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HaPpY bIrThDaY kInZiE!!!!!!!!!!

2011-11-16T05:33:00.001-08:00

Happy Birthday Kinzie. I can't believe my Kinz is 14. Where does the time go? I remember not to long ago she was loving her bankley, and twisting her hair while drinking out of her sippy cup. Now she is hanging out with boys, doing make-up, and staying up till all hours texting her friends.I am very proud of the young woman she has become. She is kind, and thoughtful. She loves her family and she has a growing testimony of the church. She is attempting to get her "Full" and she has mastered the lay-out. She loves tumbling, cheer, and softball.I hope year 14 is amazing for you Kinzie. We love you.

Homecoming 2011

2011-09-11T07:11:00.000-07:00

My boy is growing up and I am not liking it. Although I am enjoying him now, I miss that little boy who used to run around in overalls and no shirt. Oh well. Colton is now working at Firehouse Car Wash. He is the Jr Sec. on the Student Council and has a girlfriend. He is a very busy boy.
Colton asked his girlfriend to Homecoming with a big bag of swedish fish. On the outside it said "You must fish, to get my wish". Inside we put a puzzle of words that would read " Out of all the fish in the sea, I'm asking you to Homecoming with me?"
She replied with some blue jello, with fish in it "Out of all the fish in the deep blue, I would love to go to homecoming with you."
It was cute.

Colton and Rachel went to Park City with a group of friends and rode the Alpine slide and Skycoaster. Then they proceeded to Chili's for dinner.

My handsome boy all dressed up! He is looking very handsome.

Colton and Rachel.

AND Lehi beat Payson 56-27. Wootwoot. I think it has been a decade since Lehi has actualy won a football game.

AND THEY ARE OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2011-06-28T17:46:00.001-07:00

After 3 years, 1 month and 7 days, she is tin free. WOOHOO.
They are gorgeous!

Going's On

2011-05-04T13:03:00.001-07:00

Well we have been kind of busy lately. Colton turned 16, got his license and made the High School Student Council. He will be the Junior Class Secretary. We are proud of him and his accomplishments.
Kinzie decided she wanted to play softball along with Cheer. She made the 8th grade cheer squad and she is playing on the Dodgers. (my favorite team, fate.) I am also the assistant coach of said team. Jennifer Shepherd is the coach. We did this so Kinzie and Chantelle could play together. She is playing 1st base and center field. They won their first game. She is also going to try for 8th grade student council. She is trying for VP.
Jaycie also plays softball she is in the smaller league and is on the Astros. She is going to try and pitch. She does a really good job at it. She has great speed. She is a little wild, but she can throw alot of strikes also. I hope she keeps it up, she is a natural.
We will have games every Mon-Thurs until June. Good luck trying to find us. It's gonna be busy, but worth it. The girls are really having fun, and Colton loves driving.
Thats our life in a couple of paragraphs :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COLTON !!!!!!!

2011-05-01T11:17:00.000-07:00

This handsome devil is 16. Where oh where has the time gone. I cannot believe my baby is 16 and driving on his own. It was just yesterday he was carrying around his pet squash, and stripping off his shirt singing "I am a handsome star". I really miss those days.
Colton is such a great young man and we are blessed to have him in our family. He will be ordained a Priest on the 8th of May, and he is driving everywhere he can. He loves it. He is a good driver, but I am still nervous when I let him loose on the big bad roads.
Colton gets good grades, loves his sisters, and especially loves Jeff and I. He is always concerned with dissapointing us (he hasnt yet) and he even made student council for next year. He is a good friend, and a fabulous son. We love him and we are so proud of the young man he has become.
Happy Birthday Coco. We love you.

HaPpY bIrThDaY jAyCiE!

2011-04-04T09:20:00.000-07:00

This sweet thing is 10 years old. I can't believe how fast the time has gone.
Here are some of the reasons we love Jaycie.
She is sweet
When picking out treats she always remembers to get one for Colton and Kinzie.
She loves her brother and sister
She never gives up
She has a funny personality
She is very literal minded so she says some funny things.
She always asks me if she can help me cook
She hates to get in the shower, but once she's in we can't get her out
She like her hair to be pretty
She is very smart. She excells at math and spelling
She is a great little sister, and a fantastic daughter.

We love you Jayc and I hope your day was fantastic.

The Kids

2011-03-20T06:30:00.001-07:00

WOOHOO! Kinzie made cheer.
Kinzie and Jayce are both playing softball, and Colton passed his Drivers Ed and is patiently waiting for his birthday.
Our lives in a minute :)

Happy St. Patricks Day

2011-03-17T06:23:00.000-07:00

Every year since my kids have been little, I have carried on the tradition of my mom, by making green lunches for the kids. One year I forgot and Kinzie gave me the what-for. I have not forgotten since. Although this year she was embarrassed to take her green sandwich to school. She waited until I left for work before she disposed of this offensive thing. Colton being the man that he is, took his to High school and impressed all his friends, and Jaycie actually ate half her sandwich (she is very picky) Here is the rundown of the lunch:

PB& Honey on very green bread
Salsa Verde Doritos(the bag was green)
Green Grapes
Green Bug Juice
and a Green Shamrock cookie (thank you Provo Bakery)

We finished our evening with traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage. YUUUMMMM!

Grandma Simper

2011-02-03T07:42:00.001-08:00

This great lady passed away and returned to her Heavenly Father, on the morning of February 27th. She had just turned 87, and lived a life to be proud of. She suffered a massive stroke on the Tuesday before, and put up a good fight. She will be missed terribly.
Grandma Simper was the greatest. She always was so excited to see us, she always had a smile on her face (even in the tough times) and she always had cookies and candy when we came to visit. She was very kind, loving, and thoughtful. Her and my Grandpa spent 68 years together. They did everything together from sitting on the patio, growing a garden, hunting, fishing, camping and loving their family. I want to be just like her when I grow up.
I love you and I will miss your smiling face everyday.

Wow!

2010-12-27T07:17:00.000-08:00

I suck. I haven't posted in 7 months. I would like to say I have had a lot of things keeping me busy, but I don't. Kinzie quit gymnastics in April and I thought for sure with all the extra time, I would get things done, apparently that was not the case. I think I have less.
Since my last post, Colton has started the 10th grade at Lehi High School, where I work 40 hours a week. He is driving with his learners permit and he has made a lot of new friends. He is taking tumbling and hoping to perfect his full. He is getting good grades in school, and we are proud of him.

Kinzie has since quit gymnastics and has turned to cheer. She made the 7th grade Willowcreek cheer squad. She just finished in November. She did awesome. She also has made a lot of new friends, one of which has moved to South Carolina. She misses Ashley alot. Kinzie is also in tumbling. She is trying to perfect her standing back tuck, and hoping to learn to do a full. I also did not post on her birthday. I told you I sucked. She is now 13 and is growing into a beautiful young women. We are so proud of her.

Jaycie is now in the 4th grade, and she is keeping us on our toes. She is in tumbling with Colton and Kinzie. She is perfecting her back-handsprings, and hoping to learn and perfect a round-off back tuck. She also has great friends. She is doing good in school and we are proud of her.

Not to much has happened in recent months, although I was finally able to visit my sister Jen in Missouri. I spent about a week out there with her family. It was so good to see the kids and spend time with them. Missouri is a beautiful state. Very green. The only thing I disliked was the humidity. It was stifling.

We had a friends who beat cancer,and that is a miracle. We are thankful that everything turned out so well, and we are hoping he stays cancer free.

Jeff is still with Lehi Police and is enjoying his job. It would be nicer if we could get a raise though. Maybe this year, keep your fingers crossed.

With the new year just around the corner, I am vowing to do better at blogging. Wish me luck.

HaPpY BiRtHdAy CoLtOn!

2010-05-03T18:27:00.000-07:00

This handsome star is now 15 years old. I can't believe it. Where does the time go? Seems like yesterday he was 3 years old stripping of his clothes and singing about being a handsome star. Now he is driving the girls crazy, and hanging out with friends. Thankfully he has grown out of the stripping faze. (I hope). We love Colton because he is so sweet. He loves animals, his mommy, dad, and his sisters. He has a gorgeous smile, and he is funny. He is very responsible, friendly, smart, driven and protective of his family. We are so proud of the young man he is becoming.

On a side note: he just got his learners permit today. He passed on his first try. Now he is bugging us to drive, every chance he gets. For now he will be learning to drive in the Yukon..........
Soon to be driving this.

He wishes.

Spring Break '10

2010-05-03T17:37:00.000-07:00

For spring break this year we went to California for 8 fun filled days. The first four days were spent in Disneyland where we were able to celebrate Jaycie's 9th Birthday. We also spent those days with everyone else in the whole wide world. It was so stinking busy. We also lived through an earthquake, just the tremors of one, but still it was exciting. Despite the earthquakes, one day of rain, and millions of people we had a blast. The next 4 days were spent in San Diego. We will be returning there. Often, I hope. It was great. After days of running around Disney, it was nice to relax on the beach.

Since we were in Disneyland on Jaycie's birthday we took her to the Town Center, where Goofy sang Happy Birthday to her. She was pretty excited. We also went to eat at Outback for her birthday dinner.

We went with Kinzie's best friends family. The Shepherds. We had a fantastic time. Thanks for going with us.

In front of "It's a small world." Kinzie, Chantelle, Colton, Jaycie and Jace.

We enjoyed 4 days in San Diego. This is all the kids wanted to do. Which was fine with us. We all love, love, love the beach.
This was the view from our hotel room. It was right in the beach.

We went to La Jolla beach in San Diego, and watched these little critters for about an hour. They were great. The kids loved them.

Happy 9th Birthday Jaycie!

2010-04-07T21:17:00.000-07:00

This is an old pic. Haven't uploaded the new ones yet.

Happy Birthday Jaycie Bug Magnusson.
We have been in Disneyland so this post is a couple of days late. We spent Jaycie's birthday and Easter in Disneyland this year. It was the best birthday ever.
Reasons we love Jayc:
1. She has such a loving personality.
2. She loves to cuddle
3. She still sleeps with her "love" blankies every night. She can't sleep without them.
4. She is very literal minded.
5. She comes up with some pretty funny comments. (see other posts)
6. She is a teaser
7. She hates to be teased
8. She shared good
9. She has mastered the back handspring,and is currently working on her tuck.

We love you Jaycie. Hope you had a fabulous day.

Hello, Hello, is anyone there?

2010-03-15T11:41:00.000-07:00

Yes, we are alive and well. I just have had no time to do anything other than work, be a chauffeur, a maid, a cook, and a babysitter. Things are going great at our house. Nothing much has changed except Kinzie has finished her Level 7 gymnastics season, and she did amazing. Sadly she will be moving on from this stage in her life. At the end of the month she will be trying out for 7th grade cheer. I am sure she will do great. It is a little weird for me though since I used to make fun of cheerleaders when I was young. Rest assured, I won't make fun of Kinzie.
Jaycie has also moved on from gymnastics and is now doing tumbling with Colton. All 3 kids are amazing how they can throw their bodies around the way they do. Kinzie will join the other two at tumbling class as soon as this month is over. Now that we won't have gym on Mon, Wed, Thurs, and Friday we should have a little more time. Ahh, who am I kidding, it will fill up with something else. Well hope you have a wonderful week. I am hoping to post some pics from Kinzie's last meet. We will see if it happens.

Thoughts!

2009-12-19T19:43:00.000-08:00

You know it's not to often I feel like being "thoughful" in my blog. But with the holiday season and recent events I thought I would be a little mushy.
I haven't been in the Christmas spirit this year. Maybe it was the fact that it snuck up on me so stinkin' fast, or the fact that I haven't had time to do anything. Including blog.
This past Tuesday my cousins 4 year old daughter past away. Her intestine twisted and she bled to death. The Dr. told my cousin and his wife that she should have been in tremendous pain. She was not. I believe our Heavenly Father needed her to come home and helped her to do so with as little pain as possible. When I heard the news my heart just broke. In no way should a parent have to go through something like that. My cousin and his wife are troupers though. We traveled to Mountain Home Idaho on Thursday night and went to the funeral on Friday, which would have been her 5th birthday. Her parents did a beautiful job on the Life History. I am so very grateful that my kids are healthy and here where I can hold them and tell them I love them.
This this was the start of me getting the Christmas spirit. Not the death of a child, but the realization that it doesn't matter what is under the tree, or how many presents we need to buy, but what matters is family. Whether it's immediate or extended. When they hurt so do you. When they lose you lose. And when they love, so do you. It made me realize how important it is to tell the ones you love how much they mean to you.
Saturday morning I went with Jeff to Cops, Kids and Christmas. Lehi Police take about 35 kids to see the lights at Thanksgiving point, with lights and sirens blairing, and this year Texas Rhodehouse provided us with our breakfast. After breakfast we take the kids to Smith's Marketplace where each child gets a $100 gift certificate to spend on whatever they want. It was so fun to watch all these kids shopping for things they would normaly never get.
During our shopping trip one gentleman came to Jeff and donated $50, while another lady came to Chief and asked if she could donate a Guitar Hero game for the Xbox. This my friends is what finally clinched it for me. The generosity of some people astounds me. This is another aspect of what Christmas is about. Giving. Not for the glory, or the pat on the back, but because it makes someone else smile. Or in my case, cry. So with this all being said, I wish you all a Merry Christmas, and make sure you tell your family members how much you love them.

Yes, We are still alive...

2009-12-07T18:56:00.000-08:00

We have been very busy. I don't know where the time goes. One day it's Kinzie's birthday, then it's Thanksgiving, and before you know it your tree is up and Christmas is right around the corner. We haven't even been doing very much, just everyday things. Gymnastics 4 times a week, piano, acheivement days, Young Womens, Young Mens, piano, orthodontist, dentist, and gymnastics meets.
Jaycie just finished competing Level 4 and did very well. Just as Jaycie finished Kinzie started her first season of Level 7. Kinz had her first meet on the 5th and did very well. We are proud of all our kids, and in case you don't hear from me before Christmas, we hope you all have a wonderful holiday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KINZIE!

2009-11-13T11:27:00.000-08:00

Holy Cow, how the time flies. It seems like yesterday I was holing this cute little baby in my arms and now she is 12 and growing up so fast.
There are so many reasons we love Kinzie but these are our favorite :

She loves her family a lot.
She is quick to help out when it is needed.
She loves her Heavenly Father.
She is very quick witted
She is a smart aleck. Sometimes it gets her in trouble, but mostly we just laugh.
She is a great gymnast.
Inside her tough exterior, and smart mouth lies a very soft, mushy girl with a big heart.
We found out at parent teacher conference that she includes kids who normally don't get included. That made us proud.
She is funny, loud, and boisterous.
We are so glad she a part of our family.
WE LOVE YOU CHINZ. HOPE YOU HAVE A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Dear Winter,

2009-11-12T09:02:00.000-08:00

I hate you!

October, Where did you go...

2009-11-07T20:07:00.001-08:00

Holy Cow! I can't believe how fast October flew by. We really haven't been doing much, but have been extremely busy. Everyday is work, and the kids have school, and after it is run kids to gym, or piano. Then home to fix dinner, do homework, and then shower and bed. Then the same thing again the next day. It doesn't seem like much, but I am having a hard time fitting in house cleaning, grocery shopping, and blogging.
Jen and Doug came out to visit for a week. We spent almost every night with them and we had a really fun time. (pics to come later) We sure do love when they come to visit and we miss them tons when they leave.
Here are just a few things we have done this month:

Jaycie is now competing level 4 gymnastics. She is doing very well for her first season. Every Saturday is spent at one gym or another. Here she is waiting for her turn.

Doing her bar routine.

I have been bugging Jeff for years to take the kids out shooting. We really didn't think they would enjoy it to much, but we loaded up one Saturday and took the kids out west. We supplied them with guns and ammo thinking they would be bored in about a half hour. Well they surprised us. We spent four hours killing bottles, blowing up targets and using all the ammo. The minute we loaded up to come home, they asked if we could go next Saturday. Looks like we all have a new hobby.

The little "sharpshooters".

We didn't forget Halloween, I just haven't uploaded my pics yet. That will be the next blog. Hopefully before Christmas :)

Ode to Natilie......

2009-09-26T07:32:00.000-07:00

She is sweet, smart, sassy and flirty,
Today she is turning thirty......three.

She loves the church, her family and fun,
in our book she is number 1.

She does canning, and sewing, and crafts galore,
I don't think I can rhyme anymore.

It is obvious a rhymer I am not
In this picture she looks smokin' HOT:

Happy birhday to the girl who loves:
Crafts
Campfires,
and Willy Wonka
We hope you have a great day. Happy Birthday we love you.

Mid-life crisis....

2009-09-08T20:59:00.000-07:00

With my birthday coming up here soon I am struggling with getting old. I think I am having a mid-life crisis. I need something to make me feel young again. Notice I didn't say look younger. Since I can't get a boyfriend, for obvious reasons, I am thinking a nose piercing, a tattoo (just a small one on the top of my foot, thinking maybe a palm tree) or a new truck. Maybe if I'm feeling really bad, I will get all three. Yep I'm getting all three. I feel that old.

First day of school....

2009-08-20T14:56:00.000-07:00

is finally here. I am very sad, and yet I am happy. Colton is in 9th grade and king of the school (or so he thinks), Kinz is in 6th and knows she is cool, and Jaycie is in 3rd. After a few tears over teachers and friends, our first day was a success.
Jeff took the 1st day of school pic since I had to be to work at 7. That is why each child does not have an individual picture. It is his first time, so don't blame him. He didn't know. I have since set him straight, but since he did everything else this morning I will forgive him. But next year they better have their own pictures.
Kinzie was okay with this though because she had to wear her "stupid, ugly, hot" student council shirt. That is why she is hiding in the back. But, her hair looks cute :)

Jaycie looking sweet and innocent. Kinzie happy to be hiding. And Colton in his "toned down" jeans. He also has blue that matches his shoe laces and red. Might have to do an 80's flashback post for those.

This summer...

2009-08-16T16:32:00.001-07:00

We went to Lake Powell, camping, boating, and Lagoon,

We also did this:

this:

and this:

this:

and this:

and this:

We are sad the summer has ended. All in all we had a pretty good summer.

This is how we spent our 16th anniversary....

2009-08-16T16:11:00.000-07:00

Camping with the family. Every year for the past 3-4 years we have spent our anniversaries camping with my family. This year was no different. We left on a Monday and went to Lodgpole with my mom, grandparents, Reed and Nat, and Jammie came and spent the night. I guess since they were all there on our wedding day, it wasn't to weird spending our anniversary with them.
Jeff bought me a camera for the big 16 so here are some fantastic pics of our week:

Hey there hottie.

Stailey had a ball. She was so dang dirty.

Reed feeding a pot-gut some breakfast. I can't believe how close he came.

This pot-gut was very friendly. We had pot guts and chipmunks coming right up to us.

Thanks honey for spending our anniversary with the family. I love you. Hopefully the niext 16 years will be as great as the last 16.

Happy Birthday Jen!!!!

2009-08-06T20:35:00.000-07:00

You old bag! Happy Birthday to my baby sister who is now an old "bitty". She has finally reached the ripe old age of 30.
If only we could be young again. We were all a lot perkier back then.
Happy Birthday. Love Us.

Lake Powell - Part 3

2009-07-18T19:29:00.000-07:00

We have so many picures I thought instead of reading about our fun, you can see how much fun we had. This is what we did for 3 1/2 days. It was awesome. Wish we could go back.

Cliff jumping. Always a favorite.

A couple hundred yards from our spot we found the perfect place to cliff jump. We had to haul everyone in the boats to it, but it was a blast.

We anchored a rope in the sandstone, so we could pull ourselves up the rock.

Beau, Jill, and Jaycie

Mike and Kinz

Jeff, Kelly and Colton

Syd and Gunner

We have had the molecule since last summer. This is the first time Jaycie would go on it. She had to ride with the little kids. She wanted to go really slow. She was so brave. She will swim forever, but the toys scare her so we were real proud of her. Ella wanted to go on the "molecube" with Jayce.

When this wasn't being pulled behind a boat, it was tied off to the houseboat. The kids climbed all over it.

Having fun, just being together.

Dancing

Campfires and glow sticks.

Lake Powell - Part 2

2009-07-18T19:15:00.001-07:00

Our fun in pictures.

Mike

Brock trying to wakeboard. He went pretty far on his bum. His legs were to skinny to pull himself all the way up.

Jaycie, on a tube. The kids spent so much time in the water, I am surprised they did't grow fins.

Colton is getting really good and jumping high. Kinzie also wake-boarded but the camera was left in the houseboat (my fault). She did awesome.

All the girls had these lovely braids in their hair.

Colton's town. If you blink, you will miss it. Click on the picture and you will see what I am talking about.

Lake Powell - Part 1

2009-07-16T08:52:00.000-07:00

We left for Lake Powell at 4:30 last Wednesday. We ate in Price and arrived in Lake Powell about 9:30 Wed. night. We were to pick up the houseboat Thursday morning at 8:00. The plan was to sleep in the parking lot. We made a square with the vehicles. Jeff and I slept in the truck and the kids slept in the boat. Andrea and Jill and their families blew up mattresses and slept on the ground. Russ pitched a tent and Jay and Joyce slept in their boat. You would think in a parking lot it would be somewhat quiet. Well it wasn't. We had a couple of drunk guys that thought it would be fun to talk all night at the top of their lungs and walk right through where Andrea was sleeping, barely missing stepping on the kids. They were loud and obnoxious. Needless to say nobody slept very well that night.
We were still awake when the sun came up, so we just ate breakfast and showed up early to pick up the houseboat. Jeff, the kids, and I launched our boat and went to find a spot for the houseboat to sit. Everybody else loaded the boat and were to meet us. After hours and $140 in gas we still couldn't find anything so we parked the houseboat in a crappy spot. Russ and Jeff took our boat and looked for a different spot and found this:

Someone had just left when they found it.

View from the entrance to "our" cove. We had it all to ourselves. It was really fun.

Colton in the boat.

View of our spot from the top of the mountain that is behind Colton in the above picture.

Kinzie going off the slide.

The houseboat looking in from the back. There were 2 bedrooms, a bathroom, TV/VCR, stereo, microwave, stove, sink, and a table and couch. All the comforts of home.

Goodbye June...

2009-07-01T10:56:00.000-07:00

We have had a busy summer so far. The first part sucked, because it rained, and rained, and rained, and rained. Then it rained some more. 3 of the 5 of us have had the "influenza". Some worse than others. We have played at the pool, had gymnastics meets, and been boating once. Colton went on his first scout camp out without his dad. He went canoeing down the Green River for 4 days. He had a really good time, even though he came home with about 50 mosquito bites.

Kinzie finished her gymnastics Level 6 and is now moving on to 7. She is really excited. Jaycie is working on Level 4 and hopes to compete this fall.
This year for the Round-up Sherrie ( Victim advocate at the Police Dept. and friend), and I were in charge of the baby contest. Sherrie did the work and I just helped her. She did an amazing job. Little did we know that because we did this we were also on the parade committee. So we were quite busy during this week. We helped at the BBQ, the movie, and we had to help get floats situated Saturday morning. Sherrie and I were put in charge of the intersection at State and Center. We were put there because we are mean. (I don't know where they got this idea) I only got flipped off twice. It was a good day. Next year I hope to get flipped off at least 5 times. I don't feel I was mean enough. We then went to the rodeo with Grandpa Kerry. Thanks for the tickets and taking us every year. We love it. This is the first year Jeff didn't have to work the rodeo, so he got to sit with us. He was sooo happy about that to. The rodeo was great as always and this year, the Canadian Air Force motorcycle guys did a back-flip off the ramps. The kids loved it. We also went to the rodeo on Friday night, but about 1/2 hour into it, it started to rain. We were soaked so we went home. Hopefully next month we could have a lot less rain, and a lot more fun. Goodbye June, HELLO July.

New Background

2009-06-09T14:36:00.000-07:00

What do you think? I was sick of choosing a background that everyone else had. Jammie helped me do this one, what do you think. In a couple of days I will change it to the other one, and you can all (meaning those 4 who read this) vote and tell me which one is better.

Happy Birthday Jeff!!!

2009-06-06T09:16:00.000-07:00

Happy 37th Birthday Jeff. We hope you have a wonderful day.
Why we love Jeff:
He is an amazing dad.
He is an incredible husband
He cheers us up when we are sad or ornery.
He loves to make us laugh, and we love for him to make us laugh.
He excels at everything he does.
His boss thinks he is a genius.
He loves to take us camping, boating, and riding.
He loves to spend time with his family.
He makes us feel like we are the most important thing in his life.
He loves the ocean, and the outdoors.
He is a good rider, and wakeboader.
He is very handy, and can do anything. If he can't then he will research until he can.
He is an amazing man and we love him

Happy Birthday to my best friend. I love you with everything I am.

Memorial Day

2009-05-26T18:40:00.001-07:00

I decided since we didn't get to go camping, I was not going to sit home all day. I had a bright idea to relive my past. We used to go to Cascade Springs, walk around and then we would go to the Timp Freeze in Midway for some shakes. Well, the Timp Freeze is closed, so we decided on Granny's for lunch.
We called Nat and Reed and headed up Provo canyon for some fun times. We made it up to Sundance only to find that the "Loop" was still closed. The nice ranger told us we could go the back way up from Midway. So we headed that way and decided to eat at Granny's first. It is a good thing we did.
After burgers, fries, and shakes we headed to Midway. As we traveled we hit a dirt road. We wound higher and higher up the mountain. Beautiful scenery, big pot holes, water, mud, snow. We were re-living our youth. Digging in the mountains. Fun Times. Higher we went. Big snow drifts. Bigger snow drifts. Reed got stuck. We pulled him out. Reed got stuck again. We pulled him out again. Reed got stuck again. And again, we pulled him out. Backwards. From the same snow drift. This time though he went further down the hill for a "running" start, only to be denied by his lovely daughter Torey. She feared the next Memorial day would be spent at her graveside. She didn't find the fun in "digging" like the rest of us did.
So we backed down the mountain into a nice clearing, where the kids all proceeded to use the outdoor facilities. Well, except for Taylor. She had some stage fright, but eventually she was able to go. The kids climbed up a big hill and we communed with nature. The kids decided to they had had enough and we decided we probably weren't going to make it to Cascade Springs this day. So we headed home. On our way home we saw a sign that said "Cascade Springs" 7 miles. What the !@#$. We had taken the wrong stinking road. So off we went up this new, nice, less frightening and somewhat smooth road. After 5 hours in the car, we reached our destination.

Woohoo. We finally made it.

Stinkin' cute kids.

Scenery picture by Jaycie.

Unlike, Nat and Reed we didn't have any strangers in our pictures.

The kids took a lot of scenery pictures.

Apparently Jaycie was bored in the car, because when we put the pics on the computer we found this:

And this:

And about 15 more. They were all pretty funny.
We had an amazing day. Thanks for coming with us Reed and Nat.

Eventful Weekend

2009-05-04T07:40:00.000-07:00

We have had a very eventful weekend. Friday morning we had to be at the school for Kinzie's skit for student council at 9:30, Jaycie had a Dr. appointment at 10:10. Jeff stayed and recorded Kinz while I took Jaycie to the Dr. Jaycie has strep-throat.Yippee. It was also Colton's birthday, and Kinzie had a gymnastics meet in Salt Lake.
Jeff took Colton to lunch, or rather, he brought Colton lunch cuz Jaycie didn't feel good enough to go eat somewhere. I took Kinz to her gymnastics meet, where she received her first 9. Yeah! Her teacher also called and told me she had made student council. Yipee!
Saturday I took Colton, Cameron and the girls to Jump-on-it. They had a good time. Colton did take a header into the trampolines though. Saturday night family came over for Colton's birthday party. Fun times.
Sunday morning we went to church and Colton was ordained a teacher. Congratulations bud. He also had a really big bruise on his nose from the trampoline. He looked like an alcoholic. After he was ordained, the bishop decided I needed an additional calling. I am now helping with enrichment. I have never even been to enrichment. Oh well, we will see how it goes. That is it for our eventful weekend.

HAPPY 14TH BIRTHDAY COLTON!!!!!!

2009-05-01T07:01:00.000-07:00

Holy cow, where does the time go. It seemed like only yesterday we brought Colton home from the hospital. He is such an amazing young man. I am so proud of the person he is. Here is why we love Coco:

He has a gorgeous smile. It lights up his whole face.
He is sweet.
Loving
Kind
Generous
He loves his sisters
He loves his Heavenly Father
He loves animals.
He loves to skateboard and wake board and has recently decided to add snowboarding into the mix.
From the age of 2 when he stood on top of Natilie's playset, took off his shirt and swung it over his head saying "I am a handsome star", he has had a lot of confidence.
Also, when he was 2 we were at my moms and he was getting ready to get into the tub, he started to poop so he was running into the bathroom and poop was falling and hitting his heels and bouncing off like balls onto the floor. He has better aim now.
When he was four we were at our friends house in their backyard. He had to pee so he just whipped it out and peed on their fence. Sorry Darren and Allison.
He is an exhibitionist. He is a little better now he is older, but not much.
He had squash as friends.
He has a really bad gag reflex and used to puke all the time. Bad smells, bad textured food, anything that grossed him out.
His voice is changing so he always makes funny noises and it cracks us up. I will miss that.
He is funny, and when someone is sad, he always tries to cheer them up.
He is very generous with hugs and kisses.
We love you handsome star-hope you have a really good day.

Motocross and Miley...

2009-04-27T19:10:00.000-07:00

Saturday Jeff and Colton, along with the Smith's headed to Rice Eccles stadium for the motocross races. They spent the day walking around the pits and hanging out with the boys. They also received a high five from Andy Bell. He thought that was "pimp". If you don't know who Andy is, watch Nitro Circus on MTV. He was also at the Round-up doing the motorcycle stunts during the rodeo.
While Jeff and Colton were gone I took the girls to the Hannah Montana movie. It was actually a really good movie. Jaycie wants to buy it when it comes out, and Kinzie who thought it was a bit cheesy, decided she liked it too. After the movie we went to target and got our own pizza's and came home to watch Twilight. We had a very fun time. I enjoyed our girl day.
While we were enjoying our movie, Colton was enjoying this:

I wonder who had more fun?

Spring Break '09

2009-04-23T08:05:00.000-07:00

For spring break this year we decided to hang out at home and see what we could come up with for entertainment. Here is the run-down of our week.
Sat: Jaycie was baptized and it was a fantastic day. We also went over to Natilie and Reeds and decorated Easter eggs.

Sun: Easter. The kids got church clothes from the Easter bunny, then it was off to Granpa Kerry's for breakfast and a hunt. We went to Grandma' Joans for dinner and another hunt. Thanks Mom and Dad for making a fun day for the kids.

Mon: We awoke to a beautiful day. We called Nat and Reed and we decided to go with them to Salt Lake. We went to the Gateway Mall for shopping and fun. We hung out there for a couple of hours and then we went to the Joseph Smith movie at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. If you haven't been you need to go. It was an amazing show and I shed a few tears. After this we went to a Bee's game. It was really fun. Thanks Nat and Reed for inviting us, and sharing the day.

Talk about a blast from the past. Mine were hot pink. Colton thinks these are pimp.

Kids at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.

Our family.

The kids in front of the temple doors.

Tues: We woke up to rain. It sucked. We hung out at home for awhile and Jaycie decided she wanted to go swimming. We headed over to the A.F. Rec center, because they have a diving board, and Lehi does not. We spent a couple of hours there and had lots of fun.

Wed: Rain. Again. We called Natilie and Reed and went swimming. Again. Only this time when we left the pool there was about 2 inches of snow on the ground. What the ?
After changing clothes Natilie and Reed came over and we had some dinner and played a little Guitar Hero 3. Natilie played a mean Bass. Reed tried drumming, and guitar playing, he was more successful as a vocalist. After several tries Jeff mastered the drums and I played guitar. We rocked the house. It was soo stinkin fun.

Thurs: Woke up to broken branches on our willow tree and several inches of wet, heavy snow. We hung out at the house and went...you guessed it swimming. Again. I want it known that I did not swim at all. I sat on the deck and read a book. More fun for me.

Fri: We woke up to somewhat nice weather. The sun was shining, but it was a little cool. We hung out for a while and the Jeff's sister called and invited us down for dinner. We hung out with Jeff's fam and enjoyed each others company. While there we decided to end our Spring Break fun, by going riding the next day.

Sat: We loaded up 4-wheelers, and motorcycles and headed west. We spent several hours riding, eating, and having fun. We came home sun-burnt and dirty.

Jeff thinking he is Travis Pastrana. He wants to be on Nitro Circus

Kinzie, Syd and Ella on Uncle Mike's Ranger.

We had a lot of fun, with our extended family and each other. We were sad to see the week end.

Jaycie's Baptism

2009-04-19T07:43:00.000-07:00

Jaycie was so excited to turn 8, so she could be baptized. She was so excited, in fact she wouldn't change the date so Jeff's parents could be there. (They went on a cruise). We kept trying to talk her into doing it in May so they could be there. But her reply was always " I was told it is on April 11th, that is when I am going to do it." I am proud of her determination in doing what she knew was right. She was told something and that's the way it was going to be. I hope she will keep that same determination as she grows up. We are so proud that she made the decision to become a member of our wonderful church.
She was so beautiful and she was glowing. She was so happy.
After the baptism the whole family went to eat at the "place that has all the sun's on the wall." Los Hermanos. It was a very special day. Thank you to those who shared it with us.

Jaycie and Jeff in their whites.

Everyone who stood in on the confirmation.

Family and friends congratulating Jaycie on her big day.

Happy Birthday Jaycie!

2009-04-04T05:56:00.000-07:00

Happy 8th Birthday Jaycie Bug Magnusson.
Eight years ago today our beautiful baby was born. After 14 hours of grueling labor Jaycie finally made her appearance, all fat and swollen. We are so happy Jaycie is in our lives and here is why:

She is such a funny girl. She makes us all laugh.
She is smart
She is beautiful inside and out.
She has an amazing smile
She loves to give hugs and kisses.
She loves to cuddle.
When we get treats at the store, she always wants to get one for Colton and Kinzie.
She is thoughtful and kind.
She is always doing things for her brother and sister.
She has a big heart
She is stubborn and knows what she wants.
She loves to boat and swim in the lake, but hates the water toys.
She hates mornings, especially school mornings.
She is friendly.
She is kind.
She loves dogs until they are bigger than her, and then she fears them.
She is a great gymnast, and piano player.
When asked her name she says Jaycie Bug Magnusson and

She is very, very loved by her whole family. We love you Bug-bug! Happy Birthday.

New Background

2009-03-23T13:25:00.000-07:00

I can't decide if I like this new background. What do you think? Is it to flowery, not really me? I just wanted something different, but maybe this is to different. Let me know your thoughts.

The End of an Era..

2009-03-15T18:01:00.000-07:00

We are sad to say that our beloved Harts west in American Fork has sold it's last drink to us. Tommorrow it will be closed forever. It holds many a memory for Jeff and I, together and seperatly. I spent many nights cruising A.F. main street and turning around in their parking lot, getting drinks, and hanging with friends. Good-bye Harts west, you will be forever in our "hearts".

WOO-HOO

2009-03-05T15:39:00.000-08:00

Jeff and my brother-in-law Reed have been taking College Algebra, or Math 1050 for a while now. They took the final today. Jeff got a 67% on the final and a B- in the class. I am so proud of him, it really kicked their butt. Reed also passed his test, but I'll let Natilie brag about him, so link on to her blog and find out. We are very proud of our men. Good Job Boys. We love you.

Hair today, gone tomorrow...

2009-02-26T11:27:00.000-08:00

A couple of weeks ago Jeff came home and told me he was going to shave his head. I was pretty ticked, and then he told me the reason. One of the ladies that he works with has breast cancer, so to show their support, the whole department (save the ladies) were going to shave their heads. I was supportive of this reason. About 10:00 monday morning I went down to the police station to watch this happen.
Jeff told the lady, that he needed her in the garage and she came in just as they were shaving Chief Smith's hair. She started to cry. As each officer shaved their head, she teared up and they all received hugs.
One good thing about this is she couldn't ask for a better support system.

This is a picture of the whole department. I will post one of just Jeff soon.

And they're off.....

2009-02-24T17:22:00.001-08:00

After 21 months of running to the orthodontist, getting wires tightend, trading elastic colors, painful teeth, and not eating his favorite candy, the braces have finally come off. It was a very exciting day.

One last picture of the brace-face.

At Dr. Jensen's the kids have the same nurse each time they go. Colton really liked her, she was great.

The process.

Before braces

Look how pretty. Colton kept running his tongue over his teeth saying " I have pretty teeth". He hadn't even seen them yet. And they are pretty.

For being such a good boy for 21 months the orthodontist rewarded Colton with all the candy he couldn't eat while his braces were on, ie: tootsie rolls, jolly ranchers, skittles, suckers, and laffy taffy. He also received congratulation balloons.
I must say.. he is one good lookin' kid.

Newlywed Game

2009-02-11T20:16:00.000-08:00

Tonight was our ward Valentine party. Jeff and I were asked to be on the "newlywed" panel. Yeah we kicked some butt. We did practice a little, I won't lie, but I will tell you everything we practiced was not even a question. Yep, we had to wing it.
"What did you do on your first anniversary?" That was 15 freakin'years ago, I don't remember. I was going to say made whoopie, but it was a church function. We went to Anniversary Inn. Jeff remembered. "What Sesame Street character best describes your husband?" Duh, Oscar the Grouch.
We were contestants with 4 other couples. Us, a couple being married only 2 years, one that was 14, a 24, and 18. We were a couple points behind the 2 year couple, they were so not going to beat us, but we came back and tied. The tie breaker question " What is your wifes dream vacation?" Mexico. I don't know if that is my dream vacation but it won us a movie, box of popcorn, and chocolate. What more could you ask.
I do know that I had an easier time answering the question asked to me, than the other ones. Here are a few of the questions:
What ice-cream best decribes your marriage? Rocky Road He missed this
What song best describes your marriage? We had to pick from about 4. The winning answer was "you've lost that loving feeling." He answered correctly
Anyway you get the idea. We had a lot of fun and we won. I guess we do know each other pretty well. Or, we just know the other will answer with the funny comments. I love you babe, thanks for being a good sport.

Still truckin along....

2009-02-08T17:34:00.000-08:00

I have nothing of greatness to report. We have been doing our normal, boring stuff. You know, work, laundry, cooking, cleaning, and running children all over the freaking state. I will report that I am sick of this *&(%% weather, and I really, really want it to be summer. I'm thinking of moving to Arizona. Anyone want to come?

Bye-Bye Peach Fuzz

2009-01-27T18:22:00.000-08:00

For about 6 months now I have been noticing a little bit of growth on Colton's upper lip. It used to be noticeable only when the sun hit it at a certain angle. While at church on Sunday I happened to look at him and I kid you not the kid had a fuzz-stache. It was thick and very blond. Does this look like a kid who is old enough to have fuzz? I should say not. Okay, the pic is a couple of years old but still, come on.
I started teasing him and I told Jeff he was going to have to have a tutorial on using a razor soon. Much to my dismay, right after church the "boys" went upstairs and proceeded to shave the fuzz. I was quite sad. My boy is shaving. HE IS TO YOUNG. Well, he only shaved once but still. It will happen again. I am not quite ready. I mean, shaving underarms is a necessity and if Kinz wasn't in a leo 24/7 I wouldn't have showed her how.
I will report that no eyebrows were harmed in the shaving of the fuzz-stache.

Jaycie-ism

2009-01-16T10:45:00.000-08:00

Kinzie: "Mom, what is a Pharmacist?"
Jaycie: Looking at Kinz like she was an idiot- "duh- its a person who works on a farm."

Where does she get this stuff- she seriously cracks me up.

Fake fingernails

2009-01-11T06:33:00.000-08:00

The girls have been begging for fake fingernails for a while. I didn't think they would need them because they would be a pain in the butt. Well, yesterday Jeff took them to Wal-mart and bought them both a set of nails. Kinzie got some that super glue on, and Jaycie got press-ons.
While applying Jaycie's nails he told her if she left her nails under water for a long time they would fall off. So last night she didn't want to bath for fear of her nails falling off. She got in and held her hands out of the water while I gave her a bath. Later that night she had to go to the bathroom and she wanted me to come and wipe her bum. That was going to far. I bathed her, I was not about to wipe her partially grown up bum. So I told her "absolutely not." She then proceeded to whine, "but I can't wipe it, cuz then I will have to wash my hands, and my nails will get ruined." Come to find out, "someone" hadn't been to the bathroom since she had put her nails on for fear of ruining them.

Getting Big...

2009-01-07T20:03:00.000-08:00

Tonight a friend in our ward called and asked Kinzie to babysit. She has three adorable little kids. 2 boys, which are 6 and 4, and a little girl who is 1. I was a little nervous about her doing it, not because she couldn't handle it, but because this was her first "job". And if she is babysitting, then I am getting old, and she is growing up way to fast. She was very excited. She babysat for three hours, and said the kids where very good and she had tons of fun. So thank you "Ponica" (teehee) for giving her a chance.

Out with the Old; In with the New...

2009-01-01T09:16:00.000-08:00

Welcome 2009. This year has been an awesome one. We have had fun times, camping trips, boating fun, and vacations. We have had babies born, new puppies, and fun with friends. We have had numerous x-rays and only 1 broken bone. Gymnastic meets, piano recitals,and guitar concerts. We have had job promotions and job tragedies, and the death of our beloved prophet. We have had love, joy and friendship and many hours spent with family. Lets hope this new year will be as good, or even better than the last.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Fun in the Snow!!

2008-12-31T12:14:00.001-08:00

Yesterday we went tubing with Natilie and her family. We went up to Reed's dad's house. He has alot of property and every year he gets out his tractor and grooms the grandkids an awesome sledding hill. Taylor and Colton both brought snowboards and we had a handful of sleds. Everyone had fun. I even took a turn on the snowboard. Fortunately for me there is no photo of my very talented self making my way down the hill. I crashed. More that once. Jaycie learned how to snowboard, but Kinzie was not going to do it. She figured if she broke something it may be a day or two before we took her to the doctor. I wonder why she thought that.
The day was nice and it got warm enough that coats were shed. Thank you Grandpa Mark for letting us invade your house, and thanks Nat for enjoying the day with us.

Colton tearing it up on the snowboard. He eventually went off some good size jumps.

Kinzie, Torey, and Kadee trying to catch some air.

Jaycie catching some air on a jump.

Jeff even enjoyed taking a run down the hill on the snowboard.

Christmas Day

2008-12-31T11:55:00.000-08:00

Christmas day in our household does not consist of sitting home playing with the loot Santa brought. We start our day at the butt crack of dawn with the kids jumping up and down wanting to see what santa brought. We open gifts which last about 10 minutes, and then is off to Grandpa Kerry's for breakfast. He was generous this year and gave the girls an arrow head necklace, Colton received a knife and all received cash. We visited there for a while and then it was off to Grandma Joan's for dinner. She too was also generous. Colton got a game for his x-box, Kinzie got a game for her Ds, and Jaycie got a Pixo's system( I don't know what it is really called.) After eating and visiting for a bit, we then headed up to Jeff's parents house.
My kids had opened presents from Grandma Joyce and Grandpa Jay earlier that morning. They bring the presents to our house before Christmas. Colton got another game for his x-box, and Kinzie and Jaycie both got games for their DS and one to share. My kids made out like bandits this Christmas. After Grandma and Grandpa's we came home (it is now about 8:00. It is time for kids to hit the sack. We are all exhausted. The day after Christmas is when the fun begins, my kids get to stay home for 2 blessed weeks doing nothing but playing with all the stuff they got for Christmas.

Jaycie proudly showing off her new I-pod that santa brought.

Kinzie unwrapping her presents as fast as she can. She got a camera from Santa.

Colton enjoying his Guitar Hero World Tour.

ElfYourself

2008-12-21T06:42:00.001-08:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

A serious question....

2008-12-20T13:20:00.000-08:00

Jaycie: Mom, do you think if Santa wasn't busy delivering toys he would like to be
a beard trimmer?

Mom: Yes, I think he would. He has the experience.

What are your thoughts on this very serious issue?

My Hero!

2008-12-11T07:21:00.000-08:00

I sent Jeff a text last night telling him of my plight. So after class he went to Wal-mart in Orem to find my sauce. He called and told me my search was still on. I was very sad.
I fell asleep on the couch waiting for him to come home. When he woke me and we went up stairs, I could not believe my eyes. There were 4 sauces sitting on the counter in all there glory. He had went to Macey's in Orem and found my sauces.
Thank you, thank you, my wonderful husband.

Tragedy...

2008-12-10T19:32:00.000-08:00

A couple of months ago my friend Jayne introduced me to this lovely concoction that was Raspberry Chipotle sauce, mixed with cream cheese and you eat it with tortilla chips. Deeelicious. I have been craving it but she said she got it in Texas. To bad for me. Or so I thought. I was then told by my other friend Mirm, that she saw it at Wal-mart. Gasp. I run right to Wal-mart and they are out. They have Blueberry Chipolte. I try it. Good, but not the same.
The search is on. I call my loving mother in P.G. and ask her to check her Wal-mart. Being the kind person she is she calls me and says she can't find it. I guess I will be taking a trip north to West Jordan where Mirm said she found it at Macey's. But, my mom calls back about 5 minutes later with news that she has found it but it is the last bottle.
Long story short... She gives it to my lovely sister Jammie, who brings it to the gym to give to me.
I open right then, sniff it, give Jammie a taste(mmmm delightful), I take a taste,(hmm heaven.)
I am giddy folks. I am so excited to take it home and eat some for dinner, then tragedy strikes.
I am getting out of my car and the bottle slips out of my hands and SPLAT on my driveway. I am sure they heard my scream all the way to Missouri. (Did you Jen?)
I was devastated. I was so very close to tears, but I had to be strong. The kids were watching.
Now the search is back on. Anyone going to Texas?

Another guitar concert....

2008-12-10T19:29:00.000-08:00

but this time I was smart. I e-mailed the teacher and asked what time the guitar group was going to play. She e-mailed back and told me between 7:40 and 8:00. It started at 7:00. We showed up about 7:30, walked in, sat down, the guitar class came on. They played 2 songs and we were OUT OF THERE by 8:00. Couldn't have timed that one better. Oh yeah, Colton did a good job.

Viva Las Vegas!

2008-12-06T07:18:00.000-08:00

Jeff and Darren(Jeff's co-worker and good friend)left for Vegas last Sunday for training. On Wednesday Darren's wife Allison and I flew down to meet our men. It was an uneventful flight. We left our house about 11:30 and the plane left at 1:35. We walked up to the kiosk, got our tickets, checked our bags and had an hour to kill waiting for the plane to leave. Everything was smooth sailing. We landed in Vegas at 2:00 amidst a sea of cowboy hats. They were everywhere. It was the National Finals Rodeo this weekend. The first night we were in Vegas we headed over to the Tropicana to watch a show. Jeff and I have never been to a show. It was the Folies Bergere. It was really good. The costumes were amazing and the show itself was really fun. Jeff was sorely dissapointed in the costumes (they were wearing them), but he thought the show was okay. Apparently the 10:30 show was topless. Oh dang, sorry Jeff. So if you are ever in Vegas and want to see a show, check out the Tropicana. The earlier show has clothing (what there is of it) and the later shows do not. The next day while the men were in class Allison and I went over to the Orleans and watched Twilight. Allison had never seen it and I was to happy to see it again. It is better the second time.
Also, while in Vegas I discovered a new passion. It is called crapps. Oh my heck, that has got to be the funnest thing I have ever played. It was a blast. While at the crapps table I was propositioned by an old man. When I declined, we became buddies, and he even lent me 5 bucks so I could stay in the game. I won $60 bucks, and then I lost it all the day we left. Oh well, time and money well spent. All in all we had an amazing time. Thank you mom and Joyce for watching the kids.
Now we are home in our own soft beds, and soft water. It is good to be home, we missed the kids.

The Anticipation...

2008-11-22T16:41:00.000-08:00

After weeks of excitement we finally made it to Twilight. Kinzie and Jaycie counted down everyday for a week. They were so excited. My lovely sister got us all tickets. And by all I mean, nieces, nephews, aunts, sisters and our mom. We piled into the movie theater with all the other women and I think about 3 men/boys. It was filled with excited chatter and giggles. The previews come on , and then the movie starts. Bella comes on, screams. Edward enters and the theater comes to life. I will confess I got a little carried and I too did scream like a little girl. Well, it was just to add to the excitement:) I will admit, I was not to thrilled with the actor they had cast as Edward. I thought he should be better looking. I made a mistake. Dang people, he was so freaking sexy, and the chemistry was hot. I will also admit that any of the vampires in that movie can come and bite my neck at any time.

Conversation with Kinzie....

2008-11-14T09:33:00.000-08:00

We were watching the CMA's the other night and Miley Cyrus came on with her dad to announce an award.
I said: I don't really like her dress
Kinzie: I think I am going to throw up....Oh wait someone did.. on her dress.
I laughed. She is pretty quick.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KINZIE!!!!!!!

2008-11-13T11:19:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Kinzie "boo - sparkle" Magnusson.

Eleven years ago today Kinzie was pulled out into the world and into our lives. And on my Grandpa's birthday too. Ever since then we have been kept on our toes. She makes us laugh, and cry. We are so glad she has blessed our home.
Eleven things we love about Kinzie:
1: She is a big helper
2: She makes us laugh
3: She is sassy
4: She is smart
5: She has a beautiful smile
6: She is quick witted.
7: She is strong - mind and body
8: She knows exactly what she wants
9: She is loving to her sister and brother
10: She is always willing to let Jaycie tag along
11: She makes our home a better place to be.

I also want to wish my Grandpa Simper a Happy 88th Birthday. It has been fun for Kinz and my Grandpa to share such a special day. We love you both.

What are you doing....

2008-11-02T11:35:00.001-08:00

on November 21st? We are going to see Twilight. Already have tickets. I know you are all so very jealous.

Pumpickin Anyone

2008-10-26T18:17:00.000-07:00

This is Jaycie's reminder to us that we needed to go and buy pumpkins for Halloween:

What do you think?

2008-10-26T18:07:00.001-07:00

The last couple of weekends we have been painting Kinzie's bedroom. It was time for an update. This is the before:

And here is the after:
I still need to find curtains, but here it is. She really likes it, and it fits her personality perfect.

2008-10-19T19:56:00.000-07:00

Take the Quiz and Share Your Results!

Tag

2008-10-16T20:57:00.000-07:00

I am kind of getting sick of all these tags, but this one was fun and made me think:

Eight things I watch on T.V....
These are some that Jeff and I watch and some that are just always on

1. General Hospital (of course)
2. Two and a Half Men
3. The Office
4. My Name is Earl
5. Family Guy
6. My Boys (TBS)
7. Spongebob (kids)
8. Anything on Nick(KIDS)

Eight Things that Happened Yesterday...

1. Went to Work.
2. Kinzie came back from Clear Creek.
3. Went to the Gym.
4. Made dinner.
5. Woke Up
6. Took Jaycie to cheer.
7. Folded some laundry
8. Went to sleep

Eight Favorite Places to Eat....

1. Cafe Rio
2. Cafe El lago
3. Outback
4. Texas Roadhouse (all time favorite)
5. Macaroni Grill
6. Spaghetti Factory
7. Brick Oven
8. Paradise Bakery(new favorite)

Eight Things I am Looking Forward to....

1. Christmas, and all the holiday traditions.
2. When Jeff and I can tour the country on our harley's
3. Grandkids(not for another 15 years at least)
4. When we pay off the house.
5. Our next vacation...Just Jeff and I.
6. Trip to the beach, or Lake Powell, or both with the kids
7. Summer ( I hate the cold)
8. Retirement

I tag: whoever reads this and wants to participate.

Welcome Back Kinzie

2008-10-15T13:21:00.000-07:00

Kinzie just returned from Clear Creek. She left yesterday with her fifth grade class. She didn't want to go because I wasn't going, but she decided she would miss out on a lot of fun. We sure missed her. The house was quiet and when we went to bed it felt like something was missing. I also worried about her, was she cold, hungry, sad, hurt. She has been to sleep-overs before, just not so far away from home. We are very glad to have her home.

The other Nikki Magnusson

2008-10-14T19:16:00.000-07:00

We were informed the other day by Jeff's friends, that there is another Nikki Magnusson. They were online looking for our blog when they got a pleasant surprise. If they were really our friends, they would know My name is spelled with one K. This Nikki was naughty. So please, if you would like to google my name only use one K.

Picture Tag!!

2008-10-12T15:27:00.000-07:00

This tag is great! It requires no thinking at all - Okay, here are the rules: Go to your pictures, go to your 6th folder, pull up your 6th picture and post it!

This is Jaycie with Ramsey. Our dog we had to put to sleep this past January.

I tag Jenn, Sherrie, and Mirm.

BRUTAL, BRUTAL, BRUTAL......

2008-10-09T19:58:00.000-07:00

Colton had a guitar concert tonight at Willowcreek Middle School. He told me the teacher told him as soon as they were done performing they could go home. Awesome, we would be there and home within a half hour. WRONG!!! We get there and his group is freaking dead last. Of course they can go home right after, the concert is done. We sat for 2 hours listening to the Lehi JR. High Orchestra, beginning, advanced, and concert. Then we got to listen to Willowcreek Middle School beginning, advanced, and concert orchestra, then for our listening pleasure we heard the Lehi High School Orchestra. Let me just tell you I wanted to stab my ears with a dull fork. It would have been more enjoyable. Now don't get me wrong I like Phantom of the Opera, and Les Miserables, but this was brutal. This type of music is why we have serial killers. It is not Marilyn Manson, it is orchestra. I was going freaking crazy. By the time Colton came on I wanted to kill everyone in that whole freakin' auditorium. Colton came on and played hmmmmmm...about 30 seconds. Then the teacher announced the next concert is going to be December 10th. I have a Christmas party that night, I am sure of it. And if I don't, I will. Now I must go listen to AC/DC and calm myself so I can sleep tonight.

Happy Birthday Dad....

2008-10-02T07:47:00.001-07:00

Well let me say this, about that...Happy Birthday to the man who has excellent taste in music, taught me to play baseball, showed me the way to Hart's, is known for his 'phrases', has 4 of everything(and I mean everything), and is the best fireman. We hope you have a wonderful day. From your "Favorite Daughter."

Husband Tag...

2008-10-01T19:55:00.000-07:00

1. What's his name? Jeff

2.How long have you been married? 15 years

3.How long did you date? About 3 Weeks before we became engaged.

4.How old is he? 36

5.Who eats more? Him

6.Who said "I love you" first? He did.

7.Who is taller? He is.

8.'Who sings better? We both suck.

9.Who is smarter? I would like to say it was me, but I would be lying.

10.Whose temper is worse? His(of course. I am easy going :)

11.Who does the laundry? We both do. He will put some in to wash, and occasionally folds.

12. Who does the dishes? Both.

13.Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? If you're looking at the bed, he is. If you are in the bed, I am.

14. Who pays the bills? He does. I used to and then I decided it was too depressing.

15.Who mows the lawn? In the summer I did, but now he had Friday's off, so he does.

16. Who cooks dinner? Me

17. Who drives when you are together? Him, always. He doesn't like my driving.

18.Who is more stubborn? He is.

19. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? It's a toss up.

20. Whose parents do you see the most? Pretty even

21. Who proposed? Jeff did. Candlelight and Chinese food.

22. Who has more friends? He does

23. Who has more siblings? same, we each have 3

24.Who wears the pants in the family? psh. I do for sure. :)

I tag Mirm, Jenn, and Shaunte

Mascot Bowl

2008-09-29T19:55:00.001-07:00

Tonight Harold Terry, along with the rest of the Police Deparment, were honored at the Mascot Bowl. It was really great to see Harold walking out onto the field with all of his co-workers and friends. He received a standing ovation and the tribute was really heartwarming. It was really awesome to see all the men in uniform receiving recognition. They risk their lives everyday and it was nice to see the community stand and give them that recognition they all deserve. We all are greatful that Harold is doing as well as he is.

After Harolds tribute and the National Anthem a couple of parachuters jumped out of a plane onto the football field. The kids said it looked like they had jet packs on. They came out of the plane and hauled butt onto the field, leaving behind a smoke trail.

For those of you that don't know what the Mascot Bowl is, it is a fundraiser for the Fireman and Friends Fund. The High School gets mascots from all over to come and play a fun game of football. Each year a different football team plays the mascots. This year the 8th grade football teams played the mascots. Here are a few of the Mascots. I don't know all the official names but the Bronco from the Denver Bronco's, the Philadelphia Eagle, Cosmo from BYU, Hoots the Owl from Orem Owls, Grizz from the Grizzlies, Bumble from the Buzz, the Jazz Bear, and I don't know why but Barney were all there. There were a bunch more, but I can't remember them all. It seem like most of the colleges in Northern Utah had a mascot here. The kids had a good time and thought it was pretty cool.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATILIE....

2008-09-26T16:17:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to my little sister Natilie who loves...farmer tans, weird hair, and holding her children. I love you. Do you remember that post of me in My swimsuit? Well this is payback and not nearly as bad. I hope you had a wonderful day.

I am proud to say......

2008-09-18T19:00:00.000-07:00

I got an A, on Colton's history paper. Thank you,I know, I am smart.

One Last time.....

2008-09-07T08:25:00.000-07:00

We took the kids and went out on Utah Lake yesterday. It will probably be our last time this year. It was freezing cold. Jeff decided to buy the kids a "Molecule" for Christmas. He left it in his car, and as Kinzie rip-sticked by she saw it. She came bursting into the house "Dad bought us a molecule". Jeff's response...."shit". Well he didn't hide it very good. His fault.
I don't think we realized how big this thing was.

Jaycie will not ride on anything at the lake. She loves to ride in the boat, and she likes to swim. She is scared to death of falling off. She doesn't realize that we have all fallen off and survived. Well we had her convinced that you couldn't fall off this tube because it was just to stable, and we told her we would leave her at the lake it she didn't at least try it,so she did.....

Then I decided to ride on one of the big blue balls, and Kinzie also jumped up on one. Jeff was going like 5 miles an hour so Jaycie wouldn't be scared. Anyway somehow with me and Kinzie on the balls, it started whipping funny and I fell right off. That was it for Jaycie. My fault. I should have just went on a nice leisurely ride.
The kids had a blast. This thing whips you around so fast.

Even Jeff got into the action.

And for some, the excitement was just too much.

Jaycie asks......

2008-08-31T07:49:00.000-07:00

What is cubic hair? HMM... I am stumped, what IS cubic hair? I think it is square hair. MOM... that's not what it is. What is it really? So I tell her the correct word and proceed to tell her what it is and she is totally disgusted. She has been listening to her brother and his friends talk. No more hangin out with the big boys, which she loves to do.

Do I look old????

2008-08-26T18:01:00.000-07:00

I am so sorry about the picture but it was the only one I had. The other night we went to the mall to get the boy some shoes. Kinzie and I walked into my favorite store Buckle. While perusing the jeans a young man that worked there came up to me and the conversation went like this:
Him: Do you have a daughter that is a professor at BYU?
Me: jaw dropping and indignation dripping off me "Do I look that old to you?"
Kinz: "Dude she is only in her 30's"
H:"oh aaaa, well you just look like her so I thought....You really don't look THAT old.
M:"Your foot is so far in your mouth right now I don't think it will ever come out, so you should just stop right now"
H: "Okay, if you need anything just let me know.
M: "You are THE last person I would ask to help me."

Look at this picture. Ignore the laugh lines and the crows feet, and tell me... Do I really look like I could have a daughter that old? Why couldn't she have been my smokin' hot twin? My self esteem had taken a nose dive. I am thinking botox might help.

He is home.....

2008-08-25T18:14:00.000-07:00

Well Rocky came home after another $200 bill. The vet does not know what the hell he has. Jeff was trained on how to give him a doggie I.V.,so he doesn't get dehydrated. I guess we will just hope for the best.

The Vet AGAIN!!!!

2008-08-24T20:20:00.000-07:00

So we brought Rocky home from the vet on Thursday afternoon, and he was fine until Sunday morning. We found him in the same condition as he was in last week, so he is back at the vet. Can you say Holy Shit. I am really getting sick of this. The vet seems to think he has Crypto....he hasn't been swimming! :) (head scratch) jk. Hopefully this bill won't be as bad as the last. If it is, we will be going around our neighborhood begging for meals.

The $1210 dog...

2008-08-21T20:05:00.000-07:00

Jeff came home for lunch on Monday just as the kids came home from school. He happened to look out the window saw that our dog Rocky was just laying by the fence not moving. He goes outside and the dog just looked at him with a glazed expression, his tail didn't wag, and he didn't lift his head. So off he goes to the vet. At first, he thought it was parvo, but that test came out negative. The dog was dehydrated, and had some sort of virus. They did x-rays, and gave him several bags of fluid. We were told he had to stay there for a couple of days. If we brought him home he would die of dehydration.
Now for those of you who know us, we usually wouldn't spend this kind of money on a dog. But, we had just recovered from having to put down a dog in January,(he was also a boxer) after spending several hundred dollars on the vet bill, and the purchase of the dog. The vet thought he maybe had a tumor. He was really suffering. It was heartbreaking for the entire family. Not only that, but the dog before that, Hank, which we had had for 12 years, had passed away during the summer. So there was really no choice for us but to see if he could be saved.
We don't understand how this keeps happening. I think we are not destined to own a boxer. We decided if this dog didn't make it we were either done with pets, or we were just going to buy some mutt from the pound and put him in the backyard, never to be played with again. Those kind seem to last longer than the papered dogs do.
But alas, the mighty Rocky pulled through. After spending 3 nights in the doggy hospital he is home recovering with his family.

Dog Purchase:$600

Vet Bills: $610

Saving the kids from meltdown and not eating for a month: Priceless

First Day of School....

2008-08-18T15:12:00.000-07:00

Colton is in the 8th grade this year. He really had no feelings about school or anything else today. He is to cool to react any more. He looked handsome though. Tomorrow will be better when the 7th graders come and he can check out some new babes.

Kinzie is now in the 5th grade. This is a fun year for her. She gets to do Clear Creek, maturation, and Hope of America. She was also in high spirits this morning. She was more excited to wear her new clothes than going to school.

Jaycie is now in 2nd grade. She was so excited to see all her friends and her new teacher. She was up early and actually had on her happy face. Most mornings we are greeted with her onery face, so that tells me she was pretty excited.

I started my new job at the High School today. I got the girls up and got them ready for school and then I had to go to work. Dad was going to take them to school. They were sitting at the counter eating their breakfast and as I was walking out the door I started to cry. I never cry when they leave for school. I guess me leaving them was just to much for this wussy mom to handle.

Tagged - Quirks...

2008-08-17T17:13:00.000-07:00

1. Link the person who tagged you...Natilie
2. Post these rules.
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours.
4. Tag 6 fellow bloggers by linking them.

1. When I am grocery shopping, my cart has to be organized. It cannot be messy. When I put the food on the check-out belt, it is organized also. Frozen all together, boxed food, and cans.
2. When I go on vacation my house has to be clean before I leave.
3. I hate, hate, hate, when towels are left out on the counter.
4. I can't stand not finishing a book. I can't just enjoy a book, I have to hurry and finish it, because something might happen and I won't be able to finish it.
5. I feel guilty when I don't go the gym. I mean serious guilt.
6. I hate leaving stuff unfinished.

I tag- Mirm, Jenn, Kathy, Jammie, Shaunte, and Dusty

Welcome to Wendy's may I take your order......

2008-08-15T20:15:00.000-07:00

One afternoon I was sitting in my bedroom reading a book. Things were going well, you know, the kids weren't fighting,I could hear giggles, and every now and then I heard talking on walkie-talkies. This is a common thing in my house. Sometimes they are used as cell phones, and more often than not they are used as walkie-talkies. Well on this particular occasion they were used as intercoms. I was deep into my book when all of a sudden I hear a squawk, and then Welcome to Wendy's may I take your order? And then another squawk and- I would like a frosty, 2 chicken nuggets, and fries. I hear a ding, and then that will be $4.00. have a nice day. I came out of my room to see what was what and this is what I found:

The girls had turned my living room into a Wendy's. They were using the bay window as a drive-up. They were using 3 walkies. 2 were taped up on the window outside, and the other was used by Kinzie to take orders

Jaycie would ride her scooter to the first window, with her purse hanging on the handlebars of course, and order her food. Kinzie would tell her the amount, and then Jaycie would "drive" to the next window, pay her money and pick up her food. The bell was used to let Kinzie know when the "food was up". Just before Jaycie went the foot to the other window Kinzie would ring the bell signaling her food was ready. They have been playing "shopping" and "library", pretending they were buying school clothes, and checking out books, but for some reason this was funny to me. If only I could have a child's imagination. They spent hours playing this game. It was nice to see them getting along and having fun. It made me wish I was a kid again.

Family Reunion!

2008-08-11T06:02:00.000-07:00

For our family reunion this year we went to Lodgepole. This is one of our favorite campgrounds. It is very pretty here, and clean. We are usually dry campers. This means we find a spot in the middle of nowhere and squat. We pull out the 4-wheelers and we are filthy by the time we get home. There are no bathrooms (except in the trailer) and no running water. So showers are out.
Spending 5 days in an actual campground has changed us. We now want to be campground campers. It only took us about 10 minutes to clean-up, when usually it takes at least an hour. When the kids bathed, it didn't look like they were bathing in mud.
I think the fact that it rained all 5 days we were there had something to do with the cleanliness also. I mean Wed. the rain came down so hard it washed the dirt that was on the asphalt back in the weeds where it belongs. Despite the rain, the kids had a great time. They rode bikes, did fun crafts, and Kinzie finally mastered the rip-stick, and broke pieces off her cast when she crashed on her bike. Good thing it comes off tomorrow. All in all, it was good times.
We are now "one of those people" who take their dogs camping. Rocky had had enough of the hard ground and decided since everyone else were sitting in chairs he decided he needed one to. The girls thought he was cold so they had to cover him with his blanket.

Goofy girls

One thing we love about camping is a campfire. I love the smell of the campfire, I just don't like to smell like a campfire. Kinzie started us all on a happy rendition of the campfire song. "Let's gather round the campfire and sing a campfire song, C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E-S-O-N-G song, (repeat) at least 4 times "It will help if you just sing along". You got to love Spongebob.

Happy Anniversary

2008-08-05T10:01:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that 15 years ago today Jeff and I were married. It seems just like yesterday. It has been a great 15 years. For those of you who don't know Jeff and I met while cruising A.F. Main Street. Yes, I was one of those, but back then that was all there really was to do. We met and I went for a ride in his big truck and I was his ever since. Eight months later we were married and that folks was the LONGEST 8 months of my life. Never do a long engagement. It sucked. Well, 15 years later I am still happy and in love. Here's to 50 or 60 more great years. I Love You!

This is our engagement picture. I can't believe how young we look. In case you are all wondering who Jeff's stylist was, it was I. I permed the back about a week before the pictures were taken. It looked so hot!

Another Jaycie funny....

2008-08-03T11:05:00.000-07:00

The other day Jeff and Colton were talking about a service project the Young Men had done for a family in the ward. The mom of this family was telling Jeff she would eventually like to build a shed, I think assuming the Young Men leaders would come and build it for her. Colton then mentioned that the son of this family, that is Colton's age, had built a fort. "If he could build a cool fort like that then he could build a shed." said Colton. Jeff replied with "have you seen the fort he built? A shed is harder to build." To which Jaycie replied, " Dad, what's a fortybuilt." We had a pretty good laugh at this.

Big Horn Ranch...

2008-07-27T12:56:00.001-07:00

Yesterday my dad invited up to his campsite. We loaded up the four-wheelers and headed out bright and early in the morning. It is down by Birdseye/Indianola area and I must say it is very beautiful. A lot of beautiful trees, and a lot of wildlife. The kids rode 4-wheelers, shot pellet guns, caught frogs in the frog pond, and played on the playground. I would have to say by how dirty the bath water was, that the kids had a blast. Dad and Deedee have made their campsite a fun place for everyone. Thanks for inviting us, we had a great time.

The merry-go-round is always a favorite pass time. You will notice Kinzie now has a purple cast. She kept taking off the splint so the Dr. gave her a permanent one. At least for the next 3 weeks.

A broken thumb can't stop the fun.

The swings are so fun.

You can tell how much fun your kids have had by how dirty they were. My kids were filthy.

This is a lovely family picture. Thanks for the fun dad.

The Verdict is........

2008-07-21T16:09:00.000-07:00

It's BROKEN. After a fun filled weekend in Yuba we decided it was time to get the thumb x-rayed. If you didn't read my previous blog then I will give you a rundown of what happened. Friday, just before leaving for Yuba, Kinzie came home from gymnastics with a hurt thumb. She had been doing back handsprings when she ran out of mat and hit her thumb on the floor. We convinced her if she went to the Dr. and it was broke she would have to have a cast and she wouldn't be able to swim or play in the water. So we gave her some ibuprofen and ice and went anyway. I didn't think it was broke, I thought it was just jammed. Later that night her thumb started to swell and turn purple. It had little movement, by Saturday her whole thumb was bruised and she couldn't move it at all. More ibuprofen, more ice, more fun in the water. Sunday was about the same so I got up this morning and headed to the Dr. At first the Dr. thought it was just torn ligaments but sent us for x-rays anyway. Later I received a phone call from the Dr. saying it was fractured and I needed to go an orthopedic surgeon. Oh shit! Well it turns out this type of fracture does not need surgery and we are to keep it splinted for two weeks and then have it x-rayed again. After that who knows. I wonder if I broke it worse, when I tried popping it back into place, you know cuz I thought it was jammed.OOOPS!

Wild Weekend!

2008-07-21T12:36:00.000-07:00

Our weekend started off with a hitch. A couple of weeks ago Jeff's family decided we needed to go to Yuba. So Jeff's two sisters, his brother, his parents and us headed down on Friday. Kinzie went to gymnastics first thing Friday morning. When I went to get her she told me she thought she had broken her thumb while doing back handsprings. I then proceeded to tell her that if she did, they would put a cast on her arm and she wouldn't be able to swim or play in the water. After much deliberation she decided to go to Yuba and wait until Monday to go the Dr. So with Ibuprofen and ice we loaded up the "S.S. Mag" and headed out of town.
This would be the S.S. Mag.

The trip down to Yuba was uneventful. Jeff's parents followed us down and we were the first to arrive. We found our camping spot and the kids started to dig in. The sand that is. One thing about my kids is when we go camping, anywhere, they are in the dirt and or mud within the first five minutes we were there. Next to arrive was Jeff's brother and after a 3 hour wait to get their alternator fixed Jeff's sister Andrea showed up. They have a toy hauler like we do and when they opened their cargo door this is what was inside:
You know you are a redneck when....you can carry your boat into your trailer.
Anyway the kids all had a really good time. We fished, wakeboarded, buried each other in the sand, make castles, and just hung out.
A perfect castle for a princess.
Colton with his hair blowing in the wind. Look at those black clouds. We didn't realize what they were bringing in.
Kinzie chillin' with Grandpa.

About 4:30, Saturday the winds started to kick up, which is not unusual at Yuba. We all kind of hung out and then we started to get dinner ready. About 6:30 we were getting big gusts of wind. I took the kids into the trailer because they were getting pelted with sand. The wind wasn't to alarming until we looked out at the lake and saw 4 to 5 foot waves coming at us. The boats were not beached, they were anchored off shore. Well that was not going to be that way for long. The waves were starting to toss the boats around. Our anchor was holding pretty well and then all of a sudden it came lose. Jeff swam over to grab it and he had hold of the rope. I looked out the window just as he grabbed the rope. It looked like he was trying to hold a bucking horse. I bolted out of the trailer and went to help hold Jay's boat, while the men went to hold onto our boat. I was holding the side of the boat and one wave came and went right over my head. And then more waves came and they were picking me up and I was swinging like a flag in the wind. It was a good thing I was holding on or I would have been lost at Yuba. Finally, Jay decided to just beach his boat. About that time Jeff decided he was going to go into the middle of the lake and just float instead of beaching our boat or worse getting it sunk. After about an hour he came back. The wind hadn't stopped but the waves weren't that bad, so Mike, Kelly and Jay went and helped Jeff put the boat on the trailer. Good thing to because the wind was still blowing when we left.

This is the end of the storm. The waves weren't very big here, but I was too busy holding on to boats to get a pic of the big waves.

The result of the "perfect storm," a sunk boat. So glad it wasn't ours.
If I can figure out how to make a slide show I will post more pics later.

Welcome Stailey!

2008-07-14T14:49:00.000-07:00

Our new niece Stailey Lyn Brooks was born this morning at 8:00. It has been 6 years since we have had a baby in the family. Congrats Jammie. She is absolutely beautiful. This is her very first pic.

Read-a-thon

2008-07-09T19:23:00.001-07:00

I am a huge fan of reading. I love it. I love the fact that you can get away for a while in your imagination. The problem is I get so engrossed with the story that nothing else exists in my world. What kids? What chores? Laundry? and when I find a good book and a good author I will read those books until there is no more of that author to read, and them I am stumped. I was explaining this dilemma to my friend Shaunte and she told me about an author she likes, Janet Evanovich, so I truck my butt to the library and I check out a few of these books.

The first book is called One for the Money. It is one of 14 in a series. People I am telling you these books are so stinking funny that I find myself laughing outloud. Do you know how embarassing it is to be reading in a room by yourself and all of a sudden you just can't hold it inside and you break out it laughter. My kids think I am crazy. Why are you laughing at a dumb book? Well it is because there is some funny $@#! in these books.

The other problem I have with reading is the fact that if there is a series, I have to read them all.. like within a few days. I can't wait I am to impatient. I want to keep reading and reading. Well the Lehi library did not have this whole series available and I was not going to wait until they were returned. So I called my sister Nat in A.F. and I wanted her to sneak me in their library so I could get all the books in the series. Jammie, my other sister, later informed me that there was this new thing were if you werea resident of Lehi, P.G. or A.F. you could use your library card at all these libraries. Awesome. Now I could go into that library without feeling all suspicious, like they new I wasn't supposed to be there and they were gonna ban me from libraries everywhere. I think Nat was a little happy about that to. I think she felt weird cuz I was checking out naughty books, and if they were late she was probably afraid they would announce to the world that Natilie K. reads naughty books. I told her she would like them, she just had to skim the naughty parts, she just shakes her head at me when I say this.

So off I went to A.F. library because they are far superior to our own Lehi library(I was told this by an A.F. librarian) and checked out all 13 books in this series. #14 was just released in hardcover, I am patiently waiting for it to be on the library shelf, hopefully when I return the others it will be there. I did this on Monday and I am starting on #12. I have been reading 2-3 books a day. A day people, I can't get enough. My head hurts, my eyes ache and I want more. She better start writing faster.

Newest Member of Our Family!

2008-07-09T18:34:00.001-07:00

I would like to introduce you to the newest member of the Magnusson family. We brought him home with us on July 2nd. This is Rocky Magnusson! He is a boxer. We would have introduced him to you sooner, but we had a little trouble coming up with a name. When he first came home with us his name was Ruger. We decided it didn't really flow well, then we decided on Ranger, and Rambo those did not really do it for us either. Finally we settled on Rocky. Jeff thought that was cool cuz you know Rocky was a boxer. I think there is probably a lot of boxers named Rocky, but what is one more. The coolest name we had for a boxer was Ramsey, but he was our last dog and we had to put him to sleep back in January. It was a tramatic experience for us all. Hopefully this dog can have a longer lasting life. The kids seem to think that he belongs in the house, while I think he belongs in the backyard. Who will prevail? Right now I am, we will see how long that lasts. I am having a hard time with this dog because it feels like I have another baby, and I am just so past that point in my life. But I guess the good thing about having a dog, is when he starts to bug me I can throw his butt in the backyard, but wait, I do that with my kids too.

Happy 4th of July!!!!

2008-07-04T06:35:00.000-07:00

For over 100 years Lehi Fire Department has welcomed the 4th with salutes at 6:00 in the morning. They go and let off big firework booms all over Lehi. For over 30 years (yes I am old) I have enjoyed this tradition. The night of the 3rd I go to bed and seriously I wake up about 5:00 in anticipation for these loud cannons going off. As I lay in bed I count how many I can hear and then I would go to The Fireman's Breakfast, which is also a long standing tradition for fireman and their families, and tell my dad how many I heard and he would then tell me how many they had fired. I used to hear all of them. I know dorky. Over the last couple of years I have only been able to hear half. It is still a fun game for me, but I am sad I don't get to hear all of them. I only heard 9 this year. I love the anticipation of waiting for that first big giant boom. My dad has been great about lighting them off himself or sending someone else down around my neighborhood. Through recent years there have been a lot of complaints about the noise, mostly from move ins, they wanted this tradition to stop. But alas, us old timers have prevailed and the tradition will continue. I hope you enjoy bringing in the 4th with a bang as much as I do. Happy 4th.

Update!

2008-07-02T10:19:00.000-07:00

After the tragic event that took place last week I thought the few readers I have would like an update on Capt. Terry's condition. I don't know a lot, but I do know some. He is able to recognize those people who get to go and see him. He is able to talk, and walk. In the near future he is hopefully going to be entering a rehab program. I don't know the extent of the damage or if there is any. I do know that we are excited that he is able to do what he is doing. We wish him and his family well. You are in our thoughts and prayers.

"Toes"day

2008-07-01T16:34:00.000-07:00

In appreciation of one of my favorite holiday's, and the fact that this is the first day that Jeff reports to work as a LT., I decided to go and have my yearly pedicure. Well, that and the fact that my scaley heels were sticking to the carpet like velcro. So Jammie and I made an appointment at the local Nail Spa. It might not be the best place but I enjoy it. I love going there and relaxing. Although, I didn't do much relaxing because Jaycie and Kinzie wanted to tag along. The girls nails were painted by professionals. Don't ask me why I had to pay $8 for them to get their nails painted when I could have done it at home for "free" dollars. But what can I say, I am a good mom. After the spa bath, foot and leg rub, and hot towels( I love the hot towels) I was ready for my paint job. After much deliberation I had decided on the French Manicure. About this time the girls came over and started to dictate how my toes should be painted. It is a good thing my guy was nice and spoke English or he would not have understood. In honor of the 4th I was to get Red, White, and Blue on the tips. Then I was to have a decoration and glitter. OOKay! Well 2 child nail polishes and 1 pedi later my toes look like this:

I think they turned out pretty cool. Very festive. And my feet are soft. Thank You Chinese guy at Nail Spa. I love them.

Thankful Thursday

2008-06-26T06:04:00.000-07:00

I have been waiting for Thursday for what seems like a week. I have a lot to be thankful for this week:
1. I am thankful that my husband is safe.
2. I am thanful Harold is alive.
3. I am thankful for the love and support of all my friends and family. Thank you for thinking of us.
4. I am thankful for kleenex.
5. I am thankful for Lehi Police and all the training they have had. If they hadn't reacted as fast as they did, there would have been a lot more people hurt or dead.
6. I am thankful for my mom and sisters for taking my kids and keeping them occupied.
7. Kleenex.
8. I am thankful for all the other agencies in the area that stepped up on Monday and helped our guys, by taking there calls and just being there offering their support.
9. I am thankful my husband is a part of such a good and loving department. They really stick together and love and support each other.
10. I am thankful for a husband who is patient and understanding when his wife has a freak-out, or ten.
I am not good at putting my thoughts down in writing. I am just glad things didn't turn out worse. It is awesome how much these guys love each other. They are with each other everyday depending on each other with their lives. They are a big family, and nobody messes with their family, wives and children included. They really pull together and unite. It is quit awesome to see. Our thoughts and prayers are with Harold and his family. We love you.

Summer Fun!

2008-06-19T14:46:00.000-07:00

My mom went to Missouri and brought my sisters boys home with her for two weeks. We are so excited to have them here. Yesterday we all went to the Lehi swimming pool. Jaycie headed over to the diving board and asked my niece Torey if she wanted to come. So they went over and Jaycie jumped and the next thing we knew Torey was going off the diving board. Apparently Torey thought she could swim better than she actually could, because the next thing we knew a lifeguard was jumping in to save her. It was pretty funny. Her head never went under but the lifeguard told my sister "she wasn't swimming quit as good as he would have liked." It was funny cuz it would be Torey that needed saving. She is such a daredevil, but as my sistersays "she doesn't think beyond the moment." We love her. So anyway we decided today that we would swim in our pool. It is more her speed.:)

Kinzie, Garrett, Torey, some bug eyed girl jk it's Taylor, and Jaycie

Jake and Tanner soaking up some rays! They were super cold.

Gage and Colton are way to cool to swim.

Yeah!

2008-06-16T09:28:00.000-07:00

The event I have been anxiously waiting for has finally arrived. Yes people my Peony has finally bloomed. It is not fully bloomed mind you but it is coming along nicely. I have awaited this event since I laid eyes on the first bud. This here plant is hardy, it has survived spring, winter, spring, winter, and summer, all in a 1 month period. Well, await no longer...laaaaaaaaa here it is

Isn't it beautiful.

Look at those beautiful blooms. And their are more buds just waiting to grace me with their presence.

Happy Father's Day!

2008-06-15T19:57:00.000-07:00

On this Father's Day I would really like to say how blessed I am to have some great men in my life. My Dad is awesome. When we were growing up Natilie and I were friends with another pair of sisters that were the same age as us. We were best friends and my dad would always make sure they new they were welcome at our house because he would give Natilie and I kisses and then tease them by chasing them around trying to kiss them(he was totally teasing) and they would just scream and yell. It was funny. He did it every time. I also remember him playing hide with us. He would go hide in the dark house and we would have to find him and make it safely back to our room before being captured, he would spend hours playing baseball with me so I could try out for little league and then softball in High School. When I needed him he was there and even now sometimes if I have a bad day and I hear his voice or see him I will just start to bawl, and he laughs and gives me a hug, then everything is all better. Thanks Dad for always being there. My Grandpa Dan was always fun to be around, and now that I am older I realize how funny he is. He is a very crafty man, he can make anything out of wood, doors, and even antlers, one year he made all the granddaughters earrings and belt buckles out of antlers. They were really cool. He is also a great gardner and knows everything about flowers and vegetable. I really look up to him. Now I know the stigma of in-laws but mine are great. Jeff's dad is a really great man. He is an even more awesome Grandpa. He enjoys playing with kids and when we go up to his house for Friday night dinner you will always find him outside playing with the kids. He has been known to toss the kids into the air without any thought to how sore he will be in the morning.
Last but not least, Jeff. What can I say that hasn't already been said. He is great. He always tells me I am pretty and he calls my girls "beautiful". They are beautiful, but it just does something to a little girl to hear her daddy tell her she is beautiful and it melts my heart when he does. He really boosts there self-esteem. He always knows when I have had a bad day, and he tries to cheer me up. He is an awesome dad, and he is an even greater husband. Happy Fathers Day, I am very lucky to have a man like you.