Happy 10th Anniversary!

WOW! Ten years have flown by. It seems like just yesterday we were hanging out in Grandma's basement in Rexburg, listening to Guitar's Unplugged that we held every Sunday night. Good times! Anyway, yes, it was Mike and I's tenth anniversary on the 8th. He came home for lunch that day with his Mom and Dad and I wondered what was going on. He had his Mom and Dad watch the kids while he took me out to lunch. He also bought me a tomato plant and a rose bush. He knows I don't like flowers that die in two days, so he bought ones that'll last longer, hopefully!

Later that night we got a babysitter and went to the Whitewater Grill for dinner. Then we went to a movie. I think it was Wolverine but I can't remember! It was almost a whole month ago you know! I'm losing it!

Then on Monday night we flew to Las Vegas. Ethan stayed with Craig's, Asia stayed with Russ and Joy, and Mom, Dad and Naomi stayed at our house with the 2 babies. Thanks to all of them for their help. We couldn't have done it without them.

Las Vegas was a blast! It was so nice and hot too. We played in and around the pool everyday and got a nice tan (a nice burn for Michael!) We were able to see The Phantom of the Opera at the Venetian. It was pretty cool, but I think I liked the one I saw in Calgary better. Better effects I think.




There's always something to do in Vegas. We stayed in the same resort that we stayed in at Spring Break. They have the best deal! We get a continental breakfast, we save some bread and sandwich makings for lunch, and then they even have little snacks at dinnertime! We really didn't even have to eat out at all, but we did a couple of times anyway. We gorged ourself at the buffet in the Planet Hollywood. We even got it at a discount, but we still had to get our 5 bucks worth. Yuck. That's why we don't do buffets very often!





Mike told the front desk people at the resort that it was our 10th anniversary, so the second day we were there we came back to our room and there was this basket on our bed filled with 2 robes and slippers and chocolates and a couple of goodie bags. It was so sweet of them.



We walked through most of the hotels and casinos just to see everything. When we walked into the Bellagio, we ran into what looked like a transvestite convention. I've never seen so many cross-dressers in one place at one time! Quite interesting!
Check out his/her muscley back in the black and white dress. SEXY!


And of course we had to check out the fountains at the Bellagio. They're always a good FREE show.


Anyway, it's been quite an amazing, fun, crazy, hectic, learning, loving, growing 10 years and the next 10 will only get better! I love you Michael, my little sugar nugget!! TeeHee!

Nice Day if it Don't Rain!

You're probably wondering why I titled it this. Well, my dad would say this all of the time. He'd poke his head out of the sliding door and say, "What's happenin' Jack? Nice day if it don't rain!" Don't ask me why he said that, but he said it almost everyday, even if it was raining! Anyway, yesterday was our first really nice, beautiful, HOT day. I told Asia that she could have a pool party when it reached 80 degrees. She's been asking everyday, just because the sun has been shining, but it's only gotten up to the high 60's sometimes 70's. It was almost 90 degrees yesterday so this is what we did:


I think we had a total of 14 kids here yesterday! Lots of fun in the sun! I'll post about my 90 degree fun in the sun vacation hopefully tomorrow...

Preschool Program

Asia had her end of the year preschool program about a week ago. She goes to her Auntie Joy's "The Learning Tree" preschool and has had so much fun this year. She has so many friends in her class and everyday she has a new "best" friend. She's about a head taller than all of the kids in her class and I think the other kids think of her as an older sister. Her favorite part of preschool is drawing pictures and having snack. She had to memorize the "Mary Mary Quite Contrary" rhyme for the program. She had it memorized the first day she brought it home. She's able to read a few books and can add and subtract some numbers. She can't wait to go to kindergarten and go to school everyday. She's a smart little thing and loves to learn new things everyday. Good job Asia!!

Update

Just a few things I want to update while I have a bit of time. Ever since Ethan and Asia saw a commercial on Nick Jr. they've wanted these things called Bend-a-Roos. Ethan would quote the commercial, "No glue, no mess!" He thought I would buy them just because they didn't make a mess! After much asking and begging, I decided to get them. They've been quite a hit! Everyday since we got them, they've been playing with them for hours at a time. They come with instructions to make some pretty fun things.

Here they put them on the wall to decorate for me:





Here's Asia with a little bike that she put together:




Well, a few days have gone by since then and the Bend-a-Roos have become a thing of the past!! I'll have to get them out in a few days and it will be like a new fun thing again, I hope!

We decided to plant our garden last weekend since it looked like it would be the only time in May that we would have to do it. The weather was fine when we started, just a bit cloudy:




Then it started to get colder and rain. The kids had fun planting the seeds and playing in the mud:




It was naptime for Jacob and he was getting cold, but he liked finding worms and planting seeds also:



Hopefully it doesn't snow on our little seeds! I think we planted our garden the end of April last year and it did great. We'll see! Pray for sun! :)

One more thing. I heard Jacob moving the stools around downstairs. I went down to seee what he was up to and found this:




I guess he just needed his own little clubhouse to play in. He even put a little dollie in there to hug and kiss. What a sweetie!




Lately I'll go in to get Jacob out of his crib and he doesn't want to get out. He'll say, "Kooook" and I'll get him some books to read and he'll stay in there for up to another hour just reading his books. And when it's about naptime or bedtime he'll let me know. He'll say, "I tire" and he'll go upstairs to get his binky and blankie and whine until someone puts him in his crib! I guess he's just like his mommy, he needs his sleep!