HSM3

WE LOVE IT! WE went to see High School Musical 3 last night and it was wonderful. I think this one is by far my favorite. The girls loved it and we bought the soundtrack on our way home and they are already enjoying singing along with it.

How have all of you out there liked it? Was everyone as excited as we were for the new one to come out?

and one more thing

I know I have posted three things today, but I had to tell one last funny story...

Today I was running around all crazy like, you know, getting showered, doing hair, feeding kids, doing kids hair, getting everyone dressed (well, their clothes ready at least), doing dishes, ironing my skirt and Rich's white shirt ( and Paigies dress, but who's keeping track, really?) eating lunch, grabbing scriptures, and packing a little stash of chocolate (just in case it turned out bad) before leaving for church to visit our new ward...

I said out loud "I feel like I am running around like a chicken with it's head cut off...ugh"

To which Paige replied "Nope, your running around like a mommy who has someplace to go."

She was right, moms rock. Three cheers for all you moms out there.

OUR HOUSE---Hooray!

Okay, a long time has passed since I last posted about our housing situation. That is because it has been stressful and sorta hard, and I didn't want to say anything negative. We waited forever on that other house, and finally got to a point that we were ready to give up. They bank asked us to give them one more week. We said fine, but I think we had both resigned ourselves to the fact that we were done. We waited that week, and still nothing.

Anyway, long story short ( I know thats a first for me, but honestly my fingers could not even begin to want to type the entire thing out...just know it was a great story...)we found a new one, we put an offer on it and by some fluky chance of all chances they said yes.

So we are now going to buy this house, it is wonderful and we went to the new ward today to meet people and it was super great and, well, life has an interesting way of working out huh?

I know that there are a lot of pictures, but Rich's folks want to see...they are far far away on a mission and are missing all our fun...I guess if you have to be gone then thats a good place to be .




This is the front ( I know I have a knack for stating the obvious...)




Here is a photo from the listing this Feb. I had to post this cause the mountains are so incredible.





This is the front of the two sided fireplace the kiddos were rolling on the floor to get our scent on it... There is a sitting room sort of thing on this side and then a family room on the other side


here's another fireplace shot. I love this thing and the little shelves. The fireplace is really huge, it goes all the way up to the top of the house on the other side.




The living room where we will put the piano




The other side of the fire place and in the family room.


The sinks in the master bath. I just love them for some reason~ I guess I have a thing for sinks?



Kitchen




Pantry-a place for everything (and hopefully everything in it's place)




Windows in the family room




Windows above the kitchen sink, awesome view to wash dishes by I think. This sink has a built in soap dispenser...! Who knew?





Back splash




This is the sink in the powder room. I think it is so cool. I didn't even notice it until the offer was accepted and we went back to cheer and take photos...see, thing for sinks~




Another shot of kitchen, from another angle this time.




Whitty's room, awesome view huh?





Paige and Rylie have this little playhouse in their room. They are THRILLED!






Inside the playhouse We were thinking we would put their bunkbeds in there but now they just want it for a play room.




Tori's room (yes, we will paint it)




The view out her window





The upstairs family room




Looking over the rail at the windows







Everyone is happy...now we just have to pray that all goes well with inspections and all that and we close without a hitch....

Grateful Thursday

I know that today is not Thursday, and I did do this on Thursday but my blog was doing something tricky and would not let me post...so here it is a few days late.


These are the things I found to be grateful for this week~

Being able to sew


And having enough yellow fleece to make a pikachu costume


A girl that loves this dog so much that we had to make a special trip before church to see aunt Niki just because "Nilla" was there...she just likes to stand there and hold her leash.



WebKinz everywhere





Super Saturday SUCCESS!



A family love note that started with me writing I love you babe on a paper he was working on, then he wrote ditto, then Tori wrote 'rolls eyes' , then Paige wrote I love you mom and dad, and on it went till everyone in our house had written something on it...good times~




Kids that love to read and cant wait to open the book to see what happens next~



I love when the holidays come 'round and all the "special edition" stuff comes out...







Finding just the right pumpkin....



Finally meeting some homeschool friends. Here we are at a field trip to cornbellys at Thanksgiving Point~
We had a blast and after taking this picture met the most wonderful family with kiddos our ages and spent the rest of the time together playing and having a blast. It was an answer to my most sincere prayer.


and since you couldn't see it good the first time...





Creative kids~ They made these costumes for their webkinz to enter in a contest...aren't they adorable?




A gift of home grown tomatoes, nothing better in the world.


And best of all?


Hearing the words, "They said YES, you have a house!"
Awesome~

Cornbelly's and Cousins

How'd they know?



This one says something about this spot being saved for the lady that hasn't shaved her legs this week...good thing it was already taken...


All set to have some fun, until the one on the end found out we weren't getting pumpkins that night.



Cousins!







Getting buried in corn is way better than getting buried in sand! Plus, its like I always say, it is lots better to reach in your pocket for a piece of gum and find some stow-away corn than to find stow-away sand.





This one here takes his job of navigator very seriously and did not want to bother with stopping for a photo (when I told him this one didn't turn out and he would have to pose for another he was already moving on...needless to say, I got this one and the next one was of him telling me there wasn't time, we were on a mission...), luckily there were plenty of willing leaders and we made it through the David Archuleta corn maze unscathed and none the worse for the wear. They have his music being piped into the maze as loud as possible, it was fun to sing along while trying not to get lost in his ear canal, or worse, nostril!


Only in Utah would you find a pumpkin carved like President Gordon B. Hinckley.