The worst blogger ever.....me!!!!

Alright so.....a long long time ago...I can still remember, I went to Indiana and my little sister got sealed in the Chicago, IL temple. I arrived in Indiana a week and a half before the wedding to help my mom with all of the decorating and shopping and cooking and everything else that goes along with getting ready for a wedding.


The first day I was there this is what I saw....how cute is he. This is my nephew
Noah and his school was having cowboy and cowgirl day. It was so good to be reunited with my little buddy again....it is so hard being away from all of our families!!

Noah is my little helper....I can get that kid to help out with anything I want...I
had better be careful with that. We painted about 7 HUGE tree branches white to place around the gymnasium for the wedding and we had 2 teams painting and we
raced to see who could get done first. This was probably the messiest way we could have done this but it was fun anyway.

Now, Savanah couldn't have gone the easy way out and just set up tables no....she had us slaving away(but she is totally worth it) for 3, yes 3 days setting up the gym at the church. We had to call in all the reinforcements.....I think we had about 10 -15 people helping each of the days, and it was still cutting it close. We hung wire across the ceiling to drape fabric and My brother Josh (who really tweaked his backpretty bad) and cousin Tiffany and
Aunt lisa and mom and Aunt Sandy...well you get the picture they got it done.

These were the tiniest helpers we had there that day....and boy were they good helpers. they kept their cousin Sarah very busy and out of the way of all the workers... :)
Dirk and Amelia

I just had to get a picture of my Mom's make shift make-up bib so it didn't get on her dress
she is pretty creative in a pinch.

This is the ceiling of the gymnasium at the end of the first day

This is what the side walls of the Gym looked like, and the tables are partially set up.

Alright now to the god stuff.....I will have more pictures of the bride and groom later.
But let me just tell you a little about the sealing and reception.
So Savanah flew in from Utah on Thursday evening before the sealing on Saturday.
Daniel was supposed to fly in on Friday night before the sealing because he had a test that afternoon. Well as he was pulling up to the airport in Utah he got pulled over and his friend was driving, so Daniel thought I am just going to run in so I can catch my flight. Well the officer had other plans and pulled his gun on Daniel. So needless to say Daniel missed his flight. There was no flight in the morning that would get him to Chicago on time for his sealing so , Daniel had to fly to New York to catch an early enough flight to Chicago.
Well he made it to the Temple in time for the sealing which was delayed an hour.
During the ceremony my dad got to be a witness and the Sealer accidentally called him Brother Ferguson (Fernandez) and he kept calling Savanah, Susanah. But they were sealed and the ceremony was beautiful.

Now the reception was amazing we had a huge buffet of Mexican food, dancing, mingling and loads of fun. But still the DJ kept calling Daniel, David and kept saying that they were the Fernandez's instead of the Rodriguez's. All in all it was a visit filled with tears, laughter, near disaster, and a whole lot of love.

Help....

Alright so I read off of someone else's blog about cutest blog on the block which was way easier than the way that I was doing it before with pyzam.  I had to go back and save all of my blog list over every time I changed out my background.   But now I don't know how to change the colors of the background that my writing is actually on......how do I do that without having to redo all of the blog list and add the gadgets all over again.   Please help me .....Megan.....Katherine.....hello?  Is anyone out there?

The too LITTLE black dress......

So my sister Savanah is getting sealed March 28th in Indiana. So exciting right...well I got online to order my dress early because Savanah picked the only dress (well maybe not the only one) that could not be ordered from the U.S., no it was coming from China. I am on their website and I link to a chart with measurements to make sure and order the right size. I get out my hand dandy tape measure do the deed and order my dress. This weekend I got my dress and I was so excited, the first thing I did was try it on.

IT DOESN"T FIT!!!!!!! We tried for 10 minutes to get that thing zipped. I am so depressed!! I have to get into this dress by the 28th. I can take it to my Aunt Sandy if I don't fit into it by the time I leave for Indiana, but come on I would rather fit in the dress!!

Anyone have any good ideas how I could lose some inches in the next week ?

They many joys of aunthood.....

These are some of the BEST kids in the WOrld....
This is for all of my nieces and nephews I have been missing so much!!!
I can't wait to see all of you again.


Me and Noah snuggling to a movie...
man I love these kind of moments!!!

Look at that doo.....how tight were those
rubber bands Jenny?
Poor Mariah

Ethan with his new baby sister......
He is such a good big brother!!!!

Kaysen and Tanner....now those are some handsome boys

Fun in the sun camping....
Alexis, Paige and Ryan

My awesome nephew Ethan....we were doing some
whale watching off the Monterey Bay

To cool for school....
Kaysen

My oh so cute niece...
Paige

Kendon wants to be a cowboy and he would dress
like this everyday if he could....so I just had to capture this
with my camera....so we had a fun little photo shoot

Want any cheese with that HAM
Ashton and Travis

Chipmunk cheeks with cherry tomatoes....
Noah (with his favorite aunt)

Best friends and cousins.....how sweet!!!!!
Paige and Kendon

There is no better place than on Grandpa's lap...
Mariah

Not you too.....

Shelby....Travis' cousins (Kyle) wife was on the east coast visiting
her family and was kind enough to extend an invite to dinner at
her parent's house. It took a little convincing to get Travis out of the
house as usual....but he agreed and we were on our way.

Now when we arrived we were welcomed with warm hugs
and sincere introductions and then the unthinkable happened.....
Travis was not prepared for this and never saw it coming.......
they gave us a gift.......
Now you may be thinking what a nice gesture...or.....
Why the movie Ever After?.....or
Why would Travis not be prepared for this?.....



Well this is how he felt about it
HE HATES DREW BARRYMORE......HE CAN'T STAND HER.....
HE HAS BANNED ANY MOVIE WITH HER IN IT FROM
EVER ENTERING OUR HOUSE!!!!!!!!!


His cousin Kyle knew this about Travis and made sure that the gift
was offered to us when we arrived. Other than this little incident,
Shelby's family was AWESOME and we had a wonderful visit with them.
And.....I think I found a new traveling partner.....because we all
know Travis does not ever want to go anywhere......So I will be
calling you Jackie. Thanks for the great visit....well except for the incident.

Is it really worth it.....

So on Valentine's Day I decided to make some of my cousin
Tiniel's (SHOUTOUT) soft Sugar Cookies.....which were delicious!!!!!
And as usual Sandy was at my feet in the kitchen while I was
rolling out the dough and sprinkling flour on the counter and.....well
let's just say it was messy!!! I look down at my lovely dog
and this is what I found.....what a good little helper I have. It
almost looked like she had done all the work....she was more dirty than me.

So the time has come.....the season of SHEDDING!!!!!
Sandy needed a bath so I head upstairs and get ready....
Now you may be asking yourself....Sarah, what do you need
to get ready for?
Just Scroll down...............

no problems so far.....

Don't let that cute little innocent look fool you....

Alright this is how I feel about the next pictures.....

This is the bathtub after I had already cleaned out the drain
several times so the water had somewhere to go.......

SERIOUSLY.....HOW MUCH HAIR CAN ONE DOG HAVE?

I just don't know if it is worth it to save $30.00 to groom her myself.....
now you know why I had to prepare.....I was armed with about 5 towels,
1 bag of treats, blow dryer, grocery bag (for hair), brush, and the
camera so you all can be warned about dogs with long hair......but she
is totally worth having!!!!! We just need to take her to get a bath somewhere else!!!

These are a few of my favorite things

Alright I have been feeling kinda bad that the last 5 or 6 posts don't have Travis in them....so this one is all about Travis......Here are some of my favorite pictures of him. I love you so much Travis and I am so happy that we found eachother.

Look at this handsome man....he could be a model !!!!

This is why I love my husband....he is always making me laugh. This
is us goofing around with our nephew while playing a game.

This is halloween our second year dating....isn't
she one good looking dame.

All the love from his family!!! Brother Korey and niece Mariah.

I don't even know if I can explain this one.....it's his family
at their annual camping trip....we have a lot of fun!!!!!

This is Travis in his element....if he could do this everyday he
would be happy. He loves dirtbiking!!!!!!

Oui oui, Monsieur!! Oh if that doesn't make you smile....

Travis was playing hide and seek with his nieces and nephews...it took
them a while to figure out where he was.

He tried to shave his head then called me in to finish....this is what I found

Reader Peter and Camille Kay

I miss my good friends Reade and Camille and one of my ways to see what was going on in their life was by their blog....but they went private and I don't think they got my E-mail address...so if you read this Camille or Reade please send me an invite.... I would love to see what is going on in your life. And....Camille I miss you cutting my hair....ever since I met you, nobody can compare to your talent and ability to make me happy with my hair. I have had 3 very bad haircuts since we have moved away from each other. We miss you and Sandy misses your girls...Molly and Tika!! We will be out in June as you read....I would love to get together and see your family. I still need to meet little Paisley too. Alright my e-mail address is nibaws2@hotmail.com I hope to hear from you...

It's time to seal the deal...

Alright so I guess after almost 4 years of being together.....Travis and I have decided that we like each other enough to seal the deal in the Temple. I am just kidding.... well not about actually getting sealed. We were married by the Bishop of my home ward in Wheatfield Indiana on June 11th 2005 and have not looked back since. So we are going to go through the Salt Lake City Temple on June 11th at 11:00 am. We are both very excited and just wanted everyone to know that it will very soon be official in the way that counts!!! YAY!!!

Where's Grandma....

So we have a lot of traditions with my Fernandez family.....and it all started with my Grandma Narcie. My dad is one of 3 kids and we always as long as I can remember get together on Christmas Eve. Every year plays out pretty much the same too......it goes a little something like this. Now Grandma was not feeling well this Christmas and decided to stay home despite all of our best efforts to get her to the party.

Every year my Uncle Larry makes his amazing Italian sausage and we have our tamales and tacos, deviled eggs ,mashed potatoes and gravy. We also had lasagna and a ham and my Aunt Kathryn made some deliscious funeral potatoes, let me just say there was a ton of food!!! Now after dinner it is a requirement that every person in the house be wearing some kind of head gear...antlers, santa hat, snowflakes, or the bah humbug hat. Once everyone has a hat and is settled in one room.....my cousin David grabs his Guitar or Piano....whichever he decides to bring and we sing every Christmas song known to man before we open our presents. Not just one verse.....every verse of every song!!!! And my Grandma loves it.....but she wasn't there this year (evil laugh) so we only sang half of the songs Woo-Hoo!!!! My nephew Noah performed Rudolph the Red Nosed Reinder too, I will see if I can post that video later....it was so cute.....I loved it!!! After the songs are done we do a gift exchange game between the Girls and then the Boys. Then come the sweaters from my grandma....she sure does know how to find a good sweater. And we ended the evening with my dad saying
" I am going to pack up my sausage and go"
Oh dad...that was the quote of my trip to Indiana...you better believe we gave him a hard time about that at leat he wasn't packing my Uncle Larry's sausage...oh wait he was...hehehe

Oh man do I love the Fernandez Family Traditions.....I can't wait till next year when we can do it all over again. I will say though I would much rather have Grandma there....even if we have to sing every verse of every song. I sure did miss having her there and seeing the joy in her face, having all of the family together and listening to them sing. We may not be a big family but there sure is a lot of love !!!

Feliscia my sis

Theme for this Christmas: Excellent portrayal Josh

My very talented cousin David....who's wife Mary is expecting a baby soon!!!

2nd cousins David and Noah

Which of these does not belong?