I feel like this blog should actually be titled "Never a Dull Moment with Zack Decker" since most of the posts are about Zack. He IS undeniably the entertainment of our family. Here is the latest "Zacky story"...
This weekend we got a small snow storm. Jason was out plowing and called and told me to bring out Brian and Zack to help. Zack loves to ride with Jason on the skid steer. When I dropped the boys off, Jason and I were talking Zack came up to Jason and said, "DADDY! Get back to work! You are on the job site now! No talking! Chop-chop! LETS GO!!!"
Bossy story #2:
I was very busy in the office this week. Zack and Taylor were entertaining themselves and thought it would be great fun to dump out ALL their bins of nice, neat, organized toys. SIGH!!! So needless to say the play room was a horrible mess! One of those messes that you just stand there looking, not knowing where to start but feel like sitting in the middle of it with your head in your hands and crying mess. So, after the boys came home from plowing, Zack came into the playroom and yelled at me, "MOM! You need to get in here and clean up this sh*t house!" I think I might have called him an "asphalt" under my breath :) LOL
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Bossy Zack
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
ASPHALT
Brian and Zack were arguing the other day. You would think that with a TEN year age gap there wouldn't be fights...OH NO!!!! They fight like a couple of two year olds. Anyway, Zack was very frustrated, he stamped his foot, crossed his arms and had the dirtiest scoul on his face and then yelled, "BRIAN! WHY ARE YOU SUCH AN ASPHALT TO ME???"
Friday, February 15, 2008
Jason, Taylor and I went on a "business trip" to Las Vegas the end of January. Jason has been dreaming of attending the WORLD OF CONCRETE show for years and years. Well this year dreams came true. He took brought along two of his star employees and they attended seminars and the show and got educated on the latest trends of stamped concrete.
While Jason attended his seminars, Taylor and I got to play with my family. Emily and Kallen live in Vegas, Mom and Dad flew in to visit for the week and Chris, Amy and their boys drove up for the week. We had a blast together!
GG (Grandma Gerene) getting some lovin. Mmmm...those baby's smell so yummy after a bath! You could just eat them up!!!!
Papa Paul getting some lovin from Brandon
Crazy Chris, Amy, Ethan and Brandon
Beautiful Emily and Kallen the business man with the red power tie. Not only are the good lookin..they were the best tour guides!
Ethan and Taylor
The Little Gym
Zack just finished his first session at "The Little Gym". He took a Sport Skills class for the past 20 weeks every Thursday. He loved it! His class consisted of 14 very rowdy four year old boys!!!! WHEW!
GO BRIAN!
Brian played basketball for the Upper Perk High School 9th grade team. He had so much fun. Although his team had a disappointing losing season all the guys enjoyed their playing time. Everytime I'd bring my camera to the game to snap some shots, it wouldn't work. It's such a temperamental camera...it won't work if it hasn't been charged or if the memory card isn't in it....SIGH! So anyway, here's a shot of Bri in uniform AFTER on of the games. He's getting SO big. He is as tall as I am now and outgrows his shoes every 6 months and as you know, you can't wear anything other than the coolest "kicks" in High School. He's getting to be quite expensive :) He has a fun sense of humor and is a big help to our family. 
Friday, January 11, 2008
It taste's salty!
I was having a meeting in my home the other morning. Jason was home and was "helping" out with the kids. I hear Zack and Taylor playing in the living room...I hear crinkling paper...I hear Zack say, "What kind of candy is this!?!"...I hear him say, "YUCK, it tastes salty!" By now Jason checks on them...I hear him laugh and gag at the same time. He comes into my meeting with the kids trailing behind him, holding a tampon (and the pretty green "candy" wrapper). Apparently they had discovered the "secret compartment" in my diaper bag were I hide my "special candy". LOL!!! At least it wasn't used ---GAG!!!
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Good advice for New Years Resolutions
"I urge you to examine your life. Determine where you are and what you need to do to be the kind of person you want to be. Create inspiring, noble, and righteous goals that fire your imagination and create excitement in your heart. And then keep your eye on them. Work consistently towards achieving them."
--Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin
I like it!
He was even a good brother and shared with Baby Sister.
Remember?
After we had opened all our presents on Christmas morning, we were sitting back looking at the overwhelming piles of toys. I said, " Wow! Zack, you must have been a really good boy...look at ALL the presents Santa brought you!!!" He looked at me with astonishment and said,
"NO!!! I WASN'T...REMEMBER???"
(Oh man, do I EVER remember!!!) HA-HA!
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
--Howard W. Hunter
Monday, December 10, 2007
Holy Crap, it's a heart
I made the kids pancakes for breakfast this morning. I surprise them and either add something special to the batter (banana's, choc. chips..) or make shapes. Today I made heart shaped pancakes and had them set on the table. I called Zack to come eat. He came in and sat down, looked at his plate and exclaimed, "HOLY CRAP! IT'S A HEART!!!"
At least he didn't comb Taylors hair with his syrupy fork today :)
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Zack knows a funny word!
We were riding in the car the other day and Zack announces that he knows a funny word. "OH NO, and I cringe inside". "What's the funny word Zack?" "POKA-DOT!" "That is a silly word! (whew!!!!!)" So we are riding along, and he is repeating poka-dot and repeating and repeating it. Then he announces he knows ANOTHER funny word. Not worried this time, I smile in the rear view mirror at him and ask what his other funny word is. "SH*TNUT!!!" Ya, have to admit it really IS a funny word! :)
Monday, November 26, 2007
My New Ride
We got a "new to us" SUV. It's a 07 Yukon Denali. It was used with only 3,000 miles and a super deal. I LOVE this car!!! It is loaded to the max...I don't know what to do with all the buttons and gadgets. My favorite features are the heated steering wheel (because I can never find my gloves), and the rear back-up camera (so I don't backup over any children or dogs..well, let me rethink the dog). The retractable running boards are pretty cool too.
Friday, November 23, 2007
GRATITUDE
"Ours is the responsibility to show our gratitude by the actions of our lives."
--Thomas S. Monson
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Top 10 things Jason and I are thankful for:
10.) To live in America
9.) Church
8.) Frindships
7.) Good relationships with our parents and siblings
6.) Both sets of parents are living and in good health
5.) We are in good health--physical and mental
4.) Brian is a good teenager
3.) Happy-beautiful-healthy children
2.) Good marriage
1.) Being each others best friend
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Jason's website
http://www.finishing-edge.com/
I'm so proud of Jason! His work is absolutely beautiful. We send surveys to all our customers upon job completion and they just rave about the staff and finished product. He is such a suave business man. He has such integrity and is meticulous with every detail of what he does. Plus he has great employees. It took many years (and still some) of blood, sweat, tears and a few phone calls to divorce lawyers :) But after 8 years in business we think that we're gonna make it...whew! Jason figured out how many hours he averages in a week..guesses anyone??? (110+ yes, thats right many, many hours). We are all looking forward to a few weeks of down time over the winter so we can spend time together and get re-aquinted...haha!
New to blogging
I have been trying to get our blog out of the constructions phase for weeks now. Either I can't find the time or when I'm sitting trying to figure this out I get overwhelmed and feel very computer challenged. I must admit my biggest obstacle is my own obsessive compulsive disorder. I felt like I needed to have everything perfect and write something poetic or eloquent. I've decided to overcome that and just get 'er done! Besides when have I ever been eloquent?
Monday, November 19, 2007
I asked Zackery to find something quite to do while I tucked Taylor in for a nap. He was sitting at his desk coloring a picture, and then he discovered his scissors. OH-NO! Well, he was right...cutting hair IS quite!
New and improved picture wall. And yes, Amy, there is even a picture of you. :) It makes me so happy to look at these pictures of the ones I love most. hint-hint...keep sending me updated photos!
I repainted my "happy bathroom". I can't believe we've lived in our home for almost 10 years. I'm starting to see that it's time to start doing some updating. So it was goodbye yellow, and now everytime I go into this bathroom, I hear the theme song "Under the Sea" in my head. I used a metalic blue-green RL paint. I like how it turned out.
November 18th...we got about 4 inches of snow! I can't remember the last time we got snow before Thanksgiving. It was SO beautiful this morning...snow covered bare trees but then there were many snow covered trees with bright red, orange and yellow leaves peeking out underneath the snow. Lots of broken branches by the afternoon. The snow on the leaves were too heavy. We weren't expecting snow this early in the season so we hadn't put away our patio furniture yet, the weight of the snow snapped our patio umbrella. Jason is feeling very positive about his first ever snow plowing contract that he picked up for a large condominium sub-division.
