He LIVES!

Last night we took the kids to the Easter Pageant with our wonderful friends the Jones' family. When we were waiting for it to start I was convinced that the kids would be so hyper that we wouldn't be able to get them to sit still during the performance. When Cole was three years old I had an amazing experience when Cole yelled at the "bad guys" to "Leave MY Jesus ALONE!" at the end of that performance when Jesus is resurrected Cole yelled "YAY! HE made it!"

Now Wyatt is three years old so I thought I would have a spiritual experience with him too. Hahaha nope! He asked during the whole performance if Jesus was dead yet. He really didn't like it when they beat him. Wyatt said "Jesus just needs to come sit next to me! I would be nice to him." That was priceless. He loved the Angels. In the end he was so excited to see Jesus back to life (as he says it) and then to top it off he yells "Jesus can FLY like SUPERMAN!??" Looks like we need to have a little talk :)

Tender Moments

So...lately I have been feeling very down. I feel like I am a terrible mother who just yells at the kids and that I can't keep up with the house. Generally I feel worthless. Last night I walked into the sweetest moment.

Cole and Wyatt were snuggled up together on the couch an Cole was reading to Wyatt. The book was about airplanes and Wyatt kept asking Cole questions. All of a sudden I hear Wyatt say to Cole "you are the best big bruver. You know EVERYTHING!" It was so cute! In this very moment I felt so blessed to be these incredible boys mother.

Drew's Balloons

We have started a new company. Andrew has learned how to twist balloons. He is pretty good at it too. If you are having a birthday party or any kind of special event that you would like to have a fun treat for the kids call Andrew! Drew's Balloons 480-518-7477

The Big Date!

We decided this year to Celebrate our 10th Anniversary and my birthday together. We were lucky enough to have Grandma and Grandpa babysit the whole day for us while we spent an entire day together.

I picked up Andrew from work and we went to a barbeque place for lunch called Haps BBQ. The sandwich was awesome! The sides not so much. After that we went to Castles and Coasters. It was so much fun! I had no idea that when Andrew is scared or what he calls "excited" he giggles. Uncontrollable giggles. I was laughing so hard. We went on the big dragon swing and sat on the end. That is when the giggles began. After that we went on the big Desert Storm roller coaster. Andrew again giggled the whole time. I must say I am usually very quiet when I am scared but even I screamed a few times.

After that we stopped at Andrew's work to check his car because we left it there and nobody else was there except the security guards. I thought it would be fun to leave a few notes for some of the girls Andrew works with. It was fun to be sneaky :)

That night we ate the most fantastic dinner. We went to The Melting Pot. It was AWESOME! We spent two whole hours eating. At first they bring out a cheese fondue. I must say not my fave. I am not a really big cheese eater. Then we had salad. That was amazing! I don't really know what they did but it was so good! Then they brought out a tray full of raw meat. Gross right? It was so delicious. I loved it. After we cooked it anyway ;) Then the best came last. Two words...Chocolate Fondue! It was amazing. I dreamed about it that night. It was way too expensive and we will probably never go back but what a night! Everyone should go at least once in their life!

Best of all was getting to spend time with my very BEST friend, My love, My Eternal Companion Andrew. I love him more every day and thank th Lord for bringing him into my life.

Anniversary Suprises!

What a day! I got up and got the kids ready for school. Then I got home and was getting ready to do laundry when a knock at the door came. I thought it was a delivery from my shoe party so when I opened the door and saw Andrew standing there with Tulips I was very suprised. I grabbed him and hugged him for a long time. Then I asked when he needed to be back to work. He laughed and said he had the day off. He had been driving around for two hours so he could suprise me. Such a sweetie. I called my mom and she said she would babysit so we could have some time together. What a good gramma!

Andrew took me to breakfast and then we went to the mall and he had a necklace made for me. It is a heart and engraved on it it says "Sometimes..." and on the back it says Feb 25, 2010. He got a money clip with the same sayings engraved on it. The biggest suprise for me was when he told me that he was having our wedding video put on DVD. I cried for joy because I love our wedding video and we have watched it so many times that the tape broke. Andrew took it to a specialist who can repair it and we can have it forever. What a special man I married! He is always trying to make me happy and I love him for that.

10 Years Already?

Ten years ago today I married my very best friend. Andrew is the first person I share my accomplishments with and my struggles. He gives me support in everything I do and everything I want to do. I love him more than I ever thought I could. He gave me four beautiful children and a loving home to raise them in. He is an amazing provider and the rock of our family.
Here is our story:
As children Andrew lived across the street from my Aunt Sallie। When I would go babysit her kids she would tell me about her cute neighborboy. I would just laugh and hide when he came around. My Aunt and Uncle really seemed to be impressed by him but I was not ready. Seriously I was 12. In high school my friends would set up these group dates. Andrew's group at Gilbert High would bring the boys and we had all the girls. I was informed that I was getting set up with a wrestler named Andrew. I stood him up at the last minute. I was just too scared to go. He went with my cousin instead. He would have had more fun with me ;) Needless to say... we didn't meet until much later. After his mission I was dating his friend and when my friend Val and I went to cook my boyfriend breakfast we met Andrew. I must say when we left I told Val that I was going to get to know Andrew better for sure. During the 9 months with my boyfriend Andrew and I became very good friends. We would go to breakfast and talk about the ups and downs of the relationships we were having with other people. After a few months we decided it was dumb to be seeing other people so we broke up with them and the next day we had our first date. It was amazing. We didn't really do anything special but it was right. We both knew it. I knew he was a player growing up so we dated other people at first and it was a lot of fun. BUT I knew we would be together forever. We dated for 2 1/2 months and then we got engaged. We were married 2 months later for time and Eternity in the Mesa, Arizona temple. I love this man with all of my heart and can't imagine my life without him. Love ya BABE!

Full Heart

Today my heart is full. I have an amazing husband who does everything for his family. He made sure that even though he had work and school this weekend that it was special for me. He got me some gorgeous roses and some candies and a hilarious card. The card has a frumpy old man in his underwear on the front that says "Sometimes I don't know how you have the patience to put up with me." and on the inside it reads "But I'm guessing it's on account of my awesome sexiness." He cracks me up. He wrote a wonderful message that I truly appreciated. He made sure that I felt loved and cared for. How did I get so lucky?

I also have some amazing children. Cole is a special soul. He is VERY sensitive somtimes that drives me crazy but he is very loving and caring. He always is trying to make someone happy. He was such a good helper this weekend. He helped with Chase and played with Wyatt so that we could all have peace in our home. Kiley is our little angel. She is CONSTANTLY talking. This also drives me crazy most times. But she also is such a happy loving girl that would do anything for anyone. She is the little princess that I always wanted. Wyatt is our little whirlwind. He is so active. He is constantly doing something sports related. On Friday we went to Cole's class party and they played Hockey and Wyatt ran right in and played with all of the "Big Boys." They loved him. It was really fun to see. Chase is our little miracle. I don't know how I would live without his smile. It just lights up a room. I love this sweet little boy so much that I am amazed that I was chosen to be his mother. I truly am a lucky woman, to have such a wonderful family full of love and a lot of laughter.