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So I’m guessing we’ve had a pretty crazy month…we moved, my parents were in town, I worked extra hours, we’ve hardly been home and now we’re seeing the effects of it. Spencer is driving us batty! Everything…and I mean EVERYTHING….is “sticky” so he has to wash his hands…constantly. I’m afraid he’ll end up being OCD. He refused to help pick up his toys, refused to talk to us, refused to get out of his pajamas, refused to take off his saturated pull up, and simply refused anything and everything we tried to understand what’s going on with him. I’m guessing I’ve been working too much and he’s tired of getting bounced around from house to house. I was SO tired of his whiny-ness (how do you spell that?!?!) that the last time he complained about being sticky I grabbed peanut butter and smeared it all over his hand. Yes…a little cruel, but I didn’t want to yell and him, I didn’t want to spank him (I was too angry so I didn’t want to lose control at all…)

So we’ve decided we are going to spend as much time with just our little family as possible. We think we all need it. We’re hardly home…in our new house…and we’ve let other things end up taking over our lives.

Tonight…we’re going to the movies!

I just wanted to say a quick Thank You to all the fathers in my life…

My sweet Husband who is such a wonderful daddy to our two squirts – who plays with them when he comes home from work, who wrestles with then until he’s too warn out, who takes them to Costco every Saturday (which is the highlight of the week for them!), who works so hard to keep us comfortable in our lives and continues to work and go to school, who can get Evie to sleep at night when, night-after-night mommy fails to do so, who loves teaching our children (and me!) new things each day, who can calm both kids when mommy it at her wits end, who can be more understanding and patient when I’m tired (and so are the kids!) and who is all-in-all a wonderful man…Happy Father’s Day!

My dearest Daddy who helped raise me with a kind heart, a strong testimony of the true Gospel, a service-minded and Christlike manner, a strong work ethic, a knowledge of many things creative, technological, and wise, and who always tried to teach me to use my faith and knowledge to make decisions to better myself and those around me. Thank you for all that you do for us to help us along life’s journey and for the daily prayers you give on our behalf. Thank you for simply loving us! I love you daddy!

My wonderful Father-in-law who has shown me what a strong testimony in Jesus Christ will do to your life no matter what the circumstances and trials you face. He has shown me how to love those who make our lives difficult no matter what, how to serve anyone and everyone, how to always find the silver lining, and how to take care of those we love. And thank you, not only for helping raise the wonderful man that I married, but for showing us a beautiful example of a marriage without contention. And thank you for loving my little family and for all that you do for us.

And for those of you who are our friends, family members, neighbors, and leaders, who are each in your own ways a strength to my family, who are willing to give us help when needed and your friendship always. Happy Fathers Day!

Can I just say that sometimes the simplest things in life make me happy….the dimpled smile of my little boy, the “I’m so innocent” batting of my daughter’s eyelids, or even a little button that makes leaving and coming home a lot easier….yep, that’s right…a garage door opener.

Since moving in at the end of last month, anytime we left the house, Steve and I have had to get in the car, start the car, back up, get out of the car, close the garage door, get back in the car and then do the reverse when we came home.

When we moved in we did not receive the garage door opener which was kind of messed up. We bought one, which ended up being incompatible with the motor and tonight Steve bought a different brand. We were so excited when it worked, but even more excited when we were able to program our cars’ device (already built in to the cars) to open and close the garage door. So yeah…the little things in life can bring great happiness. 🙂

So I know I just posted about our new ward, but let me tell you…I miss our old ward too! I miss my Primary Kids, my Girls in the Primary Presidency and our neighbors. After 4.5+ years there, we sure do miss you guys! I felt very tender hearted when Steve passed on to me what our old neighbor said….the Shelley’s were our neighbors and our kids (and us adults) were great friends. But Evie and Cyana were the best little buddies “ever” (as Evie would say). I guess on Sunday when Cyana got to nursery and Evie wasn’t there, Cyana ended up crawling under the table and started crying “I want MY Evie!” (I might have that wrong, but it was along those lines I believe). How cute/sad/sweet is that?!?!?

Evie's bestest friend

So yesterday we finally made it to our new ward….after 1 week of not going to church (due to no gas for warm showers and the wrong plug for our dryer) and 1 week at our old ward saying our good-byes. We made it to church right before it started and was greeted by the RS President’s husband. Sacrament was really good…there is a couple who moved their family here from Argentina and the older parents do not speak English. Instead of going to a Spanish speaking ward, they opted to stay in our ward to be with their daughter. They gave talks and had their children translate. Pretty neat stuff!

I had to take Evie to the potty and when we walked into the bathroom there was another little girl there wearing the same dress as Evie. They were both 2, almost 3, and would be in nursery together. I asked if the little girl liked princesses and once Evie saw she did, she was so excited to have a new friend. (Although, she did ask if Cyana would be there too…poor thing misses her best friend so much!)

After sacrament was over, I had to go potty and so did Spencer. On the way to the restroom I asked a woman how old her son was. He was 4 and a Sunbeam just like Spencer. There was another little boy there who was also 4 and a Sunbeam. Spencer met them both and after using the bathroom, said he was excited to see his new friends. A woman asked if we were new and how old Spencer was. She introduced herself as the Sunbeam teacher! So now Spencer knew 2 friend and his teacher before he even got to Primary.

We met with the Bishop (really nice guy!) and then headed off to class. Evie saw her new friend and went to sit by her in Nursery…no problem! We took Spencer to Primary and found his class. He walked in  – no problem! Steve and I were a little shocked…and wondered whether or not we needed to do anything more. Typically our kids would be a bit more shy and want us to stick around. This was great though! So, we went to Sunday School and then split out for Relief Society and Elder’s Quorem. I do feel a bit younger than the majority there, but they all seemed really nice and welcoming. And luckily we know one family already – Eric and Jamie were our very first landlords when we got married. Funny, huh?

After church the Elder’s Quorem presidency stopped by to welcome us and chat with us for a bit. It was super  nice. All in all we are really feeling welcomed, are pleased with our children’s taking to it, and are still really loving our new area.

I stumbled across this on another blog and thought…eh…what the heck, i’ll watch it. SO glad I did! What talented fun people! enjoy! (the last minute is just mingling so no need to watch it.)

Best Wedding Toast Ever!!!! (Amy’s Song) – These bloopers are hilarious

Wish I had THIS LINK before my brother and sis-in-law had their baby (nearly a year ago..gasp!). You can find lullabies of your favorite band! Like Matallica! And Goo Goo Dolls…and No Doubt…and there’s TONS! (I even saw the Beatles Lindsay!) SO. FUN.

So I just made this newspaper article at THIS WEBSITE….

I saw this online and think it looks like fun…especially when you have kids at home during the summer and you want them out of the house! They have some cute movies playing. You can either pay $1 at the door, or $5 for 10 shows making them $0.50 each. Take a look HERE to see if a local theater has this great deal!

Okay, not really December and not in ’63 but that’s what came to my head…

Tonight was interesting to say the least…I was cooking dinner in my new kitchen and right before the timer went off Spencer goes running from the kitchen towards his bedroom. He trips on something and smacks his head hard into the wall. I say “You need to be more careful” and then I see it….

blood.

and lots of it.

I run and pick him up, scream “Steve!!! Steve!!!” and take him into the bathroom, grab a wash towel, and put it on his head. Steve gets off his phone with his parents, checks on us and then cleans the blood off the carpet since there’s not much room in the bathroom and not much he could do. He called the after hours Urgent Care to see where the closest one is and find out if we should bring him in.

Head wounds are always bleeders so it took a while for it to stop. The doctor took more than 4 minutes trying to clean off all of the blood to find the actual injury. It was tiny! Maybe a quarter of an inch…maybe! No glue or stitches require but now we know what to do in head injuries (3+ throw ups, loss of consciousness, forgetting names, etc means go in!).

On the way there we asked him if his head hurt…. “no” Okay….hmmm… that’s a little weird

He was super great for the doctor and very brave.