Laughter

It is amazing how the laughter of little bodies can warm your soul! The highlight of my day has been to watch my husband interact with my children and make them laugh. Their simple smiles and laughter are infectious! We, as a family, also enjoyed home baked (by that I mean, home-ground, whole wheat, from scratch) whole wheat bread. I am still searching for photos . . . . but I did unpack 2 more boxes today. I have enjoyed reading your blogs today!

The Simple Support of Supporters

Its amazing how the simple smiles and "how you doing" make a world of difference. Lately I have just been struggling with the so called "simple" life of being a Mom. And I am not quite sure that word even sums up all that it entails. I feel overwhelmed and exhausted. I haven't slept thru the night in almost 2 years now and I really miss sleeping. The word Mother or Mom just doesn't cover it. I feel like I feel so many roles of cook, maid, counselor, nurse, financial supporter, inspector, bug killer, wife, dog's best friend, listner, teacher, neat freak, wash woman, toilet scrubber, fixer-upper. . . . . .I feel like I am rambling. I guess what I am looking for or striving for is peace in life. I am striving for normallacy. . . . And I have been told by others my life just isn't. Is my life so filled with trials and stressors that I am missing normallacy? I guess I am working toward making my life my normallacy. I just want others out there to know I appreciate the "atta girls." I am still trying to find photos on my computer. Any takers on helping with the task? Anyway, THANKYOU to ALL! Keep smiling and continuing to be kind.

St. George Retreat!

We had our first family get away in a long time to St. George in April. The kids had a great time in the red sand of Grandpa and Linda's backyard that was under construction.

Mitchell practiced his T-ball skills and took Linda on a ride of her Life! Actually, Mitchell was very responsible in learning how to maneuver his 4-wheeler better. He took his first big ride with his dad and had a fabulous time, until his thumb got tired!

Aunt Cammy and Athena came to visit and also did Heather's hair while we were there. Mitchell's highlight was his ride on the big yellow bus, driven by his Aunt Mammy!
We love to go visit Grandpa and Linda in St. George. There is nothing like being with the ones you love!

EASTER 2008

Our Easter this year consisted of Paul and I switching turns taking care of sick kids at home to attend church, dishing out the Ibuprofen, and lots of juice and popsicles. Madilynne got sick on Wednesday w/ a fever of 103.5 and it only took three days for it to come down. Now she just has a yucky nose and a bad cough. Mitchell has a slightly subdued version and Mason so far shows no signs of being affected. All in all, we still remembered Christ and Mitchell gave his 2nd talk in Primary today on the importance of Easter. He did a fabulous job! We had our own family dinner and our own little Easter Egg Hunt inside (it was a little cool outside @ 47 degrees). I am still trying to access photos......Someday I will have a few more.

I have found some photos on my computer!

Let me start out by saying I feel like I am failing the blog world miserably. This should be such a simple task and yet I find myself putting it at the bottom of my list. I haven't been able to navigate thru my computer to upload all my great new photos I have downloaded to Photo Shop and some how I found a few tonight. I guess it is all a little trial and error. This week has been a little rough. Paul has worked the last 8 days in a row and I feel like I am a single parent. Very little alone time! Anyway, this month has shaped up to be good so far. Paul received a job promotion at work to Detectives. This means a day job, a nice office, and great days off. Oh, and possibly a little raise!

I have been faithful to myself this month. I promised I would get moving more. I feel a little more emotionally and mentally stable when I do. There have been some weeks I have ran as far as 15 miles. There are great physical benefits too. I have lost a total of 24 pounds since the beginning of the year and want to keep on going. Please keep the cheer leading going! Any way, I am going to do a few back postings to add a little more to my sorry little blog! I hope you enjoy it, I have really enjoyed seeing everyone elses!

SPIKES ANYONE?

Mason ( 5 1/2 months) & Mitchell ( 4.9 years) are a glimpse of the sunshine in my crazy life!
This is a cute shot of Mason after his 2nd hair cut! Brotherly love is great!

Trains, Trains, and more Trains!

Mitchell, who is now almost 5 years old, loves train. He eats, sleeps, and dreams of trains. We went to the Ogden City Train Station for their model train expo. Mitchell was elated! We walked our legs off around and around the see all the model trains and big live ones too. Nana Lewis enjoyed seeing the excitement in her Grandkids eyes and Mom enjoyed every exciting minute!