Kaylee and Sean are Engaged!!

AND WE ARE THRILLED FOR THEM!!
I can't even begin to tell this story..therefore, you must go to Kaylee's blog where she has the whole story to read!! http://kayleedewey.blogspot.com/?zx=b3877355258fc0e3
LOVE that she is standing on her tippie toes to reach !!! So cute!!
And this is my favorite picture of all time...she just can't believe that this really just happened!!!

This is all so exciting!!! She and Sean are coming to Washington for the summer. Sean is going to work with Kevin, and I think they just need a little break from Provo. Perfect time to plan a wedding with them here!! Way to go Sean!!! So happy!!!!!

September 2, 2010 is the big day in the Mount Timpanogos Temple!

Whoa..I'm behind!!

Gotta be better at this blogging thing!! Kev and I went to Maui the 23-30th of April, and it was AMAZING!! I absolutely LOVED Maui!! It was 7 days of absolute PARADISE!!We met up with some friends of ours from St. George Ut. Greg and Shay Lund, and it was so nice to have another couple to hang out in the evenings with. We did our own things during the day, then met up at night....so much fun!!I love all the trees, leaves, (look at the leaves on this tree for example!) and the scenery of this place...I couldn't soak it in enough...nor could we see everything there is to see here...we will definately be coming back to visit again!!
So....I really do love my life...my dear husband, and my sweet Family!! We are so blessed to be able to travel and be active in the things we choose to do together!!

Weekend with my girls!!

So, when I saw that Southwest had $75 each way tickets to SLC from Seattle...I had to jump on it!! And hadn't seen these two since Christmas!! It was time!! We made hair flowers, played games, LAUGHED, and literally SHOPPED till' we dropped!! I think I counted 22 stores in 2 1/2 days!!! So much fun!!
Megan took these photo's of us and I'm so grateful!! I will NEVER turn down a photoshoot with my kids!!!
These two are the bestest of friends,,,Sisters, and Roomies in Provo!!

It was fun to see their apartment decorated all cute and spend some time with just them!

And I had to meet Sean...Kaylee adores him, and they are the CUTEST couple!!!

I think they make an amazing couple as well...It was great to get to know him a little better!!

Not so Lucky!

No sooner did I finish my monthly banner that I make for downstairs..."LUCKY"....then I...well~ ..........here's the story! Kev and I Are certifying to scuba dive!! I sure though I was going to freeze in the Sound...but I was wrong...these things keep you warm!!

"Kev and I and one of our instructors...Israel" We had done our 2 dives and had taken our 1 hour surface interval then headed back down to the water. All geared up and ready for our 3rd dive...and we were going down to the pipe line and to see the octupus...soooo exciting! We had some logs to step over which were embedded in the sand....I didn't have my glasses on...mask and fins in both hands, when I thought I stepped over the log...must not have lifted my leg high enough (heavy weights and tank).
Next thing I know...I was smashing into this huge log...FACE first!!
I thought I was dead at first...it hurt soooooooo dang bad!! But when I saw blood dripping and felt with my tongue to see if all my teeth were still in my mouth...I realized what had just happened! This wasn't good...and there would be NO 3rd dive today...dang it!!!

While waiting for the ambulance...my sweet husband did a great job keeping me conscious, I just wanted the pressure to go away...and to die at that moment would have felt much better!! ha ha~not a good idea really...but I never remember a time in my life where I hurt that bad!!

I have a GREAT appreciation for EMT's...even more so than I ever did before...they were amazing!! They had to peel my wet suits off of me...luckily I had a suit underneath!! They sweated like crazy with the heat on full blast in the ambulance so that I could keep warm while my body was in shock and I had a wet swimsuit on....placed warm water bottles all around me to warm me up...they were so kind!!!! The one guy said..."when we get to the hospital, you can tell your husband that the ambulance guys got you all hot and bothered!!" lol...I so had wished I could have laughed...he was cracking me up!!

This is Kevin taking a photo of the ambulance while following me to the hospital...he thought...,"she's gonna want a picture of this later"!

And I think he was so releaved to have me being taken care of! He was a mess that day!! Naturally...I would have been much worse had it been him that had fallen!!
So to make a long story short...after 6 hours in the ER...a broken nose in several places, 30 stitches to my face...torn ligaments in my left foot....I was able to go home!!And let the healing begin!! This is day 3 after my CRASH...and the bruising got much worse as you can imagine... We had a friend come into town a week later...so I had some covering up to do!! Amazing what make-up and my glasses can do to hide the MESS!!

7 days later!

And..,I am SO grateful for my sweet husband, kids and friends who helped me heal...I truly had administering angels watching over me!! When our instructors came to the house a few days later... I was so grateful that I had hit where I did! They said I hit this HUGE bump on the log that stuck up....it so could have been my eye or all my teeth...whew!!
Definately a blessing!

Now after 3 weeks, we are finally taking our last 2 dives to certify! Then Maui on the 23rd to dive in the tropical waters with the beautiful things in their waters!!

I just can't even imagine what it's going to be like swimming with turtles and all those beautiful colored fish!! CAN'T wait!!

Hello Again!

I almost fell off the face of the blogger world...but decided it is sooo worth it to record memories within our little Family...especially when your drive that alot of your photo's was on...crashes!! Ya...about 6 months of photo's just vanished!!! BUT LESSON LEARNED!!! Back-up....back-up...upload somewhere...just in case...no need to print just yet...but ALWAYS upload so they are accesable when needed! And also I need to continue to blog...becuase a few of the photo's which I lost are also availabe on my blog...hooray! Hence the reason to continue to blog ~ whew!

On another note, it's hard to believe that my Sis Kathy has been gone for a year now (March 7th) Instead of grieving on Sunday, I decided to celebrate her life by remembering that NOW I can do her Temple work for her since it has been a year....YAY!! Along with my Mother's...,time to get to geneology!!!

Kathy at the top of the mountain she climbed....she LOVED the outdoors!!! I LOVE her!!

These Cherry Blossom Trees are in full bloom and BEAUTIFUL as you drive down the street!!! BUT....they are making Tanner and I very misserable!!! Allergy wise! I had to get a shot last week, and may have to take Tan in to get some Zyrtec for his.....I hate having allergy's!! And speaking of Tanner....His last practice and basketball game are this week! Seems like a short season ~ But, The minor league tryouts are this weekend as well for baseball....one sport to the next!! And he's signed up for soccer camp the end of June!! His first camp!
Remember my valentine tree? Well now it's a St. Patty's Tree!! This felt thing has become an obcession with me...along with making felt food, quilting, scrapbooking, making cards, banners....so much I want to do...so little time!!!

Also...remember when I bought this fabric? WELL, IT'S DONE!!!

And I love it!! It's soooo soft, the black on the back is flannel....This one has to be one of my favorites!!! And while the coloring isn't the best in this photo below, you can see the pretty stitch on the back!!! LOVE it!!

Bye for now!

Valentines

I'm not much of a decorator when it comes to valentines, but when I saw these adorable primitive hearts at my friend Laura's house....I needed to have some too! So I got busy stitchin'! They are so fun to make....I love hand sewing! I've also been on a "felt food" frenzy...just got a whole ton of patterns (THANKS TREEN!) ....enough to last a lifetime of sewing!! Gramma needs some play food when the grandkids come to play right?!

And how cute are they hangin' on this tree!?

Happy Valentines Day!!

Monster Trucks!!

This has to be one of our favorite parts of having the holidays over with!!! It's tradition that we see the Monster Trucks at the Tacoma Dome every January! And it's fabulous every year...this year was NO exception!! Last Year the Grave Diggger was everyone's favorite....but this year...we changed our minds ~This truck was our all time favorite this year!! Tough truck!! We got Pit passes, so we were able to check out the trucks before the show...that was a first ~ pretty cool too!
Tanner liked the driver of the Batman truck too!!
Especially when he blew fire out the back just before a race!!!

Pictures of these things just look like a little toy truck...that is until you put a kid in front!! Massive!!

This truck was actually the winner of the Monster trucks!

My favorite this year though was the motorcross!! Those motorcyclists were intense!!! Jump after jump, tricks galore and total amazement on my part!! Loved it!!
The good ole Grave Digger always ends up on the top of the jump, and stops for some cheers from the crowd!! A definate crowd pleaser!

We love Kevin for taking us every year...we enjoy every minute of it!!

It used to be Kevin, Ryan and Darin that went every year...this tradition will never die!!