Just another crazy busy week!

So it's been another crazy busy week. Shaun had a second interview with a company here in Utah and we are waiting to hear back hopefully by tommorrow especially because he is supposed to fly out to Nebraska for a second interview with another company this Thursday! This interview job stuff can be so stressfull! All in all we have been enjoying our summer and the fun times we are spending with family. We have been mountain biking quite a bit wich has been great excercise and great fun. We also had a family reunion for my family (maiden name Hurst).
It was really neat to see some old pictures and movies of my grandparents who passed away in 1999 a little over a month apart. I was able to go to a temple session with alot of my family members. . It was such a great feeling to be in the temple and think of my grandparents looking down and seeing their family in the temple together. We shared memories at a girls luncheon of my grandma shelling peas, cooking for family patio parties, and sewing. My grandparents mean so much to me and I feel very honored to be a part of their family. Other activities we've been up to are going to Roy Days, trimming trees, weeding, painting the garage door, painting the front doors to the house, mountain biking, sewing, and cooking. This week we have an Olympic party at my sisters house and another family party for my mom's side (The Winwards). Hopefully the next time I post we will have a new job!

Busy, Busy, Summer, but we I love It!

What We've Been Up To

(picture slideshow)

• First Ever Cornia Family Reunion (Miniature Golfing, Arcade, Lunch, Water games, Fish Pond, Hot Dog Roast, Football)
• Attended 2 Operas and two birthday luncheons with family in one day ("Aida" and "Into the Woods")
• Twin Falls Temple Open House
• Shaun 4 Job interviews
• Treehouse Children's Museum
• Pioneer Day Rodeo
• Family Barbeque and Sleepover for the 24th
• 24th of July Ogden Pioneer Days Parade
• Lagoona Beach and Lagoon with family (I went on the "Rocket" and new coaster "Wicked")
• Prepared church lesson and talks to speak in church
• Family night "muppets in space" dinner and homemade raspberry icecream

Haircuts

I knew this would happen sooner or later! Alexis has recently trimmed a fake dog and her own hair! I am a hairdresser so of course Alexis sees me cut peoples hair and she loves to pretend to do the same. One morning a week or so ago I came upstairs to find a fake dog robot laying on it's side on a chair. Alexis ran over "look mom, I gave my dog a haircut!" She was so excited and proud of her work all I could do was smile at the tufts of "fur" laying on the tile. I explained as I have over and over that scissors are only for paper- and furthermore paper that mommy says you can cut. (We've had other incidents). I had to of course capture a photo of the pet groomer herself.

About a week later Alexis was supposedly going to sleep in her room it had been quiet for quite a while when I went to check on her and tuck her in for bed. Well, she had been to town with some scissors! I walked in the room and she hurredly jumped on her bed with an innocent smile and exlaimed "look i'm staying in my bed!" I wasn't fooled! I looked around the room surveying for damage as she started to say "down there by the bed can you pick up those for me?" "What is it you want me to pick up?" I asked. "Those scissors are on the floor, we better put them away they got left out we should clean them up!" Again I was not fooled with the excuse that they magically had "showed up" on the floor. Then I saw an orange feather boa that had been cut up feathers strewn across the carpet. I asked what she had been doing. She remained silent. I asked "have you been cutting with your scissors?" "Yes" she said with a downwards glance. I was trying not to smile but be firm and explaining once more why we can't use scissors without mommy. I went to tuck her in and she lifted up the covers and quietly with no words handed me a long strand of dark brown hair. I asked "did you cut your hair?" "Yes" she answered. "Show mommy where you cut it" she showed me and I was relieved she hadn't done any noticeable damage. I tucked her in and left the room and smiled at her mischievousness. She had gotten in a box and pulled out her art box that was packed away. She opened it and found the glorified kid scissors and being alone went to town with them! Needless to say I have put ALL the scissors out of reach.

Memories

My friends put this on their blogs and I thought it would be fun.

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses.
EVERYBODY PLAY! I want to see what memories you have!!

Freedom

I just wanted to post on how greatful I am to live in America. I've been thinking alot lately about the beauty around me and how each day is such a gift. What a blessing it is to have freedom!

What we've been up to the last month:
Fishing in the Uintah mountains
Pleasant View Founders Day Parade
Salmon Bake
Fireworks
Playing Games (always!)
4th of July Barbeque
Visiting with Family
Job Hunting
Shopping
Going to the Library for Discovery Time with Alexis
Reading
Enjoying the Sun!