Sunday, February 22, 2009
Smartie Sadie!
Okay, I have to brag on Sadie for a second. Note:(I use this blog as a family journal and want to keep a record of this for her.) Anyway, I received a letter from Sadie's school recently with a certificate for her, of outstanding performance on the Iowa Tests, for scoring in the top 10% nationally!! Yea for Sadie!! We have always known that she is a smart kid but it's nice that she can see it herself too! GOOO SADIE!!! We are so proud of all you do and how hard you try on everything! We are most proud, however, of your growing testimony and faith in our Savior, Jesus Christ! We love you honey!!:)
Sunday, February 15, 2009
25 Random Things...
I was hit by this about 10 times on my facebook and I have had a hard time narrowing it down but here goes:
1. I absolutely love having my kids at home to play with during the week!
2. I don't like sleeping under a sheet and have to untuck all blankets and wrap up in them to sleep. (hotel blankets are the worst because they tuck them in so tight).
3. I am a sale-o-holic/ clearence-o-holic & coupon-o-holic. Basically, I am addicted to good deals and HATE to by things that is not on sale or that I have to pay full price for.
4. Along the lines of #3, During the warm months, our family has a weekly ritual of going to garage sales and buying books mostly + other treasures we can find that are a good deal. (I know, it's bad...and, a lot worse than what can be written in twenty random things).
5. my favorite smell is probably the orange blossoms on a warm, Az breeze. I get a little homesick just thinking about it!
6. I rarely get nervous, and would much rather perform, as a character on stage in front of 100's of people than in front of one person.
7. I love theater and music and most everything to do with both and want to continue performing and directing until I am a spunky, old women who wears red and purple.
8. Going along with #2, My sis-in-law gave me a body pillow during my first pregnancy, and I cannot sleep without one now. I like to have one leg on the pillow and one touching Jason to fall asleep.
9. I rarely watch TV but love going to, or cuddling up to watch a good movie with the fam.
10. I love reading good literature. I don't mind the fluff either, once in a while, as long as it's entertaining. (Twilight is a good example of entertaining fluff, to me). "Pride and Prejudice" is my favorite (Good literature).
11. I have a hard time doing something if I can't do it all the way or if it can't be done perfectly! I hate things half done! (I sure I got that from my mom!:)
12. I love school, at the collage level, and would love to get my Master's + someday. I love my brain to hurt every once in a while.
13. I would like to take piano lessons again and learn to play the hymns.
14. The physical part of #12, I love to work-out and have my body ache and be drenched in sweat when I'm finished.
15. I love to dance with my husband. Big Band swing is my fav but I love anything ballroom!
16. I love to be outside hiking, biking, playing ball with the kids, walking, camping with the fam, or whatever.
17. I love to explore, climb trees, catch bugs and get down and dirty like a little kid, with my kids.
18. I love, love, love giving/doing/getting surprises!!
19. I love it when Jason and I have the opportunity to do a session at the temple TOGETHER, because we always catch eye-contact a few times during the session and somehow, that never fails to melt my insides like it did the first time I went through.
20. I am excited to be in the temple with Jason & the kids when everyone is dressed all in white!
21. I love to have family/friends stay at our house, even if it gets crowded. I feel, the more, the merrier! + I love to feed anyone who comes and send food home with them if I can!
22. I believe that good music has the power to touch the soul deeper and penitrate where not much else can!
23. I love decorating/doing anything crafty and learning anything that would fall under either area!
24. I love to laugh and smile but I am a little nervous about the lines that are forming from, what my mom calls, my animated expressions.
25. I am grateful to say that my best friends are my family members and that I am married to my very best friend!!
I am going to tag Jess W., Bev B., Maddy W. Jill B. Z.B.and my az Y.W.(no longer Y.W.) Jen & Anna, I liked that you posted yours on your blogs!:)
1. I absolutely love having my kids at home to play with during the week!
2. I don't like sleeping under a sheet and have to untuck all blankets and wrap up in them to sleep. (hotel blankets are the worst because they tuck them in so tight).
3. I am a sale-o-holic/ clearence-o-holic & coupon-o-holic. Basically, I am addicted to good deals and HATE to by things that is not on sale or that I have to pay full price for.
4. Along the lines of #3, During the warm months, our family has a weekly ritual of going to garage sales and buying books mostly + other treasures we can find that are a good deal. (I know, it's bad...and, a lot worse than what can be written in twenty random things).
5. my favorite smell is probably the orange blossoms on a warm, Az breeze. I get a little homesick just thinking about it!
6. I rarely get nervous, and would much rather perform, as a character on stage in front of 100's of people than in front of one person.
7. I love theater and music and most everything to do with both and want to continue performing and directing until I am a spunky, old women who wears red and purple.
8. Going along with #2, My sis-in-law gave me a body pillow during my first pregnancy, and I cannot sleep without one now. I like to have one leg on the pillow and one touching Jason to fall asleep.
9. I rarely watch TV but love going to, or cuddling up to watch a good movie with the fam.
10. I love reading good literature. I don't mind the fluff either, once in a while, as long as it's entertaining. (Twilight is a good example of entertaining fluff, to me). "Pride and Prejudice" is my favorite (Good literature).
11. I have a hard time doing something if I can't do it all the way or if it can't be done perfectly! I hate things half done! (I sure I got that from my mom!:)
12. I love school, at the collage level, and would love to get my Master's + someday. I love my brain to hurt every once in a while.
13. I would like to take piano lessons again and learn to play the hymns.
14. The physical part of #12, I love to work-out and have my body ache and be drenched in sweat when I'm finished.
15. I love to dance with my husband. Big Band swing is my fav but I love anything ballroom!
16. I love to be outside hiking, biking, playing ball with the kids, walking, camping with the fam, or whatever.
17. I love to explore, climb trees, catch bugs and get down and dirty like a little kid, with my kids.
18. I love, love, love giving/doing/getting surprises!!
19. I love it when Jason and I have the opportunity to do a session at the temple TOGETHER, because we always catch eye-contact a few times during the session and somehow, that never fails to melt my insides like it did the first time I went through.
20. I am excited to be in the temple with Jason & the kids when everyone is dressed all in white!
21. I love to have family/friends stay at our house, even if it gets crowded. I feel, the more, the merrier! + I love to feed anyone who comes and send food home with them if I can!
22. I believe that good music has the power to touch the soul deeper and penitrate where not much else can!
23. I love decorating/doing anything crafty and learning anything that would fall under either area!
24. I love to laugh and smile but I am a little nervous about the lines that are forming from, what my mom calls, my animated expressions.
25. I am grateful to say that my best friends are my family members and that I am married to my very best friend!!
I am going to tag Jess W., Bev B., Maddy W. Jill B. Z.B.and my az Y.W.(no longer Y.W.) Jen & Anna, I liked that you posted yours on your blogs!:)
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
The Draper Temple open-house
Last week, we had the opportunity to take our little family to the Draper Temple open-house. It was fun to see how reverent the kids were while walking through and the special peace that came over everyone when we entered the Celestial room. What a wonderful experience and how grateful I am that our children could be with us in the best place on earth. It was hard not to get a little choked up thinking about what it will be like to be in the temple together when we all have a recommend to be there! I can hardly wait!!:) 
Though the kids liked the temple, I am afraid they were nearly as excited about the cookies they would get at the end. The sweet sister missionary (above) told us about the wonderful cookies in the reception area after the open-house and asked us if we'd bring her some back. She was semi kidding but the kids just had to take cookies back to her.
It was a wonderful day!!:) 
On the way home, we saw about 12 deer
It was a wonderful day!!:) (This was the bus ride back to the church where we parked and
I think this hottie sitting by me wanted to kiss me!?!:D)
On the way home, we saw about 12 deer grazing in someone's yard.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Texas!! YEE-HA
My honey and I went to Dallas this weekend for a work convention and had an absolutely wonderful time! It was hard to leave the kids but, so nice to get away by ourselves! Here are some pics from our, pump-up the positive attitude weekend! We were spoiled rotten and loved every minute of it!:) 
Our last night was like PROM! Good, dinner, entertainment and we got to dress up!:)
Work buds: The guys look'n good!
The ladies during a l-o-n-g awards ceremony starting to get silly!
Our last night was like PROM! Good, dinner, entertainment and we got to dress up!:)
Work buds: The guys look'n good!
The ladies during a l-o-n-g awards ceremony starting to get silly! Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Off-Track Fun!
Our kids have been out of school since Christmas Eve and just went back today. Though this break was a little long, we always love off-track time because we do lots of playing, exploring and field trips. Here were some of the highlights:
Good 
We try to go on at least one factory or business tour every time we are off track and this time , we chose one of our favorites. It was even more fun to have some good friends with us too.
Cool Dude!
We always love to go downtown and visit the sites around Temple Square! The kids especially love to see the children's museum, statues and ride the TRAX!
Okay, so these have to be some of my favorite, recent pics! We have been talking about the temple a lot because we will be going through the Draper temple soon, so I wanted a picture for them to have of the temple! I love how these turned out!:)
For starters, we spent New Year's Eve with some friends, and had a great time playing games, munching, visiting and laughing!
The girls
The guys
Good Friends!
This is how everyone should look after being
in a chocolate factory!!
We try to go on at least one factory or business tour every time we are off track and this time , we chose one of our favorites. It was even more fun to have some good friends with us too.
Fun with the family. It's always fun to get some energy out after being trapped inside during the winter!
We always love to go downtown and visit the sites around Temple Square! The kids especially love to see the children's museum, statues and ride the TRAX!
The kids love the story about the cricket and the seagulls so we had to get a picture by Seagull Monument this time around.
Okay, so these have to be some of my favorite, recent pics! We have been talking about the temple a lot because we will be going through the Draper temple soon, so I wanted a picture for them to have of the temple! I love how these turned out!:) I have always wanted to drive up to the castle that is on the hill around Fruit Heights, since I was a little girl and a few weeks ago, my kids and I did it. We decided that it did not seem quite as big and mysterious as I had always thought. We did find a great hiking trail near it though.
One of our last little outings was with some of our neighbors to Backyard Adventures. We loved having the place to ourselves and again, running, and playing and running some more!
Last and best of all, Grandma T came for a few days and we went up to Ogden to celebrate our uncle Paul's birthday with him. We love having our family come to visit and we love the memories we get o make!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
PARTY'N (family style)
We told Porter on his birthday, that he could pick anything he wanted for breakfast and he chose, to Sadie and dad's dismay..."cold cereal". Anyway he had four little card's by his seat that read..."Porter's birthday choices 1-4. He chose the Chuck E Cheese option which meant a ton of, of course, CHEAP tokens, pizza and, a refillable drink (which is the reason I think Porter picked that option). Anyway, we had a blast spending time with our family and seeing how flippen good our kids are at getting the "100 point hole" on skeeball.:) The kids and I also loved the fact that daddy had the whole day to spend with us and it was a weekday. YEA!!!:)
The kids turning on the charm for Chucky..."CHEESE"!
Okay, so Kailey was not one of our children who scored a 100 pointer...at least not the honest way.
What sweet, little buddies!
One of my favorite mom moments this far has been
watching my children become one another's best friends! :)
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Happy 7th Birthday!!
PORTER
Porter is the "Energizer Battery" of the family and is most always charged!:) He loves moving, playing, hiking, cracking jokes, loving, questioning, being outside and anything else that involves motion. He is a natural, little athlete at everything he tries and is generally a first to figure things out. Though he is sweet and loving to his family, (as long as no "outside" eyes are watching), he loves to wrestle with anyone who crosses his path. You might think that 3 sisters would make him a little reserved, instead, he has brought the rough and tough boy things into our girl's world, considering that they are usually his wrestling buddies. Luckily they are learning to hold their own. Porter also likes to figure things out and is very interested in and curious about the world around him. He is also a good helper and enjoys doing little things to earn money. We are proud of him and the young man he is becoming. We are grateful for his outgoing and energetic spirit in our home. We know that the Lord must have a great work for him to do here and our prayer, as parents, is that we will be able to help provide and direct his strengths were the Lord needs him to go. We love our boy!:)
loving big bro!
Good Buddy!
Porter is the "Energizer Battery" of the family and is most always charged!:) He loves moving, playing, hiking, cracking jokes, loving, questioning, being outside and anything else that involves motion. He is a natural, little athlete at everything he tries and is generally a first to figure things out. Though he is sweet and loving to his family, (as long as no "outside" eyes are watching), he loves to wrestle with anyone who crosses his path. You might think that 3 sisters would make him a little reserved, instead, he has brought the rough and tough boy things into our girl's world, considering that they are usually his wrestling buddies. Luckily they are learning to hold their own. Porter also likes to figure things out and is very interested in and curious about the world around him. He is also a good helper and enjoys doing little things to earn money. We are proud of him and the young man he is becoming. We are grateful for his outgoing and energetic spirit in our home. We know that the Lord must have a great work for him to do here and our prayer, as parents, is that we will be able to help provide and direct his strengths were the Lord needs him to go. We love our boy!:)loving big bro!Good Buddy!Athletic and adventurous!
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