.life happens.

I have not been blogging much, but most of my pictures since leaving Hawaii to the current time have been on Facebook. I will slowly try to get a few of them up on the blog, for fun journaling purposes :) in the meantime we will just start on today :)

A couple of fun pictures taken in Utah during Christmas.

Where have we been? What have we been up to? Currently Seth, Janica and baby Warren are visiting us for a week. It has been so much fun having them here. While Seth has been here, he is helping me learn how to help with the Country Mercantile website/blog. I am going to be taking pictures writing a blog for my fathers store. I have been working there on Friday's and Saturday's getting them ready for the summer when it gets CRAZY BUSY! Working at the store lately has been so much fun and it has just opened my eyes just how cool it is that my dad owns this place, and I realize how lucky my kids are to get to play there :) At the store my dad has a train, a carousel, and a plain ride. He even owns a reindeer. They have a seasonal petting zoo and for special events they have pony rides, bounce houses and optical courses for the summer month. Those are just some of the fun outside things for the kids, so pretty much they are in heaven.


The inside of the store if FULL of Gourmet goodness. Gourmet Chocolates, Gourmet Dressings, Jams and Jellies, Sauces, etc. They have a chocolate factory, all chocolates are handmade inside the store. They have homemade ice cream, fudge, enchiladas, tamales, they have a Deli where they make sandwiches. They have fresh produce, crafts and I think I covered most of it. IT IS AMAZING! That is why I CAN NOT wait to start a blog about it and get to run through each part of the store and how it is all done. It is AMAZING!
AS SOON as I get my camera back, WHICH (cross my fingers) should be within this next week or so, I will be able to get pictures up of the store.


BTW - when I post pictures of me, and I look like 20 pounds heavier, it is all the gourmet chocolate from the store :)


The kids have been having fun and making lots of friends. Two of Kali's best friends are 10, one that is 7 a few that are 5 and a boy and a girl that are in her Primary class who are actually a month apart from her.


The kids are just growing up so fast and learning and saying some of the funniest things! I guess that is why I decided I need to get back into blogging so I won't forget to write some of the things down that they do and say on a daily basis, that are just SO FUNNY!


Aaron is doing really well in school and just got back from Denver, CO where he spent four days in conference for his new job. He is a Marriage, Family and Youth Therapist. He will be visiting families at their home and teaching them the tools needed to help them in their struggles.


Well, hopefully this means I can get back into the rhythm of journaling and getting some of these fun life experiences in writing, and pictures (hopefully soon:).