Well Easter has come and gone! Below are a few of the memories that we have left behind. Noah and Gwen woke up Sunday morning to some fun Easter baskets from the Easter bunny they each got an Easter outfit their weight in candy and some toys. Gwen got a new baby doll and Noah got some Star Wars toys. Which they loved and couldn't put down all day. We went to Yaya's and Poppie's for Dinner an Easter egg hunt, bingo, and a pinyata! It was so fun the kids love playing with their cousins. The next day Noah woke up and asked "What did Easter bring me today!" he was so disappointed when I explained that Easter only brings him something once a year. It was so much fun we are sad its over it came and went so fast!

No place like Home!

Matt and Cindy were kind enough to let us stay in there house for the next month or so while they are in Arizona enjoying the heat while we are getting snowed upon. We really appriciate the opportunity we have to live here, If they hadn't let us we would be living with Mikes mom or my parents...this way we don't feel like we are stepping on any toes or getting in anyones way. Hopefully Mike will get everything figured out with his job and we will be able to start looking for our own place in the next few weeks. I am so thankful to be here but I am also excited to pull my stuff out of storage, there really is no place like home...

Mike got the kids a dog...?

So the kids have been having a hard time adjusting to the move... So Mike decided to get them a dog after they begged him and begged him and begged him. He just can't say no to those two. Gwen is so in love with our new dog he is a Black Lab. Noah wanted to name him Spiderman Mike asked if it would be okay if we name him Parker after Peter Parker aka Spiderman. Noah thought it was a bit of a stretch but finally gave in and has accepted the dogs name as Parker. I have to admit he has been a very good dog he is already Kennel trained and slept through the night last night. He seems to be a quick learner. He wont jump up on my any more and Mike has taught him to Fetch a tennis ball...

Update on Gwens Potty training

Well I feel like I can officially say that Gwen is Potty Trained Yeah!!!!! No kids in diapers this is the first time I can say that in 4 and a half years. Gwen still has an accident here and there but mostly when we are out and about she gets distracted and forgets. It is so funny when she goes potty she feels like she has to strip NAKED! She wont go if she has any cloths on well her butterfly wings are OK!

Visit from Grandpa

Grandpa came to visit us this past weekend. He got Noah and Gwen matching shirts which they both loved. He was so good Gwen and Noah talked his ear off and he patiently listened and played with them. Gwen and Noah were so sad when he had to leave... they keep asking when Grandpa will come to play again!

Our Journey back to UTAH!!

After almost two great years in Idaho Falls...Mike was laid off! This was a bitter sweet moment for Mike. He was scared out of his mind because the job market is so bad right now in his line of work, But he is so happy to be free of his very difficult boss. We tried very hard to find another job in Idaho Falls. We just moved houses two months ago and wanted to avoid another move, but there just wasn't any work there for us. After two weeks of mad job searching and much stress we finally found something back in Utah. So we get to be around our family and friends again...which is good we were hoping not to stray to far from the pack. We are looking forward to all the support and free babysitting that we get when we are around the Grandparents. We have been very sad to leave our friends in Idaho.

Noah talks about his preschool all the time and he is finally starting to accept the fact that he will not be going back there he still keeps trying to convince us to let him go visit. His last day at preschool all the kids made him a card and he makes me read it to him three to four times a day and then goes on and on about all his friends there. He get a little stary eyed when he talks about Anni he has such a crush on her. He always tells me that she is the prettiest girl!

Mike and I are so sad to be leaving the ward it has been our favorite! We had lots of wonderful friends and loved our little primary class. Good byes make us so sad! We will miss you all and hope to visit you soon!

25 Random things about me....

1. I once rode an ostrich... they are aggressive birds and it was a difficult task.
2. I donated my kidney to my 12 year old sister when I was 20. I didn't get to eat for a week I am still bitter about that J/k!
3. I have never broken a bone yeah! This is a big accomplishment considering my childhood!
4. Once in 3rd grade three 4th grade boys tried to beat me up because I beat them in a race... I gave two bloody noses and the other one I held on the ground by his hair till a teacher came. I was the only one not hurt and the only one that didn't get suspended from school.
5. I use to love mountain biking and have several scars to prove it. I haven't done it since having kids. I don't know if I am brave enough any more. I am not as fearless as I use to be.
6. I love to travel and have been on 2 different continents, 8 countries and 11 states!
7. We have moved 9 times in the 5 and a half years we have been married, I have moved 19 times in my life and we are planning another move in two months...please oh please let it be time for me to settle down and stay in one place for a while!
20. I am a curse to sail boats I have been on 3 and they all sunk...no fault of mine but I have since learned to avoid them.
21. I have been in two major car accidents. One was a roll over on the freeway my brother and I rolled two and a half times then skid on the side of the car 50 feet. We both walked away with out a scratch. The cop looked at the accident over and over again and said I can't figure out how you are still alive.
22. I once went a whole year with out sugar! I have tried since and can't even go a day with out it now.
23. I love anything creative...photography, drawing, painting, Scrapbooking, DECORATING!
24. Mike and I often look back wonder how we ever ended up getting married....in High school Mike hated me and his family called me devil woman (they still do sometimes). Once I tried to talk to him and while I was in mid sentence he turned and walked away. I thought he was stuck up and a jerk...He was friends with my brother and they both use to tease me endlessly...but in college I forced him to drive to Colorado with me because my mom wouldn't let me go alone and I could not get anyone else I tried my hardest. We have not been apart since.
25. Blue eyes have all ways been my favorite and as a kid I always wanted to have blue eyed kids. Since Mike and I both have brown eyes I thought for sure we had no shot at getting blue eyed kids but to my surprise and delight both my kids have blue eyes. I know Heavenly Father love's everybody but sometimes I think he loves me just a little bit extra...J/K!!!