Bring on the explosives!

One of our fireworks

My handsome husband (in his patriotic get-up)

Travis getting the finale ready

We had a BUSY day on the 4th!  It started WAY too early with babies crying all night long for their bottles.  We babysat Rachael's 7 month twin boys the night before and it sure interrupted our sleep alot! =)  

Then, we got up at 7am to get ready for the ward breakfast activity.  We ate, visited, and Aaron played a few games of badmitton, volleyball, and baseball.  (Check out Aaron's outfit for the day in the pics.  He picked it out himself and was SO excited to wear it!)  

After buying paint for our hopefully new house and hanging out with some family and friends we headed over to the fireworks party spot.  Several families got together at a friend's house to cook out and bring on the explosives.  There was several hundreds of dollars of fireworks.  From the kid friendly ladybug (my pick) to the roman candles and sparklers.  Then, once it started even REMOTELY getting dark--the big boy fireworks came out.  Man, our husbands were so excited and kid-like!  I will admit, they were some impressive fireworks for it just being a home party.  Aaron even ended up burning his thumb and a hole in the lighter he was holding.  He's the hulk...he think he's invincible like him, too.  

The night ended late with a special blue light special.  On our way home we got pulled.  Apparently Aaron didn't move over a lane when someone was being pulled over in the center lane and jerk-of-the-year wanted to make sure we knew it.  Oh well.  It was just warning.  Oh, by the way, if you ever move--make sure you change your address on your license ASAP because "it only takes 2 minutes on the internet".  That's all I'm saying...

We all enjoyed the 4th!  I'm pretty sure I know two men that are going to be scouting out the fireworks stands for clearances---just for an excuse to play more.  I'll keep you posted!

A Surprise Visit

I got an unexpected phone call this week---one of my best friends from college, Karla, called asking what I was doing this weekend. She and Ryan were going to be in town for a conference and wanted to meet up! We ate a scrumptious dinner at the Cheesecake Factory and then walked the mall a little. Of course this was the PERFECT time to take my MacBook into the Apple store. I was expecting to get a new battery switched out for my dead one that didn't even last a year (long story about the batteries my computers gone through) BUT they wanted to have my computer looked at longer so I had to leave it. ANYWAYS, I found an old picture of Karla and I and thought I'd share it. I definitely looked better back then. =)

It was GREAT to see you, Karlita and Ryan! Thanks for spending time with me!! I love you!

Ruby Tuesday

Ruby Tuesday.  That can explain it all right there.  

We went to Florida to stay with my aunt while Aaron painted her house.  Ruby was so funny--she thought we were the best thing since sliced bread!  She would get mad at her mom for playing with us in her room...(Ruby said she always sees her..."she's been here for 800 years"...) or if her mom picked her up or woke her up in the morning when she wanted me too.  (Side note:  she used to SCREAM like crazy if I tried to hold her and would be so attached to her mom...so it was fun that she liked me better for the few days!)

Well, on Tuesday, Aaron and I took her out (to the mall) while her mom and brothers were at scouts.  She LOVED every minute of it!  We went to Build-a-Bear and got a picnic basket for her bunny, she picked out new kicks for Aaron (she is the fashion queen!!!), played on the mall playground, and best of all we took her to eat at Ruby Tuesdays---now she thinks it's HER restaurant!  =)

We miss her already!  Ruby, you are definitely one of a kind---we LOVE you!

I'm a SEWING MACHINE

Yup...I'm a SEWING MACHINE lately! I got a new sewing machine last year as an early Christmas/late Anniversary present. Finally, I have broken it out and really figured out how to use it! I love it! (As long as I'm not too worried about perfect that day...)

Here are some things I've made so far....

-ladybug onesie, matching hair clip, and tutu for a 1st birthday present

-burp cloths for the twins

-embellished shirts for 2 of my cutest cousins (although that's hard because they're ALL CUTE!)

-tie onesies for the twins---Tyler and Aiden

-embellished pj pants for Hayley and Ellie

I'm on fire! Just don't look too close---I'm just learning!

Good news for Aaron---we'll be out of town almost all of Spring Break and I have LOTS of papers to grade, so I've packed up all the CRAFT stuff and taken it off the dinning table. Maybe I'll get some more things done. I'm thinking I'll go to Jo-Ann's in Florida though...=)

PS-Sorry lots of our pics are blury on our blog...I'm lazy at getting the camera out and just use my cell phone pics...one day I'll get back into using a camera OR get a better cell phone camera...

Our Weekly Weekend Plans

We have a had a few great weekends with the girls lately.  

Just thought I would post some pics!

WE LOVE YOU, Hayley and Ellie!!!

MMM401

That's the code for the red box rental tonight. Good thing Aaron LOVES to rent movies! Between our free Monday night codes and these Wednesday ones lately...we are finally watching them all (and some that I didn't even care to watch)!

Today really should be the last free Wednesday code---MMM401. It really is SO easy!

Happy Movie-watching!=)

Last Wednesday in March!!!

To all our fellow RED-BOXers---tomorrow (Wed.) will be the last Wed. in March.  Don't forget to check out http://blog.redbox.com/redblog/ for the free rental code!!  (Depending on what time you log on you may have to scroll down and/or click next page for the blog entry that says free movie code.  They post a lot of entries each day on the blog.)  

Happy Movie Watching!  =)

UPDATE:  The code is:  MMM325.  Its good for all day Wednesday.  You just type it in under promotions/codes BEFORE you swipe your card.  Also, they are doing this the first week in April also.  So, it's not the last week...yet!  =)