Thanks you guys! I had a blast!
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Sunday, July 5, 2009
tHe 4Th Of JuLy WeEkEnD!
About 6 or 7 months ago...my Aunt Bev sent out an email asking if we wanting to have a family reunion this year and then asked for volunteers. I kept my mouth shut...but my cousin Jamie didn't and she volunteered us to be in charge! :) We set the date for July 3rd-5th and then just kindda casually made plans (to go camping in Heber) for a few months. Then all of a sudden...it was 1 month until the reunion....and the emails started flying back and forth! Then it was one week until the reunion and I was STRESSED...but trying very hard not to be!
So! Here are a few (okay...a BUNCH) of pictures from this weekend. I didn't keep my camera with me very often because I was busy...but I managed to get a few shots...and by the looks of them...people were having fun. I will say...for the record...my family is by no means perfect. We have our fair share of drama...I wouldn't say that the weekend was perfect...but no one was hurt physically and my kids had a BLAST...so I am going to call the reunion a success!
Oh...I have to tell you what Brandon and I did...just because we had SO much fun doing it...even though I didn't get pictures to prove it! So...some of my younger cousins decided that it would be fun to pull a few pranks Friday night. No biggie right? I believe those involved were Aimee, Brandi, D.J. and Garrett.....and possibly others who didn't own up to it! Anyhow...so these kids went out and pulled some pretty good pranks together. My twin cousins Ben and Cody who are 16 were asleep...which made them PERFECT make over candidates! They woke up wearing make up! Jamie's car windows were covered in multi colored post it notes, our van had something written on the back window about nacho cheese...(I'm still unsure about the meaning behind that)...and then there was the panties and bras in the trees. SO...all this went on while people were either asleep...or (in our case) up in the lodge visiting and decorating for the 4th of July. Well...Brandon and I took the kids to our tent sometime close to midnight and got them to sleep. We were trying to fall asleep too. Then I needed to visit the little girls room...and while I was walking back to the tent I saw D.J and Garrett by someones car and flashed my flash light on them. They took off running...so I knew they were up to something....so I went to investigate. They were T.Ping someones car. I admired their handiwork then went on my way. Well...I got back to the tent and was telling Brandon what they were doing and the two of us decided that it would be fun to go scare them. It was well after 1.m. by this time...but we put on our shoes and snuck over to their tent. It was hilarious because we were making SO much noise. Or at least it felt like we were. The rocks under our feet seemed to sound like boulders falling off a cliff! Well...we got to their tent and could hear them talking...we got close and then shook their tent and ran off and hid behind a bush. Well...they spouted off a few comments...but it wasn't the kind of reaction we were looking for! So we collected up a few small rocks and headed back over to their tent. We got with in throwing distance and I tossed my first rock and nailed their tent. (I was pretty proud of myself!)...we ran and hid a fallen tree...and this time...we GOT them! They came out and were saying things like, "That's it!"...and they took off towards the lodge. Well...Brandon and I STILL didn't feel like we had really scared them...so we followed them, staying behind trees and moving slowly. I guess the boys had thought that my Uncle Ryan (who was sleeping inside the lodge) was the one messing with them...so they went over to get him back! They banged on the windows and flashed their flash lights on him...and then when Ryan got up to get after them, they took off running...meanwhile, Brandon and I are behind a bush waiting for them...well... I guess you can figure out what happened next! They came running by and Brandon and I jumped out at them. I promise you I have NEVER seen someone jump as far as Garrett did! I don't care what he says! We scared him GOOD! :) Brandon and I laughed about that and how fun it is to sometimes act like a kids again until after 3 a.m.! But man...we paid for it big time all day Saturday and even today. We've been SO tired!
Okay...enough with my stories!
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This swing is SUPER fun! In this picture, Addie, Bradley and Porter or going for a ride! My mom and I went on it together too! Brandon and my dad got us going really high...and then they spun out swings. It was fun...until I got off and then I spent the next 2 hours sick to my stomach! Great times!
So! Here are a few (okay...a BUNCH) of pictures from this weekend. I didn't keep my camera with me very often because I was busy...but I managed to get a few shots...and by the looks of them...people were having fun. I will say...for the record...my family is by no means perfect. We have our fair share of drama...I wouldn't say that the weekend was perfect...but no one was hurt physically and my kids had a BLAST...so I am going to call the reunion a success!
Oh...I have to tell you what Brandon and I did...just because we had SO much fun doing it...even though I didn't get pictures to prove it! So...some of my younger cousins decided that it would be fun to pull a few pranks Friday night. No biggie right? I believe those involved were Aimee, Brandi, D.J. and Garrett.....and possibly others who didn't own up to it! Anyhow...so these kids went out and pulled some pretty good pranks together. My twin cousins Ben and Cody who are 16 were asleep...which made them PERFECT make over candidates! They woke up wearing make up! Jamie's car windows were covered in multi colored post it notes, our van had something written on the back window about nacho cheese...(I'm still unsure about the meaning behind that)...and then there was the panties and bras in the trees. SO...all this went on while people were either asleep...or (in our case) up in the lodge visiting and decorating for the 4th of July. Well...Brandon and I took the kids to our tent sometime close to midnight and got them to sleep. We were trying to fall asleep too. Then I needed to visit the little girls room...and while I was walking back to the tent I saw D.J and Garrett by someones car and flashed my flash light on them. They took off running...so I knew they were up to something....so I went to investigate. They were T.Ping someones car. I admired their handiwork then went on my way. Well...I got back to the tent and was telling Brandon what they were doing and the two of us decided that it would be fun to go scare them. It was well after 1.m. by this time...but we put on our shoes and snuck over to their tent. It was hilarious because we were making SO much noise. Or at least it felt like we were. The rocks under our feet seemed to sound like boulders falling off a cliff! Well...we got to their tent and could hear them talking...we got close and then shook their tent and ran off and hid behind a bush. Well...they spouted off a few comments...but it wasn't the kind of reaction we were looking for! So we collected up a few small rocks and headed back over to their tent. We got with in throwing distance and I tossed my first rock and nailed their tent. (I was pretty proud of myself!)...we ran and hid a fallen tree...and this time...we GOT them! They came out and were saying things like, "That's it!"...and they took off towards the lodge. Well...Brandon and I STILL didn't feel like we had really scared them...so we followed them, staying behind trees and moving slowly. I guess the boys had thought that my Uncle Ryan (who was sleeping inside the lodge) was the one messing with them...so they went over to get him back! They banged on the windows and flashed their flash lights on him...and then when Ryan got up to get after them, they took off running...meanwhile, Brandon and I are behind a bush waiting for them...well... I guess you can figure out what happened next! They came running by and Brandon and I jumped out at them. I promise you I have NEVER seen someone jump as far as Garrett did! I don't care what he says! We scared him GOOD! :) Brandon and I laughed about that and how fun it is to sometimes act like a kids again until after 3 a.m.! But man...we paid for it big time all day Saturday and even today. We've been SO tired!
Okay...enough with my stories!
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This swing is SUPER fun! In this picture, Addie, Bradley and Porter or going for a ride! My mom and I went on it together too! Brandon and my dad got us going really high...and then they spun out swings. It was fun...until I got off and then I spent the next 2 hours sick to my stomach! Great times!
There was also a zip line. The kids LOVED it...and some of the adults too!
Yup...that's my mom!
My dad pulled my mom back to the top of the. He was saying "Heave-ho" the whole time.
He cracks me up! I love my dad!
Weston LOVED the kiddie swings! He kept telling me to "Push higher Momma!"
Look at that face! LOL!
Addie loved the swings too. She was going really high and then leaning back
My Aunt Marlene and Great Aunt Deanna were in charge of arts+crafts.
Aunt Bev, Aunt Kathy and Jordan...talking scrapbook talk!
He cracks me up! I love my dad!
Weston LOVED the kiddie swings! He kept telling me to "Push higher Momma!"
Look at that face! LOL!
Addie loved the swings too. She was going really high and then leaning back
as far as she could! Scared me to death!
My Aunt Marlene and Great Aunt Deanna were in charge of arts+crafts.
They planned them all around the "Christmas in July" theme. (Notice the Christmas tree). The kids had SO much fun decorating ginger bread cookies, star ornaments and stockings! Santa even came during the night and filled the stockings!
Aunt Bev, Aunt Kathy and Jordan...talking scrapbook talk!
Saturday night a group of us went to the Taylor Rodeo. Weston LOVED the rodeo this year! He was seriously mesmerized! (That boy loves cows! We got in the van to drive to church this morning and he said, "Mom. Cow's fun!") I just love going to the Rodeo on the 4th of July. It feels so American! I love to watch the rodeo queens ride around the arena holding the American Flag...and I love watching the crazy guys on the bucking broncos and bulls... and I LOVE the fireworks!
Oh, I should also mention that Brandon played in a soft ball tournament Saturday. Well...he only played one game. He was subbing for his brother Travis. Anyhow. He ended up getting slammed into by some guy who came sliding into home. His knee collided with Brandon's shin. Long story short...Brandon's at the E.R. right now. The swelling just hasn't gone down any and he's in a lot of pain. I am keeping my fingers crossed that nothing is broken. It's almost 11:30 p.m. and he's had an x-ray but is waiting for the doctor. I guess they've had some pretty serious stuff going on down there. Someone was burned really bad and someone else got their hand cut off. I am glad Brandon's injury isn't worthy of putting him on the top of the triage list!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Our weekend...and a little bit of me ranting....
I have been working on this post and trying to arrange the pictures...but blogger is not letting me move the pictures. It's about to drive me nuts...well...that and Addie screaming her head off. She's lucky that I have locked myself in the office because I am seriously ready to smack that kid! AHHHHHHH!!!!! She wants me to blow up a swimming pool...and #1...I have no clue where our blow up swimming pool is and #2...I can't figure out how to put the right attachment on the air compressor and I am not about to blow up a pool with my mouth...even if I DID know where it was! She is freaking out and screaming at me to "blow up the pool!" You guys just don't understand how this girl can throw a fit and there is NOTHING you can do to get her to stop. She stops when she's ready. I can't put her in her room, she just comes out. She wont sit in time out and I can't sit there with her because her crying drives me crazy! If you have any advice...well...at this point keep it to yourself because right now I'd perfer to think that there's something wrong with her and not my parenting techniques. :}
Okay.....enough of me ranting....
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Here is my post about this past weekend!
Aren't Mondays the worst? I just want to crawl back in bed and go to sleep today. I guess I still haven't recovered from the two hours I spent in nursery with 17 kids. That wiped me out yesterday!
So....I thought I'd blog about our weekend...since we actually did something! My parents drove up late Friday night. We've been needing a visit from them...the kids ask about them coming to visit us all the time and Weston has even been praying that they will come! They got here around midnight. We got up Saturday morning and my kids attacked them in their bed (now that we have rearranged rooms...the guest bed in the office is often referred to as "Grandma and Grandpa's bed"). Anyhow...we ate breakfast and then Brandon, my dad, Weston and Addie went to go look at the cows. Weston had it in his head that he wanted to go see the cows that day...and so they all went. Funny kid. When they got back we loaded up in the van and headed over to Dollar Tree because Kaitlyn had earned some money pulling weeds and it was burning a hole in her pocket!
Oh! I have to back track for a second and tell you about Friday night! We had a ward Primary activity at the park. We all ate dinner and then they had tickets for snow cones and popcorn....plus they set up a big screen and projector and played the movie "Black Beards Ghost". We hadn't seen that one before...and the kids weren't very interested in it plus Weston kept wandering off in the dark so we left....but the whole idea was fun! I loved being out there in the night watching a movie with our ward family! I hope they'll do it again.
Okay...back to Saturday. After Dollar Tree we ate at Taco Bell for lunch then drove up to Woodland lake. I love that place. We walked around the lake and just took our time looking at the birds and plants. I think the highlight of the day for us all was when we saw a mommy duck with her 7 hungry ducklings. The kids indulged them on old hot dog buns that we had brought for that exact purpose! The ducklings were so cute! They just followed their momma everywhere she went! We could have watched them all day! The kids also liked playing at the play ground. It's near the ball field. There were some people shooting off bottle rockets in the field...so we watched them for a little while. Then we went to the store to get things for BBQ~ing. Then took the scenic route home from Show Low...back up Love Lake Road. It's so pretty over there. I know some people might hate me for saying this...but that area back behind Shumway and Taylor is SO much prettier than Snowflake. I'd love to live over there if it weren't for the water near by. I don't want to live near water while my kids are little.
Anyhow! That was our weekend! Fun and relaxing. The best part might have been that the kids were so well behaved!
I should also mention that we got a new Bishopric. Jim Bailey is Bishop, Jason Lyman is 1st Counselor and Sam Weech is 2nd Counselor! All great guys! We'll miss Bishop Decker and his family though. I have to admit that I was SO relieved that Brandon wasn't call to the Bishopric. I had been nervous that he might be. It's hard enough having him gone Sunday mornings!
Here's a few pictures from our visit to the lake!
Okay.....enough of me ranting....
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Here is my post about this past weekend!
Aren't Mondays the worst? I just want to crawl back in bed and go to sleep today. I guess I still haven't recovered from the two hours I spent in nursery with 17 kids. That wiped me out yesterday!
So....I thought I'd blog about our weekend...since we actually did something! My parents drove up late Friday night. We've been needing a visit from them...the kids ask about them coming to visit us all the time and Weston has even been praying that they will come! They got here around midnight. We got up Saturday morning and my kids attacked them in their bed (now that we have rearranged rooms...the guest bed in the office is often referred to as "Grandma and Grandpa's bed"). Anyhow...we ate breakfast and then Brandon, my dad, Weston and Addie went to go look at the cows. Weston had it in his head that he wanted to go see the cows that day...and so they all went. Funny kid. When they got back we loaded up in the van and headed over to Dollar Tree because Kaitlyn had earned some money pulling weeds and it was burning a hole in her pocket!
Oh! I have to back track for a second and tell you about Friday night! We had a ward Primary activity at the park. We all ate dinner and then they had tickets for snow cones and popcorn....plus they set up a big screen and projector and played the movie "Black Beards Ghost". We hadn't seen that one before...and the kids weren't very interested in it plus Weston kept wandering off in the dark so we left....but the whole idea was fun! I loved being out there in the night watching a movie with our ward family! I hope they'll do it again.
Okay...back to Saturday. After Dollar Tree we ate at Taco Bell for lunch then drove up to Woodland lake. I love that place. We walked around the lake and just took our time looking at the birds and plants. I think the highlight of the day for us all was when we saw a mommy duck with her 7 hungry ducklings. The kids indulged them on old hot dog buns that we had brought for that exact purpose! The ducklings were so cute! They just followed their momma everywhere she went! We could have watched them all day! The kids also liked playing at the play ground. It's near the ball field. There were some people shooting off bottle rockets in the field...so we watched them for a little while. Then we went to the store to get things for BBQ~ing. Then took the scenic route home from Show Low...back up Love Lake Road. It's so pretty over there. I know some people might hate me for saying this...but that area back behind Shumway and Taylor is SO much prettier than Snowflake. I'd love to live over there if it weren't for the water near by. I don't want to live near water while my kids are little.
Anyhow! That was our weekend! Fun and relaxing. The best part might have been that the kids were so well behaved!
I should also mention that we got a new Bishopric. Jim Bailey is Bishop, Jason Lyman is 1st Counselor and Sam Weech is 2nd Counselor! All great guys! We'll miss Bishop Decker and his family though. I have to admit that I was SO relieved that Brandon wasn't call to the Bishopric. I had been nervous that he might be. It's hard enough having him gone Sunday mornings!
Here's a few pictures from our visit to the lake!
Friday, June 26, 2009
"Hair...bye bye"
Last night, Addie and Weston took a shower together. It's nice to have Weston older and to be able to just throw him in the shower with his sister! Well....after his shower, I got him dressed and then a little later he wanted a drink. We were in the kitchen when I noticed he had a patch if hair missing...then after further examination...I realized that he had several pathces of hair missing! Addie quickly owned up to the deed. Somehow a razor was left in the kids shower...and Addie put it to use. All I can say is it's a good thing Weston's a boy and I could just shave his hair off. Could you imagine if Addie had used the razor on herself!?
So...this morning after breakfast, I took a few pictures of Weston and then shaved his poor hair off. One day he'll laugh at this....I hope. For now...he misses his hair. When I ask him, "Where's your hair Weston?" He rubs his head and says, "Hair, bye bye."
With hair or without....he's still a little cutie!_________________________________________________
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So...this morning after breakfast, I took a few pictures of Weston and then shaved his poor hair off. One day he'll laugh at this....I hope. For now...he misses his hair. When I ask him, "Where's your hair Weston?" He rubs his head and says, "Hair, bye bye."
With hair or without....he's still a little cutie!_________________________________________________
The Guilty Party
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Before I buzzed his head
_________________________________________________The girls and I thought it would be fun to give him a mohawk!
_______________________________________________Now here he is....bald and beautiful (well...not beautiful but still adorable!)
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Mmmmm....it's smelling pretty good over here. I have my cherry/apple fruit puree in the dehydtrator...I'm hoping it turns into some yummy fruit leather!
I have to give a little shout out to duct tape though. Totally saved me today! I had dropped the pitcher of my blender on the floor...then not knowing that it cracked I put the mashed up fruit in it to puree. Well...it started leaking out the crack and I was afraid I was going to lose all my hard work (picking cherries+washing them+taking the pits out....not to mention all the hot hours I spent 2 years ago canning the apple sauce.)...anyhow....I ran to the shed....got the duct tape and was able to finish up my puree without losing more than a couple dribbles! Thank you duct tape!
I have to give a little shout out to duct tape though. Totally saved me today! I had dropped the pitcher of my blender on the floor...then not knowing that it cracked I put the mashed up fruit in it to puree. Well...it started leaking out the crack and I was afraid I was going to lose all my hard work (picking cherries+washing them+taking the pits out....not to mention all the hot hours I spent 2 years ago canning the apple sauce.)...anyhow....I ran to the shed....got the duct tape and was able to finish up my puree without losing more than a couple dribbles! Thank you duct tape!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
B-day+Father's Day!
Today is Brandon's day and I hope he's enjoying it! So far he didn't get breakfast in bed because our ward meets too early for that.....but I made him yummy chicken salad for lunch...which we ate AFTER we had cake...my mom sent it up for his Father's Day present...they sell them at her bakery...chocolaty and yummy...we manged to squeeze all 32 candles on it! It resembled a small forest fire and when he blew the candles out...there was tons of smoke! That's what happens when you get old I guess! :) Then he opened his gifts and he's been relaxing in his new recliner ever since...which I am SO happy for! I think Father's Day and Mother's Day and birthdays are days where the person being celebrated should do whatever they want and not have to cook, clean or change a diaper. So....I hope that Brandon feels celebrated! He's such a great dad...he loves to play with the kids, take them on dates, read them bed time stories and tease them! I also love that he has ambition. He takes pride in providing for our family. He honors his Priesthood which I am SO grateful for! Plus he has a great sense of humor. All in all....he's a pretty great guy who is lucky to have me as a wife....oops. I mean...I am so lucky to be his wife!
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