Our Engagement Anniversary!

Okay, so Mom was talking to me the other day and was thinking that Jacob's birthday was today (April 17th). I told her it was the 16th. She said she knew something was on the 17th but could not remember what, so I will let her (and therefore everyone else checking out my blog) what today is...

Exactly 9 years ago I went over to Dalen's apartment in Provo. He had made a nice dinner for me- BBQ chicken. His roommates had helped cleaned the apartment really well, and had set a candlelight table for our dinner. Shortly after finishing our food Dalen pulled out a cheesy, goofy cowboy hat he had picked up at DI and picked up his guitar. He had written a funny/wonderful song for me. Then he asked me to marry him. When he tells the story, he adds that he got down on one knee, but honestly, he didn't. I know he was nervous, so that probably made him not remember, and I also know he had every intention on getting on one knee, however, nope, he didn't. (man that was a LONG sentence) Anyway, he looked at me for my answer- I had forgotten to say yes right away. "Yes, Of course I will!" And I am so glad I did.

My Big 5-Year Old!

Make a scrapbook - it's easy!

My Kind of Shoes

I saw this on a friends blog and thought that you all would like to know what kind of shoes I am... pretty funny (and accurate- at least with the kind of shoes that I like to wear!).

You Are Flip Flops

You are laid back and very friendly. Cheery and sunny in disposition, you usually have something to smile about. Style is important to you, as long as you can stay casual. It takes a lot to get you to dress up! You are a loyal and true person, though you can be a bit of a flake. You tend to "play hooky" and blow off responsibilities a lot more than most people. You should live: By the beach You should work: At a casual up and coming company

What Kind of Shoe Are You?

Weekend of Too Much Excitement

I was waiting to write this until I was a little more sane, a little less crazy- if that is possible. This weekend seemed to be going well. I had an orientation to go to for my new job. I was gone Saturday from 7:30am - 2:15pm. I got home and Dalen and the kids had cleaned the house, had lunch, gotten dressed, did all the things they should have done. I was a pretty happy wife and mom. The kids went with Daddy to the park to ride their scooters (it was a beautiful day).

When they got home we all piled into the car to go get Daddy some new work pants. The kids were a little too crazy, so they weren't allowed to go to their friend's house after dinner. We picked up Del Taco and went home to eat. Dinner went okay- it is what happened next that made the weekend too exciting (not in a good way!).

We all went outside to work on the garden and play together as a family. We were playing "Monkey in the Middle" with the ball and jumping on the trampoline. Well, the trampoline was a hit with the kids, and they were having so much fun I was running in the house to get the camera. While looking for it I took the opportunity to return a phone call to Sherry. While on the phone- heading on my way outside- I was met at the back door with Dalen holding Jacob in his arms, convulsing. Jacob's eyes were rolling in the back of his head, and he was kind of limp, but jerking at the same time. (Is that possible?) I was freaking out, Dalen was crying. He said he had bounced Jacob and he landed hard and said his back hurt and he then he started to jerk.

So you all don't freak too much at this point, I will hurry the story along. We all jumped in the car, Dalen in the back, holding Jacob still. By the time we got to the instacare Jacob was wiggling his toes, he was breathing easy and doing much better. The instacare is only about 3 minute drive from our house. Apparently he had the wind knocked out of him and he was jerking to try to get breath back in him. All in all, too much excitement, which I don't care to EVER relive. Since then, we have restated some trampoline rules, which are going to be followed- no getting laxed on them! Only 2 kids on the tramp at a time. No double-bouncing. No adults on with kids. No more than 1 adult at a time. And the general rule of BE CAREFUL!!! I don't recommend this experience for anyone else. Learn from our stupidity!

A side note- Dalen used to work at a wheelchair shop in SLC. A good number of children's injuries that caused them to be in a wheelchair were caused by trampoline accidents. And yet, we still were relaxed on our rules. We had no reason not to be careful- we had heard all of the scary trampoline stories, and we still were reckless on the trampoline. PLEASE BE CAREFUL on your trampolines!

Dinner Discussion

Okay, so tonight I was having dinner with the kids. . . Dalen was still at work. I was having a hard time getting them to eat the eggs and toast that I made for them. Kylie had asked earlier that she wanted to have some of the donut gems that I had gotten at the store earlier in the day. So I used this to my advantage. I told her and the other kids that in order to be able to have a treat they needed to eat all of their food. Kylie told me that her throat hurt when she swallowed. I said that if that was the case how did she think that I would let her have a donut after dinner. She then replied- quite confidently, "it only hurts when I swallow healthy food." I laughed, she didn't like that so much.

General Conference Weekend

I am still working on doing a makeover for the blog, but until then you all are going to have to deal with just checking out this plain-jane blog. Hope you like it anyway.

Last night the kids were being a little crazy. After a whole day (at least it seemed like a whole day to the kids) of watching General Conference they had a lot of energy built up. The funny thing was that we only required them to be in the room when the sustainings were happening. Today we are asking that they listen to the prophet, but other than that they can do what they normally are allowed to do on a Sunday. I listened to the whole conference (minus the Priesthood session- which Dalen told me all about- he took excellent notes).

As I was in my office in the afternoon- watching the afternoon session on the internet- I turned around to see a darling picture of Malia- so with the fun that I have been having with my new camera I just had to snap a few pictures. This just made my day. I love looking at her beautiful little face. The smile just melts my heart.

Later, Dalen came home from the Priesthood session and was playing with Malia. Again, I had to grab the camera. Have you ever seen a baby that was more of a Daddy's girl? Sometimes I think that it is more the whiskers that makes her laugh than just being ticklish, but maybe it is a combination of both. I'm not even sure that sentence make sense, but hopefully you all understand what I meant.

One last thing- Britin came in to the office while I was downloading music in between sessions. She heard the music and started to dance- as usual. She is my "tiny dancer." What a diva! Sometimes she looks like she stops, but really, she is still dancing. So keep watching. My favorite part is when she wipes the hair from her face. She is a dramatic little girl. Don't forget to clap at the end.

I will keep you posted on Malia's walking. Last night she got up to 7 steps in a row. What a big girl!

Trigger Happy!

Okay, so on Saturday, March 29th we bought a new camera to replace the one that we beat to death on Easter. (that is a dumb story, but one that made it so we got a new and improved camera- YEAH!) Anyhow, I have been a little camera happy with it since then, playing with the new features. I don't really know how to use more than the shutter button, but I am determined to learn all I can. I learned how to download pictures today and will hopefully improve my skills with it. Chicks dig skills, you know.

Anyway, so last night Dalen was home- finally from Wyoming- and he was working with Malia, trying to get her to walk. So I was able to capture this video of her taking a step.