I NEED A VACATION!!!

Soon we will be headed to see Matt's sister and her family in Carson City, Nevada. Let me tell you, I so need this vacation. I have been feeling so tired and rundown lately that this is exactly what I need. I mean seriously how can you not relax when you get to hang out here with some of your favorite people.




I CAN'T WAIT!

CUTE FACES

MK turns 5!

Our oldest turned 5 on Saturday. I still can't believe she is going into kindergarten in the fall. Seriously where has the time gone? I remember when I got pregnant with her. Matt and I had only been married for a few months when I found out I was pregnant. I was feeling really tired and was craving green apples and sour apple jolly ranchers. I told Matt that it was weird becuase I had never craved anything ever in my life. He said "maybe you are pregnant." I thought to myself counting in my head... Maybe I am. Sure enough I was and our little family began.

Makaylee has been a true delight in our family. She amazes us with her sense of humor and her abilitly to learn. She seriously absorbs everything she hears and learns and is really smart. She is my little helper but is definitly a daddy's girl. She is a wonderful big sister and truly is a blessing in our lives. We love her so much and are very proud of her. Happy 5th B-day MK!!

Here are some pics of her birthday party at Grandma and Papa Anderson's house.

EASTER TIME HAS ARRIVED AND SO HAS MY FAVORITE CANDY!

This is my favorite Easter candy. It has taken me awhile to find them in the stores. I have only found them at Harmons (thanks Aunt Shauna for telling me were to find them) and Target. I get a headache if I eat more then 3 at a time, but I LOVE THEM!!!

All I want for Christmas...

Every year my sister's work has Santa come in so the kids can tell him what they want and get their picture taken with him. Makaylee was so cute and told him what she wanted. She is getting so big. All Mable wanted on the other hand was to get the HECK OUT OF THERE! She will so love this pic when she is older.

Watch Your Step...

So I had a humbling experience last night. I have decided to get serious about running again and have been going to the gym and running on the treadmill. Last night I decided to run on the treadmill in the cinema room. For those who don't know what the cinema room is, it is a very dark room with a ton of treadmills, ellipticals, and bikes. You can work out while watching a movie on a big screen. It is very dark and very loud in there. So... I chose my treadmill that I want to do my work out on and I get on it and it doesn't work. So I hop off and go to the next one. I step on the treadmill and immediately my feet fly out from under me and I land on all fours on the treadmill and then am immediately ejected off onto the floor. I sat there stunned for a minute wondering what the H-E-double hockey sticks just happened. It seems the girl that was on it before me failed to hit the stop button when she was done and seeing how it is pitch black in there, I could not tell that it was still on. I think I about gave the lady next to me a heart attack. She was just as shocked as I was. Luckily I lived and came out of it with minor scrapes on my knees. I just got up, had a good laugh, and worked off my embarrassment and frustration.

So people when you are at the gym... PLEASE turn of the treadmill when you are done using it. And in the future I will now be sure to watch my step before stepping on any excersise equipment. Hope you have a good laugh and a good day!

Halloween...again whats with the carbs?

Our Halloween was really fun this year. We had a week full of fun.

The Monday before Halloween my brother Sean and his wife Carrie had a Halloween party for family home evening. We ate chili and the kids played fun halloween games and decorated cookies.

Tuesday night we went to Matt's parents house and had dinner and carved pumpkins... well Dave, Kenneth, and I carved pumpkins while everyone else sat and cheered us on and talked. The kids played and decorated cookies.

Friday I took Mable to Makaylee's school for her Halloween party which was really fun. I almost started crying during the party because it hit me how appreciative I am that my children have such great people that take such good care of them while Matt and I work.

After the Halloween party I took the girls to visit Daddy at work so his co-workers could see the kids in their costumes and see how cute they are. Then we headed to my sister Carolyn's work to trick or treat around the office and get their pictures taken. Mable had about all she could take and was her usual grump while trying to get her picture taken. So what did I do... I handed her a bag of pretzels. I tell ya, this girl is so like me, carbs make her smile. Here are pictures of our cute girls in their costumes.

On actually Halloween, we went to Matt's parents house and had Chili, bread, cookies, and a lot of Aunt Shauna's yummy carmel popcorn. mmm... I wish I had some right now.

Then we headed out and the kids went trick or treating around the neighborhood. We had a lot of fun. I am really starting to love this holiday. I am really excited for the holidays coming... except the closer they get the closer my 30th birthday gets and I am not sure how I feel about that.