VOTE!!!

Just a reminder to mail in your early ballots or vote on Tues. I just finished mine. This year I made a promise that I would get all the info before I voted. I requested an early ballot, used my cheat sheet of info and just finished. This is a very important election year in so many ways.

I have info on all the propositions. I ahve to thank Laurri Hudson for that! If you would like it, please leave your email addy in my comments (I will not display it on here I promnise..my comments do not post until I moderate them). I also want to thank randi Fielding for this wonderful blog full of info on all the judges. It helped me so much: http://azjudgesreview.blogspot.com/

For the first time I feel like I have a complete clear conscience on my knowledge of what I voted for.....well except that while I voted for McCain, he wasn't my fave. Ha ha.

The recent happenin's around here..

I have found yet another hair website. I really love this one because tehre a re quite a few original ideas on it. I tried this one on sunday:




Here is the website

Here are is another hairstyle from She does hair:






Cant remember where I found this one. Don't mind the pink bow. We were just playing around with her hair that afternoon and the pink bow was the one I grabbed to finish it off:




Last Sunday while I was finishing up on Emmalee's hair, Peyton decided to help me out by dressing himself! Ofcourse when the camera came out he wasn't too happy, lol.



There was one day last week that it was cool enough to go to the park. So off we went. Peyton went crazy. Since he started walking so late, this was his first time he was free to roam the park. He enjoyed it!






Atleast a few times a week, Peyton will play so hard this happens by 6 pm:



Last week we babysat 2 of Billy and Teanne's kids, Tessa and Will. Peyton was in love with Tessa. He kept giving her kisses and wanted to be with her at all times. He even started to pretend he was a little baby too:










Oh and how can I forget the great hair massacre of 2008. My darling Emmalee decided to cut her hair. I think the idea came because I had cut her hair a week before and had mentioned that I wanted to layer the sides a bit more. She was sweet enough to try to do it herself. Now I have to find haristyles taht hide it..well atleast make it a bit more subtle. I had gone so long without having a kid do a self haircut.



Speaking of haircuts, Mike finally talked me into letting him cut Peton's hair. I was all excited until it was done. Losing his baby curls makes him look older. *sigh*.











My photographer in training:






I just thought he looked so cute in these 2!

I really have some great kids!

Sometimes in the hum and drum of life I can get frustrated because they didn't do this or they didn't do this, etc. Then they do things that remind me why I love them so much. I wanted to share a few of these things with you.

Dawson
I have said it before and I will say it again, Dawson is the peacemaker of our family. He always finds ways to help or cheer others up.

Dawson was given a piggy bank with $20 in it from my brother Billy and his wife Teanne. He earned some money from us and the tooth fairy contributed a few dollars. He had enough to buy a Bakugan toy. He has been wanting one for a while. So last Saturday I told him we would go and buy one.

Emmalee was listening and wanted to go. I explained that Dawson has worked hard and saved his money and he is buying a toy with his money and that we wouldn't be buying anything else, but we would go and get ice cream afterwards. She said okay and we went.

Dawson selected his toy and Emmalee was looking sad. I was so surprised when Dawson offered to buy Emmalee a toy too. Emmalee's face lit up. I was so pleased with Dawson's generosity. It really warmed my heart to see him do something so sweet for his sister. He is the best big brother to Emmalee and Peyton.

He loves learning. He reads all the time. He takes the children's encyclopedia to bed and reads it! He shocks me when he explains to me how red blood cells work or what type of cloud is in the sky, and what it means. He gets good grades and I am so pleased with him.


Emmalee

Emmalee has so much spunk and enthusiasm in all that she does. She has a vivid imagination. I enjoy hearing the songs and stories that she makes up. She brings fun into the family.

I love how easily she makes friends everywhere we go. One thing I have noticed about her is how she doesn't judge people. She seems to love everyone. She is always telling me nice things about her friends, etc. I have never heard her say a mean thing to her friends. That is a big accomplishment for a 4 yr old girl.

She loves to help me clean and does a great job. She is a little mommy to Peyton. She has such concern for his feelings and I love that. At church she and Peyton sat in the 2 chairs in front of us for a while. I watcher her as she handed him goldfish, shared her books with him and even patted his back and put her arm around him. It made my heart so happy to see the love between them!

Peyton

Peyton is my baby in every way. He is very passionate in all that he does, from his smile to his games. Don't get started with a game of peek-a-boo, because he will not stop. You seriously have to distract him. He already has such an imagination when he plays. I ge a kick out of watching him. He is also so very affectionate. He gives the best hugs hands down. He will pat and rub your back while he is hugging. He is growing so fast (well not physically, he is my midget child, lol)emotionally and intellectually. I love this age because a new piece of him comes out almost daily.


Last night I was telling Mike how thankful I am for our kids. They fight a little, but their fights are not the awful fights you think of for brothers and sisters. Billy and I were awful, we brawled..seriously. Thankfully he is one of my best friends now. My kids are not like that. I am very lucky in that aspect.


On my worst days, the days where they will not listen or are cranky, I really try to remember these awesome little tidbits about them. It puts everything into perspective.

Prayers Were Answered!!

This morning Emmalee, Peyton and I were headed to Target to get Peyton some new shoes, and then the park (since it is finally cool enough out). We got to the car, and I realized I had left my wallet and cell phone in the house. I had the kids in the car and so I closed the door and locked it. I would be back in less than a minute, but still.

I got my stuff came out and Emmalee had buckled up already. Emmalee does not know how to unbuckle. Do you see where this is going yet? I had left my keys in the ignition amd my spare keys were in my purse, which was in the car. So yeah my poor babies were locked in the car.

I felt like mother of the year! I tried to calmly coax Emmalee into trying to unbuckle. She couldn't and freaked out everytime I asked her to try again. It was very hard to keep my cool with what had happened and her screaming. If you ahve heard Emmalee scream you know what I mean.

By some small miracle, I had forgotten to lock the door to the house. I knew there was one more spare key somewherein the junk drawer or in te bedroom.. So I ransacked the house and it was no where to be seen. I looked in the junked drawer atleast 5 times and even emptied it.

I decided then to pray. I asked Heavenly Father to either help me find the other spare key or to inspire Emmalee to unbuckle her carseat. I went out again and tried to help Emmalee unbuckle and still no luck. She just screamed.

I went back in and looked in a few new places with no luck. Then the thought came to me to look in the junk drawer, again, for the 6th time. I took everything out again and low and behold there was the spare. I took it out and tried it on the driver side door and it wouldn't open. I tried on the back driver's side door and no luck. I was beyond frustrated at this point, but still praying so hard.

I went to the fron passenger door and it wouldn't open. I prayed again. When I was done I remembered Mike had told me this key was tricky. I felt like I shouldn't push the key all the way in, but instead almost all the way. Am I making sense?? I did this and.....VOILA!!!!....my door opened!! I got in a quickly thanked Heavenly Father for this small, but important miracle!

I always knew he answers us but sometimes we need the small reminders like this to tell us he is here and will help us in all aspects.

I've been tagged!

8 things I am passionate about...
1 .My husband
2. My kiddos
3. The Gospel
4. Singing
5. Decorating my home
6. shopping..Mike doesn't like that one
7. Making jewelry
8. Readig

8 words or phrases I use often...
1. No!
2. I Love you
3. "Sissy-Zilla" Emm's nickname. When she was a baby and Dawson and I wuld be playing with blocks or legos e had to watch out for the destroying Sissy-Zilla and it has stuck, lol.

4. Seriously
5. Peyton, get down! (I say that more than anything)
6. Yes siree bob
7. durrrrh!
8. Whoa! Nellie!!


8 things I have learned from my past...
1. Forgive yourself of past mistakes
2. I wasn't fat in highschool, though I thought I was
3. be honest
4. Ask questions! You won't learn unless you ask.
5. Spend your money wisely! Pay with cash not credit!
6. Let your feelings be known, don't hold them in and then explode later. (still working on that one)
7. don't speed!
8. don't worry about boys in highschool. Take that time to discover who you are

8 places I would love to go see or visit...
1. Italy
2. Hawaii
3. Africa
4. East Coast
5. Canada
6. Alaska
7. Disneyland
8. France

8 things I currently need or want...
1. Money
2. More time to get things done
3. a craft room with a sewing table
4. To lose weight (I am doing it though..lost 2 lbs this week!)
5. my highlights touched-up (it has been 6 mos!)
6. To sell my jewelry in a boutique
7. to finish decorating the house (see where the money comes in)
8. our backyard finished (again where the money comes in, lol)

I tag:
Andrea
Teanne
Tiffany Hunt
Tiffany Larsen
Tiffany Dansie
Tiffany Duthie
(wow I know a lot of Tiffany's lol)
Melanie Steyskal
Terra