SAN DIEGO SUPER CHARGERS!

MY BOYS MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS! GO CHARGERS! GO CHARGERS!

Amazing Opportunity

Dakota has been invited to train with professional Dutch coaches and compete with student athletes from over 25 countries at the Youth Friendship Games, an Olympic-style sports festival in Holland. IN HOLLAND!!!! OH MY! What an amazing opportunity that would be for him. We're not sure if he is going to go but just to be invited is really cool.



On an sad note he didn't make the spring select team. I have heard that it is hard to get selected. He will still play soccer in the spring and hopefully will try out for the high school team next year. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? HIGH SCHOOL!!!! UGH! He is growing up so fast! Why can't they stay little forever?

Happy 14th Birthday...Dakota!

Can you believe it? My baby is growing up. We took him ice skating for his birthday. We had a lot of fun. Logan loved it even though his bum was on the ice more than his feet.

happy birthday to me

I couldn't have asked for a better birthday. Johnnie made me breakfast, we got a better deal on cable, Kota's team took 3rd in the all-star tournament AND my wonderful husband made this beautiful cake for me. I feel truly blessed. I love my family so much. I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world. Thank you to everyone for all of the birthday wishes. I love you!

All-Stars

Dakota made All-Stars again this year. He was totally excited! He has a chance to make the spring select team. One of the coaches was looking at him and some other kids on his team at their last game. He took our phone number so keep your fingers crossed. Kota REALLY wants to make the team. I don't know why he wouldn't though, he is a awesome player...LOL and I am a little biased. I am just so proud of my soccer star!

Getting to know you Christmas edition...

Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know your friends. Okay, here's what you're supposed to do, and try not to be a SCROOGE!!! Just copy this entire post and paste into a new post. Change all the answers so that they apply to you. Then tagged some people and get to know them even better ......Tis the Season to be NICE!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Gift Bags

2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial

3. When do you put up the tree? The weekend after Thanksgiving

4. When do you take the tree down? The 1st weekend in the New Year

5. Do you like eggnog? Nope

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Cabbage Patch Doll

7. Hardest person to buy for? My husband…he is so picky

8. Easiest person to buy for? My boys

9. Do you have a nativity scene? No, not until I can have a house and somewhere to put it

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail…though email would be cheaper…LOL

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? A Packers blanket….COME ON…I’m a CHARGERS FAN!

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Santa Claus 1, 2 and 3

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? December 24th……nah just joking sometime in November

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? YES….LOL

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My moms cranberry salad

16. Lights on the tree? Yep

17. Favorite Christmas song? All of them

18. Travel at Christmas or stay at home? Usually go to someone’s house

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? I don’t think so…

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Tinkerbell….my hubbie bought her for me last year. I love Tinkerbell!

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning...but I hate waiting

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? People being rude when they should be nice

23. What theme or color are you using? Whatever

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Pies

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Twilight the series box set

I tag everyone who reads our blog!

I've been tagged

8 Things I like a whole lot:
-My husband
-My kids
-Watching my kids play soccer
-Getting together with family
-Movies
-Music...Life would be so boring without this
-Internet
-CHOCOLATE

8 Phrases I say often:
-Why do I have to repeat myself
-Did you wash your hair, your body, with soap?
-WHATEVER
-Why are you so butthurt
-Pick a lane....dork
-Where's CoCo
-I hit my leg....(this is my excuse when my bowling ball goes in the gutter...lol)
-How much do you love your mommy

8 Things I want to do before I die:
-Get married in the temple
-Have my boys sealed to us
-Have more babies
-Travel to Europe
-Own a home
-Get my dads work done
-Go to the east coast
-See the Chargers win a Superbowl

8 Things I've learned from my past:
-So called friends don't always have your best interest
-Family is more important than anything else
-Rules are there for a reason
-People are not always what they seem
-Teenagers don't know everything
-Experiences I will never let my kids go through
-Don't say yes when you know you should say no
-Keep dreaming, don't let anyone tell you that you can't do something.

8 Places I'd love to visit
-Hawaii
-England
-Germany
-Ireland
-Nauvoo
-Washignton DC
-Canada
-Utah

8 Things I currently need or want:
-A house
-College money for the kids
-A maid
-A vacation (november can't get here soon enough)
-Clothes for the kids
-A new book to read
-Prop 8 to pass
-to have the strength to lose weight, go to church, be a good example to my family, save money, be a better friend, to have friends and be a good wife.

8 People I tag :
Crystal
Shelley
Emily
Betheny
Heather G
Memory
Rachael
Jenni M

Halloween at Disneyland

Dakota and Logan at Mickey's Trick or Treat party.

My nephew Brennan in his halloween costume
Logan with his favorite character Jack

The boys and my nephew Aaron taking a picture with a pumpkin man



Logan in front of a huge Mickey pumpkin.


This is my favorite time of year. I love Halloween. I love dressing up and going trick or treating. This was our 1st year going to Disneyland and doing the trick or treat thing. We had a lot of fun but who doesn't at the happiest place on earth. I think that we will do this again next year.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Knott's Scary Farm 2008

So we took the boys to Knott's Scary Farm. Let me tell you it was FUN. They were so scared! I didn't get to scream as much as I usually do because I was laughing at Kota and Logan. Corn Stalker was the best, I got really scared on that one. It was a new maze so John wanted to take his time. He started to slow down almost stopping and the boys were yelling at him to go. It was pretty funny...then I started to tell him to go too because I was getting scared. They had this guy on the floor get our feet, we didn't even see him until it was too late. By the end of the night the monsters were giving Logan high 5's. That was pretty entertaining too. Logan would see a monster and immediately hold up his hand. It only worked for him, they wouldn't do that for me and they scare me all the time. Logan got doubled scared with the monsters and me screaming. All in all, the boys had a blast and when we were safely in the car the boys starting talking all big, which made me chuckle even more. I guess even at a young age boys have to be macho.

halloween

I love halloween with fright in the air.It is fun to scare people i dont know why.Look what i found on a website i call it man in dog.With a fairy.

happy halloween

Sea World 10/11/08

They almost have the same facial expression...

GO CHARGERS!!

We were spinning so fast...I thought Logan was going to spew....

Look how handsome my boys look on the swordfish ride...Brennan showing Uncle Johnnie the dolphins

FOOTBALL AND THE BLONDE.....

Football FINALLY makes sense..........A guy took his blonde girlfriend to her first football game. They had great seats right behind their team's bench. After the game, he asked her how she liked the experience.'Oh, I really liked it,' she replied, 'especially the tight pants and all the big muscles, but I just couldn't understand why they were killing each other over 25 cents.'Dumbfounded, her date asked, 'What do you mean?''Well, they flipped a coin, one team got it and then for the rest of the game, all they kept screaming was: 'Get the quarterback! Get the quarterback!' I'm like...Helloooooo? It's only 25 cents!!!!

Picture Tag

Jill tagged me. Here are the rules. You go to your files, and pick the fourth picture in the fourth file. Then you tag four friends.

This is a black and white picture of our wedding cake. My sister in law Shelley made this for us. Isn't she the best!

I tag:
Shelley
Emily
Betheny
Jenni

Tag, YOUR IT!

Not one but TWO

Kota was on fire tonight.....he played soooooo good. He got himself a pair of goals but he should have had at least 5. He hit the poles a couple of times and miss the far corner. I was just happy that he was taking his shots. Normally he plays mid field and but his coach this season has him playing forward and Kota tends to wait to long to shoot. NOT TONIGHT! I am bummed that Johnnie missed it. I didn't tape it either. Johnnie is camping this weekend in Utah with his boss and friend from work. So it just me and the boys this weekend so you know what that means...PARTY! Nah just joking....we have soccer tomorrow morning and a blessing to go to on Sunday.

Hope everyone has a great weekend! LOVE YOU!

We are off....

to VEGAS!!!!!! Hopefully we will have some pictures and stories to blog about when we get back.........stay tuned!

Bowling...

Today Logan and my mom took 2nd place in their division. Here is a picture of Logan with his trophy.





Kota's team took 1st place in his league.






This was the first time the boys did a league and they both brought home 1st place trophies. Today was exciting Logan and my mom getting 2nd. John and Kota didn't do that bad. John wasn't feeling well so that hurt his game. Kota bowled a 220 today in his 2nd game. My niece and I didn't do well either but we had fun and really that is what is it all about. I love bowling because we get to do it together as a family.

Crazy....

Things have been crazy in my house these past couple of months. We were spending every weekend at my mom's house. John remodeled my mom's kitchen. He took out her old cabinets, painted, put on the new floor and installed her new cabinets. Her kitchen looks beautiful! I should have taken pictures. I will next time I go over there.

We are also on a bowling league. We are in last place but we are having fun. For sweepers we get to go to Vegas so that is exciting. Logan and my mom did a youth bowling league and they took 1st place. Dakota is finishing his league today and hopefully his team gets 1st. Saturday we are in a bowling tournament. John is teamed up with Kota, Logan is with my mom and I am bowling with my niece Taylor. It should be fun. I'll post some pictures later.

Soccer has started for the boys. They had their 1st game last weekend. They both lost but it is a good starting point for the coaches to see what they need to work on. They don't have games this weekend because of the holiday.

The boys have also started school. They seem to be doing well. I am so proud of Kota right now. he is doing so well with his homework and classwork. He really is putting forth a good effort.

We are so busy that we don't get to spend time with friends or family and we miss everyone!

7/10/02

Today is the day that I miss him the most. I guess because today is the day that he was taken away from me. It has been 6 years and still I can't believe it. Some days I can't remember his face and others he is so vivid in my mind. There are so many thoughts and feelings when I think of my dad. My world literally came crashing down when I got that call at 4 something in the morning. I have always felt safe because I knew he was there. He never let me down even though I let him down all the time. He was taken so suddenly that I never got to say I'm sorry, I love you and you meant the world to me. I am so sorry Papa that I kept you up at night. I am so sorry that I couldn't have been better. I am so sorry that you couldn't have walked me down the isle and that you didn't get to meet John. I think that you would have liked him, he reminds me of you. I am mostly sorry that I didn't get to say goodbye and tell you how much I love you. I hope that one day I will get to see you again.
I LOVE YOU PAPA ALWAYS!

Happy Anniversary!

I can't believe that it has been a year! This year has gone by so fast. My love for John grows with each day and I am truly blessed. I am the luckiest girl alive to have a man like John for a husband. One day I hope that we can go to the temple and be sealed. I love my family so much!

Happy 4th of July

We went to an Angels game for the 4th of July. We had so much fun. They had the best fireworks display that I have ever seen. John's sister Ashley came with us to celebrate the holiday. We hope everyone had a wonderful 4th!

Sea World

Here are some pictures from our trip to Sea World. We got the fun pass so we can go back anytime throughout the rest of the year. Logan loves this place. He likes to get wet by Shamu.

Spring is here....

Here are some new family pictures that Melissa took on Easter. I love my little family soooo much! They are so precious to me. There is not a day that goes by that these 3 don't make me smile or laugh. Even when I am mad they still manage to bring a smile to my face.

Spring Soccer

This is Kota taking the ball down the field and making a sweet pass. I just wish they could of scored on this play.

Families can be together forever.....

We sang this song in Relief Soceity today and I always get a little choked up. I am so thankful for this blessing and I can't wait for the day that I get to kneel across from John and be sealed. I want this more than anything! I love my family, I love this church, I love my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ!

All about Johnnie

What is his name? Johnnie
How long have you been married? 7 months
How long did you date? A little over a year
How old is he? almost 29
Who eats more? at one sitting he does, but I snack more...
Who said "I love you" first? He did
Who sings better? He does by far. I love it when he sings to me!
Who is smarter? I think he is. He watches more informational shows than I do.
Who does the laundry? me mostly but he does sometimes
Who does the dishes? both of us...but the kids trade off days
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do
Who pays the bills? he's the bread winner but I take care of them
Who mows the lawn? We don't have one, but he would
Who cooks dinner? He thinks that we are even but I think that I do it more
Who drives when you are together? it's about even
Who is more stubborn? ding ding ding I am the winner!
Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? LOL this is actually a funny question. John just said that since he's never wrong, it must be me. We just had a little disagreement about this question. Lately we have been really good about admitting when we are wrong.
Whose parents do you see the most? We see my mom the most. She is the closest to us.
Who proposed? He did!:)
Who has more friends? I think we are about even but it feels like he does.
Who has more siblings? LOL if anyone knows my husband than you already know the anwser.
Who wears the pants in the family? He does! When I say he can

I tag anyone who wants to do this.

Let's Go Ducks!

This holiday weekend we took the kids to see a Ducks game. It was so much fun! There was a fight within the 1st couple of mintues so we knew it was going to be a good game. The Ducks won 4-2. The only thing that suck was that Teemu didn't score, not for a lack of trying though. One shot for sure was his but he got robbed at the last minute. Something funny happened though while we were watching the game. This older lady was trying to sit down in her seat and grab Kota's leg. So Kota moved it because this strange lady was touching him. She fell on top of the kids sitting in front of us. It took everything I had not to start laughing. The poor little boy was being smothered by this DRUNK lady and all she could do was say that she was sorry. She didn't even try to get up. John had to lift her up (dead weight) off of the little boy. The boys were ok but probably traumitzed by this. Five mintues later she tried to give the little boy $20. The dad wouldn't let him take it. The lady left not to long after that, which was probably a good thing. Ok so some of you may not think that is funny but you really had to be there. I probably wouldn't have laughed if someone had gotten hurt so I am not a total monster.