Friday, August 29, 2008

Bragging About My Man

My sweet husband has many wonderful attributes, and since he was honored last night, I thought I'd share a few of them with you.

We went to the Qqest company summer party at Sugarhouse Park. It was catered by Famous Dave's (and we even got to take home a huge container of free leftovers!), and there were lots of fun blowup slides for the kids to play on. There was also free cotton candy, snowcones, and popcorn. The kids were in heaven!




Robert was honored as the Employee of the Month. I appreciate the fact that Robert is a hard worker with a great sense of responsibility. His bosses' boss, Guy, read a really nice letter from one of the clients that Robert has taken care of, and Guy also commented that he has received many such letters from different clients about Robert's phenomenal customer service. :) The teasing came after that, when Rob was asked to sing Karaoke for the crowd. He was almost willing to do it, until Guy started clapping his hands and stomping his foot as if he expected a Country Hoedown. Everyone chuckled.
Robert will receive a $100 bonus as his reward. He also won a $50 Chevron gas card (while they were drawing names out, we were joking that it would not even fill the tank in our minivan right now), but 50 bucks is 50 bucks. Rob was SUPER disappointed when they announced that his co-worker Jesse, for whom Robert is managing accounts while Jesse is away on company business, won the free Xbox 360. If the employees didn't show up to the party, and their name was called, too bad so sad. BUT, if they weren't there because of company business, they still won whatever they were drawn for. Kind of lame if you ask me. :) Robert's name was drawn 2 names after Jesse's, and the other person wasn't there either, so he technically should have won the Xbox. Oh well. He's trying to talk me into letting him spend his $100 bonus on an Xbox instead.

Another thing that I love about Rob is his musicianship. This was one of the first things that attracted me to him. So, I have to post this funny picture- one day Rob decided he was bored and wanted to try playing guitar and piano at the same time. It was really cool, actually- he kept switching back and forth between the two. I've told him that from now on he's not allowed to play unless he's recording himself, because he plays so much great stuff that he doesn't remember later on! Don't you wish you had that talent? Love you Honey!

Kaleb turns Nine


We had a family party for Kaleb on the 24th, the day before his birthday. Everyone came over for cake and ice cream, and presents. Kaleb was surprised and happy with how many presents he got! It was a special treat for Gma and Gpa Pemberton to be here. They are awaiting their Visas', on their way to serve a mission in England. So we were happy they could come. It was a lot of fun visiting with everyone, and the kids have all had a great time playing with Kaleb's new toys this week! (And I forgot to get a pic of Rob and I... oh well.)

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Girls' Haircuts


Elise got her haircut today. My friend Raquel DeLuca did a great job. Here are the during and after pics. It will be so much more manageable now! Plus, she looks like a cute little Pixie.




Macy got hers cut right before she went to MN, and my mom took her to Raquel's, so I didn't get "during" pics, but this is what hers looked like after.


The boys have also recently had haircuts, but I neglected to capture those on camera as well. We'll do it next time!

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Oh Baby!


My mom and sisters (Janelle and Jen) threw a Baby Shower for us at Mom's house on Saturday. It was fun to have lots of family and friends there. We missed those of you that couldn't come! I have such great people in my life and I'm grateful for all of your love and the blessings you bring to our family.

I got to introduce everyone, and then we had yummy muffins, cinnamon rolls and fruit for brunch. Then I opened gifts. My family's not big on silly shower games, which I'm grateful for- they're just silly if you ask me. :) But we still had a good time, and we're grateful to have so many new things for when Tess is born.




We're so excited for Tessa to join our family. I'm thinking my blogging is going to slow down in the next couple of weeks- only have 4 weeks to go! (Cross your fingers that she'll be here in two weeks, ok?) So, I knew I'd better post as much as I can before she's born. I'm having a really hard time sleeping at night. The night before last was awful- could NOT sleep to save my life. I woke up Robert, poor guy and he tried rubbing my legs and telling me stories and talking me through relaxation, but nothing worked. I think I finally fell asleep around 2:00 am.

Last night was better, but I had some weird dreams. Tess was super wiggly right before I went to sleep- I could feel either an arm or a leg and she was really working it. So, I woke up around 1:30 and in the dream I could feel her entire arm, including hand. I was either shaking her hand or holding it and I could hear her thoughts. So I asked her if she was ready to leave the land of the Fairies and join us in this world, and she said she was. Lol Guess my subconscious knows she's coming soon!


Rob and I wanted to take pictures of us with the belly, so here they are. Whose belly is bigger? My friend Stacy, who is going to be our doula when Tessa is born, did a cast of my belly after the shower on Saturday. I'll spare you the pictures of that, but when I get it decorated I'll post a pic - it will be so cute. :)

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Jamaica, Mon!

Rob and I are going to win a trip to JAMAICA through my nutrition business, Symmetry Direct. Anyone want to join us? ANYONE, anywhere in the U.S. can sign up and earn this trip for free... let us know if you want details!

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Craft Project


On Saturday (the 9th), the kids and I made jars to keep sand, seashells, and rocks in from our WA trip. They all had a TON of stuff they collected, but I told them they could only keep what would fit in these small jars. They got to paint the outside so they know whose jar is whose. And I found the cute little sandpail wooden cutouts to hot glue to the lids at Hobby Lobby.

They all had fun decorating the jars, and they are proudly on display in their bedrooms, with strict instructions NOT to open them up and play with them! (Cross your fingers for me, please.)



Friday, August 8, 2008

Just Trust Me



Omigosh... You HAVE to read this. Seriously. That's all I'm gonna say.

Oh... Except make sure you read Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse first. ENJOY!