Happy Fathers Day!

I just wanted to take this time today on Fathers Day to say how much I love my dad.  My dad is the most awesome person I have ever met.  He does so much for his family and has sacrificed so much for his family throughout the years.  He raised us kids basically by himself since I was 15 and did a great job.  We weren't close until after my mom died, but now we are as close as close can be.  I know that I can ask him anything and he will go out of his way to do what he can for me.  I love you dad!!!! U are my SUPERMAN!!!!!


I also wanted to take this time to say Happy Fathers Day to Dustys dad.  Dusty lost his dad when he was 7 years old, and didn't get the chance to spend the time with him that he wanted, but from what he does remember, his dad was an awesome person.  He took them on wagon rides with the lawn mower and introduced Dusty to his love.........HOT BATHS!  I wish I could of had the chance to meet him, but from what I have heard he was a very dedicated father and husband.  Happy Fathers Day Donald Kay Asher!

Some new crafties!

I went to Hobby Lobby the other day and they had all of their flowers 50% off.  I was super excited.  I had been eyeing these flowers forever, but they were $3 a pop, and I wasn't going to spend that much, but I would do that for 2.  So i snatched them up and came home and made Jordyn some hair things out of them.  The zebra looking ones had the jewels already with them.  I need to find me some big jewels like that, the look super cute in hair things.  The others just had flower type middles and I put my decorative brads in some, but thought they looked to small, so the others i just left the flower things.  So excited for her to wear these!!

My little artist!!!!

For weeks now Dusty has been asking me to get him some pictures of our family and stuff to put in his office and being the slacker that I am I haven't done it yet.  So last night while I was at school Jordyn was hanging out with her dad and she decided to make him some pictures of our family!  Okay, so pretty much any 6 year old can draw a picture right?? Well do they pay as much attention to detail as Jordyn?? I was amazed when I saw these.  The detail that she puts into them are amazing.  Love her and her super special drawings.  It makes me not want to throw anything away that she does.

This picture is one of her and her dad hiking.  Notice that they have their water packs on, but they are facing you so you can only see part of them.  I would have just drawn the straps, but she drew part of the packs too!!!

This one is the one that really amazed me.  This is a picture of me giving the kids kisses at bedtime.  She has me in my scrubs (cause during the week I barely get home from school in enough time to give them kisses), she has her butterfly decoration that is on her wall.  She has the light in the room, Ryan on the bottom bunk, Leo, our dog, underneath the bed where he always sleeps and both of their Easter baskets that are sitting on their floor right now. 

It may just be me, but I think my daughter is one of the most talented 6 year old I have ever seen.  LOVE YOU JORDYN MAE!!!!!!

Update

I haven't wrote on here in a while, so I thought I better update a little bit :)  I just hate doing posts without pictures, but o well.  So I am starting school to become a medical assistant and I am a little scared.  I haven't been in school for almost 15 years and I am a little out of practice.  I think I will survive, but I am just nervous.   Dusty is working his butt off at Fusion-i.o.  The company has really been growing and it is exciting.  He got his first handgun and loves it.  With the start of spring he is getting more into the biking and wanting to go hiking, and I can't wait.  I need some outside exercise, this inside stuff is killing me :)  Ryan is a typical 8 year old boy.  He still wants to play games all the time, but we try and limit it to 1 hour a day.  He has recently got a new friend that comes over all the time and wants to play outside, so that is good for him.  He is working hard at scouts and earning belt loops and arrows all the time.  Jordyn is still a little munchkin!! She is loving kindergarten and learning to read and spell.  She is still such a little artist.  She is constantly drawing pictures of what the current holiday is.  Right now it is bunnies and they are better than I could ever draw.  Life is good right now, I couldn't ask for a better family! 

Just got this hung so I had to post a picture of it!!! I got this at my new favorite store, Hobby Lobby, for 1/2 price!! I saw it and fell in love with it.  Since I am changing my kitchen from the flag theme to the black, white and red theme I thought this would look perfect...............and it does!!!

Another craft project!!

I have been all about craft projects lately.  I am just in a crafty mood right now :)  My latest one was these plates in my kitchen.  I got the black plates from all a dollar and printed the vinyl at the mall.  I could have done the vinyl myself, but it was actually cheaper to just have the people at the mall do it, so why not right?  I took the vinyl home and put it on the plates and they look way cute!!! So excited to start my next project.  What that will be I am not sure yet, but I am sure it will be amazing!!!

Dustys new "Toy"

Dusty got a nice little bonus from work a couple of weeks back and he decided that he wanted to buy this gun he has been wanting FOREVER!!! He got it and immediately wanted to take it shooting :) Unfortunately the weather was not on his side.  He had to wait a whole week before he could take it shooting.  Now for anyone a whole week wait to do something that you really want to do is like eternity!  When the weather finally agreed we went on the other side of Utah lake and took it shooting.  I have to say it is a pretty cool gun.  I don't like guns really, but this one is pretty cool.  Next time we take it, I will definitely need to bring ear plugs because my ears were ringing after shooting it once.  Both kids got to shoot it too.  Ryan loved it, Jordyn was like EH!  I think next time Ryan and Dusty will go shooting and me and Jordyn will go get our nails done :)

The Pretty view across the lake

Some more pretty view

Dusty doing his first shot!

Dusty teaching Ryan

Dusty helping Jordyn

Me in all my glory......yeah right!