I got this from Emily and Mindy.
Here's the deal:1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.It's easy to just copy and paste this to your blog if ya wanna play.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Parades and Pets
This Saturday we had our Primary parade. As we were getting ready, Ellie asked, " So is this parade for The Sound of Music, or for School house rock?" I guess she is getting used to the "parade circuit" she's been on lately. BTW School house rock is our next theatrical adventure. It's the cities children's play. They asked me to help direct months ago and I said yes (um, what was I thinking??)....this was all before I knew how tired I would be at this point! It will give Casie a chance to be on stage, so that's a plus. :-) Anyway, back to the parade.....The kids all dressed in Red, White, and Blue, and brought instruments to play. We had about 10 people watching, but it was still fun. The fire truck even showed up to escort us down the road. We ended up at the park where we were fed a nice pancake breakfast. Mike was at Scout camp so he missed all the excitement, but we had a good time. :-)
On the way home, the girls found a strange caterpillar. The texture feels just like human skin and it has two little spots on it's head that look like eyes. My research on-line told me that these, "pretend eyes" are to make the caterpillar look like a "big scary snake" so that birds wouldn't want to eat it. Do you ever wonder where this information comes from? How do they know that the caterpillar wants to look like a snake? How on earth did they extract that information from it's little brain? I'm thinking torture,... but it could also be a tiny lie detector test....Anyway, the caterpillar is now named"Pumpkin", and resides in a jar on Annie's dresser. We are all awaiting the transformation of our new pet.
I had to laugh as I watched the girls fight over who got to hold Pumpkin. They were all taking turns between Peaches( the hamster) and Pumpkin, (the caterpillar),.... and there sat BIG ol' Brandon (the dog) without a hand to pet him. Why must things be "tiny" to capture my daughters affection? :-)
On the way home, the girls found a strange caterpillar. The texture feels just like human skin and it has two little spots on it's head that look like eyes. My research on-line told me that these, "pretend eyes" are to make the caterpillar look like a "big scary snake" so that birds wouldn't want to eat it. Do you ever wonder where this information comes from? How do they know that the caterpillar wants to look like a snake? How on earth did they extract that information from it's little brain? I'm thinking torture,... but it could also be a tiny lie detector test....Anyway, the caterpillar is now named"Pumpkin", and resides in a jar on Annie's dresser. We are all awaiting the transformation of our new pet.
I had to laugh as I watched the girls fight over who got to hold Pumpkin. They were all taking turns between Peaches( the hamster) and Pumpkin, (the caterpillar),.... and there sat BIG ol' Brandon (the dog) without a hand to pet him. Why must things be "tiny" to capture my daughters affection? :-)
Friday, July 11, 2008
Opening night...again!
We had another fabulous opening night tonight! Here's a little teaser for ya'll!
Opening night!
Last night was me and Annie's opening night for the play! Annie was AMAZING! We had such a fun time!! We had 15 people there supporting just us!...(there were other people there too) :-) Annie was on cloud nine after the show. She had groups of people surrounding her asking for her autograph! I was so proud. Mike and Ellie will have their opening night tonight!!!
I'm having a baby???
It's become a little tradition that when a new baby is born into the family, my amazingly talented sister-in-law Anna, comes and helps decorate a nursery. Along with the amazingly talented Anna, comes a dedicated, hard working and able bodied husband, Brian. Together with Rich and Melissa as work horses/comical entertainment, and Grandma to feed and nourish our bodies, we were able to paint a nursery for Jack yesterday! It was so fun to watch it come together so quickly! I am so grateful to my awesome family for their sacrifice to come and do this for me! I love you guys! I will post more pictures when the room has been sufficiently decorated and "babied up", but here is the base for my adorable nursery! 
Almost done! The top color is actually a dark brown...it looks a little black in this photo...ok, so it looks a little black in real life too, but I really like it. I plan on decorating in different brown plaids, sepia photos, and "old looking" toys. Isn't this a "boyish" room!? I am really happy with it.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Fourth of July!
I am finally getting around to posting about our busy Fourth of July Weekend. I honestly think that each of these days could warrant a post of it's own, but instead, I will sum up our weekend in photo's!
The top high light of any holiday for Casie is the presence of her cousins! It is so fun and satisfying to see these three become close. They were inseparable this weekend. They laughed, stayed up late, played the computer, and devoured a whole bag of Marshmallow Maties!
On to the Hintze family BBQ! Every 4th we gather at my Uncle Richards house for a family reunion. We do the same things every year and we love it! It starts out with YUMMY food..."we got burgers, .....we got dogs....we got chicken..." This is photo only represents a FEW of the yummy desserts that were present at the feast...WHY DID I CHOOSE THIS YEAR TO QUIT SUGAR! Can you believe the temptation!? Because I knew the baby wanted it, I did end up eating a piece of key lime pie...and lemon cake....and two bites of Mindy's chocolate cake. :-) Mike the goodie goodie had nothing!...(oh and he has now lost 13 pounds...I am proud of him)
After eating we all play volley ball, slip and slide and all the kids run around like wild children...it's so fun!
Here's Julie..(who has a weakness for all things pertaining to water) doing a beautiful, toe pointed, Super man, slip and slide dive. Notice her beauty and grace. :-)
Here's my sweet little Annie. She was actually COLD in this photo! Who's cold on the fourth of July? :-)
Introducing my skinny sexy hubby! I think in this photo he is giving me a smug look because he knew I was about to break our sugar fast....and he was NOT. I really do respect his will power though. He's such a babe!
My cute, cute niece! 
After the BBQ we went home for some much needed rest! We had a nice siesta, then were up and ready for some fireworks! Mike and I decided to just do some good ol' Harmons Grocery Store fireworks instead of attending an actual show. Most of that decision was based on the fact that we had been up till mid-night the whole week for play practice, and had an early morning rehearsal the next day. The kids loved the fireworks, and we loved that they were in bed early....ok these days 11:00 is early!
This is where "Brandon the Brave" spent the night of the Fourth. For every ounce we enjoy fireworks,...Brandon despises them! He found the darkest corner of the house and cowered there all night. :-)
The next day Mike and the kids were off to rehearsals, and I was off to another wonderful Sister Saturday! We had a fun time learning first aide and CPR. This is a photo of Sarah doing a "breath check". We also had a "tea party"( I was too busy eating to snap a photo). Then we did pedicures and manicures. It was great! Thanks Cait!
Here we are after enjoying a wonderful lunch! We look so content and refreshed.........
or not.... Needless to say, we were all very tired at the end of this fun packed weekend!
The top high light of any holiday for Casie is the presence of her cousins! It is so fun and satisfying to see these three become close. They were inseparable this weekend. They laughed, stayed up late, played the computer, and devoured a whole bag of Marshmallow Maties!
On to the Hintze family BBQ! Every 4th we gather at my Uncle Richards house for a family reunion. We do the same things every year and we love it! It starts out with YUMMY food..."we got burgers, .....we got dogs....we got chicken..." This is photo only represents a FEW of the yummy desserts that were present at the feast...WHY DID I CHOOSE THIS YEAR TO QUIT SUGAR! Can you believe the temptation!? Because I knew the baby wanted it, I did end up eating a piece of key lime pie...and lemon cake....and two bites of Mindy's chocolate cake. :-) Mike the goodie goodie had nothing!...(oh and he has now lost 13 pounds...I am proud of him)
After eating we all play volley ball, slip and slide and all the kids run around like wild children...it's so fun!
Here's Julie..(who has a weakness for all things pertaining to water) doing a beautiful, toe pointed, Super man, slip and slide dive. Notice her beauty and grace. :-)
Here's my sweet little Annie. She was actually COLD in this photo! Who's cold on the fourth of July? :-)
Introducing my skinny sexy hubby! I think in this photo he is giving me a smug look because he knew I was about to break our sugar fast....and he was NOT. I really do respect his will power though. He's such a babe!My cute, cute niece! After the BBQ we went home for some much needed rest! We had a nice siesta, then were up and ready for some fireworks! Mike and I decided to just do some good ol' Harmons Grocery Store fireworks instead of attending an actual show. Most of that decision was based on the fact that we had been up till mid-night the whole week for play practice, and had an early morning rehearsal the next day. The kids loved the fireworks, and we loved that they were in bed early....ok these days 11:00 is early!This is where "Brandon the Brave" spent the night of the Fourth. For every ounce we enjoy fireworks,...Brandon despises them! He found the darkest corner of the house and cowered there all night. :-)The next day Mike and the kids were off to rehearsals, and I was off to another wonderful Sister Saturday! We had a fun time learning first aide and CPR. This is a photo of Sarah doing a "breath check". We also had a "tea party"( I was too busy eating to snap a photo). Then we did pedicures and manicures. It was great! Thanks Cait!The NEXT day....we to got to drive to Richfield to see Heston blessed. It was so wonderful. Stephen and Kenzie are such cute parents! Heston is absolutely adorable! We had a yummy lunch in my Mom's back yard while once again...the kids ran wild with their cousins. I love being with family!
Stephen was trying to get Heston to smile in this photo. I think it's an adorable photo of father and son!
Here we are after enjoying a wonderful lunch! We look so content and refreshed.........or not.... Needless to say, we were all very tired at the end of this fun packed weekend!Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Celebrate good times!
If I didn't know it would scare away all my readers and friends, I would post a picture of me (six months pregnant) in mid-air, doing a heel click!.....why would I do such an act of joy you ask?....well, because SCHOOL IS OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh the pain of waking my under slept children in the morning! The swatting and whining and kicking and pouting....and all the things the kids did too! lol With play practice running until 10 or 11 every night, my kids have been zombies lately...Little disobedient, emotional, grouchy,over tired zombies! I should have recorded one of our infamous mornings and posted it. I will tell you it wasn't pretty. Mike and I made a VALIANT effort to be cheerful and bright. I even devised plans of pancakes, bacon, eggs, and french toast (on different mornings) to lure them out of bed, but somehow, we never had a smooth morning....BUT....now that school is out, they can sleep in as late as their little bladders will allow!! We still have another 2 weeks of late nights, but I think we will be more rested now!
To prove my point...or to prove that I am a mean Mom, I will say that it's 2:30 pm on the last day of school and my kids are ALL asleep! We had such a late night last night, and another tonight, so I insisted that they take a nap. When they wake up I told them I would take them swimming to celebrate their freedom....wait...that means I will have to get in a swimming suit...maybe they will settle for the splash park!
On a different note...and pardon me as I hoist my large body onto this soap box....but I have to share a life altering change Mike and I have made! Believe it or not, we have decided to stop eating sugar! It's been a week and 1/2 and Mike has already lost 7 pounds! I feel better than I have in a long time! We are both amazed at how much sugar we are presented with on a daily basis! It's EVERYWHERE! We aren't going too extreme. We still eat foods that contain a little sugar, but we stay away from things that are inherently sweet, like desserts and candy. It hasn't been easy for this sugaroholic, but I really feel good about the decision. Obviously, I haven't noticed any weight loss...that's not my goal, but I have only gained 5 pounds so far, and I feel great. Considering I gained between 25-40 with my other pregnancies I feel like I am on a good track......( I am not going to mention how I almost chased down,tackled, and stole an ice cream cone from a lady in the mall.)
Oh the pain of waking my under slept children in the morning! The swatting and whining and kicking and pouting....and all the things the kids did too! lol With play practice running until 10 or 11 every night, my kids have been zombies lately...Little disobedient, emotional, grouchy,over tired zombies! I should have recorded one of our infamous mornings and posted it. I will tell you it wasn't pretty. Mike and I made a VALIANT effort to be cheerful and bright. I even devised plans of pancakes, bacon, eggs, and french toast (on different mornings) to lure them out of bed, but somehow, we never had a smooth morning....BUT....now that school is out, they can sleep in as late as their little bladders will allow!! We still have another 2 weeks of late nights, but I think we will be more rested now!
To prove my point...or to prove that I am a mean Mom, I will say that it's 2:30 pm on the last day of school and my kids are ALL asleep! We had such a late night last night, and another tonight, so I insisted that they take a nap. When they wake up I told them I would take them swimming to celebrate their freedom....wait...that means I will have to get in a swimming suit...maybe they will settle for the splash park!
On a different note...and pardon me as I hoist my large body onto this soap box....but I have to share a life altering change Mike and I have made! Believe it or not, we have decided to stop eating sugar! It's been a week and 1/2 and Mike has already lost 7 pounds! I feel better than I have in a long time! We are both amazed at how much sugar we are presented with on a daily basis! It's EVERYWHERE! We aren't going too extreme. We still eat foods that contain a little sugar, but we stay away from things that are inherently sweet, like desserts and candy. It hasn't been easy for this sugaroholic, but I really feel good about the decision. Obviously, I haven't noticed any weight loss...that's not my goal, but I have only gained 5 pounds so far, and I feel great. Considering I gained between 25-40 with my other pregnancies I feel like I am on a good track......( I am not going to mention how I almost chased down,tackled, and stole an ice cream cone from a lady in the mall.)
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