It's only been 2 1/2 years.........

that I have been saying,"I really want to frame our Mater bath mirror!" Well, we finally did it.

I love it! The mirror looks bigger than before, which is funny because it was huge to begin with.

After looking into buying the wood, painting or staining it, somehow getting it to stick to the mirror with something heavy duty, I saw an ad at Robert's Craft. It was 30% off of custom framing and ended one day later.

It was a little impulsive because I didn't look around much to see if we could do it for less $(I checked a little and what I saw was way more), but I love it! It isn't stuck to the mirror either. We hung it on the wall just above the mirror so it looks like it is framed. Cool, huh?

My bathroom is fancy now:) hahaha. I wasn't going for fancy, but it looks so much better to me now.

NOW, I just have to find a good color to paint the bathroom. Hmmmmmmmm.....................

Not everyone else is right, you know?!!!!!

Target employee: "Hi there. How are you?"

Me: "Good Thanks, how are you?"

Target employee: "Good thanks. Did you find everything you needed today?"

Me: "Yep, and more." (I always say this, because it is always true:)

Target employee: "I love this brand of shampoo, but I hated this Honey and Oatmeal kind."

Me: "Oh, alright. Well, I'm going to try it!"

Yes, I bought it and used it last night and loved it!

HA! Little miss Target employee.

I Just Don't Get It.

I almost think the judges are getting paid to say that they love him. I do not!

Git that corn outta my face!

Warning: Random post below. I just saw a pic while on the web and had to post it.
I truly think Jack is one of the funniest guys out there in Hollywood. (oh yes, we are on a first name basis) He can play all sorts of parts in movies but I think the director knew he would be perfect for Nacho Libre. I love that it is a movie my kids can watch too:)
He was hilarious on the red carpet at the Oscar's too. Always funny, I love it.

Can't not laugh when I see this picture.

HPYNSUN

If I lived in CA, this would be my license plate. HPYNSUN = Happy in Sun
It could also be HPYNWTR. Too bad Utah only has 6 letters instead of 7.

Growing up in sunny California was great! I live to be in the sun, which I know isn't the best thing always, especially when sometimes I refused to wear sunscreen. I loved the summertime playing at the beach. I loved the days where it was overcast in the AM and by 2pm it would burn off and be nice and hot.
I was a lifeguard for about 5 years or so at the Mission Viejo Rec. Center and it was a fun job.
Why? Because I got to hang out in my swimsuit and be warm in the sun.
When it was break, I jumped into the pool to cool down and then let the sun dry me off:)

I miss the sun. Today might be nice if that darn wind wasn't blowing around. I need Spring/Summer/Warmer weather to be here NOW!!!!
It is great for me mentally too. I get motivated to get out and be active, which I need.
Hooray for Summer!

Please come quickly.

How We Met.......

Alright, this is kind of a fun "pass it on" post. Everyone who reads this and feels inclined to participate, please do so. Write how you and your hubby met(if you are married).

In or around the year 1997, I met Jake over the phone. I called his apartment for my friend Chuck. Chuck and I were really good friends because I had dated one of his best friends (not Jake) and when we broke up, I was still in touch with all of his friends because they had become my friends too.
Jake answered the phone and I said, "Oh, so you're the new guy?" I preceded to
ask his name and where he was from, etc.... Jake moved into the apartment that my previous boyfriend had lived in, same bedroom, same bed........you get it!
A couple of weeks later, Chuck came over to hang out at my place and brought Jake. I don't remember thinking much except that we had same music taste and he was really cool. I think I was dating someone at this point(not seriously) and he was dating an older woman. hahahaha. He loves it when i say that.
Anyway, I don't remember the time frame at all, but a while later Jake called and invited me to come over and watch some sporting event with a group of people. I accepted and we chat a little. After the game, we decided to go rollerblading and hit it off. We laughed so hard when together, we couldn't stop hanging out. We were best friends. We had not kissed yet. We hung out almost everyday for over a month. I would go home to my roommates and have the whole "I think I like him, I don't know if he likes me" conversation. Blah Blah Blah.
We were hanging out in my room and it was 3AM. I thought to myself "he HAS to like me if he is still around at 3AM". I planted a kiss and he kissed back. He said,"I'm so glad you did that because I have liked you since day 1".
I wouldn't have it any other way! We got along soooo well.
I invited him to come to California to meet the family after a couple of months and the day we left he had chopped his hair. I mean MTC haircut!
I freaked out a little. It was different than what he had before and for some reason I was shallow and I didn't feel the same feelings towards him. Suddenly, things changed in my head. I thought, "oh my gosh, I can't date a Provo boy!" I have to have a husband that surf's and is from California like me. Haha. I know, I'm super lame!
I was cold to him the whole trip and when we got back I broke things off.
(sounds like Jr. High, huh?)
Well, I called him two days later and he was out on a date with another girl!
I freaked out and called the next morning and we were back together! All I needed was a little jealousy I guess. Thanks Lana! (girl he went out with and did NOT kiss, thank heavens)
He proposed, I said YES, we married in the LA Temple in June 1998, had 3 awesome children and are still living the good life. He is the best! I'm so blessed to have him in my life.
That is our "How we met" story.

Fix It Friday!

Every Friday, I Heart Faces blog, has a Fix-It Friday.
They provide a picture to fix and we fix it:
Here is before:

Here is my after:
I used Adobe Elements 6:
I just dodged the face a little and underneath the eyes, sharpened the eyes a touch, and spot healed in between his eyes where there was redness.
I also turned it to black and white then moved the opacity back a little for a vintage look. I think his skin looks better this way.
Last, I cropped out the unimportant stuff and showed the best part, his little face:)

Do you want to smile?

Watch this video. I couldn't stop staring and smiling. It is the coolest video I've seen...really.
I like the song too. I've never heard of the guy, but love it. There are so many creative people out there.

I HEART FACES!!!

Okay, I found this fun blog through another blog. I decided to try and enter one of their photo contests. The theme is "silly".


Cross your fingers for me:)
Go check out the blog: http://www.iheartfaces.blogspot.com/

Breck can NEVER stay serious! Haha.

Field Trip

So, I'm taking a photography class at night at the high school near by. The teacher has started some "club" and I joined. They do field trips every so often and Saturday was a trip to Farmington Bay. Everyone showed up around 8am for this annual event. I don't know what the event is called but fish are poisoned and then float to the surface of the water. The bald eagles come to eat them. We saw many sitting on the ice on top of the water waiting. It was a fun experience! Cold, but fun:) I don't have a super long lens, so these are the best I could get with my camera and then I zoomed in a little in Photoshop. The picture's are a little blury because of this. They are big birds!
Eagle landing.

Love this one with it's reflection in the water.

The lone eagle.

I'm so lucky....

....or blessed to have my little girl. I love my boys too, don't worry, but I can't explain what it is about having a little girl. She is so sweet, and grumpy, and funny at the same time. I love her.

I absolutely love these picture's of her. I seem to always get the best one's of her at the most random times when I don't expect it.

Isn't she pretty?!

We were just out playing in the snow in this one.

She and I were hanging out in my room in this picture. She just happened to lay right next to my window and I had my camera in reach:) Thank goodness!

Why?

Why do I have days where I think I might go nuts?
That dumb commercial, "Calgon, take me away....." is playing through my mind.
My kids are happy right now, they are just really loud. Somehow, we will be trying to shut them up so we can do the whole family night thing. It usually turns into Jake and I getting frustrated with whoever isn't paying attention. (all 3 of them)
I think we need to get away........without the kids.
Tonight at dinner I was trying to tell Jake something. I tried three times but one of the kids would start talking really loud each time. Jake again said "what?" and I paused then yelled, "I'll tell you in 60 years!"
I know I will be sad when the kids are out of the house, but right this moment, I need a friggin' break for about a month.
SERENITY NOW!!!!

High 5 Grandma!!

On Monday, Jake and the kiddos and I drove to Provo to be at my Mother-in-Law's place of work. She is a teacher at an elementary school and she works with Special Education.
One of the mother's of the students nominated Lori (mom-in-law) for the KSL High 5 Award and she won.
We were able to be there with other family members to witness the surprise and KSL 5 news camera crew was there.
She had no idea she won this award so it was neat to see her reaction. She got 3 hours at a certain day spa as her gift. She is a neat woman who raised 12 children of her own and now is helping many special children at her school.
Good Job Lori!!
By the way, we will be on the news on Friday AM at around 6:30am. I should expect you all to be up and watching it. :)
Okay, I'm totally recording it and watching it later.

Chippity Chop Chop

Yep, I wanted different............whoops! I went way shorter than planned!
I'm glad hair grows back:) I like it though.


Back view.

This one is for my sister.

Jake posing with my new purse. I was sick of carrying a diaper bag as my purse so I got a large purse.

Bored.

I'm getting bored and I don't want to get rusty with my picture taking................so, anyone with a little baby I can photograph for fun? Breck is getting tired of me in her face.
You will get the cd of pics too:)
I'll take the first two comments of who might want to come over soon! So soon, I mean tomorrow morning around 10:30am or 11. Then Monday or Tuesday too. If you have any cute hats or bows or whatever for the baby, bring them too.
Not that I'm a professional or anything, but I love to keep on shooting my camera.
Okay, that is all for now:) I'll probably do it again though. It is winter........

Warning: Post for Laker Fans, Kobe Fans, or anyone with a sense of humor

This is a funny commercial by Nike.
Kobe is an actor. hahahaha. I laughed when i saw this. Note: funny lines throughout, not-real horse, bubble man, dummy.....

Click Here

Most mornings.....

I get to see this out my car window when I drive my boys to school. This was today. :)

Wow! A lot of pictures.

We drove down to CA the day after Christmas. I think I will need a long break before doing that drive again. We went twice within about 30 days. That is a lot of driving. While we were down, we also did a lot of driving too. My brother lives about an hour away from my Mom's and we went out there 3 times. Then we drove to my grandparents home in San Luis Obispo, 4.5 hours away from Mom's. It was worth it though.

Here's a run down of our trip:

We went to a paddle out for our good friend who passed away a few months ago. If you are not familiar with a paddle out, let me explain. Tyler wanted his ashes to be spread over the ocean, he grew up surfing a ton so this was his wish. The paddle out was a short memorial and then many people(friends and family) paddled out into the ocean with the family to spread the ashes.

I had never been to one but it was quite neat to watch. I did not paddle out because I had a cold, and I do not own a wet suit or a surf board. I wish I did though.



Here is a cool pic of some of the group paddling out. They probably went about 200 yds. out.

Here are all of those whole paddled out. They sat on their boards in a circle. It looked cool from the shore.

These are the hands of our friends' sweet mother. She is a fabulous lady.

The boards were set up like this before the paddle out. These were a few.

It was a nice memorial. I'm glad I was able to be there for it.



It was fun to see my girls I grew up with. I love them!


It was great to see my little brother too. He is now up at BYU near yours truly! Finally!

Sea anenome. We love to go to the tide pools at Laguna Beach's Crescent Bay.

Some hot guy I saw at the beach:)

Pretty flower with blurry beach behind it:)

On New Year's Day, Jake, Me, the kids and my Mom all drove up the coast to visit my grandparents in San Luis Obispo (SLO). On the way, we stopped in Santa Barbara, one of the prettiest places I have ever seen. There was a super cool park we stopped at to let the kids play.

My Grandparents. Going on 64 years of marriage!

My kids Great Grandparents:) It was so fun to see them.

We went to Cal Poly SLO to see the animals. (used to do this as a kid). P.U.!!

Jake got flattened by a tumbleweed there. It was a little scary. He is ok though.

We drove out to Morro Bay and saw otters swimming in the bay.

Jake fed a wild squirrel some Taco Bell. He really liked the 7 layer burrito:)

Pretty but stormy Morro Bay.

The seagulls wanted a taste of Taco Bell too. They were all over our car and almost flew in the window.

It was a fun trip.

Wow, that is a lot of pictures I just put on. Haha.