Oh SNAP!

Dream do come true Ladies! How many times have you been elbow deep in a dirty diaper or a mountain of laundry and thought "Wouldn't it be cool if MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice staged a comeback concert in Utah?!"
Well the impossible has happened! Dig out your parachute pants because these one-hit wonders from the 80's and 90's are back!
Now I know Melissa is going to be on this like a rat on a Cheeto, so I am offering my house for sleeping accomodations for those of you out-of-staters who want to be part of this "once in a lifetime event!" For those of you living in the Salt Lake Valley, (aka, Amy and Bec), we can carpool!
But we better act fast because I know these tickets are going to be going faster than Hannah Montana back stage passes.
My one suggestion would have been to add Kid N Play to this dynamic duo for a trio!

But no biggie..this concert is going to be 2 Ligit...2 Ligit to Quit! So STOP and get your tickets...cause it's HAMMER TIME!

Master Mechanic, Master Builder

Dad the Builder, Can he fix it? Dad the Builder, YES HE CAN! So Friday I drove down the street and picked Kylie up. When I pulled into the garage I thought something smelled funny. Then being the astute wife that I am I also noticed the hood smoking and the sound of something dripping beneath the car. I immediately went and got Kody, who doesn't work Fridays, and he quickly assesed that it was antifreeze gushing out under the car.
"Oh, no!" I thought. Not the car that is paid for. Not the car that we only pay liability on. Not the car that we need only to run one more year so we can build our dream cabin. Long story short, my genius of a husband was able to replace two hoses and the car works fine. It did take him several hours because the hoses were in the hardest to reach places of the engine.
Over the years Kody has saved us thousands of dollars in parts, labor, and maintenance by doing the "dirty work" himself.

Dad the Builder, Can he build it? Dad the builder, YES HE CAN! So in that last story I failed to mention that Kody had originally planned to make a headboard for Kylie's new room on Friday, but due to the aforementioned "incident" that project was postponed to the next day.
I am amazed that he even wanted to tackle another project, His back was sore and his arms were scraped and bruised, but he persisted.
Kylie has proven to be "brave" and wants to sleep downstairs in what used to be the guest room so we decided to re-decorate that room to be her room. Tessa will have her flower room and the baby will be in the Ladybug nursery.
Our look online for affordable headboards was a bust so I suggested we make a picket fence headboard. Kody pulled up images and sent to work making a shopping list. He purchased the items Friday night and in 5 hours on Saturday he created the cutest little girl headboard.
Here are some pics:









Kody never ceases to amaze me. I know he is smart, after all he is an electrical engineer, but now I am convinced he can build or fix ANYTHING! Our Hero!

It's a GIRL!

We were so excited to find out that we are having another little GIRL on July 15th. That will bring the little girl count to #3.

I know some of you are wondering, "didn't you want a little boy?" I think boys are great, but the answer is...no. For two reasons: (1)Through the years I have known other couple who have miscarriages, stillbirths, and some cannot conceive at all...so why would a healthy baby (of any sex) not be a huge joy, relief, and blessing. (2) If you have ever met my other two little girls, you would understand why I not so obsessed with having a boy. They are cute and fun, and besides you can never have enough sisters!
Sure we'll have our share of drama when the teenage years come. Sure we probably need to start saving now for prom dresses and weddings, but now we are going to enjoy the thought of knowing in about 20 weeks we will be holding a pink little bundle of joy!

14 Things I Love

#1-Kody
I don't often write about the male in this crazy group of girls, but on Valentine's Day I wanted him and everyone else to know how much I love him. He is the person that can make me the craziest, but I also don't know what I would do without him.

I love his laugh, the way he looks with his hat on backwards, seeing him play with the girls, his excitement over finances, and anything technology related.

He is a great guy, a wonderful father, and my best friend!

14 Things I Love

#2 Kylie

Kylie is an amazing little girl. I love her love for movies, her great memory, and her willingness to always help. She can be emotional at times, like her mother, but I think it is because she such a passionate person. I can already see she posses "empathy;" a much needed virtue in a world like ours.

I love her laugh, her little speech impediments, and even her sassiness. She is the oldest and I will always have a special place in my heart for my first baby!

14 Things I Love

#3 Tessa
My second daughter Tessa is very different from her bigger sister. She learns quickly, is independent, and tough. She is funny and sassy, and very stubborn at times. She has a even temperament, like her Dad, and really britghtens my dad.

Whether she is standing on her head, making fists and saying, "HA-YA," stripping of her pajamas, or wrinkling her nose, she melts my heart. We needed Tessa in our family. We love her so much!

14 Things I Love

#4 The Gospel
I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I have been a member my whole life. I get emotional when I think of the impact this first statement has had on my life and will continue to have on my life. The gospel has helped shaped me into the person I am today and the person I hope to someday become.
I was taught values and principles at a young age. I was baptized. I went through the Young Women's program that helped me build a strong testimony and gave me friends who supported me in standing for truth and righteousness. I attended Ricks College. For me, this time in my life was literally a feast...a spiritual feast. Family Home Evening with roommates, Devotional, Ward Prayer, Institute classes, etc. The gospel encompassed everything. I was able to listen to the voice of an apostle of the Lord. President David Bednar was the president of the college at the time and I feel blessed heard his powerful testimony on several occasions. Being married in the Bountiful Temple was the greatest experience of my life. Since then life hasn't been easy but the gospel has given me knowledge, perspective, faith, endurance, and many other things I have needed.
I know that our Savior lives. There are know words I can write to convince you of theat, but I can tell you that a thousand different experiences and feelins over my life have witnessed that to me. I know that President Thomas S. Monson is our living prophet who guides us. I have been blessed with a special love for the Prophet Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon. He saw what he said he saw in that grove of trees. He restored the true church to the earth and gave us the Book of Mormon to guides us.
That is my testimony! I write these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.