Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!

My 30th birthday just my be my favorite ever. (and I have had some fun ones) What a fun day. I have been feeling especially thankful ever since. I woke up to go to the gym at 5:00 am and when I pulled out of my garage I saw the biggest cake (sign) ever!! My mom, and Chad and Kim decorated my yard. Oh wait, not my yard, my street. They put signs everywhere. Kim said it was so that I didn't have to call all of my neighbors to tell them it was my birthday. (but, I stopped doing that when I turned like 13) Then I went to lunch downtown with my brother. It was so nice. We ate Tai Food and talked forever. I loved it. Thank you Chad. Then I hung out with the kids for the day and they were so cute all day. I know that they were on their best behavior just so I could have a good day. Cory and I had big plans to go to Park City shopping with the money that he gave me to spend only on myself. My mom offered to tend the kids all night for us. I thought it was so nice. When we went to drop them off, we drove past the park by her house and SUPRISE!!! Everybody I know was there. My mom and Kim and Bree and Cory and Annette had planned a huge party/barbeque for me. I have now idea how I did not know. Everybody, including Brock and Parker kept it from me. Cory did so good not letting me find out. I thought we were having a fun date night. Bree even brought a gift to my house earlier in the day to help throw me off. It was so fun. I was shocked to see so many people. Even aunts and cousins from out of town. I had such a great night and thank you so much to everybody who came. You all made my 30th birthday amazing. I know how lucky I am to have you in my life and I appreciate your friendship. And, thanks to my mom for always letting me believe that my birthday is the most important day of the entire year.

Something about Brothers.....

A long time ago, my mother-in-law told me that one of her greatest joys is seeing her children be friends. At the time I didn’t think much of it. I just figured that siblings are all friends. Chad is one of my best friends after all. In the last couple of months I have come to realize exactly what she meant. I think that relationships between siblings are awesome. But, lately I think that I have seen that there is something even more special between brothers.
Cory would do absolutely anything for his brothers. I watch how much they are alike and how much they understand each other. CJ has become Cory’s best friend over the last couple of years and I can tell that they truly admire each other.
I see my dad with his brothers. He is so happy and comfortable when he is with them. His youngest brother Mike has been having some health problems and I have been watching my dad’s heart ache for him. He would do anything to help him feel better. (maybe even give him a kidney)
The other night Cory hollered at me to grab the camera. Our boys were watching TV on our bed. Parker was lying on Brock’s shoulder and he was tickling his back. Don’t get me wrong, boys will be boys and they fight like crazy, but I know that they are without a doubt the most important person in each other’s lives. I am so thankful that they have each other, and I am so excited to watch their friendship grow.

Another Fun Weekend in Moab

Well, you would think that we could get a little more original with our family vacations. Yet, a week and half ago we took another trip to Moab. This time we went with Justun, Bree, Abby and Hadley. We had a blast. We stayed at the same campground that we have grown to love, Moab Valley RV. If ever you have a chance to stay there we highly reccomend it. It's clean there is a playground, a pool and Yes, bathrooms and showers.
The first night we got there, we BBQ'd and just hung out aroung the heater. (okay so one downfall, they don't allow fires) Then the next morning got up early and went on Poison Spider. Justun and Bree rented a Rubicon. I think Justun is convinced that he "needs" one. It was fun. We didn't break or dent anything. Cory put on quite the show by raising a tire in a crack about four and half feet off the ground. I had to make him come down because gas was running out the back of the Jeep and you know that we cannot afford to waste any gas these days. That 5 minutes of showing off proably cost us $20 in gas.
After our ride, we ate at Zax for dinner and hung out around the town. We all got T-shirts. There is a really cool store in Moab that has everything. Its called Walker Drug. While we were there, Abby needed to use the bathroom so Bree asked the sales lady where the bathrooms were and they didn't have any public restrooms. So, Bree told Abby that she would have to wait and Abby informed us that it was okay because "her bum changed its mind!". It was one of the funniest things I have ever heard a child say. They kept us laughing all weekend. We played truth or dare and Bree dared Parker to yell that he loves girls. He absolutely refused. He said that he would "rather lick a tree than say that".
On Saturday we hiked to the delicate arch. It was cool. Quite the hike for little kids who a too big to be carried and too little to not ask "how much farther". Parker did the whole hike without ever being carried. Brock had shoulder ride for a while, simply because Parker (along with Cory) tricked him into it so that Parker could say that he was the only kid who was able to make it the whole way. I think Haddie would have walked by herself the whole time if Bree and Justun would have let her and if we had one week to do the 3 mile hike there and back. When we got back we swam and played in the park, played Uno and just hung out. We always have so much fun with the Edwards and we can't wait until they get that Rubicon, so we can do it more often. But until then, LET'S GO BOATING!!

Moab ROCKS!!

I am writing this blog in memory of yet one more axle that has belonged to my favorite little brother CJ. I know it will be miss dearly but I think we can all grow stronger from this loss.
Last weekend we spent a fun weekend in Moab. Rough and Ready ran like a champ. Its so fun to watch Cory doing what he loves. I know it seems a little corny, but I love the pride he shows in his (our) Jeep. He worked hard, and now it is helping us play hard. I use to get out and walk about 90% of the trails we went on. I'm not even scared anymore. Okay, so I am little afraid of something breaking and having to fork out money fix it. But other than that, the jeep runs great and its not very often that we try things that we cannot do. I'm sure Cory's superb sense of "pick a good line" comes into play somewhat.
It was fun spending time with my family and CJ & Jennilyn and Sosa & Jenny. We always love Moab with the Mowers. Scott and Vickie just might be two of my favorite people in the world. I hope that in the fall, Matt & Megan and Heather & Craig can join us.
Cory and I and the kids arrived on Thursday afternoon. Its so nice to spend time alone with our little family. We had a yummy dinner at The Moab Diner.
On Friday, we went on a really fun trail. Its called Golden Spike. Its seemed to be a lot easier for us this time than last. Maybe its the lockers. Cory crossed "the Crack". It was really cool. Our jeep is so flexible. On our way out, CJ did it again, broke an axle. What an awful sound that is, not to mention all the cussing that goes along with it. It was getting late, so we had leave his sad little jeep on the rocks all alone all night long. All of male figures went back the next morning replace the axle. It took them alot longer than anticipated. The kids didn't mind though. They loved hanging out at camp, swimming and playing at the park ALL DAY!


When they came back, we BBQ'd dinner. Then came the excitement. Chad took the kids to the putting range at our camp ground. After about a half an hour he came back and said "We have a golf injury". Brock had blood all over him. Parker just kept saying "I said I was sorry." Apparently he hit Brock in the face with a full swing of the putter. And off the the ER we went. I thought for sure he would need 3-4 stitches. But the Doctor said that there would be less scaring if they use the Dermabond Glue. So, he glued Brock cheek back together and back to our camp we went. Brock was such a trooper. He was really glad that he didn't have to get stitches though.
Sunday was such a fun day. We did Hell's revenge. Its was so warm and sunny. It was such a take it easy kind of ride. I loved it. Cory climbed Hells Gate and made it look easy. Thanks for your great spotting ability, Scott. I might even watch the next time he does it.
Maybe next time we go to Moab we could do without the broken axle and excess blood, but all in all Moab was a blast.

MHSS - On our way to the TOP!

This has been a big month for Mining Health and Safety Solutions. We have worked hours upon hours to make our chamber a huge success. We have all worked really hard, but I truly believe that this project has my dad's entire heart and soul. All of that work is finally paying off. We tested our Mine Refuge Chamber last week. The test went perfectly. We even made the paper. Take a look. http://www.ecprogress.com/index.php?tier=1&pub=2008-04-15&page=news (its the second article)

Welcome to our world, baby cousin!

What a big day for the Proulx family! Little baby "Ike Porter Wylie" joined our family yesterday at 5:00 pm. We are so happy he is finally here. He is so lucky to be born to such awesome people. I know that Alayna and Jason are going to give their little baby so much love and attention and be great parents together. We cannot wait to watch them grow as a family. Brock and Parker love him already. Parker wanted to hold him the whole time we were at the hospital today and Brock kept kissing him on the head saying "he's so cool". Welcome to our life Ike, we love you!

What the HECK!!!

Okay, so Brock and Parker really wanted mohawks. I don't know what got into me but I said, "Okay". I figured that I might as well do it now while I was not completely against it. It must have just been the mood I was in because, I know that I will probably never be that easy going about their hair again. We did Brock's first. He was so excited. He wanted to go show all the neighbors. He thinks he looks sooooo cool. He told me that he has wanted a mohawk for five years now and that I am the best mom in the world for letting him have one. That alone made it worth it. Parker on the other hand isn't so sure about his. He loved it when we first did it. Then, when were getting him ready for school the next morning, he insisted on wearing a hat. Its sort weird, because somedays he wants to spike it like crazy and show the world and other days, he doesn't want anybody to see it. I didn't think there would be any harm in letting my cute little boys look like punk rockers for a while, but just today, Brock brought home a order form for spring school pictures which will be taken tomorrow. So, Brock will have his pictures taken tomorrow with a mohawk, a black eye and big cut across his cheek. The black eye and cut on his cheek is a whole other post for our family blog. Stay Tuned.