Utah Jazz basketball clinic

Because we are season ticket holders the Jazz hold special events and a few of them are the family BBQ and the basketball clinic. We were able to attend the dinner and it was pretty neat. The food was pretty good and the entertainment was funny. And the best part was the autographs.
Here is Deron Williams and CJ Miles signing Jacksons ball and Taylors jersey. That same night we also got autographs from Andrei Kirilenko and big Fes.


The boys at the media stand outside the locker room.
At the basketball clinic the boys and I were able to get a tour of the Jazz locker room. It was pretty awesome to see all the jazz players gear.

The Honesty Song

Last weekend our friend Jordan had a surprise party for his wife Jenn's 30th birthday. He had this genius idea to make a video and Brian helped, along with Jenn's brother Cam. I have posted it below. And just for the record.... I had nothing to do with it, it was all Brian and Jordan. Jenn had nothing to do with it either she was totally shocked and surprised when they showed it to her for the first time at the party.

Actually it is pretty funny, I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I did. Prepare to laugh!

I hope Brian doesn't kill me for putting this on the web for the world to see........ oh well!

The worst 20 minutes EVER!!!!

So in the last post I wrote about what a wonderful time we had in Disney World with the exception of about 20 minutes. Well, this is what happened in those 20 minutes.

We had all just got off the magic carpet ride and decided to head over to the jungle cruise ride just across the way. We parked the strollers and gathered the crew and began to walk over. Keep in mind that there is quite a lot of us and on this particular day we were all wearing our matching mickey mouse shirts that Brian's mom had gotten for all of us.

We got in line for the jungle cruise which said was about a ten minute wait. It was a single file line and we were moving pretty much the whole time, winding back and forth through the switch backs. We got to the front of the line and they asked us how many in our party and they loaded our big group onto the boat.

The ride begins and I decided to grab my camera to take some pictures of the kids. I snap a picture and after doing so I realized Jackson was not in it! (Above is the picture I took. I hate now to even look at it. Wow, my stomach is hurting right now just thinking about what happened). I looked at Brian and said "Where is Jackson, he's not on the boat!" At this point I started to totally FREAK OUT!! We were stuck on this stupid boat and my baby boy was not on with me. They couldn't just turn the boat around so we had to just sit there completely helpless until the ride came to an end. I wanted so bad to just jump into the water and swim back to get my little boy.

The whole time I was freaking out. Brian kept trying to settle me down and tell me that I wasn't helping anything and that I was starting to scare the other kids, but I physically could not help myself. I tried to think back when the last time I saw him and I couldn't remember now even seeing him in line with us. I felt like the worst mom in the whole world. How could I have been in line that whole time and not noticed that my child was missing?!!!

I don't care what anybody says, that jungle cruise ride is the LONGEST RIDE in history! As soon as we got back I jumped off that boat so quick and found the first Disney person I could find and asked if they had seen Jackson. As I was asking, another Disney worker walked by and overheard and said a little boy was with the security guard just around the corner and she would take us to him.

As we walked around the corner I could see a glimpse of that beautiful blond hair and I felt the biggest sense of relief I have ever felt. I yelled out his name and he turned around and I went running toward him and grabbed him up into my arms. I was crying uncontrollably and thanking the security guard and the Disney worker through the tears. I was so happy to have that little guy back in my arms again.

My heart was racing for at least an hour after the whole ordeal happened. And even now as I talk about it I get that knot in my stomach and I get a little emotional. I NEVER want to have that feeling again. I have never been so scared in my entire life!

Apparently what had happened was as we were all walking over the jungle cruise ride, Jackson saw some misters and went over to stand in them for a second and none of us noticed. He told me that when he turned around everyone was gone. So he went back to where we had parked the strollers and when we didn't come back after a few minutes he started to cry. He then saw a Disney worker and he told them that he had lost his mom and dad. He described to them what we were wearing and what we looked like and our names. I am so proud of Jackson for doing the right thing and telling someone that he needed help. He did exactly the right thing in this situation and for that I am a very proud mom. (Although I still feel horrible about what happened.) They brought him to the security guard and they gave him some tokens and let him play with the remote control boats until we were able to reunite with him.

Needless to say I did not let go of Jackson's hand the entire day! I had him in my sights at all times. I was also doing endless head counts everywhere we walked the rest of the week. Even the next day when we went to Hollywood studios I took Taylor over to play in the Honey I shrunk the kids playground. After I took her up to the slide I realized there was no way I could fit in that slide and I put her down it and went to find where it came out and I couldn't. She found me only about a half second later, but I was about to have a full blown panic attack that I couldn't see her, so I made her come out and find something else to do. I could not stand to have any of the kids out of my sight even for one second!

Mother of the year right? I still feel so bad that I could let this happen, but I am so glad that it was only for 20 minutes and that he is safe and sound. I love that kid more than words can express!

Disney World Pictures

I know I have a ton of pictures posted but I had too many to choose from. We had such a fun trip to Florida (with the exception of about 20 minutes the first day, more to come about that in a later post). It was nice to spend time as a family and the kids had such a great time playing with their cousins.




We call these boys the threetards! When they get together they are wako and crazy.



Taylor is getting ready for Thunder Mountain Railroad. She didn't hold her hands up for the whole ride, but I still think she is pretty tough. She rode on EVERY ride that she was tall enough to ride, including tower of terror! She is way tougher that either of her older brothers.


Jackson's favorite ride was star tours. I think he rode it at least five times.

You can't go to disney without seeing Mickey!
Brian's dad made reservations at the 50's diner in Hollywood studios. Since it was Taylor's birthday they had a cake all ready for her and everyone sung happy birthday to her after dinner. What a fun day we had that day! Taylor kept saying over and over that it was the best birthday ever!!









Brian and the kids got the opportunity to feed the dolphins. It was pretty fun to watch them feed and touch them. Although Taylor would get a little nervous when the dolphin opened its mouth and she would panic and just throw the fish into the water. The boys thought it was pretty awesome.

We're back

Disney world was a blast!! I have tons of pictures to post, but I promised myself I would get caught up on the laundry first. So check back later for pictures and stories of our adventure to Florida.

Disney World!!

This year for Christmas Brian's parents are taking all of us to Disney World! We leave bright and early on Wednesday morning. We are all very excited and looking forward to the trip. There are 19 of us in total, so it should make for quite an adventure! I will blog tons of pictures when we get back.

Merry Christmas!

The last few years I have put my annual Christmas letter on my blog. So here is family letter 2008! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!


Dear,
A. Family
B. Friends

Well, here we are at the end of 2008 and instead of the typical Christmas letter we decided to give you a multiple choice quiz.

Brian and I are still
A. Married
B. Speaking
C. Breathing
D. Very happy

Brian is
A. Working very hard at the newspaper agency
B. Still coaching basketball and loving it
C. Making progress on his “honey do” list for the new house
D. Still a bronco and now a Jazz season ticket holder

Kim is
A. Very busy with 3 growing kids and their growing schedules
B. Fully recovered from donating her kidney to a friend this past summer
C. Going to an average of 4 to 5 basketball games a week
D. Trying to keep up with the laundry, the NEVER ENDING laundry!

Trevon is
A. Eight years old
B. HUGE! At least a foot taller than any kid in his second grade class
C. Playing basket ball and LOVES it
D. A very sweet and helpful kid. (I don’t know what I would do without him)

Jackson is
A. Six years old
B. Enjoys riding the bus to kindergarten and is becoming a very good little reader
C. Awesome on the drums for the Rock Band play station game
D. Always making us laugh

Taylor is
A. Almost four years old (next month)
B. ALL GIRL!!
C. Taking dance classes and started preschool this year
D. A quiet girl who never says a word or speaks her mind

Looking ahead to 2009, we wish you
A. The happiest of holidays
B. A healthy and prosperous new year

All our love to you,
Brian, Kim, Trevon, Jackson, and Taylor Allfrey

All the above multiple choice answers are true except answer D for Taylor. That choice is SO false! That girl never stops talking. And who are we kidding, she pretty much runs this house!

To keep up with us and our family please feel free to email us or check out our blog.
Allfreyfamily@msn.com
AllAboutTheAllfreys.blogspot.com

Biggest Loser

This is from a friend of a friends blog. I am totally going to participate. Anybody want to join me? It should be a lot of fun. The lady who is running the contest is from right here in Utah. If you want to check out her blog it is www.utahtib.blogspot.com




Alrighty then - I have decided to do a Biggest Loser 6. I had enough people twist my arm! I will only be using first names and last initials this time around - and I will be BCC'ing all contest information and results. This is all in an effort to maintain a little more anonymity for contestants. The rules are pretty much the same - so if you are interested in losing some weight - and maybe winning some money while you are at it, let me know!

So here are the deets:

In case you didn't get the chance to participate in Biggest Loser 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, now is your chance! And if you have no clue what I am talking about - in April 2007 I decided to compete with my pals to see who could lose the most weight with some cash as the reward. As it turns out - money is motivating. I like me some money and this is the perfect thing to keep me on track. There is something about having to report my weight to dozens of other women that keeps me from eating garbage! Now, nobody actually sees your weight - they see a percentage lost from the beginning - but mama likes to see a minus sign in front of her percentage every week!

Here is the info in a nutshell:

We will kick everything off on Friday, January 2, 2009 with the initial weigh-in and before photos (to get your starting point). The first official weigh-in will be Friday, January 9, 2009 and the contest will run for 12 weeks from there. The final weigh in will be Friday, March 27, 2009.

The entrance fee is $25 per person. Hopefully we can get a big fat pot for extra motivation this time around! The last round was $1850! I think there will be a lot of competitors with New Years resolutions and all.

If the pot is over $1000, it will split it into a first, second and third place pot. 1st place will get 60% - 2nd place will get 25% and 3rd place will get 15%. So if we have 60 participants and the pot is $1500 then 1st place gets $900 - 2nd place gets $375 and 3rd place gets $225. If we only have 36 players and the pot is $900 then everything goes to the first place finisher - there is no prize for 2nd or 3rd place. I will be taking a 10% Administrative Fee for myself this time around. It is a lot of work to organize the contest and I haven't exactly been winning any of the pots. I will take the 10% fee off the top of all the money collected and then the prizes will be based on the remaining pot. (I hope that makes sense).

Some other specifics:

1. You must be a legal resident of any country of the world.

2. You must be honest about your weigh-ins. There will be no lying to the Tibster.

3. You must e-mail me a picture of your scale with the weight on the first and last weigh-in. SOMEONE ELSE must take this picture. Please have a friend or spouse take a picture of your weight on the scale - I must also be able to see your hands in this picture - sorry to ask for 3rd party verification of your weight - but when the contest reaches a certain size we need to make sure that people are being honest. You must also send before pictures from the front, back and side. There will be no exceptions to this rule. If you do not provide pictures then you cannot participate. Nobody but me will see your pictures. Unless you win, in which case, you must agree to allowing your before and after pictures to be sent out.

4. You can choose any weight loss diet, except for anything requiring surgery. This includes weight loss surgery such as lap bands, liposuction, gastric bypass, etc. I will not be responsible if in this process you actually gain weight or if you lose too much weight. Choose your program wisely.

5. The whole purpose of this contest is to lose weight in a healthy way and change your lifestyle. You may not take any weight loss drugs. This includes but is not limited to: Alli (Orlistat), Phentermine, Meridia (Sibutramine). If you chose to use a weight loss drug you will be disqualified. Herbal supplements are acceptable. If you have questions whether something is allowed, please contact me before you begin taking it.

6. Weigh-Ins will be every Friday. You must weigh-in EVERY week and email your weight to me by NOON on Friday. If you do not weigh-in you will be eliminated! If you are going to miss a weigh-in, just let me know and you will retain the same weight as the prior weigh-in. Please email me with your weight every week. I will compile a percentage lost chart every week after I get everyone’s numbers and email it out to everyone no later than Friday evening.

7. Weigh in wearing your bathing or birthday suit.

8. You must start and end the competition on the same scale.

9. You must be at least 6 weeks postpartum.

10. If you drop out of the competition, money WILL NOT be refunded.

11. If you get pregnant or injured during the competition, money WILL NOT be refunded.

12. Participation in this contest is contingent upon participants agreeing that any dispute (whether stated in the rules or not) will be decided by a majority vote among the then current participants. Adam and/or Tiburon E. shall not be held liable for any monetary loss (including entry fees) that may result from a rule violation or dispute.

13. The final weigh in day is Friday, March 27, 2009.

If you are interested in participating - please leave a comment or email me at nunyabusiness@comcast.net. The more the merrier and the richer the pot! If you don't have anything to lose but know someone that might be interested - please pass this along! Even if you only have a little bit to lose - I have found that a little healthy competition can help to keep you on track! Please post about this on your blog - the more people we have the bigger the pot!

If I have enough interest I will also host a Mens competition. That is part of the reason I am posting about this so far in advance. Let me know if any man in your life needs to lose a few ell bees!

Here is a chance to put your moola where your mouth is instead of some fattening food! Live it up now - for January 2nd - WE COMPETE!

THEY'RE DONE!!! YEAH!!

*** UPDATE!! Correction: For those of you who have read this already I made a mistake on the high school that the performance is at. It is NOT at Hunter it is at GRANGER high school. (Thanks Jenn for pointing that out. I was totally picturing Granger in my head but wrote Hunter, Duh)***

This year I was asked by Taylor's dance teacher if I would make the costumes for her class for the holiday recital. And this morning I brought all ten of them to give to each of the girls at the dress rehearsal. What a relief to be all done! I really couldn't have done it without my mom's help and expertise. Thank you so much mom for all your help with them!

Her dance is to a song called I want a hippopotamus for Christmas. They have these stuffed hippos that they dance with for the second half of the song. ( I also had to make ten hippo costumes.) It is really cute. This year they have two performances and I would like to invite anyone who would like to come, to come. The first performance is at Trolley Square on Monday Dec. 8 at 7:00. The main performance is at Granger High School on December 13 at 10:00am. Santa is going to be at the performance at the high school, so it should be really fun. So am inviting anyone who would like to come.

Below are some pictures of the girls this morning trying on the costumes. What do you think? Again I am just glad to be done with them.

Jazz Tickets Anybody?

I just wanted everyone to know that if they ever want to go to a Jazz game we have tickets. This year we share with the Lambs 6 season tickets to every Jazz home game. Sometimes we go together the four of us, but almost always we have at least two more seats available. And since we don't really want to go to all 42 games this year we will sometimes sell all six seats.

If you are interested just let me know (or Jenn Lamb). The price of the tickets are $10 a piece. Face value of the tickets are $16 each. We have already paid for all the tickets this season and are just trying to make a little bit of it back.

Four of the six tickets are in Section 120 Row 14 Seats 1-4. The other two tickets are only two sections over in Section 118 Row 19 Seats 3-4.

We will pretty much have at least the two tickets for sale to every home game. And I don't think you will find them any cheaper any where else. It makes for a fun and fairly inexpensive night out. Let me know if any of you are interested. You can email me, call me or just leave me a comment. THANKS!

Happy Halloween!

Sorry this is a little late, but better late than never. This year for Halloween the boys were Jedis and Taylor was Princess Leia. I didn't see anything I liked in the stores so my mom helped me make these for the kids. THANKS MOM!! They turned out great.

DRESS SALE!!

NAME BRAND DRESS SALE!

The "Dress Party" is coming to our area- this week only and is having a SALE!!

Don't miss seeing designer girls dresses originally $60-130 in catalogs and Department stores.

Now they're on SALE for $20-37.00

Factory Direct 1,000 to choose from!!

Sizes 2T - 14 and infant

Girls: 2pc. skirtsets and dresses

DATE: Today November 3, 2008

Time: 4:30 to 6:30 pm.

Place: Sherrie Allfrey Residence
3843 W 11970 S
Riverton, UT 84065

Call me (Kim) if you have any questions (801)824-1874

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!