my3smilinggirls

Harry Potter 7 pt.1

2010-11-22T20:00:00.003-07:00

Just a little FYI: this movie was sooooo good! I'm not going to spoil in any way, but this I will say: If you have not read the book you will not understand this movie as well as you should! They don't explain at all, so you are just dumped right into the story. At least watch movie 6 as a slight refresher(at least you will remember where the story line ends). Kassidy loved it, but she admitted that she didn't understand about half of what was going on. But very good, and leaves you with a great cliff-hanger!!

Happy November!

2010-11-01T22:02:00.003-06:00

I just have to explain the appearance of my blog. I know that it is now November, so I should have a background for thanksgiving or at least autumn. But Harry Potter??? For all of you non-fans (Mother?) in 18 more days the first part of the 7th book comes out in Movie. That makes no sense, they are doing 2 movies for the 7th book, and movie #1 comes out on the 19th of November. Kassidy and I are great fans of Harry Potter, the rest of the family puts up with us! We are total GEEKS when it comes to Harry Potter! We can have total conversations about the Harry books. But I have to hand it to my 4th grader, she has read the first 5 books and just today started book #6! Not too shabby for a 9 year-old! We are so excited, I had to share with the rest of you!

Crazy Hair Day!

2010-10-19T20:25:00.007-06:00

This week, at our elementary, is Red Ribbon Week. So the kids get to have fun this week with different "activities". Today was Crazy Hair Day.

They look so excited, don't they?

Kassidy had 5 knots with the ends pulled through, so they were sticking out, and then curled. After I did the first one, she said "I'm not so sure I want to go to school looking like this." I asked her if she understood the meaning of crazy hair day ?

Sorry, the busyness of the fridge makes it hard to see her hair! Then with Emma we went a little less crazy. She had two french braids, one going down and the other going up.

She actually looked kinda cute, but she said the braid by her face tickled her all day long. Being in the PTA presidency, I was at the school this morning for about 2 1/2 hours, I got to see some REALLY crazy hair! I'm just happy it was them and not me!

I love this boy!

2010-10-17T23:07:00.004-06:00

Need I say more?? (That was a full bag of chocolate chips)

Our Mini Vacation

2010-09-30T10:09:00.013-06:00

This past weekend(9-23-9-26) we went on a little trip. Paul has a friend, that he grew up with, that manages a guest ranch just outside of Jackson Hole. (About 20 miles, but 45 minutes) So we went to visit. They have 4 cute Wyoming cowboys and 1 sweet baby girl. Another of Paul's friends and his family also went with. It was gorgeous!!

This was the view from our cabin just beyond the kids and down is the Gros Ventre river. We stayed in one of the guest cabins, which was nice with 2 bedrooms and bathrooms, and a living room with a fireplace and a huge picture window that looked out at this(minus the kids). There was also a hammock on the front porch that the kids would have loved to take home with us.

We got to fish in a little pond they stock with good sized trout. They kids got to try their hand at fly fishing. Emma was the only one brave enough to grab the fish, Nate only said "Eww" when he would get close to them. Then we went for a horse ride! Addison loved it, Kassidy has decided that she now needs to ride her horse here at home, and I think Emma thinks she is a regular horse-girl! Nate was just happy that he got to go too!

Then we had our lunch around the pool! Who ever thought that you could swim and get totally sunburned in Jackson at the end of September (global warming?haha!)? Well we did both!

Then before we left, we decided to go through Teton National Park. I'd never been there, so I wanted to see it. It was gorgeous! We took the hike around Jenny Lake to the Hidden Falls, which would have been sooooo much more if it weren't for the whining of a few kids. But all in all, they did a good job on the 2 1/2 mile hike. And thankfully we took the boat ride back. It was a fun trip and we're so thankful to Brain and Jody and their family for the fun and great time we all had!!

Guess these mountains

2010-09-29T17:34:00.004-06:00

Can anyone out there(the 2 of you that read this blog) tell me the mountains in this beautiful picture?

Oh this crazy boy!

2010-09-29T17:06:00.006-06:00

Ok, so Nathan is in trouble! All he has is 3 older sisters, that means girly stuff EVERY WHERE!

This is his newest obsession. He wears his sisters' shoes all the time, but now it's the helmet! I guess that it's a good thing that he wants to wear a helmet and HE can't help it if all we have are princess helmets in his size. He thinks he is total HOT stuff, but daddy isn't as convinced! He doesn't like it too much when Nathan wears this around the neighborhood! I think he's cute no matter what he has on!

Poor, poor Kass

2010-09-27T14:05:00.008-06:00

Well our lucky Kassidy got her retainers almost 2 weeks ago. She, of course, was a nervous wreck on the way to Provo to the dentist's office. She was making herself sick worrying about getting them in. I don't know where this kid comes from(she's just like her nana!) Any way, we have this really cool new dentist that does a lot of work with retainers and pulling baby teeth, so braces time is cut down or eliminated. And here she is
Wow, look at those wires, brings back memories... She was really excited because she got to choose what the top one looks like. You can't really see it, but it has a picture of Harry Potter on it. The bottom one is just glued in, so it is the annoying and boring one.

I am the excited one about these retainers! She's not too thrilled, but me? I LOVE that her teeth are getting straightened out NOW! At first she complained about not being able to eat and I guess the bottom retainer was giving her lots of cankers on the sides of her tongue, but now she is fine. She just "talks like she's got a mouth full of spit". And OF COURSE she is ever so dedicated in wearing it! Every kid should be this GOOD!

Addi's first day!

2010-09-09T13:46:00.005-06:00

Well, Addi's first day of preschool was this past Tuesday and was she ever excited! On Monday she just kept singing "I can't wait till tomorrow!" She likes to be as big as Emma! Here she is @ school,

when I picked her up. Of course when I got my camera out to take her picture BEFORE school, the battery was "exhausted" . She looks so happy doesn't she? She is still so very quiet in school, her teacher doesn't believe me that she is NEVER quiet at home! And that she is the one to talk all ears off. Today she just look so darn cute that I couldn't help but take her picture! Today was show-and-tell day and it's our favorite day of the week! She took a horse family. Other girls took dolls and fairies but not mine...horses! Miss Becky told me that she actually talked to her today! And she has a new best friend named Gracie, I just hope that she talks to her!

And here is the cute boy that decides each time a sister has to have her picture taken, so does he!

Happy Birthday Party

2010-09-03T13:41:00.012-06:00

Ok, almost a week late, but I am posting so that counts for something...right? Well, on the 28th Emma had her family party. She was so excited to have everyone come and celebrate with her. We were lucky enough to have Nana offer the use of her back patio and lawn for the party, so we didn't have to do it in our driveway. Thanks Nana! Look at that wonderful cake! Auntie Sonja did it again! And to think she made it up from a ball cake pan! Amazing again! Much better than the cake I made for her on her birthday!Which is why we have Auntie make the "real" cake! Well, Emma of course was spoiled rotten(grandma) and loved all of her presents! Thanks to all for coming! Jamie and Ryan get the "most dedicated" prize for traveling from Vernal, getting stuck in a wreck in thistle, turning around and coming by way of Scofield. Just to eat some good food, yummy cake(although I don't think either of them actually ate any cake), and watch a little girl open some presents. Then they went back home same night! WOW! I would have called and said I wasn't going to make it! All of the Nelson families were represented! And all of the kids got AWESOME goodie bags(thanks again to Auntie Sonja!)! Happy 7th Emma Lou! I am happy that the week devoted to Emma is over, I'm tired of birthday parties!

She's 7!

2010-08-26T10:16:00.006-06:00

Ok, I clearly remember this day seven years ago. It really doesn't seem like that long ago. But here she is the birthday girl
Doesn't she look excited? Well her first question to me this morning was"Can I open my presents now?" So I guess she knew what it was all about. So after she ate breakfast, she did just that!

She was actually excited! I love when that happens! But her favorite of the day was her BFC inc doll!

Look at that cute girl! She also got to share homemade Oreos with bright BLUE frosting with her class! And all friends she came in contact with afterward! I made her a cake that totally fell apart, so we will not be seeing pictures of cake time! Happy Birthday Emma Lu!

Off to School...Off to School...

2010-08-25T13:17:00.003-06:00

It is that time again. I really can't believe it! Well, today is the second day of school for Kass and Em. Where did the summer go? Well, yesterday was the first day and Kassidy was just plain nervous(I don't think her thumbnail survived!) and Emma was excited. Kass had to make sure that I would walk in with them to find their classes and lockers. Emma was holding my hand on the way in until we got closer to the school then she dropped it. I asked her if she was too old to hold my hand and she said "It's kinda embarrassing." She's now too cool for me! (Tear, sniff sniff) Kassidy was stuck to me like glue until she saw her friend Katie, then I ceased to exist. Growing up is so hard on me!
Kassidy came home and said that it was all good and she still felt like a 3rd grader most of the day, but was NOT excited that she had homework on the first day. Then she left us to go play at a friend's house. Emma had to tell me over and over how awesome Mrs. Henry is and how she would never yell at them. Then she and her friend disappeared downstairs to play. They didn't miss me at all! Once again, growing up is so hard for me! But I'm happy they enjoyed and didn't complain about going again today. I think when we run out of new clothes, the fun will be gone!

He Did It!

2010-01-14T13:00:00.003-07:00

Naffie turned 1! It's true, over a month ago Nathan turned 1! His birthday fell on Sunday, so we just had cake and icecream at home(just us)! He had NO problem digging into his cake!

And before I knew it...

It was GONE! Then we opened presents, his sisters were BIG helps! He got a Push/ride thingy from Nana and Grandpa, and some other toys from us! Happy Birthday Big Boy! Wow, how time flies!!!

Where has the time gone?

2009-09-23T12:57:00.011-06:00

Well, I know that I have a month to update on(where has the last month gone?), so here goes...
On August 21, we celebrated my birthday. I'm not too excited about my birthdays any more! And now that I'm in my 30's I'm even less excited! But not to dwell on the negative...Paul came home that morning with a cake (he was working a grave-yard shift) just for me, that he had to taste before he went to bed!

Then Kassidy, Emma, Addison, and Nathan gave me a beautiful card that Kass made and had the others sign(she was good to sign Nate's name)!
Here are 3 of the 4 kiddies wishing me "Happy Birthday"!

That was about the extent of my celebrations, as my husband had to work another grave-yard that night and I had to go grocery shopping for Emma's birthday party! Saturday the 22nd was fun as we had a family party for Emma's 6th! Her birthday wasn't until the 26th, but we try to do weekends for family parties(we have to have Sonja bring the cake!)

She did a "castle" cake this year that was a 3-D layer cake...it didn't fare too well on the 2 hour drive from Bountiful to my house! We still loved the "leaning tower of birthday cake"! But Sonja has said "No more 3-D cakes!" Thanks anyway Sonja! Emma had a great party and thanks to all who came and celebrated with us! Next we did celebrate her "real" birthday on the 26th with more gifts(thanks to grandma) and her friend party!

Fun times were had by all and Emma was a very spoiled Birthday girl!!! Next came the very dreaded day...the first day of school(only dreaded by the kids)!!

I know, totally crappy picture! But we are just lucky that I remembered, at the last second, to take a picture on the first day! Emma is now in 1st grade, that means that she has to be at school all day, but she now gets to eat lunch at school! How did she get old enough for this??? And Kassidy Grace is in the 3rd grade...multiplication and cursive writing, ahh the excitement! I love the beginning of a new school year!

Then on 9/3/09 Addison started preschool! Her teacher is Miss Becky(who is the best!) and she is loving it! Addison is NOT potty trained and Paul said that he didn't think she should be able to go to school if she wasn't trained...he was over-ruled!!! I've tried EVERYTHING I can think of to get her to go on the potty! NOPE! She is the most head strong, stubborn, non-caring child I've ever seen! So, she wins this one and gets to go to school(so I don't go crazy)! And now Nate is crawling! He is into EVERYTHING! And I don't think my house is "Nate Proof"! But he truly is the sweetest dang thing(with just a touch of the redheaded temper)! Now you're caught-up for the moment and I might remember to blog before another 5 weeks is up!

Fun for all!

2009-08-18T13:48:00.003-06:00

Free Offer
Today I found this hard-to-pass-up offer on my friend's blog:
The first 5 people to respond to this post will get something made by me--my choice!
This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
1. I make no guarantees you will like what I make! (I can only hope!)
2. What I create will be just for you.
3. It will be done some time this year.
4. You have no clue what it's going to be--it may be cards, something delicious, a paper weight, or a complete surprise to you (and me)! Who knows?
5. Most importantly, you must offer the same deal on your blog.
The first 5 people to comment on your blog post get something made by YOU!
I don't know how this will work, but I hope it will be fun for all(and that at least 5 people comment)
I took her up on it, so here is my official "I'm in the game" post. It's the ultimate give and take!

Crazy Times!

2009-08-17T10:22:00.002-06:00

For those of you who watch PBS cartoons, you'll understand this...

WEIRD GIRL and her sidekick CAPTIAN NUGGIE-FACE

(Poor Nathan)

Ahh Summer Fun!

2009-08-17T09:55:00.008-06:00

On Thursday, Aug. 6th, Kassidy had a little party! She called it a "3 hour slumber party" which was really a late night, since I don't do sleep overs! I told her that she could invite 4 friends so, they went in this order:

Katie Kjar(kassidy's best friend)

Chandler Cook (her best friend that's a boy and Addi's boyfriend)

Carlie Pay (other best friend)

And Kelcey Cook (friend since about birth)

They started @ 7pm with a few games: musical sleeping bags, sleeping beauty, and all tied up. Then they made individual fruit pizzas. Yummy! And ended the evening by watching "Horton Hears a Who"! Then the kids were returned home by 10pm! Good times all around!

Kicked my butt!

2009-08-06T12:26:00.007-06:00

Wednesday morning Paul woke up and proceeded to ask us what we were doing that day! This is a normal occurrence, and usually we don't have an answer for him! Well that morning he asked if we wanted to go hike to Timpanogos cave. I think that every one's first response was "NO!" , but no one voiced this except Emma! I asked him what we were going to do with Nathan and Addison, so he got online and showed me that it was a paved trail so we could take the stroller! So, I conceded and after 2 1/2 hours getting everyone ready we were off!

Well, over an hour later we were inside the National Park! We got the little newsletter as we were pulling up to park and I happened to read "no strollers!" WHAT?? I told Paul that I was NOT going to do this hike if I had to pack a kid up it! He said that he would leave if I wanted to, but he thought we could do it! I, of course, didn't want to look like a wimp, so I said that we'd do it! Well, 1 hour and 18 minutes, 1 1/2 miles and over 1,000 feet higher in elevation we made it! Now I've actually been working out regularly for the 7 weeks, so I thought I was in pretty good shape...This trail was HARD!!! It probably didn't help that I was packing either Addi or Nate the entire time or that we started the hike at 3:45pm(the HOT part of the day), or that the trail is REALLY steep! But we did it!!!

Nate was really thirsty, since he'd worked so hard! Once at the top, we had about a 20 minute wait then we got to take the cave tour! This was really cool(literally too since it's about 47* inside the mountain) since we got to tour 3 different caves all hooked together. And see really cool formations!

The tour was about 30 minutes and about 20 minutes in Addison needed to "go really bad"! And Nathan thankfully fell asleep! We got to see the "Heart of Timpanogos" Which is this huge stalactite that they put a red light behind and really does look like a heart! Once we got out of the caves Paul and Addi headed off to the "emergency potty" and thankfully it was just in time! Oh the fun of trying to potty train Addison!! Once we were back at the van, Kassidy told me that the hike was worth it after we got to see the caves! Emma wasn't as sure, but she did like the cave. Nate was happy to have his bottle, and Addi was happy to be off the trail! Over all we agreed that the tour made our hard work worth it!

Don't they look happy? Fun family times!!

Wow! I'm so bad!

2009-08-05T16:26:00.014-06:00

Summer is almost over and yet, I've posted NOTHING this whole summer! I know I should have been sooo much better, but...

So here are some highlights from our summer so far...
We started the summer with a trip to Moab on the first weekend in June! We went with the Lucas family(Paul works with Tim, the dad), and Stretch(Paul also works with him). We had lots of fun...

Can't you see how much fun Kassidy was having! This was as we started up the trail called "Hell's Revenge" which is known as an extreme trail, but isn't too bad if you sit back and just enjoy the ride! Addi was also having so much fun she had to go to sleep! But Kassidy ditched us and rode with the others in our group and decided that Moab trails weren't too bad if she didn't have to ride with her parents! Poor girl!

Next was Addison's birthday...

I still can't believe this girl is 3! Kass seemed so"big" when she was 3 and Em was just so tiny, but grown-up, but Addi May is just still so little! But she tries to be big when she wants to!

We had a nice family party out under the carport, and of course Auntie Sonja made the cake that was requested!

Addi decided months before her birthday that she wanted a "care bear" birthday so luckily Sonja came through(again)!! Addi loved having family here to help her celebrate and is thankful to her uncle Royal for putting her princess scooter together(her daddy was on the phone with the Sunday school president at the time)! Great job, Roys! Later that night Paul took Kassidy and Emma to the Mormon Miracle Pageant! They got eaten by bugs, Emma fell asleep 1/2 way through, and got a little cold...BUT over all they enjoyed it! And they actually made it home a little before midnight!

And to end the month off just right, we got a puppy! Dagney is the newest member of our family! She is a black lab, who likes to chew on little girls and stuffed animals! We LOVE her!

Now onto July...

Here are the cuties waiting for the "Mammoth" parade on the 4th! Woo Hoo! Got loads of taffy and Nana got a T-Shirt(actually Dan got it, but Angie told him to give it to her Mom)!

After the parade, it was on to the park to have fun at the carnival! They did it better this year, just big items like the all famous 25' water slide! Addi was all for it, until she got to the top, then she started screaming and crying for me and I was NOT about to climb up there and get her! I know that doesn't make me the BEST mom, but oh well! So I sent Emma back up there and she had to literally PUSH Addison down the water slide! Needless to say, she didn't want to go back up! Then after the carnival, we went to Royal and Janielle's for more fun and games and yummy dinner! Then we were all set to watch the city fireworks, but it started raining and blowing so they were cancelled! Oh well!

The weekend of the 10th we had a family reunion! It was just for the day at a park in Draper(can we say WIND), and lunch was catered...this is the way to do family reunions! I, of course, didn't take ANY pictures! But it was great fun! And the kids had even more fun, since they went to Sonja's house on Friday afternoon and didn't come home until Monday afternoon! Lucky kids, Sonja was in for a REAL adventure since my cousin and her 5 kids also stayed with Sonja! I'm so sorry I missed all the fun!

Then on the weekend of the 24th we were back in Moab! Yes, we understood that it was MOAB in JULY, but we were all feeling adventurous! We took a day and did a trail called "elephant hill" that took us through the needles district of Canyonlands! It was fun and Frank got a good dose of whiplash! Jamie and Ryan rented a Jeep and went with us! Great Fun!Then the next day we went to Dead horse point and Arches! It was warm, but fun all around!

Then Paul and I finished the month with trip to Park City. Our anniversary is on the 8th of August, but Paul has to work then! So we took last weekend to celebrate! The girls stayed with Grandma and Nate got to stay with Sonja and Frank! With Frank giving him crawling lessons! And I missed it!!

Spring Break!!!

2009-05-19T09:26:00.008-06:00

I know that I'm a bit late (like a month) to show our spring break pictures, but oh well. I just got them uploaded on my computer! We started out the trip with our first stop at Lake Powell! How beautiful, all that blue water! And the weather was warm, but a little windy! Then it was back in the van and on to Flagstaff, AZ where we stayed!

Our first day we went to Sedona, which was so beautiful! And if you want a psychic reading...this is the place to go! The girls were happiest when they got to hike and climb on rocks(so easily entertained)! Here they are waiting to hike up to "bell tower" rock. Nate and I hiked a little of the way and Paul and the girls went the rest of the way! Addi takes after her grandpa Kay, she's like a mtn. goat when she's "hiking" just like him.

The next day was supposed to be yucky weather, so I decided we should go to the Grand Canyon. BAD IDEA! We never did see the Grand Canyon, except in the IMAX movie we watched before we entered the park! But we saw LOTS of snow! Here's our documentation that we WERE there. Emma refused to get out of the van, so she and I have no proof that we were there! But we were!!! We tried to wait out the snow, and Addi kept saying that she wanted to "climb on the Grand Canyon", but it NEVER stopped! So our kids will now have great memories of the Grand Canyon!

The next day we made our way home, and it was a much better day, we stopped at Lake Powell again and had our Easter Egg Hunt. It was a beautiful day for this, 73' outside ! And the water was not too cold...we couldn't keep the girls out of it! I asked them to please not get their clothes wet, though!

Emma had a small problem with this request! She ended up sitting down, a lot! But they had a blast and now can't wait to go back to Lake Powell! Expect a blog update on that soon!!!

5 months now!

2009-05-08T10:51:00.006-06:00

He just keeps growing! On Wednesday Nate turned 5 months!!!! Where is the time going? He is getting more fun everyday(except for the puking on me)! His new thing is trying to blow raspberries! But he is constantly chewing on his fingers so he's always slimy, and then he now blows that "slime" all over while trying for raspberries!

He's also VERY ticklish, so it's fun to make him laugh and laugh! But of course when the camera was on he was more interested in it than laughing for me! Last night Kassidy was holding him for me so I could get the others ready for bed...

Kass loves to read and from the looks of things Nate does too! Nate loves all of his sisters, but Kass can make him laugh the best! She is such a good "mama"!

Out of the mouth of Kass...

2009-04-07T11:10:00.003-06:00

Kassidy is neurotic! I'm not kidding! She is a little bit OCD too! She gets something into her mind and she doesn't drop it, and she obsesses and talks about it constantly! But I do love her, don't get me wrong! Just this morning she was getting dressed and as some of you know this alone is a trial for her. Anything that goes on her butt MUST have a proper and perfect fit or she is bugged all day! Her favorite thing to wear is "stretchy pants"(yes think Nacho Librae?). And she loves granny panties(you know the briefs that come up to the armpits)! Well this morning I handed her clothes to her and told her to get dressed(she has a hard time matching things and likes me to do it for her). I had given her "bikini briefs" and jeans. I forgot that this is a dangerous combination for her. All morning long she was messing with her pants. Pulling her panties up, so she felt covered enough, then pulling the wedgie? out. Then finally as I was drying her bangs she said in her most pitiful voice, "I want my granny panties!!!" I told her that we had no time for her to change and she would just have to deal! I know, I'm a mean mom! But sometimes I have to help her through her neuroses!

Time Flies

2009-04-06T14:29:00.005-06:00

Oh, my goodness...where has the time gone? My little (ok, quite chubby) Nathan is 4 months old today! Crazy times!
He is such a joy to have! All of his sisters love him so much! Even Addi, she's had no jealousy towards him! He's so good! And the happiest kid I've ever seen! He's slept through the night since he was 8 weeks old and only really fusses when he's hungry or messy! Although his favorite place is in Mommy's arms!

We are all so blessed and grateful to have him in our lives! We love you Nafan!

Another Crazy Saturday!

2009-04-06T13:22:00.015-06:00

Kassidy's Turn
I told Kass that I would take her to Build-a-Bear after her birthday and baptism. So we finally went at the end of February! I said that it would be a trip for just the 2 of us, but it didn't work that way.(with 3 other kids how can it?) We started out in Bountiful and we were all going to ride front runner down to trax and then trax to the Gateway. Well, we missed the train by 10 minutes, so my mom decided that we should go to 13th South and ride trax to the Gateway(so the kids could still get the experience). So, we made it to the Trax station at 13th South and got in line to buy tickets and Sonja, Nate, Kassidy, Grandma, Emma, and Addison all got tickets and on the train. Jamie and I were slower and my ticket came out right as the train took off! So there the two of us were waiting for 15 minutes for the next train. I had no children, no purse(just the diaper bag my purse was in the stroller with Nate), no cell phone, and no key to MY van(Sonja drove it so she had the key). As we were standing there in that WONDERFUL neighborhood I asked Jamie(my sister) "why am I willingly leaving my van here?" Finally then next train arrived and we made it to the Gateway and Grandma was waiting for us. We then trekked on to Build-A-Bear.

Kassidy picked a bunny and the fun began! Sonja, Grandma, Emma, Addison, and Nate all waited patiently while Jamie and I walked along with Kass!

Don't they look like they were having SO much fun?

Kassidy is silly, fun, and sweet but I truly HATE shopping with her when she has to get something! She one of those girls who takes FOREVER to make up her mind! Decisions are so hard for her! So I was running out of patience with her over the outfits! Luckily her aunt Jamie was there to support her!
And here is the finished bunny! She named her cinnamon and dressed her in jammies and Grandma bought her the "bunny slippers" that I told her cost too much and I wouldn't buy! Good thing for grandmas right?

Then it was back to Trax with all of us making it on the same train for the ride back to 13th South and what do you know? My van was still there! Darn it!(I'm ready for something else to drive ;-)

Sonja, Jamie, Addison, Grandma, Kassidy, Nate, and Emma!

A little bit of fun!

2009-03-25T14:01:00.006-06:00

Hell-o world, I am still alive! I'm sure no one was actually wondering, but each time I thought of updating I wondered! This past Saturday we went on a little adventure! My husband is so much like his dad, if they are not working on Saturdays it's a day to get out of the house! No house or yard work!!! Saturday is a day for DOING something fun or GOING somewhere not home! As this was one of Paul's Saturdays not working (as a coal miner it always varies) we had to GO! No one had any suggestions, so he had to come up with a plan on his own! The rest of us are usually up for adventure, just not planning it! He did well all on his own! We went "exploring" Nine Mile Canyon. This road starts in Wellington, UT (just east of Price) and eventually will end up in Myton, UT(between Duchesne and Roosevelt). Paul read the info and printed out driving instructions (6 times) and said the road was 40 miles. It was dirt, but easily taken in a "family sedan" according to the info sheet. I must say that it needed to have rained the day before, because my van is so dusty you almost can't tell its red! According to our info sheet Nine Mile Road was the most important in the early development of the Uintah Basin (I grew up there and had never heard of this?). The road was carved in the late 1880's and was needed to supply the 300 soldiers garrisoned at Fort Duchesne, and it linked with the nearest rail head in Price. For the next quarter of a century the road was the most heavily traveled in eastern Utah. It was the main route for stagecoach, mail,freight, an telegraph into the Uintah Basin. It was a 6 day journey by wagon from Price to Ft. Duchesne. Thankfully it didn't take us that long!!

This was the first stop we made to see petroglyphs up close! You can kind of see them at the side of the girls' heads. All along the way we saw a plethora of amazing petroglyphs! And the girls found them so cool, until they had seen ENOUGH! But we also got to see the "pigs head" rockAnd Nutter's Ranch which once had a 15 room hotel and a saloon. The ranch was also used as a relay station for the telegraph between Ft. Duchesne and Price, and one of the cabins housed soldiers assigned to the telegraph relay! And a ghost town (Harper). Also on this little trip we got to see one of the most well known petroglyph panels, The Hunter Panel. Even Nathan got to get in on the fun! He got to pose in this picture and go on a little hike to see lots of petroglyphs but mostly he was just chillin' in his seat!

When I said that Paul said it was40 miles, he didn't read all of his info correctly! In his mind(and what he told me) it was a 40 mile long dirt road that started in Wellington and ended in Myton. I wondered how that could be, but didn't ask, since I was just along for the ride! Actually, Nine Mile Road is 40 miles until you get to the turn for Gate Canyon. Gate Canyon is the road that you take to get to Myton, which is 37 miles long all by itself! I would suggest doing what we did, Do the whole Nine Mile Road and forget about Gate Canyon. When you've seen all you can in Nine Mile, turn around and go back to Price for dinner(unless of course, you have a good reason to go to Myton?)! Over all, this was a fun little day trip and enjoyed by all! Thanks Paulie!

No Such Luck!

2009-02-20T12:07:00.003-07:00

Ok, so this past weekend (Feb 13-16th) we took a fun little trip to Moab, UT. Paul decided that he needed to try his Land Rover Discovery on some rock crawling trails. As my life sometimes goes, I didn't have a camera that worked with me! My wonderful husband got me a nice new one for Christmas and he thought it was so cool, because it had a rechargeable lithium battery. Just plug in a cord and charge it up. That's the problem...I lost the cord. Can't find it anywhere! I think that it went out with the copious amounts of Christmas trash(2 weeks worth of stuffing my garbage can and the 2 neighbors' FULL)! Anyway I digress...no cord, no working battery, no camera. At first I just thought I'd go to Radio Shack and get new one, they always have the cord I need, no such luck! They had universal chargers for everything but Kodak! Stupid Kodak! So finally I went to the Kodak online store, found what I needed, paid the extra shipping for "next business day" and planned on having time to charge my battery. No such luck! I ordered on Wednesday, we left on Friday afternoon and no sign of UPS. So I grabbed my "old" camera that was sucking AA batteries like crazy, but still in working condition. I thought we'd be fine and get some GREAT shots in Moab. No such luck! Saturday morning we get on a trail (I can't remember it's name, just that it was a moderate trail) and think it's a great photo op, and the camera tells me to change the batteries. I was prepared with a new set, changed them and tried to get a photo...No such luck! Paul got all of the kids out of the Rover and the camera would NOT stay on! Every time I pushed the shutter button...No such luck! The stupid thing would turn itself off. So for the rest of the weekend I tried to take pictures and Paul kept commenting about "great photo ops" or how it would be great if I had a good camera to take a picture with, maybe a nice one like the one sitting at home with no charge. So we really did go to Moab, did "Fins-n-Things", Kassidy really did cry like a little girl and almost pee her pants a few times (out of fear), Emma really did refuse to pee in the wilderness, Addison really did loose a sketcher sneaker (just one) some where along the trail, and Nate really did sleep through it all! I just don't have pictures to document any of it! But when I got home...my charger was sitting in the front seat of my van (the UPS guy didn't want it to get lost!)!

What a way to end the month...

2009-02-06T12:43:00.005-07:00

My thinking was that if my family had to come for the weekend, we might as well get as much in as we could. That idea was great in theory!
We started last week with a bitter sweet event. Paul's beloved grandmother died! Granny Great was... exceptional! And she truly endured to the end! We were so blessed to have her as long as we did, but I wasn't ready to let her go! When Janice(my mother-in-law) called me on Monday morning, to tell me the news, she reminded me that we should be happy for Granny, since we all knew she was truly rejoicing. But I still cried! What a great lady Iris Bagley was, she loved to have any and all of us visit her, her highlight was getting hugs from the kids and listening to all of our "happenings". She would always ask, "So, what do you know?" My kids were so lucky to live close enough to see her often, she was just sad that she couldn't SEE what they looked like! So we had her viewing on Thursday and funeral on Friday.

Then Saturday we got to witness Kassidy become a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! What a great thing this was! I don't feel like I should have my oldest old enough for this, but she won't slow down! I'm so happy and thankful that her dad was able to baptize her. What a blessing for both of them! And we were so happy to have such great family support! Thanks for the great talk Angie!!! Then back to our house that night for pizza and ice cream(thanks Grandma for the pizza!!!!!).

Bright and early Sunday morning(9am church), Paul named and blessed Nathan Paul Nelson! Normally he's a happy boy! This is what happens when his Aunties change his clothes and put him down! He is a bit spoiled, and does NOT like being put down on his back! Once again, GREAT family support(thanks everyone, we love you all!)! Then lunch for everyone at the elementary school, thanks to Royal for meeting the janitor there! Then we capped the day by watching Arizona loose the super bowl! Like I said, it sounded great in theory, but in truth, it was a tiring but WONDERFUL weekend! Thanks again to every one's support and love!

Tag, You're It!

2009-01-28T15:44:00.002-07:00

This was on my friend Carrie's blog and I never do these, but I thought maybe my blog should have something about me on it...
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Jessie Brewer on General Hospital!
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Today
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Yes, when I take time to not be sloppy
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? turkey, I live in turkeyville
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? four, Girls: 8, 5, & 2 1/2 Boy: 7 1/2 weeks
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? heck yeah! We'd laugh all the time!
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM? Never! HAHAHAHAHAHA!
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? not since 7th grade
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Nope! I'm terrified of heights!!!!
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Multi-grain cheerios!
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Nope, I don't buy them if the have laces!
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? chocolate marshmallow
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Their hair or their nose. I don't know why!
15. RED OR PINK? As the mother of 3 girls, RED!!!
16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My HAIR
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Natalie, shes the one I can always be crazy with!
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? jeans and red slippers
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Nate kind of cying and really snorting!
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Bright orange
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Chocolate chip cookies baking and fresh lemon zest
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? The secretary at the elementary school
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH ON TV OR SPECTATOR? basketball or live baseball
27. HAIR COLOR? Today? Auburnish(time for another color job)
28. EYE COLOR? hazel
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? I should
30. FAVORITE FOOD? pizza and really good bread
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? How about an action flick
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? defiance
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Brown sweater (it is freezing)
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer
35. HUGS OR KISSES? From who?
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Marshmallow brownie cookie from Cutlers
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? How to raise your child's financial IQ!
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? no mouse pad
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? I didn't watch TV last night!
42. FAVORITE SOUND(S)? My girls when they are laughing together, not screaming at each other!
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? The Beatles!!!
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Conneticut
45. DO YOU HAVE SPECIAL TALENTS? none
46. Where were you born? Vernal, UT
48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER? At snow college when he was supposed to get to know my roommate (Carrie) so they could go out! ;)

I love this boy!

2009-01-21T09:26:00.005-07:00

I really do love this kid! Nate is such a good and easy going baby! And I'm not the only one who loves him! Each of his sisters love, love, love him too! Some times a little too much!

When Emma was born, Kassidy was 2 years 7 months and I don't think Kass paid any attention to her little sister for 4-5 months. But none of them can stay out of Nate's face! And he usually doesn't mind. Addison calls him "My bruver, Nafan Paul". And tells Emma that he is only her bruver!He does let us know when he's hungry and when he wants his diaper changed, but other than that, he's a really easy going baby!

I can't believe that he is already 6 1/2 weeks old! But his dad says it feels like we've had him forever!

She's really 8!

2009-01-14T12:15:00.004-07:00

I can't believe it, but Kassidy is really 8! Her birthday was on Saturday (Jan. 10) and we had her family party here. We just did cake and icecream and presents. We are so thankful to those of you who joined us! Kass of course was spoiled with her gifts (4 mini American Girls).

Thanks to Auntie Sonja for the yummy cake! I don't know what it is about her frosting, but it always tastes better than mine!

Happy Birthday Kassidy Grace! You are a WONDERFUL girl and I love you tons!!!

Here we go!

2009-01-08T09:57:00.007-07:00

I know that I've been so horrible at posting, so I'll just blame it on the holidays and having a baby in December. But for anyone who knows me, I've just been lazy!! December was a fun and tiring month! I was truly ready for January to come and make Kassidy and Emma go back to school! They truly are sisters, best friends one minute and clawing each others eyes the next. Ahhhhh...how I so look forward to the time we have 4 females PMSing at our house! Paul says that he's going to buy a cabin and not tell us where it is, but I think I should be the one with the secret hide-away!
Well, Nate turned 1 month on Tuesday (where did that month go?) and he is such a cutie! He really is a good baby and I KNOW I am soooooo blessed! He's had one bad day and I thought I'd go crazy...not sleeping at all during the day! But he redeemed himself! He's just so low key! And happy as long as his bum is somewhat clean(this kid poops and poops and poops some more) and he's been fed(doesn't care if it is a bottle w/formula or nursing food is food for him). He truly is a Nelson boy, he likes to eat!

This shows his nice double chin that he's working on! He's working on getting fat rolls on his legs too, although nothing like Kassidy had(the worlds fattest baby and I loved it) but he's getting some!

Yesterday Addison was watching Care Bears in her room(she still says it's her room, but Nate sleeps in the crib) and then I hadn't heard her in a while, so I asked Emma to go check on her. Emma came back and said that she was in her room, but she wasn't watching anything...

She's asleep, with her head under the doll cradle. Sound asleep! I asked her when she woke up if she was just really tired so she just had to lay down on the floor and she said
that she was hiding from Dr. Fright(on the Care Bears) and then she just got sleepy so she went to sleep! So I guess this explains why her head was under the cradle! How I love this girl!!! Well, this weekend we have Kassidy's birthday party, she's eight on Saturday! I don't know where that time went either! And then on the 31st she gets baptized and on the 1st Nate will be blessed! And I thought December was busy!

Oh Addison!

2008-12-12T11:52:00.004-07:00

Ok, on Wednesday Grandma left. We are so thankful that she was able to come stay with us! It was a great help to have her here and Addison was her shadow!!! She didn't want me to do anything for her, it was always "No! Dramma do it!" Well, of course I cried like a baby when she left and then decided that it might be safe to do my make-up. So my make-up was sitting on the bathroom counter when the phone rang! I was so excited that someone called to talk to me! As I was chatting in the living room, Addison was in the bathroom. She came out once with her eye covered and hurried back into the bathroom. I didn't really think too much about it, and finished my call!

I should have figured she was up to something! Let's just say that this girl has talent with the mascara! She got all of her top lashes and most of the bottom! But what made it really lovely was how she also got it all over her top and bottom eyelid! ALL OVER! She must have reapplied a few times because it was quite thick! I just laughed and said I needed to take her picture. Then I went into the bathroom...

This was done with my liquid eyeliner on the bathroom counter, she also drew on the toilet lid with it! Then she dug in my eyeshadow with her fingers and wiped them down the wall. All in all, I think this proved that I can't handle 4 kids and Grandma went home too soon. But now that it's Friday and we've been without her for 2 days I think we'll survive. Although whenever she(or anyone else) wants to come and visit(help) I say the more the merrier!

He's here

2008-12-08T13:00:00.006-07:00

We finally did it! Nathan Paul Nelson decided to be nice to me and join us on Dec. 6th! He took long enough to get here(a long night at the hospital waiting and waiting and waiting!), butI'm so thankful he's here! He weighed in at a whopping 7lbs even and was 19 1/2" long. He has more hair than any of his sisters did(not saying much) and at first had a reddish tint! But now that he's home and trying to turn yellow, his hair is blonde! I think that he resembles Emma the most, but then he still just looks kind of like a little old man to me right now! He still doesn't think night time is for sleeping without me, but then a few days ago he didn't think I should sleep much at night time either, only difference is that a few days ago I could ignore him and go back to sleep and he couldn't wake any of us up by screaming!

But we are all thankful for him and trying to adjust to having a baby boy in the house (diaper changes are a strange thing). His sisters are loving (and mostly ignoring) him and his biggest sister Kassidy just loves to hold him!

Pregnancy Update!

2008-12-03T10:44:00.002-07:00

Here's the update....I'm STILL pregnant! Ta Da! I'm as big as a house(or an elephant depends on the day), I'm tired of waddling, and I miss seeing my toes. I went to the doctor yesterday and I told him that if I wasn't at least dilated to a 4 I just might cry. He told me that he couldn't handle when women cried, so I better not. I'm only to a 3...Woo Hoo! (Yes that is sarcasm)! I'm finished(if only baby Nate would agree all would be well), I'm ready for the next stage. Although when I really think about it, I do still sleep somewhat! So there is the update, I'm still gaining weight(I try to focus that this means he is growing), and he's in no hurry! My mother-in-law's compassionate words were "Just remember, boys are slower!"

Thanksgiving!

2008-11-25T20:05:00.004-07:00

Ok, thanks to my oldest sister I started thinking about Thanksgiving traditions. My family has many. Our dinner was always eaten in Roosevelt at Grandma's house (ok, I think I can remember a couple of times when it was at Brent and Sue's). All of us filing through Grandma's kitchen to get the turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy(yuck), creamed peas(Yummmmmmmm), rolls(always Rhodes), frozen fruit salad, and lemon delight. In speaking with some of my in-laws, I've realized that my family has some really WEIRD food that we eat! Frozen fruit salad tops that list, carrot and apple salad(I think this is really good but my husband thinks it's gross so my kids have never had it), creamed peas(these must be eaten inside of a roll), chocolate cake w/white frosting in a glass w/milk poured over it, lemon delight, "dirty water" punch(this is actually good in small doses), and I'm sure that the list goes on. I look back on "traditions" and many I'm sad to say haven't followed me into my own home. I guess as moms we tend to fix what we know will be eaten! I hope that this Thanksgiving you will all enjoy and be thankful for your own traditions! Happy wishes from the land of turkeys!!!

I love that imagination!

2008-11-21T17:50:00.004-07:00

Ok, one thing that my kids have NEVER lacked in is imagination! Kassidy had the best! She had a name (usually from the Disney princesses) for everyone and could keep them all straight! When Emma was born she became "Jasmine" and for quite a while this was the only name Kass would call her little sister. Well, Emma has had her turn and now the torch has been passed onto the littlest!

Here is Addi with her "baby"! She packed this sweet potato around for hours the other day! She rocked it and sang to it. She would "feed" it and love it! Then she found one for me!

Oh we had lots of fun with our "babies" she even wanted to take it to bed with her that night! I had to say "NO!!!!" And then a couple of days later, when I cooked it...sad times! But Emma came through and convinced her that the other one was really her baby and that mommy wouldn't really cook her baby.

Ahh, fall fun!

2008-10-23T09:12:00.011-06:00

Today is the PTA fall carnival at our elementary school! So that also means today is the cake decorating contest. The PTA is really smart about this, they do a cake-walk during the carnival and this is how they get their cakes!!! All kids in the elementary are invited to participate in the cake contest, we just had to have the cakes there this morning at the beginning of the school day all ready to go. So...what do we think was happening at our house last night? That is right...cake decorating!!! And let me tell you, it was an adventure! Kassidy doesn't usually help with anything in the kitchen, so this was all pretty new to her! Everything was just, so fun to her! And let's just say that I think Emma knows more about things in the kitchen than Kass! But we pressed on and

eventually finished with Kassidy's "monster coffin cake" and if I do say so myself, it was very cute!

When it was Emma's turn, we took a different approach...CUPCAKES! I love cupcakes and these were fun for she and I to do! They were supposed to be slug cupcakes but I didn't have any black gel for the legs so they didn't turn out quite like they were supposed to. But alas, Emma and I had fun doing them! All I have to tell you is that circus peanuts are not as easy to find as one might think!

And here we have a finished product! See, kind of cute but I would definitely have to remove the "slug" in order to eat it!

And our finished coffin and monster! Last year Kassidy won first prize in the "I did it all by myself" category (she didn't do a thing on that cake...it was ALL me) so last night Paul kept asking me if I was planning on winning 1st prize again! I just know that the girls and I had lots of fun doing these together! Memories! While I am no Martha Stewart or even Sonja (although I can claim kinship here) I think that "our" cakes turned out quite cute!!!
****UPDATE Kassidy won 1st prize again this year. And it was NOT for the "I did it all by myself" category! She won 1st prize for "most creative cake" for 2nd grade. Thank you Paul!!**

Our fun weekend

2008-09-30T08:47:00.008-06:00

This past weekend we went to Bountiful. It had been quite some time since we had all stayed in Bountiful! So of course we were excited! We started it out right, we (Grandma, Sonja, Me, Kassidy, Emma, and Addi) all got pedicures.(Thank you Grandma!) Yes, that is correct my 5 and 7 year old truly did get the full treatment.
Addi just got her toes painted, but she was so funny to watch. She sat on Sonja's lap the whole time and dunked her chubby little feet in Sonja's water and splashed and got nail polish all over Sonja. Sonja we love you so much for being such a good sport! The pedicure was wonderful for me, because I've reached the point of not being able to reach my toes very well! Then we all did a little shopping with our BEAU-tiful toes! Now baby Butch has some more clothes, it is so different shopping for boys!!! Of course Friday night was for scrapbooking, and my sister Jamie joined us! Woo Hoo! I got quite a few pages done, it was a productive time!! Then on Saturday Paul joined us and he got a new vehicle! To those of you who know Paul, this is a frequent occurance. When he asked Emma if he should get it she asked him, "What will we have to get rid of?" She knows him too well! Well, we didn't have to get rid of anything and we now have a 4th vehicle! Then the girls and I painted pumkins, thanks again Sonja!
They had so much fun getting to decorate their own pumpkins just how they wanted!
They also got to make pom-pom Halloween crafts, but Sonja and I made them and the girls got to play with them when they were finished! Kassidy's is a bat, Emma's a cat, and Addi's a witch! They turned out very cute, I must say! The day ended with a Grrrrrrreat dinner at Texas roadhouse (call at least 1 hour ahead!)! Over all we all enjoyed time away from home at our other homes! Thanks to Grandma and Sonja for taking such good care of us while we are visiting!

These stairs are jinxed!

2008-09-24T13:34:00.002-06:00

Last night I fell down the stairs! I swear these stairs are cursed! A year and a half ago my sister-in-law slipped down them and broke her ankle. And I'm not sure if she's gone back down the stairs since. In the last month Addison has tumbled down them twice. Luckily she was laying on a stair and just tumbled down the remaining. No real harm done. Last night I was walking down stairs with Kass and Em,to put them to bed, and 3rd step from the bottom my foot went out from under me. I did the free fall thing and landed hard on my bum, then bounced down another stair. It was NOT fun! I banged and scraped my elbow on our genuine wood paneling on the wall, broke my toe, and bruised my back. Kassidy just looked at me with her mouth WIDE open and asked me what happened?! I asked her what she thought happened, and then tried really hard not to cry! We just looked at each other for a minute and then busted-up! I decided if I cried, she might cry too! I then went about my motherly duties of putting my kids to bed and then hobbled up the stairs. I told Paul "thanks" for coming to see if I was ok. He didn't even hear my less than graceful decent down the stairs. So I promptly brushed my teeth and went to bed to lick my respective wounds. In the middle of the night I awoke to a horrible pain in my toe, Paul had wandered onto my side of the bed (his theory is that I get 1/3 and he gets 2/3's, so most of the bed should be his) and had put is foot on top of my broken toe! O-U-C-H! I quickly pulled my injured foot away and justly kicked him for wandering. This morning he told me that he didn't think my toe was really broken since I could still kick him so hard! Needless to say, not much sympathy for the ailing mom!

Mommy, Where Are You?

2008-09-20T12:44:00.003-06:00

This is a phrase I hear at least 50 times a day! Addison must know where I am. All day and night I hear "Mommy, whee ahh ooo?" Which in Addi-speak translates into "Mommy, where are you?" Sometimes she can go 1/2 hour without needing to know where I am, and sometimes it only lasts 5 minutes in between questions. At first I thought it was because Emma leaves her evryday now(kindergarten) and she didn't like being in the basement alone. Oh, no! She does this even when everyone is home. You might think that she's been abandoned..but alas, no! She just really loves her Mommy and wants to ALWAYS know where I am! Ahhhh, true love! Too bad it doesn't last, I don't think Kassidy ever wants to know where I am!

I've been tagged!

2008-09-12T09:02:00.002-06:00

Thanks so much to Jodi Lemon!!!!

The Five
10 years ago I :
was newly married(less than a month) and living in Spanish Fork! I was working at Action title and looking for a different job! I think I was still in denial about what real life was.

5 things on today's "to do" list:
take a shower (I try to set attainable goals), go grocery shoping, get Emma ready and to school, vacuum(YUCK!), have a game night with the girls
5 snacks I enjoy:
Chocolate, nacho cheese doritos with crab dip, goldfish crackers, good-n-plenties, and chocolate (hey I'm pregnant)
5 things I would do if I were a millionaire:
Build a new house, buy a new car, travel, take a disney cruise, hire someone to clean my new house
5 places I have lived:
Vernal, UT, Bountiful, UT, Ephraim, Ut, Spanish Fork, UT, Moroni,Ut
5 jobs I have had:
Stocker, bagger, and checker @ Winegars, AR/AP clerk @ MFC, Assistant office manager @ CDS, Line worker @ Orbit Irrigation, MOM
This is where I'm supposed to tag people, but I don't think that many people read my blog, so I'll just be nice and do this since I was tagged and hope you all (the 3 of you that read my blog) are all enlightened now that you know this random info about me!

LOOK OUT!!!

2008-09-05T18:00:00.008-06:00

Crazy girls!

Last Saturday was Emma's family birthday party, that morning Paul and Emma took one of our 4wheelers to Gunnison. They returned with 2 kid 4wheelers. Emma now thinks that her daddy got her a 4wheeler for her birthday! This girl is CRAZY on this thing. She only knows one speed F-A-S-T! And she has NO fear. She loves riding it! She puts her helmet on and away she goes. I didn't like her riding on the road, so now she goes behind her nana & grandpa's house and rides in their dirt!

This is what we see mostly from Kassidy! A lot of brake lights! She is NOT fearless! She is VERY cautious! It takes her longer to be willing to try and then she goes much slower in having her fun! I'm just proud of her for trying!

And our Addi May would be just as crazy as Emma if we let her! She thinks that she needs to ride the little 4wheeler all by herself! Give the girl a helmet and she thinks she's on her way! But she is happy to ride the bigger 4wheeler with mommy, if she has to!

The First Day Of School!

2008-08-25T11:29:00.006-06:00

School Days, School Days...

Ahhh, yes! They are finally here again! I absolutely L-O-V-E this time of year! Back to schedules, set times and places for my kids to be, and things to do! I am not a schedule maker, but if someone else does it and my kids have to be part of it...wonderful! I know some moms are happy to get rid of their kids again for the school year, that's not it for me! I miss them, but they now have a set "purpose" for the next 9 months! And they grow so much! I love every new school year! The excitement of the "new"! My children don't share my excitement! Kassidy was V-E-R-Y nervous for the first day (she's a worrier any way), and Emma didn't think that she wanted to leave her mommy EVERY day! I thought that I'd have a hard time with that too! But all is well! Kass started on 8/20 and Emma on 8/21(yes, the same day I turned 30 gulp)! And they survived the first week, except when Emma walked in after school Friday. The first thing out of her mouth was "I am so excited for tomorrow, there is no school!" That crazy girl! So here we are started on a new week and they still have Smiles!

Look out Park City!

2008-08-20T12:57:00.006-06:00

Girls Weekend!

Well, last weekend (Aug. 15-17) we had a "girls only" weekend in Park City. There was my Mom, my two sisters (Sonja and Jamie), Breanna(Jamie's step-daughter), me, and my 3 girls. It was one last fun time before school started. And a good reason to shop! We stayed in a GREAT condo (about 1/8th of mile from the outlets) with 3 bathrooms. Bathrooms are a hot commodity at our house (only 1)!

This picture is from our balcony, and yep those are the outlets! We shopped, listened to Addison throw fits, and ate lots and lots! We got good deals on school clothes and just hung out. Definately a good time was had by all! Thanks to grandma for telling us we needed to do this and for Sonja or making it nice and comfortable!

Pioneer Day!

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I know, I'm a bit late for this...I've had other exciting news to share! But I do want to share our fun we had on the 24th! We ALWAYS go to Bountiful for the 24th! It's fun for the girls and I (for some reason Paul skips out on us). We always start off with the parade on the 23rd. According to Emma, this year it was WAY too long. But thankfully Sonja brought umbrellas for shade and Mom got us a good spot to watch from. It also didn't hurt that we had lots of good food and water to help us make it through! Then on the 24th it was the carnival at Bountiful city park! I think I love taking my kids to this as much if not more than they like going! There are always fun things to do! Thankfully this year they brought back some rides! The girls

tried not to burn themselves on all the hot metal, but they had fun! Then there was rock painting(not sure I get the point of this), fish pond, yummy food, the pony ride, and of course the FACE PAINTING! This was the most exciting for these lovely ladies and of course the longest line! Kassidy got a spider and it's web, Aubree(my niece) got fireworks, Emma got a pony, and Addi got red, white, and blue stars. After the carnival we went back to Grandma's and relaxed for a while. Then we had a BBQ at Sonja and Frank's for dinner, for early evening entertainment the girls ran through the sprinklers. Addison was hilarious! She kept sitting on the sprinkler and then telling Frank that she was "really wet". Then we made smores and did fireworks! GREAT holiday celebration!

BIG News

2008-07-29T17:19:00.003-06:00

Ok everyone, we have a BIG announcement.......we're expecting and it's gonna be a BOY!!!! Yes, for those of you that didn't know we are due (according to the doctor's calculations) on 12/25 and now according to the ultrasound 12/20. So, hopefully he will following in his sisters' footsteps and come at least 2 weeks early! I was stunned when the tech told me "it's going to be a boy"! I was fully expecting a girl. But now I'm not sure how a little boy will handle this house FULL of girls! Paul said he wanted a girl, but now that he's had a day he's getting more excited about a boy! Now he will have someone to go hunting with him (hopefully)! We still can't agree on a name, but Paul keeps telling me that we still have a while to decide. I just want it agreed upon! Any suggestions(not totally bizzar) I would love to hear them!

3 smiling girls

2008-07-22T10:30:00.009-06:00

Here are my 3 smiling girls! We went to Orem on Saturday and met Grandma and Sonja(Songia) there. We had the girls' pictures taken at Kiddie Kandids (the best) and then had lunch. The next day (Sunday) was Sonja's birthday so we were excited to give her her gift. Then we shopped a little and left the mall! Grandma and Sonja went home, but not us. We pressed on, all girls out shopping for the day! We went on the Target! Emma and Kassidy each got a really cute outfit for school and then we all needed some popcorn! Then on to more stores and more shoe shopping! I have trained all of my girls to L-O-V-E shoes! And the most fun is shopping for them! In fact, we came home with 5 pairs of shoes! And we even made it home before daddy got home from work (8:45) A job well done!

I love pictures of them like this! They are so cute and clean and "put together"! They don't always look like this! We try, but they never stay this way! But then I love it when they have been playing hard and get all sweaty and rosy cheeked! I love these cute girls!

Little Fishies!

2008-07-21T12:21:00.006-06:00

Well, swimming lessons are over...that's good and bad. Kass and Emma took them in Manti this year and absolutly loved them! But it wasn't the most fun driving to Manti each time (espically with the road construction between Ephraim and Manti) about a 2 hour round trip with lesson and travel time! But we carpooled with Holly Cook and so I only had to drive every other day! Those kids had so much fun! The girls learned sooo much and Emma is no longer afraid to put her face under the water and Kassidy learned to swim with her face in the water and when and how to bring it up to take breaths. They did awesome!

Addison, Kassidy, Cassi Cook, Emma

Here they all were "patiently" waiting for the cars to move through construction. It turned into a game for everyone to guess what time we would actually get to the pool. And here is one of the cutest boys ever, Kassidy's friend, Chandler Cook.

Here come the horses!

2008-07-16T12:28:00.000-06:00

Where are the horses? On Thursday, July 10th 2008, Grandpa invited Kassidy and Emma to the horse parade in Nephi. Well, Addi decided that she wanted to go also...therefore Mom got to go too. They do this horse parade the day before the "Ute Stampede Parade", and you guessed it...it's a parade with just horses in it. Of course Nana brought cookies for the kids to eat while waiting. And with Grandpa in charge there was an hour wait. Big Daddy Kay is chronically VERY early. But the kids didn't mind!

If you look closely,that's Kassidy and Aubree (and a mystery girl) watching the parade! And look, horses!

Addi and Emma weren't as into the parade! But here and there they would look at the horses and Addi would tell us their colors!

But how can these kids complain?

They got Wendy's for dinner, Cookies for dessert, taffy from the parade, time with cousins, and tons of horses to see. A good time was had by all!

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Emma and Tyler, best friends!

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Singing the "Itsy bitsy spider"

Graduated!

2008-07-11T11:51:00.000-06:00

Emma finally graduated from preschool! And to think, it only took her 2 years. Ha Ha! NO, here we send them when they are 3 and they go for two years. Then they are REALLY ready for kindergarten! Isn't she cute?

You Can Do It!

2008-07-10T12:45:00.000-06:00

Kassidy decided that she finally needed to learn how to ride her bike without training wheeels (yes, she is 7 1/2). So one Saturday in June, Paul took them off. She had no clue how to balance! Then Grandpa decided to help, so he "showed" her how to do it...Hilarious! It took her about 3 days (on her own) and she mastered it! Way to go Kass!

Happy Birthday Addison

2008-07-09T14:11:00.000-06:00

I can't believe it, but Addison is 2! Her birthday was June 24th, but we had her party on the 21st! We had lots of family and lots of food! The 2 necessary items for a good time! She got lots and lots of presents and her bike. So now she can ride like her sisters can! I can't believe my baby is this old!

W-O-W!

2008-07-09T13:44:00.000-06:00

Here I am, finally joining all the other crazy bloggers! I swore that I wasn't going to do this, I live in Moroni we can ignore the 21st century, but here I am! I guess I owe it to looking at about 5 cute blog spots this morning and thinking that I need to share too! I don't promise to update this often, but the kids will be cute when I do!