Bobby Pins

Nothing in the world can cause a bigger fight between Aushlynn and Madison than the lack of Bobby pins in our house. Last week we were down to out last five and all heck broke loose. Even though I have probably purchased at least 1000 of the little suckers in the last year, they can never find them. They leave them all over the house and then Kendall picks them up and throws them in the trash. Or they grow legs and walk off!




This last weekend I bought a can of 300 of them at Sally's Beauty Supply. I told them that I was going to make them check them out and then check them back in with me if they wanted to use them. They thought that I was kidding. I am dead serious. Madison laughed at me when I made her sign her name and the number of pins she used on a sheet of paper!






We are not going to fight over these babies anymore!

Gratitude Day Seventeen

I am super grateful that we we able to take and awesome vacation to Hawaii this year with the entire family. We had such an awesome 10days! We had fun playing in the ocean.

We were able to visit the Polynesian Cultural center and the Laie Temple.

Me and Kendall took walks along the beach every night to watch the sunset.

Dyllon and Avery posed for every picture that I took and they did it willingly.

Maddy took the time to smell the flowers.

This was the best family vacation that we have ever taken. This is one that we will always remember.

Gratitude Day Sixteen

Today I am grateful for coupons! What can I say, I just LOVE them. I think that I might be addicted.

Gratitude Day Fifteen

Today I am grateful for my vacuum because it sucks! (and I mean that in a good way!) Need I say more?

Gratitude Day Fourteen

Today I am super grateful for naptime. It is the BESTEST thing ever! If it weren't for naptime I would get nothing done. I once heard a comedian say that you know you are grown up when you put yourself to nap. When a kid leaves the big wheel toppled over on it's side and he comes in and says; Hold my calls, I'm taking a nap!

Gratitude Day Thirteen

Today, I am grateful to be a member of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints. I am so grateful that I was born to an active LDS family so I had the opportunity to grow up with the gospel. I am thankful that I get the opportunity to share the gospel with my fellow man upon this earth. I am thankful that my children have all chosen to be baptised and become members of the church also. I am grateful that I get to go and rub shoulders each week with those who also believe what I believe. I am so thankful to everyone who teaches or who has taught my kids. I am so thankful that you are willing to donate your time to assist me in teaching my children. I am thankful for Jesus Christ and him being willing to be a sacrifice for the world. I am grateful that I can partake of the Sacrament each week and have the atonement work for me in my life.

Gratitude Day Twelve

Today, I am grateful for communication via telephone. I am glad that even though my loved ones are separated by many miles, I have the ability to talk with them whenever I want. (Unless they are screening my calls!) I love that I am able to call my mom and ask her the same questions every year about canning so I don't have to write it down. (I am also grateful that she promised that once she passes from this existence that I get to have her canning recipe/guide book) But, I am looking forward to many more decades of just calling for information!