Happy Leap Day!!

We hope all of you had a great extra 24 hours filled with lots of fun. We did have a frog party here. Then for dinner we had Frog eye salad, frog brains (cauliflower) and frog heads (meatballs). It was a fun day and we are looking forward to the next one. We are going to do something crazy that year. Stay tuned.....

Ever wanted extra time in the day?

Tomorrow you have the great opportunity of having an extra 24 hours. I have wanted to make the day extra special and do something out of the ordinary. I racked my brain and came up with nothing. I am pretty boring I guess. I finally decided to have a frog party with some of Alex's friends but that is it. Do any of you have anything fun planned with your extra 24 hours?

Our Fun Weekend!!!

Alex had school off for President's Day so I took off work on Saturday and we headed down to SLC for a vacation with dad. Luckily Uncle Sam was nice and gave us our tax refund right in time. We went down Friday night and met dad and went out to eat. Then we went to another universe and walked on the moon and Mars. It was a great adventure. That night Logan's ear decided to leak so I ended up at the doctor with him on Saturday and his ear infection is back so we are on round two of antibiotics. So Saturday was just spent vegging and watching a BYU game.
On Sunday only an hour after church we heard the cries of "I'm so booooorrrrreeeeedddd" eminating from our 6 year old. I talked daddy into keeping the sick one and Alex and I went on a church adventure. We took Trax to Temple Square and hung out there for a couple of hours. Alex was drawn to the Conference Center and wanted to see where President Hinckley had his funeral. We went on a mini tour and saw some really cool components of that magnificent hall. Alex is now very excited to go to Conference at this building. I love the Spirit that I can see in Alex whenever we are at Temple Square, that is always the highlight of our trips. He has a very powerful Spirit to him and I am hoping that I can always be the mom that can continue that Spiritual growth in him. He is an awesome little boy!!!
Then to continue our "ium" theme the Neu Grandma took us to the aquarium. We loved visiting with the sharks, petting the sting rays and finding Nemo. Logan was entranced by all of the fish but the highlight for him was the octopus. (I included a pic of this on the slideshow but I am not sure how well you can see it since we could not use a flash). After that grandma took us to lunch at IHOP (Alex's fave) and then we went to see where daddy works. Daddy was a great tour guide and showed us all over that beautiful building. Alex learned so much that the next day I told him I had to pay bills and he said he wanted to as well. I asked why and he said that he wanted a candy bar everyday at school. That is the example grandma gave him so that we could show him how a bill is made into law.
Well we are home now and all tuckered out. In fact, Logan has been sleeping for 4 hours so far and is still down. Thanks to all of those who participated in making our weekend great. Enjoy the slide show of the weekend!!!

(Just click on the link to get the show) I am about ready to beat my blog.

Valentine's Day

I am not a big fan of Valentine's (please no rock throwing). I did however want to make this a fun time for my kids so I came up with the idea of a week of love. This involved an activity every day of the week of Valentines that Alex loved. We of course did the typical frosting of sugar cookies to take to neighbors. Then on Monday he ate at his favorite place McDonald's, Tuesday was an hour of Logan free time (meaning playing without towers being destroyed:) Then on Wednesday we went to the McDonalds playland with a friend for a couple of hours. This was very nice because with all of the snow both boys have been cooped up for too long. Then on Valentine's day we had heart pancakes with pink milk. Then for dinner we had spaghetti and cherry 7-up. Over all it was a nice week of love!!

Ode to Single Moms!!

For those of you who may not know I have been a single mom since January 21 and will stay one until March 5th. Andy got an awesome opportunity to intern at the Capitol for the Legislative Session so I am in Smithfield trying to hold down the fort. I am not sure how single moms juggle so many roles. I am going crazy but luckily the end is in site. I just want to give a shot out to all of those moms who go it alond. I admire you and I am amazed by your strength.

100 Days of School!!!

This event occured on the 3rd of Feb but I am a little slow. Alex brought home this heart and told me we had to come up with 100 things to put on it to celebrate the 100th day of school. I was thinking a kindergartner would not be able to tackle this. We went off to Wal-Mart were we found some monster stickers. I knew we would not get 100 of those on the heart so I had Alex pick something smaller to go in the spaces. He picked jingle bells. I was very impressed with my son who only needed help taking the backing off of the stickers. The rest of the project he did himself. It is titled, "Monster Dreams."

Art Choice!!

I took this picture of my boys a couple of months ago with the intent of making it art in my home. Well Andy and I can't agree on which color option we like the best so I am looking for opinions. Which color scheme do you like for an art piece? It will be going on a wall that is a light Khaki. By request I have added a Sepia one in there.

No More Snow!!!

Enough is enough!!! I am done with winter hence the new template. I want to have warm thoughts. Alex is loving the snow and all the joy that it brings. I would love to think more as a child but I am tired of shoveling it, driving in it, being cooped up inside because of it. Ok I am done with my rant, enjoy the pics!!

Our dear sweet Prophet!!

I have had a very hard time putting into words what I feel in my heart. It is an end of an era of sorts for me. I have changed in so many ways since President Hinckley was called as a Prophet. I graduated from high school and college. I accepted a mission call signed by this great man. I married the man of my dreams just a week after the Conference Center was dedicated. We say that we were the first couple to take their wedding pictures at that magnificent building. I have had two wonderful children who only know President Hinckley as the Prophet.
Today as I was thinking about what the next 13 years may bring I thought about my two boys and I started to cry. I have a 6 year old and the next Prophet who is called could be the Prophet that signs his mission call. What a difference 13 years make!!! I have such a strong testimony of this Gospel. I was amazed as I watched the funeral at how much has been done in 13 years. I pray that I can make such a difference on the life of my 6 year old so that when he is 19 and accepting his mission call he can look back on the example of his mother and what she has done. Thank you President Hinckley for being such a great example of service and love. We will miss you!!!