Chaos In Motion

Quilting is a one time thing (:

2011-03-24T15:09:00.000-07:00

I made this quilt for my FCCLA competition. It took me 36 long hours and cost me a good amout but it was worth the time spend. I would like put send a special shout out to my assistant/best aunt ever Shannon Tobler for helping me make it. I competed at the area competion and got gold! I got 94 point out of 100! Then i went on to the state competition up in Layton. That didn't go to well. My judges loved it and they loved me(they kept saying that over and over). As i was waiting in the hall the room advisor came up to me and said she was sorry but they were going to have to deduct me a lot of points because suposidly i was supposed to put all my information on a poster and not in a portfolio. So i went form getting gold at area to getting broze at state(you get a broze if you at least show up). So whatever i guess me going to the happiest place on earth (disneyland) for nationals wasn't meant to be. At least i still get to keep this awesome quilt for the rest of my life!

My Gingerbread Creation!

2010-12-03T20:52:00.001-08:00

Well i tried to make this one but it just didn't turn out how i wanted it to.

So then i went for a more tropical relaxed look, and as you can guess that didn't turn out any better.

Then i decided to go for a more traditional look. I think i finally found my true calling in life! ha ha ha a girl can dream can't she (:

Festival of Trees

2010-12-03T20:40:00.001-08:00

Alta High School FCCLA tree

This was my first year going to the festival of trees. I though it was really cool! These are just a few of my favorite trees that i saw!

Washington here we come!

2010-12-03T20:27:00.000-08:00

This year for Thanksgiving we drove up to Washington to visit Stacie. It was definantly and adventure. We got stuck at a McDonald's in Tremonton for a few hours because the wind was blowing the snow around so much it was really hard to see while driving. It took us 13 hours to get to Nampa Idaho, the drive normally takes about 5 hours. On Thanksgiving morning I did the turkey trot, which is a 5k, with some of the family. I can't even explain how freezing it was. It took us all day to make the Thanksgiving dinner because no one was smart enough to put the turkey in before we went to the race. We did the whole black friday thing, not my favorite part. It was just so much fun watching the BYU v. Utah game in a house full of cougars when you are a Ute. It definantly felt good to have us win it! We were there to see baby Mia Pratt get blessed. On the way home we got "grounded", i guess you could say, in Nampa. The highway between Idaho and Utah was closed due to wheather conditions. It was a trip i would not really want to take again, well thats due mostly to the driving in the wheather. But i was fun to see most of the family all together.

Halloween

2010-12-03T20:16:00.000-08:00

I went to our Halloween dance at school with Tanner Jones. It was so much fun! We dressed up as vantrilaquist dolls. We did a video scavenger hunt for our day activity, went to kylee's house for dinner and then danced the night away at the school. After the dance we went to my friends house to watch a movie, we watched The Ring. IT SCARED ME FOR LIFE!!

Braxton Tyson and I went trick-or-treating! I still love it (: Braxton was a Hobo, Tyson was the grim reeper and i looked like a ice skater, well at least thats what i think. We carved pumpkins, and then went to get all the candy we could possible eat. We hit the JACKPOT at Nana's house! It was a fun Halloween overall!

BRAD PAISLEY!!!!!!!

2010-09-26T17:06:00.000-07:00

My t-shirt

Alisa & I

(sorry the pictures are so blurry my camera wouldn't focus with all the lights)

This concert was defiantly one of my top 10 best nights!! It was such a good concert! It was brad paisley, darius rucker, steel magnolia and three other guys but i dont remember their names. Darius Rucker wasn't as good as i expected but Brad was amazing! in the middle of the concert this guy just came up to me and handed me a piece of paper and said "go enjoy yourself, have a good time!" so i looked at it and it was a sixth row ticket! i was so excited and i wasn't about to waste this opportunity. so i went down there but i couldn't get clear down to the sixth row but i go down as far as i could. It was seriously hand down the best night i have had all year. Didn't get out of there and home till 2 AM but i was worth it!

LAX

2010-09-26T17:03:00.000-07:00

So braxton is doing fall lacrosse this year. he really likes it! it is so much fun to watch him enjoy something that he has to himself. This isn't the best season for his team right now they are 0-4 i think but oh well he is just happy that he gets to play the entire game!

My first UTAH game!!

2010-09-26T16:56:00.000-07:00

So i (cortney) got to go to my first ever Utah game! It was a blast! I was way excited because we got to go down on the field, i can't wait to go to another one!

Saying good-bye to our puppy!

2010-09-26T16:48:00.000-07:00

We had to sell Dakota he just ended up being more then we could handle. He ate through everything and he chewed up a mattress, shoes, bed sheets, and everything else. He was a cute dog but we are definitely a one dog family!

Family Time

2010-08-09T14:41:00.000-07:00

This last Sunday we went up and took a walk around silverlake. My mother thought it would be a great idea. We get up there and it was 20 degrees colder then it was down here in the valley. But we all got used to it. It was kinda nice to get away from the city just for and hour or so. We had fun together. Next time i think i'll bring a sweatshirt :)

East Canyon with the Cannons

2010-08-09T14:32:00.000-07:00

Me drenching Timberlake

Dax thought it was hilarious to pour water onto me

Throwing rocks into the river

Tal shoving Oreos into his mouth :)

We went up to East with the Cannons a few weekends ago. It was a blast! We all just hung out, made fun of Emilee's dance skills, had a water fight. That was fun! We all just started to gang out on Timberlake (aka Lance) and eventually he got us all back in one way or another. We sat by the river a few time throwing rocks in with Dax. We watched Dax treat the dogs like they were horses. He is such a cutie! We went swimming EVERYDAY, mulitple times a day. We did movie night outside with a projector and homemade screen. Overall it was a way fun get away!

Saddle Up Partner!!

2010-08-09T14:18:00.000-07:00

My Dad actually got on the horse

Hazen had to help tyson out a little bit

Cj couldnt get on the horse because his pants were to tight. Jake just sat there and watched as i sat there and laughed :)

Braxton on Blondy

Me on Skeider and Hailey on Marshmellow

So I had never ridden a horse before, well neither had tyson, braxton or cj. So we asked our friend Tana if she would let us come and ride her horses. So i was super excited, i wasnt really nervous but that was before the horse started to trot a little fast, ya then i kinda freaked out. You dont know embarassing until you have a 5 year old telling you you will be okay. ha ha but oh well i had a blast. Tana's kids are the cutest! Hailey & Hazen are mini cowgirl and cowboys. My mom and i played steer wretling and roping with them(i was the horse). Everyone loved it! I am hoping she will let us come out again cuz it was so much fun!

Foot Update!

2010-07-14T10:08:00.000-07:00

Saturday had to be one of the most painful days of my life. All the numbness was gone and i swear the pain pills weren't doing a thing. I sat and was screaming for about an hour and a half straight because the pain was so bad. All day Sunday i had it up and elevated because there was a post trek fireside i really wanted to go to. So i went to that, i was planning on just putting my foot up on the bench while it was going on. A girl sat down next to me and i didn't notice until our whole row was filled, by then it was to late to put it up. So i just ended up having my foot down for two hours, it was the most painful thing after i got home. I didn't know you could have to much blood in your foot :). Monday was pretty good, i just layed around all day then went to CJ's baseball game. They lose traumatically 1 to 26 or something like that all i know is that their team was only 1. On Tuesday i went to the doctor. He said that everything looked great, there was no infection. I was so shocked how much my foot was bruised(sorry didn't have a phone or camera to take pictures). My ankle is non-existent, it is now a cankle. ha ha ha!! Went to another baseball game Tuesday night, luckily our team won 22-6 this time. I was trying to walk without my crutches. I could only do one step before it would start to hurt. I was so frustrated. This morning was a huge achievement, i was able to walk from my room down in the basement up to my parent room without crutches! I was so so excited! I am just happy that i am being able to see progress happening. Thanks for all the support from all of you guys. Love ya all tons.
-Cortney

Foot Surgery

2010-07-09T11:30:00.000-07:00

This morning i had foot surgery at Alta View. It was for a tailors bunion on my left foot. I had to be there at 6:30 AM, i haven't woken up that early since school ended. So we get there and the nurse takes me back to do the weight, blood pressure, and all that fun stuff. Then she tells me that she needs to take my blood. I was nervous cuz i've never had my blood taken before. So it kinda hurt but then the part that hurt the most was the tape, she put it on so tight! I have an extreme dislike for surgical gowns, they are so uncomfortable. The anesthesiologist came in and told me what he was planning on doing. Then he stuck the IV in my hand. That had to be one of the most painful things. Even now it still hurts where he put it in. They only put me to sleep for the numbing and for a little bit of the surgery for the rest of it i wasn't fully asleep we were talking. After they took me back to a room, gave me some apple juice and let me wake up a little bit more. I was in and out of the hospital within 3 hours. I think i set a new record or something. So i am only in a boot, no cast for me what a luck person i am! Right now my foot is kinda tingly but i can't tell if it is just starting to come un-numbed or if i am cutting of circulation. So everything is going well but i am not really excited for tomorrow, i've been told by a lot of people that it will be the worst. i'm just happy my foot is going to look normal.

Trek

2010-07-04T21:22:00.000-07:00

I went to pioneer trek this past week. It was so much fun! i really didn't want to go when they first told us about it, thinking about it i didn't want to go the morning i got there. we go to the place we were going, which was Deseret Live Stock Ranch, which is just about ten miles before you reach Evanston, Wyoming. AKA: the middle of no where! we then met our families, mine was amazing! There was this one girl who i connected with the second we met. Her name is Teighlor Melton, she is like my clone, we are so much alike it is kinda scary. We walked 6 miles the first day, i was so exhausted and sore. The best part is that our food was catered by Apple Spice Junction. It was delicious!!! The second day we walked about 8 miles. I wasn't as sore but we did something so much fun that night. We did square dancing! i was hesitant at first to do it but once i tried it, it was a blast. we were all exhausted after that so we went to bed. The third day we was the hardest, longest, best, and worst day of the whole thing. We had the women's pull at the very beginning of the day. It was so neat to see all the guys at the top of the hill just mad that they couldn't help us up the hills we had to do. After it was over one of my friend came up to me and gave me a hug and told me he was proud of me. i wanted to start crying. After that the wind started to blow so hard. by the time we got to lunch my eye was swollen shut from the dirt and crap i had gotten in it. we all wanted to quit, but we just kept going. by the end of the day we had walked about 10 miles. that night was testimony meeting, it was great! overall it was a great experiance, i would do it again in a heartbeat!

New addition to the famiy

2010-06-04T20:26:00.000-07:00

We got a new dog!! He is a 9 month old boxer(we think he might be some kind of a boxer mix). We decided to name him Dakota. He is so cute! Him and coop get along great. Now we have a family of eight.

Our "new" trailer

2010-06-04T20:19:00.000-07:00

I slept inbetween the tabel and the wall
this is how the boys slept(including brent)

Tyson slept in the closet!

This year while our grandparent are on their mission we are using their trailer. There is only one bed, which my parents get. so they bought us these mats that we sleep on. It is fun!

Academic Letter

2010-06-01T15:12:00.000-07:00

so i got an academic letter for having a 3.7 or higher for three quarters. Pretty exciting!!

St. George April 2010

2010-06-01T15:02:00.000-07:00

Us at the splash park

Braxton's 1/2 stack

Tyson and his 8 pizza

The boys at the pool

We went down to St. George for Tyson's birthday. We went down with the Cannon's, Emilee's parents happened to have a gorgeous house down there that we were able to stay in. I was such a fun weekend we went to the pool a few times, hung out at the house, shopped, went to the splash park, ect... For tyson's birthday dinner we went to Pizza Factory, it was so good. They made tyson a pizza shaped in an 8. He was excited! One of the best meals we ate there was at the Bear Paw. We went for breakfast, it was so good! Sadly all fun vacations have to come to an end sometime.

Finally something is going right

2010-04-28T20:03:00.000-07:00

I made FCCLA officer!! I am so excited, I get sworn in next week at the end of the year banquet. Then meetings and everything start the next week. I am just excited that something i wanted to do actually turned out how i expected it to.

Welcome to the Jungle :)

2010-04-26T19:23:00.000-07:00

Me and my chicks

(from left to right) me, devin, megan, and tanner

Me and my date tanner

My and my chicks again

Me at dinner

This weekend i went to girls pref. The theme was jungle. it was a blast. I went with my friend Tanner. For our day activity we went to a park and had a picnic, played softball, and the best part of all we had a paint and flour fight. It was so much fun. We went to my friend amber's house for dinner. He mom cooked, she made this delicious chicken and rice stuff. We played human rubberband. Then we went and partied it up at the dance. After the dance we went to see the last song. It was the only movie playing after 10 pm at Jordan Commons. You would think that they would realize that it is a saturday night and that people might want to go see a late movie. well that is the dance in a nut shell. it was fun :)

Girls Pref

2010-04-08T17:34:00.000-07:00

Our last school dance is coming up and i am going. The guy i really wanted to ask got asked so i had to ask another friend. His name is Tanner. I am excited. I was going to ask him by putting a real baby chick in a box and say "this chick wants to go to the dance with you!" but i had a issue. IFA only sells chicks in sixes. So i just put peeps, chocolate chickens, and confetti eggs in a box and said "this chick want to go the the dance with you!". He answered me back by putting a box full of blue m&m's on my porch. There was a not on it that said "Roses are red, M&M's are blue, If you find another color, I'll go with you" There was a red m&m in it too :). I will defiantly be posting after the dance. It is on April 24th and is a Jungle theme. I am excited.

FCCLA State

2010-04-08T17:18:00.000-07:00

This FCCLA competition was in Layton. It was really fun. We got up there on Wednesday and competed. Then we went to the hotel and hung for a while. Dinner at Chili's then off to the dance. That was so much fun! The next day was just the award ceremony. Silver baby!! :) so i have been asked to tell ya'll what i did.
I did an event canlled Life Event Planning. Basically we got to do anything we wanted to do. We had to plan some event. It could have been anything like a party, what you will do after high school, anything. I chose to plan for a little girl that my "aunt" was adopting. I just found a lot of stuff at pottery barn and put together a room. It was fun and obviously it was decent cuz we won a silver.
I have decided that i am going to sign up and do the interview to be a officer for FCCLA next year. I think i would be good for me.

CJ's Allergies

2010-03-23T16:09:00.000-07:00

So about a week ago CJ went to the allergy doctors and basically he is allergic to the state of Utah. He is allergic to all trees, weeds, animal dander, and everything else you can imagine. This is what his back looked like after all the tests were done.

Mom's birthday weekend

2010-02-16T15:35:00.000-08:00

a few weekends ago we (our family and the Cannon's) went up to East Canyon Resort for a fun little sleepover. we stayed in the condos. they are actually quite nice. everyone had a bed except poor little me so i though if i brought a air mattress up i would be fine. well i wasn't. it flattened in the middle of the night so i ended up sleeping on the floor which is what i tried to avoid. so we went to lodge for dinner. they have a new guy in there and he is actually a really good cook and i hope he stays around for a while. the chips and salsa are soooo good. so we played Jenga, Uno and watched Angels and Demons. that movie is a little odd but kinda good. so then we woke up in the morning so excited for french toast and special syrup. well my mother forgot to bring some of the stuff for the special syrup. thats what happens when you don't make a list. so we had to have regular syrup. we went sledding. it was a blast! the only part that sucked was walking up the hill but doesn't that always suck. there was a jump that someone had made. no matter how you tried to avoid it you always hit it. so we would go flying in the air and then smack down on you butt it really hurt most of the time. it was a really fun night and i hope we can do it again sometime.

Just a Forward :)

2010-02-16T15:09:00.000-08:00

so i was tagged in this and i thought that it would be fun to do so here is my lovely answers....

*your cell phone? LG Dare it is such a great phone and keeps me entertained with the drawing pad on it. :)

*your hair? is getting long and i love it. that has to be my favorite part about the mornings is waking up and doing something cute with my hair or just putting it in a ponytail. :)

*your mother? is pretty cool. she does a good job :)

*your father? is kinda weird. thats basically how i describe him :)

*your favorite food? that is a really hard question but i would have to say anything Chinese :)

*your dream last night? i honestly don't remember i remember waking up and being like wow that was a weird dream but i don't remember i just remember Janey was in it :)

*your favorite drink? crystal light or apple juice

*your dream/goal? to get a scholarship and go to collage, i want to be a second grade teacher(i kinda gave up on my medical dream, i like being around kids to much)

*what room are you in? my basement hallway

*your fear? being lonely for the rest of my life :(

*where do you see yourself in 6 years? no clue i will only be 22 lets hope that i am finishing up collage or doing something like that

*where were you last night? i was at the cannon's watching their cute boys :)

*something that you aren't? i am not shy most of the time i don't normally have a hard time walking up and talking to people but if it is a hot guy then i might go into my shell for a while :)

*muffins? Blueberry

*wish list item? a plane ticket

*last thing you did? went to school that was so much fun ha ha not

*what are you wearing? sweatshirt and sweats what else would i be wearing

*your tv? is a good sized one. all to my self it definentally works for my Law & Order: SVU marathons :)

*your pets? just a boxer

*friends? you can't live without them

*your life? is pretty good right now nothing to complain about

*your mood? i am happy there is not reason not to be

*missing someone? not really

*vehicle? a red ford tarus it is a great little car no matter what other people think

*something you aren't wearing? shoes

*your favorite store? i might just have to say Wal-Mart because they have everything and they provide entertainment while you are there ha ha ha (watching people)

*your favorite color? PURPLE!!!

*when was the last time you laughed? when i went and saw When In Rome the other day i totally recommend that movie to anyone

*the last time you cried? when i saw Dear John i recommend that one to

*your best friend? i would have to say Ashley

*one place you go to over and over again? any warm place :)

*facebook? yep until July when they are going to start charging people $4 a month ( stupidest thing ever)

*favorite place to eat? any Chinese restaurant or a good BBQ place

No isn't one of my favorite words

2010-01-10T09:15:00.000-08:00

i asked my friend to sweethearts by heartattacking his front porch. it was funny to do because there was i think over 200 hearts that i had cut out. so i wrote my name under two of them. he had to find those two to figure out who had asked him. so i knew he had figured it out so i was just waiting for him to answer back. so saturday night he called me and we talked for a while and he explained that yes he had loved how i had asked him and that he was sorry but someone else asked him first so he was going to be going with her. so ya of course i was sad but i am over it. yes it would have been so so so much fun to go with him but it isn't the end of the world it is only a high school dance.

I have to try again :(

2009-12-01T15:10:00.000-08:00

so i took my road test today. well by the title of this post you can assume i didn't pass which would be a correct assumption. i decided that i failed all my driving things at least once and passed the second time so i will pass next time. I failed my permit test the first time and then passed the second, i fail i written test the first time then passed the second time. the only reason i didn't pass was because i was taught by my teacher to always move into the middle yellow lines for a u-turn and i had to do a u-turn and i crossed a double yellow line and didn't realize. i am so mad at myself cuz i know you shouldn't cross the double yellow line. i think the thing that messed me up was that it was a course not the actual road and that messed with me a little bit cuz you have to really have a good imagination to do it well. so now i have to go in on monday and take it again. i am so upset with myself cuz i knew better then to do something stupid like that.

Daddy's Rule for Dating

2009-10-20T15:54:00.000-07:00

I got this from my Child Development teacher. i thought it was hilarious and a little dramatic in my opintion. this is your dad's rules for your boyfriend (or for you if you're a guy):

*Rule One: if you pull into my driveway and honk you'd better be delivering a package, because you're sure not picking anything up.

*Rule Two: you do not touch my daughter in front of me. you may glance at her, so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. if you cannot keep your eyes or hands off of her body, i will remove them

*Rule Three: i am aware that it is considered fashionable for boys of your age to wear their pants so loosely that they appear to be falling off their hips. please don't take this as an insult but you and all of your friends are complete idiots. still, i want to be fair and open minded about this issue, so i propose this compromise: you may come to the door with your underwear showing and your pants ten sizes to big, and i will not object. however, in order to ensure that your clothes do not, in fact come off during the course of your date with my daughter, i will take my electric nail gun and fasten your pants securely in place to your waist.

*Rule Four: i am sure you've been told that in today's world, sex without utilizing a 'Barrier Method' of some kind can kill you. Let me elaborate, when it comes to sex, i am the barrier, and i will kill you

*Rule Five: it is usually understood that in order for us to get to know each other, we should talk about sports, politics, and other issues of the day. PLEASE do not do this. the only information i require from you is an indication of when you expect to have my daughter safely back at my house, and the only word i need from you on this subject is: 'early'

*Rule Six: i have no doubt you are a popular fellow with many opportunities to date other girls. this is fine with me as long as it is okay with my daughter. otherwise once you have gone out with my little girl you will continue to date no one but her until she is finished with you. if you make her cry. i will make you cry.

*Rule Seven: as you stand in my front hallway, waiting for my daughter to appear and more than and hour goes by do not sign and fidget. if you want to be on time for the movie you should not be dating. my daughter is putting on her makeup a process that can take longer than painting the Golden Gate Bridge. instead of just standing there why don't you do something useful like changing the oil in my car.

*Rule Eight: the following places are not appropriate for a date with my daughter: places where there are beds, sofas, or anything softer then a wooden stool. places where there is darkness. places where there is dancing, holding hands, or happiness. places where the ambient temperature is warm enough to induce my daughter to wear shorts, tank tops or anything other then overalls, a sweater, and a goose down parka-zipped up to her throat. movies with a strong romantic or sexual themes are to be avoided; movies which feature chain saws are okay. hockey games are okay. old folks homes are better.

*Rule Nine: do not lie to me. i may appear to be a potbellied, balding, middle-aged, dimwitted has-been. but on issues relating to my daughter, i am the all-knowing, merciless god of your universe. if i ask you where you are going and with whom, you have one chance to tell me the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. i have a shotgun, a shovel, and five acres behind the house. do not trifle with me.

*Rule Ten: be afraid be very afraid. it takes very little for me to mistake the sound of your car int he driveway form a chopper coming in over a rice paddy near Hanoi. when my agent orange starts acting up, the voices in my head frequently tell me to clean the guns as i wait for you to bring my daughter home. as soon as you pull into the driveway you should exit the car with both hands in plain sight. speak the perimeter password, announce in a clear voice that you have brought my daughter home safely and early, the return to your car. there is no need for you to come inside. the camouflaged face at the window is mine.

this is for all the dads out there :)

how he asked

2009-09-13T14:16:00.000-07:00

So earlier this week i was asked to homecoming. i am so excited. he asked me with a teddy bear. the bear was wearing a t-shirt. on the front it says "i would bearly be able to contain myself if you would go to homecoming with me!" then on the back it had a ton of guys names. there was a not attatched that said wash the shirt to see who is asking. so i answered him back with a cake. in the middle of the cake there was a piece of paper that said yes and it was wrapped in tin foil. then on the top of the cake i put a sign that said my answer lies within so........ DIG IN!!!

Sunburn

2009-08-03T11:43:00.000-07:00

So every Sunday after church my lovely mother and i go and lay out in the backyard and read or sleep. This Sunday i fell asleep and i obviously didn't notice that my shirt had risen up. It is a little painful right now. I learnt a lesson WHEN YOU LAY OUTSIDE MAKE SURE YOUR SHIRT IS PULLED DOWN!!!

Scary Camping Trip

2009-07-20T12:16:00.001-07:00

We went up to East Canyon Resort this past weekend. My dad forgot the 4-wheeler keys so we had to go check inside them to see if the spare keys were in there. I had to look inside one. I took of the seat and i saw these two little pink things inside a towel that was in there. They were baby mice. I freaked and screamed. My dad took a look and he got them out. I was so freaked out it was the scariest thing i have seen in a while.

Cascade

2009-07-20T12:06:00.000-07:00

I kinda went a little crazy with the nail paint

Watching the kids on the wave runners

This is what we had to do cuz he didn't have his machine

We went up to Cascade Idaho for our Rose family reunion this year. It was about a 8 hour drive but it wasn't all that bad. The first two days were pretty cold but after that i got really warm. I love spending time with my family.

Viva Las Vegas

2009-07-20T11:54:00.000-07:00

This is where we slept. Don't they look comfy!

hey had to buy twinner shirts

Our Pedicures

Us at the bowling ally

In May we took a Girls Trip to Las Vegas. We as in Me, My mom, Ginet, Shannon and her little girl Janey. That had to be the longest drive ever but it was worth it. We stayed at Nellis Air Force Base. It was a little scary. We went shopping, hung out & did our own pedicures(cuz they have to cheap places to get them done). Over all we had a GREAT time! Oh and i learned how good of a bowler i am. I think i will go pro soon.

EFY

2009-07-20T11:40:00.000-07:00

Jared, Me & Kelsie

Me & Ashton

The Whole Group

Some of my new friends

Oh my gosh the week (June 8th-13th) that i spent at the Univercity of Utah for Efy was the most amazing week i have had in a while. It was so much fun i met a ton of new people. I went with my best friend Kelsie Bowler. We had the best time together. I guess i kinda broke out of my shell while i was there i don't normally just go up to people and say hi and start talking to them but i did there. My counsler was amazing. She was just so sweet and funny. Oh course there was guys there so it made it that much better. ha ha!! I want to go next year so bad.

I got my medalion

2009-02-23T17:11:00.000-08:00

On Sunday i got my young womanhood award. I was really exited to finish personal progress. Then on Sunday night i had to give a talk about finishing it. I felt really good about doing it.

President Obama

2009-01-20T09:24:00.000-08:00

This is my Obama shirt. I love it!!!

Today Obama was put into office. Some people are happy and some are not so happy. I personally didn't care who won. I think it is cool how we have our first african-american president. I don't know what to expect in the future but whatever it is it better work out good.

Christmas

2009-01-20T09:11:00.000-08:00

This is what mark did all day long. Well after he set all the toys up.

This is what mark got for christmas.

This is what kris got for christmas.

This is one of the things cj got for christmas.

This is what braxton did all day long.

This is what tyson got for christmas.

This is what i got for christmas.

I DID IT!!!

2008-12-10T15:18:00.000-08:00

I GOT MY LEARNERS PERMIT. I am so exited. It took me two time to pass it though. The first test i got 78% which means I didn't pass. You have to get at least 80% to pass. So I went back to study for a while then I took it again. I got 88% the second time. I was so exited. I was even more exited that my picture was good. Wish me luck on driving. Well my parents are thrilled that i get to drive. so i have only driven 2 times, but i freaked my dad out the first time. i was backing out of the driveway and i accidentally pressed the gas instead of the break. it freaked him out. but besides that i am a fantastic driver. he will even admit it.

I'm 15

2008-12-05T19:01:00.002-08:00

I'm 15 and you know what that means. . . . . . . . . I CAN GET MY LEARNERS PERMIT. I am so exited to drive. I want to be able to have my own car. Thats why i got a job, so that i could buy my own. I just need to finish reading the book. Its not a fun book to read so i am having a really hard time making it through it. I will let all you know if i pass the test. I HOPE I DO.

TWILIGHT!!!!!!!!!!

2008-12-05T18:55:00.000-08:00

Ok so i know that this is a little late but I'm finally going to post our nice twilight stuff. So for my birthday i took 7 of my friends to the midnight premiere of twilight. Thanks to my mom we all had a ton of fun. We were all so exited that we weren't tired at all. I was so happy with how it all turned out. we had so much fun. This has to be the best birthday that i have ever had. I don't know how my 16th is going to be. I just don't think that this birthday can ever be topped.

HIGH SCHOOL M,USICAL!!!!!!!!!!

2008-10-25T09:55:00.000-07:00

OH MY GOSH i loved this movie with all my heart. My friends and i kinda felt weird cuz it was us and a ton of 10-12 year old girl. It was a great movie. I can't wait for it to come out. I now have a new love. His name is ZAC EFRON. He is so so hot. I can't stand it. I want a life size cut out of him for christmas. My all time favorite song in this movie is "the boys are back" or "scream". Everytime i hear them i start to sing. ha ha i just don't have anything to say exepet I LOVED IT. IT ROCKS LIKE A POTATO BUG ROLLS!!! I recomend it to anyone. I would go see it again in a heart beat if i could. GO SEE IT.

WOW he is 40

2008-10-25T08:49:00.000-07:00

So i threw my dad a surprise birthday party. he completely was surprised. He thought he was just coming to pick us up at Brent's house. I was happy everything turned out so good. Thanks to everyone who came and everyone who helped out.

GO UTES GO!!!

2008-10-25T08:20:00.000-07:00

This University of Utah football season we know someone who got us ticket. So my dad and CJ have gone to almost every home game. It has been good for them to bond i guess. So my dad has all of a sudden gotten into photograph so he has taken some really cool pictures at the games.

He has a girfriend

2008-08-22T16:28:00.000-07:00

Out of all the kids to get in trouble on the bus it is tyson who gets in trouble. the bus driver has to pull the bus over cuz he wouldn't keep his hands to himself. when my dad asked him what he was doing he said "dad i was just trying to hug my girlfriend" it was hilarious. he has had a crush on this girl in our ward since kindergarden. we all think he is so funny.

I DID IT

2008-08-22T16:20:00.000-07:00

Ok the other day i applied for a cleaning job at Draper Elementary. So i went in and he asked if i was there for the job and i said ya then he said "you are hired". i was happy. so i had to go to a class on tuesday then i started work on wednesday. it is only for a hour 1/2 a day right after school. i get $200 a month. i am so exited. well i have to clean bathrooms so its not all that fun but it is a job so i guess you don't work cuz it is fun you work for the pay check.

It is a miracle!!!

2008-08-22T16:16:00.000-07:00

Ok the other day my mom wasn't home to make dinner for some reason so my dad just ran over to smith's and got a bag of fried chicken. Braxton refused to eat. But we talked him into it. He now loves friend chicken.

ZoO

2008-07-18T11:02:00.000-07:00

everyone but cole drew and cj

the girls

the boys

tyson claire and me

lets see who is the tallest oh ya ME

so a couple days before the family reunion we all went to the zoo. it is always fun to go but it was so hot and ya. so overall it was a fun zoo trip here are some cute pics form the day.

Family Reunion '08

2008-07-18T10:43:00.000-07:00

right place at the right time

lets roast marshmellow

nice hat b

everyone loves ice cream!! ha ha

i'm not the best fisher!!!

ok so last week we had our family reunion up at pason lakes. it was a great time just to relax and hang out with cousins aunts uncles and so on. we had a fun time going to the ute stamped and the carnival. this year we had stacie and bryan down here and also zach and ginet. it was great to see all of them. i can' t belive how fast our family is growing. i am so happy that we are such a close family and can have fun together. can' t wait till next year.

Braxton's turning 9

2008-06-28T10:56:00.000-07:00

well i thought i would do the same thing that ginet did and list 9 things about brax that i love since he is turning 9 tommorow.

#1- he can make just about anyone laugh

#2- he love to hang out with me and watch a show

#3- he doesn't change who he is for anyone

#4-he like to have fun

#5- he is interested in the littlest thing

#6- he is always off in his own little world

#7- he loves sports

#8- he likes to be around people

#9- he LOVES cooper

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRAXTON

CORT -TEN - KNEE

2008-06-28T10:33:00.000-07:00

here is claire saying my name. it is really good. yah go claire!! she is a little chatter bug now. ha ha

Cort's washington trip

2008-06-27T13:49:00.000-07:00

little swimmers

claire likes my fingers

my thing from lois's class

so i am in washinton till the 2nd of july. so i have been up here for like 4 days. it is so fun we have gone swimming and stuff and my all time favorite thing has been to go to one of lois' s stitchery classes. it has been so fun being up here.

BASEBALL IS FINALLY OVER

2008-06-27T13:33:00.000-07:00

Well so we are finally done with the baseball season. CJ's team came in first in the tournament but only second in the season. Braxton's team did really well in the season but not quite sure what place he took. And then there is Tyson who as my mom say is the hardest kid she has had out of all of us. His team had a ok year. Well we are all happy that it is over. oh ya i made like $500 working at the snack shack.

Sewing

2008-04-20T11:24:00.000-07:00

This is one of my projects i have just made it is a quillow. i love my sewing class. some of the other things i have made are.

1. Pig boxers

2. monkey P.J. pants

3. Monkey Hoodie

4. Utah Zip up Hoodie

and

5. the quillow

here is the other projects i have made

Tyson is 6

2008-04-20T11:07:00.000-07:00

OH MY GOSH he is already six. it is crazy. This year he just wanted to have a fun party at our house. We played some fun game and then decorater some giant suger cookies. This is Cortney's (its a laightsabor). So he just had a fun day.

Baseball

2008-04-20T11:04:00.000-07:00

This year tyson is the dogers. he has had so much fun with his team, it has been a crazy time but he loves it.

Lets The Games Begin!

2008-03-29T18:40:00.000-07:00

Baseball season is around the corner. Games for all the boys start this week (4/1/08) This past week we have had a few practice games for the boys to get them on track. It has been really cold and we woke up Sunday to a little bit of snow on the ground. Gotta love Utah!

This is Tysons first year playing and he is excited to be on the Dodgers. Braxton is in his first year of kid pitch and looks like he is going to be a regular pitcher for his team. Should be exciting to say the least. CJ is not to happy to be playing for the Red Sox this year(either is Dad). He was supposed to be the White Sox and at the last minute things got changed up. CJ has a big challenge ahead on him this year as he moves to a bigger field layout. He will be pitching from 48' and as a catcher he has to work with 70' bases to control runners.

Even Cortney is involved in baseball this year. She accepted a job to work in the snack shack on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I am sure she will keep plenty of Diet Coke on hand for Grandma and Grandpa Jeffries!

Mom and Dad are idiots! Both Kris and I are serving on the league Board of Directors. Kris is the Secretary for the league. She handles all coorispondence from the website (sevalley.com) and the phone hotline. She also handles the payroll for the leagues umpires. It has been a HUGE job this year. You would not believe the crap she takes! I was voted in as a Director in the league with responsibility over equipment. Outfitting 940 kids and 87 coaches has been mind numbing. Although it has been kinda fun spending almost $10k on sports equipment and not a dime has come out of my pocket for once!

Please pray for us.... 3 Boys playing, 1 Daughter working, Mom and Dad with overall league responsibilites, Dad acting as Bronco Commissioner, and Dad Coaching CJ. INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!

EAST CANYON and the trailer sound pretty dang nice about right now! Memorial Day can not come too soon. Come visit us in spot #50 next to the Jeffries and right across from Mr. Big "B" Rose. I promise it will be a major summer kick off party!

Easter

2008-03-29T18:28:00.000-07:00

This year Easter was fun. This year Easter was a bit early but as usual it was beautiful! We had our Jeffries Easter early so that we could enjoy it with Jenn and Greg before they left for Oklahoma. We are really going to miss them! Then we had a little egg hunt and lunch over at Grandma Roses the Saturday before easter. We had a little suprise visit from the Pratts. They drove down from Washington for a week to suprise us all. Over all it was an extra fun Easter. Just a little too much candy as usual. Ha ha.

2008 WRESTLING

2008-02-26T17:41:00.001-08:00

Ty - This is Tyson's first year wrestling for Alta Wingz. He is catching on real quick and won his first match this past week against Riverton.

Brax - Our mild manored "B" is a terror on the mat. You would be blowen away to watch him out there. He is 3-0-1, and the one tie the kid got lucky in the last few seconds and tied it up then refused to go into overtime because he prefered to just take the tie rather chance losing. B was pissed!

CJ - CJ is a natural wrestler. To date he is 4-0 with 4 pins. I think they have gone out and found the 4 biggest 5 graders in the valley and matched them up with CJ this year so far. This last week he learned a good life lesson from his Mom. CJ was paired up with a kid from Hillcrest that was a full head taller and at least 10lbs heavier. As we were walking to the mat CJ looked up to his Mom and said "I'm screwed". That didn't sit well with Mom and she gave him a quick physc lesson on positive thinking and he went out and pinned the kid in the last round.