crazy for pink

Sometimes...............

2011-01-16T20:23:00.000-08:00

Sometimes, its really hard

being a mom of a lot of kids, today was one of those days, Makenna bawled and bawled after waking up from her to late of nap, we were trying to play games with the kids and she made it impossible, the older kids were being loud and I was trying to hold the baby and nurse him at the same time. Someone was getting hurt at some point and bawling, tattling on someone, someone getting yelled at!!! I just wanted to run away.

But, I didn't, and as I watch my children tonight playing a silly game together, guiding the little ones, my heart is soothed and I once again feel that I can do another day, that Makenna's constant kisses to Caden wont send me through the roof!!

Life is good!!

Introducing................

2010-12-14T16:16:00.000-08:00

Caden Allan Taylor, Born December 9Th at 9:23 a.m. weighing in at 7 pounds 12 ounces and 20 inches long. Little Caden has stolen all of our hearts. He has brought so much love into our home, and we thank Heavenly father for yet another, sweet spirit to come into our home, we hope and pray that we can make heavenly father proud, that he sent this sweetheart to us. He is like holding a little piece of heaven!! Nobody is immune to him, everyone wants to be near him, kissing him or holding and kissing!!

We love you our sweet boy!!!

So Im.........

2010-12-03T21:09:00.000-08:00

Kinda freakin out. Its really, really, really close. I know, I know, # 8 and your really going to freak, but ya, ya I am!!
Don't ya know it really really hurts, the baby part no not that part, just the birth part, it really hurts. So ya about this time, every time I kinda freak out! I keep thinking OK so what if this is the time that I cant handle it and cave in and get a epidural, what if my kids see me loose it, what if my kids loose it. Not to mention, I'm just kinda feeling crazy thinking this is it I'm done, last baby!!
What is wrong with me, I kinda just feel like screaming!!!

He really does have a heart of gold!!

2010-11-26T21:48:00.000-08:00

So picture this. wait, wait, wait. Don't picture this at all.
So its the end of a long day, my back and hips are killing me at this point. I'm getting ready to get into the bath, I'm standing in front of the mirror, yep now you can only imagine the things I'm thinking. Colton, my 4 year old walks into the bathroom, he looks at me and he says, oh mommy look, look mommy at my sweet baby Caden, oh mommy it is getting close huh, cause I can tell he is getting big. Oh mommy, I just love my baby Caden!!
So yep, I was put in my place by my sweet little 4 year old, made to really think about and ponder what is really important, so kudos to you my sweet son, and thank you!!

Check em out.....

2010-11-20T21:15:00.001-08:00

My Awesome friend Jenn with finnegan photography, took all these amazing pictures, these are a few of my favorites. But honestly I love them all and it is really hard to say if these are truly my favorites, but I love them!! So a BIG thank you to Jenn, check her out Here

LOOK.......

2010-11-05T15:19:00.000-07:00

Jake's first hunt, he was so stinkin excited, actually truth be told I had 2 boys that were very excited, I think Randy put life on hold for 10 days!! They didn't even see anything until the regular hunt was over! But the day after they saw alot of bucks, they came home so excited to just see them even though they didn't get any good shots, they were just happy to see some!!

They actually

didn't get a good shot until Sunday, the last day of the hunt, they said they stopped to umm, go to the bathroom.....Jake finished first, said dad, dad, I see something, Randy says ummm, OK son just a minute. Randy turned to look just as the deer picked his head up, and they both were like, wow!!

Jake got into position, got a perfect shot the first shot, clean through the neck, shot a couple more times, but the first shot is what brought him down!!

Needless to say they were a couple of very happy boys, Sunday night!!

Randy took that deer around Monday, and showed it to so many guys, so funny to me. To watch my sweet hubby go into the bank and come back out with all these ties, all come to check out the kill.

The inspector said it was one of the biggest he had seen through the whole hunt, which of course made his head all the bigger.

But we are very proud, he was a 4 point, 27 inch spread!!

The butcher said he only had one bigger.

Happy boys for another year!!

News...........

2010-08-25T20:24:00.000-07:00

So, well I guess I've got some!! Here is my official anoucment, ya I know what your thinking, well your probably thinking a couple of things at this point, and umm can I blame you...uh NO!!
Yep, its number 8, am I crazy, uh if you didnt know that well then I guess you dont know me very well!!
Was it planned, umm am I that crazy, NO!!
I know, I waited a long time to tell ya, but really was I ready to face everything, all the comments, the ridicule, the dont you know what causes that, the dont you have a T.V.!! Whatever, I am

ready do your worst!! LOL
so you probably noticed, we are getting a sweet little boy. Yep this evens us up, 4 boys 4 girls, and yes everyone is very excited!!

So yep heres the news Im prego, due December 19th with a sweet little boy!!

Graduation

2010-06-14T11:35:00.000-07:00

My sweet baby girl, Michale has graduated. Its crazy, madness I tell you. I just can hardly believe how fast it flew by. It seems that just a few years ago she was just born, or taking her first steps, or crying over a scraped knee, and know, just look at her, in the blink of an eye she grew up. Just look at her, I just cant get over it, she has just turned into this amazing young woman, and she is leaving and going away to college, thank goodness not to far away. Just SUU, but none the less away. I am very excited and very proud of her, she is truly an amazing young woman!!

Finally

2010-05-19T21:04:00.000-07:00

So after over three long years, my sweet boy has been given freedom to eat what he wants again, or in other words, no more braces!!! Whoo hooo!!! He was so excited he could not wait. Well it was definitely worth it!! His teeth look so so good!

Jake's main food groups have been star burst, skittles, mambas, popcorn, nuts, a Carmel apple, and who knows what else! Super fun Congrats my sweet boy, your teeth look great, Dr. Simister is awesome!!

Why??

2010-03-21T10:33:00.000-07:00

Why, that is my question, I search for an answer and cant seem to find one. Oh, everyone has an opinion, but I don't want an opinion, I want an answer!!!
Why when someone has so much, do they always want more, why can we not be satisfied with what we have? Why, when someone has hungered for a baby for years, and you know they would be amazing parents, why, why can they just not have that sweet little baby, or why when they finally do there are problems? Why, the woman that can get pregnant, but never carry it to term?? Why one baby and not a second??? Why send them to the home that they are going to be hurt in or abused or used? Or worse thrown away?? Why, Why? Help me understand, I know, I know, and frankly I don't want to hear, "whats meant to be" Honestly Hate that!! I know I could go much deeper, and really delve into the whys but honestly this is what I want to know right now!! Why, Why?? So my next question What happens to that little baby that you miscarried? Does it go to heaven having recieved all the bady it needed to? Does it go back and have to wait for another chance? Do we forget them, and move on do we just move on???

So proud!!!

2009-10-08T22:48:00.000-07:00

My sweet baby girl is just months away from graduating high school and heading to college. That's how it feels anyway, I know realistically more like almost a year, but it feels like it is coming so fast. Sometimes I just want to slow time to a halt, and others well....you know, anyway i am so excited for her, she just had her senior s.e.o.p. meeting with her counselor, ( couldn't go since I still cant walk) her dad met her there and I am so sad I missed it, she called me so excited, she was told that as long as she scores well on her a.c.t. test she can go to any college that she wants!!! She is so so so excited, and seeing and feeling her excitement, well you just cant help but be excited for her. I kinda thought she would just go to, S.U.U. but I don't think so now. I think she wants to try to get in some where that not just anyone can go to. So I have a feeling that we are going to be touring some colleges pretty darn quick!! Great job sweet girl, you have worked hard to earn this!!

On a side note, I went to the doctor on Wednesday (I was getting pretty nervous cause I still couldn't walk) and found out that I have torn my hip flexer muscle, that muscle is responsible for taking most of the pressure of your leg, for moving your leg forward and lots of other stuff any way it makes sense, it sucks but makes sense, so he said it should start getting better by this weekend that it was probably peeking out at that point and I should be back to running in a few weeks!! Crazy stuff!!
I have to tell you though that I have the most amazing, wonderful, patient, kind, loving, husband ever, he has taken such good care of me not complaining at all, and I tell you I have been up stairs almost the whole time, he has helped me out of bed to the bathroom, whatever I need, taking care of the kids, picking up, dropping off, he has just been wonderful!! I am so stinkin lucky!!! Love you sweetheart!!

End result!!!

2009-10-04T09:32:00.000-07:00

I was so excited about this marathon, it really meant a lot to me, having lost the weight once getting pregnant, and having to loose a lot of it again. Having done it once I wanted to prove to myself that I could do it again. I lost the weight, I ran and ran, then during the summer we decided to get a family membership at the Washington rec. center. I thought wow maybe I can get Michale to start working out and help her loose some before school starts. So as in perfect Jennifer style, I plowed right in, running any where from 4-10 miles every morning then going to the gym in the evening with Michale doing classes any where from 1-3 hours. Well, obviously it was just to much and something had to give, and it was my right hip, it started with just feeling like something deep in my hip just needed to pop or stretch, something, but did I stop or slow down, hmmm Jennifer, NOPE!! (idiot) So of course it got worse, and then I had to slow down, if not stop a lot of things, I tried sports massages, chiropractor, nothing seemed to help, I kept trying to figure out what in the heck I had done, so I got on trusty old google and put in my symptoms and wala, there it was made perfect sense, and hmmmmm what did it boil down to OVER USE!!! (duh no brainer there) But it is the muscle that is in charge of your leg to move it forward, to just lift your leg, or kick.

So this is the end of July that I finally get it figured out, so I really back off and go to just running, and I sllllllllllooooooowwwwwwwwweeeeeddddddddddd way down, so slow I kept thinking people could walk faster then I was running! But it did get better, and I slowly got faster, and faster, I kept my weekly runs down to save my body for the long Saturday runs, it was feeling better I could still feel it, it definitely was going away, and the worst part was that I could feel the beginnings in my left hip. So After my last long run of 20 miles 2 weeks before the marathon, I decided that I wasn't going to run at all except 10 on Saturday that I would just spin, so that's what I did.

Saturday brought a beautiful morning, (even if it was 3:30) I was so excited, it is going to be a great run, I really wanted to beat my time of 4:29 and I really felt like I could my goal was between 4 to 4:15. It started amazing I was actually in front of the 4 knowing they would pass me but that's OK, I was cruisin and I felt great, yep the 4 passed me but I was OK with that. We got to the down hill and I could really pick it up, I was flyin and it felt great......................around mile 18 I could really start to feel my hip rearing its ugly head, but I paid it no attention and kept going, at mile 19 I stopped for muscle rub, by my 20 I stopped to stretch and walk or hobble, got barely running again, and by this time down hills are killing me and I'm thinking this feels like labor!! By mile 21 I stopped for more rub, and just thought to myself you cant quit now, your not a quitter Jennifer, by this time I see my second poster that my amazing friends made for me, cute little butterflies and all and I knew they were going to be there waiting for me and I knew I could make it that far. So I pushed on, as I got into town and all of the wonderful support out there, people yelling you can do it, you can do it, in some ways maddening just be quiet and let me run, but then I thought about it, and thought this is life, they want me to succeed, they want me to make it, it was hurting like full blown push the baby out no drugs, baby crowning!! But, I kept going stopped for more rub at 23 and 24, and just as I came off diagonal there they were, I smiled and bawled at the same time knowing if I stopped and I wouldn't be able to start again, Renee took pictures, I could hear Chris and the kids yelling for me, and there was Jen by my side telling me I could do it, it meant so much to me that they were there, that I had them to look forward to, (oh by the way the 4:15 and the 4:30 had passed me) Friends are an amazing thing, I am so thankful for all they did for me!! Jen ran with me to tabernacle, I only had a mile left, as I came down for the final stretch there was another amazing friend, that I have been best friends with sense we were 3, Connie and my 2 girls Michale and Merissa and of course I'm bawling again the girls ran me in Michale running in front telling me I could do it, and Merissa constant by my side. Ending time 4:48. The most disappointing thing is I felt GREAT, I could have done had my hip been acting right! But it didn't and when I stopped I limped, and the girls came in and I leaned on them, Randy came and carried me out of the park, any pressure on my leg sends shooting pains, it crazy, should I have stopped, I don't know. As I lay here in bed, not even wanting to drink anything because that means I will have to get up and go pee, and I even need help to go the few steps to the bathroom!! Randy got me upstairs yesterday and here I have stayed, just the thought of trying to go down stairs makes me want to vomit, even just moving my leg hurts. So the thrill of finishing is bitter sweet, yes I'm glad I finished I am a fighter and I always will be, but man I am hurting!!

Butterflies.................

2009-09-27T07:26:00.000-07:00

Yep, I got em!! I have only 6 days to the marathon, I'm feeling such a wide range of emotions, am I ready, has my injury set me back, am I going to screw my hips up even more, where are my freakin friends and why didn't they sign up (cause between you and me it has be HARD training without them), Wow it is finally here, I am strong, I can do anything I set my mind to, even alone, or not, my amazing husband, whom would get up (or at least try) at 5:30 in the morning on a Saturday to take me to the top of marathon then stop at various increments to make sure I had gu and water and gum, he is just such an amazing guy, I am truly blessed!!
I think I m as ready as I'm going to be, I don't think my hips are going to truly get better until I quit running for a while, or do shorter runs, these 18 and 20 milers definitely don't help!! LOL
So for the rest of the week I'm sure the butterflies will intensify and peek at 6 am on October 3!! Anyone that wants to come say hi anywhere along the path or at the finish is greatly appreciated, thank you for all you prayers and support!!

Homecoming.............

2009-09-13T20:22:00.000-07:00

How did I get so lucky? I often ask myself this question, Michale is such an amazing young woman, I am so proud to be her mom!!

I got the privilege of helping her once again get ready for the dance. She knew she wanted her hair down, dress ready nails makeup, good to go. she kept the poor boy waiting like a half an hour, but I think it was worth it cause, I got to watch his face as she walked down the stairs, and I think he felt the same way as her dad did when he saw her!! WOW!!

She had a lot of fun and he was a gentlemen, opening her doors and all!! She had a blast!!

The BEAST!!!

2009-09-13T20:05:00.000-07:00

The beast returned for her final powder puff game, a little more aware of the rules this time, involving no soccer!! Michale, was so funny, so tough, she said she was going to eat juniors for dinner!! lol Man do they play tough, jut down right mean!! I seriously wondered if they all hate each other now!! Girls fought threw punches cussed at each other and through it all, flag really, hmmm more like

tackle, but wait wouldn't that be rugby, isn't that football with no padding, cause that's what this was!! lol

Michale walked away sporting a split lip a bruised shoulder, and countless other aches and pains. The best part, Kenny paid Michale $20 to crow like a chicken on the field, and she did it!!! lol

Weird mom!!

2009-09-13T19:14:00.000-07:00

Ive decided, that's all there is to it!! Weird, strange, crazy, abnormal!! OK here it is, I didn't want my kids to go back to school, I like my kids home, no I LOVE my kids home. We go to the park, we go to the pool, we go camping, it doesn't matter really we stay home and play games, I really don't care, I'm with my kids, I love my kids they make me happy!! I just love being a MOM!!

Any way I guess it had to happen so they are all back in school, 5 of them this year and if you count Colton being in pre-school 2 days a week then 6, now that is crazy. So I changed Jayden from afternoon to morning because that is when Colton has school, so now I can take Makenna with me and go help in the kids class rooms!! Yay, I am so excited for that!!

So Michale is a Senior this year, which is so so crazy to me, going to the college for most of the day, then back to the high school for a couple of classes, and her "Senior experience"!!

Jake is now at the intermediate school, which he just loves, feels so much more grown up, so that is fun for him, I am so excited for him and this new phase he is going through!!

Merissa got Mr. Anderson this year, which is so awesome. We are so excited to have this amazing teacher once again.

Monica got Mrs. Turnbeaugh this year, she is so awesome so grandmotherly just what Monica needs!!

Jayden got Mrs. Cardon, he was a little nervous but excited!!

And Mr. Colton got the most amazing pre-school teacher with the cutest little school ever!! I knew it was a big hit when he came home the first day and showed me his big A little a and the sound is aaaaaaaaaaaaa so so cute!! YAY

I cant believe....................

2009-09-13T18:04:00.000-07:00

I have lest my blog so long, and the longer I have left it I thought ohhhhh, there is so so so so, much to catch up on but the crazy thing is the longer I leave it the more I have to do. So after some consulting I have decided to do a quick over view until I am caught up, then I will hopefully stay caught up!!! LOL LIFE!

So we did a lot of camping this summer and that was mainly the extent of all of our vacationing this summer, but we love to camp and the kids cant get enough of it so that's OK with us!! We found this great little place up in Yankee meadow that everyone loves, lots of great ridding trails, fishing, and of course the stream with running water that the kids had a blast playing in, so it is the new favorite around here!!

So here is a few pictures from our camp outs. Have had friends, my brother in law and even our sister in law join us on different trips, and of course mike and meghan, joined us on a couple so it has been a lot of fun this summer, And then of course the not so fun, Jake thinks it is so funny to catch snakes and freak me out because I do not, I mean do not, like snakes, so of course there they were finding one under the little bridge!! Stinkers!

And Jake completed his hunter safety, and passed his tests with flying colors. He is so excited now, Randy and Jake have been going dove hunting and Jake of course has big plans for all the hunts!!

As promised.................

2009-07-22T21:08:00.000-07:00

barely but i made it!!

So my sweet little girl is now 20 pounds 2 ounces on the 34% and 29 and a half inches putting her on the

68th % for her height. She totally loved Dr. Thompson, and he was so thrilled that he tried to convince the kids that he should take her home to his house, (I tried to convince him he wanted Colton, but he wouldnt buy it!!) the kids freaked, no way were they going to give their baby sister away, then her tried to declare a no shot day for Makenna but that didnt fly with the nurses!! All in all, what can I say, shes perfect in every way!!

Well except that she would not smile. Didnt Jen do an awesome job, and look she sent me pic's already, she is just too good to me. She knows how much I love them so she tries to get a few done really fast for me. Plus she was going out of town and wanted to make sure I got some first, how sweet is that!!! Love ya Jenn!! Any way even though we didnt get much in the way of smiles we still got some great shots, how can you go wrong with this darling baby of mine!!

Can you believe...................

2009-07-21T20:15:00.000-07:00

No I'm not dead, ummm no not that I'm finally posting!!

MY BABY IS ONE TODAY!!!!

It just seems crazy, I am looking back at a year ago, and my goodness it has flashed by in a whirl. The thing is, I really don't see it slowing down anytime soon. I think that as our children get older they are involved in so much that you are constantly running, well times that by 7 and you have my life!! the amazing part is, I wouldn't change a thing, I LOVE my life!!

But this wasn't supposed to go that way, this is a post about my darling little Makenna, whom every person in this house absolutely adores, she lights up our lives, and brings so much love into our home. She makes you feel special when she pulls you in tight for a squeeze hug, her first steps were amazing to watch not just because of her taking them but watching the kids all encourage coax and yes sometimes plead with her to come to them, ( but she knew who she could trust(wink)!!
We are so thankful to have this little angel in our home, we love her very much. It is an amazing honor to be her mommy, I am so thankful for this calling in my life!! I love you my sweet baby girl.
I will post more tomorrow when I have pictures down loaded, her doctors visit over and of course my amazing friend Jen took her first birthday pictures and she is going to get those up for me, so yep I am going to go for another post tomorrow!! LOL Baby steps right!!

Come.......

2009-06-12T21:32:00.000-07:00

OK I am so excited, I am going to do a summer boutique, with pampered chef, cookie lee, Modbe, watches, scentsy, photography, and of course my flowers and headbands.

It is going to be next Wednesday, open house style, come check it out, visit, eat some goodies see if you find some thing that suits you or not but come by and say hi, I'm going to feel like a total dork if no one comes, bring a friend, or two or three, just come!!

OK so this is my cute little flyer that we are going to go plaster all over the whole neighborhood and then some!! So please help a girl out and steel my picture and post a note on your blog about my open house, oh and leave me a note that you did, maybe I will give away a headband, so let me know so I can go check your blog! Thank you, COME, PLEASE!!

Happy birthday Colton!!

2009-06-07T07:43:00.000-07:00

My sweet little boy is three years old. Man time just flies, I look at him and want to see my little baby boy, but no "do it by myself" is what I hear is the going phrase!!

So as keeping with my tradition:

Three things I love most about you!!

1. Your smile, it goes from the tips of your toes all the way to the top of your head. You just light up, and I LOVE that!!

2. You worry about everyone, when we drop the kids off at school or they
just are not with us, you are sincerely want to know where they are and

when we are going to pick them up!!

3. You love to cuddle, anytime really, but most often when you are tired, you want me to lay with you or you want me to rock you in the rocking chair, and your famous words are; " mommy let me get you", then we proceed to the chair or bed where you will rub my mole on my arm!!

My sweet little Colton you are such a joy in my life, you bring life to life. I love looking at it through your eyes. You are an amazing little boy, and I love you with all my heart. As I sat and thought about this post it was hard because there were so many things I could think that I love about you!!

For your birthday, we started out the day at Jumpin Jacks. Which you totally loved!! Then we went to the Washington Rec. center and swam and played in the water. Then we went home got dad changed clothes and went to McDonald's for dinner, we stopped and saw grandma on the way home. Then you went down stairs to watch a movie while I finished cake and Merissa finished wrapping presents. Well you passed out hard (naked no less) on the living room floor, so I picked you up, and whispered in your ear do you want to open your presents, no response, ok how bought you open them in the morning, and you said yeah! And you where just out!! So stinkin cute!! It was good that way we had cake the next day after Jake got home and he at least got to be with us for that!! It was a success even if we did have to eat cake and open presents the next day!! Love ya buddy!!

They are up....

2009-05-19T16:25:00.001-07:00

I got the flowers posted on my other blog. You can check them out HERE, they are a great price, only $3.50 for the big ones, and $2.50 for the small ones or 2 for $4.00 and then if you buy 10 you get one free!! I will also customize if there is something specific you need!! These are a few of my favorites right now, but really I love them all, its hard not putting them all for my girls!! If you saw how many they have you would die!! So go check them out and let me know what you think, even if you don't want to buy any!!

Check it out.....

2009-05-13T20:59:00.000-07:00

OK so I know I am totally crazy, but yep I'm OK with that. I have started a new blog, check it out here. I found these really cute head bands that everyone is totally loving because you put them in and they stay in!! But they were very expensive, so I checked them out made some and thought I would try my hand at selling them for a fraction of what they were selling them for!! Also the beloved flowers, I havent loaded them on yet but that is my plan for tomorrow. But keep checking back because I'm going to have a giveaway on the other blog too!! So check it out and let me know what you think, any thoughts or ideas are always welcome!!

I did it!!

2009-05-04T10:38:00.000-07:00

After much debate, and fighting with myself, I went today and signed up for the St.George Marathon!!
It was a lot harder this year, when we did it in 2007, there was 4 of us, most of us doing it for the first time. We all met there to turn our papers in together (I think it was to make sure we would all sign up and not chicken out!!) We celebrated, we got lunch, took our little ones to the park!! Oh and we signed up on the first day of registration!!
Not this year, Randy took me over, its the last day to register, and I'm the only one stupid enough to sign up. Oh well, I feel like I have something to prove to myself!! Hopefully I can do that, who knows!!

How hard.....................

2009-05-01T07:56:00.000-07:00

is it to burn down a house???? Hmmmm, should you ever leave your kitchen when you have the burner on?? Should you always know where two devilish boys are at ALL times?? (OK that ones easy)
I was going to be going to dinner with my friends Wednesday night so I thought I would eat some WW 0 point soup for lunch. So I pull out my can, dump it in the pan, light the stove (yep, gas), well I left Makenna down stairs, so I went to check on her,she had dumped out a couple things in my scrap book room so I was cleaning it up and all of a sudden the fire alarm goes off, so I run up the stairs to find a pot holder on fire next to my soup, well a drawer is also right there with all the rest of the pot holders so the pot holders in the drawer have now started on fire. The fridge is also right there and of course it is adorned with all kinds of papers, so of course a couple of those were on fire. I really don't think I stopped to think, I pulled the papers off the fridge threw them in the sink, dumped water in the drawer, threw pot holders in the sink, one fell on the floor, dumped water on it, needless to say got the fire out, was a bit shaken, when I hear my wonderful little Jayden in the back yard yelling at the top of his lungs, "FIRE TRUCK, COME TO OUR HOUSE" over and over and over again!! So I laughed, wanted to murder me a couple of boys, but I laughed!!
I'm trying hard not to think of the what if this or what if that, cause I would make myself go crazy thinking of all the things I did wrong in that situation, thank goodness its over!!

Look

2009-04-29T13:31:00.000-07:00

I am so excited about this little skirt. I have seen them on line and I have seen photographers use them in pictures, so of course I had to have one. Well I googled them for hours trying to find them well I found them alright, for $70-100. Crazy I thought I cant pay that. Well in my search a pattern on Martha Stewart.com came up. I took one look at it and thought there is no way I can make that little jewel. It looked so stinkin hard. Well you that

know me, well yeah, got it in my head and thought why not try, your out $20 bucks. Well, trying to find the fabric was a joke nobody new the difference between polyester and nylon which was what the pattern called for. So I bought it, and after I had it almost all the way cut, I was looking at the comments on the pattern and it said, "DON'T BUY POLYESTER!!" oops, the nylon doesn't run poly does so its a mess!! So Ben Franklin had a nylon tricot, that's what I bought and here is my cute skirt, yep very proud, now I want to make one for all my girls for a picture together!!

Funny

2009-04-23T20:42:00.000-07:00

I took the boys summer stuff out of the attic yesterday, and as I was going through it Jayden asks if he can wear a pair of shorts, to go play outside. Sure one less thing to wash right away right?? So the kids come home from school and Jayden says to Merissa, "look what I got out of the garbage bag Merissa, and Mom didn't even have to wash them first I just get to wear them out of the garbage"!! Nice Mom aren't I?? Oh my gosh I laughed so hard, what else do we have kids for, entertainment of course!! LOL

Loving

2009-04-23T08:52:00.000-07:00

OK so I bought a new straightener, (did I even spell that right) a salon quality one, and oh my gosh I think it took me all of 10-15 minutes to do both girls hair which includes putting ribbon in too!! It was just so slick, and I even only had the heat turned half way, (Yeah I was a little freaked about frying their hair).
I also got my Gymboree order yesterday, I had gotten gym buck at our outlet store, and of course you cant use those at the outlet and since we don't have a regular store here I had to shop online. So I went online, got on their clearance, they had a line called butterfly, if any of you know me you know how I feel about butterflies (don't you say a word Sarah) so I found so so much cute stuff, I only had 1 gym buck but I got 4 shirts a dress a cute onsie dress thing denim shorts and a pair of socks, I added up all the prices on the tags $160. I spent $ 60 with shipping!! So cute, and the girls were just as excited as me, so they already want her to wear it so I'll take a few pictures!!

Happy birthday to one amazing kid!!

2009-04-19T20:55:00.001-07:00

I am really wondering where in the heck, the time keeps going. It

seems like my sweet boy was just born or 1 or 2 or 3 or I could keep going, I think you get the idea. I just feel like its kinda surreal, you know like all the anticipation to have a baby, when your going to go into labor, then it happens and your sitting in your hospital room looking down at this amazing little angel sent just to you, to love and teach and adore. Then it for me seems very surreal, like the big build up is over. That's kinda how I felt looking at Jake today, just not the its over part, just the wow how did we already get here feeling. This sweet boy of mine, is just one amazing kid, and I love him with all my heart and I am so so thankful that he's mine, I love you bud!

So without further ado;

The 11 things I love about you!!

1. I LOVE LOVE LOVE, (you get the idea right) that you run with me!!

2. I love that academically I don't have to worry about you, you are so smart and imaginative, it makes me so proud!
3. I love you play with your brothers and sisters, just like you would a friend, because I really think that when you are in that frame of mind that's what they are to you, a friend!!

4. I love that you play sports, and how hard you try, it makes me so proud!!

5. I love that you want to go on a mission, of course this makes me proud of you!

6. I love that you think things through, you aren't rash about your decisions.

7. I love that you love to go out camping and riding, we have such a blast!!

8. I love that you love to read, you just devour books, it runs in the family!!

9. I love that you do what I ask, and never complain!

10. I love that you are so willing to help your brothers and sisters, Just this morning as I was making your crepes you were still sleeping, and you heard MaKenna crying and you got up and came down and got her so she wouldn't be sad!!

11. I LOVE that you are MINE!!

I LOVE you my sweet boy, I am so thankful that you are such an amazing example to your brothers and sisters. It makes being your mom so easy. You are the best!! I love that we can be goofy together and just have a great time, I love that we play games together, thanks bud you rock!!

LOVE Mom

Legacy

2009-04-15T21:36:00.000-07:00

What kind are you leaving behind?? More important, what kind am I leaving behind?? I know you are now wondering what in the heck I'm talking about, so let me explain.
Randy and I went to a funeral yesterday. Well, it hit Randy pretty hard, he didn't know him well, and well I didn't know him at all, but after listening to the speakers I think I would have liked the guy. But I think what kinda got me was the guy was only 45 yep, only 3 years older than my wonderful husband. Then he didn't die of natural causes or even self induced causes, it was an accident. Could happen to any of us, right? Well, we sat there and listened to the speakers, the speakers were his current wife, his ex wife, (a little weird I thought but whatever) and his children from the first marriage. Well, his kids, really everyone talked about how many wonderful memories they had with him, his children went on and on about how he always took them with him, they were always going camping or boating or hiking, just a very active dad in their lives. I was impressed and saddened that these kids lost such an amazing father, that their children will miss out on such an amazing grandfather, this world needs more people in the world like this.
So here i go, we walked out and Randy said to me, will my children speak of me like that, my answer, without a doubt of course they will, he loves his children more than life itself, plays with them takes them with him whenever he can, all that good stuff. Ok but now I'm thinking, what about me what would my children say about me, she always made me get my chores done before I could play or have desert or I wanted to quit piano and she wouldn't let me. Man that kinda freaks me out. I want my kids to remember how much I love them, how important they are to me. I don't want them to remember, that mom was the mean one, the one that made them do their jobs and get good grades and get homework done before they can play. So tonight instead of hurry hurry get jobs done and brush your teeth, say prayers and get to bed, I sat down and played a couple of games with my girls, sat and talked to Jake about what an awesome kid he is. I want my kids to remember that they as individuals are far more important to me than a clean house or perfectly made dinner, that its ok to grab take out, and not shower before bed, to play games, and laugh loud, and stay up past bed time. That its ok to hug them a little bit tighter and a little bit longer, because hey you never know, and what are they going to remember, I hope that I don't care if I look like a pig pen, but they are loved, that I took the time, that they mean more to me than any thing else in the whole world, that they are my everything!! I love you my sweet babies!

Sink or swim!!

2009-04-14T13:21:00.000-07:00

We had an awesome Easter this year. I was really feeling so grateful to a Heavenly father who knows me and loves me, and blesses me no matter what. He knows I'm not perfect, and that I mess up ALOT, but he still blesses me and my family. It is an amazing feeling to know you are loved, that you just aren't a number but he knows me Jennifer Taylor, and he helps me and loves me, sends me inspiration, to help my family and guide my children. It is just an amazing thing!! So this Easter meant a little more to me.

Easter has never been one of my favorites, just because the whole thing has turned into chocolate, not that I don't love chocolate, and bunnies, but away from what it really represents, so it has always kinda bugged me. So this year I just really tried hard to focus on the real meaning, and just not get into everything else!! But Easter was great this year!!

After Sacrement we went to Las Vegas and spent the resr of the day with Randy's wonderful family, it was so great to visit. It seems there is never enough time, the kids had a blast, and I walked away with my head a little bigger!! LOL Love you guys miss you tons, and speedy recovery Teresa!!

OK so Michales boat, kinda funny, she had to build a boat for physics, and it can only be out of cardboard freezer paper and duck tape, the project is worth 75 points if you build it get in it and try to make it across the pool you get all the points but if your boat makes it across and back without sinking you get 25 extra credit points, Michale, SANK!! LOL. We kinda thought that if she would have been in the middle instead of all the way to the back of her boat she would have made it, oh well lesson learned!!

So excited!!!

2009-04-10T23:35:00.000-07:00

OK so my awesome friend who is also an awesome photographer, took the CUTEST, and I mean the CUTEST, pictures of my darling little MaKenna, check them out here, she is so awesome!! They turned out so so so cute!! The best part she has my sneak peek up already!! Makenna is so darling in these shots, I of course cant wait to see more, but can now wait more patiently now that I've seen a few! Yay!! So check her out let me know what ya think. Jen is also running a great special right now, I think if you book this month its free sitting fee, not sure exactly but scroll down and you can see!!
Also, today I got to watch Jake and Merissa run, and Merissa goes onto district in the 400 meter, I was so proud of her, she just turned on the speed at the end, she did awesome!! Great job baby girl!!

Thank goodness..............

2009-04-09T08:30:00.000-07:00

Now please don't get me wrong I love to help my children, I love being very involved, I love getting my hands on and into everything they are doing, but I am breathing a little easier now that the science fair is OVER, yep totally over, so no we don't move on to the next level, and honestly, THANK GOODNESS!! After trying to complete 3 projects, and staying up till midnight, Tuesday night. It just feels good to be done. Monica, got second but, Merissa and Jake didn't place. I actually kinda feel sorry for my kids, and I'm sure it probably wont be long when they actually beg me NOT to help any more. I'm just really not very good at school kinda stuff, I cant spell, I don't know proper placement of words or punctuation, or when to start a new paragraph, let alone science? Oh my, is that h2o and all that? Yep, not so great!! But they tried we had fun, smashed toes and bubble fights galore, they did it and we are done. So whats next, Hersey track meet tomorrow!! Now this I can do, cheer for my awesome kids!!

Go Jazz!!

2009-04-02T21:24:00.000-07:00

We had such an amazing weekend. I guess I should start from the beginning. Obviously it was just Randy's birthday and he has talked none stop about going to salt lake to watch a Jazz game, so I got this brilliant idea to surprise him, tickets were sold out on ticket master so i went to the exchange and found some tickets. So I called my mother in law and she said that her and Kenny would come up and watch the kids. So I ordered the tickets, got on price line (my nephew walked me through it) we got a great deal on a room at the Hilton. I get that paid for, Randy comes home, walks in the house, looks at me and says what did you buy from ticket exchange, yep he looked at our account (little stinker) but needless to say he got very excited!!

So we left Friday night, got up there pretty late but it was so nice just to visit. We slept in as late as Makenna would let us, then headed off to cabela's, spent a few hours there went to Ikea, went to dinner, then headed off to the game, it was a blast, Randy was so excited, it was so much fun watching him!! Makenna did awesome, I was pretty worried about the noise but she actually slept through 2 quarters!! We ended our weekend Sunday morning at the Grand America for brunch, oh my word can you say the word AMAZING!! It was so so yummy, I still can hardly believe the food they had. We had a great weekend!!

Aaahhhhh kids............

2009-04-01T18:53:00.000-07:00

So tonight during dinner Jake and Merissa are telling jokes. In the last joke Jake replaces the word shiz for another word, Dad asked Jake if that was the same word that the kids at school use or if they use the other one,Jake said that they say the shiz word and not the other word. (Which Randy and I both sighed inwardly thinking, OK not yet) Well Merissa says, what word dad and he says never mind, Jake says you just don't know what were talking about, and she says oh you mean for shiz, I know what you mean, Randy says how do you know, and my sweet little daughter says oh that's the word mom says when shes really mad. Like the time some guy pulled out in front of us and mom had to slam on the breaks and papers and goodies went flying all over, cause we were taking goodies to someone!! Now my wonderful husband (not) is grinning under his hand and replies, lead by example is what they say!! (eye roll) Why do kids always bring stuff like that up!! (huffy breath) I'm going to go sulk now!!

I will leave you with a couple more pages I have been working on!!

Happy Birthday Babe!!

2009-03-30T21:11:00.000-07:00

It is my sweet husbands birthday today, and I know I'm getting his list posted late, but hopefully its still his birthday when it actually posts!! LOL So here goes;

The 43 things I love about you!!

1. You wanted to kiss me as soon as we met!!

2. You loved me from the beginning!!

3. You love our kids as much as I do!!

4. You never think of yourself!!

5. You always think of me first!!

6. You moved us to Hawaii, just for me!!!

7. You are so tender with our babies!!

8. You get so much joy taking our kids out camping!!

9. You make my heart beat a little faster!!

10. You have a great BUTT!!

11. You have a never ending supply of patience!!

12. you treat me like a princess!!

13. You love me no matter how mad I make you!!

14. you would give me the moon if you could!!

15. You look great in wranglers!!

16. Your blue eyes!!

17. You love Heavenly father!!

18. You and I have an eternity to be together!!

19. You have the priesthood!!

20. You honor your priesthood!!

21. You keep us all on track!!

22. You keep going even when it gets hard!!

23. Even when it seems like there is no work out there, you keep looking until you find some!!

24. your an amazing lover!! (I felt kinda naughty saying that)

25. you support me no matter what!!

26. you never mind, in fact you think its great when we have girls night!!

27. You loved me even when I was fat!!

28. You remind me its OK to be human, and eat something yummy when I want to!!

29. you always tell me how great I look!!

30. You never complain when I try to feed you low fat!!

31. You never complain even when dinner is gross, you just kindly suggest maybe we don't eat this again!!

32. You support me through all my running!!

33. You delivered almost all our babies!!

34. When you wink at me!!

35. You love your momma!!

36. You think of your dad all the time!!

37. Family is very important to you!!

38. You want to give the kids everything they want, but you don't!! (that's even harder)

39. I love how when you kiss me you kinda bite my lower lip!! (sorry TMI)

40. Your always willing to take the kids with you, even though it slows you down!!

41. You happy with who you are, and what you do!!

42. I love that you don't care that our babies sleep with us!!

43. You are mine!!

I hope you understand I have the most amazing man in the whole world. He would do whatever he had to for us. I love you my darling with my whole heart and soul. I love you!! I love our life. You make it all worth living, I love being with you, and I never get sick of being by your side. You are one amazing man, I feel so blessed to know that we have forever to be together!! All my love forever Jennifer!!

P.S. One more I forgot, and which I posted this picture for, You make my leg pop!! (from princess diaries)

Work off, play ON!!!

2009-03-23T21:45:00.000-07:00

This has been my modo all week (stolen from the Jazz, life off game on. I just revised it), and can I say we have really lived up to it!!

We started off last Saturday by going riding the motorcycles out at fort Pierce for the afternoon. Well everyone had such a fabulous time that we decided that, that was where we were going to go camping the next week!!

Then Monday we decided to go to Zion's to go hiking, but we got to late of a start and ended up going out to Irvin's to find these petrogliphs that Randy read about in the paper, still not sure if we found the ones from the paper but we did find some so the kids were happy!!

Then Tuesday we tried a little harder to get to Zion earlier, still didn't happen but we had more time so we went. We hiked up to the Emerald pools, we went as far as the second pool. I was so nervous, I kept thinking about one of the tile store owner his boy 15 years old went off one of the hikes and died, so it makes me pretty crazy! But it was a ton of fun! The kids were mad at us when we wouldn't go all the way to the third pool, but they have gotten over it!! Then Grandma Taylor and Uncle Kenny came up for the afternoon to watch Michale's first softball game!!

Wednesday was the day the kids could hardly wait for, campin day!! So we went back out to fort Pierce, we had a blast!! The kids rode and rode, we all went on rides together, Randy would take some of the kids, we all, well not all mostly just Colton and I, got to much sun!! Jayden was doing awesome on the 4-wheeler, wonder where he gets all that standin up from, I wont mention any names, Daddy!!! Monica was doing awesome also, she is definitely not the careful one, Merissa takes that one, no she hops on and guns it, we fallow behind Merissa doing 8-10 mph, then she switches with Monica and were doing about 20 mph!! One time when the girls had just switched again and Merissa was driving again and Jayden and Monica were behind me, I heard this little conversation,
Jayden: Monica, why do you drive so fast??

Monica: Because its fun!! (duh)

Jayden: You know you make mom nervous when you drive so fast!!

Monica: But I like to go fast, it makes my hair blow!

Jayden: Monica, you know you make me nervous too!! Its just not safe!!

Monica: Jayden I'm just having fun, OK!!

So funny I laughed so hard, inside of course, cause he was sounding just like me!! LOL

We came home Saturday afternoon, cleaned up and relaxed, well some of us relaxed while some of us ran, went to the store, and did laundry!!

Sunday was church and more relaxing, Then Monday we went to Cedar to get a check, and took the kids to lunch and then to discovery park where I sat in the car most of the time because it was freakin cold!! And lets face it I live in St.George for a reason!! Then Mom and dad went to dinner and drove around and visited for a while, that was really nice!!

We had such an awesome spring break I really do hate to see it end, I just love spending so much time with my kids and all the bonding that goes on, its just the best, thank everyone for the best week ever!!

Oh and Monica is officially riding with no training wheels, and yes she is 7 years old, but I tried and tried, even her little brother who has been riding for 2 years without training wheels tried, but alas she has finally done it good job babe!!

Poor Monica

2009-03-11T22:36:00.000-07:00

So I guess when it rains it pours, Monica's face is finally looking better, unfortunately she came home from school on Tuesday with a fever and by Tuesday night she was throwing up, (by the grace of a loving heavenly father I was at young women's with Michale, Whew dodged that one) Sorry babe!!

Then that made her miss Wednesday school which is probably only they second day she doesn't want to miss, which of course was mom's and muffins, so I saved my muffin and got her one, and ate it at home with her. Thank goodness it was weigh in day (down another pound, Happy dance, OK how many bonus, points do I get for that) Anyway I think she will be good for tomorrow which is another day she doesn't want to miss, the whole first grade has been practising for a program for us and she has been so worried if she will be better, I'm pretty sure she'll be good to go tomorrow!!

So I took these pictures of her nose on Sunday, that was probably the peek of the bruising, everyday since then it has started to look better, and feel better, the only place it is still pretty sore is under her eye where the Dr. thinks she got the hair line fracture!

When we came home from church on Sunday she told me that she wishes she didn't go, cause she got so sick of telling people what happened, then Merissa pipes in and says yeah, me too, cause pretty soon Monica was saying ask Merissa, I'm sick of telling it!! LOL

OK so Merissa's do is super easy today but, I love it cause it looks great and takes all of about 2 minutes to do, we got the idea from HERE, I love this blog because she keeps it real, don't get me wrong if I have the time I love doing a big ol' do but man when I don't, I still gotta do hair, and these are great she tells you how long what you will need and the are easy peasy!! LOVE that!! And the awesome bonus is she is having an awesome giveaway so go check her out!!

OK so I know its not a great picture of her but I couldn't resist, I will get some better ones, but this is what you get for now!! My little tweetie!!

Is it just my kids???

2009-03-08T17:54:00.000-07:00

OK, all through dinner, yes, dinner, my wonderful children (meaning Jake and Michale) totally gave me a tutorial on the art of farting silently!! So like when you are in school, and you have to fart really bad, you can just let er rip with out anyone knowing it was you. I don't think I have laughed so hard in quite some time. I know I shouldn't have laughed because all it did was serve to encourage their actions, but my goodness they were giving the whole version, not an abridged version, with actions and all. Merissa needles to say quickly finished her dinner and got out of their a.s.a.p.!! Not really her topic of choice, you know as that she doesn't fart!!

So I learned that if you are siting at your desk, you slowly and inconspicuously lift one cheek so that the air flows freely creating no sound!! Oh my word cant believe I'm writing this on my blog!! Jeesh what is blog coming too!! Hopefully no one was offended, but honestly, I hear about these things more often then I care to even think about!!

So sad....

2009-03-07T21:51:00.000-08:00

My sweet little Monica, has a big boo boo!! At school on Wednesday, last recess she was running and one of the big play ground balls went right in front of her and she tripped over it, and yep, BAM!! She face planted it right into a concrete bench!! How horrid is that!! The side of her face is so swollen. It about breaks your heart every time you look at her, its almost like you can feel her pain. I called the doctor after I picked her up, and they said to just keep ice on it, her poor little nose dripped blood till about 8:30 that night, I was kinda freaked out about that. She was so good about keeping ice on it, for like 2 days she walked around with ice in her baggy!!

She had a well check already scheduled for Friday, so the Dr. checked her all out, he said that her nose looked straight as far as he could tell through all the swelling but to look good at it when the swelling goes down, that they have about a 10-12 day window!! Encouraging!! He did think that she probably got a hair line fracture under her eye, but nothing they can do!

So what do you think about what I have been up to?? I have been having a ton of fun messing with all the digital scrapping!! I know, I know I swore I wouldn't go digital, and I wont, but I have to tell you I will do both, and combine the 2 alot. You see with Makenna it is almost impossible to try to scrap, traditionally that is, but I can hold her and play on the computer!!

So I was working on the page of me pregnant, and Jake comes and looks at what I'm doing, and he totally takes a double take and is all like, Mom holy crap that's not your tummy is it, and I'm thinking ummm is that my face on someone Else's body, ummm no, that would be me, huge stomach and all!!

And I 'll end you on a picture of my crazy kids, or part of them any way!! LOL

17!!!!!

2009-03-06T21:10:00.001-08:00

I can seriously not believe that my little girl is 17 years old!! Can I say " Not Fair!!" and "Where the heck did the time go??" I look at this beautiful young lady, and I think to myself, when did this happen?? (and I AM NOT OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE A 17 YEAR OLD) So with out further ado;

The 17 things I LOVE about you!!

1. You are CRAZY!! (and not just a little)

2. You are so HAPPY, you have picked this up from me thank goodness, no depressive tendencies!!

3. You get so EXCITED, everything is new and exciting to you!

4. You have FUN, no matter what you are doing you make it fun!!

5. You will rub my back for me, aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!! (LOVE THAT)

6. You are so willing to HELP, you never complain you just do it!!

7. You never talk back to me, OK can I say she is a girl, and a teenager, yep, and no back talk!! Amazing, I know!!

8. You do what is asked of you, no WHY, or HOW COME!!

9. You rub my feet, yep after those long runs, heaven right here on earth!!

10. You are ENTHUSIASTIC, you are so pumped about life, I love it!!

11. You talk to me, yeah, I know not very typical!!

12. You are a horrid liar, thank goodness!!

13. You never do anything half way, you put so much into whatever you are doing!!

14. I LOVE who you are becoming, I can see glimpses of the woman to come, and I like who I see!!

15. You are doing so awesome in school, I am so proud of how hard you work to get good grades!!

16. You play games with me, I am so glad that we can play together!!

17. You LOVE your Heavenly father, and want to do whats right, even though its hard, you do it any way!!

I am so blessed to have as my daughter, and even more because you are one of the most amazing people I know. I love you sweet girl!!

Fabulous

2009-03-05T21:35:00.000-08:00

Jayden, had an awesome day, he was so stinkin cute. It was so fun to see him so excited about his special day!!

He started his day with crepe's, the kids usually just like them with butter and syrup, but he wanted dessert crepe's, so he had strawberries and raspberries, with whip cream!! Yummy!!

Then he got to open one present before church, which he was so happy about. Colton had a really hard time, he wanted to open all of Jayden's presents, in fact he opened quite a few, he would totally sneak in and open them without anyone seeing him!! We had to post a present guard after a while!! Then we went to church. Then he wanted Randy's "famous dinner" for dinner, It is seriously the yummiest!! Then he opened the rest of his presents. He wanted to go for a bike ride, which is so his new thing!! Then we came home ate cake. He got to play a little more. Then it was time for bed, and of course his last request was to sleep with me!!

He had an awesome day, I love you, my little man!!

Happy birthday Jayden

2009-03-01T11:10:00.001-08:00

Happy Birthday my sweet boy!! 5 years old, such a big boy. You have been so excited for today!! It's finally here!!! YAY!!!Keeping with tradition I'm going to start with the;

5 things I love about you!!

1. Your laugh, it is so infectious, I cant help but laugh right along with you!

2. You find joy in everything!! And you want to share it!!

3. Your curly hair, although it seems to be disappearing, which makes me sad!!

4. You do what I ask, meaning you listen. Thank you it makes my job as a mom so much easier!

5. That you are my little buddy, you want to always go with me! Thank you

I love you so much Jayden and feel so blessed to be your mom.

These are a few pictures from birthdays starting at 2, 3, 4, and then from November, I will post more birthday pictures later!!

Lots of hair!!

2009-02-26T13:35:00.000-08:00

Well, my little sweetie got her first tooth yesterday, she is by far my oldest to get teeth, but she is my best to not be biting me, when shes eating. The other bottom tooth is going to be in, in

a day or two!!

Here is a couple more hair do's for ya. The bad thing about Merissa's do is that it took FOREEVVEEERRRRR, I mean like almost an hour!! (good thing it was Sunday) But there was also a bright side, we left the braids in all night and took them out the next morning, and waalaa a new hair do in about two seconds, add a head band and your done!! So thus your day one do Here, she did 4 braids on the top, I did 6. I also think this do would be darling in 2 buns on the sides with braids on top weaved!!

I started Monica's do with mostly this, the only change I made was to do half up half down and curled all the down. Then did knots across the top and pulled them back into her pony!!

Monica's, second do I just kinda made up, cause lets be honest, Merissa's do was so easy that I wanted another easy do. So I divided the hair in half long ways like doing half up half down, then with the top half, I parted it down the middle then did pony's on both sides, then did like an x just twisting from the top pony's crossing over to the other corner, then put it into the buns, curling the hair down, very cute very easy!!

7 months

2009-02-25T08:26:00.000-08:00

My sweet little Makenna, is getting so much personality!! It is so fun watching her bloom into who she is!! The kids still adore her, and watch every move she makes.

She is cruising right along, it seems she is doing something new everyday! She can sit up by herself, you know how they start out kinda hunched over, no more of that she sits big and tall now!! She also, just started this trick yesterday, she got to the stairs and grabbed onto the stair pulled herself into a kneeling position, and then boop she was up on her feet standing up to the stairs. Little stinker, shes not supposed to do that yet!! Then of course we have the, getting onto her knees, then pulling herself forward, like an army crawl!! She totally is saying Ma ma.

She is such a joy in our lives, we are so blessed to have the sweet baby girl, and we all love her dearly.

check this out............

2009-02-24T11:40:00.000-08:00

OK, so I have been totally playing with a couple of pictures since Jenn, taught me a few things and I am so stinkin excited, I don't think I will send another picture to be printed with out a few adjustments ever again. I am so excited by it all, its just like a gray haze is lifted off, my pictures. I think the saddest part is that you totally don't even realize it until you see the difference and then its like.............Whoa!! All up in your face like!! Bam!!

(OK that's

creepy now I sound like my kids)

OK, so tell me what you think, pretty cool huh??

She's still mine.........

2009-02-22T18:11:00.000-08:00

Isn't she just stunning??? OK you don't have to answer, cause yep, I know she is!!! She went to preference last night, she asked a very nice boy in our ward. They are friends and he kept getting asked by a girl he didn't want to go with, so he kept bugging her to ask him, so he wouldn't have to go with the other girl. So she decided to ask him. She saved up a bunch of news papers and shredded them in the shredder, then went to his house while he was in church (where she should have been), threw the paper all over his room hid a bunch of his stuff, put Vaseline all over the door handles and his game controls.

Then he called me on Tuesday and asked if he could return some of Michale's stuff!! LOL, Anyway I said yes one catch though, you cant do her room because she shares with her little sisters and they will be the ones to clean it all up, but you can do her truck, he wanted a key and he was off. Boy did he get her back, her threw all the paper all over her truck put Vaseline all over her steering wheel, her mirrors, her door handle, blinkers, shifter, needless to say it was a mess!! But you get what you give!! LOL

They started their day here, at 7:30 for breakfast, I made them waffles with strawberries and whip cream, eggs, sausage and bacon. Then they went up to the Dixie rock and went hiking, then he had to be home at 11:30 to go to a meeting. Then they met back up at 6:00 where I tortured them with a ton of pictures and off they went to dinner and the dance, I must say I was proud of her, I told her midnight and she was home at like 11:30. She had tons of fun!!

OK her hair (Sherrie) I put corn rows across the top saving the bangs out to go across, then pulled half up, then did an upside down knot, so the hair would be like a water fall down her back, then we just did tons of spiral curls layer upon layer, and TONS of hair spray!! She was gorgeous!! But she's still mine!! (for now anyways)

Girls night

2009-02-20T20:58:00.000-08:00

Last night was girls night, we were celebrating Renee's birthday, so we got to go to dinner first, Olive Garden, so yummy!!

I learned so awesome things to do with my pictures, Thanks Jenn, you rock!! Check her out HERE, she's awesome, now don't die cause I'm not converting but, I could really do a little of this, yep this page you see is digital!! Crazy I know, I totally felt like I was cheating on my scrap book stuff!! But there again Jenn totally went over the whole thing and told me what to do, she is totally awesome at the whole digital scrap booking thing. We totally fixed all the pictures in, this scrap book page which totally stokes me, because they look so much better!! It just amazes me what a few little clicks can do!!

So check out my sweet little baby girl, is she totally not just the cutest little sweetie you have ever seen????? WELL, isn't she?? I knew you would agree!! Just look at her, she is so growing up, 7 months tomorrow, hmmmmmmmmm maybe I will have to dedicate a post to her tomorrow!! Any way, look at her, she is totally up on her knees, then she lunges forward and scoots, then gets back up on her knees and goes for it again!!

OK are these 2 girls not just the cutest, if my camera is sitting there, she will grab it and I will go home with tons of pictures of her, well I sat and watched her and livie totally ham it up, it was so stickin cute I just loved it!!

Ahoy matey

2009-02-19T08:06:00.000-08:00

The kids have been driving us nuts wanting to go to pirate island pizza (probably because Randy told them he would take them a few weeks ago), s0 Monday when the kids were out of school we took them. The place was crazy busy, but it was SSSSOOOOOOOOOOOO cool. They had to have spent a fortune on the atmosphere, but it totally worked it was so neat!! The kids were so stoked, they were bouncing off the walls the whole time we were there. They had a variety of foods, of course alot

of pizza, but alot of other things too!! Of course it was on the high side, if you took one look at the place, inside then you would know why. Then of course the kids want you to unload your whole paycheck on tokens, to get a 100 tickets that they get a toy that maybe cost a quarter, but I guess you cant think of it like that. The kids had fun and that is what is important. Some good family time!!

No more Hearts!!

2009-02-15T19:43:00.000-08:00

Ok so the girls are SSSSSOOOOOO done with the hearts!! They have been so good about me doing their hair all up in hearts (not like I don't do their hair anyways) But the hearts were fun!! So last night they said they DID NOT want hearts, so we went through the hair sites and Monica decided on This, which I LOVED, I just think her hair looks so dang cute all up! And it is so fun doing it so dang cute!! Merissa decided on this, we just tweaked it a little by only doing 4 pony tails and leaving it down the back and curling it all in the back and the ponies hanging down the back!! It looked so cute!!

Ok Colton is totally the funniest kid in the world, so every day when I have been taking the girls pictures, he keeps wanting to have his picture taken, and he stands back words of course because the girls do, so I can get a picture of his hair, I always tell him to turn around, well this time I just took the picture, he was so cute, and so proud, nice hair bud!!!

Heart hair day # 6

2009-02-15T16:49:00.000-08:00

Ok here it is, our final day of hearts. The girls picked what they wanted, and this is it! Origanlly they both wanted different hair, but Monica got hers done first, and Merissa liked it, so thats what she wanted!! We got our idea from HERE, They loved it, but I didnt really have time to curl their hair, but because of their natural curl, it looked pretty good. I would have prefered a little more curl though!! I know, I know it was Saturday and I should have had plenty of time, but alas, no time here!! Jake and I ran 12 miles, then we had to hurry and get ready because we had visitors coming!! YAY, Grandma and great grandma, and Aunt Glenda, and Uncle Kenny! So thus no curls!! I still loved it though, and their hair was a big hit with everyone. And of course the girls were eating it up!!

Aunt Glenda arrived with 7 gifts in tow, and of course everyone was way excited!! We sure will miss Great Grandma, and Aunt Glenda when they go, maybe then we can talk Grandma Taylor to come stay with us for a few days!!

Heart hair day # 5

2009-02-13T12:45:00.000-08:00

This has been so, so, so, much fun! I have been having the time of my life, doing the girls hair. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one that's been loving it!! (wink, wink) And now I feel the pressure to do something totally fabulous tomorrow, and I have no idea what! (gasp)

So for Monica's "do", I went HERE , and if you scroll down a little you will see where people sent in pictures of their hair hearts anyway you will see part way down Monica's "do"!!

Merissa's "do" was kind of a spin off of yesterday, except I added a another heart, so double hearts into a little bun!!

Heart hair day 4

2009-02-12T14:55:00.000-08:00

OK so I forgot to take pictures this morning so I was pretty nervous of what their hair would look like
after all day. So I was very excited to see how great it still looked after all day! They did different DO's today, Merissa's, I got from Here, I think you need to scroll down a little, I think it was titled heart attack # 2, I love to go to this site because she has really cute hair styles and they are all like 15 minutes or less, and they are easy! So check it out she has some way cute valentine do's!!

Monica's style comes from HERE, the post is down a little so scroll down to hearts take one. I also did this last week with hearts on both sides instead of just the one, and that is way cute too!! I love this site also, because I think it is one of the easiest sites out there, and you can find a wealth of information on her site!!

Merissa Told me that her teacher even took a picture of her hair today!! How cute is that??

Heart hair day 3

2009-02-11T14:12:00.000-08:00

OK here is day 3, and yes they LOVE it when people say things about their hair. Let me set something straight, yes some "DO's" take awhile, but for the most part I can get both of their hair done in 20 minutes to a half hour, some more intricate take longer but then the other gets a less time consuming "do"!! I know, I know, what you are thinking now, holy cow that much time..........let me tell ya I love the time I spend doing my girls hair, its bonding time, they talk to me about stuff cause we have the time, they have my attention, so yes I LOVE this time with them, and as a bonus they feel good about them selves because they look cute, and they feel cute and that's half the battle!! This do comes from HERE, I did add the little heart that is closer to the forehead, I just did a knot backwards towards the head, then twisted the hair around and then shaping it into a heart then put a rubber band around the bottom and then adding it to the pony. The had to have an up do today because of Supper Steppers and this one was pretty quick, and they loved the addition!!

Colton just doesn't get all the pictures of the girls hair, so he wants me to take pictures of him and then he actually turns backwards so that I can take a picture of the back of his head, uh......no thanks bud turn around!!

Heart hair day 2

2009-02-10T10:17:00.000-08:00

Ok, I am so loving how this one turned out, so so so cute!! Its a little more time consuming than I realized, because the only thing I would do different is curl the back of their hair, other wise this is my favorite so far!! This hair brought to you by "Girly Do's", check it out for step by step instructions!!

I'm really kinda freaked out about next school year, I can just hardly believe that Jake is going to intermediate, wow, 6Th grade, changing classes, that much closer to girls, and all that madness. The 5Th graders went down and checked out the school a couple of days ago, and we had to fill out all his registration papers, and I'm just kinda feeling like it is just going to fast! So I'm really enjoying running with him, it just gives us such an awesome opportunity to spend some good ol' quality time together. He is doing so good, I'm so proud of him.

Heart hair

2009-02-09T08:29:00.001-08:00

Ok so this morning I old the girls that it is officially, "Heart Hair week", meaning everyday this week, time permitting we will be doing heart hair styles!! So to start us off this week we have the puffy heart, I got the "DO" from HERE, the only thing I did different, is where you start the heart at the top of the head, I started with one instead of 2 rubber bands and then split that in half and to do the puffy braid around, hopefully that makes sense, but once you look at the other I think you will see the difference!! Anyway I think it is so cute, I'm so loving all these heart hair styles, and the girls love it too!!

Merissa told me that the lunch lady at school always wants to see her hair, and always asks how long it takes and how early we got up to do it. Kinda funny, she of course just giggles and giggles!! Such a girl.

Ok so when we were taking pictures of the girls hair, Colton is saying, Mom take picture me, take picture Colton! So funny, so here is my little man too!!

Rambling

2009-02-08T06:20:00.000-08:00

So funny, I was thinking that when you get in a habit of getting on the computer and posting, you do it and get it done, but when other things get in the way then whatever you were going to say kinda gets forgotten, or thrown to the way side!!

How cute is my little baby girl?? Look at her up on her knees, I just want to freeze time, you cant do that don't grow up!! Yet I relish in each of her new accomplishments, its so fun to see what she is going to do next! It just seems like she went mobile so fast, she started really rolling and then bam up on her knees, and even though she doesn't do a full on crawl, she pushes forward and gets where she is going!!

OK I know these pictures dont show the do' off great, but I think it is so cute. I got the idea from Here, I think you have to scroll down to wimpy hearts # 1, but because Monica's hair isn't wimpy, we did 4 hearts, I thought it was way cute!! There are so so so many cute Valentines hair do's right now, I am loving trying them!!

I was so super proud of my sweet Jake yesterday. He runs with me, mostly every day that I run, well yesterday we did our long run and we went 10 and a half miles. Now this is by far the furthest he has ever run. He never complained, he just kept on running. I am just so super excited to have him run with me, and I know he was excited about running that far too!!

So sweet

2009-02-02T20:24:00.000-08:00

There is nothing that tugs at your heart more then when your sweet little 2 year comes up to you and puts his arms around you and says "mommy I love you" and gives ya a big ol' smackin kiss!! And to make it even sweeter, said child is the terror of the house, the one and same who walked up behind Jayden armed with a metal Tonka truck and hit him in the head, for no apparent reason at all. So my thought is this; Heavenly father gives us these sweet experiences, to keep us from killing them for the second experience!

I don't think I could give this child away without paying someone!! LOL Not that I would even think about giving him away, that sweet angel!! I figure he is just keeping me good and tested for my kids to all hit the teen years, and the wonderful things we will go through, but I'm sure that will give me plenty of things to talk about in the future, as of now I'm trying to deal with one wild 2 year old, and just trying to make it through him!!

Oh the little joys of life!!

Makenna thinks.................

2009-01-31T19:25:00.000-08:00

Sweet potatoes are YUMMY!! I had all but given up on feeding this little sweetie food, she was just not happy eating. Well I think I have another picky eater, because bingo I have found something she likes! Given I haven't tried a whole lot since I make all my own baby food, really just rice cereal and Apple sauce (which I thought she would love) but was not thrilled with either. In the mornings I always eat my fiber one and yogurt, well she had been wanting to have bites of my yogurt so I would give her some and she liked it (duh, its so sweet)! So when I went to the store I had bought sweet potatoes for dinner and I grabbed an extra for her! She loved it!! So all is not lost, she will be eating more regularly! I did also get her some of those little puffed fruit things and she loves those too!

The other night the primary president called and asked to speak to Monica, when she got off the phone all I new was that she had to be to the stake center at 3:15 on Saturday, and something about learn about baptism!! Well, I'm thinking wow we are going to get one of those fun great to be 8 meetings, so I go to take her, and I'm thinking to myself hmmmmmmmmmmmm, we better have a skirt or dress on in case we are in the chapel, thank goodness, we get there and her class, (three little girls) are singing a baptism song for the stake baptisms. She did great, I was really proud of her not getting all nervous and shy, I'm very proud of my sweet little girl. And I as I sat there and listened to the talks and felt the sweet spirit of our heavenly father and Jesus in that room, and the love that these sweet children have for them, and the excitement of finally reaching that goal!! It just really touched my heart and whispered to my spirit and I felt all the love our father in heaven has for us, and how much he wants us to succeed in this life and return to him, and I rejoice in this, I love him with all my heart and Am so thankful for his blessings, for eternal family's and for the knowledge that we have eternity to be together, because there is no one I would rather spend it with than my family!!

So thankful

2009-01-29T12:37:00.000-08:00

OK, I know this is going to get a little sappy here, so watch out, and grab that umbrella!!

I just have to let my friends and family know how amazing they are. I feel so blessed to have the most amazing husband in the world, who has stood by me no matter what! When I went on my shopping binges, or scrap book binges, and always so supportive when I need "ME" time, exercise time, or get my hair or nails done, he has just been like you do it you deserve it!! He is the "Best", when I say, Honey I think someone is missing from our family, he has blessed and enriched my life, and I love him with all my heart!!

I have the most awesome, amazing, sweet, special, lovable, darling kids in this world, I am with out a doubt the luckiest mom in the world, they never complain, when it comes time to do their jobs, they just do them, when the baby cries and needs picked up, because I'm helping someone else or making dinner, or talking, she just gets picked up and loved, which to me is the most important, LOVED!! I LOVE my kids!!

To my amazing friends, I love you and feel so blessed and loved, to be apart of your life, and you apart of mine. Thank you for the things you teach me, for the love and kindness, you show me, I am a better person for knowing you and having you apart of my life. Thank you for being there when I needed someone to listen to me, even when you didn't have the time and you took it, because you knew I needed you!! I love you, and thank my heavenly father for you in my life!!

To my family (meaning both sides I wont say in law because you mean just as much) I am so thankful for you, and all you do for us. Your love and kindness and support mean so much to us, it is such a good feeling to know you are there and that you love us. For all the sweet and thoughtful things you do, that are just part of who you are, I will brag, and say for example when Uncle Kenny came up last weekend to watch Jake's last basketball game, he thought nothing of taking 5, yes 5 of my kids from Jake all the way to Colton, to the movie and then stopped and bought ice cream on the way home, not that they didn't get enough treats at the movie!! These are the kinds of things our family does for us we love you, and feel blessed to have you in our lives, We love you!!

Thank you all for being a part of my life no matter how you have touched it, I thank you and love you!!

Wonderful day!!

2009-01-28T09:27:00.000-08:00

Well, I do have to say I had an awesome day!! My birthday started actually a couple of weeks ago, when it was Merissa's birthday and my mother-in-law and Randy's grandma and Aunt Glenda surprised me with some fun clothes and a new purse and socks. Teresa Randys sister gave me a card with birthday money!! Then, last Thursday some of my awesome friends took me to dinner to Olive Garden, YUM!! They gave me some fun Bath and Body stuff and cook book and of course some yummy treats!! Then Yesterday started out, with Yummy breakfast made by Merissa and Jake, it was so cute they were just so so excited. Got the kids off to school, and my mom came by and we were visiting and my sister Lisa came by with Tulips and a balloon a card and some birthday money!! Then a wonderful friend of mine took me to lunch and got me some more yummy bath and body. I was only home for less then an hour when another friend Connie came and picked me up and we went to the mall where she bought me another yummy bath and body lotion and took me into Maurice's and got me a darling sweater with a cute lace cami to go under!! Then I spent my birthday money on 2 more shirts and some shoes. Then we left the mall and we went and got some ice cream. Which I then returned home and the kids all yelled surprise and they had made and put up some signs saying happy birthday and wrapped lots of presents for me!! I went and picked up Merissa from dance, talked on the phone to Renee, Sarah and tried to call Sherrie back. Riss and I stopped for a diet coke, and when I got home I fed and put Makenna down for a nap and was told to take a bath, while everyone was making dinner. Randy made me a yummy steak and shrimp and salad, yum! While everyone finished their jobs and got ready for bed I watched biggest looser. Then I got to open my presents, lets see if I can get this right, Jayden wrapped up some (about 7 ) pistachio's and some Jr. mints, then Monica got me a 5 lb weight and a Carmelo, then Merissa got me another 5 lb weight and a large chocolate bar, then Jake got me 2 8 lb weights some new running pants, a ball, and some pink ear phones for my ipod, and a Carmelo, and Randy got me some pants, a shirt, and a running shirt, and Michale rubbed my feet last night!! Yeah Me!! I had such an awesome day, Thank you some much to all of my wonderful awesome friends Husband children I love you all and am some thankful for each and everyone of you and all you did for me to make sure I had a great day!!

Happy birthday..............

2009-01-27T10:34:00.000-08:00

to you, you live in a zoo, you look like a monkey and you smell like one too!! Ok so yay its my birthday, and yep I totally live in a zoo, I really try not to look like a monkey but I do only have so much to work with, and I do shower every day so I really hope I don't smell too bad!!!
My kids are so sweet, they all filed out the door last night to head to wal-mart and Target to shop for mom, and my sweet Jake is walking out saying, mom I'm going to spend all my money on you, Merissa says well I'm not!! LOL
So Randy said he's walking around the stores with the kids (he took 5) and he said he couldn't find what he was looking for, I m like what, he says you know the dad of the year award!!
On Sunday Randy says to me so you don't want to be a year older huh?? I'm like no, I really don't want to be 35+1 in 2 days, he says why not? I'm like duhhh that's really close to 40, he says whats wrong with 40, I say that is just old!! He really didn't think that was funny (he's 42)
So Jake and Merissa made me eggs and bacon and toast this morning, and were quite proud of themselves, they are so sweet, I have the best kids in the world!!

Not impressed

2009-01-26T09:55:00.000-08:00

Makenna had her first bites of cereal, and she definitely is thinking its not for her!! So funny I really thought she would love eating. She is so interested when anyone else is eating, but when it came her turn, no thank you, I'll stick to milk!!

She is now rolling all over the floor, says ma ma, and as of yesterday is trying to get up on her knees. It is so fun to watch her, and my sweet children get so excited watching her!!!

Friday was her 6 month old visit, and she is 17 pounds 10 ounces and 26 and a 1/2 inches long, which puts her on the 77Th for her height and 71st for her weight! Man I'm looking at her darling picture and thinking she is so stinkin cute, man I love that little girl!!

So my computer is back to working, we took it in and he added memory and did some other stuff, I have no idea, but it works now and I can post pictures so Im a happy girl!! I would still really like a lap top, they have one at costco for about $6oo. I will have to see how that stacks up to others?? Yay cuz I dont have a clue!! But for now I m a happy girl with my computer!!

Computer

2009-01-20T09:36:00.000-08:00

issues stink, I am ready to through the whole thing out the window!! One problem, hhhmmmmm I don't know when I could get another but a heck of a lot of good that does me!! It doesn't work at all so I might as well through it out!! Yes, I have once again snuck onto my sweet hubbies computer!! I just cant keep an eye or 2 on my boys, which most often when they are together is 2-3!! Colton still being sick makes it worse, every little thing WWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! Any way wee have went the big part off to figure out what is wrong with it, and if it is costly maybe just maybe I can to talk my hubby into a lap top, I wonder those of you that know so much about computers and all does it matter if I get one of those inexpensive ones will it bay able to handle my pictures and if I want to digital scrap book (gasp) I will show you Merissa invite when I can stinkin cute anyway I think I could do a little not ever give up paper and goodies but for this kinda thing invites, then Renee our den leader does all these way cute invites you know stuff like that!! I would love to do, so what would be my minimum requirements that I would need do you think??
Anyway Merissa's birthday was lots of fun I think she had tons of fun, she had a bowling party and man it was so easy, go everybody is dropped off you play you open presents, have a cupcake and then everyone is picked up!! Yep I think I'm hooked!!
We took her to twilight on her birthday she loved that and we went to McDonald's opened presents and she was a happy girl!!
Man I sure hate not being able to post pictures!! On the up side isn't my blog cute!!

Birthday Girl!!!

2009-01-09T15:55:00.000-08:00

Yay!! So don't get to crazy, my computer is totally whacked, along with all my pictures, which I wanted to post a darling one of my little sweetheart and dedicate a page to her, and now cutestblogontheblock is down so I cant change my retarded back ground, man am I full of problems or what??? What you say...............hummmm, Do you want a list or how about we just don't go there!!

So, Yay for birthday's Merissa Sue is 9 years old today, and I think that it has been pretty stinkin good birthday so far, she wanted desert crepes for breakfast, then we picked her up and took her to pizza factory for lunch where she got her pizza shaped as a 9, so cool!! She has been to activity days and now she is at piano we are going to gag in the bag for dinner then she wants to go see twilight, and her big bowling party tomorrow!! Woo this birthday stuff, man sure wish someone would treat me like that for my birthday!! LOL I'm only one person!! LOL

9 things I love about you!!

1. You are always so happy!!

2. You love to help with Makenna, in fact you are often referred to mommy #2!!

3. You are so smart, no worries in this department!!

4. You always want to make everyone around you happy, if you have something or the last one and someone is freakin out you always either give it to them or share!! Amazing!!

5. You don't complain when I ask you to things for me, you just do it!! LOVE THAT!!!

6. You think before you act!! Finally someone!!!

7. You never complain when I want to try new hair do's and they take FOREVER!!

8. YOU ARE SO GIRLY!! totally rocks!!

9. You Love me!! Thank you sweet girl!!

Makenna

2008-12-05T21:01:00.000-08:00

Its been a while since I gave you an update on our sweet little princess Makenna so I thought I would let you know, she is now about 4 and a half months old and at her 4 month check weighed 16 pounds and was 26 inches long, so she was on the 91 % for weight and 97 for height, I think or it might have been the other way around, she's growing any way and that's whats important, right!! She's reaching and grabbing stuff with alot of accuracy, in fact when now when I'm nursing her, she's grabbing my book! She has brought so much love into our home, the kids still love to hold her, Merissa thinks she is mommy number 2!! Merissa does fabulous with her, and Makenna loves her back!! She has quite a temper, when she wants held you better do it now!! Heaven knows she will scream until you do, Randy claims that comes from my side of the family, the Germans to be exact!! I don't believe I know what he's talking!! Makenna's newest trick, rolling from her tummy to her back, she has been trying really hard to get from her back to her tummy, but her little temper comes out when she cant do it, then screams for me!! She is such a joy in our home and we are so thankful for this bright spot in out home. I feel so blessed to be her mommy and am so thankful to my heavenly father to bless us with this angel, the kids can truly not get enough of her!! We love you sweet Makenna.

Small changes.......

2008-12-01T13:24:00.000-08:00

Big excitement!! Just look at this pretty face isn't she cute.......yep, you don't have to tell me I know she is!! LOL So this is her picture before going to the orthodontist this morning. The count down began about a week or two ago, all this sweet little girl can talk about is POPCORN, ROLLO'S, skittles, gummy bears, starburst, Carmel's, you name it she's talkin about it. Well her time was up this morning, and she went into the office skipping, Jake of course trudged behind because he is no where near done!! In fact everyone in the office this morning had big ol' smiles on their faces, (but Jake) they do all the taking of the braces off at the same time, so it was a very happy atmosphere!! She has to go back tomorrow afternoon for her two retainers, then only every 3 months for check ups!!

Thankful

2008-11-28T21:49:00.000-08:00

I am so thankful for so many things in my life, I have the most amazing Husband in the world, he is so even tempered, he treats me like I'm a princess, he loves our children as much as I do, he loves god, he does whatever I ask of him, he plays with his kids, he loves to go to church, he is an awesome listener, OK so I really could keep going, but I do want to go spend time with my family!! LOL

I am so thankful for the most amazing children in the world, they are so good, they do what I ask (even if I have to ask a couple of times, sometimes, they still do it!), they love to cuddle, they like to play with me, they don't get embarrassed when I want a kiss in front of someone, they love Jesus, they love to read, they choose the right, yep I'm going to stop again even though I could keep it up!!

I am so thankful for awesome in laws that are more like my real family (which they are), my sweet sister in law, that is really my good friend or sister, or BOTH!! Yay me!!

My awesome brother in law, that is one of those uncles, that spoils my kids rotten, but you also wonder what he's teaching your kids behind your back, and you hope it has no lasting affects!

My sweet mother in law that is so generous, always trying to make it to the kids activities, and spoil the kids!!

My darling mom, whom I am so thankful for she comes to my house almost every morning to watch the kids so I can take the older ones to school, because that is usually the same time the baby wants to go back to bed, so she stays and watches them so Makenna can stay in bed.

I am so thankful for a loving Heavenly father who watches over me and mine, I know with all my heart that he loves me! I am so thankful for that knowledge!!

I am so thankful for ALL of my friends and the amazing example they all are to me I love each and everyone of you, you all inspire me to be better to try a little harder, thank you!!

I want to thank Teresa and Mitch for an amazing Thanksgiving day, dinner was wonderful, company was wonderful and your house is looking great!!

Oh and guess what, MY PICTURES ARE DONE you can go HERE to check them out, they are amazing, I love them!!

These are all of the pictures (well not all) from Thanksgiving (it may seem that way though since I put so many on) we had a lot of fun as you can see!!

Refreshed

2008-11-25T08:56:00.000-08:00

I so feel like a whole new woman, mom, wife, ready to do it all again!! Friday started our girls weekend, twilight movie, scrapbook weekend. So stinkin much fun!!

So Friday night we went to the movie and it was so stinkin awesome, cause my totally awesome hubby kept the baby so I could enjoy the movie!! (so tell me what did you think of the movie)

The only time we left was to get food or drinks, and church, oh and the girls had to dance, but that another post!!

I'm sad that I didn't get a picture when all of us were together, so in the picture with all of us there is actually 3 of us missing, oh and Makenna, she was sleeping!!

My husband is so amazing, he watched all the kids getting them to everything they had to do through the weekend, and not a single complaint, he just kept saying you need this, just enjoy yourself!! He is awesome and I love him so much, he's the best!!

I'm really excited our sneak peek is up on Kelly's site you can check them out HERE just scroll down a little bit, so stinkin cute, I can hardly wait to see the rest!! Tell me what you think!!

So here is what I got done over the weekend I am very excited I feel like I got a lot done, it was so good to scrap book, I just love this hobby!!

update

2008-11-20T20:23:00.000-08:00

Here is the picture of my darling niece opening her blanket that I made for her, such a sweet girl. I was very touched watching her open her presents, she lovingly opened her cards, first I might add and read them didn't just check for money, and ohhhhhhhh and aaaaaahhhhhhhh over each, any way I thought it was awesome, hope she loves her blankie!!

Well, on to the next sport, here's Jake at one of his wrestling matches, its really kind of a gross sport, but I really enjoy watching him, he just has this look on his face of intense concentration, and he has no one to blame if he doesn't medal.

Here's a picture of one of the girls favorite doo's we got the idea from HERE, just scroll down and you'll see the directions, I love it getting all the awesome ideas I get from all these sites, and all the step by step instructions, thank you ladies for all your hard work!!

crazy, crazy, crazy!!!

2008-11-14T14:45:00.000-08:00

I keep thinking will it really slow down, see, see, see, even my thoughts are running ahead of my typing. I mean life, will it ever slow down for a mother with 7 children?? My guess is, no!! I swear it actually is picking up speed, I was thinking lets just get Halloween over, but oh no that was a dumb thought because, HELLO, now there is Thanksgiving, Christmas, and than birthdays allover again!! Sheesh!! Ok enough complaining!
Last week I decided a little on the late side what to get my niece for her birthday, when she was a baby I had crocheted around a flannel blanket and she still carries that blankie around (this is her 8Th birthday by the way) so I decided she needed an upgrade to one more her size now, so I made her the cutest purple rag quilt, I took a pic of her opening her present I will post it later, but I think I was way more excited to give it to her then she was to open her presents, but hey her cousins were there and that was by far the most important thing for her!!
Ok then I have had the crazy issue of getting ready for family pictures oh my goodness so stinkin stressful, trying to coordinate everyone colors being wrong oh my gosh I cant even tell you, for a week I think I went in every store in town and then Randy was working in parowan so he even checked Cedar!! But I happy to say that as of last night pictures are DONE!!! Yay, unfortunately my little sweet Makenna did not smile once!! Little stinker, oh well now I will be haunting Kelly's blog to see if she puts up a sneak peek for us HERE . So that is what has been going on here in my neck of the woods, have a great weekend everyone!!

Football

2008-11-05T09:20:00.001-08:00

I'm trying really hard, to get my mind around this, OK so I went to Dixie, growing up. My kids now go to pine view and play for pine view. So Saturday was Jake's last football game, and yep they had to play Dixie, which you know my son's out there yeah go pine view. But is it OK if I silently kinda root for Dixie too? And man their uniforms, that bright blue and white they just look so nice, but still more than anything its just I was so trained to dislike pine view so I almost cringe, thinking this is where my kids go, and Jake is always like pine view rules yeah, we rock, pine view is the best school ever, and inside I'm dieing, I'm like no stop don't say that ahhhhhhhhhhhh it burns stop, but I'm only saying that on the inside because of course it would crush him if I really said that!! So without further ado............

Jake had his last game Saturday and they crushed Dixie, yes I mean they crushed them!! Jake did some awesome blocking, his offence was amazing. You ROCK bud!! Some pretty cute spectators too!!

Halloween cuties

2008-11-04T08:38:00.000-08:00

Halloween was kinda a crazy day, I felt like I just ran and ran all day, but it was tons of fun!!

We started our day getting the kids ready in their costumes, Jake was a foot ball player, Merissa was a fairy, we got our hair do idea from here (just scroll down a bit to the fairy) it looked so cute!! Monica was a princess, and we got her hair idea from here, just with short hair! She looked way cute!! Jayden was Spider man and Colton was a moo moo, and sweet little Makenna was an Angel! Got the kids off to school then came back the little ones put their costumes on and we went over to the school, met dad there watched the kids parade around, which they changed how they did it this year and it was madness just crazy I sure hope they go back to weaving in and out of the classes even if they would just walk around the school it would be better instead of trying to parade around the play ground there just was not enough room so there was lots of different lines and it took me forever to see all of my kids! Then I let the kids play for a little while with some of his friends from the neighborhood then we were getting ready to go home and Jayden says "Mom spider man is hungry" I thought it was funny I said OK tell spider man we'll grab a sandwich right now!! The kids got out of school early, got them home they finished their jobs, I ran to Costco, got home fixed hair and make-up ate dinner and then off to see grandma and grandpa, we visited a bit the kids trick-or-treated around their house a bit then we left and went to this huge house Sarah told us about last year they gave out regular size candy bars and they hide rides and balloons for the kids it was really neat, we came back Randy took the kids in our neighbor hood, when we got home Colton was done so I stayed with the 2 little ones! It was really fun!! I think it was another success!!

Birthday update

2008-11-03T09:53:00.001-08:00

Monica had a fabulous birthday!! She was so excited all day long, saying its my birthday, its my birthday!! She wanted crepes for her birthday breakfast, then for a cake she wanted to do Halloween cupcakes. Randy and I picked her up for lunch, and of course she wanted to go to pizza factory for her # 7 pizza!! Her happiness was so contagious, she was just filled with utter joy all day!! After school we waited for her 3 friends she got to invite to go with us to the Washington rec. center, where we had a blast!! She opened her presents, and loved them all, she also got birthday money from grandma Taylor, and Jones, from Aunt Glenda, and a gift card to toys-r-us from Aunt Teresa Mitch and Shelbi!! Thank you everyone she was very excited as she opened all of her presents and cards!! Then to top off her night after everyone went home she wanted Carl's Jr. for dinner! Then she asked Daddy for one more present, she wanted to sleep with Mommy!! Yeah Monica we loved celebrating with you!! Love you sweet girl!! Kisses and Hugs!!

Sappy

2008-10-31T08:41:00.000-07:00

I just LOVE being a mom!! To me there is absolutely nothing in this world better!! If someone came to me and offered Money, Riches big house whatever, in exchange for my kids I would walk away without a thought!! To me there is nothing better than having one of your kids come to you and put their arms around you and kiss and hug you and tell you how much they love you, or to watch them figure something out that they couldn't do before, and watch that pure joy of accomplishment!! Amazing!! To watch your babies face light up just because you are smiling at them!! It just speaks to my heart and I have pure contentment in who I am and what I am doing as a mother, I Love them with all my heart. I thank god for them everyday more than once, I thank him for all these blessing each and everyone, Ive got seven of them. They are amazing, and I feel truly blessed and mostly amazed that these beautiful spirits are in my home and I get to call them my children!! But mostly I just love being a mom!! Thank you!!

Happy Birthday..................

2008-10-30T08:48:00.000-07:00

Sweet girl!! I am going to dedicate this post to the most amazing 7 year old little girl in the whole world!!

The 7 things I love about you!!

My sweet Monica will do her jobs without being asked she just goes and does them!!

Then when she is done doing her jobs that's not enough she has to go help her sister so that she can get done fast too!! (so they can play of course)

If you look sad or upset or mad she will come up to you and put her arms around you and tell you she loves you!!

She loves Colton almost as much as I do, she constantly saying he is just so cute, he is so cute!! She trails after him like a little mother hen!! Now that is cute!!

5. Her love of life, she just gets so excited about things, and her whole little face lights up and you cant help but feel her joy!

6. she loves her baby sister, she mothers Makenna almost as much as she mothers Colton, always saying how adorable she is!! I love that she loves her brothers and sisters with so much intensity!!

7. That she is mine for now and I'm so blessed to have this sweet angel in my home, she is such a great blessing to us!!

We will be forever blessed to have this darling girl as our own, and am so thankful for seven years ago at 7:47 a.m. to welcome her into our family, love you forever baby girl!! Kisses mommy

crazy hair day

2008-10-29T14:18:00.000-07:00

Along with red ribbon week, today we had crazy hair day. They were so excited about their hair this morning they loved it!! Jake was a little tooo cool to get his hair all crazy, I wanted to do his hair all up in a fohawk, I was thinkin that would be way cool. But we were pretty short on time this morning because I had to have Colton to the dentist at 9:00 a.m. to fix his vampire tooth, so it worked out! But I got this idea for their hair from here!! Also this awesome lady is having a very darling giveaway. so go enter!!

Bad luck charm

2008-10-28T08:16:00.000-07:00

Yep, so Randy went another year without a deer, so yeah umm I'm thinking that he uhh, hasn't even gotten a deer as long as we have been married, so Jake says I'm dads bad luck charm, and I say well young man your not to charming yourself ya little stinka!!!
So, I don't know exactly how ready I am to talk about this yet but man, I'm so upset. I guess I will just say what I can, Michale now shares a room with Merissa and Monica, and will never have her room back!! OK so that sounded really harsh, but isn't that what happens if you sneak out of the house, with not a thought that what you are doing is wrong!!! And to make matters worse...............if that's at all, she was going into the back yard to make out with a boy, so in her eyes she wasn't sneaking out because this is her house and she was just in the back yard!!! HELLO HELLO HELLO .....................................is anyone home there, Michale HELLO, it was12:45 in the MORNING, you don't think that is sneaking then I guess I don't know what is!! As far as I'm concerned she's grounded till she's dead!!
So here is another good one!! Last week I made taco soup, the kids all really like it (except Monica everyone cant like it right, but still good odds with 7 kids), so Colton is going to town on it, well there are 3 cans of beans in it but still mom doesn't think of this, so he finishes goes out side to help dad with the 4-wheeler, well mom finishes cleaning up and I down on the computer lookin to see how I'm going to do the girls hair the next day, and then next I here, Randy getting mad mutter under his breath how he cant get anything done around here cause he has to take care of all the poop, well Colton tried to make it all the way up to my bathroom, and as he's trying to pull down his pants and get on the toilet he starts to go so he gets it in his pants on the rug and all over the toilet because he eventually got on there to finish, so Randy is throwing a fit and I go see what happened well I went to clean up the toilet and he took the rug down to the laundry, I thought there were clothes in the washer and I of course wanted to wash the rug so I told Merissa to go put the clothes in the dryer, so I finish up stairs, clean up Colton get him out of the shower get jemmies on come back down stairs and I'm thinking wow that poop smells so strong (do you see where this is going) so I go in the laundry room and I'm looking for the rug, where in the heck did he put that, I look in the washer, nope, I look in the sink, nope, OK its not on the floor, (have you figured it out yet because I hadn't) I look out side, nope, where in the heck , it stinks so bad, OH MY GOSH, yep, they were in the DRYER!! Oh my goodness was I mad!! My first thought was I need a new dryer, then of course I thought of my bank account and then screamed for Merissa, well she says that was what was in the washer and you told me to put it in the dryer!! I said well you can clean it up, (no I didn't make her clean it up, I wanted to but I didn't!!) No I did, saying bad words the whole time!!
So there you have it 3 big posts in one!!

Tagged

2008-10-27T09:12:00.000-07:00

OK, I 've been tagged by 3 people now so I thought I better get going, partly I was trying to figure out how to do the link thing, and I wanted to learn that first, that's my story and I'm stickin to it!
So Sherrie, Tonya, and Kasi, all tagged me so here you go!!

1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:40 I know I didn't make it to the gym, bad girl!!

2. Diamonds or pearls? diamonds

3.What was the last film you saw at the cinema? You mean like a movie at the theater? Wow Hmmmm, I don't remember (does that tell you anything) Oh girls weekend is coming and were going to twilight!!
4. What is your favorite TV show? biggest looser

5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Fiber one and ww yogurt mixed in

6. What is your middle name? Monica

7. What food do you dislike? Alien heads

8. What is your favorite CD at moment? I would have to say Either Carrie under wood or Taylor Swift
9. What kind of car do you drive? Ford Excursion

10. Favorite sandwich? Roast beef or The beach club at Jimmy johns

11. What characteristics do you despise?selfishness people

12. Favorite item of clothing? Capri's

13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Please take me back to Hawaii!!
14. Favorite brand of clothing? Silvers, That still don't fit, 3 months after baby!

15. Where would you retire to? Where ever my kids are, I want to be near them and my grand kids
16. What was your most memorable birthday? Oh do we get birthdays I thought we just get older
17. Favorite sport to watch? basketball

18. When is your birthday? January 27Th

19. Are you a morning person or a night person? I want to be a night person but because I exercise in the morning that's trying to win
20. What is your shoe size? eek, 10

21. Pets? 1 dog

22. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? My nephew just got home from Russia
23. What did you want to be when you were little? A movie star!! LOL

24. What is your favorite candy? Twix

25. What is your favorite flower? Tulips

26. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? Monica's birthday, Thursday

27. What are you listening to right now? Jayden wine to get his bike out!

28. What was the last thing you ate? Raspberries

29. Do you wish upon stars? yes

30. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Um, do I even need to answer PINK!!

31. How is the weather right now? beautiful and 57

32. The first person you spoke to on the phone today? Randy

33. Favorite soft drink? Diet Coke

34. Favorite restaurant? Texas Road house or outback

35. What was your favorite toy as a child? Barbie

36. Summer or winter? Summer

37. Hugs or kisses? Kisses

38. Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate

39. Coffee or tea? I LOVE the smell of coffee,but I don't drink it, but I LOVE diet coke!

40. Do you want your friends to answer these questions on their blogs? sure

41. When was the last time you cried? This morning!

42. What is under your bed? Ummm, Probably a gun (for hunting my dh's)

43. What did you do last night? celebrated with my family, my nephew's homecoming

44. What are you afraid of? Spiders

45. Salty or sweet? sweet

46. How many keys on your key ring? 5

47. How many years at your current job? 16

48. Favorite day of the week? Friday

49. How many towns have you lived in? 7

50. Do you make friends easily? I try, but I think it gets harder with age

So I'm going to tag Kristelle, and Sarah, well I would tag some others but since you are private (you know who you are and you can do it anyway) I wont link you!!

Gotta try................

2008-10-24T13:18:00.000-07:00

I got this new cook book from Costco, its Hershey's so many yummy yummy recipes!! I made this one yesterday, and yep its GONE!!!

Fudge Truffle Cheesecake

2 cups Hershey's semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 8oz. cream cheese softened
1 can 14oz. sweetened condensed milk
4 eggs
2 t vanilla

Chocolate crumb crust

crush 45 vanilla wafers
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup Hershey's cocoa
1/3 cup melted butter

Combine and press into the bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan

1. Prepare crust set aside. Heat oven to 300 degrees

2. Place chocolate in microwavable bowl, 1 1/2 minutes and then stir if necessary microwave an additional 15 seconds at a time stirring after each heating just until chips are melted when stirred

3. Beat ream cheese in large bowl until fluffy, Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Add melted chips, eggs and vanilla; mix well. Pour into prepared crust.

4. Bake 1 hour and 5 minutes or until center is set. Remove from oven to wire rack. With knife, loosen cake from side of pan. Cool completely; remove side of pan. Refrigerate several hours before serving. Garnish as desired.

Now in my mind its garnished with home made whipped cream sweetened with some powdered sugar and vanilla then chocolate shavings, but in my house it didn't last long enough, but if OK not if when I make this one again I will do just that!! (In fact Merissa just came to me and asked if I would make another!!)

Enjoy this one was so yummy, I had to share!!

Can you believe it......

2008-10-22T09:24:00.000-07:00

because I cant. My sweet little girl is 3 months old!! She is changing so fast, I just keep thinking can we please just slow down and let me enjoy her just a little. It just feels like we go, go, go all the time. I think that's why I relish our family outings so much because it finally feels like I can really slow down and enjoy just being with my kids, instead of rush here rush there you need to get here you need to get there, is your home work done? Did you read? Did you practice piano?

So anyway, Makenna is trying really hard to roll over, she has almost gotten it a few times, but she does need a little more time on the floor and since nobody seems to want to let her have it who knows how long it will take!! She still loves her tongue, it is so funny watching her play with it, the kids are always sticking out their tongues to her! She is very quick to smile especially if she has had her nap and is fresh from sleep. I just love snuggling up with her, she is so squishy, and melds to me so wonderfully, we just fit, she makes our little family so happy, we are so glad she is ours!

Fun, fun, fun..................

2008-10-21T08:44:00.000-07:00

I just LOVE family time, it just does our little (ok not so little) family good to spend some good quality time together, with no outside forces pressing on us!! Of course, the fall break now politically correct, for the deer hunt, so yup that's what we were doing, yes I know it very typical for the guys to go, but not our family, we all go!! The kids (aren't we all) had so much fun, we arrived mid afternoon Thursday, and I think we were all excited to go so we quickly unloaded all the 4-wheelers and hopped on and went for our first ride. Well whats kinda funny to me and that is really not a big deal to me, Randy rides a pretty new 4-wheeler, and I well, yay mines probably 20 years old, and to say the least has no shocks, so over the rocks you pretty much get shook like a shake!! LOL OK so Makenna really didn't like getting all shook up. So the next time we went for a ride I went on Randy's and he rode mine, and she slept like a baby!! LOL Only Randy was not to happy, so the next time we were going for a ride he said I feel like one of the kids and want to throw a fit cause I know you need to ride mine but I don't want to ride yours, so I think I'm going to throw myself on the floor and scream and yell!! Yep the sweet wife that I am Yep I laughed at him, and he decided I need a new 4-wheeler!! Yay right I say not in this economy well make due!!

So Randy went out early Friday morning to scout, and when he got back he was pretty excited he saw 4 big bucks not to far from our camp, so we rode most of the day, then Saturday morning he sees only a couple doe, which he was pretty discouraged, then my nephew and his wife and girls came up and spent the day with us, It was wonderful to visit with them and let the kids play they had a blast!! So needless to say we came back we came back Sunday afternoon the boys stayed cause yep you guessed no deer!!

Randy and Jake came back last night and yep still no deer, he is hoping to go back out tonight and Jake wants to go again!!

See this sweet little face?? See what he is doing yep he is the key looser, yep we spent lots of time looking for keys, he is either trying to start the 4-wheeler or putting the keys in his pocket and then of course loosing them somewhere, luckily we found them each time but it took us a couple times to learn to take the keys out when we were done!! LOL

The kids got a lot of entertainment off of this hill that they tried to constantly run up!!

Life...

2008-10-10T05:34:00.000-07:00

It has just been another crazy week, I swear one thing after another!!

I started this week with Jayden having to go to the Dentist for some major work, and he was all crazy and loopy after that. Then Tuesday was our anniversary, we did end up going to dinner, but we had to tailor it around the kids' activities! Then Wednesday I go to weight watchers, and then it was stamp club, which we did some way cute things that I'm really excited about, and they came out with some way cute sizzix die cuts so cute!! Then my weigh in, maaaan, I am just so frustrated, Ive only lost 10 pounds in about 8 weeks, it is just coming off ssssssssssooooooooo slow, its making me crazy. I just lost it so fast last time. Patience that's what they keep telling me, but please hurry!! Then came Thursday could it be free??? Oh no, no no no no, Raptor romp!! And wonderful today weellllll, Dr. with Makenna cuz she's not feelin good the store, and oh yeah Mom's birthday, so yep lunch with mom, present you know, then she wants Cinnamon rolls...........do you see where this is goin!! crazy, speakin of goin I do cuz, got to get the rolls to mom!! I'll leave you with pic's of the romp!!

Happy Happy....

2008-10-07T09:29:00.000-07:00

Anniversary babe, I am so thankful for you, you are the most amazing man in the world. I feel so blessed to be your wife, and to know that you chose me to be your one and only! Thank you for all that you do, for me, the kids, and our life!! You have made me the happiest women in the world, by just being you!! I thank you for being mine, for loving me with all your heart, and blessing me, enriching my life, and making me whole!! You are the best!! Thank you for always making me feel like a princess!!

Look what I did........

2008-10-02T08:59:00.006-07:00

Yep, while Michale and I were out shopping for her dress we went into Clair's and Michale said we should get Makenna's ears pierced while we are here and I said..........................OK!! So we did, and she looks darling!!

Here are a couple of darling pictures of my little angel at 10 weeks and smiling like crazy!!

Look what I have been up too!! My girls are absolutely loving wearing flowers in their hair, so yeah, um I guess you could say I went a little crazy with the flowers, and made tons, all colors!! Yay they are so pretty I just love them, one more joy of girls pretty hair, which brings me to my new side bar thing that says where I'm at, well I found this new blog that's teaching us about new hair styles for girls and this site is having a giveaway so check it out!! www.hair4myprincess.blogspot.com

OK so yesterday I was totally horrified and had to pull myself back with all the inner strength I could muster not to beat the living#%&& out of Colton!! So I'm looking at this website on making bows and the boys are watching T.v. and all of a sudden I hear this splashing the same time that I hear Jayden scream at Colton, I turn and look and Colton is standing their butt naked holding himself and peeing, yes peeing on his brother and the floor!! Oh my gosh did I want to kill him!! I yell to scare him and stop him for peeing anymore run him into the bathroom and tell him he is supposed to pee in the toilet, he finishes and goes to time out, and then I get Jayden in the shower!! Oh this child is going to be the death of me!!

Randy said............

2008-10-01T09:30:00.000-07:00

That this picture looked like someone had just told her that the next president was going to be Oboma!! OK sorry don't mean to get political on you, and I guess you now know which way the wind blows in our house!!! LOL

Drop dead gorgous!!

2008-09-29T09:06:00.000-07:00

Yep, its crazy maybe even a little insane!! THIS IS MY LITTLE GIRL!! Well obviously not so little anymore. She looked so beautiful, and more importantly she felt beautiful! I got the wonderful pleasure of helping her get ready, she had an awesome friend of hers (Becka) come do her hair, and I did her make-up. It was so much fun! I am so grateful for my awesome relationship with my daughter, and that she would want my help on such an important moment in her life. I know I'm strict with her and she takes it all in stride. I just love and adore this little girl!! (that's not so little)

I was talking with a wonderful friend of mine and wondering what to do about her crephew, she normally has to be home at 10:30, but I did want to give her a little extra time so I was asking for advice and she said I would let her stay out til midnight and I of course almost had heart failure, but she told me that I had raised such an awesome young lady that I should give her a little more trust and go for midnight so I did!! And guess what she was LATE!! But she did call me and tell me that the other couple that they were going with decided that they were going to eat after the dance, and one of the boys Mom was taking them and was going to sit in the car at the restaurant so that she didn't have to drop them off and then come back! So she had a fabulous time, and cant wait for Sadie's.

How did his happen??

2008-09-25T09:15:00.000-07:00

Ok so most of you know what a girly girl I am, so you would think that my girls would follow suit. Well a couple have at least! Not that Michale isn't girly because she is, but she really doesn't mind crossing over. She kind of always has crossed both ways, (so I wonder has it been to please me) she has always loved to play in the mud, so defiantly not afraid to get dirty, sometimes very dirty, in fact I think she quite enjoys it! Well its pine views home coming week and she decided she was going to play in the annual Jr. verse Sr. powder puff game, ok I can handle this, its what comes next. She now wants to play on the football team, like the boys team next year, ok so I'm not dumb enough to think that she would really make it, but its all she talks about, in fact she even tried to talk to the coach, which he pretty much ignored her and walked away!! (thank goodness) But she says all the boys say, she could always try out he has to let her, and he might even let her make it but, he doesn't have to play her!! Any way she was so into the powder puff game she got called a few choice words that I wont repeat! It was so funny when she would come up to the line she would do this bouncy thing from one leg to the other, it was hilarious!! She was so serious!! Oh and her nick name, this is the best part, the part that makes me the proudest (gag) "The beast"!! Nice huh!!

Ok so on the up side she got asked to homecoming, so we are going dress shopping tonight. At least this is the part I couldn't wait for, that awesome bonding time with the benefit of shopping!!

Ok so I have this online group of gals that are the best, and we had an online crop and well I didn't get alot done well yeah I actually only got one done I know I know I wanted to do more I swear life has just gotten so crazy, I just didn't have time, it was like one thing after another!! Anyway this challenge we had to use butterflies and well I love butterflies so of course I had to do this one!!

9 weeks or 2 months you choose!!

2008-09-22T18:40:00.000-07:00

My sweet little angel is now 2 months old, its just crazy, I would really just love to freeze time. It is going way to fast, it seems that I blink and another week has past! Just stop the madness!!

Makenna went for her 2 month appointment today, and my sweet little girl has hit the 99 % for her weight which is 13 pounds 15.5 ounces!! She is 24 inches long and the 95 % for her height! She is just so sweet, I just cant get enough of her, love to smooch her cheeks!! Well really all over!! LOL She really loves to smile mostly when she is fresh from sleep so she is still pretty content!

The parade was on Saturday and the girls were once more on the semi, new costumes and all, just love them!! Michale was once again doing the flags behind the band!

But first thing Saturday morning we had to be in cedar city for Jakes football game, they did great and almost won, almost!!

Colton has inherited the love from Jayden of the perfect spot to play in the back yard, the spot were the dog wont let the grass grow because she likes to dig it up and lay in it, so the boys like to fill i with water and go boating and camping and4-wheeling through it!!

Our blessing

2008-09-09T17:48:00.000-07:00

Yeah, sorry its been awhile. Its been so crazy, Jake is playing tackle football and they practice 3 times a

week for 2+ hours, then Saturday games, Merissa and Monica are back in super steppers and Merissa made show team so she has to go twice a week, Michale is dancing again 2 hours a week and working. It really just seems crazy, like run run run!!

Jake is really enjoying football he is # 61 he seems so big with his big ol' pads on! They had their first game on Saturday, we didn't win but they did great, getting so much better every year!

My sweet little Jayden said to me the other day, "Man I am just so tired I think I will just rest for just a minute" he walked over to the stairs, layed on the step and was fast asleep in seconds!! So stinkin cute!!

So I know I'm a week late on her 6 week update but here is her picture, she found her tongue and loves to stick it out!

Makenna got blessed this week so for her 7 week update she is in her beautiful blessing dress, I swear she looked just like an angel, she received a beautiful blessing, one thing that sticks out in my mind is, "the Love of a big family"! Oh yeah, that cant get any truer!! She did wonderful through her blessing, her dad thanks her for not crying!!

Grandma Taylor, and uncle Kenny came to see this sweet angel receive her blessing!

I went back to the gym last week, my knees are feeling so much better, so with weight watchers Ive lost 5.8 in two weeks, and I go back tomorrow to weigh in again, and see if getting back to the gym helped at all!!