AMAZING!

I just watched American Idol and can I just say that this kid is AMAZING. At first I thought I might be a little biased since he is from Utah but tonight I realized that is not it at all. The kid is such an amazing singer and watching him puts a smile on my face and almost brings me to tears. Seriously, I hope he wins! I always watch and hardly ever vote but tonight I voted...A LOT for him!

Usborne Books...

My friend Whitney is doing an Usborne Book Party at her mom's house on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. These books are fabulous. We love them at our house. The touch and feel ones are Brady and Easton's favorite books. Anyone and everyone is invited. If you are interested call me or e-mail me at seh1027@aol.com for the address. Hope to see you there!

Another Great Weekend

My sister Abbey flew in late Friday night to spend the long weekend with us. We had a great time. On Friday we just hung out and talked. Saturday morning we went to the park and met Aleena and Aria there! The boys loved having Aunt Abbey there because she would take them down the slides. Then it was off shopping for us while the boys took a nap. We ran home and met Ryan and headed down to Mandalay Bay where we met Ryan's brother's Kevin and Steve and Kevin's wife Lindsay. We went to dinner with them at this yummy Mexican place. Then Abbey, Kevin, Lindsay and I went to Mama Mia. Ryan and I had seen it in New York but it was still fun! Kevin and Lindsay stayed at our house that night. It was so fun to be able to see them and spend some time with them. Here is Kevin with the boys!On Sunday we just went to church and hung out and relaxed. On Monday morning Abbey and I got the kids in the car and drove to Utah. They did pretty good and it was so nice to have some help on the drive. Ryan is taking his last final today and now has 2 semesters behind him. We are so proud of him. We decided it was best for us to leave since he is more productive without us around. We have had a fun trip to Utah. My poor mom tries to keep her house clean even with us around but it is a lost cause. The boy's don't want any of their toys, they just want to take everything out of every cupboard in her kitchen. The other day my mom decided to put them in this drawer since they had taken everything out of it anyway. We seriously vaccum the kitchen floor at least 4 times a day.

Yesterday the boys had a checkup and had to get shots :( They have dropped on percentile and now Brady is the 7th and Easton is the 15th for weight and they are both the 25th for height. I keep thinking they will have some big growth spurt and shoot up in height but they haven't. I guess that is off of their birthday so they are not that small for when they were actually due. We are still just so grateful that they have devloped normally and are doing so well.

We were also lucky enough to go to lunch with my best friends and their kids. It was so fun to see them even though it was kind of hectic with all the kids. I have the best friends!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I am writing this bundled up in a blanket on the couch...yep you guessed it, still sick :( My sweet husband came home from school with a Dr. Pepper for me (probably not the best thing when you are sick but it tastes so good) and disappointed that he went to get the jogging stroller I wanted and it was sold out. He helped me get the kids down for a nap and since then has been cleaning our house. Right now he is down on his hands and knees (that is the way we do it around here) scrubbing our kitchen floor. What a sweet guy! A jogging stroller would have been nice but a Dr. Pepper and my husband cleaning my house while I do nothing...I can't think of a better Valentine's present. He is so good to me.

We have been hearing knocks at the door bringing Brady and Easton Valentine's surprises all day. It has been so fun! They love all their treats. We are so lucky to have such great friends.

What did your Valentine do for you today?

ABC Tag

Sarah McGiven's ABC's... Check to see if I tagged you.
A- Attached or single: Attached
B- Best Friend: Ryan
C- Cake or Pie: Cake
D- Day of Choice: Saturday
E- Essential Item: Diapers and lots of snacks for the kiddos
F- Favorite Color: Red
G- Gummi Bears or Worms: Bears
H- Hometown: Henderson
I- Indulgence(s): Shopping, Blogging, Getting out of the house, Traveling
K- Kids: 2
L- Life is incomplete without: Gospel, Family, Friends, Home
M- Marriage Date: September 30, 2004
N- Number of Siblings: 3 brothers, 3 sisters, 6 sister-in-laws, and 8 brother-in-laws. We come from huge families!
O- Oranges or Apples: Apples
P- Phobias or Fears: Hmmm . . . losing somebody close, Ryan getting in a car accident, Not being able to protect my children from all the evil in this world.
Q- Quote(s): "Mother's of little boys work from son up to son down."
R- Restaurant: Brick Oven, PF Changs, Cafe Rio
S- Season: Fall
T- Tag Six: Anyone who wants to do it!
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I am really sick right now and am doing this post laying on the couch with my poor kids running around neglected.
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: Somewhere in between unless I am pregnant...then bring on the red meat.
W- Worst Habit: checking everyone's blogs whenever I have a free minute and shopping
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Ultrasounds if I am looking at a baby!
Y- Your Favorite Food: Depends on the day, right now the thought of food makes me want to die.
Z: Zodiac: Leo

Happy Birthday Renee!

Happy Birthday Renee! We love you so much and we wish we were there to celebrate with you! Thank you for being a wonderful role model and friend. You are such a great mother and have the cutest kids ever! I am so lucky to have a sister I can talk to 10 times a day about absolutely nothing! I love you!

Feeding The Fish

The weather has turned so nice here the last few days. We decided we would take advantage of it and spend the afternoon outside. We went with the Johansen's and Geoff and Aleena to Lake Mead to feed the ducks/fishes. The boys were ready to walk right into the water and swim with the fish so we had to hold them the whole time. We were feeding the fish popcorn and Brady and Easton just kept eating it themselves instead of throwing in the water. It was so funny! The fish were huge and nasty though. Jeff Johansen kept getting them to gather around and swim on top of each other to fight for the food. It was so gross as you can tell from the pictures!After that we went and got some lunch and went to the park. I forgot to take pictures there but we had lots of fun sitting outside and throwing the football around. Brady and Easton were asleep the minute we got in the car and took a nice, long nap. I think we wore them out. It was a fun day though!