Winter Wonderfulness

It's been a while, so I'll post a little of what we've been up to lately...


It's not everyday that you get all the grandparents together. We have Grandma May, Sean, Grandpa Heers, Great-Grandma Heers, Riley, Great-Grandma Silvestri, Jason, Grandma Heers and Kyle. What a great looking group!


After several hunting trips, Sean and Ben finally had a successful one! We ate duck for dinner...believe it or not, the boys absolutely love it. Yes, we're a little weird around here:)

Jason, Kyle and Sean in some serious powder!

Cousin Carlie and Kyle sporting their awesome bandanas. Kyle has worn his every day this week. He calls it his "hat costume" and says he is ready for Halloween.

We went to Temple Square to see the Christus statue. What is so neat, besides everything at Temple Square, is that the voice of the Christus Statue is Ben's dad. So our boys got to go listen to Grandpa May. It brought sweet tears to my eyes.

My angel baby!

Jason on our snow cave/igloo. We all worked hard on this one!

This is New Years' Eve with cousins. Bonnie is in the background and Kyle is hugging Madsen. We had so much fun playing with cousins, hanging in the hot tub, watching a movie and having yummy gingerbread waffles for breakfast.

Christmas Kareoke

The Heers family is not known for our musical talents, but here we break out the music and moves for our Kareoke night. It was so fun!

Here's the guys dull performance:)


Grandpa, Sean and Jason get into "Pink Pajamas" (a family favorite)

The girls obviously stole the show with our costumes. Notice my mom's SWEET leopard pants. Yeah, she's still got it!

"Heers" my family...Me, dad, mom, Amy (with Ava), Christie, Bryan and Kari. (with Carlie shakin' it in front) I love my family!

It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

We love this time of year! We have had such a mild and wonderful fall, that we are ready for winter, and we haven't been disappointed. We have about 10 inches of snow outside and are loving it! There's football on tv, yummy treats to no end, hot chocolate, a fire in the fireplace, presents wrapped under the tree and the constant gentle reminder to be more like Christ. How could we not love this season?! Merry Christmas to everyone! Hope it is filled with faith, family, friends and food.


Our ward party had Santa attend. Kyle was the last kid on Santa's lap. It took him that long to stop crying and understand the fact that Santa would give him a treat if he sat on his lap.



Jason asked for Legos.

Sean asked for a 'grippy' football

The boys talked us into a flocked Christmas tree. Jason calls it "plucked". We thought it was a good idea since it doesn't need water, but we've vacuumed up an enormous amount of white stuff and had to change fleece pj's just before bed a few times after playing in the tree. It looks pretty though:) And Riley seems to like it.

Enjoying a last nice fall day on the 4 wheeler and pit bike. (Kyle's on the front of the 4 wheeler, but you can't see him)

Sean and Ben going for a duck hunt.

Jason and Ben going for a duck hunt. (They walked so long and it was cold and snowing. When they stopped for a few minutes, Jason fell asleep sitting up)

Family Home Evening gingerbread house (thanks to Rudy; aka Grandma Heers). The candy lasted until the next day after school.

You can tell Riley has a 2 year old brother. He wakes up from a nap with cars and trucks. He is loved!

Thanksgiving and More

What a wonderful time of year! Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays (second only to Christmas). I love the weather, the smells, the family get-togethers, and especially the FOOD! We were able to go to Vegas this year to visit my sister and her family in their new home. We had a blast! Here are some pictures of our feast:)

Riley loves Thanksgiving too!

Ben and my parents (isn't my mom beautiful?)

Jason, Sean and Kyle enjoying some yummy food!

Amy, me and my mom showing off our cooking talents!

Ben and Kyle

Here is Sean and Jason with their Reflections entries for school. Jason drew a picture of the Lake as a 'sheet of glass.' Sean won a ribbon for Outstanding Achievement for his picture of a bald eagle. They both got certificates and donuts.

As a side note, Ben's development is going forward. The lots should be ready by spring. If you want to check out their website, it's http://www.lakeviewfields.com/

I had to put this picture of Riley here...this thumb is the reason I am sleeping all night now! Yup...braces in the future:) But I swear it's worth it.

My awesome husband took Jason hunting. They saw 2 coyotes and a bunch of does. Fun day for Jason and Ben.

Halloween and Leaves and Smiles

What a whirlwind of a fall it has been. Halloween was a blast for us! The boys had a parade at school during the day, then we got together with some friends and went Trick-or-Treating, ate pizza and watched movies. We have loved the leaves falling, the crisp air, and yes, today, the snow:)


Here are the boys on Halloween. Jason is a motorcycle rider, Riley is a puppy, Sean is Peyton Manning, and Kyle is a lion.

Apparently, we don't just jump into the leaves around here. We jump off a ladder into the leaves:)

Or even cannonball off a ladder into the leaves.

We love autumn!!!

Riley is starting to smile...it's so cute! I have a hard time capturing them on camera, but here are a couple:) And, yes, four boys ROCKS!!!

How cute!

Maternity Pictures

My BF Melissa took some pics of the boys and I before Riley was born. It was fun to do and the boys cooperated pretty well. Thanks Melis for being patient with all of us. I think they turned out super cute.

I love this one!

Melissa had this awesome chair that she carried out to a field for these pics (it's heavier than it looks). I love how they turned out.

Did I mention that I love having boys?!

Sean, Jason and Kyle were playing on this gate while we were shooting pictures in the field. I'm so glad Melissa snapped some pictures of them.

Multitasking

How do you know that life is busy? You are nursing a newborn, entertaining a two year old (I'm giving him a piggy back ride while I sit on the chair) and blogging all at the same time. Yes, it's crazy, but it's good. Really good. This is my favorite time of the year, so I am hoping that Ben and I get over this yucky sickness we've had so that we can enjoy these wonderful fall days.

Here are some pics...

My sweet baby Riley in his bed. This was a couple weeks ago, so he looks older now, but this one is so cute I couldn't resist.



Mornings don't get any better than this. When I am feeding Riley, Kyle usually comes to me with his blanket and says, "Hold me." Priceless.


My superstar baby holder, Jason with Riley. I know Riley's too little, but it looks like a smile to me.



My big boys out playing in the field. This is one reason I love this time of year.

Sean and Jason throwing "long bombs" to each other with the football.