Sigh....

Well, I guess its time to make this announcement.

We are moving.

Allan and I have been thinking about our kids and our future. We have a beautiful house with a beautiful yard and we are truly blessed . But there is something that is just not quite right with this picture. So after a lot of thought and prayers, and many talks with Caleb, and way too much stressing, we have decided that this is what is best for our family. It will be a nice change, to a place that is more in touch with our needs. We love the small town atmosphere and this town just ain't what it once was. To many rules and regulations to follow these days.

Where are we going? We have found 10 acres just outside Enterprise. For those of you who don't know where that is, it is a small community just north of St. George. It's about a 1 hour commute. We are actually excited to make this change, it seems to meet every want and need that we have. We are also nervous but in a good way I think. I will be sad to leave our friends, our ward and Caleb's school. But in the end, its all about what is best for the kids.

***A Note from Amy: I have had this sitting in my 'edit posts' since the 17th! It seems like when I post this, it will be real. I will miss all my awesome friends in Ivins but I'm only a phone call away! I'll be a trend starter and then you can all just move up there, LOL.... Don't forget me when I'm gone!***

Thoughts on the Goeser's moving?

Think we are crazy?

Have you ever wanted to run away from home?

Does the thought of middle school make you want to grab your kids and run for the hills because of the gangs and drugs that are becoming more prominent these days?

Do you think that I am nuts for wanting to keep Caleb on his competitive soccer team here is Ivins even though it means and hour drive to all his practices and games?

**Sorry about the double post. I wrote this several days ago and didn't realize they posted them by the date they were written**

We are going to play a game!!

Here are the directions:

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 cool (and funny) to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. :) If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

Palisades State Park-SO VERY COOL!

For Fathers' Day this year we went to Palisades State Park with our friends, the Kunka family and our new found friends, the Morgan family(s). It was so much fun! There is a lake all around the campground so our kids just played for hours. They got to go for rides in the canoe, jump off the dock,(see video) play at the park, catch minnows, attempt to catch overgrown goldfish (see video), go to the Manti Pageant, and just have a good time! It was awesome. I even got to do a little card making, something that I never get to do!

However, the last night ended up being kinda hard. Both Zach and I got the stomach flu. Yuck. I was up all night, sick, sick, sick! And so was poor Zach. I think even Noel had a touch of it.

So after a long night, we all woke up and went straight home. The kids and I slept almost the whole way home. I woke up right before we were almost home. I went up front to sit with Allan and then we heard this loud Bam! noise. I turn around because it sounded like a TV or something had fallen off a shelf. However, I quickly figured out that we had just blown a tire. Well, crap. So we slowly crept into town, thank heavens we had just blown one of the tires and not 2 (they are dually tires, 2 on each side). We got to the tire shop and got to replace all 4 tires because they were all shot. Double crap. However, there is an upside to a blown tire in a motor home. You can just turn on the generator and watch TV with the A/C on while the tires are being replaced. Carson slept through the whole thing and didn't even wake up until we were almost home. Caleb and I went over and got some Sonic. OK, I didn't have anything to eat but I did go over and purchased a most delicious drink. (One of these days I'm going to remember that they sell ice and buy a bunch of bags. )

All in all, it was a GREAT trip with awesome people. I look forward to many more camping trips with them!

Caleb and Zach Catching the "Big" Goldfish and Caleb and Zach Jumping off the Dock

Looky what I made!

I'm so excited, I actually finished a project! YAY for me! I have had this idea since December but never found the time to do it. This is my leftover neighbor gifts, the stars, painted in metallic red, white and blue, a grapevine wreath from the dollar store, and ribbon left over from my scrapbooking. I'm pretty excited how it turned out. My hubby is out of town so that means no cooking all weekend and more time for crafts! Whoo-hoo!

I love Play-doh

My mom hated play-doh. So did my sister. So when Caleb came along I thought that I should hate it too. But to my surprise, I love it! My kids will play with it for hours and hours. To whoever invented this wonderful product, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! (Because I'm sure the inventor is reading this blog right now, LOL) You have no idea how many hours of blog time play-doh has given me, its been awesome. I've actually run out so I need to go on a play-doh run. I LOVES it!

So how do you feel about Play-doh?

Do you love it or hate it?

Should I have been more productive when my kids were so entertained?

Do you neglect your house work to blog?

Tell me all your thoughts!!

So, I think I need to travel more....

This is a map of the states I have traveled to. I have also been to Mexico and Canada, but seriously, maybe I should venture out a little more? Time to plan a vacation! HAHAHA....Not gonna happen, who can afford to travel these days? I'll just have to sit by the pool and pretend I'm in other places, right? If you have an imagination, you should join me! LOL...

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/map.php

A birthday, a wedding, and a shared birthday party!

OK so I know its been a while since I posted but it has been a few very busy weeks! First off, we had Carson's birthday (but not a birthday party...yet), then we had a wedding reception in our back yard, then Carson and I had a combined birthday party.

On Carson's actual birthday, we woke up, let him open one present and then loaded up the 4 wheelers and the Rhino away we went! We went and rode in the hills by Santa Clara. Caleb even rode his own 4 wheeler for about half the trip. Then he jumped in the Rhino and Allan rode the 4 wheeler back. That night we went to a great Texas BBQ place for dinner and I totally forgot my camera. It was a lot of fun and we all came home exhausted.

Carson's new scooter
I'm 3

Aww, isn't he so handsome! Ready to go for a ride
Caleb on the 4 wheeler

Me, Carson and Caleb in my Rhino
Allan in my Rhino

OK, that was Friday. On Saturday, we had a wedding reception in our backyard! It was actually alot of fun when its not your own wedding. Our friends had a daughter getting married and asked us if they could have the reception in our yard. We said yes. The rest is history! The best part of it all was that all of their friends were my friends so I spent all evening socializing, I even danced. Oh no, wait, the best part was that Allan took the 2 kids and went camping and then I spent the whole evening socializing! It was a blast and I'm so glad that we did it. And thanks to all my awesome friends who made me dance! Mindy, that offer still stands. Anything you want. Just no video of me dancing! HAHA, good times! Oh and I forgot to take pictures, I know, its shocking!

And then the following Saturday we had a combined birthday party for both Carson and I. It was my actual birthday so we celebrated together! Ok, I really didn't do much celebrating, I did do a lot of cooking... We invited a bunch of family and friends over and we did lots of swimming. The kids had a great time. I did too once I finally got out of the kitchen!

Opening presents
Swimming
Chalk art