Puppy Love

So we changed our minds about the dog we wanted to get because of sammanthas allergies...so here he is the new member of our family.... FALKOR ATRAYU BALLARD

samm gets a little puffy in one eye if she rubs her eye but its not too bad so far! (fingers crossed)

Matt wanted to name him after the goodluck dragon from The Never Ending Story! it totally fits him. He has a really good temperament and loves to play with the kids. and as you can see he lets Haven Maul him! 

So far the potty training is going well he just goes ALL the time! my sis annie has a cocker spaniel that is just the sweetest and softest thing so that is what i think of when i want to give up:) haha! 

 I am really glad that i am back to just working 2 days a week again so i can be home the the little guy! 

25 Random Things About Me

My SIL wants to hear all the great things about me! haha! so here ya go people, the one and ONLY Stephanie!
1-I love entertaining people at my home.
2-I love talking to old people. They are soooo interesting!
3-I love to play card games.
4-I love running, thanks to my sil jen!
5-I DO NOT like cats.
6-My favorite movie is The Fugitive, i mean come on Mr. Harrison Ford is super good looking!
7-I want 9 kids for every letter in my name
8-I love to spend money especially on other people.
9-I was the pitcher for my highschool softball team.
10-I love Love LOVE the smell of wet cement on a hot summer day! (me and the sisters used to lick the cement when we were laying out on our towels! haha!)
11-I do enjoy washing and folding the laundry, I know weird but it is very soothing!
12-I love going to the gym and sweating
13-I can stick my big toe straight up...my mom calls it the thumbs up!
14-I want to get into gardening and canning this year.
15-I am an awesome sales and collections person for my job( sorry i gotta boast!)
16-I really love to read and cant wait to start up again when i have no more babies, so that my be awhile!
17-I have been on the Disney Cruise....and when i can afford to take my kids i wont! I would rather spend the money on a new car!!
18-My AWESOME hubby owns a Off Road Shop.
19-I really enjoy baking, i love to feed people!
20-I have 3 sisters, 4 brothers, 6 brother inlaws, 3 sister inlaws, 7 nieces, 7 nephews
21-I was a nanny for 2 1/2 years.
22-I love primary
23-I have been married 8 years this May!
24-I absolutely LOVE going tanning and would continue going if it would not give me the nasty age spots and wrinkly skin and of course cancer..so i propose in my world tanning will be good for you! ha!
I TAG ARIANE, JENN, AMANDA, JEN(my bro wife), LIZ, AND ANYONE ELSE THAT WANTS TO!

Meet our new puppy!

here we go again with the underlining! dumb blogger! 

So i wanted to inroduce you to our new puppy that we will be getting in 2 weeks! 

We decided the kids are now at the age where they can help take care of a pet and learn to love and appreciate animals. 

     The one on the left with the freckles is him! We are so excited!! i just love the droopy faces of the beagles!! ( i think this will be worse than having a new born though!) 

This is not him I just wanted you to see how cute their faces are!

Okay I LOVE movies! Lately movies have been like repeats so i have not been real impressed.....well i thought the Benjamin Button movie would be good because of ya now the HOTTEST man in the world ( other than my hubby:) ) is in it..well i was pretty disappointed! I thought it was the dumbest and LONGEST show i have seen in a while. WELL last night matt and i went to watch _Taken_ and can i just tell you that was the COOLEST BADEST movie ever! I loved it! the main guy in it was AWESOME! it made me sick to my stomach but i thought it was a real good action movie! so if any of you have not seen this you need to! let me know what you think?

OH and if any of you want a good laugh now and then you should go check out my cousins blog she is the best writer EVER! ( I got a kick of the "Just Do It" post she just did) go check her out!

Hey if any body is looking for an AWESOME piano teacher go here! It is my SIL Jen she has been teaching for a looong time and is looking to pick up a few more kids. 

I LOVE MY GIRLS!

So for about a week now Miss Sammantha has been bugging me to A line her hair like she had when she was little; the hubby is absolutely against short hair so the answer has been no.

I did not have to work this morning so it was EXTRA buggin for the cut! So i told samm that we could call dad and if he answered and said no than that was it, but if he did not answer at all then we would go...........HE DID NOT ANSWER! I DIED!! I love sammys hair it is finally getting sooo long but the poor girl has put up with her hairblog obsessed mother. ( im sure she just doesnt want her hair done!) ha! well the whole way over to fantastic sams salon i was asking her if she was for sure she wanted to do this? She kept reassuring me that it was what she was born to have.....well the after math looks a little like this.... ( and matthew still does not know...  shhhhh!)

My camera is broken and i am waiting for a new battery for my old camera so i can get a cute pic, so you will just have to put up with this one when she was 3. i tell ya she looks JUST like she used to! It is soooooo stinkin cute! Her face is perfect for this cut! 

     ******5 months old******

********4 years later**********

Since I dont live close to my sis anymore these two dont get to play as much...I took my clan over to annies today and we did not see these two for almost 3 hours! I sure miss these days! :(

***UPDATE***

****Quick update*****

I am currently working 14hour days everyday so I have been super busy! Every year my job offers Overtime so I decided to stay with my job and do the OT. I love it! I have also picked up another job where I do surveys for people that have been in nursing homes and stuff, its really fun and i can do it whenever I want at home! 

    The kids go off track very soon so that will be fun to have them home when I am done with the ot! UMmmmmmm  oh! and jessica got married! wahoo!!! I love that girl she is sooo stinkin smart and pretty! She found a good man!Here are some pics of the wedding. 

Lets see oh we finally got rid of the strep virus after about 6 weeks! we were going to take out Havens tonsils but the doc decided to wait for a 6th time! and so far so good!

The Hubby and I are trying to have another baby**SHOCKING***** I know! we are just not going to prevent Heavenly Father from giving us these wonderful sweet spirits. I am really praying for a boy but a girl will do! haha! 

I asked matt why he made mostly girls and this is what he told me   "It takes a real Man to create something that he's not" ........I thought that was so cute!!! We LOVE all our girls and would have 10 more!! 

well in 2 more weeks i will be done with the OT and am excited to catch up on everyones blog!

Oh what a sweet sweet moment!
And of course all of us girls! I cant believe we are all married now! its so weird to think we used to play dolly's and house together! oh and hit each other haha! 

All of my fabulous brothers! I love them!
Here is Jess and her BFF Malory, she was the only bridesmaid/maid of honor.
I had to put the crazy pic up of our family trying to get a good pic! hahah! it was crazy with all the little kids we have 12 grandkids 7 and  under! 1 of them is not in this picture.