Day 3 ~December third~ Our time with Family

We loved being in St. George again.
I hadn't been there in 3 years and Russ hadn't been there in 5 years.
It was so good to have my Mom's home cooking for Thanksgiving!
It rained for 2 days and then we finally got to see a little sunshine before we left.

Here are my little turkeys playing out in the front yard. The weather is perfect there now. 70's The trees are full of beautiful colored leaves.

My brothers and Me.

Bentley and Marv.

It was so good to see them again.

Mom and Dad.

Grams and Gramps. Love them!

The newlyweds. Look at the pretty tree!

The kids and I drove around to see some Christmas lights and the Temple was gorgeous!

One of my favorite temples.

Day 2 ~December 2nd~ Happpy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary Russ.

13 years!

Day 1~ December first~ A time to look Back

Memories of Florida.......

Gators
Moving

Slick tile floors and Babies with Ba Ba's

Carter won his little league series

He got 5 home runs that season!

Lucky number 13!!

Beauty Queen Ella

Emma played her first sport....T-Ball.

She was number 6.

They didn't keep score.

Disney, Disney and more Disney.

Twins

3 Days before Halloween they were born.

Emma graduated from Pre-School

Eating out at Ikea. YuM!!

Goodbye parties with friends

the beach

shopping with friends

a Baptism in the Ocean.

A couple more memories from Florida.....

I remember when we moved there we couldn't believe how many Hummers we saw on the road. It must be Hummer capital of the world.

It never freezes there. In fact if it gets below 50 degrees, people start freaking out.

The people on the news would tell you to bring your pets inside over night.

We would just laugh at that.

Grandma's would be in jackets when it was in the 70's.

The first beach we went to was South Beach and we all just walked right on out there to the sand and we started to notice topless women.

We later learned that South Beach is not a place to take the family. wink wink.

Hurricane Wilma came on my 30th birthday as a category 3. It did some major damage to a lot of trees and roofs including ours.

There is a lot of things we wish we had the money to do while we were there like

Deep Sea Fishing and other fun things but hey, that is what a vacation is for right.

When you live there, it is a different story.

All in all it was a great 5 years.

It was so tough being away from our family but we met the most amazing people who will be our friends forever!!

Happy Thanksgiving a day late

we are in St. George
what a trip.
great times with the family.
not so great times puking from food poisoning....carls jr. guacamole bacon burger. (russ)
great times shopping with my mom.
not so great times from ear pressure and dizziness....still dealing with that. (me)
kids are having fun.
russ has been in bed for 2 days now.
yummy yummy food.
gaining too much weight...but worth it ;)
hopefully the rest of our trip is uneventful!

I hope you had a great thanksgiving with whomever you were lucky enough to spend it with.

I am so thankful to be here in utah so I could spend it with my parents and brothers. wish my sisters could have been here. missed ya girls.

Last year Ali Edwards did a 'page-a-day' in December. (scrapbook page)
I was thinking of doing that this year.
But, I think what I will do is turn it into a 'post-a-day'
So it will be either a scrapbook page (I need to learn how to use my scanner!)
or some Christmas craft, or me yakking about how busy my December is. :)
It will be entertaining for me to see what happens.
Who knows, maybe I will get 3 days in and say forget it.
But, I am going to give it a shot...
I am planning this early so I can prepare myself!

It's Coming!....

I cannot believe it is almost Christmas already.

These pictures are from 2006. It seems like forever ago...

My chubby little Allie...so serious.

Jarom is singing..."I ain't gettin' nutt'n for Christmas..."

Seriously guys, I can't remember what it was like having tiny babies. I do remember that it was easier than it is now though. ;)

11*11*08 veterans day

6:50 got up to screaming kids cause they cant get out of their room
child safety lock
breakfast
pack diaper bag
emma tub
twins tub
emma dressed
hair done
twins out dripping wet
one diaper on
tackle boy
another diaper on
onesie on
tackle girl
onesie on
clothes on
shoes on
girls hair done
cartoons on
dad on treadmill
carter backpack on
emma backpack on
off to school
8:30
mom in the shower
must be out the door in 30 minutes
mom out and dressed
dad in the shower
mom blow dry hair
do makeup in the car
get kids in car
diaper bag
booster seats
Binky's
mom drive kids to friends and drop them off
dad check email
mom come back for dad
drive to someones house to drop something off
drive back to our house to get russ' jacket
drive to gas station
fill up
running 10 minutes late
drive to tooele
13 minutes late for doctors appointment
flu shot
full physical
finally a diagnosis
vertigo
explains a lot
balance and eye movement and dizziness
EKG
results-text book heart rate
blood draw
meet friends at my fav restaurant BAJIO
he's a veteran!
take a veteran to lunch day
yum
say goodbye to friends
go to beauty supply
never in a million years would i ever think that russ would go into a beauty supply with me
he asks the cashier if men ever come in there
to the car
back into beauty supply- forgot something
to walmart
walk slowly through the store
never have done that before
went christmas shopping without buying anything
ideas
picked up prescription for ears
shopped in the produce
went to walgreens
picked up photos
went to veterans house
talked at table for 10 minutes
rode together to cold stone
yum
i liked russ' ice cream better
so i ate a lot of his
had fun in ice cream joint without kids
4 adults
love my kids
but it was nice
back to veterans house
4:00
drove back to dugway
peaceful ride
talked to my Daddy
wished him happy veterans day
i love my Daddy
nice conversation with hubby
picked up kids 4 minutes early 4:56
thanks kim and steven for watching the beebs.
great day!!
went by way too fast!

rejuvenated...

got to talk to my best friend today.
she lives 3000 miles away.
tears. i miss her so much.
was so nice to talk to janette.

8)

Reality

Just a little note of what is happening this second. And what's been going on.

Russ gave the twins a bath and they are peacefully sleeping!
Wow!
An easy night of bedtime for Mom!
LOVE IT!!


For the past little while I have had a thing with my ears.
I don't know what's going on but they hurt!
It's making my head feel dizzy.
I think either I have an infection or they are clogged up.
ewww!
Did I just say clogged up?
Anyway, I have had to have them unclogged before but it was like 10 years ago and I don't remember if I had the same symptoms as now.
????
However, I have heard other people say that when their ears are clogged that they can't hear very well, but my hearing seems to be better and everything is amplified!

Right this second, Carter is telling me about what happened in primary today.
( yes, I can listen and type at the same time! I am a Mom! I can multi task!)
He just got back from choir practice.
We (Russ, Me, and Carter) joined the local church's choir...... Missionary work!!
Russ and I didn't go tonight because my ears and head hurt and his voice isn't back to normal from his cold last week.
They want him to sing a solo.
LAUGH!
I am not making fun....Russ knows he can't sing very well.
I was teasing him about not going tonight to avoid being asked to do the solo for the Christmas play.
The play is a little unusual.
The songs aren't traditional Christmas songs.
They are songs about spending money on your MasterCard and stringing up the lights.
One of the songs even mentions Martha Stewart.
It is quite different than what we would sing in our church, but we are getting to know the community better.
There is another family in our ward singing in the choir also.

I made pumpkin bread for dessert tonight!
Yum!
It's been raining this evening.

Carter and I raked up and mowed all the leaves yesterday.
And there was a ton.
It was a huge chore.
Now my hands are all beat up and cracked.
It even hurts to type.
Russell went golfing yesterday with his Dad.
We went bowling Friday and Saturday night.
Believe it or not there is a bowling alley here on base.
They just remodeled it and put all new equipment inside so it is brand new.
Ya, I am a little sore from bowling two night in a row.
Russell and I are at the very same skill level in bowling which is fun because it gets a little competitive.
We equally won the same number of games between the two nights.
My left butt cheek hurts from doing squats when I release the ball.
You know, the right leg goes behind and the left leg gets all of the workout!
Well, it's been fun rambling about my last couple of days.
I am sure you were dying to know about my clogged ears and my butt cheek!

Happy veterans day on Tuesday!
My daddy is a veteran of the Navy.
I always call him on that day to wish him Happy Veterans Day.
And It is my friend Danielle's birthday that day too.
So Happy Birthday Danielle!! "34"

If you know a veteran, give 'em a call on Tuesday and say thanks for serving our country!

dressin' up for the candy!

Here is our pumpkin that we painted for the truck-0r-treat contest at church.
We took second. But it was rigged because the lady handing out the prizes switched first and second place because she didn't like how the judges did it. I don't think she realized that was my pumpkin when she was telling me this. Oh well, at least the judges thought I should have taken 1st place. I didn't say anything because it was no big deal! The pumpkin that she "decided" would take 1st was really cute and creative so I didn't mind.

These pics are from my friend Kendra, That is why they are small. I copied them off my email and I don't know anything about re-sizing! Kendra and Doug came out to Dugway and went trick-or-treating with their daughter Kaitlyn.

Allie was Tinkerbell on Halloween. Alice in wonderland on School night and a Bumble Bee on Trunk-or-treat. I didn't have my camera that night. Boo Hoo!

Jarom was Spiderman on Trunk-or-treat and school night and a blue monster on Halloween!

Carter was a walking dead guy all three nights. he is real enthused isn' t he?

Emma was Dorothy for school night, we couldn't find a stuffed dog so she used a bear. An Angel on trunk-0r treat, and we were so tired of dressing her up she just wore some cute orange and black for Halloween!

FALL PARTY

The McEntire October Party at the Allred's house.

We did hair...

This is Loni's hair. I cut about 3 inches off and took it to a sharp A line!

I colored it with a warm brown.

We need to have everyone come over more often so I can be their consistent hair -dresser, now that we all live in the same state!

I did 4 other cuts and another style which unfortunately did not get photographed by me.

We ate...

Jan in the Kitchen, cooking Thanksgiving Dinner! Yum!

More of the kitchen crew! Mom made her famous Rolls!

Me and my Daddy. Isn't he handsome?! He is an amazing inventor!

Me Mommy

Me and my Mommy,

She is so wonderful!

She should be a chef!

I tried to get a picture with everyone and me but I had to get back to work in the kitchen!

So here is me and Rick, Loni's husband

Me and Loni, the amazing organizer and Funny woman!

Me and Janette, My brothers wife.

a.k.a. Wonder Woman.

Mom to 2 sets of twins and one other.

That makes 5 y'all!

Me and Vera
She is my oldest and very wise Sister.

She is good at Everything and such a great mother!

Vera brought the yummy cake and cupcakes!

We celebrated my 33rd birthday, Jarom and Allie's 2nd birthday, and Briea's 7th birthday for October.

We also celebrated the September birthdays. Ben, Jordyn, And Janette.
I am sad that I didn't get more pictures.

We had a great time with all 25 of us in our house!

It was a perfect fall weekend, But it went by way too fast!

So fun!!