I've been tagged.....

So my friend Kellie "tagged" me. Due to peer pressure, here's a glimpse of what goes on in my brain (there's not much left because I swear every time I give birth each child takes a part of my memory).

JOYS
1. Spending time with my family
2. Taking a few hours to catch up with the girlfriends over dinner
3. Being on a relaxing vacation
4. That moment when I actually get to decide what I want to do with my time...when does that happen?
5. Watching those I love accomplish something great

FEARS
1. Being a widow at a young age (when your husband has the 8th most dangerous job in the world it could happen)
2. Not being a good enough mother
3. Losing a child
4. Mice...most all rodents scare me.
5. Amusement park rides that make you feel like your falling

GOALS
1. Be better organized/better housekeeper
2. Be more loving to my children & husband
3. Be more confident in the gospel/better at my calling
4. Get inside & outside house projects finished
5. Be in better physical shape

Current Obsessions
1. Reality shows or competition shows like...Survivor, Dancing with the Stars, American Idol, So you think you can dance, etc....
2. Working in my yard....I love to dig in the dirt.
3. Reading the newspaper
4. Finding cute home decor
5. Finding new recipes that are healthy, taste good and no one complains about.

FACTS
1. I don't like to clean house...but I love to have a clean house.
2. Love to be outside...will trade cleaning bathrooms for mowing the lawn & pulling weeds.
3. I hate to make phonecalls but I love talking to people
4. I love to dance and sing to the radio
5. I don't like to stay at home

So that's me in a nutshell! I would love to read some of yours.....so if you haven't already been tagged....then you've been TAGGED!!

1st day of school

The lazy days of summer are over and now it's back to the grind! Jaysie was excited to start 2nd grade this year. She couldn't wait to wear her "leggings" and the long shirt or short dress....whichever it is. The 80's are back!!

Teegan started preschool this year and had no problem leaving his mother behind. I pulled up to drop him off and he told me that I was to stay in the car and he would walk in by himself. I told him that I wanted to take some pictures in front of his school, but by then he was opening the door and running up the driveway. I finally caught him as he was hanging up his backpack and the only picture I got was ruined by another little preschooler who walked right in front of him. I did get him to give me a goodbye kiss, so I guess he still cares about me. Oh well.....I guess it's better than having to drag him in kicking and screaming.

Teegan learn how to swim

My little dare devil learned to swim this summer. I signed him up for his first swimming lessons at the local pool but I really wanted him to take some private lessons from my friend's daughter who taught Jaysie. It just so happened that the day he started his lessons, the girl who taught Jaysie called and said that she was home from college for a few weeks and wanted to earn some money by doing a few lessons. So he got double swim lessons.....but it was worth it to see him go from not wanting to put his face in the water to swimming like a fish it 2 weeks.
Teegan was telling Trent at the dinner table about learning how to swim and he was trying to explain that he can put his head all the way under the water. He said excitedly, "Dad, I can drowned." So I told him that he doesn't want to drowned. He looked at me rolling his eyes and said, "Yes, I do mom." So we had to have a discussion about how drowning isn't a good thing but going under the water and then coming back up is ok to do. So hopefully we've got that all straightened out.

My Kater Baby

Who can resist a spaghetti face? If you can't tell by her smile, she loved her first taste of spaghetti. She had no problem slurping up those long noodles and somehow chewing up the meat and all with only 2 little teeth. No choking or even the slightest gag either! She was entertained for hours.....ok maybe one half of an hour anyway. That's our "Kader" as Teegan would say.

Can you ever vacation too much?

You know we had big plans this summer to work in our yard and make some home improvements, but that has all been interrupted by vacations. It's been one vacation after another it seems, but can you ever vacation too much?? I say NO!! It has been so fun to get away from the ringing phone and the ding dong of the doorbell and just relax.

We went up to Marsh Lake in the Uintas for a short getaway with some friends. Some of you may know this face from high school.....

I had to laugh at Jaysie and her "friend" who happens to be a boy. This boy is almost 9 (an older man) and he had the hots for Jaysie. He walked her to the trailer when it was dark to make sure she got there ok and Trent said that he heard him even ask for Jaysie's digits! Trent told Jaysie one morning when we were eating breakfast, "Hey you'd better hurry up and eat because your boyfriend is waiting for you to come out and ride bikes." She was so embarrassed.....Oh, we got a good laugh watching the two of them. Jaysie claims that she doesn't like him and that she just had to hang out with him because he was the only one close to her age. Yeah, right!

Fun Filled Family Reunions

It's that time of the year for family reunions!! I've decided that the anticipation leading up to the reunion and the memories you have after are worth the craziness during the reunion. With about 50 people coming and going, eating and sleeping and dancing and singing for 4 days you can only imagine the fun we had.

Actually, I have to give my mom credit for putting on a great reunion at Bear Lake. It was fun to see cousins, aunts and uncles that I don't get to see too often. There were some great stories shared and lots of laughter to go around. With Grandpa and Grandma B getting up there in years, you start to really cherish the time you have with them and enjoy hearing their stories.

I finally made it to Bloomington Lake. It's only about 20 minutes away from Bear Lake and you can drive most of the way and then hike in about 1/4 of a mile. You feel like you are in a whole new world. We saw this big black spot on top of the cliffs across the lake and thought for sure it was a bear. We watched it for a while and could have sworn that it was sitting there turning it's head side to side. Finally, Jensen told us that it was just a burned off tree stump that we were getting all hyped up over. Rachel was ready to take off running if that tree stump started to move. She had just told us about the "Bears and Prayers" story she had just seen about a man who was attacked by a bear and lived to tell about it. She kept an eye on that stump the whole time we were there.

Thanks for the memories B family!

Happy 4th of July

I know it's a little late, but that's how I roll... We had a fabulous 4th of July and hope everyone else had the same. We went to the parade and watched Teegan & Jaysie ride their decorated bikes. We sat toward the end of the parade route so as Teegan said, "Wow, that took a long time!" We then went up to the Cherry Days festivities where the kids ended up bringing home 2 frogs, a cage and a 3 month food supply (if they live that long). Later on Jaysie, Kate and I went to Stadium of Fire in Provo with my mom and little sister. We were "lucky" enough to get tickets to see the famous Miley Cyrus aka Hannah Montana perform. Well let's just say that we somewhat heard her and saw her through binnoculars because our seats were horrible. The kids were happy, so I guess that's all that matters.

I'd have to say my favorite part of the whole thing was listening to the military wives talk to their deployed husbands via satellite. It was pretty touching to hear them say how blessed they felt to be in the Middle East fighting for our country. I never thought of it that way before. This year seemed to be all about those who serve or haved served our country during times of war and it finally hit home for me. I have friends and family who have been directly affected by this war and I've seen the sacrifices that they have had to make. It is amazing and I am forever appreciative of what they do for me and this country.

I love Independence Day and the excuse it gives us to spend time with our family. What a wonderful time of year!