Goodbye Twenties

I had a birthday last week, a very sad birthday...I turned 30!! I can't belive it. I don't feel thirty, not that thirty is old, but when I was younger it did seem old. But now that I have reached that age, I realize that I was wrong. I had a great birthday week and had some sort of celebration almost every day. It was great! My family got together the Sunday before my birthday and we had birthday dinner. Our regular Yancey tradition. Charyn, Jackson, and Zander came from Idaho Falls (Mike was in Seattle at a football game). We had pulled pork tacos and pumpkin pie. My choice and it was delicious! I was spoiled and got 2 new purses from Charyn. Some scrapbook paper and stickers from my mom along with a Frankenstein candle warmer, some Halloween lights, 2 new books by Josi Kilpack, and a picture frame. My dad gave me some money and Matt did as well. I have been wanting a new pair of Shears so I am going to save that money to go towards those, maybe fore Christmas. I also had several friend drop by during the week and drop stuff off to me. It is nice to be thought of and know that you are loved. So on my actual birthday my mom, Charyn and I, and our friend Sheri, went on our semi-annual scrapbook reatreat. I was so excited to go and told Matt that that was all I wanted was to be able to go and scrapbook for a few days and get away from the daily grind. My mom made a birthday cake for me while we were there and everyone sang Happy Birthday. It was nice. I was able to get 44 pages done and I put a small book together for Paxten with 20 pages in it. So the weekend was successful and the kids loved seeing the pages when I got home. It is so nice to be able to get away and spend some time with my mom and sister and the other friends we have made over the years as we have been scrapbooking there. I stayed up way too late, 2:00, 2:30 in the morning. And got up early 7:00 each morning. We laughed alot, ate to much and had a great time. I can't wait to go again!!! It was a great birthday and I think I can settle into my 30's alright, at least 40 is ten years away and I don't have to worry about that for a long time!!

Mother's Day

Mother's day was nice. It was a beautiful day outside, no wind and the sun was shining. After church we got together with my parents, Charyn, Mike, Jackson, and Zander and my Grandparents. We all pitched in and made something for dinner. My mom made salmon and baked potatoes, Charyn made a salad, Sharon made rolls, and I made dessert. It made it really easy to have a nice dinner, when the work is divided. We enjoyed each others company and great food. Matt and I got my mom a big hanging flower basket. It was really pretty and she was excited to have something by her from door. In the evening we went and delivered a flower basket to his mom, who wasn't home. We were bummed that we didn't get to see her and wish her a happy mother's day. We went out to Matt's uncle Keith's house where the Keller family was and wished Kerry a Happy Mother's Day. We hung out out there for a few hours and then came home. It was a great day full of family and wonderful women that I am lucky enough to call my moms!! I am super lucky to have 3 moms!! My mom, who is one of my very best friends and such a wonderful example to me. I am so grateful that we are close and that we get so see each other almost every day. She does so much for Matt and me and the kids. She is always willing to babysit and spoils my kids rotten. She is a wonderful grandma and it shows how much she loves each one of her grandkids. She is such a wonderful mother and person and I hope that I can be like her one day. Matt's mom Linda is also such a wonderful Mother. She is always giving to others and doing whatever she can to help her kids out. She is always more thatn willing to watch the kids and loves to play with them. Kerry is also a great mother and friend to me. I am really lucky that we get along so well and that we have fun together. She is always doing so much for Matt and I and the kids and loves to spoil the kids as well. My kids love to visit her house to play in her yard or on the swing, or to play her IPAD. She is super talented and puts forth a ton of effort in everything she does. She is a great example to me of a wonderful mother, friend, aunt, and sister. I am so glad that we have such a close family and get together often. Family means everything to me and I am so glad that my family is so close and that every body gets along. I thought that was normal when I was growing up, but as I have gotten older, I have realized that I am truly lucky to have that be the case. I think I have the best families in the world. Happy Mother's Day to all my wonderful mothers and my wonderful friends that are mothers as well!!

Scrappin Weekend Update

Lately it has been really hard for me to find the time to sit down and update my blog. I don't know where my days go, I get up and get the kids going and before I know it my morning is gone and it is well into the afternoon and time to start thining about dinner. My days seem to fly by, in fact this year is going way too fast as well!! I guess that is life, and I better get used to it. Scrapbooking with my mom, sister, and our friend Sheri was a BLAST!!! I seriously could have stayed another week and still not have gotten caught up, but I did make some great progress. I managed to get 40 pages done and made a big dent in the pile of pictures I had to scrapbook. We had a very fun time being together and seeing some of the other ladies that are there as well. I stayed up until 2:30 a.m one day working on some pages, and anyone that knows me knows how unusual that is for me. I am usually in bed by 11:00 at the latest and up fairly early. But I was one a roll one evening and didn't want to stop. I made really good progress that particular day and got 26 pages done in just that day!! Our weekend was full of laughter, too much food, music, more laughter, late nights, early mornings, and a LOT of supplies. It was absolutely perfect and I can't wait to go back again!!

Scrapping Weekend

I am so excited that I get to go on a girls weekend this weekend to go scrap booking with my mom and sister. We will be gone for the entire weekend and Matt is watching the kids. It will be the first time he has been with all the kids by himself for the long. I sure hope it goes alright. I am sure the house will be a wreck when I get home, but that will be okay, as long as he survives. This is something that I look forward to and enjoy doing so much. It is like a little break from being a referee, chauffer, cook, maid, and mom for a few days. It also makes Matt appreciate me a little more that he usually does. I have been preparing for the last month to go, getting all my supplies together and putting together ideas for pictures and layouts, hoping that I will be able to get a lot done. I have over 300 pictues that I need to scrapbook into something and I would love to get a big chunk of that done. I am not sure I will ever be caught up, but I sure enjoy trying. The kids always love to spend time with their dad and to have him spoil them even more than usual. They also love it when I return home and they get to see the new pages I have done of them and they get to add them to their books. My scrap books are my most prized possesions, besides my kids. They hold so many wonderful, and pricelss memories. I am so glad that I have the time and ablility to make these books for my family. Wish me luck and great success, I will let you know how much I get done!!

I am packed and ready to go. I have about 9 totes with all my scrabook supplies and I wil have one small suitcase. Matt rolls his eye when he sees all that I take with me. I have to be prepared. You should see the sububan when it is full to the brim with all the supplies of three or four of us. It is packed so full, we usually have to take out the back seats to have enough room!!

New Calling

I have been in relief society for about 1 1/2 years and have really been enjoying it. I have been serving as the relief society committee member (over enrichment nights) and I have loved it. About 3 weeks ago, the Bishop came over and when at first I thought he was going to call me to be the Primary Chorister, because they haven't had one for over 6 months!!! I was ready to say yes to that calling. But when he asked me to serve as the Primary PRESIDENT, my mouth fell open and I was in shock. I felt inadequate and I still felt too young to be serving as the PRESIDENT... after getting my emotions in check I realized that I am old enough, I have been married for 8 years, I will be 30 (ouch) this year, and I have 3 kids. So I guess I am old enough. I have been in the primary presidency prior to being in relief society this last time and I served for 5 years, so I guess I do know how to be the president, after having a good example to follow. So this last Sunday they sustained and set me apart. I am excited, and nervous at the same time. It will be fun to be in there with my kids and to be with the kids of the ward again. I know there will be hard and stressful times, but I know the Lord with help me and strengthen my weaknesses. Wish me luck!

David Archuleta

For my birthday, my mom got me tickets to go see David Archuleta at the Performing Atrs Center while he is on his My Kind Of Christmas Tour. Matt said that he didn't want to go, that wasn't his type of music. So I asked my mom to go with me and Matt got to watch the kids. It was fun to go to a concert and to get a way for a few hours. I didn't really watch David when he was on American Idol, but I do know who he is and think he has a great voice. There have been a few articles in various magazines that I have read about him and his journey to becoming a singer. It is really pretty interesting. The concert was packed, not an empyt seat and a lot of which were high school teenage girls who were going crazy over seeing him, even from a distance. It was pretty entertaining just watching the girls be all crazy about the fact that they were seeing him. He does have a great voice and it is amazing how much sound can come from that little person! I had a great time and enjoyed the concert with my mom, I told Matt he missed out on a great date night with me...too bad for him!

Happy Birthday to ME!!!

Look what Matt got me for my birthday! Yes I am excited and no he didn't think of it on his own. I coached him on what to get me and I am glad that he listened. This will come in very handy when I am doing haircuts!! Thanks Matt!

Birthday

Today is my 26th birthday. I don't have too much planned for the day. This morning I went and had a massage from the college in the hopsital (I had a Gift Certificate from last Christmas). The massage felt sooooooo good. It was wonderful to leave the kids home and go into a quiet and calm place. It was so relaxing. I loved it. As I was laying there I kept thinking, I should do this at least once a month. I deserve that right, well we'll see about that. It is nice to think about, but then reality sets in. When I came home I was surprised by Matt and the kids with this beautiful arrangement of flowers. My man had actually thought of something in advance and had it all planned out. He talked to the florist earlier in the week and told them what he wanted and that he would pick it up on Saturday. After I left for my massage he ran to the florist and picked it up so it would be there when I got home. What a wonderful surprise!!! Here is a little dedication to my wonderful husband. I think I got the best man in the world. He is so good to me and treats my like a queen. He helps me with the kids (Which I think a man should do because they are his kids too), he helps me clean and lets me do fun things with my friends and mom and sister. He works so hard to provide for our family and so that I can stay home with the kids. I know he is tired of school but he only has about 5 months left. GO MATT!! I love him so much and think he is the best!!!!! I think Matt and I are going to dinner tonight by ourselves while grandma babysits. It will be nice to have a conversation with each other and not be interrupted and not have to tell Parker to sit down, stop throwing food, clean up spills. You know what I'm talking about. Overall I am having a great day and I know it will just keep getting better.