The Pyfer Party

Easter 2011

2011-12-13T04:17:00.000-08:00

We had several things this Easter season. A couple of Egg Hunts, a nice dinner and of course, pictures. The kids had a lot of fun with their pictures this year. Jared is really enjoying shooting them as they have gotten older.

Easter Saturday we went to the Bakers house for an Easter Egg Hunt and bbq. Ella was not with us for this because she went to a college volleyball game in Dallas. I really missed her but the kids did have a lot of fun. Another family, the Masters, came and the Elders stopped by as well! Ready, Set, Hunt!

All the kids with their loads. As you can see from the sky we had some nasty weather coming in so we had to hurry!

Harlee was really old enough this year to finally know what to do on her own.

I think Breil had more fun wrestling and playing ninja than hunting for eggs. He was surrounded by a bunch of boys and loved it!

Harlee racing Elder Thier. I think he raced all the kids.

He must have been exhausted by the end of the evening.

Then, everyone raced. I think Elder Snater won the race!

The play group in our ward had a little egg hunt in one of the neighborhoods. They happened to do it on a day I didnt have class so Harlee and I were able to go. We each brought a dozen eggs so there was plenty for the kids to hunt. Harlee had a blast hunting for eggs with her friends.

McKinley, Emmie and Harlee.

She is on the move!

My pretty girl!

TCU Baseball 4/21/11

2011-12-12T19:14:00.000-08:00

We have friends and neighbors across the street and their son Kaden is Breils best buddy. This year Kadens dad had tickets to a TCU baseball game and he invited Jared and Breil to join them at the game. The boys had such a good time!

Spring Volleyball-Baseball (TBall)

2011-12-09T05:58:00.000-08:00

This spring Ella played volleyball. She had wanted to play for a couple of years but I thought the 8U meant 8 and older but it meant 8 and under so needless to say she was one of the oldest girls on the team. She LOVED it! She seemed to pick it up pretty quick. And she loves it. This was her first experience with a team sport so I was glad that she really liked it. She cant wait till the next season!

Breil played tball. He has tried basketball, soccer, and now tball. He liked it but he wanted them to let him run more. He wants to play soccer again when this season is over so we dont quite know what his favorite is yet.

Breils 6th birthday! 3/18/11

2011-12-09T05:40:00.000-08:00

Jared and I have decided that the kids only get birthday parties on their odd number birthdays so on the even ones we do something as a family and they can bring a friend. This year Breil wanted his friend Kaden to come. Kaden is in our ward and lives across the street. They have become best buddies so Kaden was, of course, his first choice. We went to see Rango (didnt think it was a kid movie) and went to Cheddars for dinner and dessert. Ella came with us but Harlee stayed behind with a babysitter. The boys had a lot of fun!

The "Cookie Monster"

We also have a little family dinner party every year with my mom and dad, gparents and uncle. That is when they open presents and eat cake. Breil got a DS this year! It was his only gift and I got it at Christmas time for super cheap but I know I know, he is spoiled! :)

Happy Birthday B-man! We love you!

Joseph Kenneth Pyfer

2011-11-29T06:31:00.000-08:00

On March 1, 2011, our Grandpa Joe passed away. Jared was able to go up there to spend time with his dad just before he passed. All 5 of Joe and Sue's kids were able to go up and I know for Jared it was an amazing and yet humbling experience. The day after Jared flew home we piled in the car and drove to Idaho for the funeral. We were all there for a sad reason but it was truly joyful to spend time together. Joe has 10 kids and 8 of them were able to come to the funeral. The kids were able to meet some cousins they had never met and they loved it. I know that it made Joe so happy that we were all together. His family so so important to him. I dont know a man more proud of his kids than Joe. In his eyes, they could do no wrong. I love the pride he had in his family. His whole face lit up when he smiled and with his family he truly had joy. He will truly be missed but I am so grateful for the gospel and the knowledge that while we wont see him again for awhile we will see him again!

This is 8 of his 10 kids and their spouses. This is about 75% of his grandchildren. He had 3 great grandchildren that were unable to make it. We are a huge group and a little rowdy!

Most of the grandchildren.

Our family.

Sue and Jared's sisters, Jodi and Jaylene.

Jaylene and Greg.

Joe and Sue live literally next to the church and since there were so many of us the kids and dads went over to the church to play games. It was cold outside and the kids needed to get some energy out. They are so attractive!

Uncle Jason, dad, Uncle JD, Oaklee, Dayne, Bria, Brigg, Court, Rhett, Kyra, Harlee, Ella, Breil, Hayden, Jason, Carson, and Travis.

A lot of ping pong was played.

Harlee and Kyra. Harlee had a blast getting to know her cousin!

A lot of games were played.

Apparently some people played too many games!

And of course, in true Idaho fashion, it snowed!

Joe and Sue only live about 2 hours from Rexburg so I drove out one day to see Katy. We went to lunch, saw her apartment, walked around campus, went to the temple. It was a lot of fun getting to see her!

Oklahoma!! (lots of pictures)

2011-11-07T08:39:00.000-08:00

Over the weekend of February 20th we went with our friends, the Bakers, to Oklahoma for a little rock climbing trip. I had only been once before so I was not sure what to expect but it turned out to be so much fun! Its this cute little town in Oklahoma about 2 hours from our house. The town has this "lake" in the center of it with rocks to climb all over and cute bridges and wonderful views of the Wichitas. The first day we got there was Sunday so we just explored the town. Threw rocks, climbed on rocks and just walked around. We found this cool tree and took some fun pictures in it. Not everyone was as equally excited as others to be up in it but it was still pretty cool. On Monday Jared and Jon got up early and set up the climbs and Michelle, me and the kids ventured out a little later. It was cold but the kids still had a blast! There is a cool canyon at the bottom of one of the climbs with a little creek that the kids had a blast playing in. All in all it was a super fun 2 days and we cant wait to go back!

Poor Michelle had to help Jared get up.

But what a stud he is!

There are remnants of an old jail in the middle of the town that the kids had a fun time exploring.

One of the beautiful views of the weekend.

No fear baby!

That is Jon up there setting up leads. Trying to keep Harlee from falling off...

Playing in the canyon...

Ella going up.

Thats the highest I have made it. I have never considered myself afraid of heights but I get very nervous up there. I am getting better though.Harlee really really wants to climb but this is the extent of her climbing for now.

Breil going up!

Valentine's Day 2011

2011-11-01T07:24:00.000-07:00

For Valentine's Day this year Jared and his friend Jon planned a fun Valentines Day date. It started with my friend Michelle and I sitting in the back of the van wondering where our dates were. Eventually we rec'd a ransom text with a clue to find our husbands and off we went on a scavenger hunt. We had to find a clue underneath a treadmill at 24 hour fitness, inside a book (in the romance section) of Barnes and Noble. We had to go into a place called the Flying Saucer (a bar) and drink milk, dig a clue out of a cow statue, and perform other various tasks before we found our husbands. When we did they were in a park and had yummy Pei Wei and nice music and flowers for us. Apparently they were following us the whole way taking pictures. Most of the pictures didnt turn out so good but these were ok. It was such a fun date and I really loved the time and effort that they put in to it! It was a wonderful Valentine's Day!

Snow February 2011

2011-11-01T07:13:00.000-07:00

In North Texas we usually get a little bit of snow every winter. It usually totals a couple of inches accumulated through the entire winter. Last winter we had a lot and so that usually means that the next year we wont get very much. That was not the case. We had record snowfall and the kids missed a whole week of snow. The crazy thing was this wasnt our only snowfall for the winter.

This is our street.
The kids did a lot of playing outside but they did a lot of lounging outside. The electric companies implemented rolling blackouts. They were only supposed to last a short while but we went without for a couple hours. It was about 10 degrees outside so it started to get pretty cold inside so we couldnt open the doors and let them out to play.

We played Wii, board games, etc.

Its a good thing we have family up north that we visit. We were fairly well stocked up on snow clothes for a bunch of southern folks.

Ellas baptism! 1-1-11

2011-10-30T09:20:00.000-07:00

On January 1, 2011 my baby girl was baptised! I can't believe the day has come. I was so proud of her for the choice she made to be baptised. It was New Year's Day so not a lot of people were able to be there but my nana and papa Burton drove in from San Antonio and that was very special for Ella. David came too! He had to leave right after but he was still able to come. It means so much to me that he is able to come to the kids memorable moments. We love David so much!

Breil and Harlee were so proud of her and now can not wait to be baptised! She set such a good example!

My mom and dad gave her scriptures. My nana and papa Clanton gave all of the grandkids scriptures for their baptism and I am glad my mom has carried the tradition of her mom on to her grandkids. It makes them so special.

Daniel came. Daniel is a rockstar in our home so she was excited he came!

Nana and Papa Burton from San Antonio. They have only missed one big event in my kids lives and it was because they were in Hong Kong on their mission. It means so much to me that they have made it a point to be in my kids lives.

My dad, my gpa, Jared and Daniel were part of the confirmation.

And of course I needed a picture of all my kiddos with my gparents.

Proud mom and dad!

Christmas 2010

2011-10-30T09:06:00.000-07:00

The kids woke up to surprises from Santa and a lot of presents awaiting them under the tree. It is always interesting to me the things they ask for from Santa. Ella asked for a Kaya doll and Breil wanted Creepy Crawlers. Its a good thing he asked Santa for that because I didnt even know what they were!

Harlee asked for Dora jammies. I am sure Santa loved her simple request. She couldnt have been happier!

Ella and Breil both asked for Ipods and after a lot of discussion and thought we decided to do it. I have not regretted it! They have been great!

Harlee got a lot of fun dress up clothes and clothes in general. By then end of the morning she had put them all on. My mother in law made this skirt for her and she wore it with this sweater all day long. She was so cute about it!

She finally got a bike!

We spent the day at home. I could not have asked for a better Christmas!

Christmas Eve 2010

2011-10-30T08:50:00.000-07:00

This year we stayed home for Christmas. It was so nice to not have to worry about travel or anything like that. For Christmas Eve we went to my moms house and had a nice Christmas dinner. Since I was a kid my dad has always told the story of the birth of Christ and then my mom always plans fun games and activities. So, we had dinner, played games and then had a spiritual lesson on the birth of Christ. The perfect blend of fun and the spirit!

Breil only sees uncle Chris once a year but every Christmas he gets so excited and barely leaves his side! I love the bond they have.

Harlee was helping grandpa with the puzzle. She is so helpful!

After we left my moms we went home and opened...

Our Christmas jammies! We made cookies for Santa and his reindeer.

Santa left some fun toys in return...

And look at all those presents!

Burtons 2010

2011-10-30T07:52:00.000-07:00

Since everyone was home this year we did a quick family picture.

Yes, she is this much taller than me. I wont let her wear shoes when we take pictures because I dont think its fair. :)
We are a very serious bunch! It was so much fun to spend time with everyone!

Charlie Brown on Ice! (Dec 23, 2010)

2011-10-28T07:56:00.000-07:00

This year for Christmas all four of us kids were in town. Daniel had come home from his mission this year so we were all together for the first time in a long time. My mom and dad had always wanted to go to the ice sculptures so Jared and I got a babysitter and off we went. The Gaylord Texan hosts this ice exhibit every year and each year is a different theme. This year was A Charlie Brown Christmas. It was a lot of fun! This is all of us but my sister. She had to leave early to go to work.

They have an ice slide and this is my brothers, Chris and Daniel, race down it. Chris won!
Jared and I raced down too. He won because I totally got stuck!

Peek a boo!

All of these schulptures are made entirely of ice. It is so incredible!

Chris and I before we had to put all our gear on.

They put us in these big puffy coats because the exhibit is so cold.

Ella's birthday

2011-10-28T07:01:00.000-07:00

This year for Ella's birthday she did not get a friend party. Instead Jared took her and a friend to Six Flags. She was so excited! Earlier in the summer, I took her and she loved it. She is tall so she could ride all but 3 rides. So, on Sunday we had family come over for a little birthday party and the Sat after she went to Six Flags! She had a great birthday!

This is her and her friend Caitlin. They have been friends since they were just under 3. We have lived apart for 2 years and dont see each other very often but I think they must have been best friends on the other side because they never forget each other. They can go months without talking or seeing each other and its like time stood still. It is a special friendship that I hope they are able to hold on to.

My Ella is 8!

2011-10-28T06:51:00.000-07:00

I can not believe it but my baby girl is 8 years old! My how time flies. She brought so much joy into our little family. We were so proud of her. She was born on December 18, 2002 at 6:19 pm. She weighed 7lbs 7oz and was 19 inches long. She had dark black hair (I couldnt find any newborn digital images) which quickly turned blonde. She was the easiest baby. She slept through the night by 6 weeks and she never cried. Now, 8 years later she still LOVES to sleep. Her hair has turned brown and she is tall and super talented. She loves to create things, she has a vivid imagination and she is extremely compassionate and aware of the needs of others. She loves to help and is always concerned when someone is sad or has been hurt. She is truly a blessing to our family! We love you Ella!

Ward Christmas Party 2010

2011-10-27T16:03:00.001-07:00

This year at our ward Christmas Party there was Santa, crafts and a nice program. Jared and I got to participate together in the program. I sang "Oh Holy Night" and he accompanied me on the guitar. We have never done that before in front of anyone but I really enjoyed it. I dont know that he will ever do it again but someday I hope he will :)

Ella field trip December 2010

2011-10-27T15:55:00.001-07:00

I had the opportunity to go with Ella and her class to the Fort Worth Museum. I love these chances to go out with my kids and give them more of my undivided attention. I had a group of about 5 girls and we had a great time. It was the Egypt exhibit and so we saw a lot of cool things, including an actual mummy. Some of the girls were afraid to go in the room but I took 2 of the girls in and I thought it was pretty cool. It was the mummy of a young 14-16 year old Egyptian girl.

This was the last event I took my camera to before it completely broke so the pictures are bad but they are there nonetheless.

Happy Birthday Breil!

2011-03-18T08:02:00.000-07:00

On March 18, 2005 my little man was born. Breil was 6 lbs 13oz but after a collapsed lung he left the hospital just under 6 lbs. He was my tiniest baby and has really stayed that way. He is little but seems to be growing taller. Breil is such a joy to have in our home. He goes with the flow of things and loves a lot of things. He loves to learn, play, he loves music and dancing and sports. I love watching him grow and find out who he is! I love you Bman and am so lucky to be your mom!Breil at about 1 month.
Breil at 3 months. He made some crazy faces!

This is my little man today. Still as blonde as ever!

Thanksgiving Feast

2010-12-29T11:30:00.000-08:00

Harlee and I went to eat a Thanksgiving feast with Breil at his school. She LOVES going to the kids school and Breil loves to have us come. The food wasnt too bad and the company was amazing!

Family Pictures 2010

2010-12-29T11:23:00.000-08:00

Family pictures are very hard for us to get done. Jared is very particular about our pictures and there are so many "homeade" photographers out there that he wont let take our pictures. It is very frustrating for me because I cant tell the difference. So, his friend Brandon, who is a photographer took our pictures. They did a trade. Jared did his family and Brandon did ours. It was so much fun to watch them work. They have different styles but they are both gifted photographers who dont need a lot of extra to make a good photo. I am very pleased with our pictures!

Time Out For Women 2010

2010-12-29T11:15:00.000-08:00

My friend Kaci and I have been friends for over 8 years. Almost 6 years ago Kaci moved out of state but we have always stayed close. Now, she lives in Mississippi and so we get together more often. We met in Houston for TOFW in March of 2009 and in Oct of this year we met in Dallas. This is almost the whole gang with Hillary Weeks. My friend, Brittany, from Ricks came along but somehow she got lost in the crowd.

On the last night we went to Cheesecake Factory...

...Kaci and I finished our Cheesecake for breakfast. I think this is why we have been friends for so long.

Buddy Walk 2010

2010-12-29T11:08:00.000-08:00

On October 16th the kids and I went to the Buddy Walk to support a friend. It was so fun and I enjoyed the opportunity to do something for others with my kids. It was a lot of fun and a good learning experience for my kids. Its a walk for Down Syndrome. Its just one mile but along the walk were pictures of different kids. It was a really awesome experience.

Ella got both sides of her face painted.

Breil didn't want his painted at all.

Most little girls like flowers and rainbows...Harlee wanted a spider.

She was so proud of that spider!

Field Trip with Breil

2010-12-29T11:04:00.000-08:00

I got to go with Breil on his field trip to a farm. He got sick while we were there so we were only there for about 45 minutes but he got to milk a cow and pet a few animals. I love being able to go on these things with the kids. It is so much fun!

1st Day of School

2010-12-29T10:47:00.000-08:00

This year Breil started Kindergarten! He was so excited. His teacher is Mr Stanton and he is so excited to have a "boy" teacher. Ella is in 2nd grade this year. Her teacher is Ms Totty and Ella is very excited. We met Mrs. Totty and think that it will be a good fit. I am the room mom for Ellas class this year. I really like her. Harlee is home with me and really misses her brother and sister but I think she likes the one on one time with mom. :)

Harlee is 3!

2010-09-10T15:20:00.000-07:00

Harlee is 3 today! Time really flies when you are a parent. It is hard to imagine that my baby is 3 years old already! She is so pleasant and brings a lot of fun and excitement to our family! We couldnt imagine life without her! We love you Harlee Brooke!

Harlee singing

2010-06-18T17:04:00.000-07:00

Sweet Baby

2010-05-30T13:10:00.000-07:00

The other day Harlee was the only kid at home and she told me she was going to play in Ellas room by herself. She told me to leave her alone for a minute. Well, anyone who knows my Harlee knows that she really shouldnt be left alone for a minute but I gave her her space. Knowing her though, I went to check on her in about 5 minutes and this is what I found. My sweet baby sound asleep in the middle of Ellas floor! I should have known when she took her blanket in there.

Fort Worth Zoo again

2010-05-27T06:51:00.001-07:00

My friend Michelle and I decided to take our little kids to the zoo before it gets too hot. It was pretty hot anyway but you NEVER go to the zoo in Texas in the summer. Plus we didnt have to take all of our kids this way. :) The kids had a real good time together.

My kids think they have to pose on every statue in the zoo so McKinley joined them.

Breil loved this part. There was also a huge tarantula out for the kids to see as well as some turtles. The guy said the tarantula was really calm and harmless. I wish I had a picture to show you how not calm and harmless it looked.
This is just Harlee being Harlee.

Another obligatory animal statue photo.

Breil, Luka, Harlee and McKinley

Ellas field Trip to the Zoo

2010-05-27T06:20:00.000-07:00

Ellas class recently went to the zoo. She had 3 field trips this year but this one was the only one we were able to go on. Actually, Jared took her. A friend of mine had agreed to watch the kids so I could go and then it turned out Jared was home that day. It was so cool for her to have her dad come. I usually will go eat with her every once in awhile and stuff but Jared never gets to go so this was a special day. He lucked out too, because he only took Ella and he friend Jayla. They all had a good time!

In the new Museum of Living Art they have a guy there with some spiders and snakes the kids can pet.

Breils Last Day of School

2010-05-19T17:01:00.000-07:00

This year Breil was in a preschool taught by someone in our ward. She was a kindergarten teacher before and for some extra money started teaching from her home. It worked out great for Breil. It was only 6 kids and 5 of them were boys. He LOVED it. On the last day of school his teacher, Maegan, did water games and then ice cream sundaes after. It was a lot of fun!

When they ran out of water balloons Maegan just let them run around the hose.

This is Breils class. They are waiting for a science expirement. From left to right its, Matthew, McKinley, Dominique, Kaden, Breil and Joe.
Breil loves to get wet...

And hula! Apparently he does not enjoy waiting his turn for ice cream!

Fort Worth Museum

2010-05-19T16:49:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago my friend Michelle invited us to go to the museum. The kids love getting together with hers so it was a lot of fun!

Breil and McKinley had a good time driving the ambulance around!

As did Harlee!
Breil was a very organized shopper and took it very seriously.

Harlee, however, dumped everything she could into her cart, checked out, and returned for more stuff. She just went crazy!

There were TONS of field trips that day so the only thing outside of the kids area we did was check out the dinosaurs. All 4 kids fit perfectly inside this dinosaur footprint.

After the museum we found a cool little park downtown. It was in the center of downtown and had this Spiderman looking rope fixture that Breil LOVED! He thought it was so cool. Then we headed to Jamba for a yummy smoothie! It was a really fun day!

Banquet

2010-04-21T15:29:00.000-07:00

This past weekend I assisted Jared with paperwork at a banquet he shot. It was a lot of fun to see him in action and we had our picture taken at the end.

In Memory Of...

2010-04-13T17:13:00.000-07:00

Yesterday afternoon some friends of ours youngest son was shot and killed. He came home from school with his older sister and surprised burglars. His sister was not harmed but he was shot in the head. I served with his mom in the Primary Presidency and Jared served with his dad in the Elders Quorum. When he was ten he came to our meetings and played with Ella for me when Jared was not home. While I have not seen him in about 6 years my heart aches for his family. He was a good kid on a good path and for that, I know his parents are grateful. I am so grateful for my eternal family and hope to earn the right to be with them forever. My prayers are with the family and I pray they catch the idiots who did this!

2010-04-12T12:06:00.000-07:00

Ella's school did a play with the entire first grade based off the three little pigs. It was called the "Three Piggy Opera". It was so cute. This is her teacher below telling the story. It was a little musical. We had so much fun making her into a pig and practicing all of the songs. I think this was a highlight for her school year this year.

Breils Birthday party

2010-04-12T12:01:00.000-07:00

Breil turned 5 on March 18 this year. He had a little party with all his friends. I did it on a Friday morning so I was on my own so there are not a lot of great pictures but he still had a blast!
I love how kids gather around the present opening so tightly. It cracks me up.

We did cupcakes instead of a cake. It worked out real well that way!

Sea World

2010-04-12T11:54:00.000-07:00

For Spring Break this year we decided to take a last minute trip to San Antonio. We hadnt taken a vacation (that didnt include visiting family) since Breil was an infant so we felt this was long overdue. It was a short trip but a lot of fun! The weather was beautiful and it wasnt too busy. The kids cant wait to go back!
All of the kids got to feed the seals. When Harlee was done she licked her fingers. It was so gross but her face (which I didnt get a picture of) was priceless.

The dolphin and beluga show has had this same funny guy that runs around getting people wet since I was a teenager. I think it was the kids favorite part of the show.

little brother home

2010-02-27T14:18:00.000-08:00

Me and Daniel
My mom and dad and Daniel.

Katy and Daniel

Random people wait with all the balloons!

There were originally 24 but 2 popped before he came out!

My little brother Daniel returned home from his mission on February 12. He served in the Idaho Pocatello Mission. He was supposed to be home on February 11 but due to the CRAZY snow we had that day he was stuck in Salt Lake for a day. He was not a happy camper. These are a few photos of us at the airport.

Breil soccer

2010-02-27T14:13:00.000-08:00

Breil started soccer this month and his first game was today. He is way more aggressive with soccer than he was with basketball. He had a good time! We have no idea if he even won but a lot of fun was had!

Snow...snow...snow!!!!!

2010-02-18T13:26:00.000-08:00

On February 11 DFW received a large snowstorm. It snowed from 5am on the 11th straight through to 3am on the 12th. It was real snow too! Not sleet (which is our normal snow). DFW airport measured 9.2 inches of snow and our city measured 10.75 inches. It was record breaking and a lot of fun. Jared HATES snow so he was a little bit of a scrooge about it but I grew up in TX and understood the kids excitement so we had a good snow day. We built snow forts and snowmen and had a huge snowball fight. It was a lot of fun. Even today, there is some snow in my front yard. My favorite part though was that all the schools canceled so I had Jared home for 3 and a half days in a row! This NEVER happens. He works six days a week so I usually dont get more than 1 day in a row. I loved it! Here are a few pictures I managed to take. Jared took some cool shots of the snow that he will probably post on his blog as well.

Jared turns 30!

2010-01-31T17:09:00.001-08:00

Jared turned 30 on January 11. We bought 30 balloons and had a nice little party for him. I used a kindergarten picture of him for his cake. I really see the resemblence between he and Breil now. In case you cant see it, it says, "Jareds 30? Potlickin!" This is very appropriate since Jared uses that word all of the time. It was a lot of fun. The kids love to celebrate his birthday too!

Utah

2010-01-11T18:12:00.001-08:00

Most of the Pyfers in the hot tub. Later, they all ran around and rolled in the snow. It was very entertaining for those of us inside watching.
Harlee, Ella, Nyah Ormson and Breil
We met some friends of ours for breakfast at the Pancake House in Salt Lake. We had not seen them since we moved from Amarillo in March. It was a lot of fun!

Our little family up in the Joseph Smith building on Christmas Eve.

We rode the train downtown and Harlee thought it was way cool!

My children (from Texas) thought the snow was so cool.

Everyday they couldnt wait to go out in the snow. I was

amazed at how they didnt whine about the cold. I would have

been freezing out there!

The above pictures are just a few of many pictures taken on our trip to UT. Most of Jared's family was there and it was a lot of fun being able to see them. Some of them we had not seen in several years so it was real nice. The kids had fun in the snow and with their cousins. We told them to enjoy the snow though because we will not be going back in the wintertime. The drive there and home was rough so until we can fly we will be making summer trips only :)

Breil the Balla

2009-12-22T09:06:00.000-08:00

Breil started basketball this year. He is the littlest on the team but he is not phased. His shooting skills still need quite a bit of work but he handles the ball pretty well. Watching the games is hilarious as these little boys try to figure out the game. We have had a lot of fun watching him so far this season.

Parade of Lights

2009-12-17T05:50:00.000-08:00

The Friday after Thanksgiving the city of Fort Worth has a big parade and they light the Christmas Tree. Jared and I took the kids and brought my brother David along. We had a good time. It was sooooo crowded and we had a hard time seeing but the kids still had a good time. Above Ella was licking her fingers from the wonderful cotton candy she had just consumed. Below Breil is still eating his and poor David is getting cotton candy all in his hair. He was a good sport. As he always is :)
I had the kids all sit on the curb before we left. They were mesmerized by all the people.

Thanksgiving

2009-12-17T05:46:00.000-08:00

So this is the only picture I have of Thanksgiving. Kind of sad I know but it is what it is. I think Jared gets tired of taking pictures sometimes so it is hard to get pictures out of him. I have started bringing my camera to take my own pictures but I forgot this time. My mom showed Harlee how to do this and she did it over and over and over and over. It was hilarious!

craft fair

2009-12-07T11:01:00.000-08:00

This past weekend was the Indianette Craft Fair and I got to work it as a vendor. My mom is the director so I usually get to go and help but dont usually get to be a vendor. The company I work for bought a booth and we marketed. As far as marketing for Cabot this was one of the best events we have done. The people were interested in the cheese and the Coop and all that goes with it. The only glitch in the fair for my mom was that Santa got sick. So, my mom being in charge and my sister being on the team they found a Santa...Jared! It was hilariious! A few people came up to my booth saying...I think they got a teenager to play Santa! Hah!! Poor Jared :( He ended up loving it though! Here are a few pictures!

We Are Still Alive

2009-11-20T12:01:00.000-08:00

My little sister and the kiddos.

The cutest Pippi Longstocking you ever did see!

On the Riverwalk in San Antonio

Happy Birthday Papa

2009-08-24T07:11:00.000-07:00

We love you papa!

4th of July

2009-07-23T07:59:00.000-07:00

We spent the 4th at my mom's in her pool. It was the first time in awhile that most of the family was there. Becky, Frank and Lauren came from Florida. CJ, Brandon, Ryan and Brittany came from San Antonio. All the Dallas folks came too! We were missing just 3 people. My 2 brothers and my cousin Duey. It was so fun to have everyone together. It seems right now all is good in our family right now and it was a blast!

Harlee got out of the pool and got dressed and then later got back in in her diaper. Becky said she looked like Daffy Duck with her big ole swollen diaper!

Brandon spent a lot of time goofing around on the couch with Lauren and Ella!

Harlee got a yummy fudge pop that went everywhere!

Burgers Lake

2009-07-20T10:37:00.000-07:00

The weekend of July 4th we took the kids out to Burgers Lake. We didnt get any pictures of the kids in the water because Jared did not want to take his camera out to the water but we got some of our little picnic. The lake is so much fun with water slides, boards, a trapeze and a beach. The kids had a blast! We brought my cousin Brittany and Uncle David.

Jared the grilling stud...
Uncle David loves his hot dogs!

Melted Cheese!

The studly uncle David!

IT was so hot that day! They are just dripping in sweat!

Fathers Day

2009-06-28T17:20:00.000-07:00

Happy Late Fathers Day to Jared! The kids and I wanted to do something fun this year so we started to collect some of his favorite things and put them in a gift basket along with the new MLB Wii game. The kids contributed ideas for the basket and they were spot on. They sure know their dad. He is the most amazing dad ever! He plays with them like he is one of them and they sure do know how special he is. I am so lucky to be married to a man like him! We love you!!!

random

2009-06-18T06:42:00.000-07:00

So this summer so far I have been carrying my camera around and taking more random pictures of the kids. I dont take enough I decided.

My friend Serena came to visit me from Amarillo and we took the kids downtown to the Water Gardens and for smoothies. We did not end up staying long. It was 102 degrees that day with a heat index of 110 so it was SCORCHIN!!! Serena called it "Satans Lair". That is a good way to describe the heat here sometimes. SOmetimes I really miss Idaho! LOL Above is the kids just bein hot and below is Harlee chompin down. She was not hot yet. We were in Jamba Juice still.
Ella is an amateur photographer. HEr favorite past time is getting my camera and taking pictures. Below is her handywork and I thought it was cute!

Last Day of Kindergarten

2009-06-08T06:30:00.000-07:00

On June 5th Ella had her last day of Kindergarten. I was a big dork and took a picture because I was a little sad that she was not in Kindergarten anymore. It seems like just yesterday we had her and it seemed like so far away that she would even go to school. Now, here we are in First Grade! What is this? I cant believe it!

Fort Worth Zoo

2009-05-28T08:23:00.001-07:00

THe other day a friend of mine and I took our kids to the zoo. She has 2 boys that are my little ones age so it is a lot of fun to play. It was a beautiful day so I even let Ella play hooky and come with us.

In Texas town at the zoo they have a bucket of water that dumps over on the kids. I have never let my kids go through it because it is usually not hot enough when I go but I braved it and took my kids the other day. It was hot enough that they were completely dry an hour later and they got to cool off. I had a hard time getting them to stay still so I could get some fun shots so I just started clicking my camera.
Harlee had the most fun but I could not get any shots of her face so I threw her in the stroller when we were done and took this. Out of all 5 kids she was the most drenched.

This is Breil and his new buddies Luke and Cameron. Cameron is 4 just like Breil and they have become fast friends. He has never had a "boy" friend his age before so this is a lot of fun for him. Cameron and Breil ran a lot and I would assume their little legs were exhausted.

We tried to get pictures of all the kids together and they just would not stay put. This lady offered to take a picture of my friend and me with all of the kids but it was not happening. So this is what came of they "group" picture.

Nephi's Courage

2009-05-08T16:51:00.000-07:00

This is BReils favorite primary song. It has gotten a little old for all of us because it has been his favorite since before he was in Primary. We recorded a video for my little brother who is on a mission and I thought I would share. He is a little showman.

Fort Worth Water Gardens

2009-04-29T16:01:00.000-07:00

There is this cool place down at the bottom that you can run circles at the center of the falls. Breil had to be convinced to go down there and this was the only shot of him not holding his dads hand but Ella just jumped and ran. There was no fear. Harlee stayed above and watched.
This was the best shot of Breil in front. The sun was strong that day so it was hard to get pictures.

This is off to the side of the main garden. It is my favorite part because you can sit on the steps and your feet get sprayed.

Ella posing so pretty!

Harlee taking a load off. I think she thinks I am crazy or something.

A week or so ago we took the kids downtown to the Water Gardens. It is a huge place that people go here in Fort Worth. It is a really cool place and when it is hot outside it is fun to get sprayed with a little water. They just sit perfectly in the middle of downtown. This particular day they were not very crowded either. I took the camera for the day too. Jared wanted it stated that I took these pictures. I am proud of it too!

Easter 2009

2009-04-21T06:32:00.001-07:00

Easter Sunday

Harlee has decided she will NOT sit and pose for any pictures. This has become very frustrating for Jared. He decided to sit her there anyway. We figure it still captures the moment (I guess). It was sad though. Ella is on the high end of here size and Harlee is on the small end so this was the first and probably only time they will ever be in matching dresses! Oh well. We tried!
We had a couple of egg hunts over the weekend but this was one of them. The little boy with the red hair is Aidan. He is my cousin. He and Breil have become good buddies lately. Note: Breil is 7 months older than Aido. Bman is a little dude!

Harlee did more aimless wandering than actual hunting but it was still a lot of fun! THis was also the last day she was willing to smile for the camera. Those days are long gone :(

Zoo Field Trip

2009-03-27T06:51:00.000-07:00

This is Ella at the end of the day before leaving! She had a long and fun day!
Hannah and Ella in the giant Texas chairs in Texas town. They needed to take a load off.

The girls were so excited to look at the elephants. There was a baby elephant, sort of. He is 10 years old but amazingly a lot smaller than the others and the girls got a kick out of it.

At the beginning. They are very ready to go!

Yesterday I went to the Zoo with Ella and her Kindergarten class. My mom kept the little kids so I could go alone and spend the day with Ella. I also signed up to chaperone a group but only ended up with 1 extra little girl. HEr name is Hannah. She was pretty easy and the girls and I had a lot of fun. Here are a couple of photos from the day!

Our girls!

2009-03-22T16:50:00.001-07:00

These are my girls. Chip (Elizabeth), Hannah and Rachel Anderson. At one point they were my young women, babysitters, and then became friends to our family. They were my heros while Jared was away. I do not know what I would have done without them. One day I hope my little brother will marry Chip but we shall see. These are some of the neatest girls I have known. THey belong on my family blog!

The Patriarch of Our Family

2009-02-09T18:07:00.000-08:00

Oh that is one sexy beast of a man right there!
He is always talking about how kids wont smile but I was trying to get areal smile out of him and this is what I got. Hmmm...maybe he should take some of his own advice! :)

This is just a copy...dont know how it got on here.

Holy Crap! That was hilarious!

Oooohhhh....sooooo scary!

Somebody ticked off the beast!

Jared was in town this weekend and last night he and I played an intense game of Uno. We always play board games and card games together. Being a photographer he is always takin pictures, well I stole his camera and he became my model for awhile. He is the prince of faces. I have to say prince because I think his dad holds the crown on that one. He was a nice little model and we had fun!

Santa!

2009-02-02T09:07:00.000-08:00

I know this is old but I am just now taking the time to do this. At Christmastime my hospital had Santa fly in on a helicopter. My boss let me go get Breil so he could come see Santa. The news was their and Breil made it on. He shot webs for the Camera Man! It was hilarious!

Spiderman

2008-12-21T16:19:00.000-08:00

So many of you may not know that Spiderman lives in our house. Sometimes he is good and sometimes he is bad. Everyday Breil wears his costumes. Sometimes it is the red one and sometimes it is the black one. When I say everyday I mean it too. The ladies at daycare love it. I do wash them and I do make him alternate for hygene sake but other than that he has them on everyday. It is like the little kid flash from Daddy Daycare. Hilarious. Well, when Jared got into town he made him take them off. He told him to be Peter Parker for awhile. He was cool with it for about a day and then that was it. He never let the personna go though. While Jared was trying to take pics for our Christmas card he could not get him to stop shooting webs. I thought this was worth sharing.

Giving Thanks!

2008-11-30T16:32:00.001-08:00

Jared was here for the holidays! We had so much fun. He was here for 4 days! I loved it. We took the kids to the park and really just hung out. It was amazing. Here are just a couple of shots!

little boys

2008-08-25T20:39:00.001-07:00

This is Harlee and my cousin Christian. He will be 6 in January and he is the youngest of four kids and the only boy. He is ALL boy but man did he love little Harlee. He was so precious. I had never met Christian before and it was a true joy to get to know this sweet little boy. My Harlee sure thought he was special too!

tornado season

2008-06-21T07:23:00.000-07:00

This has been a tornado week man. We have had some wicked weather. On Thursday the tornado sirens actually went off. A nurse at the hospital saw spinning clouds so we had to move all the babies into this center "safe room". It was crazy. People in the hospital were freakin out. I get a call from my husband. "Have you seen these awesome clouds? I just got some awesome shots!", he says. I just had to laugh. We were getting people to safety and my husband and children were playing in it and watching it. Men are so much more relaxed than women it is hilarious. He did, however, get some cool shots and the kids had fun. The tornado touched down NE of downtown and we received no damage so all was good. Then last night we had yet another. Crazy stuff man. The joys of living in the Texas Panhandle.

Hello out there!

2008-06-11T16:30:00.000-07:00

I am sur eyou are all wondering what happened to me. Man life has been crazy here. On Monday Jared Harlee
and I rreturned from Utah. We went to Logan for our neices wedding in the Logan temple. She is so cute and you tell she was incredibly happy. What was super fun though was how many people came to support them. They had tons of friends and family there. What was really special though, was that 8 of the 10 Pyfer children were there. It was so much FUN! It was fun to watch Jared in his own element with all his brothers and sisters. They laughed a ton! They are a funny group of people. It was neat. I hope it doesnt take as long this time around before they all get together again.

I will post pictures when they are ready of our trip. Peace!

Ella

2008-04-21T15:55:00.000-07:00

I have noticed a tenderness in my oldest. She is socially a little akward but there is such a sweet little spirit in there. A very dear friend of mine has two children in glasses. They are basically cross eyed. They recently had surgery to have this problem corrected. Ella has not seen her friend Caitlin since Christmas but still talks about her often. It is like not a day has passed. I mentioned to Ella the other day that Caitlin got her eyes fixed. She looked at me with tears in her little eyes and said, "oh mom I am so happy". Then that night in her prayers she thanked HEavenly Father for her best friend Caitlin and that she could "have a nice nice dr to fix her eyes for her". Every night since she prays that her eyes will stay fixed. It is these moments as a mom that I learn so much from my children. She didnt see it as the drs job she saw as the drs privaledge. When the scriptures teach us to be as little children it spot on. I am so proud to be her mother. What a neat little lady she is.

I am officially old

2008-04-08T15:58:00.000-07:00

A couple of days ago Ella noticed that she had a couple of loose teeth. She has been looking for them for quite some time now. One of the kids at school had lost a tooth and talked about the money that the tooth fairy had left behind. Man she wanted to lose a tooth. It was like a right of passage for her. She was so cute about it. Well last night while lying in bed she played with them enough that they came out. She brought those teeth out to us and tucked them right underneath her pillow. She had no problem at all going asleep after that. This morning when she awoke the tooth fairy had taken her teeth and put two 1$ bills in their place. I was not here for it. I was at work already but I hear there was a commotion like none other. I cant believe my little girl lost 2 teeth! It just doesnt feel like she is old enough. It seems like before long she will be getting baptized and then go to High School and get married and have babies. It just isnt right. She is still talking about it and I am sure it will be BIG news in our house for quite some time.

Breil turns 3!!!

2008-03-30T15:50:00.000-07:00

This boy LOVES cake! I wanted to buy him a cake but he found some cupcakes that he insisted so that is what we had. Clearly the frosting is his favorite part.
My mom came up for Breils bday. She had been in Galveston the previous weekend and picked up hats for Ella and Breil. They put Ellas on Harlees head. She is so cute...and yes...she always has her fingers in her mouth.

The boy loves his superheros!

He got this cool scooter. Grandpa bought one for Ella and the kids scoot all around the place. It is a super fun toy!

and more..

2008-03-30T15:45:00.000-07:00

Calvin Klein better watch out for these boys!
For Katys 16th I wrapped 16 candy bars in 16 one dollar bills and put them in a box. Then I wrapped the box 16 times. It was so funny to watch her go layer by layer. She was a good sport about the whole thing.

My aunt Becky also came up from San Antonio with her daughter Lauren. I know it meant a lot to Daniel to have her there. Lauren and Ella play real well topgether so I know they loved it.

More Daniel

2008-03-30T15:40:00.001-07:00

I am still learning how to use this site. My bad guys. Here are the rest of the photos from Daniels farewell weekend. David is Daniels best friend. They have been best friends since 5th grade I believe. David is a part of our family. In fact, my Bman the other day called him Uncle David so that is how he will be referred to from here on out. This weekend was also my nana Clantons 70th birthday so we also celebrated that along with Katys 16th! It was crazy but it was loads of fun!

Daniel

2008-03-26T19:41:00.000-07:00

In February my brother Daniel left on his mission for our church. He is in Idaho Falls, ID right now. He is doing so well. These are just some pictures from we went down to FW to say goodbye. The boy made me sing at church. I shall never forgive him for this! :)

Happy Easter

2008-03-26T19:16:00.000-07:00

This is a new blog for me so be patient as I get it going. So this Easter came way too fast for me. All in one week we had my sister come to visit, my birthday, Bmans birthday, Easter, Spring Break and Jared was in Las Vegas for a photography convention. I felt like the whole holiday was just kind of thrown at me. We did, however, have a very nice time. Instead of tradional baskets that I would either have to throw away or store I used Hampers. My mother in law bought the kids hampers a couple of Christmas's ago and they are getting all torn up so I thought we would replace them and stuff them with their goodies. Well, Breil was so excited but Ella was so confused. She did not think it was right that the Easter bunny brought her something different. Ha! It was still real fun. We had a lot of fun hunting eggs and decorating and just all sorts of things. I think my favorite part though was the discussion we had over dinner. Breil asked why the "bad guys" put nails in Jesus' hand. He was super concerned. It brought on a wonderful discussion on the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the real purpose for Easter. The kids were enthralled as we talked about it. It was one of those moments as a mother I will never forget and will always cherish. I hope you all had a wonderful Easter! We love you all!

Introducing...

2008-03-25T14:54:00.000-07:00

The Pyfer Party of 5! I have had a blog on a different site for several months now but all of my friends use blogspot so this way we can comment back and forth. Yeah! We just got a new computer so it will take me a couple of days to get this going. You can still check out the old blog at txpyfers.worpdpress.com.

Hope you all had a blessed Easter!