Happy 9 Years!

Happy anniversary Chad! Thanks for signing your life away 9 years ago to make me happy! Thanks for all the great memories and good times we have had. I really appreciate ALL you do to make my life easier. Thanks for always being willing to help out and do more than your fair share. You are truly amazing! Thanks for being my best friend. I love you!!!

Why?

Really? Why does this have to keep happening? I can't take another day of this snow! However, I am very thankful to Chad for clearing the snow off my car before he went to work at 6:45 am--Chad you are amazing! Blake was thrilled to be able to wear his snow boots to school again. I think it's time to move...

Please Bring Back Spring!

We really enjoyed the warm and even windy spring weather we just had. But today we woke up to SNOW!! I am so sick of the white fluffy stuff that seems to never end. The kids had so much fun finally getting to play outside. I am boycotting this darn Utah weather....I made the commitment to spring by getting the kids flip flops, so we are just going to have to crank up the furnace and enjoy wearing them inside for a while.

Secret's Out

I found Luke this morning getting into my secret stash of Girl Scout cookies. I love that this time of year you can't make it into any store with out those little girls "pestering" you to buy some cookies. This works out well for me because I am slowly figuring out that I have a cookie addiction! I am going to blame this one on Cheryl for introducing me to the BEST chocolate chip cookie recipe ever. Who cares that it involves a pound of butter...maybe Chad when I decide to double the batch and double my size.

Where did he come from??

Seriously!!?? Good thing Luke is so cute because he is TROUBLE! Luke is completely the opposite of Blake. Luke is my trouble maker and the worst part is that he doesn't care. He is constantly climbing on the counter in the bathroom and playing in the sink, flushing the toilet(while I am in the shower!), unrolling the toilet paper, and he is famous for throwing food everywhere! Anywhere that is clean he is there to destroy it. And his "I don't give a darn" attitude is killing me!!

Here's a little example:

Luke was hitting Blake over the head with a light saber and so I put him in time out. He was fine with that and sat in the corner until I got him out. We discussed that we can't hit and if we do then we have to sit in time out. So Luke got up and walked directly to Blake picked up the light saber and began to hit him harder then before. Then he walked over and put himself in time out. He gave me a look like "this is no big deal as long as I can hit him, I'll sit here for a few minutes." I hope he makes it to his 2nd birthday!

Skate Night

Monday night we were able to hit up the amazing Classic Skating with Blake's school. A couple times a year his school hosts this family skate night where you can either roller skate or ride your scooter to awesome music and flashing lights! The first time we went Chad and I rented some roller skate's and tried to teach Blake...not the best idea, I'm a little rusty! This time he just stuck with the scooter and had a blast!

Blake and Savannah

Blake showing off his tricks...no worries I spared you all the video of the amazing tricks!

(Notice he is standing on the wheels!)

Luke even got in on the action.

A little background on this classy joint:

Chad and I grew up as "locals" and this was the HOT spot when I was in elementary! Chad even got a summer pass one year!! I remember dying to go to late night skate on Friday nights, but of course my parents would not allow such things. After all, it was open until 10 or 12 pm, not to mention "older" kids hung out there.

In 5th grade I had a friend that went every Friday night. So we made this plan to have a sleep over and then I could go. As my mom was dropping me off at my friends house for the night, the last thing she said was "Now remember you are not allowed to go to Classic"(maybe she was on to me?) I reassured her that we would not being doing that and that I was aware of the rules. The minute she left we were telling her dad that it was okay that I went and we were off for the night of life time.

After about an hour of being there the guilty feelings where too much and my night was ruined--no "couples only skate", and no watching MTV on the big screen (back when all they played was music videos). I told my friend I was sick and we needed to leave. Never did that again! I probably didn't go back until my senior year for Disco Night--which I'm sure I enjoyed!!

...the 80's.

I got this email from my brother the other day. I couldn't help but smile when I read these......

You Know You Grew Up In the 80's IF:
1.. You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE.
2. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton.
3. You know that 'WOAH' comes from Joey on Blossom
4. If you ever watched 'Fraggle Rock'
5. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
6. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.
7. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
8. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.
9. You played the game 'MASH'(Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)
10. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
11. You know the profound meaning of ' WAX ON , WAX OFF' (Karate Kid)
12. You wanted to be a Goonie.
13. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (Some of us...head-to-toe)
14. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off, his cheeks shifted and his nationality became questionable.
15. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.
16. You took lunch boxes to school...and traded Garbage Pail Kids in the schoolyard.
17. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.
18. You still get the urge to say 'NOT' after every sentence.
19. You thought your childhood friends would never leave
because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.
21. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.
22. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying 'I know you are, but what am I?'
23. You remember 'I've fallen and I can't get up'
24. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.
25. You have ever played with a Skip-It.
26. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.
27. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.
28. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.
29. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.
30. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool... and don't even flinch when people refer to them as 'NKOTB'
31. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on 'Saved By The Bell,' The ORIGINAL class..
32. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
33. You just sang those words to yourself.
34. You still sing 'We are the World'
35. You pegged your jeans!
36. You owned a bannana clip.
37. You remember 'Where's the Beef?'
38. You used to (and probably still do) say 'What you talkin' 'bout Willis?'
39. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you!