The Boys BIG Spring Break Adventure (Day 2)

Day 2 of the boys BIG spring break adventure with their dad was a much smaller adventure.  Ed went biking that morning (just a little 55 mile bike ride) so they didn't get on their way until after 2:00.  They went to Boondocks where they played games, air hockey, mini-golf, rode water bumper boats, and even got surprised by me & Brecken with pizza for dinner (I thought it would be fun to at least eat dinner with them since I hadn't participated in any of their adventure).  Uncle Richard & his 2 kids join them for day 2 of the adventure so that made it more fun.  I'm glad Ed was able to do so much with the boys since it might be awhile before they get to do too much outside our house.

Gavin punishes himself!

Last week, while I had my cute little neighbor babysitting, Gavin took care of punishing himself.   When I got home, the babysitter told me that Gavin had fallen asleep on the STAIRS and then on the couch (oh, I wish I had a picture of him asleep on the stairs).  I thought maybe he wasn't feeling well but then she told me the story.  Apparently, Gavin had an accident (a new thing for him - he just gets so busy playing that he doesn't want to go to the bathroom).  After his accident, he cleaned up the mess, got himself clean underwear and clean pants 

AND PUT HIMSELF IN TIMEOUT ON THE STAIRS

(that is what I told him would happen if he had another accident).  What a good boy (not the accident part)!  My cute babysitter said she couldn't find the mess - so I guess he did a good job cleaning up.  I did find his dirty clothes up in his room.  I love this little guy - I just hope he is done having accidents!

The Boys BIG Spring Break Adventure (Day 1)

Before the boys had their spring break, Ed told them to plan what they wanted to do for their big adventure - he was going to take time off work to play with them (which was fabulous since I haven't been able to do much of anything with them lately and won't be able to for quite a while).  The boys came up with a HUGE list of things they wanted to do.  I thought Ed was going to have them pick one or two of the things to do but instead he told them to come up with a schedule and they would do it!  The boys were so excited!  We came up with a schedule - which actually was going to take 2 days.  They were going to have their big adventure on Thursday and Friday but there was so much snow that week (the weather was horrible - in one day we got 10-12 inches of snow at our house and Snowbird got over 40 inches in just a couple of days) that Ed had to go skiing/snowboarding on Friday with one of his friends.  So the big adventure was on Thursday and then Saturday afternoon (after Ed rode his bike 55 miles as a warm up for his 100 mile race).

Day 1 - IHOP, Kangaroo Zoo, Chuck E. Cheese's, Bowling, and Monsters vs. Aliens (the movie)

Day 2 - Boondocks (which is like 4 places in one)

What a GREAT dad!  The boys will never forget their BIG Spring Break Adventure!

11 Years and Counting!

Wow - I can't believe that I got married 11 years ago today (and I really can't believe how young we look in this picture from our wedding day)!  It has been an amazing 11 years.  I don't have any fun pictures from today except for the beautiful flowers that Ed bought me - I love tulips and Gerber daisies.  Ed is actually on his way to Moab for a 100 mile bike race - I think he is crazy but he is excited.  I did get to see him for a minute this morning - better than last year when he was in Europe on our 10 year anniversary with his UofU Executive MBA class.  I am not complaining though - I wouldn't be up to doing much of anything anyways.  He is always very good to me - thanks for a fabulous 11 years!

Sick Little Matthew

Matthew has had a rough week.  He woke-up Sunday morning with a fever of 102.5.  I gave him Motrin and after a little bit he seemed to be mostly okay.  But by the afternoon, his fever had gone back up to 103.8.  Motrin didn't help so much this time.  In the night, his fever went back up over 103, so I gave him more Motrin but an hour later it was up to 104.1.  So into the tub we went.  Finally his fever went down a little but never below 101.  His fever continued for days and he laid on the couch and slept a lot.  Finally, I took him to the doctor last night and it turned out to be an ear infection (which is strange because he never gets ear infections even though all his brother have had tubes, and he never once complained about his ears).  They gave us a prescription and this morning, my little Matthew was back (and I do mean little, I think he lost weight this week from not eating).  I am just so glad he is finally feeling better!

bedtime for Brecken

I must say, I am very lucky when it comes to putting Brecken down for a nap or bedtime (at least most of the time).  Usually, when I tell Brecken it is bedtime & take down the gate (keeping him from going upstairs), he takes off running to get up into his bed - especially if he sees I have his sippy cup / pacifier and his teddy bear / blanket.  And once he is in bed, he doesn't even cry (again, that is most of the time).  What a good boy - and what a blessing given my current condition.

Gavin's opinion of food cooked with love

The other day, the boys were watching a show (while I was cooking dinner & they were eating) and they were cooking something on the show and they said the last ingredient was love.  They boys asked what that meant.  I started to explain that it means the food is cooked with love, that the person cooking the food is cooking it because they love you.  Here is what Gavin thought of things cooked with love:

"Love is kisses." (with a very disgusted look on his face)

Then he took a bite of his food and said, "Yuck, I can taste the love.  I don't want food with love in it.  Mom, cook me some without love."

Yeah - I will get right on that - food without love!

Matthew - how hair grows

The boys all needed their hair cut (they were starting to look like shaggy dogs) so I cut/buzzed it the other day.  I'm not great at cutting their hair but they are young so they don't care (next time 

I need to take them to Dani to get real hair cuts).   Anyway, after I cut their hair, they were all itchy so I had them go take quick showers to rinse the hair off.  When Matthew came down, Dallin asked him if he had washed his hair.  This is how Matthew answered:

"I didn't wash my hair.  I didn't want to get it wet because then it would grow.  Water makes things grow."

He is right, water makes things grow!

I added this picture of Gavin - I think that with their hair cut/buzzed, they look a lot a like - and he is just so cute!  I love that he always does "thumbs up" in pictures lately.

Easter Morning

The boys were so excited Easter morning to wake up and find their baskets (in our room).  Matthew had told me that the Easter Bunny ALWAYS leaves Transformers and kites.  Good thing he passed that info on to me so I could tell the Easter Bunny.  So, Matthew was thrilled to see they all got a Transformer and kite - and some other little things.  Brecken just got 2 things - a stuffed Mickey Mouse (he LOVES Mickey Mouse Clubhouse) and a package of toothbrushes (for some reason he LOVES toothbrushes - you will rarely see him without one these days, I think they feel good on his gums).  He was so funny.  He didn't want anything to do with the Mickey Mouse (he kept pushing it away).  But he LOVED the toothbrushes.  He screamed when Ed tried taking the box to open it so he could "play" with the toothbrushes.

When the boys all got ready for Church, Dallin had a blue shirt on with his new Easter tie.  He asked Ed if he would wear a blue shirt so they could be the same.  Ed said of course.  Dallin was so excited that he was dressed like his daddy and insisted on having a picture of just the 2 of them - how sweet is that!

Dyeing Easter Eggs

The night before Easter, after recovering (sort of) from our big Easter Egg Hunt and bathing the boys and getting Brecken in bed, we finally got around to dyeing Easter eggs.  The pictures aren't great but the boys all had a great time.  Gavin rushed through dyeing each egg (but loved it).  Dallin & Matthew were much more patient with each egg - dyeing each one multiple colors and really taking their time.  It was fun to see how much they have changed since dyeing eggs last year.

The Hunt is On!

Yesterday we had our annual Easter Egg Hunt.  Luckily, the weather wasn't too bad (last year we had to postpone the hunt 2 times) - it was a little chilly and cloudy but it wasn't windy and it only sprinkled a little towards the end when everyone was eating all the yummy treats everyone brought.  

There were 44 kids and 1,082 eggs!  

It turned out to be a lot of fun (and exhausting)!  Luckily, I had lots of help (filling eggs, hiding eggs, bringing treats, cleaning up) - thanks to my friends and Ed!

Gavin & the Big Monkey

Gavin woke-up this morning and came right into our room to tell us the following:

"There is a big monkey outside and he likes to throw us!  He's scary!"

Later he told me:

"There are really 2 big monkey's and they are really freaking me out!"

Seriously, where does he come up with this stuff?