Monday, May 21, 2012

Life!


*I'm tired!
*I have a headache-probably because I'm so tired!
*My house looks like a tornado has come through...all the time! Toys, markers, crayons, paper, stickers everywhere...constantly!
*I hear, "I'm bored!" "He or she hit me, punched me pushed me, etc" all the time!
*Sunday is not a day of rest for me. I get myself and 3 kids ready and out the door and on time to church every week. I then have to entertain them and keep them quiet...all by myself!
*I am EXHAUSTED after sacrament meeting every Sunday!
*I have very tired arms by 2:00 pm every Sunday!
*I hardly see my husband during the week!
*Ethan is complaining because he has to teach the family home evening lesson and he doesn't know what to teach.
*My house may or may not get vacuumed or mopped every week!
*Ethan forgot his Star Wars hoodie at school Friday, the only day it was cold enough to need a hoodie!
But I wouldn't change one thing!
*I'm tired because Jackson waked up in the middle of the night, just to cuddle with me. Then he wakes up about 6:30 to eat and goes right back to sleep.
*My house has had Tornado Emma rip through, but she does leave fun pictures.
*Ethan and Emma are bored, because I've been ready for the day by breakfast and instead of turning on the TV, I suggest games, legos, crafts, etc to keep us busy and spend time together. They get over their boredom quickly!
*Because Jackson wakes up at 6:30 and then goes right back to sleep, it gives me a chance to read my scriptures in a quiet house.
*Mike is in the bishopric and I know the Lord has blessed me, him, our kids, and our family as a whole because of his service and dedication to the Lord and to our ward.
*I have a ton of stuff in my church bag to keep the kids quiet...they love it all!
*I love to listen to Ethan teach FHE because it shows me how much he has learned, wheather from me or his primary leaders.
*When my baby is napping during the day, I like to keep things quiet and spend time with Emma while Ethan's at school.
*Friday's weather turned around by the time school was out and Ethan is so excited to come home that the little things may be forgotten.

If I weren't tired, frustrated, or live in a semi-unclean home, it would mean that I wouldn't have
him


or her
 or him
 and without him
*my life would be boring.
*I wouldn't know the joy of being a wife and a mother
*I wouldn't have unconditional love from all 4 of the above
*My life wouldn't mean as much to me as it does right now!

Saturday, May 12, 2012

When the power goes out...

and the AC won't work, and it's hot hot hot...
we go to the library (where the AC works) check out books, and read in the backyard.
 Emma reads on the slide
 Ethan reads on the blanket
Jackson just hangs out!
Oh and we have ice cream too!
(I didn't get pictures of that though)

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Color Me Rad and NieNie

Mike ran the Color Me Rad 5k last week and was covered in color at the end. It was so chaotic that I couldn't find him, everyone looked the same! I called him and eventually we found eachother. The kids thought it was fun, all except Jackson. He was sleeping when we got there and woke up when the guy spoke on the loud speaker! Then he screamed and cried until we left. It was not very pleasant for him.
I made sure the kids wore old clothes incase they got color thrown on them. We got lucky there but not so lucky with the powder being blown all over and getting on my NEW stroller. There's still powder on it.
Mike and the kids after the race!

On another note, I read NieNie's book and really liked it. Emma was asking for "the pictures in the airplane book" tonight and it took me a while to figure out it was NieNie's book she wanted to look at. I caught her reading it and I think it's a really cute picture of my baby girl!

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

For FUNSIES!

Just a feww fun pictures from the last few weeks!!
Jackson and his new Pluto from Grandma and Grandpa Herrington 
 Emma looking so pretty! (look hard, you can see her earings)
 Mommy and her favorite girl
(how can you not love her?)
Mommy and her cute babies! 
 My 3 babies
 Blowing raspberries!
One to embarrass Ethan with in 10 years!
hahahaha