Fun with the Family and ABC tag

Fun with the Family....

What a relaxing day yesterday was!!!

*I spent time with Bug going through his summer clothes and realizing,,,this boy better stop growing!!!

*spent time with the girls and their lack of summer clothes.

*fixed something yummy for lunch.

*admired gorgeous chalk art that was done.

(didn't get a picture of the finished masterpieces before it rained!!!Darn!!!)

*Played this game.....eight hundred and fifty-one times!!! I only won once...SAD!!!

*rocked Ashie

*cut Bug's hair

*bean bag war...this is daily...thanks once again, Michelle!

Nothing fancy...just relaxing, and hangin' out with my munchkins.

When Hunter Dan got home...we had to run a quick errand. Afterwords we went to the video store and rented these...

CLASSIC!!!!!...and

We then took the kids to the grocery store to have $4.00 dinner night. My brother and his family started this, and we have done it a couple times too...not very often though!!!.....each family member gets four dollars to buy what they want for dinner...or in our case "our family movie night"meal...can I just say... we spent over an hour in that store!! Too funny watching the kids figure out the perfect dinner!note...this is fun...not necessarily healthy!!:-)

Hunter Dan...popcorn chicken(from the deli), bag of pork rinds(gross)
Me...(sorry folks no diet tonight)...popcorn chicken, fuze peach/mango drink, almond poppyseed piece of cake.
Bug...2 Jones sodas(cream soda), lunchable, flaming hot cheetos, ice cream bars
Lexlee...lunchable, countrytime strawberry lemonade, 2 kiwis, sweet tarts, ice cream bar
Jibbity...popcorn chicken, bug juice, smarties sucker, 2 strawberry juice pops
Ashie...she ate food from home

We then had a picnic in my bedroom, and watched our movies. Where the Red Fern Grows....not the original, but so cute. I cried and cried, yes I am a baby!!!! I didn't cry for the dogs dying, but for how heart-broken "Billy" was.(ya just look at things differently when you are a mom) Freaky Friday...funny and the kids loved watching all the "oldness" from this one. They laughed really hard!

It was a FUN day...

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ABC tag... my cutie niece tagged me for this...

A: Addiction: blogging
B: Breakfast(what you eat): honey nut cheerios(for diet) would prefer eggs benedict
C: Chocolate or Chips: Chips, I LOVE doritos!!!
D: Dessert or Appetizers : Appetizers
E: Essential Items: Make-up, and a bra(not pretty without one!!)
F: Favorite Color :Yellow
G: Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms: Gummy Worms
H: Hometown: Firth, Idaho
I: Indulgence: crafts, and shopping
J: January or July: July... I Love summertime!!
K: Kids: 4
L: Life isn't complete without: Family, and friends
M: Most exciting memory: when I was sealed in the temple to Hunter Dan, and the births of my babies
N: Number of Brothers and Sisters : 5 brothers, 1 sister
O: Oranges or Apples: Apples
P: Phobias or Fears: I am scared of the dark, tornadoes, and Bigfoot
Q: Quote: Christ is the center of our home, a guest at every meal, and a silent listener to every conversation.
R: Reading: anything good
S: Summer or Spring: Summer
T: Tag 6 people: anyone who wants to play along!!! Come join in!!
U: Unknown Fact About Me: I love to go camping, but pine trees really bother me, I'd rather camp in the quaking aspens. I am scared to death of night-time when camping...we sleep in a tent, and it terrifies me. Basically I am a chicken!!!
V: Vacation I want to go on: someplace on a gorgeous beach
W: Walking or Running: walking
X: X-Ray or Ultrasound: Always wanted a broken bone...never had one, have had x-rays though, it's hard to choose, they are both amazing with what they find out.
Y: Your favorite food: Pizza, and salsa(not together)
Z: Zoo or Bowling: either, they are both fun!!!

Have a great Saturday everyone...Hopefully Bug's soccer game won't be rained out!!

And the Year was....

A few posts ago, was the prom photo tag, go here for the original post, and to see if those I tagged played along. Now for the answer....

Hubby's prom was 1986...

He was a junior at the time, and he didn't actually go to prom as a senior. He also grew up in a super small town in the four corners area! He has two different prom pics from this dance...two different girls....interesting!!!!

My prom was 1994...

"R" was a senior and I a junior. That was one of the funnest dates ever!!!

Just for fun...this is my prom 1995, as a senior.

Another HUGE dress...loved this one too, and also created by my mom!!

"R" came home from school...(Ricks College)to take me...this was just a little before he left on his mission and this date was very emotional...It was just before graduation(big class of around 68!!!) Just before R was leaving(we'd been together for quite a while by then), and life was just seeming a little more "real", if that makes any sense. Funny how these pictures can take me back to a certain time, bring back all the memories and make me realize how quickly life can change. I loved High School... I really did.. but being a wife and mother is the most amazing experience ever. I am grateful everyday that I have this "job" that I love more than anything!!!Who would have guessed that one year after graduation I would be married, and a year after that I would have my amazing little baby boy!!!

AWWW...each day goes by so quickly...I need to slow down and enjoy them more!!!!

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My kiddos have year-round school and are off-track for the next couple of weeks...the weather was beautiful yesterday 71 degrees and it's suppose to be even warmer today!!! Can you say...YARD WORK?! I love being out in the yard and am so excited to get out and dig in the dirt, get the flower beds cleaned up, and get my decor changed. Bug will be so excited when he finds out he "gets" to mow the lawn...best chore ever! I'll post some pics later on to show my front door area.

These are what are in bloom right now!!! Love my tulips!!!

Have a wonderful Tuesday!!!

Back when I went to Prom!!!!

So....miss Xazmin at This Is The Year tagged me for the "prom picture tag". What fun this will be! A little stroll down memory lane....awwwwwww...

Here are the rules...

❶ Leave me a comment guessing which Year this photo was taken...(yes the wrong guess might hurt our friendship...LOL...totally just kidding!) I will post the correct year in a few days after a few guesses come in...how fun!

❷ If I TAG you...DIG up your old Prom picture...post it and lets guess the date too...(if you really are that self-conscience and don't want us to know the date...maybe we can guess the decade?)

~If you are married to your Prom date let us know!

~If you are not...try to post a Prom picture of your Prom & a second picture of your husbands prom too...let us know where each of your Dates are now...and their relationship status!! (and of course YOU are way cuter than his Prom date!)

~If you are Single...let us know where your Prom date is now!

❸ I am gonna TAG some people...and then those taggers need to keep it going by tagging 5 other people! I can't wait to see all of your pictures! Fun huh!?


First off...I loved this dress!!! This was one of the "miracles" my Mom made me. I love bright colors, and this photo doesn't do the pink justice!!! I loved the gloves, I did not however like how un-tweezed my eyebrows were, ya can't really tell in the photo, but I know those furry caterpillars are there! I loved when I was a little girl and my older brothers would have their Prom dates over to take pictures. The dresses were long and beautiful. I never forgot, so when my turn came around I wanted big!!! Even had to wear a hoop slip. How southern belle is that!(you should see my other prom picture from a different year...soooo southern belle) Maybe I was born at the wrong time, and the wrong state...can you say, "Gone with the Wind?" I was voted prom princess....even got a cute little tiara. Which I still wear to Wal-mart sometimes...oh wait that is in my"I am the Queen" dreams. Just kiddin'.

My date in the pic was my boyfriend( "R" )for quite a while...even thought I might marry him, but....he went on an LDS mission, and I got married while he was gone. Now he's happily married with some kiddos of his own....so great!!! Wow...that was a while ago....crazy how time flies!!!

I was raised in tiny town Idaho and we are about 25 years behind in styles so this pic could be from 2004...ya never know!:-)

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...

This is my hubby's prom...he is WAY older than me(7 years)have to rub that in! I have no idea about his date other than her boobs were much, much bigger than mine!!!!! (probably why he took her...men!!!) O.k. and she is pretty! Nice light pink bowtie honey! You are HOT!!!!

Now I get to tag some of you bloggers out there.....

Heather at Sugar N Spice & Mostly Nice

Juls at Every Day is a Crazee Day

Amanda at Faithchick

"Fine"Al Thoughts

Kris at JesseKate Designs

I can't wait to see your gorgeous photos!!!!!

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So...doctor called and Lexlee's coulture came back positive for strep. Poor girl...no wonder she hasn't been able to shake this thing. Now I will be taking in Ashie, she's still fussy, and not sleeping well! Life is never dull....which is good, how boring would that be!??

Have a great FrIdAy!!!!

Tag I'm it, and a BIG THANKS!

My adorable niece Kylee tagged me... so here I go...

8 Things I am Looking Forward to:
1. Easter weekend with my Mom and Dad

2. summer weather

3. camping for my family reunion in July

4. being able to work in the flower beds

5. Gettin' healthy

6. July 11th

7. Christmas(I love that time of year...minus the snow...at least for now)

8. The great feeling I will have after I get my windows cleaned!

8 Things I Did Yesterday:

1. shopped for church shoes for all 4 kids

2. Took Jibbity to ballet

3. took a shower(YAY...for everyone around me)

4. pulled a really big sliver out of Jibbity's hand(that was fun!)

5. took a short nap after Hunter Dan got home from work

6. laundry...when will it ever end?

7. rocked Ashie to sleep

8. vacuumed

8 Things I Wish I Could do:

1. slow down time and enjoy my kiddos more!

2. lose weight while I sleep and wake up transformed

3. open a dance studio

4. really be able to sing like I think I can when I'm singing with the radio

5. jump on the trampoline without almost wetting my pants

6. cook really well

7. Eat without gaining weight

8. Be beautifully tan all year

8 Shows I Watch:

1. So you think you can dance(when it's on)

2. Law and Order SVU(when I remember)

3. The first 48

4. Forensic files

5. The Hills(when it's on)

6. re-runs of The Golden Girls

7. re-runs of The Cosby Show

8. Anything on Noggin with Jibbity

8 people I tag:
1. Heidi at Blue Eyed Blessings

2. Xazmin at This is the Year

3. Heidi at Sacred and Profane

4. Shawn at SERIOUSLY

5. Amy at Keeping up with the Schultz Family

6. Krissy at Thinking of Blue

7. Kimert at Diaries of a Coach's Wife

8. Heather at Sugar 'N Spice & Mostly Nice

Heck... I think anyone who wants to should do this tag, it's fun... so play along! Let me know if you did!

A big thank-you to these awesome girlies who gave me these awards.

Krissy at Thinking of Blue gave me this...

...and Shey gave me this...

You ladies are wonderful!!! Thanks so much for thinking of me!

Have a great night!

Scary tag...(thanks Heidi!!!)

Heidi at Blue eyed Blessings tagged me in this game called"keeping it real".

Here are the rules:

Take a picture of yourself right now.

No primping or preparing.

Just snap a picture.

Load the picture onto your blog.

Tag some people to play.

I have to say... I saw someone else who had gotten tagged last night, and thought to myself, "hope I don't get this one!" What do you know...I go check Heidi's blog today and she's been tagged too. I laughed thinking...haha, not me. Her picture was adorable though, such a cute momma she is. Then I read on!!!

So...here it is. Luckily I had run some errands this morning, and did have make-up on. But did not feel like washing my hair today, so I put on a hat! Also by the time I got on the computer I had changed my sweater into my disgusting, comfy, green t-shirt. Thank Heavens it wasn't yesterday! I never did get dressed or shower...gross huh?

Now I get to pass this on! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Don't hate me ladies please! It's all in good fun!

shortmama at Family of Shorts

Jenny at Jenny, Jenny, Who can I turn to...

Jennifer at Just Bee Koz

Sassytimes

Rhonda at Down Memory Lane

I'm anxious to see your photos ladies!!!!

Have a great night!