The Mallorys

2009-05-26T18:18:00.000-07:00

Ok.....so we have set the new world record for being the worst bloggers in the world and now we are going to set a new world record for the longest post. We have a long way to go so let's get started:

Kate had her friend Josie over for a sleep-over and they had a blast!

Lilly is ready for sledding

In February, I had the chance to go with my sister Theresa and her family to the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas to be their "Nanny" while they were there for a business trip.

What a great trip....thanks Theres!!

This is the Atlantis Resort which is were we stayed. It was amazing!

Here I am at the shark slide....yikes!!

Can you say wedgie?

On March 6th, my litttle babies turned 7....can you believe it? We were opening presents at 7 am because Trav was heading to Boise to watch a basketball tournament.

Kate got horses of course.

Sorry ladies....he is taken....by his mommie!!

I don't know why I do a birthday party because they are such a total nightmare but here is number 7. I guess the kids have a blast and that is all that is important.

My artistic husband crafted these fine cakes by hand....here is Sam's football.

Yummy....cake!!! And yes, it is a horse, of course.

Kate and Sam were in a Jump-A-Thon at their school where they have a rope jumping contest. They both did great for just first graders.

Kate looked like the Tazmanian Devil....she would swing that rope so fast.

Kate and Sam were involved with Junior Jazz all winter and they had quite the time. Not being biased here but they were the best in the gym. I am quite impressed with their skills but what else should we expect.

Sam is taking after daddy already!

At the end of March, we had the chance to go to California with my whole family. We went to Huntington Beach for the day and to Disneyland for four days. The day at the beach wasn't as warm as we would have liked but it was still fun.

Sam doing some boogey boarding.

Hang loose or I love you....whichever one you want.

We made it to Disneyland and as usual, Trav is happy to have his picture taken. This is my first time and it really is an amazing place.

We waited in line for hours to get to meet the princesses and my girls absolutely loved it.

We got to have breakfast with the Disney characters and it was so fun. All of the characters would walk around and greet the kids.

Long story with this one. Trav gave the nickname Eyore because I can sometimes be a bit of a moper and a pesimest just like my buddy Eyore.

Splash Mountain.....definately a classic. That is Trav in the back.

Sam loves Goofy! He had to have a Goofy hat, that he still wears out on the town to this day, and we had to track down Goofy for a picture. Aw shucks!!

Bugs Life was cool. What a cute bug family!

We had Easter at Grandma and Grandpa Mallory's house. It was a great time at their house, as usual!

Sam went rabbit hunting with his dad, cousin Ethan, and Uncle Mat. Sam is all camo'd out so that they couldn't see him.

Let's Get Ready For Christmas

2008-12-22T08:42:00.000-08:00

I know....I know....we are the biggest blogger slackers in the world. We finally started getting ready for Christmas so here is the rundown.

Decorating the gingerbread house

What a cute little cottage complete with the smoke rising from the chimney.

Kate sitting on Santa's lap

Sam wondering if that beard is real

Lilly doing a "fly by" just for the candy cane because she just wasn't too sure about that guy

After Santa Claus, Aunt Heather took the kids to make a bird feeder pine cone

Kate and Sam in their Christmas program. It was so funny to watch them sing with the actions.

We brok down and bought a fake pre lit Christmas tree this year and it was the best decision of the season so far. It was so great to unfold the branches and poof.....we are ready to decorate.

Halloween at Aunt Theresa's

2008-11-04T06:51:00.000-08:00

Steve and Theresa throw a heck of a Halloween party every year at their house in South Jordan. This year, it was complete with a mini train to give rides, blow up slide in the backyard, and a spook alley downstairs that was so scary, most of the kids wouldn't go through.

Here are my little trick or treaters.....two wicked little witches and a big, tough Army guy.

This was a huge blow up slide in the back yard that Lily just loved.

This little train was a big hit for all of the kids and even some adults

Aaargghh, Matey!!!

Lily is ready for some candy!!!

What a cute bunch of kids

Lily on her first trick or treat adventure

Lily was so cute trick or treating....she just loved it.

Let's Carve Pumpkins!!

2008-11-04T06:36:00.001-08:00

We went to our freinds home, Aaron and Lori Driggs, for a fun night of food and carving pumpkins. It was a good time had by all. Thanks Aaron and Lori!

Sam's friend Kayden came over riding his motorcycle. Sam quickly bummed a ride and was in hog heaven.

My little Sammy takin' it over the hills!

Sam looks cute carving his pumpkins....Trav looks like a dork.

Here is Kate and her friend Kylie looking cute carving their pumpkins.

The finished product pose. Those are some great Jack-O-Lanterns!

Ride to Red Lodge

2008-09-03T19:27:00.001-07:00

Trav and I went on a moterbike ride last weekend with Matt and Heather to Red Lodge, Mt. We started in Victor and rode through Yellowstone and went up to Red Lodge. It took us about 7 hours Saturday but it was a beautiful day and it was awesome. We woke up Sunday morning to ride back home and it was raining! So we got on all of our rain gear and headed out, but it stopped raining before we left. So we went home through Cody, Wy. and it was awesome I want to go back to Cody. It was warm and we all took our rain gear off and we were in Yellowstone and of course it started raining on us, so we pulled over and got our rain gear on once again. We still had 2 hours left to ride and it rained like cats and dogs but we had to keep riding cause it was getting dark. Its hard to explain how miserable the last 2 hours were but i'll tell you this much Heather was crying it was so cold and scary and did I mention how cold it was. So we finally made it home and I have the best in-laws ever. Travs mom and dad came up on about a 5 hour notice to drive the bike to us and to come watch our kids. Travs mom had dinner ready for us, she is the best! So Travs mom and dad had to ride the bike home the next morning and it was only about 40 degrees and they got rained on to. So after this long explanation of our little road trip I do want to say I had alot of fun. Thanks Matt and Heather and a big Huge thanks to Travs mom and dad we owe them Big time.

Thanks Grandpa Mallory for letting us use your bike. We were riding in comfort and style!!

Matt and Heather on top of Bear tooth pass.

look at those road warriors go. Don't mess with those

My Babies Go To 1st Grade.

2008-09-03T19:16:00.000-07:00

I can't believe this day is here. Kate and Sam are in 1st grade. They were so excited for school to start and to eat lunch at school, they love school lunch!

In front of Kate and Sams class on the first day of school. Kate loves to pose. I love my babies!

On Fridays at school Kate and Sam have "Popcorn Fridays" they get to take money and this is what they chose to buy. Cute huh!

Lily is 2 !!

2008-09-03T19:05:00.000-07:00

This is Lily's 2nd birthday. We were at my mom's house getting ready for my brothers wedding.

Lily loved her cake.

Lily blowing out her candles.....does anyone want a side of spit with their cake?

Grandpa and Grandma Mallory bought Lily this sweet new ride for her birthday. She absolutely loves it and motors around all day long. Look at her kicking a leg up.

What's New!

2008-08-08T12:22:00.000-07:00

We have officially been named the worst bloggers in the world. The memory card went out in our camera so it has been a while since we have updated. Here is a little to catch up with what we have been doing:

We went to the Matthews family reunion in Island Park. Here is Lilly loving her morning hot chocolate.

Kate enjoys hers in the unusual "squating" style.

Sam is our little frog. He hates to get out of the water.

We were also lucky enough to partake in the.....get ready.....Famous Preston Night Rodeo and Carnival. Here is Sam and Kate on a ride.

We took the kids to the rodeo with Grandpa and Grandma Rawlings. Kate now wants to be a Rodeo Queen for a job when she grows up.

The fun of the rodeo kind of wore off as time went by.

We took the kids boating while we were in Preston. Here is a picture of Sam tearing it up on the ski board. We couldn't talk Kate into trying it.

We had a hail storm a few weeks ago that was putting down golf ball sized hail. It was a little scary.

Seriously.....Who Falls Asleep Like That?

2008-04-16T12:14:00.001-07:00

I have to share this one. Sam was spending a little time in his room in "time out" because he was once again fighting with his sister. It was a little quite up there, even for time out, so I decided to investigate. The pictures below are what I found:

Just an update....

2008-04-11T09:15:00.000-07:00

Sam and Kate had their 6th birthday party and they invited 14 of their little friends from school. It was quite the event. Holy Moley was it loud!!!

Sam is usually the shy one when it comes to pictures

Kate took the shy route on this one.

Lilly loves to ride her horse.

She thinks she is the coolest kid on the block because she can drink her milk out of her cereal bowl like her dad.

She actually makes less of a mess than Trav does when he does it.

Pura Vida Costa Rica

2008-02-26T09:33:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the lack of updates lately but as you will see below....we have been suffering on the beach for the past couple of weeks. Trav and I finally took our first ever vacation and it was amazing. We spent 10 days in a house on the beach in Costa Rica. We really missed our kids but it was an awesome experience. We went with my sister and her husband, Matt and Heather and a couple of friends of ours from in Driggs, Cole and Lyndsay. We did everything from bushwacking in the rain forest to scuba diving with reef sharks....yikes!!!

We spend out first night in the city of San Jose in Costa Rica where we rented a car to drive 4 hours through the jungle to our house. San Jose has a population of nearly 3 million and is the dirtiest city we have ever seen. Prostitution is legal there so that was also interesting. Trav and Cole are tying down our luggage to the top of our SUV. This small pyramid on the roof of our car generously provided us so many crazy looks and laughs from the locals.

This is a sunset picture off of the patio from our house. The sunsets were absolutely beautiful on the horizon of the ocean.

Trav and I eating lunch in the famous Tortilla Flats restaurant on the beach of Dominical

We met a local girl named Wendy who kindly served as our local tour guide. She was so funny. We went bushwacking through the jungle to a local waterfall. She brought her machede because Costa Rica is home to many poisonous snakes and spiders that you need to move out of the way as you progress through the jungle. She didn't seem to be to worried about it but the Americans were scared to death.

A picture of the waterfalls that we hiked to. The picture doesn't really do it justice. The waterfalls were over 100' tall and the boys jumped from the cliffs in the middle.

Our exploring group.

A picture of the crew next to the pool at our house.

In front of our house. Everything is gated and barred in Costa Rica.

Getting ready for the zipline tours in the canopy of the rain forest. It was so hot hiking through the jungle. We saw two and three toed sloths, Tucans, termites, and lots of bugs.

Me on a zipline......cow-a-bunga!!!

Trav and I on some rocks on the beach.

We went scuba diving at an island called Cano Island which was an hours boat ride out in the middle of the ocean. We did two 40 minute dives at 50 feet where we saw 8' long White Tip sharks, Manta Rays, Eagle Rays, Moray Eels, Sea Turtles, and lots of other cool fish. It was really cool and really scary.

A beach shot of Cano Island. It was a beautiful place.

This is a beach shot of the beach in Dominical where we spent most of our time laying out and surfing. It was a great beach.

Funny..Funny..Funny

2008-01-29T13:22:00.000-08:00

Here are a few more funny pics:

Lilly loves to play in the water... especially out of the toilet!! That cool water out of the toilet bowl just feels so good running down your face.

Chocolate shake night is a family favorite

Lilly's version of the 5 O'clock shadow as a result from a marker eating contest.

Ok..Ok...We Get The Hint

2008-01-29T13:01:00.000-08:00

Sorry to keep everyone in the dark about what has been going on with us. In response to everyones incessant cries for an update.....here we go.

It has been a busy little winter up in Driggs. Trav sold his snowmobile and we didn't buy a season ski pass at Targhee this year so of course, it snows constantly and would be perfect for snowmobiling or skiing. It seriously snows every day. We love to see 8' tall piles of snow everywhere. We had a pleasant little weekend with the Repscher family this last weekend. We had a ski day at Targhee then went to the open house at the Rexburg temple. It was a good time.

Who are those masked madmen?

On the lift

The Beauties...

The beasts!!

Rexburg Temple open house

Getting ready for Christmas

2007-12-10T08:21:00.000-08:00

Here we are....getting ready for Christmas. We went up into the mountains with some of our friends in search of the perfect Christmas tree. This one is a bit of a "Charlie Brown" but it works for us.

Lilly was such a big help decorating the tree.....it is constant struggle to keep the tree standing with her tugging on every ornament that she can find.

Kate in the paper

2007-12-10T08:17:00.000-08:00

This is so funny. Kate was on the front page of the newspaper here right around Thanksgiving time. Be sure to read the caption under the picture.

November 13, 2007

2007-11-13T12:18:00.000-08:00

Kate and Sam waiting for the bus

Kate and Sam #1 at soccer!

Lilly enjoying a snack

Happy Halloween!!

Our first blog....wow. We are setting in and getting ready for winter up in the high country of Victor. We have had snow quite a few times already. Sam and Kate are in kindergarten and loving every second of it. They really look forward to going to school and most of all, riding the bus. Lilly is the funniest little kid. She is quite entertaining to watch. We are excited for the holidays and hope to see everyone soon.