Sound of Music

Last night Becky,Aurora and I went to The Sound of Music at Tuacahn. They did a wonderful job. It brought back lots of memories for me since I played the nun Sophia when I was in high school. I remember after one of our practices 3 of us nuns decided to go grab a snack on our way we saw the missionaries driving in their car. We followed them in my car and when we finally got them to stop they said they saw a car full of nuns chasing them and they didn't know what to do so they went to one of the bishops house before they would get out. We laughed so hard and told them we were just doing a musical. Another time actually the last night of our performance all the nuns including the Reverend Mother loaded up in my little Mazda 626 and went to the Oasis casino. Reverend Mother walked in front of us and we followed suit. People were hiding their cigarettes and beer and doing the cross thing. One person even bowed at Mothers feet. We got out of the Casino and fell to the ground laughing. It was the funniest thing we had ever see. Probably not the most proper thing to do but Mama Bennett sure had a good laugh when we told her. OH the good times.


I found this in my scrapbook along with some of our cast pictures but I couldn't get them to scan clearly.



Becky, Aurora and Myself at Tuacahn

Yeah!! Ty earned his Wolf badge in scouts. He was so excited. Thanks Jennifer and Heidi for working with him to earn this badge. His birthday is on Sept. 7 and he will be able to move up to Bear. Way to go Buddy!!


Ty pinning on the mothers pin.

Gino had my yard landscaped for my birthday but we had them do all of it around a bike/motorcycle track so the kids can still ride in the backyard on the little 50s. This is what Jace wanted to do on the evening of his birthday so we all went out and rode motorcylces/quads. Gino loves this picture we took of them when they were done riding. It turned our pretty cute.

My summer project

Ok so I went to this yard sale awhile ago and found this beautiful table and 6 chairs that have adjustable recline postions for very cheap. I figure what the heck I can stain that and make it look like new again. So it was alittle more time consuming than I thought but it is looking pretty good. I am having alittle trouble getting the arm rests to be smooth and not splinter. Does anyone have any suggestions? Here are pictures of before and after.


Table Before


Table After


Chair Before


Chair After

HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY JACE!!

Jace has brought our family so much joy! Being the youngest he has always been malled and he has accepted it quite well. I still remember holding him in my arms at the hospital just a few hours old. Him and I spent the evening and the night all by ourselves. I love those first moments we were up all night talking (or aleast I was). You sure listened well though. What a hard time I had bringing you into this world but it was worth it. WE LOVE YOU JACERMAN!!

Jace has been a go-getter from day 1. I get so emotional looking at pictures of him and how fast he has grown. He favorite things are to ride his 4-wheeler,go riding with his dad and go hike. When we are driving places he will point out trails we should go riding.

He's growing so fast. What a cute little man.

Kason, Brok and Wyett

Brok,Wyett, and Kason have been riding their motorcycles everday for the last week. They leave about 5 in the evening and ride till the sun starts to go down. I love these boys. They are so awesome. All 3 of them are very respectful when they ride through the neighborhoods.They have a great time and come back with lots of interesting stories. Its hard to see my first born grow into a man but it is also very exciting to watch him be so independent and outgoing. I cherish these days.

My Spoiled Babies

I was out working in the yard the other morning and my turtles were following me around like cats. Which happens quite often. I spoil them rotten and talk to them all the time. The biggest is Myrtle who eats pretty much anything. Angelica or her nickname Jellybean is the smaller one. She is very spoiled. I have had her since she was silver dollar size. She is 5 years old. She will only eat carrots,broccoli,celery or anything that is hard if I cut it up. She seriously snubs me if I give her lettuce to many days in a row. I am totally obsessed with these gals. We have another baby named Mr. Irwin but he would come out of the hole that day because it was going to rain. BIG BABY!!

Jacers Birthday Party

For Jaces 5th birthday he got to have a friend party. He decided he wanted it at the pool. Easy enough for me! Here are some pictures of him and his cronies.

SUPERJACE

This is what goes on at our house when Daddy and Jace are left unsupervised for a few minutes. They create their own entertainment and call it SuperJace.

SUMMER FUN!!!

Since the Doctor released Jace we have spent the last few days at the pool. Yeah! We have been waiting to get back to our normal summer routine. I love to go swimming with the kids. We have so much fun plus what else is there to do in 115 degree?

14 Year Anniversary

Ok so my awesome husband planned this great weekend (suprise) for our anniversary this year. He took me to the musical Mama Mia at the Mandalay Bay in Vegas. What a great show! I loved it. We were in the 6th row up from the stage. He then reserved a room at the Red Rock Hotel and Casino. We had a very nice room and the food there was awesome. It was definetly a very relaxing and enjoyable weekend. We both enjoyed ourselves. I don't care what he says I know he liked the show because I show him laugh a few times. If you have a chance to go before September I highly reccomend it. Tickets are buy one get one free for Nevada residents. I will definetly remember this anniversary for years to come. I have an awesome husband.

So this is our room at the Red Rock Hotel and Casino. It was a beautiful room and the bed was soooooo comfy.It's a good thing check out was at 11 or I never would have gotten out of bed. We had a great time and a very relaxing morning with room service and the pleasure of eating without any fingers picking at my food.

Let's Go Down Memory Lane
If you want!

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

Paytan and I went and saw this show on Wednesday the 9th. It is such a cute show if you haven't seen it take the girls and go watch it. I even think younger boys would probably enjoy it. It opened Paytans eyes on how fortunate she is.

Ok so our life around here has been alittle crazy but I thought I would update everyone on how things are going and what we have been doing. First off on June 9 the day before Jaces surgery I started my college course Nevada History 217. I thought Nevada history that will be a breaze.Ya right if you know anything about Nevada. I also thought it would be easy since it was online. Think again! I have 3 essays that have to be done on 3 different Nevada museums. Those all due by July 13. Sure plenty of time. NOT! I also have weekly assignments consisting of 3 45 min. each lecture videos, 3 chapters from 1 book and a chapter or 2 in another. Sometimes she even throws in another document that has to be read and a quiz that has to be taken at the end of the week. Oh and I also forgot to mention that there is a document paper that we had to read and write about along with reading and responding to 3 other papers that students in the class had done. UHG!! So far I am keeping up but starting to feel alittle overwhelmded. How do people do it with a family and a job? So on the essays I decided to take my kids and some of my nephews to the Lost city Museum on Thursday. We had a great time. Especially stopping for ice cream on the way home. I also took them to the Mesquite museum which we had the most fun at. They were so great with us. I learned a ton that I should have already known. Do you know why they call the street leading to the hospital Bertha Howe? I do now. If you haven't been your kids will have a great time. I kind of turned it into a game. I told the kids to listen and ask questions because I was going to quiz them after and the one who answered the most questions won a trip to DQ. Well lets just say we all went. I ran out of questions to ask because they kept getting them all right. On Friday the 4th we had a family BBQ. So much fun. We did the Cha Cha slide, limbo, and Macarena dance off. The kids also had a water gun fight which eventually the adults got involved in. Thats why there aren't pictures. I was having so much fun with the kids that I forgot to take pictures. Maybe next year.
Brok is doing fine. The Orthopedic doctor said he can still play football if he takes it easy and doesn't reinjure anything. His dad let him go to Otter Creek with some friends for the 4th so we will see what kind of shape he comes home in.
Jace is doing awesome. I caught him supermanning off the couch onto the bean bag the other day and had to get after him. He said MOM I'm fine don't you know I've been out of the hospital for a hundred years now.He is getting alittle irritated not being able to go swim or ride his bike so I am having to get alittle more creative with things. Anyone have any good ideas? We check on his little friend Olivia that was in the hospital when he was. I still get really emotional just thinking about it. She got out of the hospital on Tuesday the 1st and is doing good. She still has a long ways to go but with constant prayers she is going to make it. On her blog that her mother has done someone posted that on the 4th when the fireworks are going off those are for Livis celebration homecoming. As we were watching the fireworks Jace came to me and said Mom did you see that. That one with the heart was for Olivia because we all love her huh. What a sweet boy. Of course I was already teary eyed, I love the 4th of July and make everyone listen to God bless the USA, Starspangled banner, and American soldier during the fireworks. I always cry. Guess I am pretty patriotic.What a touching moment for me. I will never forget it.
All in all we are doing great and hopefully we can stay out of the hospitals for the next few years.Thanks to all our friends and family who have been a constant support these last few weeks. We love you all.