Law & Order Rant & Rave

I have never watched Law & Order but last night I couldn't resist. It was about a polygamist girl who escaped her husband who was the prophet and a "lost Boy" who was killed. Well that doesn't bother me because we all know it doesn't matter what religion, race or sex you are spousal abuse exists. What bothered me was the person who died was a "Lost Boy" and when the examined him he had on what looked like garments that had hand drawn markings on them. The cops on the show then got on the Internet to determine what the markings were. I had the most yuck feeling when watching this but for some reason could not turn it off. I thought I am going to finish watching it because I want to be able to explain to those who do watch it on the other side of my family what was fabricated and what was truth. So I guess that's my rant, I'm sure they put stuff on TV like this all the time but for some reason when it involves the sacredness of the church I go crazy. I mean really do you see us taken sacred things from other religions and making a mockery of it! Oh well I guess I will just boycott the show and spread the truth to those who may not understand the real meaning of the garments!

New Harmony, Utah- Our Favorite Vacation Spot

So it's been a whle since I have actually blogged our life! Well, here it goes a month worth of activities summed up.

For my brother Kenny's BIG 40 birthday our whole family went to there house in New Harmony to "visit". It happened to be New Harmony's Apple Festival that weekend! It was so adorable they had face painting, games and jump houses and slides. My most favorite part was the apple pie eating contest. Madison with all her cousins decided to do it. Our very own little Hailey bug won . . . can you believe it! She beat out Micha and Ian for the VICTORY! I can't tell you how proud us girls were of her. Madison said after she finied her big slice of pie that she was so sick she couldn't eat another bite. That didn't stop her though from the cotton candy the Young Women were selling. They divided the groups of pie eaters and it was the big boys turn. Poor things it was snowing so hard when they were eating I'm retty sure you can se in the pictures below. Well, none of our boys won but they were amazing anyways. It snowed so hard that day, but it was beautiful. When we have the opportunity to visit our family and enjoy the beautiful views of our Heavenly Fathers creations it makes me appreciate this world he has given us. So, I have decided to do my part in trying to "SAVE THE WORLD" one step at a time (don't ask I am not giving up the Tahoe though). Enjoy the slideshow off our weekend (Oct. 10-12).

Hiking

So we went hiking a few weekends back at Fletcher Canyon up at Mt. Charleston. It was so much fun we left at like 7:00 am and enjoyed the nice cool weather. The kids loved being able to run amuck in the woods. It was so funny every 100 yards, if we were lucky, Paige would sit on the ground and proceed to tell us some sort of excuse. Her excuse were either her feet hurt, she was hungry and needed a snack, she needed a drink, she had to go potty or my favorite "My legs are tired they don't want to walk". It's a good thing her legs spoke to her or we would have never known they were tired. Well we almost made it to the top when Paige decided it was time to turn around and go home to the TV. Luckily, Dylan was in his pack on my back so Kenny had to carry Paige back to the car. It was so cute towards the end of the hike she got a burst of energy and wanted to run. What would it be like to be a little kid again!

PRETTY PRETTY PRINCESS

Lately Kenny and I have been playing SCRABBLE like alot. So one day Madison wanted to play a game so we played Pretty Pretty Princess for like an hour. Kenny was watching football so we told him he had to participate and at least dress up like a princess. As you can see he did. He's a great Dad. That is the one thing I love the most about Kenny is he is willing to do whatever it takes for his family. Thank you honey for being a Princess for an hour. Your girls adore you and so do I.

Long time no Blogging

So I know it has been a while since I have blogged! So here goes the last few months of the Martin's life! Enjoy!



TWILIGHT PARTY!



Yes I know . . . . a Twilight Party! I mean come on it's not like where a bunch of pre-teens right! All I have to say is who cares! I love these books they're great! We had so much fun that night acting like kids with the kids.

MADISONS FIRST WEEK OF KINDERGARTEN

Maddy was so excited to go to Kindergarten. She would ask everyday all summer long if it was time to go to school. She even goes to bed at 8:oo with no arguing. I love it. I will admit I cried the first day she went to school. Then I saw her face afterwards it was pricless.

COUNTDOWN TO BREAKING DAWN

This is for my beautiful sisters in case they forget when the book will be released . . . . . . lol . . . . we all know that won't happen. Just a reminder if anyone is trying to call Bonnie, Tammy or Tia that day we will not be answering our phones. Most likely we will be so entranced by the book we won't hear it ring. Call our wonderful husbands, Scott, Pat or Kenny they will know when and how to find us.

I'm addicted

I want to thank my nieces and sisters for turning me into a Twilight series fan. I can't believe I sat down and read this in less than two days. If anyone of our nieces finds an Edward out there, please, please keep him. Even if he is Vampire. I can't wait till our "Breaking Dawn" party/slumber party. Anyways thanks again guys I love these books!

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So this is the newest member of the Martin Family. The girls named her Gidget. She is a pure bred Shih Tzu. So far things are great, although the kids can't seem to get enough of her. For all of those who know me I am not really into inside dogs but Kenny has only ever had inside dogs. So being the great wife I am I gave into his wants and we got her Saturday. WOW, I totally should get a metal right babe??

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Dylan's Blessing

Kenny blessed Dylan on March 30th. It was one of the greatest days ever for our family. Kenny's step-grandparents came all the way from Colorado for the day to be with us on Dylan's special day. We are so appreciative for all of the family that could make it. We feel so blessed that he made it through and Kenny was able to give him his blessing. I know that there are only a few reasons why Dylan is here today. . . . 1. Heavenly Father answered my pleadings . . . 2. He answered the blessings Kenny and Uncle Scott gave him . . . . 3. He is a very special spirit who has a lot of work on this earth to do. . . . 4. What would we have done without all the fasting and prayers. Thank you everybody for what you have done for our family. You will never know how much your love and prayers gave Kenny and I the strength to endure.

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Memorial Day Fishing

Memorial Day was a blast ! We love spending time with the family. So I guess all I have to say is Caleb and I (Tia) are true fishermen. When we first got there Scott, Bonnie, Kenny and the kids hung out in the car because it was like a blizzard. Okay little exaggerating. . . . it was just snowing. So Caleb and I went fishing. We had no luck until it stop snowing. As soon as it stopped out jumps as Bonnie puts it "fair weather fisherman"! We caught and released so many fish in just a few hours. Okay, except for Kenny's trophy size one Bobby is going to taxidermy it for him. Thanks Ken & Mindy we loves it! It was a GREAT Day.

Picking up Dylan from the NICU

This was a great day! A day we had been waiting for for a long time. We got to pick Dylan up from the Sienna Hospitals NICU on March 14th. If you will notice the bed in the background that was Dylan's little spaceship for 10 days. We sing Dylan the theme song from Little Einsteins (for all of those that don't have little kids at home.... its a cartoon on Disney) it's perfect for his spaceship. The girls were so excited to finally pick up their little brother. Let it be said that kids are smarter than what we think. The girls could totally tell what was going on. They were so sweet and good for us and for all of their sitters. Thank you to all those that watched our girls for hours and days on end. Kenny and I truly appreciate you and what you did for us. This day ranks as one of the best days of my life ever!