Did I ever tell you about that time...

Last summer when my WHOLE side of the family went camping and floated the Provo River? It was a clear back in August, but looking at the pictures today in iPhoto made me remember and wish we could go back.
We had so much fun!

Happy Birthday MOM!!!
I love you, even if you are getting OLD!!!

Ode to Girl Scout Cookies

Oh Caramel Delights* how I love you.
I bought $21 worth of you on Saturday,
and this morning I threw away the last empty box.
Our time together was so short.
Why must you come only once a year?



* I know, I know they are called Samoas. But when I was selling Girl Scout cookies in Oklahoma they were called Caramel Delights which in my opinion is a much more appealing, and appropriate name. So that is what I will always call the delicious little morsels. I mean come on wouldn't you rather eat a Caramel Delight over a Samoa any day?

Charming, isn't she...

Earlier this month, Emily's preschool teacher invited the kids to come to school dressed as a character from one of their favorite books. I thought Emily would be perfectly adorable as Fancy Nancy. However, she had something else in mind...And since apparently I am no match to the will of this 3, soon to be 4 year old, she went happily as Peter Pan.

After reading my last post...

My mom posted pictures of some of my dresser handiwork on her blog. It's way worse...click here to check it out.

What is up with kids, stickers, & dressers?

Is it simply an impulse that kids can't resist?
I remember doing it.
At least she only put them on the knobs and I guess it kind of looks cute, maybe.

Sympathy for Mack

Last week Mack dropped a 5lb. dumbell on his big toe. Emily had been "exercising" at Dawn-Dawn's house and decided when she was finished it would be wise to bring the weight downstairs and place it on a barstool in the kitchen that has tile floors where her baby brother was playing. Awhile later Mack moseyed over to the barstool, attempted to pick it up, decided it was too heavy and dropped it on his barefoot. For the record I am not blaming it Emily or Arin because I was standing right next to him when it happened, but come on Mack, 5lbs., really I thought you could handle that. Anyways it cause some serious emotional distress and also broke his toe, which caused more emotional distress for his parents over the next 2 days. We knew it was probably broken, but didn't think the doctor would do anything if it was, etc. I won't get into specifics but it was looking worse after 2 days and he would periodically throughout the day point to it or touch it and say "OOWW?" Pathetic I know. So we called or neighbor who is a P.A. and specializes in Orthopedics for some advise and before we could do anything he was at our door. He looked it over and decided it was definitely broken but only the first joint so there was nothing to do about it and it would be fine. That was a relief but we still feel so sorry for him, poor baby. Plus anyone could really have felt sorry for him simply because he seriously needed a haircut but thankfully grandma took care of that this weekend. Now he is cute with a broken toe instead of scrounge.

Our camera has been missing for awhile. I have turned the house upside down looking for it but no luck. I was convinced that my dad must have taken it without permission on his latest trip to the Philippines. The missing camera plus the fact that I have been working more has meant a lot less time spent wasted on the computer. Plus with all the nice weather this week the kids and I have been spending the afternoons outside in the sunshine and so I decided to start on a project I have been putting off for too long. This beauty has been hanging out in our dining room for at least a month now and it is driving me crazy.When we started working on it guess what Ryan found in one of the drawers...

The camera.

Anyways we are glad to have it back but even more excited to work on this 'diamond in the rough'. It is a hideous, FREE desk that I saw tons of potential in. I have sanded it down and hope to slap on a coat of paint today, add some new handles, and then VOILA a lovely new addition for Isac's room.
Wish me luck...you should have seen the muddy mess Mack & Emily created while I attempted to work on it yesterday.

Spring where are you?

After several lovely spring-like days in a row why did we have to wake up to snow this morning?
We want to be doing this:

Not this:

I am so ready for Mr. Sun to come back so that the kids and I can spend the majority of our days outside again. I have big plans for our yard, our garden and our summertime adventures in general. Plus I had my wisdom teeth out earlier this week (not fun by the way) so I have been shut up in the house eating milkshakes and Jello. I am hungry for real food but every time I try to eat any I have issues with it sticking in my gums and mixing up with flappy pieces of skin and stitches so that's not really working out very well. Sorry to gross you out but I'm living it.