2010

Happy New Year. You know how you usually count down from 10 and then when the clock changes to 12:00 you celebrate? This year we forgot... At 12:08 I remembered it was the New Year. I told Rydel Happy New Year, he said the same to me and then we kept watching House. We are party animals.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!


p.s. I did this all by myself.

A birthday and a baptism

Happy 8th Birthday to kid #1!! My sweet little (big) boy had an exciting birthday. He got to go see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, go bowling and go on a treasure hunt.
Here he is at the bowling alley!
Kid #2's ghost after knocking down some pins.

Sweet kid #3 getting help with the heavy ball from her daddy.

Marshal's cool new toy from his Aunt Rosie.

The next weekend was his baptism. His grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends all showed up to support Kid #1 on his big day. We appreciate everyone who made it. Especially those who drove from far distances. Marshal (and his parents) felt very loved.


Our family.

Kid #1 and his proud daddy.

Kid #1 and his Grand and Great-Grandparents.

Another first day of school

Mr 2nd grader...

Mr 1st grader...

Misters 1st and 2nd grader posing for the camera before school

Miss stay home with mommy...

Denver

Denver for the 4th of July weekend was great! Rydel flew out earlier so the kiddos and I were alone for the flight. Our plane was delayed 2 1/2 hours and we had to circle Denver airport for an extra 45 minutes. So, when we finally arrived the kids were glad to get out and run around and I was exhausted. When we got there, we went to a BBQ with some people that my husband works with when he works in Denver. Yummy food...gotta love BBQ's.
The next day we walked about 3 miles to take the kid's to REI which has a rock climbing wall in it. Well, whatdoyaknow, after all that walking, the rock climbing wall was closed. So, we noticed the aquarium was just down the road so we walked just a little further. Here are some pics.

This is my 3 kiddos hanging out with the fishies.

Kid #1 and kid #2 checking out some sharks.

Kid #3 preparing to go diving.

That night we went to the Colorado Rockies Baseball game. It was great and the Rockies won. They were playing the Arizona Diamondbacks. The kids had a blast, even little Kid #3 loved it. Then after the game came the fireworks. If you know me, you know how much I love fireworks. The display was the best I have ever seen. Soooo good.

The three boys watching the game with a friend.

Little one watching the game with her daddy.

The next day was the zoo..






On Sunday, we thought we would be all spiritual and go to Elich Gardens. Its a theme park. The have tons of water rides and good roller coasters.


They boys on the mini swing ride.
The girls on the mini air balloon ride.

Little one on the carousel...isnt she beautiful!!!

On Monday, Rydel had to work so I took the kids to the movies and we saw Ice Age 3. Good movie, expensive theater. Never go to a theater in down town Denver...10.50 matinee prices. Ouch. Anyway, the trip was a blast and I have a feeling we will be doing it next 4th of July too!

T-ball

Here is Kid #1 and Kid #2 at t-ball... enjoy.





As you can see in the background, their daddy is the assistant coach.

Sad

Too bad

San Diego

It was awesome! Here are some pictures...

My little girl in a shark at Legoland.

My oldest getting his driver's license.

Kid #2 after he was eaten by a vicious lion.

Here we are at Obama's inauguration.

Kid #3 and daddy flying a helicopter.

This one is for Jenessa! Us in front of the San Diego Temple.


Oceanside beach.

Mission Beach, I think.

Coronado Island...mabye.

Wouldn't you know it, the days we picked to go to the beach, it was nice and cold. Oh well, It was still a blast!!! If you have kids, take them to Legoland. My kiddo's LOVED it!!!

Ok, so I have a friend...Dana. Some of you know her. She took pictures of Rydel and me yesterday and she is sooooooooooooo good! Not only did I have a great time, she did a wonderful job! For a sample of our pics., go to her blogspot here...
danawillisphoto . Thanks Dana!!!

blog

I cant think of anything to blog about. Ok, not really. I am sure that I have lots that I could blog about but I have been feeling lazy lately. So, I would rather blog about how I am too lazy to blog than write a real blog.

grrr

I hate being sick. This stupid cold wont go away. Just thought I would let you know.

Two new babies...

For those of you who know Sandy and Pete Green...they had their baby boy yesterday.
He was born at 2:12pm and weighed 7 lbs 7 ounces. I dont have any pictures of him as of yet, but soon. The have not yet picked out a name yet either. I voted for Obi-Wan Kenobi Green. (kidding) The doctor was going to release them to come home today (Saturday) but they decided to stay until tomorrow. Congradulation's to Pete and Sandy and welcome new baby boy.

The title says two babies...hmmmm. Its true, I do have some news to share...






Rydel and I just got a new baby...here is a pic...






Isnt she beautiful?!?

Insert question mark here...

Does anyone blog anymore?

B-day boy

Happy Birthday to my little Matchstick!!! Kid #2 is 6 years old now. Here are some picks of his party!





Also, if you go to this link here , you will see the pictures they took of Kid #2 and me at the Jazz vs. Mavs. game. The Jazz kicked butt by the way. Kid #2 got to go to the game with mommy for his birthday. We were sitting right next to the isle and when the Jazz bear slid down the stairs on his sled, he went right by us! Kid #2 LOVED it!
Happy Birthday to my growing up baby boy! I hope you had a fun day!

Spoiler Alert!

Ok, so usually I LOVE suprises! I was one of those kids who did not peek at her presents before Christmas morning. On my birthday I like to wait until the last possible moment before opening my presents. Anyway, you get the point. BUT, when it comes to Tv show's....I have to know what is going to happen! I dont know why, I just cannot stand Not to know what is going to happen. So, when I stumbledupon this site... http://www.spoilerfix.com/lost.php I was thrilled. Just to let you know, Lost is the show that link is too, if you want to pick another show, click on Select a show in the upper right hand corner. Have fun.

All is well

Ok, it is snowing now, that is better!

What the?

It is raining in Utah?!? In January. Huh? I moved back to the northwest for snow, not rain.

I just wanted to show off a picture of my HOT husband Rydel and thank him for all the hard work he has done for our family. He gets up early every morning and heads off to bring home the bacon. When he is home, he is a super dad and our children love him. Especially his little girl Kid #3. He is a good man, a hard worker and the smartest person that I know! I love ya babe!

b-day

I just want to wish Severus Snape a Happy Birthday! Cause I'm funny like that...

Jazz game

I thought this was pretty funny!!!!


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Random Holiday Thoughts...

Wow. It has been a while. Well, my holidays were great! My daddy and brother came down to stay with us for christmas. It was a good time. We ate and ate and ate. It was awesome! I love Christmas food. Better yet, I love eating whatever I want cause hey, it Christmas.
Christmas morning, the boys (including Rydel) woke up at 5:45am. Yes, I know that doesnt sound too early but it felt early. Anyway, the boys were shaking they were so excited. Before we let them go down to see the tree and presents, my dad and brother wanted to be down there to see there faces so we had to hold them off for a little while. As soon as I gave them the ok, I have never seen them run so fast. It was a great thing to see. I love Christmas morning. We all were back in bed by 7:00. (not the kids of course)
A few days later, after my dad and bro were gone, our family went to Park City to spend the day. We went sledding at Gargoza Park...one word AWESOME!! The kids had so much fun. And Kid #1 even went down the big hill with me! What a brave little man. Then we went shopping, ok, I went shopping and Rydel took the kids to a toy store. Old Navy was having a huge sale and I got so many good deals. hahaha. That was a great day.
For New Years Eve, Rydel sis and family came over. We ate junk food and watched movies. Then we watched the ball drop and for those of you who were watching Dick Clark, I thought it was a little gross when his wife came on camera and gave him a big ole smooch. I mean, it was sweet..but a little gross. Anyway, it was a kick back sort of holiday season and I enjoyed (almost) every minute of it. On to 2009.

2 year old blues and the jazz

So my little princess, angel, kid #3 is now sleeping in her big girl bed. I tried to keep her in her crib as long as possible. I did pretty well considering she was in her crib for just over 2 years. But, alas, she figured out she could climb out of it and sneak downstairs. She has been sleeping in her big girl bed for about 5 nights now. Twice she actually stayed in bed and went to sleep. The other times she gets up and out a MILLION times. She also likes to take off her clothes and hang out nudy, completly destroy her room and pound on the walls. I love this age. Anyone have any tips? My sons both stayed in there big boy beds when they made the change.

p.s. Anyone catch the Jazz Games last night against the Nets?!?! I love that Sloan got ejected...haha. that was awesome! He was swearing the whole walk out of the stadium.

Hip Hip Horray!!!!!!

Christmas countdown at FlashBannerNow.com

Cuties

Here is a picture of my kiddo's. They sure are growing up!

Guess where I was Saturday night?!?

I was here...

Yes ladies and gentlemen. I went to the New Kids on the Block concert. My 13 year old self was freaking out. It was a good time and a great concert. Half way through the show they performed on the 'B' stage which was right in front of me. I had no voice by the end of the night and I could not hear for several hours afterwards. Worth it.

By the way...I hate admiting this but I just have too. You know those old film clips of the beatles or whatever famous band...you have the girls crying and freaking out. I always thought those girls were crazy and silly. Saturday night, I became those girls. Ok, I didnt cry, but I was freakin out. It was a good feeling. I hope all can feel that someday. (I am such a nerd!)

Yippie!!!

Sayonara Georgie boy! Hello Obama! Dont make me regret voting for you!

Introducing...

Here she is!!! My new niece. Isnt she the mostest cutest?!? Her hair and her chubby cheeks are exactly like my brothers when he was a baby. My sis-in-law Trena says that she is doing well except for a mild case of cholic, which is slowly going away. I bought her that onsie by the way. Too cute!!!

Big girl

Today is kid #3's birthday. What a big girl! 2 years ago today I was in labor, ready to have my first daughter. Then she came and she is the most beautiful little lady imaginable. She is quite the little monkey, always climbing on everything she can. She is also very much a girl. She loves anything pink and anything princess. She also loves her some shoes! That was her first word...shoes. Happy birthday daughter! I love that you are in my family!

Yes, I copied from Tara...sue me. (please dont sue me)

You can only type one word for your answer. It's hard to only use one-word answers. Maybe try to use the first word that pops into your head.

1. Where is your cell phone? purse

2. Your hair? down

3. Your skin? translucent

4. Your Mother? heavenly

5. Your favorite thing? relaxing

6. Your dream last night? scary

7. Your favorite drink? water

8. Your dream/goal? bakery

9. The room you're in? family

10. Your favorite meal? all

11. Your fear? spiders

12. Where you want to be in six years? here

13. Where were you last night? home

14. What you're not? enthused

15. Muffins? yum

16. One of your wish list items? vacation

17. Where you grew up? chubbuck

18. The last thing you did? shopped

19. What are you wearing? clothes

20. Your TV? scobby-doo

21. Your pets? non

22. Your computer? running

23. Your life? happening

24. Your mood? tired

25. Missing someone? mommy

26. Your car? parked

27. Something you're not wearing?shoes

28. Favorite store? old navy

29. Your autumn? huh

30. Like someone? lots

31. Your favorite color? pink

32. When was the last time you laughed? today

33. Last time you cried? yesterday

That was fun! Thanks Tara.
Your turn...

Niece #2

She is finally here!!!! My new niecy wiecy was born last Monday the 6th of October. She weighed 7 lbs 11 ounces and she is a cutie pie! My sis-in-law Trena was in labor for about 86ish HOURS (yes, hours) before they finally decided to do a c-section. So, good job to Trena.
I am so happy she is here and I cannot wait fly down to Florida to meet her! Good job Matt and Trena.

If your wondering why I have not posted any pictures of her, its because my brother has not sent me any to post...hint hint Matt!

Cabin Fever.

So, a few weeks ago, as an end of the summer/family reunion thing. We went with Rydel's family to stay in a cabin in Island Park. It was fun fun fun! The first night we were there, we went to a dinner theater. The show was called Billy and the Sunshine Kid. Hillarious. If you ever get a chance to go to Island Park, go to the Playhouse at Macks Inn. Good stuff. The next day we went to see a waterfall. Here are some pics...


We also went fishing, swimming, and rafting. Here is a pic. of the 'grown ups' rafting...















The cabin we stayed at was beautiful and set smack dab against a lake. The sunsets were amazing. In this pic of my family, there was a small forest fire a little away from us. That is what the smoke cloud is from.















Here is a pic. of my kiddos eating watermelon with their cousins.














Overall, it was a great little getaway with lots of good memories. A good way to say goodbye to summer and hello to fall.

New Do'

Whaddya think?

First day of school

Yesterday was Kid #1's first day of 1st grade and Kid #2's first day of kindergarten. Oh my, I am feeling old. They were so excited. All I heard all day was "is it time to go yet." Kid #1 insisted that he walk into the school all by himself so I said goodbye in the car as I dropped him off. Kid #2 would have been more than happy if I would have just dropped him off but this being his first day of school ever, I walked him in and snapped pictures along with all the other kindergarten mom's. He was patient with me then I kissed him goodbye he was like "see ya mom". Then he turned around and went to play. I was not really that sad. I was more looking forward to comming home and putting my toddler to nap and sitting in the silence. Oh what a great silence it was.

How do you say love?

Me: "Say mommy"
Kid: #3 "momma"

Me: "Say daddy"
Kid: #3 "daddy"

Me: "Say thank you"
Kid #3 "tate to"

Me: "Say love"
Kid #3 "SHOES"

She is such a girl!

Found, found, found

Yes ladies and gentlemen. My ring has been found. Special thanks to my sis-in-law Jenessa for not only finding it, but rushing immediatly to my house to return it too me. You get the prize Jen!
It was not at the park like I had thought it was. It was at Jenessa's house in her wii remote controller basket?!? I have no idea how it got off of my finger and into that basket but that is where it was. I suspect Nargles. Anyway, everyone can stop looking now.

The only down side is I dont get to go ring shopping anymore...boo! Thanks alot Jen!

lost, lost, lost

Yes, I lost my wedding ring. Sad, sad, sad. It is somewhere ( I think) in Liberty Park. Gone, gone gone. If any Salt Lake City dwellers happen to be at Liberty park and see a Etoile style ring with a platinum band, please grab it and let me know. I know the chances of anyone finding it are slim, but you never know. Here is a pic.

Dont feel too sorry for me, there is good news about all of this....I get to go ring shopping again. Horray!!!

Mosaic

Look, its my very own mosaic.. Isnt it cute?!?

1. What is your first name? Tammi

2. What is your favorite food? cheeseburger

3. What high school did you go to? Highland High

4. What is your favorite color? pink

5. Who is your celebrity crush? Christian Bale (before the whole batman thing)

6. Favorite drink? water

7. Dream vacation? Paris

8. Favorite dessert? chocolate cake

9. What you want to be when you grow up? astronaut

10. What do you love most in life? family

11. One Word to describe you? goofy

12. Your flickr name? dont have one

So this was on one of my friends blogs and I love it...so I did it too. Now you can.

Here's how.
1. Type each of your answers from the questions into Flickr Search
2. Using only the first page, pick an image
3. Copy and paste the URLs into this Mosaic Maker

There you go...have fun!

Fudgy Peanut Butter Pie--Yummy!!

Ok, so this recipe is from the Sorrento website http://www.sorrentocheese.com/ideas/recipes.html

and it is absolutly the best thing you will ever taste in your entire life!!! I have made it several times and decided it is to good to keep to myself. Enjoy...

Crust:

1 prepared 8" graham cracker crust

6 oz. milk chocolate chips, melted

Filling:

3 tbsp. butter, room temperature

1/2 cups smooth peanut butter

¼ cup plus 2 tbsp. sugar

¾ cup Whole Milk or Part Skim Ricotta Cheese

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1 tbsp. sugar

½ tsp. vanilla extract

PreparationCrust:

With rubber spatula, smooth 2/3 of melted chocolate mixture over bottom of crust and up the sides about ½". Save rest for top. Put crust in freezer while making the filling.

Filling:

With electric mixer, mix butter, peanut butter and sugar for 2 minutes at medium speed until smooth. Add ricotta and mix for 1 minute on medium. In separate bowl, whip cream with sugar and vanilla until it holds a soft peak. Gently fold cream into peanut butter mixture making sure to incorporate all of the cream. Spoon filling into prepared shell and refrigerate for 1-2 hours. With fork drizzle remaining melted chocolate chips over top and serve.

Here is a pic.

Hmmm, I am gonna go have a piece!

cooooookies!!!

Ok, so I am a cookieaholic. (Is that such a thing..Im sure it is) My husband took our boys to the movies last night and brought me home some cookies from Ben's Cookies. (for all you Salt Lake City dwellers, it in the Gateway) OH MY GOSH!! Those are absolutely the best cookies I have ever experienced. They were so good, I just had to rush to my blog to share the good news. You lucky, lucky people! Alright, I just wanted to let everyone know if you are able to get there, go! You wont regret it! Yum!

Team Edward

Ok, so I am almost finished with Eclipse, awaiting Breaking Dawn. I hope it doesnt suck! Hurry up and make Bella a vampire already. Anyways, I am not sure why I cant stop reading these books. There is way to much Jacob Black in them. Nice kid, but I wanted to read a book about a vampire, not a werewolf. Anyway, how does everyone want the series to end?

Too funny

Kid #1 doing Yoga...

hahaha what a funny kid

Why not?

Four Movies I could Watch over and over:
1. While you were sleeping
2. Count of Monte Cristo
3. Meet the Robinsons
4. Dirty Dancing

Four Jobs I've Had:
1. Janitor
2. Dietary Aid
3. Manufacturing Technologist
4. Mommy

Four Places I've Lived:
1. Chubbuck, Id (where I grew up)
2. Sumter, SC
3. Biloxi, Ms
4. Salt Lake City, Ut.

Four of My Favorite dishes/foods:
1. mac n cheese
2. chicken n rice
3. sandwiches
4. pizza rolls

Four T.V. Shows I Love:
1. The Office
2. Firefly
3. Survivor
4. Hells Kitchen

Four sites I visit daily:
1. Yahoo
2. gmail
3. mugglenet
4 NHC

Four Places I have Vacationed:
1. Myrtle Beach
2. Disneyland/World
3. Canon Beach
4. Pensicola, Fl

Four Places I'd rather be right now:
1. On vacation with my husband...
2. a resturaunt eating
3. disneyworld
4. the beach

Rockin'

Here are pics. of my little girl rockin out...

This is her 'Oh Yea!' face...

The 4 F's and new kids

I hope everyone had a great 4th! Mine was awesome! The 4 F's...food, family, friends and fireworks. I was going to post some pictures of that night, but they all turned out fuzzy. Oh well, it was a great night.

On another note, I just bought tickets to a New Kids on the Block concert. Yes, that is right, a New Kids on the Block concert. I am not sure what I was thinking. I guess when I was 13, that was the only thing I wanted, to go see the New Kids. I asked my mom everyday if she would buy me tickets. In my nightly prayers, I would pray that someday, I would get to go. I guess God really does answer prayers because, well, I do get to go. Fifteen years a little late but, whose counting? Anyway, I guess I bought the ticket just so my 13 year old self would be proud of me. I hope she is excited.

The 4th of July!

So, here it is, the 4th of July, my favorite holiday!!!!!! The best 4th of July I can remember is 2 years ago in Biloxi, Ms. My family and I went to the beach with the rest of the city and lit off our fireworks. Then the casinos that were on the beachfront had a fireworks show. It was awesome...lights everywhere. My worst 4th of July memory was when I was 20 years old. My mom had passed away earlier that year and I was supposed to meet up with my brothers and my dad. Well, no one showed up so I went to a movie all by myself. When I got home from the movie, they still had not shown up so I went on the roof to watch the city fireworks. I tried lighting off some bloom flowers but everytime I lit a match, the wind would blow it out. So, I never was able to light fireworks that year. It was very depressing. But, fear not, that was the only bad 4th of July I have had.
Tonight we are having a street party. We are going to baracade off the end of the street and everyone is going to light off their fireworks. I am excited. Well, I hope everyone has a great day and be safe.

Joke of the day

What did the bra say to the hat?
"You go on ahead, while I give these two a lift."

Hahahahahahahahahaha

What a day!

Wow, its only Wednesday? Yes, it has been one of those days. My 20 month old barely napped and is rather cranky. None of my 2 boys' friends could play so they have been inside all day and my dog died. Ok, so my dog did not die. I dont even own a dog so that is not even possible. I just thought I would throw that in so you would feel sorry for me. Anyway, on to better news. I am going fireworks shopping tonight. I LOVE fireworks!!! The 4th of July is my absolute favorite holiday! Firework shopping is better than Christmas morning to me (its a close race though). So that is making my outlook on this day a lot more brighter.

On a new subject. My brother Matt has challenged me to a Disney princess duel. He thinks that he is going to encourage my neice to like Belle and hate Cinderella. (I know, what a mean brother) Well, if I have anything to do with it...it will be the other way around. I have already collected a box full of Cinderella stuff for Regina (my niece). She will have so much Cinderella stuff from her Aunty that she will have no choice but to like Cinderella. Game on Matt. Game on!
(by the way, she really is free to choose whichever princess she so desires...as long as
its Cinderella ;) )

1st blog

So I thought this blogging stuff would be easy. You just sit down and type and tell about your day. BUT, this being my first blog ever...its turning out to not be so easy. I want it to be meaningful, funny and full of hope for all who read it. But, the only thing I can think of is my favorite joke about 2 strawberries. Now, I cant tell you the joke now, of course, because it is the only joke I know and if you hear it now, I wont have anything to tell later. So, if you want to hear the joke about 2 strawberries, you are going to have to wait. OOOOh, I just gave you the sensation of anticipation. Lucky you! Anyway, I hope you enjoy reading my upcoming blogs (more anticipation).