Sunny St George FAll 2008

Last weekfor Fall Break I took off the whole week of work and went to St. George with Lyndi. We brought along the kids and I have never made sooooo many stops on the the way in my life and I went to college in Cedar City for 2 years and go to Mesquite often with ma and pa!

Anyway.. after finally arriving at Annacas (college roommate and friend for life,) mom house we settled in. It was a good vacation! I actually came home not needing a vacation from my vacation!! That's a First! 

At times I was very, ok REALLY, annoyed with my kids as they were both being soo whiney, partly b/c being out of their element and the competition between kids. 

RYKER decided it was time to climb out of his porta-crib so I didn't have a way of making him nap, and bedtime was rather late with me in the theatre room so he was always tired.

 We had some great times, flashing back to the old days, playing in the water, movies, food LOTS of food, park outings and more! It was soo fun to catch up and have fun! THANKS  Annaca, Sadie, Bizzy, and Travis for letting us come and crash your break. Travis must think we are soo crazy! Thanks for all the food and the place to stay.

Thanks Aubs, Addy and Hope for taking time to play too, it was great seeing you!!!

Thanks Cope Family for letting us stay in your home. It was soo comfortable, cozy, convenient to be all under one roof and brought back good memories!! 

Thanks Lyndi, Aiden, and Liam for making the trip with us! It was so fun!

On Sunday we hated to leave but had to head home. :( After taking the "posture pics" and little Sadie modeling for us we set out. :) It was a better ride because the kids slept all at the same time from cedar to about fillmore YEAH!!!, 

At home Jim had been working. He put up shelfs in my scrapbook room, bought some cupboards, cleaned the house and much more. He is too good to me and I love him! He knows things the little surprise "honey dos" just make my day and it was good to see him.

We did find that when we arrived home Ryker was still whiney. So I checked his ears and one is still leaking fluid and blood. His tubes are coming out but very VERY slowly no worries I already seen the doc. Sooo I feel bad... I didn't think of that and the elevation change down there. So maybe that is also why he was soo whiney down there. Sorry buddy I love you!

Well here are some pics of the trip not that great though there was something was wrong with the settings on my camera.

donuts for Jesus

So JO plays with a little girl across the street name Izzy almost everyday. Today here mom  Angela came over and said the other day they were eating some donuts and the girls said, "you have to save a donut for baby Jesus" I thought.. hmm funny, he isn't a baby anymore right? and I am pretty sure he won't come down and eat the donut but hey who knows right? At least she is learning to share.

I could survive for 57 seconds chained to a bunk bed with a velociraptor

Created by Bunk Beds Pedia

Hey..... what's goin on???

Well besides being busy as always we have added some extra stuff to our plates lately. I have to shout out to my awesome hubby Jim. He has been working so hard that last few weeks on different home projects giving up a lot of play time and personal time. Thanks babe Love Ya!

A NEW WALL!!! 

 Just before the Womens Conference I had some training at UVU. I came home Friday to a new wall being put up in my basement. Jim and I decided it was time for me to have my own place to do crafts, scrapbook and for the toys to be stored. So I came home to a framed wall. Then on Sat. I came home to a complete wall with drywall up and all mudded. After realizing that Jim and the kids weren't home, they were enjoying a day with daddy flying, it dawned on me. Mom and Dad Herbert had come and done it! We called the the sheetrock fairies! Thanks for visiting mom and dad we really appreciate all you do!

 GENERAL WOMEN CONFERENCE

Womens Conference was great! I got to attend it live at the Conference center and brought along Lyndi. It was a nice uplifting and spiritual event for me. Something that doesn't happen much at church, due to fighting kids, hungry kids, loud kids... did I mention KIDS! heheh I love them though, wouldn't trade them for the world! 

At the conference, the thing I remember the most is something like, "Don't let the fear of failure discourage you!" I liked that!  We women are so hard on ourselves and it is all because we are scared to do something wrong but doing wrong making mistakes isn't that how we learn and grow? One of my mottos in life is "Exhaustion is NOT a prerequisite to exaltation ."  This is soo true. It is not a bad thing and we are not bad people if we can't do it all.. 

It was also fun to see our college roomie and friend Brooke in the choir. What a beautiful job they did and what an incredible spirit was present.  

After being stuck in a parking garage for 30 mins,  Lyndi and I went to dinner are The Olive Garden. It was a nice night out! Thanks Lyndi for coming and Jim for being a supportive hubby!

THE NEW SHED

The following week we had to get our shed up because of the weather. We have had it since June but just haven't had the time or money to get it up. Well, Jim took off work on the Friday which included waking me up earlier than I am used to to assist. It was a BIG project bigger than we thought however it all went well. Days before we had prepared the ground and Dad H. and Jim had built a nice wood platform for it to set on. So now was have a nice BIG shed out back, a place to store STUFF,  and lots of people to thank for helping us get it done in time for the snow! THANKS Jim Dad and Dan for the hard work, Mom and Cort for helping with the kids, and Brother Troyna for borrowing us your ladder! 

GENERAL CONFERENCE

So Conference was very awesome I hope you agree! It was nice to curl up in a warm blanket and sit with Jim to take it all in.  I got much out of it: Find Joy in the Journey, how do deal with sorrow, learning to live within my means and appreciate what I have. plus much more!!

PRIESTHOOD SESSION 

For the priesthood session, Jim went to dinner and the session with his Dad. This is a tradition and Jim loves it. I am glad he wants to go and I don't have to make him or guilt him. :) He always comes home happy he went and fills me in on the details. I am so grateful he honors his priesthood. He is in the young mens now, 2nd Counselor over the 12 yr olds! :) with the calling comes Asst. scout master. It has been quite an adjustment but he is doing well. Last week they earned their ice skating badge, of course Jim just watched he can't skate : }

While at the session my mom came over spontaneously, to paint my new wall. It was a quick job, but well done.  Now we are in the process of getting the 2 rooms back together, organized and functional. A big job, but it needs to be done! I will post pics later.

That is what we are up too! Life is busy we are trying to make Halloween costumes, prepares for a Halloween Community celebration, getting ready for a girls and kids trip with Lyndi to ST G, getting ready for the Primary program, working, eating, serving and enjoying it all! Well we at least TRY to keep a smile on our face! :)

SHOE PARTY !!!!

Just a quick correction... the shoes pictured below are not of this company.  They are some of Jos infant shoes. I needed a pic of shoes!

SO remember SHOE PARTY, this THURS OCT 9th, my house 6:30PM

Here is a pic of on of the shoes I like.

some pics.. not the best but hey they work

Some shots of the wedding and pre wedding stuff! These are in every way when you call candid shots right? They were taken by cousins, sister-in-laws, friends, or nail technician. I love the one of mom and dad trying to wrestle the grandboys! Boy that was fun, but glad it's over. I am dying to see all the special moment caught on film from Angela and Lyndi!