ZACH TURNS 14

FRIDAY WAS ME AND ZACH BIRTHDAY! I CANT BELIEVE THAT HE IS 14...WOW!! NO NEED TO MENTION HOW OLD I AM....DOESNT MATTER. ANYWAY, I WENT TO LUNCH WITH CRYSTAL ( KALLI AND KAMDEN), AND KYLEE (RIDGE AND MADDIE), AND JEFF. WE WENT TO OLD GRIST MILL. IT WAS SO YUMMY. THANKS GIRLS!!!YOU GUYS ARE GREAT FRIENDS!
ZACH WENT TO SCHOOL THAT DAY...HE WAS SO UPSET THAT HE HAD TO GO THAT DAY. HE TOLD ME ITS HIS B-DAY AND HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO WHAT HE WANTS FOR THE DAY. HMM...DONT KIDS DO WHAT THEY WANT EVERY DAY!!!? ANYWAY, DANI, HIS BEST FRIEND, CAME OVER AFTER SCHOOL TO HANG OUT TILL WE HAD TO LEAVE FOR SALT LAKE.
ZACH GOT ALOT OF COOL THINGS....HE GOT A NEW SNOWBOARDING OUTFIT, BOOKS, JAMMIES, MONEY, AND GIFT CERTIFICATES. SATURDAY NIGHT HE HAD FEW OF HIS CLOSE FRIENDS OVER FOR THE NIGHT. THEY PLAYED GUITAR HERO , WATCHED MOVIES, AND ATE ALOT OF FOOD! THE NEXT DAY THE BOYS WENT BOARDING UP AT WOLF MOUNTAINI THINK ZACH HAD A PRETTY GOOD WEEKEND! I CANT BEIELVE THAT MY LITTLE BOY IS 14! I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!

NEW FAMILY MEMBER

I GOT A NEW KITTY FOR AN EARLY BIRTHDAY PRESENT ON FRIDAY. WE NAMED HER "PIXIE". SHE IS A SWEETIE AND FITS RIGHT INTO OUR FAMILY!!!

PINK CHRISTMAS TREE

SO I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO GET LEXIE A PINK XMAS TREE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. THANKS TO KYLEE ( ITS ALL HER FAULT) I PURCHASED ONE FOR LEX ON BLACK FRIDAY. I GOT A GREAT DEAL ON IT AND WALMART HAS TONS OF ORNAMENTS FOR $1 TO $2. I GOT IT ALL DECORATED AND THEN HAD LEXIE COME UP TO HER ROOM. SHE WAS SO SUPRISED!!! SHE HAS BEEN GIVING IT HUGS BEFORE SHE GOES TO BED AND BEFORE SHE LEAVES FOR SCHOOL. I MUST SAY IT TURNED OUT SO CUTE!!!

WOMEN VS. MEN

WELL LADIES, AS YOU KNOW BLACK FRIDAY IS SUCH AN AWESOME DAY FOR MANY OF US. I COULDNT SLEEP ON WED. NIGHT BECAUSE I WAS SO EXCITED FOR THE ADS TO COME OUT. AND THEN I REALLY DIDNT GET MUCH TIME TO LOOK AT THEM DUE TO ALL THE PREP AND COOKING THAT I NEEDED TO DO THAT DAY. BUT AT THE END OF THE EVENING I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO ENJOY THE ADDS AND MAKE MY LIST. MYSELF, KYLEE, AND CRYSTAL PLANNED ON MEETING AT JC PENNYS AT 3.45AM. MAN I WAS SO EXCITED I COULDNT SLEEP ...AGAIN...I WAS UP WAY TO EARLY DUE TO THE ANTICIPATION AND THE RUSH I GET WHEN I ACT LIKE A 5 YEAR OLD RUNNNING THROUGH THE STORES.!!! I DO HAVE TO BRAG JUST A LITTLE....IN AND OUT OF JCPENNYS IN 11 MIN., SHOPKO IN 33 MIN., AND TARGET WAS ONLY 17MIN., WALMART WAS PRETTY RELAXED AND THEN WE HEADED OVER TO OLD NAVY. MICHAELS WE JUST LOVE FOR STOCKING STUFFERS AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST WAS KMART. US GIRLS HAD SO MUCH FUN..WE LAUGHED AT ALL THE CRAZY PEOPLE AND GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE SHOPPING CRAZ. I HAVE BEEN LOVING THIS DAY FOR SO MANY YEARS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING IT FOR MANY MORE. THIS PICTURE DOES NOT REALLY SHOW THE DAMAGE THAT I DID THAT MORNING....BUT I GOT SOME REALLY FANTASTIC DEALS....US GIRLS REALLY LOVE TO SHOP!!!!! OKAY KNOW MY HUSBAND ON THE OTHER HAND....HE HAD A DIFFERENT MIND SET. LETS GET THE GUYS TOGETHER AND GO TO THE DUNES!!!! ACT LIKE CAVE MEN , DRINK TILL WE CANT STAND UP, SLEEP OR SHOULD I SAY PASS OUT IN OUR SLEEPING BAGS WHEN THE WEATHER IS MAYBE 30 DEGREES OUTSIDE..... AND THEN RIDE OUR BIKES... SO WHAT I HAVE COME UP WITH IS US WOMEN THINK OF OUR FAMILY AND THE MEN THINK OF THEMSELVES!!!LOL!!! OR MAYBE THIS IS HOW THE MEN DEAL THE STRESS OF US WOMEN SPENDING MONEY....HMMMMMM..

THANKSGIVING DAY

I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A TERRIFIC TURKEY DAY!! WE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME. MY FAMILY CAME OVER FOR THE HUGE FEAST. WE PLAYED GUITAR HERO AND EVERYONE HAD SO MUCH FUN!! THE SNACKS WERE OH SO YUMMY....I GOT A GOOD LAUGH AT GRANDPA RON...HE CAME OVER AND SAT IN THE RECLINER AND FELL ASLEEP SO FAST AND DIDNT GET UP TILL I SAID THAT THE TURKEY WAS DONE!!MY LITTLE FAMILY HAS HAD A TRADITION THAT WHILE THE TURKEY IS COOKING WE DECORATE GINGERBREAD HOUSES. LEXIE HAD FUN BUT I THINK SHE ATE MOST OF THE CANDY AND THE HOUSE WAS ONLY HALF WAY DECORATED! TAYA NAD MY BROTHER ANDY BROUGHT ONE OVER AND DECORATED THEIRS AS WELL.THE TURKEY TOOK LONGER TO COOK THAN EXPECTED. NOT A PROBLEM, GAVE ALL OF US DRINKERS A LITTLE MORE TIME TO ENJOY OURSELVES.WHEN THE TURKET FINALLY WAS READY, ALMOST 1 HOUR LATER THAN EXPECTED, WE SAID A PRAYER.....AND ATE LIKE A BUNCH OF WILD PILGRAMS. WE FINISHED UP OUR DAY WITH YUMMY PIES AND SETTLED DOWN TO WATCH KUNG FOO PANDA..WE HAD SUCH A TERRIFIC HOLIDAY!!!

TAG....I'M IT ! ! !

1. WHERE YOUR CELL PHONE? KITCHEN
2. WHERE IS YOUR SPOUSE? WORK
3. WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOR? BLONDE
4. YOUR MOTHER? SHOPPING
5. YOUR FATHER? HEAVEN
6. YOUR FAVORITE THING? MYKIDS
7. YOUR DREAM LAST NIGHT? STRANGE
8. YOUR DREAM/ GOAL? DEBTFREE
9. WHAT ROOM ARE YOU IN? OFFICE
10. YOUR HOBBY? GYM
11. YOUR BIGGEST FEAR? SPIDERS/SNAKES
12. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO BE IN 6 YRS? DEBTFREE
13. WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT? JAVIERS
14. WHAT YOU'RE NOT? CELLULITEFREE
15. ONE OF YOUR WISH LIST ITEMS? LIPO
16. WHERE YOU GREW UP? OGDEN
17. THE LAST THING YOU DID? EAT
18. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? JEANS
19. YOUR TV? OFF
20. YOUR PETS? PEANUT
21. YOUR COMPUTER? ON
22. YOUR MOOD? HAPPY
23. MISSING SOMEONE? YES!!
24. YOUR CAR? GARAGE
25. SOMETHING YOU ARE NOT WEARING? SHOES
26. FAVORITE STORE? BUCKLE
27. YOUR SUMMER? AWESOME
28. LOVE SOMEONE? YES!!!
29. YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? BLUE
30. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU LAUGHED? TODAY
31. LAST TIME YOU CRIED? WEDNESDAY

ONE WORD ANSWERS ARE A LITTLE TRICKY.I TAG ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PLAY...

HALLOWEEN

IM A COUPLE DAYS LATE POSTING OUR HALLOWEEN. WE HAD A CRAZY WEEKEND. LEXIE WAS SICK QUITE A BIT LAST WEEK SO OUR HALLOWEEN WAS A LITTLE ON THE BLAH SIDE. WE DID NOT CARVE PUMPKINS CAUSE LEX WAS SICK. WHAT DO YOU DO?! THEN ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT I HAD MY BROTHERS GIRLFRIENDS DAUGHTER, MY BROTHERS EX WIFES DAUGHTER AND LEX. LEXIE DID WELL THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SHE WAS EXCITED FOR THE GIRLS TO COME.WE DID A COUPLE HOUSE AND LEXIE WAS DOING FINE . SHE WAS RUNNING WITH THE GIRLS AND HAVING FUN.OUT OF THE BLUE SHE JUST STARTED FEELING PRETTY RUN DOWN AND WORN OUT. JEFF TOOK HER BACK HOME. SHE PASSED OUT CANDY WITH ZACH FOR A WHILE. I FINISHED TAKING THE 2 GIRLS OUT FOR A COUPLE HOURS. ONE OF THE NEIGHBOR LADIES TOOK HER DAUGHTER AND LEX OUT AND DROVE THEM AROUND IN HER CAR. I WAS SAD I DIDNT GET TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH HER. SHE ENDED UP HAVING FUN THOUGH. ZACH PASSED OUT CANDY FOR A WHILE AND WHEN I GOT HOME WITH THE GIRLS I TOOK HIM TO A HALLOWEEN PARTY UP THE STREET. WE ALL ENDED UP HAVING A FUN NIGHT AND THATS ALL THAT MATTERS!!!

FAMILY PICTURES

LAST FRIDAY WE WENT UP TO BEUS PARK IN SOUTH OGDEN TO DO SOME FAMILY PICTURES. I HAD A FRIEND OF A FRIEND TAKE THESE. SHE DID A GREAT JOB. THERE ARE SO MANY TO CHOOSE FROM. HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF MY MANY FAVORITES FOR ALL TO SEE.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

SATURDAY WAS OUR ANNIVERSARY. JEFF REALLY PULLED ONE OVER ON ME ! I THOUGHT HE FORGOT CAUSE HE DIDNT SAY ANYTHING BUT IN REALTY HE PULLED OFF A FANTASTIC NIGHT! WE WENT TO TIMBERMINE FOR DINNER WHERE WE HAD MUSHROOMS, SHRIMP COCKTAIL, PRIMERIB, STEAK, AND DRINKS. WE DROVE AROUND AND ENDED UP AT THE JUNCTION BUT WE WERENT FEELING IT. SO WE JUST CAME HOME. JEFF STALLED QUITE A BIT GETTING HOME SO I KNEW HE WAS UP TO SOMETHING. I WASNT EXPECTING THIS THOUGH.
THERE WERE ROSE PETALS ON THE STAIRS. THE STAIRS WERE LINED WITH PINK ROSES AND CANDLES. SAME WITH THE HALLWAY. THE BEDROOM WAS THE SAME BUT THERE WAS STRAWBERRY CHAMPAGNE, HE EVEN WENT AS FAR AS GETTING BLUE( FAVORITE COLOR) GLASSES, CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES( MY TOTAL FAVORITE!) WHIP CREAM, FLAVORED OILS (HMMMM!!), MORE ROSES, BALLOONS, AND A HEART-WARMING CARD! WOW! I WAS TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY. MY HUSBAND IS SO NOT THE ROMANTIC TYPE . I LOVED EVERYTHING AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK AND HIS EFFORT THAT WENT INTO THIS. I LOVE THE DOZEN ROSES I GOT. IT HAS BEEN 8 YEARS SINCE I RECIEVED ROSES LAST. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE HAD A TERRIFIC TIME AND I NEED TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO MY FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR SHAUNA AND HER FRIEND MISTY THAT HEPLED PULL OFF THIS WONDERFUL "LOVE" EVENING!!! JEFF AND I HAVE HAD A ROUGH LAST 2 YEARS AND THIS JUST SHOWED ME THAT HE TRULY LOVES ME AND I DO LOVE HIM SO MUCH. I CANT IMAGINE SPENDING THE REST OF MY LIFE WITHOUT HIM. HE IS TRULY MY BEST FRIEND, HE MAKE ME LAUGH, AND HE IS THE BEST FATHER TO MY KIDS. HERE ARE SOME MORE PICTURES OF WHAT I CAME HOME TO ON SATURDAY.



YOU REALLY CANT GET THE FULL EFFECT CAUSE THE FLASH OF THE CAMERA BUT THIS WAS TRULY SO ROMANTIC AND VERY BEAUTIFUL. I TOLD JEFF HE SET HIMSELF UP CAUSE HE DID SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB THAT I CANT WAIT AND SEE WHAT HE DOES NEXT YEAR!!!!I LOVE YOU POOH-PA AND THANKS FOR BEING SUCH A WONDERFUL FATHER TO OUR POOH-PUPS. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY I LOVE YOU SO MUCH>>> LOVE POOH-BEAR!!!!XOXO

LEXIE HAS BEEN TAGGED!!

I KNOW THIS IS NOT A RECENT PICTURE OF LEXIE, BUT IT IS SO CUTE. LEXIE HAS BEEN TAGGED! 5 FACTS BOUT LEXIE, SOMETHINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW... THEN AGAIN YOU MIGHT..

1. LEIXE IS NOT A MORNING PERSON. IF YOU VALUE YOUR SANITY DO NOT WAKE HER UP UNLESS SHE HAS HAD PLENTY OF SLEEP. SHE IS MORE OF A NIGHT OWL. SHE WOULD STAY UP ALL NIGHT IF YOU LET HER. YA, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING," WHAT ABOUT SCHOOL MORNINGS?" YEP, I WALK ON EGGSHELLS TILL I SHE HOW HER MOOD IS FOR THE DAY. SHE IS GETTING BETTER NOW THAT I GET HER TO BED BY 8PM. IT ONLY TOOK ME 7 YEARS TO FIGURE THIS OUT. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER....

2. LEXIE IS A MOTHER HEN TO LITTLE TODDLERS. IT IS SO FUN TO WATCH HER SWEET SIDE COME OUT. AND SHE ALSO JUST LOVES BABIES!! SHE WANTS TO HOLD, FEED, PLAY WITH, WELL WHATEVER THE MOTHER OF THE CHILD WILL LET HER DO. IT MAKES ME PROUD OF HER TO SEE THIS SOFT SIDE OF MY DAUGHTER. MAYBE THIS IS A GOOD INDICATION OF THE MOTHER SHE IS GOING TO BECOME ONE DAY.

3. LEXIE LOVES TO COOK. SHE IS A GREAT HELP IN THE KITCHEN. SHE PUTS ON HER LITTLE APRON AND JUMPS RIGHT IN. SHE CAN DICE CHICKEN, CAN BAKE A CAKE WITH VERY LITTLE HELP,AND SHE IS LEARNING HOW TO USE THE MEASURING CUPS AND SPOONS.

4.LEIXE LOVES SALSA AND ONIONS!! WHEN LEXIE WAS LITTLE SHE WOULD EAT AN ONION LIKE AN APPLE. I KNOW THIS IS GROSS SO I ENDED UP NOT BUYING ONIONS FOR A WHILE. SHE JUST LOVES SALSA LIKE CRAZY. SHE WILL EAT IT BY THE SPOONFUL!! SHE HAS SALSA ON ANYTHING : EGGS, CHICKEN, CHIPS, CRACKERS, WHATEVER... AND SHE DOESNT CARE IF IT IS SPICY OR NOT.!!

5. LEXIE HAS HAD A BOYFRIEND FOR MANY YEARS. HIS NAME IS JAXON HARRY WHITNEY. ASK HER AND THAT IS WHAT SHE TELLS YOU. SHE JUST LOVES JAX.! THE TWO HAVE KNOWN EACHOTHER SINCE JAX WAS BORN... SO 6 YEARS AGO. SHE IS ALWAYS TELLING ME SHE IS GOING TO MARRY JAXON. AND WHEN HER FRIENDS SAY BOYS ARE GROSS SHE PIPES UP AND TELLS THEM THAT JAXON IS THE BEST AND SHE LOVES HIM. I KNOW THIS IS QUITE FUNNY BUT KLINT AND KYLEE WOULD BE GREAT INLAWS!! GUESS WE WILL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE....


ME AND LEXIE NOW TAG :
1. SIENNA
2. KAMBRIA
3. KALLI
4. OR ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SHARE FUN FACTS ABOUT THEIR KIDS!!

PUMPKINS

YESTERDAY WAS THE PERFECT FALL DAY. LEX AND I HEADED OVER TO LYLES PUMPKIN PATCH SO SHE COULD PICK OUT HER PUMPKINS. SHE PICKED OUT THE ONES SHE WANTED AND ALSO FOUND THIS CUTE SOFT KITTY NAMED " SUNSHINE". MY LEXIE IS GETTING SO BIG AND GROWN UP. I ENJOY WATCHING HER GROW AND SPENDING TIME WITH HER.

FAMILY NIGHT

TODAY JEFF GOT OFF WORK EARLY AND WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE KIDS DOWN TO SALT LAKE. WE WENT DOWN TO THE LEONARDO MUSEUM TO SEE "BODYWORLD". THIS WAS SO INTERESTING. LEXIE DID PRETTY GOOD. SHE DIDNT FREAKED OUT OR ANYTHING. SHE CARRIED AROUND A NOTEBOOK AND WAS TAKING NOTES. BY THE END SHE WAS GETTING BORED THOUGH. ZACH WAS PRETTY INTO THE BLOOD VESSELS. HE IS GOING TO DO A REPORT TO GET EXTRA CREDIT FOR HEALTH SO I HOPE HE PAID ATTENTION. JEFF AND I REALLY ENJOYED THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW HOW THEY PLASTISIZED THE BODIES. IT WAS VERY INTERESTING. ANYWAYS, AFTER WE LEFT SALT LAKE WE DECIDED TO HEAD FOR DINNER. WE STOPPED IN LAYTON AND ATE AT ROOSTERS. THEY HAVE SUCH YUMMY FOOD. LEXIE SUMMED UP THE NIGHT FOR US BY SAYING, " WELL, THAT WAS A FUN DINNER!"

FRIDAY DATE NIGHT

FRIDAY NIGHT WE HAD A DATE NIGHT BUT THIS TIME WE TOOK ZACH ALONG WITH US. MY FRIEND JEN AND HER CUTE FAMILY CAME ALONG WITH US TO DINNER AT IGGYS IN LAYTON. THE FOOD WAS SO YUMMY!! WE THEN HEADED DOWN TO SALT LAKE TO "NIGHTMARE ON 13TH STREET" HAUNTED HOUSE. WE MET UP WITH RYAN AND ALAINA, AND RYANS FAMILY AND WE ALL ENTERED THE HOUSE OF TERROR. WE ALL LAUGHED, SCREAMED, AND HAD THE PANTS SCARED RIGHT OFF OF US.!!!WE HAD A GREAT TIME WITH OUR FRIENDS AND IT WAS FUN DOING SOMETHING WITH ZACH.

BEAUTIFUL DAY! !

THUSRDAY THE KIDS WERE OUT OF SCHOOL FOR FALL BREAK. CALLED KYLEE AND THOUGHT WE SHOULD SPEND THE DAY TOGETHER WITH THE KIDS. SO WE GRABBED LUNCH AND HEADED UP TO BEUS PARK FOR THE DAY. IT WASNT LONG BEFORE THE KIDS FOUND "WATER". YA, I KNOW WHAT YOURE THINKING - EXACTLY WHAT KYLEE AND I WERE THINKING - GREAT WATER!!! OKAY SO THE KIDS WERE CRACKING US UP! THIS IS A LITTLE STREAM RIGHT. WELL, THE KIDS WERE JUMPING BACK AND FORTH FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. NO MATTER HOW HARD RIDGE TRIED TO JUMP TO THE OTHER SIDE HE , OF COURSE, ALWAYS FELL IN. AND WE ALL KNOW JAXON HE JUST WOULD SLIP IN OR FALL IN. HE WAS CRACKING US UP!! LEXIE ON THE OTHER HAND WOULD ONLY JUMP ONE WAY AND WANTED HEPL GETTING BACK TO THE OTHER SIDE SO SHE WOULDNT GET WET. THE BOYS HAD ALL US GIRLS LAUGHING.. BOYS WILL BE BOYS!!
NOW THAT THE BOYS ARE WET WE DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO GO FOR A HIKE. THE KIDS COLLECTED LEAVES ON THE WAY. THEY TRAVELED ON TRAILS AND CLIMBED ON ROCKS.THEY WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE. MADDIE WAS SO GOOD AND I HOPE SHE ENJOYED HER FIRST HIKE IN THE MOUNTAINS.
KYLEE AND I THOUGHT THE PARK WOULD BE GREAT FOR A PHOTO SHOOT. THE KIDS WERE SO FUNNY ABOUT THIS. THEY WERE PRETTY EXCITED AND THEY WERE DOING SOME PRETTY FUNNY POSES AND WERE GOOFING OFF SO MUCH. THEY REALLY WERE HAVING A FUN TIME!!KYLEE TOOK A BUNCH OF PICTURES AS WELL. SOME OF THEM TURNED OUT SOOO CUTE! WE JUST HAD A GREAT TIME WITH THE KIDS!! KYLEE TOOK THIS PICTURE OF ME AND LEX. I JUST LOVE HER SO MUCH!! I JUST WISH ZACH WOULD HAVE COME WITH US. THEN I WOULD HAVE HAD A PERFECT DAY !

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAYA!!

TAYA TURNED 13 ON FRIDAY OCT. 10TH. TAYA IS MY BROTHERS DAUGHTER. SHE HAD A HUGE PARTY AT HER HOUSE PUT ON BY MY CRAZY BROTHER AND HIS GIRLFRIEND, MICHELE. THEY HAD THE HOUSE DECORATED WITH TONS OF BALLOONS, HAD A DISCO BALL, A FOG MACHINE, LOUD MUSIC, AND LOTS OF FOOD. DID I MENTION THERE WAS TONS OF GIRLS AND A COUPLE OF BRAVE DUDES THAT ATTENDED. AFTER THE HOUSE PARTY, TAYA AND A COUPLE OF HER CLOSE FRIENDS AND ZACH, WENT TO "HAUNTED HOLLOW" AND HAD THE BEEGEES SCARED OUT OF THEM. THEN THEY WENT BACK TO TAYAS HOUSE AND SPENT THE NIGHT. I AM PRETTY POSITIVE THAT MY BOTHER AND HIS GIRLFRIEND ARE WORN OUT AND READY FOR SOME NEEDED QUIET TIME!!!
I HOPE TAYA HAD A TERREFIC TIME AT HER PARTY!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAYA AND I LOVE YOU MUCH...XOXO

MY FRIEND ALAINA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FRIEND ALAINA!! HER BIRTHDAY WAS WEDNESDAY. SHE LOOKS FAB FOR 30!!!I KNOW I AM A FEW DAYS LATE BUT I HAVE BEEN SO CRAZY THIS WEEK THAT I HAVENT HAD TIME TO GET ON THE COMPUTER TILL THIS MORNING.

MY FRIEND ALAINA IS SO WONDERFUL. SHE IS ALWAYS THERE WHEN YOU NEED HER MOST. SHE NEVER JUDGES YOU AND NEVER HAS ANYTHING NEGATIVE TO SAY ABOUT ANYONE. SHE IS A GREAT FRIEND THAT JUST LISTENS WHEN NEED BE AND HAS A HUGE HEART!! SHE IS SO FULL OF GREAT ADVICE AND IS VERY INTELLIGENT. SOMETIMES I WONDER - WHERE DOES SHE COME UP WITH ALL THIS INFO?!! SHE HAS A GREAT LOVE FOR HER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND LIFE. ALIANA IS SO FABULOUS AND I AM SO LUCKY AND BLESSED THAT I HAVE HER AS A CLOSE FRIEND. LOVE YOU SO MUCH! HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR BIRTHDAY WEEK IN CABO YOU ARE DEFINATELY SPOILED MY FRIEND!

GIRLS NIGHT OUT !

LAST NIGHT KYLEE, CRYSTAL, AND MYSELF TREATED OURSELVES TO A NIGHT OUT. WE WENT TO SONOMA GRILL FOR DINNER. WE ALL DECIDED THAT WE SHOULD GET A TASTY MARGARITA TO START THE EVENING OFF RIGHT. AND BOY THEY WERE YUMMY! WE HAD A GREAT DINNER - STACKED ENCHILADAS AND ALSO GRILLED CORN ON THE COB. SO GOOD! NOT THAT WE DIDNT HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT WE WENT FOR A DELICIOUS DESSERT- THE BANANA SPLIT...WOW! WE ATE THE WHOLE THING....OH WELL... IT WAS FUN JUST HANGING OUT WITH THEM. YOU KNOW HOW GIRLS CONVERSATIONS CAN GO. I THINK WE COVERED EVERYTHING LAST NIGHT. FROM KIDS, CLOTHES, HUSBANDS, AND OF COURSE SEX....LOL! WE WERE HAVING SO MUCH FUN DURING DINNER THAT WE REALIZED THAT WE WERE ALREADY LATE FOR "THIRLLER" UP AT WEBER STATE. WE GOT THERE 20 MINS. LATE BUT OH WELL. THEY DID A GREAT JOB ! I WAS A LITTLE FREAKED OUT WITH HOW MANY TIMES THEY HAD TO PULL OUT A GUN AND SHOOT SOMEONE. ON THE OTHERHAND THE LORENA BOBBIT SKITS WERE QUITE HILARIOUS! THE SHOW WAS REALLY PRETTY GOOD AND I ENJOYED THE DANCING.. THE MALE DANCERS WERE INCREDIBLE (LOVED THE SHINY BLACK SPANDEX TIGHTS- THEY LOOKED AMAZING IN THEM- BUT KYLEE REMINDED ME THAT THEY WERE PROBABLY GAY!...LOL) WE SAW OUR BLOGGING BUDDY - SIERRA AND HER HUBBY AT "THRILLER". HOW LUCKY WAS SHE -I MENTIONED THIS THRILLER THING TO MY HUBBY AND HE SAID "HELL NO IM NOT GOING TO SOME DANCE THING- MAKE IT A GIRLS NIGHT!" SIERRA YOUR HUSBAND ROCKS TO TAKE YOU OUT FOR A DATE NIGHT TO "THRILLER".!!! WOW!! YOU GO GIRL... ANYWAYS I HAD A GREAT TIME WITH MY FRIENDS LAST NIGHT !!LETS DO IT AGAIN....SOON.

SHOUT OUT TO SHAWNA LEE!!

I KNOW WE DONT HANG OUT ANYMORE LIKE WE USED TO. BUT, I WOULD STILL LIKE TO WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY!!! HOPE YOU PARTIED LIKE A ROCK STAR AND ALL YOUR WISHES CAME TRUE!!

LITTLE THINGS

THE OTHER DAY LEXIE AND I WERE OUT BY THE BUS STOP. AS THE BUS PULLS UP I WENT OVER TO GIVE HER A KISS GOODBYE AND SHE YELLS TO ME, " MOM I AM WEARING MY "CROTCHES" TO SCHOOL TODAY!". AND SHE JUST CASUALLY GETS ON THE BUS, LEAVING ME ON THE CURB WITH THE OTHER MOMS LAUGHING OUR HEADS OFF!!! I TELL THE OTHER MOMS " I THINK SHE MEANT TO TELL ME SHE WAS WEARING HER "CROCS" TO SCHOOL NOT "CROTCHES"...LOL
WE TEND TO FORGET THESE LITTLE SAYINGS OR FUNNY HAPPENINGS BECAUSE WE GET SO CAUGHT UP WITH OUR DAY TO DAY LIFE AND YOU THINK YOU WILL REMEMBER THEM BUT WE DO FORGET. THE LITTLE THINGS THAT KIDS DO AND SAY ARE JUST SO DARN PRICELESS......

CRAFT DAY!

I WENT OVER TO KYLEES HOUSE ALONG WITH CRYSTAL AND WE DID OUR HALLOWEEN CRAFTS. IS IT SOOO STINKING CUTE!!! THEY WERE SO FUN TO PAINT. AND WE GOT TO BE OUR CRAFTY SELVES. THANKS GIRLS FOR A FUN DAY !!!!

BILLY BOB MOMENT ! ! !

LAST NIGHT ME AND THE KIDS HAD A BILLY BOB MOMENT! LEXIE FOUND ZACHS BILLY BOB TEETH AND WE DECIDED TO SEE WHAT JEFF THOUGHT OF US...OK SOO HE DIDNT SAY MUCH BUT HEY WE GOT A GOOD LAUGH !!! DO WE LOOK SEXY OR WHAT.?

FRONT RUNNER

SATURDAY LEX AND I MET UP WITH KYLEE AND THE BOYS IN PLEASANT VIEW FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY OF THE FRONT RUNNER. THEY PUT ON QUITE A SPREAD FOR BREAKFAST. THEY HAD FRESH FRUIT, MUFFINS, HAM AND SAUSAGE, POTATOES, AND BEVERAGES. ALL FOR FREE!!! CANT BEAT THAT HUH!!? THERE WAS QUITE A LINE AND WE WERE A LITTLE UNSURE IF THERE WAS GOING TO EVEN BE ENOUGH ROOM FOR EVERYONE TO RIDE THE TRAIN. SUPRISINGLY EVERYONE GOT A SEAT. WE SAT ON THE TOP LEVEL SO WE COULD GET A GREAT VIEW. THE TRAIN WENT VERY SLOW AND WE WERE ABLE TO ENJOY THE SCENERY. THE TRAIN TOOK US TO THE OGDEN STATION AND BACK TO PLEASANT VIEW. THE TRAIN WAS VERY SMOOTH AND HAD GREAT AIR CONDITIONING. IT WAS VERY ROOMY INSIDE AND SOME AREAS EVEN HAD TABLBES. THE KIDS HAD A GREAT TIME AND SO DID I!

PATIENCE....

OKAY, SO I THOUGHT SHAUNAS IDEA OF TAKING PICTURES OF YOUR KIDS MESSES INSTEAD OF FREAKING OUT WAS KINDA OFF THE WALL, BUT I GOT A GOOD LAUGH AT HER COUPONS ALL OVER THE FLOOR AND THE LAUNDRY SPREAD FROM ONE ROOM TO ANOTHER. ALSO SIERRAS LITTLE GIRL HAVING FUN WITH THE TOILET PAPER ALL OVER THE BATHROOM WAS GREAT AS WELL.YOU KNOW WE GET SO CAUGHT UP IN THE DAY TO DAY LIFE WE TEND TO OVERLOOK THE LITTLE THINGS. LIKE DOES IT REALLY MATTER THAT OUR HOUSE ALWAYS PICKED UP AND BEDS MADE OR DISHES DONE RIGHT.? I BELIEVE THAT PATIENCE IS SOMETHING YOU PRACTICE MORE OFTEN WHEN YOU FINALLY HAVE KIDS AND YOUR LIFE SEEMS LIKE IT IS OUT OF CONTROL. SO, THIS MORNING I TOLD LEXIE TO NOT GET ANYTHING OUT BEFORE SCHOOL CAUSE SHE ONLY HAD 10 MINS. BEFORE THE BUS WAS COMING. I THREW A LOAD OF LAUNDRY IN AND CAME BACK UPSTAIRS TO MY ROOM....SO IMMEDIATELY I THOUGHT OF SHAUNA. LEXIE PRECEEDS TO TELL ME " MOM DONT PICK THIS UP CAUSE I WILL PLAY WITH MY POLLY POCKETS AND BARBIES WHEN I GET HOME. SORRY FOR MESSING UP YOUR BED." HAHAHAHA!! OKAY I SAID AND I TOOK THE PICTURE. WELL, THAT WENT OVER BETTER THAN I THOUGHT USUALLY I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN UPSET WITH LEX BUT, TODAY I JUST GIGGLED TO MYSELF. THINKING THIS IS JUST A LITTLE THING AND IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO LEX THAT I LET IT ROLL OFF MY BACK.
NOW ZACH ON THE OTHER HAND IS JUST A TOTAL TEENAGER AND IS LAZY. EVERY MORNING BEFORE HE LEAVES FOR SCHOOL I ASK THE SAME QUESTION I DO EVERY MORNING " DID YOU MAKE YOUR BED?" HE ALWAYS REPLIES " I KNOW MOM !" OR "YES I DID!" OKAY SO THIS IS WHAT HIS BED LOOKS LIKE WHEN HE "MADE" IT THIS MORNING.....NOTICE HOW WELL THE BED IS MADE. AND HOW THE TOWELS THAT HANG ON THE BED POST ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HANGING ON THE BACK OF THE BATHROOM DOOR. JUST SO YOU KNOW I WILL ASK HIM WHEN HE GETS HOME FROM SCHOOL TO TAKE A LOOK AT HIS ROOM AND HE WILL SAY "WHAT" ...AND THEN HE WILL TELL ME "OH YEA I FORGOT" . LOVE TEENAGEERS!!!
AND THEN THERES JEFF. HE HAS BEEN OUT OF TOWN SINCE SUNDAY MORNING AND I CAN GUARANTEE THAT WHEN HE GETS HOME THIS AFTERNOON HIS STUFF WILL GO RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LIVING ROOM, KICKS OFF SHOES AND GETS SOMETHING TO EAT. LEAVING A TRAIL OF THINGS FOR ME TO GO BEHIND AND PICK UP. SEE EVEN THOUGH I DONT HAVE LITTLE TODDLERS I STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUES YOU YOUNGER MOMS HAVE. SO I CAN SAY PATIENCE IS PRACTICED AT THIS HOUSE AS WELL. AND I LOVED SHAUNAS IDEA OF TAKING A PICTURE AND SHARING IT INSTEAD OF MAKING IT AN ISSUE WITH LEX AND ZACH. JEFF IS TO BE DETERMINED...

I"VE BEEN TAGGED...

4 THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MY HUSBAND...
1. HE IS A WONDERFUL FATHER TO MY KIDS!
2. HE IS THE DREAMER IN OUR HOUSE( HE DREAMS BIG TOO!)
3. HE IS A VERY HARD WORKER AND HE IS ALWAYS SO WILLING TO HELP ANYONE HOW NEEDS IT.
4. HE IS PRETTY HOT AND HAS A GREAT BUTT!!

4 JOBS I HAVE HAD...
1. BAGGER AT ALPHA BETA GROCERY STORE
2. CERTIFIRED CNA TRAINER AT MANOR CARE
3. STOCKER AT SUPER SAVERS GROCERY STORE
4. SHIPPING/RECEIVING MANAGER AT SAMS CLUB

4 MOVIES I HAVE WATCHED MORE THAN ONCE...
1. ALL THE DISNEY MOVIES FOR SURE
2. NARNIA
3. GRUMPY OLD MEN
4. TITANIC

4 TV SHOWS THAT I LIKE TO WATCH...
1. DEADLIEST CATCH
2. CSI - MIAMI
3. WITHOUT A TRACE
4. PROJECT RUNWAY

4 PLACES I HAVE BEEN...
1. NEW YORK - FAMILY IS THERE
2. CALIFORNIA - VACATIONS
3. NEW MEXICO - VACATION
4. N. DAKOTA - STURGESS

4 OF MY FAVORITE FOODS...
1. UNLCE LANCES HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER BARS
2. UNCLE LANCES HOMEMADE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP
3. MY CHICKEN ROLL-UPS
4. CHIPS AND SALSA

4 PLACES I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT...
1. ALASKA
2. IRELAND
3. VERMONT
4. HAWAII

4 THINGS I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS UP COMING YEAR...
1. FINISHING THE YARD
2. JEFF FINDING A TRUCK SO I DONT HAVE TO LISTEN TO HIM ANYMORE ABOUT HOW HE CANT FIND ONE..UHHHHH
3. GOING ON A FAMILY VACTION IN THE SUMMER. DONT KNOW WHERE YET BUT AM LOOKING FORWARD TO ONE.!
4. JUST WATCHING MY KIDS GROW AND HOW THEY CHANGE FROM THIS YEAR TO NEXT.

4 FRIENDS I AM TAGGING (OR ANYONE ELSE THAT WANTS TO PLAY ALONG!)
1. KYEE
2. SHAUNA HADLEY
3. SIERRA
4. CRYSTAL

DATE NIGHT

FRIDAY NIGHT WAS DATE NIGHT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.WE HAD A TOTAL OF 4 COUPLES THAT WENT TO JEREMIAHS FOR DINNER. I THOUGHT THE FOOD WAS NASTY AND SO DID JEFF. BUT IT WAS FUN TO JUST RELAX WITH NO KIDS AND CHILL WITH OUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS. AFTER DINNER WE WENT TO TOADS FOR SOME LAZER TAG FUN! SUNNY AND SCOTT, NEIGHBORS, ALSO SHOWED UP. WE HAD A FRIENDLY GAME OF TAG- GUYS AGAINST GIRLS! THE GUYS KILLED US BUT WE HAD A BLAST RUNNING AROUND LIKE LITTLE KIDS! WE DECIDED THAT WE HAD SO MUCH FUN WE PLAYED ANOTHER GAME. THIS TIME THE GIRLS ROCKED IT OUT- OKAY- WE HAD A LITTLE HELP FROM AN EMPLOYEE. SO MUCH FUN!! MAN I DIDNT KNOW THAT LAZER TAG WAS SUCH A WORK OUT. YOU RUN AROUND LAUGHING YOUR HEAD OFF AND AFTER JUST 10 MINS. YOUR ARE SWEATING TO DEATH!! WE ALL HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME, I CAN DEFINATLEY SEE US DOING THIS AGAIN.. HOPEFULLY SOON.!!

PARK CITY FUN ! !

THIS PAST WEEKEND I WENT TO PARK CITY WITH A GROUP OF MY FRIENDS FOR OUR ANNUAL SCRAPBOOKING WEEKEND. THERE WAS 7 OF US THIS TIME. WE STAYED FOR 2 NIGHTS AND WE ALL AGREED THAT WE NEEDED TO ADD A 3RD NIGHT. MAYBE WHEN WE GO BACK UP IN THE SPRING!! WE HAD GREAT MEALS AND SO MUCH SNACK FOOD. IT WAS CRAZY... WE DID FIND A YELLOW WATERMELON AND DECIDED TO GIVE IT A TRY. IT WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD AND VERY JUICY. ALAINA WAS THE FIRST TO TRY IT . I KNOW IT JUST DOESNT LOOK RIGHT!TRACY CLAIMED HER SPOT AND GOT TO WORK!AND HERE IS CUTE PYPER! SHE WAS QUIET AS A MOUSE.. SHE WORKED LIKE CRAZY TO GET SOME PAGES DONE AND THEN SHE ENJOYED THE REST OF HER NIGHT READING " THE TWILIGHT SERIES " BOOK.CRYSTAL, KYLEE, AND MYSELF WERE THE DIE HARDS. WE STAYED UP BOTH NIGHTS TILL 2AM. WE WERE SCRAPING FOOLS!!!WE ARE TRYING TO DO THE "ALAINA" POSE.WHERE O WHERE ARE MELISSA AND ALAINA? THEYE ARE NOT AT THE TABLE SCRAPING LIKE THE REST OF US.HEY HERE IS MELISSA! I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT SHE JUST HAD A BABY GIRL "ANNISTON" AND SHE IS CHANGING DIAPERS AND FEEDING HER. HER BABY WAS SO GOOD WE HARDLY KNEW SHE WAS THERE. AND I THINK MELISSA DID LIKE 4 PAGES OF ULTRA SOUND PICURES!!!!OH YA ABOUT ALAINA. LET ME TELL YOU SHE WENT TO BED VERY EARLY FRIDAY TO GET HER BEAUTY SLEEP AND REST HER LEGS FOR SATURDAY SHOPPING BUT I DID CATCH HER SCRAPING ON SATURDAY NIGHT. AND SHE GOT A LOT DONE... I WAS IMPRESSED WITH MY FRIEND SHE USUALLY TALKS MOST OF THE TIME.NOTICE THE "ALAINA" POSE.I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT ALAINA ALSO BROUGHT UP HER 5 MONTH OLD LITTLE GIRL "ARIAH". SHE WAS AN ANGEL!! SO I GUESS I SHOULD CUT ALAINA SOME SLACK ON HER SCRAPING. SHE DID HAVE TO TEND TO HER LITTLE LADY...OH YA SHE CAN EVEN DO HER "ALAINA" POSE CHANGING A DIAPER.I ROOMED WITH MY FRIENDS CRYSTAL AND KYLEE. WE HAD BUNK BEDS!! I CANT BELIEVE WE STAYED UP BOTH NIGHTS TILL 2 AND THEN WE GIGGLED AND GOSSIPED IN BED TILL WHO KNOWS WHAT TIMEWE ALL DID SOME DAMAGE UP IN PARK CITY AT THE OUTLET STORES. WE SHOPPED FOR MOST OF SATURDAY AND HAD A GREAT TIME..THE WEATHER THERE WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL!! I HAD A LOT OF FUN HANGING OUT WITH SUCH GOOD FRIENDS.. IT IS NICE TO JUST GET AWAY WITH FRIENDS AND BE SILLY, GOOFY, AND STUPID..AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND AND KIDS FOR WHILE. SUNDAY CAME TO SOON FOR ALL US AND THEN WE HAD TO GO BACK TO BEING WIFES AND MOMS. BUT I HAD A GREAT WEEKEND AND HAVE GREAT MEMORIES TO LAST ME TILL SPRING TIME.. CANT WAIT TILL THEN LADIES!!!!
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