07:00

Ok, I know it's been a while since I posted, but my life has been filled with baseball, preschool graduation, baseball, birthdays, sickness, did I say baseball??? I finally have a few moments to myself to post something. I don't know how you all are soo good at posting all the time. Anywho, life has been very busy here. Katelyn was in baseball for the first time and did soo well. She was the only girl on the team. She was awesome! She was a lot better than most of the boys! She loved it! Mitch is still playing, it is the playoffs, so I'll let you know how he does.

We had Crews preschool graduation and a Mothers day tea and luncheon. I can't believe my baby is growing up so fast. At his graduation, they showed a video of pictures through out the year. Yes I cried! He has changed so much in a year. He wants to be just like his big brothers. We have a problem with him spraying Mitchells body spray on himself. He says he needs to smell good for the ladies. I wonder were he got that idea?? When he sprays it, he sprays so much of it you want to gag, I don't know how he doesn't get sick smelling it. He is so funny with the things he says. He loves the Hulk, power rangers, superman......ect. His favorite thing to do is wrestle with Mitch and Jaden. On Sundays, that is all they do! It can drive a mother crazy!

We have also been fighting the flu here. Mitch stated with it and ended up with an ear infection. Then Kate got it and still has an ear infection. Then I got it and it has taken me two weeks to recover. I had the body aches for 5 days and now am coughing up a lung every night. I am finally starting to feel better, just in time for Brady to get it! It is a nasty bug and like to hang around. The weather here has been cold! It feels like March, not June!!

I hope you are all doing well and enjoying your summer. I am sooo glad school is out! No more getting up early, homework, ect... The boys had a big end of school party on Wedns. I had 13 boys running around, eating me out of house and home, door bell ditching, playing night games, ect. until 11:00. I was pretty wiped out, but the boys had a great time. I am excited to stay up late and sleep in all summer. Our city does Movies every Friday night in the park for free. It is really fun to take your lawn chairs, blankets, popcorn, candy and sit and watch a movie in the dark. I love summer! It always goes by way too fast. I will try you be better at posting more often, have a great weekend!

CREW'S BIRTHDAY!

2008-04-21T17:49:00.000-07:00

Crew turned the big #4 on Saturday! I can't believe my baby is four! After the piano recital, we told him he could pick were we were going for lunch. Where did he want to go??? You guessed it, McDonald's! I threw up a little in my mouth, but quickly remembered this was Crews birthday and I needed to be a good sport. So we took him and even let him play in the disgusting play area. After we went and saw Horten hears a Who. Julie and Stewart came over Sunday for cake and ice cream. Crew was so cute, we got him a little motorcycle bike that he just loves. Everything else had to be power ranger toys. I am savoring every minute with him, he is growing up too fast!

Piano Recital

2008-04-21T17:32:00.000-07:00

Saturday morning the boys had their piano recital. They both memorized their pieces and did a fantastic job! They have been taking piano for two years and have come so far in that time. I was soo proud of them. We are sad to say that their piano teacher is quiting to spend more time with her family. We have loved her and the boys have learned so much. We are on the look out for a new piano teacher, so if you know of one please let me know.

Going Private!!

2008-04-03T08:02:00.001-07:00

I have decided to go private so if you wish to keep viewing my blog, give me your email address and I will set it all up. I don't like people I don't know checking out my blog!! My niece had someone send a virus all through hers, luckily she has a dad who is a computer whiz and helped her out. I know it's a pain, but I think it is worth it!

Spring Break!

2008-04-02T20:07:00.001-07:00

We had a whole week off for spring break, so we decided to go to Utah to visit family and friends. We had a great time. The weather was sooo nice when we were there. On Mon. night we had a big dinner and Easter egg hunt at Aunt Bon Bon's. Steve was nice enough to let all the kids have a ride on Dixie. My kids thought they had died and gone to heaven! Thanks Aunt Bon Bon and Uncle Steve for the fun time! Then on Tues. we went to the Zoo. It was so nice, the weather was sunny and warm and we got to see all the baby animals. The kids had such a fun time. Jaden was sooo excited to see the Tiger that he just had to have a tiger stuffed animal. Crew loved the monkeys! go figure! Of course we had to eat at Big H. on the way home. Yummy! It was really fun to see friends I haven't seen in a long time. It's crazy how time goes by soo fast. WE had a GREAT time, thanks mom and dad for letting us eat you out of house and home!

Easter

2008-04-02T16:20:00.000-07:00

It was a beautiful day here on Easter. The Easter Bunny brought WAY too much candy again! I need to remind her that my kids do not like peeps! They threw them all away. I think next year the Easter Bunny is going to come a week later so we can think about the Resurrection more and not so much about the candy. That way it not only saves mom $$$ but we focus on the real meaning of Easter! :)

Finally a NEW post!!

2008-03-10T18:25:00.001-07:00

I know it has been a long time, but I just don't take pictures like I used too! Sad to admit, but it's true. The pictures of Kate and her daddy were on Valentines Day. Brady got her some flowers,she was sooo excited! When she saw them she screamed. She was soo happy. It's so fun to see how much she adores her dad! We have been lucky to have Daigen over while his mommy and daddy are in California. He has had all the candy and diet coke that he wanted. We have played outside all night, here is a pictue of him and Mitch watching t.v. We have loved having him here, he is just one of the Cottle boys!

Want a good Laugh??

2008-02-02T09:35:00.000-08:00

I found this on my computer and couldn't stop laughing, so I thought since it is January and derpessing anyway, I thought you all could use a good laugh. This is the kind of frinds I have up here in Boise. One day last summer, I get a letter in the mail. There was no return address on it, and this is what was inside!!! I hope I made your day! I hope you can see the picture good, my eyes look CRAZY!!

Mom turns 75!!!!

2008-02-02T09:23:00.000-08:00

While Mom and Dad were visiting, we celebrated Moms 75 birthday!! I can't believe she is 75! She doesn't look a day over 50! We had a great time. Thanks again Mom and Dad for coming up! We love you!!

Birthday Fun

2008-02-02T08:55:00.000-08:00

For my birthday, mom and dad came up and suprised me on Sunday night. They were trying to come inbetween storms. We had a great time with them, we even got them to play guitar hero. It was sooo nice of them to drive all the way up just for my Birthday! They made it home just before another storm hit. I was soo blessed to have so many friends and family call and wish me a happy birthday and all the fun dinners, lunches, movies, massages, gift basket, clothing, ect.... On Mon. early, I got a knock at my door. Mom was up, so she got the door and there on the door step was a ginormous basket. It was filled with things fit for a Queen! Yes, I was the Queen for the day. It ranged from Royal Nectar (diet coke), to slipper with diamonds on them,(for when the glass slippers give me blisters), a gloden globblet with jewels to drink out of, sunglasses (to avoid the papartzi), Tyenol (for all the pains in my arse), you name , it was in there. It was a really fun surprise. Needless to say, I partyed all day long, Brady would say I partyed all week long. I would have to agree with him. It was very fun. That night, we took our kids with us and went to PF Changs, they loved it and want to go every weekend now. Since I am the one always taking the pictures, there really arnt that many pictures of my "big day", but here are a few. THanks again everyone for making me feel so loved!! How the heck did that picture of Jodi get in there??

Snow day

2008-02-02T08:43:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures of my kids playing in the snow when they had the "snow day." They were out the whole day! It has been fun getting all this snow, but I must say, I am getting spring fever!

Can't find my charger for my camera!!

2008-01-30T12:09:00.000-08:00

Help!! I can't find my charger for my camera, so I can't down load any pictures!! I know you are all getting sick of looking at Christmas, so I am doing my darnedest to find it. We are all doing good up here. It snow 4 inces and they call it a snow day. They don't plow the roads up here, they just put down sand, so the roads get really bad. Sheer ice under the snow. My kids are having a great time playing in the snow. My birthday was AWESOME. I have such a great family and so many good friends. I am truly so blessed. Thank you for all the well wishes, phone calls, and gifts galor! I love you all, I will post again as soon as I find that dang charger!!!!!

More pictures of Christmas

2007-12-30T08:31:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas!!

2007-12-30T08:09:00.000-08:00

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!

Ward Christmas party

2007-12-06T18:45:00.000-08:00

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

2007-12-06T18:32:00.000-08:00

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.

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

2007-11-08T11:35:00.000-08:00

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!

Halloween

2007-11-05T19:37:00.000-08:00

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

2007-11-05T19:19:00.000-08:00

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!!

New Doo

2007-10-27T09:30:00.001-07:00

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.

thanks Katie

2007-10-21T19:30:00.000-07:00

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! :(

2007-10-21T10:35:00.000-07:00

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

2007-10-21T10:25:00.000-07:00

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

2007-10-21T10:03:00.000-07:00

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)

Ok,Ok, new post!

2007-10-17T13:42:00.000-07:00

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!

We Love Fall and Football

2007-09-27T13:08:00.000-07:00

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)

Football = Black eye

2007-09-20T13:14:00.000-07:00

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!!

More pictures of the Coast

2007-09-04T12:13:00.000-07:00

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

Oregon Coast

2007-09-04T11:55:00.001-07:00

This last weekend we went with two other couples to the Oregon coast. It is sooo beautiful! One minute you are in the most wooded area and the next you are down by the ocean! The water was freezing, so we just got our feet wet. It was so relaxing, we would stay up all night playing games, sleep in all morning, go to breakfast at lunch time...........needless to say, it was really fun. We saw a couple of lighthouses, some sea lions. They were soo cute and huge! I was able to finish my book and finish the next one. (twilight, and New moon) I can't wait to start #3. If you ask Brady, all I did was read. I loved it. The drive home wasn't that fun. It took 12 hours to get home. We went a different way home through Bend, Oregon. It was really beautiful, but long. Our kids had a great time. They didn't want Aubrey to leave. thanks Owens and Watt's for the great memories!

Back to School

2007-08-29T07:41:00.000-07:00

Monday my kids all went back to school. It was Mitch's first day of Middle School! Here they go to middle school grades 6-8, and High school 9th-12. I wish he was in elementary one more year. He was soooo excited and came home the first day a totally loved it. Kate and Jaden love theirs as well. It is amazing, my house has stayed clean for 3 whole days!!! Crew is a little lost in the day, but is enjoying his mommies full on attention, as am I enjoying being with just him. I love fall, it is a great time of year, I can't wait to get out all my fall decor!! :)

Brady's Birthday

2007-08-22T13:28:00.000-07:00

Well, I finally did it, I pulled of a surprise party for Brady. He turned 39 on Aug. 19th. I knew he would be expecting something big for his 40th, so I decided to do it this year when he wasn't expecting a thing. We had made plans to go out with some friends to a movie, but little did he know we were going to his party! Our good friends Jodi and David graciously offered to have it at their house. It was decorated so cute. Crystal Ashton made a darling Nebraska Corn huskers cake. Many friends of mine helped out with food. Thank you all for your help, I couldn't have done it without you all!! We got there and he had NO idea. It was so good. He was sooo surprised. David made some great pictures of Brady's face on other peoples bodies, if I can figure out how to down load them I will. We laughed ourselves sick. Brady had a great time and was so shocked at how many people love and care about him. I told him next year for his 40 we are going on a cruise baby! We celebrated the next day with our kids. The kids and I made him a cake and we had our own little party. It was a great weekend!

Kates Birthday!!

2007-08-22T13:06:00.000-07:00

Aug. 10th was Kates birthday, she turned six big ones!! I can't believe my little girl is six and going to 1st grade alllllll day!! We had our ward camp out on her birthday, so we celebrated it on Sunday. She wanted an ice cream cake. Chocolate bottom and mint ice cream on top with hot fudge sauce. (a girl after my own heart!) She was blowing out her candles and I look and notice her HAIR is on FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I scream and run to her to hit it out with my hand. Luckily it only burned about an inch up one of her sides. She had no idea her hair was on fire! I think I scared her by screaming. Brady got it all on video tape, it is pretty funny when you watch it. So, all you moms out there with girls with long hair, pull it back when they blow out their candles!!!

Fun in McCall

2007-08-07T17:37:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we went up the McCall with some friends. We had a blast. We had 2 boats up there and played from sun up to sun down. Our kids thought they were in heaven. Jaden kept saying this was the best vacation ever. Jaden and Mitch both wake boarded and knee boarded. All of the kids even Crew rode on the tubes and loved every minute of it. The water was really warm for lake water. We just want to thank Jarom and Kim for inviting us, your cabin is AWSOME! Those are wonderful memories we will treasure! I even skied as did Brady. We are accepting donations for the Cottle's boat...... all who wish to donate, give Jenny a call. :) If you have never been to McCall, you need to go, it is one of the most beautiful places on earth!

Don't tell Dad!

2007-07-25T18:47:00.000-07:00

Today Katelyn had a friend over to play. They were being so good and quiet in Kates room it made me wonder what they were doing. I went in and they were putting make-up on Crew. He was having so much fun, as were the girls. We had to hurry and remove it before Dad came home. :) I don't know what the heck I am doing, why are there so many pictures?? Anyone who can help me I would really appreciate it!!

Green Thumb

2007-07-25T18:36:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of my garden. It was one of our goals this year to have a big garden. Brady and I, alright Brady, dug out sod and made a big square in our back yard for a garden. We then went and go chicken poop and mulched it in. It stunk so bad for 3 days, I think our neighboors wanted to kill us. Anyway, that stuff worked. My garden is out of contorl. I have squash, cucumbers, peppers, strawberries, tomatoes galor. It is so fun and rewarding to plant something so little and watch it grow and produce something that is so good to eat. I told Brady I want to make our garden bigger for next year and he just laughed at me. I think I might be a natural at this gardening thing. :)

4th of July

2007-07-25T16:22:00.000-07:00

We spent the week of the 4th of July in Utah with family and friends. It went by WAY too fast. We had a great time going to BBQ's, swimming, and just hanging out. On the 4th, we went with Jana and her family to the Clearfield City parade. The kids got a ton of candy and had a great time, except when poor Kate took a rock hard candy to the head. She was looking the other way when in came like a bullet out of the sky. It left a bruise the second it hit. Yes she cried, other than that it was really fun. Terol and Rob came up too, it was really fun to visit with them. We then went over to mom and dads for a BBQ. The kids swam and had a fun time hangin with their cousins. Brady and I need to get better at taking more pictures, this is all we took while we were in Utah, we are soooo bad!!

2007-06-30T08:51:00.000-07:00

Here is picture of the boys in their element. They love to go and ride. Every time they go, I say a little prayer.

Kates last day of school

2007-06-29T13:54:00.000-07:00

I thought this was such a cute picture of Kate, I just had to put it in. I can't believe she will be going to 1st grade next year!! This is her student teacher, Katelyn loved her.

Jadens Birthday

2007-06-29T13:45:00.000-07:00

Jadens Birthday was June 5th. He was so excited he got a new motorcycle helmet that he even gave his sister a kiss!!

Party of the year!

2007-06-29T13:31:00.000-07:00

My girlfriends and I hosted a LUOA last weekend. It was soo much fun, besides the fact it was at my house. The food was outstanding, thanks to such wonderful cooks. (Jenny, Jodi, Lisa, Michelle.) I think everyone had a great time. We took everyones pictures at our picture booth, played games, including dodge ball. Girls against guys! Yes, we girls rock, were not affraid of the ball. LOL Anywho, it was a very fun party, next time it's at your house Jodi!! Sorry, I don't know how to take off one of the pictures! Yes, I chopped my hair incase anyone was wondering.

2007-06-29T13:17:00.000-07:00

Swim lessons are finally over! Yippy! Mitch, Jaden, and Katelyn all had swimming lessons this past two weeks. They all passed and had a great time. Katelyn got swimmers ear. We put white vinegar and alcohol in her ear and it cleared it all up.

Kates recital

2007-06-04T14:41:00.000-07:00

Kate had her recital a few weeks ago. Her dance was a Chinese dance. She was so dang cute. Even her brothers had a good time.

Domestic Diva!

2007-06-03T18:05:00.001-07:00

This last weekend I made outdoor curtains!! Mom and Julie helped me measure them, and I sewed them all by me self! I know, I know, you are all shocked, as was my husband. Heck, I am shocked myself. They look dang good. Our house faces the west and so all afternoon we have the hot sun, so I can pull the drapes and it shades my windows. Thanks to Jodi for the rope idea to hang them, it all turned out great! Yes, you may call me Martha if you want.

What a great Grandpa!

2007-05-21T10:49:00.000-07:00

We had a visit from Grandpa and Grandma Cottle this weekend. They came up to see the boys baseball games and ended up at the beauty parlor. Needless to say that lipsick didn't exactly wash off! We had a great time with them and hope they come up again real soon!

2007-05-21T10:44:00.000-07:00

I ran my first half marathon on Sat. My friend Amy and I have been training since Jan. We ran in the freezing cold weather all winter long. It was really a great accomplishment for me. Amy kept me going the last 3 miles were really hard for me. I wanted to stop and catch my breath the last mile, but she wouldn't let me and kept me going. We finished in 1 hour and 57 min. that is a nine minute mile. I was very proud of us both. Thanks Amy for not letting me stop. You Rock!!