A Summer Day of Fun

Well we have been really enjoying having clint home more this summer. We have been playing outside, and enjoying walks everyday that its not raining or when we are not sick. We have also BBQ about 4 times since he got out of school. We are starting to get the hang of it. We have some pictures of clint manning the BBQ and the boys watching, Most of them are a little dark but they turned out pretty cute. The flash wouldn't go off with the door open.

After all this excitement the boys really enjoy just laying back together and watching a movie. Here is a cute picture of them sitting in the love sac watching a movie

Now our fun for memorial day weekend. We had a rainy memorial day so I decided that maybe we should make cookies. Clint worked in the morning so after the boys nap we rolled out the dough and the boys helped us cut them out , it was so fun they loved the cookie cutters it was like they were playing with play dough. Then after I had them all baked and cooled we frosted them and decorated them with candy. The boys were pretty good about not eating them, after we told them like 6 times not to eat it. Sometimes they would sneak a piece though. Then when we finally did let them eat a cookie they looked confused since we told them so many times not to eat them. It was a VERY messy activity but we had a lot of fun and they were on a sugar high all afternoon.

This is a picture of the boys picking out what cookie cutters they wanted to use

Ok here they are cutting out the cookies it only took a couple times to explain you dont want the cuts to touch and one time of rolling them out again.

Here are the cookies the boys cut, they did a pretty good job for their first time!We are getting ready to frost them here.

Tyson frosting his first cookie
Owens first time frosting. I am sure you see the frosting all over his lips, He took the first scoop of frosting and just went straight to the mouth with it.Here they are decorating there frosted cookies. it was really cute, it was one m&m for the cookie, One m&m for me!

Here are some of our final project cookies!
Here is our family cookies. We all decorated our own cookie Clint's is the big blue one, mine is the only girl of course, Tyson's is the small yellow one and Owen's is the green one.Here they are enjoying the cookies after we finally let them eat one. They enjoyed eating them after all that hard work!!!

Outdoor Fun Time

So yesterday we took the boys outside to play a little bit. They love being outside, and its just gotten to the point where its pretty consitently warm oustide in the afternoon. We thought we would take out their little tricycles and sidewalk chalk for some fun. While we were outside, Tiffany wanted to get some of the gardening done while they played. Although the boys did enjoy running around and playing, when they saw she was playing around in the garden, they wanted to help. They raked and pulled weeds, threw some rocks around, and just got in the middle of everything. It was very cute. They really love being outside, and its even better now that they have a fear of loud and fast cars (a motorcycle drove by the stoplight near the house and they both ran to Tiffany and I for consolation.) Here are some pictures of our playtime/work:

While Tiffany was weeding, Owen and Tyson thought she needed help.
Here is Owen, hard at work.

Tyson is such a good helper.

Owen picked up the sidewalk chalk and would yell into it like it was a microphone. Tyson would cheer after each "song". It was very cute.

This is the final product of our work. It turned out pretty well.
Here is Tiffanys lilac bush, she planted it last year when it was just a one leaf twig. We are hoping we can keep it alive so we can transplant it when we get our own house.

Our Anniversary

Its hard to believe its been three years since Tiffany and I got married. Last weekend we were able to celebrate this event, and we had a pretty good time considering all that happened. My parents watched Tyson and Owen from Saturday till Monday. Since we had all that time away we planned on going to Salt Lake on Saturday - hitting the Red Butte Garden and going to The Roof in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, then going to Logan on Sunday night and staying at the Anniversary Inn. Our van had been acting kind of strange the week previous, it seemed to be shifting kind of hard. We got the transmission flushed, and it seemed like that had done the trick since we had driven on it for a little while. On our drive to Salt Lake the van began to shift harder and harder as we drove. By the time we got to the Red Butte Garden, it was shaking, the check engine light was on, and we were both sweating and praying that we would make it there. We had to have the van towed home, and my dad and Jay had to bring me a vehicle to get home in. It didn't interfere with the rest of the weekend, but it was in the back of our minds the whole time. We did manage to have some fun times though. here are some pictures of some of the things we did and where we stayed on Sunday night.

Here we are in front of a little waterfall at the garden. It was a little dead there, but still very pretty.
We then went to the Roof at temple square. We got a great seat. This was our view.
On Sunday we went to Logan to stay at the Anniversary Inn. We stayed in a room called the players club house. It was a pretty amazing room. Here are some pictures.
This is the tub, foosball table, and little putting green. It was a fun room
Here was our lounge area and bed. It was very pretty, and the 50 inch television was a nice addition.
Here are the boys. They have been very busy lately. They have been learning their alphabet, drawing, and just keeping busy. It keeps us busy too, but its great fun.
Here they are doing dress up with mommy and daddies clothes. They are kind of nerds
Here they are trying to be innocent. Yeah, right!

It's a.......

Well we have always joked that we have had our own little ping pong team. Well today we had our ultrasound and found out we are adding a new addition to that team so I guess it cant be a ping pong team anymore , it is the new start of our own foot ball team. Thats right its a boy!!! We are really excited. I think some people thought we would be disappointed with it, but we really didn't care either way, and we know boys. Now we don't have to buy anything really cause we have an abundance of boy cloths, and now I get to pull them all out and remember the boys when they were small enough to fit into them. We are so glad that he is healthy and very active, he just kept moving the whole time, it was a lot of fun to see his little personality. The hard part is going to be naming him we are not very good with boy names. It took us forever to come up with two the first time, so any suggestions are welcome. I will post some pictures of our ultrasound below.

So we didn't need the technician to tell us it was a boy, we saw it right away. Looks like he's kind of a showoff.

Here is the profile shot. We still wonder if he will look more like Tyson or Owen.


Here is his foot. Its crazy that you can see it so well, with all the details.

The Final Produt

So here is the final video. Thank you so much for all your input, it was much appreciated. I think it turned out pretty well. I put this on a DVD (I had to to turn in into my teacher) and it seemed to look and sound pretty good on the TV with the surround sound. Im so excited that finals are almost over, I cant wait for summer. Only 3 more tests to take, and this project to turn in and i can have a life again, for about 3 months. Anyhow, thanks to all of you for all the help and support.

I was tag

I was Tagged by Heidi and Trish so I guess I better get to it.

About Me....

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? No but when I was little I tried to change my middle name from dawn to mandy cause I thought it was a boy name.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? I have found with this pregnancy I am crying more then I am not:)
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? It depends on how much time I take to write, I don't like my fast handwriting but if I slow down I like it.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? I like most lunch meat except bologna.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Yes Two boys and one on the way.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I think so, I am a little shy around new people but if I got to know me I think I would.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? All the time, it is a really bad habit if people dont get you are a sarcastic person
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yep I do.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? I would have to say no, I am not much of a thrill seeker.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? right now, nothing I havent liked cereal this pregnancy.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? No I never wear shoes I have to tie I wear slip on
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? I used to be really strong but not so much anymore. I guess I should work out a little more.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Anything with chocolate, I don't like fruit Ice cream or things that have more vanilla then chocolate.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Smile and eyes.
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? Anyone who knows me knows what I hate most about myself. Hopefully one day I can get that fixed.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Family and old friends.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Of course!
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Black pants and No shoes.
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? relish and a little hot dog.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The monitor with church music playing.
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? I would have to say lavender and I would smell like lilacs.
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? I love the smell of spring. lots of flowers and fresh cut grass. I also love the smell of baked goods.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Clint he is at school. I am so excited for summer!
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO TAGGED YOU? Of course.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? well I also like Hockey and ice skating and I also like to watch the super bowl ( but mainly for the commercials.)
27. HAIR COLOR? Dark brown
28. EYE COLOR? Hazel. someone once told me they look like olives that were cut in half. ha ha.
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No But I have glasses I never wear but should I squint a lot.
30. FAVORITE FOOD? Anything made with sugar. lol all my favorite meals are made with sugar.
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings I have a hard time watching anything that is intense I kicked Logan in the theater during minority reports cause I got scared.
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Enchanted. alvin and the chipmunks. it was cute we watched it as a family ty loved the singing.
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? maroon tee.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer I hate snow.
35. HUGS OR KISSES? candy or real. I love hugs candy but in person I love both hugs and kisses depending on who they are from.
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Anything chocolate. that is a way to my heart.
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? No idea half of my list has already done it.
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Same as above.
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? pregnancy bible. what to expect when your expecting and the book of mormon.
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? The world map
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? The news.
42. FAVORITE MUSIC? I like most music except hard rock or just really weird.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles. I totally remember that summer heidi, do you remember how we used to take the cd player outside and jump on the trampoline to them.
44. WHAT IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? France my junior year. man what a trip everything that could go wrong went wrong.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I am pretty good at doing crafts I love to learn new things and I am trying to make cooking my talent.

I tag Erin and Heather.

Cinema Project

We really haven't been able to post much, as life has been pretty hectic lately. I have finals coming up, which stresses me out a little bit. Its not a bad semester, but I still just get anxiety for my tests and projects. Since I have a project coming up, I decided to use the blog to help myself. I have been working on this project for the last few weeks, and i would like some feedback on a very rough copy of it. I haven't fixed al the audio, and i still have to add in music and sound effects, but i just wanted to see if the story makes sense, and if you can tell what is going on. If you have any ideas for music that would be appropriate, or any kind of suggestions, that would be helpful. I would appreciate any insights, so thank you in advance.