We will be going private next week. Let me know your email if you want an invite.

Joys of Motherhood

Yes, this is my couch cushion with an iron print in it! Need I say more?

Red Butte Gardens

We went to Red Butte Gardens for Arbor day. It was a little snowy but we needed to get out of the house. Hayden was very upset the whole time that I was trying to keep the snow off of him. He wanted to see what was going on and didn't want to be bundled.
The boys had so much fun in the Children's garden. We will definitely be going back when it is warmer and the fountains are turned on.

The boys got to plant a tree. They were so proud of them. They check them everyday to make sure they are growing. I can't wait until they are bigger so I can put them outside.

Hayden's one year stats

I know I am a little behind on these but better late than never, right? Hayden is 32 inches tall and 25 pounds. The funny thing is that he has stayed the same weight since December but has moved up 2 sizes in clothes. I am not sure how that worked. We love Hayden so much. He is such a sweetheart!

Kites

It really was not windy today but the boys have been dying to use their kites since they got them for Easter. They mostly just ran around with them or made their Uncle Tyler run around with them.



Here is a picture of Blake with my parents dog. He really loves him. Blake is always whispering secrets to him and trying to feed him.

Easter

We had a fun Easter. My boys were so excited that they got a kite. I don't think they would have cared if they didn't get any candy.

Hayden was not to sure of the whole thing.
The boys with their loot.

Hayden discovered licorice. He was in heaven.
The boys cute Easter shirts. They couldn't wear the shorts that we got to go with them. I will have to take better pictures when they have the whole outfit on.



We loved having conference during Easter. The talks were all wonderful and much needed!

Hayden is 1!

It seems like only yesterday I was incredibly overdue and anxious for this little guy to grace the world with his presence. Now I wish he was still my little baby. He is such a cutie and we love him so much.
Hayden spent his day dancing around the house. Every time I tried to take a picture of him he would stop and give me a look. He was dancing to Beyonce and Lady Gaga when I interrupted him in this one.

It is hard to tell what is going on but we are singing to him. He could care less about the cupcake.
This is him before the cake. He sure is full of crusty looks today.
He totally downed the frosting and wanted another one. He didn't care about the cake.



His brothers were more excited about opening his presents than he was.
Hayden got a few sand toys for his sand box. He kept trying to wear one of the buckets as a hat and he would put a ball in the bucket and then stick his face in it. What a weirdo. We love you Hayden baby! Happy Birthday!!!

food

I read a book a while back about cooking for a whole month in one day. Basically you are supposed to save money because you are buying everything in bulk, not wasting any food, and saving money by not going out to eat on those stressful days. I really wanted to try it but then we didn't have enough room for our freezer and had to put it in storage. We now have our freezer back and I wanted to give it a try. Today I cooked from 8:30 until around 4:30. My freezer is full of food. I am hoping that everything tastes okay when we pull it out to reheat it. I have saved money at the grocery store so far. I will have to wait until the end of the 30 days to add up milk and produce money to see how much I save and if it is worth it.

Party like a rockstar!!!

For Jackson's 5th birthday he wanted to have a rockstar party with is friends. This should not shock any of you that knew my cray guitar playing, band organizing kid who is always singing a song. The pictures are out of order but you get the idea.


Here are a few of the kids getting tatted up.
Jackson's "killer" guitar cake.
Hayden is rockin' it with Aunt Steph.


My fabulous "rockstar" brother is showing all the kids great moves for when you are rocking out.
More tats.

Jackson's cute friends.

KUED Readathon party

My boys read enough hours in a month to attend a party sponsored by KUED. It was pretty cool. They were able to meet many characters from some of their favorite show. Sid the Science Kid was the biggest hit.




There were tons of activities and games. We came home with bags full of fun things.

Ladies man

We have some friends that have a little girl that is 6 weeks younger than Hayden. Her name is Kate. She weighs the same that Hayden did when he was a week old. She is teeny next to my big Hayden baby. Hayden always pushes her over or grabs her hair when he is near her. The cutest thing happened yesterday. Hayden was playing (or torturing) with Kate. He put his hand on her head and slowly brought his face to hers. He was so gentle. It was cute. He then gave her a very long kiss until she had enough and started to scream. It was so cute. I wish I had a camera when it happened. I guess I better be careful with him around girls. He also has started walking. He will take a few steps here and there but not if you want him to around other people.

My last whine for a while

I am so sick of taking my kids and husband to the doctor. It is ridiculous how much we have gone lately. Here is the most recent happenings: (If you are also sick of me whining just skip this post-I would probably do the same.) Hayden has had tubes in his ears for a week now. He wasn't a bad or angry kid before he got them-he just always had fluid in his ears and his ear drums kept rupturing. Since he has gotten tubes in he is very clingy and whiny. He is not the same kid. His doctor looked at him on Wednesday and said that his breathing has gotten worse and his stomach is very upset. We are hoping it is just from all the different medicine he has been on. We are giving him a few more days to see if anything changes and then, if not, we are going to look at some new possibilities. One of Jackson's eardrums started to leak junk while we were waiting to be seen at the doctor's office. The doctor said it looked so horrible he was surprised it hadn't ruptured yet. He also said that his throat looks horrible. On the way home from the doctor, I called Chris to see how he was doing because he has been getting sick. He told me that he passed out while walking home from work. I asked if anyone helped him. He told me that when he came to, people were just staring at him. SERIOUSLY-I would hope that if I saw someone pass out after crossing a very busy crosswalk, I would try to help them. I took him to the hospital. It was a very interesting drive. He was slightly delusional. He would randomly yell out weird things and he kept asking where we were. After 6 hours in the hospital and many different drugs and tests, we got to come home. He has strep throat and his white blood count was high. He had a very high fever. That is what made him pass out. On the way home, he told me that he had some weird dream while we were there. I told him about his crazy rantings and he didn't remember any of it. He is now loaded with different drugs that will hopefully get him back to his old self.
Well that is the end of my whining. If you are still reading, thanks for letting me vent. I really hope that everyone will get better in our house soon. I hate having sickies.

Hayden's love for balloons

Hayden loves balloons more than anything. When we pass them at Dan's he reaches for them and cries if he doesn't get one. They keep him entertained for hours. Sometimes he will just lay on his back and pull the string and watch the balloon. It just cracks us up.