a day at the lake

last weekend we went with some good friends (the scarboroughs and dodges) to San Carlos lake.. i didn't even know there was a lake there and it is huge.. both families had jet skis and tubes to ride on, and also had kids our girls age. we had SO much fun!! i love to be in the sun and out on the water and so do my girls! we had tons of food and just relaxed all day. after a day on the water the kids flew kites and colored in the rv trailer. we are so thankful for great friends that are so fun to be with and kind enough to share their toys! it was a perfect day... what made it even better was my awesome mom offering to keep maci!

more cabin pictures

in the post under this one i posted about our family reunion in greer. i couldn't fit all the pictures i wanted to in that post, so i did a slide show for anyone who can't get enough of us! :)

FaMiLy FuN!!

we took our annual trip with my family up to greer last week.. it was just as fun this time as other years. we make such great memories there. i love my family and we always have so much fun together! my parents rented two cabins and we all enjoyed every minute there! at one point, all 10 kids were there. it is a huge crowd! the kids all love to be around cousins all day! the weather was beautiful and so was the land! it was hard to come home to the heat and real life again!... here are some pictures of our great memories..

we played pit (spoons) and the last person that didn't get a spoon had to get make up on them, put on by another player... i obviously lost a couple of times!

on sunday, we went in to Eager for sacrament mtng. and then came back to the cabin for the rest of the mtngs. grandma took all the kids for primary. (brave lady!) they went for a nature drive and learned all about the creation!

maci loves her dad!!

my sweet girls


one of our favorite things in greer is the zipline.. it is so fun!

all the girls made these cool flower barrets for our girlies

one night we kareoked (sp?) and then had a little dance. it was so fun to dance fast country again with my brothers! this is my brother steven with hanna. we missed kami being there (she was at girls camp)!

so sweet

then us sisters had to break out with some line dancing! :)

things i LOVE

*an awesome HUSBAND that respects me
*HAYLEE's beautiful curly hair
*HANNA's attitude and teasing
*miniature MACI and her cute voice
*the smell of rain
*living in a small town
*hanging out at my mom's house, especially outside
*big city restaurants and shopping
*awesome FRIENDS that i can always have a good time with
*family reunions
*hugs
*any FAMILY event (we both have the best families)
*seeing someone you haven't seen forever
*crafty people, and blogs (people that share their craftiness)
*swimming, water, beach
*sunsets
*working out
*laughing so hard i cry
*keeping in touch with people
*the way my girls adore their dad
*our savior
*president MONSON
*great in laws that we love to spend time with
*hotels
*turning my pillow over and it's cold
*cuddling
*tv
*NEWBORN BABIES
*the scriptures
*getting in the hot car after being cold at church
*primary
*christmas cards
*baking cookies and delivering them (my girls love it)
*my kids giggling so hard they can't stop
*cousins (mine and my girls)
*dressing up to go out
*going to lunch with friends, or family
*baptisms, weddings
*CAFE RIO and CHIPOTLE and GECKO GRILL... i love food
*brothers.. and our great relationships
*my husband and great men in my life that hold the priesthood
*sports events (mostly for the socializing!)
*good music
*when my girls play together (especially when they play house, it's so cute to listen!)
*a hard working hubby that provides for us
*a GOOD DEAL
*the legacy of our last names
*grandparents
*SLEEPING in!!
*holidays...christmas is my favorite
*sunday naps
*sisters and sister in laws to talk to
*watching my girls be excited when they accomplish something!
*the way HANNA pretends (i love to listen to her when she is playing alone)
*staying up late
*doing a kartwheel
*holding hands with wayne
*love stories
*ANYTHING SWEET
*having girls! i love to get them all dressed up
*cold cereal at night
*the temple
*HAYLEE taking care of maci (she is so good at it!)
*green grass
*working outside as a family
*amusement parks, VACATIONS
*a cold stone icecream in a waffle bowl
*going to the mall with my girls
*taking pictures, or looking at pictures
*MACI copying her sisters or us
*modern day MIRACLES
*I LOVE ALL THE GREAT FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN MY LIFE...

i thought it was time to count my blessings!

our couple weeks of craziness!

it has been a crazy couple of weeks! with graduations, gymnastics, end of the year programs, and t.ball starting we have busy (just like everyone else).. here are some of the things we have been up to!

enough said... she is so fun!

hanna graduated from a joy school with some girls in the ward

then she graduated from pre-school

levi's high school graduation... he's moved away for the
summer now and we already miss him!

haylee finished kindergarten... this was her park day, the last week of school

my brothers, dad, and wayne all went camping and while the boys were away, the girls were at play! we had pizza, did nails, and had a great time together!

maci with aunt kami!

haylee had her final gymnastics performance and did an awesome job! this is her with her friend kiley scorse.

my new favorite blog!!

my sister in law, katie, told me about this blog and i am addicted!! it is a hair do blog.. it has questions and answers, pictures, ideas.... everything you would want to know to do a girls hair.. i am constantly trying to come up with new ideas for my girls hair and this is perfect!! enjoy...
http://shedoeshair.blogspot.com/

hanna's surgery

hanna's tonsil and adnoid surgery is OVER and we are home.. the surgery went well, but afterwards she was really swollen, so they admitted us to the hospital over night so hanna could be watched closely. they told us she had to ride in an ambulance, it's their policy (even though the hopital was accross the parking lot).. hanna was sent home (to her grandma's house) the next morning... where we stayed for a LONG week.. the house and company was great, but hanna felt HORRIBLE and wanted to be home.
before the surgery.. cute smile, happy, excited to eat popsicles for a week...
after the surgery.. wondering why her parents are so mean to put her through this.. poor girl.. can you see how swollen she is??

here is hanna getting in to the ambulance.. she was such a good sport!

after hanna got situated in the hospital and was ready for bed, i came back to thatcher for haylee's kindergarten music program the next day. haylee did awesome.. she is shy, so i am always excited when she will perform.. she knew all the actions and words and was the cutest flower there!

steven and kami were so nice to come to the program and my great friend tami was so kind to drive down with me after hanna's surgery and keep me awake..she stayed then night and then they next day we went to haylee's program, and then headed back to mesa. . it was a short trip and we appreciated all the support!

haylee w/ grandma and grandpa

hanna was so hungry because she could only have liquids at first and she kept asking for pancakes.. so we made her some ( i had to call my mom for a recipe from scratch because my mother in law did not have premade stuff)... they turned out good and hanna ate pancakes about 3 times a day!

this is what i saw when haylee, maci and i came home from church on mother's day! so sweet! haylee and wayne came back to thatcher on sunday for work and school.. hanna, maci and i stayed until the next thursday!

still at grandma's but feeling better... listening to her new princess ipod that a friend gave her after the surgery.

HOME SWEET HOME... with sisters, books, toys, dad, and her own bed!! she felt so much better when we got home!
We appreciate all the love, support and prayers... and for my inlaws letting us stay at their house! it was so fun to spend time with the friend and family in gilbert! imiss them all!

our BLOG book

My friend Leah told me about uploading her blog into a book... so after a lot of time.. here it is!!

The website is http://www.blurb.com/ It took a lot of time, but is so worth it... i now have a year worth of journaling and pictures done! and it really was not very expensive.. $39.99 for 106 pages!! i love it!

top 10 things going on in our life... in no order!

1. i know to most of you this just looks like a block wall.. but to me it looks like a way to keep rattlesnakes out of our backyard! :)

2. most everyone has heard that we are going to have a temple in the gila valley! i am so excited about this. it is awesome that once people in thatcher started attending more regularly, that we will have a temple so close!! i will always love the mesa temple and have special memories there (my endowments, wedding, etc) but the gila valley temple will be a great place to make memories for my girls!

3. my sweet little hanna will be getting her tonsils and adnoids out this thursday... it is much needed, but i'm not looking forward to it! her dr. wants us to stay in gilbert for 7 days to make sure she recovers ok.. so anyone that wants to visit, feel free!! :) and please keep hanna in your prayers!

4. yuck! horrible picture... but i had to show proof that i ran a 5k.. it's called "the best cotton pickin' race"... it was so hard and i had to walk a couple of times for just a minute, but it felt so good to finish!! i ran with my sister in law, trainer, and a friend.

5. Maci is hallarious and so much fun! she says thank you about everything! (it's a great habit to get in to!) i love to pop my kids toes (i know, i'm not very nice) but after i did that to maci she said "thank you!" love that girl!!

6. my awesome little brother, levi just got his call to Melbourne, AUSTRALIA! He is so excited and will do a great job! i will miss him tons and i'm so glad i have been here with him for the last year.. i get to see him just about every day!!

7. i straightened haylee's hair the other day and it is SO long and pretty! i love it curly, but straight is so pretty too!! she doesn't realize how lucky she is to have such great hair!!

8. our new favorite thing is to go out to my mom's house and rope thier "fake" cow and just ride horses. levi is so great with the horses and roping and it is so fun to get out there. it's good for my girls to be outside and learn to be tough! wayne is loving the roping and we are all loving the small town country life!

9. SO SWEET! i went in to the girls room the other night and this is what i found... maci loves to copy her sister and they are so good to her! i love my girlS!!

10. last month (two days after tax season was over) we drove down to mesa to go to the temple with wayne's family. everyone was there except for wayne's brother who is not married and one other married couple. it was a great experience and so fun to be together. we really miss the layton side of the family!! it was a quick, one day trip, but well worth it!!