For me?? Thank you!

I just mentioned to Cole as I logged on that I really needed to update my blog! And then I found this, see Cole it is worth the many hours I spend...I'm a WINNER!!!

Thanks so much to Emma (click here) for this award.
Here are the rules:
1) Put the logo on your blog or post. (I just did.)
2) Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great attitude and/or gratitude! (the whole making lemonade out of lemon thing)
3) Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
4) Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
5) Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.
As rule number 2 says it all, these are the ten blogs you should be checking out right now because they truly and certainly deserve this kind of award (drum rolls):

Stephanie
Marissa
Vinnie
Melanie
Megan
Tonya
Aimee
Amber
Lisa
Noel

Which Sports Car are you?

This is pretty fun! So what car are you? Let me know!

I'm a Ferrari 360 Modena!

You've got it all. Power, passion, precision, and style. You're sensuous, exotic, and temperamental. Sure, you're expensive and high-maintenance, but you're worth it.

"Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

Just a friendly reminder...

I received this in an e-mail from a few of my friends and I felt it was appropriate to post it as a friendly reminder to the men in our lives as Christmas is approaching. I particularly like the guy before the panel of women explaining the thigh master. :)


http://bewareofthedoghouse.com/video.aspx

Aspiring Model...

Cole and I were in the kitchen making dinner, when Ashlyn came in with the camera and handed in to Cole and started saying, "Cheese, Cheese" He asked her if she wanted him to take her picture. Here is what she said...

And here is the picture :)

Elf Yourself

I've seen this before and last year we made one of these for my uncle in Boise. I'll have to post that one later, but this one is one of the best. My sister created it from a picture of my dad: Elf Yourself

Enjoy!

Ashlyn's 2 year old pictures!!

Here they are!! Thanks again to Melissa at Melissa Sue Photography, there are so many I like that it's hard to choose...I love them!

Mommy Tag

Thank you Anna for the tag!
MOMMY TAG
1. What time do you wake up? Between 8:30-9:30 It depends on if Cole has a lot of work to do. He is VERY nice to let me sleep.
2.What time are your kids in bed? 8:30-when mom puts her to bed, 9:30-when Dad is in charge
3.How long have you been a mommy? 2 years, 1 month, and 14 days. :)
4. How old were you when you became a mom? 29
5. What is your favorite chore? What? People have favorite chores?? That is wrong.
6. What is your favorite meal to cook? I HATE cooking, it always takes me 3 times longer than the recipe states. But if I have to choose...Taco Salad. It easy.
7. What meal do you cook most often? Cole says Mac and Cheese. I say Costco Chicken Cordon Bleu
8. What are 5 things about being a mom that make you smile? 1--Ashlyn learning new things. 2--The way she gets excited about all of the little things. 3--When she dances. 4--When she gives me hug and kisses. 5--when she says, "love you too mom"
9. If you could take your kids anywhere, where would it be? Depends on how old they are... Right now-I'd take her to the beach. When she is older we'll do the Disneyland thing.
10. When was the last time you went out without your kids? Too long ago to remember!!
11. What is your most heartbreaking moment as a mom? When she gets hurt
12. When was the last time you told one of your kids I love you? 45 minutes ago when we put her in bed.
13. When was the last time you were told I love you? 45 minutes ago

I tag any mom who wants to reflect :) !!!

The Land Before Time

This is a delayed post...Actual events happened a few weeks ago! Forgive me! I'm catching up. Maybe I'll post her Halloween Costume before Christmas...who knows! We'll have to wait and see.

Cole was working on Jessica's car so we decided to go and play again. We went down to the Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point. At the beginning they have the displays of claymation movies that they make. The detail on these things are amazing.

Jonah wanted to have his picture taken by this scary guy Goliath.

Ashlyn is in front of Santa's Workshop


Joe was so cute with Ashlyn. He told her to hold his hand so she wouldn't get scared

She wasn't too thrilled about the outer space to walk through to go back in time. I thought it was pretty cool with all of the stars. Once we arrived from space she was pretty excited about all the things to see. She looked at one of the dinosaurs and said "Big". Then we went to the Dino play area and looked at books and played with the toy dinosaurs.

Ashlyn wasn't too fond of the sound effects that were playing. When she heard the roaring she would run over and grab my leg. I kept telling her that they were pretend and that nothing was going to get us. After that whenever she heard the roaring she would run over, grab my leg, and say "pretend".

The three of us hiding in the cave

This was one of my favorite parts...Design a Dino!

There are a variety of dino parts to choose from. Once you've decided the part you want, you attach it to this gray carpet mass.

Jonah and Ashlyn carrying the dino parts. It was really funny to watch them try and carry the legs and then lift them up to attach them! We had a great time designing our dinosaur. And...

Here is our finished Dino

No matter what Jess and I do, we always have a great time and a lot of laughs. It takes us back to our younger teenage years!

UTAH 48 BYU 24

WOW! What a game! We had a great time cheering on the Utes to VICTORY and bragging rights for the next year!! My throat is a bit sore from all the yelling and cheering, a small sacrifice but well worth it.

Here are a few shots of the game. Once I get pictures from my sister, I'll post proof that I was there :) I was able to go with my Dad, brother and sister and their spouses (thanks Mom for giving up your ticket!!) My darling husband stayed home with the babe. I found out that he actually watched the game at his parents and found it "Interesting" I think he is slowly

converting to liking at least Ute Sports.

The Wild Fans. They only had their shirts

off for a little while because it was COLD!

The Ute Band

Here Come the UTES!! There was almost a

fight before the game even started!

Kick Off

Going for another Touchdown!

3rd Quarter Utah 41 BYU 24


The signs went up! This one said, "BYU-

You can't fast and pray your way out of this one!!"

The sign on the left says--"Hey Collie, Who is "Living Righteous" Now 12-0. Cougs have fun in Vegas. A little background--Apparently last year #9 Collie told the press that the reason BYU was winning was "Because that's what you get when you live righteous"

And the sign on the right says--It's not a quest for us!! It's just what we do!!!! 12-0 This is referring to the BYU coach who's motto is "Quest for perfection" Ha!

The BYU fans started leaving early--there were still 7 minutes left! The crowd waved good-bye to them and sent them on their way back to Provo!

The Crimson Wave!! People started rushing the field to Celebrate. Final Score Utah 48 BYU 24

Can you say...BCS???

Discovery Zone

My friend Jessica and I took our kids to the Discovery Zone at the Gateway. We were hoping there wouldn't be any schools on field trips, but there were. It wasn't too bad though. I forgot my camera-DUH! So I had to use my cell phone to take the pictures. Ashlyn and Jonah had a great time. So did Jess and I, we laughed the whole time. I was determined to get to do the news on KSL. Those Teleprompters move quick! Our breaking news story was about an Old Lady who Swallowed a Horse. Jonah and Ashlyn sat at the news desk too. We told them to tell us the news and Jonah says, "Well, Obama is the President." It was so funny.




We also had Ashlyn and Jonah do the weather for our broadcast.

One of the highlights was the adorable play town they have set up. We spent a lot of time in that area. We went grocery shopping and to the farm, we planted flowers at the house, drove in the car and Jonah filled it with gas. Ashlyn was a police officer for short time.

Watch out for Officer Ashlyn

Leaving the gas station

Ashlyn serving me cake for dinner. Yummy!


Waiting for her total...it was $2.50 according to the cashier. Oh if only!

The other highlight was the Life Flight Helicopter donated by IHC. It's cool because they have it make real helicopter sounds. Ashlyn was thrilled to "ride" in the back the whole time. The only problem we had was kids not sharing or taking turns and their air head mothers standing around and not paying attention to their little "darlings". UGH...I hate it when people think their kids are the cutest ever and we should all step aside while they run around doing whatever they please. A little bratty boy came over and nudged Ashlyn out of the way and said, "It's my turn" Ok hello little 6 year old. She's 2 and it is currently her turn. We told him to go play with the other one. Then Jessica had a little girl come up and rip a magnet board right out of her hand!

We also went to the drama area so Jonah and Ashlyn could but on a puppet show. Jessica also learned how to make a movie one picture at a time. Her movie was Eskimos facing a bear attack which later turned into a wild boar because Ashlyn took the bear.

Dino-hat

The parrot and Jonah

Jonah is a fierce bee


Ashlyn is coloring her comic strip

Jessica is hard at work


The Bear Attack

It was a fun day and both of the kids fell asleep on the way home. I'm really enjoying these outings!!

IT'S GAME DAY!!!

In Honor of the Utah Utes, I would like to post the songs of the Fight Song so you all can sing along!

"Utah Man"

I am a Utah man, sir, and I live across the green.

Our gang, it is the jolliest that you have ever seen.

Our coeds are the fairest and each one's a shining star.

Our yell, you hear it ringing through the mountains near and far.

Chorus:

Who am I, sir? A Utah man am I.

A Utah man, sir, and will be till I die.

Ki! Yi!

Verse Two:

We're up to snuff; we never bluff, we're game for any fuss,

No other gang of college men dare meet us in the muss.

So fill you lungs and sing it out and shout it to the sky,

We'll fight for dear old Crimson, for a Utah man am I.

Repeat Chorus

Verse Three:

And when we prom the avenue, all lined up in a row,

And arm in arm and step in time as down the street we go.

No matter if a freshman green, or in a senior's gown,

The people all admit we are the warmest gang in town.

Repeat Chorus

Verse Four:

We may not live forever on this jolly good ole sphere,

But while we do we'll live a life of merriment and cheer,

And when our college days are o'er and night is drawing nigh,

With parting breath we'll sing that song: "A Utah Man Am I."

Repeat Chorus

Disclaimer:

*the following joke may be offensive to a certain type of fan...please remember, it's all in joking fun*

Someone once told me--"Cheering for BYU is like being in the Special Olympics, even if you win, you're still retarded!"

GO UTES!!

Well since THE game of the YEAR is this SATURDAY, I wanted to post some pictures and a video of Ashlyn and I watching the Utes playing TCU. Cole could care less about sports, but I love watching the Utes sports. I actually had to pay $12 for the sports package from DirecTv so I could get the College CBS station and watch the game. I was annoyed but it was worth it!

Disney On Ice

Last week my mom and I took Ashlyn to Disney On Ice. I haven't been since I was 7 years old and got to blow out Donald Duck's 50th Birthday Candles...he couldn't do it himself.

I really wanted to take Ashlyn because I knew she would love it and she's free. I can't believe they want to charge $36 for a toddler's ticket. Our seats were on the 4th row! The only thing that occasionally blocked my view was the balding man in front of me.

When we got there I told my mom that I wasn't going to buy anything and that I had snacks and a princess doll in the diaper bag for Ashlyn (Thank you Michelle for the tip!) She tells me, "Oh she HAS to have something to remember this." So she buys her a $10 sno-cone that comes in a Mickey cup. Then we get $10 Cotton Candy that comes with a princess crown with Mickey ears (retail price is probably $2)!! I told her that was enough now that she's broke! Honestly! How do families afford to go? That's almost a trip to Disneyland!

The Sno-Cone and The Crown

Anyway, it was a lot of fun and we had a great time. Ashlyn was watching so intently that I couldn't even get her to look at me for a picture. She sat on my mom's lap the whole time. The show went through a variety of Disney stories and reports say that there were over 60 different characters. They also had most of the princesses. I was disappointed that they left out Sleeping Beauty--they had Pocahontas but no Aurora?!? Now Ashlyn tells us as she waves her hand around in circles "Snow White, round and round and round on ice." I had Disney songs running through my head the rest of the night!

Here are some pictures for your enjoyment. :)

This is a TERRIBLE angle, thanks lady--you could have stood up!

The Stage

Goofy is my favorite!

WOW!

"Here's Brucey"

Beauty and the Beast

Snow White, Jasmine, and Cinderella and their fellas!

Mickey and Minnie

They turned the castle into the clock from "It's a Small World"

The Finale