12 year anniversary.

Erick and I celebrated our 12th anniversary Friday night. We were married March 13, 1997. Seems like just the other day, but we are now at 12 years. Erick and I lived in Logan Utah for the first 4 years of our marriage and we still have some of our most precious memories there. So we decided to go over night up to Logan. Corey took our kids over night, (bless her heart).We had a nice weekend we left about 4:00 friday afternoon and arrived about 6. We took a little drive down memory land and then ate at one of our favorite resturants El Toro Viejo, it was as good as we remembered. Then we walked around the mall for a while and went for dessert at Iggy's. The next morning i had a day at the spa planned, so Erick got an hour massage while I got a facial and pedicure, it was so nice and relaxing. Erick loved it to, he wants to keep it a tradition every anniversay. We ate lunch at another one of our favorite resturant The Mandarin Garden, Erick waited tables there the first year of our marriage. We love there food and have many friends there. Then we headed for home. We had such a great time and I am glad we are in a stage of life that we can take some time for ourselves. I am so greatful for Erick he is such a wonderful husband, he is the perfect match for me. The last 12 years have been so wonderful, full of up's and down's. We have accomplished so much together. I have never had anyone in my life make me feel more beautiful and loved. He has shown me the true meaning of loving someone.

Great Breakfast Recipe.

A few weeks ago I had my niece and nephew over for a sleep over. I made them breakfast the next morning and they ate it quietly and got down from the table. A few days later my sister in law calls me saying Madi loved the breakfast I made and she wanted the recipe. I thought this was so funny because I had no idea she liked it so much
I thought I would share it with you.
Buttermilk Syrup.
1 cube butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp karo
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 tsp baking soda.
Combine all ingredients in saucepan, except for the soda. Bring to a boil, remove from heat and add soda. It will get frothy.
This is amazing with your favorite pancakes, waffle, etc. I make it for dinner sometimes as well. Try this out on your family they will love you for it.

Kiah and the Science Fair.

I guess this must be my week to brag about Kiah. Kiah and her friend Sydney entered the Science Fair and they were in the top 15 out of 110 entry's. They are now headed to Regionals on March 4th. They did there project on Metals in the Microwave. Kiah is amazing when it comes to her intellegence. She gets it from her Dad. We are proud of her and wish her luck.

Kiah and the Spelling Bee

We are so proud of Kiah. She was in the Orchard Elementary School Spelling Bee today. She was in the top 5 of the 5th grade and top 20 of the school. She got out in the 2nd round. She was a little disappointed, but we are proud. She is a great student and a great speller. Way to go Kiah.

Girls weekend away.

My sisters and I had the opportunity to go see my brother in law in his first UFC fight in Florida. We had such a fun weekend. We went shopping and saw Twillight for my 4th time and my sister 1st. I was glad they finally got to see what all the buzz is about. They both fell in love with Edward just like the rest of the female population. It was really exciting to be at a UFC event. We were so sad to see Derek lose, but we still know he is the best and is great at what he does. We will always be his biggest fans.

UFC in Tampa.

Valentine's tradition.

Growing up every year my mom would help us make cookie trains for Valentines day. This is something I have tried to do with my own family to carry on the tradition. Tonight for family night we made our cookie trains, we divided into teams and each made a car to go in our train.

We need your help. We are taking votes on the best car. Please participate if you can. These cars had alot of thought put into them. You can vote 1,2,3 or 4. Refer to pictures. Thanks.