MANY "HATS"!

I know... seriously... where have I been??? This last month has flown by. It has been crazy! I've worked 5 full days a week these past three weeks! Wsheeew! A friend of mine went on a humanitarian trip to Bolivia to provide dental hygiene services so I covered at her office while she was gone... besides working my own days.... so it has been busy wearing my many "HATS"! I am so grateful to my cute husband for all of his help during my "March Madness" he has been AWESOME! And to my kids for being so sweet and flexible to this crazy change! I am also VERY lucky to have such wonderful friends who have been so life saving and stepped in to be a second Mom! And to my mom and dad for taking treating the kids to a fun trip to St. Gorgeous while off track! I LOVE you all very much!! So now, I'm looking forward to catching up on things that have been neglected... doing some blogging.... and enjoying the beautiful spring weather we have been having! Not to mention getting a great massage! This ol' dental hygienists' back is not the same as it was ten years ago!! lolol! Anyone know a good masseuse?

LOTS OF LOVE

We LOVE Valentine's Day!
The kids had so much fun preparing cards and gifts for their friends and attending parties at school. I was at the Utah Dental Convention on the 14th and 15th, but Kevin and I were able to enjoy a nice dinner and movie on Saturday night! Happy Valentine's Day!


So many friends.... so many Valentine's!

MMMM we are giving out some good stuff!

Kev & I bought the kids cute Valentine's Day outfits!
Mitchell doesn't always like posing for pictures....

RACHEL ON THE OTHER HAND.........

You're so cute Rach!

The traditional pantry artwork!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
AND HAPPY ENGAGEMENT DAY to KEV & STAC!
(we were engaged on the 17th of February..... 15 years ago!!! WHOA BABY!)

Hannah Montana

My cute friend Tenille and I took our girls to see the Hannah Montana 3D movie concert on Friday! It was at the Jordan Commons for one week this month. We had purchased our tickets a month in advance so Rachel and Rylee were beside themselves with excitement by the time the day arrived!! All decked out in their Hannah t-shirts you would have thought we were attending the "real" concert! Best part is... the movie tickets were only $15 each. So, the little girls were over the top excited and it was not quite the shock to our wallets as the live concerts! Truly the "Best of Both Worlds"!!

We had a fun dinner at the Mayan before the movie.

The girls were so cute and fun! We were all smiles!

Modeling the 3D glasses... NICE puckers gals!

Moms need a shot at modeling the glasses!
And ok Tenille wins the best lips contest! I admit it!

Kicking back before the movie starts.... and the SUGAR intake begins...

Ok, about 20 minutes into the movie the girls cannot take it anymore! They're squealing and bouncing around in their seats! Rylee says... "Come on Rach... lets DANCE!" And the rest is history!!

Our seats were the first row up from the middle isle. They ducked under the bar and away they went! It was seriously the cutest thing ever! After about a half an hour or so four or five other girls came down to join them! Even a couple of cute little boys!

The girls have some serious moves! Tenille and I about fell off our chairs laughing! They were totally UNLEASHED!! Wild and crazy! SOOO much fun!

They danced until the end of the movie (check out the red faces)

Umm, yeah... and then even a little while up in front AFTER the movie! Everyone gone now... only the cleaning crew was left in the theater!!

What a GREAT night!! WATCH OUT MILEY CYRUS!!
RACHEL AND RYLEE are on your tail!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TATE!

Tate is 3 years old today!!

We cannot believe how fast time has flown by and how quickly he has grown up! Tate is seriously the funniest little guy ever! He had a great birthday today! Here are a few pictures of birthday morning following the rope to his gifts... and our night at Chuck E Cheese. We LOVE you very much Tater Man! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

We Thank Thee, O God, For A Prophet

Gordon Bitner Hinckley

June 23, 1910 to January 27, 2008

What a remarkable life you have led! We will miss you greatly but rejoice in the knowledge that you are with your sweet wife and our Heavenly Father once again! You will be with us always in our hearts and in the spirit of our home!

~WE LOVE YOU PRESIDENT HINCKLEY~

Friday February 1, 2008
Viewing of President Hinckley.......

We had the wonderful opportunity of attending the viewing of President Hinckley! What an amazing and spiritual experience it was. I was so proud of the kids. We waited in line a total of five and 1/2 hours for our chance to say goodbye to a beloved leader! It was worth every second! He looked wonderful! So peaceful! We all blew him a kiss. As I was holding Tate, he blew his kiss and said "I love you". That was a moment I will never forget! I hope that the beautiful spirit that we felt in that room will be something that our children will never forget as well. What a wonderful Friday night out as a family! We are so truly blessed!

Waiting in line outside of the Conference Center.
(I didn't realize that I'd caught a goofy picture of Mitchell...
this was after about an hour in line.... maybe he was getting a little freeze brain!)

The line wrapped all the way around to the north side of the Conference Center. The total outside wait time was about 3 hours. There was reported to be approximately 65,000 people who attended the two day viewing. What a remarkable tribute!

Once inside the Conference Center we waited about an hour and 1/2 in the auditorium. They showed wonderful video footage of President Hinckley's life. Again... I'm not kidding you... the kids were amazing!

When it was our sections turn to go.. it was only about an hour of walking through a line
up to the Hall of Prophets!

The kids were so reverent when we arrived... and the spirit in that room was so strong it was almost tangible! What an amazing experience!

Back outside afterwards...My little troopers are still smiling!

The kids loved see the temple all lit up.
They are always so excited to be near the temple!
This picture is worth a thousand words!

Kevin & Staci get their GROOVE ON!

I know, I know.... here's a spot for you to leave your comments! I told you that Kevin & I rang in the new year in style!! Kevin is looking seriously hot with the gold chain and tight pants huh?!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!