Sleepy!

So about a month or so ago I was in my bathroom getting ready for the day knowing that my kids had not gotten up yet. All of a sudden I am surprised to find Brady walking into the bathroom with a big smile and hello. To most people this would mean nothing, but to me it meant something much bigger. Brady had finally climbed out of his crib! All I could think of was that I was really in trouble now. I was devastated. This kid has been such a good sleeper and at times had even begged to get into his crib to sleep. I just knew this was all going to change. Since he knew how to get out of the crib we moved him into Cole's room and he now sleeps on the trundle bed. I thought, oh he'll be fine, he's in the room with Cole, if he rolls off the bed he's not going to get hurt because it's so low to the ground. Well he has now been getting me up so much in the night I feel like I have a newborn again. I get so frustrated in the moment and then he wakes up in the morning and flashes his cute smile at me and I can't help but just love him. I have no idea what his problem with sleeping at night is, but by looking at the pics you can tell he obviously has no problem falling asleep for a nap in the daytime where ever, whenever! Oh the joys of motherhood!

Let's play tag!

Looks like I've been tagged so here we go:

A- Attached or single: Attached - nine years and counting.
B- Best Friend: well I do have a lot so I'll just name a few: Aimee Missy Caroline Shelly Sarah and my sisters
C-Cake or Pie: Pie - coconut cream to be exact.
D-Day: Mondays and Tuesdays - Tyler's days off
E- Essential Item: chapstick and lotion - can't stand dry lips of skin
F- Favorite Color: red
G-Gummi Bears or Worms: gotta go with worms
H-Home town: Orem
I- Indulgences: brownies, cheesecake, chocolate chip cookies, diet coke, cinnamon bears, charleston chews-just to name a few:)
J- January or July?: January. The weather is pretty perfect around here at that time.
K-Kids: 2 boys - I'd take another right now if it was a girl;)
L-Life is incomplete without: K I'll go with the obvious - family
M- Marriage Date: June 11, 1999
N- Number of Siblings: 7. (1 brother, 6 sisters)
O- Oranges or Apples: Oranges
P- Phobias or Fears: Scorpions and spiders.
Q- Quote: If you are not willing to risk the unusual,you will have to settle for the ordinary.
R- Reason To Smile: I have a family who loves me and a roof over my head.
S- Season: Spring and summer - although you can't beat the weather here in the winter.
T- Tag Three: anyone that wants to.
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I'm not a full blown vegetarian, but I don't eat any red meat.
V - Very Favorite Store: Banana Republic
W- Worst Habit: Eating too much junk!
X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Ultrasounds
Y-Your favorite food: Pizza or Cafe Rio tortilla soup
Z: Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Swimmertime!

Summer is here!

K so you can pretty much just call me a slacker. I think about updating my blog like daily and just keep putting it off. Don't ask me why. I'm just lazy I guess.
Today I thought I would show some pics of our pool process since some of you have been asking to see pics of the pool. The whole thing took only about a month and then we finished the whole yard landscaping a couple of weeks ago. Boy has it been nice to get rid of the dirt. We have been having such a great time swimming and having lots of fun bbq's and get togethers with friends and neighbors. The street we live on has a bunch of kids, so on about any given day we have at least 3 or 4 friends over to swim. I'm glad they are all enjoying it so much. Cole has become quite the little fish. He is our little night swimmer. For some reason he just loves to swim at night. Brady has really gotten brave lately too. At first he didn't really want to be in the pool without Tyler or I holding him. Now he will put his floaties on and just jump in and swim around himself. So much nicer. I can actually swim some laps and get a little exercise now without having a kid in my arms. Yah! This summer the hot temperatures are definitely going to be a lot more bearable with the water in our own backyard.

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!