At least I'm not the only one...

At least I am not the only one with this problem!! HAHAHA

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Show me your Beiber....What??

Yesterday, the Nesquik bunny made his appearance at the renaming of the E Center to the Maverick Center. My dad works for Nestle and occasionally Chris gets to play the part of the Nesquik bunny. He has usually done it at SUU basketball games, so outside in July was a stretch! The fan inside was not working, so we tried to rig our own fans inside, but it didn't really work... After about 15 minutes of wearing the suit, Chris was dying. So back to the trailer we went to change him out of the suit. Oh wait, did I mention that yesterday was also the Justin Beiber concert at the new Maverick center?? I swear there was Beiber Fever everywhere!! 97.1 zht was there giving out tickets and a backstage pass to one lucky winner. When the girl won, she started bawling!! It was hilarious!!

This is the girls showing off their Beiber posters they made to try to win the backstage pass. The bunny was right there with them!

We handed out Nestle product to people while they were there, and of course had our pictures taken with everybody! Kids and adults!!

Chris and I actually traded, so in the above picture, that's me in the suit! :p

Here we were trying to score the Beiber tickets for Kelsey! They actually gave them to the girls right in front of us... Sorry Kels!


With the head on, the bunny (and his ears) are about 7 feet tall! You can definitely see it coming!

Of course Chester the Cheeto and the Cracker Jack kid were there! Wouldn't be complete without a group picture!

The best part of the whole day, was when the radio DJ kept saying, "Show me your Beiber!!" The first time he said it, I thought my dad was going to die! My dad said, "Show my your WHAT??" I tried to tell him its not what you think! Still kinda weird to ask 14 year old girls to show me your Beiber...

We had a great time! Thanks for the fun dad!!

Chicken Nugget no-no...

A few weeks ago, I went to Walmart for the never ending grocery shopping! I hate to take the kids because I usually end up buying 10 items not on my list and forgetting the most important 5 that are on my list! UGH!! But, shopping with the kids sure beats shopping at 10:00 p.m. when I am tired, and really for get what I need. Anyways.... Cayden is getting to a point where he is out-eating Madison. Its kinda ridiculous! I saw in the frozen food isle the bags of pre-cooked Chicken nuggets, and thought, why not? He might really like them and they are fast and easy. Now mind you there are 2 things in life I am not willing to go cheap on. Food, and my make-up... I eyed the Tyson brand of chicken nuggets, but then quickly saw that the Great Value Brand(Walmarts brand) was almost 2 dollars cheaper. Seeing as it was for the kids, I opted for the Walmart brand. They won't care, right? So we go home and a few days later cook a few for lunch. Then Yesterday I decided to make some more. I made 9 for Cayden and Madison to share. I cut up the first 2 for Cayden, and as he finished those, I cut up another. He was still hungry so as I started to cut up the 4th, my knife wouldn't go through it. Surely it can't be frozen was my first thought, so I pulled the top of the nugget off and found this:


A PIECE OF BLUE PLASTIC!! I about died! It was super jagged and sharp. I was not happy, so I immediately called Walmarts corporate office and complained. The girl there was very nice and kept apologizing. I know its not her fault, so I tried to not be rude, but come on! Plastic in my food!! She told me they were going to send me a pre-paid package envelope to send the nugget back in so they could investigate how the plastic made it into the nugget. I told her I wanted a copy of the report also. She then asked my if I wanted a refund... Is that even a question you have to ask? Of course I want a refund! Later I went into the local Walmart where I bought the nuggets and talked to the store manager. I wanted him to be aware of what was being sold on his shelves just in case other customers had problems too. He was very nice and asked me if I would like a new bag of nuggets while I was waiting for my refund to come in the mail. I said yes, but not the Walmart brand, please. He generously gave me the Tyson brand chicken nuggets and we were on our way.

Note to self: Don't buy Walmart brand!

We're just a little excited!!!

Elder Brandon Mower(my little bro) comes come from his mission to the Dominican Republic on Aug 4th! We are so excited to see him! Maddie keeps asking how much longer, so we decided to make a count-down chain for her. 35 more days! That time will fly! It will be so good to see him again, and introduce him to Cayden!

We can't wait!

Out with the old, in with the new!

I love my Durango! We bought it almost 5 years ago, shortly after Madison was born. I told Chris after the first snowstorm I got stuck in with Madison in the back seat, that from here on out I wanted something with 4-wheel drive. I didn't want to ever get stuck in the snow with a baby in the back seat and not be able to get out. We found our durango from a private seller, who was selling it because his wife was pregnant and they needed something with a third row. It was a '98, and he was the original owner of the car. He had taken really good care of it! It looked new!



Now, 5 years later, we have been through a lot with that car. It has withheld 2 kids, lots of road trips, new tires, and we have loved it. But... the air conditioner has never really worked. Every summer we dread how much we will put into it for us to have cold air for a few weeks and then it stops again. And lately the shocks were starting to squeak, the back hatch wouldn't stay up without a bunjy cord, and we were starting to have transmission problems... We considered fixing everything, but quickly realized it would be more worth it to put that money into a newer car.
So... Saturday we picked up this beautiful car!



Its a 2004 durango. I knew I wanted another durango after how much I loved the old one. This one is white, with leather seats, and sunroof, dvd player for the kids, and has a third row! It even has a hemi (whatever that means...)



We look forward to many years with our new car! Madison loves to sit in the way back, so each of our kids have their own row. SPOILED KIDS!

FIVE

Five years ago today, my sweet Madison was born. I remember being so nervous for that day to come and not really knowing what to expect. As just a refresher on her birth, I was in labor for 11 hours. 3 of those hours were spent pushing with no avail. Finally after her heart rate dropping and not coming back up, we opted for a c-section. She came out not crying and was taken away quickly to check her out.(not to mention a nasty cone head!) It was an hour before I saw her, and it was the longest hour I can remember! She was a beautiful baby, with lots of hair! She was also deemed the loudest baby in the nursery...go figure!



She grew into a sweetheart! Always willing to help, very determined and SMART! She made being a first time mom an easy task for me.


Madison is not shy...ever... and is quick to make new friends. She has been such a blessing in our home. She knows how to get what she wants from Grandpa and Grandma (and Daddy) and loves her family so much! She is the best big sister to Cayden, and he adores her. She is always willing to help with him, and usually doesn't complain. I love to watch as my first baby learns to ride a 2-wheeler, get ready for Kindergarten, and play outside. Happy birthday to my sweet girl!

She's a big girl now!

I know, I know, she is almost 5...(May 31st), but I still think of Madison as my baby girl! For a few days she has been asking us to take off her training wheels on her bike. I figured if she was asking then she was more than ready. Well after an hour on Saturday and a practice run today, she was up and going! It was not even an issue for her. She just took off down the driveway, and Chris had to run to keep up with her. I am so proud of her! What a big girl!!!

Madison and her teacher! What a good daddy!

She's a pro already!

Here's a quick video of her riding her bike!

Way to go Maddie! I am so proud of you!