4th of July

The boys loved watching the hot air balloons take off in Provo.



We then enjoyed a wonderful breakfast at Cracker Barrel. They have the best breakfasts ever.

We then enjoyed a potluck and park time with Michael's family and friends.We finished the day off with an impressive firework show put on by Pleasant Grove.
We had a great 4th.

Partners in crime... and crying

We love the dollar store

I wish I could be this happy with $2. I love how something so little can make kids so excited.

What we've been up to lately

So I've been reprimanded lately for not updating my blog. I figure that I don't have anything too interesting to say and so I don't want to bore you with the details. For all two of you who read this, here are some updates.

Michael has been working so hard. He is enjoying his job and as always has a lot of side projects that keep him really busy. He always makes time for us and we've had a lot of fun biking, swimming, and BBQing. We love him so much.


ME! Most of my spare time lately has been spent planning Girls Camp for my ward. I never knew how much work went into one week. We've got some funs thing planned and so I've mainly just got shopping left (the only part I'm good at). I hope it turns out. I'm also training for a triathlon (okay, that isn't exactly the right word for my occassional excercise urges) . Luckily for you I haven't attached any pictures of me while excercising. I've only got a week and a half left until the big day. Cross your fingers that I don't drowned while swimming in a pool with hundreds of other competative and much more fit people. Yikes. The other love of my life is my new pair of chacos. Please ignore my ugly feet. These sandals rock. They are so comfy and durable. I'd definitely recommend them.


Anthony is my energizer bunny and runs around all day long. He loves wrestling, laughing, talking, painting, coloring, doing puzzles, eating cucumbers (random, I know) and watching movies. We love him to death. Some of his latest sayings...
While jumping into the swimming pool he yelled "Cantaloupe!"
"Mom, Ethan's boobies are getting big like daddy's." (I'm not sure if that is a bigger cut to Michael or me)
"I want a donut with sprinklers on it."



Ethan is at such a fun age. If I got a dollar for each time this kid smiles I'd be rollin'. He is crawlilng around and loving trying new table foods. He is a complete joy.

Easter Picture

Anyone who has a 2 year-old knows how hard it is to get a decent picture with a somewhat normal expression on their face. After many attempts, I think we got one.



Thanks so much for the Easter outfits Mom!

Not so fun dip

So I took Anthony to the store and let him pick out a treat. Anthony has a gift to pick out the one treat that I really don't want him to have. It is probably because they put the brightly packaged treats loaded with sugar right at the height of 2 year olds. I usually make him choose again but this time I defied the mother instinct that was screaming "don't even think about it" and let him keep his fun dip treat. As if that wasn't bad enough I showed him how to eat his treat and I went into the back room to fold laundry (once again defying the mother instinct). You can imagine what I found when I came back in. He had quickly eaten the stick and used his fingers as the dippers. Yum. His green hulk-like hands lasted for about a week. The green powder all over my couch actually wiped up quite well. Thank goodness for leather.

6 months old

Ethan is now 6 months and I am pleased and embarrassed to announce that he is finally sleeping through the night. I should have let him cry it out months ago but I finally decided that a few sleepless nights for us and the neighbors would be worth it. It definitely is.