One Last Time!

Hello everyone. I am putting together an order for MaryKay this week. This is your last chance for MaryKay at cost. This is the last order I will be doing before I go. So if you would like some...LET ME KNOW!

All the same rules apply. I am selling it to you guys for the same price I pay. I make no money. NONE! Not even a penny. If you want something then go to the website www.marykay.com and look. The price you will pay is exactly half of what it is listed for retail. You will just need to add tax and then I will divide up the shipping between everyone. I need to get the order in ASAP (since we leave in 3 weeks!) so either write it here as a comment or e-mail me. Just let me know somehow.

TA-TA!
Alyson

Thinking about moving brings to mind this recent picture of Samantha. Yes. Shoot me now. I hate moving. We have been trying to get things ready to go. I seriously am not looking forward to this.
If you haven't yet read Katie's most recent post, I highly recommend following her link. Talk about a weepy read. Sheesh, I cried and cried. It totally makes me grateful for my kids. So here's a recent pic of the two of them. I can't imagine life without them.
Sorry for the mushiness. Now don't go to sleep everyone. WAKE UP PEOPLE!
In other recent news, Samantha had her first taste of rice cereal. Oops! I forgot a bow. Cover your eyes!
That's much better! She loves eating from a spoon. Samantha has also recently been sitting up all on her own! CRAZY!

I Smashed My Toe

Look! Yucky isn't it? I was riding my bike last night with Samantha in the trailer behind me and Logan was riding his own bike. I was riding really slow to let Logan catch up.

There is construction on the road by our house and there is a fence right next to the sidewalk to keep people out of the construction. This makes the sidewalk really narrow.

I was stupid and being goofy with Logan while I showed him how I could turn around on the narrow sidewalk. Yeah, well I hit the bump where the sidewalk meets the grass and lost my balance, so I stuck my foot out to steady myself and my huge ol' toe caught on the edge of the sidewalk.

It is still throbbing today. This could be due to the numerous times it has been stomped on throughout the day by unsuspecting children.

VENT!

I need to vent. What better place than my blog?

Why is it that we don't help each other out more in this life? If I know something you don't know, or the other way around, then why don't we help each other out and share the information. I mean, if it has taken me a while to gather this information and I see that you are looking for the same thing I just figured out, then why not share the knowledge I have?

Is this making any sense? I am aggravated!! People are so SELFISH! And this goes for sharing of recipes (why wouldn't you want to help me be a better cook? My poor husband).

COME ON PEOPLE! Let's try to be Christ-like and stop being so rude to each other. SHARE!

I am sorry if this is offensive to anyone. I had a bad experience in a bow making forum. The ladies in there were so rude! They wouldn't share their super secret ribbon suppliers with me. RUDE! ;o)

I'm really not that upset. Just mildly annoyed. It's just ribbon after all.

Four Months Old

It's weird to think that Samantha is now 4 months old. Time is flying by. I took her in for shots 2 days ago and she is now 16 pounds 2 ounces! I was shocked. I guess she started out big though. She is also 25" tall. We love having her in our family and love her sweet personality. Sami has also just started sleeping through the night and I am in love all over again. What a good baby we have been blessed with!

Our trip to Hell, MI

The sign says it all. Except for the fact that it is missing a 1 before the 8. I think Hell is falling apart. The town (if you could call 3 buildings a town) is very run down.








There are snakes in Hell. This is so gross to me. I get shivers down my spine just looking at this picture. I hate snakes and worms and anything slithery. (Thanks Alysa for the lovely worm farm you insisted on keeping in our room in the grocery bag when we were little. Who knew that the worms were going to be able to chew through the plastic and escape into my safe world aka: my ROOM)






Family picture in Hell















No joke. There is a dam in Hell.

Our Day at the Park!

So we went to the park for a birthday party yesterday. It was a lot of fun. The parks here are so much better than anything I've been to in Idaho. One thing I wanted to point out. Lately Logan likes to pretend he is an airplane. You know the song from Sesame Street "I'm a little airplane neah". He runs around singing that with his arms out like he is flying.

By the way, that is a fish in his hand.

I'm trying something new here with the pictures. What do you think? Too busy?

Hello fellow bloggers. I have been thinking recently about how the things we put on our blogs can affect many people. Think of the far reaching aspect of the internet. I know many people read my blog who I have never met and have no idea who they are. I do the same to others. I enjoy blog stalk-ing.

May I suggest that as LDS church members we have a great responsibility to post responsibly and take the opportunity to share the gospel on our blogs. Elder Ballard has spoken recently on this very topic. Click HERE to read his talk.

For a fun way to share your beliefs on your blog click HERE for an LDS link button.

Samantha's First Owie

The purpose of today's post is to warn you all of the dangers of bows. Yes bows. Careful that you don't get too carried away in your making of them that you forget about hazardous wires poking from the back before they are finished as you hold them to your baby's forehead and scrape them across to the other side to see if you might like the angle better leaving a huge gash in your wake. This is what your baby might look like if this should happen to you.
This is the stupid bow that might harm your child. You have been warned!

Goodbye Graduates!

Last week we had an AWESOME going away party for all the graduates. It really made things seem oh-so-much more closer to being done. I mean... WE"RE ALMOST DONE!!!!!!!! HOOOOOOORAY! Mike, Trevor, Jim, Justin, and Janee

Sorry the pictures aren't any better, but the lighting just wasn't the best. The party was AWESOME thanks to Janee's efforts! Thanks for everything Janee!!

I am feeling so many different emotions right now. Happy, sad, scared, elated, worried... mostly worried. That feeling will go away after Trevor passes the bar and has a job. I know Heavenly Father has a plan and He will take care of us. Now I just can't wait to get back to Idaho!!

An explosion of poo poo, wet underwear, and the Fourth of July

It has been a great holiday. We started out on the Third of July with a fireworks show at a friend's house. Not their fireworks but one that was put on by the township (Don't ask me how the township/city thing works because I have had it explained to me numerous times and still don't get it) and we were able to watch it from their backyard. So it was lots of fun and for once Logan didn't scream and cry. He actually loved it!Playing Red Rover while we waited for it to get dark.This morning we got up and went to a parade! I have never been to a Fourth of July parade before, but it really put me in the mood. I felt a real pride in our country and truly blessed to be an American. Logan was scared of the guy on the stilts, but it sure was cool.

Lastly we ended the night at another friend's house for a BBQ. Lots of good food and games. The whole group of us walked down to the park to play kickball. It too was fun until Logan wet himself while playing on the playground and Samantha had a major poopy blowout. We went home with two screaming children and two worn out parents. FUN FUN FUN!!!

A Lot of This and That

This post is going to be boring for most of you. I am mainly posting these videos for family members.


For those who have not met Samantha yet, this gets you pretty close.



Logan just recently learned how to use the pedals on his bike.



And of course he wanted to show everyone his scooter.