Hey! You're Bald: Under the Utes

Hey! You're Bald: Under the Utes

Effected?

So tonight as Adelle was playing with her friends, Scott and I over heard Adelle saying 

"who wants to be Edward?"

She's not effected is she?

I want to work here!

About two weeks ago Scott, the girls and I were at the Distribution Center buying things for Christmas etc. We were there for a while and Adelle was having so much fun putting garments in my basket, putting them back after I went to buy them and realized I had a handful of garments in the wrong size.

She also started to talk to some of the sweet workers and she was just having so much fun. When we were finally on our way to check out she said to me, "Mom can I go tell the worker that I want to work here when I grow up?" I then told her when it was our turn she could. She then asked me three other times before she finally told the worker.

I have to say Adelle that is a great aspiration! I can't think of too many places that are more admirable than working at the Distribution Center!

Twilight

So I did the irresponsible mother thing last night and went to the midnight showing of "Twilight".

I have to say it was wonderful!  It is so much fun for me to go and look at all the people who are so silly, dressing up and screaming when the movie started, and when good things happened in the movie.  

Okay, okay, I was loudest out of all of them.  I'm not kidding ask my Mom, sisters, and brother. My brother even said in the car on the way that he hoped that he wasn't going to sit next to a crazy person.  Sitting in the Theater before the movie started he turned to me and said, "My dreams of not sitting next to a crazy person has been shattered" All because he was sitting next to the craziest person in the theater!  

It's not that I'm a total freak about the series, A girl's nightout  (no Davy you're not a girl) is just a very unusual thing for me and I try to have as much fun as I possibly can, and I feel like I'm in High School again, and I tend to act like that from time to time. Especially when I get around my sister Amanda, she makes me giddy for some reason!

Anyway aside from making a complete idiot out of myself in front of strangers the movie was wonderful.  A couple of dissappointments (which is to be expected)  but overall exactly what I expected!

The 7th Article of Faith

I may have mentioned this before, but in Primary we are learning the Articles of Faith.  So Scott and I have been working with Adelle on learning them and she is amazing.  She knows 1-6 and this week we are learning #7.

When we were working on #6 instead of:

We believe in the same organization that exsisted in the primative church, namely apostles,

prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists and so forth.

She said:

We belive in the same organization that "resisted" in the primative church, namely apostles, "process", pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.

Then tonight while working on the seventh instead of:

We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues and so forth.

She said:

We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, "violation", (mumble, mumble, mumble) and so forth.

Happy Anniversary!

Because of the transition in Scott quitting his job at Colonial and going back to Costco he had a week off to spend with the girls and I. We figured that we probably wouldn't be able to celebrate our anniversary this year on the date of our anniversary, because of Scott's return to Costco we figured we would take advantage of the week and celebrate!

So Thursday night Scott took me to Rodezio (one of our favorites) and then to the ballet. (I promise everyone I was a ballet dancer for about 10 years, too bad I was never any good)

Any way it was wonderful to go and see the ballet. The best part was it was Scott's idea, and he endured the Ballet. (The man on man pas de deux was too much for both of us.) But he did mention there was one dance that he liked. Needless to say it was a wonderful evening! Thanks Honey!

My theme song

Your Theme Song is Back in Black by AC/DC "Back in black, I hit the sack,
I've been too long, I'm glad to be back"

Things tend to get really crazy for you, and sometimes you have to get away from all the chaos.
But each time you stage your comeback, it's even better than the last!

What's Your Theme Song?

Whatever you say blog quiz!

I have to agree

You Belong in 1959

You're fun loving, romantic, and more than a little innocent. See you at the drive in!

What Year Do You Belong In?

Happy now, Justin?

DISCLAIMER

Just so everybody knows... I had nothing to do with the post just before this one.

Scott

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You are intelligent, strong willed and patient. A peaceful lifestyle and helping others
is very important to you. You’re not a take charge kind of guy and sometimes rely too
much on your feelings when you make decisions, but you always mean well and try
your best to do what’s right.

Me

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You are observant, diplomatic and often aim to please. You are unaware of your

attractiveness and despite being uncomfortable with any form of attention, people enjoy your company. You can be impatient, stubborn and headstrong, but you are true to your word and mature for your age, often taking care of your family and enjoying a good book over chatting with girlfriends on the phone.

Mercy

Many of you know how crazy my Adelle is. Lately she has been very sneaky, and we both struggle with it. Well yesterday was a sneaking that was really difficult for all of us, but was a wonderful moment for Scott and I as parents.

Adelle and Lilly were playing with my sister while I was grocery shopping with my mom. At some point in the time that the girls were there Adelle was in my little sister Sarah's room. In Sarah's room was a ceramic dance trophy, Adelle was very interested in it and Sarah had specifically told her that she could not play with it, because it is fragile.

Well Adelle did not like this situation and decided to take matters into her own hands. She sneaked into Sarah's room when her guardians were busy and played with the trophy. Sadly the trophy broke, and Adelle did not tell anyone. When we all returned home I sent Scott to return things to my mom's house, and there was my little sister crying, and my mom explaining to Scott what was going on.

Scott then asked for the trophy, and headed home. At this point we had a very serious discussion about respect, and how sneaking is that same as lying. We then told Adelle that she needed to go see Sarah and appologize. We told Adelle that Sarah would forgive her. It was then that our four year old suprised us yet again.

"Is that mercy?" she asked.

Adelle you truly are amazing!

Here's a Catch-up!

Below are a few pictures from the past couple of months. Just a quick update.

Scott is starting to enjoy his job, and feels confident that he will do a good job. He still working at Costco on Saturday mornings (which I'm grateful for because we have Christmas to pay for) and loves not having to go to bed at 7:00 everynight.

I am doing well feeling very relieved that Scott is no longer working 13 hours a day! I'm just doing my regular things: taking care of the girls, taking care of the house, taking care of my mom, dad, brother and sister (well helping anyway). We had a little scare with my mom a couple of weeks ago. Because of complications to her most recent surgery she went into cardiac arrest. My dad began CPR, my brother called 911 and my sister freaked out! While my children stared on while my dad tried to revive my mom. (Scott and I were on a date for his birthday. Happy Birthday Scott!) The event effected the girls for awhile, for about two weeks both girls kept asking me if Grandma was breathing. She's fine now, but is healing from broken ribs, and she needs someone to bark orders and get the house clean, and I'm good at that! (I have been helping too I promise)

Adelle is sad that her friends have gone back to school, but finds other things to get into to entertain herself. (Usually destructive things) But we are working with some other moms to set up playdates and we are working on writing our alphabet.

Lilly is growing and getting hair. She loves being with her older sister, and they play really well together.

We miss you all and hope you are all well!

Lilly's First (well second) Ponytail

The first ponytail was not done by me, but this one was!

FOUTZ
FAMILY
TOTEM
POLE

Saturday Morning Session Of General Conference

We all struggle to get to the last of Conference. Being at home is so comfy!

I don't know what to title this!

On the John maybe?

Buddies!

We upheld the Keddington Family tradition this General Conference.

SHOPPING DURING THE PRIESTHOOD SESSION!

The above pictures are of the girls at the mall. Adelle told the sales associate at Lerner New York "I want to wear one" (necklace) the associate looked at me and said "I think you want to wear more than one" (As you can see by this picture) So these are my girls posing for the camera with their necklaces on. Then who can go to the mall and not ride the 50 cent rides? Look at the happiness of my children. (well Adelle anyway)

Rocker Baby!

A few weeks ago we had a Guitar Hero party for my brother for his birthday. Here Adelle learned this facial expression and hand sign. The funny part to me is that Gun's and Roses "Sweet Child Of Mine" (a Guitar Hero favorite of ours) was playing, and I turned around and she was doing this.

Working out at Walt's

Here is Lilly working out at our Chiropractor's Office. If anyone needs a FANTASTIC Chiropractor leave a comment and I'll email you his phone number.

Happy Birthday Scott!

For Scott's Birthday this year his mom was so kind to take us to Texas Roadhouse. And to make it super embarrassing for your birthday they make you sit on a saddle, and sing to you. So here is my honey riding the saddle on his birthday.

I love you Scott. (Granted I think this picture might embarrass him)

Can I do it?

Said my four-year-old when she went to get me a shoe to kill the above pictured species of spider.

My four-year-old WANTED to kill the spider!

My Most embarassing moments.

Okay so I am not one to get embarrassed very easily. (As some of you have experienced as I go shopping with my mom and sisters and am the one dancing around and singing to the music in the stores. Mind you I am the oldest of the sisters. I also havehad my husband, mother, sisters, brother all tell me when we are out together that I am embarassing them.  Let's just say I don't get out too much!)

But my friend put on her blog her embarassing moments and tagged everyone that read it so I thought I would rack my brain and try to figure out my embarassing moments.

So I have two that I can think of and one that I CANNOT share with anyone but my dear husband.

The first is when Scott and I were dating we were in the kitchen talking to his mom and I passed gas. That wasn't the embarassing part, Jane and I ignored it had happened as "refined" women do. (Right?) The embarassing part came when Scott called attention to it announcing my name and laughing.  The worst part about it is that he has brought it up since then and I think that that is just as, if not more, embarassing.  When I thought that the experience was between Jane, Scott and myself the subject has shown up at family dinner a few times and I could definately feel the red hot growing as if some one poured gasoline on my face and then lit a match.

The second is before I knew I was pregnant with Adelle. Scott and I were staying at his mom's house for some reason, and I was dreaming about going to the bathroom and was woken by a wet feeling in my bed.  I had wet the bed! I was 20 years old and had wet the bed!!  It was about 5:00 a.m. and I felt so bad for my sweet husband as he gathered up the bedding and rushed it to the laundry room to be washed.  To make matters worse that was not the last bed wetting experience during my pregnancy.  Although the second time was not as embarassing because I knew I was pregnant and could blame it on that.

Now share your embarassing moment with the world, it will make you feel good.

Are we Crazy?

So I feel like we can announce this now. No, no I'm not pregnant. But Scott got a new job!!! After 5 years at Costco, and going to school we've finally done it! Scott will be working for Colonial Stock Transfer (Thanks to our good friends Jenn and Kjel for connecting us to your mom, Jenn, and talking Scott up, the both of you!) So things are insane around here because Scott is working two jobs while he trains at "the Office" (I like to call it) So he leaves at 3:30 a.m. and gets home at about 6:00 p.m. It makes for a really long day for the both of us, but I know it's only temporary. (it makes grocery shopping and running errands really interesting having only one car)

Then once he's trained he'll hopefully be able to work at Costco on Saturdays for a while until he can bring in enough money (we are taking a pay cut, but I think sooner than later he will be working only 1 job and I think that will be amazing!!! Because I got a brief taste of it this summer)

Anyway our dreams are coming true, and are so happy with the blessings that we have been given.

By the way since I'm here all by myself most of the time let me know and I would love a visit! (I'd come to see you, but like I said I'm stuck)

Family Home Evening

Here is a shout out to Adelle's primary teachers.

On Monday this week it was Adelle's turn to give the lesson.  Because of our friend Sela's baptism on Saturday we both agreed that would be a good topic for the lesson.

As Adelle was bearing her testimony at the end she told us that she knows that "Jesus Sanctified this World"!  She didn't get that from Scott or I (that I know of) so it must have been her teachers!

Thanks ladies!  She really is listening!

Lilly

One of my favorite saying from the mouth of Lilly these days is Roast beef is no longer Roast Beef at our house. It is now called Roast "Beast"! (chuckle)

Busy, busy, busy

So since I've been on medication the past couple of months I feel like I have been more myself, and I've been incredibly busy organizing, planning, and feeling like I'm getting my life back into order. It's been great, but I haven't gotten a whole lot done as far as house work, but I've made some headway with my groceries, and my car is so clean.

I know that this is probably boring to you, but I just thought I would give you a heads up on what I'm doing.

Scott is still seeing what his options are as far as a career. He has an interview with Costco today, and another with a small company that would be in the Financing field. So we are hoping and praying that something works out for us. We feel like we are already so blessed, we have had lead after lead, and have some options and some that we are hoping for, but still waiting on. It's really exciting for us!

Adelle is having a great summer, and playing with her friends a lot, but all of her friends are going back to school this week, and I don't know what I'm going to do with myself. She is my number one helper though and is very eager to get her chores done, and help when I ask her.

Lilly for some reason turned into a two-year-old! I don't know what happened! My sweet little girl has been quite the challenge for me lately. She spends a lot of time in time-out, and crying, and for some reason she is falling a lot! Friday she fell and cried so hard that she passed out, Scott and I freaked and rushed to the car to take her to the hospital, by then she came and we figured she was going to be fine, and we called the Pediatrician to find out what the heck is going on. He said it was normal for her to do that. Apparently some kids just do that. (The crazy thing about it is that she didn't even fall that hard.) Then on Saturday she jumped off the couch and hurt her knee. It's funny to me to have a child like Lilly when I'm so used to Adelle, who I never have to worry about hurting herself, but had to keep my eye on her to keep her from running away. But Lilly is the opposite, she never runs too far, but is always getting hurt. It makes laugh how they are so different, yet they are such good friends, and sisters.

So that's a little bit of an update on the happenings of the Foutz family.

Remembering...

Scott and I were discussing some of the funny experiences that we have enjoyed with the girls. The first thing that we started talking about was when we went to the State Capitol to see the finished construction.

While we were there a bride was having her pictures taken. Being in the Rotunda of the Capitol and all the grandiose architecture and seeing the bride all dressed up in her beautiful dress Lilly told me that the bride was a princess. We both got a kick out of Lilly's association to the bride and the Capitol. She saw it as a princess in a castle.

On the 24th of July we went to our friends cabin to have an overnighter. While there our friends were discussing a Youtube video, and Adelle was listening to the conversation and came to me and said "I'm going to kick his a**" I said "what!" and she said "that's was they are saying out there"

It was all a misunderstanding, but it was so funny! The thing that I have found interesting is that Adelle has many time in her life heard swear words and things that were not appropriate, but never repeats them, but since these people discussing this video and they were people that are our friends and people Adelle respected she figured it was okay to say what she said.

Feeling Triumphant!

I am definatly not the most computer savvy person in the world, but I feel know my way around these boxes of technology. But since my husband bought me my Ipod two years ago I have not been able to burn a CD from my Itunes purchases. Which really irritated me! Watching all of my friends and family burning CDs and spending dollar after dollar wishing I could listen to the newly purchased music in my car, or any other CD player. The worst part about it was every one was shrugging their shoulders not understanding what the problem is.

So as you can see by the time of this post I have stayed up really late to figure this darn thing out! (which, by the time, you will all know that this is totally out of character for me, and I am going to be hating life tomorrow, but o'well) Because...

VICTORY!!!!!

I have finally burned a CD from my Itunes' purchases and I am so stoked! Anyway I just thought you all wanted to know how brilliant I am (or should we say stupidly persistent)

The Hiding Place

Excellent Book! The courage this woman had! I'm still astounded. There were many points in the book that I loved but I think my absolute favorite was after the whole ordeal was over and she met with one of the soldiers that was at the first prison that she and her family were taken to. I remember her feeling like she could not forgive this man. So she prayed. She prayed for forgiveness, she asked for Christ's forgiveness to forgive this man, she asked him to carry if for her.
It strengthened my testimony yet again in Jesus Christ, and what he has done for me, and what he can do for me. I am so grateful for this knowledge.

What's the matter with me?

So this is completely ridiculous! I started this series on Saturday when Scott had inventory for work. I was staying at my mom's (Scott wouldn't be home until 3:00 or 4:00 a.m. and I HATE being alone at night, it freaks me out) my sister Sarah has the series, she and Amanda have been bugging me to read them (and every other woman in the universe, my brother too! NO Davy you are not a woman)

Anyway I picked it up Saturday and started reading. I read and read until 1:00 a.m. Then in the morning read two more chapters got ready for church, went to church, and returned to my parents for dinner. I was completely anti-social and continued to read. I debated on whether I would take the book home with me because of my Harry Potter experience. (I did almost nothing for two and a half months and just read Harry) Not only that my brother is reading the book I wanted to steal, but I gave into temptation and stole the book from my parents house.

I then woke up the following morning when Scott got up for work at 3:00 a.m. and I finished "Twilight" at almost 9:00 a.m. I then read the first chapter of "New Moon" and had to continue, I went to my parents to help my mom clean-up her house while my sister Sarah took care of my girls. I must have looked completely nuts walking to my parents' house reading a book, but I did, I read through the first couple of chapters and left the book at my parents'. I couldn't take it! I needed a break! I went home that night and the next morning got what I needed done.t Then after grocery shopping, on our way home, I picked up the book from my sister.

I didn't read that night, but again woke up at 3:30 and read. Then that evening I read again in the bathtub for about an hour, and got my family ready for bed myself included, but after the girls went to bed I began to read again. At 10:00 Scott was ready to sleep, but I wasn't. I waited for him to fall asleep then sneaked into the front room. I stayed up until 2:45 a.m. finishing "New Moon". My husband got up for work 15 minutes later.

I cannot believe how addicted I am to these stupid books! I have emotions heightened in me that I haven't felt since I was a teenage girl! It's ridiculous! But I can't get enough. As every other woman that has read these books I have fallen in love with Edward, and doing everything in my power to get my husband to act like him! Am I completely crazy? Yes! The good news is that he is responding very well to my requests and "suggestions".

I know that as soon as I finish this series things will go back to normal (I hope not completely). I can't wait until I can finish the last book and move on!

TAG YOU ARE IT

I got this in an email and decided to put it on my blog
instead of send it to a bunchof people.

If you opened it, you have to do it. Send it back to the
person who sent it to you and the rest of your friends!

Two names you go by :  Mommy and Timbo (thank you Angie
Todd for giving me this nick-name my sisters call me
this and sometimes my mom! I don't particularly care for
it)

Two longest car rides: Texas and California (Especially
this last one. We left June 6th and we have no AC in a
two-door, black, Honda Civic.  Luckily it rained the day
we left, and on the way home at every stop we all got
our underwear wet to cope with the heat.  Unfortunately
there was nothing to relieve my sunburned legs.)

Two of your favorite things to do: shopping and
organizing

Two things you want very badly at the moment: My
Husband to find a new job and a White Honda Odyssey
I really would like the 2008, but would definitely
settle for an older one with a small price!

Two animals you have or have had: Dog (Abbie) Dog
(Sheena, I miss you)

Two people who will fill this out:  I don't know

Two things you ate today:  Chocolate Chips and
Whole wheat toast

Two people you last talked to: Kids or Adults?
Kids-Lilly and Adelle Adults-My Mom and Scott

Two things you're doing tomorrow: Go to the bank
(pay-day!) And Grocery Shopping maybe?

Two favorite holidays: Christmas and Halloween
(I love to dress up!)

Two favorite beverages: Milk and Coke

I will tag Becky, Sherrie and whoever else wants to do it!!!

Potty Update!

We started on the Potty training adventure about a week and a half ago and all I have to say is...

Bye, Bye Diapers! We still do them at night and at naptime, but for the most part Lilly is potty-trained! I am so glad because changing diapers is no fun, and I don't like spending money on something that I don't enjoy smelling (if you get my drift).

She's had a few accidents, because she doesn't really tell me when she needs to go, but when I put her on her potty, she goes.

I feel that we are getting so close to me not having to watch her every minute of the day. Two days ago she told me when she needed to go, as she did again this morning.

If I have to continue to watch her, and ask her ever hour if she needs to "go potty" it's worth it, not to have to buy or change stinky diapers!

Hurray!

The Wonder Pets

One of our favorite cartoons at our house is The Wonder Pets. As we were watching them this morning The Wonder Pets invited the kids watching to join and help them rescue the mystery animal. As The Wonder Pets put on their capes Adelle says to me "I want to put on my cape too." I said "Okay" and then Lilly wanted the same. Adelle found her cape, I found Lilly's and I just had to take a picture. My girls this morning were Wonder Pets and helped rescue a Humming Bird. They are too cute!

Chop Sticks

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls The Foutz Family Proudly presents the first non-oriental four-year-old to eat with chop sticks...

ADELLE!
(disclaimer: we have no idea if Adelle is the only non-oriental four-year-old that can eat with chop sticks and we are not racist)

That's right this picture is not staged or anything! Adelle noticed some other people eating with chop sticks when were at Panda Express the other night, and decided that she wanted to try it. Scott and I prepared her by telling her that it was hard. (Great parents huh? Not believing in your own daughter, but what do you expect neither one of us can do it!) So Adelle gave it a whirl and she picked-up the chicken and ate it! Scott and I were both amazed!
Scott even ventured to ask her how she did it and she said:

"Hold it like this and pinch. Then you eat it!"

Splash Park!

My Adelle is in Heaven!
In Herriman, and Riverton there are these Splash Parks. They are Playgrounds with water spouts everywhere.

You would think that Adelle was given a wish from a Genie and this is what she wished for! It's perfect for her! I love it too because I don't have keep my eye so close on her, because she isn't going to drown!I love living in South Jordan!

The teal colored blur is Adelle running around and having the time of her life.

That's about as much Splashing Lilly did. (Not like her sister in that sense.)
It sure is funny how the water catches her by surprise!

Potty!

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Here is Lilly sitting on the Potty. While we were on our camping trip this past week Sherrie took Lilly to the outhouse and she tinkled! So when we got home on Saturday Scott and I bought her a potty and wanted to see how it went.
Then Monday we starting the process. I put her on the potty in the morning and we sat together for a moment, and nothing. So I walked out of the bathroom, and I heard a tinkle! Success! I couldn't believe it! Then she went to spend some time at Grandma's and my mom did the same with her and nothing. When I got back I found my mom and Lilly in the bathroom and I asked my mom if Lilly had done anything. My mom told me no and I told her that I think she has stage fright and we left the bathroom. Soon after Lilly came out and sure enough she did it again! Through out the day we had a couple of accidents, but I felt really good about the day. She even tinkled in the Maceys bathroom while we were grocery shopping.
Today was a different story. I asked her multiple times if she wanted to sit on the potty and a couple of times she did and a couple of times we had accidents. But this afternoon before naptime I felt triumph again. As I was laying Lilly down equipped with a diaper because I couldn't bear a wet bed, I asked her if she wanted to go. She said yes, (I figured she would to try and cop out of taking a nap for a little longer) and I put her on the potty, and left. I then saw her in the bathroom looking at the potty then she looked at me and pointed. I went to the potty and this time number 2!!!!
I think that we may be saying good-bye to diapers! Yeah!!

Adelle at the Beach

Scott took this picture at the beach with his camera phone and is very proud of it. I have to say so am I.

I LOVE SCOTT!!!

So if you all didn't notice by the above picture I am CRAZY about Scott! Things have been so wonderful since graduation that I can't even believe how happy we all are (granted the girls have been whinier for some reason the past few days) but I feel like I've got my life back again.

Also, I have finally given into something that I have been fighting for years. I went to my doctor right before we moved from the University, because I was having all these problems with my health. I was constantly tired, my eyes were doing weird things and I began having panic attacks. I had my blood tested, and everything was normal, and I was really frustrated! But my doctor being the smart man that he is gave me a prescription for Prozac, which is what I have been fighting. Joining the ranks of Utah, "Mormon", "Stay-at-home" moms that need an anti-depressant to get the things done that are expected of them. But my attitude has changed!

I feel like the woman that I have always wanted to be! I can't believe the difference it has made in my life, and how grateful I am for modern medicine, and the knowledge of chemical imbalances.

But most of all I am grateful to my wonderful husband who has supported me and helped me through this very hard decision that I needed to make. He has been so supportive, and wonderful to me, and I'm so grateful for the wonderful man that he is, and the greatest example he is to me, and how he helps me to do the right thing.

He is the man that makes me want to be a better person so that I can spend the rest of my life with him.

I'm also for my knowledge of Eternal Families, and for my testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and my personal relationship with Jesus Christ and His atonement so that I could get through this difficult time in my life.

And Thanks to all my friends and family that were there for me also!

I love life again, and I love being a mom again!

Day at the Beach

On Wednesday, June 10th Kimbur and I took the girls to Newport beach. Adelle managed to catch a wave; I think the girls enjoyed playing in the sand more than anything. As you can see, Lilly usually ran away from the waves.

Canada

I love my four year old. She says the funniest things. At lunch today Scott, the girls and I were talking and somehow the subject of Canada came up, and Scott mentioned Canadians. This is where the conversation went:
Adelle: Aliens?
Dad: No Canadians.
Adelle: Canaliens?

Some pictures

Here are the pictures from our trip. The problem with having a fast digital camera, and large memory card is that there are a lot of pictures. Also bear with me in my artistic attempts of different things.
Enjoy!

DISNEYLAND! (The highlight of the trip, for me anyway)

Newport Temple

Hangin' at the Time Share

Playing at the Beach

Happy Father's Day!

So if you haven't guessed everyone, I love country. The stories the songs tell and the wonderful messages they usually bring. I usually have at least one good crying session if I listen to a country radio station too long.
This particular song was one that did just that when I first heard it.
I would like to dedicate this song to my Dad and Husband for Father's Day. (I know it's a little late.)

One reason this song means so much to me is because I was that little girl who was playing Cinderella, as most little girls, and was looking for my Prince Charming my whole life, and how grateful I am to have found him, and that he is the father of my children.
I am also very grateful to my Dad who was my Prince Charming until Scott came along. He was the man who always knew when something was wrong, and was a great mediator, when my mom and I didn't get along. He saved me in many ways growing up, and has never been afraid to show his love for me or my siblings. These two men are my Heros and Love them very much. Happy Father's Day my two favorite men in the entire world!

Catch-up!

I'm glad to finally have a minute to get caught up on all the fabulous things that we have done for the past few months. Bear with me there are a lot of posts. I hope that more of you will enjoy now that I'm going public again. Lorena convinced me that being private has it's disadvantages and I feel like I'm losing touch with many of you because of being private. So many of you will be receiving an email with my blog update later.

We are all moved, but not settled into our new place. We have returned from California in one piece, but a little sun burned. I wish I could say the same for the car. It's not too bad, but we lost our car alarm antenna, and we discovered our tail pipe rusted and finally fell off yesterday.

This vacation was the best vacation I have ever been on and can't wait to do it again (hopefully next year)

I will have more posts about our vacation later.

Hope to hear from you all soon!

Saying Good-Bye!

May 31, 2008 was one of the hardest days of my entire life. That was the day that our little family said good-bye to some of the greatest people I have ever known. Our little community at the townhouses was the greatest experience of my life. For the first time I felt like I belonged there and loved all of my neighbors. I can't believe that we only lived there for a short nine months, but felt very close to these people. Especially Sherrie.

Sorry Sherrie if I embarrass you, but I feel truly grateful to have found such a wonderful friend. I have spent most of my life trying to find a girl friend I could count on for anything, and for one reason or another I failed to find that special someone that I could talk to about anything, could trust with my children, that would let me help her also. But I found that in Sherrie. I was able to rely on her for anything, and I like to think that she could rely on me for anything. We had multiple dinners together, FHE together, playdates, and countless hours of just talking. She is the greatest example of motherhood to me, and a woman that has her priorities straight!

I wish I had a picture of her and me together and I wish I could be clever like Lorena and Nancy. But I don't and I'm not, but I wanted to say that I love you Sherrie and I feel so privileged to call you friend.

I think for the first time in my life I can truly say that I have a best girl-friend, and hope that we can be good friends for years to come.

Anyway here are some pictures of our last Townhouse BBQ.

Adelle and Vivi

The Townhouse Kids (Minus the Klingonsmith Kids)

Adelle is so sad to Leave

Lilly and Rachel

Thank you everyone for making our nine months in our townhouse our favorite place that we've lived so far!

Adelle's Very last dance class with Miss Kim

We were all very sad to go to this dance class, because it will probably be the last dance class with Miss Kim. We were very grateful to have found Miss Kim. She was wonderful! She was very patient with Adelle, and Adelle loves her. She is one of the best dance teachers I have ever seen. We love you Miss Kim, and will greatly miss you!