My Girls

I had to take a picture of my girls today because they were making me laugh. They are all happy little girls that are full of so much energy! No wonder kids areso skinny because they never stop moving.

Ellie is 18 months and talks so well. I can't believe all the words she can say. Last night before bed I gave her the phone to talk to Scott and She rambled on to him saying different words. After a couple of minutes, I took the phone back and boy did she scream! Wow. She is also a big trouble maker today she took a tube of my chapstick and rubbed it all over my bedroom while I was working on the basement. It is a good thing that we're done.

Mags is 3 1/2 now. She loves to do everything all by herself. If you look carefully you will notice that her shirt under her jacket is on backward with the tag sticking out and her pants are on backwards. Her underpants are usually on backwards too. She loves to wear dresses and usually fights to wear one every day.

Annie is such a sweetheart. She is also very emotional 6 year old going on 16. I think I'm in trouble with this one. She is also a WII junkie. I can't wait unitl summer so we can play outside in the Sun!

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.