Girls Just Wanna Have Fun...

So while James was off at scout camp tonight I was off playing with some of the funnest girls ever. My neighbor Marie had a girls night and we ate YUMMY food and just sat around and talked. It's always nice to be with just the girls(and get a break from the kids) once in a while!

Color Me Mine...

I had to go get the oil changed in the truck today up on 106th South and I was trying to think of something we could do while we were up there, so we decided to go to Color Me Mine. I have heard from a lot of people that it is fun to do, but we had never been before. Ethan was totally into it, I let him pick the piece he wanted- he picked a plate, and then the colors and of course he wanted blue, green, orange and yellow. Then I just let him go to town- which is hard for me, because i'm a little particular and just wanted to help him, but I had to hold back and let him do it himself! It turned out so great and we get to go pick it up next Wednesday!
He was so excited to get started...


Landon was just watching the whole time, we had to scoot him back so that he didn't grab the paint!


The finished product, I can't wait to see how it looks after it gets fired...

Loving Fall...

So I finally had a quiet moment today while Ethan was taking a nap so I decided to snap a few shots of Landon. I can't do this while Ethan's awake, because he is so loud and Landon just wants to play with him! But I love how these turned out... I think that babies in hats are the cutest shots, although most the time he was just trying to rip it off!



I think that this one and the last one are my favorites...


This one he just looks ticked off at me, but it is my favorite hat so I had to throw it in!

A Delicious Recipe Just Perfect for Fall...

So I have made this recipe for lots of people and everyone loves it, so I thought I would share it with all of you so you can enjoy it also!
It's from the Kraft Food and Family Magazine (which I love and by the way it's free, gotta love that!)
Tomato & Spinach Pasta Toss
4 cups penne pasta (16oz) uncooked
1 lb hot or mild(I use Jimmy Dean mild(in the tube)) sausage, casing removed
1 pkg, (6oz) baby spinach leaves
2 cans Italian stewed tomatoes
1 cup shredded mozzerella cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Cook pasta as directed. Meanwhile crumble meast in large skillet. Cook on medium heat until cooked through, stirring occasionally, drain.
Add spinach and tomatoes- cook 2 minutes or until spinach is wilted, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cover to keep warm.
Drain pasta; place in large serving bowl. Add meat mixture and mozzerella cheese. mix lightly and top with parmesen! ENJOY--even men will like this pasta dish.

Also my friend Kelli tagged me( well really it's about James)- so here goes
1. Where did you meet your husband? Kind of a long story- but we had back to back biology classes at UVU and I was kind of dating someone in the class so we would come out together, well supposedly the whole time James was checkin me out- he says! Any ways the day of finals I came out by myself and James approached me, and we exchanged numbers- he said that I asked for his first, but I don’t remember that part!
2. How long did you date before you married? We dated 9 months and were engaged for 4.5 months (longest 4.5 months of my life!)
3. How long have you been married? We just had our BIG 5 year anniversary this month, we didn’t do anything major, but were going on a cruise in February without the kids is February!
4. What does he do that surprises you? He loves to plan vacations for us to go on( even though it doesn’t usually happen) he loves to dream big!
5. What is his favorite feature? his or mine? Definitely his big blue eyes and smile…there are lots more but I will stop there!
6. What is his favorite quality? He is the most patient person I now- hands down, and this is something I am not, so he teaches me a lot! Also he is still pretty adventurous-much more than me, as you can see below, the water was pretty shallow and he kept hitting his feet on the rocks, but that didn't stop him from going again!


7. Does he have a nickname for you? either Jod or babe
8. What is his favorite food? He loves Thai food- especially curry and anything barbecued!
9. What is his favorite sport? Hmmm, I would have to say college football, although he really loves to watch soccer and basketball.
10. When & where was your first kiss? At my parents house- short and sweet. The first date I didn’t get so much as a hand shake, so I thought he would never ask me out again, but he told me you have to take things slow with girls you really like!
11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? Putting the kids to bed and watching a good movie! We also love camping and hiking.
12. Do you have any children? yes, 2 very handsome boys! (I’m sure if you’ve ever looked at my blog you know that, since they are in every picture)
13. Does he have any hidden talents? He is a champion leg wrestler! There is a good story about that, but he gets embarrassed so you’ll have to ask him!
14. How old is he? 27
15. Who said I love you first? He did- but we both felt the same way!
16. What is his favorite music? He really likes all music except for country- which I like so I’m trying to convert him!
17. What do you admire most about him? How confident he is- I hope our kids get that trait from him, because I am so the opposite of confident!
18. What is his favorite color? Blue
19. Will he read this? We’ll see, probably if I tell him about it!
20. Who do you tag? Anyone who has not done this- I know that most of you have! It was actually pretty fun!
This picture was from last November-

Another Fun Game Night...

Most of the group...Some people had already left to put babies to sleep.


A flash back to Laila's dancing phase!


Leo looking cute as always!

Okay so we got together again last night with all of our good friends from the neighborhood- it is always so much fun, (but sometimes we find out way too much about each other... if you know what I mean Kelly and Laila!) We played this game called Boxers or Briefs, it's kind of like Apples to Apples in that you have to pick the card in your hand that best describes that person. It was such a good time, I totally recommend it if you have a large group!..

Five Wonderful Years...

We celebrated our 5 year anniversary yesterday and it is so true that time flies when your having fun. To celebrate we went up and stayed in Park City for a couple nights and just relaxed and went shopping. It was such a great time. But for this post I thought I would put up some pics of my favorite memories over the past 5 years (It was really hard to narrow it down!)...

Our trip to Cancun when I was around 7 months pregnant with Landon- this trip was so amazing we had a wonderful time!

Palm Springs in May of 2007-

Ethan's 1st birthday party (you gotta love letting them dive right into a cake!)

James cutting down the Christmas tree in 2007- this is my favorite tradition that we have started as a family! Even though our trees are a little Charlie Brown style it is always such a great memory!

Our trip to Cabo San Lucas when I was pregnant with Ethan- we always try to get away just before we have our babies, its great to get a break before the baby comes!

Our trip to Chile in November of 2006- it was so great to go meet all of the people that James taught on his mission!

James bungy jumping is Acapulco (it only toke about 30 minutes for him to finally jump!)

Then of course after our babies are born is such a special time! (This is Landon although they both looked so much a like as babies you could never tell! I didn't have any of Ethan as a baby on our new computer-)


Then of course our favorite memories are just being parents and spending time with our 2 sweet boys.
---- Thanks James for the best 5 years of my life!

New Ties....

I went to the Utah Valley Womens Expo on Saturday with my sister and they had these matching ties there, I couldn't resist I had to get them for my boys and they looked so great in them!



Ethan doing some sweet tricks in the pool...

It doesn't get much hotter than this! These froggie googles are his favorite, even though water gets in them and they don't really function correctly, they are still totally fashionable!

Wilson Family...

This family lives in our neighborhood, and they are so much fun. I had a great time taking their pictures, and I love how they turned out....

Another Shoot....

So I am a little bit obsessed with taking pictures right now, I think my boys are getting sick of it, but I can't get enough. It is probably just a phase but I am having so much fun, so here is another over load of pictures...

This was my favorite one of my boys that I toke that night-






This is Leo he is such a cute little guy, he wasn't really into taking pics that night so we had to just sneek a few while he was playing!




Baby Simeon, or baby Cinnamon as Ethan would call him-




And of course here are a few more of my boys, we are just keeping busy these days and playing as much as possible. Landon got his 6 month shots today, always a hard day and we also went to the Gateway with James to play in the fountains and sneek in a little shopping!