Random Photos and Times

So last night was Mutual again and I am constantly in awe of what the girls find to do that is so much fun! We were tie-dying shirts. First it was a MiaMaids only thing, but the Beehives were invited in and it was a blast! We still have yet to rinse our shirts out which is what we will all be donig tonight before we go to bed and washing them. Here are a few photos of our amazing Union Ward Beehives and MiaMaids!

This was before everyone got here... I wanted to get photos! There's a photo of Ann Gutzman (1st Counselor/MiaMaids in YW) and Jolene Clark (2nd Counselor/Beehives). I love them!

The tie-dying took a lot more dying solution than we had planned so a short trip to Wal-Mart and back was mandatory for more and then we were on our way again. I even did a shirt for Landon! We'll have to see how it turns out. :)

Above is the girls chatting away as we were winding up the night and planning on wearing our new creations the next Mutual night. In the first photo Chelsea looks like she is going to knock me out for interupting her song singing/dancing from the tunes on her phone. Then they are doing Spirit Fingers in the second photo.

Below is the final stage for tonight. A ziploc bag with tie-dyed shirt inside keeping it moist for 24 hours. Then we headed outside to colaborate. These are the 5 MiaMaids we have currently. Sara, Ami, Ashley, Chelsea, and Kristen. These girls are amazing...

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Leah and Thomas went hunting with Thomas' friend Alex and took the camera along. I thought I would share some of their hunting adventures... this was why I was watching Linzey down below these photos. Although if I could have gone I would have been there too! Hunting is fun!

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I had taken Landon and Linzey to church and they looked so cute that I had to get some photos of them in their Sunday outfits. Then I realized I hadn't taken a picture of Landon and I together for the longest time.... so here one is!

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On a Saturday I was watching Linzey, Dayton, and Landon. I wanted to get some photos. Dayton is my sister's coworkers little boy who is the cutest thing ever. He's very quite and observant. He is so content too. I don't even feel like I'm babysitting... except when I have to tell Linzey and Landon to stop mauling Dayton to death! :)

This was the kids posing for pictures that turned into a karate photo shoot. Hahaha... the randomness of kids makes me laugh.

Crazy and Happy!

While in the Young Womens we do many activities and one week was Dodgeball with Devotional between the rounds of dodging and throwing of the balls. It was better than contact sports of any kind... (unless you're talking about Powder Puff football back in High School and then THAT was much more fun!).

Pic #1: Here is Sister LaDow, Brother Marrott, and Bishop LaDow.
Pic #2: Sara is giving a devo between matches.
Pic #3: Pam Nielson with Mikey and Ashley giving the thumbs up!

Pic#1: Layna Smith, Morgan Russell, Stefanie Dickman, Pam Nielsen.
Pic #2: Sara Morgan, Kristen Merrell, Hannah Smith, with Chelsea Smithee in front.

It was so much fun except I think that the boys were throwing pretty hard at the girls and that irked me some... but everyone had fun and there was no lack of smiles there. :) I of course didn't want to get a concussion and so I sat on the stage with the other leaders and watched, took photos, and called people out that were making head shots or trying to stay in while they were obviously out! Here are some photos of the youth in our ward... I have many more, but these are the highlights.

Pic #1: Emily Longaker, Rachel Watson, Ami Stephens, and Ashley Nielsen.
Pic #2: Me and Mikey Nelson.

Pic #2: Morgan Russell showing off the Official Confederation of Dodgeball Ball we had. :)

We have also just went to the dollar store and I didn't think that going to the dollar store with four girls was going to be anything out of the ordinary.... boy was I wrong! :) You could always tell where they were in the store and it was hysterical the different things they were doing with the different items and things in the store. Then we went out to get pizza at Little Cesears and of course they were the "welcoming commity" to people who came in after us and were loud and so freakin' funny! I love the girls! They are great and I can't but help to laugh when I'm around them! This next Wednesday we are tie-dying shirts and the girls are going to wear them later on and at girls camp! I am so excited! Never a boring day in the Young Womens!

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Bunko is also a thing that I have really come to enjoy. I have only attended twice, and one of those was hosted at my house. That night Landon was up the entire night and I didn't get to enjoy the night as much as I would have liked to. It was extremely stressful and resulted in very grumpy Sunday the next day at church for Landon and myself. But it was fun when I look back at it. This last Bunko was at a gorgeous house and I was going just to enjoy the chats that happen there, but was pulled into play the fun game and thoroughly enjoyed myself. To be able to talk with mothers, sister, daughters, and fellow sisters in the church is a joy and one that I don't get to indulge in as much as I would like. Thank goodness for Bunko nights and I am definitely a hooked fan now. I love being able to talk to each of the ladies there and enjoy learning more about them as well as getting some feedback about problems I need help with parenting and dating and such. I always walk away feeling lighter and well-fed when I leave Bunko. :)

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I also have been hooked on a novel that a friend of mine is in the process of writing and think that it is quite honestly better than Twillight which is saying a lot because I loved Twillight. This is just so new and not the typical type of book that I read, that I am captivated, intrigued, and on the edge of my seat most of the time I'm reading it. I think it is more in the sci-fi, fiction novels, but I haven't read any of those yet, so I'm not sure... anyways... it's just dang interesting and I can't keep my hands, ears, or mind off it. When I'm not able to read this new novel, I am re-reading Twillight to be able to watch the movie a second time right after reading, which is what I wanted to do the first time, but it didn't happen that way.

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I went to the movie "Bride Wars" and found it humorous and when I walked away I definitely thought about my best friend. But for the most part I was disappointed with it and the previews pretty much showed you the most funny parts of the entire movie... so it was ok... but not great. This was the second movie I've gone to by myself I have really enjoyed it. It's not humiliating or nerve-racking. Instead I feel independent and empowered. I like it and am looking forward to the upcoming "dates" with myself, my popcorn and water. :)

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I am going to see Twilight again tonight with a friend and am looking forward to having reread the first book. Now I am reading the second book, New Moon, to my roommate, Andrea. We have been reading together when we get the kiddos to bed at night and have stayed up till 1am doing so at times! I know we are crazy but I finally have her hooked and am so happy about that. Now we are both obviously gobbling up the book and it's plot, characters, and events. It's fun to hear what she thinks will be happening because she's never read them and has only seen the first movie and was hooked soon after! :P

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Landon and I have been having fun and finally was able to venture outdoors this last Saturday. It was a good day with just a little rain and so I am thankful for the weather holding out so we could enjoy it and get some yard work done that the kids helped with (taking twigs to the garbage can and picking up leaves).

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Landon was sick this week. I had to miss two days of work because he was running a 102 degree fever one day and part fever/part cold the next with a horrible cough. So yeah... this week hasn't been the best one yet, but the thing that bugs me the most is that he acts just fine when he's sick with a fever and cold! He's still running around making gun noises and racing his firetruck along! And I wonder why the doctor looks at me like I'm crazy sometimes!

This last Sunday was the first Sunday we had of the new 1pm time of our ward. Landon didn't like this and I didn't either... but hopefully things will change and become better. Landon woke up at 9:30 and didn't take an nap before we went to church. I forgot to put the granola bar that I had on the counter in the toy bag and so Landon was a little more vocal during the sacrament time because of this mistake and overlook on my part. Then once church was over it was 4pm! So we stayed up and after a rocky start, he perked up and had fun helping me cook, play with the bubbles in the bath, jump on his bed, and climbed on mom while saying, "Run, mama, Run!" lol...

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*Just a side note! I finally got my first ticket, but it's stupid because it was a Parking Ticket and I got it while parking the wrong way on the street in front of my sister's house before church as I was picking up Landon and ended up watching Horton Hears a Who with them! I couldn't believe it! First ticket ever! You don't know how often I have parked that way and never been sited, or heard of anyone else getting a ticket! And did they come up to the door and let me know what I had done wrong and ask me to correct it... of course NOT! Man I'm upset because of this! Oh well, I guess this happened to help humble me a little and put me back in my place...

Makeup Mess...

So Landon got up last night while he was supposed to be sleeping in the bedroom and got into the makeup that I had in a drawer in my closet area... yeah... so here are some wonderful pictures so you can see yourself what happened at 10pm last night. The camera didn't do the greatest job showing it to you and to tell you the truth I was scared to death when I looked up in the living room (where I was reading Twillight again) and saw my little boy. But the makeup actually made him look like something was wrong with him when I first looked up my heart almost stopped... thankfully it was only concealer!

This is him with the drawer on top behind him with the makeup concealer (which I don't use but of course have) was located.... how did he get up there because there was nothing he could climb on! Oh and ignore the mess behind him please! :)

It got on his face, neck, ears, hair, head, pajamas, hands, even on his feet somewhat! He is a very talented and quiet monster!

It was caked onto his hands... so I tried to get a photo of it. In this one below though you can see it on his right eyebrow! He got it EVERYWHERE!

He is still smiling though... probably because I couldn't keep a straight face either... :)

This is him trying to show me his neck which had the concealer on it as well... it's blurry because my camera was out in my car and was fogging up...

This would be the second rag I used to get the concealer off as best as I could. Ugh... I had already given him a bath and should have just done it again... but it was 10pm and I was so tired... so I just gave up and wiped him down.

So the night was an intersting and funny, but a little frustrating at the same time. But seriously how can you try to discipline a little boy that has an infectious smile and who is used to melting your heart with it????

Trip to Utah - Grandma's Funeral

We started our trip at 6:20am from Kennewick and headed on the road going a huge 30 miles per hour because there had been a freezing rain storm the night before into that morning. So there were tons of accidents on the sides of the roads with people going too fast. We kept a slow pace, but like the phrase, "slow and steady" we made it to La Grande, Oregon at around 10:30 in the morning. Little did we know we were going to be stuck there for over six hours!

Here is Jennifer, Linzey, Landon, and Bubby at the resturant's table and corner we occupied while waiting those long hours. Then I took a shot of Jennifer and Nicolas... can you tell that Jennifer was thinking, "Can you just get that camera out of my face!" hahaha, you have to love family!

My brother-in-law, Thomas, made some claw type things out of the kids papers that they had on the tables in our area and then posed like a dork for some pictures. What we do to keep ourselves entertained during times of boredom... Then there's Samantha (my niece) and I. And Landon and I... he was so tired and bored!

Leah finally got him to sleep and layed down on the chairs with him. It was so cute. I also fell asleep on some chairs for a cat nap. Soon after this we were off on the road again. They had just opened the highway again a couple of hours after this. It was dark by that time.

We went to the funeral on Monday at Goff Mortuary. It was nice. I was able to participate in dressing my Grandmother. Aunt Vicki and Grandma's sister, Aunt LaReta helped as well. I thought it was cool that there were three generations of family there helping Grandma. Her sister, LaReta, really surprised me with how much she looked like and acted like my Grandma Waggoner. I enjoyed visiting with her.

Here are the kids: Linzey Linton, Seth Freer, Nicolas Gonzalez, and of course Landon Fullmer. lol... do you see what Landon is doing to Nicolas??? Little Stink... or like my grandma would have said... little shit! :)

Here is Emily, Andrea, and Kristine. Then Seth, Nicolas, and Landon.

Here we all are!

Landon was playing with Nicolas and ended up sitting on him!

Dad and Ruth Sawyer... and Dad and his sister, Vicki.

Here are photos of us girls with Dad and Ruth.

Here is my sister, April, and her husband of over 10 years, Ernest (Bubby as is known to family).

These are the surviving siblings of grandma with her kids.

This was some photos of Aunt LaReta (grandma's sister) and me and then the sisters. We love you Aunt LaReta!

Landon woke up from his nap and sat with PaPa.

While we were out to eat, Mom was playing with Landon and giving him kisses and he did something funny and they both ended up laughing hysterically. I love these photos of them. :)

Then the trip back home started. Here are some photos of Landon, Linzey and I. Then of Sammy, Samantha, Jennifer, and Nicolas in FerFer's (Jenny's) van.

Of course we couldn't have done it without our trusty driver... Thomas! You are awesome Thomas! I love the moves you had trying to keep yourself awake with the rest of us in tow behind you! Love ya!