The Bush Family

Playing in the rain!

2009-06-16T21:27:00.000-07:00

With all the rain lately, Bri and Kam have sure loved to run and play in it. I watch them with a smile and just think to myself how great parenting is for these simple moments that make me SMILE!

Brilee...

2009-06-16T21:16:00.000-07:00

Brilee loves to dress up in my clothes these days, and we have alot of Hard wood floors through the house, so i am constantly hearing "CLONK, CLONK, CLONK"....everyday her and Kambrie walk around the house in my shoes! The other day, we got home and I was making the kids some dinner when I all the sudden hear the noise....I turn around and see this! She is such a poser and cracks my ass up!

What a damn CUTIE!

Jason and Annie's Wedding!

2009-06-07T21:58:00.000-07:00

So as many of you know, my brother Jason and his "New" wife got married yesterday! I am so Happy for them! I am also so happy that Annie is part of all of our lives. She is such a sweet, kind and loving person especially to my kids...all four of them think the world of her! The wedding was amazingly beautiful! Annie looked breathtaking, and Jason just brought tears to my eyes. The venue was beautiful, and the whole day could not have worked out any better! Anyway, CONGRATS to you both!!!!

Here are a few Pics of the fam for all of you to enjoy! When Annie gets her professional pics back, I will post some of those...her photographer is amazing...so stay tuned!

Brilee's Grass Head

2009-06-07T21:53:00.000-07:00

So about two months ago Brilee came home from Preschool with a "Grass Head" She was so proud of it. The thing was Bald of course at the time and has had about 6 or 7 haircuts since. Well, I guess she is not interested in cutting his hair anymore, becasue as you can see...he has a full head of hair! I just think this is the cutest damn thing and thought I would share it with you all...

Kambrie and the Vacuum

2009-05-26T21:14:00.000-07:00

The other day I heard the vacuum, I assumed it was Lance becasue all of you that know him know that he is a clean FREAK and vacumes everyday at least once a day. Well, I walked into the empty room in our house which we call the "wrestle room" and found this.....

The funniest thing to me is, the thing is just as big as she is!

Brilee's Preschool Graduation

2009-05-26T21:07:00.000-07:00

Last week Brilee had her preschool graduation. She went to Red Apple Preschool and her teacher was truly amazing. Brilee walked away with so much more knowledge then she started with and I truly am greatful for Mrs Tonya giving her that. We were so proud of her! And she is very Proud of Herself as you can see in the second picture!

Brilee....Need I say more?

2009-04-02T22:22:00.001-07:00

My Worst Nightmare!

2009-02-01T11:34:00.001-08:00

Every since Brilee was born, I have absolutly been terrified that one of my girls would get ahold of the scissors and do what every other little girl does. Well, my worst nightmare finally happened. Which is kinda funny becasue I am so anal about putting the scissors where kids can not reach them. Well, last weekend I walked into the bathroom and found Brilee standing at the sink with hair scattered below her feet. All I could think was "Oh Shit..she finally did it! But how did she do it?" Then I instantly thought "Damn you Lance...you left the scissors out"... I really honestly thought I was over that stage...but apparently I was wrong. Well, once all the thoughts went through my head, I shouted..."Brilee...what in the hell are you doing"...she politly turned around and said "I'm cutting my hair to look like yours Mommy!". Which keep in mind she did not do with Scissors....she used the lovely cat nail clippers. ;)

The Cat's Bath

2009-02-01T11:26:00.000-08:00

So if you don't know...now you know....Lance is very allergic to everything that well, walks, talks, breathes, grows, pretty much anything that is on this world he is allergic to. So why he wanted a cat still gets me. Don't get me wrong I love my cat but if I was as allergic to the thing as he is...I just dont know if I could do it. Nightly he starts itching and complains about how the cat needs brushed...which apparently is my job to do so. Well, I dont, so this is his way of getting rid of all the "dander" and "excess hair".....LMAO...Poor Cat!

Junk Mail

2009-02-01T11:16:00.000-08:00

Ok, so Lance sells advertising for Hunt for a million.com. Which if you havent checked it out, you should...you can win cash and prizes daily! Anyway, he got this idea to save all the junk mail for a week so he could take a picture of it and show potential clients where all thier money is going (in the garbage)! So for the last week we saved all the junk we got in the mailbox and put it in a small garbage bag. Unbelievable is all I have to say. Remember, this is for ONE week, which is SIX actual days of mail delivery. It is absolutly rediculous to me that this much junk mail goes out in just one week!!

Playing in the Snow!

2009-02-01T11:06:00.000-08:00

I know...it has been over two months since my last post, so I have alot of catching up to do. Well, here are some pictures of Bri and Kam playing in the snow. Brilee absolutly loves it! Kambrie...wasnt so sure at first, but came around and decided she liked it. Which god knows that didnt come from me because I Hate the cold white stuff!

Kambrie's Birthday

2008-11-29T22:43:00.000-08:00

Kambrie had her second birthday on the 24th. Here is a video of her saying happy birthday, and calling herself Brilee. She seems to insist that her name is Brilee. Enjoy! I will post pictures more pictures soon!

Halloween 2008

2008-11-03T15:12:00.000-08:00

Halloween Candy Notce!!!

2008-10-28T14:20:00.001-07:00

I was sent this information by another parent and
thought I would share to ensure you were all informed.

Please send this message to everyone you know with kids
who will be going out for Halloween!
With Halloween fast approaching comes a warning to
parents and kids regarding Sherwood Brands Pirate's Gold
Milk Chocolate Coins imported from China.

The candy was sold primarily by Costco in bulk packages
and may also have been sold as individual pieces at
various dollar stores.

The chocolate contains melamine which is the same
chemical responsible for killing several babies in
China, and sickening thousands more so do not buy
them!!!

Sherwood Brands Pirate's Gold Milk Chocolate Coins

For additional details, please check here:
http://www. snopes. com/food/warnings/coins. asp

My new sweet baby - Lance Jr.!

2008-10-20T15:56:00.001-07:00

What a cute little baby! ha! So Nicole....our baby boys look quite alike...there definatly must be a reason that we both have girls! Ha! ;)

What do you think about my little new baby Lance Jr.?
MakeMeBabies.com - What will your baby look like?

Halloween is going to SUCK this year!

2008-10-07T13:55:00.000-07:00

Purple Pansies

2008-10-06T19:17:00.000-07:00

So the other day we decided to plant some flowers in the front yard. My mother in law suggested Purple Pansies because they last through the cold weather. So I got in the car with my mother in law, and the two little ones. We made our way to Home Depot and all helped pick out some pretty "Purple Pansies". We found Purple, bright yellow and purple, White and purple and light purple. We paid for them got into the car and made our way to Pace's to get an ice cream cone. Well on the way over there Brilee asked the funniest question, now keep in mind she was 100% serious about it.

Brilee: But Mommy I thought we were going to the store to get purple panties.

Me: Purple Panties??? Why would we be getting purple panties?

Brilee: Because you and Grandma said we were going to the store to get purple panties.

Me and Marge: Oh. LOL....

Me: No Brilee...we said we were going to get purple pansies which are the pretty purple flowers that we just bought. lol ;)

Brilee

2008-09-17T16:24:00.001-07:00

So a milestone of Brilee's came about when she started Pre-School last Thursday! She was so excited to go. Its like she turned four and is all the sudden a sponge and wants to learn! She looked so cute. After I took her pictures and looked at them I about died...thinking to myself how old my baby looks. Well ladies and gentleman, she is no longer a baby. I will admit that now! She is so damn cute.

Brilee and her "Husband" Braxton

Brilee's First Soccer Game

2008-09-08T19:24:00.001-07:00

Friday Night Brilee came down with a low grade fever of about 100. She was complaining of her throat, stomach and head hurting. Which Brilee is not a complainer, so I knew something was up. So I gave her some medicine and called it a night. She woke up at about 11:00 crying because she didn't feel good. I told her that we were not going to be able to go to her soccer game in the morning because she was sick. She started crying and said "But mommy can we go and I will sit and watch my friends?" So of course I agreed. In the morning we got ready and went.

Once we got there she went out with her team and warmed up a bit and started the game. She did great!!! For the whole two minutes she played! And yes that is her outrunning everyone! After about two minutes she tapped on her coaches hip asking her if she could please sit on her mommy's lap. So of course they let her out of the game and she watched the rest from the sidelines. Now as all of you know this is very unlike Brilee...She wants to be wherever the fun or action is at all times. Come to find out, she had strep throat. So, GOOD JOB BRILEE! Even if it was only for two minutes, at least she wanted to try. I on the other hand wouldn't have been able to get my butt out of bed!

Brilee is #2

Brilee and Kam's Hair cuts!

2008-09-08T19:12:00.000-07:00

OK, so I know I have been slacking with the once a week thing. But in my defense, I have been crazy busy! Anyway, Kambrie and Brilee got their hair cut the other day. Kambrie's was much needed being that it was her first hair cut....well at least the first one I had control of. And Brilee's...well, you all know how long her hair was....it was just too long! Beautiful, but long. So Kambrie was first. Now, as you look at these pictures, please don't laugh....ok, you can laugh because yes...she did have a Mullet! You would never know because I always pull her hair up, but when we were in Cancun last May, Lances mom cut her bangs because they were driving her nuts. Which I cant complain...she watched my kids for 7 days....and that alone would drive a person nuts! So thanks to Vicki, Kambrie now has a cute little 1/2 mullet 1/2 bob! Only a couple more months until it is all grown out. But it definitely looks much better!

Now, Brilee's hair was ridiculously long. The little girl would not let me cut it. I have been trying for over a year. She has had it trimmed, but was for some reason attached to her hair. (Must have been the hundreds of comments she would receive on a weekly basis.)
So we cut about 6 inches off. And believe it or not, I got a bit teary eyed.
After it was cut, she went and looked in the mirror and said "But Mommy, I wanted it short like yours!" Ha! Yea right. There is no way in hell I could have done that the first time. So I told her next spring we would cut it shorter.

Anyway, they both look Beautiful! Thanks Vicki!

The Castle Park

2008-08-15T20:40:00.001-07:00

Hello Everyone!

Today I decided to take the kids to the Park, which I find myself doing a lot lately...but I guess that is what you are supposed to do when you are home all day with the kids....right? Anyway, we went to the "Castle Park". Why didn't they have any parks like this when I was a kid? If I was a kid, I would have loved to go to the Castle Park....it is amazing! I mean come on...look at it!

Ok, so not the best picture, but still. ;)

We stayed for a couple hours and ate some pizza. Which by the way, I think I am going to retire pizza for a while....Blah. Brilee had a ball on the tire swing, and Kambrie just liked following Brilee around...which is what she does these days...she seems to be her little shadow and Brilee just eats it up!

Kambrie

Kambrie Shadowing Brilee's every move!

Brilee

On another note, Kambrie has found the Dryer! It is so funny to me, because Brilee was about a year and a half when she found the Dryer. And their pictures resemble each other so much...or at least so much through my eyes. Kambrie loves climbing in there and screams when I try to take her out just as Brilee would. Thank god they can not open it by themselves. ;)

Kambrie in the Dryer!

Brilee in the Dryer!

They Mummify What???

2008-08-11T13:56:00.000-07:00

I got this email today about people in SLC that mummify their animals...and I thought I would share it...WTF? Are you kidding me? Some people might just take it a little too far! I mean...come on. It costs $25,000 which is double, possibly triple the cost of a Funeral for a human. All I can say is Wow! I guess, whatever floats your boat!!!

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/places/countries-places/united-states/mummy-pets.html

It's FINALLY open!!!

2008-08-04T10:49:00.001-07:00

So as many of you know, we have been devoting the last 6 months of our lives to this new company we have started up, Bleach Bright. It is a teeth whitening company that we set up shop in malls, salons, day spa's and also do in home party's!!! So if any of you want to do a teeth whitening party, just let me know! This whole thing has defiantly been an experience...needless to say a money pit for the time being. I mean I know you have to spend money to make money, but WOW! We opened our first location in the beginning of June. That location is in Boise.
In the beginning it wasn't doing so well because we had opened without a kiosk, we got the kiosk two weeks later and the numbers rocketed. So now that location is making some income...thank god.

We then had a date set for our Sandy store to open, and it had to be pushed back. The original date was in the end of June sometime. Well, when we got the kiosk the shipping company had beat the shit out of it. So at this point you can all imagine what Lance was doing....Freaking out! He put the kiosk back on the truck and told them to take it back. Once the designer got it back, they started a new one, which took another three weeks, well needless to say we finally got it delivered last Tuesday. Lance, Jason (my brother) and Milky ( a friend) went down to Southtowne Mall Thursday night and set the thing up. Something that was only supposed to take one and a half hours ended up taking 4 and a half hours. Apparently when they remade parts to the kiosk, they screwed up and were off an inch or so.....Thank god Jason was there, or Lance would have called the shipping company put it back on the truck and called it a day. That would of been the end of Bleach Bright. I am telling you everything that could of went wrong in the last two months...went wrong.

Anyway, the kiosk is now up and looks great! We opened Saturday Morning and sales were amazing. So, if any of you want your teeth whitened and you are in the Sandy area, stop on by! There is a Grand Opening special right now $79.99 and I bet if Lance knows ya, he'll even give ya a deal on top of that. So the title of this entry defiantly explains the excitement behind the "FINALLY".

The begining of a new path...

2008-07-31T22:42:00.000-07:00

Well, hello all! So I have received quite a few of these "Blog spot" emails over the last year or so, and Nicole just sent me one yesterday....I guess you could say I am finally giving in and jumping on the blog bus! Its like peer pressure....and I'm sure I will be addicted to it just like all of you are. That being the reason I haven't jumped on yet. Oh, by the way....Thanks Nicole! You know I love ya!

Anyway, I thought I would start off by letting everyone know a bit about my life. I have a wonderful husband, Lance. He is one of the joy's of my life and is truly an amazing person. He loves me for who I am and allows me to be that person. I can truly say that I found the love of my life and will be with him forever. There are a couple other joys of my life.

Two of them being my Daughters, Brilee and Kambrie. Brilee just turned four years old about a week ago, and Kambrie is 20 months. Two little girls....who would of ever imagined. The other two joys of my life are my two step daughters...Kelsie and Kourtnie. They are truly amazing girls and I am blessed to have them in my life. I am very lucky that they accept and love me and that we have the relationship that we do. Kelsie is 13, and Kourtnie is 10 (almost 11) which is what she says if you ask how old she is. Four little girls...who really would have every imagined! These five people are five of the most important in my life. I am very blessed to have them all, and cant imagine life without any of them.

Currently I am kinda a stay at home mom. I would love to be full time, but unfortunately I cant say NO to anyone who attempts to bring a loan my way. Two years ago, I owned a contract processing company for home mortgages. I have been in the business for 9 years now and am ready to be out of it. As some of you know....and if you don't, Lance lost his job about a month and a half ago. He is currently working on a new business (Bleach Bright) that has been great so far, but is just starting up and taking a lot of time and money right now. Although going from a six figure income between the two of us to "unemployment" has been humbling. It is an experience that I am very glad that we have had to go through...it has made all of us more appreciative of what we have, and has made our family much stronger. I have faith that this business will work out though and we will be back on track in no time at all.

So that is pretty much me in a nutshell....a really small nutshell. If you stay tuned, you will learn much much more about our great family of Girls and one out numbered Guy. Oh poor Lance...sometimes I really feel for him. :)