Vegas......

Went to Vegas for Memorial Day weekend and had an amazing time!!! I met Troy's friend's Joe and Kristie for the first time....they all grew up together in Rochester, Joe and Kristie have been together since they were 15 and got married last year. They were so much fun and we didn't want to leave on Monday! We did a ton while we were there....2 shows, dinner evey night, walked every square inch of the strip a couple times, shopped, rode the roller coaster, celebrated 2 birthday's (Kristie and Troy) and Troy won 5000 nickels.....

Who knew water bottles could be this entertaining?

Of course Troy had to get in anyway he could.

Love those freckles....

Mother's Day

I hope all you Mothers out there had a wonderful Mother's Day! Mine was fantastic. Troy came down and spent the day with me and the kids (Chad brought them home to me before church so I could get the day with them). I got new perfume from the kids (Troy) and then my mom and John came over for the afternoon. We watched the game, of course and then had a fanastic late lunch. For any of you who have never had Chicken Salad from the Lion house I highly recommend it, you can buy it by the pound. And of course if you are going to break your diet nothing like doing it the right way with cheesecake! We spent the rest of the afternoon goofing around in the front yard then watched a great episode of Extreme Makeover Home Edition. What a perfect day with the family.......

David Archuletta

So I thought I would be the oldest one there, but to my suprise there were quite a few "older" women there. Maybe I shouldn't mention that they were the mother's of the 17 year olds? What ever. I went with the intention of just getting a quick picture or 2 for my kids and a friend who's a fan and lives in another state because to tell you the truth, I like David....a lot......but I really have been rooting for the other David (Cook). Till Friday that is. I made friends with the 3 adorable 17 year old girls and their mom that were standing behind me and suddenly I got caught up in the excitement of it all. As we waited an hour, sometimes in the rain, the anticipation built and finally he was there. It was total hysteria, and he was just adorable. About 5 minutes in amid the screaming I watched him look next to him and mouth 'mom' (His mom was there, and yes I was that close) and he just lost it. He started crying. Not in an embarrassing way, he was smiling the whole time and did end up turning around to try to compose himself, but in a I'm finally home and this is what is waiting for me i can't believe this is my life sort of way. It was in that moment that I decided. I want him to win. There is just a completely different feeling between the 2 Davids and I now see how completely cocky David Cook seems. On some level he can be, because he IS good, and he IS ready to be a star. But no matter the outcome at this point he will be, as will David Archuletta.... so let this humble kid with just pure raw talent shine for those last five minutes in ten days and let's all watch proudly as the tears stream down his face......

Spring Break

It was a QUICK trip, but we had a great 3 days in St. George over spring break last week! Got to spend time with Grandparents and old friends, the weather cooperated, the kids had a blast and Mandy even got an evening out with her girlfriends (Thanks Kenon and Kristi)!

cole's tae kwon do

Troy enjoyed his first time using movie maker way too much.....

In Memory of Rob

I recently had a dear friend pass away. While my oldest friend Patti and I were roomates in Provo I was fortunate enought to watch her fall in love with the most wonderful man named Rob Epperson. He was truly her soulmate and they have had a beautiful family of 5 kids over the past 12 years. Rob passed away last week from very sudden cancer and I attended his heartbreaking funeral on Friday. It was devastating to see the loss that family has endured, yet it is a remarkable story of faith as well. Please take a moment to read their journal on their website, start from their first entry and work your way forward. It will change your life......

This is a picture from the last time I saw Rob when they came to visit me on Easter of last year.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/robepperson

My baby is 6...

We kept the festivities for Cole a little more low key this year. I was slightly burned out by the end of all of this, it has been a crazy month. Cole chose 2 friends to join him at the Living Planet Aquarium, it was fast and easy, not too expensive and the kids loved it. It didn't hurt that their was a 7-11 across the street so we stopped for slurpees after. Apparently that makes any outing a success.

Liv turns 9!

I can hardly believe she is getting so old so fast. But she is turning into the most beautiful girl in every way! We had a joint Family Party for her and Cole since their birthday's are so close together. Then she had a High School Musical Slumber Party with 5 friends.....they has a BLAST!

Beautiful Kids

Some recent pictures of the kids from their 'family'/ engagement pictures they has taken with Chad and Jen. The kids' turned out amazing!

And if curiousity (most of you know what I am talking about) gets the best of you you can see the rest @ fausetphotograhpy.blogspot.com....