Holy Crud! She's 6 already!!!

Seriously! Jenni turns 6 today!! I can't believe it! Where did the last 6 years go?!?!

ok, I'm over it now. time to brag a little!!

My little Jay-jay is not so little anymore! She is so sweet, but really has an independent side! She can be almost as stubborn as me! Ack!

Jenni came to us 10 days late- she does everything her way! She was born by emergency c-section for lack of oxygen. She was such an easy baby! She didn't cry very often, and when she did, we always were able to calm her down quickly.

When Jenni was 9 months old she fractured her skull. That night is on my top 10 worst days of my life. It was so scary. The Lord had other plans for her though, so miraculously there was no permanent damage.

Jenni says the funniest things. One of my favorite things she said: when Jenni was one we used to play the 'boo' game where we'd try to scare each other by saying boo suddenly. She was so cute at it! One day we were sitting in the kitchen, and Jenni walked in. She said all non-challantly (in an almost bored tone) "*sigh* Boo guys." It was SO funny!

I really can't believe she's 6 already. It doesn't seem like its been that long! Where does the time go??? Below are a bunch of my favorite Jenni moments, in no particular order.

She loves to play the piano, and I'm going to start teaching her soon! (She's been begging me for a few months)

We went to the park one day, and it was the first day we had our camera phones, we just happened to catch this. (And I didn't curl Jenni's hair! It used to dry curly! It was so cute!)

One of the great things about my kids is they can and will sleep anywhere! We've caught Jenni in so many funny places- but I think this may be my favorite! She just like a cat!

Jenni is a cheeser! She LOVES to smile for the camera! This is a classic Jenni face!

Again, another classic Jenni face!

Jenni dancing with Daddy at uncle Ry-ry's wedding

ok this is for sure one of my favorite pictures! Jenni was playing peek-a-boo with me and I happened to catch it! She was so much fun!!!

Another of my favorites! I don't know what it is about drawers, but my kids have a fascination with them! Joe joe did this too!! I love her face in this one!

Once upon a time we decided to move to Ohio. It didn't last more than a few days! But while we were in that part of the country we stopped at some of the church history sites. This photo was taken at Far West.

Baby Jenni!! She LOVED that swing! She would sit in it while I taught piano! She was never a problem while I was teaching- something I was so grateful for!

Jenni decided one day to dump a whole bottle of bubbles into Grandma Carol's fountain! that fountain was spurting bubbles for weeks! (although he denies it, I think Kobe might have helped!)

Jenni was a flower girl at Aunt Alicia's wedding. She had so much fun- she wore herself out!

This picture is especially precious to me now because of all that is going on with my grandma right now. But here's our 4 generation picture. Jenni loved going to see Grandma.

Jenni, Joe-joe and Steve at the fountain at the Gateway. Yeah. We had a blast!


this might just be my all time favorite. We went to Park City for emmy's birthday, and somehow I got this picture of Jenni! My super sweet Jenni I love you more than words can say! You've been so much fun to have! I'm so proud of the little girl you're growing into!

Stay good! Stay sweet! And remember mommy will always love you, no matter what!

WELCOME HOME DAVE!!!!

Just wanted to take a minute to say welcome home to our favorite soldier!!!

"Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great." -Comte DeBussy-Rabutin

"Love can survive any test- but only true love can survive deployment."

Dave, thanks for all you do for all of us. Thank you for your sacrifices and your courage. Thank you for your willingness to do things no one should ever have to do.

Thank you for your goodness, and your righteousness.

Most of all, thank you for coming home safe. Flee is one of my most favorite people in the whole world, and I know how much you mean to her. Thank you.

"He fights for freedom,
He fights for faith
In so many ways he's our symbol of strength.
Not because he wants to.
Not because he's forced.
But because he is
A Selfless Soldier."

We love you!

Time for new music!

So yeah- the chipmunks are super fun for about 3 minutes, then they just get to be a little too much! My kids sure do love them though! Time for new music!

So lately Steve has been playing the Sega with Jenni (for mom- the Sega is like a Nintendo) They play Street Fighter, and seriously- Jenni totally kicks Steve's trash! She beats him almost every time! Even when Steve cheats! She is her mother's daughter!

My Grandma has been having issues, and is ready to die. I'm going to do a whole post about it later when I'm not so tired.

Work was SO busy last night! I ended up staying until about 4:30 because we were so busy. I like it that way- but really, the first couple of hours were CRAZY! So so crazy! I didn't have a chance to even start my routine 'tasks' until almost 9. (I usually have these done before 7!) Anyway, It was super busy, and I stayed late- but I was tired so I drank a couple of Coke's, and then when I got home I totally couldn't sleep! So now it's almost 9 and I'm SO tired! And I have to work tonight! ACK! I better go take a nap! Enjoy the slower music!

Put it to a vote . . .

So, I know that this is like my 5th post in the last 24 hours, but what can you do? When you gotta blog you gotta blog!

I've decided to make a blog for my backgrounds and I am having a hard time naming my new blog. I want something catchy- that can be the url for my blog as well (which limits me since it has to be available on blogspot!)

So far here's my favorites:

[blogname].blogspot.com -- blog title

lovablelayouts -- lovable layouts
designedbychelle -- designed by chelle
preciouspatterns -- precious patterns
tweakthetemplate -- tweak the template
tweakthattemplate -- tweak that template
tweakatemplate -- tweak a template
brightenyourblog -- brighten your blog
tweekmytemplate -- tweek my template

(and yes- I know that last tweak is spelled wrong- it has to be for blogspot 'cause tweakmytemplate isn't available!)

I'm liking the tweak ones. but really I can't decide (can you believe it! Me! Indecisive!! Yeah, I know- blows your mind!)

So give me your input- which one do you like best? Or do you have a suggestion that I don't have listed?????

again, please comment!!!!!!

I'm going to give it a few days, then I'll see what the consensus it!

Good To My Baby

1. Put your music listening device on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write that song name down no matter how silly it makes you look.
4. Title this post what the answer to your last question is.
5. Good luck and have fun!


I had another list of songs here, but they weren't my songs- they were songs from moms ipod and Jenn's old ipod mostly, so I made a list of all my songs and here's what I got:

disclaimer- really these are the songs that came up! I didn't alter it! (except to take out the Book of Mormon and Doc. and Covenants and other scriptures cause I didn't think that was too appropriate!)

If someone says "Is this ok?" you say: "When Grandpa Comes' from The Singles Ward Soundtrack (hee hee! It's only ok for old guys!)

How would you describe yourself: 'Miss America' By Styx (I am so humble!)

What do you like in a guy/girl: 'Simplify' by Ryan Shupe & The Rubberband

How do you feel today: 'The World Will Know' from the Newsies Soundtrack (Yeah, I don't know how to make this funny)

What is your life's purpose: 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)' by Whitney Houston (If thats my life's purpose, then I'm pretty sure my life is fulfilled!!! I've danced with Steve, and I know he loves me!)

What do your friends think of you: 'If You Wanna Touch Her, Ask!' by Shania Twain (Um, yeah- if you want to touch me, ask. I'll probably say no, but you can still ask!)

What do your parents think of you: 'Lucky' by Brittney Spears (I really am so lucky!)

What do you often think about: 'Respect' by Aretha Franklin (R-E-S-P-E-C-T yes. Yes I do think about it!)

What do you think of the person you like: 'Help Me, Rhonda (Single Version)' by The Beach Boys

What is your life story: 'Oops, I Did It Again' by Brittney Spears (HAAA HAAA!!! That kills me!)

What do you want to be when you grow up: 'It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday' by Boyz II Men (So I'm having a hard time letting go of my past???)

What do you think when you see the person you like: 'You're The Inspiration' by Chicago (Oh, SWEET!! Really this is what came up! I love my nubbin! He really is my inspiration!)

What will you dance to at your wedding: 'Tell Her That You Love Her' by Mixed From Emmy (A mix of songs I got from Ems. I'm not really sure who sings it, lemme find out, just a sec . . . oh, Lonestar sings it!) ((and I don't think it was on our wedding CD))

What will they play at your funeral: 'It's Your Love' by Mixed From Emmy (Um this ones by . . . Tim McGraw and Faith Hill) ((oh, thats kinda sweet!))

What is your biggest fear: 'Where You Are' by Rascal Flatts (HAAA!!! I'm afraid of anywhere you are! does that mean I'm afraid of YOU??)

What is your biggest secret: 'A Secret I Can't Keep' by Cherie Call (Hands down, this has to be my favorite! Really- I swear this was the next song- I swear!!! HAAAA HAAAAAA!!!!)

What do you think of your friends: 'The Whole Armor of God' from The New Testament Video Soundtrack (Seminary video songs) (My friends are a great example of the Whole Armor of God!!)

What are you going to name this post: 'Good To My Baby' by The Beach Boys

Yay!! That was fun!!! hee hee! The secret one . . . HA! I really did laugh right out loud when that one came up! I'm gonna go show mom how to do this! haaaa!! haaaaa! That's great!