Things that happened...post 2

Sad to say, but we got this gingerbread house kit last year from our

"secret santa"

The kids were too little I thought to do it last year, but I held on to it!

****I'm a packrat...have I mentioned that?

Anyway, I'm glad that we did, because they had a TON of fun putting it together.

Well, at least Brooklyn had fun..

I think.

She would decorate it, and as fast as the candy went on, Brison took it off.

Until Brooklyn realized that she could eat it too.

And me and my weirdness about my kids eating too much candy...

I called it good after a half decorated house and a half decorated tree.

I am good at photography...so I hid the half NOT decorated!

They enjoyed it...so I just need to remember to relax and breathe and let

the kids be kids!

Things that happened this month while I didn't blog!

So...apparently I took off TOO much time!

There has been much going on here at the Davies home.

I'll be taking the next couple of posts to catch everybody up!

Brooklyn had her first EVER dance recital!

She was SO cute!

She was sick the week before and only had that day to catch up

and remember all the MOVES.

But, I think she did a really good job!

It is so cute! I was really proud of her...she dances just like her mom!

Merry Christmas

Happy Holidays Everybody!

Just wanted to take a *post* to catch everybody up with us!

The year started out with Brian starting a new job.

He started working for Stanley Security Systems.

It has turned out to be a great job for him and he is really doing well.

He is STILL officiating and loving it.

Football NEVER ends for us. It is year round,

with maybe a full month off in July.

It is good. He enjoys it.

We celebrated our 6 year anniversary this year.

We are still going strong.

Brooklyn.

Where to start.

She is getting so BIG and so CUTE!

and such an ATTITUDE!

She started preschool this year..and is also taking dance.

It is fun to watch her learn and grow.

She just recently had her primary program and ROCKED her sentence!

"My dad works hard so I can have food and clothes."

She had it memorized after I read it to her 4 times!

She loves to be outside and ride her bike

and play with her cousins and friends!

Brison.

My son.

He is the CUTEST little boy...

and has slowly developed an attitude as the year has gone by.

He is growing and getting to be my little buddy.

He will come and take my hand and lead me to what he wants.

CUTE.

He also give me the cutest kisses any boy could ever give his mom.

CUTER.

He is still my baby...and I love any SECOND that he let's me just cuddle with him,

which, sadly, are not too often.

He is still my little Gus!

Me.

Ah yes, me.

I still work at America First Credit Union.

I still love my job.

I did take on some new hobbies...

like I don't have ENOUGH to do already!

I started taking some pictures.

and I started a new blog.

In case any of you didn't know...

www.grandmasdesserts.blogspot.com

I decided I really wanted to do something with cooking.

Because I do enjoy cooking.

So, if you are in need of a dessert recipe...

keep me in mind!

OR

if you have a dessert recipe you just LOVE..

let me know what it is and I'll get it posted!

I have a WONDERFUL husband and

WONDERFUL kids.

I really am happy with my life!

Yes, it wouldn't be a year in the Davies family if there wasn't a trip to

DISNEYLAND!

We went this last year in April.

It was AWESOME.

Brooklyn was tall enough to be able to ride all the rides (almost)

and she had a blast.

It was fun to go on the rides with her and see how she enjoyed them.

She mostly rode them with her fingers in her ears.

Brison was big enough to ride the Matterhorn as well.

He LOVED it, even though he was measured EVERY time we go on!

So, all in all,

things are good at the Davies home.

We wish all of our friends and family a

Merry Christmas

and a GREAT New Year!

Rivalry...continued

Can I just say, I really, really hate close games.
I felt like I was going to throw up!

But, luckily, in the end, we won.
Phew!

Rivalry

So, here's the thing...

we have these neighbors

*everybody does*

you know,

the ones that have a difference of opinion.

Well, it just so happens that we LOVE these neighbors.

And we try not to let their difference of opinion stand inbetween that.

So, we just shower them with love, and sprinkle their lawn with fertalizer.

You all remember this, don't you?

Well, I know that was last year,

and this and this was last year too.

But, this is a new year,

and a new season.

and a new team.

So, Thanksgiving morning, we woke up to this:

and this

with this much detail!

No matter how much red is in our yard right now...
This is what matters!

GO COUGARS!

Don't let me down!

Thanksgiving

I just wanted to take a second to write down a few thoughts.
On this day, the ONLY day during the year that we can BE thankful,
I have a lot to be thankful for.
I am THANKFUL for my family.
I am THANKFUL for a husband that loves me, and puts up with me.
My kids that love me, even when they are in trouble.
They teach me every day and I love watching them grow.
I am THANKFUL for my parents, and my in-laws.
They do so much for me and my family, and I probably don't tell them
Thank You
enough.
I am THANKFUL for all the rest of my family.
I am THANKFUL for my job, and for the income it provides.
I am THANKFUL for my husband's job as well...for the same reason!
I am THANKFUL for our health.
When you know others, or stumble across other's blog's that tell of
health woes or an unexpected death, it saddens me
but makes me pause to think, and be greatful for what I have.
I am THANKFUL for the country that I live in, and the freedoms that I enjoy.
I am THANKFUL for my religion.
I am THANKFUL for my prophet, and for the guidance I receive from him.
I am THANKFUL for Disneyland.
It's true.....I am.

I hope you all have had a wonderful day.
Take a moment, if you haven't already,
to be THANKFUL for what you have.
Make the best of it!

Stripes

I just love football.

I always have.

It's something that I grew up with...my dad watching BYU football.

I went to the games when I was in high school.

I LOVE going to BYU football games.

My favorite is when you get the fly-by from the Air Force...

and also the HAKA...(if that's how you spell it?)

The thing that I don't really enjoy, is when you have the really obnoxious fans

that sit and yell at the officials.

I don't think it's obnoxious that they yell at the officials,

I think it's obnoxious that they yell, from row 29 in section XX, which is the top of the stadium.

Really, who can hear that?

And actually, I do think it's obnoxious, that they yell at the officials.

"Call it both ways, ref"

"Hey, stripes, can't you see that?!?"

"Are you kidding me?!"

Those are the best.

My husband is a football official.

He studies the rules, knows them in and out.

We watch football games and he tells me the penalites before they announce what they are.

He's good at what he does.

He was 2nd in the state in his position.

Because of that, he got to officiate at the High School state finals.

He was on the Timpview vs. Springville game.

I was able to go and watch....and hang out with the other officials.

Which you don't see many wives doing...

But it was fun, and I enjoyed it.

I support my husband and his officiating dreams...

because it is something he enjoys doing.

And also, he brings home some good moola!

Good job honey!

Yes, it was at the University of Utah.

And that will be the ONLY time you will ever catch me there...

EVER!

Here's the thing

I don't know why, but I feel like I can't make a post unless my pictures are in a collage.
Which, I know, doesn't make any sense. I just think that the collage makes good use of space.
I can fit a bunch of pictures in one picture.
But, when that happens...it REALLY makes me feel overwhelmed.
So, I have decided that if I have time to make a collage, I will.
If I don't, then you will just have to scroll through the pictures,
just like you probably do on EVERYBODY else's blog.
I don't know why I get these silly thoughts in my head.
It just makes me fall behind.
Which is really sad.

So, here is my attempt to get caught up.

Happy Halloween.

My little monsters. I just don't know what to do about the princess and the REALLY BAD SMILES!

My son and his IDOL! He LOVES his cousin Gavin. It's really cute.

(notice the sucker)

Trying to get a picture of the princesses, and the PIRATE just HAD to be in it.

(still, notice the sucker)

The pirate. Notice the sucker, and no trick or treat bag.

Showing off his sucker.

Is that a sucker in your hand?

It was actually right after this picture that he handed me the sucker and I RAN to the nearest garbage can.

He was so stinkin' cute with this sucker, that I TOTALLY neglected taking pictures of Brooklyn! I kinda forgot that I had another child out there that was trick or treating. OOPS!

Ok, so I did get a few. This is all the kids on the porch.

This is a picture of the kids right after being SCARED OUT OF THEIR PANTS!

Hugh totally opened the door -fast- and screamed at them.

Don't worry, I went and beat him up after, and told him that

YOU DO NOT DO THAT TO LITTLE KIDS, ESPECIALLY MINE.

He asked for forgiveness. I thought about it.

Then forgave.

I just enjoy giving him a bad time!

But I guess I can't give him that bad of time, because this is the kids

SCARING THE CRAP OUT OF GRANDMA.

HAHA. I just love that I captured THIS picture.

It was a fun night.

The kids were high on sugar for about an hour.

I have learned one thing for next year.

NO popcorn balls.

They are way to messy!

There, now I feel better.

I'm all caught up.

But, let's be honest,

a collage would have been better than scrolling through all those pictures..

Right?

Oh well. I have to let things go.

A Busy Week...2 weeks ago.

So, I brought home some treats from Disneyland.

I wasn't able to take any pictures of the Chocolate Macaroons

(they didn't last that long)

But this apple...mmm

let me tell you about this apple.

It's dipped in Caramel

and then in DARK chocolate.

There are large marshmallows for the ears

and then it is rolled in red sugar

and has 2 jelly beans for the buttons.

DELICIOUS!

We enjoyed this little treat after I got home from work.

With football also falling in October, Brian was not going to be home on Halloween night.

The football schedule is changing towards the end of the season and he was home on Friday night

so we took the opportunity to carve the pumpkins that night.

When I say we, I mean Brian and the kids.

I absolutely HATE carving pumpkins.

I assumed the roll of photographer.

The kids had a blast and I think Brian did a good job

especially since he did it freehand.

Of course I took more pictures than that!

I have had some comments from people that they can't believe I only posted those 2 pictures.
Relax people...I just haven't had time to do a collage...I'm sure you don't want to do the eternal scroll to view all my pictures! Well, the waiting is over...and I have some more pictures to post.
I labeled these ones so that I could explain what the picture is and why...so, here it goes!
1. Just a really awesome picture. I was proud of myself and the way the shot turned out.
This of course is the new ferris wheel that they have remodeled. I don't really care for the big Mickey in the center, but apparently it needs to be there for the new water show? That's what I heard anyway.
2. I LOVED this ride. They changed it for Halloween and it was SO busy when we were there. The wait was almost always 85 minutes when we went by...and we never rode it without a fast pass...except for the magic morning when we got into the park at 7:00 am and we were # 18 & 19 in line and was the 2nd car out for the day! That was AWESOME! With the changes to the ride, it made it seem like a totally different ride. Space Mountain...Ghost Galaxy.
(notice Allison and Ashley aren't in the picture...yeah, there were back at the hotel...asleep)
Me and Mom are DIEHARDS!
3. How do you fit 4 adults on the teacups? You don't! But we sure did. We just couldn't move!
4. I really, really HATE when I take these kind of pictures and look all STUPID! I just don't know how to hold my head and hold the camera, and smile, and push the button all at the same time.
5. PROOF that I kicked Allison's BUTT on Toy Story Mania. That ride is AWESOME! When we got on for this *turn*, I just felt ON and was SO proud of myself and my aiming ability!
6. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this ride! It is my FAVORITE! And if any of you know me, and know my absolute BIGGEST pet peeve...(getting wet while wearing clothes!), you will be surprised.
I was in the FRONT seat for this time on the ride...and surprisingly enough, I didn't get wet on the BIG DROP... it was the part when Brer Bear says....There's nothing down here but BEEEEEEES! Love it!
7. I laugh because when I asked the worker to take this picture, she said..."of ALL of you?" She doubted my camera! Ha!


These are just some other fun pictures of us on our trip. We really had a good time. We rode all the rides we wanted to. We bought more hoodies than we can wear in a week, we relaxed, we used more hand sanitizer than I have EVER used in my life, we ate GOOD, kept our hands clean with wipes (haha) and had more laughs than ever. So glad we went!

Next time, we will have to talk our sister-in-laws in to going with us!
So, Gretchen, get your back better, and Jennie...have that baby already!
It definately was a good time. Nothing like a girls WEEKEND out!

With or without you...

Disneyland.

We ALL know I love this place.

I have been going since 1991.

My first trip was with my high school orchestra.

I went back with my family in 1992.

I have been to Disney World 3 times.

And Disneyland 8 times.

I LOVE IT.

I loved going before I had kids.

Now that I have kids, I have seen it in a different way.

I have experienced everything in a different way.

I honestly don't know if I like it better with kids or without.

With kids ....... Without kids

Standing in line is a struggle ....... You can stand in line without kids yanking on your arm

You see everything through their eyes ......... The magic is still there

There is a bedtime ......... Staying up as late as you want

Buying souvenirs .......... Buying souvenirs

Tantrums ............... Freedom

Stroller ................. Purse

Naptime ................... No time to nap!

Being able to take a picture with the character ........ Looking silly taking a picture with a character...all alone!

Ready to come home ........ Ready to come home

I had a wonderful time, enjoyed the company

believe it or not, there was no fighting!

There was a lot of teasing of my mom...thanks for being a good sport.

Getting ready to go

Why is it that I tell my husband that I'm going to bed, yet sit down and get on the computer?

I have to be up in 6 hours to get ready and finish packing.

I am leaving for a 3 day weekend, GNO if you will, to Disneyland...NO KIDS.

This will be the first time that I have been away from them for this long.
I am excited, yet a little sad. I was reading them stories tonight and just kept thinking

"what if I don't come back...this will be the last book I read to them"

I know, I am mental, and I need therapy, but I do think about those things...

I think we all do, but maybe just don't admit it?

I told Brooklyn that I was going with Grandma and Alli and Ash

and she cried and exclaimed "I want to go too!"

I told her she couldn't, but used the good stand-by...if you are good, I'll bring you a surprise!

That perked her right up.

I kinda wish she was coming.

But then I couldn't leave Gus too...

Then Brian would have to come as well...

then it wouldn't be much of a GNO, would it?

Why do we as mom's feel guilty leaving our kids?

They will be fine, they are in good hands, everybody tells me not to feel guilty,

that i'll be a better mom when I get back.

I FEEL GUILTY.

Oh well, nothing much I can do now.

And, with the puking that was going on tonight from crying too hard...

the guilt level has come down a bit.

I went with my sister-in-laws to do pictures with all the cousins in hallowee costumes,

and to try again with Gavin, Lauren and Levi.

The kids were so dang cute!

Here are my little stinkers in their halloween costumes.

And this is the cutest little munchkin I have EVER seen!

Not that she's a muchkin for halloween, just in real life.

For halloween, she is Ariel.

And also a little sneak peak for my sister-in-law Gretchen. I couldn't decide which one I liked better, looking or not, so I put them both on.

Brooklyn asked me tonight if Jesus was big or little.

I said big.

She asked where he lived.

I said heaven.

She asked where heaven was.

I told her I didn't know.

She asked if it was in Iowa.

I told her "maybe"

Now, I am really off to bed.

As soon as I decide which movie to get from itunes and get it downloaded...

really, why do I wait for the last minute?

UGH!

Sorry

It's been a week, and I am sorry for not updating sooner.

I guess since I am kinda looking at this blog as my journal,

it come with the territory...right?

I have been busy lately...

I started a new blog,

trying to make some extra money

and POSSIBLY enough to quit my job...

(that won't be for a while)

but that has been taking ALL of my free time.

It's this and it's been fun...

and surprisingly not TOO fattening.

I haven't had time to eat!

I have been trying to pass out goodies

to my friends, neighbors, and coworkers...

getting them fatten up instead!

I am staying up really MUCH past my bedtime.

I need to stop and slow down, because

my kids are growing up before my eyes!

Brooklyn won't stop telling me that she "knows everything"

and Brison is attempting to poop on the potty,

but only when we ask him if he needs to go.

He is only 2...so it'll be a while, but hey, any motivation is good right?

Brian is busy with football, the season is actually almost over..

well, kinda.

It actually NEVER ENDS!

Here come the holidays

and I am SO not ready!

Are you?

6 years

I really can't believe that I have been married for 6 years.

AND

that I have 2 kids

AND

that they are 4 years and 2 years old.

Most of all, I can't believe that i've been married for 6 years!

I really only seems like 2, yet it seems like i've been married forever, and that there wasn't a time that I didn't know Brian.

We had tried a couple of times to plan to go out for our anniversary, but, as it so happens....

we got married during football season.

Not that there's anything wrong with that,

but it just makes it really inconvenient if we ever want to go out and do something.

So, what I think we will start doing,

is celebrating a "SEMI-ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY"

where we celebrate in March...

it's easier to schedule around football in March

and yes, there is football in March.

There is football EVERY month.

We were able to "steal" away and hit a movie AND dinner!

The movie was horrible, so stupid and slow,

I won't even bore you with the name....

but dinner was AWESOME!

Three words...

The Sonora Grill

We told them it was our anniversary and they gave us a free dessert!

Brian said we should tell them it's our anniversary more often.

I laughed!

I really am happy with my life and the decision that I made to marry Brian.

We aren't the same people that we were when we got married,

but luckily for us,

we grew together, rather than apart.

I think that is the most important thing in a marriage.

We somehow make it work...

Thanks Ashley...for watching the kids for us!

Things I love...

I love it when Brison comes and takes me by the hand and leads me to what he wants.

When we turn corners, he pulls a little harder.

I love when I put Brison to bed and I say

"night-night Gus"

and he says

"nigh-nigh"

and I say

"I love you"

and he says

"love ou"

in a whisper

I love how he says grandma *mama* and grandpa *bepa*

I love how he will hunker down and say "ready....HIKE" and take off running.

I love how, after running, he says..."I fast!"

I love how he puckers his lips

and will give me a kiss.

I love how excited he gets to lay in *sissie's* bed to read books.

I love how he *lights* up when he sees his cousins Gavin, KC, and his Uncle Lancie.

I LOVE how cute he is!

and

I love that he's mine FOREVER!

Brison's Birthday

My baby turned 2 today.

He woke up this morning and was so cute and talkative.

His smile just makes my day.

And anytime he freely gives hugs and kiss, I won't complain.

I just wish I could hold him ONE MORE TIME as a baby!

I'll miss doing this...

It's going to seem like FOREVER before we go again... So sad!

Exciting mail!

Remember this?

I got it! They originally said 6 weeks, but here we are, 3 weeks later!

Me's gonna go get some FREE CHOCOLATE!

12 days

never a lack of something to do at our house...

We have a WINNER!!! or 3!!!!!

Through random.org, I have picked 3 winners
(you will just have to believe me as I don't know how to cut and paste the little generator box!)

The winner of the FREE photo shoot is ......



28-Jill!



The winner of the 6 pack of Scentsy bars is.........





6-Jani!




And the GRAND PRIZE winner of the Warmer and 3 bars is..........




9-Morgan!

I will deliver your stuff tomorrow, and Jill, just call me and let me know when you want to do this! If you want to wait for a little bit, since you just did some, that will be fine too. Just let me know...

Thanks to everyone that entered and gave me some feedback on my questions. I appreciate it!

Now, I have a lot of blogging to catch up on. Taking a week off for me turned out to NOT be a good idea! Too much stuff happened.

Have a great week!

POST # 100.....GIVEAWAY!

So, I can't believe I am at post 100!!! Well, actually, if you look at how long i've had a blog...I should have been at post 1q0 a LONG time ago! I didn't really post as much as I could have in the beginning..I think I was a little nervous or timid or shy. I didn't know what to post, how to post, or why to post. But, as time has gone by, I have gotten better, I think, and now have a reason for my postings!


SO


I am going to do a giveaway!!! There are 2 reasons to do this...and i'm going to be COMPLETELY honest here.


Reason 1....because I have some Scentsy stuff I want to get rid of, and since I sell it, I can...


Reason 2....because I want to get some information from you guys that are reading my blog.
I have come to understand, through my own acts of course, that you really don't know who is reading your blog. I read TONS of blogs, but don't ever comment. Well, I want to know who is reading my blog, just because i'm curious... and also, I want a little bit of information.


So, for the fun part!


Giveaway #1


A Scentsy warmer and 3 bars.





It is the Embellish warmer, and the scents are Pumpkin Roll, Spiced Orange Harvest, and Peach Cobbler Cinnamon.

Giveaway #2...kinda like the boobie prize?


6 Scentsy bars. Like I said, I am being honest here...and these are some scents that I ordered, and ended up not liking them. That doesn't mean that you WON'T like them. I've come to learn that so many people have so many different scent preferences.

Giveaway #3....maybe the REAL boobie prize.

I am starting to get into photography, and am in need of some models. If you win, we can go to the location of your choice and I will take your pictures. It can be of just your kids, if you have any, of a couple, your dog...whatever. I will give you the edited pictures on a disc.

If you want to look and see what i've done so far...look at my blog.
http://www.kcdphotography.blogspot.com/

Now for the rules.

Rule #1. The scents and warmer is not exchangable. If you don't like it...maybe it will be a gift for Christmas or something.

Rule #2. You can enter 3 times ONLY.
1st entry, you have to tell me your name and how long you have been reading my blog....or if you just came across it from blog-hopping!

2nd entry, you have to tell me WHY you read blogs. What is it that you are looking for...what catches your attention, and why do you keep going back to those blogs?

3rd entry, you have to tell me why you don't comment. I want to know the reason!!! Comments make people feel good...and I want to know the reason that you don't! Are you shy? Lazy? Don't want people to know that you are reading about them? WHY?!

I will leave this open for a week! I will announce the winners this next Monday, September 14th. Have a good week! And thanks for reading my blog and entering my giveaway!

P.S. YOU MIGHT WANT TO ENTER 3 *DIFFERENT* TIMES TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCES. ENTERING JUST ONCE AND POSTING 3 COMMENTS DOESN'T COUNT.

(SORRY RACHEL...MAYBE YOU CAN JUST GO BACK IN AND PUT YOUR NAME TWICE, SINCE YOU DID ANSWER ALL 3 QUESTIONS!)

Bear Lake

Bear Lake this year was a blast....it also was last year, but this year was better....Brison was older! We had the same group of people go up and the kids all get along so well...so do the adults! Thanks to the Martindale's for hosting!

Brooklyn had so much fun playing with all the kids that were there. She hardly ever stopped going! We went swimming and 4 wheeling and she had fun in the "club house" where all the kids had "meetings".

Brison could not get ENOUGH of the 4 wheeler! He would wake up in the morning and the first thing he would say was "FAST"! Then he would say, "Daddy, ride?" How cute is that? If he was ever missing...I would just have to check the 4 wheelers...he would be sitting on them waiting to go.

The adults had a leg-slappin' good time eating candy and playing games. That Boxers or Briefs game is pretty funny! It really was a good time and I hope we get to do it again!

P.S. My next post is # 100!!! Make sure you check back, I SMELL a give-a-way!