DISNEYLAND HERE WE COME

Since I don't want to announce to the World on facebook we will be out of town for a week- I'll do fun trip updates for those who will miss me (my kids) on here!

Were off with the Hansons for a week of FUN! We are splitting cars, and drivers depending on the moods, movie tastes, and tempermants of kids- Here we go!

SUPER TYLER

This picture WILL be in his wedding video... and for the record... I think this is the most perfect outfit ever for a little boy! Who needs slacks and polo shirts?

HARMONS

There are a lot of reasons I love shopping at Harmons. Most of the time I can't justify the higher prices, but lately, I can justify the car carts. Just sayin'

MOTHERHOOD

No one tells you in the mothering books, that with motherhood comes this obnoxious task. The task of pulling out all sorts of bins, rearranging all sorts of clothes that are mislabled. They say 3-6 months, but they're either swimming in it at that age, or it's too small. Then you have to put a bunch of clothes away, pull out a bunch of bigger ones, and then 3-6 months later- you do it again. It's a tough job. Really. it is. (and don't get me started on baby blankets)

FIRST SNOW

So this first snow was a long time ago- not quite April. We're hoping for our last snow right now. I'm all of a sudden tempted to back date all my posts since I'm 4 months behind. Anyways, Tyler just loves going out there with a shovel in hand. It's a good thing he likes doing it because his daddy thinks it's unecessary, and his mom often forgets.

PHONE THIEF

There's a phone thief in my house. Need I say more?

GYM BROS

These 2 just love gymnastics. Lately Chase has gotten big enough to do quite a bit of his own at gymnastics. It's made it pretty hard to watch both of them at the same time, considering they are all over the place. 2 boys is tiring. 2 boys is fun.

PLANTS

We got this cute little plant from Gma Lori for Christmas. It was one of those festive plants. We stood by, for week, and weeks on end waiting for the flower to come out. It never did. The stems sure got long, and every now and then I worry Tyler is going to notice I finally threw it out.

T.Y.L.E.R

How cute is this? He's a quick, cute little learner.

PENCILS AND COUSINS

So here I am, in April, trying to catch up to the begining of the school year. Wow, I'm impressive. Tyler. The three pencils were for him, Mikey, and Lex. We were going over to their house for Mikey's friend bday party and he insisted he bring them each their own pencil.

NEW MINI-VAN

CUTE COUSINS

This is Tyler at Mikey's birthday party (although, I didn't get a shot of Mikey and Tyler together at Chuck-e-Cheese, Jeremy wasn't there and I was chasing 2 kids by myself). He loves his cousin Mikey. Last Halloween, a couple rude kids insulted Mikey's Halloween costume. Ever since then - even to this day, Tyler will out of the blue say in his prayers "And please bless the bad dudes, wont say mean things to Mikey, and if they do I will just pop them and give them black eyes". Kind of cute - kind of violent.

POWER OF PRAYER

My brother Martin is in the hospital right now. He's having brain surgery to fix his problems with seizures. He had meningitis as a little boy and a side effect has been seizures that he's had under control with medications. In recent years the medications haven't worked as well - Anyways the reason I'm blogging about this is because for all 6 of you who read this, I'm asking for extra prayers for him. I believe very strongly in the power of prayer, since this experience here.
Thanks in advance :)

MY LITTLE HELPER

Tyler loves to know how things work. I hate to do laundry. I decided he could help me and eventually maybe do it for me? eh? His favorite part is to pour the soap in the washer. He does a very good job distributing the soap all around very evenly. He loves pulling the button to start it also. He's a pretty good helper with cleaning things - except picking up his toys. I actually remember when I was a little girl hating picking up toys. It felt SO HARD. The thing that helped, was if someone helped. So I often make deals with him that I'll help him. Then I do most of it myself - but at least he thinks he's working.

MAPLE LEAFS

We got these cute little slippers from a friend in Canada. We do a good job reminding our boys who to cheer for when it's Canada Vs. U.S .... ;)

IS IT JUST TYLER

Or do all boys like to hang out naked with only a hat on?

BROTHERS

I want a girl - ONE DAY, but for now.... I wouldn't trade this brotherly LOVE for ANYTHING pink.

HALLOWEEN HOCKEY

Ya, it's been that long. So let's get right to the point. On Halloween day Jeremy had to coach BYU Hockey. We went to the BYU game, and luckily it was early enough that we made it back in time to do a little trick-or-treating. It was pretty fun and Tyler LOVED seeing daddy come through the tunnel. After the game we ate In-and-Out (you can find us there any Saturday night) then came back to Daybreak to trick-or-treat. It was freezing and luckily our friends the Pattens let us in for some delicious wassail (spelling?). Fun Times. I love our neighbors and where we live!

2011 GOALS

These are not my goals:

1. Blog more - sorry ;)

2. Get to 18% body fat

3. Keep my house cleaner

4. Do more activities

5. Make more money

They are too abstract and hard to measure - although I welcome them and strive for them.

These are my goals:

1. Family scripture study daily

2. Family Home Evening Weekly

3. Fast Monthly

4. Visit Teach Monthly

5. Attend the Temple twice each month

I am going to get a calendar and keep track of these things like a little kid with a chore chart. I believe these things will bring our family even more happiness, joy and protection.

Wish me luck!

21 DAYS CLOSER TO CHRIST

Has it really been a whole month since I've posted. I know a certain "one" of you knows it has been, but seriously that went so fast. I have all sorts of good reasons. November was INSANE around here. I actually can't believe it's over. I'll do all sorts of posts and updates soon (soon is relative...) but just wanted to share a little something we're doing this year.

We bought a book called "21 days closer to Christ". It has pictures, and little challenges each day. For the past few years I've felt like Christmas has come and gone before I ever even get a chance to really remember why we Celebrate. This year I am determined to NOT LET THAT HAPPEN.

Each day for the next 21 days (we actually started a couple days ago to account for potential missed days) we're reading a chapter as a family. Each chapter is only 2-3 pages long, and takes about 10 minutes. Each day has an invitation for you to think about, or do something that can help you draw closer to the Savior. I'm so excited to be doing this during December and to allow myself to truly remember the reason for the season.