"Let's get down to the Nitty Gritty"

Whidden blog~ written by the mother
about the children
the dad
and a lot of ramblings about life here in Utah.

A few things we love
Traveling
Camping
Fishing and Eating Nachos

3.28.2013

Stand by...shmand by!


We are packed and ready to go, now the stand by stars need to align and give us a little luck. All of the flights are filling up, just like I knew they would and that what makes it so stressful, BUT I am just going to show up and see what happens. We are only trying to make it to PHX tomorrow and then our flight to Hawaii is on Saturday so that eases my tension a little bit.
This pic below doesn't do justice of what we have to fit into it, that is Ben's department, I got the kids ready so he gets  to take the family bag.
 Tramp's in....boom!!


3.27.2013

Right now


Ben is hard at work prepping the garden  .........his garden, I don't claim ownership anymore, I think it's because I give very great suggestions that he doesn't think are so great......ha ha
For example....please do not plant so many onions this year, we had buckets of onions......so how many rows of onions did he plant today 4!!!!

In all seriousness I really appreciate all the hard work and dedication he puts into it.

3.25.2013

Meow, meow....

Her favorite spot to lay, under the computer desk.

3.24.2013

Happy Birthday Kessler!

Happy Birthday to this cute 5 year old.
He loves preschool,
He loves to hang out with his mom, he especially loves to lay in my bed in the morning and watch cartoons.
He loves Daniel and the Tiger's den
He is a great eater, he loves almost anything especially spaghetti.
He loves to fly on airplanes.
We love him so much and can't imagine life with out him!!





Besides Kessler's birthday today, we celebrated Easter (kind of) we had some Easter goodies this morning and a yummy Easter dinner tonight.....and birthday cupcakes for dessert.











 Such cute boys, all decked out in Easter clothes!!








3.22.2013

Weekend plans

Weekend plans are as follows,
Friday night trip to Missoula.
Saturday temple session.
Visit from uncle Jon
And a big birthday for Kessler on Sunday!


Pics...Kessler trying on his new swim suit.
The bags are packed, almost ready to go, last minute items of course.
Spring table cloth is out with snow in the back ground!!
Kessler the special helper in class today and an unbirthday celebration!

3.21.2013

Help Wanted: tooth fairy position now available


 The tooth fairy is not very good around our house she forgets all the time to deliver the goods. We have a tooth hangin by a thread, and she might need to set her alarm, because she has not been a good employee in the past.

3.20.2013

Cooper turns 9 and events that happen in a month

Cooper turns 9,  he is an amazing, great kid.
He gives me the most to think about as a mother and I appreciate the things that I learn from him. He is doing well in school, he is doing better with his anxiety and is such a tender hearted kid.

We went skating for Cooper's birthday party with cousins and it was fun. He loves pizza and cake so a perfect night for him. He got some hex-bugs and some of his favorite treats.

Alivia is doing good, is a pro at wearing her head gear and is loving her musical that she has been practicing for. She had an all day practice the other day, from 9am to 5:30 pm. I was worried that she wouldn't like it but she came home in a great mood and was super excited to go back on Monday afternoon for another 3 hour practice.

Bauer is loving the warm weather, he really wants to play soccer, which he has never really expressed interest before and now it is too late to sign up. So I will have to keep him busy swimming and other activities that he likes.


Kessler is loving preschool and getting to be a pretty good little reader, very, very basic words but it is fun to see him so excited about what he is learning and remembers. He has a birthday coming up on Sunday, that will be a great day....5 years old. SO crazy!!

Ben is doing good, got his annual review score (raise and bonus based off of this number) from Target and did a great job and all his hard work is paying off. He is liking the new store more and more. He has even been exercising a bit more, ha I exercise almost everyday and it is A SLOW process, but that is ok as long as I am moving forward and not backward.

We are getting ready for spring break, we are getting packed. I always pack early. There is so much to do, it would overwhelm me if I had to do it in a few days. So excited for some fun in the sun. It has been WAY too long, but life and other bills happen;)

I have officially decided i am not putting cell phone pics on my blog anymore, it is such a pain to get them on here, you wouldn't think so but it is. I have tons of pics to load but my computer doesn't show the thumbnail and makes it more hassle than it is worth also they are so blurry. I don't want to look back and think I wish I had more clear pics of my family growing up....so back to the DSLR. Hopefully more pics to come.....I love seeing pics on people blogs and following their cute kids and family updates.

We are so blessed in these parts.....kids are doing great, my parents and Ben's parents are doing good and are thankful for everything they do for us.
Almost time for some spring planting and some yard work, it will be nice to spend some warm days outside!











Cooper was Wayne Gretzky for the wax museum. It was fun to learn more about him.