The "Festival"

We went to the funnest "festival" last Saturday. Palmer insisted on calling it the "festival". I just thought it was funny. We have this amazing fitness center by us and Select Health sponsored an amazing event! This was with three members of the Blaze indoor football team. I think Josh was the most starstruck by these guys although the boys thought they were pretty cool. They were really cute with the kids.

Lincoln was only in this picture because I was holding him down. He wanted OUT!

Hunter was really being so brave because all of these animals totally freaked him out!

Our very own celebrity-Hunter would cry and then hug them, it was a little manic but fun to watch.

Here is a better picture of Hunter

Classic Hunter picture pose-Deer in headlights.

This is inside one of the bouncy toys.

Belated Mothers-Grandmothers Day

Since I really never got the chance to tell my mother-in-law "Happy Mother's Day" officially, I wanted to do a little blog on her. She is honestly one of my heros. She loves my children so much and comes and babysits for us regularly. She has laughed with us and cried with us over the years and I have come to feel so close to her. I don't think that I have ever met a more selfless, compassionate, happy person than her. I love that I can tell her anything. She listens patiently to me and I know she will always agree with me and make me feel better even if she thinks I am over reacting which I do sometimes.

I have been so blessed to have this amazing woman in my life and for her amazing example to my husband while he was growing up. I look up to Josh so much and the very same qualities that I see in him I see in his mother. I hope that my boys gain them as they watch both of these two in the years to come. I feel that she is one of my best friends and I am so grateful to her.

She even drives an hour to watch our 4 year old play soccer. She showed up at his game yesterday and I can't even tell you how much it meant to me. She even had Josh's grandparents with her, which I have adopted as my own. Josh's grandma and grandpa sat through a scorching hot soccer game with smiles on their faces the whole time. Neither have had great health lately and I am so touched they would come to something so seemingly insignificant. I really love my inlaws!

Cute Tag

Thanks Carey for the cute tag. I have never seen this one.

A) pick up the nearest book
B) turn to page 123
C) find the 5th sentence
D) post the 5th sentence
E) tag 5 (or more) people

A)Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star

"Today you're going to stay here at the house with me and your grandmother."

This is really a good book despite the lame sentence I just put in here.

E) I tag Holly, Sabra, Kim, Erica, and Melanie

Six Great Years!

Happy Anniversary Josh!

I wanted to post some pictures of our wedding, but they are in a box somewhere and I don't know where they are! Josh has been my best friend for the past 7 years. We have been married 6 now. We were worried about our anniversary because it fell over my sister's wedding. It couldn't have been more perfect. It was so fun to be in the temple and around a new bride and groom to remember how wonderful that day was for us 6 years ago. It was perfect (and cold), but so perfect in my memory. I remember leaving the temple feeling like I had just gotten the most wonderful husband alive. He has lived up to that in every respect. He is as good of a father as he is a husband. Last night we were at my sister's wedding dinner, my other sister's baby was being fussy. Sweet Josh took the baby so she could eat her dinner. He is so thoughtful!

Josh and I decided not to get each other wedding presents this year because we are currently paying for two houses and things are a little tight. We have been in the process of setting up our non-profit organization and he kept telling me that it would take a long time. He has worked on it night and day and for our anniversary he presented the whole thing to me completed! I was so shocked. We are now official!! It was the sweetest gift he could have given me. I love him so much and I hope he knows how much he means to me and our boys!!!!

What A Morning!

Yesterday as we were almost all ready for church, drama struck. Josh had put the kids in the car and given them each a tic tac to be good so he could hurry and finish getting things together. Palmer thought it would be funny to stick it in his nose. Lincoln thought it would be funny to stick a tic tack up his nose. Josh saw it and immediately ran to find the tweezers. I thought I had left them on top of our dresser. I stood on our bed to check and immediately stuck my head into the ceiling fan! If you had ever wanted to know what would happen if someone did that...I have now experienced it! It hurt so bad! I couldn't get it out until I had been hit very hard three times. Luckily it just hit the edge or I think it would have decapitated me. Now looking back it is funny, at the time not so much. I don't think I have cried over being physically hurt for a long time. I did that time and Josh couldn't help me because he was busy trying to get the tic tac out of the nose. Luckily all is well that ends well. I had a goose egg and nothing more and Josh the magician got the tic tac out. I have no idea how he did that but I am glad or it would have been yet another trip to the ER.

Score!

Sorry I don't have any pictures. We left our camera in Logan at our other house and I haven't retrieved it yet. Palmer is still loving soccer. He is sure they have won every game. They have won only 1 so far. He is such a little trooper. He just runs and runs the whole time. The poor kid has asthma and coughs a ton through the game, but it doesn't stop him at all. In our first game he scored a goal for the other team. He didn't care the goal was the important thing. This past game however he scored a goal for OUR team!!! He was so excited.
I was pleased that he scored a goal (even though I missed it because I was belting Hunter into to some poor woman's wagon, he wouldn't stay off the field and Josh thought it was awesome, so I was the chaser). But he was so proud of his goal. Before the game our friend Jeff asked Palmer if he was going to score 20 goals, Palmer said no, so Jeff asked if he was going to score 40 goals, Palmer again answered "No." Finally Jeff asked how many goals Palmer was going to score. He just looked at him and said "zero." So since we have our sights set so high, I was glad for him to get a goal.
Hunter was another story in the game. He would run onto the field and I wore some ridiculous shoes that made me look hilarious chasing him. He would run onto the field and do a series of sideways summersaults. I didn't even know that he could do that. Josh would just laugh and leave him out there. Then came me flopping around in my horrid shoes. Quite the game.

My Big Secret

Okay here is the big secret that I have been waiting to tell everyone. I was going to wait until it was all over, but I have told some people, so here goes. I have entered the Mrs. Utah Pageant in May. This actually scares me to death! I have the most wonderful platform. Josh and I have started a foundation called "Project Lemonade." It is to help underprivileged kids. We are going to be collaborating with Best Buddies, Big Brother Big Sister and Head Start to do activities for kids each of them having a mentor that has overcome adversity. We are also starting funds for kids who can't afford to pay the fees for community sports and ultimately we would like to give away a scholarship each year. We are also working to put parenting classes in jails and make them free of charge for low income families in the community and putting together packets for people taking children that are not their own. As you can see I am so excited about this opportunity and I felt that the Mrs. Utah Pageant was a great way to get the message out. It is May 23rd. Wish me luck!

Hunter's New Friend

Today we went to our new ward for the 2nd time. We were late so we had to sit in the back. The boys have a hard time when we sit in the chairs on the hard wood floor. They love the sound of things dropping on that floor. I am sure we are a hit with the new ward already. When one has to use the facilities, they all start shouting "I have to go potty!" That is quite the chorus of little boys. Today Josh took all three out, (he is so brave), and all the the sudden Hunter came back leading an elderly lady I didn't know. He acted like he knew her and led her to a seat and sat with her for a while, I just watched to see what he would do. When Josh came back and sat down with the boys, Hunter came back. Josh gave them all fruit snacks. Hunter quickly put them all in his mouth and went back to the lady. She picked him up and was so sweet with him. He started laughing and a few of the wet fruit snacks fell out of his mouth onto her dress. She was a good sport. By then end of his time with her he had on her necklace, watch and was going for the earrings before she had had enough. It was very cute.

Tribute to Lincoln

Lincoln's First Tag

Thank you Holly for something to think about other than unpacking. This is the cutest tag!
Lincoln is 3 but always tells people he is almost 4 (in November). He loves Power Rangers but has officially been banned, because of the amazing fight moves he has learned (his brothers have had a hard few months). He is so curious about everything and can climb the unclimbable! I am amazed at the things that I find him on top of our highlights lately have been our huge garbage can and a car. He is pretty cute and calm most of the time, but Palmer can bring out a wild side in him. Lincoln has been in the emergency room a number of times due to curiosity and bad luck. The poor kid always seems to be the one that gets really sick, accidents follow him around and then his climbing adventures don't help a lot. We were getting to know the folks at Logan Regional Hospital pretty well. It is good we moved or they might have been wondering about us! Lincoln is so naughty sometimes but he always does it in such a cute way that he seldom gets in trouble. I need to be better about this. I think Palmer is starting to notice. Lincoln has huge blue eyes and a killer dimple that comes out when he smiles. He is so cute. I am constantly amazed by his insights to life. He is always telling me stories about things he notices. He has the cutest way of talking. He calls himself Winkin. I love it so I never correct him-probably bad. He is Happiest when he is hanging with the brothers. I love that he loves them so much. He tries so hard to be a good helper! As I said, he is obsessed with Power Rangers, Spiderman, Superman and anything "boyish." Lincoln loves to snuggle and will sit on my lap and watch the news just to be held. He has developed his own sense of style. It consists of white undershirts (only he won't wear anything over them), a shirt my mother-in-law brought back from Mexico, and a shirt Kristen gave him for his birthday a while ago that he has long since outgrown, but I can't pass it to Hunter because Lincoln loves it! I make him change into "real" clothes if we go anywhere which always produces a tantrum. He has a lot of spunk and is adorable!
I tag Cade and Jake Layton, Dylan Jeppson, Belle Quiggle, Blake Palmer, Cooper Clark, Tanner Zilles, Porter and Mason Wright, and Nathan Gaisford (Sara this means it is time to start your own blog!)

We Are Home!

We have finally moved into our new home. We have a lot that we want to do to it in the next few weeks so I will wait to post photos. Thank you all of you who helped so much with our move. One of my best friends came and got my kids yesterday (thank you so much Sara!), and my mom and sister Michelle came and helped me unpack. I have been amazed at all of the help we have received from our friends and our neighbors in Cache Valley. Also, thank you everyone who helped with the move, especially you men with really sore backs about now.
Things are good, still trying to adjust. Yesterday we went to have a little celebration dinner (and I can't cook, we forgot utensils and cooking things), so we decided to look for somewhere to go. I was overwhelmed with the choices!!! This will be pretty fun. We are looking forward to the Cheescake Factory and being able to go to Kneaders and CPK anytime we want! I am also looking for the closest Target. I really don't know what to do with myself!

Moving Update

Sorry I have been so bad at posts lately, life is crazy! We are partially moving this Saturday. We are taking the basics down to our new home. We aren't moving completely because there is still some work to be done on the new house. We are doing some carpentry and painting the entire thing, just to make it feel more like ours. So we will be in between houses for a while. I will try to be better at updating. Thanks for all of your concern!

We Are Moving!

Josh and I have officially put an offer on a house down in SLC and they have accepted! We will be moving sometime after April 19. I am very excited to be down closer to Josh and so we will actually get to see him more than 2 times a week! I just thought I would let everyone know. We still haven't sold our house (It goes on the MLS today), so hopefully that will come soon. We will sure miss Logan and all of the people that we love here. Thank goodness for blogs so we can keep up on all our your lives.

Lost

This is our new addiction (Josh and mine). We rented the first 7 last night and stayed up until 3:30 a.m. This is reminding me of when we discovered 24. So far it is so good!

First Soccer Practice

Palmer and Lincoln have tried to wear their uniforms every day since we bought them. Josh has been waiting for this day to come for 4 long years. He has been such a cute coach. This is going to be a fun experience for our family

Palmer's first soccer practice was freezing! Josh tried to have all the kids do drills, but it lasted about 20 minutes before the kids were done. Lincoln was done about 3 minutes into it. Hunter didn't even care that it was cold. He was chasing the ball with the best of them.

Easter

Palmer loves Easter! I am not sure if he remembers any previous, but he enjoyed this one. Josh was really good about talking to the kids about the real meaning of Easter and by the time we went to church on Sunday they could say "we have Easter because Jesus died and lived again." I don't know that they knew what it meant, but I was proud of them.

Josh did the Easter baskets this year since I can't usually go to the store without the kids and Palmer is old enough to notice what I am buying. He bought them baseball mitts which they have loved!

Hunter loved the idea of a baskedt filled with candy and toys just for him. He loves candy!

We made a special Easter breakfast with the Easter eggs we colored. We decided not to boil them this year since nobody really eats them.

Tagged

I just read my cute friend Holly's tag. I haven't done this one yet and I guess it is my turn...
A-attached or single: Eternally attached :)
B-best friends: I have a lot from different parts of my life. I love girls that make you laugh and want to be a better person at the same time. Kristen, Kirsten, Sara, my sisters and lots and lots of others that I love to be around!
C-cake or pie: Cake. I am a white cake from Lee's market place addict. I buy it way more than I should and I am not very good at sharing. Whenever Josh is out of town we have "un-birthday parties" which means we buy cake and I eat most of it.
D-day of choice: Friday-I love when Josh comes in the door and the weekend starts!
E-essential item(s): My computer, strawberry flavored chapstick, phone, good smelling lotions (right now I like pink grapefruit from Bath and Body Works, I had to stock up because they discontinued it).
F-favorite color: Pink, which is funny because I don't wear a lot of pink or decorate in pink, don't have any girls to put in pink and don't get a lot of chances to buy it. It just makes me happy! Especially pale pink-if I ever have a girl I even feel sorry for her.
G-gummy worms or bears: Bears. The cinnamon chocolate covered kind (good one Holly).
H-hometown: West Valley City, UT.
I-indulgence: Baths, blogging, white cake (as mentioned above), shopping, California Pizza Kitchen or P.F. Chang. A lot of food in there.
J-January or July: Both. My birthday is in January and I still get excited like a little kid. I don't even mind that I just turned 30 because I get to have a day all to myself! Josh is good like that. But I love July because it is summer and we get to be outside (I am dreaming about it right now).
K-kids: Three boys: Palmer, Lincoln and Hunter. Super fun-and wild!
L-life is incomplete without: Music, surprises, my husband and children, and J.Crew.
M-marriage date: May 8, 2002
N- number of siblings: 7-4 brothers, 3 sisters
O-oranges or apples: Oranges-they seldom turn mushy
P-phobias or fears: Spiders, house fires (I had the worst dream our house caught fire) and sharks :)
Q-quotes: "When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade," I love the saying, but not so good at living by it.
R-reason to smile: When my boys try to say grown up things, or when they tell on each other in their prayers (I don't think I am the only one smiling then)
S-season: Fall by a long shot! Josh teases me that the second it turns September that I have a list of things for us to do before Fall is over, it is way too short in Utah.
T-tag friends: Kenzie and Kelly (just getting you back)
U-unknown fact about me: I actually do have a big secret but I am not ready to share it yet-and it is not that I am pregnant-I AM NOT PREGNANT! By the way I was actually on the "expectant mother list" in my ward. I get asked at least 3 times a week. I think I may need to do some crunches:)
V-very favorite store: J. Crew, Nordstrom, Pottery Barn Kids, Ann Taylor, I could go on and on.
W-worst habit: Chewing on my tongue
X-x-ray, ultrasound, or mammogram: Ultrasound, honestly who would pick mammogram?
Y-your favorite food: chicken cordon bleu, Papa John's garlic bread sticks and chocolate covered gummy bears. But not together.
Z-Zodiac: Aquarius.

Coloring Easter Eggs

On his trip to get egg dye Josh found some sports decals that you wrapped around the egg, put them in hot water for a few seconds and the decal would melt to the egg. My how things have changed since my day when we just used food coloring!

These sports decals turned out really cute...um cool.

Dye tablets in vinegar...boy are we hard up for entertainment. They are completely mesmerized...especially Josh!

Things kept getting crazy, the boys would not sit down because they couldn't see if they did. I think that Hunter nearly knocked over our egg dye 5 times!

What a cute daddy

Each time we would take an egg out the boys were in total awe.

We decided to take a family picture with our eggs...can you even see the eggs?

Some of our finished products.