Dam to Dam

Well I thought that this picture was so cute SO I just had to show it this girl loves bathtime. Today I took her clothes off and her diaper and turned around to get her water ready, when I turned around to pick her up low and behold their was a puddle around her feet and she was laughing.

This was her first hair cut! I just trimmed the back and round brushed it. It makes her look so old. The little stinker.

This was the Dam to Dam race. With me and my sisters and Sister in law Steph. We had so much fun. A couple of us were race bandits but hey it was still fun. I was so sick that day with the worst cough and cold ever but I made it to the finish line- Even though Im paying for it now.

Here is another picture of this little fart. She loves to climb in drawers and is always taking everything out of them. Everyroom I go in she has taken something out of each and every drawer. But she is so cute doing it that I just cant be mad

Well This really has been a crappy week. All my kids have been sick and now Ive got the cold, cough, sorethroat, . And to top that off one of my best friends mom just passed away. Most of you know keturah and that her mom Sheila passed away this week. It is so hard. Life really isnt fun that much and the trials we have to go through really are hard in this life. Keturah and I go to the temple once a month and we have went every month for 3 years now. ( She has helped me get there when before that I was only going once in a while) Plus we just have to stop and have lunch to make it worth our while. SO It has been really a hard to watch a friend have to go through what Trevor and I have went through with his mom. I found this poem and It really touched my heart.

"For each of us there is a journey,
a long road-
a time of trouble and pain,
a moment of sunshine and joy.
No one else knows the path,
for no one else has traveled there before.
We walk alone; courage our only companion.
We may travel in Darkness
or we may travel in light
it is our choice.
But meeting Christ
is the final destination of our soul!

Please pray for Keturah and her family, I know that they could use a lot of prayers right now. When something like this happens to you, you really realize why the Lord says in the scriptures to "Mourn with those that Mourn. Because we need all the help we can get in this life. Thank you to all my blogging friends and even those friends who I do occationally blog stalk. You inspire me everyday to do just a little bit better. Even through your trials and daily struggles I learn a lot. Thanks for keeping me going and striving to do better!

Prepare every needful thing

I have been thinking a lot lately about food storage and the need

to prepare every needful thing- I must admit I havent been the most aggressive

saint when it comes to food storage, but lately I have felt the need to do more and to

do a better job of actually listening to my prophets more carefully . And actually do what they

are advising us to do- whether its food storage or more temple attendance, (Besides my patriarchal blessing talks alot about food storage- so I guess i better listen) I know I need to heed their counsel more in my life. So I have been trying to do a better job of it. We actually canned about 40 cans that night. Just me and my 6 year old. The others only lasted about a 1/2 hour of work but KEEKERS was a champion . I also have a list of Non Food items that we also need to store- So if anyone wants it just leave a comment and a email and Ill email it to you- Its kinda cool you just put down let say how many toothpastes you use in a month and then you figure out how many you use in a year and you work towards getting all of them until you have a year supply then you move on to the next item. Ive been trying to look for stuff on sale when it comes. That way you can by more of them. Like I needed 12 dishsoaps and found them on sale at family dollar for .90cents and now I have my year supply . I also got a year supply of Shampoo and conditioner for less than $35.00- VO5 for .67cents a bottle- We have a lot of girls with long hair so we needed about 24 bottles of each 2 bottles a month. Usually monthly I don't buy Vo5 but at least I now have a year supply of it. So let me know if any of you want this list.

HAPPY BABY WITH THE CRAZY HAIR!!!!! This is where My Baby likes to hang out while im on the computer- She loves to crawl up under my chair and onto the printer- She doesnt like any toys she just wants to bother me all day. So She hangs out in her little cubby until Im off the computer. LOVE the crazy hair

Here is some more pictures of things that I have repainted and redone. for the tweens bedroom
this is shelf that was given to me and i repainted it- I got these cool picture frames and painted them the different colors of their new room.



Here is their Magnetic board that I repainted and
put the cute saying under the bottom of it. Hoping that one day
it will get through to them



Here is the desk that I repainted black. It was white and I bought it at the DI for 10 bucks. The chair was 5 bucks. And above that is the beautiful cross stich saying that keri made for me awhile ago- its so cute- I made the frame to put it in and added the pink ribbon to go with it. I love the saying:
What Lasts?
IceCream Melts
Flowers Wilt
The leaves of Autumn Fall
Sunsets fade,
Seasons change,
And children don't stay small.
Baloons pop
Snowfalls stop
Do summers last?
Never
Weekends fly
today will die
BUT FAMILIES ARE FOREVER!

VIVA LAS VEGAS !!!!!

Im a Yard Sale/ D.I. Junkee

I love to find old things and re-do them- I found this old chair for 5 bucks- it was brown -broken and had a black seat- I glued it painted it black and bought some material for 3 bucks and recovered the seat- I have redone my teen&tween's room by finding older furniture and repainting it-Ashia and I have been redoing her room for a young womens 10 hour project- We have Redone a black computer desk- this chair that goes with the desk and a tall book shelf and some other projects it has been fun!

Here is the girls at circus, circus-Anika with her cousins

Here is Ashlyn with her aunt B- they are 3 years apart and ashlyn is almost taller then B

Ash& little lady

Malasia & Keekers

Here are the girls at the Las Vegas Childrens Museum with clifford.

This museum is so fun for kids they learn so much about science and a lot of cool other things.

they had a blast it was really fun- GOing with the whole fam

to Vegas and staying in the timeshare. The kids swam, We shopped.

We went to PF CHangs, and just had a ball. Thanks hintons for the wonderful weekend.

I have a TEENager now! how will I cope

Can you believe I have a teenager? I am not old

enough to have a teenager- Ashia is now 13 and so

excited to be a teenager because it is closer to 16

little does she know when she gets to be 16 all she

will be doing with the car is running all my little errands-

Whoaaa Haaaaa Haaaaaa!

She is such a good girl- She has had straight A's for two semesters

(Probably because she loves the money we bribe her with) and she

only has two more projects to finish her YW Personal progress! What a good

girl I have- (Lets hope it stays that way)

Ansley got tired of waiting for me in the kitchen so she decided to

fall asleep- Its hard having only one kid at home all day- She has

no one to play with accept me and that isn't to fun!

We went snow tubing for new years day! it was a blast

cedar mountain was just the place. the kids had a blast- Addi

was the little dare devil. she went all the way to the top and came down. That

girl isn't afraid of anything.

Just hanging with the honey- He always makes me

go down the steep parts even when I don't want to, but I always

have fun.

The kids and their cousin Kenzie Beardall.

Here is our family at temple square- It was fun

we had never been to temple square in SLC to see

the lights before. It was very very cold!

Trev and I and Ansley.......

We stayed the weekend at Grandpa Rowlands
We had a blast. We always have such a fun time
when we go to visit grandpa and LottyAnn.
Great Food, lots of laughs, jokes, and just having
fun being together. Thanks guys, for having all of us over!



Snow Tubing in grandpas back yard! Trevor and Rick
are the biggest kids of all and that is why the kids love
to play with them. The Christmas season is over but
we are excited to begin a new year and get back into the
swing of things.....Hope everyone had a great season!!!!!

14 years of Wedded BLISS!!!! I THink

This is Ansleys new face when she says OH-NO
She is growing all to fast. SHe is ONE Already! Had
her birthday last week and ate a chocolate cake and loved
every minute of it!


SNOW DAY!!!!!!!!!! the kids loved playing with
trevor all day in the snow! THey were freezing by the time
they got done building snowmen and forts! What a good dad! Mom stayed in were it was nice and toasty




Trevor and I on our 14th wedding Anniv.







Wow , 14 years of being married, I never thought that would happen, but it appears that a lot of things I thought would never happen, happen a lot now. LIke these tiny little crows feet starting at my eyes and the way that the last 10 pounds just wont drop off. And how I don't make my bed everyday like I used to. And how I forget things, Like picking my kids up from school on early days. (It only happened once, I promise) . Trevor took me up to Milts Steak house in Cedar city on Weds. But we only made it half way up to Cedar and had to turn around. We drove in that crazy blizzard. We were slidding all over the road, and so we turned around and went to st. george. We went to TEXAS road house and ate like kings. I love this kid! We have had such a fun ride. We have so much fun together & enjoy spending time with each other. He is my best friend. We laugh at the same stuff and always have our inside jokes. I love you Trevor.

"Love Grows in LITTLE Houses"

Hey everyone, sorry I havent up dated in awhile, i have been sooooo busy.
We have been moving back into our house in hurricane, The kids are so
excited to be moving back to our old house. They always loved the neighborhood
but I always have wanted a larger house. Oh Well "Love grows in little houses"
Well tough times have a way of winning out! Especially when you are a landscaper these days! Good thing trev is going back to school. He has finals next week Yea!!!!! and then we wont have school until January. He has been doing so good. He is at the top of all of his classes. I am so proud of him...He works so hard for us. Working all day and going to school all night. What a fighter! no wonder I love that kid! Well hope that everyone has a happy holidays! Hopefully
I will have some family pictures soon it has only been 2 years now or longer its about time......