Quirl Family Fun

Swimming at Downata

2011-04-25T21:24:00.012-06:00

One busy boy.

2011-04-17T20:07:00.005-06:00

Walker is one busy boy. I can not let him wander around the house for to long before I need to go in search of him and his trail of destruction. The other day I came up from the basement and I couldn't find him. So after searching all the rooms and closets and bathrooms a couple of times this is where I finally found him.

Touching the Temple

2011-04-03T10:24:00.002-06:00

A few months ago our Home teacher gave us a challenge to let our kids touch the Temple doors. It's a great way to let the kids experience the special Spirit that is on the Temple grounds. So now any where that we go that has a Temple the girls ask to go and touch the Temple. Here they are at the Boise Temple.

Outside Time

2011-04-03T09:59:00.013-06:00

The kids love to be outside, and this week we were treated to 2 days in a row

of warm weather and sunshine. Here is a little of what we did.

Sugar

2011-04-03T09:46:00.002-06:00

In my kitchen I have built in flour and sugar bins, it makes it so nice for cooking and

baking. Well the sugar bin is Walker's favorite place to be. If he is not finger painting

in the sugar, then he is eating the sugar. This boy is already hyper enough, he doesn't

need a sugar high to help out. It's a good thing that he is so dang cute, at least in my opinion.

Cabin 2011 part 1

2011-02-14T13:42:00.007-07:00

Here are just a few of my favorite shots.

We always have such a good tim at the cabin.

We always wish we could stay longer.

My snuggle bug

2011-02-01T22:21:00.004-07:00

Abby is such a sweet little girl. She has not

been feeling good the last couple of days,

but even still she keeps a great big smile

on her face. I am so blessed to get to

be her Mommy.

Wild Man

2011-01-30T14:55:00.004-07:00

I love this picture of my little man.

He is such a happy guy and he knows how

to ham it up for the camera.

Abby lost a tooth

2011-01-02T18:40:00.004-07:00

Abby has had 4 teeth that have been loose for quite a while now, and today I noticed that a new tooth was growing up behind one of the loose ones, so it had to go. The middle picture is my favorite she is not quite sure if this is a good idea. But she was a trooper and now the Tooth Fairy will come tonight.

What a great year.

2010-12-29T14:12:00.004-07:00

So we have come to the end of yet another year. And it has been another good year. Walker has continued to be a great blessing to our family. He has such a personality all his own, and he is ALL boy. He is starting to walk on his own, and one of his favorite things to do is tackle his sisters. Emma is in her last year of pre-school and is loving all of the new things she is learning. She turned 4 this year and she thought that was a great day. She loves playing with her brother, and helping when ever she can. Abby started the 1st grade this year and she is still in love with school. She does not complain when it's homework time, or about getting up at 6:30 in the morning to catch the bus. She is starting to show an interest in cooking and can make a few simple things on her own ( I see breakfast in bed in my future). Troy is still Troy, except for all the facial hair he has grown. Now he truly looks like the lumber jack he wishes he could be. Troy truly is the best, in August he surprised me with a 5 day trip to Cancun. He took care of everything down to the child care while we were gone. It was a fabulous trip!!! Just to spend some time together without the kids was amazing. What a great guy I have. We have truly been blessed this last year. We have a great family, and great friends. And we wish you all the best in the New Year!!!!

Walker is ONE!!!!!

2010-12-20T21:46:00.006-07:00

What a difference a year makes!!! My baby is ONE.

He has been such a joy for the last year. His personality

is all boy too. He loves to ruin his sisters' things, and beware

if you lay on the floor with him, he will steam roll you ( I think he

gets it from his Dad)!! He didn't want anything to

do with his cake...until he got hold of a butter

knife. Then he was all smiles. I am so grateful to have

this little monkey in our family!!!!

Abby turns the big 7

2010-12-20T21:19:00.008-07:00

It is so hard to believe that my little

snuggle bug is 7. Abby has always been

a terrific daughter and I am so blessed

to be able to call her mine. Abby doesn't like cake

very much, so when it is her birthday, she wants

me to make her pancakes for breakfast (her

most favorite) and then put candles in the pancakes.

She is getting so big so fast!

Thunder Mountain Pumpkin Line

2010-12-20T21:02:00.007-07:00

We took a ride on the Thunder Mountain Train in October and the kids a a great time. Emma kept asking if we were going on a "real people train". The train left the station and took us to a pumpkin patch and the kids all got to pick out the best pumpkin they could find. I did have to remind them that they were in charge of getting their pumpkin back to the car, so of course no one picked out the biggest. And at the end of the day it was to much fun for Walker. This boy will never EVER sleep in some one's arms, so he had to be tired. What a great time we had!!!

My little loves

2010-10-15T10:28:00.006-06:00

These are my 3 favorite things.

Just thinking about them

puts a huge smile on my face.

Random Stuff

2009-07-08T13:09:00.018-06:00

So because it has been so long since my last post and a lot of stuff has happened, I am just going to post some random pictures of what has been happening.

Easter Egg hunt in the park, and coloring Easter Eggs.

Playing in the sprinklers!!

My little Baseball star!!!!

Fun with Dad on the 4 wheeler. And helping Dad build the deck.

Having a "bike wash" on the front lawn.

Troy and some co-workers in the 4th of July Bed Race. They took first place again this year!!!

Emma was the innocent bystander at cream

pie fight during the Bed Race on the 4th.

She did not think it was so great.

Spring Break

2009-04-01T11:52:00.006-06:00

The Waite cousins came to Malad and stayed with

us for a couple of days. It was so much fun to have
them here. The kids had a great time. Abby and

Emma were so glad to finally have a "prince" that they

could dance with at the "Ball". They both think they

are Cineralla right now. And I was glad to have my

sister here too!!!

2nd Anual Ski Trip

2009-04-01T11:32:00.006-06:00

All of the Quirl girls get together for a great weekend of fun,

food, skiing, and laughter. We go to a cabin near

Island Park and stay for the weekend. You have to ski

all of your clothes and food in on sleds and then there

are miles and miles of cross country ski trails

to explore. We had a blast!!! The weather was

great, we all came a way with sunburned faces.

I can't wait until next year.

(In the pictures are Pat Quirl, Chalyce Young,

me, Sari Shawcroft, and Jayna Harrop.)

A nice game of Twister

2009-02-25T16:45:00.009-07:00

There is a fun park in

Boise that we went

to this last weekend.

The kids had a

great time and it

looks like the adults

did too!!!!

Location, location, location!!!!

2009-02-25T16:01:00.013-07:00

This is what going to the park in February in Malad looks like...

This is what going to the park in

February in Boise looks like...

Play Day

2009-02-25T15:34:00.009-07:00

We decided that after months of being cooped up in the house

(winter seems to last a lifetime in Malad), we would take the kids for

a kid fun day. We went to the Tree House Museum in Ogden, and to

the Discovery at the Gateway in Salt Lake. These places are amazing!!!

What a great way to run and play and pretend and imagine and have

fun and make friends. It was a great way to spend and afternoon

and watch the girls explore new things.

Temple Square

2009-01-28T12:19:00.004-07:00

A couple of weeks before Christmas we were able

to go to Temple Square with our good friends Thomas

and Michelle. This is the second year we have gone down to

see the lights and it is a tradiont that the kids love. It was a

little cold but worth it.

Future Olympian?

2008-12-18T09:27:00.007-07:00

Abby has been taking a gymnastics class for a couple

of months now. She loves it. It is so fun to see

her coordination get better. She has about 8 other girls in

her class and they are all aged 4-6. Some days I

feel sorry for her coach!!! It is quite fun to watch her.

Emma is even trying her had and gymnastics.

Snow Bunnies

2008-12-15T09:22:00.002-07:00

On Saturday we had the first real snow of the winter

and the girls were so excited that they had to go

right out and play. It was a freezing day, and the

wind was blowing, but that didn't stop them.

How cute!!

2008-12-08T10:38:00.005-07:00

Thanksgiving

2008-12-08T10:28:00.004-07:00

Thanksgiving was so fun this year. It was filled with family, fun, food, games, fire, guns, food, and more fun. Some of my family made the drive to Malad this year and we had a great time. The cousins thought that life in the country was great. We went exploring, on motorcycle rides, shot guns, built a "small" fire with all of our weeds, played games and most of all we ate! This could be that start of a new tradition.

My Big Girl

2008-12-08T09:50:00.012-07:00

Wow how the time flies. I can not believe that my little girl has turned 5! She was so happy to have her birthday finally get here. She has a Princess Tea Party with a few of her friends from school. When she woke up the morning of her birthday she came right to me and said "Mommy I'm 5 now do I get to go to Kindergarten today?" The disappointment of not getting to go to school that day was quickly replaced by the excitement of the party. She is such a blessing in my life. I am so grateful that she is my "snuggle bug".

Family Fun

2008-11-06T12:57:00.009-07:00

We were finally able to make a quick trip to Boise to see family. And boy did we have a lot of fun in just a couple of days!!! The kids always love to go to Boise and just play and get wild with the cousins and grandparents. It is hard to be so far away. But it does make those trips home so much fun. Emma is still talking about Lizzy and Papa!! Abby wants to know when we can go back.

The Great Pumpkin

2008-10-29T15:39:00.001-06:00

What would Halloween be without Jack O' Lanterns?

Surprise!!!

2008-10-29T15:32:00.000-06:00

We were outside working on the wood pile, trying to get it all in for winter, when I saw the cats trying so hard to get at something under some of the wood. When I went over to investigate, this is what I had found!! A mommy mouse built a nest in our wood pile and had some babies. At first I wanted to help these babies, just look how helpless they are (they are only 24hrs old). But Troy reminded me that they will grow up to be adults and then they will have babies and those will have babies...Then I remembered why I got cats in first place.

Big Girl Bed

2008-10-29T15:25:00.000-06:00

Well we finally made the switch. Emma has a big girl bed now. It is the newest "toy" in the house. The girls love to get in it together and just play. She doen't evet try to escape at night. They get so big so fast!!

Lagoon 08

2008-10-29T15:10:00.000-06:00

So the Quirl clan all got together and went to Lagoon for one last hurrah this summer. It was so fun to turn into a kid again and be excited about all of the rides. The girls had so much fun. Abby was big enough this year to go on some of the adult rides and she was a pro. Emma didn't care what ride she went on, just that she could go was enough for her. Sari, Derek and Lon went on the big swing... and they all survived.

Birthday Girl

2008-10-29T15:01:00.000-06:00

Here is Emma on her second birthday. She thought that blowing out the candles was so much fun that she had to do it 3 times. She had so much fun and as you can see she thought that opening her presents was also great!!

The hair cut

2008-10-29T14:47:00.000-06:00

Well I finally did it. I cut Abby's hair. She has been the one who wants to keep it long. But it was always a fight getting her to brush it. And forget about doing it, even getting a ponytail in her hair was a fight. So I told her if she threw one more fit about her hair we were going to cut it off. That worked for about a day and then one Sunday morning I got out my scissors... She cried with the first couple of snips and then when we were all done and she got to look at it in the mirror she thought it was OK. But when it only took a couple of minutes to curl it for church she thought that her new hair was just great.