And Then There Was One!

We managed to do something slightly normal in our family. After a visit to the doctor we found out that there is just one baby heart beat in mom's tummy. Yes that's right I said, "baby," and I said, "one." We actually wanted to get pregnant, and managed to do so right before Craig lost his job. Even so we are overjoyed to welcome our newest member to the family.

I'm 14 weeks along right now, and the doctor says everything sounded good this morning. A few more weeks, and we may be able to find out what it is.

It's their Party. . .

The boys 1st birthday is coming up on March 25! If anyone out there would like to be sent on invite please let me know :)

February 17-21. 2010: How to Entertain a 5 Year Old for a Weekend

My parents took a much needed vacation down to St. George so my Dad could attend the Land Surveyor's Conference, and while they were out we took care of my nephew for them. Confused? My nephew lives with my parents for the time being- it's a long story.

Since the grass is always greener, I was suspecting we'd have a weekend full of "When's Grandma coming to get me?" So I tried to think of ways we could entertain him all weekend long- plus keeping him entertained seems to equal less yelling :).

This was a struggle since energy is low at our house as well as money. But I think we managed to have a pretty fun weekend together. Sure we had a lecture here and there, but we still enjoyed having him, and I hope he enjoyed his stay.

I found this to be the one of the best activities. It kept the babies from crying, and it kept me from having to say, "Not so rough!" every ten seconds.



There's nothing like a new pet to keep a 5 year old busy. This is the cat we adopted over the weekend, and this is the only picture I got of it before it left our residence. It was an extremely well behaved cat, and it put up with all of the boys very well. We were sad to see it go, but we also didn't want to keep such a good cat from it's owners.




Welcome to Pirate Island! This is a new little joint in town that Craig and I have been wanting to check out. It was very well done inside. All the workers are dressed up like Pirates, and the decorating is top notch. The food wasn't bad, and the prices are decent. I highly recommend taking a family outing to this place. Very fun!










Nothing like a good ol' fashioned tooth pullin'. On Sunday we finally wiggle-jiggled my nephew's first loose tooth free. And boy was he ever proud of it!

February 16, 2010: We are Stair Masters!

So we discovered yesterday that Little H knows how to climb up the stairs, and after one try, a few falls and a skinned thumb he has the skill mastered.



Big H is still working on it, and he needs a little extra help from mom. He's getting the idea.

Barnyard Sounds!

February 14, 2010: Happy Valentines Day!!!

My Valentines Day celebration actually started at work on Friday. We had a fun little party at school. This is one of my favorite times to be at work. I just love all the cute little Valentines and the kids who have tried so hard to spell my name correctly. I always enjoy looking at the Valentines I've received throughout the years from the kids I've helped teach.

After work I came home and Craig and I gathered the boys and my nephew together for some pictures. It was a bit difficult because Big H was grumpy and kept throwing the flowers and the hat away from him.





On Saturday Craig and I took our Anniversary pictures, and then went shopping for Valentines Day presents.

On Sunday, we exchanged gifts before church. The boys and Craig ate my peeps because apparently they had a strawberry cream flavor. I did not notice this when I bought them, and had I noticed I would have decided not to purchase. I like normal peeps but the strawberry cream did not sound good to me at all.





Later that day we enjoyed a steak dinner at my parents house. It was delicious and left me very full and very satisfied.

Thanks everyone who helped make this a great Valentine's Day Weekend! Happy Valentine's Day!

February 9, 2009: Happy Anniversary!!!

On Tuesday Craig and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary. How far we've come in just 2 years.



We didn't have the money to take a small trip somewhere, so we stayed home. I took 2 days off of work to rest and spend time with my hubby. We were going to try and find some fun stuff we could do around here, but I ended up being sick so we stayed home and played video games :)

We did enjoy a trip to Ikea on Friday, and we went out to eat at Applebee's on Tuesday. The food was yummy, and they ended up buying us a dessert. Just so you know their cookie sundae is wonderful.



We got dressed up and took pictures on Saturday. We decided to make that a little tradition for our anniversary.

All in all I enjoyed spending this special day with the man I love. We've had 2 great years and I'm hoping we have many more.