Back to September

So it turns out that when you start a business, it takes all of your extra time and then some!  So I started selling Avon a few weeks ago and I am having a lot of fun with it!  If you are every interested in buying Avon products for yourself or for gifts, etc. you can check out my website (the link is to the right of this post).  However, now I am going to post all of September since I have been so busy, so here goes:

We went on our first camping trip since two days before Silas was born and Silas LOVES camping!  We went to Antelope Island which is very low-key camping with no shade and no campfires, only briquettes.  On Saturday we went on a hike along the lake that ended up being SO long, we had to hitch a ride from a random guy back to camp. (They should probably post at the start of the trail how long it is, and that you should leave a vehicle at the other end of the trail because they don't meet!) Live and learn.

On September 21, we had a new nephew born.  Jon and Chelsy named their baby Daniel Morgan Vargas.  Mom and baby are both well and we can't wait until Thanksgiving to meet him! Sorry no pics because no one will send me any!

We went to the Brazillian Festival they had at the Gateway and discovered that Silas is scared of balloons.  We tried to have a clown make him a balloon hat and he freaked out and wouldn't get anywhere near it.  So now we know, don't waste your time wating in line for a balloon animal for a 2-year old.

Logan is getting huge and is very alert and playful now!  He growls all the time...LOUD growls, you would think there was a wild animal in the room!  Silas just loves to play with him and won't let any kids near him, "No! Don't touch my brother!" he says.  The rest of these pictures are of random things that my boys do to make me smile!

THANK YOU! Thank You! THANK YOU!

I had a very touching experience yesterday.    My cousin, Scotty has been serving active duty, much of it in Iraq for almost a year now.  Last night, his Marine unit made it safely back to Salt Lake.  We went with his family to the drill center to greet the troops and it was an amazing experience.  I always hear stories about people who sacrifice so much and about their families who are left home while they are overseas, but last night I saw it.  As we were waiting for the bus to arrive, their was a KSL reporter going around interviewing family members and looking for a touching story.  (They ALL were touching stories!)  But she saw me  holding my little Logan and asked if his daddy was coming home today.  I said "no" and in my mind I thought of how thankful I was that the answer was no!  I'm too selfish for that!  But there are a lot of  wives not as selfish as I who would answer yes to the reporter's question.  I watched and cried as each wife waited for her husband to walk down those stairs, ran up to him and put her arms around him never wanting to let go again.  I watched as the moms and dads, brothers and sisters, children, and other family members embraced their soldier, thankful he was home and well.  I watched as my cousin Scotty walked down those stairs, proudly wearing his uniform, and I was THANKFUL he was alive and well and that our prayers had been answered.  So this is a big THANK YOU to all those who serve in the military (Scotty, Justin, Dan, and soon to be my brother).  And a big THANK YOU to their families, you are AMAZING and are my heroes! 

Sorry the pictures are small, I copied them from Lauren's facebook. 

Shout Out to Mom

Real Mothers don't eat quiche;

They don't have time to make it.

Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils

Are probably in the sandbox.

Real Mothers often have sticky floors,

Filthy ovens and happy kids.

Real Mothers know that dried play dough

Doesn't come out of carpets.

Real Mothers don't want to know what

The vacuum just sucked up...

Real Mothers sometimes ask 'Why me?'

And get their answer when a little

Voice says, 'Because I love you best.'

Real Mothers know that a child's growth

Is not measured by height or years or grade.....

It is marked by the progression of Mummy to Mum to Mother...

The Images of Mother

4 YEARS OF AGE - My Mummy can do anything!

8 YEARS OF AGE - My Mum knows a lot! A whole lot!

12 YEARS OF AGE - My Mother doesn’t know everything!

14 YEARS OF AGE - My Mother? She wouldn’t have a clue.

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16 YEARS OF AGE - Mother? She's so five minutes ago.

18 YEARS OF AGE - That old woman? She's way out of date!

25 YEARS OF AGE - Well, she might know a little bit about it!

35 YEARS OF AGE - Before we decide, let's get Mum's opinion.

45 YEARS OF AGE - Wonder what Mum would have thought about it?

65 YEARS OF AGE - Wish I could talk it over with Mum.

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure she carries, or the way she combs her hair.

The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes,

Because that is the doorway to her heart,

The place where love resides.

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole,

But true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.

It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she

Shows, and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows!

My Aunt Tammy sent this to me in an e-mail and I thought it was cute and TRUE!  And I wanted to give a shout out to my own mom...sorry for the time when I thought you were "So five minutes ago."  Love you!

A New Look

Hey thanks for the tips, now I was able to fix a lot of things I had been meaning to on our blog and it has a new look.  Oh and I also figured out how to put a You Tube video, just add it as a page element.

Every Mom Should Watch This!

Okay so I tried to put this video right on my blog but I'm not cool enough to figure out how to get a YouTube video on here. If anyone knows how, please feel free to enlighten me! This is a video that every Mom needs to watch, it will make you laugh out loud!
If the link doesn't work, just type in:

Hilary Weeks "To-Do List"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewmy_8AKkZw

Oh and while we're at it, if anyone knows how I can display when someone updates their blog on my list of blogs, I really would like to learn how so I don't have to check each blog, even the ones that haven't been updated.

Photo Shoot

What Does a Happy Baby Look Like?

Yep, this is what a happy 12-week old looks like after drinking 7 oz. of milk. All 15 lbs. of him are full. He is passed out and his belly is pooched out. Man I love this little guy!