A LITTLE R&R AT HOME

We usually never like to travel on Memorial or Labor day weekends, mostley because we would spend most of the time fighting traffic. This year was none different, we simply relaxed at home and went to the local parks with the kids. We did have a couple of BBQ's with some of our friends but that was the extent of our travel. Sometimes staying home is the best vacation!

PRESCHOOL GRADUATION!

Jaron had so much fun this year in preschool. He would come home and have a new best friend each week. I don't know where he learned what a "best friend" was but it was cute to hear him say " Mom, joey's my best friend" then the next week it would be someone different. Each week they would have show and tell and as you can see jaron probably brought his spiderman just about every time. The preschool year has come to an end and yes they even have graduation! They were all soo cute as they sang the many songs they learned this year for all the parents and grandparents who attended. Then they each recieved a photo album documenting each day of preschool and the fun activites they did, along with a tub of side walk chalk and other projects they had worked on. It all ended with some yummy cookies and punch and a lot of picture happy parents capturing their child's memories.

RECAP OF LAST WEEK- HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

( Jaron's flowers he made for me for mother's day at preschool)

Last tuesday jaron woke up not feeling good and within a couple of hours he was puking. Nice way to start the week! but to my surprise that same morning my wonderful husband came home early from work and took over. His project that day got moved and since mother's day was coming up he sent me out for the day! So off Iwent to pamper myself with a nice spa day. After I got my nails done and had a very nice hour massage, I then went shopping! It was so nice to not have to think for just one day of poopy diapers, sick children or dirty laundry. thank you my love!

I am so glad to have gotten that little vacation early because the next night I was up all night with jace. I think it is partly him teething with a cold on top of it all. so I got about 3 hours of sleep wednesday night and by the time thursday morning came I was a reck. After I dropped jaron off at preschool I went home and tried to lay down and rest at much as I could. I felt terrible and at the time I thought it was because of the lack of sleep. That night my throat was so swollen it hurt to swallow and I was running a fever that lasted thru the night. ( thankfully my husband came to the rescue again and was up with the kids that night while also taking care of me) the next morning I was at the doctors and getting treated for strep! ( 2nd time this year!)

Thankfully by sunday morning I was feeling 100 percent better. After church we went to mark's parents house and celebrated mother's day with the cousins while the men cooked for their wives. I am truly thankful for my awesome husband who is always taking care of me and our children and thankful to have such wonderful and gorgeous children who make me laugh and cry all at the same time!

BRINLEY'S FIRST HAIR CUT!!!!

I procrastinated a while before deciding to finally cut brinley's beautiful long hair but she really needed it. I have found just about everything in this child's hair that she could possible put in it( we even found shreds of carpet embedded in her hair while at the stylist). Finally with the pleadings of my close friend, who is a hair stylist I conceded to get it done. However I had very strict reservations that I was not to cut it short, but to just trim what needed trimming (mark loves his little girl with long hair) My friend wanted so bad to give her a cute A-line cut and was trying her hardest to persuade me that it would shape her little face so well. I stood strong and only gave in to letting her give her slight bangs. Brinley was very confused and I think a little concerned throughout the process but was a trooper! so here she is my little girls first haircut what a doll! THANK YOU SHEA!




UPDATE: Brinley now weighs 23 pounds at age 2 1/2 and Jace weighs 21 pounds at 10 months. Here are some recent pics of them together. when brinley sits behind jace and tries to hold him she can barley put her little arms around him! We always joke that she is going to be one protected sister when she gets older!

ONE REASON WHY I LOVE MY HUSBAND!

Ok. so after we moved we needed a entertaiment center for our t.v. ( which was at the moment just sitting on the floor) thus our conversation:

Me: hon, i am having a baby shower here next week and need to either move that t.v. out of the way or buy an entertaimnet center.

Mark: i am not moving that t.v. again, ( the t.v. is very heavy -it took four men to move it) we will go looking tomorrow.

(Tommorow- after looking at many many centers)

Mark: why don't i just build one, then we can get what we exactly want and all it will cost is the lumber.

Me: fine. when are you going to have the time? because the shower is next week and all you have is this weekend.

(Mark rarely takes a saturday off- so this was going to be interesting)

Mark: hopefully, some of my jobs will be done by friday and saturday i will plan to build it.

Me: Are you going to have enough time to finish it on saturday?

Mark: i don't see why i shouldn't- at least the main frame of it.

Me: that is why i married you.

Mark: so i can build stuff for you?

Me: Yup, that's pretty much why.


mark finished the entertainment center within 4 hours on saturday and we then stained and distressed it. He still has to build the doors for it but at least i have my t.v. off the floor. Thank you my love! so here is the finished project that i again have been late on getting up on my post.

i also finished a project of my own- i wanted to fill in the big arches that look into our living room from our formal dinning room. i found these old windows at an antique shop and sanded them down and painted them.

THE 80'S- THEY'RE BAACK

(1) 80's ward party, (7) wild women-3 which are prego, (1) bonnie tyler song, (3) practices and (1) richard simmons later and we have 1 awesome AIR BAND. we rocked the party and won the competition- ok so there were only 2 other bands to compete against, but hey we at least looked hot! sorry to the many fans who requested to see us perform- but i cannot seem to find the fire wire to my lovely camcorder so i am unable to show you at this time the hysterical performance. As it is i have posted these pictures a lot later than i told you i would, but finally you can at least can see our wonderul attire that brings back soo many memories!

A SIMPLE PRAYER THAT WILL MAKE YOU SMILE.

Each night I love to hear Jaron say his prayers. they are often very random and can go on for a while. so far we know for sure that he loves himsef and his spiderman, since his likes to repeat it several times before his ends his prayer.

"dear heavenly father
thankful for this day
i love daddy
love mommy
i love myself
i don't love brinley"

me: "jaron that's not nice to say"

"ok, i love brinley- but she bugs me
i love jacers
i love spiderman
love pappa and grandma
have 2 pappas and 2 grandmas
thankful for santa he brings me present
thankful for easter bunny
i have 2 choices
cause i need to make right choice
going to see grandma tomorrow and i'm going to be excited
cause i love myself
i love spiderman
i fight bad guys
i yell at brinley
mommy says no
uhmm cause i love myself
i love jesus
jesus died
nephi died
my fish died and he went down the toilet
in the name of jesus christ
amen"