Monday, March 1, 2010

Washington Trip....Day 3....February 26, 2010

It rained ALL day. So we stayed in. My dad and I watched the kids while Jamie took Mike to the doctor. The kids played outside in the forest behind their house.

Tage LOVED dressing up in Trae's batman costume. He wore it every second he could.

Mike had surgery on both of his heels. He was laid up the whole time. Poor Mike!

Me and Mike. Mike is in a wheel chair for a couple of weeks. Ride on Mike!

Hadlie playing outside in Mikes back yard.
Hadlie loved being out in the rain, she got soakin wet. Crazy girl!

Washington Trip....Day 2....February 25, 2010

Jamie and I took all six kids to Seattle. We rode the ferry over. After the ferry ride we went to a little fish and chips resturant called Ivers. We had fish and chips. The kids saved their fries and fed them to the seagulls. They had a riot. Hadlie stood on a table with a cracker held high in the air and a seagull swooped down and bit her to get the cracker. It scared her to dealth. Jamie and I laughed!




After we ate...we walked through Seatle for a bit. We went to a market where they threw fish. Then we rode the Metro to the Space Needle. The kids loved the Metro. When we got to the Space Needle they played by a fountain there and had a fun time.





It was a fun day. The weather was perfect.

Our Washington Trip.....Day 1.....February 24, 2010

My dad, my kids, and I took a road trip to see my brother and his family in Washington....this is our trip....

We traveled for just over 14 hrs. The kids were great. We stopped at McDonald's for lunch, it was there we discovered Paizlie had a HUGE blowout. It was so bad that I had to bathe her in the sink at McDonald's. After we took a few pictures at lunch.

These pictures are dedicated to Mike.
Yeah Baby YeaH!


We got to Mike and Jamies about 6:00 pm. We celebrated Aizlyn's Birthday.

Mike and Paizlie.

ReadY? AiM......FIRE!!!..........January 19, 2010

Intro:
I have a devise called a "FiZZ Saver". Those of you who may not know what a Fizz Saver is, I'll explain: FIZZ SAVER 101: the Fizz Saver is a lid that screws onto a 2 litter soda bottle. It has a little pump on the end of it. You screw it on like a cap, then you pump air into the 2 litter soda bottle until it is tightly filled with air. It keeps the carbonation in your soda.
So...now you ask...what does the Fizz Saver have to do with anything?

Many of you know I am a CokeZero"aholic". So naturally I use my Fizz Saver to keep my addiction tasting great. Every glass of CokeZero I pour is Fizztastic. It's like opening a new can of Coke every time I use the Fizz Saver and it taste so refreshing.

Naturally, my Fizz Saver was on my CokeZero bottle in the fridge. The bottle laid on its side because the Fizz Saver makes it too tall to stand up right in the fridge.

Friday morning, 7:30 AM, Tage decides he wants a glass of milk. He opens the fridge and the Coke bottle is eye level. He then says, "Mom, can I have some Coke instead?" I then replied, "No Tage you can have milk." I glance over at Tage, as I was getting Daxton's cereal for him, and Tage is pumping THE FIZZ SAVER. I say to him, "Tage don't pump that cap or the bottle will explode." 5-4-3-2-1........BOOM!!!!!

You guessed it, Tage kept pumping! The Bottle exploded like a rocket EVERYWHERE and I mean EVERYWHERE. I look over at Tage....he looked like a drenched shocked dog. He was covered from head to toe in Soda. Soda SHOT OUT all over Tage and all over my kitchen. My walls, my stove, my floor, my microwave, my pantry door, and EVERY inch of my fridge was COVERED IN COKE ZERO. Everything in the fridge was drenched in SODA. Every bottle, every piece of fruit, every, everything was soaking wet.

It was a nightmare....a funny nightmare remembered now, but it was a mess to say the least. I was so mad. Actually, I was furious. It took me an hour and half to clean up the disaster.

So needless to say, I now have s SHINNY clean fridge and Tage no longer will touch the FIZZ SAVER......

Here is some of the damage...(note: these pictures don't do this post justice.)


Sunday, February 21, 2010

Something Cute about you....Tage! February 21, 2010

The other night I went into check on the kids after they were all snuggled away in their beds. My heart melted when I saw Tage there sleeping.

Many of you know I have been trying to get him unattached from me. I've been trying to help him do more things on his own. But after seeing him peacefully sleeping I couldn't help but think how lucky I am he loves me so much.



So an event today at church made me think of this sweet picture.....

Today we were sitting in Sacrament meeting and Tage was acting up a bit. Sam got up to take him out. He gently grabbed Tage by the hand and they started to walk out into the hall. Just before they reached the door to go into the hall I saw Tage look up at Sam and with that same sweet look on his face in the sleeping picture he said: "Dad, I want to be a nice boy!" It melted my heart.

It's these moments that I want to treasure...

Though at times my kids drive me crazy, they say and do the sweetest things to help me remember who they are and how much happiness they bring into my life. I am thankful they help me refocus and I am grateful they bring so many smiles to my face.

Happy Valentines Day!!!......February 12, 2010

This year Sam and I decided to celebrate Valentines Day with the kids. Sam bought a heart shaped pizza from Papa Johns and I bought decorations and decorated the table for our dinner. The kids loved it. We had a nice evening with them. We tried to take them to Redbox to rent a movie to watch together, but nothing was out. So we came home and pulled out SpongeBob. I don't know how more romantic it gets after SpongeBob Square Pants. But hey, we had great family fun. Isn't that what its about? Happy Valentines Day kids! We love you!





Our First Book Signing.......February 10, 2010

Jewel, Becca, and I, had our first SMALL book signing today. We, along with many other authors, met at a book store, Dragons and Fairies Bookstore, in Eagle Mountain to sign our book. We didn't sell much. However, we did sign our Scholastic contract, so that was exciting. We enjoyed the night together. Jewel, Becca, nor I haven't seen each other in a while. Almost over a year and 1/2. It was good to meet up.

I think the two greatest things that happened this night were: one, we got our contract signed, and two, Jewel's father came all the way from Colorado to come to this event. He was so proud of her. It melted my heart.

Here's our event:
Jewel, Becca, and me...

Us signing our contract with Scholastic...

The Scholastic book order that will come out in March...LOOK FOR IT!

Us and the other authors...

Jewel and her father...