75 & Sensational!

Grandma "Shorty" Anna just turned 75 on July 19th. We
all got together to celebrate her and just how fabulous she is!
There are countless people who love this lady I can't
even begin to name them all:) It was a special moment
standing in a room with 40+ people yesterday to sing
Happy Birthday to this most amazing woman. Just shows
a small handful of the peoples lives she has affected.
Love you to the moon and back Shorty!

Happy Birthday!

My Mom is a ROCKSTAR!

Holy cow! Where do I even start.....my mom is A-MAZING:) I think she has magical powers and is probably 3/4 angel. She is loved and adored by 3 daughters, 1 son, 5 grandsons, 4 grand-daughters, 1 husband, 1 mother, 3 sisters, countless friends, and . . . . . well . . . you get the idea. She is the best listener I know. She makes me laugh with her forgetfulness. She is beautiful . . . inside and out! My mom has more energy than someone half her age. She can transform my house from a disaster to perfection in less than a day. How does she do it? I don't know. . . . but man am I lucky to have her as my mother!

before/after

So I took a trip to the DI and found
myself a little treasure.....

BEFORE

AFTER

I am so HAPPY with how it turned out!
A little paint and elbow grease and I
found a fantastic treasure for the good old price of

$30

The Tiger Sharks....

Another season of soccer. Gabe is having a great time with
new friends. He really thinks being Goalie is pretty cool.
Can't be playing outside and hanging with friends.

GO TIGER SHARKS!!!

Good friends, Good food, & Game night!

Last weekend I got to see my good friend Anika:)

Gabe and I went to Ogden and had game night at

her cute house. So much fun!

Who ya gonna call???

At first these three look like normal boys. . . .
If you look close you will see callused hands, dirt
smudged cheeks, muddy shoes, and smiles all around.

What does all this mean you ask???
these boys are goat busters.

You heard me right! these boys can wrangle and wrestle
miniature goats like no other boy can.

So if you ever come upon a goat you can't handle. . .
Who ya gonna call?

THE GOAT BUSTERS!!!

Doin' chores...

Gabe is officially in heaven! This boy couldn't be
happier than he is now. Playing with his cousins
Tray and Jarom and farmin' with Papa Lee.
This is the life!

A - Mazing!

I came across this link when I was blog-wandering.
This is Jon Schmidt's take on a few of my favorite songs!
It's kinda long....but take a listen.

Jon Schmidt music video

Cousins

Things got a little quiet at Gabe's birthday party. . . .
so naturally I got a little worried! I went to check on
the kids in Gabe's room and this is what I found. . .
Jarom was reading to Anna and Gabe:)
I was glad I could sneak a peek at this moment between cousins.

If I had a wish for you . . . .

It would be . . . .

A Happy Happy Birthday. . . to you. . . from me!

Gabers had a great birthday:) We had a little party with
Stan, Kenzie, Jarom, Anna, Adam, Ray Ray, Veronica, & Jaeckael.

Although Gabe's birthday was on the 28th. . . he was convinced he
didn't turn 4 until May 2nd!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

I have to admit . . . .

I thought this movie was great! Loved it:)
It was nice to go to a movie that was funny,
heartfelt, and just good. I might even
see it again I liked it so much. Perfect movie
for Girls Night Out.