Discovery Museum Fieldtrip

Aaliyah has the best fieldtrips with her pre-school.

If work permits Layne or I try to attend all of them with her.

Her school went to the Discovery Museum at the Gateway.

Our schedules worked out that the four of us were able to go together.

This is only the second time I have been there. What a super fun place!

Pilot Jorgensen and her Crew....Don't they look tough :)

Ashlyn thought she was in heaven...and then she saw the babies. I thought she was going to die!

Ashlyn and I concentrating oh so hard on our VERY important scientific test with cupcake holders.....

Anything that involves a ball going in a hole...Layne is there to help :)

Donuts .25 cents, bananas .10 cents, oranges .15 cents, milk $1.55.....Your total comes to $152.33. :)

Future news anchors for KSL...don't they look like naturals?

Thankful for.....

1. Fun filled days with my girls.

2. Free fieldtrips :)

3. Spanky's Sandwhich Shop!

Where did January go?

I had very good intentions of keeping my blog up to date for the few readers that I do have for 2009. Hmmm. Well January has come and gone. I am looking forward to Valentine's day. Not that I have any big plans, but I love showering my girls with love :)

I guess to catch up on what has happened in January. New Years was uneventful. I watch the NY celebration with Aaliyah and Ashlyn. It was 10:00 p.m. our time, but they didn't need to know that. We had yummy snacks and played games and had our own little New Year's party and were in bed by 10:15 p.m. Perfect.

My baby Ashlyn turned 3 on January 17th.

Ashlyn has really grown into a little girl this past year. She is the funny one in our family....she gets that from her mommy :) We all know how funny I am. She is big into doing everything by herself. Helping me make dinner, clean up her toys, and hoarding all her toys in one corner of the house. She makes me happy and I love her!

We had a Tinkerbell party for her 3rd birthday. She is...well WAS a huge Tinkerbell fan. Everything had to be Tinkerbell. Then she put on her new Tinkerbell dress-ups and was so sad when she could not fly. I think that did it for Tinkerbell. We have now moved onto Snow White. Sounds safe. Thanks for the Tinkerbell cake Emily! She loved it!

Layne has taken Shelby and Aaliyah ice fishing a couple times this month. I am thankful that a couple of my girls like the outdoors so they can keep Layne company doing what he loves to do.

Overall it has been a good start to yet another year.

I hope the rest of you are making the most of it!

Thankful for.....

1. My family.

2. Good health.

3. "I'm thankful we don't live in a box" said Aaliyah.

Me too Aaliyah...me too.

Christmas

I'm a little late on posting some Christmas pictures.

Give me a break. We have been busy :)

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and have a great

Happy New Years!

1. Getting back to normal life.

2. Not worring about making one new year's resolution!

3. Having a great Christmas and spending lots of time with family.

2008 Family Pictures

I attempted to take my own random pictures of the girls last weekend. It was well overdue to get them updated. Aaliyah of course would not cooperate and had to wear what she wanted to wear, so if you will imagine she is in a cute brown vest with blue jeans and brown boots. Ashlyn would not leave her stuffed dog in the car and had to be a "part of the family." I was just glad they smiled when it counted. Enjoy the pictures of the girls...I sure do :)

Happy Holidays Everyone!

1. Abbie.

2. Shelby.

3. Aaliyah.

4. Ashlyn.

Happy Birthday To My Honey

Happy Birthday to you....

Happy Birthday to you....

Happy Birthday dear Layne...

Happy Birthday to you!

We love you Layne.

Happy Birthday!

Thank you Emily for making a killer of cake for me at the last minute!

1. Layne.

2. Layne.

3. Another reason to eat cake and ice cream :)

Hot Chocolate, Roasted Nuts, Old Friends, and Real Soccer

Layne and I went to the Salt Lake Real soccer game Saturday night with some of my old high school friends!

I had not seen my friends Heather and Julie in 15 + years and it was so much fun to see each other again.

It was a great game, even though we lost 1-0

The hot chocolate was great and the roasted almonds were even better!

OH MY GOSH have you ever tasted them?

(No, Heather I have not been living under a rock, but I have never tried roasted almonds before!)

(Do I smell Goose?)

SO GOOD!

We took our friend Alan along with us. As you can see he is smiling, not because he is having so much fun at the game, but because he is in a texting conversation with a really cute girl....Wish you could have been there with us Sara!

1. Seeing old friends!

2. Night out with Layne.

3. Hot chocolate to help stay warm.

4. Mom and Abbie helping to take care of our girls PLUS Alan's.

5. Christmas tree going up!

I AM.....

I am: a Mother

I know: that I try my hardest to be a good Mother.

I want: a lot of things....do you have the time?

I have: a lot of blessings.

I dislike: a dirty house.

I miss: my Dad.

I feel: Thankful.

I hear: music coming from Abbie's room.

I smell: Apple cake baking.

I crave: sweet then salty...sweet and salty....and repeat.

I cry: when I feel overwhelmed.

I search: for ways to improve myself.

I wonder: if I have made right decisions in life.

I regret: not getting more pictures of my Dad before he died and getting him to write down his beans and rice recipe!

I love: to be around my family.

I worry: I won't be able to protect my children.

I remember: to many things!

I dance: with my girls....and I LOVE IT!

I don't: like fighting.

I argue: when I feel threatened

I write: love notes to Layne.

I win: at nothing.

I lose: my focus on life.

I wish: I could be a stay at home mom.

I listen: to Abbie's CD of Stephanie Smith! Love her.

I can usually be found: spending time with my girls.

I am scared: losing a child.

I need: call my Grandparents more.

I forget: alot of things lately!

I tag: ALL my friends

1. Getting great deals at Kohl's... I NEVER find good deals!

2. Knowing I have no reason to dread parent teacher conference tonight.

3. Date night tonight with Layne.

Motorcycle Motorcycle Motorcycle FAST AND FUN!

First off I want to say Abbie did a KILLER job on her talk in Sacrament meeting on Sunday. Thanks for coming to support her Mom!

Love you Abbie!

Ok.....

Saturday we were invited by a VERY old friend,

(no he is not old, but old as in back of the day of high school old) to come up and ride motorcycles on his 5 acres of motor cross track.

SO glad we did!

The girls had so much fun playing in the mud, climbing hills, making mud pies and playing with Alan's girls.

Alan and Layne warm'n up ole' bessie :)

Layne took Aaliyah SLOWLY around the track!

She loved it and is asking for her own bike now. That a girl!

I went around also....SLOWLY! Just once.

That was good enough for me!

I opted more to sit in the back of the van like a loyal groupy fan and cheered my honey on and passed out treats to the kids. I totally should have gotten me a FOX shirt to wear!

I had to take self portraits to entertain myself at one point :)

It was so fun to watch Alan. He is SUCH a great rider!

We had such a great time! Thanks Alan!

If the weather holds out he has invited up again next weekend. Yeah, I don't think we have to think about that one to hard!

1. Friends with benefits.... :)

2. Seeing Layne as Happy as a KID!

3. Going out Saturday night with Layne and the two older girls...and having a BLAST!

8 Favorites (Tag)

8 Favorite Restaurants:

1. Olive Garden.
2. The Cheesecake Factory
3. El Matidor
4. Spehgetti Factory
5. Cafe Rio
6. Wendy's 99 cent chicken sandwhiches
7. Mandarin
8. The Pie Pizzaria

8 Favorite TV shows:
( I never watch TV, so these are the ones I would watch if I DID watch TV)

1. The Office
2. Dr. Phil.
3. Oprah.
4. Little House on the Prairie
5. Seinfeld
6. Biggest Loser
7. Ellen Degeneres Show
8. Sid the Science Kid!



8 Things That Happened Yesterday:

1. I took the girls to school.
2. I got Aaliyah ready for school.
3. I went to work.
4. I talked with lots of old friends on Facebook while at work.
5. I made dinner.
6. I ran up to Layton to buy a priter cartridge for a printer I found out it broke!
7. I cleaned the house.
8. I took a shower and layed on the couch until I fell asleep while watching the news.

(I know you are all jealous of my life!)



8 Things That I Am Looking Forward To:

1. Thanksgiving
2. Christmas
3. The weekend
4. getting my hair done.
5. Getting Abbie done with all her tests and preparing her church talk to give Sunday.
6. Watching Layne ride motorcycles with the boys this weekend!
7. Putting up the Christmas decor!
8. shopping for Christmas .... what little there will be I am excited!



8 Things On My Wish List:

1. New clothes.
2. A nice Christmas for my kids.
3. Free time for me.
4. For someone to BAIL ME OUT of my bills :)
5. A new kitchen table.
6. New bunk beds for my girls.
7. A boob job. (A girl can wish)
8. healthy family



8 People I Tag:

1. Emily
2. Laura
3. DD
4. Julie
5. Heather
6. Melanie
7. Karolynn
8. Heidi

1. SOMETHING to blog about.

2. Tomorrow is Friday.

3. Happy kids this morning!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Ok, so this is a day late.

My Mom's birthday was yesterday and it was a wirl-wind of a day.

I did however not want to let her birthday pass without giving her a big shout out.

Happy Birthday Mom!

You are the best Mom and Grandmother.

I know that everyone says that about their Mom's, but I really mean it and YOU really are the BEST!

You really are so caring, giving, an over acheiver, brutally honest, mildly OCD, great listener, gorgeous inside and out, great support to Layne and I and our kids. They love that you try not to miss any event that includes them, and you are so much fun to hang out with!

I hope you had a nice evening out with us. I am looking forward to our GNO that we need to have very soon. I need a girls only night out!

We love you Mom.

I hope you like the DVD we got you. Abbie picked it out herself, so if you like it or you don't let her know :)

1. Mom.

2. Reason to eat cake. Thanks Em!

3. The beginning of the holidays!