Hooray For Everything!!!

Wedding day fun!

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I am IN LOVE with this picture!

From left to right: Our family of course, and yes Tyson put his entire hand in my mouth! Dad, Mom, Jake, Kristi, Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Ricky, The Jewkes, and cousin Brenda with husband Luke who obviously didn't get the memo that it was a funny face picture :)!

Peek A Boo!

Check her out!

One of those days....

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"There's no problem that friends cannot confront, combat, plot against, ignore, make fun of, drown in diet coke or run over with the car!"

Amen

Holy Crap! I'm a slacker and a few more things you need to know...

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*I'm pretty sure this is the longest I've gone without blogging since I started blogging. I blame Lacey because since she moved, I haven't taken many pictures at all and then I forget what I need to tell you about. Boo to me.

*MY SISTER IS MARRIED!!!! April 8th she and Jake were married in the San Diego Temple. I will NEVER forget how happy she looked when she walked into that sealing room. She was GLOWING!

*The cruise that my sister took me on for my birthday was hands down one of the top 3 funnest weeks of my life! It's amazing how many people just assume we drink alcohol! :)

*Eddie died of cancer. We now have a new dog named Gracie who was given to us. She is the sweetest thing ever, except for the slight humping problem... don't worry we are working on breaking that little habit.

*Tyson is a turd! Straight up!

*The paper route is OVER! I did it for 3 weeks and about DIED. Don't have a clue how Daniel functioned for the 18 months that he did it.

*I work approximately 6 hours a week at Pottery Barn Kids! Worth it for the discount.

*I have a GOITER. Have to go get an ultrasound on Friday because my thyroid levels are totally fine. Hope you all will still love me if I develop a second head in my neck region. Mandi gets to name her but you guys can nickname her if you feel the need.

*Having 3 kids has pretty much KICKED MY BUTT!!! Tyson is almost 2, is it ever going to get easier? #4 ain't coming along until Ty Ty is in school ALL DAY LONG!

*I am having friend/sister withdrawals--its sucking the life right out of me AGAIN!

*My little sweetcakes is 5! She got to meet Rapunzel and Flynn Ryder at Disneyland as a special birthday treat!

*John Crismon is married-- sorry single ladies!

*We have lived in this house for a year-woa

*Daniel absolutely LOVES his new big boy job!

*I traded in my black minivan for a white one. Now I really do have my dream car!!!

*I don't function well when I have nothing fun to look forward to. Time to start planning...

*I LOVE my new brother in law- he calls me Bobik

*My sister in law of 3 years finally got to meet my kids last week, she was a fan and I'm considering giving her one of them :)!

*Blaykli started gymnastics today! I think we found her "thing", well until she grows to be 2 feet taller than the average gymnast!

I'm trying to grow my hair out.

*I am in dire need of ice cream and a manicure.

Just cause this is the best school picture EVER!!!

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Can't wait to use this one in Jaxton's wedding video in the future!!! He couldn't wear normal pants or shorts because his cast went so high up his leg and he had to wear Daniel's socks because the cast was so big on the bottom. That cheesy grin is the best thing I've ever seen!

This just made my whole life...

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Got this note in the mail today-

It brought tears to my eyes...
I can't even express in words how much I love my Grandpa,
but I can say it's way more than TONS!! :)

Jaxton's baptism...

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We had such a wonderful weekend last weekend with family and friends here for Jaxton's baptism. I still can't believe he is 8 years old. When he was changing his clothes after the baptism and before his confirmation he told his dad that "he felt happy and wanted to get baptized again!"

The Blue Whale....

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Who knew that this beauty was just 17 miles from us in good old Catoosa, OK?! If you come back and visit friends I promise I'll take you there!!!

BubbleYUM!!!

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Not sure how John gets his suction power without the use of his neck!!!! Good times!

The mullet...

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I will never forget Daniel's absolute horror when finding out that we would be having Jaxton in Payson, Utah. "When I think of Payson I think of Mullets" is all he could say. Jaxton had no mullet, he had a delmer (think Little Rascals).

Well lets talk about what happens when you have a kid in Tulsa, Oklahoma!

What else are 2 sisters to do...

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More Random Thoughts...

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I'm tired of my visit from "Mr. Funk"
Tyson said his first word yesterday after throwing his food off the table to Eddie he said "Uh Oh!"
Jaxton has a BRIGHT green cast on his leg-I'm impressed by his color choice!
He asked to die the day after his knee surgery...is that normal?
I've been eating a LOT of ice cream lately, we all know what happens when I eat lots of ice cream!:)
Fig had her baby...Vivi and she is scrumptious!!!
I need a hair cut.
My dog stinks.
Watching Blaykli swing takes me back to the good old days!
I love my fuzzy crocs.
I still need to see my sister, makes it worse that I was suppose to be there and didn't get to go.
SHE BOOKED A FLIGHT!
Now Lacey needs to get her fanny to Tulsa
SHE'S TOTALLY COMING TOO!!!
I'm so flippin' excited!
Peace Out "Mr. Funk" go bother someone else.
HGTV is on permanently in my home.
I got a part time job at Pier 1 just cause...can't wait!
Scripture Reading really does make me have a better day.
Daniel wants to get rid of our tramp.
That ticks me off.
I need a bagel, it's a Panera day.
I'm sick of being a toilet Nazi...leave the lid open for 2 seconds and Tyson's having a bath.
Why does Satan use FEAR as his defense?
I'm choosing FAITH!!!
It's almost time to say goodbye to another friend and I'm not sure how I'm going to deal.
Having this many friends move away in one year is WAY too much for me to handle.
I'm doing the Mandi approach and not making new friends with anyone who is going to leave me from now on.
Good plan.
I still need a hug from my Grandpa.

Favorite Hawaii picts...

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For those of you who haven't seen them on facebook...

(see more here)
I'm so glad I got to go with my best friend!!
I also wish the wind wouldn't have been blowing so hard this day.

Random Thoughts...

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*My minivan smells like a giant hamburger.
*I miss Lacey and her pictures.
*I love hearing Blaykli giggle.
*Sams Club makes me happy!
*I miss Hawaii....
*I need a hug from my Grandpa.
*I have a 7 1/2 year old for sale, he's really cute, any takers?
*Tyson gets into EVERYTHING! Here is proof...

*When Jaxton's hair is buzzed, his eyes look bluer.
*Is bluer a word?
*I need more closet space.
*Fig is having a baby GIRL in a month or so....she won't tell us the actual due date cause she doesn't believe in them.
*My due dates have always been pretty darn accurate but I also knew exactly when we conceived.
*Is that weird that I've known exactly where and when I conceived Sweets and Tyson? I had no idea with Jaxton, thought I was dying that time.
*I love baking cookies, especially when I use my special Mexican vanilla.
*Meeting Dennis Quaid really wasn't that cool...(he was really nice though).
*Why do actors always look taller than they really are?
*I think we are going to be in Tulsa a few more years and you know what, I'm totally ok with that.
*I love watching sweets play with her bestie!

*I'm starting a new business with a friend. That will balance out my year and make it complete and udder craziness instead of just partial craziness.
*You can't find cute crafty things here in Oklahoma unless you look REALLY hard or make them yourself.
*I miss Utah for that reason and many more.
*I want to see my sister.
*Actually I NEED to see my sister.
*We got a new couch!
*Daniel and I fight over the comfy corner...I usually win!
*Tyson is a runt, well for our kids at least. He is the same height (29 inches) at 9 months that Jaxton was at 6 months.
*I love to see the Temple.
*I could not live without Baby Magic baby lotion, for myself.
*My husband rocks!
*He has holes in almost all of his dress socks.

*Did I seriously take a picture of his holy socks?

*My kids are crazy! I often find myself asking why but I know that's a pretty stupid question :)
*I'm thankful to know that I am a daughter of God.
*My life is good!!!

*And yes, my last post about Shaka's was complete randomness (proof I'm in a blogging funk) but my kids are throwing them up all the time. Blaykli even does a wink with hers!

*Did you know that Chicken in 'Surf's Up' does a Shaka, the penguins can't cause they don't have fingers!
*After something like that is said is when I would throw in a "STUUUUUUUUPID!" go ahead...
*Random is fun, random is me!

The SHAKA...

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The sign that means EVERYTHING and absolutely NOTHING at all.
My brother in law Aaron is obsessed with it, says it's the thing he will miss most about Hawaii when he's gone. Daniel hasn't quit doing it or talking about it since we got home...he's even taught the kids. It doesn't matter what I do or say I know 'it's' coming with or without the actually announcement of what it is..."SHAKA!" We almost bought these hideous swim trunks for Daniel just because... if they wouldn't have been 56 bucks I would have purchased them for sure, but I know him better than that and know they wouldn't get used once we were back in OK. The Shaka is a fun simple gesture that unites the locals of Hawaii and completely entertains the dorks from Tulsa that come to visit!

For Christmas...

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Santa brought the family this...

I got one of these...

One of these...

a pair of these...

And I surprised Daniel with a trip here...

Hawaii February 2010 NO KIDS ALLOWED!!!

If you didn't get our card....

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And the winner...

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of the ugly Christmas sweater contest was...ME!!!
*yes those are sequin pants and sequin shoes*

and YES I picked my parents up at the airport in this outfit!!!!
Oh the looks...:)

For your pleasure....

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We made a "deal" for him to put himself in this predicament again! I seriously have one of the coolest husbands ever!!! Here is what Daniel looked like stuck in the window the other night but with just his underwear and socks on!

Oh the joy!!!

Doorknob Malfunction...

2009-12-08T09:44:00.004-06:00

Last night the kids were in bed and I was in the tub enjoying the warmth and relaxation when Daniel decides he is going to come in and join me. I was opposed to this from the beginning for 2 reasons. 1. I'm pretty stingy with my tubs cause they are my time to just lay down and decompress and 2. you should see the two of us with our long old legs trying to fit in the tub together, not the most comfortable of positions I must say, but I thought, "what the heck".
Well when we tried to get out of the bathroom the door would not open because the outside part of the doorknob wasn't tight like it should be so nothing was latching.
We were pounding and yelling our kids names for about 10 minutes with no such luck. Obviously they are hard sleepers and usually once they are gone, they are gone!
Well finally Daniel had to climb out the window and here is where the story gets really good...he tried to go out one leg at a time and was straddling the window (ouch) but soon realized that his one leg wasn't going to be able to touch the ground. When he started to retreat he got himself stuck. Please try to picture this as I describe it....6 foot 6 inch man in his underwear with one leg outside the window, one leg inside in the straddle position. His back was facing me inside but his shoulders and head were both stuck outside and their was definitely fear in his voice and I'm sure on his face too but I wasn't able to see that! I'm not even sure how he got unstuck cause I was on the bathroom floor laughing my head off !!! He managed and then decided to go out both legs first. Good thinking. So he goes to Jaxton's room and starts pounding on that window and yelling Jaxton's name with no such luck again. He finally finds a window that isn't locked to crawl through to get inside. When he opened the door he looked like he had just gotten his butt kicked!
Now that right there was some good times! Maybe I can convince him to get himself stuck again so I can take a picture to post!!! Thanks for the laugh babe and thanks for not making me sleep in the bathroom last night!!!

One month ago today...

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my bestie left for California. She wasn't just any bestie, she was the bestie that I hung out with at least 3 times a week during the day. The bestie that a perfect day consisted of going to her house in sweats and sitting there watching her photoshop pictures. The bestie that I could always count on to go along with my crazy girls night out ideas. The bestie I took with me to the mall cause I knew she would tell me which jeans my butt looked best in! The bestie who my sister told things to that I didn't even know about. The bestie who could make me smile no matter what kind of mood I was in. The bestie who did the best dance imaginable in my kitchen when she was like 8 months pregnant and in her 80's clothes. The bestie who wanted to go to Carl's Jr. of all places for her birthday dinner. The bestie who shared all of her best secrets in any and every area. The bestie who was so unselfish with her time and her talents that I was constantly amazed. The bestie that I couldn't help pack when she was moving cause it was against everything that I believe in as a friend. The bestie who I'm pretty sure won't ever be able to be replaced. I'm totally not ok with her being gone. I'm happy for her and Jason. I'm happy that she is closer to her family, but I'm totally not ok with her being gone.
Come back friend....I need you here.
I've been mad at all the places we used to go together. I've been completely anti-social. I haven't even thought about touching my camera. I've organized all my dang closets to keep my mind off of you leaving. It's not getting any easier.
I miss you!!!
I love you!!!

Now where's my dang tissue?

Cheater...

2009-12-02T16:47:00.004-06:00

I was just driving along minding my own business making a right hand turn on a red light when the following conversation takes place from the back seat...

Blaykli: "Mom you are a cheater!"
Me: "What? Why am I a cheater?"
Blaykli: "You didn't wait for the light to be green."
Me laughing my head off and asking: "What 3 year old knows that besides you sweets?"
Blaykli: "Don't argue with me mom!"

Oh here we go!

Halloween 2009

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6 months old...

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My new do...

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Here it is folks...the new do, which technically is like 3 months old now but whatevs!!!

Is this a good "whatevs" face?

Talk about Bed Head!!!

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Pretty sure this is the awesomest bed head ever....

And I'm pretty sure Tyson is terrified!!!

Dear Blog:

2009-09-23T10:16:00.003-05:00

I'm sorry that you have been completely neglected since the end of August. I still love you more than you will ever know. You've been with me through 205 posts and our relationship is only going to get stronger with time.
It's football season and you know what that means...I'm busy being a Cool Chick who wears ORANGE and a mother of 3. Give me some time and I'll get back to posting.

Here is a quick update:
*Quit breastfeeding, something had to go and after 4 months that was on the top of my list.
*Because of that my girls are back to being their small little selves...Hooray for that!
*The Binky Fairy came to visit Blaykli the other night!
*Jaxton has lost one front tooth and the side tooth next to it. You should see him try to eat a hotdog!
*Tyson is sleeping better but is still the most high maintenance child I've had yet.
*Keep your fingers crossed for Daniel and a possible job opportunity.

I'll be back as soon as possible.
Love always,
Natalie

Strike a pose Sweets!!!

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Look how much she loves her aunt Tisti!
You go girl!!!

I took these...

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all by myself and they haven't had a bit of editing done to them yet. Who's proud of me besides Lacey?

Isn't she going to be such a beautiful bride?

see more photos from this day here

Jumping Jelly Beans Part II...

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We've recruited more crazy's since last year!!!
Brooks and Kristi

Jaxton and Blaykli

Kristi, Mom and Me

See Jumping Jelly Beans Part 1 here

Fun at Lagoon...

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or Magoon's as Blaykli called it!

Jaxton was crying because we made him ride the rides and Blaykli was crying because she was too short to ride the big rides!!!

Look what was waiting for me in Utah...

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How cute are we going to be cruisin' around?!
Thanks fam!

This is me YEARNING...

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for this guy. Where was he when I was looking for my eternal companion!!! What a Stallion!
HA!

Fun in the field...

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All I need is one good smile!

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Yesterday for my birthday all I wanted was a little cooperation

while we took family pictures.

Here is what I got...

Yah, pretty sure that didn't happen!!!

Here's my little T-pot!

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Tyson 12 weeks old

Another one bites the dust...

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I'm an emotional wreck today.

This stage in my life is almost over FOREVER and I'm not ok with it.

My friends are all starting to move away

ONE BY ONE...

It's killing me inside.

Not sure what I'm going to do without some of them.

(Major tear wipeage going on over here if anyone wants to come join me.)

Kessa is gone already...

Melanie is next...(sorry I don't have a cute picture of us Mel).

Then Lacey...

Once Fig leaves somebody just shoot me and take me out of my misery...

I can't go on with this post, (sorry friends who weren't mentioned).

Eventually everyone will be gone.

Right now I'm tramatized by that fact.

Where's my dang tissue?

7 years old...

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I can't believe this kid is 7 years old today. How the heck did that happen??

HONK...HONK

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I HATE going to gyms...they stink, the people in them stink (no offense sister), they are expensive, and I feel like they are a meat market for guys to just check you out and since I'm HOT (see pictures below, wink wink) I don't want anything to do with that!! So, I started a walking club with my friends Fig and McLacey... we walk 2.5 miles almost every week night. It's fun and my butt is finally starting to fit back into my clothes. The whole point of this post though is to show you how cute I look as we are walking SIKE...and to thank my good friends Fig and McLacey for continuing to walk with me even though I look like this...and to tell you that we still get honked at at least 3 times a night!! Obviously Okie's aren't too hard to please!

Here is the Christmas Tree look

And my personal favorite although I don't know what to call it!

Good Times!!

30 reasons that I love you Daniel on your 30th birthday!!

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1. You are a HOTTIE and you get better looking with age!!!

2. You live a life that is centered around the Lord Jesus Christ and it shows in your countenance.

3. I'm pretty sure you fall more in love with me every single day!

4. You light up our kids faces like nobody else can.

5. You have always let me be me and I appreciate that more than you will ever know.

6. You always go along with my crazy ideas!

7. You are a kid at heart! You keep me laughing constantly!

8. You have a genuine love for people and can become somebodies new best friend in a matter of minutes.

9. You are a true friend.

10. You are always up for a challenge.

11. You are a sexy specimen and I love your muscles!

12. You act like an old grandpa man about taking care of your grass.

13. You constantly compliment me.

14. You aren't too proud to have a Paper Route to take care of the family.

15. You are a good example in every way.

16. You are so unselfish, you put everybody's wants and needs ahead of your own.

17. You are so honest you can't even lie when you are trying to keep a surprise a secret!

18. You drove a 1991 Geo Metro Convertible for years and loved it and I would dare say that if we still had it you would still drive it and love it cause you are cool like that!

19. You are so kind, I have yet to find someone who doesn't want to hang out with you.

20. You have scrubbed the bathroom almost every Saturday of our entire married life.

21. You are so helpful with the kids.

22. We have been on priceless adventures together.

23. You are willing to learn.

24. When the Spirit speaks you listen.

25. You are a true beach boy...if your crack isn't showing when your swimming then something isn't right!

26. You are always striving to become a better person.

27. You give everbody the benefit of the doubt and you are so patient.

28. You talk longer with your friends on the phone than I do and you always end the converstation by telling them that you love them.

29. You pace around the house when you are talking on the phone.

30. After 8 years of me nagging you about this you still pick your nose when you are bored, reading or driving.

Happy Birthday Wheetie! I love you!!

8 weeks...

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Baby Blues...

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How are girls going to resist those things?!

Some Summer Fun So Far...

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Belly Flop Form...

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Check it out...pointed toes and all!!

I love this little girl!

Tyson's Blessing Day...

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June 14th, 2009

Happy 8th Anniversary to me!!!

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Thanks Wheetie, I love it, but not as much as I love you!!!

Daddy's Boys...

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1 week old...

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What a gift he has been!
check out more pictures here or here

My Mom...

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My Mom left today and I cried.

I cried because the second she left I felt completely overwhelmed. I cried because I'm going to miss her. I cried because I don't get to see her often enough. I cried because it was so nice to have her here to take care of the things I couldn't. I cried because I'm not sure how I'm going to take care of those things yet. I cried because it has been so fun to see her be a Nanny with NO interruptions. I cried because my kids wanted her to stay forever. I cried because the next time she sees Tyson he won't even look the same. I cried because I didn't really get to say goodbye. I cried because my simple "thanks for everything" doesn't even begin to express how thankful I am that she was here for this special time in my life. I cried because I can't imagine my life without my mom in it.

My Mom left today and I cried... a lot.

I love you Mom!!!

Our little squirt is here!!!

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Tyson J Bobik

April 30th, 2009

2:15 p.m.

5 lbs. 14 oz.

19 1/2 inches

If deliveries have anything to do with personalities we are in trouble cause Tyson is going to be a stinker with a capital T!! I went in Thursday morning to be induced, got there and the doctor came right in to break my water but I had no water to break (it's still a mystery as to what happened to it). Anyway they started my contractions but every time I had one Tyson's heart rate would drop and wouldn't come back up in a timely manner, which made everyone very uncomfortable. Pretty soon I had a different doctor and many nurses in my room trying to figure out what was going on. They stopped my contractions and started pumping my uterus full of fluids to see if that would help, it did, thank goodness, or an emergency c-section would have been the next step. After 2 hours of fluids they started my contractions again slowly to see how he would react and then got everything rolling. By the time I was ready to push I pushed for about 10 minutes and he was out. While I was pushing his heart rate was low as well and when he came out we saw why...the cord was wrapped around his neck 4 times and it had a true knot in it! Dr. said he might be such a little squirt cause he wasn't getting all those Carls Jr. hamburgers I was eating for him because of the dang knot but he is healthy and happy and eating like his daddy all ready!! He snorts a lot but I'm all about that!! He has daddy's nose and daddy's toes but looks a lot like Jaxton did as a newborn and the best thing is I didn't tear or have to get an episiotomy so I am in love with that little small head of his!

Happy Nanny

Getting ready to go home

Yes, these are toes, not fingers :)

Welcome to this crazy family little guy! We are so glad you are here.

3 more days...

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We can't wait for baby Tyson to get here!!

ETA: April 30th hopefully around 1:00 pm

What the...?!*

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Don't ask cause I don't even know what to tell you except for I was a freshman (it was a scary time), I love my friend Nikki (she's the one I jumped in garbage cans with), and I'm pretty sure at this time in my life I was secretly hoping my boobs would get this big someday!

What a dork!

Proms to remember...

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This beautiful spring weather has inspired me to do my annual spring cleaning, which lead me to the organization of thousands of photos, all of which bring back tons of super fun memories, some definitely more than others, but not many even come close to my PROM pictures.

TABIONA PROM 1997

This was my first Prom experience and it has a great story to go along with it. Tabiona is a tiny town in Utah where Kindergarten through 12th grade all attend the same school, no joke. This particular year there were 16 Juniors total and 1 boy and 1 girl refused to go to Prom with one another. I was dating Bowdy and his Aunt worked at the school so she called Bowdy's mom Gail to see if Bowdy and I would go to Prom but not with one another, me as the boys date and Bowdy as the girls date. Bowdy and I lived 2 hours away from each other and reading back through my journal the only reason we agreed to this was because it was a weekend that we originally weren't going to get to see each other so we thought that going to a dance with somebody else and getting to see each other was better than not getting to see each other at all.

We were so in love! :)

Anyway...here is my date Jerry.

Believe it or not I got the better end of the deal when it came to the date! Except I'm not sure what that smurk on his face is suppose to mean.

Here is a picture of us before the dance trying to act like acquaintances rather than boyfriend and girlfriend.

Here is that same picture in my scrapbook with Jerry cut out so I could be closer to Bowdy. We were a much cuter couple, you have to admit. You can totally see the cut out line around his head, now that's funny stuff!

In my journal I talk about how hard it was for us to be there but not with each other, like end of the world hard! When I went to the bathroom Bowdy followed me just so we could hug each other. We were both glad to see that night end, it was torture but good times all in one.

Timpview Prom 1997

I was in the Prom Royalty, I'm not wearing the crown as a self proclaimed princess I swear! This was pretty much the perfect Prom though, I must say.

Bowdy was not a fan of up-do's if you are wondering about the hair being down, he was totally OK with the bangs though!

Here are most of my friends, with their up-do's

Union High Prom 1998

Other than this background, this Prom was pretty fabulous as well!

Here are my Roosevelt besties Tammy and April. Oh and don't even worry that I wore my dresses multiple times, that was a perk with dating someone that lived 2 hours away!

Lone Peak Prom 1998

This is one of my best friends BJ and yes, I am like a lot taller than him even without heels and yes, my cheeks are really chubby (that's what happened when I was broken up with Bowdy) and yes, those are ringlets on the side of my head. Forgive me for looking like this at your Prom Beej, I'm so sorry.

Timpview Senior Ball 1998

This is one of my best friends Chris who was the one that I didn't talk to for months (alright maybe just weeks) because he pinched my butt our Senior year!! I guess I forgave him and he is still one of my best chums.

Hooray for Spring Time and Memories!!!

Hooray for Diapers!!!

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Robin and Patsy Sutton hosted a fabulous DIAPER shower for me last night. It was so cute and thoughtful and fun! There is nothing that I love more than having all (well all in one area) of my favorite people in the same room getting to know each other and enjoying each others company. Thank you so much for all who attended and I missed those of you who couldn't make it.

Thanks for the diapers and other useful goodies, I am so excited!!!

Here is the loot (ooh, I like that word!)

It's Official...

2009-04-03T09:54:00.009-05:00

After much deliberation we have decided that this little boy's name is going to be....

Tyson J Bobik
I know it wasn't ever a name in the polls (sorry about that) but it has special significance to me because I had a stillborn brother who's name was Tyson. And there are lots of options here Tyson, Ty or TJ so I'll never get bored with it.

Hooray for that!

Oh and the count down is on 4 weeks from today WOO HOO!!!

5 years ago today...

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5 years ago today WE were on our way to the Final Four in San Antonio Texas. That was the first and only time the team took me and Jaxton with them on their chartered "I-m-so-spoiled-I-forgot-what-it-was-like-to-travel-like-a-normal-person" flight that left right out of good old Stillwater, OK. When we stepped off the bus at the hotel there was a large media frenzy going on with people taking pictures and begging for interviews from all of the Oklahoma State players. That was awesome!!!

5 years ago today Daniel was in Sports Illustrated magazine, more than once. He was also picked as the Best Wing Defender in the Final Four and on the All GQ team, go Wheetie!!

5 years ago today my family (Mom, Dad, Kristi, Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Ricky) rolled up to our San Antonio hotel in a grey Astro Van! I will forever kick myself in the hind end for not getting a picture of all of us with that beauty. Every single time I drove it I hit the exact same corner coming out of our hotel, no matter how hard I tried to miss it. Good times!!!

5 years ago today Jaxton wasn't even 2...He looked like this and he carried this flag around with him at all times. He was daddy's biggest fan!!!

5 years ago "Cool Chicks Wear Orange" was born and was all the rage! Kristi and I were just as famous as the boys on the team doing the Horse Dance for all of the fans, taking pictures with people from all over the country, doing television, newspaper and radio interviews of our own and signing autographs on the same basketballs as the other players. That was the life!!!
Five years ago today life was one exciting experience after another. I am so thankful that I got to share that excitement with Daniel and my family and for the memories we have to hold onto one March Madness after another. Life has been very good to us!!!

Have fun in Detroit Daniel, I wish I was there with you.

BTW...

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If you ever feel the need to hear the birthday song sung to

*ARM PITS*

come on over, it's been Blaykli's specialty since her b-day!!!

Look who's...

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Happy Birthday Sweets! We love you!!!

She belongs to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!!!

2009-03-23T16:51:00.008-05:00

March 15th, 2009

Rachel our fabulously beautiful and oh so cuddly friend got baptised a week ago last Sunday! It was one of those days that you look at everyone around you and say,

"This has been such a great day!"

Rachel asked Daniel to baptise her, which was such a privilege for him and such a tender moment for me to watch. He has such a pure love for the gospel of Jesus Christ, it means everything to him, which means everything to me.

Rachel was so ready for the waters of baptism. Her countenance was radiating and with every tear that ran down her cheek that day you could feel her knowledge that she is truly a daughter of God become so evident.

Her testimony is so strong. She knows the Book of Mormon is true. She knows the Joseph Smith was a true prophet who saw God the Father and Jesus Christ. She knows that we have a Prophet and Apostles on the earth today that teach us the things that we need to know. The best part about this is she came to the knowledge of these things on her own, with the love and support of her husband and friends.

She will be an amazing member of the Church and I know she will influence many with her special spirit. The things she has been through in her life will make her stronger as she comes to understand that Heavenly Father is aware of her and her struggles and that we have trials in this life to build our character to become the people that He wants us to become so that we can live with Him again someday.

Congratulations Rachel!

We love you and we are so proud of you!

Cool Chicks Wear Green Again!!!

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Our second annual St. Patty's Day Girls Night Out was a night to remember. We didn't get to do our planned activity because we chose cheese over noodles but with this group no matter what we are doing it's Good Times and Great fun!!!

Love you girls!

Michele, Me, McLacey, Lacey, Fig and Melanie

And here is my belly at 33 weeks, it's finally sticking out more than my boobs!!!

Hooray for that!!!

Me and my Sis!!!

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And my Prego BELLY... 30 weeks
And our Fabulous BOOTS!!!
Check out Lacey's Photography blog here !

The Horse Dance 2009

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I couldn't figure out how to upload the video to my blog so you will have to click on this link www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrcNUEEuta4

to watch the good old Horse Dance from this year. The little munchkin running around by us is Blaykli, it was her debut with us and the 13,000+ fans didn't even phase her!! That and the fact that I survived doing it 30 weeks pregnant made it pretty darn fabulous! Plus I'm always looking for excuses to get my sister to Oklahoma!!!

Oh and P.S. Fig was the winner of the t-shirt saying, HOORAY for her!!!

And here is another little ditty that was posted about us:

http://www.orangepower.com/showpost.php?p=764483&postcount=21

Good Times!

I needed a good laugh today....

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To Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity

1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.

2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice!

3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, ask If They Want Fries with that.

4. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks . Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso.

5. In the Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write ' For Marijuana.

6. Skip down the hall Rather Than Walk and see how many looks you get.

7. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face.

8. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is 'To Go'.

9. Sing Along At The Opera.

10. Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You have a headache.

11. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream ' I Won! I Won!'

12. When Leaving the Zoo, Start Running towards the Parking lot, Yelling.... 'Run For Your Lives! They're Loose!'

13. Tell Your Children Over Dinner, 'Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go.'

And The Final Way To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity

14. PICK UP A BOX OF CONDOMS AT THE PHARMACY, GO TO THE COUNTER AND ASK WHERE THE FITTING ROOM IS.

Thanks for the laugh Angie! What makes these so dang funny is that my sister and I would totally do some of them!

1st Photo Shoot...

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My little Sassy Pants

Thanks Lacey!!!

Check out her blog here...

Question???

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Why should I get a facebook account?

Leave me a comment and let me know.

True Statement...

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www.art-moms.com

It's even worse when it's your maternity pants that are too tight!!!

Have a good Monday!

86 more... I'll make it to 100 eventually!

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1. I could not live without a camera. I own 3 just in case something happens to 2 of them.
2. I don't realize how much I love my dog until I can't find him.
3. I don't drink a lot when I travel cause I hate to have to stop to pee.
4. I am a fast reader but not half as fast as my friend Fig.
5. If I didn't have long eyelashes I would get implants.
6. I plan on getting plastic surgery one day-not to get bigger boobs, just to put them back where they belong once I'm done having kids.
7. I'm not much of a purse person.
8. Shoes on the other hand are some of my favorite friends.
9. My favorite fast food restaurant is Chick Fil A!
10. I will be discussing stretch marks with Heavenly Father.
11. I over use exclamation points like no other and I love it!!!!!!!
12. I love water sports!
13. I love Disneyland!
14. If I had the last name Wiener, Butts or Whitehead (known one of each) I would get it legally changed. Or I would have refused to marry the guy until he had it legally changed!!
15. I can do a pretty good Praying Mantis impersonation.
16. I can also do a mighty fine Ace Ventura walk.
17. A perfect day for me is one that has so much laughter my sides and cheeks hurt. I've had lots of those!
18. I CANNOT sleep in cars.
19. I get slightly addicted to Diet Coke anytime I'm around my mom for an extended period of time.
20. I'm pretty sure I ate an entire bag of licorice by myself today with no help.
21. I love celebrating birthdays, don't care who's it is!
22. I'm going to be ticked off if I never have a brown eyed child.
23. I really am not a nice person when I am pregnant.
24. I was an attendant in the Jr. Prom Royalty in high school.
25. The guy who was an attendant with me was approximately 12 inches shorter than me. I was afraid of tripping on HIM, not the stairs, during the promenade.
26. I love to google people I know. Try it!
27. My bra is no longer a bra, it is an OVER THE SHOULDER BOULDER HOLDER!
28. When I eat trail mix I have a sequence: 1 raisin, 2 m&m's, 1 almond and 1 cashew. I throw the peanuts away.
29. I am starting to feel a little overwhelmed about the concept of having 3 kids.
30. I love to wear hats.
31. I'm glad Blaykli has the personality to be in the middle of 2 crazy boys.
32. My independence drives Daniel nuts.
33. Double strollers terrify me.
34. I hate that OU fans claim both Red and Crimson as their school color and on that note...
35. I can't wear Red or Crimson in Oklahoma without an OSU fan accusing me of secretly being an OU fan and them really having a problem with it.
36. I love my crocs!
37. I have boxes of momentos from previous significant relationships.
38. I have them because I know my children will have similar experiences and I want them to know I was their age once and that I can relate.
39. Daniel is totally cool with them and I think that says a lot about him as a person.
40. I plan 95% of the things my friends and I do, not that I mind, it's just the truth.
41. I only own 3 pairs of high heels.
42. I hate missing church.
43. I'm not a huge fan of animal prints of any kind.
44. I got picked up in a tractor for a date once.
45. I love to fish but haven't been for years.
46. I love to hunt but haven't been for years.
47. I love to camp but haven't been for years.
48. I DO NOT find huge muscles attractive. If your neck is missing, lose some muscle dude!
49. I love the sound of laughter.
50. I love to feel my babies move inside my tummy.
51. I have to be in the mood to do creative things or they turn out really ugly.
52. I want to live closer to family eventually.
53. I have brushed some of my gums away because I brush my teeth too hard.
54. I don't eat a lot of candy because of it, kind of feels like a cavity.
55. I refuse to make a cake or sugar cookies without making homemade frosting or icing.
56. I am probably one of the most naive people in the world.
57. I'm totally OK with that.
58. Some things really disturb me.
59. I get the hurty kind of chills when I have bad dreams.
60. I put my feet in Daniel's crotch to warm them up every night.
61. The fact that I can't decide on a name for this little boy is seriously driving me crazy.
62. I am 3 pounds away from my delivery weight with Blaykli and I have 10 weeks left.
63. I AM NOT okay with that!
64. I have only watched 1 rated R movie in my life (Saving Private Ryan) and I hated it.
65. I enjoy trying out new recipes but I get really ticked off when they are total flops.
66. I have an official "Happy Dance" but not many people have seen it (consider yourself lucky if you have)!
67. I can't wait for my sister to get here this weekend!
68. I'm not sure how I am going to pull off doing the Horse Dance 30 weeks pregnant.
69. I do not like dark chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate.
70. White chocolate is my favorite!!!
71. I'm not very good at flossing my teeth.
72. I take a bath almost every night before I go to bed.
73. I don't shave my legs past my knee in the winter.
74. I miss my friends that live far away.
75. I love listening to church music.
76. I seriously have "wonder boobs" when I'm pregnant.
77. They went from an A to a D in about 28 weeks time.
78. Daniel gives me lots of shoulder rubs because of the dang things.
79. I love to decorate cakes!
80. I own about 15 different cake pans, not quite sure why?!*
81. When I go into Victoria Secret I buy sweatpants cause they are sooooo sexy!
82. I am not a touchy/huggy person.
83. I'm in the potty training process with Blaykli. She is a champ!!
84. I've taken a nap almost everyday the last 2 weeks. Please don't call me between 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. central time.
85. I have a silky blanket that I have slept with for over 10 years, it's falling apart.
86. Daniel has tried countless times to replace it, with no luck.

Valentine's Day 2009

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Valentine's Day was a blast this year!!! My anonymous friends and I made so called SCANDALOUS picture books for our husbands which really weren't all that scandalous, I just like saying the word! I'd love to give you all a slight preview for curiosity sake but I'm not going to:)... Daniel was a HUGE fan of the book and I was most impressed by my much needed improvement of the "sexy" face and my anonymous friends photography skills, she is a natural!!

*Ok I lied, here is a glimpse and the difference in my "sexy" face in one years time. Pretty impressive, don't you think? Oh and yes, that is a boa (oh la la)*

After we gave our books to the hubbies we met up for dinner.

Lacey and Jason

Kristen and Jason

Michele and Glyn

Lacey and Sam
Fig and Dizzle
and the Cheesers! (that should really be our last name)
Hope you had a day full of so called scandalous love too!!!

p.s. not all parties shown above were involved in the scandalous stuff, I'll keep that information anonymous!!

Welcome to my week last week...

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Yes this is our couch with mounds of clean laundry on it and Eddie on top!

It was a rough one!

OKC Thunder Game

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Daniel was able to get a suite for a Thunder game down in Oklahoma City a few weeks ago. I was a total slacker on the picture taking but this little beauty is really the only one that is post worthy. I'm pretty sure these Thunder Girls weren't wearing any Thunderware!!!

And I'm pretty sure the guys were totally OK with that!!!

Sorry to the wives that were excited for the professional photographers picture of this, I totally lost the card.

I need help...

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My creativity is always lacking during the pregnancy months, it's horrible. I need to come up with a cute Cool Chick's Maternity Shirt for boys so that I can wear it at the end of this month when Kristi and I do our yearly "Horse Dance" for the crowd.

The Maternity shirt for girls says, "Hooray! It's a Cool Chick"

with an arrow pointing at the belly.

Whitney gave me some ideas for boys, my favorites were:

"Cool Chicks are gonna dig me"

"Cool Chicks Construction Zone"

Leave a comment with an idea of your own or tell me which one of those you like best. I will give a prize to the person who's saying I print and it won't be a maternity shirt (unless your pregnant and you really want one)!

He was interesting...

2009-01-29T15:32:00.009-06:00

I ventured into a liquor store today, first time in my 28 year old existence. Having Jaxton home from school that last 3 days because of the ice storm has put me over the edge. Ha! JUST KIDDING, I went in to get some gold tequila for this scrumptious recipe. (Sorry I couldn't wait for you Fig, the craving was killing me)

There was a sign on the door that told me to "Smile, because I was on camera," so I did! Then I walked in and turned a few circles feeling a little bit dizzy and completely overwhelmed.

I didn't even try to find it myself I just went right to the counter...

Me: "Do you have any gold tequila and if so where would it be?"

Counter Guy: looking at me like I just asked a really stupid question, "Right over here, do you need a specific brand?"

Me: "No, it's for cooking purposes."

Counter Guy:"That's what they all say."

Me: "Actually this is my first time in a liquor store."

Counter Guy: "You must be a Baptist."

Me: "Nope, I'm a Mormon actually."

Counter Guy: "Oh, I worked with a Mormon for 6 years, he was.....(long pause)....interesting."

Me: biting my tongue and thinking "What in the crap is that suppose to mean?"

Counter Guy: "My dad was a Baptist minister while I was growing up."

Me: biting my tongue and thinking again: "Well what in the heck are you doing working in a liquor store?"

The joys of Oklahoma tack.

And by the way that Shiz STINKS!!!

For those of you who thought I was kidding about the BANGS....

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I WASN'T!!!!

3 years old

4 years old

Kindergarten
1st grade
2nd grade- WOW they just stepped up a notch!
3rd grade

4th grade-the wave

5th grade

6th grade-by this time I'm thinking they had a mind of their own!!!

7th grade
8th grade

9th grade-had to do makeover pictures for dance...lovely absolutely lovely! No wonder my mom couldn't recognize me when she came to pick me up!
10th grade-when I discovered my neck was like a giraffe. Probably thought the bangs could hide that too!

11th grade-between my bangs and my sleeves I'm pretty sure Bowdy wasn't seen all night!!!!

12th grade-Seriously? Seriously??

And then Daniel came into my life and suggested I do my hair like Britney Spears. Molly stepped in, the fabulous friend she is and helped me with this new do...thank you both.Once again I apologize for the bangs!

This is for you Fig....

2009-01-21T17:36:00.001-06:00

Since I KNOW how much you love Edward!!!

Confessions of my youth...

2009-01-19T11:03:00.012-06:00

With permission I stole this idea from my sisters friend Lindy. It feels good to get it all out, go ahead and try it, I dare you!

Dear Kristi: I'm sorry I always lied to trick you into smelling my stinky feet.

Dear Beau Hancock: I'm sorry that I chased you around the playground so much in Elementary School that you just started staying inside during recess.

Dear Mrs. Frank: I'm sorry that I cheated on that one spelling test in 1st grade, I swear I never did it again.

Dear Talent Show Judges: I'm sorry that my mom let me sing for you, I'm not sure why she didn't just tell me it wasn't a talent of mine!

Dear Mrs. Mortensen: I'm sorry that I lied to you about the gum that you stepped on in 4th grade, it really was mine.

Dear Cody Littlefield: I'm sorry that I dedicated the song "Lonesome Loser" to you in the 6th grade.

Dear Orem Neighbors: I'm sorry that I ate all of your Velveeta cheese slices every time I babysat for you.

Dear Mr. Stumpfy: I'm sorry that my friends and I followed you around Timpview and made fun of you.

Dear Jolly Orange Giant: I'm sorry that my friends and I followed you around Timpview and made fun of you.

Dear Nate Cooper: I'm sorry that my friends Kristen and Nikki had crushes on you and I was always involved in the stalking of you somehow. Oh, and I'm sorry that I always made fun of the size of your head!

Dear Timpview Student Body of 1994: I'm sorry that you had to watch me and Nikki Winterton jump in garbage cans in the commons area and laugh until we peed our pants.
We really didn't think there was anything wrong with that!

Dear: TR Gourley, Brandon Okey, John Kearl and any other guy I was in love with my Freshman year of High School, I AM SO SORRY! I know I was such a freak!

and...

Dear Daniel a.k.a Wheetie: I'm so sorry I took pictures of you underneath the basket, made up cheers for you and actually said them out loud, saved you seats on the bus and embarrassed the heck out of you in front of your teammates. I'm glad it all paid off!

Dear Rob Nash: I'm sorry I broke up with you in 10th grade
because you were too short. It wasn't your fault.

Dear Mr. Valora: I'm sorry that you felt so inclined to call the cops on us when we were stalking Brett Engeman in our snow suits on Timpview property during the Valentine's Day Dance.

Dear Teachers at Timpview: I'm sorry that I used "talking to my dad" as an excuse to get out of your class when I was bored stiff. Oh and I'm sorry that I called half of you creepy old perverts.

Dear Bowdy Gardner: I'm sorry that I tooted in your face twice in the same night. I told you not to tickle me.

Dear Poor Old Jack Rabbits: I'm sorry that I let Bowdy and his brothers talk me into kicking you after they had already shot you. That wasn't nice or necessary but it really was one of the funnest things I have ever done!

Dear snotty Roosevelt girls (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE and I'm pretty sure none of you read my blog): I'm sorry that I dated the cutest guy in your High School. I know most of you thought you had a chance with him... but more importantly I'm sorry that April and I trashed your cars with a bunch of sick crap.

Dear Roosevelt people who did nothing else but drag Main Street: I'm sorry if you ever got a handful of sticky spaghetti thrown into your open window, we were just really bored.

Dear Jessie Woolley (Richards): I'm sorry that I let stupid rumors ruin our friendship for almost 2 years. I hate that that happened and I love you.

Dear Chris Morgan: I'm sorry that I didn't talk to you for like a month after you pinched my butt our Senior year!

Dear Cheer Squad: I'm sorry I was such a wuss about tumbling. And I'm sure that I contributed some towards the "Phantom Farter" but it wasn't all me.

Dear Josh Covey: I'm sorry that I totally shut you down when you tried to make out with me. That was an awkward drive home wasn't it???

Dear Charlie Jenkins: I'm sorry that I paid someone to throw a pie in your face at Ricks. Oh, and I'm sorry I nicknamed you Chester the Molester.

Dear Roomates at Ricks: I'm sorry that you had to watch me gain 40 pounds over a couple of months and I'm sorry if I ate anything that was yours!

Dear fellow EFY counselors: I'm sorry if my girls came and told you that you needed to marry me. I swear I had nothing to do with it! Oh and I'm sorry if I squeeze breezed you in the face when you weren't expecting it.

Dear Everyone: I'm sorry that I had bangs for the majority of my life. In my defense I was from Roosevelt, I thought I had a big forehead and I didn't get the memo that bangs weren't cool anymore!

Baby Bump...

2009-01-16T16:02:00.004-06:00

I'm 24 weeks today!!!

Here's a quick story....So we are in Utah and I put on my snow pants, snow pants people, those are like glorified overalls if you will! I couldn't get them to velcro or buckle. I said to my sister, "Dang, I swear I bought the mediums in these instead of the smalls." I looked at the tag and said, "crap, they are the mediums!" Kristi looked at me and said, "you were really hoping they were the smalls weren't you?!" I guess those 16 pounds have had to go somewhere!!! Good times!

If you...

2009-01-16T08:41:00.004-06:00

couldn't find your remote control to the TV for 2 FULL days would you think to look in here???

yah, me either!!! Thanks Sweets!

It's a good thing Daniel put some of these in Jaxton's lunch this morning.

Please vote, PLEASE!!

2009-01-14T09:52:00.012-06:00

I have NEVER had a hard time picking out names for my kids, EVER!!! Blaykli's I was in love with the second I heard it on a cruise my sophomore year of high school. Jaxton's was a combination of 2 of my favorite names: Braxton and Jackson. This time I'm struggling to say the least, it's weird...I am not a fan of it. It might not be so hard if this child's aunt wasn't so stinkin opinionated :)! Here (on the right) is a poll of a few names that I'm liking right now,(the spelling may change depending on my mood) please vote for the one you like best so I can at least get some kind of inspiration from something. If you have any others you are willing to share, leave a comment, it will be greatly appreciated.

Poll #1 favorites: Ryker, Porter, Krew or (Crew)
Poll #2 favorites: Cooper
Poll #3 favorites: Brecken, Schafer
Poll #4 favorites: Gage, Kyler, Bridger
Poll #5 favorites: Beckham, Easton, Holden

Blaykli-ism's

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If you aren't around my daughter on a regular basis then I'm pretty sure you don't know what a stinkin hoot she is, here is a slight preview...

#1. We were driving back from the Bone's house on Christmas Eve and she kept asking my dad to turn on his interior light. We all told her he couldn't see if he did that but of course she didn't understand. Finally she got ticked and stuck her tongue out (a lovely move a snooty little turd taught her at the McDonald's play land in Provo). My mom asked her, "did you just stick your tongue out?" Blaykli said, "Yes." My mom asked, "why" and Blaykli said, "Because I'm ruude!"

#2. We were at Church and at the end of Sacrament Meeting she said to me, "I want to go home and take my nap." I asked, "You don't want to go to nursery?" She said, "NO!" I asked why and she said, "Cause I'm not in the mooood!"

#3. My cousin asked her how old she was and she very matter of factly answered, "14."

#4. She is in love with Kristi's boyfriend Steve. She calls him Steven Hot dog....One night I put her to bed and said, "you didn't get to see Steven Hot dog all day today." She quickly answered, "he missed me so much."

There you have it folks, just a few of the thousands of Blaykli-ism's I could type up. There will be many more to come!

This picture....

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of Jaxton just made me excited for Jarvis!!!

I needed that!!

Snowboots on the Beach....

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I bet you there aren't many Californian's that have seen this.

I'm not even going to get into how we ended up here when we were suppose to be home!

Tubing at Soldier Hollow

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Jaxton, Nanny, Pampa & Sweets

Twinners again!

The whole gang minus Daniel, dang job!

HUMP a di Dump Dump

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Temple Square

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Monday December 22nd

Utah wouldn't be the same without a visit to Temple Square.

SNOW fun!!!

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Dear Snow: I LOVE YOU!!!

If you didn't get it in the mail....

2009-01-09T15:43:00.005-06:00

Here is our Christmas Card for 2008. The baby's name is not going to be Jarvis. I repeat, his name will not be Jarvis. I have to clarify since Daniel's ENTIRE family thought we were serious, how could you ever take us serious???

UGLY Sweater Contest

2009-01-09T14:52:00.009-06:00

This year at our Ward Christmas party I planned an UGLY sweater contest with the friends I knew would join me in this fabulous event. The best part was we were the only people that knew it was happening and it was a BLAST!!! It was all we could do to not bust up when someone (one of the super oldsters) told us how beautiful we looked in all seriousness.

And the winners are:

Daniel

and Lacey 3

That is what you call U..G..L..Y!!

Have I mentioned lately how much I love my friends!!!!

New Calling Again...

2009-01-09T14:28:00.003-06:00

So I'm pretty sure that my last calling only lasted for about 2 and a half months before I got a new calling at the beginning of December. I am now the Secretary in the STAKE Young Women's Presidency. Apparently Stake Callings are not for old people here in Oklahoma. The Presidency is great and I'm excited about the calling. My first task has to do with cell phones and my plan to ban them from class and activities, I'm really looking forward to it, the madness has got to stop and the Young Women need to realize they can live without them for an hour twice a week. This is their eternal salvation we are talking about here people!!!! Don't even get me started....Anyway, timing is fabulous (SIKE) since we have to travel to 11 ward conferences in 5 months, me expecting #3 in the beginning of the 5th month of course and then in June (the 6th month) we not only have Stake Youth Conference but Girl's Camp back to back weeks. TOOT TOOT ALL ABOARD THE LOONEY MOBILE!!! Good times!

Catching up from Football Season...

2009-01-09T13:57:00.007-06:00

My blogging life had to take a backseat to my business life during last Football Season, as I'm sure you noticed. Life was crazy, but sales were great!! Here is the quick rundown of what was missed....

*Jaxton started first grade.

*Blaykli got a big girl bed.

*Maternity pants came on at 8 weeks!
*For Halloween: Jaxton was a hamburger & Blaykli was a hotdog!

*This is what Blaykli can do to a box of donuts in about 8.7 seconds

*Daniel is now officially in charge of the Turkey cooking for the rest of our lives

*Daniel also found a new passion.....Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army!

There might have been a few more post worthy things in those months but I've got pregnancy brain and forget stuff constantly, it's a real problem.

Blogging will resume...

2008-12-20T12:25:00.004-06:00

after the holidays, I promise!!

We've got a Wiener!!!

2008-11-19T21:07:00.004-06:00

I'm still in shock, I was 100% positive it was a girl....

I'm open to name suggestions, I've got nothin'.

Blaykli's wants to name him "Baby Bobik"

Jaxton says "Carter"

Fig says"Jarvis"
HELP

This is how I knew...

2008-10-12T16:36:00.004-05:00

First: Daniel walked into the kitchen naked (ooh baby) one night trying to determine if I was in the "mood" and I started bawling!!! He probably won't ever try that again :)

Second: I ate Chicken Spaghetti for breakfast one morning and have wanted it for breakfast on several other occasions. Except recently the thought of chicken makes me want to hurl unless it's fried, is that a problem?

Third: I suddenly developed a talent (as I see it) to devour gigantic hamburgers in approximately 5.3 seconds, no joke! Last trip to McDonalds I found myself thinking, "there wasn't anything BIG about that Big Mac! Where's the fries?"

YES! Bobik #3 is on the way, due the first part of May!!! I'm feeling fine as long as I don't get hungry and I'm already looking forward to the maternity clothes... seriously, bring on the full blown belly panel type comfort, this is #3 people!

Loves to all!

I can't believe....

2008-10-03T16:35:00.009-05:00

That I haven't posted about my new calling. I FINALLY got released from Primary, don't get me wrong, I loved it but 6 years in the Primary Presidency is a little long for anyone, don't you think? Anyway, now I am in the Young Women's Presidency and I'm loving it. We don't have a ton of youth in our ward so we combine with another ward which always makes things interesting and sometimes complicated, but it's all good. I've only been to a couple activities so far but it rocks and I LOVE THE LADIES I SERVE WITH.

Here we (the leaders) are minus the one and only Fig

Here are some of the girls in Madge's fir coats that have come from
all of her travels around the world.

Here they are at Shawns Senior Night Volleyball game.
more fun to come!

Happy Fall!

2008-10-02T15:21:00.003-05:00

Dang it....

2008-09-22T13:49:00.004-05:00

Me after church yesterday: "I am so hungry I could die."
Jaxton: "I wouldn't even care if you died."

I CRIED....
Then I had a pity party for myself....
Now I'm considering trying a new parenting strategy....

You know it....

2008-09-05T16:07:00.008-05:00

What about yours?

seriouslysoblessed.blogspot.com

Would you rather....?

2008-09-05T13:38:00.003-05:00

I can't believe it's taken me this long to get back to this....it's hilarious! Our friends Christina and Adrienne introduced this to us in Chicago. Don't go spend your money on the book though, I will share the funniest one with you and there are a few questions in there nobody should ever have to think about!! The funnest thing to do is make up your own and laugh your little butts off!!

Here we go...

Favorites from the book:

Would you rather....

compulsively mumble, "Kibbles 'n Bits. Kibbles 'n Bits. I've got to get me some Kibbles 'n Bits" anytime you run or walk swiftly.

have a condition whereupon becoming increasingly irritated, more and more popcorn starts to pop out of you pants?

Would you rather live in a world...

where all dirty words and vulgar expressions were censored with silly bleeps, and buzzes.

where when anybody tooted, confetti came out of their pants?

Kristi's best (so far):

Would you rather...

have your boobs in your back or your butt in your front?

Now here is your assignment. Come up with the best Would you rather..., leave it in the comments and the best one is going to win a prize. I don't know what yet, (I will let you know when I do) but it will be good!!!

Deadline for comments will be September 14th!!

Just another reason we love John!

2008-09-03T15:31:00.007-05:00

John: "My boss' bosses are coming later this week and so he made a big deal about looking good and makin a good impression... which I think is a load of crap, but anyways, I really came to work like this today..."

Human Sandwich

2008-08-30T13:29:00.002-05:00

Check it out...2 pieces of white bread with roast beef in the middle!!

If you look closely, Glyn and Jason even have "crust" on the bottom half of their arms!!!

DTD

2008-08-30T13:04:00.002-05:00

Yesterday I went to the DTD (Down There Doctor) for my yearly PAP. I haven't had one since Blaykli was born and she will be 2 1/2 next month so it was time, although it became clear yesterday why I haven't made that a priority, it's no fun! While I was in the office so many memories of my Germany experience flooded through my mind. First of all, when the doctor told me to get undressed, he gave me a sheet to put over myself and left the room. In Germany, if you want to get undressed in private you have to go into a bathroom and THERE WAS NO SHEET TO COVER YOURSELF WITH!!! I would always wear the longest shirt I could find so that I could kind of cover myself while I walked across the room to the chair of doom.
There was no table in Germany, it was a chair with stirrups and if you think that was easy to get into when your 7,8, and 9 months pregnant you can think again. I wish I could draw so that I could give you a visual but you will just have to ask for one next time you see me in person. Another huge difference was that they gave me a PAP every stinkin' appointment, that was every 3 weeks ladies and I'm not joking! The real kicker though was that after I had Blaykli they wanted to keep me in the hospital for a full week. Um, no thank you, I'm an American and 3 days is plenty long with people who can't communicate with me. I asked to go home early and they told me I could go but not until the checked me. I didn't realize that that meant another PAP 3 days after giving birth with the stitches and all!!! Seriously, they are lucky somebody didn't die that day.
Anyway, I shared some of those memories with my doctor and his nurse and he assured me that he would always give me a sheet and only give me my PAP once a year. Life is good!!

I may not be an Olympian...

2008-08-23T12:21:00.012-05:00

but I'm pretty sure that I aspired to be more than once in my lifetime!

Gymnastics

Dance ...I was a Roosevelt Star!

And of course...Jello Wrestling

I'm the one in the swim cap if you can't tell.

Hooray 4 Me!