Wand or Sword?

So the other day, the girls and I ventured out to Kohl's to buy new summer pj's and swimsuits. Of course, Shelby and Sage pick out Hannah Montana jammies because they have the eye masks that come with them and Lexi picks out The Little Mermaid nightgown , not because she loves little mermaid, but because it came with slippers and this wand. That night after bath time they all got into their new pj's and were excited to go to bed. Shane and I spent a few minutes outside cleaning up and just then our neighbor pulled up in the driveway. After talking for a minute, Shane looked toward the house and suddenly yelled, "Lexi!" As I turned and looked toward the house I saw the last swing of the sword (wand) and red flower petals flying in the air. Lexi had used her magic wand to destroy my flower pots on the front porch. I couldn't help but laugh as she turned and ran as fast as she could into the house and straight to bed. I don't feel like these pictures give it justice but you can see all the petals lying on the dirt in the pot and there were many more that had gracefully fallen onto the flower bed below. What am I to do with this little girl.

Don't most little girls with wands say "Bippity Boppity Boo"? This Lexi of mine is such a crackup and most definatly keeps up hopping! Shane has his little boy, she just looks like a little girl!

I still laugh everytime I walk out on the front porch and I've even left some of the petals just to make me smile!

Summer days at the splash park

Today my sister Leslie called and invited us to meet her at the splash park. It's finally 86 degrees so why not! Julieanne and Jones were there and my girls had a great time. Thanks for the invite Les! Leslie and Julieanne were sarcastically commenting on Libby's hat and how attractive it was. I sarcastically told them that I had one that matched. I must not have been that sarcastic because later in our conversation they told me that they thought I was serious. Now c'mon, I know I don't have the greatest fashion sense but a matching hat like this one? Thanks for giving me no credit, you two! I know it's dorky but it's our first swim day this summer and who wants a sunburnt head? Or for that matter who wants a baby with a sunburnt head? Not I!!! Next time I find a hat for adults in this cute style I'm buying you each one and I'll expect to see it on you both at the next family get together! Crocheted flowers and all!!! :)

While we were there, this fire truck pulled up and started spraying the water from the top of their truck. The kids thought that was so cool. I was taking some video of Sage playing in the water and running over to where the firemen were shooting the water. While you watch the video pay attention to the fireman that's walking behind Sage. It's toward the end of the video. His fellow firemen got him good. It's pretty funny. We had a great day!

Payson Lakes

We spent this last weekend camping at Payson Lakes with the Sherratts and Seidels, two families and of course friends from our neighborhood. We had the best time and can I just say that I absolutely LOVE being in the mountains! This place is beautiful- surrounded with pine trees and aspens and there's 3 little lakes that you can fish in and swim in. The kids had a blast. There were friends for all of them and they all ate everyones food and played at each others trailers, rode scooters and bikes, played Indian Jones in the bushes and dirt and had endless fun. Shelby gets the award for the biggest wipe out award. She was cruising down the road on her scooter and I was yelling at her from behind to slow down, like I already had 100 times before that, and just then she hit the bottom of the hill at full speed and wipe out! I must say it wasn't graceful at all but I'd definately give it a 10! Her elbow and side have pretty gross road rash and she shed a few tears but I keep telling her at least she gave the onlookers a good show! Way to go Shelb- I wish I had taken some pictures of it, but I just wasn't thinking "pictures" at the moment. She'll show ya the scars I'm sure. We had the best time and look forward to going again in 2 weeks.

Laney Jo and Libby Lou- it's bedtime!

Doesn't Shane look masculine on that awesome beach cruiser? The bike is my friend Camille's and it is so fun to ride.

My friend Camille and all the kiddies getting ready to go fishing.

Shelby and Kamrie

Of course Sage was the first one in the water-

Absolutely beautiful!!

Lexi and her two boyfriends- Carson and Skyler

Does it get any better than this?

Blue Scorpions and Yellow Hornets!!

The school year is ended, our last soccer games have come and gone and the year end piano recital is done. Summer is here, if only it would warm up just a little bit! Lexi informed me that since preschool was over that it'd be okay if I never signed her up for school again. Sorry to tell her that's not how it works. She hasn't even officially started school and she's begging to not have to go already! She is going to summer camp at her preschool and I'm telling her that it's "Summer Camp" not "School". A little of that parental "reverse psychology" works every time. The girls are signed up for swimming lessons and we have some fun little camping trips planned over the next few weeks. Here's to no school, late nights and sleepovers in the family room and playing with friends all summer long!!!!!

Piano Recital 2008

Here's to another great year at piano lessons! This is at the girls' year end piano recital and they both did great. They take with their cousins and so it's been a lot of fun for them! Takes me back to the good ole days when I use to take. I hated piano recitals. My twin brother and I always had to play duets together and dress alike, I'm sure, and everyone always thought we were so cute! My mom was always proud though. Good memories!

11 YEARS and COUNTING!!!!!

What more can I say on our 11 year anniversary than it's been the greatest journey of our lives! Hard to believe time has gone this fast already and to think where we were then as to where we are now- WOW! 4 kids, pharmacy school, ups and downs with health, back and forth between Arizona, owning our own pharmacy, owning a home and reliable vehicles, 2 dogs and a multitude of other pets from an iguana to frogs. We have been so blessed and I feel so lucky to have Shane as my husband and best friend on this journey of life. He has always been so good to me. He's taught me the art of honest communication, the beauty of loving ourselves for who we are, and of course, enjoying the good things of life. He's a great example to me and the girls. Thanks for the greatest 11 years of my life! I look forward to the many many many more years that are to come! I love you ! ( Do you like the coordination of the music? Very fitting and cheesy too, but oh well!)

Sage's Kindergarten Graduation

Sage graduated from kindergarten today and they had such a cute little program. The kids all dressed up as what they want to be when they grow up and they had a fashion show and it was cute to see what the kids wanted be when they grow up- from a farmer's wife to a mental health therapist, what happened to the days of being a doctor or a mom? They were so funny!!! Sage dressed up as a pharmacist just like her daddy! She looked so cute. She was so sad when the program was over. She didn't want kindergarten to end. She had a great teacher, Mrs. Jones. She was so good to Sage and taught her so much this year. I'm so amazed at how much she has grown up this year. She is such a great reader, is a great little friend and loves learning new things! Congrats Sage on a great year of kindergarten- on to bigger and better things- the 1st grade! The top picture is of the girls with their Nanny, Shane's mom and the next one is Sage with her teacher.

Blogging update 5/30/08

It's about time that I sit down and upate this blog. It seems that May has been so busy and now it's over! Where does the time go? I celebrated my 32nd birthday this month. Now really, where does the time go? My husband really has his work cut out for him because Mother's Day and my birthday are just a week apart, but he's always so good to me. Some of my good friends took me to Training Table for lunch, YUM YUM and then I had lunch with my 2 bestest friends that live in Highland. The above picture is me with them, Emily and Carrie. Em, I had the picture of cake on here but it got deleted somehow- oops! Em made me a cake and I loved it! Emily has been my best friend since I was 7 years old and Carrie and I were roommates in Arizona and she's been one of my best friends since then. Oddly enough, they both live in the same neighborhood and are friends too. So it's great that we can all get together- it's like my 2 worlds somehow collided. I love them!
My sister Katie has been in town from Florida for the past 3 weeks and so we had lots of family time the past few weeks. We pulled out the water slide for the first time this summer and the kids had a blast. The next picture is of my sister Leslie, my sister Katie, and sister in law Julieanne. They all had their babies within a month or so of each other. It was fun to see the little babies all together. It was fun to have Katie and her family here. Her girls are so cute and the cousins all had fun playing together.
We went to Wheeler Farm for a cousins birthday party and the kids had fun feeding the ducks, chasing each other around and of course milking the cows. But look out because if you stand too close to the cows back end you just might end up with a little surprise. YUCK!
We've been busy and school is out next week and the summer officially begins. I'm excited to have the girls home and to not have anything we have to do. The weather is slowly warming up and I've enjoyed being outside working in the yard and playing with the kids out back. They are all so full of energy, it's hard to keep up. I cherish my time with each of them and wish that time would stand still for just a moment-

Memorial Weekend in Richfield, UT

We spent Memorial Day weekend in Richfield. Who knew that there was a KOA right in downtown Richfield? Not I, but there is and we had a great time. We even saw Indiana Jones while we were there. Now you don't get to do that very often when you are camping. The guys got up one morning and went golfing at the local golf course. A little something for everyone! There was a great little park in the KOA, miniature golfing and great 4 wheeling trails that went on forever. It was a lot of fun. Sunday we drove to Fish Lake. None of us had been there and I don't think we realized how high the elevation was. There was still snow on the bank of the lake. We decided to try fishing anyways, but much to my dismay, we didn't catch any fish. But it was fun anyways- next time we'll go to Fish Lake mid July.




This top picture if of Shelb and Sage waiting to go on the trails. We had a great time 4 wheeling. It was fun too because my parents just bought a 4 wheeler and they were able to go with everyone. We had a great caravan!
Here's the kids playing miniature golf. I think the course must have been an eagle scout project or maybe something that one of the old people who work there built in their spare time. Either way, the kids loved it and Lexi earned the named of "Happy Gilmore" because she wound up and swung and hit her ball harder and farther on a miniature golf course that I think you are suppose to.
Sage and Ryder were together non stop. In between rides, they'd play games or color or just hang out. These two are great friends!
Sage was definately our outdoors girls this weekend. She loved going with Shane on the 4 wheeler and trying all new things. She has a great sense of adventure.
Libby spent her time walking around the campsite looking for dogs. There's nothing quiet about her and she'd get so excited to see them. Didn't want to get close to them, just wanted to see them from a distance. Everyone always knew where Libby was because she'd yell, "MOM" every two seconds, even if I was just a step away. She's attached to her mama!
I forgot to take pictures of the most eventful part of out trip- the ride home! We stopped in Orem for the girls to go to the bathroom and as we were pulling out of the gas station there was a big snap and the truck jerked back and we realized the the trailer hitch had broken. YIKES! It never came completely unattached but it slid to the back of the truck and sliced and badly dented Shane's tailgate on his truck. There was a dirt field next to the gas station so we slowly drove the trailer into the empty lot and spent the next hour trying to undo the hitch from the truck. We finally had to take the entire hitch out of the back of the truck and leave our trailer in Orem until we could get some help the following day. Shane was nervous about leaving it there all night so he went back to Orem and had a bachelor night by himself . Anyone see a crazy man having a campfire in a vacant lot off of the 800 N. Orem exit. That would've been my honey Shane! The dealer has been great to work with. It ended up being a manufacturer problem so they're taking care of everything including Shane's truck. I just feel blessed that Lexi had to go to the bathroom for the THIRD time on the way home so that it happened on a side street in Orem instead of on I-15 going 60 mph. We look forward to going again in a couple weeks with some friends from our neighborhood.

More from Lexi's birthday party

Here's pictures from Lexi's party. She was so excited and they had lots of fun. I think the highlight was beating up my brother Scott in the back yard with the swimming noodles. Thanks Scott for the cheap entertainment!