Happy Birthday Jake!!

Jake celebrated his birthday on Saturday. We were able to spend some time with him at a family Christmas party. Jake is great kid. Always willing to help. Jake and Madison are the best of friends. They have always gotten along really well. We love Jake very much, and we hope he had a Great Birthday. Thanks to a great picture taken by his mom. Lisa I hope you don't mind me taking it.

Cooking Class in Salem

I am way late on this post. My Mother-in-law took my sister-in-law Lisa and I to a cooking class the first part of November. I have been to I think four of these classes with Brett's Grandma,Mom and Aunts. This time it was just Lisa,Susan and I. They are seriously so fun. This lady teaches us how to make some simple meals and then feeds it to us. Then we get to take the recipes home and try it on our families. This class was on holiday cooking. This is what was on the menu. Carrot cake pancakes with cinnamon syrup(seriously so yummy), Fabulous chicken and rice, Holiday peas, Triple-chocolate peppermint treats, Cashew Carmel fudge, Tepee Treats(for Thanksgiving),and a Doughnut snowman. I was so excited when Susan asked me to go. Susan thank you so much for taking us to do such fun things. I can't wait until next time.

Funny things kids say

Yesterday morning I was getting Madison ready for school and she was telling me about the performance at the rest home that she is doing next week. She started to sing me the songs that Lisa had taught them. She was singing Rodolph the Red Nose Reindeer and got to the part where you start to name all the reindeer. Keep in mind that she is really singing her heart out. If you know Madison it is no surprise. So she starts and says now there's Dixon and sleepy and... I couldn't help but laugh. She asked what was so funny and I said I think Sleepy is a seven dorf,and I think the reindeer's name is vixen. She looked at me and said oh well and started to sing again. I actually love to listen to her sing songs. She has her own version of most songs. My favorite one is when she sings Human by the killers. We get a performance from her daily and we love it because it makes her happy. She is a funny girl and we love her.

Thanksgiving!!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving a couple weeks ago. As I sit here watching the snow fall I wish we could go back. We went to St. George this year and It was so nice. Brett has two sisters that live down there and were so nice to have the rest of us come and stay with them. We ate Thanksgiving dinner at Shannon's house and it was beautiful weather. We were able to set the tables up out side and if you were sitting in the sun you were hot. It was the best. I use to love the snow and cold when I was younger but I am really starting to hate it. Then later that night like 11:00 pm we went shopping. We just went to the outlet mall and it was crazy. We stood in line at children's place for over an hour just to check out. I only spent $15 so I am not sure if it was worth it. I have never been shopping on Thanksgiving or the day after before. It was a new thing for me. I don't know if I would do it again. I would have to say I had fun with my sister-in-laws and mother-in-law. Being with them was the Best part. Brett's dad took the horses down to St George with him and took kids on rides Thursday morning. Then on Friday the guys and Kathryn Went on A ride in Zions. It was way worth taking the horses with us. We also had family pictures taken on Friday. With such a big group they turned out really good. Every one left on Saturday afternoon except us. We were able to stay and go out to dinner with our friends. Brett meet the Goods when he was on his mission. They took really good care of him. It has been almost three years since we had been with them, and it was so good to see them. Our kids had so much fun with them as well. They live in St. George and we are going to make sure we see each other more often:) Then on Sunday we had to come home to real life. We had a great weekend. Thanks Shannon and Kathryn for having us. We hope you all Had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Happy Birthday!!

So I have been a slacker in the area of wishing my family members Happy Birthday. I am going to get caught up today. Here we go.....
First we had Jeff's Birthday and it was back in October. Sorry Jeff I am a horrible sister in law. We Love Jeff and hope he had a wonderful Day!!!

Next is My Sister Monica Her birthday was November 2nd. She is my oldest sister. She is five years older than me. We have been told we look alike. We worked for the same dentist a while ago and most people thought we were just one person. We love Monica and hope she had a great day.

My Dad is next. His Birthday was on November 13th. We love our Dad and Grandpa. He is always thinking of his family, and does so much for us. We hope he had a great day. We love you.

My Grandma celebrated next. I am not sure how old she is but she is still going strong. We are so grateful for her. She has done so much for us over my life time. My Mom does her hair every Friday morning so me and the kids go over to visit. My kids love Fridays so they can see their Grandma Mangelson. She always has a quarter and a hug for them. Madi feels bad because ever since she started school she hasn't been able to see her on Fridays. I hope this is something my kids will never forget. We Love you Grandma.

Last but not least Kaci Fae had a Birthday last Wednesday. She is such a cute little girl. She got a brand new pony for her birthday and it is just her size. We love having Kaci as a part of our family. We hope she had a great day. We love you.

I know Halloween is over but I saw this on a friends blog and tried it out. My kids loved it. They laugh every time I show it to them. Just a little fun for us.

Happy Halloween!!!

We had a fun Halloween this year!! We went to the school carnival on Friday night. The kids thought that was great. Then on Saturday we got together with family and had lunch decorated pumpkins and showed off our costumes. Madison dressed up as Pocahontas and Andrew was a Dragon tales Dragon. We went over to Brett's parents house and were able to see the rest of our cute cousins. Oh I cant forget about the trunk or treat. Andrew thought it was pretty cool. Nothing better than a lot of people handing out candy. He was in heaven. We hope everyone else had a good Halloween!!

Happy Birthday Mom, Cameron, & Bryon

I am a little behind on Birthdays this month. My mom celebrated her Birthday on October 2nd. We think that she is the best mom,Grandma, and mother-in-law in the world. She is so good to all of her grand kids,and of course to all of us. We hope you had a awesome Birthday MOM. We love you!!!!
Next My Father-in-law Celebrated his Birthday on the 7th. We are grateful to have him as our Dad,Grandpa,and Father-in-law. We love you Byron!! We hope you had a great Birthday.
Last but not least My Niece Cameron celebrated her 1st Birthday on the 8th. I really can't believe that she is one already. She has been an awesome baby since the day she was born. She is happy little and we love her so much. We hope your day was great.

Happy Birthday Brett!!!

Today is the day!! I can't believe it, my husband is 30!!!! This is scary for really only one reason. This day will be coming for me in about nine months. We remember our parents in their thirty's. My dad told Brett last night " I remember when I was thirty, I was Bishop." I am glad that was him and not us WOW!! I love Birthday's and I am so excited to celebrate this day with him. I have celebrated 13 birthdays with him. Brett is a great husband and father. We love him so much. We hope he has a great birthday!!

Happy Birthday Alan!!

My Brother in law Alan Celebrated his Birthday Yesterday. We love Alan, he is always fun to be around. We hope that he had a great Birthday.

Happy Birthday Toby, Reagan & Suzanne

We have a lot of Birthdays in September. I will start with Toby he is my oldest nephew and He turned 14. He is growing up so fast. He is the best kid ever. We love you Toby and hope you had a great birthday. Next is Reagan She turned 4 today. She has been looking forward to this for a long time. At least since march. She is a cute little girl. We love you Reagan we hope you had a great day. Last but not least Suzanne. She is my sister-in-law. She was born one year and eleven days before Brett. And still to this day he looks older. Suzanne is a great person and we love her, and love being around her. Happy birthday Suzanne we hope you had a great day.

Soccer!!

Madison started soccer last week and loves it. She has never played before, and Brett and I know nothing about the sport. We actually know so much about it we didn't know she needed shin guards:) For the first game she had to borrow her cousin Jake's. Thank goodness his game was right before hers. She has had two games so far and has done great. It is great exercise for her. She played her cousin Jake on Wednesday. It was cute because she kept talking smack to him, and then his team ended up winning:) I still don't think she realizes that. What you don't know wont hurt anything. Both her and Jake also share the same lucky #6. Lisa and I thought that was cool. We love watching her try out new things.

Happy Birthday Kaitlyn!!!

My Niece Kaitlyn turned 4 years old today. Kaitlyn is a fun little girl. Madison loves to play with her. I was able to babysit her a little this past winter and was showing her some of my dancing moves. She said to me very nicely let me show you how:) Her moves were much better than mine for sure. Kaitlyn we love you and we hope you had a great day.Kaitlyn is obviously the little girl with her mom and little brother.

The Big Day!!!

Today was the first day of school for Madison. She was so excited that she woke up at 6:00 this morning asking if it was time to get ready. If you know Madison she is not a early riser. However this morning she said, mom I got up early today I am now an early riser:) I think she looked adorable today and so did she. She wanted a full on photo shoot before we left. She love her new hair cut. It was a little hard letting her go to school today, but Andrew and I seemed to get along OK:) As for her she had a awesome day full of recess, school lunch, friends, and of course learning. She is such a fun little girl and we are so glad she is excited to be in First Grade. I forgot to mention that her Teacher is Mrs. Wing AKA Mrs. Jepson. She was also the teacher Brett and I had in First grade.

Happy Birthday Casey!!!

My little brother turned 22 on Friday. That seems really weird since I remember the day he was born like it was yesterday. We love you Casey and hope you had a great day!!

Happy Birthday Cody &Grandpa Mangelson

First off My nephew Cody celebrated his Birthday on Saturday. He is such a cute kid. He got to spent last week in Disneyland with his family, and then went to the derby on Saturday. What a lucky kid. He just turned 7 and that was so weird to me. I can't believe how fast Monica's kid are growing up. Cody we love you and hope that you had an awesome Birthday. Cody is the one siting next to Madison on the left side.

Next is Grandpa Mangelson. His birthday was on Sunday. I am not sure how old his is, but he still acts 50. We love him so much, and we hope he had a great day. I know he spent it at a car show in Reno. Hope you had fun.