Day At The Zoo!

Tuesday was perfect weather for our morning at the zoo! Hunter said he loved the Zebras the best!

Since Brett works right around the corner, we were able to meet him for a picnic! The boys tried to act macho by trying to scare the ducks. Then they decided to share their fishy crackers… I don’t know who was happier, Hunter or the ducks!

Hunter loved it so much that I went ahead and bought a family pass, which was a smart move, seeing as how Hunter asked, "Can you drive me there tomorrow?"

Ride The Train!

Last Friday, Hunter had the time of his life! First, we rode the Front Runner Train (Hunter calls it the red, white, and blue train) to the Union Station Museum in Ogden. What a fun place! The kids were able to climb on some real old-fashioned trains and, who knows, maybe learn a little as well!

Reflections

It’s funny how it usually takes a tragedy to really get you thinking about things. A really amazing family had a sister/daughter pass away & as we drove away from the viewing, it really hit me hard just how important (and short) this life is.

What a blessing each breath is (cliché, but true). It’s sad how little I acknowledge that each day really is a gift from my Heavenly Father. More often than I should, I get too wrapped up worrying about so many temporal things that really just don’t matter. Do I want my children to remember that mom kept the house clean, or do I want them to know how much I loved spending time with them?

I hope to be more motivated to add meaning and purpose to each day I have on this earth. I want my spouse, children, & family to know what is really important to me... If that means letting go of control (or just forgetting a couple of items on my “to do” list), then that’s what I’ll have to do. I’ll be praying big time for help in being able to use my time more wisely…

Anyway, thanks for reading- I just wanted to post my random thoughts on how I had a nice kick in the pants today & how I need to be way more grateful for this life!

Our Mobile Little Monster!

Just about every day we hear at least one comment on how extraordinarily active Kyler is... Brett's mom and sister laugh at us, I cringe, and my mom continually says "Oh boy, you're in for it."

All I know is I better invest in a rubber room or something- Anyone know of one I can just put him in until he's eighteen?

By the way, I forgot to give a big THANKS to my younger cousins for setting me up in the first place. Thanks Jessica, Ashley, Rachel, & Tyler!

Happy Mother's Day!!

Reasons I love Mother's Day:
1. I'm reminded of how sweet and thoughtful my husband is.
2. I'm reminded of how cute and loving my kids are.
3. I'm reminded, motivated, and inspired to try to be a better mother.
4. I get to take a minute to reflect on how great my own mother is (she's not perfect, but she'll do anything for me, she's always there for me, and she loves me, so she's pretty darn close).
5. I get an excuse to let my mom, mother-in-law, and grandmother know how much I appreciate them. ('Cause let's face it, I'm really crappy at doing that more regularly like I should...)
6. I get to sleep in.
7. I get a fancy breakfast made for me.
8. Gifts, colored flowers, and hugs!
9. It's a good excuse for a family get-together.
10. I realize that even though I make many many many mistakes, at the end of the day, I've done my best, and that's what matters.

My Conversion to Blogging

So okay, EVERYONE has started the blogging thing. At first I thought, yeah, it could be cool, if only I had the time... I can't even seem to keep up with everything else going on- do I really want to start another project?

But all of the sudden no matter where you go or who you talk to, blogging comes into the conversation. I was lost. Way out of the loop. Pretty pathetic, when you can’t even look people in the eye for fear they’ll ask you about your blog that just doesn’t exist…

Brett was all for it. “Yeah, then maybe you'll get rid of your ‘crap-booking’!” (He unfortunately will never see the end of my attempts to scrapbook- Ha!)

What else do we, the not-so-desperate housewives have to do at midnight, besides catch up on much needed sleep? (Or clean the house, pay bills, work on church callings, do laundry, workout, or anything else that floods your mind when the kids go to bed).

Anyway, after toying with the idea for a month or so, I've decided I might as well go for it and take the plunge. Now maybe I won't have to hang my head in shame when innocently asked about my blog!