~Nov 30~

• Finding clothes for Brev he actually likes and will wear
• Promptness
• My funny kids, they crack me up daily
• I love how giving people are this time of year
• Homemade gifts

~Nov 29~

• I think Sloane's cough is finally getting better
• Vegging
• Bean Dip
• Getting all my recipes transferred over to cards
• Smack talking, thanks Max Hall

~Nov 28~

• Finally finishing the shelves for Sloane's room
• Cafe Rio's tortillas
• Another lazy day at home
• Sportsmanship
• All the Christmas lights in our neighborhood

~Nov 27~

• Great black Friday deals!
• Breakfast with my black Friday posse
• Lazy afternoon at home
• French onion dip
• Being in bed by 9:00

~Nov 26~

• Turkey
• Stuffing
• The green bean casserole that shows up every Thanksgiving with my family, and I finally tasted it this year... Brandon still won't :)
• Pumpkin pie
• My beautiful family, I feel so blessed to be surrounded my such amazing, supportive, down to earth people

~Nov 25~

• Knocking out a few more Christmas gifts
• Time for myself
• Egg Nog
• Family move night
• One month until Christmas!

~Nov 24~

• One more month to Christmas Eve!
• Christmas music that moves me to tears
• Brandon taking Brev to the RSL victory rally
• Brevan's obnoxious singing... Drives me nuts and makes my day, all at the same time
• Costco hot dogs

Lame things:

• Adam Lambert
• Brevan starts out the day watching Dora with Sloane, and ends the day thinking Taylor Swift is hot
• AND he wants to read Twilight! I don't think so!
• Holiday traffic has begun
• Brandon's snoring, this is a repeat but it is so loud!!!!

~Nov 23~

• The morning after a snowstorm before the snow melts of the trees... Beautiful
• Chocolate chip cookies
• Major self control when it comes to shopping
• Bacon
• Night lights

~Nov 22~

• Amazing guest choir at church today
• Getting together with my family for a pre-Thanksgiving dinner
• Visiting with Deeds
• An amazing RSL win... CHAMPIONS! Woot Woot!
• Having Brev all weekend :) :) :) :) :)

~Nov 21~

• The cutest Santa I always get my kids pics with
• Picked up my Christmas cards today!
• A get things done around the house day
• People who already have their Christmas lights on
• Bargains

~Nov 20~

• Getting up my other Christmas tree
• Left over movie theater popcorn
• This conversation, Brev: Are you ever going to tell me if Santa is real or not? Me: As long as you believe you will get presents. Brev: I mean like when I am married, will you tell me then?
• Totally being able to function on no sleep
• Sleep

~Nov 19~

• Love staying at my parents because my Mom always cooks a big breakfast
• Girly time with Mom and Sloane
• Knowing I make Brev's day when I pick him up from school
• One of the most fun nights I have had in a long time!!!!
• NEW MOON is amazing and so are Jacobs muscles!

~Nov 18~

• Bagels
• My schedule working out so I could go visit my parents
• Portable DVD player
• Sloane's sense of humor
• Snuggling all night with Sloane

~Nov 17~

• Getting my kids H1N1 vaccinated!
• Clinique bonus time at Nordys
• Tortilla Soup
• Shopping with Kim
• All the New Moon media, woot woot!

~Nov 16~

• This blog
• Being a person someone can confide in
• Happy little Brevan when he got his new gloves. Now he can stop wearing girl gloves!
• Brev's first day back on track
• Early Christmas presents :)

~Nov 15~

• Feeling guilty about not going to church
• Hot showers, drained the hot water two days in a row
• Playing games with my family
• Brevan thinks I draw really good(I'm horrible), and he can't believe I never took lessons :)
• Flannel

~Nov 14~

• Little girls love for princesses
• Snow
• Panda Express when it's fresh
• Thoughtful neighbors, and we really have the best
• Putting up one of my Christmas trees

~Nov 13~

• The last weekday Brev is off track
• Swimming with my kids, and I actually got in all the way
• Close parking spaces
• Turning on the outside Christmas lights!
• Catching a movie with Dianna, loved seeing her

~Nov 12~

• A great air guitar session with my kids
• Brevan's first futsol practice and it looks pretty fun
• Being able to back out of basketball since we didn't realize are soccer team was going to futsol so soon
• A few tender moments of Sloane being a Mommy's girl
• Loved that the Alpine folk are already in the Christmas spirit... That or it is a city ordinance to have your Christmas lights on already :)

~Nov 11~

• Kids are feeling better
• Playing Twister with Brevan, he just thinks it is the funniest thing
• Finally finished my Christmas blocks
• Cole's "accident" came out of Sloane's comforter... He is a lucky dog
• A lovely day with my kids and not one of us took a step outside... Probably should do something tomorrow so we don't get cabin fever

~Nov 10~

• Christmas scents
• The smell of modge podge... I know weird
• My fireplace
• Another short work week
• Glasses

~Nov 9~

• Getting to work with Anne again
• Annie bringing me some fabulous pumpkin chocolate chip cake from Utah County
• Brandon won't let me go to the grocery store with him anymore because I am too big of a distraction, YEAH! I hate the grocery store because they are too cold, and I hate spending that much money on food
• Singing/yelling Little Mermaid in the shower... Sloane loved it and Brandon hated it, which brings me to my next item
• Irritating my husband. Sometimes I just can't stop myself and it is so rewarding to get under his skin

~Nov 8~

• Sluffing
• Getting a big portion of the basement organized and cleaned
• Finally turned on the Christmas music... This year it came later for me
• Kim hooking me up with her Cricut
• Brevan home safe and sound

~Nov 7~

• Getting the Christmas lights hung!!!
• Lunch with some of my favorite people
• Mowing the lawn in November
• Puppy breathe
• White chocolate

~Nov 6~

• Staying in my PJ's until 3:00
• Sloane digs the Grinch
• Love how my hubby makes me feel pretty
• Cilantro
• VH1's reality shows
  

~Nov 5~

• Playing PIG with Brevan
• Making a huge dent in my laundry
• New mascara
• The creamy cilantro dressing Brandon and I discovered, it is Lighthouse and taste similar to Cafe Rio's
• Not leaving my house until 5:30 this evening

~Nov 4~

• Seeing Kristan happy!
• Finding an old friend on FB.. Feels like just yesterday when she was part of my life
• Stuffed mushrooms
• Brandon's quesadillas
• My kids staying up late so maybe they will sleep in!!

~Nov 3~

• Sconecutter fries
• Found some great presents for Brev for Christmas
• It feels so good to not worry about soccer practice!
• Leslee's perspective
• The City

~Nov 2~

• Making a dent in my little one's Christmas
• Contacts
• Hash browns
• Sloane's imagination
• Mouthwash

~Nov 1~

• I am in total Christmas mode
• Realizing how much I am going to miss my primary kids
• Owen letting us know multiple times he is going to miss us too
• I think Brevan has actually had a growth spurt
• Fawn's hand me downs

~Oct 31~

• I think I have finally convinced Brandon to put up Christmas lights on the house
• Brandon and my first attempt at taco soup and it was pretty good, especially since we were able to enjoy it with the Selman's... Maybe a new tradition???
• A perfect evening for trick or treating and Sloane absolutely loved it
• All the goodies we received from our neighbors, especially the chocolate dipped pretzels that look like witches fingers!
• I love seeing all the kids costumes and the sheer excitement in each of their faces, priceless

~Oct 30~

• Showing off my kids in their costumes
• Soccer is over for a couple months
• Pumpkins
• The most AMAZING tamales my Dad gets from some guy that comes into his work and sells them on Fridays. Definitely see this being our standard Friday dinner now on
• Fab IM session with Reyes

~Oct 29~

• A stay at home day
• Brevan loves playing by himself, he can play with sports cards for hours! It is so nice
• Letting Brev play football with a friend even though it was already dark out and freezing. It totally reminds me of when I was a kid and my parents let me stay out after dark playing tag
• Homemade carmels from Carol that Brandon didn't tell me about until today!
• Jimmy Fallon's smile

~Oct 28~

• Thinking about how amazing my friends are brings me to tears. I love them so much
• Power of prayer
• Garden Espresso's asparagus soup followed by a sugar cookie
• A weight lifted off my shoulders
• Chowing down on movie theater popcorn while in bed

~Oct 27~

• It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....
• Taking my lunch today, so I didn't have to go out in the snow
• Kim using me as motivation to get Addie to do something
• My kids are crazy adorable in their costumes
• Sneaking the good candy out of Sloane's trick or treat bucket... Brevan has wised up and takes a count of his inventory

~Oct 26~

• Finally getting a new pair of jeans
• Great advice from some peeps at work
• Sloane being so stubborn about not wanting to put away her new favorite whistle, so she let me throw it away
• Late night convo with Andy and Leslie.... Love them
• Late night nacho run

~Oct 25~

• Brandon taking care of sharing time for us
• Being released from primary... I am just going to leave it at that
• Pulling out the heating blanket
• Pop rocks
• My husband (Brandon told me to put this:))

~Oct 24~

• A breathtaking fall morning
• Mitch's time and talent
• Pumpkin jamba
• Being Deeds therapist
• Brevan putting himself to bed

~Oct 23~

• The colors of fall
• Ponytails
• Stickers
• Bribery
• School Halloween carnival

Lame things:

• Anxiety
• Shallow people
• Losing our soccer game tonight(one sided ref) and Brevan getting hurt two games in a row
• My Little Pony DVD that Sloane has to watch every freaking day.... I seriously want to break it
• My overwhelming desire to punch someone

~Oct 22~

• Finding Sissy's shirt for the Disney Princesses on Ice
• The dark chocolate covered pomegranate's from Costco... I am addicted
• When Brevan realizes he is excelling in an area it motivates him to work even harder. Right now it is his reading level... He is above the average for his grade, so he wants to read even harder books
• Only one more week of soccer and I am so excited to have my evenings and Saturdays back
• Lint rollers

~Oct 21~

• This is my 240th post!!
• Bought my kids Christmas PJ's today
• Being someones type
• Got Brev's report card and he is well above the average and his teacher loves his sense of humor :)
• DIY projects

Lame things:

• My superstition
• Saying "whatever" too much
• Scary movie trailers... If I see a scary movie trailer before I go to bed I can't even turn out the lights or walk in front of a mirror!!!
• People dragging their feet when they walk
• What my toenails look like since I have ripped off my glitter toes.... Two of them keep bleeding!

~Oct 20~

• My little man was AMAZING at his soccer game tonight
• Sloane stomping around in her pink ugg style boots
• THIS
• Addi's love
• Sportsmanship

~Oct 19~

• My bed in the morning
• Another addition to my headband addiction
• Homemade carmels... Even thought I bought them :)
• Kelly Osborne
• My life

~Oct 18~

• Sloane falling in love again with her exersaucer. Yes she is WAY to big for it
• The Proposal
• Leftovers
• Brothers and Sisters tonight, ooh la la
• Relaxing

~Oct 17~

• I am so proud of myself for not getting on my computer for two days!! Therefore, I am not going to make up the days I missed of my gratitude journal. Just know they have been beautiful. :)
• My best neighbor Kim for setting out my rolls to raise. Thanks for always helping me out girl!
• An amazingly warm day for October
• Our little Halloween party with the hubby's family including a pumpkin patch and pumpkin painting
• Seeing the kids in their adorable Halloween costumes, scrumptious!

~Oct 14~

• The Trick or Treat bucket I made for Sloane turned out beyond perfect thanks to Deeds
• The most ADORABLE headband from Quilted Bear
• Modern Family... The funniest show on TV right now
• Flash back to fourth grade... Brevan is learning how to play the recorder
• Sloane didn't have a melt down tonight, Yeah!!!

~Oct 13~

• Conditioner
• A short work week
• Standing up for myself
• Fry sauce
• Finally starting on my bookshelve project

~Oct 12~

• Columbus Day off!
• Jalapenos
• Stopping to admire the flowers
• Sticking to our guns and not buying Sloane what she wanted. However, we paid the price anyway when she had a meltdown
• Sloane going to bed early!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

~Oct 11~

• A simple Thank You goes along way
• Being a brunette
• Seeing my little super model and her intoxicating smile
• An amazing dinner by Carol
• Kim and I can just be real, love friendships like that

~Oct 10~

• Neil's respect for my opinion
• A perfect day for soccer and Brevan played hard
• The season for scarves!
• Good people
• Eating out

~Oct 9~

• My goggy aka my doggy
• Getting all the blinds cleaned upstairs
• Finally getting the butterfly wings for Sloane's Halloween costume
• Variety
• Confidence

~Oct 8~

• Carsten's freaking awesome hip hop mini van!!
• The cute ideas Deeds and I came up with today
• Brev's mouth is making progress
• Sloane's tutu for her butterfly costume turned out majorly cute
• Seriously the most attentive husband, love him

~Oct 7~

• A Holly call
• Great finds for our Tinkerbell Potty Party... Hope I don't back out
• Defender Brev rocking as a forward with a one assist and one goal
• Betos breakfast burrito
• Reflecting

~Oct 6~

• Clinique bonus time
• My new lipstick, muah!
• Taco soup
• My Leslee is happy
• Brev is finally feeling better after missing two days of school. Not sure what is up with his teacher giving him 20 pages of homework. Literally!!!!

~Oct 5~

• Getting the book, Potty Training in a Day, wish me luck
• Some tasty creamy broccoli soup, totally hit the spot today
• Shopping with Kim
• Finally finding some cough medicine to suppress Brev's horrible cough
• Singing in the shower

~Oct 4~

• Waking up to rain
• Sloane's room deco came together so FREAKING cute
• Sloane only threw up once, how does that happen
• Having friends that I can just be myself and they still love me :)
• Clorox wipes

~Oct 3~

• Socks
• Sloane was the absolutely sweetest girl today
• Precious little Ireland is going to be okay
• Overalls, weird I know but I love them
• Getting to bed early

~Oct 2~

• The first night in I don't know how long Sloane didn't get up
• Getting Brevan to eat a little healthier, and I mean little
• FINALLY getting Sloane's room painted and I love the color.... A very pale aqua blue
• Sloane repeatedly saying "thank you" because she loves her new wall color
• I didn't step one foot out of my house today... It was nice to have no where to go

~Oct 1~

• Loved having Brevan home
• Brev's help with Sloane, she adores him
• Building forts
• Peas
• Brandon kicked up the heat before he left for work, and it was heavenly waking up to a warm house

~Sep 30~

• Being on time for once in my life
• Discovering a yummy little bakery in AF - Flour Girl Dough Boy
• A great writing class
• Wearing a turtleneck
• The Hangover... Hilarious!

~Sep 29~

• Finally finding Sloane's shoes
• Brev's cool new tie
• My new jewelry... Overall a successful shopping day :)
• Brevan finally getting his Captain Underpants book collection... He is so so excited!
• Feeling appreciated

~Sep 28~

• Popcorn for breakfast
• The chocolate drawer is back!
• Finger nail file
• Brevan doesn't have spelling this week
• Sloane's Eskimo kisses

~Sep 27~

• Primary program is over!!!
• The best nap
• Cleaning the hall closet
• Catching up with a couple of my girls
• Sunday night TV is back on!

~Sep 26~

• Popsicles
• Being reminded how hot my hubby is :)
• Being in the sunshine
• Brevan's awesome soccer moves
• The way Sloane says "Tinkerbell"

~Sep 25~

• Crisp morning air
• Finding the hottest pair of denim leggings, just hope they fit since I ordered them
• A kick A soccer game... Little man can hold his own
• Getting my MOUNTAIN of laundry folded
• Stuffed strawberry french toast

Lame things:

• Sloane's sticker fetish
• The food that gets caught in Brevan's expander
• Sloane beginning the phase which they watch the same movie over and over and over....
• Crumbs
• Procrastination

~Sep 24~

• Waking up without a headache
• Brevan speaking like an English man with his expander
• Brevan is starting to be more responsible.... He took it upon himself to clean off his bookshelf
• Hanging up the few Halloween decorations I have
• Seeing a trailer for a Christmas movie.... This is my favorite Holiday!!!!!

~Sep 23~

• Brevan being in the highest spelling group
• My pillow
• Diet pepsi
• Cougartown
• Sweats

~Sep 22~

• Tonya coming to my rescue
• A serendipitous day
• Brad Paisley
• My new shirt makes me look like I have ta ta's... kinda nice for a flat chested girl, woot woot!
• Peaches and cream

~Sep 21~

I have a headache and I am grumpy...

~Sep 20~

• Gum
• Thankfulness
• Generosity
• Sloane's cooking skills
• Knowing I am going to sleep like a baby tonight

~Sep 19~

• Seeing little miss super model
• Ethan's energy
• Starting my Christmas shopping
• Applebee's fries
• Grey

Lame things:

• Sloane's Halloween costume I ordered is too big!!
• Exhaustion
• Sloane's stubbornness in combination with her crying fits
• Brevan camping where their is no cell phone service :(
• Bloating

~Sep 18~

• Hanging with the oh so sweet and fun Ame and Elisa
• Functional finds
• An intense soccer game
• A good old fashioned pine wood derby
• Swiffers

~Sep 17~

• The cutest Ugg style boots I found for Sloane at Target, in hot pink
• Leapfrog's Letter Factory
• Garden tomatoes
• Brandon finally getting Sloane's hand prints off the Sequoia windows... This will last a day
• The breathtaking sunset tonight

~Sep 16~

• The song playing right now.. love, love, LOVE it!!!
• My sense of humor
• Repeat... Conan O'Brien. He makes me LOL every night, in fact I am laughing at him right now!
• Finishing my map art
• I am a serious boutique/Etsy junkie and I have discovered a find!! Eva Sky Couture, check it out: www.evaskye.com I will be getting Sloane a cute bandana dress!

~Sep 15~

• Banbury Cross Donuts with sprinkles
• The heel of my shoe breaking, so I had an excuse to go buy a new pair, or two
• The best turkey breast sandwich at Sugarhouse BBQ
• Talking to my Mom
• Love