Fruit Gobbler

At the beginning of the school year I signed up to be part of the party committee for Jaxon's school class. I thought it would be an easy way to get some of my service hours for the school (every couple has to give 20 hours of service per year to the school). Anyhow, I got my first assignment for his harvest party at his school on Thursday. It is called a Fruit Gobbler, I told the lady in charge that I will try but cannot guarantee that it will resemble a turkey.

Kind of cute don't you think. There are tons of cute ideas like this on the Family Fun website. There are really cute turkeys made out of Oreos, that is more up my alley. I'm going to give it a shot I will post a picture when my turkey is done.

I have had a couple inquires on how my little kitties are. They are getting so big and will be ready to find homes in about two weeks. Two of them are six toed cats, I hear they are very lucky. Taylin is going to be heartbroken when they leave. Every time she goes missing I find her down stairs with a kitten stuck to her shirt. She tried sneak one to her bed the other night

Animal Lover???

I have always been a person that likes animals, but since I have been married I have had no desire to have my own. Especially with three children, I don't feel like I have any time or love to give not to mention cleaning up poo after anyone but my children. But for not owning any pets animals have been consuming a lot of my time lately. While my sister was in transition I reluctantly took care of her two dogs for a little over a month. These are not just any dogs, they are dogs that actually think they are people. They have to be wherever people are and the center of attention. Anyhow, I didn't think that I would ever get rid of them but Sara finally came and picked them up. To be fair they are very cute dogs and it was fun for the kids. Good luck Dustin:)Shee-ra and Scratch
Having the dogs reassured me that I did not want any pets. On Sunday I was at my moms and we were headed out for a walk with the kids. I sent Jaxon to get his Red Maxx (bike) when he didn't return shortly I went to look for him. He had found what he thought was a dead rat. Upon closer examination I found that it was a baby kitten. A pregnant cat had decided to take up shelter in my parents shed, and there the kittens were born. I began to check the kittens out and found that two of four of them were almost dead. They were cold and not really moving. I think they were three or four days old. For some unknown reason I felt the need to save one of these helpless kitty's. I carried the kitty around for a while trying to warm it up, it hadn't been eating and was much smaller then the rest. My mom and I decided to go get some cat supplies. We got in the car and drove around looking for somewhere to buy cat supplies, granted it was 6:30 pm on a Sunday (it's okay Jesus would have done the same thing). We ended up at Walgreen's and got some eye droppers and Pedialite. The kitty seemed to be doing better so I went out and got the other one and thought maybe I could save that one also but it died just a short while later. I took the little one home thinking I had done a good job thus far and would just continue to be its mother. To make a long story short I couldn't get it to eat out of the bottle I bought or the dropper but I stayed up all night trying. I did keep it on a heating pad through the night and kept giving it pedialite (I read it on the Internet). Anyhow I called my mom first thing in the morning exhausted and worried sick about it starving to death, she came and got it and brought it back to its mother. It was a lot healthier looking then before I had brought it to my house. I then decided I had to let nature take its course and I couldn't let these cats consume my entire life. It has now been three days and the kittens are doing really well, safe and sound in my garage with their mother. You know it is suppose to freeze this weekend and I couldn't leave them outside. The first pictures are of my little Moxy, yes I named it when I took it home.

This is them today in the garage, they sure like to eat alot. The mom is also very sweet.

This is my little Moxy eating isn't he/she cute. I am however hoping to give all of them away (except maybe Moxy if he/she survives) so if you know anyone is looking for a fluffy, snugly and free Christmas present for their kids I know where you can get one.

All married off

Two of my siblings got married in the last two months, it has been very exciting. Jim got married last month in Hawaii to girl named Cyndi. I now have a new sister in-law that I am excited to meet. Sara got married a couple weeks before that to Dustin Miller. I had met him before but look forward to getting to know him better. Dustin and Sara had a beautiful marriage celebration in my parents back yard on Saturday, it turned out reallly nice. As soon as we get the pictures back I will post them.

Where has the summer gone?

I can't believe summer has come and gone and it's already September. Jaxon started kindergarten a couple weeks ago up at American Heritage. He really loves school, he is such a social creature. They have to wear uniforms which is really nice, all the kids look the same, I love it! I thought I would stick pictures of some of the things we have done this summer up today.

We did alot of playing at the park with friends Boating with grandma and grandpa
Spent alot of weekends remodeling the cabin
Kinley is now 6 months and has started on solids, yeah!
Pretending to be the stripling warriors

Roasting marshmallows at the cabin

Going to the Dinosaur MuseumHanging out with cousins. My sister in law came to visit for a couple weeks this summer from Tenessee. Teressa and I did the Jordanelle triathlon together it was really challenging and fun, we are already planning which race to do together next year. I wish we had some pictures but it was just the two of us there. Dave ran the Park City marathon the same day, it was his second marathon and he took more than ten minutes off of last year time. I know he's crazy. Anyway, it was so nice to have family around. This is my mom with all of her grandchildren.
We also did just alot of hanging out and home. With a new baby it makes things a little harder to get out and about, but enjoyed just being together.

Check it out ---->

I got on the computer and was doing my regular routine of checking to see if there were any new posts from my fellow bloggers. I started reading my friend Natalie's blog, it was fabulous. Come to find out that it was her husband Tyson that posted it. I recommend that everyone check it out you won't regret it. It is under my fellow bloggers Tyson and Natalie. So thank you Tyson for such a wonderful reminder that we all so desperately need. (Natalie I hope you don't mind)

My first tag

So, here goes my first tag from my fabulous new friend Brooke.

The ABC's of me.......
A. Attached or single? Attached.
B. Best place to visit? Lake Powell
C. Cake or pie? Depends of the day, some days I think I need both.
D. Day of Choice? Usually Saturday's but they seem to be shorter than the other days.
E. Essential Item? My cell phone, it is my contact with the outside world.
F. Favorite place you've ever lived? Either St. George, or our short stay in Midway.
G. Gummy bears or worms? How about cinnamon bears in chocolate.
H. Hometown? Orem until I was 8, then Lindon.
I. Indulgence? Leaving the kids for more than two hours.
J. January or July? Normally I would say July but today I was wishing for January.
K. Kids? Jaxon 5, Taylin 2, Kinley 5 months.
L. Life isn't complete without? The Gospel of Jesus Christ (I am stealing Brookes answer).
M. Marriage Date? December 22, 2000.
N. Number of brothers and sisters? 2 older brothers, 1 younger sister.
O. Oranges or apples? Fuji Apples.
P. Phobias? None I can think of. Maybe someone can think of one for me.
Q. Quotes? Everyone has patience. Succesful people learn to use it. -- You cannot do kindess too soon because you never know how soon it will be to late.-- Life is a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you can only spend it once. -- I love quotes!
R. Reasons to smile? My sister is coming to visit tomorrow from Washington and my sister in-law and nephews from Tenesse are coming in two weeks. Can I go on? I really wanted to do the Jordanelle triathlon but I didn't want to do it alone, so my sister in-law said she would love to do it with me (her first). It will be so much fun I can't hardly wait, she is so awesome and brave.
S. Season of choice? Spring or Fall, I wish they lasted most of the year.
T. Tag 5 people: Brynn, Nikki, Kasey, Steffanie and Stephanie.
U. Unique trait? I have really small feet for my height and I don't laugh.
V. Very memorable experience? My grandpa dying and having Kinley with no pain medication.
W. Worst habit? Thinking negative about myself and my body.
X. X-ray or ultrasound? Ultrasound only if it is of a baby in my tummy, otherwise none.
Y. Your favorite restaurant? A mexican place in Park City, the name has slipped my mind.
Z. Zodiac sign? Aries ( is that a sign)

Recruiting for next year

Dave finished his second year doing the Ragnar Relay. It is a 178 mile running relay race from Logan to Park City. We are trying to get a team together for next year, we are hoping to have enough for an all girl and an all guy van (maybe husbands and wifes). If your interested let me know. It is June 19th-20th, yes it is all night.

Happy 4th of July!

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