I'm Quirky!

I was tagged to tell 6 quirky things about myself and tag 6 others to do the same. Here we go...

1. I hate pruny feet and fingers that have been in water for a long time. It gives me the chills. Just writing about it gives me chills. If we are in a hot tub or a swimming pool Grant can't touch me until his feet and fingers are back to normal.

2. I have panic attacks when I go grocery shopping or clothes shopping. I am so worried about what I am spending that I start to sweat at the check out stand. I almost always try to put it off. It drives me crazy!

3. I can memorize every price of every item in a full shopping cart to the penny. I drive the people who check me out crazy by pointing out all the wrong pricing.

4. I don't like desserts like cakes, pies, cookies, chocolate, or donuts. I crave hot tamales or soft chewy sweet-tarts.

5.I love to plan the least expensive exotic vacation I can even if I am not going on it. I know tons of travel websites and I get deals emailed to me daily.

6. I love to wrestle with Grant and grab his feet when we are running up the stairs! I also love to push him out of the bed with my foot when he is not expecting it. It makes me giggle.

I tag Lace, Leighanne, Jessica, Bre, Becky, and Court.

A Long Weekend in Park City!

So... we finally got some time off together as a family. We have a time share in Park City at Westgate. We love it. We arrived Wednesday night to a mess with our reservations. They didn't have us in the right room. They were booked solid and decided to give us the presidential suite for the week. What a blast! I don't remember when we really let down and relaxed like we did this week. I love being together as a family. We laughed and giggled. We stayed up late and watched movies and ate all kinds of junk food. We also played monopoly until the wee hours of the morning. Of course I won! We also had my mom up for a day. We shopped in down town Park City, swam, played ping-pong, and of course went to Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. That is always a family tradition. Here are a few pics!

Awesome View!

Bre,Grandma, and myself had a blast trying on fun hats while shopping!

Family Pictures!

So I decided to attempt to take my own family pictures this year. Anyone who knows me knows I freak out about family pictures. What we wear, the weather, where we will take them, etc. This year was different.... knowing I was taking them helped me to relax. I knew if they didn't turn out I could always to do them again. So, Sunday after conference I told them to put something nice on we were heading to Ogden. That's right...no deciding what we were going to wear until that moment. As you will notice...I am in a lot of the pictures.... that is when a tripod comes in handy. I think some of them turned out really cute. We had a blast taking them. I guess pictures aren't so bad after all. Here are a few of them. There has to be one picture we can just be ourselves in.

Who knew we were musical?

Austin and Marissa both started Junior High learning to play an instrument. Austin already plays the piano and he chose to also play percussion. Marissa chose to play the flute. Having Marissa play the flute touches my heart because I played the flute in the Junior High Band. I still can play flute and it is fun to practice with her. Marissa is becoming better and better. Both kids are in first chairs in band. Here they are practicing together. I love it!

Austin Recieves His Star!

Austin went to his first scout camp and earned the most merit badges of anyone in our ward. we are so proud of his hard work and dedication to the scouting program. we know it will make him a better person. Here he is receiving his merit badges and rank advancement.

Undefeated!

Austin has been paying football this season and his team is undefeated going into the playoffs. They had never been scored on until the final game of the season. They still won 28 to 6. We are hoping they go all the way to the championship game. Austin is such a great athlete. He is good at whatever he does. I am so proud of him. You have to be really dedicated to go to five practices a week. Of course there is a sad note to all of this. Grant referees football and has not been able to See him play once. Grant is an amazing referee who would love to referee college football one day.

House For Sale!

So....We woke up one day and felt like it was time to move. We had been talking about it for years, but I never felt good about it until now. But because of the market we may never sell it and we will be happy staying. It's crazy...... but it just feels right.

Grant's Big 40th Birthday!

So here he is....Grant Horsley.....turning the big 40! Grant was born on September 19, 1968. He was an adorable child who grew up to be a"Hot" man. Even though he hates getting older I think he gets better looking each year. We had a surprise party for Grant where family and friends could tell him Happy Birthday. It was a blast! Here are some pictures of Grant as a child. Check out the video of Grant and my two brothers playing Rock Band after the party. Too funny!

A Blast From The Past!

I had an amazing experience with mother this weekend. Since her husband passed away she has been very lonely. Her 50th High school reunion was coming up and she didn't want to go alone so I went as her traveling companion. What a joy it was to sit with these sweet old people and hear about their tales from the past. How they called each other by calling the operator and telling them a number like 27J or 25R. When their phone rang they had to listen to the rings. If it rang once it was for their neighbor and if their phone rang twice it was for them. They told me of the times when the were spanked by their high school teachers and how parents got into fist fights after football games and threw rocks at the bus. They shared experiences when they met at the diner for shakes and dancing by the juke box. They had such a carefree life back then. No technology to over stimulate them. Just a lot of talking on the porch with neighbors and Friends and lots of dancing. Every night we were at the reunion they would dance. Even the classes that were celebrating their 75th High school reunion could cut a rug. Check out the video below. The women in pink is 94 years old. I was amazed. The original band members that played for the dances back then still played for the mighty Vandals (Vikings) that night. My mom had the time of her life. We rode in a limo to the Hotel and then we were pampered by her boyfriends from the past. They escorted us everywhere. Good old Tucker even insisted on taking us back to the airport. I was in awe by the love showed in hugs and kisses all around. I would have loved to have had a chance to live back then. Ahhhh! The good old days were really good days from what I can see!

Awesome Limo Ride!

My Mom and Tucker

Some of my mom's best friends. The High School Gang.

These cute women graduated in 1935!

Our 17th Year Anniversary!

Look at us we are just babies! Crazy huh?! I can’t believe how time flies. It just seems like yesterday we were dating and had life by the tail. Now that we are older and wiser (LOL) we know we never did. I am so glad I married my best friend. I don’t think we could have made it through the hard times in life without our friendship. I am so proud to married to a man who honors his priesthood and is determined to make me and my children happy. I love him ...even all of his little quirks. How can I not? He is adorable! Here are some of the things I remember best in our 17 years together….

*Best memory: The day I married my best friend.
*Worst memory: Saying goodbye to my husband while he serves in the military being married for 6 months and pregnant.
*Favorite thing to do with Grant: Travel to romantic getaways.
*Favorite daily ritual: Giggling in bed before we go to sleep. (It drives Austin crazy because we laugh so hard and loud.)
*Favorite date: Our first date that lasted all night. (It was clean fun...get your mind out of the gutter!)
*Most appreciated thing in our marriage: Unconditional love
*Best thing about being married to Grant: I can be my crazy self and he still loves me. (I’m one lucky girl.)

I love you Grant! Thank you for 17 wonderful years and three beautiful children. You are the best thing that ever happened to me. I am a better person because of you. I can’t wait to see what the next 17 years has in store for us. It will be hard to top. Happy Anniversary!

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