Durango Here We Come!

We went with some friends to Durango the weekend before Christmas and came home Christmas Eve. We had a great time and loved every bit of it !!! We had some awesome homemade Hot Cocoa and Canned Cinnimon Rolls, Mmmmm... We walked down by the Train and got pictures (on my friends camera) and we walked up and down Main street. There are some neat little shops there. Kayla and I loved the Fur Coats!! We went back the next night just to see them again and we went to a movie, nothing was open other than that Fur shop. We won't tell the guys what else we did................J/K
So, here are some pictures......

I can't believe that we are driving into those clouds....

Here's Jason and Corey @ The Elk Farm...

Behind the barn are some Elk...

Zachary in front of the Mueseum....

Corey in The Museum...

Some Dwellings in the clif of the mountain...

I was only 10 ft. or so from this Deer...

The Sun Setting...

The Moon Rising...The end of play day #1...and I missed

the snow sledding, the mom's stayed back at the cars with

the youngest kids, while the dad's sledded with the older

ones. We forgot to send the cameras~dang it!



PLAY DAY # 2...We drove to Silverton and through

Telluride back to Durango (Big Loop). The Snow was

amazing...

It was actually snowing on us in areas...

Beautiful drive...

I got out of the car to get an Ice Cicle, but the snow came

up to my knee and I decided not to go further...

This was an amazing small Canyon, can you find the

2 (TWO)

Ice Climbers? (below) Jason calls it "finding Waldo"

my clue: they are both towards the bottom of the

picture and about 3 inches from each other.

Corey and Westin....

The guys and the kids, Moms taking pictures...

The drive home was warming up...this is near Ship Rock...

Just In..."Sneaky little boys rob the cupboard"....

So, as I was posting the last post, my two little angels (Zach and Westin) were running out of the kitchen (I never saw them go in, they were in their room playing.) Anyway, I went to check on them because they were running out with a bowl in hand. They are both little climbers and quiet. So, when I went into the room Westin(2) was telling Zach(3) to hide as they were climbing to the top bunk with the bowl. Well, the bowl had marshmellows in it already, so that was what I thought that they had grabbed, but they added another treat... cough drops from the upper cupboard. Yummmmmmmmm!? Westin was eating a cough drop already when I took the bowl and I had to laugh because he actually liked it. It's an original flavor of menthol and no sugar. Well, I will have to hide them in my room now. He was very angry that I took them away. LOL

Wow! Can we be more creative?

I found this web site and I love it! I was actually looking to make my own laundry soap because I do so much laundry everday! I found this website http://www.instructables.com and it has some great tips for a whole lot of things. I wanted to share it with everyone.... have fun!!

Enjoy your Reflection...

O'kay.... I was asked this question at a church activity last night,

"What is your favorite room in the house?"

.. I said "Kitchen" LOL, I love to eat ~ dang it! Most of the ladies said their Bedroom, to escape into a comfort zone. Sure, I like to escape, I'd rather say "my time to play" and that would be out with friends on "girls night out". Another question was

"Who would you like to hang out with if you could hang out with anyone in the world?"

I heard a lot of answers like, Jesus, the President, various movie stars, BUT I said "My husband". I know if you asked Jason if that were true he would back me up on that. I tell him every day that I want to hang out with him. I'll share one more...I actually love this one because I think this is what helps me through the day...

"When is the last time you laughed at yourself?"

I said " Every day!" even when it's tough, I end up laughing about myself and how I may have reacted about things that day. It's a great way to learn about yourself when you reflect on your daily doings.

I am so glad that I have great people in my life that help me see potential and I can learn from others examples. I am who I am because of you... You are all wonderful! When these questions are asked, to know a person better, you realize that we all have common grounds with different outcomes and by that we learn from each other. It made me reflect on the different answers that were given.

Enjoy your reflection.

~ Natalie

My Sisters Wedding....

She Married Mr. Wright!!!!!!!



The luncheon was Fabulous!
(Waffles,ham,eggs,biscuit & gravy..)

We loved being with our California cousins!!
They are such a great family.


My sister is a beautiful Bride!
She is posing with our beautiful cousin. :)


Time to Dance and have fun...

Congratulations Sis!! You will
have a happy and beautiful journey
with your sincere husband. You
two are such a perfect match.
Love ya!!!

Thanksgiving Was Fun!

Jason's side:

This was our Table for Thanksgiving LUNCH,

we had to decorate it and had fun doing so.

Uncle Mike has a great big back yard and all of

the kids really enjoyed it!!

The Jumper/Slide was great!! Even the moms

got in it and some fell over the bottom bumper.

LOL!!!!! :0

Zachary enjoyed climbing this tree all day.

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Natalie's side:

Our family went to Piestewa Peak Park for

Thanksgiving Dinner and they did a night hike

with flashlights and head lamps,

this picture is at the top of the mountain.

They really loved it!! The city lights were

a great view.

We had hot cocoa and smores....Mmmmmm!!

What a way to end the evening..... The next day

was my sister's BIG DAY!!

Veteran's Day!

Veteran's Day Parade Down Town Mesa:

( Corey, Amber, & Keith- wanted to pose w/ this statue.)

We had fun at the parade and saw some great Marching bands, Mini Coopers, Harley's, ROTC, dancer's, and Firing Squads- My kids liked that the best. (and the candy). We stayed there for a little while and then we went to the bookstore and a movie. It was a great day!!

Keiths Goal...

Okay, I'm posting a lot, but that is just how it is today... :)

I mentioned me talking to my kids earlier this week about making a difference in the world.....well, Here we go.... Keith's web blog is set up and we are on a roll. So, take a look and tell me what you think? There is more information on his site and we hope that you add it to your list.....and pass it on...! I know that we have a great network of friends and family between all of us, so this is going to be great! I am so excited for him and so is he.
Just today he came home and was talking about someone that is famous in his school class because he is in the paper and on TV. I told him that was neat, he asked when he could do that? I told him that one day he would be famous for just making a difference. He didn't know what to say to that but, I think he understands.

"Guilty as Charged!!!"....Anyone feel this way?

Oh, let me tell you my weakness....FOOD! So, We joined a gym, because our friends did and we could motivate each other. (ha ha ha!) Anyway, we really want to do better since Jason had an emergency visit to the ER, basically he needs to get healthy. And so do I! So, we joined the gym and we are excited about it, I made breakfast, packed a light snack and a lunch for Jason this morning. I went about my day and helped at my mom's house and headed home around 1 O'clock. I called Jason as I was eating shhhhh.....Taco Bell, and he asked me if I could bring him something "chocolate". LOL So, of course I said "yes" and then he said "don't worry about it, I can hear the kids whining." (nap time) I said that's "Okay." He said "why, because you want some too?" I said "of course!"

We just laughed at our first "healthy" day.

But, really, we are doing better.

I live in a nice, quiet neighborhood and I have a park at the end of my street. I love taking the two little ones out on walks there so they can play. I usually just go once in a while, but I think I need to make it daily. The weather is really nice in the mornings now, thank goodness!

Found some Misc.. photos...enjoy!

Make a slide show, scrapbook or ecard

Old Friends! Time goes by......

Wow! I have been having fun online! I ran into a lot of old time friends and started missing some of those days, but not really... I just miss seeing them! Blogging can be a lot of fun. For old times sake and for now. I love where I am at now... of course I have a lot of goals to pursuit still, but what would it be like if you didn't have goals? I am glad I am always trying to do something more.

I ask my children " What do you want to do to change something in the world?" They all thought hard and wrote things down, but Keith ( my six year old) said, " I want to make 20,000,000 bologna and lettuce sandwiches for the hungry." Wow, he really thought out the details. So, guess what, I told him that we have the Internet and we can make a small dream come true,..some how... Wish us luck! Better yet, please pray for Keith's wish to come true.

I love my children and I want them to know that they can do anything!!!!! We love people and we were talking about "bad" people and how they just need someone to love them more, even though they made some wrong choices.
My children are such inspirations in my life and it's amazing how they can make you feel.
How can you make a difference?
Happy Thanksgiving

Halloween.....?........Christmas

O'kay, I have heard many of you warning about losing information while changing the layout...I did too! You would think that I would learn. I guesss I like to take my own risk...lol.
Halloween was fun, now I'm into the next mode...Christmas! ....Oh.... I mean Thanksgiving!

I was shopping on Halloween day at last minute and I went down the next isle after Halloween
things...and wow! I was in Christmas! Did we forget Thanksgiving? I often wonder that, well I wonder that every year after Halloween. So, I bought a Christmas Wreath!
I am excited about Thanksgiving, my sister is getting maried the Friday after and we will have a lot of family here in town, it will be great!

And of course....it's shopping time for the little ones and I'm enjoying it!

Are you ready for the holidays?

So Sorry!

I am So Sorry!
I can't believe how fast time goes by...... Kenyon reminded me that I had a blog to update. Thank you so much!
Jason and I had a Awesome time at our business convention!

But, before that, I was helping some friends book their airlines and hotels and made mistakes in the process on one...oops! I really didn't mean to give someone a lay over of 8 hrs in the middle of the night, sorry. Wow! What was I thinking? or not thinking? I became more aware.... But he received a great deal for the next time after finding out that it was really the booking sites error. He still had to keep that ticket though, dang it. Now we just laugh about it!

A couple of weeks ago Westin, my youngest, decided to cut an apple all by himself. He cut his finger tip pretty bad and we went to ER and received two stitches. He kept telling the doctor "Apple".
Of course I could really write a book on "Westins Daily Doings" and probably make millions because there would be a series and you would want to know what happened next! LOL

Like today at 9 am he found my Halloween color hair gel (red) and put some in his hair, toilet, sink, door, floor, mirror, and eventually he was put into the tub to get washed up. I realised what he was doing when he ran pass me hiding the paper towels behind his back so I couldn't See what he had, but I saw his red hair! Silly little man! He seems to get Zachary into trouble, you know, he starts the mess and then Zach joins him. But....
I sure love them and missed them when away at the convention. I did enjoy the little break too.

Now, my reflections on the business convention: Louisville, KY

We got there a couple of days early and drove around some older areas that were full of history. Then we went to the Louisville Slugger muesem. We watched the production of how baseball bats were made and learned about early days of baseball to modern days. That was exciting. What a great history lesson that was. Many great mentors in Baseball. Then................................

WoW!! What a great time we had! We had so many speakers touch our hearts. We really needed to hear what they had to say. Tim Marks...funnnny funnnny funnnny! Amy was awesome! Chris and Terry was phenomenal, Terry had beautiful inspiring stories about her children and herself. Orrin was awesome!!!!!!!!! Laurie really touched me too. Many many more speakers helped our visions grow bigger for our future.
Jason and I have so many visions, a couple are things to accomplish with our family. One is my own vision, to help Mothers that have lost a child. I am excited to say that I just reserved my website for that, so my vision is starting to become a reality. I am so excited. I heard my friends talking about their dreams and goals in life, I am way excited for them too.

I will do better about updating my blog.

Love to you all!
~ Natalie

My Little Angels are @ it again!

.....Well, first of all, yesterday was GREAT! I took Zach and Westin to tumbling and then I met up with my sister w/ her two girls @ the mall. We just took our time and enjoyed each others company. The kids did pretty good and my boys fell asleep around 11:30. They stayed asleep for three hours. Wow! My little nieces were getting bored, sorry girls.
So, today I'm thinking yesterday was great! Today is house cleaning day, well it was suppose to be normal house cleaning, instead it has turned out to be cleaning trails after Zach and Westin.
I just got done getting a lot of hot pink fingernail polish out of my carpet. After different attempts of various products I searched online and found that Windex and WD-40 together work the best!
DON"T USE POLISH REMOVER! especially with acetone. Basically it dilutes the polish and it spreads, making a bigger mess. The acetone will discolor the carpet.
I just had to share.... since it's only 10:00 AM and it's still going.....Wednesday was my night out and I hung out with acouple of my friends. One of them had discovered her children writing on the walls with permenant markers that day so she was ready to get out of the house and that same morning Zach and Westin had thrown grapes all over the kitchen and family room and then sprayed water all over the kitchen floor from the faucet. They did that @ 6:00 AM, I wasn't even awake yet!
So, really, I try not to feel like I neglect them, they are just too quick and sneaky! LOL!
I am glad that they love each other though. They will go through a lot of trials together. I hope that they will always be there for one another.
Well, I better get them out of time out...... Talk to you later.......

Fun Fun!

The family Blogger has been really fun for me to put together. Finding pictures and bringing back some memories! And, my children are loving it! I decided to give them their own little picture space, as you see.
I just can't believe where time goes!

Today I took Keith to the Dentist, he had to get a tooth pulled and he was awesome! We have a few more visits for him, unfortunately. But he has been a good sport about it. He got to keep his tooth in a little "tooth" shaped container. In the mean time I took Zach and Westin with us and they played for a little while in the play area, but they started getting curious beyond the toys....next time they probably won't come with us. LOL Thank goodness tomorrow is Gym time!