The Luckiest

I don't get many things right the first time
In fact, I am told that a lot
Now I know all the wrong turns, the stumbles and falls
Brought me here

And where was I before the day
That I first saw your lovely face?
Now I see it everyday
And I know

That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest

What if I'd been born fifty years before you
In a house on a street where you lived?
Maybe I'd be outside as you passed on your bike
Would I know?

And in a white sea of eyes
I see one pair that I recognize
And I know

That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest

I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you

Next door there's an old man who lived to his nineties
And one day passed away in his sleep
And his wife; she stayed for a couple of days
And passed away

I'm sorry, I know that's a strange way to tell you that I know we belong
That I know

That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest 

(Ben Folds | The Luckiest)

I am so lucky to have you in my life Kelly.

I love you more and more every day.

It's hard to imagine that I could love anything more.

Thank you for all that you do for me.

For all that you do for our family.

For being such an amazing father to our boys.

For holding the priesthood.

For working so that I can stay at home and be with the boys.

For making sacrifices for our family. 

For being a good friend.

For being you.

For never giving up on me.

For putting up with all my craziness.

For encouraging me to try new things.

And more than anything,

Thank you for loving me.

 I love you!

2010 Getting To Know Me. . .

I know most people hate doing these when they receive them in their Inbox.  I actually really like them.  I love reading them from friends that send them to me.  I most often learn many new facts about my friends and family, that I never knew before.  So because I took the time to fill mine out, I thought I would post it on my blog too.  This is what I use as a journal.  Someday, I'm going to look back at this and laugh.  Enjoy!

1. High heels or boots?  Mostly heels, but I do own some boots, and I do like wearing them.
2. What time did you get up this morning?  Up... 5 with Mason.  Out of bed for the day... 9:30.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?  Avatar

4. What was your maiden name?  Kohler

5. What is your favorite TV show?  Glee!
6. What do you usually have for breakfast?  A toaster waffle, made with love by my darling Tweedles.

7. What is your middle name?  Lee

8. What food do you dislike?  I'm not a fan of curry.  I know, it's a spice, but if it's in something, then I don't like that food.

9. What is your favorite CD at the moment?  Blue October, Approaching Normal

10.  What characteristic do you despise?  Mean and/or vindictive.

11. Favorite Clothing:  Pajama pants and a t-shirt.  I love to be comfortable!
12. Anywhere in the world on vacation?  Forks, Wa. (Yes, I just can't get past loving it!) or Italy
13. Are you an organized person?  I love organizational products, and I'm trying to be organized.
14. Where would you retire to?  Honestly, I have no idea.
15. What was your most recent memorable birthday?  29th We were traveling home from Nauvoo and stopped in St. Louis and went up to the top of the arch.  So cool!  Then Kelly took me to dinner at Outback Steak House.

16. What are you going to do when you finish this?  Put Mason in bed, and go to bed myself.

17. Furthest place you are sending this?  Texas.  Hi Angela!

18. Person you expect to send it back first?  I'm guessing it will be Summer, Miranda, Kim, or Shelley.
19. When is your birthday?  June 19
20. Are you a morning person or a night person?  Night
21. What is your shoe size?  9
22. Do you own any animals?  Do children count?  How about husbands?
23. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?  A Mommy and a teacher
24. What is your favorite flower?  Gerber daisy's

25. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? July 24th weekend.  Durrango, CO.  Girls weekend!!
26. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?  Green!

27. How is the weather right now?  Cool with a breeze

28. Last person you spoke to on the phone?  Shelley
29. Favorite drink?  Diet Coke, and lately water.  If you know me, this is shocking!

30. Favorite restaurant?  Mazza

31. Hair color?  Mousy brown.  So gross!  I need to dye it.

32. What was your favorite toy as a child?  Baby beans, my favorite doll.
33. Summer or winter?  Summer.  I hate snow.
34. Chocolate or vanilla?  Vanilla, unless it's white chocolate.

35. Coffee or tea?  Diet coke!
36. Wish you were still young?  I am the "Baby of the group" so... No.  However, I do wish that I had my 18 year old body back.
37. Do you want your friends to email you back?  Hell yes I do!

38. When was the last time you cried?  About a week ago.  Kelly and I got into an argument.

39. What is under your bed?  Who knows!!  On Kelly's side of the bed, trash, old receipts, empty wrappers, etc.  On my side home decor, journal, books.  I'm sure there are toys and shoes, and socks, or just about anything else you can imagine.
40. What did you do last night?  Got take out from Chili's and scrapbooked with Kim and Shelley while the kiddos played.
41. What are you afraid of?  Snakes... just thinking about it gives me the heebey-geebey's!!
42. Salty or sweet?  Salty
43. How many years at your current job?  Almost 4 (being a Mommy)  Best job ever!!
44. Favorite day of the week?  Saturdays.  I love it when Kelly's home!

45. How many people will you send this to:  Less than 20?
46. How many will respond?  Everyone better... OR ELSE! ;) 

47. Do you like finding out all this stuff about your friends?  Absolutely!  I love learning new little facts about my friends and family.  Love you guys!

Thankful

Every night after we get the kids ready for bed we always sing a few songs and then let each of the boys say their own prayers with us in the family room.  The night before last Carter was saying his prayer and he said, "thank you for the resurrection and thank you that Jesus could live again."  Neither Kelly or I prompted him to say it, he did it all on his own.  I was instantly in tears.  It was so sweet.  I wonder every day if the boys really understand and know the importance of the things we teach them about the gospel.  In this instance, it proved to me that they don't need to fully understand all of it.  They feel the spirit just like we do and through that they can understand that it's important.  Important enough that they should thank our Heavenly Father for it.  I am so thankful for my family and the opportunity I have to be a mother.  I learn every day from my boys and I can honestly say that my testimony has grown because of their sweet examples.

Mommies Do Crazy Things

In looking through some pictures recently, I've found that there are more pictures of me pulling faces or doing something crazy for my kids, trying to get them to smile, than there are of me just smiling.

Take these for instance. This was me trying to get Mason to smile one night while we were taking some random pictures of him.


And this lovely picture was taken a couple weeks ago when we had friends over and were trying to get her kids to put the goggles on to take a picture. The boys thought it was hilarious that I was wearing their goggles. I must say though, I think I'm looking pretty smokin hot in them.

Happy Valentines Day

With Love!

Heart Attacking

The boys wanted to get Kelly something for Valentines Day this year. When we were at the store they saw balloons, and wanted to get them for him. So I decided that we'd get them, and cut out a bunch of hearts and heart attack his car while he was at work.

We drove up to Salt Lake and stopped at the Maverik on Foothill and bought him a Diet Dew and some cookies that he could enjoy on the way home too. When we got to his work, I called one of his co-workers and asked him where Kelly had parked. He wasn't sure, so we looked on every level of the parking garage for his car. It was on the very last level we checked. Go figure.

I gave the boys some tape and a bunch of hearts and they taped them all over his car and on the windows while I tied the balloons to the outside of his car. We also had a bunch of little hearts that I let them throw all over inside the car too. Landon and Carter loved doing it. They especially loved it when other people would walk by and give them high fives or say something to them. They thought it was hilarious!

This was what it looked like when we were done.

In our hurry to get it done and get out of there before he was finished for the day, I forgot to put his drink and cookies in the car, so he didn't get those until he got home. Kelly said that he walked right past his car thinking "some poor sap is gonna hate cleaning that up" and then he realized that he was that "poor sap!"

It was a great activity to do with the boys. They loved doing it and were so happy to see their Dad when he got home that night. We'll definitely do it again!

Making Pizza

Growing up Kelly's family made pizza every Friday night. He wanted to make pizza's with the boys so I made some pizza dough and when he got home, the fun began. We let the boys help make their pizzas first. So we rolled out the dough and let them spread the pizza sauce and put their toppings on. They did a really good job and were very meticulous.

Then it was time for our pizza. Kelly rolled out the dough a little and then tossed it up in the air to help stretch it out. The boys were in awe! They thought it was so cool!

Our pizza turned out really yummy!

After dinner we watched the opening ceremonies of the Olympics and played. The boys wrestled, and even let Mason join in a little. They tackled Mommy and tortured Daddy. Mason sat patiently watching it all and taking it all in, occasionally yelling and screaming out to join in the madness.

We had a great night. I can see why Kelly's family would do it every Friday. It's a lot of fun, and it got all of us cooking and playing together. Something that we don't do enough.

Welcome Home Daddy!

Kelly got home from Philly last night. We are all SO excited to have him home. Landon, Carter, Mason and I made him a Welcome Home banner and hung it up for him. They were all very helpful in putting it together and coloring. We had fun making it too.

It was really late when he got home, and the boys were in bed, so I was his welcoming party.

The boys didn't get to see him until he got home tonight. They were so excited. They asked me every 5-10 minutes if Daddy was on his way, or when he would be home. They love him so much! It was a tender moment for me watching them light up and run to their Daddy tonight when he walked through the door. I'll admit, I got a little teary eyed.

Oh, and I guess I should also report: Kelly had a great trip, and was able to build some good relationships with the people he assists in Philly too. It makes a huge difference in their working relationship once they've met. Here's to hoping his job will get even better.

A Trip To See Grammy & Grandpa

We went to Heber today to see Grammy and Grandpa. Kelly is on a business trip in Philly for a few days, and I figured that it would be a good time to go and have a sleep over. When we got into town, Grammy was still at work so we stopped by to say hello. The boys were really excited to see her. They ran into the bank and straight over to her. I love seeing how excited they get! Landon was a little shy at first, but warmed up to her quickly. Carter jumped up on her lap and sat there as we talked. No more than 10 minutes later, we realized that he had fallen asleep in her arms. It was too cute. He was OUT!

Taking that as our cue to leave, we headed up to my Mom's house to wait there until she got off work. She brought Cayson home with her, so that all the boys could play. They had a great time. Landon and Carter are always so good to play with Cayson and include him in what they're doing.

They love playing with Captain Jack and teasing him too. He's such a good dog. He never nips at them or anything. I tell you what, if I were a dog, there's no way I'd put up with the torture those boys dish out. Jack loves the attention he gets from them though, and loves that they play catch with him too.

(This picture was actually taken on a different day. It's one that I love though.)

After dinner, it was time for baths. Grammy filled the tub and we put all 4 boys in there at once. It was pure chaos! They loved it, and we all laughed as they played together. I didn't leave Mason in for long. He's still not sitting (especially in water) all that well by himself. He loved being in there with the big boys, but they were sure glad when I got him out.

We stayed overnight and went home the next morning. Just a short trip, but well worth it. If for no other reason, it was a great sanity break for me. I sometimes wish that we lived closer to my Mom because she's such a big help. I love her, and am so thankful for her.

A Quick Visit

Today was a fantastic day!  One of my best friends was in town and was able to spend almost an entire day with me.  We never get to see each other.  She lives in Texas, and I'm in UT obviously, and when we do get a chance to see each other it's usually for no more than an hour.  So imagine my excitement, when I got to spend an entire day with her and her darling kids.

What made it even more fun, was that she'd just had a baby boy, (Liam)  in December.  Oh my!  How I love him.  I only wish we lived closer so that Liam and Mason could be close friends.  Liam is about 2 1/2 months younger than Mason, and he's just as big as him.  CRAZY!  He's so skinny and long as long can be.  Mason is definitely chubbier though.

Landon and Carter loved playing with Alex.  She's almost 3 years older than them, but they love her.  They play so well together too.  They spent a lot of time reading books on the floor and playing with toys.  I love seeing them interact with each other.

They were able to stay and have dinner with us too.  Angela has a fantastic recipe for homemade alfredo sauce, so we cooked some fettuccine, and made the alfredo sauce.  We even sauteed some squash and zucchini and put it in with everything.  It was delicious!  Later I found out that I had the exact same recipe for the sauce, I'd just never tried to make it before.  Needless to say, it will be a family favorite for future dinners.  It was sooo yummy!

I hated saying goodbye to them.  We don't get to see each other nearly enough.  I hope that we'll be able to take a trip out to Texas one of these days and spend a good amount of time with them.  We love them so much!