Family Pictures

We went up yesterday into the
Canyon to do family pictures. The kids were so good. Probably because I promised Happy Meals:)

Fall Leaves

I have been dying to go up in the mountains and see the fall leaves and get some pictures. Matt tells me to go outside and look at the mountain and that is the same:) Not!! So yesterday I told everyone that I had a surprise and to dress warm. We went up to Mueller Park and roasted Hot dogs, and smores. It was alot of fun, but very cold. It took us a few minutes to gather up things for the fire, but Matt got it going pretty fast. We had a great time being up there and seeing the leaves, playing football, and eating. I hadn't realized how much I had missed seeing the leaves change!

Happy Anniversary!!

Matt and I celebrated our 9 year Anniversary last Thursday on the 16th. We dropped the kids off at his mom's on Friday and went to dinner at the Macaroni Grill, went and saw a Movie, and then stayed at the Crystal Inn. The next morning we were able to sleep in until 10:30! That never happens!! It was so much fun! I love Matt so much. Here are 9 things I love about him!

1-He loves me unconditionally

2-He never gets mad (which can be annoying sometimes:)

3-He never has a mean thing to say about anyone

4-He is a very hard worker to support our family

5-He supports me in everything new I want to try

6-He is a amazing father

7-He gets hotter and hotter as he gets older:)

8-I love watching him play Basketball, he still has game-and I love him in his warm ups:)

9-He wants to grow old with me!

Dinosaur Museum and Pumpkin Patch

A few weeks ago we went to the Dinosaur Museum in Ogden. They had a Dog Halloween Costume and we have a membership there so we thought we would take the dogs. Bella was a princess, and Lily was a surfer. She had on a wet suit and matt made her a surfboard attached to her shirt. Lily won 3rd place so we got a $25.00 Gift Certificate to Robert's! We had yummy warm scones and were able to walk around the park and see all the Halloween dinosaurs! It was alot of fun!!

We also went last week to a Pumpkin Patch so the
kid's could pick out their pumpkins to carve.
They wanted to pick the biggest ones and we kept
trying to talk them into getting smaller ones.
Taylor was the only one who got a smaller one.
After carving them, I decided that I will get Large ones from now on.Not as gooey and less seeds!! We had a great time though!

Flashback Friday!!

Have you ever seen on America's Funniest Home Videos when they show a kid passed out! Here is mine!! Taylor was eating a piece of Colby Jack Cheese sitting on a bar stool at the island and passed out cold. Notice she fell asleep on my Style Book for Hair School. She was having happy dreams of cute hair! I love her to pieces! She is my only kid that ever passed out in a weird place! Love you Tay!!

Another year closer to 30!!

Well today I turn 29!! One more year and I am 30! Scary! I still think I am 19! It's crazy! I had such a great day. My kids were whispering in the morning that it was my birthday and I got alot of hugs and kisses. Parker told me that we could do whatever I wanted today. That is huge for him to say because he whines, complains and mopes around the house if he can't play after school. Matt brought me home flowers, and 6 different perfumes from Victoria Secrets. The kids gave me a little clip light to hook onto my books when I read at night so I don't bug Matt. We went to a pumpkin patch and chose our pumpkins to carve. Later we went to dinner with my best friend Cher and her family at a great restaurant and then we went to the yogurt shop for dessert. It really doesn't get much better than this!!

First Snow

So we woke up this morning to a winter wonderland. Snow is everywhere. The kids are so happy. The dogs are so happy. Oakley my 4 year old hasn't seen snow like this. She was too little before we moved to Hawaii to remember what it is like. She walked into the kitchen this morning and said "Oh my gosh! Look there's snow!" And then she pretended to faint on the floor. All 3 of my kids threw on their coats (good thing we just bought them this week!) and hats and gloves and ran outside in the back yard. They dogs went out with them and hopped through the snow. I am not quite sure how I feel about the snow, I do like the warm! I think I will like it better once I find a coat for myself!

Happy Snow Day to Everyone!!

8 Things

8 tv shows I love to watch: Prison Break, Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, RW/RR Challenge, Project Runway, Shear Genius, Pushing Daisies

8 things I did yesterday: Slept in until 8:30, made breakfast for the kids, watched alot of t.v., went to Costco, watched a movie last night, went to the dinosaur museum last night, made a costume for our dog, did alot of laundry.

8 thinks I'm looking forward to: My Birthday (the 14th!), my anniversary (the 16th!), paychecks, shopping with friends, Halloween, buying UGG boots, having a day for just me and my hubby, life in general

8 things on my wish list: For everyone to have lots of money, A new Jeep Wrangler, a trip to Hawaii, a fun anniversary with Matt, for my kids to not fight while playing, for everyone I know to be happy, new purses, new clothes

8 people I'm tagging: Cynthia, Charese, Rachel, April, Rhonda, Tara, Jenny, Tiff

Scentsy, Purse and Beads Bangles and Bands Party!

My friend Cher and I are having a open house party on Nov 1, at 2:00 p.m.! Anyone and Everyone is invited! If you want to come let me know your email address if I haven't sent a Evite to you and I will get one right out with the address! Angie will have her scentsy products, Angie's awesome purse lady will be there and we will have a lady that has Bead Bracelets, Bangles and watches with the bead bands. If you have seen Bumble's products they look the same! It's a great time to do shopping for friends, family or yourself! Come and have fun, shop, chat and enjoy refreshments.

These Boots are made for walking......

Last night my friend Cher and I were supposed to go to our Yoga Class. I went to pick her up and her husband was running late from work. We thought we would just go workout instead since we missed our class. Then the shopping devil on my shoulder said "Hey you two could go shopping instead!" So in our workout clothes looking like WT, we went out shopping. We had alot of fun! I got the girls boots. Since we haven't been around for the winter for a couple of years, we have no winter clothes! Looks like I will be doing alot of shopping! (Sorry Matt!)

Haircuts and fun times at Discovery Gateway!

So yesterday Oakley and I had plans to go to lunch with my friend Sarah and her daughter Samantha. We were getting ready in the morning and Oakley wanted to paint her nails. We did her hands, and then she went in the bathroom to get another color for her toes. A few minutes later she comes in and I look at her. She has tiny bangs! And they are FAR back. Now you might think "What's the big deal? You are a Hair Stylist!" Let me tell you it is one thing to fix another person's mistake, when it is your own kid it is hard to figure out how to make it better! I swear I forgot everything I have learned and just stared and stared. She started crying and I asked her where she had gotten the scissors. Of course she was smart and thought "If I am going to cut my hair I should use mom's super sharp professional scissors that cut very easily!" I took her in the bathroom and showed her in the mirror. She really started crying. She is my girly girl. She loves to look cute and she knows a bad haircut when she sees one! So we fixed her bangs a little and went to lunch with our friends. When we got back I fixed them a little more and gave her a
A-line. I think she looks super cute and most importantly she likes it!

Circus Fun!

Last Friday we went to the circus! It was so much fun! Matt was a good sport about going. It really isn't his thing, but he made sure the kids had fun. I loved it! We haven't been in a couple of years since we were off the mainland. I thought it was alot better than it has been in the years past. Our favorite was the motorycle guys in the cage! Super cool!