Oh no not again!!

I don't think that having a trampoline is in the cards for our family. When we tried to have a tramp the last time, we got it almost completely put together, and it started to make a taco. It was defective. We got a new one and had it up for a week and it got blown over the house, hit the fence, neighbors roof, and landed in their front yard. We didn't have a tramp for over a year and thought that we would try it one more time. (Makenna got it for her ninth birthday). We put it up one week ago, and today while we were at church, there was a huge windstorm and our tramp was blown across our yard and landed upside down on the roof of our shed. Talk about not having any luck with trampolines!! I feel so bad for the kids. Maddie was up yesterday morning at 6:30 and was trying to escape to jump. She LOVES it. I just wish that it hadn't happened AGAIN. What do you do??

Makenna's Birthday Party

We had a get together for Makenna for her 9th birthday at the park. It was on March 21st -last saturday. I love being so close to all the family so we can get together all the time. My sister in law Anna made her a cake that was a horse (she loves horses) and it was so cute!! We had a great time. If anyone wants to know how Anna made the cake, http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50134

St. George Trip

We had a wonderful trip to St. George this past weekend and I wanted to share some of the pictures that I took at the park. I told a bunch of friends that I would be in town and to meet me at the park. Nine people showed up with their kids and I was so pleased to see everyone. Thanks so much for coming and seeing me. I have missed all of you and loved to get a chance to catch up with you.

Blog Slacker

So it is official! I am a blog slacker. I can't think of anything neat-o to write about anymore, so I haven't been posting. What a lame excuse, right? I have a funny story to tell about my niece and Maddie. My niece Kassi is a hoot and she loves to play with Maddie. Kassi and Maddie were playing at my moms house the other day, and they were playing dress up. They were getting along famously. Well, Maddie had on a rather revealing dress that was a little bit low. She also does have just a WEE bit of cleavage. Well Kassi thought that Maddie looked so beautiful and told her that she was so pretty and looked so good and that she was just like Princess Belle. Then she looked over at her and said "Belle doesn't show her boobs". You have to remember that Kassi is only 2. She is so funny. I couldn't stop laughing when Kristen told me about it. Since it was such a funny thing that happened in my life I thought that I would share it. Kids say the darndest things...

Maddie's 7th Birthday Party

I am pretty sure that I have never seen a happier face on any other child as I did on my little Maddie on her 7th birthday. She was the most genuinely happy kid that I have ever seen. She was as thrilled about her cake as she was for the Kung Fu Panda. Also for the paper on the outside. My mom gave her a box of microwave popcorn and she shouted hooray!! Her cousin Dexter said to his mom, "I sure hope that no one gives me popcorn for my birthday." It was so funny. Amazing to me is that she truly is thrilled for all that she gets. She was actually the happiest just to have the whole family (and then some) over. She loves attention. My brother told me after the party was over that it was the best birthday party he had ever been too. He wished that all kids were that excited about every single gift and thing that they receive as Maddie had been. It really made us all think about how she doesn't take anything for granted and is truly happy. She makes us all want to be happier and appreciate the little things more. I hope you enjoy these pictures as much as we did. She has a sparkle to her that the pictures may or may not have captured, but she is a huge joy to all of her family. We love her so much and are so happy to have her in our family.

Opening Kung Fu Panda

Blowing out the candles with a little help from Seth

Her own mp3 player from Grandma and Grandpa Johnson

Home made pillow from Belle.

Earlier that day opening them with just the immediate family.

Her very own white Christmas tree.

Oh my Gosh!

Hooray!!

I did it!

I wanted the cake to say happy birthday "Maddie Princess" since thats what she calls herself, but the cake lady decided that I had written it wrong and she put "Princess Maddie". Oh well.

My three loves sitting on Santa's lap at the UDSF Christmas party! It was so much fun.

Our New House

We found a house only a mile away from the last one and so the kids are able to stay in the same schools. The sad part was that we had to move into a new ward, but at least we are in the same area. We can still see them all. Moving is the pits! I hated every minute of it, but at least now we are done with all the drama and crap that was going on with the last place. It is a great new neighborhood with lots of kids to play with. I am so glad to have a place and that it is all done. Come and see me anytime!!!

The "HOUSE" scoop

For anyone that was wondering why I need to find a new place to live, or even if you aren't, this is the scoop. When Joe and I moved into our house 7 months ago, we were renting and had an agreement to buy the house in a year. We put up a very expensive fence and made the house super cute (if I do say so myself) and all sorts of other things. Well, a few months ago we found out that our renter dude hasn't been paying our money to the bank AT ALL. In fact I don't think that he had paid for a long time before we moved in either. The reason I say that is because on Tuesday January 6th (next week) my house is going to auction. This is after we had a few offers to buy the house and the bank denied them all. I don't know how much the bank is planning to get at auction or maybe they just want to keep it.
I am so, so sad. I had the idea when we moved here that we would be staying for a long time so I am not pleased. I don't want to move again. I don't have a choice, but I still can say that I don't want to. I don't want to have to change wards again and to have to find a different school for Makenna. I would love to stay in the area. I am trying my hardest to find one to rent in the area, but it may not happen. I can handle another ward etc...but I would prefer not to. That is the deal for anyone that wants to know. If you know of a place and would like to share it with me, please do. I need all the help I can get. Love you all.