I loved Mother's Day this year!!!
No guilty, psychological turmoil feelings prompted by excellent Mother's Day Sacrament Mtg. talks like what happened last year and being mad that Luke got me a gift and card to celebrate me being something I am not doing good at.
And I am glad.
Mother's Day is a holiday even though no one gets off work for it. Not even mother's take the day off. But I am good with this because it is the one day of the year when you are more purposefully appreciated and celebrated for the actions that you do all the other days too. But this day it is more fun to do them because you are so GLAD you get to!
I love being a mother and having Gracie love me the way a child loves their mother. Even if they are making mistakes, or don't sing songs on tune, or accidently pinch their leg during a diaper change, or whatever, I love that she and I have an unexplainable connection. I think it is unconditional Christ-like love. If only we could all learn to love each other and our spouses that way naturally, all the time. I guess that would be Charity!
I am thankful for my Mother Heidi ALWAYS and my Mother-in-Law Lenna for the mothering they have done for me and Luke. I will never stop appreciating them and thinking about them no matter what the future brings. And I hope to be able to learn more from them no matter what the future brings. They are so kind.
Luke made such a wonderful Mother's Day for me. We made the best breakfast together by combining our Dad's secret breakfast tricks. Hashbrowns, peppers, and onions in butter patiently cooked like my dad's. Then Luke added the still-runny scrambled eggs and fried ham (we didn't have bacon) at the very end to make it his Dad's "Mountain-Man Breakfast".
The only bad thing about it was that it was so good we barely missed the Sacrament at church. I had a very awesome, fun and spiritual lesson with my Sunbeams. Then we came home and I received one of the best cards Luke has ever given me. (He made it while he substituted in the church library so I got to see his mad Origami folding skills combined with the perfect blend of funny and spiritual writing from the heart.) I LOVED IT!! I did my thing while Gracie and Luke took a nap. Then we ate the best Turkey Croissant Sandwiches and made Caramel Popcorn and drank Root Beer. We were then surprised by our good friends who also wanted to get out of the house and have some company!
A very sweet Mother's Day to remember!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Spring Mornings in our backyard..
Despite the backyard just being rocks...
We manage to have some fun watering the garden and watching it grow...
And watering our feet and crying about it afterwards...
Getting drinks from the hose and watering our bellies and legs...
and crying about it afterwards!
Now we have a little blue kiddie pool so she also waters her bum and diaper when we water the plants each day. (I try not to dress her before this anymore). It is fun morning routine. Especially on days we find a lady bug... She says "Lady... wuhareyou?" (with the cutest pitch rise). She is scared if I put the bug on her but she sure likes to try to touch it with her finger. Poor bug. (I will only every say this about lady bugs and maybe, potato bugs).
With my cute Garage Sale steal rocking chairs ($2.50 each) and a recent little piece of fake grass in front of them and the pool after that, we can go outside with out our shoes on and enjoy the morning sun each morning. My back yard is perfect in the morning! Now if Gracie can just stop picking the flowers and green tomatoes before they are ripe. ;) Isn't this picture the cutest?
We manage to have some fun watering the garden and watching it grow...
And watering our feet and crying about it afterwards...
Getting drinks from the hose and watering our bellies and legs...
and crying about it afterwards!
Now we have a little blue kiddie pool so she also waters her bum and diaper when we water the plants each day. (I try not to dress her before this anymore). It is fun morning routine. Especially on days we find a lady bug... She says "Lady... wuhareyou?" (with the cutest pitch rise). She is scared if I put the bug on her but she sure likes to try to touch it with her finger. Poor bug. (I will only every say this about lady bugs and maybe, potato bugs).
With my cute Garage Sale steal rocking chairs ($2.50 each) and a recent little piece of fake grass in front of them and the pool after that, we can go outside with out our shoes on and enjoy the morning sun each morning. My back yard is perfect in the morning! Now if Gracie can just stop picking the flowers and green tomatoes before they are ripe. ;) Isn't this picture the cutest?
Easter 2010
Good Treat Trick:
Fill most of the eggs you hide with small treats that aren't chocolate or candy like... Goldfish, corn pops, cheerios, etc, and just a few with chocolate or jelly beans. Gracie didn't mind. She LOVED opening the goldfish and shoved them in her mouth just as quick as the chocolate. And then you don't have to pace her quite as much!
She loved finding this giant pink ball at the end! However, we took it to the park when we got home, bounced it a few times, and it got a hole (darn those Las Vegas rocks). The air slowly leaked out and it is no more. We won't be buying another ball like that as long as we live here. I remember growing up they were the best balls for Dodge Ball.
Grammy of course surprised us with treats too! Conference weekend and Easter were so good spent with Grammy and Papa. (Gracie is raising her hand in answer to the Rick's question: "Who loves Papa?" Gracie... "I do!")
Fill most of the eggs you hide with small treats that aren't chocolate or candy like... Goldfish, corn pops, cheerios, etc, and just a few with chocolate or jelly beans. Gracie didn't mind. She LOVED opening the goldfish and shoved them in her mouth just as quick as the chocolate. And then you don't have to pace her quite as much!
She loved finding this giant pink ball at the end! However, we took it to the park when we got home, bounced it a few times, and it got a hole (darn those Las Vegas rocks). The air slowly leaked out and it is no more. We won't be buying another ball like that as long as we live here. I remember growing up they were the best balls for Dodge Ball. 
Grammy of course surprised us with treats too! Conference weekend and Easter were so good spent with Grammy and Papa. (Gracie is raising her hand in answer to the Rick's question: "Who loves Papa?" Gracie... "I do!")
Monday, April 26, 2010
It's officially official!
February Pregnancy Test Results:
April Ultrasound at 11 weeks:
Today: Officially in the SECOND TRIMESTER!!!!!
Excited because it has gone by fast and I have only gained 5 pounds.
With Gracie you could tell that I had gained weight at this point and I felt so chubby and
yucky. This time you can only tell if you are studying and closely watching my body like
some people I know. ;)
Due Date: November 9--- AAAAAH!
WOW would you look at that baby!
April Ultrasound at 11 weeks:
Today: Officially in the SECOND TRIMESTER!!!!!Excited because it has gone by fast and I have only gained 5 pounds.
With Gracie you could tell that I had gained weight at this point and I felt so chubby and
yucky. This time you can only tell if you are studying and closely watching my body like
some people I know. ;)
Due Date: November 9--- AAAAAH!
WOW would you look at that baby!
Thursday, April 15, 2010
I finished my first sound diagram for our business...
Sorry I have to delete it! I didn't think about someone copying something or plagiarizing it before i am ready to sell it. Will re-post later, when everything is a go! :)
This is what I drew and colored with markers and crayons...
I photoshopped it F..O..R..E..V..E..R..
And then I put it on my e-book cover!
All I can say is this is why Luke and I have been ignoring the world. It better pay off!
My new theme song is "I wanna be a billionaire so freakin bad" by Travie McCoy. Not really, but it would be cool. We have finalized our company logo and the look and feel of our website. Luke says we can't show you yet cause he's writing all the pages. Hope to soon though!
This is what I drew and colored with markers and crayons...
I photoshopped it F..O..R..E..V..E..R..
And then I put it on my e-book cover!
All I can say is this is why Luke and I have been ignoring the world. It better pay off!
My new theme song is "I wanna be a billionaire so freakin bad" by Travie McCoy. Not really, but it would be cool. We have finalized our company logo and the look and feel of our website. Luke says we can't show you yet cause he's writing all the pages. Hope to soon though!
Monday, April 12, 2010
My new haircut for the people that asked...
I haven't been happy with my hair for a LONG time! I'm so indecisive about what to do.
And I always come home BAWLING that Luke hates it whenever I say I am going to go get my hair done.
I have been blonde my whole life but as I have gotten older, my hair went darker and now it is more brown. I got sick of highlighting it and paying the money so I decided last fall to see what being all brown would be like...FINE but I never loved it. So back to blonde I went a couple of weeks ago. This is after I got it fixed from going to the beauty school.HORRIBLE> I got a girl on her first day and was there for 3 hours. Came out looking like a golden orange tiger with chunks of hair cut out all over the place.
Then I went to a place I have been lucky with before. Got the girl that helped me last time when I went back and complained that I looked like Dora the Explorer and she hooked me up. She is sooo good. She fixed all my golden orange highlights and fixed the cut all for just $45.00. I am definitely going back to her again. And she even said this wasn't the best she could do cause she had to deal with the MESS I brought her.
I am sick of being a cheapskate on my hair and not knowing what I am gonna get.
So...
I am staying blonde.
I am paying good money.
I think this haircut is going to be a keeper for a while.
AND...
I am NEVER going to beauty school again!
...or any other "school" for that matter. My beyond horrible Dental School Story too follow soon!
And I always come home BAWLING that Luke hates it whenever I say I am going to go get my hair done.
I have been blonde my whole life but as I have gotten older, my hair went darker and now it is more brown. I got sick of highlighting it and paying the money so I decided last fall to see what being all brown would be like...FINE but I never loved it. So back to blonde I went a couple of weeks ago. This is after I got it fixed from going to the beauty school.HORRIBLE> I got a girl on her first day and was there for 3 hours. Came out looking like a golden orange tiger with chunks of hair cut out all over the place.
Then I went to a place I have been lucky with before. Got the girl that helped me last time when I went back and complained that I looked like Dora the Explorer and she hooked me up. She is sooo good. She fixed all my golden orange highlights and fixed the cut all for just $45.00. I am definitely going back to her again. And she even said this wasn't the best she could do cause she had to deal with the MESS I brought her.
I am sick of being a cheapskate on my hair and not knowing what I am gonna get.So...
I am staying blonde.
I am paying good money.
I think this haircut is going to be a keeper for a while.
AND...
I am NEVER going to beauty school again!
...or any other "school" for that matter. My beyond horrible Dental School Story too follow soon!
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