Thanksgiving

What am I grateful for:
1.To have my sweet husband by my side.
2.To have the greatest kids in the world( yes can you tell I am biast)
3.To have a house to clean everyday
4.To have laundry to do which means that we have clothes to wear
5.To make meals for my family which means we have food to eat.
6.To have errands to do which means we have a car to get us where we need to go.
7.To be able to whorship they way I want!
8 To be able to have good friends and neighbors.
9.To have a savior that died for me!
I just want everyone to know how grateful I am to have you all as friends and that I have such a good life. I am thankful for my children and my sweet husband and I am grateful that all of them are heathly and alive HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Bethany's wedding

July 26,2008 Bethany and Jay's Wedding

The day was finally here for my youngest sister Bethany to get married to her highschool sweetheart Jay Love. It was a gorgeous day and it was really warm. They got married in the Salt Lake Temple at 8:20 in the morning. The ceremony was very beautiful and it was really exciting to be in the temple with all of my brothers and sisters and there husbands or wives and my parents. Bethany always felt left out when all of us got married but my dad always said don't worry Bethany when you get married hopefully all of them will be there. Unlike my wedding none of my brothers and sister were old enough to attend. We are so excited for Jay and Bethany and wish them the best. They had there wedding luncheon at the Joseph Smith building were we had chicken and rice and a very rich chocolate mouse. We then went home and got our children ready for the reception. We went to my sister's house and we did the girls hair and got all of the kids ready for the reception. The reception was beautiful and the food was great. They had chicken salad sandwiches on croissant rolls with a chocolate fountain and they had green slush and there was pastries and ice cream roll. They also had a table with Bethany and Jay's favorite candy. They had a great turn out. They left after the reception and were on there way to a cruise to the Mexican Riveria. Love ya Bethany and Jay!

I did it a 10k July 4,2008

I did it!!! Yes I ran a 10k which is 6.12 miles. I have never been a runner and would actually rather walk but some of the girls in my ward talked me into running. So since Febuary I have been training to run a 5k. My goal for the summer. When I started running I don't think I could have run 1 mile without stopping. It was a really slow start but I finally learned somethings about running and then I started learning things about myself that I am much stronger than I ever thought. The first time I went running I ran about 1.5 miles then I worked up to running 3 miles without stopping. It took about a month then when I was running 3 miles 3 times a week I decided that a 10 k was my next hurdle. So then I trained for a 10 k then the week before this race I ran 10 miles with the girls in my ward. I could not believe it but I did it! So now I was training for a half marathon which is 13 miles.I decided that I needed to run a race before I ran the half so while we were at Marks family reunion Hunington City was doing a 10k so I decided to run it just for the experice. They took you up Hunington Canyon and dropped you off 6.12 miles from the finish line.I had no one to run with me so it was just me and my Ipod. I ran the race in 1 hour and 7 minutes which is about a 10.8 minute mile. This is incredible considering in high school I could not run the mile under 12 minutes to get a good grade. I was so proud of myself. My kids and mark met me at the finish line and were cheering me on ! I took third place in my age division and even got a medal!!!!!
After I stopped running though I could not walk very well it hurt really bad. So I limped around until Saturday and went to the doctors and I pulled by syatic nerve in my back. I am getting better and I hope I can get back to running in the future.

June 30 - July 5 2008 Alger family reunion

Marks mom side of the family does a family reunion every other year. This year we went to Price Utah. We stayed at the Holiday Inn in Price. On Monday we left about noon and we drove to Price which is about 3 hours from our home. When we arrived we got settled into our hotel and at 5:00 we went to a Price park and had dinner which was Cafe Rio salads. It was wonderful. We got to see all of Marks family that we had not seen for a while. Just a funny note Matthew decided he had to take his Ipod. At one point in the evening Matthew told mark that he had lost the Ipod somewhere. So Mark's uncle Norm decided to have everyone hand in hand lined up across the field so we could cover all of the field to look for the Ipod. After about 5 minutes Mark had a feeling to check his pockets. Guess what he found it in one of his many pockets in his shorts. After dinner we went on a tractor hay ride to a lady's home in Price and she has an amazing backyard with a fire pit, a play house and a huge play area. We did smores and the kids played for a couple of hours it was Great! On tuesday we went to the Helper Railroad and Mining Museum. Marks grandpa worked in the coal mines and his Uncle Phil and Uncle Norm worked there as well. It was fun to here the stories they had to tell about grandpa and we very infromative for the grandkids. In the museum there is a picture of Mark's grandpa with the men he worked with in the mines. That evening we had sandwiches and salads in Elmo where Marks mom is from and where the family grew up. Each of the children told stories about there time in Elmo and there memories of Grandpa and Grandma. It was a very spiritual experience and we all felt that we had inherited something great! After dinner we went to the Elmo cemetary for the grandkids to see where grandma and grandpa were buried and Kent. Marks moms brother that has died. It was very intresting Marks mom had taken flowers and spray bottles and rags for the kids to wash the gravestones and put flowers on them it was very touching. After that we went out to Great Grandpa Algers farm. We were able to get on the property and have Marks mom tell us about it and what she rememberd from her childhood. Wednesday we went to the Clevland LLoyd Dinosaur Quarry. You can actually go looking for dinosaur bones or fragments on the property and there are quite a few hiking trails you can go on. That afternoon I took the kids swimming at the hotel while mark studied. Then for dinner we went to a little drive in diner that you ate out side that we had hamburgers and shakes. The kids and mark also went and saw wall-e the new disney movie. Thursday all of Marks immediate family went to do a picnic at Old folks flat up Hunington canyon. While we were cooking Marks dad insisted that he wanted to go hike Pole canyon. He promised Marks mom that he would hike up for an hour and then turn around and come back. Mark took all the kids except for Jonah and I stayed with his mom to help cook. We cooked and played with a few of the kids that did not end up going with grandpa and we waited and waited and waited and none of them came back. Finally Brian marks brother went looking for them and come to find out Marks dad had fallen off the mountain and his nephew John and his wife had to help Ted down the Mountain. We ended up having to take him to the hospital but they said he hopefully will recover in time. That evening we went to a cousins dinner where the Grandma 's and Grandpa 's watch all of the grandkids and the adults get to go to dinner. It is always fun to go and talk like adults. Friday I ran a 10 k down Hunington canyon. We also had a family dinner and family pictures and games. Thanks Norm and Lauri and gang for the very fun reunion.

June 2008 Father day

I am kind of behind in my blogging but I guess it is better to do it now then never. We celebrated Father's day with Mark by going to church and then spending the afternoon with Mark' s parents. I think I have the very best husband in the world. He loves are children with all of his heart. He loves to play with them. He has shared his love of reading with all of the children and his love for nature. Mark likes to camp and to fish and go to any amusement park he can go to. Mark likes to vacation with us and he loves the gospel and wants to share his love of it with us all. Thanks Mark for all you do and we love you!

Father's Day 2008

Bethany's Bridal Shower July 12

My little sister Bethany is marrying her High School sweet heart in a couple of weeks. I just can't believe she is old enough to get married. We gave her a bridal shower at my moms house. It was a lot of fun. Bethany got a lot of fun things for her new apartment. We gave her a time of day shower so she ended up with a few new games (Which Bethany and Jay love to play in there spare time). She got a a crock pot and food and she got a rice cooker and lots of Vinyl letter signs for her new place. The food was great we had chicken salad sandwiches on rolls made by Heather my sister. We had fruit and dip and we had a Yummy chicken pasta salad that my sister in law Lisa made. We also had cheesecake bites and cream puffs. My sister in law Rachael also made Cupcakes with Bethany and Jay initials on them! We hope you will be happy Bethany!

Mark's 39 th birthday party July 16!

We celebrated Marks 39 th birthday ! He wanted a smoker to smoke meat and he got smoking chips and a couple of shirts. We had Marks parents come for dinner and also his brother. We let the kids swim outside and we watched them as we ate. I fixed Outback' s Alice spring chicken with corn on the cob and rice. Mark really enjoyed it! Instead of making Mark a cake since he cannot eat it I made him a Brownie Truffle instead( of course the brownies were Gluten Free).We are so lucky he is the head of our house and we love him lots Happy Birthday Mark!

Andrew goes to Weblos Scout Camp Fife

Andrew went to Weblos scout camp at camp Fife in Tremonton. Andrew was excited to be able to go with Mark because Mark was just called to be the assistant Weblos leader. The boys were able to lots of fun things such as going on a Zip line, shooting bee bee guns and learning archery. Andrew really likes scout and is really trying to uphold the scout oath Always do your best! We love you andrew!

Am I Jonah or a Smurf?

I had gone downstairs to change some laundry and Jonah and Aubrey were upstairs in my bedroom watching a show for a few minutes. When I returned upstairs I saw Jonah out of the corner of my eye and he had found a blue marker and had colored all over himself . At first I was furious at him but then asked him what he had done and he showed me his cute little hands and covered in blue marker and he said "Color mamma Blue". Then all I could do was grab my camera and take pictures of this sweet little boy that I love with all of my heart. Jonah is 22 months and the love of our house no matter how naughty he is.

It's July 21 is it really the first day of school?

We live in a neighborhood that goes to year round school. So yes today was our first day of school. We have C track which means we will go for the next 3 weeks to school and then have a three week break. Noelle is in the 6th grade and has Mrs. Oram. Andrew is in the 5th Grade and has Miss Cox. Matthew is in the 2nd Grade and has Mrs Olson. We are so proud of our kids and the decisions they have made to try to do well in school Good luck this year at West Clinton.

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June 11 Northtopp Grumman Surf n Swim Party

Marks company does a summer party barbeque and then rents out surf n Swim in layton for an evening. It is a very fun family evening. This year they had hamburger and hotdogs and chicken. They also had someone doing cotton candy and the employee's are asked to bring theme desserts and they judge them and then give out prizes. They also had a company bring a bunch of blow ups for the kids to play on in the park before we went swimming. The thing my kids likes the most was the Schwann truck came and they bought out the truck of his ice cream bars and popsicles 400 or so. They were asking people to just keep eating popsicles and ice cream so they would not melt. The kids thought that was fabulous. We then went to surf and swim and they kids had a blast. Thanks Northropp Grumman for a fun family evening.

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Summer fun swimming June 2008

This year we decided to get a season pass to the Clearfield Aquatic Center. They have a swimming pool and slides and they also have a workout room with weights and machines. I have been going there since Feburary with a couple of the girls in my ward. It has been a fun place for the kids to swim inside and out. They have taken some of their friends and the kids just love to play in the water . I love summer because you can be lazy and swim and relax and still have a fun time together as a family. Hope your families are have a fun lazy summer and relaxing and taking in some rays!

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July 9 Happy 10 th Birthday Andrew

Andrew is 10 years old today. Where did the time go! Andrew is going into the 5 th grade he loves Harry Potter in fact I have gotten all 7 books of Harry Potter on tape from the library he loves listening to the tapes on an old walkman that Mark found for him. I think he listened to book 3 about 13 times. I can find him in the bathroom in his bed and in the middle of the night with his headphones on listening to a tape. He also likes playing spies and he just finished up another baseball season. Andrew is going into Weblos scouts. Mark is the assistant Weblos leader so that should be lots of fun for him to spend time with andrew and they are also going to Weblos camp next week. Andrew likes vanila ice cream and white cake. He loves Nestle crunch bars and he loves pasta with parmesian cheese on it. Andrew loves playing with Jonah and is always willing to help play with his little brother. Andrew loves to ride his bike and read.We are so proud of you Andrew for the choices you have made and hope you have a great 10 th birthday!

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