Reunion

On Tuesday I went to dinner with Sheri Stromness, Lindsey Moffat and Trista Bytheway. We had a GREAT time!! It's probably been 14 years since all of us were together and it was really fun to catch up. We've come a long way since freshman/sophmore years. We're all married with 2-4 kids apiece. We all have different degrees and our husbands have different jobs but we're all moms and we still have a lot in common. It was fun to look at photos from freshman year and wonder what happened to all of our old Gates/Kimball hall friends. So much time had passed but it didn't seem like anything really had changed. Here are some photos from the evening--it was windy and there was no one around to take the pictures but us. Sorry about the mustache photo, Trista, but it was too funny not to post!!

More baptism photos

Here's one of my little family at the baptism and a few others.

And even more!

Aren't we cute?

More Swimming

I found more swimming photos and here they are.

Jarrad & Jordan's baptisms

Last Wednesday the 23rd my nephew Jarrad and his cousin Jordan were baptized! It was a great experience to participate in their baptisms. Alex said, "I want to get baptized but I have to wait 3 years!". Only one more for Jenny though!! Here are some photos.

Swimming

Here are more photos. The last one is of my Dad with all but 2 of his grandkids. Emmalyn & Marley are missing. The kids are Alex, Jenny, Daniel, Spencer, Weston, Sammie and Jarrad.

Swimming

My parents have a great kid friendly pool at their apartment complex and we went up twice last week to spend some time in the sun! I think that if I lived there I'd be at the pool every day!! Here are some photos of the fun!

4th of July

So I know that I'm a little late with the 4th of July celebration photos, but I wanted to post some anyway. Our friends the Jensens were in town for a family reunion and they came and stayed with us for 2 nights. We had a great time seeing them and catching up. We went to the parade, took them hiking up the Alpine loop, ate lots of yummy food and watched the fireworks from the Stadium of Fire from our house. Here are some photos of the fun!

John Mayer

So Lance & I went to the John Mayer concert Monday. It was awesome!! He is SUCH an amazing guitarist! Wow, we were so impressed! And I must say that if I weren't an old married lady my room would be covered with his photos!! He Definitely gets hotter in person. Yeah, I know I shouldn't be swooning over such a sexy voice but Lance has a man crush on him so it's okay if I have an old married lady crush on him too. :)
p.s. Thanks Mom and Dad for watching the munchkins!!

New Towels

We share a washer/dryer with our neighbors downstairs who have only been married for a year and I've noticed how much nicer and fluffier their towels are than ours. So I started dreaming about new towels, remembering the early days of marriage when I had a fluffy towel to dry off with after bathing. Well my dreaming turned into desiring and last week Lance & I bought two new towels--the kids still get the crappy ones, they don't know the difference. I washed and dried them and then used one--they are maroon--and it was super fluffy and super soft. But then I noticed that I was covered with little red dots of towel fluff. Sigh. So now I will wash them a few more times and wait for them to be a little less new so they don't leave me looking like I have a rash. Alas and alack, new towels aren't everything I had dreamed of.
Shiree

Kittens

We found a home for the kittens!!! We were very excited Monday to send Patches and Skip to a new home with a nice couple (no kids) to be loved and spoiled!! Although we miss them a lot we are very glad they will be safe and taken care of properly. And happy.
Whooo-hooo
Shiree & Jenny

swimsuit continued

Thanks for all the swimsuit advice. I did a lot of looking online and decided that Kohl's had the most variety in the skirtini style of suit--which is what I like best. So Lance & I went there for date night and I found one!! I was glad to have Lance there because he had me check things like bending over to get something out of a bag or put a towl around Daniel to make sure I didn't gap. He was very helpful and I got some new shirts as well. It was very fun and productive and I was interested to see how the ones that I had liked online actually fit in the store. Here's a photo of the one I got--on someone else of course. :)
Shiree

We went for a walk around the Temple today. Here are some pics. Click on them for a high quality version.

Kittens

Anyone want a sibling pair of kittens? This brother (black & White) and sister were born somewhere in our back yard and abandoned by their mother. I (Lance) took them in for a bit to domesticate them (one parent is completely wild, the other domestic but roams the neighborhood). They are now litter trained, eat normal wet and dry food, and are getting braver by the day. They are very close to each other and should be adopted out together. I'd love to keep them, but one spoiled cat is enough for now. Please let us know if you or anyone you know is interested, because being spring, there are over 1,000 ads on KSL for kittens, and we need to get them a good, inside, loving home.

Happy Father's Day

I just wanted to do a quick post to say Thanks to my Dad for being a great father!! He's always been there for me and I appreciate it! And I love you, Dad.
Also thanks to Lance for being a great husband and father. I am so glad he's mine!
Happy Father's Day!!

Swimsuits--you men might not want to read this one.

The time has come and I need a new swimsuit. The thought of shopping for one almost makes me cry, but the embarrassment of wearing an ugly, non-flattering swimsuit is starting to outweigh the horror of shopping. So help me ladies, where do you shop for a suit? Since having my babies, I've lost all possibilities of cleavage, without a proper push-up bra, so I need something with some support (Not that I want to expose the cleavage, I just don't want to look like I'm in the itty-bitty-titty club. That was bad enough at 12. I'm 32 now!) Also, modest is important because my 5 & 7 year old kids are very aware of what everyone is wearing at 7-peaks and I want to be a good example. Plus, who really wants to see my belly anyway? Well, enough of the intimate details. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!!
Shiree

dentists

Today I took all three kids to the dentist. I love my dentist!! His office is so family friendly and fun. There's a train table, game cube, puzzles, and movies with headphones for when they're working on your mouth. The kids get a toothbrush and a prize at the end--actually a token where they can choose their prize by putting it in a gumball type machine and turning the knob. What fun! None of the kids have any cavities!!! But Jenny doesn't have any room in her mouth for her permanent teeth which are starting to come in. We either leave them to come in crooked or he can pull some of her baby teeth so the new ones have room. That's a short term fix because there just won't be any room. It's braces for sure--Daniel too because he hasn't got any room in his mouth. It's a bit distressing and I'm not exactly sure why. I didn't have to have braces but Lance had a lot of teeth pain/issues and I'm anxious for my kids. And I'm not sure if it's better to pull Jenny's baby teeth now or just let them fall out on their own. I didn't think I'd have to deal with braces/teeth issues for a few more years and it's a little shocking. Forget about saving for college, we need to start saving for braces! Blah! Thank goodness Lance will be done with school and working again in a year!

Question for you parents

How old does a child have to be before it's safe to leave them in the car while you run into a store? Shiree

Guns

So I found out Friday that I'm afraid of guns. Lance and I went shooting so that I can learn to use our gun in case of an emergency and I was so anxious I couldn't even shoot it. I'm a pretty easy going person but I've never shot a gun before and it was loud! I could feel every shot throughout my body and I didn't like that one bit. I did hold it and load it and aim it so I feel like if there was an emergency I could use it. I think the adrenaline/fear would help me over the anxiety. I feel a little wimpy especially because my younger sister shot it no problem. Where did you get your gun savvy, Tracy?
Shiree

Jenny's b-day

Today Jenny turns 7!!! She's thrilled and has loved every present and every bit of attention! She also finished 1st grade and is thrilled for summer break. We had a party for her yesterday and she had 5 little friends over to play. They had a great time. Today we're having a family dinner to celebrate her b-day and my mom's b-day. It's really nice to live near family again. We've seen more family since moving here than we saw the whole time we lived in NC! It's so fun!!
Shiree