So Sweet!

So I was grumpy with Jeff and the kids this morning, and look what was on my counter when I got home:



Yep, he's a keeper. Thanks honey, I Love You.

I've been Tagged Again!

This one is a little harder, I actually had to think:

1. Typically what time do you wake up?
6:15, even on the weekends, it irritates me.

2. On a good night what time are your kids in bed?
8:00.
3. How long have you been a mommy?
13 years tommorrow.
4. How old were you when you became a mommy?
twenty
5. What is your favorite kids t.v. show/movie?
anything Disney, Spongebob Squarepants
6. What is your least favorite kids show?
ED, Edd and Eddy
7. What are your kids favorite chores?
They hate all chores.
8. What is your favorite meal to cook?
Spaghetti,and anthing on the BBQ,it's easy.
9. What is the meal you cook most often?
French toast for dinner, Ravioli, Taco's,

10. What is your kids favorite meal?
Jaycie - Mac and Cheese, Colton - Steak, Kinzie - pretty much likes everything.
11. What is your favorite thing your husband does with your kids?
Takes them camping, or boating
12. What are five things that make you smile when being a mom?
Listening to my kids giggle, watching them play so well together, seeing them do goofy things,watching them succeed.
13. If you could take your kids anywhere where would it be?
Ireland, or England, where their ancestors are from.
14. When was the last time you went somewhere without your kids?
When Jeff and I went to Oregon, to pick up our trailer.
15. What is your favorite pastime activity to do with your kids?
Watch movies, play games, boating, just being together.
16. Name one thing you said you would never do as a mom?
let my kids in public with snot dripping down their faces, or dirty clothes.
17. What is your favorite quality your mom has?
She could always relate to us through our teenage years and was very approachable if we had a problem of any kind.
18. What is your advice for new moms?
Sleep, don't sweat the small stuff, it's okay for a baby to cry, etc., etc.
19. What is your scariest or most heartbreaking moment as a mom?
When you watch them try their hardest and they still don't quite make it.

20. What is your most joyful moment of being a mom?
It's all pretty joyful. I love watching them stretch beyond themselves or succeed at something they have tried really hard to do. I also love the laughing - then I know they are happy.
21. When was the last time you were told "I love you" by one of your kids?
Just before they left to school.

I tag Shaunte, Kathy, Jammie, and Jenn -something else for your blog.

I've been Tagged:

5 things I was doing 10 years ago...
1. Adjusting to life with a two year old, and a 5 month old
2. Living in our new house in Lehi
3. Working part-time
4. Adjusting to being a single mom(Jeff was working nights and sleeping a couple hours, then working from about 12:00 p.m., until 3:00 am)
5. I was in the nursery

5 things on my to do list...
1. Paint Kinzie's bedroom
2. Mow the lawn.
3. Weed the flowers.
4. Finish my backyard
5. Win the Lottery

5 favorite snacks....
1. Junior Mints.
2. Choco. covered Cinnamon Bears
3. Popcorn
4. Cereal
5. Wheat thins

5 things I would do if I was a billionaire...
1. Payoff my sisters and Jeff's siblings houses.
2. Tear down my house and build a new one.
3. TRAVEL, travel, and travel more.
4. Buy a houseboat in Lake Powell.
5. Buy a cabin in the mountains.

5 bad habits....
1. Foul mouth.
2. Jeff said "reading".
3. drinking to much Diet Coke.
4. Spending too much money.
5. no patience.

5 jobs I've had...
1. China Light
2. Baskin-Robbins
3. Kohlers
4. Wester Community Bank
5. Meadow Elementary

5 places I've lived...
1. Lehi, Utah
2. Different house in Lehi, Utah
3. American Fork, Utah
4. Lehi,Utah
5. American Fork, Utah

I tag Miriam, Shaunte, and Jenn

Which Disney Character are you?

I am Megara! So I was looking at my sister's blog, and then I went to one of her friends' blog, and she had this sight on there,It was fun so I decided to steal her idea and share it with you. Let me know who you are.
You Are Megara!

Charming and witty. You are always the first person to come up with a wisecrack. Sure, you have an attitude, but that's why people love you. You keep them on their toes. Sometimes you can be misleading, but always end up doing the right thing for the people you love.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Thankful Thursday-(A day late)

I have many things to be thankful for, but today I am especially thankful for these following things:

1. I am thankful to live in a state where you can wear flip-flops, shorts, and snowboots all on the same day.

2. I am thankful for a husband who gets up and helps when one of his children is vomiting her guts out, instead of sleeping through it.

3. I am also thankful for said husband, when he got just as little sleep as I did, but he lets me sleep in.

4. I am once again thankful for said husband, who supplies his lovely wife with Diet Coke and Beto's breakfast burritos, when she needs it the most. ( He just knows)

5. I am thankful for the flu....yes people I said it, I am thankful for the flu. Why? because I didn't have to work today and it has provided me with the opportunity to do a little purging of my own....my bedroom, Jaycie's bedroom, and my kitchen. It was needed very badly. I have to wait until Kinzie is back at school to do her room, and I don't know if I dare enter the realm of Colton's room.

6. I am also thankful for my kids. They are great. They sure keep things lively, don't they.
7. I am also thankful, once again, for having a fabulous husband, he is always there when I need him, and even when I don't. He is supportive and he helps out ALOT! How many people can say that about there husbands. Love ya Babe.

Hey There Mckinzie

This picture doesn't have anything to do with the following story, I just thought it was cute. Anyway, Kinzie got her first love song from a boy yesterday. I thought I would share some of it with you. She has had a crush on him for most of the year. It goes like this: Mckinzie if you still like me this is for you, if you don't like me anymore please don't read it. This is a song called Hey There Delilah. Hey there Mckinzie what's it like in New York City, I'm a thousand miles away, but girl tonight you look pretty yes you dooo. Hey there Mckinzie don't you worry about the distance I'm right there if you get lonely. A thousand miles seems pretty far but they've got planes and trains and cars, I'd walk to you if I had no other waaaay... And it keeps going, but it's to long. (he wrote this not me.) Pretty cute huh! Well I thought so and she had a stinking nervous breakdown today. Bawling all over the place, you would have thought he wanted to marry her at the age of ten the way she was carrying on. She was soooo nervous, she didn't know if she like him anymore. I mean come on, is she one of those girls who likes a boy until he likes her back. Just the other day she was whining, nobody likes me, and now that one does, she totally has a breakdown. Oh well the stress of a ten year old. I don't think I am going to handle growing up very well.

Disneyland

We made it back from Disneyland with only a few minor incidents. On our way to Disneyland we stopped at Whiskey Pete's for the night. When we got there Jaycie said she wasn't feeling well. We chalked it up to a long travel day and being tired. We had connecting doors with Jeff's sister Jill, so we put all 6 kids to bed and the adults went downstairs to the casino to enjoy our portion of the vacation. When we came upstairs later that evening we were getting ready for bed, when Jaycie starts whining and then she chucked all over the bed. (at least she waited for our fun to end) The rest of the evening we were up every half hour with the dry heaves. Fun times. We then had to travel the rest of the way to Disneyland, so armed with hotel towels and an ice bucket we were on our way. She did really well, only vomiting in parking lots, and entrances to gas stations. At one of these gas stations we were walking in and she started to gag, so I turned real fast, wasn't fast enough, it landed in their entrance. There was a man behind us holding the door, we ran real fast to the weeds and a couple minutes later the man came out with a wet and dry cloth for her to clean up with. I was close to crying, I thought that was so sweet. He then proceeded to tell us about this great drink called Ginger Ale, said it would calm her stomach right down. Let me tell you if you haven't tried it, then you need to . She drank it and said she was starting to feel better. Ginger Ale, who new. Anyway most of the trip was uneventful for everyone but Jaycie. She stepped on a dead bee's stinger at the beach and stung herself, then when we were in line at Peter Pan, she was hanging over the rail when she slipped and smashed her face into the rail and had a big welt all down the side of her face. It was not her week.
This is us in California Adventure. This is us in the Tower of Terror. Notice Jaycie's death grip on Jeff's arm. We made her go on this ride, tears and all, at least 8 times. After about the 8th time she decided she was starting to like it.

This is Thunder Mountain railroad. I think the kids had a good time. We went on this ride about 10 times. The kids loved it. And I must say I loved it for other reasons..............

When we were coming off the above mentioned ride there was man standing off to the side of the exit. I looked at him and thought "that looks like Sonny off General Hospital(my favorite, tivo-ed everyday) Jeff thought I was smoking some bad weed. I made Kinzie and my niece Taylor go ask him if his name was Maurice Bernard. He kind of laughed and said yes, the Kinzie told him - "stay right there, don't move" and she came screaming down the sidewalk MOM, MOM, hurry it IS him. So I booked it down there and had my pic taken with him. He was so nice. I can't even tell you how excited I was. He probably thought I was an idiot cause I was just a blabbering. AAAAAHHHHHGGGGG. I am still really excited about it. Anyway here we are....

Yeah! He is better looking it real life, and I of course, had to look like a bag lady. Oh well, we all had a really fun time.

Happy Birthday Jaycie

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAYCIE BUG MAGNUSSON

Seven years ago today our sweet little Jaycie was born. Wow! Where does the time go. Seven sounds so old to me for some reason. It seems like only yesterday the doctor handed her to me all wrinkly and fat. She weighed in at 8lb. 8oz. My biggest and hardest delivery. C-section, in fact. We are so blessed to have Jaycie in our lives. She has the funnest personality and she keeps us on our toes.(see previous blog.) She has her daddy and brother pretty much wrapped around her little finger. She enjoys playing outside with her pets, riding her 4-wheeler, gymnastics, and just hanging out with the family. We are so glad she is a part of our family. Happy Birthday baby girl. We love you.
She didn't want any old birthday cake, she wanted brownies and ice cream, thus the cheap looking cake.