Davis Family

Its a..........

2010-11-12T09:53:00.001-08:00

BOY!

Thats right! We will be adding another boy to our family. About 67% was right on the poll! ! We are so excited to have a boy. We wanted one so Mason could have a brother since Parker never had a brother close in age and my brother never had one. It will be fun to see two brothers grow up together. Everything looked great on the ultrasound! We cant wait till March!

Baby Poll Time! Give me your responses!

2010-10-22T21:21:00.000-07:00

As I am sitting here all by myself on this fine Friday night I decided it would be fun to put a poll on the blog to see what people thought baby #2 is. We find out on Nov 9 so it gives us two weeks to get some responses. I will give you a little background so you can decide. I crave salts- some say that means a boy, and that was all i wanted when I was pregnant with Mason (no sweets here). This has been odd but I have had quite a bit of compliments on how I seem to be glowing and look pretty (dont feel that way) but the myth is if your having a girl she steals your beauty, so that indicates a boy also. Although according to the chinese gender calendar its a girl, and also the heart rate myth. If the babies heart rate is over 150 its a girl and lower is a boy. The babies heart rate has been 157 and 153. We would be thrilled with either! Parker never had a brother close in age and my brother never had a brother, so it would be fun to see two brothers close. It also would be cheaper! But how much I would love to have a girl too. I have so many crafts I want to do if its a girl, and I can't wait for all the girly things!! We also are definite on a girl name so that wouldn't be a problem. Anyways I will stop rambling and let you vote now!

Expecting!

2010-09-15T15:46:00.000-07:00

Yes, my friends, that is right! We are finally expecting another child! We are so excited to have another member of our family. Mason will finally get to be a big brother. He has been waiting patiently, much more than Mom! It's been a long process but so far the pregnancy is looking good. I am almost 13 weeks and we heard the babies heart beat today. A good 156. I can't complain my pregnancy has been like last time, pretty much symptom free. We are due on March 26, so if it comes 5 days early it will be a wonderful birthday present to me! I am so happy and grateful we have been blessed with another child, but at the same time this week is pretty hard. In two days, my angel baby would have been born. I know everything has happened for a reason, and honestly right now we would not be ready for one. I wish I could be holding that baby in two days, but I will patiently wait till March. The dr. told me that my chance of miscarriage has dropped tremendously since I am almost out of my 1st trimester. I am not to worried, but I am still praying we can have a strong and healthy baby! I wish to everyone pregnant that their babies can stick and to all Mom's to have healthy beautiful children! I will keep you posted on the whole thing!

The closing of summer

2010-08-29T17:12:00.000-07:00

What a crazy summer its been! We had our whole summer planned out before it even began! Every weekend we had something so I am glad to have this post "Closing my summer"! On Monday my studly little man turned a whole 3 years old! I am sure most of you are thinking, "Holy cow he is that big!" Yes, in fact it is true. I guess I really cant call him my baby anymore. He was a spoiled little guy getting 3 birthday parties for 3 years! We first had one at Mason's GG's (parker's grandparents) and I made a race track cake. Our camera is broken so I am still trying to round up pictures from everyone. Then the pictures I do have (thanks Brit) are from Mason's birthday party with his friends. There was a whole 4 little kids there, but thats all the friends Mason needs! It was construction themed and we bought all the kids construction hats and had a construction truck pinata. It was the slowest pick up of candy after a pinata broke, instead of the usual thirty seconds it took about 3 min! I also made a "dirt cake" to go along with the theme! Lastly he had one on his birthday in Idaho with his grandparents on both sides. He loves having Happy Birthday sang to him and I still find him singing it around the house. He is so cute and I am so lucky to be his mommy!

We had family pictures done in July and I just got them back so I decided to post them. Mason was adorable like always in them!

4th of July

2010-07-08T21:23:00.001-07:00

Of course we had to head to Idaho Falls for the Fourth because no other state knows how to party like we do! If your not from If, just so you know IF has the second largest firework show in the country. Bigger then LA NY & D.C.! Pennsylvania has the largest, but for a smaller town, our fireworks are amazing!I love going home to IF for the 4th and was so glad schedules have worked to go this year. And no question, we had tons of fun and wished it could have lasted longer. To start off the awesome weekend the girls went to Eclipse and it was so so good! I don't care what the movie critiques thought, it was awesome! On the 4th we did the usual parade and then went home for lunch and decided to have a good ol game of dodge ball on the tramp! Then we went to the zoo and finished the night off with amazing fireworks. We got to stay until Tuesday morning so on Monday my mom took Parker, Mason, and I to Toy Story 3 and the movie was so adorable. I am a nerd I guess because I literally was trying to hold back tears at the end! It's definitely a must see, even if its just adults going! Hope everyone else had just as much fun on the 4th as we did!

At the zoo

Firework time! Mason fell asleep half way through!

Waiting for the parade

Potty Trained

2010-06-18T19:22:00.000-07:00

Mason is officially potty trained. As for my tactics since everybody has asked me, it really wasn't one particular way. I would try one and he wouldn't follow it according to the plan the books would say so we just kinda did it our own. He already knew what the potty was and what he was suppose to do in it since we let him watch us and then he had a potty movie so that was pretty easy. The hardest was him initiating he needed to go potty and he knew he wasn't suppose to go in his pants so he thought it was cool to just go in his pants, put his clothes in the hamper like i showed him and get a new pair of underwear on and act like nothing had happened. Although that's not what we wanted, I was proud he knew it was not okay and tried to fix it on his own. Thanks to my friend Brittney she suggested we just take away the diapers completely and that was pretty much when he was trained. I decided to make a potty chart and when he went ten times in a row and put a sticker on Toodles (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse) he got a dollar store prize. After he completed the whole thing I took him to the store and let him pick out a nice toy and surprise he chose yet another truck. This time a cement truck, a typical boy! He has an occasional accident and struggles with #2 in the potty still, but overall he is great and can tell me when he needs to go! I love not changing diapers and especially love not paying for them!

CELEBRATING!

Eclipse

2010-06-16T19:45:00.001-07:00

Okay I came across this background and I had to have it in celebration of Eclipse coming out on the 30th! I did read all the books, gone to all of the premiers, and own both on DVD, so I guess you can call me a Twilight fan! Although, I am not a crazy person obsessed with it- I would have to say go Team Jacob!

Past week of Fun

2010-06-11T18:50:00.000-07:00

Happy Anniversary-
Its hard to believe Parker and I just celebrated our third anniversary together! It has gone by so fast, and although marriage is definitely hard- it has totally been worth it!! We headed up to Park City just for the night. We went shopping to all the outlets and suprisingly found nothing that was worth buying! After headed to the hotel for a nice needed nap then headed for a night out. We went to dinner and realized the Lakers and Celtics game was on so we went specifically where we could watch it. After we decided to head to this bowling alley which is actually the coolest place ever. It was a brand new place almost like a club but with pool tables, bowling, a DJ, Bar (but some how it was still family friendly) and tv's around the entire place. Next time your in Park City you should check it out! We bowled in a private place and the entire wall was a tv playing the game. I won bowling (like always)with two strikes on my 10th bowl and Parker won in pool- of course. After we went to the movie the Killers. Parker was nice to go to that for me and I really liked it. He said it was alright, but he hates literally anything with romance. We went back to the hotel and slept in, at least until the first world cup soccer game, watched it and packed up! It was so fun just to get away for a little while. Thanks kel for watching Mason for us!

Watching the game...Go Celtics! (I really hate both of the teams but I am so sick of the Lakers!)

Getting ready to bowl

This is where we were, there was only four lanes in the private room and yes that is a huge tv with the game on. It was decked out with lights and leather chairs and they brought us drinks...if we drank!

Idaho definitly needs something like this!

Parkers Game Face

This was part of the place to the left you cant see is where the bar is, the dj is on the right with a bunch of pool tables and far in the background is the main bowling area with tv's all over.

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Petting Zoo-
For family night last week we headed with our friends the Pond's to the petting zoo at Thanksgiving Point. Nate is the goalie for UVU and Alexa is the only other married Mom on the team. They have a little boy Landon thats almost two so perfect for a little buddy for Mason. We have lots of fun with them. Mason wanted to ride on the ponies so bad, it was so cute! I thought he would be scared but he wasn't at all. Natural Cowboy! Here are some pics!

Camping...in the cold!

2010-06-04T21:10:00.000-07:00

For Memorial Day Weekend we decided to head up to good ol Idaho. After work on Friday we drove up and stayed with Parker's family that night and then with the bad weather decided to stay another day in Idaho Falls. Sunday morning we drove up to a very cold Island Park and camped with my parents. Parker took Mason fishing although didn't work out to well since Parker fell in the water, needless to say fishing got cut short! We had fun, but we wish it could have been warmer. Here are a few pics.

p.s. Mason is officially potty trained, post soon to come!

We were in West Yellowstone and stopped at the hotel with the train in it specifically for Mason. He loves trains!

Mason Karter

2010-04-21T15:53:00.001-07:00

My little Mason/Stud/Monkey/Heartbreaker is 2 1/2 now and Mom was really behind on getting some pictures done. Turns out we have no money! So my brothers kind girlfriend let me borrow her nicer camera and Parker and I went to try. First off Mason was so awful! I am very glad I didn't hire anybody because he would not take a picture for the life of us! We were only out half an hour and I was pretty upset because I thought I only had one good picture, but I came home and started editing and cropping and it turns out I had a few more then I thought. Parker was just playing with him and stuck him on a light post and Mason freaked out! -Thanks babe it really helped...by making things worse! Just kidding, but I did get some funny pics out of it. Anyways it was an adventure!

New Car

2010-03-17T21:16:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately we have had many car problems within the last year and so with our helpful tax return and some money we saved we were able to go home to Idaho to purchase a new car. Car shopping is not as fun as I thought and can be quite frustrating but by the end of the day we were able to come home with a car. We love our car...so far! We got a Volkswagon Passat, and the deal maker in buying the car was because it has leather seats, so it will be easier to clean up after Mason. Anyways we enjoy it and now its so great to have a reliable car! Hopefully it won't give us too much trouble!!

Bad news

2010-03-03T19:07:00.001-08:00

So I couldn't wait for last week to be able to announce to the world that I was pregnant, but soon to find out that dream wasn't happening, this post took a complete turn. After 12 months of trying and finally getting pregnant we lost our baby at 10.5 weeks. We were so excited to bring another baby into our family, but on Sunday February 22 late at night I started bleeding-very very lightly. We rushed into the doctor Monday morning but no heart beat was found. The baby measured 9 weeks and so the doctor assumed it had past the week prior. We were devastated to hear the news since we have been wanting one for so long. I immediately started asking when I could have another and the doctor said I needed to fix "this" first. Since the baby passed over a week ago he said my body just wasn't going to miscarry the baby so he scheduled me for surgery the next day. My body started the process of trying to miscarry the baby and I was in a lot of pain with contractions. I went into have a D&C (to clean out my uterus) and everything went perfect. The doctor said I had a lot of scar tissue in my uterus probably due to my delivery with Mason and complications i had with an IUD. He said this might have been why it took me so long to get pregnant in the first place. He also said I shouldn't start trying for another baby till summer (we'll see). So that is my story, but I have been extremely depressed so I thought if I wrote my feelings down, maybe I can soon move on. The hardest things for me in this whole situation is that Mason is just getting older and older and I have always wanted him to have a sibling close. If I can't start trying till summer Mason will be going on four, which was way longer then I ever wanted. Its crazy because I started trying so long ago and some of my friends (who are probably reading this) started about the same time and already have 4 month olds and newborns. And then I have so many other friends that were not trying at all and accidently got pregnant and are soon having babies. I know I shouldn't compare, but it is just so crazy to think about. Another thing I am struggling with is that it took so long to get pregnant, and then if I was going to miscarry why couldn't I at 6 weeks instead of almost 11! I don't know why all this is happening, but I just need to remember that this is what its suppose to be. All of you know I went through the hardest trial of my life when I found out I was pregnant at 17. My life took a complete turn, and although it was the hardest thing I have ever been through, it has made me so strong. It has also made me into a better person, I have really been able to understand other peoples struggles and not be so judgemental. I am grateful for Mason and everything that has happened, but I was thinking maybe babies are my trial. 1. Having a child when I wasn't wanting one 2. Struggling and trying for so long to have one 3. Losing a baby during pregnancy. The Lord knew I could handle all of these circumstances and hopefully for them I will have many healthy children. I know the baby miscarried because something wasn't developing right and would have struggled for its life. I also know that that baby's spirit just needed to get a body even if it wasn't for that long, and Heavenly Father needed him/her. I am grateful it was just a miscarriage and I wasn't too far along, because I know many others have had worse situations in losing a child whether they were 8 months along, born still born, or had a baby pass soon just being a newborn. So many people have reached out to me and I realized how many people struggle with this or have had something worse. Some good news through it all is that I do know its possible for me to get pregnant again (I was really starting to worry about that). Another is that I have heard so many people say they get pregnant really fast after a miscarriage and especially after having a D&C. The other is that maybe all of my sisters and I can get pregnant the same time since we have always wanted that. So to end this post I am not expecting a bunch of sympathy from everyone, I am strictly writing this so maybe I can move forward. I am going to spend extra quality time with Mason and enjoy the very little time he has with just his Mom and his Dad. We are going to take some fun classes together and do extra activities, that probably he wouldn't be able to do if we had another baby. Thanks to all my family who has been there for me and especially to Parker and dealing with a messy house, fast food every night, and an emotional wreck of a wife. I wish the best for everyone!!

Valentine's Day

2010-02-16T17:20:00.001-08:00

We had an eventful Valentine's weekend. To start it off we had an Adult Ward Valentine's Party, which Parker and I were in charge of. It went great we had the right amount of seats and food and it was just a fun relaxing party. Saturday I had to work all day so any Valentines plans were going to be cut short. Parker had to go run some errands and he came back with a beautiful edible arrangement. It had all my favorite fruit including chocolate covered strawberries and pineapple cut out in hearts. Not to mention it was delicious! After I got off work that night we were going to order take out to a place we have wanted to try since we couldn't find a sitter to go do anything. Well our plans changed and we ended up just going through the drive thru to a local hamburger shop and watched the olympics all night. Yes, we didn't do much but it was actually perfect since we were tired from the week. On Sunday we woke up and had a Valentine's breakfast that included pink crepes. We went to church and then we went to my sisters house in Layton for a family get together. It was fun to see everyone and we ended up staying late because the all-star game was on, but I was happy to spend time with my family! We had a fun yet simple Valentine's hope everyone else had a good weekend!Mason eating his pink crepes

Showing off my edible arrangement

Looks good, doesn't it!

Update...sorry no pictures!

2010-01-29T21:34:00.001-08:00

I haven't posted at all in January and its almost over so I thought I would hop on the blog today, Although there is not much new happening to talk about. A few things that have happened in January was 1. I attempted to potty train Mason- I was actually putting it off till he was older but he was so interested in the big boy potty I decided to jump on the wagon while he was interested. Needless to say a week later he runs from the potty, and cries when we put him on. Guess we will wait a couple more months. 2. Parker started school again so he is busy with that, but somehow still managed to sign up for an indoor soccer league with his teammates from UVU. Its fun to go see him play again, even though I mostly just chase after Mason. 3. Parker finally got a job!!! So Parker has just had seasonal jobs over and over and his last job was a seasonal position at UPS. He loved it there and he got the best review from his drivers and he gets the next job opening but sadly enough, they are not hiring. (He pretty much has to wait for someone to quit, but no one wants to in the economy) He still keeps in touch with them every few weeks and once he gets offered a job he will probably go back to them, UNLESS.... his new job turns out amazing. He just got a job at babies r us int he backroom. Its exactly what he use to do at DownEast as the backroom manager by doing inventory and trucks and setting up cribs. He works 6 am to 12 pm which is perfect for the college student. We are just relieved its not seasonal!! 4. I subscribed to the paper! So I am attempting to be a coupon queen. I haven't started yet, but my first paper should be coming on Sunday, so wish me luck. Pretty pathetic that thats what I get to blog about myself! Thats all for now folks! Maybe February will bring a better blogger out of me!

Christmas

2009-12-30T20:07:00.000-08:00

Christmas was a blast, we got to spend it at my parents house and we enjoyed every minute of it. The day after Christmas my awesome Dad took us all snowboarding while grandma stayed home to babysit the little ones. We had to much fun, and I wish it could have lasted longer!

2009-12-02T20:35:00.000-08:00

This year for Thanksgiving we went to the Davis Household and had lots of fun. It was Jason's first big holiday with the fam, and suprisingly he isn't scared off yet! (JK you guys) Shannon decided to start a new tradition to play bingo every holiday get together, and tell you what, it got pretty intense and competitive. Thanks to my hubby who won the most we got sweet hook ups from Shannons awesome prizes. We ended up coming home with gift cards for $20 to Olive Garden and $15 Subway, hairspray & lotion (which will prob end up in my stocking on christmas) and a chocolate orange...yummy! This picture is their game faces to play bingo.

Jason and Whitni made the turkey which was awesome....especially for their first time making one!

Their Masterpiece!

Parky with his Mom

This was before the makeup and hair was done...yikes!

This was so cute, Mason and Kooper hid in a corner and were sharing the crackers. IT was so much fun to see these two interact together. They either got a long or were fighting. At one time both of them were fighting over a ball parker had and parker said, "what do you say?" and they both responded so fast yelling "please!" It was so funny. Thanksgiving was a blast thanks to Shannon, she put a lot of hard work to get the family together and we are thankful we could go spend some time with the Davis's.

CHUCKIE CHEESE'S

We went as a family to Chuckie Cheese with our friends the Ponds. Parker and Nate were on the UVU soccer team and they were the only players who had a kid or were even married. We get along great and we both have two cute little boys. Pretty much we had more fun than the kids because they got parker and I hooked to a game called flamin finger. Anyways its addicting so as an adult at chuckie cheese go over to the game and have some fun yourself! We hope to hang out with them again soon!

This is sometimes what we have to do to get a picture!

Lovin that Jeep

Mason & Landon

Its soon to be Christmas!!

2009-11-11T21:09:00.000-08:00

This week I have had the strongest urge to get my Christmas decorations out already! I have to keep reminding myself that its still too far away, but you know next week is the week before Thanksgiving- so maybe I can convince Parker to go get the tree! So to get my fix, I just decided to change my blog to Christmas! My question to everyone is, When is the earliest you think you should put up decorations? Anyways, Happy Holidays everyone!

Halloween

2009-11-02T14:16:00.001-08:00

So this Halloween Parker was in Boise for regionals for soccer. They did well and placed 3rd but I was left at home to work and to do the Ward Halloween Party. Parker and I are the ward party chairmans and it was our first party we were in charge. It took a lot of work, but it was a success. It was the biggest turn out they have ever had for the Halloween party. Needless to say, I am glad its over but now its on to planning Christmas! I took Mason to the trunk or treat with our friends the Kings. Mason wanted to eat the candy right when he got it. He was a cute spider!

These are just some pictures of Parkers game against BYU. It was funny because when I showed up UVU was warming up intense and BYU was not even warming up and were just talking to their friends like it was a shoe in game. They were shocked when UVU scored and the final score was 1-0. It was exciting to see Parker because he enjoyed it so much.

Parker's Soccer Pictures

2009-10-11T22:01:00.000-07:00

I have been talking a lot about Parker's busy schedule with soccer, but I finally got a chance to take pictures. The team has done well and is ranked #4 in their league (toughest league in Utah for club teams) and will be going to regionals at the end of this month. There they will play some big schools including Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, and Gonzaga. They got some good games ahead of them and hopefully they can play their absolute best. Soon they will be playing BYU which is considered a semi-pro team. Parker is really excited to play at the stadium under the lights. They are also going to be announcing each of the players age, number, hometown, highschool, and major. This doesn't happen a ton in soccer so the team is really excited. Never playing soccer or having any family play soccer I realized it is a very hard sport to take pictures of. Your far off of the field, the contact with the ball is short, and they are never still! On top of that you have a two year old who loves to take pictures and is yelling "Cheese" at you because he wants a chance to take some. Needless to say these are the best we got. I will hopefully get some good ones at the BYU game and post them.

Just a little update

2009-10-08T20:52:00.001-07:00

So I have been horrible at taking pictures lately. So horrible, that in fact I missed a monumental day at the Davis residence. Parker turned 21! He decided he wanted to spend the weekend up at Kellie & Dan's house and my brother Craig decided to join too. It was fun to just hang out with everyone. I feel so bad because I didn't take one picture and where we were at someone elses house I never even made Parker a cake! (I know horrible wife)But the past is behind us, and the excitement of really turning 21 when you don't participate in any of the activities of turning 21 is pretty lame. So anyways HAPPY BIRTHDAY PARKER! Your an amazing Dad and husband and Mason and I love you so much!

Life has been pretty much the same. Work, soccer, and poopy diapers! Mason brings more than poopy diapers, but its getting pretty old. Its crazy that in 6 months I will probably be starting to potty train him! He is such a sweetheart and is always giving us plenty of hugs and kisses. If you didn't know Mason was a little behind on his speech and is in a program to develop his vocabulary. I think it has worked well and he has been learning lots of new words. He is a momma's boy (and I love it)! He takes good care of me. He loves to help me empty the dishwasher and tonight he helped me make dinner. I couldn't ask for a better son, and I love him so much!

As for me, its just about the same. Although, one excitement at working at Alpine Storage is when they do mystery calls and we just had one. Someone will call for info about renting and the phone call will be recorded. They grade us and then we get rewarded with some extra mula! If you score 80-89 you get the grade in dollars but if you get 90+ they double the check. Sadly last time I got an 89 the worst score because you are so close to doubling, but this time I got a 96! Pretty pathetic, but that is most of the excitement at my work.

Mason is pretty sad though because he broke our DVD player and we can no longer have our Mommy and Mason movie nights, at least until Santa comes!
Until next time!

Mason, Mommy, and Movies!

2009-09-19T22:29:00.000-07:00

Parker has been pretty busy lately so it leaves Mason and I on our own most nights. One night I decided to make it special and have our first little mother and son date. I went to redbox and rented a movie for Mason which ended up being Elmo in Grouchland. It was pretty cute because it was about Elmo and finding his stolen blanket (which is his best friend). Mason has one of those blankets. It is so gross because he carries it all over the place. He plays with it outside, then sleeps with it, then eats with it on his lap. Ya, gross I know. I literally wash it every load of laundry I do. Besides the point, we have an extra mattress that was still out in the living room from when my Mom came to visit last week. I pulled it in front of the t.v. grabbed a bunch of pillows and blankets, popped popcorn, got us each drinks, and let Mason stay up late with Mom. He thought it was so fun. He ended up wanting to play the whole time, but he still enjoyed the movie. It was a fun night of just me and Mason and I am looking forward to having another sometime soon. I had to take pictures because Mason just was loving every minute of it.

Smart Fart Mason

2009-09-16T12:29:00.000-07:00

Mason is getting so smart. I just love all the silly things he does. I am just going to share a few of the cute things he does.
1. At Parker's soccer game there was a plane in the sky so it took awhile but I finally got him to realize what I was showing him and now everytime he hears a plane he looks up into the sky and finds it. Sometimes the plane is so far away I don't know how he even heard it and saw it.
2. Mason loves to help me unload the dishes. Its like his favorite time of the day. Probably because I praise him so much for helping me because I hate the dishes.
3. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He loves this show and has learned all the little sayings like, "Oh Toodles" and "Mischa Mouscha Mickey Mouse". I cant wait to take him to Disneyland (whenver that day comes) for him to see Mickey.
4. Mason's love for his friends and family. When I drive out to my sisters Mason is always saying Taycee Tali. He loves to play with his cousins. Mason is so good at seeing when Mom and Dad need a hug, he comes up and lifts his arms up and says "hug, hug!" Mason is always listening for his buddy who lives upstairs. The other day Mason was throwing dirt on him and Austin but then he would go over to Austin and make sure to brush it off of him.
5. I am pretty sure Mason is going to be a good athlete. He already has a way good throw. People all the time are telling us what a good arm he has. Even after Parker's soccer games he runs out and practices with his ball and the goal. He loves playing catch with me and just last week he caught his first ball!

Thats pretty much the latest with Mason. Parker is busy as ever going to work at 5 am then to school at 4 then soccer at 6. What a crazy life, for four days. Once the weekend hits its relaxation!Parker is lucky to have a 3 day weekend from everything. So although I dont see him much during the week it gets made up on the weekend. Parkers soccer team has done pretty well. They have won two games, tied one, and lost one. Parker has been a good asset to the team. He has started every game and practically plays the whole time. As for me its just about the same, working at Alpine and filling in other jobs here and there. Yes, I am boring. But me and Mason have fun together!
p.s. the title is really true. Mason farts and then he goes around to tell everyone he did!

Birthday Wishes became Birthday Stitches

2009-08-24T19:50:00.000-07:00

This weekend was pretty hectic. On Friday Mason was in our house while I was working and long story short he was pressing all sorts of buttons on the remote and the static noise came on so loud that I started to walk back to the house. When I walked in Mason gave me the remote and as I started walking to the tv we stepped in front of me and tripped over my feet. He fell into the dining room chair and I could tell it hurt him because it was a very loud hit to the head. His head was down towards the ground and I was reassuring him he was ok. When i bent down to pick him up I turned him around to face me and then the blood went rushing. I had blood all over me and on the floor. Luckily my boss was home and I ran upstairs to the main offices and asked him to cover the office for a minute. I ran into the bedroom where Parker was and cleaned him up and then we realized he needed to get stitches. My boss was so nice and finished my shift while we took him to the ER. He was as happy as could be in the waiting room but then we had to put him in a "papoose" which strapped him down so he couldn't move. Parker watched the Dr. give him a shot and I couldn't stand to look. Then I hear Mason yell, "Mommy!" and thats when I was like, ok Katie you have to be strong for your son, and I went over and stood right by him so he could see me while they stitched him up. Overall he was a very good boy and he wasn't even screaming because of the pain, it was because he was being held down. I love Mason so much and am so proud of him. He is so strong, smart, and very loveable. I know he is always going to be looking out for his Mommy, so I wanted to give him a fun birthday party. Saturday was his party we went to the zoo, and both his grandmas went in together to get him a wagon. He loves it and could play with it all day. We had fun at the zoo with Mason's cousins and with Parker's and my family. After we had a picnic with that included more of Mason's family and friends. Another accident to add to his birthday was he got a toy truck and he thinks you ride it like his other one, but really its just for play. Well he was sitting and trying to ride on it at the park and it toppled forward on the sidewalk so then he added the scrape across his forhead! What a boy, tomorrow when he gets his stitches off I am probably going to be reported to Child Services! Anyways we had a fun weekend and I cant believe my little boy is two! Its gone by so fast, but I wouldn't trade anything. Mason is everything to me and brings the biggest joy to my life. We love you Mason and thanks to everyone for coming and for the gifts. The party wouldn't be the same without you guys!
So the first pictures are just funny because we put Mason down to bed and he found the diaper rash cream and got it all over him. He was gresed up like a pig! The last pictures are what Mason looks like right now. FYI- I do not beat up my kid!

Sleepy Head

2009-08-20T15:58:00.000-07:00

This kid is the funniest little guy! He has been pretty bad at taking naps now that he is older, if he does take a nap its a good day! For the most part he doesn't and by time 6:00 rolls around he is so tired. In fact this was just a last minute dinner of pizza which is Masons favorite. Parker was not home yet and so it was kinda a dinner all on everyone own time. I was watching some t.v. while Mason was eating and Parker called to tell me we were leaving right when he got home and to be ready when he got there. So I yelled "Mason lets get your shoes we got to go see daddy!" Usually at that time he is out of his seat and running towards the door. I turn to see why he wasn't coming and then I found this cute stud.

This was how he was first found, and then he started doing the head nod thing (you know when someone is falling asleep in church and you can see them catching themselves dosing off). He was so tired he couldn't hold it up anymore. I have the funniest video, but yet i still don't get how to get it on my actual computer.

Mason is showing us his body parts.

MOUTH

EYES

NOSE

Last week Parker's sister Whitni got married to Jason in the Salt Lake Temple. She was such a beautiful bride but honestly I took like no pictures that day besides these few. The day was perfect and we are so glad that Jason is apart of the family (and i am not the only in-law now!)

My two cute boys!

Sweet Summertime!

2009-07-26T18:00:00.001-07:00

This summer has been busy just like every summer! I have a lot of updates in one post so here we go! This first post is just outside our apartment playing in the sprinklers. At our old place we use to have a pool, but now we have to improvise and this is all we got. But the kids love it! Mason good buddy Austin lives upstairs and they love to play with eachother. They were so much fun to watch in the sprinkler. The toy is that you drop a ball down the side and it loops down to the bottom and then shoots out the top. It is suppose to shoot up 6 ft in the air but the water pressure here at alpine storage is not the best. Whenever someone flushes the toilet the water goes lower too!

Just being boys!

This next picture I honestly cant remember what he ate, but he was just so darn cute I had to whip out the camera!

In July was American Fork Steel Days so we went to the little carnival they had there. We bought enough tickets for Mason to ride 2 rides. We thought he would just ride the Merry Go Round, but he hated it! It was so funny because Parker had to end up getting on the horse with him. We couldn't find a ride that he could do so we were about to give a little kid our leftover tickets that we thought were waste, but then we saw this boat ride. Mason loved it! He was so cute on it! I think he liked the fact that he had a steering wheel and he was actually driving it. He is such an independant little boy!

Daddy having to join the ride. What a nerd!

This weekend we went up to Idaho Falls for Whitney's bridal shower and my friend Liz's wedding. I didn't get any pictures of her wedding but just some over the weekend. Chelsi even flew in from Arizona to suprise Whitni for her shower!

Such a cute picture of Chelsi and little Kooper!

This picture you had to be there. Pretty much Ryker was on his knees and put them in his shoes. Anyways he was rapping away and it was just the funniest thing! The picture is blurry, but I was mostly focusing on recording it. Hopefully sometime I can get the video up. This was also one of those late night things where anything is funny and you cant stop laughing! Don't you love those nights!

We all went swimming at the grandparents hotel. (Dont mind that my mascara is completely running down my face, but heck do you ever really get a good picture swimming?)

All the gals- minus Shannon & Lexi who had to work- We missed her! I am sure my pasty white skin is just popping at you right now! Ha- yes I am in the in-law!

All the guys! Including the soon to be newest to the family Jason!

My two cute boys just playing!

The last thing this month was my neice Kaymbree's baby blessing. Totally forgot the camera there, but Parker and I made a cake the night before for it. I have always wanted to learn how to make and decorate cakes, and actually I am always reading everything about them. So here was my first attempt with fondant. Over all I think it went well, the bottom layer of fondant needed to be thicker and this was not the design I had in my head at all, but we just improvised!

Home made Fondant- pretty good considering my mixer broke on me when I started so I did it all by hand!

P.S. I am posting this because Mason is already asleep. He fell asleep at 6:00 so I am anxious about how early I will be awake in the morning! Kids- EXHAUSTING!

2009-07-07T20:23:00.001-07:00

For the Fourth we had to go home to Idaho. We had so much fun I will let the slide speak for itself. Except for bowling... We went with the Davis family bowling, and let me tell you what, I have never once won but I killed it! Parker always beats me and he got second place and I beat him by 49 pins. I got a 133 which is my highest score (I know its not that great, but for me Heck Yes it is!) Parker was such a sore loser like always, but I loved every minute of it! We believe it was all in the funky socks I borrowed from Shannon so she let me keep them for my future games and we printed off the score and put it on their fridge like I was a little kid who got an A on their test! We had so much fun I hope we will do more things with them. Mason also is a pyro because he wanted to light of every firework and would just walk around casually with a sparkler close to his face. Gotta love it!!

Funny Pictures-
So Mason had some really funny moments last week so I had to take some pictures. He learned to crawl out of his crib and open doors the same day! My life will never be the same! So we have been transitioning him to his toddler bed and overall he has done well. We have found him in so many strange positions- half way out of his bed, on the floor, sitting on the floor with his head and back in bed. This is the only picture I got of him though, and its not even the most interesting way, but still cute!
You all know now I work in an office thats attached to my apartment, well they have a playroom with a glass window to see in. Mason doesn't really play in there but he does this!

Update!

2009-06-29T21:45:00.001-07:00

Update-
Its been awhile since I posted because we have not had our computer up and running until recently. I also didn't have much to talk about so here is a little update. We did move to American Fork so I could be a manager for some storage units. The job works out great for us because I can work with Mason from home and help pay for some of lifes expences. Parker still hasn't found a job yet besides here and there jobs. He still manages to make some pretty good money though. I got another part time job working for Modbod. They are just weekly roadshows in different Costcos where I get to pick the times I work and get a couple of free shirts here and there and some good discounts. I enjoy it because it does give me something else to do. So far we like it here. Mason is growing up so fast and is becoming a lot better with his speech. Everyday he says new words. He also learned how to crawl out of his crib so we have been challenged with trying to get him asleep in a toddler bed. Overall he has been good so I cant complain. I do find him sometimes in the middle of the night randomy on the floor! Yesterday at church he was the cutest little thing! He has learned to participate in prayers by kneeling, bowing his head, and kind of closing his eyes! I am so impressed with how well behaved he is. During the sacrament hymms he kept wanting to hold his own hymm book and sit in his own chair. While the congregation was singing he was trying to too! I wish I could have recorded it because he was practically trying to serenade to the lady next to us! He was so loud, but too cute to get mad at because he was just trying to do what everyone else was. Anyways thats about it for the update!

Fathers Day-
So this year for fathers day we made a last minute trip to Idaho Falls. We really enjoyed going home for the holiday to see the special fathers in ourl lives. Parker had not been to Idaho since Christmas and still had not seen his families new home. The trip was short but it was still lots of fun. For Fathers day Parker chose to go golfing instead of recieving a present but Mason still got his Daddy his favorite candy and a book called Day out with Daddy to read together. He also was lucky to get a big delicious steak to eat for dinner. Parker is such a good father to Mason. Mason cant get enough of his Daddy, he is so much like him, especially his little smirks and funny faces! We love Daddy so much and are very grateful for him! We love both of our fathers too. Grandpa Anderson is such an amazing person. We look up to him so much. He is the kindest and most considerate person. We know we can always come to him in anytime of need. Dad is the perfect example of a father. He loves his wife so much and treats her like the world. He loves his kids and the gospel and through his daily choices we see a great example of a father. Jace is also a very good father. Although I know he wishes he could do more he is always there for us. Parker and him have a very good relationship and gives excellent advice to his son. He is a very good listener through our tribulations. We know he is always there to talk even if its in the wee hours of the morning!

While Parker was golfing, Aunt Kellie, Grandma, and Mom went to the Greenbelt for Mason's first adventure of feeding the ducks. Wow, those geese were hungry! They were hissing at us and were chasing after us! Mason loved it. He kept trying to pet them, but they were so mean. He was just about the same height as them and I would give him a piece of bread but he would not throw it fast enough. Anyways one goose just went up and bit his hand! Mason didn't care but I ran over and picked him up and wouldn't let him back down in fear they might trample him! He kept crying wanting down, poor little fella, hopefully next time they wont be monsters!

We also experienced Mason's first campfire. It was so fun to see him with so much excitement in his eyes. He is such a cutie! And he takes after his Mommy and absolutely loves smores!!

He is also the most awful kid to try to take pictures of! He is just going and going and will never stop to look at the camera. Hopefully sometime I can get a decent picture of him!

Moving again....

2009-05-11T19:18:00.000-07:00

So yes we are moving again, and actually I am writing this post at Parker's grandparents because I have been without a computer. We decided to apply for a job managing some storage units in American Fork, UT and we would just go from there. Well we went for an interview a week ago on Monday then on Tuesday night we got a phone call that we got the job and that he needed me by Friday! Tell me about it, its been crazy! So needless to say we came down Friday and Parker had to go back today to St. George for 2 weeks to finish up his job down there. We are really excited because it will be a way I can help provide for the family. I have to work 3 hours a day, monday through friday in the office which my apartment is attached to so Mason can come in and out. We get free rent and utilities so it will be a great opportunity to save money. BUT we miss everyone down in St. George. I already miss my friends Meridee, Erin, and Nikki. And Mason misses their kids Jackson, Harley, and Baylee! They were so cute together and it was so much fun to have a group of friends like them. We will also miss Ross and Briar our next door neighbors who the boys have competition on scaring each other! Parker will also miss Kasey and the guys at work too. We loved being down there and meeting awesome friends like you guys and I miss you already, but we know the spirit told us this was the move to make! Wish us luck on the big change!

Girls Weekend

2009-04-20T21:08:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we had our annual girls weekend. We had lots of fun making cards, going swimming, making girl flower bands (sigh cause I am the only one without a girl) and we also went to the kite festival to let the kids play around. It was so hot though the adults all came back with killer sun burns. I am so thankful my neighbor had some aloe vera to slather on. Poor pregnant Kellie got the worse burn which I know makes pregnancy more difficult. Although we ended in pain we still had a fun weekend.

He enjoyed it, me not so much

After going down the slide (he has learned his nose)

Wahoo!

This picture does not justify how big it is but we thought it was so funny showing the size difference between little Kamryn and the the gigantic pizza!

We really were not this hungry. The waitor told us the size below would not feed us. Ya Right! We only had 3 women and 4 picky kids! Higher bill means higher tip for him, I guess.

He discovered this a little before leaving and cried when we had to go.
Loves to splash!

Dishwasher & Easter

2009-04-14T19:12:00.000-07:00

So if you lived down here you would know that the dishes never look that clean. Whether its the dishwasher or the hard water (I think its both) We have pretty much resorted to washing our dishes by hand. So with no use for the dishwasher we realized that Mason has found a way to use it. He has figured out how to open it and stand on it so he can reach something he wants on the counter. Today I found him snacking on some barbeque chips. We don't want him climbing up in it, but I couldn't help but laugh at how cute he was and had to pull out the camera!

For Easter this year we just stayed down in St. George, but we still had lots of fun. Saturday night we decorated easter eggs and Sunday we went to church and then had dinner over at our place with 5 couples and their kids. It was nice to have a really good Easter meal together since none of us live near family. We are really enjoying our friends down here, but we still miss our family a lot!Mason got a really fun Easter basket filled with golf clubs, a puzzle, Tadoodles (toddler markers), coloring books, bubbles, and some new sandals for summer. He loves his puzzle but his favorite is his golf clubs. He walks around everywhere with them. He is so cute with his big pot belly too!

Early Easter Suprise!

2009-04-10T21:17:00.001-07:00

So I have been complaining the past several months how I wanted to get a new camera to take better pictures. Then my camera started to turn off when we would try to take a picture even though it was fully charged. My husband was really late coming home from school because he came home with a suprise for me, a new digital camera!!!I was so excited! It is for Easter and mother's day but he cant keep a suprise quiet so I got it early, but I am glad! I haven't been able to play with it that much but I took a few snapshots during Mason's bath tonight. I can record video too but I haven't been able to figure out posting it. He even gave in and got me a pink one! I can't wait to play around with it more and hopefully soon I will get photoshop too. I love my husband so much, he is so thoughtful too. I am such a critic and have to read at least 10 positive customer reviews before I buy anything and he even looked those up before hand too! Thanks so much Sweetie!

This is as close as he gets to going under the water!

Oops Forgot!

2009-04-10T19:41:00.000-07:00

So here I am thinking I have no pictures to post for the longest time. Well, I totally realized I forgot to put up the pictures when Parker's sister Whitni came down with her boyfriend to hang out with us. We had fun climbing up the red rocks and hitting a bucket of balls. We wish we could see them more often, but it was fun to spend a day of activities together.

Come what may and love it

2009-03-25T21:58:00.000-07:00

So in the past two weeks I came across this talk by Joseph B. Wirthlin and have probably watched it twenty times since. I just love this talk and I think it is what we could all use in our crazy lives. I am always looking toward the future saying "oh when parker is done with school our life will be great", "When we get to settle down I will be better mother, wife, member.....", "Once parker has a good job and we have a house I will be able to do this and that". Truth is I know I can't just be looking forward. We only get to be twenty once, have the joy of toddlers for a few years, and enjoy the youthful years of parents before our lives get even more crazy. I love this talk because when I think of those words "Come what may and love it" that means today. Be happy for today. Be happy that I get to stay home with my sweet loving son and to have that special time with him. Be happy that although I don't see my husband that much he is sacrificing and working hard for our family. I have decided that I am going to make "Come what may and love it" my everyday motto, so hopefully I can truly be grateful for what I have and love it. I love this video and its very special to me so I hope you take the time to watch it!

You will have to turn the music off on our vacation slide. I cant figure out how to get it off.

12 Days till Vacation!!!

2009-01-31T19:54:00.000-08:00

We are so lucky that we are able to go on a vacation thanks to Kellie and Dan. In 12 days we are packing up to go to San Diego!! We are so grateful that Kellie and Dan invited us to go with them and to make it affordable!!!Parker and I never went on a honeymoon let alone go anywhere on vacation together! We are so excited to go without Mason, although its going to be really hard to leave him. We will miss him so much but we deserve to get away for a little while. We don't know much what we are doing besides staying in Vegas for two nights and going to Sea World and hopefully some shopping! I will definately have a post though with the pictures! I cant wait and its less than 2 weeks away!!

Christmas!!

2009-01-05T21:32:00.001-08:00

Christmas Eve and morning we were at the Davis's house. It was really weird because it was my first Christmas not at home, but it was still a blast. Although Parker and I failed in the dessert we made we stayed up late snacking and watching youtube videos. It was fun watching the kids and Mason open up their presents on Christmas morning. I never thought Christmas would be as fun once you grew up, but I think being able to watch the excitement on your children's face is the best part of Christmas. Parker's family also goes to a movie on Christmas so we went to the Tale of Desperaux. It was ok, considering I was so tired I was dozing off in the movie. So these pictures are Christmas morning.

Wake up its Christmas!

Daddy helping Mason open his toy

Mason's vacuum that now I wish really worked cause he is all over the place with it!

He loves his coke

Whit so exited she cant contain herself!!

Kooper with his new tent

Lexi Christmas morning

Ryker with his legos

So Christmas night we went over to my parents for the annual prime rib dinner and oh was it good. It is the best dinner of the entire year (completely wins over Thanksgiving) My dad works really hard to make his prime rib magnificent!! We love it. Unfortunately the whole family couldn't make it and it was just my parents, Craig and Trish, and us. (We did have more prime rib for ourselves though!) After Mason, Ethan, and Kamryn opened presents from Grandma and Grandpa. They gave Mason a learning table. Its so cute every corner has something to play with. There is a piano, laptop, phone, and book. He loves it and hopefully will learn lots from it.

Ethan and Mason playing

Thanks Grandma for the gift!

Christmas night after our delicious dinner!

Enjoying time together

Temple Square with the Fam!

2009-01-05T21:06:00.000-08:00

Sorry this is so late but I haven't been home for a couple of weeks. It was my families turn to be with our "in-laws" for Christmas so we decided to get together the weekend before to exchange presents with the cousins and see temple square. It was a lot of fun, but cold!

Daddy & Mason

Our Family

Kel & Dan

Two Nerds

We are so sexy

Mason with Mommy

My cute neices Taycee and Tali

All bundled up for Temple Square! (I love his hat)

Mason's gift from Taycee (by the way he loves it)

Fun weeked with the Anderson Family

2008-12-14T12:47:00.000-08:00

We had lots of fun this weekend when Craig and Trisha were down. Craig had to come down for business so Trish and I hung out while are husbands were at work. They decided to stay a couple days longer at our house to hang out. Friday we took the kids to this fun park. We played with this toy that would spin you around so fast till you were dizzy, and then you had to get off and try to not fall. It was so hilarious I wish we had a video camera, I just about ran into the fence.

The next day we went to Snow Canyon, on a little hike that had some caves in the ground. Once we got to the caves Trish and I stayed back with the kids while Craig and Parker went exploring. It didn't take too long because the cave was pretty short.

How precious is this picture!

The Cave

Exploring the cave

We just got out of the cave

Cool picture of the scenary

Taking a rest on Dad's shoulder

He was ready to get out and play. Isn't he so cute!

We also had fun going out to eat at the Pizza Factory. After we drove to the temple to look at the Christmas lights then headed out for icecream!
Thanks Craig and Trisha for the great weekend!

Oh Ya, it snowed in St. George last night!

The Joys of Toddlerhood!!

2008-12-10T20:35:00.000-08:00

I can't believe how big Mason is getting. Everyday he is learning something new, and usually it's something Mom and Dad don't want him to know!! He is so crazy right now, but so funny at the same time. Most of the time he is just out of control. His favorite things to do right now is to turn off the tv when we are watching it and run right away. It's like he knows he is going to get in trouble so he just books it down the hall. He also has been into climbing on top of the dinner table! It's frustrating because I don't want him to get hurt, but he just thinks its funny. He is getting smarter though, the other day he wanted something on the kitchen counter so he pushed a chair over to the counter so he could climb up the chair to reach what he wanted! He is just getting such a handful! I am worried about him though cause he is always unplugging outlets. And right now its the christmas tree lights. Whats even more scary is he tries to put it back in! Anyone have any advice? I keep all outlets I can out of reach, but some I just cant hide!!Well he is tougher than he ever has been before, but is still so much fun! He loves to pull tricks on us and he has the cutest mischevious smile and we love him! But WOW toddlers are hard!!And we have just begun!

It's a Girl Family!!

2008-11-22T22:05:00.001-08:00

I am so lucky to have all the amazing girls in my life!!! I love each of them soo much, and can't imagine my life without them. All the girls in the family are so amazing and we have such a great time together!! There have been countless times at the dinner table when somethings happens and the girls start laughing so hard. We cry and can hardly breath!! Those are my favorite memories of us! We always try to make an effort to have girl weekends throughout the year, and they are a blast (sometimes we spend more money than we wanted, but hey our husbands don't have to know! Ha JK)I am really so thankful for everything they do for me and I feel like we have such a close bond that some families that are less fortunate don't have! Each one is there for me no matter what! Even if the car ride is long! First there is mom, and even though she was my mother when I was young, we are now such good friends!! I couldn't have a better mother, she has helped me through so much in my life from big trials to making me cuter pj's for pajama day at school, and running through a Las Vegas casino while I was puking to find a bathroom! She still loves me even though I threw up on her twice that trip!I love you Mom!! Carrie is so amazing, she gives great advice and is always willing to listen to me, or even drive across the state to help me! Ever since I was little she always included me and made lasting memories in my childhood! Love you Big Sis! Kellie, my goofy sister, the one I shared a room with for almost 10 years of my life!! Trying to sneak out of our bedroom without getting caught. She is so cool, we have a lot in common, and love doing the same things. We have had so many good memories including the time you ate it during ballroom tour and couldn't get up! I was laughing so hard I could bearly dance! Your amazing Kellie!! Trisha, I couldn't ask for a better sister-in-law! She is so sweet, and when we visit is always willing to stay up late to enjoy each other! And she has the sweetest laugh! She always looks at the brighter side of things even if its hard. I can't wait for December when you come and visit! Hey I might as well throw in the other girls! I love Taycee Joy, she has always been my buddy and still remembers the hand shake I taught her forever ago! She is so caring and such a good little helper! Talia is a doll, she is so beautiful, and loves to laugh! And I have only seen Kamryn once, but I am looking for some good memories with her, she is so beautiful! It's a long post, but I am so grateful for all of them, and the joys each one brings into my life. I don't have any good pictures of us though, because whenever the family gets together Mom takes the pictures!! This will have to do and I am looking forward to seeing you all on Thanksgiving, and we will definately have to get a girl picture, on MY camera!! Love you ALL!!

Okay so not the best picture, Hey the sun was in our eyes!!! But it's the only one with all the girls in it. (well plus Ethan & Mason's cute bum!)

2008-11-17T22:42:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted for a long time and so I have a lot to update you on. These first pictures were fun so I had to put them up. Dad was working late on a Friday night, so this is Mason and Mom just goofing off together taking some pictures in our PJ's.

This was Halloween night, and Parker had to work so I just took Mason out for a little while. He was a monkey for Halloween and was such a cute one too. I think his tail is just so cute, and he was so funny cause I taught him how to say ooh ooh ahh ahh like a monkey. Once we left the house we was on a mad dash down the road!

This was his halloween t-shirt grandma Davis got him, and it glows in the dark!

These pictures were before Mason was going to get his pictures taken. He is such a stud isn't he!

A Day at the Farm

2008-10-19T12:40:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we had so much fun as a family. In Washington Fields they have the Stahelin Family Farm. During October this family makes their farm into fun for everyone. They have a corn maze, field of screams (haunted thing) Yummy food, farm playground, petting zoo, and a pumpkin patch. We didn't get to do the corn maze and the field of screams because we were with Mason, but we still had so much fun! Mason loved playing in the hay at the playground. Then we took him to the petting zoo. They had llamas, miniature horse, big horses, cows, goats, sheep, chickens, roosters, ducks, little piggy's, and a huge pot bellied pig! Mason loved the little pigs cause they were oinking and kept touching mason's fingers with their snouts. (Gross right, but Mason kept trying to put his fingers up every animals nostrils?!) He was also so funny with the chickens, and they were big chickens. They were just running out and about everyone and some of them were as big as Mason. I was kind of nervous cause one could have easily taken him down. After the petting zoo we got to ride a tractor out to the pumpkin patch to find a pumpkin. We found a perfect one but they were $7 there so we decided to get one at Walmart for $2.50. Check out our fun pictures from the farm!!

Tagged!

2008-10-19T11:48:00.000-07:00

I was tagged by Trisha so here we go:
1. 8 TV shows I love to watch:The Office (who doesn't love Dwight), Jon & Kate Plus 8, Say Yes to the Dress, What not to wear, Real Simple Real Life, I don't know why but the Hills, anything on HGTV, and American Idol.
2. 8 Favorite Restaurants: Red Lobster (Oh so yummy), Olive Garden, Chilis, Outback, In N Out- Yes we have one in St. George!! And the ones I miss from good old IF- Canton, Garcia's, and Schlotzsky's Deli!
3. 8 Things that happened yesterday: Slept In! Took Mason to this farm that had a petting zoo and pumpkin patch, Went to the grocery store, Picked up the house, Bought Parker a $2 sweet shirt! Filled up on gas, ended up going to 4 other grocery stores to find a stupid anaheim pepper, so I could last make homemade salsa!
4. 8 Things I'm looking forward to: Being done with school! Parker having a good job. Having more kids. VACATION!!- me and Parker have never been on one together(very sad). Thanksgiving with my family, new car please! Living close to my family. Extra money (all for a good cause, family fun!) Getting my hair done.
5. 8 Things on my Wish List: be a better homemaker, i could sing, Mason would cuddle more- he is always on the go, my sisters were my next door neighbors, more friends- not that we don't love Kasey and Meridee! Dance again, Yes my dream car (Lexus Rx, pearl color with black tinted windows! I would look good in that car) and lastly more TIME! ( more time to do fun stuff, not cooking, cleaning, school, homework, work, errands. Could we just have an extra hour in the day?

It's a rainy day in sunny St. George

2008-10-04T15:50:00.000-07:00

So today we woke up and it was pouring outside, and this weekend was actually the ST. George Marathon. Everyone who traveled to run in this marathon ran in heavy rain all morning. I guess its like the second time in history it has ever rained on the day of the marathon. It's also conference weekend and so we have really enjoyed opening all our windows and feeling cool air and smelling the rain while we relaxed watching conference. Well during the break in the sessions we decided to go up to pioneer park and hike around the rocks for fun. It was nice to enjoy the outdoors without it being too hot, we even needed jackets. Anyways here are some pictures.

Parker's Birthday!!

2008-09-30T16:37:00.000-07:00

Parker just turned 20 last Saturday! Kellie and Dan came down and we had so much fun. The boyz went golfing earlier that day while the girls went shopping. Later we went out to dinner with them and Kasey, Meridee, and Jackson. We went to Red Lobster for endless shrimp. We came back to our place and just hung out and had cake and icecream. Kellie and Dan got him a total gag gift! The guys played football and poker and my man beat everyone in both!!

Mason's First Birthday!!

2008-08-31T19:02:00.000-07:00

On Mason's first birthday is was just the family but we still had so much fun. We went swimming, to dinner, and had fun with cake and presents! He is getting so big and I cant believe he is already a year old. We love him so much!

We are Here!

2008-08-20T11:00:00.000-07:00

So, we have now been in St. George for almost 2 weeks and I still haven't posted it yet. I have been putting it off because I was hoping my camera cord for the computer would have appeared to me by now but turns out I left it at home. I will be getting it next week so soon there will be pictures up of our new home. About our new home, WE LOVE IT! I think we will stay here till Parker gets done with school. Which is crazy to think because that will be in five or six years meaning Mason will be 6! Our place is so nice, we have 3 bedrooms and 2 baths and a 2 car garage! We have a fairly big backyard which is such a waste because there is no grass, but at least our front lawn is grass. There is so much stuff so close to us. We have a pool here, and there are two really nice and fun parks close by, bike and walking paths all over, a fishing pond is across the street, and we are fairly close to the lake. We haven't taken advantage of any of those yet but hey we just got here. There is somewhat of a downfall at our place. We have had 7 crickets in our house that chirp all night, like 5 cockroaches and those are fast, and then we even had a lizard in our bathroom! Parker doesn't mind them but I always scream when I see anything. Well We love it here but we do miss all our family and friends. Feel free to come anytime Please!!

Moving Time!

2008-08-07T10:45:00.001-07:00

So we are moving this week to our new home in St. George! We are excited and scared all rolled into one. I am excited to start a new chapter in our lives and to go to school. I am not too excited about the heat down there but at least we have a pool to go cool off in! We will still be blogging and letting you all know how we are doing! We love you all.... wish us luck!

American Idol Live Concert!

2008-07-19T22:10:00.000-07:00

So my mom got really into American Idol this year, so for her birthday us girls went to the American Idol Concert! It was such a blast! They all sounded so good! It was amazing and we had a fun time.....until I got a bloody nose walking to the car! LOL it was pretty funny! Enjoy the pictures!

SOCCER WEEKEND IN UTAH!

2008-07-15T20:34:00.001-07:00

We went to Utah for a soccer weekend. Parker had a couple games in Park City and then we went to a REAL game in Salt Lake. It was a blast and of course Parker loved the Real game. It was fun to spend time with our family in Utah! Check out my pics!

We Did It!

2008-07-09T10:43:00.000-07:00

We are an eternal family! We got sealed in the Idaho Falls Temple on June 14, 2008. I just got the pictures we took around the temple. So here they are! We are so happy we are together forever and the blessing are amazing!

2008-06-03T16:27:00.001-07:00

You Are Mulan!

Strong and spirited. You're no one's girly girl; actually you are very determined person with a strong sense of self. Never let go of that! The only thing that equals your sense of self is your family, but the traditions of society can always be bent to protect something or someone you love.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Luau Party!!

2008-06-03T16:05:00.000-07:00

We are really exited that we are going to be sealed as family in less than two weeks!! We are having a luau celebration later that night and will be having lots of fun food and activities so come prepared in grass skirts to hula hoop the night away.

1 Little Mason Swingin on the Swing

2008-06-03T15:51:00.000-07:00

Mason Loves to go to Grandma and Grandpa Anderson's house and swing on the playset. He is smiling more each day and brings so much joy to everyone he meets!

Easter Sunday

2008-03-23T12:58:00.001-07:00

We spent Easter with Dan & Kellie in Utah. Our first Easter was a blast! We love our little Mason so much and are so blessed to have him. He loves getting spoiled from everyone!

Our Families First Easter Together!

Mason had fun staying at Dan & Kellie's place this weekend!

The camera loves him!

Mason was exhausted from our crazy weekend. He put himself to sleep!

Easter at The Zoo!

2008-03-23T12:35:00.000-07:00

The Anderson Family got together this weekend to celebrate Spring birthdays in our family and of course Easter! We had fun going to the Hogle Zoo and after having an Easter egg hunt and picnic. These are some pictures from our fun-filled weekend.

Sisters in Shades!

Mason giggling at the zoo!

Happy Birthday to Taycee, Craig, Kellie, Dan, and ME!

Kids in their Shades from Grandma!

INCLUDING BABY MASON!!! AWW WHAT A STUD!

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