My Baby is 7

7 years ago today our baby girl was born.. and we didn't even know it until 13 months later. It has been awesome! It is so amazing to me that fate, prayers and blessings can bring a family together. Happy Birthday Jasmyn. We love you so much and are so blessed to have you in our family!

Nothing Like A Good Airshow

Ahhh.. I think it was going to airshows with my dad as a kid that made me have a love for jets. I love, love, love jets! When I hear a jet coming I have to get outside or stop whatever I am doing to see it fly by. They amaze me. So we took the kids to the airshow. We got there about 20 min. before the thunderbirds performed. Five minutes into their performance it started poaring and then hailing. Ten minutes later it was sunny and the show resumed. Amazing! Watching them made me so giddy.. the goosebumps, the lump in my throat, the Patriotism.

WOW!

I love this arrangement.. it sounds so awesome! It gives me chills every single time I watch it.

Operation Mend Broken Heart

Christine (my sister from another Mother) called me saying she had found a miniature horse on ksl and was thinking about going to pick her up for Grandpa since he had just lost his beloved cow Daisy. I told her I wanted to go with. We had no way of transporting her but since she was a mini we thought she would fit perfect right in the back of my van. I got a table cloth to lay down (didn't think to grab a plastic one), took out the back seat and we were on our way.

We fell in love when we saw her. She is the sweetest thing. She was a little bigger that we were planning though. Once we got her in the back of the van we were on our way to finish our mission. She bucked, reared, hopped and neighed for about the first 10 minutes and there were a couple times we thought about turning back. I was really nervous to take her on the freeway.. especially since she did the best when we were going real slow. Chris soon realized that she was ok as long as she was being sung to.

I kept imaging the next days newpaper headlines saying : "Two dumb women trampled to death by horse in minivan on freeway". We made it though. Her name is Dixie which we thought was fitting & perfect.. Dixie (St. George) carries a lot of meaning to the Prisbrey family name. Not sure if it mended the broken heart.. in fact, I know it didn't (that will take more time) but he loves her & she loves him.

aNoThEr PeRfEcT dAy!

We loaded up the cooler, the pogo stick and of course the kids and took off. After a super busy, hectic week that is like a wonderful meal for our family.. to drive up towards the mountains or a park and just enjoy eachother. We laughed and played and loved being together.

Hayden & Kolton played on the pogo stick (both are amazing on one) so I told them whoever could make it around the whole campground without falling off would get a whole package of gummy bears (not thinking either of them would make it since it equaled almost a block).

Hayden had to start over twice but made it all the way around the campground. He was huffing & puffing & super sweaty when he got done but super proud.

The younger kids spent the time hunting frogs. What a blast

pRiSBREY fAMILY eASTER eGG hUNT

Peterson Easter Egg Hunt

hApPy EaStEr!

ALL I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LIFE I LEARNED FROM THE EASTER BUNNY ..

Don't put all of your eggs in one basket.

Everyone needs a friend who is all ears.

There's no such thing as too much candy.

All work and no play can make you a basket case.

A cute little tail attracts a lot of attention.

Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day.

Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits.

Keep your paws off other people's jellybeans.

Good things come in small sugarcoated packages.

The grass is always greener in someone else's basket.

An Easter bonnet can tame even the wildest hare.

To show your true colors you have to come out of your shell.

AINT

I'm not sure who wrote this but I loved it!!

AIN'T...

He was just a little boy, On a week's first day. Wandering home from Bible school, And dawdling on the way.

He scuffed his shoes into the grass; He even found a caterpillar. He found a fluffy milkweed pod, And blew out all the 'filler.'

A bird's nest in a tree overhead, So wisely placed up so high. Was just another wonder, That caught his eager eye.
A neighbor watched his zig zag course, And hailed him from the lawn; Asked him where he'd been that day And what was going on.

'I've been to Bible School,' He said and turned a piece of sod. He picked up a wiggly worm replying, 'I've learned a lot about God.'

'M'm very fine way,' the neighbor said, 'for a boy to spend his time.' 'If you'll tell me where God is, I'll give you a brand new dime.'

Quick as a flash the answer came! Nor were his accents faint. 'I'll give you a dollar, Mister, If you can tell me where God ain't.'

HaPpY bIrThDaY tO hAYdEn!!

We now officially have 2 teenagers in the house.... CRAZY! My baby (my 2nd baby) just turned 13 and I can't believe it. Wow time flies!

It seems like it was just yesterday that I locked myself in the bathroom and was crying like a baby because I was supposed to be at the hospital to be started and I decided that I didn't want another baby because it wasn't fair to Kolton. I couldn't imagine loving anyone as much as I loved Kolton. It was my Mother in Law that had to talk me into coming out of the bathroom so I could get to the hospital (there was really no way out of it).

We (Kelly, my Mom & I) got to the hospital and was started at midnight. Kelly & my Mom had brought videos because it was going to be a long night and we were going to make a party out of it. My Mom is good at making things into a party. She loves an adventure!

It was a long night... and a long afternoon too! About 1:00 p.m. the nurse came in and checked me........ not even close. Things were going so slow. My Mom said she was going to go for a walk and that she'd be back. Well in the time she was gone (about 1/2 hour) the nurse came in and said I was ready. I sent Kelly out to find my Mom and he about missed it. My poor Mom did miss it. She had ran down to Mervyn's to buy me a new nightgown. As she was walking back down the hall to my room she heard a baby crying. Sure enough it was coming from our room. She was so surprised when she came back to see that her Grand baby had been born in the time she was gone.

At first I wanted nothing to do with him (absolutely horrible.. I know!). Kelly held him, my Mom held him, my Brother in law held him but not me. I felt like I was betraying Kolton. Everyone kept asking me if I wanted to hold my baby and I just kept saying "no, that's ok.. you can". After maybe 2 hours my SMART Mom finally realized what was going on and just put him in my arms and had everyone leave the room. I was instantly in love! Holding him one time is all it took. No one was able to pry him out of my arms after that.

Hayden is such a sweet kid. He has everyone fooled! He is so quiet in front of others but he is definitely my very most loudest kid. He is such a tease too. He loves to torment Wyatt, Chet, Jasmyn and especially Kolton. His sarcasm on a scale of 1-10 is atleast a 17. He is also a mamma's boy. He is always by my side and I love that!

f R o G s S n A i L s A n D p I g G y T a I L s

The first 10 years of our marriage were all about Frogs and Snails. Having 4 little grubby but adorably handsome boys, how could it not be? (I think growing up as the only girl in the family and having 5 brothers was to prepare me for being the mother of all boys... and 4 of them). I absolutely loved it too! I loved everything about it. I loved the dirty little hands they'd have from carrying aroud treasures, the hot wheels cars and plastic army men that I'd step on in the middle of night on the way to the bathroom, the potato bug parts that I would find in the bottom of my washing machine while Chet was going through his little potato bug fetish, the snake that slithered out of the bucket and was loose in my kitchen for an afternoon (not!). I loved the deep, gruff little boy voices and I even loved the wrestling my 4 little boys would do in the living room among my "pretty things" at bedtime with my BIGGEST BOY.. (their DAD!) I was content and I was what my kids would call "boytrapped".

And then the call came... out of the blue! What? A baby? Well, I would most definitely want a boy because that's what I'm used to.. Huh? A little girl? Why yes.. We would love to!

And that is when we added piggy tails to our frogs and snails. Things have not been the same around here since... they never will be... And I love it! I love the hair ponies that I find all over the house, the drama (not so much), the purses, the dress ups, the long strands of hair stuck in the drains after showers, the babydolls, the frilly clothes and disney princesses. I even love the barbies (Not really.. I NEVER owned one single barbie in my WHOLE life and never imagined that I would have to share my house with one).. and the fact that they are naked 97.3% of the time (with 4 brothers around sometimes I even wonder if it's ONLY Jasmyn that undresses them. lol) I never imagined life with a little girl could be so fun. I had no idea what I was missing out on. My little girl became the dream I didn't even know I had.

It's amazing how different little girls and boys are. So fun in different ways. I am one lucky girl.. I am the Mom of 4 handsome boys and 1 Island Princess.. surrounded by Frogs, Snails and oh yes.. PiggyTails!

WhAt My KiDs ThInK aBoUt Me...

My friend sent this tag to me on facebook and I thought it was so fun that I had to post it here. I interviewed each of them separately so they could not hear the others answers. This is what they came up with...

1. What is something Mommy always says to you?

Jasmyn 6: I love you

Chet 9: I love you (he says I love him the most)

Wyatt:I love you

Hayden 13: hey Hobart (my nickname for him and only I am allowed to call him that too)

Kolton 16:clean your room

2. What makes Mommy happy?

Jasmyn: when I tell you I love you (for sure!)

Chet:when I tickle you

Wyatt:me being your son

Hayden:going fishing

Kolton:being with your family

3. What makes Mommy sad?

Jasmyn: when I don't mind

Chet:that's a hard one.. you're never sad

Wyatt: when I don't mind

Hayden: when Chet & Wyatt don't clean their room (funny.. he doesn't mention his room)

Kolton:when we do something wrong

4. How does your Mommy make you laugh?

Jasmyn: when you tell jokes

Chet: tickling me

Wyatt: when you show me funny things on the computer

Hayden: when you play with my yo yo

Kolton: being around you makes me laugh

5. What was your mommy like as a child?

Jasmyn: I don't know

Chet: that one's a hard one

Wyatt: happy

Hayden: wild (what?!)

Kolton: you liked your pony, bunnies and every other animal

6. How old is your mommy?

Jasmyn: 23

Chet: 32

Wyatt: 32

Hayden: 29 (good boy)

Kolton:35

7.How tall is your mommy?

Jasmyn: 60 feet tall

Chet: 10 feet

Wyatt: 5 foot 2 inches (yep)

Hayden: 5 foot 1

Kolton:shorter than me..(as he laughs)then he says..as tall as Yoda & E.T.) what a butthead!

8.What is her favorite thing to do?

Jasmyn: play with your facebook pet

Chet: play on the computer

Wyatt: metal detecting

Hayden: camping & fishing

Kolton:spend time with your family and you love to go for rides and fish

9.What does mommy do when you’re not around?

Jasmyn: go play at Grandma's

Chet: goes shopping with Grandma

Wyatt: goes somewhere with Grandma

Hayden: play on the computer

Kolton:cleans the house, earns coins playing with your animal on facebook

10.If your mommy becomes famous, what will it be for?

Jasmyn: you will be rich

Chet: for the longest computer player (I am that bad? LOL)

Wyatt: being the best mom ever (awww!)

Hayden: singing (huh!?)

Kolton:your cooking

11.What is your mommy really good at?

Jasmyn: you are a good speller

Chet: playing with me

Wyatt: metal detecting

Hayden: fishing & camping

Kolton:drawing, cooking and making me feel good (awww!)

12.What is your mom not very good at?

Jasmyn: you are not good at soccer

Chet:nothing

Wyatt: doing back flips on the tramp

Hayden: having a frown at your face.. you're always happy (aww!)

Kolton:nothing (buttkiss!)

13. What does your mommy do for her job?

Jasmyn: you take care of your kids

Chet: you take care of us kids

Wyatt: cleaning

Hayden:you make us food, you take care of us

Kolton:you take care of your boys, girl & hubby

14.What is your mommy's favorite food?

Jasmyn: apple burritos

Chet:mac n cheese (only because that's his favorite)

Wyatt:chinese

Hayden:apple quesidilla

Kolton:depends on what mood you're in (smart kid.. it changes all the time)

15. What makes you proud of your mommy?

Jasmyn: when you do my hair

Chet:you take care of us

Wyatt:you feed us

Hayden: because you stay home so we don't have to go to daycare after school (another favorite)

Kolton:that you always take care of us

16.If your mommy were a cartoon character, who would she be?

Jasmyn: that white cat on "Tom & Jerry" (Tom). LoL Atleast she didn't say the wicked witch on sleeping beauty huh?

Chet: batgirl because you are the best

Wyatt: Tom & Jerry (what's the deal there?)

Hayden:super mom

Kolton:goofy (what?!)

17.What do you and your mommy do together?

Jasmyn: draw

Chet: play together

Wyatt: eat at restaurants

Hayden: play karaoke, fish, camping and play monopoly

Kolton:go for rides, talk & fish

18.How are you and your mommy the same?

Jasmyn: we are both girls (duh!)

Chet: we love eachother

Wyatt: me & you are not allergic to nothing

Hayden: we both like to camp & fish

Kolton: we both love the outdoors

19.How are you & mommy different?

Jasmyn: you have white skin and I have brown skin (another duh!!! lol I loved this one)

Chet: you are a girl and I am a boy (duh!)

Wyatt:I'm a boy and you're a girl

Hayden:you are taller than me (barely!)

Kolton: you take an hour 1/2 to get ready (funny! he takes as long as I do!)

20.How do you know your mommy loves you?

Jasmyn: when you give me hugs

Chet: because you take care of me

Wyatt: you feed me

Hayden: if you didn't you wouldn't give me a hug all the time and tell me you love me

Kolton: by your actions in taking care of me, my brothers, sister & dad

21.Where is your mommy's favorite place to go?

Jasmyn: yellowstone

Chet:to yellowstone

Wyatt: camping

Hayden: north fork

Kolton: anywhere as long as you're with your family

22.What does mommy like about daddy?

Jasmyn: his kisses

Chet:that he takes care of us

Wyatt:that he's handsome

Hayden:his facial hair (really?)

Kolton:the way he arranges his plate (can you say OCD?) and his muscles