The four walls go up.

The BC Temple is starting to take shape! It is so cool to drive by and see the progress that is being made.

Messy Baby.

Maggie has hit the 'Messy Baby' stage. You know, where you give her a cookie and it somehow gets smeared into wet ick all over her face. Yes. This is a love/hate stage. However, just check out how happy her little face is, eating her cookie and celery. And guess what? She cleans up spic and span. :)

Jogging Stroller...

For months now I thought...if I only had a jogging stroller I would get back into running. Well I found a great deal on a BOB jogging stroller. I believe they retail for right around $300, and I got mine for $120...Thank you CHRISTENSEN'S in Brigham City!!! They were having some sort of crazy deal on them. Before I made the purchase I went home and did some research on them, and they are every bit as good as they say they are. Now I can't wait to have it get just a titch warmer so that I can strap Maggie into it and go for a run.





Here is a pic of the one i got...

Jazznation!

Hayden and I were VERY lucky to get tickets the the Jazz game a few weeks ago. My friend Joe Sako and his wife gave us the best seats EVER!!! 13th row!! We took some good advice from my boss, Joe, and arrived there early enough to meet a few of the players. Even Coach Sloan! He was my favorite. Just like you would expect him to be, slightly crusty, funny, and great with the kids. Hayden told me, "This is the best day of my life mom." We had such a good time, and Hayden loved each and every minute of it. We worked hard on our dancing moves and made it on the JumboTron, kind of a little dream of mine. After the winning game was over with we headed back to Ogden via frontrunner. AKA the Victory Train! Hayden was a trouper and kept me awake on the drive from the station to home by repeating each and every amazing play of the game. Thanks SAKOS!!!

arrow of light.

Hayden got his Arrow of Light tonight. We were all so proud of him. The guys doing the little ceremony made it so cool for Hayden and Bret. Hayden had to pin an award on me, and luckily my friend captured the extremely embarrasing hug and KISS Hayden had to give me. He is one great kid, so happy and proud of him.

the sakos and the windbreaker club.

The Sako's joined us for breakfast in the heart of BC, at JD's family dining. Little did we know that we would encounter the famous 'windbreaker club'. Their famed picture flank an entire wall. With each gentleman wearing a useful windbreaker. As we began to eat our delicious breakfast, in they walk, one by one. They sat right behind Joe Sako, and as you can see from the pic, they all look very famous. Including the Sakos.

Deseret News!

After several weeks of waiting, ok it was like 2.5, I finally heard back from the Deseret News!! I get to be a writer for them!! I am so excited!! SO excited! How cool!! Anyway, they let me pick my topic for a feature article, and then they approve it, and I go to work. I already have so many ideas!! Look at all these exclamation points!!! YAY MEEEE!!! This will be a little different from my column, as my column in written in first person, and the features will not be about me at all. No talk about how I get my legs so shiny, or my weakness for Cowboys. However, I will still let my personality and writing style come through. I am so thankful for all of these new opportunities. I feel such a passion about following this dream. Doors do open when you are pushing through them.