Happy Birthday to ME!!

So it is a sign that I'm getting old? The best thing I got for my birthday was NEW SOCKS! I love socks and I LOVE argyle (can you tell?) I was able to go to dinner with my in laws and our really good friends the Jones'. Hailey even tried some sushi! I was so proud of her. Brett and the kids gave me a great day! The second best present was Jett getting potty trained! I love it!

I love my MIL expression in the picture

she'll probably kill me for posting it

Ryan and Hailey

Brett and I waiting for our sushi

Wil, Val and me

(stepdad-in-law and mother-in-law)

Thanks everyone for all the great birthday wishes!!

YEA!!!!

After 6 years, 7 months, and 13 days I have had the last DIAPER CHANGE!! Yes that is correct. I have changed diapers since my daughter was born in April of 2004 with NO BREAKS! Now that my youngest is potty trained (2 months shy of his third birthday) I AM DONE! We aren't having anymore kids so the next diapers I will be changing will hopefully be my grandkids! (or my little bro's kids but I'm not going to hold my breath!)

On to another thought.....my baby isn't a baby anymore! He's getting to be such a big boy. Gage too. Once Gage learns he can do something all by himself he stops whinning about not being able to do it. I am a little sad we won't be having anymore kids but I honestly don't think I could handle another one. The three I have drive me nuts on a daily basis! But I love them and I wouldn't change that for the world!

Lots o updates!

Should I rake now?

Or wait until all the leaves fall?

The kids LOVE the leaves

Maybe too much

Jett eating snow

Playing in the snow

Jett

I don't know why Jett is walking with his hands on his hips

Three Cute Girls

Khloe, Maren and Starr

Finally!!

Yea! We got a new camera! Its a Fujifilm Finepix S2800HD. So far its taken some great pictures. It has many options that I will probably never use but its nice to know they are there. Here are some of my pics experimenting with the camera. HI Gage!
I love his cute little smile

Bellezbub
(really sometimes she is the devil dog)

Brett, looks a touch crazy here

The Bubs

Jetty

Gage posing

He's the only one that would let me take his picture over and over again

taking pictures of myself

I know I'm a spaz

Just kidding pictures TODAY!!

I really love my dark hair!

I think it makes my eyes look bluer instead of gray

Thankful.....

Today I am thankful that I get my hair done! WHOO HOO! Going dark again for winter. Sometimes I think I was meant to have dark hair. Oh well thats what dye is for right? Pictures tomorrow!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

So because we live in Utah and Halloween landed on a Sunday this year, we trick or treated on Saturday night. About an hour before we were going to go it started DUMPING rain. But lucky it let up enough so Lisa and I could take the kids down the street. They had a good time and because of the crappy weather they got extra candy because there weren't alot of other kids out. And of course the weather was perfect on Sunday. Oh well what can you do?Boston (Dash from Incredibles), Jett (superhero witch), Khloe (vampire) and Gage (Knight)
Bubs being super scary!

my spastic superhero witch

Gage's preschool program

I really can't believe that Gage is in preschool now! This is the same preschool that Khloe went too, so the songs they sing are the same too. So I get to hear all my favorite songs over and over again (sarcastic). Gage did really well and sang most of the songs. He wanted to be a knight this year so they got to dress up today for their program. His helmet wouldn't fit his ginormous head but he was still a cutie! The only thing we didn't realize was that when he sits down his chest thing kinda chokes him so he was pulling it down the whole time.

singing


getting ready to start the program

singing another song

waving to dad as they went around the parents in their parade.

I'll post a video in the next post. I need to find a nice short one!

OKTOBERFEST!

Brett and I had the opportunity to go to Oktoberfest in Leavenworth, WA this year with some friends of ours. We went two years ago with the same friends and ended up driving, which was horrible. But this year we had three hotel rooms between the 12 of us that went. It was such a fun time. Brett and I, My brother Levi and his girlfriend Megan and his best friend Sennad (really more like a brother to me) came with Brett's Best friend, his wife and sister and her husband and a couple more friends. It was really nice to get away from the kids for a weekend and enjoy ourselves. I recommend going to everyone!

The first night we were there we went out to eat at King Ludwigs. It was really good and they have live music.....polka music. But it really makes you want to get up and bust a move. Its so upbeat! Then we went to the festival part where you have to have a ticket to get in. But they have lots of food and beer and booths where they sell just about anything Bavarian. (also some non-Bavarian stuff) I'm glad I didn't bring too warm of clothes it was like 80 during the day.

Saturday they have a parade and a keg tapping. We missed the keg tapping but it was still a fun day. Lots of drinking and eating. We even got in a round of putt-putt. The hotel we stayed out was pretty nice too. The breakfast was REALLY good after a night of drinking. We are going again for sure! Levi and Brett, yes Levi has a pirate hat on.
Brett's best friend, Court and his wife Michelle

Sennad, Brett and Levi

Tiara and Michelle

Court, Michelle, Brett, Tiara and her husband Deryk dressed up at night is lederhosen and dirndls

Michelle and I

Megan, Levi and Sennad

Megan and Levi

Levi the pirate with his little friend

Court and Brett in their lederhosen (yes they are real not a costume)

Krista's Birthday

I am VERY fortunate to have some really great girlfriends. When Brett and I flew up to WA for Oktoberfest it also happened to be Krista's birthday. So we all decided to meet up and have some drinks and food. I love them all and had such a great time. Too bad the restaurant we went too is considered a high class hooters. Yeah we were the only group of girls there. None the less it was a great time to reminisce and have a little too much to drink (only me really) Love you all! Krista and Sarah


Julie

The twins Sunny and Krista

all of us hot mamas!

Christine and Krista

Krista and Julie

I love how even though we don't get to see each other very often we can pick up right where we left off. I have known most of these girls since elementary school or junior high. LOVE THEM!