Monte Birk (aka Ninja)
Seth (aka Bumblebee)
Clyde (aka Optimus Prime)
Jackson (moooo)
2 years ago
Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Ward Party with friends
Jillian Ellsworth, Donovan Parke, Piper Whiting, Spencer Ellsworth, Monte Birk, Trystan Vinal, McCabe, Braden Tueller
Tyler Jones, Monte Birk, Nathan Ghisolfo
Braden Tueller, Clyde, Seth
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Annual Neighborhood Pumpkin Carving Contest
Seth always wants a "happy, happy, happy," jack-o-lantern for Halloween. So this year when he drew his "happy" face I was careful to cut only where his lines were. His pumpkin is far right in the picture...the one that looks like Oscar the Grouch. Well, when he saw that it didn't turn out happy he burst into tears and was only pacified when I let him help me on my "happy" one (center). Funny thing was, Seth didn't mind his scary pumpkin at all once the voting was finished and he had won the prize for scariest pumpkin!
In attendance were the Chad Jacks family, the Jon Ellsworth family, the Kevin Tueller family, the Monte Gardiner family, Savanna and her grandma Carol Cundif, the Russell family, Grandpa Arnett and Grandma Gardiner.
Monte Birk carved his entire Jack-o-Lantern by himself this year. I was so proud of him. It turned out very nicely. Seth and Clyde still refused to touch the ICKY insides but drew their faces for Monte and I to carve for them.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Halloween T's
Not to be out done my my sister I DID end up having friends over to make the incredible Halloween T's. (Thanks Ana Tueller, Jorgianna Langkilde and Ashley Whiting for playing with me!) ...it served me well because I made Monte and I each a shirt and sent two to Utah to my nieces, and I made them for our annual pumpkin carving contest for the over-all winners of the different age divisions (post to come) Now that's a lot of shirts!
Friday, October 17, 2008
It's been an exciting week for the Gardiner boys!
2 field trips in 2 days!
At the Firestation with pre-school we learned about fire safety...stop drop and roll...and to wear our seat belts "no matter what!" We saw where the firmen sleep, eat, watch tv, excercise...it was so COOL!
The fire trucks wheels were taller than us! 
The Kindergarten-ers got to go to the COW FARM and learn what cows eat (a magnet, cotton seed...you name it!), how much they weigh (1500 pds), how much milk they make (8 gal per day), how big their shots are (gigantic!), how often they bathe them (2ce a day)...we even saw a 2 hour old calf stand up for the first time! We love our teacher Ms Dillon (on the right) It was so special!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Halloween T-shirts
Each time I think that I’m free from blogging for a few weeks something fun comes along and I find myself back on the computer again. This great idea was in this months issue of family fun magazine (the BEST magazine on the market in my opinion.) I read it and thought, "How fun, I should invite some gals over and do this." But not wanting to make my kitchen a mess...
Luckily, my fantasic sister, Shauna Cole, had the same thought, and she isn't as selfish as I, so I got to go to her house and make her kitchen a mess! This is the messy part...Orange Tie Dye...then you pull out the black permanent markers and design your jack-o-lanterns from there. They turned out SO CUTE that I just had to share!!
Shauna's friend, Rachel Beacroft, was also there with 4 of her 5 kids (Stetson, Macy, Halston, and Quincy). We're emailing this picture into the magazine to try and get featured on the inside of the next edition! (also pictured are our Cole cousins Andrew, Walter, Rex, Janet and Julie. Jackson was asleep in the house by the time we finished.)
In the boys pics it's hard to see the design on Monte and Jack-ets. So here are some better shots of those. Aren't they AweSOmE!? 
(Seth and Monte Birk)
Saturday, October 11, 2008
I am having so much fun with my little Jackson you would think that he was my first and only child...well, to be fair I should say that we ALL are having so much fun with Jack-et. He is always so happy and animated. This little chunk of animation has captured the hearts of his three big brothers so fully that I find myself marveling that the bond between my four boys is so strong so young. What a miracle Heavenly Father has blessed mothers to be witness to. I count my blessings every day.
Ward Campout
We had so much fun at the Patterson Ward Campout this year. Our big realization was that it is actually better to get there a day early and spend the night before the campout! We had to get back for soccer games and pictures early Saturday morning so we spent Thursday night up in the pines and came home late Friday night after the bon fire gathering with the ward. There were about 4 other families that camped there a day early with us. Although our tent has been used in the backyard with our boys and with the scouts this last year this trip marks the first time my little family was in it together since we got it for Christmas last year!
Jackson, Seth, Daddy and Clyde
Just Hangin'
Mommy and Monte Birk
We kept our fire going non-stop!
We went for silly walks... 
Jack cut his 3rd tooth that night...notice the relentless biting in almost every picture we have of him this last month!
We hung out with best friends we've knows since we were 18 months old
Monte Birk, Donovan Parke and Tristan Vinal
And we built a house with kindling!
On a nice long walk Daddy, Jackson, Seth and Clyde gathered wood for our fire. We ended up with A LOT of dry branches that we brought to our campsite whole. Monte Birk decided that these were needed as a “house” so we stacked them up as four walls, one with a door opening of course, and put the kids table and chairs inside. It became a gathering place for the ward kids to come and play card games with us. We had quite a few stirring games of ‘war’ with the face cards. Mommy can get pretty rambunctious when the competition is on!
(pictured here Bret, Josh and Sara Barker, Carter Marshall, Monte Birk, and our across the street neighbor Spencer Ellsworth)
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