bountiful temple 

beautiful...

on saturday logan and i went up to the bountiful temple to take some shots for the photo shoot, and i got this picture and its amazing in my eyes... i absoutly LOVE it!

photo shoot

yesterday i had a photoshoot for a friend. we went up to bountiful and got some really cool shots.... but im kinda disapointed... the light went fast so i didnt get as many as i wanted though, but i did get some great ones... here are my favorite.

Quote of the Day

Okay I want to be able to keep this blog up and I thought that having a quote of the day... here is the first one :)

OH YAY!

i never thought i would be so happy to walk to work in the rain! yesterday morning logan and i woke up and i was freezing!! it was so nice to be cold for a change! it was starting to rain and then by the time i got to work, it started to pour, buckets!! it was crazy! knocked out power a few blocks away... lightening and everything... but it stayed cooled through out the whole day... i dont think it ever got up to 85.. OH YAY!! this morning it was so cold that logan and to get blanket around 6am. thats so weird because usually during the winter he could sleep with a light blanket at night and be fine... i hope this is a sign that things are cooling down... today i am wear pants! yes pants! crazy!! yay!! lol well have to get going!!

hey

okay so im a huge LAMO! sorry!! my mom has been asking me to take pictures of the flowers i recieved, which thank you to you all. I never did... lame yes i know.. its just so hot here, and i kept forgetting and with the heat the flowers didnt last too long, yes i gave them plenty of water :)! lol.. anywho this is a picture from the website that my mom, sister, and carrie sent me flowers from. it looks exactly like the ones i recieved. i promise lol. Anywho we are doing good... im not sure what we are doing today... probably cleaning lol.. i let that slip this past week.. oops :) anywho well im going to go. have a wonderful weekend!

beautiful

I was looking for lds quotes for my art journal... something im diving back into lately... help let go and get my mind off of things. Anyways I found this picture and felt at peace. Angels watching over us, guiding us, walking with us, teaching us, and protecting and loving us.

Reason for Everything...

Today could possibly be the hardest day I have ever had to endure. I know I never want to experience this again, but at the same time I know that this has happened for a reason. It was hard to see the screen and really see nothing, it was hard to listen to only my heart beat and hear nothing else. It was hard to look at Logan and see him crying. At the perfect moment Logan held me tight, as we waiting alone in the room, and whispered to me that in time we will raise this child. Comforting words to hear... and to know in the meantime the little one is safe in Heaven being cared for by all those who love us. Guess it's the hardest thing to let go of, but at the same time its peaceful knowing that the little one is okay.

PARK!!

We went to the park today and had a picnic and the kids had a great time playing on the playground! Andrew loves the "wee" also known as a slide and the whole time on the swing he giggled! Matthew loved climbing up the slides and also a little "mountain"climbing toy.. Maegan loved everything, especially the slide! they all had a great time!! Also the two pictures that are similar of rae and i are 5 years difference. One was taken today and one was taken 5 years ago!! im sure you can figure it out. well have a good day!!




Matthew has something to say to his Mommy and Daddy:
M iss you
A re you having fun?
T he park was nice
T he fireworks were loud
H awaii pictures are nice
E verything is wonderful
W e love you

That is a poem matthew wrote

update!

Hey everyone! I'm having a blast in Washington! the kids are keeping me movin! lol yesterday was the 4th and we had a blast. we went up to Grandma McGuires and had a yummy picnic and hung out with everyone. Made a quick trip to get fireworks, and then headed on home to light them off. The kids had fun lighting the little kiddy ones off, especially Matthew. Andrew was not as pleased by them... i think it was mostly the neighbors lighting on rounds of 100 crackers at a time... but he also only had a 30 min nap that day as well... so he eventually went inside with grandma and fell asleep quickly.. here are some pictures of everyone enjoying their day. first picture is Andrew of course... he insisted on wearing the glasses while the fireworks went off... comfort i guess :) the second one is just some fireworks the neighbors set off. third picture is of another cool picture of fireworks... The fourth is Adam with about 12 or more sparklers spinning around i thought it turned out super cool!! The 5th picture is Matthew with his punk... he had such a great time with the fire works and lighting them off with the help of Grandpa. The last one is of Maegan and Grandpa holding a sparkler... lets just say as soon as it burned about 1/4 of the way she would freak out and throw it on the ground! lol well hope everyone had a great Holiday!!
Maegan wanted to say something to her mommy and daddy: I love you and miss you. Matthew misses you too and Andrew. Laura misses you too. Have fun in Hawaii!

flying by...

can you believe tomorrow is JULY? whoa! where did april and may go? lol its already half the year and i cant believe it... wow.. amazing how fast tiem can go by! anyway its early and i have to get to work but i feel bad not putting pictures up n stuff on here. i would but i left my camera at my parents house in washington good thing ill be there in a few days!

laura

drained

i am so tired! after work today i started to feel so sick on the way home so i just picked up little ceaser 5 buck pizza, im not cooking! lol i can barely keep my eyes open long enough to write this, let alone eat lol.. i went to bed early lastnight too oh well... lol

anywho this is what our little one looks like :) 8 weeks :) i didnt think they were this developed already... it amazes me!

whats up

not a whole lot here... excited to go back home to Washington for a week! yay! thanks mom and dad!! anywho... just chillin here at home.. not much else to do. yesterday logan and i went garage saling.. not much there though well we did end up going about noon though.. logan donated plasma and after all that it was later than we thought so we drove around just incase... got a brand new once used bread maker for 8 bucks! the lady is moving to europe and cant take it with her.. lucky us! lol anywho well thats all we found.. then we went drivin around, and went and saw "just my luck" at the dollar theater, cute movie. anywho well better be going. see ya! (i did this layout the other day, i got a new action for my photos makes them look super cool lol)

GUESS WHAT!

YUP! we're preggo!! im sure all of you who read this already know but ihave to post! hee hee!! so way excited!! im going to be a momma!! :) feb 7 we are pretty sure but i have my appointment for sure july 20th, the soonest they had! GEEZE! utah and preggo's! lol :)

hey

Hey guys!! sorry its been FOREVER since i updated... been busy! tomorrow mornin we are off to washington! im so excited! lastnight logan and i spent hours really cleaning out the apartment.. de-junking it... its looking so nice!! :) im going to be very happy to come home to a clean place! anywho... not much else going on though.. just working, and hanging out. have you ever felt like theres not enough time in the day? i feel like almost all the time... its not fun! lol.. anywho well i better be going i know this is so short, but its 7:00 i just printed our boarding passes and we need to go off to work... see youall sooN! (thats a picture the other day after a lighting storm!)

GUESS WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE'RE COMING BACK TO WASHINGTON TO VISIT IN ONLY TWO WEEKS! Logan's dad called us today, and he bought the airline tickets and everything!! June 15th-June19th baby!! im so so excited!! how amazing is this!!! we were thinking end of June to Mid July we would be coming out, but he wanted it to be Father's day weekend! im so excited!! hee hee anywho just wanted to share our happy news!! :) and OH!! lastnight Briana, logan's sister called us... she's pregnant!! WAY EXCITED!! this makes number 14 for Logan and I, in the nephew and neice category! Carrie is due September 12 and we are so excited!!! i cant wait to see my little nephew!! :) but i have to wait until November grrr. lol hee hee anywho well talk to you all later!

check me out! lol

I finished up a package of Doodle Frames to sell at digiscrappin.biz !!! already sold some of my other products! im way excited! :) anywho... i got back the pictures from the water park... hee hee they are SO funny! lol i didnt think about getting them on CD, but maybe ill go back to the store and get them on cd. we took them with a dispolsable water proof camera... anywho ill try to share them soon. mean while here is a sample of what i just made to sell :)

long time no post.. oops!

hey all! sorry its been so long! busy week. This weekend was memorial day weekend of course, and this is the first time in 14 or 15 years since i have not gone out to the ocean with family! SO SAD! but Logan and I kept busy to keep my mind off of it! lol.. Friday night we went and saw X-MEN 3!! waited in line for two hours (first ones in line lol) and it was AWESOME!! cant wait to buy it when it comes out on DVD!! Then on Saturday Logan had To work and i stayed home and cleaned up, watched TV and did some scrapbooking! yay! That night we went out to Olive Garden (YUM) and then hit the dollar theater and saw BENCHWARMERS oh so funny!! lol we LOVED IT!! on Monday we went to Raging Waters here in SLC and it was so much fun! tired me out! lol tons of slides! and of course the LAZY RIVER! lol we were in that at least 2 hours all together and lets just say i burned the back of my legs! lol thats never happened before! lol dont suggest it! Over all it was an awesome day! had tons of fun! came home, showered and crashed on the couch! the sun just wipes me out!! lol anywho well hope you all had a wonderful weekend! here are some layouts i did today.

Hey

Just some layouts i have done recently, my favorite is the family one and the black and white doodle one, love freestyle! We are doing good, brad left yesterday, SAD but its cool! :) anywho well talk to you later

sadness..

Brad is leaving tomorrow. I have gotten use to him over everyday and sleeping here, but now that he's moving back to Washington, Logan and I will miss him so much! He's a really funny and great guy... its been interesting but fun having him here the past couple of weeks. Have a great time in Washington Brad, say hi to everyone for us!!
Logan and I will be coming up hopefully around end of June early July. and then im hoping to make it out when Adam and Carrie have their baby blessed. Anywho well i have to go to work.. have a great day all! and if its hot out there try to STAY COOL... its blistering hot here! ug!

smoothies

I recieved a bunch of fruit from Tammy, the lady i nanny for. She's going on the south beach diet and cant have any fruit so she gave it to us, and we went and bought ice and banana's and made SMOOTHIES! oh i love these smoothies they taste just like Jamba Juice! this is all i do (i odnt know exact mesurements i guess everytime! lol)
Ice
2Tbs of Sugar
1 Banana (sometimes two if i want more banana)
Strawberries (usually i put about 5-8, the frozen ones work well too)
Squeez one orange above the blender as it is going (make sure its only the juice coming out and not too much of the pulp) (you can use orange juice too)
Milk
I blend mine together and then once its mixed up i leave the blender on, clean up then i turn it off, this way its very smooth and no ice particals! hope you like it! add more fruit like blue berries, raseberries, or whatever! this is just the kind we make because its all we had

home sick

Isnt it funny that i was not homesick during the holidays, or on my birthday? i was not homesick when we first moved, or when i spent my first month away from my family. But now over 6 months later, im home sick. I miss my family, friends, fimilar surroundings. I miss highschool buddies, best friends, and the water. I miss the calm heat in the summer and the raining winters. I miss the short drive to beaches, zoos, and happy memories. I miss being able to drive less than an hour and i was able to visit all 12 neices and nephews. I miss my beautiful red room and my parents comfy leather couches! lol.. i miss not having to pay bills, rent or anything else that sucks your money down hole! I guess where im getting is that i just miss everything that made me happy in washington. Now im finding new things that make me happy in Utah. Like camping, training table, dollar theater, my own apartment with logan, my job, the close park, our ward, and beautiful but HOT HOT weather. Im not sure why all of a sudden i have been overwhelmed with homesickness, but its sure nice to have logan with me! I miss you guys all so much!!

hey guys!

im so excited to announce that i will be selling my doodles online at digiscrap.biz!!! im so excited! i cant wait!and to be honest we could you a little extra money. lol.. anywho.. here are some examples of what they look like:

we are ALIVE

WOW it has been SO long since i posted! SO sorry about that... lets see what has been going on... Brad moved in. Its been pretty fun... he is moving back to Washington on the 20th so only a few more days to have some fun! lol... This last weekend was our first Annviersary and it was a blast! Logan surprised me and took me up to Heber and stayed in a hotel with a JETTED TUB in the the room! way cool! i think i took 5 or 6 baths, each an hour long.. no joke lol i lived in that thing! Then we went swimming in a Natural Spring wich is located in a crater and its 93 degrees! i have pics and will get them up. I called my Grandma to ask her about the resteraunt she and my sister Amy said that had YUMMY shakes and we went and.. well THANK YOU GRANDMA! wow the shakes are amazing! lol...YUM... well today was my last day with the Majors (the family i Nanny for) She wanted to be a stay at home mom and so I found a new family and i am really excited.. a 9month old little girl.. and she is way cute! i will still get to see Emily, babysitting her next week, but just hanging out with them too... well its late, im tired, and i have tomorrow off so im going to clean n stuff... have a great night and ill update tomorrow with pictures!!

stuff

I havn't scrapped a boy LO in a while, and i got this super cute kit from digiscrappin! im back on their team and i might even start selling my doodles!! I doodled the alpha, and the frame on Matthew's LO. Today was a good day. Sarah had her twins, Bryce and Baby A and i went down and said hello. Held baby A and wow they are so CUTE!! They are healthy and beautiful! congrats Sarah and Scott! Anywho its SO late and if Logan wasnt asleep i wouldnt hear the end of it.. yes i still get grumpy when im tired in the morning lol.. im better though even ask logan! lol anywho.. well im out to bed hope you all had a good day! love you

just some Layouts

Here are a couple layouts i did over the last few days... the one that says love has alot of my doodles on it! i love how it turned out.

Art Journal

Rhonna Farrer (rhonnafarrer.typepad.com) is doing a 21 day Art Journal... well its the second round.. but the whole thing is like this: it takes 21 days to form a habit. So she started a 21 day art journal.. each day you do a page and she provides a quote and you just go off of it.. the quotes are all related to keeping goals... thats the other part. As we do this Art Journal you commit to something to want to form.. For me its being healthy... walking each day, eating better, going to sleep earlier, etc. I have been doing a good job, and to be honest this journal has helped alot... This is my third type of Journal and i LOVE it! I have kept the normal kind of journal since i was 12. This in Feburary i started a Quote Journal, I just write down quotes i like, love, inpire me.. etc... and now this Art Journal.. which im going to keep doing long long long after the 21 days are over.. i want to have alot to pass on to my kids.. and i think Journals are wonderful! Anywho here are what my pages look like.. its my art so its not perfect and i like it that way.. i dont paint in the lines, my colors mix, and its my style.. so no laughin lol.. anywho...

We have an Annoucment....

WE GOT TWINS... Well Gold Fish Twins ( not Indentical) lol...Arnt they the cutes little guys?
Logan and I picked them up yesterday at Petco after our very fun packed day! First Logan went Shooting with Brad and Cameron, While i stayed home and worked on my art Journal.. Then Logan got home and we packed up some snacks and a fresbie and heading south to Provo Canyon... we drove around there, we both havent been ther before (well logan has once but it was at night a few years ago.) Anywho well its was so much fun! We followed the river all the way up to the BIG lake and we Went to Heber and got Ice Cream Cones from McDonalds then headed back down, stopping a few times here and there to check everything out... camp sites, the river, views, etc. THen We stopped at this park, Provo Canyon Glen Park and played Fresbie! it was a blast! Then we got back into town, got the fish which we each picked out one and named it... and that one we picked out is for the other person! I named the white one Sophia and Logan Named his Fester, then went to Smiths and Bought Croncials of Narnia (At Smiths if you bought the movie you got a 12 pack of coke products, 2 bags of dole lettuce, and a red Barron Pizza... YUM! Then we picked up a pack of ice cream mix, came home and made Strawberry home made ice cream (thanks amy for the maker!) and had pizza and watched the movie with Brad and HIs friend... Then Today it was so nice we headed down to the local park by us and played some fresbie and then walked 3 miles! it was a blast! LOVED IT! anywho well gotta go! love you and miss you all!

Can I please speak to Mother Nature...

"Hello Mother Nature? Laura McGee here... Just checking on you to see if your okay... See its Spring.. April 6th and well.. um... I think your a little mixed up... because I woke up this morning, not birds singing, and flowers blooming, but to rain and SNOW! HELLO LADY! SNOW?" Okay i know i cant just call her up and talk about the weather, but ug! I LOVE THE SNOW please dont get me wrong, but i LOVE the SNOW in WINTER! not On my birthday or really close to EASTER! what happened to monday and tuesday... 70? ice cream cones from Mickey D's on the way home from work? Oh well... The sun will come soon enough and melt this all away and then bust out and scream 100 degrees... at least that means swimming right? lol Have a great day everyone

Hey

Hey there everyone, sorry its been a long time, got busy again with work and everything! Anywho things are great here, loving my job! Logan got Brad to switch over to where he works, so now Brad is working with Logan and they both love it... SPRING IS HERE! well sort of... it comes and goes.. like Sunday it was 70 and then monday 70 then Tuesday and Wednesday 50-60 but POURING rain with winds like i have never seen before, and then thunder and lighting that shook the windows! Crazy!! And it even tried to SNOW today! Mother Nature do you realize its already APRIL!?? lol....... Oh that LayOut Above i did yesterday with this awesome kit! from scrapartist.com the picture i took on Sunday on Temple Square WOW i love how it turned out! well see ya all later.. oh yea Rae Update your blog sweetie! :)