Tangent

We miss hubby/daddy....

(except the part how he doesnt let us spend any money ever)
(( we have been enjoying ourselves just a lil' bit
while he's been away))

But Kenzie gave a talk in her class at church today...

 

It was on Families....

How families are an important part of

Heavenly Father's plan for us.

Life is kinda like this Photograph...

We are all here doing our own thing...

(some of us are just pickin our noses)

AHEM!

but we need eachother....

we need our family.

They anchor us....

They lead us...

they comfort us and love us...

The family is a support group.

We call ourselves:

Team  HAWKER!

(nerdy right???)

but it really helps when the going gets tough....

to remember that we are a team.

we are on the same side.

We gotta pull together...not apart.

Hubby is still working in California.

been there since jan 3rd.

He gets a tiny weekend home with us in 5 more days...

We can barely wait til he is home...

And we are all together...going in the same direction...

(like this photo)

((  in which one of us may or may not have just ate the treasure we found from the 1st photo))

ewwwww!!!

just kidding...

my kids are not booger eaters.

i take care of that right quick if it appears it's gonna

become an issue;

It's simple really...

The very first time i see my child  do the pick and lick....

I kindly ask them:

"would you like me to pick my nose and pull out

a bloody, juicy, booger....

and put it in your mouth?

Because if i ever see you eat your booger again...

that is exactly what will happen!"

and WALLAH!

they are totally cured of that habit.

I say let's nip it in the bud!!!!

I am just that kinda girl.

TANGENT.....

where were we????

Ahhhh yes  Family...

......

...............

.....

nope.....

i got nothin'

guess i said what i needed to say...

Family- CHECK

Boogers- CHECK

Yup....

i think we are done here.

Do you have any tricks on how to nix any bad habits?

DO SHARE!

xoxo  shell



Things Just Got A bit Scary

There is trouble brewing on the

Horizon at the Hawker house.....

.....

I believe it's do to a lack of proper influence and

possibly  like.....

i don't know...

a pre~mid life crisis ???

See;

hubby just bought some ....

Cowboy boots.

Wahhhhh!!!!

You might be wondering what is the big deal???

Cowboy boots can be hot....

when worn with the proper jeans and...

OH I DON'T KNow....TOPS!!!

um .....ok....

(or no top at all)

 and....

well.....

My poor hubby is great at MANY things....

just not so with FASHION!

I buy him cute clothes and yet he'd just as soon wear dirty

t shirts with holes in them....

He is my working man.

He works a lot.

He is in grease all day...

(so that is kinda sexy right?)

but then he comes home and showers up...

does his studly hair....

He  is lookin all FINE....

and then he throws on a T.

i think its just habit for him or something.

Now don't get me wrong...

He's a hotty!

(my big hunter man hotty)

i'm just scared to see what Boo thinks he

is gonna wear with those cowboy boots????

i promise to do my best to get him some studly clothes

to sport with his new boots....

but ...

THe Man Is Stubborn!

...

Pray for us would ya?

xoxo  shell

Childhood Should be Magical

I BELIEVE this from the very most bottom~est

Part of my HEART!

I struggle with depression....

just minor im sure...

but i have to REFUSE the urge to curl up in

a cozy ball  in my cozy bed all day.

I have 3 precious little gifts from HEAVEN that

are watching me.....

RELYING on me....

and most of all....

EXPECTING  Magical things to happen each day!

Afterall....

they only get the special wonder of

childhood ONCE!

a big smile when they walk in the room....

a tiny kiss on the forehead...

for no reason at all...

a song before bed...

our eye contact  while they talk...

our heads off

;)

 It's just the simple small things...

throw in a balloon once n a while

and there you have it!

Pure Magic!

Every new day holds an untold ADVENTURE....

The POSSIBILTIES are endless!

 

As SIMPLE or as Lavish as you please.

Don't let the years slip by.....

This very moment ~  that is all we have for sure.

Make it count.

and REMEMBER:

LIFE's An Hour Glass

xoxo shell

Valentine Daydream

I haven't had a Valentines Day

without a date....

for 13 years.

My other half is in California

working.....

It's like the "sugar" to my sugar cookie is

MISSING.

If  i was with my Honey on

Valentines....

this is what we would do:

*******

We would take our munchkins out for a

good time....

hmmmm..

i'm thinking Fentons Icecream parlor...

like at the end of  the movie " Up"

with the old fashioned soda bar and  all the

flavors you could imagine!

We would order our Favorites!

the kids would color while we waited...

and in the picture in my head ALL the children

would be happy to be there!...and smiling!

and we would chit~chat amongst ourselves...

daydreaming of the future together!

then our icecream would come!

and we our tastebuds would sing!!!!

we would be sneaking bites from eachother's

sundaes....

and we would just be thankful to be together...

all of us....

even me...

though for SOME reason there is never any PICTURES

of ME on the CAMERA??????

(ahhh...

back to my happy place....)

((find your happy place shell))

and Yes it would be a lovely evening indeed.

OK...

I couldnt think of anything right off my cuff...

so i totally copied off  our family date

Last Saturday Night.  

but it was a good one...

and there was chocolate....

so i would happily do it again!

What are your plans this Valentines day???

xoxo  shell



CAn i Take YouR ordEr siR?

Kade decided one of the Valentines i

made looked like a menu.....

ummmmm....

Thank you????

So after I decided not to bite his ear

for that remark...

We decided to Play RESTAURANT!

i thought this might be a great way

to introduce a new, healthy, breakfast food

into our diets.

so i got out the breakfast cookbook from

my very own childhood.

My mother gifted it to me at christmas time!

and after kade looked through the entire thing...

He chose the homemade POPSICLES.

well.....

that didn't go as planned???!!!

so i got all betty crocker and pulled

out some NOT homemade PoPsiclES...

from our freezer.

I CANT WIN.

but i say

"pick your battles"

and in this house....

FOOD IS NOT A BATTLE I CHOOSE TO PICK.

( blame that on childhood issues)  

:)

Do something fun! Play restaurant for lunch today!

take their order in your apron.

(but make sure you preface with...

"this is only a once a YEAR thing!  :) 

(dont say i didnt warn ya!!!

xoxo

shell

Be Mine

Gettin' ready for Valentine's Day!

Busy making valentines to save money this year.

HA HA HA HA!

if you are trying to save money....

I would not recommend  MAKING THEM!

unless you're gonna go basic.

BUT That is NOT in my NAtureE!

******

i needed stickers and pretty cardstock and

ribbon and gems...

glue and gluesticks and cutouts and

colored pens!

needless to say....i shoulda stuck to the boxes of Valentines

at the DOLLAR STORE!

*****

Then we pulled out the box of

pretties to decorate for this loveliest of days!

Our candles are sweetheart  scented!

yummmmm!

added festive colored bookery to the shelves!

busted out the PINK canisters

and what valentine's would be complete

without a lil' smoochy smoochy??

X's and O's

my homemade Valentine box.

It's empty.....

HINT.... HINT....

AHEM....

SOOOO...

just incase you were gonna send me a valentine:

2355 w 10950 s

south jordan, ut 84095

just incase  :)

Well:

Hope you enjoyed Valentining with me!

so just one more piece of buisness to handle

before we go.....

WILL YOU BE MINE?

xoxo

shell



Delightful Travels with The Hawkers

We rocked Disneyland and now...

we are back!

Me, Lou, Kade,and Kie

left for Cali at 5 am on Friday morning...

We should have been there by 5 pm

BUUUUuuuTTTTT NOOOOoooo!

We broke down just outside of RENO.

There must be a nice part of Reno....

But we WERE NOT IN IT!

Had to stay at a hotel ...

got checked in to

Aloha Inn...

not yo mama's hotel.

Matt came down  to Reno from Vacaville, ca

to save us from a sure breakdown

of   MAJOR porportions.

We ended up staying overnight again....

but we said "ALOHA" TO Aloha Inn...

and stayed in a very nice hotel...

 Hubby and Kids had fun in the pool

I was sicker than a dog...

THE INFLUENZA.

What the Heck!

This can't be happening .

Oh but it is.

It's life. We roll with it.

But then for the good part ...

Disneyland

we decided to go inspite of the unexpected $1500

Reno stop over...

grrrrr....

Here we are Rockin Out DisneyLand...

CUz we EARNED IT!

We had a great time playing together.

Afterall...a family that

Pays together,  stays together....

or wait,  that is the family car repair motto....

i meant....

PLAYS together!

xoxo  shell