Bike time!

Jason asked Henry if he wanted him to take his training wheels off and he was so excited about it. I thought that it was a mistake because he is a lot younger than Katelyn was when she learned. Anyway, he was absolutely amazing at it. He needed a little help starting but he could turn and stop and was great at it. He was so proud of himself, as we were of him to!

A week later he wanted to ride Katelyns bike which is quite a bit bigger than his, so I let him and to my amazement he could do it. I couldn't believe it, what a crazy kid. I guess if you put your mind to something than it can be done!

Henrys 4th Birthday!

May 9th

Wow, 4 years ago doesn't seem that far away. It was such a busy time for us, as Jason was preparing to graduate from law school and I was preparing to have our second child. Well Henry couldn't have timed it more perfectly, he came right on his due date which also happened to be daddys first day of finals. Crazy!!!

Henry was my biggest baby so far, weighing in at 8lbs 10oz, but was probably the easiest delivery for some reason. Henry has always been such a joyful kid and wonderful sleeper. He always says to me, 'Mom, your the best mom I've never had!' He looks at me with those big blue eyes and just smiles, it breaks my heart! Katelyn was so excited to meet baby Henry at the hospital, and I love her hair in this picture(thanks to Emily Allred who had been watching her). Our little family was slowly growing, one at a time, which I preferred.
Henry came running into our room on his birthday yelling 'It's my Birthday!' He couldn't wait for this day to come. He ate a little breakfast in our bed and then ran downstairs to see all his presents from everyone. He was one happy Boy!

We went over to Grandma Tatros for dinner and then ate Henrys birthday cake with his cousins. He got to pick the cake out all by himself, so he chose a Dairy Queen Madagascar Cake. He wasn't too excited to share it with everyone, but he ended up caving in.

The kids love taking their turns and eating on the special plate, so we let Henry have his turn today!

Eating birthday cake and enjoying it quite well!

The Highlight of Henrys whole birthday came a few weeks later when we surprised him with a family outing to Heber for 'A Day Out With Thomas!' Instead of doing a birthday party, I couldn't pass this up because of his love and compassion for trains. I've never seen a boy who loves trains more than Henry, and you should've seen the look on his face when he saw Thomas. He was absolutely ecstatic, and had a terrific time. All the kids loved it and enjoyed themselves.

He even got to meet the conductor!

We had a great Memorial Day with the kids on Thomas the train!

The kids were loving the scenery and ride! They even saw some deer beside the train.

Of course we couldn't pass up seeing 'Sir Topham Hat!'

Marvelous May!!!

As you can tell from me not blogging in a long time, may was another very busy month for our family. We had a lot going on and a few pictures to show for it.

This picture is taken from Mothers Day where we had dinner at Jasons moms house. It was also Henrys birthday so I got to share this day with my cute little boy. Jason didn't even get to make me breakfast in bed because it was fast Sunday in our ward(lucky guy)! He was good to me for the day though!

Since it was fast Sunday for us, we both had the opportunity of bearing our testimonies. It was an emotional day for me because I'm so greatful for all the wonderful mothers and their examples in my own life. Also, my dear Grandmother who passed away this fall was such a wonderful example to me and we all miss her so much.

My mother in laws are both such wonderful mothers to me as well, and I'm so greatful to have them in my life. Also my sisters and I are very close, which has been so nice on those stressful mothering days when we all have to vent, they are so great to me and to be there for me when I need them. And last but not least, my own Mother who has always been there for me and has taught me so much. I hope that she knows how much I love and appreciate her! My good friend Kristina had a birthday so we went and literally got her out of bed at 6:15am(way too early) and took her out to breakfast. She was very surprised, but enjoyed it very much.
I got to go with Henrys preschool class on their field trip to 'Hogle Zoo.' The kids loved every minute of seeing the animals. We got to see a cute baby elephant! We had a great time!

Henry and his friends riding the lions!

Katelyn had a couple of days off of school for testing, so while Henry was at school we had a girls day out and got our nails done. They even painted Morgans too. She loved it!

5K Race!!!

In May my cute mother in laws school has a 5K race/carnival fundraiser every year so we thought that we would join in. Katelyn was so excited to run it with her mom. We even both got our own bib numbers, so we were definetly professionals. It was so cute, but we kind of cheated a bit. Henry was riding his scooter and getting a bit tired, so we skipped out on one of the loops, but hey we put forth the effort so thats all that counts. We look like we are running pretty hard, eh?
The kids had a lot of fun at the carnival afterwards. They had the cutest little train ride that Henry was super excited about. It was a fun afternoon with the kids and they were pretty good for me, so that's a bonus.

Soccer Season!!!

Once again we had a fun time watching the kids play soccer! Grandma and Grandpa Tatro were the kids biggest fans and tried to make it to as many games as possible!

Here we are at one of Katelyns soccer games and they are waiting patiently on the sidelines for their turn to go in. She has improved so much and absolutely loves playing soccer. She said to me that she hopes to be as good as her cousin 'Aubree' one day! Too cute! Jason coached Katelyns soccer team once again and the girls loved him, he is really good with them and enjoys doing it. I was the Age Group Coordinator(Commissioner) for Katelyns soccer league(12 teams). It's fun to be involved in the community and to know whats going on(plus I don't have to pay for Katelyn for doing it-bonus).
Here we are at one of Henrys soccer games. He has definetly improved since the fall, but we still have a lot of work to do. He gets a bit intimidated when the other kids try to take the ball away from him, so we'll see how next year goes.

I managed to snag a picture of Henry during one of the few times that he actually went for the ball. He can be aggressive if he really wants to!

He got to be on a team with lots of his little buddies!

Happy 2nd Birthday Morgan!

I can't believe how fast time flies, my baby is already two! I'm usually due to have a baby when my youngest turns two, but I'm glad to say that I'm not, so now I can enjoy life a little bit more and not be as crazy.

Morgan turned 2 on April 8th, and we had a little family party for her since people were in town for the weddings. She loved being the center of attention as she always does.

What a cheesy little grin!

I wanted her to dig into this big cupcake and make a mess, but she would not have that. She just sat there and let me take some pictures, it was cute!

Jordyn took some cute pictures of Morgan when she turned 1, so I had to take the opportunity to post some on here. We sure love our sweet little inncocent Morgan. She always brightens our day with a big hug and kisses. She absolutely loves her big sis, and Henry when he is being nice to her. Morgan has definetly been my happiest little toddler, although she sure can be a little stinker when she wants to be, but who can't, right?

After I had Morgan and we discovered that she had red hair, we could not pick a name for her. It was more difficult knowing her hair was red. (does it fit, can people mock it, etc) Finally we picked Morgan after searching the internet and books, and took her home.

Katelyn and Henry were so excited to have a new baby around, but we still had to teach them how to be soft and gentle. Now Katelyn can change Morgans diaper, dress her and put her in the car. She doesn't even need me anymore, jks!

We sure love having her be a part of our family!

Out of all the gifts she had to open she loved this little doll bottle that made music, let's take the rest of them back!

It was so cute to watch her open all her gifts, we got her a little tikes doll house and she was pretty excited about it. (All that Jason says is, we got her too much and where the heck are we going to put all these toys, what a pooper)
She had plenty of help opening her presents from Katelyn and Henry, as well as her cousins. I think that they were all more excited than she was.

She was pretty intrigued with that candle as you can see.

Let's dig in!!!

Weddings!

Ok, so this first picture is not of a wedding, but I had to put it somewhere and it was around all the weddings. April 6th we got a big snow storm and my kids were so excited to go out and play in it. I had just put all the boots and snow stuff away. I moved away from Canada for a reason people, jks! It was all melted by the end of the day.

Grandpas Wedding!

My cute Grandpa met a wonderful lady(Colene) and they got married on April 2nd. It is so neat to see two people be so happy and to know that they will have one another for a while until they pass on. My kids are so excited because Grandma Colene has red hair, so now Morgan has a twin. Too funny!

My mom, sisters, and I all had to sing 'The Rose' at the wedding, and we didn't find out until about 5 minutes before we sang. People said that it sounded good, so we must not have done too bad of a job.

It was also neat to see my Grandmas siblings come and support my Grandpa. My Grandmas sister looks just like her so it was sad to see her in a way, because it reminded us of my Grandma. It was a neat day though.

Sorry, not the best picture!

Jesse and Jordyns Wedding!

We were all dressed up so we couldn't miss a chance at getting at least one family picture!

We were all excited for this day to arrive. My brother Jesse and Jordyn have known each other for a while, but have dated the last 2 years. Our family absolutely loves Jordyn and is so happy for them. It was a very neat day to see them get married in the Salt Lake Temple for time and all eternity. He is the last sibling to get married in our family, so it was neat that we were all able to be there with them. Here is the cute couple.

April 9th, 2010

My brother is such a goof, what a redneck picture, eh?
When Jordyn sees how many pictures he actually did this in,
she's going to wring his neck!
(he has some false teeth he slipped out, happened from a hunting accident)


The Folsom Family
(sorry it's so far away)

My sisters, and sister in laws!

The kids loved seeing the Conference Center because they had just watched general conference on T.V. and got to see the prophet, so it was neat for them to be able to see where it was at.

Waiting outside the temple!
(My cute cousins with my kids!)

The kids were really excited to see inside the Conference Center!

They couldn't believe how big it actually was!