4 day weekend

Wow lots happened this weekend. It was so nice to have four days with Brandon and London. Brandon battled the Christmas lights and I have to laugh when I tell you this story. It has been a competition in our neighborhood to have the most lights up (spoken, or unspoken competition) We have one outlet in our carport and that is it for outside. Ha ha Brandon has been putting up lights here and there since before Halloween. Well Saturday he was putting more up and he came inside really frustrated. Because he had to string so many together the fuses kept blowing. He never really knew which one had blown. He did it about five or six times before he gave up for the night. He would find the fuse that was blown, replace it, then turn the lights back on.... and out went the lights. Poor guy. But our house does look great with the lights that work. :) Everyone will have to drive by! We put up the Christmas tree on Saturday and London was such a big help. Not sure our tree or wrapping job on our presents will make it to Christmas but I took a picture. :) Brandon and I went out Friday night for out "last night" together before he switched to the night shift. We headed to Lee's Mongolian in Ogden. It was all you can eat night. Well we both could only eat one bowl ha ha so kind of a waste of the all you can eat! Then we headed out to a couple stores to look at blow ups for our yard ( yeah yeah more Christmas decorations for outside) Then we went and picked up London and just went home and watched a movie. It was really fun and he is such a sweetie. Other then that it was a pretty easy going weekend. We just relaxed and spent time together. I know I say this ALL THE TIME... so sorry you have to hear it again. But I am so grateful for Brandon and our family. We have been together for 3 years and 1 month. I can't believe how fast it has gone by and all the memories we have made together. Things have fallen into place to make our life possible. I believe that Heavenly Father definitely paves the way if you let him. We have definitely not always taken the easy or short route together but we have taken the scenic route :) and I think that makes us that much closer. Love You All.

What I Am Thankful For

I am grateful for.... My Husband, my children, my parents, my brothers and sister, my aunts, my uncles, my cousins, my grandparents, Brandons side of the family who I love to death!, my job, my friends (you know who you are) :), my health, my house, my car, hot water, priceless moments with my family, the snow, the sun, good neighbors, laughter, people who love me, people who I love, forgiveness, Coca Cola (even though it's only 1 a week!) Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream, Washing Machines, My Childrens laughter and smiles, KISSING :) , turkey and mash potatoes, cell phones, walmart he he one stop shopping, music, a good book, Nacho Cheese sunflower seeds ( I know brandon you think they are gross :) ), scary movies, people that understand me, hot chocolate and a long drive, doctors, and pretty much everything. Especially my family... Love you all and I am thankful for you. Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!!!

The Weekend

Ha ha so funny story about this picture. London was really fussy last night and didn't want to be in her high chair, after dinner I was feeding her a cupcake with a spoon. She wasn't having that so I said who cares ha ha and I gave it to her. This is what she ended up looking like. This picture makes me laugh because she was showing us how dirty she was. She ended up crying when she was covered and smeared it all over her face! She was such a mess and Brandon and I were laughing so hard because she was so mad and so dirty. We had a pretty good weekend. Brandon worked so it was just me and London doing laundry and cleaning the house. She is such a big help and undid every piece of laundry that I folded then she would hand it to me like she was helping. . . Needless to say I folded everything about 3 times... but together we finished all of the laundry. I was cleaning the bathroom next and everytime I would turn around she was either playing in the garbage can or had her hands in the toilet! She is keeping us really busy right now and is getting so fun. If you ask her a question she shakes her head yes and says "Yeah" funniest thing ever! She will say thank you... mom... dad... and dez. She finally started walking. We didn't have Kayge this weekend. He was at his moms but we sure missed him! Especially London, she loves playing with her brother. I am so grateful for family and the memories we are making together. Saturday night we went for a drive in Liberty and up by wolf mountain. We got to talk and laugh together and enjoy the crisp night. We got out and looked at how bright the stars were. It is amazing that you can drive for 20 minutes and forget about everything and enjoy eachother. I hope everyone had a good and SAFE weekend with the snow. Love you all.

YAY IT'S FRIDAY

I am so glad it is Friday! What a long but good week. We were really busy almost every night this week so it will be nice to relax. Too bad Brandon starts his 4 days on tomorrow though :( I hate when he is on weekends but I actually get some housework done when he isn't home. :) When he is home on the weekends we end up spending every second with each other so my house gets neglected... (I am scared to go in my laundry room!) I play Volleyball every Wednesday night in Layton. Brandon never misses a game. He is such a sweetie he comes and cheers me on. Well after my game Wednesday we went to walmart and target to look at Christmas lights. We had fun just talking and wandering both stores. It was so late no one was there so we just had fun. I am so glad that we have such a easy and loving relationship. I cannot believe how much both of us have changed in the last 3 years. We have had our hard times but who hasn't. With the economy, buying a house, having 2 kids depend on us, and the stress of bills and just life piling up things get a little crazy. I am so grateful that we both have great jobs and I am grateful that through everything we can still smile together. My kids are happy and healthy and so is my husband. That is all I can ask for. Last night London took a tumble, or I should say a splat! It was so sad she fell flat on her face on the kitchen floor and her teeth cut her gums and the inside of her mouth and the flap that holds her lip to her gums, and she had a bloody nose! She has a huge bruise just above her lip. Poor things was covered in blood. :( She is a trooper and we had her laughing by the time she went to bed. Brandon was really helpful he was very soothing to her and was cuddling her after it happened. He is such a great Dad. Well that is all for now. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Craig

This is my stepdad Craig. He is such a wonderful person. He is going through a lot physically and emotionally right now. He has done so much for my family and I am so glad he is in our lives. I hope he knows how much we all love him. I feel terrible for what he has to deal with and for all those around him who are suffering as well. Craig we love you. Thanks for always being here for all of us.

Funny Story

My Mom sent this to me- Very funny

One day my mother was out, and my dad was in charge of me. I was maybe 21/2 years old. Someone had given me a little 'tea set' as a gift, and it was one of my favorite toys.

Daddy was in the living room engrossed in the evening news when I brought Daddy a little cup of 'tea', which was just water.After several cups of tea and lots of praise for such yummy tea, my Mom came home.
My Dad made her wait in the living room to watch me bring him a cup of tea, because it was 'just the cutest thing!'
My Mom waited, and sure enough, here I came down the hall with a cup of tea for Daddy; and she watched him drink it up.
Then she said, (as only a mother would know), "'Did it ever occur to you that the only place she can reach to get water is the toilet?"

Photography

As many of you know I have loved photography for years. . . I was able to do it for a couple years as my profression. My friend Whitni has picked it up and is excelling in it. What an great photographer! Here is her website www.smudgedphotography.com Really check it out! We are getting our family pictures done on the 28th by her and I can't wait!

It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow. - Robert H. Goddard, 1882-1945

Fourth Generation Picture

I thought this was pretty neat... This is a fourth generation picture of the us! My Grandma Merleen, My Mom Natalie, My Sister Amy, Me, and Miss London.

Trust

Trust is something that is earned. I trust very few people in my life. That is the way I have always been. I have been burned too many times to let people get close. It is unfortunate that sometimes people cannot appreciate who you are. We are all different. We all have our strengths and weaknesses. That is life. That is how we are supposed to be made. I know I have made my own mistakes and hurt people around me, but that doesn't give someone the right to hurt me. My feelings are valid. I am a person who deserves to be respected just like everyone else. I am a good mom, a good wife, a good friend, or so I thought. I guess it is all in your perspective of what is perfect. I don't want to be perfect I want to be allowed room to find myself. I am who I am. Please appreciate it. I have dedicated every part of my life to my children, my husband, my job to everyone else but me. I think that is why I have felt like I get nothing accomplished and no one is happy because I haven't made myself happy. I believe happiness starts in yourself and it radiates. I am going to stop and smell the roses a little more. Enjoy a bubble bath. Spend time with the ones I love. And be who I am. I have been hurt but I will grow from this. I will become a stronger more independent woman. I hope this will help my relationships with people around me to grow positively. If I believe in myself I will know what the right choice is. I think everyone needs a little boost in self confidence. I think instead of letting this experience bring me down I am going to embrace it. That is all I can do. The past is the past. Everyone remember trust is earned not just handed out, so be careful the bridges that you burn you can't change the past.

Our Weekend

So we took the kids up to this elk farm in Liberty. Check out this big boy! The kids loved him. :)

HALLOWEEN

So we missed the church party for Halloween and the Halloween party Saturday. Brandon and London were both really sick! I took the kids around trick or treating which was really cute. Kayge had so much fun knocking on the doors until we got up to a porch that had a monster on it. A BIG monster. I have to give the people who decorated credit because Kayge was scared to death and kept telling the monster to go away. I ended up having to knock on that door while holding his hand. Kayge and London got so much candy! People were giving them handfuls. Brandon and I ate most of Londons already ha ha. Hey I took them around trick or treating! :) Brandon was feeling a little better later in the night so we headed down to his parents neighborhood and hit a lot of those houses together. I am kind of glad that we skipped out on the Halloween parties. We got to spend more 1 on 1 time with the kids and each other. Kayge and I carved pumpkins friday night, Brandon and London were sleeping, and he pulled out all of the "Peanuts" for us to cook. These were the pumpkin seeds I kept explaining that they were seeds but he insisted they were peanuts. After we cooked them he couldn't get enough! We watched a sponge bob together and he passed out and went to bed. Pretty fun just the two of us. He laughed everytime he would touch the slimey pumpkin goo. My kitchen was covered but it was so worth it. Ok you guys are probably wondering about the costume change for Kayge. Ha ha this is kind of a funny story and a good lesson learned. I bought kayges costume about a month ago and it was a size 3T. I didn't think I had to try it on him. So I made a appointment Halloween morning to get the kids pictures done at Sadies. I got london dressed in her costume and I put Kayges on and couldn't decide if I was going to laugh or cry! The costume was so short I could barely pull it past his knees. So we made a mad dash to walmart and luckily they will take anything back. We got him a really cool glow in the dark skeleton costume that he loved. Except it had a mask and poor kayge couldn't see a thing! Things worked out and the pictures turned out cute. All in All it was a great weekend. Everyone is finally feeling a lot better!