May 23

My mom stained my bridge for me while she was visiting. Yahoo! It survived the winter snows but had completely lost its color. Now it is a deep mahogany stain (my favorite!)

May 22

Ever wake up and realize that you are 9 days behind in blogging and you have not been taking pictures or keeping track of most anything you have been doing? Welcome to my morning. Uggh....so for a slew of lots of pictures about nothing.....here we go. This one? Proof that I watered my plants. I made a mess in the process, but nontheless I watered them. My mom came up last weekend and we made these planters. I couldn't tell you what is in them, but it is nice to have some flowers for a while (until I kill them.) Thanks mom for helping me plant stuff. She completely wore me out (no easy task) - and was such a big help.

May 21

Did I ever mention that I love this kid who makes crazy faces with me? Just in case I didn't - I'll mention it now. Cade cracks me up. He is my little money man right now. He knows what is on the front and back of every bill and coin, and I think he can add coins in his head better than me. No kidding.

May 20

One of my earliest memories of dating Eric is of watching him bend over and tickle the ticklets out of his little brother. I think the first time I met his family, his youngest brother was only five. I was so impressed by what a fun brother Eric was to his siblings - all 7 of them. I remember sitting in the chair thinking how awesome he was. Fast forward a few years and.....now I have a 5 year old boy, and Eric is my husband. He gets down and plays with the kids and tickles them, and yup, I am lucky. Sometimes it baffles me how fast all the time goes by though. Thanks Uncle Zech again for catching some fun candid photos of a tickle fest!

May 19

Cade sings in a children's choir run by my friend. They had a fun concert, and Cade did a great job! He actually stood still and was singing really well. He played the bells and the electric guitar and he was really good sitting by himself while I played for all the other kids to sing. I was happy to have the chance to play for these sweet little voices. I love children's voices. It did make me miss San Diego, though.....I am so grateful for all the years I got to go to rehearsals every night and listen to little voices sing. I've got some awesome memories to take with me from those years.

May 18

I couldn't resist taking this picture. There's just something about little boys in big shoes that line up on your wall and ask for a picture that is irresistible.

May 17

Thanks to Uncle Zech for snatching these pictures of our visit to the Great Grandparents. I think that the boy's homemade picture cards were a big hit.

May 16

Cade with Clifford. We went to a bike safety fair. Free pizza - free pop - and free carnival games. David was sick with a fever so he missed out on the fun. I can't decide if I feel more sorry for David who has been miserable for a week - or for myself because I have been his comfort nonstop.....He just wants mommy all the time. At least I know that I am loved.

May 15

Taken from my Mother's Day walk. We fed horses, ran across bridges, and had a jolly good time.

May 14

I am so behind on this YIP thing. We'll see if I can keep at this for another couple of months. Hopefully I'll make it at least six months. Here are more pics from the trip to the Golden Spike. While we didn't get on the really cool train, we got to ride this tram "train" around the parking lot. Sipping on Yohoo's and watching all the cars......the boys were in heaven. (I admit I was bored bored bored bored bored....)

May 13

This should have been the pic for May 10th - but it is not because I forgot. On May 10th we drove to see the re-enactment celebration of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in Promontory Point, Utah. The festival commemorated the 141st anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike. Zech and Liz were with us - and these pictures are Zech's (Thanks Zech!) I can't say that I actually got much of the re-enactment festival because I was busy being a mom, bu we had fun. We sang Dinah blow your horn obnoxiously loud, walked around the gift store, ate hotdogs, said the Pledge of Allegience, lost and found my wallet (Again.....) and my highlight? I stopped in at the Amateur Radio Club booth. There were so many elderly gentlement there - and I picked up a flier and got to tell them my HAM call sign - KGJPRQ. Yes I am a HAM radio operator......although I think I've used it once......I took the test to be a copycat of my husband. Yet, another story to tell another day when it isn't the middle of the night and I'm trying to combat insomnia by blogging.....

May 12

Oh how these people make me laugh.....some of my friends from the Village Green during a rehearsal. For the record - I'd love a Mickey Mouse hat like that.

May 11

The twisted Azalea tree. This pic is for you mom and dad. This is the tree we got to deliver to Grandma for Mother's Day. Hope it was okay - I sure thought it was neat.

May 10

Q: How many Cannons does it take to retrieve something from a tree in a park?

A: As many as you see.

We went to Logan for a picnic to celebrate Mel's graduation. We had a great time. We froze - we ate - we played games - and Eric saved the day by rescuing the game piece from the tree.

May 9

Happy Mother's Day! I hope that everyone had as great of a day as I did. It was truly fantastic. My sis Liz and her husband Zech were visiting. Thanks Zech for taking these pics of my greatest joys and blessings. I'm so privileged to be a mom to two incredible little boys. They showered me with homemade cards and a tulip picked from Great Grandma Cook's yard and they each gave me a candle. Eric gave me some great flowers and a card with a coupon for patio furniture! He also made me the most delicious dinner of grilled salmon and corn on the cob and salad.....yummy! My favorite part was getting a hug from all three of my little family. We had church and then we went for a walk up by Lagoon and then we visited my Grandparents. It was a wonderful day. I'm so blessed to be a mom and to have such a wonderful mom and to know so many wonderful Grandmas, mother-in laws, and mothers. Pull out the cheddar.....I could keep going on and on and on about moms.......

May 8

Here's our Mother's Day cards we made for the grandmas this year. A photo of the boys licking chocolate with the caption "You're as sweet as chocolate pudding Grandma" surrounded by a fruit loop flower completed the cards. The boys each decorated one side of the envelope. This kept them busy for quite some time, and I loved going to town on the Fruit Loops while they decorated and colored and had a great time.

May 7

I feel like it is cheating spreading out my Cinco pics over three days....but that is exactly what I am going to do. By the way, I wore that sombrero all day....even when I got dressed up for a dress rehearsal in black concert garb....I topped it off with the Sombrero. Being festive might be one of my fortes.

May 6

Like mother - like son. These are some bonus 26th Day before June pics. It cracked me up - Cade and I are making the same face in these photos. I wonder whose kid he is???

May 5

Happy 26th day before June!!!!! Oh, and Happy Cinco de Mayo too! We decided to have a little party. In addition to eating tacos, we made pinatas. We took paper bags and decorated them and then stuffed them with candy and newspaper. We tied them up and hung them over one of the balcony railings upstairs. We had a proper blast whacking them, and then we proceeded to indulge until we were in our candy comas. It was a great Cinco de Mayo party indeed!

May 4

I decided to let Cade try out T-Ball for the first time. Phew am I relieved! I don't think that I'll be turning into a soccer mom toting her boys around after all. I think Cade inherited my athleticism (rather lack thereof..) We will see though - he is a determined little guy and he learns most everything pretty quickly, so even if he doesn't hit the ball as far as the others yet..... be is enjoying it though, and that is all I care about! As the kids all lined up I noticed that all of them had a number on their back.....all except one. Someone had "Rockies" on their back. I started laughing and thinking about the poor kid whose crazy mom put their shirt on backwards.....until I realized that the poor kid was mine and I was the crazy mom!!!!!! This is going to be fun. My poor kids are destined to be humiliated ad naseum by their silly mom.