Valentines Day

Feb. 14, 2008 - So this Valentine's Day was a crazy busy one I must say. It started out as the regular 5:00am workout with Kami at the AF Rec Center and then I come home to my honey frantically wrapping gifts for me. It was cute. Then we had the pancake breakfast and then Tregs preshool Valentine's Party and then wouldn't you know it I volunteered to help out with both Bowdee's
and Matia's Class partys so there I go dashing out the door after serving heart shaped sandwiches to the kids. Then after delivering cookies picking up the heart shaped pizza and to home to relax and enjoy each other. We had a great day and I do love being involved with the kids and their lives. What will I ever do without them to keep me busy?
Today is also a milestone in my life. Today Emilee stopped working so she could stay home and have her third baby girl. This means she will no longer need me to watch her children. So now I have only my 3 children at home with me.It is definately a bitter-sweet feeling, I love my neices and nephews so much I do feel like they are my own. However, I am looking forward to spending more one on one with my own children. So here we go to a newer life style for all of us.

Skiing Alta with the Fam

Jan. 27, 2008 - Did you know that Alta offers free skiing... Well they do but only on one lift... and well only from 3:00-4:30... so it is a lot of work for a little skiing but wow the kids love it and we are learning it is just about the right amount of time for those little ones. So we took the kids up to Alta because we are too cheap to pay for all of us to go for a full day and then leave half way through. Anyway it was a blast this is the first time that we were able to take Treg up with us and he loved it. Tia and I were pretty much glued together and Treg hung with Dad then Bowdee just did whatever he wanted. He is getting so good I have to admit I get a little proud when I watch that kid ski down the hill. Matia and Treg are getting so brave even through the blizzard that hit half way through the day. Remember the family that skiis together stays together. So skiing we will go.

Sleapers

Oh how great it was to have such wonderful friends come and visit all the way from Louisiana. Well okay so they were in town for a funeral but wow how great it was that they took the time to spend a night with us to visit and let the kids play. These guys have such great little girls it is amazing to see how they grow so fast. Matia and Rorey had a great time playing together and Rorey had a really hard time when they had to go. Matia was asking when she was coming back for weeks after. If you don't know Corey and I have been friends for nearly 20 years. We go way back he is one of those friends you just can't shake. And to be honest I would never want to shake. Yes he did luck out when he met Ashley even though he is a great guy his wife is so amazing. Just love her to death so her you go met my good friend Corey and his darling family!

Boarding the Canyons with Kami

Jan. 17th, 2008 - I must say this winter I was so sick and tired of the winter I seriously began to think I was the snowman. Matia got to the point when she would wake up she would go to the window and look out every morning. If it was snowing she would drop to the ground and begin to cry. She expressed everything I was feeling. Don't get me wrong I love the snow. And the one day I got to go boarding to the Canyons (thanks to Tara) I had a perma grin on my face. Well right up until I had to go to the bathroom I hate that. Because you are so bundled up and you have gloves you have to strap to you so they don't get knocked into the toilet bowl and not to mention the hats and coats and everything else well anyway. I am sure you get the point. Kami and I had so much fun up on the mountain just the two of us I felt like I was 19 again. Well until my body started to remind me I was no teenager again and it was not about to let me try and do anything that would make me feel that young. But in my mind I was 19 for that day. Thank you Kami Jo for the great feeling of youth.