Pre-School Graduation

Pre-school graduation...had had tears before the freakin thing ever started!! I was such a sissy la-la about it, but there is something about how cute a group of 3 & 4 year olds are that you can't help it...especially if one of them is yours!!!

It was soooo stinkin cute all the kids stood up there and said their part with pride!! Tate was great, he kinda surprised me how much he was into it. When they started singing puff the magic dragon he sang loud and with a lot of enunciation!!!!!! One more year of pre-school and he can hardly wait to go back to Miss Jeanna!

SeaWorld

Experiencing the world through your kids eyes is one of the coolest things about being a parent... and that is what we did this past week!! We went on Tate's dream vacation..SEA WORLD!!!! and the San Deigo Zoo, and Wild animal park. It was a blast the babies were troopers, we had GG, and Grandpa with us... feed dolphins, saw giraffe's and played in the ocean!!!! Tate was so excited when we got to Sea World, and it all started to make sense..he was like Scooby-Doo, his feet were moving so fast he just wasn't sure where to go next!!! We had a blast, and we couldn't have done it without my parents, thanks you guys the kids are a lucky bunch!!!! So I won't go on and on with every detail...I think this first pic says it all!!!






This was the first thing he saw..Shamu.....and he didn't want to leave!
Feeding the dolphins!

Cowboys at the beach!!! What a bunch of Rednecks!!!

This is our Triple Decker stroller, sometimes it pays off that Reese is a runt..she slept for hours under there, comfy as can be!

One happy little man!

The Boys Club!

Last Sunday night, Tate wanted to have a boys club camp out, out in the horse trailer,(it does have some living quarters, so don't worry, they weren't sleeping in the shi*&^! ) He was hell bend, and it took some coaxing, but we talked him into a night that we all didn't have to get up and go to work, so Taylor promised him Thursday they"d do it!!! He told him they he could any snacks he wanted, and it would be boys only! ( You had to be able to make arm pit noises to be in......I was out!!!)

So all week Tate has woken up every morning since and asked if it was boys club! We went to the store and got the snacks he wanted...Jerky, Cucumbers, and Cookie Dough!!!! He has been putting toys and clothes and his toothbrushes in there all week! So tonight is the night. Whit was invited, but he was told up front...any whining and he would be sent right back to the girls club!! They have their snacks,( I'm sure Taylor has an adult beverage!) some movies, and alot of reptile and Dino toys. He told me they were just going to be boys, and scratch and burp and stuff!!!!!! ( That is just what boys do I'm told!)

Anyway, the babies and I were kicked out, and I am sitting in the QUIET house... the babies are asleep, and I think boys club should be a weekly deal. I can get a piece of chocolate, sit in the recliner, and watch the Desperate Housewives of New Jersey that I DVR'd!!!!

I DID IT!!!

Today was a big day for me. With the help of my awesome running partner and friend Jen, and the help of my hubby and my parents, I finished my first half marathon!!! Something that 4 months ago I would have called B.S. on!!!!!

Jen and I got inspired after seeing the biggest loser contestants do it, and we thought...hell if they can we can!!!!LOL!! It was a lot of running for 3 months, but in the end totally worth it!!! It is amazing at what your mind....not your body can and will do, because my body was crying uncle about 10 miles in!!!! ( who ever thought that the last mile and a half should be up hill was up in the night!!!)

But we did it, we finished in 2 hours and 7 minutes, and had my family cheering me on the whole way!!! My mom gave me some inspiration...(Believe) and made some signs for the kids to hold, and it was just what we needed! Our saying around here when we are rodeoing or doing something competitive is "Give'r The Onions, and Tate has said for 2 months that is what he would say.......and that is what the sign said!!!! It was pretty cool!

So I celebrated today with a Lehi Bakery donut with the kids, and a handful of IBprohen with a chaser of Pepsi!!!( Leaded...NO DIET!!

Thanks again Jen, your awesome, I'm so glad our paths finally crossed, you were BIG inspiration!! And thanks Taylor for the awesome support and hanging with the kids on all the long runs!! And my parents, they rock and are behind me in everything I do!!!!! I love all you guys!

The home stretch......I was feeling the burn!

Jen....I hope you were feeling the burn!!LOL!


The 9 mile mark..where our cheering section was..it was awesome!!

Our signs..Mine..Give"R the Onions & Jen's....Run Skylee's Mom Run!!!!

GG and Reese!

Whit and Tater waiting for the action! ( I think they were waiting for a while!)!!!!LOL!!

Funny Stuff!!

Tate had Reese laughing so hard tonight on the tramp! Whit was busy trying to give Tate a nervous breakdown by putting rocks on the tramp!!

Happy Birthday Granny!

WE LOVE YOU!!

P.S... The Race For The Cure Is May 8th...so mark you calendars and come with us!

Yep!!! She's Mine!!

Anyone who knows me pretty well, knows that I love PURSES!!!! I love them..I don't know why, but they call my name. If I am ever shopping with you and we loose eachother..just go to the purse section, that is where I'll be!!! Well DNA doesn't lie!!!! Reese likes her purses!!! She loves them, she has always got one on her arm...there is usually a dino in it, but she loves to carry it all over!!! It cracks me up! She'll pull it on her arm and wave to you as she is telling you B-Y-Y-Y-Y-E!!!!! But still don't let it fool you, she is still a wild woman...I had to take her to the DR. today because she was playing with the cat outside ( the barn cat mind you) and she bit her!!! I am sure that Reese did nothing to deserve it!!!LOL....but it did break the skin and require 10 days of antibiotic!!!!!