Huh? Really, Gabe?

Last Friday was Grandparents Day at Gabe's School. My Mom and Dad drove down from Idaho for the special occasion. I was in SLC for the afternoon, so Mom and Dad were sweet enough to take care of all of the details AND take Emma with them. They attended the program and then went back to pick up Gabe for lunch. After lunch they were to take him back to school to finish the rest of the school day. So, they take him to lunch and Gabe proceeds to tell them that Jesse told him that he didn't have to go back to school after the lunch date with Grandma and Grandpa. He could just come home with them. Huh...too bad no one remembers Jesse saying that... But Gabe got a free afternoon at home. Slick.

A Week in Review...

I think we had a pretty mellow week...not a whole lot exciting going on. Not that I'm complaining about that. Here are a few highlights:

• Jesse working on the fence...again.
• Gabe's Pack Meeting - they made S'Mores.
• Our Stake 5K Run.
• The Women's General Broadcast. I love President Uchdorf.
  
• Emma tooting in church last Sunday and saying really loud: "Can you smell it?"
• Gabe making cookies for a Scout Achievement and FHE - Emma was his helper:
  

She was so excited to help! Have you ever seen a dirtier face??

Flashback Friday...

April 7, 2007

I can't believe it has been 18 months....Jesse's parents return home from their mission to Athens Greece next Monday. So excited! The countdown has begun!

Math What??

I apologize now for the offensive language - don't read if you can't handle it!!

Yesterday, I was doing homework with Gabe. He is learning about sentence structure and when they are a command, statement, etc. One assignment was to write a command from a teacher to a student. He wanted to write: Do the math sheet. But this is what it said:

Do the math shit.

I feel the same way sometimes.

A Week In Review...

Another CRAZY week gone by.... Here are some highlights:

• The Scrapbook USA Expo - so much work, but so much fun! I have the priveledge to work with an amazing group of women from Robert's! This year, I taught two classes. It was awesome to have some familiar faces on Friday (my sisters, Paula and Shenell, and neices, Ashlee and Nicole) and Saturday (my neighbors and friends -Betsy and Jen.) Thanks, you guys, for coming! It made my day!

• We took Gabe to see Peter Brienholt on Saturday night at Thanksgiving Point. We have been to his concert before and always have a good time singing and dancing. I think Gabe was a little embarrassed by his parents. We went down to the stage to dance, but Gabe wanted nothing to do with that! It was a special treat to have the Bagley's sit right next to us! Next year, we should just go together :)
  

• My Mom had Miss Emma for EIGHT days (yes, count them - 8) while I got ready for the Expo. I really do love my mom so much and appreciate how much she helps me out. I couldn't have made it through the past two weeks without her. And just the icing on the cake - she sent me home with fresh canned pears and homemade salsa. Love you, Mom!
• Jesse started the fence in the back yard. Such a huge project...
• AND he made a flagstone path to our pergola. He is so handy.
  
• Our good friends, the Bennett's, welcomed a new baby to their family! Thanks for letting me get a sneak peek at him! He is adorable!
• Sushi - haven't mentioned that one in a while. It was exceptionally good that night. Anyone else love Ginza?
  

A Week In Review...

The highlight of my week was definitely my Mom coming to visit! Jesse was in New York, so she came to help me out! And help me out she did! She not only took care of my children, but she managed to deep clean my oven, microwave, and wash a few windows. So, we had to treat ourselves to one of these...


And then we bought Emma some of these...because my Mom VOLUNTEERED to potty train Emma. Who does that? My mom does. She is a saint.

On Saturday night, we headed over to Thanksgiving Point Gardens to see this band...

I love spending time with my boys!


And last, but not least - on Saturday morning I participated in the Utah Marathon Relay with 4 other gals from the gym. Each team has 5 runners who each run 5.2 miles. We had two teams - one just women (the one below) and a mixed (which I never got a shot of). The mixed team actually came in ahead of us...darn them.

But our Women's Team took first place in the Women's Division! Woohoo!!

Flashback Friday...

Ah, Fall....I love that we live in a beautiful area where we can experience all of the seasons. For some reason, we have a lot of family pictures taken in the fall. Probably because I start to think about Christmas Cards. These pictures were taken in 2002 when Gabe was 3. We are in Idaho in someone's gorgeous backyard.

ps. I still have that rocken levi jacket trimmed with fur hidden in the back of a dark, basement closet. You can borrow it if you need to.


An action photo...
Traditional "walking away" photo...
And the standard "Engagement Photo"...even though we were already married...
Amen.