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Life is crazy busy around here! I've been working quite a bit. I actually just got another job. I'm pretty excited about it! But I know we're only going to get more busy because of it! My kidos and I are going to my hometown next month for my brothers graduation and I'm pretty excited! I haven't seen my grandparents (both sides) in at least 2 years. They hardly know little E! Plus it's nice to get away and have a little vacation. It's too bad my hubby can't go with us. Darn his schooling! At least we know we won't be in school forever, even though it does seem like that sometimes.

There hasn't been a lot of new things going on lately as far as the kids go. A is going to pre-school this summer and fall! We didn't know that until just a few weeks ago. I think he's going to love it! His poor brother thinks he's going too. We'll have to do something special for E since he'll be home with us.

A's birthday is coming up and he's even more excited about now than he's been this WHOLE last year. I'm not even sure what we're going to do yet. But I do know we're going to have a pink cake for him.... because A that is your favorite color right now. :) And a big watermelon. Sounds like a real party right??

Here's our pictures of the week since we really haven't gotten to take many photos.

Daddy take my picture when I stick this in my mouth!

They are both excited for the party! I think once we leave in June for the airport though, they'll forget all about the birthday. My kids have been on airplanes since they were little little. Now that they're bigger, they'll be more excited to pull their own suitcases. We have Tigger and Buzz Lightyear suitcases for them. :)

Cross your fingers for a silly experience to put on here. :) I love good stories!

Here Comes the Sun

It's been so long since we've seen the sun that when it came out a few days ago we started to froth at the mouth and hide in the dark corners of our house! Then after the few seconds of crazed insanity, we crawled out of our holes, wiped our foaming mouths off and went outside to bask in the light of our old "new" friend!

First we had to eat something to keep up our energy. We spent a lot of it inside panicking at the new sun. Once we ate. . .

. . . we felt ready to take on the sun! 

We turned on the sprinklers and bravely stepped out onto the grass to play. It was a terrifying feat at first. So much uncertainty about the grass we thought we'd never see again. It was strange under our un-socked toes! Luckily though, we had E, my brave 2 1/2 year old.

 He stalked the water like it was defenseless little bunny. It never stood a chance once his primal instincts kicked back in and he romped freely through the sprinklers!

A as always is the more cautious one. He didn't really get into the sprinklers until Mommy came, picked him up and swooped him through the very middle of the spray. At first it was a shock to his very white little body! He screamed in protest and hate at myself and the evil water. BUT once the sun, who we finally decided was a friend, dried him up quickly, he was ready for more sprinkler fun.

So long as Mommy was the one running him through it like Superman.

This didn't last me long. I was not all that interested in getting soaked by the ice sprinkler. So I improvised and took some pictures with A to distract him. It worked for a bit. But then it attracted another little white monster.

E!!! He was not about to be left out of a photo op.

All in all it was a WONDERFUL day. We laughed, we cried- the water was cold!, we basked in the sun, read books, ate, and rolled around in Tonka Trucks. I really love the sun!

For those of you wondering. E was babysat a few days before this lovely sunny day and his Auntie and Uncle decided that to go along with his rambunctious personality, he gets a rambunctious haircut! And Daddy M rather enjoys the cut.... so we still have it. :) I have to admit, I don't mind it much either. But we'll see how long it lasts.

Where We're At

I was just thinking to myself today as I was reading another blog, that I haven't really updated what my little munch-kins are like right now.... developmentally of course. A will be 4 in June! That used to be SUCH a long time ago, but now, that's like 2 months!! Yes people, I know it's May and that the next month is June so technically only one month away, but when you're born at the end of the month of June and it's the beginning of May-- that makes it 2 months. He is still very excited about this and wants everyone to come. Not exaggerating. If you have known A in any way, shape or form, he wants you there to celebrate with him. He keeps telling me that he wants, "lots and lots of people, Mom! And a watermelon for my birfday too!!" A's favorite food currently is: pantakes, tuptakes, and muffins! He would be the happiest boy alive if that is all he ate. He is still the bossiest one of this house. We are learning how to deal with it... I personally am not learning very well, because I like to be the boss. A reminds me daily now, aside from when his birthday is, that he is also going to be going to school on the school bus--- which is going to be Mommy and Daddy, but he doesn't know this yet. This may prove to be a big disappointment to him in the coming months.

E is almost 2 1/2 now! That is just crazy to me! He is my little ornery little man. Yesterday I put him in a shower. He decided halfway through that he didn't want a shower, so he switched it to a tub. Later during his bathing session I walked out to do something else, a few minutes later I hear someone breathing behind me. It was E, all done with his bath and butt naked behind me! He was very proud of this too. I wrapped him in a blankie and took him downstairs to drain the tub and dress him, but to my surprise, he'd already drained the tub for me. :) This morning he took his diaper off for me. . . that was scary, with all the poo begging to fall off his naked bum onto my floor. He got another shower for that. E essentially likes everything his brother likes. The things he particularly stands out though and claims as his own loves are: hot cereal- unless it bakes his tongue off, bananas, and any food item that is placed in front of him when he is hungry. He's not too picky; we hope it stays like this or he might starve a little bit, kind of like his brother does some nights.

Daddy M and I are doing well. We're working out how to afford sending Daddy to school, pay for bills, keep a place to live, and feed our children. Currently I am the only one working; Daddy teaches tennis, but only temporarily. I have two jobs, so once both of them start to really get going we should be fine. We would really like to keep building our savings instead of slowly siphoning money out of it. I also think once I become a more experienced CNA, which only comes with time- that I'll be able to get paid more and find places that will be more willing to negotiate with me. That could just be wishful thinking too. haha

All in all, we are surviving and loving our new warm weather! I swear, if it snows again, I'm going have to go kill someone's puppy. :P

Hiding Game I Didn't Know I was Playing

On our way home from.... somewhere. The place escapes me right now. We, like always, started to walk into our house. After about 1 minute, we noticed that E was not inside with us. He will sometimes dawdle around the yard first and then come in. Instead of coming in though, he decided to hide from us.

Imagine seeing this about 30 feet back. Just laying as still as he can in our long grass. hahaha! The cuteness of this just slays me!!!!

"I'm coming for you E! and all your cute little toddler-ness glory!" p.s he's still trying to hide right now.

But not for loooong....

You've been spotted in your bright red shirt against the green grass. We'll have to teach him how to camouflage himself better. He might need his hunting grammpa for that! 

Bad Mood Alert!!!!

I am having a moment. Not a good one either. But oh how I wish it were a good moment! I am having a moment of utter loathing for my children. I would rather be out of my house, away anywhere that my children aren't. I loath myself for hating to be around them right now. But I really don't think it's entirely my fault. My son A has formed this new habit where he likes to tell me that he does not want to obey. Or he'll just flat out say no over and over again and when I threaten him with a spanked bum or a timeout in his room, he freaks out. He starts to cry/scream NO and hearing that is like NAILS on a CHALKBOARD to me. It is, not even kidding you, the most annoying sound I have EVER heard! Adding to the fact that he doesn't only just scream in protest, he runs to his room and stomps his feet as fast as he can once he's passed his door; all the while escalating his shreaking and distorting his face into this disgusting hateful mass of red. It is the most AWFUL thing on the face of the planet. He does this for EVERY little issue that comes up. So can you imagine why I really don't like being around him? . . . it truly is a mystery to the more dense people on the planet. (My bad mood might be leaking a bit onto the pages. Sorry)

E, at least is more tolerable. His only annoying thing right now is the fact that he likes to antagonize the demon screamer. Sometimes, just Es mere existence causes his older brother to confront him and fight with him....... SooOOOooooOOOOOO aggravating!

I am trying to do things to get them and myself out of the house, because without fail, that always helps. I get to get out of the house and read a book while they get to go play somewhere and get their annoying energy out.


A actually has the nerve to ask for a little brother or sister. Like I'm going to give him one since he clearly is so good to the one that he already has. I love my kids, I have no doubt of that. But I do doubt my temper. And I doubt my talent for patience.... which I don't have. Thank gosh I'm the one working two jobs now and Daddy M can be at home with them and deal with their annoyances.

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Oh man, it had better NOT be his FAULT that A is acting like this.

Sleepy Little Boy

E likes to do his own thing. He will go to bed when he wants to go to bed and even though I think I actually have control over that.... I really don't. And neither does Daddy. A few nights ago while I was at work, Daddy put little E to bed and about a half hour later he went to check on him. He walks into the room and doesn't see E anywhere, but he can hear the snoring coming from his little mouth. He checked under the bed, up on A's top bunk and then he heard the snoring again. It was coming from behind the closed closet door. Daddy opened the door and found this cute little bugger.

Completely passed out in our ghetto little toy box. Apparently he wasn't ready to go to bed, so he went into the closet, climbed in and played..... and then of course passed out.

 Playing in a toy box can really wear you out when you're a two-year-old little boy. 

Easter Easter!

Well, this weekend I'll be working. Sad day for me, BUT I was not about to be left out of the egg dying experience. So the boys and I dyed our eggs a few days ago!


First we prepared our area. Lots and lots of newspapers!

And then Mommy prepared the kiddies. Aprons up to their necks just in case.

The dyes came out, all lined up for perfect use, inducing a little boy frenzie!

E could barely contain himself! This was his first dying experience that he could be more involved in. If I left him alone for a few seconds, he'd grab his eggs and toss them in the dye. I think if I allowed it, all of the eggs would have been stuck in ALL of the colors, resulting in some nasty looking eggs.

Egg dying at it's best!

Praise the eggs!

After we finished our dying massacre- which A thought meant that we were going to kill the eggs. dye- die. I can see where is confusion comes from. :) We ate some peeps!

Awe cute little peeps. We love you so much, you're so precious and sweet.

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DIE PeEpS!! Suffer my toddler wrath!

And have a Happy Easter everyone!

Excited for good weather!

We are so anxious for spring around here! Whenever it gets warm outside, we come out of our winter cave to play! The boys decided to help me with my garden and showered themselves in dirt. I guess there's always a special way to cultivate dirt. They decided to take their dirt through a rigorous cleansing process. It was first removed from it's hiding spot. Lifted toward the sky. Dropped on their heads. Shaken out only to land in their lap and then rubbed back in their head. It's a grueling process.

The dirt never stood a chance. Or maybe E never had a fighting chance. haha

A found a little spot to hide for a bit in the shade. We very much enjoyed our gardening prep experience.

Daddy M has been getting used to being a stay-at-home parent. I hope he likes it. He's had some fun with the boys inside I think!

I found these pictures that M took while I was at work.

They are pretty cute aren't they! The boys have really enjoyed cooking with Daddio. I think he cooks more than me.... correct. I know he cooks more than me. I'm glad Daddy is teaching our boys the joys of cooking and the benefits of cooking.... you know.... like eating the leftovers from cookies!

The Pathway is Clear

Do you ever feel like sometimes Heavenly Father has your life entirely in His hands? I know I should probably feel like that all the time, but I unfortunately don't think like that a lot. Today though, I really can feel his influence in my life. M was laid off about a month or so ago, which was really hard for us. I was looking for a job and could NOT find one anywhere. I'd applied to at least 50 places. And then out of the blue I got a job at a rehab facility that never hires new CNA's. M kept looking for another job because we couldn't really keep living with just this job. And then, I got another call and was hired on as a home health aid. I feel so blessed and so grateful to my Heavenly Father.

Things didn't work out like we thought they would. We figured I would work part time. M would find another job at another business and keep going to school. But now he gets to go to school more while I work! What a blessing and clear example of how Heavenly Father takes care of us. He watches out for us and is aware of our needs, even if we aren't.

Yay for two jobs and a more clear path for M to finish school with!

Good News

I don't normally like posting on here unless I have photos. So... since I did not have a photo that I took, I scoured the internet to give you this doozy!

Ready for the good news? After searching for nearly two months, I have found a job!!! I get to work at a local rehab and comfort care facility. My patients are all short term and generally on the younger side of old age.... if that makes sense. haha. I am thrilled to be working! I am excited to put my skills to new use and become a better CNA! M is very excited to have me working since he does not have a job yet and if things go the way they need to for our family, I'll have a second job by tomorrow working as a home health aid for hospice patients. I'll be the sugar mamma! I'm getting on my way to becoming a CNA in the hospitals

All in all though, we are doing good here in Utah. The weather is finally improving. We're figuring out how to restructure our lives that were kind of thrown into a blender when we found out that M was being laid off due to company restructuring. I sometimes think that he has not been able to get a job because the Lord needs me to be the one working for now so that he can go to school more and get our little family through his education more quickly! Time will tell what He has in store for us though. This place that I am working at never hires CNAs. I was told at least 3-4 times by different people that they never hire new CNAs. Divine intervention on my behalf? Maybe. 

I kept thinking about my little old lady picture up there and decided I wanted to peruse my pictures and see if I had any I hadn't shared yet. And guess what! I found some! I have such cute kids. They are so fun and growing so wonderfully and having lots of fun with their Daddy, who has now temporarily become Mr. Mom.

 Ninja turtles E!

 He wanted to wear a red headband like me. He does a good job pulling it off doesn't he!

My cute little big, A. He reminds me often that he is not little.

How to Catch a Leprechaun

This year for St. Patrick's Day, we set a trap in the hopes of catching a Leprechaun!

We put some gold on a green plate to lure him into our trap! But he was too sneaky for us and escaped!

He left a trail through our house. It looks like one of his pockets has a hole in it. He's dropped gold all over our floor!

Jumped all over our couches and forgot to take his balloons with him!

He even turned our drinks green.

And left us a nice treat to find.

A couple of treats actually. We really like leprechauns around here. They can be so much fun! I know you wish one came to your house! You must not have set the right trap. They like chocolate gold. That is the key.