The Scoresby Scoop

The Scoresby Halloween Party 2011

2011-10-30T09:01:00.000-07:00

We love traditions!

Especially this time of year.

Uncle Ebay and Aunt Kristel always host a family Halloween Party.

It just gets better and better every year.

Its a blast for all.

Aunt Kristel spends a ton of her time planning and preparing for this fun night.

Uncle E-his decorations are way uber cool.

Their costumes are fab!

Aleah and Joshua were Mike and Sully from Monsters Inc.

We had a few cons.

Shaggy

A cool 70's dude. (Richard let loose-it was hilarious)

Suz the hoola girl and her coconut shells.

A dancing fireman. AND this fireman can really dance. He is not much into scarry!

A cute little esquitarian

Ash and her horse "Snickers"

Not sure what Amber was-but she looked great!

The kiddos- minus Meg, Mikayla, Conner, Claire, Rafe, Holland,

Cadie and Jake

A scarry reaper.

We played some way fun games- Pass the Pumpkin, A treasure hunt for the kids, Killer Wink and piniata.

We had some great winners for costumes and food.

Great night!

Thanks Evan and Kristel!

Fall Break in Utah

2011-10-24T13:52:00.000-07:00

We had a totally fun fall break this past weekend! We went up to the canyon for one last hoorah.

Had a fun picnic and went on a hike.

Mace was crazy! Water was freezing and yet he still got in.

These girls are just beautiful. What can I say.

We did some Halloween crafts.

Watched "Its the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown".

We went to Cornbelly's and had a BLAST!

Those are my kids clear across the field on that bridge. I was lost from them.

The little dude driving a tractor. LOVE his neon green socks.

He was sure it would help us find him if he got lost.

Here is my sweetie-watching the kids play corn ball.

We went through mazes, went on hay rides. (Steve tweaked his back), watched the kids play on the jumping toys. Yep loads of fun.

Spent a nice quiet Sunday at home.

Witchie Palooza

2011-10-16T10:14:00.000-07:00

The witches are out at Gardner Village. We joined them.

We were not as witchy as some of the women,

but we sure had fun watching them.

Barb got a little frisky with this frightful guy.

I love hanging with my sisters. They are some of my favorite people in the world.

The crowds were crazy and the costumes were fun.

We ate at Archibalds with all of the other zillion witches.

We had a fabulous time.

Look Whos 40!

2011-10-16T10:08:00.000-07:00

Suzi has a birthday--Shout HOORAY!

Look whose turning 40 on this great day!

One year older and wiser too

Happy Birthday SUZI- TOO YOU!

Barb planned an amazing 40th Birthday for Aunt Suzi. It was a surprise and totally awesome. The great part is that no one spilled the beans and it really was a surprise! The kids were excited. We had a few practices of being quiet before she arrived. It was great. Barb did a great job in planning, and I think Suz had a great night. We were sad that our Arizona cousins werent there, but there was lots of laughter, good food, and fun.

This is what happens.....

2011-10-10T06:56:00.000-07:00

Eight girl cousins get togther and over-run the boys!

As Mace would say- Oh the PAIN!

Who am I foolin, they loved the attention!

Paigey Bunny Turns 8

2011-10-10T06:52:00.000-07:00

We love our little niece Paige. She turned 8 and became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. What a great day to be baptized. We are proud of you Paigey buns.

Aunt Kim, Uncle Troy, Brooke, Sabina, Malerie and Paige.

(I love her cute pink bunny shrug)

Future Missionaries

Braxton, Carson, and Mason

FALL Brings....

2011-10-02T15:21:00.000-07:00

Fall brings BYU football which means we get to spend a little time with the grandparents! I love this photo of Mace riding bikes with Grandpa. I love that Grandpa still thinks hes a kid.

I love that Mom gets to come visit and hang out while the boys are all at the game.

WETNESS

2011-09-13T06:51:00.000-07:00

Spring in Utah this year was to say the least- WET! It felt like it was cold and rainy and dreary all spring.

I went as a chaperone on Masons end of year field trip- (In May) to the Hogle Zoo. It rained and rained. The kids were wet and cold, and then it began to SNOW! Needless to say it was a rotten,cold, trip. The animals didnt come out and we had to make it a short day.

But at the end of the storm there is alway a rainbow.

14---Really?

2011-09-10T12:15:00.000-07:00

Yes our little girl turned 14 this year. She is beautiful. She is smart. She is funny. She can dance. She loves to read. She loves the gospel. She loves to hang with her besties. She loves movies. She has her Daddy tied around her little finger. She holds a BIG place in her Daddy's heart. She loves writing. She LOVES to sleep. She loves her life. We LOVE her! Happy 14th Birthday Mikayla.

All she wanted for her birthday was to have her friends over to roast weenies and make smores. They played games, giggled and had a blast. She is blessed to have such great, strong examples for friends.

(Emma, Mikayla, Joanie, and Nicole)

Making her wish!

**Did I mention that she got a TON of books for her birthday. She was HAPPY.

Arizona

2011-09-08T10:05:00.000-07:00

In the dance world we sometimes get to travel. This season has been no exception. Knowing that we were going to New York City, Mikayla had to pre-qualifiy all of their dance numbers. There are only so many spots per catagory at each regional city. Well we had to get the trio qualified, and so Arizona was the last city that was close enough for us to go. So I took Mikayla and Emilee Clark and Megs and we drove to Phoenix for a long weekend. Essy and her mom flew.

While we were in Arizona we stayed with the Boltz family. Megan loved spending time with Logan in the pool.

These 3 lovely ladies spent their time rehearsing and dancing. LOVE the blue shadow!

They did their trio- "Walk the Line". Choreographed by Janalyn Memmott.

They are a little sassy, but their costumes ROCKED!

What am I saying? They ROCKED! They got a platinum award. Yeah baby they came and did their job-plus some. We were proud. Have I ever mentioned that Mikayla is a beast before she competes. BUT when she is done-she is awesome. She is in the zone on comp days.

We got to see our Aunt Nen and Cousin Claire. It was fun! We drank some

Starbucks, and the girls rode the escalators. It was uber fun to see them.

My crashed out babies on the long car ride home.

Thanks for the amazing weekend in April Mikayla, Megan and Mem!

Just Some of my Favorite people

2011-09-06T19:20:00.000-07:00

Kayla and Ash

(I love their smiles so MUCH!)

Cam

(He gives the best sugar!)

Livy

(It's the dimples)

Cam and Romney

(Because who sings tiny bubbles at their sisters wedding?! LOL)

SO....we went to our cousins wedding reception the other night. It is always fun to get together with family. It was a nice, chilaxin evening-I had fun taking just a few photos of some of my favorite people. Now dont get me wrong, I love all of my peeps but here are some fun shots that I LOVED!

Dinner with da sista's

2011-09-05T20:40:00.000-07:00

We had a super fun time at dinner on Friday night. All of the sisters and sister in laws, and Mama (minus Aunt Nen)- got together and went to PF Changs to celebrate Suzie and Amber turning 40. It twas fun! Lots of laughter, and giggles. Good to get away from the kiddos and have some girl time. It was much needed. Thanks Barb for the great organizational skills.

Peter Pan

2011-09-05T20:38:00.000-07:00

Marquet Hill, Landon Anderson, Ruger Memmott, Zoey Anderson, Mikayla and Jenna Johnson

Every year Center Stage does a full lengthe ballet. This year they did "Peter Pan". It was beautifully done, and all of the students LOVED it. It has been a super busy spring for our kids. But hey this ballet was totally worth it. Mikayla was a mermaid. She was super glad too because Grandma and Grandpa Scoresby came and watched her perform.

Mikayla and Janalyn Memmott (Mikayla's director) and Emilee Clark

Mikayla and her Grandparents.

Spring In Utah

2011-09-02T07:01:00.000-07:00

Spring in Utah is always unpredictable. We had an unusually long winter this year. Spring is one of my favorite times of the year here-Its amazingly beautiful and breathtaking--until you wake up to this-

Look at those beautiful buds! All covered in snow!

Oh well I guess we got to enjoy hot chocolate a little longer.

Fantastic February

2011-09-01T08:23:00.000-07:00

Brings more fun travels for us...

Mikayla and I flew to Denver with Center Stage Junior company. They did the NYCDA convention there and qualified more of their numbers for Nationals. Night of the Dancing flame recieved a platinum award and Critics Choice award for New York. It was worth the trip! Then kids were happy, the directors were thrilled and the parents were proud.
They qualified all of their pieces and did a fabulous job.

Heidi Thornhill and I took 9 kids with us. It was FUN! We all flew together, ate together, and roomed together. We did have a crazy flight out. At one point we thought the plane was going to roll because the turbulance and wind was so bad. It felt like we were on a roller coaster. Heidi's red wine went flying all over the place. Good times.

When Dad is away...

2011-08-30T12:32:00.000-07:00

Mason gets to play. Yep, our Dad went to Vegas for a business trip this last month. The kidd-os wanted to grill some chicken, and Mason took over Steve-o's job. He watches his Dad grill all the time, and now was a perfect time for him to slip into his Dads shoes. He did a great job I might add.

Yeah Its back to school time!

2011-08-29T11:01:00.000-07:00

Im not gonna lie, this summer has been a difficult one. Dont get me wrong, its been fun and we have done a LOT of fun things. It has been hard juggling mine and Steves schedules so that these two do not have to be at home alone too much!

They have a LOVE/HATE relationship. They get a long when they want and the fight like cats and dogs most of the time. So yeah-school is back in session.
Megs went to Junior High for the first time this past week. She is our socialite. She didnt even need me at her back to school night. She saw her friends and left me and Mikayla in the dust. I am glad that Mikayla likes having me around. We are a little freaked out that she is in Junior High-but are hopeful that she will have a successful/fun experience. She loves not wearing uniforms anymore, and she loves that she can have a choice for lunch, not to mention lockers, friends and BOYS!

Mace is my only Elementary kid. We love his teacher and feel that he got the BEST 4th grade teacher in the school. He is excited to be back into the swing of things.

La-well I didnt get a photo of her because on back to school day she didnt have to go-so I was negligent. She is a Freshman! Where does the time go? Really? a Freshman! She was excited to be back with her friends, and laugh and giggle and hang out with all of her besties. She likes being the oldest in the school and calling her sister a "sevy". She loves seminary and loves to learn. So yeah, the mommy is happy we are back to a routine.

Fete 2011

2011-08-28T11:21:00.000-07:00

Yes it is again time for our "Fete" celebration. This was our 3rd annual Fete day. As a re-cap 4 years ago, our friends the Caziers introduced us to a Holiday called Fete. It has become a favorite family tradition.

A little background about Fete. Fete means to celebrate. August is the only month on the calendar year that does not have a holiday. So the Caziers made up "Fete". We love it. Rules of Fete (as I know them-but if you start Fete, you can make up your own rules): Can be any day in August, a color is chosen to center Fete around, and you can do any activity you want.

This is "Fete 2011"-
It was held August 27th
Our color this year was ORANGE.
We invited our Scoresby cousins.

We went bowling at Fat Cats!
The kids had a super uber fun time!

Even the adults had a blast!

Garrett was the BEST bowler!

We then went back to our house and had a BBQ. We had orange soda, orange salads, orange chips, orange desserts, and hot dogs and hamburgers. It was yummy!

We had water balloon toss's with-yep, orange water balloons.
We played Minute to Win it and the Team "Orange Creamcicles" Won!

Team Creamcicles won Reeses peanutbutter cups.
Team Fabulous Fete Fighters were at a close 2nd winning Fruit snacks for next years energy.
Team Tigers took 3rd winning orange airheads.
The guessing jars were won by La and Ri.
Our King and Queen of Fete were voted upon and presented with a crown-Miss Cadie Scoresby, and Mister Mason Scoresby. They were showered with gifts and with silly string.

We ended the night with our orange gift exchange. Lots of fun gifts given and recieved.
Fete 2011 was a success! Thank you Scoresby family for the Best Fete yet!

Well its official....I am a blog slacker.

2011-08-25T11:49:00.001-07:00

Why do I do this? Maybe my life is too busy to blog--yet I love blogging and I LOVE printing my blog into a book every year because it is such a fabulous family journal. So here I go AGAIN-committing to blog more often.

Yes the Scoresby family colored easter eggs this year. We did not however do our annual crack off. Why you ask? Because Mommy and Mikayla and Megs were busy travelling with the dance circuit. But we love our dancer!

We did go to Aunt Kims house for a fabulous Easter dinner, games and Easter Egg hunt.

These cuties make me happy!

Brandon and Cheries family, Mick and Trina's family, our family and Kim and Troys family were all there. A fabulous time was had by all.

The "Flying Crazies"!

2011-03-09T13:10:00.000-08:00

Flying.....Hmmmmm....Usually does not bother me. I take a dramamine and I am usually pretty good to go. A little turbulance does not bother me. Crazy people bother me! Steve-Hmmm....altogether is a nervous traveler. He would rather drive than fly. I am too impatient. Give the plane any day. Well you take a nervous traveler and add them to crazy people and it makes my travel partner a freak out too.

See that airplane? They were coming and going on our travels in February.

Our flight to Costa Rica-Great! No problems, except for the little man next to me spilled his entire cup of hot coffee in his lap. Now that was a sight.-Ok a yelp or too.

Our flight from Costa Rica into Atlanta-No Problems. A little weather, but I just rub Steve's arm and tell him he is ok.

When we got into Atlanta we had to go through customs/immigrations. Nightmare! It took forever! But in the meantime, I had to go to the bathroom. I slipped out of line to go to the bathroom. On my way I saw this peculiar looking black gentleman. He was huge and was wearing this white gown and turban. I thought "Hmmm wonder where he is from"? Then I moved on about my business. When we finally got on the plane, we ended up waiting and waiting and waiting. Finally the captain said that they were still waiting for a passenger. Well they only usually hold a plane up for dignitaries or handicapped people. So we waited. The flight was full. There was one seat right across from me that was not full. Well the person that filled that seat was this big man in the turban. Steve started freaking out! He was like OMG they held the plane up for a terrorist?! I again started rubbing his arm. So the man sat down. He was carrying this pot like thing. Steve let his head run wild again. He was convinced that there was a bomb or something in that pot that was going to kill us all. I told him no-that the TSA would never have let him through. Anyways, this man was very demanding the entire flight to Phoenix. He made everyone around him uncomfortable. At one point the man in the seat in front of him laid his chair back and this turban clad man shook his chair and yelled at him and said "YOU WILL NOT LAY IN MY LAP!" Scared the poor man! Anyways we were pretty freaked out the entire trip. He was not a terrorist and he did not have a bomb. Sad though that we were all nervous about that. Oh and there was a screaming baby for two hours that was directly behind Steves chair. Steve was a nervous mess.

Flight from Arizona to Salt Lake City:
NIGHTMARE! Everyone is loaded and ready to go. 700 flights had been delayed or cancelled due to weather. We were 2 and a half ours delayed. WE were ready to go home. As our plane starts taxiing to take off a woman a few rows ahead of us starts yelling at the stewardess that she cant fly, that she has to get off the plane. Guess what-Yep Steve starts freaking out, and I have to rub his arm again. One attendant goes and talks to her and tries to calm her, another attendant goes and talks to the head attendant in first class. The head attendant tells her to tell psycho lady that we were already 2 hours late, and that if we turn around that we will be grounded for another 2 hours-so sit down and shut up and lets move this bird! So lady is between one attendant and her totally embarrassed husband. Both are trying to calm her. The rest of us think she is whack. As the plane takes off, the woman (must be adrenaline) stands up and is screaming! Seriously! It was crazy! Took her 10 minutes to calm down. I am sure it was the valium and alcohol that knocked her out. When we landed in SLC she was laying across all 3 chairs and they needed a wheel chair to get her off the plane.
Yeah- Delta-my vote is to screen your passengers before they fly. It makes life so much easier for my Stevie Wonder buns if we dont have to deal with crazy people.

FAME 2011

2011-03-09T10:11:00.000-08:00

We went straight from Costa Rica to Phoenix Arizona. THis was the Aflac Headquarters "FAME" Trip. I cant remember what FAME means in Aflac verbage, but I know that if Steve hits his quota all 4 months of the year then he and his lovely wife (thats me) get to go on a fun trip-all expense paid by AFLAC. This trip was at the new 5 star JW Marriot Desert Ridge Resort. OK it by far was one of the nicest places I have ever stayed.

We had a really great time. Only a few of the Utah Associates qualified, so we got to meet a lot of people. I was bummed because it rained (What the heck! Arizona), it was cold (What the heck! Arizona!), and I didnt get to see any of our family that lives there! (What the heck!) It's OK because we still had fun. We did go to several movies and shopped. Did I mention-I love to shop!

When we arrived, they had this amazing welcome lunch in the courtyard for all of the qualifiers. GOOD FOOD! Later that evening busses came and drove us literally out into the desert. There was this cool little place out there that was out in the middle of the cacutus, coyote and havalinas! We had a western barbeque, live band and dancing, all the drinks and food you could drink, smores (I love smores), and western games. They also had a gaming barn. I played black jack and learned how to play Texas Hold em...UM not so good at that one, BUT had a great time.

I was grateful that everyone was patient with me.!

We went to the awards dinner one night-It was awesome! LOVED the food! AFLAC spoils their field force. We ate and danced. And did you know that

Really its true!
We really appreciate our team back in Utah who helped us achieve our goal this year of making it to the FAME trip. It has been totally fun, totally relaxing and yeah its been so great being together.
Lots of dancing and partying to be had by all as we celebrated a great 2010!

Thanks again Aflac for another amazing trip!

Pinnacle Trip 2011- COSTA RICA

2011-03-04T14:05:00.000-08:00

We have been to alot of places, but OMG there is just this amazing beauty about this little place called Costa Rica. Steve worked extremely hard this past year- with his job to earn this trip. It was well worth it! Seriously one of the most beautiful, romantic places on earth. Steve had to be in the top 2 in his management catagory in the territory. I know, a lot of jumbo- but that is within 9 states I believe. Anyways, it was awesome in itself that he qualified. We love our Aflac trips.
There is nothing quite like sleeping on the beach, listening to the waves and seagulls. RELAX!

One of the things we had to get used to was the sand. It wasn't white or pink-but black with gold specks. The first day we thought it was ash from the volcano but nope it was its natural color. We have never seen anything like it.

We stayed at the "Papagayo Hilton" about 30 minutes South of Liberia. It was an amazing all inclusive resort. We all had our own bungalows. All the food and drinks you want.

We would be sitting at the restraunt or bar and we would see all kinds of creatures. Monkeys, racoons and these giant things. Meet Pepe'. Creeped me out.

Here are some of our Utah friends that qualified to go.

Cheers! To good times, good friends, great company and an awesome vaca!

Here is Steve-o snorkeling. He loves it! A sting ray went right between his legs. Scared him a little.

The sunsets in Costa Rica are amazing! This is from the deck of our bungalow. There was a wedding one night,right by our bungalow at sunset on the beach. It was pretty cool to watch.

We did a couples message right by the beach. I highly recommend that to anyone who gets to experience such a tropical, beautiful place. I think I look and feel pretty relaxed.

LOVED our destination! Loved Costa! Loved being together. WAS NOT LONG ENOUGH!

Here are the Utah Raptors again.. Steve and Ker, Heather and John Kierksek,Mith and Courtney Mc Beth, Maurie and Damon Streetman, and Nancy Harmon.

Saying Good-bye to Costa Rica...We shall return someday. Thanks Aflac for another wonderful trip.

February 2011

2011-03-03T13:33:00.000-08:00

Center Stage Spring Showcase- Thanksgiving PointEvery year Center Stage does a showcase for our teams. Mikayla's team is not totally ready for their season but did a great showing. I love-love-love the costumes for this dance. It is called "Night of the Dancing Flame". Janalyn Memmott choreographed it and it is a funky, fun little number.
Love this girl! She is so happy and fun and full of spunk!

Here is her cute team minus our three boys- hence this was taken in the locker room.

Mace Turns 9

2011-01-23T09:23:00.001-08:00

Time/Life has just flown by! Where has my baby gone? This is our last year of single digits for birthdays! I am still dumbfounded! Although kids are hard, I wouldnt trade it for the world. I love my kids! I love my boy! Mace is a good boy! He is 100% boy, and I would love to have just a little smidge of his energy. He tends to drive me crazy because he never sits still. When he does sit still, its because he is sick.
I didnt know what kind of cake to make him this year, and he could not give me any suggestions. So I just followed suit to Megs. He became a bear scout this year on his birthday so a Bear cake is what he got.

He is a natural Pyro- so we let him light the candles. He was so excited to light it, that he didnt know that I only put 8 candles on his cake. Bwahhahahaha..Hey I ran out of candles and I didnt want to go to the store again.

I still havnt told him. LOL! You would think he would have counted his own candles, right?
We hope his wishes come true!

For his birthday (did I mention that I hate January birthdays! They are too close to Christmas! Then you have to wait a whole year to get gifts again....It's a bummer) we got him another WII game. He loves his Wii. A new football (he lost his at school), legos, and a pogo stick. A pogo stick you ask? Well of course I questioned Stevie wonder buns about it-but he assured me Mace would love it. AND guess what he and Megs have been on it non stop now for a week! OMG it was a hit above and over the Wii games and all of the cash he recieved. It was the perfect gift for an energetic, bouncy boy!

I love my Mace! Because it was his birthday he was the "Super Star Student" of the week and he got to tell all of the fabulous stuff about himself to all of his classmates-
*He loves BYU football
*He loves spending time with Dad
*He loves his pet PEZ
*He loves Beans
*He loves to swim, and play ball
*He loves to go to Grandma's house and ride 4 wheelers
*He loves the i-pad
*He loves the color Blue
*He gives the best hugs.
Happy 9th birthday to my son! I lOVE YOU!

Pine Wood Derby

2011-01-05T18:24:00.000-08:00

This was Mason's first year to do the "Pine Wood Derby" for cub scouts. He has been looking forward to it for an entire year. Steve has NOT been looking forward to it, because it means that he has to actually carve out a car and do something artsy fartsy that he hates doing. He has tried numerous times to get out of the task. I mean come on, I helped the little dude get his wolf and all of his arrow points etc. I earned those awards right along with him. The least he could do is help do the dang car. Well he tried to get his dad to send him one of his old ones. His Dad laughed. I laughed too. He just stared at that hunk of wood- and continued to put it off. Three days-yes three days before the event Steve found a pinewood car kit at Hobby Lobby that was already cut out. He was saved! All he freakin had to do was help Mace sand and paint. The cheater pants! Mace didnt care, all he cared about was spending time with Dad and racing the car.
And race they did. Mace had a great time.

The finished car.
Driver Macer the Racer

The contenders.
Stay tuned, as we will find out the results of the fastest car next month.
Phew glad that one is over.

Boys Mean lots of Business!

2011-01-03T14:39:00.000-08:00

Over the holidays Mason has discovered his carpentry abilities. Infact he is quite serious about them. Did you know that you can sign up for Saturday classes at Lowes on Saturdays to do fun projects. Here is our Mace into his train making project.

Pine wood derby here we come.

Entering a New Year

2011-01-02T10:48:00.000-08:00

As this New Year began I have been thinking of the last 10 years of the century and how fast it has gone. My kids are growing like weeds, Steve and I just get a little older, fatter and crazier. I am grateful for each of my blessings and trials. For they make us who we are. Ten years ago 1999 New Years Eve we sat around Suz' s house putting stuff into a time capsule. It was totally cool. I think Mike has it, anyways, I remember writing letters to each of my kids (Mikayla and Megs) and for Steve. I think I need to write one to Mace. (I wonder if Mike will ever open that for us). Anyways I do remember we put reciepts of gas and groceries and newspapers in it. Pretty cool. Well it has been ten years and I hope that the next 10 slow down just a little. I want to enjoy my kids, and Hub and family and friends.

I love these girls. Barb and Suz! Even though they are my sister in laws, I have known them their entire lives and they have been a big part of mine. I cant imagine life without them. LOVE them! Happy New Years Sisters!

I love this guy too. Even if his Kareoke is not always on key. He makes us laugh, He makes a smile, He makes us happy! Happy New Years Steve! We all love you!

I kind of like this girl too. She makes me happy. She is talented, pretty, smart and she is amazing. Happy New Years La!

I also really like this girl too. She is beautiful, and talented. She likes to be where the party is, and she likes to be the party. Love you Megs. Happy New Year.

This little guy here is not so little anymore. He comes with lots of snips and snails and puppy dog tails. He loves to run and play and drive us all nuts. But if he didnt do that, he wouldnt be Mace. Happy New Years to you too little man.
Many many people have influenced our lives. Many come and go, and many stay. We love each of our family members, each of our friends and each other. May the Lord watch over us and bless us in 2011.

Happy New Year! 2011

2011-01-01T14:10:00.000-08:00

My blog has been neglected. There is only one reason why. My camera got broken over the summer. I have not been able to take photos. Thus keeping my from journaling the exciting life of the Scoresby's. I had to wait for the man in the jolly red suit to bring me my wish. A new camera! Yeah and I am sporting a new one. I LOVE IT. So bring on the blogging.
I pulled out the card of my old camera and here are a few of the shots that were found from my last photo taking moments.

Poor Baby Garrett. I think that he has had way too much of the 4th of July festivities.

Love this girl! Ashley

O my! What is Uncle Mike doing? Or dreaming about or something.

Uncle Blake--really? Thats a little scarry!

Now that is just plain cuteness!

So, I am glad I am back. It will be a regular thing, so stay posted.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Preece Family Reunion 2010

2010-09-11T19:45:00.000-07:00

Our family loves the Preece reunion!
Every year it is at Bear Lake. (Mace getting up on the knee board)

We have a great cabin, and lots of food.( this pizza is 3 feet wide)

We boat,swim, and play at the beach.

Some of us like to read.

We play games.

We geo cache ( great finds this year!)

The nieces painted all the toes- every girl and boy, every mom and Dad and grandma and grandpa got a mani and a pedi.

Grandpa rented the big cousins a bike for the afternoon-and shaved ice!

We love our family! They are the bomb diggitys! We cant wait for next year!

New School Year 2010-2011

2010-09-11T19:39:00.000-07:00

This year I have an 8th grader. She is happy she is no longer a "Sevie"!

And we have a 6th grader. She is happy that she is the queen of Elementary School!

And I have the cute 3rd grader-who loves his teacher!

We are hoping for a great year! AND Mom loves a schedule!

Girls Camp!

2010-09-11T19:29:00.000-07:00

I was the Girls Camp Director for my ward this year. OMG! It was one of the best years that I have ever had at Shalom. NOT to mention that La was there with me! We had 34 of us in our ward there this year.
Our theme was "Super Heroes" and our ward theme was "Latter Day Angels" (hence Charlies Angels)

Here are all my Angels! I love each of them!

Here is my very Favorite Angel!
And here are all of the angels the last night with the bishopric. "Blackhams Angels".

Cant wait for next year! Megs gets to go with us!

Slugger!

2010-09-11T19:22:00.000-07:00

MEG LOVES SOFTBALL!

Megs decided to try her arm at softball this year, and it turned out that she LOVES it, and she is pretty darn good. Her team won the city championships!

AND she had the most RBI's for the season, and was voted best hitter by hear team.

We love to watch her play!

Slacker Post of all posts....

2010-09-11T19:14:00.000-07:00

So its true, my life has gotten away with me. I have not posted in for forever. This is my journal for heavens sake! So here is me and my attempt to catching up. Sorry for the delay to all of our readers.
JULY 2010
Center Stage Boot Camp...La had an intense week of dance.
Although it's hard and rigorous-The Jr, Teen and Seniors love
this week!
Junior Company is ready for Nationals!

We love Junior Company!

Mason's New Do

2010-06-25T15:24:00.000-07:00

Here is Mace's new hair do that he is sporting for the summer.

A side view-

NOT!

Ok so he is cute with a buzz!

Happy Fathers Day to the BEST Dad EVER!

2010-06-21T15:46:00.000-07:00

We were on our cruise for Steve's Birthday so he didn't get the big hoopla for his birthday with the kids. BUT we really tried to make Fathers Day special for him. Because really, he is the BEST dad!
Sunday morning started off with our fun gifts to Dad-
Mikayla gave hime a huge candy poster- it rocked! It said: Dear Dad, Everyone knows that my
"POP ROCKS"! I love how he is "Extra" nice to me and brings me "mounds" of joy! I love his "kisses" and the way that he "snickers" when he teases me. He may be an
Idaho Spud" but he is no "Milk Dud"! He's a "Whopper" of a Dad. I am glad that I can be one of his "3 Musketeers" Love Mikayla

Meggie worked for hours on her gift. She is our little artist. She did a chalk drawing of the BYU cougars. It will be framed this week. HE LOVED IT! It will be going in his office. She also made him some carmel corn and a card. She is such a sweetie!

Mace and I we bought him his new favorite "Days of Wonder" game. It is called-"Shadows Over Camelot". It rocks! Mace refused to get a photo.

We went to church and the primary kids sang to the Dad's and the youth gave them all hot fresh cinnamon rolls.

We made his favorite dinner or teriyaki chicken and rice. Kayla made his favorite dessert called "Surprise Pudding". I hate it, but he loves it so he gets it at least once a year.

Meg was in charge of our Family Home Evening (we do it on Sunday's because we are busy on Monday nights). She had a fun unscramble game that she did. Steve loved it. We had to unscramble letters to make words that discribed Steve. Here are some of the words that he got.
-smiles, happy, nice, friendly, hot, kind, loving, works, priesthood, laughs, winner, bald, sporty, cool, understanding, respectful.

We then had a quiz to see how well we know our Dad. He got some funny laughs and responses.

We watched a great clip about fathers from Elder Kristopherson and had dessert and played the new game. It was a great day. We love our Daddy, he is the Best. He learned from the best too. We love our grandpa's, they are great examples to us all.

Pirates Treasure

2010-06-18T11:42:00.000-07:00

Well I am all about free right now. All of our resources went to Megs vocal tour and any other resources are going to Mikaylas National Dance Comp next month in LA. So we do lots of FREE stuff right now. One of our favorite things is geo caching. I know, I know sounds crazy to many of our readers, BUT we have founds some really cool places over the past few years. It's been fun and adventurous. I (we) will always be grateful to Aunt Kristel for showing us the addicting ropes. Yesterday check out the beauty--

We were up Provo Canyon looking for the Pirate Treasure. It was a little hike. Mikayla had a little freak out at one point because she is anal about staying on the trail. BUT it was beautiful and Fun and a great little excercise. WE found it too-

D and Mace found it! It is always a race to get to it first. This cache was awesome because it really was pirate booty. We had to leave pirate treasure and we got to take pirate treasure.

If you ever want to go and learn the ropes call me...we are always up for a new adventure. Next week we are going to do one on the bikes. It's about a 6 mile ride on the Provo River trail. Should be fun!
The treasure for me is the beauty all around, and watching the joy of the kids play a giant "eye spy" game. Happy Caching! I forgot to mention that we left a travel bug from 2 years ago.

Geo-caching 2010

2010-06-14T11:23:00.000-07:00

For some odd reason we didnt do a ton of caches last year. I keep wondering why we didnt. This year has been a slow start because of the weather, but we have started. Thursday I took Mason and Dayton geo-caching. They both found the first two of the season.
They both love it! D has finally figured it out and was bummed when I only had 3 ready to go. BUT I promised him that I would plan some more for this week.

Oh the thrill of the find!

I highly recommend this activity with any kids. It's fun and it's free and there are some really cool places out there. Just go to www.geocaching.com and sign up for a free membership today. It's easy. If you dont have a GPS unit, you can rent them at the scout office for $5 a day. AND geocaching is fun for a most excellent scavenger hunt for family reunions.
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The Happiest Place on Earth!

2010-06-07T19:56:00.000-07:00

I LOVE DISNEYLAND! It truly is the happiest place on earth. I love the magic, and I love feeling like a kid and I love running from ride to ride. I love being there with my kids and Steve too.

This year our Meggie and her vocal group "Extreme Kids" went on a vocal tour with Center Stage. If you are an avid reader, or have followed us through the years, you know that Center Stage is a very big part of my girls lives. They love it, they love their directors and they get the best training there. So we sometimes have to bite the bullet and go on these little expeditions. So sunny California here we come!
Lucky and fun for us that our good friends the Ellis's wanted to come too. When Mikayla was like 6-7 her little dance group did the same tour. The Ellis's came then too and have not been back since this past week. So it was fun for all of us.
Our story begins at 5 am on May 30th-We loaded the cars and were off----

We caravanned the entire day. Might I mention that I DO NOT like traveling in a van with 3 kids for 12 hours. Stopping every two hours too pee or because they need food. Plus the fighting over what movie to watch (whats up with that? I never got to watch movies when I traveled when I was a kid!) I certainly thought that they would sleep at least for a little while. Mason tried but it only lasted about 20 minutes! Seriously! They were way to excited! Being the nice parents we were, we did stop for them occassionally and fed the beasts.

We made it in just enough time to let the kids swim. They had a blast! Center Stage provided an excellent pizza party for the families. Thanks Alex and Robin!

We stayed in an awesome hotel for the week. It was called "Homewood Suites" by Hilton. OMG! Is all I have to say! They provided us with breakfast and dinner everyday! We had full kitchens in our suites and pull out bed in our living rooms. It was perfect for our families. They were fairly inexpensive too. It was great! SO we bought a (brace yourself) 5 day hopper pass to Disney/California Adventure. It was the "bomb diggity!!" LOVED IT!

So Monday Meg had classes all morning at Disney. Learning how to act, dance, sing, audition etc. The rest of us PLAYED! Her nose was a little bent but she loved the classes.

Mace was crazy! He was so happy! He was tall enough for all of the rides and he was a complete dare devil! His favorite ride was California Screamin! He must have rode it 5 or more times. He loves the thrill. All of the kids rode EVERYTHING! I was proud of them. Their mama dont raise no sissy la la's!

On Tuesday Meg performed at Disney. They did a cute job. A few jitters their first time out, but it was great.

Wednesday was a free day for her group, so we played and played at Disney! Unfortunatly Jake and James got some stomach bug. I was stressed all week that we would all get it. I think Jules was a little worried too.
Thursday Meg and I went to Knottsberry Farm. We didnt buy passes, because we are not big Knotts lovers-but she performed and we came back to Disney. By this time Steves response to life was this..."I am half way through my life and there is so much to see, and all I ever get to see is Disney land and Disney world!" I didnt feel sorry for him. He needed to find his happy place!
ps--Josh was sick today!
On Friday we went to Universal Studios! LOVED IT! The kids loved it, especially La! She is a movie junkie. We had a great day, and I highly recommend going to anyone whose family is over 8. The rides rock, but the attractions and shows were the bomb!

The kids put on their best show yet!

The kids loved all of the movie characters walking around and they loved talking to the Shrek Donkey. Mikayla sat there for 20 minutes just laughing at him.

There were so many high lights of the trip. Kids spent a ton of time and money pin trading. It has become a new hobby for each of them.
We got back early evening from Universal and the girls and I ran back for the last few hours of Disney. I was sad to leave but felt great that I got to ride Peter Pan one last time before we came home. One thing that we discovered was that Mikayla is as big a Disney junkie as her mom! We love it and cant wait to go back!
We had a great vacay Daddy and thank you for taking us!

Here is what I have decided....

2010-05-26T20:30:00.001-07:00

May is just as busy as December! I want it to be over! I keep trying to enjoy it (and I really do), but oh my- will it ever end?
We started our month with our daughter Megs little play that the Activity Day girls have literally been working on for months. Megan was the large dragon. I did NOT get a good photo of it, but I did try.

Then, I was recently called as our Girls Camp director (yes a little late in the year). We had to do a mad dash to do our fund raiser.

We did a carnival, and let me tell you, I stressed and fretted, BUT we pulled it off! We had some great miracles and some great success. I am happy to say that we made enough money for our girls. I love those girls! They are great!

We experienced the "Hope of America" at the Marriot Center. Megan and the 5th graders from all over the valley all performed in this amazing performace. It was great. Mason also participated and got to wear his scout uniform and sing too. We loved it. He was the part celebrating Scouting for 100 years.

Mikayla had her 13th Birthday the same night as the Hope of America...she didnt get to go because she had dance. So she celebrated on the weekend with all of her friends. I cant believe we have a teenager. We love her and are so glad she is part of our family. Happy Birthday beautiful girl.

Mothers Day was spent traveling to New York with Steve for our Aflac state convention. I got to spend it in Time Square. ( It was freezing!) I missed my babies but it was fun to be with Steve-o!

We went on our cruise to Bermuda with Aflac. It is a post in itself. When I decide if I loved it or not I will make a real post. We did spend Steve's 45th birthday in Hamilton Bermuda. I love Bermuda, it is my new favorite place to go.

Steve, Justin, and John (our management team leaders) have all declared Fridays to be their Bermuda Day. I try to not be around them when they look like the native Bermudians.

We came home to rain and ball games for Megs. She loves it and is pretty darn good at it.

We had Girl Scout end of year party and graduation. I loved my little girl scouts.

We cut off La's beautiful long hair. I was sad, she was not!

Amidst all of this, I work, I clean, I drive, I dont sleep, I work some more and I cook, and do laundry, and I cry because I am tired. Do moms get paid?
Tonight I did a camp clinic. I have decided that these girls will make my calling all worth it.

Ok so really, I might be tired, but I think I have decided I wouldnt trade my life. It's all good! Really good.

Cookies, Cookies, Cookies!

2010-04-25T19:29:00.001-07:00

I love having big girls! This is what I woke up too after my Sunday afternoon nap.

Mikayla (who always plays the handicap card of "I dont know how to do it") is taking a foods class and has discovered that she really does like to cook. There are 92 cookies here, minus about a dozen that were eaten and minus the dough that was eaten. Good job LA! I have it on record now. You can never tell me you cant bake cookies. Needless too say, her Daddy is very happy.

STEVE, Steve, Steve!

2010-04-25T18:53:00.000-07:00

I have to put this post on... BECAUSE I think I am hilarious. Steve has always been a primper. His mama said that he would stand in front of the mirror for hours as a little boy. At 44 he STILL does it. He had Megs do a little photo shoot with him to try and get a professional photo look for his internet marketing. Here is a sample of the primper---

So there are about 10 more, but you get the idea. I love to tease him about his big head. I love my Stevie wonder buns!

Dance, Dance, Dance

2010-04-25T18:44:00.000-07:00

Thats all we have done this week! Dont get me wrong, I love to watch her dance. On Tuesday Center Stage teams did a benefit concert for a couple of kids who were injured. V-factory came and danced and sang. The kids loved it. If you want to hear a cool song, check out "Love Struck" on I-tunes or You tube the "V Factory". They are an up and coming boys band. Billie Dean, David Osmond (and not my Donny) sang, along with Due West. It was a fun event at the McKay Events Center. The kids did great.

Mikayla competed her solo for the last time this season before Nationals, she did great!

She took 2nd place this time around. First place went to another Mikayla. It was kind of crazy because it confused the judges. We later found out that she only beat La by a half a point.

We spent all day yesterday at the team portion of the comp. The teams all did great! I was happy with all of their performances. It was a fun day! Megs came with us and loved loved loved it.
Comp season is over for us now until Nationals in July. Now they just get to run the dances over and over again until they are perfect.

Spring Break

2010-04-11T16:04:00.000-07:00

This year we had a "staycation" instead of a vacation. We just stayed home. We got alot of stuff done here. We had a great time hanging out. Catching up on sleep and playing. We went to the movies, and skating. We also went miniature golfing. Here is "D" swinging his club.

Mason is pretty intent on his game!

And in the end Mikayla won! Only because the rest of the kids were all cheater pants!

Its been a week! Conference, Easter, Spring Break, SNOW, my birthday-

It was a lovely day-starting out with Mason bringing me Breakfast in bed. He made me eggs, toast, bacon and rootbeer. It was very sweet, and he was so excited. Steve stayed home and the kids and he scoured the house from top to bottom. Yeah me. He attempted cooking a roast dinner but burned the roast. BUT hey he tried. I appreciated his efforts. We went out to the play at the Hale Theater- the "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels". It was a good day.

Staycation is almost over. I hit the dirt trail with my cousins Mick and Trina. We went mountain bike riding up Lambert Trails in Highland. HOLY COW! It is much harder than road biking, but it was fun and I am going again this week. I am hoping that the snow stays away, so that I can keep training. It's bike season baby and I am ready to ride!

Here is Mick and Trina and Rosie the dog. The dog was faster than me!

The kids go back to school tomorrow.

Easter 2010

2010-04-11T15:43:00.000-07:00

I know, I know, I am late again. A week late. BUT I am catching up today.

Easter Sunday April 4th. It was a beautiful day. We spent the afternoon at my cousin Kims home for dinner. Which was soooo yummy! We ate, played games, ate and played games and ate! The kids spent time decorating cookies. Malerie loves to bake, so she made sugar cookies for everyone to decorate.

Instead of another easter egg hunt, my Auntie Laura bought each of the families gingerbread easter houses to decorate. What a great idea. They had a blast!

The bigger kids were too cool for the kitchen, so they played games.

It was a great Easter Day with conference, family and lots of treats!

How long does Easter Last at our house?

2010-04-04T13:23:00.001-07:00

By the end of the week I end up asking myself that. Easter festivities and prep seems to go on for an entire week. Its a lot of work, but a lot of fun--plus a lot of great memories are made.

We kicked our week off last Sunday by having a wonderful Family Home Evening on preparing not only for our General Conference, but preparing for a beautiful Easter. Reminding us that Easter is not only for the bunny and the eggs and the yummy chocolate. BUT-it is to remember our Saviour.

This week I made chocolate covered marshmallow Easter Eggs (36 to be exact). They are yum!

I also made 3 dozen yummy sugar cookied eggs! Oh and might I mention that they have a ton of frosting on them. They are the best with a big glass of milk.

But the real fun comes with the family--a few years ago we started our "Crack off" tradition. (Thanks again to our good friends Maleen and Tyler Cazier--we love you!)
Here is a little peak of the prep.

Here is Meg intently decorating her eggs. She is so creative! She made the best "Dog egg". She is an amazing artist at age 11.

Here is Mikayla with her Black eyed Pea version of "Imma Pea". We went to the Black Eyed Pea concert this past week and she is obsessed with them.

Rolling our eggs into one another...Did you know that if you roll two hard boiled eggs into each other, only one will crack?

Josh Ellis won our "Friends" crack off! Great job Josh! His eggs was Pinkalicious.

The highlight of the weekend was our Family Crack off. We have not spent Easter with the Scoresby cousins for several years. I planned a party and we had a crack off too. Everyone brought 2 hardboiled, decorated eggs to crack off. The funniest and the winner of the best decorated eggs was done by Steve's sister Suzanne. She decorated eggs representing their brother Blake and sister in law Jenna. It was hilarious! Funny thing is the egg looked like Blake. Blake and Jen live in Arizona and couldnt be here with us. We all miss them a ton and so it was only fitting that we include them.
Blake cracked Jenna. Poor Jenna. Blake was the laughter of the evening. Some of the comments were-"Here hold your uncle! As Brad asked Ashley to hold his egg. Or Hey I am eating your uncle! It was a riot.

Mason and Ash cracking off.

The winner of the Cousin Crack off was ASHLEY! and her little Chick!

After Cousin egg cracking, easter crafts, easter egg hunting and a barbeque we had the Adult crack off!

Rich and Steve were intensly competetive but the real winner of the crack off was---
"Hen"nah Montana and AMBER!

We had a great time! Easter was a blast!

Girls Camp Here I come! Again!

2010-03-30T17:57:00.000-07:00

My very most favorite part of being a young woman was going to girls camp. I LOVED it! We went to Rock Creek Girls Camp in Idaho. I remember my leaders (who became some of my closest friends) and I remember all of the girls. The pranks, the skits,the spirit, the scarry stories and just being in the mountains. It was thrilling too me. I hated to see it end. It didnt end too soon for me, as I have gone to camp for MANY MANY years as a leader, as a stake leader, as a young womens leader, as a regional leader. I have done it all. I love the whole experience. I had actually gone 19 years in a row (minus the summer I got married) since I was 12! Yeah that is how much I love it! I then had a few year sabatical and went for a few years after Mikayla was born. I believe I have been 21 years to girls camp. That would mean in my lifetime that is over 5 months of camping! HOLY COW!

I enjoyed the break but knew as soon as my girls were old enough too go, I wanted to be there. I could not be there last summer with Mikayla as I was still in recovery, BUT I just got called to be our ward camp director for this summer. I am way excited to go! I think it will be a thrill to be with such a large ward and to be with my little sweetie girl.

Shut Up and DANCE!

2010-03-28T08:26:00.000-07:00

Yes we are huge dance finatics at our house....At least one of us is, and she is almost 13 and loves anything to do with dance and music. Her director Jessie Thacker is in the Odyysey Dance Company in SLC. We went last night with a bunch of the students from Senior, Teen, and Junior companies to see them dance. Also Natalie Reid and Gev performed as well. Well to put it mildly, it was AMAZING! They did a fabulous job and our kids had a blast!
Might I add, that before the performance we went out to eat and who freakin knew that these dancers could put so much food away. Holy Cow! They can dance and EAT!

We had a great time, and it is so fun to see these kids that spend so much time together, get along so well and love each other. Mikayla is blessed to be around some pretty great kids!

I was really bummed about this photo! The kids were all excited to be dressed up, and I freakin had to take the photo by the window with the glare! Some of the comments of the night were-"Wow" you guys really look great outside of workout clothes! OR my fave by Marquett was -Hey we dont look like hobos!

Here are some of Mikayla's girlfriends from many years of dance.

And here is Mikayla and Jessie after the performance!

We love our dancer and friends!

Happy Spring

2010-03-28T08:21:00.001-07:00

Spring has simply got to be my favorite time of the year! I love the newness and the freshness! I love all of the babies and the new buds. I just love it. I am also a huge blog stalker and I love to see what people are doing--especially in the spring around holiday time. Here are a couple of crafts that we have done recently to prepare for Easter. I got them off of be different act normal website. LOVE it!

And here are our cute eggs in the grass.

Watch for our upcoming "Crack off" coming this week with our cousins.

A huge OWIE!

2010-03-23T07:34:00.000-07:00

Lately Mikayla (La) has had a few accidents. Accidents that seem a little weird to me-because she is a dancer and she really does seem to have it together and is poised and graceful. Lately she has lacked the grace. She fell down her Aunts stairs and banged her knee up pretty good... Which totally stressed the dancer girl out. Then she was climbing up on the washer to get something and slipped. She landed on the floor with the ironing board ontop of her. I tried not too laugh. So when on Saturday evening the kids announced that they were going on a bike ride I said-"Hey Mikayla be careful that you dont fall off your bike"..I think it kind of ticked her off. Sorry La. Anyways about 5 minutes later screaming errupted in our house. BUT it was not La it was the middle kid. She had blood streaming everywhere. She had hit a crack in the road going full force and flipped over the top of her scooter. Yeah nice I know. She really looked like the road got the best of her. Especially the teeth. Chipped both teeth as well. Darn it Meg! Her poor little face was swollen and her nose and lips were scraped up. Shanked up her knee pretty good too. On Sunday we were able to get her teeth fixed. Thanks to Dr. Dave.

Here is the wounded
Here she is with fixed teeth and a bandage across her nose.

I'm back!

2010-03-01T09:41:00.000-08:00

Yes after a LONG break from blogging, I am back. The real story is this-My home computer crashed and so I was resorted to our many laptops, and yeah well it was a pain, so now I have a new home computer and I have all of my stuff reset back up-and so here I am once a again back on the blogging wagon.

We have maintained business since January 1st-We had two birthdays.

Megs turned 11~ It seems like yesterday when we were snuggling that cute little black hair black eyed baby. She is turning into a beautiful young lady. She wanted an ipod cake. Yes that is my attempt!

Next Mason had his big birthday. Birthday #8!

He was baptized in January by his Daddy-o!

It was a special day for him, his grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles and friends all joined us for his big day.

La-has been busily training, practicing, and rehearsing for her very first dance solo. She performed it at our company showcase and did fabulous. And this past weekend competed it for the first time at a competition. She got a high gold and first place! She was excited and happy. Of course we were thrilled and proud of her. It is fun to see her succeed in something she loves.

Really? I am a slacker- part two!

2009-12-30T17:18:00.000-08:00

The holidays are suppose to be relaxing! How many of Megs concerts did we go too? It seems like 20 but I think it was 11 or 12. It was great though. She loves it and did very well for her first experience singing and dancing.

We enjoyed an afternoon at Color Me Mine... a new tradition that we love! Mace was ecstatic that he got to go this time. He made a very colorful Christmas Tree Plate that sported- "Go BYU"! Yes he is truly his fathers son.

Baking got put off until the week before, but my girls loved dipping chocolates and making goodies. Megs is a natural in the kitchen. Mikayla-well yeah, she needs a little help.

We were able to pull off our annual Christmas party. We had some of our good buddies and family members join us for a little christmas cheer. Note to self--Do not play the Santa's Beard Game. No one really liked vaseline and cotton balls on their faces.

The Traditional Scoresby Family Home Evening came off without a hitch. This was Dad and Mom Scoresby's first year since they were married that they were going to be home alone. Lucky for us, they were able to join us for our Family Night. Everyone was here except Blake and Jenna and kids. We totally miss them, especially at the holidays. It was fun playing games, telling stories, decorating cookies, singing and being together. Steve has a great family. We are blessed to have so many of them here near us.
Um yeah-I tried the santa game with the kids too-Make another note to self that kids hate it just as much as adults.

Hey I thought it was fun!

Christmas Eve was a different one for us. In the past we have always gone out to our best friends the Ereksons and celebrated, and the past 2 years I have been with my family as it has been hard since my uncle passed away. But this year (Mace was not totally over a bug) we spent it at home with just our family, and it was FUN. I think we will do it again. We ate a fabo dinner, and sang songs, watched the video of Luke 2 and played games all night.
Grandma Preece always makes the grandkids jammies. They love them!

Here is Megs and Mace spreading oats for Santa's reindeer. I am sure that Santa found our house.

Let the games begin!
Our Christmas was Merry, and we are very blessed. We love our family, our friends, the gospel and each other.

The Holidays can now begin!

2009-12-13T20:18:00.000-08:00

Actually, our holidays have begun-BUT I have been so busy that I have not really gotten things ready! BUT I am done working for the rest of the month with CTMH so I can settle down and enjoy the fam, the parties and the festivities.

Dugan our cute little elf brought our Christmas package right on time December 1st. The kids love doing the activities each day and both Steve and I actually LOVE spending the time everyday with them.

I havnt gotten a lot of photos of the festivities, but here is the run down for the first two weeks. I have decided that the best gift you can give is the gift of time. Especially to your kids.
December 1st- We got our package.
December 2nd- We wrote a letter to Santa.
December 3rd- We made gingerbread men.

December 4th- We went to the festival of Trees. I took the kids out of school and we went and watched Meg perform with her singing group, but we also had a blast looking at the trees, and playing in the kids area. Here are my cute little ones having a blast in the bubble machine.

December 5th We celebrated St. Nickolas Day. The kids stuck their shoes out by their bedroom doors, and the next morning they recieved their shoes full of goodies. They love this day.
December 6th- We played games with our friends. Spoons and pit was the favorite!
December 7th- We started a new Christmas puzzle. This year I bought an Eric Dowdle hometown Christmas puzzle. The fam loved it, and had it put together in 3 days, and have started a new one.
December 8th We went to the mall to visit Santa (and watch Meg sing too). Mikayla was mortified that I made her sit on Santa's lap. I informed her that as long as she lived at home that there would be a photo of that year on the mantle of her on Santas lap. I got a big Grrrr.

December 9th-Make and deliver some cookies to neighbors. BUT we ended up eating them all.
December 10th- Was our pizza night under the tree. Steve is the bomb daddy when it comes to the pizza. Kids love this night!
December 11th-It was an early out day for Megs and Mace, so I checked Mikayla out early and we went to "Color Me Mine" to paint Christmas plates. It was fun. Mason loved getting the chance to finally go. I had to give him the pre-activity talking too because I didnt want to have to pay for any broken ceramics. He did great.
December 12th- We went to our ward Christmas Party.
December 13th-today we celebrated St. Lucia day. We made sweet bread in a braid. It was pretty chill for the day.

The Christmas cards are out, the traditional ornaments for the friends and neighbors were just finished today-so bring on the shopping and the parties!

My Donny WON!

2009-11-25T08:21:00.000-08:00

It was a happy night at my house last night. I am feeling hoarse today from the cheers and screaming and excited tears of Donny's big win last night! I was so happy! I totally would have loved to be there to watch him and Kim win! It has been a fun season for me-seeing him and Kim practice at our studio. I got butterflies every time I knew he was in the room next door. I know, I know, I have been a whooped fan since I was like 8 or maybe younger. My sweet husband lets me drool and go ga-ga over him. He is pretty confident that I wont ever leave him for Donny. LOL. Kim Johnson is the nicest person ever. She has watched several of our kids dance at the studio and Mikayla loves her and thinks she is beautiful. It was a great season! AND Louie! He was awesome! We love our Louie! He did a fabulous job and we cant wait for both of those Utah boys to come back home!
Congratulations Donny and Kim!

Here we go again!

2009-11-18T09:16:00.000-08:00

Am I up for it? I guess so! The new dance season has started! The dancer girl is putting in many an hour a day. She is still on the Jr. Company. She seems to love it, alot of her friends are on the teen company, but Mikayla is a little squirt, so she gets to be the leader for the juniors. They competed their first regional meet this past weekend in Ogden. They did great. They only competed two numbers this round. They earned a gold, and a high gold. A first and third overall. It was fun as always. She loved the two day convention and learned a ton.

Here is Kazna, Mikayla and Jocie after they performed 3 strikes. It was their hip hop that took first place.

Yeah Me!

2009-11-18T09:08:00.000-08:00

It is official! My tests all came back clean! I have been cancer free for one year! One down, four to go! I am freakin stronger than cancer! My Doc says everything is looking great, and I am healing great, and there is no reason I should not stay cancer free.

Too all my girl friends, readers, family and friends--please remember this:
#1-Check yourself monthly!
#2-If you have any irregularities or suspicions or concerns (and you are related to me) call your Doc!
#3-Have a yearly girly exam!
#4-Have your yearly Mamogram!
#5-If you dont have an Aflac Cancer policy, you should get one! Really! It could save your life. (BTW-I know a great agent :) )

I love you all and do not want to loose any of you to this ugly disease! We all know someone who has had, has or died from cancer, so protect yourself today!

Scouts Like to Serve

2009-11-18T09:03:00.000-08:00

I am the Bear Leader for Cub Scouts. It's a lot of fun. Nothing I have ever done before, but Mace comes with me and LOVES it! This past week we did a service project and raked the leaves at the church. We filled at least a dozen bags just in one area. The wind was terrible and kept bringing us more leaves to rake. The boys had a great time raking and jumping.

Our New Nephew

2009-11-18T08:54:00.000-08:00

Welcome baby Joshua Evan Scoresby! The 19th Grandchild of Fred and Wanda Scoresby!
Here is the oldest and the youngest! He is a cutie! I think we will claim him! Congrats to Ev and Kristel and little Aleah!

Rock-to-ber

2009-11-01T13:49:00.000-08:00

WOW! The month has come and gone, and well, lets just say that I am having a hard time keeping up with life! Here is a little sampling of what this "Rockin" busy month had in-store for the Stephen Scoresby fam.

We went to a Halloween Party at Uncle E-bays house. It was tons of fun to see all of the cousins and Aunties and Unc's all dressed up! Mikayla didnt attend this party with us, as she is much too big too hang with the family, and decided that her friends party was more important. Grandma and Grandpa Scoresby even joined us. Kristel and Ev did a great job! (We missed our Blake and Aunt Nen's fam though. We miss them!)
-Gotta love Steve's mullet and wife beater shirt. Funny thing happened though, on the way home from the party, we got a flat tire, and he had to change the tire with his wig on. I really did try hard not too laugh

We also made carmel apples this year. I have decided, that it is better too not go cheap when making these wonderful, mouthwatering treats. Kayla, Mace and I had a blast making these. Might I suggest that buying the carmel and dipping chocolate at the Bosch store is the best place too go. Oh and dont forget to wash the wax off of the apples. They were divine, and teachers, and friends LOVED them! I think that we will make this a new tradition.

Carving of the pumpkins-yet another fun tradition at most peoples homes. This year was a little different. All of our kids are growing up and thus, they have become very independant. They like to carve and clean their own. Although it is a wonderful thing, it tends too be very very messy. Especially if your name is Mace! As you can see I put a plastic table cloth on the floor and both kids are ontop of the table cloth with knees and arms in goop! Yes, we had to wash the floor, baseboards, and walls. Mikayla on the otherhand opted too not carve her vegtable, as she hates getting her hands dirty!

Late overs-Yes, we do not do sleep overs at our house (unless it is with cousins). Due to the fact that the kids do not sleep well, and come home cranky. But we do do lateovers. Well here is our latest late over this past weekend.
Mikayla was at a party, Mom and Dad were at a party. Mace even went to a party, but came home at nine. Meg had her own little party with her BFF Olivia. We came home at 10:30 to find this on our couches. Now mind you, this is not the first time that these two girls have fallen asleep at their late overs.

Here is Livy-catching a few Zzzzz's. It took me about 3 minutes to wake her. And here is Megs catching her Zzzzz'z. Good thing the house didnt burn down or that there were not any intruders. They would have slept through the entire thing!

And Lastly-HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
This year we let the girls decide what we were going to do for the festivities. Mikayla and Megs decided that we were going to be a family of "Hobo's. It was a riot. All of us but Mace dressed up like homeless people. We celebrated with our friends the Ellis's and Tracy. We built a fire in the fire pit out front, and had taco soup, chili, cornbread, hot cider, hot chocolate and candy for anyone who wanted any. It was so much fun! We of course had fun music playing, and Steve set up a campfire ring for all of our traveling friends and trick or treaters to stop by for some warmth.

I have decided that there is never a dull moment in our lives. And yet, I wouldnt have it any other way.
What a great way too start of the holiday season! Thank you too all of our great friends and to my awesome kids who love too party just as much as their mama! :) (I think Steve likes it too, but he will never admit it!)

It's Official!

2009-10-21T13:15:00.000-07:00

Fall is here! Usually, I love every single season in Utah. We get all four of them! It is wonderful. It is one of the reasons I love living here. You get the beautiful warm spring and its blossoms, The HOT summers, the cool crisp fall, and the cold but not Idaho freezing cold.

But, because I am freaking in 'menopause" I am HOT all of the time! So, this crisp air is wonderful for me.

How do I know its here?

-First sign***You can find Egg Nog! Our family is Egg nog junkies!

--Second sign-is the jackets come out in the morning and are off by afternoon.

--Thirdly, and our fave is the falling leaves! The best mess of fun around!

--The hot chocolate comes out.
--I can find three kids cuddled in fleece blankets as they watch TV or read.
--I start to feel "Bakey".
--New Episodes premiere.
--All of my favorite holidays are upon us.
--Im a football widow to BYU season tickets.
--I start thinking about all of the Thanksgiving and Christmas festivities.
--Dance Competition season starts all over again.

I LOVE FALL!

One of our greatest blessings

2009-10-18T13:10:00.000-07:00

We (I) have been so extremely blessed in my lifetime. Most people Steve and I's age's grandparents and sometimes even parents have passed away. I was lucky enough too not only know both of my fraternal grandparents, but I have known my Maternal Grandparents my entire life. Until two weeks ago.(Hence the lack of blogging)

I recieved a call from my parents last Saturday that my Grandpa Jensen passed away peacefully in his sleep. He was 87 years old, and full of life up until the last two days of his life. He was healthy, strong, had all of his wits and faculties about him. He was getting feeble as 87 isnt a young spring chicken anymore. They still drove and didnt have any old people disease. The other great thing is that they have been able too take care of themselves.

My Mom and Dad live one mile away from them, so they are able to go help them mow, shovel snow etc. Once a week my parents took them into to town to dinner, and my Dad has taken my Grandpa fishing every week in the summer. It has been a great thing having my folks there too take care of them indirectly.

My Grandmother has been the one that has been sick. So when he started not eating a getting wobbly and weak the few days before he died, my Grandmother was a little worried. My father and Uncle gave him a blessing last Saturday Evening. It was a blessing of peace and assurance that he had led a marvelous life. It was a blessing to reassure him that my Grandma would be ok. This blessing was at 5 o clock. He napped for several hours and at 7:54 PM my grandfather woke up, took two breaths, and was gone. Asleep in his chair. It was sweet and peaceful.

My grandmother told me that both of her prayers had been answered, even though you are never ready for anyone to die. She said that she prayed that Grandpa would go first, and she prayed that they wouldnt have to do a winter funeral. (Idaho winters are NOT fun!)

I went home for the week. Stephen and the kids joined me the day before the funeral. As the oldest grandchild I had lots of beautiful moments to serve my grandparents that week. I am grateful that I was able to be at home. The service was beautiful. Grandpa led a great life. He never judged a soul. He always made everyone feel great and he accepted everyone.

I got to help organize the service and order flowers. And spend some time with my grandfather alone at the mortuary. I will miss alot about my grandpa-but I will miss trying to smooth the wrinkles out of his hands, and I will miss playing with his big grandpa ears. I hear his laugh in my head everytime I think of him.

Here are the secret service agents---Darrin Preece, Dustin Preece, Travis Jensen, David Jensen, Jared Jensen, Logan Jensen, Curtis Pena, Brad Nuttal.

It had been snowing and raining all week I was there. The weather was beautiful for the funeral.
Here is Steve and I waiting for the Dedicatory Prayer.
It was a sad but good day. We will miss our Grandpa Jack

NO I AM NOT!!!

2009-10-11T13:48:00.000-07:00

Alot of my friends, family and aquaintences that we know, have been posting on their blogs and on Face book that they are pregnant! That they are having a boy, or a girl, or in some cases a couple of boys. I love it, its cute and I am totally excited for them. I just thought that I would inform all of my loyal readers and followers, that "I AM NOT PREGNANT". nor is it physically possible any longer. BUT a big congrats to all of you who are. I was just feeling a little left out-now I am good, and will be happy to spoil all of those little babies that are about too be born!

Bike 2 Bike Heber Century Cancer Ride 2009

2009-09-26T16:53:00.000-07:00

If you are an avid Scoresby Scoop Blog reader, then you will remember that last September my family rode this Heber Century ride for The Huntsman Cancer Center. All proceeds go to cancer research. Yes-we are avid "cancer research supporters". Last year I didnt get to ride, I had to watch from the window of my car as Steve and my Dad transported me around too cheer my amazing cousins on. It was amazing! It was humbling to know that they were doing this race for me, and for my uncle (their Dad) who had just died 4 months earlier to Pancreatic Cancer. Team Preece rocked!

Today Team Preece rode again! AND they rocked again! It's tradition! AND-I joined them on the road today! I committed to ride 25 miles. I knew that I couldnt do more this year. It's been a hard recovery-BUT the important thing is I'm officially back on the road. I have rode alot this summer, but not up too where I was a year ago. My goal is too be back to 20 plus miles a day. Not only was that a big milestone for me, but my little Meggie rode the entire 25 miles with me. She was a rock star!

She is a determined little thing. She set a great pace and we had a blast together. She has now caught the biking bug too and wants to ride as many races as she can next year. Quite a few of the other bikers were amazed at her as she climbed the soldier hollow hill. They were cheering her on, and she loved every second of it. Both Steve and I were totally proud of her.

(In this photo is Troy, me, Kim and Megs)

Ride Hard or Go Home!

My goal was to ride 25 miles. My Dad was going to ride with me, but since he couldnt (because of surgery on Monday), Megs took his place. It was a great experience for both of us to do this together. She is exactly what I needed today.

Steve and I in an emotional embrace. My tears were from accomplishing a hard goal. I have really realized that "I can do hard things!" And Steves tears were tears of gratitude that I am still here! (plus he has lived the hard stuff with me!)

Troy designed our shirts again. Here is the front. Which was totally appropriate for our team. I loved it Troy! Thanks!

The back was cool too. Here is the upper half. The "S2B' means "Save 2nd Base". You can go to savesecondbase.com if you need more info on this. :)

And here is the lower back of the shirt.

I personally think that the whole thing was great! Cancer is cancer whether its breast, uterine, pancreatic, lymphoma. We need a cure! My plea is that everyone does their part to get involved with a cancer research charity today. I know that we all know someone with cancer or you have lost someone to cancer or both.

For me, "I am Stronger than Cancer"! Thanks Meg for the great ride! Thanks Steve-0 for the support, and for being a great pit crew! And thanks to all of my great friends who came to support and cheer us on today. AND thanks to all of my awesome cousins who rode for me and all of the other Cancer patients and survivors. I am blessed.

Happy Fete Day

2009-09-24T08:14:00.000-07:00

So we hosted our first "Fete" Day. Last year, the Caziers invited us to experience our first Fete day, and this year we hosted our first.
What is Fete day you ask? Well, (this is how Maleen explains it)August is the only month without a holiday. I did not know that until last year. So, Fete means celebration or party (I dont know what language, but it sounds good). It can be any day in August.You pick a color to celebrate with,so this year the color was Yellow.

We invited the Ellis family, the Kierksik family, and the Lamb family to join the "Fete" festivities. All wore yellow (thanks John, I know it was hard for you). Everyone brought a gift for someone that was "yellow". The kids really love this part.
I had a jar full of yellow candy that was a guessing jar. We played games and had a barbeque. Mikayla and Meg made yellow smiley face cupcakes for a cupcake walk for the kids. It was cute. Phoenix had so much fun on the merry go round, that he barfed. We had a mini micro burst, but all in all,we loved our "Fete" day, and cant wait to do it again next year!

It was also Justins birthday so he got to celebrate his day with our Fete celebration.

Some of our Favorite People

2009-09-21T09:29:00.000-07:00

We are so blessed to have the best birth moms and extended families. They are all great! We love them like our own families, and we are glad to be able to share our children with them once in awhile, by letting them have a little glimpse into their lives. A few weeks ago, Helen, Kevin, and Rachel came to visit, bringing Mason and Megans little brother Logan with them.

We went on a picnic to the park and played. Logan loves all three of our kids, and of course Meg and Mace fight over him. They taught him how to roll down the hill, and they taught him how to catch frogs and how to ride a scooter. It was awesome. The sad part is when they leave and Mason thinks he needs his brother back. Poor buddy. On a good note, we are so grateful that the kids get to know their little brother, even if its for only a day or two a year. Oh, and it is always a treat to see Rachel! ALL of the kids love Rachel (who is the auntie), and they love to run circles around Adam(who is the uncle).

Logan and Mason--can you see the resemblence?

Meg teaching Logan how to scoot!

Going on a frog hunt.

Preece Family Reunion 09

2009-09-21T08:35:00.000-07:00

We went to the Preece family reunion in August. Bear Lake is the meeting place. It was a riot. We had a great cabin this year, infact we loved it soo much that we are trying to get it again next year. It was so cool because we had access to the pool at the marina condos, so the kids were able to swim at night.
We spent time out on the lake, and the kids had a great time burying each other and building sand castles. We skiied and tubed and ate and all was well. Kim and I took our bikes and went riding. It was totally fun. I wanted to ride last year, but was not well, so it made up for it this year.
We also went to the "minitonka" cave. That was a cool experience. We climbed over 800 stairs. Steve has this problem with claustraphobia, so it was hard for him-but he overcame his fear and went. The kids loved it when I had hot flashes in the cold-because my heater went on and they warmed themselves up on me. It was funny.
One of the funniest things was Steve scaring the older kids. They had their own bunk room and were telling ghost stories. Steve was hilarious! They were all freaked out. (thats the fun of getting older I guess).
Anyways, it was great! We cant wait for next year! Sadly we missed both of two of my brothers and their families. We hope that they will make it next year.

Leadership 2009

2009-09-16T06:09:00.000-07:00

This year, Leadership for Close to My Heart was in Newport Beach. So-I was lucky enough to spend another 4 days in Cali again in July. It was fun though. I didnt get to go to Florida last year because I had just started my health problems. So I was elated to be back with my friends again. Close to My Heart is such an awesome company to work with. I love being a director, and I love my friends that I get to hang out with. They have become some of my closest buddies. Corporate took the Directors to an evening at Disney. It was great! We had a super time. Blythe had just had open heart surgery a few months ago and so she got to ride in a wheelchair, which made it awesome for the rest of us to go to the front of the line. I guess there are some perks to having surgery huh. Thanks Blythe!

There were some other surprises while I was in Cali-A little family reunion. Steve's cousin Camille Olsen Ellis is a consultant too! She was able to make the trip. It was so great too see her, and spend some time with her too.

Happy 24th of July!

2009-09-15T12:40:00.000-07:00

This post will tell you how far I am behind in my journalling. Almost 2 months and 357 photos (that I downloaded) later. The first half of the day we went to Steve's sister Barbs apartment and went swimming with the cousins. It was hot, and fun. It was fun too see the cousins, sister inlaws and Uncle Richie.

We spent the rest of the day with my family. Kim, Troy and kiddos, and Mick and Trina and their kiddos. We had a barbeque at our house where we had a rousing game of "Bochi" ball. OK, so we love this game. Especially Mason who loves to throw all of the balls. He does not care whose it is, or where it is flung. He can even throw a ball while eating a hot dog.

Here is the bochi crew!

Later that evening we went up to Kims neighborhood in Cedar Hills and watched the fireworks. It was awesome. SOooo fun for the kids too. They rolled down the hill in the dark and had a grand time. I am so grateful to be a part of such great families to make such great memories for my kids.

The BEST day of my life!

2009-09-09T06:19:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was one of the BEST! So, I work at the studio very part time now to help offset some of the cost for these crazy dancers of ours. Well Mr. Donny Osmond is training for "Dancing with the Stars" at our studio. I went in yesterday morning to fill in for one of the gals. When I got there, Alex said too me-(knowing that I am in love with Don)-"Did you see know your boyfriend was in studio 1 dancing?" Well, I knew he was but I had promised Kenra that I would not cause a scene if I saw him. So I politely said that I knew he was. BUT I was dying inside-I love Donny! So I went next door to Dance Gear. I could hear him talking and laughing with Kim Johnson (his partner), and I was texting my friends that I was one wall away from Donny. A few minutes later his assistant walks in and Says "Keri?" I said "Yes", and then she walks in and behind him walks Donny. I wanted to pee my pants.

Of course I have met him and have lots and lots of photos of him. But I think I am his biggest fan! I know I am crazy, and Steve is good too put up with my obsession. I mean I took his photo out of our bedroom. So we chatted for a few minutes and took some photos. My whole day was made! AND DON WILL WIN DANCING WITH THE STARS!

Happy 1st Year Birthday Too ME!

2009-09-03T08:35:00.000-07:00

One year ago today-I was awaiting surgery!
One year ago today-I was freaking out!
One year ago today-I was surrounded by my closest friends and family.
One year ago today-I wondered if I would be able to win the battle.
One year ago today-Ikissed and hugged each of my children and told them how much I loved them and how proud I was of them.
One year ago today I held Steves hand as he comforted me through my tears.
One year ago today I had to have more faith than I have ever had in my life.
One year ago today, I reflected on my life and knew that I was truly blessed.
One year ago today I got rid of the cancer in my body.
One year ago today I survived!

It's been a super hard year, but I am so blessed! I thank God everyday for each new day, for each new smile, and for each new memory. I am so blessed to have the amazing husband, and children that I have. I am so blessed by my friends, what angels you have been. I am so blessed to have the extended family I have, for without you I could not have done this journey so well. I am so blessed to have a loving Heavenly Father who has allowed me to continue my journey.

Where I am at now---I feel Great!

I really will be back!

2009-08-24T08:09:00.001-07:00

It has been a month since my last post. I am having problems with my computer program that transfers my photos...BUT my goal is to get it fixed this week! I have a bazillion photos--ok at least 200 photos that I have taken in the last month and a ton of fun things to post about. SO, stay tuned..

Could It be?

2009-07-21T09:29:00.000-07:00

Oh my! Our little angel, who not so long ago was coo-ing and smiling and pooping and crying has grown up! She was off to Girls Camp last week, with Aunt Kim, Brookie and Beans! I was so excited for her. Some of my favorite memories as a youth was at Girls Camp. She is so lucky to get to go with her cousins! And if you look close at the photo-she is carrying her blanket. So maybe she hasnt quite grown up yet. Poor kid at 12 still cant sleep with out her blankie.

By the way, she had a great time! Loved every second of it, and insists that she get to go again next summer!

We're Baaack!

2009-07-15T08:32:00.000-07:00

Ok so posting every day didnt work out so well. If you are a blog roll reader, you should continue reading this with the music tribute, so go directly to my blog if you want the full effect. Also-you should enlarge each photo by clicking on them-just to check out their amazing faces and feel their energy and excitement!

Nationals was great! Our kids did awesome! Here are some highlights of the week....

We had to take a photo of the trunk so that we remembered how to pack all of our stuff. Steve was our master packer. I did not get to take my fan- which made for a hard week of non sleeping for me.

LA is full of crazy drivers...but we made it with one hand on the wheel and one hand on the horn. We were pleasantly surprised when the bell man opened our curtains, this is the sight we saw. It ended up being our beacon if we were ever lost. Yeah, I know kind of corny but whatever works, right?

Juniors first rehersal that night. Girls, noses were bent out of shape, they wanted to swim and play. SO we brought them back for a late swim...

Mikayla, Kelsey Anderson and Jill James.

The next day brought our "Pre-qualifying". Such serious girls huh
They rocked the house with golds and high golds getting their teams into the finals.

Day #3-was finals for solos, duos and trios, so we spent a portion of the day at the Santa Monica Beach. It was fun! Girls loved the rides and the crazy guy on the dock. His little sign said "Disco Dock". I am quite certain that he was on something, or had a little too many brain cells fried in the 70's.

La- loves playing in the sand, and I loved laying in the sun! It was a great day.

That evening we went back and watched our teens and seniors compete. They rocked the house again. I am always amazed at their talent.

This is after all of the pre-qualify's were done! Yeah Center Stage!

The next few days were filled with Practice,rehersal, and classes

Pizza and Pool Parties
Then the real fun (stress begins)--the finals!
Some of the cast from "So you think you can dance" came to check us out-it was a riot for the girls, they loved it. Here is Mikayla with Brandon and one with Kayla.

I've decided that these kids do not have any idea what being "nervous" is. They can go out there and do their job and not stress at all. It is amazing too me.

"Let it Fall" (Perhaps one of my Faves)

Jr. Company with Director Stacy Bills--before going on with "Call the Law"
L-R (back)Emilee Clark,Kelsey Anderson, Lisa, Cheyenne, and Aleesha
Middle-Mikayla, Shaylee, and Stacy
L-R Front-Chloe, Izabelle,Destinee, and Kiana

Finals were a success! We ended up with all High Golds and 5 DJ Picks (which is the highest you can get) Our kids won a ton of cash for our studio, plus some great recognition and 4 numbers went to the Gala on Sunday.

Red Carpet

Friends
Great Food
Great Competition
Great Entertainment AND
WE WON! Our seniors brought us in with the over all win with "Just Dance" YEAH! The kids were fabulous! Danced their pants off. We now have earned free tuition for the next year to our regionals and Nationals with NUVO. This is huge folks! I would say upwords of $60,000 Dollars. And our kids loved every second of it! We are so proud of you! We had tons of scholarship winners, winners of talent agency spots, and Best overall. It was worth every second, penny, and moment spent this past year with these amazing dancers and amazing directors!

As for me- I am so proud of our little Mikayla. She danced like a champ, and I have decided that this girl truly "Glistens". Thank you little one for being our shining star!

And remember--"Just Dance!"

Nationals in LA

2009-07-08T21:34:00.000-07:00

OK, so I had Steve put a program on his lap top so that I could post photos of Nationals throughout the week. GRRRrrrrr-I cant figure it out...SO photos will have to be later. BUT we have had a wonderful time while we are here. Here's our story-
Day 1- Sunday July 5th: We left our house at 2:30 with Lorraine and Jillian and embarked on our journey to St. George. It was a nice trip. Our car was loaded to the max in the trunk. I was sad because I could not take my fan. Yes I cant sleep without the cold air. Hot flashes and no breeze make for a miserable ME! The girls had to put the cooler between them in the back seat. We spent the night in Dixie with some friends of Lorraine and Kyle. It was lots of fun, and we were grateful for the bed to lay our weary heads. ( I didnt sleep-surprise!)
Day 2-We headed for California at 7:30 AM. Our day started with the girls thinking that they could reload the car their way. We took a photo of how Steve packed us-BUT the girls were insistent on their way. SO, calmly we let them do their thing. I was determined that if I heard one complaint I was going to do my deaf imitation and tell them that I couldnt hear them. An hour before we got there, Jill complained-Jill got the deaf ears! It was hysterical!
Trip was long. I made the mistake of taking a water pill before we left, and yeah, about every hour I had to stop to go to the loo. We mapquested our journey and made it to LA just fine.
We are staying in the Kimpton Polomar Hotel. It is really really nice and the girls are having the time of their lives. Lorraine has informed all of the bellmen, and garage dudes that we are the "Clampets" from Utah.
The girls have laughed at us for several days now as we have had to figure out the city. It has been quite comical now that I think about it.
Day#3- We had a fabulous day! The teams pre-qualified 21 of their dances-the rest were qualified earlier this year at other regional meets. They rocked. It was amazing! All Gold, High Gold and 3 DJ Picks were given to us. We were so proud of all of them. They kids have now seen their competition, so they know what they are up against and can hit a home run in the finals.
Day #4- Today-we slept in, and went to the Santa Monica Pier and beach all day. It was awesome. We have decided that all California drivers are idiots. They have one hand on the wheel and one hand on the horn. Traffic sucks!
Girls spent time at practice tonight and are now at the pool. From tomorrow on, they will be dancing for the next 4 days.

Good Luck to our Center Stage Dancers!

2009-07-04T18:06:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO1JNIkHVZI
Click onto this site and see the dance that will be done tonight at Stadium of Fire. This number will also be performed at Nationals. Mikayla is in the black spankies with ruffles on the bum/ with canes as props.

Mikayla is so blessed to be a part of such a great studio. She is on the Jr. Company at Center Stage. She loves it! The Jr.'s, Teens, and Senior Companies embark tomorrow after a long week preparing for the Stadium of Fire tonight-will be heading to Nationals in L.A for 8 days. They have been practicing non stop, and I am sure after watching them this week that there is no stopping them this next week. So good luck dancers and I KNOW that you will represent our studio well.

*Stay tuned this week, as I will post photos and results over the next week of how our amazing teams are doing.

*AND how lucky are they to be dancing with the "Jonas Brothers, and SheDaisy" tonight! Such great opportunities for such talented youth! Steve and I are proud of you!

Favorite Moments of The Scoresby Family Reunion

2009-06-29T12:12:00.001-07:00

This past weekend we went home to Idaho for the Fred and Wanda Scoresby family reunion. We had a splendid time. Especially because we have not been home since last May, so it was nice to be home. All of Steve's siblings and their families were there. There was camping in tents in the back yard, and games galore. Here are a few of my favorite hi-lights

The massive rain storm that we ran into in Pocatello and then again coming into Rexburg. The kids thought that rocks were being thrown at the van. (It was pretty cool though!)

The kids decorating their "Tee Team" tee-shirts, and getting signatures from everyone.

The hours and hours of many games being played. (Our family is big gamers!)

Playing with our cousins on Grandpa's play ground.

Harry Potter Lessons-(the kids have been playing Harry Potter and Hogwarts for years!)

Tether Ball

Several games were happening -Uncle Steve con'd Cam into playing as long as Steve used only his head and no arms, and on his knees.

Blake and Steve had a knock out, drag out "EPIC" game. As they both could barely move when they were done. LOL- it sucks to get old and fat!

Geo- caching which ended up getting us a flat tire, but oh well our team rocked! Rafe was scared of ghosts, and Brennen was scared of rattle snakes.

Piniata Prizes!

Popcicles

Talent show- and we are talented!

We had violinists, pianists, dancers, jokes, and magic.

Ears to wiggle, math maticians, sewing girls, and the cowboy cabaret.

Grandpa and his new chickens (provident living)

Family Togetherness - all 32 of us!

AND

One Engagement! Yeah the best news of all!

Barbara and Rich Beuss to be married in September. The last of the Scoresby sibs to tie the knot!

A great time was had by all!

I think spring is over------

2009-06-23T16:19:00.000-07:00

I think that spring may be over----Its been so WET

I don't need to water my yard!

I don't need to wash my car!

And my poor friends don't have to huddle in a blanket to keep warm and dry anymore. It has been the wettest spring that I can remember-Now I am ready for the sun and I am ready for the summer FUN! Bring it on!

Happy Fathers Day!

2009-06-21T09:34:00.000-07:00

Our Dad is the "Best"

He hugs us everyday!

He Kisses us goodnight!

He plays games with us all the time!

He lets us dance and play soccer.

He is easy to talk to.

He provides for our needs.

He teaches us the gospel.

He gives us life experience.

He holds us when we need him.

He loves to watch us perform.

He works hard and expects us to work hard.

We love our dad-because he is the Best Dad.

Boot Camp 09

2009-06-16T13:17:00.001-07:00

Mikayla participated in her very first dance "boot camp" ever. Last week she spent the entire week with the Junior, Teen, and Senior companies cleaning, choreography-ing, dancing, training, and working hard. To hear her describe it, it was fun, hard, intense and rewarding. The kids were at the studio for 36 hours! Yes folks, I said 36 hours of dance. Amazing---I have to admit I was quite proud of all of them.
The great thing about these kids, is that they are all such good friends. They have trained together for years, they know each othe well-and the older kids, they take good care of our younger kids. They are on the countdown now to Nationals in LA. Coming up in 3 weeks. Yeah!

Here is the first day of Boot camp-(warning-lots of photos, and thanks Averie for the photos)

Christian and Stacy- the drill sargeants.

Christian- Day one is camo day-

Jr, Teens, and Seniors.
Day 2- Red Day

Oh my aching shoulders, back and LEGS!

Shimmy Shimmy Coco puff!
Day 3 was white Day- I did not get any photos! :-(
Day 4 - Blue Day

The Crew after cleaning "I'm Alive"-actually they were dead dog tired.

The dudes.
I am proud of each of these kids who are all so dedicated to the sport they love. I know that they will be rock stars at the stadium of Fire and at Nationals. Great Job Center Stage Juniors, Teens and Seniors!

A little piece of Heaven

2009-06-09T09:17:00.000-07:00

Oh My goodness! This place is sheer Heaven! For any local Provo/Oremites, I encourage you to try this place out. It is worth the drive! My friend Tracy introduced me and the girlies to this little shack.
It is not your typical snow shack. It is sheer joy to the taste buds!

This little snowshack is unlike anything I have ever tried. It is located right on Rock Canyon Drive, across from the BYU track (just down from the stadium), on the west side of the road.
Here is their story....This young married couple owns it and runs it full time. They both go to school full time and work other full time jobs. They average 5 hours of sleep a night. They found this stuff in Hawaii, and fell in love with it. So when they came back to the states, they called the company in Hawaii and got all of the details on how to make their ice and all of the flavors. They get all of their ingredients from the islands and make everything at home. It takes 3 days to make their ice-it is so crystal clear and has the consistency of snow. It is unreal! The gals father passed away last year and so her younger brother lives with them and helps them run the shack as well. Just that story in itself has made me motivated to frequent their snow cones often.

They have 3 different options. A short board, a long board and the Big Kahuna. The flavors are so great. You can have a scoop of vanilla ice cream in the center and you can also have an Ice cap on the top. (This is drizzled sweetened condensed milk)-Let me just tell you it rocks the house!

They are huge. My fave is guava and mango with ice cream.

Mikayla had the cotton candy with the snow cap on top. Um I think I might put that as a fave too!

Then Megs had vanilla cream, tangerine, and bubblegum all together--Not my choice of flavors but it was really great too!
So if you are hot and want a great cool treat go to Provo and buy the best snowcone on the block. I promise you cant go wrong!

Friends Summer Adventure

2009-06-09T09:11:00.000-07:00

Last summer a group of my friends got together and once a week we would do a big activity together. It was great to break up the summer and have a great time with friends. Well, we moved in January, so you can imgine how glad I was to have them ask us if we wanted to join in the fun again. Thursday was our first gathering. We went up to South Fork and had a picnic. It was pretty low key, but the kids had a riot! They hiked, played in the water, and kicked balls around. It was so fun. I know that we sure enjoy the time we get to have fun with each other and good friends.

Not all of our crew joined us this week. We hope to see them this week!

Three Little Monkeys

2009-06-02T16:44:00.001-07:00

"Three little monkey's swinging in a tree- Sayin Mister Alligator cant catch me! No you cant catch me!"

Today we walked over to the park and had a picnic. The kids kept themselves entertained by trying to hide each others shoes on the playground equipment and in the trees. They then proceeded to scare me as they climbed the tallest pine tree in the park!

Mason is a freakin maniac!

Meg has no fear!

Dayton is up for the challenge!

Munchers!
I wonder what tomorrow will bring?

The Sleeping Beauty 2009- June 1st

2009-06-02T16:37:00.001-07:00

Mikayla and the ballet students at Center Stage have been putting in some long hours as they have been preparing for the production of "The Sleeping Beauty". They all did such a beautiful job. I love watching all of their grace and beauty as they tell a story through dance. Great job Center Stage and Great job Mikayla.

Emilee, Mikayla, and Jillian
They hate their costumes. They are in act 1- and are the garland girls. At one point they are to mingle around and act like they are whispering. I asked Mikayla what they talked about while they were whispering. Her reply was-"How ugly our costumes are!" She is a witty girl.

Let the Games Begin

2009-05-31T10:19:00.000-07:00

I have loved every stage of my childrens lives. As they have gotten older, it has been so much fun. They are all pretty independant, yet they still need their Mama and Daddy for their hugs, kisses, and tuck ins. But the ages that they are at right now is a blast. I have had to let a little of my "control" go and become a little more "fluid".
One of the things that my kids LOVE to do is play "Night Games". Yes their Dad introduced this to them several years ago at a family reunion and they play any chance that they get. They have even played a few times in the winter. Crazy kids! Well you know it is only the second day of summer for us, and one weekend has not passed without playing "Warden" and "Commando". Last night our backyard was graced with 10 kids-Mason the Youngest playing in the dark. We have the perfect back yard for it. It's big, has a ton of places to hide and its high fenced. Whala-I dont have to worry about where they are. Anyways, I am glad that they can go out and have a great time. I am sure there will be many a more nights this summer filled with kids and flashlights.
In the photo: Sophie, Kaitlyn, Rachel, Joan, Trevor, Nathan, Mace and Mikayla. Megan and Christian are hiding.

The Last Days of School

2009-05-29T08:34:00.001-07:00

The last week of school seems like such a waste to us as parents. Kids are going here and there, and everywhere. There is field day, games against the teachers, graduations, yada yada yada. Everyone is antsy and wants to just be out of school!
So although this post is long-it pretty much covers my week. So much for having any time to myself before the summer vacation-But Hey, "Schools Out for Summer!"

On Wednesday Mikayla Graduated from Elementary School. She was glad to say "Good Bye" to 6th Grade. Although, she was nominated by the entire 6th grade as-

"The Cutest Girl" and her friend Eric Ascione was voted "The Cutest Boy".

She was also voted by the 6th grade class to have the "Prettiest Hair", and her friend Nathan (also one of her best friends and Science partner) was voted the "Coolest Hair". --I personally think that they are right. But I am her mother.

Here is Mikayla with some of her "goofy" friends- Joan, Sophie and Rachel.

Next we were graced in the Girl Scout End of Year party-where our Meggie was honored. She had a great time this past year learning how to cook, grow plants, learn about the eco system and selling Girl Scout Cookies.

Here she is playing at the Park.
Today is the last day of school, I am hopeful in keeping everyone busy and having fun. I always look forward to summer with my kids, as they are SO busy during the school year. This summer will NOT be cut short! I am healthy!

Mikayla and Miss Robinson

Megan and Miss Klauzar--She was the BEST teacher for our Megs.

Mason and Mrs.Tenney
Teachers at Noah Webster, you did a fabulous job this year! Thanks so very much!

Mace and his buddies.

Memorial Day Weekend Continues

2009-05-25T08:02:00.000-07:00

Our original plans, were to go home to Rexburg for the annual "Scoresby Open" (all the guys and Barb go golfing with their Dad) Weekend. We battled back and forth whether to go or not, as Mikayla had to dance both Friday and Saturday. Plus we have a lot of upcoming expenses coming our way with Dance Nationals. We sadly decided to stay here at home and have our own "Scoresby Open" weekend. BUT-it hasn't turned out to be a sad time, we have had a riot with our kids and friends. Infact both Steve and I have commented on how nice it has been to be at home. There was no golfing this weekend but so far we have had:
7 games of "Killer Bunnies"

This has become our new addiction! It is crazy fun! There are 11 expansion packs that go with this game. We are on the 2nd expansion to date. LOVE IT!

One game of "Pirates Cove"-- another Days of Wonder Fave--we are big fans of Days of Wonder Games. James Ellis won!

One game of "Small World", our newest Days of Wonder Game-I think this game is going to be fun, as soon as we learn all of the ins and outs to it.

Here is Mikayla relishing in her victory as the first winner of the fam to play "Small World".

We also had the first barbeque of the season-with Master Chef Stevie Wonder Buns!

Of course we did several geo-caches, and I have several more for the kids to do today after we go to the cemetary.
SO FAR---GREAT WEEKEND!

The Season has begun!

2009-05-23T15:12:00.000-07:00

Today we started our new season of Geo-caching. This will be our third year, and we still love it! I had plans to take all three kids today-BUT Meg and Mace spent their afternoons in their rooms. Mikayla and I had a blast. She found the first cache of the season. We actually found 3 of the 4 caches. We saw a snake and finished with a shake. It was awesome. I cant believe how many new caches there are in Orem. So we have our summer cut out for us.

Here is La uncovering her find....shh we dont want the muggles to see us.

This was actually our favorite cache of the day. Mikayla loves riddles and plays on words. The title of this cache was- "Pie and ear, his story.....? The clue she had to uncover was-"ever played Oregon Trail". We ended up at this site in front of an old wagon. The cache was squirt guns! Very fitting!
I will post our finds of the summer in my side bar, and rate them how we like them, so if any of our geo caching friends want to find some good ones, these ones have been tried and tested.

A weekend of Dancing--

2009-05-17T12:56:00.000-07:00

Such is our lives as we spend many hours watching the girls perform. We did get a special treat though. My cute little niece Kalin was dancing in Ogden this past weekend and so the kids and I drove down to watch her solo. She is so darling and did a fabulous job. We also got to spend some time with my little brother and his wife. It was a great evening for my family, as we dont get to see them very often. MaKynlee is a littls spit fire, full of energy cuteness and love. Oh I just miss them!

Kalin

Makynlee-finall got a pose out of her!

Silly Kids!

Yeah! Its a great DAY!

2009-05-15T08:15:00.000-07:00

I just got a call from my Cancer Doc- with my 6 month test results. I am Cancer FREE! I made my first two humps! Yeah! What a great way to start the weekend! I am on the tables doin the "Happy Dance"!

I guess with good news like that, I can handle the hot flashes and insomnia.
GO PINK!

Happy Birthday Steve!

2009-05-13T07:35:00.001-07:00

This post is for you Stephen! Happy Birthday I love you!

I have known Steve for 27 Years! We met in High School- I was 15 and he was 17. I fell in love with a Senior! We dated until he went on his mission in 1984-1986 to Korea. He left me behind my Senior year. To wait.....yeah right! I admit now that I dated more than I waited. Maybe a little too much, but in the long run-we made it.
I have celebrated 27 birthdays with him. Holy Cow! We have had a great life together. Lots of ups, and lots of downs. Lots of defeats, and lots of victories. Lots of sadness, but lots of joys. Lots of tears, yet lots of laughter. I think that is called growth. We have literally grown up together in this life. I cant think of anyone I would rather grow up with.
Steve has a GREAT family! I love them all, and I am blessed to be a part of such a great family.

Steve likes to do alot of things. He loves to golf-especially his his Dad and Brothers.
He has blue in his veins-

He loves to be an "Entrepenuer"-much to his families dismay. He is really into "Internet Marketing" right now on the side.
He loves his job with AFLAC- but hates his boss. (Can he leave already!) He has been with Aflac for almost 8 years!

He has an amazing library- chuck full of Positive books.(try moving all of those boxes!)
He loves candy and has a huge sweet tooth!
He is the best daddy in the whole world to these little munchkins-

And the best husband and friend to me!

Happy 44th Birthday Stevie Wonder Buns! We love you!

44 Reasons I love You! (and in no particular order)
1.I love your laugh!
2. I love that you are gentle in your discipline.
3. I love that you play with our kids.
4. I love your cute butt and thighs! (TMI)
5. You make me laugh (all the time)
6. You have strong values and convictions.
7. You love the gospel and live it.
8. You are a hard worker!
9. You have a determination to succeed.
10. I love that you always pose for your photos.
11. You are the best nurse to the kids when they vomit (as I am a vomit phobic)
12. I love that we have volumes and millions of memories together.
13. I love that you temper my wrath.
14. I love that you try really hard to scare me. Haha-I think I am ahead now!
15. I love that you worry about me and my safety.
16. I love that we started our journey in life together.
17. I love your attempts at romance.
18. I love that you collect games and that we can share time together with family and friends.
19. I love that you love to travel. (with me!)
20. I love your forgiving heart.
21. I love that you "try" to be frugal. (You weekly DI shopper!)
22. I love that you know your scriptures and the gospel well.
23. I love that you have a testimony.
24. I love your back rubs (do it more often please)
25. I love that you surprise me often by cleaning the house.
26. I love that you support me and my job (hobby or whatever it is)
27. I love your sensitivity to our children and to me.
28. I love that you are fair.
29. I love that you are not afraid to cry.
30. I love that you are a movies buff.
31. I love to watch you watch our kids perform, and that I get to catch a few tears from you as you watch with a proud heart.
32. I love that you have a sweet tooth like me.
33. I love your teasing nature. (We all do except your sister Barb.)
34. I love that you hire out projects instead of making a disaster. ie. cars, lawn.
35. I love that you are very loyal to your family and friends.
36. I love that you set goals and have a vision.
37. I love that you try to hide from me and make me find you. You are silly at 44!
38. I love that your attitude is "Try or can" but not Cant.
39. I love you because you are fun and always looking for adventure.
40. I love that you are home grown..Nothing changes.
41. I love that you take time for me.
42. I love that you support our family temporally, emotionally and spiritually.
43. I love you because you are perfect for me.
44. I love you because you are what a father and husband should be.

What makes a mom?

2009-05-11T11:11:00.000-07:00

When I was a child, all I ever wanted to be was a mom. I have always loved kids, and I have always loved to play hard.I grew up and got marriend to my Prince charming. Life was bliss until children did not come into the picture for us year after year. I was sad. My Heart hurt. Mothers Day was the worst! All of these great moms were celebrated. All but me. Of course I got the courtesy flower at church. Pretty soon Mothers Day became "Black Sunday" for me. I hated it, I cried. Of course we did our best to celebrate our own moms, but it was just a hard day for me.
Ten years after we were married. We got this cute little Angel Mikayla-

She came just days befor Mothers Day. What a gift she was. But I still found myself being sad. I had so many friends and people I knew that wanted to be moms too. So my heart still ached, dont get me wrong, I loved being a Mom, I was just sad for all of the others who longed and mourned.
Soon another little angel came-
Little Meggie... She too was a bright spot in my world. Her giggle is enough to make anyone happy. But those darn "Mothers Days" were still so hard for me. There are so many women that teach, nurture, love and support our children.
After a little stint- comes my large and in charge Boy Mace,

I mean really he is the sweetest boy EVER! We just love him, and he wears us out every single day, and he definately keeps us young!
Life does not get much better in my world! I love being a Mom, I love being my childrens Mom! I am grateful for every day that I get to spend with them. I wont lie, I still have a hard day on Mothers Day. In my opinion, it should be "Womens Day"-then we can celebrate all women.
I love all of the wonderful women in my life, and in my husbands life, and especially in my childrens life. Here's a little tribute to you sweet ladies that make such a difference for us-

Helen-who loves all of our children so very much!

Andrea- who helped to complete our family.

Traci- the angel that healed my heart.

My Mama-who still takes care of me at 42. I love my Mom! She is the best Mom and Grandma to my kids.

My other mama-who gave me such a great husband. Steves mom is one of my dearest friends and confidants. We are all lucky to call her Mom and Grandma.

For me now, I have come to terms with it-It's a National Holiday so-I will deal, but I make certain that my friends and people I know that are not Mothers know how much they mean to me on this day.

My Mothers Day was great today. It started with a breakfast in bed from Daddy and Mason-
It was a fabulous day, I loved all the wonderful gifts and loves I got from each of my kids. It ended spending it with Steve's family-so I got to spend the afternoon and evening with my great sister-in-laws. All in all, I am truly a blessed woman!

Birthday Bash- Part deaux

2009-05-09T06:53:00.000-07:00

Last night we had Mikayla's birthday party with all of her friends. It was lots of fun and really really noisy! I mean when you have 12 tweens screaming and giggling all night--what a joyous sound.
Kayla decided on different this year. Instead of going to movies, swimming, skating yada yada yada- she decided to do what she loves that she doesnt get a lot of time to do because she is SO BUSY!
So- girls arrive at 6:00 pm -Daddy's busily making her favorite homemade pizza. (By the Way-it is the bomb pizza! Our whole fams fave!)

Way to go Steve! You rocked in the pizza making department.

The girls made a "Friends" scrapbook page. Mommy planned the layout. I used the darling set "tickeled Pink" It was very very cute. The girls had a blast scrapbooking and getting glitter all over themselves.

Beading friendship bracelets rocked too...

Mikayla didnt feel she needed a cake (since she got one on Tuesday) but she loves my chocolate sauce and so banana boats was her choice of dessert. It was fun, and the girls loaded up on the sugar. Alesha (dance friend) was laughing so loud ice cream came out her nose!)

Gifts were fun too--she was spoiled by all of her friends.

Then the remainder of the evening (thank heavens for great weather-for once!) they played night games in the back yard until 10:30. I think that they all had a blast. I am bummed that I didnt get a group photo-but hey, it was a Happy Birthday to our 12 year old little bundle of fun and giggles Mikayla!

Destinee

Nicole

Abby

Isabel, Alesha, and Kelsey

Jillian

And Emilee

WARNING!!!!!

2009-05-06T04:42:00.000-07:00

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN UP SINCE 2:30 AM--I just keep on posting and posting and posting.....Keep on scrolling down!

Happy Birthday Mikayla!

2009-05-06T04:25:00.000-07:00

Our baby is 12!

I am still having a hard time believing that she has been a part of our lives for 12 years. Where does the time go? We have truly been blessed to have Mikayla as our daughter. She is an amazing child! She makes us smile every time we see her, or think about her.
Some FAQ's about Mikayla-
*She loves chocolate!
*She loves to dance! (Duh)
*She is a straight A student.
*She loves music
*She plays the piano
*She is NOT a cook yet (she almost burned the house down in a small pan on Saturday!)
*She loves to babysit
*She loves to read
*She loves her pink blankie
*She loves green, blue and yellow
*She loves steak and corn on the cob
*She loves her daddy
*She loves to travel
*She is excited to be in Young Womens
*She is a great sister, daughter, and friend.
We love you sister!

I picked her up and took her to lunch. We had a great time. I surprised her with a visit from her biological mom. The three of us had lunch together. She was so excited.

After dance-we had a family shin dig. She loved all of her gifts. We also invited Traci and her family to join us. The kids had a great time, as did we. I dont think Mikayla ever thought that she would get to spend her birthday with both her moms. It was very special for all of us. I got a little teary several times throughout the day. Our family has been very very blessed by our birthmothers. We love them so much!

Make a wish!

Kayla and her brothers Dayton, Mason, and Jack

Steve, Mikayla, Traci and I
(I am bummed at these photos-I had my camera on the wrong setting!) grrrr
It was a fun day! We love you Mikayla
*More partying soon, as her big bash will be on Friday and on Sunday with the extended fam.

A noteworthy post---

2009-05-06T04:20:00.001-07:00

If anybody knows me, they know that about 19 years ago, I had a run in with a pressure cooker while canning beans. I was a young newly wed at the time and borrowed a canner from a neighbor. To make a long story short, the pressure cooker had a faulty gauge and it blew up on me. I suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns on my legs, and spent a significant amount of time in and out of the hospital. Well due to my trauma-I have not canned since.

Much to Steve's dismay he would like me to get over my fear and try again. I think its something about all the canning his mom does that makes him feel I need to be just like her. So I finally did a little canning on Monday. I made some jars of strawberry freezer jam. It is so pretty, and I am so proud---Ssshhhh, don't tell my brain that it really wasn't canning.

A Hardened Criminal

2009-05-06T04:12:00.000-07:00

I had to go to court on Monday the 4th. Yes I was speeding in a school zone. Got pulled over one block from my house. It is mandatory that you appear in court now in our city if you are caught speeding in a school zone. Infact it is a "Class C misdemeanor". Nice huh!

I had a good time teasing the kids that I might have to go to the slammer. Infact they were so worried I got this response.
-Mace said morning prayers and asked that I be blessed to not go to jail.
-Meg got up at 6 am to kiss me and wish me luck, because I might have to go to jail.
-Meg also called during school and quietly whispered to me-"Mom are you in jail?"
-Mikayla of course knew all along that her mother is never serious.

I realized I probably had gone to far, and told them to not be telling their friends and teachers I might have to go to jail. Although I do not have to go to jail, I do have to go to traffic school on Thursday night.

Five

2009-05-06T02:19:00.000-07:00

The first five...People to leave a comment on this post will receive something made by me. However, there are some limitations:

I make no guarantee that you will like what I make.
What I create will be just for you.
It will be done this year.
You have no clue what it is going to be - cards, bows, shoes, a bag, frame or a little invention of my own. I may bake something and mail it to you . Who knows? Not you that's for sure!
I reserve the right to do something extremely strange. It may blow your mind!
Here's the catch, if you choose to do this. You must post this on your blog and be ready to make something for five people too. This will be fun! When you receive the fabulous item I make you, you must post a picture of it on your blog.Now time to comment and start thinking about what you will be making for someone else! ;)

Hmmm-I wonder who will take this challenge on.

Im WAY behind in my posting!

2009-05-03T12:29:00.000-07:00

First of all did I mention that I HATE insomnia!

I just want to be normal again and sleep like a real person! Really! This is ridiculous!

Spring Break

2009-04-15T22:35:00.000-07:00

Yeah Whatever!

Had to turn the holiday lights on!

More Easter Festivities

2009-04-12T14:05:00.000-07:00

We have had such a fun Easter this season! I have done more crafts and activities with the fam than I ever have in the past. It has been so much fun. Although I hate them growing up, I love that they are older and can do FUN things. Yesterday we had a riot! We did a big Easter Party at our house with my family. We started out with a crack off. We had two rounds. One for the kids and One for the adults. I might add that everyone loved it, and wants to do it again.

The big winner for design went to Malerie-with Mr. Froggie

The biggest "Qwacker" who was cracked first was Brooke

and the over all winner who went clear through the loser bracket to win Mikayla was little Carson!
Way to go Cars!

Then the adults cracked off-
The big winner for design was Cherie- she made her egg into Heff. It was hilarious-he rolled naked!
The Biggest Quacker who was cracked out first was Troy! Sorry Troy!
and the overall winner was me! My little bunny egg won!

It was freakin raining, so we ate a great Easter meal-thanks to all of the fabulous cooks!

Luckily I planned for rain-I had crafts for all of the kids to do, and both the Wii and play stations were going. Here is the cute easter chick craft that we had. Kids did a great job and worked on them all afternoon.

How cute is that !
I also had cute jelly belly bracelets that all of the girls made too.
We also had a big indoor egg hunt too. It was fun! Not my beautiful backyard-but it was fun. My kids love being with their cousins so it made for a fabulous day. Everyone got eggs, games, food,family, fun, and a full tum! Life does not get much better!

Troy and Trina- relaxing just a little too much!

I also made my own Marshmallow Easter Eggs! EASY and way better than the store bought! Holy Cow, I vow to never buy a chocolate marshmallow Easter Egg from a store again!

Mikayla tried her hand at chocolate molds. She loved it!

The Easter Bunny came and brought some fun stuff too-but my kids went through it before I was even up this morn, so there are no photos from Easter Morning. Oh well, its been a fun weekend.

Happy Birthday to me!

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My birthday this year was very low key. I have decided that it is hard to celebrate during the week when you have kiddies that need to be here, there and everywhere. I didnt do to much. My friend Julie gave me a lovely gift.

Yes an "At Home Face Lift Kit"-hmmm, should I be offended? Do I look that bad at 42?

Spackle, a knife, sandpaper, peroxide, a sharpie, tylenol (for pain), and bandages---hmmmm, cant wait for your birthday Julie!

Steve and Mace sang to me, as Mikayla was babysitting and Megs fell asleep. So pretty quiet on the homefront.