The Speirs

2010-04-22T11:37:00.000-07:00

Yes, it has been a long time...okay a really long time since I made my last post, but maybe it's because we just aren't that exciting. :-)
Although, we finally made our, long planned, trip to AZ to see a close friend of Brandon's from his church mission in Mexico. The Paylor's are a great family to hang with. The kids all had a play mate 24-7, it was a dream come true for them.

The kids at Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam

Julianna & Macy

Tilly & Cami

Alexandra & Easton

This picture has a cute story: we went to a baseball game and Cami had been watching alot of men walk by with their shirts off because it was so hot. Well, she decided it was a great idea so she removed her's too. Thing is she looked a ton better than 100%of the shirtless guys we saw.

We had a great time! The company was great the weather...PERFECT and we are looking forward to our next trip already.

Oregon Coast Vacation

2009-07-15T15:28:00.001-07:00

Our summer vacation this year took us to Oregon. We spent a lot of time in the car, which with three kids in the back seat of an Accord for more than 30 minutes is going to lead to some good times! They were pretty good over all, although we had a few rough moments. We went on several hikes, to a kite festival, the beach, a cheese factory, an aquarium, ate lots of seafood and on the last day Brandon took Macy and Easton deep sea fishing. Which we found out Brandon and Easton have yet develope their sea legs. It was a very long 6 hours on a boat in the middle of an ocean.

There were happy faces before the 6 hour tour and all the sea sickness.

It was so pretty, so green it reminds me of home.

Time for Some Updates!

2009-05-17T20:11:00.001-07:00

I know it has been awhile since my last post, so this will be a random group of pics.

First, Easter of course was a hit for the kids. Camden loved the fact that she got to have chocolate for breakfast! SWEET! She is the biggest junk food junkie, Mom is so proud!

Then the kids had the end of the year shows, Macy had a piano recital, Easton had a gymnastics meet and they both had a musical program at school. It has been really busy at our house getting ready for all the events. Thank goodness we only have three.

Finally, Brandon and I ran a half marathon together, his first, which he loved. He is officially converted to running. His goal was to get me to finish under one hour and 50 minutes. He was like my pace car and he did a great job I got a PR of 1:46. It has been fun to run with him and train together, I am just glad I didn't disappoint him. Our ultimate goal is to qualify and run in the Boston Marathon together. (Our friends Kariesa and Cache ran too.)

2009-04-07T11:26:00.000-07:00

Does this look like the face of an angel? We love Camden so much she keeps us on our toes and brings so much joy to our lives (and work and patience). This is what happens when mom gets too distracted with things other than Cami. My makeup bag is a disaster waiting to happen when left out on the bathroom sink. I don't know why she was putting it on in the center of her eyes I have yet to put it there myself?! Maybe she didn't want to poke her eye out, good thinking Cami. Mom loves you, my little angel!

Jackson Hole, WY

2009-04-02T07:47:00.000-07:00

We took the kids, minus Camden, skiing in Jackson Hole the other week. Macy and Easton loved it. The day was so warm, my kind of skiing, Macy skied half the day without gloves.

They got really comfortable with their abilities by the end of the day. Easton went off a jump came loose from his bindings and flew about 8 feet and knocked the wind out of himself. It took him a minute, with Brandon's encouragement, to get him to catch his breath. The first words he said was "I'm done skiing today dad." We skied to the bottom thinking we were done and he skied back into the lift line, he wanted to keep going. That's my BOY!

I was so happy they had such a good time. We will be back again, next year. For now I just want to see spring flowers and warm sunny days! :-)

Macy's Baptism Day!

2009-02-12T09:06:00.000-08:00

Macy turned eight and was baptized this past Saturday. It was a beautiful day and Macy was so excited. I am so proud of her and she is such a good example for her younger brother and sister. We had a great big family party afterward to celebrate. She has such a sweet spirit and she will grow to be a beautiful you lady and I am proud to be her mom. We love you Macy!

Happy Birthday Cami!

2009-02-12T07:57:00.000-08:00

Our baby turned 2 on February 1st. Bring on the terrible twos' and potty training! Yeah!

She already thinks she's the boss, so not much will change is the dynamics of our home with having a (now) two year old.

Before we gave her the spoon. I guess we weren't fast enough.

"Finally a shovel!"

She really liked the present part. She had a great day for a two year old.

Happy Birthday

2009-01-28T08:04:00.000-08:00

We have had birthdays galore at our house. First was Mr. B's then came Easton's then Mom Conklin was visiting from PA for Christmas and we got to celebrate with her and then came Macy's. We had four birthday cakes in one month. I am seriously looking forward to warmer weather to start running outside again. (Although my die hard friend Kariesa has gotten me out, but only about 2-3 times a week and most of the time it is only 2.) We didn't go this week yet because it is only about 4 degrees outside and I don't want my face to freeze and fall off :-) We have one more birthday to go Little Miss Camden turns two on February 1st. I will try to get better about keeping up on my blogging (ok Angie Love Ya).

Remembering Our Mom

2008-12-17T19:34:00.000-08:00

It has been a long time since our last post. Our family had a huge loss, as some of you already know. On November 7th Brandon's mom Yvonne passed away from cancer. We found out 2 and 1/2 years ago she had a form of lung cancer. She suffered a long time and she was a trooper through it all. Although, we knew her cancer was terminal (stage four) it was the hardest day as we stood around her hospital bed and the doctors turned off the machines that had supported her life for the previous two days. Brandon's dad and all her boys and wives were at her bedside. It was very emotional and too surreal. We miss her so much. Everyday it feels like we relive that moment and it again becomes reality that she has passed. She use to call me in the mornings, if the phone rang before 8:00 am I knew it was her. I use to get frustrated when the phone calls would wake me up, now I lie awake some mornings wishing my phone would ring and all that had happened was just a dream. Life has certainly been different for our family and especially for Brandon's dad. But, we hold tight to our beliefs. We know she is working hard on the other side and we will again be together as a family and live together forever. Until then we hold tight to all the memories we shared with her. You can check out a video done in memory of her at woodfuneralhome.com, go to the obituaries and scroll down to her name and click on it. Again we appreciated every ones words of support and we are grateful for having such a great circle of family and friends. Thank you all.

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-06T13:50:00.000-08:00

Halloween came fast for us since we were gone the week before. But, the kids had their costumes and they were ready to get some serious candy. Thank goodness I work for a dentist.

Camden was our pumpkin who would not take her picture with the skeleton (Easton). She would cry every time she would get by him with his mask on...it was a fun night.

Easton and Macy. Macy said, "This is the best Halloween ever."

The two cute little fairies in the picture are my sister Kristy's girls (Maddie and Karlie). She made their costumes, they were soo cute!

Pennsylvania Family

2008-11-06T13:11:00.000-08:00

Although our trip to Penn was not for fun we did find time to enjoy some time with our family. My cousin Angie (second from the left) had all of us over for lunch. We had a great time.

Grandma (Mom) with my nephew Mason (Is he not the cutest little boy?). About 20 minutes before this picture he fell and the end result was that beautiful purple band aid on his head.

The "Girls" Aunt Cindy, Lindi (sister), Alyssa (niece), Me, Angie, Bethany (Sister-in-law), & Mom)

The "Men" Brandon, Brenen (brother), Larry (brother-in-law), Dave (cousin's husband).

My beautiful niece Alyssa, and my cousin Angie's boy, Zack. He is a fun kid, we went the rounds on the trampoline. His mom is going to send me the hospital bills when he breaks his arm trying to do the front and back flips I showed him on the tramp. Love ya Ang.

We Love Ya Pap

2008-11-05T20:55:00.000-08:00

It has been a while since my last posting but, we have been very busy. Brandon and I had to take an emergency trip back to Pennsylvania because my Grandfather passed away. He was a wonderful Grandpa who I always called Pap. We were very close and we loved him very much. Macy and Easton called him Great Pap Pap and talked to him on the phone frequently. When we visited in March Easton got to spend a little more time with him, we had eaten lunch at their home and since Easton always talks about his great pap pap who had the really good baked beans at his house. We were all sad to hear the news but, we know he is in a better place now and is not suffering. I have a lot of wonderful memories of growing up and the time I spent at my grandparents house. My Pap taught me a lot and I admire him for his integrity he had. We love you Pap. We will miss you.

The Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-20T20:38:00.000-07:00

This weekend we took the kids to the local pumpkin patch to pick out their own pumpkins. It's a really fun place and the kids had a great time, I know you couldn't tell by the look on Camden's face.

Camden thought she was strong enough to pull the wagon with five pumpkins. She's tough...but, not that tough.

Macy and Easton found their perfect pumpkins and then I had to put about 10 of them back and remind them they only needed one each.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

From, The Speirs Family

The First Snowfall of 2008

2008-10-13T21:24:00.000-07:00

It snowed a little on Saturday. The kids were so excited. Then Sunday it snowed even more and Brandon was smart enough to take pictures unlike me the day before, so here they are having a blast in the back yard with our dog Koda.

YES! The pictures were taken from inside we weren't going out in that...do you think we're crazy?

Yellowstone Camping Trip

2008-10-07T20:06:00.000-07:00

The kids didn't have school last Thursday and Friday so Brandon decided he was going to take them camping. So he packed them up and they left late Wednesday after gymnastics classes. They drove to Madison campground in Yellowstone and put a tent up in the dark, started the fire and ate smores for their bedtime snack. They fell asleep to the sounds of elk bugling in the back round. It was a very cold night, about 25 degrees, so they snuggled together in one sleeping bag to keep warm.

They got to watch two of them lock antlers...which Easton loved because he keeps telling everyone he saw "two boy elks fighting over the girl elks." You can't tell that his dad likes to hunt can you?
Here they are in front of the Madison River.

And here again in front of Beryl Geyser Basin.

They also stopped by Old Faithful.

Back to School

2008-10-04T12:08:00.000-07:00

So, summer ended and the kids had to go back to school.

Macy was excited, she loves school. Easton was

especially excited because he was starting

Kindergarten and so he got to go to "Macy's school."

Camden wanted her picture taken too!

This is Easton and two of his favorite buddies Gage (left)andTy. Can you pictures these three when they're sixteen...we're in trouble.

I had to post this picture because :-) check the kid out in the back picking his nose. I am sure his mother would be proud.

Fun in the Sun

2008-09-28T22:20:00.000-07:00

This summer we took a trip to California. We rented a condo by the beach in Dana Point with some friends of ours, the Harris's, and we all had the best time. We went to Disneyland, Seaworld and of course the beach. We had so much fun no one wanted to come home. Do you blame us? The day we packed up the car to return to Idaho Easton started to cry and said he wanted to "live here" in California. I think the kid might be onto something...Idaho versus California which would you choose?

Here's our little Tarzan.

Dad liked the rides as much as the kids...maybe more.

We thought this was the cutest picture of the kids. They're all looking at the camera. Yah!

Sometimes we wished we had a stroller to take a nap in.

2008-09-28T15:49:00.000-07:00

Easton and Macy loved playing in the sand!

And Camden loved eating the sand!

2008-09-27T14:59:00.000-07:00

Well, I might have figured this blogging thing out. I am obviously not a computer person. I made my account in July and finally I am posting a picture with text. Wow! That didn't take long at all.