Happy Fourth

I know that I am a bit late, but I wanted to wish everyone a happy fourth!  Chris got Friday the 3rd off so we went to Christin and Kent's for some fun Karrasch fam swimming!  It was a blast.  On the 4th we packed the kids into our NEW MINI VAN (not really new-a bit of a hand-me-down treasure) and headed up to Tahoe with Amanda and Chad.  We stayed all day and the boys LOVED it.  We played in the water and in the sand and got some great sun!  Enjoy the pictures because there are definitely a bunch!

Me and the boys.  Check out the floaty we found for the boys!  It is so cool, it looks like a little Waverunner!!!

Amanda and Chad the love birds!!!

Chris and the boys!

The Logie bear and daddy!

Tray-bug and dad!

All the wonderful floaters!

Look at the cute Logie-bears smile!!!

Splish, splash!!!

Sexy Mama and Daddy!!

I love the floatie!

I really wanted to get some really cute family pictures on the fourth not everyone would cooperate at the same time!  Here Logan has decided to beat up his brother.

This may be the best one we got, so we will take it!

Well at least I look cute right?

CAN I JUST GET A SINGLE PICTURE PLEASE???

These are the boys that I love!  One day I will get some cute family pictures!

We headed down to Sparks for the fireworks.  The kids were exhausted and actually slept through most of the show.

Me and the sister!

Tracen loves Chadly.  He loves to snuggle!  We will miss you tons While you are gone Chad!  Have fun in VEGAS!!!

Playing, Playing, Playing and BOARDS

So you must be proud because this is the second post within 10 days. And if all works well, there will be pictures! For the past couple of weeks, we had our friends, the Thoreson's, come play with us. I work with their mom and they both go to daycare with my boys. Their mom had to work through June so I watch the boys two days each week. We had a lot of fun, but it was definitely a handful. I had 4 kids, (3, 2 1/2, 1, and 11 months) each day and now I am grateful that babies can't be born that close together.

Tracen and his good buddie Jake

On Thursday we decided to go down and watch the Cattle drive, getting ready for the RENO RODEO.  It was so funny to be there, but the kids loved seeing the horses, donkeys and cows.  I think that it is the most "kid friendly" part of the rodeo.

Here are the kiddos...Tracen, Ally, Logan and Zack

Thursday we also ventured to the fountains in front of the Sparks Movie Theater.  Ally and Zack loved it and Tracen and Logan had a rough time, but it was still worth the trip.  3 of the 4 trouble makers at the water park...the picture with Zack didn't turn out the best, but he was there having a TON of FUN too!

Also this week, Logie Bear had his first popcicle and he LOVED it...he did a good job too...he kept his hand in the right spot the entire time.  By the end his face was a lovely green!

BOARDS!!!!  So today was the day that we have been waiting for...the dreaded BOARD EXAM and Chris is now DONE!!!  He won't get his scores until mid July, but I am so thankful that the test has arrived.  This is a huge stepping block in his medical education because he must score in a certain range in order to be considered for a Residency Program in Orthopedic Surgery.  I hope that he did well, and I know that he did!  

Now we are off for a fun FATHER's DAY WEEKEND and then our little family is going to Monterey for a few days before 3rd year and rotations begin!  Oh and the boys and I got Chris the most fun present...that he already got because it arrived early.  It is the Spinmaster Air Hog Battling Havoc R/C Helicopters and he LOVES them.  Good job us!   Every now and then I get him things that I think he will love and he doesn't and sometimes I hit a home run!  This is one of those occasions!  Now I just need him to not play with them so much! 

Are you ALIVE over there?

This question has been asked numerous times and the answer is YES!!!  Just a bit busy.  The last couple of months are crazy for me at school with graduations, prom, end of the year events...and even crazier for Chris.  He finished school at the beginning of May, but has been studying for the past 6 weeks, 6 days a week for about 8 - 10 hours a day!  DRAINING!!!  He is getting ready for his National Boards Exam this Friday...wish him luck!

Since I last updated, Tracen turned THREE and we are just now getting around to the potty training thing.  So if you have any advice, I will gladly accept it ALL!  However, having said that, I have NEVER met a more stubborn child in all of my life.  He must take after his MOM.  We had a fun birthday party for the boys and we have just been hanging out.

Last Monday was my last day of school and now I am just hanging out at home with the boys.  It is hard to get used to not being so busy.  What I used to do just in the evenings after work I feel like I have all day to do and that at times can get a little boring, but I will get used to it.  Hopefully we will have some play dates in the near future and some much needed time at the lake, if it ever stops raining.  

So, this is especially for the Grandmas out there, we are alive and well and will be much better about updating and sharing our many fun adventures.  **pictures to come if my computer ever cooperates =(**

Happy Easter and Spring Break comes to a pitiful end...

I know I am a little late on posting these...but I wanted to show a little of how our Easter was. I love Easter! It is one of my favorite holidays! This year we were going to have a birthday party/easter egg hunt...but lucky me I got the flu so it had to be cancelled.  LAME!!!  Instead, we went to our wards Easter breakfast with an Easter egg hunt, then we colored eggs with Morgan and Jace.  On Easter Sunday the Easter bunny brought lots of yummy candy, golf clubs, snakes and a popping toy for Logan.  I used the eggs and candy that we already had for the party and made a little egg hunt for the kids when we had dinner at my Grandma's house.  There were over 100 eggs and only 3 kids to find them.  It was a bit ridiculous.  This year Chris had me get my hair done as an Easter treat!  I was super excited!!!  It had been a LONG time since I got it done and it was gross! 

The boys with their Easter treats!

Our super cute Easter outfits...Tracen was totally mad that he had to have his picture taken so this is about as good as it gets.  He also got to have a hair cut for Easter which made him even more upset!

This past week was our spring break...we were busy they entire time.  I deep cleaned our house including redecorating and shuffling out unnecessary clutter.  We had fun at the park, played together and just had an all around good time.  This month I hosted bunco and did an 80's theme.  It was so much fun...all the ladies dressed in their 80's garb...I would have to say that Dove was the most authentic...she looked amazing!

Andrea and Dove sportin' the 80's

Sariah and Brittany

Christin and Traci showing a little skin (whistle, whistle)

Kim and Amanda doin' the 80's punk style

Yesterday I threw Lindsay a baby shower which was a total success!  It was a lot of fun.  After we took the kids to Chris' med school football game and that is where it all began.  Tracen threw up right as we were leaving.  We thought maybe he had heat exhaustion from being outside most of the day...but then it hit me and finally Chris became the final victim.  I called my parents for some much needed blessing and they graciously took Logan home with them.  We were up non-stop until 5:30 this morning.  I have been sick many times, but I don't ever remember feeling so absolutely disgusting.  But I think the worst of it was watching little Tracen and not being able to help him.  I was so weak that I couldn't even get out of bed.  Luckily Chris was able to walk around and take care of us.  He was amazing!  What a way to end the week right?

We still aren't our normal selves today, but at least we aren't throwing up anymore.  We were watching Rudy with Tracen because he loves to watch football.  So he thought that he needed his own helmet so he ran outside and got his bike helmet and put it on backwards so that he could have a sort-of face guard.  What a goof!

Happy 1st Birthday Logan

Happy Birthday Log-meister! You are the cutest chubby baby ever!!

Logan loved his birthday swing!  Thanks Daddy!  Oh and do you see his funny little teeth?

I think this could be the cutest little picture...he looks so tan!

March update: what we've been UP to

We have been super busy lately.  If we aren't at school, then we are being crazy at home and if we aren't there then we are trying to do something fun together as a family.  March was a hectic month went as fast as it came...so here are some of our highlights...
We went on a family date...bowling again.  Tracen is in Heaven whenever we go.  We can't help him bowl anymore...he is way too independent.  He scored a 76 that game.  Not too shabby for a two year old.

We got to go to the Big Horns game for Brayden's birthday...thanks so much Johnson family.  It was a lot of fun!!!
Both boys got another haircut and we fashioned them into fo-hawks (sp?).  Isn't Tray-bug so cute?
While Chris was on Spring break, I abandoned my family for a 4 day retreat in Tahoe with a bunch of Juniors and Seniors from school.  The event is called Kairos and they do 3 or 4 of them a year.  It is an amazing experience.  I loved every minute of it.  There is too much to write, but let just say that I was totally renewed when I came back.  It was even more fun to see the kids be touched and to see changes in them.  Here are some of THE BOYS...a shout out to the SBK...they are really funny.
This is my small group.  We all get split up into smaller groups of 2 leaders, 1 or 2 adults and 8 kids.  We had a lot of fun.  I made up songs that I sang to them daily.  They thought I was crazy but I think deep down they LOVED every minute of it.  One of the boys even came by to see me a couple of days ago just so that I would sing him his song...and now that I really look at this picture..he isn't in it.  Where the heck did he disappear to?
These are the adults that went.  It was a lot of fun...our principal and dean of discipline were on the retreat with us.
Here is the Logan man...he is ROCKIN' CUTE!!!
Uncle Rick bought Tracen an All-Star Jersey.  HE LOVES IT.  I think he would wear it everyday if I let him.
Chris had his Clinician ceremony last week.  Congratulations Chris...2 years down, only 2 to go!
Poor little Tracen had the worst sinus infection that day so his eye was swollen, red and gross.  It was really sad...but he was still his goofy self.
Easter is fast approaching so I pulled out the bunny ears and put them on Logan.  He loved them.  And he is now enthralled with the WIGGLES
Logan will be one on Sunday.  Can you believe it?  At school they threw him a big party...
He really hated the hats...they freaked him out.
Here are some of the kids (Isabella, Jake, Tracen (front), Alyssa and Logan (back)).
They got him his very own SpongeBob Square Pants cake...it took a while, but eventually...
This is what he looked like.  I had to basically pry it away from him.
Thanks Mini Miners for my cool mini 4-wheeler.  I LOVE IT!  Also thanks to everyone for all of my other toys.  I love them all!

So that was our March and first couple days of April.  Everything is going good, I just don't have time to sit down and blog very often...I haven't even been looking at blogs either and that is depressing.  I will try and get on once a week.