Recent Haps!

Here are some resent happenings to bring everyone up to speed on our lives!!! Jed's down to his last 3 weeks of school and is already feeling the burn...out, that is! but he's moving along and continues to do well on his tests! May 1st he graduates!!!

Recently he changed the spark plugs on both vehicles, needless to say the Dodge Truck was 100 times easier than the Mazda (Fords!! sheesh)

Once he was finished, he's finger nails were the only white on his hands!!! Luckily no blood was drawn this time!!!

Once again, I am so grateful to have a husband who knows and enjoys fixing things...though i'm sure he'll want to wait awhile before he has a go at the Mazda again!!! We save so much money because of his ingenious mind!!!


We had a primary activity where we flew some kites. There wasn't much wind, but luckily it was a beautiful day! We had 2 good gusts of wind and Reid was able to keep his kite flying, he did such a good job keeping the string tight!





Reid found something new and has a curious mind like his Daddy, he just had to find out what was inside...A SEED!



Unfortunately, Lliam wasn't able to get his kite up (actually, Mommy wasn't able to keep Reid's and Liam's up at the same time) so he ate some cookies!!!

While Brad, Gina and the fam were out a couple weeks ago, we went to the Bridal Veil Falls. This is the first time the boys have been there!!! There was so much to do...

We rode bikes!


Played in the water!

Skipped Rocks


Played Light Saber Wars! (Click on that second pix and you'll see, pure enjoyment! I love how my boys can play well together!)



And posed for some pictures!

Apron Give-Away!

Sorry, I just found out about this my feel free to check out the website! These are way cute aprons and they are doing a giveaway, but you had to have posted by tuesday night midnight. Hopefully some of you noticed it in time to add your name! If not, still check out these cute aprons!

http://www.epicureanstyle.typepad.com/

The Red Ring of Death

What's worse than seeing the red circle on your XBOX? Being out of warranty and having to fork over $60 or more to someone who can fix it.

Since we don't have money for such reasons (not a NEED even though Jed will try to justify it as one...i did miss rock band though...), we went without for awhile.

What's better than watching MacGyver? Having your own MacGyver at home who can always come up with "The Other Way" to fix things and save money!

While taking a break from studying, Jed decided he wanted to tinker! After looking online and messing with his XBOX, he was able to fix it!!!
I am so lucky to have a handy-man around the house (not just to fix the XBOX) but he is able to repair all kinds of things! Love you babe!!!

rOcKiN' rEiD

Since October of last year, Reid has been asking for a 'Rock Star-Pop Star' birthday party (his birthday isn't until April). I have soo much fun and absolutely LOVE planning their birthday parties...here's a little preview of what's to come...

Just in time for Easter

I found this site off of my friend Jessica's blog. These ties are soo cute! They have an elastic band that would go around the neck so the little ones can't pull them off! Plus, you can send her some old ties of your hubbies and the measurements for your son and she can refit it for your little one!!! I'm planning on doing this for Easter. Jed has so many ties, I think it would be fun for them to have one of Daddy's ties! Just thought I'd pass on the great find!
Here's her website:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6874563

What's Better than a Super Hero Convention?

The house was crawling with Super Heroes! For Spencer's 4th Birthday Party!

Reid was the Blue Beetle Lliam was Angel. And I was Black Canary.
Spiderman (Spencer) and Blue Beetle (Reid)

I had so much fun making the boy's costumes! They were truely home made and didn't cost me a thing...but they enjoyed it, well at least reid did. lliam wasn't in the mood to wear all of his (he was getting over the flu).

Fist, we did Spiderman Stick...EVIE

REID (doesn't Emily look amazing!)

Then onto Captain America Toss!SPENCER

LLIAM

REID

We next Shot the Villains!

THE COOL BUILDING W/ VILLAINS EMILY MADE!

Then we hunted for the Green Goblin's Ring


Of course came the cake and ice cream! (and pizza)

We had so much fun! Happy Birthday Spencer!!!

OH NO!

I accidentally deleted some of my posts...is there any way to get them back?

I was Sucked in...Again

OK, so i know in my last post about Midnight Sun I said i was probably not going to read it. Well, for those who don't know me well, I have ZERO self-control! I gave in and I couldn't stop. I stayed up until 4:30 this morning to finish it. I mostly wanted to get it done because I have a lot of stuff to do today...and what am I doing instead? BLOGGING?!

I was disappointed when it ended, I wanted more! i hope she realizes that just about EVERY female wants her to finish it and decides to do so. It was very interesting to hear Edward's side and to know where he was and what he was thinking when he vanished all those times.

For those who haven't read it yet, it is worth reading...but it will leave you wanting more. I read it off her blog so I didn't feel like I was going behind her back.

:)

THANX MELISSA!

There's a First For Everything

Today I babysat (6 kids+my 2) from 7:45AM to 6:45PM...I need a break!

Oh wait, I'm going to get one. The first time I will go on a trip without the kids...or Jed (for 4 days)!!!

15 more days:)...and counting!

MyFamily Site

For those who are on the Bench side (of Jed's side). Check out the MyFamily discussion board, we're trying to get a family reunion going and need everyone's input. If you are a Bench and have no idea what I'm talking about let Dan know (I think he can only invite those to join). Unless anyone can and just let me know!

My Amazing Mechanical Husband

So after I picked Reid up from preschool, i got back in the truck and tried it start it. It completely shut down. NO power, nothing. We were planning on meeting some friends for playgroup at the waterfall (sorry we missed it, Reid was so sad). I called Jed (luckily he was home but had a class at 1:00, it was then 11:45). He came and took a look at it. The security mechanism thingy (technical words I know) turned on. It's there so if anyone tries to steal the truck it shuts it down completely. Why it turned on us, i don't know. Jed got in the truck, not knowing it wasn't in gear and pulled out the break. We were on a hill and he jumped the curb and ran into a neighbors tree. Luckily it just smashed some branches. It was a site though (and scared the owner) I wished I had a camera, it looked like we went out of control while driving and crashed.

After fiddling with the battery Jed realized there was a bad connection. By this time it was 12:15. We hooked the truck with tie downs then hooked it to our mazda. We needed to get it out of the flower bed and back onto the road. Luckily our mazda was strong enough to pull it (we'd push it but it was up hill).

To make a long story just a little bit longer, we dropped jed off to his class on time, picked up a battery then picked Jed back up and replaced the battery.

All I have to say is that I am grateful to have an amazing husband who knows a lot about vehicles. I know it was just a battery, but I wouldn't know how to fix it! Thanx babe for saving us!

Midnight Sun

For those who may have not heard about what happened to Stephanie Meyer's partial draft of Midnight Sun, check out her site...

http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/midnightsun.html

It's a shame that there are some people who are very inconsiderate and have no respect for how much hard work she has put into her novels, especially someone she trusted.

I haven't read it yet and don't know if I will. I don't know when she'll finish it but I kind of want to wait until I get the whole thing without any errors.

Gone Fishing

Jed went fishing Saturday morning and came home with this wopper! A huge channel catfish! But this picture doesn't do it justice....

















Holding it up next to William, you can tell how big it really is!
















Unfortunately, Reid isn't much taller, that boy needs to start growing or his younger brother is going to catch up fast!



They are getting more and more used to fish, they like to touch them because they're slimy!

Reid's 1st Day of School

Tuesday was Reid's 1st day of preschool. Some ladies in my ward and I are doing a joyschool where each mom takes a turn teaching. (I think I am more excited about it than Reid is!) He was excited about it the whole weekend and then the day came...he decided he didn't want to go. Luckily we were able to get out of the house on time and once we got there and saw all his friends, he got excited again! Plus he was able to bring Mr. Tiger with him to show and tell...Mr Tiger keeps him safe every night when he sleeps! When I picked him up and asked him how it was he said, "Great! It was fun, I got to eat icecream!" (They made friendship icecream where everyone brings their favorite mixin and mixes it together...yum). 2 more weeks and I get to be his teacher!