Silly Girl

Today Cedar was being so funny, that I had to snap a shot. She was trying to walk in my flip-flops and she thought she was so cool. Never a dull moment.

I realized after being home for a week and going through hundreds of lost pictures, that it appears my children do not have a mother! I always seem to be on the taking end of the pictures. Well, I took a couple shots today to celebrate the first day in nine, that I have a) done my hair and b) actually put make-up on! I still feel horrible, infact, the pain seems to be getting worse instead of better, and all I've had to eat today is one tapioca pudding cup, but I thought it might make me feel better to "look alive" at least. On the bright side, I have lost 6 pounds and wearing my favorite jeans without any discomfort! LOL

Favorite Recent Pictures

OK Mindi...I think you are the only one reading this thing, but there are some new pics for ya! For those of you who do not know, I just had my tonsils out and let me tell you...it is 10 times worse than giving birth! This is day #2 without total obliviation by narcotics (Thank God) and I have somewhat regained the ability to sit vertical. :o) So, sorry for the delay in blogs....on the brighter side, I actually had some solid food today; Mac&Cheese never tasted so good!

A Little Attitude!

My little Ally is my funny child. She keeps me young and laughing constantly. One of my favorite moments recently happened at Flaming Gorge: I was trying to put her shoes on and she was being a typical 3 year old with floppy legs (you know the kind that make getting their shoes on extra difficult) and wouldn't help so I pitched a fit, threw the shoes on the floor and said "fine, if you want to put your shoes on then do it yourself and come outside!". She just looked at me for a minute and said "Mom, you're being a boob, just whining and crying." I laughed for several minutes then decided she was right and finished helping her put her shoes on. HMM, wonder where she heard that before eh?

Flaming Gorge

WE just got back from my family reunion in Flaming Gorge. We had such a great time relaxing, fishing, cliff diving and catching lizards. What a beautiful place! This is the first year in many that I can actually say I had a vacation...my kids are getting old enough that I trust them around the fire a little and I don't have a child attatched to my boob every few hours!! LOL Here are a few of the pictures.

A year in review....

Since I am just getting this started, I thought I would give you a re-cap of the year so far, then I will try to keep things updated! I am having my tonsils out next week (yeah I know it's gonna suck) so I figure I will have lots of time while off work to fiddle around with this.

Sisters

The thing I love about having 3 girls is that they get along so well and really do love eachother. Brittney is an amazing big sister and is always looking out for the other two. She will gladly give them what she is playing with without complaint (most of the time) and really amazes me with her nurturing personality.

The week she almost died!

Ok, so we have all had those Mom moments when you wonder why you ever pro-created right? (please tell me I am not the only one) Well, this one was a doozie: So, earlier in this week, Matt had put Ally down for a nap and had gone outside to do some work and when he came back to check on her, she had colored all over herself (I mean, her nose, her hands, her legs, her forehead...everywhere), her sheets and her walls with permanent black marker.....she was almost killed! Then, later that week I had again, left her unattended for all of about 5 minutes, and when I saw her next she had that "I just did something bad look", and had soap all over her hands. I went to investigate and found that she had taken a bar of mushy soap and colored all over about 6 pairs of my shoes!!! Needless to say, I was not happy....after making her "taste" the soap to see if she ever wanted to play in it again, and after cleaning my shoes off, I calmed down and decided that she needed a creative outlet for her artwork. That was good parenting, right? So, I put her on my porch with sidewalk paints and when I came back with Cedar, she had colored her hands, feet, my brick, stucko and windows, and NO paint whatsoever on the cement! She nearly lost her life, and is apparently missing some crucial part of her brain! LOL. Cedar, however, was having a great time eating the chalk....good think Crayola makes them Non-toxic!

The additions

We have spent a great deal of time and money FINALLY finishing our back yard! Wahoo! We added a deck, patio and hot tub and we are enjoying them so much. We got an extra big hottub so come on over!

The Zoo

We have been to the Zoo a couple of times this year and this is the only decent picture I can find of me with Cedar. A self-portrait will do right?

Lava Family Reunion

Every year we go to Lava Hot Springs with Matt's family for a reunion....it's fun to watch the kids get bigger and braver every year. This year Brittney would not go off of the low platform which she finally got the nerve up for last year. I think she is a year old AND wiser! The trip was fun, but always a lot of work :o) I was on camera duty and failed miserably I am afraid, but here are a couple pics:

Yes, this is my Ally...

(Ok, this is my first picture on my blog and I have no idea what I am doing). I took my kids to get their pictures taken at a friends house and she lives on a farm. I don't know what posessed me, but I took Ally's picture naked in boots and a hat! She looks like a little boy peeing, but it cracks me up!