birthday cake

Samantha's birthday "cake". I thought he turned out so cute!!

Okay Okay

I know I have not blogged in like......forever. I am sorry. Life got the better of me. The holidays, then my parents coming to visit. I just got out of the habit. I am sorry. :( I will try to keep up. Samantha's birthday is on the 25th. I made her a cake while my parents were here because we celebrated with them. I will make another post to include pictures of the cake. I was actually cupcakes. She loved it. We had a nice visit with my parents. It was a little chaotic and stressful because we looked at a lot of houses as they are thinking of moving here. We also saw a few we loved for us too. lol My mom has been getting headaches for no unknown reason and we have been worried. She had an mri last week and it showed that everything is fine. Whew what a relief. She has an appointment this week with a neurologist to see what they can do about it. So that is my life in a nutshell right now.

Holiday Concert

Samantha and her cousin Austin had their holiday concert for chior yesterday. I forgot my camera, so here is the best I could do on my phone. And if you can find them you have better eyesight than me. It was a cute concert.

Kitty in a box

I got some boxes to mail Christmas gifts out and this is what happened as soon as I brought them in the house. Our kitty, Sophie, loves boxes and bags. :) Do you think anyone wants a kitty for Christmas? I could wrap her up.

Candy Wreath

This is a candy wreath my daughter made while she was staying the weekend at Grandma's. I thought it was so cute!! The scissors are attatched to it so that you can cut off a piece when you want it.

Tag!!

So my sister tagged me in her blog. So here it goes....I've never been tagged before.

8 restaurants I enjoy:
1. Texas Roadhouse
2. Starbucks (I love peppermint hot chocolate)
3. Chili's
4. Cheesecake Factory
5. P.F. Chang's
6. Old Pueblo Cafe
7. Anything Mexican
8. NYPD Pizza

8 things that happened yesterday
1. I drove 8 hours home from my sisters with 2 kids
2. My son whined for 8 hours on the way home
3. We bought our annual Christmas bear
4. We went out to dinner
5. I got to see my hubby for the first time in 6 days. :)
6. We watched the Biggest Loser
7. I called my Emma to wish her Happy Birthday
8. I didn't get enough sleep. :(

8 things I am looking forward to:
1. The gym tonight after work. I have missed it believe it or not
2. Sleep after the gym after work tonight.
3. Christmas!!!
4. My families multiperson birthday party on Sunday
5. Celebrating Christ's birth
6. Feeling better
7. The Biggest Loser finale in 2 weeks
8. Christmas shopping

8 things on my wish list:
1. Self esteem
2. To be fit
3. To be able to shop in the regular clothes stores
4. A house with bigger bedrooms and a guest room and an office and a huge garage
5. Food storage
6. Motivation to eat healthy
7. To be a better example to my children
8. More patience

8 people I tag
1. Amey
2. Amy S.
3. Darlena
4. Rozanna
5. Shannon
6. Kim C
7. I don't think I know anyone else that blogs. :(

Have fun girls!!

Utah!!

My kids and I went to Utah for Thanksgiving. My sister moved to St. George this summer and we have never visited there. Our kids had so much fun playing together. The boys made big messes but had a blast. The girls enjoyed riding bikes and watching movies together. Grandma and Grandpa were there too. The kids love being around their Grandparents. We had a very nice Thanksgiving dinner. After I ran to the store because I ruined the first batch of stuffing. Oops. Then we got up at 3a.m. and went Black Friday shopping. Mom and Teri and I had fun. This is the first year I have gotten everything I wanted to get. Then on Saturday Brian (my brother in law) took us up Snow Canyon on some little hikes. It was so beautiful. Then Sunday was Jeremy's fifth birthday. I made him a turtle cake. He was sick on his birthday. He had a cold. He not only turned 5 but lost his second tooth. On Monday Grandma and Grandpa left and Teri and I hung out with our kiddos. We took them to get their pictures taken. Then we went to see Santa. Then the girls wanted to get their ears pierced, so we took them. It was such a fun visit!! There is so much to do around St. George, I can't wait to go back. We missed Ryan though. :( I am so grateful for my family and all they do for me. I hope you enjoy a few pictures from our trip. I will post more later.




This is what we like to call Little People Palooza! lol










These are some pictures from our hikes in Snow Canyon.





This is his birthday cake. It was fun to make!!






Not only did he turn 5, but he lost his second tooth on the same day.







These are pictures of the girls after they got their ears pierced. They look so cute!!