My sweet, awesome early birthday present!!

Mallorie is having surgery on Thursday (removing her tailbone) so she won't be feeling to hot on my birthday Friday. Sunday, she, Tom, and Sammi had me open my present. I've had Charlie's pictures taken a couple of times at Busath Photography where Mal works. Adam Roach, the photographer, has done an AMAZING job each time he's done them. (Check out his other work here.)So...Mal and Sam had some of his pictures put into a book...like the ones you can put on the coffee table...only mine is small enough to put in my purse (they said so I can carry it around and show it off!!). Anyway, it's absolutely darling and I LOVE IT!!!!! I've scanned the pictures and put them into a slideshow. So stinkin' cute!!

I can't wait to see the rest on Friday!

Raving Rabbids!

Zack discovered a new Wii game and rented it Wednesday night. Seriously, I haven't laughed that hard in a long, LONG time! Watching Bob and him play it was absolutely hilarious!! I've never seen so much tongue action going on during a game in my life!! We are definitely fans of the game!!

Cute movie!

Saturday afternoon, all the girls (Mallorie, Sammi, Maddi, and Kenzi) and I went to see this cute new move: Confessions of a Shopaholic. It's adorable!! Fun plotline, cute actors and actresses, just a lot of fun! The best part was getting to spend time with ALL my girls. It's been FOREVER since we've done something like that and it was a BLAST!!

I LOVE MY GIRLIES!!

Funny, funny dogs!

So...today was the last day we were "sheepie-sitting" Sophie. It was like they all knew she was going home and had to make the most of it. We buy these soft stuffed "babies" at PetsMart for the dogs to chew. Libby is obsessed with gutting them and getting to the squeaker. Charlie loves to carry it around squeaking it. Annoying but funny. Well, this afternoon one of them picked it up and started carrying it around. Then another decided to join in the fun and play tug-o-war. They played keep away for a while and then all of a sudden, they all decided to play tug-o-war at the same time! It was hilarious!! Needless to say, the poor baby got ripped to shreds in nothing flat. But...what the heck...they had fun, right?? Silly sheepies!!

Sophie can come play anyday!!

We're "Sheepie-sitting!"

Our friends, the Nicols, asked us to "Sheepie-sit" for four days over this weekend. It's been funny having Sophie (on the left) here to play with Charlie (right) and see how many of his characteristics and antics are those of a true sheepdog! She's considerably smaller than Charlie--about 20 lbs. lighter and 4-5 inches shorter. She's got longer hair which we love on her body but not sure about the face. I'm not a fan of the "top-knot" either...I like seeing his eyes and his expression. And we thought Charlie's beard was a sponge!! It's the first time we've been around another sheepie for an extended period of time. They are truly an unusual breed but so darn much fun!! They make us laugh all the time!!

What a great day!!

We had the opportunity to go to the Draper LDS Temple Open House today as a family. What an amazing experience! Sammi, Maddi, and Kenzi don't remember much about the Bountiful Temple Open House besides the little white booties we had to wear; Zack, Mal, and Tom were 8 when they went so don't remember much else. It was so great to see the beautiful craftsmanship, feel the spirit even though it hasn't been dedicated, and to spend great time together as a family.

New stuff...

I've been slowly stampin' again. I seem to be pretty darn pooped when I get home at night...fall asleep before I get anything done! I must be getting old!! Here's a cute card I made with the new set Just Buzzin' By that's in the new catalog. So adorable!

Then, even though Stampin' Up discontinued the monthly calendars, I couldn't give up making them! I have to have my own pictures hanging on the wall in the kitchen! So, I went to Ben Franklin's and got a plain calendar and I'm slowly adding my own pages. I have February and March done...LOVE them!

(Yes...Charlie has his own month! He's the only one with a birthday in February!! Cute Char-Char!!)

I'll get more done soon! I LOVE STAMPING!! (Oh yah...I just got the Big Shot! WAY FUN!!)

We're so proud of Sammi!

We're so excited/proud/sad/nervous/excited/proud of Sammi! She started her papers for an LDS mission last night! It's very bittersweet and I imagine there will be many, many, many, many, MANY tears in the next few months!!!! We're so excited for her and for our family as this is our first missionary; however, we honestly don't know what we'll do without her at home!

The new catalog is out!!

YAY!! Stampin Up released the 2009 Spring/Summer catalog yesterday. It's got some GREAT ideas and new stamps in it. Best of all...they're all die cut! No more cutting out the stamps!! (Sammi's sad about this--she LOVED cutting them out for me. Silly girl!!) Check it out HERE and place an order 24/7 on my website. If you have any questions, let me know!!

AMERICAN IDOL IS BACK!!!!!

I can't tell you how much we love this show! We love all the morons who think they're "good." We love the really good ones who make it through. We love everything about it!! I even have a bulletin board outside my room that I keep track of who gets voted off and such. It's so much fun to listen to the kids as they check it out each week; quite a conversation piece!! I can't wait for them to show Salt Lake!!