We were left behind to spa alone!!

KyAnn and Pleshette planned a trip to Seattle to go visit another friend from school, Jennifer Adams Woodbery, and we gave them soooo much crap about going without us. So about a week before, Jennifer called and said we could come, so we tried to get flights but everything was too expensive on the shorter notice, so we decided that we had better stay home because it would have cost way too much. So I said lets go to Sego Lilly and have a spa day of our own. So Theresa took Friday off and we met KyAnn and Pleshette for breakfast then we wasted a little time wandering Target then we went to the spa...Theresa had never been before. We got in our robes and had fun talking, then we went and had a luxurious massage, then we sat there for another hour just visiting and relaxing. We had so much fun - I think we had more fun than they did in Seattle :)

Another birthday week

I celebrate my birthday for a week and when its someone close to me - then I celebrate their birthday for a week too! So it was Angie's birthday and we celebrated for a few days, IT WAS AWESOME! We went to a movie, out to lunch, then the next day we went and got pedicures and went tanning (for Hawaii - I DO look much better tan). She kept saying, "wow, we have a hard life!" and I agree, we really roughed it but it doesn't happen too often and it was fun. Thanks for having a birthday and letting me go and spend time with you!! I love my friend Angie, she is a good example of so many things. She is a wonderful person and I am glad she is my FRIEND!! We still need to celebrate with our friends Jill, Lori and Lynette so I hope to add some pictures of that soon!

I Finally got a NEW camera!!

Brad's brother, Brian, always gives us a gift certificate for Christmas, so this year I used it and put it towards a NEW CAMERA! My last camera was a Kodak and it was when everything first went digital, so it was old. But it took better pictures then most I have seen. So it worked for me, that is until Grace and Brinley took a bunch of pictures and dropped it. It took pictures but the lense was stuck, and the megapixals were low...blah blah blah. So I finally did a little research and I bought another Kodak and I ordered it online and it FINALLY came! It is spectacular!! I love it! My girls got red cameras for Christmas, so I got a green one! Lori bought the same one again! We had so much fun seeing the great picture it took, it does some cool things. The kids would spin and we could get a perfect picture, it wasn't blurry! So here are some of the first pictures that I took with my awesome camera!!

Who doesn't LOVE a cowboy?

After Bull Wars on New Years Eve, we were invited to go to the full rodeo that was in January. I didn't know there was a rodeo in January? I thought they were in the summer associated with each cities celebrations. No...Ogden hosts rodeos all winter at the Golden Spike Arena. Who knew? Not me, I am a city slicker and proud of it, but over the past few years, I have found joy in country music, and now a man in a cowboy hat...OH YEAH! My girls LOVED the rodeo. They loved the cowboys, the animals and the fun of watching the people. We had a lot of fun. Grace invited Emma and Brinley to go and of course Sara had Carly to go with. I love my friends and I love all the adventures we have together. We had a BLAST! The girls took tons of pictures and videos. They LOVE their new cameras. I didn't say they take good pictures, just take a lot of them. I love to take them to experience new things too, they are fun to be with and they still love to go with me. We couldn't talk Stockton into coming with us...he thinks he is so cool!!

Oh man THAT hurts...

When the girls were asked to make their Christmas list...both girls had nails on the top of the list. So Santa brought them a gift certificate to have their nails done. Sara got her nail done a few days before Grace and she LOVED them. Grace got her nails done on New Year's Eve Day. She also loved them. We took some pictures of their nails while we were on our way to Bull Wars. The next day we all went sledding and Grace fell wrong (or just right) and her nail started to bleed, and we knew it would fall off, but I didn't expect her own real nail to fall off. If you have ever had a fake nails even bumped...it HURTS! She cried for a few days and then a few weeks later her own nail came off :( The good news is...I probably saved her future husband thousands, I doubt if she will EVER gets nail again. I am sorry Miss Grace. I love you!

The Winter BLAHS!

I don't know if you know this....but I HATE winter! After Christmas, its such a let down, and the weather is cold and yucky. I do love to be home but THIS IS RIDICULOUS! Last week, I didn't hardly leave the house...everyday all day and every night! HOME - is great, but I can't be here day after day and night after night...I get a little depressed. I am sure I have S.A.D. (seasonal affect disorder- or seasonal depression) but January is almost over and February is closer to spring!! I do love SPRING! I haven't even blogged! So its good to be back and caught up!

Stockton mugged a bear!!

Stockton came home from his first campout with the Teacher's (14-15 year old boys in our ward). He had a huge scratch on his face and for an hour, I kept saying, "What happened?" He went on and on about "fighting off a mountain lion", "polar bear", "a bear" and any other large animal...but of course he just run into a tree while sledding. Brad is really interested, he looks just like Al Bundy! Stockton cracks us up! He has such a funny sense of humor, he has a quick wit, and we love it when he is around!

Dinner at Tepanyaki's

We went out with friends to celebrate Brad's birthday, they were out of town on his birthday and last weekend he worked, so this was the weekend! We went to Tepanyaki's and we ate sushi and had a great time we laughed. Everyone got the shrimp in their mouths, except Chad - he is severely allergic! I love to go with people who are as mature as myself!

Science Fair

Grace had to do the science fair this year, and so did Stockton in his honors class, so we thought we would just do one. We had a friend, who is a doctor, tell us about one his kids had done and it was interesting so we did it, but it wasn't Grace's first choice, but you know us...one is better then two?!? (Plus Stockton would do most of the work for her) - yippee for Brad and Kim...The project was about alcohol and how much it dehydrates the body, which wasn't on Grace's level. But she did a great job, she memorized her speech to give to the judges. Next year we have to do 2 more, so anyone with great ideas...let us know, but let's keep it on an elementary level.

SeRioUSly...I need help?

Since I was a little girl, I have peed my pants when I laugh. I have written about it many, MANY times. But it is OUT OF CONTROL now. It must be my age? Now Brad and Lori find joy in taking pictures of me, while in my crisis...well I was by the fireplace and laughed and peed and it ran up my back like a little kid!! We all laughed. Notice the towel, luckily it was on the tile, I am going to have it checked out soon. I may be having surgery soon!!

Cleaning...and yes in style!

I have been told (by just about everyone/anyone who touches my hands) that I have soft hands. I do scrub my house down a lot, but my hands are NEVER dry. They don't crack in the winter, they never have dry marks, I LOVE lotion and I take good care of my hands. I really hate the feel of dry hands, when I was little and my hands were dry - confession - I would spit in them and rub it in - GROSS!!! I was really poor growing up - we probably didn't buy lotion! But now... I'm a lotion FREAK. I have it in most rooms in the house, in my car, and in my purse. I bet I put it on 20 times a day?? Well the other secret is these....

YEP - rubber gloves. I used to just wear plain yellow ones, but my good friend Marla, who is self proclaimed OVER THE TOP, made these... They are jeweled and have lace and zebra fabric. THEY ARE FABULOUS. I do actually scrub so hard the jewel that was on the ring finger fell off. This picture is awesome because, I am positive I just got done scrubbing the toilet!! I love Mondays - its cleaning day, so if you are going to pop in on us, do it on a Monday evening or Tuesday, because unfortunately, the house is messing again by then?!?

Welcome 2010 and Happy Birthday B-Rad!!

Brad shared a birthday with his grandma on January 1st. No - he didn't win the prize. But his birthday kind of stinks because by the time it comes - we are all partied out. As a kid, he says his parents would just save a Christmas present from under the tree and save it for him for his birthday. So NO party and NO presents...Oh well thank goodness for awesome friends, who love to have a good time. We did go sledding. Tonia's mom lives up Snow Basin road and lives on 6 acres, she has her own groomed sledding hill!! It was fun. I only went down one time, Brad maybe went a few more but the kids loved it, they spent a few hours on the hill while we were inside - eating and visiting! I did manage to take a couple of pictures. I just noticed - not 1 picture of GRACE, she was there and had a great time, until she got hurt! Poor Grace got hurt though, it was bad...she had her beautiful 'fake' nails and she fell and ripped one of them off!! Oh man, it hurts. She is going to lose her nail and I will put a picture of her yucky nail too!! Then that evening all of us who went sledding went to another movie! The Garrett's + Abby Gregerson (her husband was sick - get better Jake), The Jardine's, us and The Vest's!! Over the holiday, we saw 6 movies... Brad had a great birthday, we had a fantastic holiday and we are looking forward to 2010 and the kids getting back to school and back on a schedule!! I should list 41 random things about Brad...but that is A LOT! Maybe I will later....