Halloween 2008

Our trick or treaters had an excellent Halloween this year. We really missed everyone we couldn't go to though. Glad to move on the Thanksgiving.

Is there a more darling Dorthy? We loved the red sparkly shoes. And she loved Halloween.

Easy comes easy goes. Haylee would have been anything I told her too. We loved the green face and striped tights thought.

This was our third idea and costume change. Good thing she is so cute and I guess welcome to life as an eight year old.

Another tag are you kidding!!!

10 things that bug):
1. bad endings to books
2. wearing shoes in my clean house
3. slow drivers
4. chewing gum noisely
5. leaving clothes all over the bedrooms
6. people who change seating benches at church
7. not putting things away
8. unhappy people
9. whiny kids
10. Julie's tags (ha ha)

10 things that make me smile):

1. Julie's tags
2. family's hugs
3. farrs ice cream
4. Aaron telling me he loves me
5. watching the progress on my house
6. watching my girls grow up
7. family gatherings
8. vacation
9. good books
10. people who don't take themselves to serious
There you go Julie and Shunae yours was hilarious!!

Our Little Miss Cheerleaders

All done and now the treats. What fun cute girls. We love them around here.

Haylee was so cute and serious about the routine and cheers. She will be our future cheerleader.

Natalee and Haylee did the little miss cheerleader with the high school cheerleaders and loved it. Natalee liked to cheer but didn't like their music so she wouldn't dance. (ha ha)

House Update

This is the front of the garage and there is one more piece that goes on the very top the make it pointy. I am so loving this part it is actually looking like a house.

A little closer up. The guy on the ladder is our framer Bart. We love him right now!

Here we go up up and away. Thank goodness for Bart and his crane. This may have been a little over Aaron and I head. This is the garage portion.

Anwsers to Julie's Tag

Tag Your It!!!!!

Julie tagged me on this one so I thought I would humor her:

8 things I am passionate about:
1. Family
2. Church
3. Exercise
4. Shoes
5. Learning new things
6. Reading
7. Cleaning
8. Helping other people

8 words/phrases I use often:
1. I love you
2. Because I said so
3. Not today
4. Just a minute
5. Where are you
6. Classic
7. Turn it down
8. Are you ready yet

8 things I want to do before I die:
1. Knit a sweater for each of my girls
2. Finish a triathalon of some kind
3. Read the Book of Mormon a few more times
4. Watch my girls grow up and enjoy life with them
5. Travel more with my husband
6. Finish my girls scrapbooks
7. Go on a trip with my sister and mom
8. Get my master's degree

8 things I've learned in the past
1. If you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all
2. Time flies
3. Charish every moment
4. Enjoy life
5. Others opinions don't really matter
6. Be happy
7. Selflessness is priceless
8. Mom's never get enough credit

8 things I currently need or want
1. hug from my husband
2. sleep
3. hug from my girls
4. moved into our new house
5. new pair of shoes
6. no bills
7. my visiting teaching done for the month
8. a date night

8 places I want to visit
1. Italy
2. Hawaii
3. Yellowstone
4. Figi
5. Maine
6. Travis and Shunae
7. The Redwoods
8. Greece

8 favorite restraunts
1. Macaroni Grill
2. Lucilles
3. Outback
4. Cafe Rio
5. Famous Daves
6. Farrs Ice Cream
7. Hires (caffiene free coke)
8. The Roof

8 TV shows I like to watch
1. Biggest Loser
2. Amazing Race
3. Dancing with the Stars
4. American Idol
5. Survivor
6. KSL news
7. Hannah Montanna
8. Wizards of Waverly Place
*I don't get to watch anything else because of these last two. The girls win out on the t.v.

8 people I tag
1. Traci
2. Heidi
3. Marilyn
4. Amy
5. Shunae
6. Brittany
7. Marcia
8. anyone else who wants to do it

Ashlee's Baptism

Ashlee's baptism was so nice. She was so excited and I can't believe she is already eight. We are so proud of her. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect baptism everyone who participated did such a great job and when she walked outside in her white dress a perfect snow with big flakes was coming down. It was beautiful!! Congratulations Ashlee.

Progress in slow motion

It took 6 men to lift our first wall into place and I was so excited. After this wall they decided not to sheet them on the ground anymore they were a little to heavy. The exterior wall went up so fast. Hopefully all will stay on track on we can be living here soon.

So this is what happens when you start a house in September in Wyoming. We had just poured our garage floor and the floor to the house was built. Aaron spent the weekend with lots of help keeping the concrete warm with heaters and sweeping off the snow. What fun!!

Finally starting!!!

So here is the front of the house. I have never been so excited about cement in my entire life. I plan to keep updating our progress so hopefully it goes fast and we will be living in it soon. Keep checking.

Our dream if finally coming true!! We started on the house and here is the foundation of the garage. Of course our garage is about as big as the house. If you can't tell the house is in the shape of an L.

First Day of School

Haylee could not wait anymore "hours" to start her first day of kindergarten. She looked so cute.

Ashlee was so excited today for her first day of 2nd grade she looks so grown up.

8 Random Things About Me

Ok Julie won't leave me alone about doing this so I will attempt to think of 8 random things about me that you all probally know. I am not a real private or interesting person so here we go.

1. I am obsessed with doing and having my 3 girls hair done. I love to think of different ways to do it and sometimes I do all three girls hair the same way to have them match.

2. I have a huge fettish for shoes. I love to buy them myself and I love for my husband who has great taste in shoes to surprise me with them.

3. I have always had a dream of being in the Miss USA pagent. I love the sparkly dresses, big hair and talent contest and then the annoucement of my name and the crown.

4. I love to exercise. Any kind, any form at least 5-6 days a week. This helps keep me sane and releases great endorphins.

5. I can't stand clutter of any kind. Everything has to have a place and if it doesn't it has the garbage. This one is not good, my girls make so many beautiful pictures and have found them in the garbage that I have had to find one special spot to make all of us happy.

6. This random thing I can blame on my husband but I love cars. Old and new but really nice and fast. My dream car is a 71 baracuda.

7. I like to knit. I have a goal of making all my girls a sweater. I have made Natalee one and have half of Haylee's done. For as long as it takes me Natalee will get all three because the other two are getting to big.

8. I would someday like to get my Master's degree or even go back to Medical school to be a doctor if time ever allows. However right now I am really content with life.

Natalee's new friend

Natalee and her imaginary friend Kelly love to play with Comet. She walked all over the yard and calls for him to follow her and he has finally learned to love her and not knock her over. She can't get enough of him.

Summer if finally here!!!

Haylee we had to pay a dollar to try it and she never did like it because she hated the cold.
Natalee loved it and did it over and over.
Summer also brought us the joy of the slip and slide. Ashlee loved it.
Haylee really got the hang of it at the last game and she ran all over the field to get any ball and really made her sister mad but had tons of fun.
Here she goes and it it going....going....gone.
Ashlee really liked t-ball this year and loved to be that last batter so she could run all the bases.

The Big Kid's Trip

Then we shifted gears and went to Times square and I couldn't get over all the lights and people. It was a great trip.
This is the spot on the Sesquahana River that is thought to be where Joseph Smith was baptized. It was so peaceful here.
Aaron had a business trip to New York and Chicago and he let me tag along. We had so much fun and this is the monument of Jospeh Smith and Oliver Cowdery getting the priesthood.

Our Fun Memorial Day

The wonder of a ladybug in your hand for the first time is amazing.
This is what they really liked was the independence of the oars and the open water. They were tied to a rock of course but they didn't know that.
Ashlee and Haylee are not so sure anymore but were good sports. Haylee ended up loving it and Ashlee hated the fish water in her mouth.
The girls are getting ready for the first trip of the season in the tube. They had no idea how cold it was. Ha ha

We went to Flaming Gorge for the weekend and all Haylee wanted to do was catch a fish. So we pulled her out of bed to do it. So much fun.

Finally updating

This is Haylee's pre-school graduation with her best friend Kaylen. They are going to be the smartest girls in Kindergarten next year.

Our Busy weekend

All Ashlee wanted to do is dance with Grandpa so this was her big moment. She loved every minute of it.

The big moment and Haylee was great until she looked out at the crowd. Just a little scared!

Haylee was so nervous she almost didn't want to go out there but still gave me a smile.

Haylee and her partner in crime Jacob. They were so excited for this.

Prom night and Haylee was asked to be a crown bearer. So we all had to dress- up of course. I couldn't ask for prettier girls. I am a little partial of course.

Ashlee had her State gymanastics meet on Saturday and did such a good job. Two first places and a third place. We were so proud of her.

Beach Fun

This was our spring break trip to California. The girls liked Disneyland but loved the beach. This was the only picture we could get of Haylee because once she got wet she didn't want out of her shirt and towel. We had a great time.

This water was freezing but that didn't stop Ashlee she is our beach babe.

Natalee loved the sand but the water was too cold for her.

My First Blog

OK so I finally did it and jumped on the bandwagon of blogging. Wouldn't have been able to do it without Julie but we figured it out. This may take me more time than scrapbooking but I thought it would be a fun way of keeping in touch. Plus I love to look at everyone elses blogs. So here is my attempt and we will see how it goes.