Visitors

My parents are here in town! So far we've been to Nauvoo and have seen an amazing Memorial Day concert/fireworks show. We've got a few more days of fun planned... be prepared for picture overload when things settle down and I have time to post! :)

Swings

It's hard to deny the amount of joy a swing brings to a kid....well, at least my kids. 

A trip to the park isn't complete unless there are pulling ankles and underdogs involved. 

My First Video - "The Plaza"

Our anniversary was Thursday, but because Alex had a final Friday morning, we decided to wait until after his test to exchange gifts and to celebrate. I haven't seen Alex much, him being so busy and all, and so our date Friday night was one I was really looking forward to. 

I was up from about 4-5:30am Friday morning with this idea for a video and couldn't get it out of my head. I thought not only would it be a fun date, but it would be something to have for the rest of our lives. I pitched the idea to Alex, and of course he was a bit skeptical. I immediately threw in the towel and just said "forget it!"

And instead of being relieved of getting out of making a video, Alex dug deeper and pulled out of me what exactly my vision was. Another reason why I love him so much... he supports me so much in my artistic ideas. So, a big thank you to him! 

We had a great time...well, see for yourself! 

song - Christina Perri "Arms"

Window Frames

I found these old windows at an antique shop nearby. They were only $5 each! Since I love printing pictures, I figured they'd hold a lot and look somewhat decent. My kitchen is still a work in progress and I think these give me a great start to get the ball rolling. 

Four Years

From the Kids

I told my mom over the phone that she should expect more hokey gifts from the kids/me for the next forever.  

You could put little hand and footprints on anything and the grandparents love it... right?! 

In other news, my mother's day was wonderful! Alex was Mr. Mom for the day... I got to stay in bed and read, he made me some egg mcmuffins for breakfast, he took care of the kids all during church (he even took over my calling for the day and did sharing time in Primary while I went to Relief Society!), I got to take a nap, and he made me a wonderful dinner. I was pretty spoiled.
Mother's Day... Can't you come more often?!

What Motherhood Has Taught Me So Far

Happy Mother's Day to all you moms and soon-to-be moms! 

Birthday Celebration

We started off Todd's birthday celebration by going out to lunch to a place called Fritz's. There they have trains deliver your food to you instead of a waiter. The kids were mesmerized the whole time!

Lunch was followed by a trip to Deana Rose Children's Farmstead where Lucy rode a pony (for the first time!), the kids fed the animals, and got to see a cow being milked! The best part about this place was that it was all free! :)

It was getting close to bed time by the time we got home. We hurried and had dinner so we could have cake and open presents! Todd was surprisingly cleaner than I expected. I think he was too tired to really dig in. 

Lucy trying to sneak a piece...

We celebrated Todd's birthday with just the four of us. It was low key and lots of fun. Lucy probably had the most fun out of all of us... I don't think she'd mind if we celebrated Todd's birthday all the time!

One Year Older and Wiser Too

Happy Birthday my sweet Todders!

I can't believe that it was only a short year ago that you joined our family. Life has been that much better because of you. You are so happy all of the time and you just have a love for life. I love rocking you in the middle of the night as you snuggle oh so close. I love chasing you up the stairs and watching you laugh as you try to get away from me as quick as you can. I love that as I am typing this, you somehow weaseled your way onto my lap to be front and center of what I'm doing. 

Some things that you are up to these days;

*You are almost walking! You took your first step about 2 weeks ago and are nearly a pro. Just a little more practice and you'll soon be running!

*You love your little airplane toy. You do the cutest flying sound effect as you wave it around in the air.

*You are always on the go... it's hard for me to read a book to you or even watch a movie with you. You want to explore what's around you.

*You point to what you find interesting... which is everything.

*You are a great eater! Even if it's edible or not. :)

I love you, Todd! Happy birthday!

Painting Hands

These two kiddos were making something special...
Something special for those special grandmas!

Dry Spell

There are some weeks where I can hardly keep up with posts, and there are other weeks where I don't really have anything to post or don't really feel like it. This is one of those weeks.
It's been pretty low key around here.
I'm actually taking an online workshop right now.... so that is taking up a lot of my time and most of my thoughts. (I'm totally loving this class!!)


I'll be back to my normal blogging self soon :)