April Fools!

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!!!

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!!

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

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!!

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

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!!

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:)