my first lesson on digi scrapin.

Janda and I spent today (her birthday 29 again)together, we took the kids to the park and she taught me how to use my adobe elements program, here is after my first lesson and the kids at the park.

Valentine Boxes for 1st grade

Making a valentine box with Jade for school, Jesse took all our pictures. Jade had a fun time almost as much as me. I taught her how to make flowers out of tissue paper. She said "this is hard work" I'll update with the finished product when I find my camera.

Jades 7th Birthday

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Oh yes she is that old, very hard to imagine that since I only look like I'm 21 ha ha. We had her a princess party at my house, with a real princess which all the girls loved it was amazing how quiet they all got for her, she did a fantastic job. Jade got a ton of neat things just what a girl growing up needs. Not as many toys awesome!! She got this MP3 player from Janda and now Jade walks around yelling at us because she can't her herself talk. She got these tattoos from AuntD and I've had to put one on her every day before school, I'm ready to call you Andy and ask you just to watch the kids so you can do the tattoo sleeves and save me some time in the morning. She got some fun Hanna Montana writing stuff and journal along with some cute clothes from grandma and grandpa Beckstead. Oh and don't for get the fun Jonas brothers bag and bangles (yes she knew what they were) from Uncle Josh and Aunt Shannon. She even took the bag to school as her new back pack. She also got a new stereo from grandma Pam and the Grease soundtrack which she listens to each night before she goes to bed..... She really did have a good party and she got a lot of neat things so thanks to who ever reads this! Here are the Pics...
and further more for future slumber party moms out there make it an even number of girls odd numbers start fights trust me I know.

Kambrins NEW Hat...

I got this hat at the Oshkosh store for Kambrin and I was so excited to give it to her and she wanted nothing to do with it. She pulled it off and threw it to the ground. So needless to say I gave up for a while....then one cold day I got it on her and took her outside, she forgot all about the hat and she loves the HAT now! when you put it on her she knows its time for going out side.

Happy Anniversary

Jesse and I went to Heber for the night of our 1st year anniversary. As a present to me and him we went horse back riding, jesse for the first time.. and for me it is something I love and never get to do. The trail was fun and not easy I felt bad for the horses but they seemed to love it, plus they got to eat all they wanted stubborn things, but it was a lot of fun! We stayed at the most beautiful place ever.

happy birthday ZACHARY

This was Zachary's birthday and to celebrate we went to the fish aquarium with Janda and her girls, grandma Kathy and our family. We had lots of fun and came back home to open present after a big lunch at TGIFriday's (which has pretty good food).

ZonKed Out!

Here are pictures of the Grillies staying up late, as Jade told me on the phone and I quote "dream sweet mom" "you too sweet heart" "don't let the bed bugs bite mom" "okay honey I won't don't you let them bite either" I won't because I'm staying up late watching movies...love you bye."

Some late night as they are all Zonked out every where....the fun of a sleep over.

thinking way back!

I remember being so young and having sleepovers at my Aunt Debbie's and Aunt Kimmy's house almost every weekend. It was a great escape from my house. All the crazy things we use to do as a kids, I remember we would set up the tents out in the back yard, one time got a little scary because there was some weirdo yelling outside Janda's neighbors house and her neighbors dogs (bow and arrow) were barking all crazy. We all got scared (mostly me I'm sure) and we went into the house. There were other times that Janda would read

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

(how I loved that book) there was one story that she would read me all the time called "The Toe" I'm not sure why but I loved it. And now as we grow up and no longer have sleep overs my daughter Jade goes to Janda's house and Jade loves it as much as I did. Here are some cute pictures that Janda took at her house and sent me this evening. They are dancing around listening to all sorts of music trying make Janda Nucking Futs.

JaDe'S fIrSt DaY bAcK tO sChOoL!

Here are pictures of Jades first day back to school. I missed it because I had to work....but my sweet husband took the day off and took some cute pictures (please don't mind the messy house), she had a really good day back to school. Jesse said it is a mad house the first day back and that the line to the office was so long it went out the front door...don't people pay attention to back to school night HELLO, I would never go there the first day back and try and enroll my kids what a freaking mess, I'm glad I'm not a school office lady, I wouldn't have the patients for it. I remember my first time in the first grade...it was a lot of fun, so much I took the first grade twice (I was quite the little talker in school). Jade has been coming home with a ton of school work that she doesn't finish in class,and that makes a lot of homework at night. I had a little talk with her teacher and she says she along with the rest of class is talking a lot and not following along with direction, yes I know it is the first week of school and she is just getting back from summer vacation with out any structure so I hope the next few weeks go by smoother or my daughter will find out that the kitchen table is not a comfortable seat. All in all I'm glade that she is back to school and is enjoying it.

Tagged by Janda

Thank you so much Janda for passing it on.....I would have forgot had I not logged on to see the cutest picture you did of my cutest Kambrin Jo!

These are the rules which need to be passed on:
1. Link to the person who tagged you on your blog.
2. Post the rules of the tag on your blog.
3. Write 6 random things about yourself.
4. Tag 6 people at the end of the post.
5. Let each of the people know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
6. Let tagger know that your tag entry has been posted

Lets hear 6 strange things about you!

I don't know how strange these are, but here goes...

1. I can't drink beer or wine with food, I don't know why but it makes my food taste funny...
2. I plan cargo ships in Salt Lake.....theres no ocean....and often times the people in Hawaii forget will say something like you see how our ship is list to the one side...well no I can't see that far out my window.
3. I have never been to Disney Land.
4. My cousin is going to be my sister in law :)
5. I like Hanna Montana/Miley Cyrus as much as Kids; with out wearing the clothes.
6. It's not too weird, just a female thing but I always plan my days off packed full of things to do so I'm often late, then not.

I don' t know that I have six people to tag, but here are my tags...

Shannon
Jesse

So once again I'm teaching my self how to scrap book. I think I want to take that class but it needs to be down here somewhere close to home. This is of Jade and Kambrin at grandma's pool before we were getting in to swim.