I love adventures...

Did I really just say that?? Cuz sometimes I wonder about this adventure, but really this is just one of those reminders that life is a adventure...

Yesterday Reece was sitting on my lap while I was reading e-mails and looking at blogs. I was looking at what everyone was doing and e-mails that I had lists of things I needed to do. I noticed Reece there because she was rubbing my arm like she always does when she is tired or wants to snuggle, I had even told her to hold still about 10 times. But I did not really notice her until she all of a sudden jumped up and said " Well mom I am off to an adventure" I stopped for a minute and wondered what in the world I was doing. Why was I not taking advantage of her sitting on my lap wanting to snuggle with me? I thought about all the adventures she will go on... and I am afraid one day soon she is going to jump up and tell me " well mom I am off to an adventure" and I am not going to be ready, I will want her to snuggle with me and rub my arm. I have heard her many times today say she is on a adventure and I have no idea where she got that from but I LOVE IT!! I love the adventure of being a mom to 2 beautiful adventurous girls!!

I think this is one of very few times Addey is thinking about an adventure and not in the middle of one!

I ♥ my family!!

It has been a while since I did a post, I was thinking of the theme I have been doing and all the things I love! I just HAD to put this picture on because
I Love it, and I LOVE MY GIRLS!!



My Cousin did a post on how she had learned the term "in the weeds" while she was waitressing. The term meaning you feel so swamped you can't get out... You know the feeling, when you feel like you are in a bad dream and you can not wake up. I had never heard that term, although I have felt that way and after reading her post felt like I can relate to her. This last year I have felt like I am "in the weeds" a lot.
Wacey and I were talking last night after another week of not seeing each other much and we were talking about how Happy we really are. We have our beautiful daughters, we have a home, we have food to eat, and we are working together to make this work. Yes I have to make my schedule work so I can go to work but still get Addey off the bus, My house seems like it is always cramped and a mess, dinner seems like just another chore (especially when I try to make something nice and healthy for the girls and Wacey isn't even there to eat), and it has been really hard to juggle the kids, work, and doing a lot of it myself while I know Wacey is working just as hard working during the day to provide for us and going to POST at night.
I have had so much help from so many people and I appriciate it so much! My mom takes a day (sometimes two) out of her already busy scedule to watch my girls (I do not know how I would go to work and make any money if I had to pay a babysitter). I also have many friends and cousins willing to help me (you know who you are!!) and I just want you all to know I really really apriciate it. Thanks Chelsea for the Term! Weeds can be cut down, they are pesky and more weeds grow... but you will not drown in weeds! And thank you Wacey for working so hard and walking through the weeds with me! I ♥ my family!!

We Love little miss "Addey"tude" "

Today Addey is 5. When Addey was just a baby we started to call her little miss Addey"tude". She sure has a lot of attitude and her name fits her perfect!! She has had a lot of what we call "SPUNK" and I just love all the Addey"tude" and "Spunk" she has!! It makes for a lot of fun days!!
Addey is such a great girl and is so happy, she usually has a smile on her face and is making others smile to! She is so smart and does not forget anything, She is so loving and kind and is always thinking of others feelings, she is the Boss (or again what we call a leader,) and she is a great BIG sister!! I just can not believe how big she is getting, I have a 5 year old... I so remember the day she was born and what JOY she has brought into our lives!!!!
hApPy BiRthDaY, wE lOve yOu AdDeY !!

Everyone is loving school!!

Addey has been going to school for a week now and absolutely LOVES it!! The first week she was up and ready to go far before it was time to get to the bus. This week has been a little harder to get out of bed, but when we are all ready she is so excited to be going to school. The first day She really wanted to ride the bus. I had already called the bus driver and told him I was taking her so I explained to her that I wanted to take her because she was my big girl and I was going to miss my little baby that was getting so big and going to school. She looked at me and took my face in her hands and said " come on mom you know I will always be your baby, but I just am big enough to ride the bus" I am guilty of telling her she will always be my baby... but she is growing up. I love that she is Loving school and loves to learn!!

Wacey Started the Police Acadamy yesterday and he is really excited! I know that he will Love it and he will be a good police officer. I have had to really prepare myself for him to be gone so much but I really appriciate him working so hard and I know it is to benifit our family, it is not to just be away all the time. (Wacey is working during the day and attending POST at night) And doesnt he look good in Uniform!!!! I had to beg him to do the trtaditional first day of school pictures

Reece also started pre-school today with Mrs Olivia and she of coarse loved it!! She was so excited she went to bed early and yes woke up early. She was up at about 6:30 and when the sun was shining in the window she said " Mom I have been waiting and I can see it is morning" I guess I had told her school was in the morning and she new it was morning therefore it has to be time to go!!

I am feeling a little sad that my girls are growing up and going to school. With all this learning there is bound to be fun. (Ok so with all the running around I am doing running everyone every where there is bound to be some fun)

We LOVE Natalie!!

This year for New Years we decided we were going to celebrate with my grandpa. I was so excited when all my brothers also joined us and they brought friends too! My girls fell in love with Natalie that night when she played dress up with them. Ever since New Years Addey and Reece always ask when Natalie is going to come play, so when I was in need of a babysitter last week of coarse I called Natalie to come "play" with them . I knew when I left that morning and Natalie said that she had brought her own crown to play princess with the girls that I would not have to worry about them. I was so happy that she would help me and Addey and Reece had the best time dressing up and playing new games with her. Thanks Natalie we LOVE you!!!

Reece LOVES KiKi Belle!

Reece loves KiKi Belle, she is always carring her around and playing with her. As soon as she wakes up in the morning she asks for KiKi, she wants to take KiKi with her every where we go, and she wants to sleep with KiKi. I have never loved cats in the house but KiKi has kinda been a house cat because Reece has made her her best friend and when she is in the house so is KiKi. ( I have drawn the line at no sleeping with her)

When we moved we had a cat that stayed at the house when we left, her name was Belle (given by Addey along with the Lamb and everything else Addey named... It was always Belle) Soon after we moved my mom called and told us Belle had got hit by a car and I never told Addey. Well when we moved back Addey looked and looked for Belle and I finally told her what had happened. So when this baby Kitty was born Addey thought it should be Belle. Wacey and I were not sure the Kitty would survive so we came up with the name Fifi of the top of our heads. The baby Kitty disappeared for a while and we thought we were genious for not getting attatched and giving it such a silly name. Well one day Wacey was taking a old box to the garbage and there was the Kitty. Reece was so excited and loved her and took such good care of her!! She would get Fifi and Kitty Kitty mixed up so it became KiKi and of coarse Addey added Belle. So that is the story of KiKi Belle!!! KiKi has turned out to be such a fun Kitty and I am sure it is because of all the LOVE Reece has given it!!

I {Heart} July!!

I have always loved July! There is so much going on and this year did not diappoint. Between parades, rodeo's, performances, family parties, more parades, kids activites... I really should have got more pictures (and I am so mad I did not get pictures of the girls in there cute red, white and blue outfits, which has been a tradition for me the last couple years) Not only is there so many activities it is also me and Wacey's anniversary and this year we celebrated 9 years!!! Oh and we can not forget my birthday, I have always had something to do on my birthday. I did get a few pics of, of coarse.. My girls!! We did a lot of dancing at both the 4th and 24th so there are pictures of them in their dance outfits for the parade and talent performance. We also went to the daughters of Utah pioner house on the 24th and got some cute pics of them with there bonets on. The other picture is of Reece watching the fireworks, that was also a favorite!! I LOVE July, I LOVE my girls, and I LOVE my husband. I do not say much about Wacey on the blog, it is kinda a blog about what is going on with the girls, but we did celebrate 9 years and I just have to say I love my husband!! It has been a great- well we will say 8 years... this year has been tough, but I am so glad that I have my husband standing next to me through it all ,and that we have been married for 9 great married years. I love you babe!!!

Motivation...

I know this is kinda a teaser, and hopefully motivation for me!! So I got a new camera for mothers day, I instantly started taking pictures and loved the camera but every once in a while the pictures would look blury. I thought something was wrong with my camera and took it back and exchanged it for a new one just like it. I again started taking pictures and again sometimes the pictures are blury. This is kinda a test, they look ok on my blog but it bugs me when they are blurry on my screen when I look at it after I take the pictures :( I also saw one of my frieds using her camera and it was just like mine and she said hers did the same thing. MMM I need to hurry and decide if I should return it again and get a whole new camera.



So hopefully I can hurry and decide what I am going to do with my camera so I can get something hooked up and do my blog again. Until then these are some pictures I took with my first camera... See they look fine on here. And aren't they so cute!!! I also can not decide if we should grow Addey's hair out or get one more trim for the summer.. what do you think??
So many decisions.

Don't they clean up good!!

I thought this was a cute Easter picture of the girls!!!


More to come, we had a great Easter weekend starting on Friday when we went to the Discover Gateways children's museum and the aquarium!! For now you just get a cute picture!!!

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Even before the snow melted the first time girls where ready for spring, but then we had a little sneak of spring and we were really ready for warm weather. Addey and Reece beg me to go check on the baby lambs every day but we have not made it out too much this year, so when my mom called today I knew we had to go!! Since I am not working at all this week I made it a goal to "spring Clean" and get my stuff put back in order and organized but it has put a toll on the girls and they have put up with me again not paying to much attention too them. I knew going to see the lambs would be the much needed break we all needed... And it was!!!

Addey and Reece love to play in the barn and see the lambs. Today we got to hold them and pet them so they could get use to us. When we got home Addey said maybe they will learn to like us and we can say " Addey had a little lamb... every where that Addey went the lamb is sure to go"

That made me realize that we do need a clean orderly house but my kids and family are most important and those times when we stop our spring cleaning and have a little fun are the true learning moments!!!

Pictures:

Addey and Reece holding and petting the lambs!!!

When Addey was not even 2 yet my mom found some MUCK boots and we had to get them. My mom said she could picture her following the boys around in the barn or helping with the watering. The smallest they came in where 10 so she finally fits in them and they work great to go to the barn and see the lambs. Reece also said she needed her "princess muck boots"

Addey started to help grandma clear a spot for the lambs so they would have a nice dry spot to lay and Reece joined in too!!!

Leprechauns and Little girls!!!

Full of magic and trickery, the leprechauns remain in their hidden world until the night before St. Patrick's day... so our last nights craft was our treasure box!! I think it turned out pretty cute and will be my new March decoration!! The girls of coarse were just excited to find the treasure the next morning. Those tricky leprechauns left gold ( Rolo's- note to self, next year get the individually wrapped ones) and fun green shamrock straws. I also got real into the holiday and made green shamrock waffles and the straws went well with the yummy breakfast!
Happy St. Patrick's day!!!

I know I was getting just as sick of looking at my self pity (Even though I do not need to look at my blog to remember it) But I have decided that I have been doing things in the midst of everything and thought I would share!!

And so since I am already totally overwhelmed I thought I better just start with last week and hopefully be able to "keep up" again! So besides my grandpa going in the hospital, still slowly unpacking boxes trying to find the toy of the day (yes I have been in my house for a month), Wacey trying to collect some of our money and going to Oregon, and me working... It was Dr. Suess's Birthday!!!
We went to the Library and got all the books we needed and read them throughout the week, and then of coarse we had a Dr. Suess party!! We made cupcakes, With yellow frosting and some had green stars... for the Sneetches. Addey liked the ones without the stars and Reece liked the ones with the stars, so it just added to the lesson that we should " forget about stars, and whether they had one, or not, upon thars" !! We also had Green Eggs and Ham for dinner and then of coarse ate our cupcakes again, then watched Horton Hears a Who!! I do not think Addey or Reece really got the concept of reading the Dr. Suess's books and why we then celebrated a birthday of a guy we did not even know, but I think they really enjoyed all the events of the week and I think we will try to make it a tradition and do it every year!!

Thanks Dr. Suess for writing great books and eventually , I know my girls will know who you are!