Iceberg Ahead!

Funny, quick story that I want to blog about:

I pulled into the Broadbent's driveway this morning to give Ellie a ride to the bus. I was in my own bus, the suburban, and backed out a little bit faster than I should have. I slammed in to- and drove over the snow bank at the entrance of their driveway.

Of course, the suburban bounced up and down like crazy! I was praying that the kids wouldn't notice because this is the type of event I don't like them relaying to Jason.

Suddenly, I heard Cayden yell out, "Iceberg ahead!" in an english accent.

He noticed.

I laughed so hard.

He's funny!

Just here...

I feel like a slug this week.

I don't know why. I just don't want to do anything.

I thought it would be nice to have a free week with nothing planned, but now I'm discovering that I need a schedule and appointments, otherwise, I just don't get dressed!

I did, however, finally unpack the last suitcase from our vacation.

It only took nine days.

And, I made my blog a bit more springy because I'm sick of the smog! Bring on some sunshine!

Shake your tail feathers

Hannah had her first dance recital of the year tonight. Their costumes had feathers all over the backside! I can't believe I didn't get a pic of it. They are so cute!

I arrived at 5:15 for the 7:00 show.

Someone had to save all the seats.

The brothers (as Hannah calls them) did NOT want to come to her recital. I reminded them that we are a family and we support each other in all of our events.

See how happy they look to be there. I think they really enjoyed it!

Blaine, Marie, and uncle Bryboo came to support. I think they were pleasantly surprised at how totally awesome Hannah danced!

My mom has a bad cold and can't stop coughing, so I took video of the grand event for her.

Hannah's best bud, Savannah, is in a different class. Her costume was "wild!"

This is a quick pic I took of Hannah's hair while driving. It was the first time I did a tight bun, so I was quite impressed with myself!

The end of the blog...

(Hannah just sucked the juice from a lemon or heard I was deleting my blog)

I've been seriously considering deleting my blog.

I check FB every day now, and don't always have much to blog about. None of my posts are attracting many comments, which makes me think no one is really reading. So, not blogging anymore seemed like a reasonable thing to do.

THEN, yesterday and today, I've had six or seven people tell me they saw my pics of Hannah's baptism and one said she saw I had gone to CA for my sister's graduation.

People are reading.

I will continue my sporadic, non-adventerous blogging.

Comments would be nice.

As long as they're nice comments!

She's always been Great, but now she's 8!

Hannah's special day.

It turned out better than I could have expected! Thanks to everyone who participated in the program and to all of you who came and showed your support. It means so much to us!

We only got a couple of pictures before my camera battery died (the only thing that went haywire today). Luckily, Bryon had a camera, so I have more pics of her in her "real" dress with lots of family.

My beautiful mom gave a talk about the Holy Ghost and mentioned my Dad, without losing it. I was crying, but my Mom pulled it off. It was wonderful!

Jenny Norris also gave an awesome talk on the Baptism. She said she was really nervous, but you would have never known it. She gave her some really cute gifts with her talk. Hannah thinks of the Norris' as her second family, so I know it meant so much to her to have Jenny speak.

Cayden also made me tear up when he sang "Baptism." I know he was nervous, but he has a beautiful voice. It was so perfect to hear him right before the baptismal ordinance.

I love all of you! Thank you so much!

Our cute little family!

I've said it before, I'll say it again: I am so blessed!

24 hrs of California

My sister, Jamie, graduated from nursing school on Tuesday. She is officially an R.N.

Jason and I talked a lot about whether I should go to CA for her graduation. It's such a busy time of the year, and Jason's business is crazy busy, so I didn't think there'd be any way we could make time for me to get there. Last week, Jason looked at me and said, "Holly, you know there is no way that your Dad would miss her graduation. I really think you need to go."

We fiddled with our schedules, opened up a 24 hour window, and booked my plane ticket.

I am so glad I went.

What an awesome experience for Jamie and her family. She has worked hard for the last two years. It took a lot of sacrifice from her family for her to get through school. I think she looked stunning up there in her white cap and dress. I am so proud of her, and I know my Dad is too! She will make a great nurse. She is very caring and quite smart.

I had a great time with my nephews, Joey and Jacob. They say the funniest things. However, my nephew Joey told me that he always thought I was the older sister. I quickly set the record straight, then drilled it into his head that his Mommy is 15 months older than me.

late night fun

One of my favorite memories as a kid was playing in the snow one night with Kady Arnold. It was warm, the snow was deep, and it seemed so bright outside.

Last night while I was plowing, I realized that the setting was the same as my childhood. Perfect playing weather!

I came inside, pulled the kids out of bed, and told them to throw on their snow clothes. Surprisingly, since two of them were already asleep, there were no objections.

We started with a snowman, but since I have two boys and one tomboy girl, we had to make a snow fort. So, we attached it to the snowman.

The snow was PERFECT packing snow last night at 10 PM. The balls of snow got huge. They were too heavy to lift. I know if Jason was home, our snowman would have been giant.

The boys think that Hannah looks like Big Foot in this picture.

She said to me, "Take a picture of me falling."

Umm, okay.

Our snowman fort. Jealous?

Snow Angles.

Aren't they cute!

Burying their heads in the snow. Why? Who knows. But, I think that would be major brain freeze.

The first and only serious pose on the snow bank. For some reason, my kids think these types of pics are boring. They'd rather be silly in EVERY picture. Examples below.

Acting girly!

Hannah thinks this is a dumb pic because she doesn't look any different. True. She does still look like a girl. But the boys.... Too Funny!

Acting cold. Taylor's face cracks me up. I laughed at this pic for a good solid minute. What a nerd!

My best reward for staying out until 11 when I had to get up at 5 was when Hannah said to me, "That was so much fun last night!"

I hope I helped create a good, lasting memory for my kids like the one I have from my childhood.

P.S. In case you were wondering, Yes. The kids were late for school this morning! :)