Party, Pizza, Pooped Ramma

Last night Heather & Garrett went to a company Christmas party so Corban & Jayce came to my house to P-A-R-T-Y!!! I had so much fun being with these little boys, they just make me so happy!! We ordered pizza and watched Charlie Browns Christmas and then we made a reindeer. Corban made Dasher because he's fast just like him. And Jayce...........well lets just say Jayce got to the antlers and then tore them off and ran while Grandma chased him around the family room trying to catch him as he ran off with the noses and eyes. Jayce is ready to watch Charlie Brown. He sat still for.......well this picture and that was it! I thought that after his bath he would be tired but I think after splashing me and getting me soaking wet he was re-freshed!

Corban's ready to watch Charlie Browns Christmas but first he was my present. He loved "Pig Pen", he thought he was funny because he was dirty even in the snow. He also felt bad for Charlie Browns Christmas tree, he wanted to help decorate it.

The boys take a time out from playing freeze tag to refuel. I love how Corban gives his little brother a drink, he is so good to Jayce.

Corban puts Dasher on the "Star Trek" tree. It is the only non-Star Trek ornament on that tree. Every year we put up this small tree just for my Trekkie Bart.

Corban shows me Dasher

Last but not least, Jayce gets ready to do a somersault (which he actually did)! He is so funny!!

I had so much fun last night with my grandsons and I can't wait for our next night together!

Gumdrop Tree

On Saturday, Bart and Heather went Christmas shopping together which meant the Corban and Jayce got to play with Ramma!! Yeah!!! We watched Home Alone which is such a fun movie to watch with Corban because when Kevin "boobytraps" his house to catch the bad guys Corban laughs so hard that I can't help but laugh at him. You could just see the little wheels in his head turning with all sorts of ideas.................I just hope he doesn't try any of them on me!!

After the movie we decorated the gumdrop tree. We had so much fun eating......I mean decorating it and I am sure we will need more gumdrops real soon! Corban was so patient trying to teach Jayce how to put them on the tree but Jayce was more concerned on how to eat them off the tree.

I just love these little boys!!!!

Corban & Jayce decorating the gumdrop tree

One for the tree, one for Corban and Jayce
Jayce watches his big brother Corban put the gumdrop on in just the right place

"This gumdrop tree tastes yummy"!

Jayce wants a gumdrop but can't get it off easily so..........

He finds it much easier to get them off with his mouth!

My Best Friend

Heather proudly shows off her new sweatshirt and scripture purse she got for her birthday. Corban and Jayce just want her to open up more birthday presents.

Daddys little girl.
Safety first...........but a lifejacket with a dress???

I met my best friend October 19th 1983. The minute we met I knew she would always be my best friend. One whom I could laugh with, cry with, share lots of secrets, stay up late and watch movies with. I knew that she would be my partner in crime weather it was shopping, eating nachos or chocolate late at night to giving me manicures and pedicures.

My best friend has been my shoulder to cry on when I have lost loved ones, she has made me laugh so hard that I have nearly wet my pants, she has kept my speeding tickets a secret and she has held my hand on so many occasions that I can't begin to count.

There are so many wonderful things I can say about my friend. She is just as beautiful on the outside as she is on the inside. She loves her family and friends and is always there for them. She is a wonderful wife and the best mother any kid could ask for. She loves her Heavenly Father. She is dependable and she will do her best to do anything for me.

There are so many wonderful things she has done for me over the years but by far the very best thing she has ever done was when she made me a "Ramma" to two beautiful little boys. Nothing can ever compare with this gift and I am so greatful that she has made it possible for me to see my little guys everyday!! I love them so much!!!

As you can tell, my best friend is my daughter Heather!! I just want her to know how much I love and appreciate everything she does. She is truely the best daughter that I could have asked for and I don't know what I did to deserve her.

I am so proud of the person that she has become, the example she is to her family and for the loving daughter that she is.

I love you Heather!!! Forever and For Always!!!!!

Brock lends a helping hand

Every Tuesday and Thursday I get online and read the Price Sun Advocate so I can catch up on hometown "gossip". Anyway, I got on the web site today and as I am reading the front page I see a picture of a very handsome young man with an article about the Student Body from Carbon High School. The picture that is on the front page is none other then my little Brock J.!!!

Brock is in the Student Government and this year they collected over 2,200 pounds of food to donate to the Carbon County Food Bank. Great job Brock!!! He is such an awesome kid and good-lookin too!!!

I'm so proud of all my nephews and nieces and now you can just see another reason why!!

Silly Photos

During the Thanksgiving holiday while Sam and Matt were here, they were trying to do some homework and Corban kept chatting with Aunt Sam. So, Aunt Sam put her homework aside and showed Corban all the silly things her computer could do. Corban thought this was really neat and could have spent hours playing but Uncle Matt made Aunt Sam finish her homework but not before she captured some silly photos!!

Thanks Sam for letting me borrow / steal these pictures from your blog. You are such a good Aunt and the boys really do love you!!

Sam, Matt, Corban & Jayce

Who do these kids look like..........their Moms or Dads?

"Kiss" -- Sam, Corban and Ramma making crazy faces

" Alien Corban". Corban said he looked like an Alien from the planet "Zorbador". By the way, Corban can tell you all about this planet........His planet!

~Thanksgiving 2009~

Our Thanksgiving started out late Wednesday night when Sam and I picked up Jonas and Matt from the airport at 11:30 p.m. It was so great to see my two boys coming down the escalator! I missed them both and was so happy to get hugs!! Airport greetings are the best!!! I was anxious to hear about their travel escapades and as usual Jonas never surprises me with the things he does or says. Matt began telling us how some girl sat by Jonas and he turned on the charm..........he fed her a line and she fell for it hook, line and sinker. He told her he was in film school and has done some independent films at Sundance, he drives a viper and had a lifted Dodge truck etc. etc. By the end of the flight they had exchanged phone numbers. She has already sent him a few texts and a picture of herself. Only Jonas!! We had such a nice Thanksgiving dinner and we are so blessed to have our family together! We do miss our Utah, Wyoming, Colorado families and our friends from all over and we are so greatful for each of you.

This year I made "Thankful Turkey's". I asked everyone in our family what they were thankful for and then I decorated cookies with what they said. It was so fun to hear what they were thankful for and some of their responses were quite funny. Everyone was thankful for family, friends, health, church and then the other responses were candy, hair straightners, Brewster the dog, Chan the cat, pictures, even education. The very best was Corban response his Ramma and Rampa!! It's so nice to be loved by our little guys!
Sam and Corban enjoy some appitizers before dinner. Us girls made "doubled eggs", veggies & dip, cheese tray, chips and salsa, beer bread, spinich dip............. It's a good thing we had snacks because the boys played in a turkey bowl before dinner and when they got home they were HUNGRY!!

Corban helping his Ramma make the cresent rolls. This has been our tradition since he could stand on a chair. It so much fun and Corban can roll a mean cresent!!

Corban rolls the dough by himself. He loves making "pizza"!

I love to set the table with my china, stemware and silverware. I really don't like washing them all by hand!!

Pictures before we eat...........just hurry and smile!

Corban and Jonas had to rest and watch cartoons after dinner. They were stuffed little turkeys!!

Jayce relaxes by doing some "honey do's"!

This Thanksgiving I have so much to be thankful for and I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family!! I love each one of them and I am so proud of all they do. I want this holiday to last longer but the boys and Sam need to get back to school, Bart and Garrett to work and Heather, Corban, Jayce and myself need to start our Christmas shopping!!!

New Moon

Heather, Sam, me and the little boys went to see the movie New Moon this afternoon!! First, we started out by having lunch at the Olive Garden (where else is there to eat if Heather is with you), then we went to the movies. Corban was so excited to see the movie because it had ware wolves in it and that's all he cared about. Well, he ended up falling asleep until just 3 minutes before the part with the wolves. He was sitting on my lap and when the wolves jump Corban jumped! It was kind of funny but then I thought I better cover his eyes so he doesn't get scared but he did not want to have them covered. He was glued to the screen the rest of the movie. There's a part in there where one of the vampires tells Bella to take his hand and Corban said out loud "don't hold his hand, don't do it!". It was funny!! I think he is hooked. Jayce slept all the way through it until about 3 minutes from the ending so we were able to watch the movie. It was sooooooo good, I can't wait until June 30th when the next one comes out. After the movie we went to the mall and did a little Christmas shopping. It was so fun to spend the afternoon with my two girls and my two little guys!!! I'm so LUCKY!!!!!