A Tribute to Dwight

Dwight, you make me laugh every Thursday night. You are so freakin funny.
Click HERE to see an awesome video someone made.

ahhhhhh

yoga last night was aweSOME!

I got the company w2 & w3 reports finished! (wasn't too bad, why did I put it off?)

the twins are in their own room, in a crib and sleeping THROUGH THE NIGHT! (wahoo!)

Have you ever?

Have you ever?
Have you ever done anything on this list? If you feel like it, join the fun and highlight the things that you've done on your own list.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given generously to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Lived in Italy
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had chickenpox
17. Been to the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Sat in a jury
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Ran a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Climbed the Leaning Tower of Pisa
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Had a baby girl
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Seen Grease in a theater
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Had you own business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Bought girl scout cookies
62. Gone whale watching with your child
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter with your child
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Book of Mormon
86. Visited the White House
89. Saved someone's life
93. Lost a loved one
98. Own a Blackberry
99. Been stung by a bee

my progress

A while back i posted some things I wanted to accomplish. Well, this is my progress so far. There is no rush for me to get my list finished, but it feels good to see what I have accomplished. I have to admit, I have an almost obsession with making lists. I write them when I have a lot on my mind, when I get lots of ideas, or when I feel the need to organize my life/head. Well, here is my progress:

1. I have learned how to "age" photographs and I love it. (it's somewhere in between sepia & color)


2. My craft room is coming along. Levi helped me move out his old log bed from the room. I have moved all my craft stuff in there. I also found a $30 table at DI and refinished it. I am very happy with how it turned out....I am pretty tempted not to actually use it as a craft table. I also refinished a shelf Levi built me a few years back to match my table in my craft room I am loving finishing & refinishing furniture. It is so fun.


Levi and I are also in the process of designing and building a custom craft table with shelves, drawers, dowels for ribbon, and compartments for craft supplies. The purpose of this is to not have to get up from sitting at the table every time you need something. More of your time can be spent crafting and creating. I am so excited about this!

3. I learned how to make rolls and cinnamon rolls! (thanks to Rosie & Kalli for showing & teaching me) I make them about once a week now. They are so delicious. I am getting addicted to baking, which makes Levi happy.

hApPy BiRthDaY sHiLo & jEn!!!

I have two sister in laws with birthdays in January. I love them lots! I only had 7 brothers growing up so now I get to have 5 sister in laws and hopefully more to come. I am so blessed.

I got this idea from katherine bundy (levi's cousin). She did a tribute for her sister's birthday. She listed something about her sister for each year. I thought it was a really sweet birthday wish.

SHILO
1. She is the oldest child in her family
2. She has 1 brother (levi) and 2 sisters (teisha & star)
3. She has 4 kids: shaylee, gunner, gavin, & taya
4. Lives in Orem
5. Sweet to her nieces & nephews
6. Cute wife to cory
7. Does floral arranging- she arranged our wedding flowers and they looked so gorgeous!
8. Very giving & generous
9. Makes yummy fudge jumbles
10. A very good sister
11. Hard working
12. Level headed in the most stressful situations
13. Almost always in a good mood...I can think of like 2 or 3 times she was in a bad mood.
14. Wise beyond her years...she has been through so much early in her life and has many lessons learned.
15. She'll come in and help you out without even asking her.
16. She is an awesome mom to her 4 children
17. Very patient
18. Gives good advice
19. Great listener
20. A great cook
21. Seems to balance everything on her plate well (both her dinner plate & her life plate)
22. Makes good multi layered jello (that is truly a talent)
23. Thoughtful person
24. She has your back
25. Creative- previous jobs include: little theater director, floral manager, & scrapbook designer
26. Fun to be around
27. Has a large DVD collection
28. Happy person
29. Nicknamed "toad"
30. Her favorite cereal is Life


Jen
1. She is the second oldest in her family
2. My brother Blake's devoted wife
3. Amazing mother to Jayce
4. She is really close to her family
5. Very good at fashion...she always looks like she stepped out of a magazine
6. Her hair is gorgeous
7. She loves jewelery
8. Way smart
9. Very good at math...me, her, & blake had the same math class in high school and she is the reason I passed!
10. Very patient person
11. Nice to everybody
12. Her nieces and nephew love her lots
13. She is such a hard worker
14. Very patient
15. Determined
16. Tough...she had rods put in her back and she hardly ever complains
17. So much fun
18. Loves to read
19. Good babysitter
20. Most people call her "Jen" but Doran & Bella call her "Jenny"
21. Brown eyed girl
22. Wedding reception at "somewhere inn time" was beautiful, so we copied them
23. Lets me borrow her new books
24. Supportive of her family
25. Has lots of cute shoes
26. Just got a digital camera
27. My first sister ever

Here, use my toes

We are eating dinner Saturday night while Paislee & Kailia are on the couch just chillin. Levi checks on them and just starts laughing. I, of course, HAVE to get the camera out to video tape this once in a lifetime moment. It was a mutual thing. They were both cool with the toe suckin fun! So funny!

My Dear Santa...Please Come Over Again

Bella is getting an early start on her letter to Santa. I guess she really really liked all the presents this year!