My birthday

I have been trying to get Trent to give me a "day off" either on my birthday or right around my birthday, but it didn't quite work out this year. He has done it for me before and it has really made me feel like a new woman when I return home. I don't really get the whole day off, just five or six hours, where I go get my haircut, a pedicure, go shopping for myself, have lunch, you get the point. It's not that I don't love my children, I'm just one of those people who enjoys a little "me" time where I'm not anybody's mother or wife for a few hours and I can focus on myself and not feel guilty. And believe me, I don't feel guilty. I'd like to take a day off once a month, or seriously, once a week, even if it was just a night off, but all you mothers out there know that that ain't happening.

But I do have a good husband who loves me and brings me roses on my birthday (This year he actually brought me roses and a big mac because I wasn't going to cook dinner on my B-day, and it sounded really good) I love roses. I've heard a lot of woman say that they would rather not get roses because they just die, but they make me feel special. They smell so good and who cares if they die. I feel really loved for at least a few days(: My mother -in-law also bought me the pregnant willow tree statue, which I love! I was trying to tell the girls at young women's that I was 23 and Tanner just happened to be standing there and he's all, "You liar, you're 33!" I just rolled my eyes at him, thanks for ruining the moment.

A New Year

First, I have to apologize for my blog background, I am having some technial difficulties getting the whole page to change so sorry. Anyway, we did some 4-wheelin' on New year's day with friends and family. We seemed to spend a lot more time stopped looking at whatever our tour guide, my father-in-law, was pointing out but we still had a great time. I am sure Tanner was just glad to be out of the house for once on his Christmas break!

Whitley is holding onto Trent's ears, it was so cute. All the munchkins that went with us.

Whoa! Christmas went by fast!

This Christmas season was a blur to me. I wish I could rewind and do it again, but feeling good like I have the last few days(: I wasn't able to do anything that I normally do around this time of year. We didn't make any goodies to take to our friends and neighbors. We didn't go see any lights. We went to my dad's for our family party and we were an hour an a half late and then I was sick pretty much the rest of the time we were there. We didn't go sledding. I even missed Tanner performing in his school Christmas program. So I apologize to my family and friends for being so obscure this holiday season, but I have preferred my pillow and the bathroom over anything else these last several weeks.

I did manage to take a few pictures on Christmas morning so I will share them with you now! This is Whitley and her toy from Santa that makes all kinds of music. She and Tag were fighting over it so I think it was a hit. She also got a cabbage patch doll that she could have cared less about. I couldn't help myself frome buying it, it was so cute (Maybe she'll get it again next year(:)

This is our tree that we cut by ourselves up in Pine Valley. We put it downstairs this year, just to give us some more room. It smelled really good !

Taggert got a new tractor and didn't want to open anything else after that. Trent got a new shirt and pants and work boots-nothing that he asked for but a 9mm was going to cost a little much, he'll get over it(:

Tanner got a new bike a lots of clothes because he has grown so much just since school started. He also got a new DS game that he thought we had forgot about so he was really impressed! I didn't get what I asked for either. I bought myself pajama pants, and maternity pants and a dress. Trent came home at 3pm on Christmas Eve and said, "I've got to go to St. George. I haven't gotten you anything yet." I was like forget it, I got it myself! He did come with me to finish up the kid's Christmas so it's all good. Sometimes I actually prefer buying my own Christmas because then I know I will like it when I open it on Christmas morning, but it is nice to be surprised!!!