The nursery family...

Richard has 2 more months in nursery, Hannah started yesterday, and I was called to be a nursery leader for Richard's class. This will be an interesting few months. Hannah did really well going to her class and the jr. nursery leaders said she was great in class.

I thought Richard would be all clingy with me in his class, but he did a great job. He is so funny to watch, I love seeing him interact with the other kids in the class. And he participated in all of the activities, too.

Iron Man toy from BK...

Richard was so excited to get these toys from Burger King. He didn't even let Hannah hold hers, no big deal to her really. They kept falling apart so Chris super glued them together.

Halloween night at the mall...

Today I'm thankful for...

...a few degrees of warmer weather from the past couple of days. :)

...the cash register Chris brought home for the kids, it keeps them entertained and busy!

...my 3 firesplaces, though we are currently using only 1, to help keep heating costs down.

...good friends that make me laugh and are supportive.

...that I don't have to go to work for a couple of days!!!

Sweetheart Tag...

Thanks for tagging me Robin...this was fun. I always love talking about my honey!

What is your husband's name? Chris

How long have you guys been married? Almost 4 1/2 years

How long did you date? 3 months, but I knew I'd marry him within a few days :)

How old is he? 28

Who is taller? Chris, by a few inches :)

Who can sing the best? I've been singing since I was little, Chris just likes to make up poop songs with the kids. Ha, ha

Who is smarter? In the kitchen...Chris, but I think we compliment each other's intelligence well.

Who pays the bills? Both

Who does the laundry? Seriously? Me...once in a while I get help since working nights, thanks babe!

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? We take turns, right now it is Chris

Who mows the lawn? I do

Who cooks dinner? Depends on the night, I did tonight and Chris did it last night. We make a good team

Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Usually Chris

Who kissed who first? He initiated, but I was right there with him! Ha, ha :)

Who wears the pants? I think we are pretty even on that

For real this time...

Going private for real this time. I've been lazy about getting it done. For those of you who would like to still access my blog, please email me your email address or post a comment with it below. My email is jaimetaggart@gmail.com.

Halloween card and song

Animals and Light Sabers

Today I'm thankful for...

...a good night's rest, with an extra hour of sleep! :)

...the rain we have been getting all night and morning.

...my Mom and all that she has done for me and taught me.

...Chris's parents and what they have taught him and done for us.

...a warm/cool (when needed) home from the elements and weather.

I am truly blessed.

A-Z tag...

I saw this on a friend of a friend's blog and thought it was cute so here goes...

A-Attached or single: very much attached

B-Best Friend: Chris, Alli, Monica

C-Cake or pie: coconut cream pie

D-Day of choice: Saturday, Chris and I are both off work and we can do fun things together

E-Essential item: chapstick

F-Favorite color: purple and pink

G-Greatest accomplishment: my family

H-Hometown: Clearfield, though I grew up in Cottonwood Heights

I-Indungences: chocolate, candy corns

J-January or July: July for sure! (though I dearly love ALL my MANY family members born in Jan.)

K-Kids: Richard (almost 4), Hannah (almost 18 months-nursery here we come!!!)

L-Life is incomplete without: my family, the gospel, friends

M-Marriage date: July 2, 2004

N-Number of siblings: 4-Joe, Paul, Mark, Brandon (yep! I'm the only girl :)

O-Oranges or apples: both, but I'll usually grab an apple first

P-Phobias or fears: don't think I really have any

Q-Quotes: too many to list, but one of my favs from a Garth Brooks song "Fever" is "...it's really kind of simple keep your mind in the middle while your butt spins round and round..." about a bull rider in the rodeo. I've always found humor in it. :)

R-Reason to smile: my hubby and kids, we all have a good sense of humor and kids are just funny! :)

S-Season: Summer! Though I like some things about each season.

T-Tag five friends: Anyone who wants to

U-Unknown fact about me: I'm too cheap to buy more new "G's" so sometimes I have to wear my preggo ones, they are huge! Ha, ha! :)

V-Very favorite store: I'm not a big shopper, but I like Target

W-Worst habit: procrastination

X-X-ray or ultra sound: both

Y-Your favorite food: fruit, chocolate

Z-Zodiac sign:Sagittarius

Fashion Show...

Richard found this scarf of mine and dressed Hannah up. I think she is the cutest!

The Season of Giving Thanks...

I realize I'm a bit early on this, but I was updating my birthday list and changing the blog from Halloween to November/harvest colors/theme and began thinking about what I am thankful for. I've also decided instead of doing a "weekly thought" to have a monthly thought or theme. I love quotes and thoughts from others that touch me and make me ponder.

Neal A. Maxwell is one of my most beloved Apostles of the Church. I miss his grace, his intelligence, his spirit. But I am blessed to have a quote book of his that I have not studied or even read as much as I used to. But I've decided to use it more often and reflect on a quote or two a month...forgive my own indulgence.

He has so many great thoughts on gratitude that I decided to post one on the sidebar and two here. Following I would like to give my gratitude for 5 things (I may be doing this throughout the month.)


"There will be times when we applaud and no one notices our pair of happy hands, and no one even hears our added decibels-except us and the Lord."

"Mortal mathematics...is forever mistaking who and what counts. Even so, we should be more quick to express genuine appreciation to others. The arithmetic of appreciation is far less practiced and known than the multiplication tables."

I am so grateful for my wonderful, loving, talented, funny husband Chris.

I am so grateful for my funny, adorable, silly, happy son Richard.

I am so grateful for my sweet, angelic, cute, funny daughter Hannah.

I am so grateful for the blessings of the gospel in my life and to be sealed to my wonderful family.

I am so grateful for this great country, for my freedoms and choices, and for those who fight for us to retain these privileges.

I enjoy Halloween, always have. And now that my kids are old enough to enjoy it, too, I have a lot of fun all October. Well, my honey feels a little differently about it so I thought I'd post photos of our ideas of a good/fun Halloween...




Jaime's idea: games, costumes, candy corn, chocolate, pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns, trunk-or-treating, hot chocolate, cool crisp autumn air, haunted houses, decorations, activities, the works!

Chris's idea: no trick-or-treaters, fencing along the porch, and a "No Trespassing" sign, a peaceful night at home.

He cracks me up. :) I'm grateful for our differences, our likensesses, and that we love each other just the same.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN AND "BOO"ST WISHES TO ALL!!! {SAVE ME SOME CANDY CORNS :)}

lego indiana jones

This is hilarious! Richard watched it over and over.

The beautiful girl and Indiana Jones...

Richard has been fascinated by Indiana Jones since we watched all 4 movies last weekend while Chris was hunting. Well, he kept saying, "I want an Indiana Jones hat, and an Indiana Jones whip, and an Indiana Jones jacket."

Well, last night Chris finally got creative. He let Richard wear his old hat and made a whip from rope with electrical tape on it. It looks great and has kept Richard entertained last night and so far for over an hour this morning.

Fun at the park...

We had some fun at the park today. As the days get shorter and the nights chillier I realize we aren't going to have too many more day like today to enjoy. So we took advantage of it. We got everyone dressed, fed, and ready and walked to the park. Richard loved walking through the fallen leaves.


Hannah was quite a daredevil. She climbed the playground by herself and went down the slide all alone. It was a lot of fun. (Sorry for the dark photos, my batteries died on me as soon as we got there.) But I do like the silhouette of Richard in the tube slide.

The kids love to go around the house singing, "We are the marchin' barch" over and over as they march around with Hannah's blanket. I finally got them on video! And I have no idea where Richard came up with this.

Yesterday was the last day of the rifle hunt for deer. Chris asked us to go with him. We really needed to get out of the house yesterday so I agreed. It was colder than I thought. Richard slept most of the time and Hannah drove around (not really) for a long while. The kids and I mostly stayed in the Xterra because they are too noise for sneaking up on deer. :)

Sorry for the tree in his face, I was trying to stay out of Chris's view of the mountain side.

Richard thought that he was really going to be able to shoot a deer and kept asking for a bullet for his gun. He was bummed that he can't shoot one until he is 12. I'm OK with that, though.

Syracuse City Pumpkin Walk

Boo Barnyard @ Thanksgiving Point

Pumpkin decorating...

I was looking on-line for pumpkin carving template, as I did last year, but thought it would be much easier to draw on them. So I did one, pulled out a wig and Richard loved it. He proceeded to make a pirate, a devil, a spider infested pumpkin, a double decker man. The kids had a lot of fun and Hannah even ate a marker, luckily they are erasable. :) Then we finalized the setting with a bat and a frog. It was fun, less messy and easier than carving the pumpkins, and a whole lot quicker.

CRAZY 8's

8 Fav TV shows

1. Fringe 2. Grey's Anatomy 3. Survivor 4. America's Next Top Model 5. Raising the Bar 6. Private Practice 7. The Big Bang Theory 8. The Ex List

8 Fav Restaurants

1. Applebee's 2. Maple Garden 3. Chili's 4. Melina's 5. Cafe Rio 6. The Garden 7. Spencer's 8. Olive Garden

8 Things I did Yesterday

1. Went for a walk 2. Did laundry 3. Dishes 4. Went to work 5. Fixed my vacuum 6. Played catch with the kids 7. Went to bed by 11 (that's a miracle as of late!) 8. Took a nice long, hot bath

8 Things I Love About Fall

1. Halloween 2. Smell of the leaves 3. Colors of autumn 4. Relief from blistering heat 5. Harvesting 6. Hot chocolate!!! 7. Fall line-up (tv) 8. It is one step closer to my b-day and Christmas :)

8 Things on My Wish List

1. Get totally out of debt! 2. Newer, larger home 3. Nice vacations 4. (like Lisa) a Cleaning lady 5. No more allergies! 6. Continue to lose weight and get in shape 7. New computer 8. Not to have to work (spend more time with my kids)

8 People I tag

Whoever wants to participate :)

Hill Aerospace Museum...

It was UEA this week so Richard didn't have pre-school today. We have been learning his ABCs and the last two days I have focused on Aa with him. I surprised him by going to look at "a"irplanes today. He thought they were pretty cool but kept wanting to fly them.

There is an education center that lets the kids dress like pilots, play with flight simulators, and do other fun science experiments. Both the kids LOVED it! They both fussed when we had to leave, they were closing for lunch time.

And I'm totally bummed that I couldn't get better photos: the lights in the education center were terrible and no matter what setting I used I couldn't get clear, crisp photos I'm used to. So I'm sorry for the quality, but the kids are so freakin' cute in their pilot gear!