Happy Meets Crazy!!!

My Hannah Banana

2009-02-07T17:56:00.000-08:00

Hannah asks me today, "Mom how old do I have to be until I can change my name to Flower?" Taking her very seriously (like I always do) I said not until you are twenty-one. She was like okay I can wait until then. I kid you not I bet one hundred bucks she will do this. She is going to be the one to keep me on my toes! So stay tuned!

What a "WRECK"

2009-01-08T21:10:00.000-08:00

Okay so just today I was thinking how lucky I am that I've only had one ticket and that was when I was sixteen. (Just never been caught) And I have never been in an accident. (Just when I ran into my brother-in-laws prized chevy dually, sorry about that Mike) Well that all changed while I was coming down Washington today with all three of my girls! Do you ever have those moments when you think " Are you serious right now!"

So the first thing I do when we get into our car is say "Does everone have their seat belt on." Thinking that since I have reminded them that of course they will promptly strap them on. Well never again will I do that. Stinken Hannah is going to be the death of me. I'm just so thankful that my kids were safe and that the other two vehicles passengers were not harmed either.(except for their cars)

I can't tell you how nice these people were after I had t-boned them. They were asking me if I was o.k. They gave me hug and said sorry we had to meet under these circumstance. I had a lady wait with me until Mike got there. I had another lady stop and give my girls a snack. I 'm thinking this whole time "I have just put your cars out of commission for a while and you are being nice to me." I couldn't believe these people were for real. I honestly don't think I would have given a person a hug for running in to me. It has really made me stop and think that things could have been so much worse and that I am one luck lady to have been spared so much.

A fun day out!

2008-11-18T21:30:00.000-08:00

Harley earned a certain amount of stars from school(for good behavior) and I told her she could pick something fun to do. She wanted to do a pedicure. So she and I went and had a girls day. She is so cute because she thinks she is all grown up. She is such a fun girl!

San Diego Zoo

2008-11-18T18:52:00.000-08:00

We were able to go to the San Diego Zoo this past holiday break. We went with friends and just had a blast!!! The zoo was soooo big. The weather was awesome! And the animals were so cool.

Harley's Song

2008-11-07T14:14:00.000-08:00

I forgot to post this for Harley. She wanted everyone to know that she is a songwriter. She showed this to her teacher and the teacher told her that it would be the classes song for the month of October...see how far behind I am at posting this!

October

In October
for a while
I will have a
happy smile.

In October
I'll be a host
to witches, goblins
and a ghost

I'll serve them
chicken soup on toast
Whippity once
Whippity twice
Whippity chicken soup
with rice!

Family Reunion

2008-11-07T11:07:00.001-08:00

The Judd Family Reunion was a great time....so go Ma Judd. It was a reunion for all my dads brothers and sister and all their kids. Uncle Larry, Clay, Barry, Orson, Keith and Aunt Robin. It was great to see them all again. The kids were able to see all their cousins and got to make up a cheer....how did that go again Shawna?!? The little kids played tug a war against the older kids and Uncle Clay would come up at the last second and helped the little ones destroy the older ones! =) The skits were a lot of fun as well. All the grand kids were so fun to watch and really got into their parts. But I do have to say Jenna and Harley stole the show with Taylor Swifts song of "I Hate That Stupid Old Pick Up Truck You Never Let Me Drive" Whoosh you go girls. Loved IT!! Thanks again for a great time MOM! Now you can Relax! =)

Halloween

2008-11-07T10:49:00.001-08:00

Harley was Sleeping Beauty. (Her costume was purchased at the Disney Store when it was going out of business.)
Hannah was a witch. (Which was Harley's costume Last Year.)
Hagan was a cute little bumble bee.(I found this at Marshall's and just had to have it. It has the funnest tulle under the skirt to make it all poofy.)

For Halloween this year we went to Pump It Up on Thursday night. It turned out being a lot of fun. The kids were able to jump for awhile and then they got a slice of pizza and an ice cream cone from baskin robins(they were a vendor there) Then there were vendors set up in the parking lot and the kids went trick-or-treating there. There were a good number of vendors so I didn't think the kids got jipped for not being able to go trick-or-treating on Friday. (WE were traveling to Arizona to a Family Reunion.)

Painting Pumpkins

2008-11-07T10:43:00.001-08:00

Harley and Hannah painting their pumpkins. They did a really good job...and then they went CRAZY. I 'm learning to deal with things being not so "JUST RIGHT" They had a lot of fun....and that is what counts!

St George, UT

2008-10-29T13:00:00.000-07:00

We were finally able to meet up with friends from Carson City in beautiful St George, UT. WoW it is such a gorgeous place. I love all that red rock.

Our friends nephew had his farewell that weekend so it was great to see all their family as well. They are this fun easy going Italian Family. They welcomed us with open arms. Thanks for that!

The girls were able to go to a place called Jumpin Jacks. It is a lot like Pump it up...but a great deal bigger. I tell you what that was a work out for me to haul Hagan up the steps to go down the slide. But it was worth it because she loved it!!!

My friend and I went to a place called Thai Pan...a home decor place. This place was huge. You can seriously be in their for hours and still not see all that there was to see. Unfortunately we did not have hours....but we did have a great time.

We also went to Zion's Park which was awesome. The leaves were changing colors. The weather was fabulous. And again the red rock was so cool. We were unable to do the tour because they did not allow pets...but we drove through and took pics. There was this tunnel that was 1.1 miles long. Every now in they had cut out a hole in the rock so it wasn't so dark!! When the girls are older I would like to go back and hike the Narrows.

We took Bo our cute dog with us. This was the first trip he has taken with us. He was really good. I never realized how many people travel with their dogs until you see them at 5:30 in the morning taking their cute dog out for a potty break. =)

Just something to make me smile!

2008-09-17T13:48:00.000-07:00

I just have to write about Harley. When I was doing her hair this morning (an over the head ear to ear braid), I couldn't reach her. So I asked Hannah to go and get the foot stool for me. I couldn't believe just how tall she had gotten over this past summer. I kept hoping all my girls would grow up tall. But it really was a shock for me to realize that they are all growing up soooo fast.

Finally

2008-09-08T13:34:00.000-07:00

I have been really bad getting my blogging done. This is a lot to do all at once but I know I needed to get it posted. So here it goes!

The first day of School!

2008-09-08T13:18:00.000-07:00

The first day of school for some is so bitter-sweet. For me I'm like thank goodness!!! WE have some kind of structure again. The girls were excited to see friends again and make new ones. Harley 's main concerns were what to do about bullies. I said don't take any crap from anyone!=) She gets really tired at the end of the day because she now goes all day.

Hannah was teary eyed when I left her at Kindergarten. She kept trying to follow me out the door. Sometimes I wonder if I don't have enough emotion. Some of the Moms were crying more then the kids were. I was like heck ya I have two in school now! But I told Hannah gently but firmly that she would have a blast if she would stay and tried it out. Then I all but bribed her with ice cream. What can you do?!?

I must say that it is very quiet at my house at times. But Hagan and I are having fun with the one on one time together. Mike keeps asking me if I'm going to go back to work when Hagan is in school. I just smile and say we will cross that road when it get here!

Bo "Bodacious" Lofgreen

2008-09-08T13:08:00.000-07:00

Meet our new addition. Bo "Bodacious" Lofgreen. Harley and Hannah have been so scared of dogs for I don't know how long. So we thought if we got a cute little dog they would slowly come to love him.
At first they would run and jump on the nearest thing to get away from Bo when he was down and running around the house. Harley started holding him as long as he stays perfectly still. Then Hannah started holding him. But they still run to the furniture when he is out.
Then there is Hagan. She absolutely loves him. She loves to boss him around and say "NO BO". So one out of three love this little guy. But I still have hopes for Harley and Hannah

Fashion Show

2008-09-08T12:40:00.000-07:00

Bart and Bon have started a tradition of getting all the families together and having a fashion show. IT can get pretty funny. The boys were so fun to watch because they really got into it showing off their new duds. They don't have a uniform to where so their clothes were fun to watch come down the run way. SOOO I thought it would be fun to have one for my girls. WE invited a few friends and put on a back to school fashion show. The girls really got into it. It was fun to watch them pose and walk the walk. They were all so cute!

Our Week to Arizona!

2008-09-08T08:03:00.000-07:00

There is always so much to do when we go to Arizona. Both mine and Mike's family live there. I always think that I can fit it all in but it isn't always possible. The girls were able to go swimming a lot with their cousins. Harley was able to sleep over at Jennas' a few nights. Thanks Jenna for including Harley. She always thinks she is such a big girl to stay with the older cousin. Hannah and Danika love each other sooo much that they always have to throw a fight in their just to keep it REAL!! Hope and Dave are so good to invite my girls to play at their house. They love to go over there because there is always something fun to do. Like that huge water slide you got. HOLY COW how fun was that. We would love for them to come and stay ar our house sometime.
I don't know if i can make it back there until Thanksgiving! You guys always wear me out!

Aunt Audra looking robust with cutie Maddie.

Grandma Lofgreen with Kyra, Kamri, and Hagan making sure none of her grandkids drown. Thanks Grandma!!

Hannah and Danika keeping it real!

Ma Judd finally had her other knee operated on. I remember she had her first one done a couple of months before Hagan was born. I was so grateful that she healed so nicely that she could come and see us in Carson City. She's always so willing to come and help! What a MOM!
She made it home. Thank goodness Dad is there to help her get around. MoM said that she couldn't have done it without him. Way to go Dad! That knee sure looks like it hurts!

Poor Hagan grabbed my hot flat iron. I felt sooo bad. She thought that it was fun to push on the bubble it made. That was after she was done sobbing big buckets of tears.

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2008-07-22T21:07:00.000-07:00

I can see! I finally had Lasik done on my eyes. I'm so excited that I don't have to wear glasses any more! My eyes are a little dry still but it is so neat to be able to see without my glasses. I keep wanting to reach out and put them on, and then I realize I don't need them. It's simply fantastic!

ABC TAG

2008-07-08T21:22:00.000-07:00

A- Attached or Single: Married 9 years
B- Best Friend; Mike
C- Cake or Pie: Pecan Pie
D- Day: Friday it's date night
E- Essential Item: watch
F- Favorite color: Red and Brown
G- Gummy Bear or Worms: if I have to choose worms
H- Home town: Pima,AZ
I- Indulgence: shopping
J- January of July: July For sure
K- Kids 3 lovely girls
L- Life is incomplete without: a coke
M- Marriage Date: 6-10-99
N- Number of siblings: 2 bros and 4 sises.
0- Orange or apples: Oranges
P- Phobias of Fears: Drowning
Q- Quote: Sorry. Nothing
R- Reason to smile: three reds
S- Season: I LOVe winter.
T- Tag Three: Andrea, Hope and Kim
U- Unknown fact about me:I didn't want to do hair until I got into college
V- Vegetarian or not: NOT
W- Worst Habit: Four letter words
x- x-rays or ultrasounds: ultrasounds
y- your favorite food: crab
Z- Zodiac sign: Cancer

Sister RETREAT

2008-07-03T15:33:00.000-07:00

We finally did it!! A sisters RETREAT. It was great! It was lovely! And I left all my kids home with MIKE!! Thanks for the break Mike! We all met up in Mesa, AZ and then made our way to Prescott, AZ. We stopped at Chilli's to eat lunch but it was raining so hard and then it started hailing. It was just crazy!! Then we went to downtown Prescott. Very cute and quaint town. When we were walking around the court house on the grass we looked down and there was a python. So Shawna had to feel it. Cody did to but I didn't get a picture of that. Sorry! Next day we hit the shopping mall running! I haven't shopped like that since High School when your money seemed to stretch a little farther. I never thought that I would be sick of shopping. That is pretty sad. But we were able to help Adele get some cute clothes. She doesn't like to shop like we do so we helped her out. Jody, Bon, and I had to have a pedicure first. Very nice. I tried to talk them into doing the hot pink tips but they were not having it. That night we went to a Dinner and a comedy deal. We weren't sure what to expect. The dinner was pretty good. The comedy turned out to be pretty fun. When we got there we weren't sure if we hit senior night or not. But it was a lot of fun. They sang, dance, and threw in some comedy. My sister fell in love with a short bald singer.(I won't mention any names) We had to hold her back. LOL The last day was on to more shopping. We had to go back to all the stores that we wanted to buy this certain something and didn't. Exhausting!! =) Audra I didn't say anything about you so thanks for sharing cut little Maddie with us. She was a cutie. Ma Judd you were great. Thanks for keeping the peace and putting up with all our attitudes. Cody thanks for getting it all together you ROCK! Can't wait until next year. Oh ya I have to say that they had the best chocolate store ever, and I ate all of it!!

You Rock Harley!

2008-07-03T15:29:00.000-07:00

Harley you ROCK! You Graduated from Kindergarten! YA!! Glad you are moving on. I told her she can't get detained because Hannah is right behind her! =)

2008-07-03T15:08:00.000-07:00

Harley is all grown up. It makes me happy and sad at the same time. She loved school. I think she is going to be like her aunts and be a little social butterfly. According to her teacher Mr Murry, "She loves to talk to her friends instead of getting her work done." She is going to miss her friends. Daniella lives in New York half of the year and then comes to Palm Desert the other half. Rene is going to Mexico for the summer. So she will be excited to see them the next school year. We have gotten to now Keanu and is mom Jennifer. They gave harley and Mr. Murry the beautiful lays for graduation. (They were real flowers) They have been a lot of fun. She was one of the tallest kids in her class. I keep telling her she is going to be my volleyball player!! She is really excited to go into the First Grade. We are all proud of you my sista!!!!

Our New Toy

2008-05-29T16:35:00.000-07:00

So I got a brand new cal king bed about a month ago and was hoping to get a new bedroom set to go with it. Mike kept putting me off and I finally said everyone is probably having a huge Memorial sell. Let's go and get one now!! And he said "Taryn wouldn't you rather have something that the whole family can use and enjoy together?" He also said it is a great deal. Our friend wanted to get rid of it because he had to many other toys. So put like that I said all right I can wait just barley.(while my bed sits on the floor without anything under it) =) So we are taking it to have a back seat bench put in it and roll cage. I told him I wanted Hot Pink Seats. Wouldn't that be cool. Hey there are more girls than boys in this family! I told Mike "you know we are going to have to get another one because I will want to drive, can you handle being in the passenger seat?"

Family in Town

2008-05-29T16:12:00.000-07:00

We took the kids for a walk and ended up at the park in our development.
Having a blast at the Mall!!
It's always fun to have family come and stay with you. My sister and her family were on their way to L.A. to go on a cruise. Their oldest graduated from High school and the next one graduated from 8Th grade. So they thought that it would be a good graduation gift.

So Cody and I took my three girls and her youngest son and daughter of all places shopping at the mall. All I can say is thank goodness that the mall has a closing time or we would be there forever! =) It was fun to cook out and just hang out.

Hagan

2008-05-29T15:49:00.000-07:00

This is so funny I have to write about it. So Harley has a couple friends over after school and we all get out of the car and go into the house. I tell the kids to put their back packs by the front door so we will know where they are when their parents come and get them. Then I tell Hannah to put some real clothes on because she is forever in dress up clothes so she can go outside and play with the kids. I tell the other kids to go sit at the table because I have a Krispie Kream doughnut for them. So everyone is excited for their treat. I keep hearing Hagan banging on a door and screaming and yelling. And I keep thinking that Hannah has her locked up in the room with her while she is changing her clothes and won't let her out. After a while I finally tell Harley to go and let poor Hagan out. She comes back yelling you locked her outside the front door. Poor Hagan comes running in red faced with tears running down her face yelling MOOOOOOOM! My neighbors are probably thinking "What a MoM!!!"

Paintint, Painting, Painting!!!

2008-05-20T19:51:00.000-07:00

I got the girls new bedding and wanted to paint their room to match. So I found this cut design on a JC Penney magazine and loved it. The original is done in pink and brown but I have to say that the green turned out just as cute. The girls love the antenna's and the little buzz buzz marks left by the lady bugs. It was a lot of fun. One thing I would of changed is the bottom and made it a shade darker but I'll live. I have one more dresser to paint and the room will be finished! Yeah!!

Love to dress up!

2008-05-20T19:46:00.000-07:00

Cute little Reagan came to play in the girls dress up clothes. She put on Harleys Sleeping Beauty dress and it was so funny the thing was almost ready to fall off of her and she had to lift way high to keep from falling over. Her and Hannah had a ball! Hagan was like where's my pretty? What girls won't do to look pretty!

Bubblebath in the Hot Tub!

2008-05-20T19:39:00.000-07:00

We went to swim at Renne's house. The hot tub was so hot and was overflowing with bubbles. The kids thought that was the coolest thing ever. They got pretty creative with the bubbles!! Hagan would sometimes go under and it was sometimes hard to see where she went.
Hannah thought she was so funny.
Harley likes her new hat! =)

Keanu's Birthaday

2008-05-20T17:40:00.000-07:00

Harley is trying to show Keanu how to ride a bike without training wheels. I think she is freaking him out!! Keep trying!

You got to love Chucke Cheese! Keanu's Birthday was alot of fun. That place can get crazy sometimes. It was fun to watch Harley with all her classmates. They are all so cute and fun to watch.

2008-04-29T09:10:00.000-07:00

I've been tagged!!!

Thanks Holly!

List Ten Things That Make Me Happy Today!

1) First Thing Harley, Hannah, and Hagan do when they wake up is give me a big smile and a huge hug. I love that!

2)To go over to Stephanies and swim. My girls love that

3)Go to tuesday morning with Jenn and check it out! They have some fun stuff!

4)Do my laundry so it isn't calling my name to wash me

5)Help Hannah spend her birthday money on a fun toy!

6)Put Hagan down for a nap because she really needs one!

7)Putting flowers on the side of my garage.

8)Getting a new cell phone beause mine fell in the pool. =)

9)Pick up Harley from school because we miss her!

10)Have dinner together as a family. I Love That!!!

I tag Hope, Kim, and Jess

2008-04-28T21:13:00.000-07:00

Harley and her friend Calissa loved to do each others hair. They are so cute.
Calissa, Carter, Hannah, Harley, and Chance having a snack on the front porch.
They love to play in the dirt and rocks with big dump trucks.
This past weekend we had the chance to go to Arizona to a baptizm. It was great to see family and welcome my niece Briley into the church. We were able to stay with some friends that have a cabin up there. It was beautiful up there. The whether was great. And the kids were able to see some friends that they haven't seen in a while.

2008-04-28T21:06:00.000-07:00

My baby sister Audra just had the cutest baby girl named Mattie. She is just so cute and is always looking around checking things out. I love squeezing on her. But I realized it is nice to be able to give them back!!!

2008-04-28T20:57:00.000-07:00

A fun day at Target! We had to get a big huge ball that Harley promptly kicked into our neighbors back yard. Oops! Jenn went with us and she does NOT liek to get her picture taken. We also tried out that Pander? resturant. We saw Lisa and her girls there getting some food to go. Good to see you guys.

Harley Time

2008-04-21T09:51:00.000-07:00

So last thursday Harley started crying when I was dropping her off for Kindergarten. She said she didn't want to go. I was shocked she always looked forward to going to school. Anyway I had a hard time convincing her that she needed to go to school. So I made her a deal that on Saturday we would go to Lunch and get a pedicure. We went to Applebees (harley's favorite) and got a pedicure. We had so much fun. It made me realize that I need to do more of this one on one time with Harley and Hannah. It always seems that the two always go hand in hand. I almost caved and let Hannah come but Harley kept saying you promised me this Mom. So we had a great time and Harley is already saying when can we go again. =)

2008-04-21T09:37:00.000-07:00

Harley and her friend got ready for picture day they loved getting their hair curled and looking pretty. Harley you are such a monster comapred to your little friend. =)

Any chance I get I love to put my girls in matching outfits. I know when they get older that they won't let me do it very much. i love them in pink

Hagan loves to eat only the ketchup. So she will sit there and dip and dip and dip until the ketchup is all gone. GROSS! So here is harley dipping hagans ham for her in ketchup and watching her lick it off. Who eats ham and ketchup? Again, GROSS!

Spring Break

2008-04-21T09:19:00.000-07:00

The girls and I went to Arizona for spring break. There is always so much to do and so little time to do it in. One of my sisters spring break fell on the same week. So we met up at my mom's house. First day was my mom's birthday so it was really great to be able to celebrate it with her. The next day we went to the wash behind my sisters house. It had water in it and the kids just stip and go at it. It felt good after being in the hot sun. The third day we wnet to the Tucson Zoo. We love this zoo because it is small but has great animals to see. One of the polar bears was swimming in the water where we could look at them through the glass and all of the sudden it comes straight to the glass with it's head and hits it pretty hard. It scared the crap out of me. Hannah went running to the top of the stairs. =) After, we of cousre have to go shopping. Lot's of fun!! Fourth Day the girls went with Mikes brother and his family to the river and had such a great time. They didn't even let them get sunburnt. Thanks guys. Fifth day my mother-in-law and I took eight kids between the age of four and ten to see the movie Horton heard a who? They were all so good. We really had a good time. The sixth day we headed back home. It is always good to be Home! =)

2008-04-21T09:15:00.000-07:00

Spring Break

2008-04-21T09:11:00.001-07:00

2008-03-23T11:30:00.000-07:00

The Easter Bunny made it to our house. I found a very cute Tent set that has a tent, sleeping bag, back pack, flash light and water bottle. We had to pitch it right away. Luckily it isn't to big so we could do it in the living room. They played in it all morning. To bad I couldn't fit it looked like fun. :)

2008-03-23T10:42:00.000-07:00

Harley and Mariah tried out the Rad Bouncer. Harley was a little nervous to try a back flip. I don't blame her. The sea lions were so fun to watch and listen to. The birds were always trying to sweep down and steel the food the people were trying to feed to the sea lions. The sea lions got very upset and were loud about it too. We tried out the ride Altantis. At first Harley was pretty nervous and Hannah was excited. When the ride was over they switched roles. Hannah was crying her eyes out.... and Harley said let's go again! Who knew?

2008-03-23T10:30:00.000-07:00

I love the Shamu Show it was Great!!! I always come away with the feeling of wishing I could do that. They are such huge, Beautiful animals. The trainers look like they are having such a blast. Someday!!! =)

2008-03-23T10:25:00.000-07:00

We went to Sea World with some friends on Saturday. The Girls just had to have their faces painted. They turned out pretty cute. I can't believe that Hagan sat still long enough to get one.

2008-03-23T10:19:00.000-07:00

2008-03-23T10:04:00.000-07:00

This was the cake that I made for Enrichment Night. Our theme was about purses.....so this was my purse cake. The night was a lot of fun. We had good food, good cake, and good homemade ice cream. We invited the young women and they made it a lot of fun. We learned about the Relief Society and had a great speaker on keeping our covenants as women and she talked a little about how we have different purses in our lives. Jennifer has some great photos of this night.

2008-03-10T18:00:00.000-07:00

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2008-03-09T21:41:00.000-07:00

This was Harley and Hannah's first big day up to bat so to speak! It was a lot of fun to wactch them. Harley had a hard time getting her Helmet down over her hat. Not sure if you are supposed to take off your hat to do this or what. Hannah did alot better at trying to pay attentionto where the ball is going. Very cute!!

2008-03-09T21:31:00.000-07:00

Harley finally wiggled her bottom tooth out. She was so excited for the tooth fairy to come. She put her tooth under the pillow and went to sleep expecting the tooth fairy to come and leave her something under her pillow like her mom said she would. But mom thinking she would wait until Harley fell asleep to put a dollar under her bed fell asleep instead. What a mother!! So the next morning Mike comes and wakes me up saying Harley was so disappointed that the tooth fairy had not come. So being the sneaky mother that I am I had Mike distract her while I went and put a dollar under her pillow. I came out and said Harley are you sure there is nothing there and sure enough she fell for it. Good thing she is still to young to really catch on.

2008-03-09T21:08:00.000-07:00

Poor Hagen. She was patiently waiting for me to tuck the other girls into bed that she had to sit down and take a rest. Literally. Poor Thing!!!

Hannah what the heck are you doing?!? You girls are way to crazy!!!

2008-03-05T13:55:00.000-08:00