Reasons why I like Disney!

For a few months I have known that there is going to be

a Disney Store in University Mall.

I am very excited about this!! It started out as a sign in the window of an old store saying "Disney Store coming soon!", then it was the big "box" around the front of the store that had a banner with Mickey Mouse, still saying "coming soon". It had been like that for a month or so (I really don't go to the mall very often) It was still like that last Tuesday.

When I went to the mall on Saturday this is what it looked like!!!!

I am so very excited!!!! There is finally a store front!!! I am just hoping that it will be open before Christmas. I have searched and can't find a opening date for the store :(

But when I do, I will post it!!







I just have to share these pictures. I absolutely LOVE THEM!!! They are by an artist named Annie Leibovitz. They are of famous people portraying Disney characters. She did these pictures for the

"Year of a Million Dreams"

promotion. It started out as just the first three pics.

(Cinderella, Alice and Prince Phillip)

I love the Cinderella, that is why I put it first, LOL.

Then yesterday my brother showed me the next group:

(The Blue Fairy, Arthur and Snow White)

If ever I get enough money I want to have these pics framed and displayed in my house. I love them all!!! They are so beautiful :)

If you click on them, you can see them big.

They all have sayings :)

This is Halloween!!!!

IT'S FINALLY HALLOWEEN!!

All of my costume prep has paid off :) I had decided to make Mara's costume, as this was the first time that I have sewn any type of clothing, it turned out awesome :) Now I have all the confidence in the world (when it comes to sewing) LOL

On Sunday my mom threw the

First Annual Ramey Halloween Party!!

She had fun decorations, treats, games and activities :) She was quite proud of herself!! Here are some pics of the party.

This is Max and Xander

(I think that spiderman was really popular this year)

Here are all the Grand kids

L to R: Mara, Xander, Sawyer, Max & Conli

The cute girls!!

Mara & Mana

My mom got a new camera and it takes the funnest pictures.

I am all sorts of jealous, mainly because our camera is broken :(

On Monday I took the kids to a Halloween Party that Lisa invited us to. It was at a church and there were a ton of little kids running around. But I got the best picture of Mara!! She loves that pumpkin bucket, and won't let go of it!! LOL

This was tonight before we went out Trick or Treating, which started with visiting Karri at Target and JD at FYE!

This is Mara and her cousin Maddox. He is 4 months old and the chubbiest thing ever!!! He is by far the cutest Pea Pod ever :)

Here is our Halloween family picture!!

My niece Addi!! She was Wonder Woman!!

(This pic is for you Chris!!!)

Wonder Woman and Black Spiderman!!

(too bad they exist in different universes, because they are best friends in this one)

Pre-School Time :)

Friday was Xander's first day of Pre-School :) He is going to the

Itty Bitty Bruin Pre-School at

Mountain View High School!!

(Pat's mother Tammy is a secretary there)

Xander was really excited to start school :) He goes every other day (some weeks m,w,f other weeks t,th) for a little over 2 hours. So far he has a great time.

Every kid in the class has a spotlight day. And of course Xander's was the first day of class :) So we made this poster about him.

The pics on the bottom are from Pat's toy magazines LOL

Daddy

Today is a very emotional day, if I think about it too much, which thankfully I haven't until writing this blog entry.
Today is my Dad's birthday.
He would have been 57.

I could rattle off all the things that I love about him and miss about him, but I really don't want to cry to much while writing this. (For those of you that don't know, my dad died of cancer about 4 1/2 years ago)

My brother started having us get together on his birthday and death day and go to lunch together. So today we went to Wendy's (which is where we always go because my dad loved to get nuggets and frostys)

It was good to be together, but I realized that we didn't talk about him. I don't know if that was good or bad, lol

Like I said, I really don't want to cry right now,
so I found this poem about fathers!

It says what I want to say

My daddy was my hero

For my very youngest years;

Daddy kept me safe and happy,

And he chased away my fears.

I watched in awe and wonder

At each manly thing he did;

Oh, I looked up to my daddy,

When I was a little kid.

My dad was still my hero,

As the years passed,one by one.

He taught important lessons,

And he took some time for fun.

He was my firm foundation;

On my dad I did depend;

He was always there for me,

My dad, my guide, my friend.

My father is my hero,

Now that I am fully grown.

I love him and respect him,

The best man I've ever known.

I knew when I would marry

That my husband had to be

A great man, just like my father,

Dad, my hero you'll always be.

By Joanna Fuchs

Once There Was A Snowman!!!

Like I said in the last post, it snowed last night!! So we woke up this morning to beautiful white grass!! LOL

This was the best kind of snow in my opinion, it stayed on the grass and melted on the road!! So we didn't need to shovel :) That is one thing that I don't like about winter, shoveling and trying to drive when the snow is just everywhere!!

Needless to say, when we got home from church and were still in the car, Pat told Xander that they were going to change their clothes and then go outside and build a snowman!! Xander was really excited :) I watched them from the kitchen window making their big snowballs. When they were done I took some pictures :)

It's sad, but a few minutes after we came inside the snowman fell over :'(

Oh well! It is just the beginning of the snowy season, and there is always more time to make snowmen :)

The Haunted Train Ride! Muahaha!!

Last night we got together with our friends Scott and Stefanie Shoell. We went up Provo Canyon to Vivian Park and got on the Heber Valley Railroad for their Haunted Canyon Ride. It was a lot of fun :) But of course it had to be the first day that it really snowed! So we were cold, but had a good time. It took us forever to get out of the canyon because of all the snow! We drove about 25-30 MPH! The snow was coming right at us and it made me feel like we were going

"warp speed"!! LOL

It was really great to get out and have a double date without our kids in tow :)

Here is Pat and Scott :)

Then me and Stefanie :)

A cute picture on the train!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY XANDER :)

On Thursday, October 16th, 2003, we became a "real" family.

Our little Xander was born at 4:33 PM.

Weighing in at 9 pounds and measuring 19 1/2 inches.

He was our little angel :)

I was so excited to be a mother, and I can't believe that he is 4 years old!! I am totally going to copy my sis in-law Lisa

Ode to Xander


My Little Man

You are growing up so FAST

and I don't want to miss even one of those

special MOMENTS

You RUN and tumble and make

all the noise you are capable of

then you find enough energy

to jump and run some more.

If you let me share with you

these special moments and let me be a

part of your wee life, I promise

I will try not to crowd you and let

you be the person you are....

Share with me these moments...

let me come along for the RIDE and

I will share wih you the

sky and let you spread your wings and fly.

Somewhere along the way, you started growing up.

You crawled,

then you walked,
now you play with other children, and climb around the park by yourself.

I am so blessed to be able to be part of your life.

And for now I am your best friend.

I am the one who gets to hear you say your first words.

I am the one who gets to hold your hand.

And I am the one who you share all your new discoveries with.

Yes, I am blessed.

One day you will have a new best friend & I won't be the center of your world.

That is how it should be.

But I am going to enjoy all of our special time together now.

For you will only be my baby once.



Xander, I Love You! And I am grateful to be your mother :)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY XAN!