Eardley Crew

Wedding bliss

2011-04-14T14:34:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, we were able to go to Draper for my cousins wedding. I was having a hard time deciding if I wanted to go because we went up Friday night, and came back Saturday afternoon. I had to work on Sunday so I was afraid I would be soooo tired. Well I went, and I was glad. I rode up with my mom and dad. It snowed the WHOLE way up there, the WHOLE time we were there, and the WHOLE trip back. Good thing my dad is a skilled snow driver. We got to my aunt Lisa's house around 11 and visited for a while before we headed to bed. The kids could not wait for it to be morning so they could play. When we got up, we ate breakfast and the kids played until we had to head to Draper. Konner and Daniel played in the snow and jumped on the trampoline. Zaydee and Sophie played house and slid down the stairs in a sleeping bag!

The fog was so thick we could not see the temple until we got right up to it. I dropped my parents off and the kids and I drove around since it was so cold and snowy outside. First stop.... BATHROOM! Zaydee thinks she needs to try every bathroom... EVERYWHERE! We headed back to the temple and took some pictures of the fog. After the wedding, we went to the reception. The reception was fun and we got to see lots of family that we dont get to see regularly. Emilee caught the bouquet and zaydee couldnt keep her hands off the cake! The bride and groom looked so happy and I wish them the best! I am really glad I went. It is always so much fun to get to spend time with my family.

Dear weather man

2011-04-14T13:41:00.000-07:00

Please predict warm weather..... TO STAY!! Our weather has been so unpredictable and cold for this time of year. I have loved the days that were warm and felt like spring. The weather is really toying with my emotions! I get so excited for the warm and then the next day its freezing and windy! It goes from

THIS

TO THIS

UGH!!.....

So on the nice warm days we have been going to the park, having outdoor tea parties, playing at the river and practicing baseball with Konner. The kids and I love the warm and are so much happier when we can play outside.

On cold days we have been found at the library, Pirate Island Pizza, watching Tangled and watching Zaydee build puzzles.... her favorite thing to do!

We are really looking forward to the warm weather so we can get back to our schedule consisting of...

Swimming at the pool with grandma once a week

snow cones 5 times a week.. haha kidding....kinda

river and lake trips

movie in the park and lots more!

Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves

2011-04-14T10:30:00.000-07:00

My aunt Coni gave my mom and I tickets to go see Cher in Vegas. We had a great time! We stayed at the Worldmark and went to Caesars Palace for dinner and the concert. I'm pretty sure I was the youngest person by 30 years at the concert but we still had a fun time. My mom had never experienced the strip at night.... So that was just as entertaining as the concert! She got a real Las Vegas WELCOME! Drunk guys hitting on her, People passing out "adult" material, smelling like smoke, men dressed in drag, men making out... you know, the vegas nightlife! She was very excited to make it back to our hotel safe and sound! I am glad we got to go together. We really enjoyed eachother's company. Love you MOM!!

first day...

2011-02-17T20:46:00.000-08:00

Ok, I am writing this at 9:20 p.m after just getting home from my first day at the new job. WOW... is all I can say. My day started at 4:45 a.m when I had to get up to get ready to be to work by 5:45 a.m. I got to work and clocked in and immediately started running. I had 8 patients to get blood pressures, SO2 sats, heart rates, respirations, blood sugars, etc. The next time I looked at the clock, I had already been there 3 hours. I took out catheters and IVs. I transferred patients, I wheeled patients out that got to go home, I watched chest tubes get removed, answered call lights, I learned how to do all the computer charting, made beds, and talked with a lady that just had her leg amputated. I got to sit for a total of 30 minutes today while I ate my lunch. Needless to say.... my legs, feet, and back are tired and sore. I had the best CNA and RN teaching me the ropes. I feel super overwhelmed with everything I have to learn. Every one is so understanding and so willing to help me learn. I feel a lot of pressure to be really good at my job because every conversation I had with other CNAs and RNs today went like this.... "Where are you coming from?" (me) "This is my first CNA job ever" (them) "Are you kidding me? How did you get on at the hospital, on days, without any experience?" (me) "I know, I feel so lucky. I am just really nervous." (them) "You are very lucky! That is awesome! Welcome to the team." So now I feel like I need to be AMAZING so I don't let anyone down. Well I ran all day and before I knew it, it was 6:00 p.m. I reported to the night nurse and clocked out. I ran and picked up Konner and Zaydee from my moms to take them to check out the new learning center. The hospital has a learning center for Intermountain employees to take their kids while they work. It is an great program. They have strict curriculum they teach, balanced meals, amazing teachers, and a great facility! The one week day I work, I will have the option to take the kids there if my mom or Joyce is not available. It is set up just like a school but so much nicer! I had high expectations and it exceeded them. After I took the kids to get familiar with the school, before they just got dropped off there, I took the kids back to my mom so I could go to school. Chemistry..... ugh. Well I just got home and am going to bed! I have 4 twelve hour days in a row plus 3 tests for school. This is going to be the hardest week. The rest will seem like a breeze when I get on my set schedule. I just wanted to remember this day and this feeling so when I graduate school and don't have to work my A$$ off, I will have empathy for those that are doing it. Night.... 4:30 is going to come early

Silver teeth...

2011-02-16T09:15:00.000-08:00

A year ago, Konner went to the dentist for a cleaning. The dentist told us his teeth were great, no cavities, and sent us on our way with a book, a balloon, and a free dinner to Red Robin. Konner had a great experience and was excited to go back in 6 months. So.... 6 months later we went back for another cleaning. This time the dentist said Konner needed 4 fillings and 4 caps! WHAT?!!? I couldn't believe it! We were just there and his teeth were great! I was very leery of the diagnosis and wanted a second opinion. Sure enough, he was in need of 4 freaking caps, and 4 fillings! The dentist wanted to put him under to do all the work..... ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!?? I was a nervous wreck. After talking to my mom for hours about it, I decided it was an ok thing to do. We had to be at the dentist at 6:30 a freaking m! They do the sedation appointments in the early morning because the kids can not eat 12 hours prior. When we got to the office, I was soooo nervous about the whole thing. They gave Konner a little medicine to make him loopy. We sat in the waiting room for about 15 minutes... then came the WORST part... the dentist came out and said, "Ok, I will carry Konner back. We will see you when we're done" AHHHH... I was so scared that something was going to go wrong. I wouldnt be back there to know what was going on. No one cares about him as much as I do, and that freaked me out! I asked lots and LOTS of questions and then they were gone. I waited in the waiting room, trying to study... (I was to nervous to concentrate) At about 8:30 the dental assistant came out to get me. Konner was done but still ZONKED out. We waited in the recovery room while I held Konner, waiting for him to wake up. The dentist told me about 5% of kids have a reaction to the anesthesia that makes them sick.... WELL, KONNER WAS ONE OF THE 5%. He threw up all over his head during the procedure. They gave him a little sponge bath before they brought him out. I felt so bad. He threw up 3 more times in the recovery room and then finally woke up. They let us go home at 10:30. Getting out of the office was quite the chore. I had to carry Konner cause he couldnt walk. I had all my school books, sleeping Zaydee, and a purse that weighs 1 billion lbs! The girls were awesome. They carried Zaydee and my school stuff so I could get Konner out. He threw up on the way home and 2 times when we got home. The good news is, he didnt remember any of the pain. He got over the sickness by about 2 and was good to go. He wanted a mirror so he could see his silver teeth. He wanted to show every one how cool they were.

in the recovery room.

checking out his new silver teeth!

Life flight

2011-02-15T22:23:00.000-08:00

Sandstone Elementary School won the best tree at the Jubilee of Trees this year. One of the prizes was to have the life flight helicopter land at the school and let all the kids see inside of it. Well, since my mom works there, we got to go check it out too. Konner was AMAZED! We got to watch it land and then go check out the inside. After all the kids took a little tour, we got to watch it take off again. It was a really neat experience for the kids.

Zaydee turned 3!

2011-02-15T22:09:00.000-08:00

Wow, time flies! Zaydee the lady turned three and I can't believe it. She is such a cute, spunky, sassy, caring, little thing. This year, she wanted to have a princess party. We had all her friends over for a little celebration. It turned out perfect! We played some little princess games, had cake and ice cream, and opened presents.

After her friend party, we had a little family party over at my moms house. She had birthday dinner and brownie sundaes. She got to open more presents and teach uncle Mikey some dance moves!

Zaydee facts:

Likes to do things on her own time

Very vocal about her feelings

Great puzzle builder

Loves anything with princesses or sparkles on it

likes to snuggle

chicken nuggets are her favorite food

she loves to read books with me

caring

would live in her jammies

has an obsession with soft things

very smart

climbs into bed with me almost every night

music lover

cares so much about her bubba

loves playing kitchen

wishes she had more girl friends to play babies with

sleeps in panties already

I am so blessed to have this little lady in my life. She helps me keep sight of what is really important. She is so much fun to have around and her laugh is contagious! Happy Birthday Zaydee!

Snow day!

2011-01-17T10:37:00.000-08:00

Konner looked out the window and said "It snowed!!" He was so excited, he ran and told Zaydee and they started getting dressed, so they could go play in it. Konner thought for a min, then said "Holy crap mom, I am going to have to wear like 4 pairs of pants for this much snow!" haha Obviously we are not around the snow very much. We went outside and made snow angels, had a snowball fight, and built Bocho (the snowman)! We realized that we are not well equipped for such weather. I put lots of pictures on facebook, if you want to see more Click here

Christmas

2011-01-17T10:19:00.000-08:00

We had great Christmas week! My aunt Lisa and her family came down and spent a few days before Christmas. On Thursday we went to Grandma Joy and Grandpa Ralph's house for "Christmas eve" dinner with my moms family. We had fondu and the kids loved it. Zaydee loved having little girls to play babies with, and Konner ran around like he was one of the big boys. All the grandkids opened their presents from grandma and grandpa, then played for the rest of the night. The little kids watched a movie on the "magic bed"(the wall bed) before we went home.

The next night was actually Christmas eve. I didn't have to work and we had a fun day! The kids are getting big enough to really get excited about Christmas. We spent the day with my family and had dinner at my mom and dad's house. My mom read the Christmas story (kids version) after dinner. Then we all got to open one present. The kids got jammies and I got an awesome Christmas plate.... one we can put cookies for Santa on. I took the kids home to get the cookies and milk ready, and so we could be in bed early. Konner wrote a letter, all by his self, for Santa. Then it was time for bed....... time for Santa to stop by.

(Dear Santa, These cookies are for you. Love Konner that sat on your lap)

CHRISTMAS MORNING!! The kids got up at 8:30 and were soooo excited. Konner got the BIG truck and trailer that he asked Santa for! Zaydee got a big girl bike and the pink camera she was to scared to ask Santa for. haha My family came over and watched the kids open their presents. After they had a chance to open and play with everything, we went to my parents house for biscuits and gravy. After breakfast we opened presents over there, then we spent the rest of the day playing with our new things and building puzzles.That evening, the kids got to go to Joyce and Kim's to open their presents and play with the cousins. They had a great time. We were all very spoiled and are so blessed to have such awesome family!

Aunt Con, Leslie, my mom, Konner, and Zaydee all in Zayds new princess tent! haha

Family pictures

2011-01-03T23:11:00.000-08:00

We had our pictures done in December and I am so happy with how they turned out. I had Jimmy Bishop, from Gideon Photography (one of my very favorite photographers) do them. He was great with Konner and Zaydee and he had the pictures done in 2 days! He is awesome! I wish I could post them all up here, for every one to see.... BUT there are 120 pictures. That would take a while, so I will just post a few.

I did it

2011-01-03T22:18:00.000-08:00

I PASSED BIOLOGY!!!

Holy cow.... I am so excited! I wanted to do a little happy dance when I turned in my biology book!

It took a lot of hard work and studying and all that paid off!

This is, by far, the hardest class I have taken so far. I now feel like I can do anything! haha

School break

2011-01-03T21:52:00.000-08:00

I had lots of goal to accomplish during the school break. Get my house cleaned, stay up on the laundry, get an oil change in my car, clean out my car..... Blah, Blah, FREAKING BLAH! None of that got accomplished but we have had a lot of fun! This is what we have been up to...

The kids were dying to do something fun with the cousins. Since I have been in school, we have not had a lot of spare time for play dates. So, we had all the kids over for pizza, went to see Despicable Me, and had a sleepover. It was a little crazy but super fun! (ok, a lot crazy!) haha

We went to a few movies. I got some movie gift cards for my birthday and they were well spent. We saw Tangled, Despicable Me, Yogi Bear and Megamind. The kids really liked all of them, but Yogi Bear was really not in my top favorites.

My little sister was in a couple different plays at the Dickens Festival this year. We had a great time watching her and she did so good. Ran into some old friends, which is always fun. Well not always, but this time it was.

I was able to go out to Springdale a couple times. I love it out there. The scenery, the shops, the friendly people, BUT most of all.... I love eating at Oscars! I went out right before the huge rain storm and it was gorgeous! The huge red rocks were peeking out of the fog, it was just drizzling, and oh my gosh..... I forgot my camera! I was sooooo bummed but, life goes on...

I got to go again when my aunt Coni and her friend Leslie came out for a visit. Coni and I always make a trip to Springdale, every time she comes. We had so much fun walking through the shops and eating at Oscars. They have the best burgers ever!

We have really been able to enjoy each others company during this little break. There has been lots of snuggle time, game playing, puzzle building, wii playing, book reading, treat eating and much, much more. The house still looks like a tornado went through, the laundry is still piled up and my car still looks like this.... or worse

But we have taken advantage of the free time and really enjoyed each other!

Thanksgiving 2010

2011-01-03T20:57:00.000-08:00

We had a really good Thanksgiving this year. We were able to spend it with lots of family. On Thanksgiving, the boys in my family go shotgun shooting while the girls prepare the food. My dad and brothers took Konner along, and he LOVED it. Zaydee stayed home and helped Grandma Tucker make puffed rice balls. We ate dinner at my Grandparents house and everything was amazing..... as always. After dinner the kids went to spend some time with the Eardleys, and I went to a movie with Jarvis. I feel so blessed to have such a great family and be able to spend so much time with them.

Stay tuned...

2010-12-08T20:56:00.000-08:00

Sorry, we have been so busy... As soon as my finals are over I will post the latest happenings. I can't even begin to tell you all how excited I am for a break from school!! It is very much needed.... I will be able to get caught up on all my projects! YAY!

Holiday tunes

2010-11-22T21:17:00.000-08:00

Well its official..... we have started listening to Christmas music in the house and the car! I love Christmas music and it really helps get me in the spirit of the season. The kids have enjoyed singing and dancing to some of the songs I loved as a child. Their favorite one to sing is "Your a mean one Mr. Grinch"

These are some of our favorite Christmas CDs. With the list of new ones I want, our collection will be growing! Happy Holidays!! :)

Childhood memories....

2010-11-12T10:58:00.000-08:00

Last weekend, I got the chance to take the kids to Blanding. I loved every minute of it, and so did Konner and Zaydee. I got to show them the house I grew up in. My grandma and grandpa now live in our old house, so we got to stay there. I got to take them to the Patio, a tiny little restaurant that makes the best shakes ever! Every year, our family would take a trip up to the mountains to get fire wood. My old house has a wood burning stove, so we went to help my grandparents get wood for the winter. My dad and grandpa used the chainsaws to cut the wood, and Konner would pick up the "BIG" logs and load them in the truck. Zaydee sat on a stump with grandma and ate snacks the whole time. Another thing we did every year, as a child, was rake all the leaves into big piles and jump in them. The kids and I spent HOURS doing this. Zaydee loved all the stray cats that hung around the yard. She would chase them around and pet them. I had to inform her that cats don't like being picked up by the tail. Konner loved the fact that the yard backs up to horses. He spent a lot of time sitting on the fence watching them.

I loved all the fall colors. I didn't realize how much I missed them until I got to Blanding and saw them. They were gorgeous! We took a drive by the reservoir, where I swam as a kid. It was lined with yellow trees. My grandma has the prettiest, bright red, bushes around her yard.

While we were driving around, showing the kids the town, we drove passed the movie theater. As a kid, I remember begging to go to the movies. It is a super old, one screen theater. Konner could not believe that old thing was a movie theater!

We had an amazing time. I am so glad I got to take the kids to spend time with my grandparents. I spent so much time with them as a kid, and wanted my kids to get to know them better. My grandma and grandpa loved playing and reading and laughing with the kids. We really appreciate them letting us stay there, cooking for us, and making our weekend a great memory!

Zayd's first pedicure

2010-11-10T21:37:00.000-08:00

A couple weeks ago, Joyce told Zaydee if she could go 2 weeks without having an accident, she would take her to get a pedicure. Well she did it! So, on Tuesday they went and got their toe nails done. Zaydee loved it and told me all about it. Her favorite part was the bubble water, the "ticklish stuff" and the fact that Brookie was there too! She loves every chance she gets to play with another girl!

Soakin' in the bubble water

The finished product. Zaydee shows her toes to everyone. She also wants to make sure everyone knows she has flowers on them....... just like mommy

Every girl does it, RIGHT??

2010-11-09T21:23:00.000-08:00

Friday started out to be a great day. We ran some errands in the morning, and we had pictures scheduled for the late afternoon. Zaydee was all ready, hair curled and all. Konner just needed his hair combed and we were all ready. With 5 minutes to spare, I noticed a little patch of hair hanging over Konners ear. I grabbed the scissors and cut it. I set the scissors on the bathroom counter while I combed Konners hair.

BIG MISTAKE!!.....

Just as I got done doing Konners hair, Zaydee says,

"Mom, look I cut my hair."

I glanced over and saw this.......

I had to do a double take.

I could not believe that she had just cut her bangs, that were as long as her hair, to the scalp!

She took a chunk off the side, right by her ear too.

5 MINUTES BEFORE PICTURES!!!!

After I was done crying, yelling, questioning & scolding we headed out.

We ended up rescheduling the pictures for next month (hoping the bangs are long enough to call bangs by then)

side view of the "new hair do!"

"The bangs"

We have heard many comments:

My daughters all did that when they were small

Every girl does it, at least once

Wow, I like your hair

Cute bangs! Who cut them?

From the sounds of it, most little girls try it when they are little.....

Hopefully this is the first and the LAST time this ever happens!!

See ya soon!

2010-11-08T21:52:00.000-08:00

Halloween Week

2010-10-31T22:54:00.000-07:00

This year, we got to celebrate Halloween for a week! After getting dressed up 4 times, I am glad it is over! Started out on Monday night.... We had a trunk or treat at work. The local businesses sponsored it and we had a great time. My mom came and walked the kids around while I sat at the car and passed out candy.

My mom had a neighborhood halloween party, and invited us to go. I got the kids dressed up again and headed to the party. They did a carnival theme and Konner and Zaydee loved it. Konner spend most of his time at the mini golf game while all Zayd cared about was DANCING! She danced from pumpkin to pumpkin at the cake walk. She didnt care about winning a cupcake, she just wanted to dance! The weather was nice and the company was good!

Saturday was an EXTREMELY long day for me. I worked all day and then hurried to get the kids ready for the next halloween event! We started the night with dinner at the Middleton trunk or treat. Konner and Zaydee were so excited to get to trick or treat with their BEST BUDDIES! After getting a bucket full of candy we headed over to do a little trick-or-treating in my moms neighborhood. We went by a couple of houses before the kids got to tired. I took the kids over to see my grandparents. And, as always, the kids had a blast! My grandpa drew a Z for Zorro on Konner's chest. Konner said "Mom, I am never taking a bath cause I dont want this to wash off!!"

And we ended the night like this.................

On Sunday, we made halloween french toast! The kids thought it was soooo cool. After we ate Emilee and Konner did a little switcheroo! They dumped out all of their candy and traded.

Halloween was a lot of fun but I am glad it is over. I am really looking forward to the holiday season now!

Until next year......

Time flies...

2010-10-26T22:02:00.000-07:00

Wow! Time is flying by...

The last month has gone by so fast for us. Here is a brief little update

Mikey turned 20! We had a fun little birthday party for him the day after his birthday. The kids were so good to help him blow out "ALL" of his candles! I got to hang out with him in Vegas on his real birthday.

My friend, and co worker, Leslee works at Tuachan and got me a free ticket to see THRILLER. I was very impressed with the dancers and look forward to next year.

Met some friends in Vegas! Had a great time but didn't get to much sleep... I was in need of a vacation from my vacation! :)

Polished up on my bowling skills with Sammy and her family.

Yeehaw!

2010-10-06T21:21:00.000-07:00

One of the many great things about August, is the Dixie Roundup. Konner really does look forward to it for a whole year. He asks ALL YEAR when "his" rodeo is. This year, since he is 5, we put him in the drawing for mutton bustin' but were not successful.... bummer. He was sad about it but we will try again next year. Seriously considering changing his last name for the occasion! (you know, like staheli or Gubler or something!)

We had a really good time! We got to hang out with good company and snack on "rodeo" food! I had a great time figuring out my camera and other than the fact that the rodeo was sooooo long, we all had fun!

Michael, Michael, Motorcycle!

2010-10-06T11:34:00.000-07:00

Mikey got a WHEELS!! My dad and Mikey have been looking for a decent, inexpensive motorcycle for a while. Well they finally found one in Cedar City. They drove up there and picked it up, but when they got home they realized, Mikey didn't know how to drive it! haha So my whole family sat outside while my dad and Josh gave him some lessons. Started out a little scary but ended GREAT! Michael was so excited and keeps trying to get me to go on rides with him...... sorry, not yet!!

Zaydee and Em

Mikey's FREE lessons! :)

So happy!!

Konner and Zayd trying it out for size!

Avery's Birthday

2010-10-06T11:09:00.000-07:00

Avery's birthday party was so fun for the kids! Zaydee especially loved dancing in her "DANCING SKIRT!" I really love this picture because of what was happening...... Avery and Zaydee were in deep conversation about the Barbie. The other little girl came over and started talking to Avery. In this picture, Avery looks at her and says,

"Excuse me, but I am not talking to you right now. Can't you see I am busy talking to Zaydee"

HA HA HA I was cracking up! Thank you for the fun party!

Movie in the park!

2010-10-06T11:01:00.000-07:00

One of our favorite things to do this summer was go to the movie in the park. We would grab something for dinner and head to the Town Square to get a good spot! We brought blankets, pillows, jackets, jammies AND SNACKS! Before the movie started they would get all the kids together for some wiggle time. They did the chicken dance and the macerena. Then they did a train and danced around the whole park. By the time the kids got done they were ready to settle down for the movie. We had a lot of fun and look forward to doing it again next year!

p.s Thanks Bradi for the collage frames! Love it :)

When I grow up

2010-09-12T22:01:00.000-07:00

On Thursday morning I took the kids to the 2450 park. They played in the sand and on the play ground while I studied. The park shares a parking lot with the fire station. While the kids were playing a couple fire trucks pulled in. One parked in one of the stalls and the other truck parked outside. When it was time to leave Konner wanted to just look at the BIG fire truck. We were admiring all the gages when a super nice, older gentleman, came out. He opened the doors, let Konner climb in and check everything out. He explained what all the equipment does and dressed Konner in his fire jacket and helmet. It was such an awesome experience for Konner. He told Konner to stop by the station by the college and he could have a tour of the ladder truck and he could get a fire helmet of his own. That man made Konners day. I am so grateful that he took the time out of his busy day to show the kids how important fire men are! When we were leaving Konner said "Mom, if I can't be a bull rider... I wanna be a FIRE MAN!"

Explaining why the helmet is shaped weird in the back and what the eye shield does.

The door has a reflector in it, like a mirror.

Zayd really didn't think it was THAT cool. haha

The next cover for the fireman calendar! :)

Summer showers..

2010-08-29T14:17:00.000-07:00

We have loved the warm, summer rain showers! Konner and Zaydee laughed so hard while running, jumping and splashing in the rain! Konner helped Zayd roll up her pant legs, after they were already SOAKED! They had a blast chasing worms down the gutter, trying to scoop them up in the plastic sand shovel. Konner was to scared to pick up the "slimy little bugger" (as he said) so Zaydee came to the rescue!

The rainbow that came along with the rain was beautiful.

There were two rainbows but, my lens was not quite wide enough to get both....

Happy Birthday to you

2010-08-29T11:47:00.000-07:00

Ugh.. I have gotten a little behind on the blogging thing.

A quick little catch up:

My mom's birthday was August 6th and we had a fun little party. I took her to Tarzan at Tuachan and the kids got her some of her favorite treats, a book (they love to read with grandma) and a cute little willow tree figurine.

We made her favorite cake, pineapple upside down cake.

I am sooooo blessed to live so close to my family! I loved spending the day and night with my mom on her birthday. She is AMAZING and helps me so much! Love you mom!

My whole family (minus Mikey) went to Tarzan. I loved it! Konner really liked it too. He was constantly asking questions and laughing. I am really glad that we have such an awesome theater so close to us!

Grandma Joy, Konner and I

Happy Birthday MOM!

Konner and I waiting for the show to start!!

At the first of the summer, my grandma told me if I passed my CNA class she would take me to Vegas to see Phantom of the Opera. Well...... I passed!! While the kiddos were camping with the Eardleys my grandma got a condo and we headed to Vegas. We stopped in Mesquite and had SUPER GOOD mexican food for lunch. We got to Vegas and checked in to the Worldmark. We had just enough time to change our clothes and hop on the shuttle that took us to the strip. We picked up our tickets and went in....... HOLY COW.. our tickets were on the fourth row in the middle!! Let me just say, I LOVED IT!! The theater was awesome, the music was amazing, the sets and costumes were OUT OF THIS WORLD!!! I am super glad that I got to go before it left Vegas! We had dinner and went back to the condo to relax a bit. The next morning we slept in and then went to the Bodies Exhibit. That was a different kind of cool, but totally cool still!
They wouldn't let us take any pictures inside Phantom or the Bodies Exhibit so we only have one picture :)

Tinkle Tinkle...

2010-08-07T21:10:00.000-07:00

I am laying in bed Monday morning and I hear the sound of diaper Velcro. I wait for a second and hear tinkle, tinkle in the potty. I immediately sit up and say "Zaydee, what are you doing?"

She flushes the potty and comes running into my room and says

"I don't want to wear diapers anymore. I am a big girl and i wanna wear panties."

SO.....

It has been 6 days and she is still wearing panties. She has had three accidents but I think that is pretty amazing! We have been playing, going to Cafe Rio, Wal-mart, my moms house, shopping for birthday presents and all of her accidents have been at home!

She is such a funny girl. She has to do things on her time. But when she is ready... SHE IS READY!!

We made a little chart so when she went potty 10 times she got to go get a treat. When I asked her what she wanted she said (in the most serious prissy voice)

"I want my very own PURPLE snow cone!"

So after 10 times we headed to the BEST snow shack in town... (parking lot of Ace) for a snow cone!

I try to get her to do a "nice smile" but I get this

OR.....

THIS!!

Head tipped back saying "CHEESE"

She is so excited to be able to go for a week without wetting at night so she can get

PRINCESS PANTIES

to match her Belle jammies!

Proud "mommy" moment

2010-08-04T22:20:00.000-07:00

Konner can TIE HIS SHOES!! Now, I dont when kids usually do this.... and it obviously depends on the kid, but I am so proud of him! He wanted to tell every one. He said to me, "Mom, Dad is going to be so proud of me cause he hates tying my shoes all the time! I gotta call him right now!!" I love watching my kids accomplish something they have been working for. They are so proud and get the satisfaction of knowing they have reached a goal!

Goin' to the chapel

2010-08-04T22:11:00.000-07:00

I have been so, extremely, lucky to work with such awesome girls. Two of the girls I work with got engaged just a couple weeks apart, they are getting married two days apart..... AND they are sisters!! Anna is moving to Cedar City so she wont be working anymore. Erika is moving to Provo and doesn't want to commute... DANG!! haha We had a bridal shower for them before they left and it was so fun. Stephanie got Cafe Rio for everyone for dinner. We played a couple games, had cheesecake for dessert, and laughed til my face literally hurt! Jessica and I did the shopping for the presents and did an awesome job! well.. I would have been happy with what we got them. We were told we had to keep it "G" rated but managed to sneak a couple little PG-13 things in there! We are also losing Jess.... (super sad about that) She is going on a mission so she is moving home (Vegas) with her family to save money.....

All the Bridal Elegance girls

good thing you cant see our faces... we could not stop laughing!!

EVERYONE!! They boys are the fiances.... Obviously

This is going to be a staple in bridal shower gifts from me!! There is a whole line of this brand and it cracks me up! The girls loved it too

Girls weekend

2010-08-04T21:54:00.000-07:00

The weekend of July 24th, Konner got to go camping with the Eardley/Staheli clan. Since he was gone, it was just Zaydee and I, and I had the weekend off work... SO.. that meant lots of girly bonding time. Zaydee really missed her bubba but we had lots of fun.

We went out for snow cones... (my favorite treat!)

Played babies

painted nails! Zaydee said.. "Look mom, now I am pretty like you!"

Went to dinner at Olive Garden

walked on the curb while we waited

had the waitress take a picture of us after (accidentally) making her feel bad. she assumed we were waiting for some one else. When i told her it was just the two of us, she said sorry a million times! ha ha

We went to the 24th of July parade in Washington. Zaydee and Scotlyn enjoying the view

Emilee and Stephanie

Trying to see what all the noise was.....

This was the culprit...

After the parade we went to the festivities at the park and Zaydee got her face painted for the first time

Emilee and Zaydee showing off their cheeks!

That night, we went to grandmas for some fireworks and sparklers!

LOVE THIS PICTURE! Zayd looks so homeless but so happy!

She was a little reluctant about the sparklers...

We had a super fun weekend, but we were really happy to have Konner back. He makes such a difference at our house. He had so much fun with his cousins and came home SUPER DUPER dirty!

California Girls

2010-07-29T21:51:00.000-07:00

When Coni was ready to go home, I got to go with her! I had just finished my finals and got to have a little mini vacation before starting school again. We stopped in Mesquite to pick up her chiminea, that she got for her birthday, and headed down the road. It was an 11 hour drive but it seemed like 20 minutes. We figured out how to solve ALL the worlds problems, we cranked the music and sang at the top of our lungs, we made a few pit stops/potty breaks and made a few funny phone calls. I didn't take many pictures cause I was too busy having fun! (sad about it now though...)

Day 1:

slept in

watered the garden

picked the tomatoes and green beans

went to the farmers market

shopping at Santana Row

shopping at the mall

BBQ with Ryan, Sarah, and baby Kaylee

built a fire in the chiminea

laughed for hours

Day 2:

SLEPT IN

went to Seabright beach

splashed around in the ocean

people watched

caught some rays

went to Capitolla

walked the shops

ate dinner at Margaritaville

watched Americas got Talent

Day 3:

SLEPT IN

took my time getting ready

headed to San Francisco

went to the Acadamy of Sciences Museum

ate dinner by the beach

froze my butt off (while wearing jeans, tennies, a longsleeved shirt and a hoodie)

went to Union Square for some cheesecake

changed clothes in a nasty bathroom

parked in a parking garage so we could walk to....

WICKED!

loved every single second of Wicked and didn't want it to end!

got home super late at night

Day 4:

got up bright and early

packed ALL my stuff up

headed to the airport to catch a 9:25 am flight

got Jamba Juice

flew back to the gates of hell (a.k.a Vegas in the summertime)

got on the St. George Shuttle

turned on the tunes

slept on the drive

HOME AT LAST!!

I had a SUPER DUPER fun time, BUT I really missed my kids! And when I got home, I felt like they had missed me too. They made this cute sign for me (with the help from grandma tucker)

I got them new jammies at the Disney store while I was in California and they loved them.

Zaydee got her first night gown.... that had a princess on it. She wants to wear it all day, everyday!

Konner got Woody jammies. He really likes Woody the cowboy and wears them every night.

not the best picture... it was taken with my cell phone to forward to aunt Con!

Bonut the Doughnut

2010-07-29T21:12:00.000-07:00

My aunt Coni (who my kids looovvveee!) came into town for a little visit. While she was here, we went to Toy Story 3, had a birthday party for her, and went through old pictures..... (and LAUGHED!)

I didn't get a picture of all of us but, Konner, Coni, Grandma Tucker, Grandma Joy, Zaydee, and I all went. It was way fun and the movie was so good! Coni got the kids little "kid packs" and they had so much fun. I love that my kids have lots of family around. They are so lucky to get to spend so much time with their great grandparents.

Konner and Zaydee were LOTS of help. She is reading Konner's card that said:

Dear aunt Bonut,

I hope you have a good birthday

I hope you get lots of good presents

I love you!

Love, Konner

Awesome Ice cream maker!

Con and the "great" nieces and nephews (minus kaylee)

After dinner and presents we looked through some old pictures. Coni and Grandma Joy are showing Konner who his great great grandparents are. They were showing him baby pictures of me and my brothers. He loved it. He was asking so many questions and really wanted to know who people were. I am so glad he got to do that. What a fun experience for the kids!

So Literal

2010-07-15T22:08:00.000-07:00

The other night, the kids and I were cleaning up the living room.

I handed Zaydee a plastic sack and asked her to please go put it under the kitchen sink. She ran in the kitchen, came back so happy and said, "I put it under the sink mom!"

I said thank you baby and continued on with the cleaning. When we were done I put the kids to bed and went into the kitchen to get a drink and saw this.......

It is definitely under the sink!!

I chuckled out loud and then got my camera to take a picture. I said "put it under the kitchen sink" I just figured she would know what I meant. That's what I get for assuming.... haha It made me remember and think that you need to teach your children. She did exactly what I said and was so proud of herself. I love her so much! Can't imagine life with out the little stinker!

don't worry about all the dishes in the sink! I only have so much time in a day to do the things that need done. Unfortunately the house work is on the very bottom of that list, usually.

Certified Nursing Assistant....

2010-07-15T21:51:00.000-07:00

It feels so good to accomplish something you have worked very hard for. I finished my CNA course and passed with an "A"....

I had a great teacher and really fun classmates! I learned a TON and I am super excited for the nursing program!

To become a CNA, part of your hours are spent in a care center, taking care of old people. That was very hard work and it takes a special kind of person to do it.

I got the chance to follow some GREAT CNA's and some not so great ones. I did my 24 hours at St. George Care and Rehabilitation. On the last day I made every one take a little picture so I would always remember that experience.

Some of the things I did there were better than others......

Change briefs (a.k.a diapers) not so pleasant

give showers

feed elderly people

make beds... with and without people in them

apply oxygen

send a gentleman to the ER

catheter care

help people get up and in a wheelchair

more brief changes

comb and style hair

paint nails and play dolls

answer call lights

get hit on by old pervert men

talk to and learn about the residents

take vital signs

did i mention brief changes.... I think I did so many, I am scared for life!

get kicked by an old lady while trying to shower her

Some of the happy things I will never forget.

The first time I went I wheeled a darling old lady to the dining room for breakfast and "Ice Ice Baby" was blaring on the radio!

Rosie: "What is that cute boys name?"

ME: "Oh, his name is Austin"

Rosie: "My husbands name was Austin. He was great... but he had a huge nose!"

Mikey and all his hugs and funny hats

Rosie and Ruth

Rosie: giggling...

Me: "What is so funny Rosie?"

Rosie: "I farted!" "Oh I should be ashamed of myself!"

The cute husband and wife that share a room and are soooo in love still

Alzheimer's unit

Ruth singing B.A.N.A.N.A.S

I am very glad it is over, but I learned so much and overall had a very good experience. I gained a whole new respect for nurses and cnas in nursing homes.

p.s I really hope I die before I have to be put in a place like that......but if not, I hope I have good CNA's to take care of me!

Splish Splash!

2010-07-11T21:58:00.000-07:00

Every Friday, my grandma takes us swimming at the club in Bloomington. We love spending time with her, and it is great for Konner to get over his water fear..... When we started going, at the first of the summer, Konner would get in the kiddie pool ONLY!

He wouldn't get his head wet or put his face under the water. He would run and splash and pretend he was walking with his hands in the 6 inch deep area.

We have been going for a month and a half...... and look what a difference it has made!!!!!

I couldn't even believe it when he told me he wanted to... I realized I was more freaked out than he was! He is so so brave and the nice, soft, life jacket was one of the best purchases ever!!

He swam the whole length of the big pool... TWICE!

I am so proud of him!

we have taken lots of fun swimming pictures... I will put a collage together for another post when finals are over!

Let Freedom Ring

2010-07-05T16:57:00.000-07:00

We had a great 4th of July weekend. Started off by going to Vernon Worthen park for the booths and games! My mom, dad, and Emilee came with us and we had a great time. The kids went on the bouncy slide, the Wizard (electric swing things) and the bounce house! We ate snow cones, met up with Sammy and Kendall, and walked the booths. We ate lunch at A&W and then drove up to the airport to get a good spot for fire works. My dad parked his truck on the hill and then hopped in with us to go take naps so we would be ready for a late night!

After naps, the kids and I headed over to Pete and Alicia's house for a little get together. The whole GANG was there! We visited with every one and since it was Alicia's house, we ate lots of food! haha They always have yummy food, and get mad if you don't eat! :)

Next, we headed back to my moms to pick them up for FIREWORKS! The kids loved it... and I loved it too! I think one of my favorite things to do with my new camera is take pictures of fireworks and sparklers! I took a million pictures and we had so much fun playing with sparklers!

Sunday night we went to Zeth and Miranda's house to BBQ and do fireworks in the street! Konner loved the pop-its and was scaring all the girls all night! We set up the tri pod and took pictures of every one to send to Mikey Flowers since he couldn't be here due to military deployment.....

The whole experience was hilarious!!.......

p.s I took tons of "sweet" firework and sparkler pictures... I will post those soon! :)

SO BUGGED!!!

2010-07-05T11:37:00.000-07:00

UGH!.......

I had some pictures of Zaydee, asleep with her baby stroller, and I accidentally DELETED them!!

The other night I put Zaydee to bed and I heard her making some noise. I thought, I will give it a minute and see if she goes to sleep. So..... about 10 minutes later I went in to check on her and she was sleeping with her baby stroller covering her like a blanket. I was cracking up. I got my camera and took some pictures so I could remember how funny that was... AND I FREAKING DELETED THEM!!!!

I am sooooo sad about it.....

2010-07-05T11:02:00.000-07:00

I got to go to Vegas to play with Thera, Sharon, and a good friend from Payson. I had so much fun! We shopped and ate at Town Square (one of my very favorite places EVER!) We walked the strip, since Kyle had never been to Vegas... He had to see the sights!

Sunday we went to Zions and it was the first time I have really been amazed by the ROCKS! I have been raised around the rocks my whole life.. so I have always just thought..."sweet! looks like everywhere I have ever lived." But this time I learned a little about Zions and I was AMAZED! I got to eat at Oscars, drive all the way through the canyon, and do a couple short hikes. I think I heard more different languages in one day than I have heard my entire life! It was GREAT!

Waiting for the Zion shuttle! haha

looking out over Weeping Rock

While I was gone, Dusty took the kids camping with all his friends. They must have had lots of fun cause they came home looking mighty HOMELESS! This is a picture of Konner's foot, before he got in the tub. I was going to take a picture of the tub after... BUT.. there is no way you would have believed all the nastiness was from one bath! haha

Their whole bodies were this dirty!!

Happy 5th Birthday

2010-06-06T11:31:00.000-07:00

WOW... Where does the time go?! Konner just turned 5 and had a great birthday weekend!

On Thursday he got to have a birthday party at the splash pad with all of his friends and cousins. It turned out really fun..other than the wind! He got lots of fun presents and had pizza and "orange pop" for lunch. Grandpa Jeff decorated the cake. like usual, he did a really good job and Konner loved it. After the party, we came home for a little while so Konner could ride his new bike and then went out to Texas Road House for birthday dinner. He picked Road House so he could sit on the saddle. It was really fun for him since I know a few people that work there, they made a big deal out of his birthday! He sat on the saddle and let Zaydee sit on it with him. The servers all yelled and sang and gave him a BIG BIRTHDAY YEEHAW!!

My little brother Mikey invited us to go camp out at the lake for Memorial weekend. He went out on Saturday and got a good spot by the lake. Since we had a reception on Saturday, we waited and went out Sunday morning. Konner's real birthday was on Sunday so when my parents came out, my mom made Konner his favorite dinner... Shepherds pie with fruit salad. It was a really nice and warm weekend for the lake and we all had a really fun time! Konner got to celebrate his birthday ALL weekend!
My grandma Joy (Konner's great grandma) took him shopping for his birthday. I was at work so Emilee was nice enough to take a picture for me. They went shopping at Oshkosh and Konner got some new clothes, new jammies, and some sunglasses. After shopping, they went out to lunch. Konner loves spending time with Grandma Joy and she said she really enjoyed taking him. My kids are so lucky to have so many grandparents that love them in their lives!

I am so lucky and blessed to have such a great little boy. He makes me laugh and cares so much about other peoples feelings.

Things he really enjoys right now are:

riding his bike

playing his Nintendo DS

playing with his horses

shepherds pie

swimming with his life jacket

picking out his own clothes

putting on deodorant

playing outside with Zaydee

complimenting Zaydee

playing with his friends

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KONNER!!!

An Apple A Day....

2010-06-06T10:34:00.000-07:00

Keeps the Dentist away! Well, I think we need to start eating some more apples at our house. Konner had his 6 month cleaning and he did really good.. BUT.. He has 4 cavities and the dentist wants to cap 4 of his teeth! I really do not understand how that could be possible when 7 months ago he didn't have a single cavity and its not like he never brushes his teeth. So the dentist wants to put him under and do all the work at once.... ugh I am really going to have to think this over and maybe get a second opinion. I don't understand why they would want to cap a baby tooth and it doesn't make sense to me that his teeth would get that bad in 7 months.

On the other hand, Konner did great! He let them x-ray his mouth and clean his teeth! They put on Madagascar, gave him a NEW toothbrush, a book, and let him pick out a balloon!

We had to wait in the waiting room for OVER AN HOUR!!! yeah... an hour! It was ridiculous! So while we were waiting we took some GREAT pictures!

showing our "big sharp teeth"

2010-06-06T10:13:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Dad! My dads birthday was on the 24th of May and the kids and I took him out to lunch at his favorite place......Wendys! (It really is his favorite place!) That night we had birthday dinner and cheesecake. Konner helped grandpa blow out his candles. We are so lucky to have our family live close so we can celebrate together! We love you Grandpa Jeff!

The new "shades" Mikey got him!

2010-06-02T21:54:00.000-07:00

Nothing makes me feel more needed, loved, and content than rocking my baby to sleep. After a long day of school and work and juggling from one babysitter to the next, I am usually to tired or have to study and don't take the time for it. Relaxing and taking time to talk with my kids and then rock Zaydee to sleep is something I need to make time for more often. Not only does it help my kids know that I care about them... It makes me feel like they also care about me. Tonight I just had such a strong feeling of contentment and love. Having Zaydee snuggle and fall asleep on me made me want to stay in the rocking chair all night. She was just so peaceful and she made me feel like I was needed and important. Even though I have studying to do and my house is a wreck... It felt really good to just rock Zaydee and take a little breather and realize what is most important in my life. I am so amazed sometimes at how much love my little ones have for others and how much love I have for them. I feel sooo incredibly blessed to have such blessings in my life :)

p.s I know it is super sappy but it is just something that happened to me tonight and I never want to forget the feeling. I have so much more to post but 5:45 comes mighty early in the morning... so i gotta get to bed. Stay tuned for more post updates!

2010-05-23T22:09:00.001-07:00

2010-05-16T17:50:00.000-07:00

This weekend turned out really fun! My dad took Konner to their father and sons camp out at Sand Hollow lake.... the boys in my family are not good at taking pictures so I dont have any pictures of it to post.... sorry! Konner was really excited to go and when he came home he told me all about it. While the boys were gone, my mom took the girls out to dinner and cupcakes at 25 Main. It was so fun to just hang out with the girls. After dinner we went and did a little shopping. Emilee had a gift card she wanted to spend so we all picked out clothes for her to try on at Down East.

all of the "girls"

I told Zaydee she had to sit on her bum in the high chair.... this is the look I got!

Zayd with auntie Em

Yep, the cupcakes were mighty tasty!

Zaydee and I shopping!

Dusty got tickets for him and Konner to go to the MONSTER TRUCK show out at the fair grounds. Since this little outing was for "boys only" Zaydee and I went to Angelina's birthday party. Thera and Sharon were in town and invited us over. I am so glad I got to go.... WE HAD A BLAST! It has been so long since i have hung out with them and I forgot how much fun I had with all their family! We went to Pete and Alicia's house where they had a huge water slide and a little pool set up for the kids. Zayd played in the water and played babies with Audrey while i got to hang out with everyone. I will for sure be hanging out with them again... real soon!

Thera , Zayd, and me!

Aunt Barb, Thera, Tj

2010-05-11T21:20:00.000-07:00

A week or so ago I finally got to go see Avatar! Bradi, Jess and I went to the Zions Giant screen theater and watched it in 3D. It was really good. I now know why no one could explain the movie to me. I loved the blue peoples world at night time. Every thing glowed! I would love to live there... I don't think I would love the creatures there though! I had a really good time.... Thanks girlies

This past weekend was my cousin, Justin's wedding. It was a quick decision on Justin and Megan's part but it turned out really great! All my family from California came into town for the wedding on Thursday. I went to the temple and watched all the kids (run around on the grass) and waited for everyone to come out. Megan looked gorgeous! Compliments to the Bridal Consultant....yeah, it was me! haha

Grandpa and the "girls"

Daniel and Konner playing mercy!

Grandma Joy and Zaydee girl

Megan fell coming out of the temple....

The newly weds!

Konner and grandpa having a discussion about fathers and sons outing!

While all the family was in town, Julie, Sarah, Grandma Joy, my mom, me, and Zaydee went out and did a little shopping. If shopping was a sport, my aunt Julie would be a PRO! She can shop for days.... haha! We went to TJ Maxx where my grandma Joy found a TUTU that Zayd just had to have. She showed it to Zaydee and of course Zayd said "I want that dancing dress!" My grandma bought it for her and she had to put it on as soon as we got out of the store! She LOVED it soooo much! She didn't take it off the rest of the day... She wore it to OSHKOSH, GYMBOREE, THE CHILDRENS PLACE, and then to grandma Joys house. She really wants to take "dancing class".. I guess i will have to find a good dance class for her!

showing me her "dancing moves"

Mothers day, in the past, has been a hard day for me. This year, before Mother's day got here, I decided that it was going to be a great day... and it was! For 5 years I have hoped on every Mothers Day that I would get a cute little mom necklace, a card, or breakfast in bed.... and every year when that doesn't happen, I get my feelings hurt. Mothers Day growing up was always special for my mom and my dad always helped us realize how special she was. Well this year I decided that Mothers day is not about presents, cards, or even breakfast in bed. Mothers day is a day to celebrate being a mommy. I got to spend a whole day with just me and my kids. Saturday night I told them that it was Mothers day in the morning and explained to them what that meant. I told them that I was very lucky to be their mom and that they made me so happy. Konner woke up the next morning and came right into my room and gave me a hug and said, "Happy Mothers Day Mom." yeah.... I started crying.

I have to share this because it made me so happy... Konner's friend Ryan knocked on the door and said, "Konner, can you play?" Konner says, "No cause it is Mothers Day and I am going to hang out with my mom." He is such a sweet boy..

My mom had helped the kids make cards for me and helped Konner make a coupon book for me. It was the cutest thing. Even though I had to clean up poo and make breakfast and lunch... It was still an amazing day! And what a difference a change of attitude makes. I love being a mom! I feel so lucky and blessed to have such great kids. They truly are troopers and they love and support me in trying to go to school and work. I am also very grateful for all the mothers in my life. My mom especially! I love you mom!

Yes... we are a silly bunch!

Zaydee with the rose I got at church.

The cards and flowers the kids made for me.... I will cherish them forever

Haha Zayd is a crack up! I changed a billion poo diapers this Mothers Day! I am glad she is grateful!

Love it..

We got to go to the PBR last week and Konner loved it. The only bad part about it was the arena was really small. I went a couple hours early and got a great seat. Zaydee loved climbing all over me and flirting with the old man behind us... but konner was standing in the front watching the whole time. We had a really fun time... minus the intoxicated gentleman sitting next to us!

Konner and I in our western attire!

During the National Anthem. Hats off

This is Zaydee's new tongue trick!

Konner glued to the bull riding

Today was my first day of the CNA program. I was super nervous for a couple different reasons.

1. I have never done this kind of thing before and the "not knowing" is really scary for me.

2. I am not sure if i can handle all the blood and guts that you have to handle for this kind of job.

and..

3. I have to get up at 6a.m to get ready and get the kids ready because my class STARTS at 8 a.m. If anyone knows me... they know i am not a morning person. Well i guess that has to change. I have class Tuesdays and Thursdays 8-noon and I have to work at the care center doing clinicals 3 Wednesdays from 6am til 2pm.

I had to go get my books, scrubs, stethoscope and blood pressure cuff last week with my kids. They have been to the book store with me before and it is quite the chore! So Konner picked out the stethoscope and blood pressure cuff while Zayd picked out the scrubs. I ended up with bright pink scrubs and a blue stethoscope with a blood pressure cuff that is blue with green hearts and polka dots. We made a fun afternoon out of it. I think it is important to teach my kids the importance of education and so I try to involve them in my school endeavors. I only have one picture taken from my cell phone to send to my aunt Con... but
I want to remember it so I will post it.

don't mind the super messy room in the background! :)

When I take a picture of the polka dot, green heart, blood pressure cuff I will post it! Its pretty "cute"

Can't wait to be done with school! It is starting to feel like i am getting somewhere!

Last, but definitely not least.... I SOLD MY CAMERA!!! It was kind of bitter sweet I would say. I feel a little attached to my little XTi and I learned a lot on it! But on the up side.. I ordered a new one! The T2i... It should be here on Monday!! I am seriously so excited... and i just can't hide it :) haha

I am so excited to play with it and take some video! I have lots of fun things coming up that this camera will come in handy for!

Mixed emotions

2010-05-02T22:05:00.000-07:00

Well, I decided that since Zaydee is begging me to potty train her..... I better make it so she can get out of her bed to go potty. So off came the front of her crib, and on went the "little" railing. I am having such a hard time with this because I feel like my baby is not a "baby" anymore. She is such a BIG GIRL. She can get in and out of her bed, swing from the bar, and tuck her dolls in her big girl bed. She loves feeling like a big girl and I HATE it. After I put her to bed I cried because this was a huge realization for me.... MY BABY IS A BIG GIRL. The worst part is, I have to act as excited as she is and that is hard! Konner got to have a sleep over at grandma Tucker's house last night and Zaydee wanted to call him and tell him about the bed! He was so excited for her and couldn't wait until we got home from church so he could see it. He gave her a love and said, "Wow, Zayd! Now you are a big girl!" Ugh... This is the first big hit! I now have a Big Boy and a Big Girl.... not a big boy and a baby girl. Well I am going to try to get over this quickly so.... here are some pictures of Zaydee and her new "BIG GIRL" bed.

"Minnie, look at our new big jiral bed!" (that is how Zayd says girl)

Look how big she is!

WARNING: Post overload

2010-04-28T23:22:00.000-07:00

Wow! I have so much I want to blog about so I am just going to make one giant post! Well as some of you know It is finals week at Dixie State.... With that said, I have been super stressed trying to get my last minute things done. I have been working on my final 12 page research paper for EVER it seems like. It was due today so yesterday I didn't have to work until 2 so i spent all morning trying to perfect it. I let the kids have full run of the house as I worked. At lunch time I stopped working to get the kids lunch and get ready for work. They had wandered into the back yard and when I saw them I thought to myself.... Holy cow it is lunch time and you guys are still in your jammies with last nights soggy diaper on, no shoes, crazy hair, and SO HAPPY! The last week I have felt like I have not got to spend any time with Konner and Zaydee. They are such good kids to just play and let me get my homework done though! I love them so much!

My work station... also known as my bed!

Last Saturday Sammy and Wayne invited me to go spend the day at the lake. I was so excited since I have been looking forward to summer for so long! It was a perfect day for the lake! The water was cold but it was hot outside so the water felt good. Sam brought the Jetski and we brought all the sand toys.... the kids played in the sad ALL day. Best $7 dollars ever spent. Konner did so good in the water with his life jacket. I am so proud of the little guy. Michael and Aubree came out for the day for their prom day date. They brought the canoe and the kids loved taking turns riding in it. I fried my body but it was so worth it....

Kendall and Zaydee talking good care of the baby puppy

Zaydee's "CHEESE" face

Mikey and his little followers... The kids love him.

Wayne and Zaydee

Sam's first tube ride ever!

Because of finals I have been studying every second I am home, so this weeks activity was just a picnic on our front lawn. We grabbed some Wendys on my way home from the college and relaxed in the shade. We laid on the blanket and made things in the clouds. Even though it wasn't something we had never done before, we had a great time with each other.

The clouds look like chicken nuggets!

Look at my elephant nose mom! haha

We spend a lot of time at my mom and dad's house and one evening we were hanging out in the back yard and Parker and Zaydee got a great idea. Zaydee sits in the dump truck and Parker pushes her up to the top of the drive way and then runs her down! He had her put her blanket in there to make the ride a little more comfy. They laughed so hard and no one got hurt! While they were taking turns having rides Konner was catching potato bugs.

A couple weeks ago my mom came over to sit with the kids while I ran to school for a meeting and when I got home this is what I found........

Zaydee went in the kitchen to get her cup of milk out of the fridge and never came out. My mom asked her if she needed help and she said she could do it by herself so my mom stayed in the living room with Konner. A couple minutes later she called for Zaydee and when she didn't answer she went in there and found Zaydee fast asleep on the kitchen rug! haha she must have been super tired

A few weeks ago we went to Sand Cove because Konner has been wanting to go fishing.... It was a little windy but the kids had a great time eating snacks, chasing lizards, and waiting for the fish to bite! We saw a couple eagles and that was super cool. I didn't get any good pictures of them... maybe next time!

I think I am officially caught up on the bogging. YAY!

Feel the burn!

2010-04-21T08:21:00.000-07:00

I have been wanting to go try a Zumba class for a long time but I didn't know anyone that went, and I really didn't want to go shake my booty alone. A couple weeks ago Jess asked me if i wanted to go and I was so stinkin' excited to finally get to try it! I LOVED IT! Whats not to love about it? The music is loud, the lights are off and the disco ball is movin, and you get to work your butt off while dancing and having fun! My favorite part about it is it is a super good workout but you dont feel like you are working out. You definitely know you were working out when you try to get out of bed the next morning. YIKES! I seriously love the sore muscle feeling though..... It makes me feel like I am actually doing something! Me and a couple friends go every Monday night.... any one that wants to join us is more than welcome!

Next week I will remember my camera so i can get a picture of us at Zumba instead of this cute little logo! Be prepared girls :)

Art Work.... Konner style

2010-04-18T22:12:00.000-07:00

The other day Konner asked if he could go outside and color with chalk. I told him that was fine but he needed to go out back because I couldn't go out with him. We have two patios in the back yard so i figured he would just draw on them.... I was definitely wrong. We had Konner's art work covering the whole block wall.

These are the two, very important supplies, you must have to become a block wall chalk artist.... 3D glasses and a blue bug juice. I found these sitting on the concrete just like this. (yes, the concrete he was supposed to color on!)

Easter... A little late

2010-04-16T10:47:00.000-07:00

Easter weekend was a fun and busy weekend. I had Friday and Saturday off work so we got to do some fun stuff. We colored eggs, had picnics, tried flying kites, did easter egg hunts, and had the Easter bunny visit! My grandparents invited me to come to the Bloomington Country Club egg hunt with my kids. At 8:30 a.m we got there and the kids got to see the Easter bunny! We all had a great time and got lots of candy!

We had a picnic in the back yard at my mom and dads house on Saturday afternoon. My dad and Josh cooked dutchoven potatoes and chicken. It was perfect weather for the kids to play in the sandbox and run around blowing bubbles.

The Easter bunny came to our house on Saturday so the kids would be able to play with their sand toys that day. They got watering cans so they can water our flowers that we just planted and they love them. The bubble gum machine, like always, was a big hit!

We colored easter eggs at my mom and dads house this year. I didnt get to many good pictures because i was busy helping.... it is quite the messy activity for 2 year olds! Zaydee just used her hands to get the eggs in and out of the dye.

On Friday we made easter cookies with Avery and Konner's friend Ryan. It is so funny to see how girls and boys are so different. Avery and Zaydee just spread the purple frosting on their cookies and the boys tried to put frosting on eachother, use their knives as swords, paint my berry garland with frosting and lick the frosting out of the bowls. They had a great time and the cookies were tasty too!

On Sunday we went over to my Grandma and Grandpa's house for dinner. As always it was amazing. She had the table set for royalty! She made fried chicken and every thing else to go with it. We finished our dinner with some home made cinnamon twists. We had a little easter egg hunt in the back yard when we were done eating. The rest of the evening we just hung out at their house and told funny stories about eachother.

Every time Konner and Zaydee go to Grandma Joy and Grandpa Ralphs house they get chocolate milk. This is Zaydee sitting out side on the lounge chair drinking her chocolate milk with a spoon. haha I love her BIG brown eyes!

Konner and Emilee hanging out in the back yard! Emilee is so good with the kids and Konner loves to play with her. They ran around like this helping each other find easter eggs.

Story time, Park day, and Burger Place

2010-04-09T20:48:00.000-07:00

For our activity last week we went to Story time at the Washington Library, went to Burger Place for lunch and then hit the park on the way home! We had so much fun playing, being silly, being creative, eating, and spending time together.

Zaydee giving mom kisses on the park bench!

Usually it is really hard for me to get Zaydee to smile for pictures...
This is not her best smile but I will take what i can get!

This is the face i usually get when trying to get her
to smile for pictures

Konner hanging up side down!

We had so much fun at Burger Place.. there was a cute old couple sitting behind us that loved the kids. They sat there and talked to us and made the kids laugh. Konner and Zaydee were making faces and just being silly!

She was supposed to be showing me the movie she checked out from the library!

At story time singing the bear song.

Zaydee focusing on coloring her Easter bunny pencil topper

So proud of his pencil topper and he loves Incredibles!

p.s I am clearly having issues with the blog.... I changed it to stretch so it looks good on my monitor but figuring out the posting thing is driving me nuts! I will hopefully get it figured out for the next post :)

Hair cut & pet stores

2010-04-01T00:40:00.000-07:00

Zaydee finally got her first hair cut! I didn't get very many pictures of it because she cried the whole time so I had to hold her.

She looks like such a big girl with her little bob! My friend Jessica cut it and did a great job... thanks Jess!

You can see in this picture that her mullet is finally gone! YAY!

For our activity last week I took

the kids to a couple pet stores. We started at PETCO, went to Sue's PetCastle, and ended at the Living Aquarium! We had

a so much fun! The kids loved the fish, ferrets, turtles, and puppies the most! In this picture the kids are looking at rats! There were a tone of them squished

into a little plastic tv... Zaydee saw them and said,

"Mom, all the rats are stuffed in the microwave!!"

I couldn't help but laugh. The little English Bulldog I am holding was so stinking cute and cuddly! Guess how much it costs?..... $2,500.00.. yup you read that right! Wow I cant imagine spending that much on a puppy.

Sad day...

2010-03-31T23:20:00.000-07:00

This is a little late... ok a lot late but hey, its here! About 6 or 7 weeks ago Konner was hanging out with all his best buddies (also known as cousins) while I was at work. He was riding his bike at the park and wrecked. I got a phone call around 1 to tell me he had fallen. I asked if he was ok, if his arm was swollen, if i needed to leave work to take care of him... you know, the norms for a mom. Joyce said he was ok and he was playing but she would call if anything changed. I got there to pick him up around 5 and things had definitely worsened. His poor little elbow was swollen and he had been crying. I carried him to the car and drove straight to my parents house since my dad has dealt with 7 broken arms between him and my two brothers. He touched it, very gently, looked it over and said, "You need to get him in, I will be very surprised if it is not broken." So...since I have always
listened to my dad (haha) I took him in.

It happened to be Presidents day and every thing was closed except instacare. I got there and there was a 3 hour wait!! So I put his name on the list and took him to Wendy's to get some dinner. Long wait cut short.... He had to get X-rays done to find out it was indeed broken. He had an ulnar fracture right at the elbow. They put him in a splint and a sling and said call your Dr. and he will decide if he wants to cast it or leave it in a splint since elbows stiffen very quickly. Dr. Thompson decided to cast it... Konner picked a blue cast and wore it for 31/2 weeks. He was so nervous to get his cast off because people had told him they cut it off with a saw. When we got there Dr. Thompson explained everything to him and he relaxed a bit. Konner is doing pretty well with the cast off.... we just have to make sure he gets it all the way straightened out with in the week.

Weekly outing

2010-03-16T21:18:00.000-07:00

I have started planning an activity with the kids once a week so they feel like we get to spend time together doing something fun. Because of our busy schedule if we don't have something planned it wont happen. We plan fun things that we have never done that are usually pretty inexpensive if not free. picnic at the park, trip to star nursery and planting flowers, walks down the river trail, PetCo to look at different pets, and baking. These are some of the fun things we have done. Here are a few pictures of our latest.... Star nursery/planting flowers!

Silly things..

2010-02-11T22:44:00.000-08:00

Konner and Zaydee are so stinkin' funny! Here are a couple things they said to me tonight that cracked me up...

Zaydee has been going potty on the big girl potty and when she goes i give her a treat. So tonight i flushed the toilet after going pee and zaydee said to me "good job mommy! want a treat?!" haha

Konner gets "leg aches" quite often and tonight in the car he said "Mom I have an arm leg ache"

When we got home I was getting him a vitamin and he saw the thermometer and asked if we could take his temp. I said sure and put it under his arm. He held it there until it beeped and said "does it say i have a fever?" I said nope it sure doesnt. Then he said "Oh, does it say i have a cough?" haha I thought that was so cute

2010-02-09T21:50:00.000-08:00

Well sheesh... It has been a super long time since i blogged! So I will just give everyone a quick little update.

Zaydee turned 2 in January and is so much fun to be around! she makes me laugh all the time! She has definitely got an attitude..(not to sure where she got that from)! She loves painting her nails, playing babies, cooking on her kitchen she got for Christmas, being nakey, and playing super mario brothers with Konner. Her favorite food is hot dogs and fruit snacks.

Konner is 4 and will turn 5 in may. He is an amazing big brother. He loves anything to do with horses, buckin' bulls, and rodeos. He likes to dress in his cowboy attire and practice roping in the back yard. He loves playing the wii and he also likes playing board games like Chutes and Ladders, Sorry, and Hi Ho Cherry Oh. He is getting better about his sportsmanship....(not sure where bad sportsmanship comes from... :) ) He loves learning and is getting really good at writing his name and reminding me that we need to say our prayers. I can not imagine life with out him!

As for me... I have got a lot on my plate right now and am just trying to get through a day at a time. I have gone back to school to get my nursing degree and am working 25 hours a week at Bridal Elegance as the assistant manager. Some days i feel like i want to quit everything but then i see my kids and remember it will all be worth it in the end. I am super thankful to have my family close by. Emilee is babysitting for me two days a week and the kids love her so much. She is such a fun auntie!

I dont have a lot of free time but i will try to be a little better about updating the blog.

Blesssed....

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

alright well I wasnt really sure if i wanted to blog about this because it is still really hard to even talk about but i really feel like i need to let everyone know how thankful i am for Jessica and how truly blessed i feel... On friday Jessica invited me and my kids to go swimming with her and Avery at thier little community pool. We were going to head over there around 11:30 so we stopped at wendys and got some lunch to bring over there with us. We got there and put all our stuff down and the kids were so excited to swim that we got right over to the stairs to put sunscreen on while we put our feet in the water. I got konner all sunscreened and then let him play on the stairs while i put sun screen on zaydee. Konner has never really been super comfortable in the water so i didnt worry one bit about him leaving the steps. I got zaydee all sunscreened and turned to set her in her little floaty and i got a glimpse of konner out of the corner of my eye and had to do a double take. He was in the wierdest position and was not moving at all.... He looked like he was doing a back bend under water. Since i had zaydee in my arms jessica grabbed him out of the water and he was not breathing at all and his face was completely blue. I imediatly started freaking out and screaming and crying and ran to where we had set our stuff down to get my phone. I called 911 while jess laid konner on the concrete and started doing CPR. I was trying to talk to the lady at 911 to tell her where we were and so they could help us. If any of you have been in this situation you will know how hard it was to concentrate on what the person on the phone is saying. As i was "trying" to talk to her jess yells.... "He's Breathing!!" and i so i ran over there and jess took the phone while i held konner. He just started throwing up water. He threw up so much water that it soaked me and it soaked him and covered the ground where we were sitting. He started getting his color back in his face pretty quick. There is a fire station right around the corner from jessicas house and they were there to help before jess even got off the phone to 911. Konners temp. had dropped and so the parametics put some heat packs on him to try to warm him up. They tested his heart and his lungs and oxygen and said... he needs to go to the Emergency Room would you like us to take him? After talking alittle bit with them they thought that it would be ok for me to just take him because he was freaking out about being put on a stretcher and going in the ambulance. Well they said i could not drive but jess could take us. So jess had her neighboor pick up avery and we got zaydee and konner in my car and she took us down to the er. I had to watch konner the whole time because they said it is possible that he could stop breathing again. So thank goodness that did not happen. I called dusty who was in new harmony working and then i called my dad. My mom and dad met us at the hospital and helped me get konner in. Jess took zaydee home with her and fed her lunch(since we left our wendys and everything else at the pool) and let her nap until we knew what was going to happen. We got in a room and they hooked Konner up to some machines and i kept freaking out because all he wanted to do was go to sleep. The dr. said that was normal because his little body has just gone through so much stress that it is exhausted. They took some x-rays of his lungs and said that he still had fluid in his lungs and that he could get pneu·mo·ni·tis which is alot like pneumonia. They let us go home at about 5 and said that the next 24 hours we would have to watch him constantly to make sure he didnt stop breathing. As we were taking him out to the car he started throwing up again. My older brother ran back in to ask the dr. if that is normal. The dr. came out and said yes it is normal because his body is trying to get rid of the water that is still in there. We got him home and he was so hungry since he had not eaten since breakfast. We tried to give him alittle apple sauce and some juice and he threw it all up. He threw up a couple more times and then i called the Dr. Thompson. he said if konner can not keep anything down by the time he is ready for bed you need to take him back in so he does not get dehydrated. Konner just laid on the couch and tried to sleep all evening. My dad and brother came over to pick up Zaydee for alittle bit and they gave konner a blessing while they were over. After they left konner fell asleep for a couple hours and when he woke up he was MUCH better. He said he was starving but i was a little nervous about having him eat alot. so i had him drink some juice and he held that down so i let him eat.... he ate a bowl of cereal, a yogurt, a bowl of apple sauce and a juice box. He went to bed at about 10:30 and we had to watch him all night. He slept just fine and when he woke up the next morning he was back to his normal self. I kept replaying the event in my head and trying to figure out how this happened.... he was only about 2 arms lengths away from me and if he would have been able to turn to his belly he would have been able to put his legs down and touch the stairs and stand up. Neither jess or i ever heard a splash or heard him hit his head of anthing. What i think must have happened is that he slipped on the stairs and went under and sucked in a bunch of water and was out. he could not have been under for more than 20 or 30 seconds. I have not been able to talk or really think about it since because i keep getting the image of him in the water in my head and start crying but..... I am so glad that every thing turned out to be ok. And i can not even beging to tell you how glad i am that jess was there and knew what to do and saved my little boys life. I will never be able to thank her enough. Thanks again Jess.... you are the woman. I know that someone was definately watching over us that day and i feel so extremely thankful and blessed for that:)...... So i am taking a CPR class just so i will know how to do it if i ever need to... if anyone else wants to take it just let me know and i will give you the info.

My little mommy..

2009-03-19T12:19:00.000-07:00

Zaydee got a baby and lots of accessories for christmas and she loves to play mommy. she tries to put her baby in the high chair and the stroller and then she will wrap up the baby and put it in its bed. so the other day i was watching her and cracking up because she was having issues with the highchair... she couuldnt quite get the baby in it the right way.

Hiking on the Red Hill

2009-03-19T10:35:00.000-07:00

The weather has been amazing the last little while so my dad, mom, emilee, me and my kids went up to the red hill to hike around and enjoy the sunshine.

i love shadow pictures!!

Catch up!

2009-02-28T13:08:00.000-08:00

I dont even know where to start! It has been sooo long since i have blogged. I went to Pete and Alicias house and alicia was showing me her blog and harrassing me for never posting so i guess its about time i do!! haha Zaydees birthday was january 9th so we had a big party for her. here are a few pictures of the big day!

zaydees birthday cake

zaydee on one of her birthday toys. notice her face is stained

from the frosting... :)

zayd opening presents

eating birthday cake!!

Trick or treat

2008-11-03T14:47:00.000-08:00

We had a fun halloween.... Zaydee was a little fairy and konner was a SCARY skeleton! We met at joyces and did a little trick or treating and then went to bob and bradis for a little party! Konner thought that getting the candy was awesome! Zaydee really didnt care.... as long as she had her ritz crackers! haha we tried to get a picture of all the kids but as you can see it was hard to get them all looking at the same time... and zaydee was crawling away so yeah it was a good idea....

Me and Zaydee.. yes i cut my hair off!!

the escape artist!

best buddies

what the?!..

Tagged!

2008-10-25T10:25:00.000-07:00

ok well Susan tagged me so here it goes...

I opened my picture file and went to the 4th folder and guess what?.... yes it is the pictures form the 4th of july!! so now the 4th folder and the 4th picture are of the 4th of july! haha so here it is.... you have already seen this picture but it is zaydee on the 4th at Zeth and Mirandas house.

So go to your pictures file and open your 4th folder and put the 4th picture on your blog!

I tag: Sammy, Rickelle,Sundae, Kaydee, Alicia, Tawni

A Friday Afternoon

2008-10-18T13:21:00.000-07:00

We spent the day at my mom and dads house on friday and had a fun day. we just played out side in my moms back yard for hours. Zaydee was helping grandpa work in the garage and was nice and dirty from crawling around on the cement floor. Konner had a really fun time riding his little razor scooter well until he took a dive on the concrete. he was riding down the drive way and his wheel got stuck in a crack in the cement and he landed right on his head. he was pretty tough but has a big goose egg on his head.

AHHH DON'T SHOOT!
Zaydee helping grandpa
Zaydee and grandma making faces to eachother

What dirty piggies!!

Getting caught up

2008-10-18T11:05:00.000-07:00

Ok i know i have not posted in for ever so Sundae this one is for you!!! I am trying to think of what has happened since i posted last.... we went to fish lake for the big elk hunt, we went to salt lake for beau and brandis wedding, i did a photo shoot with saidee smith, i took family pictures for the olsons, dusty killed a 4 point deer, zaydee is taking a few steps here and there. I will try to get the pictures in order...

Dusty helping konner ride the 4 wheeler alone

kalie and zaydee... teenage nieces are the best!!

The last little while

2008-08-23T18:03:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of what has been going on lately with us. We spent a weekend at Yankee Meadows, Zaydee loves her jumper, Zaydee has been sick... i think she is getting some teeth, Dustys birthday, Konner being him self and posing in his underwear! more of dustys birthday will be posted soon! stay tuned for more...

miss you...

2008-08-23T14:17:00.000-07:00

i know these chairs look so sad and lonely all by themselves! They are calling my name! For some reason the last little while i have been wanting to go back to hawaii and relax on the beach so bad. any one wanna go?

Zaydee Lady

2008-08-23T12:41:00.001-07:00

Zaydee is thinking she is such a big girl and pulling her self up on anything she can reach. She doesnt crawl she just rolls where she needs to go and then pulls her self up and stands there and gets so excited. I put her in her bed to take a nap the other day and went back in a few min. later to make sure she was sleeping and she had pulled herself up in her bed and was just looking around. What a silly girl...

Mommy Moment....

2008-08-01T08:06:00.000-07:00

I am sure this has happened to any of you that have kids but it just hit me that my little Konner man is not so little any more. On Monday night we were hanging out at my mom and dads house and my mom says to konner "One of these days you should come to my house and have a sleep over." He was excited and asked if he could sleep at her house that night. well we didnt have any of his stuff so we decided it would be better to plan first. So Konner wakes up on tuesday morning and says "Mom lets call grandma Tucker and see if i can sleep there tonight." I hand Konner my phone and he knows how to get to her number in the contacts so he calls her. He asks her if he can sleep over at her house tonight. Of course she said yes (she is a grandma....ha) Ok so i know he is just going to my moms house to sleep over but still... i imediatly started getting nervous because he has never slept away from me or dusty. I tried to act excited and help him get his stuff packed but inside i was freaking out. He said he needed his pack pack that has his little lightning Mcqueen sleeping bag in it, his dinosaur jammies, his pull up... oh and his bink. so we get everything packed up and i take him over to my moms. he gets out of the car and wants to carry his own stuff and then he says "Mom just take me in the house then you can leave if you want" (if i want... was that so he didnt hurt my feelings?) so i take him inside and ask him if he can give me a love and a kiss and he says...... "nah not today." what the!! so i tried to stay as long as possible and talk to my mom to see what they were going to be doing and make sure she knows that she can call me to come pick him up at any time if he needs me. I finally leave and the whole way home i was so sad.. well i am not sure if sad is the word but it really just hit me that konner is not a baby any more. I called as soon as i got home (and 80 more times before i went to bed....well maybe not quite that many) and every time i called i got the same answer. he is fine we are just playing games and having popcorn and watching movies and drinking pop. I really didnt sleep that good because i was to worried about Konner. I really dont know what i am going to do when he starts school... So any way i guess there is no way to make them stay small..... I took some pictures of him all ready to go so i will post them alittle later.

Look out Bon Jovi

2008-07-14T12:32:00.000-07:00

Saturday night we had dinner and games with a bunch of our friends and it was a blast! We made tacos for dinner and then Zeth made some home made salsa that was awesome! (way to go betty crocker!) after dinner we busted out rock band and i have not laughed that hard since..... since... friday night! haha just kidding. Any way Miranda started out with the microphone and was great. every one took a turn on the drums, guitar, and singing. some good others not so good. i fall in the second one! When it was Dustys turn to sing i thought i was going to die laughing. He sang Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi and i am here to tell you he was so good! He was singing at the top of his lungs and every one was dying! then josh sang Roxanne and i never knew he could sing so high!

Our Wacky Weekend!

2008-07-14T12:04:00.000-07:00

On Friday we thought it would be fun to go out and leave the kids with grandma Tucker. So we dropped them off and drove to travys house and got his motorcycle and then we were off to Texas Road House for some dinner. We get there and notice there are a million people waiting so we deicde to go in and see how long the wait is.... well this is where i say it pays to know people. We got to the counter and the wait for two was 30 min. just then Tressica walks out and sees us and imediatly seats us. So our night out was going pretty good i would say. After we ate our dinner we were deciding where to go on our little ride and thought it would be fun to head over by snow canyon and out through ivins and back home. right as we were passing tuachan we noticed the sky getting dark and we were seeing some lightning. well nedless to say we were on sunset when the monsoon hit!! We stopped at a gas station and thought we would sit there for a min and see if it would slow down but it didnt let up one bit! while we were sitting there Dusty and i were just laughing at the fact that it never rains until we want to be out riding! We still had a long ways to go back to travys house so we just went for it! the rain was comming down so hard that it was hurting as it hit us. Dusty had to drive through a few puddles because the roads were freaking flooded and by the time we finally made it back to travs we were SOAKED! we were dumping water out of our shoes. It is something i will never forget thats for sure.

Summer Fruit

2008-07-10T11:52:00.000-07:00

One of the reasons i like the summer is because summer fruit is sooo good! Apperently Zaydee likes it too! So on Sunday we gave Zaydee her first pice of watermelon and she loved it! it was so funny to watch her with it. Here are some pictures of her chowing down on the watermelon.

starting out we had to hold it in her mouth for her
then she just wanted to shove it all in there herself
"Hey give me that back!"
thank you!
Wow what a sticky mess!

4th of July

2008-07-10T10:48:00.000-07:00

So we had a fun 4th of july weekend. My uncle and his family and my Aunt and her family came into town so we hung out with them quite a bit. We had a bbq at Zeth and Mirandas house and then went to the air port to watch fire works. Jenny brought her cute little puppy to the bbq and Konner and Zaydee loved her! All in all it was a pretty fun weekend.

I think this one looks like a puppy dog face! haha

I just thought this picture was kinda cool so i though i would show you. i think it is cool how clear Mcdonalds is from so far away!

Konner is 3!

2008-06-19T11:01:00.000-07:00

Where does the time go... Konner just turned 3 and i can not believe it. we had a birthday party for him at the park and he had a great time. here are some pictures from the big day!

blowing out the candles

He loves the bike!

Konner and Colton
he loves the shirt from Em

do you think he likes the pool? ha

Ok so i thought i would just tell you a few things about konner...

Konners 5 Favorite Things (right now)

1. blue gogurt

2. meet the robinsons

3. his stick horse

4. dirty jeans & Boots

5. the new bike

5 Things Konner says (right now)

1. gotfer = forgot

example: mom you gotfer to get my socks

2. mom if you are

naughty you have to sit in your room huh?

3. mom can i sit in the

front seat today or are we going on the fast road

4.wanna see my nips?

haha ok so he really keeps us laughing with the things he says these are just a few of the things i hear on a daily basis...

Splish Splash!

2008-06-09T12:28:00.000-07:00

We set up konners little pool that he got for his birthday last weekend and had a blast! it was zaydees first time swimming and i thought she would cry because the water wasnt very warm but she loved it! here are a few pictures of the big event! The pictures are alittle dark but thats what happens when you let someone else use your camera:) haha just kidding dusty you did a great job!

The Sweet Life....

2008-06-04T17:08:00.000-07:00

just want to let you all know that i am starting a photography business and i am in the process of getting the site up and running. If you need or want pictures done before the site is ready you are welcome to call for information. I am so excited to be putting my passion to work. i will let you know when the site is up and running.

I know... its about time

2008-06-04T16:19:00.000-07:00

ok so i have finally entered the world of blogging!
I thought this would be a great way of keeping in touch with friends and family. It might take me a little while to get the hang of this whole blog thing but don't you worry it will come eventually...