Bless You

Grace has started saying "Bless You" anytime someone sneezes or coughs. It is the cutest thing. Yesterday Grandma Ruth gave her a bottle of water and Grace said "Bless You." I do not know where she has picked it up, but it makes me laugh!

Haunted trip up Provo Canyon

Saturday night we went with Mikes family on the Heber Creeper up Provo Canyon. We had so much fun! They really did a good job. It was freezing, so we were all bundled up. Poor Max's coat was way to big, it reminded me of the brother on A Christmas Story, "I can't put my arms down!" But he was such a good baby and didn't cry at all.

The train starts up the canyon and someone, a voice from above starts telling ghost stories about tragedies that happened in the canyon. The whole time he says we should be fine as long as we don't stop. Well of course the train stops and then starts going in the wrong direction and all of the people from the stories start coming down the isles of the train. Some of the kids were a little scared, but Grace and Max were just fine. Mike and I had a really good time and Grace loves to be with Travis and Tylor!

Skeleton's for the season?

Happy Halloween to you!

I was so glad for the first cold day of fall so Grace and Max could wear their skeleton pj's. They looked so cute and Grace even posed for a picture.

For a wedding present 3 years ago I got "Newly dead" skeleton's that sing and Grace loves them. She calls them her babies and keeps putting food in their mouths when they are singing. They're kind of creepy, but she won't stop playing with them. My silly child!

Reunions, Zoo and Home...

We have had a busy end to September, busy but good! We had my Great Grandmother's birthday/family reunion on Sunday. It was fun to see all of my first cousins, aunts, uncles, grandma and siblings. But I'm really not a mingle with people I don't know well kind of person. Anyhow, my Grandma turned 95 this year! She has been saying for years and years that her time is almost up - but she just keeps on going. What a lady! This is my mom and dad with Grace and Max-













Grace had fun on the bouncing horse, she just kept saying "bouncy, bouncy", and she got so mad at me when I told her we were done. But I'm the boss. I just have to keep repeating that. Over, and over and over.

On Saturday Mike and I took the kids to Hoogle Zoo. We got there early and had such a nice day. It was the perfect temperature, and it was hardly busy at all. We have been saying all summer that we were going to go, and it's a good thing we finally did, it was the last day to see the white alligator. (Which I thought looked dead... but anyways....)

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The kids had fun, Max is so animated sometimes, every time he

saw an animal move he would kick his feet really fast and get excited. Grace liked the reptile/small animal house the best, and liked to pound on the glass. Which is against the rules and I tried to stop her... several times. She called the alligator's bugs - so we bought her a small white alligator stuffed animal, her own big bug!

-As we were leaving there was not a single parking spot and there must have been 100 people in line waiting to get tickets, thank goodness we got there when we did because we

all know how I love crowds!

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And last but not least - Grace has been quite the comedian lately. Friday night she dropped her dinner on the floor and she said, "Oh dang it." It was the cutest thing I had ever heard, it was so hard not to laugh at her. She has been saying it constantly now... Thanks Grandma Ruth, I know where she got it from! :) Tonight while I was making dinner I found Grace invading Max's space, just a little bit - I have no idea how she was sitting on his walker, but she sure was!

Anyways, there is our week in a glace, sorry it's so long! Hope everyone is well and happy!

Family Pictures

So two posts in two days! We had quite a busy weekend!
We had family pictures taken Saturday with the McBride clan in Logan. Hopefully the pictures the photographer took turn out really well, but these are some just from our personal camera's. (I also added a slide show at the bottom, look at me getting crafty!) As you can see Grace was up to her old tricks and would not play along. She was fine while we let her throw rocks in the river, or sit by herself in the grass. But she would not smile, she would not hold still and she sure wasn't going to make it easy on anyone! Blasted, I just need some cute pictures to hang on my wall!
The last time we had pictures with my family was five years ago, and we have added five more people since then, Tytan, Kenadi, Mike, Grace and Max, so it was about time! I'm glad it's over, and hopefully the next time, probably when Jordan goes on a mission, my kids will be good little participants!

Darling Grace

Grace is 20 months now! I can not believe how much has happened in such a short time! Grace has such a fun, busy, trying personality. She likes to dress herself, but still requires help and that frustrates her. In this picture she is sporting a hair elastic as a bracelet, her daddy's watch on her elbow, one sock on and it is far too little and mommy's big necklace. She also is holding her toothbrush and is standing at the front door, ready to go to Grandma Kate's. She insists on putting her own socks and shoes on, so anytime we have to go somewhere that takes an extra 5 minutes.
The other day she made me laugh so hard, I was in the living room and I heard the bathroom door close. Well Grace loves to unroll the toilet paper, and I hate it! It drives me crazy. So I run to the bathroom and open the door, only to find out she had pulled open the drawer and locked herself in the bathroom. She laughed and laughed and laughed as I tried to get her to close the drawer. I remember doing that when I was a kid to hide from my brother, but she is still so little, she shouldn't know how to tease her mommy yet!
Gracie stayed at Grandma Ruth's for the past couple days while I was on an overnight work retreat in Bear Lake. When I came home at first she was like no big deal, but then tonight all she wanted to do was cuddle with me. Grace never sits still long enough to cuddle, so I loved it!

I've Been Tagged

TaGeD

10 years ago:
1-I was 19 and working at Jacob Lake for my second year. I loved it and miss it.
2-Thinking about going to college, it would still be a few years before that actually happened.
3-Hanging out with my friends Stacey and Shauna, skinny dipping or chunky dunking, which ever you prefer, not becoming an angel from hell,
4-Missing my family, spening lots of money on phone cards.
5-Playing in St. George, Lake Powell, the Grand Canyon.

5 Things on Today's "to do" List
1-Work
2-Go to Maceys to buy things for my work retreat Monday/Tuesday and the Gma's 95th birthday/reunion on Sunday.
3-Make sure that all the clothes for family pictures go together and look matchy, but not too matchy.
4-Fix my flat tire (happened on the way to work, sucky!) (Or rather wait for Mike to come and fix it.)
5-Clean the house...again....

5 Snacks I enjoy
Any kind of Brownies, Carmel rice crispy treats, Sugar Cookies, Peanut Butter Bars, lemon bars

5 Things I would do if I were a Millionaire
Pay off debt, Put enough away for each childs college, Go to Europe, Pay off house, put in a new yard, Buy two new cars

5 Places I have Lived
Hyrum, Jacob Lake, Logan, Baton Rouge, Kaysville, Layton

5 Jobs I have had
Paper Route, Kitchen Staff at Jacob Lake, Convergys, Manpower, New Gate mall Receptionist

I Tag Stacy, Sheri, Jalane, Jenn and Katrina

RULES: Each player answers the question themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags others and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment letting them know that they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person that tagged you know when you've answered the questions on your blog.