Draper Temple Openhouse

These were pictures Dan took of us going over to the Temple. We met at a Church and then we were shuttled by bus over to the temple. It was really neat to be able to go with the kids and let them see how beautiful it is inside. There was water and cookies afterwards! What more could you ask for.

The Reason for the Season

This year at Dan's Family Christmas Party we had the kid's act out the Nativity. It was really fun since we have so many cousins. Everyone was included and was able to have a little part it acting it out.

First Christmas Party of 2008

I'm gettin nuttin for Christmas! Mommy and Daddy are Mad... I'm gettin nuttin for Christmas cause I ain't been nuttin but bad! NOT REALLY but this song reminds me of my own childhood. Wondering if I had been good enough to not get a lump of coal.

We had some Birthdays Shout Hurray!

Dan and Megan both celebrated their Birthdays last month. Megans excited to be another year older, and needless to say I think Dan is not too excited to be another year older, but so it goes. We all had alot of fun enjoying their Birthdays with them.

Halloween 2008

http://www.slide.com/r/SCBNrGVWyz9oYbIRiaHG0vIv3bId0OWC


Halloween was really fun this year! Between family parties, neighborhood parties, school parties etc. We definitly had our share of celebrating Halloween.

Ward Talent Night

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f86qKQJg3Z8

You may have seen this one, but my Sister-in-Law sent this one to me so I thought I would share the Laughs. Great ideas!

Twilight Spoof

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dompotjTeIA


This is kinda cheesy, but pretty funny. Enjoy!

Boo! to You...

Ok so I've been a bit of a slacker on getting my posts done this month. October has flown by and it will soon be November. You know what they say, as soon as Halloween is over it may as well be the new year because the Holidays just seem to go by so fast. So I'll quickly do a little catching up. October 17th we went to Boise to have a family Halloween party. Dan's side of the family always gets pretty into Halloween. I think that the Adults love it just as much or more than the kids do. It was really fun for all of us to spend time together.

More Pictures of Nikki's cheer clinic

"Falling" Behind

I can't believe how fast time seems to be flying by right now. I haven't posted in a while and need to catch up a little. My days seem to be kind of mushed together, with school and kids activities, church, etc. I'm really happy though and having alot of fun. ( I didn't say its not hard balancing everything, but I'm learning alot.) We had spirit week at school last week. Tuesday was P.J. day, Wednesday was 80's day, Thursday was crazy hair day, Friday crazy socks and hat day, and Saturday was Hawaiian day. I dressed up the first three days. 80's day was alot of fun. Talk about a major flashback. It's really weird being old enough to have lived through it and then have people dressing up for it. Crazy hair day was fun, and slightly embarrassing. Just invision CindyLou Hoo and you've got the idea of my hair last Thursday. I had to lower the seat all the way down and my hair still was tall enough to touch the ceiling in the car. Complete with a red bow on top. I wish I had gotten a picture because I actually won that day. This last week Nikki had a cheer clinic at Timp. High School and then performed at the football game Friday night she and Kiaya had alot of fun doing it together and Trixy was nice enough to get Nikki to and from practice all week so that she was able to go. So here we are watching conference and enjoying being inside because of an incredibly rainy and wet night. Life is Good and I'm ready to dig in and start another week of school 152 hours of beauty school and only 1,848 hours to go! ;]

The next year of my life... Should I be scared?

Motivation To Exercise

Dan decided a few months ago that setting a goal would help him stay motivated to exercise. After hiking Mount Timp. last year, I vowed that it was something I would never do again because I was in so much pain when we finally got back to the trail entrance. Of course Dan's goal was to hike Mount Timp. a second time and also do it faster than last year. I continued to work out, but didn't really know if I wanted to do it or not. When it got right down to it though, I wasn't about to have him go without me. We left Friday morning a little after 6:00 am and then left the trail entrance at 7:00 am. We reached the summit at 11:00 am and then left to go back just before 12 noon. We got back to our car at 3:15 pm, which was way before we anticipated. A little sore, but not nearly as bad as last year. Preparation is key! It was more beautiful than I remembered, maybe for several reasons. There seemed to be more plants and wild flowers this year, and not being in pain every single step of the way makes it much easier to concentrate on the scenery. Who knows . . . , I may even do it again next year.

Mount Timpanogos Hike

First Day Back to School

The girls and I have had a really fun summer, but I was pretty excited to get back to some sort of a schedule and they were excited to see friends. This morning they were up pretty early. I know the first day excitement will wear off quickly, but I'll enjoy it while it lasts.

July Activities

These are pictures from our family reunion hike that we did in Ogden. It was only an hour up and an hour back, but it was alot for the little ones. The waterfall was worth the effort though.

This was my Birthday cake. mmm.... Costco cheesecake topped with Cherries. My favorite!

Time is Flying, must be having fun!

Well I need to catch up, but this month has been alot of fun and has gone by so fast. It started of course with the fourth of July, and then Dan and I went to Zermatt in Midway for an overnight retreat for his work. Then next monday the 14th I celebrated my 33rd Birthday, and then this last weekend we had the Stimpson family reunion followed by our 13th wedding Anniversary. This will all be finished up by celebrating the 24th of July tomorrow. Wow! That was July 2008 in a nutshell. I'll post some pictures soon.

July 4th Celebration

The Husband Tag...

What is his name? Daniel Jack

How long have you been married? Almost 13 years

How long did you date? 1st date was January 29, 1995, proposed in march, and married in July. Wow!!

How old is he? 35

Who eats more? Dan, if its hamburgers, Me if its snacks or chocolate.

Who said I love you first? Probably me, but I honestly can't remember.

Who is smarter? On an ACT or SAT, Him

Who does the dishes? Me

Who does the laundry? Mostly me, but he helps and does his own ironing.

Who pays the bills? Him!

Who cooks dinner? Me

Who drives when you are together? We both do, it just depends

Who is more stubborn? We both are, but I'm probably more stubborn.

Who's parents do you see the most? His

Who proposed? Dan did, at his brothers Jr. High band concert.

Who has more friends? Probably me, only because I try harder, I think he is naturally more likable.

Who has more siblings? We both have 8 children in each of our families.

Who wears the pants in the family? Both, but it really depends on the issue.

I tag Tara, Sarah, Lisa, & Rachael

One Word List

My Sister-in-Law had this on her blog and I thought it would be fun to do.

1. Where is your cell phone? purse

2. Your significant other? Lucky

3. Your hair? Brunette

4. Your Mother? Loving

5. Your Father? Hard-working

6. Your favorite Thing? cheesecake

7. Your dream last night? Wierd

8. Your favorite drink? Diet

9. Your dream/Goal? Finish

10. The room your in? Office

11. Your children? Girls

12. Your fear? the unknown

13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? M's Graduation

14. Where were you last night? Neighbors

15. What your not? Sad

16. Muffins? Costco

17. Wish list item? Shop vac

18. Where you grew up? Farm

19. What you read last? Evans

20. What are you wearing? capri's

21. Your T.V.? Reality

22. Your Pets? Snail

23. Your computer? useful

24. Your life? eventful

25. Your Mood? Happy

26. Missing Someone? Family

27. Your car? Ford

28. Something your not wearing? Socks

29. Favorite Store? Target

30. Your Summer? HOT

31. Like Someone? Dan

32. Your favorite color? Red

33. Last time you laughed? Today

34. Last time you cried? ?

We finally achieved perfection with this Self-Levitation trick. DO NOT TRY THIS!

Summer Time

I decided I'd better do a quick catch up post of things that we have been up to for the past few weeks. I can't believe that we are close to the end of June already. We are having alot of fun and keeping busy. The end of school was celebrated with the dance festival and Allison performed her spring spectacular the same night for clogging, Nikki had her Birthday party on the 6th of June, we celebrated Fathers day with a life size hulk cut-out, and the girls are now in their second week of swimming lessons. And we still have alot of summer left!

Memorial Day Weekend

This is something to me that is amazing. I never thought my little hometown would ever get a temple. With another temple only 30 minutes away, and so many other places in the world that are still waiting for a temple, I was surprised and elated when I found out that Rexburg would be getting there own temple. This weekend we were in the area for memorial day and we decided to get a closer look. So beautiful!!