The Dahl Family

I Promise That I'll Wait (Katy Perry cover- Mormon version)

2012-01-13T14:28:00.000-08:00

Thought I would share this cute rendition of a Katy Perry song that my neighbor/friends neice wrote. She is the cute girl with blonde hair and bangs. Very cute!

Some Christmas

2011-12-29T17:43:00.000-08:00

Every year I tell myself that I am not going to stress over the holidays. It's hard not to. You have all the shopping, kids school activites, holiday cards, baking, decorating, wrapping, and added to my list this year, finals. Now that was stressful! Luckily after finals were over I was able to get the rest of my stuff done early enough to enjoy this wonderful season. I actually didn't stress one bit. I was very proud of myself. Now lets see if I can be this calm next year. For the first time I had my shopping done pretty early (for me), presents that needed to be wrapped were already wrapped before Christmas Eve. I listened to a good amount of Christmas music to put me in the holiday spirit. Watched some classic holiday movies with the kiddos and did ~~some~~ a lot of baking. With all this calmness about me, I ended up not worrying about the camera for Christmas Eve pictures of jammies or Christmas morning for that matter. There may be a few on Jared's iphone so maybe I will post those at another time. One activity that I was happy to include in the Christmas festivities was a gingerbread house party for my kids and their cousins. I grew up having a gingerbread house party with my family and have fond memories of that. So I decided that is what my kids will have. I think it will be a yearly tradition with us. I think the kids had a blast. I do, however, have pictures of the party courtesy of my sis in law Jen. Thanks Jen!

I'm also posting my Chocolate Bread Pudding recipe per Jens request. I made it for our dessert that night and they loved it just as much as we love it. So I will share with the rest of you. Oh, and super duper easy to make. Enjoy!

Chocolate Bread Pudding
4 cups stale white bread (10-12 slices. Let sit out overnight)
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 cup milk
3 eggs
1 and 1/2 cups sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup butter melted
1/2 bar of Ghiradelli semi sweet chocolate baking bar shredded (I usually use 3/4 of the bar because I like it chocolatey)

Preheat oven to 350. Use 9x13 baking dish, lightly buttered. Cut stale bread into cubes. In large mixing bowl, mix bread, whipping cream and milk and let stand for 5 minutes. In another bowl mix eggs, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon. Gradually stir in the melted butter. Add mixture to the bread and milk and add chocolate. Mix gently. Pour into buttered baking dish and bake until golden brown and center comes out clean. About 45 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes. Serve hot, warm or room temperature.

Kid History

2011-12-05T08:36:00.000-08:00

Do Your Kids Love These Too?

Buddy

2011-11-28T12:41:00.000-08:00

His name is Buddy. He came this morning to surprise the kids. He has come to watch over my kids to make sure they are on their best behavior. He will report to Santa every night on whether they have been naughty or nice. He sometimes causes mischeif throughout the house and will be in a different place each morning. He is one of our new family traditions for years to come. Oh, and you can't touch him or he will lose his magic.

Halloween.

2011-11-02T18:57:00.000-07:00

My mom comes every holiday except Thanksgiving. So of course she came for Halloween and we had so much fun making all sorts of goodies and did all things Halloween.

A different take on caramel apples. We cut them up.

Face painting, glittery eyes and witches at Gardners Village

Jared cheating with power tools

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

THEY'RE CRAZY...

2011-10-28T22:11:00.000-07:00

FOR CRAZY HAIR DAY!

Pinewood Derby

2011-10-05T08:29:00.000-07:00

2nd Place Baby!

Out of 20 cars Julian placed second. He and his dad worked really hard on this car together. There were some really good looking cars there but I liked Julians the best.

Silver with red stripes is Julians

What I really loved most was the bonding these two did working on this car together.

on his own.

2011-09-23T08:33:00.000-07:00

Jared found him down the street at his friends house riding his friends bike without training wheels. Little had we known that he had learned all by himself and had been riding the friends bike for quite some time. So they came back and took off the training wheels off his bike to show me.

Let me tell you this kid is going to be the one I will be in the hospital a lot for. He got on his bike and literally pedaled as fast as he could down the to show his friends. He was going so fast we were yelling at him to slow down. He wasn't even watching where he was going. He was watching to see if his friends were watching. Oy! This boy has no fear at anything.

School girl.

2011-09-14T11:47:00.000-07:00

I often say to myself that I could possibly be the craziest person for taking on so many things in my life. I should just do what I can to keep my sanity. But no, can't do that! I decided to go back to school after 12 years. This is not something I wanted to share with everyone. There is some sort of pressure when you tell people you are doing something such as this. What if I don't finish? What if I don't make it into the very competetive nursing program? If I don't finish will you think less of me? Silly, I know. These questions weigh in my mind all the time. I am a mother of four kids, help run my husbands business, running kids to dance/soccer/football/ piano, running the household, at home teacher help (see like that! why do I say yes)etc, etc. Now I am adding studying and homework to my schedule. I'm worried all my obligations are going to make me put it on the back burner again. But at this moment I am very motivated to get it done. In the summer I took one class and this fall I am only taking a couple of classes which has been okay. Any more and I think I would be beyond stressed. Also, if you don't see me posting on my blog (not that I was very good anyway) and not commenting on yours you know why. So here I am letting you know that I am taking another shot at school. I will finish! It just may take a while.

Anniversary.

2011-09-11T17:13:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it has been 10 years today. I feel like it was just yesterday. I can remember where I was and that day so vividly. The feelings and emotions I felt that day are still so raw. Am I the only person that watches and relives that tragic day? Jared asks why I want to watch something that makes me cry and see people jump out of buildings. I guess it was just such a pivotal time in our lifetime that has changed our lives. I continue to pray for all those who lost their lives and their loved ones.

I WILL NEVER FORGET

Pre-Kindergarden.

2011-09-07T12:41:00.000-07:00

He keeps saying "YAY, I'M GOING TO KINDERGARDEN!" Then I have to sadly remind him for the fifth time "sorry buddy, its just pre-kindergarden". I think he could possibly pass this whole pre-kindergarden stuff and move right on ahead to Kindergarden. He is really too smart for his own good. He is beyond ready in his eyes. He wants to have a lunchbox just like his brother and sister but even Kindergarden won't give you that. He sees all his neighborhood friends go off to Kindergarden and thinks he should be going too. If he was only five months older.

But today came, and he was really excited to be going to Pre-Kindergarden.

And for only a short two hours, this little brother missed his big brother.

2011-08-31T07:30:00.000-07:00

To move ahead you need to believe in yourself...have conviction in your beliefs and the confidence to execute those beliefs.
- Aldin Sinclair

Another Year.

2011-08-26T08:31:00.000-07:00

Are you so not ready for school like me? All the busy schedules, lunches, and homework? I still don't know if I am. I actually had the first summer where I wasn't ready for them to go back until about the last week of summer. We have had so much fun and stayed pretty busy. I just wanted to squeeze one more time in at Seven Peaks. Probably because if I know that school is starting then winter will be here before I know it. But, I must say when they left for school in the morning it was sooooo nice.

These kids weren't really excited for school until the day of. They were up and ready and really excited to go meet all their friends at the bus stop. I'm hoping this excitement lasts a while. Wouldn't that make mornings and after school much easier? Here's to hoping!

(If you can't read it because my ink ran out..it says 'First Day of Third Grade')

('First Day of Second Grade')

besties at the bus stop

Here's to another year...

St. George pics.

2011-07-02T20:11:00.000-07:00

Finally getting around to putting up photos of our fabulous St. George trip. It was only a month ago. Definitely going to be a yearly tradition. I'm always going to need a quick trip to get out of here come May when it seems to still want to be winter. We rented a house I found that had enough rooms to fit all of us and a pool we could enjoy. The kids had a blast playing with their cousins all day long and Jared and I were also able to go running together which never happens. Our trip also consisted of visiting Zions since it is so close. The kids were troopers. Fun times.

Countdown.

2011-06-13T15:13:00.000-07:00

It's on! We are way too excited over here to come to LA. It has been 2 years 2 many since we came out last. We will be there July 8th thru the 18th. Keep those days open for me my peeps! Can't wait to see ya!

We're back.

2011-05-31T14:37:00.000-07:00

St. George was a blast! I will post pictures soon. Unfortunately, I dropped my one and only camera that I have left, in the pool minutes after getting there. It was my good one too {tears}. So I will patiently wait for the pictures my sister in law took from her camera {no rush Jen}.

Wishing we were back in that fun house and pool....

i'm totally obsessed...

2011-05-20T14:06:00.000-07:00

with these...

Have you had these? This is what I have to cure my chocolate craving. Sooooo good!

breakfast.

2011-05-14T07:27:00.000-07:00

1/2 cup milk (been using almond milk but didn't have any today)
Vanilla Muscle Milk powder
Strawberries
Blueberries
Banana
Spinach

Kids love it and always ask when we are making 'the shake'.

Now...off to soccer. It's gonna be a hot one!

Finally.

2011-05-07T12:56:00.000-07:00

A day that actually feels like we are in the middle of spring soccer. The kids didn't have to wear jackets or pants to keep warm. It was plenty warm outside. I was happy to be outside watching them and not bundled up in a blanket. It has been a long winter but today reminded me that even though winter is long and tad depressing, summers here are great. It is making me excited for our trip to St. George in a couple of weeks and to be in some real heat.

This boy cracks me up. I get a thumbs up everytime he kicks the ball.

Bugs

2011-05-03T10:02:00.000-07:00

Just found this living in J's room. Not sure why he loves catching bugs and other creatures he finds outside to live in his room. This stink bug isn't even the creepiest he has had living with him. I believe he had a baby tarantula he caught with his grandpa when we were still in P.C. He has been begging me lately for a snake. The possiblity of that happening is doubtful. Such a boy...

One for One

2011-04-15T15:55:00.000-07:00

Nothing like a cute pair of shoes to get you ready for spring!

still my baby

2011-04-03T23:22:00.000-07:00

It's hard to believe that my last baby is now a 2 year old. He is talking more than ever and becoming less of a baby and more of a toddler. So sad! Sad that these babies around the house is soon to be no more. Growing up faster than the one before them. This little boy is full of energy that sometimes Dad can't even keep up with. He is starting to have a mind of his own and tells me what he wants. He is even starting to be really obsessed with dinosaurs and a show called 'Dino Dan' which is way beyond his years but loves it because of the dinosaurs. I love this boy because he is still a mommas boy (for now). I love that silly things like an airplane flying over head scares him, or that he loves and adores his older brother Micah and has to wear his clothes and shoes. I love that he squints his eyes and scrunches his nose when saying "cheese" for the camera. I love that he is my little buddy. Just wish I could slow down time to hold on to my baby.

Happy Birthday Tyce!

Initiation

2011-03-15T22:09:00.000-07:00

Last week was the Blue and Gold dinner and they had a fiesta dinner and dessert. Julian earned his first badge. The Bobcat badge. There was a ceremony for all the kids who were getting there badges and beads. I knew I should have told Jared to get the night off work to go with me. Little did I know that all the Bobcats and their parents get initiated (or so that is what I told them, actually I told them it was like hazing). So I of course went along with the fun and let the scout masters paint my face for all to see.

the BEST!

2011-02-20T22:27:00.000-08:00

They are my neighbors. I couldn't ask for a better group of people. They are so wonderful to me and my family. I am always asking myself how can I ever thank them enough for the continuous help they have given to me? They were so giving during the holidays and they have saved us at times we didn't know what we were going to do. Some of them also happen to be families of my kids friends.

I love that they make it fun for the kids during Halloween and play "We've been Bood!" Getting the whole neighborhood involved. For the holidays I probably got so many plates of treats and gifts. I probably didn't need to make as many goodies as I did. Then there was the horrible week we had a few days after Christmas. Our one and only vehicle (which is also our livelihood) decided to break down on the freeway just before I was to take my mom to the airport. I did not get to see her off. It also happened to be one of the biggest storms we had. So while Jared ended up going to work I had to call all over town asking other snowplow companies to help us out. Our truck wasn't ready for over a week. We used J's uncle and aunts car for a day and then they needed it back. What were we going to do?! All the car rentals were out being that it was the holidays. I somehow ended up telling my neighbors what happened and they let us borrow one of their cars for however long we needed it.

Then there was the time when I needed to go to the kids parent teacher conference because J was working, or the time when I needed to bring treats for Julian's birthday, taking and picking up from birthday parties, babysitting, you name it. And now, my kids have been sick this whole week. One after the other. Saturday night was Tysons turn. He did not sound well at all. His breathing was really labored. I was worried it was going to turn into RSV. I did not want to go through that again. The same people that let us borrow the car let me borrow their humidifier (lost mine in the move somehow). They said if you need to go to the hospital just call us for the car it doesn't matter what time it is. They would watch the kids and everything. Then this morning, my visiting teacher called me (she lives one block over) to see if I needed a ride to church because she knows that when it snows I have no way of getting to church. I told her I wasn't going to be able to go anyway because Tyson was really sick. She said oh well, let me bring you our medication for the nebulizer. So she did and when she dropped it off she said that they would be bringing us dinner tonight. What?! Seriously, so nice!

All of them have truly been my angels. I have never felt so needy in my life! I have never had to ask for so much help before and it is quite humbling. I hate it really. But I am so glad we are here. This is definitely where we need to be right now. We have made it for 6 months now without a car. I didn't even know how we were going to deal having one car and 4 kids but it has worked out. But it is getting to the point where we are starting to really need one now. It's starting to get a little rediculous. It's not going to be anything nice but I don't care at this point. Just something to get around.

I am truly grateful for all the people that have been so wonderful to us during this crazy time. You all know who you are and I hope that one day I will be able to help you the way you have helped me.

2011-02-19T09:47:00.000-08:00

"Our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas,to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change."

- Martin Luther King Jr.

Baptism

2011-02-06T23:21:00.001-08:00

This past Saturday was Julian's baptism. It was a day filled with so much excitement and nerves... for me. It was supposed to be snowing so I was worried Jared wouldn't make it but he went out in the morning and said Park City had nothing. Hallelujah! He came home in enough time to help me get everything and everyone get ready.

Everything went so smoothly. The talks were great, the video about Julian turned out good ( I was downloading it as we were walking out the door, wasn't sure how or if it would turn out), and we celebrated with family at our house after for some chicken salad, fruit and cake. It was such a special day. Julian was very excited for this day. I was so excited for this day. Such an emotional day seeing my first be baptized. It is so neat to see him growing up and really understand the reason why we get baptized and the blessings we receive by following Jesus Christ.

After everyone left, I was kicking myself for forgetting to take a family picture of us at the chuch afterwards. Too worried about getting to the house to get the food all set out for hungry guests. Live and learn. Oh well. This is what I did get though.

this space

2011-02-02T17:06:00.000-08:00

Is completely empty. It is a little room off to the left when you walk in the front door and one of the first rooms you see. It has been driving me nuts lately. For some reason every time I move it always takes me a few months to get to putting up any pictures or decorations. Plus with the holidays, now I can get to getting things up around here. I also have a hard time deciding what I want to do with a blank canvas.... decisions, decisions.

So I was thinking of doing something like this picture collage.

It may have some blank pictures in it for a while until we take family pictures but if I had something up it will make it feel a little more homier {sp?} rather than just a big white wall. If you have any other suggestions I would love to hear them. Maybe I will post some pictures when I am done.

Ice Castles

2011-01-31T21:19:00.001-08:00

Tonight for FHE we decided to drive to Midway {which is really only a 5 minute drive} to see the Ice Castles. Jared had the night off and since we hardly see him we decided to venture out for some fun. They were pretty cool! Since we went right as the sun was going down it was a tad chilly. Brrrr...

It's Great to be EIGHT!

2011-01-24T08:28:00.000-08:00

He is officially EIGHT! All the things that come with turning eight are very exciting to him. Like getting new scriptures, starting scouts, and of course being baptized. A whole new stage in his life I'm not sure I'm prepared for. He is growing out of all the "little boys" toys and wanting all the "big {expensive}" toys. He is also trying to find this independence I am not ready for him to have.
This year was his family party. We went here for his birthday dinner on Saturday. I did cave and let him bring one friend. {That's still considered a family party right?} It was small and easy. My kind of birthday. Oh how I love family birthdays. Jared wasn't able to come which has become the norm but we {I} made the best of it. Julian had fun and that was all that mattered. Since Jared didn't have to work on Sunday, which was his actual birthday, we did a celebration with cake and ice cream and his special dinner by request.

Here are EIGHT things I love about Julian:
1) He has always been so sweet and caring. That is what most people will say about him
2) He is super funny and likes to make everyone around him laugh
3) He is really good at Math
4) He has a special father son bond with Jared that makes me smile
5) He still plays so well with his sister and brothers {even when it's puppies...sshh, I didn't tell you}
6) He makes friends really easy
7) He tells all kinds of facts. I call him a factorian. Although sometimes I have to disagree.
8) He is not too young still for hugs and kisses from his mom.

dressed

2011-01-17T12:22:00.000-08:00

...all by himself. Yes, people that is three shirts he's wearing. Looks more like a skirt but he thinks it works as pants. Why not!

sleepover

2011-01-16T23:04:00.000-08:00

They have been packed and ready to go since Friday night. Tonight I took them down to SLC to stay with their fun aunts for the night. Suitcases and Pillow Pets in tow. As for Jared and I ... it was nice to have some fun time alone with Tyson. I forgot how much easier it is with just one.

4 years!

2011-01-04T23:28:00.000-08:00

I can't believe you are four years old. I feel like it was just yesterday you were born. You were so perfect and I was so completely in love with you. I remember crying when I heard your first cry as you just entered the world and your daddy said what a sad cry you had. You still have that same cry. I feel like it was just yesterday that we were back at the hospital just one month after you were born and you were sick and I was so scared to see you with tubes down your nose. It was such a rough start for such a little guy. But now you are so healthy and strong. Sometimes I think you could be five because you are that articulate and funny. Where did these four years go? They went by way too fast. You are my little funny, daring, loving, wild, smart boy that is growing up way too fast for me. I love the special little bond you and I have and I just wish I could keep you right here at this cute age. Love you with all my heart.

~ Momma

Christmas 2010

2011-01-04T21:18:00.001-08:00

We had a busy Christmas week. All the house guests are gone now and I am able to put some of our festivities up. We had so much fun having my family visit here to spend the holidays with us.

Mom and Payton getting ready to do some baking. We did three days of baking.

We took the Polar Express with my mom. It was decorated and we sang Christmas carols, drank some hot cocoa and cookies and met Santa and Mrs. Claus. The kids had a blast.

New Christmas jammies and slippers

Putting out the cookies and milk for Santa on Christmas Eve.

Payton and her new bike. It was freezing out and they still wanted to ride.

Julian riding his new BMX bike.

This is the nativity one of my sneaky neighbors gave to us doing the 12 days of Christmas. We got one each day leading up to Christmas and when we received one wise men they gave us more gifts because that was what the wise men did. Isn't that so nice! I'm pretty sure I know who you were neighbor and I thank you. The kids loved it each night.

I had been waiting 3 years to have this Christmas dinner again. Yummy prime rib and scalloped sage potatoes. Thanks Aunt Michelle for the recipe!

Payton playing school with my mom on her new whiteboard.

Playing Just Dance 2 with my fam. So much fun especially when the guys get up there and
do it.

All she wants for Christmas....

2010-12-19T22:04:00.001-08:00

Is her two front teeth!

had to laugh...

2010-12-08T15:20:00.001-08:00

And I can't stop laughing about it. It's probably not that funny but being that it is my child, its funny.

So Payton has told me for a few weeks that there is a talent show that her class was doing and that she was going to play the piano. I really didn't think much of it. Mean of me, but I kind of blew it off. Maybe because she doesn't know how to play the piano. I'm pretty sure she told me about this two or three times prior to today.

So she walks through the door and says "How come you didn't come to the talent show??"

Me: "What talent show?"

Payton: "remember I was playing the piano?!"

Me: "You played the piano? By yourself?"

Payton: "Yes!"

So here I just start laughing (luckily she didn't mind...I hope)

Me: "But you don't know how to play the piano"

Payton: "Yes I do!"

Me: "Were parents there?"

Payton: "Only three."

The thing is, Payton has been dying to take piano lessons for quite a while now. I keep putting it off. She plays on her Nannas in California and her Grammys in Bear Lake. She makes up her own songs on them and they actually sound halfway decent. And we always tell her she does a great job. So I guess she thinks she can play the piano. I guess its time to look into putting her in lessons as we promised. She just might be more ready than I thought.

Matched

2010-12-03T11:41:00.000-08:00

This is the new book to look out for. I went visiting teaching today and it just so happens that the woman I visit teach writes books. I never heard of the books she wrote but they are 'My Ridiculous, Romantic Obsessions' and 'Bright Blue Miracle'. She has a friend who writes as well, Ally Condie, who lives down in Provo. She happens to have the same agent as Stephanie Meyer and everyone is talking about this book supposedly. She just signed a three book deal. She told me a little bit about it and it sounds so good. Everybody get ready for another great series to dive into.

Here is the website http://www.matched-book.com/

New Favorite

2010-11-29T13:37:00.000-08:00

I love this new 'spin pin' by 'Goody'! I wasn't sure how well it would hold up. My hair is pretty thick that regular bobby pins would never hold a messy bun but this works GREAT!

a little of this, a little of that

2010-11-23T22:38:00.001-08:00

So here are a lot of pictures from the past two months. There is no rhyme or reason to them. I've just been so busy with working that I am finally sitting down (past midnight, cause that is the only time I can do it!) to put up some pictures that I love from these past couple of months. There are quite a few so brace yourselves. There were more but I'm tired.

One of my favorite pictures. Jared's Nanna and Grandpa came for a quick visit. I love how the kids don't see them very much now but they have such a special bond with them.

The first taste of snow in October that didn't stick around for too long. Micah had fun playing in it and making snow angels.

Crazy hair day. So serious!

This picture isn't one of the best ones but we have some of the best sunsets here in Heber. Our house faces the Timpanogas mountains and every night we have the sun setting behind the peak of the mountain and its just gorgeous. We aren't getting much of them now because winter is here.

This is what happens when I ask Payton to watch Tyson for me.

Not sure what was up with the lighting. It was either my house or my camera. This year we recycled two costumes which was great. I guess that's what happens when your the younger ones. I should have taken pictures after we got back. The kids were drenched from running from house to car in the rain. They loved it though. Oh, and my mom came and I don't have any pictures of her from her visit. Mental note...take pictures when she is here for Christmas.

Kids playing in all the leaves on our walk at Bridal Veil Falls. We had fun, can you tell?! I'm thinking this will be the scene for our big plans of a family picture for next year. Perfect fall setting.

Jared and Julian hiked up to the waterfall at Bridal Veil Falls. We love going there and letting the kids scooter down to the waterfall and play in the water. It's just beautiful there.

Paytons new little 'bestie' Savannah. She lives two doors down and they are in the same class and Primary together. They wanted me to take a picture of them in their matching brown boots and skinny jeans.

sk8er

2010-10-23T17:19:00.000-07:00

Jared and I took the little boys to the skate park on Friday and it was great because nobody was there. All the big kids that would usually be there were at school. Micah was able to scooter around without anybody around and we had the place all to ourselves. Good place to remember for next year (supposed to snow this week) when we have warmer days again. We brought Julian's helmet for him to wear and its a good thing we did. Micah is one fearless little boy. That kid does not care. He fell a couple of times and said "its a good thing I'm wearing a helmet". That's for sure. He did not cry once. Even when old scabs were bleeding again all he said was "awesome" and got back up and kept going. I think he is ready and has been asking for a Razor scooter. It just seems so big for him but the Spiderman scooter is starting to seem a bit too small for him. Santa will be getting that one. I think I may have the next Tony Hawk or BMXer on my hands.

Here he goes!

And he's down....

It's all good!

I told him not to skateboard because we couldn't afford for him to get injured.

Micah saying "Let's race dad!"

He thinks his big brother is funny

Fall trees and snow atop Mt. Timpanogas

Thumbs Up!

Driving through Midway on our way home saw these little babies in somebodys front yard.

i need to be better...

2010-10-06T12:08:00.000-07:00

Today as I was driving to work with the lady I work with, Karen, whom I hardly know. I realized that even though we are years apart we are both moms that pretty much have the same struggles in life. It was one thing in particular actually that we were talking about. You see Karen is a convert just like me and well her husband although he came from a LDS family, never was really active. Or as active as others I should say. She started telling me about her 7 kids and how they blame her for certain things that happened in their life. How they didn't read the scriptures every morning or have family home evening every week like the other kids. And she tells me that she tried to do her best. And with her husband not home for about 2 years as he worked in another state and dealing with everyone it was hard and she did what she could. This is actually been something that I have been struggling with myself. I beat my self up every week (sometimes every day). The busy rush of every morning - breakfast, brush teeth, make your bed, get dressed, do hair, lunch boxes in backpacks and then its hurrying them out the door before they miss the bus. And then once they are gone I get bummed because I didn't get to do scriptures with them or have a prayer. I know that most of you are really good at this. I am not! I am really trying to be better at this, I really am.

Then, Karen brought up the point that she didn't grow up like this (remember I said she was a convert) and her husbands family never did it either when he was growing up so its not something that is out of the ordinary for him either. But when its two parents working together that grew up the same way, I think its easier. Now, I'm not saying that is the case for every one of you. Because some of you didn't grow up with it either and you are good at doing all of those important things and its not my excuse....or maybe it is...and I'm not saying that Jared and I don't work to gether at this. It is just something I need to get in the habit of DOING. I really admire all of you that are so good at this.

My point is, I really hope and pray that I am doing a good job. Us moms are always beating ourselves up about what we are not doing and this is mine. I hope that one day my kids aren't going to come to me and tell me that I am the reason that they are a certain way and ask why I didn't read the scriptures with them everyday and have family prayer everyday (does family prayer include saying it before meals? just curious). Like I said, its something that I am working on. It's not like I don't do it at all I'm just not consistent. Overall, I think I am a pretty good mom and that is just one thing I am lacking.

By the way....I did FHE with them on Monday (WHOO HOO for me!) and they said it didn't count because dad wasn't there. Geez kids don't I get credit for trying! We still did it and made these yummy treats. We are going to have FHE again tonight with dad though since he will be home.

twins

2010-09-27T12:38:00.001-07:00

Sporting new hair cuts.

Change

2010-08-14T22:07:00.000-07:00

There have been a lot of them lately. I've always said I'm not good with change but I think the more I go through them, the tougher I get. Still it's not easy. Wow, things can change so quickly and what a change from 3 years ago. 3 years ago I never thought I would be moving to Heber of all places. But, that's okay. I feel this is where we need to be at this time in our life. Who knows where we will be in another 3 years. Probably moving again. Ugh! How many times are we going to move?! It will be another journey. Another adventure. Isn't that what life is all about? I just turned 29 and I kinda thought that by now we would have our own home. Things were going good and I did think that was the plan for us. I guess we have more to see and learn and we will get there someday. I've learned to accept (gasp) that I don't get everything I want. It has completely humbled me and made me look at things a whole lot differently.

I'm actually really excited to move to Heber (did I really just say that?). Besides the fact that there is nothing there like stores, restaurants, etc. I will be driving to Provo if I want any of that. (It's probably best I don't have anything near me!) But I feel like its a fresh start for us. I didn't really feel like that when we moved here. We've had so much going on these past 2 years that I feel like we will really get our feet back on the ground and move forward in this life and journey we have together. I know and feel good things are coming our way. I feel positive that it will all work out and we will have learned so much from our experience. It's only going up from here.

She's 6!

2010-07-23T21:04:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it! For some reason it just seems old. Jared and I both said "can you believe she's six?!" I think, actually I know, we both were thinking how far we have come with her. There was a time when she was a lot of work, but we look at her now and she has become such a good, sweet little girl. She is the one I can count on to help me with Tyson. A little mommy I call her. She loves it too. She will just watch him and entertain him while I cook dinner or when he's fussy in his carseat she offers him something to eat or drink without me asking her to. She has grown into a girly girl. There was a time where I thought (only because she is surrounded by boys and liked what they liked, she knew no different) she would never want to wear dresses or skirts or paint her nails but now she asks me to. She is into everything and anything girly which is fun for me since she is my only girl. She is also very creative. She isn't into Barbies or dolls or My Little Pony. She likes anything that has to do with art. All she wanted for her birthday was a little wooden frame that she could decorate. It was something like $8. Sweet! Oh and polka dot pajamas and new dangly earrings from her Nana. She usually never asks for much even at Christmas. We always ask her "what do you want?" She always responds "whatever you think I will like" or "I don't know, just get me something". Great! Easy for me. But, this girl is also tough to have two brothers that are constantly picking on her. She puts up with a lot from them. She is becoming a good little swimmer and surprises me when she practices her one handed cartwheels and handstands. She is growing up so fast. Happiest Birthday Payton! I love you bigger than the whole earth! ;)

For those of you who asked to see the cake....here you go. Payton wanted a rainbow cake like the one she saw on Emily's blog a while back. She loved it and wanted it for her birthday. It turned out cool, but I will not be making another cake in Utah. They never come out right in this higher elevation and I give UP!

it's not every day you see this...

2010-07-09T17:08:00.000-07:00

or at least sometimes if you live up here in the mountains like me. For the past two mornings we have woken up to these cute friends of ours. It was really cute because the babies were playing with the hammock, trying to swing it with their heads and the momma was just staring at me for the longest time. I kept telling her I wasn't going to hurt her babies.

... and these cute friends visited us a couple of weeks ago. Some baby deer. There were actually four of them but one was eating behind some trees. They layed down by the swings for a while and just hung out.

4th of July

2010-07-04T17:52:00.000-07:00

This year we celebrated 4th of July on the 3rd as the 4th falls on a Sunday and living in Utah (mostly) everywhere is celebrating it on the 3rd which is good for us. Although my kids not being able to be in the parade was a big bummer as Park City still has the parade on the 4th. Julian was supposed to be on the float for his karate team and Payton finally is in a more advanced group and was able to be on the gymnastics float. Big bummer...next time. I've discovered that 4th of July is a holiday that is right up there with Christmas and Thanksgiving for me. I guess its because I love the whole idea of swimming, anything and everything festive red/white/blue, bbqing, parades, hot sun, fireworks, being with family and/or friends. Its the perfect recipe for some serious fun in my book. This year we had all but the swimming and parades and does bbqing count if you buy it at the store? Well, it had to do this year. We decided to go down to Sugarhouse Park and have a picnic and meet up with our great friends the Finnigans. We had SO much fun it felt like "the good old times" when we used to get together when we lived in California.

I also love to be festive this time of year. Yes my kids have some sort of red, white and blue going on in their attire. And this year we also did some 4th of July baking. Are you into this holiday as much as I am? I also love that we celebrate this beautiful country we live in. Happy 4th Everyone!

Made some pretzel "sparklers" with the kids. Fun and easy to do with them. Decorated Paytons white flip flops with some festive ribbon. Made a poke cake - I've always said I would do a flag cake one year.

New Tricks

2010-07-01T20:22:00.000-07:00

Lately this guy is discovering how to do all sorts of "new tricks". New tricks meaning he can climb on things and get down things and just not scared of doing anything that his older brothers and sisters do. And that means that I am working much harder to keep him in one piece.

He climbs on this horse and gets on and goes crazy fast. I seriously think he might forget and let go.

15 months old and already knows how to do a summersault by himself.

Always climbing onto the table trying to get whatever food or drink is there....or just stomp his feet like he's dancing.

Drinking from a cup like the rest of us. Pretty much refuses a sippy cup.

Finally figured out how to get down our scary stairs. One day just finally saw him at the bottom when I wasn't looking. SO scary.

Lake Powell 2010

2010-06-17T21:58:00.000-07:00

What a great way to start our summer. We had a blast on our trip to Lake Powell. The only change I would make is to make it longer. We have been anticipating this trip since January and now its over and we have wonderful memories. We hope that this will be an annual Dahl family trip. Here are some pictures from our trip. Unfortunately, I dropped my camera half way through our trip so I didn't get some really great pictures like Micah and Payton waterskiing. Boo hoo! But here is what I got...

This was our houseboat in the first spot we stayed at. We moved to another spot with a beach a couple of days later which was so nice. The kids played and we roasted smores and had a fire.

Jared and I took a hike up the clifts and had such a great view as you can see. The cousins minus Tyson and Avery the babies. We had eight kids all together. Lots of little ones.

So glad we had Aunt Tessa to plan and bring lots of activities for the kids to keep them busy. Here are some of the girls decorating their treasure boxes they found out in the rocks. The were pirates the whole time and every day they had about two clues that led them to another activity. The did necklace making, tye dyeing t-shirts and a bunch of other fun stuff that I can't remember at the moment. It was a great way to keep them busy.

Tyson did have a bathing suit on most of the time and then most of the time he was in just a diaper. Grandpa kept putting sand on the boat to occupy him because he is a maniac.

The boys fishing with daddy. They both caught something.

The picture of Micah was the first try and he fell down right away. We tried it the next day and he stayed up and Payton also got up and went for awhile but my camera was broken by then. Julian went both days. My future water skiers. I didn't get Jared wake boarding or wake skating because most of the time I wasn't on the boat. I should have had someone take a picture of me wake boarding to prove that I acutally did. It was so much fun! Can't wait to go again...

This is what I'm doing....

2010-05-14T21:32:00.000-07:00

On a Friday while Jared is working. I'm baking some yummy honey wheat bread. Since I've gotten this bread making down I decided I would just make our bread from now on instead of buying it at the store. It definitely saves money there and that's what I'm all about these days. Trying to find ways to be frugal. Making my own jam, laundry soap, window cleaner. Jared likes this for his sandwiches better anyway. It is sooooo sooooo yummy.

Here it is cooling. I know it is different sizes but I only have three pans that are all different sizes. Well, I'm off to take a taste with some of my strawberry jam.

First Tooth

2010-03-21T22:34:00.001-07:00

She lost her first tooth. It looks like she lost two and people always say to her "oh you lost your tooth", referring to the gap in between her top two teeth. At one point she started to believe them and would simply reply "yes" to them when they would ask. Poor girl...her molars will come in and push them together and she will have nice straight teeth. I had the same gap so I know.

She was a little nervous and actually in tears when she first noticed that it was loose. We waited for about a week for that sucker to come out and sure enough when I picked her up from the bus stop she came off with the biggest smile, skipping to tell me that she lost her tooth in music class. When she went to bed that night she hadn't even been in bed two hours before coming to me crying (yes she cries a lot) that the tooth fairy hadn't come yet. But of course the tooth fairy would not dissapoint. She woke up very happy to the $2 she got.

Little Terror

2010-03-03T09:43:00.000-08:00

This is the Terror....

Don't be fooled by that cute little smile. This boy can get into all kinds of stuff. I thought it was only the terrible twos (which he had) but there is also the terrible threes. Just within this past week he has dumped the whole roll of toilet paper in the toilet. Dumped about 3 cups of water on his bedroom floor. It was literally a puddle. Oh and stuffing toilet paper down the drain and filling the sink up with water. And this has been his latest....

...taking my ribbon and wrapping it around the table. Hmmm. Maybe he's bored. So hard trying to keep up with this ball of energy when I have a smaller version of him that occupies my time as well. Hopefully when he goes to school in the fall he will get some of that energy out.

Anxious

2010-02-26T21:54:00.000-08:00

I guess I'm not the only one who is tired of wearing jeans and sweaters around here. She too is excited about her new swimsuit. No... I will not be sharing any photos of me prancing around in my swimsuit but I too am excited to put that new suit on I bought. It's still looks like winter outside but we are SO ready for summer to be here!

Special Day

2010-02-19T22:06:00.000-08:00

One week ago today, Jared the kids and I were sealed for time and eternity. For those of you non mormons it's kind of like being remarried. We believe that when you are sealed in the temple you will be with your spouse and children in heaven (Friends... you can clarify if need be).

I can't believe we did it! Honestly I really didn't know when this day would happen. Heavenly Father has really been hearing my prayers. It was such an amazing day. The only thing I wish was that I could have been on the outside watching us during the sealing because I really don't remember anything due to a crying baby and trying to calm him down. I'm sure it was beautiful. I am so lucky to have the wonderful family and friends that came near and far for this special day. It really was great to have them all there with me. Love you all!

PS - This is really all I got with my camera could somebody email me more pictures. Missing some of me and me friends.

The Computer has been calling my name...

2010-01-28T20:08:00.001-08:00

I'm here! The computer really has been calling my name to post the pictures from the past few months but I think the push was from the relief society activity tonight. It was on journaling. We had a bunch of GREAT ideas shown to us on how to keep journals that just made me think "ugh...where do I start!" Blogging was actually one of them and as we all know I am not that great at keeping up with my blog. But...besides the point. I have a journal and I think I have only written in it once...the day I was baptized. After tonight I realized it probably would be good for me to have something written down for my kids to read one day. On anything really. My daily struggles, my testimony, where I am at in life at this point in time. Really if I don't keep anything about myself for my kids, grandkids, greatgrandkids and so on....I will just disappear in a sense. I want to leave my stamp in the world ya know. One idea I thought was great was making a book with all your pictures from the year. And I know it sounds like a blog book but it's a little bit different. This could really be done in one day. It's kind of like Shutterfly where you can make a book and add captions or quotes and they have different backgrounds. The book that was shown tonight was pretty neat. Other ideas were keeping a journal for your kids so they get in the habit, which I thought was a great idea and will start doing with Julian and Payton. They can tell you about their day and maybe draw pictures in it. And they will love it because they will know it's theirs. There were so many other great things that I can't really think of but the important thing for me is to start doing and implementing this in my life. You all are probably good at journaling but I am not! So this is a new goal for me and I think it is a good one.

New Business = New Adventure

2009-10-15T21:49:00.000-07:00

Here I thought I was getting back to blogging on a regualr basis and keeping everyone up to speed on the comings and goings of our life. I still need to post pictures of Tyce (that's what I call him)crawling. I told my family so they have probably been looking for it. Don't worry it's coming soon. But, it might be slow again over here as far as blogging goes. It isn't at the top of my list these days.I am going to be even more busy...I think. We have started a new business. Park City Landscape and Snow Removal is the name. Great business for Park City. Who doesn't need their driveway plowed right? The past two months have been busy getting the license, getting fliers made and passed out, getting ads in the local paper and typing up estimates. Not sure at this point how busy I will be once it starts snowing as far as paperwork(my job). I know Jared will be busy. Jared will be getting up at the crack of dawn. 4 in the morning! We already have at least 10 clients and possibly another 60 and some commercial accounts. Our fingers are crossed. I know this will be successful. I just know it.Jared still plans on having his business in California but things still haven't picked up there so this is what we will do and most likely continue if and when things do pick back up. So for now this is what we are busy doing and still continue to keep up with our kids and their busy schedules, homework, getting ready for Halloween, callings etc, etc. I will try to set aside time for blogging because I have decided that this isn't for just all of you but for me and my kids in the future. I will make this our book of memories. We hope. So see you all when I can fellow bloggers.

What a Difference a Day Makes

2009-09-30T19:34:00.000-07:00

This was yesterday. A beautiful 82 degrees....

.... and this is today....

I woke up this morning to snow and two moose outside my back door. They took off before I could get my camera. It dropped a whopping 40 degrees. I guess it's winter already!

What A View...

2009-09-17T21:42:00.000-07:00

This was the view from our house tonight. A little rain had come. Not much but enough to make a beautiful bright rainbow. Not just one but two. We could see it off of our deck. The pictures don't even do it justice. If you click on the picture you can see it better. It was really beautiful. The trees are also starting to change colors. I love it! Fall my favorite season.

Not Camera Shy

2009-09-08T22:13:00.001-07:00

This is what happens when I ask Micah to smile for the camera...

Another Year Begins...

2009-08-30T21:56:00.000-07:00

The summer is over and school has started and back to busy schedules. We are already a week into the new school year. Julian started 1st grade this past Monday and Payton started Kindergarden on Thursday. It has been nice to have a schedule back and we have all been adjusting and on time which is good.

For the first day of school I wanted to take them instead of them riding the bus. Payton threw a fit of course. She has been waiting to ride the bus for a long time. And if you ask her what her favorite part of Kindergarden is she'll tell you it's riding the bus. These pictures I took of Julian were the best I got since I was taking with one hand (Tyson was in the other).

Julian's 1st Day (my kids are always squinting in pictures)

Off to his new class.

Seeing his old friends.

With a new school year comes new activities. Julian is still doing karate and soon basketball. Payton is still in gymnastics and soccer has started. This is her first year playing and she is on a team with all Kindergarden girls. This past Saturday was her first game. Did she like it?? Yes...until the red foxes came along and kept scoring. She started getting mad and by the end of the game she kept saying that she didn't like those girls. Can we say competetive. Let's hope for more positive games to come.

Congrats to Mr. Dahl

2009-08-22T22:29:00.000-07:00

I am so proud of him and I hope he knows it. I always knew that he is good at what he does. Last year he worked on a big project in Los Angeles. The Universal Lofts on Cahuenga Blvd. We just found out that he is recieving a Merit Award for the best Masonry project for Los Angeles. There is a dinner and award ceremony in late September but unfortunately we won't be able to go. If you are ever near Universal Studios they are right there and you can see them from the freeway.

Jared, I am so proud of you hon. You are the best!

For some reason my insert link isn't cooperating but the link for Universal Lofts is www.universallofts.com/exterior.html

5

2009-07-22T21:14:00.000-07:00

Five years. Boy has time flown by. I can't believe my little Payton is five years old today. To think back a few years and think how my only little girl has grown. She is such a sweet, smart, creative, beautiful little girl. A few years ago I might have a few different words to describe her but she has really grown. I still see the same Payton in her every now and then. Don't get me wrong, she is still Payton. And those of you who knew her in that stage of her life know what I mean. She was so excited for this day. She has wanted to be five for a while now and the past few days we have been counting down.

We started off the day with a special birthday breakfast. Cinnamon French Toast by request and opened some of her presents.

Then it was off to Cold Stone for her birthday party. I opted at last minute to do her party outside of the house. For the sake of my sanity. It ended up being a fun party and being that her birthday is in the summertime, there was a great turn out. Even though it was mostly cousins.

They got to tour the store.

Payton made her own concoction for Jared and I to eat.

They got to decorate their own cakes and take them home.

It was a fun day for her. Until.... she started throwing up. Yep, around 6:30 this evening she started throwing up everywhere. I am so sorry for those of you that came to the party. I really hope nobody gets sick. What a way to end your birthday. Throwing up laying on towels on the floor next to her brother...who is also sick. Julian and her started around the same time. They are laying next to each other with their very own buckets crying together. At least her day started out right.

Happy Birthday Payton! I hope you feel better soon. I love you!

It's Going Too Fast

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

I knew it would. It always does. But this one is growing and doing more earlier than the others. Barely 3 months old and already rolling over and holding his head up for quite a while. It's usually after 4 months that my other kids have taken this little step in their lives. I can't leave him on the couch anymore without checking up on him to make sure he isn't going to roll off the couch. Now my life will get even busier. Can that be possible??

Our New Addition

2009-04-08T11:35:00.000-07:00

He's finally here! Well he's been here 6 days already but I am so happy to have him home and joining the rest of his brothers and sister. His name is Tyson Evans Dahl. We will be calling him Ty for short and Evans is Jared's grandfathers middle name. He weighed 9 lbs. 3 oz. and was 21 inches long. He was the exact same size Payton was. Somehow she felt bigger. He is such a wonderful baby. He is only getting up twice to eat at night and going right back to sleep. I just love the newborn stage. They are so innocent and when they open their eyes for the very first times and you can tell that they recognize that it is you and they intently listen is just priceless. I love it. It almost makes me sad that this is probably the last time I experience that.

Payton and the boys are just so happy and are loving on him every second. Micah says "He's so cute Mom". I am so glad that Micah is doing so well with everything. He is constantly wanting to hold him and give him his binky and is so happy to be an older brother. I am doing well under the circumstances. The surgery went well and I am slowly healing. Still in pain here and there but that is to be expected I guess. I just wish I could fast forward a couple months. It has been so helpful and has been so nice to have Jared home right now. He is absolutely wonderful and being Mr. Mom.

We are all happy to have Ty home with us and we can now adjust to being a family of six.

Baby Shower

2009-03-23T12:08:00.000-07:00

I figured that since this is my fourth child I didn't expect any kind of hoopla for me. But my mother in law and other ladies in my ward were so nice here to think of me and make having baby #4 as special as the others. They decided that since I probably have the baby clothes and all the other baby stuff that they decided to throw me a diaper and wipes shower. Which I thought was a great idea. Everybody needs diapers and wipes. It was so nice and they had yummy food and it was just so nice to sit without kids and gab with the new ladies in my ward. Some people got me outfits and somebody knitted my baby booties but the rest was diapers and wipes. Here is the loot that I got.

I Got Called

2009-03-02T21:25:00.000-08:00

For sure I thought it wasn't going to happen. Seeing that I am due soon I thought they would say let's give her a break at least until after the baby. Nope. I was wrong. I got a calling as secretary of the Relief Society. I am actually pretty happy with the calling. It still allows me to go to Relief Society and shouldn't be overwhelming with everything else going on. I was just surprised that they would want me seeing that I will be out of commission in just a few weeks and for another six weeks after that. Jared actually got a calling as well as Assistant Scout Master and he likes it. And for those of you who know Jared pretty well, it's a big deal. It is a perfect calling for him. He just did his first outing with the boys in what they call the Klondike camping trip. It is where you make a snow cave and sleep overnight in it. Talk about freezing if you ask me but he liked it and that is completely a Jared thing to do.

As for an update on the baby since Maria asked. Nothing right now. I am having a ton of braxton hicks and for those of you who don't know I usually have C sections so we have already scheduled the date that I go in and it will be April 2nd. We decided not to do it on April 1st. So the 2nd it is.

Ms. Mopey

2009-02-14T12:15:00.000-08:00

Although I should post something on my plans for Valentines or a tribute to my wonderful husband or about our heart shaped pancakes I made this morning or even post about our new life here in Park City. But lately I will sit at my computer attempting to write something on my blog and I just say...forget it. I guess I have just been in one of those moods. I will call myself Ms. Mopey. I guess that is how I have been feeling lately. I get like this at the end of my pregnancies. I am pretty much done being pregnant and this will most likely be my last time being pregnant. I am just feeling like I don't have the energy to get everything done or want to take everyone to their karate or gymnastics classes. I will say that Jared has been pretty helpful during this uncomfortable time. He is home everyday and when he isn't skiing he is helping me out. I have just 7 weeks left and then it will be all over and I will start to enjoy the new addition to our family. I will post soon what we have been up to here so stay tuned It is beautiful and we are loving it here.

Questions Answered

2008-10-24T19:18:00.000-07:00

So I guess I didn't give too much information as to where in Park City we will be living. We are not buying a house at this time. We were actually wanting to buy a house in California but we were waiting for the housing market to go down. Now we figure it is better to wait to buy a house and see when business picks back up. Instead we will be renting Jared's parents house that they no longer live in. It is a great deal because it will be about half of what we are paying here and much much bigger to fit our growing family. Probably too big for me in the fact that it is so much to clean. But the kids will have so much room and they love the house. Jared's parents now have a condo pretty much right down the street from where we will be and we will be in the same ward as them. It is again exciting but still so sad. It's bittersweet.

BIG Decision...to Move On...

2008-10-23T09:04:00.000-07:00

At least for now. Times are tough here in California especially in the line of work that Jared does. It has gotten pretty slow here so we have decided to wait it out in Park City, Utah. We are moving there and I have mixed emotions about it. On one hand I am going to miss my mom and the rest of my family and will miss my wonderful, unreplaceable friends and our GNO's, Jared's Nanna and Grandpa and of course the weather. And on the other hand I am excited about a change and being around Jared's family. The kids will have a great place to live and learn to snowboard or ski. It is all very emotionally draining. I am in tears some of the time and trying not to think to hard about the people I will miss the rest of the time. Jared will still be coming to California to work during the week when there is work. Our hope is that when things pick back up here then we can come back. But for now this is what we feel is best for our family. We are planning to leave either the first of second week in December. We are very sad to leave those of you that are here and the memories that we have made but I hope that we will always keep in touch and visit.

VOTED

2008-10-21T12:30:00.000-07:00

Yeah! I got my ballot out nice and early today. Feels good to have it done and don't need to worry about it. I have done my part.

Husband Tag

2008-10-19T15:24:00.000-07:00

So I have been tagged and I think I did this same tag last year but that is okay because it is always fun. So here are the rules... Each person answers questions about their sweethearts and at the end of the post you tag 4 people and post their names, then go to their blog and comment to them that they have been tagged.

What is your husband's name? Jared Devar Dahl
How long have you been married? Six years
How long did you date? a little over a year
How old is he? 31
Who eats sweets? It's a toss up. We both love them.
Who said I Love You first? He did. He was giving me a back rub and wrote it on my back.
Who is taller? He is.
Who can sing best? I can but not by much.
Who is smarter? We both are smart but all I know right now is stuff that has to do with being a mom and wife. I should get something of my own going so I feel a bit more challenged.
Who does the laundry? I do 100% of the time
Who pays the bills? Me again
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? If you are in bed he does.
Who mows the lawn? Thank you gardeners!
Who cooks dinner? I do. Sometimes he will do pancakes on Sundays like his dad did as a kid. A tradition.
Who drives? He does
Who is the first to admit they are wrong? He is. I am a little too stubborn.
Who kissed who first? He kissed me first
Who asked who out first? He asked me out first. We met at the airport. He was on my plane to Hawaii and on my plane the way back. So when we got back to LA off the airplane he then asked me out.
Who wears the pants? We both do.

I have tagged:
Brooke (I think I tagged you this one last time too)
Beth
Maria
Leah

Four wheeling in Cali

2008-10-13T09:49:00.000-07:00

Even though four wheeling is usually done in Utah (or that is where we are used to doing it) or the desert mainly, we decided to break out the four wheelers we got last summer while in Big Bear. Is it breaking the law to ride these things in the street?? Oh well. Well that is what we did this weekend. Jared finally got some more gas put in them and the kids had fun on them riding in our cul de sac and it's nice that our driveway wraps around and was a track for them. Anyone want to come over and ride with us? Just let us know.

Five plus One equals Six

2008-10-08T18:41:00.001-07:00

I was debating on whether or not to share this now or wait but since Jared has decided he just couldn't hold it in any longer and has already shared, I will too. We are a family of five soon to be a family of six. Yes folks you heard me right. I am pregnant. We are on to baby #4 and so so excited. I still have yet to go to the doctor but I am guessing I am at 8 weeks. My doctor can't get me in until the 21st. That is the reason that I was planning on waiting to tell everyone. There are so many other emotions and thoughts that pregnancy brings that I so am not looking forward to. The fact that my energy will be gone and I will be asleep on the couch by 8 pm or the fact that I just can't decide what to eat because nothing sounds good. The fact that I can hardly breathe or be able to sleep on my back and stomach or just be plain uncomfortable. SO not looking forward to that, BUT.... I am looking forward to holding a new little one. The wonderful smell that newborn babies have and the little feet and toes that I just love. We are very excited and can't wait for this little one to arrive.

Bedtime Ritual

2008-10-06T15:38:00.000-07:00

These are a couple of photos I have taken of Payton on different nights. Now obviously I don't put her to bed like this. I just have to laugh whenever I go to check on her. I never know how she is sleeping and it is always something she is wearing, where she ended up falling asleep or what she ends up sleeping with. Whatever helps her get to sleep.

Fall is Here

2008-10-05T08:22:00.000-07:00

I just love when the seasons change and right now I am ready for fall to be here. I am done with this 100 degree weather. We woke up and it was rainy outside and the smell of fall was in the air. It was a great day to stay in bed and watch conference, get out my fall decorations and do some baking. And that is just what I did.

Is it Babysitting when they are YOUR kids??

2008-09-19T11:33:00.000-07:00

My mom and I were talking and she told me that this guy at her work calls it babysitting when he watches his kids. This is always a discussion in our house because Jared calls it babysitting too when I tell him I am going somewhere and that he will have the kids. I tell him that if it is his kids it isn't considered babysitting. You don't get paid and you don't go home when you are done. Do your husbands do this or is it just mine and some other crazy husbands out there??

RATS!

2008-09-16T09:26:00.000-07:00

I am utterly disgusted! We have roof rats! Last night we saw that Champ had caught one and it was on our back porch. Then as I was going out to get the mail I heard running up the tree and saw a rat jump onto our roof. Luckily my exterminator called yesterday to say that he was coming by for our quarterly spraying. He will also be setting some traps. I just hope they don't get in my house. I am thinking they like the orange trees outside the house and that's how this problem was started.

French Toast Fingers

2008-09-09T20:55:00.001-07:00

This school year I have been wanting to change our morning breakfast up a bit from the usual cereal or bagel. So I made French Toast Fingers this morning and my kids loved them. It adds a little fun to your regular french toast. I have to say I did not end up trying them so I cannot give my opinion on them but I figure kids are a good tester since it is for them. In case you want to try them I got it off of the kraft foods website.

First Day of School

2008-09-03T15:53:00.000-07:00

First Day of Kindergarden for Julian and first day of Pre K for Payton. They were really excited to go back to school. I will probably regret this years from now but I couldn't wait for them to go either. It has been a good summer but it's time. We started the day off right with some banana pancakes and o.j. by request. Our first day ran smoothly and we were out the door on time.

I thought Julian would be a little hesitant on me leaving but he did awesome. He found his table with his name and pencil box on it and sat right down and said "bye mom". He wasn't nervous at all. I stayed for roll call and then the teacher shooed all the parents out. I couldn't help the tears in my eyes. My little man was off into the real world. When I picked him up he had a big smile and told me that he had a great day and that one little boy even asked if he could be his friend and he said "sure".

Payton still has one more year in preschool and she was so excited to have a new teacher who is just wonderful. Mrs. Geni is her name and she is too cute and we already love her. She was not happy that we had to take Julian to school first and he had a lunch (she had a short day so no lunch today) and it wasn't fair that he got to stay at school longer. I wonder if she'll feel the same way about school in a few years. But she sure loves it and can't wait to go tomorrow.

Our 2 Week Trip to Bear Lake Utah

2008-09-01T21:09:00.000-07:00

We got back a month ago but better late then never. We had such a great time and we definitely did not want to leave. Brace yourself there are a lot of my favorite pics even though I did not get pictures our constant hangout "Yellow Snow" (Aunt Tessa's Hawaiian Shave Ice store), water skiing or of us playing at the beach. Here are some of the fun pictures from our trip.

Payton and Jared in the boat fishing in Grammy and Grandpas pond

Lots of Horse Riding

We did two days of rock climbing. The kids did the first climb and got all the way to the top. The were great!

Our spur of the moment decision over dinner, camping trip. Jared found a really neat camping ground right next to Logan River. They got it all together in less than two hours. Carlye, Dad, Micah and I did not stay the night. We just stayed for the campfire and smores.

Princess for a Day

2008-08-28T07:02:00.000-07:00

So I am a little behind in posting about her birthday. Her birthday was towards the end of July. And she turned the big 4. Although she insistantly says she wants to be 10. Can you imagine her at 10?! I think I will wait. So it was months of asking when her birthday was going to be. She just couldn't wait to have a Princess party. And that I gave her. A Royal Princess Tea Party. I was debating whether or not to have it at my house and do all the entertaining myself or do it at a place that did everything for you and you just had to show up. I decided for the latter and it was wonderful. They provided the invitations and thank you cards. They did the food that consisted of sandwiches that were shaped in butterflies with cucumber and some cream cheese filling and a cup of strawberries and blueberries with chocolate syrup and whipped cream with pink lemonade. It was too cute. They also provided the craft. But the best was when they all arrived they got to pick from a closet full of beautiful princess gowns. They had jewlery laid out on the tables and got to put on whatever they wanted. They then went to the make up station where they did the girls make up. It really was adorable and she loved it. She was in heaven. You could tell she felt like a princess for the day. Here are some pictures from the party....

Micah had fun at the party too.
It took us a while to convince Julian to put on a costume. He wasn't too happy about it. But we let him put fake blood on his face. I bet he'd be a bit embarrassed if I showed his friends.

So Not Computer Savy

2008-08-25T14:17:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I have blogged. And I will say that, that is not exactly all the computers fault. Yes I have probably just been preoccupied with other things but let's just say that I am not the best at knowing how to fix computers or even figure out what might be wrong with it. It shouldn't have taken me this long to get it fixed but I was just avoiding the fact of being seperated from it even though all I could really do was quickly look at my email. But then it would not even let me online before it shut down on me. I realized I should simply get a replacement battery and get it looked at so it would work faster. Thanks to my friend Brooke for letting her husband work on my computer all night so that I could have my computer back and working properly. Now I can finally post Payton's cute Princess birthday party and our trip to Utah.

1st Dance Recital

2008-06-17T13:51:00.001-07:00

I have been more excited for this even more than she was as this was her first dance recital. I remember so many years of dancing and every year waiting for the recital to come to get all dolled up in my costume, makeup and hair done and to do what I loved most. Now it is my turn to be on the other side of things and be the one to watch my own start their own memories of dance.

She practiced her routine all the time and had it down as much as a almost 4 year old can. I for sure thought that she would be the best one up there. Just so you know I wasn't pressing her on that but to have fun. She was really excited about the hair, makeup and costume... until we got there. She was in tears and didn't want to go on stage. She got stage fright. And who could blame her. It is a scary thing to get up there in front of lots of people. She did however wipe away her tears when she received her flowers from her biggest fan, her daddy. Although we didn't get to see her do one step of her tap routine we were there to support her in her first recital. She loves to dance and wants to continue so maybe next year will be a little better of and experience.

No poses for her just a big smile is all she wanted to give us.

After all the tears of coming off stage she is happy to be with daddy.

Graduation

2008-06-16T23:07:00.000-07:00

My computer has been misbehaving so I am a little late to posting the few events that happened this busy weekend. Julian officially graduated from Preschool on Friday. He is off to Kindergarden. Jared and I watched as he got his little diploma and the teachers put together little books of their favorite memories of the year with pictures. It was very cute. After all the kids got their diplomas they all did the Cha Cha Slide for all the parents. It was too cute. I was very sad when taking him to school knowing that he won't be going back and off to a big school with big kids. I am so happy that he had such a great experience at EPCC and made such great friends. My little boy is growing up and I am not sure that I am ready for this next step in his life.

Julian already not wanting to smile in pictures.

Doing the Cha Cha Slide.

#1 Reason for school ending

2008-06-08T22:42:00.000-07:00

There are many reasons to be excited for school ending. I am looking forward to doing lots of swimming, maybe going to the zoo or aquarium, doing playdates with friends we don't usually get to see during the year. Also very excited to be able to sleep in just a little bit. There is one reason that tops my list though. I will be very happy when this week ends and I will no longer have to make lunches for school. It is so easy but yet such a daunting task and may I add annoying to do every night. Do I make peanut butter and jelly or a turkey sandwich? What else should I put with it? Chips, fruit, yogurt?Are they bored with this lunch that they get all the time? Sounds silly. But this is what goes through my mind every night. Decisions, decisions. I am tired of trying to decide and just plain tired of making lunches and happy that this is the last week I will make lunch at least for a couple of months.

Here's to you Babe

2008-06-02T23:25:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to my honey. The one who does so much for his family and never complains. I wish I had some sort of clue as to what to get the guy who has everything. I hope that a birthday cake, a few small gifs, homemade cards from the kids, the house decorated, and your request of chicken enchiladas will do. There probably isn't much excitement in turning 31. Maybe the fact that I am still truly, madly, deeply in love with you still counts for something. You are the best husband and father and I hope you had a wonderful day. I love you babe!

Hawaii Trip

2008-05-19T21:44:00.000-07:00

We are back from Maui and trying to get back to reality and back to a normal schedule. I must say I am very sad to be back to real life and not in paradise. I feel like when I go there I am at home. I know where my favorite places to eat are and I know how to get around and everything is just the way it was the last time I was there. It was a wonderful vacation filled with lots of adventure and unexpected happenings. First, we stepped off the airplane and I could already smell the plumeria and ocean breeze. I love that smell. It was great we got there at noon Hawaii time and had enough time to head down to the pool at our hotel. Our start to a wonderful vacation had come to a hault as we ended up taking Julian to Urgent Care at 6 am the next morning. Payton and him were fighting over something and they woke me up so I grabbed his wrist as he ran by to try to stop him from hitting her and would get back his toy and he resisted and his elbow popped out of the socket. He was in a lot of pain like screaming pain. I felt horrible and I was only trying to help him. He kept telling everybody that I broke his arm. I think I will be hearing about this for years. So after the doctor visit and his arm was healed we soaked up the sun and took full advantage of our three days left at the hotel. We went down all of their water slides about 20 times and swam through the different pools and enjoyed some strawberry virgin daqris. I also celebrated Mothers Day there which was wonderful. We had a nice dinner and some shopping. My Mothers Day gift from Jared was his sister Ali. We had her fly out the day after we got there so she could help us with the kids. We were so happy to have her there. Not only because she was such a great help but because we got to spend a lot of time with her and my kids loved it. Thanks Ali! We miss you already! The rest of our trip we stayed at Jared's parents condo and did some beach time, sight seeing at he Iao Valley, the awesome Aquarium and even took in a luau. I think I am the only one who actually enjoyed it though. Julian liked the fire dancing though. We had such a wonderful time none of us wanted to come home. But all good things must come to an end. Until next year (I hope). Here are some pictures of our trip...

Julian swinging on the rope swing at the pool

This was the Resort we stayed at. The Grand Wailea. So beautiful. I miss it already.

This is at the Iao Valley and the water was freezing but we had fun swimming in the creek.

Below is the Iao Needle. It is so beautiful here.

Hawaii Here we Come!

2008-03-26T12:06:00.000-07:00

It is confirmed. We are off to Maui in May. Even better... we will be there for Mother's Day! We got a great deal. My mom and my Nana get 4 free tickets each. So there was an extra 3 for my family if we wanted them. Micah is free. So we would only have to pay for one air plane ticket. Of course were going! With were my mom works she is also getting a deal on our very, very favorite resort hotel. The Grand Wailea Resort. It is just gorgeous! So we will be there for three days and then another 4 days at Jared's parents condo. We are all so excited to go. Now to start getting my booty bathing suit ready...

Easter Egg Idea

2008-03-17T16:23:00.000-07:00

I have found a new idea for Easter eggs that we will be trying this year. I found the idea in this months REAL SIMPLE magazine. Thanks Brooke for lending it to me. They look pretty cute and very easy and hence the magazine name, simple. You just wrap rubber bands around the eggs in a pattern and then dip them in the dye. When the eggs are dry then you remove the bands and you have neat patterns. Nothing fancy but I thought the idea was cute and it's different from the traditional plain dyed eggs.

It's War

2008-03-09T22:37:00.000-07:00

If you have ever been to our house when we have our Nerf gun wars then you know what it is like. Tables up for barricades, hundreds of little darts all over the house, everyone running and hiding behind funiture and running around the whole house trying to get each other. We often have these wars. The boys against the girls, me and the kids against Jared, the kids and Jared against me. I often end up being the target for some reason. Probably because I am the easiest to get. This is what happens when you are out numbered by the boys. Well, today we had another one of our wars and I just had to finally get a picture of how they get into their gear. We don't have enough gear for me but that is just fine.

Let's, Play Ball!

2008-03-03T14:16:00.000-08:00

Opening Day was this past Saturday and had us up at the crack of dawn. 6 am to be exact. We got there and there was a parking lot full of players and about 20 trucks decorated with balloons and the whole nine. It was an exciting day as the kids were all in their clean new uniforms with doughnuts and orange juice in hand ready to start the new season off right. Yes it is just T-Ball but this league takes baseball seriously. At least for this age it is just for the fun but they get to see what team unity is all about. He was very excited not only to start playing baseball but because Jared is also one of his coaches. I left a little early to see the floats come down the street accompanied by the fire department. The kids in the back of the trucks waving and chanting their team name. "Go RED SOX!" It was very exciting and fun to watch. With a little ceremony of saying the Pledge of Allegience, singing the National Anthem and a visit from a former Dodger to excite the kids it was time to play ball. He had his first game and was first up to bat and he hit it pretty far. It was a great first game. This will be a great first baseball season for him. Here's to baseball filled weekends. How fun!

Tagged

2008-02-25T12:32:00.001-08:00

Amber got me. It's "All about Jared"

What is his name? Jared Devar Dahl

How long have you been married? 5 years

How long did you date? 1 year and 4 months

How old is he? 30

How old are you? 26

Who eats more sweets? Unfortunately I do. It' s the ice cream I can't stay away from.

Who said I love you first? Jared. He didn't really say it to me. He wrote it on my back.

Who is taller? He is

Who can sing better? I do. Not much better though.

Who is smarter? Jared for sure.

Who does the laundry? I do.

Who does the dishes? That would be me.

Who pays the bills? Me again. Luckily the accountant does the taxes for me.

His guilty pleasure? Any outside activity with and without the kids. Swimming, biking, basketball, baseball.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do.

Who mows the lawn? The gardener.

Besides you, who is his best friend? Julian (his little bud)

Who cooks dinner? Me. He used to before we had kids. Not anymore.

Who drives? I do most of the driving. His driving scares me. He does sometimes though.

Who is more stubborn? Hard to say. I think it's a tie.

Who kissed who first? He kissed me.

What was your first date? It was Memorial Day and we had dinner at The Sagebrush Cantina.

Who proposed? Jared. I don't think I could do that. That's the man's job.

Who has more siblings? He does. He has 4 sisters and 1 brother. I have one brother and one sister.

Who wears the pants? Jared.

What is your favorite thing about him? There are too many to count. To name a few, he is funny and makes me laugh, the way he makes me feel just by the way he looks at me, he is a wonderful and attentive daddy, the confidence he has in himself.

And now Tag your it BROOKE!

Champ

2008-02-18T23:29:00.000-08:00

For a couple of months now Jared has been asking me about getting a new dog. Our beloved Jake died a year and a half ago and I just wasn't ready for another dog. Silly but I actually felt like I was replacing him. He was a beautiful golden lab and was the best dog. Jared really needed and missed man's best friend that follows him everywhere. Well, as always Jared tells me about pet stores he sees and I always say 'No Way!' But for some reason I said willing and excited 'Let's Go!' The kids of course are always asking us about getting a new dog. So they were really excited to go. There were lots of cute dogs but there was one we just had to see. He looked at us with these cute brown eyes and was just so adorable. He's a two month old pure bred golden retreiver and his coat was just so soft. After spending some time with him and having the kids pet him we all just said this is the dog. So we now have a new addition to our family. It has been about 3 weeks since we brought him home and he is such a great dog. I must admit, after we brought him home, I thought 'I have just added more work for myself''. Julian has really stepped up and has really taken care of him. He feeds him and takes him out to go to the bathroom and brings him in. He even picks up his little presents he leaves us outside without even asking. He has been such a big help I hardly do anything. We all are so excited to have "Champ" in our family.

WICKED

2008-02-11T00:10:00.000-08:00

Love, Love, Love this play. Saw it this weekend (finally) with Jared. He even thought it was great. I am going to try and see it again with my mom. Anyone who hasn't seen it should definitely try to go see it.

Update

2007-10-22T14:23:00.000-07:00

I have been out of the blogging world for awhile. For those of you who don't know we are in the process of moving. Not by choice. See we are renting the place we are in now. We never planned on being here forever or even buying this house since it isn't where we wanted to end up. We have been looking at homes to buy but haven't found "the one". But while we have been looking, the owners of this house decided to put this house up for sale and what do you know they sell it in less than a month. Ugh! So we had (notice the word had) 60 days to be out. But time is running short and we have oh....3 weeks. We don't want to buy and be rushed into something. It's a big purchase. So again we have to rent. Haven't had any luck. Are we being too picky? I don't think so. I want my kids to be able to have a backyard and not a little patio with concrete. We also have to find an office for Jared since this is where his office is. A little stressful but I am sure we will find something. It will all work out. It always does.
With the house hunting comes basketball and gymnastics, kids school stuff, several doctor visits (I think I need my own parking space there; they know me and my kids to well there), dentist visits for myself ( I need a root canal), laundry, household duties...oh the list goes on.
I will try to keep everyone updated but am not making any promises. I will let you know when and where we end up...

First Day

2007-09-06T14:18:00.000-07:00

The first day of school! Waking up early, butterflies in the stomach, barely eating breakfast because of all the excitement. Oh wait...that was me! I for some reason was acting like it was my first day. I was a little nervous for Payton is the reason. Wasn't sure how she was going to do but she did GREAT! She was very excited to go to school for the first time. She had waited all year seeing Julian go. It was her time now. Julian of course did great. He was dressed bright and early and ready to go at 7 o'clock. School doesn't start until 9 am. He was back with all his friends and a new teacher. I am excited too for this year as it will be just me and Micah for most of the days. So glad to be back on a schedule. This is going to be a great year!

This was the best photo I got from them. A little impatient to go in a better spot. Oh well, they still look cute though.

New Read

2007-09-02T23:27:00.001-07:00

This is my new guilty pleasure. I have just started reading it and can't seem to put it down already. I decided to give it a look see for myself when my cute sister in law and a couple other people mentioned that this was a great book. I always like to hear about what people are reading and if they like them because then I know what the good books are. So let me know if you have any great reads that you think are worth reading.

Sneeky Girl

2007-08-29T15:43:00.000-07:00

I went in Payton's room last night to check on her because I thought I heard little voices. When I went into her room this is what I saw...

Clever for a three year old! Wouldn't you say? She thought somebody would think she was in bed sleeping if she put a stuffed animal there. Hopefully she doesn't do this when she is a teenager.

By the way... she was in Julian's room playing.

Procrastination

2007-08-16T09:59:00.000-07:00

The one word I dislike so much but seem to do a lot of. I will say that when it beats me up long enough I do eventually get the task or, in this case goal, done. For my birthday, my wonderful friends pitched in and got me everything I need to start running. Although I didn't need this stuff for me to run but it just pushes me to really do it. They got me the Nike sport armband, carrying case and most importantly the Nike plus iPod. For those of you who don't know what this is I will explain. The Nike + iPod records the time, distance, pace and calories burned. You can track your results to your iPod nano then connect to nikeplus.com . You can challenge other people and track your progress. It 's pretty cool. But... am I ready for this? Will I even run one mile? Will I feel embarassed when Emily, Brooke and Joni run 5 miles and they see how many I do? Do I really want to get myself out of bed at 5:30 to go running? These are all questions I have been asking myself for a few days now. I do want to do it though. I have been wanting to start running and now is a great time. I know you girls are just waiting to see my name up there. I have put it off all week. See procrastination. It's an ugly word. But I think it's time....

Check out the Nike + iPod here

Dahl Family Reunion in Utah

2007-08-06T21:36:00.000-07:00

What a fun and well awaited vacation. Yes we did do Big Bear, but there is nothing like going to see family and having fun with all of Grammy and Grandpas fun toys. We decided to drive the long 14 hour trek to Utah. All of the kids did awesome. It is usually 12 hours but we went up to Bear Lake (an extra 2 hours) where Jared's parents have a barn with horses and a house in progess. It is always nice going up there because the kids never run out of stuff to do. We stayed a couple of days there where we went to the beach, rode around on the motorcycles and rode the horses. Payton was a little afraid of the horses and it took her a couple of days to even touch them. She did finally get on a went for a ride on Scoot. On Thursday it was the first day of Raspberry Days. Raspberry Days is an annual festival up in Bear Lake. They are known for their raspberries. We went to the carnival but about 5 minutes of being there it started to rain. So the kids only made it onto one ride.

We then headed down to Park City where Jared's parents main house is. Matt (Jared's brother), Jenny and the kids arrived later that night. We were so excited to see them. We only get to see them once a year and the girls seem to get bigger and more darling every year. I wish we could see them more than once a year. We all just need to move to the same area. The next day we went to the Alpine Slide and went on the rides there and had a ton of fun. We then headed down to Provo for the day at the park. It was the first day of the Dahl Family Reunion. It was Grandpa Dahls siblings and all their families. Don't ask me how many sisters or brothers he has. All I know is there were a lot of Dahls and I didn't get to meet everyone. Each family had their own shirts made. Ours were navy baseball shirts with a picture of Grandpa on the back of it with his signature cocked hat. It was neat to meet all of the 2nd and 3rd cousins, Great Uncles and Great Aunts that hear the many stories of Jared as a kid and see all the many generations of Dahls. We spent the day picnicing, water balloon and water fights and just getting to know everybody. The next day was more picnicing, water fights and getting to know everybody. We also left that day for home. We weren't ready to come home yet but all the reason and excitement to want to go back and do it all again next summer. Which we will. The kids again did so good on the way home. Here are some pictures of our trip...

Julian and Payton playing in the water at the beach.

My little cowgirl!

Payton and Mommy on Scoot

Kids having fun with Aunt Ali in the barn

Julian riding Scoot

Julian helping Aunt Carlye brush the horses and get them all saddled up

Grammy and Julian on Cash

Grandpa Dahl and our family shirts.
Four Generations. Great Grandpa Dahl, Grandpa Dahl, Jared, Julian and Micah.

Jared and his brother Matt

Three

2007-07-22T17:42:00.000-07:00

She is finally three! Although she looks like she should be turning four. She is a big girl with a big personality. This past year I have seen a bit of a change in her. A little taller a little bit more mature and independent to say the least. Since Micah has come along she has had some changes and I would say changes for the better. Anyone who knows her knows that she has a mind and adgenda all her own and anything or anyone for that matter that gets in the way of that is bound to see her moments of complete craziness. But within the past few months she has gotten so much better. Don't get me wrong. There are definitely still times that she is still being "Payton" as I say. She is talking way more than ever and is full of things to say. This coming year should be a big one for her which I think she will love. Having an older brother that gets to do all sorts of activities and does get a lot of attention from it, isn't easy. She will be starting preschool in the fall. Hopefully that all goes well. She will be doing her own activities like dance and gymnastics. And in January she will be going into Primary. I am so excited to see how this year will mature her into the sweet and beautiful little girl that she is. Happy Birthday Payton!

Jen as you can tell I liked your idea. Hope you don't mind.

Sorry no pictures of the fun luau party... I didn't realize that the CF card wasn't in the camera... Oops!

Noah's Ark at Skirball Center

2007-07-19T14:12:00.000-07:00

This is the Noah's Ark exibit at the Skirball Cultural Center that the kids and I went to with some friends on Tuesday. It was pretty cute. The kids were allowed to play with all the gadgets they had that were part of the display.

After seeing the exhibit we went outside where there is a rainbow water show that goes every 5 minutes and the all the kids went crazy for and got a bit wet....