Evans' Adventures

2010-03-02T12:03:00.000-08:00

I had such a great time this weekend. On Friday night I went to a Photography Seminar by Sandy Puc. She is amazing! I had so much fun listening to her and learned so much. It was five and a half hours long and it didn't even feel like it.

On Saturday we had a dinner group at the Johnson's home. It was a nice, relaxed night. And I had so much fun talking to my friends and neighbors I don't get to see very often. I also got to make one of my favorite desserts I haven't had a for a while, and it was yummy.

Then on Sunday we went up to Logan for Michael's farewell. He did an amazing job talking and is such an amazing and well put together young man. I am so proud of him, but am going to miss him so much. We had a nice get together after, and was able to watch the USA vs Canada game.

Than to top my weekend off, I got to have lunch with girlfriends yesterday. I love this group because they are so uplifting. I got to eat good food, and have great conversation. I think I'm rejuvenated again! Or at least for the week.

I Hate Days Like This

2010-02-24T10:03:00.000-08:00

A whole list of things to do and can't get them done. I hate days like this! Marissa is home sick. She has an upset tummy and started throwing up. She not an easy sick kid. A lot of whaling and crying. I feel bad for her but the constant complaining can really get to me. Still, poor thing. Maybe I can sneak downstairs and work on some Disney World pictures. I got my photo pass CD a couple of days ago, so I have lots of work to do!

Lindsey's New Diagnoses

2010-02-23T09:34:00.000-08:00

This last November we took Lindsey in for her regular heart check up. Because she is getting older they started doing more extensive testing to make sure everything is functioning, as it is suppose to. She sat completely still for an hour while she got her Echo done, and was amazing. She has a runny nose that day and had to wear a mask at Primary Children’s, and she was not happy about it. I decided to wear a mask with her, and it made her feel a little better. I thought for sure she was just going to be a bear the rest of the time, but she was super brave through all the testing. At the end of the Echo the lady doing the testing went and got another guy to come in and take some more specific shots. This got me a little worried. When the doctor came in he told us that Lindsey was doing excellent. She was very healthy and that her arch and valve where doing remarkably well. And they were very encouraged by the results. However he then informed us that they had something that was more concerning. They had discovered thought the Echo that Lindsey has Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy. This is where the left vetracal of her heart is deformed and will eventually stop working correctly. The defect is relativity new and rare. They only diagnose about two cases a year. Hopefully when her heart starts to fail it can be controlled with medicine and then worst-case scenario of course it heart transplant.

Automatically I became a stress case. Jeff is of course handled it all just fine. It makes me laugh because he is a pessimist and I’m an optimist, but we are so different when it comes to worrying about Lindsey. The diagnoses kind of put me in a depression for a couple of months. I feel I'm handling it better now and am looking more on the positive side. But I'm her Mom and will worry every day I'm sure. It has also lead to a lot of questions from Lindsey, and of course Gavin & Marissa. We have been having discussions and I think they are kind of understanding thing a little more, but they are young and I don’t feel like they need to know all the facts yet. Lindsey however is happy and healthy and doing great! She is enjoying Kindergarten and loves being a princess.

Who! Not me!

2010-02-19T19:37:00.000-08:00

I swore I would never be one of those people who forgot to write in their blog. And her I am, almost six months in and haven't written on my blog. I got kinda thrown for a loop after Lindsey's last diagnoses and haven't done much of anything. For those who don't know, I will have to write about it later. I can't remember the name of her new heart problem. Bad mom! He! He! He!

Work

2009-10-13T13:54:00.000-07:00

The last couple of days I have been helping at Jeff's parents get grapes ready for juicing. It's hard work, but the results are so good! I love homemade grape juice.
I need some advise. Lindsey doesn't like going to school anymore. She keeps playing sick and crying when I drop her off. What do you do as a mom? I made her go today, but it made me so sad to see her cry. Makes me wonder if I'm a mean mom or a good mom.

Family Fun

2009-10-10T15:49:00.000-07:00

Today was a busy one. Gavin had soccer bright and early and it was cold outside. Then we had Olivia's baptism. Then home to make cookies for the baptism and then a trip to the mall for me, to find a new bra. Then straight back to Olivia's for Gourmet Burgers (Yum! Yum!). Then it was off to Marissa and Lindsey's soccer games. Lindsey made another goal... the winning goal. And now we are finally home. Now what to do for dinner!

Mission Reunion

2009-10-06T21:19:00.000-07:00

Jeff and I attended Jeff's mission reunion this weekend. Jeff served in Southern France under Elder Anderson (of the 12, since last conference). It was held down in Draper and we hit major traffic on the way down. We had planned on being a half hour early and then ended up being almost a half hour late. Jeff really admires Elder Anderson, and it was great to see him talk. Jeff was able to see a few friends and really had a good time. It's very admirable of Elder Anderson to take the time to see these men on his very busy schedule. He is a good man.

We then enjoyed listening to as much of conference as possible with three kids. I made caramel corn to keep their hands and mouths busy for a while, and was happy it worked.

One last note to my neighbor Wendy! I love you! And Dave is in our prayers!

One of Jeff's buddys posted this pic on facebook, so I thought I would add it on :)

Family

2009-09-28T09:38:00.000-07:00

I realized I hadn't updated the family at all, so here it is.

I finished June’s pics and am now concentrating on the Festival of Trees and redecorating.
Jeff is working as hard as usual and is going to training soon.
Gavin is reading his heart out. He got into a special group at school, where they read even more then the rest of the students. He takes pride in that he is so smart. He is playing soccer.
Marissa has lot another tooth. She is not missing three at the same time and has another very loose one. She is loving dance and gymnastics, which is a big change from last year. She is also in Soccer and a great player.Lindsey is also going to dance and gymnastics, but hates that her teachers changed. She is playing her first year of soccer and to our amazement; our little princess is very aggressive on the soccer field. Saturday she scored her first two goals.

More Pics

2009-09-28T09:25:00.000-07:00

And here are some more pics of the beautiful gardens June took me to while in Portland.

June's Pics

2009-09-28T09:07:00.000-07:00

So I finally finished Junes pictures last week. So here is a sneek peek. I was very happy with how they turned out.

Sisters Weekend

2009-09-17T10:54:00.000-07:00

I just got back from a fun weekend with June in Washington. She has flown me out the last few years to take their family pictures. Some years it has been quite an adventure, but this year was pretty relaxing. I'm working on the pictures now, so I don't have a sneak peek! Sorry June! I wouldn't let her see them before I left. But I will have to put some up soon.

Jeff was great and took a couple of days off to be a stay at home dad. He survived and the house was even clean when I walked in the door. He is amazing.
The kids are busy with soccer, dance and gymnastics right now. I only have dance and gymnastics on Wednesdays this year, so it is really nice.

We Made It!

2009-08-24T15:12:00.000-07:00

The summer has come to an end and the kids made it through their first day of school. Marissa was pretty nervous and had mom wait in line with her until her teacher took them in. Gavin was an old pro and left me to go find his way. Lindsey however has a really hard time with change and was emotional all morning. But she made it to her little thirty minute Kindergarten Orientation with no problems, so I think we are on the right road. Now for soccer and next week dance and gymnastics.

Yellowstone Pics

2009-08-10T06:33:00.001-07:00

Here are some fun pictures of Yellowstone.

Vacation Time

2009-08-03T15:57:00.000-07:00

I just got back from a fun filled couple of weeks. Last weekend our little family went to Yellowstone for four days. It was so much fun, a beautiful place to see. Then we were back for a couple of days and Jeff and I went and spent he night in Salt Lake at the Elderidge Mansion for our anniversary. Then I came back the next day and left on a girl’s weekend for three days. Once I arrived home, it was up to Jeff's parents to welcome them home from their mission in New York! Pictures well be coming soon!

4th of July

2009-07-14T14:28:00.000-07:00

We had a great 4th of July this year. On the third we went up to Logan to be with Jeff's family at his sister Denise's. She has a cute home, with the best backyard for the kids to run around in. She was kind enough to have us up this year even though she wasn't moving much, thanks to a surgery she had the week before. The fireworks as always were wonderful. We were up early the next morning to get the girls ready to be in the parade. Afterwards we went to lunch as IHOP, since we couldn't do breakfast. That evening we visited with family at the Tucker and then headed to Clearfield for their amazing display of fireworks. We were able to some of Jeff's family there and see Jamin's family and Jay. Since Daddy was laid up with his knee, we bought some fireworks and headed to Mom and Dad's the next night to light some off with the family. It was a nice quiet event, but the kids loved it just he same.

Coming Home

2009-07-01T13:59:00.000-07:00

Jeff's parents have been serving a mission in the New York, New York North mission for almost the last year. All year all the kids kept asking when are they coming home, so we told them at the end of July, after the 4th (easier for Lindsey this remember). This morning after the kids had gotten up Gavin said, "Mom today is July 1st, right?" After saying yes Gavin yelled, "Grandma and Grandpa are coming home this month!" And so presided a celebration of yells and yeahs and running around our kitchen. So cute!

Fun Week

2009-06-25T06:45:00.001-07:00

Last week we were lucky to have June come visit. My kids just feel inlove with her. We had fun watching games and doing some shopping. On thursday we went to the temple dedication. The kids had fun seeing everything for the first time. Dad came with and only lost control of his wheelchair once... quite funny!

Fun Date

2009-06-15T14:23:00.000-07:00

This weekend Jeff and I got to go on a real date. It's been awhile since we have done something besides for dinner or a movie, not that those are great... I mean it's going out, but on Saturday we went and saw comedian Joel McHale form The Soup! on E. It was so much fun. I laughed so hard my stomach hurt afterwards. I love the Soup! and we regretting not seeing him last year when he came, so it was a blast!

Kennicott Copper Mine

2009-06-11T13:46:00.000-07:00

For my nephew Jonathans birthday we went to the Kennicott Copper Mine. The mine is so large that you can see it from space. We have wanted to go for a while. It was our first time going (Jeff had been a long time ago), and the kids had so much fun. On the way up we got a little lost, but it didn't take long to figure out how to really get there. The kids had fun looking through the binoculars and seeing how big the truck were. Lindsey has decided she wants to go up for her birthday next year!

It's been a while

2009-06-11T13:21:00.000-07:00

I am so embarrassed, I cannot believe it has been almost two months since I have written. It’s been a busy two months. Lindsey turned five in May and we had a princess party. Cinderella came to our party and she was wonderful. She played games with the girls, danced, opened presents and all around was loved by every girl there. It was complete awe at first, when she first arrived, but after ten minutes everyone wanted to sit with her, on her, give her a hug, and by the end telling her they loved her. It was perfect! If anyone is interested, you can visit her website at http://www.magicprincessparties.blogspot.com/. I highly recommend her. Here are some pictures of Lindsey’s party.
Just shortly after Lindsey’s party was Lindsey’s preschool graduation. I can’t believe my baby is going to be going to Kindergarten next year. Here are some pictures from her graduation.

We also continue to be busy with dance and gymnastics, soccer, baseball and softball. Everyday of the week for the month of May was filled with practice or a game, and so I really had no time. The girls just had there dance performance, and Gavin and Marissa finished soccer, so now are just left with baseball.

Rock Climbing

2009-04-20T13:18:00.000-07:00

Gavin had a birthday party he went to last week, where they went rock climbing. He came home and asked why we never took him, and that we need to take him now. The hosts of the party sent me this cute pic from their cell phone.

We are totally busy right now with dance, gymnastics, soccer and baseball. I also have a primary activity, engagement pictures and family coming over this week. Busy, busy!

Easter Break

2009-04-16T13:11:00.000-07:00

For spring break this year we headed to St George for some fun in the sun. We went with the Evans clan, and rented two houses to fit us all. The houses were really nice, but our house didn't have any blinds! Can you believe it! We ended up buying tape and hanging up sheets, it all worked out. The kids had a blast playing in the pool and Marissa played so hard she even fell asleep in the pool. It was so funny! We also had a great time hiking Snow Canyon, playing at the park and eating at In and Out (Marissa's new favorite place to eat).

Gavin's Special Day

2009-03-30T13:52:00.001-07:00

This weekend Gavin was baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was so cute! He just kept saying, “I’m so happy Mom, I’m so happy.” Congrats buddy! I can’t believe how big he is getting, and he is such a good kid. We started the morning going to his cousin Blake’s baptism. Then in between baptisms we ran to Sam’s and the church to set up. But when we got to Sam’s they said they didn’t have an order for us. I was so mad, and needless to say they made some up for us, but it set up about a half our behind. So I didn’t get as much done at the church, and barely got dressed for the baptism in time, but it all worked out. Afterward everyone came to the church for ‘Linner.’

Happy Birthday Gavin

2009-03-27T11:46:00.001-07:00

We have had a fun birthday week with Gavin. On Monday he had a space birthday party, were we ventured in the yucky weather to the Planetarium and watched "The Universe." It was pretty cool. The kids had so much fun there, we stayed way to long, and barely had time to eat cake and ice cream (I made this cool moon cake), do the space hunt and open presents. Gavin was very happy!

On Wednesday was Gavin's real birthday and we celebrated by eating at the Golden Corral. I ate way too much! Then we met with the bishop for Gav's baptism. Tomorrow he well be baptized and he is way excited.

Photos

2009-03-21T10:15:00.000-07:00

I have finally been working on the photos I took of the kids and Jeff right before Christmas. I was in such a rush to get the photos done for the card, I forgot about the rest. So here is are some of my favorites.

Big Suprise

2009-03-20T13:43:00.001-07:00

This morning I woke up to a big surprise. I went into the kid’s bathroom to do Gavin's hair, to find hair all over the floor. On close inspections I realized it was Lindsey's. When she woke up I asked her if she cut her hair, but she only hid her face and wouldn't get out of bed. There didn't seem to be too much hair on the floor, so I was pretty sure that we could salvage her hair cut. She finally got out of bed and I was shocked to see that she had completely cut off one side of her hair, along with chunks everywhere. Wow so little hair on the floor sure looked like a lot. I went to clean all the hair off the floor, but upon going to place it in the trashcan I discovered the bottom covered in hair. She had cut off A LOT! Needless to say my hairdresser got an emergency phone call at 9am this morning, and was so wonderful to fit Lindsey in. So not Lindsey has short hair. I think it was harder on me to see her long locks cut off then it was for her.

Dinner with Dad

2009-03-19T14:42:00.000-07:00

Marissa is very inquisitive. She is always asking questions that are some times hard to answer. This morning she came and asked me if she had dance or gymnastics. I told her no, and she asked if any one else did. I said no, and then she asked if we had anything going on tonight. Again I said no, wondering what she was interested in. And then she asked if we could go to daddy's work and have dinner. She had me cornered there! How was I supposed to say no? She called daddy and sure enough we are heading to Salt Lake for dinner.

I completed these invites for Gavin’s Birthday party. He wanted to go to the planetarium, which severally limited how many people we were able to invite. But he loves, loves, LOVES space, and so this is perfect for him. I thought it was pretty cute.

Gavins Baptism Invites

2009-03-18T14:05:00.000-07:00

I finally finished Gavin's Baptism invitations. It took me a while to find a printer, and I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to do it, but I really wanted to do a 5x5 initiation. So here it is. I am so happy with the way it turned out. Is he not sooooo handsome? He is so excited!

Jeff's Bday

2009-03-16T14:17:00.000-07:00

This weekend we celebrated Jeff's Birthday, 39... can you believe. He has such a baby face. We ate at the chips and salsa place- aka Chaparrios in Ogden. We don't get to eat there often so it was a nice treat! Jeff then got to go play Hockey, what better way to celebrate.

I know my blog is pretty bad, but I'm going to make a goal to blog more. I saw this cute site where you can actually print your blog out into a book. It's like having your own journal. So I’m going to try it. Now I just have to find that site again.

I’ve also been working hard on Gavin’s birthday and baptism invites. I’ll post pics soon.

Winter Blues

2009-02-12T15:48:00.000-08:00

It's the middle of winter and always I'm shoveling snow and taking care of sick kids. Gavin is finally better after fighting that terrible pneumonia, and then Lindsey got sick and came down with an ear infection. Still trying to hold off on doing another set of tubes. And now poor Jeff is sick with the flu. He's on four days of working from home because he's not feeling well. Do you think I'll get away with out getting anything? Hope so!

2009-01-28T09:42:00.001-08:00

OK so I know it's been awhile.... again! But I really did try to post twice, and the site went down and didn't publish them. We have also had problems with our computer, so it's been a lot of fun. A quick update. Took Lindsey into the heart doctor, she is healthy and don't well. I hosted Bunco this month and it went great. I ended up hosting it as Mindy's house, and that was nice. Christmas was great! Kids where a hoot! Gavin would throw his arms in the air and jump up and down with each present. Marissa would pretend faint, and Lindsey would get ready for her the camera before opening each present. We took Marissa in for her eye appointment and her eye has gotten a lot worse, so she is now wearing a patch. She is doing well with it. Gavin has been sick the last week. Ends up he has a phenomena, and has missed over a week of school now.
Oh yeah! I got called to the Primary Presidency and Jeff got called to Young Men's, so we have been really busy!

Happy Thanksgiving

2008-12-08T14:18:00.000-08:00

So I got a virus on my computer the day after Thanksgiving, and it went bye, bye! We had Josh stop by and he said to rebuild it, so I'm finally back up and running. So Happy Thanksgiving, a little late. I just took some really cute pics of the kids I'll have to share soon.

Halloween

2008-11-08T15:58:00.000-08:00

Halloween was a lot of fun this year! The kids had Halloween off, and so they all dressed up on Thursday for school. On Friday we had Josh & Julie Family, Mom & Dad, and Jay over for a little Halloween party. I made this yummy Chicken Veggie Soup that Diana made for Bunco. The kids got a lot more into Halloween this year! We went farther then they ever had before. Lindsey got a little tired before everyone else, but she didn’t stop. She did keep tripping over her Belle dress and that really got to her. But look how cute she is already doing the princess wave. Such a princess in training! Jonathan and Marissa were Monkeys together, and Gavin was a Ninja!The night before Halloween we carved our pumpkins.

This was the first year that we let the kids’s clean out and cut their own pumpkins. They didn't even want our help drawing faces; it was all on their own. They turned out very cute! Take a look!

Tooth & Pumpkins

2008-11-03T12:55:00.001-08:00

I almost forgot! Marissa lost her first tooth while we were at Disneyland. Unfortunately we didn’t leave a note for the tooth fairy that we were on vacation, so she had to wait until we got home to put it under her pillow. It’s kind of funny because her and Gavin are missing the exact same tooth right now.

On Friday after returning from our trip to California we finally made it to the pumpkin patch. The kids were begging, and hoping we wouldn’t forget with our vacation. Gavin got the biggest pumpkin he could find. Lindsey wanted an even bigger one, but we convinced her to get a medium one. Jeff and I decided to get small ones, because we will now spend hours cleaning their pumpkins out. He! He! I even told Gavin we were going to have to start his an hour earlier then everyone else, just to get it ready in time.

Disneyland

2008-10-29T12:36:00.001-07:00

Look I'm posting twice in one month, are you impressed? It has been a busy month! We just got back from our very first visit to Disneyland. The kids were so excited that they were bouncing off the walls for two weeks before we left, and Mom just barely made it though. Not only was it their first trip to Disneyland, but it was also there first time going on an airplane (Gavin's first time that he can remember). The day before we left Gavin decided to slam Marissa's head in this bedroom door, giving her a massive black eye and a huge headache for our trip. Look closely in our pics and you could see it, poor thing. So we packed all up and headed to California on Saturday. Upon arriving we discovered that we had left our Disneyland tickets sitting on the desk at home. Thankfully my brother Jay broke into our house and was able to get them to a friend who was flying out Monday for us. Big thanks to Jay! He saved us! Only had a slight heart attack with that one! Thank goodness we had already planned spending Sunday at Newport Beach, were the kids played it the waves, and we took a harbor cruise. On Monday Shelly was kind enough to come straight from the airport to give us our tickets and we were able to spend the rest of our time having an absolute blast in Disneyland. Gavin went from sun up to sundown for three straight days, and his favorite rides were Screaming California and Indiana Jones. Marissa just missed being able to ride Indiana Jones by and inch, and that was so sad for her. Her favorite rides were Splash Mountain and Star Tours. Lindsey really didn't like the rides that much, but we were able to get her on a few. She liked Soaring California and Nemo the most. Of course her favorite was the princess. We were lucky enough to have dinner with the Princesses on Tuesday night, and the kids were in heaven. It really was a very pleasant trip, and I now know why everyone loves Disneyland so much. I ready to go again, now if only I could convince Jeff!

Another Month has Gone By

2008-10-10T13:37:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it has been another month since my last post. Times have been tough lately, everything a little emotional. My Aunt Sue passed away last week, rather quicker then we had expected. Poor Mom is taking it heard, not to mention she has been having some health problems herself. My sister June is also having some bad health problems, and then my poor brother Jay lost his job, got his car stolen and had to go to court all in one week. But our family is doing well.

Who is tired of the crappy elections? Man, could they make it any harder for us. I'be got a new one for president, check out this fun link out.

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And who else thinks our economy is a mess! Poor Jeff is going to have a heart attack if we loose any more money.

So I need uplifting news! Any one got any?

Life is Busy!

2008-09-05T13:38:00.000-07:00

Yikes! I have not written for a while! Life has gotten so busy. Gavin started the 2nd grade and then Marissa started Kindergarten this week. Lindsey also started preschool this week along with dance classes. We also started soccer practices, soccer games and now Gymnastics. To busy! I just have to get use to running around again, after a nice relaxing summer.

Neiman Marcus Cookies

2008-08-18T16:04:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago Jeff went to a meeting were they served the most delicious cookies he has had in a long time. He wanted me to get the recipe, but I dept forgetting. Yesterday I wanted to make a special treat for my dad, who was in the hospital on his birthday. Jeff recommended that I make these cookies, and even called to get the recipe. As it was given to me over the phone, she laughed and asked if I had ever gotten the Neiman Marcus Cookie recipe. Of course I had gotten it several times through e-mail, but always deleted it, thinking it was a hoax. But sure enough these yummy cookies, I had heard so much about was the Neiman Marcus Cookie. I did make them, and they were very good! So I thought I would share the recipe once more, for all those who may have also deleted it.

Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe
2 cups butter
4 cups flour
2 tsp. soda
2 cups sugar
5 cups blended oatmeal
24 oz. chocolate chips
2 cups brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)
4 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. vanilla
3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)

Measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a fine powder. Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla; mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar and nuts. Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 112 cookies.

Just so you know, it makes a ton of cookies!!!! I halved it!

Good Things Utah

2008-08-07T10:55:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I was able to be a guest host on the morning show “Good Things Utah”. What an experience. It was so much fun! The ladies on the show where so nice to me, and it was so fun to see all the behind the scenes. Some friends and family came and watched me do the show, and they were a real support. Now if I didn't hate the way I looked so much on the TV, it would have been a lot better :) It really was fun though, and I'm glad I did it.

Several people have asked how I got on, and it was all thanks to Jeff. The show did a contest were you had to send in an addition tape to be a guest host. I was so excited I wrote up a little script, involving the family and made Jeff read it. But with in days I came down with the worst flu I’ve had. I was in bed for a whole week, and then when I started to feel a little better all three kids came down with it. There was no way I was going to be able to get the audition done, so I just forget it. But Jeff wouldn’t let me and he made me sit at the table and do one. I was so bad, there was no way I was going to send it in, but Jeff again would let me let it go. The sweet man spent all night editing the tape and even drove it to the studio for me on the last day. A few weeks later they announced that they accepted everyone’s audition, because they were all so good and they just couldn’t decide. If it was for Jeff I wouldn’t have been able to have this fun moment of time in my life. So thank you honey!

Park City

2008-08-04T14:22:00.000-07:00

I just got back from a fun filled girls weekend at Park City! We had so much fun seeing movies, eating great food and shopping. I didn't get much for me, which is unfortunate, because I still have nothing to wear for GTU this week. Oh well! I did get some great clothes for the kids though. I can't believe that school is just around the corner.

Happy Anniversary!

2008-07-31T07:45:00.000-07:00

Today is the day ten years ago I married my sweetheart. I am so lucky, he is my friend, my companion, and everything I needed, but didn't know I wanted. I tell him that all the time! He is amazing and I want to thank him for ten happy years! I love you Jeff!
PS-Thanks for Mexico!

On another note, I finished a cute little album I made from the photo shoot I took of the kids in the field behind our house. If you want to see more pages, just click here. I took this picture in the girls room.

Cleaning & Mexico

2008-07-28T13:28:00.000-07:00

The kids were soooo good this weekend and helped me clean house. They washed window, cleaned walls, helped vacuum and so much more. What champs! I also went a little crazy and bought some new decorations. I have not been to Tia Pan in forever, and I think I spent about two hours there on Saturday. Poor Jeff just smiles and rolls his eyes at me. I'll have to send pictures when I figure out where everything is going to go. I also want to repaint, a green I think!

I have had a lot of people ask for some pictures of Mexico, so here are a few.

Coba -Jeff & I at the top of the Pyramid

Paradise Snorkeling-This was the boat we took out to go snorkeling.

Jeff and I at Chichen Itza

Jeff at our hotel

Me swimming with Dolphins

California

2008-07-22T15:06:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures from my last trip to Santa Rosa, California with my family. Enjoy!

June with our rental car at the Redwoods

Christian, Wayde, Robin, Me and June

Me at beach

My Mom's family together again!

Robin & Me

New Look

2008-07-17T14:16:00.000-07:00

I changed my blog around today, trying to make it a little nicer. What do you think? Thanks to Julie for the cutestblogontheblock.com. I just got back from a great trip to California, where I was able to see my extended family. I went with my brother Josh and Sister June. We meet up with my parents who drove. It was fun being just siblings for a while. We didn’t seem to drive each other too crazy. Big thanks to Robin and Wayde for putting up with us, and letting us stay in their beautiful home. I especially wanted to see my Aunt Sue who is very sick with cancer right now. I got lots of pictures, and will have to share some of them later.

I Did It!

2008-07-08T14:39:00.000-07:00

I have been thinking of starting a blog forever now, but was scared to try. But I did it! I created it. With Jeff's parents leaving on their mission in a couple of weeks, I really wanted a spot where they could go and keep up to date on our family. So here we are, now lets see if I can customize it.