Tagged Again!

4 Things I love about my husband...
1. He always puts our family first.
2. He is a great dad.
3. He puts up with me and loves me unconditionally.
4. He cooks!

4 Movies I could watch more than once....
1. Pride and Prejudice
2. Sound of Music
3. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
4. Gone With the Wind

4 TV Shows I watch more than once...
1. News
2. The Unit
3. Amazing Race
4. Greys Anatomy

4 Places I have been...
1. Hawaii
2. Mexico
3.Florida
4. Washington D.C.

4 Favorite Foods...
1. Anything Mexican
2. Chocolate Cake
3. Buffalo Wings
4. Chicken Florentine

4 Places I would like to visit...
1. Italy
2. Ireland
3. Tahiti
4. Brazil

4 Things I am looking forward to in the coming year...
1. Being almost done with school.
2. The Holidays
3. Spending Christmas in Utah.
4. Ava being potty trained! No more diapers!!!

Campout!

This past weekend we had our ward campout. We went up to Mt. Charleston, which is about an hour away. It was 104 degrees when we left the city, but it soon turned cool 60 something once we reached the canyon. The kids were so excited. Sami woke up at 5:30 am on Friday morning and wandered in our room to ask if it was time to go on the campout! We have not been camping since we moved here, so it was exciting for all of us. The boys spent hours running around, shooting their slingshots at the squirrels, and exploring.
Sami hooked up with the little girls who's parents where smart enough to bring toys and dolls. She was entertained all night. Ava just loved being able to run around outside.
Matt and I were a little surprised at how cold it got at night. We were not as prepared as we should have been. We made sure the kids were fine, but Matt and I were got a little cold. Most of our camping supplies and sleeping bags are still at my parents house, so we had to make due with what he had.The kids loved sleeping in the tent.
We had enough room that we brought Ava's playpen. As soon as we put her down, she was snoring, and we did not hear from her until morning.

Which happened to be around 6am when Easton woke up and wanted to go out and play. All in all we had a great time. The kids are all ready asking when we can go back.

Super Hero!

I was talking with the kids the other night and the topic of "what I want to be when I grow up" came up. Austin said that he wants to be a nucleur scientist, he wants to talk to Grandpa Schofield about the bombs that he helped build during WWII. Easton wants to be his dads "companian" and be a dentist. When I turn to talk ask Sami, the drama started. She wanted to know where she was going to live when she grew up and she was all distraught and tears started to flow when she learned that she would not be living with mom and dad. I then told her that she could live with us as long as she wanted. She then switched gears and said that she wanted to be a super hero when she grew up. She then turned to me and asked,

"But mom, who will do my hair after I am done flying around being a super hero?"

Mom, "You can fly back to our house and I will fix your hair for you."

Sami,"But how will I find our house?... I know! You can draw me a map!"

She is so funny and comes up with the most amusing comments. Kids are the greatest!

I've Been Tagged!

5 THINGS

10 Years Ago...

1. I was 7 months pregnant with my first baby!

2. I was working full time.

3. Our house payment was less than $600.

4. Matt was starting flight school.

5. I had been married for 2 1/2 years.

5 Things I Need To Do Today...

1.Go grocery shopping.

2. Hold Cub Scouts YEA! (that was sarcastic in case you didn't know!)

3. Soccer Practice.

4. Work on a paper for school, yes I have added one more thing to my plate and I have gone back to school!

5.Go running, which I am going to take care of while I am at soccer practice!

5 Snacks I Enjoy...

1. Junior mints

2. Spicy Guacamole Pringles

3. Strawberries

4. String Cheese

5. Chocolate Cake (All of theses are so healthy,hence the reason I need to run!)

5 Things I Would Do If I Were A Millionaire...

1. Pay off student loans

2. Buy a house with an actual back yard.

3. Travel, Travel, Travel.

4. Buy Matt a car that we don't need to pray will make it to and from school every day.

5. Have a personal trainer and a chef!

5 Place I Have Lived...

1. Henderson. NV

2. American Fork, UT

3. Salt Lake City, UT

4. Sandy, UT

5 Jobs I Have Had...

1. Cool mom! At least I hope I'm a cool mom!

2. Office Manager, at a company whose owner is now running from the law!

3. Closer at a Mortgage Company

4. Target, well for 3 nights does that count?

5. Telemarketer

5 People I Tag...

1. Emilie

2. Emily

3. Brooke

4. Alleen

5. Brittany

Rules: Each player answers the questions themselves. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment letting them know they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let them know when you've answered the questions on your blog.

First Day of Pre-School!

Sami started pre-school today and she thought she was queen bee of the house. She could not stop smiling and telling everyone how excited she was. I looked at her today when she was sitting at the table and realizing how fast she is growing. I know that she is still only three years old, but she acts so much older than that at times. She has been counting down and preparing herself for weeks. She was all set to use Easton's old red backpack until Matt questioned her about it. He asked her if she was really ok with using the old backpack. She wrinkled up her nose and thought about it and then she said,"Dad, I'm really not that ok with using his old one, can I get a new pink one?" Matt has a hard time resisting his girls, so he went out and bought her a new pink and brown backpack. She came home and told me how fun it was and the she loves going to school with her friend Jack. When she came home I asked her what she wanted for lunch and she said that she needed a school lunch. I asked her what that was and she said, "a sandwich, chips and cookies, just like the boys!" So she had her school lunch and said she had the best day ever! Hopefully she stays this excited about school.

Summer Monsoon!

It is not very often that we get a lot of rain here. Yesterday it came down hard. We were all ready to get loaded up for Easton's soccer practice when the skies let loose. It only lasted for about 20 monutes, but the kids were so excited. They ran outside and had so much fun playing in the rain and in the puddles. They were soaked in about 2 minutes. Ava was laughing and loved to feel the rain on her hands. Austin woke up this morning and said that he hopes that it will rain again today!

Kid Free Vacation!

A few weeks ago Matt and I took our first kid free vacation ever! We have only left the kids maybe two nights total since Austin was born with out at least one of us home with them. This trip was LONG overdue. We went to Cancun Mexico with some good friends of our, Damon and Kelly. We stayed at the most gorgeous hotel with a perfectly white sandy beach.
We spent a lot of time doing absolutely nothing. We read on the beach, swam, drank a lot of pina coladas, and were actually able to close our eyes with out checking to see if some one was drowning or not! Not to mention that fact that we ate a lot!
We went out to Chichen Itza ruins. Matt and I had been there before, but it was a first for Damon and Kelly. It is an awesome sight to see the huge buildings out in the middle of the jungle.
After sweating our heads off at the ruins, we went swimming in a natural well called a cenote. It was beautiful! We had to walk down through a tunnel that was carved into the mountain to get to the water. The water was over 120 feet deep with vines growing down from the ceiling, which was at ground level.
On the fourth day there, Damon got really sick and ended up in the hospital. He was in the hospital for two days! We felt terrible. It was their first trip out of the country and he ended up getting horribly sick! While Damon was in the hospital and Kelly was keeping tabs on him, Matt and I went to an island called Isla Mujeras. It was absolutely beautiful and so quaint. When we got to the island we rented a golf cart and took off to go explore. We ended up on the north end of the island at the most beautiful beach I had ever seen. The water was crystal clear.
We swam out to a sand bar and were able to stand up in the middle of the bluest water. The far side of the island is not used for swimming because it is mostly rocky cliffs.
Matt and I found a way down and we found some HUGE seashells. They were a little beaten up from the rough rocks, but our kids thought that they were the best souvenirs ever. While we were out on the island, Matt was in his typical good samaritan form. A golf cart full of women got stuck in the sand and he stopped to help them out. This is so typical of Matt!
It was very hard to come back to reality and leave the beautiful beaches. Of course we could have stayed longer, but life has a way of rearing its ugly head at times! So after a LONG day of delayed flights, airlines changing terminals on us without notice, and literally running through airports to make connections, we made it home. It was so nice to be able to spend some one on one time with each other without having to think about the kids first. Damon and Kelly were great to travel with and we had so much fun, even with the fact that Damon got sick!
Thank goodness for my fabulous parents that took such great care of our kids. They were all sad to have to leave Grandmas and come home. This will definitely be something that we will do on a more regular basis. I'm not so sure that my mom wants to hear that! I think the kids wore her out and kept her hopping for the week!