Star Wars

So, last year Dresden was really into Star Wars so our family dressed up as Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Darth Vader, and Yoda. This year we are still undecided about what we should dress up as. Dresden is leaning towards a "Doofuss". He wanted to buy some googley eye glasses, which we bought for him, and ever since he has been "Doofus" obsessed. It sure would be an easy costume to come up with, not to mention costing much less than a store bought one.

Here are a few pictures of costumes the boys have worn in the past...

What a fearsome superhero Dresden makes. This, by the way, is Daredevil. Did you know that Dresden shares the same initials as Daredevil??? Gee, I wonder why Dresden was named Dresden DeVon...

"Handsome Little Devil"

was Logan's costume.

He was 6 months old.

Really, can they get much cuter???...

~ ME ~

I just read Kendy's blog and she has tagged me to answer some questions about me. So, here it goes...


Jobs I've Had.
1. Idaho Fries in the Cottonwood Mall
2. Pro Image in the Cottonwood Mall
3. Fanzz - I was a miscellaneous buyer for 28 stores in the Western States
4. Hallmark Moldings - Sales Rep
5. Sagebrush Fine Art - Licensing Executive (current)

Movies I Can Watch Over & Over.
1. Moulin Rouge
2. Oh Brother Where Art Thou
3. Top Gun
4. High School Musical 1 & 2

Places I've Lived.
1. Logan, Utah
2. Wiesbaden, Germany
3. Midvale, Utah
4. Sandy, Utah

Favorite T.V. Shows
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Desperate Housewives
3. Entourage
4. Brothers and Sisters

Books I've Read.
I don't claim to be a great reader...I don't make the time and I don't feel like I ever have the time to read. By the time I get home from work, fix dinner, clean up, play with the boys, put the boys to bed...I am ready to put myself to bed. But I did enjoy...
1. Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
2. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Guilty Pleasures.
1. Ice cream
2. Chocolates
3. High School Musical

I've Been To.
1. Spain
2. Germany
3. Switzerland
4. France
5. Italy
6. Cancun
7. Hawaii
8. New York City
9. Florida
10. Atlanta

Favorite Foods
1. Italian
2. Steaks
3. I'm liking Indian food and Thai food more and more

Websites I Visit.
1. Americafirst.com
2. KUTV.com
3. my blog
4. Sagebrushfineart.com
5. Art.com

Injuries I've Had.
Other than passing out and hitting my head during high school, I have not had a serious injury.

Nicknames.
1. Shanny
2. Shanny-poo

What Are Little Boys Made Of?

I was out in the front yard weeding and cutting back some of the old flowers and found some new friends for Dresden and Logan to play with. Okay, they are in no way "new" friends because these are the little guys that Dresden and Logan love to play with. Dresden loaded all three snails onto his big wheel and watched them climb all over each other. He got the great idea to give one of them a ride. He made his big wheel go as fast as it could down the sidewalk to the neighbors house. He turned around and headed back home when the little guy fell off and got run over by one of the wheels. It was about that time that Dresden decided he was done playing with the snails.






What are little boys made of? Snakes and snails, and puppy dogs tails. That's what little boys are made of!

First Day of Kindergarten

This is the morning of Dresden's first day of Kindergarten. He met with his teacher, Mrs. Steenblik, the week before and she was so proud of him because he already knew his letters and sounds along with his numbers. Dresden is so smart and loves to learn all about his surroundings!!! Dresden was pretty excited to see that his classroom has a fish tank. Did you know that Mrs. Steenblik was Uncle Brandt's Pre-school teacher? Also, her husband was the bishop that Larry and I interviewed with before we got married.

Such a handsome boy!

Whatever you do, DON'T SMILE!

Dresden was pretty excited when we got to the school and saw Sophie there. Dresden and Sophie are in the same Sunday School class and when the two of them get together they giggle and laugh and get a little crazy!

Bear Lake

Okay, for the request from anonymous, here is a picture with me in it. Dresden and I are roasting marshmellows! Yummy, this is the boys first experience making s'mores...not to mention camping!

Logan and Larry are testing the water to see how cold it is.

It felt so nice to sit in the sun...once it came out. Dresden is inspecting
the sand and trying to find seashells. Very exciting!

Here is our Lolo. He is fearless of water and loves to swim!

Collin loves to build things! He and Jay spent a good part of the afternoon building a sandcastle.

Here are the "kids" at play. Papa let Sydney and Logan float along with him.