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Joys!
1... My husband, kids and family. I am so blessed to have them in my life.
2... I have the best group of friends. Even though some of them consist of cousins and in-laws I still consider them friends. It amazes me that we have all stayed so close for so many years.
3... To see my parents succeed. I love to watch my parents race horses run and especially when they do good. They have worked very hard to get to where they are at.

Fears!
1... Losing someone I love especially my kids. I now understand the meaning of giving your life for your kids. I have already lost very special people in my life and I don't deal with it well.
2... Sharks, rattlesnakes and mountain lions. I am not sure why I fear these so much but I have nightmares about at least one of them weekly.
3... Getting ill and not being able to care for my kids.

Goals!
1... Get to where I can work part time from home so that I can stay home with my kids.
2... Get completely out of debt. Isn't this everybody's goal? I don't think it is ever completely possible though.
3... Buy property with irrigation large enough to build a new house, a barn, pasture for the horses, an arena and a hay field. There goes my goal to get out of debt.

Obsessions!
1... Lately it has been reading blogs and myspace pages almost daily. I need to go back to work 'cause I have had way to much time on my hands.
2... Shopping. Even if I don't have anything particular in mind or don't end up buying much, I love to just go and look around.
3... I have a sweet tooth. I love desserts, chocolate, ice cream, etc. You name it, I love it. This makes it hard when I am tying to diet. Although occasionally I will go through phases where I would rather have something salty than sweet.

Suprising Facts About Me!
1... I am not crazy about babies and kids. I love my own kids, my neices and nephews, cousins and friends kids. But I don't see a baby and just have to hold it and I don't know if I would have the patience to be a teacher or take care of strangers kids for a living.
2... It drives me crazy when my kids get dirty. I know they are just kids but it never fails when we are trying to go to a wedding or a party and Peyton is dressed in white or a nice dress, she gets a bloody nose or spills all down the front of her.
3... I am a neat freak, I think. You wouldn't know it by looking at my house right now but my office at work is spotless. Before I had kids my house was always clean. After kids there is no hope. When I clean I can't just do one thing like sweep or vacuum, I have clean the whole house from top to bottom.

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Our Trip to New Mexico

We had so much fun in New Mexico. Bradyn, Houston and I flew into El Paso, Texas last Wednesday morning and my mom and Peyton picked us up from the airport. We then drove from El Paso to Ruidoso, New Mexico. Thursday was the All American Futurity Trials. It started off with some really bad luck in the first trial. Ravin Corona, a horse my dad owns half of was winning his trial by about 3 lengths when all the sudden he had to pull up in front of the grandstands because he slabbed at the knee. He slabbed so bad that they ended up having to put him down. If he hadn't have slabbed he would have qualified for the futurity. It was really a terrible loss because he was such a nice horse. My dad one the last trial with Feature Ten but was 3 thousands of second from qualifying for the futurity. This horse ended up qualifying first in the juvenille. The other 5 horses he had in the trials run pretty good but weren't in fast enough trials to qualify. Friday was the All American Derby Trials. They had better luck this day. Wild Six run second in her trial and qualified third fastest for the derby. On Friday night we went to the horse sale. Saturday back to the races to watch Sycamore Lane run who ended up a really close third in the mud. Saturday night we went back to the horse sale. Then on Sunday we drove with my dad to Albuquerque where my mom and brother had horses running. And then Monday afternoon Bradyn, Peyton, Houston and I flew back home. Here are some pictures from our trip.

Houston on his first plane ride

Bradyn & Houston on the plane

Me and Houston on the plane

Me, Bradyn, Peyton & Houston at the All American Futurity Trials in Ruidoso

My mom, Jill, at the All American Futurity Trials

Wild Six, All American Derby qualifier

My mom's horse, Go For Fame And Cash

Peyton's frogs she caught in El Paso. She also caught a bunch of snails in Ruidoso. She definately should have been a boy sometimes.

Peyton with one of her frogs

My Dad, Wes, and Peyton in Albuquerque

My mom and dad in Albuquerque

My brother, Jason, in Albuquerque

Houston taking a snooze after a long day

Peyton riding grandpa's saddle

Me in Albuquerque

My brother, my mom, Peyton, my dad, Bradyn, Houston & me in Albuquerque

A Little About Me

I saw this questionnaire on Brittany's blog and thought I'd kill some time...

4 jobs I've had
engineering development coordinator
office manager
project coordinator
vet assistant

4 movies I could watch over and over again
Sweet Home Alabama
Old School
Wedding Crashers
Oceans Eleven

4 favorite TV shows
Greys Anatomy
Desperate Housewives
King of Queens
The Girls Next Door

4 Favorite Hobbies
camping
going to the horse races and rodeos
horseback riding
playing on the Internet

4 Places that I've Lived
South Jordan
West Jordan
Riverton
Eagle Mountain

4 Places I've been on Vacation
California
Cancun
New Mexico
Las Vegas

4 Favorite Dishes/Foods
Mexican especially Chile Verde
pasta
chocolate
ice cream

4 websites I visit daily
gmail email
ksl
my blogspot
My space

4 Places I'd rather be
at the horse races
camping
Disneyland
anywhere on vacation

All American Futurity Trials

So I am so excited because in exactly 2 weeks from today me, Bradyn and Houston are flying to El Paso, TX and then driving to Ruidoso, NM for the trials for the All American Futurity to be held at Ruidoso Downs. For those of you who are not familiar with the term, the All American Futurity is the biggest Quarter Horse Race. It has the largest purse of all Quarter Horse races which is $2 million. The trials run on August 14th and there are usually around 17 to 18 trials each with 9 to 10 horses. The 10 horses with the fastest times run back in the finals held on Labor Day. Last year my dad qualified a horse he trains named Wild Six for the finals but she had trouble and didn't run back very good. He has another good batch of horses paid into the trials so hopefully with a lot of luck and fast times he can get another one in the finals. This has become a yearly tradition for us to go to New Mexico at this time. We have a blast. It is beatiful in Ruidoso. It is located in the mountains and reminds me of Park City. You kind of forget you are in New Mexico since the rest of the state is pretty much desert and flat. We go to the horse races during the day and at night there is a big horse sale. It is kind of fun to watch and it's amazing what people will pay for horses.

Another reason to be excited is that we will be bringing Peyton home with us. She went down with my brother Jason 2 weeks ago tomorrow to spend time with him and my parents and I am missing her like crazy. She has gone with my parents for 2 weeks at a time a couple of times a year for the last couple years and she and I have both done great. This time she is doing great and not ready to come home yet and I am going crazy not having her around. Four weeks is just too long. Bradyn is really missing his little buddy too. Right now he don't have anybody to help him in the yard and to ride the tractor with him.

Wild Six and Tony Guymon

Wild Six winning the Rainbow Futurity at Ruidoso Downs in Ruidoso, NM

Wild Six winning the West Texas Futurity at Sunland Park in El Paso, TX

"Memories..."

I did this on Natalie's blog, and it was fun to do...

MEMORY LANE-This will be fun especially if everyone and I do mean EVERYONE will join in! This is just too fun to pass up. Here are the directions: 1. As a comment on my blog, leave a memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!!!!!!! 2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments. We can make it a competition if anyone wants. Let's see who can come up with the funniest memory and who has the most memories. Please keep it going. ENJOY :)

Houston & Colter

So my sister-in-law Haylee any my due dates were exactly two weeks apart. Mine on June 20th and hers on July 4th. We were scheduled to be induced exactly two weeks apart. Me on June 13th and her on June 27th. Well, we both were not able to go in on our scheduled days because the rooms were full and I ended up getting induced on June 15th and she went into labor on her own on June 29th, exactly two weeks apart. It's funny how things work out. Houston weighed 7 lbs. 9.6 ounces when he was born and my nephew Colter weighed 9 lbs. 3 ounces when he was born. As you can see in the picuture below they are now pretty close to the same size.

Houston Bradyn & Colter Hadley Bennett

Bradyn Turns 30!

Happy 30th Birthday!

On Thursday, July 10th Bradyn turned 30. At first I thought "Wow, he's getting old" and then I realized that I'm not far behind him and in a little over a year and half I will be 30. That will be a really depressing day for me. Well, Bradyn seems to be handling it just fine and last night we celebrated with all of our friends by inviting them over for a barbeque. It turned out really well I think. There was lots of good food, good friends and the kids all had a blast riding their bikes and playing on the swing set.

Funny story about the cake. Peyton really wanted to get her dad a Scooby Doo cake. So we went to Smith's to order a Scooby Doo cake and was told they didn't do Scooby Doo so her second choice was Cars. When I told the lady to put "Happy 30th Birthday Bradyn" on the Cars cake she looked at me kind of funny and said "really, 30" and I had to explain that it was his daughter's idea. Well, Peyton was really wanting some of that cake and asked if she could stick her finger in the frosting and I told her no. Then half way through the party my sister-in-law Mandy glansed over and saw Peyton cradling the cake on the floor like a baby. So Bradyn gave in and opened up the cake for her to stick one finger in the frosting. She did that and then a minute later she took both hands and run her fingers down the side of the cake covering her fingers with frosting and then took off out the back door before she could get in trouble. After that all the kids were at Bradyn's heels demanding cake. It didn't take much begging to get him to dish up the cake cause he had been dreading everybody singing Happy Birthday to him and blowing out the candles.

Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of the cake or of the party cause I was busy taking care of Houston and entertaining. I really wish I could remember to catch these moments on camera more often. Anyways, Happy 30th Birthday Bradyn and we love you!