Lexie all made up

Lexie had her first dance competition of the season last Saturday. She looked so cute getting ready for her Hannah Montana routine. She got to wear full make-up which is a dream come true for a girly girl, and a nightmare for a non-girly girl mother to put on. I needed lots of help, thanks again Kelli. The girls rocked on their performance. Lexie absolutely can't wait to perform again.

Lexie and her friend Kaylee both sporting the toothless look


last minute run through

Ring of Fire

My parents gave us a fire ring for Christmas. We have been waiting for the weather to get nice enough to use it. A perfect family night activity on a crazy spring day where the weather has gone from snowing to blue skies all within a couple of hours. We enjoyed hot dogs, and marshmallows (burned intentionally). We expect many more
of these nights to come.

Boys and their Toys

Does it really start this young? I love watching Zach and Drake together, they make me smile just seeing them together. They have been best friends for years, and share the same quirky sense of humor and make each other laugh all day long. This particular day Drake came over to show Zach his new toy and let him try it out. They had so much fun, and I had to laugh how just like big boys it is amazing how they all congregate out of no where to talk about and check out the new toy.

This picture is my absolute favorite of Drake.

Who does that???

I have found myself saying "Who does that?!!" many times in the last couple of weeks. Until, I did the unforgiveable and found myself in the middle of my own "who does that..." situation. My husbands birthday was on Thursday, and I forgot it. I forgot my own husbands birthday. I know go ahead and say it "Who does that?" Here is a replay of the birthday morning. Kevin gets up ridiculously early (5:30am) for work and he leaves by 6:00 or 6:10 am. He always says morning prayer with me and when I say he always says it he always says it because I am not awake, and all through the prayer I am saying to myself stay awake, stay awake, stay awake, and then amen. I am revealing way to much I know. This particular birthday morning he says the prayer I do say amen and then he says something about have a special day, I mumble okay, and he walks downstairs. He comes back in like three more times says something and I don't think I even responded. He leaves for work and still nothing I get up later at a more reasonable hour 7:20 to be exact and get the kids going. I send them off, I start a load of laundry, make my lunch and leave for work. On my way out the door Kevin calls me here is the dialogue...

Me: Hello
Kevin: Hey what are you doing?
Me: Walking out the door to go to work
Kevin: I saw the calendar you have a busy day
Me: Yes, in fact I do not think it could get busier
Kevin: Really
Me: Work, Parent teacher conferences for Zach (who is in junior high and has eight different teachers), Lexie has Dance, and Brad and Heather are coming to spend the night (some of our best friends were passing through from Wyoming to stay with us that night on their way to Las Vegas). You saw what the house looked like when you left.
Kevin: Sounds like you are too busy for someone to have a Birthday today, bye

I immediately call back he will not answer, and totally justified. I am on my way to work, feeling sick I cannot even believe that I did that, and still knowing the kind of day I still had in front of me with no end in sight and no plan. I did not even put his birthday on the calendar again "WHO DOES THAT?" How can one recover from the unforgiveable? I tried oh how I tried. With a lot of help along the way, I try to mend the damage that had been done. I ordered a fruit bouquet, picked it up and hand delivered it to his work, definitely helped, but still an after thought and he knew it.




Kevin wasn't mad so much as he was hurt, and dissappointed and feeling forgotten in the middle of a crazy day.

The worst thing about this whole thing is that Kevin would have NEVER done that to me, he makes me breakfast in bed even when he leaves that early, he involves the kids and always picks out the best cards. He makes the whole day all about me and calls it Mom's Day.

Kevin is a great father, he coaches every sport the boys are involved with (even when practices are every night of the week), he watches Lexie dance at her competitions not just the recital at the end of the year, and remembers to get her a flower to show her he is so proud of her. He helps with their homework, and at the school. Kevin loves his parents and talks to them everyday. I used to think it was crazy weird and now it is one of my most favorite things about him. His family is the MOST important thing to him. Kevin is a great provider, and a great cook. Kevin treats me better than I deserve, and my own mother has told me this more than once. Kevin has seen me at my worst (unfortunately more than once), and he still loves me. I hope he knows how much I love him. He is definitely in need of a birthday do-over and possibly a new wife who wouldn't forget. I am so sorry Kevin!

Cheree said it best that maybe your life is out of balance when we start to forget the ones we love and their birthdays. Definitely time to re-evalutate ones priorities.

25 Random Things about me

This is dedicated to all those who have tagged me (you could be sorry after reading such randomness)

1. I sing right out loud if I know a song in the car, at the gym, in a store, if I am with people or not.
2. I have three beautiful children Zach (12), Carson (9), Lexie (7)
3. I sign up to win the HGTV Dream house everyday (hey somebody is going to win it)
4. I cannot say "no" to a door-to-door solicitor even if I already have the product.
5. I have fed door-to-door solicitors more than once.
6. I have been educated on the dangers of #5 and I am working on it.
7. I make friends easily and have complete strangers ask to eat with me and whoever I am with.
8. I love all things with numbers from Sudoku, to taxes.
9. I absolutely love the sound of an adding machine.
10. I am not a sideline parent, I do flips off the diving board, ride all the amusement park rides, play tag at the park right along side my kids.
11. I hate to try new foods
12. I love anything and everything with potatoes.
13. I love fry sauce and restaurants that serve it.
14. I have never had my hair past my shoulders.
15. I have never been a girly girl and proud of it.
16. I now have a girly girl and I love it.
17. I do cry for Extreme Home Makeover, Hallmark commercials, and almost weekly in Relief Society
18. I have run the stairs in the Rocky Movie in Philadelphia and raised my hands and jumped around just like the movie in front of strangers.
19. I have seen Mt. Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty, and been where our fore fathers signed the Declaration of Independence.
20. I could not live without my DVR.
21. I have to know where my wallet is when I go to bed, or I will get up in the night to find it.
22. I love talk radio, I do not know when this happened but I have liked it for a really long time.
23. My husband cooks better than me.
24. I love reality TV.
25. I enjoy making to-do lists for shopping, chores, work, etc. and crossing things off as I get them done consider this list done (yeah!)

Toothless!

I just love this stage when your children lose their two front teeth. All of my kids have lost their two front teeth together, so you have this big gap that does not last long enough. Then big adult teeth come in and take over their smile and takes forever for their face to catch up with their teeth.

Anyway I am especially sentimental this time because Lexie is my youngest and therefore my last to give me this toothless grin I can't get enough of. So I had to share it with everyone.

Whoever said that Diamonds last Forever?

Today the unthinkable happened and the main diamond on my wedding ring disappeared. I am still so shocked that I haven't even cried (I know some of you are shocked by the not crying part I have for sure shed tears over lesser things).

The kids had the day off, and Kevin took off early so we could enjoy this day together. The kids had a vote at lunch as to how we would spend the day, and after a debate of pros and cons we ended up at the Nickelcade (I didn't vote, just for the record). We spent hours there and played and played and played. It is amazing how long $15.00 will last when you are playing games that only take nickels. I played right along with the kids (my ooowww so attractive competitive side always comes out in true form in this kind of atmosphere).

Kevin met us there so we drove away in two cars. As we neared the freeway on ramp, I noticed my diamond was gone. I gave Kevin the hand signal to pull over and no it was not that hand signal. We both pulled over and I showed him my missing diamond. I immediately went back to the Nickelcade to see if I could find a beautiful shining diamond among so much filth. The older lady who worked there just gasped when I told her my predicament. She felt bad for me and took my name and number in case a miracle happened. We both looked at each other both knowing it was pretty much a lost cause. Lexie said a prayer anyway and got on all fours casing down the joint. Bless her heart.

I left the Nickelcade empty handed and sick to my stomach.

Now I ask all readers of this blog how long should a diamond ring last? I guess it wasn't the diamond that didn't last the test of time it was the metal under the diamond that just wore out. I never took that ring off. I slept with it on, showered with it on, did dishes with it on. I guess it is a wonder that it lasted this long.

It is not the money value that makes me so sad, it is the fact that Kevin picked out my ring all by himself, he did a great job, and I have loved this ring (oh great here come the tears, you knew they would).

For now, I am going to take a deep breath be grateful for how long it lasted, and hold out for a twinge of hope that it could still be found.