Graduation is approaching!!!

I am so excited to say that I am almost done with school!!! I graduate next Thursday!!! YAY!!!!!! I can't wait!!! But I am going to miss seeing the friends I have made every week! We have had some fun times!!


This is Natalie, Krista (instructor), and Jessica


This is Jessica and Jennifer


This one is one of me when Jen was practicing her xrays


This is the 4 of us!! We really have so much fun together!!


This is our goofy faces!! I love these girls!!!!

Free Christmas Cards!!!

On a friends blog she had a way to get 50 free Christmas cards, from Shutterfly.com. All you do is fill out the form and blog about it! They have tons to choose from and are super cute!!! If you wanna check it out click here: http://blog.shutterfly.com/5358/holiday2010-blog-submission-form/
Merry Christmas

Im going back to school!!!!

Today is MY first day of school! I start Dental Assisting school today!!! I am super nervous and scared and excited. I am nervous to go back to doing the school thing after almost 12 years away from it. I am scared that I will have a hard time getting back into the reading and the homework and all the stuff that comes with going to school. And I am excited at the chance to meet new people and learn something new and have fun experiences and gaining a confidence in myself that I havent had in a long time. So let the reading and studying and friendships begin!! Im ready!!!

School is in!!!!

The first day of school was last Wednesday! Griffin is in the 5th grade and Gavin is 1st grade. I cant believe that Griffin is in 5th grade! He is growing up WAY too fast! They all are! Major will be in Kindergarten next year. But for now he is stuck hangin with mom all day! There are a lot of things to look forward to this year for both Fifi and Gavin. Fifi gets to go on an overnight trip with the 5th graders, he is so super excited for that! Gavin gets to eat lunch in the lunchroom, which he is so so excited about!
I love that I am a stay at home mom and that I can go and help in both of their classes. I love watching them at school and how they learn and interact with the other students and the teacher.




Fifi (he is getting so big and handsome!!!)


All three of my boys


Gavin!!! Too dang cute!!!

We are still alive!!!!!

So it has been quite some time since my last post! School has ended, summer has started, summer is coming to an end!!! We have had a kind of crazy summer this year!!! The first week of summer we had me in the emergency room, calling poison control for Griffin, Gaige at the urgent care one day, two days later super gluing Gaiges head shut where he had busted it open, and Gavin fell off his bike busting open his chin!!! Then we have been dealing with Skyler working out of town for the past 6 weeks and continuing to do so for who knows how long!!! And I have started working again! So its been a crazy summer!!!
We have done some fun things, Griffin got to go to Eagar, AZ for the Fourth of July with my mom and Stacey! He had soooo much fun!!! He got to meet cousins he didn't know he had! He got to enjoy the parade, he went to the catwalk in New Mexico, he did a zipline into a lake, slept in tents with the cousins!!! He had a really good time!! I miss Eagar! I havent been there for 12 years! I think its time to go back for a visit so the little two can have some fun as well!!!
We have gone to the zoo, we went to the Dinosaur Museum, which was a bit daring on my part! I took 4 little boys 2 of them 6 years old, 1 of them 4, and the other 3, all by myself!! It was the 10th birthday of the museum so the boys were able to do a lot of fun things!!! All the dinosaur bones had big birthday caps on! It was so dang cute and the boys had a great time!!!
Skyler(when he is home) and I have been hanging out with some new friends, Sara and Jaren!!! We all have such a great time together and they also have 3 boys so they understand the crazy that is my little family!!! We just love them so much!
So we are still alive and I will post some pics another day!!! I hope everyone is having a great summer and getting excited for school to start!!! Love you all

One Proud Mama

I have to take a few minutes and let everyone know just how proud I am of my oldest son Griffin!!! He is such an AMAZING young man!! He earned straight A's on this last report card and not only that but he was also awarded Student of the Month this month!!! I honestly am so proud of my boy!!! He has come so far since the beginning of the school year and he has grown so much!!! I am so proud of the boy he is growing up to be! He is so thoughtful, and loving! He is a very good helper to me when I need it and he is just great!! He is a wonderful older brother and he helps take good care of his siblings! I just love this boy like crazy!!! Like I said in my title... I am One Proud Mama!!! I love you Fifi!!!

11 Years ago today......

11 years ago today Skyler and I got married!!! On Friday April 16,1999. I cant even believe that we have been married for 11 years, it has gone by so fast!!! There are so many things that I love about my husband, I love that he loves me, I love that he treats me like a princess, I love his sense of humor, that he is such a hard worker so I can stay home with my boys. I love that even though we have had our ups and downs, we have worked through them, and have become stronger and closer in our marriage and our friendship than we have ever been!!! I love that he accepts me for me even though it has taken me a while to figure out who I am. I love the dad that he is, and the friend that he is to the boys and myself. He is my love and my best friend. I love you my sweet moose!!! Happy Anniversary!!!!

Greetings from the SUNNY Arizona!!!!

Well, we made it to Arizona and we have been having a really good time here!!! The sun has been shining and a nice cool breeze has been blowing!!! It has been in the high 70's since we got here!!! Tons better than that darn Utah weather!!! Today is Saturday the 3rd of April and we went to the park for a family picnic and Easter egg hunt for all the kids!!! What a blast!!! The boys are having so much fun with all these cousins! They have hunted eggs, gone swimming, played at the park, shopped, had an air soft gun fight! Its been great. So I thought I would post some pictures of some of the things that we have done. And also this is the first time that all 6 of my siblings and their kids have been together in a few years so we had to take some cute photos of all that too!!! So I hope you enjoy and I will post again from the Lone Star State of Texas here in a few days!!!!

Going on Vacation!!!

So the boys and I are going on a vacation this week. We are going to go to Arizona and spend Easter with the family down there, and then we are going to head to Texas to see where my Mom and Jeff are going to live. Im pretty excited to go and I know the boys are way excited to see their cousins! I just hope the drive goes smooth and the boys behave!!! So the next few posts will be from the warmth of Arizona and then Texas. I am sure Skyler will be having fun without us here!!! He gets a break from all the noise and craziness!!!

Griffin's County Report

Griffin had to do a county report this year in the 4th grade. He decided that he wanted to do his on Tooele County. So we decided to take a trip to Tooele County and see some of its smaller cities. We first stopped in Mercur, which is considered to be a ghost town now, nobody lives there but they do have the Barrick Mercur Mine. Then we drove on to Ophir, this little town is so cute! The population there is 23 people. They have cute old fashion homes and what not. Then our last stop was in Vernon, which we know pretty well, its where we go camping and fishing at the Vernon Resivoir, but also in the cute little town of 328 people is one of the yummiest places I have ever eaten called The Silver Sage Cafe. This place is delicious and the people who work there are too dang nice. We had a really fun time going to all these cities and taking lots of pics. Here are a few of Griffin's AWESOME report, and some of us on our outing!!!

Roxy had her kittens!!!!

My cat Roxy had her kittens today!!! I am so excited! She had 5 total kittens but 2 of them didnt make it. We have one that is black, one is calico like its mama, and the other is gray and orange. They are so super cute!!! Here are some pics and I will post more!!!

Some of my Favorite songs!!!

So I have added new songs to my playlist. You all should check them out... they are towards the bottom... a few of the are Vanilla Twilight, Need You Now, Troubador, 21 Guns, A Little More Country Then That, One Friend Left, Imma Be (GREAT SONG!!!). Just to name a few. Also if any of you can tell me how to get the full pop out of my playlist on my blog, will you please let me know??? Let me know what you think of the music too.

I faced my fears!!!!

I faced my fears and I held the snake by myself. I was really creeped out but I did it!!!



this is me working up the courage to do it!!!






I did it!!! I am holding Miss Jezzabell!!!

I DID IT!!!!!!

I did it people!!! I held the snake... well not all of it but I did hold the back of it!!!! I am working my way up to holding it all by myself. And trust me when I do there will be pictures!!! Lots of pictures!!!

Ashley called me a wuss....

Last week was one of our FAVORITE people's birthday... Miss Ashley turned 17!! And for her birthday her amazing mama bought her a baby ball python. My boys were super excited to go over and see it and hold it. While I on the other hand, not so much. I am not a fan of snakes of any kind. Small, cute, to me... no such thing. So Skyler, Griffin, Gavin, and my little Gaige all held the snake. Even Ashley's little sister Emily held the snake. Well, I didn't, I couldn't bring myself to even touch it, and when any of them got close to me with it I kinda freaked. I was good as long as I was the one behind the camera taking the pictures (thank goodness for zoom!!). Anyway because of my fear of holding or even touching this gross little reptile Ashley called me a wuss, and I have to say I agree... I am a wuss, I think for a while I will stay a wuss. So here are some pics of the non-wusses. I even got one of Ashley kissing the dirty little creature!!!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!!!

Happy Valentines Day!!!! This is my favorite holiday!!! LOVE TO all!!!!! xoxoxoxoxo

Saying goodbye to my 20's!!!

Well today is my 30th birthday!!!! And now I can no longer say that I am in my 20's!! I liked the sound of 20's... it sounded so young. Although I do have to say that I did learn a lot in my 20's! I had 3 kids, was married, bought a house, a new car, I learned a lot about myself and who I want to be. I learned the value of forgiveness. I learned that holding grudges does nothing but make you age faster. So no more grudges. I learned that family is really all you have in this life and they are the ones who will always be there for you and love you no matter what. I learned that having 3 sons is a little hard at times but VERY worth it. They are all 3 amazing little boys. I learned that being nice really isnt that hard and that it makes life a lot easier on everyone. I learned stressing over things isnt worth it. If you have faith all will work out the way it is suppose to. So, I have learned a lot in my 20's and I hope to learn even more in my 30's!! Here is to another decade of learning and being happy and just being "ME"!!!!

Oh and in my 20's I got a new grill!!! You like???

The time is getting closer :(

My mom is moving soon. Too soon. So I though I would post something about her. Maybe hoping she will see how much she is going to be missed and decide to stay??? (hint hint). So let me first start by saying I think I have the worlds BEST mom!!! She is such an amazing woman! She has helped me through so many things. Especially this past year! She was there for me when I needed a shoulder to cry on, someone to talk to, and the good thing about her was that she undedrstood. She didnt judge me or make me feel bad, she was just there, and told me she loved me. I really hope that when my boys are older I can do the same for them, let them know that they are loved and that no judgement will be passed. She is my best friend, I call her multiple times a day, tell her everything, get advice from her. I am really going to miss being able to just drive 30 minutes to see her. Texas is a long drive from Utah. But I guess it calls for a family vacation sometime. I am going to miss you mom.... so we need to hang out a TON before you go. And dont be mad but I am going to post some pics of us having fun!!! Love you!!!

Sledding Pics are here!!!!

Sledding

A couple of days after Christmas we went sledding with Christopher, JD, Zane, Mom , and Stacey. We had so much FUN!!! We even got Mom and Stacey to each go down the hill!! It was such a blast!!! All the boys seemed to have a great time and actually seemed to enjoy eachothers company!!! After sledding we all had worked up an appetite so we went to a family favorite.... The Italian Place!! Yummy food!!! The turkey salad is the BEST!!!! Let me say we took over 400 pictures while we were out so I had to pick and choose which pictures made the cut. Kathena if you want all the pics of Christopher and JD just let me know!!! And same for you Stacey of Zane!!! I am going to try and figure out how to do a slide show so pics will be up soon!!! Sorry....

Jayme!!!