Brallierfest

The Bachelor episode nine.

2012-03-05T22:26:00.001-08:00

I'm just gonna say this: I know Ben is going to pick Courtney. He is a sleaze bag and so is she.

Helloooo Switzerland!! I want to go there soo bad.

Switzerland: the perfect place to fall in love....seriously?

ANOTHER helicopter date? Come on Ben, use some imagination.

I wanted that copter to crash, just to put me out of my misery.

Why do I still watch this? I don't even like any of these chicks.

Ugh. Ben's hair.

I could not stand on that teeny mountain top. I couldn't even watch it.

I'm so sick of these women telling Ben what he wants to hear. Why can't they just be honest?

Dave and I were discussing whether or not they sleep together in the fantasy suite. I think yes, dave was not sure. For a while i thought no, but not anymore. What do you think?

Oh Linzi, what can I say that I haven't already? Blech.

Really? Repelling isn't that big of a deal. I don't know why they're so freaked out.

Did he just say "I love this woman"?!? He hasn't said that about anyone! Hmmmm

Ewww! I can't stand watching Ben and Linzi kiss. They are gross!

Why do they always sound so surprised when they get the fantasy suite card? Have you never watched the show?

I think the show is setting it up to look like he's going to pick Linzi, by showing Ben say he loves Linzi. So it will be shocking to everyone when he picks Courtney.

Has anyone else noticed how zitty Courtney is?

As much as it pains me to say this Courtney reminds me of Rory Gillmore....just a really raunchy one.

I think Courtney is on drugs. She is constantly moving and can't keep still. And playing with her hair! It is seriously driving me crazy!

Looks like being a total snatch might be coming back to bite her in the bum.

If Ben believes that Courtney is not going to drive his female friends away, he's a moron.

It's not such a big step to go to the fantasy suite with Courtney. I mean they've already gone skinny dipping together. Gross.

If I was let go right before they went to Switzerland I would ask to confront Ben too. Hello? Free trip to Switzerland.

There we go... Back to the classy Kacie that I knew.

That's a nice fitted sheet dress Nikki has on.

No surprise there, he picks Courtney.

Why do they always say " it has nothing to do with you" when they send someone home? Of course it does.

How many people have to tell Ben they hope he doesn't get hurt by Courtney?

The Bachelor Home Towns

2012-02-21T20:28:00.002-08:00

Ben says that about every woman: I could really see myself falling in love with this woman and being with her forever.

Linzi's dad seems a little stalkerish. He knew Ben's dogs name...

Holy belt buckle batman!! Linzi's belt buckle was HUGE!

Those are some classy mason jar wine glasses.

What the crap is Kacie wearing?

Uh oh. Ben is not going to gel well with Kacies parents. I can tell.

Man, Kacis dad is burning a hole through Ben with his eyes?

Kacie would totally move in with Ben if she got picked. She totally lied to her dad, right to his face.

Niki is a skank and a half. She has a tramp stamp and she totally has a fat bum. I know that's rude but it's true.

So Niki leapt into a marriage that age wasn't ready for, but she's ready to marry Ben after only "dating" him for a few weeks? Oh please.

*side note: if one of my daughters EVER wanted to go on The Bachelor, I would NEVER allow her to go.

Poor Niki's dad, Ben is not going to pick her. You can tell her dad loves her SO much.

Ok, here comes Satan's....I mean Courtney's hometown...

Did she just say she felt bad about the way she has treated the other girls? Yeah right!

So now Courtney has three personalities, the total raunch at the bachelor house, the total baby/lovey dovey with Ben, and the semi normal girl at home with her family.

Ok so I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that Courtney is probably a pretty decent girl. I'm sure it's a lot of editing. Don't you remember Michelle Money?

I am willing to bet that Ben is going to be a complete idiot and actually pick Courtney.

Called it. Poor Kacie is stunned. It's all because her dad doesn't drink.

Sad. Kacie is such a sweet girl. Ben doesn't deserve her. He's an idiot.

Kacie is so classy, she just got in the car. No drama. Loved that girl :(

Ok, so maybe not completely classy, those two f-bombs in the car took her down a notch.

The bachelor episode 7- Do you Belize in love?

2012-02-14T12:37:00.002-08:00

Kaci says she is as in love with Ben as she can get....hmmm

Man! All of a sudden there are only 6 girls left.

I hate it when people say "it's really real now" oh please! You are on reality tv people!

Nice wife beater with a pocket.

When Emily compared Ben to a piece if cheesecake in swim trunks was a little weird.

Really Linzi... You could die in two seconds from jumping 10 feet into the water?

Linzi looks SO much better with all that makeup off her face.

Did Linzi really ask if the pillows and blankets laid out in the dock was for them? Nah, it's for some other guy...duh

Do you Belize in love? Wow. Who writes this stuff?

Every week... Linzi's HAIR! I HATE IT!!

Is that bottle going to go anywhere?

Wow! Fishing for your own lobster, that would freak me out!

Whoa whoa whoa....Courtney is crying?!?! She has emotions??

There is definitely more of a friend vibe with Ben and Emily.

Courtney is always posing.

How can he not see how fake Courtney is. I think she may be a satanist.

Everything is about Courtney. And how she's feeling and blah blah blah.

Courtney is just way high maintenance. She just has to hear all the time how great she is.

K side note. How awesome was that temple?!? It makes you wonder who has been up there and what things have been done there.

What's going to happen when Courtney is away on one of her many photo shoots for weeks at a time without Ben? Are they going to have to "refind" the spark again?

Ben was right, Courtney is weird but not a good weird, like a scary weird.

What does it say about Courtney that she has a lot of guy friends? That girls don't like her!!!

Ha! I love that he went in and woke the girls up!!

Nikki is kind of a thick girl.

Is it just me or does Ben have really weird nipples?

Good move Kaci. Laying it all out to get Ben to meet your family.

Nice feather earring pocohantas.

Courtney is so lane with her stupid one liners: see ya wouldn't wanna be ya, oh snap, winning, it's not cool Courtney.

Wow! I can't believe he actually kept Courtney! I have to admit though, it will be interesting to see Satan's parents.

Emily is too smart for Ben anyway.

The Bachelor episode 123...567...

2012-02-14T12:36:00.002-08:00

Bens kind of a geek.

Kaci B is gonna win this.

Is it just me, or did it look really cold there in Panama?

Hasn't there been like three helicopter dates already?

I'm not attracted to Ben, but I must agree with Kaci, he did look kinda sexy cutting open those coconuts.

Kaci B totally reminds me of my sister in law Melia. She is so cute and bubbly. (love you Melia!!)

I. Hate. Courtney.

I'm sure the village wasn't expecting them at all. Please.

I think it's really bad that Courtney is practically naked in front of these little boys.

Since when does Kacy (the other one) speak Spanish?!

I said it once and I'll say it again, Linzi really bugs the crap out of me.

I just can't stand the faces and the mannerisms that Courtney has. Just STOP and be normal!!

Oh my gosh Jamie!! Stop talking for a split second!

And once again Courtney, you are such a beast to interrupt their one on one time.

Oh Emily, that really was hilarious about being involved with the chief.

Oh my word. Is Courtney going to cry?!??

I LOVE that Ben didn't go to Courtney's room...skank.

I would hate this salsa dancing date. I cannot dance. At. All.

123...567?? I guess 4 doesn't exist in panama.

The two on one dates are always so awkward.

I'm just waiting for Blakley to come out and tell Ben that she used to be a man.

Ok. That collage book is so high school. I would know, I have s whole sketch book of magazine collages.

Why are they showing that alley cat??

What a let down with Kacy. I thought there was something wrong. Big deal, she's still in love with her ex boyfriend.

Bens not into Kacy anyway.

I love the shot of Ben looking out into the ocean looking contemplative. Like he gives a crap that Kacy is leaving.

Oh. Jamie. You are so clueless. Why are you telling Ben everything you are going to do? That was probably one if the most awkward moments in bachelor / bachelorette history. And that's saying something.

Is one of the parting gifts a black eye?

The Bachelor Episode 5 Puerto Rico

2012-01-31T16:37:00.001-08:00

I thought Park City was the perfect place to fall in love, but I guess it's Puerto Rico.

Why are they still running in the rain? They're already soaked.

Ben looks like a drug dealer in his all white clothes.

Nikki's got some big legs!

I think she also has some really weird views about marriage.

It feels like Ben is interviewing Nikki for a job. Not romantic.

They kiss weird.

I want to RIP out Lindsey's bangs!

I would not want to do a chest bump with Blakley. Ouch.

Blakley is so good because she's a dude.

So let me get this straight, is the winners prize more time with Ben?

Kaci B. has some serious curly hair.

He is not into Elyse.

Way to tease the girl. He has the rise in hand and tells her she can't have it.

And then he sends her away on a rubber boat! Classy.

How long does this goodbye sequence need to be? Elyse, now cut to Ben walking down the beach, and repeat 5 billion times.

One word for Courtney: sah-lut.

On the beach "alone" with a camera crew.

Way to go Emily, " I'm not going to talk about Courtney, but I can't stand her and she's so annoying and blah blah blah..."

I don't know why I'm hating in Lindsey so much but She just looks so dirty to me.

I had a feeling Jennifer was going. You can tell when he's not into a girl. He just kind if looks off when their in conversation.

Plus she looks like Martin Shirt and she dips herself when dancing. (see previous post).

And she has total man hands.

What?!? No pictures this week?!?

The Man from Snowy River

2012-01-25T22:00:00.001-08:00

I'm sick of hearing "this is the perfect place to fall in love." shouldn't any place be the perfect place to fall in love, if it's the right person?

Rachel aka grandma, needs to quit smoking. Her voice is so manly.

I love Kaci, but NEWS FLASH!!! You're on The Bachelor! Ben is going to be going on dates with other women.

Whoa!! Nipple alert from Rachel. Sheesh. Wear a more supportive bra!

Their conversation is so strained and fake!

I just woke up because Ben and Rachel's date put me to sleep! I am so embarrassed from watching them.

These women get so jaded with these extravagant dates. This isn't going to be real life once the show is over. It's gonna be just the two of you at the breakfast table, with morning breath and farting sounds coming from the bathroom.

I. Hate. Courtney. She is so friggin FAKE!! Why doesn't Ben see through her?!?

Samantha is a total ditz and her boobs are too far out there. I hate how she's questioning him about being on so many group dates but live how honest he's being with her.

This look is saying "gimmie gimmie gimmie, I need I need I need. "

HA! Samantha is OUTTA there.

Do you ever catch yourself doing s dumb smile while your watching tv? I just did that when Ben was talking to Kaci.

Oh Courtney, your just so awesome and strong and confident. Um, try completely insecure. As my sister in law put it:
"Oh Becki! I wish we were watching this together! I could literally punch Courtney in the boob, she's a beastly individual!"

It's all a competition to Courtney, she doesn't want to be with Ben, she just wants to win.

I wonder if Ben and Jennifer thought repelling into that crater was crazy...

Jeeze ladies don't make it totally obvious that you're talking about Courtney.

I love that Blakley is doing Emily's hair in the bathroom. Cracked me up! And made me want to get my hair done.

Jennifer kept dipping herself... What the H?

It wasn't a concert for just Jennifer and Ben. There were like 200 other people there...

This chick was having a GREAT time!!

Holy boobs Monica!!

"I'm a nice person, don't (mess) with me." that doesn't make any sense.

How many times did Emily do this tonight?

I am going to miss Monica's cackle.

Oh Courtney, you are so much better than everyone else. "I was just in Puerto Rico two months ago."

See ya next week!

Bachelor Episode 3

2012-01-17T21:51:00.001-08:00

That was an interesting choice of outfit that Emily chose for her date.

And why do they always have to run to each other?

How lame us it that the other girls can see Ben and Emily on their date.

Giving Emily the kiss to calm her down was a great idea.

Was Ben wearing lipgloss at dinner?!?

Why is this the first time I'm seeing Casey S? Where the crap did she come from?

"if we can get through this (meaning, climbing the bridge), we can get through anything.".....really? Just really? Let's think about that....

Who's ever heard of a leap list? Not me. Maybe I'm just old and out of touch...

Ah, I just learned what leap list was from the Honda commercial. That must be why Ben said something about it, to promote the sponsor.

Grandma chick sounds like a stupid valley girl when she talks.

Poor Brittany, Ben was totally plastered when she was trying to explain why she was leaving.

Whatever, Ben wouldn't have picked her anyway.

Did anyone notice that Monica was crying when Ben gave the rose to Rachel???

Lindsey wears WAY to much makeup.

Who the crap is Matt Nathanson?

That speak easy restaurant that they went to was way cool!

Really? After a year and a half Lindsey gets dumped by text message? Nothing happens for no reason like that.

By the way, her hair is terrible too. Get it out if your face!!! It reminds me if the goth girl in The Breakfast Club.

There is almost nothing sexier than a guy who plays the piano.

Who is that in the ugly yellow dress....oh Blakley, of course.

Martin Short is grossing me out. And she's gonna get her heart broken. It takes more than being the best kisser to get that final rose.

What gives Shawntel the right to just waltz in and say "I want to date Ben so I'm just gonna show up".

For someone who says she doesn't do drama, Courtney sure likes to start crap, and then leave.

Emily nailed it when she said that Courtney needs to be diagnosed.

It was hilarious that those girls were just standing there watching Shawntel and Ben talk.

"I hope these women are gracious and welcoming" BAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

I can't stand looking at Courtney talk. Her mouth bugs the crap out of me.

I think it's hilarious that these girls keep saying that Ben doesn't know Shawntel. News flash ladies HE DOESN'T KNOW YOU EITHER!!!!

I thought it was really classy when Courtney called Shawntel "what's her butt".

"On a scale of 1 to 10 I feel like I'm going to throw up. "

"It's a three ring circus all because if Shawntel. "

Yeah it was Shawntel who made Erika pass out.

I hope Ben heard Courtney be rude to Shawntel as she was leaving. What a beast.

That mouth tattoo was seriously gross. And for me...that's saying something, because I usually really like tattoos.

I can't wait to see the man from snowy river next week.

Bachelor episode two!

2012-01-12T12:05:00.001-08:00

Holy Sanoma house!!

Love Ben's car!

I love Kaci's baton twirling!

The movie theater date was so cute!

What the crap was that jumpsuit/onesie that Blakley was wearing? Her boobs are totally nasty fake.

The "model" Courtney is all around a beast. I think she is ugly inside and out. But you know she'll be around a while....for the drama

I LOVE that all the chicks have to put in this play in front of all those people.

It was weird when the two girls kissed Ben on the cheek at the same time, and then he kissed them back...just weird.

I hate how fake the girls are when they say things like " I loved today, it just felt like I was home" so lame.

Mmmkay...Blakley really grosses me out. Plus, she looks like a dude.

It was totally gross when he made out with Martin Short.

Anyone that uses the term "winning" is a total d-bag. Case in point Courtney. She is a dual personality. I don't know which one to believe.

I hate that Ben HAS to say the phrase "will you accept this rose?".

Do the girls own all if the dresses that they wear for the cocktail parties? Or does the show provide them? I mean, who owns that many different cocktail dresses?!?

I feel the urge to buy a pair of nude colored heels. Everyone is wearing them!!

I thought that girls grandma went home...

For someone who writes (blogs) for a living, this girl is a horrible communicator. She told Ben she was "I feel like I'm a guy".

Holy crap! These people party LATE! When Ben got Jenna out of the bed from crying, the clock said 2:04am!! Plenty of time to get the girls totally drunk and even more emotional than normal.

The girl that brought her grandma is really kinda gross, and zitty.

The Bachelor episode one

2012-01-02T22:43:00.001-08:00

Here we are again, another season of trash tv aka The Bachelor. I didn't really like Ben when he was on The Bachelorette, but after just this one episode, he has grown on me.

In the past I have always gotten together with friends to watch The Bachelor, and I'm not saying that I won't this season. I am just going to be really busy with the seed biz.

I decided to take some notes and then blog them. I didn't start taking them until about half way through so, I'm sure there will be more with future episodes.

Please to enjoy:

Jenna is seriously a FREAK SHOW!!

Who was she talking to in the bathroom?

And what's with all those weird faces she makes? She looks like she's trying to suppress some other personalities.

I loved Emily, with the hand sanitizer.

Kacie is my other favorite.

Some of these girls are real dogs.

These poor girls they don't get picked the first night, always think that there is something wrong with them. Like the bachelor is the end all be all. They never know, he could have just done them the biggest favor of their lives.

This is going to be a great season. I just wish I had my two canadians here to watch with me.

What did you do today?

2011-12-09T19:32:00.001-08:00

Got up
Got kids up
Gave kids breakfast
Took Dave to work
Came home
Took a shower and got ready for the day
Took the kids to Target to roam around
Came home
Put Marion down for a nap
Made lunch for the kids
Took Sam to pick up Dave's Grandpa to go to the Doctor
Got Grandpa in the wheelchair
Got Grandpa in the car
Put wheelchair in car
Got to the doctor
Get wheelchair out of car
Got Grandpa in the wheelchair
Took Grandpa to the doctor
Made another appointment for Grandpa for Tuesday
Took Grandpa to the car
Put wheelchair in car
Took Grandpa home
Took wheelchair out of car
Put Grandpa in the wheelchair
Took Grandpa to his room
Got the couch set up for Grandpa to be on bedrest til Tuesday....yikes
Wrapped Grandpas poor swollen legs with medicine and gauze wrappings
Took Grandpas laundry
Went home
Took kids to piano lessons
Picked up Dave from work
Took Dave and Marion home
Picked up kids from piano lessons
Picked up pizza for dinner
Ate dinner
Played with Marion and Sam
Put Sam in a time out for getting mad at Marion
Put Marion to bed
Cleaned up the house
Put together a puzzle
Played with Sam on the Wii
Talked with a good friend
Put Sam to bed
Blogged
Worked on seeds

....I think I may collapse.

Random: Pride and Prejudice Edition

2011-11-17T10:33:00.001-08:00

I finally watched the 5 hour version of Pride and Prejudice. Here are a few thoughts on it:

Why on earth would Mr.Bennett marry someone as ridiculous as Mrs. Bennett?

This longer version is so much more drawn out. It's not a bad thing, I'm just used to the shorter version and things going so much quicker.

I think Jane is so not cute. She has no neck. And the faces she makes look idiotic.

Mr. Whickam is seriously creepy.

The mother in this one is truly truly annoying. The actress is superb.

In the newer version the Bennett family seems a lot more poor.

I officially fell in Love with this Mr. Darcy after the swimming scene.

I fell in love with Mr. Darcy in the new one as soon as I laid eyes on him.....mmmmm Matthew McFayden.

I am glad I watched this old one but will always love the newer one more.

Random thoughts thursday

2011-11-10T13:25:00.001-08:00

Don't try to remove temporary tattoos with a mr clean magic eraser... It. Hurts! And yes, I realize I am an idiot.

During fast and testimony Sundays I am usually out in the foyer with Marion, I like to listen and guess who it is that is speaking.

When I cook (which isn't often) I don't taste as I go. I'm afraid to taste it for fear it might be gross. I have no confidence in the kitchen.

Mustard

2011-11-06T15:10:00.000-08:00

I got tired of calling my catch up posts - Ketchup, so this time it's Mustard!! I don't even remember the last time I blogged when it wasn't a Random Thoughts Thursday...

I don't even know where to begin...

School started!! YAY!!!

We also got Dana's Piano!!

I ALSO got purple pu in may hair and I...LOVE IT!!!

I will try to keep things more updated and not do so many "mustard" posts! I am also working on my 365 blog so you cab check that out too...

Halloween!!

2011-11-06T14:44:00.000-08:00

The Wednesday before Halloween, Camryn came home from Marimba band practice and said she had a headache. The next day she wasn't feeling well again and Dave and I decided to keep her home. If you know Camryn at all you know that she loves school and normally wouldn't choose to stay home. We thought she was just kind of run down and tired from all of her before and after school activities. Well she ended up staying home on Friday too, with a fever and a headache. On Sunday She had been complaining about her throat hurting and when I looked in there I saw little white spots. I decided that she should go and see someone. We recently switched insurance so I was a little nervous about where to take her. We ended up at Urgent care and they swabbed her throat and it came back positive for Strep...great. We got her antibiotics and were good to go!

This was Camryn on Halloween, she didn't even care about going trick or treating...poor girl.

This is Sam, my Kindergarten Zombie....cheapest costume ever. Thanks to Kirk and Daya for taking Sam along trick or treating with them. He really had a great time!

This is Marion my little ladybug. She didn't even go tick or treating, but all of my kids have to be a ladybug when they are little. It's just so cute!

Here are our pumpkins. We carved them a week before Halloween, and let me tell you, by the time Halloween came they were ready to be tossed...yuck!

Random thoughts Thursday

2011-11-03T13:59:00.001-07:00

It bothers me when people wear black and brown together.

I don't think anything infuriates me like bad drivers.

I started working out last week.. I hate it, but am hoping to learn to love it.

I am re-watching all of the old Grey's Anatomy's and if you have watched them at all, and remember Ava/Rebecca, she plays Esme in the Twilight movies, but she will always be the slightly trashy Ava/Rebecca to me.

That last thought was one HUGE run-on sentence.

I am getting the purple in my hair done again tomorrow... I'm excited!!

The Kiddos

2011-10-21T13:27:00.000-07:00

took a pic of the kiddos the other day to hang on the wall. Now people will know that we have three kids.

Random thoughts Thursday

2011-10-20T20:29:00.001-07:00

Why do people have favorite numbers? Where do they get them?

Mine is 11... I don't know why.

Sam lost his two front teeth this week. I pulled out the first one. If you know me at all you know what a big deal that is.

My dad told me about a book called The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. It is a true story of a women who's cells never die. I am so excited to read it.

If I was ever to be an orthodontist I would include free teeth whitening when your braces are taken off.

Raaaandom...

2011-10-06T12:38:00.000-07:00

Some days I can't stop playing with my permanent retainer, it's totally a subconscious thing, but it drives me crazy...and it makes my tongue hurt.

I always think things are going to take way longer than they actually do.

Today, at 32 years old I made the connection between Mackintosh and apple, concerning computers. I feel like a real idiot.

I am so so so disappointed that An Idiot Abroad 2 is not available in The States, it is only on some British channel and I can't find it anywhere on line...yet.

Every time I hear a song by Eminem (which is not often) I get a little emotional. There is just such strong emotion in him.

Random thoughts Thursday

2011-09-22T16:54:00.001-07:00

Random

Paul bettany has a great nose.

Whenever the shawshank redemption is on, I will watch it…always.

When I got my hair done last week I had brandy put in some purple. I. Love. It. I figure if I can't get tattoos, like I would really like to, I will just do something a little crazy to my hair.

Sometimes I get a completely overwhelming feeling of love and gratitude. I love it when that happens.

I have memories of the most random things. I remember when I was in high school that my boyfriend liked the phrase : suffice it to say…

"quick" Ikea trip

2011-09-08T18:37:00.000-07:00

Since so many of you have posted comments about to me going to Ikea to get a grocery bag holder let me tell you this; that was my "quick" trip to Ikea, to find one if those things. Many people have told me to go there. I dropped Camryn off at the church and ran over to Ikea. I looked all over downstairs and even asked a store employee who told me to go to kitchens upstairs. Nope not there either. I looked all over the store, literally, because you really have no other choice. They are no where to be found. So if anyone is ever going to take a trip to Ikea pick me up a few of those bad boys.… if you can find them.

Random thoughts

2011-09-08T10:12:00.000-07:00

You can not take a quick trip to Ikea. It's impossible.

My feet get so hot every night…every. night. Even if they are cold when I get into bed they are burning up in 10 minutes.

For the life of me I can't find a plastic grocery bag holder. I know they are out there, I've seen them on line but can't find them in stores anywhere.

My roots are grown out like 2 inches at least. It looks terrible.

I am really looking forward to cooler temperatures. It had been too hot the past few weeks. We have no air conditioning in our car. This doesn't help the heat situation.

Hmmmmm........

2011-08-16T23:43:00.000-07:00

I feel like there is something I've forgotten....Could it be...MY BLOG!?!?!? Don't worry all you faithful readers (all 3 of you) I plan on getting back to blogging seriously as soon as school starts and I only have one kid at home. Hopefully I will be able to get semi caught up. I need to get caught up on my 365 blog too. I have the pictures, I just need to post them....

wanna know....

2011-05-19T11:36:00.000-07:00

......what I've been up to? Click here

Marion's 1st birthday!!

2011-05-19T08:56:00.001-07:00

Seriously, I know people say it all the time, but really...WHERE DOES THE TIME GO!?!?!? I really can't believe that Marion is a whole YEAR already! She LOVES to eat and to wrestle with anyone who is willing. If you are laying on the floor she will come crawling towards you with her head down ready to give you a head butt!
She is almost always happy! The only time she is upset is when she is tired. Even when she wakes up in the morning she is all smiles. Sometimes at night when Dave or I will check on her she will wake up a little bit and just smile and smile and kick her legs. Dave and I fight who gets to go in and check on her every night before we go to bed. She really is a great kid to have around. Camryn and Sam love her to pieces and can't get enough of her (most of the time).

She isn't walking yet but she can really get around. She will stand on her own for a while but refuses to walk. We just love our little Marion Berry!

The Help

2011-04-21T10:14:00.000-07:00

I can not wait to see this...

Lyndsey Leaving

2011-03-28T21:55:00.000-07:00

I have this great friend Lyndsey:

I have knows Lynz for the past few years. It all started on a girls night out. We went to Red Robin and afterwards we were all going to split up and go shopping. We (Holly and I) ended up with her and Lacey and after the night we were all fast friends. We started hanging out really often and all became best friends.

Monday nights were Bachelor nights at Lynz' and I could always count on her for yummy treats. I would usually show up early before everyone just so I could have a little one on one time with her.

Well it's all changed now because her husband decided he wanted to leave Chiropractic school to go to Med school....in the Caribbean!!!!!!

We had to send Lynz out with a bang so Lacey put together an awesome weekend!

We got a hotel room and all got a bottle of the same tropical color and painted out toes to remember Lynz.

It wouldn't be a party without VooDoo doughnuts....mmmmm

A few nights later we all went to VooDoo and attempted get us all in the Photo Booth, including 2 pregnant girls that was a sight!

I had the pleasure of taking Lyndsey's family photos (with the amazing Michelle Cervo). I think this is one of my favorite pictures because it is so true to life.

I love you Lynz. More than you will ever know. You have changed me as a person and I know I will never be the same. You are an excellent example of a mother, wife, FRIEND and daughter of God. I can't wait to see you in the Caribbean. I am so thankful for technology because I know we will always be able to keep in touch. Love yer Gutz!!

Best Part of the Oscars

2011-02-28T15:38:00.000-08:00

Loved. This.

Dream of the 90s

2011-02-07T07:26:00.000-08:00

Mini photo shoot

2011-02-04T11:32:00.000-08:00

My friend (and awesome photographer) Michelle came over last week to help me with some photography stuff. We did a little mini shoot shoot with Mare and Sam.

A Whole Decade!!

2011-02-04T11:21:00.000-08:00

Well, it's true, my first born is TEN years old!! For her actual birthday she left for Utah with her grandparents. She was able to go with her Uncle Paul to help pick out an engagement ring for his girlfriend Libby. She also went to see Peter Pan at BYU.

When she got back I took her and few friends bowling out at Big Al's in Vancouver. That place is really cool!

After Bowling we went over to YoCream for a frozen treat! Yum...YoCream.
Happy Birthday Cam! I Love you so much and feel so blessed to have you for my daughter.

Random Thoughts...

2011-01-13T09:34:00.000-08:00

When and how did American's accents change to "American" Why don't we sound British or wherever our ancestor's are from?

I have recently become addicted to diet soda....mmmmmm diet soda.

Have you seen the show My Strange Addiction? It grosses me out sometimes. There are some crazies out there. Like people that pull out their hair and eat the follicles....it makes me gag just thinking about that.

I swear, SpongeBob Squarepants is on 24/7

I just finished reading The Help. It makes me wish I was alive back then to be a part of the civil rights movement.

Marion has learned to pull herself up to standing. She does it in her crib and once she gets up she just cries because she doesn't know how to get back down again....silly baby

Black Friday

2011-01-01T19:12:00.001-08:00

See this picture? This is a picture of two crazy women at 2:00am on Friday November 26th...also known as Black Friday.

My friend Alexis and I braved the crowds on Black Friday. We don't know each other extremely well but I think we got to know each other a little bit better that night. Like I know that I will go Black Friday shopping with Alexis again if she will have me. And here's why:

We braved Wal-Mart! We arrived at 10:30pm on Thursday night. The sales didn't start until midnight, but we had to get in line for certain things. I was there to get a Leapster 2 for Sam. I got in line for the Leapster at 11:00. There were only 30 of them available to buy and about 75 people wanting to buy them. There were 4 security guards, two members of management and 3 other staff members. It came down to the management telling us that they were going to review the security tapes to see who had been standing in line the longest. Well, I got picked! Whew!

To make a long story a little shorter, we got all of our items, and were out of there at 12:32!! Alexis got a sweet spot in line with just one person ahead of us!!

Then we drove around for a bit and went to Target for to wait for me to get a TV that I (and about 5 billion other people) had my eye on. We waited out in the cold (29degrees) and rain for three hours. The best part was watching Alexis use her iPhone with her nose because it wouldn't work with her gloved fingers. David was also waiting at the Target by our house. I thought for sure between the two of us we would score a TV....we didn't. People went MAD when those doors opened. The guy in front of me even tried to get me one after he got one for himself and they just disappeared before our eyes. Oh well. It wasn't meant to be I guess.

Anyway, we had a great time together. Thanks Alexis for a great time! I look forward to next year!

Love this...

2010-12-02T15:30:00.000-08:00

I know you have probably seen this, I stole it from Allison, I HAD to share it.

It's Thursday!

2010-12-02T15:13:00.000-08:00

Ok, so not too much randomness going through my little brain today, well actually I'm sure there is, but when I sit down to do these posts, if I don't have then thoughts written down, I freeze up.

Boy that was a long sentence.

My sister and her "man" were here visiting last week. His name is Joe. He is pretty awesome. He proposed to her yesterday on his birthday :)

I have been meaning to post this picture for a long time

We were on our honeymoon, at Universal Studios. Good times.

I am getting excited for Christmas this year.

We are going to attempt to take a family picture next to the tree and send out cards...we will see how it goes.

Why is it that celebrities can be getting divorced one day and talking about their new "beau" the next. Celebrities are so lame, but I can't help buying those stupid magazines.

Random...

2010-11-18T10:42:00.000-08:00

Today I saw a bus and thought "what would I do if I was a bus driver and all of the kids suddenly all started throwing up? Would I just pull over and call for another bus to come and help? I mean there's only so much of that saw dust stuff to clean up the barf..."

I am stressing myself out over Black Friday. Dave is going with me this year, and I think it will be fun. I just rally want to get all of the stuff on the list...but mainly the new TV!!!

I have been going since 6:00 this morning. I feel like it should be at least 2pm by now and it's only 10:46

I broke down and started listening to Christmas music the other day. The kids love it. I was always the person who waited til after Thanksgiving...oh well

I am excited for Thanksgiving this year. I think it will be really nice. I am even more excited about the desserts I am going to be making...YUM!

I am excited for Christmas this year too...it's going to be small (family wise) I think it will be nice to just hang out with my own little family.

Random Thoughts...

2010-11-04T13:13:00.000-07:00

I layed in bed last night and had SO MANY random thoughts, and now I can only remember a handful of them...

I have started listening to Josh Groban again (don't judge) and I am totally falling in love with him all over again....sigh

I have this friend Allison...you Allison..I'm talking about you...I really think she is one of the coolest people I know. I wish I could be more like her.

I am thinking about doing a project 365 starting at the beginning of the new year.

I am going to Time Out for Women this weekend. I hope that the speakers aren't the typical Mormon speakers with the sicky sweet "Utah" voices. No offense...

Sam had a dentist appointment today. No cavities. He took along his Halloween candy (his idea) and they gave him two dollars for it. He wants to buy Spider Man silly bands that we saw at Target last week.

What is the deal with silly bandz anyway? What a waste of rubber.

I'm sure our parents thought the same thing about jelly bracelets..and jelly shoes for that matter.

Random Thoughts Thursday...

2010-10-28T09:08:00.000-07:00

I have a tracker on my blog to see who is visiting from where...there are a LOT of people from other countries that visit my blog. I wonder who they are and how they found my blog.

Camryn is home from school today and tomorrow. She and Sam do nothing but fight. I think I may go insane....really.

I hate having to shower and get ready every day. Even though my hair is on the shorter side, I still hate having to dry it.

Is "ti" a word? I noticed in the sentence above that I typed "ti" instead of to and the computer didn't try to correct me...

We are not carving pumpkins this year....I'm not really sad about this.

I sometimes wish I got more into decorating for the holidays / seasons, but then I think that I will just have to clean it all up and put it away in a few weeks. It's just not worth all the work.

I DO decorate for Christmas though.

Dave and I both need glasses. I ordered some this week and keep checking my order status to see if they have shipped yet. Why am I so excited about this?

Beatboxer...

2010-10-10T20:34:00.000-07:00

Finally...

2010-10-10T20:26:00.001-07:00

I finally gave in and have started reading The Hunger Games. I have to admit, I am totally sucked in! I. am. loving. it.

On a side note I just finished reading this:

Probably... no, definitely one of my all time favorite books. I need to go and buy it so I can read it again.

STRAWBERRIES!!!

2010-10-10T20:16:00.000-07:00

We picked about 20lbs of strawberries this summer. We love our strawberries around here. I can't wait to go back next year and get a freezer full!!!

Marion Echo

2010-10-10T20:08:00.000-07:00

Marion is 6 months old! People say it all the time but I really can't believe how fast the time goes! Her legs are so fat that I can't even fit my hands around them!! She weighs 20lbs already! There is nothing I love more that a fat baby though!

Watching her favorite thing: Baby Beethoven

Eating a nectarine! Love that look!

This is how she woke up from her nap the other day...gross!

AAAAAAAAAAACHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Love

2010-10-10T20:07:00.000-07:00

I found this one morning when I went into the bathroom. Camryn left it for me. What a sweet girl!

Sam's Summer

2010-10-10T19:51:00.000-07:00

Dave took the kids to the beach and Sam got a pretty nasty burn.

This was the fun part. I couldn't WAIT to get my hands on his peeling skin!!

Two seconds after this photo was taken that kid behind him "fell" and almost cracked his head open..

Oh what do you do in the summertime? Sam plays out back in the cold with his winter coat on!! These pictures were taken on July 2nd!!!

Love that kid!

Tilt a "world"

2010-10-10T19:48:00.000-07:00

We went to Seaside over the summer and it was probably the nicest day we have had at the beach ever! Sam's favorite thing to do there is go on the "Tilt-a-World" He laughs like a crazy person the whole time!

Camryn's Birthday

2010-10-10T19:43:00.000-07:00

I know, I know...Camryn's birthday is in January. I just never blogged about it....get off my back!

Anyway, When Camryn's birthday rolled around last January, she was having some issues with the other girls at school, you know how 3rd grade can be...one day they are your friend, the next they all hate you. Well on her birthday they all were against her. She was feeling pretty down (I was too) so my three best friends Holly, Lacey and Lyndsey decided to help cheer her up and they showed up with some of her favorite treats and we all watched The Biggest Loser together. She LOVES these ladies (almost as much as I do) and she said it was the best birthday EVER!!

Holly...

2010-10-10T19:40:00.000-07:00

This is one of my best friends Holly. She is gonna have a baby! I am so excited for her that I can't even express it in words! I will let this picture tell you just how cool she is.

check out his awesome giveaway!!

2010-09-16T06:27:00.000-07:00

click here

Dancin'

2010-09-03T08:15:00.000-07:00

There are so many things in life that I wish I could do well. One of them is dancing. I wish SO BADLY that I could dance...even just a little bit...Every time I watch Kevin Bacon dance in Footloose (at the end) It brings tears to my eyes. I know, I know, I'm a total dork...

Marion Update

2010-08-19T19:05:00.001-07:00

Ok Bryce and Sierra, here is your update on Marion.

I took Marion to the doctor yesterday for her 4 month check-up. She weighs 17 pounds and is 25 inches long. This means that she is short and fat for her age. She is going through a growth spurt right now so I am sure that by the time her next appointment comes up she won't be so short anymore.

I have started feeding her rice cereal (even though "they" say don't start that until 6 months) She LOVES it! She will grab my pinky and guide the little spoon into her mouth.

She can roll over both ways and loves for people to run her legs for her. She loves her big brother and sister. They love her too. So much so that they fight over who gets to hold her...that is until she spits up and then they want nothing to do with her.

Sometimes I have to give Sam a time out from her because he loves her so much. Can you blame him? She is the best baby. She hardly ever cries, unless we are at Dave's dads house...they probably think she is a little stinker...

Here she is when we went on a picnic (with Dave's dad) notice that she is crying. She just likes to be with her mom and dad and siblings...

We sure do love our little Mare!

RRRRRRRRRRRRandom

2010-08-19T15:30:00.000-07:00

I love the Clorox Bleach commercial that says all of the different names for toilet (latrine, head, bog...)

Some days I really hate my hair. I wish my bangs would just grow faster!!

I really HATE Dora.

Who thought that making crescent shaped ice was a good idea??

I saw that people from Brazil, Nigeria and Russia had visited my blog...leave a comment, say hello!

I am reading The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. His books give me the creeps...

I am also reading Eat Pray Love. I may give up on it. The woman's constant whining is really getting to me.

I crack my toes...a. lot.

A Day Late

2010-08-13T19:18:00.001-07:00

Sorry, I forgot to do this yesterday

I think it's weird when there are cartoons that have animals that act like humans. When those animals do something for other non-human-like animals. Example: When human-like animals (rabbits) make a bird house for non human-like birds.

There are a lot of animals in my neighborhood (raccoons, rats, possums and as of last night...skunk). I wonder where they all hide/live during the day.

I have never had Nutella. I don't know why. I LOVE hazelnut and chocolate...

I hate the feeling of hair on my fingers. Like a strand that is stuck. It makes me feel claustrophobic.

It;s weird how smells can trigger memories. Sam had a mango fruit roll up and the smell reminded me of the lip gloss that I used to wear in high school...

Wow Factor

2010-08-05T22:28:00.000-07:00

Only a few random thoughts today...and late too...sorry.

I HATE the phrase wow factor, it really gets on my nerves!!!

I listen to the 90's music station on comcast cable while I am working. Some days they play really great stuff. Other days they play MC Hammer and Shania Twain...yuck!

Twilight alternate ending...

2010-07-29T12:48:00.001-07:00

2010-07-29T12:37:00.000-07:00

Is there a fear of frying bacon? If there is I definitely have it.

I was thinking f all kinds of random thoughts last night as I was trying to fall asleep, but can't remember ANY of them now.

Why is it that when I actually have money (from my birthday) to spend on myself, I can't find anything that I like.

I think I may just have to take a trip to Goodwill to find some decent shirts to wear. The ones at Old Navy are as thin as paper and they want $26 BUCKS for them!!

My keyboard is totally dis-gus-ting....

Random Thoughts Thursday

2010-07-23T08:44:00.001-07:00

Just one....

I can't stand Justin Bieber. Thankfully Camryn doesn't show any interest in him (that I know of) I haven't even heard any of his music...just the sight of him gets on my nerves.

Random Thoughts Thursday

2010-07-15T13:11:00.001-07:00

I googled the for an image for Random Thoughts Thursday and this is the first (and second) one...

Sometimes when I do my hair, I think it looks pretty decent. And then I will see a picture of it and think "WHAT THE HECK IS WITH MY HAIR!?!?!?"

I am taking family photos of a friends family today, and I am nervous. I get nervous every time I take pictures. By the end of it all I am all sweaty and out of breath. You would think I ran a marathon.

I am trying to get Marion to sleep through the night. I try to think of what I did with the other two kids and can't remember what worked. It's hard having them so far apart that it's almost like being a first time mom again.

Randon Thoughts Thursday...

2010-07-08T16:29:00.000-07:00

I'm just trying this out with my friend Alison....

Just one random thought today...

Every time I eat seafood, (which isn't often) I get scared I am going to get sick

Holy Cow....

2010-05-28T20:22:00.000-07:00

Let me just start by saying, Marion HATES being in the car, she will scream the entire time she is in there unless you have just fed her and can get moving right away. Today was a REAL doozey. I left a little early to get Camryn from school to stop by Goodwill and the bank first. Marion had just eaten and I figured she would fall asleep in the car once we got moving. First of all, I hit EVERY red light, and I mean EVERY. ONE. Now this would be really annoying if it didn't happen to me literally every time I take her somewhere...I mean it, it really does happen every time we go anywhere with her in the car. I think someone has it our for me, but it got worse.

Not only every red light but I was stopped by the MAX train going to the bank and then behind a school bus that had about 100 kids getting off, and then again coming back from the bank, I got stopped by the MAX again to go to Camryn's school. Also there was a lane closure because the city of Portland thought today would be a good day to trim some trees on 122nd Ave.
We had to wait a few minutes for Cam to get out of school and then on to get Dave from work...again every red light. Dave came out, and we were on our way to the airport to see Bryn who had a short layover on her way to Hawaii.

We left the school at the same time all of the buses leave so that always takes while, so we decided to cut through the Safeway parking lot to get onto the freeway. Once we hit the freeway we were good for about 5 minutes. Then traffic hit for I-205, So we got off on the next exit to take Airport way...so did about five million other people. We were on Airport way for what seemed like an eternity...again hitting every red light. Once we FINALLY got up to I-205 we saw the sign that said I-205 Bridge work, expect delays. Once again the city of Portland thought today would be a good day to work on the 205 bridge, right during rush hour. I think all road construction should be done at night when there are less cars out...but I digress. We get to the airport, park, Get Marion (still in her car seat) into the stroller and she couldn't be happier. Bryn meets us at the gate and we walk over to get her some food before she has to leave to catch her next flight. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Bryn, but it was totally not worth the trouble to go and see her for a whopping ten minutes. But wait! It doesn't end there...

We still had to drive home! On our way home there was a ton of traffic going that way too, because of a car accident. We get past that and after hitting every red light some guy totally cuts me off in the middle of an intersection. So aside from getting into an accident myself, I was bombarded with every hazard you can encounter while driving. I am not leaving the house for ten years!!

Intubate!!! STAT!!!

2010-05-28T11:17:00.000-07:00

Ok, don't get alarmed by the title of this post. It is kind of a joke that we had going while we were all in in the delivery room. If you were there, then you know what it means.

ANYWAY!! Here it is, the long awaited post of Marion's coming into the world. We went to the hospital around 6:30 am to be induced. We went to Providence this time so Paige was able to be there and get me a really awesome nurse named Anne. They started the pitocin drip and we were off and running. I had a few friends join us in the delivery room this time around. It was really fun (if being in labor can be fun).
Heather Mowrer and Lacey Poytress. They are two of me very best friends and I was so glad that they were able to share in this experience with me. The labor lasted quite a bit longer than my other two. I thought for sure Marion would be here by noon at the latest. But by noon we were still just hanging out, talking and having a good time. Around 3:00 or so Dr. Wong came in and said, "ok, let's have this baby!" As I was pushing, I looked up and saw the faces of so many loved ones looking at me, with tears in their eyes. I looked over at Lace and she told me how good I was doing and she, just had this look of amazement on her face. It makes me feel so blessed to have such great friends and family that were there. I only pushed for about 3 minutes or so and out she came!!

Marion Echo Brallier weighed in at 8lbs 13ouncs. She is named after my father (James Marion) and David's grandma Echo. She is such good mix of all of us.

yuck!

2010-03-25T18:47:00.000-07:00

After all that plastic surgery and she looks like a dude now...I mean LOOK at that CHIN!!!!

A little update....

2010-02-07T15:28:00.000-08:00

Well I haven't updated on anything in a while so why not now right?

Marion:

Marion is growing and growing. A few weeks ago at my 28 week appointment I was measuring 32!! That is 4 more than I should have been measuring, so the doctor recommended that I get another ultrasound to see if she was just big or if I had an excess of fluid or what. I went a few days later for the ultrasound and everything looked fine! My fluid was on the high end of normal and Marion was measuring 3lbs 5oz (give or take 8oz). Also, when I took my glucose test it was 3 points higher than it should be so I had to take the 3 hour glucose test. The three hour glucose test means I had to fast for 12 hours before the appointment, then go into the lab at the hospital, get my blood drawn when I got there, drink the glucose drink again (which is double the concentrate of the original) and then get my blood drawn once again for the next three hours! So, two of my very best friends Lacey and Lyndsey took Sam both days so I could go and get tortured at the hospital. Thanks so much you two!!

Sam:

Sam is doing well! He just had his 4th birthday and loved it! His birthday was on a Sunday this year so we all got together beforehand at Red Robin to celebrate. He is starting to write his letters and can write his name (if I draw the dots for him to trace) He recognizes lots of his letters and knows the sound that they make. I am thinking about enrolling him in preschool this fall so I can have a little alone time for when the baby comes. I think he would love it, but Dave and I are still thinking about it... He is a hilarious kid and I love it when he comes up to me and hugs my belly and says "I'm not hugging you, I'm hugging the baby".

Camryn:

Camryn continues to excell in school. She is doing a unit in science on the solar system. She just finished a project on Neptune. She got a styrofoam ball and we helped her paint it blue with white swirlies. It turned out really cool! In her TAG class she chose for her independent study, World War II. I love this subject and am looking forward to helping her with it. She also has a great grandfather whom she can interview about the subject. Camryn just turned 9 years old a few weeks ago and we had a fun day of shopping together, just the two of us. Camryn is such a sweet girl and I am so lucky to have her as MY daughter!

Dave:

Dave has discovered a new hobby...as seen above. He is doing well in school, except for the fact that he HATES the class that he is taking right now. The teacher just lectures and lectures and it's about things that he already knows because he does it every day at work. We are trying to figure out when he will be doing his student teaching. He will have to take about a month off of work to do this. I am so proud of all of his hard work. He is the chess club coach and designed t-shirts for the team that turned out really cool. They have a tiurnament coming up in a few weeks. He is also doing the scoreboard for the girls basketball again this year. Camryn enjoys going to the games with him when she can.

Me:

I am just continuing to bake this baby inside and hope that she comes out ok. I was released as 2nd counselor in the Young Women's today, and had mixed feelings about it. I felt relieved because it will be nice to go to Relief Society and to just have no calling for a while, but I will miss the girls and the awesome ladies that I worked with. I have started couponing and have to say I get a little bit of a rush when I get a great deal on my shopping trips. I have even gotten things absolutely free! Dave and I spent the day yesterday getting Camryn's room ready for Marion to come. I went to the doctor a few days ago and was measuring right where I should be so that was a relief. I will probably be induced on March 31st. I am having mixed feelings about this too. On one hand I can't wait to be done being pregnant, but on the other hand, am I ready for another baby??? My mom will be arriving on the 24th of March and staying for a few weeks to help out with the baby. It is always so nice to have her here to help.

Well that's our update...See you in a few months!

if you ever need a good laugh...

2010-01-09T21:34:00.001-08:00

Just look at this....

Word of the year

2010-01-05T19:58:00.000-08:00

Patience

This should be my word for life. It seems that I have less and less of this each day. Now that there is going to be a new baby coming into the house, I am really going to need this....Heaven help me.

Christmas 2009

2010-01-01T19:52:00.001-08:00

Every Christmas Eve we spend with Dave's dad and this year was no exception, BUT we did decide since out group is getting so big that we should move it down to the church. It was great, the kids played in the nursery, and we shot some hoops in the gym... And Santa even came to see the kids! Needless to say, a good time was had by all...

Kathryn and her sister Barbara with Santa

Bryn and Jenny

The Hirschi Family

Us..

This is a new addition to out family, Melia and Devin's baby Eli...so sweet!!

Melia and Devin with Eli

Bryn..isn't she gorgeous!?!

Some of the yummy treats....mmmmmm

Eddie, playing in the nursery

Baby Eli

Jenny

Paul...he's single....hook him up!!

A LOT of games were played...

Halloween 2009

2010-01-01T19:48:00.000-08:00

I know this is late but here it is anyway...

My 50's girl and Venom (minus the mask)

Holy Cow!! What a good deal!!

2009-11-14T15:29:00.000-08:00

So i have been stalking coupon/deal blogs lately and I got the BEST deal today. There was a $10 off Target coupon for the LeapFrog Alphabet Pal (regularly $20). I read on one of the blogs that Target will price match other stores. Toys R Us had the toy on sale for $10.49, so if I used the coupon I would get it for .49 cents! I got the ad from Toys R Us and went off to Target to get the toy....well Target was all out! HOWEVER, I also read on the blog that WalMart will take competitors coupons, and it was on sale at WalMart for $15.00. I called them just to make sure, they said they did. So off to WalMart I went. They had the toy and I took it up to customer service with my coupon. I had to wait for a while they made sure with a manager that they could take the coupon. WELL the toy rang up for $9.00!! The girl did an override on the coupon so I got the toy for FREE!!!!! It made my whole day!

Summer 2009

2009-11-07T13:06:00.001-08:00

What else do you do on a gloomy day such as today? You do a huge massive LARGE post on your summer vacation. So get ready for a picture overload...

Family BBQ

Every year we try to have a family BBQ. This year Dave's Aunt Julie had it at her house...REALLY good food and great times with the fam...

Dave's Cousin Andrew...

This is Dave's Aunt Julie....

Uncle Dave manning the BBQ

Adi May

Paige

Sam and Eddie Wrestling....

Trip to Utah

For the past few years we have tried to make it out to Utah to visit my parents in Cedar City. This year we went the Zion's National Park...it was so HOT but we had a great time..

Another thing we do when we are in Cedar is go to the Shakespearean Festival. While we were at the Green Show, Sam spotted two girl sand decided to go and talk to them....

Summer Fun

We borrowed a slip and slide from some friends of ours and the kids had a blast! More like a slip and drag though. Sam still asks to go on it even though it's only like fifty degrees!

Swimming Lessons

I took the kids to swimming lessons again this year...Camryn as usual did a great job...

Sam on the other hand wouldn't even go in the water...I got my money back for his lessons...

Fourth of July!!!

Every July Fourth we go out to Dave's dad's to have a BBQ and watch the awesome fireworks. It's also Dave's sister Paige's birthday. What better way to celebrate then with family and fireworks...

Thanks for bareing with me to the end....Hope you enjoyed living vicariously through us. Our Summer ROCKED!!!

Bralltercation / 30th Birthday

2009-10-19T09:10:00.000-07:00

Way back in June (I can't believe I haven't posted this yet) Dave and I and our awesome friends the Mowrer's rented a place out on the Sandy River for what we like to call Bralltercation. It also fell on my 30th birthday so it was a two for one great time. We had some GREAT breakfasts:

The Mowrer's Heather and Eric (Eric is the one with the beard)

We spent a lot of time relaxing...

Reading over rules for new games

Playing said game

There was a great tree swing out back
Heather and I took the short 5 minute walk down to look at the river

I love this picture, even though it is a little blurry...so serene

Aaaaand then she fell in.... I wish I had gotten closer so you could see the water she was wringing out of her sweater.
This is what I woke up to on my birthday... 30 balloons each one had a piece of paper in it saying something nice about me....I loved it!

Then we went to Calamity Jane's for lunch...best burgers around I swear.....
Oh I almost forgot (not really) but, we went to Calamity Jane's the day we headed out for our trip and as I was up getting something from the salad bar, my loving sweet husband and "friends" decided to tell the waitress that it was my birthday, and for those of you who have never been to Calamity Jane's on your birthday they MAKE you ride around on a horse on a stick....And for those of you who don't know me very well, there is nothing that embarrasses me more than drawing attention to myself. You would think that Dave and my "friends" would know this. But alas, the waitress stood there and was pretty firmly planted I might add, waiting for me to gallop around the place. I did it. After I sat down I was laughing out of pure humiliation, and crying from being mortified! It was NOT a good time for me. It might be funny someday...maybe... I am still trying to think of a way to get Dave and my "friends" back for this...

Samwise

2009-10-11T09:21:00.000-07:00

always remember......

2009-09-11T15:45:00.001-07:00

This actually looks pretty good!

2009-09-03T20:05:00.000-07:00

I was watching movie trailers on apple.com and came across an LDS movie that doesn't look TOTALLY cheesy....click here

ok it's official....

2009-09-03T19:50:00.000-07:00

yup...were having another baby. I am a little over 9 weeks and have been sick as a dog! My due date is April 7th but I will probably have the baby at the end of March because I grow them big.

i can not wait...

2009-09-03T10:17:00.000-07:00

I just watched the pilot again and can't wait til next Wednesday to watch the first official episode. I just love the music that they are doing...you can't go wrong with Journey...

HAD to steal this from Challene......whoo boy!

2009-08-28T08:33:00.001-07:00

is it Possible...

2009-07-28T23:46:00.000-07:00

To love both Nirvana and Rick Astley? I submit that it IS!!

Gets me....

2009-07-24T19:03:00.001-07:00

...every time. I could read this book a million times and it would still make me cry every time..

Like Mother like Son

2009-07-24T07:43:00.000-07:00

I had snuck out of the tub....

Broken Computer

2009-07-23T18:46:00.000-07:00

So as you saw in my previous post our hard drive went out. It had ALL of our pictures on it so that is one reason I haven't blogged lately. I still need to blog about:

My Birthday / trip with the Mowrers
Sam's super cute Sunday clothes...he looks so handsome
4th of July...
Two wedding that I shot with Steve Wagner (you can get a little preview if you click on his name there...)
Swimming lessons
and other random things.

So as soon as Seth sends up our recovered hard drive (YAY Seth, you are truly awesome), I will update the blog. And just another reminder, if you ever need anything electronic, go to TechEgo.com

TechEgo

2009-07-17T19:18:00.000-07:00

Ok so, our hard drive crashed on our computer a few days ago. Luckily, we still have our old laptop so we weren't completely helpless. A friend of mine Seth Helgeson, from college owns an electronics company called TechEgo, that sells everything from memory cards...to camera lenses to everything you can think that you might ever need for your computer. In a panic, I contacted Seth, desperate to get a new hard drive for our computer. I got an awesome 500 gig hard drive within two days for a smokin' deal! So basically this is a blog to advertise for Seth. Thank you so much for getting us our new hard drive so fast!!

Happy 4th!!!

2009-07-04T11:40:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July! I just wanted to publicly thank my big brother Gabe for the service that he has and continues to give this country. I love my brother so much and have the utmost respect for him. Thanks for sacrificing so much so that me and my family can be free. Love you bro!

Caught in the rain

2009-07-02T11:09:00.000-07:00

We got caught in the rain downtown a few weeks ago...we decided to brave the two block walk back to the car....the kids were in their bathing suits anyway so why not. We got SOAKED. IT wa so much fun!

I can NOT wait for this!!!!

2009-06-23T10:27:00.000-07:00

I read this book...twice and it is probably one of my most favorites.....

click here to watch the trailer

wow....can't wait to see this...

2009-06-23T09:29:00.000-07:00

Alice in Wonderland....coming out in March 2010

My Two Dads

2009-06-21T12:12:00.000-07:00

These are the other two most awesome dads that I have had the privilege of having in my life

My dad as a youngster

My dad probably singing "There was an Old Woman who swallowed a fly"

My dad dressed as Santa...

Dave and his dad praying...

Probably my favorite picture of Dave's dad...

Love you both!!

BigDLishus

2009-06-21T12:00:00.000-07:00

Yep, that's what we call him. Dave, you are the best father I could ever dream of for our kids. You make them feel loved and that makes me love you even more. Thanks for everything you do for them and for me. I love you so much.

Cam's Concert

2009-06-09T13:41:00.000-07:00

Camryn's school had their end of the year concert last week. The music was all Beatles songs. It was pretty good!!

Oh. My. Word!!!

2009-05-31T21:03:00.000-07:00

Make sure you watch it full screen because some of it gets cut off here....

is she creepy or what??

2009-05-27T08:22:00.001-07:00

Not only is it totally disgusting to have an affair with a married man that is a father of 7 kids but she totally looks like she belongs in a wax museum....yikes!

Magnolia Park 2009

2009-05-24T22:07:00.002-07:00

We went out to Dave's dads on Saturday and they suggested we all got to Magnolia Park...it was so much fun!!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

ammendment to previous post...

2009-05-19T23:53:00.000-07:00

If I don't know you personally, please leave a comment as to how you came upon this Blog....cuz lets face it, there are alot of weirdo's out there and I want to make sure youaren't one of them. Also, if you are leaving comments posing as someone else knock it off.....

I always feel like sombeody's watchin' me....

2009-05-19T09:04:00.000-07:00

OK so I just added a little tracker to my Blog to see who's been taking a peek. There are a few that I can't figure out so what I want to know is....WHO ARE YOU!?!?!? If you look at this post PLEASE leave a comment! I want to know who's checking in on us....

Betty Sue Church Lord: AKA: My Mom...

2009-05-11T10:27:00.000-07:00

My mom...where do I begin? When my mom was 11 years old, her parents found out that she had a brain tumor. This was in about 1950. They were able to remove it and she lead a relatively normal life, although the word normal is anything I would use to describe my mother. She is one of the strongest women I know. She has been through more trials than anyone should ever have to go through in a life time. When she was in her early 20's she found The Church. And then a few years later as a single mother of a little boy my father found her. She told him that she would only marry him if he was a member of the church, so he was off and baptized and they got married and had seven more kids in the next 18 years.

I love my mom and there are so many stories that I could tell here, but they are much better when told by her, so if you ever have the chance to meet my mother ask her about the time she rode Harley's with a biker gang or when my brothers jumped out of the second story of our house with an umbrella trying to be Mary Poppins...

I love you mom and am so glad you didn't listen to the doctors when they told you that you shouldn't have any more children. I am thankful that you listened to the spirit and the prayers of your little girl (my big sister) when she asked if she would have a little sister one day. Thanks for always being there for me when when I was a total snot. I hope that one day I can be half as good a mom as you are.

This is my mom on the right with her sister..

My big sister Crystal and my mom when she was pregnant with me

BUTTLICKER

2009-05-08T07:48:00.001-07:00

Probably one of my favorite clips from The Office

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Another giveaway....

2009-05-05T08:36:00.000-07:00

Click here to check it out!

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Easter..

2009-05-04T19:23:00.000-07:00

I know it was like a month ago, but I'm usually about a month behind on my Holiday posts so here goes...

The Easter Bunny usually leaves clues for the kids to find their baskets and this year was no different..

ok, mean post coming...

2009-04-07T23:27:00.000-07:00

Seriously, why is this guy still around? His performances are so boring...and his eyes really FREAK me out! Plus every time I look at him he reminds me of this guy from The kids in the Hall:

Seriously America, vote this guy out!

Congrats Melia and Devin!!

2009-04-05T20:28:00.000-07:00

This is my sister-in-law Melia and her husband Devin. Melia called me tonight to tell me that she is pregnant!!! I am just so happy for them!! Congrats you two!!

My totally awesome super cool trip to Arizona!

2009-04-04T23:04:00.000-07:00

Get ready for a long post!

So a few weeks ago I went to Arizona to see my best friend Lindsey. My flight left BRIGHT and early at 6:30am (thanks Christi for taking me to the airport) and I got in at around 8:30. Lindsey was there to pick me up and we headed on to her house. The weather was so beautiful!
The first day there we didn't do much but hang out which was fine with me! We went to In-n-Out burger that night for dinner. I have had In-n-Out before and didn't really care for to
much, BUT there is a secret to ordering did you know that? You have to order your burger "animal style" It was by far one of the best burgers I have had in a LONG time. The next day we were headed out to the park with Liza and Olivia when Olivia started throwing up...poor thing. So we ended up not going, and just playing in the back yard...again fine by me!

When we out the girls down for a nap Lindsey introduced me to the wonderful world of Jane Austen by watching Sense and Sensibility....I really loved it...mmmmm Colonel Brandon.

The next day were were able to go to the park, we packed a yummy lunch and walked to a nearby park.

Olivia was still feeling a bit under the weather and almost fell asleep on the swing..

Me and Miss Liza, oh I love that girl!

We got back and put the girls down for a nap and went outside to catch some rays..The next day is when the REAL fun began. We met Lindsey's sister Mimi and her family for dinner at Pei Wei, it was sooo good and the company was even better. It was so fun to meet more of Lindsey's awesome family. After dinner we went out to Lindsey's parents house out in Scottsdale, just the two of us to hang out and be total lunatics and you will see from the pictures...
This is my Pete's Dragon impression.

What is it with me and sticking out my tongue?
We were trying to figure out the self timer on my camera and the flash kept reflecting of my oasty white legs!

Then.....a miracle happened. Lindsey got me to watch Pride and Prejudice, something I said I would never do...don't ask me why. But let me tell you, I will never be the same. It is my new favorite movie. I liked it so much that the next morning while we were eating breakfast I asked if we could watch it again. It was even better the second time. I still need to go and buy it, I am starting to have withdrawls...I mean LOOK at that...

Let me catch my breath and continue..On Thursday, we went here:

Desert Ridge. It is an outdoor mall that is so awesome. see that fountain over to the right, we got smoothies and just sat there for what seemed like forever but still not long enough and talked and watched kids play in the water. It was sooo nice.

We went to DSW and found some seriously ugly shoes..

I wonder why they were on the clearance rack..

As we were walking there were huge gusts of wind, it felt like being back home in Portland...More about that wind later...
There's that darn tongue again...

If you are still reading by this point thanks for sticking around...Now that fun begins..

My flight was scheduled to leave at 8:10pm, and Lindsey's parents were flying in from London so it was all working out for her to take me to the airport and thn wait for her parents to get in. I checked in and we waited together for a while, her parents flight was delayed about an hour, but I had to go wait at my gate. we said our goodbyes and I was off. Whe I got to my gate MY flight was delayed a couple hours becasue of wind...So i called Linds to see if she was still waiting and she was! Cool!
I went back out to wait with her. There was a news crew there waiting with a guy who was waiting to meet the woman who saved his life with a bone marrow transplant. his wife was there too 24 weeks pregnant with twins!! So Lindsey's parents finally got off the plane and they looked SO tired. They didn't stick around for the news story but I got to see it, I swear that lady was like the last one off the planebut it was worth it. I was totally bawling..I am such a baby.

I went back to my gate and learned that my flight might not be getting out at all!! But luckily we made it out around 12:15. I sat in the very back of the plane with a guy and his little 2 year old girl who was totally out! She had her little feet on my legs and was resting comfotably. I didn't mind. I finally got home close to 4am (thanks again Christi for picking me up!!) The next day I was barfing all day, I must have caught what Olivia had...But it was so worth it. I had the time of my life and I can't wait for Lindsey to come and visit in November.

Oh. My. Word.

2009-03-31T08:51:00.000-07:00

Totally awesome Give-Away!!

2009-03-06T08:57:00.000-08:00

Click here to see this awesome Give-away, but don't follow the directions because I want to win..hahaha just kidding.