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January Card :)

2011-01-28T14:04:00.000-08:00

I'm in a card group and this is my card for the month of January. The theme was: "Sympathy Card" Some people did friend/valentine cards.

I had to post all the cards I collected. All so wonderful. I will have to post some more soon. I love them all so much.

Christmas '10 pics

2010-12-19T05:54:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas everyone! I'm posting some of the pictures Troy took for our Christmas card. The kids have grown so much and I am so grateful to have them in my life.

She wanted to be tall like her big sister.

Maia. She is getting so tall and beautiful.

Anna. Our cute little Sunshine

Isaac. So handsome in his suit.

Nutty Putty

2010-07-05T16:57:00.000-07:00

I miss the Nutty Putty Cave :(

Makes me wonder

2010-06-13T16:17:00.000-07:00

Random pic from the Dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving point. Makes me wonder. Would you hold a rock this large so long, that you would actually die and decompose in this position? Guess he (or she. I really can't tell) really wanted to kill that mammoth.

Spring Break '10

2010-04-13T13:24:00.000-07:00

For Spring Break we decided to go to St. George to get away from the snow up north. It rained for the first day but then it was nice and in the 70s the rest of the time. The kids loved the hotel. Especially the pool and hot tub. I was glad they were both heated, because it was freezing outside.
Anna loved the hot tub.

Isaac needed a shave after a while.

We also went to Zion's national park. It was so beautiful. And busy. We even saw the Stites family while we were there. So much fun.

A park north of St. George. Just a bunch of rocks to climb. I think the kids liked it better than any regular park we went to.

Anna at the summit of one of the rocks. She is quite the climber like her brother and sister.

A view of the city from the top. People were repelling off of this rock. It is about a 30 feet drop. You can see the ropes in the lower right hand corner of the picture. I guess next time we will have to do that too. It looked like a ton of fun.

Missionary Homecoming

2010-03-22T19:03:00.000-07:00

My Nephew Jacob just returned home from the Taibei, Taiwan mission this last week.
This picture was taken at my sisters ward building after my nephew's missionary homecoming sacrament meeting. (Jacob is 5th from the right)
I still picture this little guy that I used to babysit. Not anymore. I'm sure I will be totally freaking out when it is my own children serving a mission.

Jolley's Ranch

2010-01-28T09:09:00.000-08:00

Last week we went sledding up Jolley's Ranch after the kids got out of school. I love it up there. they have a really nice hill that is groomed and perfect for little kids to go down.

Maia and Anna had a blast. I don't know why I didn't get a picture of Isaac. I guess he was too busy. Anna loved the fire in the pavilion. We tried to dry Isaac's socks and browned them by the fire. The kids laughed that they looked like toasted marshmallows. All we needed were graham crackers and chocolate.

Some Family Pictures

2009-12-24T06:05:00.000-08:00

We took some family pictures in October. I wish we had one of Troy running back to the group after he set the camera. He takes awesome pics. I love our big family

My cute family

I love my kids smiles in this one. This was one of the first photos, so they were'nt too mad and ready to go home by this time.

I'll post more on this later, but I love this picture that Uncle Tony took at Isaac's baptism. We were so happy and proud of Isaac. It was a great day.

HAPPY 8th BIRTHDAY ISAAC

2009-11-12T07:56:00.000-08:00

Today is Isaac's 8th Birthday. Happy Birthday Isaac :) We love you and are so proud of you. We are excited that you will be baptized in a few weeks. You are such a good boy. Happy Birthday!

Isaac got a suit from his Nana and Grandpa King for his special Baptism day. He is so excited that he can now wear a suit to church and look just like Dad.

Isaac got a Scout shirt from Nana Blair. He is so excited that he has his first night of scouts on his birthday.

The kids woke Anna up for the present opening. She looks thrilled in this picture.

Isaac calls this his: "Smiley Breakfast" made up of Toast, bacon, bananas, mac and cheese and grapes. He made it for Maia a few months ago and made me promise that I would do it on his Birthday. I think we have started a new Birthday tradition.

He wanted a Lego Indiana Jones set for his birthday. He picked this one out, so it wasn't too much of a surprise, but I wanted to make sure he got the one that wanted.

Anniversary/Work Trip

2009-10-03T11:10:00.000-07:00

Troy went down to Las Vegas for work Sept. 23-25th. Troy gave me an anniversary surprise. He worked it out for his boss to send me down to be with him. Troy left on the 23rd of Sept. and I flew down to be with him on the 24th. My mom watched the kids for Wednesday and Thursday, and Troy's mom and Julie watched them on Friday. Thank you to all who helped us we love you.

A view of our room at the Hampton Inn in Henderson. It has been quite a while since I have stayed in a hotel room that only had one King size bed instead of two full size and a roll away.

:0 :) :) :) :) :)

On Thursday evening (24th)we drove our rental car to the Hoover Dam. It was amazing. I can't believe how big it is.

The two columns behind me are for the Nevada/Arizona border. I'm in Arizona in this picture.

The water line was really low.

They are building a bridge over the dam so you won't be able to drive on it before too long. Probably to keep the structure safe and to avoid any terrorist acts.

In the day while Troy was gone, I went to the Outlet Mall down the strip (I was shocked to find a store that sold kids Vegas t-shirts and adult toys together. Gross!) I left after that. I went to see a movie, "The Time Traveler's Wife" inside the South Point Casino. I then had the pool and hot tub all to myself at the hotel. It was really nice to have a me day.

The flight on the way home. It was a short but sweet trip. It was a great anniversary trip.

I'm grateful to be married to my best-friend for 13 years. Happy Anniversary Troy. I love you!

An extra picture of the bridge. Sorry I don't know how to delete it. Does anyone know?

Camping at Jolley's Ranch

2009-09-19T13:14:00.000-07:00

We went camping up Hobble Creek Canyon last night. It was so much fun and the weather was awesome. It was overcast so it wasn't very cold in the night and it didn't even rain! The kids had a blast.

I love the outdoors!

Sitting around the campfire making Smores. I'll have to admit that we made smores at night, but this picture is from the next morning at 8:30 AM. Smores are good anytime right?

Anna playing bubbles with Grandpa King. I love automatic bubble blowers.

Hurry before the marshmallow falls in the fire!

Can you see the Smore in the baby doll stroller? New Smore slogan: "You can cook em', eat 'em or just push 'em around in a stroller. We love Smores"

Bald Mountain

2009-09-04T08:59:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday (August 29th) we decided to hike to the summit of Bald Mountain in the Uintas.
I was a little nervous that the kids wouldn't be able to do it. But they did great.
It was a perfect hiking day. About 60 degrees, overcast and slightly windy. The kids were so excited. Anna had a tough time at first. It wasn't because she couldn't do it. It was because she didn't want any help getting up the mountain. But it would have taken forever to get to the top because it was so rocky and alot of the rocks were bigger than her. Troy would carry her part of the way and then we would let her walk. Maia and Isaac did great. My kids love the outdoors as much as Troy and I do.

At the trail head. Julie, Asher and Nana Blair went with us, but they only went part of the way. I think it was too cold for Asher. It was good to have them with us. It was a lot of fun.

Isaac was so excited about all these rock ledges on the trail. It made me so nervous to have them up on those rocks. (It was totally safe but I was being a protective mom) You can see me in the lower left of this picture making sure they get down as soon as the picture is taken.

Anna was happy most of the way, but the few pictures I have of her she is crying. Funny huh?

My big girl up at the summit. Maia wanted to summit the mountain first. I was so proud of her. She is such a hiker like her dad.

Anna crying again. I think this time Troy wouldn't let her run around much at the top and she was mad. Isn't the view spectacular?

The pile of rocks at the summit. Almost all of us are looking at the camera.

On our way down. I love the lakes. So beautiful! I was so proud of my kids. They were really proud of themselves that they hiked to the top of a mountain that was over 11,000 feet.

One last summer fling

2009-08-28T14:57:00.000-07:00

Thanksgiving Point had their $2 for Tuesdays in August deal again this year, so I decided to take the kids the Tuesday before school started.

by the waterfall.

I love this picture. They are so happy to be outside. The weather was perfect. They stood still for one second before running to see the Koi pond.

Isaac found the biggest hat they had at the gift shop. You could hide a whole family under there.

Anna and Grandma King enjoying the shade.

I loved how the wind was blowing Maia's hair. P.S. She loves her new haircut.

Anna was done with her stroller about halfway through. She would just take off running as soon as I let her out. Which I didn't mind too much. If you can't run outside then when can you?

The Rose Garden. I loved this wooden walkway. There were all kinds of roses around it.

It was a great day. The kids were all rested and ready for school after this. It has been an amazing summer.

Trips to Idaho

2009-08-16T15:24:00.001-07:00

From August 2-11th we went to two different parts of Idaho with one day in between to wash clothes, pack and be off again. (not recommended)

First it was off to Bear Lake for the King family reunion.

After being home for one day, I went with the kids to Boise to visit Troy's sister Jonette.

Troy had to stay home for that one, but he promised that he would go next time.

Here are some pictures of Boise. I will post the Bear Lake ones later.

My little mermaid Maia. There was a pool in their aunt's neighborhood. The water was freezing, but I don't think the kids noticed.

The only time I could get Isaac to take a picture. He was having too much fun.

The cousins. They were having too much fun to go to sleep some nights. (Which got a bit frustrating, but I am so glad that they get along so well.)

We went to the Middle Fork of the Payette river to some hot springs. The hot springs are right at the top middle of this picture of Isaac. You had to cross the river to get to it though. And the river was NOT hot. Can you see the raft in the background? Jonette and her husband Clint were trying to take the little ones over by raft. Which proved to be tricky with all the rocks and the flowing river.

At a park downtown.

Nana Blair with Anna and her cousins Maren and Leah.

We went to the Discovery Center of Idaho. Here Anna is playing in the make believe shopping center. You could select food and pretend to purchase it. The kids had a blast. I wish my kids had that much fun at the actual grocery store.

I hope you brought the money to buy that Isaac. I love the crab just sitting there.

A pulley chair that rises in the air as you pull the rope, and then you let go and it brings you back down. Genius!

The twister. (or tornado, I can't remember) Isaac loved it.

At the park in the neighborhood.

We were sad to leave, but very happy to get home. The kids were sad to leave their cousins, but happy to be back home with their dad.

Maia's Birthday

2009-07-30T19:17:00.000-07:00

My first baby turned 11 yesterday. (I know I can't call her a baby anymore, but it seems like I had her yesterday. ) The time flies. Maia was born on a Wednesday, so it was extra special that it fell on a Wednesday this year.

We started the day with her favorite breakfast: Pancakes and sausage.

Yum! Maia blowing out her candle in her breakfast.

She got a DS game: Starfy. Don't ask me what it is about, but apparently it is a really awesome game.

Then we tried to go the Mayan but it wasn't open until 4, so we killed time at IKEA for a few hours. Word to the wise: IKEA for more than 2 hours makes you want to pull your hair out.
Maia found a birthday hat. Cute. Sort of. The candles wouldn't stay up.

Anna enjoying the play land in the toy section.

We called this "Isaac in a nutshell."

Maia the alligator wrestler.

Waiting for the Mayan to open.
"I can hold the mouth open for a second mom. Hurry and take the picture."

Say: "Snake"

Watching the divers jump into the pool. Anna kept asking for her swimsuit. It was hard to convince her that we couldn't swim in the water.

Happy Birthday Maia! We love you. Maia wanted to stay up until the exact time she was born: 11:20 PM. She barely made it. She was so tired out, but she had a great day.

The Beach in June

2009-07-23T07:11:00.000-07:00

After three days at Disneyland/California Adventure, we decided we needed a change of pace. So we went to the beach. It was a beautiful sunny day and the water was perfect. Much different than our last Beach visit up in northwestern Washington three years ago.

Isaac stopped for about two seconds for this shot. he was having so much fun I could barely stop him for a sunscreen break.

Anna borrowed a scoop and bucket from the family sitting next to us. They had a little boy about her age. It was so cute watching the two of them play. The little boy kept handing Anna things and playing with her. I guess it was a two year olds way of hitting on her.

View of the water. It was so beautiful with the waves and the sailboats in the distance.

Troy heading out on a body board that we borrowed from my sister.

Troy "Catching the wave"

"I made it." Troy and Maia loved these boby boards. I don't think I saw Maia for two hours because she was riding the waves so much.

My girls playing in the sand.

Maia digging to China.

It was a beautiful day. The only downfall was having to remember to put money in the meter for the car every hour. Luckily we didn't park too far away.

Afterwards we stopped by to see the Newport Beach Temple. It was so beautiful and peaceful. I wish we could have stayed longer, but we were in our swim clothes and it felt a little awkward.

My sister MaryEllen and her husband Quentin.

Twice a day

2009-07-15T07:10:00.000-07:00

Maia does the funniest videos on her camera. They make me laugh. I had to share this one. Thanks Maia for making moms day.

California Trip part 2

2009-07-10T16:18:00.000-07:00

I have more pictures of our Disneyland, CA trip. This will have to be several blogs because there are so many cute pictures from our trip. As we were walking in Isaac mentioned that this is the castle that is in the background of all our Disney DVD's when it say's: Disney DVD. We must have our fair share of Disney movies.

Maia and her cousin on the rocket ride in Tommorowland.

The happy kids. I think they could live at Disneyland if I would let them.

Anna with her Aunt MaryEllen and her cousin Eain on the Teacups or as my husband calls them the vomit cups.

This airplane was at California Adventure. There is a better picture of us where we are all looking but I couldn't find it. I will post it later.

July 4th 2009

2009-07-05T05:40:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July

This was taken early in the morning before the shirts got sticky with whatever it is kids do.

I love how chipper and awake they all are at 5:45 AM.

I just wanted to throw this one in too. It is just too cute.

Our California Trip Part 1

2009-06-27T16:49:00.000-07:00

We went to Disneyland and California Adventure for vacation. The kids have been saving their money all year for this trip and have been so excited to do this. Isaac went to Arizona with his aunt and uncle just before, and met us in Anaheim. Once we got there we pretty much hit the ground running and didn't stop each day until about 11:00 P.M. Long days I know, but as a side note: Your kids sleep really sound and good when they run around all day long.
There is so much to see and do. Their was even stuff for Anna to do. It was wonderful. Even the weather was a perfect 72 degrees the whole time. (Sorry for those of you caught in the flood here at home)

Here are a couple of pictures from our vacation. I will have to put more on later.

Hollywood Tower Hotel or Tower of Terror. It is a hotel with an elevator that takes you to the top in the dark and then drops you several times with a really big drop right before the end. I must mention that it is in the pitch black except for the top where the elevator doors open and you see daylight for about 2 seconds before dropping 75 feet or so. (In the dark)I hated it. Maia and Troy loved it. Isaac wouldn't even attempt it. Smart boy.

After a long day, Isaac didn't even have time to take his mickey hat off before he fell asleep.

Maia ready to go for our "Disneyland Magic Morning" at 7 A.M. It is where you get in earlier than everyone else and you can go on rides before the crowds come. It was wonderful. I just went with Maia while Troy, Isaac and Anna slept in. It was so quite and peaceful in the park. I loved spending a few hours with my sweet Maia.

Anna didn't quite like her hat. She would only leave it on long enough for me to take this picture. Oh well. At least she has it for later. The shop personalized the hats with their names for free. I know the hats are a total tourist trap, but I had to do it. They were too cute to pass up.

Troy, Isaac, Anna and cousin Eain at the Brother bear playground at California Adventure. The kids could spend the whole day there. You could go on rope swings and tree houses and run around like well... little bears.

This will have to do until I get more pictures avaliable. It was a fun trip. Tiring but a total blast. The kids are already talking about going to Disneyworld in Florida next time. Oh boy what have I started. :)

Sarah's Birthday!

2009-06-13T12:56:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to Sarah! We love you very much and are glad we can celebrate your special day. Where do the years go, at least you will never catch up to your over the hill husband. In honor of your special day we will go to disneyland and relive one of your best childhood memories, we will post pictures after the grand event.

Here are 10 random things about Sarah that I think you should know.

Sarah was born in Provo, Utah.

Sarah has been out of the United States three times, once to England, once to Mexico, and once to Canada, she wants to go somewhere again soon.

Sarah loves Harry Potter movies, Troy likes SNL skits about Harry Potter characters.

Sarah has three children, she is a great Mom and loves her children more than anything.

Sarah is an exceptional violinist and will be playing for "Singin' in the Rain" in July.

Sometimes Sarah thinks of something important she wants to talk about with Troy late at night, Troy needs to work on his late at night communication skills.

Sarah loves rice, and eating out on a date.

If Sarah could go on vacation anywhere it would be Hawaii, and all it sandy beaches.

Sarah loves Twix chocolate bars and Diet Coke with Lime but not together.

Sarah grew up a non sports fan but has now turned into a super cougar fan thanks to her husband Troy, she thanks me all the time for turning her on to that one.

Bonus! Sarah is a great gal and we love her very much.

Here is a picture of Sarah as a baby "camping". I am surprised this "campground" isn't full. Sarah is trying to get away to go play with the rattlesnakes.

Can I hold the baby?

2009-06-01T14:43:00.000-07:00

We went to my mother-in-laws for her birthday and Anna could not stop trying to help with Troy's sister Julie's baby. Anna kept following her aunt around asking to hold the baby. It was so cute. I love the smile she has on her face in these pictures. I think she is wondering why her dollies at home don't cry like this. We didn't let it go on too long and soon he was back with his mom. I am sure they will be great friends as they get older.

What Anna is saying in these pictures: "Say Cheese"

and: "You alright?"

"Do I look alright?"

The Green Jello Social

2009-05-21T20:22:00.001-07:00

We had our High Priest/Senior Social tonight. My food assignment was to bring a jello salad. I'm already feeling strange going to these socials. (I'm only 20 ten and something) So as a joke I decided to bring the jello salad that is famous for Utah get togethers. The Green Jello Salad with shredded carrots. As we were rolling into the parking lot I was laughing so hard because the jello mold (Bundt shape mind you) was melting and sloshing onto my lap. So we get to the Stake center and I walk up to the table where the other Jello salads lay beautifuly placed on the table. There were two ladies putting spoons in the salads and as I put mine down next to the others. The two Sisters eyes got really BIG! They changed quickly to a loving smile that seemed to understand that I must have done my best.

I felt really embarrased but thought it was still kind of funny. I wanted to leave it in the car but Troy said that I better leave it and we will see what happens. I was sure that people would be screaming by the time they got up to my creation when they lined up to get their dinner buffet style.

To my surprise it was almost half gone by the time I got there. I guess they either ate it out of pity or it really tasted good. Who knows.

SPRING SOCCER

2009-05-09T06:43:00.000-07:00

Maia and Isaac finished their last game of soccer last night. It's been great seeing them play. Trying to keep Anna from running out on the field was fun too. She wants to be like Maia and Isaac so bad.
It was Maia's first year playing and she really took to it. She made some great friends from different schools and learned some new skills. She can't wait until fall soccer.
What a difference a year made for Isaac. Last year he was sitting all the time and trying to pull down the goal post. This year he was into the game the whole time and made some great friends too.
I'm glad to see my kids out trying new things and having fun. It is good for kids to be a little competitive and learn when is the right place to do it.
It was a great season, but I am glad it is over for a while. Standing in the rain for half the games was not exactly what I had in mind. But the kids really had fun and that is worth it right?

2009-05-09T06:32:00.000-07:00

It was so dark and cold by now. Maia was sure having fun though.

"Go get it Isaac"

Victory Dance

Art, Dead Animals and 1st Graders

2009-04-29T10:41:00.000-07:00

Fieldtrip to the Art Museum and Animal Exhibit

It was a great day. The boys that were in my group were awesome and very respectful. Isaac was thrilled that I was going. The biggest challenge was having to tell the boys it was time to leave. They had so much fun.

Walter Wick is as you know the photographer/designer of the I Spy books. It was so amazing to see the different things that he came up with.

Isaac had such a thoughtful look on his face the whole time, that I knew we would be having our own I Spy type exhibit in our own home.

The wall was painted Orange. So we wouldn't miss the name I guess.

Our guide was was so funny and very informed on the types of art we saw. The kids were so interested.

One of Walter Wicks models that he uses in his photography. So cool!

Then it was off to the museum to look at the dead animals. It didn't smell as dusty to me as before, but the animals were still creepy.

I know this picture is sideways. Sorry. But I thought it was so funny. The boys wanted to pretend that a Kodiak Bear was after them. Boys will be boys.

It was a great day. It is hard to make it to all of the fieldtrips, but it is great when I can.

It was a sunny day too. What luck!

MAIA'S GRADUATION

2009-04-21T10:24:00.000-07:00

Maia had her D.A.R.E. graduation today. The 5th grade participated in this program where Officer Adams came and taught the kids various lessons on the negative effects of substance abuse. Also the positive effects of having good friends and peers. He did it in a very cool way that got the kids motivated and excited to stay drug free and make good friends that help you make good choices in life. Maia was always so excited every Tuesday to go to school because it was D.A.R.E. day. What a great experience for all the kids. They invited all of the parents to this ceremony. Probably a little preview for H.S. graduation. Which will come sooner than I think.

Maia with Officer Adams after the ceremony
He was so awesome with the kids.

Cool T-Shirt! Congrats Maia!

Maia's certificate of achievement for completing

the program.

This picture is a little hard to see. Sorry. Maia is getting

her certificate from Officer Adams. Mrs. Elzinga (her teacher),
Mr. Larsen (principal), and Mrs. Beckert (teacher) were also on stage.

Standing for the D.A.R.E. Ceremony

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNA

2009-04-10T12:26:00.000-07:00

"Hey Anna. I hope you have the best
Birthday ever. Save me a piece of cake."
- Your pal, KEN

"Thanks Ken. Lets just get to the presents shall we?"

She got a baby doll stroller. She liked her cousin Leah's so much
that we thought she would love her own. We were right.

The gangs all here.

New clothes.

June 2007

Look how much she has grown in two years.

We love you Anna Lea. Happy 2nd Birthday.

Happy Birthday TROY

2009-04-04T04:20:00.000-07:00

Guess which one is Troy

20 RANDOM QUESTIONS ABOUT MY HUSBAND:

1. He is sitting in front of the T.V., what is on the screen?

BYU Sports, 30Rock or Man vs. Wild

2. You are out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad?

Either Italian or Thousand Island

3. Whats one food he doesn't like?

Spinach

4. You go out to eat. What drink does he order?

I guess it depends if they have pepsi or coke products. It would be either Mt. Dew or Coke

5. Where did he go to High School?

Orem

6. What size shoe does he wear?

11 1/2

7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be?

Maps or History Books

8. What is his favorite type of sandwhich?

Seafood from Subway

9. What would he eat everyday if he could?

Peanut Butter Cups

10. What is his favorite Cereal?

Lucky Charms

11. What would he never wear?

Sweatpants with loafers

12. Who did he vote for?

McCain

13. What is his favorite Sports Team?

BYU anything. But mostly football

14. Who is his best friend?

15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't?

Wake him up in the night to talk about something that bothers me

16. What is his heritage?

English, Italian, Swedish, German, American. I'm not exactly sure.

17. What is his favorite cake?

Lemon Poppy Seed. The kind from the Lyon House cookbook

18. Did he play sports in High School?

Cross Country and Track

19. What could he spend hours doing?

A toss up. Either itunes, SNL moments on nbc.com, or anything funny on youtube. And Reading.

20. What is one unique talent he has?

He is very humble about it, but he is an excellent photographer. He takes awesome pics.

Happy Birthday Troy. I love you and I am so glad to celebrate this day with you. Thanks for all you do for me and the kids. Happy Birthday!

PUT ME IN THE ZOO

2009-03-21T15:37:00.000-07:00

I WANT TO BE IN THERE WITH YOU!

Sorry to quote Dr. Seuss, but we love the books and one of our favorites is "Put me in the Zoo"

We decided to travel north to the zoo on the kids day off. Thinking that it would be nice, quite and without many patrons.

It was the busiest I have ever seen it. Oh well.

You know first day of spring and all. It was a georgeous 78 degrees and the animals were very active.

I even lost all of my kids a couple of times, and a gift shop item. But all was found in the end. Even Anna in the parking lot. She's a runner that one.

Needless to say I was beside myself by the end of the day. But was determined to not let it get me down. After all, I had been waiting ALL winter for this day. Spring. Not losing my kids. :)

Tech Savvy Baby

2009-03-12T18:13:00.000-07:00

So I don't know why, but it seems that children are born Tech savvy these days. I mean come on, I had to take a special class in college on how to double click the mouse. And these kids seem to be able to do anything Technical. Even change the clock on the VCR.

Anyways, I was folding laundry and couldn't hear Anna's normal chatter around the house. I went to search for her and found her like this:

She had found Maia's Ipod and had unlocked it and found an episode of spongebob and was watching it. Hello. I have the hardest time getting a show to play on it. Well, maybe not entirely true, but at first I had a hard time and I'm not 23 mos. :I Oh Well! At least she was entertained for a while while I climbed my mountain of laundry.

BYU vs AIRFORCE

2009-03-10T09:34:00.000-07:00

GO COUGARS!

Saturday March 7, 2009

BYU vs AIRFORCE

So I got some vouchers from the BYU bookstore for tickets to the last home game of the season. The kids were so excited to go to the game. Isaac and Troy were especially excited to get a cougar dog. (Don't freak out it is a hot dog, not ground up cougar)

We get there and it was near sold out. But I think it gave more energy to the place.

They were saying goodbye to all the seniors leaving and the cougarettes did an awesome cheerleading routine. (That one was for Sarah and Maia) We love that stuff.

We met this nice family behind us. It was their first any kind of game at BYU. They just moved up from vegas. We met them over Anna trying to suck on their baby's bottle. Funny huh? How humiliating.

Their baby's name was Isaac so of course we all thought that was cool.

The mother asked me: "Is it always this loud in here?" I smiled and said: "Only on a good day" She will get used to it I am sure.

I've got to hand it to the BYU fans. They know how to yell loud.

It was a great night. We even got out of there without having to wait long in traffic. Good job Troy. He is an expert at traffic navigation out of byu. I guess years of experience.

Bye basketball. We will miss you until next season. Hello new season of BYU baseball. :) It never ends. Hee Hee.

2009-03-01T14:01:00.000-08:00

BLUE AND GOLD

2009-03-01T13:56:00.000-08:00

SCOUTS HERE WE COME!

This year the primary decided to invite all the boys turning 8 in 2009 to the annual Blue and Gold Banquet for cub scouts. It was a chinese new year theme and they had an instructor come and teach the kids karate. Isaac is 3 from the left in this picture practicing a move on a friend that will be turning 8 this year as well.

I love the scouting program. I think it gets the boys involved in something constructive. It helps to build confidence and charity toward others. The boys can feel an accomplishment in what they have done and it truly helps with the rest of their life. Troy has spent quite a bit of time in the souting program and he is so excited to be able to share this experience with Isaac and have some fun as well.

2009-03-01T13:54:00.000-08:00

Here is Isaac opening his after dinner snack. He was so excited to see the program and what they do.

2009-02-22T13:10:00.000-08:00

MORGAN WINS!

I guess my pay it forward didn't quite work out how I had planned. Oh well, I guess you all missed out on a great handmade gift from me.

So congrats to Morgan. Thanks for playing and I will be sending you your gift very soon. I think you will really like it. :)

PAY IT FORWARD

2009-02-16T21:01:00.001-08:00

PAY IT FORWARD

I'm paying it forward and following the rules. Attention all bloggers. Ready.. Set... Go...

Read closely...this is how it works...
The Rules 1. Be one of the first THREE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me.
2. Winners, you must post this challenge on your blog, meaning that you will Pay It Forward, creating a handmade gift for the first THREE bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!
3. The gift that you send to your Three Friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember: It’s the Spirit and the Thought That Count!
4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it, sharing appropriate Linky Love!If you are not one of the Top Three Commenters on this post, you can still play along. Please take the button and post it on your blog; start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same!

2009-02-10T16:44:00.000-08:00

SUPER BOWL EATS

Troy called me from work one day and told me to look up a recipe for pork on pork. Wrapped with more pork and baked to perfection.

We thought it would be great for Super Bowl Sunday.

Here is the hubby standing by his creation before it enters the ov.

2009-02-10T16:40:00.000-08:00

BACON EXPLOSION!
Here is the finished product. It was surprisingly good and not too salty. It is definately a once in a while dish though. For those who would like to try this recipe, go to cnn.com and search: bacon explosion. It is a video of how to make it. Yummy! Great for parties

2009-01-31T20:27:00.000-08:00

TROY BLAIR -Orem High School

He is totally going to love that I put this picture on our blog. He scanned some old slides that he had and I wanted to post one.

Look at those legs! Whoo Hoo!

2009-01-21T18:50:00.000-08:00

TEMPLE OPEN HOUSE

Last saturday (Jan 17)we had the opportunity to go to the Draper Temple open house. The kids were excited and were so reverent.
Maia is especially excited that in a year and a half she will be able to do Baptisms for the Dead. We took this photo really quick before we had to get on the bus. Maia is telling me in this photo that the bus is getting ready to leave. It is cute. Isaac is even smiling a nice relaxed smile. We usually get the cheeser smile. Anna looks really good except for the bobby in her mouth.
All in all it was a really great day and a pleasure to spend time with our family.

2009-01-15T16:01:00.000-08:00

ANNA AND THE BEAST

This was in the Summer of 2007. I will start doing new pics on my blog, but I had to put this one in. Maia took this picture with her camera up in Idaho at the lodge we stay at by Bear Lake.
The horse walked up right before she took the picture. (Don't worry there is a fence between Anna and the horse) We thought it was so cute. Also, the fact that Anna is so bald and chubby. Now she is my blond curly sue.

2009-01-13T12:31:00.000-08:00

I know it is a sunny but cold January, but I found this picture and I have never wanted summer to come more in my life. This is a picture of Isaac going down the slide at the pool. He loved it and went over and over again. Anyone wanting to come with us this year can come. The pool opens Memorial Day. I know it is still 4 mos. away, but doesn't it sound great right now? I love the snow until Christmas, then it is boring. Although I need to get some more skiing in with Maia before it melts. A toss up. :)

2009-01-09T18:18:00.000-08:00

Cute Maia on the chair lift. I took this photo just minutes before we had to get off the lift and start down the mountain. We were not ready to get off the lift properly, so we biffed it big time. We couldn't move out of the way in time so skiiers behind us on the lift had to yell "Heads" so we would duck and not get clipped by their skiis. We laughed so hard.

2009-01-09T18:06:00.000-08:00

Maia got a fifth grade ski utah pass this year. So on New years day we decided to hit the slopes.

We went to Sundance ski resort. Maia was such a trooper. She had never been before and she was so excited. She picked it up so fast. We will definately have to go soon.

Snowy January

2009-01-07T15:09:00.000-08:00

Hi all. I have decided to start my own blog. I should start with the reason behind our Title.
Troy wrote me a letter on our 10th anniversary. A wonderful letter that I won't go into now, but at the end of the letter he wrote in bright red pen: Dream It. Plan It. Do It. We have decided to make this our family theme. We can do anything together if we start with a dream and make a plan to accomplish that task.
I will try to make this blog cute and bubbly but I might hit a few bumps in the road but I am excited to try this.
Thanks for listening and happy blogging everyone! :)