I can finally feel summer!!!

It is SO nice to finally have summer here!! I don't care how hot it gets, it's SO nice to finally go outside without wearing long sleeve shirts or a jacket, it's so warm and wonderful out, I just LOVE it! The one bad thing this past week has been the dang cotton trees....holy cow!! There are quite a few of them just down the street and last week they started blowing away in the breeze...one morning when we got up, I seriously thought it had snowed, then realized it was that cotton crap. I've had really bad allergies ever since then, it's awful! I've never had allergies this bad before, it's nuts. But I have to still be grateful for this beautiful weather!! I'm not sure that we really had a Spring this year, I think it went from winter to summer. But the warm weather has finally come and is going to stay and I am SO happy about that!! Time to get out the swimsuits and sprinklers and let the kids play outdoors!!

Flooding......yuck

So, this past week we experienced our first flood in our home. It happened in the basement and it has NOT been fun one bit. We had to take out all the carpet and hang it in the backyard to dry, then suck up all the water and all that stuff. We have a storage area under the stairs that of course had some water in there, so the stuff on the floor in there got wet, that was SO not fun. Anna's room is downstairs and she's the one who informed us of the water, she came upstairs and told Jared that there was a puddle down there. ;) So, that also meant that Anna had to move into Aiden's room until we got the carpet back in. They have never shared a room, except if we're on vacation or at Grandma and Grandpa's house, so it was very difficult to have them share for a few nights. But we survived it all! The carpet got re-layed two days ago, so it's been great having that back in. We finally put Anna's bed back in her room last night too. She really wasn't happy about it, she said she liked sharing a room with Aiden. We told her we were sorry, but it was time for her to go back to her own room. Then she said the funniest thing while Jared was putting her to bed last night:

Anna: Daddy, I like sleeping in Aiden's room.
Jared: I know you do, but you have to sleep in your room now.
Anna: Well, I hope the floor gets wet again!

Oh man I just laughed when Jared told me that, she really says the funniest things sometimes!! :) But man I hope the floor doesn't get wet again, I do not want to go through this again, it sucks! And for those of you who have gone through it, I empathize with you, it's just horrible! BUT I'm really trying to look on the bright side of things. One good thing that happened was that now I'm able to get the stuff rearranged downstairs! I kept telling Jared I wanted to through all the toys downstairs and get everything reorganized. Well, now I'm forced to do it and it really has been a great excuse! ;) It's going to be a fresh start for the basement and I'm very happy about that. Another plus is that now our carpet is all clean! We rented a shampooer and cleaned the carpet so it looks great now! :) I guess we can always see some sort of bright side with every situation.......well, mostly :)

YUM!!

These are some of THE BEST muffins in the entire world and if you haven't tried them yet, DO IT NOW!! The name suits them well, meaning they are kind of flaky/light when you eat them.....the calories differ from the name ;) But really, they are so freaking delicious I can't even begin to tell you! I made some the other day and they were just as awesome as I remembered....and easy to make too! I don't make them very often because we don't usually eat them all and they pack a lot of calories, so it's a beautiful treat when I do make them :). Try them for yourself and let me know what you think!! :)
http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Feather-Light-Muffins

Spring?

Spring has been a topic as of late that many people wonder if it even exists here in Utah. I wonder the same thing! Today is a day that proves it's trying its hardest to get here, I just wish it would get here NOW! To say we've had crazy weather the past few weeks is an understatement. I do understand, however, that this is Utah....the weather is crazy and unpredictable! Because of this weather, I took the kids on a spontaneous vacation to Vegas for a few days with a friend of mine and her daughter. The weather was GORGEOUS and I wanted to stay much, much longer...but lack of expenses made us leave. It was definitely nice to get away for a few days and soak up some lovely sun and good weather. But it is Vegas, so of course we had lots of fun too ;)
With today being the way it is, it REALLY makes me crave nice weather consistently!! We'll see if that actually happens....probably not....but one can hope! This past week I've been doing a little spring cleaning and it's been very nice. Granted, my house still isn't exactly where I want it to be, but it's getting there! I really want spring to get here and STAY! Being able to send the kids outdoors to play is really nice and I know they enjoy it too. We have a walking path behind our house and with the weather getting nicer, we've seen a lot more traffic on the path and it's actually quite fun sometimes just to sit and watch as people walk/run/bike on by :). I WELCOME SPRING WITH BIG OPEN ARMS, PLEASE COME AND STAY!!!! :)

Such imaginations!

You know what I LOVE? My kids' imaginations! Of course, Aiden loves to copy Anna in lots of ways and she is his #1 example, but they each have their own adorable personalities and I love it! Anna has, of course, a more developed imagination than Aiden, but he's learning and seeing the things he comes up with, gosh he's a hoot! He really cracks me up! Anna is such a sweetie, her imagination has really taken off! She came up to me this afternoon and said, "Do you want to play with me?" I said sure! I asked her what we should play and she said, "Let's play Anna says!" Oh gosh it was adorable! Obviously it's her version of Simon Says, so we played a round of that game and I just loved it, she knew just what she was doing! We didn't play it exactly like the original game, but I still loved it! I love watching their imaginations grow and they use them so often every day and it's such a joy to see! I also teach them things I used to play as a kid in hopes it will develop their playing skills and imagination even more and so far it really has! I love watching Anna talk to Aiden and tell him "how it is" and teach him so much, they are absolutely adorable together, she is the best big sister! Sure love my adorable, imaginative kids!! ;)

Funny moment

I think we all have something happen in our lives that is both sad and funny at the same time. Well, that happened a couple nights ago. Nothing huge, but still funny and sad at the same time. We had just gotten the kids out of their bath and they were walking around with their towels on. Lately, we've had to quickly put Aiden's diaper on right away, otherwise he'll pee on the floor. So we did that, thinking he hadn't peed anywhere. Then poor little Anna went running into the kitchen and totally slipped and fell on the floor! At first I thought it was because she was still wet, but nope! There was a big puddle of pee on the kitchen floor. It was seriously like one of those scenes from a movie where a kid falls in some other kid's vomit or something (like in Cheaper by the Dozen). So at first, I asked if she was ok, then started to clean it up. We had to give her another quick bath because, well, she had pee all over her! Then, as I got her dressed afterwards, I just started laughing! After all, she DID slip in a puddle of pee, I just thought it was funny! I made sure she wasn't really hurt, but was just laughing at the same time! See what I mean? It's a sad sort of funny ;).

A favorite!!

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