So This Is Life...

The Wedding

2011-10-24T18:18:00.000-07:00

On October 15, 2011 Michelle got married...here are a few pictures from the wedding. I actually didn't get the best pictures so cross my fingers we will get the photographers pictures soon, but until then, enjoy these.

The Bride and Groom

Katie-Anne and I at the rehersal the night before the wedding.

The tables.

Flowers on the sign in table

Flowers that were on columns for the ceremony

Centerpieces (above and below)

The ceremony area...it was at one of Michelle's co-workers backyard.

The tables

Head table with the wedding party

Bubbles and Me

Bride and Groom, one of the only pictures I got from the front of her dress..yes I know..I'm sorry! When we get the photographers pictures I will try and post more. The wedding day was VERY HOT AND MUGGY!! I mean it was October it was supposed to be really nice weather...wrong...Oh well. The wedding started a little late due to Michelle forgeting something at home so we were all baking for a while, but other than that it turned out very nice.

Michelle's Bridal Shower and Bridals

2011-10-03T19:52:00.000-07:00

So as we know Michelle is getting married (we are down to the wire only 2 weeks left to go!) Her soon to be sister in law and mother in law threw her a bridal shower a couple of weeks ago, here are some pictures from it.

The Tables were so cute, each place setting had a different dessert plate.

Michelle showing off her wedding shoes..my mom embelished them..they are amazing!

Me, new little man and Sarah at the shower.

The sign in table at the shower..

This past saturday we went to old town clovis and took some bridal pictures...what do you think? Yes I took them and edited them.

The shoes...

I really like how both of these turned out...what say you?

Yatch

2011-10-03T19:48:00.000-07:00

Over labor day weekend my parents and I and my friend Lori went to Monteray, Ca and stayed on a YATCH! It was amazing! So much fun! It was HUGE! The pictures do not do it justice and I took A LOT but I thought I would spare you the entire 25 pictures so here are just a few...

The top picture is of the master suite, the top captains area(One of two places you can steer the boat from, the main cabin with the kitchen and couch and tv, and a side view of the whole yatch. It's like 72 feet long! So much fun and if you want to see more pictures let me know and I will post more. :)

Baby Shower

2011-10-03T19:31:00.000-07:00

We threw a baby shower for Sarah and baby in July before little man was born and it was a baseball themed babyshower...if you know Jonathan that makes total sense...we had a good time...here are some pictures from the shower.

If you can make out his name...I made it! The food was behind it...we had sub sandwhiches, veggie trays, and baseball cupcakes.

I also made a mobile to hang over his bed..all of the circles have some sort of sports on it...

The cupcakes that Becca made.

New Nephew

2011-10-03T17:58:00.000-07:00

So this is the new little man...Jonathan and Sarah are so excited to have him here! He was born on August 11, 2011, 8 lbs 4 oz, 22 inches long.

I call this his scrunched up old man face.

My dad and the little man.

The proud papa. Don't they look soooo much alike? Even the hair color(just don't tell Jonathan that...lol)

Bubbles and her new cousin.

We love having our new nephew around! He is so cute and adorable!

Mom's Graduation and the Rocks

2011-07-02T12:18:00.000-07:00

This past May my mom graduated with her Master's Degree from Point Loma Linda University in San Diego. YAHOO!!!!!!!!!! If you have ever been to my house you might recognize these rocks. There is a picture of them in my mom's kitchen right next to the sink. The actual rocks are on Coronado Island in San Diego.
Mom and Dad after the ceremony.

There were never such devoted sisters. Mom and Aunt Diane, two peas in a pod. :)
We made my mom put her "hood" on...SHE DID IT!!!!!!! YAHOO!!!!!

All the kids: Matt, Julie (Matt's Wife), Michelle, Me, Sarah (Jonathan's Wife), Jonathan and Nathan. Becca and the grandkids were there but in the car because the kids had gotten the flu so they couldn't attend the ceremony.

Bubba's Birthday

2011-07-02T11:32:00.000-07:00

Bubba turned 2 in March. Can't believe he's already 2!! Here he is with my dad right before blowing out the candles on the cake. So happy!
The cool cake my sister made for him. He LOVES LOVES LOVES CARS!!!

Me and Squeakers having fun at the party.

The other part of Spring Break

2011-07-02T11:16:00.000-07:00

I spent spring break in Utah again this year, surpised? Anyway, I spent most of my time with this litte one! He's my friend Heidi's new little boy. His name is Riker. So adorable!
I put this crib together all by myself!!! I was so proud!

Of course a trip to Salt Lake couldn't be complete without a trip to a few temples..the one above is the Salt Lake Temple, below is the Oquirrh Mountain Temple in South Jordan, Utah.

Called to Serve

2011-07-02T11:11:00.000-07:00

Nathan has been called to serve in the Louville, Kentucky Mission for 2 years. He reports July 27, 2011! So excited for him!

Easter Eggs

2011-07-02T10:47:00.000-07:00

Ok well you get the picture...we dyed eggs for easter while I was in Utah. The one on the far right is my cousin Asa's first egg he ever dyed! My picture upload thing is being wierd so sorry for the small picture and the blurry..

Part of Spring Break

2011-07-02T09:51:00.000-07:00

This year I went to Utah for spring break. I had a chance to go to my cousin, Darlene's Baby shower and to be there on the day my cousin's husband, Devin graduated from BYU Law school. I didn't attend the ceremony though. My cousin, Naomi and her graduate husband, Devin. They are moving to Singapore as he has gotten a job there.
Darlene, Me, Katie-Anne, Naomi at Devin's graduation party the night before the baby shower.

The drinks...

These are the onsie's I made Darlene for baby Kepuali, he came about a week after I came home. But that was 6 weeks early for him(Born on May 2, 2011)...so these won't fit him for a while because they are like 18 month size onsies..I made them big on purpose. :)

The FOOD! So YUMMY!

More of the food. It was so good! We had a good time at the shower! Baby Kep is doing great! I believe he is about 2 months old now and mother and son are doing wonderful! So happy I was able to be at the shower to celebrate!

Engagements for Michelle and PJ

2011-07-02T08:50:00.000-07:00

This morning I took some engagement pictures for my sister, Michelle and her fiance, PJ, in old town clovis.

Here are just a few....click on the picture to make it bigger and not so blurry...don't know why it's doing that! Shoes....
Michelle and PJ

The Ring
Just Michelle
Don't Know why but this is a little blurry

Like this one

One of my favorites

Save the Date

2011-07-02T08:46:00.000-07:00

Ok everyone....save the date...it's coming!!! Do you like the picture? Yes, I took it. :)

Kids and the sun

2011-04-03T18:43:00.000-07:00

Here are some updated pictures of the neices and newphew....about 6 weeks ago..handsome man here decided to do some stunts off his slide and bruised his nose pretty bad we thought he had broke it but thankfully it was just a bad bruise and his face is completely back to normal now.

Honey and Squeakers are so cute!

Right after the accident A picture I took from my bedroom window of the sun..

Another picture of the nose...thankfully the nose is something that doesn't break too easily.

David

2011-04-03T17:56:00.000-07:00

This past December a very dear friend passed away from ALS. He was and is an amazing person, Father, friend, handy man and whip it up from nothing and make it work man. He is sorely missed by all that knew him. Here is some pictures from his memorial service. It was a lovely service, his son, Matt, played a beauitful arrangement of 'O My Father' it was so touching. And Gwen gave an touching and personal eulogy. David is missed everyday and I am so blessed to have known him and to have had him in my life. Afton, Aiden and Jacob

Aiden signing the sign in book

Memory Wreath

Afton..love this girl!!

The details of the reception...

2011-04-03T17:43:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the details from the reception... The main food...so good! Tri-tip, rolls, salad.. First dance

some drink that I don't remember what it was but it was good!

Dessert

end of first dance..

the lights

picture table

The rings...I really like this picture..it's very simple and plain but I really like it.

Just Rachel

2011-04-03T17:35:00.001-07:00

Before the wedding I took some bridal pictures of Rachel...we went to Rodeing Park and to the levi that is out by my house...Matt and Julie came and helped out. We had a good time taking the pictures and making Rachel smile! And man! She is one beautiful woman!!! My favorite one of the day is the second picture.

Rachel and John

2011-04-03T17:24:00.000-07:00

In February, I did flowers and was the photographer for a wedding...never again will I do both at the same time! Way too stressful! But I LOVED how Rachel's flowers turned out! They are my favorite out of all the flowers I have either done by myself or helped with. The iris's were supposed to be a blue and they kind of are but I think they look more purple. Which is ok, because I LOVED LOVED LOVED how they turned out! Here is just a few pictures of Rachel and John that I took. I took so many pictures that day...so many!!! But don't worry I won't go into picture over load..the first one is one of my favorites as well as the close up of them and the last one of the boquet.

Just sayin'....

2010-12-23T12:02:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I wish money grew on trees. Don't you?

Trip to San Fransico November 2010

2010-11-25T18:37:00.000-08:00

I had a four day weekend in November..and so I deceided to go to San Fransico with my friend Heidi, her brother Brett and our friend Christy. So on Friday after I picked up Heidi and Christy from the airport(Brett lives in the bay area and had to work on Friday), we went to the Oakland Temple, Heidi had never been before and as it's one of my ultimate favorite temples, I was happy to go. I LOVE THIS TEMPLE!!! SO BEAUTIFUL!!!
View from the garden terrace on top of the temple looking out on to the grounds.

Stunning!

They were already setting up for Christmas..and it wasn't even Thanksgiving yet.

Brett and Heidi on the way into the city on Saturday.

The Golden Gate Bridge was our first stop.

My mom LOVES sailboats and if you know her, you already know that, but I took this picture just for her.

Another view of the bridge.

Shadow pictures!

Me and Heidi...she has a hard time having a serious face in pictures...but that's why we LOVE HER!!

See what I mean? :-) Love you Heidi!!!

The carosel on Pier 39.

View back towards the city from the end of the pier.

We had to see the sea lions...they are famous!

Proud sea lion

Ghirardelli square...

The view of the Golden Gate Bridge from Baker Beach

Heidi and I at the beach.

More shadow pictures.

The beach...I love the beach!

Nice right? I'm very proud of this picture! It turned out great!

This one too!

View of San Francisco from Twin Peaks..tallest point in the city.

Sunset view from Twin Peaks.

Sunset on the way home from San Fansico..yes I took this while I was driving...yes I know dangerous...

Pismo August 2010

2010-11-25T18:35:00.000-08:00

This is the only picture I took from the pismo beach trip I went on with some friends this past August..I think it's hilarious! Look how big that pelican is! Like anyone would be tempted to feed that bird!

Dad's Birthday

2010-11-25T18:27:00.000-08:00

I made this for my dad's birthday...I forgot to put the brownie layer in the middle..but it still turned out good.

Yummy, right?

Honey's Birthday

2010-11-25T18:20:00.000-08:00

Honey's birthday was at the end of September..pictures from the party. Honey LOVE LOVE LOVES horses..so my sister made her a horse cake.
Blowing out the candles

She loves dolls.

I got her the movie, Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy Rescue. The kids love the tinkerbell movies!

Opening gifts....

Time flies! I can't believe she is already 5 years old!

Newport Beach Family Summer Vacation 2010

2010-11-25T17:50:00.000-08:00

This past summer, after Idaho, my family went to Newport Beach for a week. We had so much fun! We went to the beach basically everyday (unfortuately I didn't take any pictures at the beach..having too much fun), we went to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach..which is where most of these pictures come from and we walked along the boardwalk..so much fun!! The girls at the aquarium
The house we stayed at..

The view from the house..

Squeakers on a bungee jumper thing..

Cambria on the bungee jumber thing..they both had a blast!

Bubba...so adorable!

My dad, Nathan and Bubba

Sarah and Honey on the Farris Wheel

Mom and Nathan

Me and Squeakers..she was a little scared once we got to the top..but she still loved it!

Honey

This cow was in front of one of the stores that we went to...

One of the seals at the aquarium

Squeakers

Jellyfish...awesome

Really cool starfish

Dont remember what this thing is called but it looks really cool!

Some more really cool looking starfish!

A HUGE blowfish above my head! The thing was MASSIVE!!

The girls looking at the turtle..

The girls

A seal playing...

A really BIG tuna fish

Nathan and Bubba looking at the tuna fish.

This trip was so much fun! Hopefully we will be able to do it again next summer!!

Summer Vacation to Idaho

2010-11-25T16:11:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from my trip to Idaho this past summer...it was SOOOO much FUN!!! Katie-Anne and I
Cmabira and Bobbi, Cambria was a natural...she kept wanting to go FASTER!

Brynn and Devin

In the car before the horse riding

The grandkids and Aunt and Uncle and Cousin Erin at my Grandma's grave

So cute...

Katie-Anne and I at the Twin Falls Temple

Asa doing the fire and knife dance..it was AWESOME!!!

Becca and her girls at the party..

Just one of the pigs that they roasted...3 small and 2 big (the big ones they cooked in the groud)

Over all the trip was amazing!! Hopefully we will be able to do it all again next summer!

I miss this girl!!!

2010-11-25T16:10:00.000-08:00

I MISS THIS GIRL!!!! Can't wait to see her soon!!!

Nathan Graduated

2010-11-25T16:03:00.000-08:00

Nathan Graduated from Buchanan High school in June...The six Rowley kids..all BHS graduates.
Cool, right?

Me and the Graduate. Congratulations Nathan!!

Squeakers Birthday

2010-11-25T15:58:00.001-08:00

The Dress I gave her..
Honey...She is so funny!

The birthday girl

The cake my sister made! Isn't is amazing?!

Squeakers Birthday was back in May, and as previously mentioned I just downloaded my camera from the past 6 months or so...here are some pictures from her party.

Adorable...

2010-11-25T14:44:00.000-08:00

How adorable are these little ones? So much fun to have them around all the time! Squeakers
Bubba

Bubbles

Awesome

2010-11-25T14:35:00.000-08:00

This past Sunday this is what I woke up to...POUNDING on my window. What do you think of that?! Snow? In Fresno? Yeah, right..don't let your eyes decieve you...

Hail...people...HAIL! Awesome, right?

Tilley Family Preview

2010-11-01T20:54:00.000-07:00

This last one is my favorite..

So we didn't get to actually finish the shoot because of an accident but here are some of the ones that we got that I liked best... and Melissa do not be over critical of yourself because you look GREAT!!!

Rachel and John

2010-10-25T19:22:00.001-07:00

Over the past two weeks I've had the opportunity to take some engagement shots of my good friends Rachel and John...here is just a sample of the fun we have been having...

I love the above picture..it just makes me smile.

This last one is one of my very favorites!!!

We are not done taking pictures yet...so when I get more I'll post more.

Heidi West is the Best now Heywood's Wedding

2010-06-09T15:05:00.000-07:00

On May 22, 2010 one of the most amazing girls in the whole wide world got married, and she happens to be one of my very best friends. Her name is Heidi West is the Best (But now we have to add the Heywood, because you see she is married now) Her wedding was amazing. Her husband and her were sealed and married at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple in Utah. It's a beautiful temple. The reception was in Cedar Hills, Utah at a reception center that over looked Utah County and Utah Lake. It was so beautiful! The reception had a carnival theme to it and it was so creative and so much fun!The new Mr. and Mrs.
The Ticket man, Doug. He handed guest tickets as they entered the tent.

The Front of the Temple.

The AMAZING sunset from the reception center during the reception.

The view from the front of the temple looking out over the Salt Lake Valley looking at the Rocky Mountains.

The Bride and Me at the reception

At the Temple

One of the games at the reception.

This was one of the centerpieces on the food table. Awesome, huh?

Yummy popcorn!

Another Game

The Food Table...they served Hot Dogs and Nachos. So good! It was a hit!

Three of the tables had centerpieces like unto this one.

The drink station.

You could take your picture and have it printed off for you.

Another centerpiece at the food table.

Three of the tables had centerpieces like unto this one....see the string? It had a GIANT red ballon attached to it.

Three more tables had centerpieces like this one.

The AMAZING cake that the groom made. Isn't that so cool?

This is the back of the temple. I took it while we were waiting for the happy couple to come out. Oh by the way it was seriously like 40 degrees outside as well! I mean seriously!?!?! it was MAY!! But it was supposed to RAIN all day long and it didn't so I can't complain to much. This wedding was one of the most fun I've ever been to. Congratulations to the happy couple!!!

Waiting...

2010-05-05T15:22:00.000-07:00

Can it please be Friday already? Please? Please? Please? Or better yet can it be May 20th? Because then I get a couple of days off for a very good reason...either way...please? Please? Please?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Prom Anyone?

2010-04-26T18:30:00.000-07:00

This is how my brother Nathan(pictured below), asked his girlfriend to prom..we post-ited noted her entire room. See pictures below for proof.

And to top it off we left a smiley face on the mirror for her. Oh to be young again and to think up fun ways to ask someone out on a date....we had a lot of fun putting up all those post-notes! It took us about 45-minutes..which was good because we only had about an hour in which to complete the project otherwise Tiffany would have come home while were were still in the middle of everything. So this coming weekend is prom...Nathan's last one...he is a Senior...so anyone else have any fun ways that they were asked out or asked to prom or did the asking?

Story of Irritation and Dissapointment and Outrage

2010-04-21T16:20:00.000-07:00

So last night, a Tuesday, my brother Nathan asked to borrow my car to take to his volleyball game, no big deal, my dad could give me a ride to watch the game and since I didn't want to be 2 hours early to the game I agreed to let him use my car(not something that I do all the time, I am very particular about who I let drive my car). Anyway, so we go to the game, we won, it was great, rah rah rah go BHS and all that fun. So I come home with my dad and I get into my pajamas and crawl into bed to watch some TV before turning in and I get this phone call from Nathan"Um, Sharon, We have a problem." Now immediately I think he's gotten into an accident and brace myself for his next sentence.
"I locked your keys in the car."
"Oh...ok, (I think to myself at least it's not an accident and it's kind of funny) Well I don't have a spare key for my car so I will have to call AAA to come and unlock it for me and I will have to come down and wait with you because they will need to see my card once they get there."
"Ok, well I'm at Taco Bell."
"What? Why? I thought you were just coming home...whatever I will call and come down. I will be there soon."
Well I called AAA and told them about the locking of the keys in the car and they said it would be about an hour until someone could come. Are you kidding me? An hour? It's already 9:45pm by this point. Now a lot of you think 'Hey that's not that late...but you have to understand I am not the biggest late night person and I am normally in bed at this point, not asleep, but in bed. So anyway, I pull on a sweatshirt and drive down to Taco Bell to wait for the guy. I walk into the Bell and some of Nathan's team mates are all there hanging out...oh great...just what I need...high school boys asking me why I don't have a spare key for my car, one of them kindly told me I should keep one in my glove compartment...to which I choose not to repsond to because um, hello if you can't figure out why a spare key in the glove compartment is not a good idea all on your own you don't deserve a response. So anyway, his teammates finally leave and we go back to my Dad's car(I had to borrow a car to drive to the Bell), to wait for the AAA guy and wonderfully the guy only took about 30 minutes to show up! YEEHAW! So the guy gets my door open, I sign the paper and drive home, I in my Dad's car and Nathan in mine.
So today I decided it was probably about time to get a spare key made for my car so I set about doing this. So I went to Home Depot today to get my spare key made and upon arriving and finding the key making station, I was told that they don't make those kind of keys! What? Are you kidding me? What do you mean you don't make those kind of keys? Well, ok then. So I thought to myself, where can I get a new key made? Well I knew then I would have to call the dealership...what a pain in the rear! So this afternoon, after much procrastination I called the Honda dealership and was promptly put on hold. Of course. When the serivce guy did pick up the phone I asked "I have a 2006 Accord, how much will it cost to have a spare key made? I don't need a key with the remote built in, just an extra one incase of something." To which he replys "Well, the keys with the remotes in them are $75.00 and the ones without the remotes are $30.00. (Me in my head thinking you have got to be kidding me could it be anymore expensive? But he continues...) And on top of that we will have to program your key, whichever one you get and that will be $104.00." To which I replied "Are you seriouls? $104.00 to program a key? That's insane and ridiculous!"
"Yes"
"Well, ok then, thanks for your time." And then I hung up the phone.
OK SERIOUSLY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD KEYS BE SO EXPENSIVE AND SO OVERPRICED? AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD IT COST $104.00 TO PROGRAM A KEY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! SO STUPID!!!!
Ok so here's the thing. I will not be getting a spare key made for my car. I will now be even more careful with my keys than I was before.
But here's the other thing, why are keys so over priced? Its a key. And yes I understand that there is some computer chip in them and all that jazz but are you freaking kidding me?! and really $104.00 to PROGRAM the thing?!?!?!?! Anyway, so there you have it a story of frustration(keys getting locked in the car), dissapointment(in honda for not making it easier to get a spare key) and outrage(at honda for making it so expensive to get a new key made!) AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some Wedding Pictures

2010-04-20T17:30:00.000-07:00

Ok so here are some unedited wedding pictures...at some point if I ever have the time I want to go back and edit some if not all of these but until then...enjoy...The Wedding Cake(made my Julie's sister)
One of the flower arrangements that I did...what do you think?

All the Rowley Kids

Just the Boys Squeakers and Me

Matthew(the groom) and Me

All the Girls

Just coming out of the temple

The bridal bouquet that I MADE all by myself! What do you think?

Another view of the bridal bouquet....I think it turned out great!

Picture of the Day

2010-04-17T15:38:00.000-07:00

I took this picture of the SLC Temple while I was in Utah during spring break...Do you like it? I am working on pictures from Matt and Julie's Wedding and hopefully will have them up soon.

Long Overdue

2010-02-27T13:07:00.001-08:00

So I went to Disneyland again this year for New Year's. Best decision. I don't think I can spend New Year's in Fresno ever again. This year I went with a different group than last year. We had a BLAST! This year we also went to California Adventure as well as Disneyland. I also conqured all my roller coaster fears by going on ALL of the rides I thought I would NEVER EVER go on. But, I will never go on the Tower of Terror again. Just sitting here thinking about it is making my stomach all butterflies and such nonsense. Craig, Drew and Ashlee...fairis wheel fun
Craig and Drew enjoying the Fairis Wheel

I have no idea what this ride is called..it's at California Adventure and we did not go on it because it was already raining and we did not want to get even more wet but I thought it looked pretty cool.

View from the fairis wheel down to where they are building the new attraction...don't remember what it's going to be called...

I love this picture!

The Golden Gate Bridge in California Adventure

Drew, Craig, Melissa and Amy in front of It's a Small World

It's a Small World in all it's lit up glory.

Yes, we made Craig go on it's a Small world..even though he really didn't want to.

It's just not a trip to Disneyland with out a trip a round the world....

GIANT snowflakes inside the ride.

Amy, Craig, Melissa, Ashlee, and Drew while waiting in line for Peter Pan...Ashlee's favorite ride

Drew and Craig on a pirate ship going towards never never land...

Second star to the right and straight on until morning...

All these pictures wer taken on the first day of our trip...I was horrible at taking pictures this year! I wish I had been better! I had so much fun and can't wait until next year! Sorry for the lack of pictures but if you want to see a little more..check out Ashlee's blog and look for her entry of the trip. Hope your New Years and Christmas was Great! I know I didn't post anything about Christmas...but just a little info on that..it was fabulous! Great Christmas...not a lot of pictures...sorry. We had a great Christmas! Hope yours was wonderful too!

I LOVE FRESNO FOG!

2010-02-27T12:58:00.001-08:00

I love the Fresno fog! I know most people don't enjoy the fog, but I l-o-v-e it! I know it makes people nervous to drive in and I know you can't see anything but it's like being wrapped in a blanket. I took these pictures a couple of weeks ago through the front window of my house.....
I love pictures of trees...I know mostly pointless but there used to be this picture at Target of this one tree and it was of this tree in the winter, with snow on the ground and fog all around it...I LOVED that picture...it was like $100.00 so of course I didn't get it although if I had had $100.00 to spare it would be hanging on my wall right now. Anyway, I love pictures of trees, especially in the fog, in the winter with all their bare branches. It just makes me feel all tingly inside. So I'd thought I'd share the tingly feeling with you.

What do you do in the Wintertime when all the world is dark?

2010-02-27T12:18:00.000-08:00

Well I found my camera cord that connects my camera to the computer! Yahoo for me. And I've just now gotton around to putting all these pictures on the computer. So for your information and viewing pleasure this is what we do in the wintertime when all the world is dark...

We go puddle walking/jumping in our backyard..
Yes these puddles are in our very backyard just for the jumping!

All smiles

Bubbles walking along

It's so much fun to go puddle jumping with Mom

We also play with cornstarch and water

And Aunt Sarah is always up for joining in the fun!

We dress up...A LOT!!

See? We even put make-up on!

We give kisses(please excuse the way I look...it was a saturday with nothing to do and no where to go...)

We dance to LOUD music in our bathroooms...

Handsome little boys turn into little superheros (see he even has a cape!)

And play more dress up..notice the wings...

And we dress up our little boy cousins from Indiana in wings...

And we build massive forts...and read books in them...and they are our fairy tale castles

Lots and Lots of dress up

And we have beautiful days together playing and laughing and then one day the sun comes out and gives us a beautiful rainbow...and I know you can't tell in this picture but it was acutally raining when I took the picture...

That's what we do in the wintertime when all the world is dark...What do you do?

4 Things....

2010-02-25T14:10:00.000-08:00

So Ashlee tagged me, and I thought, why not? Now, I stole from answers from her becuase lets face it she had some great things to say, like the whole parents thing...anyway, enjoy...

4 shows i like to watch:
1. NCIS
2. NCIS:Los Angeles
3. One Tree Hill(guilty pleasure)
4. Bones

4 things i am passionate about:
1. Family
2. Doing the right thing
3. gaining exultation
4. So my 4th I don't know if I would say I'm passionate about it I really enjoy photography as of late.

4 words or phrases i say often:
1. I hurt
2. You're asking the wrong person, it's not my wedding(only as of late)
3. I'm tired
4. Seriously!? (said with as much sarcasm as one can possibly muster)

4 things i have learned from the past:
1. i seriously lucked out in the parental department
2. Making good friends in the beginning really helps in the long run
3. it's really not about me at all
4. Enjoy the moment

4 places i would love to go:
1. Ireland
2. Europe
3. Austrilia
4. To BED

4 things i did yesterday:
1. Laid on the couch
2. went to work
3. Watched Say Yes to the Dress
4. Coughed, a lot

4 things i am looking forward to:
1. Sleeping
2. Trip to Utah for Spring Break
3. Matt and Julie's Wedding
4. Having the wedding be over

4 things i love about winter:
1. It's the season before SPRING!
2. snuggling beneath layers and layers of blankets in bed
3. Rain
4. Fog

4 things on my wish list:
1. New running Shoes
2. A new job
3. A truck
4. a husband (is there an outlet somewhere?)

4 people i tag:
1. Heidi West
2. Naomi
3. Stephanie
4. anyone else who wants to.

Picture of the Day

2010-02-15T09:33:00.001-08:00

So I'd like to introduce you all to Becky. She is amazing, Beautiful, SEXY like no one's business, kind, patient, funny, talented..and I could go on and on and on. This is a picture from her wedding(obviously), one in which I had never seen before she put it up on her blog.( Ok so I totally stole this picture from Becky's blog...but it's only because I don't have a picture of the two of us...I know it's crazy, but I didn't own a camera when I was in college so I have no pictures from that time except from other people) Becky and I met while I was in Salt Lake attending college. Let me tell you the story...it was September 5, 2003 and our ward was going on a trip to bear lake. I had decided to drive up to Logan to visit my friend, Heidi, as it was her birthday and she was attending college at Utah State in Logan, which happened to be on the way to Bear Lake. So after stopping to see Heidi, I was on my way to the lake, once arrived I didn't know a lot of people but I was introduced to this delightful girl named Becky...and since then we've laughed, we've cried, we've shared secrets, we've stayed up late talking, we've been roommates and we've moved across the country from one another. But through all this she has been so loyal and caring. I couldn't imagine my life without Becky and I just thought that I'd share that all with you today. So if you have a friend like my Becky, then count yourself lucky and dedicate a post to them to tell them how much you love them. It's fun and plus yesterday was valentine's day...it's just the season.
So here's to you Becky Sexy Wallace Jensen! You are LOVED AND MISSED!!!

What do you think?

2010-02-12T22:12:00.001-08:00

So lately I have been trying to figure out what to do with my life...you know this wonderful thought provoking self evaluation only comes along every day of my life and when it's my birthday I mean it just seems to be in overdrive. And last week to be specific (February 4th) was my birthday and I turned the big 27. Now being a college gratuate might say to some people Hey she know's what she wants to do with her life...WRONG!!! I mean that's not to say that I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life when I gratuated....but life happens and things change. So I'm putting the question out there to all of you people that read this(all 2 of you) What should I do with my life, as in career choice? I'm having such a hard time trying to decide....I know what I DO NOT want to do....it's coming up with what I want to do that is the problem...and the things that I think ok I can do this...make NO money and I'm sorry I can't live on NO money. And I think going back to school is an option just not very high on my list right now...don't want to get more into debt...yes I know it's a good reason..just not my favorite thing...anyway, back to the matter at hand. Suggestions? Comments? Advice? Job Offers? Well let me know what you think...thanks!

More Engagement Picture Options...

2010-01-16T14:28:00.000-08:00

So today we went and took some more pictures because we wanted to try and do some more in the orchard. Last time it was a little too dark and the picture they really like was getting really hard to edit it to the point where it would look ok...and today it was way to bright with too many shadows...so anyway, took some more photos at a different location...so, some of these are from the previous shoot....enjoy and please let me know what you think....they are trying to pick one to put in their announcements....Thanks! And don't worry they will be picking one where they are both facing the camera..I just included the others for fun! Sweet
In the ally

Matt is all smiles...

I really like this one...

And this one too...

Matt and Julie's Engagement Pictures

2010-01-14T17:38:00.000-08:00

So like two weeks ago I took my brother's engagement pictures...here are just a few...(ok more like 15 or so) some of them I've edited and some of them I haven't. Overall I think they turned out good...what do you think? This is one of their favorites
This is one of my favorites

I love this one...

So pretty

So sweet

Some hand holding...

Kisses

Froliking....

The tree one...

The bridge one...

I love this one too!

What do you think?

Laughs...

More laughs...

Oh blue eyes...

Julie, Rachel and Krystal

2010-01-12T19:21:00.000-08:00

So I was asked by my future sister in law to take some pictures of her and two of her best friends...here are some of them...I also took my brother Matt and Julie's engagement pictures but for some reason they are not loading....I will post more about why I was asked to do this later...I'm tire and want to go to bed at the moment so just enjoy these....

Julie and Rachel

Julie, Rachel and Krystal

Rachel, Julie and Krystal

Hear no evil, See no evil, Speak no evil

Krystal, Rachel and Julie

Tired

2009-12-18T12:29:00.001-08:00

I am so tired I could sleep for a week! Good thing I have the next two weeks off! Happy Holidays!!!

Tans-Siberian Orchastra

2009-12-06T16:03:00.000-08:00

This past Wednesday my dad called me about the time I was getting off of work and asks, "I have a chance to get tickets to the Trans-Siberian Orchastra concert tonight, if I can get them do you want them?" Of course I said YES! So, Originally Becca was going to go with me but it turned out that she couldn't so I took my dad with me! It was so much fun! We made it a Daddy/Daughter Date. He took me to dinner at Red Robin (one of my favorite resturants- I LOVE RED ROBIN!!!) and then we went to the concert. When he first said he had tickets he didn't know where they were going to be but it really didn't matter to me, I was just happy to be going. When he got home and I took a look at the tickets they were on the FLOOR, 12 rows back, basically in the middle!!! AMAZING SEATS!!! And the best part was, was that they were FREE!!!!! How awesome is that?!?!?!!! I had never been to one of their concerts before, but I want to go again!! It was amazing! The first half of the concert was a little weird for some parts but the second part was my favorite! But the ENTIRE concert is amazing music and they are such amazingly TALENTED musicians! So here's the thing, if you ever get the chance to go to one of their concerts....GO! It's totally worth it!

Engagement

2009-11-16T17:53:00.001-08:00

I guess it's just the season! My brother Matt, has gotten engaged to his girlfriend, Julie. They are planning on getting married in March. Here's the story.... this past Saturday Matt and I were discussing how he was going to propose and I suggested that I put up lights in our gazebo in our backyard and make it all beautiful and he could do it there...after much thought and consideration on his part...(if you know Matt, you know what I mean)...he agreed...so on Saturday afternoon, I started putting up lights in the gazebo, I recurited Lori to come and help me and it still took us three entire hours to put it all together! Well, here in pictures is how it all turned out....

The lights of the gazebo that I spent three hours putting up...

Another picture...not edited...but it looks really pretty! Julie LOVED it!

The roof of the gazebo on the inside

The space heater I put inside...it was SO cold!

This is the table inside the gazebo...the flowers Lori and I also picked out :-) The build a bear Matt made...it said, "Julie, Will you marry me?" and the CD player was for the Coldplay music that they both love!

Pretty Flowers...Julie Loves daisies...

The Happy Couple the day after.

Wedding

2009-11-16T17:27:00.000-08:00

Two weeks ago, Nadine Champlin, was married and I was able to attend the ceremony and reception. We had a great time and she is so happy! Here are some pictures from the wedding and reception...

This is the bench that has been on the front porch of the Champlin house for the past 30 years that Lori "stole" and then with the help of myself and mainly my dad refinished to look like this...believe me it's a huge transformation! It looked fabulous! Nadine cried when she saw it, it was a total surprise...she really thought someone stole her old bench. :) Sneaky Lori...

This is a picture of Honey twirling...she loves to twirl in her pretty dress.

Amy and Lori and Amy's son Nickolas at the reception

Part of the decorations...these hung above our heads...the theme was fall

Bride and Groom...sorry it's blurry...Squeakers was on my lap and she was not sitting still...

Bubba boy...always so happy!

Squeakers and I during the ceremony...trying to keep her occupied so she didn't go running...

So now the bride and groom have gone to Michigan (where the groom lives)...good luck with the COLD Mom!!! I will miss you!!

Cold

2009-10-29T12:21:00.001-07:00

I hate being cold. It's not even that cold yet, here in Fresno. I just thought I would let you all know that I hate being cold. Yes, I am a wuss when it comes to being cold. I don't care, I hate being cold. Let it be hot. The only good thing about cold is Hot Chocolate.

Shane's Wedding

2009-10-26T18:12:00.000-07:00

Stephanie's brother Shane was married this past weekend and my parents and I were able to attend. It was great. Not only did I get to spend more time with Stephanie and Jake and their kids but my mom got to spend some time with Stephanie's mom, Renee, who she has known since they were both 10 years old. My camera died right as the ceremony was about to begin so I only got two pictures, one of Kayleigh and one of the Groom and groomsmen. I was able to charge my battery and then get some pictures at the reception, which was FABULOUS! Enjoy! The groom and groomsmen
Kayleigh..doesn't she have amazing eyes?!?!

Kayleigh was so excited to get to drink out of these glasses..don't worry it's just Sparkling Cider.

Kayleigh and the flower girl(who is Stephanie's cousin's daughter), Mya on the dance floor waiting for dinner to start.

Mya told Jonathan that she didn't want to dance with him and he was so sad.

Jessica playing..waiting for dinner.

Mom and Renee

Jake and Kayleigh

Jessica..so CUTE!!

Kayleigh showing off her dress and her moves..

The centerpieces on the tables...so pretty. Our table had this small one but on other tables there were really tall ones as well..so well done and beautiful!

First dance of the newly married couple...Shane and Katie..the picture is not that great but it was dark and the flash wasn't set on the strongest setting...which I didn't figure out until later...oh well. Her dress was so amazing.

More first dance.

Going back to their table after dance...back of dress was so pretty!

Jonathan sat next to my Dad all night long and my dad entertained him with his iphone and different things..they also decided to blow out all the candles that were on our two tables.

Jonathan caught the guarder...sort of...none of the men actually caught it so one of them just picked it up and gave it to Jonathan who was standing in front of all the guys out on the floor.

Me and Stephanie before the dancing...

Kayleigh, Jonathan, Mya and Stephanie's sister in law, Heather on the dance floor. The kids were the life of the dance floor. They were out there the ENTIRE night just dancing away. They had so much fun.

Kayleigh jumping and dancing.

My mom and Renee dancing...

Stephanie and I after the dancing....

Kayleigh fell asleep at the end of the night in Grandma Renee's arms...it was close to 11pm...way past her bed time.

We had such a great time at the wedding. It was so nicely done and it was beautiful. I love weddings that are parties and not just meet and greets. I think that is what a wedding should be, a party. So here's to lots of wedding parties to come!

Perrin Kids at Fresno Temple

2009-10-26T17:50:00.000-07:00

My friends Stephanie and Jake Perrin came into town this past week and we were able to hang out and have some fun. It has been way to long since I've seen them! The last time I saw them their second kid had just been born! Anyway....introducing... Jessica
Kayleigh

Jonathan

The Perrin Family

Jessica and Kayleigh....these two girls are so adorable!!! They have the sweetest personalities!

Looks just like her Mom when she was a little girl...

The best picture I could get of all three kids.

Jonathan is so cute! I can't believe that he is already in Kindergarten!

We had so much fun playing together and hanging out. Come back soon!!!! Love these guys!!!

Star Gazing without the Stars

2009-10-26T17:16:00.001-07:00

So our family decided to go out to our backyard on a clear night in October and do some star gazing....well doing that with kids is like taking kids to the candy store and expecting them to not touch anything... Honey
Squeakers

The girls sitting on Uncle Nathan

David and Becca holding Handsom

Mom and Dad

Honey was so excited she just kept running around and screaming...

Squeakers has such beautiful hair... :-) I was trying to get a picture of her but she was just running around and wouldn't stand still so this is all I got.

Can't go outside and do anything without Jake...the dog.

Handsom asleep...so cute!

Hugs are good!

Playing around....

and around...

You can never find Nathan without his phone attached to his fingers texting....

The girls climbing on Uncle Matt..

and climbing...

Nathan and I towards the end of the night.

Who knew star gazing in the backyard could be so much fun?

SICK!!!

2009-09-30T09:17:00.000-07:00

Ok, so can I just tell you how sick I am of being SICK? I have been sick for basically the ENTIRE month of September! At the beginning of the month it was a really really bad cold and I thought ok I can get over this in about a week or so...ha ha..not! It took forever to get over! Like 3 weeks and just when I think I am finally done with it...no! guess what? I get Strep Throat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How fair is this? I mean seriously! This completely sucks! I hate being sick. You feel awful, you are tired all the time..and with strep I can't really eat anything because it hurts too much to swallow! So I've been on a liquid diet. And they are not at all fun...no matter what anyone says. I want to eat actual food. I want to be able to eat meat. I want to be able to eat something with out thinking with this make me want to choke. So if anyone else is sick..please stay away from me...my body and I have had enough sick to last us a lifetime.

Vacation...what a wonderful thing!!!

2009-07-29T15:13:00.000-07:00

So as posted previously, my family and I went on vacation to Southern California last week. We had a blast! We stayed at the Lawerence Welk Resort in Escondido. It is a beautiful place and resort. So anyway, Becca and the kids and I drove down on Saturday, July 18th and it took us 9 HOURS!!!! I know crazy! It is normally only like a 5 1/2 hour trip...but with three kids in the car and one of them that still relies on momma for food...you get the picture. Anyway, we got there and got settled in. My parents had also drove down that day but arrived a little bit before us. Sunday we went to church and amazingly my parents didn't know anyone (we have this joke in our family that anytime we go to church in southern California my parents will know someone there...but they didn't this time) the rest of the day was spent trying to relax but once again with three very active children along hard to do. Monday was fantastic!!! We went to my favorite beach La Jolla!!! And I was having too much fun to take any pictures, unfortunately...but my sister took some..so if I ever get some from her I will post them. We had a blast playing in the ocean and the sand. The beach was totally crowed but still fun. Towards the end of the day while my sister, Dad and I were just sitting in the chairs watching people we noticed these two girls taking pictures of each other...like they were models. It was hilarious! They were striking all kinds of poses and man did we have a good laugh! As did the rest of the beach who was also watching. Tuesday we went to Balboa Park. BEAUTIFUL! It has like 13 museums and a bunch of other things. We had so much fun. They had this out door theater that they have nighttime concerts in and the architecture is so beautiful!

They also had some really pretty fountains.

And the Lilly Pond....

Wednesday we just hung out at the resort and then went to Oceanside for the evening and played on the beach there...sorry again no pictures from my camera...my brother took some but they have not been up loaded to the computer as of yet. Thursday we went to the San Diego Zoo. It was amazing! If you have not had a chance to go there I would totally recommend it! I loved it! I was really excited to see the polar bear....which is probably why when we got there he was asleep. Yeah so much for that. Oh well still took pictures. We liked seeing all the animals and just the zoo in general. It was fantastic!The Hippo, it's nose was right up on the glass...there was an air vent underneath it's nose and it kept blowing bubbles into it's nose.

The sleeping polar bear.

Friday we just hung out at the resort and I went into San Diego to take some pictures of the temple. I love this temple. It is so beautiful!!!

I love this place! It is so peaceful! Anway, Friday night I drove home with David(my brother in law) and got home around 1am. Man was I tired! And that was family vacation. It was great! Can't wait until next year!

Ouch!!!

2009-07-29T15:01:00.000-07:00

Squeakers went to lay her head down last night on her pillow and missed and hit her headboard....5 stiches later and a little bit of swelling. She is so brave!

Summer

2009-07-13T20:28:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the long pause....summer is here and not much is happening. School ended on June 12th and thank goodness. It is nice to get a break from all the crazy kids. This summer I haven't done anything too exciting..hence the long pause....the 4th of July came and went. We had our annual party with friends and had our own fireworks show, which turned out fantastic...not to short and not too long. No pictures, sorry I forgot to get my camera before we started. Oh, back in May, I started teaching Gospel Doctrine at church (Sunday School Class) every other week....can I just say that the Lord has a sense of humor?!?!? Because believe me if I didn't know that this is what He wants me to do I would not be doing it. I do not like teaching...it makes me way to nervous. Anyway, enough on that...Um....this past weekend one of my oldest friends, Aaron Rogers, was married. I helped set up for the reception and then also helped out at the reception. It turned out fantastic. It was a great party. So much fun! I got to see friends that I haven't seen in YEARS. It was great to catch up with them and to see where like has taken them. It's great to reconnect with old friends. Plus I have never seen Aaron so happy in all the time that I have known him...which it's been awhile...isn't great to see your friends so happy? Well, it makes me happy to see him so happy. So congratulations to him and his wife, Leia! The girls continue to grow and surprise me in all that they do. Bubbles, I swear would literally live in the pool if we let her. She is learning to swim and can hold her breath for like 2-3 seconds underwater and she can swim in the shallowend for short burts...getting longer everytime she gets in. Squeakers likes the water and is getting braver every time she gets in. I knew once the weather and water warmed up she would just see it as a big bath tub and she has. She and Bubbles have these floating fishies that are rings and she swims all over the shallow end as long as someone follows her around. I can't believe how big they are getting! (pictures to follow in another post). Handsome is so cute! He is getting so big, he loves to "talk" to you and kick his legs and of course he loves to be held...by his mom. He likes the pool as well...actually he likes to be held in the pool by his mom and fall asleep on her chest. It makes me laugh, he is just so cute all cuddled up sleeping in the pool. I swear one of these days I am going to get a picture of it. Everything else is going well. I am still working for the school district, but have the summer off(what a great thing!). I swear if I ever decided to become a teacher it would because of the time off they have in the summer and around the holidays. But I don't want to be a teacher, so if people would stop asking me if I want to become a teacher that would be fabulous. Just saying. Anyway, on a side note to the above....if I knew what I wanted to do...I would just get on with it and just do it...any suggestions? Besides teaching.... Well, that's about it, our family is going on vacation next week down to the San Diego area and I am so excited! I love going down there and we haven't been there as a family in a LONG TIME so I am way excited, plus we get to go to my FAVORITE beach, La Jolla! Yahoo! I know it's probably not the most amazing beach in the world but I love it! Also, tomorrow, Ashlee and I and some other friends are going to the midnight release of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and I am SOOOOOO EXCITED!!!! I can't wait. Highlight of my week. WooHOO!!!Anyway, that's it for now. Hope you all enjoyed the update!

Squeakers and I

2009-05-04T18:15:00.001-07:00

This is a picture of Squeakers and me last Friday. I had the afternoon off and so I went to visit the girls. Squeakers and I always have so much fun together! She is so sweet and adorable! I love her!

Finishing Spring Break

2009-04-29T17:46:00.000-07:00

So after I got home, showered and repacked...my family and I headed up to Oakhurst to spend the night and the next day went to Yosemite. BEAUTIFUL! So here are some pictures from our trip.

And then my battery in my camera died...sad. But it was still a great trip and Yosemite is a wonderful place to go and see and experience. So if you are ever looking for a good day trip...think of Yosemite.

After we got home from Yosemite...I crashed...and that conculeds my Spring Break 2009.

Spring Break 2009

2009-04-29T16:44:00.000-07:00

Ok so my spring break this year was filled with A LOT of traveling! So to start the trip we left on April 2nd at about 6:30-7:00pm at night to drive thru the night to good old Utah. It was me, Lori and Mark (Smithhart). Just the three of us, all night long. My goal was not to fall asleep at all...and I totally did it! I was so proud of myself! Anyway, we had a good time on the trip and arrived in Orem, Utah at about 6:15 the next morning. Very good time! Anyway, we dropped off Mark and went to my cousin Naomi and Devin's house in Provo. Where she made a wonderful breakfeast for us! Thanks Naomi for saving us! And then Lori crashed for a couple of hours...and I proceeded to stay awake. I know crazy. After the nap, the three of us went for lunch and a little shopping at the mall and had a great time hanging out.

Naomi and her son Spencer. Such a smilely boy!
Next Lori and I went to SLC. I forgot how much I actually like SLC. It really is a beautiful place...just not for me to live. :-) We went to Heidi West is the Best's house(which is where i stayed for the remainer of the utah protion of our trip). Lori went to her mission reuinion up in Park City and then headed up to Clinton to visit here sister Amy and her nephews.

Heidi at Letherbee's..great ice cream!

I also got to see my good friends Carrie and Lyndsi. They are both so AMAZING! I love them to death! I'm sorry that I didn't get to spend more time with them! Next time! I also got to spend some time up on campus! I really love the U's campus it is so beautiful and has such great views! Leaving Utah...this was the east side of the freeway...

And this was the west side of the freeway. Both very pretty. Bye Utah!
Next Lori and I headed down to the California coast to surprise our friends Heidi and Melissa at their annual Leo Carrio camping trip. It's a little camping ground just on the north side of the Malibu. It's a beautiful little place. We had a blast camping with the Green's and Termeer families and all of the extened family and all of the kids. I think there was nine kids in camp this year...three of which were under the age of 6 months. We had great weather...it was suppose to rain...but it didn't! Yahoo! Anyway, to say the least we had a great time, just haning out, doing the annual easter egg hunt, watching Logan make huge fires and playing with the babies!
This is the bridge you walk under to get to the beach. It is painted with all sorts of sea animals and the like....way cool.

Melissa and I at the beach.
My favorite picture of Logan and Afton...at the beach.

The 3 babies...Afton, Brooklyn and Jacob. All very good babies!

Ok last picture of this post..this is the windshield in Lori's car...which made squeaking noises for a lot of our driving. Just thought that you should know..we didn't figure out that it was the windshield until the second half of our trip. Anyway, just thought I would let you all know. We came home from Leo Carrio on Friday, April 10th. But that didn't end my traveling..but that's for the next post. So here is to having a fantastic Spring Break and many more to come!

Too Cute Not to Post

2009-04-29T16:39:00.000-07:00

I just couldn't resist....this is Bubbles...sitting on Grandpa's tractor with no pants on because she had stuck her feet in the pool...shoes and all...earlier and we were waiting for them to dry...she was watching Grandpa work in the yard. I just thought it was so cute!

Matt

2009-04-06T12:01:00.001-07:00

I have a brother. His name is Matt. His birthday is tomorrow. He will be 22 years old. So in honor of his birthday I thought I would just list a few things as to why I love having him as my brother.

1. He is always respectful of me and of others.
2. He is very organized.
3. He is a VERY hard worker.
4. He loves the gospel.
5. He is a great uncle.
6. He always trys to help out, even when he knows there is nothing he can do.
7. He has a beautiful smile.
8. He always tries to do the right thing.
9. He is a funny guy.
10. He likes to be on time to everything.

These are just some of the reasons why Matt is such a great guy and brother. So here's to you Matt on your birthday(tomorrow)! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear Matthew! Happy Birthday to you! I love you! Have a great birthday!

This is what Aunts are for...

2009-03-19T17:47:00.000-07:00

So while Becca was off having this little one.... The girls and I had some fun of our own!

Squeakers and I...I swear she really is smiling...!
We played dress up with Becca's veil from her wedding...Squeakers having fun.

Grandma helping out. :-)

Bubbles turn with the veil.

Playing with Aunt Sharon's make-up before church is so much fun!

She did her make-up all by herself!

Notice the blue eye-shadow under her nose....yes all by herself! Doesn't she look great?

The night before...taking a bubble bath in Grandpa and Grandma's jet tub.

He Has Arrived!

2009-03-19T16:55:00.000-07:00

My older sister, Rebecca, had her baby boy on March 7, 2009 at 6:20 pm, weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, 20 inches long. He has brown hair and blue eyes like Squeakers. He is beautiful!! It's so much fun being an anut! Well, Rebecca had Handsome two weeks early (see her blog as to why) and so the baby shower we had all planned for that was supposed to be before he arrived turned out to be after he arrived. So much for careful planning. But it was fun anyway, turns out that baby showers in my opinion are much more fun when the baby is actually there! I say we have all baby showers that way. And I totally agree with Ashlee....I HATE SHOWER GAMES!!! And so without further rambling here is my little Handsome man!! And some baby shower pictures! Enjoy!

The day after he was born.

Proud Aunt!

Isn't he just ADORABLE?!?!?!?!

The Diaper Cake that Gwen made. It turned out fantasitic!

The food.

The Desserts! Yummy!!!

Life's Little Gifts

2009-03-05T09:59:00.000-08:00

So yesterday I had to go and pick up my brother, Nathan, at the dentist. So I was driving along and along the way there is this big church on a corner and next to this church there is this huge open empty field. And normally this field is of no consequence but yesterday life wanted to cheer me up. As I drove by this field I notice that there is a man walking through it, dressed in jeans, red shirt..no big deal right? Well, like I said life wanted to cheer me up. The man was carring bag pipes! And he was playing them! I couldn't believe it, a man just walking along in the middle of nowhere just playing the bag pipes. I laughed out loud the rest of the way to the dentist!

Parent's Blog

2009-02-20T19:01:00.000-08:00

My mom has just started a blog...there is a link here on my blog...she has just started it..which translates to me putting it together so go and visit and leave her a note to let her know what you think! Enjoy! Just incase the address is www.rowleysplace.blogspot.com

Me and the Girls!

2009-02-18T17:45:00.001-08:00

Bubbles trying to hide from the camera.
Me and Bubbles

Me, Squeakers and Bubbles playing the piano.

Bubbles and me.

Me and the Girls.

Aren't they so BEAUTIFUL?!?!?!?

Not hiding from the camera this time...

Squeakers..always so happy!

Well...not always...but still cute!

Bubbles....so cute!

Picture Overload!!!

2009-02-18T17:25:00.000-08:00

So lately I have become obssed with taking pictures of the mountian behind my house (Sierra Nevada's)...and taking the pictures from my roof...some of them are a little blurry but you still get the picture. The last ones were taken on my birthday. Next we have had a couple of good storms come thru the valley and such wonderful skys accompany them. I started taking pictures of the clouds/sky while I was driving...yes I know dangerous...oh well...I'm still here to post them so don't worry. There are a ton of pictures here but I just couldn't help it. Most of these pictures I just love the clouds in them and how the sky just looks sooooo BIG. I just love it when the clouds spread out across the sky and make it look bigger. So enjoy the pictures!

Birthdays, Birthdays and More Birthdays

2009-02-18T17:03:00.000-08:00

So yes it has been a while since my last post...so sorry. Anyway, lets get on with it...my birthday was on Feb. 4th and I turned a BIG 26 years old. Wahoo...! So what do 26 year olds do on their birthdays? Well for starters they draw with sidewalk chalk with their 27 year old sisters...birthday wishes to themselves.... see picture below Isn't it just beautiful? My sister (Becca) and I spent some good quality time drawing on my parent's driveway in chalk. It started out as an activity for the girls but they were more interested in what Grandma was planting so my sister and I took over the coloring. We should spend more time drawing with sidewalk chalk. I didn't do a lot for my birthday specificially...just had dinner with the family and a couple of friends.....tri-tip, mashed potatoes, and brazed green beans that my dad makes...YUMMY!!!

This is Dana and me at my birthday dinner.

The girls really like to play inside the car...honestly....they get in and have us close the door and just play...it's hilarious to watch. I just couldn't resist taking a picture.

Four days after my birthday is my brother in law's birthday...so he asked Becca to make him a golf cake...and this is how it came out...cool right? He turned the big 3-0!!! I know crazy! We had a great dinner over at his parents house.

Next on the birthday tour in the month of Feburary....Gwen's birthday! Ashlee managed to pull off a great surpise party for her mom. Logan couldn't resist jumping in the picture of the girls....Afton, Lori, Me and Heidi.

Gwen said she didn't have any candles to put on her cupcake.....so Michael found the lighter and that became the candle

Happy Birthday Gwen!!!

Recent Happenings....

2009-01-27T17:57:00.000-08:00

What have I been doing lately? Well I'll tell you...

This past weekend I babysat for a cute little boy and these are the castles we made! Aren't they so cool?!

Dana and I...it was her birthday dinner

I went to the park with my family and of course we made sandcastles!

And while I was building them the girls were tearing them down.....oh well!

This is the blanket I made for Lori for her birthday....Cowabunga!

Nathan Strikes a pose

Ashlee and I at the PBR (Professional Bull Riders). It was so much fun! Next up..The Rodeo!

I love bull riders!

So that's what has been happening lately.....

GO UTAH!!!

2009-01-14T18:09:00.001-08:00

So I know this is a little late...but I can't help it...CAN I JUST SAY GO UTES!!!! I mean hello?!?!?!? Not only did they BEAT Alabama but they CRUSHED THEM!!! So All I've got to say to all you haters out there....12-0! And them some...no humble pie here, just not going to do it. Yahoo for Utah!!! I mean this is the 2nd time they have done this in the last couple of years. I mean seriously don't even get me started on how the BCS needs to be reorganized...anyway....this was not meant to be a rant...just GO UTAH!!!

Disneyland and Cousins

2009-01-08T19:08:00.000-08:00

So these are pictures of my trip to Disneyland and at the bottom are some of me and my cousins...the trip was a ton of fun! I went to Disneyland for New Year's Eve...if you ever get the chance to go on this holiday...it may be busy but well worth it. It was so much fun! I had a blast! So here's to next year!

The trees at Downtown Disney are so beautifully decorated I just had to take a picture...
Me and Heidi on our walk home from Disneyland at 1:45am...

Angela..she is so CUTE!

It's a Small World..in the fog...close to midnight

Angela waiting in line for Indiana Jones..so much fun!

Cinderella's Castle all lit up for the New Year..so pretty!

Desmond and Monica brought glow in the dark bracelets...so much fun!

Two of my Favorite people! Desmond and Monica..I loved seeing you guys!

It's a Small World all lit up with out the fog...

The Christmas Tree inside It's a Small World towards the end of the ride..isn't it pretty?

One of the little men on the ride...he kind of remindes me of my cousin Asa.

A cool looking tree in the middle of Disneyland..I liked it.

The big boat that goes around Tom Sawyer's island.

Waiting in line for the Haunted Mansion...Me, Heidi, Doug, Ashlee, Angela and Nate

Doug and Angela making fishy lips

Heidi...strikes a pose

The Haunted Mansion

Me and Heidi waiting in line for the Haunted Mansion

Naomi, Katie and Me...I thought it would be fun to take a picture while jumping...I'd seen other people's pictures like this and thought it would be fun to do and it was! If you get the chance to take a picture like this it's a lot of fun...try it.

Katie-Anne and Me

Me and Katie- Anne

More Pictures

2009-01-08T17:39:00.000-08:00

So I promised I would post more pictures from the wedding...here are a few plus some from the reception and afterwards just hanging out...

Grandpa and Cambria and Brynn

Darlene and Asa

My Aunt Diane jumped onto Asa's lap..

Gabe...I promise he is not actually drunk...

Neil and Michael wanted me to take a picture with only half of their faces..so here it is...

My adorable cousin Katie-Anne and me at the luncheon. (You're my FAVORITE!)

My sisters and I being silly, I look like I only have one leg...Cambria is copying us...

Matt and Nathan looking oh so good!

The six girl cousins...Darlene, Becca, Naomi, Me, Katie-Anne, Michelle...plus Brynn.

Me and my cousin Naomi...I didn't realize the camera was on zoom.

Me and Katie-Anne

Nathan and Michelle strike a pose.

The Wedding

2009-01-04T21:13:00.000-08:00

So most of you know my brother Jonathan got married over the holidays. He was married to Sarah Nibley on December 27, 2008. Everything went wonderfully! Except the fact that the photographer showed up a little late...but it was ok...it turned out just fine. I promised that I would update and put some pictures of the wedding/reception on here after it was all said and done...so here you go...

This is right after they came out of the temple..

Me, Michelle, Sarah and Becca

This is the cake...Becca made it and Ashlee did a fantastic job on the flowers!

Just Sarah

Me and Lori

Brynn is so BEAUTIFUL!!

Becca, Me, Michelle, Sarah, Jonathan, Nathan, Matthew and David (All the kids)

Ok well I hope you enjoyed the pictures...I am going to put some more up later I promise! And I will also post pictures from my trip to Disneyland! I was wonderful!! Oh so much fun! Well it's late so that's it for now! Enjoy!

I am in Love...

2008-11-24T12:06:00.000-08:00

I am totally in love with Jim Craig. Yes, I know he is a fictional character but I can't help it. He is amazing! If you don't know who this man is then I'm really sorry because you should! He is the main character from the movies The Man from Snowy River and Return to Snow River. And I've decided he's the perfect man. I mean come on! What else could a girl ask for? He's beautiful, smart, independent, hard working, resepctful, caring, polite, can fight when he needs to, can ride a horse with the best of them cowboys and he's just a good man. Seriously if you haven't watched the movie ya should. First off, I love horses! I have loved them all of my life. My favorite movies always have horses in them..I can't help it. And Jim Craig is just amazing with them! He can train a wild horse and a wild colt with ease. He is independent..he lives by himself up in the mountains for goodness sakes! He is an extremely hard worker and never stops. He knows the difference between right and wrong. He knows what he wants. He treats women with the upmost respect. He fights for what he believes in even when others around him don't believe in him. He can show up any other man around for miles and miles and miles. He will stand up to fathers who live in the dark ages and believe that women should be in the house in dresses looking decorative. He puts the woman in his life first and makes sure that she is taken care of. He treats her like an equal! Which is one of the most beautiful things about him. A man that treats his partner as his equal in everything that they do together gets an A+ in my book. Anything he does, she does with him. He is just amazing and if you don't see that then you are wrong. Jim Craig is beautiful! Any man that can ride a horse like he can is......AAAAHHHHHH!!! (deep sigh) I love Jim Craig. I just can't help it. :-)

Ramblings, Rants and other Meaderings

2008-11-05T12:26:00.000-08:00

So it's November 5th, 2008. We have a new President of the United States of America. Yahoo! Is all I can say. The election/campaign is finally over!!! I am so sick of it! I love that I live in America and that we have a democratic government and the people choose who their leader is but this campaign leading up to this election has been SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LONG!!! I'm just glad it's over and we can move on and see what President Obama does with the presidency. Let's hope he does something good with it. :-)
I love to read. I love to read good books. I love to read when I am in my bed all snuggled up warm with my many blankets on my bed. It is one of the best things to do any day of the year. Currently I am reading Brisnger. It is the third book in a series. So far it's a great book. I would totally recommend it.
My feet are cold. They seem to always be cold. Even when wearing socks and shoes. The problem this presents is that I love to go barefoot. I mean I love shoes. They are lots of fun, but given the choice I would go without..almost everywhere. Except that my feet get cold and I HATE having cold feet.
Christmas is coming up and I love Christmas and making gifts. Except that this year I have no idea what to make for gifts. Any ideas? I like to make my gifts because I love getting gifts that are homemade/handmade I think that they are more personal that way. Granted I won't turn down gift cards and such but I just like the homemade ones the best. This year I really wanted to do something fun. But I can't think of anything. So let me have those ideas!! Please!!
I hate dust! I don't think I have mentioned this before, but I really hate dust. It just gets to me. Now I am not the best duster in the world and if you walked into my room right now you would see dust on my book shelves but still I can't stand it! It makes me feel dirty. UG! Yesterday I dusted all of the book shelves in my family room, and all of the staircases in our house. It took a while but they look so much better now. Whenever I see dust I want to wipe if off, it's a compulsion. OCD!! I also like it when books on a bookshelf are organized. Either alphabetically or by size. I know I am crazy. I also organize my movies and music alphabetically. My brother, Nathan, laughs every time I get a new CD or movie and I have to put it in correct order. But he loves it everytime he is looking for something and it's easier to find because it's in an order!! Whatever, I just can't not put them in any other way. Yes, I know major OCD!!!
My family and I are going camping this weekend in Morro Bay. And for those of you who don't know where that is..it's on the central south coast of California. It's a beautiful place. Anyway, we are camping in tents and all I am hopeing for is that it doesn't get too cold and that it doesn't rain. It really stinks when it rains and you are camping. Everything gets wet and you are even more cold than you were before and it's just uncomfortable. I remember this one camping trip that we took with the Green's. We went over Memorial Day weekend. I believe we were up at Shaver Lake or Dinky Creek. I really don't remember which but anyway, it snowed on us. Sooooo cold. I remember having to move out of our tent and into my parents big van because it was too cold to sleep in the tent. I don't remember much else of the trip except that we had a lot of fun. Oh and that I decided that I didn't like camping in the snow. Anyway, I just hope it doesn't rain this weekend at the coast. Cross your fingers!
I love collecting quotes. From everywhere. TV, books, Church it really doesn't matter where I get them from. I have a poster in my room that I add them too. I was just thinking about it...I need some new ones to add to it. Any suggestions?
Well I better sign off, if I ever intend to get anything else done today. So until next time...

Pictures are Fun!!!

2008-11-01T16:15:00.001-07:00

So I am not the best at updating..sorry guys...anyway, not much has been going on since the last post. I still have not found a job. My brother is still getting married (December 27th, 2008, for those who wanted to know), my sister is still having a baby and it's going to be a BOY!!! How exciting is that? I mean we are all so excited for the new little one to come in March. Anyway, I have been taking lots and lots of pictures of different things (mainly the girls) but also my parents went to the coast recently and took some great pictures. So I thought I would share them with you. Enjoy!

Cambria and Brynn were Dalmation puppies for Halloween. Don't they look oh so ADORABLE!?!?! They were the best! And if you asked them what a dog says they would say "woof, woof".

David and Becca were their "pets" like on 101 Dalmations.. and as Becca says it was so fitting. She also made the girls costumes!

This is Cambria and her friend Issac. I believe he we Peter Pan. They were so cute together. They held hands most of the night.

This is a picture my mom took on my parents trip to Morro Bay. I just thought it was a really cool picture.

This is Cambria at her birthday party on September 30th. She is now 3 years old! Time goes by so fast!

This is the Strawberry Shortcake birthday cake my sister made for Cambria's Birthday. So talented!

This is a picture I took of Brynn the other night. Isn't she just so beautiful? Her big blue eyes are so amazing! Her and Cambria have the most beautiful eyes!!!

And for those of you who haven't met Sarah. Here she is with Jonathan. Don't they make a cute couple?

So there are pictures of the last little while. Sorry I'm not so good at this blogging thing. Enjoy the pictures!

2008-10-19T21:43:00.000-07:00

Ok Lynz...This is for you...I've been tagged by you...so here it goes...

8 TV Shows I LOVE to watch
1. One Tree Hill
2. Greys Anatomy
3. What Not to Wear
4. NCIS (I really, really, Really love this show)
5. House
6. The Deadliest Catch and Dirty Jobs (Discovery Channel!!!!)
7. Any show that is renovating a house...TLC....HGTV
8. Ugly Betty
9. Gilmore Girls
10. Alias
I know the last two are no longer on TV but I still love them. I just had to add them to this list. I can sit down and watch any episode at any time and rewatch them over and over(plus it doesn't hurt that I have them ALL on DVD). I LOVE THEM!!!

8 Favorite Restaurants
1. Tahoe Joes
2. Red Robin
3. Chili's
4. Black Angus
5. Outback Steakhouse
6. The Blue Plate Diner (In SLC)
7. Olive Garden
8. There is this place in SLC (actually it's in Murray, UT) and I can't remember the name of it but it is fantastic! It is open 24/7 and serves the best breakfeast ever!! If I remember the name of it I'll edit this post...

8 Things that happened yesterday
1. My Dad found 4 pairs of my shoes that have been missing since I moved home from Utah...(now you might think that it wasn't a big deal but let me tell you it was like Christmas morning to me)
2. Went to the Gym
3. Recieved a picture of Afton on my phone (She is SOOOOOO CUTE!!!)
4. Went to the AutoZone with my Dad to get a new fuel cap for my car.
5. Had to order the fuel cap because they didn't have any in stock.
6. Went to a wedding reception
7. Went and saw my sister and my nieces(Cambria and Brynn are getting so BIG and are oh so cute)
8. Helped my sister crush oreos for the cheesecake she was making.

8 Things I'm Looking Forward to...
1. Getting a new job!
2. Going to DisneyLand for New Years!!! Yahoo!!
3. Getting out of debt
4. Getting in shape
5. My brother's wedding
6. The Holidays
7. Meeting Afton for the first time
8. Sleep

8 Thinkgs on my Wish List...
1. Money
2. An Acura TSX and a 1967 Ford Mustang
3. A Job that pays well and one that I enjoy
4. A healthy new baby for my sister
5. A husband..... :-)
6. To Travel all over the place
7. To get out of debt
8. To stay Healthy!

8 People I'm Tagging
1. Heidi West
2. Kellie and Dan
3. Heidi and Logan
4. Naomi and Devin
5. Peanut
6....I don't know anyone else who might actually do this so this is it.

Oh Look!!! It's a bird! It's a plane!! It's an UPDATE!!!

2008-09-16T19:15:00.000-07:00

So a lot has been going on in my life the past month or so...first off the good news...my sister is expecting her third baby at the end of March! Yahoo!! I'm way excited to have a new baby around. Of course let me tell you being an aunt is just about as good as being a grandparent but I think being an Aunt is way better, but I'm not biased or anything...
Next is not so good.... about three weeks ago I lost my job due to the company that I was working for downsized. So that really stunk! So now I am looking for a job. One that is full time, with benefits and hopefully one that I will enjoy. Now the last part is the kicker. There are a lot of jobs out there that meet my first two requirements but the last one is hard to find. But if you know of anyone that is hiring let me know. I HATE looking for a job. It is really depressing.
Next, my brother, Nathan, recently had surgery on his ear, again. He's fine. Everything went well. He had some polups in his ear that wouldn't go away so they had to go in and remove them. I think this is like the 7th or 8th surgery he has had on his ear, but the first in about 4-5 years. Anyway, everything is fine with his ear now.
Next, my brother, Jonathan, got engaged. He proposed to his girlfriend, Sarah Nibley, on August 15th on a trip to Disneyland. Yes how sweet. Anyway to make a long story short she said yes! They will be getting married in December. I believe December 27th is the exact date. So we will be doing wedding things and planning and all sorts of fun stuff to help get the two of them ready to get married and start their life together! Congratulations to them!!!
So that's what has been happening for the past month or so. Not too exciting or anything but hey, that's my life.

2008-09-03T12:01:00.000-07:00

Sarah took Brynn down the slide...yes I know you can't really see Sarah...

Cambria feeding Brynn corn on the cob..a favorite.

Cmabira feeding Matt.

Cupcakes are GOOD!!!

I asked Becca and David to smile and this is what I got...

We had our own fireworks show for the fourth of July.

Doesn't Matt look GREAT???

I think Cambria is a fish sometimes...it's like pulling teeth to get her out of the pool..even when her teeth are chattering...

So my niece Brynn loves to be upside down...and she loves it even more when you swing her from side to side..which is what her dad, David, is doing in this picture.

We Love to read with GRANDPA!!!

Matt's new set of wheels....just kidding!

The family at the airport when Matt came home from his mission...

2008-09-03T11:35:00.000-07:00

So I am rearraging these pictures a little so that when I post new things you don't have to scroll past the pictures to read them...So this is how Cambria eats a hot dog...

More pictures from Hawaii

2008-08-27T20:49:00.000-07:00

This is just a sample of the BEAUTIFUL sunsets in Hawaii..
So Matt layed down on a wall and the tide was coming in....so we got a couple of good shots of his head getting attacked by some killer waves...he had a blast.

So I love this picture of my brothers...Nathan is on the far left then Matt, then Jonathan in the red. It was so funny through out the trip no matter where we were or where we were going...if the boys were walking together..this is how they ended up walking. Matt in the middle with Jonathan and Nathan on the sides...oldest to youngest or youngest to oldest how ever you want to see it...

See what I mean? They had no clue I was even taking the picture...I was inside our rented van watching them...boys...
This is the black sand of the Black Sand Beach in Hawaii...it is illegal to take sand from the beach otherwise I would have brought some back....but it was seriously way cool to see.

So this is just one of the sea turtles that we saw while in Hawaii...

Cambria and Brynn LOVE to hold hands while traveling...they even do it just around town...it is just about the cutest thing ever..Brynn or Cambria will reach out towards the other one and then then the other will respond and this is what happens....Brynn's hand is on the right and Cambria's is on the left.
So this is one of the pictures of the lava going into the ocean...it's a little blurry because we forgot to bring the tripod with us from the car and it was like a 1/2 mile walk to see this....but it still looks pretty good. I was so cool to see....all lit up like that...the clouds are smoke from the lava hitting the water in the ocean. There are so many other pictures I can add but for right now...this is all...I promise to put some more up later.

Hawaii...

2008-08-27T20:27:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has been so long since I last posted! I have been busy. Ok so life has been crazy over the past couple of months...I mean when is it not, but especially the last month. Anyway, about a month ago my family and I took a trip to Hawaii. Now for those of you who are wondering we went to Kona, Hawaii. This is one of the main cities on the BIG Island of Hawaii. We had a great time. This is a picture of Cambria kissing Brynn..it was the night before we left...we finally took some family pictures. My parents have been planning on this trip for four years. Yes four years...first Jonathan went on his mission and then Matt...and their missions overlapped by six weeks...hence the four years. It was a great trip. We stayed in a house that didn't have any air conditioning...you would think that it wouldn't be a problem in Hawaii but let me tell you...it was stinkin' HOT!! Because of the added humity...it wasn't horrible but it wasn't my favorite either. The house also had some unusal house guests. Geckos..yes live ones crawling on the walls and ceilings. There were I think a total of 4 of them. Story time for a minute...one day I was holding Brynn and we were sitting on the couch and all of the sudden I felt something wet hit my shoulder...I look up and there is a geeko on the ceiling right above us...oh yeah the gecko peed on us. Fun stuff....gross!!! Anyway, we went snorkeling, saw the volcano, saw where the lava from the volcano went into the ocean (way awesome by the way), went shopping, hung out at the beach..just relaxed. It was a great trip. I would love to go back to Hawaii, but I think I want to go to a different island..next time...here are some more pictures from our trip.
This is one of the geckos that lived in the house...Cambria name it Sweetie Pie....

Stories

2008-07-09T20:10:00.000-07:00

So there has been a lot happening..as you can see by the recent pictures. My brother Matt came home from his mission and he is doing GREAT! This week he is off with my youngest brother Nathan on a Boy Scout trip in northern California. They are going river rafting. Not something that I think I would enjoy but more power to them!
Next topic...
So about a week and a half ago I had one of my teeth pulled. It's the second to last one on the top left hand side and for those of you in the know for dentistry it was #14....whatever that means. The only other time I have had teeth pulled is when I had my wisdom teeth out about 7 years ago...and I remember not enjoying that AT ALL. So I was not looking forward to this experience at all going into it. Well to make the long of the short of it...I was awake the whole time(it's cheaper that way and when you pay for everything yourself..I always choose the cheaper way to go!) and let me just say that I hope I never ever have to have another tooth pulled ever again. It hurt so bad and it made me sick. Plus now I have this huge gaping hole in the back left side of my mouth..and I can only chew on one side of my mouth. What a pain...takes me so much longer to eat my food! Oh and the best part is that the reason I had to have my tooth removed in the first place was(well as far as the dentist could tell) that I had this tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny crack in my tooth that caused a resorbtion(I have no idea how to spell that correctly) which is basically a lesion inside my tooth that will never heal, even with a root canal...which I had done about a month ago on the same tooth. On top of all of that I have to wait 5-6 months to get an implant put in because they need to make sure that the bone grows back or something like that so I get to have this great big hole in my mouth for the next little while. Fun stuff!
So next topic for the water cooler...
Fourth of July was so much fun! As I said before Matt was home and he is so cute. He is still getting used to being home from his mission and was not used to being around so many people without his name badge on..poor guy! But he fared well during the party and he had a great time. The girls (Cambria and Brynn) had fun in the pool. Cambria is a natural fish. She LOVES being in the pool, you have to drag her out when it is time. Brynn is warming up to the pool but is still not sure if she likes it or not. I think the warmer it gets the more she likes it because the water in the pool is warmer. But she did have fun going down the slide with Jonathan and Sarah. During the party we had about 85 people come over and we had so much food. All types of salads and BBQ food to be had. Hotdogs and hamburgers and then dessert! Yummy! When it started to get dark that's when we started our annual fireworks show out in front of the house in the street. Every year for the past 3-4 years we buy our own fireworks(the one's that are legal in California) and put on our own show. It is so much fun! It usually lasts about an hour because we can only light so many at a time without hurting ourselves...the boys have fun with this part. So my fourth of July turned out wonderful. It's one of my favorite holidays to celebrate...food, fun, BBQ, fireworks, pirotecchniques...fun, fun, fun!!
Next.....
So on top of everything that has happened this past couple of weeks I was sick this past weekend....I started to not feel well on the 4th and it got worse as the weekend continued. So I spent Saturday and Sunday literally ALL DAY on the couch in front of the TV trying to get rest and to get better. So needless to say I watched a lot of TV, which brings me to the point. I have now become a HUGE fan of the Discovery Channel's The Deadliest Catch. Yes, I know the what? It's a show about Alaskan Crab fishers. They are on these boats in the Bering Sea up between Alaska and Russia and I have become addicted. I love this show. I just do. My dad actually likes it too... and to say that is something because my dad rarely watches TV...he thinks it's a waste of time...anyway, if you haven't seen the show I would highly recommend it.
Enough of me going on and on....that's it until next time....

Cambria and Brynn

2008-07-03T07:10:00.000-07:00

So I have the most beautiful nieces in the world. Cambria is 2 1/2 and Brynn is 13 months. The are soooo adorable and so much fun. Brynn LOVES to play in the water, especially from the hose but she's still not sure about the pool. Cambria on the other hand I think was a fish in another life. Once she gets in the pool it's like fighting cats and dogs to get her out, even if she is freezing cold and her teeth are chattering! They both love our new dog Jake. We got him for my mom for Mother's day in may and has become an instant hit with them. They love to take him on"walks" with his wrapper(leash). Cambria came up with the name wrapper...no one knows where....anyway, they love to pet and play and take him on walks. And likes to play with them to. He' only about 1 1/2 old so in many ways he is still a puppy. But the girls love him. Cambria loves to have books read to her, but be careful if you start she may never let you stop. Brynn loves to snuggle. She will get her blankie and just nestle right into you. AHHHH! They are so much fun! I love being around them! I'm so happy that they live so close!

Here It Is Ladies and Gentlemen

2008-07-02T22:01:00.000-07:00

So my friends have been after me for a while to start a blog but I really don't know why because my life is really not all that exciting and I really don't have much going on. But here it goes. So here are my thoughts for today. My brother just got home from his mission in North Carolina today. I'm so excited to have him home. It's the first time in about 4 years that my entire family has been together. Which is hard to believe but it's true. But either way it's great.
On to the next topic in my life. Recently I bought a car. A 2006 Honda Accord. Now I found it in the paper and it was for a GREAT deal and I mean GREAT deal. But here's one of the issues I have about buying a car out of the paper. So when you buy a car from the dealer all the extra costs you have are built in but not so when you buy from a private dealer. yeah so I go to register my car with the DMV(who by the way I'm not a big fan of no matter how much people say they have improved) I get up there with all of my paper work and everything and the lady who is helping me says that it's going to cost me $950!! Seriously? Yeah no joke. So I ask what is all that for....oh yeah it's the sales tax on my car. So here's my problem...why in the world does the DMV/Government get to collect taxes on a private sale of a car. I just think this is ridiculous! I mean so stupid. I mean I have ranted and raved about this since I bought my car...if you don't believe me just ask my dad and he'll tell you. Uggggg!! Can you tell I'm still a little upset about this stupid law. Don't get me started on all the other things I find upsetting about our government. Anyway, on top of that my air conditioning started acting funny. It would turn hot and then cold and then hot and stay hot. Let me tell you how frustrating it is to get a car and then immediately have problems with it. (this is not the first time this has happened to me, my explorer did the same thing...don't believe me just ask my friend Des...)anyway, so to get the air fixed oh yeah it's over $1,000!!! Crazy...yes?!?!?!? So let me just make a shout out to the universie here....just because you graduate from college and have a job does not mean that I have ANY money at ALL!! SERIOUSLY!!! I have other things that need to get paid here. Um you know like my college education debt...yeah it's a great thing let me tell you. Granted I have a wonderful education and I would not trade going into debt for it but that doesn't mean that I enjoy paying it off either.
Anyway, there is not much else I have to say right now...that's it for now Ladies and Gentlemen. Have a good night!