SNOW HAPPENS

TEN EMBARRASSING THINGS EVERY 90s KID WORE

This is soooo true!  It was years 11-20 of teaching for me.  And, it was so true for my two oldest nieces, Camille (born 1982) and Ashley (born 1983).  Not so much for Heidi (1987) and definitely not Katie (1990).

Children of the 1990s are a special bunch. This decade, known for the “Rachel” haircut, grunge music, and the dot.com bubble, also featured some pretty fantastic and outrageous fashion trends. The styles for kids’ clothing and accessories were comfortable, casual, and extraordinarily bright. Check out this list of the 10 most embarrassing things every kid of the 1990s wore, and see if some of your favorite styles from back in the day made the cut.

1. Puffy Paint

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Puffy paint was our favorite go-to art project and fashion statement in one. We begged our parents to take us to the arts and crafts store to pick up a few tubes of Tulip glitter paint, then adorned pretty much every article of clothing we owned with handmade rainbows, flowers, and smiley faces.

2. Tee Shirt Clips

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The baggy T-shirt look wasn’t complete without a tee shirt clip. These entirely non-functional accessories came in fun neon colors, and some even had sparkly embellishments.  WORE THESE.

3. Jellies

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We all endured a lot of physical pain to pull off the jellies look. These hard plastic shoes caused blisters galore. Was it worth it? Of course. Jellies were probably the most fashionable shoe in our closet.  WORE THESE  I had the jelly slip-ons

4. Stick-On Earrings

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While some of our peers were lucky enough to have pierced ears, some of us were stuck pretending to be cool with an extra-large sheet of stick-on earrings. Whether you were in the mood for purple diamonds or yellow circles, there was a good chance you found them on your earring sheet.  WORE THESE

5. Slap Bracelets

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Almost every child of the 90s remembers the welts that we got from slapping our bracelets on, yet we insisted on wearing them every single day. Until, of course, they were banned in schools. What a bummer!  WORE THESE

6. OshKosh B’Gosh

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Our closets were jam-packed full of stylish and built-to-last OshKosh denim. The overalls and jean jackets came in fun colors and floral prints. We even attempted to cover them in puffy paint a time or two, but Mom always nixed that idea.

7. Scrunchies

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Children of the 1990s knew that a ponytail was never complete without a scrunchie. Scrunchies came in every size and color imaginable, and many of us had a scrunchie to match every outfit we owned.  WORE THESE

8. Frilly Lace Socks

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White socks with lace perfectly accompanied a good pair of black-and-white saddle shoes. This combination was worn at every birthday party and special event of our childhood.

WORE THESE . . . BUT, IN THE 60's

9. Vibrant Sweaters

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We could always be found in a large crowd when we wore our bright sweaters. Though they usually had large pink hearts or purple stars, sometimes we went rogue and wore our ‘subtle’ black one that featured our favorite animal.  WORE THESE

10. Goody Barrettes

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When our scrunchies couldn’t contain all those flyaway hairs, our parents attempted to tame them with Goody barrettes, which came in all sorts of styles and colors. Oh, the options!  WORE THESE, BUT MINE WERE PLAIN SILVER & GOLD.  BUT, THEY WERE GOODY

WOW!  I WORE EVERYTHING BUT THE

"PUFF PAINT" 

&

"OVERALLS" 

HANNAH MADE IT!

That smile says it all!

Hannah Chadwick will be attending the

Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge

leadership conference 

March 3-6.

I already knew she had been chosen,

but didn't say anything...in case the letter didn't get there.

Sooooo excited for her!!!

. . . AND THE REST

ASSISTANT COACH

PLAYED DEFENSIVE LINEMAN AT DIXIE STATE & BYU
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN FOR PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
DEFENSIVE LINE COACH AT UTAH
DEFENSIVE LINE COACH AT BYU

 RECEIVERS

WIDE RECEIVER AT RICKS & BYU
PLAYED FOR MONTREAL ALOUETTES OF CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
CANADIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
WIDE RECEIVERS COACH AT BYU
SON-IN-LAW OF GOVERNOR GARY HERBERT

OFFENSIVE LINE

BYU OFFENSIVE GUARD
COACHED BYU TIGHT ENDS UNDER LAVELL EDWARDS
4 TIGHT ENDS IN NFL
SNOW COLLEGE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

 STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

PLAYED AT MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKLEY
PLAYED DEFENSIVE LINEMAN FOR SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
USC ASSISTANT STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH

DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS

PLAYED DEFENSIVE TACKLE AT BYU
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS . . . BYU
HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALIST . . . BYU

TIGHT ENDS COACH

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR & QUARTERBACK COACH . . . WEBER STATE
COACHED AT SUU, UTAH, BYU, SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE, PROVO HIGH SCHOOL

ASSISTANT STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH

ASSISTANT STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH AT UNLV, USC,
UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS
ASSISTANT TRACK & FIELD COACH AT 
UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND
PLAYED FOOTBALL AT UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND

RUNNING BACKS COACH

PLAYED AT DIXIE STATE, BYU, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
PLAYED IN SUPER BOWL IN 2004
LEAD NFL IN PUNT RETURNS IN 2005
MEMBER OF POLYNESIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME BOARD
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CORNERBACKS COACH

PLAYED CORNERBACK AT BYU
SECONDARY COACH AT SUU

DIRECTOR OF RECRUITING OPERATIONS

DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS FOR 
GRIDIRON CLASSIC COLLEGE ALL-STAR GAME
RUNNING BACKS COACH AT KAHUKU HIGH SCHOOL IN HAWAII
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS AT UTAH
STAFF COORDINATOR FOR HULA BOWL COLLEGE ALL-STAR GAME
COACHED AT WESTLAKE, LEHI, OREM

#stayathomeaunt

HAD A GREAT TIME FULFILLING MY

"STAY AT HOME AUNT DUTIES."

LAUREL USUALLY RUNS UP TO TEND

HEIDI'S GIRLS AS NEEDED, BUT

SHE'S WITH ASHLEY.

HEIDI HAD TO GO WITH MIKE TO THE DOCTORS,

SO WE WERE THE LUCKY RECIPIENTS

OF THE TWINS!

(OAKLEY WAS IN PRESCHOOL)

ALLY SELFIE

BROOKY SELFIE

ENTERTAINING GRANDMA DIXIE

TWINS WITH TWINS AND MORE TWINS

I HAVE 2 DARLING VIDEOS OF THE GIRLS,
BUT I DON'T HAVE VIMEO OR YOUTUBE,
BUT THEY'RE ON INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK.

THIS IS WHY I RETIRED!!!

MEETING AUNT ANN

I finally got to meet my 11th great niece on 
Tuesday, January 19.
#stayathomeaunt

Kenzie looooves Auntie Ann!
I held her for about 2 1/2 hours.
I guess I'm just comfortable!

Not too good with this.
Cute little Jazz top

And the darling jeans!

A letter from Coach Q

And a Jazz blankie form the Utah Jazz!

WHEN 4/6 = 30

AND NOW, 4 OUT OF 6

OF MY NIECES & NEPHEWS

ARE IN THEIR 30'S!!!

HAPPY 30TH, McKAY!

SOMEHOW, I SURVIVED

MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY

MONUMENTS BY MOONLIGHT 

TROLLEY TOUR

WASHINGTON D.C.

JULY 7, 2012

GIVE A CHEER, GIVE A CHEER, SHE'S HERE!

Introducing . . . 

McKenzie Jordan Thomas

(Nickname . . . Kenzie)

Born Sunday, January 17, 2016

to 

Mark & Camille Thomas

University of Utah Hospital

Salt Lake City, Utah

6:55 a.m.

8lbs 4 oz

20 in

Welcomed by big sister,

Shayla Thomas...9 1/2

Don't forget Papa Reid

And Grandma Laurel

And, welcomed by many

aunts, uncles, and cousins!

Not long after leaving the presence

of Heavenly Father and Jesus

and

Grandma Great, Grandpa Richard,

and Grandpa Shyrlan.
I was sad to leave my cousin,
Jacob Michael Schmutz,
but he's following me down in April.
He was too little to come yet.

I have lots of hair!

(Naturally!  Look at my parents and sister!)

My mommy

My daddy

Uncle Chris, Aunt Kim, and

cousins Courtney, Camry, and

Carter came for a visit!

I like this sleeping stuff!

Can't wait to meet my
favorite great aunt . . . Aunt Ann!