Woodmansee Family Visit & Easter

We got to see Michael's whole family this past week! It was a double-event weekend. Robert & Tamara are both graduating and they also blessed their new baby boy, Marshall. This is the only picture I got of him, but my GOODNESS he is precious! He is so little and perfect and quiet and I just couldn't get enough of him. I snatched him up at every chance I could get. We're all super proud of the graduates and thankful to them for bringing us all together.

Bill & Amber were awesome to set up a family pictures session. I can't wait to see the professional versions of these, but this is just a snapshot I got of the original Woodmansees. Cute, right?! It really was fun for me to see Michael get to interact with his entire family and I always enjoy catching up with them.

I just love this little snapshot! LuCille is so beautiful and she loves her aunt Shellie. She was the only one who could get her to smile for the pictures and let Mommy do her hair.

HAPPY EASTER!! The easter bunny came to our house. He was so sweet. He left me a basket and hid eggs all over the house... yeah-- he's adorable. Don't worry, Michael and Shellie were also visited by the easter bunny. Check out the beautiful, pregnant Shellie below :). She looks so great and we are so excited to meet Macie Culpepper in August!! I love this picture of Michael and his favorite girls.

Spring is slowly showing up and I'm loving it. Thanks for visiting, everyone!

The Highlight of the Weekend

Look who I got to see! It had been far too long since I've had some quality time with Kim Davis (now Thomas) and Kallie Hutcheson (now Murdock).Seriously, I think it's been since high school... sad story! I honestly had NO idea that they both lived here in Utah until just a couple of months ago. And thanks to Kim, we all got a chance to catch up! Miss Kim is expecting her first baby in June so Kallie and I went on a little trip to Price, UT for her baby shower.

It was just the craziest feeling the whole time. I felt like we were 14 and just back where we used to be, but NO- we're all grown up and married and living in UTAH... what????!! Kallie has 2 beautiful babies of her own, and this is Kim's first. I know, I know... where's mine? But I'm a whole year younger than them, so I think that allows me extra time.

Kim was stunning. Seriously- she was beautiful as always, but more-so because she is so happy to be pregnant! The shower was so well done and fun and it was just great to see her so spoiled for her new babe. I got to see here mom, Nan, and sister, Amy as well which was awesome too!

Kallie and I just chatted up a storm all the way there and back. We had sooo much to catch up on and I loved every second of it! Turns out she just moved right up the road from me, so I'm hoping to see more of her! Anyway, it was a great reunion! These girls truly are fantastic and being with them brought back SOOOO many funny memories!!

My Moment of Radio Fame

Meet Todd & Erin of my radio morning show!

The greatest thing ever happened, listen to this...

So, every single morning, I take Michael to school at 7:40 AM and we listen to the 7:40 challenge on B98.7 radio station. It is a trivia challenge. Someone calls in, they ask 5 questions and if you get 3/5 right, you get a prize. Every morning Michael and I make comments like "awww man, how could they miss that?!" or "crap, I would have never known that". For the past 9 months, I have been telling Michael that I would smoke that challenge! I try to call in a couple of times a week and they never answer me. Well guess what folks, the stars aligned and THEY ANSWERED MY CALL!

So, here's the play by play. I call. It's ringing. I'm freakin out! Todd answers and asks me if I want to play. Ummmmm H*** YES!!!! hahahaha!I told them this was the best day of my life!!! They said "Jenni, don't say that, that's very sad". hahaha! So they asked me what I do and I told them and they proceeded to tease about how I torture people for a living and they were very funny and just being all funny you like like radio morning hosts are. I LOVED that I was talking to my radio celebs.

This whole time Michael is crouched down to the car speaker trying to hear me on the radio. We pulled over because I was so dang pumped. Too pumped to drive.

Todd tells me that he has a basket full of questions, he is going to pull 5 out at random and I have 5 seconds to answer each question. I told him I was so nervous!! And Erin tells me that this is my chance to show all those people who get questions wrong how it's really done. And I said LET'S DO THIS! What are the questions you ask??? Here you go...

1) How many degrees in a right angle?

2) What is the smallest and thinnest form of US currency?

3) Who is Simba's father?

4) Name a Chicago baseball team.

5) Which member of the Jackson 5 named his son Jermajesty?

Guess what suckas?? I GOT THEM ALL 5 right!!!! They rang all their fancy bells and played their special music and I finally got my MOMENT!! Oh man, it was so liberating. You have no idea! hahahaha!

Here were my answers (the correct answers by the way)...

1) 90

2) Dime

3) Mufasa

4) White Socks

5) Jermaine

Todd said that I should get 1 point taken away because I should have said Chicago Cubs, and do you know what I said?? I said, well, my brother in law would be proud. SHOUT OUT TO STEVE-O! Erin told me that there is a very small list of people who have bragging rights and that I am on it!

You guys, seriously- this made my life! You know how you listen to your show every morning? Well it feels GREAT to be a part of it. Yes, maybe I'm a little over excited. But hey- it's the little things in life, right?!

I won 2 large, 2 topping Pappa Murpheys pizzas and 2 tickets to a play at a really fun theater around here. And now, I feel complete.

Plans

So, as I have mentioned before, Michael got a great internship in EUGENE,OREGON this summer! I did not, however, mention what I would be doing because I didn't know. Originally, I was going to stay here and make frequent visits to see Michael in Oregon. Then, after some thought, and a stern talking to from Darren, we decided that being apart for 3 months was kind of a terrible idea. I hardly see Michael now because of his excellent study habits, and if I don't see him all summer and then he starts school again in the fall, that would be awful. So, great news everyone... we're both going to be living in Eugene for the summer! YAY!! Oh heavens, my excitement is completely indescribable!!

I am excited for so many things... another fun summer with my Michael, spending good, quality time with mom & dad, really getting a chance to show Michael the places that I love (horseshoe bend, loon lake, and places around town), the coast, time with my northwest siblings, nieces, and nephews, being home for Marc & Connie's new baby, fun fun fun girl time with my best girlfriends at home, and mostly Michael falling in love with the great state of Oregon.

Get this though, he already loves it. I never had to try to talk him into this. He is pumped! He chose to apply there without even asking me. He looks at real estate in Oregon all of the time. My goodness, he gets more and more perfect everyday! I really hope this internship goes well because Michael is really excited about it and so far has really good feelings about this company, Moss Adams.

I have talked to my work and they are being flexible and understanding. Michael and I are feeling blessed.

Family Filled Spring Break!

What a week! What a wonderful, wonderful week. This last week I got to see Mom, Dad, Jason, Megan, Kevin, Darren, Jill, Erica, Emily, Steve, Carly, Easton, Aunt Janet & fam, Aunt Ila and Uncle Val, and Grandma. It was the greatest! It all started because Jason decided to come out here for the kids' spring break and I am so so so grateful they made that decision. We stayed here in Orem for a couple of days, then we went to Beaver, and then everyone else went on down to Vegas. This post is full of pictures of the people I love, the fun time we had, and stories that you don't have to read but are welcome to :). This is mostly just to document and share with the people who want to steal pictures. But you are all welcome to look and read!

Goodbye picture in front of grandma's house. There is no other house on the planet like it and I love every second we get to be there. It never gets old to hear about my mom's childhood there and imagine my grandma there. It was so wonderful to spend time with Jason & family again. Catching up was way overdo and it was so great!

I started the weekend at the Dinosaur Museum with the Rogers. It is seriously adorable how much Easton loves and knows about dinosaurs. That place is really cool! I loved it! And also, half of the fun was hearing how much Emily knew also haha! She could name ever dinosaur!

Baby Erica. I love you. This is the first time I got to meet her and I love her so much! She is so perfect. She is smiley, snuggly and BEAUTIFUL! I didn't get nearly enough time with her and I cannot wait until next time.
Bridal Veil Falls. Love this pic! I wish you could see Easton's pirate bandanna in this picture!

JUMP ON IT! I'm so glad that the kids loved jump on it as much as we do. Kevin has some serious skills and the rest of us just like jumping around.

Megan & Kevin's first time in grandma's house. They really know how to make everything look exciting! Now let me brag about these two. I hate that we live so far away from each other. I love them so much. We have so much in common, meaning that we're all really silly and have a great time joking around. Every couple of years they come visit me, and it's like we've lived close together, we just catch right back up. Their parents have done a fine job with them because they are the only teenagers that don't make me afraid to have kids. Jason, thank you SO MUCH for bringing me my niece and nephew.

Carly sucks her thumb and plays with her button!!!! I cannot get over it!! When she is old enough to understand how monumental this is, we will bond BIG TIME!

I love my grandma Fern. She is so fascinating, funny, smart, and adorable.

I love my family so much and every chance to get together is more than welcome. I missed everyone else so much. It's so hard to get everyone together, so the fact that half of us were there was a miracle. Thank you EVERYONE for traveling to visit. It was the spring break that I truly needed. Here is a quick video of the fun. For all you guys who were there, I plan on making a longer video, I'll post it for you to see when it's done :)

Day 30 of the 30 Day Challenge

Day 30: A picture of someone you miss.

I miss my Wildcats terribly! 3 High School Musicals was not nearly enough. I often think about them and wish that they were part of a reality show or something. And I don't mean Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale etc, etc. I mean Gabriella Montez and Sharpay Evans. The Characters. I wish I could see how their lives are playing out! How is college going for everyone? Is Sharpay a star on broadway?! hahahah silly I know, but that's how much I love that movie!

This 30 Day Challenge has been SO FUN! It has been a great trip down memory lane. Thanks for reading and you should go do it too. Now, I can't wait to post tomorrow about my weekend with my family :)

Day 29 of the 30 Day Challenge

Day 29: A picture that can always make you smile.

I wasn't here for this picture, but every time it comes up on my computer screen saver slide show, I really laugh... out loud... and hard usually. I believe Easton was NOT diggin' the fireworks on the 4th of July if I remember correctly. I loved this picture so much that I think I stole it off of Em's blog and saved it many moons ago. hahahaha! I love this child, just look at him!