The Friends

We are so, so excited for our move to Texas. It will be a great adventure for our little family. What we're super NOT excited about is leaving behind some amazing friends.


I got a little case of bronchitis last week and wasn't feeling that hot. My awesome friend Karen brought me these amazing rolls (homemade...they're unbelievable), soup and juice. I love her.


Andrew is going to have a rough go when he realizes that Benji isn't living next door anymore. I just love this little guy so much. When he's over, it's like I only have one kid because he and Andrew just go in the toy room and play to their heart's content.

The Wernlis and Jensens delighted in a little bit of sushi goodness with us. Notice where Andrew's sitting. He totally prefers Cassie to me. I don't blame him.

You just don't find guys like this anymore

These pictures may not look like much, but can I just say, this is why I'm so grateful to be married to Justin. I took the boys to the gym for an hour and a half on the morning of Justin's day off. Usually he will spend that time studying, but for some reason, he decided to surprise me and deep clean my fridge. Seriously, who needs flowers when you have a man like this?

Our Staycay

We had a totally spontaneous sleepover in Park City last weekend...After the mother's retreat that my friend and I had arranged, Justin came up with the boys to meet me. Cassie was nice enough to let us use the suite for the night because she had to get back home.We went swimming and watched movies on the "big beds". Andrew loved the whole concept of having a sleepover, and Henry...Well, Henry didn't sleep, but what's new?

Henry definitely makes up for his stubborn resistance to scheduled sleep by being super cute. He's my buddy.

Even though Andrew was FREEZING all night long, he was just so over the moon about going swimming. We accidentally kept a keycard from the hotel, which Andrew now keeps in his carseat so he can look at it and talk about "going swimming in Park City". He makes adventures so much fun!!

Haircuts all around

Andrew was pretty freaking-out excited about getting his haircut at a place that has a slide, balloons and suckers. He also got to watch Elf during his haircut as an added bonus.

Henry was seriously confused about the haircut business. First, they were asking me questions like, "Does he want to watch a movie?" and "Would he like a balloon and a sucker?" Folks, I know he LOOKS like a little man, but he's ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD!!! It made me laugh that they thought he could sit in a chair by himself...Really? 6 MONTHS OLD.


Here's the after picture...Um, yeah. He looks like he's 35 years old, but at least his hair doesn't look as much like a toupée.

I got a haircut too, but nobody gave me a sucker...or a balloon. Lame.

My Mexican.

So, my friend is really cool. I tell her that a lot, but this just won her "cool friend for the day" award. She took Justin's picture yesterday so he could use it for business school (I don't really get this, "I need a picture for business school" thing, but I'm just putting it into the category of "I need a new backpack and new shoes" because it makes me feel organized). Since Justin is abusing his Mexican heritage to get scholarships and stuff, Mandi decided to help him out a bit. I love it.

* I apologize to all my real Mexican friends. You know how I love the true Mexican culture, and we realize that Justin looks much more Italian than Mexican, and that he's not a very good looking as a Mexican, but it's in the blood, so we've gotta use it.*

I love..

--WARNING--

This is going to be kind of a gushing post...It's one of those days for me. So, I apologize in advance for the gushy-McGusherson-ish tone.

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1. The smell of baking banana bread. We've been getting bananas in our co-op the last few weeks, but Andrew is on a banana binge, so I've had a hard time getting them overripe to make my mother-in-law's banana bread. Oh, baby.

2. That Henry and Asher are almost the same size...And yet, Henry is 3 months older than Asher. (I realize this doesn't show comparative sizes, but both boys' faces are super funny.)

3. Andrew's new calendar. He has been super responsible and cooperative this week. Praise the good day. It was an inspired thought to empower him to plan his days. He's gone from this:to this:

4. The boys' nap schedules are totally working for me...Because they're both sleeping at the same time. It's so awesome.

5. My cousins. Went to a baby shower for Darc and left with a whole new perspective of motherhood. Such good moms they are. Thanks for all the advice!

6. That my parents are serving a mission. They are learning and growing so much, and those of us at home are definitely reaping huge blessings for their service. We're so grateful for the miracles they witness each day.

7. Pretty much all the moms in my life. My mom-in-law, my mom, my sisters-in-law, my friends...All of these people who inspire me to be a better mom...which is a long shot, I know, but I definitely have something to work towards.

Okay, I think I'm done now. I'll try to be more witty and less raving lunatic in my next post.

Last time, I promise.

For those who didn't make it to the tulip fest...This was the WINDIEST day ever, but the bloom factor was awesome. I think it said that 75% of the flowers were in bloom.

Andrew has magic powers by the way. He totally changed the colors of these flowers.


Henry appreciated the wind not at all. He was not pleased that someone was constantly blowing in his face. I don't know why that bugs him.

See if you can spy the little fella in this picture that made the tween girl in front of us wet her pants.

Two Things...

1. I'm pretty sure Henry's too young to be this mobile.

2. I didn't realize how scraggly his hair looks till I watched this video. He's getting a haircut. Soon.