Kate Turned 4!!!

Well, being the terrible blogger than I am, I failed to let you all know that my baby girl turned 4. We had a super fun party for her and invited all of her friends over. Fairies and Princesses came from far and wide to celebrate!

Look how cute all of these little kids are. We had a great bunch. Dylan and Calen did not want to dress up...hmmm...wonder why?

Kate was spoiled by all of her friends, by Scott and I, and by her grandparents. Lucky!

Do you know how hard it is to fill in time during a birthday party? It was just like my primary class. I was scrambling for things to do! Scott came to the rescue and played hide-and-seek with the kids. They had so much fun. Nobody could find Calen and Kate Bug. Scott hid them way up in Kate's closet.

What the?

I made yummy cupcakes and ate yummy cupcakes. I like 90% frosting and 10% cake.

I tried making a cute little flower clip for Kate's Hair. It worked for the day but I can't keep the flower on the clip. Anyone know how it is done?

We hit the family diner in town for lunch because by the time the party was over Scott was starving. Scott ate my lunch, my mom's lunch and his own lunch. How cute is Sawyer in the photo?

Is my mom so beautiful or what?

Sawyer weighs 30 lbs at 9 months. Do you know how heavy that is? It is like carrying around three bowling balls. Good thing dad has good endurance. Our biceps were so sore after the movie.

Scott and I loved A Christmas Carol, the new Disney movie but it isn't really for kids under 10. Thanks for the fun day Nana & Papa. Turning 4 is Awesome!

I wanna be debt FREE!

Today I am:

PAYING OFF MY CAR!!!!

There is not a better feeling than calling the bank to get the payoff amount for my car and the guy on the phone tells me $3,500 less than I was thinking it was. How did I miss that? Who cares...sometimes LESS IS BETTER!!!

So I'm paying off my car. YIPPEE!!! And that stupid $400.00 payment is now going on top of my monthly mortgage. This makes me so happy too.

FREEDOM FROM DEBT!!!!

I shall scream one more time and kiss my UCCU car payment goodbye!

Thomas Stearns Nielsen

Nielsen family. You are in my prayers and I love you!

Thomas Stearns Nielsen 10/2/88 ~ 10/4/09

Thomas died Sunday at Primary Children's Medial Center, shortly after LDS General Conference. His family was with him. He was born 21 years ago on Conference Sunday, youngest of Dianne and Stevan Nielsen's four sons.Leukemia was diagnosed on Tom's 14th birthday, but he still managed scout adventure camps and 4 years of lacrosse. Tom's senior year he was on the lacrosse all star team. Orem High's class of 2007 selected him most inspirational graduate. Tom was a good student and was offered admission to several universities, including Duke.Thomas received a bone marrow transplant from his brother Jonathan, but relapses kept him close to home and interrupted college. He got in a full semester on campus at BYU and made many close friends. He felt sad as his buddies left without him on missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but also enjoyed being one young man among many young women. We feel sad that Tom has left us behind, but believe he is now a missionary companion with his brother Chris.Thomas enjoyed games and music. He was the 2007 Orem High Guitar Hero champ. He played French horn, piano, and acoustic guitar. He loved his family and friends and they loved him. He suffered greatly from leukemia, but lacrosse, school, and Church friends filled his life with joy. A wish granted by Make-A-Wish brought him hope and fun.Preceded in death by grandparents, Harold & Guenevere Nielsen, uncle, Clifford Nielsen, aunt, Susie Lindley, and just last year, by his oldest brother Christopher. Survived by his parents; brothers, Jonathan & Dane (Alesha); grandparents Douglas & Mildred Lindley; aunts and uncles Annette (Mike) Linney, Kay (John) Merrell, Richard (Barbara) Nielsen, & Anne Nielsen; & 15 cousins.Farewell: 11 AM, Saturday, October 10th, Canyon View Stake Center, 575 E 800 N, Orem. Viewing: 6-8 PM, Friday, October 9th, Walker-Sanderson Funeral Home, 646 E 800 N, Orem, and 9:30 to 10:30 AM at the church before services.Rather than sending flowers, consider donating to Primary Children's Medical Center, Make-A-Wish, Huntsman Cancer Hospital, U of U Medical Center, or Community Nursing Services. They are staffed by angels.Condolences may be sent to the family at: http://www.walkerfamilymortuary.com/.

Oh, come on!

This picture makes me mad. It is 1:30 in the morning and now all I want is Grandma Hope's Taco's.

You can check out the recipe HERE. I think I'll be whipping up a batch just as soon as the Sabbath is over so I can go to the store. It looks like it will make enough for an army, so make sure you have room in your freezer!

What a cute new blog I've found!

General Conference Humor...

If you need a little laugh this morning...jump on over to my friend Jill's blog.

http://jmsmusings.blogspot.com/

The video of her friend Adam at the end of her first post cracked me up!

Meet Laurel...

She liked it.

Warning: Visiting Laurels blog will improve your overall health, make you laugh, teach you traffic laws, encourage you to grow, and bring you closer to the man upstairs. You will love her oh so much.

LYFSGUD

LYFSGUD. Do you agree? If God sent you a text message, is this what it would say? One of my friends thinks so. She even wrote a book about it. You can check it out HERE.

And to my friend, I think you know who you are, I adore you. You make LYFGUD everyday for millions of women.

I made this little necklace for you. SO, please message me your address in facebook so I can get it to you.

I think LYFSGUD too.

Good Luck Runners!!!

Tomorrow is a big Marathon day for a lot of my running friends. I just want to say good luck runners!!!

Jana
Jeff
Angela
Jill
I think Julia?

And I'm sure there are more. So good luck friends!

Sunday Kate

During the Sacrament prayer Kate looked up at me and whispered, "mom, whose voice is that?" It was during the prayer so I shushed her and a few seconds later she leaned into me and whispered..."oh, I know...it's Jesus."

I thought that was pretty cute.

Did You Know

Stole this idea from Hannah who stole it from Amy.

Did you know I went to hair School but my roots are an inch long?
Did you know I have a hair appointment on Monday?
Did you know I would have a baby every year if my body could handle it?
Did you know I have a bad temper?
Did you know I hum a lot?
Did you know I have stuck to my weight training program for three straight weeks?
Did you know I love the ocean and could stare at it for an eternity?
Did you know that I had a crush on Kirk Cameron when I was 13?
Did you know I hate the friction that comes with politics?
Did you know that I forget to brush my kids teeth?
Did you know that I make the beds in my house, but sometimes nothing else gets done?
Did you know that I don’t have any sisters?
Did you know that God blessed me with Sister-in-laws?
Did you know that I never listen to the radio?
Did you know that I love avocados?
Did you know that I miss my friends?