Skousen Family

my baby is two.

2012-01-31T07:36:00.000-08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COWBOY!

It is hard to believe that Weston is two. Where has the time gone? with many ups and downs I am grateful to be his mom and that I get to spend so much time with him. I am grateful that Mark works so hard so I can stay home with my babies and I get to be the one that is there with Weston during therapy, I wouldn't want it any other way.

Weston is now walking

saying a couple words

his eyes look really good so no more surgeries for awhile

his breathing problems have been "GOOD" for him we are only doing 2 treatments a night instead of 4 to 6

his eating well he is eating by mouth but just not ALOT. But hey I will take what I can get.

Wes still has his feeding tube in which he gets fed by night thru the tube.

Weston LOVES to play wiffle ball so we had a baseball theme birthday party and that kids was in heaven! Everything turned out just as I was hoping! Happy Birthday Cowboy I love you so much!

my love....

2011-10-11T08:30:00.000-07:00

this is the man that my makes my head spin. the one that I adore more then anything in this word (besides my children of course). the man that will do anything to see me smile. this is the man that still gives me butterflies. the man who is the father of my children. the one I have eternity to love. this is the man who gives me his right shoulder to lay on every night. the man who makes me me and makes me an US. this is the man that has my whole heart. this is the man I love.

get to know me from a-z

2011-10-06T17:34:00.000-07:00

Me: a to z

Age: 30

Bedsize:Cali king

Chores that you hate: bathrooms,laundry

Dogs: yes

Essential start to your day: kissing Mark

Favorite color: Red

Gold or Silver: silver

Height: 5’7

Instruments you play: none

Job  title: mother, wife, cleaner, cooker, boo boo fixer, washer, organizer,  crafter, designer, lover, laundress, party planner, shopper, diaper  changer, bottle maker, friend, sister, daughter, server.

Kids: three

Live: Queen Creek, az

Mother’s Name:Sandi

Nicknames: auntie A

Overnight hospital stays: three {labor and delivery} 2 surgery

Pet  peeves: stupid people, people smacking there food

Quote from a movie or tv show: modern family,

Right or Lefty: right

Siblings: 3 brothers,0  sisters, 4 brother in laws, 7 sister in laws

Time you wake up: whenever the kids wake me up

Underwear: white

Vegetable you hate: beets

What makes you run late: children

X-Rays You’ve Had:  abdomen, chest,hand you get the point {but never a broken bone!}

Yummy food you make: chicken enchilada

Zoo Animal: Monkey

hanging up the fire hat.......

2011-05-23T13:32:00.000-07:00

Dear Dad,

Gosh where do I even start? I can not believe that it is time for you to hang up the old fire hat. After 30 years of being on the Mesa Fire Department.

Dad you are a true example to me and my children, I am grateful they got the chance to live "LIFE" as a firefighter family does. Games in the bay,endless rides on the fire truck, spraying the water hose,turning the lights and sirens on. Graycee bringing her FRIENDS to the fire station for a TOUR of HER Papa's fire station.

DAD here are somethings that you have taught me:

be a hard worker, if you are going to do something do it the best you can and make sure you do it 110%.

DON'T GIVE UP.

Serve others.

be KIND to others

be yourself

LOVE ALWAYS

Be Honest

Family is EVERYTHING.

Memories I have of you being a firefighter:

Station 4

Station 9

Station 15

Dutra Family

Charity Events

Haz Mat

ARFF Team

basketball,volleyball,hind and seek in the bay

Station 1 fire pole

Christmas Eve

waiting for you to return from a call

Mesa day Parade

"Corn Field Story"

Haunted House

Brown Family

spraying the hose

rides on the fire truck

book report on being YOU

The Hart Family

wheelchair games

special Olympics

The Pursley Family

Fire fighter of the year

Charles Lester Award

your crew

The Jane family

firefighter luncheon

union hall

Washington D.C

everyone at station 15

B shift

The Miller Family

nap time 1 to 3

training center

stories of calls you went on

* RYKER saying "FIRETRUCK"

THANK YOU dad for sharing these 30 years with me, I will be forever be grateful and to all his crews he has been with THANK YOU for becoming part of are family. I will miss the hours we have spent at each one of those stations, to the people we have met at charity events THANK YOU for the memories we have all have made.

I am HONORED to tell people my dad is a FIREFIGHTER!

these last 30 years have been quite a RIDE, but I know everything must come to an end.

You deserve it!

enjoy being retired!

with much LOVE,

Annie

I heart him......

2011-03-14T16:37:00.000-07:00

I am so in LOVE with Mark!

I ask myself all the time how did I get so LUCKY!

want a cute couple picture????

2011-02-10T16:33:00.000-08:00

you MUST check out this cute website!

www.pieintheskyphotography.com/blog/shoot-my-sweetheart-giveaway

weston has a blog

2011-01-30T12:08:00.000-08:00

I will be spending a lot of time on Weston's Blog, If you would like to see what is going on with us just go to www.westonskousen.blogspot.com

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COWBOY...

2011-01-27T20:29:00.000-08:00

**** Weston 2010****
Is my baby really be one tomorrow?? YES!!!

Happy Birthday WESTON STEVEN SKOUSEN

As most of you know Weston has had many medical problems, so for his birthday I wanted to start a blog that my family and friends can follow him and his progress through out 2011. So I did it I started a blog just for him www.westonskousen.blogspot.com so I hope you will enjoy the roller coaster.. I am going to make a book for Weston of his first year so he can see what he had to go through in his first year of live.

Happy Birthday Baby Boy! I hope you know how much I love you.

where do I start?

2010-09-27T15:50:00.000-07:00

I have been MIA for a while now. Lets just say I am READY for 2010 to be over. The only GOOD that has come from this year is that Weston was born well ok and a lot more things :}

I am thinking about going private I have had a lot of things happen this past year and I am really NEEDING to write about it because hello this is my journal, Plus I am wanting to print this Someday!

well things I have missed out on:

* Aug. 8th was my 29th bday

*Aug.10th Ryker had his 2nd Bday and his party was at Papa's fire station

* Aug.12th 2010 marked a BIG 5 yeaRs for Mark and I

*Sept.16th Hudson and Nash were born.

at 24 weeks and 6 days!

I love the picture of Mark and I it was taken right after he asked the Big Question!

I want to win.....

2010-06-24T15:19:00.000-07:00

Go over here to check out this LOVELY giveaway! I really need to win it! :) I have my eyes set on this beauty. Wish me luck!

I HOPE I WIN!!

weston's blessing

2010-05-26T18:19:00.000-07:00

Sunday May 23rd 2010

Weston Finally got blessed! After all his health problems and going in and out of the hospital a couple times. We felt like it was the right time do have this little boy blessed! I mean come on he is ONLY 4 months old.

I am So grateful that we could do it at my parents house {So my dad could be there}and have all of are family and friends come to support us on Weston's big day! I am so grateful for a wonderful bishop to come and be part of his special day.

I am GRATEFUL to have a husband worthy to give our son his blessing Mark did AWESOME as always:

Some things that really stuck out to me that Mark said during the blessing:

* I bless you to grow up and be a HAPPY HEALTHY boy.

* Bless you to serve others you will find happiness and joy in serving others

* Blessed him to be HONEST in all his doings and to be a good examples to his brother and sister.

* He told him how much we loved him and how much Joy he has brought into are life.

* Talk about going on a mission and getting married in the temple one day.

* He blessed him to be a hard worker and give a 100% in ALL you do.

* Told him he comes from a STRONG family that loves him and he has lots of cousins and Aunts and Uncles that will look up to him and to stay strong in the gospel it will find him the most happiness.

Thank you Mark for all you do for our family and thank you for being the MAN of my DREAMS! Sometimes I think how did I get SOO LUCKY to have a AWESOME husband and an even better DADDY to my 3 babes.

"Life is good OH SOO GOOD"

I will post pix when I get them from my mother in law I am glad someone was thinking and brought a camera...

Thank you Stephanie Nielson...

2010-05-19T15:40:00.000-07:00

Sometimes, life with all of it's struggles and hardships can seem so unfair. Yet amongst all of the adversities of life is life itself. It's not so much what we get from life that is important but what we do with what we are given that truly defines who we are. Here is a perfect example of a beautiful lady {Stephanie Nielson} who radiated even before her accident but has become even more impressive since. Oh that we could all remember and appreciate her message every day of our lives. Her example is one of tender mercies, not only to her but for all of us that benefit from her example. So I would like to say THANK YOU Stephanie!

Happy Birthday BABE!!

2010-05-19T14:35:00.000-07:00

Today my Sweet Hubby turned the big 31...

Here are a few things I love about Mark:

1. He is a hard worker

2. He loves to have a good time

3. He LOVES to go out to eat as much as I do:}

4. He is a good Husband and helps me out with the babes so much!

5. He is an AWESOME DADDY!

6. He just PASSED block ONE of Nursing school... He is done with school until Aug. So now he is Back working at the hospital FULL time!

Mark thanks for everything you do and everything you are I am one lucky girl! I got the BEST thing from you.. 3 Wonderful Kids.

For his Birthday we are heading over to the Happiest Place on Earth! Life has been none stop crazy the last couple months and so I am looking forward to a family trip and being together!

I can smell the OCEAN BREEZE NOW.........

home away from home

2010-05-17T22:07:00.000-07:00

So it seems like Cardon's Childrens Hospital has been are home away from home.

Weston has been in the hospital twice. Once when he was one moth old and then a couple weeks ago,I was suppose to go to Utah with my SIL and her friend and a friend of mine, well lets just say my friend dogged out on me so I wasn't looking forward to being the 3rd wheel I KNOW my SIL wouldn't make it like that but still I was BUGGED! But then Poor little Weston gets sick and not breathing so GREAT so I spend my Utah days in the hospital with him. FUNNY how thing turn out, The staff there is AWESOME! I have to give a HUGE shout out to the nurse's that took care of my sweet boy. And a HUGE shout out to my friend Veronica the hospital is named after her dad and family:} Lets just say If my BABES need to go to the hospital that is where we will go.

Things are looking better for him he is breathing better now, still getting treatments every night and not throwing up all his feedings.

I AM GRATeful For my mother in law and Mom and Kami who helped out with the other kids so Weston didn't have to be alone down there. I am freakish about leaving my kids alone in the hospital. I mean I wont even go get something to eat unless my mom or Mark was in the room with him.

He will be 4 months on the 28th of this month and he is a BIG 11 pounds.. So we are working on the weight.

We are ready for the DARK cloud to leave our family.

May 12th my dad became CANCER FREE...

Our family has gone through a lot the last couple months but you know I wouldn't change it well yes I would I WISH uncle Norman was still here. I miss him so bad:{ Me and the kids went to my cousin Birthday Party {Milo} Norman's little boy and it was a party at there house, as we pulled up I just started to cry because It wasn't right us being there and Uncle Norm not there.

But his passing has brought our family very close and I am so grateful for that.

So I am Hoping May 12 2010 was a start of a new chapter for us, a chapter of GOOD things:}

Life is GOOD.... Oh SOO Good

2010-05-07T13:46:00.000-07:00

Life is Good oh SO Good!

How am I so LUCKY to have 3 babes that are mine forever??

AND The BEST hubby that puts up with me and my CRAZY life

I am So Grateful for a Wonderful Mother and Mother in Law.

"Motherhood is a great blessing—

a blessing so valuable that it goes beyond this life and on into the eternities."

Dear Graycee Layne....

2010-03-31T13:54:00.000-07:00

dear Graycee Layne,

please stop coloring on everything in sight....

the computer screen

your princess toys

Rykers picture
the carpet

the love seat
your dora bike
the walls

Nana and Papa's walls
your body
Rykers body

LOVE,

Mommy

I NORMAN YOU.......

2010-03-29T09:53:00.000-07:00

One day we stepped on a roller

coaster that went from slow to

high speed with nothing in

between.... It's gonna be quite a ride so hang on tight it might be a while before we get off!

My life has been a roller

coaster the last couple of weeks.

It started off with finding out

my dad has cancer, which we

have already seen blessing in

this.My dad went home to

California the day he found

out and spent the weekend

with his brothers and sisters.

then we got the worst news

anyone should get. My uncle

Norman was murdered..Yes

Murdered!! I am in shock

then Weston got put into the

hospital.He was running a

fever of 102 and throwing up all his feedings.

we had to spend 2 days in the

hospital then we get out and

headed to california to be

with family....

It is hard to think of life

without Norman,but life has to

go on.. one of my cousin's said

it perfect "Our hearts may be

broken but our family never

will"... Norman was the COOL

uncle he had seen and done it

all!

I Norman you or AKA.... I LOVE YOU

Today was a hard day for me,I think just being home and having time to think... It is finally starting to sink in. Graycee comes up to me and said "Mommy are you sad"? I said Yes I miss Uncle Norman so much. She said oh mommy he FINALLY made it to heaven! Don't Cry.

I guess I need to just hold on to what I believe and know that GOD does have a plan if I like it or NOT.

All you need is LOVE

2010-03-16T13:29:00.000-07:00

Sunday we all got together at my mom and dad's house and HEART ATTACKED there bedroom.

It was a PERFECT way to show my dad that these little babes LOVE HIM and Nana so much!

My parents came home Monday to a nice little treat from there 15 grand babies!

* ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE*

We can get through anything with these cute kids......

Some Cute things some of the kids said in there letters:

Tuff: I wanna some cookies,I wanna fire truck

Tess: I wish I could bring you flowers

Braxton: when you get better I want to give you a turtle

Graycee: I like you because of your fire truck

Dayten: I love that you spend time with us when we come over to your house!

Kenadee: I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!

can SUPERMAN really get sick?

2010-03-14T09:11:00.000-07:00

Grandpa Schureman,dad and Graycee 2009Graycee and dad 2006 Graycee was wide awake just looking at him as he talked to her.
I LOVe this picture! This just shows how much of a daddy's girl I am... he has sat next to me during all my babes being born!
Mom,dad and Weston 2010
Ryker,Mom and dad 2008 I LOVE the look on my dads face... just so worried about Ryker

March 8th 2010

Is a day that changed my life FOREVER, It went something like this:

Monday's Mark doesn't have to be at school until 11 am so we TRY to get up early and eat together. Does it happen all the time NO,But we sure TRY!

This Monday was nothing special got up ate gave the 3 babes bathes and just enjoyed are time with daddy before he had to leave. The time came he had to leave we said are goodbyes and daddy got a THOUSAND kisses before he walked out the door! We like to kiss daddy a lot just in case while he is sitting in class he forgets how much we LOVE him he can remember all the kisses he got before he left.

He leaves I go into change diapers and about 2 seconds later Mark comes in and say"Annie are you dressed?" I said Yes why? Because your dad is here and would like to talk with us.

I come out to the family room and my dad and Mark are standing there My dad goes on to tell us He has been going to the doc. for the last couple weeks having his PSA numbers watched, He goes on to tell us they think he may have prostate cancer. I was SHOCKED! I just started crying and I mean crying hard,poor Graycee is looking up at us and says,Daddy why is mommy and Papa crying?? he told us what the next steps were. He was going that wed. to have some tests done to see if it was Cancer, well sure enough on Friday we found out that it is Cancer.

He goes in this wed. to have a full body scan done, This will tell us if it has left the prostate and from here they will make a game plan of what to do. The GOOD thing is this kind of Cancer is very treat able if it is still in the prostate. We are hoping they caught it early enough. Thank goodness he has yearly check ups with the fire dept.

My mind is going CRAZY.. Just like I am in a NIGHTMARE and I am waiting for someone to wake me up.

To me my dad is SUPERMAN I thought Superman never got sick??

I do know that what ever the outcome is we WILL GET THRU it!

Here is a poem I found on a blog that a girl wrote for her dad and when I read it awhile ago I just started to cry because this is how I feel about my dad.. and my HERO he will always be....

When I was just a little girl, There was nothing I could not do.

All I needed was Daddy's love, And all my dreams came true.

Something made you different, I knew that all along.

A young girls Perfect Hero, Who was always brave and strong.

You mended all my scratches, and healed my wounded heart.

A knight in shining armor, You always played the part.

Now that I am older, My hero you remain.

You’re still the hero who believes in me, But there has been a change.

You still take care of me when I'm hurt, And give advice to guide my soul.

But now I see it’s more than that, Without you my life just would not be whole.

Your example has replaced the armor, And leads me in all I do.

You taught me to rely on the Lord, And faith will guide me through.

You told me that God loves me, And he wants me to come home.

Christ suffered the Atonement, So I won’t have to try alone.

So how do you tell your Hero the feelings that run so deep,

When words can't possibly dictate, they just make the feelings cheap.

I guess the only answer is to say the best I can,

You are the Perfect Hero, You are the Greatest Man.

So to a little girls Knight in Armor, I hope that you can see,

My love for you is endless, And my Hero you'll always be!

buddy and cowboy

2010-03-11T07:50:00.000-08:00

when Ryker was born Graycee started calling Ryker buddy and it has just stuck! Then I had Weston and my dad was holding him the day he was born and said oh cowboy you are to cute. Now Weston has a nickname Graycee calls her brothers by there nicknames more then there REAL names.

we Also like to call Weston

WES

JR. He is a twin to Mark's dad Mike.

I took some pictures of my kids yesterday to show how BIG Weston is getting.

He is over a month old and just hit 7 POUNDS! Way to go WES

weekend with my BABE

2010-03-10T09:20:00.000-08:00

I have to give a BIG shout out to my MOTHER IN LAW for watching my 3 little babes,so I could have 2 PEACEFUL days with my LOVER

Mark had to do a bus trip up there so I was LUCKY enough to tag along. MArk has been gone A LOT lately with either school, work or more work he is ONE Busy guy! Thanks Mark for working so hard and still finding time to come home and be a GREAT

daddy. My favorite part of the day is when I hear your truck

pull up....

There are MANY days he walks in the door and I just start

going off about WHAT a DAY I have had with

our 3 little babes. He just listens and never complains I do enough of that for

ALL of us.

Jan.28th 2010

2010-02-10T10:25:00.000-08:00

He is here...

Weston Steven Skousen

***** 5 pounds 12oz 19 inches

Born at 11:49 AM

I wasn't feeling to good ALL day on the 27th so at about 8 p

m I finally told Mark ok I think I need to go in and get checked out! We went and took the kids to Mark's parents house and off to the hospital we wen

After a couple of hours of watching me and TRYING to g

et an IV in me.. 6 times then they finally got it! DR. D finally said ok admit her. So at about 3 am I get into my labor room and the CRNA is in there ready to give me the best SHOT of my LIFE!!!!!

I was already at a 6 and I thought I going to DIE. She got the shot going and from there on out I was in HEAVEN!

I had called my parents when I first went in and I couldn't ge

t a hold of either of them.. So I was starting to freak out I was calling,texting,calling FINALLY about 4 am my mom answers the phone! I told her what was going on and told her I would let her know when things started to change, well about 45 mins later I had just got comfy in walks my mom and she says well it looks like we are having a baby today. Mark is DEAD asleep Snoring and ALL on the couch next to me.. looks up and looks at my mom like what is going on!

My mom is there to stay at 7 am they had shift change and my new nurse was RaKay from Idaho.. I have to say she was the BEST nurse I have ever had! When she came in she said ok we are going to get this baby down and ready to come out! So she had me sit special ways and oh my gosh did it help! SHE ROCKS!

Finally about 11 am Rakay said ok I am going to take my lunch real quick and when I come back we will have a baby. She left and about 11:15 in comes Donna who took over for RaKay and she said I want to check you because I cant get the baby heart rate well sure enough I was ready to go.. They called Dr. D and he was on his way.. THis baby was c

oming and coming Quick.

At about 1130 walks in my dad and Marks mom so we were ready to have a baby everyone was there!

With every contraction the baby was coming out more the nurse said if the Doc doesn't hurry he won't be here for the baby,because he is coming out and

coming out fast. Just then in walks the doc. he threw his stuff on and he said ok Annie give me a good push, Just as I started to push out comes WESTON! SCREAMING! It was the BEST LABOR I have ever been in. I told Mark gosh if I could have all m

y babes like this I would have 10 kids.. He didn't think that was funny!

WEston made his entrance at 11:49 am he is SOOO CALM.

WE are loving having a new baby around the house,the kids a

re in love and Graycee wants to feed him ALL the time.

I am so Grateful that Weston is healthy!

Weston Steven Skousen

2010-01-27T09:36:00.000-08:00

We picked a name! I LOVE LOVE LOVE family names so we are going with family names!

Weston= is Mark's moms maiden name Steven= my dads name

I didn't get my way and get to name him Schureman but I LOVE Weston that is what I wanted to name Ryker,But it just didn't happen...

Dear Weston,

I went to my Dr. Appointment yesterday 1-26-2010 Dr. D told me I was dilated to about a 3 and should have you within the next 7 days, because of having contractions and being put into the hospital for 4 days at 28 weeks. Dr. D was very happy that we have made it this far with you! If I make it to my next Dr. Appointment he is going to strip my membranes, and that should help get things going! I have been having contractions all night off and on and today I am cleaning our house like a MAD WOMAN! So I have a feeling we wont be making it to next week.

I am so excited to FINALLY have you here with us. It has been a very hard pregnancy and it has given us A LOT of time to stop and think and be grateful for you.

Weston I want you to know we are so excited to have you part of our family and so glad you chose Mark and I to be your parents, Weston I want you to know I LOVE your daddy so much, I hope you grow up to be half the man he is. Your dad has been there for me through everything, he has held me at night when I was freaking out about having another kid so close in age to Ryker. He has given me MANY priesthood blessing giving me comfort that everything is going to be ok with you and that you will make your Grand entrance when you are ready . I am SOOO Grateful that your dad honors his priesthood and through him we can have peace that everything WILL work out the way the Lord wants it to be.

When I was put in the hospital at 28 weeks I thought for sure I was going to have you.... I was in A LOT of pain and nothing was working to stop my pain and contractions were every 2 mins right on top of each other.

Grammie had come down to visit and stayed for awhile which was so nice She left about 1030pm and thing had NOT lightened up, Now it was just Me, Daddy and Nana and Papa which Papa was suppose to be at the fire station but of course he came to be by my side. Just the way I like it!! I am a daddy's girl big time. Things are just better when my dad is there with me! Nana and Daddy had been taking turns staying with me at the hospital, I was NEVER left alone!

After Grammie left Daddy and Papa game me the BEST blessing All I remember from the blessing was daddy saying. We are ready and will take what ever Gods wants to happen and we have FAITH that this is gods will and if you are to be born today then we are ready for the fight.He blessed me to know you are a Special gift to us and to NEVER forget that! So as days have gone by and there are days that I don't think I can do it anymore and I want to be done being Prego, I just tell my self this is ALL worth it!

Weston we love you and can't wait for you to be here, I want to say Thank you for helping me remember what matters, and it is family. You have a sister and a brother who can't wait to hold you and love on you. Graycee asks me everyday is Goofy coming out today???...... That just might be your nickname she calls you!

I can't wait to hold you in my arms I LOVE you so MUCH

XoXoXO Mom

Goofy Steven Skousen......

2010-01-15T10:42:00.000-08:00

****Here is a picture of my Baby belly I am holding my cute nephew Austin******
I am 36 weeks and we still have NO NAME for this cute little boy!

For me that is a hard thing because I LOVE to have my kids name picked out, I feel like I REALLY know them by the time they make there BIG entrance into this crazy family.

The other day I was at my parents house and I was talking with my dad about the baby and if we have a name picked out, I told him NO!!!!

Graycee was sitting next to us and leans over to my dad and says my babies name is GOOFY STEVENSKOUSEN! My dad was like oh GREAT THANKS! She has called him Goofy for a LONG time, Sorry Ms. G that isn't going to be his name.

Mark and I have a few names that we keep going back and forth but NOTHING set in stone and it is KILLING ME! if it was my way his name would be SCHUREMAN STEVEN SKOUSEN but EVERYONE keeps telling me NO! I just love it.. we know his middle name will be Steven for sure. I will keep you all posted on this baby boy. I could have him anytime, My other 2 kids came at 36 weeks so it is a waiting game! I can't wait to meet him and hold him in my arms. I have fought hard to keep him inside so he can grow! SO I am so excited the time is ALMOST here.

Christmas 2009

2010-01-03T13:51:00.000-08:00

Christmas 2009 was a GOOD one! Each one of us got spoiled this year by Santa he really really LOVES us!
Some highlights this year

Graycee making Gingerbread house with her Grammie! She LOVED the one on one with her Grammie she thought it was pretty cool. If anyone came over to our house Graycee would say do you want to see my Gingerbread house me and my Grammie made?

The Sunday before Christmas Mark had to work so on the Sundays he works we go to church with my parents, my dad was at the fire station so it was me and the kids and my mom. We are sitting in are seats listening to the choir sing and Graycee wants to go tell Dr. Ty Nana's friend Merry Christmas.. He is in my moms ward and he works at the same Dr. office my mom works at so she wanted to go say Hi and Merry Christmas! He is sitting 2 rows ahead of us and so goes up says "Merry Christmas" and hands him something..{ fruit loops} Then next thing I know she is sitting on his lap just talking away to him!
She comes back to us and said I told him HI! she climbs up on my moms lap and she is playing with a toy and being a very good girl! All of a sudden she looks up at my mom and says they are singing about baby Jesus?? My mom told her yes she said "Them know there where Bee's and Cows and pee and Poo in that Barn" It was funny but so sweet at the same time!

Christmas Eve we went to the Skousen Christmas party then headed over to my parents house to stay the night. As we were getting ready for Santa to come,My mom asked Graycee if you could have gone and seen Baby Jesus when he was born would you have gone? She said YES and I would help Married with him and Burp him for her....

As we were putting the cookies and milk out on the fire place Graycee was so worried Santa is going to burn his Butt. Papa please turn that fireplace off! So Papa did so Graycee would finally go to sleep!
Christmas Day
we woke up at 530 am to have Christmas with my mom and dad before my dad headed to the station...
Santa spoiled us with LOTS and Lots of gifts!

Then headed over and had breakfast with the Skousen Family! Graycee was so excited to show her Uncle D her new blankie...
Then opened more gifts!

Graycee kept asking for a rocking horse, she never said anything about it Christmas morning then the other day we were at the temple lights with Marks family and Brent asked her What did Santa bring you? She said Not a Rocking horse...:{

Maybe if she would have not waited to ask Santa for a rocking horse 2 days before Christmas... I told her he can't make one that fast he is coming in 2 days!

Ryker loved Christmas well he loved the wrapping paper!

Then to end the day we went to the fire station and ate dinner with my dad and all the fire fighters! The kids got to play with there new toys.. It was a FUN FILLED DAY

We are SO BLESSED for everyone in our life!

Graycee turns 3

2009-12-31T07:44:00.000-08:00

Dear Graycee,
Happy Birthday sweet Girl! {Dec. 23 2006} It is a day that I will NEVER forget it changed my life FOREVER.
Graycee I want you to know your dad and I couldn't wait for you to join OUR FAMILY. I have DREAMED about being a MOM for a long time. Just ask anyone that knew me when I was a little girl I LOVED LOVED LOVED babies!

It started out I was sick and up all night with the flu or something the night before. I didn't want to wake up your dad so I went into the family room and the extra bedroom and TRYED to get comfy. That only lasted SO long around 2 Am your dad came in and asked if I was ok I told him I was sick I told him I would be fine just go back to sleep. He had to be at work at 7 am so I didn't want him to be up with me all night. Around 2:30 am I was freezing so I got into the shower and oh my that felt so good,HOT HOT shower! finally about 45 min later I get out still freezing and puking my brains out. Your dad says come on I am going to take you to the hospital you are not keeping anything down. So Finally about an hour later I had had enough and said ok lets go in. I was sitting in the car and out comes your daddy with the baby car seat. I said what are you doing they are going to send us home I am only 36 weeks along and he said you never know. Gosh was he right you never know what is going happen! So I make the phone call to Nana and Papa,Papa answer the phone half asleep I asked him to let Nana know we were going to the hospital and I would keep them posted!

I got checked in and they said you were ok but they wanted to give me some fluids because I was so sick,they asked me to move rooms and asked if I would be able to walk and I said yes. So we are walking into a new room and just before I sit down my water breaks!! I didnt want to tell the nurse so I say babe is this my water that just broke?? He started to laugh and said YES! he went and got the nurse. Needless to say we had a change of plans real quick!

As I am waiting to get put into a room to have you, Uncle Travis had brought Aunt Corree in she was only 20 weeks along and she was having contractions....

About an hour later Uncle Travis called Nana and told her the game plan... They were going to watch Aunt Corree and the baby and I was going to be having a baby today. Nana Freaked out and said what are you talking about?? He said ya Annie is down here and is having a baby today!! Well Papa forgot to tell Nana I was going in to get checked out.

Uncle Travis had found someone to come and stay with his kids so Nana could leave and come down and be with us at the hospital!

The nurses started me on some drugs to get my contractions going.... I was moving along and thought I was going to have you by mid afternoon, around 9 AM Talan was born! Around 9 my contractions were going really really strong and at that point they just stopped! Corree and I both have the same Doc. So he is in there room then coming in and checking on me.. It reminded me of FAther of the Bride. I mean we couldn't even make this kinda thing up! Well needless to say I like to think you wanted to stay up with Talan a little bit longer! So around 9PM you made your grand entrance into this Crazy Fun filled world! In the room was your daddy Nana and Papa and Grammie and Papa! Just the way I had wanted it!

It was a very happy day for your Dad and I. Around midnight after everyone had left Uncle Travis had come in to meet you! It was so nice to see him and just Cry! He told me something that I will never forget, he told me "Annie be HAPPY she is healthy and Corree and I are going to be ok we have 3 HEALTHY kids at home."

Later that night Aunt Corree and her Mom came in and just held you!
I look at it as Travis,Corree and your dad and I we share you! Dec. 23rd is a day that forever changed us!

I remember the first night you were born, the nurse came in to check on me and your dad was in a chair next to me Snoring away! The nurse said you would think he has had a HARD day today...:} I kept waking your daddy up asking him is she breathing ok?? He would roll over take a look and say yes Honey she is FINE!

Dec 24th 2006
It was Christmas Eve they took you that morning to do your ear testing and when they brought you back to us you were wrapped in a HUGE red stocking! It was the cutest thing I had ever seen. That night your dad went to the Skousen Christmas party so Nana came down and held you while I slept!

Dec. 25th 2006 YOu got to come home!! It was so weird driving in the car with a baby in the back seat. I had never seen your dad drive so slow in my life.

YOu are a big 3 years old now and I have never written down my feeling about the day you were born to YOU!
Graycee I want you to know we love LOVE you so much and are GRATEFUL you part of our family for FOREVER! YOu are the BEST BIG sister. You are so sweet to Ryker and he adores you,he thinks you are so funny!

I can't wait for your new little brother to come in a couple weeks! YOu are like your mommy and love babies!
Happy Birthday Sweet Girl~ XoXo
Love, Mom

Lacey Bridal Shower...

2009-12-18T12:50:00.000-08:00

I WISH SOOOO Bad I have pictures to go along with my cute little story of Graycee! But oh well I wasnt that with it last night to remember the present and Graycee and a camera!

Last night was Lacey my SOON to be sister in law! YAY I can't wait Brent you did WELL! Bridal shower,It was so much fun had fun visting with Family and eating GREAT FOOD! that is always my favorite. And chasing Graycee around the Christmas tree or trying to stop her from kissing BABY AUSTIN.. "But mom he LOVES me and wants kisses yes Graycee but he is SLEEPING it's oK MOM!"

So the next thing I know she is sitting on Lacey lap being the BIG helper that she is and opening her presents! She was in Heaven. Lacey gets this really CUTE PINK box from VS!! YAY the fun stuff.. LAcey opens it and Graycee yells oh that is a Cute dress Aunt LAcey! haha oh man how I love that girl!

I finally get everything rounded up to leave and we are walking to are car after sittting on the porch swing picking the very pretty GREEN grass and smelling it we are in the car. She says mom I love uncle Brent he is Funny I said ya he is she said we watched a movie about animals together and he laughed.. Then I told him I have to go uncle Brent I have to go to Aunt Lacey party and you CAN"T come!! he was sad mom...

She told me on the Drive home MOm is would be GREAT if we would just go say HI to Grammie and papa before we go home.. They miss me! I said Graycee you were just with Grammie and she said ya but it would be GREAT if we went to there house!!! I told her another night she said ok mom......

Mark gets home and she runs up to Mark and says dad I went to Aunt Lacey Party and you and Ryker couldnt come. MArk said ya it was just for girls she said ya and Aunt Lacey got LOTS and LOTS of cute dresses!!! Mark just laughted and said I BET she did!
Man I love this little girl so much I am grateful for the time I have with her and I am SOOO LUCky that MArk works hard so I can stay home and be a MOM! It is hard some days but I am so GRATEFUL that I get to be a stay at home MOM!

where has the time gone????

2009-12-07T00:28:00.000-08:00

Ok I think it is about time I update my blog.... Our life has been filled with lots of ups and down the last couple of months but we are here and doing well.

Highlights from the last couple of months......

1. We are expecting another baby{BOY} due in Feb. this baby

thinks he wants to come out now so I am on Bed rest until I can get my conctractions under contr

ol or until I hit 32 weeks what ever comes FIRST!

2. We spent Thanksgiving in California with Family.

3. We have gone to DISNEYLAND a couple times I LOVE having season passes they are

the BEST!

4. Graycee and Ryker have another Cousin.. Austin * Graycee Just loves looking at him and holding him and giving him LOTS of kisses. She calls him BABY KADEN every baby that we see she says oh BABY Kaden.

5. BAby Kaden Finally got to come home from the hospital after 4 months of the NICU. Graycee got to look at him thru there window and how excited she was that Baby Kaden wasn't in the hospital any more. The night she got to she him she said oh He is at Rusty's house now not the Hospital....

6. Mark FINALLY got into Nursing school he starts JAn at PHX College, I am so excited for this new chapter in our life. I will be a single mom with 3 kids for the next 2 years.. But it will ALL BE WORTH IT in the end.

Nov 30th Kaden Fife passed away :{

I am so grateful that Jacquie and Rusty let us be apart of his life. His Lungs were not that great so Kaden didn't get to go out much and meet alot of people. I am grateful for the times Mark and I had with him the Hospital visits or the nights we played games! I am glad I got the chance to sit and hold him one night I held him for about an hour and he just Smiled at his AUNTIE A gosh he really did LOVE me I know it!!

It is amazing to me how I have had 3 little babies a pound or less come into my life and how they have ALL 3 taught me more about life then alot of others. I am Grateful for 2 healthy kids and as I sit here on Bed rest keeping this baby in I know that if I do what I can for this baby everything will turn out the way the LORD wants it to be.

we are alive and well.....

2009-06-06T09:56:00.000-07:00

OK I know I am going private SOMEDAY when I get around to it.

We have been busy with just NORMAL life things,the kids are getting so Big. This morning I was laying in bed thinking about Rusty and Jacquie and there cute little baby boy KADEN. He was born yesterday at 24 weeks he has a long road ahead of him but he is a FIGHTER.............

Thinking about what the future holds for them It just took me back to the time when Ryker was born and had to spend a week and half in the NICU. GOSH that is NOTHING, And how grateful I was to have my mom down at the hospital EVERYDAY with me ALL day long so Mark could work and to be there for ME....... I was feeding Ryker breakfast this morning and lets just say you would NEVER know he was in the NICU. He is my SCHUREMAN BABY!

I LOve that he is a happy smiling baby and he LOVES his mom and dad. He thinks we are the GReatest thing ever. If I am having a bad day I can always count on Ryker to just give me that look and a BIG HUGE smile that just MELTS my heart!

Graycee is getting so big and LOVES Ryker...She thinks she is his mother. Let me just say I KNOW why they call it terrible TWOS!

Graycee is ALOT like me,she knows what she likes and knows what she wants and NOTHING stops her.

THINGS SHE LOVES:

her mmm{which is Lipgloss...her favorite one is nana mac long lasting lipgloss}

Playing in bathrooms and getting into everything

taking my moms dog and her cousin who is a little bit younger then her for a walk to go see rabbits {the rabbits are on the running trail behind m parents house and to get on the trail you walk way down the street and thats where they were heading when we found them}

She LOves playing with the Triplets...She calls them her babies. {she asks about every other day if she can go she uncle D doggie and Aunt Juuuliee's babies} I have told her over and over that they are uncle Ben and aunt Jenny's babies she looks at me and yells NO!

She really thinks her dad is the best thing on EARTH, when he leaves for work I get to hear her cry for about the first 5 min. NO DADDY NO DADDY NO WORK.. PLAY with ME!

The other night she was so sad that her dad had to work ANOTHER night so we took him Ice cream and she was in heaven she kept telling Mark I am HAPPY! Daddy I am at your work I am HAPPY!

I am GRATEFUL we ONLY HAVE ETERNITY LEFT !

I am going Private........

2009-05-01T22:03:00.000-07:00

Hey guys it is that time again........ I am going private AGAIN if you would like to follow our exciting life please leave me your email and I will add you!!! Annie

This will happen on May 10th 2009!

New item selling at Paris Layne......

2009-03-30T22:16:00.000-07:00

*Jirzey Schureman***

Go check out Parislaynesalon.blogspot.com for the cute new items we are selling.

PARIS LAYNE SALON GIVE AWAY

2009-03-10T16:16:00.000-07:00

We had an open house on Saturday March 7th down at the salon. It was a good turn out I would like to thank EVERYONE that helped out to make this happen and for everyone that came to show there support.

We now have are blog up and running so we thought we would do a FREE GIVEAWAY!

we are asking everyone to put are salon blog on your blog and after you do so go onto are salon blog and in the comment section please but your Full name and you will be enter into a drawing for a FREE CUT*COLOR*STYLE we will be picking 2 people on March 3oth.

If you are picked we will post it on your blog! Thanks for helping spread the word about our Salon.

We also have a cute BOUTIQUE in the salon.......

A few of the buyers we buy from are

CHUNKY MONKEY {BOWS} and {BEANIES}

BLING 4 U {NECKLACES AND BRACELETS}

TUTU'S BY HEATHER

All three buyers also do CUSTOM orders!

come check out all the cute things we got!

boxer puppies for sale

2009-02-25T15:10:00.000-08:00

WE have 3 FEMALE FLASHY FAWN boxers left!

I need to sell them ASAP!

email me if you want more info!

***BOTH PARENTS ON SITE******

they are kennel trained and love kids!

A day of LOVE

2009-02-16T07:02:00.000-08:00

Valentines 2009

I have to say it was my best holiday yet! The day was perfect, we started out the day by going flying with Papa around Mesa. It was Graycee's first time flying and she LOVED I mean LOVED it.. We went by fountain hills and the fountain was going off and she yelled WOW PAPA!!!

Ryker stayed with Grammie and helped her bake all morning.

After flying we went to lunch at one of are favorites Red Robin with Grammie and Papa.

it was very nice to just sit and visit. Graycee and Ryker were so good during lunch which sometimes is a surprise!!

After leaving lunch we went to go put some flowers on Jett's grave. Let me just tell you that was the place to be. That place was busy!!!!

We then headed home to start dinner,we invited are friends and family over for dinner and games.It was A LOT of fun,I need a night like that like every other week.....

For dinner we made

Heart shaped meatloaf

pink potatoes

salad

veggies

rolls

red slush punch

ice cream,pie,cake,cookies,candy

After dinner we played games and sat around and LAUGHED A LOT!! Thanks guys for the fun night!!!

It was a fun Valentines!!!

2009-02-06T09:39:00.000-08:00

Jett Allen Schureman

2009-02-06T09:06:00.000-08:00

I am back once again! Gosh I feel like I just updated my blog but by the look of things It has be some time.......

Well it happened again.... Travis and Corree lost another baby. The same problems as before Corree's water started to leak at 20 weeks they put her on bed rest in the hospital. A couple days later she started to have contractions and Sunday Jan. 11th 2009 Jett Allen Schureman was born.

He only lived for a little while,but Travis and Corree were there with him and just held him.

I am so GRATEFUL that Travis and Corree let us see him and HOLD him. He was PERFECT he looked just like Griffin.

I am so Grateful for the gospel and to KNOW that we WILL be with Talon and Jett again someday,oh what a GREAT DAY that will be.

We had the Service on Jan.16th 2009 at the Mesa Cemetery.

It was so nice to see so MANY people there for Travis and Corree.

It made my heart break when Travis was carrying Jett's Casket. Nobody should have to do that.To see a dad holding his sons casket just broke my heart.

like I said before I KNOW we will be with both of them again,but it doesn't make it easier or make your heart NOT ache for those babies.

Mark and I went to the Temple with Rusty and Jacquie a couple days after Jett passed away,I had so much peace and I felt Talon and Jett there. The feeling was so strong it was nice to go to a place and have some peace. I have being holding A LOT in the last couple of months and it was good to go and spend some good Quality time with Mark with NO KIDS!!!!

I am so Grateful for Mark and the GREAT husband he is,I am glad he was raised by GOOD parents and great brother and sisters!

I am Grateful for my family and to everyone that send there love to us during this hard time.

update on my kiddos

we just went to the doc for ryker's 5 month check up he is 99% in his height and weight

Graycee went for her 2 year check up and she is right in the middle for everything!!!

they both are so fun and I am so glad to have them for eternity!!!! I love being there MOM!

where has the time gone????

2008-11-29T13:31:00.000-08:00

I have MAJOR updating to do for this great little blog of mine.Where has the time gone?I swear I just posted YESTERDAY!

HIGHLIGHTS FOR OCT. and NOV.

*Girls trip to Cali

*Halloween

*Dads birthday party at the fire station

* Family night {Making Sprinkles cupcakes}

*Ryker's Blessing

*Thanksgiving

*Training for a half marathon

*Mark broke his finger

*Ryker got ok from the doc to get his tongue clipped

* Ryker is healthy little boy he is in the 95% range for his age.. I have myself a little linebacker

*Graycee is happy as ever she is Rykers second mother!

Nov. 18th 2008

2008-11-19T08:07:00.001-08:00

Lorin passed away this evening,{11-18-08} he was surrounded by family and friends who loved him dearly. He made a great impression on everyone he ever came in contact with.

WE LOVE YOU LORIN!

I am asking for everyones help PLEASE run in the London's Run this year. WE will be running for Lorin and all the money we raise is going to the Merkley family!!

for more info on Lorin and the run go to

www.londonsrun.org Or www.lorinmerkley.blogspot.com

Lorin FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT!!!

Thanks SARA!

2008-11-14T20:19:00.000-08:00

I haven't done one of these oh so popular posts so I think it's about time to...

SARA and I 1991

AND 1999

"FLASH BACK FRIDAY"

3 little babies healthy as can be!

2008-10-26T16:02:00.000-07:00

Congrats to My brother in law and sister in law Ben and Jenny McDowell.

They had there triplets today, they are ALL doing very well.Tatum the little girl had to be put on oxygen but is going to be ok.

The babies are here - born at 1:25 (Tatum), 1:27 (B) and 1:27 (C)! 30 fingers and 30 toes - all healthy. Tatum weighed 4 pounds 13 ounces (the girl) and the twin boys B and C (still working on names) were 4 pounds 3 ounces and 3 pounds 13 ounces respectively.

we are so excited for them and can't wait to hold them. Graycee and Ryker can't wait to meet there new cousins!

Grateful!

2008-10-13T17:18:00.000-07:00

I am so grateful to be a MOTHER, I Know I am so LUCKY to be able to have children .

Today I played outside with Graycee in the nice weather while Ryker was sleeping.Now Graycee is taking her afternoon nap yes she still takes 2 naps she LOVES her sleep......... I am just sitting here blogging and singing to Ryker..He is just smiling at me!! { he is HAPPY as long as someone is holding him and giving him all the attention.}

Ryker is 2 months now and lets just say it has had it's bumps in the road but I am so GRATEFUL that he is doing better and GROWING everyday! His nurse came to our house the other day and he weighed a little over 11 pounds! If you saw him you would never guess he had to spend a week in the nicu.

Graycee is LOVING being a BIG sister. She really does help ALOT I ask her to get me diapers or wipes she goes right in and gets them for me, along with other things that she thought I might need .

If Ryker is crying which is ALOT Graycee comes up and says oh buddy! She loves to hold him and touch his face,but when she is done she just pushes him away.

I am SO grateful that Mark works so hard so I can stay home and raise our children! Mark is such a great dad. Graycee is in LOVE with her daddy! It just melts my heart when I see Mark with our kids. It just make me fall in love with him all over again.

Mark It has been a FUN ride so far and we only have eternity left!!

Here are some fun pictures I took of the kids today!

Graycee 20 months

Ryker 2 months

Happy Birthday Julie!!

2008-10-09T10:51:00.000-07:00

Dear Julie,

We just wanted to wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We hope you have a fun filled day! Thanks for being such a fun Aunt we love you!! Love Graycee and Ryker

Happy Birthday Jules we love ya lots Mark and Annie!!

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

2008-09-24T11:30:00.000-07:00

HEY EVERYONE!

JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW ABOUT THE BIG COLD STONE CREAMERY ICE CREAM SOCIAL!

THURSDAY SEPT. 25 FROM 5 TO 8

IT IS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION...

FOR MORE INFO. GO TO COLDSTONECREAMERY.COM IT IS UNDER PROMOTIONS!! OR JUST CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW!

OH YA ONE MORE THING ENJOY!http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/promotions.html

Ryker is a MONTH old.......

2008-09-16T11:16:00.000-07:00

I have no idea where the time has gone Ryker turned a month on Sept. 10th................ Gosh it doesn't seem possible.

This might sound crazy but it was a fast but LONG month. Ryker is doing well he is growing everyday he is my chubby little guy. He eats every 2 hours and acts like he has never had food before!

Next week his Nurse is coming out to see how he is doing, so I will keep you updated on that.

Graycee is LOVING being a big sister she is a big helper!! She is doing A LOT better than I thought she would be. Crazy how time flies she isn't a baby anymore. Last night we stopped and picked up some dinner and we are driving away and CLEAR as can be she says "I WANT FRENCH FRY" YA I just started to laugh... She really is MArk's daughter he LOVES french Fries... Way to go BABE!!!

Here are some photos I took the other day,Graycee saw her PRETTY SKIRT hanging up and freak out to wear it.So me being me I gave in to what she wanted story of my life! Mark gets so mad when I give in to her. I just hate to hear her whine it drives me CRAZY! so I took some pictures of her dancing in her as she calls it her PRETTY!

Then Mark came home and she wanted a picture with him it was so cute! No worries Mark you still look HOT in your work clothes!

Guess WHO? Leave a POST Please!!!

2008-09-11T00:11:00.000-07:00

1968...don't they look great?

A match made in heaven..

do you know who they are?

match made in heaven!

2008-09-08T20:35:00.000-07:00

Trent & Kami want to wish big brother Travis a Happy Birthday! on 09-09-08 and lucky to marry such a hot wife (corree)

Ryker

2008-08-17T21:02:00.001-07:00

Ryker
Originally uploaded by skousenblog

here are a few pictures of the last week!

Ryker Weston Skousen

2008-08-17T20:21:00.000-07:00

Ryker Weston Skousen is here!

He was born on Sunday Aug. 10th at 11:48 pm I went into the hospital about 11 am so it went alot faster with him then it did with Graycee.

He was only 36 weeks so his lungs weren't strong enough so he has had to be in the NICU for a week! Ryker had a feeding tube in because he couldn't breath very well when he would eat.

He couldn't breath on his own so he was hooked up to all kinds of stuff!

We are all home now, it is sure nice to be HOME!!

I just want to say THANK YOU for all the great people in our life that have called came down to the hospital and have watched Graycee so MArk and I could be by Ryker side while he was in the NICU.

I am sorry for not being very good at returning phone calls last week, My life was kinda all a blur that week!!!

Ryker is doing better, his breathing still isn't a 100% but is much better then it was.

He is such a sweet baby and I am glad he is finally here!

Graycee has been having a VERY hard day today. Good thing Nana has been here to save the DAY!

count down!

2008-08-05T10:14:00.000-07:00

The count down has started... I am a month away from having little Ryker BOY!

I am so excited I just can't wait to hold him on my arms. He is a lot more active in my stomach then Graycee was so it will be fun to see what he is like!!!

Graycee is doing well getting so big way to fast!

she is into climbing on EVERYTHING she can and that little girl has a TEMPER!

Graycee is talking a lot and says just about anything you ask her to say.

the words for the week are:

KeNADEE

BRYNLEE

GRIFF

Corree

Travis

Kami

Grammie

Dusty

when she wakes up in the morning she calls everyones name until somebody comes and gets her. It is so cute to just listen to her talk!

Life is great!

Here are some fun pictures I have taken and to my friends that want to see a belly picture here you go!

Marlee is ONE!

2008-07-30T11:20:00.001-07:00

My creation
Originally uploaded by skousenblog

Happy Birthday Sweet girl!

Happy Birthday Marlee!!

2008-07-30T10:26:00.000-07:00

Today Marlee is ONE!!

Happy birthday sweet girl we love you so much! Last night we met my parents and Dusty and Marlee and Braxton at peter piper for dinner. So we turned it into a little b day party with pizza,salad, and cupcakes. After we ate we played ALOT of games!!! It was a nice night hanging out with Dusty and his kids! We love you Marlee girl happy birthday!

night with Grammie and Papa

2008-07-27T11:51:00.001-07:00

Last night Mark and I went on a fun date with Rusty and Jackie!

Graycee got to stay with Grammie and Papa while we went out, she always has so much fun over at there house. She went Swimming with Grammie and read books her two favorite things to do. She loves there house cause she can just play outside and run around all there grass they have. She loves to go out to there garden with Papa. There neighbors have horses and she gets so excited to see them.

Thanks so much for watching her she loves it when she goes to Grammie and Papa's house

Graycee is starting to repeat anything you say! Her word for the week are:

Mark

Annie

Grammie

Nana

Ryker

Papa

Julie

Jenny

Kylie

Corree

Bubbles

and she still LOVES to say PUPPIES

She walk around the house saying MARK!

Here are some pictures of here swimming and just being silly eating cake!

Graycee Layne

2008-07-15T12:58:00.001-07:00

Graycee Layne
Originally uploaded by skousenblog

Here are some cute pictures I have taken of Graycee. The other night I came into the family room and I found my dad a Graycee asleep! She is really asleep with a BIG SMILE on her face!!!
Graycee loves when Nana reads books to her!
Graycee new words for the week are
Bubbles
puppies
cry
YELLING! she loves her voice she talk all day long!
daddy
nana
papa

Every morning when she wake up she yells down the hall to my parents bedroom NANA!! PAPA
she loves weekends when everyone is home.

summer time

2008-07-14T14:14:00.000-07:00

Where in the world has the time gone? I swear I feel like I just posted on this thing!! I guess I am the worst blogger out there. I promised a good friend of mine that I would do a NEW post by last week ok I know I am a little behind.... but what the heck here I go! My life has been busy with Summer vacations,work,Graycee,Swimming,Work, doctor appt. swimming, lots of cousin play time!!! and oh ya I can't forget WORK!

We have gone on a few trips this summer so far. We started off the summer by going to Alaska in a BUS. Yes you read it right a BUS! we drove from Az to Homer Alaska! We did a big family trip 2 buses filled with lots of Aunts and uncles and cousins. We had a blast and Graycee did great! She got sick while we were out on the road but over all she did great. I am so glad we had the chance to do such a fun thing. Thanks to everyone that planned the trip. I hope we do it again!

Second Trip was to Oceanside Cali. with Mark's family! We stayed at the Porter's beach house right by the water. It was PERFECT!! I didn't want to come home. We missed Julie,Dustin and John and Michelle and Ben. It was nice to just wake up and go to the beach all day. Graycee was in HEAVEN she is like her daddy and papa she LOVES the water. The waves were big and she would just run straight to the water and get hit by the waves and come up and just laugh... The weather was perfect! At night we would play games and sit around and talk and laugh.

Third Trip was to Pinetop for the 4th of July! Travis and his kids were up there and they called and said come up here. So we did we left that night at 1030 and drove up to pinetop!

It was nice to get out of the heat. The only bad thing was Mark got really sick while we were there, but he still came along and did everything with us. Friday morning we went to the Showlow parade and the kids were in heaven Graycee loved the fire trucks and the horses. We then ran into some friends and we went and hung out at there new cabin!! It is Beautiful! Thanks Jas and Reg for having us over. We then went back to the cabin and took naps so we would be ready for the big fire work show in Showlow!!! We went to the school in showlow and watched the show it was fun to be with family and friends! Saturday we just hung out at the cabin all day then that night we headed back to the good ol valley. Before we left we did stop and watch some car races in Showlow! Lets just say a place I wouldn't mind never going to AGAIN!! but a great place to people watch if you like doing that!

I have been working a lot these days we are having an open house at the salon in Aug. So we have been trying to get ready for that.

I put Graycee in Swimming lessons with my friend Shelley! Lets just say I am so GLAD I did she is a little fish. So it has been nice to watch her learn how to grab the side in case she is to ever fall in. Which She did the other day while me and my friend Bridget went swimming. It freaked me out! But she did grab the side. So a BIG thanks to SHELLEY!!!

I am still prego and Fat as it comes! I am going to the doctor all the time it seems. I am just ready to have this baby already, I know I have a little while. My last appt. the doc. said I am measuring about 2 weeks bigger then my due date. So we will see what happens I did have G 3 and half weeks early so I am hoping for that again!! But I swear he is a mover at night he goes crazy.

We have spent A lot of time with cousins, which is ALWAYS FUN. Mark and I watched Travis and Corree kids while they were in Hawaii. It was fun to have that one on one time with there kids. One night I was making dinner and Kenadee asked if she could help me and I said YES! So she is helping me and out of the blue she says you know what I want to be when I grow up Auntie A? I said no what?? A MOTHER!! I almost died I think that is the cutest thing. After Staying out at there house I told Mark I want to be a better Mom. Corree just has it all together! She is an Awesome mom, her kids all say there prayers together, she is so freaking ORGANIZED it makes me sick! she has a list of all her spices for crying out loud! she has food storage for everything! I hope I can be more like her with my life and kids!

We all got together one night for Braxton's Birthday Party at my parents house. It was fun to be together and let the kids just play! Thanks Mom and Dad for having a party it sure was a fun night!!! All Graycee cared about the entire night was holding Marlee!

That has been are life in a nut shell this summer so far!

are families are all growing

Marks sister Michelle is having a boy the end of July.

Marks sis Jenny is having triplets 2 boys 1 girl in Dec.

My brother Trent is having another baby in Jan.

Bead Party

2008-06-13T15:46:00.000-07:00

hey girls!

I know this is so LAST MIN.

My sister in law is having a Bead party TONIGHT at her house. at 7 PM

It is going to be ALOT of fun I hope you can all make it.

There will be pre made stuff there or if you would like you can make your own. So it's nice if you only want to spend al little bit of money then you can make something with that amount of money!

oh ya if you have friends that would like to come then bring them as well!

Email me at crazeeannie@hotmail.com if you need more info or call me if you have my number!! Hope to see you all tonight it is going to be so much FUN!!

fun pictures!

2008-05-16T11:59:00.001-07:00

update
Originally uploaded by skousenblog

Here are some photos of the last couple of months!
of the FUN things we have been up to.

Fun times

2008-05-16T10:16:00.000-07:00

I have been so busy the last couple of weeks I don't even know where the time has gone.

We sold one of the puppies to some friend, So we have 4 left 2 boys and 2 girls if you guys know any one that is looking to buy a paper Boxer puppy.

I had a little moment the other day where I had to go into the hospital! My back has been hurting for a couple of days didn't think anything of it Wed I woke up about 430 Am and I couldn't go back to sleep my back was KILLING me. In the morning I called my doc. he told me to go into labor and delivery so I could get checked out.. After a LONG wait of doing every test possible an ultra sound tech. that freaked me out by asking me 4 times if I have had any Trauma with this baby or if I have had anything wrong with my cervix before? Me telling her No to everything!! She said well we will give the report to the doc. then let you know what is going on! oh great I starting crying thinking everything was going WRONG something was BAD. to top it off Mark was in Cali.

Well come to find out there is nothing wrong with the baby he is healthy and happy moving like crazy. But how ever I did pass a kidney stone. That is why my back was hurting so BAD!

we have got to spend a lot of time with family the last couple of days. My mom watched Marlee the other night why Dusty took Braxton to the baseball game. Graycee was in heaven having a baby here. All I can say is I am going to die when Ryker comes because Graycee is the BEST helper and has to be right there helping do EVERYTHING! We did get some really cute pictures of the girls..

So that has been my week in a NUT shell! I hope everyone had a Great Mother's day! I know I sure did I am so grateful for Mark and everything he does for ME and for our family! he Spoiled me :}

We did are yearly trip down to Rocky Point with Mark's family! It was a blast like always, But we did miss all the sibling that couldn't make it. Graycee loves I mean LOVES the ocean she would cry when it was time to come up to camp!

The weather has been nice so we have played in the water a lot and played at the park 2 of Graycee's favorite thing to do! she says "OUTSIDE" all day long.. that child would live out there if I let her.

CKC BOXERS PUPPIES

2008-04-24T14:55:00.000-07:00

Yesterday my boxer gave birth to 5 cute puppies!

2 male and 3 female!

if you know anyone that wants to buy a CKC boxer let me know! Here is a picture I took yesterday, Sorry it's not the best picture of the pups.

Graycee is in HEAVEN all she wants to do is LOOK at the puppies all day long! good thing they are in the laundry room and I have a child gate up!!

BOY or GIRL?

2008-04-16T08:24:00.000-07:00

We found out what we are having today!!! It is a BOY! Mark and I are so excited well I think Mark is a little bit more excited then me! He finally is going to have his BOY! we are going to name him Ryker Weston Skousen. I am so excited to buy something BLUE, I mean I know they don't sell a lot of cute BOY clothes but what the heck. I am excited because my sister in law is having a boy the end of July. So they will be close in age.

That's my good NEWS for the week!

sorry

2008-04-03T17:19:00.000-07:00

Hello to all my BIG fans out there! I just wanted to say hi and tell everyone I am still in the

blogging world......

Some fun things we have been doing......

I started a salon with my good friend Sara Dewitt {Crosby} That has been fun in its self!

Graycee is now going to a babysitters a couple days a week, I was missing her so bad today I started crying in the car. I went and pick her up early! Mark got a good laugh out of me crying.

Easter was a BIG hit! Me parents made a HUGE dinner and the Easter bunny came in the morning and put eggs all over the back yard for Graycee she LOVED it! Dinner was so fun we did something a little different this year we invited some of are good family friend over for dinner. Some of my brothers and there family couldn't make it so we invited FRIENDS over. Thanks Mom and Dad for the great meal I know you BOTH work so hard on making that day perfect! And thanks so much for the Family basket we all love it! thanks Farrell's and Merrell's and Marks parents and Brent for coming and hanging out with us. It was a perfect DAY eating and sitting around the fire just talking! My Daughter has a BIG CRUSH on Jason Farrell! I have taught her WELL!

Graycee had the chance to have a fun day at the Park with her cousins!

My Mom had Braxton and Marlee the Saturday before Easter so we went to the park and Played Graycee was in heaven and Griffin was there so Brax and Griff were in heaven playing together. My mom and I just sat on the nice cool grass and got to love on Marlee she is so cute! She looks just like Dusty! She is a Happy happy baby. It was a perfect day to just play!

we just had all my dad's brothers out here from Cali for 3 days! The boys went golfing for 3 days in a row! That doesn't sound fun to be but I guess they had a blast.

Corree had Bunko one night so Travis and his kids came over to hang out. It was fun to once again sit around the fire and listen to all the funny stories my uncles all have to tell!

Well for the Last BIG news! I get to find out what I am having on April 15Th. Everything I have done is telling me I am having a BOY?? So lets take a guess what do you think BOY or GIRL?? this is for my Best friend Bridget.. The heart beat was 143?????? so who knows!

sick days.....

2008-02-24T08:11:00.000-08:00

Mark and Graycee have been sick for the last couple of weeks,I thought for sure I wasn't going to get sick.Oh boy was I wrong for the last 3 days I have been sooooo sick.Thanks to Mark and Graycee!! The worst part is when I am sick I have no one to take care of me. Being a mom never stops, But thanks to my great hubby he has stayed home and tried to help out all he could. I am sorry to everyone I had plans with the last couple of days but I just don't want to get anyone sick.

Pictures

2008-02-21T13:38:00.000-08:00

here are some more pictures!

busy busy life........

2008-02-21T12:42:00.000-08:00

I am FINALLY getting around to updating my blog. Sorry it has taken me SOOOOOOO long to do post.
I have even made my self a promise that I will TRY to do one post a week ok maybe one post every other week,Our life has been nothing but crazy for the last couple of months so I am going to just give you some highlights of some of the FUN we have been having around here.

* Date night Mark and I had a date night with Justin and Sara Dewitt we were able to go to Super motor cross. It was a lot of fun to look at ALL the Crazy people there, Thanks to my sweet mother in Law for watching Graycee we had a blast.. Maybe next year we will go again!!

*Babysitting I get to watch my nephew Griffin every other Tuesday and man do we have FUN. This last week he was kind of a BAD BOY so I told him I am sorry but you have been bad so you are going to JAIL! SO we played cops and robbers ALL afternoon and Graycee just ran around and laughed at us like we were crazy.

* Mattas* Yes I was able to go with some of my family to the resturant on Main Street one last time before they closed the doors. It was so sad are waitress was the same waitress we have had all growing up, she was so sweet. We were even lucky enough to have entainment while we were eating, no not the band but a pirate show going on, on the fireplace in the restaurant. Jack Sparrow came to eat there one last time AKA GRIFFIN SCHUREMAN. It was a really fun day sorry to those of you that couldn't make it.

* Graycee is finally walking every where and is into everything.. She is such a fun little girl I am just loving this age. Graycee has been sick for about the last month it seems it started off as a bladder infection then 2 weeks later she was tested for MRSA and that came back positive. And now she has a really bad cold she has had a temp for the last 3 days the other night she had a temp of 104.8 and now I can keep it down to about 102 with meds. I took her in to see her papa this morning and we are just going to keep watching her for the next day or so and if she gets worse then we have to take her in. AS of right now its just a virus and it has to run it's course. Fun fun times having a sick baby and me still having morning sickness it's NO FUN! I just feel so Bad for her because she is ALWAYS happy.

* Super Bowl
I decied I wanted to have a super bowl party so I DID!
Thanks to everyone that came it sure was a lot of fun, The food was the best we did a potaote bar,Chips,Wings,DRINKS,and the best was the banana cake it was so good thanks Nikki for making that!

*Friends We have had a lot of time to hang out with some friends and play games like ROCK BAND
One night we had the Dewitt family over to play a little rock band and we had a blast. I really think Justin, Mark and Sara should start a band. Paris even got to get in on all the action! She is a great little drummer. Thanks guys for coming all the way out to the Creek it was a really fun night!

* Presidents DAY* We had a little family day on Monday and we well ok Me being the bright one in the group thought, It would be a lot of fun to do something out side. It was a pretty day out so I thought we could go to the Zoo, But my SIL went last year and said it was crazy so I thought we would go to the Renisance Festival. Ok very very bad on my part, It was a total FREAK show and there were sooo many people there. I thought I had a great idea, Thanks to everyone that follwed along and came along.

* Grandma and Grandpa Thompson came to down and stay for a weekend. We had a lot of fun and all the grand kids loved getting to see them. We are sad Dusty and Suzie couldn't ever make it over. We sure had a lot of fun just hanging out and I loved listening to Grandpa tell us stories about when he grew up. Now if I only could have written it down or had a tape recorder. dang it maybe next time!

Here are some pictures of some of the fun!

Big News

2008-01-29T14:27:00.000-08:00

Life has been awful the last couple of weeks, I have been sicker than a dog. You guess it I'm having another baby!

Christmas CARD

2008-01-05T16:29:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to show everyone the Christmas card I MADE this year! ENJOY

Update!

2008-01-05T16:27:00.001-08:00

Major update!

2008-01-05T15:51:00.000-08:00

Life has be busy,crazy and fun!
My first Major event this last month was Graycee turned 1 years old!
How sad my baby is not a baby any more.
The day was perfect we had a party at Mark's parents house {Grammie and Papa}
we got a castle bounce house and had Pizza,pop,cake and ice cream.
thanks to EVERYONE that came thanks for sharing in Graycee's BIG DAY!

Second was Christmas!!
I love this holiday.. It is always good think about the REAL meaning of christmas!
I got Spoiled as always thanks Mark and my parents and Mark's parents for the wonderful gifts!

Third was the MOVE!
Yes we FINALLY got our house rented! so we are living in good old Queen Creek with my parents.
It is so nice being here and my parents are so kind to let us stay with them why Mark figures out his schooling!
like what school what sate and all the fun stuff..... Mark is working hard and I know its ALL going to pay off SOMETIME SOON I hope! I love ya BAbe!

FOURTH was NEW YEARS!!!
Happy LAte New Years to you all I hope this a great year for everyone!
Good luck to everyone that made new Years resolutions. I hope everyone sticks with them! GOOD LUCK

This year was REALLY REALLY low key for us. MArk and I went to dinner then back home by 8 p.m.
thanks Mom for watching G! I was Really tired so I missed all the fun New years Celebrations like watching the BALL drop!
I was asleep by 10 at the latest! Sad I know......... Good thing we are here living with my parents because Mark and my mom stayed up and partied together!
Mark did wake me up and gave me a New Years KISS! What a sweetie!

Hello Hello!

2007-12-10T11:17:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone!
Yes I am still alive and doing well,I am updating my blog for ALL you fans out there that keep BUGGING me to UPDATE!
SO here I go!

I Finally finished the kitchen and I am in love with the way it turned out.
Thanksgiving was a BLAST I hope we go to Cali every year It was a perfect trip the weather was awesome and Graycee loved are morning RUNS to the pier to see Uncle Jim!
while we were there it was my Dads Birthday on Nov. 24t...... We had a bonfire and then went to the BEST MALT shop in San Diego for dinner with ALL the cousins so there was ALOT ALOT of people! Just the way my dad would have had it with ALL his family there! well besides Dusty and Trent and there fams we missed you guys!

Now I am getting ready for Graycee's FIRST birthday Party and Christmas! I have no idea what to get a one year old for Christmas! Graycee is going to hate life when she gets older her birthday is on Dec.23 Ya you read it right 2 days before Christmas!
I made her birthday invitations last night thanks to the help of my mom!!! I am just learning how to do Digital scrap booking!
I love it so far.....
my next project is are Christmas cards which I am hoping to have done by tonight!

My goal is to have are Christmas cards out in the mail by Thursday so we will SEE!

here are so fun photos I hope you enjoy!

Check out my Slide Show!

2007-10-06T21:26:00.001-07:00

Kitchen TIme,No camera

2007-10-06T19:53:00.000-07:00

I know I have been so BAD at posting blogs.....
I have been really busy these last couple of weeks OK maybe a MONTH!
We have been re doing are kitchen!!!
We have but bead board up on are cupboards and painted are cupboards BLACK!
And we have put crown molding up above the cupboards... Mark is still working on that part of the BIG PROJECT! and I got BIG silver Knobs to put on the cupboards!!
Mark and I have had A lot of FUN doing this project together! well lets just say I have had A LOT of FUN!
As far as my camera goes, I still don't have a stupid cord to upload my pictures.
My Great MOTHER let me borrow her camera so I could take some pictures of Miss Graycee
So here are some fun new pictures I hope you enjoy!!!

P.S. Thanks mom for the great NEW PAGE I LOVE IT!!!!

My Hero's

2007-09-11T13:13:00.000-07:00

so all of you know that today is 9-11
I wanted to say thanks to my dad,Trent,Julie,Dustin and Justin
you guys do so much for everyone and I am so lucky to have you ALL in my life!
you are All AWESOME firefighters. Thanks for ALL you do everyday I love you!
everyone please take a moment in your day today and remember 9-11

Check out my Slide Show!

2007-09-11T11:50:00.001-07:00

I am still ALIVE

2007-09-10T19:46:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!
I am Back in action! Thanks for waiting around to hear what our little family has been up to this last month.
I have been busy with life which is Graycee,Mark,work,Graycee,Mark and MORE work!
we did get to go away with some friends camping over Labor day weekend which it was nice to get out of the heat!!! we took two girls from our ward to help babysit and let me tell you they were a LIFE SAVER!
I am glad you guys have stuck with me and check my blog every now and then! I promise to be better at posting more often. here are some fun pic for you All to enjoy!

NO MORE PRIVATE STUFF

2007-08-22T12:39:00.000-07:00

OK EVERYONE LISTEN UP!
I know I went private on my blog for about 5 days if that!
I was getting an email from a guy who was writing Spanish to me!
well as I have found out its just some junk stuff! So I am safe opening
my page back up for the WORLD to read!!
I want my grandparents and cousins and brothers and sisters and FRIENDS
to beable to read what I post!
So we are back open for PUBLIC viewing..........
Sorry to anyone that wanted to read my post but couldnt for the last 5 days love ya All!!

SO to anyone that reads my BLOG you CAN leave a comment HINT HINT

happy Birthday Rusty!

2007-08-20T08:43:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday Griffin

2007-08-19T14:39:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Griffin!
10 reasons we love you! 1.happy boy, Big helper
2.Loves his family
3. LOVES THE BEACH
4. Loves to play outside
5. loves trucks,thomas the train,airplanes
6. LOVES SPORTS! {really loves Football}
7. likes to watch his dad coach football,loves Friday night football games!
8. TUFF BOY!! {he is already TORO TUFF}
9. loves to go to the fire station
10. LOVES I MEAN LOVES HIS PAPA! {Papa is his HERO}

Happy birthday Griff we LOVE you!

old pic sorry!

Marlee Brynn Schureman

2007-08-03T11:04:00.000-07:00

Here is some more pictures of Marlee Brynn Schureman

Marlee and her NANA!

Graycee's BIG DAY!

2007-08-02T09:52:00.000-07:00

well as of last night Graycee is now crawling like crazy!
So lets just say my life is OVER!

I also wanted to say congrats to my brother Dusty and his wife Suzie
they had a baby girl Monday night at 5:50 6 pounds 8 ounces
Her name is Marlee Brynn Schureman and she is a cutie! thank goodness everything went well and Marlee and Suzie are doing Great both Healthy!
Marlee has BIG huge eyes like her brother Braxton and long eyelashes
I cant wait to see what she looks like when she gets older! Dusty is going to have fun fighting off the Boy's!!!!
SO for the Schureman Gang that makes number 13.....
13 grand kids 8 and under. WE LOVE KIDS!

Graycee and family!

2007-07-29T22:46:00.000-07:00

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Weekend at Trent and Kami's!!

2007-07-29T21:26:00.000-07:00

Kami and I had planned to bead on Friday and Friday turned into a weekend thing! We went to the bead store on Friday...taking Graycee and Kami's 3 babies(Jordynn and the twins) let's just say we won't try that again. We got what we needed and then we went back to Trent and Kami's. When we got home Trent was home from school and so were the rest of the kids. Kam and I decided we wanted to go to Walmart and my brother said he'd watch all the kids...his 6 and Graycee!!! We were gone a couple of hours and he called us 50 times. When we got home the house was a mess and Graycee was covered in baby powder(refer to picture) Jordynn whose 2 took control and decided to change Graycee's diaper!! WE had a fun time...Thanks Trent!! Mark finally made it out after work and we BBQ'd and Graycee tried chocolate pudding for the first time thanks to her aunt Kami...it was messy but she loved it!! We beaded till 3a.m... it was a blast, I love that girl! Saturday Kami made an awesome breakfast and we played American Idol with the kids. Then we beaded all day! It was an awesome and FUN weekend! Graycee had so much fun playing with cousins especially Jordynn, I think they are now BFF. Thanks Trent and Kami we love you!!

THANKS BABE!

2007-07-26T21:56:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to say thanks to Mark for taking me along to Vegas!
I had so much fun laying by the pool shopping and well trying to sleep in without a child!

Mark had been planning on going to Vegas on Monday night to check school out and go to the hospitals to see about any job openings! I was going to to stay home with Graycee but last minute I wanted to go! So thank goodness for a GREAT sister in Law that is Always willing to take Graycee for me! Thanks Kami I am not really sure how you do it with 7 kids ALL at once but girl you are the Bomb! And I really appreciate All you do for me!

So Monday we left town about 830pm and drove all night!
Tuesday we woke up went to Lunch with John, Michelle (Mark's sister) and the girls
and Courtney Warren Mark's old mission compaion met up with us at the RIO! for a GREAT buffet!!!!
then later that day we checked into the Venetian and had an early Aniversary NIGHT!
I figured we had no kid so lets go somewhere nice for one night!
If anyone is looking for a Great hotel this is the one.........

The room was AWESOME it was a suite with a very nice BED! and big huge bathroom and lots of t.v.'s I want to go back already the stay was nice except for the drilling that started right above us at 7 am!
the next day Mark drove around to the hospitals and then went and met with a lady from the school! So come to find out Mark has to take MORE classes then he thought so he is very bummed about that .. But it will ALL be worth it in the END!
Some day SOON I am hoping!

While he was off doing all that fun stuff I was laying by the pool and loving every minute of it! I met a couple of people while out by the pool and they live in Hilton Head Island where mark's brother is right now on his mission! So that was fun to sit and chat with them for a bit!
I had a great time And I am so happy Mark let me tag Along! I love you Babe!

Great Dinner!

2007-07-16T20:06:00.000-07:00

Tonight I made the BEST Dinner!
I haven't made it in a long time and while I was making it I was thinking to my self, scary I know..... what the heck I haven't made these Chicken Roll ups in Forever!
Well I just wanted to share with everyone this great recipe
they are so EASY and fast and they are great for left overs!
My sister in laws I am sure know how to make these cause when we were growing up the ONE thing my mom did cook was these!

Chicken Roll UPS

Cream cheese 2 blocks
Chicken in can from costco 2 cans
lemon juice just a little or until it takes GOOD!
diced onions for flavor
Salt and lots of and Pepper!
***** This Amount is good for 8 Roll ups****
combine that all together
then take crescent Rolls original {ones you make yourself }
pinch two rolls together
then add mixture in the middle then roll pinch together so the mixture stays inside rolls

So each crescent rolls tube make 4 rolls up each!
then get Chicken gravy or the cream of chicken and put it! on top!

Easy and Great Dinner!!!

Wedding Day!

2007-07-12T09:39:00.000-07:00

I just want to do a Shout out to Mark's cousin Rusty!
He is getting married today we are so happy for the two of them!
we love Rusty and Jackie

2007-07-07T15:14:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July!! Mark Graycee and I went down to Florence with Trent, Kami and their family. Trent was on duty and the town had a big festival going on so with the rest of our family gone out of town we decided to go down there. We hung out, ate dinner and watched fireworks. Graycee had a fun 1st 4th of July!!
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2007-07-07T15:06:00.000-07:00

Kami took this darling picture of Graycee while she stayed with them! I love it!!

2007-07-07T14:58:00.000-07:00

While Graycee stayed at Trent and Kami's for the weekend she got to play with all her cousins. They loved to help out. Dayten was in charge of feeding her.

2007-07-07T14:53:00.000-07:00

Graycee and her cute cousins Tuff and Tess at Dayten and Dusty's baseball game.

San Francisco

2007-05-15T10:44:00.000-07:00

I know I haven't wrote a BLOG for some time now.
Mark and I just got back from San Fransico,It was a BLAST! It was nice getting away I missed Graycee ALOT It was the first time I left her so it was hard to leave! Thanks to my sister in law Kami for keeping Graycee!
We went with my parents, and as you all know it is an ADventure when ever we do something with Steve and Sandi! are days were full of eating,walking,eating,playing,eating and sight seeing!

I love San Fransico so much I am trying to talk MArk into going to school there! But if anyone knows Mark you know we are STUCK here in HOT AZ for LIFE!

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Home from the Hospital!

2007-04-28T14:11:00.000-07:00

Well folks, I totally have been having problems with my stomach and it has stunk! So last Sunday my tummy was hurting REALLY BAD! I made my wonderful husband Mark take me to the E.R. and they did some tests on me. It was a bummer because they kept me there for 6 hours,and gave me some drugs and then sent me on my way! Well that night I couldn't sleep so I went and saw a GI doctor, on Monday he went in and put a scope down my throat to see my stomach. Well come to find out I had to get LOTS of shots I am So SICK of needles it not even funny?! I had an ultra sound done and they found I had A LOT of gall stones. So Wed. night I went in to have them removed. The doc. said that I have had this problem for a LONG time, and she also discovered that I had a lot a scar tissue that had built up over time. I am so glad the pain is now gone, but there is a downside to it, I can't pick up Graycee for a week so that's really hard and sad that someone has to bring her to me! I am sure glad I have my mom around she has been a life saver. My sister in law Kami kept her for me awhile when I was in the hospital and now my mom has her for me! We are staying the weekend at my moms house because Mark had to go out of town. Once again MY mom is helping me outand has come to the rescue. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have my MOM she is the BEST

Thank you so Much MOM!!

Crazy Day

2007-04-17T09:58:00.000-07:00

Well what a Day! I don't even know where to start, I have been up with my sweet little princess All morning long which stared at 3 Am.
She is getting her bottom tooth in already and she just isn't a happy girl.
My house really needs to be cleaned and I have tons of clothes to put away! and on top of all that my sweet hubby is putting wood floors in are house so he thought he should start the project at 9 pm last night!! So ya my house is turned upside down! But I know it will be a lot better in the end! the carpet in this house was SOOO Sick! it was time to make a change, So it will be nice to have a new look and I am getting new molding through out my house! I just might like to stay here awhile after its all done.
Well I hope everyone is doing well and having a GREAT Day like me!!
here are so cute pictures of Graycee I took the other night and of course we have to put in some in of her at Disneyland!! we went about a month ago to watch Graycee's cousin Kenadee dance it was a REALLY fun trip. we stayed in a beach house right on the water and we had some friends come with us we wish Dustin and Bridget could have make it!

Fun Photos!

2007-04-13T09:24:00.001-07:00

Easter DAY!

2007-04-13T08:39:00.000-07:00

Well I hope everyone had a GREAT Easter!
We had a very busy Day, we went to my parents in the morning for breakfast then off the my brothers ward in FLORENCE!! my brother and his 6 kids all sang in Sacerment! (way to go Trent and Kami) and kids too!!
then we came back to my parents house and my brother Travis just got a new game on his X BOX! You play the guitar and you are in a Rock band! So lets just say me and my mom watched Mark and my Dad play in a Rock Band!! So after about a hour of watching that me and my mom thought it would be a great idea to have a little photo shoot with Graycee! That was ALOT more entertaining Sorry Mark and Dad you guys are good but we had enough!! Then we went to Marks Parents house for dinner it was a good day spend with Family

I LOVE Graycee Easter Dress thanks Aunt Kami! It was so fun dressing her up like a little princess!!
Graycee Loves her time with her NANA she has a special Bond with her! we love Nana and Papa and Grammie and Papa they do alot for us!

Help

2007-04-06T00:16:00.000-07:00

Bridget
you got me into this now help me figure out how to put things on my page!!

LONG DAY!

2007-04-05T22:58:00.000-07:00

Well Today was a LONG day
I went to work and my best friend watched Graycee for me!! Thanks Brit!!
then I came home and took a nap for about an hour I had to have my tooth pulled yesterday so I am still recovering from the big pull! We had to take the dog to the humane society because she had an a broken paw and the vet wanted to charge a fortune to fix it and sorry we did not have the funds to take care of it, well it was fun for a couple of weeks anyway, but we still have hobie. Then I watched braxton while dusty and mark went to the coyotes hockey game. Well they did get spoiled at the game though- 2nd row seats, rights at the goal, ya and all the food and drinks they could handle. Fun!

I'm new at this

2007-03-27T14:44:00.000-07:00

So I have been looking at all the blogs and thought I would join the fun! This is a picture of my new baby Graycee Layne! She is 3 months old!