Heslop Family

Summer Please Stay Longer!!

2011-08-12T16:06:00.000-07:00

We have had a great summer. We have been on a few camping trips, both boys played baseball, going on horse rides, Played with friends, Gone to scout camp, been up to the cabin, been to my moms Park City condo, taken swimming lessons, and of course spent time swimming!! We have been pretty busy this summer! We are looking forward to squeezing in a few more camping trips, going hunting, BIRTHDAYS for all 3 kids and some more horse riding. We got a new horse named "General" he is a great kids horse and Gage has been riding him around town here. His name is fitting for him because he is a BIG horse, aroung 16.5 hands tall and weighs probably 1500 lbs, but is gentle for the kids to ride. Here are a couple pics of one camping trip we went on and took the horse and pony on... we also borrowed Korys brothers (Alexs) Donkey and Gage rode him (this was before we got General) We went down to the mountains east of filmore to the Pavant mountain range, with Mike & Tiff and their kids and Grandpa Joe we also rode four wheelers!! School starts in 10 days... can't believe it, but both boys are excited to see their friends every day again, and getting back into a routine wouldn't hurt any of us either!

Spring

2011-03-08T11:43:00.000-08:00

I can"t wait for spring to officially get here, so I can get peas planted in the garden and various other things started that have been waiting for winter to be over to get started on. I cant wait to start going camping and other fun things like that too. The kids are finished with being cooped up in the house. WHERE ARE YOU SPRING??!!

Big Girl In The House

2011-01-27T09:53:00.000-08:00

Well December flew by and so did January, Christmas was wonderful and we had a great New Year! Within that month we seem to have achieved major milestones in the last month. Happy to report we are now a diaper free home. I started potty training Macy the week before Christmas, and much to our excitement she did wonderful and really grasped the concept... within 2 weeks she would tell us when she needed to go potty, and now she can get herself onto the potty and does what she needs to!!

Also no more crib!

Katie and Mike found out they are expecting the first part of Aug, I told her she could have the crib and so it went and Macy moved into a queen size bed!! The queen size is a little extreme but i got it for a great deal at a yard sale (only paid $25 for it and Katie was getting rid of a mattress) so I couldn't pass it up PLUS it is so much more comfortable than a toddler bed!!

Gage and Broc are still loving school and doing very well! Kory recently reported he has another hernia :( he tells the kids his guts are falling out. That will be getting taken care of within the next month hopefully!!

ksl.com - Boat becomes unhitched on I-15, causes wreck

2010-12-13T07:44:00.000-08:00

ksl.com - Boat becomes unhitched on I-15, causes wreck

CLICK ON TITLE OR LINK TO SEE!
On our way home from Las Vegas this year we came upon this... We had my Brother-in-law with us who is a EMT and we were the first on the scene.

?? Blizzard ?? Chickens ??

2010-11-24T11:10:00.000-08:00

Here we are once again at this WONDERFUL time of year. The Christmas shopping is done and we are gearing up for a great winter. We were a little disappointed in the huge blizzard storm that was supposed to come last night, but also a little glad it wasn't worse than it was!!
Also the kids and I have started raising chickens... What the?? It all started on the fourth of July when Gage caught a chicken at the chicken scramble. He caught a chicken, brought it home, named it KEVIN (the birds name on UP if you haven't seen it you need to) and let it go in the yard! If you dont know much about chickens it is hard to tell what gender they are until about 4-6 months... Well one day around Halloween Gage was putting away some toys under my lilac bushes and found...


KEVINS LOOT

There were 20 eggs! (Kevin's a GIRL) Grandpa Heslop bought them from Gage for $5 and this is where it started. I started reading about chickens and how they usually only lay eggs when they are happy and not alone. I figured with winter coming things might change with Kevin's egg laying if he didn't have "friends" . So to make a long story short, We now have a total of 7 young chickens and the kids have started selling the eggs to their Grandmas and Grandpas and saving the money!

I am thankful for my kids and the fun experiences we get into, and also Thankful for Kory for allowing us to get into them!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Monkeys

2010-10-16T15:38:00.000-07:00

Well it is happening my baby is no longer my baby... she is officially a TODDLER! This week was full of fun, we took the kids to the Zoo Saturday instead of doing birthday parties (and spent time with family hehe)... We had a lot of fun. It was Macys first time to the Zoo, she loved seeing the "epalant" and the monkeys and gorilla too. Then On Monday Broc got to have his special day at kindergarten, Macy and I went and read his book about me to the kids... We carved pumpkins after school... Later that night we opened presents and had cupcakes. Tuesday was Macy,s birthday she enjoyed the many phone calls and presents that were brought over, the best was when Broc came in with a gift bag full of candy he had gotten for his birthday, and gave his special present to Macy. What a GREAT big brother! Happy birthday to two great kids!! Oh and by the way we are now officially done with binkis!

I told them to look at the camera!

see the Tiger

Family Pictures

2010-09-16T12:04:00.000-07:00

These are the newest pictures of us!


The Boys!


Macy was loving the flowers and not so much the pictures!

Best Buds!

Well, we are back into the swing of things here. Broc is now in Kindergarten, Gage in 3rd grade, which leaves Macy and Me at home for a couple hours each day. Kory and I just celebrated our 11th anniversary on Sept 8, we ended up spending it up antelope hunting in Wyoming with Grandpa Joe, Mike and Tiff and kids, and Katie and Mike. It is also Gages birthday on Sept 10 the day the hunt starts so this is an annual tradition that he looks forward to doing on his birthday. We had lots of fun!


This is a picture of Broc just getting out of surgery

In August just before school started Broc had surgery to remove his Tonsils and Adenoids, they also put tubes in his ears at the same time! Poor kid was pretty sore for a couple weeks, but hopefully it will help him this winter!

Eating Popsicle after surgery

Kory Drew out a Black Bear hunting tag for down in the La Sal Mountains by Moab. He took the boys with him the last weekend in august and filled his tag the first day!!

Five foot from nose to tail.

WHAT AN ADVENTUROUS SUMMER ITS BEEN!

Finally an update!

2010-07-30T13:43:00.000-07:00

I know it has been a while but with the failing health of my old computer, updating my posts took hours to do. As of this week I know have a new computer, and can function at a normal speed!!! YAY!!! This has been a busy summer, vacations to Puerto vallarta, baseball, swimming lessons, camping trips, parades, family reunions/partys, scouts, etc. This week Broc went and had his tonsils and adnoids removed, the Dr also put tubes in his ears at the same time. Today he is doing good and hasn't needed as much pain meds as long as he keeps a popcicle in hand! hopefully he will get feeling better soon. Macy once again won the Plain City baby contest for her age group got the title of "Queen" and got to ride on the float for the parade. We have been on several short camping trips so Gage and Broc could go fishing. Once again summer is "FLYING" by, however I am looking forward to school starting again, Broc will be in kindergarten, and Gage will be in 3rd grade!!

~LOVE~

2010-02-12T16:14:00.000-08:00

Geese! I can't believe how fast the days go by! Anyway, a lot has happened since my last post, there were 3 cousins born, 2 boys and a girl. Korys brother Joel and wife Liz had their first baby boy Jesse, the next day his brother Alex and his wife Erin had their second baby a boy and named him Camden, then a little more than 2 weeks later his brother Toby and his wife Mary had their fourth baby a girl and named her Olive. So Congrats to all of them!

Kory is still working nonstop it seems and we are grateful! He for the past year he has been driving down to 73rd south in SLC everyday, and he can't wait till there is a project closer to home!
Gage just finished his first pinewood derby in scouts, and had a blast! I don't know who loved it more Gage or Kory! Gage is also doing great in school and is becoming quite the reader, he loves to read the "Magic Treehouse" books.
Broc is also learning to read at preschool, he has caught on to reading very well. He loves to go to preschool, and even loves homework! Hope it lasts!
Macy is busy, busy, busy! She LOVES jewelry, SHOES, getting her hair done, having her fingernails (and toenails) painted, babies, giving loves, and wrestling with the boys!
I am still busy in the R.S. and it takes a lot of my time, but so does everything else in my life so it all equals out!!
Happy Valentines Day to all those we LOVE

Happy New Year!

2010-01-02T08:40:00.001-08:00

So this years resolutions are the generic ones... *Get back in shape, spend more time "playing" with family, etc.
For some reason it is a lot harder to exercise with 3 kids, seems like anytime I start to exercise someone needs me to help them. Also the "playing" with family meand doing more fun things with the kids and Kory, like more camping, fishing, fourwheeling, anything of that sort.
Hope everyone has a good year, and good luck with your resolutions.

Christmas at Our House

2009-12-30T08:11:00.000-08:00

Christmas was wonderful as always, Kory took off wed and thurs, so he was home most of the week, he built me some much anticipated/needed shelfs in our foood storage room. On Christmas Santa brought the wii (and as always TONS of candy) for our family to enjoy... Mom and Dad got Gage his DS, and just to be fair Broc got a Game Boy, Macy got a "my first doll house". The funnest part was we took the kids shopping to get each other gifts and that was fun to see how excited they got to have the presents opened from each other. the present I ordered for Kory never made it for Christmas, so it gets to be his Birthday, Christmas, Valentines present.... I ordered him a Garmin Rino before Thanksgiving and it is still on backorder, oh well he'll get it sometime. Kory got me some new earrings. After that we went over to Grandma and Grandpa Heslops to talk to Nick who is serving in New Zealand. From there we went to Grandma and Gramdpa Haroldsen and had a light lunch and opened some gifts. From there we went to Ryan and Ambers for our Grandpa Joe Christmas, and dinner. After that the day was done so we finally went home and got in bed(Macy efinatly needed it)!! Good thing the next day was Saturday so we could spend some time and recoup from Christmas right... No Saturday night Kory's family was coming to our house for their Christmas dinner/party. So Saturday was spent busily cleaning up the mess that was made the prior day, and setting up tables and chairs, cleaning bathrooms, washing dishes, etc. That night everyone came and had a good time, there was plenty of room and food for everyone, and the present exchange worked perfect in our basement! Sunday we were finally able to relax and enjoy our Christmas!

FAMILY

2009-12-01T09:40:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving was great! We had 35-40 Heslop family members come to our home on thanksgiving and we had a feast! Everyone fit great, we moved out the couches and put up tables, then after dinner those who could stay went down stairs and watched movies... But the best part was that while the adults were upstairs, the kids were downstairs playing so there was limited noise from them. Later in the day we left to go to Grandpa Joe's for our second Thanksgiving, had great food and watched another movie.

This week Kory and I, along with Mike and Tiffany, and some of our other friends will be going down to Las Vegas to go to the National Finals Rodeo, it is always a fun time and LOTS of shopping!!

We put up our Christmas tree, and all our other Christmas things yesterday and Macy is loving it!! She loves the lights on the tree, and LOVES to carry around baby Jesus from my nativity. I bought her and Broc the Little People Nativity set and they spend hours playing with it! So excited for Christmas this year... It makes it fun when all your kids are old enough to enjoy it, and still young enough to make it fun!

Yikes!!

2009-11-06T13:24:00.000-08:00

This was the group of Monsters that invaded my home this Halloween... For some reason there is a tradition for my family to come to my house on Halloween, have dinner, go trick-or-treating, and having Mike do some of his fun science experiments!!

Coming up next...

Korys family coming to our house for Thanksgiving! (YIKES!!!)

Whats been going on!!!

2009-10-20T13:09:00.000-07:00

Well it has been well over a month since my last update... So here

are a bunch of pictures of what has been going on here in our life.

Gage turned 8 on sept 10 had a party with his friends,

and then Got Baptized a member of the

Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on

Sept 19th.

Broc turned 5 on the 11th and had a little party

with his friends

Macy Turned one on the 12th, and we had the family over to

celebrate her, and Brocs Birthday...

Macy had a cupcake cake

and Broc had a Ice cream spider cake.

The rest of these pictures are of what has been

going on in the mean time....

Fishing and Camping and quality time with dad horse riding.

Kory and Broc in the Uintahs

Gages party at Ogden Dinosaur park

Kory and I also celebrated our 10th anniversary...

we took a family trip to Jackson and Yellowstone...

Every one had fun!

Gages Birthday cake...

Back to SCHOOL!!

2009-09-02T09:06:00.000-07:00

Well here we are into September now, so just a quick update on us...the boys are back in school and loving it (I love it too) Macy is starting to take steps, and getting so big and proud of herself. Gage has been getting ready to get baptized and is extremely excited to start scouts,and has started learning how to ride his own horse and goes riding with Kory and LOVES it!! Broc loves his friends, Riding on the horse with Kory, and is growing up so fast, he has started riding his bike without training wheels and can ride with us all the way to Gages school and back (almost 3 miles round trip). Kory is Working non stop it seems, with work and helping everyone else get their projects done. We will be celebrating our 10th Anniversary on Sept 8th and will take a little trip up to Jackson Wy.

These are the most current pics of the kids

JULY

2009-08-03T11:42:00.000-07:00

Well July came and went soooo fast! It was a fun month, The parade was fun Macy got to ride on the baby contest float and throw out candy!! We had barbeque's, camping trips(filled with fun and fishing), feild trips(Dinosaur park), MORE camping (and fishing), and then a brief stay up in Park City (where the adventures were endless)Swimming, Hiking, and more!!! Glad August is here and we can start setteling back into a routine for school:)

"LITTLE MISS WRANGLER"

2009-06-28T16:28:00.000-07:00

We had a fun day yesterday, I decided to enter Macy into the Plain City 4th of July baby contest after a lot of deliberation, Amber had told me she entered little Hazel in it and so I decided to put Macy in too and they could have pictures together. So the contest was yesterday, There were about 15/16 little girls there and about the same amount of little boys that were there, well after about 5/10 minutes of the judges watching them, they handed out the prizes... Little Hazel won the title for the most active baby there, and then they called out the winners for overall, I was surprised when they called Macys number, She was the winner of the"Wrangler Round Up" baby contest"Little Miss Wrangler"!! She now gets to ride on a float in the parade saturday, and won a little stick horse and cowboy hat filled with toys and of course a a Pretty pink tiara!!! HOW LUCKY... And what a cute little girl ;) Will post more pics later!

2009-06-22T10:12:00.000-07:00

The first picture is Gage and Broc on a ladder going nowhere with a couple ferries on it, on the "boardwalk" in puerto vallarta the rest are at the fiesta, and at a resturant in Bucerias on the beach.

2009-06-18T11:52:00.000-07:00

2009-06-18T11:48:00.001-07:00

More pics (and check out the giant beetle, next to Korys finger)

SWINE FLU??

2009-06-18T11:30:00.000-07:00

Puerto Vallarta was a BLAST!! Wish we could still be there, now that we have been home and know things are ok here. WE did LOTS of swimming, relaxing, and sampling the local cuisine!! Mmmmm fajitas, quesadillas, nachos, and chips and salsa:)!! No one got "the swine flu"(in fact we are more worried about getting it here) and Macy survived the airplane, she had a little bit of a hard time on the flight home from P.V to L.A the last half hour descending... but the next flight she was fine. She was such a little trooper, sitting in a hot sticky stroller, getting lathered with sunscreen, and being totally off any sort of schedule.

Gage and Broc loved showing her how to swim and were brave swimmers (I thought Broc would turn into a fish) Macy even learned how to go down the waterside (or the bottom 3 feet of it) by herself!! Gage did lots of bodyboarding in the ocean and figured out how to ride a wave in(see pic) Broc tried too with the help of Grandpa Joe. It is always a fun trip to go on, Thanks Kory for taking naps with Macy in the room while everyone else played! Gage caught a couple crabs on the beach, one morning we even saw a sea turtle on the beach (dead) it was pretty neat though.

hope you enjoy some of the pics. Jen

MACY 6 MONTHS OLD

2009-04-20T13:32:00.001-07:00

Well Macy is now 6 months old, and LOVING life... we went down and had her "Aunt" Elizabeth Haroldsen take some pictures, and these are some of our favorites... She is such a fun happy little girl, we are so happy to have her in our family!

2009-04-17T16:34:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of "the Boys" in Arches National Park, had lots of fun climbing in "Holes"

2009-04-17T16:32:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of "THE Baby GIRLS" down in Gobblin Valley Lto R: Macy, Aspen, Hazel

Spring

2009-04-15T07:38:00.000-07:00

Wow I cant believe it is already the middle of April... We just got back from our yearly Easter trip to the Moab area... went on some great hikes, let the kids do lots of climbing. We had a blast with Grandpa Joe, and all our Cousins. It was Macys First camping trip and she did great... had lots of fun.

Well now the countdown is on for the end of school only 31 school days left, and the count down to Puerto Vallarta on the day after school gets out. The kids are getting more excited for that every day. Macy is a very busy little girl, likes to play, and watch and laugh at the boys, Broc loves being her helper, and comes every time she yells. Gage is getting big, he also cant get enough of little Macy and the funny noises and things she does.

pictures

2009-01-28T08:44:00.000-08:00

well here are some pictures I didn't get a chance to post earlier... Macy is getting big, she loves to talk and babble, and yell at the boys! Broc LOVES being a big brother, and Gage likes being a great helper!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

2008-12-12T12:12:00.000-08:00

Wow! Time flies when your having fun... We are staying extremely busy here. Last Sunday we blessed little Macy, she is such a good sweet baby, she is getting so big, so fast :( it's kind of sad, she is now 2 mos old. Gage is doing extremely well in school, he loves math, and going to recess to play with his friends. Broc loves going to his preschool on Tuesday's and Thursday's, and he even has a little girlfriend named Kate. Kory is still busy with work, and getting all of the finishing touches done in our basement(it is now pretty much finished). Me I am staying busy with baby, running kids to and from school, helping them do their homework, cleaning, laundry, and being secretary in the relief society and did I mention laundry! I'll try to post some new pictures soon. Hope everyone has a Wonderful Holiday Season!!
LOVE, The Heslop Family

Macy

2008-10-29T16:38:00.000-07:00

Here are some more cute pictures of Macy when she was 9 days old

SHE'S HERE

2008-10-24T10:51:00.000-07:00

Well it has been a good month since I last updated. Our newest family member Macy Jo Heslop (MJ) arrived on Oct 12, she weighed 7lb 13oz and was 20 1/2 in. She has lots of dark hair, is very awake and alert, Loves her brothers, and they cant get enough of her. She has been a great little girl, sleeping great at night (only wakes once at night). She has her daddy and brothers wrapped around her fingers!!

Back in the Swing of things

2008-09-03T08:24:00.000-07:00

Well the first week of school is now over!! And we are looking forward to a fun school year. Gage Loves first grade and brags about eating lunch and 3 recesses. Broc Loves going to preschool and every day asks if today is a "Preschool Day".

This Labor Day weekend we went with the Heslop Clan up to Bear Lake. We actually camped up Bloomington canyon, the kids loved it and didnt want to come home, even though monday morning we woke up to snow falling!! It was the first time we had taken them to Minnetonka cave also, Gage thought that was fun, and learned a lot!

BACK TO SCHOOL!!

2008-08-21T14:33:00.000-07:00

Well, We are still very busy trying to get the basement finished, and also the upstairs bathroom finished. The marble guys will be here tomorrow to put the shower back together, Hooray!! The basement is all sheet-rocked! Kory has hung all the interior doors, and has started on the trim! Hooray!! I have finished all the tile work!! Hooray!! Gage and Broc have been big helpers.

Gage went to back to school night on Tuesday, and met his first grade teacher, Mrs. Hibbert, He was and is really excited for first grade to start. He says he is looking forward to being able to use the first grade playground, and have lunch at school. Broc gets to meet his preschool teacher Kathy Powell at a party tomorrow and he is very excited to be going to school also. Well, hopefully things will start to slow down as soon as school starts.

Enjoy the rest of SUMMER!!!!

Time Flies!!

2008-08-01T20:25:00.000-07:00

I cant believe it has been one month since my last post. Time flies when you are busy I guess. Well we got the sheetrock all done in the basement, and Grandpa Joe and I started on the tile today. Gage and Broc are excited to see the progress that is going on. The 24th of July we went to the parade, and then we went to Aunt Susans for a bbq and let the kids play. Gage and Broc were going to even sleep over in her yard by the fire-pit until Gage learned of the skunk that Susan has had in her yard... He changed his mind pretty quick. I have been reading "Where the Red Fern Grows" to gage and Broc this last month, and we are almost done with it, then they get to sleep over at Grandma Kathys and watch the movie. Kory and I got the upstairs bathroom put back together. Sorry no new pics this time, I'll add some later.

2008-07-08T08:09:00.000-07:00

JULY 4TH

Well the basement is now ready for insulation and sheetrock. Kory has been busy this week, getting things done, and rebuilding the upstairs bathroom. On the 3rd we took the kids to see the movie "WALL-E" with Katie, Grandma Kathy, our friend T.A., and Grandpa Joe. It was a cute movie, the kids were glued to it.

On the 4th we went over to watck the Plain City parade, with everyone (Ryan, Amber, Averie, Hazle, Katie, Grandma Kathy, Grandpa Joe) . The kids got their year supply of candy once again. After the parade we were all invited to breakfast at Grandma and Grandpa Heslops. Then we went to the park to watch and play some games... Broc rode the mechanical bull and did it like the real "cowboys" do. Later that evening Mike, Tiff, Ryker, Kaden, Aspen, Katie, Grandpa Joe, Grandma Kathy, Grandma and Grandpa Heslop, and Nick all came over for shish-ka-bobs and salads. After dinner we did some fun fireworks for the kids, and watched the fireworks that Fremont does.

Busy Days!

2008-07-01T08:19:00.001-07:00

Well, we have been really busy the past couple weeks. Kory has the plumbing finished in the basement, the electrical only needs 2 phone lines ran to be complete (so it's pretty much considered done). We have had some people come and run a chimney for a wood burning stove. We finally ripped out our master bathroom (due to water damage and mold under a leaky shower). And in the mean time Kory still found time to go help his dad haul hay during the week.

Katie had a few days off this last week and Gage, Broc, and I went swimming with her to Brigham City Pool, then Tuesday we went to Lagoon all day and Grandma Kathy came along. Gage was so brave this year he went on a lot of the big kid rides like the white rollercoaster, screamer, the spider, swings and colassus and wanted to ride them all again. Broc wanted to do all the ones Gage did, he was too little but we were able to take him on tidal wave and a lot of the little kid rides. We loved it! I'll try to post some pics later!!

Fathers Day

2008-06-16T09:47:00.000-07:00

Fathers day was busy, we had lunch with Kory's family and then we had dinner with Grandpa Joe. The kids had lots of fun, and were wore out by the time we got home last night.

Not much else is new. Gage and Broc are still loving summer and being able to go out and play anytime they feel like it. Hopefully we'll get out and go swimming sometime soon! Kory is still working on getting the basement finished. He is almost done with the rough in electrical, and then it should only take a day for him and his friend T.A to get the plumbing done.

Fathers Day Starts!

2008-06-09T10:29:00.001-07:00

On Sunday we went down to see Grandpa Reid for Fathers Day. We had a barbeque, and spent lots of time playing frisbee, and riding on the "Revolutionary" Ferris Wheel that he made.

This week Broc has finally given up the tricycle and started riding a bike with training wheels. He is so excited that he can finally ride a bike, he has been waking up at 6:30 every morning, getting himself dressed (with socks and shoes on) and coming in to wake me up so he can go out and ride his bike. Too bad the weather has not been very good the past week. It has been raining and a little on the colder side. This week doesn't look much better.

We are keeping busy here!

SUMMER!!

2008-06-02T08:17:00.000-07:00

Well Gage finnished his first year of school ( Kindergarten) and loved every minute of it. He is glad summer is finally here and he can do some serious playing. He had been playing T-ball here on the Plain city rec team with some of his friends from school and also his cousin Ryker. Broc is busy doing what 3 year olds do, and trying to be like his big brother. Both of them are looking forward to all the fun summer activities.

This week Gage has had his first job. His Aunt Susan has asked him to water her plants, bring in mail and feed cats while they are on a week long vacation. He loves riding his bike so we have rode bikes to her house a few time do get the job done. It is about a 7.5 mile round trip ride. I pull Broc in the bike trailer, and they both think it is great fun.