Sunday, November 18, 2012

2012 Part III :D


One of the first things I did after my kids went to school was dye my hair brown.
I was sick of being a fake blonde...so now I'll be a fake brunette!  I really have no
idea what my natural color is :-) but I know brown dye has got to be healthier for my
hair than bleach.  Good riddens!!!  Plus it's so cheap...Love it!!!

This is what happens when you get a new Iphone and your kids
won't stop playing with it! I have tons of these pictures on my phone!



Going with Tyson and his 4th grade class to This is the Place.
I checked Whitney out of kindergarten wo she could go with us.


Mrs. Correy's class after they learned a cute dance in the dance hall.


Whitney started gymnastics along with dance this year.  She is so strong and
flexible!  She was top of her class in the 3-5 yr olds so Coach Steve moved her to the 6-10
yr old class. Then she was moved into the advanced class in that group.  Much of it comes from Kelsey
teaching Whitney everything she knows! Whitney just learned to do back walkovers, yay Whit!!
We love Coach Steve! 



Tyson at his first chess tournament.  He was so excited to go!
He won 3 out of 5 matches.  Noah got 1st place! Way to go boys!!
Or should I say super nerds!!!

Travis started a remodel on the Four Seasons in Teton Village by Jackson Hole, WY.
Which means he spends an awful lot of time there!  I went up to stay with him one of the weekends.
It's beautiful!!!


In fromt of our hotel right after an awesome 8 mile run through the wild. :) Just kidding, it
was a gorgeous walking path, but there were signs posted all over saying..."be bear aware," and "wolf in area," and "don't approach moose!" I kinda feared for my life a little!


Travis busy at work on the balcony of our "free" amazing room.


Behind us is Old Faithful, but it was too cold and windy to stay and wait for the thing to erupt!!
This must be why it is their off season!


Some of beautiful Yellowstone


This is the biggest moose Travis has ever seen...



I was so sad because when I got home, Whitney lost her first tooth and the tooth fairy
had already come!! She still has the cutest smile!

For my 34th Birthday (geez that sounds too old!) Travis was in Jackson Hole.  I had a great morning work out at the gym, then had Kneaders with my mom for lunch at her school (I took the food there :)) Then
my super neighbor's...the Bonners,  went with me to the awesome high school play of
Les Misrables.  Totally enjoyed this day!! Thanks everyone...and thanks to Travis who texted me "Happy Birthday"  He will never live that down!!! 

We carved our pumpkins on halloween.  It was really a perfect time to do it! Whitney wanted a kitty...I think I did a pretty good job!  Tyson is the Emperer of Death this year, how nice...Whitney wanted to be a butterfly fairy, so I think this is what one would look like :),...Kelsey is a 50s girl, I made the poodle on her skirt, impressive right?!!

My cute little bug


This Halloween was another milestone for me! Mckay was out with his friends, Kelsey and her friend Jaimee took Whitney Trick -or-Treating, and Tyson and Noah went Trick-or Treating (by themselves...with walkie-talkies so we knew where they were) Travis watched a Jazz game on TV while I did laundry, washed dishes, made pumpkin seeds, and answered the door every other minute.  It was so FUN!! Next year I totally want to decorate the front of my house really spooky, passing out candy was a blast...I wonder how many years it will take for me to get sick of doing it? :)



Laynee and Whitney at our ward Halloween party.

Grandma and grandpa Smith came over while we were carving pumpkins

Whitney has suddenly become brave this month!! Walking on the balance beam, going down the
Kamas Pool slide all by herself (my other kids all did this by age 3!) and doing the monkey bars with no help!


Our first big snow storm this year.  I think Travis is waxing our boards right now!
We hope it snows a TON!!!


Tyson keeps getting better and better!  He just advanced to his blue belt this November!

This is Tyson at his belt test...he's sparring with Noah

Saturday, November 17, 2012

2012 Part II :-)


Here's a little more of what we Clydes have been doing this year!  It's been a fun one for sure!
!
Happy New Year!! Welcome 2012...party at the Bonners

Ice Skating in Park City





Cross country skiing with my Activity Day girls...best calling ever!
Especially fun because Kelsey's in it with me!

Tyson's first Derby car...He got the medal for "fastest looking car"
...it definitely wasn't the fastest!  :)



Because there was barely any snow this year we
were doing all sorts of things this winter.  Here we are hanging out
at Trafalga

Go Kelsey!!



The 4-D theatre is always fun...




Whitney was devistated that all night before her birthday, she was throwing up! Like
every 2-3 hours!  So awful!  But what was worse was when she said in a sad very sick voice,
"I don't want to be sick on my birthday!"  I felt so bad! We had scheduled her first ski lesson this day and
had to reschedule it!  We made it up to her by buying extra presents and getting a very cute Smurf cake.  She
was very spoiled this day for sure!


Happy 5th Birthday sweetie! We love you!  Whitney actually
started feeling a little better the night of her birthday.  She even ate some of her cake!

Grandpa Smith helps Whitney balance on her new bike.

So lucky to have both grandparents to come over
on her birthday!


We rescheduled Whitney's lesson and she was feeling great today!

What goes up...
...must come down!! Good job Whit!!

Whitney and her possy! You go girls!!!

Kelsey has the mountain to herself!...well and me...




Happy 9th Birthday Tyson!!


  
Noah came and had a sleep over then Mckay took
Tyson Snowboarding!



Boarding in ParkCity for Tyson's B-Day



St. George!




Mckay says "you're never too old to decorate Easter eggs!"
 


Easter morning after all the kids found their baskets and eggs


The very handsome guys in our family!


The extremely cute girls in our family!


The cousins on Easter with their bags they decorated to go on an
Easter egg hunt.

Happy 11th Birthday Kelsey!!
She celebrated by taking her cousin, Alyssa, to Kneaders for lunch...


Then the girls went to see The Hunger Games...

Then they got an extra treat at Kelsey's favorite icecream place, Sub Zero...


Then Kelsey picked out a new bed set for her bed (very cute!)...


Then we had pizza at the Killians with the cousins...


And finally Kelsey got to blow out her birthday candle on her
red velvet cake!!! Fun day!

How Mckay mows the lawn...just kidding,
he had the mower off and was giving the kids rides.  That'sMckay for you!  :-)



Whitney and Laynee at the amazing Fancy Nancy party at the Library.
It was the day before Mother's Day.  Mom's and their daughters dressed up
really fancy and had sandwhiches and fruit.  We decorated cookies, had our pictures taken and decorated frames, read
Fancy Nancy stories, painted nails and learned how to "act fancy".  Then the girls paraded around the tables to show
off their fancy dresses.  They had name settings at the table, a crown, a necklace, a ring, and a wand for each of the girls.  This was the cutest "free" party I've ever been too.  We had such a great time!  Perfect right before Mother's Day!




Dad is getting old...I guess that means so is mom...
Happy 38th Travis!!


Yes, they both went to the dentist today :)



More fun times at the Olympic Park





The newest bobsled team!


 






Kelsey performs at Lagoon

Kelsey and her cousin Paige getting their medal at
a performance at Thanksgiving Point
So cute! Whitney is 3rd from the right.

Ouch!! Kelsey Broke her Ulna and Radius of her right arm during a gymnastics recital!!
Perfect timing too...the beginning of summer thank goodness for waterproof casts!


Grandma Smith with Tyson on grandparents day...dancing the chicken dance of all things!

Happy 16th Birthday Mckay!!!


My babies getting so old!!!


Whitney and Laynee having a girl day at the spa...ahhh!



Tyson gets his blue-white belt. Way to go!!


Ragnar Wasatch Back 2012... Leg 3 baby, yikes!!!



Dax teaches Whitney how to ride without training wheels!!
Yay! As my kids get older the younger ones get away with a lot more...
notice, no helmet, no knee pads,...heck, who needs shoes! Good grief!!!

Where we spent most of our summer...Seven Peaks, yipee! The kids loved it!
They couldn't wait until 5pm everytime we were there because that meant 1/2 off
Dippin' Dots.  Which by the way I've never tried until this summer...Yum!!! Now
I know why my kids are always begging for them!




This is not a Where's Waldo Picture... This is a Where's Whitney photo!!

Roasting marshmellows in our charcoal BBQ because it is
too dry to have a fire!


Who needs 2 arms to shoot a gun?...Go Kelsey!


Tyson and Devin paddling out in Lake Creek

Whitney and Ellery are going to see how far they can get!


Much to Trudy's dismay, this is how we travel in the mountains!
Heck, we could fit five more in the back of that truck... :-D


4 wheeling with Trudy and Hailee


Mckay...in his element...


Can't get enough of the water!!

We love camping!!...as long as there's a trailer with a shower, toilet,
a kitchen, a TV to watch movies later...we don't need much...
 
This is just cool...Me, Trudy, and Hailee


Whitney and Ellery made a fairy cirlce and found a note that the fairies left for them, sweet!


Mckay taking Kelsey and Tyson for a little ride