Belnap Family

GrAnDpA's LiTtLe BuDdY. . . . .

2012-11-07T14:30:00.001-07:00

Hadlee has turned in to grandpas little helper. Anytime she sees grandpa in the fields she runs out to help him. They enjoy going for 4-wheeler rides, tractor rides, picking out rocks, and tinkering with the equipment

Lindyn was lucky enough to go out on this adventure!

I am so happy we moved back to Gunnison for reasons like this. I love that my girls have such great relationships with their grandparents and that they will continue to grow. These are the kinds of things I remember growing up with my grandparents.

HaLlOwEen 2012. . . . . .

2012-11-02T14:25:00.000-07:00

Halloween was SO fun this year!

These pictures were before the elementary carnival. Hadlee had a last minute change cause she couldn't find her fairy wings and so she decided to be a nurse. My mom made this costume in relief society about 30 years ago. Aubrey used it when she was 4 also. We got so many compliments on her costume.

Lindyn as a fat chicken, Hadlee as a nurse, Kadence as a witch, and Aubrey as a pirate

For preschool and Halloween Hadlee decided to be Dorothy

Halloween 2012

Aubrey and her cute friends at the Mayfield trunk-or-treat

Abby Anderson, Naomi Willden, Brin Overly, Emma Willden, and Aubrey

VoLlEyBaLl. . . . .

2012-10-20T09:57:00.000-07:00

Aubrey decided to try volleyball this year. She really improved and so did her team, although they only won one game

Ready for her first game

What a cute bunch of girls!

AuBrEy TuRnS 10!!. . . . .

2012-10-14T10:15:00.000-07:00

I can't believe Aubrey is 10!! The years have flown by SO fast and she is growing up right before us! She is turning into a beautiful young lady!

If you can't tell her favorite color is lime green. She got a styling chair for her generation doll

Lime green slippers

And a desk for her bedroom

Lindyn even liked the desk

When she blew out the candles the powder sugar went everywhere

For her birthday party we had a movie night at our house. We had a concession stand with lots of treats, popcorn, and pop

All the girls getting their goodies!

What a bunch of silly girls!

Super cute girls!

Aubrey and Stetson celebrated their birthdays together and the Belnap's

PrOjEcTs I'vE bEeN wOrKiNg On. . . . . .

2012-09-29T10:00:00.000-07:00

I have been working on a few projects for the house

This headboard used to be my parents back in the 70's, I think

We painted it and glazed it and it turned out so cute!

We put it in Aubrey's room and it works great with her new queen bed

I forgot to get a before picture, but here is the mirror painted, before being glazed. It was the same ugly brown as the headboard.

All glazed! I love how it turned out. We got the same paint and glaze as our kitchen cabinets so it all matches. But what I love the most about this mirror is that it was my grandparents. It was part of their bedroom set and I remember it hanging in their bedroom ever since I was a little girl. The mirror has a date stamped on in from 1954

I made this wreath that I found on Pinterest, it turned out super cute!

RaNdOm PiCtUrEs. . . . . .

2012-08-25T09:53:00.000-07:00

Silly girls! All dressed up and makeup on

The sun was SO bright on the first day of School

Aubrey~ 4th grade Kadence~ 2nd grade

I peeked out the window and what did I see, Daddy jumping with his two girls on a Sunday morning!

Silly girl LOVES to take pictures of herself

Hadlee's first day of school (well not really, mom thought it was the first day)

Laurynn and Kadence getting ready to dance with the g-gettes

Hadlee is always taking pictures of Lindyn

My cowgirls all ready for the ward round-up

KaDeNcE tUrNs 7!!. . . . .

2012-08-13T08:24:00.000-07:00

Kadence is such a fun girl. She has an extremely silly side, and a super sassy side. She is still kind of shy and gets nervous really easy. You just never know with her. She had a great birthday. She was so excited to get a horse to go with her generation doll.

Opening presents from cousins and grandma and grandpa Stewart

Make a Wish!!

For her friend party we went swimming to the Manti pool. Of course it started raining (I think it does every time we go) so we ended it a little short.

Happy Birthday princess #2!!

CaMpInG. . . . .

2012-08-06T13:15:00.000-07:00

We finally went camping for the first time! It is August, but we still made it. We went camping with Brady and Laura's family, and my dad. We all had a great time. The girls enjoyed playing Barbies and going for 4-wheeler rides (even in a rainstorm)

Lindyn just couldn't stay awake for our 4-wheeler ride. There is something about the hum and bounce of the wheeler that makes you sleepy

Kadence doing a little fishing

The mosquito's LOVED Lindyn. I don't know if she is allergic to them or not, but every time she gets one they swell up for like a week

Lindyn LOVES the treats

Camping Cousins

Aubrey wetting her hook, that's about all that happened there was to much moss

We love to go camping and wish we had time to do it more often

HaPpY 1sT bIrThDaY!!

2012-07-13T17:51:00.000-07:00

Lindyn turned 1! I seriously don't know where this past year went. We were so busy with 4 kids, and building a new house, that the year just flew. Lindyn is such a sweet baby. We were lucky enought to have Megan and her boys here to help her celebrated her birthday! We had a party at our house. She had a lot of help from her sisters and cousins to open her presents. We couldn't really get a good picture of her because everyone was so excited for her!

She loved her cupcake! We did cupcakes in ice cream cones, and she devoured the whole thing. This girl LOVES to eat!

SO YUMMY!!

Happy Birthday sweet baby girl!! We love you!!

FaMiLy VaCaTiOn. . . . PaRt 2

2012-06-28T13:33:00.000-07:00

We had a great time with Brock and Kim, they were great hosts and took us to some awesome places. We only wish that baby Blakely had been born, and that they didn't live so far away :(

After Brock and Kim's we headed back to Yellowstone and headed to Jackson Hole

We were able to spot a few bear, elk, and a grey fox

Long car rides, made for a good nap!

The girls

The girls and daddy

The Grand Tetons

On our way to Jackson Hole we were able to see a moose! It was hard to see, but the girls really wanted to see one, so here ya go!

W hung out in Jackson for a day and did a little shopping and walking around

We had a great family vacation and wish it could have lasted a little longer!

FaMiLy VaCaTiOn. . . . PaRt 1

2012-06-27T20:59:00.000-07:00

We took a road trip up to Island Park for the "BIG" Belnap Family Reunion. The last time we went to this reunion was 8 years ago, so we figured we were do. It was a LONG drive, but the girls actually did pretty good.

Lindyn and Aubrey were happy to be there!

Visiting with Uncle Tim and Grandma

Waiting on the dock at Bill's Island. Tyrell's grandpa had a cabin on the island years ago, so it is a soft spot for everyone

Uncle Jerry was kind enough to take everyone on a boat ride to see the cabin and enjoy the island

Grandma Great with the girls! Grandma and Lindyn share a birthday!

Fisher's Bridge

We stayed in a cabin on the river and this was out our back door. The kids had a great time playing in the river

After the reunion we headed to Yellowstone National Park

Bear Discovery center

The first heard of buffalo we saw at Yellowstone

It was SO cold and windy!

Old Faitfhul

With it being so cold and windy it was hard to get a picture without steam

The kids loved to see the elk in someones yard

After Yellowstone we headed to Bozeman, MT to visit Brock and Kim. They took us to a bear park, cause Kadence really wanted to see a bear on our trip.

These bears are very active and loved to play with each other

Picnic up Brock and Kim's neck of the woods

We took a little hike up to see this waterfall, the scenery was absolutely beautiful!

Brock was trying to help the girls catch a squirrel

BeLnAp FaMiLy PiCtUrEs 2012

2012-06-01T13:38:00.000-07:00

The Belnap family finally got pictures done. The last time we had them taken was 6 years ago, the family has doubled since then. There 20 1/2 grandkids, so it was super hard to get them to all look. And believe it or not it was FREEZING when we had these taken!

All twenty grandkids! They were done at this point!

All the mommies and their babies! Within a 14 month span everyone had a baby, and Shilo had 2! This year we added 7 sweet new babies into the family!

All the dads and grandpa

All the moms and grandma

HoUsE pHoToS. . . . .

2012-05-31T14:30:00.000-07:00

The newest addition to my entry way, I LOVE it!

Laundry room~Lockers and above washer and dryer

Kitchen~ I LOVE MY KITCHEN!

I never thought I would do white cabinets, but I love them!

The BEST part is the HIDDEN PANTRY!

HaDlEe'S 4tH bIrThDaY. . . .

2012-05-29T17:46:00.000-07:00

Hadlee was SO excited to turn 4!!

Party at grandma and grandpa Belnap's house. We celebrated Tanner's 1st birthday, Hadlee's 4th, Aunt Kimmie's and my birthday over Memorial Day weekend.

She got a new bike, which she LOVES!

She also got a new scooter from grandma and grandpa Stewart. She was spoiled with lots of clothes and other fun stuff.

Happy birthday sweet girl!

MaY dAy. . . . .

2012-05-28T17:37:00.000-07:00

The girls were so excited to do May Day this year, it was their first year doing it. The 3rd graders do the parachutes, and the 1st graders did a dance.

Aubrey was excited cause her teacher asked her to help get the parachutes out and put them away when they were done

Kadence's class danced to "Party Rock" it was a cute dance, she is in the yellow shirt

GrOwInG uP. . . . .

2012-05-16T14:12:00.000-07:00

Lindyn is growing up way to fast!

She never falls asleep like this, I guess she just couldn't wait for bedtime!

Enjoying a cheeto!

30 SuCkS. . . .

2012-05-09T14:15:00.000-07:00

Tyrell turned 30! For his birthday we gave him 30 suckers that said 30 SUCKS, 30 gumballs that said 30 BLOWS, and a recliner (cause that's what he wanted) that says 30 ROCKS!

DaNcE, dAnCe, AnD mOrE dAnCe. . . .

2012-05-02T14:24:00.000-07:00

Hadlee dancing at the care center

Aubrey dancing at the care center

What a change since Christmas. Hadlee went out and danced her heart out! She did awesome!

Tyrell dancing with Aubrey

He was not happy about it, but was a great sport!

All ready for the end of the year recital

Aubrey growin up SO fast

9 1/2 years

Kadence~ 6 1/2 years

Hadlee~ almost 4

Kadence did awesome for her first year in dance!

The girls LOVED dance, but we are glad it is done for the year, mom needs a break!

UpDaTe On HoUsE. . . .

2012-05-01T14:58:00.000-07:00

I'm really behind, but got to catch up, so here goes:

Getting ready for stucco

Stucco color on

Rock and Stucco done!

Kadence & Hadlee's room

Lindyn's room

Master bedroom

Living room

Aubrey's room

Patio out back

Kid's shower

LiNdYn. . . .

2012-04-17T14:13:00.000-07:00

This girl is growing up WAY too fast! She is such a sweet girl. She loves to crawl around everywhere! She gets into EVERYTHING and makes messes everywhere she goes, but we wouldn't have it any ohter way!

One day I found her in the pantry helping herself to some crackers, she was so proud of herself!

Her first piece of licorice

EaStEr FuN. . . . . .

2012-04-13T14:10:00.000-07:00

Hadlee was in charge of snacks for preschool and she brought "Bunny Tails" She was so excited to share her treats with her friends at school.

After Easter we decided to run up the road and throw our Easter eggs down the mountain, we don't eat them anyway so it was a good activity to get rid of them. The girls thought it was great, they would climb down and find the ones that didn't break and throw them again till they were broken. It seems like you never have enough to color or throw, I guess we will plan more for next year.

This is what happens when you try to get a picture before church as we are hurrying out the door, didn't turn out very good, but my girls are still cute!

Coloring eggs

There never seems to be enough to go around, but the girls had a great time

I didn't get pictures, but instead of taking the girls to the city egg hunt we did a egg hunt in our backyard. I hid about 50 eggs with treats and $$, there were 9 eggs that had numbers in them that went with a prize. The girls thought it was great fun. I think it will be a new tradition since the city hunt is always freezing cold, early in the morning and a ton of people. The Easter bunny found us and left the girls each an outfit, treats, and a pink and purple basketball. They also got a shirt and their own hula hoops from grandpa and grandma Stewart.

KaDeNcE sChOoL pLaY. . . . .

2012-04-10T14:01:00.000-07:00

The first grade put on a play of silly nursery rhymes. Kadence and her friend Lexie played the part of mice. Kadence did a great job and looked so cute!

GrAnDmA gReAt Is GrEaT!!

2012-04-05T14:16:00.000-07:00

We broke away from the house for a couple days to head down to St. George to see Tyrell's grandma. We had a great time and I'm sure we wore grandma and Duane out!

HoUsE pIcTuReS. . . . . .

2012-02-22T16:09:00.009-07:00

The house is moving right along, this past week we got the house insulated, sheet rock hung, and the brown coat on the exterior. We are now ready for rock on the outside, and paint on the inside.

All framed up

Tyrell and Brady on the roof

Looking good!

View of the back

north side of garage

entry way

Kitchen, going into pantry

Living room

Living room/stairs/entry way

Beautiful girls!!

Silly Kadence posing in my bathroom

Master closet

Shingles are all done!

Sheetrock done! Living room

Coming in from laundry room/ entry way/going down stairs/ living room

Kitchen

Laundry/entry/stairs

Kitchen/dining room

Living room

Dining area

Master bath

garage

tar paper/ chicken wire, now ready for brown coat

It is so fun to see the transformation this past week, everything is starting to come together. Now it is my turn to start picking things out, which makes me so nervous, cause I didn't love the outside of our last house!!

oFf To GaTeWaY wE gO. . . . . .

2012-02-22T15:56:00.005-07:00

We have been so busy with the house, and we were finally to a point we could take a break. We gave the kids tickets to Discovery Gateway for Christmas, so we figured now would be a good time to use them. The kids had a blast. I was afraid Aubrey would be bored, but she thought it was great! We spent two nights in a hotel, and they swam both nights which they LOVED. We even took Lindyn the first night and she loved it as well. We went to the RV show, shopping, out to eat, and got the girls' pictures taken. It was a busy weekend, but everyone had a great time!