Another Tooth

 I've started to rethink my generous $2.00 tooth fairy givings. I didn't think they'd all just start falling out one after another, but here we are....8 quarters bagged in cellophane, candy sprinkles (fairy dust) and tied with a bow....again.
            

The real story to this picture is Porter and his friend were wrestling and P got one to the face & out came his tooth. Don't feel bad, I guarantee it was deserved & this tooth was more then ready.

dear tooth fairy can you please leave my tooth but can you still get me money please. thank you

The tooth fairy kept his last tooth, but P wanted it this time.

At least he's polite.

Park City

What takes 4 days, 3 nights, proper stretching, endurance, stamina & a Carmel apple? ? ?
A trip to Park City with some of my most favorite people of course.

I knew 7th grade band class would come in handy.

The four of us (plus Cheloni) get together once a month for dinner. Well with all that hunting our men do we decided 4 years ago, we needed more then just a dinner & that's how Park City was born.

We started with just one night, but obviously that wasn't long enough & we have since made it a 3 nighter.

 PURE PERFECTION

I've known these two since Roy Jr.

This lady and I have been friends since we were 4.

Inevitably, one of us is either pregnant, working, nursing, or has a bruised or broken limb(amber).  True to tradition, Cheloni had to work :(  and my pal Brooke is preggo with numero 2 :)

!!!Our Trophy's!!!

We have about 10% similarities & 90% differences, and for some terrific reason we fit together to make one crazy....beautiful.... perfectly imperfect....quilt.

Thanks ladies for this much needed & anticipated trip.
Thanks husbands & grandmas for all you patience.

Tooth-B-Gone

  Porter has been trying to wiggle his teeth loose since Kindergarten.  Well all that hard work finally paid off...at least as soon as Ryan got a hold of it.
This itty bitty tooth has been hanging on for weeks, I swear it was swaying back & forth in the wind.

I had porter lay in my lap & I tried getting it out with a washcloth, we got a few pops and cracks out of it, but that was it.  Finally Ryan said "Let me give it a try" he pulled & nothing happened. "huh? one more time."  .... POP.... out it came.

We were all laughing so hard. Porters face was priceless.
Way 2 Go P. only 20 something more to go.

And there it is, more proof that my boy is growing up.

toothless Porter

Tooth Pillow

I saw the idea HERE.

And the lovely & beautiful tooth fairy flew by.

Happy St. Patricks Day

I thought we had followed all the steps
 

Step #1. make a leprechaun trap.
 complete with a ladder, promises of gold & a hidden trap door.

Step #2 make delicious rainbow cupcakes to further entice the wee Irish lad

Step #3 go to bed with one eye open

Well, no such luck. the kids woke up with a trail of clover leading to the so called trap

 He escaped! he was nice enough to leave some yummy treasure & a note

                         

             He was in such a hurry, he left his hat.

                                          Enjoying the gold

                             thanks leprechaun

Some things we have learned for next year

#1. build a taller trap

#2. Disguise my handwriting a little better.

"mom, this looks like your writing, but I know you couldn't have rolled it up so small!"

#3. make a better leprechaun hat.

"mom, I know their hats are harder & have a gold metal buckle, are you sure you didn't make it?"

for a week straight Porter was thinking of ways to catch the leprechaun & how old he has to be before he can go to Ireland.

I love how into this holiday he was.

8 Years

 
It's crazy to think that 8 years ago, Ryan and I were married!
It's also crazy to think that we picked the month of March to do it. ( no pun intended) March is cold, march is wet, March is ugly.
We thought, let's be sentimental & get married the month we first went out. So silly now that I think about it.
You know what else is crazy? Ryan was over a hour late to our wedding. yup, a hour. do you know how long a hour is to a bride?
I remember sitting & waiting...&....waiting. Finally the sweet temple worker brought back a young gentleman and said " He's here, he's here, here's Brother Britt." um ya, it wasn't.
I said "nope, not him"
The brother said "yes, it's him."
I felt bad arguing, but I was fairly confident I knew who my future husband was.
I wonder what that young fella was thinking? ha ha
Anywho, Ryan  eventually showed up and we were married for Time and Eternity.  One of the best days of my life.

We've had downs, but mostly ups and I feel so blessed to have had him in my life for over 15 years.  I'm not sure why we've been so lucky, but I'm glad we are.

Happy Anniversary Ryan
i love you
{you are now free to vomit}

Laser Tag

My little brother Matt called & said "Hey let's go play laser tag"
 and I said "Uhhh...ok"

The boys played video games while we waited for our turn.

P all suited up and ready

This is not the person I would like to meet in a dark alley

Madi- a.k.a The Leader

We had never been & I didn't know what to expect, but the kids had a blast.
The packs were a little too big and heavy for Canyon, so I wore the vest and she carried the gun.
It pretty much ended up being
THE KIDS vs. UNCLE MATT 

My Gal & Public transportation

  My Gal & I and my Gal & I only, took a little trip to the Gateway to visit Build a Bear.  It was chilly but we decided the Front Runner would be our mode of transportation and off we went.



Waiting for the Front Runner

We missed the train we were aiming for, but it was for the best. The machine wouldn't take my card, so I had to visit the ATM and the gas station to break my $20 because that ticket machine gives your change back in Sacajawea coins & nobody wants that. (have you felt my purse?)

Seated comfortably with Bug Juice in hand.

Next stop was the Trax.

My problem with confined public places is I stare at people and I think about their stories.

You know: girl on her own, stripping to pay for law school, that sorta thing.

Canyon picked out her bear and was ready to fill it.

Canyon was the cotton controller

The lady let her pick out a heart for her bear and told her to rub it and make a wish

Bath time was next

Outside the store

$27 later, ballet shoes, bows, Hello Kitty undies and all.

Pizza

Canyon & her new friend - Claira

The ride home was pretty packed (rush hour)

every time someone walked by looking for a seat, she'd put her feet on the seat next to her.  She cracks me up.

She fell asleep on the way home, which was good because my ears needed a rest.  Most people wouldn't know it, but that girl can talk...& talk & talk & talk.

We had a blast and I can't wait to do it again. I think the summer is a better option for me though.

  "Through tears and trials, through fears and sorrows, through the heartache and loneliness of losing loved ones, there is assurance that life is everlasting. Our Lord and Savior is the living witness that such is so."

President Thomas S. Monson





Betty G. Bagley 1926 ~ 2011 Betty Gene Bagley, 84, passed away February 17, 2011 at her home in Holladay, Utah. Survived by her children George, Norma Teuscher, Marna (Mark) McPhie, sister Roberta Martin, five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by a son-in-law Steven Teuscher, one grandson and sister Norma Bostick. A special thanks to Good Shepherd Home Health for their kindness, patience and care. Graveside services will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 21, 2011 at the Elysian Burial Gardens at 1075 East 4580 South, Salt Lake City, Utah Online condolences at www.premierfuneral.com

this picture was taken March of 2009

Top: Porter, Madi, Lincoln, Micki, Grandma Betty, Hailey, spencer & Emily

Bottom: Harrison & Canyon

My grandma Betty recently passed away & although we miss her more then words can express, We know we will see her again.

Fortunately she has left us with a whole lot of stories and memories to share.

This lady was pure class, i'm talking all Nordstrom, ZCMI, tailored suits, perfectly manicured nails, skirts and only skirts, Clinique, Este Lauder, napkin on your lap, spend a hour on your makeup, plastic on the couch, kind of class. Oh and let's not forget the Aqua Net & high heels, even her slippers had heels.  She was a fierce Realtor, still called African Americans "The Blacks" and as kids she would fix us real oatmeal and wheat toast while she sipped on Pero. (mormon coffee)

Although she was stern & corrected our vocabulary. she loved us all very much and we loved her.

We love you grandma Betty

love, your Pixie

29

My fella turned the big 2-9!

What birthday is not complete without a nut & bolts organizer, waterproof hunting gloves, a chalk line and scripture tabs?  sha I know, the best wife ever. 

Happy Birthday Babe, We love you!

p.s Why do men get better looking with age? not fair..not fair at all

Strawberry Nesquik

Me: Lincoln, where are you?
Lincoln: I'm Hiding!

I Start looking.
I could here him.
I knew he was close.

Me: Linc, where'd you go?
Lincoln: I'M HIDE-ING



           
              The Pantry?

Yes, the Pantry.

Oh, did I tell you that the pantry's light turns off when the door is shut?


BUSTED

Oy Vey!!!

Happy Valentines Day



Thanks Great grandma Lois and Jerry



Thank You Nanny and Grandpa



 Fizzy Skittles & Hotwheels for my boys & nail polish for the lady




Red polish and red hot gum for the teachers

 

I love how Canyons cards turned out

                                             

My Cupcake maker



mmmmmmm



Cupcake eater

My Valentine wall & my Valentine Gal.

Happy Valentines Everyone!!!!!!