1st Day of 1st Grade!!

When did Karden get so big?

He is a big and mighty first grader now!!! This morning he was awake at 6:00 am asking if it was time for school! His second question was what were they eating for school lunch? He was So excited to eat school lunch! He had to practice his lunch number about 10 times this morning while I scrambled to find the school lunch menu online!! ( Its pizza day if anyone is wondering)

We tried to get the first day pictures and he was WAY too excited to stand still!

And again... not much better.



When I drove him to school I parked and walked him in to his class were he proceeded to ditch me at the door and go put his backpack away! I waited until he came out of the coatroom and he just sat at his desk and started to play with the playdough his teacher, Mrs. Larsen, has put on everyones desk. He didn't even look up!~ So Whitley and I left.. I was good until I got to the car and the Dam behind my eyes broke! He is too Little and too innocent and too Little, to go to school ALL Day!!

I am taking it hard and poor Whitley is taking it harder!! It is 10:51 am and I have already found her like this...
waiting for Karden to come home. So sad!

It will be fun to have a little one on one time with Whitley, but when she starts preschool next week, I will have 2.5 hours ALL BY MYSELF!! What am I going to do. I will probally find lots of projects, but right now. It is a little depressing! :)

Take Me Out To The Ballgame!!

Saturday Night we decided to take a little trip to the ballfield. We headed over to watch the Orem Owlz!


Karden loved the game and sat and watched intently the whole game!! He loved the poster and the program he got and would get all excited by finding the picture of the batter!

Whitley loved Cheering for the team.. (even if most of the time it was the wrong team) :)

Don't you hate it when you are trying to take a picture of your cute kids and some weirdo pops up behind you with a scary face
Just kidding .......... love ya Nicki!!

It was a perfect night at the ballpark!!

We got the Hint!!

After Kardens near begging to go the aquarium, we decided if it was on the calendar we better go. So we packed up and headed out.

As always the kids has a ball looking at all the fish,

posing for the pictures

and most of all being with there cousins!

Whitley decided to be the "Great Frog Slayer" and protect daddy and grandpa Craig from the giant frog.


Karden had a great time and the penguins were his favorite! Even if there were getting a little too close!




Thanks for the idea Karden, we had a great time!!

Do ya think....

Someone wants to go to the aquarium?






I think this is a not so subtle hint!!

Pioneers, Pageants and Prehistoric Creatures!

We needed a break from daily life and decided to head on a little overnight trip last weekend. We ended up in Price!! Yeah, I know that is not numero uno on any ones vacation list! I wanted to go to the castledale pageant and Ryan wanted to go check out the cowboy shooting range he had heard about so we loaded up and headed out!!

We got there Saturday morning and seen a sign on the highway that said there was a railroad museum in Helper. My nephew is OBSESSED with trains and so we decided to make a little pit stop! Wow- Could have done without stopping there. It was interesting to say the least!
I don't think there was even one train in the museum. But there was a rusty old train car outside!
But the kids did get little paper hats that Alex insisted on wearing every time we were in the car!

We did a little bit of shopping and then headed to the hotel, This is my suggestion to make price a better place to stay- Get a Marriott!! I have gotten a little spoiled. I had booked the hotel online and the hotel clerk was not going to honor our reservation! To make matters worse the clerk had a little problem that we like to call -not speaking English-
It may or may not have been a little devenish fit in the making.. and being used to Thomas fits - I took it on myself to walk next door and the gracious people at the Holiday Inn saved the day!! So after the hotel fiasco the boys took the kiddos swimming to cool off!

We then headed to castledale for the pageant. I love this pageant! Ryan had not seen it since he was 10 years old, so we were excited! I was so excited I even forgot my camera! We got there just in time for Ryan to snag me one of these..
Who know a piece of wood could make me soo happy!! Whitley thought it was great to sit in the dirt and pile as much dirt and rocks on her themed overalls- why do I even try!! She also fell asleep about thirty minutes into the show and slept right until I put her back in the car for the ride home- Packing her down that hill was a real good time! :)
Karden loved when the horses went through the mud
and especially when the "real live Jesus" came on stage!! He didn't like the singing as much, and at the most reverent moments would cover his ears and say LOUDLY- "Man that song was SOOO long!" That is definitely Ryans kid!!

Saturday the boys went shooting and the girls took the kids to the dinosaur museum - do you notice a trend here, boys go shooting on every vacation, and girls are stuck in a museum with the kids- And of course the shooting is more important so Ryan got the camera.They said it was really fun though. Ryan went through about 1,000 bullets in 3 hours so the must of had a great time. well maybe too good of a time!


The girls and the kids had a fun time as well. The little play area of the dinosaur museum was great! We played puppets and puzzles and dug for dinosaur bones! I may have had more fun than the kids!


We met up with the dad for lunch at the park to let the kids get there wiggles out for the long ride home. They have the coolest park.
All the kids loved running through the castles and volcano's.
Peeking through the portholes playin in the tunnels,
and of course the slide is always a hit!

It was a nice little overnighter, but I'm, glad to be home and to live in Spanish Fork. (Don't tell Ryan I said that-) It could always be worse!

Fiesta Days Fun!!!

Wow- Fiesta days was alot of fun this year! It seemed like we had something to do everynight of the week!

Last saturday we went and watched The childrens parade, after the parade we braved the park for a little fish wrangling Karden even got a prize fish and won $10.00!! He was so excited!!

we tried out hand at a few kid games and learned mom is not as good of a shot as dad!
2 of my sister and there kiddos joined us as well as my mom and dad so we made a day of it.Bowling was a big hit with the kids even if they didn't get the part about rolling the ball and not chucking it as hard as you can at the little volunteers! yikes!


We went to the rodeo on Thursday and I got to introduce Whitley to one of the best things on earth, a rodeo hamburger!
She didn't quite understand why I think they are delightful and basically manhandled it, until we let her throw it away!

Karden loved the Wild Child
and the huge popsicle
and We realized that he is allergic to horses. (sorry kiddo you got my genes) He coughed, and coughed and wheezed and coughed most of the rodeo but really had a fun time!

On friday we braved the carnival to get our "White Trash On." I can't pass up a deal and the lady at the city office told me you get 40 rides for $18.00. I was hooked and my great deal turned out to be a not so great deal when the 40 rides turned into 40 tickets and each ride cost 4 tickets! Yeah no so good of a deal but oh well the kids had a great time.
Of course the carousel is a must!
After 10 rides Ryan and I realized why we DON'T do carnivals!! But Karden loved the jet ride.. and the kids couldn't stop laughing when they rode the boats! So I guess it was worth it!


Saturday was the grand parade!! The Neighborhood boys decided to ditch the parade and go shooting instead and the girls and the kids went to the parade! The kids had fun hanging out with some of there friends

And the girls had fun at the awesome yardsale we found! But Once you have seen a parade you have seen them all!-

That night we had a BBQ with the neighbors, the food was good, the kids ran wild, and we has slushies! So all was right in the world. We ended the celebration with a bang, literally, when we headed to the ballpark for the fireworks!!
Followed by a tense ride home with the gas light on and being stuck in traffic for 45 minutes, but we made it home!!

What a fun way to celebrate the 24th!

Let there Be Sight.....

And There was sight.....


And It was good!



I finally did it- I have wanted lasik forever. I am tired of glasses and contacts that hurt and move and fall out! So off to hoopes vision we went!

When I sat down to meet with the doctor he noticed that I have my eyeliner tattoed on, He then proceeded to tell me if you can do that, this will be a piece of cake...
he didn't lie!

It was the easiest thing ever. Lay under this machine for 14 seconds per eye! Stand up and walk out to a massage chair with a little blurry vision and have a little massage for 15 minutes!! Go to the next machine and lay down and watch the green light for 18 seconds on each eye! No pain just a horrid smell-like burnt flesh- that you realize is your eyeball! Not my favorite part! Walk outside and sit in an exam chair for 10 more minutes and then have doctor check your eyes and go home! That was it- In and out in 60 minutes. It was awesome- Later that night after my valium induced nap I decided to watch the DVD of the procedure they gave us- Yeah could have done without that- It made my eyes hurt!!

Today I went back for my follow up appointment and I have 20/20 vision



The doctor said my vision may improve over the next 3-6 months. I can read license plates and the TV screen. I even put my glasses on to see if I could still see out of them- I can't! I have now added lasik to the list of the top ten best things I have done in my life!!

Hasta La Vista Contacts and glasses- You will not be missed!