Monday, June 30, 2008
Tag From Tiana (Thanks Alot) :)
How To Play This Game of Tag: Post these rules on your blog. List: 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 random surprising facts about yourself. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names. JOYS (aside from the top 2 family & faith) 1. Watching my baby girl do new things every day. 2. Knowing that I have a great husband who has helped me accomplish so many things in my life. 3. Having lot's of kids around me all the time. I just love kids and the innocence they have at there young ages. FEARS 1. Failing 2. Not being a good parent 3. Not being liked by everyone GOALS 1. Our # 1 goal between me and Darin is to get to the temple so that we can be together forever and ever. 2. To repair all our finances so that we can be into a house within a year. 3. To give my kids all the love and attention they deserve to make them great people when they are grown. CURRENT OBSESSIONS/COLLECTIONS 1. Blogging is my current obsession but with 6 kids in my house, it's nearly impossible. 2. Trying to remain calm this summer while everyone is here. 3. Searching for meals that are big enough for 8 people. RANDOM/SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT ME 1. I got bit by a rattlesnake when I was 10 years old and ended up staying overnight in the mountains because we didn't know what it was and nearly died. 2. When I was 9 I almost drowned, playing in a canal with friends. I got my foot stuck between 2 boards and was under water for about 3 minutes before anyone noticed. When they pulled me out I was blue as a smurf and they had to do mouth to mouth on me to get me to start breathing and throw up all the water. Nearly died that time too. 3. That I had a child at 16 years old and I gave him up for adoption. I get to see him and he is in a wonderful family with a wonderful life. I love you Dakota. I TAG THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE 1. Sierra 2. Rachel 3. Katie 4. Crystal 5. Meghan
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Finally, I get to go Camping
Well most of you that will read this, also read Maren's blog so she has already explained the HORRIBLE, but somewhat fun Camping Trip. Just to add to Maren's story, I did have fun and I am glad I went. However, it's one of those trips you get home from and think "Things would have been better if I DIDN'T go". But what can you do. The food was good and I finally got smores for the first time in ages.... and Dustin had fun catching any kind of animal he could find.
Dustin was pretty proud of himself for keeping his fire going!
Another one of those forced hugs I make Dustin give me!!
And on Maren's blog, Tiana asked for pictures of my van. I think she thought it was funny (grrrr) actually I was the idiot who insisted on taking my van because I HAD to sleep in it so I didn't get bit by snakes or eatin by bears!!
I'm not exactly sure what happened here, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't there before the camping trip
This is where I decided to park right against a huge rock....or run into anyway. Oops, I haven't told Darin about this one. No way to hide it now.....
And this one, if you look close enough you can see the tire has a big lump in it. Maybe it has tire cancer. Anyway, It was pretty freaky to have to drive on that. I am shocked and amazed we got home all in one peice. 
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Dustin has finally arrived!!!
Finally after much anticipation, Dustin has arrived home. We haven't seen him since Christmas so it's been over 6 months. Usually he comes in April during his Spring Break but this year he passed on that opportunity so we told him he has to stay the whole summer, if he wanted too. So here we are at the airport, trying very hard to stay patient and trying very hard to entertain Starlett in the stroller and out.
I can't ever take a good picture of Darin. I took three pictures of him in front of the Southwest sign and they all turned out like this. After 3 he lost patience so this is what you get. We have to check in so that an adult can go pick Dustin up at the gate, usually it's me but this time I made him cuz he had the day off. He was paniced because he hasn't ever had to go through security but it was a breeze.
Star was so enthralled with the K-9 dog.
Star was just begging me to get her out......
And then I finally gave in, she was such a pill.
And then back in she goes.....talking on the phone to no one.
Father & Son
I have to force him to hug me.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Mommy & Star Time
Well since it is Summer time and school is out, Daylon and Rain have been spending alot of time at there dad's house. After one or two days I always start missing them really bad, but I do enjoy the one on one time that I get with Starlett. With only one kid in the house, I have more time on my hands so I'm able to play with Starlett without 2 other kids wanting to steal the attention away. Not to mention, Star is into EVERYTHING now a days. So if I can keep her mind off of trouble then maybe she'll stay out of it. Here are some fun pictures of us playing and yes, some of her getting into things. Mind you, this is all in a matter of 10 minutes, that's how busy this kid is. Her attention span is about 30 seconds for each thing we do....except get into trouble.
The reason why I got the camera out to begin with was because she was eating chocolate graham crackers and when I was tickling her and she would smile, she looked like a white trash redneck that was missing her front tooth because it was covered in chocolate. By the time I got there with the camera, this is all that was left, but she's still cute so I had to put it up anyway.
We were having tickle time, I got her laughing so hard. Unfortunatly, me and Darin both do weird things with our mouth when were playing, and it looks like we passed it on to her. Poor kid.
She is trying her best to get away from me so I can't tickle her anymore. You know when your being tickled and your so mad but you can't stop laughing to scream. I think that was the point that I got Star too. 
She has gotten really good at pointing in the direction of something and saying "Uh, Mum" when she wants something, and she saw the bubbles, so I put the stick in front of the fan so I didn't use up all the hot air out of my head. This is her in front of the fan.
It's a race to see who can pop the bubbles first, Starlett or our cat Gato. Usually she would win cuz she would stop Gato by yanking on his tail. That poor cat puts up with alot of abuse from that girl.
One of the toys that we always had as a kid was a corn popper, I knew that they were around still, but I hadn't seen one in a store for a long time. I let Starlett play with it to keep her entertained and she wouldn't let me put it down. I figured it was probably only about 5.00 bucks so we got it for her. Ended up being 10.97, what a rip off. I could have found one at DI for 50 cents.
Pushing chairs over because it wasn't close enough to climb up on it and pound the heck out of the computer, so she started throwing a fit and ended up tipping it over.
I don't remember who used to do this with us kids when we were young, but I've passed it on to my kids and my older one's (Daylon who is almost as tall as me, and Rain who can still do it) think that I can still hold them up.
IT'S SUPER BABY!!!!!!!!
Pony Girl, Pony Girl, won't you be my Pony Girl. Giddy up Giddy up Giddy up Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo,
Be my Pony Girl ( FLIP )
Peek A Boo, Where's Starlett? There she is!!
And here are a few of her being a trouble maker. She loves to take the plastic bag out of the garbage, and push the garbage around like it's a car or something.
And last but not least, this is the one she KNOWS that she is not supposed to do, but EVERTIME we turn around, she is up on the chair pounding on the computer and throwing the mouse around. But what can we say, she wouldn't be Starlett if she didn't keep us on our toes.
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