Mommy Tag

1. What is something mom always says to you? I love you

2. What makes mom happy? Give mom a kiss

3. What makes mom sad? Kicking your sister

4. How does mom make you laugh? saying jokes

5. What was mom like as a child? loved her grandma

6. How old is your mom? 16

7. How tall is your mom? 48 tall

8. What is your mommy's favorite thing to do? play nice

9. What does your mom do when you're not around? go to work

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? for choosing the right

11. What is your mom really good at? riding a two wheeler bike

12. What is your mom not very good at? saying the "s" word

13. What does your mom do for her job? work

14. What is your mom's favorite food? spaghetti

15. What makes you proud of your mom? funny jokes

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Dora

17. What do you and your mom do together? go to the park

18. How are you and your mom the same? we got the same skin

19. How are you and your mom different? we aren't wearing the same thing today

20. How do you know your mom loves you? because she gives me hugs

We tag Trinity P., Nathan B., Isaac L., Aubree P., Aspin C.

Pictures

I had the opportunity to take some pictures of my sister's kids over the weekend. It was so much fun. They were really awesome to work with.

Slip-n-slide

We bought this slip-n-slide for the girls a couple of weeks ago. They have used it a ton. It makes me miss my brother and our summers when we were younger.

Poor Jared

You know the old saying "three strikes" well that was how Jared's week was last week. He got hit in the face with a metal pipe thus resulting in his black eye, he smashed his hand at scout camp, and his truck rolled out of our driveway and into the neighbors van. I can only hope that this week will be better. It has been so far, but I will keep my fingers crossed.

"ABC" Tag

ABC's "getting to know you" TAG. Complete the ABC's of you. Then, each player tags 3 people and posts their names, goes to their blogs and leaves a comment letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
A- Attached or single: Attached for many, many years now
B- Best Friend: Shannon, and of course Jared
C-Cake or Pie: Any kind of pie, I do enjoy cake, but I usually scrape off all of the frosting
D-Day: Saturday: I get to spend time with my family and not surfing the internet at work. LOL
E- Essential Item: Chapstick & gum - always
F- Favorite Color: Green
G-Gummy Bears or Worms: Gummy bears are the best!!
H-Home town: I don't really have a home town, I have moved way too many times.
I- Indulgences: Magazines & chapstick
J- January or July?: July - 4th of July, Bear Lake, & 24th of July, need I go on??!!!
K-Kids: My beautiful girls, MaKady & Paige
L-Life is incomplete without: Trials, & Triumphs, Chocolate, Family, Friends & Fun
M- Marriage Date: July 28, 2001
N-Number of Siblings: 7 Sisters, 2 Brothers
O- Oranges or Apples: Either one, would prefer strawberries or pears
P- Phobias or Fears: Fear of enclosed spaces, snakes
Q- Quote: You get what you get and you don't throw a fit (sorry it's the first one that came to mind)
R- Reason To Smile: my kids
S- Season: Fall, I love the seasons changing, school starting, not to mention Halloween & Thanksgiving!!
T- Tag Three: Dani, Mary, & Naomi
U- Unknown fact about me: I am addicted to Magazines, you know the celebrity ones, i cannot go to Walmart and not buy one
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: Oh I really love a great big juicy steak
W- Worst Habit: I am really opinionated and often have to put my foot in my mouth
X-Rays or Ultrasounds: What kind question is this??
Y-Your favorite food: I Love Food in general, I'm an amateur chef and love trying new things
Z- Zodiac Sign: Virgo - Modest and shy,Meticulous and reliable, Practical and diligent, Intelligent and analytical. On the dark side....Fussy and a worrier, Overcritical and harsh, Perfectionist and conservative- this really does describe me.

Jordan

October 11, 2005 - June 12, 2007

We love you and we miss you.

Rain, Rain, Go Away...

I have been really tired of the rainy weather lately. For several reasons, but one being the fact that Jared does concrete and if it's raining they can't pour, which means no work. The rain makes me feel really down and just plain grumpy. However, I have been trying hard to come up with some happy feelings towards the weather. Here is my list so far:

1. I don't have to drag a hose out and water the lawn.
2. I don't have to wash my car.
3. Everything is nice and green
4. The weather has stayed nice and mild, instead of the regular summer heat

5. Pictures turn out great when you have an overcast
6. The angels shine down (there is a story behind this one)

A couple of weeks ago I took my girls and my niece to the red barn. It was on a Sunday afternoon so it wasn't open, we went for the sole purpose of being able to take pictures with that beautiful background. Anyway the weather was cloudy, but not raining and every once in a while the sun would find a hole in the clouds and shine down. I was taking pictures of the girls when all of a sudden they all stopped what they were doing and looked at the sky. They just stood there in amazement and I asked them what they were looking at. My niece "Trinity" said, looking at the angels. There's my brother, he's with the angels.

I am always truly amazed at the minds of kids. Instead of seeing a sky full of black clouds and hoping that the sun comes out, they see the miracle and beauty of the moment.

Quiz Time

Now that school is out I'm sure that most of you have seen the commercials for the learning center on T.V. and heard the statistics on information we loose while our minds are "dormant" or not in school. MaKady has been really nervous about the whole thing so on the last day of school she asked for "summer homework" which she has been doing faithfully. Anyway my point is that I have been out of school for a long time now and I found this quiz. I did really well. So I challenge each of you to take it. Good Luck!!

You Passed 8th Grade Science

Congratulations, you got 8/8 correct!

Could You Pass 8th Grade Science?

Finally Here

My new neice is here. After months of bed rest Julie finally had her baby.

Bailey Talia
7 lbs. 7 oz.
21 inches long
Born on June 2, 2008

Fishing

On Saturday it was finally sunny and warm, and the perfect weekend to kickstart the kids summer vacation. We packed up a cooler with snacks and grabbed our swimsuits and fishing gear and headed out to Yuba Lake. The weather was perfect and the girls had a blast playing in the water and fishing. We caught a ton of fish (all carp) which we caught and released, but Makady had a great time learning how to bait her own hook and Jared taught her how to remove the hook from the fish so that she could put the fish back in the water.

I will spare you the pictures that were taken of me. Due to the lack of sunshine for the last 8 months I temporarily lost my mind and decided that I wouldn't wear any sunscreen because I thought I would get a "little bit" of color. I can assure you that I am sitting very uncomfortably in the loosest clothes I could find and the aloe gel is my very best friend right now. I can only hope that this lobster color of red will fade in a few days and turn into a nice tan. I'm crossing my fingers on that one.