Before and After x2

"The Mop"

Nacho CHEESE smile

Nice timer shots :)
Seth and I both got our hair cut in the last few days. Seth's hair was longer than it's ever been, so when I took him in it was hard to just have her buzz it off. I have wanted him to get a cute little (big) boy hair cut, but the buzz is so easy. I asked the lady if there was any hope of a different style and this is what she did. I think it looks cute as long as he has the gel to make it spikey. Then I went in to get some long side bangs and she cut it really good, I thought. Here we go again, how long can I keep this up. I kept up the straightening for 2 weeks last time, we'll see.

Gordon B. Hinckley

New Scanner

Paige's first week in Philly 1999

Hot and Humid
Baby Paige 2/98

I got to sit down and try out my new scanner today. I love it! I got a little overwhelmed when I opened up my photo drawer and realized how much work I have ahead of me. I am going to start small and organize first. There's that word again! I put pictures in books a few years ago and Paige loved looking at them today. I think I am going to continue with that. I don't want to give up yet, but I think my official scrapbooking days are over. (in reality they ended 6 or 7 years ago) but I still have all the stuff. It will still be useful for crafts and the like. My new project, after organizing the photos, will be online scrapbooks. Click and drag and the book comes in the mail. Much easier. Here are some of the negatives I scanned today.

Ark Wanted

Does anyone have an arc for sale, or did someone get the commandment to build one in S. Cal. It has been raining since Tuesday, and at times quite hard. It was sunny for half the day today, just enough to dry up the streets, but it is pouring as I'm typing. And it's supposed to get worse throughout the night. We aren't in Seattle, no offense! The bummer is it is going to continue off and on through Thursday. This is the longest stretch of rain since I have lived here. So please let me know if you are boarding the arc, and can we come?

The Cheese (4 yrs and counting)

"6"
"5"

"4"

"3"

Seth had his 6th birthday party last Saturday at Chuck E. Cheese. As you can see we have been there 4 years in a row. But for me it's easy, you show up, bring some cupcakes and the kids get to play and eat pizza. Next year I would like to branch out and try something new. He had fun, but was excited his dad was there the whole time and didn't play with anyone else. We got home and opened and played with all the presents. But by 7pm he had a massive headache and fever. Half his class was out on Friday because of sickness. I was just glad we got through the party before it hit him. Luckily he just got the fever and not the throwing up or strep throat that some of the others had. Things should calm down here since the holidays and birthdays have finally wrapped up.

More Me!!!

I'm blaming my bad eating habits on my parents :)
I had a nice birthday. I bought myself some new shoes, not flip flops, I decided I needed some with a closed toe and heel. Then met a friend for breakfast and an early movie, 27 dresses, before Seth got out of School. The rest of the day was normal, but we ended with BJ's and another pizookie. Way too much food. I got a scanner that will turn slides and negatives into jpeg pics. I am so excited to get my older pictures onto the computer. I didn't get a digital camera until just after Seth was born, so I have some work ahead of me. My dad gave me the idea because he is scanning all of his slides from way back when. That's how I got the baby pictures of me. Very cool. I love technology. I also got this cool hat and T-shirt. They know me too well. All in all a good day. Happy Birthday to me!

It's all about me!!

My birthday! Cute mom!
Me and My Jenny Doll

Something major is happening this Friday!! I know you have all been busy shopping and mailing things in anticipation! (jk:) If everyone didn't already know how old I am going to be, I might try and lie, but I will be 35!! This is a little disturbing because I don't feel it, although I am starting to look it. It is the number that is no longer closer to 30, but is closer, barely, to 40. WHAT! I feel like maybe it's time to be organized (Matt wishes), get up and actually get ready before I take the kids to school (yeah right), and maybe keep up a cute hairdo and put on a full face of makeup, both on the same day! All of that comes down to being organized. Something to work on in my mid to late 30's! Happy soon to be birthday to me, which will be celebrated, once again, by having Seth's Chuck E. Cheese party on Saturday!

It's all about Pokemon

Seth's new obsession is Pokemon cards. I don't think he really knows how it all works, but he and his friends trade them and think they know the logistics. Do you know how they work? I tried to look up the trading card game. What a joke, you have to keep track of the points you lose and much more. I just like the colorful pictures on them. I would trade for a cuter animal/plant/alien. Thanks Taylor for getting him the pack, did you even know, he was so excited when he opened it!

There's only 1 me

A girl in my ward had this on her blog, I thought the idea was cool!

Okay I looked up Gwen Hardy first and came up with 16!

So I threw them a harder one, Gwen Brodine, look what I came up with. I was unique, still am of course!!! And who would have guessed there are 47, 081 Gwen's in the U.S. Not as weird as I thought! Thanks mom and dad for not naming me Wendy! (280,964)

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 0 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

My new favorite Blog!

Check out this great new blog that started today!! I can't wait to see the progress! Welcome to the blogging world Boogie Boarders!

Happy 6th Birthday

Our little boy turned six. Wow time flies. He got a cool cars digital camera, a spiderman bounce along, puzzle, baseball mit, and pop up basketball hoop. For dinner we went to BJ's again. Who wouldn't want a pizookie for their birthday. The annual Chuck E. Cheese birthday party will be next weekend. Happy Birthday Seth!

Paige made the sign for him.

We tried to get him to put on a shirt, but he had his pj bottoms on. He's always "Too hot".

Back to Christmas morning

I am back tracking since we took off for Utah the day after Christmas. Here goes. We had a nice Christmas in California this year. Christmas morning we had fun unwrapping presents as fast as we would let them. Paige got the eyeclops, just what she wanted, along with a lot of other stuff! Seth got the geotrack set he wanted and Paige gave him a soccer table that was his favorite! Matt got a Redskins blanket and key caddy to keep all his stuff together every night. As you can see I got a pedicure set that we put to use that day giving each other pedicures. Nice! We had a Merry Christmas!

Rose Parade Floats

We drove out to Pasadena on January 2nd to see the Tournament of Roses floats. They line them up along 2 miles of streets and you can meander through and look at the floats up close. It was a beautiful day and the kids even got hot. We parked at the Rose Bowl and then took the shuttle (school bus) to the venue. The floats are amazing and you just can't believe that everything is made from flowers, trees, etc. The detail and textures were amazing! We saw the circus train, sesame street, Long Beach Aquarium, and the woman who lived in a shoe to name just a few. A few years ago we went a day before the parade and watched them putting the floats together. That was very cool too. The pictures don't do them justice, but take a look.

Happy New Year!!

We will see how we change in the year to come.
Confetti Fireworks

Our garage floor during the festivities

We got home from Utah on the 31st and couldn't wait to play games and do our popper firecrackers. It was a fun family night. Seth made it to 11pm WOW! and Paige made it past midnight again this year!! Happy New Year!