The Chambers

Summer Fun!

2011-08-16T18:10:00.001-07:00

We've had alot going on this summer and definitely since my last post. My sister had her baby on July 8th. Beckett Don. He is so cute! We went boating, fireworks, to the Rodeo, and St George. Again, here it all is in pictures:

I also turned 29 on July 27th...yikes! We closed on our house and are finishing up tile, paint and new carpet. We should be moved in by the end of August. I'm 34wks pregnant and have been MISERABLE! Vericose vein on my leg that is as big as can be and got much worse this time around, sciatic pain that I had before but it is also much worse this time thanks to the d-bag that rear ended my 2 yrs ago! The hubs has to help me up and down, in and out of cars. Trey has been helping me in the morning's(not kidding) roll off the side of the bed and THEN stand up! Oh, and not to mention getting bigger by the second. I've gained the most weight with this one, going on 37 pounds...holla! Still don't know what the sex is. I recommend everyone doing this at least one time. It's so fun and makes it waaaaaay more exciting!! We have a few names picked out. Well, actually, we have a boy name for sure and 2 girl names we can NOT agree on! Maybe I will have a little poll and see what everyone thinks, although I really don't like that idea because whether you like or not, we could really care less :) Anyway's, that's it for now, man that was exhausting. No wonder I don't do this very much :)

Catch up!

2011-07-05T10:38:00.000-07:00

I'm so behind on this blogging business that I don't even know where to start! So, I'm just going to put it all into pictures. Pictures are much funner anyways. In a nutshell: Trey turned 5 on June 1st. I made him a giant snake cake which I'll never do again, but he LOVED it! He started t-ball and has really liked it. It's so unorganized and I love that because I think the kids have a funner time just playing for fun. We went to the petting zoo and Avery was in animal heaven. Went to St George for a few days and brought back a lizard. I never knew how exhausting it was to keep a dang lizard! From keeping Avery away from it so she doesn't squeeze his guts out to going outside and catching bugs for it...so not fun. We caught her a snake and it wasn't pretty. She loved it too much. Had a great 4th. Parades, candy, Transformers, BBQ and fireworks. Hopefully next time I will have some good news on our house that we are still waiting for.

These two are head over heels for eachother. Wherever Avery is, Halo is right with her.

Seriously, best friends.

April

2011-05-03T18:07:00.000-07:00

Here is April mostly in pictures:

The Easter bunny came and brought them both outfits, a movie and some treats:

Isn't she lovely?

We took them to Surf n Swim. Trey and Jeremy had the most fun. I got hit with a wave and started having contractions so I sat out for a while. I love to swim but it's much more natural for me if we're outside and the sun is beating down on me.

Of coarse Avery was fine with sitting out and observing.

We've took full advantage of the rain, because with rain comes worms and slugs. So we caught a few.(Thank goodness for Dad's, right?)

We mastered potty training. She was awesome. We had a few bumps in the road but we are done!

And last, here I am at the 1/2 way mark. About 20 weeks. This pregnancy has been challenging. Lot's of sickness but luckily it came at night so I was able to still do my daily things and by the time Jeremy got home I could die in my bed for the rest of the night. He or She is measuring big so hopefully it will come sooner, I went into labor with Avery 2 weeks early so I'm hoping for the same thing. I'm still able to work out. Haven't changed my routine yet. Probably will have to when the belly gets to big for running. We put an offer on a house. It was a short sale so it's taking a while but we are so excited and hope it all works out. We'd like to get in before Trey starts kindergarten and has a chance to make some friends in the ward. Anyways, that's about it. See ya in a few!

Monster Ball

2011-03-21T12:42:00.000-07:00

Saturday night was one of the GREATEST nights of my life! Because I was able to go to the Lady GaGa concert! It was AMAZING!! I went with my sister and some of her friends. We had floor seats which were right next to the stage but not so good for 2 pregnant ladies. Me and my sister were having some major hot flashes and dizzy spells from all the people around us. We seriously had NO room to move, let alone breathe and people are just not very nice, especially when everyone is trying to get as close to the stage as they can so they are pushing everyone closer and closer together. We didn't last long, me and my sister went over to the side towards the back but still had a great view her. Oh man, she can really put on a show and did NOT disappoint. There were a few things we could've definitely have done without,and the people watching was so entertaining. My eyes are still burning from certain images that we witnessed, but so, so, so glad I went. It was crazy fun! (The pics are kind of blurry because of all the smoke coming from the stage but u get the idea. And I apologize if I offend anyone)

It was amazing! I hope I didn't scar my unborn child for life.

Who's ready for round 3?

2011-03-02T17:13:00.001-08:00

I guess we are! Baby #3 is due the end of September and we couldn't be more thrilled. My kids are so excited. Trey is convinced it's a boy. I hope he's right! We aren't going to find out, so here's to a long summer!!

The Doctor is In

2011-01-26T12:31:00.000-08:00

Avery is always a good little doctor. She takes very good care of her patients. She checks them all over to make sure they don't have any "ouches"

She will even give them kisses just to make sure they are better.

And after she will even share her sucker. See, I told you she was nice. (by the way, so is Halo even with her devil eyes)

Don't tell any of her other patients, but Halo is by far her favorite! (and I'm pretty sure Halo feels the same.)

All rolled into one

2011-01-04T11:22:00.000-08:00

I really should've updated this in Dec. Now I have nothing but picture after picture. Santa came. The kids loved it. We had a few dozen Christmas parties. My brother and his wife came into town. We lost our first tooth. Enjoy!

Isn't he getting so big?! Sad:(

Baby It's Cold Outside

2010-11-23T15:16:00.000-08:00

Let's face it, we're pretty boring. We haven't been up to much. It snowed. I really dislike winter. Trey loves it. Jeremy loves it. Halo loves it. They can all play together because I'm not going out there to freeze my butt off just to make one little snowman that would require lot's of snow-packing, rolling, and lifting. And who's going to have to do all that?? Ya, thank goodness I married someone who would rather spend his time soaking his frost bitten toes from being outside too long, then sitting inside by the fire watching Kourtney and Khloe.

My talented friend Bethany did our family pics. They turned out fabulous! Here's a little preview:

Halloween 2010

2010-10-31T19:15:00.001-07:00

Jeremy thought it would be a good idea to rake all the leaves and then throw the kids in. It was even funnier because the pile was so big that they would sink right to the bottom. Then Halo would get all worried and jump in to find them. Glad to know that our dog is actually useful. (I was starting to wonder since she can't catch one stinkin mouse!)

Visiting Grandpa Brad at work. FYI: A knight costume is a pain in the @*#! He hated it! I had to carry around everything because all the pieces were bugging him. That is why in all pics he is just wearing the breast plate.

Ward Party:

My hot husband turned the big 32:

Visiting Great Grandma Chambers:

This is the view I got to look at all the way down the canyon the other day. I was dry heaving the whole way:

A Stripper, a Wedding, and a few Cats!

2010-10-20T15:54:00.000-07:00

On the 30th we flew out to Michigan where my little brother is living and we watched him and Kelsey get hitched. It was so fun! And the dancing was funner! Thanks to my in-laws for watching the kiddos!

That is my Dad in a line dance.

Heidi. We are pretty sure she has been a stripper at one point in her life.

Me and Mary with our sweaters over our dresses. Everyone knew who Shane's "mormon sisters" were..HOLLA!!

And on the 16th they came to Ut for another reception

Avery turned 2 on the 17th. She had 2 parties. And got spoiled. Both my sister and sis in law gave her a moving cat that purrs and meow's and they follow us everywhere. (almost crapped my pants when one of them decided to meow in the middle of the night. She shares a room with us. That was the last time she slept with them)
A few things about Ave: She LOVES cats! She weighs about 29 pounds. She can count to 3. She can put her shoes on. She loves to watch movies and is loving Tinkerbell right now. She is a Tomboy BIG time! She LOVES bugs, all kinds. She has been stung by 7 bees this year. (at her own fault) She is fearless. She is bossy. (I'm pretty sure her attitude will be the death of me) She follows Trey around EVERYWHERE.(he hates it) And She is almost fully potty trained. Happy Birthday Ave!

October Begins!

2010-10-11T16:10:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure if I've mentioned this or not but October is my FAVORITE!! I love that the air is crisp, I get to wear hoodies, and it smells fantastic outside! I will probably update alot this month.

Picking out pumpkins.

She was staring at some cats, and I don't think they were nice thoughts.

Painting.

Gutting.

Final result.

She seriously is going to be the crazy cat lady.

And I have a little surprise...

...I cut off all my hair! No I'm not prego. Sorry to disappoint all those people who asked...(Shayne)

Cow Pie

2010-10-05T18:50:00.000-07:00

I have a lot to post about but I'm going to break it up so it's not one giant post with never ending pictures. A few wks ago we had the annual 'cow day'. Round up the cows, brand them, castrate them, give them meds...it's a lovely site and we always look forward to it.

Getting inked

Snip Snip

There's always one hooker to every farm...she's ours.

October is my favorite month! Stay tuned for lots of happenings...and maybe a surprise.

Leaving The Nest

2010-09-06T18:54:00.000-07:00

Trey went back to Miss Bambi's Preschool last week. He had such a good time last year that he couldn't sleep the night before because he was so excited. He is full of stories the minute I pick him up about all the things that he did. I can't believe how grown up he is this year. Last year I had to walk him into the class and help him settle in the first few weeks because he was nervous and shy. Not this year. He hopped out the car and ran in. I had to hurry and grab him just to get a picture. We are so proud of you Trey!

Trey and Taytem. He loves having his cousin at school with him.

We went camping over Labor Day. Of coarse what would be camping if we didn't catch snakes?! Seriously, this girl was in heaven!

And of coarse she had to love it...and kiss it. (I may or may not have wet myself when she did that)

I think total they had like 15 snakes, and 12 frogs.

These two are trouble. They have a love/hate relationship with eachother.

The first day Jeremy was golfing in the morning so I had the kids. Of coarse Trey decided he was going to catch a snake for his Dad. And of coarse he had to find the first one on the day Jeremy wasn't there to help him grab it. Who was there?? Oh yes, me! So I grabbed the little sucker and wet myself the whole time I was running to find a bucket of some sort. Trey thought I was pretty cool. I hope he didn't hear me drop a few f-bombs while I was running with it ;) This is me with my awesome catch. (ok, I know he's a tiny one but come on, a snake is a snake no matter what the size)

We had a great time. The kids had so much fun. Can't wait for fall though!!

Ok, and on a different note, does anyone think this is the scariest Mcdonald's toy ever??!! I mean seriously, what the crap is it?

End of Summer

2010-08-30T10:42:00.000-07:00

My favorite time of year is Fall, so I'm really not that upset that it's about over. Last year I was in Cali for Fall and it was like 70 degrees in October with no colorful mountains or leaves changing on the trees...now THAT was sad! Here are the latest events from August:

Weber County Fair. Avery wet herself every time she saw an animal. She got a hold of one of the baby goats by the neck and just hugged it until it couldn't breathe. I don't think she knows that she's an animal lover/killer.

We went camping up at Lava Hot Springs. Lot's of fun. The kids played their hearts out.

The power went out, so what better to do than play games and let your 4 yr old roast marshmellows and almost burn the house down...jk, it was supervised.

And in case you're wondering, you can NOT cook a squash in the microwave, even if you poke lots of holes in it.

Old Lady

2010-08-01T12:58:00.000-07:00

I turned 28 on the 27th, you might as well hand me some crochet hooks, and give me a rascal. Jk, I had a great day/week! Jeremy took me to Park City. We shopped, ate food, went down the slides, and had a great time! We also went to the parade on the 24th, and then camping. These pics are in no order because let's face it, I'm to old now to sit here and be that diligent.

I had class the night of my birthday, but when I came home, Jeremy and the kids had made this for me. Every mom needs one of these.

Camping in the meadow. Trey and Payzlee spent the entire time in the river looking for any kind of bug, animal, snake, whatever they could get their hands on. Thank goodness for that little girl, Trey needs someone to get dirty with.

Park City. We took the kidlets with us, Trey loved the slides and so did Ave. We lied and said she was 2 so that she could ride it, hee hee.

Avery found a worm at the parade and she could've cared less about anything else.

This is our little Diva Talia. She is a doll!

We've had the girls up to sleep over...

and we've had friends come and join us for lunch. (those are dead grasshoppers, they're Avery's)

And we went to see Tory Story 3 in 3D. So cute, the cutest one I think. Avery even liked it, she sat still all the way until the last 45 min, then she crashed.
We have a ton more stuff happening. Stay tuned!!

Big Fat Blog Slacker!

2010-07-10T18:39:00.002-07:00

We really have been doing alot of fun things lately, I just would rather relax after doing them instead of blogging. The summer is always crazy busy for us, we are constantly on the go. But to sum things up, Trey got his tonsils out in June, he did great! The recovery was speedy, and he was back to normal in no time. We went to St. George for the 4th and had a blast!! The kids were at such a fun stage this year. Avery wasn't walking last year so she was crawling all over the place, eating sand, crying to be held...not fun. Trey was in little boy heaven finding frogs, lizards, cockroaches, dead crawfish on the beach. Avery and Payzlee were the only ones that would be "boys" with Trey and touch them. Avery loved them a little too much (just think of the movie Of Mice and Men, she was Lenny) The kids went swimming everyday. We ate good food. We love summer!

We went to St. George days on the 4th, and it was so much better than Ogden's. It was centered around little kids, and my kids were in heaven!

Avery got right back into her routine when we got home. I'm sure Halo had a nice break from her climbing on her, pulling her hair, and trying to ride her.

Birthday Festivities!

2010-06-07T17:32:00.000-07:00

Trey celebrated his 4th birthday on the 1st. Grandma Chambers and Dad rode the Front Runner to the Gateway and let Trey build his own bear, Grandma takes the kids to do this when they turn 4. The train however, was his favorite part. We had a family party on the 6th. Trey got a trampoline and a swing set for his birthday and had a wild time with his cousins. He got an Optimus Prime cake, and Pinata (we are still loving Transformers) and his very first bike!

hApPy AnNiVeRsArY!!!!

2010-05-24T17:49:00.000-07:00

We celebrated our 6 year anniversary. We went to 6 flags in California. I know, 6 years, 6 flags...I'm so funny. It was so much fun! We both share a love for a good adrenaline rush. I didn't take a ton of pictures because it was a pain to carry the camera with us. Although I did have it in my hand the whole time we were on Rodeo Drive, Malibu Beach, and certain parts of Santa Monica...but of coarse the celebrity's had better things to do than be chased by me. Ha! Thanks to my in-laws for taking the kids for 4 days. Happy Anniversary Jeremy, I love you!!

This ride was INSANE!! You start out sitting like you would normally in a chair, then they tilt you like this so you are facing the ground the whole time...oh ya!! I might of wet myself a few times.

My little man had his pre-school graduation the day we left. (for those of you who are judging me, we already booked the trip before the date for his graduation was set) He did so good, he memorized his part, and I am so proud of him! By the way, we are practicing how to roll our eyes in this picture.

Why eat the cereal when you can take it out and go straight for milk.

WARNING: please don't let your kidlets see this next one. I had to show this. Only in California would they have a lingerie shop with the mannequins posing like this. We just had to do a double take.

Til We Meet Again

2010-05-13T18:12:00.000-07:00

On May 3rd, my Grandpa (mom's dad) passed away. It was bittersweet. I have such great memories of him, especially when I was little. I love you Grandpa. Till we meet again.

The grandson's were the pallbearer's. They put the casket on this carriage and rode to the cemetary...it was just down the street.

Some of my family rode their horses behind the carriage.

This is my Grandpa's horse. They tied it to the back and it followed them. My Grandpa's life was the country and his horses. He was always riding one. He had such a deep love and great respect for horses.

I wish I had a pic of him with me, I know I do somewhere. If I find one I will put it on here.

The mountains were his home, this is the place where he grew up. We will miss you Grandpa. xoxo!

Hippity Hop!

2010-04-11T18:10:00.000-07:00

We had a great Easter. Of coarse the kids were hopped up on sugar all day long, plus no naps...fan-freakin-tastic!

We had a great day. Listened to a wonderful conference. Ate fabulous food. Good times people!

Me!

2010-03-25T15:39:00.000-07:00

I stole this off my sister's blog. I'm sure I have much more interesting things to blog about, but this will have to do for now. People probably don't know a whole lot about me and the little things that I LOVE. Soooooooo, here are some of the worldly things that I can't get enough of.....oh, and I guess you can't use people, so really quick I love my kids, family and my husband. They are really the true loves of my life. Ha!

(side note: It probably would've been easier to take actual picture's of these things, but I didn't. Sorry they kind of suck. But you get the idea).

Hoodies. I will always have a weird obsession with them. Hot or cold weather, I'm wearing one. Super comfy and a must have. I'm sure you can imagine my closet.

Reese's peanut butter cups, and diet coke. If it were an option, I would be sitting here enjoying them through an IV.

Flip Flops. I'm a summer girl, hate winter, hate cold, love to be warm and tan. And this picture is me to a T.

Chapstick. Particularly Burts Bees. So great.

Running shoes and water. I have these together most days. There is something about water that is so simple and satisfying.

These movies...

and this show. I will never get bored watching them. Especially Will and Grace. If you've ever seen the episode with Kevin Bacon...enough said.

Being pregnant. There is just something about being pregnant that is fulfilling. I love it. Even being in labor and giving birth...such a miracle. (This is actually me. So unflattering, sorry. But in my defense, I gave birth 3 days later.)

Sarah McLachlan. I will forever and always love her. She is my favorite. I have all her cd's. Everyone should get them. She's a star.

Sleeping with my feet out of the covers. It's weird, but so awesome.

These are just a few things that I love. I have more, but who really has the time to read such a long post. Feel free to do the same and let us get to know you a little more!

3785/25/x-y-2x-3274+6614954/2y-x-5=????

2010-03-10T15:50:00.000-08:00

Math is kicking my trash! It's funny really, when you don't do something for a long time and then when you are faced with it, it seems even MORE foreign. I thought for sure it would all come rushing back to me and I would be flying through most of it. Clearly I was wrong. When I first got there they made me take this placement test to see what level of math I was on. When I got done I went up to the instructor and as she was going over it she kept chuckling. I thought to myself, well yes, I'm sure it's amusing since I haven't been in school for like 6 years. Then she said, "it's funny because the ones you missed are the easy ones and the ones you got right are the hard ones" So apparently I'm good at long division and bad at subtracting. But she was nice, she let me fix them right there in front of her and I wasn't more than a number off on the ones I got wrong, I was just going to fast I guess. But still, math is so hard for me. It's the one class I never took in college. I guess I was saving it for last. Anyways, I give anyone out there who is good with numbers a huge applause. You're lucky that it comes so natural for you. Call me if you feel like tutoring me :)

Lot's and Lot's

2010-02-26T20:45:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pics of my family the last couple months. We finally got settled in the house we are staying at. We got Internet today. Who knew how much I really would've missed that. Some of these pics are of our last week in SF.

Valentine flowers from my Valentine.

We are sending her to rehab.

This is what happens when you let Dad take him sledding down a cliff! Went right into the barb wired fence. Mom wasn't happy. Dad was fired.

Proof that Trey does like his sister.

A beach outside of San Fran. The waves were crashing and they sounded heavenly.

One thing I won't miss in California. Tunnels! They are so claustrophobic.

The gorgeous Golden Gate Bridge one last time.

Some beautiful scenery. Notice the tall round one with windows?? Yes, that is where Jake took Tenley on the Bachelor. It has a name, I'm just not sure what it is.

These are the most delicious donuts EVER!! They make them on the Wharf fresh right in front of you. And yes, I ate the whole bucket.

The famous Alcatraz.

The seals at the Wharf. They were all sleeping and quite frankly boring!

This one is for me. I love it that he sleeps with this monkey. When he goes to bed this little guy becomes his best friend.

Well there you go. We are glad to be back, we still miss a few things out there but not enough to go back.

No Such Luck!

2010-02-17T18:30:00.001-08:00

There are a few things I've learned since we've been back, but the one that keeps nagging at my brain all the way to my inner core is how important health insurance is. It really doesn't take a genius to know just how vital it is to be covered but since we moved here I defiantly can appreciate it more. It usually takes 90 days to get on insurance unless you get a plan that you can get on in 30 days and just pay monthly. This is what we are currently doing until we can get on with his work, but yes, we still had to wait 30 days for this one. Well of coarse all sorts of fun things have happened in the meantime...

- Jeremy had to have his toe looked at for an in-grown toenail, and it was partially removed.
- Trey had strep throat...and they sent it down to get cultured again just to be sure.
- I thought Avery had it the next day, turns out I was wrong, but they ALSO sent it to get cultured again just to be sure.
- Avery needs her 15 month check-up
- I need my yearly
- Avery is tugging at her ears and crying all the time, take her in, turns out she is just a drama queen:)
- Trey has been going to the bathroom every 5 min, so I took him in to get checked and of coarse everything was negative, but she then requested an x-ray...my heart sank, but I had to know myself that he was fine. Turns out to be a backed up colon:)

All of this has happened since we've been back...Jan 20, so in a month I have really racked up the medical bills. The kids were still covered on California insurance, but they do not accept it here. The co-pays alone ($75) are enough to make you slap someone then go cry in the corner, but I would rather know my kids are healthy than sit and not know how bad it's getting. Some good news you ask?? Well, some people in my parents ward just moved to Japan for his job and we are fortunate enough to get to house-sit for them while they are away (about 2 years). So I guess the medical bills will get paid off sooner than later. We are very blessed that this opened up for us so that we can also pay off Jeremy's semester in school. It will be great to get into our normal routine again and also to have the kids sleeping in their own rooms! I have a lot of fun pics of my family, but I will have to post them when we get our computer set up, so you get this one. Me and my sister Mary on the farm. We're awesome.

This is my whole family. Shane, me, Mary, my mom, my dad, and my brother Reggie. I don't think I've ever put a pic of them up. Probably the funnest family ever!

Good Riddens January...and a few pet peeves.

2010-01-30T11:34:00.000-08:00

I don't know about you guys, but January is seriously the WORST month! I can NOT stand it! Not only does it feel like the longest month, but it's the most boring too. There is nothing to look forward to, it's cold all the time, the snow is dirty and gross, did I mention it's cold?? I hate it! Thank goodness it's over. I haven't had anything great to post lately, and I still really don't. I have however, been annoyed more than usual. Maybe it's the month that has irritated me, maybe not, I don't know, but I do know that some things have been more apparent lately. Here's a few:
-people who need to merge in a one lane and continue to drive all the way up to the front then proceed to blinker over. I'm telling you right now, if I'm the one you are trying to get in front of, it's not happening. You can wait just like the rest of us.
-kids that are wearing pants that are way to short for them. I know it's the parents fault, I mean come on, if you notice, they always look good. Hair, nails, etc are polished nicely. Look down and see that your kid is wearing capris in winter. Take 10 bucks, go to Target and get them clothes that fit!
-people who dress up their dogs. Oh boy, this one really ticks me off. They are NOT children, their bodies were meant to stand the cold. And the hair bows? Really?? I'm 10 seconds away from calling AJ from Animal Cops!!
-people that can't tell the difference between girls and boys! Now I know that Avery has very little hair, so on the days that she is wearing black, no hairbow, I don't mind it when people tell me I have 2 cute little boys. But when she has a bow on her head, earrings in, purple shirt with a skirt, then my blood is boiling because I know they aren't even looking at her. Sheesh!
-people that talk in movies, do commentary, or have seen the movie so many times that they can recite it. This one can unleash a very nasty Sarah. I will look right at you and tell you to knock it off, and if you still don't then I will give you the dirtiest look ever and probably say something that would send me to the Bishop's office the next Sunday....just stop talking!!
-slow check out employee's. Okay seriously? Can you not see my 3 year old reaching so far out of the cart to grab some sort of candy bar? Or my screaming 15 month old trying to get out of the cart so I will hold her?? Or me, the Mom, sweating to death trying to hold it all together??? New rule. You must swipe 20 items per every 10 seconds or you are fired!!
-people who don't wipe off their sweat they left on a weight machine after they use it. Yes, this one is by far the grossest. I'm one touch away from the ebola virus/hepatitis A B and C/swine. I narrowly escape a disease every time I leave. Please wipe off the machines!!

Okay, so obviously I'm a little on edge. I feel cooped up and it sends me in a trans of thinking about stupid stuff like that. I'm just glad January is gone because I'm going to lose it.

Massive Utah Trip Update!!!

2010-01-10T14:51:00.000-08:00

This is going to be ONE HUGE post! Lot's of pics so brace yourself. I put some in a slideshow, so hopefully it really wont seem that long.

We went ice skating with the family before we left. The kids had so much fun, but I think the adults might have had more fun.

Dinner at Jeremiah's for Mom's birthday...the big 50!!

Trey went to his very first movie. The Princess and the Frog. He could've cared less really, in fact he kept saying how boring it was. Not enough action to keep him entertained.

Trey and Kambria.

Grandma Willson had face painting on New Years Eve. It was a big hit with the kids.

This is a perfect pic of Payzlee. This could not be more accurate. She is always posing for you. I love her!!

New Years Eve games.

Intense scrabble game.

And the Wii....the girl sitting on the arm of the sofa is Kelsey. She is engaged to my brother Shane. We are so excited for them! She lives in Michigan so we don't get to see her very often, but she is so fun and we love them both...

and this is Jessica. She is engaged to Jeremy's brother Shayne (yes, we both have little brothers named Shane/Shayne) we are excited for them too! She is a lot of fun and a great addition to our family.

I was able to see most my friends when I was there. Ashley, Kayli, Chelese, Bethany...me and Amanda had scheduling problems so hopefully next time it will work out. Unfortunatly I forgot to take my camera with me except when I went with this fun guy! This is Jon and he has been with me since I was working at the hospital. I have never been with someone before where I just sit and laugh my butt off! He is hilarious and I'm so glad I was able to catch up with him. Good times!! Oh and don't mind the big forhead, my headband was giving me fits.

And this is what happens when you get two middle aged men watching Grease. Now, it wasn't until the last scene when she came out with her tight pants and leather jacket that they came running front and center to get a good view...that is my dad and his brother...too funny!!

Also, we have made some decisions since being back. Unfortunatly, school is not working out. The school work itself is manageable there just have been HUNDREDS of red flags since we got here but thought it was just a normal adjustment we had to get used to. Jeremy's program is very liberal. I don't know if anyone of you 5 people who read this know anything about Prop 8? It is the biggest issue out here...still!! We had no idea. We accept everyone the way they are, no questions asked! But we also believe something different (Please refer to the Proclamation to the World...it should be on your wall:) ) We have tried to figure a way out to have the LDS background and be in the program. He was told he has to be flexibal with his religion if he wanted to get anything back. So pretty much agree with them while he was in class, but then do whatever outside of class. What?? There was no way to agree with any of it without denying our church. It wasn't an option. Our religious beliefs obviously are the most important. Also, he is in a private school, so VERY expensive. Too expensive actually, meaning that they don't give you much to live off of. I was going to have to get a job out here to be able to afford to even live here and then stick my kids in a day care. Doing the math over and over it's going to take at least 15 years to pay it off. It's been difficult for us to have to make this decision, but in the end we know it's the right one. We learned a lot of things out here. It was a GREAT experience that truly brought our family closer. It made us appreciate family, friends, and our kids a lot more. Everyone has been so supportive of us and helped us in so many different ways. He will get his masters in Sports Psychology and use that, but for now we are moving back to Ut, I am finishing my degree (thank goodness non of my classes have expired) and we will just move on. Again, we had a great experience but our family and faith comes first. Our Heavenly Father has been with us this whole time, guiding us each day. We are so thankful for that. The ward has been nothing but a huge help, always asking what they can do for us. I made some good friends out here, Bethany, Jessi Ann, Tami, Hannah, they were all so nice every week. Thank you!! We are headed back this weekend. I am driving behind Jeremy in the car with the kids and he is driving the Uhaul. Aren't you all jealous? Doesn't that sound so much fun?? Thank goodness for portabl dvd players!

So Ashamed

2010-01-07T12:50:00.000-08:00

Ok, well obviously I have been a HUGE blog slacker, and yes i am very ashamed of it. Being in town, sorry to say, I have found much more fun things to do than sit on a computer and share with all of you my oh-so-exciting life! I have LOT'S and LOT'S of pics to upload, but I am to lazy to do it. (probably from the 3-5 pounds I have gained since being here). I promise when I get back (sun, the 10th) I will give a mucho grande update!! Ta ta for now!!....oh ya, and I've got some pretty fabulous, kind of sad, really exciting, sort of depressing, but happy NEWS!!

We Made It!!

2009-12-01T13:40:00.000-08:00

Yes, we are still alive. We have been busy since we got into Ut. We arrived on the 24th. I flew with the kids (yes by myself, woke up at 430, flight at 7) they did great. Avery slept and Trey colored while eating 5 little bags of peanuts. We had a great Thanksgiving with my family. I FINALLY got to go see New Moon with my family, it was KILLING me to have to wait. All I can say is I have to keep my thoughts to myself when I think about 17 year old Taylor Lautner aka Jacob, because otherwise I will be put in prison. It's so great to be back here around all the familiar things. I missed the cold, the mountains, and my dog. Trey is loving having someone to play with almost everyday. His cousins are around all the time and he is loving it. Jeremy comes in the 17th and I can't wait!! I forgot how hard it is to be with 2 kids alone 27/7, he helps me out more than I think. We are here til Jan 10th, so that gives us enough time to catch up with everyone. I forgot my camera cord, so I will have to post pics when Jeremy brings it. Anyways, that is my update, sorry it wasn't exciting.

Sight Seeing!

2009-11-17T14:42:00.000-08:00

We were able to go to San Francisco this last weekend and enjoy all the great sights. We started off with the Golden Gate Park. So much fun!! It's the biggest playground I have ever seen. Trey was in sand heaven. He sat and dug in that sand for about an hour. Then finally went and played on one of the 4 massive slide/climbing/swing sets. Avery only cared about the pigeons. She chased them around, yelled at them when they would run away, and threw sand at them. They finally took a liking to her when she kept dropping her cheetoes. We stayed for about 2 hours then went on the merry-go-round right before we left. After, we headed to the Golden Gate Bridge....SO AMAZING!! We kind of went at a bad time. The sun wasn't on our side for pictures. Sorry, you really can't see our faces in these. Good times though!

Things I'm Thankful For.

2009-11-12T17:21:00.000-08:00

Since I moved out here to California I've learned to be grateful for so many things I greedily took for granted back home. It's been quite the cultural shock to be honest, and it's been a challenge from day to day whenever I step outside and have any interaction with people. It takes everything out of me NOT to start crying. I'm not used to the "say what you want, be as blunt as you can" kind of attitude. I guess people in Ut are just more friendly. We have however managed to meet a lot of really nice people in our ward. It's so great to be able to go once a week and know that everyone there is happy, friendly, and ready to help you with whatever. And I have such a great husband who listens to all my drama. Here are a few things I'm most grateful for:

-My husband. He is such a hard worker. As much as he loves school, this has been the most challenging for him, but I haven't heard him complain yet. This has been his dream since he was about 12. I'm so proud of him. Although we don't see him as much as we would like to, I know he is doing this for our family.
-Health insurance. We had AWESOME insurance back in Ut. Jeremy had a great job that provided our family with wonderful benefits. Since we've been out here we've got the kids on Medi-CAL (Cali's Medicaid) and it's been a little rough. The lady we were working with when applying for it pretty much shook her finger at us and told us we were stupid for VOLUNTARILY leaving a job in UT to come here and have no income. She even chuckled to herself and kept shaking her head. And trying to find a doctor to take Medi-CAL is so hard. We finally did and had to take them both in for fevers and it was a joke!! I miss Mckay. I miss Dr. Hom....oh and I've cracked a tooth, so we'll see how that pans out.
-My family. I loved having them around all the time. It's weird because I talk to them more now than I did back home. I guess knowing that we could always see each other made it easier to not. I miss all my nieces. Their little laughs.
-Walmart and Macey's. Okay, I know this sounds stupid but you would not believe how expensive it is out here. One box of Kraft Mac and Cheese is $1.29...I KNOW!! I could buy 2 for a $1 at Walmart. I seriously had heart palpitations as I was checking out. People in grocery stores are also not very nice. One lady kept talking really fast and I couldn't understand her and then I proceeded to swipe my card and she waved her arms in the air and said "no not yet, now listen up ma'am"...I almost did 2 things. First I was sweating to death from the whole thing, and I just about told her where she could go, second, I just wanted to start bawling. And when I went to Costco, some lady tried to steal my spot but I managed to get it first. She ended up parking 2 spots down from me. As we were getting out of the car, Trey tripped jumping out of the car and got nervous about the cars driving by him in the parking lot, so he started to "almost cry" Well as I was telling him "you're okay, you're a big boy, let's think about something else" the lady that tried to steal my spot came walking by and she says out loud "man, what a whiny little kid"....OH NO SHE DIDN'T!! I was LIVID!!! You can say nasty things to me all you want, but picking on my 3 year old is NOT an option. OK, I'm not as tough as I'd like to be yet, plus she had two friends with her, I didn't stand a chance, but I did shoot her the ugliest scuz EVER! Her friend got the clue and told her to stop. People here can be so mean! I'm getting a little emotional thinking about it, I better stop.
Anyways, I'm grateful to be out here to experience all this. It's making me stronger and more independent. Me and Jeremy talk so much more and we are getting closer as a family. Whenever I'm having my bad days I just vent to Jer and drown my sorrows in chocolate.

For the Family

2009-11-09T11:24:00.000-08:00

This a post mostly for the family that has been wanting to see updated pics of my kids. Sorry for those of you who really could care less.

At the Oakland Zoo. That is a kamodo dragon.

Avery outing my secret...a push up bra. Well it's really her fault that I need one.

Going for a hike. There is a lot of hidden trails around us.

The little lake we stumbled upon.

A ravine that will probably end your life just one slip to the left. I was really nervous to walk on it but of course Jeremy just had to.

Pretending to talk on the phone.

Dad trying out the new camera.

Mom not caring for it.

Popsicles...

and a deer in the headlights.

I'll try and keep you updated with the kids as much as I can. I've never been the mom who just sits around and snaps pictures of my kids all day long. We are doing really good. Jeremy is still loving school. He is staying busy with all the reading. I've met some really nice girls in our ward. I've forced myself to step out of my comfort zone and go to different play groups. So far so good! We will be in Ut on the Nov 24th and staying until Jan 10th. I'm counting down the days!!

Halloween/House Pics

2009-11-01T16:49:00.000-08:00

We had a fun Halloween. Although I would've liked to be home in Ut with family, we still had a good time here. We went to our ward party and did trunk-or-treat. Then Saturday we headed out to trick-or-treat. Now correct me if I'm wrong but normally in Ut we would start around 4:30 5ish. Maybe because we wanted to beat the cold or the dark but we always went at this time. So naturally we did the same here. However, this is not the norm. You don't start trick-or-treating UNTIL it gets dark. Needless to say every house told us this and we were the first ones each time. Still had fun.

My Transformer aka Bumble Bee, and my naughty little witch.

And for all the people who have been sending me death threats because I have yet to post pictures of the apartment, here ya go!

view from the kitchen to the family room

kitchen

kitchen and dining

dining

family room

kids bathroom

kids room...no I did not clean it for the picture

hallway to our bathroom (notice the 2, yes 2 closets...love that!!

our bathroom. I didn't get the shower because it's one of those old school sliding glass door kind. Can't say I really love it.

Well there you go for now people. I have a ton of pictures of the kids for family but it would've been a terribly long post so I will spare ya 'til next time...oh ya, and congrats to my sis in law Cherie and Tyler, they are expecting a baby in March. We are so happy for them. We are hoping it's a boy:) Yah!!

A Few Things

2009-10-27T08:57:00.001-07:00

Just a quick update on some things. My camera broke so that explains the blog slacking. Avery turned 1 on the 17th. (This being the day my camera died) so I have no pics to show for it. She's doing great though. Very healthy, walking everywhere. She's very naughty since she started walking though, but she loves her new found independence. Jeremy turned the big 31 on the 22nd. He is loving school so far. It's been very busy with lots of reading but has been great to manage family time with school. He started his internship in San Fransisco at a clinic that deals with drug and alcohol abuse and has had a lot of fun so far. We have been missing our dog Halo. Well mostly me because every time I go running I wish she was with me, for safety and company. Trey still talks about her and calls Avery Halo and tries to make her crawl on her hands. She usually just turns around and walks the other way hoping to avoid the game. They have learned to play together and it's been great. He will try and get her to play something with him but she usually just wants to destroy whatever he's done. We finally got our car back. For those of you who don't know, about a week before we moved out here I was rear ended. We had just bought the 4runner, so we hadn't even had it for a month and the back end was totaled! So we had to deal with all that as well as moving. But we just got it back and it's been great! The weather has been so nice down here. It was 85 yesterday, can't complain about that. (although, I can't remember the last time I got a sunburn in October). The kids seem to have adjusted well so far. We've met some really nice people in our ward. Trey has loved going to nursery. There is a TON of little boys out here for him to play with. I've been figuring out ways to save us money on little things that we took for granted back home. Gym memberships out here are insane. We haven't found anything under $50 yet, and it doesn't even include the daycare. I've just been running around the complex, and doing weights in the house. It seems to be working just fine. Getting your hair done out here is also crazy expensive. It's like 100 dollars for a cut and color. So I resorted to the school of Paul Mitchell Hair. It's down the street and they will cut my hair for 10 bucks and color it for 25...i know, kind of scary, but they have to be supervised.(Sorry Ashley, I can hear you cussing me) I've learned to cut Trey's hair. We don't eat out anymore either. Maybe like once a week is all. It's been a lot of fun though. We have so much around us. There is a Jelly Belly factory about 30 min away. The big national Redwood forest is about an hour away. San Fransisco is about 25 minutes away and it doesn't get old, we always see something new (and sometimes inappropriate) every time we go. Legoland is about an hour and 1/2 away too. Anyways, it's been a great experience so far. I will try and get a camera this week for Halloween pictures. Stay tuned...

Santa Cruz

2009-10-15T08:57:00.000-07:00

We took the kids down to Santa Cruz on Saturday. It's about a 2 hour drive. It's the closest beach to us. It was gorgeous! I've never seen the beach like that before. It was overcast and cloudy and the waves were crashing hard up against the rocks. The seals were barking and there were pelicans catching fish. It was awesome.

There were surfers out there trying to catch some waves

This is as close as I could get to the cliffs. They had a sign that said there were so many deaths a year so we couldn't go any further.

Trey was laughing so hard. He thought is was the funniest thing that the water would come up really fast and get us wet.

He kept squealing. When the water did get him he kept saying "Mom, where are we going?" (You know that feeling you get when you're standing in the wave and it feels like you're moving sideways?") too funny!

These are gorgeous homes. How would it be to wake up and have that view everyday?!

And this is the wharf. It was interesting. There were homeless people that would sleep right on the boardwalk, on the sand, on the benches....They had roller coasters, merry go rounds, lot's of fun things to do!

So far it's been pretty fun. There is a TON of stuff to do here. We are thinking about taking the kids to Legoland next. Stay tuned...

catching up!

2009-10-01T20:27:00.000-07:00

So I've been in California for about a week now. I flew in on Saturday the 26th. My in-laws were here with us settling us in, and they were a HUGE help. We are so lucky and thankful to have such wonderful families. The town is small. It's about 7 miles total. I'm still trying to figure it out. In Ogden, the streets are numbers...24th, 36th, 12th etc...and here it's all names...long names. Luckily Jill, aka GPS, has been a great help. We have a exclusive relationship and she understands me, even when I swear at her. We've got our apartment almost all the way set up and I'm not going to put pics of it up until it's all the way done. Here are some pics of the outside of the apartments. The whole complex sits on 37 acres, so there is LOT'S of places to walk around. Sorry, the slide show website was being sooooo slow, so you'll have to just look at the many, many pictures :)

We found a pumpkin patch with Gma, and Pa Chambers before they left.

Mt Diablo, the closest I'll get to a mountain.

Ponds outside the complex.

More ponds.

This is our street. I love it how it's covered with trees. I'll just imagine in winter time all the snow that would tunnel the trees.

Big cheese and more ponds....and those of you who know Trey, know that this is right up his alley. Our days are spent walking around looking for the biggest most awesomist pond!

You can't really see it, but Jeremy's school is just behind the waterfall through the trees.

The ducks or geese?? that walk around the apartments...and yes, I have almost broke my neck slipping in bird crap because it's everywhere in the grass!!

And before we left we had a farewell party up at my parents. It was good. Im going to miss everyone. Especially these ladies...I love them!! We had alot of good play-dates and dinners, and fun times with eachother. Even our hubby's did great when they were thrown into a forced friendship with one another. These girls are my very best friends and I will miss them so very much.

All of us one more time :(

And of coarse these cute people. I will miss her too! This is my gym partner. We had some fun times with our families. Addy and Trey loved playing in the day care together. And little peyton. He is so fun. He loved Trey. I loved hearing him say his name...so cute! Thanks Ash for being such a great friend. Can't wait to see you guys in Dec.

We also celebrated Avery's birthday. It's really not until Oct 17th, but we wanted our family to be there.

She really didn't love the cake, probably because it wasn't a new thing. She eats it all the time. (hee hee)

So far it's been okay. Not great, but okay. It's been wonderful having Jeremy around all the time. It feels like a vacation. The reality hasn't really set in yet. I'm betting it will, come monday when he starts school. We'll see.

Utah 100, California 0

2009-09-16T10:42:00.000-07:00

We were in Cali this last weekend finding a place to live. We got into Oakland around 8 am and just went from there to start looking. We went to a few I found online and just so everyone is clear, the pics online are ALWAYS nicer than the real thing. Our whole day Friday was spent wasting time, looking at dirty, smoke smelling, gross apartments. And the funny thing was, I really expected them to be half decent because of the pricing. Apartments around here, for pretty dang nice ones, go for about $900-$1000. Out there, the disgusting ones were like $1200. Needless to say, I had a minor meltdown at the hotel and told Jeremy I couldn't do it. I couldn't put my kids through this, especially if we had to live in those conditions. My sweet sweet husband sat there and let me yell, scream, cry, and swear at him...well mostly at the situation. I told him I got bad feelings every time I walked into those apartments. I told him I was physically sick thinking about moving into one. I told him I can't be uncomfortable in my own place, afraid to go outside. I told him I can't let Trey go outside and play without wondering who was watching him. I told him I don't want to have to drag my kids downstairs every hour in the hopes to get the washing machine before someone else does, and wonder if someone was watching me too...you know, those weirdo's that know every move you make. He looked at me and said "We don't have to do anything you're not comfortable with. This is a decision we both have to make together. I want you to enjoy this experience, not go everyday hating it." I just LOVE him!! So we decided that the next day we would look at few more, and if the feelings were the same, we would weigh our options. We looked at some nice ones, but still weren't feeling good about any of them. My mom and dad happened to get lost when we were looking at one and called us to meet them. We got there and it happened to be in front of some cute town home/apartments. There wasn't a sign that said "for rent" so we just went to the office to ask. The lady was really nice and she said the had a 1 open for rent. She gave us a price for a 2 bed 2 bath and I about crapped my pants when the price was in our range! She took us to see it and it was AWESOME!! I had the best feeling walking into it. I couldn't stop smiling. There was a playground on site, a gym, and the whole thing was sitting on 37 acres so it was covered in ponds, fountains, streams, little cute bridges, and ducks everywhere!! We have our own garage too! We signed the lease, and found out there was no deposit because they were running some kind of special...so great!! Oh, and the best part of all you wonder? Jeremy's school is no more than walking distance...yes, that's right, I can see him walk all the way to the front door from my balcony. His school is just across the street, actually it's more like a path...Loving it so far!
Here are some pics of our new place. Sad to say I didn't take my camera when we went out there, I just forgot for some reason. We went to San Fransisco and it was very overwhelming. I hate Salt Lake because of the busy streets and crowded buildings, so San Fran was 100 times worse. We did go to Fisherman's Wharf. We saw some sea lions and ate us some good lunch, that was awesome!

One of the bigger ponds

This one is by the playground, and by some of the apartments. They are all over the place. Trey will be in heaven seeing all the ducks and water.

The play ground. It's not that big, however there is a HUGE park about 3 miles from our apartment.

This is what our living room looks like. That is a wood burning stove which I will be using to capture the Utah winter/pine smell!

Here is a bedroom. The whole apartment is about 1100 sq ft. Right now, we are living in an 1800 sq ft house, but the basement wasn't finished until just recently, so really we were living in about 900sq ft for 5 years. It will be nice to have more room. The master bedroom there is bigger than our house bedroom.

The kitchen. She even told me I could paint the walls...oh ya!

Another one of the little creeks. It's fun because they flow throughout the whole area.

Anyways, I feel really good about this place. I will post more pics as soon as we get out there.

Just a few

2009-09-02T13:05:00.000-07:00

Saturday September 26th. This is my last day in Utah. I'm very emotional about it. I don't want to leave. But the reasons are selfish, I know this, but I can't help it. I don't do well with BIG change. I think about my kids, mostly Trey, and I don't think he's going to understand that we are moving permanently. His daily routine is what he know. He knows we are going to California but I don't think he knows it's for a LONG time. It will be hard for me to have to keep telling him over and over that we will see his "friends" aka cousins and grandparents only sometimes..(thanks Celeste)..We've invested in a skype web cam and I know it will get used. These are just a few of the things I will be missing in Utah...

-Being familiar with everything. Knowing where everything is located. Walmart, Harrison blvd, 12th street, church, school, gym...I will be getting a GPS very soon!
-My house. I love, love, love my little house. It's me and Jeremy's first house we bought. It's had alot of work done to it with our own two hands. It's where I found out I was pregnant. It's where I brought home my two babies, and raised them. I love you house.
-The mountains. I love the view from my front porch. The mountains are home.
-Ogden Valley, my REAL home. It's where I grew up. This one I will miss for sure.
-Going to Grandma's almost every Sunday. Relaxing with family. Having deep, non serious, lame conversations with cousins. Eating grandma's awesome food. Laughing. watching the guys play some sport on the front lawn. Playing cards...everything about grandma's house is comforting.
-Hanging out with my sister-in laws. We would try and get together every Wednesday. The kids loved it.
-Going to dinner on my siblings birthday. Trying to talk them into going somewhere that YOU really want to go, knowing it's their decision. Good times!
-Pizzaria!! Oh how I will miss you the most. Nothing could replace you. I vow NEVER EVER to cheat on you with some "poser" pizza place. (I wonder if pizza stays fresh if I have someone ship it to me? Hmmm)
-Utah's 4 seasons. I love having changing weather. Fall is my favorite. That will be the hardest. Not seeing leaves change, or the smell of that crisp fall air. Eventually getting a few feet of snow gorgeous flowers in the spring, and a "bloody hot" summer. Pleasant Hill only gets to about 87 in the summer and 45 in the winter....huge adjustment there!!
-Shopping!! Living off student loans is going to force me to learn how to REALLY budget. I'm pretty good, but let's face it, my name is Sarah and I'm a shopaholic. I'm going to need therapy and a 10 step program to kick this one.
-My hair dresser
-My OB, I refuse to have any kids in California unless Julia Johansson comes with me.
-The kids pediatrician
-Clean air (well, cleaner than Cali)
-The lights at Christmas
-Having a yard
-My neighborhood
-Walmart, no there isn't one around us, although there is a Target. (3 cheers!)
-Seeing my friends. Going to lunch or hanging out at one of our houses and letting the kids be monsters. Laughing with them about how cool we are.
-Watching my nieces grow up. This one is hard. Avery will probably not remember them, but they are old enough to remember her. Plus, we will be back 3 times a year so it's all good :)
-Barbeque's in the summer
-Boating with the family
-Hanging out at in-laws and just vegging
-Halo!! (our dog)
-Crossroads Fitness. I love my gym. It's going to suck finding a new one. I love knowing everyone there and feeling comfortable enough to go right out in the middle of the floor and doing burpees, or jumping lunges, or hanging knee raises, or something weirdo looking but not caring because we're all friends.

These are just a few things I will miss. Stay tuned for the "things I love so far about Cali"

No use crying over dryed milk.

2009-08-24T18:35:00.000-07:00

I've had to make a hard decision today. Last week, Avery got thrush. The doctor told me that more than likely, since I was nursing, it would spread to my "hooty-hoots". Well it did. They became so throbbing sore, much like they were when Avery was first born, that I couldn't bear to nurse her. My toes would curl in and I would curse every time I nursed her. They were so bad. But for some reason, Avery wouldn't nurse anymore either. She turned away every time, resulting in a breast infection. This being the 5th one since she was born. Maybe because her teeth are coming in, maybe because she just wasn't interested anymore, I don't know. I thought about pumping, but it was just as painful. I finally just made the decision to be done. My heart breaks just a little. All you mothers out there who have nursed babies, know what a sweet, wonderful connection it is for you and your child. I have thoroughly enjoyed it, and was blessed that both my kids wanted it as well. Now I sit here, my "ta ta's" in engorging pain, waiting for them to dry up, wondering how long it's going to take this time. With Trey it took about a week. I don't know if I will live that long.

Losing our Minds

2009-08-16T10:35:00.000-07:00

This past week has been nothing but INSANE!! While we were in St. George our house was under contract. HALLELUJAH! Also, a girl had been contacting us on vacation to buy our Jeep. On the way home we stopped and let her test drive it. We didn't hear back from her for a few days so we gave up on that.... fast forward to the beginning of this week. We get a call on Monday from our Realtor. The people backed out of our house, I cry for at least 24 hours. Then I forget that Avery has to have a 9 month check up, so I get her in at 10 months. She is doing great, minus the toe prick to check her iron level. Wednesday, we get a call from the girl about the Jeep. She got her money and still wants to buy it. Great! Oh, except for the fact that the back window now just went out, and the brakes are squeaking. Just perfect. Jeremy comes home, I tell him, and he races to fix them, and still has time to finish laying tile with my dad in the bathroom. I now remember I have a lesson to prepare for Sunday. Thursday, my mom comes down to grout the bathroom downstairs, the carpet people come to get a bid, and we still have to meet with the girl sometime before the bank closes. We make it, she buys it, I now have no car. I start my lesson. Friday, Jeremy and Dad finish putting the sink and toilet in. I need groceries, Trey needs fluoride, I have no deodorant, I get ready to go to the gym, I forgot I have no car!! More lesson. Saturday, I wake up. Everyone comes over and helps paint, finish electrical (Thank you Charley), help with the kids, put base boards on, put trim around windows, caulking, more painting downstairs (thank you Alene, thank you everyone!), the phone rings. It's our Realtor. Someone wants to come look at the house today. If they don't mind the mess, Great! I hurry and clean up the upstairs. They come, they look, they leave. Finally time to sit...no wait,I have to finish my lesson. Time to look for cars. I find 9 cars we would be very interested in. I call on them. They all have been sold! I make a mental note to write them all emails and explain to them that when they sell their cars to please take them out of the freaking ads!! Still no car. Wait! Awesome in-laws let us borrow their car. We go get groceries, pick up a movie, put kids in bed, go over lesson one more time, explain to husband I am to tired to watch a movie. Take a bath, go to bed.
Seriously, this week has been nothing but stress! I have at LEAST 10 new gray hairs from it all. Our family helped us out a ton. We are so lucky to have them. My kids have been great through it all, even though they have nasty colds, and Avery cut 3 teeth in 3 days. My husband is WONDERFUL! He keeps me positive and sane. I love you Jeremy. Maybe next week will be better, because I was seriously losing my mind.

St George

2009-08-10T11:24:00.000-07:00

We had a blast in St. George. It was so hot and the kids had fun swimming, playing in the sand, and boating. We went to a really fun park and I'm pretty sure the adults had more fun then the kids did. Here are a few pics from the vacation.

Before we left, Avery was in the Harrisville Heritage Days baby contest. It was so hot, but she did great! She won cutest smile and biggest dimples.

The smile that won them over.

Over the Hill and a Few Gray Hairs

2009-07-28T10:40:00.000-07:00

Sad to say I turned 27 on Monday the 27th....I know, that is getting to darn close to 30, BUT, it was a good day. Gone are the days where you would go out and blow your paycheck shopping on your birthday (actually, that was everyday for me)I remember when me and my roommates, (or jeremy when we were dating), would go and spend the whole day swimming, laying out, shopping, eating, shopping, just pretty much doing nothing. Now, I am just as satisfied when my sweet hubby cleans the house for me, changes all the diapers, and makes me dinner on my birthday. There's only so much you can do when you've got kids, and besides, it fell on a Monday and that is so boring itself. I did have fun. Jeremy got me an Ipod for Christmas and I haven't gotten around to put music on it, so he stayed up late and put a TON of songs on it for me and my gym workout was fantastic! Who knew it could be so much fun with music. Then me and my besties (sister, mom, and sis-in-law) went to lunch...good stuff! Then I took a nap, then my hubby came home and we ate dinner, then went to the mall and shopped til we dropped! Oh how I love to shop. Thanks Jeremy for the fun day. Oh, and he got me a book. He told me it was for my "inner-nerd" Ha!

7 Peaks, Fireworks, Rodeo, and Poop!

2009-07-21T12:42:00.000-07:00

We've had a really busy but fun week. On Saturday we went to 7 Peaks for the day. It was a blast! I haven't been there for about 6 years. It was so much fun. The kids loved it. Trey loved the slides and I couldn't get Avery out of the wave pool. Sunday we headed to WSU for the annual fireworks. I think it was the first year that I can remember that it rained. It was fun. They kids played and ran around. Monday night we went to the Rodeo. Trey LOVES this! He just loved the bullriding. He really could care less about the rest, and of coarse the bullriding isn't until the very end, but he LOVED it! And then they did the dirt bikes. When they went over the jumps Trey couldn't stop talking about it. It was a lot of fun! Here are some pics of the events

And here is what I found this morning when I went to get Avery to go to the gym.

Now if anyone knows of any good cleaner to get that out of the carptet PLEASE let me know!

A Work in Progress

2009-07-15T11:56:00.001-07:00

Our basement has been nothing but a HUGE pain in our butts! We knew when we bought it, all the hard work we would have to do. When me and Jeremy found our house, we pictured ourselves living in it, fixing it up, making it our own. For some reason, all the people that have looked at our house keep coming back with the same stupid reasons why it's not going to work..."we love it,but we need the extra room downstairs" "we love it, but it's still too much work for us to finish" "we love it, but it's just not in our budget or schedule to finish it"....AAAH! Oh, and what makes me MORE mad is the fact that it's in the contract that the basement will be 100% finished when they move in, so really, what are they crying about. Why can't someone just come and get the big picture in their minds like we did. I guess they can't until it's all the way done! Over the past 5 years (yes, it has taken us THAT long) we really didn't stress the idea of having it finished, only because we didn't need all that space right away. (And plus, in case you didn't know, money DOES NOT grow on trees) Then after my kids were born I thought how nice it would be to have it done and to have more room for the kids to play, and I guess since our house is on the market, it has to be done. So right now we are racing to get it finished in the limited time we have. Jeremy's work schedule doesn't really allow him to just be able to come home after work, like most people do at 5, and work on it into the evening. He doesn't even get off work until 7 and yes, he does come home in the middle of the day from 12-2:30, but that doesn't give him very much time....soooooo, we really only have Saturdays to work on it. The sheet rockers finally finished Friday, and on Saturday thanks to family, (uncle Shayne), we were able to get in painted. It's amazing the huge difference a little paint will do. These are some of the pics I took right after we painted....I know it's a mess, don't be scared:)

The view from the family room to the hallway.

The bedroom

The bathroom...that's a tub in the back, it's covered.

The laundry room coming downstairs, sorry the pic is horrible.

And the family room. Seriously, who wouldn't love this! That is a cute little fireplace in the corner. I must be the only person still alive that loves all the cute authenticity of old houses, like, the cute skeleton key door handles, and arch ways,....whatever, they don't deserve it if they can't appreciate it!

Let Freedom Ring!

2009-07-05T19:53:00.000-07:00

I LOVE THE 4TH!! It is my absolute favorite! The whole month is so much fun. We started out with the Farr West parade. My niece Skyla was in it, she was dancing, and she was great! Heidi sat on the back of the truck and helped them. When Taytem saw her mom she hurried and hitched a ride. Trey loved the parade. He especially loved the big trucks. We then went to Farr West days and let Trey play some games and run around. Then is was time for naps...for all of us:) Afterwards a bbq with the family, then off to the fireworks. It was such a fun day. I love spending time with my family, especially my hubby. It brings back so much fun memories of us when we were dating. Here are some pictures of the day. Also, there are some random ones of the first of the week. These pictures are in no particular order.

This one is a the nature center earlier in the week.

This is Avery's new thing, climbing on all the furniture. I miss the days when she just layed there and didn't move.

The big trucks were his favorite!

Avery was not sure what to think about the parade.

Finally!

2009-06-29T14:48:00.001-07:00

Ahhhh, it's finally summer and finally warm! We've been waiting and waiting and now we are soaking up the sun. We've been swimming a few times. We went with Ashley and her kids at her moms house, we went to Bethany's mom's house last week with her and Chelese and their kids. (by the way Bethany, this post is for you, I know you've been waiting):) Me and my sis in-law went to the North Ogden Aquatic pool and it was so much fun. Trey would NOT get off that frog slide. He just LOVED it! Oh, and if your wondering about pics, well don't. I forgot my camera:) BUT, I did take pics of this weekend. It was my sweet mother in-laws birthday so we got together and had a bbq. It's always fun hanging out with the fam.

Here's my baby. She is always laughing at something. (Thats a toy in her mouth).

Swinging on the swing.

Little Miss Talia. I love her blue eyes!

Everyone at the bbq.

Trey talked the girls into digging for worms.

Oh, and my cousin had a shower this weekend too! She's having a little girl at the end of august. The hot bruntette next to her is my other cousin Danielle. We had the shower at her house and it was so much fun! She is a great host:)

Well that does it for now Bethany. I will try and keep up on my posting for ya!

Stupid Utah Weather

2009-06-18T07:36:00.000-07:00

It sucks because June is almost over and we haven't done anything fun outside because it just keeps raining. I should be taking my kids swimming, or going to the park, or just going outside and playing in the backyard. I'm so sick of the rain! ENOUGH ALREADY!! Bring on the sunshine. I'm officially ready for summer to begin.
I should be sun kissed with a bronze tan by now. I'm ready for my bikini... ;)

Weekend at Jackson Hole

2009-06-10T18:44:00.000-07:00

We had a GREAT weekend. We went up to Star Valley with Kyle and Ashley Redd. We stayed up in their cabin which was freaking AWESOME!! It was like a 5 star resort. It had like 7 bedrooms all with 1-2 Queen size beds, and bathroom. We definitely were NOT roughing it. They had 2 rangers and we took them up to a little reservoir and let the kids throw rocks. We roasted marshmellows, watched movies, and ate ALOT of great food. (I will be hitting the gym good and hard this week). Saturday we went to Jackson and shopped, and then went to eat up in the Teton Village. It was yummy! There was an awesome thunderstorm up there too. It was so cool to watch it from the mountains. Thank you Kyle and Ashley for letting us stay up there. We had sooooo much fun with you guys. Kyle's friends Jedd and Kylie came up Saturday and went to Jackson Hole with us. They were great and fun to get to know, although I think we swore off kids for them the way Trey was the last 24 hours, sorry guys, I think he was just done. Here are some of the pics from the trip. Keep in mind I forgot my camera (I know, what the crap!) so I had to get a disposable and they didn't turn out that great.

This is the cabin. It's gorgeous! There was a little pond in the back that Trey loved going to.

The view when you walk in.

Isn't this kitchen awesome?! It was so spacious.

This is the reservoir we went to. It was really pretty. The kids had fun throwing rocks in the water, and Kyle's dog was keeping us entertained fetching a ball and swimming back and forth.

Kyle and Addy on one of the Rangers.

Peyton and "kid" the dog. Peyton was so cute he just kept walking in the water without thinking twice about it. Such a boy!

Us in Jackson Hole.

The kids playing with Avery.

This is Trey after dinner up in Teton Village...poor thing was pooped!

Addy and Trey...she is so stinking cute!

Addy took this pic. I'm quite surprised at how well it turned out. Trey was jumping off the bed onto a mattress on the floor and I think she took a much better picture then I would have.

Thanks Again You Guys!

3 years old already?

2009-06-01T19:48:00.001-07:00

We celebrated Trey's birthday on Sunday. His actual birthday was on Monday the 1st, but it's so easier to get everyone together on a Sunday. We went to Harrisville Park and had a barbecue. The kids played on the play ground and ran around. Everyone had a good time. Thanks to everyone who helped out and made Trey feel special. I took a TON of pics so I just put them in a slide show. We also went to the Dino park this last week with Grandma Alene, my sis in-laws, and their kids.

We spent the day together as a family on his birthday. We took him to Weber State and let him feed the ducks. Then we went to the toy store and let him pick out another Transformer toy. He loves them all and couldn't decide. He settled for Bumble Bee. We then took him to eat at the Oak's. He loves to eat outside so we thought he'd like to look at the river while he ate. Him and Jeremy made their way down the hill so that Trey could throw rocks in the water.

And of coarse Trey found some caterpillars and they just HAD to watch him eat his dinner.

Grandma and Pa Chambers gave him this Transformer toy. He came up with the idea that Optimus Prime and the Hulk should fight...and of coarse Optimus always won because as Trey says "Mom, he has guns on him arms!"

...and Avery is really enjoying the outdoors and the warm weather. She could spend hours and hours out on the grass watching Trey and Halo run all over the place. She just loves, loves, loves that dog! She's not afraid of her at all. It breaks my heart that we will have to find her a home before we leave:(

Anniversary/Memorial Weekend

2009-05-26T10:19:00.000-07:00

We had a great weekend! It's always nice to relax and be with our kids. We celebrated our 5 year anniversary on Friday the 22nd. We took Trey to a park and let him run around. We had a little picnic, and let him play by the little river. He loved it! Warning:Picture Overload!

I love this one of Trey and Jeremy.

Me and Avery posing for Jeremy.

Playing on the jungle gym

Going down the slide

I think she is getting sick of me putting the camera in her face.

We went over to Grandma and Grandpa Chambers after and Uncle Shayne had his motorcycle out so of coarse Jeremy had to ride it...

but not without a helmet!

And on Saturday night we decided to celebrate our anniversary by going to the Melting Pot. It was delicious!! I was in heaven the whole time with the cheese and then the chocolate. It was so fun. We have never been so it made it even better. It was expensive but worth it. I remember a certain someone ( I wont mention names...Amanda..) telling me that when they got married they put a quarter in a jar every time they "got busy in bed" and for their one year anniversary they had enough money in the jar to pay for their dinner at the Melting Pot..sad to say that we only had 5 dollars...JK, but it was fun and then Jeremy surprised me with a beautiful bracelet that he picked out all by himself. Of coarse I don't have a pic of it but it has all the first letters of our names and my kids and then cute little circles of everyone's birthstones as well. He was so thoughtful to think of me and I love him for that. I can't wait to be with him for another 5 years!

Good Times

2009-05-18T12:49:00.000-07:00

We took Trey to the park after church on Sunday and let him run like a wild man. Him and Halo had fun chasing each other up and down the hills, swinging, and throwing sand. Avery was so tired she could've cared less about the whole thing...plus it was bloody hot that day and it made her more tired.

He threw a rock up in the air and it landed on him...it was so funny I wish I would've got it on video.

Halo pooped out under the table. It was so hot!!

Swinging, Swinging, Swinging!

Tired Avery almost asleep. If you look really close you can see the pizza sauce Jeremy dropped on her head. And of coarse the good mother I am didn't wipe it off very good.

Look out! Halo was chasing Trey and Jeremy down the hill. She is so freaking fast! She had the best time too.

Avery started crawling. She is loving being so independent. But now we have to put the gate back up.

Ahhh...sibling love. JK, she loves to lick faces so he was trying to get her to lick his face...no wonder she's always sick:)

Hair bow galore!

Mom and Avery. Her hair bow matches my shirt...I know, we are awesome.

Too Funny!

2009-05-14T07:28:00.000-07:00

As you all may know, I really, really don't like those stickers that people put on their cars (no offense to those who have them)...you know, the ones with the stick figures and the family names and sometimes their pets. I'm not sure why it bugs me so much. Maybe because it is such a Utah thing. They are everywhere. Well I finally found one that I would put on my car. Halarious!!

~RaNdOm aCts~

2009-05-07T09:48:00.000-07:00

My life hasn't been that exciting the past week. I did however, manage to get a few pics of the kids. Again, not that exciting, but at least I'm being a good mom and capturing all their moments...I know, lame!

Here is Trey and Payzlee being romantic. I tell you, Payzlee is such a character. I love her!! She is my buddy. She has her own little personality that is just FAR from everyone else's and I love it!

Dad and Trey building a village of trains. This is one of Trey's favorite things to do with dad. They see how big they can get the train tracks.

Little Miss Avery. She is sitting up by herself now. Actually, she is kind of crawling too. She can scoot backwards and go from belly to sitting up. She hasn't figured out quite how to move forward all the way. I think it's her massive thighs that are weighing her down:)

And of coarse she has found her voice. She is always jabbering about something.

Dad and Trey watching a movie. Trey found a comfortable spot on Dad's legs.

More worms! Only this time these ones were massive. They had to be the biggest worms I've ever seen.

I have to hurry and write about this as well. As I'm sitting here I can hear Trey in the other room saying a prayer outloud. He's is telling heavenly father thanks for the juice in his cup, and the goldfish crackers. He is so funny. When we say our prayers with him at night thats pretty much how it goes. "Thanks for the juice and for all the worms I can find, and thanks for my cars and that I can crash them"...anyways, I'm sure if you have a toddler then their little prayers are just as sweet!!

now THAT hits the spot!!

2009-04-29T17:34:00.000-07:00

As you all may know, I have a slight love/addiction to chocolate. Over the weekend I made some cookies and they were HEAVEN!! I'm going to share the recipe with all you chocolate lovers. They are called "Double Chocolate Chip Cookies"
2 1/4 C unsifted flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 C butter (softened)
1/4 C sugar
3/4 C brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 pkg (4 serving size) chocolate instant pudding and pie filling
2 eggs
1 (12 oz) pkg chocolate chips

Mix flour with baking soda. Combine butter, sugars, vanilla, and pudding mix in large bowl. Beat until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs gradually, add flour mixture. Stir in chips. Batter will be stiff. Drop by teaspoons about 2-inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 min, or until done in middle. I like mine a little softer in the middle, but you can make your own call.

I also made this GREAT dessert for Easter. My friend Bethany had it at her baby shower almost 2 years ago and I FINALLY got the recipe from her and made it. I don't have a name for it so you can call it whatever you want...

You get 1 chocolate cake mix. (I like the Betty Crocker ones)
1 pkg of the small reese's peanut butter cups
1 large container of cool whip
3 4 oz boxes of instant chocolate pudding and pie filling
Make the cake as it says on the box, let cool. Mix the pudding together as directed.
Chop reese's into small chunks.
Tear cake into chunks. Put 1/2 of it into bottom of a deep bowl (It ends up like a truffle, so if you have a bowl for that then it would work better!) Then layer with pudding. Then layer with cool whip. Then layer with reese's.
Repeat layers until everything is gone and your done! It's sooooo delicious. I hope you all enjoy!!

fRiEnDs/mIlEsTonEs

2009-04-20T19:54:00.000-07:00

Over the weekend we got together with some of my good friends, Chelese and Bethany. Everytime we get together I forget my camera. We had such a good time eating, buying stuff that Bethany was selling, and playing games...I love these girls!!!

Olivia and Trey entertaining themselves with a toy...Teagan and Kyson were in bed. They are little cuties and they all played together so well.

Oh yes...here we are playing mario cart...we all were awesome! They boys were making fun of us the whole time, but we still kicked butt! After, we played the bowling game and I'm not sure who ended up winning. It was so much fun. Can't wait until next time:)

And on another note, I started Ave on rice cereal this week. Of coarse she just thought it was hilarious...everything to her is sooooo hilarious.

Ha Ha Ha....

the REAL survivor!

2009-04-18T13:42:00.000-07:00

I saw this in the "Parents" magazine and thought it was HILARIOUS!! I know our hubby's do a great job with the kids, but come on....sometimes I think they are just clueless:)

THE NEXT SURVIVOR SERIES

Six married men will be dropped on an island with one car and
3 kids each for six weeks.

Each kid will play
two sports
and either take music
or dance classes.

There is no fast food.

Each man must
take care of his 3 kids;
keep his assigned house clean,
correct all homework,
and complete science projects,
cook, do laundry,
and pay a list of 'pretend' bills
with not enough money...

In addition, each man
will have to budget in money
for groceries each week.

Each man
must remember the birthdays
of all their friends and relatives,
and send cards out
on time--no emailing.

Each man must also
take each child to a doctor's appointment,
a dentist appointment
and a haircut appointment.

He must make
one unscheduled and inconvenient
visit per child
to the Urgent Care.

He must also
make cookies or cupcakes
for a social function.

Each man will be responsible for
decorating his own assigned house,
planting flowers outside
and keeping it presentable
at all times.

The men will only
have access to television
when the kids are asleep
and all chores are done.

The men must
shave their legs,
wear makeup daily,
adorn himself with jewelry,
wear uncomfortable yet stylish shoes,
keep fingernails polished
and eyebrows groomed.

During one of the six weeks,
the men will have to endure severeabdominal cramps, back aches,
and have extreme, unexplained mood swings but never once complain or
slow down from other duties.

They must attend
weekly school meetings,
church, and find time
at least once to spend the afternoon
at the park or a similar setting.

They will need to
read a book to the kids
each night and in the morning,
feed them, dress them,
brush their teeth and
comb their hair by 7:00 am .

A test will be given at the end of the six weeks, and each father will be required to know all of the following information:
each child's birthday,
height, weight,
shoe size, clothes size
and doctor's name.
Also the child's weight at birth,
length, time of birth,
and length of labor,
each child's favorite color,
middle name,
favorite snack,
favorite song,
favorite drink,
favorite toy,
biggest fear and
what they want to be when they grow up.

The kids vote them off the island
based on performance.
The last man wins only if...
he still has enough energy
to be intimate with his spouse
at a moment's notice.

If the last man does win,
he can play the game over and over
and over again for the next 18-25 years
eventually earning the right
To be called Mother!

Fun on Easter

2009-04-13T14:23:00.000-07:00

We had a really fun Easter. It makes me a little sad though knowing that it will be our last one with the family. We went out to Grandma Willson's and had a fabulous dinner and an egg hunt. The kids had a blast. Then went to Grandma Chambers and did the same, yes we ate dinner twice within 2 hours of each other, it was great!!

We got up and went to church. Trey in his Easter outfit...and sporting the
"comb-over"

Avery in her pretty dress and massive hair bow.

Heidi and Mary put together a scavenger hunt for the kids. They loved it! They had to run all over the farm and find clues.

Trey running to get his treats.

Trey showing us what the Easter Bunny brought him. Some motorcycle toys, bubbles, clothes and of coarse his favorite, a remote control helicopter. Actually, I think Jeremy was more excited for it.

Eating his breakfast....candy.

Then we headed to another hunt with the other cousins. This is Kambria, she's so sweet. She would help find eggs for the other kids. We love her!

More eggs...

Kambria, Blakley, Trey, and Talia.

Avery fascinated with the kids squealing and running all over the place.

It was a good day. Thanks for everyone who helped out. We had a good time!

...GoTta lOvE BoYs!!...

2009-04-09T14:40:00.000-07:00

Whenever it rains we tell Trey that the worms come out and play. He just LOOOVES to hold them. This morning he woke up and of coarse the first thing he says is "Mom it's raining, I will get a bucket for my worms" He comes back and is holding a container from my tupperware drawer. And he says "Hurry, I go outside and get some worms" So I opened the door and he runs out there in the pouring rain, no shoes, no jacket (I know, mother of the year right?) and starts grabbing as many worms as he can. It was so funny....

And speaking of "Mother of the Year" I went and checked on Avery in her swing and this is what I found...

Yep, she slid right out of it. I guess those seat belts are there for a reason:)

And she's really trying to crawl...not quite there yet.

Thumbs up mom!

sUnDaY fAmiLy FuN

2009-04-05T18:44:00.000-07:00

We had a relaxing day at Grandma Chambers today for General Conference. It's always fun to get together and hang out with the family. We ate a yummy breakfast, and then took the kids over to the park and let them fly kites and run around. Then we headed out to Grandma Willson's for the 2nd session. We celebrated her birthday and relaxed a little more! Here are some pics of the day...

Here is our dog Halo. She loves going to parks. She chased the kites and was shedding all over everyone. Her winter fur is very unattractive.

Cherie and Tyler flying kites

Little Miss Avery enjoying the cold/sunny/windy day.

Of coarse Trey had to have his super awesome sun glasses.

Dad and Trey flying their kite.

Trey and Kambria playing at the dinner table.

Mom and Avery

Great Grandma Willson's Birthday. Skyla and Payzlee of coarse helping her blow out the candles

And of coarse my ALL time favorite pic. Avery and Great Grandpa Willson. Now if you look at them closely, you will see they look ALOT alike.

The resemblance kills me!

Family Night

2009-03-28T08:05:00.000-07:00

After weeks and weeks of asking, we finally took Trey to Chuckie Cheese. He loved it. It's a bit overwhelming for them, but he still had fun. Him and Jer played basketball, and rode some rides together. And me and Avery stayed by the skeet ball game, and of coarse I was awesome and won lot's of tickets...oh yeah! Here are some pics of the night...warning picture overload:)

Avery's massive hair bow. Jeremy tells me she doesn't like wearing them, but until she grows some hair, she's going to suck it up and wear them!

Trey picking his nose...it's what toddlers do best right?

Trey smothering Avery...she really does like it!

I told Trey he was going to get his hair cut...just what every toddler wants to hear!

My sis in law gave her these leggings and I LOVE them. They are so fun! Again Jeremy thinks they are silly, and swears she hates them.

Avery trying her best to sit up. Not quite there yet.

And on another note, this is what has happened to my hair. Yes, after I had Avery my hair is now coming in afro-curly! Disgusting right? I think so. This is even after I have blown it dry and it's still gross! Hmmm, anyone else have these post pregnancy problems??

Is it Just Me, Or......

2009-03-13T17:02:00.000-07:00

Am I the only one with this SICK addiction to Reese's Peanut Butter Cups??? I can't get enough of them. It's especially bad around Easter. They make those Reese's Eggs, and oh boy, are they bliss! I blame my dad, thanks alot!!

A Hole In One...or Two!

2009-03-10T17:07:00.000-07:00

Well I did it. I took Avery to get her ears pierced today and actually to be honest she did really good, she only cried when I had to hold her down. I know, I always think that the moms are mean when you walk past the ear piercing store and you can see the moms holding their kids down as the kid is crying hysterically. I had a lot of mixed feelings about me doing this from other people, but again, I'm the mom and I make the decisions. My mom pierced our ears at the same age and I'm so glad she did. All of my pictures of me growing up had the cutest earings in. Anyways, here are some pictures of her after. You can't really see the earings straight on but they're little pink ones.

Kid Tag!

2009-03-05T12:44:00.000-08:00

Chose one kid and spotlight them, then Tag their friends.
1. Full name: Trey Bradley Chambers.
2. Birth: June 1st, 2006.
3. Stats: 6lbs 8oz, 20 in long.
4. Nickname: Treyferd. Thanks to Grandma, Ryelee,and Skyla, Trey thinks this is his actual name.
5. Favorite food: Spaghetti, chicken nuggets, fruit snacks.
6. Least favorite food: Potatoes.
7. Favorite color: I like it when he wears brown, but I think he could care less.
8. Favorite toy: His cars, hands down!
9. Favorite animal: Dinasoars, cats, worms, any kind of bug.
10.Favorite game: Anything with Dad, and playing cars.
11.Favorite movie: Right now it's Madagascar, but he also went through phases with Cars, Kung Fu Panda, and Ice Age.
12.Something he hates: Going to bed!
I love you Trey!

Trey tags Payzlee, Tatem, Cohen, Olivia, Addy, Zachy, Braxton and Keaton.
I know some of you have more than one kid, so just do which ever one you want.

Bad Habits Come Fast!

2009-02-20T21:36:00.000-08:00

Well it's official. Avery has found her thumb. (Andrea I know you're smiling right now.) At first she would just kind of suck on it and I'd hurry and pull it out and put her binki in. (I know, the binki is just as bad, but I figure you can throw a binki away, you really can't cut off a thumb.) But today I went and checked on her because she was going on a 3 hour nap. She hasn't slept that long since she was 2 months old. Her naps are only like half that. I thought I heard her start fussing and then like 5 minutes later I didn't hear anything. Well when I went in there this is what I found.

Mom and Avery

She went for her 4 month check up today. She weighs 16 lbs (95%), and is 25.39(85%) inches long. She's my chubby child. The doc told me that for her age she should be around 13 1/2 to 14 lbs, but is still 100% healthy. I had to go buy her a whole new wardrobe. She is now into 6-9 month clothing. What can I say, the girl loves to eat. Imagine what she'd look like if I formula fed her.

Trey and Avery, he loves to give her kisses. I've been telling him to only kiss her forhead or cheek, so everytime he catches me kissing her mouth he says "No mom, only kiss her head, you will get her sick." At least I know he's listening, right?

Fun with Family

2009-02-05T08:45:00.001-08:00

I know there's a lot of pics here, but I couldn't decide which ones to put so I just put them all in. We had a fun weekend at Grandma and Pa Chambers watching the Super Bowl.
I told Trey the night before and he got so excited he started punching his super hero punching bag...he's freaking hilarious. Nice hook...

and upper cut!

I know what all you moms are thinking...salmonella. Well it's my right as a mother to let him lick the spoon every now and then.

Cherie and her girls. How sweet.

Our family watching the game. The Steelers are Jeremy's favorite team so it was a good day for him...Avery could apparently care less.

Beautiful Talia.

Trey, Kambria, and Blakely.

Trey and Jeremy having a moment.

Andrea and Grandpa Scott.

My sweet Avery.

Trey and Kambria pooped out after running laps around Grandmas house, I don't know why they do it but EVERY time we're there, they just start running. It's fun to see them grow up together and play.

It's fun to get to know people.

2009-02-02T16:16:00.000-08:00

I just did this on Facebook, but it's still fun, and i got to add 5 more things. Thanks for tagging me!

This a fun way to get to know your friends a little better. Let us know 30 things about you that most people do not know. It could be anything, hobbies, favorites and dislikes about anything, bad or good habits, pet peeves,etc... Then tag someone else. Have fun!!

1. I love animals, especially dogs.
2. My favorite food is spaghetti.
3. I love hot dogs, especially on a fire.
3. I've never had a cavity.
4. I love being pregnant.
5. I secretly love to watch Wheel of Fortune.
6. My biggest pet peeve is when people dress up their dogs. (come on, it's so lame, and you know the dog hates it.)
7. I hate winter.
8. I love love love summer.(laying out is the best!!)
9. I could take naps all day long if it were possible.
10. I hate cooking, but do it for my husband.
11. I have to vacuum at least 2 times a day. (Jeremy hates me for this.)
12. I love to take bubble baths.
13. I hate steak, root beer floats, fish, mushrooms, sour cream, and egg nog.
14. Mascara drives me nuts, I can't wear it very long.
15. Walmart gives me anxiety.
16. I love to kiss! (just ask my husband)
17. I wouldn't survive without my kids, they are my everything!
18. I still have a baby blanket.
19. I can't stand mean people, they suck, and why do you want to be that way?
20. I love to camp, fish, swim, and be outdoors.
21. My favorite movie is steel magnolias, and anything with Jack Black.
22. I could eat Reese's peanut butter cups for every meal.(Ashley, I know you would too!)
23. I bite my nails religiously
24. I'm terrible at math, and excel in English
25. I want to live on a farm one day
26. I hate speaking in public (which is funny because I'm a teacher in Relief Society)
27. I love the color blue
28. I HATE folding laundry
29. I LOVE to run. It gives me an endorphin high that I can't resist
30. I have to have a diet coke EVERYDAY, or my kids would be dead.

I tag Kristina, Ashley, Mary, Amanda, Jessica, Adrienne, Celeste, Andrea. You ALL better do this!

Security?

2009-01-30T14:25:00.000-08:00

Okay this is a little embarrassing, but I'm pretty sure all of you have some sort of a security whether it be a favorite sweater, jeans, pillow, or whatever. (You know you have one.) Mine is an actual blanket. I've had this thing since I was about 2. It went EVERYWHERE with me. Vacations, college, girls camp, and yes even the hospital when I had my babies. But now has come the time when I must let go (Rose to Jack..."I'll never let go."). It has started to fall apart. Whenever I touch it a piece would tear off. (I know, it's gross.) My husband would always say to me before we went to bed. "I'm going to wake up one day and you're going to be dead from either suffocation, or strangulation." Now I see what he's talking about. I must let go! Goodbye my sweet, sweet blanky...I'll always love you.(don't judge me)

It's pathetic, I know.

Okay so this is the sickest part. I told my mom that I was going to throw it away, and she wouldn't let me. She took it home and is going to cut it and sew it back together. Don't worry, she's putting it in my Hope Chest. Phew!! Thanks mom.

SiLlY fAmlLY

2009-01-24T11:33:00.000-08:00

Here are some random pics of my kids.
Avery is finally laughing out loud. She is getting so big and it's making me sad.

3 months old.

Me and my kids. I'm really not sure which one actually looks like me. I've been told Trey kind of does but mostly people say they look like their Dad.

Trey showing us his muscles.

We took Trey out for the night. He needed some one on one time with Mom and Dad. We took him bowling and he LOVED it! He's got such a cheese smile.

He told me over and over that he could hold the ball by himself and sure enough he was right.

It's time for the talk

2009-01-21T15:23:00.000-08:00

So I was sitting on the floor building blocks with Trey today and he got up from what he was doing and jumped in my lap. I groaned a little bit because it kind of hurt and this is the conversation that followed...

Trey: "Mom, I hurt your weiner?"
Mom: "No Trey, mom doesn't have a weiner."
Trey: "Yes you do, like daddy."
Mom: "No, mom's don't have them"
Trey: "Yes you do."
Mom: "No I don't"
Trey: "Pull your pants off, I will show you."

I couldn't stop laughing, he was so serious. He cracks me up.
I'll let Jeremy be the one to break the news to him.

Say Cheese

2009-01-13T10:54:00.000-08:00

Don't you wish that if your butt looked like this, it could be this cute?
I love it!

Multi-tasking

2009-01-10T10:02:00.001-08:00

So I was trying to feed Avery this morning and of coarse right as I get started Trey says "mom I have to go to the bathroom". I'm sure if you've ever had a toddler and a baby you find yourselves in some pretty sticky situations, and by that I mean you realize the things you can do with only just 1 hand. Here are some things I've had to do while nursing Avery with just 1 hand

1.Put Trey on the toilet
2.Wipe Trey's bottom
3.Fix Trey a sandwich
4.Play with Trey
5.Fold Laundry (this one can be tricky)
6.Get Trey dressed
7.Color with Trey
8.Start Trey's bath
9.Get Trey a sippy(again, this one is tricky because of the lid that needs to be twisted on.
10.Switch laundry from washer to dryer

I tell you some of the things I've done make me laugh. But whats even funnier is that my sweet husband (bless his heart) has the hardest time making a bottle and holding Avery at the same time, I just laugh because he has no idea...I'm sure there are lot's more things mothers have done with just one arm and I'm even more sure one day I'll discover them.

It's a Party!

2009-01-06T17:01:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics of our New Years Eve.
Grandma Alene got a pinata for the kids to break. They LOVED it!! Grandma Alene always has the funnest ideas for the kids. She's great. Thanks Grandma.

Kambria taking a turn...

Blakley having a swing at it....

Trey swinging like a mad man

Good hit!
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Loni, Sarah and Mary having a good time with each other.

Dad and Reggie playing the Wii.(I'm not sure if that's how you spell that??)
They were laughing too hard to be any good.

Shane and Loni having a try at it.

My cute little family with our awesome hats on ready for the New Year.

This isn't on New Years it was just so funny I had to post it.
Trey eating his favorite food. He always takes HUGE bites then asks "Mom, you think this will fit in my mouth?" Nothing like a challenge.

Oh those silly New Years Resolutions.

2009-01-02T09:46:00.000-08:00

Okay this is the time of the year that we all make resolutions to become better people, or meet certain goals. Losing weight is not my resolution, but I do have some fitness goals. Pretty much I just need to vent a little. Now if any of you have ever been pregnant or are currently pregnant then you know how I feel. Don't get me wrong, I loved being pregnant but losing baby weight is the biggest pain in the butt EVER!!! Why can I work my butt off in the gym to get down to a certain weight, then workout even HARDER when I'm pregnant to NOT gain a whole bunch of weight just to find out when I'm 9 months pregnant that I've gained 38 pounds, then have the baby and lose an automatic 20 plus pounds (which isn't really even baby weight it's just fluid) in the first month postpartum and have that staggering last 15 pounds creeping all over your body?? I'm so confused. Maybe these pics will motivate me (or depress me. uggg!) to get back in shape. I love to work out it's so much fun, but it's even funner when you're seeing results.

Just found out I was pregnant in this one. I was about 7 weeks. I made Jeremy take this pic because who knows if I'll ever look like this again. Motivation?? or Frustration??

Three days before I went into labor. AHH! don't remind me.

Swimming....

More swimming. I loved this because I got so many unfriendly stares whenever I'd go to this public pool. It was hilarious. Apparently if you're pregnant and you go swimming you're supposed to wear a moo-moo to cover it up. More women should flaunt they're sexy cute bellies. Being pregnant is a miracle not an embarrassment. What can I say I'm scandalous.

Day one of my boot camp starts now...

2008-12-26T16:44:00.000-08:00

Trey's favorite movies. The Hulk and Speed Racer. Pay no attention to the girl behind him, it was a rough night wrapping gifts and I was tired.

Kambria got a tutu from aunt Andrea. She made it. It was so freaking cute. Andrea's got some hidden talent.

Trey's Hulk toy being attacked by a dinasour. I guess the Hulk doesn't have what it takes.

Uncle Shayne and Trey. I thought this was adorable.

Avery's Christmas. Hair bows and a chew toy.

All Party'd Out.

2008-12-26T15:42:00.000-08:00

Well we had a great Christmas. It's always such a bummer when it's over. I feel like we did hours and hours of shopping, more hours and hours of wrapping and in only 1 hour it was all over. Trey had so much fun. He was a little overwhelmed with all the gifts, he didn't know what to play with first. He's been lately into the Incredible Hulk so we found this cute toy that talks and growls and he loved it. I'm not sure if any of you who read this have seen the Hulk but apparently the ultimate Hulk saying is "HULK SMASH"!! I had no clue , my husband looked at me like I've been sheltered or something but anyways thats all Trey says these days when he's playing with the Hulk or watching it. Avery got some cute clothes, it's great at this age with both of them because they have yet to learn what a lot of toys are on Christmas. I wish that could last forever. Jeremy got some new shoes, a new computer and some nose hair trimmers (I guess when you turn thirty your hair gets a little more out of control.) I got some perfume from Victoria Secret. It's called Desire and it smells fabulous, and a new I Pod nano. I actually got one last year but it got stolen out of my car after I left it unlocked. Jeremy teased me and teased me that it didn't get stolen I pretty much gave it them. But he saw how boring it was for me to work out without music so Thank You Sweety. Here are some pics of our Holiday.

Grandpa Willson with Avery. She's very content with him.

Me and my sweetheart. Grandma Alene gave her these cute pj's.
I love them because they are not pink!

Grandpa Scott with his sexy hair. The braids flatter him.

Avery in red. I love this color on her.

Grandpa and Grandma Saunders.

Grandmas House

2008-12-19T09:35:00.000-08:00

We had a Christmas party on Wednesday night with all the cousins. Here are some pics of the night.
This one is of my sweet little niece Kambria. She's always got plumbers crack going on. She takes after her Dad.

This is trey holding up a pair of pants that Grandma Alene gave him. I have to say that Grandma Alene has great taste in kids clothes. Everything they got was so stinking cute! Thanks Grandma Alene.

This is my other cute little niece Talia. She's got the most gorgeous eyes. This picture doesn't do her justice. She's 1 and she's crawling all over the place.

This is Trey showing us his "Cootie Bugs" Remember those from the 80's? Aunt Cherie gave them to him. Him and Dad had fun putting them together.

Here are all the kids laying on Grandma's floor watching Horton Hears a Who

High School Tag

2008-12-13T11:42:00.000-08:00

1- Did you date someone from your high school? I dated this kid Darren when I was a sophmore...weirdo...and then just random dates here and there.

2- What kind of car did you drive? An 86 Buick Lasbre Limited Edition, with red velvet seats....oh yeah

3- What was the most embarrassing moment of high school? I'm not sure, I'm guessing I did a lot of embarrassing things, luckily most of them involved Kristina.

4- Were you a party animal? Nope, I was considered a "Valley Girl" so supposedly I was just stuck up....whatever.

5- Were you considered a flirt? I've been told

6- Were you in a band, orchestra, or choir? Neither

7- Were you a nerd? I'm not sure

8- Were you on a varsity team? No

10- Can you still sing the fight song? Nope

11- Who were your favorite teachers? Mr Wayment, Mrs Oyler, Mr Kellet

12- Where did you sit at lunch? Where ever my friends were.

13- What was your schools full name? Weber High School

14- What was your schools mascot? Warrior

15- Did you go to homecoming and who with? Tucker Shupe, it was so much fun.

16- If you could go back and do it again would you? Heavens yes!! If I could go back and not have a care in the world I would. No bills, No responsibilities and getting money from dad whenever we needed it.

17- What do you remember most about graduation? Aaron stitt trying to kiss me the whole night, Shaylee, Sheena, Kristina Jacey, all of us hiking up a HUGE mountain and then watching the sun rise.
18- Where did you go on senior skip day? I don't remember, how sad, probably wherever Kristina went

19- Were you in any clubs? No

20- Who was your prom date? Blake Bingham, he touched my butt 3 times that night and claimed it was an accident everytime.....weirdo

21- Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? maybe, if Kristina goes, then I'll go.

22- Looking back, what advice would you give yourself? Study more, and concentrate on your grades and not so much on boys. Have more fun, and not care what you looked like.

Get that camera out of my face!

2008-12-12T15:28:00.000-08:00

I found these on my camera and thought they were cute. Avery's pretty much telling me off in this one. She's not afraid to speak her mind.

Avery and Trey

Sharing?

2008-12-10T10:21:00.000-08:00

Well I woke up this morning and put the kids in the living room while I went into the kitchen to do the dishes and while i'm in there Trey came in and says "Mom I share my toys with the baby" I said "okay that was nice of you" then he says "no mom come and look" and this is what i saw

He is the sweetest, funniest person i know. And by the looks of it she didn't mind.

Silly boy!

Yeah!! We are done!

2008-12-09T17:38:00.000-08:00

Well we finally did it. With A LOT of patience we were able to get our little man potty trained. He was such a good sport. He actually loved it. We got him some fun underwear(as you can all see) and just went with it. I had heard that little boys were harder to train than girls but I don't know about that, he was all for it. Good job Trey!!

Avery's Blessing

2008-12-08T16:30:00.000-08:00

My little Man

2008-12-08T11:02:00.001-08:00

Our Little Family

2008-12-07T20:29:00.001-08:00

Okay so i'm officially a blogger now. I'm not going to lie it's pretty fun. I have to apologize because my pics aren't in any order. These are some of my sweet little Avery. She's 7 weeks old now. She's our newest addition to the family. Here she is at the hospital with her daddy and big brother. At the hospital. We'll say she looks like her dad in this one.

I finally got one with her eyes open which is not very often since all she ever does it sleep, sleep, sleep!

Oh, of coarse she's sleeping.