Happy Birthday Dad

What a great day celebrating my dad's life! He's such a wonderful person and has so many awesome qualities. Growing up my dad and I had a great relationship, but sometimes I was a teenager that liked to talk back and act like family wasn't too important (aren't we all ashamed of that now!) Even when I was a little sass, my dad would always make sure we never went to bed angry at each other. Often times he would leave notes on my bed just to tell me he loved me. He also often bought me fun little gifts growing up like CD's, movies, little figurines etc. just because. He is such a wonderful example for our whole family and we love him very much. He also loves his grandson with all his heart which we appreciate. We hope you had a great day dad and know this will be a great year for you! Thanks for the yummy dinner at Mimi's Cafe tonight and for your favorite birthday cake...Spice!

Watching my niece...

Peyton and I got to play with his cousin Alaynah today. I know it's not physically possible to have babies six months apart, but it would be quite the adventure everyday if you did. Overall it went pretty well, but I don't think I would get out much if they were both mine! Peyton loved to have a playmate but wanted to grab her face and hair most of the time they were around each other...yikes! Luckily I kept the attacker away and she didn't leave with any scratches! Thanks for letting her come play today Ash! As they get older I think they will be good buds!













Also thank you to the young women in my old ward for coming to see me last night! I will miss you all but I know you will all do great things in life and be successful! My house is always welcome to you and you can stop by anytime! Thanks Laura for the cute house plant. She gave me my first one so hopefully I can keep it alive!

My great weekend

I had a blast in Vegas. I spent all my budget (and a little extra!) and had so much fun. We shopped NON-STOP for two days. We were all exhausted by Saturday night, but it was well worth it. Plus I got to eat at one of my favorites, The Cheesecake Factory, which is always good. Thank you so much Sarah for letting us stay with you and your cute family. I forgot to take a picture of the boys while we were there! They are so cute! I'm excited to be able to wear some new things! It's always a fun time for new clothes. I have such fun friends and it was great to spend some time with you!

VEGAS!

I'm so excited...I get to go down to Vegas with Steph and Jess to go visit Sarah! I am in desperate need of a new Spring/Summer wardrobe as I bypassed it last year due to having a baby! I've been saving my dollars so I can have some fun and I'm really excited...when you go to the outlets and H&M you always get more stuff for your money! Yeah! We're excited to see you Sarah! I'll post pics when we get back! Also, good luck to my sweet husband who is taking on Peyt alone for the first time (I'm going to miss them both so much!) He'll do great. Also thanks to my Mom and sis for taking Peyton during the day!

SPRING!

I know this isn't the greatest picture because the sun is in Peyton's eyes...but that's what IS so great about it...THE SUN IS IN PEYTON'S EYES! YAHOO! WARMTH...FRESH AIR...50's and 60's...NO MORE (or at least less) SNOW...SHORT SLEEVED SHIRTS...I could go on for hours! Yes we are so excited to have the warm weather coming in. It's great to live somewhere where we get to experience all four seasons, but I'm always so excited for Spring to come (can you tell!) I could actually live in a climate like California and love everyday of it.



















On another note - Peyton is already becoming a climber. I turned my back for 2 seconds today and he had managed to climb on the printer to pound on the keyboard. He loves to push buttons! And I've found in the last few days he loves cars. He loves to drive them back and forth. He's giving me good ideas for his birthday gifts! I'm getting excited for March to come and the big 1st birthday. They are the days that are so fun and rewarding for Mom's (probably more so than the kids at least for the first few years!)

A little more about me...

Lindsay's ABC's...
A- Attached or single: Attached
B- Best Friend: McKay
C- Cake or Pie: Cake
D- Day of Choice: Saturday
E- Essential Item: Puffs for Peyton and shopping money!
F- Favorite Color: Pink
G- Gummi Bears or Worms: Bears
H- Hometown: Lehi (never thought I'd say that...but yes...Lehi)
I- Indulgence(s): Shopping, Blogging, Running, Reading, Scrapbooking and Decorating my house
K- Kids: 1
L- Life is incomplete without: Family and Friends, the Gospel, being happy and dessert!
M- Marriage Date: May 8, 2003
N- Number of Siblings: 1 brother, 1 sister, 3 brother-in-laws, 4 sister-in laws
O- Oranges or Apples: Oranges
P- Phobias or Fears: The big earthquake...losing McKay or Peyton or anyone I love!
Q- Quote(s): Don't get caught up in the thick of thin things
R- Restaurant: Cafe Rio, Bajio, Olive Garden, P.F. Changs, Chef's Table (I love going out to eat!)
S- Season: Summer
T- Tag Six: Anyone who wants to do it!
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I don't like pets and my poor husband wants a dog so bad!
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: I like moderation with meat
W- Worst Habit: playing with my hair alot!
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Ultrasounds
Y- Your Favorite Food: Italian
Z: Zodiac: Virgo

New House and Stairs

We are up and running folks. This is the new house and we love it. Everything worked out so smoothly with the sell of our home and moving into this home. Words can't express how GRATEFUL and THANKFUL we are to those of you who helped us so much. We have more personalized thank yous on the way, but for now, please accept this! Here's a pic of the new house. For our out of town relatives I will post inside pictures soon...when it's more set-up...














This house has a great big staircase...perfect timing for our little crawler! He's already mastered going up the stairs...now the trick is getting him down safely. I can't believe what a handful these little babies become when they start to crawl. All the people telling me I was crazy to want him to crawl knew what they were talking about I guess. He's so much fun though and has so much personality. What a big boy!

OH MY GOSH!

The freeway right outside where we live has been stopped since 4 p.m. this afternoon...it is 10 p.m. and it is still STOPPED. I am so sorry if you are one of those people who were stuck in it. I've been taking loads over to my new house and just driving there has been a nightmare! Some of my friends live in Traverse and up Alpine Highway so I hope you are home OK! This has been the worst road conditions from a storm I think I've ever seen! Crazy!

CUTE SWIM SUITS!

I LOVE the new Modbe swimming suits. I think they are so flattering and look good on everyone! I'm not a big fan of shopping for suits because I never find anything I really like...and I really could buy at least five of these and love them all! If you visit my friend Sarah's blog you probably already saw this picture (I stole it from her!)

I've never been successful with parties at my house for some reason so I don't do them anymore. I really don't like to do them much either because I don't want people to feel like they HAVE to buy stuff if they don't want to. However...I wanted you all to see these suits because they are so cute. So I thought I'd do a poll...if you would be interested in coming to my house to try these suits on, let me know by leaving a comment. Sarah's sister is a consultant and would do one for me if I found enough interest. Just FYI most of the tops are $48 and the bottoms about $26...really a typical price for a nicer swimming suit (ignoring the lucky find at Target for $30!) So if you have interest let me know and maybe I'll host a party in March...if not, no biggie either!

Hope you're all doing well and we are moving into our house this week! I PROMISE pictures will come sooner than later!

Two Bits of WONDERFUL News

#1 - As expected, we have our new prophet! I am thrilled to have President Monson as our next prophet of the church. He will do such a wonderful job. I watched a documentary on him tonight and they brought up such a good point: President Monson has dedicated his life to serving...especially the elderly and the children. He is such a sweet man who will offer so much to the church. I think one remarkable story of him is when he was a young bishop and he was to care for 80 + widows as part of his ward boundaries...and he made sure to visit each and every one at Christmastime each year until the last one passed away (I think I'm telling the story right!) What a great example of service to all of us...I think that will be one of his legacies as a prophet!




















#2 - I DON'T HAVE TO GO TO COURT! WAHOO! I know you've all heard the saga about this already (and I do apologize for telling this story to so many of you so many times...and complaining so much about it!) They settled the issue last weekend so I don't have to go sit in front of a jury pleading my innocence! This is one part of my life I am very happy to forget! And I don't have to hate the lady who was suing me anymore...I don't like negativity in my life and now it can be gone!