The reason I blog...

"You will have significant experiences. I hope that you will write them down and
keep a record of them, that you will read them from time to time and refresh
your memory of these meaningful, significant things. Some of them may be funny.
Some may be of significance only to you. Some of them may be sacred and quietly
beautiful. Some may build one upon another until they represent a lifetime of
special experience."
~Gordon B. Hinckley

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Busy..busy...busy...

Things have been pretty busy around here...lot's of things going on. I take entirely way too many pictures of everything...but here are a few fun ones of what we've been up to...
This is a pic of Joey and his buddy KC! It was right before KC left for Iraq with Fox Company 2/23 (Joey's old unit). I'm really glad that Joey got out just in time not to have to go back, but I think it's hard for Joey not to be with the guys he helped train...we pray that they will all come home safe, and can't wait to hang out with KC soon!
I totally forgot to post these earlier...Last month I got invited to go down to Snow College for my drill team advisor's last showcase before she retired. So Tara and I brought the kiddo's and headed down south to good ole' Ephraim, UT! We were lucky enough to drop the kids off at 'Grandma Debbie's' house (Tara's mother in law) while we watched the show!
Kathleen is the blonde in the middle...performing a number from 'Mama Mia'!
Old teammates...Me, Britni, Brooke, Tara, Shannon, and AliTara, Shannon, Kathleen, Britni, Brooke, Me and my monster!!Me and Tara with Kathleen...It was so good to see everyone that came!
Tara and I headed to THE Maverick to get fueled up on goodies and drinks for our 'sleep'-over...we didn't do much sleeping but we had a great time catching up! How often do you get to have a sleep over with your best friend once you are married and have kids? Who needs sleep anyways!! Thanks again Tara...we need to have another girls weekend soon!!
Super Clayton!
Costume made up of PJ's...a piece of mommy's scrap fabric, and swimming goggles!!
Aspen drinking her juice...some serious concentration involved!! And I love her orange fingernail polish!
Joey playing in the All-Star roller hockey gameMe and Aspen goofing off in the curtains!This was me being crafty and deciding to make Aspen's Easter dress this year! I think it turned out to be pretty darn cute!She was a little hesitant to wear her 'home-made' dress...so i told her if she didn't wear it I would be wearing this dress out to breakfast...she opted to wear her dress instead!! (By the way...this was my Mom's actual prom dress...don't I look HOT!?!) Oh...and looking at all these pictures of myself makes me think maybe I should actually put makeup on when I'm at home...not just when i go out!! lol!One of my favorites...she looks so serious...and sorta grumpy...but this is such an Aspen look! Yay Amber! She ran in the downtown 5K this month! Totally inspiring...but not enough to make me want to do it!! Congrats though!!Aspen and her bestest friend Zoe making candy necklaces!!
Aspen had been saying for weeks that she missed Zoe so much...so we had to steal her for a playdate!!
They are so cute!!At a Grizzlies game! Aspen and Auntie Stepho covering her ears after the Grizz scored!Me, my cheezer aka Clayton, Amber and RachelUmm...yeah...i don't know!! We're dorks!!So this was funny...we went to our friends house after their little boys baby blessing... Anyways, Aspen has known this little blonde boy on the swing since they were both basically babies...and they just adore each other! Aspen goes right up to Tyler (after not seeing each other for months) and asks him to hold her purse while she swang...and like an obedient boyfriend he held on to it! It was just so precious! Out of all her little 'boyfriends'...I would definitely approve of this one! He is so cute!! We always say that it would be hilarious if they ever dated...because we have about a million pictures of them together!We went to a Reunion BBQ with some of the Marine's Joey went to Iraq with. It was really nice to see everyone again and see how all our families have grown! We hadn't seen some of these guys since our wedding so it was really fun...probably a lot more fun for Joey, but I had fun too! Some of the guys had left before we took this picture...but here ya go...I couldn't even begin to name them all (most but not all) especially by their first names...and since Joey's asleep right now it's not worth trying!
Lastly, (at least for this post) The Dude is potty training right now!!! You all know how fun that can be! He has his good days...and his bad, but how cute are those X-Men boxer briefs on my little Man? Um...in case you were wondering...SO CUTE!!!! Also, he's showing off his recent haircut...i think we are up to about 30 by age 2 1/2!!
I'll do a seperate post for our Easter pics...but not tonight...Loves!

1 comment:

Ciara said...

That's a great picture of Joey & KC you will have to send me a copy. Sorry I'm so bad a checking on blogs and then at leaving a comment. Your kids are adorable and good job on that dress!!