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Christmas on Temple Square

2010-12-03T08:48:00.000-08:00

Kelti and I spent an afternoon at Temple Square this week and attended her friend's choir concert there. It was great to spend some time with my girl...she is my best friend. Of course she took along her camera, which is always fun. Here are some of the pictures she took.

This is the tree in the lobby of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, where the concert was.

Kelti's Photography

2010-11-15T07:53:00.000-08:00

Kelti took a digital photography class last year and has really become interested in it. So with birthday money and some she had earned, she bought herself a good camera. She is loving it and is always looking for opportunities to take pictures. Here's just a sample of what she has done.

Salt Lake Supercross 2010

2010-05-03T07:58:00.000-07:00

We took the whole family to Supercross this year. Of course, Mitchell enjoyed it the most! Marcus and I had a great time too. I think that Salt Lake is cursed as far as weather is concerned...last year it rain in the afternoon. Which was not good, but much better than raining during the race. And at race time the sun even came out! But this year, the weather was threatening again! It was nice all afternoon, which was great for touring the pits. It even held out for the opening ceremonies...but then the heavens opened and we payed for it!!! Not only did it start to rain at the start of the first heat...it even snowed!! We were not too bad, but by main event time, it was a down pour. UGH!! Anyway, we had a great time with great friends!

Oldies!

2010-04-14T09:22:00.000-07:00

I got my hands on all the old slides that my parents took when I was a kid...Wow! there are some good ones!! Marcus has helped me scan them and put them on the computer. I am planning to get them all scanned and put on a DVD for my family. Here are just a few to give you a taste. Don't laugh too much!!
Not sure when this one was taken, approx. 1970.

Richard and Martin with Grandad..."Grandad's Army"

Trafalgar Square, feeding the pigeons. Kelti was shocked at how short my dress was. She told me I was immodest! I had to have a talk with my Mum about that...she made the dress. lol!

I didn't like the pigeon sitting on my head!!

Four Generations - My Mum, Great-gran, Nana, & me.

These were taken on our first trip back to England after we immigrated to Canada. I was 5 years old.

Update!

2010-04-11T20:24:00.000-07:00

It has been so long since I have blogged...life has taken over! This year has gone so fast. I can't believe that it is April already. Here is a look at what we have been up to...
The keiki (little girls) from our hula group competed in a dance competition in St. George this spring. We had a great weekend away in the sun!...shopping, swimming, dancing, and having fun with the girls. They did so well and took first place.

Grandma and Grandpa came to help us finish the basement. They brought a surprise for Kelti...Wackily Jackily! Kelti was pretty sick the day they arrived, but nothing like a bff to brighten your day!
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Mum and Dad got tickets to General Conference. It was really nice to go with them and take the kids. It was Kiana's first time to an event at the Conference Center.

Kelti performed a Tahitian dance at her school's multi-cultural event. I am very proud of her. She never gets nervous to perform hula, but she was pretty nervous to dance for her peers.

Mitchell's latest past-time is BMX biking with his friends. They have built a jump on a vacant lot over by the lake. They spend hours there.

Mitchell spent Spring Break with a friend up at a cabin. He had a great time snowmobiling,quading and sledding. Good times!

Christmas Holidays!

2010-01-03T08:30:00.000-08:00

Another Christmas come and gone...and another new year! Wow, where does the time go?!! I must be getting old or something! We had a great Christmas this year. We went home to Canada to be with our family. It was a lot of fun! The Leaney's are always a bunch of nuts!!

Christmas morning

We stayed with Marcus' parents for the week and did a lot of driving between there and my parents. It has been nice that the two families have different traditions in celebrating Christmas. Marcus' family celebrates Christmas eve (German tradition) and my family is always Christmas day.

Christmas eve dinner

The kids had so much fun with their cousins, skating, hockey, Wii, sledding, skeet shooting, and just hanging out!

Leaving is always hard, but even Emma had a melt-down this time! It was so sad to see.
We hope everyone had a great Christmas and wish you all a wonderful New Year!

Happy Thanksgiving

2009-11-27T10:07:00.001-08:00

Now that's a manly meal!!! Sure thankful I have my boy!...but could he please eat some veggies?! At least we know where his priorities are.
We had a great Thanksgiving. We have been so lucky to have either family or friends to celebrate with since we moved to Utah. It would suck if we had to spend the holidays without them! I am very grateful!!

Halloween!

2009-11-03T12:10:00.000-08:00

Here's a couple of pictures of our halloween celebrations!

Good times were had by all! Emma changed costumes between the party and trick or treating. She wanted to stay warm for trick or treating, but then got too hot and started peeling off the costume. What a kid!!

I'm Six!

2009-10-25T08:21:00.000-07:00

Emma was so excited for her birthday. She counted sleeps for over a week. She even tried to speed it up by counting 2 sleeps at a time. Funny girl!!
For her party, she wanted to go to a movie like we did last year. I was totally on board with that...it made my life easy! A good time was had by all and another birthday success!!

Great Times with Great Friends!

2009-10-16T07:38:00.001-07:00

I always enjoy an great evening, doing great things, especially with great friends!

Out of the Mouth of Babes!

2009-10-04T19:11:00.000-07:00

So, tonight we are all sitting at the table eating dinner when the subject of being skinny came up...don't know why. Anyway, Emma pipes up and says the funniest thing. We were all in tears laughing!
The conversation went something like this...
Emma says; "My tummy is skinny, Kelti is skinny, you (pointing at me) are getting skinny, Mitchell is fat (looked at him) no you skinny. And Daddy...(covers her mouth with both hands and says) Uhh!, I'm not gonna say it!!"
Needless to say, we all cracked up. Kelti and Mitchell had tears rolling down their faces! That Emma, she's a cutie. Ya gotta love her! :)

Cross Country

2009-10-03T05:00:00.000-07:00

This past spring, Kelti decided to give track and try. Despite the constant problem with shin splints, she really enjoyed it. So with the opening of the new High School and the desire to get involved in something while in High School, she took up Cross Country running. She has grown to love running and being part of the team. The coaches are great and the kids love them. Again she was plagued with shin splints that have hindered her season, but she has done well. Then yesterday, the latest thing to effect her season is being diagnosed with mono. This unfortunately has put an end to her running for a while. The worst part is it is the week before the Regional Championships. Very disappointing for her. My gut tells me not to let her run it, but my heart wants to tell her to go ahead, what harm could one more race do!? We will have to see what the Doctor and Coach say.
Yesterday was her race against the rival team, Lehi High. It was here on home turf, so it was fun to watch and support the team. Kelti had a good run and her BIGGEST FANS came to support her! Thanks Monica, Matthew & Cassidy!!

Instructions at the starting line.

Coming into the finish!!

The World's Biggest Kelti Fans!!

Boom Boom Pow Cheer before the race...Go Coach Durham!

Toothless

2009-09-21T14:43:00.000-07:00

All I want for Christmas is my 2 front (bottom)teeth! Emma lost her first tooth last Wednesday. She was so excited! Her two bottom teeth had been loose for quite a while and we were just waiting for them to come out. The toothfairy came that night, but must have been a little tired or something, because the money was left on Mummy's night-stand. Hmmmm?!

The next day, the second one came out. It was just hanging by a thread and so she let me pull it out. Such a brave girl. Fortunately, the toothfairy got it right this time and put the money under Emma's pillow. Silly toothfairy!

I can't believe how much it changes her looks. She doesn't look so little anymore. Sad!!

More Firsts!!

2009-08-26T17:57:00.000-07:00

Mitchell had his first football game last night. They started out well, scoring the first touchdown. But lost the game anyway. It is interesting to watch parents and how wired they can get about 7th grade football. We are hoping that this season is more positive experience for him.

Mitchell is #44.

Nice backdrop for a football game!

And We're off to Kindergarten!

2009-08-26T17:42:00.000-07:00

Emma started Kindergarten today! Wow, lots of mixed emotions about that. She was so excited that when she got up this morning she was ready to hit the ground running. It was torture for her to wait until 11:30 to get her uniform on. She was very brave and so was Mum!!! I held it together very well. At least until I had to deal with Kiana. We saw Kiana in the playground and she wanted me to come see her when I was done with Emma. She was having a very hard time, the change has been pretty tough for her! She misses her old school and friends. I had to use some tough love and make her stay at school for the afternoon. That's when I lost it. We are all ok now!

Isn't she so cute!

High School!

2009-08-22T06:05:00.000-07:00

So...my biggest baby is officially at the big new High School! Where have the years gone? I don't think I'm ready for this stage of life. Wasn't I just there?!!! Kelti started her Sophomore year at the brand new High School. She was quite nervous about the whole thing, but very excited too. The school is amazing, over 1700 students, second largest school in the state. And the bonus is she likes all her teachers! Now that is amazing!!!!

Kelti also had her first cross country meet on Thursday. She was very excited and loves being on the team, but just before the race told me she didn't think she could do it. It was just nerves and she felt like she was going to be sick. She did good, despite the almost 100 degree weather. And her dad couldn't have been more proud! (Marcus ran cross country in University)

Way to go Kelti!!

First Day of School!

2009-08-19T09:36:00.000-07:00

Today is the first day of school...and a new school for Mitchell and Kiana! Mitchell starts Middle school, he's getting so big! Kiana is in third grade. We moved them to a new school this year too. It is and elementary/middle school. This is in hopes of a better education! I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Mitchell was not the happiest camper on the planet. He's not a big fan of school and a new school didn't help. Kiana was a bit nervous, but was a real trooper. I think the picture says it all!!

I had to really work at getting a smile out of Mitchell. They have to wear a uniform at this school. Needless to say...Mitchell wasn't thrilled about that one either. But I don't think that the uniform is too bad!?
I will probably win the "Big, Ugly, Mom Award" for this one!!!!

Oh Canada!!

2009-07-13T09:48:00.000-07:00

We are back from an overdue trip to Canada. It was a great trip, with a week in BC with our parents and then a week in Okotoks, with my brothers' families. It was great to catch up with family and friends!! For the first time in 4 years of living in Utah, I had a hard time coming home. It was such a great visit and I really miss my family. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I live here, just wish my family was closer!!
We celebrated Canada Day, visited the zoo, went for quad and motorbike rides, rode horses, and ate tons of great food. GOOD TIMES!!

Mitchell's New Ride

2009-05-13T07:44:00.000-07:00

This is one happy boy!!! Mitchell out-grew his dirtbike last year...he looked so cute with his knees up near his chin! So we sold his bike and bought this one last Saturday. Need less to say, he's a little eager to get out riding...and racing!

Way to go Emma!!

2009-05-04T20:37:00.000-07:00

My baby mastered her bike tonight! She beat both her sisters at that milestone. But Mitchell still holds the family record for mastering a 2-wheeler at the age of 3. Emma is very proud of herself. It was fun to watch her practice and see Kiana and Mitchell help her. It was one of those rewarding mom moments!

Kiana's Baptism Day!

2009-05-03T15:05:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Kiana was able to be baptized. It was a great day! After a busy and rewarding week (I was able to go to Women's Conference at BYU on Friday), it was topped off with seeing my third child baptized. What a feeling! It was a beautiful service shared with another young girl in the Ward. The talks were great with memorable lessons in them. I'm sure it was a day that Kiana will not soon forget.

Although our families were not able to be here, we have some great friends that came and supported us. It was just like having family here. We are so blessed!

My Emma..How You've Grown!

2009-04-20T13:15:00.000-07:00

Kelti and Emma were goofing around the other day and this is what they came up with. Emma thought it was pretty cool and Kelti couldn't stop giggling!

Easter

2009-04-20T12:51:00.000-07:00

Better late than never! Spring Break and jet-lag and my excuses, if that counts for anything. But here are some pics of our traditional Easter egg hunt. Kelti is out-growing this fun event. She informed me that this will be the last year she will participate. So sad!! Maybe it was a mood thing?! Let's hope.

Uncle D and Auntie Carmen's Wedding

2009-04-19T16:09:00.001-07:00

My little brother finally took the plunge! Last minute it all came together and I was able to go to Mexico for the wedding. It was great to be with my family and hang out with them for a while. The wedding was beautiful and we were all just in awe over how happy and in love the bride and groom were. I have never seen Darren show so much emotion and affection...it was great!! Here's a few pics of the event...

Great Youth!

2009-03-20T13:55:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday afternoon, I was able to go to the Temple with Kelti and Mitchell. It was great being there with my kids. Especially to be able to go with Mitchell for his first time. Both of them had a great time.

After, the Bishop took the youth for pizza. It was good times and great food! Being the annoying Mum that I am, I had to get a picture of my kids...together...loving each other. This is all I got!

Guess I should be grateful they let me take pictures, lol!
It was a great day!

It's Great to be Eight!

2009-03-03T12:00:00.000-08:00

Kiana turned 8 yesterday and was pretty excited about it. There are so many things to look forward to at the ripe old age of 8...she doesn't have to use a booster seat in the car anymore, she will be baptized, she gets to go to Activity Days, and so much more. Wow time goes fast. Happy Birthday sweet Nani!

Of course, Kelti made her cake. I'm a bad mum and didn't get things together soon enough so that Kiana could have the cake she wanted. We will have to wait for the party for that one. It's a good thing Kelti likes doing the cakes.

Quiet Time with Grandpa

2009-02-21T21:41:00.001-08:00

My Dad loves to read. Most evenings while he was here, he would sit and read. A couple of times we would catch Kiana and Emma curled up with him reading and following his example. It was too sweet! Of course, Ringo had to join in the fun!

Aquarium Visit with Grandma

2009-02-21T20:31:00.000-08:00

While my Mum and Dad were here we took the kids to The Living Planet Aquarium. It was great and the kids loved seeing all the fish. This is a video of Mitchell and Kelti getting up the courage to pet the sting rays. I had to bribe them ($5) to do it. After they did it, they couldn't get enough. Kids!!!

Kiana and Emma wouldn't touch the sting rays, but were very brave touching the horseshoe crabs and other sea creatures. The sharks were pretty cool too.
Thanks Lorraine for the passes!!

Our Little Deacon

2009-02-01T21:37:00.000-08:00

Mitchell passed the sacrament at Church today for the first time. He was so serious! But he did a great job and made his parents very proud. After he sat up by the Bishopric for the rest of Testimony meeting. He was sitting beside the controls for the pulpit and got to move it up and down for the speakers. Kinda fun!!
I'm not old enough to have kids this old!!! When did it happen?! It is a great feeling to watch your kids make good choices and progress in life.

Happy Birthday Mitchell!

2009-01-28T09:33:00.000-08:00

We celebrated Mitchell's 12th birthday last Thursday. I have had a tough time wrapping my head around this one. I can't believe he is ready for Young Mens and becoming a Deacon. That's a big thing and he's still a little boy...at least to his Mum! Anyway, it was great to have my parents here to celebrate with us and be a part of this step in Mitchell's life. He was ordained a Deacon on Sunday and it was a very proud moment for all of us. We were also able to go to the new Draper Temple Open House with my Mum and Dad on Monday. Again, a great experience for all of us.

Kelti made this great cake!

Frosty the Snowman

2008-12-28T13:04:00.000-08:00

With this much snow, you can build a huge snowman. Someone built this snowman just around the corner from us on the main road. He's great!
His mouth is half of a small dirtbike tire. Another tire was used to make the brim of his hat. Very cool. I think he's the best snowman I have ever seen.

Winter Wonderland!

2008-12-28T12:38:00.000-08:00

We had some major snow over past week. After two of the snow falls, it took 1 1/2 hours each time to clear the driveway.
On Boxing Day, we took our friends that moved here from Australia and went up to American Fork Canyon to go sledding. It was quite cold out, but the kids had a great time. Why don't kids feel the cold like adults do? The mountains were beautiful with the new snow...that came up to our knees or to the top of Emma's legs!
Here's a couple of more pictures...

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2008-12-21T20:28:00.001-08:00

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School Christmas Programs!

2008-12-19T21:45:00.000-08:00

I'm sure that Mitchell is pleased that this was his last Christmas performance. After this he will only have to do it if he wants to. I got quite a chuckle out of watching the 6th graders perform this year. The girls were not too bad, but you could tell that the boys were simply putting in their time. To fun!

Gingerbread Houses & Cone-heads!

2008-12-15T08:54:00.000-08:00

Kelti and her friend, Brittany, made a great gingerbread house...from scratch. They entered it in the contest at their school. It took a long time, designing it, baking it, putting it together, and then decorating. Kelti spent over 3 hours one afternoon putting candy and frosting on it. She has developed quite the talent for creating/baking things. She wants to learn how to do cake decorating.

Our poor Bella hurt her eye some how...we have no idea how! As a result she has a hole in her cornea. The vet patched the eyeball and sewed her second eyelid closed to protect it. We will find out tomorrow if this was successful. If her eye did not heal, she will lose her eye. It is very sad, but we are hoping for the best. Bella is really not impressed with wearing the cone around her head. We have been entertained at her expense!

Life in Cameron's World

2008-12-11T12:27:00.000-08:00

My nephew in California is 3 years old and quite a character. Today he shocked his mom and sister with a whitty response to his own question.
He asked his mom how do birds learn to fly. So naturally, my sister-in-law explained the process. To which he responded..."They wing it!"
Where do kids come up with these things?! Cute kid!

Big Buddha's Cool School

2008-12-11T09:49:00.000-08:00

Kiana and Mitchell's school was nominated for the "Cool School" of the Week with Fox 13 TV station. The school was on the TV live yesterday morning showing some of the highlights of the activities the school does. Below is the link to view the segments.

http://www.myfoxutah.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=617463179CF083E41DD00F099DA07FCB?contentId=8044689&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1

Temple Square Lights

2008-12-11T08:29:00.001-08:00

Obviously, it has been a long time since I have been on my blog...life has been a bit crazy. It's that time of year! So I finally have a quiet moment this morning and thought that I would get on here.

On the Friday after Thanksgiving, Temple Square in Salt Lake, turns on the Christmas lights. We have been there to see the lights every year that we have lived here, but we have never been there for the big turn on. So with the Ubeda family here from Australia, we went down for the big event. It was a great time and the kids loved it.

The next generation of "Roo & Joey"!

Roo and Joey live on!

Roo and Joey

2008-11-25T18:17:00.000-08:00

When I was at BYU-Hawaii, I became really good friends with a girl from Australia, Kerin. We haven't seen each other since we left BYUH and lost contact with each other quite a while ago. I have been trying to track her down for about a year. Anyway, I finally found her just as she and her family were about to move to Utah. She arrived last week and they are staying with us until they find a house.
It has been great catching up and seeing our kids play together. Our kids are close in age and get along great!

Kelti with Kerin's daughter Isabelle

Kerin's family lived in Queensland, Australia, which is a very nice climate...they don't get snow! Anyway, her kids went out to play the other morning and came in freezing. It was chilly and they were so excited to use their new winter coats, hats, and gloves. It was so cute!

Bight Me Edward!

2008-11-25T17:42:00.000-08:00

Ok, it is almost a week now since we saw Twilight...finally getting around to a post is no reflection on my opinion of the movie. I really enjoyed it. There is a lot missing from the book, but in the movie's defense, there is no way they could have gotten everything in the book in a 2 hour movie. Edward was just yummy and that is all that matters! I want to go see it again.
We went with a group of about 14 women from our ward. It was so much fun. We were all crazy and silly, which just added to the movie experience.

Me with Kelti and her friend Megan

We went to dinner at Red Robin before the midnight showing. Good food and great friends!

Group photo-op before the show!

Bite Me Edward!

Youth Program

2008-11-06T06:41:00.000-08:00

Last night Kelti had the opportunity to go up to the LDS Conference Center in Salt Lake and be part of the filming of a new broadcast for the youth of the Church. The film is being made to promote the theme for the youth in 2009. It will be broadcast world wide in January.
Kelti came home so pumped up and excited about it. She loved being able to see the Church leaders and be with all the other youth there. The Conference Center holds about 21,000 people. Can you imagine that many youth and their leaders...crazy. She was about 7 rows from the front and cameras all around. Anyway, she had a great experience. I'm so glad that we live here in Utah so that my kids have these opportunities.

Happy Halloween

2008-10-31T20:35:00.000-07:00

It's been a fun filled exciting day. We have carved pumpkins, parade and parties at school, and a party at a friends house. Kelti is a regular teenager now...off with friends at a party and trick or treating. Mitchell went out with his friends too. Kiana abandoned me for her other family that lives behind us. So for about half the night it was just Emma and me. Marcus stayed home and handed out candy (his usual job on this night). And Emma and I eventually went out with our friends. Believe it or not, Kiana pooped out before Emma, she just ran and ran! Here are some pics of the day's events.

Emma eating at the block party!

Hangin with my hippie friend!!

And my witchy sister...and I mean that in the nicest way!

Believe it or not, this is Mitchell!

Kiana & Emma

Emma with our pumpkins. Like I said, none of the others stayed around long enough for me to get pictures altogether.
And Kelti hasn't been home long enough for me to even take a picture of her. So I will have to add one later. Hopefully she has taken some.
HAPPY HAUNTING!!

Kids Update

2008-10-27T11:17:00.000-07:00

Just a little update as to what our kids are up to...they keep me busy! Got to love 'em.

Kelti is now 14 and a Freshman in High School. That is a bit confusing as she still attends the Middle School (the High School is over populated). She will be going to a brand new High School next year. She is still dancing hula and has become a natural. You should see those hips! She is working hard at school and keeping almost straight A's (only 1 B).

Youth Temple Trip

Hula Performance at Utah Valley University Luau

Mitchell is growing up quickly. He is in his last year of Elementary school and loving being the oldest in the school. He has just finished his second year of Tackle Football and is now playing in a Basketball league. He loves his sports. This summer Mitchell started racing his dirt bike. He has wanted to do this for a long time...he's in seventh heaven!

Mitchell is #60

At the beginning of September, Mitchell spent a week with a friend and his family on a house boat on Lake Powell, UT. They had so much fun!

Kiana is in second grade. This summer she finally learned to ride a 2-wheeler. This took so long not because she couldn't, but simply we finally took the time to teach her, sad! She is taking hula also, but is not keen on performing. Which surprises us all. She's a sweet girl.

Emma is still home with me. She will go to Kindergarten next fall. She is a typical little girl, loves to play house. She has become very social and loves to be with her friends. My favorite time is our "huggles", but not so much in the middle of the night!! This summer, Emma became a little fish. She loves to go to the pool.

Happy Birthday Dear Emma!!

2008-10-25T18:36:00.000-07:00

My baby turned 5 on Thursday. Wow, how time flies!! I am feeling old and sad that my baby is growing up. It is such a bitter sweet thing.
She became a big fan of High School Musical when the second one came out. She just loves Troy. It is hilarious to see her get all silly when he comes on the TV. She says, "Ahhhh, Troy!" with a heavy sigh. Way too cute. So with High School Musical 3 came out yesterday and we took her and 3 friends to see it. They were way too funny! The excitement and giddyness was too much. Just thought I would post a couple pics of the festivities.

Kelti even made a cake for Emma...High School Musical all the way.

For The Fun Of It

2008-10-21T19:50:00.001-07:00

I just found a few fun items on other peoples blogs and thought I'd try them. They're good for a chuckle anyway! I'm definitely not sure about the Princess Aurora thing. I retook the quiz and changed a couple of answers that I was undecided on. I ended up as Ariel, "Headstrong and fiesty. You have a mind of your own that's full of romantic dreams about the world around you. Exploring exotic places is your ultimate dream, and you can be a little naive you'll realize that there is something to be gained from your family's wisdom." INTERESTING!

2008-10-21T19:49:00.000-07:00

You Are Aurora! (A.K.A. Sleeping Beauty.)

Thoughtful and loving. Authority figures probably have been sheltering you all of your life. Thankfully you're a very tranquil person who is content with what life has given you, but secretly you want to know how the outside world works.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

2008-10-21T18:04:00.001-07:00

2008-10-21T17:57:00.000-07:00

HowManyOfMe.com

There are
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How many have your name?

A Trip To The Farm

2008-10-21T11:06:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I took the two little girls to Farm Country at Thanksgiving Point. They both love going there, petting and feeding the animals. It's a great place. Right now they have Halloween activities through out the park. We had some friends come with us and had a lot of fun.

Kids petting a baby goat named "Cookie."

Emma feeding "Cookie"

Emma, Paige, & Sophie

Poor Bailey got surprised when the goat came up behind her and sniffed her head.

Where all children belong...just kidding! =)

Cub Scouts

2008-10-21T10:40:00.000-07:00

I am currently working in the Cub Scout program in my Ward. Never in a million years would I have thought that I would like this job, let alone enjoy it. But I do! (Shhhh, don't tell anyone! I'll never get out!)
Last week for our activity, I cooked dinner with the boys. It was a lot of fun.

After making and eating tacos, I had a treat for the boys. We made trampoline ice cream. This is really simply and a ton of fun for the kids. You put all the ingredients in a freezer Ziploc bag and then put it in a larger Ziploc with ice and rock salt. Finally, jump on the tramp with it until it is frozen. Yummy!!!!

Good Times!!

For The Love of Turkey!

2008-10-13T12:03:00.000-07:00

On Saturday, I went with a couple of friends to a turkey plant to buy a turkey for Thanksgiving and load up on ground turkey. Sounds like a crazy thing to do, but we did have fun. The lady working in the store must have thought we were nuts! "Those crazy city slicker! Getting all excited about turkey." But she was kind enough to bring out a 35 pound turkey for us to take a picture with. I know what your thinking....a picture with a turkey?! It was a big ol' bird!

Melanie, Stephanie & I with the 35 lb bird!

Stephanie & I with our loot.

Stephanie & Melanie outside the plant.

We did have a good time and we put a new definition to Girls Night Out. We had a great lunch at a diner called "One Man Band". The best part is I can home to a clean house. Marcus and the kids cleaned for me while I was gone. Gotta love 'em!!!!
Thanks for the pics Melanie!

Look-alike Meter

2008-10-08T10:27:00.000-07:00

Ok, yesterday I got so excited about this blogging thing. Not sure if that is good or just simply pathetic?! Do I need to get a life? Anyway, I've always claimed that I didn't get any credit for my kids looks. They just look like their dad. That's not a bad thing. It would be nice to get some credit after carrying them for 9 months. My friend, Stella, did the Look-alike Meter with her twins so I thought I would give it a try.

I was surprised by the results. My kids look pretty much equally the same as Marcus and I. Which means that Marcus and I must look a lot alike. Is that scary?! All I can say is, it's a darn good thing that we are both so good looking!!!! lol!

Check out the results at the bottom of the blog.

A New Beginning

2008-10-07T08:51:00.000-07:00

I have been on Facebook for some time. Everyone keeps telling me that I need to try blogging...so here I go. With living away from family and friends this is a great way to keep in touch. I love it!