Friday, July 30, 2010

Mitchievous...

Well, yesterday was my Brother in laws Birthday... yes, sadly he will always be older than me and bigger than me. Even though I am hundreds of miles a way... he still manages to tease me and look out for me.. as big brothers should. So, hope you enjoy the following...

M ishievous
I ntellectual
T houghtful
C aring
H ard worker
E nthusiastic
L oud
L ovable

Despite his savvy way of teasing and ridiculously great game playing skills, underneath it all he is all the words and much more described above, Happy Birthday Mitch, Hope it's a good one!


Always trying to be the Big Tough Little Brother


Always excited when he acomplishes great things!

Always a proud and loving Father and Spouse!
Favorite picture of this year! Mitch love's Mike so much that he enjoys holding his hand from time to time. :) Just kidding it just looks as if they are holding hands, these two are best buds. :) 

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Happy, Happy, Birthday Mother Dear....


Yesterday was my Mom's 25th Birthday! Yes, unfortunatley my mom is quite lucky she quit aging after the age of 25 so each year she turns 25 again. As my Dad would put it... "She's a BABE". Well, I couldn't help but think of my mom all yesterday and today as this is the first Birthday of her's that I have missed in 22 years and I am just so grateful for my mom.

I would like everyone who is reading this to know how much I LOVE my mother. She is the greatest she is there for me when I am Sad, Angry, having a bad day, sick, happy, laughing, scared, had a bad dream, and the list could literally go on and on.

She is just wonderful, I can't help but reflect on all the times she has stayed up late with me when I was a little kid sick in bed or how many times she has had to cook meals for me growing up or how many times she has had to put up with my stubborness or temper tantroms as a kid and even today still. :)

My mom has taught me practically everything I know and for that I am eternally grateful for. My mom is such a beautiful and amazing daughter of our Heavenly Father, she is a virtuous woman who loves the Lord and puts her faith and trust in his hands. While growing up I can not count how many times I would find my mom reading her scriptures at night and there were many times I would waltz right in her room to ask her a question and find her kneeling on her knees praying.

She is such a great examplar to me and I love her for all of her acomplishments in life, who she is, and for her righteous deeds and acts.

As my Dad so perfectly puts it when singing to his mother when she was here:

Mother dear, I love you so,
your happy smiling face
it's such a joy to look at,
You make home a lovly place.

Happy Birthday Mom, I love you.

The Joy of Grandkids...
The Joy of the example of my Mothers, Mom...

The Joy of being married to such a fun husband who makes us laugh...

The Joy of family to share my Birthday with...

The Joy of a deep and everlasting Friendship...

The Joy of your children's accomplishments...
The Joy of Arizona Heat...
The Joy of sharing a meal...
The Joy of precious little one's....
The Joy of entertainment...
The Joy of Time...
The Joy of Celebrating Hard Work...
The Joy of Guidance...
The Joy of Christmas...
The Joy of Hugs...
The Joy of Suprises...
The Joy of Talents...
The Joy of Delicousness...
The Joy of Health...
The Joy of Exploring...
The Joy of Sun...
The Joy of Sheer Terror and Squeels...
The Joy of Warmth...
The Joy of Childhood Memories...
The Joy of Love...
The Joy of Playing...
The Joy of Service...
The Joy of Support...
The Joy of Cheering your loved one's on...
The Joy of Conversation...
The Joy of holding little one's...
The Joy of Percerverance...
The Joy of Sucess...
The Joy of Being Together...
The Joy of Thanksgiving...
The Joy of Long Hours...
The Joy of Dedication...
The Joy of Eternal Happiness and One of my Greatest Joys in Life... My Mom...

Friday, July 23, 2010

"All Around The World Statue's Crumble For Me"


When driving across the country on a new and big adventure I couldn't help but have a song to sing for every state we entered...... Yes, funny and strange but I love music and I LOVE to sing...... Mike would laugh at me every time we entered a new state and would say "What song do you have this time?" Here are my following suggestions to sing if you ever drive across the U.S.
New Mexico > Out on the open road (from a goofy movie)
Texas> I was too excited for Texas so practically sang "Home on the Range" the whole way there
Oklahoma> The musical (O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A where the wind comes right behind the rain)
Arkansas>
Tennessee> Too excited for Memphis, TN I kept singing the song (Walking in Memphis)
North Carolina>
Virginia> Didn't have a song.... :)

Ok, so technically I only had a total of FOUR songs I sang going across the country! :) I swear I sang more.... :) Maybe not! Anyways, if you ever drive across the country and come up with any songs to sing for AK, NC, or VA..... let me know. Until then hope you enjoy all the pictures from our FABULOUS road trip. Love you all, miss you all, can't wait for everyone to visit and can't wait for our vacation back home. :) Enjoy our road trip..... :)
























The first Bug Ker.... SPLAT.... for our big move :) yummy...



Ok, so this is the funniest trailer we saw going to VA.... HUGE camper thing in the bed of a tiny pick up truck... and not to mention that the poor thing has probably seen better days. :)








He is so cute when he is sleeping! :)

Flat Texas..... :)
Yes... this is the 72oz. steak that you get for free if you eat it all.... Along with all the garnishing s...

I love this picture.... we look like two little kids in this rocking chair.... really the rocking chair is GINORMOUS!!!



Yummy fudge from The Big Texan.... mine is the small piece on top and Mike's is the large piece on bottom..... the girl who cut the fudge had a thing for Mike... hence the extra little piece in the box given to him.... we laughed about it for an hour and Mike said "well, what can I say.... I'm hot" :)
I call this the "Come to Jesus cross".... :) This thing was HUGE... this just goes to show that Everything is literally BIGGER in Texas. :)


The FBI building that was bombed during the Oklahoma city bombing..... very sad.....





Letting Kaiser stretch... He LOVES the tall green grass... :)

This is what you get when you ask other people to take a picture for you.... :) Mike and I thought it was so funny how we asked her to get a picture of us next to the sign and yet she was going for just a picture of us visiting Arkan. :)

The good old Mississippi River... :)

The state line for Tenessee and Arkansas is in the middle of the Mississippi River, so they had the sign on the huge bridge while crossing it. :)

Huge pyramid in Memphis.... random but cool. :)


The famous Beale Street where Elvis would perform... :)


These huge sports balls are made out of cement.... They are located outside the Basketball arena downtown Memphis.



Just a cool wall I found downtown Memphis....

A Civil War site in Nashville....
Mike and I at one of the lookout points at a Civil War site.... Isn't it crazy how you can see so much of Nashville behind us....

Kaiser resting from having so much fun with our friends dog Duke in Nashville.... :) Duke reminds me of the dog off of the movie Pocahontas. :)






Someone found Uncle Mike's glasses while he was getting ready for church... :) They are so ADORABLE... I love these girls sooooo much. :)


These girls just LOVE Kaiser... They told us that they want a dog like him.... Sorry Tiff and Nate if the girls ask for a dog a lot after we leave.... :)
So photogenic... :) I love her freckels...
Love her smile....




The girls thought it would be fun for all of us to take turns racing around the two large tree's in front of there house... Of course the girls have an advantage for being shorter than us and being able to cut the corners quicker... First it was the girls turn then it was Nate's turn to race each of the girls and then Uncle Mike's turn to race each of the girls and then my favorite the girls suggested that Uncle Mike and Daddy race.... That was my favorite one to watch.... :)


He loves his Uncle Mike.... He grinned so big for the picture.... :)



WE LOVE THIS LITTLE GUY!