The Blackburns wild life

The 4-wheeler ride!

2011-10-08T20:30:00.000-06:00

Oh how long it has been!

2011-09-19T22:41:00.003-06:00

Yes I know it has been FOREVER since my last post! I am not sure anyone will even see this one. Maybe there is someone who has not give up on me!
Anyway these are photo's from Labor day weekend. We had a ton of fun and I have a bunch more photo's to post but not tonight ( I am tired). These are photo's of how I spent my weekend. Either behind Ty on the little 4 wheeler or behind Steven on my 4 wheeler! Such a fun time!

PS...... I have updated Torribellphotography.blogspot.com and torribellphotography.com

Lesson learned!

2011-04-08T12:02:00.000-06:00

As adult's none of us are immune to still learning life's lesson's and yesterday I learned such a lesson! I tried to have a party while my kids were on spring break(not something I will ever do again)! Some of life's lessons are hard, some are easy, some are nice, some not so nice, and some we have to learn twice!
In my opinion what we put out into this world is what we get back if you do good, good comes back to us. In conference last weekend several talks were on service. Why not do service? Why not help other's? So today because I am exhausted I am going to sit here with my iPad laying on the couch listening to my boys play with trains and list a few of the lessons I have learned!

1- Always twist a lid off of a pop slowly!
2- Never leave two little boys alone for more than 1 minute. Sadly this is a lesson that I have learned over several times and it has always ended in me cleaning!
3- Always hide any snacks I want to last more than one day.
4- Always look before you sit down to pee at night! Note: because of my brothers leaving the seat up my whole childhood and me sitting in water WAY to many time to count my house has a VERY strickt rule of "the seat MUST be put down after use"! My boys wife's will thank me some day! Lol
5- Always pay a full tithing!
6- NEVER and I mean NEVER work on Sunday! I have made this mistake twice. The first time you would think I would have learned but NO I had to try it one more time and even though nothing may go wrong on Sunday one day something will and you will be sorry you worked! *just my opinion though but trust me*
7- NEVER EVER pull a stray nose hair hanging out of your husbands nose out as he is driving down the road! This ends in his eyes watering and some nasty looks directed at you! Lol I still think it was funny though.
8- Never leave an unopened can of pop in a hot car! This will result in pop exploding EVERYWHERE and your cd player never working right again.
9- Always cover up a little boy when changing a diaper unless you want to change yours or his cloths too!
10- and always read the directions twice or even at least once before starting. You may end up re-putting the swing set together at 10:30 at night. (ok so this one is totally Stevens but thought I would share!) lol oh I love that man
There you have just a few of many of life's lessons!

Air guitar

2011-03-29T21:16:00.000-06:00

I went to pick Slade up the other day his teacher caught me before I left. She then began to tell me how in the middle of testing slade stood up and began playing air guitar (with sound affects)! I started to laugh and then quickly realized his teacher did not find it funny. However I still do. I don't agree that he did it but I gotta admit it is funny!

My sweet addiction's!

2011-03-23T12:22:00.000-06:00

I am ADDICTED to cooking, baking you name it! I love to make great food. I think I may be a tad bit obsessed. I seriously can't wait to get a kitchen aid. It is not a must believe me I still make some tasty stuff with out one but it will be sooooo nice to have one. The reason I don't have one yet is the one I want is big and expensive! But soon...... I love homemade jam so I have to make my own. The store's is thick and too sweet. I like to know what goes into my food. I love to experiment with recipes and try new one's. As I type pumpkin choco chip cookies are baking.

My kids! I seriously could smooch those cute little mugs all day! Rachel only gives me love if I force it on her (although I know secretly she loves it), Hunter tolerates my hugs and kisses (He secretly loves it too), and Slade and Ty are extremely willing participants in my smooching and hugging! They make me laugh at the funny things they say and do. They are cute as all dickens and wilder than most little boys and I love it!

This man right here is my biggest addiction! I start going into serious Steven withdraws around 4pm. He makes me laugh (yes steven is seriously funny) he is someone to vent to joke with and have a good time with. I can sit in the same room with him while he does paperwork and me doing other things and say absolutely nothing and be perfectly happy. Life still goes on when he is out of town or at work but it is not the same till he is here. I could sit and stare at him all day (yes I know kinda creepy lol). I am so thankful for him!

I love movies! I am addicted to them. Great movies! I have a TON of movies. Probably way too many movies. I love to sit down and be pulled into a great story for 2 hours. I really don't have any type of specific movie I like more than another a great movie is a great movie even if they are old!

I am seriously addicted to taking photo's and looking at great photo's. There are so many fantastic and talented photographers out there I love looking at their work!

BOOKS! Oh how I love books. I could sit in my reading chair and devour book after book!

There ya have it! All my little addictions....

What if?

2011-02-22T12:06:00.000-07:00

Today's post is my " What would I do if I had a billion dollars". Now I could have put million but if we are going to dream lets go BIG! And really who in this world has not put some thought one time or another into the question "What would I do if I had a Million or Billion dollars". We all have! So today I post about what I would do with a ton of money. Agree or disagree it is up to you we all have our own idea's and if I have forgot you in the naming of names on this list I am not worried because if I ever do get a million or billion dollars you will find me! LOL Here we go.........

1- A nice home! Not an extravagant mansion because fact is I hate to clean and really that is just added expense to have to heat a giant house. Something nice sized and in all reality I wont be spending a whole lot of time there anyway!
2- A trip through europe with my whole family. Oh and a couple of nannies cause kids can be party poopers when they are tired. This will be a month or two trip so I suppose I will be paying everyones bills for that time. But oh man will it be a good time!
3-I will pay the salary to have an art teacher in my kids school! Heaven forbid we should have well rounded children who get music and art! Oh and yes I will keep my kids in the same school. No private schools for them I LIKE my kids school! There I said it!!!!! It is not a charter or private school and I like it! I have made friends with the teachers there and I like them.
4-I will build a cabin by Pine lake in southern utah and I will fill the garage with 4-wheelers and snowmobiles so we can bring family and friends there and have a good time. I will probably live there all summer!
5- I will travel just to take pictures.
6- I will buy a house for someone who needs it!
7- I will buy a camper with a toilet because I LOVE to camp but hate to squat!
8- I will go on all the church history tours.
9- I will take my dad to disney land and make him enjoy himself! (he hates amusement parks) lol lol
10- Sitting here typing this I have realized one thing, the top things I would do with my money is # 1,2,3,&4 and all but one of those include my family sooooo I think I must have things pretty good even if I do have to squat in the woods to pee!

Happy Valentines day!

2011-02-14T12:33:00.002-07:00

Here ya go it's a repeat!

2011-02-09T16:25:00.001-07:00

For this post I Just went thought the first 200 or so photo's on my computer and grabbed a few of them I loved and so here they are! The top is of ty he was soooooo tiny I think in this photo he was up to 4- 4 1/2 lbs. So cute!

Next this is my dad's favorite pose when we are around. I think we wear him out! Oh and ty too!

Rach camping a few years back.

Hunter sledding at grandpa's down the side of the pond!

Steven in Vegas. That was sooooo much fun!

This was a few summers ago on the way home from riding motorcycles. Dirty and tired!

Slade has some wicked Ninja moves!

BUT he know's how to show a lady some love too!

Hunter just relaxing on the slide. He is such a good kid.

Watching the 4th of July parade two years ago.

Not much has been going on in the Blackburn home a few of the kids have been sick but then who hasn't this winter! I have been working on a quilt and Steven has just plain been working. And now I am bored updating so I am off!
Not much of an update. I am sorry about that maybe more on monday when I have some photo's to post!

Jewlery

2011-01-28T20:10:00.000-07:00

Ok ladies here is the Jewelry my sister is selling! All these pieces are only 5-7$! As you can see most of the necklaces come with earrings! She has a TON TON TON more this is just a small sample of necklaces, bracelets, headbands, and flowers. She will be coming up to my house with all her stuff so if you want some let me know!

Hmmmm makes ya think!

2011-01-20T19:44:00.000-07:00

Will my kids need therapy when they figure out all the warnings I give them are lies! For example:
1- If you ride on the escalator your shoe lace will get caught in it and it will suck your leg in! Then how will you get out?
2- If you don't wash your hands you will get the Haunta virus and end up in the hospital! Then what?
3- If you aren't good in school they will kick you out and never let you back! Then you will have to get a job! Do you want that!!!
4- If you go past the boundary riding your bike you will get a flat tire and we will have to throw your bike away!

Things my kids refuse to believe that ARE TRUE!
1- Grandma was not always nice!!!!!! She was mean sometimes when I was a kid! (I love ya mom) lol
2- I am NOT made of money!
3- You can not only eat cereal all the time!
4- If you wreck your motorcycle I will not fix it! (ok so that is only partially true cause steven would) lol

Jobs Steven never applied for but got anyway!
1- Laundress. He just does it all the time I love it!!!!
2- 3rd councilor in the Primary Presidency!
3- Photography assistant! He really does rock this position! I may give him a raise some day!

Lies I tell myself and hope that someday might be true!
1- Maybe if I am really quiet the kids wont find me for a little while longer! (Never happens)
2- If I hold really still maybe they will think I am still asleep.
3- If I ignore their whining long enough they will go away!
4- If I hide this candy, gum, ice cream ect... Maybe it will be there next time I go to get it!
5- Maybe when I get home they have cleaned the house! :) nope :(

However "We are a Happy Family"!

What brings me joy!

2011-01-07T15:47:00.000-07:00

Today In NO particular order I thought I would list all of the things that bring me joy! Well maybe not all but quiet a few. Also this will not include the big one's such as family blah blah you all know I love them (if ya didn't I do)! Ok So in my head I can hear David Letterman doing his best "Top Ten" voice. Not sure why he came to mind I don't really watch him hmmm oh well anyway here we go........

1- Slade's dancing! I wish I could put a video up of it (hmmm maybe I will try and get one to post). For those of you who have ever seen the episode of "Seinfeld" were Elaine dance's well that body contorting is pretty much how slade dance's. I LOVE to watch him it makes me smile and love the poor little left footed dancer all the more! The joy he brings me to watch this is the best! This one is the whole reason I did this list lol.
2- Cooking. I love to cook I love to bake you name it! Now not just any food I am talking GOOD food. I will try recipe after recipe till I find the one that makes you say with your mouth full of food "Oh my gosh that is soooo good"! I have a gallon ziplock bag ( glamorous I know) filled with the best recipes EVER. Many who know these recipes have tried to snoop and copy only to find me glaring down at them mwaahahahahahah!
3-Talking on the phone. I love to visit I LOVE IT! Lucky for me I have so many great people in my life who love to visit with me too! (At least I think they do? Well they don't hang up on me so that's a good sign I think! lol)
4- The smell of Bath and Body works lotion. Well two in particular 1- Japanese cherry blossom and 2- Midnight Pomegranate mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Nuff said
5- A good book! Oh how I could spend so many hours doing nothing but curling up on my sofa with a good book. My books have kinda taken over the boys closet. It's not like they need to hang up cloths or anything
6- Southern utah. I love going to my parents house. I love their farm where my kids can run and play. I love sitting on the back porch with my mom and dad visiting for hours eating otter pop after otter pop.
7- #6 brings me to this one. Going on 4 wheeler rides in the mountains around my parents home is the best. I so enjoy all of us jumping on 4 wheelers and riding but I LOVE getting on the 4-wheeler behind Steven and flying up the dirt roads to the top of the mountain just the two of us (unless troy is following, also very fun)
8- A good movie. I so enjoy watching movies. I love to curl up on the bed and watch movies!
9- Camping. Camping is the best for so many reasons but some of the top ones are 1- Steven does all the cooking (yesssssss) 2- The kids don't bother me they are tromping out through the woods 3- I get to relax!
10-Watching my boys ride Dirt bikes. Seriously they are so cute on their tiny little bikes trying to go, do and jump everything steven does.
11- Date night with my main man. Steven is soooooo stinking hot I just love going to dinner with him. He is the best and we always get to go where I want!
12- Steven smells AWESOME! Now I dont go around sniffing everything but good gravy Steven always smells good!
13- Family History. I love family history (kinda geeky) you learn so many cool things and stories!
14- Giving gifts. I love when people are excited over a gift.
15- You cant have 14 without 15! I was so excited the other day when I found out my friend Sara is like me and loves to get gifts. Everyone says "oh I just love to give gifts I don't need anything". Now I love to give gifts too BUT I LOVE getting gifts and birthday/ christmas money! For those of you thinking Trista is selfish lol it's ok cause Steven loves me selfish and all!
16- I do enjoy girls night! I love to laugh and we always do a lot of that!
17- When my kids clean up without being asked too!
18- The funny things kids will tell me in primary. People your secrets are not safe!!!!!! I can not stress this enough. Your children will go to primary and they will announce your family secrets in sharing time. LOL LOL I love it there!
19-A relaxing long weekend with nothing to do!
And drum roll Please
20- I saved the best for last. I find sooooo much Joy and love in taking photo's! I Love to catch those little moments where people think you are not paying attention and you catch that look between a husband and wife, or a kiss from a child. I Love a great Black and White photo. You can really see personalities in people when their is no color detracting from their eye's. People eyes tell so much in a photo! The joy I get after finishing editing photo's and I sit back and finally just look at my work and enjoy it is the best! I love it when people look at their photo's and I can tell they love them as much as I do.
So there you have it 20 joys and loves in my life! I may have bored you, surprised you or made you laugh. I hope I at least didn't bore you. There are so many things I left off the list as I sit here and think I may have to do a sequel to this list some day!

What has the Blackburn's been up to?

2011-01-03T14:14:00.000-07:00

WOW what a Holiday season! We have experienced it all! We have had those wonderful moments that make up the holiday season and we have had those moments that make you want to pull your hair out. We will start with the bad. Right before Christmas we had some information stolen from us and as a a result half our checking was cleaned out. Now that being said it was bad however I have been trying to keep focused on all the blessings in my life so that is all that will be said on that subject. On ward and up ward to happy things! Before christmas I went and bought paints for the kids to keep them busy soooo the top photo's were of me taking advantage of them to busy to pay attention. Christmas eve is always so fun at our house and this year was no different we had a great time making cookies for santa and opening pj's. Christmas morning was delightful first off my kids slept till 8am (not bad I say)! Everyone one was so excited and had a good time playing with toys. Steven and I on the other hand were delighted with the 5000 twist ties we had to remove from all the boys toys ( this is being typed with EXTEME sarcasm) before they could play with them. Really would 2 or 3 be enough do we really need 8 yes I removed 8 twist ties off of one small toy! After a frenzy of wrapping paper, twist ties and boxes we had a yummy big breakfast. The following monday we got brave enough to venture out into the cold and headed down south to my in-laws in wayne county. Steven took the boys over to the dairy to see the cow's and I could not resist taking the photo above of Ty looking like a little elf in his hat. That night all but one of Steven's sisters and their families came over for dinner. It was a ton of fun. My boys loved their cousin Nelson and he was so great to hang out with them all night. They are going to be sad little boys when he leaves on his mission in may! Rachel had a blast with her cousins. Rachel and Burgan made Kate a dress out of the left over wrapping paper ( I thought it looked pretty good). They had so much fun and laughed so hard.
On wed. we headed for Bryce canyon and my parents house. We got over there and it was soooooooooo cold then on top of that the wind was blowing which made it feel 20 degree's colder than it was. We had a blast over there. It was so nice and relaxing. Mom got a Wii for christmas so we hooked it up and everyone played. I was able to get the best video ever of my Dad, Hunter, and Slade all dancing in the living room to a game my brother Adam had brought. It was so funny however my Dad would NOT be happy with me If I posted that video. Come to think of it I am not sure if he even know's I have it he was too busy with the game to realize I was filming. On friday we headed home to relax a day or two before back to the weekly routine. Now I am left with all the carnage of the last week and a half strewn through out my house. I am afraid it will take me at least that long to get my house back to some semblance of order. Ahhhhhh and that brings me to today and the peace and quiet of the kids being in school and the only sound is from ty in the other room. I love the Holidays ONCE a year~

2010-12-21T14:30:00.000-07:00

I just want to add if you want to hear Beautiful music and read some inspiring stuff My oooo so talented friend who I adore has a web site I would love all of you to check out! www.kristabaer.com It is truly inspiring music you will love!

My little scissor hand boys!

2010-12-21T14:26:00.000-07:00

So here we go! I am going to try and not laugh or cry as I post this! My two little boys are sooooooo naughty some times. Let's just start at the top and work our way down. The top photo is the pants ty cut up while he was wearing them. Then when I asked him why he had cut them up he ran and hid on Steven's side of the bed and fell asleep lol.
Next on the list is slade's pants now he didn't cut his but it had a small hole in it so he decided to rip it while he was in school! So those are what he came walking out to the car in. Oh I should add he had only wore those twice! I had just bought them. The next 3 photo's are what happened when I went with steven christmas shopping. I was out and got a phone call from rachel (crying) saying ty had cut my couch up. Now this is NOT her fault because well lets face it he is kinda naughty and would have probably done this it was me at home. So That night I spent two hours sewing all the holes in my furniture up! Oh and I should add this all happened in the same week!

While I try to work!

2010-12-21T14:14:00.000-07:00

This is what I put up with every time I sit down at my computer! Ty gets a few of his toys and has to sit right behind me in the chair! GRRRRRRRRRR However this photo is hilarious, I love his face!

Christmas programs

2010-12-21T14:09:00.000-07:00

So these are the kids two choir performances! They were a ton of fun and they did such a great job! We also had the fun of Aunt Judy being able to come with us to one!

Temple square and the lights!

2010-12-21T14:01:00.000-07:00

On December 2 Rachel and Hunter's choir performed in Salt lake at the Festival of Tree's. We ( ok really it was me) decided it would be fun to go down as a family and do temple square afterward. This is the last year of rachel in this choir and since it was Hunter too I thought "what fun"! So we made a day of it. After the performance we went to lunch and then headed for the Beehive house and took a tour of it. The sweet young sister missionaries who were trying to give their little informative tour were not entirely prepared for my 3 boys! They started out ok but 5 min in the all the boys wanted to do was ask questions (ALOT of questions). Some of these questions just plain left these sisters speechless lol oh I should add my boys LOVE anything pioneer or cowboy so they kinda know a lot for kids! For example we were looking in the bathroom:
Slade: So were did they go poop at?
Sis miss: Aaaaaa
Slade: Duh they had an out house don't you know! (giggles)
Sis miss: Oh yes

Sis miss: These are some little spike's they used!
Hunter: No those are not, they are nails! I know cause my grandpa has some and told me!
Sis Miss to other sis miss: Is that right?
Sis miss (after she reads the paper): Very good young man you are right!
Then they were trying to explain how Brigham Young was a convert to the church and my boys were trying to inform them of how Porter Rockwell cut a mans head off once (that one was my fault, I told them that story lol)!
After a few good laughs the sisters were kind enough to tell us they had a really good time with us. Lol Not sure if they were telling the truth or not!
After the Beehive house we went to the Joseph Smith Building and watched the movie about Joseph Smiths life it was sooooo good!
When the movie was over we took the kids to look at the lights. It was so gorgeous and we were so lucky that night and there was so few people there it was really nice!

December and Rach!

2010-12-01T21:23:00.002-07:00

Wow is it really December? I feel like November just flew by. Then I take a look at my calendar and have to take a deep breath........ I was so excited for winter so I could sit back and relax however I think I may have to wait till January lol! I have a ton of fun projects waiting to be worked on for christmas so hopefully I can post some photo's along the way of all of them.
November 22 was my sweet Rachel's birthday! I will post photo's as soon as we have her party. That is one of the reason's I love her. I asked her if we could wait for a couple of weeks to celebrate her Birthday because we are so busy and it's always good with her! She is now the big 12 and went to Young women's for the first time tonight. She was not sure about it but I think a few more times and she will love it! She is always so willing to help me or anyone else. I have truly been blessed to have her in my life! I could not have asked for a better helper, sitter, shopping partner, karaoke competitor, girls day go'er or Daughter! What can I say she is just awesome!

My all in one Thankful post!

2010-11-23T20:22:00.000-07:00

So I have read all month long on facebook and blogs everyone's Thankful post's. I however have not had time to post each day let alone each week. I have been soooooo busy but each of the things I have been busy with I am grateful for. My kids and Steven are my whole world they keep me on my toes, drive me crazy, keep me busy, make me mad, make me happy, make me laugh, and love me to pieces. Primary president is another thing that keep's me running (mostly to meetings)! It is such a big calling but worth it every sunday when I talk with the kids in primary. Sometimes it is hard because I want to fix all the problems, help everyone, encourage everyone and be everywhere but my love for it makes me continue to try. I am so blessed to be working with wonderful people and wonderful little children.
I have been so truly blessed in my life to post each and everything I am thankful for would be an impossible post to write and really long. So instead of trying to summarize it all Lets just say I am truly blessed each day. My heart is so full of gratitude to my father in heaven for all I am blessed with. There is one thing I want to post that I probably don't say enough I have sooooo many great friends and I am grateful for all of you in my life. I hope I have let each of my family know my love and gratitude for you in mine and my families lives. We are a blessed family!

Slade's morning photo wake up call

2010-11-23T19:48:00.002-07:00

A couple saturdays ago I was woke up at 7am by slade. This was our conversation:
Slade: MOM wake up hurry! Mom wake up you have to come take a picture of the sunset!
Me: Slade go get my little camera and you go take the picture for me! (Me back to sleep)
5 min and 20 photo's latter!
Slade: MOM LOOK! My photo's look cool Wake up and look!
Me: Ok ok
At this point I realize the kids is right and the photographer in me cant resist so up I go. However I grab my "Good" camera! He was right it was a GORGEOUS sunrise. Well after we downloaded his photo's and then mine he says to me:
"Mom your big camera take's MUCH better photo's than the little one! Next time I am using it!"
Me With a tiny bit of panic explains NO the little camera is for you to use! It's good to know he may look like steven's twin but he still has a little of me in him! So above is both mine and slade's early morning photo's!

Ty's Day

2010-11-23T19:15:00.000-07:00

Ty get's the extreme pleasure of spending his day's with me. This is ty's day moving all his stuffed animals around to whatever room I am in. He play's store with them, teacher, and boss of his construction site! We have a good time together.

Yummy!

2010-11-23T19:02:00.000-07:00

My fall wreath and the SERIOUSLY the yummiest carmel apples I have ever made!

Halloween

2010-11-23T18:41:00.000-07:00

Here are my little spooks on halloween night! We had a fun time even though we got rained out!

Steven's 4 wheeler ride

2010-10-27T14:38:00.000-06:00

Steven, my Dad and Uncle all went on an overnight 4 wheeler ride a few weeks back. To say the least Steven had the best time. He said they saw a lot of beautiful country and had a great time. They found the remains of a pioneer home and an old cabin that had been used for moving cattle to different ranges. I have totally decided I am going next spring and taking my camera along for the ride!

A Vampire and a Knight!

2010-10-27T14:27:00.000-06:00

Wolverine

2010-10-27T14:25:00.000-06:00

Both of the two older boy's are in school full time so that leave's Ty to his own games and on this day he was Wolverine with ALL the butter knives. Very fierce!

Duck tape, Sticks and Paper plate's are all a boy needs!

2010-10-27T14:22:00.000-06:00

Not long ago Slade and Hunter wanted some indian tomahawks and a spear. Well when I wouldn't run right out and buy them some Slade decided to make some. Now I think he did an awesome job lol! He is such a creative kid I wish I would have got a photo of the Viking Helmet he made out of paper plates and duck tape. It was AWESOME!

This is his little wolf and the pack he made for it!

My New find!

2010-10-04T17:04:00.001-06:00

I LOVE to cook! Those who know me know I love Cooking, Bottling, and Baking. So I am always looking at recipe blogs. I have found a few I like some of the recipes on but never one I was excited enough over to mention on my blog till now! I stumbled onto this one and found tons of recipes I want to try and one or two I have and are DELISH! A Piece of Cake is defiantly worth checking out! Oh and if you try a really great recipe from their let me know so I can try it (if I haven't already lol)!

Oh how our tiny garden grows!

2010-09-23T14:30:00.001-06:00

Every year Steven and I always plant tomato plants and something else. Well this year steven decided instead of squash we would do sunflowers. All of them grew normal EXCEPT the 12 foot one in the center! Yes you read that right! At this flowers peak we got the tape measure out and it was a mutant 12 ft high! That is double the hight of the other ones. Then we planted 3 tomato plants not realizing one was cherry tomatoes and oh boy we have a bumper crop of the little buggers. By the way the center photo is of the 12 ft flower using the zoom! lol

I love my parents!

2010-09-20T14:04:00.003-06:00

I posted this photo on face book but decided to post it on my blog!

I love this photo of my parents.

It was about time I got my parents in front of my camera but whenever we get together we are so

busy doing other stuff!

My parents are the best. I am so grateful to have such a great marriage like them.

They have been such a good example to me my whole life on what great marriage should be!

Whats been going on!

2010-09-13T20:50:00.000-06:00

Where oh where have I been? Well I have been soooooo sick the last two weeks! I came down with a sinus infection which quickly moved to my lungs. Once in my lungs it took up residency there. So with a horrible cough I have just tried to survive the last couple of weeks. Ty in the mean time decided to do a front flip off the arm of the couch onto the love sac and landed wrong! Well after a trip to the Dr. office we found out he had broke his collar bone! As if all this hasn't been fun enough I coughed today and threw my back out! I am in PAIN! This is a semi normal thing my back goes out so easy but it is still painful. I have many many projects that sit waiting my return to normal life. Some fun some not so fun. I did order the CUTEST fabric I can't wait to get to work on (more on that latter). I have a photo shoot this weekend I am soooooo excited over! More to come on that also! So I am off to bed in hopes I can get 2 five gallon buckets of plumbs made into jelly tomorrow............. Here's hoping!

I am blessed!

2010-09-07T11:37:00.000-06:00

I am so very very blessed! I have been so sick the last few days. And I have to say I have the best husband. He totally took over and cleaned my house and wrangled all of the kids. He is the best medicine I could take. He makes me laugh continually and will still kiss me even though I sound like I am coughing up a lung (attractive picture I know). He takes me on a date almost every weekend because he knows it is the only thing that keeps me sane after a week of kids. He is the best photography assistant I could ask for. He never laughs at my crazy ideas he may not share my enthusiasm but he doesn't laugh (lets face it most are pretty insane and always involve him in some way or another)! I LOVE how he scares me almost to death every time I get on the back of his motorcycle. He will always watch whatever movie I want even if it is a chick flick and never complain. I am blessed!

ps. Thanks for taking the photo mom!

Riding In Delle

2010-09-06T20:15:00.000-06:00

Friday we decided to go riding. Well Steven decided to put Ty (my 4 year old baby) on one of the motorcycles. After 4min of instructions he was off with no looking back! My boys are fearless. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? I love their independence and fearlessness. But do they have to get so big so fast!

It was such a fun day. A little warm but a good time none the less!

How to keep a 4 year old busy!

2010-08-31T20:36:00.003-06:00

As I was in my kitchen making freezer peach pie filling and a peach pie. My sweet little Ty wanted to help soooooo bad! So after what felt like an eternity of help from him I HAD to find something for him to do. SO the question was "How to keep a 4 year old busy"? Their it was my answer laying on the bar! My point and shoot camera! So 389 photo's latter my Pie and Pie filling were done! Below is just a few of his fantastic photo's. Note none of the photo's of my butt were saved!

Note Ty's reflection in the stove front! lol

WInd and crashing tree's!

2010-08-30T11:05:00.000-06:00

Well as you can see our yard was amongst many others that felt the wrath of the storm saturday night! Steven and I were laying in bed late saturday night when we heard a LOUD crash. When we went to the window it was dark so it was hard to see what happened over in that corner of the yard. So we went back to bed. Well the next morning Slade and Ty got up and decided to go outside. In they came running as fast as their little legs could carry them up the stairs and into our room they burst! Words were flying out of there mouth's in the excitement we finally got out of them that the neighbors tree had fallen and the gods were mad! Now before I continue I have to add to the story the my boys LOVE the movie Percy Jackson and the lightning thief. So at this point they started telling us that Zeus, Poseidon , and Hades are mad at each other and made the tree crash. I started laughing and said they were not real. To which they told me "MOM can't you PRETEND"! They then spent the rest of the day out on that tree making huts and climbing! They will be so sad when the tree removers come and cut it up and haul it away.

Far and few between!

2010-08-19T14:34:00.000-06:00

So this past summer has been bad for me with blogging. I have just been so busy with kids, Primary, and Photography I have just not had a lot of time to blog! I am hoping with school starting next week I will find the time to do quiet a few things that have been neglected because of summer. School shopping is done in our home. I have to admit though that Steven did most of the boys shopping for me! As for Rachel we made one 2 hour trip to the mall and was done! AND I even picked me up a really great handbag while I was there lol....... I have been doing a lot of photo shoots lately and am loving it! But then I don't foresee me ever getting sick of it. I am however having my 2 am wake up calls!. For those who have no idea what I mean I will explain. I LOVE doing photo's however I will wake up at oh say 2 am or 3am and get the best inspiration for awesome photo shoots I want to do! The next step is finding the right person to go along with my crazy idea's. Well I have had inspiration for 4 inspired or crazy photo shoots. I have all my models on board. Now we just have to set the dates! I am not going to give away to much info but I will drop one hint about each shoot 1) Stilettos and skinny jeans 2) Sweat & heavy equipment 3) A sheet and well not much more lol 4) WWII Old Hollywood glamor! My goal is to do all these shoots before fall or I will go insane all winter waiting to do them! I am still hoping to get a few more fun family outing's in before winter on the list :
1 Motorcycle trip to Cainville
2 Picnic and tour of "This is the place monument and village"
3 Motorcycle trip and camping to Delle
4 Photo shoot of my kids in fall leaves
5 One more fishing trip
6 And a few more great BBQ's in the Backyard!

Mother Daughter party!

2010-08-05T21:22:00.000-06:00

The other night was the ward mother daughter party. Each table had to do toilet paper and napkin dresses. Well rachel was the youngest at our table so she got nominated! She was such a good sport. Me and Jubilee went for a 80's Prom theme on our dress! It was really a ton fun!

Camp trip 2010

2010-07-28T11:29:00.000-06:00

This past weekend was our annual family camp trip. We had such a good time. Three days filled with swimming, fishing, marshmallows, dutch oven chicken, hotdogs on a stick, and good times! Hunter found a Horned toad to play with for awhile and Slade road the wheel's off the 4 wheeler. The kids had spent 5 days before the camp trip with Grandpa and Grandma. They had the best time with their Grandparents. They love and look forward to spending time with them each summer. They came home with Dream catcher's, Pocket knives, and fun memories!

2010-07-12T19:30:00.000-06:00

SO I have now been sitting here for the last ten minutes starting at my screen trying to think what to type! Sure I could list every detail of my day however I would like to not bore you all to tears! Lets just sum that up with Kids, Primary, House work, Kids and more Primary!
Onward and up we shall go! I will now just type what ever comes to my head! lol Bare with me this may get good! lol
Hmmmmmmmmm I am watching the Bachelorette while I type! Can one really find true love on a television show? Obviously not being as the track record of this show STINKS!
I was looking in my closet the other day and realized I have more black and black and white blouse's for winter cloths than any other color.
I truly enjoy my new calling as Primary President. It is different and a ton of work but worth it!
I am looking forward to going on our family camp out!
Two of my favorite things are to listen to the Sound track of Mama Mia while I cook and to read!
Photography is not a hobby or a job it is my passion!
I have the best time texting my husband we laugh hard.
I really love those Italian Ice cups from walmart.
That reminds me I think of going to Italy and Greece at least twice a day! I devour every piece of history and information I can on these places.
I HATE Magpies with a passion! They wake me up every morning squawking! GRRRRRRRR
I spend 5 days a week looking forward to the two days I get to spend the whole day with Steven.
I love my backyard but HATE to do yard work! Thank heaven steven like's to.
Vegas may be sin city but I have a blast there and don't commit one sin! lol
Well off to bath some stinky little boys!
Ttfn

4th of July

2010-07-07T10:16:00.000-06:00

We decided to go down South to my parents house for the weekend and it was soooooo nice! We visited and relaxed. Here is just a few photo's of the fun!
Rach on the farm.
Ty trying to kiss Hunter and hunter trying NOT to get kissed.
Slade heading off to hunt.
Dad looking out over the farm.
The love of my life!
The boys waiting for Grandpa to go on the 4-wheeler.
Rachel hanging out.
Nothing better than a seat on the hay.
Grandma hanging in the shade.
Just loved this on of slade.

This is why I take photo's!

2010-06-29T16:08:00.000-06:00

Here are just two of the 5 reasons I take photo's! Oh how I love those dirty little faces. There is just something in me that pushes me to want to capture every great moment. I get an indescribable excitement when I see the light is perfect and who ever I am photographing is in the perfect position. It is like a drug I HAVE to have my camera in my hands or I go nuts. I seriously can't stop thinking " if I had my camera I would have the perfect shot right now". I don't like to compare myself to this but it is the best way I can think of to describe photography to me. That was the top photo for me the other day. I was sitting outside with Steven and I saw the two boys playing and I could not stand it I jumped up and ran for my camera. I left steven sitting there confused as to why I just ran away so quickly lol. However he got it as I emerged from the house with my camera. Steven is my ever wonderful dealer. He feeds my addiction lovingly and with encouragement and photography equipment every time I need it ( and a lot when I don't lol)! Out of all the photo's I have taken I have a lot that are my fav's but the ones of my kids always make me smile the most!

2010-06-28T22:14:00.000-06:00

Do not look at physical appearances, for they can be deceiving. Do not look at riches, for they are only temporary. Look for someone who makes you smile. Because sometimes it only takes a smile to brighten up a very dark day..

My Fantastic father!

2010-06-21T15:08:00.000-06:00

Now I realize it is past Father's day but I owe my dad this one!

Happy Fathers day to the man who I have loved since I can remember! To the man who to this day I think is the BEST at everything. To the man who Steven, Me and my children idolize. Happy Fathers day to the Grandpa who patiently takes my children for a week every summer and makes it the time of their lives! Happy Fathers day to the man who invented the pointy toes. And to the man who had the patience to braid my hair in tiny braids and put my hair in the tightest pony tails ever. Thanks dad for all the science projects and for painting my room purple even when you weren't suppose to! To the man who invented the name toreesta and makes me laugh seriously hard! Happy Father's day! Love Me!

Mary Mary

2010-06-18T10:00:00.001-06:00

Mary mary quiet contrary
How does your garden grow?
With Silver bell's and Cockle shells
and little boy's
all in a row!
This is what I was racing against the other day! I knew that morning it was suppose to be high winds and rain by 10 am but I really wanted to get my flowers in and my tomatoes planted (nope I still don't like tomatoes just like to grow them lol). So when I first went out it was blue sky's and I relaxed a little and just enjoyed being in the yard with the two little boys. However the next moment I looked up and this is what I see barreling down on me. At this point I kicked it in high gear and finished my planting. Above is just a few of the pots I did. The boys had fun and I love doing my flower pots for the summer. It's look good in my yard! Can't wait to BBQ this weekend.

The baptism

2010-06-01T12:43:00.000-06:00

I have so many fun photo's from this weekend that I am doing them in 3 different post's. We went down south for Hunters baptism on saturday. It was a fun and memorable day. The Bishop forgot to fill the faunt. So we sat and visited for about 30 min while it filled. Well when it was time it didn't have enough time to warm up soooooo Hunter was baptized in COLD water. I wish I had a photo of his face as he came out of the water it was priceless!

The dinner after it was a ton of fun. Good food and family!

Thanks so much to every one who came and helped and celebrated with us we love and appreciate all of you!

The family ride

2010-06-01T12:27:00.000-06:00

Here is the whole gang! We all loaded up after the baptism and went for a 4 wheeler ride. It was a TON of fun. The kids had a blast as well as the adults. We had to use the back of Steven's Bike to hold the camera so it is a little off! lol

Quick stop so ty throws rocks.
Me and My favorite Holly in the whole world! Now that I think of it she is the only Holly I know BUT she is still my favorite Holly! We took a moment to pose together.
Stopping for a water break.
Ty and Daddy riding the river bottom.
Justin taking a break.
Damien falling asleep.
Rachel and Brooke.
The boys!

The adult ride

2010-06-01T12:15:00.001-06:00

After we went on a ride with all the kids we pulled into my parents yard and the kids jumped of the 4 wheelers and ran to play. Well we decided to go on another ride without kids we knew mom was in the house with the kids so we did what every responsible parent does! We jumped back on the 4 wheelers and took off before the kids could see us leave! We followed a road that took us to the top of the mountains that over look the valley. Very pretty!

My Birthday!

2010-05-25T18:11:00.000-06:00

This year as many of you know my birthday fell on Mothers day. Also as many of you know I declared that day should be an all about me Trista celebration day. Well it was fun this is the bike Steven gave me for my Birthday he also gave me a new Gear bag for my camera for Mothers day! He is soooooooo great. Well we got steven an early Fathers day and went the next weekend and got him a bike. We have loved them!!!!! We have a bike path just below our house and we have had the best time riding on it with the kids. Now I think I may get a basket for the front. Cheesy yes I know however I need to carry water bottles for the kids! AND I LIKE THEM! :)

Field trip

2010-05-25T18:05:00.001-06:00

One the way to the Zoo!
Slade with the Gorilla he thought it was sooooo funny cause it kept picking it's nose.
Slade and I on the Train.
Fun on the merry go round!

We had so much fun together. I just love going on field trips with my kids.

Hunter

2010-05-21T11:28:00.001-06:00

Where does the time go? I took Hunter out the other day to do some photo's for his Baptism Invites. I will tell you one thing the kid knows how to take a photo (this is the hazards of being my child). I think his shoot was the fastest I have done. He is such a handsome guy. It seems like not that long ago we were baptizing rachel and I thought to myself "wow glad I wont have to do that again for awhile". Well so much for awhile! I am now in the thick of getting together Hunter's baptism. Some times I wish time would slow down just a little and let me enjoy my kids while they are small a little longer. However my handsome young man will be baptized soon and I am so proud of him!

I made it!

2010-05-17T21:52:00.000-06:00

Well I made it through my first sunday as primary president! After church we all jumped on our bikes and went for a ride it was a ton of fun! We love the bike trail and will be putting it to good use this summer! I had a great photo shoot saturday. You can see the photo's on my blog www.torribellphotography.blogspot.com and they will soon be posted on my torribellphotogaphy.com soon!

My crazy life!

2010-05-11T13:31:00.000-06:00

Yes I am ashamed I am so behind in all my post's. I do have a good excuse though. I have had one thing or another for the last two weeks. Between scouts, school, birthdays, photo's, my house and being put in as primary president I have not had a moment to breath let alone post. It has been a bit overwhelming the last week and a half. I was called in and told last tuesday night after enrichment night I had a meeting with the bishop the next night on wed. Well that was the one free night I had with my kids that week ( I ended up canceling the next night so I could be with them). So wed night I headed to the bishops office to discover in a moment of insanity he wanted to call me to primary president well after bringing into question his sanity I agreed. And so the migraine began I was told they needed my councilors by thurs or friday. After many humbling hours on my knee's and one constant migraine they approved the names and we were off. Friday night my wonderful husband surprised me and took me to dinner at my favorite restaurant. Saturday I spent working on my website so I could get it launched. Sunday turned into a whirlwind. It was Mothers day as well as my Birthday and my awesome husband gave me a new bike for my birthday I was so excited I rode it for hours sunday night and after my day I needed a little wind in my hair. Ty loved the fact I had a pedal bike like him and he offically made us a bike club but we are the only two members (he was mad at the other 3 kids cause they ride to fast and wont wait for him). Anyway after church they set me ,my Councilors and secretary apart. I am very excited to work with these ladies and I think they will all be a great help. So on to this week I am still a little overwhelmed but very excited. It will be an adventure. I dearly loved relief society and doing enrichment but if the lord wants me in primary there is where I will go. My web site is up and going! I think it turned out nice I will continue to update it with new photo's as I take them and will probably tweak with the layout here and there but for how it is up and going Check it out if you have a moment www.torribellphotography.com. I have photo's of my kitchen finished (no I have not forgotten to post those just slow) and many other things to post on here. So bear with me I am in for another crazy weekend maybe next weekend I will have time to get caught up!

supercross

2010-05-03T21:14:00.001-06:00

Ok so the first photo should be last however it is not so bear with me. Saturday was supercross. It was the funnest and coldest night we have had for a long time. The beginning of the day was super fun we went into the pits with all the riders and the kids were able to walk around and get the riders autographs. Tons of posters and free stuff later we sat down in bench seats and watched the warm ups. We went with my brother Troy and his son Ethan also a good friend of ours Justin. We had a blast and laughed hard. Well It was time for the races to begin so we all went and found our seats and the races began. Then the Rain, Snow, and Hail began! And we got COLD! By the time we left to go board the train all the kids were shaking as was I. As cold as they were the kids still loved every minute of it. Ty was quiet the ladies man every time he saw the Rock star girls or the Monster girls he would head straight over to get his photo taken. The older kids liked getting theirs with the riders. Rain, Snow, Hail, and SUPERCROSS are what good memories are made of!

2010-04-27T13:47:00.000-06:00

I am such a slacker lately! I have not been posting as much as I have in the past. It has just been so crazy around here. I had a awesome photo shoot on sat. check out Torri Bell Photography to see more photo's. It was a looooong shoot. We have Slade's Birthday this weekend and then his field trip next tuesday to the zoo! We are gearing up around our house for riding motorcycles and 4 wheelers soon! It has been a long winter and will be nice to get back into riding and camping. I am trying to plan Hunter's Baptism we will be doing it in may. When did my kids get so big. It wasn't that long ago we were doing Rachel's and I thought I had awhile till the next one. OH how time flies. Photo's from this weekends fun will be my top priority monday. I have save the worst news for last. My camera started having problems after my shoot the other day so sadly yesterday I had to send it in to be repaired. I will be glad to see it back and working again. I know I have a tendency to be a bit (just a tiny bit lol ) dramatic however those of you who know me well know that I am seriously going to be going through withdrawals till I have that camera back lol!

Get comfy Ty!

2010-04-21T17:06:00.001-06:00

Each night after I get the 3 older kids into bed I finally get a chance to sit down and rest. Well the other night I went to put in a movie and I leaned 2 pillows up against the headboard to get comfortable. So Ty started to gather EVERY pillow in the room up and make himself a "pillow rest". Poor Steven came in and looked around for a pillow and there was none. So Ty's solution was " Mom you could share one of your pillows with dad! You shouldn't be greedy".

This past week Ty has had his GI Joe in the fridge freezer trying to freeze his guy. Well yesterday I ended up with a Pinewood derby car, Dragon, Ball, and a Match box car all in the freezer. So when I saw the two paper towels in there I thought it was odd but then so was the GI Joe so I left it with the other stuff. Well Steven got home late and opened the freezer to get himself an ice cream. Ty looked in the fridge and got upset when his paper towels were gone. This is how the conversation went :

Steven: Why do you need them?

Ty: Because they are for the ant's!

Me: WHAT ants?

Ty: The ants I will catch tomorrow and put in there!

Steven: Why do you need cold paper towels?

Ty: So I can pick them up with it!

Me:And what are you going to do with the ants?

Ty: You know put them in the freezer and freeze them! Then I can keep them in there forever. Cool idea huh dad!

Steven: (Laughing HARD)

Me: NO you are not putting ants in my freezer!

Ty: Fine I will just get the Potato bugs!

At that point it was just best to walk away!

Hunters's Birthday!

2010-04-21T16:59:00.002-06:00

Hunter's birthday was a big success he got the DS he wanted and then used his birthday money from grandma's to buy a ripstick! We went to see Clash of the Titans which Hunter, Steven, and I all enjoyed (very good)! Cafe rio was soooo good as always. One birthday down 3 more to go in the next month and a half!

2010-04-21T16:59:00.001-06:00

Happy Birthday sweet boy!

2010-04-14T23:08:00.000-06:00

April 15 is my sweet Hunters birthday. So here are a few little things about my Hunter.

Two days before Hunter was born I was taking laundry to the basement and fell down the stairs and broke my foot. This put me into labor 2 1/2 weeks early. I had to climb up 2 flights of stairs to get to the kitchen to wait for Steven to come home. Then I sat there and cried because I had to pee but hurt to bad to climb up another flight of stairs lol. It snowed 5 inches the day we came home from the hospital. One week after Hunter was born I was carrying him to the tv room to sit and rest and missed the last 3 stairs and yet again fell down the stairs and broke the OTHER foot, received a carpet burn the entire length of my arm from sliding so I wouldn't land on Hunter. Yes I was embarrassed!

Hunter has always be such a quiet loving boy. He also has a very dry sense of humor which he thinks is HILARIOUS! Hunter is very competitive. I love to curl up with Hunter and read books he is soooo snugly. Hunter LOVES "Star wars" he has them memorized. Hunter enjoys great movies like me. He is an awesome dirt bike rider and loves nothing more than being on his bike in the desert riding. Hunter loves his Grandpa so much and looks up to him in every way. Hunter would live in the mountains if he could (he gets that from me lol). I have to admit I cant wait to spend his birthday going to dinner and a movie with him!

Go to bed!

2010-04-14T22:58:00.001-06:00

Why am I still awake! I need to go to bed yet here I sit editing photo's. For me it is addictive. I love to see how I can make a photo pop with color or soften a face so they look like they are glowing. I LOVE to edit kids photo's there skin almost glows. Those you can do anything to and they look great. YAWN! I am rambling good night! Oh I am reading the book "Wings" not to bad so far! I know I know goodnight!

where have I been!

2010-04-12T11:39:00.000-06:00

Hello to all! Oh boy have I had a busy couple of weeks. We had the funeral last week along with family and slade's Dentist appointment. I have also been trying to finish my remodeling project which has been really had with everything else going on. So to say the least I am finishing cupboards this week. My whole kitchen should be done by sat. that is if nothing comes up between now and then lol. The kitchen look FANTASTIC all that is left to do is paint the hand rails and the bottom cupboard doors only need one more coat tomorrow. I cant wait to post the before and after photo's. Well on to this week. I have Rachel home for the next day or two with Strep throat. Slade has another dentist app on tue. Hunter's Birthday is thursday so I have to take snacks to class. Saturday we are going to celebrate his birthday. I also have to clean the house and finish painting and putting things back in order around here. Oh and a photo shoot! Ugh any one want to add a few more things.

So we decided to let each of our kids pick what they want to do for there birthdays so I asked Hunter the other night and it looks we will be going to see "Clash of the Titans" and dinner at Garcias (he loves that place).

My week is full!

2010-04-05T23:34:00.000-06:00

It has been such a busy two weeks and more is to come. We remodeled all of last week then on thursday we left to head to Wayne co for Easter and to do a few photo shoot's. Well the weekend was fun and the photo shoot's went great (a little cold but fun). Then on the way home saturday I was told my Grandma (my mom's mom) had passed away. I have been to quiet a few funerals but this one is different. My Grandma was a big part of my day's. We talked several time's a week. She would call to see how the kids were doing and always wanting to know what funny thing they had done that day. She alway's wanted to know how my day was going even if it was crappy she would listen sympathize then tell me a funny story of when her kids were little. If anyone in the house was sick she would always call a few times a day to see how we were. I will miss her funny home remedies . I will miss her always wearing her pearls.

When we were children grandma would always have a Tab. She very rarely got a drink of it because every grandchild there would have to have a taste. She would bring us little bowls with powdered jello in it then we would lick our finger dip it in the jello and lick it off. Christmas was always great at Grandma's Homemade Dolls and Pj's were always under the tree. Then while all the parents talked downstairs Grandma would take all of the kids up stairs with our blankets and we would lay on the floor and she would sing "There was a little rabbit in the middle of the wood's" and if we still wouldn't settle down she would tell us to listen for the dogs barking lol (it usually worked)! Grandma's patio was the best in the summer to just sit and visit. One thing odd I remember and only because I catch myself doing it now is when she would rock in her rocking chair she would stick one leg straight out while she rocked. There was ALWAYS snack's at Grandma's and you always took a few for the ride home.

The funeral is Thursday and it will be very hard. Grandma's are what your childhood memories are filled with. I would love to go back for one hour as a child and sit on the patio with a bowl of powdered jello, Grandma, and her Tab!

So very tiered!

2010-04-01T16:38:00.000-06:00

So the kitchen is a almost 3/4 of the way done. I am soooooo exhausted. I would post photo's but I am too tired and lazy to take them today and I think I will post before and after photo's next week when I am finally done with it! Lets just say this I put the cupboard drawers back and attached the pull's today. They look AWESOME! Really all thats left is to paint the the 2 coats on the cupboard door front's attach all the hardware. Install two more lights and Paint the banisters. I am going to do the bathroom too but I am tired and will do that in a week or two. Cant wait to share all my photo's! Hope everyone has a great Easter weekend! Enjoy.

update!

2010-03-28T20:25:00.000-06:00

We had such a full weekend and MANY MANY trips to Lowes. My parents came up and My awesome dad helped Steven install our new counter tops. It all started friday with a trip to the tile store to pick out my decorative tiles. After that the tile work began. It was sooooo much more work than I thought it would be. All afternoon on friday , all day sat and sunday morning we tiled. We did stop saturday night to take my dad to dinner for all his help. It was nice to sit and relax after a long day. Now the painting begins! My Mother in law who is so great to always help me paint anything is coming in the morning and let the paint flow!

REALLY!

2010-03-24T16:07:00.000-06:00

The other day I stood in my kitchen looking at my new fridge and the MILLIONS of finger prints all over it. Well when you read in the book that came with it, it has a ton of things you can't use to clean it and only one that you can (mild soap and water). SO I try the soap and water it did not work. Well I decide to come to the trusty internet and see what people on here suggest. I sit down and type into google "how to remove finger prints from a stainless steel fridge". Well this directs me to a web site that you ask a question and anyone can answer it. Come to find out someone had already asked this same question and there were tons of answers yipppee so I begin to read. Now most of them had the same answer to go to walmart and buy the wipes they make just for this (I did not know they made them). HOWEVER I read just one more down and this is what I come across! (note: I took this from the web site AS IS I have not changed it in any way)

I know your kids put their hands all over the thing. I have the same problem. Best is to prevent the prints instead of cleaning all the time. I took a 12 volt car battery and put it in the lower cabinet next to the fridge and ran a wire behind it and connecting it to the copper water intake pipe. After a few bad shocks my kids will not get near the thing. I keep some rubber gloves on top for when I need a beer or something to eat. Good luck.

OK OK WHAT THE HELL! Who is this person and WHAT is wrong with them! I am not totally sure what amazes me more the fact that he is giving his children " A few bad shocks" or the fact that he keeps rubber gloves on top of the fridge so he can still get TO HIS BEER!

I seriously laughed out loud when I read this. REALLY really oh my gosh you just know this has got to be some kind of hillbilly because there is no way someone in their right mind would do this! Oh and the fact that he keeps rubber gloves on top of his fridge to get his beer does not help his case!

REALLY!

Today is the day!

2010-03-22T11:20:00.000-06:00

Tonight when Steven get's home he will begin to tear apart my kitchen. I have avoided it all weekend. Now however it is time to dive in and get our hands dirty. To live on food that can be microwaved or stuck in the oven. Time to eat on paper plates with plastic forks and cups! I am soooooooo excited to see it done. I have wanted to do this for awhile and now I am within 2 weeks of being done!!!!!!!!!

Photo shoot!

2010-03-20T22:19:00.001-06:00

So here is just a small taste of the photo's we did today. This is Jaide and Michele they are both sooooo stinking cute! Check out www.torribellphotography.blogspot.com to see more. I will be adding more as I get them done!

Remodling Round 2

2010-03-16T20:29:00.000-06:00

New kitchen faucet check!
Various remodel supplies check!
Most of the tile check!
More tile check!
New fridge check!

Husband who tolerates and goes along with all my awesome ideas PRICELESS!

So as most of you know about a year and half ago we remodeled all of the house except the kitchen. Well we painted and put new wood flooring in the kitchen but all the rest was the awesome original 1987 decor! I HATE IT! So I decided (yes it was me) that WE (yes me and steven) would remodel the kitchen and bring it into 2010 and look brand new! So A few trips to Lowes and Home Depot and more money than Steven would like. We are about to begin the task of tearing out counter tops and installing new tile counter tops. A new tap , stainless steal hood, Painted cupboards, New crown molding, Bead board, and trim. I will put this out here now Steven is so great to just go along with ALL my projects. So I will keep you updated with photo's on the progress.

Such a slacker!

2010-03-11T19:47:00.000-07:00

WOW I have been such a slacker lately! SO here is what has been going on in the Blackburn home! Saturday me and Steven went and saw the movie Avatar. I know I know we are a little behind the rest of the world. It was really good! Then we went to our favorite restaurant Corbins after which we went and tried a new frozen yogurt place in Syracuse. It was a ton of fun. So then sunday I had a headache which at the time I didn't realize would turn into the flu on monday! So onto monday and tuesday both were spent with a headache and body aches. Wednesday I crawled out of bed and stumbled down the stairs to clean my house because they finally were bringing my new fridge. It was delivered and looks great. I LOVE the fridge on top. Why did someone not think of this 20 years ago! On to today not much today . I have a couple of photo shoots coming up that will be fun! I am totally excited for these. They will be all my creativity they will let me take whatever kind of photo's look great! :) This weekend not much either though. You know the same ol same ol. Grocery shopping at walmart, fixing the dishwasher, try try try to get feeling better. That I have found is soooooo hard as a mother you just cant get sick! As I lay in bed with a headache and body ache's with kids wanting me to do EVERYTHING. I fondly think back to those days when I could lay in bed sick watching tv and any time I needed anything I would YELL at mom and what ever I needed would appear minutes latter. Now I beg my children PLEASE for the love of your mother please get me a bottle of water to which there reply is one of "ahhhhhh why me I'm busy get someone else" to which my reply is NOW DANM IT! It will take me 10 painful minutes to go get it and them 1 grrrrrrrrrr! Then my sweet steven comes home and will get me anything! Oh how I love that man.

14 awesome years!

2010-03-05T14:08:00.000-07:00

Steven and my anniversary is on Feb 10 th so it has passed. I have mentioned in earlier post's that since it is so close to valentines day we spilt them and I plan one and Steven the other. Well I planned valentines day this year so Steven is now in charge. We are going out this weekend and I have no Idea what he has planned. Now I have asked him several times with anticipation on my face what he has in store for us. The reply is usually the same, a smile comes to his face and he plays coy and say "Oh I don't know" you know I really think he doesn't know he just wants me to think he does. Anyway we shall see this weekend !

So in anticipation of my weekend out with my wonderful husband of 14 years here is a list. I don't know what to call it because it is just a mishmash of a few of my thoughts from the last 14 years!

1- I know I am not a perfect person or even someone who is close but when I am with Steven I never feel like I have to be.

2-Steven just fits! He just plain fits everything our hands, my head on his shoulder, his T-shirts, and his slippers.

3-Never NEVER pull out one of his nose hairs while driving down the road! This leads to a very angry Steven! YES I learned this one the hard way. Although we laugh at it now HE was not laughing with me then. lol Sorry I still laugh! I am laughing as I type.

4- I love Steven with a goatee. In a recent turn of events he had to shave it off for work. He has had to keep it off the last week and a half. I laughed for the first few days but now I am glad he can grow it back!

5- I hate it when steven drinks energy drinks! I tell him they are a heart attack in a can and he drinks them to irritate me! (I just know that is why he does it) lol

6- Steven Freezes at night and I melt so I kick off the covers and he puts 5 quilts on himself!

7- Steven hates to ride in the car with me! I do not know why either. I am a good driver. I don't speed , tailgate, slam on my brakes, and I always signal. I happened to be driving ONE time and I made the comment " I think I can gun it and go" So I have NEVER lived that statement down. Steven continually says "Kids if your mom was driving she would just gun it and go"!

8-Steven ALWAYS does those little things for me he knows I HATE doing. Like scrapping out food dishes that have been in the fridge longer than a day or two. Taking the garbage out. The laundry (yes you just read that right). Steven does most of the laundry well his and the kids. I like to wash my own. As I have said he is awesome.

9- I love to spend every minute I can with Steven. People say things like "He is my soul mate" or "He is the air I breath" thats not how I would explain it mine would be "He is my Happiness" or "My day Is always just a little darker with out him". Everything is just brighter and happier with him.

10- As for me the last 14 years have been a wonderful ride full of twists and turns unexpected hills and mountains to climb. There has been sun and rain back tracking now and then but always an adventure filled with laughter. What I do know after 14 years is I love this adventure what ever it brings and I cant think of anyone better to spend it with!

Sad!

2010-03-04T16:22:00.000-07:00

I write this with sadness! LOL ok so it's not that bad however they brought my new fridge today. Well I unloaded the fridge onto the cupboard and they came in and after a little maneuvering the old one was out and loaded into the truck. Then it was time to unload the new one. After they had gotten it off the truck we realized the handle was on the wrong side and it would open to the wall. This model does not have an interchangeable handle. SO now they had to unload the old one and haul it back into the house and I had to refill it. I had to call Home Depot and now it will be another week to send one with the handle on the other side.

On a brighter note Steven got my new water heater installed and it is Heaven. I can take a whole shower and not have cold water blast me! I can take a 45 min shower ( I know that wastes water but it was soooooo nice after the quick ones I have been having) with warm water the WHOLE time!

2010-02-23T13:32:00.000-07:00

We are losing two dear members of our household soon! Maybe as soon as this weekend. They have been with us from the day we moved to our home in clearfield. BUT for every family the time comes to move on and leave the past behind. I will not talk about all that you did for our family with our kids because lets face it they don't care! I have appreciated you though but lets face it I am glad t0 see the two of you go! You have served us well for many years you warmed our baths and your hot water cleaned our dishes. You kept our food nice and cold and our yummy ice cream frozen. You have to realize this is not personal but one of you run all the time you have a hole in your bottom and all your cold air escapes. I cringe at the power bill you are causing me. As for the other one you I REALLY wont be shedding any tears over. You run out of hot water half way through my shower. Just when I start shaving my legs you give up and blast me with ice cold water on my bottom! That totally defeats the whole shaving process! Yes I think I am a little angry because of this. So yes I will be replacing you with a new shiny stainless steel freezer on the bottom model and I will now have 10 gallons more hot water. But thanks for 8 great years!

PS....... No I have NOT lost my mind! lol

Another sunday another embarrassing moment!

2010-02-21T18:47:00.000-07:00

NOTE: For those with children and who have been at the 1pm time at church will completely understand the following story!

So we are at the 1pm time slot this year in our ward. Well we got the kids ready and I offered ty a snack which he didn't want right then so we left for church. Well he was doing really good the first hour and a half and then right before sacrament I see the primary president coming toward me in sunday school with Ty in tow. Oh no what now! Well she hands him over to me and I asked what was wrong really hoping she would say he just had to go Potty. Now really in my gut I new that was not it. Well she begins to explain how he got tired and hungry and decided he was going to leave and come get me and Steven to go home RIGHT NOW! Well his teachers tried to stop him and wouldn't let him leave. Well he got very upset and began hitting and kicking them THEY ARE IN THEIR SEVENTIES! Here is my 3 year old BEATING UP little old ladies. OH MY GOSH I was soooooooo embarrassed . So then after class I had to go find his teachers and apologize. They were really nice about it. They told me he was really good till he got tired and hungry. Anyway by the time sacrament rolled around and Ty was running in and out getting drinks and the two other boys were giggling and had to pee at least 5 times each we were done. I grabbed my kids with 30 min left of sacrament and left. We will try this again next week and I am praying it will go better!

It is DONE!

2010-02-19T20:51:00.001-07:00

Torri Bell Photography website has finally launched! I am so excited. This is truly my baby at this point. I have been working so long on getting myself online but it has been worth it. I have been taking photo's for some time now and have needed to do this for awhile. It is done and I am thrilled. I have expanded I will now be doing photo's In Garfield and Wayne counties and I will also be going to Tooele. I am also going to be doing a give a way soon so check www.torribellphotography.blogspot.com to find out when!

Oh how I need summer.

2010-02-18T10:24:00.000-07:00

I was sitting at my computer going through my photo's wanting it to be spring. I have cabin fever. I want to walk outside with nothing but a light jacket. I want to feel the sun again. I want to plan a motorcycle trip. I want to go camping and sit by the lake for the afternoon. I want to watch the kids faces as their roasted marshmallow catches fire and they hurry to blow it out! I want to sit in the backyard all day on saturday and BBQ. I now believe winter is God's way of making appreciate the beauty of summer. Now don't get me wrong winter has defiantly got it's perks but we are now in that in-between time. When there is no snow for sledding but still to cold to go for the day and too muddy. SO for now I will just post some fun photo's of last summer while I wait for the time I can start posting our adventures of this summer.

New bed spread!

2010-02-16T16:45:00.001-07:00

I got my new bedspread today!

I was so excited. I got it off of KingLinen.com. I love it. However it is dry clean only so we will see how nice it stays with my boys. I added a link so go ahead and check them out!

Oh yes I know my text is two different colors. It got messed up when I tried to change the text color on the link and well I don't know what happened. lol

Valentines Day!

2010-02-15T08:20:00.000-07:00

So a few weeks ago I asked Steven which he would rather plan our anniversary or valentines day? Our anniversary is the 10th of feb. Well after putting the decision off for a week he finally decided to take our anniversary so that left me with valentines. Well it was a ton of fun. I booked reservations at Corbins for four and I invited my parents to come along since they were in town. Dinner was so much fun! Corbins is seriously my favorite restaurant it is so good and has such a great atmosphere. We had such a good time with my parents there. Well after dinner my parents went to my sisters house and Steven and I went home and watched Couples Retreat. The whole evening was to much fun. So I think my date night was a success! Now we will see what Steven has up his sleeve for our anniversary. Oh I should add this I moved our anniversary date night till the end of Fed. because it is so close to valentines day.

2010-02-11T13:13:00.000-07:00

Hello all! It has been busy busy in our home the past few day's and will only get busier in the next! So here I am when I should be doing a million other things. Ty is doing really well! Now if we can just keep him that way and everyone else. Steven is working hard. I feel some days as if I don't know whether I am coming or going! As long as I always come home I am all right lol ! Big plans are underway for this weekend but more on that latter. Oh before I go I posted 2 new photo's below. Check them out and hopefully enjoy!

Ok here it is!

2010-02-08T17:57:00.000-07:00

So the new project I have been working on! I am in the process of getting my web site up and going for my photography! So this past weekend I did some photo's and below if you scroll down is a few of the Hunt, Hampton and Torgerson familes. They are towards the bottom. So scroll on down and see!

Fun weekend!

2010-02-07T20:20:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we went to my nieces baptism. It was really nice and fun to be around family. I have some seriously cute nieces. It is always fun to visit with family. I did some photo's of my nieces for my sis-in-laws and will post them when I get them edited. Well I gave Steven a choice a week or so ago. He either had to pick Valentines day or our Anniversary which is on the 10th and plan the whole evening. Well he picked Anniversary sooooo that leaves me with Valentines day. So I am looking for some great ideas. I like to stay in that weekend (hate crowds) so I will keep all posted on my findings.

Oh so tired!

2010-02-04T11:12:00.000-07:00

Ok so if it could get worse it did yesterday! I had to go to Rachel's Parent teacher conference yesterday afternoon so my sister came to watch the boys while I was gone. Well we had no sooner finished and started looking at the book fair when my cell phone rings it is Christine "you need to come home right now, Slade is throwing up everywhere". AAAAAAAAAAAA I felt like screaming. Ty CAN NOT be around anyone sick his immune system is down right now. So I came home and have now spent the last day and a half trying to keep them apart. I was up all night between slade throwing up and Ty coughing. I feel like a walking zombie today. At some point today I am going to force myself to get dressed and go to the boys parent teacher conferences and maybe just maybe pick up the house! lol

Ok I feel better I have complained, felt sorry for myself and whined a little now I will get busy! lol

We are home!

2010-02-03T10:13:00.000-07:00

We are finally home! Ty has spent the last couple of days in the hospital with pneumonia (yes I had to spell check that one lol). Let me tell you it SUCKS sleeping on the chair's in the hospital. You just doze off when respiratory therapy comes in or nurses so you are back awake. At one point I had fallen asleep and both my hands lost circulation and were numb. Well the nurse came in woke us up and asked if I could help her . My hands were NUMB! Now she is standing there waiting looking at me, at this point I was sleep deprived, in the same cloths as the day before and blind from the light she had just turned on! So what did I do I started laughing uncontrollably I am talking till there was tears in my eye's. Well she stands there staring like I have lost my mind. At this point she ask's "are you alright" which makes me laugh harder. I finally get out " I can't feel my hands"! After a few minutes they were down to just the tingling and we were done. He is doing better but we are quarantined to the house until further notice. Now the Dr had told me we couldn't take Ty out and to keep anyone away who has a cold or has had one recently away form him. However when you pick up your prescriptions and the pharmacist gives you a ten minute lecture on the effects of his medicine and what can happen if he is exposed it kinda make a knot in your stomach. We are home now and he is soooooo happy to be here. If he wont take his medicine all I have to say is "Well we will just go back to the hospital" oh boy he opens wide! lol

Above are photo's Ty took. He started getting sad and a little restless so I handed him my camera.

Long long nights!

2010-02-01T09:49:00.001-07:00

I sit here and write this tired and with a headache. I spent most of last night up with Ty. Yesterday he started with a slight cough but by bed time it was quite bad. The only problem is it was a asthma cough so cough syrup didn't help. Then he ran a fever ALL night. Tylenol didn't help and he slept right next to me so I melted all night. We were up at least every hour. So now we both sit here yawning I however have to much to do to take a nap. Poor guy I hope it doesn't last long.

I will be renewed!

2010-01-29T20:17:00.000-07:00

At the end of most days I am tired but usually still in a fairly good mood! I put the kids to bed and relax. HOWEVER tonight is entirely different. I am physically and mentally exhausted!

I suppose I should start at the first. Steven has now been out of town for 2 months. Yes you read that right he has been spending Sunday night till Thursday night on the Henry Mountains down by Lake Powell. Then he comes home for friday and saturday. Lets just put it this way I have a WHOLE new respect for single moms and military moms.

It is soooooooo hard to be mom all day long. This has truly put into perspective how much Steven helps me do. I have always told him how grateful I am for his help around the house. The fact that when he comes home the kids want his attention and want to do things with him gives me a huge break that I desperately need. And for that I am so grateful. He is now as I type on his way home to stay at least for a little while anyway. I think I have done really good till this week but this week has been long. Tomorrow I will be renewed I will have the love of my life home, I will have a good nights sleep and I will be getting ready to go on a date with my husband and NO kids and he will be home each night after! :)

Techno geek!

2010-01-27T13:41:00.000-07:00

New's flash. I have never been a gadget geek. I have an I pod I love and my computer is a Mac which I really LOVE. However Mac announced today the new I pad www.apple.com/ipad this is now on my MUST have list. This little gadget is so stinking cool. I will be getting one that is as soon as I can afford it (anything Mac is not cheap)! Very very cool Mac.

Go one and all and tell them Trista sent you!

2010-01-25T19:26:00.000-07:00

There is just nothing more precious than a sleeping child!

So the other night I was reading a cousins blog and she had a new blog site posted on hers. This blog www.funfilmsforfamilies.blogspot.com is so great. She reviews all the new PG an G rated movies that are coming out in the theaters. This is a great blog if you are wondering if a movie is appropriate for your kids or you. Check it out and leave her a comment Tell her Trista sent you! LOL LOL ok so she doesn't know me but it would be fun if everyone posted "Trista told me to check out your blog" or "Trista sent me"! SO go all you movie seekers and read and enjoy!

2010-01-24T20:25:00.000-07:00

SO tonight you are in for a special treat! YOU have a front row seat to my random and if I say so myself interesting ramblings! So sit back and enjoy the read.........

This saturday my brother's and their families came to visit. It was really fun to have them come over. My little nephew is just over a month old and soooooo cute he is so tiny I just love him.

My kids have so much fun playing with their cousins. I got to spend the whole weekend with my wonderful husband. I am so totally over the moon, indescribably, head over heels in love with him. I know I know some of you are gaging right now. Well gag away! He is so awesome I will never be able to describe how thankful I am for him. Ok ok mushy stuff over! So Ty is sitting on my shoulders hugging my neck telling my " mom I hate it when you wont let me hang on your back" I hate it when he does that, I get soooooo claustrophobic. I am watching Home Makeover it truly makes you grateful for what you have. I love to read seriously I could do it all day long. I totally have to restrain myself. Steven gave me Undaunted by Gerald Lund for christmas. I had been wanting to read this since it came out. I have been trying to get through a few text books so I didn't want to start it till I was done with those. Well I was able to start it the other day and all I can say is I will be practicing all the restraint I have. What a wonderful book so far defiantly a must read for those of you looking for a good book. I LOVE to bake. I try so hard to only do it every once in awhile because if not we would all be as big as houses. However I am feeling the need to bake this week. I have not really baked since christmas so me and the oven have a few dates this week. As some of you know I have a very serious addiction. Steven has thought about getting me some help but isn't sure where to get it! I am a Hand bag addict! There I have said it BUT I AM NOT ASHAMED! lol I love a great handbag. I love the look of a great handbag. However I am running out of room for them. It is a problem when I started hanging them in steven's closet he does not, I repeat DOES NOT like them there! However he loves me more so leaves them there. I tell you this guy is awesome. So there it is random stuff that has just been thrown out there for ya! Hoped you weren't to bored. ttfn

2010-01-22T22:10:00.000-07:00

Ahhhhhhh Just had a wonderful dinner with my ever so sexy hubby! Then because he is sooo dang awesome he stopped at target and bought me a bag of carmel popcorn jelly bellies. Oh how I love that man of mine!

Above is a photo I was playing around with tonight. I thought it turned out cute.

Oh how I have missed you!

2010-01-19T22:43:00.000-07:00

Oh how happy I was to see this lovely sight today! I grew up in southern utah where smog did not exist. Then I moved to the city nine years ago and oh how I missed the blue skies in the winter. I stood out side shoveling the driveway Loving every minute of this gorgeous sight! Then I went back in the house cause I have a head cold and was not doing well. But I enjoyed the blue for the few minutes I could.

Build a Bear

2010-01-18T18:46:00.000-07:00

Each time we potty train one of our kids we take them to build a bear when they are COMPLETELY potty trained. Well it was Ty turn. He chose a cute Dalmatian puppy dog!
This is Ty rubbing his dogs heart on his funny bone so they can laugh together.
Here he is giving his dog a bath. He loved this part and took forever bathing it.
So on to naming his puppy. Now the other kids named theirs Rachel (scruffy) Hunter (dusty) Slade (leopardee). Well we got to the computer and I asked Ty what do you want to name your puppy? His reply was Dog so I asked are you sure and gave several options to choose from. To this he replied loudly no his name is Dog mom goshhhhhh!

So all is well Ty is happy to have "Dog" and plays with him night and day and I am over the moon to have my last one potty trained!

2010-01-15T10:07:00.000-07:00

Oh boy was it a frosty and foggy morning. However we had a krispy kreme yummy! So everything was ok after that sugary goodness!

2010-01-14T19:58:00.000-07:00

So here is another I did of Russell! Oh my gosh that kid is so cute! How lucky am I to have two baby nephews to squeeze all the time!

2010-01-14T19:49:00.000-07:00

I am a little slow getting this photo up of my new nephew. This was him in the hospital and the poor little thing was so good to put up with me undressing him and posing him. lol Thats what you get when your aunt is obsessed with taking photo's. I was just breaking him in for future photo's. lol I love tiny newborns!

2010-01-14T09:56:00.000-07:00

There is so much going on where do I begin! Hmmmm lets see. Steven comes home tonight YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! My cell phone has been on the fritz so if you haven't been able to get ahold of me that would be why. I am watching a commercial for aqua sand. Does anyone besides me think that stuff looks just like a BIG mess waiting to happen? I am beginning a BIG new adventure I am so excited over but more to come about that! My house is super close to being entirely clean. I just sat down and made a list of everything I wanted to do this summer with my family. Lets put it this way I am not sure we will have a free weekend this summer I can't wait!

Now I need to go finish my house work! ttfn

I am a Rock Star!

2010-01-11T22:49:00.000-07:00

Tonight I am celebrating and I invite you all to celebrate with me! I was heading to the basement earlier tonight to get some items for dinner. Well I walked by Rachel and Hunter who were playing Karaoke Revolution on the Wii. Now Rachel LOVES Karaoke games and whenever she plays the Wii that is what she likes to play. Well anyway her and Hunter were competing so I asked if I could try they excitedly said sure and entered my name. Laughing with each other totally unaware that I was in the choir all 4 years of High school and also a performance choir. So I sat down took the microphone and remote as I scanned the song list I came across Pat Benatar's Love is a Battlefield. This was the song! I click on the song and the music starts to play. Here comes the words and here I go! I sing I mean I REALLY sing I hit all the notes right on key. More and more extra points I accumulate, bonus point after bonus point. I am done. The score pops up on the screen I am the new high score! In fact I am so high It does not even register the kids points. I turn and there is a look a stun on their faces. I sand to leave as rachel is complaining that I was not fair! Hunter however sees an opportunity and begs me "Please mom take my turn" "PLEASE"! I laugh and walk down stairs. Well the fun ended shortly after that anyway. The Wii microphone quit working again. However MY score remains. LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

The Moral of this story is; NEVER under any circumstances EVER underestimate your mother and the Wii.

2010-01-10T19:24:00.000-07:00

Steven decided to paint the boys facial hair last night! Well they all thought it was great but Slade. Which you can see in the photo below he was mad that steven wouldn't paint his nose red like a clowns the only problem was we didn't have any red paint.

2010-01-08T10:00:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I did this little cutie's photo's! What a little doll.

2010-01-07T20:20:00.000-07:00

Tonight I was in cleaning the boys room before they got in bed. Well as I was cleaning and the two little boys were in the background playing Star Wars. This is the conversation that took place behind me.

Slade: Ty come rescue the princess!

Ty: Come with me princess.

Slade: Good take her she talks to much and has to many suitcases!

Ty: Never mind I don't like Girls!

Slade: Yes you are luke! YOU HAVE TO RESCUE HER SHE IS DRIVING ME NUTS!

By this point I left room because I was laughing so hard!

In the hall I hear

Slade: Lets make mom the princess cause she is just like us guys!

Wow it's good to know I am just like the guy's.

2010-01-06T16:34:00.000-07:00

So here is a little tip I learned last night. I had a leather handbag that got a scuff of white paint on it. So I went to the internet and found this tip. If you use NON gel toothpaste and rub it on the spot with a dry rag it will take to paint right off. You have to wipe the spot off with a damp rag after the tooth paste. It worked like a dream.

2010-01-04T11:31:00.000-07:00

So last week we were at my parents and My sister-in-law had me do my nephews photo's. Here are a just a couple of the photo's we did. Ethan is so fun and him and Hunter are best friends when they are together. Also I put one of his sister and brother. It was fun to do these for them.

2010-01-01T21:42:00.000-07:00

I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday! We have had so much fun. Steven has had work off since christmas eve so we have been just hanging out with our kids having a great time. We spent some time at home and some time with family. Some of us spent the new year in bed and others stayed up! Well I should just tell it like it was. Steven and Ty went to bed by 10pm . Rachel, Hunter and Slade stayed up till midnight with their cousins and had a blast. After that I put the kids to bed and then Me, Troy (my brother) and Holy (Troys wife) stayed up till 3:30 am Playing the new Mario Brothers on the Wii. We had soooooo much fun and laughed so hard. Three grown adults should probably not laugh that hard at a game but we did. I however woke up with a Mario Brothers hangover lol! I should not have stayed up that late. It was fun anyway. The top photo is the kids after santa came to visit.
Rachel thinks she is too old for this but I say you are never to old!
Hunter is just happy to get a gift.
Slade however is still not sure what to think of santa. He is still leery of santa.
Ty thought Santa was great! From the moment santa walked through the front door Ty started telling him EVERYTHING!
Christmas morning was filled with an abundance of fun and gifts.

After christmas we headed down south to spend some time with family. This is Ty checking out Grandpa's Bull and helping feed him.
Rachel heading out to go sledding.
The boys taking a turn around Grandpa's field on the sleds. Here's wishing you all a Happy New Year!