Utah trip

Here is our Utah vacation by the numbers. We had a blast and enjoyed every minute of it. Thanks to everyone for making our trip such a success.

2 delays in the airport for a total of about 5 hours. ( I guess higher oil prices means more delays?)
2 weddings (Dale and Bruce both married well above themselves, welcome to Brittany and Jillian)
1 baptism (just as special as the weddings for our family)
1 baby blessing (It was great to see old friends and catch up)
18 holes of golf
3 naps in one week for Robert- a record (Working in New York has nothing on vacationing in Utah)
0 number of hours that were unplanned
10 miles ran
4 number of games of baseball that Alli, Spencer and Robert played behind Grandma and Grandpa Thorpe's house.
1 number of times that Jen ran with Robert (That probably makes about 5 times that we have run together since we have been married).
2 number os weeks that make the ideal Utah vacation (maybe next time)

Whoopie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well as you can expect Zachary gets all of the attention these days. He is the first one up in the morning, smiles the rest of the day and is starting to crawl, although he gets bored with it and will instead find something that he can pull himself up on and stand. Rob bought a Whoopie cushion at the store the other day and has used it on everybody so far except Allison. Zachary will play with it and hit you with it but when he sits on it he let's out as much of a shriek as the whoopie cushion- he is completely petrified and scared.

The Hike

Hiking is one of our families favorite hobbies. Rob took the kids out one Saturday in January for a really long hike, probably about 3 miles. They came back with a little surprise for mom.

They told me that they had a new decoration for the house. I thought maybe they found some wild flowers, a cool rock or something like that....NO, the had found, and brought into our house, a fox vertebrae and skull. Spencer said, "Mom, we think it's a Red Fox, and guess what? It's dead!!" It was so funny.

So, if you come and visit us you will see some interesting bones way up on our bookshelf. The three of them were so proud of there find. I never know what to expect when they go out for a hike.

Happy New Year!!

For New Years Eve this year we went to our wards annual bowling party. The kids love doing this. It is really a great time.

There are a few lanes just for the kids to bowl on with the bumpers up. Both Allison and Spencer are pretty good little bowlers.

Robert had a wonderful birthday. The kids had fun putting 33 candles on his cake. We didn't think he would blow them all out at one time, but he was able to. What a man!!

Winter fun!

After Christmas we decided to brave the cold and go to see the lights at the zoo. 3 moms and 11 kids made for quite the adventure. It was a lot of fun though, and the kids liked seeing all of the animals in lights. The zoo is one of our favorite places to go.



This is Zachary's first time trying out food. He really was not so keen on the idea at first, but then he really got into it. Alli and Spenc thought all of his funny faces were hilarious.

Christmas 2007

The kids were so excited for Christmas this year. It was a lot of fun seeing how much they liked finding things to give to friends and family.






This might have been the favorite things this year. Santa brought all three kids footsie pajamas. They couldn't wait to get them on and then never took them off.

Zachary was not sure what to think of his first Christmas. He really liked the wrapping paper. He would play with it for a little bit and then it went straight in the mouth.

Allison and Spencer were in charge of handing out the gifts this year. Spencer seemed to only find gifts for him. (suprise, suprise :) They had a great time doing this. Their favorite thing to do was to help Zachary open his presents. They sure do love their little brother.

This not so flattering picture was taken by our little photographer Spencer. He is always wanting to use the camera.


This is a fun tradition that we have. We like to take a picture with all of our gifts all over us. Allison and Spencer love this part. Zachary....well he wasn't so sure about it.

Guilt post

This post is strictly about our guilt for not having posted since Halloween. We will skip the usual excuses and will just list a couple of things that we have done (besides taking up new hobbies).

1. Watched Utah get robbed against BYU-.Those two calls against the Utes at the end- Are you kidding me???????

2. Visited the Bergesons in Ohio for thanksgiving and had a blast (except for #1).

3. CFA exam- Rob took a 240 question 6 hour test a couple of weeks ago.

4. Spencer now wakes up once or twice a week and we play playstation together before the rest of the family gets up.

5. Today it rained ice and the schools closed early.

6. Jen now teaches 3 classes at the YMCA. Her mother in law would be proud.

7. Jen has been watching a lot of Rachel Ray and is baking a ton. I had my first tender pork chop as a result.

8. Zachary rolled from his belly to his back and scoots in circles.

9. Spencer loves to read (The majors legacy that grandpa majors started continues now through two generations)

10. Alli is learning about the stress of test taking from weekly timed tests in addition and subtraction.

Happy Halloween

Well the big day finally came and we had a blast!!!!! The kids had a parade at school and we went to two different neighborhoods to trick or treat. The highlight had to be the house where they handed out dollar bills.

Spencer's "All Star" Party

Spencer had a great time at his "All Star" sports party. Here is a cute picture of his friends.
Max, Gavin, Josh, James, Spencer, and Garrett.





Spencer made his wish and blew out his candles. (with very little spit :)











At the end of the party Rob put on Spencer's favorite song "Who Let the Dogs Out". The boys had a great time dancing. They have some great moves.

Alli and Spencer's first post

Today was the primay program. Both Alli and Spencer had parts that they memorized beforehand and did a fantastic job. Spencer says "I liked it when I was doing my part." Allison says "I liked when we did the sign language for "Jesus said love everyone." Spencer's Lines: I know that when Joseph Smith was praying for help that Heavenly Father and Jesus came down to talk to him."

Allison's lines: "When my grandma broke her hip, I was able to help my mom clean her house. It was a lot of fun and it made me feel good to help my grandma."

Spencer is doing well in school and enjoys reading books and working on the computer every Monday. Alli enjoys science and math. She also enjoys checking out books from the library.

Alli's entry:

I also like to go on type to learn. It is a computer game. It teaches how to type.

Spencers entry:

tomorrow on monday i am going to watch transformers. it is fun when i play with zachary. some transfomers r bad.

Spencer's Birthday

Well six years ago the Yankees were still in the playoffs and I was a day away from bombing a couple of mid term tests. Believe it or not we actually watched an entire Yankees game during the labor. Had Spencer been born during the game we might be celebrating the birthday of

Derek Robert Majors. Some things have changed since then but Spencer is still just as tender hearted and happy as ever. Below are a couple of pictures of the birthday boy and his biggest fan.

Guess who

This is a picture of the newest member of the Majors peleton completing a 4 mile mountain bike ride. Any guesses on who this fearless youngster is??????







Of course it is our little Allison. We have been mountain biking twice and she has had a blast. She is already talking about getting a mountain bike so that she can ride over the rocks. This is the spot where she mustered the courage to ride into the river. The first time that we went I pointed to and told her that was where I rode in the river and got wet. I started to turn around to go back but Allison was off her bike surveying the situation. She was nervous and scared the first time down and needed about 5 minutes to make up her mind to try it. Right after she hit the cold water and realized what had just happened and how scared she was she had a good cry. Luckily she figured out that the other side was not as steep and she makes sure that when we ride that she rides in the river 3 or 4 times.

Alli taking a much deserved rest.