Happy Birthday

I wanted to wish my SIL Abbie a Happy Birthday today.

Tag I'm It........

10 years ago:
I was 19 and working full time as a checker at a grocery store. I was attending a singles ward and having fun being single.

5 things on my to-do list today
1. Laundry, Laundry, and more Laundry
2. Clean my house
3. Get Jakob's shot records so I can register him for Kindergarten
4. Go grocery shopping
5. Buy some more Levi's

snacks I enjoy:
Funyuns, salt and vinegar chips, veggie flavored Ritz's

What I would do if I were suddenly a billionaire:
-First and for most I would pay my tithing
-Pay James' Tuition
-Buy a House with a BIG yard and have horses
-Pay off my parents debts
-Travel the world
-Invest the rest

3 of my bad habits
1. I bite my nails when I'm nervous
2. I worry to much
3. I don't exercise enough

5 jobs I've had:
1.Checker at a grocery store
2.Runner at a law firm
3.Preschool teacher
4.Teller at a bank
5.Mom

4 things people don't know about me
1. I can't let people look at my pictures until their in photo books so they don't get them out of the order that they were taken in.
2. I never put my babies in outfits that had characters on them.
3. I have a fear of having a pedicure. I saw a special on TV of people who died of an infection from the water they soak your feet in.
4. I hate having my fingernails or toes painted.

Happy Birthday A.J.

We wanted to wish A.J. a Happy Birthday today. A.J. is one of Jakob's best friends. We met A.J's family in T*. Jakob really misses A.J. and will still ask us when A.J. is coming to visit and another thing is when Jakob plays pretend superhero's he always tells us that A.J. is his pretend sidekick. We really miss you and hope that you had a fun day.

In Memory of our Grandma Barbara Rau

Our main reason for our visit to St. George this past weekend was to see Grandma Rau. She has been sick for a while and they weren't sure how much longer she would be with us. Well we just got a phone call from James' mother this morning saying that she had passed away.
I was so happy that we got the opportunity to see her one more time and that she is in a better place. I have always loved Grandma Rau from the first time that I met her she reminded me so much of my Grandma. When James and I decided to get married she treated me as though I was one of her grandchildren.
She had such a love for her family and for her Grandchildren and her Great Grandchildren and for anyone that came into her life she was an amazing person and I'm grateful that I had the opportunity to know her and have her in my life.

Fun Mini Vacation

Well we went down to St. George over the weekend and had a lot of fun. All of James' siblings were there together they haven't been together in over 2 1/2 years. So that was a lot of fun.


Kristin, Abbie, James, Kate, and Tammy

It was also an extra treat because Tammy and 1 of her daughters came all the way from Germany to be there. Jakob loved having his cousin Kira there. They haven't seen each other in 2 1/2 years and they took to each other right away. They are only 4 months apart. Kira is the closest in age cousin that Jakob has on both sides of our families so he loved having someone his age to play with.



Kira was teaching Jakob how to dance and where he needs to put his hands. They are so cute together I wish they lived closer.



Some of the cousins together.


Jakob, Kira, Kassie, Kent, and Kaeden.

Happy Birthday

Today is our niece, Kaycee's birthday she turned 1 today. I have always called her chunky monkey. She is so cute and fun to play with. Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!