Spring Break 2018

We had the best Spring Break. We spent it pool and splash pad hopping with friends. Living in Arizona really feels like being on vacation 99% of the time. Bring on the sunshine.

Saint Patrick's Day

The leprechaun was still sick at our house, but no one seemed to mind that things were scaled down. A note, pictures to color, and green milk and toilet were more than enough to keep them excited about St Patrick's day. (I think it helped that it was dada's birthday too and we celebrated that.)

Green Cookies

We got hit hard with a stomach bug in our house. Everyone was sick and puking. It seemed to last the longest for Shawn and I. The littles' appetites came back faster than mine and they really wanted green cookies. Wish granted.

Christmas Eve/ Christmas Day

Christmas Eve/ Christmas Day is all a bit of a blur to me. (I should have blogged earlier.) The kids were sick and not themselves. I was feeling really sick and very pregnant. But I did manage to take some pictures. We had a great Christmas spent with the Catmulls and at Great Grandma's. Iva and Charlie can hardly wait for next Christmas and ask me on a regular basis to name the holidays between now and Christmas.

St Patricks Day

We had a fun St Patrick's day here. I started off the morning by dying the toilet green and telling Iva the leprechaun did it. For some reason, she called him a lizard all day. She was not happy she had to flush it when she went potty in it.

We had our traditional St Patty's day dinner (and Shawn's birthday dinner.) We love corned beef and cabbage at our house. I got the bright idea to dye the milk and mashed potatoes green. Iva wouldn't touch them because the leprechaun lizard peed in them. Whoops. Charlie didn't mind one bit though.

Happy 4th of July!

We had the perfect 4th of July for our little family. Shawn had the day off and we made the most of it. We swam in the morning, BBQed for lunch, took long naps, played in the yard, set off our own little fireworks while Henry napped inside, and then watched the "huge" Macy's fireworks on TV.

We truly are blessed to live where and when we do- so many freedoms and opportunities. Lately, I have felt some anxiety about raising kids in this day and age and worry about what could happen to them (especially with all the different things being passed lately). Just lately I have felt reassured that they will be blessed and am hopeful for their futures. As long as we start setting a firm foundation now, they will be ok and I know they are going to be great and do great things. I am thankful for the freedoms they will enjoy because of those before them who sacrificed so much. I hope they always remember them. 

Oh Henry Boy!

Happy Halloween!

We decided to celebrate Halloween two nights in a row because Shawn had to work Halloween night. 

Wednesday night we went to Trick or Treat Street at Snake River Landing. I had heard about it on the radio and thought it sounded perfect. (Only for kids under 8, one street, Shawn being able to come, free candy, and decorated RV were a few of the reasons it sounded perfect.) Iva had a lot of fun wandering around and smiling at people randomly taking her picture. 

She didn't know what the candy was until we got home and has since become a candy monster. 

On Halloween night, Iva, Charlie and I went over to the Garlick's new house to have pizza and get ready to go trick or treating with the cousins. Poor Iva was having a rough night all because of me- I stepped on her fingers, banged her head into the door while she was recovering from the smashed fingers, and knocked her down. She eventually recovered and had a fun night. We went trick or treating at the neighborhood trunk or treat. At one of the first trunks, Iva got a lollipop and was content to just sit in the stroller and eat her lollipop for the rest of the night. She was easy to please. I, also, made a little friend named Grant who asked to push the stroller (with Iva an Charlie in it) for me. I told him yes and only learned later he was pushing the stroller so people wouldn't recognize him because it was his second time going around the trunks. Cute, funny, little kid. Guess he was sent to replace Shawn and help me out :)