Denver trip

Our house is sold!

Ok, we are freaking out. B.J. and I were thinking we wouldn't get anyone in our house to look at it for a month and it was on the market for oh 15 hours and our phone was going nuts with people who wanted to see it. We had an offer on it on wed. morning and we counter offered and they agreed. An inspector has been out and the appraisal has come in. I guess we are out of here. I have mixed emotions. It is exciting and stressful and sad all at the same time. I wish I knew where we were going. We are going to rent in our neighborhood, so Major can stay at the same school and we can stay in the same ward until we are for sure where we are going. Say a loud prayer for us, we will need it.

Our house is for sale!

This picture was taken Nov. 26th 2003. We had just got our keys to move in. I remember how excited I as. This has been a really nice house for us we LOVE the area and ward. B.J. and I know it is not a Sellers market but we are not in a hurry to sell. With the new home buyer incentive for 8,000 the government is offering and the fact that our house will not be a short sale we are anxious to see if anyone is interested. We do not know where we will go in fact we are not even looking for a house until ours sells. If we do sell it we will take our time and rent for a few months and shop around. Kinda fun, kinda sad. There isn't alot of attachment to this home it has been nice, but B.J. and I will be looking for a single level, 3car garage, with a bigger lot. The prices right now are RE-DIC-ULOUS. We are excited to see what happens.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DALLAS!

How much do I love this boy? B.J. and I have said that its a damn good thing we got Major first and Dallas second cause we would have one child if Dallas was our first. He is a handful and in some ways I love his strong personality and spunkiness, but in other ways I am just flat out worn out period. Dallas was born about a week and a half early and has been so much fun to have in our family. He has his own agenda and is not afraid to tell ya. On the other and he is so sweet and will come over and cuddle you and gives the biggest kisses and he shares his food and toys with everyone he can. I love my boys soooo..... much and hope and pray daily that they stay this sweet. Happy Birthday Dally-Dog!

Our summer goals and fun times!

This summer B.J. and I had a couple things we were excited to get accomplished. #1 we wanted to get Major completely potty trained. He has been peeing in the potty for awhile but #2 was a little bit trickier for him. I bribed him like crazy but he wasn't haven it until about 2 months ago. Finally he got the hang of it and once he did it a couple of times it was way fast and now he is doing awesome. #2 B.J. and I were hell bent on Major swimming without our help all the time. He is a little fish and swims awesome. Dallas on the other hand has has no respect for the water and if we don't keep our eyes on him every single second it is scary. #3 we wanted to have a fun birthday for him he turned 4 on Aug. 4th we had a Transformer party he loved it. For the last thing #4 we wanted to get him ready for preschool. School started on aug 10th and Major loved it! It makes me so happy to se him happy and learning so much. Dallas is turning 2 on aug. 27th and it is soooo... crazy that I had him 2 years ago. He is either screaming cause he is happy, or wants something or pissed off about something the kid does not talk he screams for anything and everything. There are days I literally want to put in ear plugs cause I get a headache from his communication skills. I wish he would just talk. He understands if we ask him to do simple directions, but other than that he is just a screecher. I would take 10 of him if the lord would give me that. I am so blessed to have the kids I do and husband I do. I love them so much.

Fun pictures of the summer!

Dallas and Major in a police car!

I sure hope that this a one time thing and I never have to see my baby in the back of a police car when he is older. Dallas is definitely my strong, independent, fearless, crazy, tough boy. He is at the stage where he wants to feed himself and so he grabs the utensil out of my hand and flicks applesauce all over the place and when I tell him to "Let mommy help you!" He pretty much tells me to "SCREW OFF" in baby talk. Screaming, thrashing and shaking his head uncontrollably. Along with his FIESTYNESS comes the sweetest, happiest, lovable, little cuddler in the whole world. I LOVE being a mom. These pictures were taking at the beach, we had a family friend that came and showed all the boys his police car. Lights, siren and all. You should have seen their faces!

OUR BEACH TRIP!

Ok, so every time I am on my way home from cali I always get this kinda sad feeling and I don't know what it is. I feel like its time to go and get back into our regular routine, beds, sleep, and all that NORMAL everyday stuff. Then it hit me, we live in HELL. I want to be a better person just so I don't have to live here after judgement. Isn't this the Telestial kingdom? It was sooooooo............ nice to go out at anytime, anywhere near the coast and feel the cool weather. We had a dang good time and I am excited to go back next year. Dallas and Major LOVED the water, dug in the sand and caught crabs. We also played Frisbee, volleyball, pattle ball , and soaked up the sun. Knotts berry farm is always so fun and I do have to say that I like it better than Disneyland. you may think I am a nut job for saying so but they have a lot of new rides and I NEVER wait in line to ride them. Last year we went to Disneyland and we waited to get on almost all the rides. No thank you, I stand for a living the last thing I want to do on vacation is stand in line for the 30 second ride. Anyways, we had some good friends of ours meet us out there and they have 3 boys and Major has a ton of fun with them. It is fun seeing my little boy have friends and interact well with other kids. He starts school Aug.10th and I think he will love it!

TWO WEEKS AND COUNTING!

Yes, two long weeks and then we are going to the beach for almost two weeks. You herd right I am so excited to go to the beach we go to Huntington Beach to stay with my in laws. It is so nice of them to have us. Things are going really well for us, the boys are getting so big and they are so much fun. Dallas is starting to try and talk. This morning he said "Hi" to B.J. and we got all excited cause Dallas is turning 2 on Aug. 27th and the only word he says is "Gog" Major is officially fully potty trained! Thank the dear Lord. He has fought and fought us on this issue and one day last week he was bribed by a Transformer car at Walmart. B.J. told him if he went poops in the potty he would get him the car but if he pooped in his pants we would take it away. He has done so well and we are really proud of him. I am reading a really, really, really good book I got for my birthday. It is called "The Power of Now." Amazing read. B.J is doing awesome and I don't think I tell him enough how much I appreciate all he does for me and the boys. Staying at home with kids is a ton of work and I know he gets beat down sometimes. He is a wonderful father and our boys adore him.

Holly Crap I am 30!

Yes, sad but true it was my 30th birthday on June 1. and I don't feel a year older. The older I get the more I realize that our parents are still very young and it is just your body that gets older. I do not mind getting older it is just moving so fast. I had a wonderful birthday we went to Sunsplash with my mom, sister, sister-in-law and all the little cousins we had a ball. I have never seen so many interesting people in my whole life. Major and Dallas spent most of their time at the baby slides and it was fun to see them splash and have a good time. I am convinced that the majority of people have tattoos and I just might need to go and purchase me one so if any of you have any idea of what I should go get please feel free to throw your ideas out there. Maybe a long stem rose on my saggy tatas, or maybe a heart right above my booty crack! Yea probably not going to go there. We are headed to the beach for two weeks for the 4th of July and I cant wait. I will have some fun pictures of the vacation when I get back.

Remembering Kamber

In Relief society last week (yes I went to church) I have been really good about going since it changed to 9:00. Anyways, we had a wonderful lesson about Joesph Smith and how he endured all his trials. As I was sitting there I thought about how different trials are for everyone and how they come at different times of everybodys life. In my profession I am very blessed to be so close to so many people. I do hear their struggles and I leave the salon sometimes very happy and other times very sad. On Sunday I couldn't stop thinking about Kamber and how hard it must be for my brother Ethan and my sister-in-law Jenn. I thought about how much easier it would have been for Joesph to say "To heck with it all!" and take the easier road. I look at Jenn and see her still smile back at me when I smile at her and every time I think in my head how can she smile when she has been through so much. I admire that she can go into a swimming pool and have fun with us. I honestly think we don't know how strong we are and we learn through our trials. I think the Lord knows we can endure things that we in our wildest imaginations think that we couldn't. I have seen a gal in the past and I guess you could say she is a counselor or therapist her name is Debbie and she told me that she believes that Kamber is a Guardian Angel for all of us in our family. I do believe we have angels all around us helping us everyday. I miss Kamper Bamper SO MUCH and I miss seeing her and Major play. Here are some cute pictures of our Kamber and her with Major. We love you Kamber.

Nice ending to a really crapy week!

When I say crappy I really mean too much to do and not enough time to do it. I had a pretty good beginning of the week, Major and Dallas have been in swim lessons for 3 weeks and it was really good for them. B.J. and I have 3 major goals this summer and they are getting Major swimming on his own with NO floaties, pooping one the potty ALL the time and starting him in preschool in August. ( by the way our swim teacher was not real happy when we told her that Major used floaties last year, she said that when kids wear them they tend to think that they can float and it gives them an idea that they are ok in the pool all the time. I don't think we will put Dallas in floaties ever.) I took the boys over to my moms house and we had a ton of fun this week. Wednesday is my big work day and I have had a ton of work cause everyone has to be HOT for graduation right. I got to the salon on wed. at 7:00 and left at 9:30 and the worst part is that I sat down twice for 10 minutes. I was so dead. Then on Thursdays Mindi and I play on this volleyball league and this past Thur. we played the best team although we competed we lost all 3 games. Saturday was another crazy day I went to work at 8:00 and was 30 min. behind by 10:30 I was planning to be done by 4:00 and didn't even leave until 5:30. B.j. and I took the boys to Serranos and then went and got ice cream. Today was alot of fun for me after church the kids and I took naps and then my parents came over to eat. It was really nice to have my mom and dad all to our little family. We ate spaghetti and then enjoyed some burnt cookies I made. I want to tell my mom and dad that it was fun cooking for them and having them over. We love you guys.

Honestly, Truly and Seriously

Ok I do know that guys have to adjust and itch and all that, but when my 3 year old is holding himself before he goes to bed I get just a little freaked out. He is getting too big and he is so much fun and a really sweet boy. Major and I were at my moms house and she has bunnies in an area of her yard that is fenced in so the dogs dont kill them and my mom wanted to make sure they were both boys so she didnt have any babies. We grew up with like 100 rabbits so I do know how to check out the sex of a rabbits. My moms bunnies have dug holes to stay cool and safe so my mom went and guarded one hole and Major stood over the other. I was trying to get them in a corner and kept missing them after about 5 tries Major says " Comon mom make the play!" Oh my hell I was laughing so hard I think I lost a little bit of my bladder he is so his father. Then after a couple of tries I hit my head on the Graipfruit tree and said "Oh damnit" It was just a reaction and Major says " Damnit oh damnit" I was trying so hard not to laugh. Then I have to explain that mommy should not say that and I was sorry. He is listening to everything I say and it is good for me cause I try to think before I speak. Try being the key word.

Just a few Easter pictures

Easter was a ton of fun with my two boys. We have church at 9 so it was kind of a rat race in the morning but we made it and then went over to my moms house to eat dinner. It was a quiet day for the most part. Here are some fun pictures.