Best Christmas Ever!!!

I cant really pinpoint one reason why we had such a great Christmas, so I will pick the Top Ten Reasons why this was the Best Christmas ever....

10. We actually got to spend it with all of our family..


9. First White Christmas in 6 years, complete with a new snowblower for Zak


8. First Christmas with the new puppies, Santa even brought them new beds.


7. Niki's present which made me cry.
6. New rendition of The Night Before Christmas and The Polar Express as told by Zak and Chloe.


5. The homemade cinnamon rolls my little sister, Rigel and I made, which took us two whole days!


4. Ethan falling asleep before all of the Christmas Eve festivities were over.


3. Actually having other people there so they can take a family pic of us, thank you Rigel and Scott!


2. First time snowboarding for Chloe, Ethan and Lauren, who are pretty good after only two lessons!


1. The best reason why this was the greatest Christmas ever.......our kids were happy for one whole day with no fighting!!!

My Cheer Girls!!!

Chloe and Lauren had their first cheer competition of the year this week. And WOW there is some major competition in Utah! We are a little team from Logan, which is tough going against the HUGE teams in SLC. It was hard for them to go from the best team in the state to lets just say not the best team, but they go out there and try their hardest every time. As a mom, I am even more proud of them because they are working their little butts off. Chloe's team only won 4th place but they won for the most overall spirit and I think that's what really counts anyway. I will post Lauren's team next week when I get a better video.

I retract my statement

Okay...so in one of my previous blogs I said that Logan High football team still sucks. Actually they don't, we just won the state title in our division! Now as a mom of a middle schooler, you know when we were in middle school, we wouldn't miss the state football game, I am obligated to bring her to these games. I am not sure how I became one of those people that still go to their old high school games, but I figure I might as well become part of the booster club because Lauren will want to go to all of them and then she will be in High School and by that time Chloe will be in middle school and want to go, and by the time Chloe is in high school, Ethan will be in middle school and want to go. So I guess if you want to find me on Friday night, you will know where I am!
Here are some pics from the game...........GO GRIZZLIES!

Thanksgiving

In the spirit of Thanksgiving I thought I would list what I am truly grateful for....First and foremost my family, I have a great husband who works his butt off to provide us with everything we could possibly need and somehow can still love me even when I don't deserve it. My amazing, smart, cute, talented, funny, crazy kids that keep my life interesting. I am grateful for sisters, who despite it all have become incredible people who are great examples to me. I am thankful that we now live closer to our family members so that we can make those bonds even stronger. For my seriously awesome friends, one girl shouldn't be this lucky to have all the great friendships that I have. I am thankful for the gospel and the guidance it has provided me, for someone who didn't receive a lot growing up. I am especially thankful for my Heavenly Father. I am grateful for all the blessing we have received and all of the trials that I have had, because without them I wouldn't be the person I am. Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Nobody's Perfect

This Hannah Montana song has been going through my head lately.....maybe because I feel like I am lacking in most of the areas of my life lately. I haven't cooked dinner in well over a week and I have not gone grocery shopping either. What have my kids been eating? Usually cereal or whatever I can quickly grab from a drive thru. The other day Ethan asked for some vegetables, don't even know if he knows what those are, but his body is probably in need of some. My house constantly looks like a tornado hit it. I swear I pick it up but it never seems cleaned up. I have laundry everywhere...this is something else I feel like I am working on but never seems done. I haven't walked the dogs in at least two weeks, any day the animal police is going to come and arrest me for poor treatment of pomeranians. I haven't seen my husband in two weeks....okay I have seen him with my eyes but actual quality time has been rare. This however is not my fault but due to a crazy work/travel schedule and opening a hearing clinic in his spare time. I am getting fatter by the minute...the halloween candy is already making its debut on my gut. I have been exercising (kind of) but it turns out if you eat 3,000 calories a day the exercise doesn't really help. I rarely get ready anymore...my husband is always telling me how nice I look when I actually get out of my sweats, but its only because he is not used to seeing me with my hair done or he is trying to give me positive reinforcement to do it more often. Tough for him because he is never home anyways, and sweats are more comfy than my jeans that are either too tight or so stretched out they fall off by the end of the day. Last but certainly not least we didn't get to any of the fun fall activities with our kids because we were too busy...no pumpkin patch, no pumpkin walk (even though I have been talking about it for 8 years), no corn maze, no pumpkin carving, nothing. So you see Nobody's Perfect....

PRICELESS!!

One round trip ticket from Seattle: 25,000 air miles
Two Hannah Montana tickets: $125
Balloons: $10
The look on Lauren's face
when we surprised her at school with her best friend Abby: PRICELESS!
Sorry for my annoying laugh in the background- I was half laughing and crying!

Not Many More Hannah Montana Days Left!

Lauren turned 13 this weekend. I know crazy, huh? It is weird to even think that I could have a child that is a teenager. As a surprise, we flew her best friend up from Seattle and we all went to the Hannah Montana concert. While I was there I got to thinking that I have very few moments left with Lauren as a child. Pretty soon, she will rather die than go to a concert with me, and soon enough she will be way over Hannah Montana. It is a sad realization, as we all know, we all go through the phase where our parents are so uncool, no matter how young or hip I think I am. Enjoy your little ones now because sooner than you think, they will be gone. I am going to try to hold onto the few ones I have left.