My oh-so-exciting life

Saying goodbye to an important piece of our childhood

2012-01-21T20:35:00.006-07:00

After Grandma passed away, we decided to sell her house since no one in the family needed it. Vance took some time off work and did a lot of the repairs himself. We spent many days cleaning and painting the whole house getting it ready to be sold. Right before Thanksgiving, the house sold and it was a bittersweet moment (for me at least). I know it's not Grandma & Grandpa's house anymore, but I still catch myself looking down the street to see if anyone is visiting Grandma. My mom took some pictures of the outside so we could remember what it looked like.

The "service porch" - There used to be this giant bush where Halle is standing and we would swing on the railing and try not to get scratched by the bush :)

The fireplace was a fun place to play when we were little. I cut my hand pretty bad on a coal bin that used to be right next to it when I was about 6.

This tree would shed it's bark every fall and we spend plenty of time "helping" that process along. It also had these balls that fell out of it and if you broke them open, you would itch for hours. There were a pair of nunchucks in the branches for years. I'm still not 100% sure how they got there but I do know they are gone now.

We spent MANY hours of our lives at Grandma Sade & Grandpa Gunner's house. Lots of memories were created here (including the time our parents left all of the grandkids with grandma and grandpa and we were naughty so grandma made us all sit in a different corner and read the boring Presidents of the US books). I had a sign made for Grandma several years ago that said: "Grandma's House - where cousins go to become friends". That is definitely true for our family. We spent every holiday at this house and we grew closer as a family. We miss Grandpa and Grandma terribly but know that another family is making memories in this house now.

Halloween 2011

2012-01-21T20:26:00.004-07:00

We were able to go to the Holden Ward Party for Halloween this year. The kids had fun with Broox but he wasn't feeling the group picture. Halle was Mermaid Barbie, Rylee was a Unicorn, and Jesse was a Raiders player.

Broox the devil (with Grandma Bonnie)

On actual Halloween Halle had her hair dyed pink to go with her costume

Rylee loved her costume

Grandma Sade's Birthday

2012-01-21T20:11:00.004-07:00

We had a family gathering to celebrate Grandma Sade's birthday. We had dinner and then visited the cemetary.

Steven, my dad, Kayli, Danielle, Vance and Tyler checking out the headstone

Nick, Beth, my mom and Rylee
Rylee

She got tired after running around at the cemetary

Discussing something important, I'm sure

Broox & Rylee - I'm not sure if she's sharing or trying to get it away from him

Tyler and the boys playing basketball

Bonnie & Kayli

Vance

Jesse & Karsten always play well together (even though Jesse looks upset)

Warner Family reunion 2011

2012-01-02T11:59:00.005-07:00

Again, with the not letting me move the pictures down from the top.... This fall we had a Warner Family Reunion and also celebrated Grandpa Jerry's 80th birthday. Both of Grandpa's brothers were there as well as some of their kids. It was a lot of fun to visit with everyone and of course we ate well.

Jesse, Halle and Brynlee swinging

Caitlyn insisted on holding Rylee even though she is as big as her :)

Rylee and Luke

Jack

Mark (with his headband) holding Rylee

Me making the homemade rootbeer

Eating

Grandpa with his birthday cake Marilee made for him

Grandma and Grandpa

The Warner boys: Dave, Jerry and Jim

Warner Kids pictures

2012-01-02T11:21:00.002-07:00

Mark & Becca's wedding

2012-01-02T11:02:00.005-07:00

I don't know why blogger won't let me re-organize these pictures (or even move them from the top of the page) but these are pictures from my cousin Mark's wedding to Becca in June. We went to Wyoming where they were married (at a ski resort). It was a lot of fun.
These first two pictures are of us trying to get Cigi in her "Best Man" dress. It was a wrap dress and Mark seemed to be the only one that understood the concept :)
Grandma Louise and Grandpa Jerry in the ski resort waiting for the wedding to start

Cigi, me and Leslie taking pictures after the ceremony

The White/Warner family that was in attendance

Mark and his "Best Man" Cigi

The ceremony

Flower girls

Leslie congratuating her little boy

Cigi and Alisca

View from the ski resort

Grandma, Grandpa and Leslie

Weston, Cigi and Alisca

Waiting around for lunch

Ashley & Annie's Wedding

2012-01-02T10:38:00.004-07:00

Back in April, two of my great friends got married and had the wedding/reception of the century. The wedding party danced down the aisle to the song of their choice. It was a riot! We danced well into the night and had a great time. Here are a few pictures from the evening.

Karl, Alisca, Ashley (the groom) and Roxanne

Ashley (groom), Annie (bride) and Jay
Alisca, Annie and Roxanne

Alisca, Mikey and Shevon

Singing "Friends in low places" which is a tradition at any wedding with this group of friends

Update coming

2011-12-02T12:45:00.001-07:00

Life has been super crazy these past few months. Now that things have calmed down, I have to find my picture CDs so I can update my blog. It will happen this weekend, I promise :)

4th of July BBQ

2011-08-02T07:38:00.000-06:00

The 4th of July was a little busier this year than in years past. On Sunday, we had a BBQ at my mom's house and had the whole Davis family over. The kids have so much fun playing together and it's nice to just get to hang out and visit for a while. Below are lots of pictures from the day (not in order, because that would make sense).

Cigi trying to teach the kids how to do headstands on their own

Me and Rylee

Dylan

Steven, Marilee and Rylee

Beth and Nick

Tyler, Whitnee, Danielle, Jaxon, Travis and Chandler

Chandler posing for his picture

Halle and Jaxon taking a break from the gun fight

Halle, Karsten, Jaxon, and Jesse showing me how they were going to shoot Dylan :)

Broox spent most of his time in the walker. He had big holes in his socks when he was done

Vance, Weston, Cigi, Dylan and Steven (in the back)

Jade wanted her Dora chair on the table so she could see everything that was going on

Trav and Kayli having cake

Hogle Zoo

2011-07-31T10:32:00.000-06:00

At the beginning of June, we took a trip to Hogle Zoo. We had Rylee's stroller for her to ride in but of course she wanted to ride with the big kids in the wagon and she wouldn't have ANYTHING to do with her stroller (until she fell asleep).

Jesse was very important with his map spread out telling us where we needed to go next. I tried holding his map for him and he made sure that I was going to take very good care of it. I love these kids soo much!

Memorial Day 2011

2011-07-17T22:10:00.004-06:00

For Memorial Day this year, we decided to go to Cedar City and Kanarraville. We decorated Grandma and Grandpa's grave (I forgot to take a picture) and then headed south. We went to the Cedar cemetary and decorated the extended family graves and added some to Aunt Marilee's. We ate at Sizzler (aka Sizzies, or Sizzles per Jaxon) and then headed to Kanarraville. My Grandpa Gunner's family is from Kanarraville and we have quite a few relatives buried there. We used to go every year to Kanarra and there was NEVER any grass and the wind was ALWAYS blowing. The wind didn't disappoint this year, but SURPRISE! THERE'S GRASS! We were shocked (in a good way) :). Below are pictures from the day. (It would not let me center the text under the pictures, so my apologies)

Jaxon, Jesse, and Karsten enjoyed climbing on Whitnee's truck

Cigi and my dad on the amazing grass in Kanarraville

Halle in Kanarraville

Me trying not to get blown away

My mom, Vance, and my dad putting flowers on the graves in Kanarraville

Kisses For Cami: Please HELP!

2011-06-03T22:58:00.000-06:00

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2011-06-03T22:55:00.001-06:00

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Guidance from above

2011-05-27T07:51:00.000-06:00

Last Friday, Jill (my roommate) and I went to 2 cemetaries in SLC to place flowers on my Grandpa Gunner's mother and 2 brother's graves. I had been to the Elysian Gardens where Great Grandma Clark (Grandpa's mother) and Uncle Clive (Grandpa's brother) are buried. We had to wander for a few minutes, but finally found both of their graves and put some roses on them. They we headed across town to the Salt Lake City Cemetary - which I had never been to and didn't even know it existed to be honest. My grandpa's mom had a stillborn son in 1940 and he is buried in this cemetary. When my mom was at the cemetary last, Grandpa walked right to the baby's grave and they couldn't believe he remembered where it was. That was over 20 years ago so I was sure my mom had no idea where the grave was. My mom gave us some very vague directions to find the grave but she was busy and couldn't walk me through finding it. We parked the car and proceeded to explore about a 5 yard wide area that stretches the length of the cemetary (which is about 5 city blocks long) where we knew the baby was buried. They had just mowed the lawn and there was grass covering ALL of the headstones to the point that you couldn't read them at all. I was telling Jill that the headstone wasn't one of the really small ones, as we were wandering. We walked about 10 feet and I said to Jill "The headstone is about this.....oh my hell, this is it!" I was going to show her the size of headstone we were looking for when I saw Wallace's name (Grandpa Gunner's dad) through the grass. I brushed the grass off of it and sure enough, there was the baby's grave! I know that Grandpa Gunner was helping me find the baby's grave because it was always so important to him to visit the cemetaries for Memorial Day. I will definitely return to visit baby Davis' grave and keep grandpa's tradition alive. :)

Vegas BABY!

2011-04-18T17:40:00.013-06:00

The "big kids" on the Davis side of my family planned a trip to Las Vegas with Grandma Sade in April. Unfortunately, grandma didn't live long enough to join us but did threaten to haunt us if we cancelled the trip :). So, we went for 3 fun-filled days in the sun (it snowed in Utah the week we left). It was a lot of fun and we fit a lot of tourist stuff into those 3 days.

The first night was spent on Fremont Street where there was a Sara Evans concert for free since the ACM's were that Sunday night at the MGM. Above: Alisca, Whitnee, and Beth

Below: Sara Evans

Rylee liked holding on to Chandler's face for some reason. She was in total awe :)

Rylee at the Bellagio

Elvis #1, Cigi, Alisca, Marilee, Kayli, and Elvis #2

Tyler, Danielle, Whitnee, Alisca, Beth and Nick after the Beatles LOVE by Cirque Du Soliel. The show was sooo fantastic. I am so happy we went (even if we did sit on the very back row)

Vance, Whitnee and Danielle jumping to pose like the Beatles

Nick and Beth on the shuttle ride of death

"We drive with the interior lights on for saftey, sorry folks" (our driver was a little crazy)

Whitnee and Alisca on the shuttle

A huge but rewarding project

2011-04-04T21:19:00.005-06:00

When Grandma Sade passed away in February, she had a huge dresser FILLED with pictures and other stuff. I took all of it home and over the course of the next month and a half, scanned each one into my computer. It has been a painstaking process, but definitely rewarding. I'm now in the process of organizing all of them so I can burn them to CD for all of my cousins to have.

There was a huge stack of letters and post cards that my Grandpa Gunner wrote to his mother when he was in Guam during the Korean War. So interesting to read and look through his pictures from that time. Here are a few samples:

Post card from Hawaii on his way to Guam

Young Grandpa Gunner

He was a cook at the Officers Club in Guam

(he's on the far left in this picture)

Grandma Sade and Grandpa Gunner

Gunner & Sade

Grandpa's high school picture Grandma's high school picture

Their wedding picture

Vikki, Vance, Grandpa, Grandma, and Bonnie

Grandma playing the organ (something I always remember her doing when we were little)

We miss you both but are glad we have pictures and memories to hold close to our hearts. We all love you very much!

A beautiful farewell to Grandma Sade

2011-03-28T21:23:00.009-06:00

It was a beautiful day but very sad when we had to say goodbye to Grandma Sade. We appreciate everyone that came to the viewing and the graveside service. It is nice to feel loved by so many friends and family. Below is the weekend in pictures:

Alisca and Broox

Whitnee and Jade

Steven, Marilee, Rylee, Jesse and Halle

Karsten, Dylan, Jade, Jaxon, and Halle

Cigi, Kayli and Chandler

The kids had a "movie corner" at the mortuary that kept them busy and out of trouble

Uncle Bill and Aunt Gen (grandma's sister)

the casket was perfect for grandma

The pallbearers: Nick, Chandler, Tyler, Steven, Travis and Dylan

We released some balloons to help grandma get into heaven

Jaxon and Halle checking things out

The great-grandkids: Jesse, Jaxon, Karsten, Halle, Jade, Dylan, Broox and Rylee

The grandkids: Chandler, Cigi, Steven, Marilee, Alisca, Whitnee, Danielle, Tyler, Nick, Beth, Kayli and Travis The whole gang: Weston, Rylee, Vikki, Marilee, Steven, Alisca, Danielle, Tyler, Vance, Beth, Nick, Kirk, Bonnie, Broox (sleeping), Kayli, Travis, Chandler, Cigi, Whitnee, Jade, Halle, Dylan, Jaxon, Karsten and Jesse The grandkids at the cemetary

We are going to miss Grandma Sade very much but knowing that she had a joyful reunion with Grandpa Gunner, her parents, her brothers, Aunt Marilee, and her friends makes it a little easier. Her memory will live on in each of us and we will never forget her. We love you Grandma Sade :)

We'll miss you Grandma Sade

2011-02-10T09:10:00.001-07:00

Bea Davis

September 29, 1933 - February 7, 2011
Beatrice (Bea) Barton Davis “Grandma Sade” passed away peacefully the morning of February 7, 2011 after a brave battle with cancer, surrounded by her loved ones. Born September 29, 1933 in Cedar City, UT to Stephen Burrus and Ila Clark Barton. She graduated from Parowan High School class of 1951. She moved to Cedar City with her parents where she worked and met her sweetheart, Brent R. Davis “Gunner.” They were married July 11, 1953 in Las Vegas, NV. They lived in Southern Utah where their 3 children were born, Vance Brent, Vikki and Bonnie. In 1962 they moved to Fillmore, UT with Brent’s employment with UDOT. They lived in Fillmore, where Brent continued with UDOT and Bea worked as a waitress in many restaurants in Fillmore. She is survived by 3 children, Vance Brent Davis, Cedar City, UT; Vikki (Weston) Warner, Fillmore, UT; Bonnie (Kirk) Mundy, Holden, UT; 8 wonderful grand kids, that were the light of her life, and 8 very precious great grand kids; a loving sister, Genevieve (Billie) McConnell of Cedar City, UT; 2 sisters-in-law, Lillian (Clark) Barton, Cedar City, UT; June (Bruce) Barton, Torrey, UT. She was preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband Brent “Gunner” Davis, daughter-in-law, Marilee Davis and brothers, Clark and Bruce Barton. Graveside services will be held Saturday February 12, 2011 at 12:30 pm. Friends may call Friday from 6-8 p.m. and Saturday from 11:00 am-12:00 pm at Rasmussen Mortuary at (44 East Center Street) in Fillmore. Interment in the Fillmore City Cemetery. Online condolences at rasmussenmortuary.com.

Enjoying the snow

2011-01-13T20:44:00.002-07:00

Fillmore got about 25" of snow the week of Christmas. The kids were in HEAVEN. They love playing in the snow - Aunt Alisca, not so much. I did go out to take a few pictures of them but that's as cold as I like to get :)

They made a sledding hill out of the snow that fell off the shed. They played out there for hours

Halle

Jesse likes to go down 3 times for every one of Halle's trips

Christmas Party

2011-01-13T20:27:00.004-07:00

This year for the ward Christmas party, Jesse was Joseph and Halle was a child listening to the Christmas story (she got to wear her pjs). Then, the guest of honor came. The kids were very excited to see Santa!

Joseph
Halle listening to the story

Joseph, Mary, and baby Jesus

Jesse explaining things to the big guy

Halle just wanted a REAL kitty for Christmas

Rylee's blessing day

2010-11-28T17:29:00.003-07:00

On November 7, 2010, Steven blessed Rylee. Most of our family was able to attend. After church we had a breakfast buffet which was a huge hit.

Brynlee and Halle playing

Jade is getting so big!

Steven and Rylee

Rylee in her blessing dress

Rylee's dress was made by Leisa and it was AMAZING!

Jack enjoying his breakfast

Kayli and Broox

The Gentry family table

Some of the Davis family enjoying breakfast

The Warner family

Thanks everyone for coming!

More from Beaver

2010-10-30T00:57:00.005-06:00

We spent a little time at Trav & Kayli's house after Broox's blessing and dinner. Jesse and Halle just love these babies and they want to hold them 24/7

Jesse cuddling Broox

Halle taking her turn holding Broox

Another comparison picture - Broox is catching up

Halle, Jesse, Rylee, and Broox

How cute is she?

Baby blessing in Beaver

2010-10-30T00:36:00.005-06:00

On October 10, Trav blessed Broox in Beaver. Most of the family was able to attend. Below are some pictures from the day in Beaver.

Rylee trying to wake up at the dinner

Rylee & Broox

Grandma holding Broox

Jaxon liked the brownies so much, he had one for each hand

Grandma with both of the newest additions to the Davis clan

Grandma turns 77!

2010-10-30T00:26:00.004-06:00

Grandma was finally home from the hospital and just in time for her birthday. Everyone came to Fillmore to celebrate. We had a good time visiting and playing with the babies.

Jade was really excited to hold the babies. Here is Whitnee, Jade and Rylee

Jade was really checking out Broox when she was holding him

Jaxon, Karsten and Jesse play so good together

Jaxon holding Rylee - these baby girl cousins are as close to a little sister as he's going to get ;)

Grandma holding Broox

Birthdays

2010-10-30T00:18:00.003-06:00

This year, Jesse turned 6 and Halle turned 5. We had a combined birthday party for them where they were spoiled with gifts. There was an "incident" with Jesse's cake - it slid off the plastic plate it was on and landed on Kayla and the floor. Jesse was upset (see picture below) but there was enough cake and cupcakes to go around. (*Note: The pictures will NOT re-order no matter what I do so you get them as they uploaded. It's too late at night to worry about making it work how I want it to)

Jesse upset that his cake/cupcakes ended up on the floor
Jesse with his Batman toy (can you tell he was excited for presents?)

Halle and Jesse waiting to open their presents

Halle with her Spongebob cake and Jesse with what was left of his Spiderman cake

With one of their presents

More babies!

2010-09-27T21:58:00.002-06:00

Kayli and Trav brought Broox up to meet his great-grandmas and the rest of the family in Fillmore. Rylee was able to go home the day before they came so we had to take pictures of the babies together to compare their size (6lbs.9ozs. for Broox and 9lbs.2ozs. for Rylee)

Steven holding Broox. He looks even smaller when Steven holds him because Steven is 6'7" tall

Broox (left) and Rylee (right). She's definitely the Warner baby

Broox likes to be curled up and cuddled. Rylee wants to stretch out now that she has room to!

How cute are those 2 chins :)

Rylee's here!!

2010-09-27T21:32:00.004-06:00

Rylee Lousie Warner made her entrance into the world 10 days early on September 15, 2010 at 7:01 p.m. She was 9 lbs. 2 ozs. and 21 inches long. You read it right 9 pounds! She is definitely a Warner baby and Marilee is just glad she was 10 days early or she may have made the 10 pound mark. We are excited she is finally here (Jesse & Halle have been waiting FOREVER - or so it seems to a 4 and 5 year old). She is a really mellow baby and only gets mad when she's hungry or when you touch or hold her legs :)

Sticking out her tongue

Steven with his 3 kids

Aunt Alisca

Can you tell they are excited?

Halle kept asking "When will she wake up? I'm sick of her sleeping all the time!"

She had jaundice so she got to spend a week in this fancy bed. She did manage to kick a hole in it by the end of the week. She's serious about not having her legs touched or confined like that :)
Eating in her bed

Halle loves that Rylee will hold onto her finger

I LOVE this picture of her!

Our BIG orange baby :)

Baby Yardley has arrived!!

2010-09-27T21:21:00.005-06:00

Broox Travis Yardley was born 9/11/2010 at 11:15 p.m. He weighed in at 6 lbs. 9 ozs. and was 19 inches long. Congrats to Trav and Kayli! He sure is cute (and tiny and likes to snuggle)!

Broox
Trav enjoying being a first-time daddy

Kayli is just relieved to have a healthy baby and glad to have it all over with ;)

GRANDMA Bonnie :)

I love that the binky is almost as big as his head - such a cute little guy!

Labor Day 2010

2010-09-27T21:08:00.004-06:00

Grandma spent the majority of her summer in the hospital with pneumonia and some other major health issues. She was able to be home for Labor Day weekend so we had a BBQ with most of the extended family (Trav & Kayli were unable to attend as she was on bed rest prior to having her baby). Here are some pictures from the BBQ.

Jade loved the Dora chair that was just her size

Jaxon pushing Whitnee and Karsten on MY trike from when I was little

Jade wanted in on the trike action so they put her on the front.

Girls Night Out

2010-08-26T22:42:00.003-06:00

Me and some of the girls from work went out to dinner at Squatters and then to the Desert Star to see My Big Fat Utah Wedding! We had such a good time!

Alisca, Denise, Shylo and Jennifer at Squatters

Denise, Jennifer and Alisca at Desert Star

Shylo, Denise, Jennifer and Alisca

You may think we went hiking, but, alas, it's just a painting :)

Inside the playhouse.

Thanks girls for such a fun night! I love you girls!!

A shower for baby Yardley

2010-08-26T22:34:00.003-06:00

We had a shower for Kayli in August for baby boy Yardley. We had a lot of fun and she got a LOT of stuff! We can't wait for baby Yardley to arrive (and my sister-in-law is due the same day so we're going to have a busy fall)!

Halle & I at the shower

Kayli with the wranglers Trav bought for the baby

The quilt I made (except for the pico edge)

Jade with the bouncer for the baby

Jade kept checking under the car seat cover to see if there was a baby in there.

BLAZE GAME!

2010-08-26T22:25:00.004-06:00

We got hooked up with some tickets to the Blaze game in July. We had so much fun!

Brenda brought us all signs to hold up. We seriously had so much fun that night!

Alisca, Bonnie, Harley, and Cigi

MHS loves Aaron Boone

Alyssa, Ali, Shylo, and Alisca (my adopted family in SLC)

The Utes mascot demonstrating how he feels about Boise State

Summer 2010

2010-08-26T22:11:00.003-06:00

Halle with her tube in the pool
Jesse's tube is almost as big as the pool

Bethany & Cruz (two of my most favorite people in the world!)

This is how Cruz smiles when you get the camera out. Such a funny kid!

If you haven't already....

2010-08-17T22:01:00.002-06:00

you really need to check out the blog http://www.kissesforcami.com/. This adorable little girl is the niece of a very dear friend of mine and she has one big battle ahead of her but she's tough and she's ready to face whatever comes next. Please keep the Carver family in your prayers.

I promise....

2010-08-09T20:26:00.001-06:00

to update my blog very soon. I need to get some pictures uploaded and seem to have misplaced my camera cord. I'm cleaning my room now in search of it so updates sure to come soon....

R.I.P. Denise

2010-07-25T23:59:00.004-06:00

A very dear friend of mine lost her battle with cancer last week. I worked with Denise for over 6 years and spent 2 of those years right outside her office door. She was always there to give advice, laugh at silly stuff, and remind you to keep your head up. She became a very dear friend to me and my heart is broken that she is gone. She fought long and hard and we couldn't be prouder of her! I will always have fond memories of Denise and will miss her smile and her sweet personality every day. Rest in peace my friend!

with her daughter Olivia (age 9)

Halfway through chemo - Christmas at work with Shylo

Good times in Cedar City

2010-06-20T11:41:00.003-06:00

Nick turned 30 on June 14th (the first of all the grandkids to do so) so his girlfriend and sisters threw him a surprise party. He was VERY surprised and it was a lot of fun!

Nick blowing out his candle
Since the weather was so crappy, we moved the party to the Cedar City fire station. The kids LOVED playing on the fire trucks. They also loved harrassing Chandler - thus Jesse using Chandler's head for an arm rest

Jade & Halle

Bonnie was doing "itsy bitsy spider" and Jade was intrigued

On the way home, we stopped at Trav and Kayli's house in Beaver to see their new furniture and puppies. The kids loved the puppies forever and Jesse had to stop and say goodbye to each one before we could leave. :)

Britt & Jayci's wedding

2010-06-19T21:26:00.002-06:00

On June 5th, Britt and Jayci got married at the park in Fillmore. It was a really nice (super hot) day and the wedding was beautiful

Jill, Jana, Chris (holding ty), Jenn, Kairan, Britt's step-dad and mom, Britt & Jayci

Britt, Jayci, Trav (holding Bentley), Jodi, Kairan (yes, he's in both pictures because he wouldn't hold still and I wasn't quick enough with my camera), Glade, Donna, Elva, and LeoJill, Chris, Jennifer, and Jana

Jana & Chad

Me holding Ty. He slept for about 2 hours. We are good friends, me and Ty...

Jade turns 1!!!

2010-06-13T21:14:00.004-06:00

It's so hard to believe that it's been a year since this cute little girl joined our family. We love her so much and are happy we were able to spend her 1st birthday with her.

She really got excited to open her presents

This stuff is much more exciting than whatever the present is...

Whitnee, Jade, and Danielle with Jade's birthday cake

She wouldn't let go of the barbie, even to vacuum. We love you Jade!

Easter 2010

2010-06-13T21:02:00.004-06:00

As is tradition, we went to the sand dunes for Easter this year. It was FREEZING! We stayed for about an hour, but the kids soaked up the whole hour with egg rolling, 4-wheeler riding, and just playing. We went to grandma's and ate after we had our fill of the sand.

Dylan, Jaxon, Karsten, and Jesse retrieving the eggs
Jade petting Kayli and Trav's dogs - Mini and Mick

Jade with one of her eggs

Halle and Dylan with the eggs Dylan taking Danielle on the ride of her life :)

T-ball and babies

2010-06-13T20:54:00.004-06:00

Jesse played T-ball this year. Halle isn't old enough so this was just Jesse. It was one of the cutest things I have ever seen. These kids are just the cutest!

Jesse just waiting on base (this was his first game and he was very unsure of what to do)

Jesse up to bat

Jesse with his uniform "Lugnutz"

Ty (Jenn's son), Kairan, and Bentley (Jayci's boys) at Bentley's blessing

My cousin Shea's baby Emery. She is such a cutie and a good baby (she lets all of us strangers hold her and she doesn't cry unless she's hungry)

Dancing and firemen

2010-06-13T20:41:00.003-06:00

In April, Halle had her final dance recital as well as a dance competition. Her dad escorted her onto the floor at her recital and danced with her. She has gotten so good at dancing this year and she really liked having Gracie in her class and Miss Melanie as her teacher.

Halle & her dad

Halle dancing

group picture with Miss Melanie

Marilee made a cake for Halle for doing good at her competition in Parowan. The face Halle's pulling is a classic Halle face (always followed by uncontrollable giggling)
He looks like the real thing doesn't he?

Updates soon - I promise!

2010-06-01T20:47:00.001-06:00

So these past 2 months have completely gotten away from me. As soon as I decide to find the time to sit down and upload my pictures, I will update this magical blog (within the next couple of days). Stay tuned!!

Thankful for my health

2010-03-16T22:23:00.002-06:00

A good friend has struggled with prescription medication addiction for a little over a year. 9 months ago, he was in a very severe car accident and has been trying to get back to "normal" for these past 9 months. About 4 weeks ago, he suffered a heart attack and a seizure due to an overdose of pain medications. He was in a coma for 13 days and has just recently started to wake up and respond to commands from his family and doctors. Please keep Nate in your prayers as he has a long road to recovery.

A good friend and co-worker went in to have a hyserectomy several months ago and they discovered cancer in her uterus. She has undergone chemo and radiation and has been super strong throughout the entire process. She is definitely not out of the woods yet and my heart breaks for her each day that she has to suffer.

Today, I found out that another good friend and co-worker as been in very serious condition at the hospital after having a stomach infection that has forced her to be on continued dialysis as well as have several surgeries in the past week. I knew she had been out "sick" from work, but had no idea how serious her illness was. I read her family's blog with updates about her and it sounds like she is working her way back to her old personality which is very good news!

We miss both of these amazing women at work and pray each day for their speedy recoveries. Nate has a very long road ahead of him - not only to recover from the damage of the overdose, but to overcome the addiction that he will fight every day for the rest of his life.

Please be sure to tell those that mean the most to you just how much you love and care for them. Things can change in a heartbeat and you never know how much time you have left. Live each day to the fullest and have no regrets.

Bull riding with Chandler

2010-03-04T21:58:00.003-07:00

Ok, so the title is a little misleading. The bullriding actually took place with the wii. One person gets to be the bull and one gets to be the rider. The kids LOVED it and really liked having Chan help them out.

Jess got a big thrill out of beating Chandler a couple of times.

Before they started playing, Chan went out to his truck and found one of his old numbers from when he rode bulls. He pinned it on Jesse's vest and you'd have though Jesse won the lottery!

Dancing Queen

2010-03-04T21:46:00.004-07:00

Halle had her big dance performance the other night at the Selgae Spectacular. She was pretty nervous to dance in front of that many people so she's all business in her pictures. She did a really good job and looked soooo cute in her costume!

Once she got to our house and got her hair taken out, she was all smiles and the happy little girl we love!

Superbowl Sunday

2010-02-07T20:52:00.001-07:00

I spent Superbowl Sunday with some good friends from work. Shylo was nice enough to host this "gathering" at her house and we had a great time with our mardi gras beads! So glad the Saints won! Thanks for the good time girls!!

Christmas 2009

2010-01-02T20:15:00.006-07:00

Christmas came much too quickly for me this year! Here are a boatload of pictures from the Warner/Davis family Christmas celebrations!

Jesse in his Christmas Eve pajamas

Halle in her Christmas Eve pajamas

What cute kids!

Jaxon wearing Dylan's hat
Tyler, Karsten, and Chandler playing some Rockband

Chandler, Karsten, and Vance playing Rockband

Karsten playing Dance Dance Revolution

Dylan taking his turn at Dance Dance Revolution

We made Danielle try the dancing game since she's the dance teacher in the family!

Jaxon had to dance too (with some help from his brothers)

Baby Jade is getting sooo big! We just love her to death!!

Karsten and Jade (she was mad)

Dylan and Jade

Jaxon and Jade

Danielle and Jade

Seeing (and being) Santa

2009-12-19T11:40:00.003-07:00

Jesse with Santa after the "Christmas Carol" movie in Fillmore
Halle with Santa after the movie

Halle with Santa at the library in Fillmore

Jesse with Santa at the library

After seeing Santa so many times, Jesse needed a "santa beard" all his own so my mom made him one out of yarn. He thinks it's pretty cool.

Hanging out with the Warners

2009-11-06T17:09:00.002-07:00

On Sunday, November 1st, Ben and Shea blessed their new baby - Emery Dawn Wade. She's such a good baby and it was a lot of fun to hang out with the Warner family for the day!

Boston loves his little sister but he loves to have his picture taken even more
Kristen, Ashley, and Josh

Jamie, Jack, Grandma King, Shea, Emery, and me (in my defense, I was feeding the baby when everyone else was eating. That's why I'm the only one in the room with food)

Halloween 2009

2009-11-06T16:59:00.002-07:00

Baby Jade as a Ladybug. We didn't actually see her on Halloween, but she is dang cute in her costume!
Ty chewin on his straw

Kairan was more woried about opening his sucker than having his picture taken

Batman and Batgirl with their bags of candy

Here are the cutest superheroes in all of Fillmore

Chandler's "incident"

2009-10-29T21:38:00.008-06:00

So a couple of weeks ago, my cousin Chandler was getting ready to ride his horse up Logan canyon when he was bucked off. The horse was freaking out and Chandler landed on his face. He got up and the horse calmed down. He felt fine, but his co-worker told him to get in the truck. They loaded the horses and went to the Emergency Room. In the ER, they checked out all his wounds and discovered that he had broken his neck. It was a crack in the bones that keep the vertebrae separated and if left untreated, he could develop severe nerve damage. His surgeon scheduled his surgery for the following Sunday (3 days later). Here are the pictures from the trip to the ER (WARNING: there are some pretty graphic pictures below):

Surgery went really well and they were able to place a plate and some screws in between the vertebrae to stabilize them. He has to wear a neck brace for 3 months, won't be able to work for a while, and doesn't have a lot of energy. He is doing remarkably well for what he's been through. He shouldn't have any long-term effects other than the scars. He is a VERY lucky guy!

His face healed pretty well and the cut on his head is working on getting better

Such a happy patient - he wanted to escape the hospital the day of surgery - no such luck

These are the screws in his neck

And this is the view from behind

Drugged up

The scar from the surgery (sorry the picture is so small, it's from my phone)

More Davis family fun

2009-10-06T18:23:00.003-06:00

On Sunday, we all celebrated Grandma's birthday in Fillmore. Here are some pictures from Sunday. Baby Jade is getting so big and is the center of attention for sure!

Jade and Uncle Nick

Jaxon taking his turn holding Jade

Jesse, Alisca, Jade, Halle, and Whitnee
Aunt Bonnie and Jade
Jadeth puts Jade on his shoulders and she rubs her hands on his hair. She giggles because it tickles her little hands! It's soooo cute!!

Look how big she's getting!!

Halle trying to get Jade to crawl

Jesse & Halle's Birthday Celebration

2009-10-05T18:19:00.004-06:00

Halle and Jess with the cakes their mom made. She is so talented!
Jesse with his Wolverine Claw that he has BEGGED for every time we go to WalMart!

Opening their presents

Jesse's Firefighter cake

Halle's Dora cake

Jesse turned 5 on October and Halle turns 4 on October 13th so we had a joint family party for them on the 1st. They got lots of presents and were really excited about everything they got. I love these two so much and am so glad they had a good birthday!

Silly kids

2009-09-26T20:27:00.004-06:00

Wolverine aka - Jesse
Halle was extra silly this day for some reason

In memory of my hero

2009-09-10T22:58:00.003-06:00

With the NFL season officially underway, I get a little sentimental regarding my fallen hero, Sean Taylor. I will never forget the day that Justin called me to tell me that Sean had been shot and was in surgery. Later that day, when it was announced that Sean had passed, I truly felt like I had lost someone I cared about. He was a great football player and a role model. I watched him all through college at "THE U" (Miami) and when he was drafted to the Redskins, I became a 'Skins fan for life. You are still missed Sean and there is no safety in the game that plays to the level you did when you were still with us. RIP #21 - HTTR

Who is this cute girl?

2009-08-30T20:08:00.005-06:00

It's BABY JADE!! She's so much fun and so super cute!

I had fun with her and her mommy on Friday!

Warner family bonding time

2009-08-10T23:38:00.000-06:00

On August 1st, we had a family reunion for the Warner side of our family. We spent the day at the Wildlife Park in Fillmore. Aunt Leslie had squirt guns, stickers, bubbles, hats, and treasure chests for the kids. They had lots of fun with all of the activities she had planned. We also had some good food that I couldn't eat because I was recovering from a bad case (and my first) of strep throat. It's not much fun to be surrounded by good food and have it hurt so bad to swallow that you don't get to partake of any of it :(. Look forward to seeing all of you again next year!

Jesse and Halle with their bubbles

The kids doing their crafts

Cute Brynlee showing me her stickers

Halle with her treasure chest she decorated

Jesse in his hat he decorated

The kids squirting Matt. They attacked Matt and Mark which was great for the rest of us!

Boston was soaked by the time the day was over!

My mini summer vacation

2009-08-10T23:07:00.004-06:00

The weekend after the 24th of July, my cousin Danielle and her family came to Salt Lake for a mini vacation. They invited me to come with them to Lagoon and the Bees Game. We had lots of fun with the whole gang (Tyler, Danielle, Dylan, Karsten, Jaxon, Jadeth, Whitnee, Jade, & me). Thanks to the Jensens for letting me join in on their family vacation! Here are some photo highlights of the weekend.

Whit and Jade on the carousel
Jaxon really liked the carousel

Jade got to ride all by herself! She's getting so big!

Danielle and Jaxon after the hydro luge ride

Karsten and Jaxon

Jaxon wanted to ride in the yellow boat, but there was already a little boy in the yellow boat. The girl asked if Jaxon could ride with him and he said ok. Jaxon had a new friend.

Baby Jade was happy through the whole hot day at the park

Karsten, Whitnee, Dylan, and Jadeth on The Rocket

Everyone except me and Jade went swimming at the hotel
Danielle, Jaxon, Tyler, Dylan, and Karsten at the Bees game

The boys got some free t-shirts that they LOVED
"Bumble" the Bees mascot had a bucket of water that he would dump on the kids to cool them off. Dylan and Karsten thought it was great!

"Bumble" with his empty bucket

Kenny Chesney baby!!

2009-07-24T15:29:00.007-06:00

For my birthday, Jana bought me a ticket to the Kenny Chesney "Sun City Carnival Tour" at Rio Tinto Stadium. It was a blast! I'm not going to lie, if you don't want to see pictures of a hot man in a cowboy hat, you may as well quit reading this blog now.....(tons of pictures below. You'll feel like you were there!!)

Jill, Jayci and Jana waiting in the freaking sun for the concert to start. There were some points I weren't sure we were going to survive. It was HOT!

My self-portrait while waiting for the concert to start. I look hot, I know.

The Sun City Carnival Tour

Kenny, the man

One girl had a sign that read "I think more than his tractor's sexy" - LOVED IT!

During the song "Back Where I Come From", they put pictures of sites in Utah. I thought this was a cool picture with Kenny in the front and the temple in the background.

For his encore, he came out wearing a Utes baseball cap. It was GREAT! Made my night!!

The girls, just having a good time

Miranda Lambert was one of the opening acts. She was fantastic! Loved her!

A day with the Warners

2009-07-12T00:23:00.004-06:00

We went to the Oquirrh Mountain temple open house Saturday with some of the Warner family. It was really pretty!Back row: Dad, Mom, me, Marilee, Steven, Shea, Kristen, Jamie, John, Grandma & Grandpa

Front row: Halle, Jesse, Brynlee, Boston, and Ben

This is baby Jack. He is such a cutie!Boston, Brynlee, Jesse & Halle enjoying an otter pop

My newest addiction

2009-07-09T18:19:00.001-06:00

Can I just tell you that I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this show!

The Bees Game

2009-07-05T16:59:00.003-06:00

A week ago, Jana and I bought $9 vouchers for the Bees game. You take these vouchers to the ticket window and they give you the "best available" seats. That night, they happened to be 4 rows behind home plate. They were great seats and we had a good time!

Jadeth & Whitnee Sherratt

2009-06-13T14:56:00.004-06:00

On Friday, June 12th 2009, Jadeth and Whitnee were married in Tyler and Danielle's backyard. It was windy for the first part of the day, but just in time for the ceremony and reception, the wind died down. It was a beautiful night! We wish Jadeth & Whitnee the best and welcome Jadeth into the rowdy Davis clan!

Vance walking Whitnee down the aisle

Whitnee & Jadeth

Jaxon was the ring bearer and took his job VERY seriously

Whitnee, Jadeth, and baby Jade

Whitnee & Jade

Nick, Beth, Grandma Sade, Vance, Dylan, Whitnee, Karsten, Jaxon, Jadeth, Danielle, and Tyler

Whitnee dancing with her dad

Jade & Whitnee

Beth & Nick

My favorite bridal picture of Whit

Baby Jade

Memorial Day in Fillmore

2009-05-26T20:17:00.003-06:00

Nick and his niece Baby Jade
"The Grandkids" from left to right:
Back row: Tyler, Jaxon, Beth, Nick, Jadeth, Whitnee, Danielle, Alisca, Steven, Marilee, Chandler, Cigi, Amanda, Kayli, Travis
Front row: Baby Jade, Karsten, Dylan, Jesse, and Halle

Halle was impressed that Baby Jade would hold on to her fingers

She's such a doll. Looks a lot like her Grandma Marilee

Jade's Blessing

2009-05-03T22:23:00.003-06:00

Today, my Uncle Vance blessed Jade. It was a great day spent with my family. She is the cutest little girl and we are so happy that she is part of our family!

Jade in her blessing dress
Whitnee and baby JadeMe holding her

Marilee's headstone was installed on Tuesday so we went to the Cedar cemetary to check it out

The Happiest Place on Earth

2009-04-30T10:44:00.003-06:00

My family went to Disneyland last week and took the kids. They had a BLAST! Here are some photo highlights from the Happiest Place on Earth!All of us on the Winnie the Pooh ride

Halle with her "Tink" Mickey ears

Jesse with his "Cars" Mickey ears

Jesse was obsessed with cotton candy. Can you say sugar high?

Jesse on Tom Sawyer island

Halle on Tom Sawyer island

Halle & Jesse with Sleeping Beauty

Jesse & Halle with Ariel
Jesse & Halle with Tinkerbell

Such cute kids!

Easter with the Davis family

2009-04-11T21:40:00.004-06:00

Jade and her Aunt Danielle
Beth & Nick

Aunt Bonnie, mom, Uncle Vance

Beth, Nick, Whitnee, and Jadeth

The Jensen boys with their cousin

Dylan, Tyler, Jaxon, Karsten and Jade

Jesse, Halle, Jade, me, and Karsten

Halle with baby Jade

Jade Marilee Sherratt

We vetoed the sand dunes since it was rainy and cold all day. Instead, we had dinner at grandma's house with all of the kids (except Cigi and Chandler). Everyone got to meet baby Jade and we all took turns holding her. She was a very good sport as the volume at grandma's can get ear-splitting loud at times.

Jade Marilee Sherratt

2009-04-09T17:55:00.002-06:00

This adorable baby girl is the newest addition to the Davis side of my family. What a cutie!!

Cute & helpful kids

2009-03-28T17:15:00.002-06:00

Here are some recent pictures of the kids.

This is Halle's "scary face"

Jesse doing something he's not supposed to (notice the twinkle in his eyes)

Halle wouldn't let me go to the store without brushing my hair. It made her arm tired because my hair is so long and thick. It was hard work!

Jesse is washing his dad's truck because he didn't do it well enough himself. He then decided that there was a fire underneath the truck and transferred into fireman mode.

Earning our way to Disneyland

2009-03-08T21:21:00.002-06:00

My parents have a tree in their backyard that has these horrible pods that grow on it every year. When it becomes fall, they dry up and fall off all winter long. It's a mess and the kids think it's great fun to pick up the pods to earn $$ for treats from the dollar store. Now that we are going to Disneyland, the kids and I spent last Saturday picking up these pods. We had 2 trash cans full of them by the time we were done. It was hard work.

Guess who's having a baby?

2009-02-16T21:39:00.003-07:00

NOT ME! My cousin, Whitnee is though. This weekend, we had her baby shower and below are some pictures from the fun day we had. Whitnee and Jadeth are very excited and we are excited for them!

Look at all those presents!!
My cousin-in-law Tyler made the frame and Jadeth's grandparents gave them the dress

Whitnee and Jaxon

Showing me that he will be three on his birthday in a few days

Note to self:

2009-01-26T13:28:00.001-07:00

Your co-workers are probably not impressed by your ability to rap all the lyrics to the 2Pac songs on your ipod. Save the out-loud rapping for your commute when you are safely secure in your car and the ears of those you work with aren't exposed.

SO PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN

2009-01-20T18:20:00.009-07:00

Today was a truly historic day for Americans. Our 44th President took the oath of office and as I watched with my co-workers, at times I was overcome with chills and other times with tears. I can honestly say today that I have never been prouder to be an American.

"Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America."

"We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you."

"As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment -- a moment that will define a generation -- it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all."

Not a lot is new in the 'hood

2009-01-14T22:11:00.002-07:00

So, I realized that I haven't been blogging as much as I used to. I guess that's because I haven't done too many exciting things lately. Below are some pictures from my Christmas vacation in Fillmore. Good times were had by all. Pictures include: Jesse with his fire station - Halle with her Play-Doh - Dylan, Karsten, and Jaxon - the grandkids watching the great-grandkids sled at North Park - and my Wii bowling form. That's right, I don't just stand around and use my hands. You gotta get your form right in order to tie for last with your brother!

That's right, I got game.

How I spent the Sugar Bowl

2009-01-02T22:29:00.005-07:00

vs.

While watching the University of Utah spank the Alabama Crimson Tide, I made a sad and shocking discovery about having satellite television where the snow falls (not really shocking, it's just a first for us since signing up for DirecTV). Just as Brian Johnson's pass was intercepted in the 3rd Quarter, our satellite decided to become a gathering spot for snow. Those of you that have satellite will understand the dilemma I am now faced with. I must don my shoes (flip flops due to the hurried nature of this mission) and step out into the inch of snow on my back porch with my handy broom to reach to the roof and sweep the snow off of our satellite dish - while not missing a single second of this important game. You may think this is an easy task, but try looking at the satellite dish while snowflakes fall in your eyes and make sure you move your head quickly enough that the snow you are trying to rid from your life doesn't fall directly in your face - I'm here to tell you that it wasn't pretty or pleasant for anyone involved. All the while I am cursing DirecTV for taking KJZZ away from me yesterday - completely unrelated to the task at hand, but I was cursing DirecTV for the dish gathering snow, so I threw in my other complaints about the company as well. Luckily, this only had to happen 3 times during the game and the other two times were during commercial breaks.

Congratulations to the University of Utah on an UNDEFEATED season - the ONLY school in the nation that can make that claim. It was a great game to watch and hopefully it will gain some recognition for the state of Utah as well as the Mountain West Conference. Woot Woot!

The Star of Bethlehem

2008-12-23T21:55:00.004-07:00

Tonight was the 3rd Ward Christmas party. There was dinner followed by a program in which Jesse was supposed to be an angel.

When the primary kids started their program, Jesse was no where to be found. We knew he was still with the kids because he wasn't with us. When it came time for the Star of Bethlehem to come out, there was Jesse. He loved the attention and was definitely the star of the show! The costume itched him a little bit, and his arms got a little tired from time to time and he had to stretch them, but he did a great job!

Why I hate snow

2008-12-19T17:56:00.002-07:00

1. It's cold

2. It's cold

3. It's cold

4. It causes you to get stuck places you don't want to be

5. It's cold

6. It's cold

7. It's cold

8. It leaves ice behind and this causes you to have to walk with caution ANYWHERE you want to go.

9. It's cold

10. Did I mention I hate the cold?

A beautiful tribute to a beautiful woman

2008-12-09T22:33:00.002-07:00

On Friday, we held a graveside service for my aunt who recently lost her battle with cancer. The service was beautiful and both of her daughters gave wonderful tributes to their mother. It was a very sad day for our family. We will miss her greatly, but know that we will see her again and that she is no longer suffering. We love you Aunt Marilee!

The Davis family L to R: Jaxon, Tyler, Dylan (in front), Danielle, Karston (in front), Whitnee, Jadeth, Nick, Beth, Vance

My cousins cute boys at the dinner after the serviceDylan, Karston, Jaxon, Alisca, and Jesse

In loving memory of Marilee Davis

2008-12-03T15:42:00.003-07:00

12/18/1955 - 12/2/2008

Marilee Frances Holley Davis age 52 passed away December 2, 2008 at home surrounded by family after a long battle with cancer. She was born December 18, 1955 in Springville, UT to Floyd Beck Holley and Frances Tuttle Holley. Married Vance Brent Davis June 25, 1976 in Fillmore, UT. Marriage was later solemnized in the St George LDS Temple November 29, 2008. She was raised in Springville and graduated from Springville High School in 1974. She attended Hollywood Beauty College in Orem, UT while still attending High School. Right out of Beauty College she worked at 39 West Salon in Provo. After getting married and moving to Cedar City she worked at The Hair Lab. For the last 18 years she has worked at Hair Static, where she enjoyed all her clients and the ladies she worked with. She was also a special needs bus aide for the LCSD. She loved helping the kids and interacting with them. She was a faithful member of the LDS Church and served in many callings in the Willow Wood Ward. She loved working in her vegetable and flower gardens, making her yard look beautiful. She also took pride in her house being clean. She loved spending time with her family and taking care of her grandsons. She was very kind and liked serving other people. She was a wonderful Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Friend. She will be missed by many. She is survived by her Husband Vance, her Children: Nick Davis, Danielle (Tyler) Jensen, Whitnee Davis. Her Grandsons Dylan, Karsten and Jaxon Jensen of Cedar City. Her siblings, Michael (Ava) Holley of West Jordan, Dale (Shauna) Holley of Sandy, Jeannine (Michael) Tilton of Sandy, Judy (Stuart) Hamilton of Mapleton and by all her Nieces and Nephews and many Friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Frances Holley. As to her wishes Graveside Services will be held Friday, December 5, 2008 at 12:00 Noon in The Cedar City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers an account has been set up for donations at Mountain America Credit Union under Marilee Davis Memorial Fund. The family would like to thank hospice and the Willow Wood Ward for all their service and support.

The Reception

2008-11-21T15:29:00.004-07:00

Well, the reception is now over and I have to say it's quite a relief. We had a great time and it was a lot of fun. I'm really happy for Jenn, Chris, and Ty. I know they will have a great life together and I have to say thanks for letting me be a part of everything. Love you guys!

Below are some pictures from the reception in Fillmore.

Me & Jay at the reception. We were in charge of the babies all night but had passed them off to someone else for a few minutes.

Jay, Melissa, Jennifer, Chris and me

Jenn & Ty

Alisca & Jenn

Jay & Jenn

Jana & me

Ty & Nannie Alisca

Jenn & Chris' wedding in Vegas

2008-11-12T21:20:00.002-07:00

This weekend Jenn and Chris got married in a wedding chapel in Las Vegas. It was lots of fun!Jenn in the limo

Me & Jana in the limo

Jana, Jill, and Jayci in the limo

Jill, Alisca, Jayci, Jana, and Jenn before the wedding

Jayci, Jana, Jenn, Jill and Alisca at the Bellagio buffet. Yummy!

Our little spooks

2008-11-02T23:15:00.003-07:00

Jesse was going to be Spiderman, then a cop and finally he showed up as a cowboy
Tinkerbell hadn't had a nap and she wasn't thrilled to have her picture taken

2 of my favorite babies. Ty (a monkey) and Kai (the cutest skunk in the world)

Tagged again (this time with a picture!)

2008-10-13T19:47:00.002-06:00

The rules of the tag are to pick the 4th file in your photos and then the 4th picture in that file and then talk about it. At the end of the tag......make sure to tag 4 people.

This is my darling niece, Halle. She had been playing on her brother's Spiderman "whip and whide" (slip and slide for those who don't speak 2-year-old). She has always smiled this strange little smile, but we love her to death. She's our little princess for sure!

I tag: Jill, Danielle, Kim, and anyone else that hasn't already done this one....

What a cute trio

2008-10-06T19:19:00.002-06:00

I've been tagged

2008-10-03T21:33:00.002-06:00

8 TV shows I love to watch...
1- The Office
2- ER
3- Heroes
4- CSI - Las Vegas
5- The Unit
6- The Amazing Race
7- Law & Order SVU
8- House

8 Favorite Restaurants (or in my case it's just places to eat)...
1- Olive Garden
2- Crown Burger
3- Noodles & Co
4- Pasta Factory (man how I miss St. George)
5- Cafe Rio
6- Chilis
7- Training Table
8- Applebees

8 Things That Happened Yesterday...
1- I went to work
2- Got my nails filled
3- Went to Target and spent too much money
4- Took a nap on the couch
5- Watched the UofU beat Oregon State
6- Talked to Aubrey
7- Talked to my mom and the kids
8- Took a shower

8 Things I am Looking Forward To...
1- Having a family of my own one day
2- Going on a LONG vacation
3- Jenn's wedding
4- Christmas
5- Basketball season
6- The Jazz game
7- More Redskins victories
8- Sleep

8 Things On My Wish List...
1- A million dollars
2- No debt
3- My own house
4- A new digital camera
5- Going on a month long vacation
6- Going to another Redskins game
7- Taking my boyfriend to a Cowboys game
8- Going to some Jazz games

8 people I tag...
1- Bethany
2- Kim
3- Jill
4- Katie
5- Holli
6- Anyone else
7- that wants
8- to participate!

State Fair (a little late, but pics are included!)

2008-10-01T22:21:00.003-06:00

So, my family came to Salt Lake about 3 weeks ago and we went to the State Fair. Jesse and Halle like seeing all the animals and they LOVE to ride the ponies. Their dad bought them a Spiderman and unicorn blow up toy but Jesse wasn't happy because he wanted the one that was 6 times the size of him. That child always wants more than anyone else gets. Halle was just happy with her "horse".

Heroes rocks!

2008-09-10T22:37:00.001-06:00

If I didn't have a job, I would watch Heroes on DVD all day long! Love this show and I just started watching it on Monday!

No NFL Kickoff weekend for me....

2008-09-03T16:31:00.003-06:00

So I signed up for DirecTV through Qwest at my new house as Comcast does not offer service on the block where I live. The installation appointment was scheduled for today between 8:00 a,m. and 12:00 p.m. I leave work early to go home to wait for Mr. Installer and guess what? HE WENT TO THE WRONG ADDRESS!!! Instead of calling my cell phone as instructed when I placed my order, they called my work phone and left a message. I'm obviously not at work as I am home sitting on my couch waiting for him to come to my HOUSE!!! I checked my voicemail messages from my cell phone and got the message that he had knocked on the door and no one answered. Really?! I'm sitting right there looking out the window for 3 hours and not ONE PERSON came up my stairs! He must be invisible or something. I call the lady at Ironwood Communications back and she tells me that they can reschedule the appointment for September 9th. THAT'S NEXT TUESDAY! I said some very mean things about her company and their service and then I hung up and called DirecTV to let them know how bad these people suck. The lady at DirecTV was very nice but wasn't able to help me out. The 9th is the soonest we can have cable. I guess I get to watch my Redskins with the rabbit ears that Jana has. At least that's an option. Otherwise, I would be at the bar by myself with my Sean Taylor jersey on. Go SKINS!

Finally moved in!

2008-09-01T23:24:00.002-06:00

We got all of our stuff moved in on Saturday. Thanks to my dad and brother for lifting the heavy stuff and to my mom and sister-in-law for their help as well! We have been trying to get everything put away and it's taking forever because we get easily distracted. We have all of our living room furniture put where we want it and most of our kitchen is put away. The last and hardest thing is getting the stuff in our rooms put where we want it. That's going to take some time, but we will get it done soon.

Boxes, boxes, EVERYWHERE!

2008-08-28T20:28:00.003-06:00

I am in the process of packing up my apartment to move about 15 miles north of where I am now. This is the view from my bed:

Not a good sight if you need to get from the bed to, well, anywhere else! These will be gone in less than 48 hours so I guess it's something I can deal with them until then! Yay for moving!!

10 long years ago....

2008-08-06T20:45:00.006-06:00

10 years ago, I had just graduated high school and thought I was sooo ready to get out of Fillmore and never look back! We had our 10 year reunion this last weekend and it's so hard to imagine how I EVER thought at 17 that I was ready for the real world! Here are some pictures from my glory days in high school, followed by a few pics from our reunion this past weekend.

Brenda, Lauren, and myself ready for the Powderpuff game

Tiffany, Alisca, and Irene after a hard played powderpuff game!

Brenda, Tiffany, Alisca, Jenn, Heather, Kami, Lauren, and Margie at Senior Ball

Pete, Alisca, Ryan, Brenda, Megan, and Jenn at graduation

10 years later.....

Part of the Class of '98 (those that attended the reunion)

Just kickin' it in "The Blue Room"

Brenda, Jenn, Sam, Alisca, and Kami

Family Reunion Time!!

2008-07-27T23:10:00.004-06:00

This Saturday, we had a family reunion for my dad's immediate family. There are only 4 kids in his family, but it seems as we have all gotten older, we don't see each other very often. Everyone was able to come and we had a good time. I got to see a cousin that I haven't seen in over 3 years! There are 9 grandkids and 7 great-grandkids in all. Here are some pictures from the big event.

L to R: Front Row: Brandon, Sandy, Austin, Jesse, Brynlee, TJ, Cindy, Heagan, Bowdy

Back Row: Steven Halle (sideways), Marilee, Alisca, Josh, Ashley, Ben, Boston, Shea, Kristen, Mark, and Matt

Heagan, TJ, Austin, Brynlee, Boston, Halle, and Jesse

Boston had so much fun playing in the rocks

Brynlee and Jesse did water balloons for a while, but these bottles were more fun for some reason!

Brynlee and Jesse after their waterfight. I had to wrap them like burritos so they could get warm!

Halle swinging

Even Ben and Josh got in on the swing action.

I guess I'm it.....

2008-07-09T00:07:00.003-06:00

20 Years Ago...
1. I was almost 8.
2. I was preparing to be baptized.
3. I was most likely the one with the biggest bangs (it was a status symbol I suppose and I was really high up....)
10 Years Ago...
1. I was almost 18.
2. I was working at Duanes during my summer before college. We had a lot of fun that summer before everyone went their separate ways...
3. I really glad my only brother survived his accident.
5 Years Ago...
1. I was almost 23.
2. I was in the midst of my 3 week stint at Blockbuster Video.
3. I was going to Pharmacy Technician "school" and mourning the fact that Andrew had to move back home to Vegas for good.
2 Years Ago..
1. I was almost 26.
2. I was working for the same place I do now.
3. I was amazed at how my sister-in-law could chase a toddler and hold an infant all day long and not lose her mind.
1 Year Ago...
1. I was almost 27.
2. I was looking for new roommates, I'm sure. (story of my life...)
3. I was (and still am) dating a wonderful man.
So Far This Year I...
1. Have been saving money and paying down debts.
2. Have had so many roommates, it's amazing I call them by the right names.
3. Have spent a lot of time with my family.
Yesterday I...
1. Wanted to quit my job (until I got my raise, that is).
2. Ate at delicious Cafe Rio with my co-worker.
3. Had a heart-to-heart with one of my favorite roommates.
Today I...
1. Went to dinner with TWO guys (just friends, but still....).
2. Got my nails done for my mini-vacation.
3. Stayed up way too late blogging about my life 20, 10, 5, 2, and 1 years ago.
Tomorrow I...
1. Will have lunch with Mikey.
2. Will pack for Vegas.
3. Will get to work on time (probably not).
I tag: anyone who hasn't yet done this and has a burning desire to do so.

My early birthday celebration

2008-07-07T19:43:00.002-06:00

Since I will be on my way to Las Vegas on my birthday, my family and I celebrated a few days early. My very talented sister-in-law made me this cute cake!

My dad found these fun "sparkler candles" for my cake. The kids thought they were great (even though they look scared - they really did like them!)

The kids parade

2008-07-07T19:31:00.002-06:00

So, the annual 4th of July in Fillmore also has a kids parade which Jesse and Halle were THRILLED to be a part of. We decorated Halle's trike and Jesse's John Deere tractor with their red, white, and blue decor and headed to the park. Halfway through the parade, Halle got tired and decided to get off and push her bike. Grandpa Weston had to convince her to get back on so that she didn't hold up the other kids. It was a fun parade...Halle on her trike
Jesse and his tractor

They got free hot dogs for participating in the parade. That made Jesse's day!

Been standing long?

2008-06-30T22:20:00.003-06:00

So tonight, I went out to dinner with some of my best friends from college. After we ate, we went over to Robert's house to hang out. We had been there for a few hours talking about the old times and had migrated outside because we were all getting ready to leave. We're all just hanging out on the front porch/sidewalk/grass and my dumbass falls down. I was honestly just standing there, not consciously moving around, and down she goes! I'm not quite sure HOW it happened, but I know it wasn't pretty! (un)Fortuately, I was standing on the sidewalk and I caught myself with the knuckles on my left hand and now they are all cut up (all 4 of them - see photo evidence below). If I had just fallen to the LEFT, I would have landed on the nice, soft grass, but NO, I have to fall to the right! Luckily, everyone played it cool and didn't make fun of me. I was rather embarassed but I'm sure they've seen worse things (like when I fell at Dixie College graduation in a skirt and did a somersault on the grass - that was a star moment for me!)I am happy to report that no nails were broken in this incident!

"Behuz I said so"

2008-06-12T11:25:00.001-06:00

So Halle (my niece) substitutes sounds she doesn't know with an "h". I went to nursery with her this last week at church and she wouldn't talk to any of the kids or do anything. She wanted me to hold her the whole time. I asked her why she didn't want to go play with the girls and she said, "Behuz I don't want to". I finally convinced her to have a snack with them and she sat very quietly on the bench and ate her little hot dogs (vienna sausages) and marshmallows. Then, she decided it was time to go find Grama Vik and she wasn't taking no for an answer. There was still 20 minutes left of the class so I tried to talk her into staying. She kept saying, "Wet's go Weisha" and I would try to distract her. It worked for a while and then she told me again, "Wet's go Weisha" to which I replied "Why, Halle?". "Wet's go now behuz I said so Weisha". I guess she has heard that once or twice and decided to try it out for herself. Needless to say, it worked. We left 10 minutes early to go find Grama Vik.

A crazy week

2008-06-05T23:57:00.002-06:00

So, this week has been totally crazy. First of all, we had a flood at my townhouse (see 2 previous posts for details). Then, my co-worker (there are only the 2 of us in the department) has been out of the country for 2 weeks and I miss her so very much! Wednesday, my boss of the last 4 years resigned from her position with the company. Some stuff was going down and I don't have the details, but she quit before they fired her basically. Now, my brother is having surgery tomorrow and I'm going to go home and help with the kids while he recovers. I think I deserve a vacation but that's not coming for a long time! Too bad cuz I'm exhausted!

The flood waters have receeded

2008-06-01T11:58:00.003-06:00

So my landlord came over yesterday to see if he could figure out what the problem with the flood is. Apparently, the pumping system blew a fuse and the alarm that is supposed to sound when the pumping system is no longer working also blew a fuse. The townhouse directly behind our experienced flooding as well. So he brings over these shop towels (heavy-duty blue paper towels) and proceeds to soak up the water for 45 minutes. The carpet is still a little wet, but it's not a lake like it was earlier. I have my fan on it 24/7 hoping to dry it up so we can move on. Some days, I wonder if it's even worth the drama and stress!