SPIDERMOBILE

Jeremy opened the box and said, look - it's like a car. I then cut the sides out to be wings, drew on webs, made 2 guns- 1 for Cole, 1 for Tyler, put buttons on the guns - had special stop and go buttons, and had to refrain from getting out construction paper to really do it up right.

That's why little boys need mommies.

MOVING DAY

My parents house is finally done. They built their "dream home" here in South Jordan after a lot of land searching! They are now about 7 minutes away, instead of 45. I told them it will be a lot easier to convince us to come over for Sunday dinners now... Anyhow, good thing Superman was there on moving day to help. He loves the new house and all the wonderful NEW things he can mess with. I loved finding our old toys that have been in hiding for the past 15 years. Do you remember the McDonalds muppet sets? Good times.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEX

My cute little neighbor friend was having her birthday. Her mom asked if I could help show her how to do fondant on her cake. I for sure said yes, because in a parallel universe I secretly wish I could just decorate cakes all day - but I have no business ACTUALLY doing in professionally, so I get my urges and itches out on these kinds of things.

The birthday girl was so fun, and quite the designer. She wanted purple, pink, and flowers- what else could a girl want? We also experimented with pearls and bows. The best part of trying new things on a 5 year olds birthday cake, is that she loves it regardless. She rolled, and cut, and helped do the whole thing. I snapped this picture with my phone quickly as to avoid getting too much powdered sugar in my phone...

I HATE GOODBYES

So Tyler has had the same gymnastics teacher since he started back in January. Her name was Miss Mikayla. She was so great with him and he truly loved her. Well, she got married this summer and got a new job and quit the gymnastics club. Needless to say - her leaving caused a lot of heartache around here. We were lucky enough to go to her wedding reception, and somehow, Tyler understood what was going on. She had already been gone for a couple weeks and he was so happy to see her. He insisted he wear his Spiderman suit to the reception because that is what he wore for Mikayla at gymnastics (normally I make him wear real clothes to SOME stuff).

Anyways, he saw her and gave her the sweetest, most tender hug. She started to cry and said "I haven't even cried all day!" It took about everything in ME not to start to cry. The rest of the night Tyler was kind of somber and pensive. He still has the picture from her wedding invite and he cherishes that thing. It's so special to see your child be so loved, and love someone else so much. A couple weeks after her wedding, she stopped by the gym club while Tyler was there, and again there was a sweet and tender hug reunion. We love you Miss Mikayla!

Speaking of Goodbyes, another sad goodbye for Tyler was to his favorite cashier at the gas station next to our house. We pretty much go there everyday (although not so much anymore because Jeremy has cut back on soda, and we have all cut back on donuts;)

There was a cashier that worked there, that was about 20 years old or so that loved seeing Tyler come in. We would actually make a point of going in on Saturday night because it made her day. Well she had her last day a few weeks ago because she was going to school up in Logan. We went in and said bye to her. Tyler gave her a sweet and tender hug goodbye, much like the one he gave to his gymnastic teacher Mikayla. It was a rough week of goodbyes around here. Here are a couple pictures of Tyler we sent to Ambria. I had a picture of her that somehow got deleted off my phone... I'll see if I can find it on my computer though!

SMOOTHIE BOYS

So I kind of splurged and got a Vita Mix at Costco a few weeks ago. This machine has changed my life. I use it 2-3 times a day and LOVE it. I make smoothies full of spinach, marinara sauce, soups, peanut butter, baby food, pancakes (using a variety of multi grains), hummus and more. I'm honestly in love with it, and miss it if I leave for a day. The smoothies with spinach are a staple around here, we all eat them daily and I love the nutrition we get from them :) Thank you VITA MIX!

WE'RE YOU GOING TO EAT THAT?

Yes actually, Yes I was going to eat that. Thanks Tyler ;) (oh and I still ate it)

WINDOW WATCHING

Sometimes, if I'm feeling really nice.... I actually let them GO outside and play too. I remember being a kid watching friends outside playing not always understanding why I wasn't ALWAYS allowed to go out too. I guess these two cuties will understand one day... sometimes it's bedtime, sometimes we're about to leave to go somewhere, and sometimes mommies are just too tired to go out there and protect you while you play.

PRESTON RODEO!

The Preston Rodeo is by far one of my favorite weekends of the year. It brings back memories of being a kid. Now that I have a couple boys, I get to see them enjoy the very things I loved so much. The parade where they throw candy out, the cousins, parents losing track of how many ice creams and popsicles you've had, tater tots and great fun!

I love the tradition and I love seeing all my Godfrey cousins. There are some really incredible people in my family and I love learning from so many of them. I love you all GODFREYS!

This year was kind of extra special. My brother Martin was in town for 2 weeks and we got to spend a lot of time together. I sure do miss my brother and his family. We don't see them enough. It's fun to reminisce about old times. Martin and I used to get into some trouble as kids - we were quite the pair... I remember we used to decide who we would pick fights with when we would go swimming at public pools cause we were always better swimmers then everyone. Good times.

Sorry about the sideways pictures.... not too sure why they are doing that to me!

GYMNASTICS

We are still regulars at the gymnastics open gym. Tyler has been doing great in his little class, and he's moving up to the next level. When it's open gym we have been letting Chase in on some of the action. He loves it! He sure knows what's going on around him. He loves to join in the fun. The other day, Tyler's Spidey suit was in the wash, and he had to go as Superman. It was okay in the end though, cause apparently Superman can go on the bar with no hands.

BROTHERS

This summer has been so much fun. The boys are at great ages where we can do fun stuff without too much trouble and really enjoy each other. Tyler and Chase are becoming so close and it's so fun. Tyler often protects Chase, and Chase often sits there laughing and wheezing at things Tyler does. I often joke that "I'll never have a girl" and while that may or may not be true, seeing the brotherly love between these two makes up for pink bows, and painted nails.... (for now). I just LOVE my boys. I also love that I can post a naked picture of these two, now that my blog is private... Don't you just want to squeeze their bums?!?!

I'M BACK

So my computer had some really weird virus for about a month where every time I would sign into blogpsot -(anyone's, not just mine) it would freeze. I'm not LYING I promise! It had something to do with a corrupt font. The font name was Trebuchet. Anyways, I finally got a computer tech person to remove it....(no it wasn't as easy as just pushing delete in the font folders)... and now I'm back in business... although I realize I have like a million things to write about. I better start plugging away at it.