Some pictures from Steve

I was so excited when I opend my e mail today and Steve had sent me some pictrues! Finally! He did not leave commentary, so I don't know exactly what and who some of them are, but still it was so great to see him. He looks great, And is doing fine. He would LOVE some more letters so anyone is allowed to email him but if it is not family he will have to write you back in letter form, but he can still get your letter e amil form. So write him...especially family. his e mail is
stevepinnegar@myldsmail.net
The buildings is the city of Brazil It looks amazing I can't imagine what it looks like from the ground UP! And I would NEVER want to have a run in with that spider.....aaaahhh

Narnia

So what do you do on a 3 day weekend when you have nothing to do?
We saw Narnia.


I was not sure what to think The theatre was packed when we got there and we had to sit in front of the kids. Their cousins and g-ma came with us too. It was pretty intense for a kids show! Blood war and some if it was kinda scary. My kids do not do well with scary so I was worried, but to my suprise no nightmares!! We saw some of our friends who had the same idea, The Merrils and THe Clarks both had the same idea. it was fun to see them! Even though we lost Preston becuase all our kids were running around while we gabbed! just glad to know I am not the only one who looses kids!!! haha, so now only if we had something fun to do on manday memorial day!! I 'll let you know if I figure it out. Happy no school day!

Beating the Heat!

Brodeys first time swimming! Some babies scream the first time they are in a pool,but brodey did not even flinch. He just jumped right in and had a great time!

My cousin Taylor pushed him around in his little floaty and he loved to watch the kids play. Did I tell you he can tare it up in the walker? well a floaty is kinda like a walker and by the steps he could touch and he kept running back and for using it like a walker! it was so funny. He stayed in the pool for a long time. Ethan was in the pool for at least 5 hours! The next day he had a 101 degree temp. and an ear infention! poor guy. I think it was there and the swimming made it worse.

I can not wait for school to be out so we can do this every day! My aunt Heidi was visiting form back east. We had a shopping day with just the girls on monday. There is nothing better than that!

OH! they are going to hate me for posting this pic! I love you guys!!!

3 more weeks till school is out! it is already reaching 100 degrees here...crazy!
but today it was cooler and windy. A nice change. I guess that is what I get for living in Cali. but the winter weather is well worth it!

We always have so much fun at my aut Katys pool. We are so lucky to have family close by. They are always so much fun we love their house!

Ode to Corey

I just need to give a little shout out to my Lover boy! I know it is a little early but fathers day is coming! first off i want to say I LOVE YOU. Thank you you for letting me live my dream this year. Thank you for beleiving in me and for making it possible to take classes and be super busy. Since we have had Brodey you have been so great! you have helped me more lately than our whole lives I think..thank you for trying so hard to be a good dad. You help me clean and watch kids on your days off, you give me back massages, and tell me every day how beautiful I am and that you love me. I take you for grantid a lot and I am sorry.
You really are a great guy. Any woman would be over the moon to have you and I still can not beleive sometimes at how lucky I got to have you for my own. You work so hard for our family and I know you try reallly hard and dedicate everything you do to us. So THANK YOU! thank you for being a good man. I LOVE YOU more deeply than I think you will ever understand.

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Do I look good in pink?

Well so as my friend kelly would say..I am in a FUNK!! feeling a little emotional and down lately and need to spice things up a bit! I can't go to an island with hot bods, massages, ocean, and no worries. . .so I thought a little change of the blog might help. My house is next, no I don't think I will turn it pink, but it needs a good cleaning and organizing! Don't you just feel like organizing when life throws you a curve ball? no? well I do! I am not usually a pink gal. . .I do a lot of browns and greens, (as you can tell if you have ever been in my house) even on my blog. So I need to have a little fun. So were stickin with this new blog design for a little while and maybe something even funner (is that a word?) later on,,, I am going out for a girls night on Friday, that might help too! In any case I know it is out of character...but do I look good in pink?

Mothers Day

I love being a mother!I had such a special mothers day. I was showered with so many hand made gifts from my kids and my husband got me some great photography stuff, flowers and cards from each of the kids. he even put brodeys foot print in his card.
It was totally sweet! I am so grateful for the opportunity to be a mom and give my love to others in a way that only a mother can. I am my children and they are me. i can not imagine my life without them, they complete me. Ethans card at school said he loves me because I tuck him in bed. I was so happy he put that, because our bed time routine is long, it's prayer, scripture, reading a book and tickling backs and saying I love you a million times. Halli is getting older and her paper gave a chocolate Chip recepe , she knew all my favorite things and said I was best at cooking! They are so precious to me. I will always view my job as mother, the most important thing I will and could ever do for my family or the world. I hope every woman who reads this had a very special mothers day. We all deserve it even if we have children or not. I you are a role model so someone,,,we are all mothers.


We also got to call Steve on his mission in Brazil!! It was so great to talk to him. he sounded so good, and it was awesome to hear him speak Portuguese. He is doing really good...what another special gift for mothers day! It took us a whole hour just to get through to him and I guess the phone he was calling from was unplugged and they finally figured it out an hour later and we FINALLY got through.
So anyway it was a lot of fun to talk to him...he has been in the same area for h is whole mission so far. I told him it was probably meant to be so he didn't freik out!!!


This is a pic of corey talking to steve

I have been tagged...again!

I did not have a recent pic. of myself so took this one real quick,...ugh, not the best, oh well!

I am: grateful to be a woman, wife, mother, sister, aunt, and daughter of God.
I think:A lot sometimes too much. I get overwhelmed with layers and depth of things that I think about way too much. it is a blessing..and a CURSE
I know: that I can never know everything about ANYTHING and anyone who sais they do does not have an open mind to learn or experience new things.
I want: My kids, family and friends to always know how much I love them and that I will always be here for them.
I wish: Life was not so complicated sometimes. But in the end I guess it is the complicated times that make the good times so much better!
I hate: lying and deceiving. If there is one thing that I have seen bring down family and lives it is lying. Honesty is always best.
I miss: Utah mountains but not the snow
I fear: for my childrens future and things to come in the world.
I feel: Happy that I have so many great things in my life. Right now all I can do is count my blessings!
I hear: too much, I have bionic ears...ask my kids.
I smell: summer today, flowers humidity in the air. It is lovely.
I crave: more dates with my husband to connect and more time in the day to accomplish all my goals and time with the kids.

I search: for things that will better my life, in books and on the Internet, and pictures, photography...alot of photography and cheap stuff on ebay and craigs list!!!

I wonder:
If the housing market will swallow us whole!!!!

I love: my husband and wonderful babies

I ache: when I watch people I love so much struggle, I have to much empathy and cry when I am alone just thinking about them.
I care: about so many of my family members and find it hard to balance all the drama, because I want for everyone to be happy.

I always: have lists running through my head, the list of goals for my life things coming up things to do during the day and then the list for each thing on what I need...etc, etc, probably why I CAN"T SLEEP at night.
I am not: a good writer, sometimes I read other peoples blogs and WISH I could write as witty and CREATIVE as they can. I have writers envy!
I dance: not as much as I should. I was a dancer in high school and even after I was married. I was very close to trying out for the JAZZ girls and other high school scholarships when I tore my hamstring in a performance, I also got in an accident with a diesel that messed up my neck and made it hard for me to dance for a while, then kids...and life goes on. I really miss it. But I DID win THE BEST DANCER award at my friends 80's party.....I still got it!!!
I sing: HORRIBLE do not sit by me at church! you WILL regret it.

I cry: a lot! I'm a cryer, commercials t.v., just looking or thinking about my kids.
I really am very emotional, I even cry when people sing and I see a beautiful picture. I can't help it. If it touches me...I spring tears.
I write: all the time, lists, lists, and more lists. I have journals filled. Corey always makes fun of my blog and says it is like a newspaper. I just wish I wrote better.

I win:when I put others first.
I lose: when I forget what is REALLY important.
I never: Drank did drugs or smoked. Not because I am better than anyone else, but I always thought to myself...if my parents and my life got messed up from this stuff..then I NEVER want there to EVER be a chance that I will put myself or my children through what I had to go through. It messes with lives in the worst kind of way.
I listen: Every type of music. And I need to branch out and find some new music that is good.
I can usually be found: catch me if you can...I don't even know where I am half the time with millions of things and places to go. We do not sit still for long.

I am scared: of scary movies, I HATE them. It has Taken me a long time to sleep while while Cory is gone. I see any bad image in my head over and over. I never watch them any more. They totally harm the spirit. I HATE them.
I need: a nice massage
I am happy about: My family, my kids and new baby, My classes and new camera, New and old friends. Blogging because it keeps me connected to them
I tag, krissy, vanessa, Jyl, and tammy B

Half Moon Bay

Last sunday (a week ago) After church Corey and I took my sister to the beach. We decided we wanted to go somewhere fun and we love hands on things so we researched tide pools and found half moon bay. If you have never been there you MUST go! It was cold but on a warm summer day on a low tide that place would be amazing and we are for sure going back.

the sea lions were only a few feet from us because we were at a nature preserve it was really cool to see them so close, the area was closed off so you couldn't get to close I am sure it is dangerous.


These four truly are the loves of my life and I think the walk on water!


I was trying to take a picture of this bright green sea anemone, and I love that it is so clear. They were really cool and sticky and they closed up when you touch them.

My nephew Jaxon found a lobster claw and thought it was super cool!

And last Hallis little hermit crab. they were everywhere! Halli tried to sneak this one home in the car with us for a pet. But we decided his family in the ocean needed him more than we did.
This was a VERY fun day trip in a super cool town. If you come to visit or already live here go there and We are going in the summer so open invite to anyone who wants to come!!!

Balancing act

I have been so busy lately and not my usual bloggaholic self! No really I love to journal all my family stuff and share rondom things with people, it helps me feel connected to people I do not see all the time. But since Halli got baptized I feel like things have been sooooo crazy! I had my sister in town and we totally had a blast. We played everyday. But I totally feel stressed this week. I know that I need to simplify a little but I don't want to give stuff up, for example this weekstarting with monday. Had a long pool day and FHE with my sister and went on a date with Corey :0) totally fun! Tues: worked out, cleaned house, edited pictures, visiting teachers, pic kids up from school, Took halli to dance and went to costco, took ethan to baseball, then went to photography class for 3 hours and to wallmart after, then did some more editing, bed at 1:ooam today (wed) Could not hardly move from workout yesterday! cleaned,edited more pictures, went to park day, picked up daughter and friend from school, took halli to piano, made dinner, went to scouts
(my calling) and finally put kids to bed. Thurs, help in ethans class, pic up from school have photography class 1-4 Halli has book club ethan has baseball....When does it end? I am usually not feeling so overscheduled, I think that having a new baby and starting some classes and doing photography, which doese take a lot of time is just hard for me to work in with my usuall activities. I do not want to get to busy that my kids and family stuff goes down the drain, but I have never done anything like this for myself, and at the same time still try to do everything else,,,like paint and garden and do furniture and make frames ect, ect..... I just can not do it. I wish I was a vampire like on the twilight books. they NEVER have to sleep, just think at how much stuff I could do! I know this is probably boring. Sorry if you read it all and are totally snorring by now. I just am VENTING I just taught a lesson in gosple principles and it was talking about descheduling yourselves so you can spend more family time,,, and I am feeling sooooo guilting for doing some stuff for myself and taking some of that time away from family. Any suggestions on how NOT to go CRAZY?