It Feels Like Christmas

This morning we woke up to 4 inches of snow.  All the snow on the ground made the excitement of our upcoming vacation even more powerful.  It sort of feels like Christmas-there is snow, cold weather, anticipation, and excitement in the air.  It's just too bad vacations can't last forever.  Tomorrow is going to be a good day:)

What is left of our chain...

The boys are all packed!

Hawaii, here we come!

Chomp, Chomp!

My Sunday nap was interrupted.  The argument started over a bag of popcorn.  We have a box of popcorn from Costco in the pantry, more than enough for us and the neighborhood, but I guess not enough to prevent fighting.  

Latest Adventures

Not much has been going on around here, just the usual.  I had to go to Michaels the other day to pick up some stuff for my mom.  While we were there, she said to buy Tyler a treat for her (since he had been sick, but he is fine now).  Anyway, he looked around at all the stuff and chose a foam army hat and a foam gun that makes noises when you pull the trigger.  It kept him happy and he played with them all day long.  While he was trying to decide on his treat, he also saw a pirate telescope for $1 that was quite tempting.  The next day he begged to go back to "Mikes" with his $1 so that he could buy himself that telescope.  We went back and got it along with some shrinky dinks.  My kids had never done them and I remembered loving them when I was little, so we made some and had fun.  Tyler even blessed the shrinky dinks in his prayer that night.   I guess we should go to Michaels more often.

Recently we went to Barnes and Noble as a family.  David says that is his favorite store and they must make a lot of money.  I don't know why we don't go there more often as well, we always have so much fun.  We went in search of some good reading material for the plane ride of our upcoming trip.  Ethan was really hoping to buy Indian in the Cupboard, but someone had come and bought all of them that day.  He was sad and I promised him we would go back, maybe that's what we should do today...

The boys are off track and we have officially enjoyed our first lazy morning.  I love seeing them laying around in their pajamas reading.  Jacob is loving the Percy Jackson series and we get to hear about all things Greek from him.  

Kirk has been really busy at work.  For the longest time I have been so grateful for his job and that he is busy, even if he has to travel, but now I am getting tired of him being so busy.  I think he is too, we both need a vacation.  I am still grateful for his job and I guess I am glad that he is busy.  It is better than the alternative.

I have been busy in search of the perfect swimming suit.  It has been a difficult job.  My brother and his family are coming with us.  Last weekend we went out to dinner with them and some of my brothers.  My sister in law and I were discussing the trip and discovered we ordered some of the same swimming suits.  I would be happier about this if she weren't so tall and skinny and pretty.  Oh well...

A coupon came in the mail for "glitter toes"  I thought that might be fun to try, so I did, and they were cheap.  I am not sure I love them.  I am now debating whether or not to have them taken off before our trip.  I don't even know how to get them off, little did I know that glitter toes involved gel, like acrylic nails.  

Maybe someday I will look back at this picture and think, "what nice toes I used to have," but right now I am wondering why I posted this.  

Grateful

Tyler is sick.  I hate seeing my kids sick.  He is usually so full of life, so when he slows down, it is so noticeable.  Tonight I gave him lots of medicine, turned on the humidifier, and rubbed Vicks on him.  Minutes later he was upstairs saying he might throw up.  I figured it was just because of all his coughing, didn't think much of it.  Then he cuddled with me and I could hear his crackling lungs.  We went right to the doctor.  Tyler finally quit coughing on the drive over and even fell asleep.  I nearly turned around, but realized if not tonight, I would probably be there tomorrow, so we went ahead.  As soon as they took him back, he threw up all over.  Poor little guy, he only came down with a cough on Saturday.  They think he has pneumonia.  So now we will give him more drugs and wait for him to heal.  This is a first for us, thankfully, and hopefully the last.  As we sat and waited for doctors and x-rays, I reflected on the day and felt grateful I was able to get a nap in earlier.  And I am grateful for kidscare that is open late on the weekends, and for pharmacies that never close, and for a husband who went to fill the prescriptions.  Tyler will get better and I am especially grateful for that! 

Easter Sunday

The day started out with yummy food and we ate and ate all day long.  For that reason, I am glad it is over.

We dyed Easter Eggs and later ate them.

I got interviewed by Chelsey, my soon to be sister in law.

Grandma got teased by Tyler...

We did lots of puzzles while we listened to conference....

We had an Easter Egg hunt after the snow melted.  We have had more snow in April than we had in February, and I am ready for that to change!

It ended with a bath in the big tub...

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter!

Books

Just before I delivered the twins, I was invited to join a book club.  I remember we read Cold Sassy Tree, I think.  Anyways, a good friend had invited me and I knew another girl from my ward, the rest of the girls were new acquaintances for me.  It was so fun to make new friendships, hear new ideas and opinions, and come away feeling better because of it.  All of the girls had such different life experiences.  Some were single, some had careers, some were married and had children.  I continued to attend after the twins were born and then we later moved away.  It was such a positive experience for me that I was anxious to do something similar in my new neighborhood.  A book club got started and it was good.  A good book can get me through a bad day, I love to read.  It was strong for awhile and then it would fizzle, pick back up, and fizzle again.  After awhile it died.  I found myself wanting to read and needing that association, so we started back up again and on a schedule that really seems to work, and I must say that I love it!  I really enjoy hearing everyone's opinions, and I love that everyone has an opinion!  The girls that I meet with are intelligent and capable of good conversations.  It is always so fun to meet because they are friends that I don't get to see very often.  And it gives me something good to read.  I love book club.  Next up I am reading Left to Tell.  I can't wait to get my hands on a copy of it.