"Half-way Over The Hill.."-03.31.09

Pretty sure I'm a GRANDMA...



I feel so old! I remember watching March Madness thinkin all the college players were so old, and I remember thinking Missionaries were so old... Are you kidding me? I'm OLDER than all of them now, people my age are in the NBA now and in Bishoprics. Ha Ha

Am I THE only one..?-03.30.09

Who is NOT obsessed with Twilight?? (Is that how you spell it?) My sister Janessa thinks I'm crazy that I've NEVER read ONE book, or even seen the movie ONE time!! ha ha ha I hear from a lot of people that they hate reading, but when they started these books, they couldn't put em down. My friend sent this picture to me in an e-mail and I thought it was funny.

"An Update On The Boys"-03.26.09

Guess who's POTTY TRAINED?? My little Monster is!! It was pretty easy actually, he's had only a few accidents, but he's strictly big boy underwear style all the time now, no pull-ups even. He loves wearing Enoch's socks. He's growing up so much I can't believe he'll be 3 this summer, time flies!

His favorite treats are "Donno's" (powdered donuts) and Slurpee's.. he loves them, maybe a little too much!


He touched my hot curling iron.. poor guy, he kept wanting me to put "bandy's"(band-aids) on it, I'm sure it helped his burn A LOT ;)

Pretty sure I have the movie Toy Story memorized..


My Tiger Bear is a STINKER POT! Look at his window in the SUV.. yup, cheese squished all over it. He's a freaking monkey and climbs on EVERYTHING.

He has a lot of teeth now, I miss his gap in the middle. He's really "bull-legged" it's so cute! (don't mind the Cafe Rio everywhere in the back round, ha ha) He had to get a x-ray on his legs actually, after his 18 month check-up to see if he'll need surgery or whatever, they said he's fine for right now, but will need to be checked again at his 2 year check-up. Do ya think it was fun holding him down to get a x-ray?? IT WASN'T!! He's THE STRONGEST 1 year old I know! It's scary.


He copies EVERYTHING Jett does. They're BEST FRIENDS! Don't get me wrong they fight occasionally, but they have THE most tender relationship. I wish he was as sweet to the kids in nursery as he is to his brother.


Last, but not least..My sweet little nephew Jayden! He's 15 months now. He puts up with a lot being the youngest of the 3 cousins living in the same house. Isn't he a CUTIE? I love him.

"Marrow Drive" 03.26.09
Today my sister-n-law and I went up to the marrow drive at the U and got swabbed! It's cool to know that we could have the chance to possibly save someone's life. Here we are with my handsome cousin Adam who fought cancer a lil' over a year ago. We love him, he's a great example to so many people..

LIFE. It's in U- 03.23.09

My cousin fought and battled cancer. It was a really tough time for him, his sweet wife, and their families. A lot of people helped them out and they want to "pay it forward". If any of you have any free time in the next couple of days and would be willing to go to this Marrow Donor Registration Event, it's FREE, and so easy. Would be greatly appreciated! Also, a lot of my friends, ward friends, and my husbands family are minorities and they are is DESPARATE need for minories so get off your booty and possibly save someone's life! :]



MarrowDonorRegistrationEvent
-Adam & Alissa Ingersoll

Our family is so grateful for all the love and support we have received this past year. We know that we will never be able to repay the generous donations, prayers and service that was given on our behalf. We hope that in some way we will be able to find ways to "pay it forward" and give back by giving to others in need.

After months of anticipation and planning we are really excited to announce the upcoming Donor Registration Drive we have helped organize with the Bennion Service Center at the University of Utah.

This procedure normally costs $50 a person; however, we have received national grants to provide funding and have organized specific dates and times with the University of Utah Campus and LDS Institute to provide a free opportunity to become a registered donor.

Life-It's in U. What better gift can you give than to help someone elses "Adam" live another day.

Each day, more than 6,000 men, women and children
search the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)

Registry for life-saving donors like you.

Every year, more than 10,000 Americans get life-threatening diseases that can only be cured with a bone marrow transplant from an unrelated donor. The patients do not have a family donor and transplant is their only hope for a cure.
The NMDP will be on the U of U campus performing simple mouth swab tests and registering potential donors for future marrow transplants.

Minorities are critically needed in the registry, because there just are not enough in the registry to help all of the patients in need, so many patients do not get a marrow transplant.

Most people have some misconceptions about being a marrow donor, it is really very simple, and is not a painful procedure as a lot of people think.

If you are a match for a patient in need, 70% of the time, a procedure is done to extract a certain amount of circulating stem cells from your system. This procedure is very similar to a blood donation, only it takes longer, about 4 hours.

Help the NMDP deliver a cure to all patients in need by visiting one of the following testing locations:

Tuesday, March 24 from 10am-2pm, 5-8pm
LDS Institute East Cultural Hall #2

Wednesday, March 25 from 8am-5pm
Heritage Center Lobby

Thursday, March 26 from 8am-5pm
Union Building West Ballroom

Life. It’s in U.

For more info, go to www.marrow.org

Bachelor Fans- K.. WHAT?!-02.02.09

Tell me Jason and ABC's SERIOUS LEVEL!!! I was SOOOO disappointed last night. I did want him to choose Melissa, but would have been fine if he chose Molly also.. whatever, I liked em both, but Melissa more. How AWKWARD was Molly with Ty? Nice last date too... ew.. why not just have freakin "s" on TV. I had to fast forward through all of that. Molly is SOOOO DUMB for taking him back! Seriously I can't believe I wasted my time this season. Melissa is too good for him anyways. How AWKWARD was last night? Who breaks up with someone on TV? Jason is not the man I thought he was.. What, so tonight is he gonna change his mind and go back to DeAnna?? OR maybe his ex-wife?? UGH. I'm so MAD! Do you really think he hasn't talked to Molly this whole time? SO what he's just having "s" with Melissa I'm sure for the past 3 months then now it's Molly's turn? Last I knew when you're "in love" with someone you're all about them and only think about them?? How can you be "in love" with 2 people? SICKO. Was the whole DeAnna scene supposed to make the whole finale ok? WELL IT WASN'T I think that ABC lost a lot of Bachelor fans with that what was supposed to be "The most dramatic finale in Bachelor history" GAG ME, I'll show ya dramatic! he he :]

Bottom line. I'm done watching this RIDICULOUS show. Why did I get sucked into watching it?? Geez.

When should I begin?? 03.02.09
Well, the other day I was about to get the boys in the bath tub, so I had their diapers off them and was letting them run around, etc and Jett said to me, "Mommy, I have to go pee pee.." So I pulled out his toilet he got for Christmas and put him on it, and sure enough, he went potty!! I was THRILLED. I HAD to capture the moment, don't kid yourself!

I hear different things about potty training, what has worked for you? Jett will be 3 in August. Should I wait? I hear boys are harder to potty train than girls? Or should I just go for it and assume he's ready? Any Tips?

STATE CHAMPS!! 02.28.09
American Fork High School Lady Cavemen Basketball Team are the 5A State Champions of 2009!! I've been to a lot of their games this season because I know a few of the girls on the team, my sister cheers for them, I played basketball for AF for 4 years, and plus they're fetching good! They played Riverton in the State Championship game and WON! I was a BLAST to go watch them. I was SO JEALOUS! I saw a few of my old teammates there from back in the day..

Half-time Jayni and I eating some Robin Eggs.. YUMMMMY!

This is Enoch's cousin's fiance and I.. She's from England and had NEVER been to a basketball game before.. I about FELL OVER! I HAD to take her to a game..

THEY DID IT!! CONGRATS LADY CAVEMEN..

Cutting down the nets..

Us 5 Melton kids..

Us with Cyd Mason #3. (She's J.J.'s best friend's little sister) LOVE HER!! She's SOOO GOOD.

After the game a bunch of fans and family's of the players met at a gas station by the freeway so that when the team's bus drove into town Fire Trucks would escort them and The City Police blocked off roads while all of us followed the teams bus and the firetrucks hanging out the windows, blaring music, honking our horns, flashing our lights all the way to the High School. We all went in my Dad's truck, it was HILARIOUS, we had SO MUCH FUN, you'd think we were all still in High School! Nope, don't worry about it, I'm a Mother of 2 children joining in.. ha ha ha We were so proud of them! :]

Here's a bunch of us fans cruisin down main street in AF..

When we arrived at the HS everyone was singing the school song..


HOW JEALOUS AM I?? The trophy..