Sunday Drive

I can remember as a kid every Sunday almost we would go get some KFC and drive up Mount Graham after church!  It was so fun and i have very fond memories of me and my siblings along with mom and dad having a blast!  we would stop on the way down and take pics and those pics mean a great deal to me now.
Yesterday Brian and I decided to do the same thing after church with the kids!  Brian and I both felt good at the same time which doesn't happen very often so we took advantage of it!! The kids all said on the way back that they loved it! and wanted to do it again! Doyle actually wants his dad to buy a cabin up there and go stay there for weeks at a time!! I think he has a great idea!!!! here are some of the pics from our trip!!! Cant wait to go back!!!

Brynlee Days

"Mommy I want you berry bad"  "cuz I love You"
This girl has my heart and soul!!!

Today was......successful!!!!

Today I met with these 3 lovelies and had a very much needed, very long talk and catching up at Casa!!! Sorry to our waitress for taking 3 hours to eat lunch!!!  I love that we can pick right back up where we were from the last time we talked!!!  Cant wait to get with you guys in July!!!  It's going to be a blast!!!  love you all!!!

Fathers Day Camping

Friday afternoon it was off to Greens Peak for the Cluff, Rowell,Gardner and mimi and papa families!!  We had a blast!!  Super cold and late night spotlighting, smores and cooking was delish!!!  thanks my family (most of them) we missed the Bryan's and Rex and Kevin, for a very eventful weekend and Happy Father's Day to all those (Dad's) in my life!!!

Schools out.....HELP

Those moms that say they are so excited to have their children home all day with them, well, they're lying!! SOrry...but yeah not true....
I am starting an I AM BORED box.  tell me again your bored my little angels.... I have a lot that needs to be done.

Utah 2013

What am I doing.....

I thought for sure that i was going to make this new year the best it could be.  I mean really how hard is that. How hard is it to JUST be happy. I keep telling myself over and over, life is good... Kids are healthy, warm home to come home to, people to love and in return be loved!!
I am happy, I am healthy so what am I doing?  Its not easy being positive all the time and trying to make everyone happy, including yourself. There are days I lay in bed in stead of doing my motherly duties and days I don't always answer the phone when it rings, some days those are hard things to do. Getting up and dressed is a task, am I not grateful for what i have, I AM!! It's just easier to let the kids fend for themselves for breakfast and throw my hair in a bun and NOT do the dishes, or care if the house is a mess.  Depressed, maybe, but you know what....


It's life and

Its what I am doing

Should I just start over

Its November 18 2013 and my last post was in Feb 2013!!!
Thought about starting over but hey this just goes to show what a year it has been me and the family!!! CRAZy to say the least!!!
Ive been kinda down since my surgery and this nice gaping hole in my groin area is cramping my style!!!  ugh!
I needed something to help lift my spirits and just thinking about blogging and journaling is making me smile! I love to journal and Blog so Im thinking of getting it going again!!! I want to finish the last few books Im working on to get made into books and want to get them done before Dec!!!! so Ill do both!!!!

WHAT.....Its February!!

Ok so not posting till Feb is totally a reflection of how 2013 is going for me!!  I need it to slow down, just a little bit!
This means that this year we are all going to be one year older,My baby starts preschool while my oldest starts High School....ok im back, I just passed out!!!!  As I send my not so little children out the door to face this world I only hope that they remember somewhat of what they are taught while under my watchful care!  Are they listening to my advice and counsel?  Will that make that "right" choice when temptation is in their midst!!
My goal this New Year is to make Home a place of comfort and joy, understanding and Peace!!
This Feb, I am taking each day of the month and writing something I "LOVE" about them on a Heart and taping it to their door(thank you Pinterest) I have seen their little eyes light up as they come in from school and see what the next heart says, Im doing this for Brian too and what a difference it's made in our day to day relationship!!  I love him more and more as the days pass!!  I'm thankful for him and what he brings to our family!!  I couldn't do half the things I do without his support!!  Im one lucky girl. I AM HAPPY

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....