Ice Princess

Bailey started taking ice skating lessons! It is SO fun to see her learn from someone other than me - every once in a while it's nice to just be the cheerleader! ;) I've got to give it to her... she's pretty darn tough! :) Here's a video of her last session (not bad for her 3rd time on the ice!). I love how every time she notices me she stops and looks shyly down.. as if I believe she's shy!! ;P

Going Digital

I have entered the world of digital scrap booking, and just finished our 2007 family book. After many months of trying to figure out what I could do to improve it, I am finally turning it over to the public (aka YOU!). I am terrified to print it, just sure that there will be typos or those dumb "little things" that you never notice until after the mulah has been spent! Lol. So, for all of you with nothing better to do, you can click on the link to see my scrapbook and give me your feedback before I take the dreaded plunge!!! ;P Drum roll please... here it is!

http://www.heritagemakers.com/projectBrowserStandAlone.cfm?projectId=811273&productId=11&projectSponsor=215084

Road Trip

Brandon and I decided to pack up the family and head out for one last hurrah before seminary and school started. We drove to Syracuse NY to visit my Grandparents and had a BLAST!!! We stopped at Niagara Falls on the way and due to the size of the crowds, whipped out these babies.. "harnesses" if you will, made by a sheer genius! Bailey was the puppy and Hunter the monkey, and our lives were SO much easier!!!:)
Niagara Falls was cool and all, but it had nothing on this place.. now that should be one of the 7 wonders! Mm mm :)

Bailey and Hunter were fascinated by Great Grandma and Grandpas gardens. Grandpa gave them both a flower and they were in child heaven!

Landon was hamming it up and winning hearts as usual! He is getting SO big!!!:(

We took the kids to the State Fair, and saw Aunts and Uncles that I haven't seen in 9 years! It was SO much fun and we look forward to going back soon!

Confessions

Brandon bet me that I couldn't last until October, and me with my pride challenged him that I could. I should have known... I'm WAY too excited!!! So, here you go, this is me "giving in"... I'M PREGNANT!!! :) ..and only 6 weeks at that! I never did understand how people can have the patience to keep it to themselves for 12 whole weeks - well, I made it 1/2 way! ;) Baby #4 is due mid-April, and if you can't tell I am VERY excited!!! Bailey is insisting that there are TWO babies in my stomach, a boy named "Gavin" and a girl named "Leslie". Lol, time will tell I guess. :)

Weight Limit

How often do we pay attention to the "weight limit".. I mean, they have about 1,000lbs of give or take on that right??...

I probably shouldn't be complaining. I mean, it could have been MUCH worse in many respects... the shelves could have fallen when someone was in the laundry room, certain to bury them in the debree. The paint could have been a less neutral tone (I'm thinking anything that is incorporated in my preschool rooms!). Heck, there could have been a REAL robber in my house causing all the loud ruckus that caused my heart to skip a few. That last one is debatable though, as it may have been easier to talk a robber out of our home than to clean up this fun and very unexpected event of my afternoon!:P

EXHIBIT A: This is the space on my wall where the shelves SHOULD be.
...and this is where they obviously wanted to be... shelf #1:

and lets not forget shelf #2:

This is the point in which I started laughing... maybe a smidge in hysterics... (yes, that was a FULL GALLON of paint. Emphasis on "was"!) The measure of it's destruction isn't fully shown in this picture as the majority of the spill is covered with your typical laundry room attendants.

I'm not quite sure how the paint got all the way over to this wall...

But alas, to every story there is a silver lining. So before you feel too sorry for me, here's mine:

1 - Hunter was down for a nap (if you know how "hands on" my son can be, you'll know why this was my #1!).

2 - As I scooped and scrubbed the seemingly endless paint off of the floor, walls, and door, I knew I was building character! ..and when the rather LARGE spider decided to get stuck in the paint and wouldn't stop wriggling, I actually felt kind of sorry for the little bugger... you can contribute that to all the previous "character building" acquired, or the fact that we watched Charlotte's Web yesterday.. your choice. ;P

3 - The looks I received from my teenage neighbor boys as I hosed off all of my paint covered items were quite priceless. Yeah, I never thought I would work that hard to save a few containers of bleach either!

4 - I prefer to wax my eyebrows as it takes much less time and effort than plucking. My poor neglected tweezers were once more shown the love and attention they deserve as I used them to de-glass my feet from the shattered light bulbs.

And last, but certainly not least, it brought me back to the good 'ole days.. I'm thinking January 22, 2009... previous blog post "...and how was your evening??". Priceless. So I guess the moral of the story is this: If you're on an elevator that is overly crowded and most likely over it's limit, GET OFF - people can make bigger messes than a can of paint.

Pack it up

We recieved a package this afternoon and the kids were beyond thrilled! Whether it was from what was in it or getting in it I don't know... How many Hooligans can you fit into a box?

After the box was torn to shreds (literally), the kids got their second wind when I showed them what the greatest part of the package really was... You can't tell me every time you ever saw a roll of bubble wrap as a kid - and maybe even now? - that you didn't just yearn to do this!... *FYI: I had no idea my camera was on a time-lapse setting (or even that it had the ability), hence the lack of commentary and speed of the video. ;)

Once Upon A Time...

Better late than never right?? I finally received all of the pictures from my brother Michael's wedding to my new sister Trisha!:) They were married on my birthday (May 22nd) and it was a BEAUTIFUL day! The next day, Brandon, Landon and I drove to Michigan for our big move, leaving Bailey and Hunter with their Grandma De Groot & Grandma Roberts for the week. I flew back to Utah the next weekend for my best friend from high school's (Breanna's) wedding! Two gorgeous brides in one weeks time.. it was a busy but GREAT week! I was so blessed to be able to be a part of both of their special days. Enjoy the slide show!!!