Coytt & Brooklyn having seconds

Will the real spidey please stand up?

Coytt's been wearing a backpack lately? Going somewhere lil boy??

Coytt, Austin & Howler

Coyotes battlin' the Dallas Stars

WE DID IT!!!!

We bought our plane tickets for our two week trip to Euorpe. We leave outof Phoenix to pick up Mark's brother Billy and his girlfriend Irena in Nashville TN then to Chicago, from Chicago we have an 8 hour layover in Dublin Ireland so we are going to tour Dublin for the day, from Dublin we head to Rome Italy we will be in Rome for 4 or 5 days and then it is off to Paris for 4 or 5 days, then from Paris we are taking an overnight train to Madrid or Barcelona then we will split the last 4 or 5 days between Madrid and Barcelona. I am so excited. Now we are just looking for Hotels. We are staying with Mark's uncle in Spain so that should be fun and save money as well, plus I can't wait to eat his Aunts potato pancake things she makes :) Now we can officially start counting down to June!!!

Cookie Recipie

I receieved an email with the story below, I forwarded the email to my mom and she said the same thing happened to a man in SJ so I decied to just post the story on my blog along with the recipie, ENJOY!

Let's let them have it! THIS IS A TRUE STORY!

My daughter and I had just finished a salad at a Neiman-Marcus
Cafe In Dallas, and we decided to have a small dessert. Because
both of us are such cookie lovers, we decided to try the
'Neiman- Marcus cookie.' It was So excellent that I asked if they would
give me the recipe, and the waitress said with a small frown,'I'm
afraid not, but you can buy The Recipe.' Well, I asked how much, and
she responded,' Only two fifty - it's a Great deal!' I agreed
to that, and told her to just add it to my Tab.

Thirty days later, I received my VISA statement, and the Neiman-
Marcus Charge was $285.00! I looked again, and I remembered I
had only spent $9.95 for two salads and about $20.00 for a
scarf.

As I glanced at the bottom of the statement, it said,
'Cookie Recipe-$250.00.' That was Outrageous! I called Neiman's
Accounting Department and told them the waitress said it was
'two fifty', which clearly does not mean 'two hundred and fifty
dollars' by any reasonable interpretation of the phrase.

Neiman-Marcus refused to budge. They would not refund my money
because, according to them,'What the waitress told you is not
our problem. You have already seen the Recipe. We absolutely will
not refund your money at this point.' I explained to the Accounting
Department lady the criminal statutes which govern fraud in the
State of Texas I threatened to report them to the Better Business
Bureau and the Texas Attorney General's office for engaging in fraud. I
was basically told,'Do what you want. Don't bother thinking of how
you can get even, and don't bother trying to get any of your money
Back.'

I just said, Okay, you folks got my $250, and now I'm going to
have $250 worth of fun. I told her that I was going to see to it that
every Cookie Lover in the United States with an e-mail account has a
$250 cookie recipe From Neiman-Marcus...for free. She replied,'I
wish you wouldn't do this.' I said,'Well, perhaps you should have
thought of that before you ripped me off!' and slammed down the phone.

So here it is!

Please, please, please pass it on to everyone you can possibly
think of.
I paid $250 for this, and I don't want Neiman-Marcus to EVER
make another penny off of this recipe!

NEIMAN-MARCUS COOKIES (Recipe may be halved)
2 cups butter
24 oz. Chocolate chips
4 cups flour
2 cups brown sugar
2 tsp. Soda
1 tsp. Salt
2 cups sugar
1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)
5 cups blended oatmeal
4 eggs
2 tsp. Baking powder
2 tsp. Vanilla
3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
Measure oatmeal, and blend in a blender to a fine powder. Cream
the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla, mix together
with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda . Add chocolate
chips, hershey bar, and nuts. Roll into balls, and place two inches
apart on a cookie Sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.

Makes 112 cookies.

Hook 'em Horns!!

Last night Mark went to the Fiesta Bowl. Coytt and I stayed home and watched from the couch, and tried to spot daddy on TV. It was such a great game and Mark had a blast! He went with a friend from his home town in West Texas. His only task was to get me a picture of Matthew Mcconaughey, but I guess he was so busy watching the game he only got pictures of the players. Here are some of my favorite pics he took, if you want to see more just let us know and we will email them out. Notice the AWESOME seats he had!!

Family Christmas Card #2 2008

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Family Christmas Card 2008

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My ring

I should have posted this a long time ago, but I finally have a picture. Before we went through the temple Mark got me a GORGEOUS new wedding ring set. Because we eloped when we first got married I always just had the "fake" ring that we bought. He has always wanted to get me a real diamond and so before going to the temple he did. I love it and was very suprised and excited. This picture is from our celebration dinner after the sealing. It is the best picture I have that really shows off how pretty the rings are. They are sitting in our center pieces.

Thanks Brandis!

My very special friend Brandis took some family pictures of us and then made a video for us. Here is that video.

Very Exciting 100th Post

I guess we timed it just right. My 100th post is about our very special weekend. This weekend Mark, Coytt, Dalon and I were sealed for time and all eternity in the Las Vegas Nevada Temple. It was such an amazing day. It has been such a long hard road for us full of trials and hardships, many we created ourselves. Through a lot of hard work, prayer, scripture reading and many many wonderful friends and family for support we finnaly did it! It was such an amazingly wonderful day. We had lot's of family there and could feel the love of those who were unable to make it. I even had a few surprises. My behive leader and friend Fran Brower and her husband drove all the way from the valley just to be there. Also some of my friends from when I was in the Spanish branch 6 years ago decided to do a session that day and ended up being in our endowment session. It was so amazing to share this day with so many people that I love. We left for Vegas Friday afternoon and went straight to Grandma Romine's house. Our Session was at 9:30am so we had to be to the temple at 8:00am. We didn't sleep much and I am not sure if it was becuase we were excited or becuase Dalon slept inbetween us and wouldn't hold still. We got to the temple and were nervous and excited. We didn't know what to expect, we just knew we were happy to be there. We met with someone in records and showed them our temple reccomends and waited for our escorts. Then we split up and I went with my mom and our escort and Mark went with my dad and his.

I won't describe much of what we did in the temple because of the sacredness of it, but what I will describe is the way it felt and the beauty of the temple. Immediately upon walking in you could feel the Spirit so strong. There was no way we could doubt that what we were doing was right. It was so beautiful and peaceful inside. The chandeliers and flowers and the most beautiful patterns on the chairs and furniture. It was all absolutely perfect.

As I sit here and reflect on my feelings of the day I feel such warmth and peace and I know without a doubt in my mind or heart that the ordinances performed in the Temple are sacred and true and key to our returning to our Heavenly Father and Elder Brother Jesus Christ. The first part of the day was very special to me. I can not explain the peace I felt as I received those special blessings and the gift of forgiveness. Our Heavenly Father is such a kind, loving, and forgiving Father and for that I am grateful. He has not left us here on this earth to guess at what we must do to return to live with him. He has given us a perfect road map and instructions and has blessed us with the health, strength, spirit, and body to accomplish this task. As I listened to each blessing I felt closer and closer to my Father. I felt his love for me individually and knew without a doubt that I truly am a daughter of my Heavenly Father.

After the first ordinances I was taken back to the brides room by the escort and I was able to put on my garments for the first time. All I could think was "Wow, if I knew these things were this comfortable I would have done this a long time ago!" I know they are sacred and will protect me and be a constant reminder of the convenants made that day, but boy they are comfy! We then went to a chapel where we waited for everyone. Here is where I want to thank those of you who traveled to be with us on this special day. It brings tears to my eyes as I see each of you dressed in white smiling and sharing this special moment with us. Thank you so much for being there. Jonni, Chris, Jake and Mallory it was wonderful to see you there and to share this with you thanks for taking a day to travel from Utah to be there. Josh and Meagan you have been such good examples for us and we thank you for the love, support and encouragement. Uncle John and Aunt Lorie you know how special you are to me and for you to be there and to be the witness couple was such a special experience for me. Arely y Mi Ama Gracias para todo te quiero con todo mi corazon! Aunt Daneece it was so special to have you there and Uncle Antonio the grounds were so beautiful it was as if you were there with us. Grandma and Grandpa Rothlisberger it was so wonderful to have you there with me and to see three generations making covenants together. Kent and Shawn it was so special to have you there to share this moment with us thank you for coming and letting our family crash your house. Nick and Maria you two mean so much to us, you are such dear friends and we are ever grateful for your friendship, Nick I know Mark was grateful to have you there and Maria thank you for being there and capturing this day for us in pictures. If there is anyone I have forgotten please don't be offended I am still a little tired and overwhelmed with it all.

I want to take this next paragraph and express my love for my Grandma and Granpa Romine. Grandma, I know you have prayed many hours in that very temple over my name and waited so long for me to come around. You have been such an example to me of strength, love and forgiveness. I love you and am so thankful that you were there to share this special day with us. Granpa, you know you are the number one man in my life :) I hold such a special place in my heart for you and it meant so much to me to walk into the sealing room and see you there. Thank you for always supporting me and having faith in me that I could do this.

The most special part of the day was sitting next to my mom and taking out my endowments and seeing Mark next to my dad as he took out his. Mom you are such an amazing woman. As I sat next to you and held your hand through every step I just wanted to turn and hug you and tell you how much I love you and how sorry I am for making you wait this long. A big part of my peace and testimony of the importance of these ordinances comes from you and your love. Your example and your prayers. Mom I love you and having you by my side throughout the day made this one of the most special moments of my life. Thank you. Dad thank you so much for your love and support it was so special seeing you there next to Mark helping him along the way. You have set such a wonderful example for him of what a father, husband, and honorable priesthood holder should be and I am so lucky to have such an amazing father. Thank you so much for being such a wonderful dad!

I can not express in words the feelings I had during and after the endowment session. All I can say is that our Heavenly Father loves us so much. I now see why the temple is so important. To sit in that room and make convanents in front of my husband, family and Father in Heaven was such an amazing feeling. It makes me want to be a better person everyday and strive to all that is neccessary to return to Him. I see now why marriage is key to our eternal spiritual growth and happiness. And more importantly why a temple marriage is key to our returning to our Father in Heaven. I can't wait to return and learn more about Him and myself and to grow closer to Him. We are so blessed to have the gospel on this earth today and to have the knowledge that we are His children and that he loves us and that in the Temple we can perform ordinances that will bring us back to Him to live with him again.

The final part of the day was the sealing. Our sealer was amazing and such a wonderful man. He started crying right at the begining as he told us that he could feel the love in that room. As he was instructing us I looked around the room at each of the people there with us that day. It was a room filled with love and support, tears of joy and peace. As Mark and I kneeled across the altar and made promises to one another I felt joy like none before. Then as they brought the boys in dressed in all white Mark and I could hold the tears back no more. The boys were so good and to know that they are ours for eternity if we keep the covenants we made during our endowments and sealing is such a powerful, wonderful, and unbelievable feeling. I am so grateful for my two little boys and their special spirits. I love them both so much. After everyone left the sealing room and it was just our little family Brother Rogers our sealer pulled us aside and had us look in the mirrors as a family. As we looked and saw our family go on for eternity we held each other and cried with joy and excitement. We are now an eternal family and will be together forever.

I want to thank all those who helped with the celebration dinner it was more beautiful than I could have ever imagined. Also thanks to those who helped with our boys while we were in our session Aunt Mandi and AUnt Kacey your the best! We love all of you so much and were so happy to share this special day with so many of our loved ones. I know that the gospel is true and that Joseph Smith restored the true church to this earth. I know that our Heavenly Father loves us and that he has put temples on this earth for us to learn about Him and grow closer to Him. I know that we can return to him one day if we keep those sacred covenants we made on
November 22, 2008 in the Las Vegas Temple. I am grateful for repentance and the sacrifice our Savior and Brother Jesus Christ made for us so that I could repent and that we could be sealed for time and all eternity as a family.

Love,

Monette

Sneaky little monster

So on Sunday Coytt was supposed to be taking a nap. I went downstairs and on my way I thought I would check on him. On my way down I saw this in the loft where he was supposed to be:

Then I went to the kitchen and saw his blue recliner that belongs in the living room in the kitchen, I thought to myself "That's weird, what is that doing there?"


I looked a little closer and I found the little candy monster on the counter surrounded by open suckers...the little stinker had sneaked downstairs and gotten into his Halloween candy and I thought he was sleeping the whole time. Sneaky little monster isn't he?

Haloween

Ok, so I know it is a little late, but I finally got some time to post about our Haloween. I was a slacker mom this year and didn't get pumpkins, but Coytt did have an awesome costume and had a lot of fun trick or treating this year. We went to our ward party where our friends Marly and Chris brought their son Jacob. I didn't get any pictures because our camera battery was dead, but Coytt had a lot of fun getting candy at the ward party. On Haloween we went to Josh and Meagan's house and Coytt had fun Trick or Treating with Brooklyn and Katie's kids. He was so cute. The first house we went to he walked right into their living room and I had to explain to him he was supposed to stay outside the house. He learned really quickly that if he said trick or treat the would give him candy so he started saying "Trick or Treat my candy" I was very proud of my little boy becuase after every house gave him candy he would say "thank you" but then he would stand there and wait until they said "YOur Welcome" it was so funny, he wouldn't leave until they did. Then he would wave and smile really big and yell "BYE" He had so much fun. I just pulled Dalon around in the wagon and he was as happy as can be. Here are some pictures of Coytt in his Buzz Lightyear Costume. ISn't he CUTE!! He really liked pushing the button to make it light up in the dark while we were trick or treating.

I'm a Bella

You are observant, diplomatic and often aim to please. You are unaware of your
attractiveness and despite being uncomfortable with any form of attention, people enjoy your company. You can be impatient, stubborn and headstrong, but you are true to your word and mature for your age, often taking care of your family and enjoying a good book over chatting with girlfriends on the phone.


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Attention Family

Ok so not just family, but especially those who live far away.

We will be going though the Temple on Nov. 22nd in Las Vegas. Watch your mail for the official invitation.

Sorry about the short notice. We went to our interview and the Stake President said "GO NOW" so we are :)

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Dalon is one!!!!!!!!!

Well, I can't believe it, Dalon is 1 year old tomorrow! I have some time this evening and so I thought I would post a few things about our special little boy. Most of his early pictures are on our computer that crashed, so please bear with the fact that he only has recent pictures.

Dalon you are 1 year old and:

* You are our little fatty-fat-fat. Such a cute chunky little baby. You have the cutest little fat baby legs and fat baby bottom.
* You have always had such a cute and large smile. Everyone always comments on what a happy little baby you are.
* You are very cuddly. You are always willing to sit still long enough for mommy or daddy to get a good snuggle out of you.
* You give great kisses.
* You love to climb the stairs and scare mommy and daddy to death when you play right near the edge of the top stair.
* You love to dance and will dance even if we hum or sing.
* You are finally sleeping through the night!!
* You love your Cars blanket from Grandma Barbara and Paw Paw.
* You love being able to climb on your tricycle.
* You started walking at just 11 months old.
* You love to play in the water.
* You love to climb on mommy, daddy and Coytt

* You are a very special child of God that is loved very much by very many people. We are so happy to have you in our home and are enjoying watching you grow and learn new things. You are such a sweet spirit in our home. We love you and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Paparazzi photo!!!