Marc's Birthday

I know this is way late, but better late then never, right? And for those of you who don't have the same motto, well you don't have to read it if you don't want to. So for Marc's birthday I made him a yummy cake. But first I started with his favorite meal; lasagna, salad, rolls, and corn. Then the cake, which I got out of a cookbook called the cake doctor. I love this cookbook and having an excuse to make a cake and try different ones. Here's the sad thing. Marc was really sick that night and didn't get to enjoy it. He ate a couple of bites of lasagna, but that was about it. He had just gotten over strep throat and then got sick again. I don't know if the two had anything to do with each other, but it was sad.
The good news is there was plenty of cake left over. So we took it over to his parents house the next day, and he was able to have some that night.

Happy Anniversary Michelle

It was our 7th anniversary on Sunday. To celebrate(at the request of my beautiful bride), I worked hard all weekend long refinishing the hardwood floors in our home. I knew it would be a big project going into it, but it was harder than I thought. (Thanks Kevin, Dad, & Craig for all your help!) The hard work turned out to be worth it. I think they turned out pretty well. I hope you love them Michelle.

Marc

Cheesy grin

Okay, first of all my baby is able to wear full ponytails and pigtails, she's growing up so fast. Secondly as you can see she can now point to her nose and eyes on command. One day she just came up to me and said, "Nose." And pointed to it. And last, she has the cheesiest, cutest, full out smile that we are in love with and she does it all the time. She even waves to random people and smiles or says bye, bye. I love it, I love watching all the new things she does, it's so fun for me. Can you tell I love being a mom?

Meet Sugar

For those of you who don't know Sugar, he is Andy and Terica's dog. Julia has a special relationship with him. She often steals his cage. And in return if she walks around in a diaper he will follow her licking her belly. I just think this is hilarious.

Uncle Jake in town

We got to go swimming in Uncle Jake's hotel while he was in town on business. We had so much fun. There was a little girl swimming at the same time we were and she asked Natalie if Jake was her dad. She got very passionate about her response and said, "NO, that's not my dad, I have a different dad!" Then the whole way home from the hotel, which was about 30 minutes, Natalie was sniffling and saying, "I miss uncle Jake. When do we get to see him again? Why can't he come home with us? I want Uncle Jake." It was almost a fake cry, but I couldn't help but smile at how cute it was. I'm glad my kids have gotten time to spend with him. We are praying they get stationed somewhere close so she can get to know her cousins. We had such a fun time. We played games together that week. I also got to go to a session at the temple with him and my dad and that was a blessing. I'm so glad he came we had some good talks and he said some wonderful things about his wife. I'm glad that I have him as an example to me.

Happy St. Pat's Day

So, the day before St. Pat's day I was at Terica's(my sister-in-law) helping with the invitations for the wedding. I went home at about 5 in the morning. So after half sleeping all day while my kids played in the house. We went outside around 4 or 5 and enjoyed the beautiful weather. My mom gave them these shirts and I think they are so cute. Julia's says "One in a Million." Natalie's says, "So Lucky to be me." I love it when it's nice and we can play outside. Can't wait for summer!

Life is crazy.

So I feel like things are starting to get back to normal. Having family in town and helping to plan and carry out a wedding has really taken it's toll. I did have fun and was glad to help. It's also been fun having the family in town. So I feel a little guilty for not blogging much the past few months. Hopefully I will be better about this now.

Day at the Zoo.

We had a beautiful day at the zoo recently with some friends in our ward. The kids loved watching the sea lions eat. There was also a new baby giraff there. It was a fun day.

My baby is so cute!

I love these pictures of Julia.

Julia's Birthday

I am just now getting around to blogging about Julia's Birthday. We had a great time. Her birthday was December 28. It was a Sunday and we had both sides of the family, and Ben and Becca, over to Andy and Terica's. We had a great time doing dinner, opening presents and having birthday cake. And Nicole did her rendition of Bon-que-que. Which I think some people thought was funny, and others didn't. It was fun to have the extra family there who were in town for the holidays, like Rob and Sarah. I just can't believe how fast that first year went. Time flies when you have kids. But she is such a joy and is so fun talking and playing with her sister. Some of my favorites are when she hears music and turns in circles, or hands me a book and turns around and sits in my lap. My favorite is when she runs to me with a big smile on her face and hugs me and snuggles in my neck. I just love the age she is at right now. And I think she is so smart. But I am her mother.