Mother's Day 2008

I loved this Mother's day! Aside from all the adorable things my kids made me at school and church, I had so much fun spending time with my husband and kids! That is all I wanted to do! After church we packed our picnic lunch and rode our bikes to the park. We had so much fun being together! The kids thought it was so cool to have daddy with us on a picnic since he never gets to come on such outings because he's at work. We had so much fun. The best thing about being a mom.....for me is being a mom. I love it. The ups and downs, the early morning tantrums, the drama, the laughing, the playing, being a taxi driver, cooking, dishes, potty training, etc....you know how long the list could go on. I am so thankful for my own mom who is amazing. I would not be where I am without her that's for sure. She taught me and still teaches me everything! When I don't know what to do she is the first person I call. So I hope you all had a very Happy Mother's day! Enjoy every minute of it! And if you aren't a mom yet......look forward to it because it's an amazing thing!

V Factory

Last Wednesday Malia and I went to the V-factory concert. This is a new boy band who just signed with Warner Brothers. They were awesome. One of them is from Utah. His Name is Jared Murillo. Malia dances at Center Stage Studio which is where he is from and his parents own. So we went with some of Malia's dance friends and had a blast! Malia got right up to the front of the stage and screamed her little heart out. It was funny! The band was awesome. If you haven't heard of them you will. They are on i-tunes if you want to check out their music. Anyway. Here are some pictures from this exciting event. I thought Malia would get tired and want to sit down but no chance of that. She stood up for about two hours and danced and sang and reached her hand out to give them five. It was fun watching her. So cute! Plus it was a fun mom-daughter night. Kassidy came with us and had a blast!

Summer's Field Trip

We can't leave this one out. Summer had a most exciting preschool field trip to pet-co. Her favorite part of the trip was petting the bunnies. We saw fish and birds, spiders, ferretts, turtles, bunnies, and dogs getting a hair cut. A very exciting adventure for those little three and four year olds. I love going on these field trips. It's so fun to be the mom! Who else would take all the pictures for me????

Field Trip with Malia

This particular field trip was very exciting. Malia's first time on a school bus. Our destination was thanksgiving point but for some reason I think these kindergarten kids were thinking more destination school bus. They were so fun to watch. Most of them excited and a couple of them scared ready to hear the word BRACE yelled out at any moment. I had to add these cute pics of Malia on her first school bus field trip. I can't believe the school year is over!

TWILIGHT TRAILER TEASER!

Everyone knows how I feel about Twilight and the whole series of books....small obsession.
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Summers Early Mother's Day Gift!

Summer could not wait to give me her Mother's day present. We all know there is no stopping a three year old who can't wait to open a present:) So I gave in and opened it. It was so cute watching her stare intently as I opened the paper. She blurted out before I even got a chance to finish opening the thing " it's a pen with a flower on it and a paper to write on with my message! " She was so excited! The message said " I love my mom because we go to kangaroo zoo and the zoo and she gives me hugs! " Is that so sweet or what! I love being a mom!

FHE- maybe not tonight!

Tonight was family home evening. It was a crazy one so I had to blog about it! My three almost four year old decided she wanted nothing to do with family night. She kept telling me " I'm just not ready and I don't want to do it " Summer Lynn showed us her rebellious side as she stomped out on to the deck proclaiming her lack of interest in FHE. I said ok Summer you can just wait on the deck. We then opened the window and sang Popcorn Popping as loud as possible to make sure she heard it ( her favorite song ) followed by a prayer by her sister blessing her to please come next time. Shouldn't I be dealing with this in ten years when she's 14?????? Anyway, long story short Ember my 20 month old starting throwing a fit, summer had a melt down and Malia wouldn't stop doing hand stands and cart wheels!!! So I gave my husband a one minute lesson on following the Prophet out of the April friend magazine :) I'm sure he appreciated it. I sat there wondering if any of my kids got one thing out of the whole experience. It was just crazy and now that I look back pretty comical. One of those times when you had to be there. Oh well I guess i get a E for effort right?

Westons Blessing

My little nephew Weston was blessed today. He is so stinkin' adorable I can't get enough! He looked so cute in his little tie and button down shirt. I just happen to get a couple cute shots of him smiling! That was lucky! Isn't he cute!

Photo Shoot

So most of my weekend was spent taking pictures which is a huge passion that I have. I am a total amateur but i still like to get creative with the camera and have some fun. So on my back deck I hung up some black fleece and went to town. Here are some of the cute ones. You won't recognize some of the models:) They are friends of mine! I might do a photography blog but for now....here are some of my favorites!

Summers Pre-school quilt

Summer brought home the most adorable quilt from school. every square had something she made or colored in it. We tied it and Summer thought this was so cool! This is one of those quilts I will never be able to throw away because if all the little things she colored. It even has her hand prints and her three year old signature! So cute even daddy watched !

Car Wash Anyone?

Kassidy and Aunt Sarah were so nice to let my girls help wash the car. My girls thought it was so fun! Of course they had to get all wet. and wash the car with soapy sponges after it was already clean and dry...but that's the fun of it right! Thanks Kass and Sarah! For so patiently watching my kids for me and for taking pictures of all the fun!

Fun Blogspot!

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Toilet Scrubbers

There are so many pros to having three daughters and here is one of them....they were all fighting over who gets to clean the toilets! Do you think it will last? I hope it sticks forever!

Last Sunday

Last Sunday I had way too much fun with the camera...these are just quick snapshots I took before church because...well, I'm the mom and I couldn't resist their cuteness! I love seeing them in church clothes! Do I need a better reason? Yes I am very camera happy!

You Rock

Malia got to have a friend from her dance class come over to play the other night. Her name is Isabel. They would only let me take one picture of them and it didn't turn out very clear because I moved. Anyway, I am posting it because after she left I found this cute message on the magna doodle and it made me laugh. If you haven't had a child in kindergarten you may need help translating the sound spelling. It says " You rock I love you guy's, it is an honor to be here." You have to try to read the actual writing on the magna doodle it 's adorable. And thank you to Isabel for the sweet note you left us you are awesome!

Utah Dance Fest 2008

We just got home from a very exciting trip to Logan, Utah for Malia's dance competition. Here is her team. They had a long exhausting Saturday but they did a great job! I had so much fun being with Malia. It's hard to get that one on one time in with my kids so I really enjoyed it! We had lots of time to talk and laugh and do fun stuff! Malia and I loved seeing the Logan Temple! We went to lunch and watched a lot of dancing! A fun adventure that I will always remember!

Malia's Favorite Parts of The Logan trip!

Malia and I just got back from her dance competition in Logan. We had so much fun! I asked Malia what some of her favorite things about the trip were. She had no problem remembering. So from left to right here they are......1. Jumping on the motel bed 2. swimming 3. swimming
4. being with a friend 5. the water fountains at the Logan Temple 6.rolling down the hill 7. The Logan Temple 8. wearing lipstick 9. The bluebird cafe 10. being with mommy 11. bluebird chocolate factory ( my personal favorite ) 12. being with my dance team they are so fun!

Chuck E Cheese

This weekend I took Malia to Logan for a dance competition. Summer didn't think it was fair at all that she couldn't go. I wanted her to feel like she had something special to do to so I told her to pick a friend and we would go to chuck e cheese. Not my most favorite place in the world but willing to sacrifice for the happiness of my children. It was actually really fun! We had a blast. I was fully amused watching Summer and Kyra run around and drop tokens in random machines having no idea what the machine would do. Then they would get all excited and jump up and down when a ticket popped out. They had cinnamon sticks and root beer (healthy lunch I know) and then Kyra entertained us with her sweet dance moves! We finished it off by turning in our 116 tickets which surprisingly almost bought two coloring posters ( I had to add two dollars to make up for the tickets we lacked.) Ember tagged along happy as could be even though it was smack in the middle of her nap time, and Summer felt ok with me leaving to Logan after her special day. I guess it was time well spent at Chuck E Cheese. ( we passed on the pizza, we heard its not that great:) I love these pencil sketch pictures done in the machine at chuck e cheese for one token! Cheapest adorable photography I've ever seen!

I feel like I just stepped out of a salon....oh wait I did!

Okay people let's get some serious comments coming in here. I decided to go for a fresh new look. Short hair and highlights. So what do ya think? I love the way Sasha did it so thanks Sasha. Anyone who has done my hair (Julie, Sasha, and Christa) know that it is a lot of hair to have to highlight and round brush. You have to have some serious arm muscles. Now I need a pedicure! Anyway it feels good to change things up! I highly suggest it!

Buddies

This is Jack, Kyra, and Summer. They are three little cuties. Yesterday they were playing in the backyard and having so much fun. They were playing pirates and house and everything else they could think up! I love that we have so many kids on our street. My kids have great friends and there is never a dull moment. This other picture is of Jack and Summer saying "cheers!" I'm not sure they knew what they were cheering about but it sure was cute!

MOMMY'S JOB

I WAS TALKING TO MY GIRLS ABOUT WHAT DADDY DOES WHEN HE GOES TO WORK. I WAS TELLING THEM THAT HE BUILDS HOUSES. SUMMER ASKED ME WHAT MY JOB WAS. THEN WITHOUT HESITATION SHE SAID: " OH! NOW I KNOW DADDY DOES HOUSES FOR WORK AND MOMMY DOES COMPUTERS!" IS THAT A SIGN THAT I AM ON THE COMPUTER WAY TOO MUCH? HMMMM.......NA:)