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Life 365 | Week 47

Monday, November 15, 2010

My first try at making beef stew tonight. It wasn’t the best, but not too bad. The kids seemed to like it.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

The kids had penny wars at school this week and so we had some fun emptying out our piggy bank and sorting and counting.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

I love Fall sunsets. This was the beauty for tonight – the picture doesn’t do it justice. The kids and I stared at it for as long as we could before it was just too cold!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Joey got some new dice and the kids and him had some fun tossing them for awhile tonight.

Friday, November 19, 2010

I was in the kitchen all day today, preparing for the weekend. I made rolls, egg noodles, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. And of course tried to get most of the cleaning up done. My parents arrived at 2 and we visited while I finished up my baking. Then when the kids got home from school, we turned on a movie for them and Grandpa and my mom and I headed out the door. We had a nice visit and then we got to experience the Time Out for Women. I loved hearing the music and the inspirational messages. It was a great evening.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

We started the day extremely early to get up to Salt Lake City for the rest of the Time Out for Women. I throughly enjoyed the messages of Hope that we received and it was something I really needed. Joey spent the day with the kids – Beth had a birthday party as well. I went to dinner with my parents and friends before we started home. Unfortunately, we hit a snowstorm and we were pretty wore out by the time we got back to my home. We watched a little Utes football (they won) and then went to bed.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

My parents left this morning. It was nice to have time with them both and it was nice to hear that they got home safely – even though they had a little storms on their way. Beth coughed all night and even though she was supposed to give a talk today in church, we decided she better stay home. She did finally convince her daddy to play tea party with her. Unfortunately our Colts lost by a field goal today and so it was pretty disappointing.

Life 365 | Week 42

Monday, October 11, 2010

It is Red Ribbon Week at the kids’ school this week and today was HAT DAY. The kids loved being able to wear their baseball caps to school and I think they looked adorable!

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Crazy Hair Day today. JJ and Beth have really loved having these special days this week – it has been really fun for them!

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Joey has worked really long hours this week and its been fun to have “picnics” in the van, as we take him dinner. The kids and I have drove the long way to Joey’s work and enjoyed our little drives with conversation and dinner!

Thursday, October 14, 2010

More computer problems. I finally got my fan fixed this week and its so nice to have it back and running well!

Friday, October 15, 2010

What characters! The kids loved having Pajama Day at school and loved coming home to wrap themselves up in their blankets. I love it when they play so well together!

Saturday, October 16, 2010

We got our annual family photos today. They didn’t turn out as well as I had hoped and it wasn’t a very good experience, but we did get a couple of decent photos – plus it was free!

Sunday, October 17, 2010

A little Colts football with some chips ‘n dip make for a wonderful Sunday evening!

Life 365 | Week 40

Monday, September 27, 2010

Today was pajama day at school and both JJ and Beth were so excited about wearing their pjs all day! I remember having the days at school where you got to do things out of the ordinary. Always so fun!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

The kids have really enjoyed the light sabers that we got at the Fall Festival. I love their creative play. They built a fort with blankets and pillows and play fought all afternoon after they got home from school.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

I have been sick with a bad cold this week and my bedroom shows it. I’ve got the humidifier going and been eating soup. Beth had a touch of a cold today and so she didn’t go to school and unfortunately she missed her last soccer game of the Fall season. 🙁

Thursday, September 30, 2010

JJ’s class is doing a special thing every month. At the last day of the month, the parents are invited to go to their classroom and hear the songs that the kids have learned that month. So today, I was able to go listen to JJ and it was so fun to hear him sing and enjoy being with his class. We also got to babysit Mallory all late afternoon/evening and it was so fun to have her cute little spirit in our home!

Friday, October 1, 2010

Today was Parent Day in Beth’s class and she was so excited to have her Daddy come to her school! They had a fun afternoon and then Dad brought both JJ and Beth home. I love seeing Joey with the kids!

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Today was another pajama day for the Smith Family. We just hung around the house and listened to General Conference and being lazy today. After conference, we headed to the movie theater and watched Legends of the Guardians (The Owls of Ga’hoole). It was very cute and the kids loved it! I also hosted our Birthday Bash 6 Celebration Crop @ Digitals today and it was a great time!

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Today’s photo says it all. It has just been a rough season so far for our Colts! Here’s hoping they start making it happen! Today was General Conference and I really enjoyed hearing from the leaders of the Church, especially from President Monson!

Life 365 | Week 39

Monday, September 20, 2010

It’s been hard to get into our new routine, but we are trying. Morning time has been a bit hectic and hopefully we will get used to it soon. It’s nice that we can get JJ off to school and then have a few hours before Beth has to get to school. Growing up, my mom always had hot breakfasts for us (of course I missed out on that most of the time because I had volleyball/basketball practice in the mornings). But around here it is cereal bars, yogurt, and cold cereal!

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

I signed up to be a room mom for both of the kids this year and its been interesting getting involved in the school. It was my job to collect all the items for Beth’s class basket for the Fall Festival and I was impressed with all the fun toys we got. This Toy Story Basket is so awesome and I hope we win it!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Another soccer game for Beth today. She is doing much better about getting in there. Our team is so small and its been hard to have her motivated enough to work at it, but she is doing well.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

We visited Joey at work and brought him dinner again. We stopped in at the mall and walked around and a guy offered Beth a free jump on their trampoline. She loved it!

Friday, September 24, 2010

Today was the Fall Festival. The kids had such a good time playing the games, eating cotton candy, riding a pony, and shooting rockets! JJ was so excited to see Darth Vader there and he even won a cake in the cake walk! Of course it was a BYU Football cake and JJ had a good time teasing his dad about it. After the Festival we traveled to Payson and met with Grandpa and Grandma Sorensen, Lane, Cody, Becki, and Mallory. We visited and had dinner at the Cracker Barrel. It was fun to have Grandpa, Grandma, and Lane spend the night with us.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

We got to watch Lane run in the Orem Kiwanis Cross Country race today. While we were waiting for it to start, the kids had a fun time playing on the playground and just running around. Lane did a great job and we are proud of him. Grandpa and Grandma and Lane came with us to watch Beth’s soccer game before they had to head home. It’s always great to spend time with them.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Tonight’s movie night featured Benjamin Franklin and it was fun to share his story with the kids! We were glad to see another win for the Colts today!

Life 365 | Week 38

Monday, September 13, 2010

I’m spending the week getting ready for my featured designer spot next week! Lots of designing and watching Alias the TV Show! Our van decided to not work today, so it went into the shop and I hope we get it back soon.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

So blessed to have our van already fixed. We got it back today and its such a blessing! Of course more money down the tank, but at least it still works!

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

JJ got to go to Krispy Kreme today for Scouts and they got fun hats and got to watch the doughnuts being made. Beth had another soccer game. She’s having fun, but we wish she would be a bit more competitive and not give up so much.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Joey was stuck at work for long hours tonight, so the kids and I brought him dinner. The kids were excited to go for a drive and to bring their daddy food.

Friday, September 17, 2010

It has been a long week in my designing, but I finished up all the things I needed to do and I’m excited about my new School YearZ Collection!

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Such a hot day, but it was soccer time. It really is fun to see Beth playing soccer.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

We were excited to go to Cody, Becki and Mallory’s for dinner tonight. Joey was invited to the Casseta’s for the Colts game, so he didn’t join us. We had a yummy dinner and a great visit! And the Colts won tonight!

Life 365 | Week 37

Monday, September 6, 2010

We headed into Ogden and spent the afternoon at the Toad’s Fun Zone, playing arcade games, laser tag, and miniature golf! The kids really enjoyed it!

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

We headed home this morning. We all felt a little sad leaving our “vacation home” and getting back to reality. We spent the day just hanging out at home, unpacking and getting ready for the week.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

The kids went back to school today. Joey took the kids to Beth’s soccer game, while I headed to the Back to School Night. I was shocked at all of the papers that I got! Beth’s schooling is so different than JJ’s and we will have a lot to do with homework, etc. So I made a calendar and started planning the month with all that is going on and planning groceries/menu.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

My computer started acting up today. I know the fan is going, so I took it into Simply Mac. I spent the day playing on Joey’s computer and catching up on my Facebook games. 🙂

Friday, September 10, 2010

Comfort food is always good and we made a quick dinner tonight with Rice-a-roni, Stovetop stuffing, and broccoli! I got my computer back today – basically, the fan problem stopped so I’m going to have to wait until it completely dies and just try to make it last. 🙁

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Another Soccer game today! It was so hot, but Beth made her first goal and it was really fun to see her so excited about it!

Sunday, September 12, 2010

The NFL Football season has begun! Unfortunately our Colts lost today, so we were pretty sad.