Dinner Time

Why does everything crazy happen while you are trying to make dinner??? I think the kids secretly conspire and do crazy, naughty things so you will learn your lesson and NOT spend so much time cooking dinner! They know if they can get you frustrated enough, you will throw in the towel and put a pizza in the oven or go to their favorite fast food food restaurant (favorite being where the best toy is at the moment) so they don't have to eat their peas....Or maybe they are kids and this happens all the time, but I only get frustrated when I am trying to make dinner....

Oh yeah, he did get the green marker on three doors, two walls and one Josh :)

Rain, Rain

Wow, we got some wet stuff today. We haven't had rain in quite a while, in fact, it has been in the 90's. The kids were happy to splash in puddles and pretty much get soaked. Brett came in from playing all afternoon looking like this. He was so happy after an afternoon of playing with his friends, I had to take a picture.

Spring Break

For our Spring Break, we tested out the swimming pool. Too cold for me, but not for the boys and their Dad. They stayed in the pool for an hour and a half and even convinced the neighbor girl to jump in. I finally convinced Brett to come in because his lips were blue and he was shivering. He has zero body fat, so I know he was cold. Josh probably couldn't tell it was cold, but I still made him come in too!

Lehi Days

We went to Lehi Days at the beginning of March. They have a rodeo, petting zoo, cow roping, greased pig catching and the money goat for the kids. It basically is a celebration for the town of Lehi. It is a community of farmers and ranchers, which we are now apart of because we bought a house on what used to be farmland not so long ago....

Our kids were the "city" kids with sunglasses and polo shirts. We don't have cowboy boots or cowboy hats, but we still feel like we are a part of Lehi.

Shopping

Sorry, it has been a while! I am not very good at blogging sometimes. I have been busy with my website and its almost ready to go, but I have had technical difficulties - which is totally frustrating. But, I am learning alot : )

I finally found a new comforter set for my room so I am going to be painting and putting new bathroom fixtures and adding extra touches to my bedroom. I am pretty excited about that! I went to pick it up at the mall the other day but Josh had his own agenda. Of course shopping at the mall is all about him. We stop at the toy store, puppy store, ride the escalators a million times, than get a pink cupcake for dessert, yum! He also mimicked the mannequins in the kids department at Macy's. Here are some pics.

Essay Contest

Brett was chosen to submit his essay for an essay contest for the school district. His teacher chose two student's essays from her class and Brett's was one of them. We are always surprised when Brett gets a good grade in spelling or grammer. We are not sure where he gets it from, but we are pretty sure it is not from his parents. :) I will type his essay if you can't read the copy. Click on the picture to enlarge it. It is true what they say, just to be nominated is a thrill......

My Favorite Things

My fish because when they swim it makes me happy.

I like to read because it has a good feeling.

I like my Dad because he surprises me.

I like my grandparents because I like to play there.

I like to nap because it gives me back my energy.

Love makes me happy.

Saturday with the Boys

The weather was great, a little windy but sunny around 72 degrees. Mike convinced me to go "Quad" riding so I can videotape Brett and Josh. We made our way to Saguaro Lake and found a place near the river wash to ride. Mike wanted to ride a ways back to a flatter area so Brett could practice on smaller hills. We packed our camera and lawn chairs and took off on the Quads. Mike had Josh and Brett took me. Yep, that is right, my 6 year old drove me. As I was holding on to his tiny frame, I kept on telling him to slow down...."Mom, we are going to loose Dad if I don't go faster!" I told him he would be in big trouble if he went faster than I was comfortable with.
We decided that Brett would drive to avoid Josh witnessing that I could drive the Quad. If he knew that I could do it, he would constantly be begging me everyday to ride the quad and he would have a tantrum if I didn't give him a ride. Well, we finally found a spot that Brett could practice on the hills and he did great. After an hour, we packed up and went back to the car.

Our next stop was a park near the lake. We had a small church party there. We cooked hamburgers and hotdogs and the boys rode in canoes at the lake. We stayed there for a couple of hours and headed home. When we got home, I was ready for a shower, but Josh got out his bike and wanted to ride around the neighborhood. I opted to walk next to him, but ended up running to keep up with him. I finally convinced him to come in to the house after a half an hour jog to get a drink and I locked him in. I was done!

When we were eating dinner, Brett looked up and said, "I'm bored Mom, what can we do tonight?" I looked at him and said, "How about your laundry?" He didn't complain anymore.