The Nault Family

Summer so far...

2010-07-06T15:43:00.001-07:00

Here are a few posts about what we have been doing this summer, so far anyway. More fun to come! Scroll down there are about 4 new posts.

Fishing trip

2010-07-06T15:31:00.000-07:00

We went fishing on Monday and the kids had so much fun. Well catching Crawdads we couldn't catch any fish so they just caught Craw dads.

Adyson has decided she wants to start blogging but being the mean mom I am I won't let her have her own blog so she is starting to use the family blog so that it is very monitored. This was her fist post. Good Job Addy, happy blogging!

Running with Angels

2010-07-06T14:59:00.000-07:00

We ran our 1st 5k a couple of weekends ago, and my little family did so AWESOME! We ran for Daison's sister's baby who did in January of this year, and I'm really glad that we did. It was so cool to see all of the people there running for someone they loved. All of us did really well and I am really proud of every one of them. Now I want to do another one just so that I can see if I can beat my time. I've decided that's how they suck you into running all of these marathons. Because you want to keep running more so that you can see if you can beat all of your previous times.

Yellowstone

2010-07-06T14:47:00.000-07:00

After our Bear World excursion we decided since we were so close to Yellowstone we would take the kids to see Old Faithful. It was pretty cold but the kids had fun. We got there just in time to see Old Faithful blow then we went walking around to see everything else. There were tons of buffalo wandering around and the kids thought it was so cool for the first few hours, after a while they wanted to see other animals.

We did see the huge Eagle's nest which was pretty awesome. It was a fun little weekend trip. We decided we need to really go back and stay longer so the kids can experience Yellowstone even more. We can't wait to go back.

Bear World

2010-07-06T14:32:00.000-07:00

M My dad took us to Bear World over Adyson's birthday. The kids had a blast! The 3 older kids were able to feed the baby bears (Cameron was too young, maybe next year). They have a lot of stuff for the kids to do there. They rode the rides, there is a petting zoo with deer that the kids can go up to and feed them. I didn't think Cameron would even get near them, but he surprised us and walked up to the doe and gave her a handful of food. There were a couple of fawns there that the kids were able to sit by and get a picture with them.

After the petting zoo we drove our car through the wild bears. There are a lot of wild bears along with wolves, moose, elk, and an albino elk. The kids thought driving through the wild bears was so cool. Adyson was a little nervous when we started she kept saying, "Mom make sure there is no food in the car, I don't want the bears to get in our car to get the food." Finally Daison broke it to her that WE were food. From then on she was nervous that we were going to roll our windows down. Funny girl! It was a lot of fun and I would recommend taking your family there if you get a chance. Thanks Dad for the trip we had a blast!

Gavin's 8!

2010-02-18T10:02:00.000-08:00

Gavin turns 8 today and I can't believe it! Time seems to fly by when you get older. I think Daison and I are in shock to have a child in Scouts! I know Adyson is almost 10 but when you hear that your child is old enough to go into Scouts it just makes you feel like you are so old.

Gavin is so much fun to have in our family. He is always trying to be funny. As you can see in this picture he loves his picture taken and he will try to get the funniest pose he can so that you will laugh. He loves to make people laugh. Gavin also has a very sweet side to him. He hates when people are mad at him, or he thinks that he has disappointed you in any way.

Gavin loves to play soccer, and is quite good at it. He really knows what he is doing. He is very competitive, just ask anyone in our family, he always wants to do the most push-ups, or be the first one done with his dinner, he even is competitive at school. His teacher always tells us that he has to be the first one done with his work.

We love you Gavin and I hope you have a great birthday!

New York Continued!!

2009-06-16T07:40:00.000-07:00

We got up early on Monday morning and went to the Today Show. The kids did really good, but they got bored of waiting to get on TV. We weren't standing in the right spot so we didn't get on.

We were able to see Al Roker though. The kids thought it was cool, at the time, I don't think they really know who he is.

After the Today Show we went to the NBC Store. That was so fun. Talk about bringing back memories.

I might be the only one who watched Saved By The Bell growing up but I had to get a picture of this shirt. My brother Colby and I watched this show every Saturday morning. I totally remember the Zack Attack band. They had Bayside Tigers shirts there too. I should have bought one for the memories.

The Statue of Liberty is pretty awesome to see. I don't think you can appreciate it until you see it in person. It was amazing to see. It was raining when we went to see it. Still it was fun. I think Adyson liked it a lot, she might have just liked being able to use the umbrella, who knows.

We let the kids ride the Ferris Wheel that is inside the Toys R Us at Times Square. They had fun riding that. That was one of Adyson's favorite things to do. Can you believe they fit a HUGE Ferris Wheel inside a store. I couldn't believe it.

We went to FAO Schwartz. I know you all recognize this piano. It was on the movie BIG! We played on it for a little while. Pretty cool. Yes even I got on it. I don't have any pictures of me, but I think Shirley got some. I ordered one of these for my house, it will be fun. Just kidding they cost $250,000.00. Oh wait I have that laying around my house. Yea right!

Everyone keeps asking me who took care of the boys while I was gone. Are you ready for this? DAISON did! He did an awesome job. Even Cameron had fun with him. He made sure that the boys didn't just sit at home the whole time. He took them to do a lot of different things and to visit people. Thanks Babe for working so hard so that Addy and I were able to go. I owe you one!

New York !!

2009-06-15T20:36:00.000-07:00

Adyson and I had the opportunity to go to New York with Daison's Mom Shirley, his sister Brandi, her son Stockton, Daison's Aunt Bobbie,and her granddaughter Kelli. We had a ball! Thanks Shirley and Bobbie for making it so much fun for us!

Times Square is just like it looks in the movies and on TV. The buildings almost look like they are fake. There were so many lights that when we went out at night Adyson thought it was daytime.

Stockton, Kelli, and Adyson at Mars 2112. I wouldn't recommend eating at this restaurant, but it was pretty fun. Live and Learn right?

We went and saw The Lion King on Broadway. It was AWESOME!! I would highly recommend this show to anyone, with or without kids. Now I want to see Wicked or Mamma Mia. (How fun would that be?!)

We went to a Yankees game. They were playing the Tampa Bay Rays. It was fun to see all of the Yankee fans and be part of the crowd. It was so hot, and I nearly melted, literally, if you want to ask me maybe I will show you the pics. I didn't want to post it on the blog and have everyone and their dog see me at my best.

Adyson sporting her sunglasses and her brothers new Yankees hat. She told me that she can't believe that boys can wear hats, because they are so hot! She is so stinkin cute!

This is only half of the stadium! It was PACKED! I love how the grass looks on baseball fields. Don't you?

After the game we went and cooled off at Serendipity's. It was sooooo yummy! Highly recommended! The Frozen Hot Chocolate is to die for. I had to take a picture of this, it reminds me of Gavin. Anyone who knows him knows that he LOVES CHOCOLATE!! I bought some packets of the Hot Chocolate to bring home and let the boys taste. It is pretty good, but nothing like at Serendipity's.

This is only the first couple of days in New York. More pics to come shortly!

High School Flash Back!

2008-12-05T16:23:00.000-08:00

1. DID YOU DATE SOMEONE FROM YOUR SCHOOL?
Matt Blackhurst, Cody Christensen, they are the only ones that I remember from MY school.

2. WHAT KIND OF CAR DID YOU DRIVE?
I drove a green flatbed Chevy.

3. DID YOU PASS YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE TEST YOUR FIRST TRY?
No, I think I passed on the 2nd try.

4. WERE YOU A PARTY ANIMAL?
No, I never had the guts! I was too scared of my mom.

5. WERE YOU CONSIDERED A FLIRT?
No way!!! (LOL) I was totally a flirt.

6. WERE YOU IN BAND, ORCHESTRA, OR CHOIR?
No, I never went to school enough to be in one of those.

7. WERE YOU A NERD?
Heck no! What do you think! I wasn't a nerd, but I wasn't one of the popular ones either.

8. WERE YOU ON ANY VARSITY TEAMS?
The only kind of sports I did was stats for the wrestling team. Oh and is flirting considered a sport?

9. DID YOU EVER GET SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED?
No, I was a good little student. (when I went to school)

10. CAN YOU STILL SING THE FIGHT SONG?
Oh yea baby!

11. WHO WERE YOUR FAVORITE TEACHERS?
Mrs. Bromley, Mr. Gappmayer, and Coach Pontias

12. WHERE DID YOU SIT FOR LUNCH?
Home, I walked home for lunch everyday!

13. WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOL'S FULL NAME?
American Fork High School

14. WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOL'S MASCOT AND COLORS?
Red and White Caveman

15. DID YOU GO TO HOMECOMING AND WITH WHO?
Yes with Matt Blackhurst.

16. IF YOU COULD GO BACK AND DO IT AGAIN WOULD YOU?
Yes in a heartbeat!

17. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER MOST ABOUT GRADUATION?
Worrying that I was going to trip or something when they called my name.

18. WHERE DID YOU GO SENIOR SKIP DAY?
To the Zoo.

19. WERE YOU IN ANY CLUBS?
No

20. HAVE YOU GAINED SOME WEIGHT SINCE THEN?
No

21. WHO WAS YOUR PROM DATE?
My boyfriend Brad Pullman.

22. ARE YOU GOING TO YOUR 10 YEAR REUNION?
I guess I'm not cool, because I didn't get invited.

23. DID YOU HAVE A JOB IN HIGH SCHOOL?
I worked at the Candy Factory in Alpine.

24. WERE YOU AN HONOR STUDENT?
I probably could have been if I would have gone to school.

25. DID YOU TAKE SEMINARY?
No!

26. WHAT WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOUR MOST FUN TIMES IN HIGH SCHOOL?
Just hanging out with tons of friends everyday.

27. WERE YOU CONSIDERED SHY OR OUTGOING?
It all depended on who you were. I could be shy, but I could also be outgoing.

28. ANY LAST MEMORIES YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE?
I used to cruise main in A.F. and in Spanish Fork every single weekend. I loved just hanging out with friends all the time.

I now tag:
Britney, Amanda, Nicole, Becky!

Trick or Treat!

2008-11-01T11:30:00.000-07:00

Adyson was so cute dressed up like Peincess Leia. The boys are so into Star Wars right now and so she thought she would join in the fun.

Here is my little Darth Vader (posing again!). He loved being the bad guy of the night.

I didn't realize Obi Wan Kanobi was so little. He looked so good. And he loved the fact that we put a beard on him. He kept telling his dad, "Look I have a beard just like you!"

Our cute little cowboy. We finally got Cameron to put on his Woody costume. I though since he loved Toy Story he would wear this, I was wrong. He finally put it on the second before we went Trick or Treating. I know it has nothing to do with Star Wars, but he looks so cute!

Halloween Party

2008-11-01T11:11:00.000-07:00

Wednesday we had a Hallween party at my Mother-in-laws house. The kids had a blast! Cameron is missing from the photo because all the kids were doing one thing, so he had to do something completely different.

Braiden decided to pretend that he bobbed for this apple. He didn't however. He just picked one up from the bucket and put it in his mouth. What a nut!

Gavin caught an apple though. I told you he likes to pose for the camera.

Adyson caught an apple too! She was the first one and she did awesome!

Here is Cameron doing his own thing. I told you, if you can tell there are no other kids around. He just walked around by himself the whole time, or he would wrestle with Daison.

Carving Pumpkins

2008-11-01T10:28:00.000-07:00

We carved pumpkins on Tuesday night. It was quite the experience. At the last minute a guy called about the puppies and came out to look at them. So I ended up doing most of the work.Here is our finished product. They don't look like that anymore, actually they look like they were carved about 2 weeks ago.

Cameron was more interested in the DS than carving his pumpkin. However he couldn't be left out of all the fun. He sat at the table the whole time playing the DS.

My brother Colby and his wife Amanda stopped by and I took advantage of Colby. I let Amanda off the hook this time because she is pregnant, but I will get her next year. (LOL) Colby was very helpful. Thanks Colb.

Braiden and Adyson did so good cleaning out their own pumpkins. I love that Adyson is old enough to do things on her own and she is awesome with helping her brothers.

Gavin was really good at cleaning out his pumpkin too. He always has to pose for the camera. I just love my cute little family.

Tagged!

2008-10-28T13:51:00.000-07:00

8 T.V. shows I like to watch...

1. Lost
2. Biggest Loser
3. The Hills
4. CSI NY
5. Real World/ Road Rules Challenge
6. CSI Las Vegas
7. Life
8. Extreme Make-Over Home Edition

8 things that happened yesterday...

1. Took Braiden to Pre-School
2. Went looking for Daison a Christmas Present
3. Went to my mom's for my step-dad's B-day!
4. Picked the kids up at school
5. Went to lunch with my friend
6. Made dinner
7. Did laundry
8. Watched The Hills with Daison

8 Favorite Places to Eat...

1. Olive Garden
2. Chilies
3. Purple Turtle
4. Parker's Drive Inn
5. The Old Spaghetti Factory
6. Cafe Rio
7. Chick-Fil-A
8. P.F. Changs

8 Things I'm looking forward to...

1. Springtime
2. My children getting married in the temple
3. Becoming a Grandma (they get away with everything)
4. Cameron finally talking
5. Adyson being able to babysit
6. No MORE DIAPERS!
7. The Holidays (minus Halloween)
8. Seeing my sister again

8 Things on my wish list...

1. Lost to start again
2. Daison and I getting the vehicles we want
3. My house to be 100% done and decorated
4. Cameron to start talking
5. My family to stay healthy
6. Payoff debt
7. Daison to always have a job
8. To live by Disneyland (I ran out of wishes)

8 People I tag...

1. Britney
2. Amanda
3. Nicole
4. Jennifer
5. Jody
6. Brandi
7. Shirley
8. Heather

LOOK WHO'S 2!!!

2008-09-07T09:20:00.000-07:00

I can't beleive my baby is 2. Daison keeps telling me that he is not a baby anymore, but I just can't accept that yet. He is my last one so I baby him a lot more than I should.
He was so good all day long. He got tons of Toy Story toys. We gave him the remote control car from the movie, it is pretty cute. Braiden keeps taking it away from Cameron, I just love how when a little boy gets toys the older kids won't let them play with them at all.
My brother's family gave him the slinky dog from Toy Story. It is the cuteset thing I have ever seen. Gavin is the one who keeps playing with it. I think it is because there is a slinky in the middle and he really wants one of those. We didn't get a good picture of him blowing out his candles, because my camera sucks! I'm so mad. I need to invest in one of those before the holidays start. Hopefully, I can get a good picture at my In-laws house on Monday night.

I have been TAGGED by Nicole

2008-09-05T13:03:00.000-07:00

Here are the rules 1. Link the person who tagged you. 2. Post the rules on your blog. 3. Write 6 Random things about yourself. 4. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website. 5. Let you tagger know when your entry is up.

Here are 6 Random things about me!

2008-09-05T12:55:00.000-07:00

1. I am 29 and I have 4 children.
2. I already have gray hair.
3. I hate the winter.
4. I love Disneyland, and want to move to California.
5. I love Christmas!
6. I love to read.

I tag Britney, Amanda, Jody, Brandi, Heather, and Shirley

The Key To A Happy Cameron

2008-09-04T07:54:00.000-07:00

Yes, I Know what you are thinking, "What kind of mother am I?" Well one that needs her sanity. Cameron loves to watch movies. His favorites are Lion King and Toy Story 1 & 2. If I need a minute I will put on one of these movies so that I can do what I need to do. He will even lounge on the bed or couch while he is watching. It is pretty funny. Sometimes he will even get under my covers. What a nut!
It is to the point that he can even put on a movie for himself upstairs in my room. He will walk up turn on the TV and start the movie. I can't believe it he is only 2 and he can put on a show for himself. He is one smart cookie when it comes to electronics. Anyway this is pretty much how his days go especially now that the kids are back in school.

School Time For Everyone!!

2008-09-03T19:12:00.000-07:00

I can't believe school has started. It is a nice break from all the fighting. Adyson is in 3rd grade now. She is getting so big. We think she has a crush on her teacher. It is pretty funny to see her talk about him.
Gavin is in 1st grade now. It is crazy to think that he goes to school all day long. I think he really likes it. He loves to learn. I love to see that!

Braiden just started Pre-school today! It is fun to see him so excited to go to school and be a big kid like Adyson and Gavin. He didn't even cry. He just walked right in to school and didn't look back. One more child left, and I'll be home alone.

BEAR LAKE 2008!

2008-08-19T15:29:00.000-07:00

We just got back from Bear Lake and the kids had a blast! We left on Thursday and got back on Sunday. It was nice to relax. Daison took the kids fishing one night, they didn't catch anything, but Adyson told him that he needed to take untangling lessons because the fishing line kept getting tangled up. The kids were awesome. They never fought, and did exactly what they were asked to do. We ran across a couple of mermaids on the beach. It was unbelievable! They really are beautiful creatures! I think we are going to go back again.

THE JAZZ BEAR!!

2008-08-08T09:49:00.000-07:00

We went and met the Jazz Bear last night! It was so much fun. My sister-in-law has started a dance studio up in Ogden and she had the Bear come for the fall sign-ups. She used to be a Jazz Dancer so she has connections. I thought my kids would have a ball meeting the Bear. He is pretty fun. I also had to get a picture of my brother working at the hot dog stand that they had there.

Adyson's Baptism

2008-07-11T13:39:00.000-07:00

Adyson was baptized on July 5, 2008. It was the best day! I am so proud of her for choosing to be baptized, and I know that she is a very good example to her brothers. It was a great feeling knowing that your child is on the right path for returning to her heavenly father. Of course I was crying like a baby, but it is hard to watch your child grow up and start making decisions of their own. We found her dress at Little Things Mean A Lot and I tried to tell her we could look in a few stores for her dress, but she wanted this one. When we got home she told me that she liked this dress because it had a lot of beads on it and there were tons of buttons down the back. She was really cute that morning we got her she put her dress on and when she started walking down the stairs she started humming "Here comes the bride"! It was so funny. She thinks her dress looks like a wedding dress. All I can say is she is exactly like me! I have a feeling her wedding dress and wedding are going to be really expensive. Oh well I told her she can't get married until she's 30, we'll see how long that lasts.

Spring Has Officially Sprung!!

2008-04-23T11:23:00.000-07:00

I know for sure that spring is here. We signed Adyson, Gavin and Braiden up to play soccer again, and my life just got totally hectic. As most of you know Adyson is taking Ballet. She has class 2 times a week and then they have recitals 2 times a year. It is now time for their Spring Recital and not only does she have class, but on top of that we now have to add 1-2 more classes for the rehearsals. And now we have soccer on top of that. We get to do the ultimate juggling act. Now we will have ballet 2-4 times a week, Soccer practice for all three of the kids, we don't know exactly which days those will be on, and Saturday mornings we will have Soccer games. When I say Saturday morning, I pretty much mean from 9:00 to about 12:00 or 1:00 Saturday morning. Last year there were quite a few games that Adyson and Braiden played at the same time. So Daison and I would each watch one of them and at half time we would switch. From the look of it, this year is going to be the same. I love Spring because it finally warms up, okay maybe not this Spring, but usually. However I have officially turned into the true SOCCER MOM!!! (Boy I hope I can survive this one.)

DISNEYLAND!!

2008-04-10T14:29:00.001-07:00

We were able to take the kids to Disneyland. It was so awesome! We were there for 3 days. I think Daison would say we were there too long, but I think we weren't there long enough. The kids loved it. I can't wait until we go back again. Hopefully soon!!

2008-04-10T14:26:00.000-07:00

Gavin becomes a Jedi

2008-04-10T14:16:00.000-07:00

Gavin was trained to be a Jedi. He had a ball! He was so serious and listened really well to the teachers. He fought Darth Vader, and he wasn't even scared. I thought he would take off running, but he didn't. He received a certificate after he fought Darth Vader. It was so neat to watch him.

2008-04-10T14:04:00.000-07:00

We had to get a picture in front of the "A" at California Adventure. You know "A" for Adyson, at least that is what we told her.

MEDIEVAL TIMES

2008-04-10T13:53:00.000-07:00

Everytime we go to Disneyland we go to Medieval Times. It is the best thing to watch. The kids love how they get to see the Knights fight. They ride horses and duel each other. While you are eating dinner you cheer for your color of Knight. It seems that everytime we go we are always in the Blue section cheering for the Blue Knight. And the Blue Knight usually wins, however this time the Yellow Knight won, so my kids were kind of bummed about that. But in the end they had a blast!

THE BEACH!!

2008-04-10T13:43:00.000-07:00

We went to the beach for the kids. It was cold for a while, and then it warmed up a bit. We were able to watch a lot of people surfing. It was pretty fun!

2008-04-10T13:39:00.000-07:00

These two got pretty wet. But we just let them have fun and made them change their clothes before they could get in the car.

2008-04-10T13:25:00.000-07:00

If anyone knows Braiden they know that he doesn't like his hands dirty, his clothes wet, needless to say he is a little obsessive compulsive. I think Cameron is going to be the same way. Braiden got the bottom of his pants a little wet and we had to change him. Cameron, wasn't sure about the sand, until Daison took off his shoes and then he didn't want to leave.

2008-04-09T15:42:00.001-07:00