Deathly Afraid of the DRY CLEANERS!

Ok so I have to share my dry cleaners saga with everyone. One of my really nice sweaters was ruined by the one and only dry cleaners out by me and they were awful to deal with when it happened so pretty much my dry cleaning hamper is about 3 times the size it should be. I am so afraid to take my stuff anywhere now because I am afraid they will ruin it:( So if anyone knows of a really good dry cleaners please let me know because it will be worth the drive if I can have some comfort that my stuff will be taken care of. This is silly but it seriously has been stressing me out and I haven't taken anything in since the beginning of July!!!!

Love Me

FiRE StaTIon FiEld TrIP

Gracie & Kaitlyn on the back of the firetruck

Hanging out inside the firetruck

Gracie was being watched by my wonderful sister-in-law and great friend Hannah. It was an extra special day because Gracie got to go with Keisah on her feild trip to the Fire Station. Kaitlyn and Gracie are so cute together and the best of friends!

WhAt HUsbAnDS Do BeSt...Or aT LeAsT ONe oF THeM!

So to start off this post I just want to say I love my husband with everything in me. If anyone knows me well or even talks to me a couple of times then they know that I want a new sofa set sooooo bad! So I have saved up a good chunk and only have about a thousand more to go :( Max and I were talking last night and I was telling him it is ok I will just save save save! He responds " Ok honey I will work and you save my money ok?" he was joking of course but I kind of laughed and said you are right there!

So I also talk about how many toys my husband has and it is my turn for something I want....well I started thinking about it and I kind of stuck my foot in my mouth because he has bought me alot this year...a diamond band for Valentines day, a new car, 4 custom frames I had made, and now an expensive sofa and chair! Not to mention he doesn't complain about the hundreds of dollars I spend on clothes for the kids :) I am so guilty of that! So anyways, I just wanted to give a shout out to my hubby...HE IS THE BEST!

WhAt GRaNDmA's DO BeST!

Grandma Cindy came out on Saturday night to watch the kids for a few hours while Max and I went to my work banquet. Anyways, of course on her way out here she makes a stop off at Toys R Us and a car full of toys later... I am talking her seats were pushed up things sticking out the windows, literally. So she spoiled Gracie with a big slide that she absolutely loves, along with a bunch of other stuff. She got Kelton some games and Lego Indiana Jones that he has been wanting forever. It looked like Christmas over here! She is the best Grandma ever. We love you so much mom!

A DaY aT ThE Zoo!

FaMilY BiKE RiDe

Linds, Kelton & Gracie!

Dad & Kelton...my boys are so handsome!

We went for a family bike ride tonight and it was so refreshing and fun. We stopped at a park to play and Gracie loved going down the slide of course. My favorite thing in the world is just spending quality time with my family. Gracie loved the bike ride too she laughed and we sang "The wheels on the bike go round and round!"

SAVE THE DATE!

UPDATE: MAX REMINDED ME THAT IT IS THE ELK HUNT NOT THE DEER HUNT WEEKEND...SO HOPEFULLY I DIDN'T THROWN ANYONE OFF. I TOLD HIM I DONT CARE WHICH HUNT IT IS, I JUST KNOW YOU ARE GONE AND IT IS MY TIME OF THE YEAR TO SHOP TILL I DROP!

Ok so I found an amazing website that sales all name brand jeans, purses, sunglasses, ect. These aren't knock off's and the prices are amazing. For a pair of True Religion jeans it is 80.00 dollars through this lady and they are regularly 340.00 in the store. So I decided to have a party so everyone else could take part of this awesome deal too! So I am throwing a party over the deer hunt...kind of doing it as Deer Widow's weekend shopping spree :)

Name Brands are: True Religion, Rock n' Republic, Seven, Juicy Coutoure'

I dont have everyone's email address so if your interested just email me and I will give you all the information!

maxlinphilpot@hotmail.com

October 4, 2008 Saturday

Love you all,
Linds

A look back on Gracie going to the Doctor...

Gracie's 2 week check up. She is so tiny and tan.

Gracie's 6 month check up.

Gracie at her 18 month check up. She didn't want to smile for me :(

So I took Gracie in for her 18 month check up today and for some reason I always take a picture of her on our way out to the doctor's so I thought I would post some of the pictures because I cant believe how big she is.

Kelton was so excited to show me his tricks on this scooter~

BABA Update!

Gracie is doing AWESOME! She is such a big girl and hasn't asked for her baba or had it for over a week now! We made it and I have to say it was a lot easier this time around than I anticipated. WHEW!

Gracie's first haircut...Well kind of!

This was Gracie's first full haircut...last time she just got her bangs trimmed. This cookie cutters place is so cute! She did so good as long as she had Minnie and was watching Minnie on the TV. She is getting too big!

BYE BYE BABA...YIKES!

Ok I dont even know why I am admitting that my 18 month old is still with a bottle! Not just a bottle but a bottle to lay in her crib with that has milk in it. Yes not good for those little baby teeth! I tried to get rid of it at 12 months and it just wasn't going. Gracie and I had boot camp week when she was 12 months old, which ended in her winning on Sunday with getting her baba back. So I decided it is time for her to be a big girl and go without it and we are on day 2. The first night she did great we threw away the bottles together and told them bye bye. Max laid her down and we shut her door and she was in there just talking and playing and then silence. Max looks at me and goes "did you give her benedryl?" LOL...I looked at him and said "No did you?" We were amazed that she went down without any problems. She slept through the night and woke up happy as could be. So we start the bedtime routine last night and I put her down and we did not have a happy baby. Even though she didn't ask for her baba which I think is a good sign she was just all out of sorts. So anyways after 2 hours of crying she went nite nite. She woke up again at 6am crying but fell back asleep till this morning. So now she just went down for a nap and is crying. I swear this is going to be a week from He@#$% , LOL.

If anyone has any tips that worked for them please send them my way:) She has minnie and her blanket as other comforts too so I tried that.

Best Friend's Playing at the Park!

A little video of Gracie Lynn and Mayci Marie playing at the park yesterday at the outlet's in Park City! They were so cute and yes of course Gracie had Minnie in tow.

MINNIE MOUSE...Gracie's new best friend!

She has Minnie watch Bambi with her on a rainy day...the sad face is for the rainy day. Gracie loves to play outside. We tried to go to the park this morning and since the whole playground was wet we decided it just cant be done today :(

She goes Nite Nite with Minnie!

She takes her to the park and has to carry her up and down the slide...everywhere!

Last camping trip for the summer :(

Gracie says GRANDPA!

Push pause on the music at the bottom to hear Gracie say Grandpa!

In Memory of my papa...

Kevin Drew Perschon
Kevin Drew Perschon 09/23/60 ~ 09/14/05 Kevin Drew Perschon passed away peacefully on September 14, 2005, at his home in Murray, Utah, of numerous medical complications in the presence of his wife Tina Perschon, two children, Amy Perschon Treuhaft (Garret) and Lindsay Perschon Philpot (Max), and puppy companion Britney Lou aka Bif Malibu. Kevin was born on September 23, 1960, to Pete and Jackie Perschon. Kevin resided in Murray, Utah, most of his life. He started an auto body shop out of his garage at age 20 and built Kevin's Auto Body & Paint into a very successful business. He enjoyed camping, boating, traveling, and cars. Everyone that came into Kevin's life fell in love with him. He was very personable, extremely charming, and had a great sense of humor. His favorite topic of conversation was himself. He was always thinking, creating, and inventing. Kevin is a one-of-a-kind person. He loved life and enjoyed it to the fullest.

One of the reason's that prompted me to do this post is Max and I are cleaning out our basement to get rid of everything that just sits down there and collects dust. Well in doing this of course we run across things that were my dad's that I have tucked away so they dont make me sad. Max is so great if he saw something of my dad's before I did he would put it in a safe place and not even ask me if we should get rid of it. Even though I know this stuff we will never use it is just too hard to think of getting rid of it. So Max hangs my dad's ski outfit and coats next to his hunting attire. He put my dad's bowling ball next to all his camping stuff. I think he put all my dad's stuff with his stuff so I didn't have to run across it all the time. I have the best husband in the world. He is my best friend and has been here for me through out all the hardest times with my dad's passing. I love you Max.

Words can't express how much I miss my dad every day. I think one of the worst things about it is that Gracie will never know her Grandpa. He would've loved her to death. I try not to get too emotional at this time of year but it is so hard. I cant explain the raw hole in your heart after losing a parent. The aching never goes away. This post isn't for people to feel bad for me but more for me to honor my dad and what a great man he was. He was my idol when I was young and he did so much for his girlers (as he called us). Lots of people talk about the memories they had with him and for some reason all of my girlfriends talk about how my dad would take us to Mcdonalds every morning in the summer! That is his legacy, LOL.

I love you papa with all my heart. I love when a song will come on that reminds me of you even though I bite my lip so I dont cry, I love that it makes me think of you. When you are in my dreams I get to hear your voice and I feel like you are really with me. Death is something I think I will never grasp but more just learn to cope with.

Love,

Lindsay

Kelton's GoCart!

We surprised Kelton with a GoCart this weekend since he doesn't do so well with the motorcycle we bought him for Christmas. We parked it out back under the awning and Max asked him to go get him a drink from the fridge and you should've seen his face. He didn't know it was for him and so I said I think that is yours bud and he was like NO WAY! It was so fun. It took him a little bit to get used to it and he would drive really slow and then stop but now he drives it like a pro. Of course Gracie had to get in it and act like she was driving since she has to copy everything and I mean everything that brother does. She wasn't happy without the helmet either she had to have brothers helmet on as well just like he does!

BBQ

My friends from Elementary School and I!

Kelsey and her hubby Danny!

Brynn and her cute family...hubby Jesse and step daughter Raegan!



Just Us

Gracie absolutely LOVED Raegan! They roasted some marshmellows together!