Maddism

Maddi: "Mom, can I have some more cereal?"
Mom: "Did you finish you're other bowl?"
Maddi: " Yes, but my stomach is still angry."

Yes kid I know what you mean, but usually I'm pregnant when that happens to me....

4th of July and Idaho...

Sorry for the lack of posts, we're still trying to get settled in our house! There are still a lot of piles everywhere and piles of boxes in the garage, and weeds taking over the flower beds. But little by little we are making progress.
We went to multiple BBQ's and did lots of fireworks all weekend long. I LOVE the 4th of July! We also had fun at Sam and Annie's house at a BBQ on the 24th. The fireworks were awesome! And the kids loved loved loved the sparklers!




Maddi and I went to Idaho to attend my uncles wedding. It made for a long day, but we had fun. We also were able to go through the Twin Falls Temple open house. It was fun to take Maddi with through that and talk to her about Temples. Here are some pictures from the reception:

Here is Rebecca and Maddi at the falls

Here is my Mom and Maddi at the wedding reception

Here is Maddi and Greyson running toward me
Here they are stopping when they realize I have a camera
Here's Maddi trying to run away and pulling Greyson with her
I'm not sure what this this, and who that kid is.
Ahhh...poor kid was just trying to make a friend.
Here is my Dad graciously leading the kids away from adults and any sharp objects.Here they are finished with throwing rocks in the river.

Ok...we've moved.

So where in the world are we? Good question. Maddi asks me that every morning when she wakes up. We moved a couple of weeks ago to our house in Pleasant Grove. It wasn't so hard since we hadn't really unpacked to begin with. But it was amazing how much JUNK we had accumulated in the short time that we had been there. Luckily I had recovered enough from my meningitis bout to get packed and organized. Ok, my mom helped me a little. Ok a lot. We bothered all our friends and family until they agreed to help us move. We had one suicidal Saturday that we moved everything and it went better than could be expected. So thanks Jared, Becky, Sam, Brad, Spencer, Alisha, Mom, Dad, and Rebecca. We couldn't have done it without you!

The kids seemed a little bewildered by the whole thing. Especially since we keep going back to the old house to clean and all that stuff. Maddi keeps going into her old room and is really confused since it's empty. Hopefully the transition will go smoothly. We haven't gotten too settled just yet. Jesse has been working on a side job that has consumed much of his time. But we're working on it slowly but surely.

Oh and just so you all know. The SCARIEST thing happened last week. We were on our way out the door and I was helping Andrew out the front door. He stepped down onto the sidewalk and he almost stepped on A FREAKING SNAKE!!! I grabbed him and walked rather quickly to the car and (quite calmly albeit forcefully) yelled for Jesse. I said, "There is a snake on the sidewalk, get the shovel, I need you to kill it". Ok so what did the snake do? He stared slithering away into the bushes! Yes the very same one I was weeding the day before. So Jesse wanted to not worry about it, but no! I couldn't have that thing lurking around waiting for me as I cleared the flower beds. Jesse found it and I held it in place with the long handled shears while he lopped it's head off. Jesse felt bad because it hadn't done anything to us. Yeah, sorry I don't feel that bad. That snake was going down and either Jesse was with me or against me, but that thing had to die! It was disgusting. And I had the heebie jeebies for a week! I was ready to pack up the kids and move out. I had only been here a week, I wasn't attached yet. It would be better to cut all ties and start over. But Jesse said no. I asked the next door neighbor if that was normal and she said it was the 3rd snake sighting in the neighborhood in the 12 years she'd been there. I can handle that. I would post a picture of a snake, but I don't want the heebie jeebies again!

So where do you hang out?

So I babysit for a little boy named Mac. Yes, as in the truck. One day I was downstairs doing dishes and I suddenly realized that it was really quiet. So I started looking for them and here is where I found them...What? Playing in the shower is weird?

But it's fun!

Why is it wet in here?

What? What pants?

Yes they were coloring and drinking apple juice in the shower. Look, sometimes you just have to get away....to the shower.....

The Petting Zoo

So I know this is a little late, but here are the pictures from when we went to the petting zoo for Maddi's birthday.

Memory Game

I got this from my friend Hannah's blog. It's fun!

I hope you will play along.

Here are the directions:

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments

Maddi's Birthday!!!

Maddi's Birthday was awesome! She wanted a Charlie and Lola party. Luckily we found a place on the Internet that had plates, cups and a pinata. We had a lot of fun! Here are some pictures.












Maddi and the pinata.



















You have no idea how long it took to get this picture.



















Opening Presents!