Monday, February 25, 2008

Baby Macy and Lost.....

Okay I just have to post a picture of my new niece on her blessing day...how beautiful is she?
I am so sad she lives in Colorado.....don't you just want to nibble on those cheeks?





On another note...who watches Lost? Oh my gosh everytime I finish watching it I just want to pick up the phone and talk to someone about it. It is such a good show.
The last part of it last week....baby Aaron....is that Claire's baby? Did Claire die? Do you guys like the fast forward stuff? Hmmmm gives me a lot to think about for the week (other than all the homework, basketball games, things I need to do stuff...)....can't wait till Thursday.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Flowers...





Okay so it was just my anniversary and I told Conwey many years ago not to waste money on flowers.(especially roses because they aren't my favorite) I can get great flowers at Trader Joes for a great price...
So this year I got a delivery of flowers, but they weren't your normal flowers they were flowers made out of fruit. Have you guys seen these? I am telling you it was my kind of flower arrangement. Jackson and I sat and ate almost half of it when we got it.
Thanks Conwey.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Tagged...

Okay so my friend Rachael has "Tagged Me"
So apparently I am suppose to write the ABC's of me...aren't you all so lucky to read about me..Ha.
(I am suppose to tag 6 people so those are under the T...sorry guys..but if I have to so do you...)


A-Attached or Single: Attached

B-Best Friend: Of course the obvious would be to say Conwey but I have so many awesome friends! (and sisters)

C-Cake or Pie: Cake for sure.....I do love my mother-in-laws strawberry cream cheese pie though.

D-Day of Choice: Hmmm that's hard for me..probably Friday because I get to sleep past 6:30 for the next two days...

E-Essential Item: Diet Coke and flip flops

F-Favorite TV Show: Friday Night Lights, Lost

G-Gummie Bears or Worms: Who thought of these questions? Neither.

H-Hometown: Hmmm man I am having a hard time with these questions....what makes a hometown? I guess I will say Provo because that is the last place I lived with my mom.

I-Indulgence: Shopping...dinner...movies with the girls.
Oh also love those massages Conwey always gets me at the Ritz....

J-January or July: July of course...love the sun...pool..fireworks...

K-Kids: Hunter, Cooper, Jackson, and Sienna

L-Life is incomplete without: My family

M-Marriage Date: I can't remember that far back.....

N-Number of Siblings: I am the oldest of 6 and I also have a half sister

O-Oranges or Apples: Love them both... and pretty much any fruit.

P-Phobias or Fears: One of my kids will die

Q-Quote: Not really a quote but the very wise man that married Conwey and I told us..."When the Volume goes up, the hearing goes down." I love that!

R-Reason to Smile: It's almost Summer!

T-Tag Six: Erin, Erica, Jayne, Nichole, Steph, Elizabeth, Macy, Tatyana, Paulette..okay sorry that is nine....

U-Unknown fact about me: I lived in my own apartment when I was in High School 

V-Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: That would be Vegetarian

W-Worst Habit: candy

X-X-rays or Ultrasounds: Seriously who is writing these questions??? I guess Ultrasounds because I get to see my babies

Y-Your Favorite Food: Is Diet Coke a food? No... okay then a really good salad

Z: Zodiac: Pisces 

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

More QT with my Kids!


So yesterday I am in my spin class and everyone starts saying "Did you hear school is letting out an hour early today.." I am like Why? They say oh the snow.....I look out the window and don't see
a single flake...I think I live in the only place in the world that cancels school because we are suppose to get bad weather......
I guess in their defense we did get some bad ice last night.....
And this morning when I got up to check the news thinking we would have a 2 hour delay of school I find out NO SCHOOL!
I feel I have had a lot of quality time with my kids since December....
Hopefully the ice will melt so we can get out of the house today....

This is our driveway...all the shiny stuff is a sheet of ice as well as on the road. I don't know if you can tell from the picture but the tree is all ice. It is actually very pretty if it didn't trap me in the house with FOUR kids.



Tuesday, February 5, 2008

CARS....UGGGGGG!!!!!!!

Okay I have had some seriously bad luck days lately with my car.
First I am driving along and this guy is motioning me to roll my window down....I immediately think what does he want is he some crazy that will follow me home....I roll my window a crack and he tells me your tire is completely flat. You need to pull over.
So luckily I am near a gas station I pull in and the nice man fills my tire with air but it is coming out. I drive straight to Costco because I am right by it and tell them I need a new tire. They have it in stock...great. Oh but you have to buy all four we can't just do one. Oh how much does that cost....
hmmm that much hu. Well okay let me call Conwey....alright I guess I have no choice.
Then I walk over to Target to kill the 1 1/2 hours it will take. After about an hour they call I think to go get my car but no...they haven't even started. They can't get the tires off...apparently Toyota Sequoia's have a special bolt that is only for the specific car and the tires won't come off without it. They can't find it anywhere. They have searched all over. Hmmm I call Conwey almost in tears...what do I do? So they put air in my tire and I go quickly to Toyota to get the dumb little bolt....30 bucks for that little thing...whatever.
Go back to the place and poor Sienna at this point is completely ready for her nap.
I take her in Costco and give her pizza and soda.
Finally they are done. I write the check and just make it home to the boys off the bus.

Fast forward to yesterday....I am driving along. Get pulled over....great. Oh my registration is expired....oh that is because my dumb check engine light is on and I can't get the emmissions test to get the registration until I figure out the lights. Which who has time to drop their car off for the day while they figure it out??? Plus if I take Sienna's car seat out I will never get it back in...I have to go back to the firestation.
Okay I am at the gym and I tell Kory Brown I have a app. tomorrow at Toyota to get the lights checked out. That will be fun for a couple hours in the dealership with Sienna hu.
She says why would you take it to the dealership they will rip you off. I know a great place just down the street. I will follow you there and then you can see what they say. If they can look at it I can give you a ride home and put Sienna is one of my car seats....ahhhhhh Kory THANK YOU!
So they will look at it right then and then call in an hour...
I say well while you are at it can you do the emmissions and inspection....Sure. Great I am getting it all done at once and I don't have to wait anywhere with Sienna again.
They call and say well we have good news and bad news.
Good news is the lights were just a gas cap thing...so it passed emmissions. Bad news both your front and back breaks are completely gone. Really? I ask. We had them replaced 2 years ago. Yes really....these are such big cars the breaks go fast. How much will it cost???? WOW......GREAT..... I can't seem to catch a break. They say we can get it all done for you today though.
I can't imagine having to go back down there in a few days so I say alright....
It's 6:00 and Cooper has to get to basketball practice. My car is still at the shop...hmmmm I think should I walk him down there? Conwey is at his DC office today and can't get home in time...Cooper says I can call my coach he will give me a lift.
Great....now the car place calls and says it's done. Hmmm how do I go pick it up?
Well my very kind friend Remi comes and gets me and drops me off. Thanks Remi!!!!
Okay I come home fill out the registration online print my temporary receipt and am good to go.
Fast forward to this morning....running a little late to get to my 9:00 gym class. It is always crowded and I am suppose to set up Kory too....I get Sienna out of her seat and look down at my keys. I only have half of them because I hadn't put the car ones back on my key chain from yesterday..ahhh I am late I figure I must have thrown them in my purse...get Sienna out and lock the door, right as I shut it I realize I don't think I have my keys to get back in the car. Oh my gosh I think I am locked out.
Oh well I will deal with it after class...gotta get in there to get a spot and stick Sienna in the child care....
After class I remember oh I have this plastic key thing in my wallet that is suppose to open the door. Well it doesn't.
What? Why would they say it opens the door when it doesn't. False hope.
So Kory (so so so nice) says I can run you home and you can get your spare and then I will bring you back.
(By the way Kory also got up at 5:00 am to take us to the airport a few weeks ago then picked us back up when we came home)
Boy do I ever owe her some serious rides!!!
Thank you Kory!

Cars!!!! UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At least Sienna makes me smile through out it all...................


Monday, February 4, 2008

Jackson's Birthday Feb. 3rd 2000

It's Great to be EIGHT!

Well yesterday was Jackson's eighth birthday. I can't believe he is 8! Where do the years go...seriously.
He had requested breakfast in bed and on my kids birthdays I always let them choose the menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Jackson chose scones for breakfast. I decided to be crazy and throw a scoop of icecreme in there....(for those of you that know the way I am, that was pretty crazy hu!)


Could there be anymore sugar in that breakfast??? Gotta love Birthdays!
Jackson said he had been waiting in his bed for us forever....I am sure it just felt like forever. Since he wanted breakfast in bed I told him that meant he had to stay in bed until we came in.
He had probably been awake for 10 minutes before we got there but it was FOREVER to him.
He also got presents and kisses in bed.....


Then after church we had family over for a party/superbowl party (unfortunately for Jackson he had to share his spot light with the superbowl)
He was still excited though...he requested pizza for dinner so we went to Trader Joes (my favorite store) and got a whole bunch of dough...whole wheat, and white...then everyone made their own mini pizza's and chose their toppings.
We had spinach salad (no that wasn't at Jackson's request) and lots of appetizers....
Then we had cake, icecreme, and presents. Although Jackson had only requested cash money from everyone...so that was pretty much what he opened and couldn't have been happier.
He loves to have money in his wallet so when we are out somewhere and he sees something he really wants he can get it. Because we don't really buy anything for the kids except for birthday's, Christmas, and Easter....if they want something they have to buy it themselves or put it on the next holiday's list.

Counting his Loot.....




Sienna couldn't get enough frosting...she would spit out the cake and just eat the frosting.....she got a little more haggard looking as the night wore on...her clip came out..her sweater taken off....but she sure had fun. She is getting so good at saying everyone's names. I love it.
I realized as I am putting this post together that I didn't get any pictures of Conwey's family......my bad.
Well now we are planning for Jackson's baptism. He is very excited....stay tuned.