Random Thoughts.......

We went to my aunts house and she has painted all of her upstairs. I love it! So I go home and decide I need to paint. I bought some paint awhile ago to do Parker's room, so I pull it out and get going. Parker helped my move all his furniture out, and then we ripped out the carpet and pad. I will miss the beautiful red, yellow, orange, shag carpet! NOT! The room is full of wood paneling. My solution?? Paint it! So Parker is getting a red and blue room because he loves the Utah Jazz and the Utes. Red AND Blue??? Yep. Not great for resale, but fabulous for my son who is the only one downstairs and needs to have a fun room that he wants to be in.

I am painting and I hear Tay throw a fit. I hear Matt put her in her room. She screams for awhile. Not once does he come and get me to make me deal with it! Love it~!!! He starts to put them to bed and still doesn't bother me. Who is this?? I would be bugging him like crazy asking for help! Fabulous night!

Parker and 4 of his friends are playing and one of the boys gets wrestled to the ground by another boy. He thinks he could have been "Killed". Seriously!! No joke. All the boys go home. Next thing I know there is the dad of the hurt boy wanting to talk to Parker and find out the story of what happened. Parker goes out and tells the dad what happened. I am so proud that he is not afraid or intimidated by this father. Also it helps that the dad handles it so great and talks about everybody's side of how they felt. To Parker it wasn't a big deal. He didn't do anything, so he has nothing to worry about when he tells his side of the story! I am so amazed that he is growing up so fast! What a great kid he is!

Church yesterday- Our lessons are on Self Reliance and Serving. I love my class on Service! What an amazing group of people! I am in awe with how cool these people are! We laugh (yes in church we are allowed to laugh), share stories and just have a really great discussion. I learn how much more there is to Service than I thought before. My goal is to put myself out there more. Be aware if people need to talk ( I have a problem with talking too much so I guess I need to listen more), be aware if they need help, understand that it's o.k. to ask for help.

With all these little things going on, I am so grateful for such a great life. Matt has a job and works for a great person and has great coworkers. Our kids are doing great! They are healthy and happy. Their needs are met more than I would have ever thought we would be able to provide. We have a fun, old, charming house that we love. We have such great neighbors and friends. We are blessed! Life is great! We are happy! Isn't that all we really want in life is to be happy?


"Whatever it is you are feeling is a perfect reflection of what is in the process of becoming" Author unknown

Great Influences

I am so grateful for such amazing people in my life. Today I had my Visiting Teachers come. I have new ones, and I have to say I was so excited to hear it was them. These two are ladies who I noticed right away when we moved in. Not only are they beautiful on the outside, but they are equally stunning on the inside. They are the type of ladies who go out of their way to make people feel welcome, special, and unique.

They were so kind today to ask how I do when Matt travels. His traveling is a whole new thing to our family and it has taken some adjustment. We love having him around and doing things as a family. So as we were talking they told me that if I ever need some "ME" time, that they would take my kids. One of the ladies just had her 6th child not too long ago. She is a wonderful talented mother who takes such great care of her kids and who also plays the violin in a orchestra. The other lady has 2 kids, and somehow also manages 3 part-time jobs. What amazing ladies!

Here I am with 3 kids and I get to stay at home with them. I don't have as many commitments as they do and yet they offered to take on another! Serious, how kind can you get! They really made me look at myself a little more today. I often feel like I should help out my ladies more often than I do. The other day I went to visit one of my ladies and I asked her if I could do anything for her. She asked if I could take 2 of her children next month for the day while she did an activity at the kids school. I told her I would check my calendar and get back to her. Honestly, I was hoping that I might have something that day! How sad is that!!!! I thought of all the things this person has done for our family and then called to let her know I could take her kids. I shouldn't even have to think about it. I think so often we are so consumed in our own lives that we forget to give a little too! So thanks to my V/T ladies! Your 1 visit already have taught me so much:)

A Day at the Dentist

Taylor and Parker saw the dentist a week ago and they both had 2 cavities. One in a baby tooth and one in a permanent one. The dentist also mentioned that Parker needed to see a Orthodontist soon. Happy Happy Joy Joy!!! So Parker went to the Ortho and we found out that he needs a bumper on the bottom, and a palate spacer on the top. Poor kid! He will have that for 6 months and then braces on his top four and bottom four teeth for a year. THEN he will get full braces when he is 11 or 12 once all his teeth are in! And we also found out he has TMJ really bad and may need to do something for that if the spacing doesn't correct it. Just for his first spacers and mini braces we will be shelling out $2400.00 and who know what we will pay when he is 11. Who knew kids were so expensive:) Actually I am grateful that he is getting all this done while he is young and before it gets any worse.

So here is the best part. I was really worried about Taylor getting her cavities filled. I love her, but she is a HUGE wuss! She freaks out when she has a loose tooth! When she went for her check-up she kept blocking the girl from brushing her teeth because she wanted to know if it was going to hurt. So when I picked them up from school I brought their children's liquid Lortab from when the girls had their tonsils out. I thought it might help take the edge off for Tay. We also didn't know if they would give them much for the pain. So we got there, Tay was first. She had this really cool visor with earbuds that she put on and picked out a movie. She also chose Chocolate Chip Mint Ice Cream Flavor for the gas (thank goodness they had that!). She got all numbed up and the dentist took all of 10 minutes to do the 2 cavities! While it was being done, Tay started saying "Hi Uhh" and doing karate moves. She was using her arms and legs!! It was SO funny! I guess the gas felt really good. I was trying not to laugh, but I couldn't stop. There was a intern in there and the poor thing was laughing so hard she was crying! Tay would also reach up and touch all the instruments and go "OOOHHH". It was awesome! She did so great! Parker thought Tay was crazy and he said he wasn't going to act like her and he didn't. He said he didn't feel a thing! I am so grateful for that dentist! She did such an amazing job!

Box Houses, HAB, and Easter!

Box houses during Conference. It was so nice and quiet for hours!

P,T, and O at Hill Air Force Base.

Oakley in her seat ready to blast off!

Tay blasting off!

Parker ready to go!

We had so much fun at the Eater Egg Hunt at Franklin Covey Field.

O saying "Hi" to the S.L. Bee. She also got to hug the Jazz Bear!

She was so excited about all the eggs she got!

O at G & Grandma's Egg Hunt.

T, P, and Matt hunting.

Tay filled her bucket and then some!

P trying out the stilts grandpa made for him.

O with some help from Grandpa.

T and Grandma

Matt right before he jumped off. Good thing we have insurance:)

The kiddos on Easter Morning before church

O,T, and their girls walking home from church! Such a hot little group of ladies!

We have had alot of fun these last few weeks going to the Clark Planetarium a few times, visiting with friends and family, and playing at home.

My can do away with list!

Here are a few things I think I could do away with......

1. My Wii Fit saying "OH" when I get on it.
2. The snow in the spring.
3. Everyone in my family having skinny Mii's on the Wii except me:)
4. While sweeping, catching a ball of fluffy dog hair in my mouth from the dogs.
5. Having to watch the Jazz 4-5 times a week. I like them but come on!!
6. Being excited to watch Grey's and then have it end up being a re-run so I HAVE to watch the Jazz again in my room! Come on!
7. Being rushed down the line at Cafe Rio!
8. Kids pooping in the pool, just gross! And then having lifeguards not evict everyone out while they clean it up!
9. Laundry, scrubbing floors, scrubbing toilets and tubs......
10. Did I mention snow????
11. My husband having to work! I would love the millions of dollars to just come off our trees in the backyard and get to spend 24/7 with him. I really do like him that much:)
12. Sick kids. I just feel so bad for them, and I really don't like cleaning up throw-up.

But really, life is pretty dang fabulous if this is all I can come up with:)

What a Suprise!

This weekend Matt and I were under the weather. We got sick Saturday, spent the day in bed Sunday, and yesterday I spent the day in bed again. Matt was feeling a little better and went to work.

I have days where I think of things that I wish Matt would do as if he could read my mind. Sometimes it is bringing home flowers, other times it's not gong to the gym and coming home to help me with the kids. I have noticed that over the years I will come up with something that I want him to do, and I start to convince myself that he is going to do it or buy it for me! Then when it doesn't happen I am bummed, and I think "What's wrong with him!!", and feel bad for myself. I have had to learn that if I want a certain present, or have a certain expectation for him I need to speak up. He can't read my mind. We don't think the same way all the time. Poor guy! He has put up with alot now that I think more about it:)

So yesterday he went above and beyond what I was "hoping" he would do. Parker had scouts after school and I asked Matt if he could be home from the gym in time. He said sure. So my throat was killing, and I sent a text to Matt that soup sounded soooooo good. Next thing I know, he calls me on his way home from work and asks me what kind of soup I want. Then he comes in the house with soup and sprite. He skipped the gym for me~!!!!! If you know Matt and his love for the gym, then you will understand it was HUGE for him to come straight home! What a Man!!!

Oakley Answers Back

I haven't really had much to post so I took a idea from Jenny's blog. Thanks Jenny!!

Oakley Answers Back.

1. What is something I always say to you?No No
2. What is something Dad always says to you? You can't do that!
3. What makes me happy? Giving you a present
4. What makes Dad happy? When we move away and give him a present (what the?)
5. What makes me sad? Not getting a present
6. What makes Dad sad? Not getting a present
7. How do I make you laugh? When I make funny words
8. How does Dad make you laugh? Screams like a girl
9. What was I like as a child? you were like your toys
10. What was Dad like as a child? He ran around
11. How old am I? 4
12. How old is Dad? 2 1/2
13. How tall am I? 9 inches
14. How tall is Dad? 13 inches
15. What is my favorite thing to do? Go on the computer
16. What is Dad’s favorite thing to do?Play Basketball
17. What do I do when you’re not around? I don't know
18. What does Dad do when you’re not around? Plays BBall
19. What am I good at? nothing
20. What is Dad good at? nothing
21. What am I not very good at? hula hooping
22. What is Dad not very good at? BBall
23. What do I do for a job? go on the computer
24. What does Dad do for a job? Buildings
25. What is my favorite food? Fruit
26. What is Dad’s favorite food?Fruit
27. What makes you proud of me? cleaning
28. What makes you proud of Dad? play BBAll
29. If I were a cartoon character, who would I be? spongebob
30. If Dad were a cartoon character, who would he be? patrick
31. What do you and I do together? play at home
32. What do you and Dad do together? color
33. How are you and me the same? our vests
34. How are you and Dad the same? blue eyes
35. How are you and me different? we don't have matching glassas
36. How are you and Dad different? He's tall I'm little
37. How do you know I love you? shopping
38. How do you know Dad loves you? BBall with me
39. What do I like most about your dad? Being with him all the time
40. What does Dad like most about me? Huggies

She cracks me up! I guess she knows Matt is really into BBAll and that we day no alot! Crazy!