Family Pictures

I am so blessed to have such an incredible family!


The joys of being a Grandparent!

I have this photo in my kitchen and on my desk at work and it truly makes me smile every time I see it. To my siblings...thank you for having such amazing kids and for allowing me to be a part of their lives. I love each of them so much and they bring me such happiness, especially on those days when I am longing for children of my own.

Congratulations to our ASU Graduate!!

In May my parents and I traveled to Phoenix to attend my brother-in-laws graduation. Tyler was suppose to go, but decided that it wasn't a good idea the week before his wedding.

After we had scheduled our tickets, my sister called and said that they had moved Jason's graduation date because President Obama was coming to speak to all the graduates. We were disappointed. On our flight down we were about to land and then the pilot came on and said we were going to have to circle Phoenix for awhile to clear the air space so that the Airforce One could land. While driving out of the airport, we drove right past Airforce One. I must say, it was pretty cool.

Allison loves her grandpa!

Yes, Ally and I thought we were pretty cool in our shades!

Jason, I am so proud of you on this major accomplishment! Way to go! Thanks Kim and Jason for a fun weekend. Love you!

Happy Birthday...to me!!

Since I am still single, I am typically not that excited about turning another year older because that means my dating age range increases...now I might consider dating someone who is 40...and holy cow that seems so old to me! Sorry to all of you that are around that age group. Anyway, this year, I had a FABULOUS birthday so I thought I would post some of the highlights.

• A few days before, Kristi and Addy took me to dinner and we had fun sharing our favorite dessert...mmm...a blondie from Applebee's.
• My incredible, amazing boss/friend took me to lunch...the food wasn't great, but we made up for it by going to ColdStone afterwards...yes, next time we will skip the food and head straight for dessert.
• I SOLD my car!! What a fabulous birthday present!
• My friend Aymee sent me flowers. I was so surprised when I was standing outside and saw the UPS truck driving up the street...I thought, how cool would it be if he were coming to my house...sure enough the driver jumped out and handed me a package, which contained flowers from Aym. You are the best Aymee!!
• My Visiting Teachers/Friends took me out for dessert. At the restaurant they gave me the cutest homemade card (Alli, you are so talented), which had all of these amazing notes inside that they had collected from all my friends in my ward. I read them when I got home and cried because I truly felt so loved. Thank you so much Janelle, Alli, Sara, Allison, Shannon, Liz, Bill...I could not ask for better friends!!
• My cute neighbor/friend Jill came over and brought me the cutest gerber daisy plant.
• My family all called and wished me a Happy Birthday.

I feel so blessed to have such an amazing family and friends. Thank you to all of you for truly making my day. I love all of you!!

Saturday FUN!!

Today I met Kristi and Addy at Seagull Book & Tape where they were having a pre-conference sale and the theme was "celebrating the joy of sisterhood." There were a ton of people lined up waiting for the store to open and while we were standing in line, Addy kept pulling my hand saying, "come on Kami..." we walked to the front door and she knocked on the window and kept saying "open, open." Everyone in line laughed and needless to say, she was quite the entertainer. As we entered the store we each received a free game, flower and chocolate...who could ask for anything better!!

Afterwards we went to Gardner Village and took some pictures. It was still a little chilly outside, but it was definitely nice to have the sunshine vs. the snow. Yes, we were freezing in the above picture.

I was practicing the one thing I learned in my recent photography class about lighting and I think this picture turned out amazing!!

Addy truly loves her momma!! Kristi, I think you both look so CUTE in this picture.

Oh, the favorite aunt. I love you Addykake.

After pictures we went to lunch at Red Lobster...yum!! I just happen to have my camera and was glad I could capture the moment of the way Addy stuck her fries in her ketchup.

We then picked up dessert and went to the park, which was Addy's favorite part of the day.

This little girl LOVES the outdoors!

Kristi thought she would lay down and enjoy the sunshine, but everytime she did, Addy would jump on her. What a character! Thanks for the fun day Kristi and Addy. I love spending time with both of you.

FOR SALE!!

I know this might be a wierd post to some of you, but if you are in the market for a fabulous used car, this is your lucky day!! After nine incredible years, I am deciding to part with my "Black Beauty." If any of you would like to purchase her or know of a great owner, please let me know.

Just the facts...

• Year - 2000
• Make/Model - Toyota, Camry LE
• Mileage - Roughly 105,000 ...my sister owns a 1999 and has over 200,000...you gotta love Toyota's.

• Tires - 4 brand new tires were placed on the car 20,000 miles ago and should last another 60,000 miles.
• Regular maintenance (i.e., oil changes, etc.) has been performed.

• Only one owner and the interior is fabulous!!

Did you miss me???

Okay, I know, that I have been a complete slacker when it comes to updating my blog. Enjoy the new posts!! Hopefully, I will be a little more up-to-date in 2009. I will be going private, so if you would like to continue viewing my blog, please send me your e-mail address. Thanks to all of you that keep your blogs current. It is fun to see what is happening in your lives.

Christmas in Montana - Part II

Christmas Morning!!

Cache was so excited to open his presents.

Ally and Abby posing in front of the Christmas Tree.

I have so much LOVE for all my nieces!!

Addy's modeling her new hat that she received from Aunt Jen.

So cute, cute, cute. Great job, Jen!!

Grandpa loves his grand-daughters as well. You gotta love the poses in this picture...nice job girls.

Smoothie Extreme!!

Smoothie, this one is for you...we missed you, Jamie and Thomas and wish that you could have been with us.

The Phoenix crew all bundled up. Yes, Kim had to buy coats, gloves, boots, snowpants, etc. so Abby and Ally could fulfill their dream of playing in the snow and making snow angels.

The nieces and Cache being pulled in the sled.

T-roy and Griffyn all bundled up and ready to play in the snow.

Abby making a snow angel.

Grandpa pulling all the kids in the sled. What a work-out!!

Oh, you only think we are posing for a picture. Hmm...what is behind my back???

Could it be SNOW????

Snowball fight!!! Ha! Ha! I got you Dadster.

What a memorable Christmas!! Thanks everyone for a great Christmas. It was fun to spend time with everyone. Florida and New Hampshire crews we wish that you could have been there...you were definitely missed.