9 years seems like forever... yet not long enough!

January 28, 2000! Seems like so long ago, yet just yesterday ! That was the day my bald headed babe and I tied the knot!

Happy Anniversary Aaron! I know you don't ever read this blog, nor do you know how to access it (I am guessing!) But this is just my way of letting everyone know how much I love you!!!

We met almost 11 years ago in April, at Olympus Hills Bowling Lanes. We were both on a summer bowling league that had just started. I remember seeing Aaron at the bowling alley on a Tuesday night, the night before our Wednesday Bowling League started. I was on another league on Tuesday night, and I saw Aaron practicing with a girl down a few lanes from mine. I remember thinking, he is really handsome. I really "DIG" (yes, DIG, remember I am OLD) the bald head and the scruffy beard. Too bad that is his girlfriend. :(
The next night we started our Wednesday Nite LIVE bowling league. AND.... as Fate would have it, My team was bowling against Aaron's team. AND.... as fate would AGAIN step in, we were placed at the same time to bowl. I got all nervous getting up the same time he did thinking, do I talk to him? What should I say, when out of his mouth says.... Okay, Let's go.... let's see who can strike it out! I thought... Oh jeez... what a weirdo.. he is one of THOSE bowlers who are all cocky like and think that bowling a strike means they are the BEST!! We both got up and he let me go first... Deep breath, find my mark and GO....... STRIKE! Ha ! In your face KOJAK!!! He just rolled his eyes, as if that was beginners luck. Of course he bowled a strike. You could just see the cockiness building inside him. Again, it is our turn to bowl, for three more times.... Strike, Strike, Strike. Hee Hee, you can see him getting a little frustrated. Beginners luck my boot!!! I am on FIRE and I LIKE IT!!!
5th frame, it is GAME ON again. He tells me that I am going to choke! and off he goes! Ohh.. ohhh almost.... D'OH!! SPILT!!! Too bad, so sad baldy... better luck next time, STRIKE for "T"! 5 in a row. ! Oh yes... I totally choked after that... but I beat him!! That was all I needed for satisfaction.

It just blossomed from there... Bowling and Best Friends! ! !

Thanks for all the memories, love and laughter we have had so far! ! !

Better Late than Never!!! and Welcome 2009!!!

I had taken lots of pictures for Chritmas, but then I misplaced my camera and didn't find it until tonight! OOPS:)

the kids were ecstactic about christmas!! I think this year Isaac and Olivia really truly belived in Santa. They couldn't wait until morning.

Mckenzie was so cute too, she invited Isaac and Olivia for a sleep over in her bedroom on Christmas Eve.

We always do our traditional Christmas Eve dinner at my moms house, and then read the Nativity Story, and Sing Chritmas Carols. Once we arrived back home the kids were bouncing off the walls. I let them open one present which was their new jammies, as always! Then off to bed!!!


Here is what it all looked like on Christmas morning, before they all tore into the presents!

These pictures are of the kids riping open presents on Christmas morning!

Then we all got dressed and went to Grandma Funk's house for our traditional Ebelskiver Breakfast morning and opening presents there!

We were supposed to head up to Grandma and Grandpa Millet's house after, but the snow storm that hit, sent Grandpa Millet to work to plow the roads up in Davis County! :(
so we postponed Christmas until Saturday. (then of course I misplaced my camera and didn't get to take any pictures up there! :( ) But we had so much fun there as usual! We had a nice dinner, and played a silly white elephant game that Becky puts together!.... Then opened up presents.

After Grandma Funk's we decided to take a trip to see Great Grandma Millet. She was so happy to see her great grandchildren. We don't get up there often enough, so Aaron and I were so greatful that we were able to make it up there.

Can I just say...... WOW!!!

My mom and I had the awesome opportunity to go and see Neil Diamond in Concert on Friday Night (12/19/08) .

Can I just say ..... WOW!!!

What an amazing preformer he truly is!!! I enjoyed myself and for the life of me can't think of why I have only seen him once before this in my life. I grew up with Neil Diamond songs because, let's just say, MOM IS A HUGE FAN! The Jazz Singer record was played more than 100 times at our house. Thinking back, I remember acting out some of the songs with my brothers and sisters. Remember that anyone? Robert E. Lee ? Love on the Rocks? Running around singing . Hava Nagila.... Hava Nagila...... No idea what we were singing, but we certainly thought we did. We were certainly the best preformers ever!!! Seriously!

I will just put a "shout - out" to good ol' Neil and tell him Thanks, you made my lifetime with that concert!!! and also to my Mom, for buying me the ticket and letting me tag along with her!!!

This ones for you MOM>...

Santa Baby.....

We did the trek out to the Mall to see Santa! I figured since I still haven't finished my shopping, maybe I still could get a couple good ideas as well as letting them have time with the big guy with all the toys! Glad we got there when we did. It took all of about 45 minutes, but by the time we left, the line was totally long. I am exhausted though. If you know anything about my children, they don't sit. . . . AT ALL!!! It was over, under, and aroundthe ropes that were holding us all hostage for santa. It was up and down and on their bellies on the ramps that went down into Santa's lodge. It was up and down and up and down the stairs that were around the corner. Not to mention the ponsetia plants on the floor that kept gettting knocked over from their feet running up and down. YIKES! Some lady even spilled her popcorn around the partition and my Isaac found it and was chomping away from it on the floor! YUP! That is my life in a nutshell! AGGHHHH!!!! All I keep saying is Jon and Kate + 8 ... Jon and Kate + 8!!! LOL>

Daddy.????...... I want to be a dancer!!!!

I wasn't very sure this was going to go over too well. Thursday December 11th, Olivia had her first dress rehersal for her Christmas Dance recital. She had fallen asleep at Charie's and waking her up is always a mood killer. She cried all the way there. MOM, I don't want to dance.... I will dance tomorrow!! We get to the church and she just gets WORSE! On the floor throwing a GINORMOUS tantrum! Kicking AND screaming! It was such a lovely display! After I finally bribed her into a barbie doll, (that incidentally, she still hasn't asked for yet!) she decided she might as well get it over with because I wasn't giving up. She got through it and I gave a big sigh, until, I realized I had one more night to go! Oh dear me! What was I up against.

Friday night comes, and I tell her we can put Make-up on for her concert, and she is elated!!! WHEW.... that went over well. We get to the recital, and she RUNS into the dressing room and gives her teacher a HUGE hug and says she is ready to dance. WHO IS THIS CHILD? SERIOUSLY!!!!!

She danced so great! Adorable and beautiful!!! Below is one video of her dance. This was the better of the recordings, even though it is a little shakey. I had Isaac on my lap who just HAD to see in the camera as well, so Please forgive the motion sickness.

Thanksgiving 08!

We went up to Aaron's Parents house this year for Thanksgiving. It was so much fun!! They just moved from Tremonton down to Brigham City, into a cute little house. If you asked them, it needs lots of tender loving care, but if you ask me, it has already gotten tons of care out of them and it looks and is charming!!!!
They have a nice backyard, with an old swing set back there. And they have two very large walnut trees, and that is what Mckenzie and her cousin Arliee were doing pretty much the whole time, picking walnuts! After we ate, and relaxed, we played some games, and Grandma Becky took some of the kids on a walk down to the Tabernacle in B.C. and got to see some christmas lights and the Nativity Story. All in all it was a great Thanksgiving and we are very blessed and so thankful for our wonderful Millet Family!!! We love you all!!!

Thanksgiving wishes!

Getting out our Aggresions!!!

It was my "BFF's" Birthday this weekend, and the one thing she wanted to do was go SHOOTING!!! So Aaron and Lynn loaded up the guns, ammo kids and wives, and drove out northwest of Grantsville and set up a shooting gallery. Aaron had confiscated some old doors from job sites that were garbage, and a bunch of pumkins, and soda bottles full of water, and set them out for the "KILL". We had so much fun. Of course my 3 kids wanted to just stay in the car and out of the loud gun shots, but Megan and Lynn's two youngest, Oliver and Faith were wanting to join in the fun. We all had a blast. Thanks Lynn and Megan for being the great and loving friends that you are to us! We are so blessed to have freinds like you in our lives, where we can vent when we need to, laugh together when we need to, and live our lives as friends forever!! We love you Dannenbergs!!

And the winner is.... TEAM EDWARD!!!

I finally got to go out and see the Twilight movie. Megan's birthday was on Saturday, and much to the shagrin of Lynn and Aaron, our husbands, they took us to see this. It was nothing I expected and more! I heard so many dissapointing things about the movie, I was sad, but decided to plan on going for entertainmet value and not really worrying about the person they cast for Edward. I was so stunned when I first saw him in the movie. I was so taken back by his presence on screen and they way they made him up. He was actually very great and I think aaron is a little jealous now because I can't stop talking about EDWARD!!!

I am all for TEAM EDWARD now!!

Devils by day.....Angels by night!

This was a random thought I had just as I was checking on my kids before bed. Life sure gets crazy around here sometimes, and I forget how innocent and precious my kids are. Most of the time, I am so excited they are asleep, I forget to reminice about all the beautiful and momentous thoughts, actions, and accomplishments of the day. I need to use this as a reminder to stop and take in all the days by looking at my beautiful children while they are the most peaceful.


Olivia: What can I say about you! How innocent and beautiful is your mind! You have such a wonderful gift of getting those around you to forget about their troubles and focus on how adorable you are. When you are in the mood, you are the most polite child. Ask you a question and you answer .. "Of Course!" and You want to pose the question it is "Excuse Me?" Those beautiful big blue eyes are from Grandpa Funk!
Isaac, I just wonder if it gets exhausting being you!!! We recently purchased a T-shirt for you that states: "Bet you wish I had an OFF BUTTON!" You are one amazing kid! Such a perfect little boy, doing all the "boyish" things like Spiderman, Transformers, and Cars, but bring out the nailpolish and you are right there with the best of them, painting Mom's toes. I am so blessed and thankful you are in my life. You make me miss my Dad, especially with the "DAD" look you get by staring everyone down for the first time!



Mckenzie, You are such a loving, kind-hearted, compassionate, and all together full of life little girl. You have no idea what joy you bring to me and others around you. That laugh, that giggle you have, takes any horrible mood and turns it into the most enjoyable moment. Thank you for being such a great example to your mamma!


Kids, Thank you for all you give to me, day in and day out. I am most certainly blessed that you are mine, forever!!!