New Favorite

On Saturday when Dave was at the Priesthood session of Conference, the girls wanted to go shopping. I wasn't up for it (believe it or not!) so I dropped Talbie and Maddie off at the mall.

When they were ready to be picked up, Maddie called me and said, "I bought you a prize!" Oooh! I was excited. It's not everyday (in fact, this may have been a first) that she gets me a prize.

She got me this new lip gloss at Bath and Body Works. It by CO Bigelow (my favorite) and it's menthol/mint flavored. I love it!! Thanks Maddie!!!

Look Who's 10!

This Handsome Fella!

Happy Birthday Bronson! We sure love you!!

One of the Best Weekends of the Year!

I can't tell you how much I LOVE Conference Weekend. We don't do anything very exciting or have anywhere special to go to listen to conference, but we are edified and fed spiritually just the same!

It's Saturday and Emmie spent the night with Grandma Knowles last night in Heber. Dave and Bronson just left to pick her up and spend time with Grandma. Maddie is listening to Conference at my mom's house (and cleaning for her), Talbie is in her room sewing (and supposedly listening) and I have the house to myself and it's quiet - and I have been able to listen to each talk without interruptions!

I hope your weekend is enjoyable and enjoy Conference!

Halloween Tradition

I got the Halloween/Fall decorations out the other day. One of my favorite things in the world is the pictures of my kids in their Halloween costumes. I started this tradition one year when Talbie was 1 and Maddie was 4. Dave's mom had made their costumes and I wanted to get their pictures taken so I'd remember them. It became a tradition and I love getting them out every year and remembering! This is just a sample of some of our pictures - there are still some I need to frame (like last years!)

I wanted to share this idea. There may be some of you out there that already do this but if you don't - it's never too late to start.

We also do this with pictures of Santa! Maddie asked last year when she'd be able to stop getting her picture taken with Santa and I said, "NEVER!"

We're Having a Baby!

Gotcha!


We are having babies - 3 of them to be exact. We have 3 baby bunnies and they are SO CUTE!! Their names are Anne, Diana, and Gilbert (name the movie!)

If you're in the mood for a baby bunny, they will be ready to leave their mommy in about 2 weeks! Let me know!

Utah Drug House

Hey Everyone...this is Dave

Kellie wrote "this is Dave" so she wouldn't get blamed for my bad spelling and poor grammar.
This is the first time that Kellie has let me near her blog so I am approaching this task with sober resolve and maybe she will allow me to make more posts. Well here we go.

Many of you may be aware of the controversy over homes that have been contaminated by drug use or meth lab contamination. There are also thousands of police officers around the U.S. that are experiencing severe health issues, many cancer cases, as a result of exposure to the chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine. Now there are many people who have purchased or moved into houses or apartments that are contaminated and they are getting sick.

This has been an important issue for Kellie and I because I have experienced problems myself and I have lost some of my close friends to cancer as a result of exposure. Unfortunately many states, including Utah do not require sellers or land lords to disclose previous contamination of a property before you move in.

Kellie and I decided that we would put together a website that would provide information and give direction to people who believe their house has been contaminated. The site also includes a database where you can search and see if any residence has ever been busted with a meth lab. The database is Utah only right now but in about a week will include the entire U.S. Tens of thousands of homes. The site is at utahdrughouse.com hopefully this site can help raise awareness.

Thanks!
Dave

PS - feel free to link this to your blog for others to read too. The more awareness that's out there - the better!

End of the Garden

Saturday felt good because we cleaned up the backyard and picked the fruit from our apple and pear trees and picked the rest of the garden. We have tomatoes coming out of our ears if anyone would like some!

Notice my fabulous pumpkins! They are the only thing that grew like crazy in the garden this year - and the only thing that I DIDN'T plant! Last year when we carved our pumpkins (CLICK HERE), we did it in the backyard and I threw all the pumpkins guts into the garden spot. It just happened that I didn't plant anything in that corner this year, and 6 baby pumpkins plants starting coming up at the beginning of the summer. They grew and grew and we ended up with pumpkins! What luck!

Youth Conference

Maddie and Dave went up to the Heber Valley Camp this weekend for our Stake's Youth Conference. Dave is in the YM Presidency and this was his first excursion with the youth. He came home very impressed with the youth in our ward and stake.

Every Youth Conference has a service project that you do and this was no exception. Our ward had a pile of heavy logs they had to move. It was a challenge but they got it done - and Dave's arms have MAJOR scrapes to prove it.

Dave said the speakers were spectacular. The main speaker was Brad Wilcox (who many of you may have heard before) and he did a great job. I wish I could have been there (to hear the talks - not to move the logs :)

I was so glad that Dave had this opportunity to go and be with Maddie. I've had so many chances to be with Maddie because it seems like I've been her leader at every age. I was Primary President during most of her primary years, then in the YW presidency and at girls camp for 2 of her years. This was a great time for Dave and Maddie to be together!

Fall Festival '08

It's that time of year again! The annual Fall Festival at the elementary school was a big hit this year! Dave and Maddie were gone for Youth Conference so it was just me and the kids. We had a great time!

Bronson found Blake and Ryan the minute we got there and they glued together until it was time to leave.

Talbie found some friends too so it was just me and Emmie. We did the face painting, pony rides, and many other fun things!

We found Jill (Blake and Ryan's little sister) and Emmie was happy!

I Love it When...

...Maddie uploads pictures on my computer and I can steal them for my blog!