HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM...

Just a birthday shout out to my mom....wishing you a very great day. You deserve it... I wanted to write a very long list of reasons I love you, but didn't have enough room for all of them so here are 10 of the best ones..


1.Your pie crust cookies...1lb of butter never tasted so good...sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar...yummy

2.Your ability to only be at my house for 2 hours while Im gone and singlehandedly change my shower curtain, get jace to bed, feed the kids, do the dishes, make popcorn, watch a movie, clean the back yard, and still manage to play card games with Peyton...I honestly am still amazed.

3.The very fact that you are willing to carry like 15 lbs of tomatoes on the airplane..just so that I could have a great week of nothing but home grown goodness.

4.your generosity...even though we would come home from school to home baked yummies only to find out that the pie baking before my eyes were for the neighbors...you still gave me pie crust cookies.

5.The mom run...I know that we mock the way you run that it is more like a fast shuffle it is so cute...

6.Weight watchers..I am so proud of you and your membership as a lifer, you did it and you look so great.

7.memories of homemade bread on a cold day, blankets out of the dryer, homemade soup (from a chicken that you cooked for 2 hrs), a movie, cozy.

8.for bringing me leaves so that I can smell fall and crunch them for the sound...I may even pile them up and jump in them...hehe

9.your squeals as we arrive and tears when we leave...you are home to me.

10. And finally allowing me to move...as much as I miss you and the fam. I love the visits. You to arizona and me to Utah. I know it is hard...I hope I can be even a portion of your example to my daughter...I love you!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

My Friend Heather...

So I found out some very sad news last night...my very dear friend Heather passed away last night at the age of 33. My mom called me with the news and I was so shocked I could hardly breathe. They are not sure what happened only that her roommate found her out front of the house blue they tried to save her, but she was gone. She had 5 kids, was a nurse, beautiful and funny as Hell. I am reeling over the news. I guess it is hard to understand why someone so young just dies. It sounds strange, but it is so hard for me to imagine taking her # out of my phone permanantly, I know it's strange but it is so final...I called it last night just to check if she was there...it was eerie to hear her answering machine.
Heather was the reason I did so well after my divorce..she walked me through all the steps and even came with me to court, I borrowed one of her nice long coats. Her fashion sense was amazing, I loved her clothes, and borrowing them any chance I could. She is also the reason that I kept seeing Kevin she told me I couldn't let this one go. she was right. We talked long nights and she was really my only girlfriend while I moved back home with my folks. Her family is in my families ward, her sister dated my brother, her dad was my dads home teaching companion...we crossed paths alot. The last time I saw her was the 4th of July...I told her how I was pregnant and she said it would be a girl.
I am writing this very personal instance on my blog because I feel It is so important to live every moment...stop and hug your kids, tell everyone that you love them, let go of the little things(they're not important),help others if only to let them talk, take a walk and enjoy everything...the smells and sounds, the clouds, and warm sunshine, We have so much to be grateful for. I can't imagine a more blessed life than most of us live. I am also a little jealous that she will meet my little girl before me...I hope she gives her a kiss to pass on to me. I know she is with our heavenly Father...I pray for her kids and her family. I guess I will take her # out of my phone now...we will have an eternity to catch up when my time is over. Hopefully not as quickly as hers.

my family pic

This pic was taken st my brothers wedding...pretty darn cute I think

DREAMS DO COME TRUE

after waiting so patiently we finally found out that our video of our trip to laguna has won...We won a 42" flat screen T.V. And Kevin could not be happier.It will be here soon, and we can't wait to see how it looks. There were 11 entries, so we were a little nervous. But horray we Won.....Thank you to the academy, and to our parents for always believing in us...lol

In other news...

Just a quick shout out to my my newlywed sister in law who took time out from romping with her husband to help me change my template...THANK YOU MARCI...LOVE YOU

ZIP LINE ANYONE???

TIME TO GO HOME




THE TWO LITTLE BOYS LOVED THE ZIP LINE THEY KEPT GETTING BACK IN LINE....THEY LOOK LIKE THEY ARE AFRAID,BUT THEY ACTUALLY DID JUST FINE...OTHER THAN THEY WOULDN'T LET GO AT THE END..

EVEN KEVIN FOUND HIS NICHE...NASCAR

MAKUTUS ISLAND

WE DECIDED TO TAKE A FIELD TRIP TO MESA TO A PLACE CALLED MAKUTUS ISLAND IT IS BASICALLY EVERY KIDS DREAM PLACE. IT HAS A HUGE PLAYGROUND, BRIDGES, SLIDES, AND TREE HOUSES..VIDEO GAMES, FOOD AND MORE THEY HAD A BLAST. WE ALSO TOOK OUR 3 NEPHEWS TO PLAY THE KIDS. I KNOW I SOUND LIKE AN ADVERTISEMENT, IT WAS TRULY ALOT OF FUN.

Peyton Loses a tooth

Peyton wanted Kevin to Pull his tooth out...so with string, plyers, and alot of blood it came out. He was much braver than me. This was about 2 weeks ago and I am just getting up the strength to look at these pics...I was a little woozie. Lucky for me I have Kevin to step in and take control of such life issues.

The Olympic spirit in all of us

We all enjoyed the Olympics, but Jace really loved them especially Michael Phelps swimming...Here is Jace Swimming his own version of the 150m freestyle. He was so cute doing the arm flap 3 times, bending down and flying into the beanbags. We were laughing so hard we had to share these pics.Who know maybe the next Michael Phelps is in AZ.

Finally HOME SWEET 115 degrees...we love it

Extreme Croquet...oh yeah there is such thing

In our family a large grassy area + croquet + fire,water,obstacles,and costumes=Extreme Croquet....We set up large obstacle like courses and include semi croquet rules and have a ball...these pictures feature a water hazard one of the deadliest of it's kind...lol

KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS

I thought this was hilarious so I thought I would share it for the world to laugh along with me...Jace is almost 3, but thinks he is 23. The other day Jace and I were getting ready to go swimming at my sister in laws house and I told Jace we were going to stop and get some lunch first..and it went like this
Me: "Jace lets go swimming, she we stop and get some lunch first?"
Jace: "Where are we going?"
M: "Subway"
Jace: with curiosity" Subway EAT FRESH!!!"
Me: LAUGHING my freaking butt off who says marketing doesn't work

I thought it was so quick on his end...I had to share