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Messy Fun!

So this is what my boys have been doing all summer long! Well... at least when we haven't been on vacation somewhere. MUD, MUD, MUD!!! They have a ton of fun but I don't like the way it ruins the front of our yard. It keeps them occupied all day long. Most of the day consists of me saying, " You have enough water! Turn that water off!" As the water is running down the road three houses! Today they actually got into trouble so they had to stay inside most of the afternoon because they didn't obey and keep the water off when I told them they had enough but I will make a post about that later when I have the pictures downloaded. But for now, here is some fun muddy pictures to enjoy!

Time Flies When . . .

Wow, I can't believe that our baby is a year old. Here are some pictures of him enjoying his first cupcake.

Using my phone, I took a video of his first bite along with the candle and the singing, but in my technological ineptness I didn't get it saved. I was upset at myself. Oh well.

Life is kept busy with work, kids, and callings. That along with trying to keep up with the yard and other household chores keeps us moving. I wish life had a pause button like my DVR so that I could just take a break and rest for a minute. It seems like all I do is work, eat, and sleep. Jakey has also been taking steps here and there, and will go three or four steps walking and then try to run. It is cute. He "runs" to the door with his brothers anytime I come home from being gone.

Well, there is a little bit to chew on until the next long overdue update hits the webwaves.

Getting caught up

Okay, so when are we ever "caught up" on everything but we have been out of town for almost a month and I have been trying to get caught up on EVERYTHING; work, house work, laundry, keeping the boys out of the mud--or at least out of the house while muddy, etc. We had a lot of fun though.

We spent a whole week in Preston as a family and we were able to visit Joshes family. We got to visit a lot of college friends during that time and realized how much we missed them and how out of touch we have been but we were glad to see them. Then we went to Utah for my neice's wedding. Then over the 4th of July we had a fun barbeque with lots of family and fireworks at my brother's house. We have had a month of family and fun that was much needed for vacation time. Within all of this we had stomach flu and sunburns that we decided we wanted to share with extended family :) Although we had so much fun, everyone is glad to have their own beds to sleep in. A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who was so hospitable to let us stay at their house and/or helped us through this month!

I wanted to respond to a tag that we got quite awhile ago. It was a series of questions to ask my boys to see how they "see me". Her goes! Have fun reading! Note, these were asked at different times with each of them, so the other wasn't there when asking the questions.

This first one was from Jeffrey

1. What is something mom always says to you? "Take a shower"
2. What makes mom happy? no answer.
3. What makes mom sad? when we don't eat
4. How does mom make you laugh? Tickle me.
5. What was mom like as a child? No answer
6. How old is your mom? Don't know
7. How tall is your mom? Raised arm
8. What is her favorite thing to do? Work
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? Be quiet. (heck ya!)
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? No answer
11. What is your mom really good at? Working
12. What is your mom not very good at? don't know
13. What does your mom do for her job? Spanking bums
14. What is your mom's favorite food? Tacos ( we had tacos tonight)
15. What makes you proud of your mom? Don't know
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Don't know
17. What do you and your mom do together? Walk
18. How are you and your mom the same? Don't know
19. How are you and your mom different? Don't know
20. How do you know your mom loves you? Hold's me.

Okay, this one is from Austin

1. What is something mom always says to you? "Don't hit or push anybody"
2. What makes mom happy? When we don't hit anybody
3. What makes mom sad? When we make spills
4. How does mom make you laugh? Tickle me
5. What was mom like as a child? LIke us
6. How old is your mom? 5
7. How tall is your mom? Raised arm
8. What is her favorite thing to do? Play with us.
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? Feed Jakey
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? Don't know
11. What is your mom really good at? Doing work, doctor work on the computer
12. What is your mom not very good at? Driving trucks
13. What does your mom do for her job? Changing Jakey's diaper
14. What is your mom's favorite food? Tacos (we had tacos tonight)
15. What makes you proud of your mom? playing baseball with me
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Girl popeye
17. What do you and your mom do together? Spend the night at Grandma's
18. How are you and your mom the same? blue eyes
19. How are you and your mom different? Different tall
20. How do you know your mom loves you? Playing baseball

Update

Here is a much requested update. More to come later! Yes, I'm a smart a$$. :)