Moyesville

Halloween Festivities

2011-11-01T15:22:00.003-06:00

October was filled with the usual Halloween activities, carving pumpkins, Heber Creeper, Cornbellies, parties etc...

Anna was a beautiful blue butterfly this year

Shaun and I were paper dolls

For the last few years we have had soup at our house before trick-or-treating. Everyone is encouraged to dress up, but there are those party poopers that just refuse. (we have the Tanners, Cooks, Browns, Crocketts, Nielsen's, Turley kiddos', Christiansens, Amber and the Cassells.) Not everyone had their picture taken.

After our party and trick-or-treating around the neighborhood, which I believe Anna and Leila were out the longest and got the most candy. Shaun couldn't get them to quit. We headed up to say hello to the grandparents. They were having their own party at the Whips. ( We have us, Grandma and Grandpa, Kip and Emily, Scott and Toni, Loni and Ian and Whit and Kyle.)

Anna had a school program, which I don't have pictures of because I was on the stage with her. All the kids and me. She has become super shy and nervous and wouldn't go up if I wasn't up there.

These are 2 of her fun teachers, Ms. Valerie and Ms. Carolyn.

Our Pumpkin masterpieces

We rode the Heber Creeper spooky train...

A good place for a chat

2011-10-25T21:08:00.000-06:00

I came outside to find the family and heard talking from the tree. We have a tree in the front yard that all the kids love to climb. Anna and Shaun were hanging out having a talk.

Another 1st Day of Pre-School

2011-09-02T14:51:00.000-06:00

Anna was off for her 3rd 1st day of pre-school. She loves going and learning every day.

Anna spent all morning coloring this picture for her teachers. Miss Val said that she did an amazing job and that this was artwork of an older child. She was impressed, as was I.

Anna and one of her best friends Annie on their way into school.

Kidney Stones...

2011-08-23T15:07:00.001-06:00

Shaun woke up Wednesday morning at 6 am with what he thought was a kidney stone. When he described the pain, I knew that is exactly what it was. I've had them before. He tried to tough it out, I bought him a diakon radish and juiced it for him, which he threw up 30 seconds later. After 2 hours he'd finally had enough and we headed for the ER. They got him hooked up to some drugs and he was a happy camper after that.

5 days later...

I wake up at 6 am in a lot of pain, yep, it's a kidney stone. Off to the ER go get some of those fabulous drugs.

Anna's homemade skirt

2011-06-26T15:15:00.008-06:00

A friend of mine had made a darling skirt for her daughter, so I wanted to give it a shot to see if I could make it happen. With a little guidance I did it and Anna loves it.

All I want for Christmas...

2011-06-05T22:52:00.005-06:00

...is my two front teeth.

And she still has them!!

After dinner one evening Anna went out and hopped on her bike. She is a great rider and got a little too confident. While doing little circles in the driveway at the neighbors, she fell right on her face. She came home crying and I ran out and saw her mouth was full of blood. I asked her if her teeth were there and she said they were. I took her inside and set her at the kitchen sink. Shaun looked in and didn't see her teeth. They were pushed all the way back and her roots were showing. Shaun grabbed her and the keys and ran to the car. He was out there honking, but not really knowing where he was going. I ran out there and got in the car, so he wouldn't just leave me. But we got around the block and I made him pull over so we could call the dentist. I didn't have any of the numbers with me, so I had to google everything, taking lot's more time than if we'd just stayed home and gotten a hold of someone. Shaun is a little bit drama...but he loves his little gal. Finally, after 45 mins we got a dentist to meet us. On our way in to his office I noticed that Shaun didn't have any shoes on. He was in such a hurry to get out of there that he just went in his socks. Like I said....drama!! He told us they were going to have to come out, but Shaun asked him to try to put them back in and we could see what happened over time.

Neighbors and family were so nice to Anna when they heard of her traumatic experience. She got flowers, balloons, ice cream, toys etc...

She had a nice fat lip and some scrapes, but she still has her front teeth. They turned a little gray for a bit, but they have since gone back to white. Also, when the dentist pushed them in, one was a little in front of the other and a little lower. They have also gone back to straight. The dentist was surprised at how great they looked when we took her back in for her check up.

Anna's Pre-School Graduation

2011-06-02T23:20:00.003-06:00

The graduating class: Dominic, Brooklyn, Anna, Annie Ingrid, Deagan, Brayden & Brixton.

Deagan, Anna and Brixton ready to play musical chairs.

Anna graduated from her 2nd year of pre-school. Her teachers were Miss Kendra and Miss Shauna from Hi-5 Pre-school. She had a great time with them and learned a lot.

My Graduate!!

Motocross

2011-05-23T23:13:00.002-06:00

This is our 3rd year going to Motocross. It's a fun night out with the family and good friends.

Anna was more entertained with the dip n' dots than she was with the racing.

Happy Easter

2011-05-04T23:12:00.000-06:00

All Anna wanted for Easter this year was Parsnip Pete and she got it. Along with a new swimsuit, cover-up, Tangled and some candy.

St. George

2011-05-02T23:02:00.002-06:00

We went on a quick trip down to St. George with just our family.

We hiked the crack up by the Dixie, at least Anna and I did. Shaun sent us off at the bottom and met us up top.

We visited a little ghost town just outside of Zion's.

We pulled over and I shot a few roundsWe hiked some more.

and we thought we were hilarious playing with the mirrors in the condo.

A Talented Dad

2011-05-01T16:05:00.004-06:00

When we first found out we were having a girl, I was a little worried. I didn't do hair... Shaun and I were talking about it on the way home from the ultrasound, I was saying that our little girl would never have her hair done because I didn't know what I was doing. Shaun looked at me and said "don't worry, I've got it under control." 4 years 4 months later he finally does her hair. I think he did a great job. Apparently he knows how to braid, then he did a little twist into a clip on the side. He got her ready for church.
I knew he was talented in many other areas, I guess I can now add hair onto that list.

Annual Snowbasin Trip

2011-03-20T15:45:00.003-06:00

We went on our annual Snowbasin ski trip and had a ton-o-fun. Anna loved the gondola and did great skiing. "The Primary colors"

Kyle, Patrick & Shaun We took Anna over to Strawberry for a run and somehow missed all the Blue and Green runs. We ended up in the trees with power and cliffs. Shaun carried her down a lot of it, but she did ok on her own. Needless to say, it was a long run.

No Cavities

2011-03-01T00:22:00.001-07:00

Anna went in for her first dentist appointment. She was amazing...a perfect patient! She was able to watch Monsters Inc. on the tv that was in the ceiling. I wish my dentist had that.

She did awesome!! Her brushing has paid off, no cavities!!

Tubing

2011-02-25T00:33:00.004-07:00

There are definite benefits of having parent's that live up the canyon...like our own tubing hill in the back yard. The boys worked hard building it up then we played hard later that night.

Shaun was snow blowing

Anna & Myranda with Leila and Brian on the back of the train.
Anna and Leila had the most fun. They went up and down over and over...until the tube popped!
Anna and Leila on their hike back up. It's a long way for little legs.

Patrick, Loni, Kyle & Ezra

Samantha & Claire, Myranda

Keeping warm by the fire!

Patrick and Ezra

Resole.com is Awesome!

2010-12-30T13:12:00.002-07:00

I have had a pair of boots for over a decade now. Not just any boots... a pair of orginal Italian made Vasque Sundowners with Skywalk soles... The best boots ever made!

Since owning these boots I have also owned others. These have outlasted two pairs of expensive Raichle leather boots and several other pairs of trail shoes.

These Italian made Sundowners have been my everyday winter boots, work boots and hiking/backpacking boots for years now. They have seen all kinds of use and abuse. They have been all over the United States as well as many other countries around the world. I've taken these boots down into Havasupai Falls in the bottom of the Grand Canyon and all the way up to the Atletsch Glacier and across the Eiger in Switzerland.

The leather is worn and tattered and the boots look like they've been around for ages. Even still, the structural integrity of the boot is solid. The toe box is firm as well as the main supports through the bottom of the boots.

The condition of these boots, so many years after being built, is what makes them the best boot ever made. I've never had another shoe that was as durable.

Over time the soles have slowly been worn down. I wondered what I was going to do as I love these boots so much.

I found resole.com online. This company has a good reputation, the process is easy, the turn around is very quick and they use Skywalk soles.

I now have my boots back and they feel like they have new life. As you can see in the photos I had worn quite a bit of sole through my daily tasks as well as adventures. The shoes feel great and the new soles are awesome. I can't wait to get these back up into the high Unitahs this summer.

I am pleased with resole.com's service and recommend them to anyone who has a pair of shoes that they love.

See video of these boots and my experience with resole.com HERE

Happy Birthday Anna!!

2010-12-11T23:16:00.004-07:00

My little munchkin turned 4 today. She woke up to a bedroom filled with balloons and streamers! She had to find her gifts that were hidden around the house, then she got to open them. This year she she got new ski's, jacket, ski pants, helmet and goggles. Of course the little stinker wouldn't let me take any pictures of her. Hopefully we can get a few when she's up on the mountain tearing it up!

On the Thursday before her birthday we had a little party with some of the girls from her pre-school and playgroup. I picked them all up from school and we opened presents and ate pizza.

We piled in the car, made some funny faces and went to see the movie Tangled. Unfortunately, our car is not big enough to fit all the kids so Mylee and Ingrid caught a ride with Emily, so they are missing from a few pics.

Leila, McKayla, Brooklyn, Anna & Annie...once again being crazy!

Disney Land

2010-10-27T23:04:00.000-06:00

The car is packed and we are on our way to Disney Land!!!

Minnie's house

Anna's first ride at Disney Land

Teacups

Grandma Kathy

Toy Story 3

Anna is mesmerized by the parade on main street. She is waiving to all the characters.

Grandpa had been giving her money for her Disneyland trip. This is one of the things she bought with her own money. The other thing she bought was a stuffed Minne doll.

Ariel's Grotto...

Anna had heard of Ariel's Grotto from her friends who had gone to Disneyland. She wanted to go so bad. I never did call to make a reservation because it said you could do it when you got there. Well I waited and it was sold out. I felt so bad, I started to cry because I knew Anna had been looking forward to it, and I dropped the ball. Mother of the year. Well I kept going in and asking if anyone had cancelled or if they forgot about a table, anything. I guess we got lucky, they decided to open up the balcony and had a few extra tables. Only the girls went to the lunch. A fun date with Anna, Mom and Grandma. Anna loved it.

Exhausted after the 1st day of Disneyland

It's a Small World...

We finally went to Disney Land. We had so much fun, we want to go back. Grandma and Grandpa Moyes came with us. We went to Disneyland for 3 days, then drove to see Uncle John and Aunt Elaina for a few days and down to Sea World and the beach. We had a great vacation!

She Can Ride

2010-10-15T23:18:00.000-06:00

Anna decided that it was time to ride her bike sans training wheels. She surprised us both by catching on SO fast. Within the first minute, she was riding the length of a house.

Day 2 of learning went so good as well. She caught on so fast and was cruising up and down the street. At first, she'd go for just a minute then you could tell that she was making herself fall in order to stop. Then we gave her a goal to ride 4 houses down...and she did it just fine. She is still working on trying to get going by herself. She's done it a few times, but likes to ask for help.

Ezra was doing some important business while Anna was riding.

(Hopefully, finding someone to help his mom.)

Anna had to go down and show Leila that she could ride her bike without training wheels too.

Star Valley

2010-09-07T23:04:00.000-06:00

Over Labor Day weekend, we went with some friends, the Fauver's, up to a cabin in Star Valley. We spent 3 nights up there 4-wheeling and playing in the dirt.

Thank goodness for dvd players and headphones. It makes traveling so much more pleasant for everyone!

We 4-wheeled, Leila didn't want her picture taken. :)

Anna thought it was hilarious to cover Shaun's eyes so he couldn't see hiking down the trail.

Out front of the cabin. Anna didn't want to be in the picture. The only way she would be, was if she could stand down below.

We hiked

The girls...Leila was behind Brian, she didn't want her picture taken. And Anna below, wouldn't look at the camera, because she didn't want her picture taken. Happy girls!

Sunday afternoon, Shaun Anna & I drove up to Jackson Hole.

We stopped and watched the river rafters on the Big Kahuna

1st Day of Pre-School

2010-08-31T22:45:00.000-06:00

Anna started pre-school again. This year she is going to Hi-5 Pre-School which is just a few homes away. She love being with her friends and her teachers Ms. Shauna and Ms. Kendra.

Leila, Anna & Brooklyn

Their 1st field trip was a few weeks in to the year. We went to the zoo.

Anna, Annie, (Isaac), Brooklyn & Leila

Pre-School class minus Anna, she refuses to go near this elephant!

Ingrid, Brooklyn, Annie, Anna, Leila & Brayden

Odds are lookin good for Brayden

Shaun decided to join us for his lunch break, that made Anna's day even better!

Date Night

2010-08-16T21:36:00.000-06:00

Myranda was gone for an evening. I decided to ask my sweet Anna out on a date.

Anna got ready in her fancy skirt. Then I left the house so that I could ring the door bell and she could answer. She looked lovely and we were both excited for a fun evening.

First, we had dinner at Cafe Rio.

Next, we caught a flick... Shrek Forever After.

After the movie, we stopped by the house for the motorcyle and a sweatshirt and headed to Cup O' Snow for dessert and some conversation.

Who doesn't LOVE a Smore?

2010-08-15T23:43:00.000-06:00

4 Wheeling

2010-08-08T21:25:00.001-06:00

We went up American Fork Canyon and rode 4-wheelers to Forest Lake. It was our first time out with Anna. She was hootin and hollerin the whole way up. She had a GREAT time!!

Whistler 2010

2010-08-01T15:22:00.000-06:00

Shaun went to Whistler, Canada with some of his biker buddies. I'm not sure on all the details but he had a great time!

He shaved his hair into a mohawk for the occasion

Steve drove his car with Shaun and Mike. Their sign in the window says "Whistler or Bust"

5 Bike for 3 guys!

Hello Canada

Shaun is in the red shorts

I think this is Shaun riding this thing.

Real Bears, just roaming the mountain

If there is a next time...I'm going with!

Summer Pics

2010-07-25T14:10:00.000-06:00

Cousin Ezra

4th of July

2010-07-24T11:22:00.003-06:00

For the 4th of July we stuck with the same ole tradition, the Granite Parade then swimming. This year Anna sat on the float with Grandpa Moyes and the Moyes cousins. She loves being in the parade and throwing out candy.

Anna & cousin Kaydee

The Romero/Whipperman's wanted in on the fun too so they came up with their own float.

The Grandparents from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Patrick was Willy Wonka

Ezra is the real life Charley,

but didn't want on the float.

Then on to more enjoyable things, swimming.

Having Sawyer and Ryder here, Anna gets braver and jumped off the waterfall and the 8 foot rock wall.

Going down the slide was also a first for her this time.

Dad & Anna enjoying the waterfall together

One of the cutest little guys around, Ezra loves to swim as well.

The 8 foot rock wall.

Shaun doing a back flip and Cody doing a front flip

We finished the night off with some fireworks!!!

Meet Aurora

2010-07-22T18:40:00.007-06:00

I'm just documenting the fact that I have let my child have a pet. We own a goldfish named Louie, or as Anna calls him...Bubbly. No pictures of the fish.

Also, I caved when all the neighbor kids came home from Thanksgiving Point with a chicken. I strongly disagreed, but once I talked to my sister-in-law, who has lots of chickens already said she would take it once it got bigger and the novelty of the whole thing went away, I let Anna have one too. The neighbor's chickens died within a few days. Aurora is getting big and now living on the farm.

Anna was so excited to have a chicken, I caught her whispering to herself, "I just can't believe it, I have a real chicken."
She was really cute and I did become a little attatched to her. We would take her outside and go on walks with her. She would follow us around the block, never wandering away or straying off. If I put my hand down, she would jump in and just stay close. It was kind of fun!
I'm still not giving into getting a dog!!

Illusionicity

2010-06-24T01:15:00.003-06:00

One more day til the magic show. We are very excited. It will be one of the most fun events of the summer. Today Fox 13 did a few segments on Illusionicity with Big Budah.

Lot's of tickets have been sold, but there are good still seats available!!

Sandy Amphitheater

Friday, June 25th

8:00 p.m.

Foreigner, Stix & Kansas

2010-06-13T16:21:00.000-06:00

For Shaun's birthday I gave him tickets to Foreigner, Stix & Kansas. We had never been to a concert togehter. We went with Kyle, Whitney and Patrick. We all wore rock band shirts and bandanas so we would fit in. But we were the only ones that fit in and dressed up. Which made it even more fun. The guys wore wigs. Shauns wig was the best! People kept asking if they could touch it and would take pictures of him.

Pre-School Graduate

2010-06-09T16:11:00.001-06:00

Anna finished her first year of pre-school.

She loved it and so did I!

She wanted to do a photoshoot so she was posing all over the place, this one turned out the best!

Anna took this one herself, I love those eyes!

All Girl

2010-06-08T15:51:00.003-06:00

Since Anna was a week old we have painted her nails. She LoVeS it!! They always have to be a shade of pink, nothing else will do. She saw that I had gone with some girls to get a pedicure and was heartbroken that I didn't take her with me at that time. I told her that I'd take her another time. We went with her friend Leila and the girls had a great time together. It was only $5, but then she wanted her toes done, another $5. Of course she needed polka dots $5, then what about a tip. $17 dollars later I had one happy girl with polka dot nails!

First Sleepover

2010-05-12T12:16:00.000-06:00

Anna had her first sleepover with her cousin Kaydee. They had so much fun being silly girls and giggling all night long. We started the night out by going to the aquarium, the girls had dinner at Wendy's and back home to get in their jammies, have a pillow fight and watch a show before bed. They finally fell asleep around 12:30 am.

We had an extra king sized mattress that we needed to take up to Shaun's parent's house so we brought it out for the girls to sleep on in the living room.

Anna was super jealous of Kaydee's Dora pillow and blanket, sweet Kaydee was nice enough to share it.

Super blurry, but this is how the girls fell asleep.

Snowbasin

2010-03-15T23:33:00.000-06:00

We took our annual trip to Snowbasin a little later in the season this year, but we still had a great time. Anna has been doing awesome on ski's and after a few practice runs on the bunny hill she was ready for the gondola.

Bowling

2010-02-18T00:26:00.000-07:00

Anna and I tagged along with Shaun on a work trip to St. George. We found some time to play and decided to go bowling. It was Anna's first time and she was a little nervous. At first she wouldn't do it and acted like a stinker. Shaun pulled her aside and found out that she didn't want people to watch her. After a little talk she was ready to bowl.

Happy Birthday to Me!

2009-12-29T12:21:00.001-07:00

I celebrated my 30th birthday with some great friends at Bonsai.

Whitney, Shaun, Me, Zane & Brianna

Lindsay, Dave, Samantha & Brian

Christmas Snuggies

2009-12-26T09:41:00.001-07:00

The Romero/Whipperman family's got new jammie's for Christmas.

Shaun was the black (or should I say blue) sheep of the family, he was a little too big for the Dr. Seuss jams, so he was lucky enough to get some blue snowflake women's jammies. He was happy to have them!
*Whit, Kyle & Ez* *Mom, Dad & Patrick*

Playing the Christmas bells, a tradition we all love!

*Ian, Loni & Mac* *Scott & Tuta* * Kip & Emily*

Surprise, Santa came!!

Anna got a new dollhouse and accessories, along with lot's of other things.

Shaun's surprise was a framed picture taken by his friend Steve Lloyd.

Anna showing her new doll house from Santa

Anna's 3

2009-12-11T23:39:00.002-07:00

We celebrated Anna's birthday by having a party with some of her friends. We played a few games, ate pizza and cake and opened presents.

Party Guests: Kaydee, Brooklyn, Anna, Leila, Colton,

Sophie, Mylee, Maddy, Annie, Ava & Brayden

We played stick the princess in the window.

We played toss the beanbag into Alex the Lion's mouth

On her actual birthday we let her choose what she wanted to do. We ate at Cafe Rio then went downtown with Whitney and Ezra to see the lights at temple square. It was freezing but she loved it.

We parked at the Grand America and rode trax to temple square. That made the night even better for Anna.

Disney on Ice

2009-11-13T23:20:00.002-07:00

We went with several other family's in the neighborhood to Disney on Ice. Anna now thinks she's been to Disney Land since all the princess were there.

We started out the evening at California Pizza Kitchen then walked over to the Energy Solutions Center. All the girls thought they were in heaven, they wore their princess dresses and got to watch a fun show.

Anna was so excited when the show started!

We somehow got suckered into buying one of these souvenir cups with a nasty snow cone for $15.

Halloween Festivities

2009-10-31T19:21:00.001-06:00

We kept busy during the month of October, too many fun things to do.

We visted the Witches at Gardner Village

Anna had her halloween party at school.

We went to Cornbellies down at Thanksgiving Point with some friends.

We went to a Halloween/birthday party at the Fauver's

We carved pumpkin's with the Fauver's

Anna was the cutest witch around

We trick-or-treated with about 11 kids from the neighborhood, this is Anna with Annie.

Salt Air

2009-10-21T21:57:00.007-06:00

We tagged along with our friend Lindsey out to Salt Air. Finally Anna was cooperating and let her take some pictures. I am really happy with how they turned out, now I just have to narrow it down and get some printed.

Tea Time

2009-09-27T22:56:00.000-06:00

While the boys were down in St. George we were invited to a fabulous Tea Party at Aunt Kristen's . We wore our finest attire and enjoyed several different types of tea. We ate ribbon sandwiches and other tea party foods. We had a really good time.

Miss Kennedee, Miss Tancie, Miss Kassidee, Mrs. Kristen, Mrs. Moyes, Mrs. Moyes, Miss Kaydee, Miss Anna and Mr. ?

Grandma with Anna and cousin Kaydee

Duck Creek Family Reunion

2009-09-07T21:49:00.000-06:00

Over Labor Day weekend we headed down to Duck Creek, which is in the mountains above Cedar City, for a Romero Family Reunion. We rented a cabin that sleeps 16 and there were 26 of us (including babies). We had tons of fun just eating, playing games, and just hanging out relaxing! Thanks to my Aunt Leona who planned the whole thing! She even made a "Romero Family Reunion" banner for the front of the cabin!

Shaun and my brother-in-law Kyle headed up to Brianhead to do a little downhill biking. Kyle endoed and hurt his hip so he was done after one run. Some of us headed up to Brianhead later just to hang out and hike around.

Hanging out at Brianhead!

On the way back from brianhead we stopped at this pretty lookout to take some pics!

My brother Patrick was the only one not there out of our whole extended family. He is on his mission in Costa Rica. We didn't want him to miss the family pics so Whitney went and got a cardboard cutout of him. His head ended up being a little smaller than life size but oh well, it was fun having him there anyway!

We played a mean game of horseshoes, the winners won $44 to split. Darren and I took the whole thing. I even had a couple of ringers, I've never even played horseshoes before, but now am a champ!

My grandparents and all their grandkids (including shrunken head flat Patrick)

We had a great time and hope to do it again next year!

2009-09-03T23:29:00.000-06:00

This is the second year that we have gone with Shaun's parent's ward on their Park City bike ride. We had such a great time last year we tagged along again this year.

Anna loves riding the bike with Shaun, he makes things so much more fun.

This year a few more family members joined us on our ride.

We met at the pavilion on Bull Shyt Alley

Anna loved having her cousin Kaydee along for the ride

We had sloppy joes and hot dogs waiting for us when we finished!

1st Day of School

2009-08-25T21:19:00.010-06:00

Anna started pre-school this fall. I can't believe she is old enough to go to school, crazy how time flies. We are both so excited for her to start this new adventure. She goes Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours. 2 hours that I can do whatever I want :)

1st day of school pictures

on our way

We stopped at Leila's house to walk to school with us.

We walked to school with our friends

My favorite picture, she just got to class and is so excited to be in pre-school

This is her class and her teacher Miss Kathy, her other teacher is Miss Connie. While she was sitting in the circle she looked up and saw me watching her through the window, I blew her a kiss, she blew one back and waved goodbye. She felt comfortable and excited to be there.

Anna's first piece of schoolwork

She loves going to school and being with her friends. This month they are learning about bears, the letter A, the color brown and a few other things. She is all smiles going to school and has a great time while she is there. She loves to tell people that she is in pre-school.

Our own parade

2009-08-01T01:08:00.001-06:00

Our neighbor across the street is a Fireman and was scheduled to drive this sweet fire truck in a parade. After the parade he gave us a call to let us know he had brought it home to show Anna. He was nice enough to give us a ride around the block. We felt like we were in our own little parade, Anna was able to ring the bell and push the siren. Too bad no one was out to watch our parade, it was okay because we still had fun!!

This is a 1936 fully restored fire engine.

Our stay at Primary Children's Hospital

2009-07-25T22:13:00.015-06:00

Anna woke up Saturday itching really bad. I put her in the shower and she went back to sleep. We had a long day the day before at Lagoon so she was still tired. When she woke up later the rash had gotten worse. I called and talked to a nurse and she said to give her Benadryl. After 2 doses of that it was still getting worse, plus her right had was swollen.

This was before it got too bad.
I took her into the clinic that evening and they prescribed her the steroid Prednisone. She was still happy, but itchy, that night. She woke up Sunday morning at 3am in so much pain and the rash was worse. Her eyes were almost swollen shut, both her hands and feet were swollen now too. She would just cry and ask us to please take her spots off. Her hands were really hurting her and she started to throw up. After she threw up the first time, she looked at Shaun and said "I'm sorry daddy." It was so sad. Finally at 7:30 we got ready and took her up to Primary's.

The doctors diagnosed her with something called Erythema Multiforme. Which I guess is just an allergic reaction to something foreign, nothing specific. They prescribed her an anti-itch medication and we went home. That day Anna wanted to be carried everywhere since her feet were swollen and hurt so bad. She still itched, the medication didn't really do much.

We gave her a bath in Aveeno Oatmeal to try to help with the itching.

Sunday night Anna wanted to sleep over at Grandma and Grandpa's house. I didn't want to leave her there alone in case it was another bad night. Sure enough it was horrible. I felt bad, my mom slept with Anna and I went in the other room. I was exhausted from the previous nights. They were up all night and even watched a movie at 2am. She finally fell asleep from 4-6:45, then woke up screaming for me. We took her back into the clinic that morning and the Dr. that saw us sent us back to Primary's to have her admitted.

They sent quite a few doctors in to see her, they were even going to have a Rheumatologist come in since her joints, knees, hands, feet, face, etc... were so swollen. When the dermatologist came in she said right away that it wasn't Erythema Multiforme and diagnosed her with Acute Serum Sickness. Anna had just gotten done taking the drug Omnicef for an ear infection. She had been on it before and was fine, but not this time. She had an allergic reaction to it and broke out in this horrible rash.

We went on wagon rides through the hospital and just hung out.

We went into the hospital on Monday and we were able to leave on Wednesday. By Wednesday she was feeling much better and was getting back to her crazy self. It felt so good to be home!!

We had lot's of visitor's and gifts. Thank you to all those that came and helped pass the time. She loved to see you all and so did we.

Outta there

Lagoon 2009

2009-07-17T01:15:00.000-06:00

Last year we wasted $22 on a Lagoon pass for Anna. This year it was well worth the $22 spent. Anna had a great time at Lagoon and wanted to ride on all the big rides. There were a few rides that she was too short to ride on, so we put a diaper under her hat and she was suddenly taller when going through the line. I couldn't let go of her head when it was under there, but it got the job done.

Wheeler Farm

2009-07-09T23:32:00.006-06:00

My cousin Anthony had offered to take some pictures of Anna. Since I am horrible getting her picture taken we were more than happy to let him. We met at Wheeler Farm and Anna was anything but pleasant. She was so happy until Anthony showed up with the camera. She buried her face in my neck and cried and wouldn't let me put her down. She did not cooperate in the least. I was so sad! I had to put her down and run so I wouldn't be in the pic. We got a few but it could have turned out better. It was crazy because she was so excited and talked about it the whole way there, but when it came down to it she went nutz.

This explains the whole day

She did get excited to go in the little tree house

4th of July

2009-07-05T17:41:00.000-06:00

On the 4th of July we did what we always do, went to the Granite Parade. This year Grandpa Neil drove all the grand kids on the float that Grandma decorated. They had a great time. Anna was more interested in eating the candy than throwing it. Shaun finally convinced her to throw it once they were half way through the parade.

After the parade we went swimming. Shaun had asked Anna if she wanted to jump off the diving board and she said no. Then she found out Ryder was going to do it so she quickly changed her mind. After a couple of jumps she yelled "hey everybody watch me!" she surprised us all by doing a front flip. I didn't catch the flip on film but I did get Shaun's look of surprise and excitement when she did it.

**These are videos of her doing her flips, jump and a dive**

Jump

Dive

When she did her flip Shaun said it was his proudest moment as a father, even more so then her first time on skis. No one had told her to do it, she did it all on her own and surprised us all. I love to watch her swim, she puts her head in the water and wiggles it back and forth while kicking her legs. It's super cute, I can't believe how long she can hold her breath.

Flip

Flip #2

Crazy Faces

2009-06-28T00:01:00.001-06:00

I had the camera outside and Anna asked me to take some pictures of her. She started pulling all these crazy faces and poses. I don't know where she gets these from, but they are hilarious. I'm just glad we were able to capture a few of them. They show a little of the personality this girl has.

We were at the mall and I had turned my back for a second. Then I hear "mom take my picture". She fit's right in with the models. There is never a dull moment with this girl!!

Big Week

2009-06-09T16:02:00.006-06:00

Our little girl is getting to be a big girl. We had an eventful week. We got rid of the binky and took off the front of her crib so now it's now a toddler bed. She loves the bed this way...I miss the crib. Nap's are almost non-existent now that she can get out of bed. :(

Anna has always been a great sleeper. We would read stories, sing songs and lay her down, rarely any fussing. The last week was a different story, she would kick and scream and bang her head into the wall (really hard) when put in her crib. We took the binky away because she wouldn't stop hitting her head. I explained to her over and over that if she hit her head we would throw it away. She understood. We put her in bed and within 30 seconds she was going crazy and hitting her head. I went in popped the binky out and shut the door behind me. She screamed and cried for 45 min's. It was really sad but cute. She kept saying "I am so so so mad at my mom." over and over. Then she fell asleep. The next day she would tell everyone that her mom threw her binky in the garbage but we were going to go home and get it out.

The next night she didn't want to get in her bed and she wanted her binky, but it was gone. We put her mattress on the floor and she slept on it. At 5:00 she woke up wanting her pillow. When I went in she was under her bed, so we put her back in bed and she fell back asleep. Didn't even ask for the binky.

Saturday we took the front of her crib off. She was excited to have a big girl bed, but it took 2 hours of in and out before she went to sleep. The next night she did great, but when Shaun woke up at 6:45 and peeked in on her she was gone. He found her under her bed again.

Soon after that she ended up coming into our bed. She weasels her way in by saying "I promise I will be so so quite." She wasn't quite and she doesn't stop moving.

Anna ~ er er er er er (sounding like a rooster)

Me ~ What are you doing?

Anna ~ I'm cock-a-doodle-doing, it's time to get up!

Now we get to work on potty training. I'm not excited about this one. I don't care that she's still in a diaper, it's so much easier and convenient to change her a couple times a day rather then run to the potty lot's of times a day. 2 year old's are so much fun!!!

Happy 33rd Shaun

2009-05-25T22:21:00.008-06:00

We celebrated Shaun turning 33 with a last minute BBQ at my parents house. We had a great time and were glad people like Shaun enough to come celebrate his birthday with him. Or maybe it was because they wanted a free meal. Either way it was a good time.

The birthday boy

Bauer, Lindsay & Emily

Kyle, Whitney & Mom

Marianne & Samantha

Brian, Ben, Benny, Jesse & Bentley

Ian, Loni & Mac

Jackson & Rosie

Zane & Brianna

Alex & Dave

Lindsay with all the kid's enjoying the camp fire

Ronnie with the kids

Kevin, Brooklyn, Brian & Leila

Anna's 1st ER trip

2009-04-02T22:57:00.003-06:00

Last week we went down to St. George. Shaun had to do some work down there and since his parent's have a condo down there, Anna and I tagged along. It was nice to get away for a little bit. Anna was excited we were going on vacation because that usually means we get to go swimming. We were planning on it too. We got into St. George late Tuesday night, Shaun worked all day Wednesday while Anna and I hung out at the condo. That night we went to Pizza Factory for dinner.

On Thursday Shaun had some work to do in Cedar City which left us at home without a car. I decided that it would be a fun adventure to take the bus over to the outlet mall. Anna loves to see the buses while driving so it would be even more fun for her to ride on one. Plus, I'm 29 and never had taken a UTA bus. The bus stop is just in front of the condo so it seemed easy enough...it was. We rode for 45 mins (lot's of stops). Just when we got off the bus by the mall I was putting up the stroller and Anna's stuck her hand out and something from the stroller got it. Blood EVERYWHERE!! I thought I had cut off her finger, thankfully I didn't. After several four letter words and blood soaked wet wipes I was able to see that she had cut her pinkie finger pretty bad. It was wide open and the fatty pad of her finger was coming out. I had no idea what to do, Shaun was 45 mins away in Cedar City, I had no car, my child was screaming. So instead of walking up to the mall we walked a mile in the opposite direction to the hospital. We went into insta-care first (which was in the parking lot of the hospital) and they were nice enough to look at it for me but they sent me to the ER. They took her blood pressure, which Anna thought was funny and had a good laugh. We went back into a room and had 3 x-rays taken, which she did good with. When it was just the 2 of us in the room, she would ask "Where's my nurse?" When the nurse would come in she would tell them that she had her blood pressure taken. Nothing was fractured, but she needed 2 stitches. When they numbed her finger she wanted to cry because she knew they were doing something with her hurt finger, but then she would laugh because she couldn't feel it anymore.

She thought it was pretty cool that they gave her a bracelet with her name on it. Every time someone came in the room she would show them and tell them that it said Anna Jane Moyes.

She did great, she got lot's of stickers, coloring books, crayons and Dora band aids. Now if you get close to her finger she says "be careful with my finger."

Now we get to go back down so we can take her swimming!!

It's been 7 days and Whitney and Grandma took the stitches out today. I was lucky enough not to have to be there, but they saved them so she could show me. She handed them to me and said to put them in her book. No one told her to say that, she came up with it on her own. But how horrible am I, I don't have a book for her. That might be my next project.

**Those 4 pictures are all I took of St. George, my camera doesn't take good pictures anymore so I borrowed my mom's, I lost it so now I only have my phone. Unfortunately I will be buying 2 camera's sometime soon.**

Lava Hot Springs

2009-02-25T16:44:00.008-07:00

For Valentines weekend we went up to Lava Hot Springs with the Trost's and Christiansens, courtesy of the Trost's. It was so much fun, a little chaotic with 5 kids all under the same roof, but they too had a great time. We spent Saturday afternoon swimming at the local pool. All the kids were little fish. They had the water wings on and couldn't be stopped. They would swim to the stairs, climb out and jump off the edge. No fear!!

Mylee, Anna & Brooklyn were so excited to be going on a vacation to Idaho together

Trouble

We had valentines dinner at a pizza place named Royal's

It was snowing like crazy when we finished dinner. The flakes were huge and the kids had a great time playing in it.

After dinner we hit up the Hot Springs. I wish we had some close around here, they were so nice and relaxing to sit in.

We stayed up late (3:45 am) playing games and having a good time. Of course whoever lost the game had to do something nasty.

Jesse lost 2 of the 4 games played. He had to eat a super super spicy almond the first time and the second time he had to eat the rest of the frosting in the container. There was about 2/3 left of the container. I lost one game and had to drink a mixture of energy drink, syrup and 2 junior mints, I ended up dry heaving. Shaun had to drink baby formula.

While we were playing games the girls decided to play "stickers". They found a whole bunch of them in the bathroom.

Kevin joined the girls with their game of stickers.

Dance Class

2009-02-16T00:05:00.010-07:00

Last week I signed Anna up for dance class. This was our second week going and I am really happy with how much she is participating. I was thinking she would want to go home the whole time. Not the case...although she knows she gets Skittles when class is over so she has to be there until the end. I also bribe her with treats if she does what the teacher asks.

Anna and Brooklyn showing us what they learned

They get to dance with different things. She loves when they get to dance with the teddy bears and put them on her head.

Being silly

Class is over and the girls are showing us that they can go upside down.

Home from dance and had a great time

It is so much fun to watch her each week. She loves it so far and talks about going to dance class. She loved her ballet shoes and outfit, I was thinking I would have to hold her down to put it on. She does not like to dress up in anything but normal clothes. I have a box of dress-ups that she won't even touch. Stinker!!

Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

2009-01-18T22:34:00.008-07:00

Bacon...delicious!! Chocolate Chip Cookies...delicious!! Why not combine them and make Bacon Chocolate Chip cookies? Last night we experimented with a recipe that Shaun heard about. He's been talking about these cookies for the last few months so we gave it a go. All the comments were positive so we thought it can't be all that bad. It's true, they weren't all that bad. I wouldn't sit down and eat a whole plate but one or two is do-able.

1 cup white chocolate chips, 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, 2 cups (yep that's 2lbs) bacon!!

Topped with a maple cinnamon glaze and a slab of the good stuff

Delicious, I think we could actually hear our arteries hardening as we ate!

For all you dying to try this recipe, here you go:

Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies(12 servings)
3/4 cup butter
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon hazelnut extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
2 1/2 C Flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 cups bacon bits (real bacon only - not bacos)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.Beat together the butter, sugars, flavouring and eggs until creamy. In another bowl, sift together the dry ingredients. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and stir together. Dough will be slightly soft. If you want a cakier cookie, add another half cup of flour. Add in chocolate chips and bacon bits. Stir until well integrated. Place dough on a sheet of waxed paper and refrigerate at least an hour. Remove dough from fridge, pinch off 1 1/2 inch pieces of dough and roll into balls. Set dough balls about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten dough balls slightly with your fingers in the center.Bake cookies for about 10 minutes, or until the dough starts to turn golden brown. Allow cookies to cool on a cooling rack.

Note: it takes about 2lbs of bacon to make 2 cups of bacon bits, just for future reference. Just be sure to pat the bacon to remove all the extra grease.

I also like to top them with a Maple Cinnamon Glaze:

2 cups powdered sugar,

1 tablespoon maple extract,

1 teaspoon vanilla extract,

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon,

enough water to make a thick glaze (I used about 3 tablespoons)

Mix all ingredients together until smooth and creamy. If lumpy, use a whisk. Spread a small amount of the glaze on the top of each cookie.

New Year's at Grand Targhee

2009-01-06T22:32:00.012-07:00

We spent New Year's at Grand Targhee with family and friends. We had a great time bringing in the New Year. This is Shaun's ideal family vacation.

Anna loved skiing on Shaun's back last year and has been constantly asking to ski since the first snow storm. So far only Alta has let him ski with her on his back. So we decided to try her out on her own ski's for the first time. She had fun; but, one run was enough for the first day. On the lift Shaun taught Anna to say "I'm a little ripper" and "I live for pow pow".

Dad and his little ski bunny

Yea Anna, you are officially a little ripper!

Look who's 2!!!

2008-12-11T16:20:00.004-07:00

Our little girl is 2!! I can't believe how quickly time passes. Two years ago she couldn't even hold her head up. Now she walks, talks and tells you how things are going to be. She has brought us so much happiness and we can't imagine life with out her.

This is just after we brought her home from the hospital

1 year picture

Shaun blew up (with an air compressor) all these balloons last night so we could decorate her room while she was sleeping.

Her room once it was all decorated

Shaun wanted to be here when she woke up so he could see if she like her room. She was still sleeping when he was ready to go so we woke her up. She wasn't too happy about it at first. Once she got out of bed and into the balloons she enjoyed it.

I have been hiding her Birthday and Christmas presents under my bed for the last few weeks. She found them and wasn't too happy when I wouldn't let her see them. She told everyone that her presents were hiding in mom's bed. Last night we wrapped them and put them back under our bed so she could pull them out and open them today. She opened up 2 of them and we saved one for later today.

She knows she is two, but can't hold up the fingers. We taught her to hold up both pointers to show us.

Later we met some friends for play date at Marissa's. We got started on Gingerbread Houses, had lunch and a cupcake for Anna's birthday. So far she has had a good day with lot's of calls and presents.

A Night Out

2008-12-09T14:00:00.004-07:00

Last night we got together with the girls and our husbands for a Christmas party. We went to eat at Red Rock, which was tasty. We then went bowling at the Ritz Bowling Alley. We bowled in two groups of four and the loosing team had to buy the winning team ice cream. Unfortunately Shaun and I were on the loosing team with Josh and Marissa. We went to Maggie Moo's and paid off our debt after we got done bowling.

The loosing team...Josh, Marissa, Mandy & Shaun

Brittany, Jami, Mandy, Marissa (we were sad to not have Jen with us)

The winning team...Josh, Brittany, Doug & Jami

We had a lot of fun with everyone. I have been friends with most of these girls since elementary school. It's nice that we all still live close enough to get together with our kids and have play dates. It was even nicer to leave the kids home last night and bring our husbands.

Random pics

2008-12-04T00:33:00.004-07:00

I stole these pictures from a my friend Lindsey's photo blog...I hope that's okay!! I haven't taken my camera anywhere with me lately, hence the lack of posts. I will try to do better this month. We went to Gardner Village a while ago with some friends from our neighborhood. These are some of the pictures taken while there.

We didn't even ask her to pose for us. She came up with this all on her own.

Lot's of cute girls for Anna to play with...Leila, Anna, Bentley, Brooklyn and Mylee.

Anna says...

2008-11-02T23:20:00.005-07:00

I've been trying to remember some of the cute things this girl says lately. I can't believe how much she talks and talks and talks!! I didn't realize how well a 22 month old communicates, holy cow! She makes sentences and lets you know what she wants. Here are a few of the things she has said lately...

Don't look at me mom, I naked
Mom, I awake now. Gimme out! (When she is calling to get out of her crib)
Get me mom (or dad)
Look at me
Did you see that?!?
Mom, you look pretty (I had just gotten out of the shower and blow dried my hair all frizzy. I was still in my robe...not looking pretty at all!!)
No way!
Don't!!
I need that
I silly
Shaun said "I love you Anna," and she said "yeah, too much"
She sings "Happy Birthday Kyle" (My brother-in-law) all day long, especially in the shower
When asked if she had a good nap or sleep, she always says yes, then when asked what she dreamed about she always says "yellow cheese"
She told me to "shut-up" the other day, I guess we need to watch what we say more closely.
When asked "who drinks Mtn. Dew" she says "grown ups"
Every time we drive past the church she says "I don't want to go to church mom."
I hiding
If she does something naughty (like throw her food on the floor), as soon as I yell Anna!! She looks at me and instantly says "I sorry mom."
I want CANDY!!! (This girl LOVES candy)
The co-co man is coming (like the Boogey Man)
When I do her hair "I look pretty mom"
If the sun is shining in her eyes, "So bright, so bright."
She will get the thermometer or a fork and put it under her arm and say "Take temperature"
She is very good at saying "Please" and "Thank you"

These are just a few of the things she says, I need to be better at writing things down. They grow up way too fast, so far I have loved every minute of it. Here are a couple funny stories (at the time I didn't think it was too funny though) that she has done recently.

I had just gotten Anna out of the shower (our bathtub is not currently working) and she was hanging out in her diaper. I was on the phone in the back bedroom. Anna comes running in and grabs my hand and is saying "poo poo on table mom". She said it several times as she tried pulling me into the living room. So I followed her out and saw she had been telling the truth. She had gone to the bathroom in her diaper and then taken it out and put it on the glass coffee table. (Thankfully she didn't make a mess with it) After another shower, cleaning and scrubbing and telling her over and over that poo poo goes in the toilet or in her diaper I think she got the picture.
We went to Wal-Mart to get some groceries, Anna would not sit in the cart so I let her down so I could get some apples. Next thing I know she has 3 tomatoes in her arms and she starts bowling them down the isle. As soon as I start after her she turns and grabs more and started throwing them. So, be sure to wash your produce before you eat it. You never know what grimy kid has played with it.
I was going over to the church for Super Saturday with the Relief Society, Shaun was raking leaves over at the church so I took Anna to play in the nursery until one of us got done. As we were pulling into the church parking lot she says "no mom, I don't want to go to the temple today, I don't want Jesus". I told her well we are going to the church, not the temple and today is Saturday so you don't have to learn about Jesus until tomorrow.

Halloween

2008-11-02T23:19:00.001-07:00

I am a fan of Halloween and I really enjoy dressing up. I just wish everyone felt the same as I did. It would make it much more fun if everyone just dressed up. It's only one day out of the year that you can get away with looking like a total retard and getting away with it.

I was a hippie

Shaun, my rocker husband

We endend up having a great night. Last minute we decided to have a little party with some neighborhood friends. For being last minute, we had a really good turn out. We got together at our home and ate soup. They we all went out in a huge group and went trick-or-treating with our kiddos. Anna had a great time, which made it so much more fun for Shaun and I. We had been practicing trick-or treating all October, she did awesome!!

Anna and her buddy Brooklyn between houses

Halloween Pictures

2008-10-26T13:01:00.005-06:00

I had been meaning to take Anna into Kiddie Kandids for the last couple of weeks. Now that Halloween is just around the corner, I finally made it. For some reason Anna recently decided that she likes her picture taken, which is okay by me. She did great, it only took a few minutes until we were done.

I had always liked Kiddie Kandids because they say you don't need an appointment. We went it at noon to get her picture taken and I had to make an appointment for 2:30...right in the middle of nap time. Now they are charging for everything. Not that I can really complain. I had printed off a coupon for a free 8x10, but now if you want an overlay they charge, they upped their price from $16 to $20 dollars a sheet, the lady said they charge for any option now.

Anyway, I am happy I finally got her picture, that she did great, it only took 15 mins from start to finish (once we went back for our apt.)

Weekend fun

2008-10-12T15:57:00.016-06:00

We went to Leila's birthday party on Friday. It was a costume party for both the kids and adults. It turned out really cute. When I first got Anna's costume she wouldn't put it on for days. I had to bribe her and fight with her to get it on. Then we practiced trick-or-treating and she found out that she got candy for wearing it. This girl will do just about anything for candy. I would hide in the pantry and she would knock on the door and say trick-or-treat, I opened the door and gave her a treat. Now she loves it!!

Anna & Lizzie the two bee's of the party!

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Last night we went to Whipperman's house where grandma was painting Loni's pregnant belly. Anna thought this looked like fun so Aunt Whitney painted Anna's belly.

Loni's finished product. Mom did a GREAT job!!

The two girls and their pumpkin bellys.

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We are quickly running out of time to finish our summer projects (there are many). Shaun has been working hard on our deck. It was about to fall down if we didn't tear it down. We started from scratch and built it bigger. It's not done yet but already it is 100 times better then the old one. He screwed all the trex on this weekend. Hopefully this snow will stop and we can put the railing up.

Notice Anna pouting on the side she wasn't happy and she didn't want her picture taken.

I made Anna this apron and thought she would love it, well I was wrong. She put it on once for just a few minutes and will not put it on again. I chased her around the house trying to get her to put it on for a picture. She won and I took the picture of it hanging on the door knob.

This is what I got for trying to get her to put her apron on. She is actually really mad and crying!

More boogers?

2008-10-02T17:41:00.000-06:00

The other night Shaun, Anna and I were sitting around the table. I noticed that Anna had a little booger sneaking out of her nose. I told Shaun to wipe it but in doing so he just wiped it down further (closer to her lip). I saw that it was still there and he went to get it again, but Anna got to it first. This is the first one (at least of my knowledge) that she has eaten. We usually make a big deal about them being gross and always going in a tissue. Shaun and I were dying that she had eaten it. Then she looks at us and says "more boogers, I want more boogers, yummy''. She kept repeating it so I grabbed my phone and tried to get it on video. It was too funny but also disgusting. As far as I know she hasn't had another one. Hopefully it was the first and last!

This is a really long video and I didn't know how to edit it, Sorry!

They're Back!!

2008-09-27T10:38:00.006-06:00

After a long summer away, Kevin, Emily and their cute girls are finally home. We missed you guys and are glad you are back. The neighborhood wasn't the same without you!

THEY'RE BaAaAaCK!!!

Consignment Sale

2008-09-25T23:12:00.004-06:00

I just got home from the consignment sale, I'm pretty happy with what I walked out with. Shaun is always gone when I get home from this sale, so I display all my findings so he can see when he gets home. I make him guess what I spent on everything. It usually makes me feel good about what I got because he always guesses really high. Any guesses? Shaun guessed $100.00. Well, I walked out spending $55.00. Not bad if you ask me. I am thinking I might save a few of the toys and give them to Anna for Christmas. But then again maybe not, I'm really excited to see if she likes them and Christmas is so far away.

I'm thinking I might go back in the morning to see what else I can find. If anyone is interested, it's at a Methodist Church on 10600 S. 1000 E. I think they are open Friday from 9-7:00 and Saturday 9-1:30.

Craft Time

2008-09-22T20:16:00.006-06:00

Not much has been has been going on at the Moyes home lately. Shaun went to St. George with his Dad and 3 brothers last weekend for their annual guys trip. They golfed and went to Las Vegas for the Nascar truck races. Glad I'm not a guy! I thought I'd try to be crafty. So I went The Wood Connection and bought this WITCH craft. Lindsay and I each bought one. Then we got together to paint and finish them.

This is my finished masterpiece.

I had to find something to do I the evenings once Anna was in bed so I crocheted all of these.

Camping at Lake Washington

2008-09-09T23:45:00.006-06:00

For the last few years we have been going up the Alexander Lake to go camping. It's kind of difficult to get to this lake without 4 wheel drive cars and a few scratches on the way up. Since we were going a little late in the year I decided we needed a tent trailer since we have Anna. I do love to tent camp but I didn't want her to be miserably cold when it was time to sleep. Shaun's brother had a trailer that we were able to borrow. It made sleeping so much better. We decided to try something new this year and go to Lake Washington. The nice thing about Alexander Lake is you aren't right next to someone. There aren't designated camp sites, you find somewhere that looks good and you set up camp. Lake Washington has camping areas which are right next to one another, so there is no privacy. Bummer, but we still had fun. Next year we will probably go back to Alexander Lake.

Our camp

Kyle, Whitney, Mandy & ShaunNic, Cat, Kip & Emily

We took a canoe up to play with on the lake

Anna & Dad throwing rocks on the island that we canoed out to

The next day Kyle, Nic & Shaun swam in the FREEZING lake out to the island.

One of these bathing beauties is all mine!

Anna really wanted to swim, but it was freezing so we took her shoes off and she was able to put her feet in. She didn't seem to care that it was so cold.

A day at the Zoo

2008-09-03T15:54:00.010-06:00

Summer is almost over and Anna hadn't been to the zoo yet. So we called some friends and went to see the aminals (that is how Anna says it). It was the perfect day, not crowded at all and the weather was almost a little cool. Her favorite aminal was the monkey.

In front of the elephants

In front of the giraffes

Anna hates anything fun, she did not want to ride the carosel, but I am a mean mother and make her do things. So I ended up riding the kanagaroo and holding her on my lap. She cried most of the time, but by the end she was having a good time and wanted more.

She did however love the train ride

Anna, Madelyn and Colton playing at the park in the zoo once we saw all the animals.

Quick trip to St. George

2008-09-03T15:19:00.004-06:00

We decided last minute to go to St. George last weekend. Shaun's work needed someone to install a washer and dryer in Brianhead on Friday. So Anna and I tagged along to get away. We left at 10:30 Thursday night, got into St. George at 2:30 a.m. then woke up at 8:00 to head back to Brianhead. Anna slept the whole way down which was worth leaving at 10:30 at night. She watched dbdb's (DVDs) the rest of the time we were in the car. She was so good the whole time.

After Shaun got done doing the install we took a ride up the lift to enjoy the scenery. There was a downhill bike practice race going on so Shaun was drooling over all the bikers. He had wanted to take his bike, but being the sweet husband he is, he spent the day hiking with us.

They have a car seat that they strap to the lift for kids to ride up on. About 30 seconds into the ride, Anna started saying "I'm done now", she said it over and over until we got off the lift.

This was one of the obstacles for the bike race. I think it looks stupid and crazy. Why would anyone see it and think of riding their bike down it? That is a drop off on the other side of that little log! Shaun on the other hand was picking his line down and where he would ride if he had his bike. I was really happy the bike stayed home. I was nervous enough watching strangers go down and didn't want to watch Shaun try to kill himself!

We were out all day, so as soon as we started walking down the mountain, Anna decided it was time for a nap. She slept the whole way down. I was surprised she didn't have a kink in the neck when she woke up.

We went to the Sandhollow Aquatic Center to swim because the pool at our condo was being cleaned. It was fun because there was fun things for Anna to do in the pool, until somebodies kid pooped and we all had to evacuate. Ewe, cryptospiridium!!

In this picture Shaun had just taken Anna down the big water slide. She was a little nervous at first but ended up enjoying it.

She was being brave and going down the frogs tongue all by herself!

2008-08-24T14:03:00.005-06:00

A couple nights ago we got some KFC and went to the park with some friends. By the time we got there it was already getting dark. I am sad that fall is just around the corner and our days are getting shorter.

She actually posed for a picture

We bought this dress for Anna when we went on our cruise back in May. I had totally forgotten about it until today, I thought it looked pretty cute on her so I took a few pictures.

The end of summer softball

2008-08-01T00:48:00.003-06:00

Shaun played on a 16 weeks summer softball team which finally came to an end. In 2 weeks they start fall ball. With 4 wins this season they are ranked somewhere near the bottom! That's okay, we still love to come watch and support our loosing team. At least we are all having fun! They did however have the biggest cheering section at all the games. I believe Shaun was the only one this year to hit a GRAND SLAM!! Way to go!! Let's win some games in fall ball :)

Lagoon

2008-08-01T00:21:00.007-06:00

I haven't been to lagoon for at least 10-12 years now, so this summer I put it on the top of my list of things to do. I love amusement parks, I know lagoon is not anything great when it comes to amusement parks but at least I got my fix. he last amusement park we went to was Cedar Point in Ohio 2 years ago. Lucky me, I got to watch everyone else enjoy the rides, I was 5 months pregnant.

Sawyer, Ryder & Anna waiting patiently in line for the Octopus ride

We bought a pass for Anna hoping that she would be brave and enjoy the rides, she wasn't!! Shaun took her on the Octopus and she cried and wanted off the whole time. $22 for one ride, ouch! You can't even see her in this picture, she is next to Shaun, behind Ryder and my Dad.

Thanks to Loni, Toni & Eliza we were able to ride some of the bigger rides while Anna ate cotton candy and watched Ryder and Sawyer have fun!

Does this fence look like a nice place to sit to you?

Anna did like the Merry-go-Round so she rode that a few times with Grandpa. She has him wraped around her finger!!

Dinner up Millcreek Canyon

2008-07-31T23:07:00.006-06:00

We met some friends up Millcreek Canyon for tin foil dinners and banana boats last weekend. It was nice to escape the heat and enjoy good company and a change of scenery.

Anna, playing Pooh sticks, she loved it!

So excited to eat his banana boat

She loves dogs, I'm just glad it's not mine!!

Anna's first marshmallow roasting experience

MmM...BaNaNa BoAtS!!!

She had us make her a bed next to the Zeus the dog after we put her in her pajamas. Most of the time Zeus was sharing the blanket with her. When we got home her "blanket" (not this one) was black from being drug around in the dirt all night and sharing it with the dog. I tried to put her to bed without it but there was no way she was going to let it go. As soon as she fell asleep, around 12:30 a.m. I took it and threw it in the wash and she had it back by morning.

Park City Bike Ride

2008-07-13T14:53:00.013-06:00

Last wednesday we went up to Park City and rode the Wanship bike trail with Shaun's parents and their ward. We were told that it was a 6 mile bike ride, it turned out to be 13.2 miles. But that was okay, we had a great time. It is a dirt trail and is totally flat the whole way. Anna has a bike seat that goes in front of Shaun, she loves her bike rides with dad.

Shaun had to take the car to our ending place so we didn't have to ride back 13 miles. It took him a good hour to do so. Anna sat in the dirt and played patiently for the first 30 mins then she was ready to go.

Anna in her bike seat with dad

Shaun's mom & I

We rode past some cows, Anna loved it!

Shaun, Anna & Kathy

All of us when we got done with our ride.

Our little family at the end

We ended up at the Spring Chicken Inn, we had already placed our order earlier that week since such a large group of us were going. The food was great!!

Summer Days

2008-07-13T14:04:00.006-06:00

We always love our play dates when it involves water. Anna has so much fun swimming with other kids, and I have so much fun watching her. She is not afraid of going under and loves to blow bubbles. We've been over to Marissa's several times this summer to play in their blow up pool, it's nice and big so the mom's can get in too. She has a warm water hose so the water is comfortable to play in.

Anna & Colton splashing water on eachother

Blowing Bubbles

Anna, Colton & Madelyn

I choose the octopus...

2008-06-29T14:48:00.007-06:00

That is what Shaun was saying when i climbed into bed last night. I love it!! I just got into bed and started laughing. Then I thought I should take a picture of him and the 6 pillows that he sleeps with every night. He complains of not getting a good night sleep, I wonder why. Every time he rolls over all the pillows go with him. Good thing we have a king bed so there is still room for me!

A few nights before he woke me up by calling my name over and over. As soon as I said what, he said how about you come lay down next to me. I told him I had been sleeping next to him for a couple of hours already. So he said good then rolled over and that was the end of that. The best was when I was getting in bed a few months ago. I took my socks off and threw them across the bed, he reached up and caught them. It surprised me because he had been asleep for a while and it was dark, I don't know how he did it. After a second of me laughing he asked "did I just catch this?" He hardly remembered anything the next morning.

The last few days!

2008-06-19T13:16:00.006-06:00

We went up to our friends cabin last night and played in the mountains. Anna had a really good time throwing rocks in the river and playing on the teter totter with Lilly. We had a great time watching the kids and catching up.

This was a fun teter totter, it went up and down, but it also went around in circles. We had a great time on it.

Anna's hair is finally long enough that I can pull it up into a little pony tail on the top of her head. This is her 2nd pony tail.

Anna will ride on the cart any way possible, as long as it's not where she is suppose to ride in it. Luckily for her, Grandpa let's her do what she wants. I guess that is why he is her favorite.

I had to post this picture too because I am SO excited about it. Our new thermostat came with the central air that was put in this morning. Our swamp cooler had some minor issues and Shaun didn't want to spend the time fixing it since we were getting the central air. It has been a HOT week without either one, but now it's nice and cool!

St. George trip with the girls!!

2008-06-04T17:31:00.008-06:00

Myself, Anna, Jen & Madelyn enjoyed a week in St. George with just the girls. Relaxing? Not so much. Next time we do a girls trip, it will definitely be a big girls trip, leave the cute kids with dad. We left at 8:30 Memorial Day night so the kids could sleep on the way down. Anna finally fell asleep in Cedar City, good plan.

Tuesday morning we met up with Marissa, Josh and their 2 kids to go boating. We had a great time playing on the tube and soaking up the sun. All the kids fell asleep and gave the moms a little break in the afternoon...not Anna! She was all over the place. We will be lucky if we are invited to go boating with Marissa again.

The next few days, Jen & I and the girls had fun swimming, shopping, finding new splash pads and parks to keep the girls happy. When Friday came we were ready to leave and come home to dad. Here are a few pictures of our St. George week.

On the boat

Anna & I on the tube

Marissa & I on the tube

Nielsen's Frozen Custard...mmm!

St. George Historic Splash Pad

Hidden Valley Park & Splash Pad

Shaun's paradise playground ...cool bike video

2008-05-25T15:41:00.002-06:00

Normally my brothers-in-law (Patrick and Kyle) and I get our kicks from the snow. In fact, I believe my life's mission is an endless search for fresh powder.

We decided to get big bikes and build a bike park with wooden stunts and jumps to pass the time during the off season. A few nights ago, Kyle and I had someone come up and film us riding our park with an RC helicopter and some other gear.

Here is the resulting video.

...enjoy!

Until I get smart and figure out how to embed files, you'll have to view the video at this link: http://www.vimeo.com/1060609

Shaun riding into the roller coaster

Kyle

Shaun

Wipe Out! - Shaun

Shaun and Kyle

Anna watching dad at the playground

Shaun riding the teeter totter

Mexico Cruise

2008-05-14T13:30:00.008-06:00

We recently got back from a cruise to Ensenada and Cabo San Lucas Mexico. We went with our friends Dave & Lindsay. Anna was able to spend a few days with each of her grandparents. She did great...and so did we :) It was a 5 day cruise and we had so much fun. The weather was a little chilly until we got down to Cabo, but we still had a great time.

We cruised on the Carnival Elation

Lindsay & I in Ensenada

Shaun & Dave

Formal night

Our ship

Mini golf on the top of the ship

Cabo San Lucas

When we got off the ship in Cabo a lady with this huge iguana came up and put the iguana on Shaun's shoulder. We started taking pictures of each of us holding it. Once we gave it back to her she made us pay her $2.00 each.

Ernesto & Pong, our waiters.

While we were in Cabo San Lucas we decided to do the Sea Trek excursion, it's where you put a 75 lb helmet on and walk on the ocean floor. It was fun, but next time I wouldn't wait until the last minute to book an excursion. There were definitely better excursions to do than that. All in all we had a great vacation get-away! Best of all we got to come home to a sweet girl who missed us and we missed her!

5 Years & Counting

2008-05-01T16:31:00.003-06:00

Today is our 5 year anniversary. I'm glad we got married 5 years ago instead of today. It was nice and warm the day we got married...today it's snowing!! Life is great, I couldn't be married to a better guy!! This is what we looked like back then, I wish we could go back!

Zion National Park

2008-05-01T15:42:00.007-06:00

2 weeks ago we went down to Zion's with the usual gang (my family & Whippermans). We stayed at the Zion Ponderosa Ranch which is near the east entrance to the Park. We had a great time and were able to relax. On Friday we went into the park and hiked Angels Landing. This hike is about 5 miles round trip and is not for those that are afraid of heights. Here are a few pics from our weekend getaway.

At the ranch, there was a small petting zoo with horses, ducks, goats, chickens, bunnies and a few other things.

Kip claimed that he could catch this rooster and put it to sleep. I guess that it was something he learned how to do when down in Paraguay. He did catch it and put it to sleep. Once you catch the rooster you tuck it's head under it's wing and move him in circles. After a few seconds of that he laid him down on the ground and the rooster was asleep. He slept until Kip woke him up. It was one of the funniest things I've ever seen!

Here you can see how narrow it gets at the top!

Anna was very good the whole hike, she loves being in the back pack. But when we
were done, she decided to have a little tantrum and lay in the middle of the street.

Fun on the Slopes of Alta

2008-04-12T21:37:00.007-06:00

We took Anna skiing for the first time today. We went up to Alta with our friends Steve and Shilo and their little boy Weston. He is 2 weeks younger than Anna and they play great together. Steve and Shaun skiied with Anna and Weston on their backs.

Family picture looking out at Timpanogos.

Shaun and Anna enjoying some quality time together.

My two favorite people.

This is definitely Shaun's idea of quality family time... He's probably trying to figure out how to get us all on down hill bikes for some quality family time during the summer season!

We lounged around by the car for lunch, we grabbed Subway on the way up. Anna was already feeling a little tired.

After lunch we took one last run. Anna was done by that time and fell asleep on the lift. We tried to wake her; but, she was out cold.

Z z Z z Z z Z z Z z

We had a great time and Anna loved it. Every time Shaun would stop she would immediately say more and want to take off again.

Happy Spring!

2008-03-30T13:40:00.006-06:00

I never got around to putting Anna's easter picture on, so we will just call this her Spring picture. We met up with my girl friends and our kids at Kiddie Kandids, I don't know if I will be doing that again anytime soon. It was pretty hectic and crazy with 6 kids, ages 2 and under. We tried to get a group shot of them, but failed.

However I did take one with my phone and this is how it turned out.

The day before I dressed Anna in her dress to make sure it fit. It was around the same time that we would be meeting the next day to do pictures. She was not happy about it at all, she kicked and screamed until I got her changed and down for a nap. I was a little worried that we would have a repeat the next day, but I was extremely lucky and she was great!!

Tagged

2008-03-19T13:21:00.003-06:00

1. I sleep with Vick's Vaporub on my lips and under my nose every night. I have done so for as long as I can remember. In fact, a few of my friends do it as well, because of our many sleepovers when we were growing up, I always had my Vick's.

2. I enjoy to ski...but NOT with my husband. I have a great time when I am with pretty much anybody else but Shaun. I love him, and I love to be with him...just not on the mountain. He is very sweet and doesn't tell me what I should or shouldn't be doing, he just skis and then waits when I'm a little slow. Maybe because he LOVES to do it so much, that subconsciously I feel intimidated. I don't know though because he's not intimidating!

3. My favorite part of the day is when Anna wakes up in the morning and after her nap. My other favorite part of the day is when she goes down at night or for a nap. She has always woken up so happy and smiley. She is usually jumping in her crib and laughing. She thinks she is hilarious. Her thing has always been to wave. She waves and says hi as soon as she sees you, and waves and says bye just as you lay her down.

4. Finger nail clippings gross me out. Even the sound of it drives me up the wall. I can hear it from a mile away, why do people do it at church or in public? Shaun has always been very good at going outside or going in the bathroom.

5. I was always a very clean and organized person...until I met Shaun. My bed was made every morning and my car cleaned weekly. Now I don't know the last time I made my bed or cleaned my car. Shaun's messiness rubbed off on me instead of my cleanliness rubbing off on him. My house is usually a disaster and I would be embarrassed if someone just popped in. This year as a goal, I am trying to be better about picking up and cleaning. This is my year to clean out and get organized. I am going to be a getter-donner instead of just thinking about getting it done. So feel free to pop in anytime!

6. If I could choose any church calling in the ward, it would be as the librarian. No planning, teaching, babysitting, activities or meetings to go to. It seems like a great way to meet the people in your ward and a fun calling to have. Maybe someday!!

Mountaineering - The Pfeifferhorn

2008-03-03T23:04:00.005-07:00

Friday the 29th didn't feel like a work day... so I didn't go. Instead, I toured the Lone Peak wilderness area. Unfortunately, Friday the 29th started at 4:00am for me. My good friend Steve Lloyd picked me up and dropped off his boy Weston for Myranda to watch. He is two weeks younger than Anna. We prayed all the way up the canyon that Weston would fall back asleep and not wake up Myranda until morning.

Skin track at 5:00am

Steve is a professional photographer. He needed to do a shoot for Powder magazine on the Pfeifferhorn. The Pfeifferhorn is one of the worlds true horns. It is known on most maps as the Little Matterhorn. You must skin, climb and rappel in order to summit and descend the peak. There were five of us in all that made the trip.

After skinning and climbing for quite some time, we finally caught our first view of the Pfeifferhorn. Steve and I commented that this view was worth the wrath of Myranda if Weston had in fact not gone back to sleep. From here, we skinned a little further and then removed our skis for the final ascent up to the peak.

This is where the ice axe came in handy. A slip on this steep slope will send you along way down.

On our way to the top. It was amazing to look back and see where we'd come from. Like I said, you wouldn't want to fall here!

Once at the top (elevation 11,326), I got into my best mountaineering pose for the camera. You also get good service here... so I sent Myranda a picture text.

From the top you rappel into a steep chute. You then ski the chute for several hundred feet until it chokes off and cliffs out. Then you must rappel out of the chute. From there you can ski the apron out. What a blast. With all the photography etc. It took us the entire day to tour this. I didn't return home until 6:00pm.

One last look back at the peak we just conquered. Thanks for the invite Steve.

And fyi... no, I could not walk the next day... too sore! But still it was worth it.

If you would like to see some incredible photography, visit stevelloydphoto.com

Having fun with Dena

2008-02-28T22:47:00.004-07:00

Shaun and I went to get CPR certified on Tuesday night. I had planned on going with a couple of girls from the ward, so Shaun was going to have a daddy daughter night with Anna. 45 mins before I had to leave to go to my class, Shaun decided he wanted to come too. So Anna went to play with her cousins and Great Aunt Dena. We met them at Cafe Rio, where she ate a quesidilla, then went home with them to play. Dena took some pictures of her, so I thought I'd steel some of them since I'm not to good at getting out the camera.

Patrick...in Costa Rica!

2008-02-27T22:30:00.004-07:00

I just thought I'd post a picture of my baby brother Patrick. He is serving his mission in San Jose, Costa Rica. He left for the MTC in October and arrived in Costa Rica December 26. He just had his first baptism and we are so excited for him. Keep'em coming!

Happy Valentines!

2008-02-15T15:29:00.021-07:00

This year was the girl's year to make plan's for valentine's day. Since going out to eat with a group of 10 would be CrAzY on valentines, we thought we would make a nice dinner. Actually Toni did most of the work. But we all brought something to contribute. The girls met up at Whipperman's at 6:00 so we could get all dressed up. We had decided to make it a little corny and wear our wedding dresses.

Surprisingly, after 5 years for Whitney and myself, we still fit, but it was a tight fit for me. The guys were told to dress in their suits and show up at 7:00. They weren't too happy about the suit thing, but they wanted us to plan this year. We'll see what they come up with next year.

For dinner we had shrimp to start off with, followed by steak and baked potatoes, and a lime dessert to finish it off. Unfortunately, I had been feeling sick and throwing up all day so I just watched everyone else eat. After dinner we took cheesy prom pictures with a lovely backdrop so we could remember our fun night.

Kyle & Whitney

Ian & Loni

Shaun, Mandy & Anna
Anna wasn't feeling well either, so we had to cancel the babysitter and bring her with us. She had just thrown up all over her clothes that is why she is in just an undershirt. But we loved having her with us, she is our little valentine!

Ronnie & Lisa

Scott & Toni

Kip & Emily

As soon as dinner and pictures were done, the girls were out of their dresses and into something we could breathe in. We finished the night off by playing the Newlywed game. Shaun and I won, yay! Our prize was a $20 gift certificate to Fratelli and chocolate. We had a great night (besides the fact that Anna and I didn't feel so great).

Projects...do they ever end?

2008-02-01T12:32:00.000-07:00

We have been living in our home for 3 1/2 years now. It has been a lot of fun and a lot of work fixing up a home. Since we had Anna, just over a year ago, we haven't done anything to the inside of the house. But I have been saving my money and I am ready to fix up my laundry room. Yay! Since it's so yucky, I never bother to even clean it. So here is a before picture and as soon as it's done I'll post the after picture. Hopefully this spring we will be able to redo our bathrooms and start on the back yard. So it looks like we have lots of projects in our future. Good thing Shaun is an excellent handy man!

911 Emergency

2008-01-10T22:18:00.000-07:00

So that is who we got a call from, after Anna had called 911. We heard a voice on the line, and Shaun, not knowing it was 911 hung up on them. 30 seconds later they called us back to make sure everything was okay. He assured them that it was, telling them that it was our 13 month old that had been pushing buttons. He answered a few questions and we thought that it was over. 10 minutes later there was a knock on our door. Shaun yelled come in, thinking it was my dad. It was a police officer stopping by to double check everything was "really" okay!

So we had to document the occasion and took a picture. Anna is no longer allowed to play with the phone.

Happy New Year

2008-01-01T18:39:00.000-07:00

We went up to Grandma and Grumpy's house to go tubing on New Year's Day. Grumpy and Uncle Kyle built a great tubing run behind their house. Anna wasn't so sure if she liked it. But being the mean parents that we are, we made her go down several times. It was her first time playing in the snow, we kindof had to throw something together to keep her warm. We had a great time, if anyone wants to come play, give us a call!

Anna's first Santa sighting

2007-12-27T23:25:00.000-07:00

Last week we went to Shaun's grandparent's annual christmas party. We knew that Santa would be stopping in to pay a visit so we hadn't bothered going to see Santa elsewhere. I guess the picture speaks for itself...he freaked Anna out just a bit. I was hoping that she would love him. We have been reading Christmas books and everytime we see santa she says ho ho. I guess he looks different in real life.

Pictures over the last 12 months

2007-12-24T01:07:00.000-07:00

Since we are just getting started on this, I wanted to post a few of my favorite pictures of my little stinker over the last 12 months, in no particular order. She has been so much fun this last year and it has been so great being a mom.

Typical Anna face
Showing a little 'tude
Halloween 2007
Anna loves the Dew...even though she's never had it
1 year old

2007-12-24T00:39:00.000-07:00

2 weeks 3 Months

6 Months
Camping in August
Lake Powell in October

Merry Christmas to me...not!

2007-12-19T22:20:00.000-07:00

I just came home from a fun night out with the girls. We met at Asian Star for dinner and then went to see Enchanted. When we came out of the movie I couldn't find my car. Come to find out...it was towed! To make the story better, it was my sister's car. If I go pick it up tonight the damage will be $202, if I go in the morning, it's $162. Looks like after I pick up the car I'll be returning some of Christmas. So I hitched a ride home from Jami, no one is home to complain to...luckily for Shaun, so I started a blog! Merry Christmas to me!