Haircut

So I had had enough with my hair. I have been trying to grow it out since I became prgnant with Paige. It has taken so long to get it to the length it was, which I didn't feel was very long. But for those of you that really know me, you knew this would happen. I think it is the curse of the hair stylist. We are always growing our hair out. The second we cut it we are growing it back out, at least for the month anyway. Well I felt like I was really getting somewhere and would be able to get it longer, but I had a moment of weakness. Do I regret it...NOT AT ALL. I love it short for many reasons, it is so fast to do in the mornings, especially Sunday morning it will be great. It doesn't seem like it sheds as much, less shampoo to wash, less time to style it, and it is not in my face all the time. So I guess I don't have as much self control as I thought. But for now this is working for me. When I got home from getting it done, Paige was really looking me over to make sure I really was her mommy. Matt loved it (He would love any style I came home with. He learned right from the start to nod his head and say it looks great no matter what, what a great husband) and Parker didn't even seem to notice. Here is a little snap shopt of the new cut.

I Finally Finished

Well I got the book Breaking Dawn last Tuesday in the mail. I had preordered it from Amazon.com and couldn't wait to get it. I knew I would not be one to stand in line all night to get it at the bookstore so ordering it worked best for me. As soon as I got it I started reading it and was reading it pretty quickly but for some reason my kids and husband thought that they needed fed and clean clothes and they wanted to be entertained. I don't know why that is. So I finally finished it last night after all the distractions it took me a little less than a week. I probably could have read it in a day, but that it the life of a mom. I wish I could sit and read a good book all day while eating bon bons, but any of you that are wives and mothers know that is not how it works. Anyways, back to the book. I LOVED IT!!! I thought it was the best in the series. Probably because it was action packed and tied everything together and it had a great ending. Can I just say Great Job Stephanie Meyer these are the best books I have read in a long time. Any of you out there who have not read or heard of the Twilight series, you need to check them out! You will not be disappointed.
Yesterday the kids and I went to Ross Park swimming with my sister and her fiance and his son. We had a blast. Parker did not want to leave. I lathered on the sunscreen but I got a little too much sun on my shoulders and Parker seemed to get a little on his face beneath his eyes so it looks like he got hit in the face. The weather was really nice, but the wind was blowing so it made it really chilly when you were out of the water. We are going again next week with my friend Anne and her girls so we are already looking forward to that.
I was able to see one of my high school friends Michelle over the weekend and it was fun to visit with her for a little while. Her younger brother just got married and they were having an open house here so all of her family was there. It was pretty busy at her parents house. We will have to get together another time with just us and no kids then we can really enjoy our visit. Thanks Michelle for calling me I had fun seeing you and your family!!
We finally got a primary chorister on Sunday so I am off the hook as a temporary substitute. So now I just have to prepare my monthly sharing time and conduct once a month. So that will lighten the load. My mom got put in as the new chorister and I know she will do a great job. She was just released as the 2nd counselor in Relief Society so it will be a change going from adult women to the primary kids. We are exctied to have someone in there that will be dependable and that knows music. Thanks mom for accepting the call. Well I think that is all for now. I guess I shouldn't put off writing then my posts wouldn't be so long. Happy reading!!!

August Already

So I guess I am not that great at keeping my blog updated. It seems like my life isn't all that exciting to write about much more than a few times a month. The normal everyday things that go on I am sure everyone doesn't care to read about. I decided that I needed to write something today since it is August already. We just got home on Sunday from a trip to Island Park with Matt's family. We had a really good time. It was so much fun to get away and to just hang out for a few days. The boys all went and played golf and racquetball and we went swimming a few times. And can I say we were FULL the entire time we were there. We had so much food. I don't know what we were thinking. We each brought much more than we needed and we left with almost as much food as we came with. We could have stayed there a few weeks and had enough food. It just made us laugh!!! We went one day to West Yellowstone to a car show and then walked around town for a little while. Then the kids became exhausted and we headed back to the cabin. It was a great time to be together as a family. The picture I posted is not from Island Park it is just one of Paige that I absolutely love. She has the biggest grin and I love how it is a mouth full of gums. She is really starting to smile and react to people when they talk to her. I love having a little girl. We will be going to her 4 month checkup next week. I can't believe she is that old. They sure grow up fast. I will be busy this month and next writing our primary program that will be the end of September. What a challenge. I wrote the program last year and I didn't think it was that great but I guess other people thought so and nominated me for the chore again this year. I hope that I will have some time to just sit down one day and knock most of it out at once. Then I can work on it here and there until we get it just right. Meanwhile I am substituting as the Music Leader in Primary until we get another one called, we have an activity day on Saturday and a leadership meeting on the 20th. So I am going to be a busy girl with Church the next little while. Maybe after this month things will slow down in primary for a while and give me a break!!!!! I can't believe the summer is almost over with. The fair will be here in less than a month and I always associate that with the end of the summer and the beginning of the school year. Of course I am sure that will be a nice time once Parker starts school. He drives me crazy some days, he has way more energy than I know what to do with. I wonder if I can start him in a preschool next year!!! That would be wonderful. Well I better run. Hopefully I will have some more to share in the next few days until then...

Memories

This came from a friends blog and I thought it sounded fun.

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

EVERYBODY PLAY! I want to see what memories you have!!

Cabin fever

So I have this problem, I stay home with the kids all week long (Which I am not complaining about) and ususally if I get out of the house it is to play outside for a little while or running to the grocery store with the kids in tow. Matt works all week long and is busy and gone for most of the week. So here is the problem... by Friday I want to get out of the house and do something and Matt just wants to stay home and relax. We are not quite on the same page. Any suggestions?? Maybe something that we can do together as a family, but not something overwhelming or really expensive (Budget is tight). I would love to hear from any of you!!

Holiday weekend

So I am really trying hard to keep my blog updated, sometimes the kids try harder to keep me from doing it. I have thought about my blogging and have realized that it is a sort of journaling, a way to preserve memories and thoughts. So with that realization, I really need to try harder to write more so I can keep a good "Journal". Well I am finally putting up pictures from the 4th of July. They aren't the best pictures, but I have decided with little kids it is sometimes better to just have them in the picture than not, even if they aren't smiling. Parker did not want to be in the picture. He was more interested in playing. We had a good day with family. It wasn't too exciting, we got together and had a barbeque and then visited for a little while. Matt and I left early and came home to just relax. I didn't even watch fireworks (how unpatriotic am I). Matt had to work all day on Saturday and I was left with the kids all day long!!!! Those days seem really long. But I survived and the rest of the weekend was pretty uneventful. One of these days when we aren't living paycheck to paycheck and don't have student loans, I think we will do some traveling and have a lot more fun. Meanwhile we are living day to day and try to enjoy the little moments in life. I have worked on a few scrapbooks online and I am tring to catch up on the many pictures I have. I can't wait to get the final product in the mail to see how they turned out. I really do feel blessed to be a wife and mother and that I am able to stay home with my children and hopefully one day they will realize that as a blessing as well. I am grateful to Matt for all his hard work and for the things he provides our family with each day. We really are a lucky family.
I was reading a friends blog and found an article that talked about a lady that didn't believe in procreation. She thought that having children was bad for the environment and believed by not having children she is doing her part to save the environment. Well let me just say that she is missing out incredibly on one of the greatest miracles in life. I am so grateful to have experienced 2 great miracles in my life so far!!! And without procreation there will be no people to inhabit the earth anyways, so what good does that do. This doesn't mean that I don't agree with conservation efforts and people doing their part to stop pollution and live greener lives. I just think that you have to teach your children while they are young to not be wasteful and that will save many gerations in years to come. (I hope this all makes sense, if not you can skip it. I am just rambling to myself.) I am blessed by the Lord to be able to have children and I will do my part to raise them and love them to the best of my ability.

4th of July

We are excited to have a day to celebrate together as a family. I was a little bummed that we were unable to go to California for a family reunion on my mom's side, but since we have 2 young kids, and Matt is busy with school, work and lawn's, we decided that we should wait and go when the kids are a little bit older. We want to be able to go to Disneyland and maybe Sea World and we want them to be old enough to ride the rides and somewhat remember the vacation. Maybe in a few years. We are also bummed that we will not be going to Island Park with Matt's family. He has to work this weekend. But I guess we will have a fun day on Friday. Matt is planning on going golfing (His summer obsession) and then we are getting together with my sister for an afternoon barbeque. It should be fun if we can make it through the heat wave. It is supposed to get to 95 degrees. HOT!!!! I am planning on taking pictures of the kids in red, white, and blue so keep your eyes on the lookout for that. Meanwhile here is a picture of the kids. Parker sure loves Paige!!!