TaGgEd! CrAzY 8's!

I was tagged a LONG time ago by my sis-in-law and now I a finally getting around to it. So enjoy!

Eight Things I am Passionate About
1- My Hubbie
2- My Family (immediate and extended)
3- My Friends
4- Reading
5- Traveling
6- Exercising
7- Giving my kids the best, most well-rounded life I can
8- Eating

8 words/phrases I use often:
1- "I love you."
2- "BIGS Get Off the Bed!"
3- "NATTIE Get Off the Couch!"
4- "LIZSI MOVE!"
5-"oh, sh**" (one of my fav's)
6-"oh Sugar Bean's!" (stolen from my neighbor Nancy. It comes in very handy in stressful situations)
7- "Because I said so..." (I think every mom says this, right?)
8-"How did that make you feel?" (Parenting with Love and Logic)

8 things I want to do before I die/on my wish list:
1- Travel the world
2- Ride in a Century Race
3- Finish my scrapbooks
4- Have Grandkids
5- Do volunteer Nursing in other countries for Women and Children
6- Take a ski vacation to another country
7- Watch my kids grow up to be amazing adults
8- Grow old with my hubby

8 things I've learned in the past: (Thank's Meg I just copied what you said here. You made such a great list.)
1- Always remember to say please and thank you
2- Be grateful for what you have!
3- Say "I love you" to those you love
4- Having a good attitude can change a lot of things! Be POSITIVE
5- Don't be afraid to tell others how you feel
6- Be the first to say "I'm sorry"
7- Smile
8- Work hard so you can play hard

8 things I currently want/need:
1- A yard with grass
2- No Dogs!
3- A new car for all my mommy duties
4- A massage
5- More hours in the day
6- A clean house
7- A personal chef
8- A mountain bike

8 places I want to see/visit:
1- Africa
2- Australia
3- Alaska
4- New Zealand
5- Iceland
6- Chicago
7- Brazil
8- i would pretty much go anywhere. I love to travel.

8 favorite restaurants:
1- Red Butte
2- Egg's in the City
3- Cafe Rio
4- DoDo
5- Silver Fork
6- East West Connection
7- Olive Garden
8- Bombay House

8 TV shows I can't live without:
1- Family Guy
2- Jon and Kate plus eight
3- Desperate Housewives
4- Grey's Anatomy
5- The Office
6- Curious George
7- Baby Eingstein
8- Star Wars
(*The last 3 I put the kids in front of so I can get something done.)

8 Things that happened yesterday:
1- Woke up at 5:20 to go to my swim practice
2- Got my teeth cleaned
3- Cut out quilt squares with gma Janene for a quilt
4- Visited Dustin at the office
5- Rode bikes with Dane
6- Did laundry
7- Made dinner
8- Put kids to bed

8 Things I look forward to:
1- Everything each new season brings
2- Sundays when the whole fam is home together
3- Bedtime
4- Sun Valley
5- The first REAL snow storm
6- Skiing with Dane
7- Date night
8- The upcoming holidays

8 Things I love about fall:
1- The leaves changing colors
2- The Halloween decorations
3- My birthday! (and Dustin's too)
4- The cooler weather
5- Carving Pumpkins
6- Soup
7- Halloween candy
8- End of the busy work season for Dustin :

8 people I tag:
1- Meg McG.
2- Rosie G.
3- Steph E.
4- Lindsay R.
5- Jessica S.
6- Lisa L.
7- Gina McG.
8- Laura M.

Warm Weather to Remember this Winter

We went with some neighborhood friends to Lake Powell over UEA. Dustin and I haven't been for 2 years and it was so great to go down and enjoy some sun, water skiing and exploring.

Pickin' Pun'kins & Makin' Scarecrows

We picked pumpkins at a little pumpkin patch by my sisters house in Eagle Mountain. It was a cute little patch and we were the only ones there. Thanks Meg for the invite to the patch and to see your cute place. We also made scarecrows at our house one evening. The snowmobile guy is pretty spooky in the dark when you go to the kitchen and catch a glimpse of him staring at you through the window. Creepy....

Lovin' the Weather Lately

These are just a series of pictures from our hiking adventures at Silver Lake and Cecret Lake (yes, that is spelled correctly). Just click on the picture to enlarge. I will be sad to see this beautiful weather turn to snow and cold. We are enjoying the warm and sun as much as we can.

The Forgotten Child

Did any of you even remember I had a second child? I may have forgotten as well since all of the posts lately have been about the wonderous first child. But my little Angel Face Ian is pretty wonderous too. At 18 months he is a curious little boy who is always trying to keep up with the big kids. He is happy almost all of the time, is a great sleeper and eater. Pretty much the dream child. (I have now just jinxed myself by saying all that.) He is starting to say a few words and animal sounds. He loves to bark like a dog the most. But the best part about Ian is that, just like Dane, he LOVES to cuddle. I could just cuddle them both for hours. I love being a mom to two wonderful boys. Even on the days that I want to scream and pull my hair out.