Little Jay Bird

Sorry it has been awhile. Ken has been on the computer working with his flight simulator. Since his training is more important than my love for blogging, I figure I had better just wait.

I sent the boys out to play in the backyard on Tuesday. I set up the pool and pulled some weeds while the boys played. After about 45 minutes Nathan wanted to go inside. I took him in to dress him and left Kenny outside. I looked out the upstairs window about 5 minutes later and saw Kenny racing wildly around the backyard naked as a jaybird! He was picking up his bathing suit and throwing it around like a ball. Ken and I watched him and laughed for a few minutes. It was hilarious to see him running around so happy and free. I called out the window and he looked up and energetically waved "Hi Mommy!" I asked him where his swimming pants were and he looked both ways with a confused look. Then he looked down and back up laughing.

What is it with little kids and being naked? Nathan squeals with delight and runs all around upstairs before I track him down and dump in the bath. I love to see my kids filled with youthful innocence. It's very endearing.

And before anyone panics, we sat Kenny down and explained to him that taking off his clothes and running around was not a modest choice.

New Studio Portraits

I have cute kids. I know I'm a little bias, but every time I go out with them I have at least one person comment on how my kids look. I don't know what it is, but they are beautiful little boys. I can't wait (okay, I actually can wait) to have a little girl to add to these two. I love their sweet little cheeks and playful little eyes. One smile from either of them and I melt. I'm such a lucky mom!

Our July 4th Vacation

We went to Austin to spend the holiday with my sister and her husband. Of course, it rained the entire time. We had to change all our original plans due to the weather. We went to this cave in San Marcos. I love caves. There is something so awe inspiring about being under the earth. This particular cave was formed by an earthquake. You can actually see the two plates and and where the gulf coast plate slid under the hill country plate. Very cool. The boys had an okay time. We went with Rissa, Kevin, and Landan. One of the three boys was fussing at any given time and I have to admit, by the end of the tour I wondered why we thought having children was a good idea in the first place. Then I looked into their sweet little eyes and remembered all the loves and kisses and joy they bring into my life. Of course, at this point one of the angels would hit another one and the cycle started over again.
After diving into the earth 160 feet we went 160 feet up in the air to the top of an observation tower. We tried to pose the kids and have them all looking at us for a cute picture, but trying to get 3 small boys to all look and smile at the same time is akin to trying to stuff my I-have-had-two-babies body back into my pre- wedding jeans- it just ain't gonna happen.

Next on this little adventure was a train ride through a waterfall and deer petting zoo. We could have bought the boys some deer food, but we chose not to for three reasons: 1) They didn't deserve it after the fifth meltdown each, 2) I felt guilty that I was harboring a secret desire that one of the deer might accidentally get carried away eating out of the kids' hands and carry them off to magic train land or something for a few hours, and 3) deer slobber is nasty. The little zoo was fun. The boys got to touch a few of the deer but were able to keep slobber free. They also had peacocks with all their feathers out. Nathan really lite up when he saw those birds.

Now the real story surrounding the train. Kevin and Ken wanted the train to go through the waterfall without the little machine parting the water so the passengers stayed dry. We sat in the last car and the conductor person said he would try and shut the water-parting machine down early so our car could go through the water. The first time we went past the fall the bench I was sitting on got a little wet and the other bench stayed dry. The second time I told Kevin to move to my seat because he and Ken wanted to get wet, not me. So I moved to the dry seat with Nathan and Marissa. Look at what happened.
Please make a note of who is wet and who is not...mean boys.

After the cave place we went to see Kevin and Rissa's being built house. Due to it still raining, we took everyone to a movie. The men folk went to see Transformers, while us woman folk took the rugrats to see Ratitoulle. It was a cute movie. Of course we sat on the complete opposite side of the exit and Nathan pooped twice and Kenny had to go once as well. But they had a good time. After the movie, we sat out on the sidewalk and watched some fireworks displays because the dad's movie got out an hour later than our did. Nathan loved the fireworks. He would squeal with glee every time and say "That preddy!" Kenny was mesmerized by the cars driving by and Landon was into the grass.


Overall we had a great time and loved spending time with family. Hope you all had a happy, and not quite so wet, Fourth of July!

Crazy Weather

What is up with the weather? Normal weather for this area at this time of year is occasional thunderstorms, 90-100 degree temperatures, and humid, humid, humid! Lately the only thing it has done is storm and the temperatures have been in the 80s. I read a news report about the weather out west and how unbearably hot it is. They have our extreme heat. I can't say that I miss it. But the trade off is constant rain. I'm not sure which is worst.

I have vacation pictures to post, but I have not had the time to write about it.

I Can Do It!

I woke up Tuesday morning (the day we left) and saw this sight on the kitchen counter.
Kenny made his very own most favorite food in the whole world- a peanut butter and honey sandwich. Lovely. First bees, then a brand-new-now-half-empty honey bear. Let's just face the facts. My kitchen attracts honey. It's fate- what can ya do?

Boys and Bubbles

I got a bubble machine from a friend and turned it on in the living room. The boys went nuts! It was fun to see how excited they got. Nathan kept saying "bubbles, bubbles" over and over. Each time his voice got a little higher. Cute!

We are going to Austin for the next few days to see my sister and her family for the 4th. I'll write when I get back.


Happy Fourth!!

Happy Anniversary

When we were first dating, Ken worked at a flower shop as a delivery driver. This meant that I always had a fresh supply of beautiful purple roses. These arrived for me on Friday. I haven't had purple roses in a long time because Ken has not been able to find a shop that carries them here. I was positively giddy with delight when these arrived. They are absolutely beautiful! This picture does not begin to do them justice.

Today we celebrate 7 years of wedded bliss. Ken and I met on a blind date on September 3rd of 1999. I was 19 and had just returned to school from the summer at home. The week before I returned, I got a call from one of my roommates who said she had been hanging out this this new group of people and she had met this guy named Ken. She said she thought of me instantly and that we were going to be best friends or hate each other. Within a week of returning to school, I found myself waiting in the living room of my apartment for him to arrive. Ken had spent the summer working on a cattle ranch, and he showed up decked out in full cowboy gear (boots. hat, belt buckle, Wranglers, and a goatee). We were both very reluctant to go on this date. I had my eye on another boy in the complex. We went out to Applebee's for dinner. I remember having a salad. I was very nervous, but in a a good way. After dinner, this drunk guy in the parking lot asked us when we were getting married. Ken put his arm around me and said, "We're headed to Vegas right now." We went back to my apartment and I changed into a sweatshirt. We headed up the canyon and parked at this beautiful spot. We talked for hours (and did a little kissing- don't judge me.) I had the most wonderful feeling the whole time. When I got home that night my roommate asked me how things went and I told her "I think I'm going to marry him." Four weeks later he bought my ring and nine months after that we were married in the Salt Lake temple at 9:40 am.

Guess what- my new niece was born today. Check on Mike and Ashlyn's blog to see!