Baby Goats

Today Blake and Ashlyn spent the entire day at Grandma and Grandpa's house. One of their neighbors have some baby goats that are only two days old! So Grandma and Grandpa took the kids over to see them. They had so much fun petting, holding, and feeding the baby goats. Ashlyn seemed to fall in love with them. She was so happy to get to see them. She has a special love for animals just like her mom! Here are some pictures of the cute little guys...

A Monster Named Blake

My question for you, Blake, is... What are we going to do with you?
Every mom wants the best for their kids, right? Well, Blake will be starting kindergarten soon, so of course, the caring mom that I am, wants him to have alot of friends. So a couple of the ladies I go to church with have boys the same age as Blake, so we have planned a "play group" every Wednesday. The way it works... every week we rotate who's house it will be at. When the group is at your house, the other mom's drop their kids off to play, while they go home, run errands, ect. Well last week, we had it a Blake's friend, Drew's house. So, I drop Blake off, and about an hour and a half later, I go pick him up. Everything seems fine, we go home, and go about our lives. Well this morning I go to the church to workout. (I do this every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.) Drew's mom goes there to workout as well. When I see Drew I ask him, "Are you coming to play at my house tomorrow?" (play group is at our house this week.) He said "no." I then say, "Yes, actually I think you are. Remember me, I am Blake's mom. You are coming to our house for play group." He then goes on to explain that, no he isn't coming, and goes on to say something about what Blake did at the last play group. It was loud with the workout music, so I didn't hear excactly what he said, so I just go on and continue my workout. Well throughout my workout I can't stop thinking about it. So when the class is over I go over to Drew's mom and ask if Drew will be coming over tomorrow. She tells me no, that Drew is punished. So I ask her if something happened at the last play group. She kind of hesitates and then tells me that something did happen. She said the boys went down to her basement, and made a huge mess of all of their food storage. She said they were setting the food up and bowling with it. Yes, bowling with it! I can only imagine... setting up some boxes of mac and cheese, and throwing some canned goods at them. She didn't really go into much detail, but I sure hope that all of the food remained in their containers. She explained that Drew had been looking forward to coming to our house, but that this seemed the best punishment for the situation. I then thought back to what Drew said, and I remember him saying that Blake did something. He never said WE. So I ask his mom if it was all of the boys or if it was just Blake. She told me it was all of them ,but that Blake refused to help clean up. He just went upstairs while the others cleaned up. I was not a bit suprised that he didn't help. I felt horrible and continued to appologize.

So the point of this story is... I really hope Blake isn't one of those kids who the other mom's don't want their kids to play with. I would bet a million dollars on the fact that it was probably Blake's idea to go bowling with the food storage, and that he probably made most of the mess. Ever since Blake was put in daycare, he has started acting up. There were kids at his daycare that were really naughty and that I would have liked Blake to not play with. Thankfully he is no longer in daycare. I just hope that we can reverse some of the bad habits he has picked up on while going there. He really is a good boy. MOST OF THE TIME!

The Marriage Questionaire

*What are your middle names? Anne and Clare (can you guess who's is who's?)

*How long have you been together? Married 6 years in August!

*How long did you know eachother before you started dating? Well, we had known of eachother for 3 years, but our first date was pretty much when we first met.

*Who asked who out? We were set up by my sister and her husband.

*How old are each of you? I'm 25 and he's 32.

*Who's siblings do you see the most? Its pretty much equal. They all live out of the area so we only see them on occasion. :(

*Do you have children together? Yes, Blake and Ashlyn.

*Do you have pets? No, hopefully this summer we can get a dog once our yard is finished.


*Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple? That's a tough one... probably the money situation. I think thats probably the most common answer!

*Did you go to the same school? Nope, he went to Rigby High, and I went to Westlake High. GO RAMS!!

*Are you from the same hometown? Nope, Westlake, Louisiana, and Rigby, Idaho.

*Who is the smartest? He definately is!! And I'm not afraid to admit it!!

*Who is the most sensitive? Definately me! But its really not my fault. Having kids really messes with you. I can cry just listening to a song on the radio. How dumb is that??

*Who has the biggest temper? Neither of us really. I don't think we have tempers.

*Who does the cooking? Me. I think Terry has cooked maybe 5 times since we've been married. And that might me stretching it!!

*Who is the neat freak? Me!

*Who is the most stubborn? Both of us. We usually just agree to disagree!!

* Who hogs the bed? We share it equally.


* Who wakes up earlier? When I was working it was me, but now that I stay home, we get up right around the same time. (unless I have nothing to do that day, then I might sleep in a little!)


*Where was you first date? We had our date in Layton, UT with my two sisters and their husbands. We went to a comedy club (which sucked!) and then bowling. I think we had dinner a fazoli's. It really wasn't the best first date. Kinda awkward!


*Who has the bigger family? They are actually the same. He has 3 siblings and I have 3 siblings.



*Do you get flowers often? No, but that's ok. I'm not real big into getting flowers. They are nice when I do get them though!



*How long did it take to get serious? Like our third date! Ha! We were engaged only a month after our first date, so we were talking about marriage really soon!



Love you Honey!!

Birthday Boy!!

Blake turned 5 today! Can you believe it? He is getting so big. We had a birthday party for him at Leo's Place today. We invited a few of his friends from Primary. (Dallin and his little brother Cade, Drew and his little sister Maddelyn, Hailey and her little sister Ellie, and Aliya and her little brother Corbin.) Ashlyn was also there, of course,along with me, Terry, Grandma, and Grandpa. Blake is really into "Star Wars" right now so we had a "Star Wars" cake and wrapping paper. Blake had all of his friends there and Ashlyn had alot of kids her age to play with, so we had a blast!
Blake and Ashlyn getting ready for the big party.


All the kids.
(on the left: Blake, Hailey, Ellie, Dallin, Cade and Aliya.)
(on the right: Maddelyn, Drew, and Ashlyn.)



About to blow out the candles.




Here is Blake with all of his presents. Everyone brought such wonderful presents. We are so glad they were all able to come and make this such a memorable birthday for Blake!!!


Wheelie!
From: Dallin and Cade

Spiderman shooter!

From: Drew and Maddelyn

Books!

From: Hailey and Ellie

Coloring Books!

From: Aliya and Corbin

Remote control anti-gravity car!

From: Grandma and Grandpa

Safari Animals!

From: Grandma and Grandpa

Race car with semi truck!

From: Grandma and Grandpa

Basketball game!

From: Mom and Dad

Gameboy games!

From: Mom and Dad

Bike!

From: Mom and Dad

Digital Camera!

From: Mom and Dad

Ben 10 game!

From: Mom and Dad

Star Wars Wii game!

From: Mom and Dad

Football!

From: Mom and Dad



Thanks again to everyone for coming and for all of the presents! He is one happy little guy!

I got tagged! My sister Jenna tagged me with this fun photo tag. So here goes...

The rules are:

1. Go to your documents/picture.

2. Go to your 6th file.

3. Go to your 6th photo.

4. Post and blog about it.

5. Tag 6 people to do the same.

This is a picture of Blake's 2nd Halloween. We were on our way to go Trick or Treating. That entire night I was feeling really bad stomach pains. I was 10 weeks pregnant with Ashlyn, so I thought it might have something to do with the pregnancy. I suffered through it as long as I could, but finally had Terry bring me to the E.R. That is when I ended up having to get my appendix removed. What a fun night! UGH! But you really can't beat the awesome color of the sky in the background, can you?

Ok, so tag.. Amber, Katie, Ali, Calyn, Brittany, and Jenna

Last Day Of Work!!!

So I am now "officially" a stay at home mom. YAY! My last day of work was on Thursday, February 12th. I had alot of fun working at Mountain View Hospital, but I am looking forward to staying home with the kids. I made lots of good friends while working there, and plan on staying in touch and hanging out with them whenever they have time. My last day of work was pretty fun. Terry sent me a bouquet of flowers and I got a few fairwell cards from my co-workers. There was one card in particular that not only made my day, but made the day of everone I work with too. I have provided a picture of it below so that you can see for yourself how great it is. (hint: you may have to click on the card and read what is written to understand. Keep in mind that this is a going away card.)

So if you haven't figured it out yet... if you look at the one note written in RED, you will see that it says, "Happy Birthday!" signed Missy. My birthday isn't until August!! So this poor lady, who is really sweet, had no idea why they were signing a card for me, she just assumed it was a birthday card. HOW AWESOME IS THAT!!! We were cracking up about this for probably 20 minutes. The department that she works in had gotten wind about this, and they all thought it was pretty hilarious too. So we made sure to tell them that we had been dying over this for 20 minutes. I seriously had to show everyone that I saw that day, and they all got a kick out of it too. Maybe you had to be there to apprieciate it, but either way, I had to blog about it, because it seriously made my last day so much fun! I WILL MISS YOU GIRLS! DON'T FORGET TO CALL ME SOMETIME!!

All About Me

Ok.. so I got tagged by the weirdest, yet awesomest person I have ever met... my sister Jenna. I have to list 25 random things about myself. This is probably going to be hard but hopefully not too boring for those of you who may read this. And Jenna... some things might look like I copied yours, but whether you want to admit it or not, we have alot in common!! So apparently the rules are as follows: once you've been tagged, you have to make a list of 25 random things, facts,habits, or goals about yourself. At the end, choose 5 people to be tagged and list their names at the bottom. You also have to tag the person who tagged you.So here goes!

1.

I used to be pretty athletic. Not saying I'm not still athletic, but I am definately past my athletic prime. I played all sports growing up. Basketball and volleyball in middle school, and softball in highschool. I was always pretty good at any sport you threw at me. I am pretty out of practice now though!! I play a little coed softball in the summer, but I am pretty out of shape. I would love to be able to pick up and play some more.

2.

In my "adult" years I have become pretty much a freak when it comes to other peoples germs. To give a couple examples... everyday at work when I first get there, before I do anything else, I take the hospital quality "germicidal" wipes, and wipe down everything from my desk, keyboard, phone, and armrests on my chair. Even if I am pretty sure I was the last one to touch it, you just never know. And anytime I go on a trip, I always pack my Clorox wipes with me. When staying in a hotel, have you ever given any thought to what the last person who touched the remote was doing while holding it. EEWWW! I wipe that down along with any table tops or toilets. And don't get me started on the bed spreads. You will never find me laying on one or covering up with one.

3.

I love chocolate!! Chocolate chip cookies, chocolate brownies, chocolate butterscotch peanut butter rice krispy treats... and the list goes on.

4.

My biggest fear isn't that someone will break in and murder me, it is that if someone does break in and murder me what will happen to my kids. Will they just sit around scared and not know what to do? How long will they be there until someone finds out that something happened? Wouldn't that be sad. Hopefully Blake is old enough to know to go get a neighbor or someone.

5.

I am really weird behind closed doors. I am constantly dancing silly or making up silly songs for my kids. It is just fun making them laugh. Although sometimes I think they are just straight up freaked out by me. Hopefully I am not messing them up too bad.

6.

I am a horrible singer. I am so bad that even my own parents tell me I'm bad. It is really too bad because I love to sing and so my family has to hear it anyways!!

7.

I am a shopaholic. I have every Friday off and I have a really hard time staying away from the stores on that day. Terry always teases saying that we need to get me a part time job for Friday because it costs us too much money for me to have that day off.

8.

I love to draw and color. Which is pretty awesome cause Ashlyn loves to draw and color too so we can just sit down at the kitchen table and do it together.

9.

I am pretty competitive. It kills me when I loose. I always have to have a rematch. Especially if it is against Terry!!! I can't stand it when he beats me!!!!

10.

I had to have surgery and have my appendix out while I was 10 weeks pregnant with Ashlyn. I was worried that something would happen to her but everyting turned out just fine.

11.

I love animals. Dogs and cats are my favorites. I can't watch the animal planet cause there are always those shows where animals are being neglected. It just makes me so sad!

12.

I always wanted to be an teacher, but I have never even begun a day of college, so there goes that idea!

13.

I love Diet Dr. Pepper.

14.

When I am eating, I have to take a drink of whatever i am drinking between each bite. It just makes the food taste better and easier to swallow. I had know idea, but supposedly that is a weird thing. But if you ask me, i think people who enjoy being thirsty between every bite are the weird ones. (Amber)

15.

My favorite color is RED!

16.

I have a really hard time making new friends. Girls are intimidating to me. And once you do start hanging out it is hard to get past that awkward stage.

17.

I hate to cook. Its no so much the actual cooking part, its trying to figure out what to cook. I feel like I am constantly cooking the same old thing. I am open to any of you giving me some ideas along with the recipe! :)

18.

My dad shot me in the ankle with a B B gun. And the B B is still in my ankle.

19.

I would like to learn how to speak spanish. It just sounds like so much fun.

20.

I was a horrible student in high school. (I know... its very hard to believe. I am so intelligent.)

21.

I once got hit in the face by a two by four. It knocked all of the braces off my teeth and made them stick to my lips. It instantly gave me two black eyes, swelled up my lips, and gave me a huge nose. I had to go to the emergency room so they could remove the braces from my lips. Luckily everything when back to their normal size and color. (How did I get hit in the face by a two by four?? Its a long story, ask me some other time.)

22.

I would like to take a photography class.

23.

I got stuck in the leg with a javelin. My friend was practicing throwing the javelin in a field at our high school. She was practicing with another girl. They were throwing the javelin back and forth across the field to eachother. I was laying in the grass at a safe distance. (so I thought) The other girl threw it back to my friend, but when it hit the ground it did not stick, it bounced and then slid right over into my upper thigh. I got a pretty good gash and it bled pretty good, but it healed up on its own.

24.

I was voted most loyal friend my senior year in high school.

25.

I don't have a ton of friends, but the friends that I do have are the best.

Alright, so TAG, your it: Jenna, Amber, Brittany, and Ali.