Monday, August 13, 2007

Happy Birthday Mom!!!

Today my mom turns...ahem...29...again. I am still amazed how young she looks! I took a close look at her this last weekend trying to find some kind of aging...and didn't find any. She's as beautiful this birthday as she was 20 years ago. I admire her strength and charisma and she almost always has a smile on her face now days. I love you mom! Happy Birthday and may the next...ahem...29 years be as good to you as the last ones have!

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Meanie's Stay

This was taken right after I caught him jumping on the bed...notice the "What? I wasn't doing anything" look.

Meanie checking out my new phone. He was trying to call Mawmaw but she didn't answer.
Meanie ate cheese pizza with the girls. He had his very own plate that he picked out while he was here. It turns out that he loves Pooh! Who would have known?
While I was doing laundry Meanie had to "frolic" in the socks. It made him laugh and laugh! What a silly dragon!




Finally, Meanie is now addicted to Starbucks coffee. He had to get up much earlier than he was used to, but the coffee helped! Meanie will post the rest of his pictures on his blog soon. We miss you Meanie! Come back to visit us soon!

Sunday, August 5, 2007

Post Secret

As you all know I am a fan of Post Secret. Until today I thought I owned every book...and now I can't wait to read the next one. Recently Frank, the author of Postsecret.com, added a mailing list for his updates and tour dates. I encourage you to sign up and tell everyone you know about his site. I have been moved every week by the post cards he puts on his site and it has helped me through the very rough times in the last 2 years. We never really know what people are going through and I believe this site can help. Please join me in applauding Frank and all the good work he does so unselfishly. I can't imagine what it must take to keep up with all the post cards and posting every week. Great job, Frank! Job well done.

Saturday, August 4, 2007

If Men Vaccuumed


A friend sent me this in an e-mail and I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to share with all! However, if it was MY husband, it would be remote control or some kind of PlayStation game!

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Susan and Jay Getz

This is Susan and Jay. They were married June 15, 2007. Susan and I have worked together for 13 years all together at the last 3 jobs we have had. We have been together through thick and thin and the good and the bad. We have supported each other through divorce, babies, and Wal-Mart. I am proud to say that she has found the love of her life and they are finally FINALLY married! Congratulations Susan and Jay!

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

My Favorite Saying:

Three green 3's equals one purple nine.

(That's for you Chi-Chi)

Sunday, July 1, 2007

Our first Minor League Baseball Game

The Ogden Raptors are our local Minor League Baseball team. Jason got tickets to the game tonight and so our family headed out to fight the crowds and dinosaur lovers to see our first game together.
The girls loved the chips and sodas and weren't too impressed with the hot dogs. We had ourselves a fun little picnic before the game started.
See how Lizzy is guarding her drink? That's Mommy's drink but she had her own...Mommy didn't have anymore soda about 4 minutes after this picture! Remind you of someone?

This is the scoreboard and to put a location to this field...it's almost directly side by side with the Mormon Temple in Ogden. I know, I didn't care about that either.
It's a really pretty stadium and this picture tells you how early we showed up to "beat the crowd." By the time the game got underway the whole stadium was full. It seats about 5000 people.
Another view of the park. It was rated the 4th best minor league ballpark by ballparks.com. The view of the mountains was spectacular and if we would have stayed until the end of the game, we would have had a beautiful sunset.
These are pitchers working out before the game. Not too rigorous, I would have to say.
And then they signed gloves and balls while the rest of their team ran around and warmed up.
This is ONE of the many pitchers. He's telling the staff guy that his girlfriend is in the audience (general seating). She got up and got one of the "better seats" right after this picture.
Then he went and talked to his co-pitcher buddy for a while...probably about his girlfriend! The rest of the team is still running around and warming up. I'm telling you that being a pitcher has its perks!
More autographs...lots of that going on.
This is the Raptors mascot, Ogie. He didn't look too scary. I always thought raptors were supposed to be scary. Not this one. He gave lots of hugs and high fives. If I wasn't the one behind the camera, I would have gone over and given him a hug.
And here's my Kaylee and husband with the local hero. We had to chase him down since there were so many kids wanting him. Lizzy was too scared of him to get a picture with him. I guess he could be pretty intimidating to a 2 year old.
We stayed for 3 full innings and decided to call it night. The girls weren't used to sitting that long. And, honestly, my butt was getting a bit numb! We had a great outing and my husband and I can't wait to go see one with just the two of us. Definitely worth doing again! I can't believe I just said that!