The McNeill Family

My "other" blog

2010-11-08T10:10:00.000-08:00

Since the 2009 craft fair, Wes and I have made hundreds of frames and other furniture for people. I really need to get a copyright on the name of our company. Does anyone know how I go about that? I have also created a blog for all the stuff we are working on. I really want to make a button that people can put on their blogs...does anyone know how I do that too? Anyway, my other blog is Here

2010-11-08T09:30:00.000-08:00

Morgan and Craig came across this obstacle race last spring and decided to get some people together and go for it. The closest race would be in Frisco, CO, and wasn't until August. When we heard about it we totally wanted to go for the vacation and the experience. We had originally all planned to dress up as warriors but Morgan said he wasn't able to find any warrior gear so he got us some redneck stuff. Well when he showed up, he had warrior gear for himself but none of us...thanks Morgan. Anyway, the trip was good and the motel and town was fabulous!! We fell in love with all the little "ski" towns in this area (it's by Breckenridge)and want to go back next year!

The Rednecks

The Warriors

Before

After

You could donate your shoes to a charity and get a $2.00 coupon towards a pair of Warrior Dash flip-flops. I gladly did:)

Here is the guy that won the beard contest (pretty impressive beard. He had only been growing his beard since April or May, just like Morgan and Jeff.

After Morgan took 2nd in the beard contest and 1st in the costume contest(you can clearly see why), we spent literally 2 hours taking pictures with people. It was pretty fun actually. Of course Morgan soaked in all the attention and he wanted to stay all night. We finally departed to our motel in Frisco and ate at a little steakhouse and back to our rooms we went. What a fun journey!

We are home!! (Those are "W's" we are doing with our hands...not "3's")

Our wounds from the mud pit!

No more beards!! Yay!!

Bieber Fever

2010-11-08T09:19:00.000-08:00

Annie and I was able to go see Justin Bieber in concert this summer with the Williams family. They had 2 extra tickets last minute and asked if we wanted to go. Of course we went and had a blast!! There was a lot of giggling and screaming pre and post concert(even by the adults). It was hilarious:) Thanks for inviting us, we loved it!

4th of July

2010-11-08T08:49:00.000-08:00

This year to celebrate the 4th of July we headed up to Raft River. We started of the celebration Saturday morning with the 1st annual Raft River 5K and 10K. Wes & I did the 5K and Josh Webb did the 10K. We only have a picture of me and Josh haha (sorry Wes). Then, we all head over to the Steadman's house. This is not just any house...it's like nothing I have ever seen. There is so much for the kids and adults to do. Here is just a few pictures (cuz I have tons) of the fun we had. After the fun settled down we had a great dinner and program followed by a huge firework display!!

Here is Wes deciding if he dared go on the ultimate swing. Yes, it is a crane swinging kids into the pond!! Now that is awesome....maybe a little dangerous to haha!! He went and he loved it!

Here are some pics of the kids waiting to go down the GIANT waterslide. There is 2 now and they are sooooo much fun!!

This slide was incredible!

Uncle Dean is always fun and he gave our kids a ride on his bikes.

Beaver celebrated on Monday, so we were able to participate in the children's parade (where they let the kids ride bike or walk down main street).

Thanksgiving Point Farm

2010-11-08T08:36:00.000-08:00

We had our annual eye exams in Spanish Fork(where Morgan works)earlier this year, so we decided to go up the day before and go to the little farm at Thanksgiving Point. After fun at the farm, we ventured over to Cabella's and checked out their "stuffed" zoo. Haha. That was actually just as fun:) We also ate dinner at Cabella's Cafe(it was not very good...at all!) and back to the motel for some swimming. It was cold but the kids had fun.

Family Pictures

2010-11-08T08:27:00.000-08:00

So Wes and I have been married for about 7 yrs and we have never had professional family pics! Terrible I know:) Well clear back in February of this year, the clogging company in Beaver did a fundraiser and you could get family pics for $15.00!! I couldn't pass it up. Here are a few of my favorites (my other favorites are on our walls in our home). (We were lucky because the session right after us didn't show up so we got a lot of extra pictures).

The Dentist

2010-11-08T08:22:00.000-08:00

Annie has always been such a good natured girl. She is easy to take places even if it is a new experience. Like the dentist. She has always been great at all of her check-ups. Here are some pictures of her 1st cavity repair:) The sunglasses help her sensitive eyes from the bright light the dentist uses. My eyes are the same way and I wore those exact glasses when I was younger haha. We love Dr. Murdock, but he has been around awhile.

Midnight 5K

2010-11-08T08:12:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple of pictures from the Midnight 5K Wes and I participated in. It was back on May 28th, but I am tryin to catch my blog up:)

Morgan and Heidi came too. We had a lot of fun. After the race, we went to Denny's and had breadfast:) I'm sure we ate more calories than we burned running the race, but it was good!

Burgundy will kill me for posting the picture of her and Chris, but they are such good friends and they love to run so they are in a lot of my race pictures.

Kindergarten Graduation

2010-06-05T09:09:00.000-07:00

Annie has finally graduated from Kindergarten. She was in Mrs. Sagers morning class and loved every minute of it. She always had high scores on her assessments and she was known to be very friendly to all the students. Annie has become an excellent reader and can read every book in the house. Wes teases her and tells her she can read and spell better than him:) That's probably true:) We are so proud of her and grateful for her passion for learning!Caprie missed her everyday while she was gone.

As most of you know, the school is right across the street-heaven!

We were a little early for graduation and the doors were locked.

Annie's class!

(She is on the back row in the purple dress.)

Grammy's Flower Gardens

2010-06-04T10:51:00.000-07:00

One of the highlights of going to St. George is visiting Grammy and Grampy. They have beautiful flower gardens and the girls spend a lot of time picking the perfect flower to bring home. Annie stayed home with Wes to make a jewelry box so she isn't in these pictures.

Everyone loves this swing!!

Annie's Tumbling Review

2010-06-03T08:29:00.000-07:00

Annie had her final tumbling review for the year. She did great! She has improved so much and continues to practice in our living room:) She loved the kids in her class as well as her teacher and she can't wait to do it again next year!

The Teeth

2010-06-01T10:36:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of Cragun earlier this spring. Sorry some of them are sideways. I did edit them on my computer, but for some reason when I uploaded to blogger they went back to original.

Anyway, I wanted to post these because if you notice in the first picture he has two teeth coming in on the top. They are the two next to the front teeth which had not come in yet. How silly! Grandma Thomas said Uncle Keith's teeth grew in this way so now I'm not too worried because Uncle Keith has beautiful teeth:) The front two have since grown in so he is really starting to look like a toddler. He is a very good baby and we love having him around!

Zion's

2010-05-28T15:34:00.000-07:00

I need to catch up on some posts so be prepared for short and sweet:) We went to Zion's Easter weekend and here are just a few pictures. The weather was great and the kids loved it!

Facebook Funnies

2010-04-13T12:58:00.000-07:00

I hope this post doesn't offend anyone, but I just can't help myself:) These are a few funny things my friends have put on their facebook status this week. (If you don't know why these are funny...you might be a redneck!)

"We've had good weather for two days in a role!"

"...I never take you for granite!"

"Going to rap presents for ____'s Birthday Party!"

"I'm so board."

"...you were sposed to play!"

"I hate having a soar throat."

"It was good to here from you!!"

Although I am definately not an expert at English, this is such a pet peeve of mine.

Happy Birthday Dad!

2010-03-27T23:03:00.000-07:00

My dad turned 60 yrs. old on the 27th. I've been teasing him that we were going to put a picture of him in the Beaver County Journal (our local newspaper). He wasn't too fond of that idea so I guess my blog will have to do. Annie had a cheer competition in St. George so we went to that then we went to Jer and Marcy's to hang out. Jer is a coach for Dixie State Baseball so we went to their games that afternoon. They played the Academy of the Arts University (you can probably guess who won LOL). Then we went back to their house for a BBQ and cake and ice cream. It was so much fun! The weather was perfect and the food even better:) We hope you had a great birthday Grandpa/Dad!! We love you!!!

Spectrum 10K

2010-03-25T15:31:00.001-07:00

Here is the latest run I participated in. The Spectrum 10K. It was on March 20th at 9am. It began in Snow Canyon and ended at the Ivins city park. It was downhill most of the way and the scenery was BEAUTIFUL!! That really helped my out-of-shape body enjoy this race:) My time was 1:12:43, which obviously isn't very fast, but I don't know a Thomas that IS very fast. (J/K that is kindof a family joke of ours)Now most of you will be asking yourself, "Why would she put that chubby picture of herself on her blog???". Well, when I saw this picture I realized WHY I am running, LOL.

P.S. The girl next to me (Joyce), is 20 weeks pregnant with her 4th boy!! Can you believe it?! I met her on the bus when they shuttled us to the starting line. I'm glad we met, she was great company.

Lake to Lake Relay

2010-03-17T13:51:00.001-07:00

On March 6, some friends and I participated in a 50-mile relay race. It went from Gunlock Reservoir to Sandhollow Reservoir. It was really fun! And since doing this race, several people said they would be interested in doing something like this (where were they when we were trying to think of who would have TIME and actually WANT to do this??). I have never done anything like this and I hope to continue to get in shape and be able to participate in more races. It was pretty discouraging at first because my family repeatedly laughed at me when I told them what I was doing. In fact, after the race, my dad did mention that he was shocked that I was able to do it (thanks for the confidence:). By the way, there is a half-marathon in Beaver this summer so if you are interested let me know. It sounds crazy...but fun right?!

I am not particularly fond of this picture of me,

but it is the only one I have that actually proves I participated:)

My family...thanks for coming down!

Even though you didn't have much confidence in me, it was nice to know someone was there waiting for me (and not just to give me a ride to the next leg LOL).

And our team-"RUNNING ON EMPTY"

(boy that name was perfect for me LOL)

From L-R: Me, Burgundy, Kiera, Kim, Ellen

Wake-Up Call!!

2010-02-24T12:23:00.000-08:00

I was feeding Cragun sweet potatoes for lunch and they were getting everywhere...and I mean everywhere. He was grabbing the spoon, the bowl, my arm and smearing his lunch all over. I'm sure we have all experienced this a thousand times. But, I kept thinking to myself, "I hate the baby-food stage". I hate the look, the smell, the texture, and most of all the hassle. It's quite embarassing to admit that but there is a lesson to be learned. I definately had a rude awakening as I was "blog-surfing" to catch up with friends and family. I noticed on someone's blog list Bronson's Miracle. Of course I had to check this blog out. The post I read was the testimony of a young mother who has had a month long struggle to keep her youngest son alive after a near-drowning accident in their home. I read several postings where Sara, his mother, repeatedly expresses her gratitude for the gospel, her family and friends, her husband, and most of all her children. She is very specific when she talks about her childred. It really hit home to me when she told how she was so grateful that she could clean up the crackers they drop from the high chair, etc. How could I be so selfish and complain about my healthy happy children making messes and me having to clean up yet another mess?? Where would my life be without them?? I could not imagine life without them. I love them more than I can even put into words. I have grown up today!! If you want to read the story of Bronson and his Miracle click on this link. Here are some of her inspiring words:

"For now, please hug your babies a little tighter...
Give your children a little extra squeeze...

Be a little more patient and diligent
and a little less distracted by the things that will wait until later.
Embrace the things that matter most!
.Life is so fragile...

We are holding onto it for now."

http://stakerzxposed.blogspot.com/2010_02_01_archive.html

I love my family!

Happy Anniversary!!

2010-02-13T07:07:00.001-08:00

Happy Anniversary Wes!!!

I love you!!!!

Annie's Tonsils

2010-01-05T13:14:00.000-08:00

Annie had her tonsils out one week ago today. She has been so good at eating, drinking, and taking her tylenol. However, she has been pretty frustrated at the "inconvenience" it is not being able to eat EVERYTHING that she wants. (i.e. potato chips)

Today at lunch she said, "Mom, in my next life will I have my tonsils again?

Me: "You mean when you are resurrected?"

Annie: "Yea."

Me: "I don't know but you probably won't have to worry about it if you do."

Annie: "I sure hope not!"

Me: (giggling inside) "Me too!"

This was the night she had them out. She didn't skip a beat:)

Craft Fair

2009-12-21T13:19:00.001-08:00

Here are some pictures of the stuff Wes and I made for the craft fair. My cousin Keri made all the stuff that has vinyl including the large "We are Family" frames and the large calendar below. I love the calendar-sooo cute!

8x8 Black Frame

5x7 Brown Frames
40" Scroll (also have 24")

8x10 Red Frame
Soooo cute!!

Peg/Hook Shelves

5x7 White Frame

The Favorite

Old Window w/ Hanging Frames

(Still have some of these available)

We made a lot of the 5x7, 8x8, and 8x10 frames. We had different colors and styles. If you see something you like but need a different color or style or whatever we can make it for you. We have already done several custom orders. My cousin Keri has done a million craft fairs and has a lot of different ideas. She does all things vinyl so let me know if you want her number.

Pay It Forward!!! - Follow-up

2009-12-04T12:51:00.000-08:00

Here is a reminder for all you Pay-it-forward friends. It is time to get your handmade gift from me!! So I need your addresses Natalie Berry, Mickell Schena, Janet Bradshaw, and Sharee Atkin. Technically I don't need your address if you live here but I wanted to remind you why I was delivering a gift to you:) In fact, don't leave your address in my comments. Send me a message to my inbox on facebook. Hope you like it:)

Love, Victoria

Here is a copy of the original post if anyone would like to continue this:

So, I got this from a friend. The first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive a hand made gift from me during this year. When and what will be a surprise. There's a small catch...You knew there would be didn't you? Post this on your blog then come back and leave a comment, telling me you're in. Fun, huh? Remember, only the first 3 comments receive the gift. Let's see who looks at my blog!

Photo session give-away!

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

Alecia is doing a free photo session give-away just in time for Christmas. Check it out here to get entered!

Halloween '09

2009-11-01T19:39:00.000-08:00

So this week has been extremely busy for me! Besides getting ready for Halloween, I let Annie have a "friend" party for her 6th Birthday. We had a costume party on Friday even though her Birthday is today. My Birthday was on Wednesday and I wanted to post about that day and maybe I still will, however, my computer has been running really slow lately and I don't have much patience to wait for the pictures:) Enough writing, here are some pictures from Halloween.Spider decoration for Annie's party!
Cragun's 1st Costume Party!
Annie waiting for her guests to arrive!

And, Caprie!

I'll post more of her Birthday pictures later,

but here are the actual Halloween night pictures.

My cowgirls and their little frog:)

Here we are at Trunk-or-Treat.

Not pictured: Janey, A.J. and Griffin.

(duh, we didn't even get a picture of everyone together in their costumes)
Wes had to work at the motel so I made him at least wear a cape.

He was thrilled:)

Awww, but Dad is our Superman!!

And Cragun is our Frog Prince!!

Annie's Drive Inn

2009-10-20T09:32:00.000-07:00

Almost every time Wes and I work outside, Annie likes to stay inside while Caprie plays with us. Annie has always loved to play waitress so the past couple times we have been outside she sets up her restaurant:) We love it because we can always get a refill of ice water!

Here she is ready to take our order.

Here is a close-up of the signs. One of them says, "The McNeill Inn for Food-OPEN". The other two are pictures of Halloween decorations.

She even had free samples of candy corn. However, she informed me I could only take one at a time. LOL. Last time this cup said, "TIPS".

Annie's Drive Inn is complete with Halloween decorations and a very elaborate menu including anything from the fridge or cupboard:)

There is also outdoor seating where you can sit and enjoy your mixture of Ritz crackers and potato chips!

Sharing Time

2009-10-19T09:09:00.000-07:00

Yesterday in Sharing Time, Sis. Bradshaw (Janet), was asking the kids about Priesthood Blessings. I can 't remember her exact words but she asked, ''What happens when your Dad gives you a blessing?" Annie raised her hand and when Janet called on her she said, "He cries!". Man, it sounds kinda funny right now but I wanted to make sure I wrote this down somewhere. It was so sweet! I even teared up a bit:) I want Wes to know how grateful we are that he is worthy to hold the priesthood. He is such a good example to all of us and we love him so much!! I could go on but then this might turn into Testimony meeting. LOL!!!

Can't keep her busy!!

2009-10-01T08:40:00.000-07:00

Caprie is such a busy-body. She is always finding things to get into. From the fridge to the bathroom, she is always making a mess. My mother often reminds me how much she acts like her Aunt Olivia!! Uh-Oh!!!

We still love her though:)

This is her INSIDE her toy box...

after she scattered books and clothes all over her room!

She is so cute that sometimes all I can do is laugh.

Bad parenting, I know!

Until she comes to me with scissors and locks of hair in her hand!!
Yes, twice in two days she has given herself a haircut.
It's not too terrible.
You can see most of it cut out of this little pig-tail.
Awww, my little beautician!! (Did I spell that right??)

Fall Fun

2009-09-27T19:38:00.000-07:00

We drove up the canyon to see the leaves changing and decided to pick some leaves for Annie to take to school tomorrow. We made fall bouquets with the leaves and grass we gathered.

We are definately not florists:) But it was fun!!

Annie's 1st Day of Tumbling with a Surprise!!

2009-09-15T13:25:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Annie's first day of tumbling. Before class all the kids were running around and playing with each other when Annie fell. This is a regular occurence around our house so I didn't think too much about it other than she wouldn't walk for the rest of the day. I couldn't believe she would miss out on her first day of tumbling to fake an injury especially since she was so excited to go. Well, it was still the same this morning when she woke up so I decided to take her to the Dr. Afterall, I was not going to carry her around everywhere if there wasn't anything wrong. I guess she was right because she has a compression fracture below her left knee. She gets to wear a huge leg splint and put no pressure on it for one week then she can put her tip toe down. Holy cow, I will be one tired Mama!!The splint goes from her mid-thigh down to her toes.

We opted out of crutches figuring we would have a 2nd broken leg, so I will be pushing her in a stroller. She will have to take the stroller to school so her teacher can push her around class. I'm sure Mrs. Sagers will be thrilled about that. LOL

The Mayor

2009-09-13T20:22:00.000-07:00

Annie always likes to know what movie is playing at the Main Street Theater, so as we were headed down the road today she asked me what was the movies were. I told her, and when she realized they were neither one "kid" shows she said;

Annie: "Mom, I wish dad was the Mayor."
Me: "Why?"
Annie: "Because then he would decide what movies were playing."
Me: "I think the owners of the movie theater decide that."
Annie: "No, because the mayor is the boss of the whole city."
Me: "Ok, maybe you're right:)"

The funny thing is that the primary elections are this Tuesday for a new mayor and a few city council members. LOL

Cragun's Blessing Day

2009-09-08T13:31:00.000-07:00

We blessed Cragun Sunday, September 6th. It was such a nice weekend with lots of friends and family to share it with. We are so grateful to those who traveled so far to be with us and meet our Cragun. This 2nd picture is such a "McNeill" look:)
I have no idea why I would even post this picture
with me looking this way:)

This is Grandpa McNeill. I have thought Cragun was a spittin' image of Newt since he was about two days old, and once they were together it was even more obvious.

Grandma and Grandpa McNeill.

I have more pictures from the lunch but I put Wes in charge of the camera and all he took are close-ups of about five different people and I don't think they want their lonely face all over my blog.

Life is good.

2009-08-26T20:08:00.000-07:00

School at last!!

2009-08-22T07:23:00.001-07:00

The First Day of School!I had to post this picture.

She is so skinny, and the flat bookbag doesn't help:)
The Second Day of School!
Caprie has to walk with her everyday,
then she cries cuz she can't stay with her big sister.
I love her freckles....even though I hate mine.

She couldn't wait to get homework, haha. Boy, will that change:)

Of course Caprie needs to do homework too.

Annie has lost a tooth, Hooray!

2009-08-17T11:14:00.000-07:00

On August 12th, Annie finally lost her first tooth! She has been asking me for about six months when she will start to lose her teeth. I have been telling her not until 1st grade just in case she didn't lose any right away. But, one morning she woke up and I notice her two bottom teeth were crooked!! It scared me at first, LOL, but then I realized they could just be loose. Sure enough they were both loose:) Only a few days later, Wes pulled it out for her. I thought that would be a disaster, but no tears were shed so I think we are OK. We are a few days away from starting Kindergarten. She has Mrs. Sagers and will be going in the mornings. She said she couldn't wait to tell Mrs. Sagers about her tooth because now that means she is REALLY ready for Kindergarten:)
We borrowed Grandma's Tooth Fairy Pillow for the night.
It has a small pocket for the tooth and you hang it by your bed.

The pocket.

Here it is. Ready for the big night.

The ribbon across the front says Tooth Fairy Visit Me Tonight.

When I asked Annie how much she thought the tooth fairy would bring,

she said, "A thousand dollars!!" Uncle Jeff was visiting and we both looked at each other and laughed. I told Annie if the tooth fairy brings you a thousand dollars, then Uncle Jeff and I were going to start pulling our teeth out too. It was pretty funny.

She got $5.00 and was pretty excited that it was more than

Wes or I got when we were little:) We got $.50 or $1.00.

After we got the Tooth Fairy Pillow ready, we goofed around with the camera and ate rice crispy treats. Wes was at work and Cragun was sleeping so it was kindof like a girl's night out!!

Annie's Haircut

2009-08-14T08:29:00.000-07:00

Annie's hair was getting pretty long, but it always seemed to have snarls.

So, we decided to cut it the other night:)

Cove Fort Days

2009-08-13T09:30:00.001-07:00

Cragun's first road trip!! Poor kid has to ride in a pink stroller for awhile:) At the Fort.

Watching the potter.

He gave the kids their own pots to take home!!

The wagon ride.

Playing pioneer games.

The girls made corn husk dolls.

They were able to pet these chickens...

I think they were chickens, cuz they were funny lookin'.

What a great day!!

Grandpa + Swimming = FUN!!!

2009-08-10T11:18:00.000-07:00

While Dei-ja and Elsie were visiting, we decided to go swimming. We actually went twice. Just the girls went the first time while Grandpa and I supervised:) But, Grandpa brought them back later and went swimming with them!! Now that may not seem like a big deal, but I haven't seen my dad swim for years!!

Caprie, Dei-ja, Elsie, and Annie.

Cragun was there too!

Grandpa swimming some laps:) I remember when he went lap
swimming every morning at the city pool!!

Jeff even showed up...but wouldn't swim. Party pooper!

Dei-ja teaching Caprie to kick.

Caprie "jumping" to Grandpa.

Grandpa, Annie, and Caprie.

Here is Grandma. She does not swim...ever!

Wes was working so he couldn't get in either:(

It was a nice day to swim.

That is one thing I have really missed this summer!

2009-08-05T16:45:00.000-07:00

I stole these pictures from my sister-in-law's blog (thank you Heidi), but I loved them so I wanted to post them on mine too:)

Uncle Morgan is always telling the girls that he is allergic to kids....but look he's still alive!!
This is my girls with Aunt Heidi. I LOVE this picture!! I have great sister-in-laws!!

I wish I were little again!

Caprie will swim her little heart out even if it's freezing outside.

Cragun Wesley McNeill

2009-08-02T08:33:00.000-07:00

Cragun Wesley McNeill joined our family July 29, 2009, at 6:26 pm. He weighed 9 lbs. 3 oz. and was 20 3/4 inches long. It was a long emotional day for me and I experienced a lot of "firsts" but I wouldn't trade it for the world (as most mothers would say). We arrived at the hospital at 6:00 am to get set up for my induction. I was 39 wks. and 1 day gestation and very ready to have this baby. Dr. Roger Smith arrived around 7, discussed a few things then placed the Cytotec (a pill they put on the cervix to help "ripen" it). I have had Cytotec with both girls, so I pretty much knew what to expect. Wait, wait, wait, OK we are ready to push. Well, we did a short trial run at "pushing" and decided to have Dr. Smith come and see if we were making any progress. No progress, but his left hand was coming out:) Yep, this little guy was going to make things a little more difficult. Not really a big deal. Let's see if he will still come out. Push some more. No progress. Going to try and get the hand back in there so there is more room for his head. OUCH!! But it's back in there. Push some more. No progress. Must be coming slightly sideways? Wait, wait, wait, OK now let's push some more. No progress (surprise, surprise). Long story short, going in for C-Section see ya in a half hour. Wow, BIG boy, could've been pushing all night and still wouldn't have fit!! Yay!! It's over and we are all tired and sore. But, we are all getting rest and recovering very well. Why do men have to be so difficult:) LOL- What a journey!!

Caprie's Haircut

2009-07-28T15:03:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday we decided to head to St. George and visit Jer & Marcy. I wanted a good excuse to sluff my class reunion, too:) We decided to stop and get Caprie's haircut while we waited for visiting hours. Her first haircut was when she turned 1 and that was a nightmare so I've been procrastinating getting her another one. Boy was I wrong!! She was perfect!! She sat in the chair and didn't move a muscle the entire time. I was pretty proud...but more relieved than anything:)

July 24th

2009-07-26T08:51:00.000-07:00

I'm not going to write a long post about July 24th because I'm too lazy, but here are just a few of the million pictures I could've also put on here:)

Happy Birthday Caprie!

2009-07-19T17:27:00.000-07:00

Caprie turned 2 on July 13th, so we decided to have a mini-Luau. We had some yummy fruit, cupcakes and homeade strawberry ice cream. Then, we opened gifts and visited for a little bit and continued working on the kids' bedroom (it is now totally finished, and yes...all 3 kids will be in one room). Thank you to everyone who gave her money or gifts and even just wished her a Happy Birthday! Caprie is a very energetic girl and definately keeps us busy. We love you, Caprie!!

This is as close as we will ever get...

2009-06-17T20:25:00.000-07:00

...to curb and gutter. Enough said!!

Our New Door!

2009-05-25T18:52:00.001-07:00

After 5 long years of battling with our broken screen door, we finally got a new one:) I hope you enjoy it as much as I am!!! Top: BEFORE Bottom: AFTER

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Thomas

2009-04-30T21:01:00.001-07:00

Yes, it is true! Jeff is finally married!!!! He married Wendie Hansen last Saturday (4/25/09) in the St. George Temple. Her 12 yr. old son Skylar was also sealed to them that day. The reception was the Friday before, so you will see those pictures first. I'm so excited for them. I love Wendie and Skylar (oh, and Jeff too). Wendie looked so gorgeous and I am so grateful to have another sister-in-law.

Ya know... I have been somewhat disappointed that I'm having a boy, but I have to admit it has been really fun going to Skylar's baseball games:) I guess it won't be that bad. That is what I grew up doing, so that is what I know. I did include a picture of me being 26 wks pregnant. It will probably be one of the only ones you will see until I get further along. Besides, I am usually the one taking the pictures anyways.

Tell the Truth Tag!

2009-04-22T17:54:00.000-07:00

6 PET PEEVES

1. Hypocrites
2. Bad drivers (Just use your blinkers and follow the signs for cryin out loud!)
3. People who criticize everything about Beaver because they didn't grow up here. We may not like it either, but we are both living here regardless.
4. Words spelled incorrectly or used wrong. (i.e. to, too, two)
5. Just because someone's dad is the seminary teacher, bishop, stake president, or whatever, doesn't mean that YOU don't have to be a good example too. Why should all the responsibility be on them?
6. Couples that fight constantly. (Just get over it already, nobody wants to hear it!)

3 THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOUR HOME

1. Too small, not enough bedrooms, bathrooms, or storage.
2. Too many doors and windows. We have an outside door in 5 out of the 7 rooms in our house. That is pretty much every room!!
3. Old houses were NOT built to be practical...enough said!!

3 THINGS YOU WOULD CHANGE IN AMERICAN HISTORY

1. The wigs the men wore.
2. I wouldn't leave God out of anything. Duh!
3. Segregation.

3 THINGS YOU WOULD CHANGE IF YOU WERE PRESIDENT

1. Stay at home moms would get paid a salary, the goverment can pay day care providers, why not moms? (I stole this one from Sharee-LOVED IT!!) Doesn't that make so much sense. It would help the crime rate they always complain about.
2. I would change something so you could get credit cards and actually pay them off. You can get one now, but they are designed so you can never pay them off. ( I don't even have one for that reason-not even for an emergency)
3. It would be so much easier just to pay of the principle of your mortgage, since 99% of what you pay is interest. Can't we figure something out??

I hereby tag: Anyone! I didn't think I would be able to be this negative, but once I started writing...I started thinking of a million things LOL!!

April Fools!

2009-04-16T13:52:00.000-07:00

I found out what I was having a couple weeks before April Fool's Day, so I decided to play a little joke on Wes. The first picture shows the original balloons I brought home, informing him it was a girl. I let several people in on the secret and they gladly agreed to play along. Some think I am cruel, but I just think I'm funny:) I did feel pretty bad because I had to lie to Annie at first, too. Oh, and I couldn't tell my dad either. They are both blabber mouths. The second picture is from April Fool's Day. We tied the balloons to a little outfit and gave Wes a card telling him we were really having a boy!! He was pretty excited. I'm still a little sad because I really wanted another girl, but I can't change that, so I guess I will start looking for boy clothes (gag).

Wes did tell me that someone had spilled-the-beans and told him already (THANKS VERY MUCH) but it was still fun. Nobody had told my dad yet so at least we fooled someone!!

We almost caught a Leprechaun!!!

2009-04-06T16:22:00.000-07:00

This year for St. Patrick's Day, we tried to catch a Leprechaun. Annie made a "trap" at Grandma Deb's house. It's a Leprechaun hat with a hole in the top. Of course there is a piece of green felt laid gently across the top to trick the Leprechaun. There was also fake gold to lure him up there. They built a small stick ladder and posted a sign that said, "Don't climb the ladder!" He didn't listen because he wanted the (fake) gold so bad. Needless to say, his shoe got stuck on the top of the trap and he was in such a hurry he knocked over chairs in the house. Grandma also set out a cookie sheet coated in flour in hopes he would walk across it so we could see his footprints. It worked!! You'll also notice the Lucky Charm cereal we used to coax him to the kitchen table where the trap was. He left a note saying he needed his shoe back, so if we left it out, he would trade it for a bucket of gold!! The last picture shows the bucket of gold he left us. But, he tricked us too. He filled the bucket with chocolate gold coins, and only layered the top with gold dollars. I think it was 5 dollars worth so Annie was pretty excited.

Heaven in a Packet!!

2009-03-08T22:18:00.000-07:00

In all of my pregnancies, I have suffered from heartburn. In fact, I went through my ENTIRE first pregnancy not knowing that it was heartburn, and that it could be treated easily. I just assumed it was just part of being pregnant. But, I later learned the symptoms of heartburn and so I was very prepared when the next baby came along. Prevacid was my drug of choice for a long time until now. Here is why I decided to switch. I absolutely hate taking a pill of any kind. It makes me "gag" just thinking about it. So when heartburn sets in, I do not want to wait any amount of time for it to go away. But, instead of taking a pill, I just suffer through it, hoping it will go away before the Prevacid had time to "kick in" anyway. Call me crazy, but in all reality I am probably just lazy. Ok, ok, now to the story of the discovery: After Sunday dinner at my Mom's, my usual hearburn set it. I decided to complain about it, and my Dad suggested I try the NEW Tums QuickPak. I immediately turned him down but he insisted that I try it. He convinced me that he is the same way ("gaggy") about taking pills, let alone chewing a "chalky" Tums, and that it works great for him. So I took the plunge and now I am a huge fan!! It really didn't taste bad at all. It was berry flavored and it dissolved quickly and I didn't feel the urge to drink a gallon of water afterwards. I owe my new addiction problem to my Dad!! Thanks, Dad!!

Window Cleaner Recipe

2009-03-06T16:28:00.000-08:00

I always love it when people blog about a new recipe or just something they love to use. So, when I stumbled across this recipe a couple of weeks ago and I thought I would give it a try. I haven't mixed it up yet, because I want to use up the rest of what I have first. Let me know what you think if you try this.

1 Gallon water
2 C rubbing alcohol
2 Tbs ammonia
2 Tbs Ivory liquid dish soap (this is supposed to be the secret)

Enjoy!!

Sneak Peak!!

2009-03-02T09:32:00.000-08:00

Wes, Annie, Caprie, and I went to St. George on Saturday to take some pictures for Jeff and Wendie. It was 70 degrees and I really did not want to come home!!! We ended up taking 320 pictures LOL, but we had a lot of fun. Here are a few that I like. I can't wait for them to get married. We love Wendie and Skylar, and would probably trade them for Jeff if we had too:)

Our Anniversary

2009-02-15T22:01:00.000-08:00

We were married Feb. 13, 2004. Yes, it was on Friday!! We had a rough start, like many, but we have grown up alot (I guess we mostly grew out instead of up, LOL). We met the day Wes moved to Beaver. He was doing an internship at Circle Four pig farms through the Utah State Ag. Deptartment. I was working at Annie's Drive Inn and he and one of his roommates came in for ice cream. I was 16, he was 22, so obviously we remained friends for 7 years before we started dating. Oh, and that is NOT why we named our first daughter Annie. I could go on and on about the good and bad times we shared, but I won't. We are better friends than we have ever been and we are more in Love than we have ever been, so I guess we are on the right track. I love you Wes, Happy 5th Anniversary!!!

Happy Anniversary...for the next 5 years!!

2009-02-15T21:52:00.000-08:00

Well, here is my Anniversary/Valentine's Day present from Wes. I know, I know, what on earth did I need a new diamond for???? Well, I didn't need a new diamond. I have been telling Wes that I want a diamond for every daughter we have, so when I die they can all have one. I told him it would be perfect if he bought me one every five years on our Anniversary:) As long as we keep having girls, he'll have to keep buying!! I'm not the type of girl that needs much of anything for any occasion, so that is the only way I can justify it. Anyway, we got a pretty good deal on Caprie's inheritance:)

Pay It Forward!!!

2009-02-10T21:59:00.000-08:00

So, I got this from a friend. The first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive a hand made gift from me during this year. When and what will be a surprise. There's a small catch...You knew there would be didn't you? Post this on your blog then come back and leave a comment, telling me you're in. Fun, huh? Remember, only the first 3 comments receive the gift. Let's see who looks at my blog!

Cheer!!

2009-02-02T16:06:00.001-08:00

Here is Annie's latest cheer performance. I have been trying to post a video for awhile but I never have the patience for it to download. This is her first year of cheer and she is loving it. Annie is in the front row on the very right.

Out with the old, In with the new!!!

2009-01-31T21:53:00.000-08:00

Well, tomorrow my dad will be getting released from being the Stake President for the past nine years. My family is pretty excited, especially my mom. She has sat alone on the church bench for as long as I can remember (sad, but cool). I can't wait because during church, I can send my naughty kid to sit with Grandpa:) My kids LOVE grandpa, as you can tell by this picture. I along with many others asked him if he was sad or relieved. He said sad, very sad. He has "loved this calling more than any other" but smiling he said he "will be nice and relaxed when the meeting is over". It has been really fun for my kids to meet and spend time with Elder Russell M. Nelson (apostle), and Elder Jay L. Sitterud (seventy). President and Sister Orton (St. George Temple) also came tonight to dinner. They are a cute couple. She is really pretty. I hope I will look that good. I guess staying close to the Lord really does help. J/K Man, I probably shouldn't joke like that LOL. Ok, enough is enough, we just want to tell my dad how much we love him and look up to him. What an example!! We are proud to call you Dad/Grandpa!!

A.J. is TWO!!!

2009-01-18T19:26:00.000-08:00

AJ turns 2 tomorrow, so I figured I would tell you about my little nephew. What can I say about this kid?!? He is the only grandson on the Thomas side, and he sure does know how to be a boy! He is quiet all the time so you really never know if he is getting into something or just being content. Just be careful when you let him outside...he can be gone in a second, and he has no fear so LOOK out!! He's a little guy, but he started out that way so if he takes after his dad we will have to just wait and see (and I mean WAIT)lol. He loves to watch Madagascar, Cars, and I'm sure more but I know those two for sure. Anyway, I'm getting wore out just thinking about keeping up with him. But, we love the little guy and hope he has a good birthday!!

Happy Birthday Wes!!!

2009-01-08T08:16:00.000-08:00

Today is Wes' birthday so we just wanted to tell him how much we love and appreciate him. He is such a hard worker and will do anything for his girls (including me). He loves to be home with us and we miss him when he is gone (even if its just to work-pathetic, I know). I guess I miss his extra hands around the house because he helps me so much even with housework, the kids, and cooking (jealous?? you should be! lol). He loves to have fun but he sometimes doesn't like my sense of humor:)!! I was going to post some of his extremely cute baby pictures but they are all at the house and I didn't make it over there to pick some up, so these will have to do!! We Love You !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (hint: if you count this last row of exclamation points, you will know how old he is)

Home Alone!!

2009-01-06T20:52:00.000-08:00

I decided to label this post "Home Alone" because when Wes works graveyard shift, I don't sleep very well so I check blogs frequently to see if there is something I have missed:) I know, I know, LOSER!!! Maybe I am a loser, but this time I decided to publish my own post. LOL. These are pictures of half the extended family sledding a few days after New Years. I didn't put any of the "action" photos in because there are a million to choose from, so I decided to do the close-ups ...you're welcome:) Vic, Annie, Wes, Caprie

Wendie and Jeff

Elsie

Skylar

Dei-ja

Wes pulling Caprie

Caprie

Annie

Christmas...Finally:)

2009-01-05T17:35:00.000-08:00

We had a great Christmas this year!! I love this time of year...busy stores, long lines, last minute lists, too many places to be, cold weather, hyper children, procrastinating a Christmas card (which did not get done so don't feel bad if you didn't get one this year-sorry), trying to see all the lights, and not feeling good enough to deal with any of it!! HaHa...I'm really not that negative about any of those things I put, but as I was thinking of the events of the month, all I could do was laugh at how busy it is. I really do love the feeling of Christmas, and as my girls get older it seems a lot easier teaching them the meaning and the story of Christmas. It always seems difficult to get them to see past the gifts and Santa, but Annie seems to understand how all of the "commercial" things still play an important part in the story. I hope everyone had a great season and we wish you a happy new year!!!

Just Waiting!!

2008-12-16T17:32:00.000-08:00

Just wanted Kim and Ryan to know how excited we are that they finally have their little girl!! So I fugured the best way to let them know we are PATIENTLY waiting to see pictures and find out the name...is to Blog it:) !!!

Twilight

2008-12-12T13:08:00.001-08:00

Twilight finally made it to Beaver! I'm pretty sure most of the town has seen it already, but since I haven't read the books I guess it didn't bother me to wait a while. My mom & I went to the midnight showing last night thinking I would fall asleep when the lights went down. I was wrong!! I loved it!! I think I'm in love with Edward:) I haven't really understood the craze that Twilight has brought to this generation, but everyone enjoys a good love story, right? I asked my mom a hundred questions on the way home. I think she was glad she only lives a few blocks from the Theater. I guess the point I'm trying to make is; if you haven't read the books, don't worry, you will still love the movie!

Happy Birthday Janey!!

2008-12-06T16:02:00.001-08:00

Look at these eyes!!! This is my niece, Janey, and it's her birthday so we wanted to tell you a few of our favorite things about her. She is very smart and loves to dance, cheer, tumble, and whatever else gives her some attention (what girl doesn't?). She has a wild little brother so she helps her mom take care of him. She loves to be around her family but sometimes likes to disobey her parents when we are around to laugh at her. That's the best part because her dad was the "perfect child" so I thinks it brings him back to reality a bit. Anyways, Jer may never let her come visit me after I just wrote that, but we want to tell her how much we love her and hope she has a good birthday!!!

The Gateway

2008-12-05T22:36:00.000-08:00

So here are more pictures from The Gateway. The girls had fun at the splash pad. (You're probably thinking child abuse, but it was actually quite warm) We had to convince them you could go in the middle without getting wet. Once they figured that out we couldn't get them out until Caprie got soaked. It was so funny!! They have a big fire pit right by the splash pad, so we waited until Caprie dried out. Our next stop was Temple Square, but the girls didn't last a minute and they were asleep. So, needless to say, we are headed back up on the 13th with Jeff and his girlfriend Wendie and her son, Skyler.

I Forgot About Santa!!!

2008-12-04T14:16:00.000-08:00

I forgot we were able to see Santa a couple of times during our trip. The first time was at Wal-Mart and that was the first time Caprie has seen Santa this year, so we won't post those pictures. This picture was taken at the Gateway in SLC. I have other pictures of the girls while we were there so I will post them later.

McNeill Christmas Party

2008-12-03T15:08:00.000-08:00

Okay, here is more pictures. Oh, if these few posts don't make sense it's because I posted them backwards. Sorry! That is one thing I can't figure out about blogging. You can never get the wording by the right picture and you have to work from the end to the beginning. So you don't get a description of each picture. Is anyone else feeling my frustrations???

2008-12-03T14:27:00.000-08:00

What a crew, and it just keeps growing!!! I know there is at least three of us expecting next year, and probably more who haven't spilled the beans yet.

McNeill Christmas Party

2008-12-03T14:18:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving weekend we headed up to Grace, ID for the McNeill Christmas Party. We had a great time eating, playing games, and exchanging gifts. I have a lot more pictures to post, but for some reason it will only let me post one??? I just want the McNeill's to know how much we love them and wish we could visit more often. Or at least stay more than one day:) Oh, great news...none of us got sick this trip!!! (It's a tradition that one or two or all of us get sick every trip to Idaho)

Tag

2008-11-24T15:39:00.000-08:00

Question and Answer: Answer the following questions with one word answers and one word only! Then pass it on to seven others.

Where is your cell phone? pocket
Where is your significant other? errands
Your hair color? brown
Your Mother? tired
Your Father? honest
Your favorite thing? fun
Your dream last night? ???
Your dream/goal? unemployed (the only one-word-answer for stay-at-home-mother)
The room you're in? kitchen
Where do you want to be in 6 years? unemployed (see above)
Your fear? emptynesters
Where were you last night? moms
What you're not? skinny:)
One of your wish-list items? mortgagefree
Where you grew up? smalltown
The last thing you did? working
What are you wearing? casual
Your tv? nacho
Your pet? fish
Your computer? new
Your mood? lazy
Missing someone? yep
Your car? honda
Something you're not wearing? makeup
Favorite store? fred meyer
Your summer? short
Love someone? yep
Your favorite color? red
When was the last time you laughed? today
Last time you cried? birthday
I now tag: Whoever wants to do this tag:) It was pretty fun!!

Happy Birthday Annie!

2008-11-05T16:06:00.001-08:00

Well Annie turned 5 on November 1st. We had cake and ice cream at Grandma & Grandpa Thomas', then we drove to Cedar to watch High School Musical 3. We had a lot of fun and believe it or not we really like the movie:) Annie got a lot of fun presents but isn't quite sure she wants to be 5! I guess there is more responsibility when you turn 5:) We love you Annie!

2008-11-05T15:44:00.000-08:00

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-05T15:31:00.001-08:00

Tag...again:)

2008-10-07T21:07:00.000-07:00

Here is my 4th picture of my 4th folder which happens to be Caprie's birthday (7/'08). This is Annie decorating the cake...it says "Happy Birthday Caprie". She did pretty good:)

1. Go to Your Pictures.
2. Upload 4th Picture of 4th Folder.
3. Post.
4. Tag 4 of Your Friends.

Tag...Olivia, Marcy, Mickell, and Heidy!!

Tag! You're it!

2008-09-29T17:52:00.000-07:00

~FIVE~

Ten years ago I...
1- was a Senior in High School and loved every minute of it!
2- was working at Mike's Foodtown.
3- thought life was pretty hard (hahahahahaha)!
4- was driving the yellow Toyota Corona. AKA Chiquita, Chic Magnet (according to Jeremy)
5- had some of the greatest friends of my life!

5 things on today's "to do" list...
1- Fix breakfast.
2- Fix lunch.
3- Fix dinner.
4- Finish putting up Halloween Decorations.
5- Work:), Oh yea, add scouts in there somewhere.

5 snacks I enjoy...
1- Deep Fried Ice Cream
2- Chips and Salsa
3- Cinnamon Bears
4- Marshmallows
5- Chocolate

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire...
1- Quickly learn who my TRUE friends were!
2- Pay off my house and build my own!
3- Definately help my family.
4- Invest.
5- Quit my job!

5 jobs that I have had
1-Annie's Drive Inn, Subway, Mike's (I had to put all those:)
2-Track Bum....man I miss that (sigh).
3-Medical Clinic
4-Hotel Manager (brand new, and loving it)
5-Mom:)

Rules:Each player answers the question themselves. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment letting them know that they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person that tagged you know when you've answered the questions on your blog.
1- Amy Jo
2- Shannon
3- Marchelle
4-Tara
5- Heidi

Husband Tag
1. What is his name? Wes
2. Who eats more? Me (can you believe that...embarassing:)
3. Who said, "I love you" first? I think he did.
4. Who is taller? Now that is a toss-up LOL!
5. Who is smarter? Me-he hates it too.
6. Who is more sensitive? He is kindof a sapp.
7. Who does the laundry? I am so lucky we both do.
8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me (if we are in it)
9. Who pays the bills? It depends, so I guess we both do.
10. Who cooks more? We both do, and he is very good!
11. Who is more stubborn? I hate to admit it but I am by far.
12. Who is the first to admit they are wrong? Admit I am wrong are you kidding me.
13. Who has more siblings? He does.
14. Who wears the pants in the relationship? That would be me.
15. What do you like to do together? Watch movies, golf, swim, go for a ride, work, hang out with the girls.
16. Who eats more sweets? I do, but he drinks a lot more soda.
17. Guilty Pleasures? Mesquite.
18. How did you meet? He came to get a milkshake at Annie's the day he moved here. (I was 16, he was 22) Can we say "rob-the-cradle"?!?
19. Who asked whom out first? We were friends for so long I don't know if we actually went out on an official date.
20. Who kissed who first? He stole a kiss from me while I was asleep! Memorable, huh!?!
21. Who proposed? Shadrach told us to get married...so we did! So is this an arranged marriage?
22. His best features and qualities? His hands, arms, and his little tush! He is a hard worker, and he never complains. He can fix anything...or pretend he can! He is a GREAT dad, and will get the girls ready (including their hair) anytime I ask.

Buck Fever

2008-09-20T21:05:00.000-07:00

After the shooting range we went for a drive in the grove. Of course we saw several deer, but then we saw a group of 4...no 5...no wait...8 bucks!!

The pictures are dark but you can see most of their glowing eyes.

Most people know the "grove deer" are pretty friendly, so I decided to get out of the car to get better pictures. I was pretty close to this buck but he came even closer after I took the picture! I had to get back in the car because Josh started to panic. He kept saying, "Vic, get back in the car!...Just get in!...He's going to horn ya!" It was so funny.

Since they walked right up to our windows, Dean decides he's going to feed them Peanut Butter M&M's! (Of course these M&M's were specially formulated for wildlife) It was awesome!!

Dean almost made us sign a document for proof that this was his hand. There were four of us in the car so I hope that is enough witnesses:).

Here is Caprie getting ready to tell them goodbye. More like making a mess:).

She started to cry, so Dean is wiping her tears. Cute huh?

See, she feels better now.

Dean is getting the bikes ready to head home.

Crying again...you can tell she loved having the extra attention. Thank you Dean and Josh for coming to visit!!! Come back soon!!!

They're Back!!

2008-09-20T20:26:00.000-07:00

Everyone was pretty tired when they finally got back.

Wes wasn't beat up too bad. He took this picture so I'm pretty sure he wanted to show off.

But after they showered and ate, they were ready to go again. We decided to go to the shooting range. What a thrill!! Dean and Josh brought several different guns to use. It made me nervous but they let me try. Good thing they have patience!!

Girls just wanna have fun!!

2008-09-20T20:22:00.000-07:00

The girls always play pretty good together. Caprie wants to be doing whatever Annie is doing. Annie is usually a pretty good sport to let her tag-a-long. This is how they kept me busy while their dad was gone. They watched TV, danced to the Mp3 player, read books to each other, wrestled, and wrestled some more.

Leader of the Pack

2008-09-18T12:57:00.000-07:00

Wes and two of his brothers have decided to go on a short motorbike ride on the Piute ATV Trail that runs through Beaver. Here are some pictures of them getting ready. It has really been quite entertaining watching them act like they are teenagers again:). This picture was taken last night....already trying on their backpacks!! They stayed here at the motel so I knew they would be up late laughing and joking with each other, so I told Wes he could go have a sleepover in their room if he wanted. He said no, but I know he wanted to!!

Josh and Dean getting ready...with Caprie's help of course! F.Y.I.: These two do this a lot more than Wes so I'm sure he'll be trying hard to ride with the "big boys". I just hope he comes back in one piece! Even a couple pieces would be okay, lol!

You have no idea how much fun you can have when the McNeill brothers are in the house!

This is Josh...enough said!

Awwww, helping Wes get ready.

How sweet!!

They are staying at Butch Cassidy's Hideout Motel & Cafe in Circleville tonight. It's so ironic* because their first cousin, Kelli Cummings, owns and operates the business with her husband Mike. They will have a good time. Wes and I took the girls over there last Saturday to check the place out. We had dinner then we were able to visit with Kelli. The place is darling and it was really great meeting her!!

*some of you may not know, Wes and I are managing the Best Western Butch Cassidy Inn here in Beaver. Thus the irony. F.Y.I.: It is owned by Dr. Robinson and his family, we are just the managers.

Dad

Josh let the girls sit on the bikes while they were doing last minute......well I'm not sure what they were doing lol!

Annie

Caprie

Okay, this is my favorite!!! Josh is helping Wes reverse because he can barely touch the ground! This could be a disaster. Hahahahaha (Wes is going to kill me)!!!

Annie still can't believe her dad is actually going to do this!

Caprie still can't believe this is her dad!

Making sure Wes know were they are headed....

...and still getting him ready:)!!!

And they're off!!! Have fun dad, we love you!!!

Happy Birthday Marcy!

2008-09-16T17:22:00.000-07:00

Well it was Marcy's Birthday on Sept. 13th and she was in New York (jealous)!!! I just wanted to tell her how much I love and appreciate her in my life. She is a great Sister-in-law and she is always there to give me advice on whatever. She is a good wife and mother and Jer is lucky ( I hope he reads this)!! Happy Birthday Marcy!! We love you!!!!!

Express Dance Co. '06-'08

2008-09-09T12:01:00.000-07:00

As Annie prepares for her 3rd year of dancing, I just want to tell her how proud I am of her accomplishments. She loves to dance and cheer and tries her best to do what the teachers ask of her. It is so much fun going to all her performances, recitals, and competitions!!! Her past instructor, Camille Draper, has retired so her asst. Crystal Hanley will take over. She is now a part of Prestige Dance Studio. Good luck this year and I love you Annie!!!

I need to add that Annie fell asleep right after we got her ready to perform; she is not posing:). I felt so bad waking her up.

Caprie's First Birthday~July 13~

2008-09-02T21:21:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Caprie's first birthday at G'ma and G'pa Thomas' house. Annie helped decorate the cake and boy did it look FABULOUS!! I love these pictures. Check out the picture in the bottom left corner. Annie kissed Caprie after she had cake all over her face!!

2008-09-02T21:18:00.000-07:00

Caprie is tons of fun and definately keeps up on our toes!! But I'm still not sure if she is "keeping us young" or aging us 10 years!!!

July 4th in Raft River, Idaho

2008-09-02T21:10:00.000-07:00

We were able to spend the 4th of July in Raft River and Pocatello this year with cousins from the McNeill and Thomas families. It was incredible...well, just look at the pictures...need I say more?

July 2008

2008-09-02T20:53:00.000-07:00

This is our one set of Family Pictures. We took a million pictures and Caprie is crying in most of them. We figured that would make any photographer uptight, so we took our own. Thank heaven for self-timers!!!

Summer Kickoff!!

2008-09-02T20:36:00.000-07:00

We have always enjoyed escaping to Mesquite, NV to enjoy the beautiful weather and spend time together. We have only went once this summer which makes us sad, but with our new job as Hotel Managers we have our very own pool!!!! We make it a regular habit to swim and the kids think it is AWESOME!!!

Morgan & Heidi's Wedding~June 7, 2008~

2008-09-02T19:40:00.000-07:00

My brother Morgan was just married in June, so I thought I would pay tribute to the newlyweds. Heidi Wiley is from Florida and very proud of it. We have loved her from day 1. She is such an awesome person and we love her very much (we would pretty much trade Morgan for her)!! The family decided to drive to Provo the night before to shop, dine out, decorate, mingle, and whatever else we could think of. We stayed up late getting the church ready, but we sure had a fun time getting to know her family. Here are some of our memories....

2008-09-02T19:36:00.000-07:00

Well I have finally figured out how to make a collage!!! I don't know if I would be able to do it again, but I guess you'll know if I do. I will definately be using this feature again!!!