September

September has been a fun month for us. I feel like I have been going, going, going, just like the energizer bunny. With work at the school, work for the dr. office, and PTA Secretary, and managing the house, I am a bit overwhelmed. Good overwhelmed, but overwhelmed, nonetheless. (especially with getting sick for a week and a half, but I'm better now)

Here are some of the activities the last month.

I took Spencer to a Lego Convention. He was so excited, counting down the days till it was time to go. We had been to one before, but the Lego people didn't show up, so he was SUPER excited about this one!! Below are pictures of the different Lego statues that were there. Pretty amazing. The other ones are of Spencer building his own lego design, and getting to put it in the "lego United States"( It will be in a future lego magazine) and one of the car he built for a car race. Quite a fun and amazing experience, if you ever get to go to one.

We also went to the Utah State Fair. We had all the usual foods and fun. Funnel cakes, Cotton candy, hot dogs, rides, etc. We took Jake, so Spencer had someone to have fun with. Spencers favorite rides were the Moby Dick ride, and the Gravatron. I think he rode the Gravatron over 15 times. This is a ride that goes round and round at a very fast rate. I'm a little surprised he didn't get brain damage...lol

We also went to the Oktober fest, at Snowbird. We had yummy brats and potato cakes, and Spencer had a blast going on the alpine slide, and the mechanical bull.

AUGUST

Well, August has been a very busy month for us. I figure it is about time to blog about it. I have had people ask me to update it, so here I go... We went camping the first weekend in August up at Pine View, which was really fun. We enjoyed the sun and water. Spencer was digging a hole in the beach the ENTIRE time we were there. He was filthy by the end of the night. He loved it though, so we loved it cause it kept him busy. He even feel asleep on the beach by his hole cause it tuckered him out so much...lol Unfortunately, I forgot my camera that weekend, so you get to see none of it. Way to go Shannon. The next weekend, my friend Cindy and I took the kids on a trip to Las Vegas for the weekend, to check on her apartment there. She was in the process of moving back to Utah. We went to FAO Schwartz, the mile mall, Trampoline world, among other things.

The following week, Aaron, Spencer and I went to Phoenix to visit our friends, Casey and Amanda. We had a fun time seeing them again, and are eagerly awaiting our next trip during Thanksgiving. A few days after that, I took another trip to Las Vegas with Cindy and our kids, to help her move all her stuff up here. Aaron flew down over the weekend and helped us drive the monstrous truck and trailer back to SLC. We had a exciting and exhausting time there. We took the kids to see the M&M factory, FAO Swartz (again), stopped by Planet Hollywood and the mile mall there (again), saw the Bellagio gardens, Caesar’s Palace, The Luxor, and Mandalay Bay. We did a lot of walking that day, and wore the boys out.

The day after we came home, Spencer started his first day of 5th grade. He has an awesome teacher this year. He really likes school. He was so excited for his first day of school, that he woke up at 6am, showered, gelled his hair, dressed in his finest school clothes, made himself breakfast, and was itching to go to school before I even woke up!! LOL. I was so proud. I hope it lasts all year. Well. That’s about it for August. I did get a job at Spencer’s school. They called and asked if I wanted to work there part time, and I said sure. I am also the PTA Secretary, so I will be at the school just as much as Spencer, if not more. We are all excited to have started school and are looking forward to all the fun things in the upcoming year.

Draper Days!!

Well, this week was a fun week. Busy week. Enjoyable week. Tiring week. Monday and Tuesday Spencer and I went to scout camp. From 8am to 4pm each day we were hiking, boating, swimming, eating, learning about forrestry, geology, BB guns, archery, nature, first aid, and the "Always be Prepared" motto that we all know.

Wednesday we went to Spencers friend Zachs birthday party. We went and played at his house and went and saw Journey to the Center of the Earth in 3D. It was pretty darn cool. Very good movie to see in 3D, if you get the chance. Thursday, I just worked, boring, but Friday and Saturday was DRAPER DAYS. It is a fun festival that the city puts on. They have bouncy houses/games, booths, shopping, food, and fun. Probably the best part of it was that Aaron took the boys over on Friday so I could go out with the girls to see Mama Mia!! and go to dinner. The movie was such a blast that I went to see it on Sunday too!! The other best part of Draper Days was BEATLEMANIA. They came and did a concert in the park, and it was one of the best I've been to. They played all the best Beatles songs, and even dressed the parts. They had 3 costume changes to go with the era they were singing. It was really great. Then we stayed after and watched some amazing fireworks. It was really a fun and exciting and HOT night! Thanks Aaron for sitting in the hot sun with the boys ALL day!!!!! You are the best!!

Beatlemania!!

Camping

After San Diego, Aaron and I went camping at Pineview. It was so fun! Gil and Natalie invited us up (Aarons friend from work). We had an amazing time sitting by the campfire, eating marshmellows, going for boat rides, sleeping in a tent, and cooking our dinner over the fire. It was nice and warm up there, finally summer time!!
There were a bunch of people that came up and camped with us. What fun people, and so nice too! It was great just to sit around all day and enjoy everyones company, and sit and laugh and trade horrible jokes and stories. Cant wait to go back in July.

San Diego

As a lot of you know, Ive been busy going out of town again. This trip was really fun because we just sat at our beach condo and enjoyed the sunshine. I went by myself, meaning no Aaron and Spencer, and met my friends from Phoenix there, Casey, Amanda, and Matt. It was one of the most relaxing trips Ive ever had. We didnt really plan anything, except going to TJ one day. It was warm and perfect weather in TJ. We just walked around looking at all the different shops, and ate delicious tacos!! We sat daily in the jacuzzi, since it wasnt super duper warm every day there, however, one day we did go to the beach. (pic is of me and Amanda on the bus into TJ)

As most of you know, I LOVE the ocean. It is so fun to go and play in the waves and get knocked over, and feeling like you are on a roller coaster! This was one of those days. Enjoying the waves, by myself for a while, (no one wanted to come out with me to begin with) going deeper and further out. I was swimming and getting tired, so I decided to start swimming back, and a HUGEMONGUS wave hit me and pulled me under I got up ok, and started swimming towards shore, but the tow just kept pulling me under. Man the tow was strong.

By this time Matt had gotten in the water and was trying to pull me furter to the shore, but the tow just kept pulling harder and I was really going to drown. I sat there for a minute, after struggling with Matt, and thought " Im gonna die today" I really thought I was going to, and I was going to bring Matt with me, since he was trying to save me, bless his heart.

So, after panicking for a minute, I told him I was going to let the waves crash me into the rocks, cause I just couldnt swim anymore, I was exhausted and had drunk so much sea water that I thought I was going to throw up, so I saw a big wave coming and let it knock me into the rocks, that were super slippery cause they were covered by mussells, caught on and held for dear life. I started rock climbing to get out of the ocean followed by Matt and we luckily walked down the rocky pier together back to the beach. Scary stuff! Glad Im alive, with only a few scrapes, cuts and bruises to show for it. (Here is the pier of rocks we crashed into, and us walking back to the beach)

Tagged

Okie Dokie, my sister tagged me about 2 months ago, so I finally got to it. Here it is. along with about 5 or 6 other posts. Its been awhile since I blogged, and we have been busy, so the updates are all on this page... enjoy!! Also, Mindy Stubbs, if you are reading this, then you are now tagged too.... have fun! Tagged What were you doing 10 years ago? About ten years ago, I was in the beautifully warm state of Arizona, being ridiculously pregnant, on bed rest, having no fun, with a pregnancy rash that was terribly itchy. Not the funnest time in my life, but definitely the most memorable. Although, for all my trouble, I did get the most amazingly beautiful, handsome, generous, and smartest kid on the planet. Not that I’m biased or anything. What are 5 things on your to-do list? 1. Get Spencers camp papers filled out, before he goes to camp (and send them in) 2. Get ready for my trip to San Diego in a week. 3. Get the damn garage door fixed, the garden planted before winter...lol, and laundry…ugh 4. Buy a new camera, yes, it is STILL on my list of things to do, I just cant make up my mind on which one I want. 5. Finish doing everything on my list of things to do…..ha ha ha I make lists for my lists. What snacks do you enjoy? Pretty much anything. But I especially love chocolate, and homemade or store bought ice cream, and cookies, and fresh fruit, and those circus peanuts that are really marshmallow. Disgusting I know, I never buy them, cause I would eat the whole package. yum What would you do if you had a billion dollars? Travel, travel, travel. I would really love to see the world. One of these days Aaron will take me on a cruise around the world. (I hope) Also, I would pay off mortgages of everyone I know, so hopefully they would be able to travel too! Or do what ever they wanted to. I would also have the best, most ginormous kitchen where I can cook and entertain and have tons of people over for parties, games, and food. What are 3 bad habits that you have? 1. No patience, I’m working on that right now, but it doesn’t come as easily as I want it too. 2. Biting my nails and picking at my nail beds. Its gross I know, but it is a nervous habit, and I’m working on that too. 3. Always thinking something is going to go wrong, like an airplane crashing, or getting in a car accident, or other things, completely out of my control and completely ridiculous. I like to be in control… another bad habit. Name 6 places that you have lived. Salt Lake City, Ut, Mesa AZ, Phoenix AZ, University of Utah Student apartments, Sandy Ut Name some jobs that you have had. Mom , Front desk girl at eye clinic, Retail stores, I really haven’t had all that many jobs… I stay at home with Spencer and help out at his school. I will be PTA Secretary next year, and that will be a job within itself, I’m sure!! 5 things people don't know about you. 1. I love basketball and football, and betting on them. Only with family and such, no Vegas… although if I lived there I might have a slight problem! :) 2. I go to movies all the time by myself and really enjoy myself. Sometimes even more than when I go with someone else. 3. I want to go to cooking school, and cosmetology school, and work at a spa doing facials, pedicures, manicures, and other pampering things, but I’m afraid to go back to school. What if I was really bad at it? 4. I love shoes. Any kind, flip flops, high heels, sandals. I love fun, vibrant colors, and fun, wacky styles. It makes me very happy to put my shoes on every day. 5. I really wish I had the guts to entertain people and not be afraid of things, like doing the trapeze in a circus, or doing something on Broadway, even though I don’t sing. I would also, really like to be in a rock band, and sing and jump around every night, entertaining a ton of people, I guess that is why I like sing star so much, cause I have a terrible voice, but it is sure fun to sing your heart out, with only loved ones around so they don’t make fun of you!!!!

ME!

What Shannon Means

You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong. You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know. You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do. You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out. Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia. Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life. You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you. At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself.

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