In the Holiday Spirit...

When Jason and I got married we decided that for Christmas we wanted to start our own little family tradition. We both felt that we wanted future children to have a true sense of what CHRISTMAS was really about. As we thought about it the idea of how we could help others have a better Christmas kept coming up so we decided that we would take all of our old clothes that didn't fit or that we didn't wear anymore and go to the homeless shelter. I know it's a crazy time of year to clean out closet and all that fun stuff but it makes me so proud when my kids come to me and say Mom this is too small lets take it to the homeless or this toy would be good for somebody who won't get presents this year. We have even expanded to get a gift for each child to give to a boy and girl that are outside when we go and even a trip to the drive through at Wendy's for a few hot burgers to give out. As it gets closer I'm so excited to continue this again this year!! If anyone has anything that they would like us to add (small clothing, blankets, anything that they could use) We would love to take it with us!! Just wanted to share a tradition our family loves!! WHAT ARE YOUR FAMILY TRADITIONS????

Baby it's COLD outside!!

THe kids have been dying to play in the snow so we finally let them and WOW was it COLD!! They of course didn't care! Here are a few pix of the fun

LET IT SNOW!!!!

LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW!!!!

Christmas From LONG LONG AGO!

As I was putting up our Christmas decorations I came across this Picture!! I LOVE IT! This is Tak he was almost 3 months old it still makes me smile when I look at it! He is embarrassed beyond measure that I am putting it out there for you all to see but I thought I'd share it anyway!!

It's BeEN A LOng TiME!

Well it's been a few since I last posted so let me try to catch you up a little! October is a busy month for us... I'll start where I left off, Tak turned the big 8! He was so excited to get baptized! We had lots of family and friends over to celebrate the special day! He also started scouts! LOVES IT!! Here are a few pix from that day!

Kids are so HONEST...

Me: Tak what do you want for your Birthday
T; An Ipod or a DS
Me: How about one now and the other for Christmas?
T: Well, I don't think I am going to be that good!!!

At least I am for warned =)

A few days later...
Jason and I were talking about something and the topic came up about somebody who gets walked on or something along those lines and this was the reply we got...
T: Ya she is just like Grandma she gives in way too easy!! Note to self WARN ALL GRANDMAS!!!

30...

For being so against it I have to say that today was seriously AMAZING I am so lucky to have the friends around that I do. To ALL of you.... THANK YOU for making this a birthday I don't want to ever forget. As I said before My morning was amazing and here is how my night went.... I went shopping, to dinner at my Fav chinese resturant and for some reason we had to be home by 8:15, unbeknownst to me my husband AND my son AND Liv AND the neighborhood were all in on a surprise of cake and ice cream for my "BIG" day. There were pictures plastered around the cul da sac of my face with a giant 30 it truly was AMAZING!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. I am so glad that I got to share 30 with all of you, you made it A LOT EASIER!!! Here are some pix to give you the idea...

The simple things...

Today is a day I have been dreading for awhile, it's been haunting me for years!! But to my surprise it has so far been one of the BEST days EVER!!! First off I have to THANK my sweet husband who knowing full well how this day has been creeping up did many things to make it better. He was up early and decorated the kitchen/great room in a way only he could. I'll post pix later he then let me sleep in while our carpool boys came and went to school. By this time he was off on another mission to get me breakfast at BK which is a treat at our house!! We then went golfing just the 2 of us and had a down right BLAST!!! It was the best golf I have ever played ...(Maybe it's the old coming out of me!!) Now he's off picking ups kids and letting me have a minuet to myself!! It's a good thing I have him around!!!

5 THINGS

5 Things I was doing 10 years ago

1. Waiting to turn the big 20!!!
2. Thinking about getting married
3. Chillin in beauty school
4. Waiting for Jason to give me a ring=)
5. NOT MUCH

5 Things on today's to do list

1. Volunteer at Tak's school
2. Get my cell switched
3. Clean the house
4. Stay 29 a little longer
5. Laundry

5 Snacks I enjoy

1. French Fries.. are those snacks?
2. Chips
3. Grapes
4. Fruit roll ups
5. Cheese & Crackers

5 Things I would do if I were a millionaire

1. Buy my mom a bigger house
2. Pay off all our debt
3. Put money away for the kids college
4. Have some "work" done=)
5. Go on a long vacation

5 places I have lived

1. Bountiful UT
2. Bountiful UT
3. Layton UT
4. Syracuse UT (for a minuet)
5. Layton UT

5 places I have worked

1. American Eagle
2. Zumiez
3. The Gap
4. ...a little something
5. Nate Wade Subaru

K now five of you get to do this!!!

THE "HOOD"

I am a little behind but better late than never RIGHT??! I can not say enough how AWSOME our little neighborhood is!! It is the best thing in the world that in this day and age with the world in all it's CRAZINESS that I know when I come home that there is a "hood" full of parents just like me who want nothing more but the best for their children. I love that we have what to some is the "Celestial Circle" I may be in the "danger zone" but at least I'm still apart of it!! So to all of you who are Part of the CC I say THANK YOU and I look forward to many more BBQs, Lightning rounds, and all in all just visiting while the kids run and play!!

MY 3's...

So I was tagged about a week ago, sorry I'm a little behind!! Sooo Here we go....
My 3 JOYS:
1. My beautiful family, I am so blessed to have them.
2. Takum's sweetness! I don't know how many people truly know how sweet he is!
3. Olivia and her girliness! It's fun and I see a little of myself everyday in her!

MY 3 FEARS:
1. Losing someone in my family. I would truly be lost with out them.
2. Heights. DEATHLY AFRAID is an understatement:)
3. Missing a chance to expand my or my families horizons!

My 3 GOALS:
1. To be just like my mom!! She is more than AWSOME!
2. To get back into my favorite jeans!! I'm not even counting pounds just keep trying them on!!
3. To learn to like to sweat!! There's more to life than sitting in the airconditioned house!! (AND it will help out with the jeans:))

CURRENT OBSESSIONS: (do I have to have 3? Here they are)
1. BLOGGING:) I'm not very good at it but I'm trying!!
2. THE TWILIGHT SERIES... I finished all of them in 2 weeks, it was crazy!!
3. WHAT NOT TO WEAR! I swear they have my outfits on there as big NO NO'S, but I love the show:)

REGRETS
This is tough. I really don't have regrets, maybe I'd like a "DO-OVER" but you can't regret what happends, it can only make you stronger.

FACTS
1. I am and will forever be 29 years old:)
2. I own a pair of jeans for EVERY day of the month... Jason counted:)
3. I pick my favorite sports teams based solely on how "cute" their uniforms are. (Unless David Beckham is involved! It really doesn't matter what he's wearing!)

So there you go I'm a little crazy, who isn't! NOw I tag a few people and the fun goes on! I tagg... Lindsay, Jenny, Jennie B, Kim, April Have Fun!!! So you all share your 3's with us:)

AWWW A NEW SCHOOL YEAR!

Oh how fast time flies when your having fun!! The first day of school has come and gone and it seems that we have all survived!!! Tak was bouncing off the walls waiting to go and Liv not sure if she is happy or sad to have me all to herself!! As my "little" boy (I know he has never really been LITTLE, only to me!) Ventures off to another year of school I only wish for him the best. Lots of friends to be made and things to learn. We will definitely miss the late nights in the neighborhood but are excited to see all the fun that this new adventure brings!!

GOLF... REALLY!

So this summer has brought us a new love in our family... GOLF!!! Okay so it's just new for me! Tak had a golf league this year and went once a week, so I thought I should try it out to see if it was really as much fun as he seemed to have! Well after convincing Jason that I needed "the cutest golf bag EVER" I set out to try this game of clubs and a little white ball, I'm not the greatest but I do enjoy spending the time with Jason and the kids when we all go! Yes even Olivia has her own PINK clubs of course! Every now and then I hit it amazingly well and then there is the water... we are not friends! Of course Tak does much better and enjoys teaching me how to hit it better. But after the end of his golf league and a 1st place trophy maybe I should start listening to him!!!

My LAST BIRTHDAY EVVVEERRR!!!!

This is me blowing out the candles on my last birthday cake EVVVVER! This was last year but as it gets closer I think I'll stay 29 Forever:)! I have decided that I am not having anymore birthdays as I am slowly becoming "OLD"!!! For some reason this has been a hard one for me to accept. I just don't want to be "in my thirties!!" For any of you who know me this has been haunting me since I turned 25!! I know it's not that bad but as it gets closer I'm finding that my youth is far behind me and isn't coming back!! I found grey in my hair and I color it for heavens sake!!! That is NOT a good sign! :) As you see me just pretend you don't notice me aging day by day!...

Just a NEWBIE

So here I am again trying to figure this whole new world of blogging out! I promise if you all be paitent with me I'll get it! Thanks ALOT to all of you who got me started... (you all know I know where you live!!) I'm glad I finally did this though I'm excited to be able for everyone to see how much my "little ones" have grown and to be able to share all our craziness with you!! More as I figure this thing out!....:)

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