American Idol Judge Kara Dioguardi

I am a huge American Idol fan and I wasn't too sure why they added a new judge ,Kara, to the show. I have liked her and think that she brought some change and balance to the judge panel. My sister Julie posted this song of hers on her blog and I love it so much I thought I would post it too! I love it and it makes me like her so much more. She is an amazing singer and song writer. Check out this video and tell me what you think!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a1lfnjqC4I

I am also a huge fan of Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat, they were on Ellen the other day and sang together. I loved it so much I think I watched it about 3 times! It is such a cute song, I love the words to it! Tell me what you think!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYhYYHE-iVI

I know, I know...

Posting has not been at the top of my list of things to do lately. We really have gone through a lot recently and every time I sit down to post I am at a loss for words and when I do post I sound sad and pathetic. So here is what has been going on even if it is sad and pathetic.....
1. We were scheduled to close on a house in January. :)
2. It fell apart hours before closing. :(
3. Sage and I went home to visit my parents and to be with family. ;)
4. Scott was working at home double time trying to find us a house. :)
5. I had a miscarriage. I was 9 weeks 3 days. :(
6. Our car ran into a boulder, no more car. :(
7. We found a home that I absolutely in love with! :)
8. We are currently "under contract" and should close in a week! :)
9. I found an amazing deal on a purse at Dillard's! 70% off! :)
10. Sage is attached to her binky and has it in her mouth 24/7. How do I get rid of it?

So that is us in a nutshell! It has definitely been a roller coaster ride so far this year. I am waiting for it to get better. The good news is I have faith that it will and soon enough we will have a house and we will be expecting again. What would we do without our faith? I certainly would be a mess if I didn't know that there is a plan for me! Love to all! And a big thanks for all of the phone calls and support that have helped me survive!

A wonderful Christmas!

This is everybody!

I thought that Sage looked so adorable. This was her Christmas dress for this year.

Here are Trevor, Hannah, Gabrielle and the fleeing angel, Sage.
This is at the McGee Christmas Party where Sage was a little more attentive.

We had such a great Christmas this year! It was filled with fun family Christmas parties, lots of snow, and the pure joy of a little girls second Christmas. Unfortunately Sage was terrified of Santa this year. There was no way she was getting near him. The first time I tried to sit her on Santa's lap she screamed bloody murder and clung to me like a little monkey! It was so traumatic! Poor girl. I guess that Santa didn't hold it against her because she got lots of presents from him Christmas morning. Christmas Eve was so fun this year with the Simons family! Mostly because the clan is growing and the Christmas spirit that the kids bring is so much more fun! We did the Nativity which actually turned into a disaster! Sage was the fleeing Angel along with Trevor, Hannah, and Gabrielle. In the end Trevor was ripping his costume off and Hannah was upset because "Grandma ruined everything!" The adults weren't helping the situation at all with all of the talking and yelling to "turn that music off!" Which I guess Grandma thought would summons the angel to appear! We thought she had lost it! We felt like we were in the middle of the TV show "Brothers and Sisters". It was hilarious! We really had a fun and exciting night with family! Christmas morning Sage walked into the family room that had her new twin babies, double stroller, and double high chair. She ran over to it, gave it a good long look, then took off with the stroller. She stopped in the kitchen to peek over at her new doll and said with the cutest voice, "baby!". It was so fun. I love Christmas!

It's picture time!!

Thanks to an excellent camera and my wonderfully talented neice Megan we took family pictures yesterday! Megan knew of this fantastic place in Lindon to take picture's and I took full advantage. I thought that she did an incredible job and I was very happy with our pictures. Sage has hit that age were she was just not in the mood I guess. We were able to capture a few smiles but mostly serious ones! Thanks Meg's for putting up with us! You are great! Enjoy the picture's everyone!

Happy Halloween?! and Thanksgiving!

I am a little behind on my holiday's as you can obviously see! We had a fun Halloween this year. Scott and I dressed up as snorklers and Sage was our little goldfish! We went over to the Davis's house for a fun party with friends and had a great time! Sage was such a good little fish! Thanks Terra for the cute costume! For Thanksgiving this year we did something a little different! We went south to Kolob, UT to a beautiful 11 room cabin! We were with Scott's uncle and his kids. We had such a great time being with cousins! We did miss our parents and family though! We also spent some time in Hurricane and St. George. I got to see my brother Chris and his family. I am so dumb and didn't even get a picture of Allison! She was so fun and snuggly! Sage loved playing with Cayson and Jerin! I did snap a few pictures of them! If you didn't notice I chopped my hair off! It feels so good and healthy! I love it! Now we are home and getting ready for Christmas. It looks like we will be with my in laws throughout the rest of the year. There is no news on houses;( Christmas will be so fun with Sage this year! I can't wait!

Blog catch up! CAUTION this post contains hunting pictures!

I am so behind on my blog it is sad! I am a little bit out of my element and my regular routine since we are still at my in-laws house. It also seems like since my last post we have been sick with colds and the flu! We have been an awful mess! However we are still alive and kicking! As most of you know I married a "hunt'n fool"! So Scott has been gone a lot but he just got home from his last "away" hunt. Which means you could still spot him in our beautiful mountains here at home. He just can't get enough of it! Any way Sage and I are very happy to have Daddy home! She sure lights up when her "da da" is home. As for our house situation one of our offers was rejected. We still have two in the works. Every time Scott calls me during the day a part of me is hoping that he is calling with good news on one of them! I am hoping we will be in a house by Christmas. Who know's with the current bail out situation. We think the banks are being slow because of it.
So time for pictures! A couple of weeks ago we went on our annual Wyomming antalope hunt. It's actually a lot of fun! Fun because it it so funny to stay in the most random hotels in the middle of no where. The hotel we stayed in was no exception. It was called The Virginian. It is about 100 years old and I am pretty sure they haven't done any remodeling or redecorating! There was also a train that went right by it that sounded its horn about every hour. Not only that there was a bar that stayed open all night. The second night I was sure to take some tylonol pm! In the end we were just happy to be together! Here are some picure's of "my" antolope. Scott got one too but he was alone in the early morning and we didn't get very many good pictures.

Farmington Trip

Last week Sage and I loaded up the car and headed to Farmington to visit my parents. It was a great trip! We were able to spend a lot of time with my Mom! Usually she is at work but this time she was able to get 1 and a half days off! It was so fun to just hang out with my Mom. Sage had so much fun playing with her Grandparents and cracking them up! She sure is a busy girl! We were also able to play with cousins and visit my friend Sarah and her little girl Ivie. It was great to see our two girls together. It is funny because like I tower over Sarah, Sage towers over Ivie. What cuties! It was also great to see my Grandma Irvin who just recently had a stroke but is doing amazingly well. She is such a sweet lady with such determination! It was also neat because I went to church with my parents. I was able to see my old youth leaders and other people that I grew up with. It was strange because it does not feel like the same ward I grew up in but it was still nice to visit. I love being able to go home and get a good dose of love and support from my family! Thanks again Mom! I love you.