Some Witches

We went to Breakfast with a Witch at Gardner Village in October with some friends. It was so much fun. It was nice being able to just hang out with Caitlin and have some mom daughter time. The breakfast was buffet style and the food was great. The witches came around and talked with you gave you their autographs, sang songs and all sorts of fun stuff. After breakfast we decided to walk around the village and have a good time. Caitlin being 10 just wanted to go off with Kaiti and do their own thing. Watching her walk away made me realize how much she is growing up. She's not the little girl who wants to hold mom's hand anymore. She is becoming more and more independent and becoming her own person. I'm still glad that she wants to spend time with mom and hasn't decided I'm the worse parent in the world. :o)

Turning 9

WOW! I can't believe that my baby is now 9. The time has flown by and I don't know what has happened. These 9 years with Tanner have been amazing! He is the sweetest boy you will ever meet. He is a mommas boy and I'm ok with that. Even being 9 he still wants his hugs and kisses from mom and he's not embarrassed to give them in front of his friends. Speaking of friends, this kid has tons of them. You can ask any 3rd grader at the school if they know who Tanner clark is and they will tell you yes. He loves to play and have a good time.
This year for his Birthday we took a trip up to the cabin. Todd was going to be gone on his actual birthday so we went up the week before. The kids got to ride their 4 wheelers, stay up late and roast marshmallows! We all had a wonderful time and it was nice to get away from cell phones, computers and the noise of the city and be able to relax in piece and quiet. I love that we have the opportunity to get away into the beautiful mountains and that we are able to do it as a family.

Happenings

WOW!! It has been a long time since I posted last. I guess that is how you can tell you are a busy mom!
So what's happened?
Well, school started for my 2 little munchkins (guess I can't really call them little anymore) Caitlin is now in 5th grade and Tanner is in 3rd. I am happy with the teachers they got and the friends that are in their class.
I'm not sure where the summer went? I think I let it pass by my and didn't take enough time to sit back and enjoy it. We did do our yearly family trip to Lava Hot Springs, went to the Roy aquatic Center a few times and hung out with friends. I would have like to have done more exciting things but it's hard when Todd is gone so much.
I think I have some pictures but no promises!
I headed back to work and I LOVE my job! The people I work with are great and so much fun! You can always trust them to make you feel better if you are having a bad day. I am so very blessed to have that job and the friends that come with it!

My life is pretty good and I only see it getting better in the future!

Can I just say.......

WOW!!!! I love this weather!! " Sunshine on my shoulder makes me happy" pretty sure that song was wrote for me! Because it fits me to a T! What is there to complain about? Absolutely nothing! If there was ever a way to put a huge bubble around my house and bottle this sunshine for eternity I would surely do it. Maybe I will have to come up with something, bet I would be $rich$!

Business

Everyone needs to check out my new business I am starting. The page is sweetpinksdessertparlor.blogspot.com then I also have a facebook page as well just search sweet pinks dessert parlor and then become a fan. This is going to be a fabulous adventure that I am super excited to start. Check the page often for updates and times when you can get free samples. If you want to help me out and be a taste tester drop me a line and let me know. I can always use people that will give me their honest opinion. Let the ADVENTURE BEGIN!!!

Bryce Canyon

We went down to Bryce Canyon a couple of weeks ago for a family reunion, and I have to admit we had a really good time. When the word family reunion comes to mind all I can think of is crazy family members you don't know doing weird and unusual stuff that makes you roll your eyes. But that didn't happen at all. Of course there where people I didn't know and maybe I don't want to know (hahaha) all in all it was a great time. I think Caitlins best moment was at the family auction when there was a guy who looked like Jacob from the Twilight movies. She said "Mom, look at that guy he looks like Jacob! Who is he?" Of course I didn't know and she didn't like that answer. Tanner's favorite moment was anytime he was able to hang with the other boy cousins. Can you just say boys from the ages 8 to 11 are noisy and very crazy! My favorite part was the hike down into Bryce Canyon with Todd and some other family members. It was absolutely beautiful. I would LOVE to go back there again and hike some of the other trails. So, I think this reunion was a big hit with all of us, and the bonus was getting together with family!

Jason

I Wish I Could See You One More Time
Come Walking Through My Door
But, I Know That Is Impossible
I Will Hear Your Voice No More
I Know You Can Feel My Tears
And You Don’t Want Me To Cry
Yet, My Heart Is Broken
Because I Can’t Understand Why
Someone So Precious Had To Die
I Pray That God Will Give Me Strength
And Somehow Get Me Through
As I Struggle With This Heartache
That Was Caused By Losing You

I continue to miss you more and more each day, you were my best friend. I love you and know that I will see you again someday.

Today on Memorial Day I think about all the loved ones I have lost and am thankful I had the chance to know them. You all are forever in my heart.

Sunshine

Just wanted to post a little something about Sunshine. Can I just say that it has got to be one of my most favorite things in the whole world. It seems to make everything better. Just being able to walk outside and see the bright blue sky and feel the warmth on your skin makes you smile. I LOVE MR. Sunshine and only wish you could stay around for a very, very long time!

Cooking

If you know me you know that I absolutely 100% LOVE to bake. It makes me so happy to see the finished product and know that I created that. It doesn't really matter what I bake it can be the most easiest cookie to the most extravagant cake or pie. I would love to be able to afford to take a ton of classes and learn even more than I already do. I want to be able to own a little bakery and have every person know that is the place to go for some really good treats! These creations are not perfect but none the less I am still proud of them. But the best is yet to come!

Pine Wood Derby

Tanner had his first Pine Wood Derby race last Wednesday night. He told Todd how he wanted it to look, Todd drew it out and then Grandpa Alan cut it out and had it painted. It turned out great!! Tanner thought it looked Awesome!! A day or so before the race I had a chat with Tanner about it being ok if he doesn't win. That not everybody is going to win and as long as you have fun that is all that matters. He seemed fine with that so I figured we wouldn't have any melt downs if he lost. The night finally came and he was super excited and wanted to go like 3 hours early! We had the grandparents come and watch and I think that made him even more excited. The car had to be no more than 5 oz. We weighed it on our food scale and it said 5.1 oz. Thinking that our scale is probably off we didn't worry about it. Well, we should have worried about it! The scale at the race told us that it was 5.2 oz!! OUCH that is way to heavy so luckily Todd brought his drill. So Todd and Grandpa Alan went to work carving out the bottom. Needless to say the bottom of the car no longer looks pretty. They did 6 races all together and then took the fastest time out of all those races. Tanner came in either 1st or 2nd on every race he did. His face was priceless when he won. He raised his hands above his head and said "YES"! It was super cute. Finally when all 6 races were complete they did there figuring and Tanner ended up in 2nd place! That was fantastic! He was very excited. It was a perfect ending to a not so perfect start with the car being over weight. But all that matters is he had a great time and we were able to spend some time together as a family!

Favorite Things

These are just a few of my favorite things

*my family
*warm towels right out of the drier
*the smell of clean fresh laundry
*cinnamon candles
*the new buttercream recipe I just found
*cupcakes
*anything with chocolate and peanut butter together
*the warmth of the sunshine on my skin
*bright blue sky
*rain showers
*animals
*new shoes
*weekends

Valentines Day

I have the most WONDERFUL husband in the whole world!! He sent me these beautiful flowers for Valentines day. He is the type of guy that doesn't just send the typical red roses. He goes more for the unusual. I told him I didn't want anything because I'm not one that is big on Valentines day. But he surprised me and I love him for that.
It just makes me think that I have to be the luckiest person in the world to be married to such a loving and caring guy. I couldn't ask for anything more!

I love you Babe!! Thanks for being my husband!

Crazy Family

All us grandkids on the Eggett side decided to try and get all our kids together to do a picture for my grandma so she would have one picture with all the great grandkids in it. Well, what were we thinking?? First off there was to many of us to do it at a studio so we tried to be photographers. Funny thing is none of us are and I don't think we ever will be! I don't think there is any human way possible to get that many kids to look in one direction all at the same time! But if nothing else it gave us a moment to step back and laugh at the crazy and wonderful family we have! As for the picture well,, we are still in the process of getting that done! (maybe)

Late, Late, Late!!

Ok, ok, ok I know I am like really behind in posts but I wanted to just post a quick one to let everyone know that my daughter is selling girl scout cookies so if you are interested please let me know!
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Thanks a bunch,
Heather