Halloween Party.

My friend Heather had a little Halloween get-together last night. I was excited to go, and my kids couldn't wait to wear their costumes. Now usually I would post EVERYONE'S costume, so you are all wondering why I didn't this time???...well that's because NO ONE ELSE wore their costume. Yep it was ME, HEATHER, GENTRY and the kids. Poor Gentry always is a sport to do what I tell him to, and then he shows up dressed as a stinking INCREDIBLE just to find nobody else dressed up. EMBARRASSING:) No, he didn't really care and we had fun so it was worth it.

Thanks Heather for the YUMMY dinner and fun!

PS Check my friend Adrienne's blog to see what else I did this weekend. Her link is the Nielson Family. ( I would have blogged it, but she did a better job.)

Crazy Hair Day.

Today was Crazy Hair Day at Alyssa's school. Of course I was excited about today thinking of all of the fun ways I can do Alyssa's hair. It's my job for "Pete's Sake"...um is that the saying?? (Who is Pete, and where did the saying come from?) Anyway I completely forgot that she has gymnastics right after school, and so I couldn't do anything too crazy because she doesn't have time to come home...she goes straight to gymnastics. So the crazy part was the fact that we added curlers and a few bows that didn't match. Don't judge..it's the best I could do with my time limits after school.

Happy Birthday Missy!

So today is my sister Missy's birthday. My mom took us to Cafe Rio for lunch and bought our meals with the frequent buyer cards. (Yes my family visits Cafe Rio often enough to have 3 free meals.) Anyway I made my mom order the food because I get kind of embarrassed when they yell "FREE MEAL". She didn't mind, and for the first time in Cafe Rio history they didn't even yell...boy was she lucky.

I have to say I really look up to my sister. She was the nicest to me growing up when all of my other siblings (Jennifer being excluded, she's the angel) were mean to me. Of course I probably deserved everything they did to me from flushing my head in the toilet, to locking me in my room. Missy was the one who took time to french braid my hair, or put makeup on me. She always gave me the big sister talks when I was feeling down. I cried the day she got married because I thought I lost her. She always kept me around though:) She even let me stay with her for a week when she lived in Idaho. I needed that time with her. She is the sister you can always turn to for advice, and she will make you feel like a million bucks when you are done talking to her.

Happy Birthday MISSY!!!

Wahoo Alyssa!

So this is a proud parent moment. Alyssa was picked for the Honor Roll. Yes I know you are all thinking..."but isn't her grandma her teacher?" Well the answer is yes, BUT she said she picked Alyssa because she felt like she really did deserve it this month the theme was Self Discipline, and I must say Alyssa is really good in this area. If she wants to do it she will work her little rear until she masters it.

Here is what Cyndy wrote on her certificate:

Alyssa is a wonderful example of Self Discipline. She is motivated to do her work without any reminders. She is persistent in completing a task. She always does her best work and takes pride in her work. She helps her classmates by setting a good example for them. We are lucky to have Alyssa in our class this year.

I have to throw in the "brag" posts because this is my way of keeping a journal. Ok why am I making excuses for my own blog???? I can post what I want right?

Family Pics...again.

I think we should win some kind of award. This is our second time in one week to have family pictures taken. My mother in law called us Monday morning saying she wanted to take pictures Thursday night. So now I'm posting for all of you to see. Yes I got to practice my timer again...but this time the terrain wasn't quite so bad-no ankle problems.

I do need to add that Kassie is the one who did the posing. She did a great job didn't she? She also took my family pictures..saving me from "timer" troubles. Thanks Kassie!

How To Label A Pumpkin

Many of you may wonder where the best place to put your name on your pumpkin. Well my boys have made the answer simple. Just write your name across the middle...that way you are sure that no one else will try to steal your pumpkin. (Little do my kids know, the pumpkins are way to heavy for anyone to try and steal.)

So here are a couple pics from the annual pumpkin patch at my mom's house. Thanks again Mom for the pizza and pumpkins!

Family Pics

Well what do I say about these. I just want to explain first of all that I was the one who set up the camera and and hit the "timer" button so I had a whopping 6 seconds to trek through rocky terrain to get in to the pose. Keep in mind it is very difficult in 4" boots. I recently twisted my ankle, so I have to baby it a little.
Just a side note about my ankle--it is fine, but once again, LUCKILY I have extremely sturdy ankles(some may refer to them as kankles) or the fact that I fell down 3 steps in the garage with a 12 pack of diet coke in my arms could have been devastating. I know you are all worried, but the diet coke survived, the box broke but not a single can was ruined. whew...I know, can you imagine me a diet coke short?
Back to the pictures...the kids actually had fun runnning up and down the trail, but I think next time I'll pack a good pair of hiking shoes. Do they make cute hiking shoes?

Mr. December

Well I must say I know all of the people who are negative on the brag blogs...so tune out if you don't want to hear it.

I titled this post "Mr. December" to make you read this. Ha ha. Well I was so excited when I opened the mail today when we got this calendar. Our Pool company got printed! We sent this picture in and we were picked for the month of December. And December just so happens to be a very important month. My BIRTHDAY!!!...and Christmas..New Years etc. So how exciting is that? Anyway you are gonna have to check out our websites:
bluewaterofutah.com
and our new site:
bluewaterofutah.net

Gentry has posted most of the pools we have done this summer. Some don't have the landscaping finished, so it might not be until next summer for those pics.

Good job Gentry! I'm so proud of you!

Ladies Night...

So Allison decided that we needed to have a little get together with some of the cheerleaders from high school...umm am I admitting that I was a cheerleader?? Well yes, and if you ask my mom my best talent was my smile. (Um mom smiling isn't really a cheer leading talent..how come you told Jennifer she was a great tumbler and stunt girl...but you tell me I didn't need to be a good dancer because I had a great smile?)

Anyway we watched lots of old videos. Wow can I just say I must have gotten a really good deal on my jeans because you couldn't pay me to wear those bad boys now. I think the zipper was at least 10 inches. They were way above my belly button. Infact if I keep them around they might come back in style next year.

That was fun! Thanks for all the fun memories.