No 5k today :(

I first came across Bronson's story on a friend's blog back at the

beginning of February.

I have been following their blog ever since.

I cry every time I watch this video.

What an AMAZING story!
Such a great reminder of the things that are truly important in life.

This was set up for today in his honor...

Marsh & I had been planning on running the 5k since the day I found out about it.

My body had other plans.

This is how last night played out...
Fever.

Headache.
Chills.
Body aches.
Stuffy nose.
Sore throat.
I laid in bed in denial.
I kept telling myself I was fine & would be able to run.
After a long night of hardly sleeping, waking up every time I moved, I realized
I wasn't going to be able to do it.
I was so sad.
I really wanted to run this race.
I know there will be others, but this one meant something.
It was for a great cause.
I wanted to be there.

I'm sad I missed it :(


Sick or not, there were 5 cake orders due today that needed
decorating.
One of them was a Sesame Street one.
Sesame Street cakes are not our specialty at Coldstone.
Shocking right?!
The lady brought in Sesame Street toys & said to decorate the cake
to match them.
Whatever that means....
I did my best.
Oh, also they wanted strawberry frosting.
Which, no matter how much food coloring you put in, still comes out
looking pink.
Hopefully it was for a girl. I don't really know.

I'm feeling crafty again.

I tried out some "crackle paint" on these frames...

can you tell?
They don't look crackly to me!
I did everything the guy at Home Depot told me to do.
Clearly, he didn't know what he was talking about.
If anyone has any experience in this area, I'd love some tips.

Next story...
I bought this pretty picture for super cheap at a thrift store.
Really I just wanted the frame.
To get the picture & glass out, I had to remove these
staples that were all the way around the back.
I spray painted it brown, hot glued some twine across the back & it's done!

I also took apart the clothes pins to spray paint them.

They are not fun to put back together.
But my fridge is less cluttered now & I like it!

Happy Birthday Mckay!

Mckay turned 25 on Saturday.

Sunday, we had a little family party for him at my parents house.
(I was taking pictures with my phone & they are a little blurry)

The boys wrestling.

It takes all 3 of them to hold my dad down :)

Hope your birthday was amazing, Mckay!

Busy Busy Busy!

Let me just tell you how crazy this last week has been.
So much fun, but I feel like I haven't been home at all to get anything done.
Friday, March 5th....
We went to the BYU Men's Volleyball game with Mike.

It was funny because we ran into Jeff's uncle, Brent at the game
& his seat was right behind ours! So, we got to talk to him for a little bit, which was fun.
Saturday, March 6th....
I'm taking a CNA class up in West Jordan that started this day.
The class is 3 weekends (Saturday & Sunday) long from 8:00-6:00.
We had tickets to the Jazz game this night with Mckay & Megan.
Jeff picked me up from class & we went straight there.

We got home pretty late & I was exhausted.
Sunday, March 7th....
When I got home from class, I made myself something to eat & went to bed.
Monday, March 8th....
Caitlin's friend's little boy was having a birthday party & they asked
Jeff if he would bring over some of his animals & do a little show for the kids.

I love Saxon's face in this one :)

The kids all had fun feeding carrots to Gordon.

I had the funniest conversation with Saxon at the party.
He was looking in Jeff's boxes & kept asking if we could get the "little monkeys" out.
I moved around the stuff in the box to find out what he was talking about.
I said, "Saxon, those are snakes in there, not monkeys."
Saxon: Probly, Jeff needa buy some little monkeys.
Me: Ok, go tell Jeff he needs to get some monkeys.
He went over to talk to Jeff.
Jeff told him to come ask me.
Saxon: Can Jeff buy some monkeys?
Me: Yes.
Saxon: Ok, I will go with him to the Monkey store & buy some little monkeys
and some big monkeys!
I love the things that kid comes up with :)

Caitlin made this cake for the party.
So AWESOME!!

Jeff did such a good job & the kids loved it!
Tuesday, March 9th....
Nate & Caitlin invited us over for dinner to have tamales. YUM!
Then we went over to Jeff's friend's house to visit for a little bit.
Wednesday, March 10th....
DISNEY ON ICE!
Our seats were right on the floor.
There were 4 shows.
CARS:

THE LITTLE MERMAID:

THE LION KING:

TINKERBELL:

And Mickey & Minnie were there of course.

Thursday, March 11th....
We spent the evening at my parent's house.
Marsh got his mission call!
Family & friends came over to be there when he opened it.
He is heading to the Oregon Eugene mission on May 12th.

We had a chocolate fountain with lots of yummy treats to dip.
After everyone was done with the chocolate, Melinda decided to put her mouth
over the top where the chocolate comes out & drink it.
I got a video of her doing it, but I can't figure out how to rotate it.
So, once I figure that out, I will put it on here.
Friday, March 12th....
Mike, Jeff, my little brother Matthew, & I went to see Brain Regan
at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake.

You can't see him very well in this video, but hopefully you can hear him.

And sorry if the camera is shaking :)

I've never laughed so hard in my life.
I think everyone needs to see him live at least once in their lifetime.
Saturday, March 13th....
I had class all day.
I met Jeff & Mike at Thanksgiving Point on my way home.
We went to see Avatar in 3D.
Good movie.
I really didn't think I would be that into it.
WRONG!
I loved it!!
Sunday, March 14th....
Right after my class, we headed over to my parent's house again.
Marsh got ordained an Elder.
Lots of family & friends were over again.
We had fun hanging out & playing games with everyone.

Yesterday & today have been much slower days & I am thankful for that.
It really was such a fun week, but I was completely worn out.

We are the Champions!

The top 2 teams in Jeff's city league are playing in a tournament this week with the top 2 teams from 3 other cities.
Jeff's team were the Springville City Champions!

The tournament is 3 nights, single elimination.

They beat the team they played last night by 20!

If they win tonight, they play in the championship game tomorrow night!

New Friends

Jeff & I got to church a little late on Sunday, so ended up sitting in the very back row.
There was a lady sitting in the aisle seat a few rows up diagonal from us
with a 3 or 4 month old baby girl.
I had never seen them before, so figured they were new in the ward.
She had the baby turned around facing backwards.
She was looking at me, so I started smiling at her.
The mom turned around and saw me smiling at her, got up, walked back, handed her to me & walked back to her seat.
We got to play with her the rest of Sacrament Meeting.
Totally made my day :)