This is going to seem silly, but it's a big deal for me.

I used my babysitting money to buy new shoes for work. I feel like a was a little frivolous... I am not used to buying things for myself like this, but I did find a fantastic sale at Kohls.

I am in love with Nike's Trail Running shoes. For those of you who know about my OCD you can imagine what it is like to work on a playground in the sand. These shoes make it possible! They have stubs on the bottoms like cleats and they keep my foot up and out of the sand. My last pair gave out on me and I have to have a certain kind of shoe to keep my knee in the correct position (or else it's another knee surgery - a lateral release - yuck!). So, Rhene, I am following your lead and taking preventative measures to avoid surgery!

I am too sick and gross to take pictures of myself wearing them so here are the generic pics.

You will notice they are girl shoes. I had a hard time purchasing fusha, lavendar and baby blue, but Jay said I need to give in to the girliness. I am still refusing to purchase shirts in those colors. :-)

Yesterday was a big day for those of us in the Lehi Stake. Our building was burnt down by an arsonist last November. Yesterday was the groundbreaking ceremony for the new building! It should be done by the beginning of 2010! Just in time for Jayne to be baptized. I am really excited!

The first montage is an old one. The music is cheezy. Sorry.

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This montage is from the groundbreaking. I am sick so Jay took the girls. They rode the Schwin tandem with Rachel in the trailer. Jayne loved it - she didn't have to do anything but hang on. Rachel loves to chill in the trailer. They were able to shovel some dirt. They are still so excited! They also had a huge pancake breakfast. What a way to start the day!
Enjoy!

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The girls have made a new friend. Sierra is a student in my Kindergarten class and her mom teaches at the school. She has started coming home with us to play during after school meetings. This week was parent teacher conferences so we got her for over 2 hours a day. The girls LOVED it! We were going to go swimming, but ended up playing on the trampoline while I hosed them down. They had a blast! We love you Sierra! Jayne, Rachel and Ivanah - thanks for being such great friends. :-)

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This is our Rachie Bug. She dressed herself. She is so funny and dances all the time.

This is Mimi. We could not function without her! I love you mom!!!

Thanks for being the best Mimi in the world!

We went shooting with Kathy & Mike Lavato and Rhene & Brett Baker and their kids last month. Jay wanted to try "bowling with bullets" so he bought some old bowling pins and we had a blast trying to knock them down. I don't usually shoot anything other than the .22, but I was brave and decided to try Jay's 9mm and the AR-15. We had such a great time! Thanks for the fun guys!

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