What a weekend!

On Friday, at about 4:30, I headed up to Strawberry with some friends in the ward. We stayed in Anthon's Grandma's cabin. His Grandpa built it a LONG time ago and did an awesome job!

We stopped in Payson on the way up and ate dinner at El Rancho. It was really good but we ate so much that we barely snacked on any of the goodies we took with us.

This is Carrie, Danielle and Julie.
We had fun making bows and playing Poser and talking... A LOT! We barely made it through one round of the game. It took us forever because we kept talking between turns. Right in the middle of the game I mentioned a noise that I was hearing. All of them had heard it too but we all thought it was each others' stomachs growling. We decided it was something outside and we booked it upstairs. Anthon later told me that it was javelinas.
Also, I was needing to use the potty but I am TERRIFIED of bugs so I had someone check the toilet first. This is what we found

It's a mouse!! So gross. Luckily, there are two bathrooms there so we used the other one. it was bug and rodent free :o).

Anyway, we went up stairs and got ready for bed and then we were going to put a movie on to watch it but we ended up talking until 4:30 in the morning. We finally went to sleep and woke up a few hours later and had some amazing breakfast burritos. We left after breakfast :o(. We were sad that it was so short but we had tons of fun!!

When I got back home, we met my parents at Sam's club and hung out with them for a while. I went home and packed for yet another trip.

I went on a sisters trip with of course, my sisters and my sister-in-law. We left Sunday morning to head to San Diego.

Left to right
Allison (sis-in-law), Sarah, Emily, Julie, Amy & Me.

The last time they went on the trip, they made shirts that said 'She's Crazy' and had arrows pointing left and right. So, this year, they made shirts that said 'Esta Loca'. I think we decided we are going to do it in a new language every year. It should be interesting.

We paid for one of the trolleys that takes you on a tour of some parts of San Diego. The men driving the trolley tells you all about the history of San Diego and stuff. It was pretty cool. It lasted all day so it was worth the money.
This is the bar they used to film the movie Top Gun. Cool, huh? It's the bar where Goose plays the piano. We also saw some other spots where they filmed parts of the movie but I didn't take pictures.
Apparently, this ship was used in a movie too. I forgot what movie the guy said it was. It was a movie with Russell Crowe in it.

This is the oldest boat to still be used for sailing. It was built in like 1860 or 1850 or something like that. It has sailed around the world 21 times! Crazy, huh? Personally, I don't think I would trust it. I would rather take a new boat. :o)
This is just a fun picture of me and Amy. I'm about to eat a spoonful of ice cream. It tasted an awful lot like wood :o).
This boat is owned by one of my favorite comedians ever. Jerry Lewis! It's the red and white boat. I just had to take a picture. I don't think anyone appreciates Jerry the way my family does :o).

This was at one of the shops we went to. This guy was selling pearls from clams. You pick out your clam and he opens it and takes out the pearl. Then he cleans it and rubs it in salt and then cleans it again. Then you can pick a piece of jewelry to put it on. He was making it out like this was the first time he had seen the pearls but I doubt that. It is a cute idea though.

I put my pearl on a flower :o)

Anyway, we got back last night (Tuesday) and I am still recovering. I'm glad to be back with my husband and my kids.

Sad day

This is my broken toe ring :o(

I have been wearing this toe ring since I was 12 years old. I bought it in San Francisco from one of the venders on the side of the road. It is sterling silver and was hand made. It was actually made to be a pinky ring but it was too big for my pinky and too small for my ring finger. So, I got the brilliant idea to use it as a toe ring. My foot looks weird without it on :o(.
Anyway, I'm sure nobody REALLY cares :o) but it does make ME sad :o(. Does anyone know where I can get another one (that won't break in a couple of months)?

A couple of my favorites

So, I was looking at my Myspace profile for the first time in a long time and I remembered I had these two music videos on it. I don't know why but I thought I would share them with you. I hope the second one doesn't offend anyone. I think it's really funny.

This first one is Nickel Creek. I absolutely love them. They are a blue grass band. This is my favorit song that they sing. It is so beautiful.



This second one is Unwritten Law. They are one of my favorite bands and this is one of my favorite songs that they sing. I just thought I would put this video on here because I think it's funny. Also, I have no idea why the drummer is wearing tape on his face. It's really weird. Anyway, I hope you enjoy :o) You'll have to copy and paste this one. I don't know why I can't get it to work.

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=9391533

Ok, one more. This is also one of my favorite Unwritten Law songs. I LOVE it!

Memorial Day

For Memorial day we had all of Anthon's family over for a BBQ. We set out a swimming pool and a slip n' slide for the kids. It was really fun!

All the Ellsworth grandkids. Kennedy, McKay, Amalee, Maggie & Makenna
Basha's had a sale on their steaks so we splurged and bought two. The sale was REALLY good. I know this is bad, but I have never cooked a steak before! I made up a recipe for a marinade and it actually ended up tasting pretty darn good! I was proud of myself :o) haha
I put this thing together right before the BBQ. Don't laugh! I totally want a bigger one but we don't BBQ enough to spend the money. This was actually the first BBQ we have had since we have been married!!
McKay loved running up and down the slip n' slide

Anthon enjoyed throwing the kids down the slip n' slide haha

Also, my most wonderful friend Cara let me buy her digital camera for really cheap. It was so embarrassing always carrying this thing around with me

I hated pulling this thing out every time I wanted to take a picture. Also, it broke about a month ago so every time I turn it on, it beeps really loud five times before I can do anything. So, Cara was nice enough to offer us her old digital camera.

This is the camera we bought from her. Thanks Cara!!!

I gave in

Ok, Ok I gave in. I can no longer say that I am one of the few people who has never seen High School Musical. Carrie let me borrow the first and second and my feelings on the movies.....I liked them. It was REALLY cheesy but fun.

Also, I think I am going to give in and start reading the Twilight series. I have only heard good things. I am a little kid when it comes to reading books so I know I will like these. I'm way into Fictional books. I have read all of the Harry Potter books at least twice and I have enjoyed reading The Chronicles of Narnia. Anyway, if anyone has the Twilight books and really wants me to borrow them :o) I would not object :o) haha! Is anyone willing to let me borrow them?

Oh happy day!

When Anthon came home from work last night he surprised us with these

Krispy Kreme donuts!!! I knew that they had opened back up last Tuesday but I heard that the lines were extremely long and I thought I would wait until it died down a little. I have missed these tasty treats for over a year now and I'm glad they are back. I'm also glad that the building that opened up is pretty close to our house too. These things melt in your mouth, it's crazy! Anyway, I know I shouldn't have but I had two last night! It didn't help my diet at all, that's for sure!
This was the expression on my kids' faces the entire time they were eating them.
McKay was really funny. Every time he took a bite he would run in circles saying "Mmmm" until he was done and then he would go and get his next bite. It was really cute!

On a totally unrelated subject....Anthon was playing in a stake basketball game Tuesday night and one of the players on his team went for the ball (or something like that) just as Anthon did and totally punched him in the face. Not on purpose though. He felt really bad and apologized and stuff but this is what it looked like.I should have taken the picture on Wednesday because by the time I took this picture it didn't look as bad. He has that bruise on his forehead and a black eye. On Tuesday you could totally see two perfectly round little knots on his forehead. They were sticking out pretty far.

Anyway, I won't say who did it but he got hurt too. Anthon said it looked like his hand was really red and cut.

It seems like everytime Anthon goes to play basketball, he gets hurt. And yet he still wants to go every week. I don't understand men!

The joys of being a parent

This is going to be my very first post without pictures! Crazy, I know.

Just after midnight on Sunday (well, Monday) I climbed into bed so stinkin' tired. At 2:30 am I felt Anthon get out of bed and I realized Makenna was crying. When Anthon walked into her room Makenna was crying saying "Wook at me! Wook at me!" She had thrown up all over herself, her bed and her floor. Poor little girl. So, Anthon woke me up saying that he needed help. I got out of bed and while I was giving Makenna a bath, Anthon put her bedding in the washing machine. He took out the carpet cleaner and cleaned up the mess on the floor. It was weird because Makenna was being really happy in the tub. She was smiling and telling me about how she "choked". The last time she threw up was when she couldn't really talk so she didn't exactly know what to call it. Anyway, after her bath, I put her in clean pj's and put her in the spare bedroom. We were just getting ready to get back into bed and she threw up again! It went right through the comforter, Flat sheet and fitted sheet..hhhh. So, we bunched it up, put her in different pj's again and put a sleeping pad on our floor and explained to her that when she "choked" again she needed to do it in the toilet and we gave her a little demonstration. So, she laid down, I took a quick shower and got into bed just after 4:00 am and about 10 minutes later Makenna jumped out of bed and ran to the toilet and started throwing up again. It was so sad watching her. I finally got back to sleep and when I woke up the next morning Anthon told me that she threw up again (in the toilet). I felt so bad for her but proud that she did it in the toilet. So, Anthon left for work and I heard McKay wake up and I went in to get him and guess what...Yup, HE threw up!!
For the rest of the day the kids were doing just fine. They weren't acting sick or anything so I figured they were ok. I guessed it was probably something they ate for dinner because Anthon and I were ok but we ate something totally different than they did. So, we had plans to go to Bishop Smith's house for a BBQ and to go swimming. The Carnavales won a BBQ and swim party at a church auction and invited us. It was very nice of them. Anyway, we decided it would be ok to go since we thought it was just some old food needing to leave their system. We went and had a wonderful time!! Makenna loved playing in the pool and McKay enjoyed drinking everyone's sodas, sorry guys! Thank you so much for inviting us and for the yummy food.
Anyway, this morning after I got my two babysitting kids, Makenna laid down on the couch and was acting really tired. I needed to go grocery shopping (badly!) so I put all four kids in car and headed to Wal-Mart. Makenna fell asleep on the way! Wal-Mart is only two minutes away! So I woke her up but I didn't know how I was going to do my shopping. I have a 20 month old and then Isabella who is 2 and Makenna who was asleep and Isaiah who is 4. So, I searched for one of those carts with the additional seats and couldn't find one anywhere. Luckily, I saw an old friend who was just leaving and let me use hers. So, I put McKay and Isabella in the two seats and I put Makenna in the seat that is actually in the cart. Now, it doesn't have holes for legs so I sat her sideways and grabbed a pillow from off the shelf and put it behind her back. It was big enough so she could rest her head on it too. She ended up falling asleep and stayed asleep almost the entire time. Anyway, when we got home she laid back down on the couch and while I was giving the kids lunch, she threw up again. So, apparently it wasn't just something she ate on Sunday. So, I am apologizing to the Carnavales and the Smiths. I hope I didn't get your kids sick. If so, you can bring them to my house and I can deal with them. I'm really sorry!! I honestly didn't think it was anything contagious.

Busy weekend

This has been a crazy weekend! My wonderful sister, Amy, helped me do a yard sale Saturday morning. So Friday night I made all the signs and went and hung them up. While I was going through everything and pricing stuff I watched

Oh my goodness! I laughed SO hard! I don't know if it was just one of those nights but I thought it was a really funny movie.

Anyway, so I woke up early Saturday morning and started making breakfast burritos so that we could sell those too. It's actually a good idea if you are ever planning on doing a yard sale. Anyway, we ended up making $24.25!!!! WAHOO!!! Hahaha It was still fun though. We saw a couple of ugly spiders while we were out there! Thanks for killing them Amy!! I'm a total wuss when it comes to killing bugs, no matter how small.

Also, Anthon left early Saturday morning to go up to Strawberry with his dad. His grandma owns a cabin up there and some of the family was going up to repaint the cabin and clean up a little bit. Anthon said he saw spiders too...BIG ones! I didn't want to hear about them though because I will be up there in a couple of weeks and then again at the end of June.

After the yard sale, I got to relax for about an hour and then we went to a birthday party! Carrie did a great job! I have never been to a birthday party like that before. It was a princess party and all the little girls came in their princess dresses. They decorated crowns with jewels and stuff and they got wands and little princess jump ropes and a necklace. They also put glitter in their hair and painted their nails. Because there were boys coming too she gave them all shields and swords and they had a dragon that they had to slay with "magic potion" (which was water balloons).

Makenna in her princess get up. All the kids were bright red from playing around in 95 degree heat. I think I was the only grown up there who was just as red as the kids!

The kids went down for a nap after the party and so did I.... not on purpose. I was reading on the couch and fell asleep. Anthon got home around 4:30 and I tried to tell him about my day but he fell alseep on the floor. I'm sure they worked pretty hard up there.

At 5:15 my good high school friend, Kriston, came to pick me up so we could go out to dinner with some of our other high school friends. Tiffany is down from Utah right now and I hadn't seen her since my wedding day! We met at Chili's and had so much fun catching up on things and remembering our crazy high school days.

This is Kriston (left) and Tiffany (right). Sorry about the pictures. I was using my video camera AND it was really dark inside the restaurant.

This is Cara and Me

And these are two cute little kids that came with. MaKenna (left, Tiff's daughter. Dont you love her name! ;o)) and Ryken (right, Cara's son).

After we ate dinner we went and got some frozen yogurt and talked some more. I'm so glad we were able to get together! I love that we still keep in touch and hang out every once in a while. It makes me feel young again! haha