The Tulip Festival...

Bridger and I went to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point today, with my friend Jenni and her little girl Amelia. Because of the crazy weather, the tulips weren't up very much yet...so they were not nearly as spectacular as they usually are, but it was still nice! We had a great time and enjoyed being out in the warm sunshine! Bridger really enjoyed running around! At one point, he saw a bird and was in total awe of it. He walked up to it very slowly, and then kept telling the bird to "come on!" He was sad when it finally flew away. As we were leaving the bird area, a couple of ladies walked past us and Bridger was telling them about the bird and running to show them where it was at...so funny! Later, in the Secret Garden there is a fountain. Bridger loved this (he loves it every time we go there)! Bridger and Amelia kept splashing their hands in the fountain; both were dripping, Bridger loved it but Amelia not so much by the end! Overall, it was so fun and it was great to be out with Jenni and Amelia too! (...There were so many fun pics that I decided to just do a slideshow to make it easier than trying to pick out a couple!...)

Our Little Artist...

Yesterday I was cleaning the bathroom while Bridger was taking a "nap." I was trying to hurry and get the shower cleaned before my window of opportunity had passed, so I had the water running and was oblivious to anything going on outside of the bathroom. As I finished cleaning the shower, I headed out to put the cleaning supplies away. I saw Bridger, so he ran back to his room. When I got to his room, he had just about everything off of my nightstand and several things from the nightstand drawer in his bed. I told him to put everything away and thought nothing else of it. Well, later that night I was getting him ready for bed, so I took his clothes off of him and noticed pen all over his legs, his stomach and even on the back of his neck! I was freaking out a little, worried that there would be pen elsewhere, so I am searching everywhere for the pen, and finally find it under his pillow. I didn't spot pen anywhere else, thank goodness for that! But, the funny thing is is that he had the pen so high up on his legs, that he had to pull his pant legs way up to reach. I think he was kind of proud of his artwork, because he kept admiring it! Oh, this is great...Josh had changed his diaper earlier, and saw the artwork, but thought I knew about it! Anyway, I just hope that he doesn't try this one again and I guess I cannot keep a pen in my nightstand drawer anymore!

Tagged...

Okay, I was tagged...so here goes!

5 things I was doing 10 years ago:
1. I was finishing up my junior year in high school.
2. Babysitting a lot...hey, it got me money! lol
3. Hmm...I think I was driving the old family van...a little embarassing but it worked!
4. Probably had a surgery...yah, so exciting!
5. Can't really think of anything else very interesting (not that any of the previous was
interesting!)

5 things on my "to-do" list:
1. Exercise
2. Work on laundry some more...uggh!
3. I really need to sweep and mop the floors...even though I swept them like five times
yesterday!
4. Go to the Welcome Home Soldier Procession...so excited for the ladies in my ward whose
husbands are coming home today!
5. I guess just clean and play with Bridger...cleaning is not my fave though!

5 snacks I like:
1. chips and salsa
2. chocolate
3. goldfish
4. juice
5. cereal

5 things I would do if I were a billionaire:
1. Definitely pay off the mortgage and move to a bigger house...one with a yard and a
garage...that's all I want right now...a yard and garage...
2. Get a new car...I love my car, but it has a lot of miles, so if I were a billionaire, I would get a
Toyota 4-Runner and if I were a billionaire, I'd be able to afford the gas too!
3. I would put money into savings, especially for Bridger for college/mission!
4. Travel...I want to see so many new places!
5. Donate to charities

5 bad habits:
1. I worry way too much...I over analyze things and then just worry way too much...I always
want to be a people pleaser and it makes me crazy!
2. I hate a messy house, but sometimes I wait too long to clean (because I hate it) and then it
makes me crazy!
3. I love the internet(blogging, etc), and maybe spend more time on it than is needed
(hmm...maybe this answers the problem to number 2!).
4. I used to be really good at keeping in touch with old friends, cousins, etc...but not
now...thank goodness for blogs at least...
5. I'm not as organized as I ever want to be.

5 jobs I've had:
1. 5th grade teacher
2. tutor
3. newspaper deliverer...yah, that was a nightmare!
4. worked at Shopko
5. movie theater in Albuquerque, NM

5 places I've lived:
1. Several places in Southern California
2. Mt. Sterling (by Logan)
3. Ephraim
4. Bountiful
5. Layton

People I am going to tag to do this:
1. Amberly
2. Shanna
3. Maureen
4. Kreanna
5. Whoever else wants to do it!

Exploration...

This was a mine tunnel that Josh went into just a very very short ways...

This is looking into a mine shaft...Josh dropped a rock in and we never heard it hit bottom!This was a crazy little path we went on...it was way crazier than it looks...super rocky!And this was a little tunnel that was underground that we walked through...

First of all...I know there are a ton of pictures, maybe I should have just done a slide show...and maybe they aren't that interesting if you weren't there, but we thought they were cool! So... Today, after church (and a meeting) we decided to go explore this old little mining town that Josh and his buddy Jamie found yesterday while out shooting. Anyway it was pretty cool...there were all sorts of abandoned mines and things like that to explore. Bridger thought everything was cool and whenever he would have to get back in the truck, he would say "Daddy, let's stop. I want to see a mine!". It was fun to get out and just explore random things with the fam and enjoy the warm weather!

So fun!...

In these two pics they are playing with Bridger's "brain on a string"...yah, don't ask!

Bridger was being kind of goofy...it was hard to get a pic of him with JD...
Here's JD...practicing his smile!

This past weekend, my dad, Whitney, Dani and JD all came down. My dad went on a ride along with Josh on Saturday night, so the twins and JD came with him to hang out here with us! It was fun to have them all here. Bridger loved playing with them all, and really enjoyed playing with JD. The twins were awesome to help out with everything, and I think my dad had a great time spending a few hours out on patrol with Josh. Anyway, it was so fun!

Handlebar view...

This handlebar view pic made me laugh!
A nice view of Utah Lake

Josh went 4-wheeling the other day and took the camera with him. He managed to find a path all the way to Utah Lake, which turned out to be quite a ways away on a 4-wheeler. Utah Lake is probably about 10 minutes from our house, on roads of course! Anyway, the first picture Josh was proud of, because it was a "handlebar view"...yep, nice huh?!

Yum yum...

Bridger loves pudding and once in a while I give him a pudding cup after lunch, and as you can see it can get a bit messy! He always starts out with a spoon and then when he gets towards the end, he moves on to using his fingers because he cannot stand the thought of leaving any of the yummy pudding behind and he can't get it all with a spoon..doesn't that look fun! Oh, and yes...this was about as exciting as our week has been...lol!