The Tibbitts Tidbits

Run Down of our 2010

2011-01-16T12:14:00.037-07:00

I have not blogged in Forever.....

This is going to take some time, but I decided to document the

top-moments of our year!

In March Parks and I went to California to Visit my Family.

(Dylan could not go because of work :( ..... )

Mom and I went out to Tea. Something we always love to do.

(They had funny hats we could wear while having tea.)

We moved to Muscatine, Iowa in the beginning of May.

While there we joined the YMCA where Parks took Soccer, Basketball, and Swimming.

Muscatine had CRAZY weather!!! There was tornado warnings at least twice a week.

If you went outside you were SOAKED!!!

Swimming was a big deal for Parker. He hated the pool. In April we went to St. George (got no pics... bad mom) and it was torture for him to swim in the middle of the pool without his floaties and donut.

Look at those smiles!!! I love my new little fish!!

Soccer was fun for Parks too. He liked practicing his skills and stretching with the class. He also learned to listen to the teachers. What he did not like was the games. Maybe later he will enjoy the competition. But most of the time he threw fits and cried on the floor during the games.

Parker also turned 4 while we were out in Iowa.

On our way home from Iowa we went to California because my brother Bryson got married.

Here they are coming out of the San Diego Temple.

Their Reception was on a boat. It was such a fun, beautiful weekend!!

We love Shannon, and are so excited she is in our family!!!

Parks then had his first day of Pre-School in September. He loves it and is doing so well!!

He is learning how to write the Alphabet and making a ton of friends.

On Halloween weekend Dylan and I ran our first 1/2 Marathon with Markham and his brother Matt.

It was very challenging but so exciting and worth it!!

We then spent the day in Syracuse to go trick-or-treating.

Parker was Batman for Halloween, and his fav cousin Katie was a butterfly!

Thanks Giving was at my house.... no pics there, but we had an awesome time on Black Friday!! One of our favorite times of year. We got a ton of good deals and a lot of Christmas shopping done.

The next weekend we went to Sun Valley and had our yearly Family get-together.

Parks went sledding for the first time!!

We went swimming, opened presents and Parks played with all his cousins! He had such a good time he was exhausted every night!! One night he fell asleep very early eating some toast.

We had a very boring rest of the year.... and again I was a horrible mom and got no pics of Christmas. New Years I spent working.

Dylan and I just had our 5 Year anniversary!!

We are loving our family and the time we get to spend together. We are so excited for the coming year. There is a lot to be excited about.

And I promise to let you all in on it when it happens!!
Happy 2011!!!

SWAGGER WAGON

2010-08-02T13:59:00.001-06:00

This Video Is SOOOOO Funny!! I saw it for the first time when we went and saw Toy Story 3. Hope everyone enjoys it as much as I do!

Soccer, Swimming & Tents

2010-07-25T13:43:00.018-06:00

This summer has been pretty busy considering I am not trying to make friends, and get to know this area. Summers out selling are usually filed with nothing to do, but here in Muscatine they have a community YMCA. I got Parks and I a membership and it has come in very use full. Because Parks has a membership he gets discounted rates of Soccer classes, Basketball classes, and Swimming Classes.

SOCCER

For the first session he was in (which just ended) he did beginning swimming lessons and beginning Soccer.
Since the weather here in Muscatine is so CRAZY the kids did not show up for every lesson. Parks got some one-on-one lessons because of the Tornadoes.

Parks learning to stop the ball with his foot, and not his hands.

Drop Kicking the ball

Learning to be Goalie

There were some nice days though. And on those few and far between days, they brought everything outside so that the kids could play in the grass. Parks had a hard time paying attention. He liked to pick me flowers instead of practicing his soccer skills.

Sometimes he would just leave his lesson and come over to me and give me a kiss.... I loved it.
He is such a mommas boy :)

At the end of every meeting, the teachers would put the kids in a circle and talk about specific words and their meaning.
Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility
Parks was the best at remembering their meaning. I was very impressed with my little boy!

SWIMMING

I was a little afraid of the swim classes I put Parks in. Because if any of you have ever seen my son in the pool.... he does not like to go in without his floaties and tube! He also does not like to put his head in the water, even when I have him in the tub to wash his hair.
Needless to say I was nervous for the teacher.

But Parks and the teacher surprised me. She was not forceful and Parks was very brave. He now loves to go under the water and hold his breath, plus he will lay on his back floating with his ears in the water.
He did not pass the class, but he improved immensely.
Now he just gets to take it again during session 2 :)

Parks was always so excited to try every new thing. He is always smiling during class and raising his hand to be first.

Towards the end of the session they had a day where they learned boat safety and how to paddle a canoe.

Waiting patiently to get in the boat

What I loved about this class, was that he not only learned to swim, but he also learned kid safety for around the water. There was a lesson on what to do if a big person is drowning, they learned about 911, they also learned about no running by the pool and to make sure there is always an adult around when swimming. I am so glad Parks got swim lessons. Well worth it!!!

TENTS

For the past week Parks has also been obsessed with sleeping in a tent.
So our friend Josh built him a tent over his bed.
Parks wants to sleep like this every night!!!

Here he is with Froggie and BearBear

It really is the best way to get him to go to sleep. He never gets out of bed when we do this unless it is to use the potty. Its so cute and him and his babies love it!!

Love and Miss you all!!

Happy 4th Birthday Parks!!

2010-06-23T15:12:00.005-06:00

This is my little boy on his 4th Birthday!!
He was so excited.

Dad was too. He was so excited he wanted Parker to open up his gifts right away.
I gave in.... but only on 2 gifts.

First... The long awaited Batman LEGO!
Parks has been begging us for the full game since about January.
I have been telling him since then that he would get if for his 4th Birthday.
He has done an awesome job teaching me how to play.
This gives me many hours of free time.
He loves it so much!!

Second..... Something that wont cause obesity,
A Scooter!!!

Grandma Apes gave this wonderful gift to him. He loved it right away and has to go scootering everyday!! He fell the other day and got his first skinned knee.
He thought he was such a cool kid for doing big boy stuff.
(Like getting a skinned knee)
Gotta love this boy!!

He picked it up so quickly!

Parks helped me make his cake

And for all his hard work...... He got to lick out all the extra frosting!

He is getting to be such a big boy!

Waiting patiently to blow out the candles....

Now to the good part.... Presents!!
Parks got so many presents this year. Lots of PS3 Lego games, a T-Ball set, 3 Dumb bunnie books, a mitt and baseballs, a Leap Tag, Madagascar, soccer shoes, gift certificates to Wal-Mart and other things he did not care about so much (like clothes from me) haha!!!

After all the opening of presents we went bowling
It was Parks first time and he LOVED it.

Here is Dylan helping him align it just right

You cant see that well in this pic, but this is how Parks waited to see how many pins he knocked over.... he is basically kneeling very close to the floor.... staring!

He was sooo stoked!! High Fives around every time!!

So tired at the end of the night

I think he had fun!!
Happy Birthday Little man!!!

Hair Cut Time

2010-06-23T15:11:00.001-06:00

During the Summer time.... its obviously hot. And if any of you know me... you know that I like my man's hair to be longer. But during the summer.... (when its hot) I am ok with Dylan having a buzzed hair cut. Since he is outdoors all day long. Well like father like son.
Parks has to be like his daddy.

BEFORE

AFTER

Yep... I did it myself folks. I was a little nervous, but it turned out ok.

And as you can see, Parks loves his new hair cut!!
We love you bud!!

Since March

2010-06-07T14:32:00.018-06:00

To say the Least.... Our lives have been pretty CRAZY!!

Not only was Dylan doing school and I was doing work, but we were trying to get the summer set up and trying to see family before we left.

In March, for my Birthday, I went down to California to Visit my mom.
(Dylan was not able to come... sad )

We went to the beach a couple times...

Parks loved to chase the waves up and down the beach.
He did get clobbered by one, but quickly recovered by lying in the sun.

After that he chose to stay closer to our towels and dig a hole with the boys.
He loves his Uncles.

They played swords together on the tramp. Plus they played Batman Lego with him too!!
Trent and Jared were good sports because Parker had no mercy! He hit them soooo hard and they were such good sports. They just played along for hours.

One day my Mom took me to Tea.
Its one of our favorite things to do!!
We met Dave's Sister Margo and Dave's Mom Margo at the place.
It was too cute.
The food was awesome too!!!

They had some fun hats to play dress-up in.
My mom and I did not find them until after Tea. If we would have found them before we would have worn them all through Tea. Here is a pic anyway!
That same night my brother proposed to Shannon, his girlfriend of a year.
She said.....

YES!!!!

She is so cute and they are going to be married on Aug 20!
I cant wait till she is officially a part of our family!

Parks recently has become obsessed with his stuffed Animals.
He calls them his babies!

He eats with them, sleeps with them, carries them to the grocery store, etc.
I even have to make them fake lunch and take them to the potty.
Sometimes its a little ridiculous, but he is too cute with them.
I have to play along!

Here is one of the 7. This is Froggie.
Parks has also become obsessed with taking pics.
I will spare you the pics of the cat, the TV, sippi cups, and his babies and show you his best one of all.
It took him like 3 times to get both our heads in, but he did it!!

We are now in Iowa for the summer. Dylan is working all the time selling Dish, and I quit my job to just be a stay at home mommy. I am loving the break!! I do miss my house, but it is awesome to be able to spend sooo much time with Parks, plus have regular sleeping habits.

Parks is missing his Dad a ton though. The first week we were in Iowa Parks told me he does not like Daddy working soooo much!

To keep him busy this summer I have signed him up for a couple of classes, Swimming and Soccer. He starts those next week. We are very excited. The place we go through is the Y. Its great because they offer kid classes and kid care while I am working out.
HALF-MARATHON HERE I COME!!!!
I will finally be able to train with the Y-play they offer. Its so awesome!

We miss all of our friends and family back home.
Here's to a quick and Successful summer!!!

TreeHouse and Costco

2010-02-03T15:24:00.014-07:00

Parks and Kaitly love to go to the TreeHouse! Its a little children musuem located in Ogden right next to the Ogden Temple.

They like to go there and play with the toys, the displays, and do arts and crafts.
They are just busy the WHOLE time. Its great for April and I cause we can just visit and follow the kids around.

Parks playing the "cowbell"

Parks kept climbing this Stone with the Sword in it.

Hanging on it was his favorite thing to do.

He is such a Prince!

Kaity practicing to be a Pop Star.... such a Cutie!

Here she is being a little Princess hanging out her high tower window.

Here they are do crafts. This pic was actually taken a couple of months ago.
They look like they are in Kindergarten!!

This is what they looked like when we started taking them not even a year ago!!!
They are growing up way to fast!

After the TreeHouse we always go shopping at Costco. Where we get great deals in bulk and have an AWESOME, CHEAP lunch!!

Parks and Kaity love to sit in the two-seated cart together.

We always look forward to our monthly trip to TreeHouse and Costco.
April and I highly recommend it!

Yo MAMA!!!!

2010-01-26T03:44:00.007-07:00

I know that I have been off the blogging band-wagon. I have a full time job now, and I have my house that we are finishing, plus the holidays... so there, those are my excuses. Not good ones, but there they are! :) I love to blog, and lately, since the I am not so tired , I have been getting back to my old blogging self.

Since I work so much, Dylan and Parks have gotten to become such close buds. They ride bikes together, and run errands together. They wrestle all the time, and are constantly laughing.

I think it is so cute how much they love one another, and what such best buds they are!

It makes me sooo happy when I see moments like this. Dylan is such a wonderful Dad. I know that working graves is tough, but I know that I did the right thing so that Parks does not go to day care. Look at what he gets to do instead. What a lucky kid.

Although I miss my Mama's boy, it is funny to hear their jokes. Parks is constantly telling me the difference between boys and girls.
ie: Boys fight and girls like Rainbows.... Boys win, and girls don't... etc.

He has also started with "Yo Mama" Jokes. Which are not limited to "Yo Mama". He also does Yo Grandma, and Yo Daddy.... It is quite hilarious!
His favorite is "Yo Mama smells like kitty!" Or, "Yo Mama Takes a shower!!" and then he laughs a huge evil laugh!!!
I just have to laugh at how funny he thinks he is.

Then Dylan and Parks will "HI FIVE" and say "Got Her!!!"
Parks also says "we've got Jokes Dad!! We're funny!!!"
Those boys of mine.... what will I do?
Maybe someday I will have a girl so that I am not ganged up on all the time.
LOL!!!

Love you boys!

A Little Update

2010-01-16T16:55:00.016-07:00

I know that it has been quite a while..... so I am just going to do a quick rundown of what has been going on lately.

We went to Idaho/Oregon to visit my Dad and Terri for Thanksgiving. This is 4 generations.
Grandpa Bob, Grandpa Tim, Bryson, and little Parker.

The weekend after that we went to the Annual Sun Valley trip. It was quick... and unfortunataly I only got a few pics. This being the only really good one. Love you Linnell!!

Christmas finally came after that. We stayed in Burley a couple of days.
This is Christmas Eve when the kids opened one gift. PJs... they loved them.

Christmas Morning... Santa got him the Airplane Transformer.... SkyFall!!

One of Parker's funniest gifts was this BumbleBee Helmet from his Grandma April.
Parks was afraid of it at first, so Dylan tried to warm him up to the idea by putting the helmet on his own head.

Parks then saw the light and it was so funny to see him running around with this huge helmet. I love the antennas... they are so cute.

The rest of the vacation Parks and Katie were basically inseparable. Sitting by each other all the time and playing so good together. They are Best Buds!!

Right before New Years Markham, April, Dylan and I all went to Pomerrell Mountain to go snowboarding/skiing.

On the lift. You cant tell... but I was soooo scared. It was only my 3rd time.
But I had a lot of fun!! Dylan is so patient with me.

Parks then had his annual heart exam. He was very good during the whole thing. He counted for the nurse and stayed very still for the x-rays, and heart test.

Parks loves showing off his muscles.

The tests all came out normal and we never have to go to the cardiologist again!!!
He is completley normal. The doc just said that his heart sings when he lays down. Basically the heart strings vibrate a little and make noise... or has he like to call it "Sing".

We are happy that our boy is healthy and will be able to be in sports and run normally.
We are soooo lucky!!

We hope everyone had a happy holiday like we did.
We love you all!!

GLEE!!!!

2009-10-09T20:36:00.005-06:00

If I have never confessed this before, I am going to now.
I am addicted to TV.
Yes... I watch over 10 shows religiously!
Its bad.
But I embrace it, and would like to share my 2 new favs with you!

1. GLEE--- Glee is great because first off its hilarious, and second its sort of a musical. I love comedies, and musicals... so this is one of the best shows this fall in my opinion. Here are two clips from my Favorite episodes!

2. VAMPIRE DIARIES---- Now I know what you are all going to say.... Its a lame knock off of Twilight. I was afraid of that too!! But it is NOT! I repeat..., Its NOT...It is quite different!!! It is based on a book by L.J. Smith and the book was published WAY before Twilight. (look it up if you don't believe.) I was first attracted to this show because BOONE from Lost is on it, and he plays a bad Vampire. Very Scary, but I have found the plot to be very interesting, and recommend it for lovers of Vampire stories. They never get old!!!

Biking and the Hospital..... again

2009-09-28T20:56:00.000-06:00

This past week has been very busy and exciting. To start out I started my new job at Wal-Mart. Yes I am working there again, but I work overnights stocking HBA (shampoos, deodorant, hair color etc.) and I love it!! I was scared that it would be not only a hard adjustment for me, but that I would hate working for them. I am pleasantly surprised that I DO like it. The people I work with are nice and it is very non-stressful!! So YAY!!!

On my 2nd week working Dylan and Parker went on a camp-out with Dylan's co-workers. I stayed behind while they went down near Santaquin, UT where there are a bunch of sand dunes.
They had such a great time!!
It was Parkers FIRST time Camping!!

This is Dylan's New Dirt Bike in the back of his Truck.
he loves it so much....

Parker got to hang out a lot with Ashlee Chambers and her dogs Dakota and Bell.

Parks liked to take Bell around on a leash because she is a little dog. A "Parker sized" dog, as Parks puts it.

He liked Ashlee soooo much that he started calling her his "girlfriend"!!
This is him giving her a kiss on the cheek.
(how cute!)

Parker got to go on a ton of rides with the guys! He loved being with the boys, peeing outside, sleeping in the back of the truck under the stars, looking for shooting stars, riding, and just being with Dad.

They both did not get much sleep that night, and were looking forward to coming home to my welcoming arms, a nice meal and warm beds.

But that did not happen.

The day they were leaving from camping I woke up with some serious stomach cramps!! I took some meds, got a heating pad and went back to sleep for a couple hours. I woke up to the pain a little less dull, but still very sharp on the Right Lower Quadrant of my stomach. After some research, I decided that I needed to go to InstaCare. I believed that it was my appendix.
To make a long story short, It ended up being that and I had to go into surgery that night.
So Lindsey (Dylan's sis) took Parks that night, and cleaned my kitchen for me!! Thanks Sis!!

I got out of the hospital a day after the surgery, which was a week ago. I thought that it would be a quick recovery, but I was wrong!! It was harder than I thought it would be. So my lovely Mother came to stay and take care of me and my family.

She cleaned my ENTIRE house, did all my family's Laundry, and played with Parks non-stop.
She took him to the Park everyday. Took him on about 3 bike rides a day, and just basically wore the crap out of that little boy!!
He fell asleep on the floor or in someones arms every night he was so tired!!!
2 of those nights without dinner!

On their way to the Park

I had my week check-up this week. The Doc said that I was healing up very nicely and I should see some major improvement with in the next few days. So... Grandma left today. Parks cried so hard. His favorite friend for the week was leaving, and It was hard on him.

He has been confused with me being fragile, sick, and sleeping so much.
He kept asking to see my bandages, and kept saying that he missed me while I was in the hospital that night.
I was just glad that she could be here to keep him company.

He was happy though when he saw his goodbye note from Grandma Apes.
He loves her so much and keeps telling me that he "misses her".

Thanks Mom for all of your help! Dylan, Parks and I could not have made it through the week without you!!
Your Awesome!!!

Cruise 2009

2009-09-17T23:26:00.000-06:00

This year we went on another cruise to the Mexican Riviera (3rd time!)

It was the best one we have been on yet. Not only did we get to go with our friends The Chambers again, but we got to go with The Dearings and a ton of other friends!

Dylan and I going onto The Mariner of the Seas

Pic of our boat I took from Cabo

The first day of the cruise you are on the boat all day. So that day mostly we just worked on our tans. (well... we did that mostly everyday).

Everyone who came on the first night of dinner

Dylan and I on Formal Night (2nd Day at sea)... I love Formal Night!!

Our next day we ported in Puerta Vallarta
There we just hung out on a resort by the pool.
The guys played a little water Volley ball and the girls worked on their tans mostly.

I was so afraid of burning my face... that I wore this hat a lot. But it was so cute and fun!
I love hats now! (and im sure my face appreciates it).

Also in Puerta Vallarta The Chambers, Dylan and I got some Tattoos!!
(henna tattoos that is..... they are not real)

If you look closely you can see that Ashlee's is on her wrist.

Kipp and Dylan

Here is a better pic of this hunk!!

I also got this one on my back. In this pic it is a little faded... but it was so cute!!!
(dont look at my horrible tan lines... oh excuse me, burn lines)

The next day we ported was in Mazatlan.
This was the Best Day of the whole trip!!

First we rented ATVs

We then rode to a beach where we could ride them in the sand!!
We also got to swim in the ocean when we got there. It was sooo warm in the water!!!

We then went to a resort there where we all played some pool volley ball, and had some lunch.

Me drinking my fabulous drink.... Dylan eating his....

Our last Port day was Cabo. We went on a glass bottom boat tour and this is our group.
There was 16 people, all friends and co-workers. You can see why this cruise was so fun!!!

Dylan and I on the Glass Bottom Boat

Some more Highlights of our Cruise were Dylan and his buddies winning a dodge ball tournament!!

Dylan won a Poker Tournament

The Towel animals they leave in your room!

After noon snacks!!

New watches with Dylan's Black Jack Winnings!!! Yeah!!!

Trying to fit everyone in the elevator!!!

And one of the best highlights of my cruise... was when I saw my little boys face again!!

He missed us so much, he cried when he saw is. It broke my heart!!
We love this little boy so much, we are just going to have to take him next year!!!

He had a ton of fun with grandma!!
Thanks Grandma Linnell and Grandpa Monte for making his time away from us a blast.
He came home doing, and saying some of the cutest things.
(Pic above: He winks, clicks his tongue, and points at you....)
Soooo funny!!!

But we missed him too much!!

Happy Cruise 2009!!!

Two Hospital Visits

2009-08-08T15:19:00.000-06:00

FIRST HOSPITAL VISIT:

On Aug 23rd my sis-in-law had her baby!!
They named him Jackson.

He is so cute!!! April was so nice to let me witness the birth.
I just bawled through the whole thing! It was such a special experience to see a baby being born!
Thanks April for letting me be a part of that special moment!!!

Markham, Katie, New Baby Jackson, and the Lovely April!!
[ She looked so awesome after giving birth... got to hate her :) ]

Anyways.... Congrats to the Carroll's on their new addition!!! We just love him so much!

SECOND HOSPITAL VISIT:

On Wednesday the 5th Parker had his tonsils and his adenoids taken out.
(Don't ask me what adenoids are... i have no idea!!)
But he did really awesome.
During the week before, in order to prepare him, I talked to him about going to the doctor to have surgery on his mouth.
He was pretty brave about it but kept saying that he did not want to get a shot.
The morning came, and he was just so chill about the whole thing.

We got there at 6:45 am.
Dylan and Parks were just sitting in the waiting room reading Sports Illustrated!!
With not a care in the world.

We got him in his hospital gown and socks.... He is so happy!!

Here he is showing me his socks with the paws on them.

He got a little cold in the waiting room.

The Anesthesiologist said that he did great. We walked him to the door where they go to surgery and he just went with the anesthesiologist. No crying no nothing. They said that he hopped up on the table and laid right down.
The surgery only took about 20 Min and then they brought him to us when he woke up about 5 min later.

That was the hard part. Parks was so freaked out! He was shaking and screaming. Plus he had blood coming out his nose and his mouth. And you could tell his mouth had been so stretched that it was getting really dry and cracked.
They gave him some pain killers... and he just went right to sleep in my arms.

We then got to take him home about 50 Min later. He was way crazy and on drugs... so he was being pretty weird... but since then he has been recovering really well. After a 4 hr nap, he was talking, and screaming, and he was jumping from couch to couch!! He was also doing head stands and pretending to be Buzz Lightyear while watching Toy Story. He was jumping off the couch onto the floor yelling at the top of his scratchy lungs "TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!!", Needless to say he has been watching that and Transformers OVER and OVER, and OVER again.
I was really not expecting him to get so well so fast!!
But I am happy he is not in pain!

Afternoon Tea and Crumpets

2009-07-14T14:54:00.001-06:00

April (my sis-in-law) is due to have a baby very soon. So as a celebration for her 2nd child I thought that the girls should go do something.

So I decided on Afternoon Tea!!
I was a little nervous because I have gone to tea before with the Halgren family when I was younger... and you just never really know if the tea is going to be good or if the snacks will be good.

But I found an awesome place in SLC called The Beehive Tea Room!!
It had a ton of Awesome reviews on-line (the only one with good reviews by the way).
So....We made it an afternoon of it.
April was wonderful and got a sitter for the kids and we set off for an afternoon with just the girls!!

We each got our own Pot of Tea (can you hear my English accent?),

4 Finger Sandwiches,

2 Scones with butter and an excelent berry Jam, then for dessert there was the Rich Chocolate fudge thing and black berries with cream on top!!

So yummy and soooo filling!!!
You would think that all that little food would not make you so full... But it certainly does!

Linnell and Lindsey

I made April a rag quilt for baby Jackson.

I think she liked it!! :)

We had so much fun faking english accents, drinking our tea, and stuffing ourselves!!
I can't wait till we have another excuse to do it again!!

Thank You Ladies for a Wonderful Afternoon!! TaTa (English accent again) lol!!

The 3rd B-Day and The Halgrens take a Va-Kay!!

2009-07-14T14:15:00.000-06:00

A lot has gone on during the last month!

First.... Parks had his Third Birthday!!
Happy Birthday Parks!!
He loves Cup Cakes!!!

Parker is just growing up so fast. His Vocabulary is Amazing and his wit is above average too!!
For his 3rd year check up, the doc told us he has the Vocab of a 4 year old!! (We were very proud.) And that he also has to have his tonsils taken out. That will happen on the 5th of Aug.
Poor little guy.

After that crazy week...
During the week of the 4th of July, my parents came up to stay in Park City with Trent and Jared.

We had so much fun swimming in the pools and riding the roller coasters.
My son is a little Dare Devil!! He went on all the rides and wanted me to go as fast as I could.
He would just laugh and laugh!! He really is my son!! :)

This is all of us getting on the Alpine Coaster!! If you have not been on it... I highly recommend it!! It was such a blast!!

Me and my mom getting ready to head down the ride!!
Can you tell we are scared?

Parks went with only me except one time... He wanted to go once with Papa.
This was his face when he came off. And he is holding onto Dave's leg for dear life!! It was so cute!
Parks loves Grandpa Dave!!

This was the veiw from our hotel room! There are a couple little hot tubs off to the side that you cant see.. but you can see what a cool place it is!!

Parks and I had such a great time vacationing with those crazy Halgrens!!
Thanks for letting us crash in the room!!

Love you MOM!!!

NEW MOON TRAILER!!!!

2009-06-04T16:58:00.000-06:00

So I was watching the MTV Video Awards the other night, and to my surprise this came on!! I was so excited!! It looks absolutely AMAZING. Now I am not a part of team Jacob!! But I have to say that Damn he has a nice body in this movie!!! I still LOVE Edward though!!! Enjoy!

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON trailer in HD

Finally.... A Family Vacation

2009-05-22T19:14:00.000-06:00

Every Year Dylan's Parents plan a Summer Family Vacation!!
The past three years Dylan and I have never been able to go because we have always lived in either Wisconsin, or Michigan, or Kentucky. But this year we decided no matter what... We were going!!!

And let me tell you..... IT WAS WORTH IT!!

This year Dylan's Family went on their family Summer Vacation to Cave Creek, AZ.
It was hot, there was a pool, and the time shares that we stayed in were awesome!
In each unit there was a hot tub on the Back porch, not to mention that there was a loft for the kids, separate bedrooms for the adults and there was a kitchen in each unit!!

I was totally Loving it!!!

The week was packed with things to do. The main one sitting by the pool, tanning and swimming.

This is how Parks laid in the sun... as you can tell he does not like the sun in his eyes.

Here is my white husband. Don't judge him on this pic... he came home with a very nice tan! :)

Markham was the designated kid catcher.... The kids had
so much fun!! Thanks Markham!

Bathing Beauties

Jake and Lindsey.... Jake makes those faces on purpose... what a dork

What a little PIMP huh?
except for the round tube... I tried to get him to loose it!!

We also got to go to the Phoenix Zoo!!

Parks and Kaitlyn loved holding hands. They are best friends if you cant tell.

Here they are trying to figure out the map

Some of our Favorite Parts of the Zoo were.....

#1: The Giraffes and the Monkeys (sorry no pic of monkeys)

Despite their great height.... They have LONG TONGUES!!

#2 The Kiddie Water Playground

Parks doing a little push-up for the girls
I told you he is a PIMP lol

The kids were so HOT and it was such a nice treat to put our feet in the cool water.

#3 The Slide in the Kiddie Water Playground

Kaitlyn coming down the slide

Parks coming out of the slide

And yes!! I did it too!! Markham also went down but unfortunately we did not get a pic of it. It was very refreshing! The down side, wet bum the rest of the day!

#4 Dada and Parks Time

With Dylan now working 6 days a week long hours, Parks has been missing him.
It was so cute to see them being such good pals. Parks Clung to Dylan that whole day!!

I know this has been a long post... but to tell you the truth, I did not get that many pics of everyone.

This is the only group shot I have.... and I stole it from April's Blog. Thanks April!!
We were in Tortilla Flatts eating at a Bar & Grill with Dollar bills pasted all over the walls!

Our Little Family!

We had a great time with everyone!! And were so happy that we actually got to go this year!!

Oh yeah.... I forgot!! The best part of the trip!!

Thats right! In & Out baby!!!
There was a party in my tummy!! So Yummy! So Yummy!

Britney Spears!!

2009-05-11T17:53:00.000-06:00

I know its a little late... but I have been busy, sorry.

Anyway My best friend since High School, Valerie, and I went to the Britney Spears Concert!

This is Us at the Concert

It was so incredibly fun!
We went 7 years ago together, and we thought it was only right that we went again.

(pic of us 7 years ago to come, sorry I'm in AZ on Vacation :) )

We started out the night going to PF Chang's. And then we walked about 4 blocks from PF Chang's to the Delta Center in the rain. And yes I did have sandals on... lol
It was totally worth it!
The concert opened with the Pussycat Dolls and they were great too!!

This is the beginning of Britney Spears Part of the concert. It was one of my favorite performances.

Everyone Knows how much I love Britney Spears!
I just had to go to her concert.
We were in the 16th row and could see so much!!
We were so close it was great! I don't think I have danced like that since before I was married!
I loved it. I did not get that many pics because my camera would not focus real well and I was just dancing and singing too much! haha!!

Thanks for going with me Val!!
Love ya Girl!

Crazy Day!!!

2009-04-21T17:33:00.000-06:00

It happens every couple years.... Dylan's Birthday lands on Easter!

So this year we decided to get together for Easter, Dylan's Birthday, and April's Birthday all on Easter Sunday!

It was a fun Crazy Day!!

Parks and Dylan woke up to find Easter baskets from the Easter Bunny!!

Dylan did not want his pic taken... this was the best I could do...
and that is not beer... its rootbeer!! Get your minds out of the gutters people... Its Easter!!

Parks and his basketball hoop that connects to his door!! His "favorite present"!!!

Coloring Easter Eggs

Working Hard... My son is going to be an artist.
He loves anything to do with arts and crafts!!

For Dylan's B-day Present he got a new BBQ which I put together for him... It was a beast!!
That day I locked myself out of the house, kicked in the window of my basement, dealt with a beast of a child and put that thing together... It was not fun!!!

But it was all worth it for my Honey!!

Lindsey and the Birthday boy!

The Birthday Girl & Kaitlyn
So cute!

Grandma Linnell and Parks making a Funny Face

April and Dylan with their cakes

Happy 24th Birthday Babe!! I love you more than words!

My Dad Got Married!!!

2009-04-21T17:23:00.000-06:00

My dad has been dating a wonderful woman named Terri for 4 years now, and on April 3, 2009 they finally tied the Knot!!

The ceremony was in Ontario, OR. It was so pretty and they looked so happy!

I love you Dad, and I am so happy for you! You deserve to be happy!

Terri is Awesome and I know that she is the one for you!!
I love you guys!!
Congratulations!

A Little Surfin

2009-04-09T18:22:00.001-06:00

A couple days after my Birthday it was my Brother-in-laws b-day!

His present was to go to this place in Ogden where they could do simulated surfing, boogyboarding, and skydiving. (I cant remember the name of it) And They invited us to go!
April and I sat on the sidelines with the kids as Markham and Dylan entertained us for a full hour!

Wow Markham... Nice muscles
Babe... You always look good :)

Dylan learning to surf

Here he is without the learning rope... He was really good
considering that this thing was nothing like surfing.... And that it was his first time.
(It was really hard!)

Markham BoogyBoarding--He was a PRO! Must have been all that experience being from California and all.

They both took some pretty bad falls... I wont show those :)
But Dylan did get a noticeable battle wound!

I think it looked worse than it was... because Dylan did not even know that it had happened!

The kids chased each other while the guys surfed

We had such a great time!

Thanks for inviting us April & Mard!!

Happy Birthday!

March 14th

2009-03-19T03:19:00.000-06:00

Well this week marked my official 26th Birthday.

I was not happy it came... but considering how getting older sucks and makes you depressed, It was actually a pretty good day!!!

The whole Family came to our house this time. But luckly I was not the only one we were celebrating that day. My brother-in-Law Markham's birthday is 5 days after mine so we always celebrate it together!

I love celebrating that day with him! Especially since we are both from warm Cali!

For Dinner we decided that we wanted to have Raclette!!

What is Raclette you ask? Well it is just the best grill in the world.

As you can see... The grill goes on the table and plugs into the wall. There is an actual grill on the top where you cook bacon and toast bread,
and underneath the grill there are spots for trays that hold cheese.

You then put this tray holding "Raclette Cheese" under the grill and let the cheese melt. When that is done, you spread it all over boiled potatoes, and steamed broccoli... and you eat all that with the bacon and some dill pickles!!

It is just the best thing you ever had!!
I could eat that meal every night!!
The Grill is Markham and Aprils!! It is a Swedish dish. And I just want to thank them for bringing it up!! And especially for introducing it to us. I now want one and am looking for one!!
They are amazing!! Thanks guys for making this B-Day the best with the Raclette!!

Here we all are around the table.... The kids were having their
own party in Parks room watching Blues Clues Musical

A family Pic with out Linnell :(
Sorry about that Linnell... we love you (she sacrificed herself to take the pic)
What a WOMAN!!!

Thanks for the Fun Everyone...... And for the Gifts!! I was seriously spoiled!!

Love you guys!!

Happy Birthday Grandma Linnell!!!

2009-03-19T02:50:00.000-06:00

It was Dylan's Mom's Birthday in the beginning of March. And all the woman wanted for her b-day was for the family to be together!! How sweet huh?
So the whole family met up for some quality time!! We love this time of year! March and April are filled with Family time because we have so many birthdays!! And we start it off with Linnells...

We got to Burley and immediately Parks and Kaitlyn were playing like little twins!

They just have so much fun together! Parks loves his cousin!

They Play so well together and love each other so much... It makes me so excited to expand our family! I know that someday Parker is going to be such a fun and loving older brother!

Parks and Dada having Birthday Brownies and Ice Cream

Kaitlyn digging into hers.... and Parks downing his Chocolate Milk!
(He loves his Chocolate Milkies!)

Monte and the Birthday Girl!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINNELL!!!!

We love any excuse to come and see you!!
Hope you had a wonderful weekend!!

I know WE DID!!

Love you!

Family & My 2nd Time Snow Boarding

2009-03-19T00:16:00.000-06:00

At the end of February we went to Idaho to visit my Dad. The trip was awesome! We had such a great time. We visited a ton of family and got to go Snow Boarding!!

First we got to visit my Grandpa. Sorry to say I got no pics of him, but I got some other cute ones!

Here Parks is reading with his Grandpa Tim

After reading they went looking for my Grandpa's Kitty

Here she is seeming nice and civil...

Well take anther look folks!! She turned into a devil cat! Hissing and batting with her clawless hand! She just did not like my little Parks. :( So sad... Parks wanted to pet her so bad.
devil Cat!! JK Grandpa... She is very cute

Grandpa Tim also taught Parks how to shoot straw wrappers at people.
Terri had a huge bag of like 500 straws so he just went to town Shooting
people!! It was so funny!!

Here he is shooting Grandma Ter, and then Grandpa... Haha

Here is his new Aunt Kylie getting him!! He also never got bored
of saying cheese for her, or trying to take her camera!
He loves his new family!!

During that weekend we also went Snow Boarding! It was so awesome! My dad is on the Ski Patrol at Bogus Basin where we went so he got us in for FREE!! What an awesome Dad!!
We had a great time.... the only bad part was I was about to puke my guts out on the way up and on the way down! The road was so winded..... YUCK!! But it was worth it to spend a day with my Dad.

Here is a pic of me on my butt... (where I spent most of my time)

Having a quick snack in the Lodge

Dylan and I with my Dad in his Ski Patrol Uniform
(back up ladies he is engaged!!!)

Dad and his Beautiful Wife to Be: Terri

Kylie(soon to be sis), Me and Dylan

We had such a great time that weekend!! Thanks Dad, Grandma Ter and Kylie for the Awesome time!! We can't wait to see you guys again!!

Sleeping On The Floor

2009-02-13T21:11:00.000-07:00

For the past couple weeks, Parker has decided that he does not want to sleep in his bed anymore.

I put him in his bed and say good night and normally when I go to check on my little man before bed I find him all snuggly in his bed.

But lately... I have been finding this....

So I put the little stinker in his bed thinking that he just fell asleep playing in his room.
This is what I found the next night...

Then night #3

Night #4

(sorry this one would not turn right)

Night #5

Then during a nap one day... I found him like this...

Wheres Parker?

Under the Dang Bed!!

Cuddling Bear

If anyone has any ideas about how to keep this monkey in his bed...
I am all ears!!

Im an Avon REP!!

2009-01-31T06:39:00.001-07:00

Some of you already know... but I have recently started selling Avon!!

It is so fun and they have such great cheap products!!

If anyone wants to order some stuff you can email me and I will get you a book.
My email is AshleyT14@gmail.com

Or if you just want to take a look you can go to my webpage!!
The sight is www.youravon.com/atibbitts
If you would like, feel free to order straight off there!!
Its so simple!

This Week there are some Awesome sales on Skin Care and Make-up!!
So Take a look!

Just let me know if you are interested!!

Have FUN Looking!!!

2009.....The New YEAR!!!

2009-01-23T01:07:00.000-07:00

Dylan and I always start the year off right.... We always get away for a night to celebrate our Anniversary!
Linnell and Monte were nice enough to watch Parks for us while we had a romantic evening alone.
Ill spare you all the details, but it was nice to have a night away.

Dylan and I have been married for 3 years now!! And I just want to tell him that I am so happy to be his wife. I cant imagine my life with out him. He makes my life fun, and he helps me to realize that I should not take life too seriously!! And I love that!! He knows how to have fun and always tries to make me smile.
I just Love him so much!!
Thanks for being such a wonderful hubby babe!! I love You! xoxo

K.... Enough with the mushy stuff!

Also for the new year we have an addition to our family! (For those of you holding your breath and thinking what I wish I was telling you... that is not it. Dang it!! I know!!) anyway....

We got a Kitten!!

This is Silvia (Silvie for short)

She is darling and about 3 months old.
Parks just loves her to death. He loves to pick her up and carry her around the house.

He loves to give her Hugs & Kisses

And since of course he is a little boy... He loves to torture her.

And ya know... I cant really get that mad at him. I used to torture our cats. I just wanted to make them love me.

We are teaching him to be gentle with her... but it is taking a while.
She is a very good sport though. I actually think that she enjoys it when he chases her, and when he pays attention to her. She is always hanging around him. Except when she has had enough. Then she hides under the bed and sleeps.

Here she is eying his milk

Sleeping together

We love our new kitty Silvie!! She is very lovey and a people cat. And even though I wish I was telling everyone that I am expecting, this is something to hold me off for a while. (do you hear that honey... just a while)
lol... love you!

Possibly the Longest Post Ever!!

2009-01-05T04:44:00.001-07:00

We have been out of town for a long time!! We have had so much fun visiting with family, but I can safely say that we are so happy to be back home!! Dylan and I are both excited to get this New Year started!! We have a ton of goals we want to reach. And now that we know we are staying in Logan for the summer, we are sure that this is going to be our best year by far!!

The bad news...
This Thanksgiving on Black Friday... Dylan and I bought a cute new red camera. It seemed to be better than the one that we had. So we took it on all our vacations and decided to leave the old one behind. We were WRONG!!!
It was a peice of CRAP!! Not only was it horrible at taking pictures on time and in focus, but it decided to delete all my pics from Christmas Morning and from the rest of our trip to California!!
So all I got was our first day there!! What a beast!!

I was so upset!! But my Mom is sending me hers... so hopefully I will be able to share some with you all later.

The trip down was really fun!! We caravaned with The Carrolls and it was so great for Parker to have a little cousin to play with when we stopped for meals and gas. The two munchkins ran around in circles chasing each other!! They were so cute together.

Dylan decided to shave during the trip... that was fun to watch!

Here it is... The finished product!

Here Parks is in the back seat. He was such a good little boy the whole way. He hardly cried. I was so greatful that we also had a portable DVD player for him. He was so entertained!! It made the trip so much easier having him watch Blues Clues and Cars the whole way down.

One of the first things we did when we got to California was go to the beach. The sunset was incredible... and Parks had such a fun time playing in the water with his clothes on.
(We were not planning for him to want to go in the water... it was pretty cold there.)

The Tide was out pretty far!

Running and splashing!

Its getting dark....

As you can see... it really was a beautiful Sunset!

All wet and cold... but not ready to go home...

He was so wet and sandy... he had to be carried to the car and stripped down to his diaper.
He had so much fun though!!

Here are some other pics of the Family

Me and my Mama!!

The Boys
Jared 9 and Trent 10
(Parker had so much fun with them!! They are such great Uncles!)

Me and my younger Bro Bryson

Mom and Dave (and he is actually smiling!! He never smiles in Photos!!)

We had such a great Christmas!! We were so lucky to get to spend it with our family in California this year! We love them so much and appreciated all that they did for us while they were there!!

We could not have had a better time Mom!! I love you and can't wait to see you again.
We love and miss you already! XOXO

Parker loves his Grandma Apes!!
haha love ya mom!

Busy Busy Busy

2008-12-23T11:04:00.000-07:00

Sorry It has been so long since my last post!! We have been traveling, sick, and working like Crazy People!!

For Thanksgiving we were in Burley with Dylan's Family. We had a huge wonderful dinner, played lots of DDR and did Puzzles!!

Here the kids are waiting to begin!!

Ready -- Set -- GO!!!!

Here is one I thought was quite funny!!

Kaity looks like she is doing John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever!! Love IT!!
What a good little dancer she is already!!

Puzzling

Here is the Puzzle we finished!!
Dylan put in the last piece... but only because he cheated!!
He stole the last piece and put it in his pocket so that he could put it in.
I think that that is actually the only piece he put in!! What a cheater!!!

The next week we then went on the Annual Sun Valley Trip.
This is where we meet up with Monte's kids and have a nice relaxing weekend.
We ate a lot, played Guitar Hero, made Sour Cream Sugar Cookies, and went to the YMCA (which is the nicest YMCA in the world).

They had a dang slide in the building!! Plus a lazy river, a play place for the kids and little fountains for the babies!
Parks and Aunt Li-Li

April and Kaitlyn

The Boys

I did not get many pics of the Weekend. But we did have a ton of Fun! Thanks Monte for putting so much time, money and thought into the weekend. We had a great time!!

Sorry for such the long post... I will try to keep up next time!

Right now we are in California for Christmas and will be returning back to Logan shortly before the New Year!
We hope that everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
We Love you All!!!

Christmas Tag

2008-12-22T23:27:00.000-07:00

CHRISTMAS TAG

1. Wrapping paper or gift bag? Depends on What I am Wrapping!!

2. When do you put the tree up? Well the plan is to do it after Thanksgiving... but it is usually a couple days after that... I am lazy... what can I say.

3. When do you take the tree down? Usually New Years or Before

4. Eggnog?? YUMMM!! I love Eggnog!!

5. Favorite gift received as a child? I cannot remember one thing that I loved so much, but I loved when I got Make-up when I was a kid and also my Barbie that came with a cool umbrella.

6. Hardest person to buy for? Dave

7. Easiest person to buy for? Parker, He does not care what he gets.

8. Do you have a nativity scene? I have a kiddie one, but Parker will not leave it alone, he takes it to his room and playes with it so its never up.

9. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail them... Even though I have never done them, I like to get them and I plan to send them out one year.

10. Worst Christmas gift ever received? A solar blanket from the 99 cent store!!

11. Favorite Christmas movie? A Christmas Story

12. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Black Friday.... LOVE IT!!

13. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? NO... But don't ask about wedding gifts!

14. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Linnell's Christmas Cookies and Chocolate Pie

15. Lights on the tree? Yes!!! That is weird question. I have never seen a Christmas tree with out lights

16. Favorite Christmas song? Oh Holy Night, Carroll of the Bells, oh who am I kidding... I love all the Classics!!

17. Least favorite Christmas song? Ones that I don't know....

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? I travel... and I look forward to the day when we stay home!!

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Probably... Maybe not, I just put myself to the test and could not do it...

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? I have not decided yet... but I think I will do an angel when I get a big beautiful tree!

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? On Christmas Morning!! I love the wait and anticipation.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Traveling and Spending Money

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Red!!! and Silver and Poinsettias!!

24. Favorite Christmas dinner? Turkey, Green beans with Cheese, Rolls, Stuffing, Cranberry Sauce, and then Pie with some Hot Chocolate!!

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Sewing Machine!!!

The 4th Picture in My 4th Photo Album

2008-12-02T16:07:00.000-07:00

This Tag seemed quite fun!! So I gave in and decided to join the tagging again!! This is the 4th picture in my 4th album.

This is Parker on his first Halloween. He was a monkey and this was right after we put him in the costume. As you can see... he is not all that happy with us. But it grew on him.
This is the night that we went and had dinner with Jamison and his family, as part of his mission farewell. Now Jamison just got back from his mission. How time flies!!
2 Years ago!!
Thanks for the Fun tag Brooke!!

I now tag my cousins Hillary, Tai, Brooke J (I don't know your new last name.. sorry) and then also my lovely Aunt Dianne!

Twilight Weekend

2008-11-25T05:36:00.000-07:00

The wait is FINALLY OVER!!
So Linnell, April, Lindsey and I had a family girls night! And let me tell you how nice it was not to worry about Parker in the movie theater, or at dinner. That has not happened in a while. Thank You Dylan for the night out!!

First we went to Costa Vida (YUM!!) and then we got in line for the movie at about 6. Since Lindsey and I had to buy the tickets a WEEK in advance, we knew we had to be there early to get seats together. The movie did not start until 7, so we stood in a long line outside in the freezing cold Freezing our Ts off. (Aprils Words!!)
But it was all worth it to finally see the romantic story come to life!
I don't want to say too much for those who have not seen it yet, but I thought it was good!
There are a ton of hot men in it.... so if you are on the edge and don't know if you should go, at least go for the men!! Especially Edward and James and Jasper. Oh who am I kidding they are all hot!! So I defiantly recommend it!
I think that they did a great job considering the low budget they worked with, and also considering the whole book is from Bella's point of view.
I am going to go see it again.. For SURE!!

Oh and a little question... Who saw Stephenie Meyer? She was in the movie!! If you go see it for the first time or again... try and spot her!!

Grandpas Visit

2008-11-21T14:22:00.000-07:00

Grandpa Tim came to visit this last weekend!

We had not seen him for a long time and it was so good to see him!

Parker had a really good time playing with Grandpa

He got a lot of shoulder rides around the house...

Touching the light was so fun for him, needless to say they did it a lot!

Dad and I took a drive to Beaver Mountain which is the local place to Ski and Snowboard around here.

There was no snow yet... but soon! And then Dad can go ski those slopes!

Dad took us to breakfast the day he left... we went in our Pj's.

We had fun seeing you Grandpa Tim!! We love you and can't wait to see you and Terri in Feb!!
Congrats on your engagement!
Thanks for everything!!

Parker's Heart

2008-11-13T17:25:00.000-07:00

Today Parker finally had his appointment with the Cardiologist.
I have been dreading this appointment because Parker hates going to the DR. And I knew that he was going to have to sit still for X-Rays, and whatever else they were going to be doing. And Parker is never still unless he is sleeping. So I knew it was going to be a rough trip.
But he did so good!!

Here is a little background for those of you who don't know why he went to see the Cardiologist:
When I took Parker in for his 2 year check up the Dr. in Ky thought that she heard a little murmur, and advised that I take him to the Cardiologist. I had to wait till we got back to Logan, just in case there was something wrong that required a lot of visits. She said it was a slight murmur, so I was able to wait.

When we got there they put a little gown on him which he called his "dress". He loved it!! They were all very nice and patient with his uncomfortableness which made things so easy. They showed him things and made sure he understood that he would not be hurt in anyway. That helped so much.. but they also bribed him.. they gave him like 3 suckers and stickers!!
So that might have been the reason for the good behavior too. hehe
Whatever works Right?

Does this look like the face of a kid that has just gotten a lot of tests done on him?
No it does not. By the end he was having such a fun time in his "Dress" and playing with the toys and the stickers. You would have thought he just got done playing at the park!

He did freak out a little... which I expected, but all in all he did so good and was very polite to all the Doctors and Nurses.

When we were in our last check-up with the Cardiologist, Parker liked him so much he signed "I love you" to him as he left! The Doctor laughed and said it back! It was so cute.
Parks did so well that when we left I took him to get a Jamba! He was so happy!!

The Doc said that all the murmurs were very innocent and since he had no physical signs of heart problems that he would give him a clean bill of health for now, but he wants to see him in a year, when some more growing has gone on!

So there is no need to Worry! I took a big breath of relief when I heard that. Until next year...

The Carroll SpookTackular!!

2008-11-06T05:05:00.000-07:00

Halloween is one of my favorite times of year! This year was no exception. Dylan's sister and her husband threw an amazing Halloween Party! There were games, prizes, an awards ceremoni, Trick or Treating and of course tons of Candy and FOOD!!

The one rule of the party was that everyone had to dress up!! It was so much fun!
The kids dressed up as Bride and Groom

Here they are kissing... almost.
We had a hard time getting pics. Kaitlyn was absolutely terrified of everyone. I don't blame her. It is weird that we dedicate one day year to dressing up weird.
So this is how she spent most of her night...
Monte and Linnell came as a couple of Nasty Pirates
Lindsey came as Little Red Riding Hood, and Jake came as Ron Burgundy
Our Hosts were Snow White and The Scary Burger King!!

Dylan and I dressed up as a Doll and a Boxer, and I don't mind saying that my husband makes a pretty HOT boxer!
Our Friend Pony came a little late.. but she had one of the sweetest costumes
We had such a good time visiting and playing around... but the funnest part of the night for me was the apple eating game.

** WARNING**
THESE ARE NOT THE PRETTIEST PICTURES
**WARNING**

The goal of the game was to see which couple could eat all the skin of the apple with their hands tied behind their backs!!

It was very close between all of us.. But there can only be one winner... and that was...

Yep that's right!! The Tibbitts TAKE IT!!!
Its all because of our good BIG teeth!!!
There is the finished product.... we skinned it good!!
We barely won though. Jake and Lindsey almost got it. It was really almost a tie!

Parks had a fun time watching!!

Halloween was so awesome this year!! We had so much fun and we want to thank Markham and April for putting so much effort into it.
We cant wait for next year already!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Pumpkin Carving

2008-10-30T11:29:00.000-06:00

Kaitlyn's B-Day

2008-10-30T07:13:00.000-06:00

It was cousin Kaitlyn's 2nd B-day last week!

April made her an amazing Elmo Cake.
The Kids had a blast eating it!

Katie got to eat the Eyeball... How FUN!

I don't know what part Parks got... but he sure enjoyed it. How much bigger do you think his mouth can get?

She got some fun gifts that she just wanted to play with all night.
Needless to say... Parks was a little jealous of the stroller, and the dog she is pushing.
Here he is looking longingly on the girlie stroller he would love to call his own.

The Kids also got to play outside on the Swing Set!!

Kaitlyn is just so cute when she plays. She runs around like a crazy monkey, trying to get to everything and do everything as fast as she can!

Parks is a little Dare Devil! If he is not climbing up the slide he is playing Super Man on the swing!

The Guys also had a fun time throwing the football and playing Bachi ball.

Action shot!! Look at that arm!
Your lookin at the future High School Quarter Back!

The Boys... showing how manly they are with their balls in just the right place!
Nice boys!!

Happy B-Day Kaitlyn!!

Last TIME!!

2008-10-24T08:27:00.001-06:00

So my Wonderful Sister-in-Law tagged me! And Just to let you all know... This is the last one I am doing for a while! But I love that you all think of me... :)

8 Favorite Shows
(There are so many to choose from!!)

1. Nip/Tuck
2. Gossip Girl
3. 90210 (the new series)
4. Smallville
5. The Office
6. Real World/Road Rules Challenge
7. Heroes
8. Privileged

8 Favorite Restaurants

1. PF Chang's
2. Olive Garden
3. Vince's Spaghetti
4. Teppanyaki
5. Islands
6. In & Out
(I don't care if its fast food!! Its still my Fav!)
7. Texas Roadhouse
(Love that butter they give you for your Yummy Rolls!)
8. Costa Vida

8 Things That Happened Yesterday

1. Worked
2. Got a Headache
3. Took a Nap
4. Woke up
5. Ate Costa Vida leftovers
6. Took a Nap with Parker
7. Watched TV
8. Went to Bed
(Don't Judge... it was a migraine alright!!)

8 Things to Look Forward To

1. Going on a Cruise
2. The Carroll Spooktacular
3. Sun Valley Vacation with the Fam
4. My Dad Coming to Visit
5. The Day after Thanksgiving Sales!!
6. Christmas with my MAMA!!
7. My 3 year Anniversary
8. My Dad's Wedding in the Spring

8 Things I love about Fall

1. The leaves Changing Color
2. The Trees loosing their leaves
(its just beautiful to see the leaves all over the ground)
3. The anticipation of the first snow!
4. The cooling down
5. Wearing Sweaters Again
6. Halloween
7. Thanksgiving
8. Getting back from Yucky Summer Sales!!!

8 Things on my Wish List

1. Another Baby
2. My Degree
3. Not working for O'currance anymore
4. A new Wardrobe
5. A banging body!!
(which is on the way... isn't it Lindsay)
6. To paint my House
7. To Write my book
8. A Cruise
(can you tell I'm obsessed with them?)

8 People to Tag

Im sorry I can't tag anyone this round! I have done it too much!
You can all thank me later!... specially you Mrs. Ashlee Chambers!

Tagged

2008-10-12T12:19:00.000-06:00

I have now been tagged 2 times!
I guess that means I will do this sucker!
This was a lot harder than I thought it would be... I guess I am not very interesting.. oh well here goes...

1. I don't like Sugar and I don't like meat. So bring on the bread and the salt because the ice cream and steak just does not cut it!!
2. I am tanorexic during the summer. Get me a little taste of a tan and that is all I can think about and all I want to do. I am so obsessed I won't ever wear sunscreen... so bad I know.
3. I am a TV on DVD aholic. I want to buy all the seasons of every show I love and keep them for myself so I can watch them whenever I want.
4. I secretly want a tattoo, a nose piercing, and a belly piercing. And some day, before I die, I will get one of them!
5. When I was a child I wanted a twin. The thought of someone looking like me was so amazing. I thought that we would be able to read eachothers minds! That would have been so cool!
6. I am a closet gamer. Yes... I play WOW. shhh dont tell!!
7. I secretly would love to live in Mexico for like a year. I would love to learn the language, live by the beach, not have a job, and just take advantage of the great scenery.

I now tag: Katie, Val, Kasie, Ashlee, Hillary, Lindsey S, & Lindsy W.

Have FUN Ladies!!

Home Sweet Home

2008-10-05T20:51:00.000-06:00

Since we have been back in Logan we have been getting our house put together and basically just trying to get back to normal life.

Dylan has started selling Satellite again and I am still working my 4am shift with O'currance.

Parks has been doing a lot of changing... he got some belated birthday presents

Parks with our friend Josh's dog.

Climbing up the slide to get away from the puppy. He is scared of her.

Parks hiding place from the dog. He always says
"GO AWAY PUPPY!!"
Good thing the dog's feelings don't get hurt. He is pretty harsh.
I don't know where he got that from... hummm.......

Thanks Grandma April for the present! We love it!!

Parks has also moved to a big boy bed

He has done great so far. But we have gone in there and found him sleeping under the bed, next to the bed, sleeping in the closet and Dylan found him one morning with his head under his dresser. But for the most part he loves his big boy bed and is doing so good.

Since we have are now near a lot of Dylan's family we have been taking advantage, and spending mucho time with them.

Dylan instllaled Markham and April's dish and of course Dylan was so stoked to see his best friend. And when they get together they get crazy. They missed each other so much Markham even came and stayed a weekend when April was gone to St. George. They had so much fun playing video games and going to the hockey game. AWW friends!

We went to Burley and the girls put together a cat puzzle. Linnell and I were so excited. Lindsey was a little hesatant, but in the end joined the puzzler group. hehe
But April was a Puzzle Party Pooper and refused to join in on the fun.

Here she is enjoying the couch, and flirting with the camera.

During Puzzle time Parks liked to spend time with Uncle Jake
What cute twins!

Next to come... Pics of the house!! If I can ever get all my furniture delivered and my walls painted!! It has been a fiasco! But they are to come!

WE LOVE BEING HOME!!

There Ya Go Grandmas!!

2008-09-25T08:59:00.001-06:00

I know I have slacked in the Blog department lately. I have been a little busy with the move and everything. But basically here are some pics of the last month or so. Just to satisfy the grandparents that keep nagging me to post pics. Don't worry, more to come on what we have actually been doing later.

Parks loved playing in the pool with his floaty in KY!

Parks loves putting on his own shoes now, especially his sandals. He has to sleep with them.
He also needs to have his Spider Man blanket with him at all times. He eats with it, sleeps with it and everything! He cant live with out it.
Here he is in the morning with it, about to eat breakfast.

COUSINS!!!
He finally got to play with Cousin Kaity! They love each other so much!

They are so cute together. Sometimes they look like little twins! They are such great friends.

She is so CUTE!! We just love her to death!

HUGS!!!

KISSES!!

Whats Been Going On?

2008-08-19T12:40:00.000-06:00

When Parks and I got back from Cali, we only had a couple of days till Dylan's parents came to see us. It was so fun to see both sets of Grandparents in the same week! While they were here we did a little sight-seeing around Louisville.
We went to Church-hill downs and took a tour of the place they have the Kentucky Derby.

Here we are on top with the famous Spires

During the tour Parks peed out of his diaper and all over his shorts... so he got to walk around in his Diaper. It was kind of cute :)

We got to go in all the different party rooms. We even got to see the room where the Queen came to see the races.

Here I am... sitting in the exact same chair she sat it! Wow what an opportunity! hahaha

By the end of the tour it was getting pretty hard to keep Parks out of trouble. He was doing a great job though. Everyone was taking turns holding him. He hardly wanted to walk. He just wanted to be held. Especially by Dylan.

He missed his Dada so much when we were in California. It was hard to separate them.
Parks just wanted to cuddle with his Dada all the time! So cute.
After that we went on a cruise boat dinner. It a 2 hour cruise up and down the Ohio River which runs through Louisville. There was a live band while we ate buffet style and then after dinner we just watched outside on the looking deck while the sun set and our food digested.

The boats name is The Bell of Louisville

Monte and Linnell on the hot boat before we ate.

Like I said.. It was HOT!! As you can probably tell from our red sweaty faces!

During the rest of their visit we hung out, played a little Catan, (Dylan won, of course) ate out at a lot of awesome places, and just enjoyed each others company!
It was so much fun!

These have been some busy weeks! We knew that the last couple of months here would fly by, but I don't think we counted on it going by this fast! We are glad it is coming to an end though!
Since California Dylan has been working very hard. He is committed to work till the end and so am I. We are happy to be going back to Logan to live in our house again! Our good friend Josh will be renting out our basement. Him and Dylan have some awesome plans for our back yard. We just can't wait to get back. Parker is so excited to have a backyard to play in again.
Plus Josh has a dog! So he will be getting over his fear of Puppies real soon! Hopefully.... :)

See you all very soon!!

The Wild Animal Park

2008-08-02T16:55:00.000-06:00

We had to go to some sort of theme park when we were in California!

There were so many to choose from. But I decided on the Wild Animal Park because I had never been there before.
It was very fun and educational... not to mention SWELTERING!!

We started the day looking at the MeerCats. They are so cute! I took pics of them for my Mother-in-law Linnell. She loves these animals!
And she watches MeerCat Manor.. and when she saw the pics of these guys her reaction was simple. "They are so FAT compared to the ones that live in the wild!"
Its true! They were fat little suckers!

We then went and saw the gorillas, the lions, and then we had a hearty lunch complete with bees buzzing around.

Here is Grandma and Parks looking at the lions!

It was so weird! They were just chillin on this car!

We also took a tram ride that took us on a little tour. Parks decided to have a break down on this ride. He screamed through 15 out of the 20 min. It was a nightmare! At least no one plugged their ears like I got on the plane ride to California! UHHHH never take a 2 year old anywhere.
:) J/K

After that he was fine the rest of the day!

Parks and I at the end of the day.
Parks is too busy for pics... he has a frozen lemonade! yum!

Mom, Trent and Jared

Me and my Mama

And Of course.... The BOYS!

It was such a fun day! And a fun trip all around!
Thanks Mom for all you did! We appreciate you and Dave so much!
Love you and we can't wait to see you all at Christmas!

Our Trip to California

2008-07-31T12:42:00.000-06:00

Our visit to California was so relaxing and fun. We just wished that Dylan could have been there. We missed him so much. But that did not stop us from having a good time.

We did so many things!! Parks loved spending time with his Uncles Trent and Greg aka Jared. (Parks had a hard time saying it) They were best buddies the whole trip. He would try to do everything they did.

They even dressed alike... (parks did not want to pose for this one.)

Parks wanted to be one of the big boys so much! They hung out all the time. They taught him how to jump on the trampoline safely. He loves to jump! Parks spent most of his time on it. And for a two year old, he did awesome!
He definitely took after his uncles with those jumping legs. I used to watch them doing the same thing. It was really neat to have them watching my son like I used to watch them. They were so good with him!

Of Course we went to the beach!! Parks was not so sure about the sand on our first visit. He screamed so loud when we put his feet in it. But he got more comfortable and when it came to our last visit to the beach... He was more than comfortable. He was practically eating the sand!
He was in the holes we dug for him and he was chasing the waves!
He would cry in the morning to go to the beach! So cute!

But Parks favorite thing to do at the beach was to go and get water with Grandpa in the wagon!
Parks would sit in it as Grandpa pulled him to the water, and then Parks would help him push it back up! It was so cute to see Parker using team work.

Pink Swimmie

2008-07-26T12:24:00.000-06:00

During our Visit to California, grandma made a cute little mistake.
She just bought a pool for their backyard and for the grandkids she got some swimmies.
Well when she tried Parkers on him, she discovered that she had switched the sizes for girls and boys. Meaning she bought small in boys and big in girls.
So Parks ended up in the girls swimmie the whole time we were there.

Yes your not seeing wrong! This is Parker... Not a girl.
Little mermaid is on the swimmie.
It was so cute!

Dylan was not so happy... but I thought it was really funny!
Here he is in his little pool.
He loved it so much!

Thanks Mom!!
You made his vacation so fun!
Parks says "I you!!"

We Miss You Dada.... :(

2008-07-21T21:59:00.000-06:00

We are coming home tomorrow... but I just wanted to show Dylan how much his little boy missed him. He was always wondering where his Dada was and some nights he would wake up in the middle of the night and say.. "hold you Dada.. hold you". Parks missed his Dada so much, he had to look at a picture of Dylan on my phone so that he could see him. And when he saw it, the biggest smile would spread across his face. And he would even kiss the phone.
It was so sweet!
We cant wait to see you babe!!

We're OFF!! Cali... HERE WE COME!!

2008-07-08T12:56:00.001-06:00

Parks and I have finally made it!

We have been waiting for this trip the whole summer!
The clear skys, the ocean, the new house, and Grandma have been calling our names!
We will miss Dylan terribly and wish he could come. He is such a good husband for wanting to stay and make the money. We love you so much Babe!

Here are some pics to keep you all entertained while were gone!

(Sorry this one is the wrong way... I could not get it to turn for the life of me)
Anyway, this is what Parks has to sleep with everynight... Footballs, Elmo, Simba, and of course If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

Parks reading Twilight just like Mom does... glasses and all!

Parks after he tried to put on Moms mascara... what a dork

Now hes in Mama's boots.
They are 3in boots fyi!

Parks loves putting stickers everywhere. I'm surprised there was not a pic with some on my face. But were a silly bunch!!

We love you babe!! See ya when we get back in 13 days and counting! :)

My Twilight Obsession

2008-07-04T18:08:00.000-06:00

I have to say... that when I first heard of this book, and how everyone was reading it, I did not want to give into the trend and become a fan. But again (Just like Harry Potter) I was stupid and should have picked it up much sooner!!

I absolutely love this book. Bella and Edwards romance story is so cute! (A little corny at times :)... but very cute and romantic. )
I just love the book so much I finished it in three days and went to Borders to get the 2nd so that I would not have to wait to start the 2nd. I have been a horrible mother and wife lately, reading late into the night and while Parks watches a movie. I can not put it down. I don't even want to take a shower and get ready for the day... I just want to finish these books.
(For those of you who really know me it probably does not come as a surprise)

Tradgies, forbidden love & star crossed-love are some of my favorite themes in Literature!
Romeo and Juliet is one of my favorite plays also and I love how Stephanie Meyer Quotes the line from the play...

"These violent delights have violent ends
And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
Which as they kiss, consume"
Romeo and Juliet, Act II Scene VI

The reason I say this is because I know that writers get their inspirations from other writers a lot of the time. And It seems as though for this book, she could have got some inspiration from good ole William.

Which leads to the point of this whole thing!! I am going to start writing my book. Stephanie Meyer inspires me (along with some other Authors) and I am going to do it.
So I just want to put it out there... I want to have a book written by the time I am 28.
(Note: that does not mean published)
This is my goal!!
Wish me luck!

Wii Tournament

2008-06-26T10:38:00.000-06:00

Last Saturday our friends Chris and Lindsey held a Wii Mario Cart Tournament. Complete with Pizza, Soda and Cookies.

There were about 7 couples there (we were the only ones with a kid) but it was such a blast!

We started out by picking numbers from a hat that decided randomly who we were playing against.
Then the competition began.....

ROUND 1

As you can see from peoples faces.. It was very competitive!

We both Won!! Which meant I moved onto the 2nd round... and because of the ammount of people... Dylan was automatically moved onto the 3rd round.

ROUND 2

This is Chris and Lindsey... Who hosted the party.
Chris Won

Jamie and I
Jamie won.... :(

ROUND 3

Dylan and Jamie
Dylan Won... which moved him onto the final round!

FINAL ROUND

They duked it out on Rainbow Road the hardest Race track of the game!!

and guess who won...?

Thats right!! My man!!
Every couple pitched in a couple bucks to give the winner $20
What a lucky guy!

We had so much fun... Parks was not left out! He had a good time too!

He sneaked Cookies!!

He lined up Wii Controllers!

Basically he was the hit of the Party!!
Everyone loves him. And he makes everyone want to have a kid!!

My Little American Idol

2008-06-26T10:18:00.000-06:00

Parks new favorite thing to do is sing. Its hard to catch
him in the act... but I got a tiny bit here.
If you cant understand him, just know that he is trying
to sing the song. Listen carefully to what he is saying
and to what the song is saying.. and you will hear.
Good Luck!
Ps... my son is going to be the next American Idol!

BUBBLES

2008-06-26T09:59:00.001-06:00

For Parks B-day he also received a automatic bubble maker... He loves it so much that everytime I open the cupboard its in he yells BUBBLES until I play with him.

He gets so excited when he sees them! He starts jumping everywhere!

Dylan taught him to try and eat the bubbles!
Its fun to watch him try

Parker Turned 2!!

2008-06-23T15:25:00.000-06:00

Parker turned 2 this last week! We had a party with lots of food presents and decorations.
And this year there were actually 2 other children there! Sure one was only 5 weeks old, but that counts right?

Here is the one year old that attended. His name is Aiden! Parks did not take to him much... but with more visits... they are warming up to one another.

Here is Sadie and her Mom Tawnie.
Tawnie is another one of the wives out here and her and I have gotten quite close because she just lives in the apt below us. We hang out all the time and Parks just loves Sadie! He looks at her all the time, when we are in the car he talks to her to keep her company, and when she is just sitting around in her car seat... Parks likes to rock her! How sweet!
This does not make it any easier for me to not be baby hungry!
I am trying to teach Parker how to say "I want a brother"
Do you think Dylan will get the hint?
hehehe

Dylan was working in Lexington the week of Parks Bday. That is like 90 min away!
So we started the party w/out him :(

And when He got home at 11.. Parks and I were so excited to see him!
After hugs and kisses we immediately started opening gifts!

He got tons of pool toys.. cars and things to drive (a steering wheel He absolutely loves ).. he got a calender and things to encourage his OCD (which he growing out of by the way).
He also got a TON of clothes that he needed badly and some movies including Signing Time Vol. 3 & 5, Blues Clues Musical, Ice Age, and his Favorite Toy Story 1 & 2!
(P.S he also got a train tunnel... but I think Dad enjoyed it the most)...

As you can see they have fun with Parkers toys!

Then we watched Parker eat and destroy his personal cake. The grown ups then had Mint Ice Cream Cake that I made! Id say it was the hit of the party. I got the recipe from my good friend Ashlee on her blog www.dinnerat10pm.blogspot.com (whew... now she can't sue me!!) *that was just for you Mrs. Chambers! haha
It was really wonderful!! You should all try it!

Parker tried really hard to blow out the candle by himself this year... but in the end Dad still had to help him.
Maybe next year... Thanks Dad!

Here is the finished Product this year... a big improvement in his eating skills compared to last year!! As you can see...

Thanks to everyone for the gifts and for making it such a special day for Parks!
We love you all!

Sun Screen For Lunch

2008-06-06T06:27:00.000-06:00

I know that this is not the best pic. But I wanted to show you all Parker and his favorite snack.... Cheetos!

Let me tell you why he is on the counter with a huge glass of water... and these cheetos.
We were getting ready to go out to the pool yesterday and I put Parker in his swimmie. Then I put sunscreen on his body and then I put it on his face like normal.
This is always a struggle... He is always running away from me when I do this or try to change him, or put on his clothes... Oh its hectic!!
Anyway... I got done with him and went to my room to put on my sunscreen
(I know your all shocked because I am the tanning queen and love to wear no SPF usually... But let me tell you in the last year I have become very concoious of skin cancer and aging... so I put it on now before I get in the sun and while I am in the sun. And I am using a 70 on my face and a 15 on my body... enough already!)
Anyway, Parks was being very quiet while I was doing this... so I went to check on him. Well I found him with the sunscreen all over his hands, face and mouth! Needless to say I freaked out because I thought he was eating it, and was going to die!
He never eats stuff!! I was dumbfounded, worried and upset with him for doing this.
So I put him on the counter and forced him to drink a big glass of water after I wiped his face off and checked his mouth.
The sunscreen bottle did not say to call poison control if consumed... So I did not worry that much.. but the Little Pill freaked me out!
Eating sunscreen!! What a nerd.
I made him stay on the counter while he finished his water (he grabbed the Cheeto's) and I thought he looked so cute and small in his swimmie. SO I took this pic with my phone.
He is getting so smart and big... even if it was not one of his finer moments yesterday.... moments like these are not occurring as often as they did.

Parks is going to be 2 in a week!!
I did not want to admit it... but I am freaking that he is getting so big so fast!

Oh P.S. After posting this blog... I looked at the pic more closely and it looks like Parks has a black eye!! I did not beat him for his crime. I swear!! And he really does not have a black eye... Its just weird lighting. hahaha

A Funny Little Story

2008-05-22T17:38:00.000-06:00

Parker is obsessed with pillows and blankets. The only thing that gets him to bed at night is if I remind him that he is going to sleep with his blankets.

He calls them tillows and bwankets

Well one day I woke him up from his nap and he wanted to play out on the balcony. So since it is safe for him to be alone out there I just open the sliding glass door and he can come in and go out as he pleases. Well he had been out there for a couple min... and he was being very quite so I went to go check on him to make sure he was ok... and this is what I found...

It was so cute!! He was trying to take another nap outside!! He loves going outside and it was a nice day... who could blame him. But I told him that I did not want the pillow on the ground outside... so I took the pics and then brought the "tillow and bwanket" inside.

Well a couple of mins pass and I come to realize that Parks, the pillow and blanket are not around again!!
Thinking I would go out and find the same thing.. I went to find him.

And this is what I found

He was outside on the balcony again, but this time he had propped the pillow on the back of the chair and decided to take a nap that way. This way the pillow and blanket were not on the ground!! What a smart little cookie! I had to give him props and let him take his nap out there. Who figures something like that out at 23 months?
He is getting so smart too fast... wheres my little baby gone?

Buzzed

2008-05-22T17:10:00.000-06:00

Parker got another hair cut.... (can you tell this does not happen very often?) This time Dylan gave him the hair cut... it was certainly an experience!!

Here is the before... it is really long... and it does look horribly shabby...

This is during the cut... We used the clippers... and they make a loud noise that Parker hated.
Needless to say, as you can see, he was frightened and cried the whole time!!

After... he had to have a bath! There was hair all over him. And mixed with his tears... it was a big ole mess. But the duck make everything better!!

Finished Product

He is learning how to smile for the camera.
Now he calls the camera "smile". Its so funny!!
What a little ham huh?

Some Cute Pics In Our New APT

2008-05-15T16:26:00.000-06:00

Parks after eating a cookie

Then watching TV with a full tummy... hes just relaxing with his hands behind his head!! He does it all the time... Its so funny how relaxed he is!

Another night when he got his new chair. We got it for the balcony... but he brings it inside all the time and puts it right in front of the TV to watch his favorite move "icables" (The Incredibles).

This is parks new hiding Place...We call it his cubby. Can you see him?.. because he thinks you cant!!

Kentucky's Claim to Fame

2008-05-04T06:21:00.000-06:00

It was a big day yesterday!! For those of you who don't know... We have moved to Louisville, Kentucky. It is very pretty here... Its Like a forest with highways cut through hills and settlements in between trees. But the best thing about it is there is no snow!! Ha ha ha ha ha to those of you in Idaho and Utah!! :) Any way, Yesterday was a big day for the town. It was the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby. And boy was it a memorable one!!!

Dylan of course had to work because it was Saturday... So we did not get to join in on the Festivities but we did watch it on TV. The only thing I saw in person while I was running some errands were some women wearing some weird but beautiful hats!! I was warned by the guys who installed our cable that I would see them... So I definitely looked for them!!

The horse that won the derby's name is Big Brown (Brownie for short.) When I heard this I was eating a brownie and told Dylan that this was a sign... and that that horse was going to win. Dylan told me that he was "the favorite". I did not know that meant that Brownie had been picked to win by the odds... I just thought that he was the "favorite" of most fans. I picked him because of his name and thats it. Dylan kind of just gave me a weird look when I told him this and said "well he is starting from the 20th pole". So I took that to mean that he was supposed to come in 5th place or something like that. Anyway, The brownie thing kept with me and I said "Well its fate, so I am picking him anyway." Dylan was not listening at this point. So the point is I automaticaly thought that this meant he was not supposed to win. This was apparently not true.

So we watched.. And to my ultimate pleasure he won!! I was thinking man.. I need to gamble in horse races... you know make some extra cash.. anyway, He was in about 5th place the whole race and then pulled to the front in the last 15 sec of the race!!! It was an intense 2.5 min!!

Here is a pic of Brownie and his rider.. whats his name...
(I only liked the horse)... OK the guy was cool too and had a good background and a touching story and deserved to win, but this year I think it is about the horses.... Which brings me to my point.....

#1. For those of you who don't know what "the favorite is in horse racing... it means that they are in odds favor!!.... they are most likely to be number one.

#2. The 20th pole is the starting gate farthest to the outside.

Well when I was gloating about picking the winner... Dylan informed me that he was "the favorite" and I got a little upset because he had said it a couple time and I did not know what that meant... so I asked him and he informed me. So to get to the end of this story... I am basically a big dork and did not know what they heck was going on. And according to Dylan... my pick was nothing special because I would have gotten the least amount of money for that pic. So as if that was not bad enough news... right after the race there was more...

The tradgedy of the day was... The horse that got passed by Brownie and that received 2nd place collapsed a couple seconds after crossing the finish line. Apparently Eight Bells (the horse) fractured both front ankles and had to be euthanized right there on the spot. *NOTE: Euthanized is being put to sleep for those who did not know-- like me.

It was quite sad... and I have to tell you all that Dylan was totally effected by this news. He thought it was so sad and he could not stop thinking or talking about it for like an hour. Dylan grew up around Horses and his mom Linnell is a major horse lover... So I can understand why it was so sad for him. I could not believe that they just put the horse to sleep like that, but if she was in pain... than that is better than suffering.

All and all it was a memorable day here in Kentucky... Oh and about the hats... ill just give you a little idea of how extravagant they get...

Its an older pic... but you get the idea.. How big is that hat?
I would wear it... only cause its pink though.

If i am ever here again during this time of year, I am definitly going to wear a hat like that with a pretty sun dress. How fun would that be?

Dylan's 23rd

2008-04-17T00:30:00.001-06:00

Happy Birthday you Sexy Beast!!!

Well Dylan turned 23 this week... and I think it was everything he dreamed it would be. His wife made him french-toast in the morning... well afternoon because he got to sleep in till about 1 in the afternoon.

Then he played some "computer games"

Then we went to Midvale to go out to eat with the Rents, the Carrolls, and Wittwers.

We went to Pier 49... and had BBQ chicken Pizza Dylan's Fav!!

He sat next to his best bud Parker

They are signing peace... but if you notice.. Dylan is signing 2 and parks has up a 3...
huh... 23 backward. Coincidence?

After that... we went back to April, Mard and Kaitlyn's house and the girls played Puerto Rico while the boys played SUPER SMASH!!!

They are so into it!! It was a fun day!!! I love you babe... hope you had a great b-day!!

Mr. OCD

2008-04-16T23:53:00.000-06:00

Now no offence to anyone who has OCD!!! Just needed to get that out before we start...

Well I have a member of my family that has OCD and I have been documenting it as it has developed....

CASE #1

Case #2

Then I moved the book on the end away.....

The results....

He fixed it!!

Case #3

Again.. I kicked it over...

And then you guess what the little sucker did...

Thats right... he fixed it!!

Case #4

Found this one morning.... notice they are all the same and placed exactly the same way!!

Case #5

This happened... during the 2 mins I was washing my hands after changing a diaper. It was so fast!!

Just getting more supplies...

He is so proud of himself!!! And heres the proof!!
Parks is a little OCD.
Its just too cute...

Hello Halgrens

2008-04-16T23:06:00.000-06:00

Grandma April and Papa Dave came to visit us with Trent and Jared. Parks had the best time doing things that boys do, sitting on Papa's shoulders, driving the moterhome, and getting lots of sweets, and kisses from Grandma.

Grandma and Papa got a hotel for the night and we went swimming in the Pool and sat in the Hot Tub. Parks was jumping into the pool and having so much fun!! We cant wait for summer so we can do this everyday!

We all had so much fun hanging out, eating and playing... we did not want them to leave! We cant wait to see them again!! We love you Halgrens!! AKA mom, dave and "guys" as parks calls them.

The BIG 2-5

2008-04-16T22:41:00.000-06:00

Thats right everyone... I turned 25. Its no big deal... I just bought a whole new skin care line with anti-aging as its main ingredient. That should help with the aging process which is happening weather I like it or not.. :(

On a brighter note it was one of the best birthdays ever!!! Dylan was gone the whole week training for the summer and was not supposed to be home until the night of my birthday.. but that little stinker surprised me and drove all night and got there right when I was done with work that morning!! What a sweetheart. (I think I should mention that he did not exactly drive... Jeremy Assmuss did... Thanks Jeremy)

He then presented me with the best present in the world... Season 1 of Smallville!! Only one more season to go to have the complete collection. 6 seasons in all. What a stud!!

A little later... I recieved a present at my door from my Mom. It was a beautiful bouquet of flowers... (so I thought) It was actually fruit cut up and put together to look like flowers. It was so beautiful and so yummy!!

We then went to dinner at Red Robin. I wanted those Onion Rings!! The food was great and so was the company. We went with Kipp and Ashlee... they are always great to hang out with! (We love you guys!) When I thought we were done the waitress brought this huge ice cream cake
for me to eat!! It was good... Dylan wanted to shove it in my face... (funny honey!)

I have been tagged!!!

2008-03-31T07:19:00.000-06:00

Here are the rules.... Answer the questions, Tag 5 people, then go to their blogs and leave them a comment reminding them.

10 years ago....

10 years ago I was a sophomore in High School. I was on the swim team and I was also trying out for the cheerleading team. (Which I made.. .thank you very much) My mom had just recently gotten married and I was about to get a brand new baby brother!!

5 places I have lived

1. Upland, CA
2. Logan, UT
3. Madison, WI
4. East Lansing, MI
5. Orem, UT

5 Things to do Today

1. Pack up my house to move to Kentucky
2. Work Out
3. Pay bills
4. Finish the Laundry
5. Take Parker to the park... I really don't have anything after #4

Jobs I have had

1. Lifeguard at Raging Waters
2. Busser/Hostess at Vince's Spaghetti
3. Cashier/Customer Service Manager at Walmart
4. Food Runner at PF Changes
5. Food runner for Sharon's Catering
6. Sales Rep for O'Currance Teleservices

Snacks I cant live without

1. Chips (cheesy chips)
2. Pizza
3. Dip (French onion)
4. Ranch Dressing

What would you do with billions of Dollars?

First I would pay all of our Debt off, We would then finish school, move to California, buy a house a car and a nice boat.... and then of course I would have more children because Dylan would really not have anymore excuses! Then I would want to get involved in some sort of charity that has to do with kids, the homeless or something. I would want to give back for sure!

5 Things you might not know about me

1. I love to buy seasons of TV shows...I get pretty much addicted. I can watch them over and over again without getting tired of it.
2. I lived in a moterhome for 4 years
3. I have a very bad temper.
4. I love to pig out and I eat all the time!!!
5. Im married to Mr. Universe!!! (dylan's pick)

10 years from now

I hope to be happy and healthy. Parks will be 13!!! Yucky teenage years. I will hopefull have my degree in english and doing something with that... Maybe writing a book!!! :) And I hope that Dylan and I will decide to have another baby... Hopefully sooner than that but it might take time to convince him. lol

I now tag.... April Carroll, Ashley Chambers, Kasie Clemens, Sunni and Pony! Have fun Girls xoxo!

My Cleaning Buddy

2008-03-10T08:08:00.000-06:00

I dont know where Parks gets it, but he loves to clean!! He is such a good helper.... he loves to help with cleaning the floors, dishes, laundry, and putting things in the trash.

Parks loves to clean the floor with his wipes. He sees me wiping stuff off the floor all the time and wants to help.

Here he is busy as can be!

Parks also likes to sweep and mop.

He is so focused and intent on doing a good job. What a good little boy!
Not only does he clean with the broom but he also works out with it too...

He lifts it above his head to work those shoulders and arms. What a little He-Man!!

Parks also likes to help with the laundry... well not so much, but he likes to play in the basket!

He loves to hide from Mom and Dad under this thing...

Parks here is learning how to wash this dishes... he always pulls up a chair and tries to steal my dish scrubber!
If he is going to do that... ill teach him to be useful

It makes him so happy to do the dishes and help mom!

After a long days work, Parks will curl up on the sofa with a blanket and pillow and watch Symba. He usually is so tired from all the hard work that he is out like a light!

Thanks to my little man for being such a good helper

Parker's First HairCUT

2008-02-11T13:24:00.001-07:00

Dylan has been begging me to Cut Parker's Hair. I just did not want to do it. That just means he is growing up... and I want him to stay my little baby. But in the last couple weeks my mind was changed. We went out to dinner a couple of times and Parker was mistaken for a girl TWICE!!!! I was not having that... So I took the scissors one day and cut his curly locks. : (

BEFORE

AFTER

He does look more like a little boy now... but I miss his curls.
So I did the dumb Mom thing and kept what I cut off. Its in a little zip lock bag and is going in his baby book!!!

I did not want to admit it at first.. but he really does look better. I think he thinks so too!!
And now I can make him real stylish by doing his hair in a fauxhawk!!
What a little PIMP!!

Color??

2008-02-11T13:12:00.001-07:00

Parks new favorite thing is to Color!!! He is always looking for his crayons, paper and a pen. If he does not have crayons and paper... he is always able to find a pen... and if no pen a crayon. Needless to say, if there is no paper... well I think you know what can happen. Yes your right... Crayon on the walls... on the dressers, on the desk, the phone, and the kitchen trash bin. But thats not all. His favorite place to write is not on paper, and not on furniture and house hold appliances, but on him self!!! Thats right folks.... he takes off his clothes and draws all over his stomach, legs, arms and hands. Its quite funny, but I keep having to give him like 2 baths a day... not fun for me!!

Look at that smile... How can anyone be mad about that. It makes him so happy... We love you Parker
(More than Words!!)

Snow Season

2008-02-11T12:50:00.000-07:00

Needless to say... everyone already knows... but it has been snowing tons here. I don't take pictures of it because I am wishing it to go away... but Parker has some cute pics I want to share with you all!!! He loves wearing hats... and that includes beanies. He is going to be a big fan of snow sports just like his Daddy!!! I can tell already.

Dylan's Friend Ty put his goggles and Beanie on Parks... It was the cutest thing. My son is a stud... and a natural born ladies man. I am going to have to watch out!! Or more important... GIRLS... watch out!!

New Years 2008

2008-02-11T12:30:00.000-07:00

I think that everyone knows about the absurd bet that Dylan and I made last year.... well if you don't I will inform you. Dylan and I made a bet with some of our best friends Kipp and Ashlee Chambers that we could not go a year with out having a soda. (Anything carbonated) So we all could not have any soda for one year... and if we did we had to pay each person $25. So that added up to $75 if we even had a sip!!! Oh it was hard... no root beer floats, no yummy Diet Pepsi, no sprite or 7up if I had a stomach ache... nothing!!! It was hard, but not impossible!! We Made IT!!!! So we celebrated the minute it turned 12:00am on Jan 2008 by having a big swig of a Carbonated beverage. Oh the sweet release.... I had missed it so much!!

Dylan Celebrated with about SIX cream sodas and I had a lovely sparkling cider.
Too bad I got sick after... so did Dylan. We were just not used to it!!

After we had our Drink.... Then we had our Kiss!!!

What a happy New Years!!

Christmas at the BUR!!!

2008-02-05T06:45:00.000-07:00

Every year Dylan and I rotate which family we spend Christmas with. This year was Dylan's side of the Family!!! It was so much fun!!! We stayed up late... ate a ton of Monte's yummy soup... and we played tons of games. Parks was especially excited because he got to spend a ton of time with cousin Kaitlyn!! They opened their gifts together on Christmas (they got a lot of the same things.. so cute) they ate together, and they chased each other around. Basically they just had a grand ole time!!

They both got tons of books... matching scoot cars and Tents!!!! Parks and Cousin loved playing in the tents for the week they were up!!

Kaitlyn looks so cute here!!! We love the Cousin so much!!

Dylan and Parks had a fun Time!!! Boys... sports and trucks.... what could be better!!

Parker loved all his toys!! Thanks to everyone for making it a wonderful Christmas!!