Sonic and Mario at the Olympic Games

10 great friends +
10 gold metals +
An Olympic obstacle course +
Pin the Mustache on Mario +

A trophy pinata filled with treats+
Chili dogs for lunch+
Some awesome birthday presents from friends and family =
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The most grateful and ecstatic 5 year old ever!

3 LOOOOONG years

I've often said about my boys, "[ __ amount of years] has flown by!" when they hit their birthday.

I can't say that for Anna.

It really has felt like 3 years.  Honestly, it's felt longer.

She's a constant chatterbox,
non-napper,
hot or cold (rarely in between),
into everything,
always primping,
often screeching,
(or is that singing)
kind of girl.

And at the end of the day, I am beyond exhausted.
And at the end of 3 years, I have more gray hairs then I should.

But...you know me...I wouldn't trade it.  For anything.

34 Things.

He's a daddy.
A son.
A husband.
A cub scout leader.
An engineer.
A geocacher.
A mountain biker.
A substitute teacher.
A computer nerd.
A best friend.
A skier.
A dishwasher.
A home teacher.
A handyman.
A candy addict.
A brother.
A baseball coach.
A silly guy.
A painter.
A lawn mower.
A good example.
A supervisor.
A hard worker.
A sushi lover.
A handsome fellow.
A financial planner.
A toilet plunger.
A camper.
An outdoors man.
An basketball player.
A biography reader.
A leader.
A traveler.
A grown up child.


And on and on and on...

But since he's only 34, that's all he gets today!



Happy Birthday, babe!

5

Five funny things that Evan has recently said...

1.  Mom said, "Evan, you need to clean up outside.  We're leaving soon."
Evan replied, "Mom, you're not the boss of me!  Jesus is!"

2.  Evan asks, "After Tom Monson dies can he come back to earth and be a baby in our family?"

Mom says back, "Who is Tom Monson?"

Evan replies, "The prophet, duh!"

I'm 100% sure that Mormons don't believe in reincarnation.  Sorry, hun!

3.  "Tomorrow I'm going to be 5.  And after that I'll be 6.  And after that I'll be 7.  And after that I'll be 9.  I'm not going to be 8 because that's boring."

4.  "Mom, why did  you have to marry Dad?  I wanted to marry you first."

5.  "Never mind.  8 is okay now.  Because I want to be in the big kid swim lessons."


Evan cracks us up on a daily basis!  We're so happy that his spunky personality is part of our family.  We look forward to this exciting year for Evan.  He is starting baseball.  He'll be starting Kindergarten.  He's losing teeth.  He asks so many questions and wants to know, know, know everything.

Happy Birthday to my Silly Boy!!

We love you!

Easter Time

I love that General Conference weekend has fallen on Easter.  I can't think of a more perfect way to spend Easter this season then focusing on the Savior and spending time with family.

He Lives

Speaking of family, what an awesome responsibility we have as parents to  teach our children.  Thanks for all of your comments on the previous  post.  Elder Perry and Elder Bednar's talks during conference have  reminded me that this parenting job is never ending, but ever so  important.  Be diligent.  Your children need you!