Vinyl fun

I love vinyl lettering. I'd love to buy a machine and make it my job. I love thinking up fun quotes and seeing them come to life on the wall or in a frame. Even on my mission I had 3 huge posterboards I took with me to every flat I lived in that had lots of quotes on them that were inspiring for me and my companions and I hung them on the wall as soon as I moved in! So, lets just say I'd love to have quotes all over. Here are the first ones for this house. I've had some that I was going to put in the old house so I'm glad they still stuck to the wall and I got some new ones. :>

Tile

Helen's room

Front Room

My latest fall decoration,
candlesticks with pumpkins on them.
Thanks for the tip Becky!

Lew Lew's Birthday

Happy Happy Birthday
Lewis, Lewy, Lew
Happy Happy Birthday
My handsome prince is 2!

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!!!!

kissing his friends Wubbzy, Widget & Walden

Widget, Wubbzy, Walden and Lewis (BFF's!)

Cheeeeeeee

Mac & Cheese & Rootbeer
Lewy has to have a fork in both hands for all meals!

free sundae to go with the free meal

girls and lew

We went to Red Robin for Lewy's birthday (free meal!) He had a great time opening his gifts--Wubbzy and his friends, Widget and Walden. He loves the Nick Jr. show Wow! Wow! Wubbzy which we watch on Noggin--"its like preschool on TV." It is genius because you know how easy kids can say wow wow? It's like ma ma or da da so he grabs the remote, hands it to me and says "Ma Ma, Wow Wows" and plants his booney on the couch and he gets sooooo happy when it comes on, he gasps and smiles at you and starts singing along and shakin his body dancing to the catchy tune. It is sooo cute!. We have episodes recorded on the DVR so we can watch Wubbzy 24-7 if necessary.

Lewis had Mac & Cheese and a sundae so he got plenty messy and ate every bite of his dinner. What more could you ask for if you just turned 2?

Fall Break

We had our Fall Break last week. It was very busy with 3 birthdays parties for the girls, all of which were swimming parties and lasted at least 5 hours. We stayed here in the valley for a few days since the weather was so nice--cooling off to the mid 90's.

I took the kids to the Wildlife World Zoo where we fed the giraffes, looked at the jaguars above us and even rode the train around the savanna. www.wildlifeworld.com

Grammy and Pap came down for a night and we followed them to Flag the next day. We actually broke out our long pants and long shirts but it was so nice short sleeves were ok. Lewy and Griffin had a blast at the park. There was the 2-5 year old play area and the 5-12 year old area, guess which one the 23 month old wanted to play on? Yeah, he was rockin the big area. We had lots of fun and I don't think we could choose a favorite thing at the park.

Then we came back for one of the birthday parties and I had to get ready to teach RS on Sunday so all the other parties ended too. We had a fantastic break and were hatin it on Monday when it was back to reality!!

Kids on the train

Feeding giraffes

Can't find them in the enclosure? Try looking up!
2 Jaguars above our heads!

boys on fire truck going down fire pole

Grif on dino

Rock on!

Weeeeee

Bathroom Improvements

Here is what Brad has been up to when he has the rare moments of no back pain. He is still trying to get rid of the pinched nerve and heal the torn disc. Luckily he does beautiful work while on percocet!

We have had the shower curtain for 2 years but the white walls just weren't workin for us so I saw some cool squares in some brochure and Brad said he could do that no problem. He just got out that laser level and went to town. We decided on purple for the main color and then the other colors for the squares. The colors look great and it sure makes the bathroom look so much nicer. The left wall is still a work in progress with the squares not finished but you get the idea from this completed wall.

Fall Picture Day

Yes, Picture Day is upon us and dang did my kids look cute! No telling how they looked by the time the pictures were taken at school but I got a few shots in so here is the before school pictures. Aren't they sweet?!?

GFIN--already has toothpaste and water all over his shirt

HJ--only has half of her beautiful smile, I guess it was just too early for that but hopefully she will perk up for 'real' pictures

MJ--Very photogenic but lost 2 buttons at school before real photo shoot at school but at least the pictures were taken before lunch!

We are ready for our close-ups!

Just a Halloween reminder.....

Do Not
leave alcohol next to your pumpkins

Dude he's really chuckin his guts out!! :>

I'm not Pretty I'm Handsome!

Griffin forgot to get his jammies on last night before we put Lewis down so I told him to get a t-shirt from Helen or Mary and get into bed and not go in and wake up Lewis. When I checked on him later I found that we now had 3 pretty princesses in our house! Griffy just kept saying he was Handsome not Pretty! I think he was as pretty as could be!

Isn't he just the cutest thing ever? I told him I wanted to take his picture and he decided on the poses.. "now this side Mommy, did you get my scary face Mommy? now the other side Mommy, aren't I handsome Mommy?

Bye, Bye Cute Curl

Yes, the time has come for the curl to go. Brad has been nagging like a fishwife about getting the Handsome Prince's hair cut. I have been holding out because once the curl is cut, it never returns and it is soooo ch-ute! But, alas, the cutest curls ever have become a bit unruly and I have given in. Lewis will be 2 very soon so I guess it's ok that he looks like a little boy now. And so I bid adieu to the cutest curl.

Now you see it

now you don't

lookin better!

almost there

all done

You can tell Kay has done this before since she set Lewy up in front of the TV and we fed him fruit snacks to keep him from wiggling. He did fantastic! He didn't fuss and hardly wiggled at all, in fact, I think Griffin wiggled more than Lewy and he is 5!

101 Things about ME

My Niece Terrin did 100 randoms and I found it very informative and interesting so I wondered if I could do it for myself. Once I got started I was on a roll and could have done quite a few more. My friend Molly tagged me to do 7 items so I guess I'm covered on that as well! Enjoy the facts.....

1. I can’t stand lettuce. When I was waiting for my mission call my mom said “I hope you go to Africa so you will learn to like salad.” went there, still hate it, let the dream die mom!
2. I always get my toenails painted some shade of red
3. I love my husband
   
4. If it takes longer than 5 minutes to fix my hair it won’t happen
5. I wear skirts all summer—much cooler than shorts or capri’s
6. I avoid long pants if at all possible, capri’s, shorts or skirts only
7. I still bite my nails
8. I hate the sight of blood but love all the detective shows like CSI and Forensic Files; I just close my eyes half the show!
9. I have never had a nickname
10. I have an even number of children because I was one of 3 and always the odd man out
11. If I had the money, I’d hire a maid
12. I love washing laundry but I hate folding it and putting it away
13. I never watch reality TV
14. I have used the same Bath & Bodyworks lotion for 11 years—Green Tea & Cucumber essence
15. I hated being pregnant
16. I love my children
17. I call my mom every day
18. I refuse to watch a movie where the main character dies in the end
19. I dislike cooking but love baking
20. I love to nap when the baby is napping
21. I am never on time to church; no matter what time it starts I am always 5-10 min late.
22. I have known my hubby all my life but only dated him for 9 days before we were engaged
23. I do not like watching sports on TV only live at the ballpark/field.
24. I am a certified scuba diver
25. I have never been to Europe
26. I never drive the speed limit—over on freeway’s—under in residential areas
27. I could eat air popped popcorn with real butter every day
28. Diet Coke not Pepsi, yes there is a difference!
29. I always wear sunglasses
30. I balk at expensive clothes for myself but will shell it out for cute clothes for my children
31. I love peaches picked ripe from the tree
32. I am 5’2 and never worried about dating someone too short for me :>
33. I love to scrapbook but am soooo far behind it stress me out
34. I graduated from BYU in Secondary Education
35. I’m new to the blogging world but have written a Jenkins Journals email for 10 years
36. I color code my clothes that I hang in the closet—and my children’s too
37. All of my children’s first and middle names are family names
38. I rarely wear make-up
39. Spiders are from the DEVIL and must die
40. I love to sing super loud in the car
41. I was a cheerleader all 4 years of High School
42. I don’t like fish but love shell fish—Crab, Lobster, & Shrimp
43. I want a Ferrari
44. I haven’t used my iron in at least 5 years—pull it from the dryer and hang it up quick!
45. I love See’s Candies dark chocolates
46. The hotter the shower the better
47. I still know where all my best friends from High School live after 21 years!
48. I love the smell of rain
49. I have a desert tortoise living in my backyard
50. I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
51. I have no idea what popular music is anymore, I only listen to country music
52. My most embarrassing moment occurred in church, on the podium, in front of the whole congregation, I was 16. It is a hilarious story! :>
53. I learned to swim when I was 6 months old
54. I love Idaho
55. I love Lake Powell
56. I wish I could play the piano but not enough to actually practice
57. Rude people make me want to laugh in their face
58. I am a total night owl
59. I don’t do mornings with a smile
60. I have never even considered jogging
61. I love to play volleyball
62. I love to go out to lunch with friends
63. I have to have fun ring tones on my phone, the standard ones are not an option
64. My favorite dessert is Claim Jumpers Chocolate Chip Calzone—try it and you’ll never look back
65. I know every fast food restaurant with a play-place in a 20 mile radius of my house
66. I love going to the zoo
67. Disneyland is truly my happy place
    
68. I can barely draw a stick figure
69. I have almost 2,000 fonts on my computer
70. The first thing I do in the mornings is fire up my computer and check my email
71. As soon as I walk in the door my shoes come off—so do my children’s
72. I despise the sound of an alarm clock going off
73. I love going on vacation
74. I wish I could get a massage once a week
75. I don’t remember a time when I didn’t get headaches almost every day
76. I wish I was more organized
77. I wear Birkenstocks every day
78. I am my dad's only daughter but I answer to Loa, Karma, Sherie, Berwyn or Darhl, his 5 sisters which he usually went through before he got to Kathy
    
79. My favorite breakfast is eggs benedict
80. The best gift you can give me is a clean house
81. I was a volunteer for the 2002 Winter Olympics and Paralympics South African Delegations
82. I don’t think movie stars are hero’s
83. I’d love to visit the Holy Land
84. I think about my Granddad, Gram and Aunt Judy at least once a day and wish they were still alive
85. I know I have the cutest, smartest, most wonderful kids in the whole world
86. I can speak Afrikaans
87. My eyes are green like my dad’s, both my brothers are blue like my mom’s
88. I know most of my neighbors
89. I was named after my grandmother Helen Kathryn, she was the 3^rd person in the world to have open heart surgery, the surgery was successful but she died from complications the next day, my mother was only 12 years old when she died
90. I’d rather read than watch TV
91. I want to see the pyramids
92. I could watch “Some Kind of Wonderful” over and over, especially the kissing part
93. I detest hand washing dishes
94. There are almost no pictures of me since I am the main picture taker of the family and I am ok with that!
95. Once, I got 2 speeding tickets in one day in 2 different states
96. I can’t seem to stop myself from talking to the screen during movies so to spare those around me I usually wait for it to come out on DVD or watch the screening with Matt & Molly Doodle
    
97. If my husband can’t fix it you need a new one and I’m spoiled because of it, he is amazing
98. I love the beach but hate sand in hard to reach places…
99. I helped on an Extreme Makeover: Home Edition house that was built in Flagstaff and I met all the designers...I even have a picture with Ty! :>
    
100. I was a missionary in South Africa for 18 months
101. I will always Believe in Santa

Good Morning Girlfriends/BFF's

Life is too short to wake up with regrets..
So love the people who treat you right.
Love the ones who don't just because you can.
Believe everything happens for a reason.
If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands.
If it changes your life, let it.
Forgive quickly.
Say I love you and mean it!

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