It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To

The cupcakes stole the show...

I thought a room filled with balloons would be a hit with the little girls.

A picture says 1,000 words.

One thing that will stop tears...PRESENTS!

Alexandria Marie is 3!!

Today Alex is 3 years old! You were such a tiny baby I thought you'd never get big and now you are such a big girl. You are such a sweet and tender hearted little girl. You are always concerned about everyone's feelings, especially your dad. You have your dad wrapped around your little finger. You have a sweet little voice and a cute lisp. You spoke your own language until Benton was born then you started speaking English. You are becoming a little tease and you love to get Tori going. You and Tori have become the best of friends and you play very well together and insist on sleeping together every night. I love watching you two play and I hope you are just as close to Benton whe he gets bigger. I love being your mom and watching you grow and learn.

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!!

My Little Man

Benton Harris Hatch

born January 20, 2008

8:00p.m.

7lbs. 6oz.

22 inches long

I can't believe you are 4 months old! Time flies. You are starting to grab things and put them to your mouth. Your motor skills are coming along. You love to babble and are such a good mannered baby. You are a "momma's boy" and I wouldn't have it any other way. You love to sleep in the crook of my arm every night. We have got to break that habbit soon. You are starting to want to eat foods now and everytime we sit down to the table you want to be included. You've got a million dollar smile and a great laugh to boot. I love having you in our family.

tagged two-for-one!

TAG ONE
Jobs I've Had:
Lifeguard, Swimming teacher, Legal Secretary, Tennis Instructor, Dance Teacher, Dairy Keen and Pizza Factory (food server)
Movies I can Watch Over and Over Again:
Gladiator, The Notebook, Princess Bride
Guilty Pleasures:
Bernard Callebout chocolates, Rocky Mountain carmel, chocolate covered apples
Places I've Lived:
Michigan, Canada, Provo, Midway(UT), Lindon(UT), Gilbert (AZ), Mesa, Dublan and Col. Juarez Mexico
TV Shows I Enjoy:
Desperate Houswives, 24, CSI, Ugly Betty, The Office, Keeping up with the Kardashians
The first things you thought when you saw your significant other the first time:
What beautiful, BIG, blue eyes!

Places I've Been on Vacation:
Oahu, Waterton National Park, Banff, Cancun, San Carlos, Calgary, Vegas

Favorite Foods:
Texas Sheet cake, corn on the cob, fruit smoothies, cookies
Websites I Visit Daily:
myway.com, blogspot.com, facebook.com, foodnetwork.com
Magazines I Subscribe To:
Ensign, The Friend, Discount Dance, Pottery Barn

Nicknames I've Had:
THis one is BAD...B.J. my wheenie...my maiden name is Matheny...mean high school boys!

Beeje, BarbieJo, Barb

Your Turn. I Tag:
Laurice

Erica
Who Tagged Me:
Rachelle

TAG TWO
1. pick up the nearest book
Foul Play

2. turn to page 123
3. find the 5th sentence
4. post the 5th sentence on your blog
He was going on information you provided.

5. Tag 5 people

Jeni

Dejah

Jen W.

Jill

Britney

Town Excitement

Today was a very windy day. HA...windy was an understatement at our house. Here are some pictures to help describe what happened...

Turns out this tree was rotting in the middle. The first of it fell (almost hitting Alex's bedroom window), then the second part fell (almost hitting Tori's window) then Garrett and some men jumped in with chain saws and trucks with cables and got the last two parts down in a safe direction to avoid creating a huge HOLE in our roof. We had a ton of town support, on-lookers and most importantly...HELP. Thank You!!

Benton is 4 months!

Birthday Surprise!

I turned 27 yesterday. Garrett made me a cake and frosting (from scratch) and brought me my favortie treat from ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY. I had to take a picture of his work.

I can't believe I am almost 30!!!!!! Yikes!

Fun In Lindon, UT with MOM and Sisters

Well, for kicks, this week we did the following:
1. Nordstom's Rack
2. Olive Garden
3. Grand America
4. Costa Vida
5. Movies
6. Shop @ Forever 21 and Limited 2 (Thanks MOM), Express,...
7. Mom's Piano Recital
8 Dinner @ Pizza Factory
9. Barbeque and Sunbathing
10. Many trips to Walmart
11. Family photo shoot
12. Gold's Gym
13. Shopping @ Tai Pan
14. Walk in the park
15. Visits with friends

Man, LIFE IS GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!! Benton loves it here!

Body For Life!

My sister, Rachel and I have started doing the "Body for Life" exercise plan. We have entered the "challange" and hope to win the $25,000.00 grand prize. While I am in Utah visiting my sister and I would wake up at the crack of dawn to exercise at Gold's Gym. Our first trip to the gym I dropped a 25lb. weight on my ring finger! It was the most painful thing ever!! I thought my nail was going to pop off. Needless to say, my finger was black and blue and I cannot bend it. It is useless.
My warning to all....WEIGHT LIFTING IS DANGEROUS!
It was worse the day before I got the picture.

My Trip To UT

Garrett surprised me with a flight to UT, just me and baby cakes. He arranged for our girls to be taken care of so I could fly solo.
It has been so much fun. Me and my 4 sisters and mother have hung out all week...a first in years. I just read in GLAMOUR magazine that "the best way to spend your time is with your family because what better than to be seen with people who share your great genetics." I agree!!! I LOVE my sisters! They are so HOT!

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Every Sunday (growing up) my mom would make us match. I HATED it. But now I have my kids color coordinated every Sunday...so the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Anyway, we thought we'd surprise my mom by showing up to church MATCHING!! Let me just say it was the surprise of the century. She LOVED it. She ran upstairs to change so she would match us too

Mother's Day!

I was surprised with breakfast in bed. ... waffles and ice cream...yummm. Garrett then surprised me with tickets to UT and a wonderful roast beef dinner that he prepared all by himself. It was a wonderful day OFF. Loved it.

I will post pictures when I get home.

Thumb Sucker

Benton has discovered his thumb!! This is bittersweet...he can now self-sooth, but we will have to invest in braces if this continues throughout adolesence. I was a thumb sucker so....ENJOY!

Two Little Mommies

My girls are my little shadows. They watch very closely, everything I do. I didn't even notice until we were running out the door...they each had their own baby secured in a "Sling" the same way I had Benton.

Tom and Jerry

We just found out that Benton loves to watch Tom and Jerry cartoons. I think since the cartoon is put to music and there is no dialog it keeps his attention. I already have a TV junkie.

Ice Blocking

Last night was "Date Night" so I thought I'd get creative and plan an evening of fun. I asked Garrett to pick-up some ice blocks on his way home from work and he did NOT want to do it. When I asked him WHY? he said that we were all going to get hurt and it didn't sound like fun at all. Well, come to find out, he had NEVER been ice blocking before. When he saw that you just sit on an oversized ice cube and slide down a grass hill he changed his tune. He thought we were going to slide down the street!!! This poor farm boy didn't get out much. HA. We had a blast and our kids loved it!

It took 3 kids to push the ice block up the hill. Great work-out!

Children's Day

Tori had Children's Day at school. They got to run races, play games, and eat lunch...all compliments of the school. Tori is only in the pre-school class but she told me she is a big girl now and not my baby. (sniff, sniff). She was so cute while running the races. Tori asked me why she didn't get a "badge" so I explained that she had to cross the finish line first to get one. Well, someone overheard that and gave Tori one of their "badges." So sweet. It made her day.