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Life 365 | Week 5

Monday, January 25, 2010

Joey is going to have to work late tomorrow, so we decided to celebrate JJ’s birthday tonight. Joey came home early and we surprised JJ by taking our family to Chuck E Cheese. JJ was so excited to be able to have his favorite food – pizza – and play games! We had a great time together as a family. We came home and JJ got to open his presents – some new scriptures with his name on them, some Transformer toys, and a Spiderman watch.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Happy Birthday to JJ! I can’t believe he is already 8 years old. I made some brownies and he was so excited to take them to share with his class today at school. He came home very happy. While he was at school, Beth and I made his cake and he loved it! Tonight he got to blow his candles out and we ate cake and ice cream for dessert. He also opened some gifts from Grandpa and Grandma Sorensen tonight – he got some markers and Spiderman coloring pages and some sweat pants. He was so excited to be able to have THREE birthday parties this year!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Ever since we had kids, Joey has been mentioning a tradition he wanted to start with the kids. This year, he finally implemented it and it is truly one of the sweetest things ever. He took JJ out on Monday to buy ME (the mom) a present for JJ’s birthday. JJ got to pick out a present for me as a thank you for giving birth and all the things I do as a mom. Isn’t that just so sweet? So JJ got me a book and this adorable Willow Tree Figurine – I think it is just so perfect!

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Beth can just be so adorable sometimes. I was doing some cleaning and trying to be motivated not to just play Facebook all day (since I still don’t have my computer back) and I came into the kitchen and she had taken 2 chairs and made herself a little bed. She’s just too cute!

Friday, January 29, 2010

We introduced the Wii Sports: Tennis game to our kids this week and I love how much fun they are having! Beth loves to dress up in one of her princess gowns to play and JJ had to get on the action and he got into his Spiderman costume! They are just so cute!

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Joey was very good to me today and got my favorite Olive Garden take-out for dinner! It was nice not to have to cook and just sit around and be lazy!

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Since I still wasn’t in the mood to cook – Joey was very nice and made pork chops and hashbrowns for dinner. It was really fun to see him in the kitchen and the food was great – good job honey!

And here is my weekly layout:

I used my Digital 365 & Happy Birthday, Jelly Beans, & Birthday Cake (3S Collab) Kits to create this layout.

And here is my January summary layout:

I used my AspirationZ & Digital 365 Kits to create this layout.

Life 365 | Week 3

Monday & Tuesday, January 11-12, 2010

I feel so lost without my computer! I’ve spent these 2 days on Joey’s computer playing games on Facebook! I just can’t seem to be motivated to do anything else!

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

I finally pulled myself away from Facebook and worked on cleaning the house. Grandpa and Grandma Sorensen are coming this weekend so we decided to get the air mattress out and get everything set up. Beth loved playing around me as I cleaned up.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

We got to babysit Mallory today and Beth loved being able to feed her. It was so fun to have a baby in the house!

Friday, January 15, 2010

So I finally got my computer back and started getting things caught up – and then it suddenly wouldn’t turn on. I had to take it back to Simply Mac again. This is so frustrating!

Joey went to do his podcast tonight and after I finished some cleaning I just didn’t feel like making dinner – so we decided to try Dominos new pizza. It was much better than their old pizza and I really love their Pasta bowls! Yummy!

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Grandpa, Grandma and Uncle Lane and Clint arrived today! It was so nice to see them and be together. We had a late Christmas party since we didn’t get to go down to see them during the holidays. The kids were so excited to get to open some more presents. Lane had our family’s name and he gave us the Disney Scene-It Game and JJ got a Thomas the Train and Beth got a My Little Pony. Grandpa and Grandma gave us food for our food storage (Flour, canned goods, pasta, etc.) and the kids got new fleece blankets that Grandma and some other little things. I made homemade rolls and chicken noodle soup for dinner and we all enjoyed catching up. Lane and Clint loved playing the Wii with us too!

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Grandpa, Grandma, Lane and Clint visited with Cody and Becki while we went to church and then we visited at our house for awhile. For dinner we went to Cody and Becki’s house where we had waffles and hash browns and visited. Aunt Becki is definitely my kids’ favorite – she sat and read them story after story!

And here is my weekly layout:
I used my Heart EqualZ Home & Digital 365 Kits to create this layout!

Life 365 | Week 2

Monday, January 4, 2010

Time to get back to reality. The kids went back to school today and then we started doing cleaning/organizing of their rooms. We cleared out some shelves and spots for their new toys!

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

My computer has been really sluggish lately – so I wiped the hard drive clean and started reinstalling everything and backing everything up. I almost had it ready when my internal hard drive completely died on me. So we took it to Simply Mac to have a new hard drive installed. The good news is that my original 250gb hd is going to be replaced with a internal 500gb hard drive – so I’m going to have space! It will be great. My great hubby also purchased me a 1TB Time Capsule – so I will have a great backup system now when I get my computer back….

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

We did some major grocery shopping today at Costco/Walmart. It was really time to replenish our food storage. After picking up Beth from school I started cleaning out my food closet and Beth made her a little house with all the food. It was too cute!

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Just another day of organizing and relaxing. I love to see the kids all cuddled up with their Daddy at the end of the day!

Friday, January 8, 2010

I still don’t have my computer back. Simply Mac apparently had a lot of other repairs to do before they get to mine – so I’ve been using Joey’s little notebook to browse the internet – answer emails – and play. I can’t do much else and its really frustrating, but at least Facebook has kept me from going insane without my computer!

Saturday, January 9, 2010

We finally got around to putting away our Christmas Decorations today. The kids and I were pretty sad, but it was just time. The rest of the day we just hung out together as a family at home.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

It has been so much fun to watch the kids enjoy the Wii. They have been doing A LOT of bowling and its been fun to see their little moves – JJ’s jumps and Beth’s leg crossing when they “throw” the bowling ball. So much fun!

And here is my weekly layout:

I used my Daydream BelieverZ & Digital 365 Kits to create this layout!

Life 365 | Week 1

Monday, December 28, 2009

Beth has really been enjoying her new dress-up dresses and its the first thing she does when she wakes up in the morning. Right now her favorite is her snow white dress. She discovered that if she stands by the heater her dress flares up and she gets the whole big dress effect – so much fun!

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

We got a light snow fall today and it was just nice to sit inside watching movies, reading and playing on the computer and Wii. The kids are still enjoying all their new toys and we even had a nap!

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Today was a fun day. We woke up to a lot more snow and we just had to go play in it. The kids got to wear their new coats and boots and we went into our little yard and built our “Frosty”, threw a few snow balls, and made snow angels.

Thursday, December 31, 2009

I loved these photos of my kids from yesterday’s snow play. Love it when my kids are so happy. We didn’t do anything today. Joey ended up working from home today and I got to sleep in. It was so nice. We just played on computers, played a little Wii, the kids played with their new toys, and we had a nice Spaghetti and Meatballs Dinner. Joey and I stayed up until after midnight – bringing in the new year with The Lord in the Rings.

Friday, January 1, 2010

We spent a lot of the day playing Wii with the kids and Joey went to Salt Lake City to do his podcast and spend some time with Pete. Just a low-key day at home for me and the kids.

Here are some of my goals for this year:
Family Goals: Family Home Evening Lessons/activities every Monday, Scriptures/Prayers every day, bring back chores, and Continue our Movie Nights on Sundays

Couple Goals: Have more time together as just us – a date at least once a month, attend the temple once a month

Personal Goals: Lose some weight – just take better care of myself, streamline my design/blog process so that I am being more efficient, and organizing my household tasks/schedule so that I’m accomplishing everything that I should during the week.

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Another low-key day with just playing and relaxing. We did go out for dinner at IHOP and spent some more time as a family playing the Wii.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Joey and I have spent a lot of time this week trying to complete our end-of-the-year tradition of watching all of The Lord of the Rings. We didn’t quite make it and we are still on the Return of the King, but I have really enjoyed the time with Joey watching one of our favorite movies of all time. The kids watched a little bit with us tonight but its still a bit too scary for them and a lot that they don’t understand, so we have been watching it after they go to bed. I can’t wait until they’ve grown up more and they can get in on our tradition!

Today’s funny Beth comment:
We were watching Return of the King and explaining a bit about the movie. I told Beth that Gandalf’s horse was named Shadowfax and she simply stated, “Wow…cool name!“

And here is my weekly layout:

I used my AspirationZ & Digital 365 Kits to create this layout!

Project 365 | Week 20

Monday, May 11, 2009
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Being a Daddy’s girl myself – I really love seeing the relationship that has been developing between Joey and Beth. They share some wonderful qualities and they have a great time together.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

I got to go on JJ’s field trip with him today. We went to Salem Pond, to the Fishing Day 2009! It was really fun to see JJ holding the pole and catching a fish (with the help of some wonderful fishermen). I wish I could have captured the complete delight on his face as he reeled in the fish. I wasn’t able to get the right angle and there was so many people around. But it was still very fun. We spent a couple of hours there at the pond, fishing and eating hot dogs and potato salad. It was also really fun to see JJ with his classmates and teacher!

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

I love the beauty of trees. We live in a trailer park with not a lot of space, but we do have a little yard and I’m very grateful for that. And we do have lots of trees around us and they are so beautiful. I walked out on the porch today to check on the kids and happened to glance at the trees and they just looked very beautiful to me. The contrast of the green leaves, the brown bark and the sky was just a wonderful sight!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

I have spent the better part of the last 2 weeks working on kits for the So You Think You Can Design Contest. I applied several weeks ago and was selected as one of the 80 participants. I was so excited to make it in. Although I had the disappointment this week of not making it to Round 3, it really has been a good experience. I am grateful that I made it to 2 rounds – I’m grateful that I was even selected in the first place! I am grateful that I was able to get myself known just a little bit more! I’m grateful that my Heavenly Father has given me this creative talent that I have to be able to do this and do it from home so I can still be a wife and mom. I’m grateful for an amazing supportive husband and wonderful kids that put up with me when I am in design mode. And I am extremely grateful for all of the people who enjoy my work and make it possible for me to do this! They truly make my life wonderful!

Friday, May 15, 2009

The Young Women in our ward held a Luau tonight as a fundraiser to help them go to Girls Camp. As it is Joey’s Racquetball and Podcast night and due to having only one vehicle, we opted to get the takeout dinner instead of the sit-down dinner at the church. Meat and rice, vegetables, fruit, chips and salsa, salad, and rainbow sherbet was the meal and it was so yummy! Even the kids ate it all. Joey got the Pulled Pork which he didn’t really care for, but the kids and I enjoyed our Hawaiian Chicken!

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Tonight we had our monthly dinner with Cody and Becki. Becki’s parents and sister also joined us. We had Hawaiian haystacks and it was great. Yea, I guess we are on a Hawaii kick this week. And Prez (Becki’s Dad), made us some homemade ice cream. Yummy! We also got to play on Cody and Becki’s Wii. I had not played before and I really enjoyed it. I usually don’t get into video games and stuff – but this was fun. JJ loved it too! I think the Wii is definitely going to have to be on our Christmas wish list this year.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Joey and I love sharing movies and tv shows together. But we do have differing opinions often on what our favorites are. But we both love the BACK TO THE FUTURE Trilogy. We introduced the first wonderful movie to our kids today and they got a kick out of it. I love sharing these things with my kids as they get older. It’s so much fun!

The kids were eating some lunch and Joey and I were on our computers. We were eavesdropping on their cute conversation about their drinks which was actually Strawberry-Kiwi Juice.

JJ: “I’m drinking root beer.”
Beth: “I’m drinking Moonberry Juice, is that ok?”
JJ: “We’re pretending, it can be whatever we want!”

And here is my weekly layout:

I used my Digital 365 Kits to create this layout!

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