Easter

Easter! I just love the holidays! Especially ones that involve large quantities of candy. This year we had the kids color their own easter eggs (which they thought was awesome) and then the easter bunny came and visited them. We had an easter egg hunt at our house and then the next morning we headed to our neighborhood easter egg hunt. Later that day we headed over to Jer's moms house for a very yummy easter dinner, another easter egg hunt, and our kids were spoiled with oodles of candy and cute easter outfits. Afterwards, we stopped by Jer's dads house for pie and fun. We are planning to see my family this weekend. We have such wonderful families and are so thankful for them. We are so grateful to have our two wonderful boys! And we are most especially grateful for our Savior, whom we get to celebrate at this time of year.

Happily Ever After

Jeremy and I were able to go see Nick's little brother Cory get married. It was a beautiful wedding and the best part was that the ceremony was in portuguese and english. Mel, his bride, is from Brazil and they had one of the funnest receptions we have been too. Everybody was dancing and having a great time. Jeremy and I of course went out a busted some sweet moves. Thanks for letting us be a part of your special day. Congratulations!

Cory and Mel

A picture before the wedding starts

Nick and Sheryl's cute family


Tanner was the ring bearer

Tanner and cousin Izzy dancing

Heaven

Home really can be a heaven! I just had to post that I love morning time at my house. It will probably not always be that way when my kids are older and I have to get them up early and get them ready for school, but for now my mornings are perfect. Every morning the kids jump in my bed and we snuggle and laugh and read books. I'm so glad that they still want to snuggle me and I am so grateful that I get to stay home and play with them. I don't know how I lucked out only having to work 5 hours a week, but it's perfect. The other morning Michael told me that I was his best friend and Bryce murmured my mom. I love it and love my boys!

Viva Las Vegas

Don't we all need a little vacation every once in a while. Jeremy had a conference down in Las Vegas this past weekend and we decided that I should go with him and make a vacation out of it. We had so much fun. We were able to leave our kids with our parents (thank you!) and just spend time together. We were able to sleep in, lay by the pool, eat some buffets, and even go see a Vegas show. I wish we had some more time, so that we could have visited all our friends that still live there, but we were able to go out to eat and go bowling with our good friends Curtis and Liz. I'm so glad that I married my best friend and that he likes to vacation as much as me!

A picture from our balcony.

We were able to go see the show KA. It was pretty impressive.

Jeremy enjoying his crab legs

We had a lot of fun bowling and I even bowled the best game of my life...129!

Our friends Curtis and Liz. We miss you guys!

Yes, I even threw in a scary sunbathing picture. It was so nice to lay in the sun. I miss the Vegas sun.

Doesn't that pool look so inviting. The place we stayed at had four pools and three hot tubs and I was in heaven!

Fondue Anyone

Valentines is not only a time to celebrate the love you have for one another, but also a time to eat some yummy fondue. Jer's family hosted their annual fondue party and once again we went home about five pounds heavier. Was it worth it...yes. We had a great time having a dance competition on the Wii, playing the newlywed game (which Jer and I won!) and watching the kids play their valentine games. And to top it all of Jer got me my favorite flowers...homemade ones with reasons why he loves me. Isn't he sweet!

Winter Doldrums

It's cold and gray here today and usually I would find myself in a slump or melancholy mood, but I have decided this year that I was not going to let the winter doldrums keep me down. Attitude is a choice and I firmly believe you can be happy or miserable despite your circumstances (well - I guess I need to say most of the time because some situations would make me downright miserable). So, I've decided to be happy this winter and those of you who know me and know I am not a fan of snow or cold, know this is a stretch for me, but it's working. My kids make me laugh every day and I'm so glad that I married my best friend. I love where I live and that I get to be surrounded by friends and family. This morning both of my kiddos jumped into our bed early in the morning and snuggled and laughed with Jeremy and I. It's the little things in life that bring so much joy. Michael also informed me that when he grows up he wants to be Superman and fly planes and despite our conversations that Superman can fly on his own...he still wants to be a Superman that flies planes around. Bryce is my little parrot and repeats every last word I say and he has taken up the habit of calling for "Julia", even though he has no idea who that is. He just hears Jeremy calling that name a lot, so he goes around the house calling "Julia" too, but when I ask him where "Julia" is, he just points to an abstract corner of the house and says "there." It cracks me up every time. Becoming a mom is the best decision I have ever made!

Achilles

Church ball is a dangerous sport! Poor Jeremy, just severed his Achilles tendon during a church basketball game at the beginning of January. He underwent surgery a few weeks ago and has been non-weight-bearing since. My dad bought him some crutches and a walking boot...thanks dad! And Jer's dad also let him borrow his crutches - thanks! - so that he can have a pair upstairs and downstairs. We also bought Jer a knee scooter so that he can scoot around the house and also at work. It's great! The kids also love it and think Jer is now there to be their personal taxi service. He is now in a walking boot that he will have to wear for another month and then he will start therapy. Poor guy! This is an awful injury for him, because he is such an active person. He will not be able to start running again for six months, but we are grateful that it was not anything more serious and hopefully he can make a full recovery.