Spring Cleaning...

So, I've been crazy busy cleaning my house. I think it's the warm weather, but I've got the bug to dust blinds, vacuum baseboards, organize cupboards and closets, etc.

This is my new favorite cleaner

it works great, and it's "green," so I'm feeling pretty good about it.

But, what I really NEED is one of these...

I'll just add that to the ever-growing list of "WANTS."

Date Night with Friends...

Thanks to our friends:

Laurel and Tom

Heidi and Ryan

Kari and Jeremy

Misty and Luke

for being such a fun bunch.

We love spending time with you!

Once a month, we try to get all of us together for a date (with or without kids). We rotate the responsibility of planning the date, and this month, it was ours. We'd been wanting to try this new Indian food restaurant in Bountiful, so we decided to go there for our date.

Well, the more I thought about it, the more nervous I got. Ryan and I like Indian food, but we'd never been to this restaurant. Plus, we have some picky eaters among our friends. What if the food were totally gross? What if no one liked it? What if it were too expensive? And on and on I worried.

But, we stuck with the plan, and everything was great! Even though we couldn't pronounce what we were eating, it was delicious, and I think everyone found something they liked.

Thanks to our friends for being "adventurous" and for trying something new with us!

Kids + Water = Fun

Joshua had the time of his life while we watered the lawn...

You should have heard the squeals of delight!

Wish Me Luck...

I'm running the Ogden Half Marathon tomorrow morning!!

Wish Me Luck!

Bloggin AND Facebookin

Sorry the posts have been a little sparse lately. It seems I've found a new little way to spend my mommy breaks.

After being asked, "Do you have a facebook page?" over and over again, I finally decided to check it out.

It's been fun to find old friends from high school and college. And what a fun way to catch up on what everyone is doing.

So, if you don't have a Facebook page, you should head on over there and start one. It's fun!

Happy Mother's Day

My Mom...

Camping at Tony's Grove, August 1993

In the summer of 1994

Christmas 1996

October 1999

February 2001

August 2003

Rocking Summer, December 2004



With the family in 2005

Rocking Joshua at the cabin, July 2007




4-wheeling at the cabin, August 2007
I love the goggles!


Mom, there are so many things I love about you!
(Too many to count)

Here are just a few that come to mind...

• You love to SPOIL us!
• Your grandkids adore you
• You spend hours voting for the next American Idol
• My friends like to hang out with you
• You love condiments (i.e. you are "saucy")
• Girl's Days - lunch, movies, shopping, nails
• How you take care of me, especially before and after I have my babies
• You love to share the juicy gossip
• You love to read - (I have wonderful memories of us reading side by side on the couch or in bed while Dad was snoring in front of the t.v.)
• You TiVo all my shows for me, and watch them with me
• You use words like "gussied-up" and "tally-ho"
• You call potstickers "pot-lickers," and paparazzi "pottsa-rottsy," and Lowes "Lulls"
• You tell "chili dog" stories (inside joke)
  
• But most of all, I KNOW that you'd do anything for me.

I'll always remember the time when I had to study for an exam in college. I knew I'd be up all night and I was complaining to you. It was already late, but you said you'd stay up with me so I wouldn't be up alone. I'm sure you don't remember it, but I'll never forget it. It meant a lot to me.

Thanks, Mom, for being you.

I love you so very much.

Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

As a surprise,

we flew Kimi and Baby Jacob home!

Dad had no idea!

Here he is with his surprise present...

We had a fun time BBQ-ing, playing, and spending lots of time with Grandpa.

Joshua and Grandpa

Happy Birthday, Dad. We love you!