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Everything about our lives right now revolves around boxes. Big ones….small ones…some as big as your head! 🙂

We have our box wall…nearest the door to help all of those who are helping us move. We also had a box that was too big for packing anything in that became a toy house….

I threw that one in with my kids and their cousin Gavin (I stole it from your blog mikie and coley) cause it’s so darn cute. They were watching Tom and Jerry.

Wow. I’m impressed! A commercial came on TV advertising for a coffee drink.

Spencer says, “We don’t drink coffee.”

I asked, “Where did you learn that?” (I didn’t remember talking about coffee to him)

Spencer says, “At daddy’s work. Me and Evie were getting chocolate milk. The coffee was next to the chocolate milk.”

I said, “Wow. I’m impressed!”

Spencer said, “I know!” and gives daddy a high five.

He remembers that from HALLOWEEN last year. It wasn’t anything big…just a comment we made how we do not drink coffee. Just makes me realize how little things can stick in a child’s mind…hopefully all the important things and none of the things we regret saying or shouldn’t say especially in front of little ears.

Well, we did it. We put an offer down on a townhouse and it was accepted. It’s a bank-owned foreclosure in Spanish Fork and we LOVE it! We have been looking around online for a while, came up with a list for our realtors to look into and started driving around to tour them. One night we were lined up to see 4 homes. The first was too small/cramped feeling. The second one I had seen online and really didn’t care to see it. The third I was in love with from what I saw and read online. And the fourth looked like it needed a lot of work.

We were right about the 1st and 4th. The 3rd one that I loved so much was much smaller than it looked. The 2nd one was a completely different story though. As soon as we walked it (and then as soon as I found out that upstairs living area was not the only living area..it would have been too small!…) both Steve and I thought “this is the one!” I was shocked that we loved it instantly. But, when things are right, things are right. We really like the area and REALLY REALLY love the house. The next night we saw it again and this time invited Steve’s parents to come with us. They both really liked it as well. Other couples came inside to look while we were there and we were NOT happy that they left shaking their heads ‘yes’ with big smiles on their faces! We wanted this place – they couldn’t have it! 🙂 And they didn’t get it. We did. He he he he

So here are a few pics that I took while we were there for our second look. I also included my own drawn up floor plans (although I did notice I forgot a closet, the stairs on the top floor need to go under the master bath, and the area where the stairs are is a small blank wall … perfect for a bookcase or desk!)

We signed and closed and now we’re waiting for the bank (in Idaho of all places!) to send the ONE page they DIDN’T send with the other paperwork before we can get our keys. Uh! (PS – we’re moving THIS Saturday at 9 am if anyone wants to help! We could use it!)

What a fun Memorial Day we had! I woke up not knowing where Stephen went, until I remembered Volleyball at the Church! We packed a little and then got ready to head to my in-laws for a BBQ. Stephen and his dad cooked the meats (and corn!) and his mom made the sides. It was so yummy and I ate way too much!
Steve’s brother, Rich, and his wife, Bri, bought a(nother) Slip n’ Slide. Last year the kids played on it…and it worked great…until Rich tried sliding the cat on it!!!! (Hilarious!) While Bri and her girls got pedi’s…Rich said he’d watch one of the girl’s daughter (that’s her in the pics)…and boy did she tease the men…and ended up getting tossed in the water a few times! Jayden was a lot more daring when it came to different ideas the men came up with to throw them down the slip n’ slide. Spencer didn’t seem to get into it as much, although he liked the water, he wasn’t willing to do it their way. Evie didn’t do it either, although she seemed to get more wet than Spencer would.
We also played cards with Stephen’s parents…AFTER Steve and his dad tore apart and fixed the card shuffler. All in all we had a great holiday!

I feel SO guilty! I had that prompting to shut the bird’s door on their cage, and didn’t listen…that’s right, I ignored the Holy Ghost! How awful am I?!?!?! What makes things worse, is that I opened the front door to let the kids play and WHOOSH! Out flies Bumblebee! 🙁 I chased him down the street…even got him on my finger, but he flew another block over. I left my kids with the neighbor, grabbed the cage (with Princess inside) and headed over a street. Found Bumblebee in the tree but he wouldn’t come down. He ended up flying behind a house…so I knocked on the door and a boy and his mom let me in their backyard. I got Bumblebee on the cage, but when I went to open the door, Bumblebee flew off to the front yard. The little boy told me where the thought Bumblebee flew to, and when I got to that backyard there were too many trees (green leaves and a green bird are not a good mix!) and Princess wouldn’t chirp (so Bumblebee would respond) so I ended up giving up.

The kids were sad, but they understood that Bumblebee probably wouldn’t be able to find his way back. The world is much bigger than our apartment and finding his way back was a real stretch. I didn’t feel too bad until Steve pointed out that he probably wouldn’t live past 2 days. I’m a bird killer! That poor bird either starved to death, couldn’t handle the weather, or met bigger and meaner birds! If only I would have listened to that little voice…I feel so guilty.

We did get a new bird…Princess was really lonely. It’s sad when you can tell a BIRD is LONELY! So….meet SunShine (aka “Sunny”). Not sure if it’s male or female, but Sunny is smaller than Princess and not only is it white, but it’s white, blue AND yellow. Very pretty.

Last month (yes, I’m late posting it!) we visited the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point. The flowers were at 90% bloom (I think) and we had a great time!  It was chilly and overcast and it ended up raining on us, but we still had a blast. It would have been better if Joel & Evan (Evan had his surgery days before this), Mike, Nicole and Gavin (not wanting Gav in the cold…don’t blame you!) and Steve (studying for finals…or working…can’t remember!) could have come too. Here are just a few pictures from our visit…enjoy!

Okay…so I know I’ve been bad about posting…we’ve had a lot going on (I’ll tall you about it soon)…but I HAD to post about this giveaway from my friend. She hosts Because Babies Grow Up and gives me so many great ideas about my kiddos and things we can do. THIS giveaway is one I really REALLY want! FOUR tickets to Discovery Gateway!!! I went to a children’s museum in Oklahoma a few years ago and I loved it (even without my own kids!) I would love to let Evie and Spencer explore this place! You should enter to win too! Thanks Amber!

Every week our Saturdays start off the same way. I go to work at 10 AM and come home at 4. During that time Steve and the kids usually go to Costco for samples and rolls. Yes, we love their rolls. Some days they’ll bring me some at work, others I get them when I get home. This last Saturday I got off work at 2 to get ready for a baptism for a girl in my Primary. The kids (Spencer mainly) were really wearing on Steve’s nerves. I thought about taking one or both with me but didn’t in the end. When I came home, here’s what I saw…

Cute, huh?

Something else that happens other days, not just Saturdays, is that Steve is learning to play the guitar. It’s great seeing (or hearing rather) how much he’s improved so far and watching him proudly show me his fingertips. 🙂 Funny guy. He’s proud because they’re getting more coarse and allowing him to play more without feeling like he’s going to loose his fingertips. I’ll even sing along with him some. Thanks sweetie for bringing more music into our home!