"i" tag

i am: avoiding all household responsibilities right now.
i know: I can't wait to leave town.
i want: it to be Thanksgiving already.
i have: one husband and two kids.
i hate: being stressed out ( which I am currently)
i miss: all the fall leaves that have fallen off the trees.
i feel: really tired
i hear: Dancing with the stars and the dishwasher going
i smell: bread that I baked today
i crave: anything sweet right now
i search: the web
i love: being with my family
i care: for my husband and kids
i always: put on chapstick as I crawl into bed
i believe: that a family that plays together stays together :)
i sing: "I'm going on a bear hunt" way to much, unfortunately this CD was lost Sat. night :S
i write: almost nothing, type everything especially on my Blackberry.
i lose: my keys almost everyday, I wish I could call them like I do my phone.
i win: Spencer in guitar hero
i never: want to move again
i listen: to my kids fight all the time
i am scared: of being jumped trying to get in my car when it is dark, bears and mt. lions when I'm hiking, and being hit by a vehicle while biking (wait that DID happen, hmm..maybe that's why I'm scared of it!)
i need: to pack, do laundry, grocery shop, vacuum, go to the bank, and many more things but I guess I'll just blog instead!
i am happy about: the holidays coming up and all the fun stuff we've planned!
i tag: anyone who wants to do this tag!

Disney on Ice

Last night we took the kids to Disney on Ice, they were celebrating 100 years. It was great because it was a little of everything, they did excerpts from several Disney stories like, Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, Pinocchio, Nemo etc. Brooklyn was totally enthralled the entire time, which did not surprise me. Gavin was good most of the time, but had to constantly be eating and wanted everyone else's toys around us. With twenty minutes to go he informed me "its over now."

Trip to AZ

Last week we went to Arizona for Spencer's family reunion. I was flying down, so I decided to leave early and visit my Aunt and cousins. The weather was beautiful and we even ate a few green oranges, which weren't half bad. My kids splashed a little in the pool, but it was pretty cold, so they never were totally submerged (except when Gavin fell in head first!!). Even though the water was cold, they thought it was pretty fun wading and splashing in it. My Mom had been having all these nightmares about the kids drowning in the pool, which was freaking me out. My Aunt has the doorknob outside at the top of the door, as a safety precaution for little ones. Within a few hours Gavin was showing Brooklyn how to scoot the chair over to the door so they could reach the doorknob and open it on their own, only Gavin is that mischevious to figure something like that out. Brooklyn would never had tried to figure a way out on her own.
Saturday was Spencer's family reunion, they had it at a park and rented a big bounce house for the kids, my kids loved it. For the everyone else they hired a company to do games, who did a great job and made it a lot of fun. Later that night we went to Spencer's cousin Kizzy's (Kristina) beautiful home, it truly was amazing! We watched BYU kick some butt and ate pizza. Thanks Kizzy for letting us bombard your house it was a lot of fun!
I also was able to attend my cousin Jake's fiance's bridal shower and cousin Matt's wife Rachel's baby shower. Talk about a productive weekend, I tell ya, it was great thanks to my Aunt Nan for putting up with my kids for five days, we owe you one!

9 Years and Counting!

This is a little late, but its been a little crazy this past week. On November 6th, Spencer and I celebrated our 9th anniversary. It was strange because on our anniversary, he was driving to Montana to hunt a buffalo, and I flew to Arizona for his family reunion and to visit some of my family. He flew out later and met us though, so that was good. I have to admit the first few years of marriage was rough, plain and simple. Sometimes I wasn't sure if we would be happy ten years down the road. I can honestly say that nine years later our marriage is so much better than I could have imagined. It takes hard work, and sometimes it still doesn't always work out, but I'm glad we've made it this far. I learned a lot about Spencer and about myself and its great to be doing this together. I love you Spence!

100 Things

100 Things to Do--55 out of 100...Things I've done and Been to. My answers are in Green.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band, doesn't rock band count?
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis, not on purpose!
10. Sang a solo, when no one was home.
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon (10k only)
28. Ridden in a gondola
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language, um...gibberish (sp?) Hello I can't even spell the name of the language I'm saying I learned?
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied, right now
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies...for someone else
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job, I was laid off, does that count?
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book, does Heritage Makers count :)
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Book of Mormon or Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit(going to court tomorrow at 11 am...joy)
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

I tag Whit & Leesh

Sugar Overload!!

My son just crashed due to a major sugar overload I'm sure. One, because he NEVER just falls asleep on the floor by himself. We have to do the daily 40 min drive just to get him to nap. Second, because I'm not even sure he has had anything but candy since Halloween! At first of course I tried to be a good mom and say he could only have so many pieces a day, but when he's already had that by 9 a.m. how am I supposed to deal with the nagging the rest of the day? I gave in. I figure the sooner its gone the better, thus the sugar crash...notice the scattered starburst wrappers.