Christmas Party

On Monday I started wrapping presents and I was so proud of myself. I figured better get that done so I don't stay up late on Christmas eve wrapping presents. As I finished wrapping the few that I brought in my room I realized I still had a lot more to wrap, blah. I am determined though to bake some scrumptious Christmas goodies and give away to some friends and neighbors. I will try but I'm not going to promise anything.

We went up north last weekend for the Petersen Christmas party and we stayed at my mom's house. On Saturday morning I woke up early and headed to Honeyville to meet a friend so that we could go on a run. I told my friend that I would call her whenever I'm up and we would arrange a time to run together outside. What a day to run outside I tell ya. It was cold and foggy. The whole way to Honeyville I kept my eye out for any animals because I didn't want to hit a deer or whatever happens to hop out in the middle of the highway. As I am driving to Honeyville I started going down old memory lane. It had been forever since I drove the highway and couldn't believe how many new houses have been built out there. I get to my friends house and we head out running and I was FREEZING. My face was that is. As we are talking and running I look over at my friend and was thinking to myself wow she is starting to get a little gray. A 1/2 mile or so later it got a lot whiter and I told her I thought she was going gray and realized it was from the fog. She thought the same thing with me too cause she say a little white on my hair. After we ran 6 miles our front of our head was covered in white, eyelashes and eyebrows were white too. Who runs in the cold and fog, apparently Joanna and I do. It was fun and I'm glad that I have someone to run with during the cold season to keep me motivated. I will see her early in the morning the day after Christmas for another 6 mile run, and it will be a lot colder then that it was that day.

After I had showered and somewhat thawed myself out we headed to the Petersen Christmas party. It was fun we ate a lot and Santa came to visit. I was excited for Brock to see Santa cause I wanted to see his reaction and he did great. He didn't look at Santa in the eye but he sat on his lap and Santa asked him if he wanted a truck he nodded yes and then Santa asked him if he wanted candy and he nodded yes got his candy and orange and off he went. No screaming no crying. What a little trooper.







On Sunday we went to Uncle Curt's house in Clearfield and hung out with Aunt Sheree and Bruce and other family. It was fun being able to visit with Sheree since we don't see her too often. When it hit 5pm we all went to temple square and walked around to see the lights. Brock was so excited to see the lights and I was proud of my little kiddos being tough and bearing the cold weather. It was pretty cold and by the time we went home Jazmin started to cry cause her hands were cold and Brock's poor little wrist were cold because his coat would show a little skin.








Sorry this post was pretty long but I finally got a lot of pictures up. Enjoy and I hope that everyone has a very merry christmas.

Yay pictures

Get ready for some pictures. I have finally posted some up and there is lots more to come so be prepared. Brock is soo funny he loves to get my ipod and put the earphones in his ears and he will start dancing. So I thought that I would put this picture of him up. When we first got our first snowstorm I had to run to the store to get some snow gear for Brock because I knew that he would want to go play in it. When we got home I had to chase him around the house to get his snowsuit on and his boots. He was crying so bad because he didn't want them on but as you can see in the end he loved it. He cried when I brought him back in the house. The last picture is of Mariah and her dance. This year was suppose to be Nutcracker but Misty decided not to do it so instead they put on a little showcase. We got to go and watch the things that they learn and a little dance. It was cute. Mariah is soo little compared to all the other girls in her class. That's it for now watch out for more pictures soon.


Brock pretending to listen to jazmin's shuffle



First time out playing in snow







Mariah's dance performance

The chaos that is called Christmas

I thought by having my Christmas shopping done way before December came around that it would take a lot of stress off and that I can enjoy Christmas time and the Christmas spirit-wrong! I haven't wrapped any presents yet, I haven't baked any goodies for neighbors and friends, and my tree keeps getting redecorated by mister Brock. I've decided not to do neighbor gifts this year just simply because I don't feel like it this year and I haven't started baking anything. I may change my mind at the last minute cause I seem to do that. I really need to make time to wrap presents but I'm afraid to because I'm afraid Brock will start ripping the paper off. I'm getting frustrated how many ornaments I keep finding on the ground or when I go to vacuum hooks are getting swallowed up the vacuum. Even with getting everything done so early I just still feel like it's chaos but I should say not too bad. I don't know I feel like this year isn't so cheery. I guess of things that have happened the past month or so, but the new year will be here soon and all that we have dealt with will now be in the past. Next year is going to bring up some exciting new things for us and I can't wait. I really need to start posting pictures up. So hopefully I will get around to that, because we all know that we want to see pictures instead of reading right.

2nd Dose

Today I had an appointment to take the kids to get their 2nd dose of the lovely H1N1 shot. I told Mariah that we had to check Jazmin out of school early and told her we that everyone was getting shots. She freaked out and I told her that after we get shots I would let them pick out a $5 toy at the story. She was ok with that so I figured it should go fine, right, wrong. For some reason Mariah thought we were going to the Dr.'s office to get shots and when she saw the health department building she started to freak out. She instantly knew she was getting the H1N1 shot. I take my papers to the nurse and after checking me in we head into the room. She started to cry as the nurse waits to put us in a line. It was horrible. The child hasn't gotten poked yet and she is just crying away. When our turn is up I tell the nurse that I need some help with one cause she kicks and screams. She asked me which one I need help with and I told her the one that is crying. We have Jazmin go first and she freaked a little but not too much. Mariah is up and I am holding her head (she is sitting on my lap) one nurse is holding her arms and the other nurse puts her body into Mariah so she doesn't kick and pokes her. Mariah lets out this HUGE scream and everyone is just staring at me. Brock is next and he is so easy. I hold him and they poke him in the leg. The girls got theirs in the arm. He tensed his little leg so I'm sure it hurt him a lot more this time than last. He cries for like 2 seconds and is done. I am just glad that I don't have to take all 3 of them to get shots. It is so hard to take 3 children all by youself when I have one that is running around everywhere, one screaming her head off, and the other is just doing nothing to help me out. Thank goodness that is all done and over with.

Life is like a box of chocolates....

I never really thought that life would be like a box of chocolates. You have sooo many choices to chose from and you want to make sure that the one you picked is a good choice. That little saying has struck home with me the last few weeks. Brandon has started a new job and he is loving it. He loves his floor manager and how professional this floor is compared to the last floor. I knew that Brandon would make a good decision and I told him that I feel good with this job and I feel like something good is heading our way. It's soo crazy cause new opportunities keep popping up to Brandon and some are good, some are bad, and some just plain scary. I trust that my husband will look out for what is best for our family but it's also scary because what if you pick the chocolate and it is not very tasty, but what if you pick the most delicious chocolate you have every had in your life. It has been such a rough road the last couple of week with everything that we have had to deal with and I know that in the end it will all work out for the best. I love my husband and I love how he will do anything for us and make sure that we are in a good place. Sorry if this post sounds a little confusing I don't want to say too much because I feel like there are some things that I need to keep quite and not say yet. Maybe someday I will be able to share my feelings and what is going on but right now I don't feel like it's the time to say. Don't worry everyone things are excellent with me and Brandon. I love my husband and my family and I am glad that I have them.

New Beginning

It has been since a crazy last few weeks for us I don't know where to start. I guess all the craziness began 2 weeks ago I would have to say when we found out the Brandon's company was relocating to California. When we heard this news it was a shocker because we never thought that MOA (Mentoring of America) would ever leave Utah. I started to panic because we are heading into the holiday and my husband was out of a job what are we going to do? Brandon's plan was to go out to California and talk to the owner and see what kind of deal they can give Brandon. We would move to California only if the owners would pay for moving expense and give Brandon some kind of living allowance in order for him to pay rent in California plus we would still have our home and our bills in Utah. He would go to California for a month while I stayed here and have the girls finish up school until Christmas Break. I wasn't to thrilled about California cause it's soo far from family but was willing to do whatever my husband thought would be best for us. Plus I would totally love to leave Utah weather and enjoy some of California's weather. Brandon was told that the last day of MOA would be the end of November so he started networking trying to find other jobs here in Utah if the deal in California would not go. Meanwhile, I would have moments of panicking and bawling my eyes out (it's only natural),but I knew that everything would be ok. I would call up my friend, whose husband works with my husband and they live in our neighborhood, and we would just cry to one another. Our friends have dealt with this same situation a year ago this same time so she was happy someone else was going through this same situation with her. It did help because instead of stressing our husbands out we would cry to one another. The California thing didn't happen but that's ok cause Brandon ended up talking to different companies and by the time the week of Thanksgiving came he had 3 companies he had to choose from. We were set on going with this one that all of his friends from work had gone to but then a company called him up and offered him a good offer. Then on Tuesday morning (the day we were heading up North for Thanksgiving) he gets another call from a different company wanting to meet with him and giving him a great offer as well. In the end he decided to go with the first company that called him up and he starts tomorrow. We feel really good about this decision and I truly believe that this whole situation was a blessing. He has work for MOA for such a long time and work his way up but now he will work in Draper and he will prove to this new company what he is all about. I really do appreciate everyone that has called us to see how we are doing and everyone's concerns about us it's been truly amazing. I do think that in the end people that have been honest and true will be surely blessed. This will sure make me appreciate how much my husband puts into providing for us and how hard he will fight in order for us to have the things we have and to have a good Christmas. It was really hard for me to tell the girls why we had to pull them out of Cheer but they understood and I told them it will just be a little break. I hope that my kids will be grateful for the things they have and things they get to do. I also hope that they will be grateful for their dad and how hard he works for us. Happy Holidays everyone!

7 yrs!

7 years ago I brought into this world my daughter Jazmin. I remember being so scared heading into the hospital to get induced and realizing that I was going to be a mom to a precious little thing. 7 years have gone by so fast and I have such a sweet little girl. She is such a good little helper and always is willing to learn new things. I remember when Mariah asked her what she wanted to be when she grows up and her answer was a Mom. I couldn't believe what I had just heard. It was the most precious thing ever. To know how much she looks up to me. If you ask her that question again it's different but that one answer will always be in my mind. Happy Birthday Jazmin and I hope that you have a wonderful birthday to always remember. We love you!