Grandpa's Paintings

Camry and her new painting

My Grandpa is an artist. His garage is full of his oil paintings. Camry and I were in the garage checking them out and she mentioned that this fruit bowl was her favorite. I thought that was pretty cute, so I had to tell my Grandpa. Low and behold this was his very first painting! I hope Camry knows how special she is that she is now the proud owner of her Grandpa Greats very first painting! ~ I was also given a painting to take home (which I LOVE), but my camera battery died...so I'm going to post it later!

Thank you Grandpa! We love you!
Thank you for a great time Grandpa and Grandma!

Spring Break In St. George

The kids and I took a quick trip to visit Grandpa and Grandma Great in St. George for Spring Break. Although the weather was MUCH cooler than we expected, we had a great time! Camry and Grandma made jewelry (Grandma knows the way to this girls heart), Easton got to go golfing with Grandpa and some of his golfing buddies (he is still talking about how much fun he had), and Jace and I just had a good time hanging out and visiting with Grandma and Grandpa!

Jace, Grandma Great, and Camry
Grandpa Great and Easton

Being A Woman Is A Curse!

A Healthy Weight (View From The Top)

An Overweight Pooch (View From The Top)

The curse of the female genetics continue! My poor little puppy had to go in to the vet yesterday to have her teeth cleaned, and to get one of her baby teeth that had never come out removed. As always, when she goes to the vet they take a weight first....

As many of you know Emmy and I have been on a diet. I say 'Emmy and I' because it is incredibly hard for me to tell the poor little starving thing no! She has been reduced to 3/4 cup of food a day (down from an unlimited supply), she has been limited in her snacks (down to one small beggin' strip a day), and has been completely cut off from people food...including our nightly snack of popcorn!

At her last visit she weighed 12 lbs 7 ozs and I was told that "if I loved my dog she needed to lose about 3 lbs."

Fastforward about 3 1/2 weeks. She weighs in at 13 lbs! What the ???? All of that hard work?? Seriously? I'm not gonna lie either! The very minute I sat down with my mini bag of microwave popcorn tonight I SHARED! We are officially off the wagon!

I'd like to take a vote....I realize she is laying down in this photo, but I personally think she is just fine!! She may look a little bit more like the pooch in the second photo...but then...who really cares!?? What do you think? Emmy and I would love your support!

My Claim To Fame

One of my very best friends Rochelle just won the Twilight Essay Contest. She sent in an amazing essay and out of hundreds of thousands of entries from all over the country she WON! I am so incredibly proud... that I had to share on my blog! So...for all of you die hard Twilight fans click on Rochelle's name to go to her blog and read her awesome entry that won her a day on the set of the movie Twilight!!

Rochelle and her kids stalking "Edward" on the set of Twilight a few days ago...

Preschool Field Trip

I got to help with Jace's Preschool Field Trip to the Dentist and the Pet Store. The kids had a great time...and I must say, were very well behaved. I am so grateful that all 3 of my kids have had the privilege of having Miss GeAnna as their preschool teacher. She is an amazing person. She is full of patience and love for these kids! I honestly don't know how she does it! Learning all about the Dentist Chair
Everyone got to try out the chair and go for a little ride. This was a hit!
Jace has issues with smells. I was very worried that he would have a melt down at the Pet Store because they don't usually have a great smell....thankfully this was a new shop and it smelled fabulous!
The kids could pet the animals if they only used 2 fingers. Smart! No animals were squished during this trip!
The snake was a hit! Everyone but mom thought it was awesome!

I Heart My Little Boys!

We have a white board in the cabinet in the kitchen. The rule is "if you want me to buy it at the store you better write it down". (I never remember all the little odds and ends that we're out of!) So today I open up the cabinet and here is my list. Apparently we are fresh out of Pokemon Cards! :)
This is the surprise I had from Jace the other day as I got out of the van. He had written my name and his on the steps leading into the mud room. (the reason the words have lines through them is because Camry was mad at him for using her sidewalk chalk without asking..darn those little brothers!) I have to say that although my first choice of where to use sidewalk chalk would not be right here...I am very grateful because after seeing this photo I am going to mop the stairs!! Sick!

I Looked Out The Window And What Did I See?

Popcorn popping on.............Snow????Will my nightmare Never end??!!