Kaci, I'm So Very Sorry...

"Katie Jane"
...you just want to squeeze her!!!

As I was looking for old Halloween photos for my "seasonal" blog, I came across these pictures of my big sister Kaci. I know she's going to be a little "pee-oed" at me for putting these pictures up. Oh Well, what can I do..... I couldn't resist. She was the cutest baby ever! and she is the best big sister a girl could have. So, Kaci, I hope you can forgive me, but just remember how much I love you. I'm so very blessed to have you in my life.

Did I mention that one of the reasons I love you soooo much is your GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR !?! Hehehe

Blog Makeover...

I visited my friend Nancy's blog and thought it was so cute. She has a link for all kinds of "free" blog makeover's. Check it out. I chose to have some fun for the season. Hope you like it.

www.matiekay.blogspot.com

The Name Game...

Jenni & Christine had this on their blogs. It was so much fun to read...and lots of fun to do myself! Enjoy and take a stab at it yourself...

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car): Meegan Mazda

2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie): Cookie Dough Grasshopper

3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name): K-Dun

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal): Green Dog

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born): Lee Phoenix

6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first): DunKr

7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink): The Orange Coke

8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers): Sherman William Marion

9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy): Pleasures Junior Mints

10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ): Lee Andrew

11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter): Hayes Hamburg

12. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower): Autumn Gerbera Daisy

13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”): Strawberry Sweats-ie

14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree): Waffle Ash

15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”): The Blogging Rain Tour

Hmmmm! Interesting!

What I Got For My Birthday...

Besides the best news of all (that I'm expecting a baby!), my nephew came home from his mission & sang to me in Portuguese, then Jens (yes, Jens!) sent me beautiful flowers with a very sweet and romantic card, My friend Christine sent me my favorite....the newest Bath & Body Works bag with all sorts of sample goodies, my sister Kelli gave me flowers and that morning my friend Dena called and her cute boys Dominic & Carson sang Happy Birthday to me, she also took me to breakfast where I tried eggs benedict for the first time. (Tanya, can't wait for you to teach me how to make that). Tanya called and sang to me. I also got more flowers today from my really nice neighbor Tiffany with a congrats! There were many more well wishes and congratulations from lots of family and friends and I am so grateful! Thanks to everyone for making my 30th so special! I feel very spoiled, Thanks! Love Ya!

Welcome Home Elder Bonham...

My nephew Jonathan came home from his mission yesterday. We had a brunch/luncheon at my moms house to welcome him home. It was so good to see him. He's tall and handsome and all grown up. I think we embarassed him by talking about all the cute little songs he would sing and how he would dance when he was little. It was fun to hear him talk about his mission in Brazil and very fun to hear him play his guitar and sing. He is so talented. I feel like I could have sat and listened to him for hours. We also were able to witness the baby of all the grandbabies show us his new Big Boy trick. He's walking and we're so proud of him. In the slideshow he's giving his favorite aunt, Kelli, kisses.

I recorded many more songs that Jonathan sang that day, including ones that he has written himself (and they're awesome!) I've just been having a difficult time getting them downloaded. As soon as I can I'll add "The Jonathan Sessions" to my blog. You'll love it!

Rain Gutter Regata...

Briggs didn't win the races, but he did get a certificate for the best paint job. Our little creative man. We are so proud of him. Jens got to spend a little Father/Son time on his birthday. Too bad he had to work all day, not much of a 33rd birthday, but he got ASU tickets for Saturday night and he'll be party'in then! We Love you Dad! Hope you had a great BDay!

Its Our Birthday...

Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!...and we'll dance if we want to !!!

What To Do....

People were asking what I did while Eryn Jane was in school yesterday, with no kids at home anymore. Unfortunately Jens is no longer working from home, he's working in at the office in Scottsdale. So, no afternoon meetings! But, the answer is obvious. Of course, I went to Target. Where else do I go? I guess Costco, but that's where I'll be going today. It's QUITE the life I live!!!

First Day of "Pretty" School...

There were'nt BiG princess stickers all over the walls, but Eryn Jane didn't seem to mind. She was very shocked that it was FINALLY time for her to go to school. When I told her I was going to take her after lunch she said, "No Mom, tomorrow!" And her friend Ashlynn said, " it's open now? It's not closed anymore? " They were so cute.

The best of friends experiencing school for the first time together and they had a blast! They couldn't even look up from the book long enough to smile at the camera. It's like they had never seen a book before.

When Eryn came home she was very excited to tell Briggs and Reagan that she had gone to school too. She brought home an ABC book that she made. When I asked her about it she said, " C is for pie ". It was actually a CupCake. Then when I told her she did a great job she said, " Yeah, Yeah! Whatever! " (with an attitude!) What is happening to my little girl ??? She doesn't need ME anymore!

Thanks to Allison for carpooling with me. I'm so glad we live right next door to eachother. You and your family are a blessing.

She's Got It....

Eryn Jane is finally swimming on her own. Jens and I feel so much better and she is so very proud of herself. She has become FEARLESS!

Congratulations to our brave little mermaid!

Almost 30...

It just hit me today that I only have one more week to be in my "20's". I'm not sure how I feel about that!

Lunch Date...

Today was a great day! My mom watched Eryn Jane for me while I went to have lunch with some friends from High School. Rachel, Nancy, Shelly, Annie & Laura were there and it was so much fun to see them and catch up with them. I've been reading all of their blogs for months, but I haven't seen them since, well, I think my wedding. They are all still as beautiful and nice as ever. Thanks to Rachel and Shelly for setting this up....I had a great time. We need to do it again soon.

Daily Funnies...

In church today someone was bearing their testimony on having a broken heart and a contrite spirit. Eryn Jane then turned to me and said (quite loudly), " A broken heart ? Oh No! That's not good! "

Daily Funnies...

WHAT KIND OF SEXY POSE IS THIS?????

Our conversation while getting Eryn Jane dressed this morning:

Mom - here you go. Put these on!
Eryn - Mom, you found my favorite skirt??? (it's all about "skirts" these days!)
Mom - yep! I washed it for you!
Eryn - Thanks so much, Mom! I'm so very proud of you!


While swimming in the pool this afternoon:
Eryn has gotten very brave and quite good at swimming now! She loves to jump off the high wall and swim to the stairs.
(if you're not familiar with High School Musical 2 you probably won't get this)

Eryn - Mom, I'm going to jump in! (while jumping!) "HEEYYY LIFEGAURD!!!"
Mom - good job swimming Eryn!
Eryn - No Mom! I say..."Hey Lifegaurd!" you say.... " Your Crazy WildCat!"

Daily Funnies...

Tonight I came out of the bathroom, after taking a shower, in my red bathrobe (a bathrobe that was given to me for Christmas, years and years and years ago!) and Reagan says:

Reagan - you always wear that robe, mom.
Mom - Well, when you're older you can buy me a new robe.
Reagan - maybe I'll just buy myself a robe.

That's My Reagan!
I miss my chunky monkey little girl! I found this picture of Reagan Lee at one year!

Daily Funnies...

I was swimming with the kids this afternoon and Briggs and Reagan started playing "Marco, Polo"....
Briggs - "Marco"
Reagan - "Polo"
Briggs - "Marco"
Eryn Jane - "Bingo"
Briggs - "Marco"
Eryn Jane - "Cinco"
We all had a good laugh. Eryn was so pleased with herself that she started being silly about it.....you can only imagine what it lead to...

Love & Adoration...

So, I was browsing all my favorite blogs and found this questionaire. I don't know if I praise Jens as much as he deserves. For those of you who have read the Twilight series, he is my Edward. He's the one person I wouldn't know how to live without. I feel very blessed, extremely lucky and not a day goes by that I don't wonder why he chose me....this is a little about us...



1. Who is your man? Jens
2. How long have you been together? 11 years
3. Dating/Engaged/Married? 2mos/2mos/11 years
4. How old is your man? 33
5. Who eats more? I would hope that would be him.
6. Who said "I love you" first? I don't remember....I think I did? in French....how corny can you get, right!
7. Who weighs more? he does
8. Who sings better? either I do, or I just sing more often....
9. Who's Older? he is by 3 years exactly to the day.
10. Who's smarter? is this question even necessary....he is.
11. Who's temper is worse? Mine, definitely. he is the most patient person I have ever met.
12. Who does the laundry? Me
13. Who does the dishes? Me ( okay, so, I never said he was perfect, but he's pretty darn close! )
14. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He does.
15. Who's feet are bigger? Definitely his are
16. Who's hair is longer? Always mine....he likes his hair butchered short....I'd like him to grow it out a bit.
17. Who's better with the computer? he is....
18. Who mows the lawn? he does....
19. Who pays the bills? He does now, and We're doing sooo much better financially. I was ruining us!!!
20. Who cooks dinner? I do, most of the time begrudgingly....but he likes to eat at home.
21. Who drives when you are together? He does. He can't relax when I drive. what can I say he's better at everything. Do you understand now why I wonder each and every day?
22. Who pays when you go out to dinner? Well, he "technically" pays for everything.
23. Who's the most stubborn? He is!!! okay, I have one good qualitly....I'm very open minded!
24. Who is the first one to admit when they're wrong? I am.
25. Who's parents do you see more? We see both of our moms as much as we can since we've moved back home.
26. Who named your dog? we don't have one.
27. Who kissed who first? I think we both leaned in....we both new it was about time.
28. Who asked who out? Jens called me, we talked forever (it was so easy), and then we almost hung up before he remembered why he had called.
29. What did you do? we went on a group date to dinner and then to South Mountain? I think, we just hung out!
30. Who's more sensitive? Definitely Me!
31. Who's taller? He's over a foot taller than me!
32. Who has more friends? I think it's a tie.....but I do a better job of staying in contact with them....ya know...being a woman and all.
33. Who has more siblings? I do. 3 bros/ 3 sis
34. Who wears the pants in the relationship? He does, although he tries to make it as even as possible.

I Knew There Was A Good Reason....

Your Sensitivity Score: 82%

You are an extremely sensitive person. You notice everything. You've probably been called overly sensitive before, and it's partially true. Highly sensitive people tend to be highly intelligent. And you just can't turn off that part of you.

Are You Extremely Sensitive?

I knew the outcome before I even took this test.....I've always been super sensitive....I didn't know it meant I was highly intelligent. I'm not 100% sold on the idea, personally, but hey....alright. ( uh, oh... Is it highly intelligent to be wasting my time taking these silly quizes?)

Fun Lunch Date...

I've got a few friends who I met in San Antonio, Texas that now live here in AZ. Today we met at Cafe Rio for lunch. We had such a good time. It was fun to see all of them, still as beautiful as ever inside and out, and catch up and chat with them. And the food was, of course, delicious. We all missed Christine and were saying how much we wished she was there. We ended up staying there for over 2hours. It's not that surprising to me because women can spend endless hours talking, there's always something to talk about. What shocked me was that I had my Eryn Jane with me and she was soo good. She sat and played her gameboy for a while, popping her head up every few minutes to put her two cents into the conversation and to show Shawna her pokemon. Then Shawna let Eryn sit on her lap and draw in her notebook. I was so happy that she was such a good girl and let me sit and talk with my friends with little interruption. Not many 3 year olds do that.....she herself rarely acts half as good. Thanks Eryn Jane! And thank you Jenni, Shawna, Jennifer & Jill! It was so great to see you and I hope we can do it again real soon!

No Cavities...

Briggs, Reagan and Eryn went to their new dentist today. For Eryn Jane....her first dentist appointment. Before we got there she was asking me questions about her appointment and then she said, " and mom, then will I spit?" She was awesome. She sat quite still and was very good. She loved the rotating brush the dental hygenist used to clean her teeth.

All the kids did very well, but what do you excpect when they have television screens attached to the ceiling so as they lay back they can watch cartoons. (in this case, scooby doo) I don't know about other kids, but my kids turn into zombies when the tv is on, so they pretty much did whatever the dentist told them to, without much fuss. I don't think they were at all aware of what was going on. But, hey, I'm not complaining. I think the idea is gold! The only problem we did have was that Briggs never got to eat lunch. (my fault....I thought he would have had lunch already when I picked him up from school!) He said he'd be fine, but I should've known better. After the flouride wash he got very, very queezy and ran to the bathroom. Lets just say that mom and son were both very embarrassed walking out of there. But, everyone in the office was very nice and I was very impressed with the whole experience. So, if anyone needs a referral..... We also got referred to a Orthodonist for Briggs. It seems he takes after his mother and will probably need some work done. We'll keep you posted on that as it happens. But, for now....all good, no cavities, and Briggs is feeling much better.

Graduation Day.....

Eryn Jane has now graduated from Toddler TV to Kid TV. Instead of watching Noggin and the Disney Channel she wants to watch Cartoon Network, although she still calls it "Cartoon NECKwork" sooo cute. And....her new favorite movie is High School Musical. She sings all the songs all day long and is now aware of the concept of boyfriends and girlfriends. Last week, when we were dropping off my niece Kaitlin, we ran into my nephew Jakob and a girl that he had with him, Jacey, I think? (if I'm wrong I do apologize!) Anywho.....Eryn asked Jake, "is that your girlfriend?" That's when Jake closed her car door and said, "goodbye Eryn!" Too bad for him that our windows were open......as we pulled away she yelled, "Goodbye Jakob! Goodbye, Girlfriend!"

Ward Camp Out....

Friday afternoon we drove up to Happy Jack for the Lindsay Ward camp out. While Jens and I set up out tent, the kids did some exploring and took some pictures of wild flowers.

Briggs found some interesting animals in a wash that was nearby. They were like half pirana, half tadpole creatures and really tiny. They really freaked me out. He put a worm into the water bottle that he was keeping the creatures (or weird-weirds, he was calling them) in and they went crazy and devoured the thing. GROSS! But hey, that's what camping is all about. Lots of animals, bugs and creatures you've never seen before.

After we started up our fire, we visited with some new friends and roasted marshmallows and made smores until the camp bell rang at 9pm for the ward fireside. Then, it was off to bed.


It was a long night. Jens and I could barely sleep....the kids were restless, the coyotes were loud and a bit scary and mommy forgot pull-ups so, Eryn Jane wet the bed. But, when morning finally came, it was beautiful. The ward ate breakfast together, then we packed up our tent and set off, as a family, for our nature walk. Reagan couldn't stop stating how bored she was. ( because other kids were riding around the camp in Jeeps and on ATV's ) but we didn't let her get us down and she finally found her happy place and we had a nice little hike.


We had a great time. This is the second time we've been camping with our kids. Pathetic, I know. We need to step it up, because we all really enjoyed it. In a unanimous vote, the countless number of stars in the night sky was our favorite part of camping this weekend. Beautiful does not even beging to describe it. Briggs and I attempted to take a picture of it......key word here...."attempted".

Swimming Lessons....

"one, two, three.......happy birthday to you....cha, cha, cha......."
Happy Birthday to my big sister Kaci! She came over on her special day and spent some time with us in the pool. We laid out and had a contest with the kids.....who can do the coolest tricks. The favorites were hand stands and jumping onto the floating rafts, in various ways! I know we're quite the crazy dare devils! We had a great time! " We had drinks and talked about things and....and.... " (sorry, inside joke!) Hope you had a great day Kaki! We love you!
And.....Eryn Jane is doing so much better in the pool. At first, she was very scared. Now, she's becoming the daredevil. Here's a clip of some "at-home" swim lessons with her Daddy. We are so proud of her......
(please block out my voice and laugh! I can't stand it!)

Piano Practice

Baby Heidi joined Briggs the other day and they practiced the piano together.....

Quoting Eryn Jane.... "baby Heidi is sooooo cuuuute! She has such a cute smile!"

Yes, I'm A Slacker...

These pictures are from last weekend. We had a bday party for Tom & Jason. We bbq'd and swam and enjoyed a delicious ice cream cake. Here are some cute pictures of all the Dunford grandkids. They hated the fact that they had to stop swimming for two seconds and let us take pictures of them. It was hard to get them all to smile at the same time.


Then we raced over to Grandma Bonhams house to celebrate more birthdays. No pics, sorry! But there were 3 adorable puppies that my brother had brought down from Snowflake to sell. All the kids did that night was play with the puppies and plead, cry and beg their parents to buy them and bring them home.
Then, this Saturday we enjoyed going to our good friends, Dena & Paul, home to celebrate Jaida's first birthday with them. It was a Strawberry Shortcake party. Lots of people, excellent food, fun swimming and the cutest little one year old you have ever seen. She is a doll. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera. We had such a good time and I wish I had some pictures of it. The Gazeley's are one in a million. We are so fortunate to have them as such good friends and so glad to be living close to them again.
Yesterday, Kelli, Gary, Kaitlin, Grandma, Stephanie & Haylee came over for Sunday dinner. We had Gulash, yum, and red cabbage and Kelli made us ice cream blizzards for dessert. We had a nice evening eating, playing games and talking. I figured out that I am not good at a game called Encore (thinking of songs) and Jens is very good. The only downer of the evening was when Briggs and Haylee ran into eachother. We ran to see what had happened and saw Haylee holding her nose, blood dripping everywhere. It took a while for her nose to stop bleeding, but it finally did and she was okay. The poor girl looked like she had been on a set for a horror movie and Briggs was crying harder than she was. He wasn't hurt, he just felt bad. I think he was scared because I had just asked them to stop running in the house....."someone's going to get hurt!" Sure enough......
So, now it's back to school. Briggs and Reagan rode their scooters to school, all by themselves, for the first time today. I was very hesitant and having that weird feeling like I've forgotten to do something. I'll feel better once I see them home again. Ahh, they grow up so fast.

Posting Blues...

Tanya asked me when I was going to post again. Well, I wanted to post this weekend about our family birthday parties we had on Saturday, but I left my camera at my mom's house with all the cute pictures. I know that it is possible to post without pictures, but I've been waiting for them. See, I'm not a very good writer....my posts need good pictures, they need filler. So, I'll try to get my camera from my mom asap and post. We had a great time, by the way.

Lovin' The Monsoon...

Well, it was very warm today. We had planned to have Melissa and Heidi over to swim this afternoon. I went to pick up the kids from school and saw, in the distance, lots of dark clouds heading for our house. So we ran home, got our swim suits on and hurried out to the pool to swim for as much time as the weather would allow. The weather started getting a little too rough for us to feel completely comfortable and just as we all got out of the pool it started to sprinkle. We had, at least, a good 1/2 hour in the pool and it was lots of fun. Thanks Melissa and Heidi for hanging out and keeping us company this afternoon. We love you!

First Day of School!

In actuality, the second day of school. I can't believe I forgot to take a picture of the kids on their first day of school. Well, they were still as excited, if not more, for the second day! They love their new school, new teachers and they're making new friends every day. And we're very close to finding Eryn a "pretty" school to go to. She reminds me every day.

Blog Addict?

65%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?

Free Online Dating from Mingle²

I'm not as bad as I thought I'd be. Honestly, I think it's because I've been so busy with the move, vacation, getting kids into school and reading the new Harry Potter book that I haven't had as much time as I'd like to blog. That definitely helped lower my score. By the by, first day of school pics are coming. Now, lets see how addicted you guys are....

Catch Phrase

Thank You Tanya, Josh & Baby Hannah for this wonderful game. We found the package on our porch when we returned from our vacation. We were all very excited and couldn't wait to play. Here's a little video of us in action. Still not as much fun as playing it with you guys. We miss you!



By the by....
My sister Kelli noted that we will still be calling Hannah "Baby Hannah" when she's 16. I think she's is right. She'll always be our baby Hannah. The kids talk about her all the time, how much they miss coming home from school and seeing her. Briggs told me he loved doing his homework while baby Hannah was smiling at him. And, of course, Eryn will stop in the middle of doing something or just out of the blue say, " Aww, Baby Hannah is so cute! "

Bonham Family Vacation

We spent Monday thru Thursday camping with my family at Campland in San Diego on Mission Bay. We camped, swam, played and watched a basketball tournament, hung out at Mission beach, saw Harry Potter 5, roasted marshmallows, talked, laughed, watched fireworks, searched for treasure, searched for missing peoples, got pooped on by birds and babies, played in the dirt, ate in the dirt, slept in the dirt, everything in the dirt and had a wonderful time. Thanks to Denis and Melinda for putting this little family shindig togetha. We either love you or hate you for it. NOOOO, I'm just kidding! We love ya! Here are some pics of the fun....



Funny things...

Well, both myself and my brother David were pooped on by our sweet little nephew Aidan. We both grabbed and held him before we were aware he was leaking. Not so fun, but quite funny.

We were sitting around the campfire one night making up and telling stories. We played our favorite game where everyone takes a turn to make up part of the story ...and... I won't tell you the whole story, but when Eryn Jane's turn came around she said something like this... and then the pig fell in the hole and there was a snake and he said, What the Heck!

some pictures of the house

Here are a few pictures of our new place. It's not finished yet, will it ever be? I have so many ideas and so many things to do, but, as you all are aware, never enough time or money. This will give you an idea and you can see what we've done so far. We love it and it does help to have the pool in 116 degrees. You are all welcome to come take a swim and/or come and visit us anytime. Our Home is Your Home....
Dinner time....eating area and tv room.

kitchen, dirty kitchen!

playroom YIPEE!

Briggsy's room!

oh so beloved pool and backyard.

So, we still need to finish the girls room, the master bedroom, jens's office and put up the trampoline. Oh yeah, also the garage and the living room and dining room. I still have pictures lined up all along the walls on the floor, waiting to be hung. See, I don't know how to move without Christine. We're pulling it together and my sisters have been a big help. It's been stressful, exciting, exhausting and fun all at the same time.

Happy 4th

We had our first family gathering at our new home for the 4th of July. It was great. Oma made Gulash, Jens bbq'd hot dogs and I cut the watermelon. We had a lot of fun being with the family and some saw the new house for the first time. We did not brave driving out somewhere to see fireworks, we were poopers and watched them on tv. But, I do have to say how thankful I am to live and belong to this great country....even in 116 degree weather. Thanks to everyone for coming and for helping out with the food. We love ya! We missed all those who couldn't make it and will have to do it again soon.

back tracking...

Our last few days in San Jose were very memorable and I wanted to post some pictures and tell ya what we did. We spent our last Family Night having a bonfire in Santa Cruz with the McKibbens. We roasted marshmallows, ate, hung out and listened to music. It was so much fun. Eryn kept setting her mallows on fire and ate a few that had been rolled in the sand. She still loved them.

On our very last day I took all the girls to Raging Waters to hang out with Briggs and his friends at scout camp. The water was cold and it was a hot day (little did we know what awaited us...) We said goodbye and shed some tears and then drove off to our old, new home. In case your wondering what that first picture is...it is my favorite tree in San Jose. It looks like a road runner.

Keeping You Posted...

Yes, we're finally here in Chandler, AZ. We've been here since Saturday, but feels like we just got here yesterday. So much to do and so little time. Especially when the kids are barking at you all day to take them swimming. Don't get me wrong, I love having a pool (i fell i'd die w/out it in this heat), but it's hard to get things done. Then, we're always exhausted after being outside and swimming. Oh well, we'll get the hang of it. Pictures are on the way. Want to give a shout out to all the Family that helped us out Saturday and this week as well. We love you and don't know how we've managed without you for the last 6 yrs. We glad to be back home!

Happy Father's Day!

Daddy,
Hope you have a Wonderful Father's Day! We love you so much and are so grateful for you!

Daddy was away most of the week! He was in Boston for an Ebay Convention. He had lots of fun and went to Fenway "Pawk". But, we missed him. He came home Saturday with toys and trinkets for the kids...just in time for Father's Day. The kids had some gifts for him as well. Reagan made him a bookmark at school and Briggs made him a clay tie tack at Cub Scouts. He loved them. They also each made him a M&M bow tie at church. Mommy made Gulash and Daddy taught her how to make Spetzla noodles to go with it, yum.


The poem reads...
Happy Father's Day
To my special DAD
You play with me
and you make me glad
Here is a bow tie
and this is a clue...
You can wear it, or eat it
and I LOVE YOU!

It was our last Sunday in the Foothill Ward. Briggs and Reagan recieved their BIG Cookies for memorizing the 13 Articles of Faith. They also made me and the kids stand up while they sang us a Goodbye song. I had managed to stay composed for all of my meetings, until this little farwell. It is a great ward and we will miss it dearly. I'm surprised how attatched we became with our ward family in only one years time and I'm grateful as well.

Quiz Time-Out...

We've been busy packing and Jens left to take "stuff" to D.I. soooo, I thought I'd check up on my blogger friends.
I thought I'd hurry and take this quiz that Rachel posted before he gets home.

1. When was the last time you ran? a week ago. but, I did work out yesterday!
2. Do your jeans have rips, tears and holes in them? Always!
3. Do you get the full 8 hours of sleep a night? I have to!
4. If you had someone "stop by" without you knowing what would your house look like? right now? FULL of boxes and a complete mess!
5. Do you eat raw cookie dough? yes!
6. Have you ever kicked a vending machine? No I don't think so.
7.How do you eat an Oreo? twist em open and lick off the cream!
8. Have you ever stayed online for a very long time waiting for someone? I don 't get it, either.
9. Could you live without a computer? it would be rough. I've gotten so used to it.
10. Do you wear shoes in the house? No
11. At what age did you find out Santa wasn't real? don't know?
12. How many phones, house and cell phones are in your house? 4
13. Who would you call first if you won the lottery? ?don't play!
14. Last time you saw your best friend? Today! he came home this morning from a business trip. I hadn't seen him since Wednesday!
15. What jewelry are you wearing right now? none.
16. What is the first thing you do when you get on-line? check e-mail and blogs.
17. Do you watch 'Grey's Anatomy'? yes, love it!
18. How do most people spell your name? " en " instead of " in "
19. When was the last time you left your house? Last night!
20. Do you return your shopping cart? Sometimes
21. What noise do you hear right now? The garage door opening, ooops, he's home, I better hurry!
22. Who is the youngest in your family? ME
23. Who does the dishes at your house? mostly, I do.
24. If all of your friends were going on a road trip, who would be most likely to over pack and who would drive? I would over pack and I would like to drive, I get car-sick easily.
25.Do your siblings ever pay for stuff for you? Yes, they're very nice!
26. Do you know anyone with the same name as you? Very few!
27. When was the last time you cleaned your toilets? Last week, I think....that's really bad for me!
28. Do you watch movies with your parents? not really.
29. Do you get your hair cut every month? No, my hairstylist lives in AZ. Since I've been away it's been about every 6 months. But, that will soon change, hooray!
30. What was the last thing you purchased? packing paper and boxes.

Ok everyone, copy and paste...you know you want to!
Thanks Rachel! You put some fun in my day!

The Last Few Days In A Nutshell...

Wednesday A Day To Remember: Tanya took me on a tour of Santa Cruz. She was born and raised there, so knows the ins and outs and cool spots. We had so much fun. We went for a walk along West Cliff. She showed me her special place = some rocks where she would sit and watch the waves come in, her soul searching place. I immediately understood why she had chosen it, it's very beautiful! Then, we ate at her fav taco joint. Very Delish! We also visited Capitola and walked around. It was so cute. We saw where her and Josh spent their honeymoon, a very romantic little inn by the sea, we spent way too much $ on taffy and then I bought a kite for Eryn and we went to the beach to fly it because it was quite windy, a perfect kite flying day. It was so clear and just the perfect temp. Thanks Tanya for a great day, one of the greatest I've spent. We were exhausted when we finally got home, but it was well worth it!

Thursday Choir Performance: We attended Briggsy's choir concert and took brownies for their choir party afterwards. Briggs did very well! Besides the occasional yawn and fidget with his belt, He sang well and remembered all the words. It was a good show. Eryn was a little distracting. She found a 4yr old friend who is just as wild as she is and they got quite loud from time to time. All in all, it was a very good performance. Way to go, Briggs!


Friday Field Trip: If you haven't noticed, Briggs has been recieving a lot of attention lately. I think Reagan's been having some jealousy issues. So, I figured, the best way to resolve this was to be a helper in Reagan's class and go on their field trip. Tanya graciously agreed to watch Eryn Jane..thank you..and I was good to go. The first graders have been learning about careers lately and goods vs. services and all that fun stuff. We walked to the Wells Fargo Bank, Pasta Pamodoro (restaurant), Jamba Juice (they got a free sample, yum!), and Mail Boxes Etc. I'm sure you can bet what they were most excited about...J.J. There was a employee there that was dressed up in a big banana costume and then they let the whole class walk inside their big freezer. Who could ask for a better day? Getting shoved inside a freezer with your friends and free Jamba? I'm in! Yes, it was a success. I think Reagan, once again, felt loved by her Momma!

Saturday A Day At The Beach: Saturday we woke up early and got outside to help Jens take down the trampoline and pack it up. We only have so many more days, we thought we'd get started. It was actually quite fun. The kids were very helpful and had a good time. It was probably due to the fact that we promised to take them to the beach. Yay! Which we did, we took a beautiful drive up to Half Moon Bay. It was gorgeous! We were driving along the coast and Eryn said, "Look there's the lake!" The kids disagreed with her, but she finally got her way. We finally stopped at the "perfect" beach. The wind was cold, but the sun and sand were sooo warm! The kids and I hung out, played and flew our kite at the beach while Jens went on a bike ride. He came back, we ate and then he took the kids exploring while I got to lay out and get a little shut eye! What a life. There's nothing like taking a nap while your listening the waves. And, on the way home we saw a ton of Kite Surfers out on the ocean. It looked like so much fun. Briggs said he would like to try that sometime. We had such a great day, one of our last times to visit the beach for a while, so sad, but we're grateful we had this day!

Sunday A Talk, A Scripture & Prayer, & 13 Articles of Faith: First things first...Daily Funnies...We were sitting in sacrament meeting and they had just passed the bread. Eryn Jane was sitting on Jens's lap and they were whispering. I started listening when...
Eryn - you like bread Dad? you're a boy Dad?
Jens - Yeah, what do boys eat?
Eryn - bread!
Jens - what do girls eat?
Eryn - Poskiscles!
In Primary, Briggs gave the talk. He did very well and we're very proud of him, considering that all morning he insisted that he Was Not going to do it. Well, he made it through. Then it was Eryn Jane's turn to say the scripture and prayer. I started reading her the scripture in her ear, and she copied me, until about half way through and then realized that she likes to do everything HERSELF! and started screaming into the microphone, "I DO IT!" I finally had to just let her say the prayer. She said a very nice, very long prayer. I tried to get her to end it, of course, she didn't like that one bit and started screaming into the mic again. Then she said, very sweetly and reverently.."and..thank you for a pokemon battle..in the name of Jesus Christ, amen." Needless to say, she has become all the primary kids favorite little Sunbeam.
Now...For the really, really excited news...DA DA DA DUM...
Briggs and Reagan finished passing off all of the 13th Articles of Faith today! They worked so hard and did such a good job! We are so very proud of them. And, now, next Sunday , on their last Sunday in our San Jose ward, they'll each get a huge, giagantic cookie! They were beaming as we walked out to the car! Reagan said, "oh..I just want the cookie now!!! I can almost taste it!" Then, Briggs said, "So,what are you guys going to give us?" Typical!

Oh, Say Can You See....

Finally!!! I have been trying all freakin'weekend to upload this video. I had to cut it short, but I've uploaded the best part... Briggsy's enthusiasm.
For those who were'nt aware....
Briggs's school choir sang, along with all the other choirs in the Evergreen School District, the National Anthem at a San Jose Giants baseball game last friday night. He was so excited and had so much fun being out on the field. He behaved himself very well and did an excellent job, as did all the children. We're very proud of him. His choir teacher told me recently that, "When Briggs is paying attention and participating (uh-oh ), he has a really good voice and sings very well." WOW! He's finally letting one of his talents shine through again. When he was a toddler he sang ALL THE TIME. But, I think he got shy for a while. Well, he's back! And we're so glad. Now for the piano lessons...right!

Daily Funnies...

Eryn asked me AGAIN this morning, " Soon I go to school Mom? "
" Yep, after summer is over, you'll get to go to Pre-school."
" Silly Mommy, it's PRETTY-school! "