Our Most Favorite Prophet...

Our most favorite Prophet passed away around 7pm tonight. President Gordon B. Hinckley was the greatest example of love and dedication to our Savior! We will definitely miss his whit, energy, charm, and sincerity! His words and counsel will stay with us forever!!!

Here's to a most beautiful reunion!!!

Happy 41st Anniversary!!!

What cute little love birds on their wedding day!

8 Children and 27 Grandchildren later...

They celebrate 41 years of marriage!!!

Congrats! We love you both!!!

Fun in the Snow!!!

Does this give you idea of how much snow dumped on us???

How about this?

The kids had SO much fun playing in the snow yesterday! It was funny because the only "kid" gloves I could find were Bria's...so...the boys and I had to mix-n-match.

This was really the first time this winter that Colton enjoyed playing in the snow. It wasn't windy, or snowy at the time...and he was in heaven!

Bria put on a "mad" face for picture purposes, but loved being in the middle of a snowball fight with her brothers!


Colton is my little helper. He LOVES shoveling snow!

See???

With our first big storm, we let our driveway "ice over". It makes for the perfect sledding hill! I've been trying to add a video of Colton sledding...but it hasn't worked! Hopefully I'll figure that out soon. They have so much fun flying down our driveway!

Micah kept "posing" for the camera. He's such a ham!!!

And, here are all 3 of them...warmed up and ready for bed. What a fun time!

A Day of Service, and A Day From...

Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of the 7 INCHES of snow we woke up to this morning...but... we do have a wonderful neighborhood that I wanted to brag about for a minute!!!
When Damon went to leave for work...we saw ALL the snow! We couldn't believe how much had fallen! Just PURE craziness! Damon has an Audi that's pretty low to the ground, so we had no choice but to shovel the driveway! Since he has such limited time with the kids (because of work), and I needed a workout...I decided to shovel the driveway. Plus, Damon could have time to play with the kids. I was out there for a good 45 minutes and shoveled about 1/2 of our driveway (the part going up to the garage). It was taking FOREVER! So, I went in for a break. When I came out, there were 3 guys in our driveway shoveling snow, and a HUGE tractor (only in Utah) plowing our driveway. You must be thinking..."Do they really need a tractor to plow???" Our driveway is surprisingly large...so YES...We needed that tractor. What would've taken me all day to shovel, was done in 15 minutes because of these wonderful neighbors, who saw me out there shoveling by myself!!! How nice huh??? The neighbor on the tractor allowed Micah and Colton to help him plow, and one of the other guys took Micah on a 4-wheeler ride around the neighborhood.
What really struck me was that they didn't stop with our house. The 3 guys continued on to our neighbor's house, and the "Tractor Man" plowed the entire neighborhood's driveways! He was out there for atleast 3 hours in the freezing cold! What a great man!!! We decided to bring him some hot cocoa to warm his tummy! It was fun seeing someone enjoy something so simple as that!
THEN...I dropped the kids off at Amy N.'s house. She's so great to watch my kids while I go Visiting Teaching! I guess they were OK for her...but as we were leaving, Micah fell "head over feet" down the stairs. Long story short...Bria pushed him, not knowing he'd fall down the stairs! She's been a stinker today, and I'll tell ya...the 3 hours after VTing, were 3 hours from "you know where"! I won't go into it! I'm just glad everyone made it through the day, no one got seriously injured, and I found an ounce of sanity that I thought was gone forever! What's so wonderful...Children that are quick to apologize, and even quicker to forgive! It was the greatest when Bria went in to apologize...Micah threw his arms around her, smiled, and at the top of his voice yelled, "WE LOVE EACHOTHER"!!!

And...totally off the topic...twice this past weekend, Micah and Bria have come down the stairs completely dressed for church! The first time, Bria even wanted me to curl her hair!?! I said, "What are you guys playing?" Bria was embarrassed and said, "Nothing...I just need you to curl my hair." Then, from upstairs you hear Micah yell, "We're just playing Temple!" The second time, I saw Bria holding a little baby doll, and figured they were playing "family"...which they were! Then, this morning, Micah again comes downstairs nicely dressed and says, "Um...mom...I think today, I just want to play church!" So cute...they make me laugh...most days anyways:0)

Poor Bria!!!

All Monday night, Bria was awake... complaining about her throat hurting. Strep was going around her class at school, so I immediately made an appointment for her the following morning. Her strep test came back negative, so we left the doctor thinking she just had a "cold". ONE HOUR after coming home, she runs down the stairs and says, "Mommy, what's wrong with my eye?" Wonderful! I seriously ALWAYS take the kids to the doctor a tiny bit too soon!!! Long story short, Bria had to go in for her Long overdue 6-year well check the following afternoon, so...we combined the two. The doctor was really concerned about her eye. The fact that it was That infected and so soon after being seen! And, after doing the "finger prick" found that she may be anemic, so we had to go to the lab and have a blood draw. Not the most fun to see Bria hysterically freaking out! Everything was fine with the blood test, her eye is almost back to normal...and now...she has a nasty cough! What the heck??? She was SO excited to go back to school today...and now she can't! I'll tell ya, having 2 kids during the day is SO much easier than having 3!!! Any ideas for fun indoor activities?

My New Favorite Thing...

I finally splurged and bought the "Cricut Expressions" for the business I'm starting! It is the greatest machine! And...do you know what??? Since I am starting this business...I have a retail account with Provo Craft...and am able to get the machine for a little more than half price!!!!! Isn't that wonderful?!?! It is a great time saver and works wonders for me! Yipee for Expressions:0)

What is Marriage???

Tonight we were able to watch 3 of my brother's kids, while he and his wife went to a session at the Temple. My sister-in-law's brother is getting married next weekend and his fiance was receiving their endowments...
So, I was just in Bria's room talking with her about marriage. Here's the conversation...
Me: Do you know what it means to get married?
Bria: There's a husband and a wife and you kiss eachother.
Me: Yeah, that's true. So, what's a husband?
Bria: (laughing) A guy that kisses someone.
Me: And, what's a wife?
Bria: (laughing even harder) A girl that kisses.
Me: Am I a wife?
Bria: Yes.
Me: Then, what do I do?
Bria: Well, you jump on the trampoline with DAAAY-mon!
Me: (laughing) Ok, what else?
Bria: You kiss him...and...YOU SLEEP WITH HIM!!!

So, there you have it! It was so hilarious! I was kind of asking her random questions to see what answers she'd come up with. SO funny! What question should I ask her tomorrow night??? Any ideas?

New Years Eve...Finally!

Finally, I am posting about our New Years! On New Years Eve day, Damon and I took the kids bowling. It was the first time for Micah and Colton. They had SO much fun! I LOVE the tiny bowling shoes! They were so cute! Micah was hilarious, as usual! He'd throw the ball down the lane, and either dance...or lay down on the floor until his ball hit the pins. Bria was our "bowling monitor". She'd let us know when it was our turn! As soon as the fries came out...Colton was DONE! He wanted nothing more to do with bowling! That kid can down fries, let me tell ya! Damon's sister, Tanya and her hubby Jon were able to join us for a bit. We had a great time!

For our birthday, Bria made us these cute little crowns. Micah wore his for a good portion of New Years Eve. What a cute gift!

This is just SOME of the bubbly we had for the night. Can you get drunk off this stuff? We were all feelin a little silly by the end of the night! We had to cut Uncle Vince off at the source!

Me with the kids, and baby Noah. Micah kept calling him "Jason"! It was so funny! We'd say, "Micah...his name is Noah". He'd say, "Oh yeah. I knew that! So, can Jason sit on my lap?" I don't know how many times we told him, and he still didn't get it!

We had SO much food! And it was GOOD!

Cute picture of Noah, and a family picture of the Georges.

We also did "generation" pictures with Damon's mom and grandma. This is Damon's brother Matt and baby Malia...and Damon and the kids.

We celebrated the New Year a little early with the kids. We did a "toast" with some bubbly, ate some cookies...

Made LOTS of noise outside with pots and pans, and set off a few firecrackers.

Then, the kids went to bed, and we played "Mexican Train". It's so fun to play with Damon's family...especially Grandma Carmen! I could listen to that woman FOREVER, and laugh the entire time!!! Then, there's Jon...who likes to make noises, and blame them on innocent bystanders! What a little stinker! Poor Tanya:0)


Here's the first picture for the year of Damon and me! Don't look too closely...it was late!

Here's Matt and Janille...

And the rest of the family.

We were all pretty tuckered out by the end of the night! We had so much fun this holiday! We had atleast 4 parties at our home, and enjoyed every one!!! Happy New Year Everyone!!!

PULines, Bad Words and Simple Things...

I know I still need to post about our New Years, but didn't want to forget some funny things that were said tonight...
Well, first of all...Damon and I went out for the night. We went to the Temple, out to dinner at Tepanyakis, to Deseret Book, and out for hot chocolate. We had a great time. We thought the kids would all be asleep by the time we got back, but much to our surprise...Bria and Micah were still awake. We got them in bed. Damon went in to talk to Bria, and I snuggled up to Micah. He was SO funny! Right when I laid down next to him, he looked at me and said, "Mommy, you have pretty hair, and pretty clothes, and pretty eyes, and a pretty mouth." I just started laughing! Maybe he could use that line on the "ladies" down the road a few years:0) That just made me smile!!! Then, we had this conversation...

Micah: Mommy, we don't say 'stupid' cuz it's not nice huh?
Me: Yep, that's right.
Micah: (trying to put up his ring finger) And...this isn't nice either cuz it means bad words.
He was having a hard time putting up his "middle finger", then said, "Um, we can just pretend my finger is up, ok mommy?"
And...he learned that from???

Then, we're talking and he says, "Oops...excuse me." Then he waited for about 2 seconds and said, "Let's go under here and smell!" He threw the covers over his head, and I just started laughing cuz it totally surprised me! He pops his head out, waits for another second, then says, "Let's go under there again." He threw the covers over his head again, then you see his eyes peeking out of his covers when he tells me, "that's stinky, just like eggs." What a little boy!

So, I left Micah's room, and headed over to Bria's. We've been "butting" heads the last couple days, so I wanted to have a little 'heart-to-heart' with her. We're talking and had this conversation...

Me: Bria, how would you like to go out on a "girl's night" with me?
Bria: Yeah, that would be fun.
Me: We could go get our nails painted, go to a movie, or out to dinner....
Bria: Or, we could just have toast and jam...OR MAYBE, we could just get a toaster???
I think that girl LOVES her toast, and our toaster is no longer. I thought that was cute that she is able to appreciate the simple things in life!

It was great to have these silly moments with the kids, especially when no one listens during the day! I love our kids! They really are wonderful and have the greatest things to say! What a funny night!

Yes...there's another birthday!!!

Happy Birthday to...

My little sister...STACIA!!!

Hope you have a great day and enjoy your vacation in New Hampshire! We love you!