A Little Princess

So this is what happens when a little princess doesn't get what she wants.....


She thinks that is pretty funny!



Little girls are so much fun!

Birthday Lunch at School

Today we went to Ryder's school to drop off cupcakes and suprise him with his own happy meal to eat at lunch. I think Ranger was just as excited if not more excited to eat at the school with Ryder and he did not want to leave. Ryder was surrounded by kids wanting to trade food items and tell him Happy Birthday. It was great!

Ryder Bugs Turns 7

I can't believe he is already this old!!! I hate that my kids seem to be growing at lightning speed. Looking back through all his old pictures makes me sad that he has grown up so quick but loved how much fun Ryder has brought to our family. He is our curious child who is always wondering why or how and pushing the limit on what he can get away with! With that also brings our kid who is usally up for anything and always wants to go anywhere and everywhere. He always wants to be in the middle of everything and loves making everyone laugh. Half of my pictures of him have him making one of his famous funny faces. He loves to snuggle and give hugs and is my number one baby lover and animal lover. If there is a new baby around, Ryder will ask to hold it again and again. And, if there is a horse around he will always ask when he can ride it or when can we stop to feed it. He was named perfectly because he says when he grows up he is going to be a Horse Rider. We are so grateful for Ryder and love everything he brings to our family. You are a great brother and son!

SUNDAY PICNIC

We had Stake Conference on Sunday so we decided to spend it having a picnic up in the beautiful mountains. Something we don't do often enough. The boys had a blast and it was very relaxing. We ate some yummy sandwiches and then I kicked my mom's trash at Sequence. I always win though.....! Then we played the boys some Yahtzee and watched as they flew down the mountain on their bikes and hunted for critters. We went on a short hike and all in all it was a beautiful day!






Grandma, Grandma, Grandma......doesn't she look great?!! She thought it looked like fun riding the bikes down the big hill and it wasn't long before she wanted to give it a try. But, after about 30 seconds on Redden's bike, she had only managed to get both her legs pedaling for a few feet and that was her wild ride! It looks like she did end up with one thing though....a giant snuggie!!! The pictures are kinda fuzzy but don't think it was cuz of her amazing speed...it was because I was about to wet my pants laughing so hard at her while trying to capture a shot!






This made me now wonder......WHAT THE HECK AM I GOING TO DO WITH A GIRL???? No more just dropping the drawers wherever it's convenient or being able to fill up empty Gatorade bottles on road trips when I'm too impatient to stop. Man, Ruby better learn how to aim and fire cuz that's all we know how to do around here!



The boys enjoyed finding all kinds of creepy crawlies and Redden enjoyed being the photographer and taking the pictures of them. Ryder just wanted to get in the water even though it was freezing! I told him no way! It made me cold just thinking about it.

So it's been a while..... a lot has happened!

So it has been a long time since I have posted anything and I know that everyone just checks my mom's blog to see the updates but I decided to give it a try again. With a new little girl added to the family now I have to share her cuteness with everyone!!

Ruby Yvonne Rojas was born on 9/09/09 weighing in at 6lbs. 10oz. and measuring 19 1/2 inches long. She is doing great and is just as perfect as can be in our eyes! She looks just like her brothers and so much like her daddy. It has been so fun having a new addition to our family and to top it all off we finally got a girl. We have pink coming out of our eyeballs!

Gabe's parents have 18 grandchildren now with the first 17 all being boys so this was quite a surprise to all of us and I never truly believed it until she actually came out a girl! Nani and Popi fulfilled the long awaited promise of a limo ride home from the hospital and diamond earrings for the first girl born in the family. It was so nice to have them come all the way up to Utah to take part in the fun.

On the other side...there have been 4 new baby girls born in the last 6 months in the Knight family. How fun to have 4 new little girl cousins to be so close to one another.

Here are some pictures for now and hopefully lots of frequent updates to come!

The New.... Utah Valley Thunder!

Last night for family night we got the chance to go to the first ever arena football game in Utah Valley. Our friend Keith hooked us up with some tickets to the brand new Utah Valley Thunder. Definitely on a way different scale then the Arizona Rattlers but the kids had the, "best night of their life", according to Redden! What couldn't be fun about unhealthy food, cheerleaders, spotlights, free posters, t-shirts, and footballs. Oh and did I mention, cheerleaders. I have reached the point where during the halftime show where I can look over and see my two oldest with smiles from ear to ear telling eachother things quietly and laughing all giddily. They were picking out their "favorite". Then I look at Gabe and he has the proudest look on his face that you could have ever seen. Seriously, what is wrong with these guys!!! It is unbelievable the power a short skirt, long hair, and face paint (a.k.a makeup) have over this species of mankind! Well, this leads me to why Redden had the best night of his life. One of the cheerleaders came up and asked him to come play a game down on the field. It was a relay race between boys and they had run with a football while wearing a helmet. Redden got the hand off from another kid first and he was on his way.....till the 12 year old boy blew past him. Luckily, for Redden, the 12 year old boy tripped about 2 yards from the enzone and Redden raced right by the poor boy who just face planted on the turf to the finish line! Redden won the football autograped by the whole team and as he came running back to us, he was giving half the crowd (all 200 of them) high fives! What a stud. Keith gave us another ball so Redden and Ryder each ended up with a ball that I believe is already in their backpacks to show off at school today. We all had a fun time and I'm sure we'll be back again. I just hope they can keep the league going!

The Rocket Derby

Redden had his first Rocket Derby.....wait.....I mean Gabe had his first Rocket Derby. It all started off on a rough note when I told Gabe to work on it with Redden the weekend I was out of town in Moab. Well, they played too much and didn't have time so Tues. came and all of the sudden I'm panicking telling him they have to finish it that night cuz pack meeting would be the next day. So, they make a trip to Home Depot and by 11:30 that night, Gabe had proudly finished his first rocket (with a lot of watching and some imput from Redden of course)! Well the next day I find out it's not until the next week so Gabe wasn't too happy with me but I said, "Hey, at least it's done now!" They made it into the shape of a bat and burned some cool marks on it and made it with Redden's name. Redden was proud to show it of but let's just say that was the best part about it! If you haven't done one of these before you're not missing out! We had to replace the stinkin' rubberbands about 4 times cuz they would keep snapping and the whole thing would come apart. We got to watch it soar across about 3/4 of the way to the finish and that was all.....one race......3/4 of the way......good job guys! We took a picture with the trophy cuz Redden thinks his looked the coolest at least! There were only about 2 rockets that worked very good. The rest of the time was spent watching the dads wind up new rubberbands while the boys ran around in a wild game of tag. How many more years do I have with this cub scout thing?!!? I say stick with the pine wood derby!

Here are a few pictures of Ryder at his latest performance at school. He learned a whole bunch of new songs that we have heard over and over and over.......and loved of course! He did good and really got into a few of the songs. I got there early to get a good seat and made the front row! Usually I am in the back and he can never find me. He was excited to see us so close and loved having Ranger wave at him the whole time. Good job Ryder! We love you!

Ranger Danger

Yesterday the boys all went downstairs, or so we thought, to play basketball. Ranger siezed the opportunity to quietly go into my bathroom..... instead.... and go through mom and dad's cabinets to see what would be fun to get into today. As you can see, he found Gabe's hair stuff and tried to do it just like dad and rubbed the whole thing all over his whole head and then face. It was brand new and clear full! Luckily Gabe had just bought a small one! I couldn't believe my eyes when he came sprinting around the corner into the family room with this look of pride on his face. A smile from ear to ear. He tries to copy everything and everyone in the house. It was no suprise when we followed the messy clues back to the bathroom that he was trying to rub the stuff in his hair like daddy. He even pointed to his head and said, "Daddies". He is at such a cute stage but also a messy one! I don't know if it's because I am older now or, if this one is just TROUBLE, but by the end of the day....I am exhausted! I can't leave him alone for more than 5 min. before he is into something else. He can scale the pantry cabinents in about 3.5 seconds, climb on the kitchen counter in about 1.4 seconds, and crawl up on the computer desk and get the markers in about 2.6 seconds. You get the picture.....trouble!! It's so hard not to laugh because he just looks so cute. I don't remember the other two being this curious. It definitly takes our whole family to stay on our toes and keep him safe. Redden and Ryder do such a good job of keeping an eye on him and letting me know what he's into now. They also laugh hysterically at him though so he might be doing things just to impress his big brothers! Until next time.....or next mess......luv you all!