Easter Egg Hunt

The neighborhood hosts an egg hunt every year. They have about 900 eggs and not too many kids so it makes for lots of eggs for everyone. Well I volunteered to do a golden egg. I put 5 bucks in a golden egg and hide it somewhere on the playground. So I was a little upset this year when one of the dads cheated and told his 7 yr old where it was right as the race started. Who thinks that is a little shady. He could have waited and then told her if noone could find it, but it was the second egg she picked up. Lame. Other than that it was a blast and a beautiful day. But I did call him out on it. It made me feel a little better.

First soccer games

The Panthers...Yes Skyler and Kaelys team are both the Panthers. How does that happen?

So we finally had our first soccer games. After the first two games were canceled because of snow and rain, we wondered if they would ever get to play. Skylers game was first and he played really great for his first game ever. He worked really hard and the score was 0-0. We figure if you can't win tie.

So on to Kaelys game. They played the best they could but it was beyond bad. They played girls that Shay was sure would have beaten Skylers team and I was sure would have beaten me, if I had a team. They are six year old girls. Kaely loves to be near the ball but we need to convince her to kick it, and kick it hard. She got a couple of kicks but they didn't go very far, inches maybe. I guess this is her first sport ever, so I should be a little less competitive, but it is just so hard. She looks super cute in her purple uniform and ribbons in her hair. We are really enjoying our first encounter with soccer, and hope that the fun continues....oh yeah Kaelys game score 0-9. Now you get it!

Happy Easter

Happy Easter! I have to admit I was a bit surprised when I realized last sunday that Easter was a week away. I needed Easter dresses and Easter baskets and all that madness. So I set to work. I decided it would be easier to make ties to match the girls rather than spending hours looking for coordinating colors for the boys to match the girls. So I did it, I made the boys ties and the girls headbands. I think they turned out great, 4 headbands 2 ties for 11$. I call that a bargain. Shay even said his looks so professional that he would even wear it to work. Now thats saying something. A friend saw us at church and took this picture. Thinking of this beautiful day, I just want to say that I know that my Savior lives. I know that he died on the cross for me and you. I know that on the third day he rose from the dead. I know that he is my friend and I know he pleads my cause. I hope I can please him and offer all that I am in return for what he has offered me, which is everything. I hope on this beautiful Easter day that we will each look to know and understand his role in our lives at a personal level. In the name of the only begotten of the Father, even my Savior Jesus Christ, Amen.

Twins

Last night I stayed with a Sister in our ward who has two older kids and just had new twins. They are two months old, so tiny and cute. They were two months premie just like Jane and Elly. I remember, but barely, the sleep deprevation and overall exhaustion of newborn twins and could tell she was living it. So I volunteered myself to stay the night and let her get some sleep. Shay is so great to let me do that, he is WONDERFUL. So I finally got them both asleep at 12:30, then an alarm went off at 1. One of the babies woke up at 3:30 and the other at 6. They went right back to sleep after I fed and changed them and so did I. This of course is a picture of our twins at about the same age. It was great to hold those little baby girls and at the same time know that mine are potty trained. It was so nice to rock babies that don't talk back and tell you NO, I dont want to go to bed. Even though they sort of did that just without words. (they stayed up until past midnight) I have told her that it gets harder, but I think it is always hard it just keeps changing what type of difficulties. Because no sleep, thats hard. Cleaning up tons of poop and pee when potty training, thats hard. Throwing fits at every meal because you didn't cook what they love, thats hard. But at the same time, holding a baby is so rewarding. And when they actually poop or pee in the potty, it is so rewarding. When they hug you and smile, tell you they love you, that is super rewarding. So although the road is REALLY tough, it is the best thing ever. I love being a mom, it is better than any comedy(I am always laughing) drama (three girls, tons of drama) Sci-fi (some very interesting things are found under the couch) or any other movie or TV show around. I guess you could say my life is better than the movies!

Kaelys First Grade Play

Well you have to love elementary school plays. Kaely had her first grade play called "This Old House." It was really cute and she had a special part where she signed with eight kids a song about everybody needs a home. She wouldn't tell me the words before the play because she didn't want to ruin the suprise....She said it would make me cry. And it did.

Soccer has started

We decided with tax returns we would put the big kids into a sport. So they both chose soccer. I went to all kinds of stores to find everything they needed. Kaely had practice on wednesday and my dad was here so Shay and I both went and left the rest at home. I packed up all her stuff and said she was in charge of getting it to the car. So were off. We are half way there and Kaely says, "I forgot my ball." Shay says check your bag, and she confirmed it wouldn't fit in the bag so she was sure she forgot it. So we turn around and go back. Right as we are pulling in the driveway she yells "actually I have it. It was under my bag." Shay trys not to get frustrated and I just laugh. Isn't that how life is. I am excited for the new season and hope for many more great stories to share.

Skylers new glasses or four

Skyler got new glasses this year. We started third grade with glasses and eye exam (95$). Two weeks later Skyler goes to the corn maze with cub scouts, loses his glasses. I wait 2 weeks hoping they will find them, they knew my name by the end of those two weeks, I had called so often. Bought new glasses, but the sale was over that we had gotten before (78$). Shay made him wear one of those glasses thingys that go around your neck so he wouldn't lose them again. Super nerdy. Skyler broke both arms off wrestling with his dad with his glasses around his neck. Great because it is free to get them fixed because we paid for breakage insurance. Shay said, "boy those are like gold you better not lose them or I am pawning your game cube to buy you new ones". Next day, gone. I had taken the nerdy glasses thingy off because I didn't like the way it looked and hey he broke them with that thing on anyway. So I waited two weeks to see if they showed up, no luck. So I took him to a new place (2 pair 85$). He had one pair come in a week before the other, before we had even picked up the second pair, you guessed it, the first, or third however you look at it, gone. So I went to the school, looked everywhere, the same lady helping us from lost pair 2, found pair 2, but not pair 3. I was just happy as a jaybird that we had found some. The next week Skyler found pair 3 on the bus. So now we have 3 pairs, the corn maze glasses never recovered. But we have made it through 1 whole month with out losing another pair, or maybe I haven't paid attention. Either way I am happy.