Busy Week!

Last week was a crazy one... especially considering the fact that our life is usually rather boring and uneventful. Ha ha!

We started with a girls day out. Me, Summer, and Chels went and got sweet new do's at Valhalla Salon together. It was fun fun fun.

Summer got hot pink peek-a-boo streaks. They look awesome!

I chopped mine off.

Finally.

Trevor and I celebrated Valentine's Day a week late since he'd had to work the previous weekend. We went shopping for some sweet new clothes, ate dinner at Hamilton's Steak and Seafood, and then stayed at the Anniversary inn. We were in the Swiss Family Robinson Suite, complete with a giant tree in the room. I took some pics of the room cuz it was so cool.

This is the tree. The bed is up the stairs in a treehouse and there are little twinkling star lights above the bed at night.

This is the bath area at the base of the tree, complete with a waterfall shower that emptied into the the two person jetted tub, next to a fish tank.

Bathroom sink.

They brought us a delicious breakfast in the morning. So yummy!

Saturday, we headed down to Provo to get the kids from Grammie and Papa's house and hang out for a day.

The next day we went to my parent's house and stayed there. Monday was Grandpa's viewing. It was by far the loudest viewing I have ever been to.
Tuesday was the graveside service. It was short and sweet, the way Grandpa would have wanted it... he hated funerals.

This is my favorite Aunt Laurie sharing a few memories. I just love her!

That evening, we had a family party in Grandpa's honor. He wanted everyone to be happy and enjoy life, not mourn over his death. It was a lot of fun. I got to see a lot of family I haven't seen in a long time. Here is a picture of all the cousins that were there - fifteen of the twenty (I'm number 18!)

I got to see my cute cousin Amanda and her adorable baby Elaina. We were best friends growing up, and I hadn't seen her in over a year.

We also got a picture of the great grandkids. They did pretty well considering how many of them there were... 22 of the 33 in that generation! So cool.

We also did a little shopping. This is just a cute picture I took of the girls when we were at Best Buy shopping for a TV.

The weekend had been long and exhausting, but we couldn't relax when we got home. We still had to have Jamie's 1st birthday party!

Grammie came up and brought Kait, Mal, Ty, Dan, Kaye, and Sabra. My mom came up, and Chels came over with the boys. Just a small get-together.

Grammie got Jamie a car.
Trevor is jealous.

Another cute cake creation by Chelsea!
It tasted great too!

Just ask Jamison!

Well, there you have it. Sorry there's so many pictures, I just wanted to get them all down into one post.

Now we're finally relaxing and playing Wii on our new TV. Yay!

Happy Birthday Baby J!

I can't believe that my sweet little baby is one year old today!

Wasn't this just a few weeks ago?

He was soooo
tiny
when he was born!

I thought I was only going into labor a few days early. It wasn't until after he was born that we realized he was still almost 4 weeks under-developed!

Oh, how that baby loved to zzzzsleep!zzzz

He is such a little charmer, and with those big blue eyes, who can resist?

He'll do anything for his
Mommy.

Is there a happier or smilier guy around?

I don't think so!

Jamison is a curious little guy.
He loves to watch animals, things, and people.

And what a friendly little kid!

We love our Mr. Jamison so much!!

We know he will go very far in life.

Happy Birthday Jamie!!!

The Coolest Grandpa Ever!

Ernest Hayward Wessman
"Gone Golfing"

Grandpa Ernie passed away on February 19, 2010 at the age of 88. He was born on June 30th, 1921 in Salt Lake City Utah. He enlisted in the US Army a few months prior to World War II, served the early part of the war in Hawaii and later served in Europe. After the war, he worked for the Utah National Guard until his retirement in 1976 attending the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Ernie married Elaine Everett on March 22, 1947. Ernie was a fantastic husband, brother, father, and grandfather and his family will always remember his love and devotion for each family member.

My Grandpa was one of my heroes. I love him so much! I remember when we'd be saying a prayer or a blessing on the food and we'd peek at Grandpa, he'd jump at us with big eyes and try to make us giggle during the prayer.

One time he offered me some coffee from his thermos (I was six years old at the time.) When I said no, he said "Why not? It'll put hair on your chest!"

He loved to tell stories and jokes. He was such a funny man!
When people would ask what the ages of his six children were, he'd say "7, 6, 5, 3, 2, and 1." When they would ask, "what happened to number 4?" He would respond, "Well, that was the year we got the TV!"

He was an amazing fisherman and golfer. He and my "Naney" were always traveling around the country.

He was one of fourteen children, raised six kids who are the best aunts and uncles in the world, had twenty grandchildren (I'm #18,) and currently has thirty-three great grandchildren....and counting!

We'll miss him a lot, but we're so thankful that families are forever!

Love you, Grandpa!!

Mr. Baby J!!

Jamison just adores Kenzi!
He loves to play with her and she likes to think that she's just another mommy.

A Valentine's Day Song For YOU!!

Don't forget to pause the music on the right hand side of the page =)




HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!

One Fun Day Trip

Last Saturday, I took the kids for a quick day trip down to Salt Lake so I could go to Leslie's baby shower. Oh, I miss her so much!!!
It was fun to catch up with her. She's going to be having another adorable baby boy! They're naming him Kael. How cute is that!?

These are the things I made for little Kael.
A stool (just for fun... not a time out seat this time. hehe!)

And a collage monogram for his room to match.

They turned out pretty cute. I'm making some for Jamie's room for his b-day too.

Then we headed out to Naney and Grandpa Ernie's for a little afternoon visit. It was so nice to see them. We miss them so much. Grandpa's recovering well from his heart surgery. He's grouchy about not being able to go to AZ to golf, so the doctors have to keep reminding him that he's 88 and just had several surgeries. Ha ha! I love him!

Then we went back to Mom and Dad's where Trev came down and met us after work. Megan and Lloyd brought Braden up and we visited for a while. The babies were quite excited to see each other!

Silly little munchkins!

Later, Trev's mom and dad, Mallory, Danny, Kaye and Sabra joined us. We had a full on barbecue with the two of our families complete with a ping pong tournament. Super fun!

It was lots of fun to see everyone, but as always, all good things must come to an end. I cried as we drove away that night. As much as we love Millville, it's sad to not see our families very often.

It was a long day filled with lots of happiness. Hopefully we'll see everyone again soon!

Rub-a-dub-dub!

I knelt next to the bathtub this morning to wash Kenzi's hair for her as her bath came to an end. I rubbed and scrubbed while Jamison stood next to me watching intently.
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SPLASH!

Jamison thought Kenzi was having far too much fun without him.

He decided to join her jammies, diaper and all!

What a silly little man!

Snow Day!

Cache Valley winters?
Yeah, they're cold.
But the best part of them is all the

{{S.N.O.W.}}

And what could be better than playing out in all the heaps and mounds of the fluffy stuff??

Playing in the snow with

{{GRANDPA!!}}

And building a snowman in the yard to greet all our visitors as they walk to the door.

(We didn't have a carrot for the nose, or coal for eyes. They sufficed with pepperoni from the fridge.)

They just LOVE their Grandpa!

And he sure loves them too!

When Boredom Strikes....

Create!!

Okay, I admit it. Sometimes, motherhood doesn't always keep me completely entertained. Combine that with the fact that we have a very simple life, devoid of TV and occasionally no internet. I have to do something to keep myself busy and not go crazy.

I don't consider myself all that crafty, especially in comparison to my friends like Steph and Leslie, but when we were low on funds and we had a birthday party for Tailan coming up, I decided I'd try to make him something rather than buy a gift.
For those of you who have never met this adorable little "nephew" of mine, I'll first have to explain a little bit. This kid destroys everything he touches. So much so that his parents chose not to buy him anything for Christmas that he could rip apart, chew up, or jump on. Instead, they gave him a new bed and an WAY cute bedroom, decorated in dark blues and browns. So as I sat and thought of what I could make for this kid, I was kind of at a loss.
A toy? No, he'll chuck it down the stairs and break it.
Candy? No, it'll get stuck to the carpet or eaten by the cat.
Clothes? No, he'll spill something dreadful on them.
A ball? No, he already chewed up Jamison's.
A movie? No, that's just a bad idea all around.
What can this kid use that he won't break????

Then I had an idea.

Something he would use A LOT.

So I made him

THIS:

Don't judge me.
His mom loved it!

Then, of course, I was in the crafty mood. So I made this too.

Not as cute as I wanted it to turn out, but it works.

For those who don't know me very well, I'm kind of a history/vintage/antiques obsessed person. I love Valentines Day, but I don't like the big clowny looking stuff. You know, giant plastic hearts and read foil decorations. It just not my thing.
I do however, love old fashioned valentines. The kind that were exchanged by lovers in the late 1800s when courting was still proper.
So, I made some of my own.
They serve as our Valentines decorations.

Here are a few of my faves.

I'm still kind of on a crafty streak, so we'll see what else pops up in the next month or so.