Nick is 6

It is Nick's Birthday today. He was excited. (Mom was unprepared!) I was out of Milk this morning and I wanted to make Nick some cinnamon rolls for breakfast. So I started the dough and thought when Ted gets home from work a little after 7 am this morning I will go to the store and get the milk and other items I am in need of. Ted came home, the kids woke up and still I didn't make it to the store right away. The boys went with Ted to the dump so I took Micalyn to the store with me. (The boys were so excited to take a trip to dump stuff off at the land fill.) Finally just as the boys were getting back from the dump Micalyn and I had breakfast all done. Nick was a little upset, he had wanted to go to Grandma Sherry's house when they were done at the land fill but I had them come home for breakfast, when Nick saw the Cinnamon Rolls with frosting loaded on top he forgot that he was upset and he got that familiar twinkle in his eye. He sure enjoyed his Birthday Breakfast. Then he played and went to see his Grandma. When he got home we had Nick and Carson's friend and his little sister (who is friends with Mica) come over and we had Nick's Choice of what ever he wanted for Dinner...we had Breakfast Burritos! That is what the boy wanted, so that is what I made. Then we opened his presents and had cake and ice cream. Nick, I remember holding you six years ago. Your birth was a traumatic one and I was just glad to have you with us. You were so different from your older brother Carson. Carson was 17 months old and into everything, he was even talking in complete sentences. He seemed so grown up, and then I had you. A small, well tempered boy. With beautiful dark skin, and black hair. I remember saying "God knew I needed you!" Carson was always on the go and you were just content to sit and be still. What a breath of fresh air, well my son, you have grown and become quite mischievous, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I can look at you and see the wheels turning, I see it in your face when an idea sticks. I also see the gleam in your eyes when the plan has taken form and you are ready to act on it. I love you bunches and hope you will always come to me in quite moments, give me a hug and say "Um, Mom. I love you" Happy Birthday Angel number 2!

Micalyn's Style

So this is what Miss Mica looked like on Friday morning. I thought she looked so cute. She dressed herself and I was impressed with how cute she looked. For some odd reason she changes her clothes a lot, later that day she looked like this...

My 8 List

Jill tagged me to do this and since she said she will be checking...

8 TV Shows I watch
1-Prison Break
2-The Big Bang Theory
3-Life
4-Fringe
5-House
6-ER
7-Grey's
8-Private Practice

8 Restaurants I like to Eat at
(with kids we don't eat at too many restaurants...fast food all the way but here it goes)
1-Bon Rico
2-Olive Garden
3-Chipolte
4-Pizza Hut...I love their Pasta
5-Taco Time (fast but I love it)
6-IHOP
7-Bootleggers
8-Ruby Tuesdays

8 Things I did today
(It is 8 in the morning so coming up with 8 for today will be a stretch!)
1-Got the kids up and made them breakfast
2-E-mailed our Super Saturday Activities to some non members in the area, to see if they would come.
3-Checked blogs and saw that Jill tagged me.
4-Checked more blogs and saw that Jana "is all tagged out"
5-Took the boys to school
6-I am working on my second load of laundry today
7-I washed the breakfast dishes
8-Put some Soup in the Crock pot for our ward Potluck tonight

8 Things I am looking forward to
1-Going to my Mom and Dad's for Thanksgiving
2-Beth coming to visit
3-Spring and Summer
4-Being done with Christmas Shopping (I am usually done by Halloween...Not this year)
5-Christmas (everything about it...family, Temple Square, taking treats to people I love it!)
6-Carson being Baptized next Summer
7-Hunting Season to be over
8-Snowmobiling, hot chocolate and doughnuts!

8 Things on my wish list
1-Another baby...or two. I want to have 5 kids but I only want to be pregnant one more time. TWINS? (But I want to be done by the time I am 30, so...)
2-I want to travel to all 50 states and learn their history and do something fun at each state...we all have to get along of course.
3-Again it is traveling, I want to see the world.
4-Ted and I want a dream home, complete with a huge kitchen, a family and game room, a garage we can actually park in and a shop out back to Ted never has to come home ;)
5-My Kids to all still love me, even when they are grown and think they know it all.
6-A summer home at Bear Lake...we looked into it, this is definitely a wish.
7-A new vehicle
8-To Return to HIM!

8 People I Tag
Whom ever wants to be tagged. I am curious as to what my family will answer...Mom, Julie, Jen, Mel (and Jana you are excused)

Ted is 30

Happy Birthday to my Husband
So I am late, Ted's Birthday was yesterday. We celebrated it with both of us working and then he packed to go hunting and camping while I made dinner. He asked for Steak and Garlic Pasta. So he got Steak and Garlic Pasta. He had just sat down to eat when we got a call that some members of our ward had broken down on the way home from Utah. They were towed to Evanston but would need a ride to Kemmerer. I went and got the carseats out of the Expedition while Ted rushed through dinner. He went and picked up the family and started talking to them. She is from Roosevelt. of all places, Ted said hey my wife is from Myton and she knew exactly what he was talking about. Usually you say Myton and you get a blank look. They are new to our ward so I don't know them very well but I am looking forward to talking with her. So, back to Ted's birthday, by the time he got back the kids were in bed and I was just getting ready to fall asleep myself. I had big plans in my head for his 30th birthday but it seems like it just crept up on me and I was not prepared. We didn't even get him a gift this year, we bought some parts for the boat and promised to go camping and boating more next summer, he said that would be his birthday gift. That and the fact that right now he is camping up in the mountains so that he can go hunting all day tomorrow. He is such a dork and I love him dearly. Happy Birthday Babes.

Happy Birthday Daniel

To my big brother, I want to wish you a happy birthday. Your day is almost over and I am sorry that I am just getting to this. I have lots of excuses but probably not good enough. (I didn't forget at least!!) 30, wow. If you are now 30 that means I am not 18 any more, where has the time gone. Thank you for being my protector when I needed it, thanks for being my friend when I need it, and thanks for ignoring my friends who only came to the house to see you! Happy Birthday!

More Email

My Friend emailed this to me and it was too funny not to pass on....


Tough Love vs. Spanking What is better?
Most people think it improper to spank children, so I have tried other methods to control my kids when they have one of 'those moments.'
One that I found effective is for me to just take the child for a car ride and talk.
Some say it's the vibration from the car, others say it's the time away from any distractions such as TV, Video Games, Computer, IPod, etc.
Either way, my kids usually calm down and stop misbehaving after our car ride together. Eye to eye contact helps a lot too.
I've included a photo below of one of my sessions with my son, in case you would like to use the technique.

CRAFTastic!

So on Saturday I went to a "Make & Take" at the craft store in Mountain View. I am in love with this store. It is called The Busy Bee. LOVE IT! Here are the crafts I was able to make (with a lot of help!)

This was by far the easiest of the projects. I love it and I could make this one again with out much help. (I would need help to cut the wood)

This one was the most time consuming and I don't know if it was worth the time. Very cute, and handy (it is a magnetic board) but doesn't match any decor in the house. I should have thought the colors through better.

I absolutely love this! I messed it up a little, ok a lot, but I love it. I just need to find a place to hang it now. So that is my attempt at being crafty.


Speaking of crafty...I am thinking of selling my beloved Cricut:( Let me know if you are interested, or know someone who is.