7 WEIRD THINGS - TAGGED BY SHERRIE

1. I don't like my eyebrow hair hanging in the wrong direction.

2. Sometimes I'll tickle my arms to fall asleep.

3. I can't go to bed if my feet are dirty.

4. I don't like my food to touch if it has any kind of liquidy content.

5. I really am more of a night person, but you wouldn't know that because I go to bed early and wake up early because of Rich and mine's jobs.

6. I pick at scabs even when I shouldn't.

7. I am a little obsessed with washing my hands.

I tag All Ya'all!!!!

EJ's Field Trip to the Apple Farm

A couple of weeks ago, I was able to go with EJ and his 1st grade class to the Springdale Apple Farm. We had a really great time and it was fun for the kids to see how the whole process works. EJ is my little sweetheart and he is always thrilled to hang out with me, so of course we had the best time! P.S. If you ever get to go up there, you have to eat one of their sandwiches - they are awesome!


Carving a "scary" face out of an apple...



Tracing his handprint...



The "over under" apple game...



Goofing around...

Wrestling Season is Approaching...

CAN YOU HANDLE IT??? ARE YOU READY??? Well, I am!!! It is the time of year we look forward to, because my boys can dispurse the energy they have somewhere besides my living room! Wrestling season will start in just over a week and Rhett has informed me that he will be joining his brothers this year (yes, he actually is old enough). This picture is adorable. We found this old "homemade" wrestling singlet in a box from Richard's parents' attic when they were cleaning it out the other day. I'm sure Richard and his brothers probably all got to wear this. Little man loves it so much, he sleeps in it quite a bit. More pictures to come...

Happy Birthday Princess Alayna!

I know, I'm a little late, but like I said I'm trying to play catch up. We celebrated Alayna's birthday with a luau party on her birthday complete with limbo, pizza making (okay so maybe that's not hawaiian, but the girls liked it), lais, and a fun pinata. The girls had a blast and I believe we had 18 of them showup not including my children. Alayna had so much fun and she had an extra fun time the weekend before when her Grandma took her to Disneyland. Overall, I think she had a great birthday. Here are some of the wonderful things about Alayna...
1) She is a genuine sweetheart with a heart of gold...sometimes too soft (she tears up so easy)
2) She will do whatever you ask her to, even if she really doesn't want to
3) She is the first to accomplish a task I ask everyone to do together!
4) She looks adorable when she giggles
5) She loves her friends and is close to them (and they adore her)
6) She will make a wonderful Mom some day
7) I am so glad she is my baby girl! (that's right, my baby - I know she is 9 but she's the youngest girl I have)

Happy Birthday Princess!

Tribute to Grandma Wright

This was a beautiful display they put together at the viewing before her funeral. These are my cute nieces. Shani did the flowers.



This is only the Hirschi portion of the family at the cemetary after the end of the funeral. All of the Wright family that was there would not fit in one picture - it was crazy!



We are so sad but happy for the loss of our Grandma Wright. We will miss her hugs & kisses, her molasses candy, and her cute little personality, but we are so thrilled for her heavenly reunion and the celebration she is having up there. She passed away a few weeks ago and we had her funeral the very end of September, but I haven't had a minute to post since then, so I will just have to catch you up now. She had a stroke on a Tuesday and was unable to swallow or barely open her eyes after that. We were all able to spend some wonderful time with her as she rested at Aunt Sheila's house. Much of the family came down and visited with her and we prayed together and visited together. Really, it was a beautiful family reunion - and a wonderful tribute to a wonderful lady. Her funeral was beautiful and myself and my sister-in-law Kristine and cousin Shani all were privileged to sing in the funeral. It was a beautiful honor. We will miss her dearly. Thank goodness for temple blessings and for the knowledge we have.

Trista's Princess Day, Skeleton Cave, & the Boys' Snake!

They had spirit week at Trista's school last week for Hurricane's Homecoming and this day was Fairytale Day. Trista looked so cute I just had to take a picture...




The boys were so proud of this snake they found in our horse coral - that's right, right in our back yard. Thankfully it was a good King snake, but boy was it long. My nephews happened to be over visiting and one of them came across this snake. They all thought it was pretty cool!




This is an older pic we took last month. Richard took us up to Skeleton Cave for Family Home Evening. The kids thought it was pretty cool, especially with all the junk that was dumped into it (motorcycles, cars, etc.) Personally...it was a little creepy!

Navajo Lake September 6th

The cute cabin...



The kids in front of the lake...



In front of the ice cave...



Rhett & Austin riding in the boat...




These are some pictures of us at our friends' cabin at Navajo Lake. They invited us up for the weekend and we had a blast. We cut a lot of fire wood and the kids played in an ice cave and went riding around in their little fishing boat. It was a great time with great friends and food!

Peach Days Madness!!!

So the Hurricane Valley Peach Days was last weekend and it was a blast! Very tiring, but a blast! Friday night, Kristine & I went and watched Mama Mia (loved it). Saturday morning, I drove the Tigerettes in the parade and the kids stayed with Richard on the sidelines and picked up lots and lots and LOTS of candy (did I mention there was a lot of candy?). After that, we went home and got ready for the afternoon. Kristine, Shani, and I sang from 1-2 p.m. and had a blast and it was a real treat for me this year as a proud mama - I finally got Trista to sing and she did a beautiful job. She sang with her friend Riley and they sang "Our Song." It was adorable and after she did it, her confidence level really rose. I am a little disappointed, though - as excited and nervous as I was for her, I totally forgot to record or take pictures or anything (I know, horrible mom) until after it was already over! I was so mad! Anyway, just know she did a beautiful job and hopefully she will do it again next year so I can get her on video. After that, we looked around at the booths and displays. In the evening, we went to the Rodeo and all the kids got drawn out for the mutton bustin', and they all rode except Kayle (who was the champion last year) because he was afraid he was going to hit his head on the barrel like he did last year. Anyway, the rest of the kids had a blast and we had a great time. After the Rodeo, they let off fireworks at the high school and they were great! It was a fun busy day.

Sunday, Richard spoke in church with the Elders Quorum Presidency and he did a great job. I visited my Grandpa and he was doing well - his face has healed amazingly from his surgery. Monday, we spent the day cleaning the yard and the house and it was wonderful to have everything so clean - all the way down to the sheets! The kids and Richard were a big help as well as my mom. That night, we watched a movie and then dozed off. A busy fun weekend. Here are some pics of the parade and of the kids with their trophies from the mutton bustin'.

Fancy Smancy Hair...

We had our team pictures for drill today and they do your hair and makeup and everything so it was pretty fun - it wasn't like that when I was in school! Anyway, the coaches got done up for free and it was fun to play around so I thought I would take some pics of the cute hair. (Sorry, this is at the end of the night and it was getting a little messy by then)

P.S. The girl who was doing my hair was about 19 or 20 years old and she thought I was one of the girls on the high school team until I started talking to my kids on the phone - that made my day!

Jeff & Sara have a rally...



Kristine, me, & Amy get a little silly...



Kristine, me, Amy, & Shani...



My sexy man...I love you!

My 30th B-Day Bash! 6-26-08

Hurry! Blow it out before a fire starts!



Brent & Anna rock out on Guitar Hero!



Amy & Shani try their rocker skills!



BJ & Raelene have a husband/wife battle!




I forgot to post some pictures of my fun B-day party. My hubby was a sweetheart and with the help of my awesome friends, Kristine & Shani (also my family), we had a great time and delicious food! Thanks to everybody who got to share in the day with me - it was great!

Rhett's First Day of Preschool 2008!

This is Rhett on his 2nd day of school. He looked so handsome - I just had to take another picture!



Rhett could hardly wait to get to school. He asked all day when it was time to go and then it finally came! He also had to wait an extra week after his brothers and sisters went, so it was a great day when it was finally his turn! I love my little Rhetter - he is my little buddy and I will miss him!

Tagged by Raelene!

4 random things I like about my husband:

He is very sexy, rugged looking

He has great integrity

He works harder than anyone I know

He genuinely wants to do good



4 movies that I would watch more than once:

The Wedding Singer (drives Richard crazy)

Pretty Woman

Romi & Michelle's High School Reunion (TV Version - the real one's rated R and swears too much)

All of the Bourne Identity series


4 tv shows I watch:


I really don't watch TV, but here are some I like

King of Queens

Friends reruns

News (I am getting so old!)


4 places that I have been:


Bahamas

Florida

Hawaii

Ohio


4 people who e-mail me regularly:

Amy B

Kristine

Raelene

My parents



4 favorite foods:


Italian food ( I love pasta and bread) SOO BAD!! (me too)

candy (too much)

Almost anything pumpkin

Salads...lots of 'em


4 places that I would like to visit:


Alaska (going next summer!)

Australia

Switzerland

Italy


4 things that I am looking forward to in the coming year:


Not having surgery for at least a year!

Christmas

Snuggling around the fire

Our next cruise


4 people that I have tagged:


Amber

Sherrie

Shani

Jaime

Back to School 2008!

Trista on her first day...so cute!



Isn't she beautiful?



Ethan & Mrs. Gubler...He is my lady's man!



Kayle & Mrs. Meikle...He looks so handsome in his new glasses!



Alayna & Mrs. Stevens...My little princess!




The kids were very excited to go back to school as well as their mom (too much fighting going on) and they all looked adorable, I must say. Rhett doesn't start preschool 'til next week and he was pretty bummed he didn't get to go when his siblings did. Oh, and our day was even cooler because Mom (me) decided to go the back way to school in order to avoid traffic and ended up getting the car stuck in the mud because they had irrigated the field next to the road...Oops! It was quite the site seeing the kids and I (on crutches) hiking out of the mud to the school. Luckily we were only a soccer field away and my sister-in-law gave me a ride home. Richard was able to drive it out later that day when the mud had dried. Good times, my friends, good times...Anyway, how are you going to remember the first day of school if you don't have something awesomely exciting happen, right?

Anyway, it was a great day. The kids all loved their teachers and made new friends and saw their old ones. They are all great kids and I love them dearly!

Mohawk & The Lizard

Remember, Grandpa is a barber...so this was only temporary!

Knee Surgery

Last Thursday I ventured into my very known world...Surgery...Yes, Again! Usually when I tell my friends that I am having surgery that is what they say - AGAIN!? It has become a sadly common thing, but I am hoping to wrap things up because I have been feeling so well lately. Anyway, I have had a hurt knee for awhile and I have some necrosis in it so it tends to hurt me and give out sometimes, but they thought that I tore my meniscus also. Thursday, I was scheduled for surgery to come in at
3 p.m. which was very late when you have to fast, but then they called me and told me to come in an hour later because the doctor was running behind. Then when I got there, I waited and waited and waited and finally went into surgery around 8:30 p.m., that's right 8:30 p.m. Lots of waiting...they really got behind. So I ended up leaving the hospital at around 11:30 p.m. I was so happy to be done. When they got into my knee, it wasn't as bad as they thought and they ended up just cutting out some excess synovial tissue and cleaning things up a bit. I have to stay off it for a few days and then I can slowly start to put weight on it. Hopefully my recovery will be really quick because I cannot wait to get back to my classes! Anyway, just a quick update, but I am feeling great and my family has been a big help!

Visit With Grandpa

We try to visit my Grandpa each weekend. A couple of weeks ago, I took my Mom with me. She is staying with us for a bit. Rhett came too and thought it would be fun to share his 3-D glasses with Grandpa. I thought it was so cute! Grandpa's face is healing wonderfully and he has been doing really well!

Pioneer Day Weekend...Zoom! It was Gone!

Pioneer Day is usually not that big of a holiday for us, though we do enjoy Richard's time off and spending time together doing SOMETHING...usually last minute planned. This year was a lot more fun. Thursday morning, we took the kids down to the parade and watched them ride the little hay trailer down the road and then participated in the races at the park. After that, Richard and I packed the kids, took them to our family's (Mike & Kristine's - who are wonderful by the way), and packed ourself for a fun weekend. We decided to go to California with some friends and they were going to show us around and take us to see Wicked in LA. They use to live there so they knew their way around very well.

Let me tell you how wonderful it is to visit somewhere when A) You don't have to drive B) You don't feel lost because you aren't driving C) You get to see all the cool things you probably wouldn't have seen if you were driving because you were too worried you were going to get lost!

Anyway, it was a blast. Thursday night, we shopped a little and drove through Beverly Hills and around town and then went and got some really awesome icecream smooshed between cookies at a fun little shop. The next day was jam packed full of fun stuff. We went to the Garment District in the morning and spent a few hours shopping and looking at all the cool stuff. Let me tell you...that place is AWESOME! I could've spent a few days there. If you've never been there, you should definitely go. Next, we (they) drove us out to Malibu to Zuma beach and we spent a few hours hanging out and knee boarding in the water. This was a blast. Trent and Richard went out to the bigger waves and were getting the crap beat out of them, but when Misty and I finally made it into the water, we decided to ride the smaller ones into shore. We had a lot of fun sliding all the way up the sand and I even accidentally wiped a little boy out once...not my finest moment. It was a lot of fun, though. We left there and headed back to the hotel so we could get showered up and dig all the sand out of all the places that sand gets to when you are playing in the ocean. It is crazy how much sand a swim suit can actually hold!

That night, we headed to the Pantages Theater and watched Wicked. It was fantastic and we got to sit on the 3rd row which was really cool! We loved the play and we will definitely have to come back and see another one there. That theater was beautiful! After that, we drove down Hollywood Blvd and went to the Chinese Theater so we could take a picture of John Wayne's boot prints to bring home for Kayle. We then went over to Universal City Walk and tried to find a place to eat that was actually open at midnight. We were starving! We finally decided to go to the Saddle Ranch which was kind of a club/restaurant thing and we ate some really bad food and watched all the drunk people trying to make their way around the place. It was quite entertaining I must say. We got back to the hotel REALLY late and had no problem falling asleep!

The next day we drove through Beverly Hills (this time in the daylight) and then down to Venice Beach to check out the sites. We walked...a really long way...down to the street vendors that perform and sell and do crazy things and then to Muscle Beach where they work out in the gym outside (which I think is crazy in the middle of the hot day). Let me tell you how crazy these people were. There were people preaching, performing, selling paint splattered peace sign rugs, dancing up on their decorated travel trailer with drums and incense burning, skating with signs taped to their head, flipping over peoples backs, giving tattoos right on the street, and any other weird thing you could imagine. I mean these people are nuts. There was even a guy holding a sign that said "I want to become a porn star - need audition" Is that cuckoo or what? These people are in their own little world. We saw the Muscle Beach gym and there was a Nickelodeon slime truck which was kind of cool. We then walked...a long way...back to the car and headed out of California. We stopped in Primm, Nevada, and did a little shopping. Misty and I found some fun gifts and then we headed the rest of the way home. We were tired when the weekend was over, but it was well worth it and we had a blast! Hopefully we'll get to do it again sometime!