The Wachel Family

Hi

2010-04-06T00:07:00.001-07:00

Yep, I'm actually blogging...can you believe it?!?! Ok, back to facebook.

Chase turns 3!!!!!

2009-11-04T10:22:00.001-08:00

Oh my goodness is this a miracle or what? First of all I'm actually blogging and second we survived 3 years with the Chase-man! Actually he made it pretty easy, we love that little guy and are so grateful that he is a part of our family. What in the world would we do without him?!?! Below are a few of my favorite pics of Chasie along with a few bday photos...

Playing outside in Vegas.

Chase and I walking behind our house in Vegas on a bright sunny day - man I miss the sun.

LOVE this picture Mike shot of Chase - he was so not happy with us at the time!

Playing at the park before we made the big move!

Happy Birthday big guy!!!

Not sure but I think he was spitting more than he was blowing!

Chase's new favorite passion - his trains. :)

BEAR!

2009-06-01T17:30:00.001-07:00

I'm sure most of you have seen my post on Facebook, but I thought I would put a post up here as well. I finally saw my first Alaska black bear! She was walking along the road on base and I had Mike do a uturn so we could find her. Sure enough she was still in the field next to the road with her 2 cubs! I shot a couple of pictures but, of course, she was running away from us so I didn't get a very good shot. Since I was in the car and protected it was a pretty cool experience!

Mama black bear - she eventually ran up a tree and then off into the woods with her youngin's.

Mama running away from us with her two cubs. If you click on the picture you can kinda see the cubs in the grass.

While I'm not a fan of "nature" it was really cool to see her knowing I could drive off if she decided to get crazy.

Seward, Alaska

2009-05-23T21:50:00.000-07:00

Today we decided that we would take a trip to Seward Alaska (where all the cruise lines sail into). It's about a 2 hour drive one way...just right for a Saturday trip. When we got there it was a little rainy and chilly - around 50 degrees, but we didn't care, the scenery made up for it. Mike shot a few pictures while we were there - thought I would share!

Love this pic of Ashlee and Chase

Chase and the "fissies!!!"

He's so dang cute!

Ashlee pondering life during lunch at the port in Seward, AK

Happy Birthday my sweet Ashlee!!!

2009-05-04T22:37:00.000-07:00

Wow, 7 years have literally flown by. My little girl is 7 years old and I have no idea where the time went. She is such a light in our lives and we feel so lucky to have this little spirit in our home. I remember the day she was born like it was yesterday - I had no idea what I had gotten myself into with the whole pregnancy thing and then LABOR. That was interesting, but so worth it! I pushed for nearly 2 hours before Ashlee made her grand entrance into this world. My parents and Mike were all in the room with me and I couldn't have been more proud when I first heard her cry. I remember the first thing my mom said was "oh my goodness she looks just like Mike!". She still does - I love it. Ashlee has always been such a blessing but especially since our little Chase-man came along. She is another mom to him and he just eats it up! They really do love each other so much.

We had a great day today, Ash went to school (and got to ride the bus which nearly outscored all the presents she got), I brought Rice Krispy treats by for her class and then when she got home we waited for Mike's friend Mungo and his little boy Caleb to get here and we started to celebrate! We had a pizza party and played Rock Band, Ashlee's most favorite game, and then she opened her presents.

I love you sweet pea - my life wouldn't be complete without you!!!

I pulled a few pics from the past - there are a ton because I couldn't decide which ones to pick!

Me and my girl - 3 months

4 months

Camping at Zion - 4 months

Computer nerd - 7 months

2 years old!

Finger painting with Maime - 2 years

3rd Birthday!

Swimming in the backyard - 3 years

Halloween - 2005

Disneyland 2005 with Abby Alyson

The best big sis - 4 years old

Birthday Party - 6 years old

Playing Rock Band with Daddy and Mungo - 2009

Happy Birthday Ashlee!!!

Home Sweet Home!

2009-04-13T20:06:00.000-07:00

I know most of you have been keeping up with Mike's blog so I'm not going to go over the same stuff he did! Life is good here in Anchorage. It's not the prettiest place right now just because they are going through the "break-up" and all of the snow is melting and all of the dirt that they put on the road during the winter is EVERYWHERE. I went to Target the other night and you couldn't even see the parking lot - it was just all dirt and gravel. Soooo, I can't wait for the trees to leaf out - I can see where this place can be amazing! The temporary townhouse we are living is small but sufficient. It's old so it creaks no matter where you walk and there is only one teeny tiny bathroom that we all share - mornings can get interesting to say the least. We will be here for probably 4-6 weeks until our name comes up on the housing list and they can put us in our permanent home. I will keep you posted about that - can't wait to get into something just a tad bigger!

Ashlee and Chase are doing great - Chase is starting to get settled somewhat. Ever since we got here, with the exception of today, he has thrown MAJOR fits. I really think he is missing his LV home and can't quite figure out what we're doing. He seems to be doing much better today and is so sweet. Jabbering like a magpie!!! Ashlee has adjusted quite well and is really looking forward to starting school on Wednesday. She will be going to Mt. Spurr Elementary for a whole month! We will meet her teacher on Wednesday as well and walk her to class - will try to snap a couple of pics of that. I tell ya that girl is warm blooded. I don't think she has worn a coat yet and it's only getting into the high 30's to 40 during the day. She gets hot really easily, I'm thinkin' she will be able to handle the Freezer State just fine.

We had to go to Old Navy to pick up some pants for Ashlee. She has ripped the knees out of all of her jeans!

This was one of my Winshield Collection pictures during our trip up here. You can see our SPOT satellite thingy in the image as well. That thing was awesome. I felt a little bit more at ease knowing that if we got in trouble all we had to do was hit the 911 button and someone nearby would be alerted!

I know Mike has already posted this pic on his FB account, but I love it. It's my favorite picture of all of them. This was taken about 120 miles out of Anchorage - absolutely gorgeous! This too was taken as part of the Windshield Collection.

Tons of buffalo along the road in The Yukon. Some were right on the road - they are so prehistoric looking to me and HUGE! Ashlee and Chase really enjoyed seeing these guys.

Mike took this one today - Ashlee has been dying to go to the park across the street from our temporary "home". He took her over and let her play for a little while. She had a blast.

Thanks for your patience. I have been a little reluctant to blog lately - just trying not to be too sad. I really do miss Las Vegas and all of our friends and family. We all really miss mom and dad - can't wait for them to come up in a couple of months!

Seattle to Prince George BC

2009-04-05T23:24:00.000-07:00

Wow, some really beautiful scenery on this leg of the trip. Just over the border into Canada the mountains are gorgeous. But when you get further north it's nice, but right now everything is kinda brown. I'm sure in another month it will green up and look totally amazing. After driving for 9 hours we decided to stop in PG. Wouldn't ya know the first hotel that we saw was actually a casino! Man, I just can't get away from Vegas. We figured because it was newer it would be pretty clean and we were right. Nice room, not too expensive and we kinda feel like we're at "home".

The kiddos were absolutely amazing this leg of the journey. Ashlee has kept herself busy reading books, writing stories and watching DVD's. Bubba only occasionally gets irritated at something and it's usually because the movie is over and we need to put another DVD in. I can't believe a 2 year old can be this good, honestly!

Looking forward to a much shorter day tomorrow. Mike built the route for us and he purposely put a couple of shorter days in the middle of the trip to help break it up. We will be in Dawson Creek sometime tomorrow and should only be in the car for about 4-5 hours depending on the weather. It's looking a little grim though on the weather front from here to AK - snow and rain showers every step of the way including snow packed and icy roads. This could push our trip out another day or two-but we'll do what we need to do to be safe.

Ok, off to bed - will try to post another update tomorrow night!

Redding to Seattle

2009-04-04T14:08:00.000-07:00

Ok so we stopped in Redding, CA last night to rest and get some zzzz's. We booked a room at The La Quinta Inn which I thought was supposed to be a pretty nice hotel. Ummm, ok so it's not. Actually the room really wasn't that bad - but it felt a little bit like the Bates Motel walking down the hallway to our room. I think I have become a Hotel snob - I don't need a 5 star but I definitely appreciate at least a 3!

So we loaded the kiddos into the room, turned the Disney channel on and The Incredibles was playing. They piled into Ashlee's bed and began watching while I gathered our mounds of dirty clothes and headed to the laundry room. Now, I just need to know...why do people with the stomach flu follow me EVERYWHERE? I was getting ready to take some of our clothes out of the dryer when a lady walks in and proceeds to tell me about her 4 hour trip to Redding with her husband who was throwing up the entire way and she had to wash his clothes. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THIS. As most of you know I have a severe phobia to vomiting and needless to say I I really do not care to hear puke stories or be around anyone that has the flu!! I'm a paranoid freak.

Anywho - we got up bright and early and headed down for the continental breakfast afterwhich we headed over toWal-Mart to pick up a few necessary items. We then got back on our beloved I-5 and headed down the road. I'm typing as Mike drives and we're about 220 miles from Seattle - our final destination for the day. Oregon is really pretty, although their mountains are nothing like Colorado's. Oh and for some reason there seems to be an Adult Store at just about every exit. What the heck?

The kiddos are doing remarkably well. Chase gets tired occasionally but he has decided that he LOVES Finding Nemo so we're watching that movie...again. Ashlee has been an angel and has been keeping herself busy with a book that the Egberts gave her - THANK YOU, she loves it! I went and bought the other ones that go with it and she is hooked.

Sorry, we don't have any pictures...I think if you check out Mike's facebook page you will see a couple of pics he snapped through the windshield. We'll try to take more tonight and post them.

See you in Seattle!

Day One

2009-04-02T21:35:00.000-07:00

Hi All!!! Well here we are in Anaheim, CA at the happiest place on earth. We had a GREAT day, got up at 6a and got our buns down to pick up tickets by 7:30. We were able to get into the park an hour early since we stayed at a Disneyland Resort. It was AWESOME - we walked onto every ride.

THIS is the best ride at Disneyland.

Buzz Lightyear runs a close second though!!! Scored 192000 points on this bad boy.

The view from the treetops - Big Thunder Mountain. Nope, we didn't ride this one - didn't want to take our lives into our own hands!

My Goofy Girl!

Chase and his 2009 Disneyland bus...anything with wheels will keep this kid happy.

Goofy with, well, Goofy!

After a short day at Disneyland we dropped off my car in Compton...yep...Compton to get shipped up to AK. Oddly enough my mom and dad lived here when they were first married! They lived in this house from 1955-1959 - CRAZY! We felt a little scared driving through this neighborhood, but we made it out - no problems.

Me and my girlie after a long day.

Waiting for dinner...Bubba was giddy by this time - we went to bed at 1am the previous night!!! He was delusional by the time dinner was over.

This pic pretty much sums up the evening. ;)

Overall it really was a wonderful day and all of us had a really good time for probably the last time at Disneyland for awhile. We will be back and we will be meeting friends and family here - of that I am sure. Off to bed...will post again hopefully tomorrow!

Random thinking...

2009-03-25T20:40:00.000-07:00

Again, sorry for the delay in blogging. Facebook is just so easy! Things are going well, we are getting things ready to go. Actually this weekend is the last bit of time we'll have to throw away or donate all the "junk" we don't want to take with us. It all just seems so surreal to me - we'll be so far away from everyone and everything!

I talked to a man tonight that I think is going to be taking our boxers for us. This makes me so sad - we love them so much and had almost decided to take them with us. Can you imagine our truck loaded with the kids, all our crap and 2 dogs? If this guy doesn't take them then we will load them up and take them to the great white north.

Speaking of the great white - have you seen Redoubt? She's blowing her top again. I'm afraid all the beauty of Alaska will be covered up with ash by the time we get there. That would be my luck!! I can't wait to explore all of the new things in a new town - find my way around - get to know all the docs in town so I can put some people back to work - figure out which restaurants have all the great food - get my husband to buy a hard sided camper so I can go camping...the list goes on.

This summer we plan on taking a train trip up to Fairbanks via the Alaska Railroad. The pictures of this look amazing. Mom and Dad plan to visit us sometime this summer and I think we'll wait to go until they get up there. I'm also planning on taking them condo shopping - in Wasilla. I'm pretty sure if I could find something close to Sarah Palin's pad they would do it!!! I think she'd be an awesome neighber. ;)

Ok, I'm done rambling - sorry no pictures this time of ANYTHING. That's partly why I haven't blogged in so long. We'll be sure to take plenty of pictures along the way and I will do a photo journal for everyone to see.

P.S...as long as I'm rambling...our president doesn't have a clue. What a joke. I'm so glad I don't have to admit to my children that I ever voted for this man.

So Lazy

2009-02-02T10:00:00.001-08:00

Well, I know it's been awhile. I just got out of the habit of blogging and have been kinda hooked on Facebook. It's so much easier to put a blurb on there than a post on here. I will try to be better.

Over the last month we got Mike through his physical so he is basically good to go- we just need to get his AIDS test back. I'm 100% positive that will be ok. :) He is anxiously awaiting his re-enlistment which will come sometime this week or next...we hope. You just never know with the government we've learned. Once he gets his "report no later than" date - we will have a better idea of when he will actually head up there. I haven't decided what would be best for me and the kiddos. After hearing about planes dropping 2 miles in the air due to the volcano ash back in 1990 I don't think I really want to fly up there right now!

The kiddos are really excited for the move. Bubba has no clue but Ashlee is just as thrilled as ever. Her teacher told me that our move is the talk of the class. When we were there for an open house a while back one of the other kids' mom was asking who Ashlee was - she wanted to meet the little girl moving to Alaska. Ashlee was pretty proud! I would really like to get her registered for a couple of months before summer hits.

We are really excited about living on base - at least for a little bit. One of my friends up there said that "if we live on her side of the base" we will be in their ward. Must be a lot of military Mormons up there! That's a good thing. We checked and it looks like there are about 10 wards total for Anchorage - lots of Samoan wards too?

Anywho...below are a few pics of our home-to-be.

Entrance to Elmendorf AFB

I'm thinking I will need earplugs.

Let's hope Mt. Redoubt blows her top soon so we won't have to deal with her too much!

We'll probably be living in something similar to this. This is an actual pic of a base home. It's not the Taj Mahal, but what do you expect...for free!

The Recreation Center on Base....I need to be spending LOTS of time here!
I'm thinking the kids will love this too!

Hopefully all will go well in the next month or two. I will be sure to keep all of you updated as to when we leave...officially!

Playin', Poo and Pups

2008-12-30T23:39:00.000-08:00

Chase has decided that he can now sing with us when we play Rock Band. It is the cutest thing. He goes and finds Ashlee's Hannah Montana microphone and belts out a few tunes with us. It's so funny, if he can't find the microphone then he picks up a ukulele that we got the kids when we were in Hawaii last year and plays right along with us!

Bubba singing!

Over the last week we have had a crazy time trying to get rid of the flu at our house. Poor Chase has really had a bout with it. He started on Christmas day and then had the trots all the next day. We thought he was over it until this am when he woke up in a puddle. Sorry for the mental image, but it was so sad. His little tummy just kept cramping and he felt awful. It was like the flood waters began to flow. I don't think he will poop for another week. Gotta love kids!

Mike took this picture after I left to run some errands this morning. He was not a happy camper. Poor baby...hopefully tomorrow will be better.

I had to put these pics of the dogs on this post as well. I love the 2 of them together in front of the Christmas tree.

Best Friends

Chance is the celebrity in our family. We are always getting comments about him and plenty of people willing to make him part of THEIR family! I've had cars pull over and stop me while walking him to tell me how beautiful he is. A few months ago we were walking him at Town Square Mall and everyone just kinda stopped and watched as Chance passed by. I heard many people say, "Wow, look at that dog, he is gorgeous." You'd have thought Mike had Heidi Klum on his arm! Oh and then there is the dog napping attempt. My mom-in-law was letting him run around our neighborhood park last year when someone drove up in a van, opened the door and tried to get him to jump in! Yep, he's our celebrity pooch.

Playlist

2008-12-26T20:33:00.001-08:00

I was getting really tired of my Christmas playlist so I decided to switch it out...today. Christmas was good for our family with the exception of a really sick little boy. He started coming down, or should I say coming "up" with something right in the middle of Christmas dinner. Kinda lost my appetite after that, but we all felt so bad for him. He's still not feeling too hot day, but hopefully by tomorrow he will be ready to go.

Hope you all had a WONDERFUL Christmas!

Our Gingerbread House

I love this shot of Bubba...Mike took it a couple of days before Christmas.

Ash playing the Wii. Concentration.

Mike's best friend Eddie and his new wife Sheryl. Welcome to the family!

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

2008-12-15T20:26:00.001-08:00

Wow, what a fun and very rare day here in Las Vegas, NV. It snowed!!! Our pictures below probably don't do it justice, but I think we got about 6 inches total. It snowed from about 6am to sometime after dark - 4 ish. Sometimes it was those really big beautiful flakes and sometimes they were much smaller, but it never stopped. I LOVED it! Any chance this will happen 10 days from now? Probably not, but that's ok, it was an early and much loved Christmas present!

Ashlee and Mike went out and built a snowman. After that we had a snow ball fight. I won.

Mike's truck mid-way through the day. It got much heavier towards afternoon, but it was so beautiful!

Family

2008-11-29T12:26:00.000-08:00

We had so much fun this week with the family in town. Aimee and James were able to make it from Phoenix along with Eddie. My parents were here and my cousin Mike was able to make a visit on Thanksgiving day. I love the holidays for this reason, family.

All of us for dinner

We decided to indulge in a few rounds of Rock Band...below we have Aimee "Celine" Mallory and James "Gene Simmons" Mallory. We had so much fun and my little Ashlee is smokin on the drums...she gets 90%+ now on almost every song!

A good time was had by all...can't wait for next year.

The Chase-man is back to himself again...

2008-11-23T17:40:00.000-08:00

Well, poor little Chase has been battling a case of the flu since Wednesday. He started off with a low grade fever and runny nose and then his tummy really started bothering him yesterday. I think he probably lost about 5 of his 23 pounds but today he is MUCH better, finally. We felt so badly for him...poor little guy. On a positive note, we've had family in town this weekend with my sister and my mom and dad. A little pre-Thanksgiving get together. Here are a couple of pictures Mike was able to take of us.

Suzie and I

Mom and Dad

Hey did anyone else see Twilight this past weekend? I really liked it. Thankfully Aimee told me not to expect too much so I didn't and it was really enjoyable. I know it was just a "B" type movie, but I was pleasantly surprised.

Gee thanks Sallie

2008-11-16T18:56:00.000-08:00

Ok so my niece NEVER blogs and the one time she does in the past month she tags me. Thanks ever so much Sal.

8 Shows I like to watch...
1. Fox News
2. Football - Denver
3. Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
4. Desperate Housewives
5. House Hunters
6. House Hunters International
7. Glenn Beck
8. Spongebob Squarepants

8 Restaurants I Like...
1. Melting Pot
2. Dave Rich's Pizza
3. Bajio's
4. PF Changs
5. Panda Express
6. Rubios
7. Cheesecake Factory
8. Outback Steak House

8 Things that happened yesterday...
1. Went to a few yard sales with my mom and Ashlee
2. Put a puzzle together with Ashlee and Grandma
3. Played Rock Band
4. Went grocery shopping
5. Messed around on Facebook and my blog
6. Talked to Amy Eglet on the phone
7. Talked to my sister on the phone
8. Went on a date with my husband :)

8 things I'm looking forward to...
1. A safe move to Alaska
2. Lunch tomorrow with some cool people
3. Getting Bubba and Ashlee out of bed in the morning
4. Watching a couple of shows on TV that I Tivo'd
5. TWILIGHT!!!
6. Seeing some old friends this week
7. Food
8. Sleep

8 things on my wish list...
1. A mansion to live in on the AF Base in Anchorage - riiiiight.
2. A happy healthy long life for my kids
3. My parents to come visit me this summer for at least a month
4. A new quad
5. BMW 5 series - mmm mmm good!!!
6. To lose 10 more pounds
8. A vacation home on the Paiute

Because I'm such a SWEET person, I tag no one. ;)

Facebook Challenged

2008-11-12T20:34:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I need Facebook for Dummies. I have no idea what I'm doing. I tried to sign on and somehow it went through my entire email contacts and sent emails out to anyone I've ever emailed. That means it went to a former employer....great. So far I like my blog MUCH better, but I'm trying new things. Sorry if you were one of the ones that got the FACEBOOK email today!

Check this out

2008-11-10T14:22:00.000-08:00

Click here http://michaelwachel.blogspot.com/

Tell me what you think...

Post Removed

2008-11-07T16:27:00.001-08:00

Ok so you might have noticed that I took my rant about the election off of here. I re-read it later and realized how mean it sounded. The last thing I want to do is act like those who didn't care for President Bush. Two wrongs don't make a right. Sorry if I offended anyone, I was in a state of anger at the end of a very long battle and I shouldn't have been so rude! Again, life is good and I'm grateful for all the things I do have.

Things I'm Grateful For...

2008-11-05T11:13:00.000-08:00

Ok, it's time for me to get out of my funk. Here is a list of 10 things I'm most grateful for:

1. I have the Gospel in my life and a Savior and Heavenly Father that is keeping a watchful eye over me and my family.

2. I have a loving husband that supports and loves me even when I lose my marbles over silly things.

3. I have 2 beautiful healthy babies that I love with all my heart and feel so blessed and privileged to be the one they call "mom".

4. I have the best family in the world from my mom and dad to my brother and sister to their spouses and their kids to my in-laws and my brother and sister in-law. They are all really special people who I feel very fortunate to have in my life.

5. I live in the best country in the world. Bar none.

6. I have a great job as does my husband.

7. I have WONDERFUL friends that have been there for me every time I fall and celebrate with me when I succeed.

8. I am in great health.

9. Knowledge.

10. Rock Band - HA! I love this game...it takes me to another place.

Ok, I feel much better. Life is good...

Denver -0 Ref's - 1

2008-11-03T09:11:00.001-08:00

Well, not sure what has happened to my beloved Broncos. Oh well...doesn't help that the ref's take points away from you and even the commentator makes the remark "that was REALLY lame".

Hey, be sure to vote tomorrow. I did, so I get to complain as much as I want over the next 4 years!

Beat ya Aim!

2008-11-01T20:29:00.000-07:00

My niece is THE Christmas queen...next to my Aunt Carol. But I think I've got you beat this year Aimee. I already have my music set! Ha. Sooo, for those of you who aren't quite in the Christmas spirit yet, go ahead and turn off my music player at the bottom of the page until next month. Mike and I are going to try and get our decorations up next weekend...we want to be able to enjoy our hardwork for a couple of months instead of a couple of weeks!

Plethora of Pics

2008-10-31T23:06:00.001-07:00

Ok, so here are a few pics of Bubba's b-day as well as some Halloween pictures and a few others thrown in just for fun. Enjoy...

Chase all dressed up on his B-day for Trunk or Treat. Thanks to Melissa and Jason for lending us this cute costume! He got SO many compliments on it tonight while we were trick or treating!

Ashlee in her Vampiress costume

Ashlee and her best bud Emily. Emily's family was the entire Adam's family...they looked so cute!

Chase-man's birthday cake.

I liked this picture of Chase in his costume. Notice the batmobile in his arm - he got this from Ashlee for his b-day and would NOT put it down the entire night.

Bubbs wasn't too sure about his big sis!

The kiddos the night before Chase's birthday. I love this pic.

Mike took this of Ashlee when we were out in the desert walking the dogs.

Chance and Kona playing in the desert.

Chance - probably the coolest dog in the world. :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHASE-MAN!!!!!

2008-10-30T19:42:00.000-07:00

Whew, what a day...it was trunk or treat at our ward tonight so we had to hurry and do a quick party for Chasie and then off to the park for some Halloween fun. Chase wasn't really into the whole trick or treat thing so he just cried most of the night. I will be sure to post pics of his b-day party once Mike get's them processed and up on his site! Here's what I do have...cute baby!

1 week old - so sweet!

Bubba and his Speed Racer Jammies! What a sweet little boy...

Chase has been such a blessing in our lives and our family would not be complete without his sweet little spirit...we love you dude, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! More pics to come...

My Civil Duty

2008-10-28T20:32:00.001-07:00

I voted...have you?

Colorado to Utah to Home

2008-10-23T20:23:00.000-07:00

Had a great time this past weekend. On Friday night we loaded up the kiddos and headed off to Grand Junction, CO to see the parents. It was good to be "home" again. We also got to see Amy and her clan and my brother and sister-in-law joined the party too. We had a blast!

Benjamin Eglet - isn't he a cutie??!!

My big bro Dan and my sis-in-law Bonita - so good to see them! Someday they will come visit me in Las Vegas <sigh>

Isn't this just the sweetest picture? Chase was sad so he climbed up on Papa's lap for a love. ;)

My sweet Mom and Dad - love you guys...

Ashlee relaxin' at Grandma and Papa's

Chase relaxin' at Grandma and Papa's

Chase-man dressed up and ready for church!

Ashlee at the park - not in the best of moods, but I think Mike did a great job with this picture! Check out the black and white version on his smugmug site - click on Mikey's pics link to the right and it's under "People".

We stayed through Monday afternoon when we loaded up the van and headed for Utah to see my sister and nieces/nephews. It was so good to see them all, it's been WAY too long since we made that trek. Every time Mike and I go to Utah we wish like crazy he had some kind of a job opportunity there - we'd be there in a heart beat.

The night we arrived we had a small little pre-birthday party for Chase...it was really sweet, except for some reason he was scared to death of everyone and screamed the ENTIRE time.

Chase's Birthday Cake

Getting ready to open presents!

Later we headed over to Charity and Kirby's house - our 2nd home in Utah - where Chase and Ryder played together - it was so cute, one night Kirby and Mike were watching the kids and they realized Chase and Ryder were WAY too quiet. When they found them they had a huge bag of cheese puffs and they both were digging in and stuffing their faces! Wish I had a picture of that.

Ashlee had a blast with Skylee, Mady and Teagie - they played all night long, as usual. Ashlee just loves going to see Skylee...another reason I wished we lived closer. Oh well, it's so much fun to visit!

Mady and Ashlee jumpin' on the tramp - splitsville for Ash!

Ashlee and her best cousin Skylee :)

Ryder, aka Kirby Jr.

Teagie and the DS, oh and the cheese puffs!

Bubba and his hot rod.

It was a great trip and so much fun to see everyone. Thank you again Charity and Kirby...we really appreciate the nice warm bed and your kiddos - they are so sweet to Ashlee and Chase!

Made me laugh

2008-10-10T21:41:00.001-07:00

My mom and dad sent me a bunch of cartoons and I thought this one took the cake. This is actually from an Australian Newspaper. I think it's very interesting to see how liberals are viewed down under. I love it. (click on it to make it bigger and easier to read...I couldn't get it any bigger in the post)

Cool Pics

2008-10-06T21:34:00.000-07:00

Hey, when you get a chance click on Mikey's Pics on my links to the right. Mike is starting to get back into his photography again. He just has a few pictures posted, but they are all really cool. Here is a sample...

Cedar City

2008-10-05T19:43:00.000-07:00

What a fun weekend! On Friday, Ashlee and I took off to meet Amy and Heather in Cedar City, UT. To do what you ask? Well, absolutely nothing. We literally just hung out all weekend, mostly in the hotel room! Below are a few pictures of our weekend. It was so relaxing...

Just getting to Cedar...It was cold and blustery on Friday, but a nice change from the hot weather in Las Vegas. Ashlee couldn't wait to get inside and see Heather and Amy!

Ash and Heather...aren't they cute?? Hard to believe they are only 3 weeks apart!

Amy and Heather - ready for the weekend!

Ashlee and her Maime...she was so happy to see her.

After we had dinner at Chili's we headed back over to the hotel room and the girls decided to get their coloring books out and color us a few pics.

One of our biggest outings was to Wal Mart - just across the street. We decided to indulge and have some arcade fun.

Heather was rippin' it up!

Amy just can't pass up a bit of "gambling"!! She didn't hit the jackpot...

Back at the hotel the girls decided to get into their new Hannah Montana jammies and slippers and do some readin'.

Before hittin' the hay, they indulged in a movie.

The next day we took a trip to Deseret Book and the girls found these Moroni statues. They fell in love with these?! Better that than a Hannah Montana doll! We also decided to go see Igor later that afternoon. Not the best movie, in fact it was really quite boring. But the girls were ok with it.

Giddi-ness starts to set in.

Umm...there just aren't words for this one.

Time to go home...Ash and Heather give each other one last hug. :(

And what did Daddy and the Chase-man do all weekend? Obviously Pizza Hut made a visit to our home.

Bubba and Daddy had lots of fun and they were able to keep the house in some kind of order by the time Ashlee and I made it home on Sunday. Overall it was a great trip and it was REALLY nice to just sit and do nothing all weekend with some of my most favorite people in the world.

P.S....YEAH BRONCOS!!!!!!!!!!! 4-1 and atop the AFC West!

Go Sarah Go!!!!!

2008-10-02T20:59:00.000-07:00

I have to say that I thought Sarah hit it out of the ballpark tonight. She was awesome.

Biden? Well, let's just say he reminds me of the "go to" man at your local sleezy car dealership. If you're keeping track, he lied about John McCain's record 5 times in the debate. But, hey, who's counting? Not his greatest moment.

The Cast

2008-09-29T14:30:00.000-07:00

Ok, so today was the day Ashlee got rid of her splint and had the cast put on. She was really excited! We did try for the Bronco orange but unfortunately they only had a few colors to choose from so she settled for the pink. She looked to cute!

The elbow after the splint was taken off. She still has a little bit of swelling, but most of it was finally gone.

Lots and lots of wrapping before the cast.

Here comes the pink!

All done. She was very proud of her new pink friend. I'm thinking that is going to wear off really quickly after carrying that thing around all day!

Blah Day

2008-09-28T19:42:00.000-07:00

Well, I usually enjoy my Sunday's. Mike and I really do love those cute little kiddos in the nursery and I think most of the time they love us back. But today we had to stay home. Chase started feeling really warm last night and sure enough he had a bit of a fever. We gave him some Tylenol and sent him off to bed. Before we went to bed we gave him another dose as he was extremely hot again.

Our neighbors were VERY kind and covered our nursery class for us today as the Chase-man awoke with a fever and feeling pretty crappy. He also had the trots. As the day progressed though, he seemed to perk up and by the time he got up from his 3p nap, he was himself and no fever.

Unfortunately I was forced to watch Denver get their buns handed to them on a KC Silver Platter. Served them right, they played like a high school team. I still think Jay has what it takes despite the 2 interceptions though. Hopefully we can re-group and get back on our winning streak! GO BRONCOS!

Had to Post

2008-09-26T19:30:00.000-07:00

Sorry if you're a democrat and you love Oblahblah but I had to post this. Just too good to pass up.

Ashlee Update

2008-09-24T13:27:00.001-07:00

Thought I would post a quick update on our Ashlee girl. We saw Dr. Young, the orthopedic surgeon, and he reviewed the films and concluded that she did in fact have a fracture but luckily she did not get the growth plate. Whew!!! I was really worried about that. She actually fractured the bone that connects the humerus with the growth plate. That small bone was fractured and actually curled somewhat - wow, way to go Ash!

He put her in another splint and wanted to wait until Monday to cast the arm as she is still pretty swollen around the joint. She wants a pink or purple cast, but if Mike and I have our way it will be neon orange and we'll have everyone sign it in blue....GO BRONCOS!

Ashlee has been VERY tolerant of her arm and it does not seem to phase her at all. We are really proud of our little trooper!

THANK YOU!

2008-09-23T14:01:00.001-07:00

I wanted to take a sec and thank Emily and Matthew for the really cute cards they made for Ashlee and the YUMMY cookies! I can't stop eating them!!! Ashlee really appreciated that and I know she was thrilled to see Emily.

Much thanks to the Egbert Family...they brought us KFC last night and more yummy cookies! (My diet is not doing too hot after this past weekend and today...oh well, it was all so good!)

Ashlee was in heaven getting to see her bestest bud, Emily, AND getting to see Abby, Alyson and Alivia...all in one day! I think she might try to break more bones in the future.

Mike and I both really appreciate all the phone calls from everyone too - Ashlee is a very loved little girl. :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AIMEE!

2008-09-22T16:54:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to post a Happy Birthday note for Aimee!!! You are OLD.

Have a nice day. :)

Family, Ghosts, IPhones and Broken Bones

2008-09-21T17:13:00.001-07:00

Wow, what a whirlwind of a weekend.

Aimee, James and their kiddos came up this weekend. We mostly just got to see Aimee and James but the kids came over when they weren't visiting their other relatives in town. We really did have a good time.

Friday night we just kinda hung out and let Ashlee, Brooklyn and Walker play and have a sleepover. Saturday morning Aimee and James had some stuff they had to take care of and get her kids over to see their dad. We ran some errands and took care of some stuff until they were done then headed over to Joe's CrabShack for some grub. We took a few pics of ourselves enjoying!

Mr. Man - Chase and Aimee...they look so sweeeet!

Aimee and James...

Now James, you look HOT waiting for your crab legs in a bib.

Wow, not much to say about this picture.

Our men.

The women of Joe's Crab Shack.

That night we decided to go back out to dinner to celebrate Aimee's birthday...Wooo Hooo, Aimee is almost 31! heh. We went over to Kona Grill, my personal favorite and chowed down on some really good grub. We got a couple of pictures as well. One of the family and one of the very photogenic Mallorys!

After some good eats we headed over to Red Rock Station and watched Ghost Town. Excellent movie! We all laughed, sometimes to excess...and Aimee and I cried. It was truly a great movie with a good message. If you get the chance and want to see an uplifting movie, this is a good one. They do drop the F Bomb a couple of times, but the message is very good.

The next day Aimee and James headed over to the AT&T store to get a couple of IPhones...lucky dogs. They are the coolest phones! It's almost like you have your own personal Apple computer tucked away in your pocket and you can take it with you wherever you go. Very nice...

Lastly we thought going to Joe's again with all the kids would be fun and would help Aimee and James' kids run off some energy before making the trip. We were having a great time until Ashlee fell off the monkey bars and we think she tried to catch herself with her left arm and ended up fracturing her humerus bone where it connects into the elbow joint.

Right after it happened I looked up to see her crying and something just told me that this was more than just a little bump on the head or skinned knee. I ran over to her and she was holding her left elbow and seemed to be in a lot of pain. I knew how much she enjoyed playing with her cousins so I got her up and had her sit with me for a minute hoping she would eventually be ok and would want to go back and play more. Wrong. She was in a lot of pain. We decided that we had better get her over to the hospital and have some x-rays taken. She is now in a splint until the swelling goes down and they can put her in a cast. We will see the orthopedic surgeon in a couple of days for that.

My little miss and her splint. Hopefully she'll be in a full cast by the end of the week.

Here is the x-ray of Ashlee's little elbow. It's really hard to see the fracture as I think it's probably just hairline, thankfully!

After it was all said and done Mike and I got a little bit of a chuckle out of the whole ordeal. When it first happened we were a little out of sorts and not sure what to do. Afterwards we discussed how, at the time it happened, we both felt light headed and a bit nauseous seeing one of our kids in such agony. Wouldn't it have been a hoot if Mike and I passed out cold on the ground while poor Ashlee sat there with her broken arm?! Luckily we got our wits about us and got our buns to the hospital. James was also able to go and help Mike give Ash a blessing. I know all will be well in just a few short weeks.

Joe's

2008-09-14T20:53:00.000-07:00

Had a great time last night with Jason and Melissa. Thanks for going to Joe's with us! Ashlee was so excited to see Emily and they played along with Matthew in the playground while we sat and ate, talked and watched Chase and Bradley hang out in their high chairs. Ashlee looked like a ghost by the time we went home. She was covered in sand from head to toe. I had to wash her hair 2 or 3 times just to get all the gravel out...it was well worth it though!

Ashlee and Emily remind me of me and my best friend in Kindergarten, Kerry Beveridge. We were inseparable and LOVED it when our parents decided to go out to dinner or do something fun together. I don't think I have ever forgiven her parents for moving to California when we were in the 2nd grade. I think my mom and dad still get Christmas cards from her parents...it's fun to keep up after all these years.

Anywho, thanks again for hangin' with us, we had a blast!

Lil Help from My Friends - Denver 39 - San Diego 38

2008-09-14T19:33:00.001-07:00

Whew, talk about close! I'm thinking we had a little help from our friends in the black and white. But hey, you know what? We've been gettin' bad calls on us for the last 20 years...we deserve a break, finally!

Aim I think you are right...we might just have another John Elway on our hands. Jay was AWESOME! I think he will just continue to get better and better as the season goes on..this could be fun.

Found this clip from South Park. Not sure why it's in black and white, but it made me laugh. Stan, I think it's safe to say Jay Cutler sucks no more! (WARNING: This is a South Park clip so content is a tad off color)

Just Win Baby!

2008-09-08T22:25:00.001-07:00

Woo Hoooooo, go Denver! 41-14.....No victory is as sweet as beating the Raiders! Good job Jay!!!!

The Silverware Challenge

2008-09-07T20:32:00.001-07:00

The Chase-man has finally decided that he will give his silverware a try. It stresses Mike and I out as I'm sure many of you can imagine. I am thinking of buying him a moo-moo to wear while he eats...the food gets everywhere! He's so cute though and VERY proud of himself. He is probably the most independent little baby that I have ever been around. He wants to do everything by himself, no help...at all. I'm sure I will appreciate that eventually, but I miss him holding his little hand up for me to hold when we walk out the door.

His vocabulary is really starting to grow. My favorite is when he tries to give me something...he says, "Here go mom!". It is just the cutest thing. He can also say "What's that?" and "Tank You". He's getting his body parts down, but will occasionally mistake his nose for his toes. So sweet!

I had to put a picture of my toothless wonder eating some pizza today. I love to hear her talk now..that little lisp is just the funniest thing! Ashlee starts Cheerleading tomorrow ( I can hear Aimee doing the whoop whoop right now) ...hopefully they will do a lot of gymnastics to offset the cheerleading part. heh. Love you Aim.

Finally!

2008-09-05T16:40:00.000-07:00

Well last night Ashlee finally pulled her second front tooth. Actually, truth be told, Daddy did it. It was just flopping around in her mouth so he tied a small piece of ribbon around her tooth and - vwallah...tooth be gone!

On a side note, I have to share part of Ashlee's prayer last night. She's been having a hard time with loosing her temper so in her prayer she asked; "Heavenly Father please help me not to throw fits until I'm dead". Mike and I just about lost it. Luckily we made it through the rest of the prayer without any sudden outbursts of laughter. I love the things kiddos come up with.

A Night at the Park

2008-08-29T20:14:00.001-07:00

Well, since Ashlee, Chase and I are going solo this weekend due to Mancation, we decided to brave the 105 temps and make a jaunt to the park after visiting our local Subway for some grub. We had a picnic and then I let the kiddos play for awhile. I just happened to have the camera with me so I took a few shots.

Chase taking a break after running ALL over the playground!

I was actually very surprised at how agile Chase is. After just a few minutes he had mastered quite a few obstacles on the toddler playground. There was even one of those rope bridges that he decided to try and believe it or not he did GREAT! He was so cute and he made a couple of friends along the way.

The Ticket

2008-08-29T16:53:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I have never been a big fan of John McCain. He's always reminded me of that mean old man that lives on every street and all the kids are afraid to walk in front of his house for fear that he'll shoot an evil eye their way. BUT, that aside he is a Republican and he does share my views on some of the issues. Until today, voting for him was something that I was going to HAVE to do, just to keep that idiot out of the White House. But now...

Hmmm, I'm actually kinda excited. I'm trying to be realistic here and not get ahead of myself. Sarah Palin is a politician and that usually comes with a ton of faults. But I really do think, and this is the political world according to Beck, that this lady is a breath of fresh air. She certainly has a lot going for her in my book, not only politically but personally as well:

She's from Alaska
A former point-guard - she knows how to play sports, that's always a cool thing
Nicknamed "The Baracuda" in high school after playing an entire basketball game on a broken ankle
Lifetime member of the NRA
Has hunted Moose before - wow, that is just crazy
Knew that her baby boy had Down's and happily and lovingly gave birth to him - Obama would've done the unthinkable in this case.
Her husband is part Eskimo
She has 5 kids
Calls herself a "hockey mom"
Her parents were school teachers
Her husband is in the Steel Workers Union and works for an oil company
Her husband is also a champion snowmobiler
Her son enlisted in the Army a year ago and ships out to Iraq in September
She has won several beauty pagents and used the money to pay her way through college
She has been a 2 term Mayor
She is a 1 term Govenor
She is for drilling in Alaska
Has 90% + approval rating in her home state - highest of any govenor in the country
She has fixed a corrupted state government in Alaska.

Well, I certainly feel MUCH better about voting for McCain now. Sorry, had to get on my soapbox for just a short minute. I'm so tired of hearing about Obama the drama queen.

First Day of School!

2008-08-25T17:40:00.001-07:00

She's in the First Grade!!! Crazy, my how the time flies. We took a picture of her on the porch the first day of Kindergarten and I can't believe how much she's grown/changed just in the last year.

Gettin' crazy with Bubba before leaving for school.

Me and my baby girl..

Daddy's girl.

Just as we were pulling into the school Emily and her mom were pulling in right behind us. It was perfect...Ashlee is always a little bit hesitant when she has to try something new, but once she saw Emily, she was good to go. They are the cutest friends!

At her desk (which is something she didn't have in Kindergarten, so she was really quite proud of this particular piece of furniture) and ready to go! We love you Ash!!!

My Chase-man

2008-08-23T19:55:00.000-07:00

I just had to post a couple of these pictures of the Chase-man. He is so much fun! He comes up with some of the best expressions and he has the sweetest smile. It just melts my heart. He is really starting to talk now, although we can't always tell what he is trying to say, it sure is cute!

He decided to try on Mom's shoes in this picture. He was SO proud of himself!

Waitin' on the Tooth Fairy!

2008-08-23T15:38:00.000-07:00

Finally! Ash's two front teeth have been pretty loose for the last month. When I picked her up from camp on Thursday she was so excited as she accidentally hit herself in the mouth with her water bottle making one of the loose teeth LOOSER! It's been hanging on by a thread for the last 2 days. Both Mike and I have tried repeatedly, to no avail, to get that thing out! Finally, this afternoon, I hear a shriek from the family room...she pulled it out herself! I guess it just decided it was time. Anywho, I had to post a few pictures of her, she is very proud and we have the tooth all packaged up and ready to present to the tooth fairy. I found this really cute little pillow with a tooth holder for her to put it in. There is also a poem on the inside of the pillow just for the tooth fairy...it made me cry.

In this pocket you will find
a teensie, tiny tooth of mine.
So while I sleep where dreams are made,
let's see if we can make a trade.

In this pocket I will lay
the little tooth I lost today.
Please, dear fairy, tonight as I sleep,
leave me a coin, the tooth you can keep!

New Teach

2008-08-22T20:24:00.000-07:00

So we went to Ashlee's school today to meet her new 1st Grade Teacher, Mrs. Pasier. She was really sweet and Ashlee really liked her. Her class seemed small to me at 18? Her Kindergarten class was 25+ and seemed to grow throughout the year. Mrs. Pasier told us that there are 9 other 1st grade classes this year besides hers. Geez, that is just crazy. To top it all off there are only 7 girls in her class. All the desks are set up in foursomes and Ashlee is with 3 boys! I think she is kinda looking forward to that. Unfortunately or maybe fortunately, none of her classmates from Kindergarten are in her class this year. She is already missing Emily, but we told her she will surely make more best friends and will still see her on the playground and at lunch.

We also signed her up for Cheerleading again this year...yes Aimee, I'm becoming more open minded. That being said however, I would give anything for a 6 year old volleyball league to open up. I would have Ash outside practicing day and night!

No matter what, we're pretty proud of our 1st Grader!!!

Song - You're Gonna Miss This

2008-08-20T22:32:00.000-07:00

Well this one is obvious. As a parent I sometimes find myself wishing my life away and that of my kids. It's so important to sit back, relax and enjoy these times because we will, in fact, miss this.

Robin made me do it...

2008-08-19T13:41:00.000-07:00

Ok, I got tagged...here are my answers. It's kinda long, but if you read this you HAVE to put it on your blog too. Hehe...

1. Do you wear a name tag at work? Nupe..well not yet.

2. What kind of car do you drive? 2005 Honda Odyssey

3. What do you order when you go to Taco Bell? 1 Bean Burrito and 1 crunchy Taco Supreme

4. Have you ever had a garage sale? Yep - a couple of 'em.

5. Is/was your best friend a cheerleader? Heck no

6. What is your best friend's favorite color? Ummm...blue??????

7. What college do you want to go to? Oh heavens I'm passed that...I think.

8. What's the most unique thing you have in room that you are in? A wooden block that Marie painted.

9. Whats one thing people may not know about you? I HATE being called Becky. Beck, Becca, Rebeck, Hey You...anything but Becky.

10. Do your bed sheets match your room? Yep, match my carpet.

11. What's the color scheme? Browns and greens

12. What kind of cell phone do you have? Blackberry

13. Who was your best friend sophomore year? Had lots of them - probably Melissa.

14. What color is your iPod? I have two - White and Silver

15. What kind of dog do you have? 2 Boxers

16. Have your older sibs ever told you that you were adopted? Yes...rude.

17. What is your favorite key chain on your keys? Denver Bronco key that hangs on it.

18. What did you get for graduation? Lots 'o cash

19. What is your favorite Dane Cook quote?? HATE American Idol

20. Who introduced you to Dane Cook? Ummm...

21. Who was your prom date? Asked out by Jacob, but was too scared to go so I told him no.

22. Has someone ever made you a Build-A-Bear? Nope

23. What DVD is in your DVD player? Nothing right now.

24. What's something fun you did today? Some marketing

25. Who was the principal of your high school? Too old to remember that.

26. Has your house ever been TP'd?? You know I don't think it has!

27. What do you think of when you hear the word "meow"? Mongrel

28.what are you listening to right now? My fingers typing

29. What is your high school's biggest rival's mascot? Cherry Creek Bruins - "That's all right, that's ok, you'll be working for us someday!" Ugh...I hated them.

30. What is your favorite aisle at Wal-Mart? The White Trash aisle...WAIT, that's all of them.

31. When is your mom's birthday? July 6

32. When is your dad's birthday? Dec 26

33. What's the area code for your cell phone? 702

34. What did you get for Valentine's Day? Candy and flowers

35. Which one was your favorite Backstreet Boy? Who?

36. Where did you buy the shirt you're wearing now? Ross

37. Is there anything hanging from your rear view mirror? Nupe

38. Favorite class last year? I'm too old for this...

39. How many states in the US have you been to? A few

40. Which ones? CA, NV, AZ, ID, UT, CO, KS, OK, WY, MT, MN, TX, NM, FL, HI, NY, NJ, PA...I think there are more, but I can't remember them all.

41. What kind of milk do you drink? Fat Free

42. What are you going to do after this? Work

43. Who was the last person you went shopping with? Ashlee

45. What is your favorite fruit? Strawberries

46. What about your favorite dessert? Chocolate Ice Cream/Brownies/Any kind of Chocolate bar

47. What is something you need to go shopping for? Popcorn

48. Do you have the same first name as one of your relatives? No

49. What kind of car do your siblings drive? Natural Gas Honda Civic and a Ford F150 Truck

50. What bank do you go to? USAA

51. Do you like pickles? Not really

52. How about olives? Yes

53. What is your favorite kind of gum? Orbit

54. What is your favorite kind of juice?? Not a fan of juice

55. Do you have any tan lines? Yep

56. What hospital were you born in? Penrose Hospital, Colorado Springs, CO

58. Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher? Mrs. Morrison

Sleepy Babies

2008-08-16T22:18:00.000-07:00

Ok, had to take a picture of my kiddos the other night. Ashlee just recently got a new sleep mask from Justice. When we bought it (off the clearance rack - I wouldn't seriously pay full price for one of those things!) I thought for sure it would be a passing fancy. Nupe...she actually wears it! Usually it hits the floor before the sun comes up, but she falls asleep with the silly thing on.

Bubba loves the rails of his crib. At least twice/day whether it's nap time or during the night we have to go in and untangle him from the bars. Usually he gets his knees wedged in and can't get out without a little help from mom and dad!

Pre-Season Football at it's finest

2008-08-16T22:02:00.000-07:00

DENVER - 23

DALLAS - 13

WOO HOOO! WE KICKED SOME DALLAS BUTT TONIGHT. JAY HAD AN AWESOME NIGHT EVEN THOUGH HE ONLY PLAYED FOR A HALF. ROMO DIDN'T QUITE COMPARE. SORRY JAMES AND EDDIE...THE BEST TEAM WON TONIGHT. Ok, so I have to get my digs in now cause we probably wouldn't stand a chance at winning in the regular season!

Ashlee-ism

2008-08-12T10:06:00.001-07:00

Ok, had to share this one. Ash and I were leaving Albertson's this morning in route to her Cheerleading Camp, hopefully no cooking today. She was having a bad morning to say the least and sometimes she lets her mouth get the best of her. So I told her, "You need to watch your mouth". Ashlee responded, very matter-of-factly - "Ok, but mom I can't see my mouth!".

Luckily I was walking in front of her so she couldn't see the grin on my face.

Cheerleading? No, Cooking

2008-08-11T16:15:00.000-07:00

So, I go to pick Ashlee up today from Cheerleading camp only to be told that she wasn't in the class. Immediately every potentially bad scenario runs through my mind. Luckily, one of the camp counselors has been with Ash all summer and realized she must've went to the wrong class. She directed me to the Cooking Camp which was just down the hall. Sure enough, there she was enjoying cupcakes and watching Shrek. Whew! She just decided that Cooking sounded better than Cheerleading today. Hey, at least the girl knows what she wants!

Song - We've only just begun

2008-08-07T14:28:00.000-07:00

Ever hear a song that takes you back to a certain place and time? It's almost like you are "there" all over again. This is one of those songs for me. It takes me back to 1973 -ish watching my big brother play baseball at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs and doing gymnastics for Johnny in our living room, much to Suzie's dismay. It gives me that warm fuzzy feeling inside...I didn't have a care in the world then.

Karen Carpenter has a voice like butta....

Song - Don't Treat Me Bad

2008-08-05T20:48:00.001-07:00

Gee I wonder who this song could be about. That's all I'm going to say about this one.

Song - What Hurts the Most

2008-08-03T21:33:00.000-07:00

I chose this song to honor Cooper. Not too long after I had him, I heard this song on the radio. It pretty much sums up how I was feeling. Mommy and Daddy love you Cooper!

Ha-SPIT-al

2008-08-02T19:35:00.000-07:00

So, we're driving along and Ashlee sees a sign for a Hospital. She pronounces it "Ha-SPIT-al". Then she asks, "Mom, is it called that because everyone spits there?" Too cute.

Pretty mellow Saturday. I needed a day of rest after making it a late night at Border's Books to pick up my copy of Breaking Dawn at 12:01am. I have started to read it and so far so good. I felt REALLY young with the crowd last night, most of them were in High School, but hey, I wasn't the oldest one either! There were lots of interesting people milling around, most either had TEAM EDWARD on their shirts or TEAM JACOB. Jacob? Really? Yuk...

Mike and I went to RC Willey's this afternoon and bought our new kitchen table and chairs. We can't pick it up until Monday, but I'm really excited. This is my B-day present. A bit delayed, but I'm pretty picky about what I want. The pic below gives you a good idea what it looks like, but ours is black.

Memories

2008-08-01T15:18:00.000-07:00

Heres What you Do
1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.It's actually pretty cool (and funny) to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Song - Rocky Mountain High

2008-08-01T09:14:00.000-07:00

Someone once told me I was "born in the shadow of Pikes Peak". I love Colorado therefore anyone that writes a song about it is ok in my book. Thanks John. I've always been proud to be from such a beautiful place and I know there are many other places in this world that one might consider much prettier, but it's my home and it always will be.

Song - Time of your Life

2008-07-31T13:44:00.000-07:00

Ok anyone that knows me, knows that I LOVE John Elway. He has been and always will be my hero. I picked the song Time of your Life by Greenday because the day he played his last NFL game the networks aired a video montage of his career and this was the song they chose. While I can't stand this band because of their political beliefs, the song will always remind me of The Man - John Elway.

Welcome!

2008-07-30T22:09:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my first attempt at my very own blog. Of course, Mike has helped me considerably as has Aimee...but hey, I'm giving it a shot. Right now, I don't have a lot of stuff on here, but I will add as I find cool things.

All the songs I picked have some kind of meaning to them. Amy, I picked one out especially for you - Right Now by Van Halen. I remember singing this at the top of our lungs on our way to Powerhorn in Colorado for a day on the slopes. Good times...good times. I will let you know about the rest as I go along...and I will continue to add pictures as we take 'em.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page. I'm going to put a picture of the day or week depending on how busy I am! Love the first one...