St. Patty's Day

Well I know that this is a little bit late but I wanted to at least post it. We had a great St. Patrick's day. The boy's got all dressed up in their green shirts from Old Navy.

We also had a great Irish style meal with green potatoes to top it off. I made a Shepards pie.

And for dessert we made a red velevet cake with green frosting. The reason there are candles on the cake is because Trent thought we needed to celebrate St. Patty's Day.

And Trent even got into it with his green derby style hat

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What's in my purse

I saw this on my friend Tricia's blog and thought it would be fun to do on mine. What's in my purse. I actually thought that I had a clean purse. I really don't have any little kids to carry stuff around for anymore.

I have:

a checkbook

a planner

2 phones

a hair clip

Mints

tampons

a hair brush

a pen

a bottle of lotion

14 lip glosses

a file

and some sunglasses

What is in your purse I would like to know. This was actually fun. I did this while changing my purse to a new purse.

Replacing the Grass

After 2 years of laying the sod to replace the dead stuff. We had to do it again. We need to replace the sod in our front yard. We started the day before by digging up the front yard and getting rid of the old sod. The next day my Father-in-Law Bruce, the kids and I went down to Star Nursery and picked up some more sod to be laid down in the front yard.

It was a slow start and the boys were excited to be helping.

Bruce was working really hard to get this laid down and looking nice. He was on his knees alot and we are very greatful for his help in getting it done.

Jake and Trent were very excited to help. They were taking the Sod down to grandpa to be able to lay it down.

They were also helping to lay it down. I have never seen my boys work so hard to be able to say that they have helped with something.

The grass turned out very nice and made the front of the house look a bunch better.

After 8 Years

After living here in Vegas for 8 years we finally went and took pictures of the boys at places here. Also went and vistited the Shark Reef. It was a lot of fun. The boys really enjoyed it. We took them to the Beligio to see the Garden in there. It was all decorated for the Chinese New Year.

The boys I think really enjoyed the gardens. They enjoyed all the time that they were able to spend with just mommy and daddy.

We then we went outside and watched the fountain show. We also so some baby ducks while we were waiting for the show to begin. Trent took a really cute pic while doing his modeling poses.

And then we were told by the security guard that he couldn't sit up there. And shortly afterwards the water show began.

After all of this fun we then went and took them to M&M world. They wanted to watch the M&M movie.

After all this fun a couple of days later we took the boys to see Shark Reef. They had fun there learning about all of the different types of fish and sharks.

This was the boys listening to the headset about fishes.

And then this is the boys in the Suken Ship where there were sharks and lots of other fishes.

Our next stop that we are going to go and visit will be the Mirage Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat.

Crochet

I have been so addicted lately to crocheting. I was taught by my mom when I was a young child. And I hold this talent special because it was taught to me by her and she was taught by my grandma on my dad's side. This is a family talent that has been passed down from generations. I have been lately working on Granny Squares for a swap on one of my favorite group websites. The website is Cafemom.com

I have made many baby blankets for my own sons and for my family and friends. I enjoy being able to see the reactions of thier faces when they find out that I made it special for them.

I have lately made sweaters for both of my boys. Trent loves wearing his. It makes me so happy that my kids enjoy what I make for them.

I have also made purses and am currently making me a sweater for me too.

Crocheting helps me relax and feel closer to my mom.

One Year

Well it has been one year on the 4th of Feb since my mom passed away. Something sad happened last week. Prophet Gordon B. Hinkley passed away. My mom was probably so excited to finally be able to meet him and probably tried to be there when he entered into heaven to greet him. He will be missed. He was a great prophet and man. President Monson said: “‘Here and there, and now and then, God makes a giant among men.’ President Hinckley was such a giant – a giant of knowledge, of faith, of testimony, of compassion, of vision.” This is quoted from President Hinckley's funeral.

My mom and President Hinckley are sadly missed in our family. My boys loved their grandma.

I miss my mom and wish that she was still here. But I know that she is better off where she is. She is out of pain and with her big brother and her husband again. My dad passed away 5 years before she did. My mom was my best friend and she taught me how to be a good mother, wife and loving friend.

Mom I love you and am glad that you were my mother.

The Year 2008

Well here we are the beginning of a new year with new adventures ahead of us. Christmas has come and gone and the year 2007 has come to an end. It is time to make those dreaded new year resolutions. I was reading a friends blog and she came up with a good idea rather than making a bunch of resolutions to just concentrate on one word. I actually like that idea so the word that I have picked is Courage. I need to work on this because it seems that my courage has left when my mom passed away last year.

Christmas was good for us here in Vegas. It was just us again here to celebrate. The boys had fun and I think that they got what they wanted. Jake and Trent got two joint gifts which were a Power Tour Guitar to be able to help them learn how to play. They also got the new Star Wars Lego video game for the Nintendo DS. They really wanted the WII but we couldn't find one to be able to get it.

Jake got clothes and I think the best gift that he liked was his inventions book. He is very intrested in science.

Trent got some new shoes and I think the most favorite toy that he got was his nerf gun. Both the boys got one but Trent really loves his. Eric got a new travel kit to be able to take on his trips for his new job. Eric flew out to Dallas, Tx today to start the training for his new job. He is going to be in Dallas for Today until Friday and then he will be home until Sunday and will be flying back out to Dallas to finish up his training. And then the following week he will be in Chicago. He will then be home for a while. Eric's new job is going to have him traveling for training other AT&T reps. This is the type of job that he has wanted for a long time.

As for me I will be going back to school this year to get my Master's Degree. I will be starting on the 22nd of the month and will be doing it online through Universtiy of Phoenix again. I will be going for my Master's in Elementary Education. The boys will be going back to school on the 7th of the month until the end of Feb and then they will be on Track break. I have been able to get things around the house caught up. I am hoping to be able to have a great year this year. And only want good things to happen to everyone.