Living on Love

Mother's Day!!

2009-05-14T17:40:00.006-06:00

For Mother's Day we always stay home and have a relaxing day. This year I decided I wanted to do something else. So off to Timpanogos Cave we went. We have never been there so it was a great adventure to go on. You have to hike 1 1/2 miles to the cave entrance & then you get to go through 3 different caves on a hour long tour. You go through Henry's Cave 1st, then you go through an underground tunnel to the Middle Cave, then another underground tunnel to Timpanogos Cave. It was a great hike with great views. It took about an hour to get all the way to the top. Inside the cave it is only 45 degrees but it was so interesting you don't even notice. After the cave tour we weren't ready to go home so we made a day off it and went to Tibble Fork Reservoir for another hike. The kids had great fun throwing rocks into the river while Mike & I just watched. What a great Mother's Day we all had!!

A Trip Home

2009-05-14T17:21:00.003-06:00

Finally after almost 20 yrs I made it back home. I was able to go to St. Anthony, ID back to my Grandparents house. It was just a quick day trip but it was worth it! John my brother in law bought a truck up in Island Park and we had to go past St. Anthony to get there. I had Mike drop me off at Grandpa & Grandma Bowles's House. Then Mike & John went to pick up the truck.

I was able to see Grandma, Grandpa, Carmen, Eddy, Mom, Al, Brittney, Cahlin, Eyan, Aunt Sara, Uncle Barri, & their family.

It was such a good time. When Mike & John came back we all had dinner and all the way home Mike & John kept saying how good my Grandma's meatloaf is. It was so good to be there hopefully I will be able to go more often.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHAYNE!!

2009-04-29T21:18:00.004-06:00

On April 30, 1999 we become the proud parent of our 1st son, Shayne. He was 7lbs 11oz and 20 inches long he was born at 4:05 am. He was the happiest baby ever, never crying and always so content. The poor guy was born with a black eye due to sitting right on my pelvic bone. Shayne was born with a speech disability and was unable to make proper sounds. So he created his own language that only Kayla could understand. He has always been so calm and understanding when trying to over come it. He is so hard working and I have never seen a child so focus on doing his absolute best at everything he tries (even taking my bathroom sink faucet apart at 3yrs old trying to understand how it worked). Shayne loves anything that has to do with volcanoes, earth quakes, hurricanes, planets, and the earth. He is also the catcher on his baseball team. He has been catching for 2 yrs now and is doing such an awesome job. Happy Birthday Shayne!! We are so very proud of you and love you so very much!! Happy Birthday buddy!

Friday the 13th

2009-02-16T20:32:00.004-07:00

The kids came home from school on friday and they all had stories about how bad friday the 13th has been. They all had a day full a scrapes, bumps, and bruises. Then they all said how next month they are not going to go to school when friday the 13th comes around again. Well Shayne was playing with his Uncle John, Shayne would sneak up and shoot John with his nurf gun. John decided the next time Shayne was sneaking up on him he would throw a plastic cup at the wall to scare him.
As you can see John missed the wall and tagged Shayne instead. He was bleeding badly and the cut was very deep so off to the emergancy room we go. The doctor said the the cut went all the way to his skull. They had to put stitches inside the cut to close up the membrane that covers the skull then 6 stitches on the outside to close up the cut.
Shayne was so good during the whole thing the only thing that gave his nerves away was the fact he was shaking the whole time. We are so glad that Shayne is ok. He even had a smile for me after his stitches.
Let's hope the next Friday the 13th is a less eventful one!

Back to Work

2009-02-03T18:05:00.003-07:00

Well after christmas and new years it sometimes can be hard to get back into the swing of things. The kids think it should just be a long vacation until the end of the year and that just doesn't work. We just had parent teacher conf. and over all the kids are doing great. Other then a little food fight in the cafateria that Kayla decided to start! A boy in her class decided to make fun of her for the past few days. So friday at lunch Kayla was tired of it so she took her hot dog bun and stuck it to his face. The boys in her class then started throwing all of their food. So now Kayla gets to clean the lunch room for the next few days. The boys are doing great Stanley was going to speach therapy twice a week but he was doing so well they moved it to once a week. Shayne was awarded student of the month he was so happy.

Well I have been on light duty since my accident and I was finally released back to full duty on Feb. 2nd. My hand is coming along but the doctor says we wont know what it will look like for at least a year. Here is a pic of what it looked like a week after surgery.
It is coming along I now only have to wear a little bandage over the open part. I have full movement in my hand and about 90 percent in my wrist I still have to go the physical therapy. I am only going once a week now the therapist said I was doing great. I took a pic to post today my hand is a little shiny I put some lotion on it right before I decided to take the picture.
I will try to post a little sooner next time without my month gap!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STANLEY!!!

2008-12-31T23:00:00.003-07:00

At 2:00am December 26th we were blessed with our beautiful 7lb 8 1/2oz baby boy. Stanley is so lively there is never a dull moment. Everything is such a huge deal to him and he gets so animated. Stanley is very much a mama's boy he is always following me around. Stanley has decided that black is his favorite color and cowboy boots are a must have. Stanley baby, happy birthday!!! Sorry it's a little late. I love you my sweet baby boy!!

2008-12-31T22:31:00.001-07:00

Surgery then Christmas

2008-12-31T22:11:00.006-07:00

Well I went to the Dr. on Monday Dec 22nd and he decided I needed the skin graph. So on Dec 23rd I had surgery right before Christmas! Here's a pic of my hand before my surgery.
They took the skin from my right thigh. Everything went well and I will start physical therapy next week. We then had a good Christmas. The kids had a great time.
Over all it has been a good year.

7 random/weird things about me

2008-12-16T18:56:00.003-07:00

Sorry Brittney it took so long but here it is.

1. I have an issue with books! I'm always reading and it drives Mike nuts. I have my own book collection going! I own so many I can't tell you how many. I usually wont let anyone borrow them I have to keep them in perfect condition. I can read them 3 times and they still look new. When I buy a new one I go through every copy the store has until I find the best one.

2. Toilet paper. I have this thing going with how the toilet paper rolls on the toilet paper holder! Call me weird but I can't stand it if it is rolling the wrong way. I have been known to change other people's rolls so they are rolling right.

3. Surgery. I have had 3 surgerys, 3 breast lumps removed. It is possible I may be going through my 4th surgery soon. My hand was stuck in a conveyor at work and I recieved a 3rd degree friction burn on my hand. So I will most likely need a skin graph to fix it.

4. Movies. I really love horror films but I like to watch all kinds. My favorite films in jr high were Freddy Kruger (nightmare on elm street). I had a Freddy poster above my bed and once Aunt Nileen slept in my room she said she was scared all night.

5. Music. I listen to a little bit of everything. I do have some favorites in all areas. Country- Alan Jackson Hard rock- Ozzie. I have lots more but it would take to long.

6. I love being outdoors but mostly I love to be up in the mountains. Camping and fishing are the best ways to spend my free time.

7. Some of the things I liked to do besides reading! I love to cross stitch but I have not done much since having my children. They always came over and ran away with my cross stitching floss. I like to work out I have been a little lax since I started my new job at Sara Lee 6 months ago.

So there you have it took awhile just to figure out what to put down. Happy Holidays to everyone!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAYLA

2008-12-01T20:21:00.002-07:00

Twelve years ago on December 2 we were blessed with a beautiful 6lb 13oz baby girl. Our lives have never been the same. Kayla has been such a joy in our lives, she has brought us such colorful days. As she has grown it has been such a journey. So today we honor her on her 12th birthday. Kayla happy birthday baby girl, hope you have a great b-day.

Lazy Thanksgiving Mornings

2008-11-27T12:41:00.003-07:00

Its always nice to be a kid on Thanksgiving. You don't have to worry about getting up and cooking or cleaning getting ready for everyone to come over. You just get to play, argue, and beg for food.

Time Flys

2008-11-23T17:07:00.005-07:00

Wow it has been awhile since I posted anything it's amazing how fast time goes. We have Kayla's 12th birthday on Dec 2nd then Christmas and then Stanley will be 8 on Dec 26th. We had a great time on Halloween Stanley was the scary movie guy, Shayne was the king of evil, and Kayla was a lady pirate. It's funny how the kids got tired of trick or treating before Mike and I did. Then Mike and I went on a day hunting trip and I got some great pics on the Salt Lake Valley from the mountain behind Bountiful. We didn't see anything but we still had a great time.

Stanley

2008-09-15T00:32:00.003-06:00

This was Stan's first time driving a four wheeler and what a great job he did.

Bowhunt 2008

2008-09-10T13:13:00.001-06:00

Summer Vacation

2008-09-09T23:10:00.003-06:00

Every year in August we have our family vacation. We always go camping and hunting for the first 12 days of the deer hunt. The kids love it. This year was a little different though, usually I stay at camp in the mornings get our day going with breakfast and taking pics then I would go on the night hunts. This year I decided that the kids were big enough that I could hunt too! So that meant that our trailer was not as neat and I didn't get as many pictures but over all we had a great time. We go with the families of friends from work. We have gone with them for the past two years and it has just been a blast. The only real issue is one family has a 13 yr old Kayla, one has a 12 yr old McKaylie and we have our 11 yr old Kayla. Well lets just say that only 2 of them can get along at a time. Shayne and Stanley can entertain themselves. This year it was catching water skitters that held their attention. We had lots of fun and I actually got off 3 shots. One close miss, one dead tree (lol) and one that could have made me cry it was so close (he was so big). Anyway hope you enjoy my pics of our vacation.