The Justice Family

Here comes the Sammi....

2012-02-08T18:38:00.000-08:00

With a new baby and my futile attempts at keeping my house clean and going to the gym has made me not so fun a Mommy. So in attempt to be more "fun" I bought this app for the ipad which consists of 365 days of activities do with your kids. Proof that there really is an app for just about anything.

The first day I bought it the activity was "Play Dress Up" and so during Madeline's nap time that is exactly what Sammi and I did. We don't have a ton of dress up clothes but Mommy has way more than I really should so we hit up my closet. Sammi couldn't stop laughing, she thought it was too silly. Her favorite thing to dress up in was Aubree's flower girl dress from our wedding. I even pulled out my veil so she could "get married." It was a little eerie how much she looked like a miniature bride. All in all we had a lot of fun.

Day 2 was make Valentine's and Day 3 was roll around the floor and laugh. I didn't take picture of the valentines before they were mailed and lets be honest no one needs a picture of me laughing while rolling around on the floor. I am hoping these activities will remind me to spend more time playing with my girls cause look at that face...she is so fun to be around!

Madeline's Baby Pictures

2012-01-12T09:16:00.001-08:00

I had Madeline's pictures done and they turned out so cute I had to share them. Both the photographer, Whitney from Fotogenix, and I got the inspiration for the pictures from my newest obsession: Pinterest. Everything from the poses, the letter initial, the backgrounds were all a combination of things we saw on Pinterest. Even my brother's girlfriend made the tutu from a tutorial she saw on...yep...Pinterest. I thought that they were so wonderful and it helped that Madeline is about the cutest baby in the entire world. She is the sweetest thing and am so grateful for her in my life everyday.

Christmas

2011-12-26T09:45:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful Christmas. Sammi loved opening present and getting ready for Santa to come. She asked Santa for a blue car and he delivered. She got a lot of toys including: dolls, ponies, a cooking set, doll cradle and games. Madeline got lots of toys considering she is only a month old. She got rattles, stuffed animals, clothes and books. We had such a wonderful Christmas day.

Meet Madeline!

2011-11-30T10:43:00.000-08:00

Our New Little Girl!

Madeline Lucille Justice
9 lbs 21 inches long
November 15, 2011

Well she is here and one day past her due date! She was growing so big we opted for a repeat C-section. Yeah, she was only 9 lbs! Wow! Definitely worth the wait as she is the sweetest baby. She sleeps wonderful and the girls love her. We are so excited to add another little angel to our family. Tim is really out numbered by girls 4 to 1.

Quiet...too quiet...

2011-10-17T20:01:00.000-07:00

It is quiet in your house...are you grateful? No, a two year old and quiet means trouble...You look for her...where could she be? Hiding behind the couch? You ask her what she is doing and she replies, "Don't look at me!" and you know that she is being naughty...Then you smell the nail polish...

Sammi gave herself a mani-pedi today....I have to give her credit though, she didn't spill the nail polish and did a pretty good job for being two!

The way a toddler's mind works...

2011-10-14T09:19:00.001-07:00

I am eight months pregnant and getting quite uncomfortable…

Me: “Sammi Mommy’s belly is too big, I can’t chase you…” (As I lay on the couch)

Sammi comes up and starts pushing on my stomach…

Me: “What are you doing?”

Sammi: “Trying to push it back in…”

Oh, Sammi nice try but it is so not going to work….

Summer Re-Cap

2011-08-26T09:26:00.000-07:00

Well I don't blog much in the summer but here are some pictures of what we have been up to. Aubree was here of course and so we tried to fit in as much fun as possible. We went to Lagoon, to the aquarium, to the park, tons of swimming, bike riding, camping, 4th of July fun, to Jungle Gym's Playland, and the list goes on....

Backseat Driver

2011-05-15T14:23:00.000-07:00

So last night I am driving home from my parents house when I hear Sammi in the backseat talking. She has starting saying long sentences and this is what I hear...

"Mommy, watch out, car coming!"
"Mommy, stop, light coming!"
"Uh, oh, car coming Mommy!"

She repeated some variation of this the entire drive home. No matter how many times I said okay she would not stop worrying and pointing out the cars and lights. I consider myself a good driver and definitely good enough not to drive through red lights and into oncoming traffic but I guess a two year old sees the world a little differently.

Build-A-Kitty

2011-04-29T12:18:00.000-07:00

This week Sammi got super spoiled with a trip to Build-A-Bear with Aunt Karie. The trip to Build-A-Bear was in honor of Sammi's birthday next week. Sammi loved it. After a little debate Sammi found a kitty and was instantly in love. She has been more than a little obsessed with kitties and had so much fun making her own little friend. She put four hearts in the kitty and would have stuffed the entire thing with hearts had I let her. Her favorite part was "cleaning" the kitty. Aunt Karie bought two outfits for her and got they kitty decked out in bows too. Sammi has started carrying the kitty around everywhere: the car, Gammy's House, restaurants, Wal-mart and to bed too. We aren't too original with names at our house so the kitty is appropriately named "Kitty." Thanks Aunt Karie for such a fun birthday present!

Sadie the Pony

2011-04-21T07:30:00.001-07:00

So yesterday I am in the kitchen cleaning when I heard a "Yee Haw! Yee Haw!" I walk towards the family room to find Sadie on the ground. Sammi is straddling Sadie's back pretending to ride Sadie like a pony. She would bounce up and down yelling "Yee Haw!" and then giggling. Luckily Sadie happens to be about the size of a small pony. I swear I could see Sadie's mild exasperation with Sammi's antics written all over her face.

Nap times=Heaven

2011-04-01T13:20:00.000-07:00

So at this moment my daughter is taking her daily nap. Jealous? Well you should be cause Sammi's nap times have become something of a sacred time at our house. After a morning of food, spills, meltdowns, playtime, bath time, random button pushing on all our electronics, I find that nap time is a beautiful thing. It is basically my three hours of heaven a day. I love Sammi but Sammi asleep is like a little angel. Sammi awake is like a really cute tornado. I don't pretend that Sammi is a difficult child cause as far as kids go she is pretty great, just super busy, super into everything and super energized. So I just thought I would say that I love nap times.

When Sammi is awake I love:

-Her loves!
-Her cute little voice.
-They way she jumps and lands right on her butt.
-The way she says her animal noises.
-The fact everything is "Blue" and if not blue her 2nd guess is always "Green" then "purple".
-The way she tries to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and is sounds like "Tinkle, Tinkle Star"

Something Fishy...

2011-02-11T20:40:00.000-08:00

This week we went to the aquarium with our friends Ashlie and Brynlee. Sammi and Brynlee are at that age where fish and animals are fascinating. We got to see many types of fish, frogs, sharks, turtles and a giant snake. Sammi actually touched a sting ray which she liked the first time. She then refused to even try it again after her one successful touch. Both girls liked the penguins and we tried to get a picture of them in front of the penguin exhibit. Ashlie and I might have taken fifty pictures and this is the best one I took! They aren't even looking at me! Well I tried. We love Ashlie and Brynlee and always have a fun time on our play dates!

I think they are smiling at Ashlie, who was on my left!
Look at those cuties!

Counting, Sammi's Way

2011-02-07T10:16:00.001-08:00

Sammi keeps growing and changing, reminding me everyday that she is no longer a baby but a little girl. Recently she has learned to count, well not count perfectly but she tries. She enjoys lining up her toys and counting them. Her counting goes as follows: two, (yes I know she skips one, she just won't say it!), three, four, five, six, Sammi, Nate, nine, ten. Yes, you read that right, she thinks seven is "Sammi" and eight is "Nate" and I can see why it might be confusing. We will keep working on it but in my opinion it is super cute.

She also started asking for me to take her picture. She will point to the camera and say "Cheese" cause after all that is what you say when your picture is about to be taken. It is appropriate cause she has a cheesy smile!

In case you are wondering that is an apple in her mouth!

End of the year...

2011-01-07T08:20:00.000-08:00

Haven't posted in a while so here is what Christmas and New Years brought us...I call it "Christmas" & "Christmas-New Years Eve Edition"...We had Christmas morning here at home with Sammi, and she loved opening all the presents. She wanted to open all her toys until she saw the next one. Her favorite present that morning were her legos. She was such a sweet heart.

We didn't get to see Aubree until New Years Eve and she opened her presents then. She was so excited about the Wii. We had a great Christmas in two parts.

Trick-or-Treat

2010-11-02T21:04:00.000-07:00

Aubree was able to spend Halloween weekend with us this year which was a lot of fun. We went to the store and she picked out a vampire costume, wig and all!

Sammi was "Boo" from Monsters, Inc. My mom was creative enough and nice enough to make it from scratch. It turned out really cute. Tim even donned a Gorilla mask.

Trick-or-treating was quite cold but we hit a few house with Sammi then Aubree and Tim struck out on their own pulling in quite a lot of candy. I didn't have many trick-or-treaters so with Aubree's candy I ended up breaking even in the candy department! I have sooo much left over!

Sammi really loves Aubree being home and dragged her outside to play on the swing set. No one can make Sammi laugh as hard as Aubree can. Sammi loved the teeter-totter and Aubree was nice enough to play with her for quite awhile. She really is a great big sister.

Dressed for Fall!

2010-10-26T13:17:00.000-07:00

Tim and I both agree that fall is our favorite season when it comes to the weather and one of my favorite parts is dressing Sammi in cute sweaters and boots. I bought this hat for her last year and it was way too big but this year fits her perfectly. It was too cold outside while she was swinging to go without a hat so I put it on convinced she would not keep it on her head. She surprised me though and wore it for hours. I guess I am keeping an eye out for more fun hats!

Sammi's First Hair Cut

2010-09-22T10:55:00.001-07:00

I got Sammi's hair cut for the first time. She didn't really like the experience as a whole. It turned out really cute. It is mostly up in pigtails so most people wouldn't notice that I had several inches cut off. It had become really long, about half way down her back. She got a balloon though and a sucker at the salon and got to watch her favorite movie "Monsters, Inc."

How Sweet it is...

2010-04-19T10:42:00.000-07:00

We took advantage of the beautiful weather yesterday to go to the park and go down the slides. Samantha loved the slides and the kids and the many puppy dogs. She wanted to make friends with everyone, puppies included. She would point at them and then squeal in excitement.

Grandma and I tried to take some good pictures but action shots are tricky.

I really enjoy being a mom full time. Spending time with Samantha everyday is so much fun, everyday we create new memories and have new experiences. She has such a sweet personality, she is curious, helpful and loving. She always has a smile and a wave for everyone she meets. I am not sure what I did to deserve her...?

Egg-cellent

2010-04-04T22:11:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter All!
We were very lucky to have Aubree for Easter Morning this year...We tried to shove all the Easter activities we could into Saturday and Sunday morning...We did pretty good...Aubree dyed some eggs...Made a bunny cake. She designed it...mixed it...baked it..decorated it...photographed it...and of course ate it! We had the Easter bunny come and leave some pretty cool Easter baskets for the girls. We ate blueberry pancakes for breakfast and got Sammi all dressed up in a sweet Easter dress.

I hope you all had a great Easter weekend!

Sammi's Basket

Aubree's Basket

Sammi w/Her Basket

Aubree w/her basket

Sammi in her Easter dress

Aubree's Bunny Cake

Aubree decorating it...

Yummy

Pretty Colors

Oh......

2010-03-04T21:33:00.001-08:00

This weekend Samantha started making this "Oh" face. I don't know how else to describe it. She makes it all the time no matter her mood. It is even accompanied by an "Oh" sound. Since she can't talk, the face does the talking for her.

"Oh, I am excited!"
"Oh, I am tired!"
"Oh, I am happy!"
"Oh, look at the puppies!"
"Oh, I am sad!"
"Oh, this cracker is delicious!"

I don't know where she learned it so now it makes me wonder if I make the face and she is copying me?

"Oh, look at the camera!"

Sad Swingin'

2010-02-23T15:46:00.000-08:00

I was feeling a dose of spring fever this past week. There were a couple days with sunshine so I decided to take Samantha to the park. Once we got there, of course, the sun disappeared and I found out it was much colder outside than it looked. We only had a few minutes on the swings and went down one slide before we conceded and got back in the car. As you can tell the swings were not her favorite. I am sure she will warm up to them eventually but in the mean time it looks like it is too cold to swing anyway.

All You Need Is Love...

2010-02-14T15:45:00.000-08:00

To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.

-Karen Sunde

The Turtle Pacifier

2010-02-08T14:56:00.000-08:00

Samantha really enjoys her pacifier. She crawls over to it and puts it in her mouth. My parents put it inside a little pocket on this stuffed turtle. Well, having it attached to a turtle was not going to prevent Sammi from putting it straight in her mouth. What follows is a series of strange and adorable pictures. She had us laughing pretty hard!

Suit Up!

2010-01-29T11:02:00.000-08:00

Tim needed to get his picture taken for work. Check it out! This one was my favorite of him...he looks quite dashing doesn't he?

Updates...

2010-01-20T17:01:00.001-08:00

Well, I haven't updated the blog since July so in the mean time we have had Aubree's 9th birthday, Halloween, Thanksgiving, & Christmas! Here are a couple pics (in random order) to show you what we have been up to and if by any chance anyone is still checking this after I have neglected it so thoroughly...thanks!

It's all happening at the zoo...

2009-07-12T21:20:00.000-07:00

We spent our Sunday at the zoo. It was Samantha's first time. Every time we take Aubree she gets a stuffed animal...she got a tiger this year and Samantha didn't get left out...she got a little elephant.

We had a fun day as a family. As you can tell...

Aubree with her white tiger at home...
Samantha all tuckered out with her elephant...

Being Apes

Under a waterfall

Being eaten alive by a lion

My little firecrackers...

2009-07-05T21:35:00.000-07:00

Hope all of you had a wonderful holiday weekend. We celebrated the 4th by going to a parade and watching fireworks. We also had a bbq over the weekend and lit some more fireworks.

Aubree collected a ton of candy, beads, a Frisbee, water bottle and a stuffed animal at the parade. She loved it! She also loved the fireworks at the park and at home.

Samantha was dressed very patriotic but didn't seem to enjoy the fireworks or the parade...she slept through both...

So I won't forget...Samantha with the hiccups...

2009-06-19T19:37:00.000-07:00

It is amazing how fast time flys...she is already seven weeks old! She is so wonderful...I decided to start making videos of the cute faces she makes because a video will last longer than my memory...

So Blessed

2009-06-09T13:14:00.000-07:00

We blessed Samantha this past Sunday. She looked beautiful and we were so proud. We are also so thankful to all the family and friends who came to support out family. We are truly blessed. Thanks!

She is here...

2009-05-09T11:00:00.000-07:00

Samantha Kimiko Justice arrived on May 2nd at 4:24pm to the surprise of pretty much everyone..

I think she is beautiful and am so blessed to be her mommy...Tim couldn't be more excited..and her family is just already in love with her!

To see more pics go to...

http://thejusticeleagueblogpictures.blogspot.com/

To Dye For...

2009-04-04T15:40:00.000-07:00

Easter is on it's way, and Aubree is getting in the spirit with her very first egg decorating experience!

Love it!

2009-02-16T08:31:00.000-08:00

In honor of Valentines Day this past weekend here are 14 things that I love...

1. My Family (Husband, Aubree, Parents, Brothers, everybody!)

2. Getting dressed up for a special occasion!

3. Going on vacation!

4. Food!

5. Being pregnant!

6. Shoes!

7. Bubble Baths!

8.Going out to breakfast! Pancakes anyone?

9. The Bachelor (I know I am cool like that.)

10. Dates with my husband!

11. Music...listening to it, playing it, dancing to it, singing along with it in my car...

12. My girlfriends...Girls nights rock!

13. My dogs...awww they are so cute!

14. Sleeping in...

Plus many more but there is only so much time...

Coming Soon to a family near you...

2009-01-21T15:16:00.000-08:00

We are expecting a BABY GIRL!

We found out that we are welcoming a baby girl into our family. I am due on May 14th and couldn't be more excited for that day to come, I have already started buying her clothes!

Aubree was excited and wants us to name the baby after her! Well everyone pretty much wants me to name the baby after themselves.

"Rogerette" sound good to anyone?

Family Christmas Party

2008-12-24T11:02:00.001-08:00

This weekend we celebrated Christmas with the Justice Family!

Grandma Blondie was nice enough to rent us a cabin for the weekend and the family went up to eat, spend time together, play games and play in the snow.

All the grandkids were there and opened presents! It was very exciting for them. Aubree loved playing in the snow. She couldn't get enough!

For those of you who wish to see the pictures or download the pictures go to http://thejusticeleagueblogpictures.blogspot.com/
where I have put all the pictures I took. There are instructions on how to download the picture you want. Take them all or just a few or just browse through and see all the cute Justice kids!

I hope all of you have a very Merry Christmas!

Thanksgiving...

2008-11-28T08:08:00.000-08:00

We spent Thanksgiving at my mom's house...I love her food! I just thought I would list some things that I am thankful for...after all that is the reason for the holiday...although pie is a close second...the rest is in no particular order...

1. My Husband (See last post)
2. Aubree-she is so smart, funny and sweet...I couldn't ask for anyone better...
3. My mother, who really is my best friend, who I can always confide in...
4. My dad, our family's comic relief and who you can always count on...
5. My "little" brothers, they are the two funniest, good looking, talented boys I know...
6. The Justice Family, who let me be apart of them...
7. My friends, especially Emily who despite the years still is the best listener, I would need a shrink without her...
8. My dogs...seriously they are like really furry children...they are the best!
9. My house, my car, my job, my husbands job...

10. I am thankful I have so many things to be thankful for...some little some big, all blessings...

I hope that all of your Thanksgivings were as wonderful as mine! Happy Thanksgiving...

Justice...Tim Justice

2008-11-17T13:36:00.001-08:00

Tim and I went out on a date on Saturday to see the new James Bond movie...It was a good movie but the best part was spending time with my husband whom I love...He can make me laugh and he can drive me crazy...I won't get too sappy on you but I feel pretty lucky to have him. Here are a couple reasons why...In no particular order...

1. He makes me breakfast, lunch and dinner (and it is always delicious!)

2. He helps around the house.

3. He ALWAYS puts the toilet seat down.

4. He gets me a blanket when I am cold.

5. He is a great dad and a funny uncle.

Going for the gourd.... (Get it? Olympics and Pumpkins!)

2008-10-22T15:08:00.000-07:00

This last weekend we had Aubree. We decided to go up to the Olympic Park in Park City and take a tour. We saw the museum (Aubree loves museums), the bobsled track, the Nordic jump and other ski jumps, it was pretty amazing. The top of the Nordic jump was so high it almost made me nervous. Aubree also went on the zip line there, she wanted to go on the steepest zip line in the world but she wasn't big enough but it is something she is looking forward to when she is older.

Aubree in a bobsled...
Aubree enjoying the fresh powder...
Aubree keeping the Olympic torch alive...

Aubree wanted to carve pumpkins for Halloween so my mom helped us find a pumpkin carving contest up at the condo. Tim of course had to help Aubree, I have put Tim in charge of any activities that require the use of a giant knife. We went with a classic pumpkin design...

Tim and Aubree with knives...Watch out!

Scary!!!

A Second Spring...

2008-10-15T13:46:00.000-07:00

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." -Albert Camus

It is fall! It is my favorite season! I love that it cools off...no more blistering heat...the leaves are beautiful as they change...Thanks to Emily I had a chance to walk up into the mountains on a little hike to see the changing foliage...

6 Quirks

2008-10-14T17:33:00.000-07:00

Stormee tagged me and asked me to name 6 Quirks of mine...Here goes...

1. I have this horrible habit of biting my bottom lip...

2. I only chew on a half a piece of gum at a time...

3. I can't leave the house without wearing high heels...

4. I do my makeup in the car while driving...

5. I can't stand crushed ice...

6. I absolutely can't abide people scraping their teeth on their forks while they eat...

2922 Days Old...(That is 8 Years!)

2008-10-05T19:24:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we celebrated Aubree's 8th birthday. I can't believe how fast time flies, it seems like just yesterday she was wearing Winnie the Pooh sweatshirts and pigtails. We tagged along with Breezee and Stormee to Lagoon and then had cupcakes and presents. It was so much fun to see our friends and family.

All things Golden...

2008-10-03T11:36:00.001-07:00

One of our summer adventures was going to the Golden Spike Museum. My parents, two brothers and Aubree all headed out to Promintory Point to see it all. It was interesting but not something I need to do again anytime soon. The most fun part of the the trip was singing along as a family to oldies music and watching my brothers bust out some awsome dance moves. Here are some funny pictures from our fun day.

Zac & Nate
Aubree & a Train
Aubree the Conductor

My mom, dad, Aubree & Me
Aubree & Nate being crazy
Us by the Entrance Sign
Aubree Where the rails met...

Golfing, Boating & BBQ

2008-07-16T13:20:00.000-07:00

We had the opportunity to head up to Pineview Reservoir for the a few days. Matt & Breezee were kind enough to invite us! We had a blast. We went golfing, boating, and ate BBQ! We also went swimming and played volleyball. It was so fun, I haven't played volleyball scince Jr. High. The condo was beautiful and so was the scenery. It was nice to get away from the city for a few days.

Aubree's favorite part was jumping into the lake, I loved wake boarding for my first time (I got up on my 3rd try!), Tim loved the golf! Aubree rode on the tube twice and though she was scared she kept wanting to go again. Tim and Matt went on the tube and got dumped off 3 times, much to the amusement of the rest of us.

Of course we got to hang out with cousins and family which is always the best. It is a shame we had to come back. All good things must come to an end I guess...

Swimming at the pool!
Tim & Matt about to be dumped...

In the car.
On the boat.
Breezee & Tan
Aubree and Tim
Tae wants to go faster...

PS. I hope you like our summer mix of songs...

In the Swing of Things...

2008-07-11T13:11:00.000-07:00

We have become a family of golfers. Aubree and I just got our first set of clubs yesterday and took them on their maiden voyage today! We golfed a par 3 course (just the right size for us beginners). Tim has been an amazing teacher, I am so lucky that he is so patient with me.

Aubree is taking her first golf lessons next week. She is pretty excited although I think she was most excited to get her very own set of clubs.

Today was the 4th time for me and the 3rd time for Aubree..but I feel a hobby in the making. Plus it is something we can do together as a family.

It was a little hot today...it is July after all...but we are having fun all the same...I told you there would be more summer adventures coming...

Mine Oh, Mine!

2008-07-10T20:45:00.000-07:00

Today me, my mom & Aubree went to the Kennecott copper mine. You can see it from space! Basically it is a giant hole, but a giant hole that Aubree had never seen! Aubree also loves rocks and so she enjoyed the museum. My mother and I enjoyed seeing all the household items we use everyday that have copper and other minerals.

Aubree got $5 from my dad to spend at the gift shop, she bought a $1 rock and horded the rest. Always the frugal business woman, she came home and tried to get Tim to give her a $1.

We of course have a picture of Aubree next to the big tire, looking down into the mine, standing in front of old mining equipment, posing like the statue, and as Emily can tell you...you can't go to a tourist spot without going into the gift shop and taking pictures of you wearing their stuff and then not buying it. Just one of our summer adventures...Watch out there will be more to come...

Be Prepared? Well I'm no boy scout...

2008-07-03T12:49:00.000-07:00

I haven't been camping in a while, probably 2 years. I haven't been camping to a place without bathrooms, running water or fire pits in about 10 years. Last night...on a whim...our family went camping. We were roughing it! We drove up to a canyon somewhere near Toole (see I don't even know exactly where...we were just flying by the seat of our pants you might say) and found a spot in the woods and camped. We brought a tent but no tent poles. We brought a Dutch oven but no coals. We brought a lighter but no wood. We brought a truck but not enough gas. Let me tell you it was an adventure!

Wondering where the pictures are of this adventure? Well I didn't want this too well documented. We had a nice time all things considered. We roasted marshmallows and the dogs ran around like crazies. Now, I am tired and need to sleep. Have you noticed that when you camp you don't really get to sleep?

Happy Father's Day...

2008-06-15T07:53:00.000-07:00

I have been lucky enough to have a wonderful father. He has taught me so much, he has lead by example. My dad is sometimes VERY opinionated but I have learned that everything he ever tells me to do is because he loves me and I love him too, so I at least consider his proposals. My dad's great qualities are: he is smart, funny, optimistic, a great manager, a great friend, makes EXCELLENT BBQ, has some wicked dance moves, is always willing to help, generous, and compassionate. So today on the day dedicated to fathers I would like to say...I love you Dad! Thank you for always being there for me.

I also am lucky enough to have a wonderful husband. He is an amazing father. He doesn't have the chance to see Aubree everyday but she is always on his mind. He makes the most of every chance he has to see her, and never fails to make her laugh. In all the time I have known him, he never misses a weekend to spend with her. He will move heaven and earth to that he will never miss a weekend. Tim loves being a father and that is one of the many qualities he has that made me love him.

Happy Fathers Day to all of the fathers out there!

Congratulations to my brother in law Mike on his very first fathers day!

Summer Vacation for Brianne...

2008-06-10T14:19:00.000-07:00

So I put in my 2 weeks notice last Monday. That means my last day of work is Friday! Aubree is excited! Tim is excited! I am excited! I would like to go back to school and get my master's degree to become a high school English teacher, but for right now Aubree and I are going to hang out this summer. I haven't ironed out the details but I am looking forward to a change! I also need to hire a replacement so if you know someone who needs a full time job I know a place! Adios Prudential!

Seattle 2008...

2008-05-30T10:27:00.000-07:00

I haven't updated the blog for a while sorry...I did go to Seattle May 16-18th! It was so much fun! I went to visit my friend Kathryn! Emily wanted to go and she invited me so I said yes and we did so much fun stuff: Ferry Rides, Shopping, Eating Clam Chowder, Going to the Beach, A Mariners Game, Hiking to a waterfall & you can't go to Seattle without seeing the Space Needle! I also saw my cousin Andrea and her son Quentin who I haven't seen in years! All in all it was a great weekend! Plus it didn't rain once! What are the odds?

Space Needle

Waterfall Hike
Safeco Field-Mariners Game
Seattle Center
Ferry Ride
Beach
Also for those of you keeping track it is almost June! Aubree is coming for the summer today! We will have plenty of adventures to keep you updated on!

Almost a Tulip Festival but Not Quite...

2008-04-23T10:03:00.000-07:00

We went to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point this weekend. Let me tell you...It was a totally let down. Maybe I was imagining fields of tulips? Maybe I was expecting too much considering it was called a "Tulip" festival? Apparently there were just a few flowerbed with tulips in them. Aubree, my mom and I were all bummed about the lack of tulips. I guess you have to try and see things for yourself but now I have warned you all...the Tulip Festival is not so much a tulips festival as a great way to waste $10 bucks each.

Aubree saw this lighthouse and said, "Wow, just like the mini golf course. I have always wanted to go in one...This is my dream come true!" I took a picture before she was knocked over by the wind but it was a pretty cool light house.

Aubree, by this time of the day, was so sick of taking pictures she could hardly stand it.

I would say, "Aubree smile!" and she would grimace at me. I figured we had to take some pictures by the Tulips since we were at the infamous Tulip Festival. Any Pictures you see of use by Tulips literally are the only tulips we saw the whole day.

It was also so windy...so if you see our hair blowing about in the wind it is amazing that we weren't blown over.

The waterfalls at Thanksgiving Poing are definitely pretty.

We also ate some sweet roasted almonds like you get at Christmas time and walked around the gardens. We had a nice day but all in all I wouldn't recommend going to the Tulip Festival.

Kid's Say The Darndest Things & For All The Parrot Heads...

2008-04-10T08:38:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we went to Emery County to see my brother in law Chris for his birthday! Happy Birthday Chris! Tim and I brought the dogs and Mike & Tiffanie brought their dog Hugo (You can see pics of him on there blog to the right). Hugo ran in circles and my dogs did their best to catch him but they were no match for Hugo's speed. We also saw our friends Beau and Mel and their little girl Leyla! (You can check out their blog by clicking on the link on the right). Leyla asked me the most unique question I have been asked about my dogs. She looked up at me with those big eyes and said "What color is your dog's poop?" I gave her my most honest answer...that I will not share here with you but it was pretty cute they way she asked it. I also saw my other nieces and nephews and they are the best nieces and nephews anyone could ask for! Luke (the youngest) thought chasing Max was the funnest activity of the day. It was so nice to go down to Emery because we don't get a chance to do it very often.

PS. I added another song to the playlist!

Southern Cross: Originally this song wasn't sung by Jimmy Buffett but that is the version I chose because not only are my sister and brother in law Mike & Jenny huge fans but because they gave Tim two tickets for his birthday the first fall we dated and Tim and I went down to Vegas to see it! It was so much fun that we did it again last fall. This is one of Tim's favorite songs and so this is for all the Parrot Heads out there!

Every Song Has a Story...

2008-04-02T08:49:00.000-07:00

I wanted to add music to our blog but I didn't want it just to be random songs so I compiled a list of songs and each one has a story...

Jammin': Every since Aubree was about three we would "Jam" in the car. We would put on Bob Marley and bounce our heads up and down to the music and jam. Every time we hear it in the car we stop what were are doing and start Jammin.

Elephant Medley: When Tim & I first started dating he would want us to sing this duet together in the car. I didn't know the words so I had to look them up on a lyrics website so that I would impress him with my skills.

Seven Nation Army: As Tim & I have found out Aubree loves rock music. "Rockin Music" as she calls it. She loves this song...She doesn't know the title but simply asks to listen to "The Stripes" and then she rocks out.

If I Had a Million Dollars: We drive to Vernal a lot so we are always in the car. We put this song on a CD and we sing it as a family. Aubree & I sing the first part and Tim the second. Then we come up with a ton of crazy things that we would do if we had a million dollars...nothing that's cruel of course...

American Idiot: This is one of Tim & my favorite albums. Aubree has been enjoying it to. She calls it "The Green Band." She once asked us to explain the lyrics to her and we got into a deep discussion...She is so smart!

See You Again: Okay, so what little girl doesn't like Hanna Montana? Even Aubree likes it and I have to admit I like it too. The funniest part it that I was in the car one day with my brother Zac and he admitted to liking this song. I told Aubree and she still laughs about it.

Beverly Hills: Apparently Aubree really like Weezer. She wanted to listen to this song and we didn't know which one she was talking about. We had to go through every song on the CD til we found it. She refused to listen to any other song until she found the one she was looking for...she is so stubborn!

Our Song: So I like country and I quite enjoy Taylor Swift's album. I think this song is so cute and at first Aubree refused to listen to it cause it wasn't rock...but I convinced her in the end and now she can sing almost all the words!

Say It Ain't So: We have been playing Rockband at Matt & Breezee's house. This is one of the songs on the game. Tim & Matt both sang it but Aubree did the best. She actually knew almost all the words and the tune and did a great job...she made us all look bad. It is one of her favorite songs.

Imagine: We have been trying to convince Aubree that just because a song doesn't have so much bass you feel like you are getting a massage that a song can still be good. Slowly but surely we have convinced her of the genius of the Beatles.

So those are some songs that we listen to in the car and I hope you like them too!

Vernal Utah, Home of Dino Land USA...

2008-03-31T10:07:00.000-07:00

This weekend we had Aubree and due to the fact that she hates driving in the car (Tim and I don't love it either) we decided to spend the weekend in Vernal to save us a drive.

We got a hotel room, went swimming, went out to eat, hung out and watched movies. We had a great weekend!.

Aubree got her Easter candy from Granny B and she was really excited about the yummy Reese's Eggs. She wanted to give a big Thank You for all the yummy goodies.

We spent Saturday afternoon golfing! Well Aubree spent Saturday afternoon driving a golf cart and I spent it holding on for dear life! Actually Aubree wasn't too bad and she had a blast. She drove the whole way and was utterly bored when we had to stop and watch Tim and Kelly Golf.

She has offered to drive a golf cart for anybody who is interested. So if you need a golf cart driver you know where to go!

Tim was the only one who golfed. Can you Imagine Aubree golfing? That club is bigger than she is!

She did help by taking the flags in and out of the holes. I gave her a lesson on who Tiger Woods was and why golf was a quiet game.

She still didn't like it as much as actually driving the golf cart.

This is a picture of Tim swinging on the first hole of the day!

He has only been golfing a few times this year but he really does enjoy it. The weather on the course was nice...a little windy...a little cold but that didn't stop us!

His friend Kelly, from Huntington, came with us...He lives in Vernal now. Kelly did golf better than Tim...Oh, well...

Now I love bowling as much as the next guy but let me tell you that after 3 games of bowling you are pretty much finished. We killed some time at the bowling alley on Sunday before we dropped Aubree off. Aubree didn't use the bumpers and did a great job. She kept getting better and better each game. Tim and I got worse and worse each game.

Four games and 2 1/2 Hours later we went to McDonald's and killed another 2 Hours there. You will get sick of McDonald's after about 45 min. Aubree enjoyed it all of course! All in all a great weekend! We couldn't ask for anything better.

A little brother...Not Jell-O Jigglers...

2008-03-27T10:09:00.000-07:00

So I was born on March 21st...The first day of Spring! On my 7th birthday I got the best birthday present ever...a little brother! So instead of a party with pizza and Jell-o Jigglers my mom was in the hospital and I had a party at Hardees. Nate and I have loved sharing a birthday! We get 2 cakes, 2 parties and 2 birthday dinners!

This year we went out to sushi and had Nates cake (that is the first picture with Me, Zac & Nate). My mom makes a pretty amazing German Chocolate! Yummy!

I wanted Oreo Dessert for my birthday. It isn't exactly a cake. It is more a frozen delcious treat. I can't eat it without thinking of my Grandma Lois. She made it all the time. Nate and I are also trying to con my mom into making COTTAGE CHEESE DUMPLINGS! I know the Himle's are sighing with happiness at the very thought...I know my husband, and most of the in-laws, are gagging at the thought...Oh well.

So that is my birthday update! Love ya!

No...I wasn't shot at...

2008-03-03T11:51:00.000-08:00

So this week I had to pay to get my back drivers side window replaced in my car. Take a good look people that is an expensive window you are looking at. I was doing 75mph down the freeway when something flew up and shattered my window. One second I had a window and the next nothing! Just a pile of glass on the floor of my back seat. I was shocked! So I pulled into the closest Nissan dealership and left it there to get fixed.

I called the highway patrol just in case I needed to file a report and the oh so smart patrolman told me that with the change in weather it was common for perfectly good windows to spontaneously shatter. Now maybe I am crazy but I have never heard of such a thing. I have heard of chipped windshields cracking in cold weather, but a perfectly good side window shattering into thousands and thousands of pieces. Let me just say I am not feeling secure knowing this patrolman was allowed to carry a firearm.

When I got to the dealership I inquired if spontaneously shattering windows was common. They laughed and say no. I must have gotten hit. My adorable husband was worried that I had gotten shot at. For the life of me I can't think of anything I would have done to make anyone shoot at me. So thanks for your concern honey but I think it was a freak accident.

So that is my story about how you can be driving down the freeway and hundreds of dollars later you can walk out of the Nissan dealership with a brand new window and your husband worried that you have been shot at!

Boy Meets Girl...Boy Meets Girl's Roomate...

2008-02-27T13:42:00.000-08:00

Tim is from Huntington, Utah. He has five brothers and one sister. Tim graduated in Political Science & Sociology from Southern Utah University. He now teaches people to trade the stock market.

Brianne is from Murray, Utah. She has two younger brothers. Brianne graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from the University of Utah. She now works as an office assistant for a real estate company.

Tim and Brianne first met when he took her roommate out on a date. After meeting Brianne, Tim decided to devote his attention to Brianne (A Good Choice). They dated for few years and on Christmas 2005 Tim proposed. On May 5, 2006 they were married and Tim's daughter, Aubree, was the most adorable flower girl you have ever seen.

Aubree is seven! Wow, how time flies. She is in first grade and lives part time with her mom in Vernal, Utah. She loves ice cream, art, rock music, and wants to be a musician someday.

They bought a house in West Jordan where the first order of business was painting Aubree's room pink, purple & blue. Next they bought two adorable puppies Max & Sadie.

So that is basically the way short version of where we are and what we have been up to.