Here goes the Yearly 2013 Year End Review...Then I can print my 2013 blog book :)
January: New year, I started school, Mike turned 32
February: Gavin's first Valentines day going to school, I got a really sucky flu
March: Gavin turns 4! Mike and I have been married for 8 years! Took the boys bowling for the first time, we celebrated Easter
April: Greyson turns 2! We moved the boys into bigger (for them) beds, went to the Dinosaur museum, took lots of bike rides, had a birthday photo shoot for the boys
May: My first semester of school is officially over, Mother's Day, did my first DoTerra boutique and sold lots of my salves and chap sticks and such, Found out we were expecting our 3rd baby, Gavin graduated from his first year of Preschool
June: Took the summer off of school because I didn't get financial aid, Went to Youth Conference with the ward, Father's Day
July: Girls Camp. 12 weeks so we announce we were expecting to everyone. Gavin broke his wrist, 4th of July, 24th of July
August: I started fall semester, Gavin started Soccer, boring month!
September: Found out we were having another BOY! Gavin goes back to preschool, Family pictures
October: I turn 31, Halloween, end of Soccer
November: Thanksgiving, school is kicking my trash, getting closer to baby boy coming
December: Christmas, closer to baby boy, we are all cycling through a cold and sickness, Fall semester is over
Seems like we had a boring year, but with full time work, school, callings and being pregnant, it was hard to get out and really do anything. Hopefully we can get out and do something fun in 2014!
Showing posts with label 2013. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2013. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Christmas
This is going to be a boring post - I feel like the only time I blog is when I have a picture to go with it, but this Christmas, I was sick, so really didn't get a lot of pictures.
Christmas Eve, I woke up sick and we made breakfast, I made the fruit salad and potatoes we were to bring for the Christmas Dinner and we got ready and headed up to Heber City to spend the day with Mary (MIL), Kurt and the kids. Chuck and Lori joined us later. We had a great day watching Christmas movies, catching up with each other, cooking and opening presents. The more the day progressed, the worse I felt and we finally headed home around 9:30 because the kids were super cranky.
Luckily we had already put the big present together and wrapped all the other presents so Santa just needed to arrange the presents under the tree when we got home and we headed to bed. They boys slept in until 7:30 on Christmas Morning and then we headed out to the living room to open Presents. Greyson was super cranky and wanted to play with every single present he opened instead of stopping and opening another, so by the end, we were opening them for him and just showing him while he cried for us to put his presents together. Gavin loved finding his name on all his presents and opening each one of them. By the end, Mike had asked if he got everything he wanted and he said yes. He has been mentioning since September that he wanted a Jeep for Christmas. Mike asked about the Jeep and Gavin got a little sad and said "Why didn't Santa bring my Jeep?" And Mike said "You will have to ask for it again next year bud" and Gavin said ok, and just went back to playing. Finally Mike told him to go into the Dining Room and pull the blankets off and there was his Jeep. He was freaking out, so excited!
Mike got a Helicopter which he broke the next day and is now trying to find parts to fix it. I am super excited for my new Crock Pot and we have already used it and it works great! Our old one was super fast at cooking and is almost 9 years old, so it was time for an upgrade.
We had a great Christmas and we were spoiled rotten! We hope you had a great Christmas too!
Christmas Eve, I woke up sick and we made breakfast, I made the fruit salad and potatoes we were to bring for the Christmas Dinner and we got ready and headed up to Heber City to spend the day with Mary (MIL), Kurt and the kids. Chuck and Lori joined us later. We had a great day watching Christmas movies, catching up with each other, cooking and opening presents. The more the day progressed, the worse I felt and we finally headed home around 9:30 because the kids were super cranky.
Luckily we had already put the big present together and wrapped all the other presents so Santa just needed to arrange the presents under the tree when we got home and we headed to bed. They boys slept in until 7:30 on Christmas Morning and then we headed out to the living room to open Presents. Greyson was super cranky and wanted to play with every single present he opened instead of stopping and opening another, so by the end, we were opening them for him and just showing him while he cried for us to put his presents together. Gavin loved finding his name on all his presents and opening each one of them. By the end, Mike had asked if he got everything he wanted and he said yes. He has been mentioning since September that he wanted a Jeep for Christmas. Mike asked about the Jeep and Gavin got a little sad and said "Why didn't Santa bring my Jeep?" And Mike said "You will have to ask for it again next year bud" and Gavin said ok, and just went back to playing. Finally Mike told him to go into the Dining Room and pull the blankets off and there was his Jeep. He was freaking out, so excited!
Mike got a Helicopter which he broke the next day and is now trying to find parts to fix it. I am super excited for my new Crock Pot and we have already used it and it works great! Our old one was super fast at cooking and is almost 9 years old, so it was time for an upgrade.
We had a great Christmas and we were spoiled rotten! We hope you had a great Christmas too!
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| Gavin's gingerbread house from Preschool |
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| Gavin in Christmas Eve PJs |
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| Greyson in the Jeep and in Christmas Eve PJs |
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| Gavin in the Jeep |
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| Putting together the Jeep for the Boys |
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| George our Elf on the Shelf drinking green milk in the fridge |
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| Creating our Ginger Bread Men |
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| The boys on Christmas Morning out with the Jeep |
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| All the cookies I made for Neighborhood Gifts |
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| Gavin's Vacuum he got for Christmas |
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| More Ginger Bread Men making |
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| A Greyson track he got for Christmas |
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| Ginger Bread Making |
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| Our final Ginger Bread Men |
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Merry Christmas 2013
Here is our Christmas Card for 2013 - that I haven't sent out to anyone :/
We hope you had a great Christmas!
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Halloween 2013
Happy Halloween from The Lorax and The Little Bear!
The boys had a lot of fun this Halloween. Gavin made a killing on his Trick or Treat candy and went throughout the whole neighborhood. Greyson got tired about half way through so we came home and he happily sat on the couch, eating a sucker watching a movie. It was a great Halloween night!
Family Pictures
So like a month ago, we went and got family pictures done. I am finally posting them!
Father's Day 2013
I totally forgot to post this picture and just downloaded it from the camera to the computer. This is Father's Day 2013!
Soccer
Gavin had so much fun this year in Soccer. It ended the 1st weekend in October and he still asks all the time when he can go play. Here are pictures of his last game and getting his award.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Youth Conference
I have to blog about Youth Conference. It was such an amazing, spiritual, fun experience. And I didn't even go on the bike ride. I hope all the kids at least learned something and felt the spirit the 2 days we were doing stuff!
Friday we met at the Round about at 6:30 and hung out there until about 8 talking about the weekend and stuff we would be doing. The kids got water bottles, a For the Strength of the Youth" booklet and a passport so they knew how they were doing. We first took off to Welfare Square. We picked up garbage around there and the first group went to serve and the second group went on a tour. It is an AMAZING place. And it is huge. And...the food they make their, so good. The cheese and chocolate milk...yummy! Our group then went to serve and we were just moving pallets of clothes to the DI from the Bishop's Storehouse. It was quite fun.
After Welfare Square, we ate lunch and headed to Temple Square where we met up with the cutest sister missionaries ever who talked to us about why they decided to serve missions and played a video for us about standing in holy places and if you are doing what you should be, no matter where you stand will be a holy place. They also did some role playing with us acting like missionaries and asking our friends to come to church with us. After that, they split us up in groups and we went on a tour around Temple Square. They then took us to the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and we watched the powerful Joseph Smith Movie. Holy...What a tear jerk-er ..and it is not just because I am hormonal (More on that later...) What a spiritual movie, and such an account of his life, told by his mother. It was inspirational, and motivational, and moving. If you didn't know the gospel was true before that movie, wow...It is a powerful movie.
After the Movie, we went to the South Visitor's Center on Temple Square and looked at the replica of the Salt Lake Temple and what is inside. The Temple is beautiful. We then went back to the Hotel we were staying in and checked in to our rooms and relaxed for a hot minute for Dinner to arrive. We ate dinner then the girls got ready for the Temple. The whole time we were together the boys and girls had "partners" so they were with a "partner" most of the time. The partners walked to Temple Square and dropped off the girls for Baptisms. It was a fun experience being in the Salt Lake Temple with the girls and watching them preform these ordinances that spirits on the other side are waiting for. I remember the Temple Worker who was talking to us before the girls did the Baptisms said that if you get a tingly feeling that person was ready and waiting for this ordinance to be done for them. During one of the Baptisms, Ashley turned to me and said she was hot, but just got the cold chills, and I said, that person must have been ready for Baptism! It was a neat experience. After the Temple we went to get Ice Cream then back to the Hotel for a night devotional and BED TIME! I was exhausted.
Saturday morning we woke up, packed up, got ready, ate breakfast and then got on the bikes and in cars to make the journey back to Eagle Mountain. They rode back to Temple Square then "started" from there and went to the Jordan River Parkway Trail. We had lots of stops on the way, some spiritual thoughts and lots of encouragement. They finally rode into Eagle Mountain at about 8. And EVERYONE MADE IT! That was an awesome experience. I am so proud of our youth and all they did and accomplished last weekend. They are amazing people and will do amazing things and I hope this experience only strengthened their testimonies.
Friday we met at the Round about at 6:30 and hung out there until about 8 talking about the weekend and stuff we would be doing. The kids got water bottles, a For the Strength of the Youth" booklet and a passport so they knew how they were doing. We first took off to Welfare Square. We picked up garbage around there and the first group went to serve and the second group went on a tour. It is an AMAZING place. And it is huge. And...the food they make their, so good. The cheese and chocolate milk...yummy! Our group then went to serve and we were just moving pallets of clothes to the DI from the Bishop's Storehouse. It was quite fun.
After Welfare Square, we ate lunch and headed to Temple Square where we met up with the cutest sister missionaries ever who talked to us about why they decided to serve missions and played a video for us about standing in holy places and if you are doing what you should be, no matter where you stand will be a holy place. They also did some role playing with us acting like missionaries and asking our friends to come to church with us. After that, they split us up in groups and we went on a tour around Temple Square. They then took us to the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and we watched the powerful Joseph Smith Movie. Holy...What a tear jerk-er ..and it is not just because I am hormonal (More on that later...) What a spiritual movie, and such an account of his life, told by his mother. It was inspirational, and motivational, and moving. If you didn't know the gospel was true before that movie, wow...It is a powerful movie.
After the Movie, we went to the South Visitor's Center on Temple Square and looked at the replica of the Salt Lake Temple and what is inside. The Temple is beautiful. We then went back to the Hotel we were staying in and checked in to our rooms and relaxed for a hot minute for Dinner to arrive. We ate dinner then the girls got ready for the Temple. The whole time we were together the boys and girls had "partners" so they were with a "partner" most of the time. The partners walked to Temple Square and dropped off the girls for Baptisms. It was a fun experience being in the Salt Lake Temple with the girls and watching them preform these ordinances that spirits on the other side are waiting for. I remember the Temple Worker who was talking to us before the girls did the Baptisms said that if you get a tingly feeling that person was ready and waiting for this ordinance to be done for them. During one of the Baptisms, Ashley turned to me and said she was hot, but just got the cold chills, and I said, that person must have been ready for Baptism! It was a neat experience. After the Temple we went to get Ice Cream then back to the Hotel for a night devotional and BED TIME! I was exhausted.
Saturday morning we woke up, packed up, got ready, ate breakfast and then got on the bikes and in cars to make the journey back to Eagle Mountain. They rode back to Temple Square then "started" from there and went to the Jordan River Parkway Trail. We had lots of stops on the way, some spiritual thoughts and lots of encouragement. They finally rode into Eagle Mountain at about 8. And EVERYONE MADE IT! That was an awesome experience. I am so proud of our youth and all they did and accomplished last weekend. They are amazing people and will do amazing things and I hope this experience only strengthened their testimonies.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Happy Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful women who surround me, give me advice, encouragement, strength, love, and support! I am so thankful for my mom, grandmas, and mother-in-law'and especially for the two tiny sized chickletts who made me mom!
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Friday, January 4, 2013
New Year 2013 Resolutions
I have been thinking a lot the last couple days on what I wanted for New Year 2013. I could go the "Be healthier, lose weight, save money, pay off bills" route, but I wanted to think outside the box this year. So here goes...
* Graduate with my Associates!
* Learn more about Oils and use them more in our daily lives
* Take a family vacation (since it really didn't happen last year)
These are my main ones that I really want to focus on. I also have the usual resolutions...
* Family Prayer, personal prayer, Family and personal Scripture study, Focus on Preparing YW Lessons, Monthly Temple Trips.
I would also like to really start working on the house, getting it ready so that when we can sell it, it might sell better, faster and yeah!
* Graduate with my Associates!
* Learn more about Oils and use them more in our daily lives
* Take a family vacation (since it really didn't happen last year)
These are my main ones that I really want to focus on. I also have the usual resolutions...
* Family Prayer, personal prayer, Family and personal Scripture study, Focus on Preparing YW Lessons, Monthly Temple Trips.
I would also like to really start working on the house, getting it ready so that when we can sell it, it might sell better, faster and yeah!
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