Happy Birthdays & Eggcelent Times!

It's been a busy month! Trapper's birthday landed right on Easter this year! It was so much fun! How many boys get to go on an Easter Egg Hunt for their birthday?!

For Easter we were lucky to have the missionaries over! The Easter Bunny visited us and then we went over to my friend, Missy's home, for and Easter Egg Hunt.
We also had Hunter's birthday on the 14Th of this month. He saved his good grade money and combined it with his birthday money and got himself an iPod Touch! We are quickly becoming the techno family! Pretty soon all my kids will be texting each other right in the home! Could you imgaine my family NOT talking and texting instead?



We had parties and fun, but the most fun was my own silly children! They crack me up everyday! There is NOTHING funnier then when my kids are goofing around with each other and having a BLAST!

So, even though April was busy, it was hilariously crazy!!!!









And we need have some help. See our little helping hand, right there in the cake:)

Happy Moments

During the day there always seems to be those moments that makes me stop (or slow down:) and smile.




The other day it was my super sweet 16 year old daughter reading a book to Trapper, Fisher and Rider.

Yesterday it was watching Hunter and the 3 younger boys piled in a heap all watching Hunter play a computer game and Hunter taking in stride all of his side seat drivers telling him what to do or what to look out for next.

Today as I was walking back from whisking my two smiling boys on to the bus, I see my little man Rider walk out to the front porch. Normally he would be crying and upset that I left him. But not today.

Today he walked out onto the porch and like the little man he was, pulled his pants down just enough to pee off the edge. Then he gave me a big smile, waited until I got close then reeeeaaaached his arms out and said "Mom!" in a longing and sweet voice. I picked him up and we went inside the house.

It's the sweet and simple moments that make the everyday mundane actions worth doing.

Cleaning the house is just a vehicle to me so that I can have a decent house to invite the spirit in to bless our family. I hope the spirit it OK with "acceptable" and not "awe inspiring" when it comes to cleanliness:)

Even on the same day that I am pretty sure I have raised heathens or jungle animals, I still get that magical moment that reminds me how blessed I am.

Truck Troubles

I know that Jeeps have a great reputation for not breaking down, but we have been having issues with this one.




Rider has been extensively working on his Rock Crawler and trying his darnedest to "fix it up."








Unfortunately after recharging the batteries, and spraying WD-40 liberally,(he had some help from me:) and lifting up the hood many, many, many times, nothing seems to make it go.









So, for now, it will have to be parked, just until we take a look at the water pump, or head gasket or something:)