Bear Canyon Camping

We were able to get together with some good friends and go camping overnight last Friday over Memorial Day weekend. We went with the Pasketts, Udalls, and Cottles . .. just like old times from our ward in Provo a few years back. When we get together, it feels so good. I think I can speak for everyone by saying that a good time was had by ALMOST all (a few teenagers were anxious to get home Sat morning. . . ) But my kids had a BLAST, and it was great to visit and hang out with all our great friends. . . we truly are lucky. Elizabeth and Mia (and I think a few other kids) totally grossed me out by taking off shoes, socks, and running around barefooted. They were sooo dirty.

We sat around, roasted hot dogs, made marshmallows for smores, and did some visiting and laughing too.

Those boys just didn't want to leave the fire alone! And isn't that about the cutest group of very dirty girls you have seen in some time??

A few things to remember. . .

Elizabeth "graduated" from Kindergarten on Friday. Here is one of the songs they sang. The quality is bad because I just filmed it with my little camera. You may not be able to spot her. . . can you?

Another Update

Wow. I can't believe that I haven't blogged for a couple weeks again. Life just continues to be busy busy busy for me here!

Here is the biggest reason why:

David especially has been wanting a change for a while and we have talked for over a year about when would be the right time to put the house up for sale and look for something new. I have been hesitant with the economy, but with current interest rates as they are, we decided that we should either refinance, or sell and get something else. I really thought the chances were small that we would even get someone to come look at the house, let alone make an offer. Boy was I wrong! We had several people look at the house and got an offer within the first week and a half on the market. We accepted. So my life has been turned upside down. First my life was crazy getting the house organized and presentable, and keeping it clean to show. . . now on top of that, we are looking for a new house. Exciting, but we haven't found OUR house yet. We are going to look with our realtor this afternoon.

What else have we been doing??

Well, over mother's day weekend we drove to St. George to spend a few days with my parents. We had a great time. My mom and dad both spoke in church on Sunday. I was realy glad I was able to be there to hear. They did incredible jobs. They should both save their talks to share with the rest of the family. They were that good.

Here are Elizabeth and Mia on the deck in St. George.. . . eating creamies, of course. David and I celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary on the 13th. We found a little time to go out for some steak at Ruby River Steakhouse. Really good. We have been very lucky to have so many good years together. Or, I shouldn't say it is luck. . .. we get along great, treat each other well, try to understand the other's feelings, no major fights, enjoy each others company etc etc.We are very happy.

I thought David looked so funny in this photo. I had to put it on.

Kennedy did a "Great Brain" project at school on Kangaroos. She presented it to her class Thursday. I was not very excited when she said she wanted to do this project. (It is not required. . . only if you want to do it, and most kids do it early in the school year. . . .not the last couple weeks of school) But Kennedy REALLY wanted to do it, and I decided that if she really wanted to do a project that bad, I should support her. So we did a lot of research on Kangaroos and put this poster together for her to share with her class.

She did a great job presenting to her class.

What else, you ask?

Well, Luke has been practicing baseball four evenings a week, we've had a jog a thon at school, I have been helping with some Trek activities for our stake (Luke will be going this summer), I attended a mother/son night with Luke for scouts, I have had to search for Elizabeth around the neighborhood and then put her on restriction, yard work, house cleaning, yelling at kids to pick up their stuff, watching american idol, going on walks, going on field trip with kennedy, keeping mia and elizabeth from fighting, running errands, book keeping, paying bills, etc, etc, you get the idea. Life is crazy. But good. Really really good. I will keep you all posted on the house hunt!

women's conference and mom and me dinner

My mom and I helped a little with a big service project Thursday night at the BYU women's conference. We helped with the group assembling these cute wands and crowns that will be donated to sick little girls in hospitals to help cheer them up a bit. The girl that was in charge was absolutely amazing, and designed these herself. It is nice to be a small part of something good. Here I am sampling the cute wand and crowns that all these ladies helped put together.

Another station was making the adorable tutus. My mom and I thought they were a lot of fun.

Friday morning, I was able to attend the first two sessions of the women's conference with my mom. It was nice to be a part of something that helps to lift so many women up. Thanks, Dad, for coming up and helping with the kids so I could get out for a little bit and be a part of this.

Kennedy and I went to her activity days "mom and me dinner". It was nice to do something special with just her. We had a nice little dinner, and played a couple of games.

A little taste of what we have been up to the past few weeks. . .

I haven't blogged in quite some time. . . . life has kept me quite busy. Here is a little bit of what we have done. We celebrated Easter at home with a little easter egg hunt and getting dressed up to go to church. We had a little family get together later that day. We spent Spring Break in St. George. My parents were up in Washington at the time, but we still had a nice time and hit several parks. Windsor and Cali both had birthdays this month, and we had a little "tea party" celebration. The girls loved it.

Well, those are the high lights. .. . I will try to be better at keeping things updated. Luke as started baseball, David has been coaching track, and I have been organizing the house and working in the yard, and running errands for our business.

A little bit of color!

I was at Wal-Mart today with the girls, and noticed that they had their flowers and gardening supplies out. I thought it was time to put a little color on my back patio. I will definitely be back to get some more as the spring goes on, but for now, the colors make me happy!

good-bye glasses!

I made the plunge last week, and went in to have lasik done on my eyes. It has been a little bit of an adventure, but should be well worth it in the end. I had both eyes done last wednesday, April 1. David took the day off to drive with me. He was able to watch the whole procedure on a bit screen tv, which he thought was pretty amazing. They even made a dvd for me to watch later, which I did with Kennedy. Here I am leaving the doctor's office, with my best friend, my sunglasses! My eye sight was pretty blurry for the first 24 hrs while my eyes recovered from the procedure. I was supposed to wear these goggles to bed at night, so I didn't accidently rub my eyes in my sleep. They weren't very comfortable, but I did wear them for a few nights!

When I went in for my first follow-up the next day, my right eye was doing great and already pretty clear, but my left wasn't. It turns out I had a wrinkle on my flap on that eye, so had to go back in to have it "re-floated". I had to have that done twice on my left eye. . . what a pain. But it is now wrinkle free, and on the road to recovery. My right eye is now 20/20, and my left is almost there as well. Over all, it has been a good experience for me. I can't wait for my new life glasses and contact free! It is crazy to wake up in the morning and be able to see the clock without squinting or reaching for my glasses.

So that has been my week since last wednesday. .. lots of drives up to Sandy to the eye doctor to have my eyes checked and "re-floated" twice. I thank all my friends and family for babysitting and helping me drive when I couldn't. . . I couldn't have done it with out you.