Just have to show off my brother's amazing skills. The pictures will be published in a book that Covenant is putting out for Mother's Day. Check out more of his art by clicking here.
His beautiful wife, Linda, and adorable daughter Audrey.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Halloween Hangover
I don't know if any of you are like me but this past week, a "healthy" choice for a snack has been this:
but would anyone mind sharing their "healthy" snacks...or better yet healthy dinner ideas? I'm the worst eater but maybe a few small changes would help? Right now my healthy snack is cashews but they are getting kinda old. So if you'd like to help me out leave a comment or post your own favorite healthy snack on your blog. Please...I'm tagging all of you out there... :)
it counts as a fruit right? ;)
instead of something like this:
but would anyone mind sharing their "healthy" snacks...or better yet healthy dinner ideas? I'm the worst eater but maybe a few small changes would help? Right now my healthy snack is cashews but they are getting kinda old. So if you'd like to help me out leave a comment or post your own favorite healthy snack on your blog. Please...I'm tagging all of you out there... :)
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
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Hayes
Just a recent picture of Hayes sleeping to add to the collection.
I promise he really does have a bed!
Disneyland
Two weeks ago my sister-in-laws Linda and Christine planned a random trip to Disneyland for us. My sister Brooke and I were very happy to come along! We had all our kids and Christine's little sister Katie W. and our friend Katie R.
I decided we were going to go on Sunday...
Hayes, Kamri and I drove down to Cedar on Tuesday, Wednesday we drove down to Anaheim. We went to trick or treat on the street in California Adventure that night, Disneyland Thursday, CA adventure Friday and arrived back in Cedar at 3am Saturday. I drove home Saturday and got home at 8.
Hayes, Kamri and I drove down to Cedar on Tuesday, Wednesday we drove down to Anaheim. We went to trick or treat on the street in California Adventure that night, Disneyland Thursday, CA adventure Friday and arrived back in Cedar at 3am Saturday. I drove home Saturday and got home at 8.
Total time driving = 26 hours (wow...I didn't realize it was that much!)
Total number of kids 4 and under = 6
They did great in the car. The drive there we stopped twice. Once for gas and Once for food (and obviously to let the kids run around and feed the babies)
We knew we would get a lot of funny looks but I think pulling up to valet parking was hilarious...15 passenger van, BYU license plate, and a whole bunch of girls and kids from utah jump out. The guy was asking us how we were related...oh sister, sister-in-laws, blah blah. Then asked us where all the dad's were. I'm sure he was thinking we were polygamists! Oh yeah and the extra money for valet was soo worth it.
This was the first thing we did when we went to trick or treat on the street. They had a bunch of music and characters dancing. They handed Hayes a maraca but I think he was a little worried about what was going on.
So Back row (L to R)...Hayes (in stroller), Me, Katie R., Brooke, Linda (holding Kamri)Front row Katie W. Christine (holding Rachel), Xander, Kaylee, & Audrey.
Lunch Break
I know a lot of people thought we were crazy (including our husbands!) and I'll admit there were many times it really was but it was so much fun! Watching all the kids reactions to the rides, having fun on the rides myself (I loved California Screamin, Soarin CA and the "It's tough to be a bug" movie), and chatting with the girls. I'll admit the thing I said the most was "Where's Hayes?!?" but luckily he was never to far away (once even in my arms) and at least one of us had our eye on him at all times. Hayes loved being with his cousins and I loved being able to chat with all my girls. (I only wish Heather could have come!!)
Some of my memories from the trip:« Brooke's amazing driving skills
« Group Help lane changes
« Me saying 'GO!" and confusing her with "No"
« Valet Parking the Beast
« Xander saying "I'm NOT in the MOOD to sleep!.....zzzz"
« Christine's amazing running skills...although we missed the shuttle :(
« Katie W. and my discussion on what "I don't know" means (hour 2 of the ride home)
« Katie R. chasing down Captain Jack Sparrow and getting hit on by the kid in line for Indiana Jones.
« Kaylee crying when she got off every ride because she wanted to keep going!
« Linda getting a free bus pass from some nice ladies at the bus stop.
« Linda being soo polite to the random stranger blabbing on and on at the parade.
« Kaylee, Audrey & Hayes taking turns chasing eachother.
« Brooke, Linda and my embarrassing moment trying to get on the bus..trying to go through the exit, crazy kids everywhere and Hayes stuck to me on the leash.
« Hayes laughing and running down disneyland, the night of the first whole day we spent there.
« Xander and Hayes having a "picnic" of pizza and fruit on their towels...sitting in their diaper and underwear.
« Christine being asked if all of those kids were hers?!
« Audrey rocking out on Trick or Treat on the street...and any music she heard really. And her being amazingly happy in the stroller!
« Our Stack of PB & J's
« me constantly saying...Where's Hayes?! even when I was holding him in my arms
« Kamri & Rachel being good sleepers!
« Xander singing Lullaby to Kamri
« Changing 6 poopy diapers the last day we were there.
« Katie R & I carrying a bunch of luggage in the elevator and trying to catch the shuttle.
« The shuttle waiting for us....AGAIN.
« Waiting in line for toy story...bloody nose, smashed fingers...craziness
« All the kids asleep for the ride home!
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Happy Halloween!
Sully & our Skater Girl.
Hayes is way too obessessed with binikies and was bending over to get Kamri's that was chained to her beltloop.
She loved the skateboard, it kept her entertained all night!
By the end of the night she almost had that kickflip down, I swear!
Bracken took Hayes trick or treating while I stayed home to give candy out. It took a lot of convincing to get him in his costume but once it was on he LOVED it. Whenever he had the choice he would pick a sucker so we have like 20 of them now! 
He fell asleep as we walked up to the Church for the ward christmas party and slept through the whole thing. Rookie Trick or Treater...maybe next year you'll make it the whole night Hayes :)
Book Tag
Got tagged by my friend Jamie.
Pick up a book you are currently reading, turn to page 56, go to the 5th sentence and post the next 2-5 sentences in the book. Then tag 3-5 other people.
Well Jamie accidentally looked at pg. 65 so I'm going to do the same because page 56 was the middle of a story and didn't make any sense
I haven't been reading many books lately besides textbooks but this is the last one I was working on. "Confronting the Myth of Self-Esteem" by Ester Rasband (Great book by the way, this is my second time through it)
"For the grateful, the vision is in the contentment. It is a perspective, not a checklist. It is the perspective of seeing God instead of ourselves as the source of our strength and our delight. It is the viewpoint of deeply humble and grateful worship. Self-focus interferes with our worship. It encourages us to see if our desires are met instead of being overwhelmed by the love that is being offered in ways we sometimes do not understand. Self-consciousness is the perspective of gratification instead of gratitude."
I tag anyone that is reading a great book right now and wants to share!
Pick up a book you are currently reading, turn to page 56, go to the 5th sentence and post the next 2-5 sentences in the book. Then tag 3-5 other people.
Well Jamie accidentally looked at pg. 65 so I'm going to do the same because page 56 was the middle of a story and didn't make any sense
I haven't been reading many books lately besides textbooks but this is the last one I was working on. "Confronting the Myth of Self-Esteem" by Ester Rasband (Great book by the way, this is my second time through it)
"For the grateful, the vision is in the contentment. It is a perspective, not a checklist. It is the perspective of seeing God instead of ourselves as the source of our strength and our delight. It is the viewpoint of deeply humble and grateful worship. Self-focus interferes with our worship. It encourages us to see if our desires are met instead of being overwhelmed by the love that is being offered in ways we sometimes do not understand. Self-consciousness is the perspective of gratification instead of gratitude."
I tag anyone that is reading a great book right now and wants to share!
Two sides of the story
Okay so just to clarify to all those that talked to Bracken about Hayes' falling out of bed mishap.
This is really what I thought happened: Hayes climbed into bed with us and he was right next to me. He has been doing this like three times a night lately. So this time he snuck in and I didn't even realize it until I hear him fall off, hit the nightstand, and thud to the floor. The thud of course woke me up so I got up to help him and I hear Kamri start to cry. I'm trying to console Hayes and Bracken gets up to get Kamri and get me something for Hayes' bleeding head.
Now this is what I thought was reality, but apparently I was too tired to realize the truth?? Bracken never said that this is what happened until we were talking to our friends at the ward Halloween Party
Bracken's story:
Well Hayes snuck in and got in bed next to Skye. Kamri started moaning and Skye reacted by JUMPING up out of bed. But in the process of getting up she LAUNCHED Hayes out of bed, where he hit his head on the nightstand. I was just doing my motherly duty of getting up when my baby whined....
You can believe whatever story you would like. I really don't know which one is true but please know I am innocent in hurting my child. Maybe subconsciously my mind made up the story in my head because I did not want to think I hurt my child. Or maybe Bracken just likes to make up a good story when he knows I was too out of it to remember every single detail. You choose.
just FYI, for all those Bracken told first, I was not trying to hide the fact that I launched my child out of bed. Apparently I just didn't realize that's what I did ;)
Bracken's version of the story is funnier, but I still say I'm innocent....
Oh and his cut is doing fine, thank you.
This is really what I thought happened: Hayes climbed into bed with us and he was right next to me. He has been doing this like three times a night lately. So this time he snuck in and I didn't even realize it until I hear him fall off, hit the nightstand, and thud to the floor. The thud of course woke me up so I got up to help him and I hear Kamri start to cry. I'm trying to console Hayes and Bracken gets up to get Kamri and get me something for Hayes' bleeding head.
Now this is what I thought was reality, but apparently I was too tired to realize the truth?? Bracken never said that this is what happened until we were talking to our friends at the ward Halloween Party
Bracken's story:
Well Hayes snuck in and got in bed next to Skye. Kamri started moaning and Skye reacted by JUMPING up out of bed. But in the process of getting up she LAUNCHED Hayes out of bed, where he hit his head on the nightstand. I was just doing my motherly duty of getting up when my baby whined....
You can believe whatever story you would like. I really don't know which one is true but please know I am innocent in hurting my child. Maybe subconsciously my mind made up the story in my head because I did not want to think I hurt my child. Or maybe Bracken just likes to make up a good story when he knows I was too out of it to remember every single detail. You choose.
just FYI, for all those Bracken told first, I was not trying to hide the fact that I launched my child out of bed. Apparently I just didn't realize that's what I did ;)
Bracken's version of the story is funnier, but I still say I'm innocent....
Oh and his cut is doing fine, thank you.
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