new office in Rexburg

Last weekend Prosper moved to a new office in Rexburg, quite bigger, so that it has room to grow. We took all the kids and stayed for a few days. I am sure my sister just loves when I come because with her six girls and our four there are ten kids in the house. But she is always welcoming! We made the rounds visiting and Aarons mom made a nice dinner. It was the first time we ate a turkey bought off QVC. Marin has a bit of a sweet spot for her Grandpa Ralph. He was out of comission after taking a tumble off the back of the tractor. It was sad to see that it was snowing in Rexburg too but what the heck did I expect, sunshine and rainbows?

Thirty somethingish

It's my birthday today and it was a great day. I have wonderful friends, neighbors and family. I got a package of cinnamon bears, a big sugar cookie, a coupon book from my kids and husband. A big tin full of mints (all my favorites), lotion, some babysitting from a friend and lots of phone calls. Then we all went to Tepanyaki's for dinner soooo good!!!! My brother made a calendar for our whole family with birthdays on it so we all would remember each others birthdays. He called me today about some weekend plans and I don't think it dawned on him that it was my birthday. But at least he made me a calendar and I love it. Thanks everyone.

packing on the pounds

This is what I give Greyson for meals:

Malt o meal with half a stick of butter and lots of brown sugar

Soy cheese, an avacado, whole milk and a cookie

Spaghettios (with the meatballs) and some toast with the other half of stick of butter

There are slight variations here and there but................

WE HAVE FINALLY MANAGED TO GET HIM TO 20 POUNDS! GOOD JOB GREYSON!!!!

Although we did cheat a little with turning the car seat around before we should. The kid is almost 18 months for heaven's sakes.

just passin the time

I love how my kids are so inventive. The good olde laundry basket can be anything. A ship, a bathtub for the imaginary dog we have and a cage to keep in the little destroyer so he doesn't smash the blaster 3000 that Ashton made with the kinex. (yes, Greyson is in the laundry basket that Ashton is proudly sitting on). The other pictures are a real moment when I think maybe Ashton was bonding with Mesa as he was spinning her in the wheelchair.

40 under 40

I have to brag about Aaron. He was nominated to for one of 40 successful executives under 40 years old in the Utah Business magazine that came out in January. He was interviewed and got his picture in the magazine. Pretty sure he was the youngest and best looking of them all. The web site is www.utahbusiness.com if anyone wants to check it out.

A Man What?

Ashton said something funny today. Greyson had the Mr. Potato Head bucket and was pushing it upside down across the tile floor. It was making this horrible sound like fingernails on the chalkboard. I asked Ashton to get it from him and take it back to the carpet. This is what Ashton said " Greyson you're not supposed to do that with the bucket, you're supposed to put things in it like a "man bag." "What, I said?" "A man bag, mom." "Umm, ok where did you hear that bud?" "Well, it's on Madagascar." "Right, I said." So if you don't want your son to think man bags are cool don't let him watch Madagascar!

Annual snowmobilin' trip

Every year Aaron and I drop the kids at granny's and go to Idaho for some snowmobiling. Most years we have been to Island Park where it looks like Antartica in the winter. The last two years we have been going to Victor, Idaho. It is just 3o minutes away from Jackson Hole. It is nice and quiet there and Jackson has the best food! We always go with friends. This year we went with Gunns, Whalens, and Rameys. I love going on trips where you laugh so hard your gut hurts all day. We played rock band, ate, slept in (my favorite), argued while playing games, and snowmobiled. Although leave it to me to somehow not get any pictures of that. P.S. If you are dissatisfied with my lack of pictures, you can visit Lisa's blog because she has plenty! P.S.S. The picture of the buffalo and the hand in the air is Aaron as he was running and totally ate it. Guess there was a little bit of ice on the ground.