"Czech" out the Hospodarsky Family

Mily

2012-01-24T11:15:00.000-07:00

I was looking through pictures today and kept coming across some funny pictures of Mily. Ever since she could put clothes on herself, she has had quite the "unique" sense of style. She loves to wear what she wants to wear, some days I fight with her, some days I don't. I definitely pick my battles. I usually fight her when we are going to be in public! She is a funny little girl and I can't believe she will be turning 5 this year. I hope you enjoy these as much as I do!

Cartr turned 2!

2011-12-13T14:17:00.000-07:00

My baby has turned 2. I really don't know where the time has gone. So much has happened through his little life. He is stubborn and can be the biggest pain in the butt. Yet, we all love him so much and can't imagine life without him.
He loves animals and can say quite a few words. He tries to do things on his own and loves to be naked.
Love you Cartr Bud!

Shark Reef

2011-11-16T11:40:00.000-07:00

We decided to surprise the kids and took them to Mandalay Bay's Shark Reef. It was a lot of fun and all the kids enjoyed it so much. I felt a little creeped out by the sharks swimming over us and under, but it was still pretty neat.

Halloween 2011

2011-11-16T11:33:00.000-07:00

Halloween was fun. The kids had such a great time! Mily wanted to be a princess, of course. Brejden was Captain Moroni. Cartr was going to be a Stripling Warrior, but he wouldn't let me come near him with the costume. So I got him to put on their play apron and chef's hat and that's what he was.

Brejden is 6!!

2011-10-14T21:09:00.000-06:00

My little Brejden turned 6! Unfortunately, he got to spend his birthday at my sister's wedding. I feel like I was just pregnant with him and getting so excited for his coming! Although he didn't get to do what he wanted, he was spoiled by family with many presents. Jordanne even had everyone sing to him at her reception! I love him so much and I really can't get over the fact that he is 6!

Humility

2011-09-27T11:33:00.000-06:00

I was blog stalking and came across some amazing blogs. It made me feel so grateful for my kids. I have seen parents adopting because they can't have kids of their own, I have seen parents dealing with major health problems and I need to be grateful that he just have to deal with a peanut allergy. I know my kids can be quite the handful at times, but I do love them. My life would not be as wonderful without them.
Brejden, B, Brejden Bud or Brej (as Cartr calls him) is such an independent little boy. I can't believe how much he's gone through in his life, but he makes me laugh and has figured out how to make the most annoying sound in the world! (Luckily, he gets to make the noise as much as he wants at recess!) He loves his brother and sister (despite what he may think) and I love him so much.

Amilya, Mily, Sister Sue or Brej (as Cartr calls her) is my little mother. She is the spitting image of my sister Jessica and my mom. She has the sweetest heart and takes after my mom on always making friends and trying to make sure everyone is okay. She loves to touch and kiss and be held. She loves dresses and wants to wear makeup and dangle earrings so bad! I love her, my only daughter.

Cartr, Cartr baby, Stinky Pete, and Spaz is my little shadow. I can't go anywhere without him following me, including the bathroom! He loves to make people laugh and will try anything once. He will eat whatever I am eating and wants to go to school like his brother. He loves his brother and sister, and bites them to show them. He has his daddy's temper and his mommy's stubbornness. I love him so much, he's my little buddy.

KitchenAid GIVEAWAY via USA Today Your Life Magazine

2011-09-23T12:01:00.000-06:00

There’s a new publication that hit the stands today by USA Today, designed specifically for women.

It’s called Your Life: Guide to Women’s Health.

Christine Neff, from USA Today, wrote an excellent article in this fabulous magazine called, “Holiday Entertaining Made Easy!”

I’m honored that she included RE as part of the interview on each beautiful page of this feature.

Take a peek at these fabulous pages!

There are fantastic recipes, tips on bringing the outdoors in, simplifying during the holidays, staying sane and “putting perfections aside,” and most importantly, realizing the benefits of entertaining.

There are so many benefits to entertaining, the most obvious in my opinion being forging beautiful relationships!

Your Life is also full of good eats, tips, advice, and plenty of reminders that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

Which brings us to our GIVEAWAY here today!

Do you own a stand mixer by KitchenAid? I think I’ve owned a couple in my 30 years of entertaining. I just wear them out, they’re used so much for baking, cooking, and canning. I tend to think of my KA as a friend, who I rely heavily upon.

Today in celebration of RE featured in USA Today, KitchenAid is giving away a 7-quart Stand Mixer. This product is brand new, so the winner will be one of the first to own it.

Here are the details (winner gets to choose between silver, black, or red):

KitchenAid’s Best Performing Stand Mixer

• Our Most Powerful, Quietest Available – 1.3HP high efficiency DC motor is designed to run longer and delivers optimum torque with less at build-up. Easily handles recipes requiring longer mixing, kneading and whipping times. The all-metal, precise gear design produces a smooth, quiet sound.

• Our Longest Lasting – Designed for long life of high performance; backed by 2 year hassle-free replacement warranty.

• Our Most Efficient – Advanced feedback control communicates in micro seconds to the motor to ensure optimal power is delivered to the bowl.

Professional-Style Attachment Power Hub

Fits all current KitchenAid® attachments and future larger capacity commercial-style attachments

Largest Capacity Residential Bowl-Lift Available 7-Quart (6.6 L)

• Handles 8 ½ lbs of mashed potatoes, 8 ½ loaves of bread, 14 dozen cookies.

Dishwasher Safe Accessories

Maximize bowl coverage with the stainless steel 11-wire Elliptical Whip, coated metal Flat Beater and Power Knead™ Dough Hook. Handles small and large jobs equally well.

Cooking for the Cure, presented by KitchenAid, reminds us that cooking with a purpose (and supporting the Cure) helps to bring an end to breast cancer in our lifetime.

Oh, how do I believe in this. My mom had breast cancer, and then ovarian cancer took her life. So cancer is fresh in our family and a reminder that we need to do all we can to help

Brejden's first day of Kindergarten!

2011-08-29T11:11:00.000-06:00

Brejden is now in school (only two hours, but still)! He was so excited this morning. Well, he has hit a growth spurt and being in warm weather, we haven't worried too much about buying tennis shoes for him to wear. Last night we read the rules for school and it said no flip flops. So we let him wear his boots with shorts. He was so excited!
I am so proud of him and can't believe how big he's gotten. He wouldn't give me a kiss goodbye though, so I'm going to have work on that with him!

I had to post this picture of Mily. She dressed herself and this was the 3 pair of shorts I fought her on. I gave up. She wore this in public. Some days, why fight?

Beaver County Fair 2011

2011-08-16T07:42:00.000-06:00

Cartr and B enjoying the fair

Relaxing in the shade

Mily and Linley too excited to sit.

Shiloh taking her lunch break from cooking

Renee cooking

At work

Alexia & Natalia eating lunch

The Winners!

I've never been much of a "fair" person. Last year I made mistakes and became friends with the person in charge of it and ended up helping with it. I loved it! This year, I didn't get the chance to help out with it, but I did get to go and enter the Iron Chef Competition with Renee White. We entered last year for the first time and didn't do very well, but we had a blast! This year, we felt a little more prepared and still had a blast! I felt we might take 3rd place (if we placed at all) and was a little disappointed when both 3rd and 2nd were announced, but turned to Renee and told her that our friend Trisa Harris had just taken 1st. Needless to say, we were both extremely surprised to hear our number called for first. Zorn and Kendell both told me that they were surprised that we beat Trisa! That's the kind of support we had from our family! But even had we not won, I really enjoy the whole experience! I can't wait for next year!!!

Annual Lake Mead trip

2011-07-21T10:30:00.000-06:00

Brejden and Jillian swimming

We had the chance to head to the houseboat with Dad and the girls. We had such a great time! The kids (or me) didn't want to leave! It was very relaxing and just fun swimming, especially when it's in the 100's! The water was the perfect temperature for me!!

Kept opening and closing the gate!

Cartr wouldn't swim. He just enjoyed playing on the boat by opening and closing the gate, over and over. He liked sitting on the beach, but if he couldn't touch, he cried (okay, screamed)! He did enjoy being at the lake too!

His ears look huge!!

We couldn't get Brejden out of the water! He had such a fun time swimming! I can't believe how big he has gotten! I called him a little fish and he told me "I'm not a fish Mom! I'm a boat!" So he takes after his Grandpa Schmutz!!

Out cold!

Cartr fell asleep on the boat within minutes of us going for a ride. It was so warm, I felt so bad because of how much he was sweating! He loved it though!

Jillian and Mily

Sara, Jordanne and Brejden

Mily learned that a life jacket keeps you from sinking. As soon as she figured that out, she quit trying to drown everyone. She loved the water, until my Dad thought he was being funny and dropped her in and she got her head under. Then it took us a day and a half to get her to go back in.
The picture of Jordanne is of her dunking Cartr. He was asleep and so hot, we dunked him into the lake and he didn't even wake up! It was pretty funny!

Brejden and Jillian knee boarding!

This is Brejden and Jillian knee boarding. I am such an overprotective mother, I was a nervous wreck having him out there! He really did such a great job doing it and had the biggest grin ever! I was so proud and still nervous!!! He talks about it all the time and he can't wait until Grandpa takes us out again.

I have always loved boating and now, watching my kids enjoy it too, makes me so happy for the memories I have growing up at the lake. I missed my Mom quite a bit, knowing she'd be so proud of my kids and how much they've grown. I am so grateful to my Dad for taking us and being patient with me and being scared to let Brejden go out of the boat on his own. It was a growing experience for all of us!!

Amilya is 4!

2011-06-13T16:39:00.000-06:00

I can't believe my little girl is 4! In honor of her, I have made a list of things that she does that I love and drive me crazy! She is also so much like her Aunts, that I sometimes don't believe she is mine!

She talks to her food (Jill used to do this!)
She loves dresses! (I blame Jessica)
She breaks into songs that she makes up (Jill, again)
She loves to shop (Jessica and Jordanne)
She loves to be in pictures (Jordanne is at fault)
She loves her Aunts, but especially Jordanne.
She is very touchy feely (Jillian!)
She loves to wear makeup and high heals (mini Jessica)
She says what she's thinking (okay, maybe that's me)
She looks just like my Mom and Jessica!

I love her, but some days I'd like to ship her off (preferably to any one of her Aunt's!) She is so sweet and loves to mother Cartr. She can be the best little girl, but she can also be the naughtiest! She is such a girl, I sometimes don't know what to do with her! She was a VERY unexpected pregnancy and has been surprising us ever since. She is just what my Mom hoped for when I was pregnant. I love her and can't wait until she has kids of her own (just like her!)

Visiting Beaver

2011-05-16T18:02:00.000-06:00

After our trip to Phoenix, we spent a week and a half in Beaver. I have missed it so much and we all had such a great time! We spent a lot of time out at the White's and I even got to help Renee mow lawns. Zorn had his gallbladder out so we decided to spend his time off up where we love it the most. I was exhausted by the time we had to come back to reality! I can't wait until I get to go up again! We really do miss it there!

Road Trip...

2011-05-16T17:58:00.000-06:00

For Easter I decided to head to Phoenix to visit Jessica. Jillian decided she wanted to go with me, so I let her cause I'm nice like that. (Plus, she took care of the kids while I drove) We only got lost once on our way there, okay twice and it took us an extra 2 hours to get there. (The 4 hour drive wasn't long enough without the detours). We went to the Mesa Easter Pageant, the Zoo, the Train Museum and for walks. We even got to play with the Snow kids! Unfortunately, my camera died on the first day, so the rest of my pictures are on Jillian's and Jessica's cameras.
We had such a fun time and hated coming home, but we had too (Zorn said). I will not be going back to Phoenix until it is a little cooler, like November or December!

My mom

2011-04-20T09:42:00.000-06:00

Just missing her today. Thought I'd share. I hope you're all having a great day!

Cartr's first ER visit and update

2011-04-13T19:09:00.000-06:00

Taken 4 hours after Benadryl!

Cartr had an allergic reaction to something he ate. We aren't sure what it was, but his face swelled up and he started having a little problem with his breathing. I ended up taking him to the ER to have him checked out. We now have and EPI Junior Pen and have to keep an eye on him in case it happens again. It was pretty scary for me and I felt so bad for Cartr! His poor face just itched and he had quite a few scabs on his face and head from scratching it so much. Poor kid!

What his face usually looks like!

Mily and Brejden at the Space and Science Museum

I did have the chance to take the kids to a Space and Science Museum. We learned about Neon Gases. They really enjoyed all that they got to do in the museum. I had fun as well! I actually learned quite a bit! They are starting to adjust to life here in Henderson. They miss their friends in Beaver so much and ask if we can go back.

Cartr's first hair cut!

2011-03-28T21:48:00.000-06:00

Before the haircut!

Cartr with Renee before she started cutting.

During the haircut.

The drool and hair left over.

After the hair cut!

Cartr got his first haircut in February!! (I didn't do this right after because it was too hard to type with the cast on). I always have a love/hate relationship with their first haircuts. I love it because they usually look better, but I hate them because they seem to grow up so much with it. I always feel that I "lose" my baby and end up with little person!

Cartr did NOT like getting his haircut! He cried once Renee started cutting, but then, after he got his sucker, he was fine. He sure liked the sucker! It was a tootsie pop, and it was gone only a few minutes after Renee finished cutting his hair! I think Cartr just looks so good with his hair cut! I was sad to see all his baby fluff, or as Renee called it, his "duck fluff", gone. His hair still sticks up wherever it wants and cracks up people, so at least we didn't lose that too. I guess it's okay that he's growing up, he is almost 17 months old! I just hate losing my baby.

No more cast!!!

2011-03-21T20:38:00.000-06:00

Well, I am finally cast free!! YEAH!! I have never been so excited to go to the doctor's office! It is gone and I got to take a shower and not worry about getting my arm wet. It has been quite the humbling experience for me. I have really had to give thanks to Zorn for all that he's had to do for me. He did such a great job stepping in and helping out. I learned to do a lot of things with just one hand, and got used to A LOT of sympathetic looks from people when it was just me and my three kids in public. I even had a lady offer to come home and help me because she felt so bad for me! I am so grateful to have it off and I can't wait to get the strength back in my wrist and to be able to have full movement again.

Henderson

2011-02-24T08:20:00.000-07:00

Our new home. It's been quite the change! We have some work to do on the home, especially in the yard, but it will be nice to make it more "our" home. We have had some little challenges since moving here, breaking my wrist, plumbing issues, and the kids not sleeping, but we've moved on and are doing better. Our new ward is very friendly and we have really had a good time with getting to know people.
The kids are adjusting to being able to play outside and they have been enjoying church. We miss Beaver, but we are happy to be able to be together as a family.

Moving Day is here...well, Saturday anway..

2011-01-24T19:53:00.000-07:00

Paula Richmond

Edla Keele

Edna Howard

Venadee Limb

Merilee Sagers

Holly Hafen

Beverly Carter

Ashley Bastian

Bonnie Bairett

I can't believe how fast the time has come for us to move. I am so sad to be leaving all of my great friends here in Beaver! Today they got together and we had lunch and chatted. I really do have some neat friends! I sure hope it doesn't take long for us to get back here!

Christmas 2010!

2011-01-05T14:26:00.000-07:00

Christmas p.j.s

Mily painting her ornaments.

We had a very fun Christmas this year. We stayed in Beaver for Christmas Eve and wend sledding with our friends, the Wood's. Zorn and I even went down the sled together, and yes, we did record it, and no, I wont show it to you! That night we had some more friends, the Carter's, come over for chili and to play games. It was such a fun day!

Kelly and Ivy Wood and Mily

This year I let the kids make their own tree ornaments. They had so much fun doing it. Mily's little friend, Emmy Albrecht, came and did it with them.
Their Christmas jammies were so much fun, had I known, I would've bought Zorn the same jammies as the boys... footsies and all!!
On Christmas day we headed to St. George and the kids got SPOILED by their grandparents and aunts and uncles!!

On some other news, Cartr is now walking. He prefers to crawl because it gets him places faster. He can say "All done" and "Dadda". He tries to stand in the middle of the room now, and waits for you to cheer him on when he does walk.

We are getting ready for our move to Henderson. I am very stressed about moving, I hate it. But it should be a fun adventure!

Cartr showing off his mad skills!

Jordanne and Mily at Frostop

Cartr's 1st Birthday!

2010-12-06T15:47:00.000-07:00

Hard to believe that my baby is one!! He is such a funny little boy! He has changed so much this past year, I can hardly believe how much he used to cry! He loves to smile and laugh now! He loves to give kisses and snuggle. I love him so much, and so does the rest of my family.
This year, we invited over the White family (It was Renee's birthday on the 5th) and the Carter family. Beverly decorated Cartr's cake, and both of Renee's cakes. They looked so good. When I had asked Renee what kind of cake she wanted, she told me the BIGGEST cupcake ever. So we did it for her!
Cartr didn't enjoy everyone staring at him to begin

with, and started crying when Zorn put his hand in the frosting. But once things calmed down, he really enjoyed the cake!!

We had made two cakes for Renee. One teddy bear like Cartr's and the other her cupcake. We had her put her hands behind her back and try to eat her little cake. It was so funny to watch. She's such a good sport.

Thanks so much to Beverly Carter for her amazing talent at decorating cakes! It was a fun night!!

Kitchen Aid Giveaway!!

2010-11-30T18:58:00.001-07:00

3 Kids and Us and KitchenAid want to make your holiday wish come true and offer you the chance to win a brand new KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer (link underlined words to http://3kidsandus.com/2010/kitchenaid-giveaway), in your choice of over 20 colors, valued at $349.99!

Enter the KitchenAid Stand Mixer Giveaway (link underlined words to http://3kidsandus.com/2010/kitchenaid-giveaway/) and check out the Homemade Holiday Feast recipes (link underlined words to http://3kidsandus.com/homemade-holiday-feast/)that show all the ways the KitchenAid Stand Mixer and attachments can be used to create unique family dishes and save you counter space with one appliance that can be converted to meet your every need.

Thanksgiving Madness!

2010-11-29T19:21:00.000-07:00

We had the chance to go to St. George for Thanksgiving this year and spend it with Zorn's family. We had such a fun time. Cartr even got his first birthday presents while we were there, even though his birthday isn't until this Friday.
We ended up driving down to Las Vegas and spending some time getting the house ready that we are going to be moving into. We have quite a bit of work ahead of us. But I did get to see where Brejden will be going to school and where our library will be. So much change coming, it stresses me out! It will be good. (I just have to keep telling myself that)

Halloween 2010

2010-11-03T14:15:00.000-06:00

Violet, Jack Jack, and Dash!

Brejden and I decided it would be fun to dress all the kids up like The Incredibles for Halloween this year. I looked at purchasing costumes, but they were over $30 a piece! So I made their costumes instead. Their black shorts are Brejden's undies and their shirts are just red shirts that I did an iron on. Their red tights were some I purchased, but figured they could be used for other things as well. The masks I got for $3 bucks at Oriental Trading! Brejden and Mily were so excited for Halloween this year (especially since they didn't get to trick or treat last year because they were both sick). I even got them to eat some food they didn't like by telling them that super heroes like it! I hope you all had a safe and wonderfully fun Halloween!

P.S. Cartr's socks he has on were the ones my Mom purchased for Brejden's second Halloween!

Zorn's first elk!

2010-10-19T14:44:00.000-06:00

Zorn and Spike

Zorn got his first elk this year! He had a spike tag and our friends, Larry and Kendell White took him out hunting for it. We are so excited! I LOVE elk meat and I am so excited to eat it!
Kendell got the first shot on it, and Zorn got the killing shot. It's also Kendell's first elk as well.
They had to take horses to get into the canyons they needed, so Zorn had quite a fun time riding them. (That's one of the reasons I didn't go.)
I am so proud of Zorn! It's a big deal for his first elk!

Zorn, Kendell, and Spike

Beautiful waterfall

Lake up in the mountains

Brejden's 5th Birthday!

2010-10-11T14:43:00.000-06:00

Somewhere, somehow, I got old! Brejden celebrated his 5th birthday last week! I can't believe how fast time keeps flying by!
Brejden got double spoiled this year! On his birthday, we went up to my cousin Wendy's house. There she spoiled him with pizza for dinner, followed by a cake. He got to play with so many cousins and spend the night with them.

Yesterday, we invited over the White's and he got another cake. He wanted a Transformer's cake, so Zorn suggested we do the Cube off of the first movie. This was my attempt at making the cube. (On the side note, I did make the cake from scratch! It was a Devil's Food cake, and it tasted pretty darn good!)

Brejden had his 5 year check up today. I can't believe how much he's grown! His stats:

Weight: 39 lbs ~ 50%

Height: 44 inches ~ 75%

Fortunately for him, he got his Dad's body type, tall and skinny. (I'm jealous!)

Cartr also had his 9 month check up today.

Weight: 16 lbs 4 oz ~ <5%

Height: 27 1/2 inches ~ 10%

Head Circm..: 47 ~ 85%

So Cartr is small, skinny and has a big head. Poor boy, I really don't know where he came from. They are not concerned about his weight since he is active and crawling every where.

General Conference 2010

2010-10-04T15:33:00.000-06:00

Zorn and I had the amazing opportunity to attend General Conference in Salt Lake this last weekend. We really enjoyed it!
Thanks to my FAVORITE cousin, Nic, and her amazing kids, we had the best babysitters ever! My kids had so much fun at their house, they asked if we could go back the next day.
I had such a fun time being able to listen and enjoy conference, for the first time in 4 years! There was such a strong spirit just entering the temple grounds.
It was such a great weekend, and we had such a great time staying at Wendy's (My other favorite cousin)!

My New Blog

2010-09-28T14:32:00.000-06:00

I have started a new blog. It is my journey through my weight loss!
I am nervous/excited about this. It has been on my mind quite a bit. I debated this, knowing people will be reading about my weight. But I am doing it. Please let me know if you'd like to do this with me.
I am not doing any pills, fad diets, or cheats. It is just me, watching what I eat, and exercising. I will post any healthy meals I find, that taste good to me and my family. I will post days that I fall off and eat like crap. It's just me, being me.
http://tryingtofindwhereiwent.blogspot.com/

Randomness...

2010-09-15T19:06:00.000-06:00

Brejden took this picture of Cartr! Brejden is enjoying taking lots of pictures with my camera. I just laugh when I look through all my pictures.

Cartr is growing so fast. He crawls everywhere and gets into everything!

It finally got warm enough to let the kids get the pool out. It was only warm enough for one week. We have never put this pool up since we moved here. Mily ended up with blue lips because the water is so cold up here.

I love this little boy. He drives me crazy, but I love him anyways!

I found Brejden asleep like this I loved it. Needless to say, he woke up sweating.

All in all, we've been having a fun summer, just keeping busy and laughing a lot.

My Two Pre-schoolers!

2010-09-15T18:52:00.001-06:00

My two little kiddos are both in school this year! They both had their first days on September 7, 2010.

It's been so fun having them both in school and they love to compare what they were taught. Unfortunately, they only overlap each other 15 minutes! So, Cartr and I sit in the car outside for 15 minutes and play.

Amilya, as we are working on spelling her name this year, goes two times a week. She has so many friends in school that she hates to come home and nags me until it's time for her to leave. She remembers everything she learns in school and talks non stop about it when she gets in the car. She has grown so much, I can't believe she's in school!

Brejden is learning how to spell his last name this year, poor kid. Unfortunately, he still doesn't get his first name right. He spells is Brjeden (with the 'J' backwards)! He has quite a few friends in his class and is so excited to see them. He gets to go three days a week and loves it. He told me he wasn't excited to go to school this year, but he is for next year because he'll be in the BIG school. He does love his teachers, Miss Kristen and Miss Bree. He learns so much, although he promptly forgets it as soon as he steps foot out of the classroom. Every time I ask him how school was, he says "I don't know." But he does remember what friends he played with and what they said. Oh well...

My oh my, when did I get old enough to have two kids in school?!

Cove Fort Days 2010

2010-08-18T13:56:00.001-06:00

(Shiloh got tired and wanted to make use of the empty stroller I was pushing around. I told her she could sit in it, but I wasn't going to push her. She was surprised she fit in it. Getting in was the easy part, getting out was the funny part!)

Cove Fort Days! I make it a goal to go to Cove Fort Days. I started this goal the first year we moved here and have kept it up for the last three years now. I LOVE going to Cove Fort Days! There is always so much to see and do. My kids enjoy the free lunch of hot dogs, pop (which they don't get very often), and chips.

This year we had Renee, Shiloh, Alexia and Linley White go with us. We had so much fun!
(Don't you just love Cartr's duck fluff hair blowing in the breeze. Cartr is being held by Linley.)

I LOVE the Fort! It just amazes me what the pioneers built without all of our technology we have today. I love the history of it!

We were riding on the wagon. Renee is holding Mily and Alexia is holding Brejden. (I can't get Brejden to give me a decent smile.)

We will be going next year, so let me know if you'd like to go with us!!

Camping 2010

2010-08-17T20:19:00.000-06:00

I LOVE camping! We had Zorn's parents come up and go camping with us. The trip would've been awesome, had I not gotten food poisoning on the way up and been sick for most of it. We went to Wendy's, here in Beaver, for dinner and drove up to Lake Labaron in the Beaver Mountains. We got up there, set up our tent, and I got sick. Zorn ended up bringing me and Cartr back down to spend the night at our house. (It took us an hour to make the trip up, and only 30 minutes to make it back down!) I have never been so sick in all my life! We went back up the next morning and spent the day relaxing.

The kids all had such a fun time! I enjoyed just being able to watch the kids play and not worry about them getting into trouble.

We played games and I read quite a bit. The kids even got to fish (they lasted all of about 5 minutes or so).

It rained during the night and got a little cold! Even for me, it was cold!

We have decided it will be something we are going to start doing every year with the Hospodarsky family.

4th of July Weekend

2010-07-12T17:49:00.000-06:00

Happy 4th of July!
We had such a fun 4th of July weekend. Saturday we attended the Butch Cassidy Festival here in town. We had a fun time walking around and seeing all the booths. We also had the opportunity to ride a carriage pulled by a Clydesdale horse. The kids, including Cartr, really enjoyed it. I'm not a fan of horses, but went along for the ride.
Saturday Night we went up the canyon and had a weenie roast and made Sm ore's with the White Family. Cartr had his first taste of marshmallow and graham crackers, thanks to his Aunt Renee (I wouldn't have let him, but I wasn't holding him). He LOVED both. He even stole Renee's Smore (minus the chocolate) out of her hands! He cried when she took it away from him! The kids got filthy and had such a blast. When we were driving home, Brejden asked if we could go camping and have yummy food like that again!
On Sunday, Jillian came up to stay with us for a few days. We went out to the Whites' house for fireworks. The kids thought those were pretty neat. Cartr's eyes were huge the hole time!
It was a busy, but fun weekend!
I can't help but appreciate all those who have fought and are fighting for our country.

Happy Anniversary!

2010-07-12T17:01:00.000-06:00

Wow, I can't believe it's been 8 years today! It seems like just yesterday that we were getting married. Now, here we are with 3 kids and a dog. I love Zorn and he is truly my best friend! Here's looking forward to the next 8 years!
(I can't believe how skinny both Zorn and I were! Sorry it's blurry, I took a picture of the picture on the wall!)

McArthur Family Reunion 2010

2010-07-11T17:32:00.000-06:00

We had our family reunion this last weekend. One thing's for sure, our family has certainly grown! We had such a fun and crazy busy time.

Thursday we went to the splash pad on Main Street in St. George and let the kids go wild. Todd and Michelle (my brother in law and sister in law) were down for the week, so our kids got to spend some time together. Megan and her kids came and Aunt Gwen. Brejden slipped on the wet cement and ended up with road rash on his side where his ribs stick out.

Friday we spent the day in Pine Valley with quite a few of the McArthur cousins. We sure missed the ones that weren't able to make it! Brejden also turfed it in the rocks while chasing a lizard. He scraped up his leg pretty good, and missed the lizard! We had a lot of activities and spent a lot of time chatting. We had such a great time! We were loading up to go home, and I thought someone else had put Mily in the Excursion and didn't check to see if she was in with us. We got a ways down the hill, and I thought she must have fallen asleep because she was being so quiet. I turned around and realized her car seat was empty! I was laughing so hard, I was crying. Tia suggested we quietly go in and get her and then hopefully no one would know that we had left her. We pulled up and Jordanne brought her out and Mily yells "You guys forgot me! You left me here with Jordy!" so, in case someone hadn't known, they did now! She was at least laughing about it! Dad said I left my Mother of the Year award there too...

Saturday, Brejden was playing out back at Dad's when he fell through a hole in the trailer (he's not supposed to play on the trailer and he knew it). He scraped up his leg from his knee up to his hip. It bruised pretty good and he got a few slivers in his arm. Poor kid looks like he's been through the wringer!

It was a fun day, I'm happy to be home where it's not so hot! We had such a good time seeing our family!

Mily's 3 year and Cartr's 6 month

2010-06-24T19:34:00.000-06:00

Cartr's 6 Month Stats:
Weight: 15 lbs 4 oz ---- 25 %
Height: 26 inches ----- 25%
Head cir: 49 ---------- 60%
I am excited that he's up to 25%, since at his 4 month appointment, he was at 10 and 15% for height and weight. He is growing fast! He now grabs things with both hands and it always goes into his mouth! He rolls all over the place and sits up really good. He wants to skip crawling and go straight to walking.

Mily's 3 Year Stats:

Weight: 30 lbs ----- 75%

Height: 36 inches -- 25%

Poor girl is built like her mother. She is getting so big and is looking forward to going to preschool this fall. She loves people and doing everything!

Idaho Trip 2010!

2010-06-23T08:50:00.001-06:00

Lana and Aros took us to the sand dunes in St. Anthony for some fun on their sand rail. We had such a fun time! Jordanne loved jumping off the top of the sand dune. D.J. came up with the great idea for her to jump Rachel! Rachel was a great sport about it!

We had the awesome opportunity of going up to Aunt Gwen's for Tyrell and Colbi's wedding. The kids (and Jordanne) were so excited. We have decided that Jordanne and Brejden are way too alike, neither one could sleep the night before we left because of their excitement!

This is Jordanne with La ( I can't spell La's name out). La is Brady and Hartini's oldest and she was such help with everything. We had so much fun spending time with her. Tyrell and Colbi's wedding was beautiful! They were married in the Rexburg Temple and had their reception the next night. For the reception, Jordanne made all of the hair things for the girls. She did such a good job with them!

We had such a fun time seeing so many cousins that we hadn't seen in YEARS! This is Camille with Chloe, their newest addition to the family. Chloe is only one month older then Cartr! She was such a a cute little girl!

This is Jordanne with Brejden and Mily waiting for Tyrell and Colbi to come out of the temple. My battery in my camera died right after this, so I didn't get any more pictures of the temple.

We had such a fun time, and I miss being there. Brejden and Mily both tried to get me to leave them there. They loved having so many kids to play with and so much stuff to do. They never complained about being bored. Unfortunately, Zorn wasn't able to go up with us, and contrary to what he says, he did miss us. These are only a few of the 100 plus pictures I took while there. So much to do at Aunt Gwen's!

Amilya's 3rd Birthday!

2010-05-28T16:46:00.000-06:00

I can't believe my beautiful little girl is going to be 3! It seems like just yesterday she came into this world. It was an unexpected blessing when I found out I was pregnant, only three short days after Brejden's first birthday, and she has been nothing but an unexpected blessing since. She spent many hours being rocked by her Grandma Schmutz, who absolutely adored her. When I was pregnant with her, my Mom would say that she hoped I had a girl with red hair like Zorn's, and a personality like mine. She got her wish! She is such a sweet older sister, and I spend tons of energy telling her to leave Cartr alone! She loves giving "lubs" and and kisses. She loves anything girly and pink and can be such a loving little girl. She is as stubborn as all get out, and does what she wants, when she wants to, no matter what the consequence. She is so loved, by so many! She came into this world with 2 Grandmas and is now blessed to have 3! She loves both of her Grandpas, her 8 Aunts, 3 Uncles and 2 1/2 cousins.
I can't get enough of my little girl and I have enjoyed watching her grow these past three years! Happy Birthday Mily!

Cartr & Lindon

2010-05-19T19:22:00.000-06:00

Hard to believe these two little boys are only 2 days apart! I had the chance to babysit Lindon and Ivy Wood and I had to get some pictures of the two boys together! They had so much fun together and I don't envy those with twins! I put them on a full sized sheet on the floor on opposite sides, and they still managed to get together in the middle with all of their wiggling. I'm sure these two boys will be best of friends!

B's photography ability

2010-05-19T19:08:00.000-06:00

These are the kind of pictures you get when you let your 4 1/2 year old have the camera. I have been letting him practice taking pictures of whatever he likes (as long as he's on the carpet in case he drops the camera)! Let's just say, I am thankful for digital cameras! I deleted quite a few pictures of the carpet, t.v. and me, that shouldn't ever be viewed by people! He has such a fun time taking pictures, and he has been able to get a few funny pictures of the kids.
P.S.... I LOVE the picture of Mily and Cartr... and B's eyes (I think he has the prettiest eyes!)

What we do for fun on a Saturday morning in Beaver....

2010-05-12T09:13:00.001-06:00

Well, my kids had their first lamb show! I can't even believe that it happened, I am NOT an animal person (other than my dog)! The local 4-H group had their lamb show on Saturday, May 8. They both did pretty good. Luckily, they weren't judged and didn't have to hold the lamb to show it. They just had to walk it around the arena with Linley and Alexia White helping them.

Mily was pretty scared of the lamb at first, she was afraid that they would eat her! (You know, those baby lambs can be pretty vicious). Renee carried her around for a bit, and then she finally got a little more comfortable with the situation, and let Alexia carry her.

Brejden was pretty eager to do the show after he found out he would get a prize. He was coupled with Linley and she was so good to help him. He was the most excited when he got to see one of the lambs poop. He had to come and tell me about it and then pointed to where it had pooped. Such a boy!

I was so proud of both of them and it seemed like they had a good time. The best part was, I didn't have to raise the lambs or even touch them... they just used the White girls' lambs. It was fun watching, but I doubt we'll ever have any animals other than a dog! (Hopefully I don't end up eating my words!)

Beverage Wrangler

2010-05-10T11:06:00.000-06:00

This is quite an interesting idea, but I would love one! I would love to get one, some day....
visit: www.thethingsilovemost.blogspot.com

Our month of April

2010-04-30T21:18:00.000-06:00

Well, Zorn turned the big 30 this month! He wouldn't let me throw a big party for him, so I just made his favorite cake and that's about it. I made a "Better than almost anything cake" and we loved it! I hope he had a great day and I can't believe he's 30! I'm married to such an old fart!

I just love this picture of Brejden and Cartr! They are both getting so big, I can hardly believe it! Brejden is always trying to get me to put on the baseball cap on Cartr. I gave in long enough to take a picture of them together. Brejden sure loves being a big brother and Cartr just smiles when he sees Brejden. You can see so much love in Cartr's eyes when he looks at Brejden.... I just hope it lasts a long time!

I just love my two crazy kids! They were marching around the house, wearing these hats, and singing. They can sure make me laugh! Mily is tickling Brejden's neck with the coon skin cap!

Mily loves being a big sister! She is always asking to hold Cartr and wants to give him loves all the time. Cartr doesn't mind her high pitch voice, her screaming, and her getting in his face all the time. He smiles when he sees her, and is very patient with her trying to help him. I just love this picture of her with him. Whenever she holds him, she asks me to take a picture of them.

As a whole, we are doing much better. We are keeping busy and having fun, we just wish this dang weather would make up its mind and stay warm! Nothing like waking up to snow 2 days in a row. I keep checking the calender to see if it's really almost May. I am excited for May to come, we have so much going to be happening! Mily will be turning 3, I will be turning 27 (yikes), and Brejden will be graduating from preschool. We will be trying to make at least one trip to St. George, but no guarantees. We hope you're all doing well, and I am checking blogs, even if I don't comment, I do look! Here's hoping for some sun!

2010-04-20T14:19:00.000-06:00

The rules:
1. Open your first photo folder
2. Open your 10th photo in that folder
3. Post the picture and the story behind it:

This is Estes Park, Colorado! Zorn and I made a stop here last summer on our road trip. It is just beautiful up there and this lake I thought was just amazing. We had such a fun time on our trip- it was without any kids (except Cartr since I was prego with him, he had to go)! On a side note, I have NO idea who the girl in this picture is, she was just there when I was taking it!

Cartr's 4 Month Appointment

2010-04-20T13:47:00.000-06:00

Well, Cartr is now 4 months old (well, actually 4 1/2), and he was so fortunate enough to have his check up yesterday!
He weighs a whopping 13 lbs 10 oz - 10 %
He is 24 inches long - 13 %

So all in all, my baby is still little. The good news is he has doubled his birth weight (that usually doesn't happen until 5 or 6 months)! He rolls over, when he wants. He laughs, when he wants. He smiles, a lot! His little personality is sure starting to show. He definitely wants to do things on his own time. He is so very lucky to come into the world where he is loved by so many. Sometimes, I can't help but just kiss his little cheeks. I can't believe how much I love him and am so grateful to have him in our family. I can't believe it's been 4 months already! Now on to getting him to sleep through the night!

P.S. I HAD to post this picture of him... he would just sit and stare at my Dad. And I love that Tia is still in the picture, even though she sure tried to stay out of it!

Happy Easter!

2010-04-09T12:59:00.000-06:00

Happy Easter (late) Everyone! We had a very interesting Easter this year. On Thursday before Easter Weekend, the Beaver Bettement Club puts a Easter Egg Hunt on for the kids living in Beaver. The kids had such a fun time. Our friend, Shiloh White, dressed up as the Easter Bunny and took lots of pictures with kids. Mily was still scared of her, even though she knows Shiloh. On Friday, the kids and I drove to St. George and spent Friday and Saturday at my Dad's. We had such a fun time, and even got to have a picnic in St. George in warm weather! We came home Saturday afternoon and spent the evening with Zorn. Sunday we went and had a picnic with the White Family. That picnic was not as warm.

Music in our home!

2010-03-25T13:49:00.001-06:00

I am so excited for this purchase! Zorn and I both grew up with pianos and I have missed having one in our home. So with our tax return, we splurged and bought a used piano. It has been so much fun having it to play. Zorn is has some amazing talent when it comes to playing, and I enjoy just tinkering around on it. We are so blessed to have music fill our home, it's amazing the spirit it can bring!

Things you might not know about me...

2010-03-11T15:43:00.000-07:00

6 names you go by(this is not easy):
1. Mom
2. Joc
3. HoseB
4. Joceegrocee
5. The Finisher (I got this one in basketball a couple of weeks ago. I can finish just about any shot)
6. Maid/Chef

Three things you are wearing right now:
1. Black shirt
2. pj pants with Cartr's poop stain in it
3. makeup

Three things you want very badly at the moment:
1. A nap (wont happen)
2. Brejden to keep quiet so he doesn't wake up Mily or Cartr
3. Some sanity (again, wont happen)

Three people who will do this:
1. Mindy Baker (?)
2. Jessica (?)
3. Megan Larson (?)

Three things you did last night:
1. Slept on the couch
2. Made dinner
3. Watched "House"

The Three things you disliked today:
1. The man driving 10 miles an hour in a 25 mile an hour zone, for apparently no reason
2. Fighting with Mily to get her to take a nap
3. The cold shower I had to take since I was last to get one.

Two people you last talked to on the phone:
1. Tia Schmutz
2. Rachel Schmutz

Two things you are going to do tomorrow:
1. Go to St. George
2. Go to the doctor

Three of your favorite drinks:
1. Skim Milk
2. Water
3. Hot Cider

Snow Storm

2010-03-09T13:44:00.000-07:00

We had a ton of snow fall today in a matter of a few hours. Zorn had to plow the driveway 4 times before he left for work at 10:30 a.m. We ended up with 11 inches! I love it!

Little Cartr

2010-02-27T10:01:00.000-07:00

His blessing was wonderful! We had a lot of family show up for it. Zorn's family was there and so was most of mine. Jessica and Colby couldn't make it. We had such a great time having family and friends come up and visit us. He is growing up so fast, I can't hardly believe it. He is up to 10 lbs 14 oz! He is crying less and smiling more. We have even found out that he is quite ticklish! We are trying to get him to sleep better at night, but it's taking some work.

He is such a fun boy and he puts up with Mily in his face- all the time! She just loves him so much, and thinks that he is so cute, that she just wants to touch him and give him loves all the time. Brejden is such a good older brother. If I have to leave the room, he will sit and watch Cartr and try to calm him down if he is crying. They both love him to death. He is definitely a loved boy!

A picture says...

2010-02-09T16:31:00.000-07:00

I think Cartr's face says it all.

Cartr's Blessing is coming.

2010-02-01T12:50:00.000-07:00

We are going to be blessing Cartr on Sunday at 9:00 a.m., here in Beaver. We'd love for anyone and everyone to come! I'll be serving cinnamon rolls and juice after Sacrament meeting is over. Please come up and visit us! Call me if you need directions to the church, or our house!

Joceeology

2010-01-17T14:59:00.000-07:00

Okay....tagged, you should do this too...Let others know a little more about yourself, re-post this as your name followed by "ology" (just Tiff sounded better)

YOU! Yes, you reading this. You're tagged. Now that you know more about me than you ever wanted to know, play the game. Be nice.

FOODOLOGY

*What is your salad dressing of choice? Homemade Ranch

*What is your favorite sit down restaurant? Olive Garden

*What is your favorite fast food restaurant? Tom's Deli

*What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of? Chinese

*What are your pizza toppings of choice? Hawaiian

*How many televisions are in your house? 3

*What color cell phone do you have? Orange

" "PATTOLOGY:

*Are you right-handed or left-handed? Right

*Have you ever had anything removed from your body? Appendix, gallbladder, wisdom teeth, my intestines (they put them back in), and 3 babies

*What is the last heavy item you lifted? Brejden

*Have you ever been knocked unconscious? Not that I can remember.

*Have you ever fainted? Yes.

DookOLOGY:

*If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? Yes and No. Yes because I could get things in order. And No because I’d stress a lot over it!

*If you could change your name, what would you change it to? I like my name, it’s unique.

*How many pairs of flip-flops do you own? 6

*Last person you talked to? Mily

FAVOLOGY:

*Season? Summer and Winter… I Love the snow, but I love the lake.

* Holiday ? Veteran’s Day. It is an amazing day only about those who have done something amazing for us.

*Day of the week? Saturday

*Month? May. There is so much going on. We have TONS of birthdays, Mother’s Day and Memorial Day!

* Color? Brown

* Drink? Skim Milk

CURRENTOLOGY:

*Missing someone? My Mom

*What are you listening to? Brejden and Mily play Candyland

*Watching? Three’s Company

Worrying about? Paying Bills

*What's the last movie you saw? Miss Congeniality

*Do You Smile often? No, I need to work on that.

*If you could change your eye color what would it be? I love blue eyes and I already have them, so I’m good.

*What's on your wish list for your birthday? An Elipitical Machine

*Can you do push-ups? I don’t know.

*Can you do a chin up? No.

*Does the future make you more nervous or excited? Nervous.

*Have you been in a Car wreck? Yes.

*Have you caused a Car wreck? Not to my knowldege!

*Do you have an accent? I guess, that’s what I was told when we were in the Czech Republic.

*Last time you cried? Couple weeks ago when I couldn’t get Cartr to stop crying.

*Plans tonight? Making Potato soup for dinner.

*Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? Yes. And I climbed my way back up!

*Name 3 things you Bought yesterday ? Nothing. I hate shopping.

*Met someone who changed your life? I’ve met plenty of them!

*For the better or worse?? Both

*How did you bring in the New Year? Rocking Cartr on the couch while everyone slept.

*Would you go back in time if you were given the chance? Yes. But to just change things for the better.

*Have you ever dated someone longer than a year? No.

*What songs do you sing in the shower? Depends, if Mily is in with me, we sing primary songs, if not, whatever is playing on the radio.

*Have you held hands with someone Today? No, but it’s still early

*Who was the last person you took a picture of? Brejden, Cartr and Mily.

*Are most of the friends in your life new or old? New.

*Do you like pulpy orange juice? No.

*What is something your friends make fun of you for? Having such a small baby.

*Last time you ate peanut butter and jelly? Couple of months ago.

*What were you doing 12 AM last night? Sleeping, thankfully!

*What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? I hope I can get a nap in today.

My New Year's resolutions!

2010-01-13T10:55:00.000-07:00

I have decided to post my resolutions, just so I can't back out of them because I'll have people that actually know what my goals are!

1. Get back into my size 9 pants. I have already dropped one pant size since giving birth to Cartr, so I'm on my way. I can actually get the pants on, but they DO NOT look good!

2. Work on being happier. I am going to try and work on being a happier mom, wife and friend. I know getting more sleep would help, but that's probably not going to be happening for a while, so I need to adjust my attitude.

3. Getting out of the house more. I have put myself into a hole this last year and don't get out of the house much. I am going to try and take the kids to do things and get together with other mothers. I need the socialization and so do they.

4. Not worry so much about what others think of me. I have always had an issue with this and it's worse now that I'm in Beaver. I need to work on being myself so that I can make some more friends with kids my age. I have always gotten along better with people that are closer to my mom's age, then my own. I get nervous around people I don't know well, so I get shy, but it comes off as being stuck up. (I've been told this by many people, including my husband and my therapist).

5. Be a better wife. Poor Zorn has been neglected this past year. With my sickness during my whole pregnancy and having a baby, poor Zorn has been pushed aside. I need to figure out how to turn off "mommy mode" and get back into "wife mode". The adjustment after having a baby is quite hard. I will work on making him happy, which I think will go easier since I'll be trying to make myself happier.

I am excited for this year. I'm excited to see my kids grow and learn. I'm interested to see what is going to be thrown at us this year. Bring it on 2010!

My ever growing children....

2010-01-06T12:24:00.000-07:00

My children are growing so fast, I decided I'd better get some updated pictures of them all together. I can't believe how big they are all getting, even baby Cartr.

Brejden is in preschool this year! He is in the 3 year old class, so he'll get to attend preschool for another year. He is a social little boy. I can ask him what he did at school and he will tell me what everyone said or did, but wont remember what he learned about. He is learning to write his name and can recognize letters and points them out to me as we drive around town. He is now in CTR 5 and is enjoying his class. He loves to go to Church and is always asking me questions about Jesus and when his Grandma Schmutz is going to come back. He loves being a big brother and will hold Cartr whenever he gets the opportunity to. He is excited to share his room (I hope it lasts!) with Cartr. I love my little boy, even if he wont let me call him that!

Mily is my sweet little princess. She will be starting preschool this year. She LOVES Cartr so much, I have to make her get out of his face and to quit giving him kisses and "lubs". She loves her dresses, jewelry, and purses (I still think she belongs to Jessica). She hates to be dirty and will play in the snow for about 5 minutes and then she's done. She loves to be held and kissed, by anyone! She is very strong willed and we butt heads quite often with her. She makes me laugh and makes it hard for me to stay mad at her because she always wants a "lub" after I yell at her. I love her so much, and can't believe how much she looks like my mom.

Cartr is now one month old! He is a whopping 8 lbs 2 oz! He loves to be held, especially by me. I can see him becoming a "Mommy's boy", fast! He is determined to be heard in a house full of loud people! I think he's the loudest out of all of us! He has a very sensitive tummy and has been the first of my kids to pee and poop on me while I was changing his diaper! I love to kiss him and cuddle with him! I love him and am excited to find out what his personality will be like.

Christmas 2009

2010-01-04T13:54:00.000-07:00

We had such a fun Christmas! Brejden and Mily are both at such a fun age for the holidays! They were so excited about everything they opened.
We spend Christmas night at my Dad's. It was quite the full house! The only one that didn't spend the night at my Dad's was Zorn, he spent it in his old bed at his parent's house (he decided he wanted a bed to sleep in, not the floor). We opened gifts with my family in the morning and then went up to Zorn's parents.
My kids ended up with so much stuff, that it didn't all fit in my trunk. We had to have D.J. and Rachel bring up some things in the Excursion.
We had such a great time with all of our family. It's amazing how big our family has become. Since Dad married Tia, we added 4 more kids to our family. You don't think that 4 more is that big of a deal, but when there are already 5 kids, 3 spouses and 3 grandkids, it makes for one crowded house! We sure had so much fun with them! Dad and Tia sure have their hands full with so many people in the house at once.
I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!

Our First Christmas Tree!

2009-12-18T19:41:00.000-07:00

We got our first Christmas tree this year! It is a first tree for all of us! It's not often that you get a first for a whole family! In all of our years of marriage (7 1/2 years) , we have never had a Christmas tree! Zorn and I have been proud of being grinches in the past, but now that we have kids that care, we figured we'd give in and decorate.
We went up into the mountains here in Beaver and found a couple that we liked. Zorn cut the tree down with a little hatchet. It was quite the sight! The kids and I watched from a safe distance, although it was too far for Brejden's liking. He wanted to be right there on the frozen stream and by where the tree would fall. The kids had such a fun time watching him cut it down and drag it up the hill to the truck. We will be making this a yearly thing for our family. Let the traditions begin!
As you celebrate Christmas this year, we hope that you remember the true meaning of it. Christ has done so much for us. We love you all and are grateful for how blessed we are to have you in our lives. Merry Christmas!

Cartr Edwin

2009-12-06T11:59:00.001-07:00

Cartr Edwin, born on December 3, 2009 at 2:14 a.m., weighing 6 lbs 5 oz.

He is my smallest baby yet, but I'm okay with it!

We are so happy to have him here! I'm so happy to not be pregnant anymore!

I am thankful for my Dad and Tia (and all the girls) for letting the kids and I stay with them for two weeks. It was so nice being in St. George for the birth!

Tia and Zorn were both with me for the delivery, although Tia and I were a little nervous Zorn wouldn't make it in time. Tia was a rock through the labor and was such a trooper staying awake and calm through it all. I am so thankful that Tia was able to be there with me. I'm also thankful that Zorn was there also. He didn't annoy me at all, he really worked hard at it! I'm glad Cartr is here and that he is healthy. What a great way to start the Christmas holiday!

Jubal's Tree

2009-11-16T20:04:00.000-07:00

My friends, the White's, lost their little boy last November due to a four wheeling accident. He was 6 years old at the time. It was a horrible loss, and he is truly missed.

Renee, Jubal's mom, made a tree in his honor for the Festival of Trees. I was amazed at how beautiful it turned out. She did such a great job! Almost all of the items for her tree were donated to her. What a great community we have here in Beaver.

Veteran's Day 2009!

2009-11-16T19:57:00.000-07:00

My FAVORITE day is Veteran's day. I think it stems from all of the stories from my Grandpa McArthur while we were growing up. I LOVE to go to the parades that honor our veterans. I have such appreciation for them and am so grateful for all they have done, and continue to do for our country.

We happened to be in St. George on Veteran's Day, and got to see Jillian march in the parade. The kids were so excited to see her (so I'm told, I had to go to my doctor's appointment, so I didn't get to see her). Grandma Tia and Jordanne took them to watch the battle of the bands afterwards. Jillian is the drum major and "in charge" of the band. She does such a great job with her band!

Proof that I CAN grow things!

2009-11-16T19:53:00.000-07:00

I have a black thumb! I inherited it from my mother who could kill cacti.

Brejden found this weed growing in his closet! We called our contractor, and he said in all his years of building homes, he has never seen this before. It is growing up through the baseboard in Brejden's closet! It was pretty crazy to see. Nothing like spraying weed killer, in your house!

Our Sad Halloween...

2009-11-01T16:52:00.000-07:00

Well, this year the kids did not get to go trick-or-treating. Yesterday morning, Mily was diagnosed with Strep and the H1N1 virus. They didn't test Brejden, but figured he probably had it and are treating him for it as well. Since we were quite contagious, we decided that we probably shouldn't spread it to the rest of the ward or our friends.
We tried to make it a fun night for them anyways. We made them smoothies for dinner, which they loved! Then we dressed them up in their costumes and let them trick-or-treat in our house. We had them go from room to room, while Zorn and I gave them candy. They loved it! Brejden told me it was "totally fun!", so I guess I can consider it a hit.
Teresa Wood and her kids felt so bad that Brejden and Mily didn't get to go trick-or-treating, so they gave up some of their own candy and brought it by for the kids.
We ended the night by watching a movie together, and then put them to bed by 8 p.m.!
They are both feeling tons better today with no fevers, throwing up, or sad kids. We have disinfected our house from top to bottom, and hope that neither Zorn or I get it!
All in all, it turned out to be a fun Halloween for the kids.

What a storm!

2009-10-27T21:10:00.000-06:00

I love the weather up here! The storms are just amazing to watch. Today it was windy, cold and snowy. The snow didn't stick, but Brejden did manage to find enough stuck to our door to eat (Yuck!). I was watching the storm move, and loved being able to see the storm move across the valley. I do love it, even if it is cold!

A drive up the canyon

2009-10-27T21:06:00.001-06:00

On Saturday, to get me out of the house, we decided to take a drive up Beaver canyon. I was a little disappointed with the lack of colors on the trees, but it was a very pleasant drive. We took some sandwiches with us, and had a fun little picnic. The weather was perfect!

The only deer we saw, the kids were asleep for. We were a little surprised to see any since it was still the deer hunt.

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-27T20:50:00.000-06:00

Teresa Wood invited me over to make Haunted Gingerbread Houses. We had a lot of fun making them. Hers is so sweet and well put together, mine is the one that looks like it's falling apart! Teresa is so good at doing crafts and things with her kids, I'm just glad she called and invited us over.
Brejden was eating a chocolate wafer cookie, and wanted to make a sign out of it for the house. So the "Boo" sign is his half eaten cookie!

2 Years, already?!

2009-10-22T19:19:00.000-06:00

I wasn't going to post anything about Mom's death, but it just didn't seem right. I can't believe that it's been 2 years since Mom passed away! So much has changed and happened in the two years!
I was surprised at how well I did on the 17th. Of course, it helped that I kept busy, but I wasn't overly emotional, even being pregnant!
I have been having some anxiety, some I knew would come, and some I didn't think would. I knew her anniversary was coming up, but it's hard because Brejden's birthday is so close to her death. I struggle with being excited for his birthday, because I know it means another year of Mom gone.
My biggest anxiety, that I didn't think would happen, is my pregnancy. Not just the pregnancy, but giving birth. My Mom was by my side for both of the births of Brejden and Mily. She was the one who cut the cord, and one of the firsts to hold them. She held my leg, and gave me words of encouragement while in labor, even though she was sick and in pain. I knew it would be hard having another child without her here, but I thought that with it being as long as it had, that I would be okay, but it's been hard. My Dad gave me a blessing, and let me know that Mom knew what I was going through and would be there, and it gave me such peace. But, it's still hard knowing my Mom isn't going to be there, and Zorn may not be either, depending on when I go into labor. To go from so much love in a room, to no one, has been so scary for me. I've had some wonderful offers of people being willing to be in the labor room with me, and I am truly grateful for those. I will have to make this birth an amazing one, for me, and for the new baby. Although he wont ever know his Grandma Schmutz, he'll be loved by his "new" Grandma Tia, his aunts Rachelle, Courtney, Taylor and Jayci and his uncle Josh. I'm glad that Tia and Dad were married, she has been a great addition to our family, and her kids have been so fun to get to know. She has been so supportive of me with my pregnancy, which isn't easy with how grumpy I am! She was with me at the Ultra sound, and has gone to some of my appointments with me, or babysat Mily and Brejden while I went on my own. I hope that she feels welcome into our family, in spite of the situation that has brought her into it.
I will always miss my Mom, there's no way around it, but I'm thankful for what she taught me while she was here, and even after she left us. She was a great woman and I can't wait to see her again.

Cakes

2009-10-17T18:24:00.000-06:00

We had a fun Halloween party, hosted by Teresa Wood. I was asked to bring a dessert, and came across some cute ideas in my cookbooks.
I'm not one for being "crafty" or anything like that, but decided to give the spider cake a try. Brejden chose it because it didn't "freak him out" like some of the other cakes. I chose it because it was WAY easy! I forgot to take a picture of it with the spiders on it, but it looks pretty much the same. It tastes pretty good too!
The orange cake was just my Mom's Witches pumpkin cake. I just dyed the frosting to make it more festive.
The Halloween party was fun, and Teresa did a good job putting together so many cute ideas for food. The kids had so much fun and Brejden can't wait until Halloween!

Brejden's New Bike

2009-10-17T18:08:00.000-06:00

After much anticipation, and waiting (which seems like an eternity to the mother of a 4 year old) Brejden's bike has finally arrived! Zorn put it together last night and had it in our room waiting for him to wake up this morning. Zorn had left the owner's manual on the living room floor, so he would see it first thing, and he did. He came in to ask Zorn what it was for and saw his bike, which he then exclaimed "My bike! It's my bike!". It was like Christmas morning!
He got to ride it, and is learning that when you need to stop, you don't just hop off the bike and run from it. He is sure growing fast!

Look Who's 4!

2009-10-13T15:09:00.000-06:00

My little boy is now a growing 4 year old! I can't believe how big he is!
We took him in for his 4 year check up yesterday. He is now 41 1/4 inches tall and weights 38 pounds. He is in the 75% for both height and weight.
His favorite gift this year, was a gun. Don't worry, it's not real, but he sure enjoys it anyway. Grandpa Schmutz and Grandma Tia and all the "girls" gave it to him. He has "killed" lots of bears in my house with his new toy. Tia, Jillian, Jayci, and Taylor came up on his birthday to bring him his gifts. He was so excited to see them. I think his birthday was good, I sure hope it was.
Thanks to all who wished him a Happy Birthday and for the gifts. He was so excited for all he received!
We purchased a bike for him, but it hasn't arrived yet, but as soon as it does, I'll post some pictures of it.
Happy Birthday my little 'B'! I hope you have a fantastic year! I love you!
*Funny story: On Thursday, the day after his birthday, I told him his birthday was over. He said "It's not over until I get my bike and my present from Aunt Jessica!" So I guess it's still his birthday for a while! =)

Brejden's Birthday Cake!

2009-10-04T19:15:00.000-06:00

Brejden's birthday isn't until Wednesday, but since Zorn is going to be at work, we had cake and ice cream today. We invited some of our friends over, the White's and the Wood's. Brejden loved his cake!
I have always enjoyed decorating cakes, but this one was really fun. Zorn helped come up with the idea and put it together. He likes to do "crafty" things like this too. Brejden was super excited about his cake, and Zorn helped him put on the football guys. Brejden had to have a specific piece of cake, cause it was "him".
I can't believe my little boy is going to be 4 this week. It seems like I just gave birth to him. Time is sure going so fast. I hope he has a great day, and I'll be posting pictures of his presents, and such on his actual birth day.

Mily's own update...

2009-09-28T19:24:00.000-06:00

I haven't posted on just Mily for a while, so I thought I would give you an update to how she's doing!
She is now potty trained (day time only). She loves her "big girl" undies so much. I need to start trying to potty train her during the night, but I'm just being a slacker.
She no longer takes her "beebee"(Binky). It's so nice not having to find it during the night, or finding her walking around with it. It was pretty tough weening her off of it because she loved it so much, but better now then when I have the baby!
She is in nursery and loves it! The nursery leaders just love her! She has so many "fends" (friends) that she enjoys playing with.
She is excited for her new baby to come. She is always rubbing my belly and scratching my back for me.
She misses Brejden dearly when he is at school. She fights with Brejden like nothing else when he is home.
She likes to correct me when I don't use the right names for people. I'm not allowed to call her "hun". It's just Mily (but when she says her name it sounds like "Me").
I love her to death, even though sometimes I think she's going to be the death of me. She is very spunky and stubborn! She is also a very prissy little girl. She loves her high heels, and wont pee in the wilderness. She loves makeup and bracelets and all things girly. (I still think she was meant to be Jessica's, but got sent to the wrong household). I love her red hair! She is everything my mom wished on me, both good and bad. Life would definitely be boring if she wasn't here!

Nesting mode has begun!

2009-09-13T20:47:00.001-06:00

Zorn has some mad skills when it comes to creating things with his hands. Last year, he and his Dad made a booster seat for Brejden (mostly because we needed the high chair for Mily). When they built it, they made it a little snug, so Zorn vowed to make a new one, the right size. We went to St. George for Labor Day and he and his Dad got to work on two booster seats. I think they turned out wonderfully!
Zorn thought it would be a fun idea to let the kids help paint the booster seats. Unfortunately, Zorn and I are both control freaks when it comes to getting things done. We really tried to let the kids help, but we ended up taking over and trying to get them varnished before it rained on us. We did let the kids pick out what color of varnish they wanted (after we showed them which ones we liked)! Poor kids. They had a fun time helping, and ended up a mess. Brejden wanted me to take a picture of his dirty leg.
(As I was cleaning Brejden's legs, I kept scrubbing one spot over and over. Brejden then informed me that was a bruise, not dirt.)

Brejden's first day of school...

2009-09-13T20:37:00.000-06:00

My little boy is no longer little. As I have been informed (by Brejden), he is a big boy "cause he goes to school and is in Sunbeams". He is right, he is a big boy. It's hard for me to remember that he is no longer my baby.
I picked him up from school and felt gratitude that he is able to go to a preschool. He has made some friends, although most are already in his primary class (the perks of living in a small town). I asked him what he learned, and he said "I don't know. Well, we learned about school." I asked "what did you learn about school?" He replied "I can't tell you, it's a secret." He cracks me up! He was so excited because he got to use scissors all by himself and he didn't cut himself. I have been a rather overprotective mother when it comes to scissors, so I was glad he didn't cut himself either! I'm so proud of my little boy, and am excited to see him grow and learn, away from home.
(Mily missed him like crazy! She kept asking me if we would go and pick up "my Brejden". When he got in the car, she was so excited to see him!)

September....

2009-09-01T10:54:00.000-06:00

I can't believe it's already September! Summer has just flown bye... where did it go?
I haven't posted in a while, so I thought I'd just let you know how things are going for us.
Brejden has his pre-school open house on Thursday. He'll be meeting his teachers and getting a feel of the school. He's super excited to be going to school! I'm super excited as well! He is growing like a weed! I can't keep him in clothes, or keep him full. He's always hungry... He talks non-stop about his birthday that is coming up (it's not for another month). He is letting me know what toys he would like and what cake he wants...He is so excited to be getting a baby brother. He asked me the other day how the baby gets out of my tummy... A funny note about him: On Sunday, the sharing time lesson was on the importance of temple work, and sealing families together. To get the kids to understand the connections, she used yarn to connect the families together. She then gave each child a string to tie around their wrists so they could talk to their parents about genealogy. I asked Brejden what the string was for... he was so excited when he said this "The string is to go to the temple and tie people together, Mom!" I let Sister White know what he had said about her lesson, and she laughed. I happened to be in primary so I knew what he was talking about!
Mily is getting big. She loves going to nursery and the leaders just love her. She is the child that all the little kids want to play with and hold. She loves to torment her brother whenever possible, and can make him cry with a single scream. She loves to give kisses and loves, and doesn't like it when people fight. If Jordanne and Jillian wrestle, or anyone she knows, she gets upset and makes them stop. She loves little babies and always wants to hold them and give them kisses. She is VERY bossy and Jessica says I deserve everything I get with her, since she's a lot like I was.. (I don't know why Mom kept having more if I was anything like she is)!
Things are going good for Zorn and I. Just keeping busy with little projects and geocaching. We miss being in St. George, but just because of our friends and families, we do not miss the weather! I complain when it's in the 90's now... how sad! We hope all is going well for all of you!

Cinnamon Rolls...

2009-08-20T14:55:00.000-06:00

I had to take a picture and post about making my first cinnamon rolls, ever! I have never made them from scratch (mostly because Sheri would send some home with Dad every so often)! I have been craving them, and decided to try and find a recipe that I could do.... They smell wonderful and they taste pretty good as well. I did cheat and used store bought frosting, but they taste good anyways!

Mily's Big girl bed..

2009-08-20T14:45:00.000-06:00

I have finally transitioned Mily to a big bed! We got the bed from Zorn's Grandma's house... The head board is from the '70's (if you couldn't tell)! It is quite the big bed, it's a queen! She loves it! She has only fallen out of it once, and she was back asleep pretty quick after I put her back in bed. We do of course, play the "Get your butt back in bed" game. She was doing that with her crib, but at least with this bed I don't have to lift her back in, she can do it on her own. She is very proud of her bed, and now it's time to get rid of the binky... that's a whole new issue itself.

24th of July!

2009-08-14T17:25:00.000-06:00

For the 24th, we stayed here in Beaver and attended their annual parade. Brejden was able to be in it, and thought it was great, until he found out Mily got a butt load of candy, and he didn't. Mily loved seeing him in the parade, and wasn't happy that he went off without her.

On Friday, we stayed at Dad's place and drove down to Lake Mead early Saturday morning. We had such a great time hanging out at the lake! The only draw back, was it was Dad's and Tia's honeymoon.... enough said! The kids did enjoy being with his Grandpa Schmutz and Grandma Tia. I always enjoy just riding in the boat! Brejden learned he can swim with a life jacket on, and would venture a little ways away from the boat without nearly drowning me or Zorn. Mily doesn't like bumps and had to have one of us holding her as we cruised. We did find out that she has hair like Syndrome, off of The Incredibles! All in all, no one got hurt and we had a great time!

It's a BOY!

2009-07-31T20:44:00.000-06:00

I hate it when Zorn's right, and he's ALWAYS right! He has guessed on all three of our kids, what the sex will be, before we find out. We are so excited for a boy, although I'm nervous at how big of a help Mily will try to be. We don't have a name picked out yet, but we are trying to go with a theme... since we have an 'A' for Amilya, and a 'B' for Brejden, we thought it would be fun to give this one a 'C' name. Brejden has put in his request for us to name it either 'Hunkin' or 'Punkin', but I don't think we're going in that direction for a name... I'll keep you posted!
P.S. I was going to post a picture, but I wasn't too impressed with the pictures we have, so I decided not to.

My New Family!

2009-07-20T20:30:00.000-06:00

Well, Dad finally got someone to marry him! We love Tia and her kids and are way excited! They got initiated into our family by dealing with bossy Jessica, and prego me (I'm not the nicest person when I'm pregnant, or any other time)! They handled us well, I must say.
The wedding was beautiful and we all had such a fun time in Orderville. I was very impressed with Dad's vows and was even more impressed that Brejden kept his finger out of his nose long enough to walk down the aisle! Mily looked so cute in her pretty flower girl dress and Brejden looked handsome in his outfit.
We are really excited for "Grandma Tia" to be with my dad, because we all know he needs help!
Thanks to all who drove out for the wedding, and especially to those who helped out. It ended up looking amazing!

Road Trip

2009-07-13T13:27:00.000-06:00

Zorn and I just got back from our 5 day road trip. We had such a wonderful time! I haven't been away from the kids longer then 1 night, so it was a nice break.
We left about 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning and drove all day. We went thru Grand Junction and on to Estes Park, Colorado. Zorn had been telling me how beautiful Estes Park was and so we finally went. We stayed Wednesday night in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
The next day, we drove up to South Dakota, and tried to go thru the Jewel Caves, but it was a 3 hour wait, and we didn't want to hang around that long. We drove up to Mount Rushmore. I was amazed at how beautiful it was there! We had such a good time, and I learned a lot about the Mountain. We drove up into North Dakota (just because neither one of us had ever been there) and spent the night in Bowman.
We got up early, drove across North Dakota, and into Montana. Our friends, the Olmsteads, were in Bozeman working, so we went to visit them. Greg and Stephanie took us down the Madison river on a raft. It was so fun being with them and just relaxing.
Saturday we got up and went to Yellowstone. We ended up seeing two bears, a Grizzly Bear, and a brown bear. It was so exciting! We drove through quite a bit of the park and saw Old Faithful. We spent that night at Aunt Gwen's in Sugar City, and got to spend some quiet time with Lana, Aros and their kids. We had such a great time on our trip.
The kids had an awesome time with their Grandma and Grandpa Hospodarsky. We are so grateful that they took the kids, because it isn't easy! The kids sure love them and are worn out from all the fun they had. They even got to spend a couple of hours everyday with Jillian. She was kind enough to babysit while Don worked, and Teri spent time with her mother.
Mily did have to have a shot while in St. George, and Jordanne was the lucky soal who got to take her. She did so good with Jordanne, I may make Jordanne take her from now on for shots! She didn't even cry! Thanks to all for their help!

4th of July

2009-07-13T12:59:00.000-06:00

Our family tradition for the 4th of July, is going to the lake. Unfortunately, Tia and her family weren't able to go, so it was just us, my dad, Jordanne and Jillian, and Matt, Jeff, and Laura Ure. We all had such a great time! Laura learned how to wake board and Jordanne learned how to slalom (ski with just one ski). Mily was a little worried whenever someone would crash. I was proud of both of my kids for learning how to float on their backs. Mily did it first, and then Brejden would try... sibling rivalry at its best! They had so much fun and didn't want to leave.

Now that I can laugh at this....

2009-06-26T21:20:00.000-06:00

Last Monday, I was doing some deep cleaning, and lost track of Mily. I thought she was upstairs playing with Brejden.... I went to put some clothes away in her room, and noticed her little feet in the bathroom doorway. I went in to find her covered in Vick's vapor rub! She had rubbed almost a WHOLE TUBE of it on her face, legs, arms, hair, and clothes. I was so mad, but remembered Mom telling us of Jordanne getting into the Vaseline, and instead of killing her, she took a picture, so that's what I did. Unfortunately, it was after I had spanked her butt. I was SO mad at her, I couldn't handle it. I gave her a bath, and she sat in her bed, crying, for over an hour while I cooled down. It took a lot four days and a lot of washing to get her hair not greasy. I even used my dish washing soap to cut the grease. Luckily it was just the baby rub, not the regular, so it didn't burn her skin, and she managed to keep it out of her eyes... and she did smell good! Some days, it's quite an experience to be a Mom!

Crazy hair day at the library...

2009-06-26T21:11:00.000-06:00

Thursday is library day here in Beaver, and this week's theme was "Crazy Hair Day". I was bored, and thought I'd get into the spirit, and the kids loved it! Mily was so good while I did her hair, and had to hand me all of the elastics.
Brejden's was a little more fun for me.... I have had this hair mascara since my Junior year in high school.... I was surprised when it still worked! It was very sparkly, and Brejden didn't want me to wash it out. Everyone loved his hair and asked where I got the blue stuff for his hair. So, for once, I'm glad I kept some crap from high school!
They both got a treat for their crazy hair, and it was fun for me too!

My Dad is finally getting married!

2009-06-24T14:29:00.000-06:00

Most of you already know, but my dad is finally getting married! We are so excited! I love Tia and can't wait for her to become my kids' new Grandma. She is just like my Mom, and keeps my Dad in line, so we love it! We hope that she loves our family, and can't wait till their wedding July 18th! I will be adding three new sisters and one new brother.... but no nieces or nephews.... I made their announcments, and I hope they look okay... we'll see.. Congrats Dad and good job getting such an awesome woman!

Toy Room

2009-06-12T16:17:00.000-06:00

The loved kitchen set... When Jessica and I were little, my mom toll painted this kitchen set. We loved it! I am now happy to say, they have a new home... for now... I have talked my sisters in to letting me keep it here, so it can be loved, once more. Dad didn't want it at his house any more, so we decided that since I'm the only one with kids, I would take it. Brejden loves it! He has had so much fun with it, and I'm glad I brought it home.

Happy Birthday Mily!

2009-06-01T10:56:00.001-06:00

I can't believe my little princess is 2! She is such a good little girl, when she wants to be. She decided to come into the world on her own agenda, not mine. She was a surprise when we found out we were expecting, and she's been surprising us since!

She was named for some awesome women! Her name Amilya, comes from her Great-Great-Great Grandma Mary Amilia. Her middle name, Fae, comes from her Great Grandma, and her Grandma.

We love you so much Mily and hope you have a wonderful day!

Happy Birthday Jordy!

2009-06-01T10:53:00.001-06:00

I tried to post this the other day, but for some reason, it wouldn't upload the picture.

I just wanted to wish Jordy a very happy birthday, late.

Jordanne is such a wonderful person and I love spending time with her. She is beautiful and I am so jealous of all her talents. With all that she's been through, she still smiles and laughs, all the time. I hope that she has an awesome year and I wish her so much happiness. Mily loves her Aunt Deedee, and Brejden loves Jordy a lot too.

Some Fun News!

2009-05-17T21:16:00.000-06:00

Well, if you haven't noticed the little baby ticker on the right, then this might come as a surprise to you! I'm expecting number 3, and I'm really excited! The baby is due sometime in December. Zorn and I are both excited, and a little nervous because the odds are against us. I'm excited to have another baby in our home. I love infants! I've been a little sick with this pregnancy, so if I'm blowing off any plans with you... it's not you, it means I'm too sick to do anything. I have nothing of sickness compared to Erika Snow.. but it still sucks.
Well, I hope life is finding you well. WE are excellent! Love you all!

Busy Times....

2009-05-07T19:39:00.000-06:00

The last couple of weeks have been a little crazy.
The day run was cancelled for Zorn, so we decided to make a family day of it and headed of on the four wheeler and the motorcycle. We drove up into the mountains around Beaver and had such a great time! The weather was beautiful and the kids did great. We did almost hit two bull elk on the way in, which freaked me out a little, especially I had to slam on the brakes on my 4 wheeler from hitting them. (I spent the rest of the time worrying about cougars and bears chasing us). I had never seen elk before, that close, not at a zoo, so it was really awesome.
We then found out that our friend's son was in a bad accident on his skateboard and was life flighted to Salt Lake. The kids and I went up to support Tia and Josh. We spent the week with Wendy, and had such a great time. The kids love her and her kids, and they were sad when we had to leave. The picture of all the kids on the blanket was at Donnie's game. It was so much fun to watch him play.
The last picture, I just loved. I thought they both look so grown up. Mily will be two at the end of the month, and I just signed Brejden up for pre-school to start in the fall. Where are my babies?
I hope all is going well for all of you! I hope you mother's have a great Mother's Day and get a day of rest!

My Funny Kids....

2009-04-16T10:17:00.000-06:00

Brejden was being "Super Man"!

Happy Easter... Late...

2009-04-16T10:07:00.000-06:00

I hope that you all had a wonderful Easter! We went to the Easter Hunt at the Ball Park. Both of the kids loved it! This hunt was just candy on the ground, but they were put into age groups, so all kids go candy. Brejden even picked out the wonderful hat he was wearing! Mily just enjoyed all of the candy! The "Easter Bunny" was there and Mily did not like her! Our friend Shiloh White was the one dressed up, and Mily wouldn't go to her, even after she took her hat off.

On Easter Sunday, we awoke to snow on the ground, so we hid all the eggs in the house. Brejden was running around screaming because he was so excited! Mily kind of got into it, but just enjoyed shaking the eggs. I don't have any Easter baskets for them yet, so they put all the eggs into the bowl. I know, I'll get them baskets. When we told Brejden that the Easter Bunny came, he asked how Shiloh got into the house with all the candy.

I hope you all had a wonderful day! My hardest task for the day was trying to explain to Brejden why we celebrate Easter. I don't think I was very successful, but I guess there's always next time!

Happy Birthday Jillian! Sweet 16!

2009-04-05T09:24:00.000-06:00

Today is Jillian's SWEET 16! We decided to throw her a surprise party, and she made it difficult to get it set up! She had a softball tournament that we had to work around, but in the end, we surprised her! D.J. and Rachel made the cake and D.J. is very proud of it! We sure hope she had a fun party and hope that she has a great year to come! We love you Jilly bean!

My little girl is growing up!

2009-04-05T09:18:00.000-06:00

Dad, Jordanne and Jillian bought this cute dress for Mily last year on their cruise. I had set it in the closet and always thought it was still too big. Doesn't she just look beautiful? She is growing up! I can't believe in just one month, she's going to be 2! Where has the time gone? She is such a good girl and she loves everyone! She loves to give kisses and loves. I just love my little girl! She can be stubborn and hard headed, but I still love her.

Hunting

2009-03-31T13:35:00.000-06:00

I just love this picture of D.J.! Only someone in our family can sleep sitting like that. If you look close, you can see his mustache that he wouldn't let mom wash off after Halloween. He wanted to be like Dad.

Goats....

2009-03-31T13:33:00.000-06:00

When I was under the knife, my friend Michelle Howard babysat. She did such a good job. The kids had such a great time with her! Brejden has found a love for goats, which I don't share with him, and wanted to bring the baby one home. Michelle told him that he had to ask us if he could have one. He just loved taking care of the baby and feeding it. She said he even watched her milk the momma goat. I guess it's a good thing we live in Beaver, although we will never have a goat. (They freak me out!)

(Kiana is Michelle's daughter)

Quick update..

2009-03-23T20:37:00.000-06:00

Well, for those of you who know, and those who don't...
I had my gallbladder out on the 9th of March. It was scheduled and completely expected, especially since it's been causing me pain since October. I know have 4 more scars on my stomach, which go nicely with my big scar down my stomach. I feel great and can eat just about anything.
We had dinner brought to us every night, and I had many people take my kids for the day. It was nice to see how much support and love we received from our many friends. Thanks to all who have called to check up on me, and sorry to those who I didn't get a chance to talk to.
I am now recovering from a head cold and flu. Oh well....
Also, Zorn got a new toy on March 9th. He talked me into it while I was coming out of anesthesia. I'm up for just about anything when I'm feeling good! He got a .17 HMR rifle by Henry. It's a pretty sweet gun and I even enjoy shooting it, especially since it has no kick to it.
So life is going pretty good and I thought I should post something since it's been a while.

My boy is growing up!

2009-03-17T14:25:00.000-06:00

I finally realized, that my little baby boy is sure growing up fast! On Sunday, the primary had to sing in sacrament meeting, and Brejden walked up by himself, and sang! He only knew part of the song, but he belted out what he could. I was almost afraid he was going to just "hang" out up there, when all the kids started coming down, and he was just standing there enjoying being up front.
Also, we had our first Primary activity on Monday. They handed out the reminders, which were ticket stubs. I was planning on going anyways since I'm a teacher, but Brejden came out with the reminder in his hands and the biggest smile on his face! I had forgotten that he is now "officially" in primary. I can't believe how fast these last three years have gone. He is such a good kid.

On a side note, I have taught Brejden and Mily some Czech! It's one of the only phrases Zorn taught me when we were dating and engaged. It's De mi pusu... translation is.. give me a kiss! Mily and Brejden will give you kisses.. but watch out for Mily, cause she'll try to slip you the tongue.

6 Random Things..

2009-03-17T14:21:00.000-06:00

1. Link this post to the person who tagged you: Debbi
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. List 6 random things about yourself.
4. Tag 6 people at the end of your post.
5. Let each person know they have been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

1- I love the smell of perms.
2- My favorite thing is to ride in my car, with all the windows open, and sing to fun music.
3- I hate the mopping.
4- I want to go to the concentration camps in Europe, again.
5- I would like to lose weight so that my cute clothes fit again.
6- I can't wait for 2 weeks to be up! Zorn's coworker just quit and in 2 weeks, Zorn will be doing the day run! Yeah!!

I've been tagged by Debbi...

2009-02-28T20:18:00.000-07:00

I am: me.
I think: about my primary class.
Everything in life: has a reason.
I want: to be truly happy.
I have: a HUGE appreciation for my Mom.
I dislike: liars
I miss: my Mom.
I fear: things in the water.
I feel: content.
I hear: Brejden singing while he's supposed to be going to sleep.
I smell: nail polish
I cry: when I think about what my mom went through
I wonder: if my kids will turn out okay, and if they'll make it through each day of bumps and bruises.
I regret: eating. My side hurts now.
I wish: I was skinny.
I love: my kids and husband... and the rest of my family.
I care: about others.
I always: quote "Friends".
I am not: done decorating my house.
I remember: unimportant things.
I believe: in being true.
I sing: in the car.
I don’t always: get dressed.
I argue: when it's something I believe in.
I write: in my journal, the blog and facebook.
I win: at "Friends: Scene It" (Undefeated!!!)
I lose: when I play Zorn.
I listen: to good advice.
I don’t understand: why my Mom died.
I can usually be found: at home.
I forget: most things!
I am happy: when I'm working out.

I tag: Mikelle, Megan, Rexanne and Amy (because I know Nicole wont do it).

My House Photos.....

2009-02-28T19:52:00.000-07:00

Some of you have been pushing me to post pics of my new house. I'm not going to put all of the rooms up, so you still have to come and visit me in order to see the whole house!

Toy Room

Theater Room

Family Room

Kitchen

Front Entry from family room