Girls, Girls, Girls

Well I may not be a"FOOTBALL MOM" but I am a "CHEERLEADING MOM". And do I have a cute cheerleader. Ellie is loving cheerleading this year, we found a different league this year that does not travel and DOES NOT play on Sunday. It is great. Last night they had a night game under the lights. It was fun! She is so cute. Way to go Ellie!
All the neighborhood boys asked me if they could come watch her cheer! I thought that was cute, and it was fun for me to hang out with some BOYS!!!!!!!
Taylor just had her late birthday party......she had a bunch of friends over to play volleyball and BBQ and play games. I think they had alot of fun, they are a good and fun group of kids.
All the girls..................................
All the boys............................

Girls keep us on our toes and very busy with cheerleading, gymnastics and just running them around. I feel like I LIVE in the car...Taylor made the JH 7&8 cheer squad and will start practice next week everyday after school and then cheer for like 3-4 games (basketball) a week so she decided to take a break on dance for a while because we can't do it all and we are still on the lookout for another dance place with better standards. That has been so........hard. Anyway I just wanted to catch our family and friends who live out of state up of what the kids are doing....Love ya!

HAPPY FALL TIME

I decided to get into the Fall spirit on my blog and that means HALLOWEEN first.This blog decorating can be addictive......I love Fall, it is my most favorite time of year..I love the smell outside as well as all the colors changing. I love to go on bike rides and walks where lots of trees are to so the many change in colors. Plus I LOVE Fall clothes. They are so much more classy, don't you think? Fun jackets, cute sweaters, jeans, scarves, even fun hats! I love when I am able to buy my pumpkin candle, it makes me happy (me and my "happy candles") I just LOVE everything about Fall. So lets all enjoy this Fall.........................

It's Camera Time

Gracie was playing with a camera (pretend one) and I thought it was so...cute. So I HAD to get the real one out and snap some pictures of this cutie! She is REALLY into posing for pictures.
This one just melts my heart.......She is at such a FUN age. I am really enjoying every minute with her right now. She Loves to go to school and then when she comes home she just keeps saying to me " I Love you Mommy!"

This is her GREEN show and tell for today. Her Stuffed Hippo. She loves to snuggle him, because he is so very soft.
I caught her in her room playing...feeding her hippo and doll lunch...The things she says just crack me up! She got this kitchen set for Christmas last year and I thought she would LOVE it. Well she never really cared to much after a while, but now she is really into it. I love it when they play good with something.............I guess we need to ask Santa for more kitchen stuff.......

I just love you little Gracie................You make me SMILE!

Time to do Salsa

I can't believe that it is Salsa time again! Where does time go? I feel like I just bottled 100 jars and we have NONE left. I usually do about 4 of these boxes each year. And this year I am so far behind that I only did 1box. I will hopefully get to do 1 more but it just depends on the tomatoes and the weather.
My sweet husband helping me peel the tomoatoes. This is his job everytime! He really does enjoy helping me, because he LOVES the end result. (the salsa) I know that this picture does not do my salsa justice, but those of you that have had it (probably most of you) know it is the BEST!!!!
Here the the final result only 30 jars! That makes me a little sad!We will have to go easy on it this year. This is our Sunday after church tradition..........
As I was taking pictures, Dexter was just sitting and looking at me with that cute face, so I had to take a picture. He is getting so very big, but a great dog! Well a puppy......

My BABY is in Preschool

What a SAD day! I thought I would be so
happy with some time to myself, but I found myself
looking at the clock just waiting to go pick up my baby.

Once I saw her having so......much fun at school and so..

excited to tell me All about it, it made me very happy for her.
I guess it's not always about US is it? They are just fine without

us. She can't wait to go back and see her teacher. Her teacher told me
not to dress her so cute because they were going to get dirty. That is
REALLY hard for me.

Time Out For Women

If you have never had the chance to attend this
event, you are really missing out! This was AMAZING!

This was on our way to the event, we decided to stop for dinner at the Cracker Barrel. Diana and I decided to call it the "Crapper Barrel".

Getting ready to catch the shutttle to TOFW

I could NOT believe it! Out of ALL the women at this event, I happen to run into a friend from Utah (she now lives in Michigan) We both yelled out"Amy, is that you?" both our names are Amy. We were really good friends in Utah. It was awesome to see her!
I had the opportunity to take a picture with Jane Clayson Johnson. She use to work for KSL. I have always loved her and it was great to be able to listen to her speak. She was AMAZING. She spoke on "Embracing the Season your In" she focused on being happy in the shoes that we are in at this time in our lives. She shared many great stories about her and her courier. She also focused alot on being a "Mother" and the importance of NEVER downgrading that title. She again shared experiences of when she decided to end her courier and be a "Mother" and what people said to her and how they said it. Her final thought to us was great she said "Slip on the shoes that you've been given and celebrate the season". This is just a taste of the event. It was again Awesome!!!!! Go on-line to see when it will be in your area.
Thanks to all my friends who made it a great overnight, I love you all!

Yes, I need to BLOG

I am so sorry that I have not been good at blogging lately. I have not even had time to blog about my trip home. Ever since I got back from Utah things have just been CRAZZZZZZY! I had to go have a tooth removed by a Oral Surgeon, that was horrible! So i just recovered from that and off the pain pills and we have had company from Australia visiting us. A friend of Kelly's that he taught on his mission. It has been nice visiting with them, but very busy. I am getting ready to leave tomorrow for" Time out for Women". I am really excited to get away and have a nice spiritual fix. then when I get back I will get back into the blogging routine. I am in need of a trip without children for just a short time, since I was with them on a month long trip by my self. I am looking forward to it. I want to go away and just have a nice time with NO drama and uplifting conversation. Do you ever feel like life is too DRAMATIC? I have been through alot lately with my family (my brother) and have realized alot. Mainly that life is short and we need to live each day as if it were our last. We need to be better examples to one another and kinder and more Christ like. That is my goal anyway! I want to be with people who make me happy and make me feel good about myself and who uplift me. I know that this" Time out for Women" is where I need to be this weekend and I am so excited to spend the day being spiritually fed. Have a great weekend!