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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

King Size It!

I love anything related to bread!

I Love to bake and eat anything baked!

My SIL Steph got me the best est gift for my birthday!

A KING size muffin pan!

It has been great for banana bread, corn bread, jello trifle's, applesauce muffins...Yes and I ate most of them myself...

Just a big thanks Steph...No a King size thanks!

Seriously though it has been such great fun and

I recommend anyone have this tin in your kitchen!!!!

Happy Baking!

As a BIG side note

Tigers 8 Braves 2

Monday, April 27, 2009

LVOE!

Scott Thank you for being you! I lvoe you!

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Friday, April 24, 2009

A Grrrrreat Day!

no pictures but....

Abby

1st place..........400 Meters!!!!!

2nd place...........200 Meters!!!!

3rd place...........800 Meters!!!!!

And her 4 x 400 Meter Relay

1st place....

THEY CRUSHED ALL

GIRLS 7th through 9th grade teams!!!!

Dallin

"first baseman"

TIGERS 14 PADRES 3

Emma

Found her Polly Pockets!!!

Mom and Dad

One BIG Pay Day!

So my song for the day is Let it Go!!!!

Boy did the kids Let it Go!!!!

Monday, April 13, 2009

We had a wonderful Easter Sunday!

We were woken up to our Princess Ci ta saying, "Mommy, daddy, come and see what Peter Cottontail put in our Easter baskets..." she walked away singing Here comes peter Cottontail, Hopping down the bunny trail.

Anyone who knows Emmers knows how proper everything must be and for her to call him Peter Cottontail and any other time she refers to him as Peter, well it is just SOOOO her!

(On a side note this past week, one afternoon she put her mother through princess training school. Apparently I do not sit correctly and my hair well it is just didn't work.)

Back to Easter...I had a ball making Easter skirts this year. Dallin also wanted me to make him a matching tie and wants me to make him more...mostly he wants a BYU tie!

I took about 20 pictures trying to accomplish the task of one perfect Easter morning picture....Nope my children are monkeys! But we love them!

Emma posing..

During conference weekend Abby made her first skirt and wore it to school on the following Monday! I was so pleased with her! She is becoming a little homemaker!

Abby made the sprinting team at the Jr. High. She runs the 200 meter, 400 meter and the 4 x 400 meter relay. She has LOVED it and it has been so awesome to watch her and her friends grow and do SO well! Her 4 x400 relay is AMAZING.

At the last meet the first leg they were in fifth place. Abby runs the second leg and as she received the hand off ...SHE TOOK OFF!

She passed the third girls team...then the second girls team... then Abby really kicked it in and passed the second place BOYS team and just kept going! It rocked!!!! Everyone was amazed that that little thing could move like a train! Her coach turned to Scott and cheered that's how you runa 400. Their team kept the lead with her amazing BEST friend Skotie as third leg and the fourth leg Candice.

After our first meet a couple of weeks ago and having a great time ...we realized that the entire neighborhood was in on the fun and we were missing Zach. So I went up to him at the pinewood dirby and encouraged our little buddie (not so little anymore...he is taller than me) That he should join the team...He was hestitant at first so I kept it up and finally said...Look bud Abby will go with you to talk to Coach and I am sure he will let ya! It has been so great for this group of kids! He was let on the team and he took third in the shot put at our last meet!

Yeah Bud...We are so excited for you!!!!!!

It was a great time. We are looking forward to the end of the season to see how they compete in Alpine Days. She has done well taking third and second in her other events.

GO Abby GO!

On a ending note...We are so thrilled that Abby had the courage to run for Student coucil. She went to Jr. High with her core group of 20 kids from her little school. In the election she was the underdog!

Well Saturday she was called by the Student Council Advisor and told that she lost by 1 vote and advised her THEY WANT her to run again next year! Abby took the news GREAT!

She said," Mom I made so many new friends. everyone was so nice! I had the best time!"

BUT later that day, as we were sitting our "second home" aka the truck, during Bubba's practice. She had the realization...

"Mom I lost by one vote! Nolan and the baseball team were in St. George at a baseball tournemant Friday! I could have won!.....All well..... but still!"

She is a trooper and she still feels it was a great experience but will tell her guys there votes cost her the election.

J/K but I am sure she will point her big brown dogs at them!

She is growing up so fast!!!!!

I has been so hard to let go this year and let her take chances.

I heard

this song and thought of her and this year!

Abby is a specail spirit who WILL do amazing things.

ALREADY HAS!

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Go Blue!

Dallin had the GREATEST birthday!

He spent the morning of his big 9 at baseball tryouts and was drafted to the.....

Tigers! He has his first practice tonight!

He is SOOOOOO excited, as we are for him!

They wear the True Blue! & the hats have a D on them!

How could it be any more fitted for Bubba!

HIS BROWNIE CAKE! Because it had to be chocolate!

His buddies singging the Happy Birthday... GO BYU song!

Dallin giving his Thrird Grade Biography report! On Danny Ainge....OF COURSE!!!!! He got an A PLUS on his report! Notice Danny's middle name!!!!

And Best of all HE WON the PINEWOOD DIRBY! His Cougarmobile won 10 out of 10 races! I am sure his veins bleed blue blood! We love this guy!!!!!!!

His birthday Poster!!!! Hope this year is as FABULOUS as the last 8!!!!!

Next update Rooo-Pooo!

Friday, March 27, 2009

For You Sunshine!

We shall love you forever

and like you for always,

As long as your ours , our bubba you'll be!!!!!

I can not beleive our Bubba Ray of Sunshine is the big 9!

He is such a delight in our home and helps us remember to cherish the little things! Happy Birthday & best of luck at Baseball Tryouts!!!!!!!!

Dallins Top 9 Loves 9. Baseball 8. BYU.....ANYTHING! 7. Pooh Bear 6. Curious George 5. His Grandparents 4. Emma 3. Abby 2. Dad 1. Mom

Friday, March 20, 2009

The Climb....

I can almost see it,

The dream I'm dreamin'

But there's a voice inside my head sayin

'You'll never reach it

Every step I'm taking

Every move I make

feelsLost with no direction

My faith is shaking

But I gotta keep tryin'

Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain

I'm always gonna wanna make it move

Always gonna be a up-hill battle

Sometimes were gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there

Ain't about what's waiting on the other side

It's the climb!

The struggles I'm facing

The chances I'm taking

Sometimes it might knock me down

But, No, I'm not breaking

I may not know it

But these are the moments thatI'm gonna remember Most,

Just gotta keep goin'

And, I, I got to be Strong

Just Keep pushing,

Cause there's always gonna be another mountain

Were always gonna wanna make it through

Always gonna be a up-hill battle

Sometimes were gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there

Ain't about what's waiting on the other side

It's The Climb!

all aboutThe climb! Keep the faith, keep your faith!

.....Miley Cyrus

The Climb

Monday, March 16, 2009

Behind....

The next few posts are just a brief catch en up...

We went to the Draper open house....

Like most of our friends and family the cookies and water were a great refresher after the walk through..But could never replace the amazing spirit of the glimpse of the future of one day being in the Sealing and Celestial rooms with my beautiful babies!

5AM...5 straight days....22 dozen donuts...It's over!

mailing off Taxes and other necessities to

Elder Grandpa and Sister Grandma in Ireland!

Emma is the lucky one who always gets to go with me to the post office to send them off!

Dallin and the Jr. Knowledge Bowl Team @ Competition!

3rd Grade Inca Project

Dallin had a blast creating his replica of an Inca home!

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Latter-Day Ladies VS. Stormin Mormons!

We had a GREAT Young Women activity last night, put on by our FABULOUS Stake YW presidency! It was Family Feud but with the For Strength of Youth Style!

The YW were divided into 2 teams...

Explained that the surveys they had taken in December, those results were to nights game!

Survey Said?..........

Boy did they get competitive!

Carol Lawson was our "Hostess with the MOSTEST!"

It was a TON of fun, YW had a great time, and a great reminder for all of us to review what is in the pamphlet we keep telling the YW to read! Thanks to the Stake Leaders!

I finally know how it feels to show up and have someone else take care of everything!

I luv you Chicas!