My mister Muggins!

This inspired the Bed. The foot board will have the snow boards and such. He is a natural like his dad. He can do anything!

Ryker's Bed - take 1....

Ryker has been waiting ever since Christmas for his new bed. Ever since Bry finished Ethney's bed, Ryker has been anticipating his. As we approach his big 7 on saturday, we were in a rush so this is what became of the brilliant bed. Our plans have been shifted a bit because of timing. With all that has been going on with the upcoming move, Bryan will have to finish the bed in Ohio, however, Ryker loved what he saw today when he got home from school. Eventually there will be a foot board and maybe even a bench. We will have to seen. In the mean time, a head board works for me. A little peice of Utah goes with us. The set of skiis in the very middle are Grandpa Norman's old skiis! COOL EH! They even have his name on them.

Mr. & Mrs. Chin-a-gins

Have you ever seen something so funny is your life? When I was little, my parents used to line all of us little kids up and we would laugh til we hurt. We would take turns being Mr. and Mrs. Chin-a-gins. So of course after Bry and I got married, i had to introduce him to Mrs. chin-a-gins. We laughed so hard we cried. This past Monday for family night we were in that kind of mood. Bryan got down on the ottoman and it happened. We were both laughing so hard we couldn't breathe. It was the first time we introduced the Chin-a-gins to the kids. We had a ball! I have to say, Ryker stole the show.

My favorite "Little Women"

3 o'clock Tea anyone?

This was just the dessssssert! Mmm! How does one pick?

She is so beautiful!

The best part of the afternoon, the little ones. They are so much fun watching them all prim and proper....... NOT! Grandma made the hats. Thanks grandma, we love you.

LOVE IT.

IT was so GRAND.... how grateful I am to have spent this time with my mom, sisters and nieces. How fortunate we are.

Monster Truck Show!

We had so much fun with Grandpa Norman! Over Presidents day weekend. Bryan couldn't make is due to entertaining company we had up from Vegas so I took Ryker and Grandpa to the show! It was so great! We even got to see a few roll-overs too!

Of course it was so loud we had to use the good old ear plugs. Well worth it for sure.

You are my VALENTINE!

The kids could not, or i should say would not, wait until evening time for their Valentine's. They were so excited it was like Christmas to them for some odd reason. I told them all they were going to get was a peice of chocolate but they new better. Mom loves books!

Etheny is my most "Superlicious" girl so guess what she got! Yep, they complete the set.

Ryker has been asking for a Quad for over a year. Knowing that we were wanting to wait til his baptism, and having such a desire, we decided that we just couldn't wait another year so here it is! It has been such a joy. He carry's it with him everywhere and read out of it all day. It has been a huge lesson to me that i need to read more myself. What an example he is to all of us. He even reads to Ethney and questions her about what he read. Kinda funny! He got Bryan to read with him the other day too. You go Ryker! Don't be surprised he he asks you to read with him some time too. I love this kid!

(Thanks Bry for my new camera, that took all these pics!) Long over due.

Valentine LUNCH! Salmon anyone?

Yes our favorite! We have the best little seafood market right up the street. (Coast to Coast) on Gentile street. He always has the freshest, yummiest stuff. So i decided that instead of spending $100 on lunch for me and B, i would spend $10 and have more than we could eat and some left over! All you need is a cup of rice, wasabi and you got it..... SALMON! (in the raw) of course.

Delicious! Our favorite meal.

Valentine Dinner! Pizzaria!

This was my fun center piece that i made to go with dinner. I got into a crafty mood and thought i would have fun with it. Ryker came home from school the other day and told me he found a "Free" tree in the street. That tree ended up being my inspiration for this piece. Fun huh!

Nothing better than a Heart shaped 2000 calorie dinner! YUM! Bry and i DO NOT go out on Valentine's. We are afraid of the crowds and tend to like to keep the chaos at a minimum! So we have started a tradition that we go out another night and stay with the kiddies on the actual evening of V day! It is actually kinda fun and we enjoy celbrating the holiday with those we love most! The kids loved it this year and we kept it simple! Instead of Crab and shrimp, we had Pizza and salad! Nice and easy for me since i had too much to do that day already! What a wonderful Holiday!

Three cheers for all that we love! HUG, HUG!