Happy "Memoreo" Day

When my youngest sister was little she thought Memorial Day was "Memoreo" Day, and that we were supposed to have Oreos. So, ever since then Oreos have always been part of our Memorial Day! Today we enjoyed our Oreos at Antelope Island with Grandma Keime. We left about 9:30am, hiked up to Buffalo Point, got eaten by a few thousand gnats and saw a beautiful view, hiked back down, drove out to the ranch on the South end of the island and did all kinds of fun stuff. The boys got to make candles, play in the "jungle", try their hand at roping steers, and ate lunchables-thanks Grandma! It was a fun day! Perfect weather, and perfect company! It really made me appreciate the beautiful area we live in, and the free country we enjoy, thanks to many valiant men and women who have fought, and still fight, for our freedom. Happy Memorial Day!!!

Perfecting the Art of the Butt Scoot

Noah is 16 months old. He doesn't crawl, he doesn't roll, he doesn't walk, but boy can he butt scoot!!! Yesterday he turned it into a real art form! :) It's the "butt" scoot boogie!!! :)

Happy Mom's Day!!!

I am proud to say that I was the first to make my Mom a Mom! And I'm sure she'll love me for posting this picture! :) I thought I would take a minute and write some of my favorite memories of her, and some of my favorite things she says:
* "Time is but the stream I go a fishing in"
* "I'm bilious"
* "Kookamunga"
* "I'm gonna crack your heads together!"
* "Vegie dujour"
* "What's for dinner? Crap."
* "Whats for dessert? Air."
* My friends in high school called her Snow White because she has black hair and she is always kind.
* When I had friends sleep over she would always get us our favorites: Skittles, Cool Ranch Doritos, Red licorice, and M&M's.
* She loves nature and would always take us on hikes. She even went on several three or four day back-packing trips with us when we were in Young Women.
* She built the best tubing hills in our front yard.
* She would wake us up to watch cool lightning storms.
* She supported us in everything we wanted to do; cheerleading, dance, basketball, baseball, football,volleyball,flute, piano, violin, soccer, clogging, voice...
* She is very creative and has written poems for many people and for many occasions.
* She played the trumpet in the BYU Marching Band and she used to wake us up with the Bugler's Call-(is that what it's called?)
* She had five kids, even though at one point she didn't want to have kids and wanted to become an archeologist.
* She has tried every diet known to man and made us try some disgusting things growing up...:)
* She is a work-aholic and always wants to do her very best.
* She and Devin were really into bird watching for a few years and she would take him places to see bald eagles and different kids of birds. She also bought him some binoculars.
* There are a million other things I could mention...
* I love you Mom!!! You're the best!!!
I can't forget Mark's Mom...who is also my Mom! This pic was high school graduation.

I am so grateful for Karma. She is such a kind and wonderful mother-in-law and grandma! My boys absolutely adore her and get so excited when they get to go to her house for "Arby's Night" or "Pizza Night".
Ever since Mark and I started dating I have always enjoyed going to their house and talking with Karma. She always has fun and interesting things to talk about, and she always listens to what others have to say. I am her only daughter-in-law, and she is so kind to me, and always brags about me-and even though it's lies, I appreciate that she loves me and is proud of me.

Happy Mother's Day to the two best moms on the face of the earth!!!

Life = Chaos

We have had a lot going on lately, and I haven't had time to blog much, so this will be a chaotic jumble of stuff. But, that is life, isn't it? A chaotic jumble of stuff. Devin had his piano recital over a week ago. He had asked his teacher if he could play Star Wars or Indiana Jones the minute she mentioned they were going to have a recital. She was nice enough to agree, and after purchasing both sets of sheet music he decided on Star Wars. It was a very difficult piece, and it took lots of practice. But, he never gave up. I was really proud of him. He did a great job.

My Grandma Keime was here for a few weeks. She lives in Denver and comes to stay with my Dad and Mom at least once a year. The kids call her Granny, and it is always wonderful to have her here. Ty especially loves her and talks about her for weeks after she goes back home. While she was here she took us all out to Golden Corral. She was also able to come to Devin's recital. She is a wonderful Grandma and Granny!

Today I went to my 12 week appointment and got to hear the baby's heartbeat. It was a little nerve racking because it took Dr. Hughes a few minutes to find it. I kept telling myself that we had been though a miscarriage before and if that was the case, I would eventually be okay...but, when he finally found it, boy was it a beautiful sound. I am always cheesy and try to guess whether it's a boy or a girl by the heartbeat....supposedly girl heartbeats are faster then boys, and this one was rather slow. No surprise there- if it is in fact a boy. That's what we're counting on. But, I am prepared to find out it's a girl, because I'm afraid if I don't prepare I may just have a coronary.

My Mom and I have been taking a square foot gardening class and I am so excited to plant! My parents always have a huge garden, and growing up we did all the growing, picking, and canning stuff. But, as an adult, I've never planted a garden. I am almost giddy at the thought of growing and canning my own stuff. (Leah would be proud-she's our ward food storage specialist:)

Lastly, I am reading a book called The Memory Keeper's Daughter for book club. It is haunting and a little depressing, but I can't put it down. I just have to know what happens. It is much better then The Shack, which we read last month. I couldn't even finish that one...and I don't think that has ever happened before.

K-so now you know more then you ever needed or wanted to know :)