Who knew?

Happy Birthday Grandma!!!



Hurry mom, it's cold out here.

Who knew that January (the most coldest and usually longest month of the year) could be so much fun? Since the new year we have had so much fun going to all of our family events. Last weekend we were able to go to Kurt's Grandma's birthday party in Malad and this week we traveled down to St. George to go to my brother's wedding. We also went with my parents when they were set apart as missionaries for their mission to Bulgaria. Oh I guess I can't forget we have also had lots of fun going to Kurt's city league and church basketball games, go DADDY!!!

Sadie wanted to sing for Spencer's & Carey's luncheon so I had to get it on tape.

Extreme Makeover

Thank you Emily for this wonderful and very thoughtful Christmas present. I LOVE my new hair cut and will always go to Shep.

Before






After



It looks better in person. I wish I would have done this forever ago. Thanks again Emily!!!

Other highlights of this past week:

• We finally got rid of the orange couch, thank you Jessica for throwing up all over it last night.
• Sadie got her first piece of jewelry from a boy, what are we going to do?!?
• Eighty Daisies ( Baby Boutique) agreed to sell my "Tag" blankets on their website, I'll update everyone as soon as this happens.
• American Idol season 7 started.

Since my last blog, I've taken some heat for my comment about being out of shape. I have been very blessed to be able to loose the baby fat pretty fast, but if I had to run up and down a basketball court, I couldn't do it to save my life. So that's what I meant by being out of shape. I'm going to try to get to the point where I'm not out of breath after running up the stairs. Anyway, I love my haircut.

Snow Plow

This is what Kurt does for fun!!!

New Year Resolutions

It's about time I figured out what I want to do for myself and my family this upcoming year. Here is a list of some of my goals for 2008...

• Due to the fact that I am in the worst shape ever, I want to be able to do 20 consecutive push-ups on the Perfect Pushup. It's harder then it looks, trust me.

• I want to get ready for the day before my kids wake up, (this will probably never happen)


• I want to keep my yard weed free, or at least stay on top of weeding


• Read the scriptures daily


• Have the coolest FHE lessons ever, I personally want to thank sugardoodle.net for helping me out with this task


• Go to the temple more often


• Have more or the equal amount of energy that my children always have


• Become the grill master


• Finish scanning in all of our photos from 2002-2005, so far 2000 & 2001 are done

Now for fun, I watched Jay Leno the other night and here are some new year resolutions from children.

http://www.nbc.com/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/video/#mea=202050

Year In Review

I can't believe 2007 is over. We have had a year full of many ups and downs, each event meaningful and leaving us grateful for life and the lessons that we learn along the way.

We have had two life changing experiences during the 2007 year; first, the birth of our third beautiful daughter Cassie Lyn Edwards. Cassie has been a blessing in our lives and a challenge, we now know what "Colic" means. I have never known of a baby who does not like to ride in the car and fall asleep, (like our first two children). There have been many drives from Provo to Lehi where there was not a moment of silence or a song that was heard. I am completely grateful to our Father in heaven who reminded me how precious my daughter is to me on one of those 20 minute drives. I will never forget how powerful the spirit is, and can be during moments of frustration. Things are getting better and I truly do love my little Cassie.

The second life changing experience that our family has had was when Kurt's dad was diagnosed with Kidney Cancer in September. I will never forget Kurt's voice when he called me from the hospital to tell me that Kelly had cancer. It was a moment when cancer became very real and personal to me. I had worked at the cancer clinic in Provo for three years and the reality of cancer had never hit me so hard. Unfortunately his cancer had spread to his brain and lungs and we were told that he had anywhere from a few months to a couple of years. Right now Kelly is going thru chemo and recently finished radiation. He is continually in our prayers.

Now for the rest of the year, here is a list of highlights that have not been forgotten,(in no particular order):

• Having my water break while I was working at the Lehi Round-Up Craft Fair


• Going to the Parade of Homes in St.George


• Trevor & Heather's Wedding ~ Heather we love having you a part of our family.


• BYU beating Utah again
  
• Sadie & Jessica's Dance recital
  
• Watching Sanjaya(?) during American Idol
  
• Cassie sleeping thru the night


• Cassie taking a bottle
  
• BYU winning @ the Las Vegas Bowl


• Finishing a baby quilt that I started before Sadie was born.


• Planting trees and bushes in our yard
  
• Sadie's first year of Soccer ~ Kurt was a proud daddy when Sadie stayed in the game after being clocked by another kid.


• Spending time at the cabin in Star Valley


• Kurt taking the girls on their own Daddy Daughter Dates


• Finishing Sadie & Jessica's bedroom ~ now onto Cassie's room


• Finally putting some kind of decoration on our family room wall


• Cassie's baby blessing ~ thanks to all who traveled to Provo for this event


• Donna & Kelly moving into their beautiful new home


• Heber Creeper Murder Mystery Ride ~ finally a date with my husband
  
• Another successful year for Kurt's business
  
• My parents getting their second mission call to Bulgaria ~ leaving January 28th
  
• Welcoming Cameron Edwards, Paxton Andersen and Treyton Edwards into our family


• Sadie cutting her own bangs ~ surprisingly did a good job.
  
• Tyler's short move to Utah ~ we wish it could have been permanent.
  
• Kari and her kids visiting from Alaska.


• Kurt deciding that his favorite meal at Chili's is the Caribbean Chicken Salad ~ I had been trying to tell him how good it was for about 4 years.


• Kurt, BJ and Trevor winning a golf tournament in Eagle Mountain


• Spencer getting engaged

As we look back we have been blessed with a wonderful life, and we hope to make 2008 another year to remember.

Merry Christmas

Thanks Britt for making this card for me!!!

Dancing Dolls

Besides Christmas, this is the day I look forward too the most. This is Sadie's second year in dance and she LOVES it. There is no doubt in my mind that she will be a dancer growing up, she's a little performer. Sadie had a blast dressing up as a hipo. Jessica loves dance as well and this was her first dance recital. I was a little nervous about saturday night with her dancing on the "big" stage with all of the bright lights but she did great!!! Here are my little dancing dolls.