The Jolley's

Random pics of the family...

2010-11-14T17:55:00.001-08:00

Halloween

2010-11-14T17:33:00.001-08:00

Before Halloween got here I was trying to teach Cash what to say when we went out trick or treating so I told him to say 'trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat' and he said "trick or treat" then he leaned over and smelled my feet and then said "yogurt, cause it's my favorite."

I love him.

Captain Hook and Tinkerbell.

Could they be any cuter?

Some of the cousins:

Pumpkin Patch with Cash's school

2010-11-14T17:09:00.000-08:00

Cash was so proud to be the first one to finish the maze.

Isabells 2nd birthday

2010-08-25T15:45:00.000-07:00

Isabell wasn't lovin' her birthday...

But, like most 2 year olds, about 2 seconds later she having a blast!

We took all the cousins (and their parents) to the bounce house. We had a lot of fun and like usual the dad's enjoyed it more than the kids.

Ok, this might be the funniest picture ever. I wish that I had it on video. Sam and William were getting ready to do this gladiator thing. Sam got all hooked in to his vest and thought that he would run before William was ready so that it would jerk Will really hard. Well.... The cord wasn't hooked to William so Sam ran and it never caught and Sam went right over the edge. You can see his feet in the air.

All of the kids loved opening the presents.

A very spoiled 2 year old:

Thanks everyone for the gifts and for coming to the party!

Disneyland!

2010-08-24T15:32:00.001-07:00

This summer we went to Disneyland with my Mom, Dirk, my brother and sisters and their families. It was so much fun.

Poor Isabell bit a hole right through her tounge on our very first day.

We spent a day at Hunington Beach...

Easter, Cash's bday, his first day of school and other random things...

2010-05-17T19:28:00.000-07:00

I am the worst blogger ever... Here goes 3 months worth of pictures (good thing our life is kinda boring so there aren't too many!)

Easter 2010

Cash loved dying the Easter eggs as you can tell by his serious face...

Cash got a remote control car and Isabell got a baby:

Cash turned 3!! For his "Sponge Bob" birthday we went to Peter Piper Pizza. I am not sure who had more fun, the kids or the Dads (and yes Sam is serious with that Air Hockey face).

Molly got Cash this fun hose. The kids love it; Cash thought that it would be a good idea to chase me with it... and now he has a black eye ;)

Yes, this is my little GIRL! She got herself dressed in Cash's underwear and shorts.

Cash's first day of preschool!!! He loved going to class. He didn't care that I left him and the only time he cried was when we had to drag him out of there to come home.

How can you not love this face?

A usual day at the Jolleys...

2010-03-30T12:02:00.000-07:00

First we take a bath....

Then Isabell eats breakfast (syrup all over moms bed, awesome)...

Cash cleans up...

We play with our new kitchen... (she loves wearing underwear, she would probably be potty trained if I wasn't so lazy!)

Cash helped dad move plants... (how cute is the plumbers crack?)

Bedtime....

2010-01-04T19:42:00.000-08:00

Cash's first time riding on back...

Susan gave Cash this bed tent for Christmas, he loves it so much that he tries to carry it from room to room with him.

Is he really old enough to have a fake smile??

Random pics of the kids

2009-12-11T19:17:00.000-08:00

I wonder if they found a bag of charcol? That sucked for Tracey because Cash happened to be wearing an entire outfit of Josephs, from hat to shorts.

How sweet is this? I came out and found him watching tv like this.

Halloween pics... (I suck)

2009-11-24T08:16:00.001-08:00

Farmer Cash Isabell the cow

(This picture looks like it was taken after a long hard night of trick or treating... But nope, we hadn't even gotten started)

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-11T10:06:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun taking the kids to Schnepf Farms. There were so many things for them to do there...

First stop:

Face painting

I'll be honest, I didn't think that Cash could hold still for 30 seconds but he did so good!

Isabell and Sadie patiently waiting:

We thought it would be a good idea to take pics of the kids first, before they had a chance to get all dirty. I cried a little when I realized that the hay was stuck to Isabell's entire outfit.

Petting zoo:

Cash needed a better look at the donkey:

The kids rides were free and there were no lines!! It was great! We weren't sure how they would do riding the ride by themselves but they loved it! BTW, I have no idea who the little girl is.

Thank. You. Mike.

2009-10-08T16:10:00.000-07:00

Thank you Mike for buying us an alarm for the front door so that your grandson can no longer sneak out and sit naked on the porch eating frozen raspberries.

All dressed up....

2009-09-26T17:56:00.000-07:00

Cash is obsessed with getting himself dressed. The only problem is he doesn't usually get dressed in his OWN clothes! The other day he put on 18 bras/underwear/socks mixture, unfortunately I didn't get a pic of that... Here are a few of his other outfits:

In this one he is wearing his pj top and bottom, then my capris tightened with Sam's belt (wrapped around twice) and 2 of Sam's shirts.

Little Isabell

2009-08-29T12:13:00.000-07:00

I semi-home made this outfit for Isabell. I bought the leggins and the shirt at target and then sewed the pink frayed rose ribbon on (I got it at hobby lobby). They only thing that was hard about it was that, because of the roses, I couldn't sew a straight line on the ribbon so I just had to dart it all over the place.

PS. Sorry to everyone who already saw this on FB. :)

Free Fallin'

2009-08-13T12:10:00.000-07:00

Sam and I had our 3rd anniversary on the 11th!! William and Tracey watched our kids so that I could take Sam out for a surprise! I told him that we had to go to Elloy to get Isabell's SSN card but really I was taking him skydiving!!!! Just like everything in marriage, it came with a price... I was going to make him sit through a chick flick with me after skydiving. We went to see Ugly Truth, it was good but it wasn't the torture that I had hoped for him ;) I think that he liked the movie more than I did.

Sam has always been big on sharing meals so it was only natural that we SHARED an egg sandwich for breakfast, and then ONE In and Out burger for lunch, then nachos at the movie, and a burrito for dinner. Aren't we cute? :/

Isabell turned ONE!!!!

2009-07-30T11:54:00.000-07:00

Sams family (that live in AZ) and my friend Crystal and her kids came over to help celebrate Isabells birthday. We had a lot of fun, and she got a lot of great gifts!

Tracey made Isabell this dress.. Cute huh?

Isabell started walking at about 10 months. Her first word was hi, and now she says mom, dad, harley, bye, treat, thanks (kinda) and please (kinda). Her dad is her favorite person and Harley is the next favorite. When she is in her high chair eating she loves to hand food down to Harley, she laughs so hard everytime. She has 4 teeth on top and 1 on bottom, she fell out of the little pool and bumped her mouth right after her top tooth started to come in and once it it came all the way down it was really fragile and broke!! :( She loves being outside and is heartbroken if someone goes out with out her. She loves getting in the bath and has figured out how to climb in by herself (dangerous huh?). She climbs on everything and loves to jump off the coffee table and the couch. She and Cash are such good friends and they love to play together (usually). We love Isabell so much!!!

Birthday cake!

2009-07-30T11:48:00.000-07:00

Typical Cash:

I love this last pic because you can see cake flying in the air! And don't Caylee and Isabell look a lot a like??

How do we clean up such a mess???

2009-07-30T11:04:00.000-07:00

Break out the hose!!!

Poor Cash...

2009-07-19T09:05:00.000-07:00

I didn't realize that it would be so dangerous to try to teach Cash to do a somersault.

Like Mother, Like daughter

2009-07-19T08:49:00.000-07:00

Isabell:

Me:

Like Father, Like Son

2009-07-19T08:48:00.000-07:00

Family hike...

2009-07-09T11:49:00.000-07:00

We drove up to a town called Payson (which is by Heber, weird huh?) to go for a hike. I love going anywhere North of here because there are trees and mountains and everything that I miss!!!

Our little outlaw...

2009-06-08T16:54:00.000-07:00

The funny thing is, this is how I usually wait for Sam to get home too.

I'm a horrible blogger these days...

2009-06-04T21:37:00.000-07:00

I wish that I could say I have been so busy doing fun things but it would be a lie. Mainly I have been watching 90210 (the oldies, but goodies) and facebooking. So, I have no pics of the kids to post, no funny stories to share, just a simple message.... I {heart} Dylan McKay.

Oh, and Joni showed me this funny blog http://www.ameliorateme.blogspot.com/ check it out. I swear I could read blogs all day long.

Are these the wings of my Guardian Angel?

2009-05-28T22:47:00.001-07:00

Nope... Just a bird that hit the window.

I would love to say that my window was so clean and that is why the bird hit it... But no. The bird must have thought it was flying through some clouds.

Lucky for the bird, Harley must have been inside because there are no traces of feathers outside.

Utah

2009-05-07T20:57:00.000-07:00

Three Little Monkeys

2009-04-12T13:26:00.000-07:00

The kids LOVE jumping in Cashs bed!! It is such a great babysitter. I'm not really sure why Cash is throwing gang signs in this first picture...

Man, Joseph is SO small!! HAHA. Jk.

Baby got BLING

2009-04-12T13:21:00.000-07:00

We got Isabells ears pierced the other day. I don't think that she minded the whole -needle in the ear, followed by metal post thing- as much as she minded being held in a headlock during the whole process.

Miss Neilson would LOVE this outfit

2009-04-12T13:04:00.001-07:00

If my flash wouldn't have made Isabell look like she is glowing you would be able to tell that her entire outfit is purple. It is so cute.

Thank you!

2009-03-26T15:07:00.000-07:00

Thanks Grandma Jolley for the CUTE dress!! Isabell got a lot of compliments on it today. She looked so sweet in it.

And, thanks Grandpa Paul for the DRUM!!!!!!!! ALL of the kids LOVE the drum. And I have to say it is not so bad as long as I am awake when they start playing!!!!

Can't wait to see you all again!!!!!

Cash

2009-03-26T14:55:00.000-07:00

I highlighted Tracey's hair the other day (it was my first time ever trying it, it turned out pretty good if I do say so myself). Anyway, we had some extra bleach so I decided to bleach the tips of Cash's hair. It turned out cute although next time I will leave it in for longer so that it goes blonder.

I know this isn't the best pic but he wouldn't hold still AT ALL so it is the best that I can do!!!

Cash's new play ground.

2009-03-23T09:28:00.001-07:00

The Dryer

What do you get...

2009-03-23T07:48:00.000-07:00

When you break a book: And then a bowl:
And then, moms pretty vase???

SPANKED!!!!

$5 Huggies Coupon

2009-03-21T08:15:00.001-07:00

I HATE coupons.com. :)

There is a $5 off huggies coupon on their website so I tried to download their printer and I could never get it to work!! But hopefully you guys will have better luck! It is an awesome coupon so go TRY to print it!

Oh, and I am not sure if it is only in AZ, but Albertsons has a package of Huggie on sale for $6.99 and then you use your coupon and get it for $1.99. WAHOO!

Water fight!

2009-03-14T11:30:00.000-07:00

Sam was doing yard work the other day so we let Cash run around outside in the water. He LOVES being squirted which he obviously didn't get from me because it is my pet peeve!

Cash walking around with Harleys dog bowl on his head.

Not even Huggies could keep this kid dry with a bladder that full!

I've been watching you Dad, ain't that cool?

2009-03-04T20:19:00.001-08:00

You know that country song...

"He said I've been watching you dad, ain't that cool I'm your buckaroo, I wanna be like you And eat all my food and grow as tall as you are We got cowboy boots and camo pants Yeah we're just alike, hey ain't we dad I wanna do everything you do So I've been watching you"

Well, although we haven't got to the point that Cash is swearing (I'm sure it won't be long). Cash has been watching everything that Sam does (ya, that's how I got Cash to go potty on the toilet 'dad does it' now Cash goes every morning).

One day he wanted to sit on the couch and wear dads coat:

When dad naps Cash lays by him:

And Dad is ALWAYS doing this around the house:

Gotta start 'em young.

2009-03-04T20:06:00.000-08:00

Is it ever to soon to give your kids chores?? The answer to this is YES! It was so cute watching him carry this bag of garbage out. He was so proud of himself. BUT now, everyday since then he has gone into the pantry, taken the garbage bag out of the garbage (even if it is practically empty) and carries it to the door to throw it away! We are going through ALOT of garbage bags and those baby's aren't cheap!!

Little Lady

2009-03-04T19:52:00.000-08:00

So the other day when I got out of the shower I came out to find this (no, it's not some disaster that Cash had made):

I couldn't believe that she had pulled herself up to the basket so I hurried and grabbed my camera and started taking pics and she did this:

WHAT?? She can stand? I am so in denial of Isabell getting bigger. She is 7 months now and I have JUST come to terms with the fact that she doesn't fit into 3 month clothes anymore. Since this day she has been thinking she is so cool. She pulls herself up onto everything!! So, she can sit up on her own, pull herself up onto things but she still hasn't crawled on her hands and knees!!! She gets around the whole house by army crawling... I am trying talk Sam into army crawling everywhere for one day, so far he's not going for it. But I will let you know how it goes.

2009-02-24T11:21:00.000-08:00

Original:

Color fix:

Black and white:

Hand Vac

2009-02-19T20:09:00.001-08:00

This is a little random but I want to buy a hand vacuum and I am wondering if anyone has one that they love??

Photoshop!

2009-02-18T11:35:00.000-08:00

So this is my first try at Photoshop (not counting the Christmas card that I quit making half way through (:)

Thanks Stacey for the lingo and the tutorial!!

SOOC (straight off of Camera):

After Defog, Screen Layer and Sharpening:

SOOC:

After Defog, Screen Layer and Sharpening:

I love how much greener the grass is... But I am not loving the fact that she is glowing. I have A LOT to learn! But it is so fun experimenting!

I swear the more I try stuff on my own (photography, sewing etc.) the more I realize that I would WAY rather just pay someone else to do it! hahaha.

Happy Valentines Day!!

2009-02-17T22:19:00.000-08:00

I took some pics of Isabell in her Valentines Day dress. They turned out sooooo cute! I know I am a little bias but I think she is the cutest little girl ever!!

I loved this pic because she is folding her hands perfectly! If only she didn't look like she were pooping...

She is such a happy baby. She has a raspy voice and it makes her little laugh SO cute!

Here she is munching down on a LEAF!!

And I had to put this one up to show off all those rolls! She always sits like this too. It is so cute, sometimes she even poses with her little hand on her thigh.

2009-02-17T22:07:00.000-08:00

Someone's got to do it...

2009-02-11T09:43:00.000-08:00

I'll be honest. This morning, instead of spending time with my kids, I did what any great mom would do and I gave Cash a treat and turned on Sesame Street so that I could blog stalk people that I don't even know. I was on the computer reading the funniest blog when I heard Isabell start to fuss so I jumped up and went into the family room to find this:

Apparently Cash thought that she needed her diaper changed so he took it off of her. When I pointed to the pantry and told him to go put it in the garbage he pointed outside while mumbling something and would NOT through it away until I opened the back door for him to put it in the "diaper garbage" that we keep out side.

So of course, I took pictures and then neglected them AGAIN!!

PS. I can explain Cash's shirt... He has to wear a onsie all the time because he puts his hands in his pants. Usually he wears a shirt over it, I just hadn't gotten that far yet. :)

Cold day in AZ...

2009-02-10T08:52:00.000-08:00

It has been kind of cold here for the last few days. It rained and even hailed!! I am loving it.

Isabell in her comfy warm outfit...

Happy 1st Birthday!!!

2009-02-05T22:00:00.000-08:00

Boyd!!

Happy birthday BIG guy!!! We love you and miss you!

PS. How cute are these 2?? Twice when I was in Utah and I met up with Laurie, we happened to have the kids dressed the same. I must say, she has GOOD taste!

I'd dry heave too...

2009-02-05T20:43:00.000-08:00

So we started feeding Isabell rice cereal about a month ago and Cash wanted a taste so I gave him a spoonful and he gagged after!! The funny thing is the next day he asked for another bite so I gave it to him again and he gagged then too!! I know, I'm a mean mom.

Isabell tried carrots yesterday and she did fine- until she swallowed and then she would dry heave. Cash had learned his lesson and wouldn't even try a bite.

The many faces of Cash...

2009-02-02T09:25:00.000-08:00

Tagged by Emily...

2009-01-29T12:54:00.000-08:00

So I was tagged by Emily (read hers, she is SO funny) to write down 10 of my pet peeves. Trying to think of things that bug me made me realize what a petty person that I am... So after this post I am going to try to be more positive, keyword TRY...

1. When someone SETS the roll of toilet paper on the wall mount instead of taking the 3 seconds to hook it on.

2. When someone takes the 3 seconds to hook on the toilet paper but doesn't make it roll over the top. (It's really a lose-lose chore around here).

3. Sitting in the dark. (ya mom, I am talking to you).

4. Yo-momma jokes.

5. When someone lays on my bed with their shoes on.

6. Adults that take naps. (Yes, I was once one of these kind of people. But now that it is impossible for me, I despise people who do).

Hmmm. That's all that I can think of for now.

I tag: Britt, Jayme, Danielle, Katie, Tara, Stacey, Molly, Tracey and Laurie.

Richelle??? Brooke?

2009-01-25T22:00:00.001-08:00

Can I please be invited to your blog?? :)

Email me at bella_girl7@yahoo.com

:)

How cute????

2009-01-24T13:20:00.001-08:00

I have been looking all over for some cute leggins for Isabell, the ones that I saw at Target were so cute but they were $12. So, me being the cheap person that I am, I went to Walmart, bought a pair of adult knee highs for $3, cut off the foot and sewed a piece of elastic in them and:

Is everyone from Ephraim (and I don't mean the tribe)???

2009-01-19T10:16:00.000-08:00

I was looking at Molly's (my sister in law) blog and she has a link to her friend Danica's photography blog. I went to it and she had taken pictures of Sara Price (a girl who lived around the corner from me growing up). She and her husband Isaac are adopting, so if anyone knows someone that wants to give their baby a better life have them check out her adoption page!

What are the odds of a girl from Ephraim meeting (in Philadelphia) a girl I kinda know from California??? And then the same night that I found out that they knew each other I was working (in Gilbert, AZ) and met 3 guys that know the Dentons. CRAZY!

2009-01-01T09:15:00.000-08:00

TWO cute...

Laurie got all the kids pj's for Christmas, they

looked so cute that we decided we had to get

a group photo. This is the best that we could

do with 6 kids under 20 months!!

The after party...

2009-01-01T08:54:00.001-08:00

After the blessing we had a dinner at Laurie and Chris's... Chris made ribs and my dad brought a turkey. The food was so good!!! When dinner was over the boys burned a few calories by playing Guitar Hero - Rock the band. Chris and Laurie are such great hosts!!

Sam on bass, Jake lead singer:

The rest of the band:

Izzy and uncle Jake:

Dad with Izzy and Sadie:

It must have been a long day for Isabell, I have no idea how she slept thru guitar hero.

2009-01-01T08:37:00.000-08:00

Can you tell Sam LOVES pictures?

Isn't Cash's outfit the cutest?? Jake gave him the sweater for his birthday and I LOVE it! Cash would have fit right in at my wedding...

Baby blessing

2009-01-01T08:30:00.000-08:00

We decided to bless Isabell while we were in Utah so that our family's did not have to make the trek down to AZ. Sam gave her a great blessing and she was so good the entire time (I was a little worried since she is so past the newborn stage where they sleep all the time). Isabell wore Sailor and Livvi's blessing dress, isn't it pretty?

Mark and Molly also blessed their cute little girl Sadie.

2008-12-28T19:53:00.001-08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Utah bound!!!

2008-12-18T10:07:00.000-08:00

I am so excited!!! Tomorrow I am starting my drive to Utah. Today is better then Christmas Eve for me. My mom is flying down to Vegas and we are going to hang out with Joni and her new baby and then we are driving up to Utah!! I will be there for a few weeks so PLEASE make time for me. :) Can't wait to see ya'll.

I HATE COMPUTERS!

2008-12-16T16:37:00.000-08:00

I am so frustrated right now because about a week and a half ago our computer said that our Microsoft Antivirus 2009 needed to be renewed so like fools, we went ahead and renewed it. Turned out that antivirus 2009 WAS a virus. Anyway, after dealing with that for days I had to clear everything off of my computer and start from scratch. Luckily I was able to get all of my pictures onto a flash drive. So now I thought for sure that since I deleted EVERYTHING off my computer it would run faster but NO. It is SO sLoW!! I finally got my Internet to work again but it is really slow. So if I don't blog again just know that it is because I threw this fReAkiNg computer out the window.

Tagged by Danielle

2008-12-09T12:47:00.000-08:00

4th Folder 4th picture.

This is a picture of my back yard at Cash's baby blessing.. I MISS UTAH!!! Isn't UT pretty?

I tag: Molly, Tracey, Becky and Rachel

Temple lights

2008-12-03T21:14:00.000-08:00

Brotherly love...

2008-12-03T20:35:00.000-08:00

Poor Cash... First Ashlyn doesn't want to hold his hand and now his own sister won't let him hug and kiss her .

Sweet Isabell...

2008-12-03T20:31:00.001-08:00

Isn't she sweet??? I love this outfit, and I never really put hats on her because I love showing off her hair but this was just too cute. Even though when Sam saw it he said "why did you put the Gilligan hat on her?"

Crazy

2008-12-03T14:17:00.000-08:00

Last weekend we went to look at the lights at the Mesa Temple. We walked into the visiting center and there stood Marcus (you couldn't miss him cuz he's freaking HUGE). Marcus is one of our friends from Castle Rock (the mortgage company that we used to work for in Orem). It was fun to see him and catch up.

Not really sure why Sam is grabbing his butt...

She's got her momma's thighs

2008-11-30T12:45:00.000-08:00

Long Day...

2008-11-30T11:35:00.000-08:00

2 hours of playing with toys can really wear a girl out... Isn't it cute how she never did let go of the toys?

Gotta love yardsales....

2008-11-29T21:02:00.000-08:00

I bought this bike trailer from my neighbor's yardsale for only $35!!!! Mark came over and hooked it up and took the kids for a little ride and they loved it!!!

2008-11-26T10:40:00.000-08:00

Problem #1...

Cash got a hold of my NEW pink fingernail polish and did what he does with everything... Threw it on the floor to hear the loud bang. Only this time it shattered and pink polish went everywhere. Luckily I was sitting right there (don't judge, I know I should have taken it away BEFORE he threw it) but at least I was able to get him away from it before he played in it.

Problem # 2

I wasn't sure how I wanted to paint my toes... So, I painted each foot differently and thought that I would see which one looked better and then I would use remover and repaint the one to match. Well, now not only do I not have the polish, I used all my remover getting the paint of the tile. So, now it is shoes and socks for me until I can get to the store and buy more remover.

Is it really the end of November?

2008-11-24T21:24:00.000-08:00

Today we washed our cars in the driveway!!! (OK, maybe not so much WE... Thanks Sam). Anyway, it was such a nice day that we didn't even need sweatshirts but I still put Cash on one just cuz it was cute!!

Cash is about to give Izzy a kiss and I think she is looking at me to save her.

Cash is SOOOO excited to be outside!!! He hates being trapped in the house.

Always a helper...

This is my house!!! I love it. Except for the desert yard and the driveway (it is about 1/10 the size of our Herriman driveway) and I wish that we had a 3 car garage, and an RV pad, and grass in the back yard. But besides that I do love it. (Oh, and I wish it was in UT!!)

A rough day at the park.

2008-11-24T20:57:00.000-08:00

On Saturday the boys went out shooting so us girls took the kids to the park. Cash was walking down the stairs of the playground and fell HEAD FIRST down the last 2 stairs. He had a HUGE goose egg on his head and a scrape on his neck. Luckily we were all ready to go so we just packed the kids up and left.

I called Sam and told him that I was thinking of taking him to the Dr to check for a CONCUSSION. He talked me out of it... By the time that Sam got home this is what it looked like:

I am pretty sure that Sam thinks that I am crazy for wanting to take Cash to the Dr for a little rug burn, but I SWEAR there WAS a goose egg. Kids just heal so dang fast.

And people think my kid is the wild one...

2008-11-24T17:13:00.000-08:00

Just chillin'

Go crazy!!!

hahahahaha!

Pregnancy questions...

2008-11-23T07:16:00.000-08:00

So not only am I reading blogs of people I don't even know, I am now stealing things from their blog, haha. I copied this from http://welcometomysoapbox.blogspot.com/ . I put a star by my favorite.

Q: Should I have a baby after 35?

A: No, 35 children is enough.

Q : I'm two months pregnant now. When will my baby move?

A: With any luck, right after he finishes college.

Q : What is the most reliable method to determine a baby's sex?

A: Childbirth.

Q: My wife is five months pregnant and so moody that sometimes she's borderline irrational.

A: So what's your question?

Q : My childbirth instructor says it's not pain I'll feel during labor, but pressure. Is she right?

A: Yes, in the same way that a tornado might be called an air current.

Q: When is the best time to get an epidural?

A: Right after you find out you're pregnant.

Q : Is there any reason I have to be in the delivery room while my wife is in labor?

A: Not unless the word 'alimony' means anything to you.

*Q: Is there anything I should avoid while recovering from childbirth?

*A: Yes, pregnancy.

Q : Do I have to have a baby shower?

A: Not if you change the baby's diaper very quickly

Q : Our baby was born last week. When will my wife begin to feel and act normal again?

A: When the kids are in college.

Not exactly what you expect to find on your couch...

2008-11-19T18:32:00.000-08:00

Yes. A lizard. A shedding lizard. On my couch.

Boys day out...

2008-11-19T18:20:00.000-08:00

Sam and William had a day off so they decided to take the boys out shooting rabbits.

This is what Cash is going to look like in 30 years (only I will have taught Cash NOT to point guns at people).

Small world

2008-11-18T06:37:00.001-08:00

When I lived in Salt Lake I ALWAYS saw people from Ephraim, but I definitely didn't expect to run into anyone in AZ. A few nights a week I serve at Texas Road House, and I was dropping off salads at a table and it was Toby and Emily Ryan!!! Emily and I had been in contact through our blogs so I knew they lived here, I just didn't know that they lived so close to my work! It was so good seeing them their cute kids!

I'm a little selfish, so??

2008-11-08T21:37:00.000-08:00

So Molly's sister Stacey came to Arizona to see Molly's new little baby, Sadie. I am sure that Stacey was hoping for a lot of lounging around, holding a sweet little newborn, eating junk food and reading gossip magazines. But no. Not only did Cash give her kids the flu, I made her take pic's of my kids. Sorry about your luck getting me as a Sister's-sister in law. :)

She did such an awesome job!!! Cash never holds still long enough for a pic but somehow Stacey got a few of him. And how perfect are these ones of Isabell?

2008-11-08T20:09:00.000-08:00

"A basket? Really? You put me in a basket?"

2008-11-08T20:01:00.000-08:00

If the shoes fit, buy a dress to match.

Stacey's website

2008-11-08T20:00:00.000-08:00

Last Christmas Sam gave me a really nice Cannon Rebel XTi camera that I have still not learned to use... Unlike me, Stacey bought a really nice Nikon and taught herself how to use it. AND she bought photoshop and taught herself how to use that. AND when she learns how to do something new she posts it on her blog so that YOU can learn!!!! http://staceybishopphotography.blogspot.com/

Somehow while doing all of that she raises 3 kids (and a husband), runs the family bakery, is Young Women's President and rearrangs her furniture at midnight.

Yes, we all hate her a little.

Momma's little helper

2008-11-08T19:32:00.000-08:00

So this morning I was sitting at my table talking to Tracey and I saw Cash walk over and put one of Isabell's diapers in the garbage. I got up and told him not to throw it away because it wasn't dirty (I assumed it wasn't dirty since I obviously don't leave dirty ones on the ground). When I looked over into the room that he was playing in, I saw that he had unzipped Isabell's pj's and taken off her diaper and that is what he was throwing away!!!

I would have taken a picture but I don't trust baby's with no diapers so I put a new diaper on Izzy asap.

What $9 can buy...

2008-11-07T21:31:00.000-08:00

My newest love/hate relationship: coupons.

You can't see it very well but there are 6, yes SIX, cases of huggies wipes there.
Coupons are SUCH a pain but sooooo worth it. When you start cutting them out you might be tempted to cut yourself, but it all pays off in the store. It is almost like a game. :)

This old hat...

2008-10-28T21:26:00.001-07:00

How cute is this hat??? Jake gave it to him a while ago. It is my favorite.

2008-10-28T21:02:00.000-07:00

The other morning I decided to walk my kids down to the pond so that Cash could feed the ducks. We took all of the necessity's: bread, water, Cash's bottle, and of course his toothbrush (he has good hygiene, what can I say?) Apparently Cash's ride in the stroller made him work up quite an appetite because when we got to the pond I gave Cash bread to throw to the ducks and he ate it. Isabell was so worn out that she needed a nap. So pretty much, I fed the ducks and had a great time. :)

Halloween...

2008-10-28T14:47:00.000-07:00

I was soooo excited for Halloween. I couldn't wait to dress my kids up and get pictures of them in their cute outifts. I had imagined them sitting perfectly still and smiling for the camera, instead this is what I got:
Cash squishing Ashlyn...

Cash glowing...

Isabell glowing....

Cash escaping (this happened a few times)...

Close enough...

Sam and I were so worn out by the end of the photo shoot that we took the kids home. We didn't even trunk or treat. Sad huh?

I've been tagged....

2008-10-28T14:42:00.000-07:00

7 Random things about me...

I HATE spiders and bugs, I can't even watch bug spray commercials... And quite often in the night Sam wakes up to me hitting him because I dream that there are bugs on him.

I hate the sound of milk pouring out of the carton into a glass

I always make my bed even if my room is so messy that you can't see the floor.

I hate Delilha, I cringe when I hear here voice on the radio.

I had my tongue pierced.

I use Tide with Downy April Fresh, and I love the smell so much that every time I use it I am tempted to taste it.

I hate vegetables. :)

Jayme and Paul

2008-10-28T10:32:00.001-07:00

Hey ya'll... Jayme and Paul finally have a blog. It took them 5 years to get married and EVEN longer to get a blog.

http://www.paulandjayme.blogspot.com/

Petting Zoo

2008-10-25T13:02:00.000-07:00

There was a fall party in our neighborhood today... There was a lot of fun things for the kids to do but the best part for Cash was the petting zoo.

The difference between boys and girls.

Cash, mamma and the lama.

Poor Chick....

Cash loved the cow (not to be confused with a deer like I thought! lol. Sorry dad)

Mystery...

2008-10-20T21:50:00.000-07:00

How is it that men can open the fridge and not find the butter that is right in front of them, but they can find the tree they carved their name in 20 years ago???

Private People....

2008-10-18T22:45:00.000-07:00

Hey. All ya'll that are private could you please send me an invite??? (Shelley, I did get yours but it was too late, can I have another invite?)

Email me at mamma.chic@gmail.com. :)

Muchos Gracias...

Poor Ashlyn...

2008-10-18T13:49:00.000-07:00

I am pretty sure this is not the first time that I have made a post called "poor Ashlyn", and I am guessing that it won't be the last. I was babysitting her on Thursday while Molly went to the Dr. (only 2 weeks til she has her baby!!). Anyway, Cash had a spoon (because he likes to try to hang it from his nose) and he hit Ashlyn in the nose with it and it cut her... I hurry and jumped up and spanked Cash and then set him in his bed. About 10 minutes later I went in to get him out and he had taken off his diaper and was PEEING on his blankets... Yep, I almost cried.

Could she be any cuter?

2008-10-15T12:05:00.000-07:00

I LOVE this outfit!! It is a hand me down from Ashlyn. The bracelet is one that Brittin made her. I love having a girl!!! It is so much fun to dress her in pink, sweet, little clothes. Kind of a change from the skull and cross bones that Cash wears.

I'm easy...

2008-10-15T11:43:00.000-07:00

to please, that is ;). This might be one of the best days of my life (besides getting married and the birth of my children.. haha, Dani)... I hooked up the internet at home!!! So move over Becky McCubins, you won't be the best blogger for long.

Soft Hearted...

2008-10-02T12:43:00.000-07:00

He didn't get hurt, he's not in trouble, he's not tired... Sam was pretending to cry and it made him sad. It is pretty cute to see him cry because normally he is the one making the other kids cry (usually sitting on them, pulling hair or taking thier food).

If Cash could talk...

2008-10-02T12:32:00.001-07:00

I think that he would say "I pitty the fool"

How? How does this happen?

2008-10-02T12:26:00.000-07:00

Isabell ~ 2 months

2008-10-02T12:07:00.000-07:00

I can not believe how much she has changed in just one month!!! I didn't even realize it until I was comparing these pictures. It is so sad how fast it goes... How cute are these shoes? They are from Ashlyn, I love them!

Isabell ~ 1 month

2008-10-02T11:58:00.000-07:00

Not bad for 50!!!!

2008-08-27T21:25:00.000-07:00

While we were in utah we celebrated my moms 50th birthday. We went to eat at Lone Star Steakhouse and then gave her a diaper cake made out of depends. We decorated it with fiber pills and fixodent! We wanted to get her a stripper too but he bailed at the last minute so we got her a plane ticket to Ireland instead.

Grandpa's Fire Pit

2008-08-27T21:19:00.000-07:00

Time Capsule

2008-08-27T20:53:00.000-07:00

My dad had a paper that all the grand kids filled out (we filled them out too for fun). It had a list of things like favorite movie, song, singer, actor, food, best friend etc. Once they were filled out my dad took pics of us and then we put it all in a container and barried it by his fire pit. obviously cash wasn't much help digging, he just ate the rocks.

These are the pics that went into the time capsule. We are going to dig it up in 10 years. Crazy to think that when we dig it up I will almost be 40!!! :(