CHRISTMAS!

Owen-my beautiful nephew! Christmas Day, how can't you love this face?
IT'S CHRISTMAS!!(Well not really its almost the end of February, but we are pretending)
Well not really the end of February, but more like the middle of May now. I had typed this previously but didn't have my pictures up and saved so never posted. Now I have to post it cause it took me so gosh darn long to type. Enjoy!!!

The kids got spoiled, I got spoiled, so did Kirk. It was great. Instead of listing each and every gift they got. I will just list the one large gifts the kids got.



Chase's was a red(this was a huge deal to him)
Nintendo DS with a few games.

Kendyl's was a very adorable Girly Kitchen. (it was a gift for myself too since I had been collecting pretend food for a few years now)







Smalls a Motorized Jeep Wrangler. Fully loaded with donkey. His favorite character off of Shrek.
As for Kirk and I go, I won't bore you with our gifts either. I am always the one who over does it for Kirk on Christmas but this year I just didnt have the time to look around for him. But he sure spoiled me. Out of all of my gifts, my favorite ever, was "Wish apon a Star" DVD.
Back in Junior High my mom had I would go to a few different castings for movies or tv shows that were around town. She drove me every day for over a week way down town by West Jordan (actually Hunter) to Hunter High School to be apart of this movie. It was a great bonding time for my mom and I and alot of fun meeting all these new people.
I actually had a few cool things I had a chance to do. One of them was actually a small speaking part (more like scene) with Katherine Heigl. I got to roll my eyes and say "Gosh" as she ripped a flyer to a party at her house out of my hands.(I wasn't kidding when I said small!) Which of course I can't prove since this was cut. But you can ask my mom.
The second was being a 'stand in'. These are people that stand in for the actors while they go sit and get all dolled up. They need stand-ins to test lighting and camera shots that the actors will be doing. They choose you by how simular you looked to the actor, your height, hair coloring and size.
As I look nothing like Katherine and especially back then, they choose me to be a stand in for her. Just for this job I got 800 dollars the day I did it.

This movie was something I had wanted for over ten years. Something I had wanted to share with my kids and just have for myself as a positive memory. I have many scenes where you can see me, even if its just me walking past the camera or my head. But there was a scene with me dancing with 3 boys as the camera was on me for over 15 seconds!!

Anyways, to make a post that I meant to be much smaller, much to long. I will end.

Christmas was wonderful and memorable. I love this time to spend making memories with our families. And for our kids having wonderful time spending with their cousins.

Christmas PJ's

We always do Christmas pajamas for our kids. Kirk and I use to do it for one another but neither one of us could get what exactly each one wanted so we bagged it and focused on the kids.

Its amazing how we have done this every single year for them and still they are always wondering what the present is going to be that they get to open on Christmas Eve.

Maybe next year they will start seeing a pattern there.

Chase's Class Christmas Program

Chase's 1st Grade class along with the other first graders had a Christmas Program for students and family and friends.

So Grandma Kimmie, Grandpa Vance, Aunt Bevany, and his cousins Keigan and Mia came along to watch with Kirk, Smalls and I. (Kendyl was at Montessori)


As it always goes with kids, always hilarious to watch. Chase was one of the loudest and most serious singers as usual. We've discovered Chase's animated facial expressions that he normally make are much more dramatic when singing. (NOTED-The top picture of Chase pretending to pray very possesed)
Thanks to all you who came along. I know it meant a lot to Chase that he saw a bunch of family he loves.

Chaser and the "Chick"munks

It was a big hit with the kids. I was a tad bit bored but I am happy it all worked out in the end. We weren't planning on Chase coming along but happy he came to hear his and all the girl silly giggles over the chipmunks voices.
Can't wait for the next time we get together girls!!!

Where have I been, you ask??

I know its been a few months since I have blogged. With Christmas, New Years, Family things and My fall off of the roof, its been quite the last 3 months.

Well I'm back as promised to some of you..(my mom and bevany mainly)
I have loads of stories to catch up on telling you and pictures to go along.
Here we go.

What do I say....

You do realize that I was just teasing when I typed in "chickmunks" to go as "chipmunks". Not sure why, guess I've been saying 'chipmunks' wrong this whole time. I really thought they were 'chick-munks'.

Pretty sad when the poster I posted had it all written out and spelled correctly for me!

Alvin & The Chickmunks

So ladies, its that time I promised this Friday. The release of the highly acclaimed "Alvin and the Chickmunks"
Now Olivia, Keigan, and Kendyl this movie comes out this friday the 14th. I am thinking 2:30pm showing would be a fun afternoon.
Talk to your mom's and get back to me.
I'll get back to you on details when I know this can work out for you both.


So excited, I'm just "NUTS" about it!

Who's HUSBAND is this?

Someone else just joined the "crazies" club.

Temple Square

So last minute we decided to head down to Temple Square and check out the lights. It's been a few years since we've gone.
We called up Erik and Hilary to come along for the ride. Which, amazingly they wanted to join.

It was a bit nippy and a bit packed so we didn't stay very long..

But a fun evening.

We finished our evening off with a stop at Trolley Square at the Spaghetti Factory. The food was not so great, but fun to have the company.

He's just a Big Kid

ERIK OR 'EWIK' has become my kids new favorite toy. He's been a great new addition to our family.
How great to have 'Jo-Jo' our kids second(and at times first) Mother, be married to the best toy in the world!

Christmas Tree Hunting

Every year now, for the past few years, we've gone up to Mt. Green to cut down our Christmas Tree. We do this with my side and its been a fun tradition. Afterwords, we join at my mom's and have our bacon, eggs, mini french toast, and our 'Eric Stradas'.

It's been nice to have the family get together a little more offen this year then what we normally have done.

Good times!

"I LOVE YOU MUCHO GRANDPA!"
(Dancing to G-PA's Tunes!)

I'm Thankful for...

So this year we wanted to go to St. George for the turkey day. But we went down a week earlier and thought with everything that had gone on (My grandma's funeral) we figured we would just stay up North.

We spend Thanksgiving with my folks, which ended up having all my family members joining who lived in Utah.(Not Jeff-Ce and OJ-Miss them!)

It was a full day of family, fun and of course FOOD!









Which leaves me with my title:
What I'm Thankful for...
which has always been family and friends. I include some very close friends, my family. There's nothing better then being able to rely and be with family. I look forward to these times spent with one another. I Really do. I love that I get to live close by my nieces and nephews and be apart of their lives. Thats why it breaks my heart that Sarah and Jeff don't live closer. But I am happy that they make as much effort as they can to come up.

Family is a great gift to have.

Zion's National Park

So the week before Thanksgiving, we had gone down to St. George for my Grandma's Funeral. I have no clue why but I still get a little emotional talking about her funeral. So I won't.

But on our way up, we decided to take a detour and head over to Zion's for a family hike(well EVERYONE came besides 'b' and 'e', which I am not sure why) I wished they came. But it was a great time. I want to continue with our family hikes. So starting Spring, we are gonna take a camping trip, with hopefully most of the family.

Who's CHILD is this?

What do I say?
As I look over the millions of photos I had taken on Thanksgiving.
I was amazed at how many 'beauties' I could find of my niece OLIVIA.
Now, she is know for this sort of Charm. But I couldn't believe how
many I had just within the five minutes of photo taking.
She's a Keeper!
So, who's child may this be?

ROUNDYRAGE is the page

-A-

HALLOWEEN!

So anyone who knows me, knows this is my favorite time of year and holiday. I normally think a year in advance of what my kids will be for the following year.
NOT this year. So I was a little disappointed in myself with their costumes. But it was what they wanted to be, so I guess that is all that matters!

Oh so I see...it goes this way...

K-Totally confused there on how this layout should go. I thought every updated post would go underneath the one from before. I guessed wrong.
Story of my life!!
So as I continue with my updating with the past few weeks. I will post them correctly.
Here it goes.

The Start of the End...

So this is it huh? It was really that simple?
Everyone and their dogs have told me "to do this thang" and so I did. (You are so very welcome Bevany June-I just know your face is with a smile!)

So...I'm thinking with my obsession of "The Hills", Lasting Impressions, texting, shopping for clothes my kids don't need and will never get around to wear more then once, organzing and re-organzing my never ending scrapbooking closet store(nothing compared to Erinne's), kids, my never ending photo taking, not sleeping(as it is 3:30 in the morning)
THIS...perhaps?....will probably go down as another obsession.
Not that I needed another one.
So that is why its the "Start of the End" for me!
Enjoy!!

AGL-
**For those who have actually asked before. This is what you call "my initials!"

PS-Please understand my blog title. This was the number one reason why I wouldn't start one. I wanted something orginal and thought out. As I finally got into the process with a month worth of cleaver names for our blog, the first one took.(SWEET!!Plus it was my favorite!)
But now I am wondering if you'll even get it. So, DO YOU?
??-Did I spell cleaver right? clever maybe? Oh well, get use to it!
'Me don't spelt checked vary much'!