Loving his new knight armor.
Happy Birthday to the sweetest four year old around! We love you Weston!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Weston turns 4!
My sweet little Weston turned 4 a couple of weeks ago. We had a very low key celebration, but he seemed to enjoy his very special day! I am so proud to be this sweet little guys mother! He is so protective of his family and lets me know how much he loves me several times a day. We are all so glad he is in our family and couldn't ask for a better little boy! I love that little munchkin!
Happy Birthday to the sweetest four year old around! We love you Weston!
Happy Birthday to the sweetest four year old around! We love you Weston!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
M.I.A.
Well, here I am trying to get back on the blogging wagon.....once again. Maybe I am just not meant for this? I like doing it, because it is some form of journal keeping for me. I really want to print this baby out some day and make a book out of it for my kids. So, I guess it would also be my form of scrapbooking as well.
I am going to blame all of this M.I.A. business on Young Women's. I know I shouldn't, but I want to. I was called to be the secretary at the end of October. I figured I could do it....not much to it, right? Wrong. The Young Women's president is a fabulous women, but she holds high standards that I am still trying to reach. So, all of that combined with the Holiday Season was very busy.
I went through all of my pictures that I have taken over the last while and picked a few in regards to what I have been doing. Nothing is in order and I don't have the patience to try and fix it right now. Which brings me to thinking....maybe I shouldn't be the secretary?
What have I been doing?
That is my life in a nutshell over the past while. I loved the Holiday Season and I am sad to see that Summer is creeping up on us. I don't think I am ready for the A/C to be on 24/7.
I am going to blame all of this M.I.A. business on Young Women's. I know I shouldn't, but I want to. I was called to be the secretary at the end of October. I figured I could do it....not much to it, right? Wrong. The Young Women's president is a fabulous women, but she holds high standards that I am still trying to reach. So, all of that combined with the Holiday Season was very busy.
I went through all of my pictures that I have taken over the last while and picked a few in regards to what I have been doing. Nothing is in order and I don't have the patience to try and fix it right now. Which brings me to thinking....maybe I shouldn't be the secretary?
What have I been doing?
That is my life in a nutshell over the past while. I loved the Holiday Season and I am sad to see that Summer is creeping up on us. I don't think I am ready for the A/C to be on 24/7.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Dont Get Excited!
It's not Sarah posting, so I am sure 3/4 of you are going to hit the back button right now, but for those of you that decide to stay and read on.... well, I am going to take you back to the fifth grade and give you a word problem.
Here it is:
"Train M is traveling in, hopefully, a northern direction. It has been traveling for 33 years. It is an odd train, beset by silly notions and a bizarre sense of humor that makes it travel in a senseless pattern at times. It will reach its destination, hopefully later than sooner, but if the Peanut Butter Swirl Ice Cream has anything to say, it will be sooner.
So if Train M has been click clacking itself on a non creative track for some time now, how long before it goes bonkers and follows a ridiculous whim of writing a set of stories about battle hardened Unicorns fighting mankind for planetary domination?....... "
Do you want to take a guess?
To find out the answer click here.
Here it is:"Train M is traveling in, hopefully, a northern direction. It has been traveling for 33 years. It is an odd train, beset by silly notions and a bizarre sense of humor that makes it travel in a senseless pattern at times. It will reach its destination, hopefully later than sooner, but if the Peanut Butter Swirl Ice Cream has anything to say, it will be sooner.
So if Train M has been click clacking itself on a non creative track for some time now, how long before it goes bonkers and follows a ridiculous whim of writing a set of stories about battle hardened Unicorns fighting mankind for planetary domination?....... "
Do you want to take a guess?
To find out the answer click here.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Halloween
This face says it all when it comes to Halloween. My kids love Halloween. I do too. But, I have to say it was kind of a nice year. Weston insisted on being Spiderman. That meant store bought and a lot less sewing. I love sewing, but when I have a deadline....not so much. I decided to stick with the superhero theme and made Hannah Super Woman. I am glad I did, because there were no other little girls with the same costume. Caden wanted to be Link from Zelda. Almost everyone thought he was Robin Hood. I guess we are geeks that are stuck in the world of Nintendo. Aren't there any other Zelda lovers out there?We traveled up to St. Johns for Halloween and enjoyed the chilly weather! It was really cold so my little Hannah had to wear clothes under her costume to keep her warm. St. Johns had a little Halloween parade where the kids marched in their costumes from the Court House down to Main Street and then up to the park where they served hot dogs. It was really fun to see the kids enjoying each others costumes.
That evening the city had a trunk-or-treat that was not so great, so we still went house to house for some goodies. All in all it was a really fun Halloween to spend with Grandparents!
Hannah as Wonder Woman.
Caden as Link.
The kids walking in the parade.
Weston, Hannah and cute cousin Aubrey.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Top Occupations I would have been AWESOME in
I was doing some light reading this evening, mixing a bit of Thoreau and Dr. Seuss when a shimmering thought massaged my frontal and occipital lobes. A thought so revolutionary and dare we say it? Yes, I will say it.. "awe inspiring", that it left me in a stupor of brilliance for a solid 7 or 8 seconds.
What was my truly righteous thought you ask? Well thank you for the kind curiosity, my thought was, how I have been "Miscast" in life.
I came to the realization that there are a several life paths, that if had been laid out before me like Hansel and Gretal's bread path I would have taken the world by a testosterone storm unparalleled in the annals of time.
So here they are below, for your viewing pleasure, not in any particular order of amazingness, but more as an anthology of "wow".
Rock n Roll God
I would have been a perfect mixture of David Lee Roth and Beehtoven, besides the deafness in latter life. I would have combined the sublime skin tight spandex wardrobe, battle axe like rock n roll front kicks and epic musicality. What would be the perfect ending to the 5th symphony, you ask? A freaking leopard print spandex and a four minute guitar solo of course, and that is what I would have brought to my adoring fans every night. I would have changed the world one pelvic thrust at a time.....
He Man Master of the Universe
First off, I would have gotten to wear a matching animal boot and briefs combo that makes the women go nuts for, at least it does Sarah. Secondly, I would have gotten to ride a green and gold magical tiger by the name of battle cat. Would anyone cut me off on the freeway on the way to work? Yeah they would, if they want to be mauled by a ferocious feline the size of a Lincoln Navigator or caught in a Castle Greyskull headlock... and that my friend is one lock there aint no key for.
So aside the whole cutting edge wardrobe and muscular specimen that I would have been, I also would have been able to fight amazing villains like Skeletor and Merman, instead of the villains I face in my life today, White Chocolate Macadamian Nut Cookies and Turtle Neck sweaters......oh... they are the bane of my existence.
A Mythical Centaur
Now I am not talking about some silly Harry Potter or Prince Caspian Centaur, but a Regal Centaur that ruled the American Plains before the arrival of the Pioneers. Of course , now all you can find is their distant cousins that work in carnivals, freak shows and upscale renaissance festivals.
But there was a day when they roamed over the wide Earth, wind dancing through their galloping hair. Who wouldn't want to have that be their day in day out profession? Sign me up, and twice on Sunday. My name would have been "Hatcha-Tana-Wataka", which in our language would translate to "He who has a Golden Mane of Exceeding Magnitude and Superior Bone Structure."
Dare to dream right? Yep.... dare to dream. Now I'd better go to bed and set my alarm so I'm not late for work tomorrow.
What was my truly righteous thought you ask? Well thank you for the kind curiosity, my thought was, how I have been "Miscast" in life.
I came to the realization that there are a several life paths, that if had been laid out before me like Hansel and Gretal's bread path I would have taken the world by a testosterone storm unparalleled in the annals of time.
So here they are below, for your viewing pleasure, not in any particular order of amazingness, but more as an anthology of "wow".
Rock n Roll God
I would have been a perfect mixture of David Lee Roth and Beehtoven, besides the deafness in latter life. I would have combined the sublime skin tight spandex wardrobe, battle axe like rock n roll front kicks and epic musicality. What would be the perfect ending to the 5th symphony, you ask? A freaking leopard print spandex and a four minute guitar solo of course, and that is what I would have brought to my adoring fans every night. I would have changed the world one pelvic thrust at a time.....He Man Master of the Universe
First off, I would have gotten to wear a matching animal boot and briefs combo that makes the women go nuts for, at least it does Sarah. Secondly, I would have gotten to ride a green and gold magical tiger by the name of battle cat. Would anyone cut me off on the freeway on the way to work? Yeah they would, if they want to be mauled by a ferocious feline the size of a Lincoln Navigator or caught in a Castle Greyskull headlock... and that my friend is one lock there aint no key for.
So aside the whole cutting edge wardrobe and muscular specimen that I would have been, I also would have been able to fight amazing villains like Skeletor and Merman, instead of the villains I face in my life today, White Chocolate Macadamian Nut Cookies and Turtle Neck sweaters......oh... they are the bane of my existence.
A Mythical Centaur
Now I am not talking about some silly Harry Potter or Prince Caspian Centaur, but a Regal Centaur that ruled the American Plains before the arrival of the Pioneers. Of course , now all you can find is their distant cousins that work in carnivals, freak shows and upscale renaissance festivals.
But there was a day when they roamed over the wide Earth, wind dancing through their galloping hair. Who wouldn't want to have that be their day in day out profession? Sign me up, and twice on Sunday. My name would have been "Hatcha-Tana-Wataka", which in our language would translate to "He who has a Golden Mane of Exceeding Magnitude and Superior Bone Structure."
Dare to dream right? Yep.... dare to dream. Now I'd better go to bed and set my alarm so I'm not late for work tomorrow.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Hannah's 2nd Birthday
Our little Miss Hannah turned two this last Tuesday! We had such a fun celebration. Grandma Bast and Grandpa Webster were here to take part in this fun occasion. Hannah loved all the attention and the presents that she was given. We enjoy her so much in our family and could not ask for more! We love you Hannah! Happy Birthday!
All of the pictures are out of order...sorry.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Just for Hannah
Hannah has her Daddy wrapped around her finger! I came upstairs last night to see this new title picture on the blog. He completely changed it just for her up coming Birthday. He is a sap! But, I have to say that this is one thing I adore about my husband. He loves his children so much....especially his little princess!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
10 things I love today
1. The high is supposed to be 88 today. Such a blessed thing when you have no a/c in the car and the driver's side window doesn't work.......which is very inconvenient at the drive-thru.
2. Weston is assimilating his drawings to real life. His people have round heads, circles for eyes and long sticks for legs.
3. Hannah has a thing for chewing gum....just like her mommy when she was little.
4. My husband is funny, cute and a worthy priesthood holder. I am so proud he was able to help a grandfather administer a blessing to his young grandson who broke his arm last weekend.
5. The Holiday season is upon us. It makes me want to watch Home Alone and sing Jingle Bells.
6. I am making Velveeta shells and cheese with hot dogs for dinner.
7. "So you think you can dance?" is on twice a week now.
8. General Conference is this coming weekend. That means no chasing kids around the church + listening to fabulous messages from our beloved leaders!
9. I am making pumpkin bars today to satisfy my sweet tooth.
10. My computer will not let me down load pictures on to it any more. Okay, I really don't love that, but it's the truth. I hope I can get the problem fixed soon!
2. Weston is assimilating his drawings to real life. His people have round heads, circles for eyes and long sticks for legs.
3. Hannah has a thing for chewing gum....just like her mommy when she was little.
4. My husband is funny, cute and a worthy priesthood holder. I am so proud he was able to help a grandfather administer a blessing to his young grandson who broke his arm last weekend.
5. The Holiday season is upon us. It makes me want to watch Home Alone and sing Jingle Bells.
6. I am making Velveeta shells and cheese with hot dogs for dinner.
7. "So you think you can dance?" is on twice a week now.
8. General Conference is this coming weekend. That means no chasing kids around the church + listening to fabulous messages from our beloved leaders!
9. I am making pumpkin bars today to satisfy my sweet tooth.
10. My computer will not let me down load pictures on to it any more. Okay, I really don't love that, but it's the truth. I hope I can get the problem fixed soon!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Part I
My house looks like a complete disaster and I feel like I could just fall on my bed and sleep for 15 hours at this very moment. But, I promised to be back within the week and Michael is telling me that I need to blog.
I do have a lot to share...just where to begin and what pictures out of the hundreds do I share? My first "mini-vacation" was during the week of the 24th up in St. Johns. My beautiful and sweet sister-in-law was good enough to travel all the way from Oklahoma to fulfill our wishes. I miss that girl every day and it was so good to spend a week with her!
We did so many fun things while we were there. We played at the pool several times. This even included some water aerobics with all the women. It makes me giggle just thinking about it. It really is so enjoyable and quite a workout! We also took the kids a few times during family swim and they loved playing in the water with Aunt Lollie.
Michael's cousin Ben brought his boat up and took us out on the lake for some fun tubing and skiing. After a few rounds on the tube Ben asked if we were done. My most intelligent husband responded with, "You haven't thrown me off yet!" I know I was in for it then. But, Michael got the worst of it with a face plant and bruises on his lips. Serves him right, I guess. And he never took pictures of me skiing. I've decided that is because he can't ski. He is very competitive and the fact that his wife can out do him in something is a little embarrassing....or A LOT!
We all went to the parade and enjoyed the floats. Caden was wrangled in to being a part of the pooper scoopers behind all the horses. I could tell he did not like us yelling his name out as he passed with a shovel full of horse poop! What a sport. And every year they end the parade with the fire truck shooting out tons of water getting all the spectators wet. So much fun!
Weston loves when Uncle Scott is around with his "truck". Scott is always so nice and offers to take him on a ride.
Hannah loved playing with Lollie. They played the piano, jumped on the trampoline, and even got some beads out to make some bracelets.
I caught Weston doing this SEVERAL times. I was lucky my camera was close just once. Seriously! Boys and the freedom of relieving themselves out in the open. I'll never understand.
Honestly, I can't think of a better picture to end this post with. We loved spending time with everybody and miss them all!
I do have a lot to share...just where to begin and what pictures out of the hundreds do I share? My first "mini-vacation" was during the week of the 24th up in St. Johns. My beautiful and sweet sister-in-law was good enough to travel all the way from Oklahoma to fulfill our wishes. I miss that girl every day and it was so good to spend a week with her!
We did so many fun things while we were there. We played at the pool several times. This even included some water aerobics with all the women. It makes me giggle just thinking about it. It really is so enjoyable and quite a workout! We also took the kids a few times during family swim and they loved playing in the water with Aunt Lollie.
Michael's cousin Ben brought his boat up and took us out on the lake for some fun tubing and skiing. After a few rounds on the tube Ben asked if we were done. My most intelligent husband responded with, "You haven't thrown me off yet!" I know I was in for it then. But, Michael got the worst of it with a face plant and bruises on his lips. Serves him right, I guess. And he never took pictures of me skiing. I've decided that is because he can't ski. He is very competitive and the fact that his wife can out do him in something is a little embarrassing....or A LOT!
We all went to the parade and enjoyed the floats. Caden was wrangled in to being a part of the pooper scoopers behind all the horses. I could tell he did not like us yelling his name out as he passed with a shovel full of horse poop! What a sport. And every year they end the parade with the fire truck shooting out tons of water getting all the spectators wet. So much fun!
Weston loves when Uncle Scott is around with his "truck". Scott is always so nice and offers to take him on a ride.
Hannah loved playing with Lollie. They played the piano, jumped on the trampoline, and even got some beads out to make some bracelets.
I caught Weston doing this SEVERAL times. I was lucky my camera was close just once. Seriously! Boys and the freedom of relieving themselves out in the open. I'll never understand.
Honestly, I can't think of a better picture to end this post with. We loved spending time with everybody and miss them all!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Dear Blogspot,
I want you to know that I have not forgotten you. Life has taken me on two fun vacations within the last month. I have much to share with you. Please just give me a week and I will be back! I have missed you and finally feel like I am back on my feet. Talk to you soon!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Thank you Grandma Bast!
As some of you know, Weston was up in St. Johns with Grandma Bast for just over a week. I'm pretty sure he enjoyed every minute of Grandma to himself. Michael and I packed and headed up to St. Johns for the 4th of July to enjoy family and pick up Weston. We really enjoyed seeing everyone and visiting over the holiday. But, you know what the best part was? Grandma Bast potty trained Weston!!!! It has been heaven to have him out of diapers! I am soooo grateful that she took to time to do something I have absolutely dreaded for the last little while! Thank you a million times over!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Grandpa and Grandma Davis - Project
Hello everyone! Grandpa and Grandma Davis let me go up and record some of their stories about 9 months ago and here is Grandpa telling his George Washington Rabbit story. We are going to make a Legacy Documentary about Grandpa and Grandma's lives, but I need the help of the family. I need stories and questions to ask them about! So please fill out the form below if you would like to help and receive some more of the videos I have filmed of Grandpa and Grandma. I just included Grandpa's Primary Story.
(Grandpa's Mountain Lion Story video will be sent out to those who help)
(Grandpa's Mountain Lion Story video will be sent out to those who help)
Just me and the little lady
Both Caden and Weston are enjoying the good weather in St. Johns. That leaves me home with just my little lady. I don't remember the last time the house has been this quiet or even when I have had so much time to sew and do other things I want to get done. I have a lot of beans I just picked and they need to be bottled this weekend along with the bazillion tomatoes we have growing! I miss the boys, but I have very much enjoyed the simplicity of one child.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
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