I haven’t posted on this blog for a very long time, I know.  So, I thought maybe I should start up again since I live so far from friends and family now.

This really is a great place to live.  There is always something to do and yesterday we fit as much as we could into the 24 hours available.

Stephen had to do his paper for school, so the morning outing was just the kids and I. There was a CSA (community supported agriculture) day at Tanaka Farms.  That is who we are starting to get our produce baskets through now.  I am so excited about this.  Read the rest of this entry »

I know it’s late.  I think that is when I get my best inspiration, when the whole house is quiet and I’m not thinking about who needs to be where and when.  In fact, I think if I went back to all of my posts and checked out the time they were done over half of them would be after midnight.  Since it is after midnight, however, I’m not going to do that.

So I was just thinking about how amazing my kids are.  I love when Zo, completely out of the blue, acts like a statue, so people won’t know she’s really there.  I was just looking at a picture from early this year where she got both her brother and sister to play along.  This is her in January in the mountains thinking no one can see her because she is a statue. Read the rest of this entry »

“Addie thinks she’s the remember girl, but she’s, like, not the remember girl.”

-Zo

“Well Ma, I made it home.  I got a bowl.  Would it be ok if I just, like, um, um, turned on the Wii and then put my bowl down right in front of my face just in case I need to, ya know?”

-Kas

“I spell it Kiristina, ’cause I don’t really know how to spell queer.”  (Trying to spell her middle name, Kierstina.)

-Antoinette

It’s been quite a while since I wrote on here, and since It’s kind of late and I want to get up early to run I’ve decided to just make mostly a photo blog.

The kids and I spent a few days up in Page visiting Emily and her family.  We had a great time.  Stephen unfortunately had to stay home to work but at least he had some peace and quiet during summer break.  I have put some of these pictures up on facebook but I know not everyone uses it.  Anyway there are way more on here.

We had so much fun hiking in Slot Canyon and then at Lake Powell for a few hours before we had to go home.  It was absolutely beautiful there.  The rock formations were amazing.  Enjoy a glimpse of the Northern AZ high desert.

crossing the Glen Canyon Bridge

Just in case you were wondering why I haven’t been posting alot lately I thought I would briefly throw up here what I have been doing.  If my brain hadn’t turned to mush I might have thought of a more creative way to do this.  Singing comes to mind, but you don’t want to hear that, and now I am just babbling.

Art Masterpiece

Jr Achievement

Planning baby showers

Taking pictures- families, dentist offices, jewelry, etc…

Norms… dishes, laundry, etc.

Other school volunteer work

Looking at houses (maybe.  but let’s not get ahead of ourselves)

Valentines Day preparations

Reading with Dad

Playing with kids

Sewing with Mom

Working out with Stephen and Megan.  ( Yes, I’m sore from pump class this morning)

Nursery

and

wasting too much time on facebook.

I may need to go get a job so I can slow down.

Any thoughts?

Alisa tagged me back in December to do this and, as you all could tell, I haven’t been very good at blogging lately.  Since I am trying to get better at it I decided I better follow through as a good friend should.  (Yes that was for all those whom I might tag, because I really want to see them all.)  Well, I usually have a hard time coming up with things like this but last night I was doing the one on facebook that I was tagged for.  That one was 25 things.  Yikes!  Well, as it appears that I am more inspired in writing at night time, things just started flowing out of my fingers onto the key pad.  So, maybe this is cheating, but I just took the top 7 things from that list and copied them to paste onto here.  If you would like to see the complete list you are all invited to my facebook. Oh yes, and I tag Merilee( yes I know you’ve done it, but I want to see something besides your before Christmas post), Monique (same reason), Diana, Ginger, Julie, Amy, and Kim.

1. I almost always have a child attached to my knee.

2. I once fed a swan a pretzel from my mouth. I also have a picture somewhere to prove it.

3. I used to braid my hair Bo Derrik style in high school. Although, it never looked as good as hers.

4. When I was younger I used to want to be a snow ski jumper. You know off those really long jumps where you fly forever.

5. I must have things physically symmetrical. For example, if I accidentally stub my toe, I have to stub the same one on the other foot or it bugs me to death.

6. I’ve never broken any extra bones just to ease my weirdness from #5.

7. I am really good at faking asleep. I used to get out of doing chores that way.

It’s been quite a while.  We had a great time up north.  Thank you all for your suggestions on where to get snow clothes.  The majority of it we ended up finding in my parents closets.  Thanks Mom!

Zo thought that her snow suit was the coolest thing in the world and wouldn’t take it off.  I was so funny when she decided to go pose with it along with the statues outside our room.  She made the other kids come join her and that started a fun shoot.

Well, Stephen is finally off the computer so I think I’ll finish up later.

We are heading up north this weekend to Bison Ranch.  I am so excited.  My girls have never really played in the snow so we are going up to go tubing.  I haven’t been tubing in like 13 years.  It should be a blast.  If anyone knows where I can buy snow clothes let me know.

My brother Chris is having a glass show while he is down here.  Everyone should come and see it and invite your friends and family.  His pieces are amazing.  Here’s the flyer:

There are so many things I need to blog about but this one won out in the end.  Maybe I’ll get to the rest, but no one hold their breath.

Yesterday Stephen got to play Santa at our wards primary party.  He was actually pretty excited about doing this.  I wish I had been there to see the kids reaction, but I had a cookie exchange party that I was equally excited to go to at the same time.  Here are a few pictures I snapped before Santa drove away.  It was so fun taking these too because as he drove around the pasture I could hear and see Mom across the way clapping and cheering for him.  Then as he was driving to the church I could hear everyone at Snedigar park cheering for Santa on the motorcycle as well.

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