I turned 33 this year! I had a lovely day and enjoyed spending time with my family and not cooking. Thanks Mom for having us over for a yummy dinner and two cakes...almond cake and cheesecake. Lucky me!
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Happy Birthday to Me!
I turned 33 this year! I had a lovely day and enjoyed spending time with my family and not cooking. Thanks Mom for having us over for a yummy dinner and two cakes...almond cake and cheesecake. Lucky me!
U2 BABY!
Jon and I bought these U2 tickets a year and half ago and due to Bono's back surgery it was postponed. However, last year I didn't have a nursing baby who won't take a bottle so I figured I'd just sell my tickets. OH NO! If you have the World's Greatest Mom she'll arrange to drive up with you, drop you and your hubby off at the gates, take your children to her sister's house until the baby needs to nurse. Then she'll drive down to the stadium and with the special permission given to leave the stadium I'll run out to the parking lot where more special permission is granted to allow the WGM to drive right up to the curb where one can hop in, nurse baby and get back before U2 gets on stage. Of course that just happens if you've got the WGM - I am one lucky girl!
Sheri, Kim and myself. Cute hat eh? Thanks Kim for my early birthday present.
Me, Tina, Kim and Sheri
Bono! The man rocks!!!
Awesome stage!
Mother's Day
Jon was so cute this year and took the kids to pick presents out for my Mother's Day - including cards. Garrett came home so excited about the "hilarious" card he got. He did not disappoint.
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Seriously, I couldn't stop laughing that my six year old son picked that card.
Ry picked out the pretty card, Austin "picked" the baby and monkey card and Jon got another great laugh out of me with his pick.
And here are three reasons I get to celebrate Mother's Day.
After church I took a lovely nap and then we had my mom and mom in-law for dinner. Jon thought a nice salmon dinner would be perfect until I asked who was going to prepare all of it. I wanted all the moms to have a relaxing day and that included ME, so I opted for Papa Murphy's pizza. It wasn't fancy but I think we were all able to just kick back and enjoy the evening.
I've been so blessed to have TWO fabulous mom's in my life not to mention incredible sisters who I look up to and learn from every day on how to be a better mom. They inspire me and I am truly grateful for them all.
Love you awesome ladies!!!
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Seriously, I couldn't stop laughing that my six year old son picked that card.
Ry picked out the pretty card, Austin "picked" the baby and monkey card and Jon got another great laugh out of me with his pick.
And here are three reasons I get to celebrate Mother's Day.
After church I took a lovely nap and then we had my mom and mom in-law for dinner. Jon thought a nice salmon dinner would be perfect until I asked who was going to prepare all of it. I wanted all the moms to have a relaxing day and that included ME, so I opted for Papa Murphy's pizza. It wasn't fancy but I think we were all able to just kick back and enjoy the evening.
I've been so blessed to have TWO fabulous mom's in my life not to mention incredible sisters who I look up to and learn from every day on how to be a better mom. They inspire me and I am truly grateful for them all.
Love you awesome ladies!!!
Baby in a high chair
It's a big deal around our house when baby can finally sit up in a high chair.
He gets a whole new perspective.
He gets a whole new perspective.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
18 POUNDS!!!
My tiny infant baby is four months old and is growing like crazy.
Austin loves to sit up and check out the world, go for stroller rides and is starting to hold toys and shake them around. It won't be long before he is rolling over. Where does the time go? He is such a sweet, calm little guy. He sleeps 8 to 10 hours at night which makes for a very happy mom! I love walking in his room in the morning to see him cooing and looking around. When he sees me he gets all excited and gives me the biggest grin. The boy just makes me SMILE!
Austin loves to sit up and check out the world, go for stroller rides and is starting to hold toys and shake them around. It won't be long before he is rolling over. Where does the time go? He is such a sweet, calm little guy. He sleeps 8 to 10 hours at night which makes for a very happy mom! I love walking in his room in the morning to see him cooing and looking around. When he sees me he gets all excited and gives me the biggest grin. The boy just makes me SMILE!
SPRING!
....if only for a few days!
We did enjoy the beautiful weather last week. Garrett and Rylee were thrilled to see Austin in the baby swing.
I hope I see you again soon lovely blossoms.
We did enjoy the beautiful weather last week. Garrett and Rylee were thrilled to see Austin in the baby swing.
I hope I see you again soon lovely blossoms.
Easter!
For Family Home Evening the week before Easter we were of course talking about Christ's last days and the Resurrection. It was all going quite well and the kids were participating up until the part about the Resurrection when Rylee shut down and didn't want anything to do with our discussion. She finally, through clenched teeth, stated, "I DO NOT WANT TO BE RESURRECTED." What do you say to that??? It finally seemed a bit better when I told her that "yes, Hannah will be resurrected too". You can't go to Heaven without friends you know.
The Saturday before Easter we went to my parents for our annual Easter Brunch and egg hunts. Mom does three hunts: the traditional egg hunt and each kid gets their own color of egg so as to make it completely fair.
Here they are ready to go. Austin wasn't quite up to the task this year.
Aren't they cute munchkins!
The second hunt is a treasure hunt which mom did around the neighborhood this year and ends with a huge basket full of goodies that they kids all get to divide and share. The last egg hunt is the one egg for adults and one egg for kids with $$$ in it. This year the Gray's swept the big money egg. I found the adult egg and Rylee found the kid egg. Wahoo! It's about time, those Nelson cousins usually take it all!
Sunday Rylee refused to wear her Easter dress and at the last minute decided to wear this cute number.
It's awfully sweet because it was MINE when I was four or five!
After church the kids found that the Easter bunny did make a visit to our home. Thank goodness!
Mommy realized the Easter Bunny picked matchy outfits. That really was a coincidence.
The Saturday before Easter we went to my parents for our annual Easter Brunch and egg hunts. Mom does three hunts: the traditional egg hunt and each kid gets their own color of egg so as to make it completely fair.
Here they are ready to go. Austin wasn't quite up to the task this year.
Aren't they cute munchkins!
The second hunt is a treasure hunt which mom did around the neighborhood this year and ends with a huge basket full of goodies that they kids all get to divide and share. The last egg hunt is the one egg for adults and one egg for kids with $$$ in it. This year the Gray's swept the big money egg. I found the adult egg and Rylee found the kid egg. Wahoo! It's about time, those Nelson cousins usually take it all!
Sunday Rylee refused to wear her Easter dress and at the last minute decided to wear this cute number.
It's awfully sweet because it was MINE when I was four or five!
After church the kids found that the Easter bunny did make a visit to our home. Thank goodness!
Mommy realized the Easter Bunny picked matchy outfits. That really was a coincidence.
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