Merry Christmas

We just want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Here is a picture of our 'little drummer boy'. We hope you all remember the true meaning of Christmas and the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Merry, Merry Christmas!!

The Great and Dreadful Day and Surprise!

So I have been dreading it for a few months now.. I turned 30 yesterday. I don't really know why I was dreading it since Cam is already 30, but I just realized I that I am not getting any younger! My mom always told me that when you turned 30 your butt dropped! So I woke up Friday morning and no it hasn't dropped yet... thank heavens! Cam surprised me this year by taking me out to dinner at PF Changs and then we went to the Nutcracker Ballet. It was so nice to have an entire night to ourselves and thanks so much to my in-laws for watching my crazy kids! Maddie is cutting her two top teeth and lets just say I am glad I wasn't the one watching her that night! I love the Nutcracker and Cam was a sport to sit and enjoy it with me. Then the next day we went to lunch with some friends and later that night Cam threw me a surprise party. I had no clue at all and we walked in the house and my friends and family yelled SURPRISE! We had a fun dinner and cake (Holy Smoke! Look at all those candles! I did blow them all out.) Thanks to everyone for making my thirtieth a memorable birthday and turning it into such fun since I wasn't really looking forward to it! But, you know what they say- 30 is the new 20, right?

Taggart's Birthday Slideshow

Taggart turns 3!

Today was Taggart's third birthday. It is hard to believe that 3 years ago he was born 6 1/2 weeks early and spent the first 3 1/2 weeks of his life in the NICU hooked up to IVs, monitors, oxygen and everything else. Now you can see that that obviously didn't stop him. He was so happy to turn three! We started the morning off going to McDonalds for breakfast and to play at the 'place' (as Tag calls it.) Grammy and Grampy came with us and I loved playing on the slide. Grampy even took Tag for a ride in a big tractor... he thought he had died and gone to heaven! For lunch we went to Del Taco and ate lunch and played with some friends. I decided for his third birthday that I would let him do exactly what he wanted to do- eat cake, candy, and play hard. Hopefully he didn't contract any disease after today, but we did a serious sanitizing session after each place. For dinner we went to the Pizza Factory with Grammy and then home for cake and presents. Tag was obsessed with his Spiderman cake (Pan cake, is what he called it.) He wasn't happy with a single piece- he wanted to lick the entire cake! He especially loved blowing out the candles, so we did it a couple of times. He got a new dump truck, a wooden train set, some new motorcycles, and lots more. He is sleeping in his bed with half of it tonight. Thanks everyone for the gifts and celebrating this special day with him! Happy Birthday Taggart! We love you!

Holiday Weekend

We finally took the kids to see Santa this past Saturday. Taggart has been terrified of Santa the last couple of years, so we were interested to see what he would do this year. He had been talking about wanting to sit on Santa's lap and having Santa come to his house. Anyway, he walked right up to Santa and sat on his lap and told him he wanted 'Thomas Train" for Christmas. He didn't really look at him much (I think he was a little afraid.) Maddie loved Santa; she couldn't stop pulling on his beard. Then, later that night we went to our ward party and they sat on Santa's lap again. Tag can't stop talking about it and how he wants to see Santa again. Sunday night we celebrated 2nd Advent. We lit our two candles and opened our gift and read a story. Taggart is obesessed with blowing out the candles, so they didn't stay lit too long. He also opened another door and had a chocolate from the advent calendar that Grammy sent to him. He has a really hard time just eating one piece a day! The holidays are so much fun with kids!

Maddie is 10 months old now and she isn't quite crawling, but very close. She scoots around on her tummy and bum and manages to make her way around. I must have set her down too close to the Christmas tree because I walked in and she was playing with an ornament and hitting the tree. Hopefully she won't be crawling too quickly until Christmas is over and the tree is down. We had a fun and busy weekend! Merry Christmas everyone!

Christmas Caroles and My Maestro

So anyone who knows me knows how much I love Christmas music. I have quite the collection of Christmas CDs (thanks to my Dad) and I listen to them exclusively from Thanksgiving to New Years. I don't like to listen to anything but Christmas music during this time of year, it just doesn't feel right to me. Anyway, I have several CDs in my car and I love to jam to them when we are out and about. I especially love to sing all the songs- I know I am sure I look real cool singing at the top of my lungs while I am driving, but tis the season! A couple weeks ago I noticed that Taggart was singing along with me in the back seat. Even if he doesn't know the words, he is still singing. If I turn down the music to talk on my phone or something, he gets mad at me and says he wants me to turn it up. The last couple of days he has started to lead the music in the back of the car- both hands in the air, just like at church. He looks hilarious sitting in his car seat leading the music! We were at TJ Maxx today and they were playing Christmas music and Tag recognized a song that we listened to in the car. He was standing in the back of the cart and he started leading the music and talking about how he knew this song from Mom's car. And sweet little Maddie has started dancing the last couple weeks, so if I start to sing anything or if she hears music, she starts swinging her head back and forth. So I guess I am passing this Christmas music obsession onto my children. I don't think Cam is too happy about it. He is not that into the carols.. but I make him suffer! Is it just me or does everyone else love Christmas music as much as me?

Thanksgiving

Here is Tag munching on marshmallows and my mom's homemade rolls! Yum!!
Me and my Family- I love you guys!

I know that it has taken me forever to post about Thanksgiving, but I haven't really had the time. My family came down to celebrate Turkey day here in St. George. We had dinner at my house with my immediate family and Grandma Faye and Aunt Cathy. My dad's family also came down and rented two different houses between them all and it was fun to have everyone in our town. Thanks so much to all our family that made the trip. It was so much fun to have Thanksgiving here in sunny St. George and we were so happy to not have to travel for once! It was a great weekend! I love you all! I am so thankful to have been blessed with so much! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving too! Now it is time for Christmas.. Yeah!

Date Night!

Last night we had a night out with Ricki and Tony. We went to dinner and then went bowling. Several years ago, Cam found a bowling ball, shoes, bag, towel- the whole set up - at the DI. It used to belong to Jeni Gertsen or something and he really looks like a professional. We used to go in college a lot and we always had so much fun. We have been a couple times in the last year. The bowling alley always brings out such an interesting crowd, doesn't it? I was just happy to have a night of relaxing without my kids. So last night we brought our huge Iceberg milkshakes with us and had a ball! Here are a few pics. Thanks to the Chambers for a fun night. Cam won of course, but I came in third place. We are all getting better! Maybe we'll start a league... just kidding!

Tagged.. AGAIN!

Ok, Summer and Robin both tagged me. I have been tagged before, but this is a different one. So.. here are 7 random things about me.

1. I hate driving. Cam almost always drives and this doesn't really bother him because he would rather drive. I always said if I could have a chauffeur that would drive me everywhere I needed to go, I would.
2. I love store-bought cakes with that thick, white, sugary frosting. People think I am crazy, but when I was growing up my mom always made me a home-made cake. Since I never really got store-bought cakes, now I love them. I love frosting... mmmmm .. the big roses..mmm. I know, so tacky!
3. People sometimes say I have nice teeth, but actually they are horrible. They are straight since I endured braces, but in the last 7 months I have had 2 root canals and 2 crowns and a few fillings, etc. I could have a very nice, new wardrobe, but instead I fixed my dumb teeth!
4. I remember faces very well. Usually I remember people I have only seen once. I also remember very random things about them and where I saw them. Once I heard a guy bear his testimony in my in-law's ward in Farmington. I saw him a week later at a restaraunt in St. George and stupidly said "ooh, you spoke in church last week!" He looked at me like I was crazy and everybody else thought I was too! Sometimes this does come in handy though.
5. I love to look at the advertisements in the newspaper. As a kid we would always look through the ads each week. I especially looked forward to the Thanksgiving and Christmas ads. I don't get the paper now, but everytime I go to my parent's house, I always look through their newspaper ads (like Target, Walmart, etc. the colored ones). Even if I don't really plan to buy anything, which I often don't, I just like to browse through them. I know this is really weird, but you asked for it.
6. I don't like to go to bed late. If I do, then I just sit and worry about the lack of sleep I am going to get (or not get.) I really like to be in bed by 10 or 10:30 and read for a little bit and completely sacked out no later than 11:00. I wouldn't really say I am a morning person, but more than a night person. If it is really late (like 12,1 o clock) I even start to get a stomach ache and sick. I just like my sleep and since my kids wake up pretty early, I have to get to bed early or I don't get my sleep.
7. I am obsessed with making my bed. I feel like my life is in shambles until I get my bed made. It is usually made no later than 8:30, 9:00 am. The only time I am not psycho about this is during the first trimester of pregnancy when I am so sick and tired that I literally don't make my bed at all. I figure that I just crawl into it whatever chance I get, so why try? You can always tell when I am pregnant.. my bed isn't made. Cam thinks Sunday is a no bed making day, sometimes I let him get away with this, but usually I break down. I just feel out of control without it made. I know I am crazy!

People I am tagging: Allison, Jacque, Ricki, Dion, Kim, Claudia, Teresa. Thanks guys! I can't wait to hear 7 things about you all!

A 'Sweet' Halloween!

The three of us at the Trunk or Treat. Tag is already eating candy!
Taggart digging for more candy!
Taggart thinks he is so strong when he lifts the pumpkins!
Maddie loved playing with this pumpkin!
All the candy that is now locked in our pantry away from Taggart... and me!
Last night we had so much fun! We went over to the Todd's house for chili and cornbread before going to the Trunk or Treat at the church. Dinner was awesome (thanks Brooke!) and I am still thinking about Elena's homemade cornbread. To heck with the Halloween candy, I just wanted more cornbread! The kids looked so cute- Tag as a lion and Maddie as a ladybug. I even put on (I mean, squeezed into) my sister's old cheerleader uniform, since I can't seem to find mine. Go Bears! I don't know how we used to wear those uniforms.. they are sooo itchy and that's not to say much about my hesser in those sweater pants! Yes, it was the perfect temp. here, around 75 degrees, but we were all decked for the traditional Halloween weather. At first Tag thought that he needed to consume every piece of candy he received at that exact moment. He finally got into the swing of things and went from car to car saying "treat?" and putting it into his bag. By bedtime he was clearly on a major sugar high. Let's just say all day long we have had a constant battle with him wanting more treats! What a fun holiday. I hope you all had a Happy Halloween!

Cam's Home!

For those of you who don't know, Cam has been gone since Wednesday. He finally got home last night in the middle of the night. He went scuba diving near Catalina Island with his brother and his friend. They caught lobster, logged tons of dives, and spent the entire time on this boat in the middle of the ocean. He brought home two lobsters for us to eat, although I can't eat them since I am allergic to shellfish. He had a great time on his boys' trip. Needless to say, I have been a single mom while he was gone. Let's just say I am sooo glad that I have a husband who is super helpful. I was really nervous when he left since I have never been alone with the kids for four entire days straight. I was worried about my sanity to say the very least! Well things were rough at times, but we were pretty busy; we went to a Halloween party, the school carnival, the park several times, and just hung out around the house. Taggart only threw up twice and Maddie cut her first two teeth and decided that she wanted to wake up three times a night! By yesterday I was exhausted and pretty much let Taggart do whatever he wanted so I wouldn't have to fight with him. I was so happy when he arrived around 3 am! The kids were even happier to see their Daddy. Tag really missed him and asked about him every night when he went to bed. Several times I wanted to curse Cam for leaving me alone, but then I just thought about the girls' trip that I am already planning in my head for next year! I don't know how single moms do it.. they must be wonderwomen!! Here are a few pics from Cam's trip.

Fun Weekend!

So we ended up going up north suddenly because Cam's uncle Gary died and we attended his funeral on Friday. My mom and dad watched both kids from 9:30 until 6:00. WHOA!! I had never left Maddie this long in her lifetime and she did awesome! She ate her bottles great and took a 3 hour nap while she was at her Nana and Poppies. Taggart had a ball (as usual). He played in the leaves at Great Grammies house, jumped on the trampoline, and played most of the time with his Poppy. It was so nice to attend the funeral, grave side service, and luncheon without being mauled by our two children. It was a relaxing day, even though a sorrowful one. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Cam's family, especially his mom and her siblings.

Cam ended up doing some work in Logan on Thursday, so we were able to catch up with some of our old friends and spend time with my family. Tag had a ball playing with his cousin Ada. It was so much fun to stay at Ted and Robin's and to see the Christensen's new house. We had a wonderful dinner with them both at EL Toro (we miss this place soooo much!) It was great to spend some time where we used to live and Logan was beautiful as ever with the fall leaves. It was a bit chilly for us though!

We got home on Sunday and our kids did very well in the car, both ways. This made us extremely happy. Then on Monday night we went to the pumpkin patch for FHE. Taggart rode a horse and the wagon ride and we picked some pumpkins in the pumpkin patch. Tag woke up this morning saying, "where's my punkin?" He is very obsessed with pumpkins and Halloween decorations; he thinks everthing is HOT! We had a fun time (again) at the pumpkin patch and Tag still keeps asking if we can go back.

One more thing.. Maddie is about to get her first tooth. Today I saw it, but it hasn't broke through her gums yet. So hopefully this will happen soon without too much fussiness. She has had rosy cheeks the last few days (maybe because of the tooth) and she looks so sweet. We love that little girl!

Finally Fall!

It is finally Fall time here in St. George and the weather is absolutely gorgeous! At this time of year I remember why I love living here! It has been fun to be making chili, cornbread, pumkin goodies- and just enjoying temps around 70-80 degrees. Last Friday I went with a bunch of friends to Staheli Farm. The kids (and moms) had a great time! Here are a few pics..

Here a some of the moms and babies that came.Taggart and Dylan loved cruising around on these tractors.
Tag loved sliding down this slide into corn kernels.
Taggart and Dylan on the wagon ride.

We're back from the Lake!

Well I know I have had a couple people who have been asking for updates, but we just got home on Saturday and I have been buried in laundry, unpacking, etc. So finally here is a new post about our wonderful trip! We usually go to Lake Powell over the week of the 24th of July, but this year Katrina and Cartson had their baby during this week so we had to push it back to Sept. It was much colder than we are used to; we didn't have to run the air conditioning at all! The water was a lot cooler than usual, but that didn't stop Tag. He would wake up and start taking his pajamas off- ready to play on the beach at 7 am. It was still a little too cold for this! Cam built Tag a huge super track for his big truck and Taggart spent hours pushing his truck through the track and into the water. Both of the kids loved Grampy's boat. Tag even drove it all by himself. He loved turning the boat in circles and it almost made us sick! Frank built a 9 hole golf course for the guys and they played it along with hitting tons of balls from the beach. Tag loved hitting the golf balls too. Taggart rode on the big tube (the molecule) with mom and dad and he really wanted to go wakeboarding when he saw mom and dad doing it! The nights were long since Maddie didn't sleep so hot at night, but the kids slept great during the day. It sure was different this year with just our family and 3 kids! Gone are the days that I remember so well of just relaxing all week long with a good book! We did get to relax a little. It was perfect temp for laying out, so I read and laid out as much as I could. We played games, watched movies, ate a lot of good food, and just hung around and talked. It was fun to spend time with Cam's family and especially the latest addition, baby Isabelle. All in all it was a great, relaxing vacation!

CODE RED

So it officially happened. I lost Taggart in Walmart yesterday. I let him con me into walking instead of riding in the cart (big mistake!). He was doing so well at first, picking things like ding-dongs, cookies, whatever else he wanted, and putting them into the cart. When we got to the very back of the store, I was looking at what size of pajamas I was going to buy for Maddie and he was right there looking at other jammies. I turn around and he is gone! I don't panic because I think he is just still around me. After I search the entire baby department, I start to branch out, thinking 'don't panic... he's around here somewhere... I'm going to beat him when I find him(j/k) etc. etc.' I then see 2 employees and ask them if they have seen a little boy. They ask me what he is wearing and no they haven't seen any wandering kids. So I just start walking towards the front of the store looking down all of the grocery aisles. After each one, nope not there! As I am almost to the front of the store they are announcing "Attention all Walmart employees, we have a CODE RED, a 2 year old wearing blue shorts... etc." I then spot him outside the double doors! I am then trying to run to him with a cart full of food and Maddie just chillin in her carseat. I notice there is a worker outside there talking to him. When I get outside he is just standing there with a pack of gum in his hands.. the shoplifter! I grab him and feel sooooo incredibly stupid. I just wanted to leave my groceries there and get in my car and go home! Talk about an unfit mother! The employee said that she asked him if they should go find his mom and he ran outside! Wow... I guess he pretty much did NOT miss me (too bad he doesn't feel the same way when I drop him off at nursery!) So after a huge lecture from my husband, today I am going to buy a leash. Yes, I am going to be that person with a leash on their toddler, but at least this way I won't lose him again! What a wanderer!! Has this happened to anyone else, or am I just a horrible mother? Let me know! Either I will feel better or worse.

Messy Girl!!

So.. Maddie has been eating solids for a couple months now and she does ok, but not as good as Tag did. She just doesn't love to open her mouth very wide and then she does this tongue thrust thing and spits stuff out! It is very frustrating when you are the one feeding her! She seems to get it all over her face and grabs the spoon, bowl, or anything she can get her hands on. One day I walked away for a minute and when I came back she had almost a whole roll of paper towels pulled out (she loves to eat paper?). Here are some pics from the lovely lunch time! What a cutie! Hopefully she will get better, in the meantime, we'll just live with pears, peas, squash, etc. all over everything!!

Labor Day Fun

We went up to Salt Lake over this past Labor Day weekend for Baby Isabelle's Blessing. In this picture Maddie and Isabelle are playing together in her crib! Maddie is so happy to have another girl cousin; at one point she started sucking on Isabelle's hand! I am sure one day they will have so much fun together. Even though we all had colds, we had a good time seeing old friends and family. We went up to Park City one of the days and it was so nice to be up in the mountains; we sure do miss them! The boys did some golfing and played a lot of tennis and we all did some shopping. Grammy Marion took Tag to Lagoon again for a couple hours so he could ride the "choo-choo" train and see the lion. He also rode a few other rides and had a blast. It is becoming quite a problem that he recognizes Lagoon every time we drive by and then spends 10 minutes in the car whining because he want to go! We try to distract him so he doesn't notice it! Anyway, we are glad to be home and back to our normal life. Unpacking, cleaning, laundry, and grocery shopping all in one day, sounds like fun, huh? Taggart didn't think so either! Hopefully now that it is September it will start to cool down, we are sooooo ready!

My CRAZY Kids!

Recently my mother-in-law stayed with us for a few days. At then end of the 2nd day she looked at me (exhausted) and said, "Is this how it is everyday?" I proceeded to say, in fact, YES! Our lives are pretty crazy and often times I found myself wondering how people have 10 kids. I always call my mom and ask her how she did it with five, but she doesn't seem to remember. I suppose you just do it and somehow you get through it. I guess it is because Tag is going through this phase of getting into EVERYTHING: the fridge, freezer, cupboards, dishwasher, toilet, cd's, our drawers, the lysol air freshener, baby wipes..... the list goes on. He is really driving me crazy. If he can't reach it, he will pull a chair over to it and climb up. Or like today I found him climbing onto the kitchen chair which had his little patio chair on top of it- all to reach something that I had put on top of the fridge (so he wouldn't get it, of course!). I am surprised I didn't find him with his head cracked open. Lately I am finding him squeezing the tube of toothpaste into his mouth (Hopefully this helps to fight some cavities!) and I also caught rubbing Cam's deoderant onto his arms. He smelled super manly all day long! I came home from running errands and noticed that the freezer had been open the whole time I had been gone. Tag's bike was propping the door open, so I knew it was him! I know they call it the terrible two's, but I just can't keep him under control! Good thing little miss Maddie is a pretty good baby, or I would be officially insane! She is usually happy, unless it has been 2 hours and then she is ready for a nap. I know that I should be happy that she is such a sleeper, but it is just hard to get anything done when she wants to nap in her crib!! One more thing, she is a serious spitter. I am doing more laudry now then I ever thought was possible. Yesterday I changed my shirt 3 times, not to mention how many times a day I change her clothes! We just live smelling like spit up all the time! I am not writing this to complain, but just so that when my kids are driving me crazy when they are teenagers (oooh I am sooo scared for this!) I will remember what it was like when they were sweet babies! I love my kids even though they drive me CRAZY at times!! I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Like Father Like Son

Well it isn't really a surprise to anyone that Taggart idolizes his dad. The other day Cam was working on his bike. Tag brought his tools out and said, "work mine bike." Then Cam started to wash his bike and, of course, Tag had to wash his too. Doesn't Tag have a killer bike?!!The next day Cam took Tag on a Jeep ride. They both looked so cute in their hats and sunglasses, I just had to take a picture of them. They look so much alike! I love my boys!!

Tag's Funny Words!

So we know that it is taking Taggart a while to talk, but he is finally starting to, and we think it is soooo funny the things that he says. Here are just a few of the words he says:
poon- spoon
pork- fork
lo- guitar (or really any musical instrument... very random!)
poot- pooh ('Mom, I poot!' -grabbing his bum... I thought I would die!)
brmm brmm- anything with wheels or an engine
boots- shoes, rollerblades, etc.
juice- water, milk, pop, anything you drink
bubbies- bubbles
Everything he says sounds so funny coming from his mouth. We think he kinda has a redneck accent. Yesterday he said, "I wanna git up that bach (bike)!" He seriously sounded like a country bumpkin! We are just so happy that he is finally talking, even if it is a lot of this and that, he is still so cute!

Third Times a Charm

So today as I was on the computer looking at blogs, of course, I noticed Tag was playing with the lock on the door. I told him to not touch it or he would lock himself in the room. I then had to go change Maddie's diaper and I came back and noticed the door was shut, and yup, sure enough, LOCKED! I then hear Tag kinda crying saying "out!" I tried to tell him to turn the lock (this is soooo hard to explain to a two year old with a door in between you!) He just kept crying on and off. I was really upset because I told him 2 seconds before he did it, NOT to touch the lock, and also because this is the third time that he has locked himself in a room. The first time he did it in Maddie's room. I was very panicked and called Cam at work (he was golfing..) He said to just try to rip the handle off. So with my super human strength I wiggled the handle off enough to unlock the lock. The second time Cam was here and able to use some of his special tools to get him out. But by the third time, I just wanted to leave him in there! So while he was in there today, I couldn't get ahold of Cam (Yes, golfing again!!! Not fair huh?) so I didn't know what to do. I just took the time to pick up the house, fold laundry, until Cam called me back about 15-20 minutes later. He told me where this special screwdriver was on his workbench and I was able to unlock the door. So I guess next time won't really be a problem since I know how to unlock it myself!! I guess the third times the charm!

Cold anyone?

Yesterday I put Taggart down for his nap. A few minutes later I hear him playing in his room, so I open the door to tell him to go to sleep. He has pulled his coat and hat off of his hooks (I don't really know why I still have them out, like he has worn them since February!) He kept saying he wanted them on. I was thinking, "Okay, it's 105 degrees outside, but if you want to wear your warm, fuzzy coat to take a nap... go for it. Just as long as you go to bed!" So this is how he looked when he took his nap yesterday. I guess sometimes it does get cold with the air conditioning cranked on! What a funny little boy!

Keeping You Posted....

I know it has been awhile since my last post.... sorry, we've been busy! Taggart just finished a week of swimming lessons and he is quite the little fish! He did amazing and even surprised me with his fearlessness. He would just jump in and swim a little to me and I could see his eyes wide open looking at me coming out of the water. He would then scream "I did it!" It's a little scary now because he always wants to jump in. This weekend we went to the good old Washington County Fair (since I'm from Tremonton there is just something about the fair that I love, but no, we did not wear our new school clothes!) Tag had so much fun riding the rides. He even went on the ferris wheel with Cam and I, and the dragon rollercoaster. It was the funniest thing ever! At one point in the ride it picked up a bunch of speed and turned a sharp turn. He had a death grip on the side and his face was hilarious! He almost looked like he was going to cry, but he never did! He came bouncing off the ride and pointed to his head and said, "ouch!" I guess it was a little jarring for a 2 year old! We wished you all could have seen the look on his face, it was priceless. Maddie turned 6 months old this week. Oh, she isn't even a newborn anymore! She is sitting up like a champ and just being her same old happy self! We are proud to announce the latest addition to our family, Isabelle Marie McCullough. She was born a couple weeks ago and Tag and Maddie are so excited to have a new cousin. Congrats to Carst and Katrina!!

Okay... I've been 'tagged'!

4 Jobs I Have Had:
-Designer at furniture store
-Manager at Black-Eyed Susan
-Bear River Mental Health (Ha Ha! I know what you are thinking. I worked there... I am not mental!)
-Nanny in New York


4 Movies I'd Watch Over and Over:
-Dirty Dancing
-Napoleon Dynamite
-Hitch
-I don't really love to watch movies over and over; I get a little fidgety!


Places I've Lived:
-St. George, Utah
-Logan, Utah
-Scarsdale, New York
-Jackson Hole, Wyoming
-Thatcher, Utah
-Brigham City, Utah


My Favorite Foods:
-Chips and salsa from El Toro Viejo
-Chocolate, ice cream, brownies, cookies.. I have a very sweet tooth!
-Crisp bean burritos from Taco Time
-Anything that is bad for me!
-I hate that I try NOT to eat any of these! Too bad I wasn't blessed to eat whatever I want!


My Favorite T.V. Shows:
-So You Think You Can Dance
-America's Next Top Model
-Survivor
-Apprentice
-The Hills
-... okay basically any reality show!


Places I'd Rather Be:
-In California shopping with my sister (with no kids!)
-Scuba diving with my husband
-Reading a book on my guest bed (I don't want to mess up my bed!)
-Seeing a Broadway show in NYC


People I've Tagged:
-No one... so will someone besides Kim PLEASE start a blog so I will have someone to tag!!! Thank You!

Pics from the gang

Can I really do this?

OOOh this is so stressful for me being the technologically handicapped person that I am! But after searching through several random peoples' blogs I decided that this would be fun for me and hopefully all of you! Since we now live so far from family and friends (and lots of prompting from my sister, Kim) I thought this might be a good way to keep in touch and let you all know what happens in our life in St. George. We love it here even though it is super hot right now. I am already longing for September, but Cam loves the heat. It's hard to believe that we will have been here for 2 years in October; whoa! how time flies. Taggart is slowly learning to talk and he is so much fun. He's a very busy boy and is always trying our patience as most 2 1/2 year olds do! Maddie is such a sweet, mellow girl. Tag still doesn't pay much attention to her, but every once in a while he'll look at her and say "gooo, gooo ,gooo, " then turn away into his own world! We wish we knew what he was thinking all the time! Cam is still loving his work and running his business. He loves being in control and seeing the results of his hard work. I am loving being a stay at home mom, but there are lots of times I would luuuv to be at work! But it is great to be at home with my babies and hopefully I will teach them a few things! This summer has been so busy and fun with all of the traveling we have done. We are happy to maybe stick around here in the sweltering heat for the next month or so and veg for a while. We will keep in touch and hopefully start to blog a lot to keep you all posted! Hey everyone, jump on the blog bandwagon!! This is kinda fun!