~ Our Awesome Day ~

Today was my second day with the kids! :) Stone had a game at ten and Jesi at one! They did amazing!!! Jesi is super good at defense and Stone is the best little shooter. It is SO fun to watch them! I am proud of them. Well here are some pictures from their games!! :) 

P.S. My camera is old and some of my pictures look grainy but they are still pictures! :) haha

Stone is ready for the ball! 

(Stone said this is his favorite picture)

Stone is #8

 Stone playing! Get the rebound! :)

 Stone has the ball!!! 

His friend Tyler is guarding him!

Shoot it buddy! :)

 He is such a stud!!

 Stone also likes this picture!!

 Go Stone Go!!! Go #8

 Stone #8 and his friend Tyler #28!!

Taking his break!!

Stone is so fun to watch!! I love him so much! Good job today buddy!!  :)

Next is Jesi girl!!!

 Jesi is #4.

(With the red shorts.)

Miss red shorts- you are such a great defensive player!

 Jesi's ready for her free throws!!!

 Aw.. she missed.. one more try

 Second was a charm... she made it!!

(Look at her jump too.. Jesi LOVES this picture!)

 She got fouled a second time.

 Aw... look at my beautiful sister!

 Her second try...

 and she makes it!

 She shoots...

and scores!!

(If you look at the top of the picture you can see it go in.)

Jesi is really good at gaurding and rebounding (cause she is taller so she can grab it above them.  :) haha! Jesi is so sweet and fun. Good Job today Jesi Shalyn!!! I love you! 

After their games Alexie and I went on a date!!! We went to Wingers then to the movie, "This Means War."  It was good and Lexi and I had a lot of fun. I love Lexi SO much!! She is so beautiful and way funny. She is so special and amazing!! 

When we got out of the movie... IT WAS SNOWING!!! and it wasn't just a little bit, it was like blizzarding on our way to pick up the younger three at grandpa Briggs'.

Karli also had her last game of the season today. Rigby is the 2nd best team for 4A in the State.

 It sounds like she had so much fun!!! I am so happy for her!! :)

Good Job Sista!!!

These three are heading back home tonight!!!!! I will see them in the morning! I miss them so much! They had such a good time this weekend! I am so happy for them!! 

Today was a good day!

I LOVE MY FAMILY SOSOSOSOSO MUCH!!!!

:) Sam (:

THE BOYS!!

This weekend is girl's state. My dear sister Karli, and my parents are in Boise watching/playing in that. Rigby played last night at 8 and WON!!! woot woot!! Way to go Rigby!!! From what I have heard they are having so much fun. 

Well they are not the only one's that are having fun though. We are having fun here at home too!!!

So last night these two boys

Cole James and

Stone David

were awake at 5:30 AM in the same bed looking at the book Ripley's Believe it or Not. I could hear them laughing and got up to see what was going on and seen them. It made me laugh. I had to go ahead and put them back in their own beds for a few more hours before school. 

I love these boys SO MUCH!!! They are so fun. I am so happy and thankful that I have them in my life.

Another funny thing Cole did this morning! I told Cole he needed to go make him bed and get dressed. He sighed, put on a sad face, and said, "Sammy, I hate this." hahaha

Yeah Cole hates to do his chores!!! haha. But we had a good times reading this morning.

~ThAnK yOu!!~

SHAE KELLOGG!

I am so glad that the Lord has put you into my life. I love how we can't do our homework because we talk. I love how we get excited over the dumbest things. I love that we can go to kidding around to having a serious talk. I love how we both love our Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and our families. I love that we can act like complete weirdos and it's cool. I love the inside jokes we share!

So...... pretty much... SHAE KELLOGG AND I HAVE THE BEST TIME!!!! 

Thank you Shae for all that you do for me. Thank you for the little notes you leave me sometimes, and thank you for your testimony and example. :)

Thank you God for bringing us together! Thank you for finally bringing a good friend into my life.

SHARIS JAN SCHAAT!!!!!

This is for you.

I love you!

You are the best!

You are hott!

You are funny!

You can really shake it!

You make me smile! 

You make me happy! 

You are the best!

I love you!!

THANK YOU for everything you do for me. I love our talks, and especially our sessions on Skype! ;) Thank you for helping me sometimes see my worth. Help me get out of how I view myself and see how you and others see me. Thank you for being there for me when I need a shoulder. Thank you for taking the time to talk to me even when you are busy. Thank you for being you. Thank you for marrying a great guy who loves me too. Who has the priesthood and is a great example. Thank you for your beautiful daughter. She brings happiness into my life!!!! (who does she not- am I right? am I right-hahaha). 

Thank you Sharis

I love you!

I miss you! 

and will see you next week hopefully! :)

MAMMA AND DADDY!!!

Your turn. 

I saved the best for last! ;)

Mom, Dad, you are amazing! Thank you for teaching me how to be independent. Thank you for teaching me responsibility. Thank you for being a wonderful mother and father.  I would not change anything about you! When I hear the word mom and/dad I obviously think of you. I smile and think I have the best mom.  I think my dad is better than all other fathers. My heart is full of much love for you! Thank you for teaching me to be thrifty. Thank you for teaching me the value of hard work, and to go to my church meeting, even when we don't want to. :) Thank you for teaching my EVERYTHING you have. I can't mention it cause this blog is already really long. BUT THANK YOU!

Thank you for our talks and hugs! Thank you for taking me to church, for raising me in the church.

I LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!

*This blog was long and I am sorry. :) I am just feeling so happy right now. I am so grateful for these 4 wonderful people in my life. I am grateful for more people too. These people have just been on my mind lately. :) 

*Have a wonderful week!

!!!SaMaNtHa FaYe!!!

Travis' Graduation and SLC!!

My uncle Travis just graduated from college. We were all so proud and excited for him. It made me think; that will be me in like 4 years! Thats just crazy and as of right now, scary.

My family and I went to SLC this past weekend too! It was fun! We went to Temple Square and Hoogle Zoo!!! It was so hot too. At the zoo there were these fans that misted water over you. It was one of our favorite things about the zoo. The drive wasn't so bad either. Friday night we stayed in a hotel and of course went swimming. All us kids jumped in together. Made a huge splash and everything. The three younger kids of course loved the big waves we made. We got some awesome pictures of it!!

First Blog and Catch Up! :)

So first blog ever and hopefully it works out and I love it. Especially to keep those people up who live or will live away from me. SHARIS, TRAVIS, AND BENTLEY SCHAAT!!! I will miss you guys desperately but it will hopefully also be fun and new for you guys! I am just going to make up excuses to go. (when I have money of course)
My summer has been awesome! Relaxing and working pretty much. I got a job in the warehouse at Klim. I love it. I have got signed up for classes and housing all figured out!!! I am nervous and excited about starting this new part in my life! I am growing up. What if I don't want to yet!?!   hahaha!  
I also got my wisdom teeth out in June. I got sick from the medicine and was SO SWOLLEN! I looked hilarious! I learned to love soup and jello! During that week it made me think how much easier it was to brush my teeth when I could open my mouth all the way and my mouth wasn't sore! SO MUCH BETTER NOW THOUGH!! :)