Disney Land

At the end of May we went to Disney Land!
It is a lot of work and I can't say it's worth it, but we made a lot of good memories and the kids had more fun together than I have seen in a long time.
The first day was exciting and Emma was trained to be a Jedi knight she then battled Darth Vader saving us all from the dark side. The next day every one had had enough and the hotel pool was the only thing on their mind. Day 3 I decided we should go to the beach, Laguna Beach was great and the kids loved it. I only had to make a rescue one time and Jamison is still here with us only he is now scared of the ocean. And if you notice in the slide show he is always trying to climb everything. GOOD TIMES.

Happy Birthday Emma

On March 14th Emma turned 9 years old. We went to the Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy. The kids loved looking at the jelly fish and petting the Manna Rays. Then we surprised Emma when we took her to adopt 2 rats at a breeders. She has always wanted a pet, "Any pet Mom even a fish!"
She is such a responsible girl and is always helping out, she deserved it.
So we welcome 2 more family members, Spider Rat and Brain.
Now I researched this pet thing very carefully and rats are supposed to be one of the best and easiest pets. They are supposed to bond with their owner and be really smart. I at the end of one month was not convinced and neither was Emma. She did not feel bonded when they ran from her and slept all day, so I was finally able to convince Eric that we needed a bunny (I had one when I was a kid). I found our sweet Peanut Butter on KSL and knew she was a part of our family right away, I picked Emma and Katee up early from school and we went to get Peanut.


On March 23rd Stockton turned 2 years old, he got a sand box for his birthday and loves being outside, so much in fact that he has escaped many times. We have gotten a lock on the door that none of the kids can reach thank goodness.

Jane had her first photo shoot, after 3 soiled blankets and many headband changes I think we got some cute pics.

Bringing home the baby

And on Febuary 15th at 1:15 am
Jane Randolyn Kramer
was born!
8lb 3oz 20 inches long.

Every one is so in love with her, the kids want to hold her and kiss her all the time. For her first bath (wiping her with a wash rag) the kids all gathered in her room and started picking out outfits to put on her, even Jamison loved it and picked out her bow.

Jamison says to me almost everyday, "I thought she was going to be so fat cause your belly was so big, but she is so cute huh Mom."
And then he throws in ,"She thinks we're Aliens huh Mom".
I really don't know what that is supposed to mean but it is so Jamison.

Of course when Stockton saw all the attention Jane got with a cute headband on that he needed one too.

This year is off to a great start!

So far we have welcomed 2 new members to the family.

On January 17th Greg and Shayla were married in Logan. It was a beautiful wedding and the bride and groom looked like they jumped right out of a magazine.

Check out the slide show for more pics.