Picture-less

So my camera is in Canada. I know right where too. BOO!

I do have a backup somewhere around here, and a matching charger. I struggle with organization so it might be a few days.

In the meantime I will share some things- We will call them FAVORITES

fave pants for boys that are cheap- bailys point from shopko, they are as cute as true religions and not in the insane price category

new fave place for kids clothes- next direct.com. Cute CUTE! And more reasonable then mini boden

Dpam.com

Still love boden

other fave kids sites- oompa, moolka.com, learning resources.com

Heres some fave things at our house right now

Design and Drill set, its lots of fun, especially if you have a lover of tools

'Ive accepted it will never warm up, so we have done these. Lots of fun, and takes up a lot of time

FuN fUN

Im a big reader and love that both my boys have enjoyed reading stories from a really early age. Allison Jay is my favorite illustrator, shes amazing. Here are some fam faves

My Inlaws introduced our family to 'Have you filled a bucket today" and it had a really great impact on Brody, and was so teachable, such a good explanation of why we are nice to others.



Do you have one of these in your kitchen??

Its a microplane zester and fine grater. I use it for everything. ginger, lime, lemon, chocolate, cheese. Its wonderful

North!

Well I had full intentions of doing a few updates while home, but my parents computer doesnt have the little slot to put my camera card in.. so its put a damper on blogging. But Ill update with words. Its been a great trip so far! We have played at the park, flown kites, lost a kite, played at the lake where Brody actually took his pants off and went in with the lake still frozen about 20 feet out. Crazy kid! Then it snowed and we went to a childrens festival, that was a lot of fun. Dev made a quick trip up because he just missed me so much! Or was really hungry :) We went to stake confrence and  listened to Richard G Scott speak and then shake his hand, AWESOME! We have gone bowling, I dont remember this as a kid but some places here do 5 pin bowling and you use these tiny balls and its way harder! Weird. I will say I didnt luv it. We also went here to eat for an early birthday celebration for Devin.

Looking Forward....

Happy times

So heres whats new; We got a new little neice, Tanzi, she had some problems but is doing so good and we cant wait until she is home so we can see her! A good thing that has come of it is we get to have fun cousins Kyri and Greysen come stay with us! We are excited.

It was spring! For a day. We rode bikes, and drew with chalk and cleaned out the garage a bit. And then is snowed and we all were grumpy and mad and Brody delcared in a super loud mad voice. I WANT TO LIVE IN CALDWELL! Its still winter.

Heres the super wonderful thing we are getting ready for

Home sweet wonderful home! Yes the drive is long, but this time its a GIRL trip! Friend Angie is coming with her lil boy, and then SIL Lindsey is coming with cute nephew Austin. So car talley is:
3 mums who will probably be lauging way more then necessary
4 boys under 5. Any one want to guess on the amount of side of the road pee breaks we are taking? For the boys, not the mums
2 dogs
50 pairs of shoes im sure
snacks and a lot of tom and jerry and dora watching.
I know everyone who is not coming is totally jelaous of us and this drive. I know it.

For those who dont know, here is why Canada is great, other then family and friends of course
Tim Horton's- they are everywhere, it is fantastic
MOUNTAINS! Utah aint got nothing on Canada!
Dynasty chinese food
aero, wunderbars, bueno and other yummy treats
Super Store. The name says it all. I luv the place
Its clean. Really clean.
LuLulemon
RCMP. Its almost tempting to be pulled over

Cardston Temple- where Dev and I were hitched. Its my fave.

And thats Old Chief mountain behind, do you see how it looks like an Indian in a head dress looking at the sky? Maybe you have to be Canadian.

FARM

I want to be a farmer. It might not ever happen. In the meantime I can pretend.

We planted grass seed in a glass pan about a week ago. In the snow, on the deck. It was a fun way to play in dirt and trick us into believing that spring was here. Then both boys were great about watering and making sure it had a lot of sunshine to grow. After a few days we were thrilled to see sprouts! Then we added our PLAN toys farm set that we have had for ages, but this made it much cooler.

Crafting and Me

Im not a crafter, But I have all these things in my head that make me wish I was. Then steps in Allie www.reallyquitelucky.blogspot.com/ She is pretty much amazing, I will be telling her these fun ideas like oh I wish I could make blah blah, and then shes like OH YOU CAN! and she really means it, then she shows me how, or just does it for me :) So far I have learned to make ties, paint furniture, and this above is the latest, she has this silhouette machine and its amazing. Stay tuned, I will become a crafter!

I hear voices

Yesterday.6:22AM. Brody- 'Im up! Im awake! What are we doing today? Can i play the Wii? Im hungry.Im bored. Get up please." I offer to let him crawl in bed and watch a cartoon. Denied. He also now managed to wake up Zane who mysteriously is also in bed with me and both dogs. Dev is off to work already. Get up, offer cereal for breakfast, how about toast? yogurt? no you cannot have fruit snacks  already. no you cannot have chocolate chips and marshmellows this early. Please put the marshmellows away. Change Zanes diaper. Change my t shirt because the diaper beat me and now we are both wet. No Brody you cannot play the Wii already, think to myself that he plays way too much Wii, have a moment of mother guilt because I probably let him play way to much. Tell Brody to get dressed. 5 minutes later tell him again. Then tell him sorry, you cant wear shorts to school today, its too cold. Comes back out with pants over the shorts upset because things down below are way too bulky. To both boys- um maybe lets save super loud whistles for an outside game. Put in laundry load uno, tell the boys to come inside, zane still in unsnapped pj's, neither wearing shoes, explain the neighbors definatly do not appreciate the super loud whistle blowing pre 7am, Brody points out that I said it needed to be played outside,so they went outside. I have a tally sheet in my head and feel like Brody just beat me at whatever that was.Internal  debate, shower now or exercise?? Try breakfast suggestions again, success! Set the timer for cartoons. Shower. That was a silly notion to think I was actually going to exercise. Mother guilt again. I should have exercised. Everyone is dressed! Do the dishes, which didnt get done last night because I decided to read and watch my shows after bedtime. Have an intense conversation with Brody about school, he has decided he hates pre school, back of my mind over think this and I stress about years to come of hating school.Switch laundry. Drop Zane off at friends house, take school protester to school, still protesting, take myself to the dentist to have a cavity filled. More guilt. Check phone messages after the dentist with my mouth all numb and not being able to talk right. Crap, fridge man can to fix the fridge, I wasnt home. I swear its on my calender for the 24th. Call him back, try to explain the confusion, add to the confusion because my mouth doesnt work and he cant understand me. Pick up Brody, protesting has ceased. He had fun and discovered he runs faster then Carson, pick up Zane. Hang out at friends so I can ignore my to do list at home. Mouth feels better, call fridge man. Go home. Lunch. Negotiate Wii time. Nap time. Not for me, just Zane. I wish I was 2. Laundry tres. Load of dishes dos. I hate hand washing dishes. I will fill the dishwasher with 4 pots and run it. Sorry environment. Make brownies for girls supper night, burn the brownies. Curses! Make the brownies again. Munch on the burnt pan from the middle where its not so crusty. Wish I would have exercised. Deliver the news that Wii time over. Pat myself on the back for sticking to the time allowed. Story time, play time, 100 rounds of chikaboom, Zane is up and happy. Send Brody to friends house to play. Teach Zane letters and colors and play. Give kisses and snuggles. Daddy's home. Frozen pizza in the oven, brownies frosted. Change clothes, end up wearing capris because jeans are still in the wash and evindently Im out of clean pants. Laugh with the girls, eat good food, come home to sleeping husband and boys. Life is good.

Just lately..

Brody has always been pretty indpendent and I appreciate that, there are some small downfalls like wearing shorts pretty much year round and often having some HUGE messes. But thats ok, its all about learning. Well the other night he needed an after supper snack of course, so cereal was his choice. Here is what he came up with.

This is a mixing bowl!! Full of corn pops. Like half a box, complete with half a liter of milk. Lovely.

Im a big fan of oldies. Call me a nerd I dont even care. I think its happy wholesome music and puts me in a great mood. I was lucky enough to get my parents old records and I think its heaven to lay here and just listen and enjoy. Often well reading :)