Sunday, March 31, 2013
Happy Easter!
We celebrated a lovely Easter Day today. My heart was touched with beautiful music and words today.
And how I love these two! They look so grown up to me here! We had such a fun spring break and I enjoyed spending every minute of the week with them.
And how I love these two! They look so grown up to me here! We had such a fun spring break and I enjoyed spending every minute of the week with them.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
My baby!
It is hard for me to believe that my baby is getting ready to start kindergarten this fall. I am still in awe of the transformations he has mad. He is so confident now. Last night was kindergarten orientation. Everyone started off in the gym but then they took the kids to the kindergarten classrooms to do an activity while the principal talked to the parents. Blake had no hesitation. He saw his friend Hudson and they both just said, "Bye!" and headed off. He has made such huge strides this year academically and it delights me to see his little brain working. I am certain that he is ready to start kindergarten, and it wasn't too long ago I wasn't sure if he would be. I'm so proud of him!!
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
So blessed!
On Sunday night as I laid down to go to sleep, I had a moment. My last thought before drifting off to sleep was, "Thank you God for giving me this life." I thought about my warm bed, the roof over my head, a good job, a wonderful husband, beautiful, healthy kids, amazing friends and family. And once again, I was reminded how blessed I am.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
1538 miles later ...
After recently celebrating our 11th anniversary, Jeff and I decided a little mini-vacation was in order. We planned it around when my parents could watch the kids and we totally appreciate them.
After thinking about our choices we decided on a good ol' fashion road trip. We were talking on our drive about how we love that we enjoy the same things - that a road trip is such fun. I made some playlists, we bought red licorice and got big gulps (all the necessities for a good road trip) and we were off! We left Thursday afternoon and met my parents in Pocatello for the drop off.
We had decided we would head south with St. George as our destination. Thursday night we stopped in Brigham City at Maddox for a chicken fried steak (it's the Hammond in me) and then drove to Provo. The next morning, dressed in our spring attire, we headed south on I-15. We reminisced, talked about work, talked about the kids, wondered about what people did for work in the little towns we passed, listened to great music, and made about a hundred Arrested Development jokes.
And then we realized that it was much more springy in Boise! We found ourselves in a crazy rainstorm. In fact, at times we literally could not see the road in front of us. Finally, we arrived in St. George and the rain slowed down a bit. We checked into our adorable bed and breakfast.
Our original plan was to take a scenic route; however, the weather was a bit testy. I'm so glad we didn't! There wasn't any snow on our way down but when we headed back the next day there was almost a foot of snow! We pretended it was spring by streaming spring training games while driving.
What a great trip. I love that Jeff is my best friend and that we are just happy being together. We don't need a fancy trip - just being together is enough! I love that my kids love spending time with their grandparents. Now if I could just get excited about going back to work on Monday!
After thinking about our choices we decided on a good ol' fashion road trip. We were talking on our drive about how we love that we enjoy the same things - that a road trip is such fun. I made some playlists, we bought red licorice and got big gulps (all the necessities for a good road trip) and we were off! We left Thursday afternoon and met my parents in Pocatello for the drop off.
We had decided we would head south with St. George as our destination. Thursday night we stopped in Brigham City at Maddox for a chicken fried steak (it's the Hammond in me) and then drove to Provo. The next morning, dressed in our spring attire, we headed south on I-15. We reminisced, talked about work, talked about the kids, wondered about what people did for work in the little towns we passed, listened to great music, and made about a hundred Arrested Development jokes.
And then we realized that it was much more springy in Boise! We found ourselves in a crazy rainstorm. In fact, at times we literally could not see the road in front of us. Finally, we arrived in St. George and the rain slowed down a bit. We checked into our adorable bed and breakfast.
Later that afternoon we decided to take a little tour of the area surrounding St. George. We didn't know where we were headed, but ended up in Snow Canyon. I think the scenery is just breathtaking.
Saturday morning we had a delightful breakfast! Yummy yogurt and granola parfait!
After breakfast we went to the St. George Temple visitor center. It is so beautiful!
There were even flowers in bloom!
We stayed in SLC Saturday night. What a fun trip! We went to the movies, we went out to eat, we slept in, and it was so fun to hang out with my best friend.
The kids also had a wonderful time. We picked them up Sunday and Blake told me he did not want to go home, he wanted to live at Grampa's house. Who wouldn't though ... he worked on the Harley, rode in the sidecar, shot BB guns, learned how to cast a fishing pole, played with his cousins, and ate Grandma's cookies. Mylie loved playing with her cousins and going out to lunch with Aunt Holli.
What a great trip. I love that Jeff is my best friend and that we are just happy being together. We don't need a fancy trip - just being together is enough! I love that my kids love spending time with their grandparents. Now if I could just get excited about going back to work on Monday!
Saturday, March 2, 2013
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