All they do is play

My kids only want to play and eat treats. I can't get either of them to get a job or pull their weight around the house like load the dishwasher or change the oil in my car. Am I the only one with slacker toddlers or what???

Cheep Cheep Chirp

The eggs in the nest on our front door hatched and now we have 3 little birds chirping away in their nest. Sometimes if we leave the door open too long they will fall/fly into our house and Bret has to escort them back to their nest. They are adorable but I'm not to fond of the wall of poo they dispersed around the nest. Sick.

Responsible Parenting

You won't find it here.

Colorful Prophets

I thought it was kind of touching that Bret planned some activities for the kids to do during conference. It was adorable to hear them try and pronounce all of their names and perk up during each speaker at the sound of topics they are familiar with like FHE. He can be such a tender dad and our kids will be blessed because of it.

Look how cute these paper figures turned out that the kids made. So adorable!

What color is my thumb, you ask?

So, I've been spending some time in the backyard lately. It's been fun to watch our little garden grow. We've got lettuce, romaine lettuce, green onions, spinach, cilantro, and basil. I just planted tomatoes and squash for the summer. Kingston helped me count out 5 squash seeds for each mound. We've been eating a lot of salads with some grilled chicken, strawberries, pears, feta cheese, of course mixed in with all the stuff from the garden. Yesterday I planted the 3 rose trees. Yes, rose trees not rose bushes. Apparently there is a difference. I must say I'm pretty proud of it, especially since the whole backyard was dirt when we moved in. With the cool weather we've been having it's nice to play with the kids in the yard.

This rose tree above has 20 (yes I counted them all) rose buds either in bloom or on the way. Both Becki and I have stopped to smell the roses a few times. ;)

I wish the grass would stay this lush green all year round. Soon the heat will kill it and bring on the rough bermuda stuff.

I'm not a witch, I'm your wife!

Oiy, this week has been rough. Life is fantastic and the kids have been great and business is starting to flow nicely now... I on the other hand have felt like Charlie Sheen this week. All sorts of crazy going on up in here. The universe has got me in a choke hold that's for certain bc we are not at one with another at the moment. My poor, pooooor husband. The man could probably use a man date or something that will get him away from me. I'm sure he's realized by now to walk softly stranger bc this girl is a landmine ready to explode and take out whatever appendages I can if I feel like it. Or I might turn into a puddle of tears or a bag of disdain and negativity. He just can't win this week and he knows it. I feel like I've been poisoned or something and I just need to let it run it's course but it could be a side effect from the hormones and junk I had in me. Who knows, I am just anxious to get back to the old me. In the mean time I hope the poor man will forgive me and hang in there.

old news

... but it did happen.

 

Always Sweet

... ain't that the truth!

Greens

It's all you can eat greens at our house. Our grow boxes are putting out like (enter inappropriate analogy here). I probably need to Google some interesting salad recipes before we get sick of the stuff. Maybe I could sell it on Etsy, it's sort of hand made???

Nesting

Bret discovered a wondrous little nest development right on our front door. Two little love birds decided my glitter wreath was right where they wanted to start a family. Sure enough, in their perfectly crafted nest are 4 tiny little perfect eggs. I am so excited for them to hatch and hope the family of birds stays in the nest forever. I am all excited and worked up about it. It just makes me so happy! You all must come and visit me so you can see the their perfect dwelling. LOVE.

the backyard and beyond

The boss has done a fantastic job making our backyard the funnest spot on the block. This time of year in the valley it's almost impossible not to be distracting by the tempting green grass, and the warm sun interrupted by cool dreamlike breezes. If I close my eyes I can almost pretend I am on vacation or somewhere remote, that is until the kids jump on top of me or wreck their little toddler vehicles. Pretty blissful regardless.

Laprososopleicpty?

I had laprauosptloic (sp?) surgery on Friday. It was pretty AWESOME. Actually it kind of was awesome because medically induced sleep is ALWAYS awesome. I think if there was a street drug for anesthesia I would find a dealer. (I promise I really wouldn't bc that would be wrong, but I'm just saying I would be tempted.) The need behind the much appreciated surgery was a rogue IUD. It's kind of a complicated story but lets just say for a long period of time my IUD had an identical twin floating around outside his home (aka my uterus)  and taunting him with an extra dose of hormones and maybe a few unwarranted comments like "you can't find me!!!" and "neener neener boo boo!".  I'm no medical expert but I am pretty sure double of any kind of control is no bueno especially when the birth control host (me) has no clue about the second IUD hidden in her abdomen.... but let's not dwell on that tinsy little detail. What's done is done and I am officially and medically birth control free and aside from a few uncomfortable side effects from the surgery I am happy as can be! Happy happy HAPPY!

So that's my big story. I kinda wasn't sure when, how or if I should blog about it because it's pretty personal and some might find it tacky of me to mention plus, there isn't really a casual way to talk about IUD's, birth control and baby making. However, lots of you have been asking and I've never been much of a private person so here you have it for your entertainment.

The good news: 
1. I now have something to blame the past two years of my cranky female mood swings on.
2. I know why the last 8 months have been a baby making bust.
3. Problem solved :)
4. We can start trying again anytime we want. (bring it!)


On a serious note. Thank you to everyone who has been understanding and supportive and plain ol' interested in our slightly odd situation. We are blessed with divine friends and family who always come through for us. You rock guys!

Park

Kingston's favorite part of everyday is going to the park. With any luck there are usually other kids there with whom Kingston can play with. It's so endearing how toddlers are so eager to make new friends without any reservations or judgments. I wish adults were more like that. Could you imagine becoming best friends with someone before you could even pronounce their name.  "Mommy! Dis my frwend! HE, heee, he my BEST frwend!" Priceless I tell you.

a day in the life of Lo

A typical day in the life of Lo may consist of stealing from harmless pedestrians...

 Several vehicular high-jacking attempts...

heckling strangers for food...

and many, many falls, trips and tumbles. 

 

As you can see she does well to get attention on her own.

ikea

A day trip to ikea with my sister, Lo and her cousin equals a super fun play date (Kingston got to play in the kid zone). Thinking about moving in now, it was so much better watching her destroy things that don't belong to me for once.

Good Fortune

Sometimes I can hardly believe the treasures people donate to Goodwill. Take these hand crafted salt and pepper people shakers for example. They are far to perfect to just throw away. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??? Too bad Goodwill had the sense to price the set at the steep price of $1 or those beauties would have been mine! Someday I hope to afford myself such luxuries, until then someone else will not believe their fortune when they stumble upon them. Lucky!

 

The Incident

Who can forget the incident?  Just a few days after I purchased a brand new full coverage Benefit lipstick London found it in my purse and had a private art session. That thing was full coverage alright, it fully covered the whole bathroom and my 2 year old. Did I mention I got this new lipstick because she demolished my last one? My first reaction was a fuming "London!!!". Then she started smacking her lips and blowing me kisses and I melted. Second thing I did was of course grab my phone to take some photos. The 3rd thing was damage control. I plopped Lo in the tub and started scrubbing her down and the bright red finger prints all over the walls, cabinets, and counters. Just when I thought I had things under control Lo left a little floating present for me in the bath. SICK!!!! Not my best day but what can you do when your child is determined to live an anything but a quiet life?