New Job

Back in June I started a new job. While it has been hard without the Taylor family I am enjoying doing something different. I love the job so far, the most difficult part is getting out of bed every morning. I don't think I will ever be a morning person. I worked for ACCO about 6 years ago and loved the time I spent at the San Leandro office. Its not exactly the same now that I am on the job site but it is still fun and I am learning a lot. I guess my parents were right when they said I have the mind of an engineer

The Handsome boys in my life

Found some pictures on my phone and camera from work. I spend my days with the 2 cutest boys. Even though they can be monsters, most days just make me love them even more

Some days all of us need naps

New house, new kitchen, new haircut. He looks like such a little man

Utah's aquarium might not be has exciting as the Monterey bay aquarium but we still had fun. My friend and her daughter met up with us for our "adventure"

My favorite days are when we just need a break and turn movies on. Look how cuddly they are!!

I always feel guilty that the boys are stuck with me when they would much rather be with their mom, so i bribe them by going to "playplace" and getting them treats. Thank heaven for McD's!

A picture perfect home

Well its official! I have a new office and the Taylor's have an amazing house. This picture doesn't even begin to do it justice. Hillary is a wonderful designer, everything is perfect. Just wanted to show you all where I spend my days

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We did the mash, we did the monster mash

The kids and I had a mummy dinner last night. What do you think of the cake?

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Its spring, right?!

Just last week we were all outside enjoy the warm sun. Bubbles are a huge hit (especially since I almost never let the kids out of the courtyard to ride their Bikes, this is my way of bribing them)
Austin also had a great time running circles around me and never once looking away from me as I took his picture, you could say he is a bit of a ham.

But then we all knew it wouldn't last. It is still spring and that means snow!!! And man this last storm was crazy. Lightning and snow at the same time...think its a first for me. So while Austin took his nap, James got to go enjoy the fresh powder. He wanted to show me how to make a snow angel...

He seemed to really enjoy eating the snow..and since it was fresh, I just captured the moment. Pretty dang cute if you ask me!

OK, so the best part of this day was the outfit we had to put James in. The Taylor's are moving and packed up most everything last weekend, including James' ski clothes. We found Austin's (age 2) pants, James' boots and hat, Haley's Jacket, and a random pair of mittens. Haha, he was ready for the flood but seriously those little legs had to be cold. I only last 5 mins while I took the pics, I guess kids just want to play!

My 3 boys

Week days I get to spend hours with these three guys. Im pretty lucky if you ask me

Long day

Sometimes at the end of a long day, this is the only one who can get me to smile!

funny little boy

James got a new toy the other day that I put together out in the backyard. After I finished James was so excited to try out his new "batter, batter, baseball". Well once he was in full swing I finally took a good look at the kid. I guess that morning after his Mom pulled out his clothes, he had insisted on dressing himself.

Do you notice anything wrong with his pants???

After playing baseball for a bit he went to the sand pit to play. Maybe I am evil for leaving his clothes that way but I know my darling little James and if I had said anything he would've yelled and cried. Dont worry he eventually came to me for help when his pants kept falling off. Such a stinker but oh so cute!!!

Strawberry season

Oh how great would it be to be tasting something as yummy as Strawberries for the first time?!

Story of my life

At the end of the day I am covered with these two things: Drool and boogers!

But I have to say it is worth it

Job hunt

Have you ever gone in for a job interview and gotten the job? of course! Now have you ever had the interview, been told you got the job, then gotten a follow-up call saying "sorry! we filled the position!"
Well that's what happened to me and it has put me in a foul mood. Before I went to Hawaii I had a job interview with Xpose photography. In a follow up interview I told them about Hawaii and they happily told me to go and they would let me know about the job. So a few days before I left for Hawaii, they called and told me I had the job and to enjoy Hawaii. AWESOME! New job plus a vacation right before starting.
They tricked me!
I got a Voicemail the other day giving me what they thought was "good news and bad news", I took it as bad news and just plan news. They apparently filled the position in the one week since they told me I had the job. My joy was shattered! I really wanted this job and I thought I could be good at it. My mom keeps saying there must be something out there better for me, but for now I'm angry and a little sick to my stomach. What am I going to do??? I am scraping by at the moment and now I definitely don't see that improving anytime soon. I really don't think I have ever wanted a job as much as I wanted this one.
Oh and their "good news", They want to discuss the future of my modeling career...um...all I have to say is hahahahahahahahahaha

Know anyone looking to hire?!?

Bye bye Hawaii

Another vacation has come and gone and I am in a state of depression

Hawaii was amazing. Just what I needed

After my icky monday things got better. We still had a few lows, like baby Austin having a double ear infection with a fever of 103.5, but a quick trip to insta-care and we were good to go again! The girls tried snorkeling. Sophia LOVED it, Haley lasted about 3 minutes before the tears started.

James was a daddy's boy the whole week, so unless forced, he had nothing to do with me! Which was a nice change for him I am sure, he is afterall, stuck with me everyday of the week!

I got free time to lay out on the beach, shop, swim, and just relax!

I love the family I work for and I really had a great time with them, but when I had free time I realized, being alone in a beautiful place isnt all that exciting!

All in all I had a great time and feel so blessed to have gotten to go. The Taylor's were so sweet and did everything they could to make sure I had fun. Thanks Hill!!!

Now I just have to stay strong waiting for the snow to hit :(

Hawaii update

Oh how I love Hawaii...or maybe I love the idea of it! Don't get me wrong, I am loving being out of Utah and I love the beautiful island but this trip has had its ups and downs! My room is perfect, I even discovered today that I have a separate AC unit in my room...and I am blasting it cold, just how daddy likes it!

We got in Saturday evening and everything was great. We kept the kids up as late as possible

baby woke up at 4 am

the rest of the kids woke up at 5:30

I like to sleep in

No such luck

We get ready for church and I discovered I am in love with Hawaii wards. In fact I want to move here just because of the spirit I felt in that ward building. But after church we face a problem

How do you distract 3 kids from wanting to swim??

Solution: lets go for a drive!

Well this idea was a mistake!

A fun one but still not the best idea

We end up on the Hana highway

And let me say YUCK!!! Curviest rode i have ever been on. We stopped in the rain forest and saw so many beautiful things.

We should have turned around there

But no...we went all the way to Hana

Everyone was car sick and we were lucky no one threw up. I ha both girls curled up next to me with their heads in my lap.

I'm such a good pillow :)

Well later that night Haley comes out crying, and i smell throw up! ICKY

So we get her all cleaned up and she soon falls asleep on the couch. Well the next morning i wake up and feel sick to my stomach. After Violin practice we head to the pool. I am out there maybe an hour when I can't take it anymore. I bring Austin up for his morning nap and before I know it I have made a comfy spot on the bathroom floor and I have a new best friend! So all day Monday was spent in bed or in the bathroom! Not how I wanted my Hawaii trip to go.

But the sun came out today and I felt so good! I went for a jog, got some sun. Everything seemed on the up and up!

Then I got a call

Hillary had to take James to Insta-care, he had a fever of 103

Did I forget to mention that he started coughing on Sunday???

It is the worst cough I have ever heard from such a tiny man.

Well turns out he has a sinus infection!

His face was totally swollen and the sunburn was making him look worse! (while I was sick on Monday so was Hillary. She felt the same without the throwing up! So no one was really on top of the sunscreen!)

But we have medicine now and they had an amazing night of swimming and watching American idol.

Now by no means am I complaining about being out of Utah on a BEAUTIFUL island. But it sure hasn't been without incident. Now that things can only get better I cant wait for the rest of the trip!

This picture is from the first night. My little bugs all snug on Sophie's bed.

It's official

I leave saturday for Maui