"I don't like tro'en, Mommy..."

Klint's sister, KayCee, married a cowboy (Brandon) this summer! They are the cutest couple! A couple weeks ago they invited us down to their place to ride their horses! We had so much fun. Shae LOVED it and is still talking about the "horseys." Jaakson on the other hand liked it but was pretty nervous at first. Jaakson and I were on Brandon's horse, Kid in the beginning- Kid was so cute! The horses were all so obedient but Kid would get sidetracked easily so we'd end up behind most of the time. I'd have to get Kid to trot to catch up and Jaakson would start whimpering and say, "No! I don't like tro'en!" (trotting) I thought it was so cute how he says it. Here are some pix of our adventure...


KayCee & Shae on Kid


Klint & Shae on Scooter, Jaakson & I on Kid


Kid & I lagging behind, haha! (He was so cute.)

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Favorite Halloween movies?

Since we've been stuck inside for the past 5 days, we're burning through movies and games. What are some of your favorite Halloween movies? For kids AND/OR adults? I LOVE Scooby Doo cartoons but you can only watch cable for so long!

Sickies!

We all have been sick in one form or another for the past 3 weeks! We're just getting over our sicknesses and just in time for Halloween! Can't wait!

In the meantime, I'm posting this mash-up vid of "New Moon." I'm really excited about it! I found out last night that just like last year, the Chop Shop is paying for me and Klint to go to dinner and the movie on November 21st.

Organization....

As of late, I've been a little obsessed with organizing EVERYTHING in my house. It's not only good for my brain but my family. Everything flows a lot smoother in our household when everything has a organized space. I'm finding this is not so easy w/two curious kids and one husband who has zero time to help out around the house this semester. With all of the world's many distractions, I find myself wasting time, space, energy. I was wondering if my lovely blogging friends could give me their best organizational tips? I would SOOO appreciate it! For example, what are some good ways to organize your food pantry, your children's closet (toys, clothes, etc), and etc. using limited space? Basically, what are the best ways you've found helpful in organizing your life?

Here's to catching up on Blogger...

My hair has been thru one, too-many changes the past two months....






....I'm done for a while!!!!

We got a new car! We've been putting it off for quite some time and I'm SOO excited to have a car where I can sit side by side w/Klint and the kids can sit safely in their carseats!


During the month of August, Thanksgiving Point had "Two Buck Tuesdays" and every venue was on $2! We took the kids to the dinosaur museum for only $6!!! Sooo fun! I only could catch Jaakson for a couple shots, he was ALL over the place! he LOVED it! Shae really had a great time, too! The gardens there were beautiful and their gourmet fudge was only $2 as well, YUM!








Jaakson started preschool last Thursday! He was so excited the day of, until it was time for me to leave him alone w/his class and new teacher. There were tears. When I came to pick him up, he told me his teacher was "mean" and "made (him) sad." After talking to the teacher, she said he was a little defiant. (Big suprise, haha!) As soon as we got home from his first day, I made him a behavior chart and he's done great ever since!

Last Wednesday Klint took me on a twilight, airplane ride in a small Kitana airplane!!! I was a little worried and practically posted my will on Facebook but it was one of the best dates ever we've had! Everyone keeps freaking me out about small airplanes and everything but after I saw how professional and thorough Klint is as a pilot, I was quickly comfortable and had a great time!!! Sooo romantic, it was like a scene out of Pearl Harbor....

This is Klint's face before takeoff:

This is my face while we were taxiing onto the runway..

Ahh, beeeeeeautiful....

Major points, Klint...my husband rocks!!!

We had two big weddings this month. Klint's little sister, KayCee, and my best friend, Jamie-they both looked gorgeous! Congratulations KayCee & Brandon, you two are so cute together! Congrats Jamie & Glen, you're in for an adventure!

Camping, Jaakson's B-day, Jillian & Ed, SYTYCD...

Uhh, I don't know what happened but I guess just the pix posted originally on this blog! Haha! Anywho, in short, I LOVE Ed and Jillian and hope that their love is real! I wish them the best. SYTYCD, Jeanine was defintetely my favorite! So glad she won! Yay!

Last minute family pictures at the park!

Today as I sat watching "Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban" on TV, I look up at the pictures hung up throughout my front room. The family picture I have hanging is missing something.......Shae! Oops! I meant to do official family pictures in the spring and never got around to it (suprise, suprise)! Soooo we wisked the kids to the park and snapped a couple pix. I need to hang one of them up as a stand-in until I can get some professional photos done. Be a dear and tell me which one you think is best?
I think this one is the best one, what do you think?






*BTW, Shae ALWAYS takes her bows and hair clips out. How do you ladies get your girls to keep them in?!