In the process of updating, Finally!

Somehow I missed the whole month of June, and now it is July! So much to update, but couldn't stand the look of my blog. So did that first, and the rest is to come! Wheeler Farm, Newport, Seaworld, Hiking, Birthdays, and the 4th of July!

Tough Decision

Mckay informed me last night that he is so frustrated because he can only be one of these when he grows up. What a bummer! Transformer, Spiderman, Firefighter, or a Ninja Turtle. That's a tough choice.

He also let me know that if he and Houston were brothers, they would have so much fun together! Cousins will have to do on that one.

Things We Learned This Week

1. Treasure your family relationships. Especially your marriage!
2. Make sure you have a way down before you climb up. (Thanks Nick)
3. The kids are growing up way to fast.
4. Nick won't be able to have a dog when he gets married.
5. The "Burmaid" moved to Hawaii.
6. Nate does not like creamy enchiladas, and Natalie doesn't like anything I make for dinner!
7. There is more than one way to cut a watermelon.

Wedding Day

The cousins



My little brother Derek and Jenny got married over the weekend. We are so happy for them. They got married at the Draper Temple and it was beautiful. It was so neat to be in the temple as a whole family and see them sealed together for all Eternity!
The day turned out so great and we only had a few melt downs! I was one of them! Thanks to the gentle and wise words of my father, it wasn't too big of a melt down on my part and I didn't mess up my make up!

Last week as Natalie and I were the only ones up eating cereal together, we had a little prayer before we ate. I said it, but just before I ended, Natalie said "mom, tell Jesus that I don't ever want to grow up!" So, I said "Heavenly Father, we are so thankful for Natalie and what a good little girl she is." ( Thinking to myself that I can't ask him to make her never grow up.) Nat then said, "No, mom. Tell Jesus that I don't ever want to grow up!" So, I did! I really do wish she would never grow up. I guess I should stop telling her that because maybe she will have some weird psychological issues over that some day?!

Nate and I were talking the other day about all the little naughty things the kids do (peeing outside in a bucket to make Gatorade to sell the the kids, potty talk(really why is the word fart so funny?)tantrums, fighting, etc!) and how big they seem right now. If only in 10 years we had these little problems and not the real life altering issues. If only Natalie really could just stay 3 forever. I can only hope and pray that one day we will be celebrating her wedding in the temple and have all of our family there together. What an amazing day that will be!

Happy Easter

We had a fun Easter Sunday. The Easter Bunny came Saturday morning and left Sunday morning a little less crazy.
We have also been visited with the stomach flu at our house. UGH! Thankfully Nate has been healthy and able to clean up the yuckyness. I feel so bad that we were with both our families on Sunday and probably infected everyone. SORRY!! So much for having a fun spring break. Nick told me today that he wishes he could go to school and that there was no such thing as "Spring Break!" I am sure his feelings will change in a few years!

Stuck Inside with the phone book!

The other day we got a new phone book delivered. Why do we still get phone books? I wonder this every time we get them. I usually then proceed to the garbage with it and feel a little guilty for just throwing it away. Why do people still waste their money on advertising in the phone book. Doesn't everybody just look online now days?
Anyways, the day we got it, it was cold outside and we were bored inside. I told the boys they could have it- and they were so excited. They kept asking me "really? We can do whatever we want with it?" YEP! Have at it!! So, for the next hour, they entertained themselves. They had scissors out, had tearing contests, and made a HUGE mess. But they had fun and then cleaned it all up when they were done!
I guess that is kind of like recycling, right?

Real Princess Party

Natalie got to go to a princess party at Gabbie's house where the "real" Snow White came. It was so cute to see her so excited when she came in the house. It has been a few weeks since the party, but she is still talking about it and wearing her princess crown that the "real" Snow White helped her make. Snow White sang them took time to talk to each one of them, sang songs, told a story, and brought crafts to do. She did a great job. Natalie just can't figure out how she got there all the way from Disneyland. Nat tells me she can't drive, so she must have just walked!

I had to post this picture too. This was a few weeks after the party. She was sitting on time out, pouting, still wearing her crown. (I had to bribe her to look at me so I could take a picture of her pouting!)