VALENTINES!!!

For our Valentines, Cole had to work! Good old Walmart. But that gave me and the kids plenty of time to get the house all ready for dinner :)
The kids were so excited to be able to help with the plans. First we cleaned the house (because I can't function when its messy) and then we made the dinner, bbq chicken and baked potatoes. They loved stiring and seasoning the chicken in the crockpot and then I called Fat Jacks to order some salads because Cole loves their Raspberry Vinagarette! Then was the fun part!! Decorating the Tables! We pulled out the Card table so that the kids could sit on there very own special table. We got out moms SPECIAL Dinner ware from Pier One that have only been used once. Sprinkled the tables with Rose Petals and set up candles, and for the finishing touch, Roses for the center peices!! Carter brought me home the cutest little boquet of Roses he made in preschool so that went on the kids table and then the roses Cole brought me earlier that day for ours! Once we had it all set (which I must say I was very pleased) we lit the candles and turned out the lights and waited for dad to come home on break! Carter was so funny because he met Cole at the door and yelled "Ta Da!!"
It was so much fun and the kids absolutely loved it! They swapped gifts and felt so special because of the whole set up! I told them to get used to dating each other because They will be doing it till they are 16!
HOPE EVERY ONE HAD AN EXCELLENT VALENTINES!!

A couple of Artists!!

My kids absolutely love to color and paint and cut and glue and anything else creative or artistic!! Carter is especially good at keeping it all on paper! Chasee... uh, not so much! Instead she prefers, the walls, floors, my kitchen table and of course her body!!! Luckily I have been able to get it out of every thing, but her body, that may take a while, its kind of permanant marker!! (and its not just her face and leg.)

Hinckley Challenge!

Hey All, I don't know if you have heard of this yet, but going around is the Hinckley Challenge. We all know that President Hinckley was so big on us reading the Book of Mormon, and said that he didn't think we used it enough, So to honor him, They are proposing a challenge to read the Book of Mormon in 97 days! Because he was 97 when he died. It only averages 5.5 pages a day... WERE IN!!! Are you?!! It started yesterday!

"Our" First Day Of School

Today was Carter's first day of school! And by that I mean my first day too. I was a proud Mama! A little nervous about him riding the bus all the way to Manti, but I survived, as did he.
He was so excited to go! Especially for the bus ride. And when he came home I was so excited to hear about how his day went. I guess the little tike was so worn out he fell asleep on the bus. So when he came off it he was a little confused at where he was. It was pretty funny. Sad too because I didn't get all that excitedment, but when the bus drove off he started yelling. He was mad it was leaving with out him. So I took it as a really good sign!






And afterwards a snack!

Happy Birthday Carter!! ... and a cake gone ugly

Carters Birthday is always so much fun because he is our New Years Baby!! And for me every New Years is so much more significant to me.

Someone once told me that they had a birthday on New Years and his parents had him believing for a whole ten years that the Whole World celebrated his birthday! So thats the goal, Ha ha!

Every birthday I make a "special" cake for the kids and for some reason this one took a turn for the ugly! But its Thomas the Train and he LOVED it! So I guess thats all that really matters. Hey it tasted yummy!

Boy, I wish I had that Winning Smile!

TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE!!
This girl gets into more trouble than I have ever heard of! And yet she thinks that its okay because of that winning smile of hers. And the sad thing is, is its partially true!

Having kids is great!

Hey so I was substituting over at the Middle School this week and thought I would pop in on an old teacher of mine, to give him crap and make him feel old because I am now subbing. But we had a fun little chat.
He mentioned how he would see me and the kids and the games and I had some cute kids. Which of course I completely agreed and said, Ya they are, I like them. And he said, "Aren't having kids so great"! I totally agreed. And added that most all of my friends still tell me I got married too young and had kids too soon. But that is not true at all! I wouldn't change it for a second! I love that I got married when I did and I think having my kids when we did was the greatest thing ever (for me)!! They bring so much joy to my life!! This teacher continued saying "You know, Being a kid is great! But having your own kids is so much better!!" !!!! So here it is to say and to Spread to every one!! Because for me it is the honest truth!

"Being a Kid is Great! But Having Kids is So Much BETTER!!"