KELLY CLARKSON.....

Kelly Clarkson and her AMAZING-NESS.....

So I had taken really good video, but it won't upload....Lame!

The rainbow that turned into a double rainbow that stretched over the stadium...it was a sign!!!

Kirb, Mom, Me and Keely and our "HAWT-NESS"

The Kirbster and I

Keely and I wondering if we will ever get out of the parking lot, while rocking out to "Jai Ho"...

"Never, never, never give up"-Winston Churchill

So last Friday was a great day. My brother Kirby graduated from this program that he has been involved in for the past 3 years! It is called STEPS. It is a program designed for individuals who are developmentally delayed. After high school Kirby enrolled to help him stay busy, and receive vocational rehab( job training). Due to the fact that Kirb is so "high functioning"(lingo that is used to describe a learning level of an individual with a disability, I think the lingo is a load of crap, but that's just my opinion) he really struggled with it and how he wasn't able to be as independent as he wanted to. But he persevered and pushed through and completed STEPS!! I am so proud of him! My whole family is so proud of him!! Kirby really inspires me!! He has taught me so many of life's lessons, that most people don't ever learn in a life time. First Kirby has taught me to "Never, never, never give up". As difficult as a situation might be- keep fighting, no matter how much you want to throw in your towel. Another one of life's important lessons- Unconditional Love. It doesn't matter how many zero's are on your paycheck, or how big your house is, or what clothes you wear, or if you are skinny or fat, etc... He truly loves you for who you are!! I am so blessed to have him for a brother and one of my very best friends!! I am even more blessed that he is my children's uncle. Kirby is my hero!!!

Here's Kirb and I being dorks!!

Another blessing from up above....

All that I have to say is that I am really blessed and grateful, to have the opportunity to be a mommy again to the new baby boy or baby girl, that our family is expecting early next year!!

A week in St. George...

This past week has been much needed! Myah, Hayden and I ran away to hang out with Jason in St. George! We had so much fun! (In spite of the hell-ishly hot temperatures.) While Jason worked the kids and I played at some really cool parks, attempted to hike around a bit(attempted being the key-word) and went sight seeing. We were also able to go to Hurricane to visit our good friends Marvin and Tamar and their kids. While at Marvin's house, Myah and Hayden had their first encounter with Marvin's Bearded Dragon. Seeing the kids reaction was a memorable experience. I had a wonderful Mother's Day. Jas, Myah and Hayd took me to brunch at IHOP. Then we went for a scenic tour. I was able to get what I wanted for Mommy's Day. I got to be with my family. It was great!!!

Miss Myah...

Mr. Hayden...


The Bluff St. Park....


Tehya(Marvin's daughter), Hayden, lizard and Marvin...


Fun times....


Myah and Jas in Volcano Country...


Hayden asleep... of course! I think he knew I wanted to get a pic of all of us together..oh-well.

Jas and I Mother's Day scenic tour...


Myah and Hayd at the Main Street Fountain Park...


Fun in the sun....

But aside from all of the fun our family had down there, I do have to express my gratitude for my wonderful husband! He works so hard to provide for our family and for me to have the opportunity to stay at home with Myah and Hayden. He has such an amazing work ethic. Even when this current situation is less than desirable, he still gives 110%. I am grateful that he is an example to Myah and Hayd. I hope that as they grow older, they will learn that they should do their best, regardless if it's fun or not. That good things come from hard work! That it's never easy, but it is worth it!

Our trip to St. George.....

This past weekend Myah, Hayden and I decided that we needed a change of scenery. So we went to visit Jason in St. George. Can I just tell you, how nice and needed it was to get out of "So Fake-Salt Lake"(as Mikell would say)?! Despite Myah and Hayden having a 24 hour stomach bug-flu type thing Friday night. As bad as it sounds, it was nice not having to wash barfy sheets, the dear housekeeping staff did it for me instead. Then we found out that Jason had to work Saturday!
Myah and Hayden seemed like they were feeling better by Saturday afternoon. So we went for a drive through St. George. While we were out, we went to In-N-Out. Tasty, tasty! That night, with Myah and Hayd feeling better, we got together with some old friends, that live down there, for a BBQ and a Bonn fire(for old times sake). It was really cool to have us all together again, after so many years. Seeing the way our children interacted with one another, was priceless! But it was cut short by the stomach bug getting the best of me Saturday night :o( So we had to leave Paul's house to get me back to the hotel. I vow from this day on I, I will never ever eat at In-N-Out again!

Myah sitting inside watching I-Carly. She wasn't fond of the fire pit gathering.

Hayden is just like his dad- He loves fire- Oh dear!

Hanging out by Paul's fire pit.










This is my artistic pic of a windmill on our family scenic tour..

Sunday I started feeling better. I wanted to make the most of our trip, so we went to the infamous "Colorado City." As many of you know, Jason's father's family lives and practices there. He wanted to show me what it was like in person. Can you just say CULTURE SHOCK?? Now I am in no means casting stones, but Oh My Goodness!! For starters, it's in the middle of the desert no-where, the roads aren't paved, there aren't any street lamps and people are not allowed to have dogs. But it was somewhat interesting to see their homes and how large they are(obviously they would have to be big with so many people living in them). How large the church is! It holds 5,ooo followers!! But aside from that we went to the cemetery there, so Jas could pay his respects and visit his grandfather's grave. Which really meant a lot to him.


















This is a view of the polygamist's church... from the cemetery where we visited Jason's grandfather's grave.










I had to get a pic of this house...Obviously it doesn't have windows, but like many other homes here, it doesn't have brick, siding or stucco. It's ply-wood, painted ply-wood??

Weekend Fun Part 2...

Due to the fact that I have been a little camera happy this weekend, I wasn't able to post all the pictures, that I wanted to in my previous post. Last night, I went up to my parents to do Keely's make-up for her prom. She is absolutely B-E-A-UTIFUL!! My little sister is growing up and I am so proud of the woman that she has become!! She amazes me! Gosh, I love her!!


Here's Keely..being Keely


Keely and her date Brad...Cuteness!!


Their super-sweet "chucks"....

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This afternoon, I hung out with Stephanie while Myah, Hayden and Landon played together. Jason and Wally decided to pull out one of the lillac bushes in our yard. Then mysteriously the hole, where the lillac bush once lived, was full of water, Myah, Hayden and Landon. OH MY-LANTA!! I about had a heart attack, I am not even kidding!!


Here's is the mud-princess Myah...

And the mud-prince Hayden...

And the other mud-prince Landon...

Weekend Fun Part 1....

Our family had an awesome weekend! Jason came home!!! The weather was AMAZING! So yesterday Jason, Myah, Hayden and I, went to the park and had a picnic and played in the backyard...Here are some pictures:

Hayden wrestling with Jas..

Jas pushing Myah on the tire swing, while Hayden observes..

The duck that has been hanging out in the pond in our backyard...I thought for sure that Myah and Hayden had scared it off for good..but it keeps coming back??

Hayd and Myah playing at the playground, running and falling down the huge hill at the park...