Christmas bells are ringing......

They are really ringing as times grows closer to Christmas!  Every year I tell myself that I WILL make it less stressful the next year, and that year comes and goes and I find myself just as stressed out as the year before if not more!!!! Why is that!

We are all doing better and on the mend...I think!!!!  Brian is finding out that Hormones are an essential thing to keep at an elevated level in your body!!!  I am finding that if you have your Health then you really do have EVERYTHING!!!  its true....

The kids have all made their lists and the shopping is done!!  

Kaely-Iphone

       boots

      clothes

Cambry-snowboard

       drum set

       new vans

Doyle- BMX Bike

       Lego set

       chocolate lab

Brynlee-Pony

        any thing pink

      ward christmas party 2012

  christmas pictures 2012

Kids are Healthy and Happy...We got this

15 Years ago today......

I was getting ready at my Grandmas house in Mesa with the make up I had just purchased at the nearest Walgreen's...I left mine behind the night before in Safford. I drove down with Brian his parents and my mom.  He slept at Nanny's house!!!  I remember telling him "well this is the last night we sleep alone"!!!  He smiled and winked at me....I was naive...

My friends Nicole and Wendy came over at 5:30 am that morning to help with hair and makeup and calm my jitters.

I go ready and we headed to the Temple!!   I remember standing at the bottom of the steps that lead into the Temple and looking down towards the sidewalk as Brian walked toward me!!  I was excited, scared, and most importantly...IN LOVE!!!

I love you Honey and I'm so excited we get to be together FOREVER!!!

Hard Week......

Up and Down, Up and Down, Up and Down~

I feel tired, very tired.... I don't want to be tired....I want to be a domestic wife and happy mom.....sometimes I feel like a grouchy mom and non domestic wife...These are supposed to be some of the best years of my life...They are,they really are!!!!  

let's hope tomorrow i get some new found energy and stamina!!!  I love my kids...they put up with a lot and still love me...wow, I could learn A lot from them 

Tonight is our shop for our Secret Santa!!!  The kids are so excited bout this!!!!!  life is good!!!!

a fresh coat of paint

I love the smell of newly painted walls!!!  It brings my senses to a high level of clean and feeling of starting over....but man does that old paint job tell a story in an of itself!!

we have started the transformation of Kaely's room!!!  She is so excited and I have to say, I am too!!!  Pics to come... so so fun

What do you have to be stressed about

I was asked today "what do you have to be stressed about" that made me mad at first then it made me think!
My Husband
My kids
My kids whole existence
My existence
the welfare of my family
my house
the laundry
things in and around the house that are not done
meals
the health of my family

These are all things that at times really stress me out!!!!  They make me happy, sad, excited, nervous, intimidated, over flowing with love, comforted, exhausted, giddy!  I have a slough of feelings and emotions that these things in my life bring to me on a daily basis. This is my job, my work, this is all I know!!!  and believe me I wouldn't have it any other way, but I think I'm allowed some breaking down moments!!!  It comes with having responsibilities!!!
I read this tonight and it was AMAZING!!!!

we r off to Flagstaff

we are having a Gardner Family reunion in Flagstaff this weekend and EVERYONE will be there!!!  We haven't been all together in a long time, this is well overdue and I cant wait!!!


Pics to com


Have a safe weekend 

Dirty 6

I went to Mesa for the Dirty 6 run that my friends did and was an excellent support system

for them!! HAHAHA! we had so much fun!!!!!

Me and Cori Jensen Baker

Erin, me, Heather Bethany Amanda and Brooke

Joy,Bethany,me,Amanda,Brooke,Heather,Erin

Joy and I!!!! She is adorable!!!

Thanks ladies for such a fun weekend!!! Let's do this again!!! only next time I hope to be doing

it with you!!!!

Messin around

Brynlee and I are loving these last days of school with Doyle!!

we get to spend days filled with

Ice Cream cones

snow cones

Mcdonalds

playing at the park

I Love these days

Cousin Fun

We got to have Kiersten and Hunter over for the day and we had a blast

The girls made us strawberry drinks and they all had their own

hot tub...They thought of this all by themselves

Hunter boy in his "hot tub" I love this kid

Kaely and Brynlee.. she chose skinny dipping

Cambry just being cute

Our sweet Kiersten

The Drinks....they were delish

Partay....

Piano recital

This was Cambry's first year in Piano and we loved her teacher. Miss Erin was so good and the girls learned a lot from her.

Miss Erin's piano students

Brynlee and Daddy go to work

Brynlee and I went to visit Dad out on the job and daddy to her for a ride to check on the crew!!! She loved it

My baby brother turns 30

Happy Birthday Rex!!!!

I sure love ya and hope you get spoiled rotten today

cause your in Washington

Living it up with the Bryan's and Kevin

Probably having so much fun

and missing me

Right?

You make me Happy when skies are gray!!!!!

Our Teenager

So our sweet Kaely Sue turned 13 on the 18th of April....Wow I can't believe how fast the time has flown!!!! She is AAAAAmazing and we love having her in our lives!!!!

She had a friend party at our house the weekend of her birthday and it was a blast!!! Hebbie and the boys even made it!!!!

Of course we can't have a party without frosting on the face!!! Way to go Hebbie

We also got to have Shelby for the weekend!!! It was a BLAST

Happy Birthday Kaely.....We love you

Happy Birthday Kaely.......13

So the last 13 years sure have been full of events.......

You were our first born, first blessed, first crawler

first walker, first talker, first to be potty trained, first daughter,first grand baby on both sides, first 25Th anniversary grand baby for Grammie

and Grandpa,

first to make my sister aunts, and my brothers Uncles

and my mom and Dad a Mimi and a Papa,

Flo a great aunt!

Me a mom

Daddy a Dad

I love everything you have taught me in these first 13 years of your life

You have taught me what it means to be a mom

To be a friend

To be the enemy

to be the rescuer

the discipliner

the most important

the most loved

the not so coolest

the coolest

the most confused

the most scared

the happiest

I love you Kaely!!

Visiting Daddy....

We got to visit daddy out on the job today!!! He needed our assistance!

Brynlee was a HuGe help to Daddy.....the truckers even

honked their horns at her

Which she thought was pretty dang sweet!!!

WE LOVE YOU DADDY!!!

My days are filled.....

Spinning 16~18 miles 5 days a week sometimes 6 days a week on one of these bad boys...AWEsoME

With sweet conversations about SomEtHiNG important in the eyes

of my 2 year old..

laundry

vacuuming

filling bottles

watching HOP

naptimes

Watching Hop

filling bottles

changing Diapers

making sure I eat every 2~3 hours

fixing dinners

and loving on my kiddos

Pain free

It's amazing how this stuff isn't so bad when you feel pretty good!!!

Good Luck to my sweet friend Stephanie Nielson...Here is to a speedy recovery!!! Luv u

Go Here for her amazing New Book....Heaven is Here