I finally did it!

I have wanted to do this for a long time, but just haven't had the "courage" I guess you could say, but I finally ran my first HALF MARATHON! I wouldn't say that it was FUN, but it was quite an adventure and an experience! The weather in St. George was beautiful, and the course was really pretty. I ran with some great friends who were great motivators for me! My goal was to RUN the whole race, which I did, even though it was kinda slow! But it was SWEET, and I think I want to run another one! Thanks for those who came and watched me cross the finish line, and especially my sweet husband who watched me along the way. It was so fun to see them every couple of miles, and see McKinlee and Hunter cheering for me.

Me, Suzie, and Katie

Almost done! (in the bottom picture, I was dying in the picture above!!)

Jill and I after the race (don't mind all of the sweat!)

Mommy and Kinlee Date!

I forgot to mention the fun night that McKinlee and I had last week....we went to the OPENING NIGHT OF

I had been telling McKinlee for weeks that we would go the day that the movie came out. Jordan got home too late for us to go to the matinee, so we went to get tickets for the 7:00 show, and it was sold out! McKinlee started crying, and was completely broken hearted. I told her we could go the next day, and she just cried. So being the softy that I am, I bought tickets for the 9:20 PM show! I know McKinlee is only 3, but LOVES High School Musical. So my friend Nicole and I took our daughters to the movie, and it was hilarious! We were the oldest ones in the theatre, and were with a bunch of high school girls, drooling over TROY. Everyone in the theatre screamed, and clapped whenever he came on the screen. But McKinlee was in heaven! She LOVED the movie, and actually stayed awake the whole time! I felt a little OLD, but it brought me back to my good old high school days! It was such a fun night, our little date night.

McKinlee wanted to take some pictures before our date! She is growing up so fast! And yes I did buy her the CD, and she already has most of the songs memorized! This girl loves to sing! And is amazing how fast she learns songs!

I'm Back!

OK so I have the sweetest husband in the world! Wasn't that the cutest post! I was very impressed, and thought that it was so sweet! I had a great birthday, thank you for all of your comments! Jordan was up very late the night before making me chocolate covered strawberries, and an amazingly decorated birthday cake! He even used my new pampered chef decorating tools! What a great husband! Jordan made me strawberry shortcakes for breakfast, and we just hung out that morning. That night my great neighbor Leilani watched the kids so we could go on a date. It was fun to have a date just the 2 of us! And the best present, I finally got a new camera! I am so excited, now I just need to figure out how to use it! I'm way excited! So it was a great day! Jordan and the kids made it very special!

But other than my birthday, it's been a while since I have posted anything. We had our first snowfall, and I wasn't very thrilled! McKinlee on the other hand, couldn't wait to play in it. Infact she begged Daddy into building a snowman with her!.....I know it's tiny!

She was so excited! She kept eating the snow, and I wouldn't be surprised if she ate more grass than snow, because there really wasn't that much snow!

Man I miss being a kid, the smallest things excite them! But life is good, and busy! I'll post Halloween pictures as soon as I figure out how to download pictures from my new camera!

Bunco Party!

I play in a BUNCO group, and this month being Halloween, we all dressed in our Halloween costumes! I am cheap as many of you know, so I had been thinking for quite a while what I could wear for the party, and not spend any money. I searched on the Internet for ideas, came up with ideas such as a buncha grapes, laundry basket, and all sorts of ideas, but with all of these ideas, I would still need to buy something. So I looked in my closet......and low and behold I found a white nightgown my mom had given me when I got married. Honestly I hadn't worn it for a while, so I called my mom to see how she would feel. Of course being the awesome mom that she is, she said she didn't care what I did with it, if I could make good use of it, go ahead. So I decided to be a dead bride. First I ran over the nightgown in my car, hoping to rough it up a little, but that didn't do a thing. Jordan said the neighbors were going to think I was crazy running over what looked like a wedding dress! HE HE So as I was at the store, Jordan roughed it up for me. So here are the results....

I thought about fixing my red eyes, but it makes it look a little more creepy!

I cut the veil out of the back of the cover of the nightgown. My hair was pitch black, and I had to wash it about 5 times to get it out! McKinlee took a LONG nap yesterday and woke up right before I left, and she was afraid of me. She asked me what I was, and I wasn't sure how to tell a 3 year old I was acting like a dead person, so she just told me I looked like the sea witch on The Little Mermaid. But she wouldn't even give me a kiss! (I wonder why)

I thought I was pretty original with my idea, but I guess Shanette and I thought the same!

Nicole the tooth fairy (everything is her daughters!)

Natalie and Stacia

Leilani, me, and Nicole

Here's the winner, Kim, the Polygamist! It was crazy how much she REALLY looked like one! Notice how she is nursing a baby, holding a baby, and pregnant! Pretty funny!

Here is the group of us. Everyone dressed up so fun, I was impressed with all of the great ideas! The party was a huge success, thanks Shanette for throwing a great BUNCO party!

I'm an Esme?

Take the Quiz and Share Your Results!

You are thoughtful and care very deeply for your family. A loving home is of great importance to you and you always try to make people feel welcome. Although you have a great capacity to love, you also have a great capacity to hurt, so at times you can be sensitive. You're firm when you need to be, but people trust your judgment and appreciate the kind way you always handle things.

8 INCHES LATER......

PAMPERED CHEF!!

OK, so I am going out on a limb, and I decided to sell PAMPERED CHEF!! I really am so excited about the whole thing....I am excited to learn new cooking ideas, get new products, earn a little extra income, and meet new people. I think it will be a lot of fun! Pampered Chef is a great company with amazing products. It makes cooking so much easier! SO if any of you would like to host a party, there are awesome benefits, and you get lots of free and discounted products. Let me know what you think!

This is hilarious!

I saw this on my friends blog, and I had to try it! I had so much fun! Hilarious!

Jordan in 1970-He He

Me in 1960-Nice

To play click here http://www.yearbookyourself.com/ and I hope you have as much fun as I did!