So You Think You Can Dance

I admit that I watch TV more often than I probably should. However when you work eight hours a day I just want to come home and veg out. Well I kind of watch American Idol evey now and again, but the only good episodes are the first few weeks when they show all of the horrible auditions.

Well the producer of American Idol created a new show that has had four seasons called "So You Think You Can Dance". I really like this show because you get to see so many people and different variations of dance.

Well this year there were four kids from Salt Lake City. Two of them got booted off before the top ten. One of them his name is Thayne.

Well Lauren and I went out to dinner last friday and we decided to go to the Cheesecake Factory. As we were waiting for our table to be available this kid comes walking through the door and I knew I knew him. As I started to ponder where I knew this kid from it finally dawned on me that he is Thayne off of so you think you can dance. I was really bumbed that he got kicked off just before the top ten because he is a really good dancer.

Anyway I think its just cool and funny how you see people on TV or where ever and you never know when you will run into them in real life.

Babysitting

You know when you get to that age of 12 or 13 you know that you will start making money and that you are now more responsible than you ever have been. You are able to watch the neighbors kids and be in charge.

I remember those days when I was the babysitter for a lot of families in my ward in Sandy. There were families that I loved to babysit and other families that well it was okay. However being older in a family and especially when you don't have kids of your own, you are excited to be asked to spend time with your nieces and nephews.

Tawnie asked Jeremy and I to babysit her kids for her and Jason's 9th Wedding Anniversary. So Madison, Little Jason and Tyler came over. We had fun. For dinner we had cereal - because that is the breakfast of champions, then we decided to go outside and enjoy the front yard. While all of the other kids were riding their bikes - Jason and Madie wanted to ride theirs. I guess next time we will have to make sure that we have some of their outdoor things that they can ride or play with. Anyway, since we don't have a lot for the kids to play with, Jeremy was cleaning out the garage and breaking down boxes - So Jason and Madie decided to play with those.

So once they were done playing with the boxes they decided to play in our huge sand box park strip. Jeremy tore out our park strip to do a desert landscape (save on water) we plan on putting pavers down but they are expensive so we are doing it on row at a time. As for right now we have sand and gravel in our park strip just waiting for the pavers to go in. So for right now all of the neighborhood kids love to play in our sand park strip.

In the mean time since they were having fun, I was watching them but hanging out with the new kid in the family - Tyler. He is such a happy baby and just likes to try to go every where.

I love having my nieces and nephews around and I can't wait until Jeremy and I have a little one of our own - just so we can pawn them off on everyone who has asked us to watch their kids. Watch out Tawnie. Just kidding.

Our Capitol

Our Capitol Building is a pretty spectacular place. Knowing that it was built so many years ago and yet here it still stands. Making changes to laws, our daily lives, etc. As most you are aware a gentleman a few years back bought a painting at a flee market for $4.00. When he took it home he noticed a tear between the canvas and the painting. As he looked more into this flaw he noticed an actual type of dpcument was behind this painting. What he didnt' expect to be behind this painting was the Declaration of Independence. He found out that this document was an original typed document. It was actually one of the few documents typed before the original hand written document took place. He sold this original document for 2 million dollars and the person who bought it decided to let it tour the United States. For Friday and Saturday August 15 & 16, it was at Salt Lake City's Capitol Building on display. Jeremy and I decided to make the trek up to the capitol to see it for our selves. When we got up there a video hosted by Reese Witherspoon played to tell you a little bit about the document as well as getting people out there to vote. We then went to the main floor where there was a 3 1/2 hour wait to have a personal moment with the document. Jeremy and I decided not to wait for 3 hours so we were able to get as close as we could and got a few photo's as well as photo's of our capitol building.

As Jeremy and I were leaving the capitol building we ran into one of my mom's old friends from college, Andrea. It was really nice seeing her and getting caught up.

Also in 2002 Jeremy and I lived in a duplex one street west from the capitol. It was a really cute apartment and it was nice because we lived downtown during the Olympics. So we drove by the house and took a picture.

Twilight Zone

August 2, 2008 the same night as my sleep over with my nieces and nephew the last book of the Twilight series "Breaking Dawn" was coming out at midnight. So earlier that day I decided to wait in line and get wristbands for the midnight outing. I made it to Barnes and Noble at 8:20 am and got my wristbands by 10:40 am. People had slept over and when I got there the line ended at the Dress Barn.

So once we got the kids settled I grabbed a few girls on my street Annette, Noel, and Heather and headed down to Barnes and Noble for the big debut. For the release party Barnes and Noble mentioned on their website for people to wear their Prom Wear. Of course us girls decided NOT to wear prom wear. However after we parked, and started to head toward Barnes and Noble about 80% of people were wearing prom dresses and we even saw a couple girls actually wearing their wedding dresses. As crazy as it was , it was hilarious to see the obsessed people dressed up just for this book.

I read the book in a week, and everyone was giving me grief that I hadn't finished the book earlier, however I really enjoyed the book and I feel that it was a great ending to a great story.

Slumber Parties

I remember being younger and always wanting to have slumber parties with girlfriends. It's those nights that I looked forward too and they have a mental memory in my mind. I remember getting with my girlfriends and sleeping out on the tramp, underneath the stars the big deep blue sky waiting above us. As I get older I can't wait for my children (when they get here) to allow them to have slumber parties and let them have the experience to goof off and have fun.


August 2, 2008 I sent out invitations for my 3 neices - Madison, Kylie & Sadie and my 1 nephew - Jason, to come over to Uncle Jeremy and Aunt Larkyn's house to have a sleep over. They were so excited. They packed their little suitcases, brought their favorite sleeping buddy animals as well as their sleeping bags and pillows.


We ordered pizza and got some rootbeer. They then decided they wanted to go to the school and play on the playground. So we walked over to the school and let them get some of their energy out of their systerm. Once they were tired of the school we walked home with some on Jeremy and I shoulders rotating them as we headed home. They then decided they wanted to take a bath. So we loaded the whirlpool up with bubbles and got all the kids in the tub. After they were done in the tub - which after all of them getting in was pretty dirty - we wrapped them up in towels and for Madison, Kylie & Sadie I had a couple of the twisties the wrap your hair and allow your hair to dry faster. They wanted to wear them.

Once we got them dry and in their AWESOME pajamas we got them settled in their sleeping bags and put in a couple of movies. They finished watching Enchanted then watched The Mask. They fell asleep around 1:00 in the morning. They then woke up around 8:30, so we got them breakfast and watched cartoons. After breakfast while they were watching cartoons I painted Madison, Kylie and Sadie's nails. They looked so beatiful. Although it was a crazy night, it was really fun hanging out with my neices and nephews.

  

We will have to do it again. I love you all - Jason, Madison, Kylie and Sadie. I am so glad that I am your Aunt, especially the FUN Aunt.