Our FamiLee

Dominican!

2011-03-01T15:10:00.016-07:00

So in January Jonathan and I took a week trip to Punta Cana in Dominican Repulic. It has been 7 years (since our honeymoon) since we had gone anywhere tropical - we were like little kids in a candy shop!!!

I don't think I could describe my happiness of being on this beach!

Jonathan was never without a virgin drink in his hands. Do you see the gorgeousness of this place...it was a dream come true!

White sand, aqua ocean!

Yipee!!!!!!!!!!

We had way too much fun in the waves. I think we played everyday in them for like 5 hours straight!

Went for a walk along the beach and they have these neat little local shops that are so colorfull and all the locals saying what a beautiful couple you are so you MUST come by their stuff! Oh fun :)

Heading out for our first night

I had so much fun watching the dancing...this lady was the choreographer of all the shows...she was the best so I had to get a pic with her...

Kissy face :p

Look at that water - so amazing!

*sigh*

We were sunburnt, but loving it!

All the walk ways at night were lit up...it was really nice

More beach...and more silly pics of me :)

This was on one of our last nights and it was cloudier but it made such a cool atmosphere...like twilight or something cool...so we took tons of pictures.

Pretty neat...

Jonathan being so cute....I was posing like crazy and he was like, "what am I going to do, I can't pose all sexy..." so he did this =)

Love this one!

Look at the clouds and the water and the sand...just so beautiful!

Another before we go out shot...

That is my leg....it looks like it could have been photo shopped in....but nope I was there! So gorgeous!!

**more sighs**

SO FUN!

Our last night watching the show

Their costumes were fun

So on our last night...how appropriate...they had a dance on the beach!! OH it was SO fun! I wish I wasn't so tired cause I would have stayed forever....but we sure had fun!

Jonathan busting a move! (p.s. don't mind the people in the background....yep, I guess everyone was having fun ;)) Anyway, we just loved our trip and getaway. It was such a nice break. I did miss our kids despratly...a little too much, I cried almost everyday. But it was so nice for Jonathan and I, and our kids were in good hands with my sister and their cousins. We were all so happy to see each other again :)

Part 2

2011-02-11T14:19:00.002-07:00

Well...darn Blogspot, got it all confused. I did this huge long Part 2 blog...but on a different blog....don't even ask me how that is possible. I would redo it all...but I am barely good and doing one, so I don't think that will be happening. So if you do want to check it out, just click on this link below:

http://famileestory.blogspot.com/2011/02/part-2.html

I am going to have to be way more thinking with my brain when I actually do this next time ;)

The BIG Catch up - Part 1

2011-01-26T21:47:00.016-07:00

Ok so here we go....the first three are the last nice days of summer, we went to Riley park with Papa. I just love that place. Such memories and so fun! Now is our Anniversary. I suprised Jonathan and we went horse back riding and white water rafting!

So the white water rafting was the funnest and scareiest thing we have ever done. We actually got to go on a more advanced one then we signed up for, cause the other one was closed. So there was this huge wave we took on and everyone else before us were fine and after us...but oh no..our boat goes on it's side, and I thought we were gonner's no joke. Cause I had this huge undertoe right at my face and if we flipped I was sure we would have been stuck under. One guy did flip but he was ok and we rescued him. It was crazy...but cause we didn't fall in, it was SO fun! Then we went to this part callled the devil's toilet bowl where you get stuck and keep going round and round...it is actaully sooo fun. Anyway, it was a great way to celebrate our seven years! Love you hon!

Just too cute for words :)

So this was in September we went to Sycome lake. The kids had so much fun with their cousins.

Then it was off to Calaway for a few more times before the cold. The girls just LOVE it!

So not for me...

This one is soo fun...yah I know, I am a wimp!

Taylor hanging out

Ya, this is a ride the GIRLS went on....I couldn't believe it. I hate this ride. They loved it!

Oh now here is the most important part of my catch up. The girls first day of school!! I can't even believe I am saying this...of course it's just preschool and it was only 2 days a week in the afternoon. But it was sooo huge for me. Oh how have things changed in only a few months....that will have to be in the next post.

So these are all Brianna first. The girls were so cute...posing. I am posting alot of pictures. Because this is very special to me, and because no one reads this anymore, it is more for our records.

Now Elayna's turn :)

My two beautiful girls!

They got to have special ice cream after their first day!

I love these two...and they love each other more than words can say.

And Grandma and Papa Martin's house. Sporting their new outfits.

I was so lucky to be able to go to General Relief Society Meeting with my Sister and Mother!!! For so long I have gone without them. So special, and we had such a wonderful time.

My sweet Brianna, has just not good eyes and so now we have to do this patch over one eye to strengthen the other...but she won't even wear that now. She sure looks cute though!

Summer Time

2010-08-31T20:17:00.015-06:00

My son with his Papa....whom he just loves!!!

This is my Dad and all his siblings at our first ever Boyer reunion! It was sooo fun!

Brianna fell in love with my Aunt Debra....so cute.

Ahhhh family! Just love them toooo much!

3 cute little babies....one studly one on the left! ;)

There's my boy, so cute...

He sure loves his Papa!

He was just too cute one night, I had to take some picture's.

Me and Jess were in charge of craft time....here it is.

We had some games that were from the "minute to win it" game. This one was where you had a cookie on your forehead and had to move it from there to your mouth without touching it. I just like this pic of Jess :)

Dad, taking a go at it.

Jonathan was really getting into it! This actually hurt his neck here, but he was in it to win it!!

Chillin...

Little kids..."mummifying" us :)

A fun game with vasaline and cotton balls. All the Boyer siblings...too funny!

All ready to watch our annual "jujitsu" match with Jordan and Tate.

Here is Chad taking a turn at it! No one can beat him, he is too big!

Daddy and Elayna out on the paddle boats. So cute!

Here we all are...and this is only half of us!! It was such a fun weekend, we can't wait till the next!

We all went and climbed bear's hump in Waterton after the reunion. So gorgeous.

My siblings, love 'em!!

With our spouses...awe so sweet!

Now we just need Jordan here....with who???

We were having some fun on the mountain! Hehe :)

Saw this on our way out. Kinda fun to see our brother's name on a sign.

Stripee's

The girls love dressing up in their princess dress's. They just looked so cute, Brianna, just loved looking at herself.

So sweet.

New clothes that we got for $2 each! Sweet deal!
Our cousins are here...they are here!!! We have had so much fun being with our family who just moved from the states. The girls were immediate best friends. So beautiful :)
Look at these gorgeous girls. Finally a hot day in the summer, we went to an out door pool, for Shelby's 4th birthday. We had sooo much fun. And I just love these pictures.
Taylor having fun...I forgot a hat for him, so I improvised :)Riley with his little sister Hailey (sorry if I spelt that wrong Jess).

The girls love to spend their time colouring all their princess books and crayons. We sure had a slow summer, not doing too much. The biggest highlight was Jessica and her family moving up from the states!! Something we have been waiting for, forever!!! And the girls and I could not be happier. The girls cannot stop wanting to be with there "new" cousins that they love so much. That is pretty much all we did this summer, was hang out with them and relax :)

June Fun

2010-07-13T16:02:00.013-06:00

Me and my girls on my Birthday. Their hair....I know is crazy, my girls hair no matter if I brush it or do it always ends up like this....their still cute though! ;)

So Jonathan suprised me with a day to myself. He stayed home and watched Emily and our kids and me and Em went to get our toes done (the nails are pretty....toes....not so much) Then we went to a great girly movie with my Mom.

Me and my kiddies on my Birthday. Taylor, as you can see is not feeling good. He got sick the day before, poor baby, makes me sooo sad.

Then my Mom watched our kids so we could go out for dinner. We went to this little italian bistro in Kensigton, it was soooo good! They gave us shots for my Birthday!! Haha, it was pretty funny.

I really do have the greatest husband in the world! Thanks Babe!! It was a wonderful day!

So Jonathan's sister from Texas came up with her family for two weeks. So the rest is all our fun we had with our cousins....the girls just LOVE them. This is Lucy above.

All of them playing "duck duck goose" at Grandma's.

These 4 were little peas in a pod for the whole 2 weeks. They are all within a year from each other. All blondie, cutie, little girls! Just loved watching them :)

Daddy with his Boy on Father's Day! I would have to say two of the most handsome boys around! ;)

Ooooo so cute! Can you read the shirt I got Taylor, it says, "My Dad is King of the Castle".

All the Family at our BBQ for Father's day.

Kid's playing having so much fun.

Savanna, Elayna, Brianna...cutie pie's.

These two are almost exactly a year apart. Tay and Ryder (Gail and Ryan's).

Brianna loves her Papa....and loves eating his food! =)

Here is the 4 again (Bri, Sophi, Elayna, Savanna) on our hike at Big Hill Springs.

They love their older cousin Sarah too of course! (on the left)

Under "the big rock".

Me and my boy going hiking.

The smile that just melts me!

These next ones are in the wrong order....but we were out at Gail's on the farm and they just got these brand new chick's. So we all got to hold them, they were pretty cute.

Swimin at Grandma's. Taylor Loves the water!

Girls in their matching swimsuits.

Too cute!

We went to the Panorama Spray park and they have this Huge sandbox....well Taylor was in Heaven!! As you can see! =)

Some treats Grandma brought back from NewFoundland....girls were happy :)

My sweet twin girls. Oh how I love these two. They always ask me to take their picture...so this is one of them. Their love for each other is unbound, it is one of the most precious gift's I get to see as their Mother. Well that about raps up June....now onto July :)

Dance 2010

2010-06-29T20:52:00.010-06:00

So the girls and I took dance class this year! Yea, how fun that I now have two daughters that dance too!!! It has been really fun to watch them learn and grow....and a little frusterating too. They have been scared and not wanting to do it sometimes, but overall it has been so good for them. I was able to finally find a class that I could really enjoy and I have searched everywhere. I just love the studio we found and it is 5 min. away from our house. So here are some of our professional pictures of our year end recital pieces.
This is the girls "Tiny Toes" class. They are the two at the very end on the left. They did a

hula girl number. So cute! This is there absolutly wonderful teacher Cara...who happens to be the founder of our dance studio and my teacher too. She is just terrific!

Oh so pink...how I love!

Elayna didn't want to take her picture that day for some reason. So she isn't too smiley, but so sweet.

It was soooo fun doing their makeup...even though it didn't look too good. Their eyes just popped!

My beautiful little girl!

She took more of Brianna cause she was more willing to take the photos :)

And here is Mommy's...

Our class with our awesome teacha!! Love these girls.

We were trying to be all bad and gangsta! Too funny :)

This is the end pose of our awesome dance...it was sooo fun!

How I love to dance. A girl in my glass said she heard somewhere that if you find something that you are doing and you are so focused that nothing else enter's your mind, that what you are doing is the only thing you can think about - then keep doing it, it is your passion and you'll be happier by doing so. That is how I feel when I dance. I just love it. It is also such a good workout!! Anyway, I hope to keep doing it...even though I was years older than all the girls in my class! Lol!! I want to do it forever.

My Baby Boy's 1st Birthday!

2010-06-08T21:57:00.006-06:00

Well I really did start crying when I saw this precious photo. A few days before Taylor's 1st Birthday, with Daddy. Something so special in my Son, I feel soo blessed to have him.

Taylor's two big Sister's ... looking sooo cute on his Birthday! Just had to take some photos :)

I LOVE this one!!

They love hugging and kissing each other - so sweet!

My beautiful children on Taylor's Birthday!

Brianna, taking a shot a picture taking :) Not bad! ;)

My Birthday cupcakes that my great friend Adrianna made for me (she is a pro!) And I just decorated them up with Micheal's stuff. They were perfect for 1 year old's, and sooooo yummy!

The Birthday Boy!!!

Taylor and Daddy....are they twins or what!?!!

Diving into his cupcake...he loved it!

Playing with Daddy's phone

Opening preseant from Grandma Lee

Opening preseant from "one" Grandma (Mama LaBrie) ....made me cry. Was the famous book, "I'll Love You Forever". So wonderful.

It was a wonderful Birthday with family. We are so thankful Taylor that you came to us a year ago and love you more and more every day! You are such a special boy, with a very sweet spirit. And cheeks that I can't stop kissing!!! ;) I love you so much and am so proud to be your Mom!

Girls 4th Princess Party

2010-05-20T11:26:00.010-06:00

Here it is...the girls "Pink & Purple Castle Cake" ....that is what they would say if you asked them about there Birthday months ahead. You will see more pictures of this, cause I worked real hard on it. But sooo happy how it turned out. Below is a picture of Elayna's face when she saw it. They just love it, which made me sooo happy!

Here are my beauitful little Princesses. Oh this party was just so much fun. Fun to plan, fun to prepare, and fun to throw. The girls just soaked up everything and they looked sooooo cute in their Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty Dress. These are the girls favorite Princesses. They are my favorite!! ;)

I couldn't believe I found these dresses. I have looked for cute disney princess dresses, but they all seemed so ugly. Then I found these...that have the little hoop in them and they were just so cute. The girls just loved them. (Thanks one Papa).

So the kids all came in a got a magic wand. Then the girls got all pretty in our "Princess Beauty Parlor" They just loved this. We had lip gloss, blush, sick on earrings, and pretend hair dyer and curler.

....The boys were there to capture the princesses ;)

Brianna intensly into everything! Sooo cute! :)

Elayna, putting on blush....she looks angelic in this picture.

This is Brianna playing "Sleeping Beauty Says" (same as Simon says)

We played "Pass the poison apple" too. The winner got to go around a wake everyone with a "kiss" (chocolate).

Then we had a dance party with bubbles!

I came down dressed as Cinderella...but I don't have pictures of that. If I get some from my Mom, I'll add them. We read a Princesses story. They kids just loved it....it was sooo much fun!

Another of the Cake. Brianna just loved being dressed up.

It was such a joy to throw this party for my little girls. They are soooo special to me, there are no words to describe. They bring me such joy. I love the individuality, their quirkyness, their humor and there love for me. After everyone was gone, Mommy and Daddy had one last presant. Their very own special Princess dolls!

Well my dear Princesses, I hope you had an enchanted day....I know I did! I love you sooo much and can't believe you are 4 years old! You are growing sooo fast. You two are so beautiful inside and out! We LOVE you!!!

Trip to Arizona

2010-05-05T21:47:00.010-06:00

Our resort in Scottsdale. Full of old people...but really nice, and fun!

The cacti. So new for us great white notherner's

Aaahhh...Palm Tree's....how I miss them. (ooo I am standing back from it, cause there are always ants crawling on tree's...) =)

They had these fun shaped tree's

First night there we went to a local resturant...it ended up being super fancy and expensive...but OH SO GOOD! 3 had 3 waiter's!

Look our pasty white skin....

Our first day relaxing and swimming :)

Shopping!!! Yea!!! I know, I am a shopaholic! We only went into stores we can't get in Canada, this one was where I bought most stuff, it's called "Love Culture" super cute and cheap.

Now on the other extreme I saw a Jimmy Choo store and had to go in.....what I have on my feet our $1200 shoes!! They were stinkin hot though!! Ya, that is why only the stars buy those =)

We also got a $20 gift certificate to one of the resturants by the mall cause we spent the right amount! ;) So that was a bonus cause we were tired and hungry after shopping (you can tell).

Aahhh beautiful Arizona!

A night on the town.....

.....riding the bus! So classy, but so fun!

I love this pic, cause it is sooo the opposite of my husband! We went to this super swanky resturant, where you ate in these big chairs, and it had a huge purple wall and chandaliers...but it wasn't fancy, just yuppy. The food wasn't the best though :/

Last day going to the airport. Such a difference to be tanned....I wish I could be like this all the time, I mean I could but it cost money....ya these are spray on tans!! :) We found this awesome place that does the airbrush kind...like what they do at "Dancing with the stars" it was so fun...and the greatest product ever. We are still tanned!!

At the airport. I had to fly home alone and say goodbye to Jonathan, cause he was staying for a conference. We actually received this trip FREE from his wonderful company that he works for (Fast Track). Jonathan was number one in his whole company! So they gave us this trip to Arizona. It was such a great suprise....we had been planning on going down our selves before Jonathan's conference, but once we got talking about it, it just didn't work with our budget. So we were sad, then a couple days later they told us they were giving us this. So wonderful....and SOOOOO needed. I don't think I have felt that calm in a lllooooooonnnnggg time! (no kids, my wonderful super Mom took care of them all for the 4 days!!!). Well we sure had fun :)

Some Updates

2010-04-07T15:44:00.008-06:00

My little girl

For Jonathan's actual 30th Birthday I had the girls watched for the weekend and Jonathan and I and Tay just spent a nice quiet weekend alone. We went to a movie, a couples massage and a homemade gourmet meal! It was wonderful!

My little man

My little chefs! So my girls both got glasses...and these happen to be the first pictures of them. Grandma Lee made them these cute little aprons and mitts. They love them!

Ya she has no clothes!! :)

I LOVE them in their glasses. Sooo cute!

Elayna loves posing for pictures and she likes to have all her stuff in the pictures.

My only few and far between attempts to do my daughter's hair. I remember my Mom doing this one, so I did it. It only lasted an hour...my girls hair is too fly away.

Us making valentine cookies. Girls loved it!

My two most favorite, handsome, wonderful men there are in this world!!

Lovin his Daddy.

Could't find Taylor one night, and he was under the girls bed kicking at the bed. So cute, the girls joined him.

Again my little poser with her favortie barbie doll, from the 3 muskateers. She is so sweet this girl! Now I am caught up to March. Still alot more to go. Another day.

Some more :)

2010-03-24T15:38:00.004-06:00

The food table with chocolate fountain...mmm so good!

Us dancing the night away!

This was right after we got there and Jonathan was just figuring everything all out...he is so cute!

Our good friends Ammon and Leticia Christensen. Love Ammon's face!

Jonathan's cousin and our dear friends Gordan and Sarah Lee...and their sweet new little boy, Adam! Too cute! (Sarah, I love that your rockin the seductive look!) ;)

James and Angela Fraser....they looked so great. James had a bow tie and suspender's and Angela had her sister's grad dress on, they looked awesome!

Really I couldn't have found a more perfect man for me. How we love to dance together and have fun. I just love him!

And thank goodness for these two for him!! Jonathan's parents Gerald and Dorothy Lee. They look so great here!

I know I posted this on face book...but oh what to do with these two but love'em! This is Jonathan's brother Nathan and Vanessa Lee. They are too silly and too fun!!

Well that is all folks. I really could not have done this without my wonderful Mother, who is sooo amazing herself! Thank you Mom! Will take a break for about 10 years and see if we feel like doing it again! Haha...no it was soooo much fun!

Jonathan's 30th Birthday Party

2010-03-22T11:44:00.006-06:00

So I threw a Suprise James Bond Birthday party for Jonathan...and all the guests were supposed to dress up....these two didn't, that's ok, but I had all the guests pose as Bond agents...or gangster's and this is Gail and Ryan Currie...they look like they are on drugs!! Haha...So fun!

This is such an awesome pic, it is of Jonathan's sister Susan and her husband Mike...who looks so much like a real gangster that I am kinda scared!! Such an awesome pic, so sad it is blurry!

Oh the man of the hour...James Bond himself and his women!! Oh we just had too much fun!

Oooo hot! ;)

Ross and Natalie Kirkpatrick...they looked so great!

Oh our dear friends Emily and Jeffrey Palmer....they are just tooo cute in this picture...Look at Jeffrey's face!! How we love you guys!

These two look to sweet and kind to be gangsta's!! Our great friends Julie and Jason Grigor!! Love you guys!

Jonathan's best friend from Camrose (and now my wonderful friends too!) Daniel and Amanda Dick. Really I don't know where we would be without these two...they seem to keep saving us with decorating disaters...at our wedding and at this party! Thanks guys, we sure love ya!

Rick and Carmen Hoyt...Jonathan's best bud from his work, and I just love these two. They are the greatest couple...we sure are going to miss them moving to Lethbridge!

My Uncle Champ and Aunt Colleen, it was so nice of them to come! :)

Our neice Taeya Lee...cutest baby girl there!! She looked like such a doll :)

Look at these two hotties! Daniel and Teddi Lee.....how grateful and happy you guys came, we love you!!

Well those are not all there will be a part two...but this is the 4th time I am trying to do this, and I just don't feel like doing any more right now...I will really soon. The party was just awesome! Jonathan was so suprised and happy and grateful for everyone that came. The food was great, the friends were the best, and the dance was one to remember!!! It was like going back in time...we listened to all the old tunes and danced like we were 16 again! It was so much fun. Thank you to all who came and made this one special night!!

A Lot to Catch Up On!

2009-11-09T21:13:00.004-07:00

My Angel Boy...no words to describe.

Went on a family outing to the Zoo...cause Elayna has been asking every day for it. The girls LOVE the Zoo, so we bought a annuel pass. It was sooo fun!

Look at this cutie pie!

In Lethbridge for our new niece's blessing. Girl's had a ton of fun with their cousin's.

One shot of Brianna recovering for surgery. It was a tough, tough go, but we got through it and all is well!

He was so young here. So as you can see these pic's are low quality due to the fact that we lost our camera and have only been able to take pictures with Jonathan's iphone. So this is the best I can do. Hence lack of blogging for a while, also life has been alittle crazy. But we are all good now. Brianna is doing soooo amazing. It truely is a miracle. Taylor is growing up sooo fast, too fast. He is just the cutest thing I have ever seen. Elayna is the best big sister ever! She is so good to her little brother and plays amazing with Brianna. We are truly blessed. So hopefully I will keep at this...we need a new camera, but for now these will have to do.

Important Day

2009-09-11T09:47:00.003-06:00

Just a note to let you all know, that our little Brianna is having her big surgery today. This is where they are fixing the major problem of the blocked vein. She is actually in surgery right now as I write this. It has been so hard to think about my sweet little girl getting this major operation, but it is so needed and I have received alot of peace from the Lord that everything will be ok. I am so grateful for the gospel, and my testimony, for prayer and fasting. Thank you all who are fasting for us. Please keep Brianna in your prayers if you can. Thank you so much. We'll keep you updated.

SUMMER...

2009-08-20T21:51:00.011-06:00

First smile on camera! He is smiling so much now, it is sooooo cute, makes my day!

Look at that face, how can you resist?? :)

Just a side note, this is suuupppperrrr long, I'll try to keep comments brief....and they are backwards....anyway, this is Daddy and Elayna at our hike with Jonathan's family, Elayna did the whole hike herself, Good Job Hunny!!

Grumpy miss Bri, wasn't too happy on the hike.

This was probably one of the funnest times of my life. Watching the girls with their cousins run back and forth, giggiling like crazy, as I chased them all around Aunty Gail's veranda! It is just the joy of my like to see my kids having fun with family. And what is so cute to see them with their other 2 little blond cousins the same age!

The 4 pretty princesses...there was a prince somewhere there (there are 6 kids on Jonathan's side all the same age, 5 girls and one boy. We were all together, just missing one girl).

My little Princess!

Having fun blowing up water ballons.

Best Buds!

3 muskateers! All getting into apples without us knowing...too cute! (This is Gail's little girl, Savanna).

Blond Babies!!!

All the Lee Grandkids that were there at the time (and me, Bri wouldn't sit without me) We are just missing 4 kids of Lisa and Lee's and all of Denise and Matt's kids. The girls just has a blast with all their cousins.

Now all the Boyer Grandkids! Only missing the one in Jess's tummy! :) As you can see it was 2 full weeks packed of cousins, first with Boyer cousins then with Lee cousin's....the girls just LOVED it!

Papa with Taylor and Brianna at our Tolman Reunion.

Papa and his sweet boy!

At the reunion chillin, it was so much fun. Just took some pictures of all who was there from our family. This is Tamanda, her niece and nephew (Tate's kids).

Beautiful picture of Jess and her daughter Shelby, so cute!

Tare bare, her man Jake, and Erin and my boy.

Uncle Blackie and Aunt Debra - LOve you TWO! So glad you came to the reunion.

And all the rest of the crazy bunch! Dad, Barb, Champ, Tanya, Tyler, Tate, his wife Loralie, Elayna and Jord, who was demostrating some Ju Jitzu Moves...it was too fun!!

Now at Calaway Park with Jess and her kids and Grandma. I went on this ride with Riley (Jess's oldest boy) cause no one else could go...I was so scared I was going to pee my pants, cause if any of you know me, I do NOT do rides. But it was actually soooooooooo fun! (Probably cause it was a kiddy one, and not too high) ;)

Me and Bri on the Egg ride.

All the kids hanging out at home watching a movie. They loved each other!

Our layer of Tiger's Grrrrrrrrrrrr! Jess did these face paints...it was so cute.

My Tigress

Aunty Jess turning 30!!!!!!!!! Crazy! We love you Jess!

Sleeping with Daddy....oh too sweet! I love these moments.

My cuties.

Went over to Alysha's to have a girly time with our kids. It was alot of fun, but the girls just LOVED all their dress up clothes. Brianna expecially loved this little number....she felt so beautiful!

Eating our pizza in a tutu :)

At Sycome on a hot day. Elayna was so cute, I went to go sun tan, and she came and copied me, so had to take a picture. I love this girl!

Daddy and his little man....

Well that just about catches me up. We had a lot of fun with family. However at the end of it all we had a misfortune, and Brianna had a bleed again, so we were in the hospital with her for another week after all this fun time. It was rough. To say the least. We are so happy, her surgery that will hopefully fix all the bleeding and the major problem is getting done on September 11th. I am sooo thankful it is so soon. How I pray for my little girl, she has gone through so much. Now to just enjoy the last of the summer....Hope to have some more fun!

Photoshoot With Taylor

2009-07-24T22:52:00.003-06:00

My good friend Alysha took these amazing photos of Taylor and me. I am soooo happy how well they turned out, she did an amazing job. And I have to say that he is just the cutest boy, I fall more in love with him every day! He was so good for all these pictures too. It took us a couple of hours and he was awake the whole time and never cried. He is such an angel! So to see more, go to Alysha's blog (on my sidebar) and scroll down to her Photography tab. They are beautiful. Thanks so much Alysha!! :)

2009-07-14T22:35:00.002-06:00

Well I cannot tell you all how excited I am that I will be selling clothes from this awesome company that my good friend created, called as you can see, Sweet Simplicity! It is such a terrific idea of bringing all the hot modest clothes we love from the states, all together in one store and selling them in Canadian dollars! Isn't that awesome!! No shipping fee's, no exchange, no guessing what might look good on you, and no waiting to get it in the mail. We have most inventory right in our homes (or yours if you throw a party!). I just wanted to let you all know that I will be a consultant, and if you would like to throw a party to have fun, buy some stylish clothes and win some great incentives, then just let me know. You can email me at
crystal@sweetsimplicityboutique.com And just for something special, if you throw a party in August and get $500+ in sales, you get a FREE DRESS! How awesome is that! So go check out our website at www.sweetsimplicityboutique.com (or click on my icon on my sidebar) and look at all the lines we are selling. Shade, Downeast Basic, LimeRicki, Mikarose...just to name a few. I know you'll love this company as much as I do!

A weekend of Celebration

2009-07-09T16:13:00.008-06:00

Our front door to welcome those to the shower.

The fun game of guessing which chocolate bar is melted in the diapers...looks soooo gross! :)

Susan makes these blocks...herself! They are amazing, she did Taylor's name and some numbers

It started on Saturday, with Taylor's baby Shower, that my wonderful Sister in Law did. As you can see (although pictures do no justice) how beautiful she decorated it. It was so well thought out, so much fun with games, and yummy food, it was touching, and so wonderful to celebrate with all who came. I just had such a wonderful time. That cake by the way is a diaper cake! It was amazing! Below is me and my boy!

Then on Sunday was his blessing. It was such a beautiful day and wonderful blessing. We had those we loved there, but were missing a few, which we were sad counld't make it, but understand. We had a family dinner after at Jonathan's parents house. Yummo!!

Round of family pictures. His beautiful blessing outfit made specially by Grandma Lee. So special.

With Grandparents. Missing my Dad, he was in Idaho with my sister. I love this picture!

3 generations.

Cute Brianna. The beautiful blanket below was made by my Sister! Isn't she amazing! :)

Love baby faces!!

My sweet baby boy. I love you! So thankful you came to our family.

A Beautiful Wedding

2009-06-30T16:09:00.004-06:00

So Last weekend was my Step Sister's wedding. It was so beautiful and we had so much fun. She is a wonderful girl, I love her, and her husband is so nice. Here are a few pictures from it (in backwards order, don't feel like rearranging)

This was at the very end of the night, they had a dance....Jonathan and I were sooooooooo excited to go to a dance that had good music. We haven't been dancing in so long, and it was so fun!! Taylor slept through the whole thing, music so loud and everything! :)

Me and my Beautiful Mom!

The reception/dinner/dance was at this beautiful ranch house out in Cochorane (sp?)

Mama and Papa.

OK, so this is the first picture, but you will see more, and how absolutly beautiful her dress and she was!!! Oh my goodness, I want it! She just looked radiant!

My sweet Brianna, I just cut their bangs right before we went, and she looked sooo cute!

Here is a good picture of the back of her dress. Soooo pretty!

That is Nicole's husband Kevin, such a nice guy. Anyway, they had a Catholic ceremony, it was very nice, and really interesting being Mormon, there were actually alot of similarities....just certain things done different, but very similar. Kinda neat.

Her beautiful bridesmaids...the 2 on the right our my other 2 Step Sisters.

So pretty!

Finally Elayna warming up to Taylor, and I got a picture to prove it! ;)

My sweet boy! Oh I love having a boy, he is so cute, I can't stop kissing him. Anyway, we had a great weekend, and I'll have to post this past weekend up soon too, cause Papa Boyer came up and we had fun.

Our New Addition

2009-06-15T14:40:00.005-06:00

Brianna, is really starting to warm up to Taylor. Elayna for some reason is really resistant...I thought it would be the opposite way around. Anyway, I feel bad cause I have no pictures of Elayna yet with him....working on that.

His NICU induced "mowhawk".....everyone asks why I don't just shave it all off. I really don't have the heart to do it, I just love the little hair he has left!

So we tried to do some family photos...these are as good as they turned out. It is so sureal to see me with 3 children.... So neat!

Very, Very proud Daddy! He has his son! :)

Giddy Mommy, so fun to have a little man! I love him to pieces!

Happy Parents! :)

I'll have to try and get another picture, but me and my Mom found this little dress shirt "onesie"...oh my goodness we couldn't resist...it is sooo cute! Expesially on Taylor ;)

Big sister taking care of him

My pretty girl in her pretty green outfit. Brianna LOVES green, and when I pulled this out, she was estatic! She looked soooo cute!

My little girl is doing pretty good, this is right before she went into the hospital for the third operation, it went really good, no bleeding this time and she got to come home the next day. We have one more in 2 weeks, then we will probably move it to 4 weeks, YEA!!! So she is doing well. I am not sure if you can tell though, but she has lost ALOT of weight, she is just tiny, and she already was tiny. It is kinda sad, I hope I can fatten her up once this is all over. They have her major surgery thinking about doing in the fall. We will keep you posted. It has been a whirlwind, but is starting to slow down. I am just enjoying soooo much having ONE baby. It is just so nice and simple. The girls are getting better, and it is starting to warm up! Life is good :)

Our Baby Boy!!!

2009-06-05T11:53:00.005-06:00

Wow, what a ride this past month has been. I am soooo excited to be all done and have my family home with me. This is our beautiful baby boy, Taylor Raymond Lee. Born May 30th 2009 at 1:17 pm. He weighed 9.1 lbs. Yes...big boy. I went into labor while we were at the hospital with Brianna. She had her second surgery on the Thursday May 28th, we stayed over that night and she had to stay friday night as well. That is when the contractions began. I didn't think they were contractions, cause it was all in my back. It hurt so bad, I finally had to wake up Jonathan and have him go get me a hot press, (thankfully we were in a hospital). So once he did, he started counting for me and told me after 20 min, that they were 3 min. apart. So we finally decided to go. We got a wheelchair to roll me down, drove the 2 min, to get to the foothills hospital and went to triage. I had already been twice, bytheway, for false labor, that is why I so didn't want to go until I knew it was it. And it was, they got me my I.V. right away. The contractions were so bad, and the nurse told us it was because he was posterior....meaning face up. And contractions are way worse when that is the case. She suggested a hot shower...well that was heaven sent, I didn't even feel my contractions in there. I never wanted to get out. Anyway...I should make this shorter. I went pretty quick, the epidural was great, even though he had to poke me twice...didn't even feel it. All of a sudden I was 9 cent. and even though I didn't feel any contractoins till then, I started to feel major pressure and pain, and I was ready to push. I pushed for about 25 min. felt absolutly everything...thought I was going to die, and tried to get up and leave! But it was all done real quick, thank heavens, and I had my little boy. The first 2 pictures are the proud daddy and grandma, who were both there with me, and I would not have been able to do it without them. They were sooooo wonderful! Then 2 of the 3 Grandpa's. As some of you know, he had to stay at the hospital for 5 days, cause he had "nemothorax's" which are small air bubbles between the lungs and chest wall. He wasn't breathing very well. There were some other issues as well, that needed to be sorted out. So the other pictures are with his daddy with the IV in his head. Soooo sad, they had to move that one and thy poked him 9 times to get a spot, and it was only in for another couple hours. They also had to shave almost his whole head to do that, when in the end he didn't need it after all. I was livid, I couldn't stop crying. Anyway, not really that important. After is pictures of his big sisters...one stubborn one, one grumpy one. Ahhh the joy, they are sooo funny! Then the big day when we get to go home! I was elated! So happy to have him home. He is just a doll, and I seriously can't get enough of him, I just kiss him all day long. Well sorry that was so long. It has been a long journey. But he is healthy, and Brianna, will hopefully be soon. We just feel so blessed to have this family that we do!

More...

2009-05-25T16:28:00.005-06:00

So we are home for the hospital, yea...kinda, we have to be back there on Thursday for another procedure, so it is a short break, but nice. I was going to post some pictures of Brianna and us at the hospital, but I just went through them and cried, I am not sure all of you would want to see them, it is pretty heartbreaking. I think I was in a daze at the hospital, but it is all kinda hitting me now. There are just no words to describe seeing my daughter like that, and going through what she did. Anyway, I hope we are past the peak of hardness...however we have this next surgery, then a baby to be born, then another surgery after that....sooo it is still a rocky climb. However, the doctor said it won't be as long and bad each time now that she goes in for another endoscopy. She will stay over night, and then hopefully go home in the morning. So that is really good news. I will post one happy picture of us leaving the hospital.

I hope everyone else is doing well and healthy. I will keep updating as much as possible. Again, thank you to everyone who is praying for us. We love you, and have felt the power of your prayers. I just found this, and how perfect it was for me to see at this time. I hope you like it too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz41YxNiHEg

Update

2009-05-18T20:57:00.002-06:00

Just wanted to update those who know. We have been in the hospital since Thursday, with our little Brianna. She has a condition we actually are not even sure of, but one term they have used for it is, "Portal Hypertention" it is where the portal vien that goes into the liver is blocked somehow. Creating pressure and other viens to form. Which some of those viens have traveled to her esophogus (I don't know how to spell any of these) with created vericous viens that started to bleed. Hence our first sign something was really wrong was her throwing up blood. Anyway, what has happened is they have gone in with a scope and collapsed some of those vericous viens in her esophogus to stop the bleeding, they are now trying to figure out the bigger problem, why she has a blocked portal vien and what are they going to do to stop it. The specialist are not even sure them selves right now. What we know that has to keep happening is Brianna will have to get these vericous viens collapsed every 2 weeks are so, until there is no more bleeding. And once we figure out how to solve the blocked portal vien, we will need to fix that as well. As for now, she is in the hospital trying to stablize and make sure she isn't bleeding anymore. We are not sure how long this is going to take, hopefully not too much longer.

I have not had my baby yet, thank heavens. We are hoping Brianna will be out of the hospital by the time I have him. However, it is in the Lord's hands. We ask for your prayers, this has been the most scary thing to go through, and we know we have a long journey ahead. Thank you to all who have already been so generous and kind. Brianna is such a special spirit and we know the Lord is watching out for her.

Birthday Weekend

2009-05-11T14:47:00.005-06:00

Grandma and Grandpa, came over yesterday for Mother's day and to celebrate the girls birthday (I am going to be going backwards through the weekend). They brought these pretty presants, which happened to be little bikes for the girls! They were soooo excited!

So I took the girls shopping with me a while ago to pick out their cake, and they picked the Little Mermaid one, cause she is a "Barbie" and they love all the Disney princessess but call them Barbie. Anyway, so I made the cake, and of course it fell completly apart, so none of the detail on the front was there, I just mushed it all on top, then froze it, then iced in, then froze again. When I went to decorate, I had to go from the picture, which was hard. So needless to say, she turned out to be kind of a funny looking Ariel. But not too bad. The girls loved it, and went straight into digging their little hands into her. It was so fun, and cute!

I had to post all of these, cause the girls were just toooo cute!!! Seriously sometimes I don't know what to do with myself cause I can't get enough of them. Anyway, this was on Friday, their actual Birthday, we took the girls swimming, cause they LOVE to swim. And they had so much fun and were so excited. After we went out to BP's and celebrated there. This was all just us little family.

I love these pictures, it was at the pool, the girls were trying to show me they are "3", with Daddy helping. And the one of all of us is so fun! We had a blast.

And yes, this is big fat me at 8 months!!! I just want this baby out so bad, but it looks like I might be going full term anyway, so forget that other message. I think the one doctor I had was a little wacko. Oh well. I just don't want him to be tooo huge. We'll see what happens. None the less, I am SOOOO excited for him to come, I just can't wait to hold a little baby that is mine again!

Isn't she just a beautiful girl!

Both of them, are just such pretty girls...and let me tell you they are GIRLS! They love wearing pretty dresses, and they are so dainty. I love it! :) I had to add these cause they are so cute, and cause it was one of the first times they let me do their hair, and I love that Elayna's hair is long enough to braid now, yipee! We sure had a fun weekend, and can't believe my babies are 3. They grow up so fast. So grateful for these 2, how much I love them! :)

Some News...

2009-04-28T14:27:00.002-06:00

Well, I wanted to quickly jot down some news before I am unable to. I went to my doctor's yesterday and found out that I am already 3 centimeters dialated! She is pretty sure I am going to have this baby soon. Which, can I tell you I am soooo happy about. I just knew my body, and I have known all along that I wouldn't go to term....that is just my body, if you saw me right now, you would think the baby is due any day. My body just can't go anymore I don't think. So she want's me to take it easy cause she would like to keep it in until 36 weeks (2 weeks away). So we will see, last night I almost thought it was it, I was have tons of contractions! Anyway, I am sooooo excited, and so nervous at the same time. Yesterday after the doctors Jonathan and I went shopping and got some onesies, sleepers, diapers, etc. for the baby and set up his bassinet, and got the car seat ready. We are ready, and so excited!

And just for a hopeful wish....to try and bring on spring...please!

Wonderful Weekend

2009-04-22T14:27:00.004-06:00

Decision made! YEA!!!!!!!!! I can not be more happier, than the van we bought this weekend. It just worked out too perfectly. And I am sure you all don't care to see the inside, but I love it and was so impressed. We have been hunting for a while, and were looking at older Honda Odyssey's or 2004 Nissan Quest's. The Honda's were ok, but old, and dirty, but we were going to go with one, until I saw my first Quest. If you havn't seen them inside, they are SOOO roomy compared to any other van. It is a fact actually, they are the most spacious van out there. But the one we saw was from a smoker, and the alinment was off....and a few other things. Then I remembed this one, that was from a guy in Lacombe. So we called and set up a time to meet on Saturday, I knew this was the one, so I was all prepared and brought all the documents. Well, needless to say we fell in love, this guy kept it sparkling clean, updated maintance, new brakes....etc. Just awesome condition, and for the same price as the other crappy one we saw. And it was Gold, and we wanted another color besides Silver, cause we have a silver car....and really it was like that is all people were selling out there was silver, ugh!! Anyway, he was prepared to sell it that day too, so we did the inspection right there and boom, we had our van! I am sooooo grateful. I just feel more free and more like a family....don't know why just cause :) Now we can bring our baby boy home! :)

So that Saturday night was a special night. Jordan's girlfriend got baptized. It was so wonderful. She asked Jonathan to baptize her, which was so nice. She was just a "golden" investigator, and Jordan did such a good job teaching her. She was just glowing that day.

The girls with their Grandma, who they love sooooooo much! It was a great weekend, and so nice and sunny which just makes it all that much better!

Decisions...

2009-04-09T15:39:00.003-06:00

So we need to buy a van el-pronto! Cause no van=no baby coming home. I am super excited to finally have one, but it's hard finding what we want. This picture is of a 2004 Nissan Quest. This is what we are leaning towards getting. If any of you have this or another van that you really like, let me know what you think, cause we need to decide soon. Thanks :)

Fun Weekend

2009-03-26T14:54:00.003-06:00

This past weekend was my cousin Tamanda's wedding. So we went down early cause it was supposed to be nice out, and we were planning on going to Waterton for the day. So we get all packed up on Friday and head into Waterton....little did we know the whole park and town are closed till May!! We were like, "what the heack!" Cause the whole town was boarded up, windows, doors, no one was around. We couldn't even get up to the hotel cause it was packed with snow. We decided to at least go eat our lunch down by the river at the picnic tables....well as soon as we got out we were blasted with cold wind. So we scrapped that idea. We just let the girls walk around, and they did like that. Then we got a little gift of dear comeing up super close to us. So the girls liked that. It was still beautiful....but absolutly nothing to do. Oh well. It was a scenic little trip. The next day was her wedding and it was so beautiful! She looked gorgeous and the girls had so much fun playing with their second cousins and running around the temple grounds. It was a really nice day. P.S. I know my little Brianna's hair looks like the alf alfa kid....their isn't much to do with her tiny hair. She's sure cute though! ;)

Proud Mamma

2009-03-11T15:05:00.003-06:00

Well I am happy to say that my girls are potty trained. It is still a work in progress, there are still some accidents, but on the whole, they are pretty much trained and know when to go. It is such a relief of stress and anxiety for me. I was so worried how it might go....but it actually went rather well. I am so glad I got that done too before the new baby is born. Anyway, I just love these little hats that my Mom gave them. I would actually like to do a real photo shoot with them on, cause they are adorable. But they let me snap a few real quick here.

Before my Relief Society anniversary dinner, the girls saw me getting dressed up so they wanted to, too....but they wanted their dresses to be my shirts :) So we sat for Daddy to take some pictures, but the exposure is aweful...too bad cause the girls were so cute.

My little angels. They are so funny. They are in the stage of taking off all their clothes or changing their clothes 10 times a day. So this was when they didn't want anything on. But they wanted to snuggle together. I thought they looked so cute:) Just a proud Mommy taking photos....and waiting for this weather to warm up!! ;)

Growing more every day

2009-03-03T14:03:00.002-07:00

Me and my growing belly at 6 months...I feel so huge, and can't believe I still have another 3 months to go! I am glad I have it though :)

So the other day when I had curler's in my hair, the girls wanted to join in, and I had just bought them these pink curler's I used all the time when I was a little girl. It was so fun putting them in, and couldn't believe they would let me do it. Elayna looks like a regular ol' teenager here!

Elayna loves snuggling with her daddy. She actually loves to just snuggle up on the couch with a blanket and pretend to sleep. She is so funny. But I love these pictures with her and daddy. Brianna had to join in alittle too...

Happy Birthday Jonathan!

2009-02-20T14:57:00.004-07:00

There are no words to say how much I love you. I love this song...cause it is so us.....when I first saw you when we were young I knew I was already in love, and that you were someone special. There has always been an amazing bond and connection between us, that has only grown deeper over the years. I am so greatful for you. I love you with all my heart. Happy Birthday hunny!

Not much new...

2009-02-18T16:02:00.002-07:00

So I don't have any pictures for this post, or much to say...I just wanted something new. Oh, if the ladies who put their name in for the last post can leave their address for me, that would be great! :)

We had a nice Valentine's weekend....nothing too special as we don't have ANY money. But we went out for a movie and dessert on Friday, then on Saturday Jonathan got me a rose and a note which was so nice since I was not expecting anything....and he put together my Medicine cabniet that I have wanted up for months!! Thanks hun!! I was so happy. And my Dad came up to visit for the weekend, so that was nice.

Jonathan's Birthday is this Saturday, which will be fun. Then my next big thing to do is POTTY TRAINING!! I am sooooooo anxious about this I can't even explain. I know some of you who have gone through this are wondering why, and wondering why I haven't done it yet. My girls are very late learners...in some things and then I got pregnant and got sick....and it just never seemed to be the right time. But I am so DONE with diapers, and I want a few months before I have to do it all again. So starting Monday it begins. I know it is going to be so hard and not fun, but I can't wait for the end result. After that it is training them to get into beds....and then a little baby comes! So we will be busy these next few months. Honestly though, I do enjoy projects....it gives me something to do. So it will be fun! :)

Wish me luck! :)

Why Not...

2009-02-10T10:57:00.002-07:00

The first 5 people to respond to this post will receive something made by me to you....my choice...made especially for you.

Of course there are some restrictions and limitations:

1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2. What I create will be just for you.
3. It will be done sometime this year.
4. You have no clue what it will be... it may be a story; it may be poetry or an article on properly cleaning your face before a masque. I may draw or paint something; I may bake something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure.
5. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must re-post this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on their blog. The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did will win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me!!

Oh and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!!

My Little Girls

2009-02-02T14:41:00.005-07:00

I love these pictures of my girls with their little ribbons in their hair. They won't keep them on very long so I had to snap some pictures quick. The one's below are just cute pictures I thought. I love the one with Elayna and her Daddy, so cute!

So this last one here is of me and Em...and I was very reluctant to put it on....we had a heack of a time trying to get a nice pictures of us.....oh the baby fat just really get's to ya, weather it is during pregnacy or after! This was at Emily's Family cabin that we took all our Young Women to, for a sleep over and then temple the next day. It was so much fun! Anyway, we will get a hot one of us agian someday Em....I just know it! ;) Even though I think you are beautiful in this one too. I picked this one cause you can see my belly (at almost 5 months).

It's a Boy!!

2009-01-19T14:14:00.003-07:00

We are so excited to announce that we are having a boy! I was so happy I started crying when she told me. The ultrasound technichian said that she had never seen a baby move as much as ours did! So cute! Everything looked healthy and well, which we couldn't ask for more. So excited to welcome him to our family! P.S. profile view of him :)

The Holiday's

2009-01-10T14:40:00.005-07:00

Me at 3 month's, you really can't see much cause dumb shirt...but there is a bump!

The girls on Christmas morning got a treat...a kitchen that they LOVE playing with. It was so fun to see them just atomatically start playing and having so much fun. Also, Papa gave them a "Barbie" and they loooovvvveeee their Barbies. Elayna is saying "Barbie" in the picture. The Saturday after Christmas, us girlfriends got together for our "annual" (as much as possible) get together. It was so nice to see everyone, we missed Cari though. Everyone is doing so well, and it is so fun for me to be with my friends who I grew up with and love so dearly!All who were there (starting below): Gail Lee Currie, Roberta Spratt Kearl, Me, Dana Stovel, Alysha Citchy Sladek, Emily Draper Palmer, Laura Leavitt, Jen Blumell Simmonds, Melinda Melchin Palmer, and Ashley Walton Jensen. Thanks girls for the fun times! Than after the new year my mom, me, my bro and his girlfriend headed down to Rexburg Idaho to drop Jordan off at BYU-I. Above is the Rexburg temple. It was such a dreary day, but the temple was beautiful. It was great cause we got to spend time with my sister too, who is in Idaho Falls. Below is Jordan and his girlfriend Kelsey. My silly, cute, wonderful brother in his new apartment, showing it off to us! :)

And of course me and my little brother....oh how I will miss him. If any of you know him, you know how much fun he is. He just makes me laugh 24/7 and I just love the person he has become. He truely is a blessing in my life, and I am SOOOO excited for him to be going to my old school on my old stompin grounds!!! I LOVE that place, and I know he will have so much fun!

So that was our holiday's, nothing too spectacular, just fun with family and friends. I was so glad my Dad could come up for 10 days and be with us over Christmas. I hope you all had great times too! Happy New Year!

Winter Fun

2008-12-11T15:11:00.004-07:00

We set up our Christmas Tree on the first Monday of December. Just our little ity bity tree. But the girls loved it, and Elayna had fun with Daddy looking underneath the tree. Brianna loved the "pretty" lights.

Then the next FHE we decorated a gingerbread Nativity scence with the girls. They got to decorate their own wise men...they had so much fun!
...eating them too!

Today was such a beautiful day out that I wanted the girls to go out and play in the snow...cause they really never have done that. Oh my goodness just dressing them up was the funnest! I don't think I have ever seen something so cute!!

Hiding in the tree with Daddy :)

They had lots of fun together, trucking through the snow!

I think I finally am seeing the light at the end of my sick tunnel. I could not be more happy. It has been a hard 3 months, but now I am just getting so excited for Christmas. I know I have already said that, but the girls are just so fun right now, I can't wait to see all the fun they will have this season! Hope everyone else is having a great time as well! :)

Another Fun Tag

2008-12-03T15:01:00.002-07:00

I Thought this was a unique one. If anything it gives me a good "to do list" for my life...well some of them ;)

Bold the things you've done:
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked - kinda, we didn't mean to but we were stranded and a nice lady came and picked Jonathan and I up and drove us all the way to Edmonton.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Been in a commercial or other ad
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating - a little of each kinda
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous - does giving Tim MaGraw a high five count? :)
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee - a wasp actually
100. Auditioned for a reality T.V. show (like American Idol...)

Tag who ever wants to do it!

New Post!!!

2008-11-20T12:02:00.003-07:00

Yea, I am starting to feel a smidgen bit better. After two months of feeling sooo pregnancy sick, then another week of stomach flu, it has not been fun. But I am soooo getting in the Christmas spirit, which is helping me feel better. So since I haven't done anything in 3 months I'll start with a tag...

1. Where is your cell phone? I think up stairs on my table

2. Where is your significant other? Up stairs making lunch

3. Your hair color? blond/brown

4. Your mother? Is well, thanks for asking....funny question....I love her to death!!

5. Your father? Is in Lethbridge, but needs to move here to be by family!

6. Your favorite thing? Right now, excellent health, cannot be beat!

7. Your dream last night? I could tell you but it was a boring one. And since I have such fun dreams, I'll tell you one just a couple of nights ago. That all of us girlfriends were together for a big party. It was a dance, and it was right now in our lives...but none of us were married. So we were all soooo excited! However these boys that I liked from Rick's College were there, and so I was really excited, but nervous. And they were happy to see me, and I thought it could be my chance to make Tyson like me (the guy I was in love with down there???) Anyway, he was super excited to see me, but he took one look at my beautiful friends and again started flirting with them more!! (So funny, a replay of what actually happened just with different friends) Anyway, he ended up falling in love with Alysha!!! :) And I asked her if she liked him, and she didn't want to admit it, but I told her I would be so happy for her if she did. And it was true. So that was that crazy dream...even though it seems sad, I was actually really happy! :) Love you Leash!!

8. Your dream/goal? My goal is to learn and progress through this life the best I can, and staying mentally sane! ;D

9. The room you're in? Basement

10.Your hobby? Nothing right now, but I love to scrapbook and cook/bake!

11. Your fear? Throwing up....how ironic hey???

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Financially stable and happy!

13. Where were you last night? In my house watching "So You Think You Can Dance Canada" My favorite show!

14. What you're not? I am not a good cleaner....sad....wish I was!

15. One of your wish-list items? To be healthy through the rest of my pregnancy! And more material wise....a new van!

16. Where you grew up? Calgary, AB, CANADA

17. The last thing you ate? A green apple (Those who know me know how much I love this snack!)

18. What are you wearing? Sweats, baggy shirt, old sweater...I know so attractive :p

19. Your TV? Has no cable...we live in peasent vision

20. Your pet? peeve? No pest's....I mean pets ;) Pet Peeve: Jonathan leaving the dish rag crumppled up on the counter some where.

21. Your computer? Is decent.

22. Your mood? blahsay. Feeling better, but still yucky....like I said though, excited for Christmas!

23. Missing someone? My Sister & Fam, My Dad!

24. Your car? Get's us around for now.
25. Something you're not wearing? Makeup
26. Favorite store? Before I got sick, I was like a Homesence/Linins'n' Things fanatic!
27. Your summer? Last summer was one of the best I've had! SOOO fun!
28. Love someone? My family....more than words could ever say!
29. Your favorite color? Purple
30. When is the last time you laughed? When Brianna put Jonathan's tie on like it was the prettiest thing ever, she is too cute!
31. Last time you cried? Oh on Sunday, when I felt so grateful for my family, friends, church, health...

Anyway, hope everyone is doing well. I can't wait to see everyone again. I am getting another idea for a girly get together....so I'll let you know if I feel up to it. Hope to post sooner! :)

Caught the Love Bug....

2008-10-20T15:56:00.003-06:00

Yep, we are pregnant! Super excited, but super sick! Anyway, I won't be on this much till I feel better. Just wanted to let you all know our happy news!

The Zoo

2008-09-29T14:10:00.004-06:00

Elayna's favortie part were the big fish in the Hippo tank. She just thought it was so neat to see real fishy's up close. She was first afriad to stand near them, thinking they can get her, but soon found out there was glass and loved trying to touch them!
Pretty girls in the garden after our picnic lunch.

So both of the girls absolute favorite was this creepy lizard thing that was HUGE and looked like a dragon. It had a snake like tounge with the Y at the end, and huge claws....Elayna loved watching it, she sat down on the ground here to watch. And of course Brianna had to be held by her "Mama" :)
The weekend after the Zoo my dad moved some of his stuff into our house, and we did some fall cleaning. The girls had fun lying on all our garbage (one piece was a old fomy) and enjoying MY "original" Strawberry shortcake blanket that I loved when I was a kid! (We didn't throw that out). It was a fun weekend!

Mmmm...

2008-09-23T14:59:00.007-06:00

Having fun with Mom & Dad, eating Ice Cream on the floor...Daddy making them laugh!

Just feeling warm and comfy and enjoying my daughters, not much else is new. The top pictures are just soo cute I can't stand it and had to put a whole bunch up. They just love each other so much...sometimes it amazes me how much they show affection and love...the greatest thing to see as a Mother.

Sneek Preview

2008-09-05T15:49:00.005-06:00

So this is our home...newly renovated and new furniture...but no decorations or color...that is why it is a sneak :) - due of course to the lack of money spent on home and furniture!! But we absolutly love it, and couldn't be more happy we moved here. There is soooo much space, the girls love running around. Also, we are just renting, and hopefully someday we can buy it or somewhere else. But the market as everyone knows was crazy so...This worked out perfect!

So the house is a 4 level split, the family room with the fireplace is down from the main stairs, and their is another huge bedroom and bathroom just off of the family room. Then you go down some more and the developed basment is there. (no pics cause that is boring). Then you go up the stairs from the main floor and there are 3 more bedrooms and a main bath (shown above), the girls, a spare, and ours (with an ensuite, yea!). Now I have to say the guy that reno'ed this place did amazing, and all the bathrooms look as chic as this one, and the wood floors are real, and real granite top...the list goes on, he did great! I also have to say that I LOVE my bedroom....it is the only place I have decorated (and I still want some more...just no money) but so far, I absolutly love the way it is turning out. My colours for my room and the whole house are going to be Chocolate with "robin's egg" blue, with pops of white & beige. Anyway, not that you all care, I just love decorating, and in another life, would love to have gone to school for it! (Not to say I am any good...I just enjoy :)

Love my "HomeSence" mirror, I had to show it. They have such great deals. Anyhoo, I'll stop jabberin! I'll show more when there is more decorated!! Yea, I can't wait!! =) Oh P.S. all the furniture is from Jonathan's work "High End Whole Sale Furniture" if you want to know....

5 Years

2008-08-26T15:26:00.003-06:00

It is exciting....it actually doesn't feel that long though. Since Jonathan & I have known each other for 11 years, it seems like it should be our 11 year anniversary. But yes, it is 5 and what a wonderful 5 it has been. Crazy what happens in 5 years: married, move, move again, then to California, then a couple more moves, get pregnant...with twins, move some more, graduate from Universtiy, have babies, get good job, go kinda crazy, move to Calgary, get a career, and move into house.... and so the list will continue on. So we couldn't think of a better gift then a new house, with new furniture (and cause now we have no money) we just went out to eat, and a really neat place actually, and the food was delisous! It was down in Kensigton called, "Ten". It was kinda swanky, which was fun. And actually it was just perfect cause Grandma Lee had the girls overnight so we got to sleep in then go out for breakfast, and do alittle shopping. It was a great Anniversary. I couldn't have married a better man, truely! There is none like him, and I am so thankful everyday, that we both made such a right choice. Love you forever hon!!!

We Are Moving!

2008-08-08T11:01:00.003-06:00

We are moving next weekend...crazy so soon. But we are so excited!!! This is our house. I will show more pictures when we are all moved in and settled. It was a very quick and sudden decision, but we needed more space as Jonathan will be starting his new career as a Mortgage Broker and will be working from home. This home is just perfect for us, and is in such a great location, and still in our ward that we love. It was such a hard choice though...we will be missing our "roommates" Emily and Jeffrey, Jacey and Jaclyn so very, very much!!! So that is what is new with us, and for the next couple weeks I will probably be absent from the blogging world as I will be packing, moving, and getting settled. Can't wait, and so excited to start this new chapter!

A Quick Tribute

2008-08-05T11:47:00.002-06:00

To the absolute BRILLIANCE of Stephenie Meyer! I know many of you have read the Twilight series and have fallen in love as much as I have. I went to the midnight party to pick my book up as soon as it came out. I am only half way...so no one say ANYTHING about the end. I just already have to mention how amazing this book is and the incredible vision and imagination Stephenie has, and the wonderful world I am taken to every time I read it. I tell Jonathan, "okay hon, I'll see you later..." when I read it. I want to read it every second of every day...but I also don't want it to end, so I am actually trying to take it slow. Anyway, for anyone that loves these books as much as me, I hope you are soooooooo enjoying!!!!

Having a Fun Summer!

2008-07-30T17:26:00.005-06:00

Some cool girls with their sun glasses on, driving down to Cardston...they are too cute!
At Riley Park with Grandma..... so fun, Elayna played in the water for 4 hours!! She loved it!

Brianna fell asleep while Elayna played. She was pooped.

Reading a story with their Aunty Lisa who came to visit from London, Ontario!

We have had alot of fun so far, the girls loving the nice weather...me too! Wish it was even better, but it is doing pretty good. The girls seem to be growing up so fast...they are getting so much personality!

Memories...

2008-07-22T11:38:00.001-06:00

This is a fun one, I have enjoyed reading all of yours...

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew/know me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Amazing Story!!!

2008-07-16T15:04:00.004-06:00

O.K. so some of you know this crazy story of mine. But, let's start at the begining. When Jonathan proposed to me, he gave the most beautiful ring ever, truly it was my dream engagment ring. Well shortly after we were engaged we noticed what looked like a crack in the diamond, so we went back to our jeweler and asked him to fix it. Well he had it for two weeks then we called him the day before our wedding and he hadn't fixed it yet, but he gave it back so we could have it for our wedding. Well, we called after the honeymoon and wanted to know when we could have it fixed. It was always like, "um...I'll call you when I get the new diamond in..blah blah blah..." We would call every month or so for about a year and he would say the same thing, or just not even answer our phone. Well then in January of 2005 when we were down for Christmas, we finally got a hold of him some how (after finding out his company went bankrupt and he had moved...blah....no suprise) and we went in to see him and gave him our ring with the promise and a written note of the day it would be done, "Jan. 5th". He said to just come back on that day and pick it up. So we went that day...no one answered, the store was completly locked down. We call, no answer, we call & call & call.....on and on this story goes. We obviously had to go back to Edmonton, so I had my Mom calling. We finally went to the police to charge him for stealing my ring, and they said that the already have a file on him....WHAT!!!.....he is a know criminal and has done this to many other people!!! I guess they have been trying to catch him but he just rides under the radar. So well...I could really go on forever, we tryed to call, go over, bang on his door for an hour hoping he would get annoyed and come see us...Jonathan went one time and just waited till he came out of the store and then approched him saying, "give me back our ring" he got in his truck without saying anything and Jonathan stepped infront of the truck and they lurched it forward almost hitting him. After about a year or so of tyring...we gave up. We knew it was gone and we were so sad. Jonathan had worked so hard for it. But life went on, and we knew it was just a material thing, so we tried to forget about it. Anytime I would come across his number when I was going through files I would call...hoping miracoulusly he would answer. Never did though.

Well almost 3 years have gone by...on Saturday we were coming home from the temple and I wanted to call someone so I was going through Jonathan's phone and came across Toma's (our jeweler) number, I was like..."Jonathan you need to clean this out, you have some really old number's in here" but like old habit I dialed Toma's number.............................................................. he picks up! I say who I was and asked if he remembered me. Then I ask politly if I could have my ring back. He says, "Yes, tomorow". I just about died...but didn't get my hopes up to high, cause he is a thief. The next day he picks up his phone again and tell's me how to get to were he is. I still try not to get excited cause he has done this before and he wouldn't be there. Well we pull up to his house and he comes walking out with a ring box. I take it from him and open it up.....and there is my ring! After 3 years of him having it....of still having it which is amazing, he gives it back!! And we knew it was the same one that Jonathan had proposed to me with. That is the only reason I wanted it, was for what it meant. Jonathan worked so hard for it, he picked it out, it is a symbol of our marriage sealed for eternity.... I had it back! I almost fainted, seriously.

So I have told this story many times and everyone has always said that it was the sadest thing they have ever heard. Well now it has an amazing twist and a happy ending. I love my ring. I love my husband. And I love my Father in Heaven who I know was helping us that day. It was no coincedence. (oh ya, Toma is never in the country, he said he just happened to be there this weekend!) Anyway, the beautiful pictures are of course done by the magnificent Jeffrey Palmer, which I am so grateful for. He is so amazing and really captured them well! Thanks Jeff!

Pentiction 2008

2008-07-07T14:53:00.005-06:00

Well what can I say...we had an AMAZING time! So thankful that we could get the time off work and have the means to go on such a beautiful holiday. We stayed in a brand new home that was a block from the beach. It was just excellent! The girls loved the sand and water, and it was just so nice to get away to such a beautiful place and relax and be together. I love family vacations!

Girls I love

2008-06-18T10:26:00.002-06:00

On my Birthday I had to take a picture of me with my girls!!
These are my Miamaid girls that I had over for a sleepover. So fun!
My little girl that can't watch enough movies! She loves "memo" & "cars"

Brianna loves nutella, and when she eats it on toast...this is what happens! So cute, and of course Daddy was making her laugh. Just wanted to post some pictures of the girls I love! (& Daddy of course =)

Idaho Trip 2

2008-06-10T15:27:00.006-06:00

So I won't say too much with this one. The pictures are not in order...don't feel like taking the time. But here is a little, the temple grounds were absolutly beautiful and the kids loved it, we went to the river and watched the "duckies" and then came home and crashed on the couch...we had fun swimming at Grandma's hotel, and lots more fun. We love you Jess and your family, you guys are so special and thanks so much for having us! MWAH!!

Idaho Trip 1

2008-06-04T13:00:00.005-06:00

These are the first batch. I have a ton. When we got there, our kids were so happy to see each other, it was so fun to watch and I love my nieces and nephew. So it was so great to finally see them! And of course my sister!

Me and EmilyJess's husband, Chad came home from fishing, and caught these huge fish! It was awesome!
We went to their Zoo there, with all five of our kids and one boy that Jess's babysitt's! It was really fun and caotic!

Isn't this picture just precious! Emily loves my little girls and they love her. And this is really cute, cause Emmy looks just like Jess, and Elayna looks just like me...so it's like mini me and Jess! Aaahhh, how special! I will have more later...it was just so great to be there!

We're off!!

2008-05-24T09:54:00.002-06:00

The girls and I are out of here for a week! I am so excited, we are going to visit my sister in Idaho Falls, and I hope we'll go to the temple when we are down there cause that is where I took my endowments out, so it is special to me. It is always so fun to have the cousins together...and to shop down in the states!! Yahoo!! I'll see you all in a week with pictures of our trip! :)

Fun days in the Sun!

2008-05-20T14:20:00.005-06:00

Oh what a joy it is to have warm weather, as I see most of you all are taking advantage of it as well. We have had so much fun this last week and a half, cause Jonathan has been home. It has been GREAT! On Thursday we had a fun packed day....

We went to Butterfield Acers...the girls touching the bunnies!

Daddy milking a goat for the first time and Bri scarred of it...Elayna was ok...

The big scary sheep that jumped up and scared the crazy's out of us!! :) The girls fed it though, I was so proud of them!

Then we went to Bowness park after Butterfield Acers, and had a picnic. The girls found this fountian and loved splashing and playing in it, cause it was SO hot out! Brianna really like it...and mommy was bad, cause she got a sunburn (I forgot sunscreen....oops!)

Then we went to Mcd's after and all got icecream...the girls first time holding it on their own and eating the whole thing! They LOVED it! It was so cute to hear and watch them. They made a mess, but it was worth it.

After the long day in the sun, Elayna enjoying some warm breeze...I love this picture, she looked like the most happiest content person as we drove home from our fun day. I just love being a parent. Nothing is better than seeing the joy in your children's faces. We then went to Cardston for the long weekend...but silly me did not take any pictures. There wasn't too much to take, we mostly went down for the Temple, but we did go swimming and had a picnic. It was so fun! So glad Daddy could be home with us and that we had such a great time!

Happy Birthday!

2008-05-08T11:35:00.006-06:00

Our special girls turn 2 years old today. Last night we had a Birthday party for them. It was so fun. For a while I was trying to figure out the theme and what they would like. I found this ducky cake on ebay and new it was meant to be! My girls love ducks, they say quack quack all the time, and it was their first sound. I was so excited to make it and then bring it out to them. They loved and and started saying "quack, quack". What they loved even more was blowing out the candles, I think we did it four times! Their little faces were so cute! (sad no pictures of it).

Their best friend Jacey was able to come, and little Jaclyn. Also most of Jonathan's family and My Mom and brother. It was so fun! All these little kids running around, I actually really enjoyed it! And all the presants they received were so perfect, we just love them all, and thank you all so much for such kindness!The beheaded duck!!! Ahh, me and my Mom had a good laugh at this. The girls got to eat the head...but didn't want too much of it. They just liked the fruit Grandma brought! :)

How thankful I am for my daughters. Truley everytime I think of them and the blessing they are in my life, I start to get teary eyed. I thank my Heavenly Father everyday for them...but it just doesn't feel enough. They are really the sweetest spirits, they make me laugh, they are such a joy to be around. I can't believe 2 years ago today they were brought into this world so healthy and whole, which is more than I could every ask for! My sweets I love you!

Elayna

2008-05-01T09:58:00.002-06:00

This is my little girl that likes to dress up...and in many interesting things as well. The first couple of pictures is so funny. She always wants shoes on and then she found the touque and wanted to put that on...she looked so cute! And she always likes to wear mommys high heel shoes. It is so fun to see how they really are "girly" girls...how naturally it comes. It's so great!

Our Beautiful Home...

2008-04-25T14:49:00.005-06:00

I know...new post already, I am just wanting to get these up, cause I have wanted them up for like the past 2 months. So here are some pictures of our place...however it's not ours, it is Michael & Melinda Palmer's...and all the beautifulness is thanks to Melinda's wonderful decorating! We just get the bonus of living in it! :)

I have to say that I love my bedroom the most. I have never had a bedroom to feel like a little sanctuary...but this one does to me for some reason...well cause it is so nice, and I think having all the pretty pillows, makes me want to make my bed every day. Plus there is an ensuite bathroom, which is heeeaaavvveeennn!!! I would recomend it for any tired mom! :) There is also another bathroom, and 2 more bedrooms, but you get the jest. I am sure some of you have seen Melinda's pictures of the "before" and the crazy wall paper...so you can appreciate how much they really did! We love it!

My Silly Girls

2008-04-24T14:16:00.003-06:00

So the first couple are Elyana, when I put her hair in a ponytail, then she had a nap, then her hair was so crazy like a big wave, it was way cute. The next are Brianna...she is such a funny girl. Daddy was making her laugh and be silly and she was pulling are her crazy faces. She loves attention, but kind of in a bashful way, Elayna will just do it and want to make people laugh...Bri has to know you are really interested and care to see her be silly. So fun!

2008-04-16T14:31:00.002-06:00

So I am trying to catch up with all the pictures I wanted to post a while ago, when Blogger wasn't working. Here are a few. I had to put up the girls adorable spring jacket and shoes...I just love them. They are a little big still but great. The shoes are these little pink loafers...so cute! Anyway, I had mentioned Jonathan and I's date rollerskating, here is just the proof of it. It was so fun! That's all for now, but I have a bunch more coming...

Still nothing...

2008-04-11T16:03:00.006-06:00

Again, still frusterated, cause I have tried what everyone has suggested. I have created a new account, I have got a gmail emial...I think it is my computer, and I don't think it is something that Jonathan can figure out, which is really annoying. I can upload pictures just fine on Emily's computer, so....sadness for me. Anyway, I am just looking forward to spring time...if it ever get's here. Granted this feels still better to me than Edmonton, but it is a little taunting to go from blizzard to spring 4 times daily!! Oh well, I am just thinking about my girls Birthday coming up and how excited I am and how I can't believe they'll be two!! Crazy! I am hoping later this month to go down to Idaho to visit my sister, which would be so fun. I am also really getting excited to get back into scrapbooking...it has been a while, but it is something I love to do, and Micheal's had a big sale on and I kinda went a little crazy!! :p

So the first is an organizer/tote, that was 40% off, and the next is an album kit thing that was 50% off! I was so happy, and I love the kit, cause it really helps me be more motivated having it all there with the bells and whistles for me than collecting it and trying to match all my self. Anyway, I am a pretty happy camper now. However now I am wondering how I uploaded these pictures and not other ones... I am going to try something...

IT WORKS!!!! I AM SO HAPPY!!! YEA!!! I can't believe it does! Now I can finally catch up! OK, I am going to end this for now...but I might be back on really soon, cause I don't want it to not work again. I have so many pictures I want to update. This is just a cute one I snapped after bathtime! YEA!!

2008-03-27T14:29:00.002-06:00

I am so frusterated and sad. My blogger uploader thing is not working, and I havn't been able to post any new pictures for a couple of weeks now....it is driving me nuts. Anyway, Easter was great, we didn't actually do anything for it for the girls...I know, we are lazy parents. But they don't need all the extra sugar anyway. We went over to Grandma Lee's for supper on Sunday which was so fun, the girls just LOVE playing with their cousins. It is such a joy to watch. I really think that is one of my simple pleasures in life, that I couldn't live without is that. So special. So we stayed up late so they could play. My Mom bought the girls a red wagon to take them out for a walk in, and they love it! Elayna is like the biggest outdoors girl ever! She could literly spend all day outside, and crys whenever we come in. They love to see the doggies and birdies! They are so animated and just enjoy life so much...which helps me enjoy more too! I just am so blessed. Can't wait for the warmth to really start kicking in! That's all for now.

March 17th, 2008

2008-03-17T14:28:00.003-06:00

Just some updated pictures of the girls. This was my first time putting a poneytail in Elyana's hair. It was so cute. It is amazing how fast children grow up hey? They love their Dora chairs too, that we got them for Christmas. So fun to watch them play together.

Jonathan's Birthday

2008-03-08T10:02:00.003-07:00

So I know this is not much to show for his Birthday...and it is really late (dumb blogger was not working for me!) Anyway, we just had Grandma Lee babysit and then went out to dinner and a movie. It was really nice just to be away together and spend some time alone. With Jonathan's new job, he is working all the time and most weekends, so I just miss him so much and can't wait to be with him. So this is all I have for now...not too much new. But we are loving being here in Calgary, which I know I might have said a million times, but it is true! Anyway, Love you hunny with all my heart...this song is exactly how I feel!

Something New

2008-02-26T14:37:00.004-07:00

My Techy Girls!!! They love Daddy's toys!

After church, the girls just looked too cute in their jean dresses, we had to take pictures.

My sweet little Brianna, she is such a hoot! The faces she makes are so fun. So These pictures are from January...I know I am so behind, it has been like a month since I have even gone on the computer. So this is it for now, but I will get new pictures up really soon now that we're all settled in and have our computer up and running. Just to let you all know, the move went so well, and we are so thankful for everyone who helped us along the way. We just love being home, and living above Em and Jeffrey, and our house is so great and our ward is wonderful and having Grandma's & Grandpa over is just so awesome! We are lovin it!

We are moved...kinda...

2008-02-05T10:44:00.000-07:00

O.K. so this is just an example of what it looked like the day we were supposed to move our entire home! Ya Right, hey!! And to top it all off, it was about - 52 C .....so to say the least we have not completely moved. Every truck in Edmonton...well pretty much Alberta were frozen stiff and none worked. So thank goodness but my Mom had come up with her Jeep Cherokee, and we just packed our car and hers to the max, and completely finished all the packing in the house. So we are now in Calgary staying at Jonathans parents until the 15th of February, then we are giong back up to Edmonton on the 16th to load our house up (and hopefully it will be warmer...we think it will) and then we will finally be moved down here into our new place we are renting! Which is just such and blessing and so exciting, cause it is actually just above my best friend Emily!! :) I know it is so crazy, but it just worked out so perfectly, and will fit our needs just great. It has three bedrooms and it is beautiful, and the best part is me and Em can just run down the stairs if we want to be together!! I am just so excited and could not feel more blessed. So that is just an update on what is happening with us. We will certainly miss some things about Edmonton, but we feel so blessed and happy to be here in Calgary again! :)

WE ARE MOVING HOME!!!

2008-01-17T14:41:00.001-07:00

Yes, these are beautiful pictures of Calgary, and that is where we are moving to in 12 days!!! I truely cannot believe we are finally going home. When Jonathan and I were first married and moved up to Edmonton, we made each other promise that we wouldn't stay here forever, but then life happened and it started to look like we would. But after having twins, and having no family for support I started rethinking where I wanted to live. We first felt that Lethbridge would be the place and we tryed very dillengentlyto move there, but nothing seemed to

ever work out. But I think it got us on the right track and getting ready the things we needed too. Then one day, Jonathan came home after talking to a good friend and said that his friend helped him see why going back to Calgary would be the best, and it really felt right for Jonathan, and he came home and told me, and it did click with me. So we prayed about it, and the next morning we got a call from someone in Calgary offerening Jonathan a job! What an answer!!! So the rest is history, we have a good job, we have a wonderful place to live (which is another blessed story I'll tell later) and we have a U-Haul booked for the 30th! I could not be more happy to be living where my family and friends are, to receive the support I have been needing for the past 1 1/2 years, and to be where I grew up. I love Calgary, I love the mountines that you can see in that first picture. It is just such a blessing. We are so sad however to leave our ward and friends up here. They have been angels and heaven sent, and we will truely miss them. Now I have to pack up my house...which is so not fun...but Calgary he we come!!!

2008!

2008-01-08T20:42:00.000-07:00

Well I first have to back up a little and cover Christmas. The picture above is when the girls met Santa Claus on Christmas Eve...oh it was soooo classic, I just loved it! I know I am a mean Mom...but it was so cute to see them not even touch his knee before they were screaming to get away. We got it on camara and video!

Ahhhh the crazies!! That is my family...and I couldn't have it any other way!! Christmas Eve was the funnest nights ever. I felt like a kid again!

This is what we got the little princesses for Christmas....Dora chairs. They were soooo cute, all three of them loved it! (The third little girl is my niece Shelby...Jess's girl)

New Year's Eve, is my Mother's Birthday, so we have kinda a tradition to make it a girls day and go out for lunch. It was soooo fun! I love my Mom and sis, they are the best....we went crazy shopping too....of course!

So one day, we left all our kids with grandma....(thank you Grandma!!) and all us "big kids" went to a movie....oh can I just say CRAZY fun! We are all such goof balls, but to be with my brother and sister all together again was just a highlight! I truely love my family...well who doesn't, but it is just a treat to be all together. The New Year is here, and I for one am really looking forward to this year. I think there will be lots of changes for us...but good ones. And I hope that everyone else finds happiness this year as well!

Warm and Cozy

2007-12-17T12:01:00.000-07:00

The girls all buddled up....they looked so cute. I can't wait to go play out in the snow with them. But first I have to get them snowsuites! They are going to have lot's of fun with their cousins this Christmas!

A Little Behind

2007-12-12T21:12:00.000-07:00

So I have to admit I am so behind on everything Christmas....I have just been not feeling to good. But all is well, and I hope that my blog is a little more cozy feeling and I love the Christmas music. Seriously I don't even have any Christmas decorations, tree, nothing up! I have done none of my baking and sharing....things really take a pause when your health is not well. But I am still excited for the Holiday's expesially to be with family and friends. I'll have to get some festive pictures up. For now, I hope you all are not too stressed during these wonderful times, and that we can all remember the true meaning of Christmas. I know that is my key priority this Christmas. It's just getting a little too commercialized. Anyway, I hope to see some of your during the break...Merry Ho Ho!

The Big Day...and after

2007-11-28T13:10:00.001-07:00

OHhhhhh what do I say. It was such a joyus day! That rhymes...anyway..... oh my I better stop. So first family came up and we all went to Jonathan's Convocation. Congrat's Honey, we love you and are soooo proud! He graduated with "distinction"!!! So good. And then we rushed home to have Jonathan's favorite meal, fall off the bone ribs with mashed potatoes and ceasar salad. Then I suprised him with his favorite treat, DQ's ice cream cake. Then we all rushed to Calgary, dropped the girls off at home to go to bed, then rushed to the airport....to crazy wait to for the arrival of Jordan! It was tooo exciting I forgot to take pictures...sad :( But oh it was awesome. We had family and friends there. And my mom had made these crazy signs that no one could read, but there was like 12 of them on stakes that everyone held up. We were really a spectical to be seen, and everyone had gathered round us to see what was going on. Then Jord came out and everyone was screaming and clapping. It was sooooo awesome! I was sooooo happy and excited, I can never say how proud I am of my brother. I love him so much! And anyone who knows him, love him....you just can't help but too! So we spent the rest of the week there and we had lot's of fun. So neat for him to finally see my girls. And so fun to talk and laugh with him again. What joy to be had in your family!

My Brother is coming home!!!!!

2007-11-20T10:27:00.000-07:00

So tommorow is fun filled, packed day. First of all, Jonathan is Convocating at 3:00 and our family is driving up for that. They we are all driving back down again that night to see my Brother Jordan return home for his mission. We are SOOOOOOOOOO excited!!! I can't wait to see him. I am really close with my brother, and he has just become the most wonderful, righteous man, I could not be more proud. I love him so much. How greatful I am for the wonderful men in my life....My Husband, my brother, my Dad. SO special! Anyway, it will be crazy, but so fun!

No One...but YOU!

2007-11-06T12:17:00.001-07:00

I Love you hunny more than words can say! I hope you like it! (I love this song, it is just too perfect!)

Girls at Halloween

2007-11-02T13:04:00.000-06:00

So I bought their little Fairy coustume stuff at the dollar store for less than $8 bucks for all of it, tu tu, wings and they have little wands I don't know if you can see them. But I thought it was such a score, and looked adorable on the girls!

Well, we were wondering if we should go out with the girls or not...cause we know they really won't get it, and won't remember it. But we thought it would be fun....and it sure was!! We had a blast. We mostly went to members homes, which was fun cause the girls recognized them and would smile and want to step into their home. But the people we went to who wern't memebers were so nice and so nice and adoring our girls that it was so fun to see their reaction when we put the two of them on their porch. We felt like everyone was so kind and in such a nice mood we felt like we should be handing out pass along cards or something! Maybe we should've....but none the less it was so fun for the girls they cryed their eyes out when we got back into the car. And bonus...Mommy and Daddy got alot of treats!

Happy Halloween!!

2007-10-31T13:56:00.000-06:00

This picture turned out so neat, we turned out all the lights and the image of our Jack'o'lantern turned out on the wall.... So spooky!!! MWAHHHH!!! Halloween is soooo fun!
The girls loved watching daddy carve the pumpkin. And when we turned out the lights they just oohhh and ahhh ed
Our happy pumpkin! This is my favorite face. And the best part of carving pumpkin...is the pumpkin seeds I get to roast after! MMMMM do I love them!
This is the treat I made for us...they were so cute and easy. Hope every one has a great Halloween, and have fun dressing up!

Cute, fun & pretty

2007-10-24T12:39:00.000-06:00

So I had to put the pictures up of Brianna sleeping, cause it was just too cute. She was napping with her feet crossed. Oh it looked so sweet. The next pictures are of us girls taking a walk at the field just behind our house. They just thought it was the greatest thing to run forever! It was so fun to watch them. They would chase each other and giggle so hard, then fall down! So fun! And then it's them sitting on there little toy that changes as they get bigger, so we had just switched to the new position of sitting. And then, yes, I will admit, I put my picture of my pretty fruit pizza I made for a party up, cause I do want to show it off. I know, so silly. But not many people got to see it, and it just looked too pretty to not be on display....so anyway, it was yummy to eat it though! :)

Girly Weekend with my Mom

2007-10-18T12:18:00.001-06:00

So my Mom came up last weekend, and we went to this really nice hotel and stayed over night there in this really neat room. As you can see....we felt like princesses in our bed, it had this beautiful lace draped over the four post bed! It was so nice! Then in the morning we got up for our "Spa day" which I have never done and was sooo excited. We went to this really nice spa, and had aroma therapy steam, massages, then a pedicure and manicure! It was so nice. This was my Mom's presant to me for graduating, cause she couldn't be there when I did, cause she was sick. So we finally got to do this, which was so nice and fun. The best though, was she gave me this little book called "I hope you dance" and it has the cd and the word's to that song, and the girl who sings the song says why she loved this song so much cause she says, "If they [her children] understand the meaning of this lyric when they're grown, I'll have done my job as a their mother" And my mom said that is how she feel's. So nice, it was very special. So appropriatly I have this song playing as you read. Thanks mom, for a wonderful weekend, and for being the best Mom ever! You have always taught me to dance, literally and in life, you have more than often been the beat to which I keep moving too. Thank you. I love you!

A little late....on Thanksgiving

2007-10-09T13:08:00.001-06:00

I wanted to do this, just ran out of time on the long weekend. But, I just wanted to share a few things I am thankful for in this fall season, which I am sure most of you share in similar gratitudes

1. Well after a long weeked with General Conference in the middle of it, I have to say how thankful I am for a beloved Prophet his apostles and the gospel of peace they share. Truely this life would be nothing without the gospel of Jesus Christ and the blessings this brings. My testimony has grown (always seems to juring Conference), but I feel even a little more humbled, as I watched the video inbetween Conference about how Willfred Woodruff became a member. There is no other messege more simple and more saving then the happiness this Gospel brings.

2. o.k. that was a long one. I am so thankful for the pretty leaves that turn magnificiant colors...that is why I love this picture.

3. I love and am thankful for good food, and my joy in cooking and baking with it

4. Ever thankful for my health and those I love's health. What a blessing to breath, and walk, and talk, and see, and hear.

5. Of course, my husband, who is my best friend, my help meet, my companion, in this sometimes very hard life. I do not know what I would do with out him.

6. The miracle's of my two baby girls! Life will never be the same, because of the light and joy they have brought. 20 little fingers and toes, and two smiles that melt me every time!

7. Temporal needs taken care of, our house, our car, our clothes....running water, flushed toliets...what a blessing!

8. Friends that are there through the good and bad, who know me so well, and make me laugh, share memories, and just have fun with :)

9. So thankful for music, for the ablility to dance....it is just the most wonderful way I can express my self and I love the music that makes me feel like dancing.

10. There is many more than 10, but just to make this short and sweet, I'll end here. I am thankful for my education, not just Universtity but all the things we are able to learn in this life through, books, teachers, trials, friends, family...just knowledge, is such a gift, I am so thankful for.

I hope everyone had a great long weekend and happy thanksgiving!

My two little princesses

2007-09-18T15:23:00.000-06:00

I just love these pictures, the girls looked so cute, even though the are crying. My precious little girls...they are so much fun. They are walking now and babbling away like we should know what they are talking about. It has been a crazy September...like I am sure all of you can agree....September's are always busy. But it is a fun, exciting busy. If no one knows yet, we are currently in the process of trying to move. We would like to get out of Edmonton....so we will see where we end up. We are excited and are hopeing for the best. I am already missing summer though, it was fun...not warm enough though! Anyway, just wanted to post something new. Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying there busy and exciting Septembers!

I have been tagged...

2007-09-05T15:04:00.000-06:00

Just for the fun, cause I never do these, and I love reading others...

A- Attached or single: attached - to the same wonderful guy for 10 years now...crazy hey?

B- Best Friend: other than Jonathan, & my family...Em

C- Cake or Pie: oh I love pie more than almost all...favorite is pear, coconut cream, pumpkin!

D- Day of choice: Sunday, I love it, love church, love relaxing and being with family

E- Essential Item: music! could not live without

F- Favorite Color: purple...always and forever

G- Gummi Bears or Worms: i don't like either, not a big candy person

H- Hometown: Calgary - love those stampedes!

I- Indulgence(s): massages

J- January or July: i am with Laura, who would choose January...July all the way

K- Kids: love em, blessed to have em, can't live without em!

L: Life is Incomplete Without: laughing, there is nothing like a good laugh! :)

M- Marriage Date: August 22, 2oo3

N- Number of Siblings: 2 one older sister, one cute (pretty handsome actually) brother

O- Oranges or Apples: apples - I love cooking with them, and eating them with peanut butter

P- Phobias or Fears: I cannot watch scary movies, or listen to any scary story WHAT SO EVER!

Q- Quote(s): there are many but I love Pres. Hinckley "You only fear when your standing still"

R- Reason To Smile: at my beautiful baby girls when they want a kiss or try to make me laugh

S- Season: Summer

T- Tag Three: Who ever wants to...

U- Unknown Fact About Me: not many know this, I have a dream of preforming pointe ballet

V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: meat, totally

W- Worst Habit: PICKING (everything and anything)

X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Ultrasounds - seeing two little heads is the neatest thing ever

Y- Your Favorite Food: Fruit - expesially in a good dessert

Z- Zodiac: Gemini

Our Vaction

2007-08-23T16:22:00.000-06:00

Ahhh...I miss it already! This is just a sample of our pictures of our 2 week vacation... but it gives you the idea. We started in Calgary, and had a Lee get together before Jonathan's older sister and her family moved to Ontario. It was at Sundance lake, I think, and the top picture is of Brianna and Grandma after her swim in the lake. She was so cute and cuddled in with Grandma! Next was down for my family reunion. It was a blast!! Oh how I love my family. We are all so silly and crazy and weird, and I love it! One of the pictures is of my and my cousins, Britt and Marissa. I love those girls! At my aunty Barb's there is this huge room that when ever we are all down there we all crash in there with our blow up mattresses. It is too fun. Then it was off to Summerland B.C. . I can never tell you how much I love that place. We went there alot when I was a teenager, and I wanted to reminece, so we decided to go back. And it was soooo worth it. The lake is gorgeous, the weather wonderful, the scenery breath taking! My Dad came with us, which was so much fun. The girls love their "papa". The girls were little beach crabs the whole time. They loved the sand, and these little yellow flowties we got, Elayna was like a star with everything made, as she would wave to me on it! It was soooo adorable. And I love our campsite, that we set up so perfectly for us and the girls. The best purchace made was these connect-a-matts that made this little floor for the girls to crawl around in, instead of dirt. Terrific! Anyways, we had a blast. Vacations are so needed, and we can't wait for another!

HOLIDAYS!

2007-07-31T16:55:00.000-06:00

This is a picture of the Okanagan Lake....which we will be going to in 6 days!!! I can't tell you how excited I am. We would go there all the time when we were younger and it has been 10 YEARS since I have been back, and now I want to start the tradition with my own family now! Anyway, our holiday's have already started though, and it is so nice. Jonathan has been working so hard at Capital Ex, he produced the "Family Fun Town" and he was working almost 18 hour days. It was tough for all of us. But now we have two weeks off, and we are first down here in Calgary to have some fun with Jonathan's family, then we will head down to Cardston for my family reunion wich I am soooo excited about, and then off to Summerland! Yea! We can't wait. So the next entry should be full of pictures of our trip. I know I haven't updated in a while, I hopefully will get caught up some time, but for now I am on holiday's and hope you all are doing well! :)

New Glasses - For you Jess

2007-07-05T23:25:00.000-06:00

So what do ya think?