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my sweet husband surpised me with twilight movie tickets to go to with the happenin ladies in my family. thank you hunny. GO BYUOFU!!

still my numba one stunna

Dearest Husband,
Do you realize or remember that it is our 9 YEAR FIRST DATE ANNIVERSARY. Yes, it is true you took me out on our first date 9 years ago today. Do you remember what we did? I DO. You took me to dinner at an italian restauraunt and then we went and saw my BROTHER perform in GREASE. i remember going to the bathroom with my mom at intermission and gushing to her about how cute i thought you were...i loved your dark hair and the goatee that you had and the way your eyes crinkle when you smiled. i loved it, i loved it, i loved it. next, you took me to see the new JAMES BOND FLICK(9 years ago of course). then you dropped me off at my doorstep and i giggled and wasn't sure how to act because i liked you soooo much. thank you for asking me out again!!





Here we are in San Diego watching your team, the Braves play the Padres. Remember we left with a Padres blanket, but i wore a BRAVES shirt just for you.

This is the only shot i could find of us KISSING on my surprise 30th birthday party that you planned for me. Thank You (yes i was supa dupa prego in that picture)

and here is how far we have come. Thank You for always taking me to cali. Your children and i Love IT. Love always, B

...and what a full MOON it was

have you ever marvelled at how beautiful the MOON looks in all its glory when it is FULL and bright at night. it really is a peaceful thing to gaze at. every night we get a FULL MOON at our house. and you ask how this is possible? it is possible thanks to our one and only Tessa. she has now taken to running away from you before you can get her diaper and pj's on her after bathtime. so if you are ever at our house at bathtime you will be sure to view a FULL MOON... the RUF way.

and as the book says, "GOODNIGHT MOON".

Roxy the Great

Or i should name this, ROXY the kindest, gentle, loving, adoring, will let a 12 month old do anything to her, good good DOGGY. TESSA is in love. TESSA is in love with a labradoodle named ROXY. Here is how the love goes down at our house...

First we give our good good dog some nice pats on her back to let her know she is a good girl...

Next we lay down on top of our dogs head and lay there while she chews on her rawhide, and maybe we try to take it away a couple of times just to see if she has a good grasp on it or not.

Last, we get back up and give her another pat on the back. Good girl ROXY. i love you!!!

popsicles and coats

On Saturday when it was about 50 degrees out and my two kids were in their COATS playing outside they came in and asked for some POPSICLES to eat outside.

CRAZY i tell you CRAZY!!

see tessa make a face

This is TESSA...


TESSA'S mom wants her to make the TESSA FACE...

but making the TESSA FACE is sooooo hard...

oh thank you MY LOVE you have made my day...

and here is one for the ROAD!!!

where oh where has my little tess gone?

Where oh where can she be? I know lets play a game called follow the boo boo. Before we start i must explain what a "boo boo" is... A boo boo is the most loved possession of a baby/toddler/7 year old. My oldset son Brenton was the one to term his beloved blanket a boo boo. Where he came up with this term of endearment we will never know, but he named it and now all of my children and my sister Nicole's children and my soon to come neices and nephews will likely call it that too. A boo boo is also the silky g's us mormon mommies wear all the time so it can never be lost, mommy always has one on. And now i will take you on a journey of follow the boo boo's find the tessa...

in mommies shower?...

in the computer room, where mommy sits?...

in the bathroom where i love to pull toilet paper out?...

on the couch where i love to nap?...

Here i am right behind you in your shadow the whole time!!!

What the Obama???

Well Tessa and i went and VOTED did you? I am disappointed in America for choosing Obama but what are ya gonna do? Granted I didn't vote for Obama or McCain. I seriously thought of writing in God (kenneth from 30 Rock) or Mickey Mouse (Kyle gave me that thought). Apparently at my kids school they did their own vote for president and here is how our convo went...
Me-Guess what mommy did today?
Kylee-you went and voted
Me-very good, i did go and vote
Brenton-we voted too, i voted for what does c-o-m spell
Me-come?
B-no thats not who i voted for
Me-was it between Obama and McCain
B-yes that's right i voted for McCain
Me-oh did dad tell you to do that
B-no i just think that McCain sounds more like a real name than Obama
Kylee-i voted for Obama, i love the way it sounds, (then she says it real slow again) obama.
There is some voting for you 7 and 5 year old style...

My Baby is ONE!! Happy Birthday Tessa

Where does the time go? I remember October 30, 2007 so well. I was so nervous that morning, why doesn't it get any easier the more you have? I was also afraid that i would have the same reaction to the epidural that i had with kylee, which i did but luckily i warned them ahead of time and they had some meds to bring my BP back up to normal. Tessa was my quickest delivery, i was induced between 10 and 11 and Tessa was born at around 6 (neither walt or i can remember the exact time???). She is and was gorgeous...

Here is her newborn picture, eyes wide open and taking everything inThis is the before and after shot. She was sitting there watching her favorite show, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Then she turned around and gave me her classic Tessa face. Does it get any cuter than that?

Here is Tessa in her halloween costume, she is a pumpkin fairy. Since she was born on the day before Halloween my mother gave her the nickname Pumpkin. And yes i made her costume all by myself (i am totally patting myself on the back!!!)

Here is Tessa's birthday cake. It was a Martha Stewart Carmel Cake. that is my mom dressed as Mickey Mouse holding her.
Luckily Brady, her cousin (Batman) showed up to help blow out her candles. Happy Birthday Tessa and love to all who showed up at her party dressed in a costume. Thank you for indulging me in my Halloween Craziness, you all looked GORGEOUS

High School Musical Mania

So i took Brenton and Ky to see HSM 3 on Friday afternoon and it ended up being my favorite one yet. Kylee was so excited, she had on her HSM shirt and shoes. Brenton said that he was mad that he forgot to wear his HSM sweatshirt and said that he would wear it to the next one. Kylee prepped for this movie by listening to the soundtrack all morning on mom's ipod and watching HSM 2 before school. My fav part was when the boys were dancing in the junk yard. The dancing was so much better in this movie and you could tell that the quality of it was higher also. It was funny to hear all the young girls start screaming when zac efron would come on and take off his shirt. Can't really say that i blame them, he is really cute!! Right now i am freaking out about tessa's BDay party on thurs night, it is going to be a costume/halloween party for a ton of people. Pray for me to keep my sanity and be nice to my kids this week. My next blog will be about our big one year old. Til then love to all those who think that zac efron is cute and secretly sing along to all the HSM songs!!!!!!

to all the men i loved before my husband

i don't have a whole lot to say right now because my family is going through a family crisis. i just want to say that i have forever crushed on these three men. i have had other fleeting moments of lust with other hotties of the celeb world but these three have lasted and are still going strong for me. here is my tribute to each...


Let me just say that i loved johnny before captain jack but, after 21 jumpstreet (i never saw that show). i fell for him in the tim burton stage, edward scissorhands and every other crazy character he has done.
The only way i can express how i feel about david duchovny is through bree sharp's song david duchovny (why couldn't i have sung this song?)


It's Sunday night, I am curled up in my roomThe tv light fills my heart like a balloonI hold it in best I can, I know I'm just another fanBut I can't help feeling I could love this secret agent manAnd I can't wait anymore for him to discover meI got it bad for David DuchovnyDavid Duchovny, why won't you love me?Why won't you love me?My friends all tell me "Girl you know it's just a show," But deep within his eyes I see me wrapped up like a bow Watching the sky for a sign, the FBI's on my mind I'm waiting for the day when my lucky stars align In the form of David Duchovny floating above me In the alien light of the spaceship of loveDavid Duchovny, hovering above me American Heathcliff, brooding and coming David Duchovny, why won't you love me Why won't you love me, why won't you love me? So smooth and so smart, he's abducted my heart And I'm falling apart from the looks I've received from those eyes I can't believe, well you can say I'm naiveBut he told me to believe My bags are packed, I am ready for my flight Gonna put an end to my daydream days and sleepless nights Sitting like a mindless clone, wishing he would tap my phone Just to hear the breath of the man, the myth, the monotone And I would say David Duchovny, why won't you love me Why won't you love me, why won't you love me? David Duchovny, why won't you love me Why won't you love me, why won't you love me? David Duchovny, I want you to love me To kiss and to hug me, debrief and debug me David Duchovny, I know you could love me I'm sweet and I'm cuddly I'm gonna kill Scully David Duchovny, why won't you love me Why won't you love me, why won't you love me?

and yes i still love him even though he had to go to rehab for sex addiction.
P.S. i have totally been watching x-files repeats on the scifi channel, one of my fav shows

i fell for keanu when i first saw him in bill and ted and to this day love him and his dark brooding eyes and sexy hair. i knew i would marry a man with dark hair...

Seriously, so......confused????

okay so i am sure that everyone has heard of the blog seriously, so blessed. And, yes i know that it is all made up but i just don't get it. am i not mormon enough to get it? i don't know anyone who is like that. or, maybe i just don't associate with the mormons who are like that. because she comes across as a 15 year old who is pregnant. yes, i know she is trying to do an snl thing on mormons, right? it's just not that funny to me. if anything i get a headache trying to read just one of her blogs. although i will admit i did leave a comment to try and win something. anything for free stuff, right? kyle i want you to read this blog and tell me what you think. please anyone help me understand why this blog is so funny!!!!!! much love, marci

Music makes the people come together

I have been really busy this week trying to finish my mom's quilt for her birthday which was yesterday. I have it completed to the point of needing the binding to be done. So she received her quilt and then i had to take it back home to finish it. I think i have done pretty good considering it is my second attempt at doing a quilt all by myself. When i finish i might post a picture of it. So i have decided to talk about the music my kids love to sing to and the songs that they have memorized. If anyone knows me real well then you knwo how much i have always loved music and how much money i spend on music (and movies for that matter). So naturally my kids have developed a love for music too and will tell me what they want to listen to in the car. Here is a list of what they love and request and know by heart.
Last dollar fly away-Tim Mcgraw
SOS-Jo bros
All you need it love/ Hey jude-Beatles
Bleeding love-Leona Lewis
Paper planes-MIA
Lollipop-Mika
Anything from Disney Movies
Anything from the pirate movie
Cobrastyle-Teddybears
The way I are-timbaland
Veggietales
Taylor Swift
Song for the Dumped-Ben Folds Five
Save a horse ride a cowboy-Big and Rich
No Air-Jordin sparks
Forever-chris brown
popular-wicked
Mary poppins Broadway
Anything from Mama Mia
HSM 1 and 2
Jack Johnson
CHRISTMAS MUSIC

I have a confession to make. I listened to some christmas music today. I wasn't feeling super great and the weather getting cooler makes me sad and i have found that listening to christmas songs lifts me up a little bit. You can't help but feel a little better when you listen to just one christmas song. I challenge you to do that if you are feeling down, give it shot and then you can thank me later. Love to all those music consumers out there, marci

Our Trip To Califorinia

Yeah, we made it all the way to california and back in one piece. Let me just say that in the middle of the night, the night we had come home, i started my period. And yesterday Tessa started teething again, this time her top FOUR teeth are coming through at all the same time. She has every symptom in the book, drooling, whining, runny poop, low fever, whining, runny nose, no sleep, oh and did i mention whining. Lucky for us this all happened after our vaca. Anyways here's a grazillion pictures that pretty much explains how the trip went. (sorry if you hate looking at pics) Here we go............


Flying was perfecto, the kids loved it and the baby slept on 3 of the 4 flights we had.

Here we are at the beach when we drove to san diego, we also ate at ghirardelli's. They have the most wonderful deserts there, oh heavenly chocolate.

Tessa somehow got herself under this chair and was eating food that had fallen from our dinner.

Here we are at disneyland, this is tessa's reaction to Pirates of the Carribean.

Meeting Mickey Mouse
In front of my favoritist castle in the whole wide world, thank you brenton for messing up my christmas card picture.
Meeting Winnie the Pooh

And this is what happens when you drive home from Disneyland. Brentons fav ride was Star Tours, Ky's fav ride was matterhorn and splash mountain, Tessa's fav ride was the carousel. We had a great time and I have told walter the next time we go we have to do a multi day pass because we didn't have enough time to ride everything and really enjoy ourselves. YEAH more time for me to be there, I know my husb does not feel the same way, too bad so sad hee hee.

Tessa at the beach, she truly is a beach baby. She didn't cry once about the sand bugging her and she kept taking off to the ocean and laughing at the water.

At sea world tessa's favorite exhibit was the penguins, she laughed the entire time we were wating them. Needless to say she came home with a squeeky penguin toy.
Brenton talked his father into sitting with him in the soak zone at the dolphin show. They showed up back at our dry seats within two minutes completely wet. Brenton did not want a picture taken. HA HA HA HA HA. This is something to remember.
This is Brenton and Kylee watching the surfers from the oceanside pier. That was an enjoyable night and walk. We got to see the sunset and it was beautiful. Brenton informed us that he thinks he could be a surfer. If only we lived in Cali...................

This is kylee at newport beach. She would always take off on her own and start doing her own thing in the sand.
Here is Brenton and Kylee at sea world in front of the shark teeth

Tessa eating sand at newport beach, how that child didn't poop sand i will never understand.

It feels good to be home and back into the swing of things. Pray for me to make it through four teeth at once! I can't help but want to go back to disneyland, that place has a strange pull to me. Love to all you disney loving freaks out there, marci

First Day of School

Well i now have two kids in school. Brenton has started 1st grade and is in school the full time and gets to eat lunch and have 2 Recesses. He is thrilled about that and so far has enjoyed his time at school. Kylee started kindergarten today and was so excited that she woke up at 7 am, she doesn't have to be to school until 12 pm. She was dressed and ready to go at 9 and continued to ask me how much longer til we go. When it was time to go and we pulled up to school she turned to me and said, "i don't think i can do this". And then she jumped out of the car and was fine. We had spoken to Brenton the night before and told him that he needed to pick up his sister tomorrow and walk home with her. Luckily as i was pulling out he was at recess and i called him over to remind him. Here is our convo. ME- Brenton (10 times) Brentons Friend-Brenton i think your mom is calling you Brenton- What do you want i just lost my swing Me- i just wanted to remind you to pick up your sister today after school (while i am saying this he kept turning around laughing and talking to his friends so i had to say it numerous times) Brenton-yeah we made that deal last night Me-oh good you remembered Brenton-mmm nooo not really can i go play with my friends now Me-yes, DON'T FORGET TO GET YOUR SISTER Brenton(walking away)-yeah yeah i got it. I promptyly went home pulled tessa out of her car seat and said, "well it's just me and you now". Then i went and put her down for her nap and watched TV in peace. LOVE TO ALL THE FREE PEACE TIME MOMMIES EVERYWHERE.



Brenton on his first day of school
Kylee on her first day of school
Kylee's new backpack
My big baby who is walking now, woo hoo now i cant put her down anywhere because she just takes off.