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.

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!