Craaaaaaaaaazzzzzzzzzzy Weekend!

This weekend is going to be a crazy one. It seems we will be going in some many different direction and we will be having a little bit of extra company staying with us. Tonight Mike and Austen went on a camp out for scouts. It was kinda sad getting them ready to go. I have not came to terms with Austen being old enough to go on over nighters with the scouts. Mike kind of got after me I was going over board making sure Austen was well prepared and Mike told me I needed to relax a little and he will be fine, but it's my first and I like I said before not quite sure about the whole thing it's a bitter sweet thing. While those two are camping I am home with 5 kids. We have my sister's kids this weekend they went to California for a wedding. Love having them around, but there is no way I could handle 6 kids all of the time. Well maybe if they were my own, but highly doubt it. This weekend is full of football games and hopefully we can throw in a little yard work somewhere in between there. Well I am off to round the little ones up and get them ready for bed. Yes, peace and quiet time. Also want to tell my nephew Jace Happy Birthday he turns 12 today. Love you and hope you have the best BIRTHDAY ever!

Tagged!

I've been Tagged

8 People I tag:

Any eight people that have not been tagged.

8 Things I am looking forward to:

1. Warm weather

2. Family vacations

3. Baseball season

4. BBQ's

5. Late nights

6. Getting some type of a Tan

7. Yard work

8. Going on walks

8 Things I did yesterday:

1. Worked

2. Fixed dinner

3. Quick trip to Wal-Mart

4. Cleaned house

5. Laundry

6. Went walking

7. Bathed the children

8. Blogged

8 Things I wish I could do:

1. Sew

2. Run a marathon

3. Be more patient

4. Better cook

5. Keep up on the Laundry

6. More organized

7. Run away to a sunny beach and

relax

8. Have flat hair

8 Shows I watch:

1. Dancing with the Stars

2. American Idol

3. The Office

4. Oprah

5. Jon & Kate plus Eight

6. News

7. Eighteen and Counting

8. Ellen Show

Tanner's 10th Birthday!

Today my little Tanner turned 10. I look back and think how fast time has gone and to me there is no way possible he can be 10 already. His day started out with a yummy pancake breakfast then headed off to school. He had his spring program today at school and did a great job. Then we came home and got ready to have a party. Tanner wanted a hamburger cake and hamburgers for his birthday dinner. So Mike fried up some hamburgers on the grill and he had grandma's and grandpa's over for a yummy dinner. I just wanted to tell Tanner how much I love him and that I am so proud of him, he does super well in school and is growing up to be such a nice kid.
10 things about Tanner
1. Loves the Charger
2. Loves anything with bugs
3. Has a smile that can melt your heart
4. Good brother
5. Very tender hearted
6. Funny personality
7. Still loves to cuddle with his mom
8. Always be my little boy
9. Loves to go exploring
10. Love his mom chicken enchiladas
Happy Birthday Tanner I love you so much and thanks for making me laugh and being such a good kid

Happy Birthday Tanner!

Happy Happy Birthday........

Carson one year wiser and older too Happy Birthday to you! Wanted to wish my buddy a very Happy Birthday today. We all got together at his house on Sunday and had a little party to celebrate his birthday. Carson is my buddy and I just wanted to tell him how much I loved him and how proud I am of him. He is such a good boy and his laugh will make you smile. Happy Birthday Carson! Love ya!

Guess Who's Coming Home

Grandma and Grandpa Sorensen! Mike's parent's spent the winter down in Arizona this year. They both retired this summer and have been having tons of fun and enjoying their retirement. After the first of the year they headed down to the warm weather and to soak up some sun. They came home in February for a baptism and then headed right back to the warm weather. It was so nice to see them, but the time they were here was way to short. We have missed them tons this winter and it hasn't been the same with them not around. This week they will be headed back home to the cold weather, hopefully it warms up a little so they are excited they came home. We are so excited to have them home and the boys can't wait to be able to go up to their house and see them. We went up last Saturday to get their house and yard all ready for them to come home. We raked the twigs and leaves and then put up some Easter stuff and Jake just can't figure out where they are every time we go up to their house he walks around saying, Papa and can't seem to find him so this week he should be able to find him and give them both hugs and kisses. Can't wait to see them!

Someone's Having a Birthday

Happy Happy Birthday Halle Dear ..
Happy days will come to you all year..
If I had a wish that it would be a..
Happy Happy Birthday to you from me!



We love you so much and hope you have a great Birthday!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Green, Green, Green that is all we saw today everywhere we went. Our St. Patty's Day all started on Sunday when we headed down to Steph's for the famous Green dinner. Every year we all get together and have dinner and everything we eat is dinner. This year we had hamburgers, green buns, green salad, green ranch, green potato salad, ice cream and green cupcakes. The decoration we so cute my mom and sister did a great job with them. My kids love it that can't wait when March comes around to have the green dinner. So this morning we woke up got all of our green on and I have to agree with Chris I tried to draw a shamrock on my boys cheek, but just like her boys they turned me down. Tanner did let me put a shamrock tattoo on his arm, but that was it. Tonight was crazy busy, anything from dance, to scouts you name it we had it, so our own little green dinner wasn't going to happen, but when I got home from dance and grabbed Austen from scouts. We came in the door and my wonderful husband had made us a green dinner. He made green eggs, green pancakes, bacon and green milk. I have to admit I was really surprised and the kids were super excited, but I guess my family traditions are starting to wear off on him after 5 years. I love this guy and he makes my life so much easier. Thanks honey for the green dinner we loved it. I hope everyone had a great green day and now let's hope it gets warm so we can have a Easter egg hunt soon!

Happy Late Birthday Suzie and Oaklen!

I just wanted to wish my sister-in-law a very Happy Birthday! Her birthday was on Wednesday and I couldn't let it get to far by without putting it on my blog.


Suzie also gets to share her birthday with her little boy Oaklen who turned 1 on Wednesday also. We hope that you both had a great day and we want you both to know how much we love ya!

Yummy Dinner Tonight!

I wanted to do a little a post of Dinner tonight! I was so proud of myself. Last little while Mike as been complaining of having the same things every week. So I am trying so hard to switch the menu up a little and tonight I scored BIG with the family. I have to give credit to my sister Chris for the recipe she is such a good cook and I wish I could cook like her. I try and sometimes I succeed and other times I fail, but hey at least I try. Well tonight we had the Bacon Cheeseburger Roll-ups


Recipe from the Kraft Foods website...
1 lb. lean ground beef
4 slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon, chopped
{I used the stuff already in the bag...not bacon bits though}
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 lb. (8 oz.) VELVEETA Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 pkg. (13.8 oz.) refrigerated pizza crust
HEAT oven to 400°F.
Brown ground beef with bacon and onions in large skillet on medium-high heat; drain. Return meat mixture to skillet. Add VELVEETA; cook until melted, stirring frequently. Cool 10 min.
UNROLL dough onto baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Press into 15x8-inch rectangle; top with meat mixture. Roll up, starting at one of the long sides. Rearrange if necessary so roll is seam-side down.
BAKE 20 to 25 min. or until golden brown.
Serve with a litle ketchup, mustard, and green salad or fruit and you have a great meal.

Spread the Love!

I saw this on Adrienne's Blog and thought I would give it a try so here is how it works.

I thought this would be something fun to do.

{Lucky you!}
The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you.

This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
1- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2- What I create will be just for you.
3- It'll be done this year.
4- You have no clue what it's going to be.It may be a story. It may be a joke book, autographed picture of myself, handmade bag, or a little invention of my own! I may bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows?
5- I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.

The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must repost this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog. The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me! Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!}

Valentine's Day!

We had such a wonderful Valentine's Day! First we started out with a basketball game with Tanner and he did very well I was so proud of him. Then we headed home changed clothes and took the kids to Red Robin for lunch, they loved it. Jake was a little scared of the Red Robin bird that walks around, he wasn't really interested in eating just watching out for the bird to come around. After lunch we headed to pick up some heart pizzas for dinner and then came home and hung out for awhile. Every year we have a candle light dinner and the boys just love it. We had my parents up for dinner and we enjoyed having them up to spend Valentine's Day with us. After dinner we played some games and then settled down to watch a movie. I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day and now we can't wait till St. Patrick's day for our green dinner.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Things that I love:
1. My FAMILY I could not be who I am without them. I have a wonderful husband who I love so much and three sons that I love more than anything.
2. Watching my CHILDREN play sports, love the feeling of watching them and seeing them grow in so many ways.
3. My HOUSE, a place we can come to be together as a family and leave the rest of world outside a place of safety and a place where you feel loved.
4. My PARENTS they made me who I am today. I have the best parents in the world. They have always been there for me and my family. Love you mom and dad!
5. My BROTHER AND SISTERS they are honestly my best friends. I love spending time with them and laughing. My sisters and brother are such great examples to me and have always been there for me also. Love you guys!
6. And my IN-LAWS love them tons. They are the best people who have such uncondtional love for everyone. I counldn't ask for a better family. I love them all. Miss you tons!
We just wanted to wish each and everyone of you a Very Happy Valentine's Day and let you know how much we love each and everyone of you!

Our Trip to California

Last weekend we flew to Vacaville California to surprise Mike's sister Debbie. We went down with Mike's sister Suzie and her little family. We left early Saturday morning and meet over at the airport. Ryan is a pilot and got the chance to fly us down on the plan that he flies. We arrived in California got out rental cars and then headed over to surprise Debbie. She had no idea that we were coming. Suzie had told her oldest daughter and she then told her dad that morning so someone at least knew that we were coming. We had a tons of fun, the kids played with their cousins, went and grabbed some lunch at the In and Out(love that restaurant could eat like 3 of those hamburgers and fries) headed back to Debbie's her husband had to leave town so we hung out for a little while. Mike was supper excited to go to Vacaville this is where he served his mission. He took us around to see some of his mission. He could even remember where his apartment was. After that we headed to a fun little park and the kids played and played. The next day we got up and headed to the Jelly Belly Factory. It was pretty cool to see how they make the jelly beans. The kids loved it. We stayed for the Super Bowel and had a lot of yummy food and then headed home. We had a lot of fun and own Ryan and Suzie a big thanks for the fun airplane ride. And Debbie for letting us crash at her house unexpected. We love you guys.

The New and Improved!

So my dear husband has not cut his hair for months. He had a goal not to cut it until his parents came home which is in April. I can only imagine what it would look like if he really did that. I told he couldn't do that he would look like Grizzly Adams or worse. So then he decided that he wouldn't cut it until his parents came home in February for a baptism thinking that if he waited it would make his parents come home early and stay home. Well today I finally convinced him that whether he cuts his hair or not his parents are not going to come home until April. He really misses his parents being gone, but I think he finally realized they aren't going to come home just for him to cut his hair. So tonight we went clean and got a new look.
The before as if you can't tell

The after he looks so handsome

Happy Birthday Grandma!

I just want to wish my Grandma a very Happy Birthday! I love this lady more than anything. She is such a sweet and loving person. My children adore her and love their Grandma Fillmore. I honestly could not ask for a better grandma. She remembers every ones birthdays, willing to help anyone out, has enough love to share with the world, makes the best food, I love to hear her laugh and spend time with her, passed on the great trait of shopping, and has taught me so much throughout my life. I just want everyone to know how much I love her and much she means to me and my family and hope that when I am her age I am still going like she is and look as young as she looks. Love you Grandma! Happy Birthday!