Ok so I never do this, but.....

Ok so I saw this thing on the new Circut Cake and I am intrigued. I don't think I would go out and spend the money on it right now, but I wouldn't mind winning one. So that is what I'm doing. I am posting a link for you to see what I'm talking about. I'm sure I won't win, but it's worth a try - right! :)

http://bit.ly/new_cricut_cake

Intermountain Cup Race in Hurricane - 1st Place!

While we were down in St. George for Easter, Drew has a bike race. He did amazing - again. He took first place by almost 2 minutes. Drew you impress me more and more each day - way to go. :)

Easter

We had a great Easter that lasted a couple of weeks. We celebrated the week before at Nana Lulu's house with egg coloring and an egg hunt and then went to St. George and celebrated down there as well.

Nikki, Conner, Ellie, and Sam after coloring eggs at Nana Lulu's house. I think it's impossible to get 4 kids to look at the camera at the same time.

After the egg hunt at Nana Lulu's house. Nana never disappoints - she always has way too much. :)

Ellie at Grandma Darcy's coloring eggs.

Sam thought he was supposed to color his hands not the eggs. :)

Our little 'poser' at Grandma Darcy's egg hunt.

Easter morning - Sam was so excited to get his Mighty Morphin Mix and Match. I'm glad the Easter Bunny didn't disappoint. ;)

Ellie just wanted to eat all of the candy.

Drew said that this 'pooping' bunny got us the parents of the month award. The kids thought they were hilarious.

Ellie Easter morning - so cute.

The kids made it impossible to get a great pic Easter morning. This was the best one I was able to get. At least they are both looking at the camera. :)

Ellie's Surgery

Ellie was amazing today! She had to get tubes and have her adenoids removed this morning. She was great when we got there at 7:15 this morning. She even interacted with the nurses and other staff more than normal - not her normal shy self. I knew that she was going to freak out when they took her away from me so we opted to give her a drug that would calm her. She got very 'loopy' and couldn't even sit up by herself. The Child Life Specialist came and gave her a doll to color and tell her about her surgery. It was so funny because she was getting so 'loopy' at that point that she could hardly color by the end. I laid her in a wagon and she was wheeled off to surgery. It was very fast - probably only 30 minutes or so. When they brought me back in she was just waking up and was just clear upset because she had an IV in her foot. She does not like things on her feet and the IV put her over the edge. She was hysterically screaming and crying up until about the last 20 minutes before we could take it off. She only calmed down because we gave her a dose of Lortab. Once we got the IV off her foot she just wanted to go home to see her Sammy and eat! When we got home she ate a whole can of soup and some cereal and then slept for about 3 1/2 - 4 hours. When she woke up she was doing great. She eventually started chasing Sam and trying to jump up and down (she was still a little 'wobbly' from everything). Ellie was an angel today and her sweet little brother was so concerned and made sure his sister had everything she needed. I have the cutest kids ever! :)

Ellie playing before she got her 'calming' drug. :)

After she got her 'calming' drug and her new dolly! :)

A very upset girl after surgery because of that darn foot!

The cause of the trouble! :)

So Sweet!

Ellie and her amazing daddy!

MMS Easter Blog Train

Welcome to your next stop on the MMS Easter Blog Train. I decided that for my blog stop I would share with you why/when I use MMS. As many of you have noticed I use PSE and MMS. I love both programs but I usually find myself using MMS when I'm doing a large project or I'm in a hurry. For example, this past Christmas I made 5 different books as gifts and made about 30 copies of those books. For all 5 books I was able to use a predesigned template to give me a starting point and then from there I was able to individualize each book and create additional pages based on the original theme. I can't even imagine how much longer it would have taken to create all of those books without using MMS. Another example is the following layout.

Lisa asked if we could put a blog train together which I was very excited about, but I've been out of town and haven't had a chance to scrap! So I sat down tonight and grabbed the Ette's and Company's new kit Splendid Spring and with in 10 minutes I have a lo (would have been 5 but I'm indecisive). So whether it's a huge 30+ page project or a quick and easy page in a couple a minutes - that's when I use MMS.

Now for your next stop check out one of our fan's blog

Jessica Jay Johnson

www.scrapdigitally.com

Don't forget to grab my number 21 and all the other numbers from the blog train and send them to Lisa.

Happy Scrapping!

Brooke :)

2nd Place!!!!!!!!

My husband amazes me everyday! This weekend we were in Moab for Drew's 12 hour adventure race. His 4 person coed team (which is the most competitive division) took 2nd place!!!!! I am so proud of him and his entire team. Aaron Ogden, Celia Nash, and Adam Kessler joined Drew for a 6 hour and 12 minute finish for 2nd place. This year the race began with the kayak (about 9 miles) then transitioned into the bike. The bike started with a nice climb up Longs Canyon (at one point the grade was about 21%) and went all the way into Gemini Bridges for a 300 foot repel off of the bridge. Once they hit the bottom of the repel they had about a 7 mile run back up to their bikes. They finished off the race riding out the same way they came in with a nice decent down Longs Canyon. The bike total milage was around 40 miles - yes I just said 40 miles! I was so impressed by all of the teams that competed. We had some good friends, Brandon and Jeremy Stoker, who raced for their dad and did an amazing job! I was also able to help cheer on some of Aaron's family who put together a 4 person coed team and finished strong. It was a great weekend with tons of fun and friends. Thanks Bill, Billy, The Ogden's Clan, the Stoker's brigade, and the Kessler's for helping support such amazing athletes!!!!! It was nice to have a bigger "support crew" this year! :)

Team Committed before the race

I think Adam looks very graceful in the mad dash to the boats - what do you think?

Adam and Aaron killed it on the Kayak!

Celia - sorry the hat didn't work out - we'll have to figure something out! :)

It was a little chilly at CP2 - you look nice and toasty Bill. :)

Drew and Adam coming in to CP2. This was really the only spot to get a good look during the race. This wasn't a very spectator friendly race. :)

I think that Celia is always smiling! :)

Aaron after punching in at CP2.

You can always count on Jeff to keep everyone in a good mood.

The Ogden Team (sorry I can't remember your team name) refueling a little bit at CP2.

The Ogden's on their way to Gemini Bridge.

The Stoker boys coming into CP2.

Jerm looked pretty good - smiles and in good spirits!

Brandon was in good shape and down to business with the punch.

Team Committed on the last 5 mile stretch of road until the finish.

Team Committed (Captain Bill :D ) crossing the finish line.

Adam trying to rehydrate a little bit.

Drew and Me :)

Aaron with Steph, Jonah, and Naomi

Bill and Celia

The Stoker's support crew in full force at the finish line.

The Stoker's crossing the finish line.

Stoker's with big smiles.

Good friends enjoying the moment. :)

Team Committed - 2nd Place in the 4 person Coed Division

Podium Pic

Jerm, Tiff, Brecklen and Brandon - tender moments!

The Ogden's after they crossed the finish line.

Brooke and Rich Coles. Brooke I am totally impressed - she just had a baby 4 months ago! WOW - is all I can say.

Jen you are a trooper - 2 years in a row! :)

Justin and Stacey - you guys are great! :)

The Girls - totally impressed. Love that you beat last years time - way to go!

I have more pics so if anyone wants them let me know and I can send you a link to download what I have. :)