Good TImes!

Craziness!

Ok so right now my life has been a little on the crazy side. We're still dealing with the effects of moving and putting in a new yard. Here's a few pics from a few things we've been up to the last couple of weeks.
The boys have been obsessed with playing golf lately. Aren't they so cute? When Tyler's parents were here they took them to the golf course a lot. Cole is actually really good and I'm pretty sure he can hit the ball a lot farther than I can. Brady loves to play as well. It's not unusual to have to drag them kicking and screaming to the car after they've already been hitting balls for 2 hours. Cole has been getting blisters on hit hands from hitting so much.
Two weeks ago we had the privilege of having aunt Janell come to visit us for a couple of days. We hope that she had fun! I felt bad because we were homebound for like 2 of the 3 days that she was there. I had workers inside and out all day long so we couldn't leave. It's always so fun to have her around and I think she finally caught up on some well needed sleep.
Last week, the day before we filled up our pool with water, Tyler found a lizard running around in it. The lizard couldn't get out because of the overhanging lip at the top. Tyler chased it around for a bit, but couldn't catch it. He had to wait until it tried to climb out again. When it got to the top it bonked its head and he caught it on the downfall. Tyler showed him to Cole and you know who wanted to keep it as a pet. So we gave in. He named it Lizard Boy. By the third day we finally convinced him to let it go live in the backyard. He was satisfied with thinking that he would see Lizard Boy around the yard and we just crossed our fingers that a lizard would come around every now and then.

Where did your glasses go?

So for anyone that knows my family, knows that we all have terrible eyes. We all wear glasses or contacts. About a month ago I was in the bathroom doing my hair and blinked. My contact popped out and of course down the sink it went. I couldn't react fast enough to grab it, and even had Tyler take the sink apart trying to find this stupid contact. Knowing that I would be forking over another $50 so that I could see again, I finally said enough is enough! On Wednesday I went in and had LASIK eye surgery. I was pretty nervous and a little scared thinking that something crazy could happen to MY EYES, but so tired of my current situation decided to do it anyway. So I went in and it was over in a matter of minutes and not a single ounce of pain. I went home with my vision a little foggy. I was weary that I wouldn't be able to see clearly. So I went to bed and when I woke up the next morning I could see perfectly. I was so excited that I wouldn't have to deal with my contacts everyday anymore! Yah! Cole's little friend Carly was over playing this morning and she asked me why I wasn't wearing my glasses. I was so happy to be able to say that I had gotten my eyes fixed and didn't have to wear them anymore! I still can't believe it, but I love it!

Party Time!

We have been having one party after another this past couple of weeks. Cole's 5th b-day was on March 15th and so we had a family party that evening. It was just us and Tyler's parents since Tyler had to work that day. Because we were having the party in the evening I made Cole wait all day to open his presents so that no one would miss out on the fun of seeing his reaction. Boy was that kid anxious! He probably asked me like a hundred times if he could open them. At first I felt bad, but then it got annoying. I'm not sure who was more annoyed - him with me for not letting him open them or me with him telling him to wait. Well we made it through and Cole finally got to open the scooter he had been dying for.
The following weekend Cole had another party with his friends. We had it at Jeepers Amusement Paradise. They had rides and games and all kinds of stuff for the kids to do. Cole and Brady were so funny - Cole didn't want to ride anything and so he played games the whole time and Brady wanted to ride everything, and did, but looked so unamused. He would be on a ride and just have this blank look on his face. Never even cracked a smile. Oh well - I'm pretty sure they still had a great time. Cole was very excited to see a few friends from Anthem and then some of his new friends.
So onto the next party because the next day was Easter. I kind of felt like the easter bunny slacked a little when it came to this holiday this year. I think she was a little pooped from all the previous events. Luckily, I have awesome in-laws who picked up the slack and made it a wonderful day for us all.

Time Flies!

Holy cow - so I haven't written for quite some time now. I got a little busy. We moved! Gosh I don't want to do that again for a while. What a pain! We worked night and day for about 3 days. The only good that comes from it is purging all the crap I don't use. I have finally gotten the new house somewhat organized and all the fun of painting and decorating has now begun.
We have been fully moved in for about a week and a half now. Besides missing the wonderful friends we left behind, we are really enjoying the new place so far. Tyler has reduced his work commute from 75 miles one way to about a half a mile. That has been good for us all. What a difference it is to have him home that extra 3 hours. The boys and I are loving the new street we live on. We went from a somewhat busy street to the very end of a quiet culdesac. There are lots of kids on our street(even two other boys named Cole) so Cole & Brady have had lots of fun playing out with new friends. In the short time we've been here Cole has taught himself to ride a bike. He has his own bike that had training wheels on it, but one day ran into the house telling me to come outside to watch him ride one of the neighbor kids' bike. I didn't really think that he could do it yet, but thought I would go out and see. Sure enough he went out and rode the bike without training wheels up and down the street. I couldn't believe he did that all by himself. Now if I could just get Brady to potty train himself!

Tag I'm it!

The moment I saw that I had been tagged I was dreading trying to answer these questions, but as I went along it was actually kind of fun. I won't be tagging anyone else since I don't have any friends with blogs.


What is your spouses name? Tyler

How long have you been together? We started hanging out and eventually dating in January of 1999. We got married on June 11, 1999, and therefore will be celebrating 9 years of marital bliss.

Who eats more? It's probably really close, but I have to say Tyler.

Who said 'I Love You' first? I think he did, but along the same lines I remember him telling me that he had kissed his last girl. Kind of scared me a little.

Who is taller? uh ya - Tyler

Who is smarter? Tyler-well I'm not sure if he's smarter, but he definitely has a much better memory than me.

Who does the laundry? MEEEE!

Who does the dishes? MEEEE AGAIN!!!

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I used to and now Tyler does. The left side is closer to the bathroom - need I say more for anyone that has been pregnant.

Who pays the bills? Tyler - in his words all I know how to do is call the bank and ask how much money is in my account.

Who mows the lawn? Tyler. He does the main stuff like mowing and trimming and I do most of the weed picking and cleaning up.

Who cooks dinner? I do. I would love if he cooked more, but most of the time he gets home too late to do it.

Who drives when you are together? Tyler always does, unless he's extremely tired. He thinks I'm a horrible driver.

Who is more stubborn? I am going to say Tyler. Not in a really bad way - but once he wants something he doesn't stop until he gets it. So I would say more strong willed than stubborn I guess.

Who kissed who first? Tyler would love to say I did and I would have to disagree, but more importantly, it was an awesome first kiss. So yep that's why I kept him.

Who asked who out first? Tyler would say I did because he gave me his number first and I called him to go work out at the gym with me(which isn't a date right?), but he couldn't come workout so he invited me to hang out with him at one of his friend's house instead - so Tyler asked me out first.

Who proposed? Tyler. . .When it comes to love stuff I am old fashioned and I just think that's the man's job.

Who has more siblings? Me - 7 Him - 2

Who wears the pants? Funny thing - we ask each other this question all the time. We agree that we both wear the pants. Neither one of us dominates the other, which we think is why we never get into fights with each other. Knock on wood:)