I dislike...

Very, very much!

For taking...

&

and of course my sister away from us. How dare they move over 1500 miles away!!


(and here they are pulling out of the drive way on their long trip to PA)


I don't care that Pennsylvania's bird is the ruffed grouse, their flower is the mountain laurel, or their tree is the hemlock all I know is my adorable nieces will be living in their state and Idaho (aka Tiffany and David) wants them back!!

watch out fellow drivers...

this brother of mine now has his license... and he thinks he is Ricky Bobby!

(and really when did he get so old/big, it seems like just yesterday he was playing t-ball)

On a side note... I am a blog stalker, this is true- chances are if you are checking out my blog I have already looked at yours, your sisters (all 5 of them) and your great grandpa's. Knowing that, I found this Chinese calender on a blog and am curious to know how accurate it is, so all you baby making mom's out there... let me know.

Yes, I am strategically planning the conception of our 1st born... ha ha!

* as of now I am thinking we will wait until I am 25 to begin "trying"

Have a great day everyone :)

Collin Raye...

What an amazing concert he put on up at BYU-I tonight. What is it about famous people in designer jeans and button up shirts that make me feel like a 12 year girl again? Ok, maybe it's the bald head and the fact he is over 40... either way I am lovin me a little of this guy. I would laugh then cry then laugh harder. Even better it was a date night with my mom, do you know how much I love my amazing mother? A LOT!!There is only certain people you can drive to Rexburg with and feel ok about going to Great Harvest for pumpkin bread, a donut shop, and last but not least the Cocoa Bean Cupcake Cafe all in less than 40 minutes ha my mom is definitely on that list of people. Then of course to Gringo's (my fav) for dinner before our 7:30 concert. What a fun night!!

Spirit week...

These are my "rockstar" nieces decked out for spirit week...

(presh, I know)

What else have we been up to?

-We celebrated Halloween a day early with dinner (Wingers) and a movie (Easy A), no dress up parties for us this year... too much time/money/energy put into last years event!

-Moved in with my Dad and little brother... it's been good! Lots of people ask if it's hard but honestly the basement we took over is bigger than our house was, and I get the entire huge kitchen all to myself. Plus no complaints on saving money!

-Currently wishing there was a check list to decide if a couple is ready for babies... I googled it with no luck :) Ideas, suggestions anyone?

-My new nitro is AMAZING!! Love it!!

-Ready for the snow to fly to try out my new 4WD

-Starting my Christmas list... although this year will be quite simple (we're broke) and rather depressing (divorced parents suck). Top of the list is an I-PAD :)

-Excited for 2011 and a fresh start on a pretty crappy year :)

Birthday parties...

It seems like someones birthday just passes and another is approaching, but I love the excuse to eat cake and ice cream. What's more fun then my own birthday? My adorable nieces having birthday parties and all the excitement that comes along with way too many fun gifts and of course the chance to catch up with the fam!

For Rozilyn and Brooklyn's 6th birthday we went to Heise and swam then went over for pizza, cake, and presents. We definitely got the Best Aunt/Uncle award for the pillow pets we bought for them... it's all they wanted and we called dibs :) I can not believe these little fire crackers are already 6, it feels like they were just born yesterday!

This picture was just a few days after their birthday it was National Walk to School Day so we rode our bikes :)

We celebrated Gaby's birthday a day early because I was leaving for Vegas on her birthday but didn't want to miss her party. She is growing up to be such a sweet and pretty girl! I am so lucky to be married into great in-laws and amazing nieces that I love so much!

This is a hard age to buy for... past the toy stage but not quite to teenage gifts yet... and the kid couldn't give us any ideas so she got money! Turns out we weren't the only one's without any leads, Gaby got a lot of money and hopefully she will find herself something fun!

On a side note (if you didn't know): I am going to be an aunt again!! David's sister Tricia and her hubs Cory are expecting!! Eek I can't even begin to explain how excited I am for a new baby in the family... preferably a nephew but we'll take what we get :)

What's new??

I went from this...

To this...

My new nitro which I love so much!!

It was hard to leave my little car at the dealership, we traded it in. When I bought my car brand new in '06 with 32 miles it was right before I started beauty school. There was lots of memories in that car from daily trips to Rexburg, late nights, early mornings, and lots of single life days. My car NEVER left me stranded in the cold... or hot for that matter, never blew a tire or had any side of the road experiences and most importantly wouldn't even let me lock the keys in her when I tried. It was a good car for me and to me, but I didn't expect to be getting married and maybe (one day eventually, not now) start a family and lets be honest... it was not a family car! David barely fit in it and definitely was not comfortable and liked to complain so he found me this great little nitro and we jumped on the deal. My only complaint is the head lights aren't automatic? Crazy for a new vehicle if you ask me!! And I haven't filled it with gas yet... but I am positive it's not going to get 35+ miles like my little car did! Other than those 2 small issues I am loving our new vehicle and am looking forward to taking trips... hopefully in the near future as I am in need of a vacation!!

Catch up...

This will be a catch-up post all minus pictures...

-we are completely moved and mostly settled, it was only a 2 mile move up the road but it might as well been across the planet it was so unorganized and rushed for my likings but good news is we made it. (the camera was still m.i.a along with a few other of my VERY important personal belongings) hence no pictures of the excitement!

-we went to the fair... and the Freestyle on Wednesday night, it was a lot of fun! I was afraid the entire time we were going to get rained out but only a few drops it was perfect! Speaking of the fair... what is it about that place that makes me eat a corn dog, fries, scone nuggets, and a fruit kabob and still long for (without giving into temptation because the concern on my hubby's face and our pocket book) corn on the cob, caramel apple, chicken bowl, baked potato and anything else I can get my hands on? Ridiculous! But secretly I hope Saturday is a nice day and hubs offers to take me back at least for lunch :)

-this summer we missed out on 2 of our all-time favorite things to do together...
#1. the drive in movies
#2 a baseball game
the summer flew by I swear I am wondering where it went as the air is starting to feel like fall but nothing beats fall smells, colors, and pumpkin treats :)