Banky (Blankey)...

I almost had it in the washer without her seeing me, but Nate called my name and she caught me red handed. I ran and put it in as fast as I could because the thing was disgusting...lol. Watch the video to see for yourself how much she loves her "Banky"

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My Daughter Colored On My Homework, I Swear...

LOL...this was so funny. Nate had an assignment, it was to color this thing for biology. He put it on the table and got the coloring box down, then he walked away...helloooooo you don't ever walk away from the coloring box with children around he he he! Anyway I was on the computer (where I am most of the time ;) ) and he was talking to me. After a long while we realized it was awfully quiet so we went to check on Reagan (Kennedy was down for her nap). This is what we found...

Mommy: "Regs what ya doin?"

Regs: "Mommy I just helpin Dads homework. I do a good job Mommy."

Mommy: " Yes you have."

Needless to say we were dying laughing!!! Aren't kids the most innocent little things?!? Nate took it in to the teacher and asked if he could get another one...the teacher said she did a good job for a 3 year old.

Our Bunny Friend...

We noticed a whole bunch of bunny poo all around our front lawn...we thought it was odd because it seemed like everyday there was more and more. Well, I went in to get Kennedy the other morning and opened her blinds and look who I found in our front yard...

Regs just loves her/him. We throw all of our half eaten apples out there and sure enough they will be gone. How fun huh!

Snow Day in Pine Valley...

My mother-in-law planned this fun day and my brother-in-law had a connection for the cabin. We had a great time talkin and hangin out!

Fun in Las Vegas...

Nate and I woke up a couple of weeks ago and decided to drive down to Vegas and take the girls to the Shark Reef Aquarium at the Mandalay Bay. I had been before, but not with any of my kids so I thought they would love it. We drove down and went straight over to the Shark Reef. What a fun experience...the girls had a blast. We couldn't believe how dead the casino was. I have never seen any casinos as slow as it was on that day!

After the Shark Reef we decided to go have lunch at the Cheese Cake Factory in the Forum Shops. They got us right in, I couldn't believe it. This was our first time eating at The CCF in the Forum because usually it was so packed and like hour waits. MMMmmm...it was so good! After lunch we decided to walk through the Forum and watch the statue show. Regs thought it was pretty cool, all the fire and stuff. We passed FAO Shwartz as we were going to eat and the girls wanted to go in, but we told them they would have to wait until after we ate. So we took them in and let me tell you...we had a blast. We were in there forever, check this video out. They were so cute...

There was a couple of guys that were playing this thing it was so cool...I wish I would of got them on video!

As we were leaving Regs found this Wubbzy dolly and had to have it...can you say RIP OFF!!! Oh well, we had a good time!

I Got Tagged... NEXT!

1. Put your music library on shuffle.

2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.

3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG TITLE DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!

4. Tag 10 friends who might enjoy doing this. Post a comment on their blog that says "You've been tagged! See my blog for details."

1) IF SOMEONE SAYS, "IS THIS OKAY," YOU SAY? ... I Don't Care - Fall Out Boy

2) WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY? ... America's Suitehearts - Fall Out Boy

3) WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL? ... Church - Teddy Verseti
4)HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY? ... Desperate - David Archuleta
5) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE? ... Just Dance - Lady Gaga
6) WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO? ... One Step at a Time - Jordin Sparks

7) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS? ... isn't this so true... Prayin' For Daylight - Rascal Flatts
8) WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN? ... he he... If I Were a Boy - Beyonce
9) WHAT IS 2+2? ... 1,2,3,4 - Plain White T's
10) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND? ... Miss Independant - Ne Yo
11) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE? ... Kiss Kiss - Chris Brown
12) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY? ... I'm Movin' On - Rascal Flatts
13) WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? ... Pocketful of Sunshine - Natasha Bedingfield
14) WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE? ... Still Feels Good - Rascal Flatts

15) WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU? ... yea right... Lucky - Jason Mraz
16) WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING? ... Love Song - Sara Bareilles
17) WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL? ... LOL...Get Up - Ciara
18) WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST? ... Paper Planes - M.I.A
19) WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET? ... are you kidding me... I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
20) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS? ... this is so not the case... Irreplaceable - Beyonce
21) WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS? ... NEXT!

I tag: Claire Scott, Julie Hinton, Lorraine Carpenter, Emily Chamberlin, Kari Finley, Shauna Barrow, Jessica Nelson, Talea Hollingshead, Sherri Mohlman and Shantiel Mendenhall....awww what the heck Jenny Sharp too.

Matt's Valentine Project...

I was so proud of my Matty Mo! He wanted to get his dad and Jen something for Valentines and I told him lets make something. To me it's just so nice to get homemade gifts from my children! Anyway I made a few suggestions and he ran with them. We made my White Chocolate Popcorn, but he suggested we add some red food coloring to make it pink. I had some left over M&Ms from Christmas so he sorted them and we added some red M&Ms to the bag. He looked up some lyrics to a song that reminded him of them and we posted them on the front of the bag. Then he decided to make a CD with the song on it and nothing else. I helped him decorate the front of the CD case, but he really came up with all of the ideas himself. He was just as proud of himself as I was of him! I hope they liked it.

Valentines Day...

I decided this year I was going to surprise Nater with his favorite dinner and dessert, but Valentines Day fell on a Saturday and I new there was no way I could surprise him so I thought I would do it on Friday. Well, Wednesday I got a call from Matty Mo asking if he could come stay until Friday afternoon because his Dad and Jen were going up to the Brian Head cabin. They wanted me to meet them in Cedar on Friday afternoon to drop Matty off so he could go up and snowboard. So needless to say I started re-thinking my surprise. So I got it all rearranged and then Friday morning Jen called and said Matty could stay another night. I just figured I would do what I could and make Valentines somewhat special. So Saturday morning we got up and ready. I thought we would make it a family day, but Nater didn't really want to travel so my sister-in-law, myself and Regs all went. Lauren showed us this cute little store that I will probably visit all the time now when I go. Regs found this cute little "Wonder Pet- Ming Ming"...

and we got Kenners "Periwinkle" from Blue's Clues. When we got back into town I dropped Regs off so Lauren and I could go to a couple of the Parade of Homes. We decided to check out the one in my neighborhood. I am a sucker for twilight and I had herd that they had a twilight themed room. Sure enough, check this out...

When I got home I made Nate his favorite dinner "Beef Stroganoff" and his favorite dessert "Brownies" (I cut them into Hearts and sifted powdered sugar over them).

We ate a candle lit dinner with our girls and then we gave gifts...all in all I would say it turned out just great!

Look who I took a picture with on Valentines Day...lol!

Paying it Forward...

The Rules are...

1. Be one of the first THREE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me.

2. Winners, you must post this challenge on your blog, meaning that you will Pay It Forward, creating a handmade gift for the first THREE or (however many people you want to pay it forward to) blogger's who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!

3. The gift that you send to your THREE Friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember: It’s the Spirit and the Thought That Count!

4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it, sharing appropriate Linky Love!If you are not one of the Top THREE Commenter's on this post, you can still play along. Please take the button and post it on your blog; start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same!

Good Luck...and remember I have 365 days...lol!

Feedin' Our Families...

For those of you looking for new recipes...you need to check out this blog. I can't remember how I found it, but she has some yummy recipes. Another one is Apron Antics http://apronantics.blogspot.com/ this is a friend of mine who started a recipe blog and she has some awesome recipes as well.

Any way...just thought I would throw this out there for those of you that are always trying to think of something new to make like me ;)

GOOD LUCK!

American Idol in SLC...

They held auditions in SLC and look who showed up...(David Osmond)

I really liked his voice and I think he just may go far in this competition, not to mention he is totally HOT! ;)

This girl, (Taylor V) is from Hurricane. I really liked her voice as well, but mostly I will be cheering her on because she is from right here in our back yard. ;)

I am so excited for all the good stuff to start ;)