Mo's Birthday!

Friday was Jer's dad's Birthday. We drove up to Sterling to Celebrate. We gave him a card and I made my truffle chocolate cake. Jer's sister Courtney has moved back home so that was really nice too.

I really love this man! Jer's dad is such a sweet guy. He is always playing with the grandchildren and loves to joke around.

Thanks for making me feel like another daughter Mo!

My Preschool Graduate!

Mason's teacher Ms. Jen! She is the best! We will sure miss her.

Also Ms. Gretta!

Today was Mason's end of the school year program. Jeremiah's parents and sister, Courtney came up to see it. We all gathered in the gymnasium to watch Mason perform. Mason walked in all right and then he gave me "the look." I knew what that look meant, it said that there was no way in heck that he was going to sing and dance in front of all these people!!!

The next thing I knew, he folded his arms and covered his face with them! If that wasn't crazy enough, he proceeded to sit down on the floor in the fetal position! His teachers couldn't get him to participate so he just came back to sit with us.

Jer and I tried bribing him with treats or with a surprise if he'd just go back up there and dance. Then we tried threatening... Man he was stubborn! He finally had enough of all of us begging him to go back up there so he stomped his way up to the front and then cried really loudly that he didn't want to do it! I could have died!!!

They called his name and he received his metal and laminated scrapbook of pictures throughout the year. I managed to weasel a smile out of him while he was up there only by making silly faces at him.

Can I just say, It still amazes me how different my children's personalities are! Brooklyn would have been stealing the spot light. Mason almost threw an all out tantrum in front of the whole school!!! Oh boy, am I excited to see how Dallas reacts under pressure.

I am so excited for this school year to be over! Bring on the Summer!!! Only one more kid to go and then its Summer break! Yay!

Easter/Mother's Day!

Because i didn't get pictures of the kids in their Easter outfits on Easter, I got them on Mother's Day.

This year wasn't as difficult for me. I think it was due to the fact that we have been so overwhelmingly busy that I haven't had time to even feel sad. For that, I am grateful!!!

This Mother's day, my parents sent me some beautiful flowers! Jer and the kids gave me cards and a movie. We spent time together and Jer even cleaned and folded all of the laundry! That was the best!

I just want to post my feelings on Mother's, it goes something like this:

"May each of us treasure this truth: One cannot forget mother and remember God. One cannot remember mother and forget God. Why? Because these two sacred persons, God and mother, partners in creation, in love, in sacrifice, in service, are as one." - Thomas S. Monson

I love this quote! I had a great testimony of women and motherhood before I became a mother because of the amazing example i had growing up of my own mom. Now that I am a mother, my feelings go even deeper. I get glimpses of how our Father in Heaven must feel sometimes. The joy he must feel when we obey and grow and the heartache he must endure when we chose contrary to his teachings. I completely believe that we have a Heavenly Mother who loves us!

I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's day!

Belated Easter pt 1

I almost totally forgot to make hard boiled eggs this year so the big kids dyed them late night on saturday night. (I know, I am a slacker.)

They had fun putting glitter on them and making dinosaur eggs. We cracked those first then dyed them, so when you take the shell off it, it is white with colored cracks that look like a dinosaur egg.

Jer tried making the Easter roast on our new grill and it turned out fabulous! It had a thick layer of smoke flavor that was amazing. It didn't taste like a normal oven roast but it was more smoky and BBQy.

I forgot to take pictures of the kids in their Sunday dress since my camera battery died so I will post those pictures later.

Sorry I haven't been around lately. I've been so busy looking for new houses and getting school done that I've been super overwhelmed. I hope this phase in our lives ends soon so we can settle down and just enjoy our family time. I feel like all we do is look for the next home or next job. Now that Jer loves his job, I'm hoping we find a home soon that we can call our own for the first time!

Just one of those days

Actually, its been one of those weeks. Between Jer and I starting our new diet, the kids taking advantage of single mommy, and Jer working from early in the morning until late at night every night I feel like I've been going insane!

I went and bought a multi vitamin today because I have been so drained! I'd almost say its not worth it except I know eating this way has been getting me the results I've been looking for for so long. Its unbelievable how many different things I have tried to get into shape. I guess success comes with a price.

I'm not even sure if my extreme tiredness, irritability and crazy emotions are coming from the lack of sugar, lack of caffeine or just the lack of my husband being around to help me with these rowdy kids! I broke down today while doing school with Brook and that was a first for me. Its almost summer and I know we are both barely hanging on. Frankly we are both tired. I'm worried about next year. On top of the lack of motivation, Dallas put his hand in his dirty diaper!!! I was at the end of my rope!

We need daddy home and soon!

Then comes the awful guilt because I was doing SO well with reading scriptures and praying and I felt like I was in a good place. Then today happened! Bang! I feel like a terrible mom for yelling and like I'm terrible for wanting to just quit.

All I can say is, tomorrow has GOT to be better.

Okay, I'm done venting... Goodnight!

New Cut!

I got my hair cut today! It was getting way too long and I was sick of it! It feels so much better now! Yay!