LA TRIP!!!!

This last weekend was a so fun......I got to go out to visit my baby sister in LA. My Mom, sisters, and I were escorted by my dad to sunny Calif. Unfortunately I arrived a day late, I learned that Thurs everyone went and saw the Eagles concert!! Oh I am so jealous!!! I love concerts and the Eagles would be a chance in a lifetime! oh well Im saving my money for a tour with TORI!!!! (coming this next month) But anyway Brianne........

moved out to LA this summer to dance. She loves it. Keeps her BUSY!! she had to take "sick days" to accompany us to none other than what????.........................Oh yes you guessed it Wicked. It just gets better each time.

Jessica was in heaven, she has been so excited to see the show and she gave it 5 stars. Then on Sat we headed over to Universal Studios. I don't think I have laughed so hard in a long time for so long.....I completely lost my voice. My voice was so gone! When us 5 get together we can get so silly. Theme parks are a whole different world when your not there for your kids!

It is so fun to get everyone together again at the same time. Everyone lives so far apart, that we don't see each other more than 1 every other month or so. Sad :(

We can't wait any longer for Monica to have her baby!!! He is due next month and poor girl, the last thing you want to do 8 months preggo is Universal Studios! (ask me I know!!!! Disneyland...8 months.....never mind) She was such a good sport and we can't wait for little Jackman to make his appearance!

Universal makes a big deal of Halloween so there were some really fun haunted houses. My dad got it good and we laughed forever! But then at night you could come back from 7-2 am for some serious scary stuff. They were by far the scariest houses I have been in. Amy will agree!!! huh Amy! Everyone was scared to death. So 2 am rolls around and although we were tired, we were not ready to call it quits.

K this guy here followed us everywhere. Everywhere we turned he was under our feet and outside of the bathroom. ......creepy...... so we had to get a pic

So 2 am rolls around and what are we to do......pull out trusty old Loretta for some good laughs. Loretta is a head that Brianne got from a beauty school or something. She often takes Loretta in the car and gets some awesome reactions. So below you'll find a picture of Loretta. Until you see the reactions and double takes from people this may not be funny, but trust me...it is!

Lulus was the bomb! Best breakfast anywhere. We had a 2 star sightings. One was right here, the AIDS walk was going on right on this street where we saw TR Knight, (George OMaley) from Greys. And then Brianne lives pretty much right across the street from the Grove, an outdoor shopping mall, and we saw Allie Larter jogging down the streets. It is so weird to see stars.....hmmm anyway..................Here is a pic of Briannes apartment building, it is really cute inside and she is having a total blast there.

So all that's left to say is thanks Jeff for letting me take a break and being such a good sport about it....and Girls lets do this again next month!!!!

We finally got some time to go up to my very favorite fall time place.....LAGOON! We all had so much fun. The first ride of the day was the rickety old roller coaster. I forget how rickety it really is. Jaxon was finally tall enough to ride the big rides, so when he saw what he thought was a "Fun white Train" we didn't have to ask twice for him to ride. So here the kids are in line excited to ride.

Jaxon is getting excited........
Ok, now before you watch the video, just remember I never would have done this intentionally if I'd known how scary it can be to a 4 yr old. I started recording this after the huge hills, and when the ride was just about to end. anyway...................(he will look back one day and laugh)

This video speaks for itself......but we were in line for yet another rollercoaster.

Here are just some other random photos from the day. It is always so fun when grandma Sheryl, Kim, Susan, get to come. We always have so much fun just goofing off! :)

Jeffs favorite part of any park is playing the games. We always come home with tons of stuffed animals. The kids think dad is so cool! (just the way he likes it!)

Anyway we had a blast and Im glad that we got to go before it got to cold. until next time.....peace out!

Its my Birthday!! Woo Hoo! Who doesn't' like a day all to themselves and for people to call you and tell you Happy Birthday? Yeah my birthday was GREAT! Jeff always makes such a big deal of birthdays, you can't help but feel like a princess. So The day started by me getting up, at 11:00!!! It was the best sleep ever! the day just got better from there. The entire downstairs was draped with streamers an balloons. We just lounged around, went to the movies, shopped and came back and watched football. My kinda day.

I used to have such an issue with getting a year older but after deep thought, I don't think I would ever want to go back to being 21 again! Life just gets better year after year.

So I dogged Jeff out on the last post pretty good, so I must give props when props are due. He defiantly made up for shortchanging me on the gift. He surprised me with a little turquoise box. We all know where that is from????? Tiffany's!! It was a beautiful necklace that I absolutely LOVE. He is such a sweetheart! Thanks babe!

So other than my birthday, nothing much has gone on. Nothing post worthy anyway. So hopefully this week will bring more interesting things.

We had a good time on our anniversary. Just went out and celebrated a bit. Nothing huge. So when it came time to exchange gifts.......I kindly gave Jeff his....boring old cologne. I had gone shopping earlier for another wedding band. His no longer fits. He hasn't' had one for awhile now, so I was going to get another one. After looking around, I realized I had no idea what kind he wanted, so I decided to let him come back and get one that he would like for sure. So cologne was the only gift that night. It was probably a good thing because what did Jeff have for me.....A BLANK STARE!! OOPS! So it was no big deal until today. I was driving down to Orem when the thought just really started to eat at me. So I took the kids on a detour and headed to university mall. I headed directly to the Jewelry store where I found a beautiful Topaz ring. I think it is topaz. Its being sized. it all happened so quickly...I just browsed, found one, told the lady "Ill take that" and that was it. It felt so good to go to a jewelry store and just grab a ring and feel no guilt whatsoever!

So It wouldn't really be fair to say that Jeff g0t me nothing......he just didn't pick it out and it was about a week late. I hope I like it as much on Monday as i did today :)

Jessica is on her way up and we are going to take the kids to Lagoon. Utah's one and only amusement park! Jeff thinks it is so stupid, remember he has grown up in Calif. where parks like Lagoon just didn't exist.....except when the nasty carnival came to town. But since he has gone with me 9 years in a row, he shuts up and says he likes it. (deep down he secretly does :) but anyway the kids LOVE it. So no school tomorrow for the Kohler kids and we are off to have a good time! Ill post pic later. Hopefully Amy and Mom and Cole can make it. Its always fun with more people. We shall see.

The kids love school and I do to. :) its good to have a break for a couple hours in the day. Anyhow until next time.....adios!

Sept 11, for me is not the tragic day most think about. For me it is the best day of my life and the day my life changed for the better. This Sept 11 Jeff and I celebrate 9 whole years together!! Wow as most would say it doesn't' feel like that long, but looking back we have pretty much grown up together (and still are :) I was just 18 there, (a week away from 19...) and Jeff was 19. We met by fate and each day I realize why we were meant for each other. We make an awesome team.

We have had such good times and they truly are getting better as time goes on. I love you Jeff, and find reasons each day to love you a bit more than yesterday. You are truly my hero and I admire your strength. I am SO the lucky one here....and I thank you for loving me back. Happy Anniversary.

Chicago has come and gone. It was the nicest and much needed break. (break for me, Jeff worked the ENTIRE time!) Although he was so busy he was able to allow me to tag along to most of the events, and shop with me once and awhile. So the first night we got there we went and saw Wicked. Words can't describe how good it was. Especially from the 2nd row. It was amazing! I love the music and the story was so well done. I actually got to go again the next day! So seeing Wicked 2 times in Chicago was not a bad way to start off the trip. :)

The next day was time for Jeff to get to work. He started the day with the "Marketcast" and then presented 2 more times that afternoon. The group, (me, Stephanie...Erics Wife, Kathleen Erics mom, and Stephanie...Erics sister) all went to watch the guys in action. Here are a few photos.

This last picture is a picture of just how many people were there listening. How intimidating!!

So then after Jeff got to meet up with people that frequent his blog or just had a question or two for him. Here are some pictures of that.

We tried the famous pizza there, I dont' know the name, but it was fun. We went to a piano bar, dueling pianos. Piano bars are my very favorite thing ever so it was so fun. Im sad to leave that beautiful city, but the kids started school, and I life must go on!

Kaylee started 2nd grade. Jaxon is in a normal preschool. I havent' said anything to his teacher about his past, and Im hoping that it is now a non issue. Only time will tell. He also started Karate yesterday and absolutly LOVES it! Kaylee will be starting her competing dance team next week. Tonight we are going to a BBQ for Brianne. She is moving to LA tomorrow. How scary! all by herself! She auditioned for a big dance school down there called The Edge and no suprise, she made it. So she is off to become a big dancer in LA. So Stay tuned for pics from tonight!

Fray concert

We are always up for a good concert. The Fray came to USANA and played a really good show. Now I just can't deny the fact that NOTHING can compare to a Tori show.....BUT the Fray was really good. The newlyweds Amy and Kiley, soon to be parents Kim and Chad, and the Old Fogies, us enjoyed the night. Well most of us enjoyed it, Jeff had no comment...........I think he would rather see Rush this monday? Im not sure who that is, other than the drummer is supposed to be amazing?

School is just on the horizon, and Jeff and I are going out to Chicago in a couple of weeks. Jeff's work has a workshop he is presenting at. So I am going to try and keep myself busy in chicago. We are planning a Cubs game, going to see Wicked, and I am faithfully checking the Oprah line to see when her shows start. Anyway that is whats going on with the Kohler Klan!