New Years Resolution

So I have a few New Years Resolutions

1. Finish the basement and go play more with my kids (Camping, Hiking, Climbing, Traveling, I'm not picky)
2. Exercise more and tone up!
3. Scrapbook - I am 6 years behind. My kids love looking at their baby photos and I have to get them into a book.
4. Read - I love reading and never take time. I love history, old classics and the scriptures and I want to spend more time reading.

The Basement Remodel

So we have been working on our basement for so long. We have
a family room, laundry room, 2 bedrooms and a bath downstairs.
It has taken so long because we have done everything ourselves.
My husband is so amazing. He is willing to learn how to do anything.
It also helps that he is a perfectionist, so everything is always perfect.
This is my cute bathroom. My favorite thing is the tile floor.

Scott and I just finished installing the cultured marble.

It was so heavy. I could barely carry it.

The bathroom is all done!!!

This is all of the rock for our fireplace. My funny father-in-law told

me that it would look better on the fireplace. Ha Ha.

Almost half way done.

Annie and Maggie's new room

I let both the girls help me paint the polka dots on their new walls. Annie

originally wanted chocolate brown walls because Aunt Jenny painted

a chocolate brown wall in her bedroom, which is so cute. I talked Annie into

chocolate polka dots instead because it is so dark in the basement.

Will I ever be done with touch up. The carpet is scheduled to

be installed in a week. I don't know if we are going to make it.

Cute little Maggie actually kept the roller in the template.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas! We had a great Christmas. Korie took this picture for me at the very last moment so I could send out my Christmas cards. I am such a procrastinater. I tried to get her to shave a little off of my arms, but she wouldn't do it. She told me to wear longer sleeves. Which is a pretty great idea!

We always spend Christmas Eve with my parents. Playing games and exchanging gifts
My sisters Gina and Cari and Howard the dog
This year Michael is getting to big for presents so we wrapped $20 and candy in a small box and put in in another box and another and another. You get the picture. They are sitting in the biggest box. He thought I was annoying, but he is 15 years old now, so I think it is probably him not me.

Chanel and Jack cleaning up after the nut fairy. Everyone needs a nut fairy.


Christmas morning was a blast. The kids had such a hard time waking up. We woke them up at 7:30 am. I wonder if they will ever start waking up on their own.

Mags loves princess dresses and Santa brought her a chest full of princess stuff.


Annie made a special request this year of a locking diary. Not just any locking diary, but one with a voice activiated lock. Scott and I looked in every store and couldn't find one. The salesman thought I was crazy. Finally we thought to look on-line. Who would have thought they would have locking diaries with passwords and keypads. Wow. The diary came 2 days before Christmas. Whew

Christmas day we spent with Scott's family. The kids always have so much fun with their cousins.

The Joys of Motherhood

So Ellie has a cold and I was talking to my friend, Korie, holding Ellie. Anyway, Ellie has a coughing attack and Korie says to me, "Do you think she is going to throw up?" And I said, "Yeah, she usually throws up when she is having a coughing attack." And she throws up down my back. Nice, huh. So the smart thing would have been to listen to Korie and turn to the kitchen sink and let her throw up there and not down my back and then down my cleavage. Yeah I love throw up. Poor little Ellie. So to top it off, we are currently finishing the basement and the washer and dryer aren't hooked up. Aaaahhhh! So I have to take the clothes to my in-laws. It's only 5 minutes away, but what a pain.

The Frontrunner

Last thursday, we took the girls on the FrontRunner from the Layton Station down to Temple Square to see the lights. Scott was surprised I wanted to ride the train instead of driving. It was $16.50 for a family pass. You can take up to 6 kids. I know it would have been cheaper to drive, but the train was so much fun. We stopped at the Gateway to walk around and eat dinner and then jumped on Trax to Temple Square.

The girls had so much fun. They all love trains and this was their first train ride.

Annie was really worried at first, she thought the train was going to tip over, but after I took her on a tour of the train, she decided we were safe. She is my "little mother". She is always very concerned about everything especially her little sisters. She is more protective than me.

Some sweet stranger offered to take our picture so Scott could be in it. How nice! After walking around Temple Square we actually took a tour of the Beehive house. It was interesting and nice to warm up. The frontrunner was was well worth the money.