Family Pictures

Our good friends, the Lisonbee's, are amazing at what they do. They are extremely creative and have an incredible gift to get amazing photos. We had family pictures earlier this week with Ashley and we love them. You can get a sneak peak on their blog 'all things lisonbee' and then you should definitely check out their website. www.livingartdigital.com There is a special treat to come the end of next week. We got to be the guinea pigs on Ashley's latest idea... Make sure you check back because I know you will want one of your own!

Side note: We actually ran into Mathew at Rowdy and Carissa's wedding. Rowdy told his photographer, Mathew, that his friend lived in Lehi too. It was kind of funny when we put it all together later that night.

Is this shirt not SO CUTE!?!

The new modbe line is fabulous! I am dying to try the clothes on, so I am having a modbe show at my house on October 2nd from 6-9pm. Please come. Bring your friends. Want to see more? There is a link under my favorite websites.

Empowered!

I am so lucky to know the women I know! Everywhere I look, I think..."she is so patient with her kids" or "she can really cook" or "she keeps her family so healthy" "she is so organized" "her house is always so clean" "she is such a natural leader" The list goes on and on... I have so many amazing women around me (some that live close and some that live far) that I can learn so much from. The last couple of weeks have been so inspring to me. This summer I had a pretend garden (a salsa garden in pots.) And now fall is coming, so I have started to bake again. YEAH! I love to bake! It was so fabulous when I made myself a sandwich on my homemade bread and used a tomato that I grew. I think I had that first feeling of self reliance, or really the desire to increase the skill. :) Now I have the bug to learn more and more how to care for my family, even in an emergency or tough times. Last night, I even learned to bottle!!! It was really fun. Our relief society presidency is so brave. They opened their kitchens and abandoned their families to teach us how to bottle tomatoes and peaches. I know, I know... you can find them cheaper on sale, but there is something really gratifying about homemade. And home grown. It is so empowering!

Next year I am going to grow a real garden and hopefully have lots to bottle!

Happy Harvesting!

Will it be Terrible or Terrific Two's?

Isaac loves doughnuts, so we skipped the cake!

He loved opening presents, but he wanted to stop and play with each one. He could have stopped at one gift and played with it all night!

This is his bithday breakfast. French toast with colored bread from Lehi Bakery. He started the day in his hat.

He played in his hat.

He drove in his hat. Shopped at costco with his hat.

Mom and Isaac went to McDonald's for a bithday lunch. He finally took the hat off to go play and slide. (He would not go in the playland until the lunch crowd cleared out and he had the place to himself.)


Isaac has grown so much in the last year. He is tall! He is growing out of all of his 2T clothes. He also talks non stop, not sure where he would get that. :) Some of his favorites are "my hungry" "my full" "watch TV" "picture, cheese" "thank you much" "mm-okay" for I'm okay, "don't bite it, k?" "cute bird" "wee hoo" "Love you sister" Don't touch" "tt tt cruck" trying to say truck. "sunbeamp" He loves to sing and I am just amazed at how many songs he knows; His favorites are ABC's, Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam, Working on the Railroad, A Child's Prayer, I am a Child of God, How much is that doggy in window

When I put him in bed at night, he tells me "cozy" and we rock and sing songs. When I lay him in his bed, he says "sit down, sing songs." He wants Adam or me to sit and sing to him while he falls to sleep.

We are so lucky to have such a fun little boy! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ISAAC!

I am sure that there are cute things he does or says that I have missed here. Please add them if you have any.

Mom as Ellee sees her

(Picture taken by Ellee)

I saw this questionnaire on a friend's blog and loved the responses, so I quizzed Ellee.

1. What is something Mom always says to you? Do your homework before you watch TV

2. What makes Mom happy? By doing my chores

3. What makes Mom sad? I don't know, by not doing my chores

4. How does Mom make you laugh? By telling me some things that are funny

5. What was Mom like as a child? I don't know (she gave me this look of "I wasn't born!!")

6. How old is Mom? hmmm, 28

7. How tall is Mom? 7 inches

8. What is Mom's favorite thing to do? Clean the house (if you have been in my house, you know this is not true)

9. What does Mom do when you're not around? Do stuff with Isaac

10. If your Mom becomes famous, what will it be for? Being rich

11. What is Mom really good at? Cooking, and by the way, I'm hungry

12. What is Mom not very good at? Skipping rocks on the water

13. What does Mom do for a job? Hair

14. What is Mom's favorite food? Any kind of food

15. What makes you proud of Mom? When she cleans my room

16. If Mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Elastagirl

17. What do you and Mom do together? Clean

18. How are you and Mom alike? Sometimes we wear the same things, we have the same hair

19. How are you and Mom different? We sleep in different rooms

20. How do you know Mom loves you? You send me a few things. You give me hugs and kisses

High School Tag

I have been tagged by Wacey and BeauDee. So I guess that I need to explore those far reaches of my memory that have been repressed for quite some time.

1. Did you date someone from your school? I guess that it depends on your definition of the word "date." I had a couple of girlfriends. [none that I would admit to at this point.]

2. What kind of car did you drive? First I had a brown Chevrolet Caprice Classic that had a stereo that was worth more than the car. [That thing was a tank... I actually bought that car from Wacey for about $500.] Then I had my "G-ride," a Ford Thunderbird.

3. Did you pass your driver's license test on the first try? Written test - no, Driving test - yes.

4. Were you a party animal? Well... Yes.

5. Were you considered a flirt? Absolutely! ["How YOU doin?"] ;)

6. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Choir aka "Tapestry" up there in K-town.

7. Were you a nerd? No

8. Were you on any varsity teams? No, I wasn't allowed. [on more than one level...]

9. Did you get suspended/expelled? Hmm, I don't think that there was anything official...

10. Can you still sing the fight song? No

11. Who were your favorite teachers? Mrs. Sylvester (Tapestry) [She was rough, but she was awesome. Didn't take any s%*t from us, that's for sure. She had "the look" down to a fine science.] Ms. Peterson (English) was pretty cool too.

12. Where did you sit during lunch? Before I got a car I would tag along with someone who had a car, or walk to the gas station or something. [Only the finest deep-fried oily foods back then!]

13. What was your school's full name? South Summit High School

14. School mascot and colors? Wildcat, Green and white

15. Did you go to Homecoming and who with? Didn't go.

16. If you could go back and do it again, would you? No, I thought that High School was an enormous waste of time.

17. What do you remember most about graduation? Nothing really. [This may have been because by the time my class graduated they had stricken me from the records of ever actually attending there.]

18. Where did you go senior skip day? Which day was that again? [I skipped a lot...]

19. Were you in any clubs? No

20. Have you gained some weight since then? 10 lbs. maybe? [Not sure how much I weighed then]

21. Who was your prom date? Didn't go. [such a slacker...]

22. Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? That time has come and passed. [and no, I didn't have any interest in going.]

23. Did you have a job while in high school? My mom finally let me get a job at WalMart as a cashier when I was 17. [Contrary to rumors and popular belief, I was not involved in the sale or distribution of any illegal substances.]

I tag :Britany and Jeremy [since Britany may be the only one who actually reads our blog on more than a semi-annual basis.] I also tag Pammy, Alan and Ally, Lisa and Brian, Austin and Lacy, Erin, Cami, Rowdy and Carissa, [if they ever get a blog going...] I tag all of the grandparents too. [I know it was a long time ago, but see if you can remember those days...]

:)

Eight Things I Love About You

This is an anniversary tribute to my cute husband! We have been married for 8 years now! Can you believe it!?!

There are so many things that I love about you, Adam...

1. I love how you hug me

2. I love that you are SO HOT!

3. I love kneeling with you each night in prayer

4. I love how you love our kids, and how you want to be with them every second you get

6. I love that you remember things about me that I forget

7. I love how hard you work

8. I love how you love me

Background:

Adam and I met through a mutual friend. (thanks Jer) We got married in the Salt Lake Temple on September 1, 2000. We were engaged for 6 long months. We dated, or hung out, for about a year and a half before we were married. We have lived in Murray, Woods Cross and Lehi. We are blessed to have 2 amazing children and one puppy (who is waiting for us in heaven.) We are complete opposites! I am usually cold, he is usually hot. I am high strung, he is mellow. I love chick flicks, he likes action. I dance, he sings. Well, you get the picture. Our opposites work! I love what being with him does to me. I love that I still love being with him. I love that through life's trials, we are stronger, both individually and as a couple. I am married to my best friend! I have been too sappy already, so I better be done!

We were able to get away for our anniversay. We went to San Fransisco for the weekend. A huge thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Lott for Keeping the kids while we were gone.

We went on a dinner and dance cruise through the bay. Sentimenal reasons... We did that on our honeymoon in Lake Tahoe.

We shopped at China Town, Pier 39 and The Wharf.

We took this picture of ourselves!

I can't believe that Isaac is turning 2!

Well, as hard as I try to slow it down, my kids just keep growing up! Isaac will turn 2 on Sept 8th. We are having the family over for a party on Friday, the 5th.


Isaac is so fun! Right now he loves cars. He loves to sing, and he learns songs amazingly fast. He likes to dance. He likes to jump on the tramp and play with Ellee.

He is all boy! Boy oh boy!

Our Trip to Fish Lake

Adam planned a trip for our family, just the 4 us, to Fish Lake, UT. We left Thurs afternoon and returned on Mon afternoon. It was so exciting because we got to plug our trailer in, so we didn't worry about power. The downfall to the RV campsite was that there weren't restrooms. We frequented the little store down the way! A LOT! :)

While we were there, we fished. We packed a lunch, rented a boat for the day and set off. It was a little much to ask of the kids to be good on a hot boat all day. It was really fun when they were catching fish though!

Dad was incharge of putting the worms and bait on the hooks. That was a full time job. Thanks Dad!

This is Isaac's first fish. We lost it before we got it in the boat.

Ellee loved to throw the fish back after dad unhooked them. Isaac wouldn't touch them. I can't say I blame him.

Ellee caught the first fish of the day. She was pretty happy about that!

We hiked through this great trail to get to a waterfall.

We couldn't help but play in it...

and in the mud...

I may have started a waterfight and then HAD to go take pictures! Luckily, Dad was happy to take over.

We explored.

We had lots of fun together and just hung out!

We hiked around the lake a bit...

and threw rocks...

and more rocks. Ellee and I wanted to be cool like dad, but we couldn't skip rocks. So we stuck to throwing them.

We were able to enjoy the beautiful outdoors that we have been blessed with.

The waterfall and exploring was done in Capital Reef, which should have taken about an hour to get to. The woman at the local store led us astray... I am sure she told us a shortcut. We ended up in half of the counties in Utah before we found it. It was all okay though. I was with my favorite people! We also saw lots of deer in Capital Reef. They all but joined us in the truck, they came right up to us. There were even some really nice bucks.

It was a really great trip!

Ellee is in First Grade

Here is Ellee on her first day of school. Her teacher is Mrs. Raff. She is making lots of new friends and learning so much each day. She is a pretty amazing girl. She was nervous about finding the right bus to come home on, but she made it home! She really likes school lunch, but not so much the corndogs.

(The look on her face is not that she doesn't want to go to school, it is that I am keeping her from the bus stop!)

Isaac really misses her while she is gone. He wants to be just like her, so each morning, he puts on his boots and a "pack pack" and we all head to the bus stop.