Meet the newest Jackson

Since Anza went to "doggy heaven" we decided that it would make the situation easier if we got a new puppy and then the boys wouldn't miss Anza as much. Wow! It's been a transition. We haven't had to deal with the puppy stage for at least 8 or 9 years. Since we've gotten our new pup she's chewed up at least 15 toys and 5 bottle nipples and gone potty in the house a few times and 1 book. On the positive side at least I was done reading the book. Well, I guess I should mention what kind of dog and her name, huh! We got a labradoodle. She is half chocolate lab and half standard party poodle (black and white poodle). She will shed very little to none at all and should have the great temperment of both dogs toward kids. So far she doesn't shed at all and I'm loving it! She will get as big as a a lab and should only weight around 60 pounds, which is a ton less than Anza weighed.

She's been fun for the kids to play with and chase around. What's funny is the boys tire her out instead of the other way around. We named her Lily. For some reason I thought the name Lily would be cute for a girl dog so that's what it is. I hope she turns out as good and kid friendly as Anza. She's very sweet and has a ton of personality. Welcome to the family Lily!

Our precious Anza

Two weeks before we went camping Anza was having a hard time going up the stairs and even walking at all. Jeromy had to start carrying her up the stairs( 120 pound dog) and help her get out the door to go down one stair so she could go potty. She was miserable and so were we. She is used to following me everywhere I go and for one week she couldn't. We desided that it was her time to go to, "Doggy Heaven". So, the day after we got back from camping we put her down. It was so hard on us because he has been THE BEST DOG with kids and has put up with so much from them and us and she's still loved us. She was our daughter dog when we couldn't have kids and there to tell us when Justin would wake up ( he was such a soft cryer when he was born that I couldn't hear him. Anza could and would come and tell me so I could get Justin). She was such an AMAZING dog! We will never forget her. We love you Missy girl.

Goin Campin!

Jaden's NOT happy about the Razor ride being over.

We fit Brekyn in the front seat of the Razor. The carseat was a perfect fit and made it nice for us to see each other and keep the wind out of his face.

We decided that after Jeromy graduated we would go camping in our new Toy Hauler, so we headed to Mt Pleasant by Manti and thought if we headed south it would be warmer. We were wrong. It was cloudy and cold and the only day it was nice was the day we had to go home. Isn't that the case! We had fun anyways and got to ride Grandpa Jackson's Razor and 4 wheeler for at least one day. It was so nice to have some time to ourselves camping and let the boys run. We brought the boys' bikes and they rode them all around the campground. Brekyn ate a couple of leaves and some grass and had fun crawling around. There was only a few people camping so it was nice to be basically by ourselves. It was a nice campground. It was camperworld so it's a private campground for members only so they had a nice playground and the owners had carved little animals in tree stumps for kids to find. What talented carvers. They looked great! It was a fun first camping trip for the year. We look forward to many more camping trips this year.

Jeromy Graduated with his Bachelors!

April 23rd Jeromy graduated with his Bachelors in Criminal Justice from Weber State! Oh and did I mention with HONORS!!!! I'm so proud of him! He worked full time and another part time job sometimes and still got good grades and graduated. He's such a brainiac. I hope my kids get his brain. This means now that he can apply for governments jobs that pay really well or move up higher at the Clearfield Police Dept! Woo Hoo! Good job honey, your amazing!

Oh and Travis graduated with his bachelors in Automotive. President Monson spoke at their graduation which was so inspiring to hear him speak. I love listening to the prophet. It was a pretty long cerimony because Jeromy's graduation didn't start till 12:30am and it didn't get over till 2:15 pm. But all in all it was a great day! Good job guys!

Jaden Turned 2! Woo Hoo!

My sweet little Jaden turned two April 4th and he loves dinasours so we did a dinasour party for him. His birthday also was the day before Easter so we incorporated an easter egg hunt into his birthday party too, but we called it a diansour egg hunt. We had 100 eggs for the kids to find and they all had a chance to be palientologists and find dinasour fruit snacks in chocolate pudding (earth) with oreo cookie crumbs on top (dirt). It was pretty fun for them to find the diansours and the eggs.

Jaden has grown up so fast I can't believe it. He's still so soft spoken and has this cute little smile that makes my heart melt. It's hard for me to get mad at him. Happy Birthday buddy! We love you!