Between baseball games, a dance performance, chicken pox scare and a field trip to the zoo. We had a busy week last week and another one ahead this week but a fun weekend to look forward to. It's kind of nice though that the kids only have a few more weeks of school and then have a little break to have some fun. We have a few little trips planned over the next few months to look forward to also to help break up the summer for us. A trip to Bear Lake, camp out at Lava Hot Springs and a get away to Vegas. We will be set for some fun in the sun:)

Mckaela had a performance at the Riverton arts festival on Saturday and she did so well. This next year we are signing her up for a competition team with a few of here new friends in the neighborhood and she is so excited.
So we thought Mckaela had the chicken pox last week too. She woke up one morning with the worst rash I had ever seen. (I took pics but they got erased from the camera..so mad) All over her body...and I mean ALL over. It looked so bad!!! She was so itchy and so of course I think its chicken pox. None of them have gotten them before so I had no idea what they looked like. We took her in to the doctors and the week before she had strep and was taking something for it and now all of a sudden she was having a reaction to the medicine. Now we know she can't have that again because it could be so much worse next time. It took about 3 days for it to go away. She was good though considering have all these red bumps all over. I let her miss one day of school:) (You can kind of see it on her arms in these pics)

One of her new BFF''s McCall came out to support her. (Seriously these two are joined at the hip.)
Brendan had his Kindergarten field trip at the zoo and I got to go and help keep track of the kids. It was actually a lot of fun just to go and hang out with B. We don't get a lot of just us time and I really treasure the time when it can just be the two of us. I also can't believe that he is almost done with Kindergarten and soon to be a big 1st grade. That is just crazy to me!!!


We found four extra monkeys in here:)
Watching the bird show...it was pretty cool!

Our little group.
He was getting it all figured out where to go next.:)

Brendan only has one more baseball game...thank goodness because it is a struggle to get him to go. He just has not liked it from day one. This game he got to be the catcher and I think he was ready to walk off the field, he was so hot and sweaty that he would keep itching his head and not watch the ball. But you couldn't tell from the big smile he has on his face. He was trying to look good for grandpa:)


So I have gotten the craft bug and just want to make and learn new things all the time. Here is the latest. I have always made the girls hair bows but these one's are a little different and I just love how they turned out. (9 hours and ten bows later)

What's been going on around here.

Mother's day was so nice. I got breakfast in bed, lots of wonderful homemade cards from the kids, clothes for the cruise and even a new shower head for my much needed shower. I love it!!! My family really made it feel like such a special day, I also didn't have to teach my primary lesson and was able to go to relief society. It's funny...when you are going you wish you had somewhere else to be but know that I never get to go I loved being there with all the other ladies.
I really do love being a mom. Yes I get frustrated, I may yell and seem like a mean mom at times...but I wouldn't trade these hard days for anything because in between these moments are some of the greatest ones I will always remember. The hugs and kisses, the talk times, the smiles and laughter of pure joy and just being together...Forever!

On Friday I got to go to school with Brendan for a little Mother's day program and then we got to have school lunch together...it will get him ready for school lunch when he starts 1st grade. Now that is crazy!




Then on Saturday Mckaela had her first little piano recital at the South town mall. She got to do a duet with her daddy. It was pretty neat to see them play together and she really is getting good. She keeps it up she will play as good as her dad.

and on to baseball....well we thought it would be fun for him to try it again but that was our mistake. Brendan hates it and never wants to go to the games. He has lucked out a lot since we have had so much rain all the games have been canceled except for a few. Guess we will move on to another sport after this. He does look cute out there in his little uniform though:)


We also had family in town so we did our annual family pics at the Provo temple. This one is bad so hopefully grandpa will have a better one. I will post more when I get them.
I had to add this one because these kids are just too cute. Look at the pose Addison is doing.

FOR SALE

So for something fun to do I thought I would start making and selling these watches with the changeable bead bands. I just love mine and have made several for family already.
So if interested let me know and I can make them in what ever colors you would like and there is lots of different watch faces I can get.
Also think mothers day coming up:) Perfect gift for yourself!
Thanks

Finally finished:)

So we have been making a few changes to the girls rooms. Addison is now out of the crib and in a big girl bed(what a sad day that was for me). When we moved here I never finished her room thinking that I would when this change was going to happen, I would just redo her room and get new bedding and paint then. Well as we were trying to decide what to do, Mckaela said "can Addison have my room and then you redo her room for me" we had bought all her stuff about a year ago and then painted the room in this house to match with it all and it was more little girly than she wanted now, so that's what we did and I think it was the right chose. She now has a grown up girl room and I think it turned out really cute but let me say it was no easy job!!! One thing after another went wrong:(

Exhibit A:
spilled paint on stairs. First thing you see when coming into the house. Don't you just love the color though:) Brendan was being so helpful by carrying the paint up to the room but didn't quite make it all the way. I think more got on him then the stairs. (note to self: never get paint from walmart again...they did not seal the lid, glad it didn't spill in the car) Now we get to replace carpet:)



Exhibit B:
Never buy the blue tape to tape off section for stripes...this is what you get! It bleed through the tape and when I was taking it off...the paint was coming off with it. On to plan B??? which by this point I was ready to let the kids do what ever they wanted to the walls. Free for all:)
But after much frustration and hours of work...we went from this:
to this:

And here is Addison's new room. Made a few changes to make it her's!

Weekend recap.

So having the kids out for "Winter" break not spring, we had to think of some fun things to do inside to keep us warm! So one day we took the kids and their cousins to an indoor pool. We had fun splashing around and pretending it was a nice and warm spring day. Just didn't look outside to see ALL the snow!!!

Can you see her blue lips? The water was a little chilly but still fun:)

And he is just done!! To much fun can wear them out:) That and he started running a fever and just was not feeling good.
Friday night we went with our friends and watch the Jabbawockeez perform at the Salt lake community college. They were the 1st place winners on America's best dance crew. They were seriously awesome. (youtube. them) We weren't suppose to have camera's but I took a few snap shots with my phone.

And on to Easter day.

So our kids are just not ones that like to sleep in, so add Christmas, Easter or any other holiday they are up soooo much earlier. So at 6am they ran into our room wanting to go and find all the eggs and presents the Easter bunny had left, us being the mean parents we are sent them to watch cartoon's for a little bit so we could try and sleep a little longer... 20 min. later they were back and couldn't wait one more min. So off they ran in every direction to find their surprises. Favorite thing was their zhu zhu pets...lets just say I have about killed myself several times tripping over those things but they still beat having a real pet, so kids have fun with them all you want:)

Work it girl!!!

Easter was just a really fun day, had all my family here for lunch and my parent did their own little egg hunt around the house and then we were off to Ryan's family for dinner and another egg hunt. We are stocked up with candy for the next year.

Most important...remembering our Savior. I reflected a lot yesturday about what the day really is about. And I felt so blessed. For one... We had all our family here, well with several missing(Matt-mission. Dave, Brad, Tess and the girls-California) but to have our family here, healthy and safe. That is a blessing!!

And to have the gospel...There is nothing more I could ever want then those two things. So I am very blessed to have both in my life.