Staying Busy

Well I haven't updated my blog for while so I thought I would let everyone know what we have been doing. We have been staying busy!

I started a new blog with my sister Stephanie called Get Together Ideas. We created the blog as an outlet to share the things that we love, cooking and baking, parties, quick and easy crafts. We are also having giveaways of some of our favorite things. Go check it out if you haven't already. During the week we are pretty much home bound. I watch 2 of my neighbors kids during the week, which keeps me busy and only partially sane.

Jon started his last semester at UVU a couple of weeks ago.....Hip, Hip, Hurray!! I cannot wait till this semester is OVER!! I am so proud of Jon for sticking with school over all these years. He is staying pretty busy between getting in over time at work, and night school. He tries to fit in basketball and fun together as a family whenever he gets a chance.

The boys are getting cabin fever!! The sun was out yesterday so we went to the park by our house and played for a while. I am so ready for winter to be over! Cameron is taking off on reading and Wesley is progressing well at school. Wesley will probably be starting Horse Therapy. We will be going in for an assessment with CourageReins next month. Brooklyn can tell you what sounds all the animals say, ex: Horsey says "neigh", and can sing Twinkle, twinkle little star....she is so cute and keeps us smiling.

Christmas Spirit

I love Christmas time! I love the holiday spirit, putting up our Christmas decorations, Christmas music/carols, cookies, hot chocolate, sledding, building snowmen, the birth of our Savior, Santa Clause, Watching Christmas movies and having popcorn and julius, seeing lights, traditions, and so much more.

Here are some pictures of us putting up our tree. I think it is about time to invest in a new pre-lit tree. Our tree is gorgeous but you have to put each individual branch together and then string on all the lights....it takes us a couple hours to put up completely.



This last weekend we had our Ward Christmas party. It feels good to have it over with...Jon and I are on the activity's committee and put alot of our time into the preparation. We had great food, great decorations, a great program, a huge turnout, and a visit from Santa himself. We ended up trying to make it a service project as well...we had a food drive. I couldn't believe how much food our ward members donated. We had over 4 heaping shopping carts full that we delivered to the food bank.
Cameron asked for ice skates (?)..not sure where that came from. At least it is easier then his request of a camper trailer/toy hauler last year. lol.
Wesley talked about how much he loves Santa and that he was going to hug him...well that is exactly what he did. He ran up to Santa so he was the first one on his lap he gave him hugs and asked him for candy for Christmas. We did not have time to get out camera ready so there is no picture of Wesley.
Brooklyn just cried and was happy once she was off Santa's lap and a candy bag in hand. Maybe next year!

First layer of snow

The kids woke up to a tiny layer of snow on the ground. So of course they grab the boogie boards and head outside. They had alot of fun pulling each other around the yard on the boogie board.

Cameron is 7

Happy Birthday to my determined, coordinated, smart, very tall, strong willed, leader, friendly, loving, happy, handsome 7 year old. We love you Cameron and are so glad that you are a part of our family.

Wesley is 5

Holy Cow! Happy Birthday to my curious, energetic, compassionate, strong willed, loving, tease, happy, friendly, goofy, handsome 5 year old boy....We love you!!

Wow it's been a long time! A lot has happened since I last posted but I will try to catch you up fast. Last month the boys both had birthday's. Cameron turned 7 and Wesley turned 5. We decided to let each of them invite one friend and we took them to pirate island. They had alot of fun! (I personally like Chuck E Cheese way better). We decided to be pretty cheap with gifts this year and stuck to a $25-$30 budget. The boys would have never known...they loved their gifts! The boys both got skateboards and have been busy learning how to ride them. Cameron is pretty good at it, and Wesley is learning. Wesley enjoys sitting and riding it down the driveway.

I started babysitting for a neighbor a couple of months ago. I babysit Mon-Thurs so most of the week I am home bound and busy. The kids are cute and I am able to make a little extra $.

I love Halloween! In my opinion you are never too old to dress up. We went to our ward's trunk or treat the night before Halloween. On Halloween we went to my parent's to have a little dinner and to make edible graves. Then went to Jon's brother Clint's house and had more fun, food, and a little trick or treating. We still have loads and loads of candy!!




Last Friday we let the kids ditch school and we all went to the zoo with Grandma and Grandpa Simons. I am usually not a very big fan of the zoo, but it was so much fun. The weather was perfect, my kids were good, there was not very many people there, the animals were all alert and active, we saw a baby elephant, baby giraffe, and baby monkey (all so cute). I could have watched the monkeys all day! The kids had fun riding the train and the merry go round, but riding on Grandpa Simons's motorized scooter was by far the kids favorite! I brought my camera along but the batteries died while trying to take the first picture....typical!

Win a trip to Disneyland

Go to sweetlifeinthevalley.com or http://www.outandaboutwiththefamily.com/ and enter to win a two night stay hotel room for four, four park-hopper tickets for 2 days to Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure Park and Dinner on Saturday night, and airfare.