Tag...YOUR IT - #4

My friend HRH tagged anyone who wanted to play.....so, I thought, WHY NOT?
The tag goes like this. Go to your pictures, open the fourth folder & post the fourth picture.
Here is mine....

This is a picture of Brock at Moab back in April. We had gone with a large group and followed along all of the other Rhino's. Some of the sites where the group stopped gave me much anxiety because there were very LARGE cliffs and so I wouldn't allow my kids to get out of our Rhino. On this particular ride that we went on, if you look far back behind where Brock is standing is where the rest of the group had gone, apparently there was another large drop off and I didn't think my kids would want to sit in the Rhino for another stop, so we went down this small ravine so that the kids could get out and play...we had a great time! And Brock sure looks Happy!

So...I pass on this tag to anyone that would like to play along! (Hint, Hint....Kellie, Skyler, Shannon, Sasha)

I LOVE October

October is such a great month...the weather is cooling down, the leaves are changing colors, Halloween Candy, Halloween Decor, HALLOWEEN!!!!! I LOVE to decorate for October, and so do the kids! Last night we got out some of our decor and started putting them around the house, here is what we have so far....






And of course I can't forget to send out a HAPPY BIRTHDAY wish to all those in my family! Happy Birthday to Mathew (nephew), Brooklyn (niece), Trevor (Brother-In-Law), Skyler (Lil Sis), Brayden (Lil Bro), Justin (Brother-In-Law), Cheltsea (Sister-In-Law) & Ethan (Nephew)....whew! I sure hope that I didn't forget ANYONE....and if I did, don't feel bad...I tend forget EVERYTHING anymore! I hope all of your Birthdays are WONDERFUL and you have a very special day!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will survive....

Here are my three wonderful kids....SULKING, because Kory wants to play the PS2 (Star Wars Lego) and Brock wants to play outside with his friends or watch the new movie we just bought (Iron Man) and Rachel wants to wear her *Princess* shirt DIRTY out of the laundry basket. And I have decided that none of the kids are going to be happy because Brock & Kory have been told that they can't do ANYTHING they want to do until they find their MP3 players that have now been missing for three weeks and well...with Rachel, need I say more? Dirty clothes, yuck!

I am getting so tired of hearing that I am the "worst Mom in the world" and all because my kids are spoiled and don't always get their way! Boo Hoo! I don't want to wish them to get older, just to get past the phases they are in right now. Brock thinks he is king of the castle and what he says goes, Kory is Mr. Sensitive and if you even look at him wrong he balls like a little girl...sheesh! And Rachel...well, you don't have to guess...she definitely thinks she is and wants to be the princess of the house...and that means receive royal treatment in the meantime.

So, where does that put me? I go to bed between 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM so that I can visit with Clint longer, then I wake up at 5:35 AM so that I can exercise and have some "quiet time" in the morning before I have to wake up the rascals to get them all ready for school, then by the time that I even THINK about getting ready for the day...it is time for lunch with Clint. I know that now I am just sounding like a whiner...wah, wah...but I guess it is just one of those days, he he. Needless to say...I am the Mom ("the worst mom in the world" according to the kids), the Maid (not a very good one because their is dust on my hutches & tables), the one that usually looks like a Bum (because there is no time for me to get ready for the day) and the cook...no King or Princess here, just me! I just hope one day I will hear "you are the best Mom in the world" and I don't just mean after I have bought something for my kids!

Last weekend we went to the Sand Dunes with our friends Jared & Dusty Rogers and their kids. We had such a great time...the weather was PERFECT and our friends really make it such a fun experience! Clint's dad went also and so did some of his friends. Jared & Dusty purchased a new Rhino and so Jared & Clint went to pick it up Saturday morning. They left at 7:00 AM so that they wouldn't miss an entire day at the Sand Dunes. After they picked up the Rhino, they had a blow-out on the trailer, but being the handy guys they are they went back into town, got a tire and had it replaced in no time. Meanwhile...me, Dusty and the kids were back at camp riding around in our Rhino, what a great babysitter! When the guys returned we went for a few rides in the Rhino and then went for a ride in the sand-cars...I can't decide which I like better, they both have perks!

This weekend was kind of a crazy one...I think we heard sirens every hour of the day! Lots of people getting hurt..darn! We saw one guy that was being life-flighted, he had ran into the side of a sandcar while riding on his four-wheeler. Then Richard was on the backside of sand mountain and came across a couple (guy & girl) that had rolled their Rhino down a large hill. The guy had bailed out and the lady rode it out to the bottom of the hill. Thank goodness neither were seriously hurt, the stupid guy was mostly concerned about all his beer that had shot out of the Rhino and was all over the hill....ummmm, okay. Richard yelled at the guy and told him he was stupid and that he was just lucky that the lady wasn't seriously hurt...some people! On Saturday we went for a ride (night ride) in the Sandcars on the other side of Sand Mountain and when we were coming back we saw some lights (cop lights) and decided to go and see what had happened. When we got to the scene, there was a young kid (20 yr old) that had gone over a dune, supermanned off his fourwheeler and had landed head first on the sand with no helmet on. We helped by shining our lights on them so that they could see what they were doing and then they asked Clint & Jared to help lift the guy into the ranger truck. The kid had broke his back...they were going to life flight him out too. I am so glad that we were safe and enjoyed our weekend injury-free.

On Saturday, Richard and some of his buddies were trying to see who could get the front of their cars in the air the highest...and so I took some pictures of them, who is the highest? you be the judge....

*Roy*

*Dave*

*Richard*

The kids really enjoy going in the Rhino with their Dad...and this time Clint let each one of them take turns driving the Rhino on his lap, I think it was the highlight of their trip!

The nights at the Dunes this past weekend were my favorite. The weather was so great and I love a good campfire! We roasted Marshmallows for S'Mores and had some Dough Boys (biscuit dough cooked on the end of a wooden dowel, then filled with pie filling & whipping cream), the Rasberry filling was my FAVORITE! I am worried that we now have Jared hooked to them. I am so glad that we were able to go, it is great to spend time with the family and have great friends to go with...it is times like these that make memories to last for a LIFE TIME!

Poor little Rachel

Rachel is going through a tough phase right now...or at least I hope it is a phase that will be over soon. Lately she doesn't want to go to school or nursery at church. She grips on to me as tight as can be and screams and cries. It is the saddest thing! I thought that with Miriam (Rachel's Grandma) being her teacher that school would be no biggie...but so far that really hasn't made a difference. I felt so bad today, I told her that Grandma would be sad if she didn't come to school and so it somewhat convinced her that everything would be okay, but when we got there...Miriam was sick and wasn't at school, so Rachel began crying again. It makes me feel so bad to leave her, but I do know that this is a learning and growing experience for her and it is all for the best...right? I really do hope that Rachel can get past this real soon, cuz I am really having a struggle with leaving her places and having her be so sad. *sigh* Mommy loves you Rachel!

Isagenix 9 Day Cleanse....

Just thought I would share my results of my Cleanse I just did. The cleanse was actually 11 days, if you count the two pre-cleanse shake days. It was TOUGH on the fruit & juice only days, but I feel amazing and saw some GREAT results!!!! From Sept. 12 to Sept. 23 I lost a total of 7.75 inches and 9 lbs. Not too bad, huh? I am done with the weight loss for now, no more stressing about what the scale says, I am just going to maintain, be happy and eat healthy....oh, and don't forget exercise! Clint says I am getting to bony...I don't see it, but you know we are always our worst critic, huh? If he is happy and I am happy...then that is good enough for me! From January 1, 2008 to today I have lost a total of 37 lbs and have gone down almost 4 pants sizes...I guess hard work really does pay off!
(Note: that is NOT a picture of me!)

Primary Activity

Our Ward had a Primary Activity that was themed around Pioneers and Heritage.

Brock & Kory were asked to dress up in pioneer clothes, and since we didn't have any...

they wore their church clothes instead, close enough!

They had such a GREAT time at the activity and were truly grateful that they went!

Brock is made a homemade candle....

Kory worked on a project....

Brock made some butter....Brock was a pioneer pulling the ol' wagon....

Brock really enjoyed the competitive games....(This picture is my FAVORITE!)

Kory (who is pictured at the FAR left) participated in the three-legged race

and since he wasn't fast enough and is such a light weight...his partner felt it would

be faster to carry Kory along the way!