Brothers

One of our favorite summer activites is swimming at Grandma and Grandpas house. We love going there. The best thing about it is the kids fall asleep on the way home. I love when they fall asleep in the car because it means I don't have to fight them for naptime. When all 3 fall asleep it takes me about 5 mintues to get them all in bed. Of course by the end i am drenched in sweat. After I took Sammy i looked at both of the boys and realized they looked exactly alike. I had to grab my camera take a picture.

24 Hours.....

Of Pure Bliss!! Ever since our family became 5 i have needed a break, but things kept getting in the way. Money, no one to watch the kids, Tball, and many other things. So finally my Mom and Dad found a good time to take them away from us. They agreed to take them for 24 hours. Yes i know most of you have gone away for much longer than that but hey i have to take what i can get. Luke and i have never been away from the kids for more than 4 hours. He has gone out of town by himself and so have i, but we have never gone away together without kiddos. Since gas prices are crazy high we decided to just stay at our house and have fun. I dropped the kids off at my moms house at 5 Friday night and i told her we wouldn't be back the next day until 5. I was going to have my full 24 hours.

When we dropped them off i was so excited to have Luke all to myself. It was so nice to know that we didn't have to be back to pay a babysitter. We started off at Town Square. We ate at California Pizza Kitchen. It was so yummy, and then we walked around and shopped. Luke never buys himself anything so i let this be his shopping spree. He loved it! After a little shopping we stopped at Yogurt land(if you haven't been there you need to go). It is so good. Even Luke liked it, this is coming from a person who thinks Golden spoon taste like cardboard. After a long night of shopping and eating we decided to come home and watch a movie. When i walked in our house i saw rose pedals all over the floor and leading into our bedroom. I was so surprised. Luke isn't the most romantic guy so this really made my night.

We didn't wake up until 9. I don't even remember the last time i slept in that long. It's been at least 4 years. It was so nice to not have any kids jump in our bed at 6 in the morning. We got cleaned up and went to lunch, and then saw the movie Iron Man. It was an awesome movie. We loved it!! Probably one of the best movies we have seen this year. After that we did a little more shopping except this time it was for me. I got some last minute things for our beach trip coming up. Sadly after that it was time to pick the kids up. We were actually really excited to see them. I can't imagine leaving them for longer. I guess i need to take baby steps. I told my mom to get ready to watch them for our 10 year anniversary(they have 4 years to prepare for that).


These were the only 2 pictures we took. It was only the 2 of us the whole time so it was hard to take a bunch of pictures.

Well it's technically not her birthday yet but i have the time now to post this. I just wanted to wish Miss Emily Bradshaw(i had to say that for old times sake) a Happy 28th B-day. We have been friends since 3rd grade. We were fatties together and well now she is skinny and i am still fat :) Some of you might find it weird that i am making a post about her. I have to. We have known each other for 20 years. We know everything about each other. We have been through many many ups and downs. We even lost touch for a couple years but we picked right back up where we left. She is truly my best girl-friend. Here are just a few inside jokes that only a few of you will get:
-fighting over Tommy Barlow
-buying 20 different best friend necklaces
-always liking the same guy (except for Erik and Mike-Losers!)
-Us going to get our belly buttons pierced and me backing out after seeing you get it don-Sorry
-helping myself to your pantry and fridge
-grandma getting us Wendys every friday night-driving to 7-11 and stuffing our faces with nachos,hot fries, and candy(and we wondered why we were fat)
-me protecting you from Heather by chasing her with an iron
-you spending over and hour on your bangs
-Chris Echols & Brandon Leavitt
-your first kiss with Kirk Larkin
-my first kiss with David Bindrup
-modeling pictures(thanks to Amber)
-Sticky-"don't turn the fan on she might blow away!"
-BBH
- CPN
-Drives on the strip

Thanks for being a true friend. I am so glad we have stayed so close these past years. Thank you for having 3 kids before i even had my first. You helped me through the first time parenting problems.Here are a few pictures. I tried to find some of us when were in 3rd or 4th grade because let's be honest, those would have been the funniest thing ever. But i didn't have time to look through 5 different boxes.

This was taken in the summer between 8th and 9th grade. We went to Kmart. I remember being so excited about these pictures because we of course were wearing matching denim. Come on, we all know that was the "thing" back then.

GVHS '98

BBH's- minus Jenny

Happy Birthday Parker!

I can't believe my baby is 1. Parker has been such a fun addition to the family. He was the best surprise I have ever had. When Nicholas turned one I wasn't too sad because I was in such a hurry for him to get bigger and do new things. With Parker I am so so sad that he is growing up. I want him to be a baby for a little longer. I was always about 3 months pregnant when my older kids turned one so i knew i would have a new little baby coming soon. Yes everyone I have made it a year without getting pregnant. I have had so many people ask me if I am pregnant yet. No I am not and won't be for a while(great now i just jinxed myself).

Anyways I just wanted to tell my little cuddle bug that I love him so much! He was the best baby and most of the time is the beast toddler. Here are just some of the reasons why we love him:

1. He will cuddle with anyone. Even some of the Men in our ward love to hold him because he will cuddle with them
2. I love his blond hair, Fair skin, and Blue Eyes. I never thought i would have a baby that is a total opposite from me
3. I love the way he walks. You can't help but laugh when you see him walking towards you.
4. He is so good with his older siblings. He has been through some hard hits and falls because of them and he usually just gets right back up and starts talking.

I will post some pictures of his little party tonight. We love you Parker!!

30 min after he was born

6 months old

Getting into trouble

My one year old

Happy Fathers Day!

I just wanted to take a minute and wish all the dads out there a Happy Fathers Day. I am pretty sure the only Dads that read this are Luke and my Father in law Nick. I hope you guys have a great day. You deserve it.

I have to say that i think my kids have the best Dad out there. Luke really is top notch(i have always wanted to say that). I couldn't have asked for a better dad to my kids. Every time they hear the garage door open they jump up and think it's him coming home, then they actually see it's me and get all sad. Luke plays with them from the minute he gets home and it never stops until they go to bed. Luke is the cool one(aren't all Dads?). He wants to be involved in their life so much and i really admire that in him. The kids are one of his top priorities. The best thing about him is that he is such a great example to them. I know as they get older they will learn such great lessons from him. I can't wait to see them grow and become better people, and most of it will because Luke is their Daddy! I know they love him so much! Happy Fathers Day Lukie!

I also want to wish my Dad a Happy Fathers Day. He is a great dad. He taught me so much. He was always doing things with us. Whether it was teaching us how to swim at 2 years old or showing us how to hit a baseball. He worked so hard to give us what we needed. Every year he tried to take us on a family trip and i am so glad he did because those are the fondest memories of my childhood. even if they did feel like Chevy Chase Vacations. The best thing about him is he is the best Grandpa to my kids. The kids love going to Papa and Mama Zs house. Nicky and him have this special bond that i hope always stays. I love you Dad! Thanks for always being there and for raising me right.

Nicholas and my Dad

Blast from the Past

It's 1989 and i am sittinng on my bed sporting my side pony tail and majorly high bangs. I am staring at my awesome NKOTB posters that are plastered all over my wall. You know the ones you get from Teen Bop. As i am staring at these posters i am wishing so bad that i can be Jordan Knight's wife.

Yes i was that obsessed with New Kids On The Block. Emily and i used to rock out to their songs. I probably still have their tapes(am i really that old?) somewhere in my boxes. When we were in 4th grade we went to their concert here in Vegas. It was awesome. I still remember Jordan wearing a white shirt that was unbuttoned and it was blowing open. We were going crazy. The sad thing was that Joey was sick so he wasn't at the concert. It was crazy how many girls were crying because he wasn't there.

Fast forward 18 years: Luke is getting ready this morning and on VH1 they show their new video. Of course i was laughing but deep down inside i still had this thing for them. It just brought back so many fun memories. After the video they show the dates and location of their new tour. And guess what?? They are coming to Vegas!! I am sure most of you are laughing at me for getting so excited about this. I want to go so bad. I think it would so fun. At first i thought it would be fun to get a bunch of girls together(who of course appreciated them as much as i did), but then i looked at how much the tickets were. The cheapest is $70. Seriously?? I just can't bring myself to spend that much on them. The best seats(which i would want) were $110. So now my dream is shattered. If anyone knows someone who could get cheap tickets let me know.

Baby got back

Nicholas is at that age where he is saying the funniest things. As i was getting ready this morning i hear Nicholas say "Mom you have a Big, big, big, big, big, Butt! What? I couldn't believe my own child is making me feel fat. We all know that I have a little butt, i mean it's so little that you can barely see it, right?? Any butt is big compared to his, he has no butt. Like Father like son.