OOPS!

I've always been told NOT to put potato peels down the disposal and i've always listened...

Until Now!

I wasn't thinking and I put them right down, then all of a sudden both sides of my sink were backed up with dirty water and I was saying "uh-oh" outloud. Jonathan's ears perked up

and the journey began...

Jonathan came in and started grumbling to me about peels down the disposal and stuff that i'd heard thousands of times so I just nodded, feeling like a scolded school girl.

He grabbed the plunger (yuck) and started doing what plunger's do, but it wasn't working.

I had the brilliant thought that maybe the clog was in the twisty part of the pipes and we started to prepare all that we needed to do the job.

I was ready and my head was where it should've been, in another room, but Jonathan must not have been paying attention. (tisk, tisk) We can't always be perfect.

Suddenly I hear screaming, yes, screaming and I run in the kitchen to see my darling husband being blasted by a gush of dirty, potato peel, plunger water.

He had forgotten the bucket I prepared for him.

In all honesty, so he doesn't look like a goober, he accidentally knocked into the pipe after unscrewing it a tiny bit and PoOf!

FLOOD

We grabbed all the towels we could, that aren't our nice ones of course, and started sopping up all the H2O.

Here he is just after the gush of water. I made him stay 'til I got the camera.

What else would I do?

These are the memories I live for. We laughed about it, thank goodness, and now our floor has been sanitized a few dozen times. (Just in case)

Look who's one...

Our little Kenzie-Roos. Her birthday was on March 20 and we weren't able to celebrate her birthday with her, so my mom, sister and I decided to throw her a "surprise" party. :)

It was a fun little surprise for her Mom really... but she enjoyed eating all the cake she wanted.

I just happened to be the one who decorated it. I guess Jonathan's not the only one with talent.

Happy Birthday Kenz. We Love You!

Happy 30th Babe!

Happy Birthday BABE! I love you!
March 10th is a day that I will forever be grateful for. That day brought my wonderful husband into this world... Cheesy I know, but that's truly how I feel.
I am so blessed to have him in my life and I couldn't ask for a more perfect partner.
Jonathan has so many qualities that have attracted me to him and since he's 30... WOW,
I feel like it's appropriate to list 30 things I Love about him
1. His sense of humor
2. His sensitivity
3. His love of life
4. His spirituality
5. His intelligence (sometimes) :)
6. His desire to be better
7. His smile
8. His laugh
9. His lips
10. His willingness to help others
11. His dashing good looks
12. His hands
13. His smells, good and bad. I know them both well...
14. His eyes
15. His nose
16. His love for children
17. His dance moves
18. His hobbies
19. His support of my hobbies
20. His way of treating me like a queen
21. His honesty
22. His singing voice
23. His ability to make me laugh, even when I don't want to (like at midnight)
24. His kisses
25. His cleanliness
26. His songs he makes up for me
27. His finger toes
28. He is my Best Friend
29. His artistic ability
30. I love that he Loves me!
I could go on and on... There are so many reasons why he is perfect for me!

I love you Jonathan! Thank you for choosing me to spend your life with. I love you with all my heart and can't wait to spend many more years with you!
Happy Birthday Babe!

Mexican Riviera

We just got back from a cruise with my family and had a total blast! I would love to show you all the pictures but I took at least 900 so i'm assuming nobody has the time or desire to sit in front of a computer and look at all of my pictures. Here are a few, and when I say a few i mean like 15-20 pics of us and my family in Mexico. Keep in mind they are all skeewhompus so i'll try to narrate what's happening in each, when and where all the events took place. I can say as fun as a trip is, it's always good to be home in your own bed.

This was a shot in Puerto Vallarta. A man selling cotton candy. He obviously didn't sell that much considering the amount of candy still on his pole. Jonathan and I have decided we would love to move down there. It was a gorgeous and classy town.

This was On Wednesday in Puerto Vallarta after Jonathan's accident. The doctor thought it was hilarious how many people were there to "support" us and had to take a picture.
Story:
Jonathan had just dislocated and fractured his finger on the beach. He was playing in the waves and came down on his hand to catch himself, the waves were so strong his finger just popped out. It was a very traumatizing experience as every male member of my family attempted to "put it" back into place. I was crying, Jonathan was in agony and a lot of bystanders were very curious. Jonathan eventually ran up to a nearby resort and they called a local doctor who after MANY attempts finally got his finger back in place. THANK GOODNESS! We decided to go to the doctor's office for X-Rays and discovered it was also fractured right in the spot every one was squeezing to get the finger back. OUCH! The doctor was a great guy and drove us to and from his office with the offer of taking us on a tour of the city free of charge. Thankfully we found a great doctor. Jonathan now has a brace and is doing just fine. He was a brave little patient.

Us is the water at the beach in Puerto Vallarta. One of the only pictures i'm in cause i was the self-designated photographer.

My mom, Staci and Parker all hanging at the beach while the two little girls napped away.

Traci, Kristi, Dad, Sharla and Trina all watching the boys playing in the water.

Jonathan, Tony and Lance body surfing (Pre accident) in Puerto Vallarta. The waves here were huge. It was so much fun watching everybody get slammed onto the beach after their attempts to "Ride" the wave.

Kenzie ready to go out on a shore excursion. She did such a good job and just went with the flow.
She was such a cutie! Both Taylei and Kenzie were stopped by people on the boat at least 5 times a day with compliments of how Adorable they were.

Taylei loving life in her stroller. She was so much fun to take pictures of. Anytime she was sad, all I had to do was point my camera her way and she was instantly happy.

John doing Karaoke. He and Jonathan decided to do it and both did a great job.

Jonathan singing his karaoke. He was singing so loud he thought for sure he would lose his voice.

A beautiful cathedral in Mazatlan.

A market in Mazatlan. The smell was horrible! I can't imaging being able to work there everyday.

The Caca Rocks. They are white because birds sit on them all day and well.... they poop. This was in Mazatlan as well. We had a van tour and visited this cute little shop on a hill with a view.

CABO! PARA SAILING! Need I say more? Well i will say that this was so much fun and scary all at the same time. I'm glad Jonathan talked me into it.

Being up this high in the air was so peaceful but I couldn't help searching the water for dark shadows...

Everyone playing on the beach in Cabo. We had lots of fun in the sun.

A couple pictures of us on the boat. We had a great time!

Everyone eating in the cafeteria. The same food everyday, it kinda gets old fast.

Parker and Uncle "Joshan." These two are buddies and love to play together.

My man looking good in the evening. Can I just say that I am in LOVE!

Last night on the boat.

Tai and Jonathan at the boat safety meeting the first day. We got a good chuckle with these life vests.

Sunset....

Jonathan and Laura on the first day.

Parker and Tai on the first day. We are excited!

I thought this picture was great. The boys lounging on deck and taking it all in.

The other's taking it all in...

Staci and Makenzie the morining we were leaving. It was an early morning and still these two manage to look this good.

We finally made it home! Parker was lucky enough to get a ride while the rest of us had to walk the last few steps to our car and then it was HOME.

I'm getting out of here!!

We are leaving for Mexico in 2 DAYS!

My family decided to put all our Christmas and Birthday money into going on a family cruise this year. We are going this Saturday and will be stopping in Cabo, Mezetlan, and Puerto Vallarto ( I don't know how to spell those) It's a much needed break for my family and I couldn't be happier.
The fun thing is we are all going together. Parents, all my sibs, Step sister included and my neices and nephews. It's going to be a blast and we are ready for a real tan.
I'll be sure to post all the fun pics when we get back in a week.... Wahoo!

Taylei

This is my cute neice Taylei (Tay-Lee) My sister asked me to take some pictures of her it was easy to get great shots of this little beauty! Check out more on my Photo blog: laurasnow.blogspot.com

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

Jonathan got home the other night after a long day (that was cold and blizzardy) and got into his pajamas excited to relax and not have to do anything else; until I asked my dad over for dinner and decided the sidewalks were too slick and piled with snow for him to walk in. I've got a great husband cuz he went out into the cold night and I got a new post out of it. :)





Our kids are bound to have good looking legs with a father that has them...