Amy's big 30th Birthday Bash ... Decade Do-Over!!!

I turned 30 this year!!! I decided that this is an age I am old enough and responsible enough to have a big BASH!!! Becky helped me think of the theme and we had a blast with some of my best friends and my crazy family!!!

Brad and Kendall got me a WONDERFUL cake!!! It meant so much to me!!! I loved it!!! There were SO many candles!!! :)

I didn't get pictures of everyone's but we had some fabulous costumes --- from so many different decades!!!! What a blast! Every gave great individual presentations as I judged the costumes! haha! I so loved the crazy, fun spirit of the group and the whole night! We had some great prizes for the costume contest winners!!! Becky and Michael tied for 1st place - however everyone's were SO unique and SO cool and individual that there really wasn't a BEST one because they were all SOOOO Great!!! It was just a lot of great fun!!!

The games were hilarious!!! Becks did a great job with them (thanks Becks)! Everyone had such a blast and some great laughs!!! We played a fun game the revealed some pretty hilarious things about people! I laugh just thinking about it!!!! haha

Thanks for making my break-in to my 30th year so memorable!!! Love you all!!! (And for those who couldn't come -- I missed you) Thanks for your continually love and friendship!!!

Team Glauser, Part Deux: The Disneyland Experience! March 19 - 23, 2009

We arrived early so just the four of us went to Disneyland while the rest of the Glausers made their way, by car, to CA.

That night Scott, me and our kiddos picked up Cami from the airport (she flew ALL day from the east coast) and only my mom and us were in on the secret! We surprised the rest of the family that night with our sister Cami!!! Brad and Kendall did not see her until they joined us in line for Submarines w/Nemo the next day in the park- what a surprise to see Cam in line with us!

Such a surprise for everyone!!! Us Glausers LOVE the surprises!

Speaking of surprises ... Scott and I worked it the weekend before to make matching shirts for the Glauser Team! Then when they arrived the first night we surprised them with shirts (at the same time Cami walked in the room to surprise them) SO FUN!!!

Saturday - Brad and Scott M. went to watch the Utah B-Ball game at the ESPN Zone, while we went on Autopia and other rides! I have to admit, I still got it goin' on - I was able to flirt with the guy at the Autopia Fastpass line and get our whole family through the Fastpass line! Thats right! haha! Good times!
Sue and Jared and their two cute boys also surprised us and drove up from their Catalina home and joined us in Disneyland that day too!!! Such a FUN party with the fam!!!

They went with us to the beach the next day too!!!

We hit the beach on Saturday! What fun, relaxing and COLDY day! I love my silly family!!!

Scott and I got to have some fun time with Hana sinking in the beach sand and looking for sea shells and sand dollars! There is some cool stuff on the beach this early in the Spring!

Saturday night our little family went to Downtown Disney and ate, shopped a little, danced to the music! Our kiddos were exhausted . . . Conrad feel asleep as I was giving him a piggy back to the car and then Hana fell asleep on the way to the hotel! Big day!

On Sunday we hit Disneyland for a while, then we headed over to California Adventure! We rocked it on the new Toy Story ride! SO FUN! Its definitely my favorite ride in CA Adventure - and in my top 3 favorites out of the whole Disneyland Resort!!! Good times!!!

These four cuties sure had fun together!

Our little family of four had one more day in Disneyland! We hit it hard this whole weekend! We can't get enough!!!

Resolutions? . . . or Intentions? . . .

. . . I have both!

I resolve to . . . take the STEPS I need to take to complete my goals, and to trust the flow of life!

-- I have realized that I have great ideas and goals, but I have a hard time starting and following through consistantly with the steps to make it happen. The person who does that, is now in the past!!!

I intend to . . . to be better at calling people back, keep up on my work, laugh more, get on the floor with my kids more, perhaps get on the floor with my hubby more ;) (hee hee), be more relaxed about a messy house, call my friends on their birthdays, clean my bathtub more often (um, nah!), find the best sales at Old Navy, shop at Walmart less, eat more blueberries, eat more sushi, and bake cookies for more people . . . I also intend to add to this list! :)

We see each other through . . .

My friend emailed this link to me and as she said "it stuck me" too!!!

It came at the perfect time - and helped me see that I am not alone in my experiences and struggles and it helped me remember ALL my wonderful family members and friends, the love I have for them and the love I feel from them.

I love you all -- may we all see each other through life and remember to THANK, GIVE, LOVE!

It's a 5 minute video - take some time to watch it . . .

(It is mostly about women - but it is for men too -- for all of us!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_4qwVLqt9Q

Ginger bread house

Fun making their Ginger Bread House!!! We've loved doing this for the past 3 years. The pre-packaged kit is so fun and easy for the kids to do - especially now they are getting older.

Silly kids havin' fun! They had some fun ideas to make some silly poses for the camera . . .

... presentation of the house

... exxagerated presentation of house... haha... these guys thought of these poses all on their own! so funny!


... curious...

... shhh... sneaky sneaky... sneaking a piece of candy from the house... haha

Cute kiddos!

Wishing "U" Happy Holidays

We hope EVERYONE has Wonderful Holidays!!

May the New Year bring all you hope and desire!

May bliss fill your hearts and homes!

We LOVE YOU ALL!

Christmas Day 2008!

Ready to open presents . . . wearing their cozy pj's they opened Christmas Eve! Conrad in Thomas the Train pj's and Hana in High School Musical pj's!

Conrad, Hana, and their cousin Elli at G&G Mack's house for Christmas breakfast!

Delicious McKinnon family traditional Christmas breakfast! Every Christmas morning, since Scott was young, his mom, Karen, makes a delicious egg and sausage breakfast casserole! Yum - it is so good and flavorful - mmmm! Also for the past couple years since G& G got their waffle maker, they also make those yummy, large waffles! mmm mmm mmm!