{March 2011}

I am sorry for all of the collages. March was a fun month and I had lots of pics so this was the quickest way for me to get all the ones on here that I wanted to!!

**TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT-

March started out for us like this.......... SNOW! Some really nice days but never-the-less.... SNOW! We tried to take advantage of it and have some fun! Kayson LOVED being outside even if it was in the snow.... notice the thumbs up! That's one of his new favorite things to do..... he'll say, "Gimme a BIG sumbs up" (just like they say on Super Why!) As we were playing outside this day I had to keep telling him to watch out for the deer poop so that he didn't step in it and he would say,"WHAT DA HECK! Poop deer is sick!!!" - yep! My son says 'what the heck' and yep he says 'poop deer' instead of deer poop! LOL

**ST.PATRICKS DAY-

We had a fun filled St. Patricks Day in Burley.... I know it's not a really important holiday, but I tried to take advantage of the opportunity to make it a fun day! :) OK OK the truth is I am a kid at heart and I love to celebrate fun little holidays like this....... don't you remember when you were a kid and it was exciting to go to school on St. Patricks Day and look for ANYONE that didn't have green on just so you could pinch them..... eventually it would become a game and green or not, St. Patricks Day was the ticket to pinch people all day long and not get in trouble!!

Anyway- It was a fun day and somewhat nice outside so Kayson and Jayme and Nana went for a walk to see Papa Morley, and ride on the scooter.... Kayson thinks that's the coolest thing ever! We made St. Patty's Day cupcakes and ate green pancakes at breakfast! The pic below is our attempt at being like the people on Cupcake Wars- (they make their cupcakes look so delightful!) What a fun day!

**VISIT FROM MEME-

Last week we were able to have Meme come stay with us for the WHOLE week! She was on spring break and we feel special that she wanted to come spend it with us! We went to a movie, built a fort in the snow that we still had left, had a picnic at the park, made cookies, watched lots of chic flics,Jayme and Kayson had a sleepover,and Jayme had a fun night with Jason and Em and their niece Rachel at the fun park (go to their blog to see fun pics of that). We made Jayme's favorite- Hawaiin Haystacks, we laughed alot and had many silly moments dancing in the kitchen! What a fun week Meme- thanks for coming to visit we sure love ya!

**BRY'S HIKE WITH THE YM-

Can I just say that I have the COOLEST husband in the world..... He and Brian Abbott (one of the other leaders in the priest quorum) took the Young Men on a super cool hike. Believe it or not these pictures were taken just above Richmond! BEAUTIFUL- It was cold but at least the sun was shining. They had a really good time and, after hiking all day long in the snow, I don't know about the boys, but Bry was pretty tired!!!

I love that Bry is so active and can get out and do these kinds of things with the boys.

Great pictures Bry... I think he got some really good ones!

** 2 YEAR OLD MISCHIEF!

So Kayson got into my makeup and drew all over himself with black eye liner. The silly thing is- I was standing literally RIGHT next to him putting makeup on myself and talking to my Mom on the phone..... It only took the little stinker a few seconds to draw all over his arms and tummy before I caught him. Glad I did WHEN I did otherwise it probably would have turned from artwork into a masterpiece!!!! When I asked him why he did it he said,"I was jus writing K-A-Y-S-O-N, Kayson!" As least he knows how to spell his name right!

**SPRING HAS SPRUNG AND I AM LOVING IT!

Kays and I went and walked around the yard a few days ag0- It was super super nice outside- and to my delight this is what we found..... I am so excited that flowers are starting to come up and plants are coming out of hibernation to grace us with their presence! It gives me hope that spring is officially on it's way! Now that we've had a taste of it I am pretty sure I have lost my husband- the yard is calling his name and my basement is probably going to get put on hold! Any inside projects we have going are probably going to have to wait, but I am grateful that I have a healthy husband who enjoys making our yard beautiful! He does such a great job and I am so glad that he has a nack for it! We have been wanting a cool table in our backyard to enjoy through the summer months and this is what my husband came up with! He says he's not a "craftsman" but I beg to differ! I LOVE it and I think it turned out great! The flower pot can stay, as for the deer horns, I think they would be much happier in a flower bed somewhere :) ...............

Sorry bout the dirty face.... he was too busy playin to let me wipe it..... no really- I said let me wipe your face and he replied, "I'm too busy Mom, I don't have time for that stuff!"

Love this boy..... he is getting big so fast I can't believe it! I keep a notebook on my kitchen counter and when he says something that I want to remember I immediately go write it down. I wanted to share a few as of late.....

* I put his plate of dinner in front of him and he said...

K: I tant eat dis!

Me: Why not?

K: Tause it's not for tids! (cause it's not for kids)

*After hitting my head really hard on a cupboard door...

K: what happen you mom?

Me: I bonked my head, just gimme a minute, it really hurts!

K: It's otay yer tough yer tough!

*Me: Kays get your little bum in here and get your room picked up, this is a mess!!

K: But Mooom, I'm jus a tid! (i'm just a kid)

*As I am putting Spirit the movie on at nap time

K: Not Spirit! I awedy watched dis one for TWO YEARS!!!!

*I dropped a chocolate chip while making cookies, but caught it before it hit the ground

K: dat was amazeen mom! (that was amazing mom)

*Me: Kays it's time for bed bud!

K: But Mom, I'm jus a starbean witto boy! (I'm just a starving little boy)

and one of my favorites from last week:

*Me: Kayson have patience please (we've been talking about this alot lately, he's a bit demanding)

K: I tant tause he's in my pocket!!!!!

LOVE HIM! :) Bring on April we are REEEAAADDDY!

{February 2011- It's a long one folks}

Oh MY GOODNESS!!! Where are the months going? Here I am almost 2 months behind already. SO as a result of me trying to get caught back up- this is going to be a long post with tons of pics, bare with me!! :) February for us was super busy but super fun! We spent a Lot of time with friends and family and made lots of fun memories... some of our highlights were: #1-The celebration of my Dad's 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! YAY we were so excited and grateful to be celebrating such an awesome event! Were so proud of my Dad and so very grateful to still have him here. He is such an amazing man and if you'd like to see more on this occasion in particular or any other news cast that's been done on him the past 10 years, you can go to kmvt.com and type in his name or google Michael Pollard organ transplant. There are some really great stories that are not only touching, but informative as well! Also, I have to put a word in and encourage ALL to be organ and tissue donors- it's amazing how many lives you can save and I am so grateful for a 15 year old boy and his family for giving US the gift of life! WE LOVE YOU DAD- here's to another 10 years!!!

The pic above--The Clutters gave each one of us Pittsburgh shirts when they came to visit! The pic below is Kayson helping Uncle Tony clean up at the end of the night! What a helper huh!?

The pic below is lovely I know..... we're a bit crazy when we all get together it's a PAR-TAY!!

I could not resist taking a picture of my sisters and Jenna's roommate Sam taking pictures of themselves..... LOL ...........

Below is Julene Thurston and the one below it is Sherrie Hamilton- they catered our open house and did a FABULOUS job! I would recommend them to anyone!

Great food, fabulous turnout- it couldn't have gone any better! Thanks to everyone for your love and support and for celebrating this incredibly special occasion with our family!!!!!

Kayson's little friend Joe Barrett was at the open house and they had a BLAST they are such cute lil guys and have so much fun together! We love our playdates with Joe..... they laugh and giggle so hard it's darling! Kayson ran around at the end of the night with the 'zero' balloon we had- why do we even buy toys, this was the greatest thing ever!

#2- Valentines Day! We had a low key Valentine's Day this year... Kayson and I had been in Burley doing hair the week before so we didn't do much ON Valentine's Day we made heart pancakes and exchanged cards, but I tried to make it a fun month all around. We made Kays a Valentine's box which got completely filled! This boy is LOVED!!! :) I also got into some crafts and made some fun new things to add to my February decor! I LOVE how it all turned out!

We had a play date with our little friends Jada and Brecca Day- They played and played and played! We made Valentine hats and jigglers which the kids thought was super fun! Thanks for coming to play girls!

#3- Winter Wonderland! February was full of snow here in Logan! UGH! I am not a fan after Christmas but we delt with it! There's nothin like a cookie and a sunny day to pull you out of the winter blues! I love my little cheeseball in his "Tool Basses!" (cool glasses!) We've had some friends the last few months that stop by and visit everyday and I finally got some ok pictures of them! This little herd comes through our yard every morning and again every night! Kayson is absolutely positive it's Bambi!!

Headed through the creek in our backyard! I took these pics from my kitchen window!!

We LOVE our winter wonderland and we are so blessed to live in such a beautiful place!!!!!!

{I LOATHE Winter.....}

Where are the months, days, and weeks going???? I cannot believe that we are almost into February already! I told myself that I was going to be better about blogging in 2011.... I'm not off to a very good start am I? I figured that one post a month is about what I could handle so since January is ALMOST over I thought I better get on it! I thought I'd post a few random pics and then when I have a bit more time I will catch up on our FABULOUS holiday season.
I love the snow before Christmas and during the holidays, but mid January I start to long for warm weather. Winter is hard..... winter is hard with a 2 1/2 year old!!!! I have been trying to get creative and find things for him to do to keep him busy, so that we BOTH stay sane!! We do alot of coloring and finger painting. We make cookies, do puzzles, play trains, have sword fights, and of course we play dinosaurs on a regular basis, which is always fun.;) Starting on Thursday we are going to go to story time at the library here in Richmond, which I think Kayson will really enjoy, but seriously! I also find myself putting in lots of movies and then before I know it we've watched several in a row- SO- ANY ideas to keep a toddler busy during these yucky cold months would be WELCOMED!!!! In the mean time we'll keep pushing along and dream of warmer days when we can play outside for hours and go for walks! (SIGH)(Kayson asked for a "SNACK" one day and he said ,"Pees Mom can I eat it in my woom? PEEEEES?"............ yes I caved!)

On a side note we started remodeling our basement and it's been good to have something to keep us busy through these long winter months. We knocked out a wall and added another one... things are moving right along and these aren't the most recent pics but they were just after we started demolition! We have since had electrical work done and the sheet rock should be done this week. Then it's hopefully smooth sailing! We are so excited to finally have heat down there and be able to enjoy it!

The pic above is the new wall that will frame in the laundry room! (No more doing laundry in my kitchen YAY!) The below pic is where the old wall used to be that we knocked out.. It just opened the whole basement up and made it feel so big and open!

My sister and I have been working on some fun Valentine crafts that should be finished soon so, hopefully a post will follow! :) Until then I will just have to dream of warmer days... BLAH!