BUNNIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been wanting a bunny for sometime now and B.J. and I had one earlier on in our marriage before kids and it was a horrible experience. It took some major convincing on my part to get a bunny and B.J. never really agreed . Bless his heart. Well, and I have to give him some props for being so good about it. He lets them out when I'm at work, will feed them and even has cleaned out there cage. Thanks babe! Anyways when I went to go look at them, the guy who sold them to me had two males there and said that they do better as a pair, and threw in the buy one get one free pitch and waaala her I am with two bunnies going home to my not so happy hubby. So I was stressing out the whole way home cause B.J. didn't even want one and here I was with two. I was at work and trying to tell my clients that I had a free bunny for Easter if anyone wanted it and I had no takers. I came home from work the next day and told B.J. that I was trying to give the other one away and he said "Don't do that, the other one will be sad." I was soooo... relieved and now we have two new members of or family. The black and white one is Shrek and the white one is Tanner my brother-in-law. B.J. wanted to name the black and white one Obama but we choose Shrek thank the dear lord. Well, they have been a lot of fun, and they are pretty easy not too high maintenance. Jenn and Ethan came over last week and there kids held them and were telling their mom and dad they really wanted one until I cleaned out their cage in front of them and they saw the amount of poop and urine you got to deal with and clean up. I think they will probably just come and visit the bunnies. Here are some fun pictures.

Our new LOOOOOOVELY purchases!

Pregnant? Not only no, but He** No

So I have a rather funny story to share. I've needed to go to Target to get a couple of things and my kids have had colds this past week so we haven't really gone anywhere. On Tuesday I decided to go. I guess I should tell you before the story that I have been trying to lose my baby weight and I have lost about 20 pounds in a year and I do realize Dallas is 18 monthes, but I dont really diet or run when I breastfeeding cause my boobs are like 38 Qs.( I am not joking it is a nightmare from hell.) Anyways, I got on the scale on Tuesday morning and I was the lowest weight since I have had Dallas so I was feeling pretty dang good about myself. Well we walk into Target and Major wanted a pretzel and cheese and I wanted my mormon drug, diet pepsi or diet mountain dew whatever is available. So I order and we sat down with our food and I am feeding Dallas a few bites and Major is grubing and this nice looking older woman about 65 years old and she was heafty probably about 50 to 60 pounds overweight was smiling at us as I was feeding my boys. She was waiting in line to get something to eat as well. Well about 2 min. later she walked over to me with a sweet smile and said " Do you know what you are having yet?" I pooped my pants. She was so sweet I didn't have the nerve to ask her why her doctor didn't induse her 35 years ago. I just looked at her and put my hand on my obviously big pouch and said "Oh no I don't, hopfully it's a girl since I have two big boys." I was mortified. So after that I found myself back at the Easter section and and bought 3 bags of candy. Hopfully I have never said that to anybody in my life. I actually did ok I looked at the bright side at least I only look like I'm borderline finding out the sex of the baby instead of her asking me when i'm due. It has motivated me to keep working hard. I only have 13 pounds to go until I'm pre Dallas weight. I want to ask the Lord why our bodies have to go through so much to get a baby here. To all of you girls that bounce back and fit into your jeans a week after you have a baby just know that I dont like you. (just kidding) Well I am over it and everything is going really well for us. Everyone is happy and healthy! Just the way I like it.

Romantic getaway

Wow B.J. and I have made it 7 years can you all believe it! We planed a trip to Catilina Island for our combo anniversary and Valentines day presents. So on Feb. 10th we drove over to my in-laws house cause they were so kind to watch our boys while we went over for a night. Catilina was so beautiful, we were right on the ocean the water was so blue the trees were so green and it was the most relaxed I have been in a really long time. I am so greatful for my husband B.J. he made the trip so fun and romantic for me. After we got back to my in-laws house we stayed there for 5 more nights and just played ,ate good food, went on walks, and went to the Orange County swapmeet.( If they dont have it then you dont need it.) Seriously. Here are some fun pictures of the Island.

Beach

How beautiful is the beach? We walked down to the beach and Dallas was obsessive about the birds and was chasing them all over the place. I soaked my feet trying to rescue him from chasing the birds into the ocean.

ROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!

On the way to Cali we stopped by to say hi to Tee Rex and long neck.

Off to the zoo

B.J. and I have a zoo membership and our boys love to go and see all of the fun animals there. The last time we went there almost all the animals were out and we got some amazing pictures of them.

Really Dallas? Really?

Dallas has no shame while watching his favorite movie Bugs Life !

QT our favorite drink stop!

How much do I love diet mountain dew from QT? A TON

500 piece puzzle in 48 hours!

I have had this puzzle for years but have never had the time to bust it out. On jan. 24th B.J. took Major to the beach for B.J.'s dads birthday, just having Dallas was way easier so I took it out and worked on it when Dallas was napping or when he went down for the night and I got it done in 2 days. Very relaxing.

Recovering

This month has seem to just fly by. When we got back from the snow my kids were just finishing up their antibiotics for ear infections, and then B.J. started sneezing up a storm and he has had allergies like crazy it turned into an ear infection so he went in and got on an antibiotic then within an hour I was coughing up a lung and I started an antibiotic as well we are all on drugs and recovering. My sister Mindi and my sister-in-laws Jenn and Annie have started this workout with my brother Spencer he kicks our boodys but Ive been doing the workouts from home and since Ive been coughing I am trying to take it easy. B.J. and I have been married for 7 years on Feb. 5th so we are going to do a combo valentines and anniversary and my mother-in-law is going to watch our kids at her house by the beach and we are going to go to catilina island or somwhere fun for a night or two. I am really excited to go and be alone with B.J. it has been awhile since we have done that. I will have some cool pictures next post.

Burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Snow!

This past weekend we were invited to go to a cabin with some good friends Jared and Melissa Palmer. The cabin was about 20 miles out of Payson and we had such a blast! This cabin was amazing it had like 5 or 6 bedrooms and 6 or 7 bathrooms I kinda lost count after about the 4th bedroom. It was totally out of control and there was still a ton of snow on the ground so the kids were in heaven. Jared took us out on the Ranger it was like a 4 wheeler that fit the whole fam damily. We went through the woods and snow and even some water. What a blast! Here are some pictures of our fun trip.

Dally-Dog loves to swing!

This is Major waiting in the Ranger ready to go for another ride!

Dallas and his nachos !!!!

Our church changed to 9:oo on sundays and the church is now true again for me(ha ha) .We went at 2:00 last year and the year before that we had 1:30 church. It was really hard with my boys naps to go at that time. Now we hurry home from church and feed my boys a snack and put them to bed. Dallas is at the age where he wants to feed himself so we go through about 4 outfits a day. He is my child that my mother cursed me with. Dally-dog is a pistal but sooooooooo... much fun and has the best personality. I dont think B.J. and I can make a child that isnt a spaz. REALLY!

Thank the dear Lord it's over!

I have always had mixed feelings about Christmas I LOVE the spirit, decorations, family parties, FOOD and the whole shabang. I also am very busy at work and feel like my days off are a rat race. I do it to myself, for example I homemade my Christmas cards this year and it was way fun but I spent about 15 hours on them and around 100 dollars just on the materials. I had half of the cards done and B.J. told me I should go to the post office and make sure that they wouldn't cost a fortune. He ended up going and they said it would cost $1.17 a card to mail. I was pretty upset. I ended up hand delivering 25 of them mainly my family when I saw them and a few other people. Then two weeks before Christmas we went to the post office to mail my other 25, and the mail lady said that they were only 42 cents a piece. So I could have mailed them all anyway. CRAPY! Christmas overall was soooo... much fun. Major and Dallas are at the best ages for the santa thing. We are also very lucky to be able to see both families. I am sure I have gained a few pounds but it will come off after the treats stop coming, and I get back on my exercising schedule. I am so thankful for all of my family and close friends. You are all wonderful. I love you. I promise to be a better blogger in 2009! I hope you all have a good New Year! Here are a few pictures of our Christmas.

SANTA MADE IT!

My big baby is gone for 4 days.

HELLO!!!!!!! I may go down as the laziest bloger in town or mabye it is that I have been working my *** off doing hair so everyone can look marvelous for SANTA. Anyways Melayne and her boyfriend Cory came down for a little vacation this past week and we had a ton of fun eating out playing games and just hanging. They left yesterday and took Major with them. My mother-in-law was with them too and they are coming back in a few days but how weird to have one baby at home? I miss the living crap out of him. Dallas seems to love being the only child and I think it is nice playing with a toy for longer than 3 min before Major runs over and grabs it. Well everything is going well, this is the first Christmas without Kamber and it is very sad, we miss her so much. Last Sunday we went to Ethans to eat dinner and after Ethan made a bonfire and Kylie, Tayler and Major frosted gingerbread cookies. I sat there and thought how much fun Kamber would have had and it just made me sad. There are days I feel fine and I do know deep down she is well and happy and I know I will see her again and then there are days I am so sad . Jenn and Ethan are amazing. I dont know how they are doing it, but they are. Christmas is a wonderful time I love it. I am so thankful for my husband, kids, family, job and all the many blessings we have. I wish you all a Merry Christmas. Love Candi

TURKEY WEEKEND

I ended up walking and jogging the Turkey Trot, I mentioned in the last post that I was getting a cough and it ended up being a full blown lung infection. I went to the doctor on the Mon. before Thanksgiving and he put me on a really high dose of antibiotics. It was way crapy. Ive been running 3 times a week and worked up to 4 miles and then I get sick, VERY BIG LETDOWN for me. My sister Mindi did it and my sister-in-laws Jenn and Melayne and my two nieces did it and I am very proud of them. Our Family wore Kamber shirts and we ran for her. That was really special. I will say I wasnt sore at all and I think it is because I am in good shape. Can you be in good shape when you have 20 pounds to lose? Oh well I am feeling a whole lot better and next year I will go after it again.