Animal Farm at Thanksgiving Point

I took the kids to the farm the other day. They were so cute!
Tyler, Katie, and their cousin Annie. Cute cute kids!


I did Katie's hair the same as mine and she was the cutest thing in the entire world. Look at that precious baby girl of mine!

Mexico Riviera

I am finally getting around to blogging our trip. Matt and I got to go on a cruise with my family. I loved it! It was relaxing, beautiful, and fun! Here are a boat load of pictures (no pun intended)!
We started in LA. Matt had never been to Hollywood so we took a quick excursion to see the stars. It was a fun day!


First stop was Cabo San Lucas. It was dry and what not. But the water was beautiful!


That would be my little brother Tyson on his balcony a few rooms down from us, with Mazatlan in the background.
Gateway to the Pacific!

Third stop was Porte Villarta. The family did this huge zip line thru a beautiful canyon. I think it ended up being about 14 different zip lines. The best activity that I have every done. It was a freakin blast!



Yes, that's an adorable monkey on my shoulder and then an enormous snake on my head. Holy crap!

The trip was awesome!!!!!!!!

I am me and I am a Mom

I have so much to blog about (which isn't normal it seems). I decided to title this post "I am me and I am a Mom" because that is a great title and I forget that sometimes. Some wonderful girls in my area put together a retreat. There were about 16 of us that went up to Park City Friday and came back Saturday evening. We talked about working out with kids, activities to do and teaching kids, being more green, disciplining ideas, scripture study, organizing, and more. It was amazing and exactly what I needed. It was so uplifting, informative, and just flat out fun!

I am blogging about it because I have to share what I learned. It was like an epiphany. Mom's are always so hard on themselves. I feel like I am trying to be perfect at everything all the time that it makes it so I'm not perfect at anything. This weekend I realized that instead of finding one thing I can be the best at I just need to work on being balanced. I guess work on perfect balance and harmony. To some of you this might seem like a no duh, but for me it was like a light just turned on. I love so many different things. I like to cook, I like photography, I love painting, I like gardening, I like reading, I like socializing, I like blogging, I like hiking. I like a ton of things but I do not consider myself great at any one thing. I realized today that that is just fine. I don't have to be the person people come to for advice because I am a professional.

I don't answer to anyone during my day really. I am me and I am a mom. I decide my schedule, I decide how my day will go. I decide when my kids and I will eat, or read, or play, or sleep. I am control of my life. If something gets to me it's because I decided to let it. I decide how my day will go, how my life will go. And I decide to make it fantastic!

Thanks girls for the most uplifting weekend I have had in a while! Love you all!

Newest Project

I got this little dresser on KSL and decided to fix it up. I think it turned out pretty cute. I'm selling it now if anyone wants it. It was just a fun little project for me to play with. I think the gas tank look is creative and would be adorable in a little boys room or a play room. It would be in Tyler's if he had any room for it.

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AFTER

Sunday

These are the CUTE church outfits my kids got for Easter. Oh my goodness, they are adorable! I'm going to have to get some professional pictures in these outfits for sure! I love my little bugs!

Pirate Island

We got to go to Pirate Island for the first time last week. It was a blast! The kids loved it and were adorable and Matt and I had fun playing a few games ourselves! Good times!

A Day Out With Mom

I took the kids up to South Town Mall in Sandy. They loved it! I had no idea that the mall had a train you could ride on and a carousel. We had a blast playing and doing lunch the three of us! Tyler LOVES trains and turns out Katie LOVES carousels! They were both in Heaven (and I got to do a little shopping!!!)

Party weekend

MY LITTLE BOY IS 4!!!! It was a busy busy birthday weekend! We kicked it off Friday with my family. We had a pool party at my Lisa's parents pool. We celebrated all the March birthdays. It was a lot of fun having the entire family together!

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Saturday morning we did a little party with Tyler's two bestest friends Oliver and Blake at Kangaroo Zoo. They had so much fun! They ran around the entire time. Afterwards we went to McDonald's for lunch. They were so exhausted they barely played on the slides there. They were more then happy to sit down and rest. Cute kids!







Sunday was Tyler's actual birthday. We made homemade pizza. Tyler loves it when we let him help make the dough. Almost as much as he loves playing in the flower. We then had Matt's family over for dinner and cake. Tyler was so excited to have his Thomas cake. Can't get enough of Thomas!



We got Tyler a bike for his birthday. He loves it and cruises around on it all day. What an adorable little boy. I can't believe he is 4 already. He is the cutest little guy. Lately I ask him "Who is my favorite boy in the whole world?" He answers with "Mine am! Who is my favorite mommy in da whole nuniverse?" How cute is that? He such a sweet boy and so funny! He makes me so happy!

My craft

This was my little project last week. This is our master bedroom. It's a work in progress but I decided to paint a picture to add to the room. I went and bought some canvas at a local art store. It was my first time painting on actual canvas, I felt like such a professional. For those of you who know me I am not at artist. But I did freehand this and it turned out better then I thought it would. I am in search for two old night stands or end tables that I can refinish for my next project. If you have any you need to get rid of fill free to give me a call!

Tyler's First Primary Talk

That's right, as you read in the title, Tyler had his very first talk in Primary today. Such a cute little story. Last week Tyler was too emotional to go to Primary. Well, unknown to us, his friend Blake went to Tyler's class, told his new teachers that he was Tyler, and by the end of class volunteered to give a talk. How funny is that! So, this week Tyler and I practiced his little talk. He did perfectly. When it was his turn he walked right up, pulled the microphone down, and began his talk (with the help from Mom). He was afraid at all. Wasn't shy or quiet. He was absolutely precious! It was on how We Believe in Heavenly Father and in Jesus Christ. This week I had the best opportunities while we practiced to teach Tyler about Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and why we do believe in them. It's true what they say, you can't start too young. Tyler listened to everything and asked questions. I LOVED it! I'm so proud of my little guy!