Little League Opening Day 2008

Yesterday was opening day for Desert Ridge Little League. Tanner, Ty, and Treyson were all super excited for the season to begin. We got to Highland Jr. High at around 10 a.m. and basically set up camp for the day. We didn't get home until around 4:30 and were all pretty sunburned and tired.

Treyson is on the Knights (Coach Pitch) this season has the same coach as he had last year...Coach D. He played left field, and then moved in to play 2nd base. He did great!

Ty is on the Diamondbacks (Minors) this season and also has the same coach he had last year...Coach Shipman. He started the season as pitcher. He threw 3 1/2 innings and did awesome...although he didn't think he did. He played 3rd for the rest of the game.

Tanner is on the Braves (Majors) this season and started off playing 3rd base. He had a great game!! One of his assistant coaches is his coach from his first year in the Minors...Coach Petty. His head coach is Coach Garcia.

Tate wasn't old enough to play this year and was pretty upset when we got to the park and he didn't have his uniform on. I guess next week he'll be dressed in one of the other boy's old uniforms so we don't have to experience the complete breakdown that we had this week!!!

Luckily it passed pretty quickly...

It should be a pretty great baseball season!!

Good Luck Boys!!

Those Two Little Words...

i love to hear...

It was customer appreciation day at my favorite restaurant today. Everything was 1/2 off!!! It made my day...heck, it probably made my whole year!!
If you haven't been to Gecko Grill, call me...I'd be more than happy to go with you!!!

By the way, if you go be sure to ask to be seated in Golden's section. He's the BEST waiter there!!!

Easter Fun

We had a great Easter this year. On Saturday afternoon we colored eggs, and Kevin did a short Easter FHE lesson on the crucifixion and resurrection. Sunday morning started off with an Easter Egg Hunt in our backyard. Tanner and Ty gathered too many eggs and we made them go put some back since Tate only had 2 or 3 in his basket. I think we'll do that a little differently next year!!

All dressed up for church. I sure love my boys!!

Horton Hears A Who!!

I took the boys to see "Horton" this morning. It was a cute movie with a great message! We really enjoyed it!!

Mesa Arizona Easter Pageant

Kevin and I have lived in Arizona for nearly 8 years and had never been to the Easter Pageant. We decided that this was the year to break out and actually attend the pageant. We went to have dinner at Joe's BBQ, then headed over the the Mesa Temple grounds. It was wonderful! I'm so glad we finally went!!

Spring Break 2008

Mom and Dad came down this last weekend to kick off the boys' spring break. They brought their 4 Wheeler down, and thanks to our great friends, Paul and Rachel, we were able to borrow a couple of theirs and ended up having a great time. Tanner hates having his picture taken. This is him giving me the "mom, stop it!" look. He learned to drive the 4 wheeler, but only while he was on with Kevin. I was way too nervous with him driving!! I haven't bitten my fingernails in months, but this was definitely an occasion that could have pushed me to start biting again!! (I feel like I'm a recovering alcoholic!!)Even Lucy got in on the action. She had a great time...you can tell by the smile on her face!! Tate had more fun putting on the helmet and goggles than he did on the 4 wheelers. That helmet was bigger than he is!!
Treyson loved riding, but didn't want to go too fast, and didn't want to go over any bumps. That's not an easy thing to do on a 4 wheeler!!
Ty had fun learning to drive the 4 wheelers, just like Tanner...but again, only while Kevin was on with him. Unlike Trey, Ty likes to go really fast and loves to hit all of the bumps!!

What's On??

I was reading Sara's blog this morning and found a post by her husband, Brian, about the dilemma of what to watch on T.V. You can check it out here. So it got me thinking...what do I set my DVR to record? Here's a few...and I'll just point out that I'm not proud of admitting to most of these, but I'll just chalk it up to the fact that there's really nothing good on!!

Ok, so my all time favorite show, right now at least, is Lost. It's infuriating, and impossible for me to follow, but I keep watching. This is one that I feel like I can watch with my family. We all love Dancing With The Stars! We all pick our favorites and cheer them on. Sometimes I wish I were a "star" so that I could go on this show!! I would LOVE that!!
I stumbled across this show, John and Kate Plus 8, about a year ago. I love watching their day to day lives dealing with one set of twins, and a set of sextuplets. They're adorable!!
Ok, so here we are at The Bachelor...I know, I know...it's stupid. I couldn't agree more. But, for some reason, I just can't stop watching!!
I love The Hills. Apparently I still think that I'm 17 years old. I don't know what else I can say about that.
And that leaves us here, at the bottom of my list, where the true scum resides. I'm so addicted to these two shows: The Real Housewives of Orange County, and The Real Housewives of New York City. They are both like a train wreck-freak show, and I just can't stop watching. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone, but if I'm in the mood for some comic relief I just hit "play" on the DVR!!!So, the question is...What's on your DVR???

My Weakness...(or at least one of them!!!)

I love Easter. I really do. It means that Spring is here. It means that I can reflect on the Resurrection of my Savior. It means that I can boil a huge amount of eggs and dye them a rainbow of pretty colors, then hide them and send the kids searching. It's one of my favorite times of the year.

However, I do have some reservations about the commercialism of this beautiful holiday.

Actually, it's just ONE reservation...

Cadbury Mini Eggs

I have been sitting on my couch for 40 minutes, reading a book, and eating an ENTIRE BAG OF CADBURY MINY EGGS!!! I absolutely LOVE cadbury mini eggs. I wait all year to buy them. They come out as soon as Valentines Day is over and I look forward to the rush of adrenaline I get when I go to the store and see them on the shelf. For me, they are the perfect combination of a crispy outer shell of crunchy chocolate goodness, surrounding a small burst of pure milk chocolate delightfulness. For any of you who have not tried these little morsels of heavenly scrumptiousness, then I suggest one of two things:

1. Try them, and then be prepared to spend unheard of amounts of dollars to buy enough to make it until next Easter.

or

2. Don't try them and save yourself the agony of knowing if 20 bags is enough to get you through.

Either way...I've got to hit the gym HARD tomorrow!!! (And every day after that until my stash runs out!!)

Tag! You're It!!

Tagged!

Here are the rules:

1. Link to the person that tagged you.

2. Post the rules on your blog.

3. Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself.

4. Tag at least three people at the end of your post and link to their blogs.

5. Let each person know they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

6. Let the fun begin!

Six Random Facts About Me...

1. I met Kevin in the 5th grade (the same grade Tanner is in now!!!). He asked me to "go with" him. Of course I said, "YES"...who could resist?? He was sooooo cute!! I went straight home and told my mom and she said, "Go where?". Kill Joy... Who knew we'd be married 12 years later??
2. When we got engaged I took on an extra job (I was already working at Mr. Mac) as a wedding dress consultant/rental specialist. I got fired 4 weeks into it because...and I quote..."You aren't convincing the clients that they need to rent their dresses from us." Well, excuse me for not pushing ugly (and adjustable, I might add), dirty, out of date, used a hundred times over, ugly (oh, I already said that...), and did I mention UGLY, wedding dresses on brides who only wanted their "dream" dress. Needless to say, that job was not for me!!!
3. My high school cheer advisor once asked me if I could fit my mouth around a door knob. She wasn't very nice and I, apparently, have a rather large mouth.
4. I saw the "Titanic" 8 times in the theater. Why?? I have no idea.
5. While visiting a high school boyfriend (no, it wasn't Kevin) my friend decided to take my parent's car "around the block". About 30 minutes later the entire city of American Fork was without power...only to find out that the said friend had run my parent's car into the main power pole and knocked out the entire city's power. Then she hitched a ride to my boyfriend's house to tell me she had run my parent's car into the power pole. She got ticketed for leaving the scene of an accident, and all I got was a guilt-easing job at McDonalds to help pay for the damage to the car. We weren't friends after that.
6. I have a really annoying habit of telling "famous" people who they are. I know that some of you can attest to this, seeing as how some of you have been with me when it's happened.

For example:

Me: Hey, you're Rob Lowe!

Rob Lowe: scrowly look in my direction

or

Me: Hey, you're Steve Nash!!

Steve Nash: embarrassed smile while rolling his eyes.

You get the main idea. How embarrassing!!

OK, so...this is just random things...they don't have to be quirky..I tag Katherine, Michelle, and Katie!!