Hello From Idaho!

Saturday events

2009-05-03T16:00:00.005-06:00

This Saturday was full to the brim with events. The first event was the monthly Home Depot Kids Clinic. Cody was voted to take the three kids to this. The kids each made a wheelbarrow for me with a beautiful flower inside. They had a blast!

Next I was voted to take them to the annual Teddy Bear Clinic at Portneuf Medical Center. We have been to this event before and it was a big hit. This time, we went with our friends and their stuffed animals. The stuffed animals get admitted to the hospital with a wrist band and the kids get to choose if they want to be a nurse or a doctor. All my kids chose to be nurses (the hats were cooler). The kids got to listen to their animal heart beats (or lack of) and they got casts on each animal.

The last month or so

2009-05-03T15:46:00.006-06:00

Alexa and her friend Kamille have discovered dressing up. I went to the DI and kit the jackpot. Now they dont have to use ALL the clothes in Alexa's drawers. These are just a few of the amazing outfits they have put together.

Easter was nice. Unfortunately I slept through most of it including the egg decorating part. When I woke up, I found the kids had apparently decorated their own eggs with little to no help from their dad. They were dyed beautifully but then they got ahold of the glitter glue and made a little dab on each of the eggs. Cody and I thought this looked like a little poop on each one. Mental note: help the kids next year. :)

Okay, Austins birthday was not in April but I forgot to post the photos of his cake and the birthday boy. Austin turned 7 this year. Wow.

Horses

2009-03-24T11:31:00.003-06:00

Our neighbor just bought a Clydesdale horse. The girl is MASSIVE. Our neighbor is so sweet with the kids and lets them ride her horses almost anytime. Since the last post was about Mason. Here are a few picture with Austin and Alexa.

Pine Wood Derby 2009

2009-03-24T10:25:00.002-06:00

I have been a little slow posting our lives events. Here are a few pictures of Mason's Pine Wood Derby. He and Cody worked really hard on his car. Mason took second place out of the Wolves. He was very proud and we were very proud of him.

Dentist visit

2009-03-05T17:58:00.009-07:00

At the recommendation of our kids dentist we began seeing an orthodontist. They have a preventative program designed to correct minor problems with teeth before they become major problems. At our last appointment they took x-rays and determined that Mason needed two teeth pulled and Austin needed four teeth pulled. Austin had not lost any teeth yet and through the x-ray it showed that the roots on his teeth were not dissolving properly. That is why he had not lost any and if they were not pulled then his big teeth would come in sideways.

So today was the big day. I took Alexa to a friends house and took the boys to the dentist. They weren't scared at all. In fact I was more nervous than they were. After an hour of waiting, they came out with smiles on their faces. Their mouths were stuffed with gauze and their lips were numb but they were in good spirits.

When we got home and the numbing medicine started wearing off is when the "fun" began. They didn't know how to react to the sensations. Mason kept whining and telling me that his lip felt fat. Austin just kept screaming and hitting his legs. He was so frustrated and couldn't understand why his mouth felt like that. After a few hours of this "fun" the numbness went away and lucky the pain did not follow. It should be an interesting night. The dentist did give us Tylenol with Codeine in case of pain so that will definitely help them sleep.

More Strep Throat

2009-02-15T00:23:00.002-07:00

Alexa recovered quickly from her strange case of strep.

On that note, Mason came home this afternoon from a sleepover at his best friend, Pacen's, house. He came in the front door, threw his blanket down, and has an unpleasant look on his face. I asked him what was wrong and he said he was itchy. (They all had just had haircuts, Thanks Sunshine!) I told him to go take a cool shower and calm down.

Fifteen or so minutes later he came out of the shower. He said that his throat hurt. CRAP! I felt his head and he was burning up. I told him to put his clothes on and off to the urgent care we went.

After 45 minutes in the urgent care, the doctor came in and said "Mason has strep". The doc also listened to his lungs and said that she could hear weezing too. She gave us two presriptions (anitbiotic and steriod inhaler) and off to the pharmacy we went.

We went to the pharmacy and were told 10 minutes. 20 minutes later I could hear the pharmacist on the phone and he was arguing with someone. Then he said "the dose you prescribed for Mason is more than an adult should have." AWESOME! After the doc and pharm. decided what dosage my 8 year old should get, it had been another 45 minutes and Mason was starting to moan.

We got home, gave Mason all his medicine and had him lay down.

Now the best part...

Austin asked me for a drink of water. I got him one and after he drank it he scrunched his face and said "it hurts when I drink". SERIOUSLY?!

Cody piped in and said "Austin I asked you before your mom and Mason left if your throat hurt and you said no." Austin's response while pointing to his throat, "Is this my throat?".

By that time all the clinics were closed and there was no way we were going to the ER for strep. I gave him some pain reliever and a lozenge and hopefully he will make it through the night without pain and we will take him to the urgent care in the morning. Poor kids!

Later that evening...

I was talking with Sunshine, the mother of Pacen. She said that Pacen was now complaining of a sore throat. Needless to say we are going to carpool in the morning to the urgent care.

What a week.

Strep Throat

2009-02-10T08:48:00.003-07:00

Alexa came up to me on Monday morning and said"my throat hurts". She had no fever and was running around the house singing. I thought to myself bullcrap. She just doesn't want to go to school. I told her that if she was really sick she should stay home with me and sleep all day. She decided she would rather go to school.

After school she said again that her throat hurt. I told her that I would take her to the doctor but if they told me that there was nothing wrong with her then she would stay in her room for the rest of the day. She said okay and off to the doctor we went.

When we got to the doctor she was playing on the toys and acting totally fine. The nurse called us back and then swabbed her throat. The nurse said she couldn't see anything and I told the nurse I thought Alexa was faking. The nurse left to run the swabs.

Two minutes later the nurse came in and said it was "very positive". CRAP! I felt like the biggest jack in the whole world! Alexa asked me if she was still in trouble.

Worlds Worst Mother Award goes to ME! I felt so bad.

Last night after getting her antibiotics, she spiked a fever and just kept moaning. I snuggled with her and tried to comfort her, still feeling like a total jerk.

Lesson learned!

Mason...

2009-01-13T17:05:00.007-07:00

Mason had his first pack meeting this last week. He loved it!

Mason also turned the big 8. Can't believe he is that old. We had a small party for him with cake and ice cream. He will be baptized in the next two months.

What a month

2008-12-31T01:22:00.003-07:00

This has been a crazy month, so sorry for not updating in while. Work has been busy, go figure. We have two girls that have been on vacation for the last two weeks so alot of overtime has been earned.

Holidays+drunks=busy Andrea

It doesn't help that it has snowed almost 2 feet the last two weeks. The kids love the snow, Cody loves the snow and Andrea does not like the snow. As some of you may remember many, many, many years ago I totalled my first car in a snow storm. Luckily without serious injury to me, the car was another story. Something about hitting a bus bench, telephone pole, 7-11 sign, a few shrubs...

Since that night I have been scared to death of driving in the snow. Needless to say, I have not been driving alot. Thank goodness for no school and Cody being home.

Cody has been working steady except for the last week. He has been home playing with the kids and letting me sleep. Thank you sweety!

The kids must have been good this year because Santa brought everything that they wanted and some. Mason and Alexa got a Nintendo DS, Austin got an AT-ET Walker (starwars ship) and they all got many other presents.

FYI-Moon Sand is very messy! We went through playdough so fast that "Santa" thought let's get Moon Sand. What a joke! Within minutes all the colors were blended into gray. Bad purchase.

I am thankful that my husband got me a Shark sweeper vac for Christmas. That thing sucks up sand and everything else. I also got the Shark steam mop. Love it!!

We haven't made it out to see family yet, due to the weather and work schedule, but hope to be able to soon. My dad, Marnae and Logan came up on Christmas Eve to see us. That was great! The kids love seeing them and so do I.

I am still working on learning PhotoShop in all my spare time, which is very limited. Pictures will be posted shortly.

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and continue with a Happy New Year!

Finally...

2008-12-10T01:12:00.003-07:00

It finally snowed. After purchasing the snow boots (see previous posting) for $105.00, and having them sit by the front door for 2 months, it finally snowed. The kids were so excited to finally be able to wear their sweet new boots and they looked stylish in them!

Christmas Party

2008-12-10T01:09:00.001-07:00

Here is a photo from my company Christmas party.

Don't we look happy!

Thanksgiving 2008

2008-12-01T17:34:00.004-07:00

This Thanksgiving we went to my mom's house in Bluffdale, Utah. Here are a few photos. I am still learning Photoshop Elements, so be patient.

Alexa outfit vs. Mom outfit

2008-11-18T16:53:00.003-07:00

Can you tell the difference?

Anyone know what kind of spider this is?

2008-11-18T16:49:00.002-07:00

We have a lot of these in our house. Don't know what they are.

How much??!!??

2008-11-03T17:10:00.003-07:00

Seriously! All three kids needed new snow boots this year and since the weatherman said,"there is a 50% chance of snow for the next week", chances are it will. Parents out there know that when the snow starts, the boots disappear. But $105.00 for three pairs of snow boots!?!?!?

Halloween

2008-11-01T17:15:00.007-06:00

Mason-a werewolf
Austin-a "bobble-head" clone trooper
Alexa-a mermaid

This year we went to the mall for trunk or treat. They had the trunk or treat inside the mall and most the the stores had someone standing, in costume, at their door handing out candy. The police and their carswere there in the middle of the mall, lights shining. My kids got a little bit spoiled by the officers. Thanks guys!

After that we went to a few friends houses and came home to eat dinner. Okay, we didn't eat a lot of dinner due to all the candy WE ingested.

All in all it was a very nice Halloween!

Crazy Hair Day @School

2008-10-27T08:46:00.002-06:00

Alexa and her best-friend Tierra.
Mason
Austin

School photos 2008-2009

2008-10-21T16:25:00.001-06:00

Austin's Award

2008-10-21T16:21:00.003-06:00

I received an email about two weeks ago from Austin's teacher, Mrs. Burrell. She wrote that an awards assembly was coming up and she had chosen Austin out of all of her students to receive the "Good Work" award. She explained that Austin is always willing to help her, plays well with others and is excited about learning. Here is a photo of Austin and his award. He is very proud and so are his parents!

Have you done any of these?

2008-10-18T01:20:00.008-06:00

I got this off of my cousins blog. Just copy and paste this to your blog and highlight or Bold the ones that you HAVE done.

1. Started your own blog 2. Slept under the stars 3. Played in a band 4. Visited Hawaii 5. Watched a meteor shower 6. Given more than you can afford to charity 7. Been to Disneyland 8. Climbed a mountain 9. Held a praying mantis 10. Sang a solo 11. Bungee jumped 12. Visited Paris 13. Watched a lightning storm at sea 14. Taught yourself an art from scratch 15. Adopted a child 16. Had food poisoning 17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty. 18. Grown your own vegetables 19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France 20. Slept on an overnight train 21. Had a pillow fight 22. Hitch hiked 23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill 24. Built a snow fort 25. Held a lamb 26. Gone skinny dipping 27. Run a Marathon 28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice 29. Seen a total eclipse 30. Watched a sunrise or sunset 31. Hit a home run . 32. Been on a cruise 33. Seen Niagara Falls in person 34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors 35. Seen an Amish community 36. Taught yourself a new language 37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied 38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person 39. Gone rock climbing 40. Seen Michelangelo’s David 41. Sung karaoke . 42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt 43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant 44. Visited Africa 45. Walked on a beach by moonlight 46. Been transported in an ambulance 47. Had your portrait painted 48. Gone deep sea fishing 49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person 50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris 51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling 52. Kissed in the rain 53. Played in the mud 54. Gone to a drive-in theater 55. Been in a movie 56. Visited the Great Wall of China 57. Started a business . 58. Taken a martial arts class 59. Visited Russia 60. Served at a soup kitchen 61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies 62. Gone whale watching 63. Got flowers for no reason 64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma 65. Gone sky diving 66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp 67. Bounced a check . 68. Flown in a helicopter 69. Saved a favorite childhood toy 70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial 71. Eaten Caviar 72. Pieced a quilt. 73. Stood in Times Square 74. Toured the Everglades 75. Been fired from a job . 76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London 77. Broken a bone . 78. Been on a speeding motorcycle 79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person 80. Published a book 81. Visited the Vatican 82. Bought a brand new car 83. Walked in Jerusalem 84. Had your picture in the newspaper 85. Read the entire Bible 86. Visited the White House . 87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating 88. Had chickenpox 89. Saved someone’s life 90. Sat on a jury 91. Met someone famous 92. Joined a book club 93. Lost a loved one 94. Had a baby 95. Seen the Alamo in person 96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake 97. Been involved in a law suit 98. Owned a cell phone 99. Been stung by a bee .

Week in review

2008-10-03T21:42:00.002-06:00

Nothing exciting has happened this past week. Last Sunday Mason and I ended up with a stomach bug, Cody taught Elders Quorum, Alexa gave a prayer in primary and Austin went to all of his classes without complaining.

On Monday things went back to normal, kids went to school, Cody went to work and I cleaned house and did laundry. Tuesday and Wednesday went pretty much the same, except that I worked at night and slept during the day.

The kids had no school on Thursday and Friday so the weather turned into fall, leaves on the ground, cold and rainy. Exactly what kids and parents want when there is no school. Dang weather!

Now we are up to date, like I said nothing out of the ordinary this week. Hope yours went well.

30 Something

2008-09-24T00:41:00.002-06:00

This past week I had my 30th birthday. There is said it, I AM 30! It was a good day, went to dinner with Cody and no kids (thanks Sunshine and Travis). Cody gave me a beautiful saphire and diamond necklace. He spoils me with "bling". Thanks to all our family and friends for their birthday wishes and cards.

Just a note on the subject, 30 is not as bad as I thought. Of course it has only been a few days and no one has asked me how old I am, yet. I still feel the same and still look the same as I did when I was 29. So no big deal right?

Still here

2008-09-17T23:21:00.003-06:00

The last few weeks have been very busy/stressfull due to school starting and getting back into the grove of things. Just an update, the kids are all really enjoying school so far. In fact they get upset when Saturday comes and there is no school.

Cody has been working all over the town. Tomorrow he is going to Salt Lake with a co worker for an electrical class. Today the owner of the company asked him if he would be willing to work in Wyoming for a while. Our feeling is that if that is where the work is then that is where he will go. The joys of construction and a slow economy.

I have been tossing and turning on wether or not to apply for a new position. Currently I work in dispatch, four 10 hours nights, from 9 PM to 7 AM. I love my job although it can get pretty nerve racking to say the least. I have been given the chance to work like a normal person, in the records division, during the day from 8 AM to 4 PM. Cody and I talked about it for a while since it would be a HUGE change for me.

So, we decided for me to apply and I got the position. The good/bad news is that I will have to wait to start the new position until they hire another dispatcher and get them trained which takes up to six months. It is NOT an easy job and over half of those that apply quit after a few weeks because they can not handle it. Anyways, Cody is really excited for me to work a normal job and I really feel it will work out well for the family.

I can hardly wait to sleep at night and have weekends and holidays off. It has been a long time.

That is what has been going on the last few weeks, lots of pondering, talking and praying.

More to come...

Apples

2008-09-05T13:11:00.000-06:00

Apple season has begun. Here are the kids picking apples for the first time this year. Hopefully this will continue, as it saves us lots of money. Apples also help with those slightly wiggly teeth.

Anniversary

2008-09-03T15:50:00.000-06:00

Today was our 9th wedding anniversary. How time flies. I am married to a wonderful man who thoroughly loves me and our children. I am more in love with him today than I ever thought possible.

Timpanogos/Timpanooke Hike

2008-09-01T23:03:00.003-06:00

We we finally attempted it. We had placced on climbing this blasted mountain last year, however, due to many circumstances we did not. This year we were able to attempt the climb. When I say attempt, I mean attempt. Daniel and Logan made it to the top and that was it. The rest of us old folk made to to Emerald Lake when our bodies decided that enough was enough. We had alot of fun, taking short cuts that ended up being long, painful cuts. All in all it was a good time.

Lava Hot Springs

2008-08-24T22:00:00.000-06:00

After Cody and I were done throwing up and feeling like total crap for a few days, we decided to go see my friend Lori and her family in Lava. She came up for the weekend and wanted to go tubing down the river. Lori was my matron of honor at our wedding. Here are a few pictures of the event. It was so nice to see them, it had been 5 years. We won't wait that long again!

First day of School

2008-08-22T09:46:00.001-06:00

Mason is now in second grade. Austin is now in first grade. Alexa is in kindergarten. I still can't believe it.

The joy of reading...

2008-08-20T23:46:00.003-06:00

So, dang all of you who said "you have to read these books"...you know the ones that I am talking about...yes, the Twighlight series. I finally caved and started reading them. I bought the first book Friday, 08/15. I have read the first three and only have 200 pages left of the last book. Needless to say I have slept very little and my eye balls are red. Why is it that I can not read fast enough?

Fun Weekend

2008-08-10T23:27:00.004-06:00

Unfortunately, once again I left my camera at home. I made sure that I brought extra batteries for it and thought that it was in my purse, however, it was not. Still not sure where it is. Anyways, I was lucky enough to have my friends camera so as soon as I get those pictures I will post them.

Here is a low down of the weekend,

This weekend we had a blast. We went to the north beach of Bear Lake. I hadn't been to Bear Lake since I was a small child and Cody hadn't been since he was in high school. Neither of us had been to the Idaho side of the lake.

The water was so clear and low that the kids could walk out quite a ways and still the water was only up to their knees. We still had them wear their life jackets due to my fear of water.

We stayed from Saturday morning until that evening. We ended up getting rained out. No, rained out doesn't sound nearly as bad as it was. The rain started lightly, then progressed into painfully hard rain, then the wind picked up blowing sand at us with great force. I think that was the fastest clean up I had ever seen.

We all had a blast and would love to go back again sometime. Special thanks to our friends for inviting us!

7 Quirky Things About Me.

2008-08-03T11:05:00.006-06:00

My friend, Annie, tagged me to write 7 quirky things about myself. So here it goes.

1. I am completely fascinated with the human anatomy. I love watching all the discovery channels that show operations, medical conditions and injuries. Trauma: life in the ER in one of my favorite. When someone gets hurt around me, kids mostly, I am the one who takes them to the hospital for stitches and watches while they get sewn up. I even watched my own finger get stitched up after an incident with the lawn mower. Someday I would love to become an RN in the ER.

2. I still watch Cops every week. I know, I work at a police department and have experienced mostly the same things that they show on Cops, but I just can't get enough.

3. This one isn't so quirky, but I am totally proud of myself and have to share. I quit smoking in February. I smoked for 12 years (off and on) and finally decided enough was enough. It was the hardest thing I have ever done. I even got Cody to quit.

4. I chew on the inside of my mouth (my cheeks). I have since I can remember.

5. I have OCD. When I am counting anything the ending number has to be an even number, or I will continue counting it until it ends on an even number. Examples, I have an even number of pictures hanging in each room, I buy 10 apples at the store and the grapes need to weigh 2 or 4 pounds. I know, really weird.

6. I love creating order/organization. That is probably why I love my job so much, I take something that is totally hectic (someone calling 911, screaming at the top of their lungs) and create order by calming them down and sending them the help they need.

7. Sorry, can't end on seven...it is not an even number!

Next I tag Abbie, Vickie and Neiko. Have fun girls!

Back from Salt Lake with a REALLY long post.

2008-08-01T16:40:00.009-06:00

Cody ended up working out of town this week, so I packed up the kids and off to Salt Lake we went for a few days. First to my mom and Denny's place (Nana and Papa). While there Denny's 5 daughters and their 13 kids came over for dinner. Needless to say my kids were not bored. Of all the grandkids, there were four girls that were close to the same age.
And girls will be girls...
The next day we all went to Hogle Zoo.

This is where Austin spent most of the time, in the wagon (pulled by me). Still not sure why we paid to get him in.

Alexa spent a lot of time on Uncle Dan's shoulders. Thank you Dan for helping with the kids and coming to the zoo with us!!All of the cousins.After to zoo, we all went to the Training Table. We don't have the Training Table in Pocatello. The kids were completely confused by the telephone order. Mason wouldn't eat his macaroni and cheese-because it was actually made with real cheese (It wasn't Kraft).

That night we went to my dad's and Marnae's place and played with "Bird". Yes, that is the birds name, "Bird". The kids love putting "Bird" on their shoulders, until he poops of course.

After dinner, we went to feed the ducks. The kids love doing this and it is actually really relaxing for grown ups. I have to say that last year we came to this same park, can't remember the name, and some of the same ducks were still there. There was a HUGE duck that was camera shy (we named him big daddy) and one that was a little special (we named him retard). Retard was pigeon toed and had a feathery tumor on the side of his head. We fed him a little more bread then the others.These are pictures that my dad took while we were feeding the ducks. They turned out just perfect.

Sunday Best.

2008-07-26T22:15:00.003-06:00

I love when the kids get dressed up for church. Can you tell how excited they are to be dressed up? The good thing is that when we get to church they forget about being uncomfortable. Thank heavens!

Week Update

2008-07-15T22:38:00.002-06:00

This last week was a little crazy. We went camping at Twin Lakes for a night. Talk about fun! We were supposed to just spend the day there, but as fate would have it, we ended up spending the night. By we I mean my friend Sunny and her three kids and me and my three kids. The men had to get up early the next day for the annual Union picnic so they went home. Between the crying, snoring, bed wetting and coughing, Sunny and I got about 4 hours of sleep. Also having six kids and two moms, one of which is pregnant (no it is not me) in a four man tent made things interesting. But it really was fun. Unfortunately I forgot my camera, but I did remember bug spray.

The next day, we had the picnic at the park. We met up with Cody there and we all ate together. After that I took the kids swimming at the community swimming pool while Cody did his Union stuff. We ended up only staying for a few hours due to us all being exhausted.

The next few days consisted of unloading the vehicles and laundry, which still is not completely done. One day we went to the park for lunch and let the kids play on the playground for a while.

Then onto the work week!

I have my camera in my purse so I have no excuses this week.

Star

2008-07-07T17:32:00.001-06:00

This is my latest project. I think it turned out pretty cute. What do you think?

Fourth Of July Celebration!

2008-07-06T12:59:00.006-06:00

This year for the 4th of July we went to the fairgrounds where we listened to live music and watched the fireworks. We all had fun with our friends around us. Here are a few pictures of the night...

Alexa loved the live music. She used her American Flag as a microphone. Austin loves fire trucks. He really wants to be a firefighter when he grows up. Good thing mom works with the fire department.
All the kids, including their mother, thoroughly enjoyed the cotton candy.
Even Cody had fun.

After the fireworks started, this is where Alexa ended up. She is definately daddy's little girl.

And boys will be boys...

We had an exciting day and night. Hope you had a safe and happy 4th!

Birthday party!

2008-06-28T23:02:00.010-06:00

We had Alexa's birthday party today. She got a Baby Alive doll that really pees and poops and lots of other great presents. Her cake this year was a Little Mermaid cake. Instead of going anywhere this year, she wanted to stay home and swim.

The doll is almost as big as she is!

Alexa Turns Five!

2008-06-26T08:58:00.004-06:00

So this is Alexa's new princess outfit she got for her birthday, obviously first thing in the morning. Cute hair! We aren't having her party until Saturday but she got to open this present today. Thank you Great Great Great Grandma Hammond (the kids call her that because she is so great!) for the special card and money.

Austin

2008-06-25T17:30:00.005-06:00

This is a post all about Austin and the silly things he says and does.

Here is the scenario, we are over at a friends house (Sunny) and she was making a honey and peanut butter sandwich.

Austin: Are you putting syrup on that sandwich?

Sunny: No it is honey.

Austin: Did you steal that from bees!! (angrily)

This is especially funny for those of you who have seen a Bee Movie.

Austin likes to hum the Star Wars theme music. Not just once or twice a day, throughout the entire day for the last few weeks! What is bad is when the rest of us star humming along with him.

Cody and I were watching the History Channel on how they made the iron maiden. During the program they made an iron maiden and were creating a test dummy. We assumed the kids were in their room. Silly us! After creating a dummy, they poured pig guts inside of it to make it as real as possible. Austin yells from over the couch, "Is that how they make humans!"

That's all for now!

Summer Time

2008-06-19T17:45:00.005-06:00

It finally feels like summer. It was almost 90 degrees today, so the kids HAD to get in the pool. Unfortunately since last year the pool apparently has sprung a leak. Yesterday we filled it up and today it is only half full (or half empty). The kids didn't seem to care one bit.

And while they played, this is what I got to do...fold laundry! And I always said I wanted to grow up! Silly me.

2008-06-18T22:10:00.002-06:00

This is one of my favorite pictures, my daughter and my dad. It was taken last year but I thought I would share it.

Since High School

2008-06-18T21:18:00.005-06:00

Since High School I went to SLCC for a few semesters and worked full time. I married my love and best friend, Cody, September 3, 1998. Some of you may know him from the graduating class of 1995 (Granger). Apparently we went to the same elementary, and junior high schoold and didn't meet until he was a senior and I was a sophmore.

Six months later we found out we were pregnant with our first, Mason. Six months after he was born we found out we were pregnant again, Austin. Six months later, (are you seeing a trend here?), we found out we were pregnant with our third, Alexa. Having three in diapers is quite a trial. Shortly thereafter we decided and felt that our family was complete.

I was a stay at home mom for a few years and now work as a dispatcher for the Chubbuck Police Department. I dispatch police, fire and medical and answer 911 calls. Cody is a journeyman electrician, loves his profession and works for a great company. We have lived in Chubbuck Idaho for almost 4 years and have lived in Idaho for 6 years.

We are currently taking temple prep classes and are hoping to get sealed in the next few months. We are truely excited and have made many lifestyle changes to get to this point.

We there it is in a nutshell, of course there is more but that's all for now!

Allergies

2008-06-17T21:09:00.002-06:00

Mason has had the worst allergies this year. His poor eyes are so red and itchy. The doctor said to give him claritin, which I have, and it doesn't seem to be working. Any ideas?

Well...

2008-06-16T04:49:00.000-06:00

Here we are, blogging. It seems like such a simple way to keep family in other states up to date on our family. So...here we go!