A time to reflect

It seems that I have gone from great blogger to hit and miss. Considering the fact that I have only posted 8 posts this year, verses 61 from last year. I wish I had excuses (of that I have many), but I think it all boils down to priorities.

That said, I have been thinking a great deal about what matters most to me lately. I love my family! I have had to spend time away from them recently and it has made me realize how happy they make me. Sometimes I think it becomes easy to take our family for granted. We get in a daily routine and forget about spending time together. I love spending time with Brandon and the kids. It makes me happy. The more meetings that have come up, the more the time flits away, the more I come to appreciate the time that I have.

The season is upon us to be grateful. Be grateful for the life that we have been given. For the blessing that it is to be together, happy and important in someone's life. I would hate to wake up one morning and realize that it was all gone. I cherish every little blessing that has been sent my way!

Kennecott Copper Mine

Kennecott Copper Mine did a family free week the last week of July. It had been years since I had been (since like 4th grade!) and Brandon had never been, so we decided to go and take a tour. It was so much fun to go and see how they are mining the copper and other elements. It was very windy that day!

Here is the open pit mine! It is 2 3/4 miles around the top, and 3/4 a mile deep. The hugeness of it was amazing! It doesn't look that big in comparison with Domenic, but it was very vast!

There were displays and a giant tire that you could take pictures in front of. The boys loved climbing on this little mine trolley.

Domenic really loved the copper trucks on display. They represented all the trucks that they have really used in the mining process. Domenic and Skyler were in little boy heaven!

My dad was the one who first had the great idea, so we went with them! It was so much fun to get together! This giant tire was amazing! There are six of these on each of the trucks that haul the rock. They are 11 feet tall, cost around $25,000 each and last about a year. That is amazing! Glad I don't have to put these tires on our van!!

Domenic's Big Week!

Happy Birthday Domenic!!

Domenic just turned 7! What a lucky boy he was too! We had nearly 5 days of partying just for him! First, he got a new Build-a-Bear! He wanted a Dragon so bad, that we secretly bought it back in April (because it was only a limited release) We went and stuffed it for him on the 3rd of July though. He was so excited, as you can see from his face. He picked out an outfit for it, and named him Max.

On Wednesday my family came up and brought him a cake. We opened presents and went to Kennecott Copper Mine (photos to come later!) David smashed Domenic's face into his cake! It was very funny!

On Thursday his Uncle Nick flew home from his mission. That was an exciting time! We went to lunch, visited and had a good time. There was a Callor family Reunion on Saturday, so we enjoyed good food, cousins and fun again. That night we spent the night in Price. Sunday was Domenic's birthday! We woke up early and went to hear Uncle Nick report from his mission. The rest of the day was spent visiting, playing, and Domenic got another birthday cake! It was lemon, yummy! We took Domenic to see Toy Story 3 for his birthday! It was great, and he absolutely loved it! The outfit he picked out for Max the Dragon was Buzz Lightyear!

Finally, Domenic wanted to go to Chuck-E Cheese to play the games. We went, and guess what they had displayed for a limited time only? Yep, a Chuck-E Cheese pez guy! Of course that was all that Domenic could think about. He had to get enough tickets to get his Pez! I have never seen him more determined to win tickets. He came away with nearly 480 tickets! Wow! He got his Pez too! His day was made!

Other gifts included, clothes, and umbrella, and a DSi. It was a great birthday week!

Alexis Sings!

Alexis's choir concert for the spring was very cute! Come to find out, she didn't get the solo that she thought she had, but we still loved watching her perform. I have put a few pictures up, and one of the videos that I took. They sang so many cute songs. Alexis loved choir a great deal! She gave up an hour of sleep twice a week just so that she could go. It was nice to have her so dedicated to something!

Happy Anniversary!

Brandon and I have been married now for 10 years! I can hardly believe that much time has passed by! I can truly say that we have been blessed to have a wonderful marriage, full of happiness and joy. Not everyone is so lucky! I hope that we can keep the trend up for another 70 years or more!

10 Things I LOVE about Brandon:

1. I still get excited to see him walk in a room!

2. He helps do the dishes and sweep the kitchen when it needs it.

3. I love him in Glasses! So Hot!

4. He loves our kids and helps out whenever possible (like picking them up from school when I can't, taking care of them when I have to do my calling, etc...). He is the best Daddy ever!

5. He loves me for who I am.

6. He can make me laugh!

7. We can spend hours talking to each other and not get bored!

8. We like the same movies (for the most part), and he puts up with my crazy musicals!

9. He is a great writer and has high ambitions.

10. We can still have fun together!