35 Degrees and rising.....

We finally hit 35 degrees and had to take advantage of the weather. (Okay, I know that is still a little cold, but seriously, we've been dying to get out!) We went and road bikes up and down the streets and the kids dug in the snow (not the sand) with their shovels and buckets for hours. It felt so nice to be outside in the sunshine! We are getting so anxious for Spring!

New Haircuts!!!

Jason had the day off yesterday, so I was able to take Jaylee out for some girly fun!!! Haircuts and lunch! I thought Jaylee's hair turned out really cute, and yes, we chopped a lot off!! Mine on the other hand (notice there are no pictures!!!) was terrible! It is going to take a few months before I can even look in the mirror...she did it way too short and not what I showed her at all. It's like a 70 year old Grandma's cut! Blah! At least it grows back I guess. I went to a different place than Jaylee because of lack of openings. I know we've been in Vernal 6 months now, but I still haven't found a stylist I like. I've been to several different people since we came here, but after each attempt, I've never been happy with it. I went to this one hoping to fix the mess the last one made, but we had even worse luck. Where is Megan White when you need her?? lol!

Funny, but driving me NUTS!!!

I guess I can be kind of OC when it comes to messes in my house...not so much if the mess is upstairs out of my view, but on the main floor, it drives me crazy. Well, every morning when Kaysen comes downstairs to start his day, one of the first things he does is goes to our garage door entrance where we keep a shoe rack and he has to throw every single shoe off of it! I let him do it because he finds so much pleasure in it for some reason, but when he's done, I have to go pick it up immediately! Kaysen knows the minute I pick it up though (I can't hide from him- he always finds me in the middle of cleaning it up) and he has to do it all over again. When I put him down for his nap, I'm finally thinking "Yeah! I can enjoy a few hours of clean!", but the minute Kaysen wakes up...AHHH- he's at it again! I'm sure my OC craziness is only adding to the sheer joy he gets out of making a disaster with the shoes. What to do...what to do??? :)

Done with Dora!!!

Okay, another Celebration is in order! Jaylee is offically done with Dora (at least with the decorations)...she told me she was "So done with Dora. I'm not a little girl anymore Mom, like, I'm growing up! Duh!"...well it was something to that effect and it really did have that "I'm too good for Dora" attitude. Haha! I was quite shocked, but kinda glad to hear it. I think she was talking to the girls at school and got some funny ideas. Anyways, the news actually came at a good time because I was wanting to put some fun new bedding in her room anyways. So, we went shopping and she helped me pick out a new set that she seems to like a lot. At least she's excited about sleeping in her own bed again! Anybody need some Dora bedding??? :)

CELEBRATE!!!

Okay, kind of a weird creepy picture of Jason, but I tried getting a few pictures of him, which he just loves-not!, and he kept giving me these serious, weird, goofy faces and every one I took he had to put lettuce coming out of his mouth. I'm posting it anyways though...just so he can learn his lesson for next time I want a picture! Jaylee was getting sick of me re-taking the pictures too...can you tell? :)



Today has marked a HUGE milestone for us! We made our final transfer to pay off our many years of student loans!!! YAAAAHHHHOOOOOOOOOOO!!! It is a huge deal to us because ever since we started school, we've stressed out about when we would ever be able to pay off all those student loans and I'm happy to report that thanks to Jason's super hard work and long hours, (and sacraficing our family to live in crazy high demand areas...haha), we were able to pay them off faster than I ever though possible...1 year 9 months and 14 days from the date of Jason's graduation to be exact (lol)!!!
We had to celebrate, so we went out to JB's for dinner, (we all had the breakfast..YUM!), and then we went to The Spiderwick Chronicles, thinking it would be a good kid's movie, but Jaylee and Bretten were quite scared. There were lots of Goblins and Monsters. They liked it, but they were squeezing our hands the whole time and kept screaming, so they made it pretty entertaining for all of the other people to watch too! They would scream and then ask out loud "Are the goblins gonna get 'em Mom...are they?" & "AAAHHHHH where did they go Mom? Did they die?", and other funny things. I'm just glad the people sitting around us got a good laugh out of them and weren't too annoyed. It was fun though and I'm sure we'll never forget the amazing feeling of relief that we now feel. We feel like a huge weight has been lifted off our shoulders. Celebrate!!!

Not Recommended for Young Kids: Unless they love scary goblins!

Happy Heart Month!

We had a fun Valentine's Day! Jaylee got to make Valentine goody bags for her classmates and they had a party at pre-school! She talked about it all day...it must have been pretty fun! Later the kids got to open a little Valentine gift from Jason and me and they were so excited about it. We made lots of heart-shaped sugar cookies and had fun decorating them and taking them to friends and neighbors. Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Crosby and Grandma and Grandpa Morrell for the cute Valentine's. The kids loved them!
Jason had to work until 8:00, so when he got home it was a little late to do much. We ended up meeting at McDonalds (it just got remodeled and re-opened here) and grabbed a bite to eat and the kids were excited about having a fun place to eat (we're kind of lacking in that area in Vernal). We had a fun day celebrating all the people we love most!
Two days later it was our 6 year anniversary!!! Jason had to work late again, so I dropped the kids off with some friends and we were able to run and see a movie, Juno, which after reading the plot didn't sound all that great, but it ended up being pretty funny and cute! (Thanks for the reccomendation Lacey).
Since we got our elliptical trainer for our 5 year anniversary, we had to follow up with another very exciting and romantic...haha...present! Jason got, for the both of us, a weight set! Yeah! I'm excited and can't wait to get buff!!! :) I guess improving our appearance is kind of romantic...right? haha! Well, it was a good week and I'm not going to get all mushy, but I'm glad to be married to Jason and am so lucky to have somebody that understands me and loves me and all my flaws! I love you babe!

Our very Romantic Anniversary/Valentine's Present...Thanks babe!!

Kaysen's Stats:

I know Kaysen turned 1 a few weeks ago, but we couldn't get into the doctor for his 1 year check-up until today. He's a healthy little guy and we're so glad. Here is his update:

Weight: 21 lbs. (he actually lost weight since his 9 month check-up)
Length: 29 inches
Head Circumfrence: 46 3/4

Here are a few pictures from the last few days:

In Honor of Super Tuesday...

Lately we seem to hear the political mumbo jumbo non-stop on T.V., and after hearing so many different issues discussed, it can leave you wondering who you really side with. I saw this Web Site on the news that will ask you some questions and then match you with your correct candidate. I tried it to see if it matched me with the person I'm rooting for...and it did! It simplifies all the complex issues that are going on and gives you a better idea of where you stand. Try it out: Copy and paste this link into your browser:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/candidate-match-game.htm

Out of the mouth of Jaylee:

Today I was talking to Jason about how I would love to move back to Cedar City and Jaylee overheard me and said, "Mom, why do you want to live in Cedar City? Cause you think it's cute?".....huh??? Then a few hours later I was in the middle of fixing dinner and I smelled something stinky so I asked my best helper Jaylee to check and see if Kaysen needed my attention and I heard her say "Ew, he smells like a skunk!" and I said "A skunk huh!?!" and she said "Yep, cause skunks are made of poop!" I know it's not that funny, but it just made me wonder how kids' minds work!? I guess I'd just had a really long day or something (or maybe I've been around kids all day) because I couldn't help but bust out laughing. I'm raising geniuses I tell ya!

Boy's Haircuts!

Before:




After:



Kaysen and Bretten have needed haircuts for quite some time, but I've been putting it off as long as possible because I dread doing it! I've always cut Bretten's hair and every time I do it, I tell myself, "Never do that again!", because it is so difficult to get him to stay still and be able to finish the haircut. Well, I attempted it again, only this time I had Kaysen's hair to cut too...his very 1'st haircut! It was hard to see his darling baby hair go, but I think it was getting to a point that it was only cute to us! Plus, unlike my other kids, his hair is thin and hardly grows, so I'm hoping this gets a move on it! Anyways, here are before and after pics of the cute little boys I absolutely adore!

Snow Snow Go Away.....Forever!!!

Last Month:

Now:
Where did all the Christmas Decorations go? Good question, I haven't seen them since a week before Christmas!

I'm sooo beyond sick of this weather I don't even know what else to say! But hey, life goes on and tomorrow when I wake up, there is only suppose to be a few inches instead of the 8 inches I had to shovel today! At least I get a workout! :)