HoW MY dAys GO bY

We Miss You!!!!!

2010-08-07T22:53:00.000-07:00

We all get old

2010-03-26T15:37:00.000-07:00

It was Matt's birthday yesterday. He had a good day. Me and the kids spent most the day making dad's cake. It doesn't look that good from this side but from the other side it looked really good. It was an ice cream cake since he doesn't really like cake but LOVES ice cream. I had fun making it and I think it turned out really good. Happy Birthday Honey.
PS I guess I call Matt Honey a lot because when Ash plays house she asks Jake to be her "Honey". I think it is pretty cute.

Jake update

2010-03-26T13:06:00.000-07:00

Jake got worse and then much better I took him in one more time on Monday and they were able to tell me what he had. I wish I could remember the whole name but it was something that sounded German or something. It is an Auto immune condition and should last about 3 weeks. He is doing much better and is not in as much pain. This one is a pic when his eyes started to swell.

What is this

2010-03-20T13:36:00.000-07:00

So Jake last week told me that his legs were hurting. They were swollen and he was having a hard time walking. I took him to the Doctor . They did some blood work. The Dr. thought that it was some antibody something or other. Well he then got a rash and his back started swelling. Well to make a long story short after two trips to the Doctor three vials of blood and a strep test we really don't know what is going on. Now his head is starting to swell and looks a little like the the creatures on Avatar. I am hopeful because his legs look a little better but........ I don't know what to do.

Jake's cousin were here and made him a "bow and arrow shooter" He is having a lot of fun with it.

Memphis

2010-03-16T09:56:00.000-07:00

Here is Jess and Chase looking at the Mississippi

two of mine enjoying the sunset

Memphis = Elivis

On the wall in front of The kings home

This was a little whole in the wall place recomend to us from some of Matts work buddies. Super good eat's.

Pocket friend

2010-03-15T11:54:00.000-07:00

I love this girl. I love all my sisters but this is the only one that is younger than me. I would take her everywhere with me when I was still at home. Sometimes even go on dates with me. I finally had someone I could boss around. she was such a good friend I use to tell her that if I could I would put her in my pocket and take her EVERYWHERE. Well years have passed and she just got married. It was a special treat to have her and Chase come and spend Ten days in Nashville. I loved every second.

Us after the spa at Opry land Hotel sorry we are blurry.

At the Library with the kids after a puppet show. CHase : " It's The Best , IT's the Best"

More to come.

Very late Valentines day post.

2010-03-14T22:00:00.000-07:00

I have let myself get very backed up on the old blog so I will update the next couple of days. My little sis and her hubby came to visit. They were here for Valentines day, it was a Sunday. We thought we would try to make a nice dinner for our Valentines. We had steak and potatoes. I do love my big valentine and the three little ones too.

snow

2010-02-08T22:31:00.000-08:00

I loved growing up with a snowy winter. Utah has the greatest winters. Since moving away from Utah, first to Nevada and now Nashville ,I have miss the snow. Nashville gets cold but just doesn't get the snow I love. This is not the first time I have said this on the blog. This year I took the kids outside mid December and just wished for a little white. We even got the sled out and because of this hence the Christmas card that never made it to the mail box ( Next year for sure).

Here is Nashville last week. When the kids woke up to a winter wonderland I knew we had to spend some time in it. Matt was at the hospital so I have to venture out with all the kids. we bundled up and I took the kids, infant carrier and all, on a sleigh ride. They loved it. My Neighbor saw us from the upstairs window of her house and decided to take a couple photos of the event.

It was crazy. School, church, meetings, and parties all cancelled due to the snow. I don't think Nashville has a snow plow in the whole city, well maybe one. As the locals where in awe I was right at home. I loved every minuet. We spent the rest of the day and following days building snow men, sledding and drinking hot chocolate. I think Jake and Ash loved it as much as me I found at least five zip lock bags of snow in the freezer. Needless to say it might have been a good thing that I didn't get my Christmas card sent out after all.

Party with the Babysitter

2010-01-22T01:00:00.000-08:00

We had some good friends come into town. We got a babysitter to watch the kidlets so that we could have a date night and go to the temple. My friends two kids and our two oldest must have had the time of their lives. when we got home this is how we found Jake. He is not one to fall asleep in random places but he must have been really, really, really tired.
PS if you can't tell, he is curled up on a chair.

These cheeks are only going to get bigger

2010-01-21T21:06:00.000-08:00

This is her little four month old face. I can't even tell you how I love these cheeks, and her cute rolly-polly legs are to die for.

2010-01-10T16:39:00.000-08:00

Went under the Knife

2009-12-17T20:24:00.000-08:00

I know I have told you about Ashes Eyes. She had an intermittent outward wondering eye. I have been seeing the Dr. about this for a year. We have tried patching the eyes but that didn't really help. So with a lot of thought, Matt and I decided to have Ash get the surgery. I was really scared to have my little girl go under general anesthesia and have this. But I felt it was the best thing to do and that the sooner the better for long term results.

At 5:00 in the morning I woke my sleeping princess and took her to Vanderbilt Primary Children's Hospital. (One of my favorite things about Ashley is that when she wakes up, or is woken up, at what ever time and no matter how tired, she is normally Happy. That is just to show you how carefree and happy this little girl is. ) I tried to explain what was going to happen and she said "I am so excited to go to daddy's work" I was glad that i was more scared than her.

It was dark outside and cold. Ash Brought Bear bear and her blanket to keep us company.

We checked in and Waited. The wait was fun It was just me and Ash talking, playing and she even did a little "jumping". Then they called us back. They weighed her and gave me a tiny yellow shirt and yellow pants to put on her. She was so cute because she has always been able to speak so clear and has a way with people. She could answer all of the questions. The nurses were thoroughly enjoying this little Patient. Matt met me there, since he had to be there at 3:30 AM to round on some pt., right before they gave her a sedative to help her fall asleep.

She was getting a little loopy and I asked her if she wanted to sing any songs. She requested Happy Family song. so I would start and she would fill me in on who we forgot. It just isn't long enough for all the names unless I combined them to work. and the she would join in on "we are a happy family" It was slow and she looked up at me. Then she fell asleep. And they took her to back to where she would get the surgery. I was so sad to see her wheeled out on a little hospital bed.

My thought were diverted to all the moms who had children here with different diseases and my heart broke for them. Matt took me down to the cafeteria to get a little something while we waited. After we were done, we went back to see how things were going. Her name was still on the screen informing us they were still working on her. After a little while longer the attendant said that they were done and that she was starting to wake up and we could go back to be with her.

I walked fast wanting to see my baby. There she was with her eyes all swollen and IVs in her arm. She was crying. I wanted so much to comfort her and help her know that she was going to be ok but I couldn't. She just kept crying. Her Voice was horse and I could smell the anesthesia on her breath. Me and Matt took turns holding her. I didn't want to give her up but she would say daddy and I had to release her to his arm. She wouldn't stop crying. We couldn't calm her. She even said" My eyes are hurting".
I Had a flood of emotions. I looked at her and saw my brand new little baby girl ,swollen eyes and everything. She looked like she did when she was first born. I remember what it felt like to have her in my arms for the first time. She continued to cry. I asked the nurse if everything went ok and she assured me that it did. We tried everything I walked her around and Dad held her and rocked her. We tried juice and even a Popsicle. They told us that they could give her a little something more for the pain and then put something in the IV. We held her more as she continued to cry. I started rocking her and rubbing my hand crossed her forehead and up through her hair line and hummed. And with my eyes closed I Prayed. I wanted her to be out of pain. I couldn't help but feel this was my fault. It was my genetics that gave her that wondering eye. I wished He would help her, Comfort Her. And as I continued to pray I heard the cries weaken and quiet. until it completely stopped and she fell asleep in my arms. I thank my Heavenly Father for answering my prayer so quickly and felt once again Humbled to be a mother.

A couple minuets later she woke up back to her normal self, happy, fun, carefree and THIRSTY.

I just took her in for her one week check and the Dr. said everything looked great! I was thankful for that. Sorry for the long story I just didn't want to forget.

Nerdy Thirty

2009-12-15T14:18:00.000-08:00

a Friend of ours turned 30 and to celebrate had a nerdy thirty party, so..................... He is the love of my life. I am sooooooo LUCKY!

Do i not look HOT, double chin and all. This shirt is a Julie's original. It is just a little hot glue and a lot of love. Tutorial later.
These are Matt's Real Glasses that the kids broke a couple years ago. Safety pins are the greatest invention

Winner of Best Dressed : Yours Truly ( i wish I had the whole product to show)

Where does the time go?

2009-12-10T21:06:00.000-08:00

This little girl is three months. Things have been CRAZY at my house for the last couple weeks but I can't wait to get all the photo's up so here is a little taste.

2009-11-17T07:00:00.000-08:00

This is what happens during "Quite" time, when I think my children are sleeping. There was much more but I was too mad to take a photo of that I started them cleaning before I took this one. What do I do? Every time I think that I am a good mom I find myself getting mad at my kids for small little things. I guess it will keep me humble.

adventure

2009-11-15T19:59:00.000-08:00

We went on an adventure . Two inches from the deck and about 30 feet from the neighbors and went "camping." Matt had promised the kids but didn't get home until late so this was the compromise. Let me tell you it was an adventure. Makayla and I last 45 mins before returning to the house, Ashes followed shortly and at about 3:30 Jake ,freezing, and Dad all returned to our beds. After all It ended being a good idea not to got too far from home.

Over the top

2009-11-11T08:18:00.000-08:00

So I have been trying to make a couple hair bows for Kays. If the bow is bigger than the face, it might be a little too much. I think this one is border line. Kays has gotten her first cold. Seem much earlier than the other two but with their help it was hard to keep her from getting sick. It's hard for her to eat and sleep and even breath. Babies and cold are so sad. But the Dr. think she will be over it soon.

My Latest Project

2009-11-10T11:09:00.000-08:00

I love a good "project" so when I found a night stand, head board, dresser, mirror (which broke)and Armour for 90 bucks. I knew I could do something awesome so here it is. I like it but if someone could help me decorate my room? I would like some ideas.

I will show the other pieces when I get a little closer to finished.

Two Months

2009-11-05T09:56:00.000-08:00

This little girl has been such a joy. The last two months have been so nice. I think that just her sweet Innocent spirit has made our home calmer and more wonderful. She loves her mom. She likes to cuddle. Gets fussy around 8:00. Loves to be held and sleeps in the car. Started smiling a couple weeks ago and her face just lights up. Is a angel and I am lucky she came to our family. Jake and ASh couldn't love her more. Jake gets so excited when she smiles at him after he is smiling in her face for a couple minutes. And Ash will make sure that I know if ever Makaywa starts to cry.

Introducing

2009-10-30T22:53:00.000-07:00

Peter Pan

Tinker Bell

Tiger Lilly

Wendy

Captain Hook

The pumpkin PaTCH

2009-10-19T08:15:00.000-07:00

We went to a local pumpkin patch on Saturday. It was nice to have Matt around everything it a little more fun,but it was freezing. Winter snuck up on us this year.

We are lucky

2009-10-16T10:58:00.000-07:00

Jake's and Matt's latest. This little cricket sit on Jake's table by his bed in an Amish raspberry jam jar. It even sings us to sleep. I wonder how long he will live, it's going on 5 days. Anyone know?

Violin

2009-10-15T14:19:00.001-07:00

Last year Jake asked if he could play the violin. I thought that he might be a little small and wanted to wait a little longer. Well today I got him his first violin. I hope that he will stick with it until he gets better. Now I just need to find him a good teacher. They say that if I learn with him he will do better so here is mine and his. Wish us luck

Conference

2009-10-06T14:18:00.001-07:00

I love conference. I love to listen to the Prophets and feel the spirit so strong for two days. I tend to have my babies right around conference. Jake and Makayla are September babies and Ash I watched conference in the hospital. Matt had the day off and conference didn't start until 11:00 for us, so we spend the morning cuddling in bed.
If I look 100 years old and completely exhausted that is because i spent the night with my bed looking like this and one of those three is a new born, which is exhausting as is. We have taken co-sleeping to a new level

Thank You

2009-10-06T10:37:00.001-07:00

Matt's Mom came out to help with the baby. For the first couple days their was no baby but sure enough Makayla came. Then My mom came out a week later It was so nice to have so much help. it really helped me adapt quickly. I love you both. Thanks I don't know what I would have done without you.

One Month Old

2009-10-06T10:08:00.000-07:00

Here she is looking very concerned. Just some firsts,
First baby to have with out pain meds.
First baby to get acne.
First baby to get thrush.
First baby to have two older sibling that love her to death.

Visitors

2009-09-30T22:14:00.000-07:00

With out fail this sister and her hubby have come and visit me when I have my babies. Jake and Ash it was a little easier because I live in Vegas but Kaylee they still made the trip, even to Nashville. I think that they had a blast. It was so nice to have my sister come and see my little spot on the world and the new girl that has joined it.

She is pregnant and I still made her crouch down so that I could get the Nashville map in the pic. Sorry sis

love you guys. Thanks for coming

Top Gun Birthday

2009-09-21T19:21:00.000-07:00

Jake turned four a week after Makayla was born. I wanted him to feel special on his birthday, so we had a birthday Bash. He wanted a "Jet" birthday, not an airplane birthday a "jet". He is particular about what kind of jet. It can't have a propeller and blue is a large preference. So when I found this I knew it was a must.

my friend Marissa made this for him. What a blessing I would have never gotten it done. You the best

The invitation to Flight school

Jake had a blast and I think his friends did too.
Happy Birthday Jakes

Makayla June 3 days old

2009-09-07T14:08:00.000-07:00

2009-09-06T14:33:00.000-07:00

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY!!!!
Makayla June Mizukawa

She was definitely cheering for BYU when they dominated OU. Go Cougs!!!

Here she is....Makayla June Mizukawa. She has already found her thumb. Bummer.

Here she is again, right after she was born.

Proud father, with some sweet bedhead.

The whole fam. Jake and Ash have been completely enamored by their new sister. Hopefully no headlocks, suplexes, or nuggies for at least a few years.

Just a few moments after she was born. Julie did great, and I'm so proud of her for her endurance.

Proud mother, literally seconds after giving birth. Doesn't she look great!!!

This is the Julie pre-game show, getting ready for the main event. It all started on Thursday. The contractions were irregular, but seemed to be about 12-15 minutes apart. We went to bed and tried to rest, with a hunch that Friday may be the day. Julie woke up at about 1:00 am Friday with stronger contractions that were about 4 minutes apart. She got her stuff together, got in the shower, and then woke me up at about 2:30 am. We debated whether or not to go in to the hospital. The contractions were regular at 3 minute intervals by this point, so we went in.
We got to Labor and Delivery by 3:00 am. The OB on call checked her and said she was dilated to 4 cm. So, we stayed. Anesthesia came by to say hi and see if Julie was planning on an epidural. Lo and behold, the anesthesia residents were Paul Reynolds and Steve Badger, both good friends of ours. So, Julie didn't want an epidural right then. They weren't getting off until 7 am either. We went on a walk around the hospital and came back for another check at about 5:30 am. By this time, the contractions were getting pretty strong with short intervals. She was up to 8 cm. So we were getting close. Julie again debated an epidural and decided to go without. For the next hour, Julie was in the doing lunges and stretches....anything to help her cope with the contractions. She got into a hot shower, which seemed to help alot too. At about 7:30 am, Julie felt like it was time to push. The midwife checked her and she was at 9.5 cm. So she broke her water and the fun began. Julie was pushing for about half an hour when our little bundle of joy was born at 8:07 am on 9/4/09. She was 6 pounds 12 ounces, 21 inches tall....and 100% cute. Julie did great. I was so proud of her. I think Julie is so glad she didn't get an epidural, so I guess it was a blessing that Paul and Steve were on call. Otherwise, Julie probably would have gotten the epidural.
Julie and the baby came home on Saturday. It's been great having my mom here. She has really helped out a ton. I don't know what we would've done without her. Thanks, mom. We'll post more photos as they come.

June 28th 2009

2009-06-28T18:45:00.000-07:00

I would like to use my blog as a journal more than a blog. I started this to help my family keep in touch but since most of the don't really use thier computer they don't ever check in on me unless I call them. So this blog is going to need to be my journal. Mostly it will be about the cute thing my kids do or the cra

2009-06-21T10:23:00.000-07:00

2009-06-21T10:03:00.000-07:00

I got Jake some Lego's a couple months back. I don't even help him and he come and shows me the best little creations. This one was a car, but the other day he came down with a rocket, space, submarine. He was so cute about it. It was a two seater and he told me that it "goes really, really fast and even underwater." He also went on to say that it eats "bad guys and crabs" I could stop laughing, crabs and bad guys that is some rocket,space, submarine. I wish I would have gotten a picture of that one but little sister Ash wanted to get into the action and as awesome as it was, it was not quite strong enough for her.

Easter was a month ago

2009-05-14T21:00:00.000-07:00

I know It was over a month ago, but......... I am slow ok.

Ashley is growing up

2009-04-21T12:23:00.001-07:00

My baby ( well the one not in my tummy) is growing up. She is so fun. She has a way with people she can read people like a glove. She is very thoughtful and unselfish when it comes to her big brother. He is everything to her. she loves him so much. THis girl hate skirts except on Sunday and loves and I mean loves Pink. She takes her "babies" (any stuffed animal or doll) and will wrap them in what ever fabric she can find, dad's shirts seem to work well. She has a giggle that is contagious and makes everyone happy. I love her to death.

Matt's Birthday

2009-04-10T20:35:00.000-07:00

Matt's birthday was a couple weeks ago. I thought it was about time I put up some pic's about the occasion. Me and the kids went and got dad some donuts and some balloons to bring to his work. I know Matt wouldn't care that much about the balloons but the kids loved it. I asked them what color they thought dad would love and of course Jake said "blue" and Ash said "pink" (somehow my kids are crazy about the stereotypical boy/girl colors) so I got one of each and let them carry them into the hospital to go surprise dad. It was nice to really surprise Matt a little. That night there was a Church dinner so we went.

When me and Matt where dating I made him this huge chocolate cake for his birthday, after seeing it sit with me and his roommates being the only people that ate it. I found out that Matt doesn't like cake. Ever since I stress about what kind of "cake" I should make for his birthday. He would be happy with some french fries and a couple candles sticking out. He loves salty foods, but cake he normally passes. You can't have a birthday without some kind of cake/dessert. so each year I try a new one. Thus far we have had a green hulk cake, an angle food cake, and just ice cream. This year he got a donut, at least he eats donuts. This is what one looks like with 31 candles.

Matt can always make Ash laugh

Over all I think that Matt liked his day.

St Patty's day

2009-03-23T12:57:00.000-07:00

I know this post is a little late but that is how the next handful of post will be. Better late than never. This was our little St. Patrick's day . We woke and and got right into our green. Than we ate green eggs and had friends come over to go on a treasure hunt. The kids loved it.

They each had shamrock wands

This was our center piece for the last couple days I thought that it was well suited.

eye patch

2009-03-23T12:34:00.000-07:00

So Little Sis has a lazy eye. I knew that this was the case for a long time. I thought that I would wait until she was a little older before I took her to the doctor. I had the same thing when I was a little girl, So I have passed on some bad genetics. She will wear the eye patch for the next 3 months and then he will check on her progress. If she doesn't improve he thought surgery would be the best approach. I still think that she is the cutest thing on two legs, or any legs for that matter. When she walks around with that thing on her eye and says "eye patch" pointing to her eye with a smile makes me feel better.

One More Mizukawa

2009-03-06T09:34:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted in a while (if you haven't noticed). I haven't been feeling very well. There was that feeling of guilt, that if I could hardly take care of my kids I couldn't really blog. As weeks go by, I am feeling better and better. It's good to be back for most of the day. We are having another baby! I am super excited. It is always fun to have an ultrasound and see that little peanut move. I have much I need to update so hopefully I will get on top of that.

Old Stone Fort

2009-01-29T14:46:00.000-08:00

My Boys

2009-01-21T12:09:00.000-08:00

Jake has a very hard time going to sleep. (He didn't get that from Matt. Matt could fall a sleep anywhere in under 3 seconds. Sometime I worry about him at the hospital for such long hours.) Jake has been sick the last couple of days. So Matt thought he would help him get to sleep one night. I went to go find them and they where in the exact same position sleeping, arm up and everything. I couldn't help but get the camera.

Ice skating with the young women

2009-01-16T12:51:00.001-08:00

We have one young women who is an ice skater. We have been trying to go ice skating with the girls since I started in YW a year and 7 months ago. We finally made it happen. The girls had a blast. In the last 20 min. I was getting a little overly confident and started going as fast as I could. Soon I found myself skidding across the ice on my side. Don't worry I'm OK just a little bruised but mostly embarrassed.

Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam

2009-01-05T10:54:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was Jake's First day in primary. I was a little nervous because Jake is a little shy in large groups and sometimes wont participate. But I think that he did rather well. Just a couple of tears. He came home with a crown that said I am a child of God and was so happy. We decided to celebrate. We asked him what he wanted to eat and he said "lets go to the donut place" Because it was Sunday the donut den would have to wait, but we went home and made one huge donut(aka A bunt cake). Jake cracked the eggs and greased the pan. He only used enough butter to grease 12 pans but he liked doing it. We had some friends come over and ate and let the kids run wild. When he woke up this morning I asked him what he dreamed about and he said " I got to crack eggs and make a cake". I love that boy.

Christmas PJ's

2008-12-31T12:20:00.000-08:00

Every year I make the kids Christmas pajama's. Matt and I often get a pair too. This year I made Jake and Matt match and Ashley and I match. The kids loved it. I didn't get a chance to make the tops but I thought a basic white T did the job. Could you imagine Matt in those bottoms with a matching top? I think the only way he wore them was because it made Jake so happy to have the "same as dad". Here we are on Christmas Eve

Enjoying Winter

2008-12-10T09:27:00.000-08:00

Now that my house smells like a camping zone and I'm surprised that the fire department hasn't stop by, I am officially enjoying winter.

these lucky people

2008-12-06T00:10:00.000-08:00

I just learned how to knit by this rad ( i do love the word "rad") girl that knits all the time. I learned that I really like to knit. I am not very good but it is so fun to do. I think that I am slightly addicted. We drew names this year for Matt's family. Since we were going to be all together for Thanksgiving we exchanged gifts then. We had four names so I thought that along with the kind of gifts that are purchased, they would get something even better and I would knit them a hat. I was knitting like crazy. It took me a long time, remember I just learned how, But I got it done in time. I loved them. I don't know how much they loved them but here they are. Aren't they lucky.

It's Up

2008-12-03T22:37:00.000-08:00

My Grandma Dona loved, loved, loved, Christmas. She loved tinsel,Santa figures,bows, poinsettias, and anything that would remind you of Christmas. there was always red and Green spread throughout the house. Her home was truly a wonderland. She passed away a couple years ago and when she did she had enough Christmas ornaments to have each of her grand kids decorate a tree with. So this year I got the special treat of using them (they were stored at my parents house last year). As Jake and Ash helped put the tinsel on, I couldn't help but think of all the memories and love she gave. I love spending Christmas again with Grams.

Where else could I find a clown made out of a strawberry to hang on my tree?

This one is my favorite. I think it is so beautiful. I love thinking of her every time I look at my tree.

Black Turkey Anyone?

2008-12-01T10:02:00.000-08:00

I know everyone has a favorite Holiday and mine is Thanksgiving. It is so fun. you don't have to worry about anything, not shopping or costumes or nothing. You get to gather with the people you love, eat and be thankful for all of the blessings we have. It always gets you into the Christmas spirit. I do love the other holidays but this one is at the top of my list. This year we went to my sister in-laws house. All of Matt's Family (well not Dave, he is still on his mission) were able to fly or drive in order to spend it together. Jake and Ashley loved being with family. Even Matt's grandma Mary was there. Here are a few pic of the Trip I have more to share later.

I was in charge of the stuffing. I am always a little nervous cooking for Matt's family because they are all really good cooks. I used my dad's recipe that is the best and added a little of my own twist and it turned out great. That was one of the things I was thankful for.

For breakfast Matt family always eats Pie. They spend most the day before making all kinds of pie. Grapefruit pie sounds a little questionable but tastes o so good.

Looks can be deceiving
You can all laugh when you look at this. I know I did. When Court brought this in the house after 11 hours of smoking it, I thought for sure we were going to go without the turkey this year. But after you pull off the layer of bacon that is wrapped all around the turkey, it was so tender and perfectly smoked. Happy Thanksgiving

Twilight

2008-11-21T13:06:00.000-08:00

Thursday night the Nashville coven had a huge party for the opening of twilight. We had the whole Theater reserved and filled that one and another. Here is me and some of the girls.

It was fun to go with the youth they would scream every time a new Character would come in. This is one of my young women. (Disclaimer: I don't know if this movie should be viewed by the youth. )

All in all this was a blast, I loved driving up with friends. The movie was better than I thought it was going to be. Didn't love some of the casting but I was entertained. Can't wait for the next one

Striker

2008-11-18T19:19:00.000-08:00

Yesterday morning Matt called at 7:00 AM and with the excitement of a little kid asked if we could go bowling for FHE. I thought that would be a ton of fun. I knew Jake would love it. Here we are Jake and Ash's first time Bowling. We ate some chocolate cake; the kids still have some on their faces for later.

Look at those little bowling shoes. I should get some just to wear around.

This little girl just ran around most the time "dancin"

It was a good night other than with a name like "striker" you would have thought that I would have gotten one. That will teach me. I came close and hit them all down except for one. But they gave me a strike anyways....the pin moved. Thanks.

my little helper

2008-11-16T19:00:00.000-08:00

Jake is getting to the age that he really like to help me do whatever I am working on. Most the time it works out fine. He helps me load the dishwasher and the washing machine. He also helps me make the beds and cook. So after eating a messy dinner he went to go wash his hands and said he would wash Ashley's. This is what I found.

I might as well wash my hair

sink and both kids covered in soap

mom caught us

I guess Jake wanted to help make breakfast but is didn't quite work as planned.

"Sorry mom." Look at that sad little face. Don't mind the unders. I am not sure how he got the shells in the pan and the egg on the floor. Some day this boy is going to be a really good cook like his dad. Gotta love em

M is for Mizukawa

2008-11-12T11:59:00.000-08:00

Winter is for snowball fights, snowboarding, sledding, bundling up and hot chocolate. I love winter and I love the snow and since none of those thing are very fun without snow,except the hot chocolate. I decided that summer is for playing outside and winter is for crafting,(At lease while I am here in Nashville, where there really isn't snow). So let the games begin. I got this idea from my sister in-law Carrie. This was so fun to make and I love it. It could go on my front door but I think I will hang it in the house.

Start your Engines!

2008-11-07T12:49:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday little Man!
Turning three is a big big deal. We celebrated in Utah for Jake's number three.

The Cake
What is it with little boys and moving tires?

Yes a matching suit for Ashley his wing man.

Jake loved playing the games. We played "Red light, Green light" and did relay races. The Kids had to run a course through traffic cones. Jake's favorite part was lowering his arms at "marks, get set, go!"

I love YOU Jake
Thanks for spending three whole years in our family

Kara this post if for you. You are the best!!! Without you this would have been a flop. love ya

I'm not complaining.......

2008-11-06T19:18:00.000-08:00

Ok I am, but this has been Matt's work schedule for the last while.

Wednesdays 5:30AM start time. 10:30PM home,eat,sleep.
Thursday 6:00AM start time. 6:30PM home,shower,Work dinner,home,sleep. (I did go to the work dinner and the food was really, really good.)
Friday (Halloween)5:30AM start time. Didn't get home until Sunday night at 6:30PM. Didn't sleep more than six hours the whole time. Was however able to slip away and go to Sacrament meeting in those loving blue scrubs, but had to leave early. Duty calls. But at least he got another hour of sleep there :) got home didn't have time to shower, Work dinner. Home, CRASHED the moment his head hit the pillow.
Monday 6:00AM start time 6:00PM home,help cook,eat, small FHE,8:00PM back to the Hospital for more work, did get some sleep but didn't get home until 4:15PM the next day, Tuesday. Had to go Vote,home,had a two hour nap. 8:00PM drove back to the Hospital to see another couple patients. 11:00PM home, good conversation with me, sleep.
Wednesdays 5:30AM start time 7:00PM home, work dinner, sleep
Thursday 6:00 AM start time 10:23PM Still not home

So I did the math and that is 154hours and 15min in the last 9 days spent at the hospital and still counting. That doesn't include the work dinners. I do get to go to those and they are fun, but how much time do you have to spend with the same guys?

Don't feel bad for me. I do that enough for both of us :) But this has truly been a time of growth. I have realized my weaknesses and continue still to try to change and grow. Here are some benefits: Matt Gives me and the kids the biggest hugs when he gets home. I have had more time to blog, clean, read, clean, a little bit of crafting and a lot of Jake,Ash and me time. They are my little best friends. I love spending time with them. They do give me a run for my money but they make me so happy. Matt has been learning soooo much and gets to do a lot of cool surgery. However....

Vanderbilt Medical Center, I would like my husband back.

Punkin

2008-11-05T11:11:00.000-08:00

My little girl was a Pumpkin. She was the cutest thing. Every time she saw a pumpkin she would say "punkin" She got the hang of saying "trick or treat" fast also. She always would say "thank you" as her treat bag got fuller and fuller.

I didn't really know what I was. I just went to my closet and found whatever I had that was red and vintage and put it all on. I was red from head to toe. I went with Miss scarlet from clue. It worked. And as for Matt he was at the hospital and that is another post all together. Halloween night, on call at the hospital = busy.

PS I don't know why Ashley didn't like her hat

3,2,1 Blast off

2008-11-02T21:42:00.000-08:00

This year Jake actually had a preference on what he wanted to be for Halloween. At first he wanted to be anything BLUE. it's his favorite color. A blue Tractor, A blue Race car, A blue monster truck, any of those would have done. But when we went to Birmingham to visit my sister in law, we passed a model Rocket ship on the freeway. He was sold He wanted to be a rocket ship! I had no idea how to make him into a rocket ship. I tried to make him into a farmer because that was easy but no, only a rocket ship would do. I checked in stores and no rocket ships. I was going to somehow make it. I mentioned it to someone and they said that they made one a couple years ago, perfect. I went and looked at it and it was so cute. Thanks he loved it!

Here is Jake "blasting off"

It was equipped with the cargo carrier and all.

My favorite part is the flames coming out the bottom.

Junkie

2008-11-02T21:23:00.000-08:00

So I am a yard saler Junkie. pun intended
There is something that just sends pure bliss to my soul and that is a diamond in the rough. This is my latest yard sale find. I have been trying to find a small piece of furniture to put there, Fits perfectly.
Also really rad clip on vintage earrings I wore for Halloween. I think I will have a Tues "diamond in the rough" post day.

a little bit of rash

2008-10-26T18:24:00.000-07:00

Living in Tn has so many perks when it come to home and Gardening. I have had my first garden this year and loved it. I love going outside to get organic fresh tomatoes, peppers and basil when ever I needed or wanted. I have loved not having a sprinkling system and my grass still grows( for the most part). And that I have had spontaneous beautiful plants and vines growing in my front yard. It was beautiful to have vines growing up the side of the house. Until one day someone told me that it might be Poison Ivy. Great, I have water and nourished a poison ivy plant in my front yard for a year. I had my doubts about it being poison ivy and thought it was a creeping jenny or something, but in the name of safety, I thought I would rip it out this week end. Now that I am covered in very itchy rash all over my body and on my face. I guess she was right.

Jake's Heaven

2008-10-24T09:15:00.000-07:00

My neighbor had a "little" dirt delivered in my back yard. We didn't mind. Jake and Ash loved it. I had a good day myself. I didn't shower or get dressed just spent the day working and playing in the yard. It was one of those savouring the moment days. I loved it.

The power of Bleach

2008-10-13T20:18:00.000-07:00

Before you call child protective services please continue to read. Ashley in the past would wake up with an occasional bloody nose. I asked her Doctor about it at her last appointment. He didn't seem to concerned. But in the last couple weeks it has gotten out of control. It is terrifying to wake up to your little girl covered in blood. Now,I just expect it. I had a friend that told me to put Vaseline in her nose before she goes to bed so I did that tonight, cross your finger for tomorrow morning.
So not only has this been a constant worry and I think that another doc appointment is in need. I am sick, sick, sick of doing the laundry!!!!! Crib sheets, jammies, blankets, let alone Ashley covered in blood everyday. It takes me a good hour or two to get it all washed and put back on her bed just for it to happen again the next night. But in all of this I have fallen in love with BLEACH. After trying to get the blood stains out I finally started using the oldest trick in the book, bleach. Whites are whiter and pinks still look bright. I have been walking around just finding things to bleach. Other than the fact that Jakes gray shorts turned a little purple/pink and I now have small discolored spots on other articles of clothing, my laundry looks much better and those cribs sheets look almost new. It been wonderful to have my house smell so clean. Now I just need to figure out what is going on with Ashley. I feel so bad for her. She always has something going on. I hope this clears up fast and isn't anything serious.

Don't Mess with Him

2008-09-29T13:27:00.000-07:00

The other day I was asking Jake to "make a happy face" as I took his picture. He said "no, how about a mad face" This is what I got. I laugh every time I look at this. Is that not the scariest face ever?

Pickin' Peaches

2008-09-24T21:14:00.000-07:00

My dad on his golf cart to get around the yard. I loved it

Me and the kids got back from visiting Utah. Now we are missing more people and still missing dad. Matt has had a terrible week I think that we have seen him maybe 6 hours in the last week and half. But the good news is that gives me time to post on my much needing a post blog.
One of my favorite things we got to do in Utah was eating all the peaches our little hearts could want. We were there when the peaches first got ripe. They were so good. Jake and Ashley loved it. We ate them practically for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and never got sick of biting into a perfectly ripe peach.

We Miss You

2008-09-01T18:38:00.000-07:00

Matt,I know you think that I am having the time of my life, and I am but.....
We miss you like crazy!!!

My Very Own Gold Medal

2008-08-23T14:51:00.000-07:00

two minutes before 26 miles

two minutes after 26 miles

Today I ran my first marathon. I know most are surprised, in the past, I didn't even exercise let alone marathon train. So here is the story. My little sis had Signed up to run the Park City Marathon, and started her training. During this time she was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis and has been fighting it ever since. It has been a roller coaster of emotions for her but she keeps working to get it under control. I know that she would have loved to run this marathon but since the diagnosis she can't run. So I started to train and was going to "Run it For Her" this only gave me two months to train for something that I should be training for six months. But it was more motivations. A marathon has been on my list of things to do for at least ten years. I was determined to finish it. And Today I did it. Not without some kinks in the road. Last week I had so much pain in my right ankle I was having a hard time putting any pressure on it. Yesterday morning I got the same stomach flu Jake had three days before and started throwing up. But by the mid day I was fleeing better and could keep food down. I was so nervous and at three in the morning I couldn't stand how much pain I was having in my ankle and had to start the Ibuprofen then.

I got up early and Jess drove me to the starting line. I didn't know what to expect from my ankle but as I started to run it loosened up and the pain was completely gone. What a blessing from the Lord. I felt great. The altitude didn't seem to be affecting me and by mile 6 I thought that this just might be easy. That story change quickly as I continued to run another 6 miles up hill. At mile thirteen I was ready to be done. I could feel the lack of energy and even though I had ran 18 miles before this seemed harder. I was truly humbled as 80 year old men passed me and I was beet, I decreased speed, and had to start walking through the water stations. I worked hard until mile 20. It got pretty ugly from then on out. But I was trying to run at least part of every mile until the 26.2 finish line. I didn't have the best finishing time but I was able to reach my goal of just finishing and it was nice to have reached my other goal of finishing under 5 hours. As I ran around the last corner I felt like crying I didn't know why, maybe it was because I had survived or that I had pushed myself and succeeded or seeing my family and kids cheer me on.
Matt couldn't make it because of work but he has been my biggest fan through it all. Taking the kids so that I could run as much as poss, bringing me ice when my bad knees hurt and always rooting for me. Ans thanks for all the prayers.
So when they handle me the metal I felt just like it was my very own Olympic gold.

hot dog overload

2008-08-17T20:55:00.001-07:00

I never thought I would say it... but if I don't eat another hot dog in a long, long time it will be fine by me. First off, Matt and I went to Chicago two weeks ago for a little us time,(I will document that trip soon),and of course we had to hit the hot dog stands. "Downtown Dogs" was recommended as one of the best. I have never enjoyed a hot dog like it, it was loaded with onions, pickles, hallepino's and a bunch of other stuff. Nothing like a good hot dog. I soon left and flew to Las Vegas, (will post that trip soon), about two or three corn dogs later I hit my hot dog quota. The trip continued to my parents house, and I was greeted with a quick and easy microwavable hot dog to satisfy my hunger. Mmmm mmmm. But yesterday topped it off...my Brother in Law had tickets for the family to go to the Bee's Baseball game in Salt Lake, and what goes with Baseball better than big, juicy...hot dog??? The moment I saw my dad approaching our seats with not one, but four hot dogs in his hands, I instantly felt sick to my stomach. It is true too much of a good thing is not a good thing.

Are you a pet person?

2008-08-06T19:53:00.001-07:00

So I go up and down when it comes to pets. Poop and pee I have enough of that. You have to find a babysitter for them when you go out of town. They stink. And the hair. But on the other hand so fun and so cute. Growing up we had cats. I wouldn't mind fish. I have always wanted a bird. We watched this friends dog and loved it. I wasn't the only one.

Transformers, more than meets the eye.

2008-07-25T17:53:00.000-07:00

Jake and his friend, Peter, are so fun to watch play. Peter has gotten Jake into Transformers and brings them over to play. Jake said that transformers are his favorite. They have a lot of fun together. They even can sing the theme song. Peter knows it better but Jake is learning fast. It brings me back to when I was a kid; I would stay up really late on Friday and would wake up crazy early to watch cartoons. Transformers was a boy cartoon but I watched it anyway.

WhAT A wONderfUL DaY

2008-07-17T19:06:00.000-07:00

Thanks so much for all the Birthday wishes and the fun. I love you all. Birthdays are the best. I had such a wonderful day. I went for a run and the swimming with friends and my kids. Matt even "asked" me on a date. He picked me up with flowers and everything at the front door. He even had a babysitter arranged. You are best husband. After a romantic yet tasteful dinner, Matt surprised me with a bunch of friends at our house for cake. Thanks so much for coming. It really was so nice to celebrate with you all. Matt I love you
And yes it was a Happy Birthday

Home sweet Home

2008-07-16T20:02:00.000-07:00

SO I am coming home next month for a little while. I hope to see everyone I can. Love you all

Rock On!

2008-07-14T13:51:00.000-07:00

Me, Matt, the kids and some friends went rock climbing on Saturday. We hadn't gone since we moved to Nashville. It felt good to get back on the rock. I led one but it was really easy and Matt( who at one time was climbing 12a and bs) jumped on an 11b, is was a little shaky. Kidding, you know I love ya babe..........safety first. The kids were really good considering it was hot and humid. Both the kids wanted to climb too. We should get them a full body harness and see how they do. Can't wait to go again.

14+ inches

2008-07-11T15:58:00.000-07:00

So here is my hair. I was wanting to wash and do it before I posted a pic of my three day non washed hair on the internet but what the heck. Matt likes it I am still trying to decide. I did like the lady that cut it. She did a really good job. The first cut was fourteen inches and then she took a little more off. I will take a better pic when it is done to see the full effect

Sweet Ride

2008-07-10T21:13:00.000-07:00

So our car has been having some problems with the check engine light. So while it has been in the shop we have been cruising around in this, it is the acura's loaner car. My car is old this is a 2009 loaded car. I am going to hate to give it back. I am trying to put as many miles on it as poss. I don't feel bad either because this is our fifth time bringing it in for the same problem. I get this car for another couple days. Road trip anyone?

one year down

2008-07-08T08:01:00.000-07:00

Matt is finished with his first year. Every year they have a big dinner to say "goodbye" to the chiefs and "hello" to the new guys. This means Matt is not the bottom of the totem pole yahoo! here we are before we went to the dinner.

Jack Pot

2008-06-28T13:03:00.000-07:00

Today I hit the Jack pot of all yard sales. I love a good yard sale. I got a gas weedeater for $3.00 and it works!! You can't beat that. A MP3 player, a canon point and shoot camera, 4 dvds, a really nice pan and couple other things all for under $50. It is days like this that Matt is even proud. I rubbed in don't worry. He hates my yard sale addiction. happy day
PS this pic has nothing to do with this post, but isn't she cute

I can't seem to keep up with all the mess

2008-06-20T10:09:00.000-07:00

Ok. I normally don't do much journaling. I just post pictures and a couple lines if that. But today I am going crazy, so I thought that I might try an actual question.

My little Jake makes so much mess it is starting to become a huge problem. For example: Today he woke up and dumped his piggy bank out all over the floor and starting through the coins around for some reason. I decide that I would wait to pick up the scatted change and make breakfast. By the time I finish he has managed to pee all over the toilet, throw coin everywhere else in the house, and rip the mail tiny pieces I had on the table. While the kids are eating I pick up the coins clean the toilet and try to sort the small papers for anything important. I finish just in time to get to the table and food is everywhere! It is on the floor, the chair and the table, I would be Ok with that but... squashed into every crevice of his hands the all over his face. The plate is face down and he continues to rub it all over singing a happy little song. I don't know if he even ate any. I work quickly to get that huge mess cleaned starting with the happy little singing boy, so that he doesn't spread it to the whole house. Then I move to the chair and the table. Ash is screaming wanting to get out of the child restraining high chair, and move to the floor. I get Ash and finish. but not really finish because there is still dishes in the sink and now two more outfits of clothes completely non salvageable.

I decide that I will work in the yard and I wont really worry if the kids get dirty. Little did I know that both kids will have dumped over a flower pot and have a dirt throwing contest giggling the whole time. I decide to let them because the are so happy to to play. It is to late to even try to keep them reasonably clean and continue weeding. When Ash is crying because she can't see through the dirt layer on her eyelids I step in and put them both into the bath. they are both crying now because I broke up the party and in the bath they go. I am exhausted and there is no end in sight. I know I will have to completely scrub the tub because of the huge ring of dirt, get the kids redressed and do at least another load of laundry, finish doing the breakfast dishes and it is almost time to start fixing lunch.

I can't keep up with it. there has got to be a better way to do it. and still have a happy, fun, family. Can I change this or do I need to just enjoy it?

Preschool

2008-06-09T09:38:00.000-07:00

So Jake is in a little preschool and we take turns every week and teach a different letter. Today was the letter M so we made us into five little monkeys and jumped on a pretend bed. The kids had fun. I love those cute kids. It is fun to see how Jake acts with his friends.

The rest of the story

2008-06-05T09:33:00.001-07:00

We are in the country

2008-05-27T19:25:00.000-07:00

My little farmer

I just liked this old man

The small one just didn't do the job
Matt had the weekend off so we thought we would make the most of it. Really this month hasn't been that bad. I see Matt more. We camped at David Crockett State Park and then went to Decatur Alabama to the Jubilee days. This is what us the country folk like to do. If this ain't fun I don't know what is. More picture to come of later that night.

our new pet

2008-05-26T07:19:00.001-07:00

Matt and Jake caught this in our back yard. I came home and the snake was in a bucket in the garage with a piece of glass on it topped with a paint can. I don't like snakes due to picking up a rattle snake in grade school. I didn't want anything to do with this snake. Matt really wanted to keep it as our pet. He went around searching for things to feed it. We found out it doesn't eat spiders. I made him let it go. Don't worry it wasn't poisonous, it was a Black Razor. Jake gave it the name Darky or something like it.

A update everyday this week

2008-05-25T12:14:00.000-07:00

I am going to post stuff everyday to make up for last month. even if I am the only one who checks this. Well me and some girl friends drove to Memphis to a pottery barn outlet and shopped our little hearts out. While still on a budget. We had a great time and got some great deals. Thanks Matt for watching the kids

umm.... sorry

2008-05-20T20:01:00.000-07:00

I know that you think I died, but I just have been limiting my blog time ;) This last month has flown by. My parents came out to visit for a week. We went to the Hermitage and some other sites. The Hermitage is the home of Andrew Jackson the 8th president of the United State. My parents love it. Mostly I put them both to work on a honey do list because my honey is at the hospital more time than not. My mom stayed another week just to help more. I even had her on Mothers day. Thanks Mom and Dad. We miss you.

OUR trip to DC

2008-04-23T19:07:00.000-07:00

Fresh tomatoes yum

2008-04-09T11:17:00.000-07:00

My mom and dad had the best garden. At the time I didn't really think that it was the best because it was huge and someone had to weed it and plant it and pick it. I personally gathered thousands of rocks out of that garden. As a kid I just wanted to eat junk food what ever was prepackaged and not healthy sounded good to me. The only meals we ever ate consisted of some kind of veggie out of the garden with salt and pepper with a little butter. Cucumbers, tomatoes, squash, carrots, potatoes, radishes, the list goes on and on, adorned every plate. "Kids this is fresh out of the garden" was common phase at our house. We ate very healthy. I didn't really appreciated as much as I should have. Now as an adult I would do anything for that, I crave it and nothing is the same as a tomatoes out of the garden with just a little salt.
So I thought that I should plant a garden this year now that planting season is here. After hours and hours pulling weeds removing grass and shoveling manewer from the neighbors barn as well as bringing in dirt, We are getting closer to a spot to plant. This is my sad little garden that I have spent hours and hours working on. Yes that is sheet rock. I was told Gypsum really does the job in breaking clay down, since that is mostly what I have in my back yard. So I went to the local construction zone ask the non English speaking worker if I could have some sheet rock to put in my garden. I know I still have much more to do but we are getting closer. Mom Help

My Birthday Girl!

2008-03-31T12:11:00.000-07:00

"Roll Tide" Our Bama weekend

2008-03-26T12:15:00.000-07:00

We went to Birmingham Alabama for Easter weekend. Matt's entire family excluding Dave, who is on a mission, all came. We had a wonderful time. We celebrated Ash and Matt's birthdays and played. Jake had a blast with his cousins and keeps asking to go back. Here are some of the pictures of our trip.

Ash still needs a little help to walk

Easter wouldn't be the same without the Hunt.

This was a hit with the kids, but when me and Matt did it we got going too fast and crashed.

Me and Jake went on a little bike ride.

It's your Birthday!!

2008-03-25T08:04:00.000-07:00

Rock on !
Mission

Uncle Matt

Your Buddies.
You Have the best family

Happy Birthday! Here are a couple birthdays from the past
ladies man

High school Pics are the best

9:00 and two kids asleep

2008-03-20T07:25:00.000-07:00

Here is Jake's room. I am slightly struggling with what color to paint and where to hang pics and other thing in his room so I am needing some expert advise. Or you can come to Nashville and paint. His book shelf is empty because Jake has decided to rip the covers off his books. Therefore book privileges have been taken away for a few days.
If your kids are asleep and you are taking a pics of Jake's room where are your kids?

This is MOMS bed. Needless to say was had a rough night. Ash is sick and Jake.... He doesn't stay put.

HoW i LoVE my jAkE

2008-03-16T15:05:00.000-07:00

The other day we were outside on the deck. Jake saw our neighbor working in the yard. He grabbed a rake from our house and carried it over. "I have a rake" He then started to help........... well tried to help. So Matt grabbed a shovel and started helping. What a good example Jake is even though he is so small.

Mullet Stage

2008-03-04T20:28:00.000-08:00

My 1st attempt to do something with Ashley's hair. I was surprized that she didn't really fuss.

four years ago I got this

2008-02-29T10:15:00.000-08:00

Four years ago today Matt asked me to marry him. It is easy to remember because it only comes around every four years. I don't know who remembers this ring. I wanted turquoise in my ring and My sweet boyfriend was trying to please. Luckily he changed it and the jeweler made the mistake of not changing the form and I got this. You could imagine what I thought when I saw him slip it onto my finger. The turquoise looked like plastic circles glued on the ring. But I wore it anyways for about two days before I got my other ring. It has been a wonderful four years. Two kid, Two homes, lots of school but even more fun. I love you Matt!

Missing Home

2008-02-28T20:35:00.000-08:00

I am missing my Utah winters. For most of you, you probably can't wait until spring, But I am missing the snow!! I think that Jake knows how I feel. I would love to go sledding or skiing or make snowmen or just play in the snow with the kids. So when we got a snow storm that lasted maybe an hour where the snow suck and didn't melt into slush we made the most of it! I hope I can visit Utah in the winter next year.

Father Like Son

2008-02-19T19:59:00.000-08:00

This is a suit that I got from Matt's mom. All five of her boys wore it and now Jake. I put is on him and took his picture outside. It was so cold Jake kept saying "I cold" so we had to move the photo shoot inside. Don't mind the white sleves hanging out. Do you love the book that he is reading?

I told him to throw the jacket over his should and he did. I was having way to much fun with it.

B says "Ba"

2008-02-18T12:02:00.000-08:00

So today was my first time to teach a small preschool of 2-3 year olds. We had a lot of fun but I was tired after two hours. We read books played button button who has the button and ate bananas, and about 100 other games that I thought would work with the letter B. Jake really liked it. I don't know if he learned anything new but he liked to play the games and have friends over.

so far in FEB

2008-02-13T07:27:00.000-08:00

Here is Jake huggin Ash
Finger Update. They are healing and looking better everyday.
Me and Matt should be on Dance war. We won a trip to Chicogo at the Ritz-Carlton airfare paid and 2night for rippin it up on the dance floor. Sorry the pic isn't very good but it's the only one we had. YOu should see Matts moves.
We had pic-nic with the Kids for a Saturday activity Let the kids play in the dirt by a lake in Joleton. Don't ask where that is I don't really know but we found it.

I love this pic of Matt kissing Ash. He is the best dad!

More Pics

2008-02-06T09:12:00.000-08:00

The Dangers of being mobile

2008-01-28T13:32:00.000-08:00

So Ash has been crawling for a while and now follows Jake everywhere. For the most part Jake is a nice, loving brother, but sometimes he wants to be alone. He didn't mean to shut Ashes fingers in the door. I did what any loving mother would do when they saw their baby girls fingers flat as a pancake and bleeding. I cried! Good thing Matt stayed calm. I guess 100 hours of trauma at the hospital a week keeps you calm in moments like this.

Has anyone seen?

2008-01-16T15:00:00.001-08:00

Jake loves the movie Cars. He has a couple that he plays with everyday. He got some lightning McQueen PJ and has to have the lightning McQueen sippy cup. The other night when I was putting him to bed I put on different Jams and he said "I want to wear lightning McQueen" "Jake they are dirty" "O man...... (sigh) Wash em" Well we have somehow misplaced this.

Our new camera

2008-01-14T18:44:00.000-08:00

Sorry the last post didn't work out. so we will just stick with pics for now. We got a camera for Christmas, thank you mom and dad. We love it. I need to take a class or something so I can get better.

More pics of the kids

2007-12-31T16:19:00.000-08:00

Yea baby ash can crawl! but we thought that we would add more pictures of the kids and a short video of Jacob at a pit stop in Subway on the drive to Nashville from Salt Lake City. He was so glad to be out of the car!!

Every who down in who-ville liked Christmas a lot...

2007-12-27T16:40:00.000-08:00

We went to "Ice" it is the story of "How the Grinch stole Christmas" carved out of ice. It was quite amazing but it was so cold!!!!! Our hands and feet where numb but Jake loved it. I had read the story to him the day before. Ash seem to enjoy it too.