Getting Excited

In just 8 days I will be leaving for California and Utah to visit my family. I CANT WAIT!!! I feel like a kid going to Disneyland. I miss my family so much and they make me so happy. So while I am waiting for Monday to come around, I have been making some Father's Day cards and making banana bread with Kylee (the aprons are matching. My mom got them for me and Kylee for Mothers Day).

I also made a purchase on a small digital camera for my purse. My 10 pound Canon is just so darn big and heavy and I feel obligated to edit every single one of the pictures before I post. So the images aren't as nice, but its easier for me to keep my blog updated this way.

Dont mind the clutter in the background... or my with no makeup.

The other day the weather was so nice, and after a morning nap, Luke and I sat outside with Bowby in the sun. Luke didnt want his picture taken, as you can tell.

Yes, thats a baby bird that fell from our roof. They live right above our room so we hear them all the time. I actually thought that rats or mice lived in there, and then I saw the birds nests being made and you can actually see the birds go in and out of their home.

Playing with friends on a nice Spring day

Luke was happy one second...

and for no reason started freaking out...

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It's That Time of Year Again!

This last week was truly one of my favorites. Its a week I will never forget. My Dad and Dovey came and stayed with us for the week. The last time they came to visit out here was back in 2008 for Luke's baby blessing. It meant a lot to me to see them and have them around the kids. It brings tears to my eyes to remember the fun we all had this last week. I miss them so incredibly much! Its just feels so strange coming back home and not having them here. They always bring the very best out in me and challenge me to always be better. I cant even begin to express the love I have for them in my heart.

So here are some picture of us at the Tulip Festival. Next year we will remember NOT to go on a Canadian holiday. The traffic was worse than lines at Disneyland on the 4th of July! Seriously. Awful.

D & D being silly

Love my husband... even when he was grouchy

my little curious George

one of my very favorite photos... a heart!

D & D asking questions. what a surprise, right? Mr and Mrs chatty =)

My 2nd Mom... LOVE HER!

There were so many kites! It was a gorgeous 68 degree day with cool winds. Truly a perfect day to go out and about.

I will post Easter pictures soon!

Little Booger

I feel like I am always posting about Luke! He's at such a fun age and is always changing. He talks so well. I wonder if I am amazed because I still view him as my baby even though he's not.

He cracks me up on a daily basis. Today we were telling him to stop playing in the curtains and he wouldn't, so I gave him a little spank on his leg (the butt doesn't work since its cushioned with diaper padding) and he cried for a minute and said "mom, you hurt my feelings!" Rhett and I couldn't stop laughing.

Getting Luke to go to bed is such a struggle at night. It can take anywhere from 30 minutes to and hour and a half... maybe longer! We took his light out so he couldn't turn on his light anymore, but that didn't stop him. We threaten him with spankings (and follow through with them, too), and that doesn't work. Finally we have tried threatening him with taking his night light out, but yet again, it doesn't work. Within the last couple weeks we have noticed Luke asking us "are you happy?" before we leave his room for bed. Sometimes its a "no" and sometimes its a "yes." How long is this going to go on? The last couple nights haven't been too bad, so lets keep our fingers crossed!

I try not to let Luke take naps, but sometimes he is just so tired he falls asleep like this...

My New Lens!

I bought a Lensbaby, and it came right when I was about to take a nap with Luke! So of course I had to postpone a nap and play around with it. You can probably tell Kylee was not happy about getting her picture taken (little stinker!). More to come, though! I am not finished playing around with this awesome toy!

SPRING!!!!

Its been so nice the last couple days. Its the first time since Fall that its been above 60 degrees out. I am LOVING it! I have been getting so much done. I realized why people call it "Spring Cleaning..." because its the first time that its nice enough to even do anything. Spring gives you a type of energy that motivates you to organize or clean. Maybe thats just me, though. Actually, "spring cleaning" just reminds me of how my dad would make us deep clean the house and how much I hated doing it. Can you believe I enjoy it now?!

So this morning I decided to put a short sleeve shirt on and none of them fit me (as in: they are too big for me!), so I went to the mall and got some cute T-Shirts and tops and I bought a size SMALL! I have been a (mostly) Large for a long time. And my pants? A SIZE 2!!!!! TWO!!!! Okay, so its a size 2 in Old Navy, so really its like a 4 mostly, but seriously, I could have cried I was so happy! I have been a size 6-8 for almost my whole "mommy" life at the Old Navy store. The funny thing about it, is that I still am not totally happy with my body. I think its just a really bad body image or something.

Then I came home and while Luke was taking a nap, I FINALLY (and I say finally because I have been meaning to clean out the garage since last Fall) organized my garage and cleaned it all out. It was fun looking through old journals, yearbooks, pictures and more stuff from Rhett's and my childhood. I donated a bunch of stuff to Kylee's school for their garage sale (funds go towards a garden to teach the kids about fresh veggies and plants). I seriously love her school.

When Rhett got home, we all went on a run, with Luke in the jogging stroller of course (I love doing stuff as a family). When we got home from the run, we sat on our back porch in our new patio furniture (thanks to my mom) and blew bubbles for Luke and Bowby.

Today was a great day. I am so excited for SPRING to be here!

The Many Faces of Luke

While my mom was visiting last week, the weather was nice enough to go outside and blow some bubbled. It was hilarious watching Bowby and Luke try and pop bubbles. Kylee came right at the end, but it was still hilarious. See for your self.