Say Say Oh Play Mate

Hannah singing her book to Nathan. Listen up!!!

Mischief

So, I should know by now that if Hannah is quiet, something is wrong. This little mishap took place just after her nap one day. I could hear her in her room, but decided not to go in as I was busy doing something. Anyway, too much time was going by for her not to be coming out so I decided to check on her and what did I find? Isn't it so pretty? She was very proud of herself that's for sure.

A rare day

Aaron spent the weekend putting in new sod in our yard only to find out that 3 sprinklers were busted after he'd laid the sod. Soooooo, that meant a day off of work to fix sprinklers. Have I mentioned before that Hannah is a daddy's girl? Um.....well she is. From the moment she woke up and every waking moment after that she was right by her daddy's side and loving every minute of it. We wish he could always be home, but since he can't it sure makes for great days when he is able to spend a rare day at home.

45 Blessings/ Week 9: The Savior

I was looking at my friends blog (thanks Heather) and watched this clip she had on it about the Savior. I thought it was inspiring and it made me reflect on just how magnificent Jesus Christ really is. I am amazed by him as I study his life and strive to live his teachings. He truly is the Prince of Peace and the only way to true joy and happiness. I'm forever grateful for Him.

http://mabrystudios.typepad.com/reflections_of_christ/2008/03/reflections-sli.html

A look into his teenage years

Oh, I hope this is not a sign of what his teenage years will be like. For now he is pretty cute in that little recliner.

Ricks College Reunion

These are some of my favorite people in the world! It's been 8 years since we were all together at Ricks. Lindy, Mandy, and Katherine were my roommates the second year I was there and we had SOOOOOO much fun together. After all these years, we've been able to keep in touch even though all of us have lived in different places, some even across the country and out of the country at times. Dave and Jeff were our FHE brothers and made our time at Ricks all that more fun. We have such great memories with them and truly the word "brother" couldn't be more fitting. It was so fun to see eachothers kids and learn about everyones going-ons. I sure hope our next reunion won't be in another 8 more years.

45 Blessings/ Week 8: My Car

I am grateful to have a good car . It's got 117K miles on it, could die any day, but still gets me from point A to point B when I need it to. I love that it has a large trunk space so I can haul all the kids stuff, groceries, and just about anything else I need it to. Although it does run pretty well, it's bound to give up on us sometime soon I figure. Then we are heading for a minivan! Hooray!!!!!

Nathan's first tooth

After much crankiness, Nathan's tooth finally came in. However, he's still cranky, so I think the other one is soon to follow. Poor guy. He's now 10 months, still not crawling and still not showing any signs of wanting to crawl. Should I be concerned yet?

Ouch!

Last week I was getting ready when I heard Hannah crying and yelling, "ouch, ouch, ouch". I ran into her room and found that she had clipped her clip onto her nose and couldn't get it off. I couldn't help but to laugh and then went to go help her. She was in the depths of despair, bawling and saying, "I need a band-aid". I got her a band-aid out and then was so hopeful that I might be able to get her to put the clip back on her nose for a picture. No way!

45 Blessings/ Week 7: Our Home

It feels so good to have a place you can call "home". Although this isn't our dream house, we do love it and feel so blessed to have so many comforts. We love where we live, love our friends and neighbors, and love the small town country feel we have here in Eagle Mountain. Part of my gratitude for my house is living in the USA. Having lived outside of America for a time, I really can appreciate first hand, just how blessed we are to live in this country. On top of this, I just finished (literally 30 minutes ago) a book called, "Children of the Promise" which is about an American family and World War II. Wow! It's just hard to imagine what a difficult time that was who lived through it. We are all sooooo blessed to live in America and I hope that I can instill in my children that the freedoms we enjoy here are truly gifts from God.

45 Blessings/ Week 5 & 6: Good Health

We have been so sick around here. Hannah got the flu, than gave it to me and I gave it to Aaron. Nathan too was sick, but not with the flu. We spent so much time in InstaCare or the doctors office. Our flu was a chain reaction, not just in our home, but we gave it to Nikki and her family, she gave it to Carlee, Carlee gave it to Liz's family while they were visiting here, and last night my mom said that she was feeling queezy. I promise, we do wash our hands regularly. Anyway, since we've been so sick, and actually my internet was down for a week, I haven't been able to write my blessings. Needless to say, I am Soooooooo grateful for good health. We are all better now (hopefully) and rearing to run and play outside in this beautiful weather! I'm also grateful for good doctors.

Cousins

One of the many advantages of coming from a large family, is all the cousins our kids will have and do already have. It seems like we've got multiple triplets in our family.

Grace (almost 2), Ryan (almost 2), & Hannah (2)

Mason (4 mo.), Lydia (2 mo.), & Nathan (9 mo.)

The Great Grandma's

My sister Liz came for Easter with her family. It's been 6 years since she's been home. So fun to have her here. We drove up to Evanston to see our grandparents. Grandma Eyre is 94 and is amazing! I have such great memories of visiting her home when I was a little girl. I don't know why, but her house always seems magical to me, even still. I'm so glad that I can take my kids to see her. My Grandma & Grandpa Hansen also live in Evanston. They are such a good example of how humility can bless your life. It was a wonderful day to spend with them.


Grandma Eyre with her great grandchildren

Liz's girls Megan, Amanda, Emily, & Hannah

Grandma & Grandpa Hansen

My Grandma Eyre. Someone that I've always looked up to and admire.

Easter

Hannah & Grace just before the Easter egg hunt.

Grace, Hannah, & Aunt Suzie, scoping out the best eggs to get.




Nathan was happy with his one find of some jelly beans.

We had such a fun Easter this year. Now that Hannah is old enough to "look" for the eggs herself, it was a blast! I took her to a local easter hunt at a park. They had 1000's of eggs and it was divided up into age groups. When it was time to get the eggs, Hannah walked around looking more at the other kids than she did the eggs. Parents weren't allowed to help the kids, so I was yelling to her to pick them up, but she was more content to just look at the kids. It was hilarious! Later that day we went to Grandma & Grandpa Eyre's house for an egg hunt and she did much better. We did all of this on Saturday. On Easter Sunday we got up and went to church and spent the afternoon just with our little family. It was such a nice day that Aaron and I took the kids for a walk and enjoyed being together and relaxing.

45 Blessings/Week 4: Nikki

Today has been a little stressful for me. Not only did I have to run a lot of errands, but my poor kids were tired and cranky, and frankly, so was their mommy. I have a lot on my mind as well, so it just wasn't the best of days. However, this afternoon my sister took her girls for a walk over to my house and we went to the park. Hannah and Grace wore themselves out playing on the slides and in the sand pit, (my nightmare since I hate all the sand) but they were having a ball and it was sooooo nice to just chat with my sister and forget the woes of this day. Afterward, she came and ate dinner with me since both of our husbands were working late tonight. I'm so grateful to have her close by. She is such a blessing!

Tummy Time

These pictures are a few weeks old, but I had to post them since Nathan really hates to be on his tummy. To start out, he's fine. Doesn't mind it if there's things he can grab and look at. But after, oh let's say 35 seconds, he's done! He hates it and, me being the mean mom that I am, won't give in to pick him up until he's rolled over. I'm happy to report that he can now roll over immediately when placed on his tummy.....therefore making a very happy baby.

45 Blessings/Week 3: Temples

Doesn't the song "I love to see the Temple" come to mind when you see this picture? This week I am thankful for temples. I got to go this morning to clean the Mount Timpanogos temple and what an experience that was. I'm so impressed with the organization of the church. Actually, I'm amazed by it to say the least. The temple is the cleanest place in this world. There was probably close to 60 people this morning who volunteered to come clean and I'm telling you, none of my rags hardly got dirty because the temple is already so clean. I asked the lady in charge if they clean like this every week and she said yes, plus, people also clean at night as well, always to make sure that the temple is perfectly clean. Wow! It was such a neat experience and one I'm sure I'll get to do again. However, the biggest reason why I'm so thankful for the temple this week is because it is my safe haven. I love the feeling I get when I walk in those doors, knowing that this is the house of God. Plus, it is here where I was sealed to Aaron almost 5 years ago and because of that, our children are sealed to us as well. What a blessing! I'm thankful to live close by so many temples. Yes indeed, "I love to see the Temple".

Hannah & Nathan have been tagged

I'm sorry to those who've "tagged" me. I'm not good at keeping this going since I've been tagged and never seem to do it. Anyway, better late than never.

Hannah likes:
Macaroni & Cheese
Cookies & Gum
Pete's Dragon (she's obsessed with it actually)
Her blankie
Playing outside
Brocolli
Nursery at church

Hannah doesn't like:
Lions
Her teeth brushed
To be by herself
When kids pull her hair

Nathan likes:
Any kind of food
To be held and played with
His mommy a whole bunch
Things in his mouth
Nap time
His bath

Nathan doesn't like:
To be on his tummy
um...yea, that's about it for him

I've been tagged

I've Been Tagged!


10 years ago: 10 years ago I was at Ricks college having the time of my life! I was living in the dorms, making friends that I still have to this day, and on such a spiritual high that I never wanted to leave.

5 things on To Do List: I need to take my car in to have the emissions tested, scrub my kitchen floor, vacuum upstairs, pack up the downstairs, and tape off the ceiling in the basement so we can start painting.

3 bad habits: I like to stay in bed until my kids get me up, which is usually around 8:00. Yikes! I only "do" my hair if I have to, otherwise it's in a braid or ponytail. I put off the laundry until it's absolutely mandatory.

Places I have lived: Utah, Oregon, Idaho, The Netherlands, Belgium, and California.

Jobs: Sales for "Baby & Me", Resident Assistant at Ricks, Cashier for Home Depot, CNA, Sales - Parts at RF MacDonald, and now a full time mother which is the best by far and hardest by far!

Suddenly a Billionaire: I'd pay everyone's debt off that I know, give tons of it away to people in need, and take my whole family on a great vacation!!!

Things People probably don't know about me: I'm terrified of the ocean, well atleast being out in it, but I love to look at it from the shore; I love to read and sometimes neglect everyone if I've found a good book; I'm very interested in "natural health" and love to learn all I can about it.

My Birthday

It was my birthday over the weekend. Aaron is good about making it special for me. I woke up to notes all over the kitchen with thoughtful things. Later that morning I was watching my niece, Grace and she and Hannah decided to get me something for my birthday and cleaned the toilet TWICE with the toilet brush. Unfortunately, they were confused with what end goes in the toilet. Yuck! Later that night Aaron and I went out, just the two of us. Our plan was to go swimming and then out for a milk shake, but the swimming part didn't happen. The milk shake was yummy, however.

My parents are always thoughtful in their gift giving and this year my dad made me a jean quilt. Yes, I did say dad. He made this for me all by himself and my mom said "he sweat blood and tears" into this. What's also fun about it is most of those jeans are my old jeans. What a great dad I have. I love you so much pops!

Tonight Aaron is taking me to the "Bar J Wranglers". For those of you who don't know who they are, they are a western comedy show out of Jackson Hole Wyoming and are hilarious!!! I've seen their show a few times and absolutely love it! I can't wait to see them tonight at Thanksgiving Point.

So, it was a great birthday. Next year is the big 30, and I've told Aaron I'm going to dye my hair red. :o)