Halloween

This year Halloween was so much fun. We started out at Micheals craft store and made a picture frame then went to Maceys to see Aunt Holly. Then went to Grandma's to carve pumpkins and clean up leaves. Then had Chili and Doughnuts and headed to our ward trunk r treat. Then we headed up to Orem to see a Thriller show that was incredible. It was an awsome Halloween!

School Halloween Parade

The School Halloween Parade is always fun. This year Taylor decided to try a different costume since you can not wear masks at school, and this is what he chose. Who knows what he is, but no one recognized him. He is such a hoot!

Military Trunk or Treat

This year our awesome friends invited us to the military trunk or treat. They had alot of fun things for the kids. Including Santa Clause for the Balloon Maker:) Thanks Guys!

Happy Birthday Jamin! Here we are at Pirate Island. The kids had a blast.

Brooklyn's Scooter

Brooklyn and Taylor did the walk to school challenge and Brooklyn ended up winning this scooter. She was so excited. It was one of the cutest things to see her so excited. Your too cute!

Brooklyn at Pumkin Land

Brooklyn's 1st grade class went on a field trip to Pumpkin Land. She loved it! She said her favorite part was having her Dad there. Bj is the best Dad to go on all these field trips with the kids.

Our Cute Wyatt

Here is a cute shot of Wyatt playing in the laundry as I was trying to put it away. He is such a delight. Each day is an adventure with him by your side.

Park City Get Away

It's always nice to get away. We decieded to have some family fun before the boys head up to Canada.

Utah State Fair

Once again the kids favorite part of the fair was the animals and pretending to be a farmer. It was alot of fun.

First Day of School

Camping Fun

We had alot of fun camping this year!

Old House at Srawberry

When we go camping up at Strawberry there is this really old house. They kids love to visit this house. Here are some pictures of us visiting this house AGAIN.

Camping

This was just one of our camping trips. The first part of this trip was absolutly perfect. We went Fishing, Hiking, 4 wheeling. We watched movies played games and had a BLAST! It is amazing to me how much kids love camping. To top it all off Bj was able to get his deer with Taylor right by his side. They thought that was pretty cool.

Utah County Fair

The Kids always have fun at the Fair. We went with Grandma Holt, Shell, Kev and Jamin. It was alot of fun.

Jenkins Crazy Hat Reunion

This year it was in South Jordan at a Park. It was a Crazy Hat Reunion!

Jump on it

The kids love to come here and play. The Boys love to come here and play!

Girls and their Socks!

I had told the girls to go get their shoes on so we could go, and this is how they came out.

Washington DC Trip

We had alot of fun seeing all the incredible, historicle sites here in Washington D.C. We went from Mt. Vernon to the Temple, Arlington, the Capitol, Caverns, a Garden Maze, the Zoo and an amazing Bike tour of Washington D.C. and much much more. Thank you so much Ken & Conni!

4th of July

For the 4th we went up to our traditional breakfast where we eat, play on the toys, ride the pony, go fish, and more. The kids love it. After that we came home for a BBQ with family and friends then we all went out boating. It was a long but fun day.

Sidewalk of Fire

Here we are at our neighborhood sidewalk of fire. This was our first year going, we had alot of fun. We decorated the kids bikes to ride in the parade. Bj pulled the wagon behind the 4 wheeler. The kids had their faces painted, ate lots of dessert, had popcicles and glow sticks. Then watched an awesome firework show. A big thanks to our wonderful neighbors!

OakerMountain Temple

We went to the OakerMountain Temple Openhouse with the kids. It was really neat for them to see and ask questions. They learned alot. The baptismal font was their favorite.

Lehi Rodeo Roundup

The kids look forward to this all year. We go to a BBQ before with all the blow up toys and have a party, then walk across the street to the rodeo. It is alot of fun.

Taylors Bobcat

Taylor received his Bobcat in Scouts on Tuesday. He was so excited. The leaders did such a good job at making it such a fun experience for him. We are so proud of Taylor for the choices he makes and the person he is. Good job Tay, We Love You!

Yellowstone

This is just a few of the fun things we saw and did in Yellowstone. We had so much fun. Some of the things we saw are:Bears, Elk, Deer, Fox, Squirrels, Chipmunks, Buffalo, Coyotes, Snakes, Geese and more. The main reason we went up there was to see our nephew Bryan.(he is the one in the cookie monster hat)We saw some amazing things.

Orem Fest

This was us at the parade in orem. It had been raining on and off all day, so we were very lucky it stopped long enough for us to have alot of fun.

Lagoon

We couldn't have picked a more perfect day for lagoon. The weather was perfect the lines were perfect, which equals a perfect day. The kids had so much fun. We couldn't even keep Wyatt off the rides. If he could ride it he was. It was alot of fun.

Taylors Baptism

Taylor

Taylor

Happy Birthday Taylor! Taylor has been doing alot of fun things lately. In the top pictures he is playing the piano in the school talent show. (Thanks to all his awesome friends who came to watch him!) Then in the bottom pictures he is racing in his first pine wood durby. He loved it. He had so much fun. For his birthday he chose to go boating with his friends and had a blast. We love you Tay! You are such a great big brother who is always thinking of your siblings. I can't beleive you are eight. You have such a fun personality that loves life and is willing to go out there and enjoy it. You are such a blessing you us. We Love You!

Dance Recital

As you can tell it is the end of the year with lots of fun things going on. Here is some cute pictures of the girls before the recital except for the one where they are holding their flowers from Dad for doing such a good job at the recital. They both did so good.

Piano Recital

Taylor and Brooklyn have started piano. They are doing so good. They played two songs each and then a duet together. We are very proud of you two!

Kiley's B-day

Happy Birthday Kiley! You are such an absolute joy to have in our family. You are so fun and filled with so much life. Our life would be boring without you! You bring a smile to my face every single day. You are such a blessing to us. We love you!

Canadian Friends

We had the pleasure of having our Canadian Friends come and visit us in April. Bj and Matt stay with them when they go to Canada. It was alot of fun to have them. Jim and Lorna you are welcome back anytime!

Taylors 2nd grade program

This was Taylors 2nd grade program. He did very well and it was very cute. In the one picture it looks like they are praying.(They really arn't)But its cute.

Kids at the park

The Kids have loved the warm weather and being able to go to the park again. We can't keep Wyatt out of the swings.

Happy Birthday Brooklyn

Happy Birthday to our Sweet Little Princess. For six years you have been such a delight. You are the peacemaker in our family. You do so well in school, dance and piano. We are very proud of you and love you very much. Happy Birthday Sweetie! For her REAL birthday she wanted to go to Chucky Cheese and the Sphagetti Factory. Then order pizza and watch a movie. She had a very fun day.

Easter

As you can see Easter is full of all kinds of fun. We started out at Maceys easter treasure hunt. Then to the Biorge Easter Hunt/Brooklyns B-day. On Sunday we went to Grandma Holts for another easter hunt/Brooklyns B-day. Crazy but fun.

Happy 1st B-day Wyatt

Happy Birthday Wyatt! You have been an absolute joy since the day you were born. Your smile brightens our life each and every day. We are so blessed to have you in our lives. We Love You!

Easter Egg Hunt

Taylors Fieldtrip

Taylor's 2nd grade class went to the Bean Museum. Bj was able to go and the boys had alot of fun.

Maui

This was such an Awesome Vacation. When I booked this over a year ago I figured the kids would have fun. We also took my mother-in-law for her first time to Hawaii. I never dreamed they would have this much fun. Even Wyatt, we could not keep him out of the water. He just absolutly loved it. We started out at Lahina and did a whale watch tour. Awesome, we saw so many whales I can't even count them. The kids were amazed. While in the city we saw the Banyon Tree(Biggest Tree in the world), and the museums and history in this town was alot of fun. We then hit beach after beach after beach. Then the Ocean Center was alot of fun to see all the fish that are around Hawaii. Alot of these we were able to see snokling. This was Taylors first snorkling experiance and he saw an octopus. Once again it was awesome. After that we went to a Luau. I wasn't sure the kids would like this because it was late, but they were wide eyed and bushy tailed all night long. We went up to the Volcano next can I say COLD. We went from 80 to 40 with wind and rain. Crazy but fun to see. On the way back down the mountain we saw rainbows, phesants, and of course chickens. We also deceided to try the road to Hana(I know daring) and once again the kids did awesome. I enjoyed it more this time than the first. Brooklyn really wanted to drink cocanut juice right from a cocanut so we found a shaq and we all tried it(they didn't like it). After that we did more boogie boarding and snorkling. Fun Fun Fun. I had a hard time deceiding which picture to post so here is just a few...

Happy St. Patricks Day

The Kids are showing you their Green

Cute Kids

This is Wyatt after his haircut

Wyatt before his first hair cut

The girls loved making a snowman with dad.

Boys at the Flash Game

Boys having fun winning t-shirts at the
Utah Flash Game

Provo High Cheer Clinic

Grandma's Birthday

Our Cute Little Wyatt

Thank you everyone for a very fun day!

Learning as we go...

As we all know life has its ups and downs. It's how we react to these that can make us or break us. Going through this I have had feelings of both. It's been all of you that have kept me from breaking. Just when you feel life is too tough one of you come along to pull me back up. As much as I want to do this by myself I have learned that I can't and I think that's what I 'm suppose to learn. I want so bad to be feeling great, on top of the world, but then again what lesson would I learn. I am in continual awe at the thoughtfulness and kindness so many have shown to me as I continue to learn and grow one step at a time. I could not do this without all of you, especially Brandon as he's had to take on so much emotionally and physically. I can't not tell you thank you enough or how much this has meant to me. Please be patient God isn't finished with me yet.

Kiley's Haircut

Kiley kept falling asleep as she was getting her hair cut.

New Years Day fun at Grandparents

Christmas with Matt & Gina

Hospital Adventures

Thank you everyone for all of your love, support and all your help with everything.

Surgery

Well it's all said and done. My Dad is doing really good. When he went into surgery his kreatin was 11.9 tonight it was 2.9. We went into the Hospital at 5:00 a.m. and I got out at 11:30 p.m. Truthfully I can't tell you what time my dad got out because I did not see him until the day after at 4:45 a.m. He said he is feeling like he did 20 years ago. I am so glad that this was hopefully worth all the pain. It has been hard but to see him the way he is now is a true miracle. Thank you Thank you Thank you to all of you who cared and were there for me threw all of this. It has definitely been a roller coaster ride. I never realized how many people cared. Thank you. I can't find the words to describe how wonderful some of you are. You've talked with me, walked with me and cared for me, what more could I ask for. My Dad has always been my hero. This was the least I could do for him. I could not have done any of this without the love and support that Brandon has given me. He has been my shoulder to lean on, cry on, and to hold me up when I could not do it myself. He is the Love of my life and will be forever. I Love you all!
Merry Christmas to you all.

We can't keep our kids off the sleds this year.
Their loving it!

Biorge Christmas

We had Hollys B-day and Christmas the same day.
Thanks Holl

You have to love Olive Fingers!

The kids love sledding with Dad

Taylor and Brooklyns
First Piano Recital

Brooklyns Kindergarten Program

Surgery Update

First I want to thank my friends and family who have helped out with the kids threw all of this. And to all the friends who continue to offer their love and support. I really appreciate all of you. I never knew I had so many people I could count on. It means a lot. Thank you!
It has definitely been a roller coaster ride. Hopefully one that is coming to an end. We have a surgery date for this Tuesday. I will try to update everyone as soon as possible.
Thank you again.
I Love you all, Jami

Ward Christmas Breakfast - Crepes of Fun!

Santa

We had to see Santa!

Utah Flash

The kids had a blast at the Utah Flash Game

Dancing Princesses

Tyson Lee Traughber is finally here. He is late but worth the wait. He was born on 12-4-08 at 3:21 pm 6 lbs and 14 oz. He is so cute!

Tyson Lee Traughber

Last night I was trying to scrapbook and put Wyatt to sleep. After an hour and a half I gave up and let him scarpbook with me. He was so cute. He was laughing and giggleing so hard. It was the cutest thing in the world. I hope I never forget it!

Thanksgiving

Hogle Zoo

Alberta-Canada 2nd Trip this Year. The boys had alot of fun.

Thanksgiving

I love this Holiday. What better way to spend a day than to remember all that you are thankful for. This year has been wonderful. The past couple of weeks have been a little crazy as I continue to do test after test for this Kidney Transplant. But the thing that has been the craziest is that as I was researching more about what would happen. There was a a fact that caught my attention more than the others. It said that 1 in a thousand somthing die from this surgery. And it made me think am I ready to go now? I don't think many of us are ready to go, but as I thought about my life I thought there is not one thing that I regret or would want to change before I die if it so be now. But on this Thanksgiving day there are many I am thinking of and so Thankful for. I have the most AMAZING husband anyone could ask for and 4 BEAUTIFUL children. Brandon has been so supportive in all that I am and do I am truly blessed! Taylor, Brooklyn, Kiley and Wyatt are all such a bundle of joy. There is not a day that goes by that one of them doesnt make me laugh. I have been blessed with such wonderful parents. I love them to death and would do anything for them. My sisters are all a bundle of joy all wrapped up. I get a kick out of all of them. They bring so much to me in my life. Thank you. I have a wonderful mother-in-law whom I am so blessed to have in my life and my kids life. This calling in the Relief Society has brought me so many blessings. I have met some of the sweetest, talented sisters who have now become friends. I haven't had so many girls nights in my life. I LOVE IT! I don't think it fully hit me until I've been doing all this testing and I have had so many of you want to help. That means so much to me. Thank you! You have touched my life in more ways than you know. The list can go on, but I think I should go to bed. Thank you again to all of you who are such a blessing to me and my family.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Having Fun Swimming at Park City

Park City Fun - Nov. 2008

Basketball 2008

Boys in Canada - 2008

Cascade Springs

Halloween Fun!

This is what Wyatt looks like at 12:00 a.m. While dad is in Canada. Too Cute!

Fall Family Pictures