Happy #9!

It is our 9th anniversary!! I seriously cannot believe it. We have had a great 9 years, and have so many blessings in our lives that we have experienced together. I wouldn't trade any of it for anything. We have a wonderful life, although it's not perfect. But, I'm happy where we're at right now. I'm so greatful for the opportunity to stay at home with my kids. Carey has done a great job providing for our family so that I can do this. What a man! Sometimes I can't believe it has been nine years, but when I think of all that we have done, it seems amazing that we could fit so much into such a short time. Of couse, I am still so in love with him! He keeps me on my toes, and I'm sure I do the same to him. What a blessing to have married such a great guy who is also a great husband and father! Hopefully there will be many more anniversaries to come.

(I posted this picture because when Allie saw it she said, "What happened to your married shoes?" She didn't approve of the tennis shoes.)

GROSS! GROSS! GROSS!

If any of you know me very well, you know I am SO scared of spiders! I hate them! The world would be a better place without them as far as I'm concerned. I'm sure they're needed in some ecological sense, but I really don't care. So tonight I wanted to go downstairs and find a book that is boxed up somewhere, and this is what was in our stairwell.

I about died!! These things were HUGE! I didn't dare to get close to them and squish them, so I called Carey to find out where our bug spray was. Luckily it sprays like 5 feet. I started spraying them and they of course ran off. But I knew I wouldn't sleep well if they were still alive, so I jumped down the stairs, sprayed them until all the spray was gone, and then sat there for 5 minutes making sure they were dead. I got the biggest one and saved it and took a picture so Carey would believe me that these were Hobo Spiders. It doesn't look that big, but alive it really was bigger and not so shriveled up.

Anyway, I will sleep better knowing that 2 Hobo Spiders are dead. They are gross, disgusting creatures!!

Huckleberries!

So, we decided to try to find huckleberries this year. We have never seen a huckleberry so we just printed a picture off the internet. Long story short, we found some huckleberries! It was so much fun! They were not at all what we expected as far as what the plant looked like and how hard they were to pick. We had a good time though. Allie and Easton ate so many precious berries while we picked. I was constantly telling them to pick more and eat less, but it was funny to watch them chow down. Here are some pictures of our adventure.

Getting Ready To Make The Pie

The Pie!! A little ugly, but it tasted good.

Our Summer!

Since I have been slacking ALL summer on updating my blog, here is our summer in a nut shell. It's been fun but really busy. My kids just got strep, so that's always fun. Especially the Dr. part when they try to swab their throats and your kid screams bloody murder. :) At least now my kids are no longer contagious. The miracle of amoxicillan. Anyway, I hope this update is sufficient. We have had a great summer and can't believe it has almost come to an end.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Eat Your Heart Out Heather!!!

So, I don't usually have 2 posts at once, but I wanted to brag a little about my husband. Mother's Day was wonderful. I was allowed to sleep in, church went fairly well, and I got the cutest and best gift from my husband and kids.



These are the type of flowers I love! Ones that don't die 2 days later. :) Anyway, each flower has something written on it from each person, something they like that I do. For example, one of Allie's was "Warner Tuck-Ins," and one of Easton's was that I help him "jam on his guitar." It was such a cute idea, and I LOVE Dr. Pepper, so it was good all the way around.

At church Allie had her first "primary performance." The primary kids all sang a mother song. Allie went up, but was so embarrassed she kept her arms folded over her mouth the whole time. Every once in a while she would look at me and wave, but she was so scared! Poor thing!

Anyway, I love my wonderful husband and his thoughtfulness. I'm a pretty lucky gal! Also, thanks to my amazing mom! I hope I can become half of what she has become, and that one day, I, too, can become the winner of the "Meanest Mother Award." I know now that everything she did was for my benefit, and now that I'm a mother, I only hope my kids know that everything I do is for them, even though they don't always understand or realize it. I love being a mother, even though it is definitly the most difficult thing I have done, but the most rewarding. Happy Belated Mother's Day to all those mom's who read this!