Backyard!!!

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We finally finished our backyard, well basically we still have to put rock on the sides but the part that we will actually use is done!!!
Yay!!! Kyle and my dad did such a good job. They worked so hard. It looks great! Our final touches were the two citrus trees in the corners and now that they are in it looks done! It is so nice to have it done. We go out there every evening after dinner to play with the boys. It is very nice especially now that the weather is getting cooler. Thanks for doing that Kyle and Dad! It looks magnificent! :)

Domestic Engineer?

Alright, so this lady calls me today and is trying to sell me on something. This is how the conversation went.

She asks,"What do you do for work?" a harmless enough question.

I answer,"I say at home with my kids."

She replies with extreme enthusiasm,"A domestic engineer!"

"What?" not really understanding her.

With the continued enthusiasm she says,"You are a domestic engineer! That is the hardest job there is! You have to... take care of the kids...keep the house...,"having a hard time coming up with the things that make my job the hardest job there is. "It is a none stop job!"

"Oh." is all I managed to get out.

It was very odd. I feel very blessed and grateful that I have the opportunity to stay home with my kids right now but I couldn't care less what other people think about my "job". I understand that she was trying to butter me up or something because she wanted me to buy the thing she was selling but she did it in a very poor way. She made it sound like what I do isn't that big of deal but I probably feel like it is so she was going to make an extra big deal about it. Really, I don't feel like it is the "hardest job there is". It is definitely a hard job and can get monotonous but I love it. I would much much rather be doing what I am doing than working somewhere and sending my kids to day care or not having children. Anyways, I know she met well but it came across very bad and almost belittling. It was funny. Thought I would share :)

I'm giving in...2 years later

So this past Sunday I have come to a realization that I am going to have to iron clothes for the rest of my life if I am going to or should I say do have a house full of boys. I really don't mind ironing once I get started, it is just hard to get started. When Bradley was born and I put his first little button up shirt on him I told Kyle that there was no way I was going to iron a tiny little boy's shirt. (That would just be ridiculous) But... the shirts look better ironed. I have given in. I am going to have to iron their little shirts whether I like it or not. There are just some sacrifices that are going to have to be made if I want my little boys to look good. So from now on I will be an ironer. Yay :(

Constitution Week

Well... Mom finally had her performance that she did this all for! It went really well. The kids did great. Michelle and Hunter looked really good. They are really good dancers. Good job guys. Happy Constitution Week!

Just a reminder :)

If Ethan were Bradley I would be having a baby today!!! Crazy! Ethan seems like such a little baby to me still. But I really do love having them as close as they are. It is a lot of fun. It was hard probably the first 6 months but it's fine now. It is a lot of fun to see them play together. It is really cute. Bradley just gets a kick out of making Ethan laugh and Ethan loves laughing at Bradley. Honestly the hardest part probably was taking them to church before Bradley was in nursery and that was only 4 months. But I just sat out in the hallway the whole time. I would actually suggest having two kids that close. It really is a lot of fun. Bradley just loved Ethan when we brought him home from the hospital. He would just give him so many kisses. He wasn't old enough to get jealous yet or anything. He adjusted so well. But also I am glad that we waited a little bit longer this time because I am able to enjoy just these two boys a little bit longer and keep them babies. And by the way I am already a fourth of the way done! :)

Our Dating Story

I've been tagged...

1. Where did you meet your husband? 70th ward (our singles ward:) We had both been in the same ward for 6 months but never even saw each other. Our meeting was perfect timing because if we would have met any sooner I was dating a guy. I had just stopped dating this guy 2 weeks before we met. And that was perfect too because I wasn't that heartbroken or anything. This guy and I had been dating off and on for an entire year before and so when this time came it really wasn't that big of deal to me. But it was really good to have those experiences before hand because then when I met Kyle I knew it was right because it felt completely different. It felt right!
2. What was the first thing you said to your husband? um, probably "hey". We saw each other in the hallway before church stared and of course checked each other out :) Then we saw each other again before Sunday School and said "Hey" (very romantic I might add :) Then I went to Sunday School and he came into that class this week. He normally didn't because he went to the new member classes with his friend that was a new member. But he decided to come to this class for some reason this week. (I wonder why :) So then after class we put chairs away and he came up and talked to me. We talked about how it was Easter Sunday and he didn't even realize it until his friend's girlfriend came over with Easter baskets for them. Then bye the end he asked me if I wanted to go with him to the fireside to night. I said "yes" of course.
3. Where was your first date? To a fire side that his friend Rocky was speaking at. Then we hung out every day until like a year into our marriage. So we got to know each other pretty well really fast.
4. Where was your first kiss? At his apartment on his couch.
5. How long did you date? 8 weeks
6. Did you have a long or short engagement? Short, 6 weeks. Sorry Mom. I didn't even realize that that was probably pretty stressful for you. But we did it :)
7. Where did you get engaged? In the field behind Mountain View :) We went for a walk (which we did frequently) and we started walking behind Mountain View. I said we should go through the neighborhood but he said he didn't want to. I put up a little fight and finally he said that he just doesn't like walking through the neighborhood. I was like okay whatever and so we through the field towards the canal. We got to the middle of the field and the was a bucket. I said, " What is that?" He said, "I don't know lets go look." So started walking over there. By that time I kind of figured out what was going on because we had discussed it already (we had a ring being orders) so I kind of backed off. So he walked over to his and said, "Huh" and kicked it over. So I thought I should probably play along and went over there and looked in. There was a dozen roses in it. He pulled them out and handed them to me then got down on his knee and pulled out my wedding band (because he didn't have the engagement ring yet. we had to go pick it up) and asked me to marry him. It was very cute. His hands were all shaky and everything. It was very sweet.
8. Where were you married? Mesa temple
9. How did the reception go? It was perfect. My mom and relatives did a great job. I wasn't stressed at all. (minus taking pictures :)
10. How was the Honeymoon? Wonderful! It was a lot of fun. We went to Long Beach, Cal.

Now I tag Kiera, Jen, Karyn, April, Bethany, and Tatum

Sleepy Bradley

So, when we were at Kiera's house Bradley decided to wake up at like 6 to 6:30 every morning for some weird reason. He never wakes up before 7 here ever! When we got home he continued that. It was so funny. The first morning he woke up he came in and woke us up. The second he decided to just sit in he chair and wait for us. Kyle woke up at 6:20 to get ready for work and he takes a shower and had to get something out of the laundry room so he walks out there completely naked and low and behold Bradley is sitting there in his chair. Just sitting there. Totally taking Kyle off guard he runs back in our room and gets a dressed and comes back out to see what he was doing. It was very funny. In consequence of waking up earlier he is getting tired earlier. He ends up just falling asleep in his chair. Just barley I went and made him a cheese crisp for lunch and I was going to lay him down after for his nap but when I went to go and see how he was doing, well he was already asleep on the stairs! I guess he was too tired to go up them to me. He is so sweet. I love being his mom. I love having my children. They are so precious. I can't imagine life with out them. It was be so meaningless. I am so glad that they are in our family. I love you boys! All of you boys :)

Going Home

We had a lot of fun visiting Kiera and her family. Kyle came and picked us up Friday night and we went home Saturday afternoon. It was very nice of him. Kiera babysat while we did a session in the temple. That was a lot of fun. (Thanks!) Bradley was ready to go though. He didn't like that we left with out him so when we came back he was ready to go somewhere. He didn't want to wait even to take a picture so Kyle put him in. You probably can't see Kyle he is hiding behind Bradley ;) jk. It was a lot of fun though. Thanks for letting us come with you. Your girls are so sweet. I love them so much. See ya in a month or so when you have your baby!