Why did I agree to this???

This is just some of it!!

My wonderful friend Lisa invited us (me and Kevin) over for dinner this evening!! It was really nice to get out of the house and have someone for Kevin to play with and adults for me to talk to. I had the dogs in the laundery room all morning while we were at church, so I decided to be nice and let them stayin the family room while we were gone. I gated off the kitchen and the hallway so they couldnt get into trouble....or so I thought!! I came home to the biggest mess I have ever seen!!! I have 3 diapers left from the box i bought YESTERDAY and absolutely no wipes other than those I had in my purse. The dogs found treasures from each room and took them to the family room to play. AHHHHHH Oh, and of course Mark is out of town so guess who gets to stay up all night and clean??? I'm not a happy camper.

Any Ideas???

So Mark and Marky are going to Colorado Saturday through Thursday, and that leaves me and Kevin for dinner each night. I know I can't go to In and Out every night, but I don't know what to make for 1.5 servings and I would rather not be eating leftovers for a week. Any ideas? Does anyone have some simple recipes that would feed just me and Kevin??

Happy Valentine's Day!

This year we were so lucky to have Valentine's Day on Saturday, so we celebrated all day long! We started with donuts and little gifts in the morning and then headed off to Marky's last basketball game of the season. He got his trophy and proudly brought it home to join the others on the shelf. Then we had lunch and cleaned up the house and yard and the boys decorated. (There was lots of crepe paper!) After their hard work all the boys, including dad. took a much needed nap while I made sugar cookie dough. We had lots of fun making heart-shaped cookies, even though every surface in the kitchen got covered with flour. After a quick attempt at cleaning up, we headed to the Valentine's get together at church. They had salads and desserts, so that you could drop by and get a bite and socialize before going out with your sweetheart for the evening. I thought it was a pretty good idea, and the kids had fun running around with their friends. Soon we were back in the car heading to Me and Eds for heart shaped pizza! We had some friends over and the kids had a great time frosting cookies, eating pizza, and playing. It was a great way to spend Valentine's Day-family style!

Tagged- 5 Things

5 Things I was doing 5 years ago:-
-Expecting my first baby
-Driving my Expedition
-Working Full Time
-Being a pregnant bridesmaid in 3 weddings
-Spending a lot of 1 on 1 time with my husband

5 Things on my to-do list today
-Laundery
-Watch Niki's kids
-Start sewing PJ's
-Clean my bathrooms
-Make dinner

5 Things I would do with a million dollars
-Buy a House
-Buy a Car
-Donate to a Charity
-Put away money for retirement
-Set up College Funds for my kids

5 Places I have lived
-Friendswood, TX
-Loveland, CO
-Rexburg, ID
-Clovis, CA
-Fresno, CA

5 jobs I have held
-Chuck E Cheese
-Student Patrol at Ricks College
-Security/Team Leader at Target
-Teller at Wells Fargo
-Stay at home Mom

5 things I want to be doing in 5 years-
-Going to School (not sure for what)
-Actively involved in my kids' schools
-Staying on a schedule
-Learning the Piano
-Be done having kids

5 people I tag
-Kerry
-Laura
-Kristen
-Tiffany
-Heather

They DO like each other!!!

I walked into Kevin's room and found my boys like this! Too cute.

Happy Birthday Kevin!!

Blowing out his candles

Excited with all the gifts

Marky enjoyed this more than Kevin

Kevin and Dad putting the Geotrax Airport together

Figuring out the scooter

He's good if it's not moving

This week we celebrated Kevin's second birthday. I can't believe he is already 2! Where does the time go? It's fun to see him get it this year. He smiled all day, and asked everyone to sing Happy Birthday to him several times. I can't imagine life withought my dear little Kevin. He brings so much joy to our family. He's the one that says the funniest things and makes you smile when you're having a bad day. I still think he's a baby, but he reminds me every day that he's not a baby, he just Kevin!

Catching Up!

I know that I've been slacking on the blog, but now we are back to normal life and I promise to be better! December was crazy, but tons of fun! Mark took some time off, and we had Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Mike come visit for the holidays. We packed a lot of excitement into a couple of weeks, and we had a wonderful Christmas. Some highlights for us were:

• Making cookies on Christmas Eve as a family. The boys loved rolling the dough, using the cookie cutters, frosting them, and of course eating them!
• Going to see Marley and Me on Christmas Day. I don't think I have ever cried so hard at a movie! And I'm not really a dog person!
• Getting in an accident in the rental car, not our fault but SUCH a pain!
• Riding the train to Hanford and getting lunch at the Creamery.
• Grandma's Hannah Montana Birthday Party! The boys worked really hard to put it all together.
• Shooting rockets
• Fixing the rockets so they could shoot them again.
• Flying RC Helicopters.
• Fixing the RC Helicopters so they would fly again.
• Driving up to Shaver to eat some good pizza and play in the snow. It was Kevin's first time and he loved the tube! It was a beautiful day and so fun!
• Marky getting car sick and throwing up in the rental car on the way home from Shaver. Not so fun. That poor car.
• Driving to Tulare to eat hot dogs in an airplane. It was freezing, but a fun experience.
• Staying up and playing Hearts after the kids went to bed.
• Eating lots of good food and enjoying the company! It felt so good to have family for the holidays!