Easter Weekend

Let me just start by saying ... I LOVE EASTER! In addition to celebrating the life of our Savior, I love springtime with all of the trees coming to life and the flowers blooming! It's so beautiful. The only downfall ... it reminds me that summer is quickly approaching and you all know how much I enjoy the heat. NOT!

We had such a fun Easter weekend. My mom came down to visit, which I always enjoy! On Saturday we went to watch Josh's last basketball game and Greg and I went to see some friends sealed in the temple to their 3 sweet daughters. Then my mom and I "kidnapped" my adorable niece and nephew for the afternoon. We took them to the park to have lunch and then to the duck pond to feed the ducks some bread (and a few rocks). That night we fired up the barbeque and had our first hamburgers of the season. YUM! We ended the night by coloring Easter eggs and eating ice cream sandwiches. What a mess, but so much fun!

The fun continued on Sunday morning with Kate and Josh opening their Easter baskets. Then we got all dressed in our new Sunday clothes and headed to church. After church, "Nana" headed home and we went to Jeff and Mel's and had a delicious Easter dinner! (Thanks Mel!) It was a GORGEOUS and fun filled weekend stocked full of memories!

Basketball Star

Our first official basketball season has come to a close. What a riot! Josh may not have scored a basket the entire season, but he had a GREAT time and learned a lot. For instance, he quickly caught on to the concept of running to the opposite end of the court when the other team gets the ball. He also learned that when you're defending, you put your hands in the air, wave them around like crazy and try to grab the ball away from who ever has it, even if it's your own teammate. And as you can tell from the picture, he's also mastered the art of celebration!




I am looking forward to lots and lots of basketball games in the coming years (and I really do mean that). He and Jake plan on being the stars of the Utah Jazz someday, so we'll see!

Kindergarten Registration

Okay ... I cannot believe this, but I actually signed my baby up for Kindergarten yesterday! Can this really be? Where in the world did all that time go? Now, I must admit that part of me is happy because he LOVES school and is SO busy that I know this will be fun for him. Plus, it does allow me a few hours of running around time. But it honestly makes me sad because he's not a baby or toddler anymore ... he's my little man.

The good thing about them getting older is they seem to be more and more fun everyday. That's not to say that there aren't days where they're super naughty and I'm about to pull my hair out. But I love them both beyond imagination and plus ... they always make me laugh.

On our way to church the other day, it was starting to rain. As we drove past the golf course, I heard Josh in the back seat saying, to no one but himself, "Today sure wouldn't be a very good day to go golfing. Plus, you should never go golfing on Sunday. On Sunday you should always go to church and learn the word of God." Apparently he's been listening in Primary.

And then on Tuesday he and I were at the church setting up for Relief Society. No one else was there yet and I was busy doing RS stuff. But I heard him pretending like he was calling the plays for a Jazz game and it went something like this: "Kyle Korver passes it to Josh, Josh dribbles it down the court, he shoots and scores! Jazz win!" What a riot!

So, to all my fellow mothers of soon-to-be Kindergarteners ... hang in there and on the first day of school, call me and we'll got get a diet coke together!

We ARE beautiful!

Now, I know I'm not the only one who gets up most days and wishes that I was a little skinnier, more beautiful, had cuter clothes, etc., etc., etc. and feel like I just don't measure up in the "beauty" department. Why is that ladies? Why are we so hard on ourselves?

Well, tonight I had kind of an "ah-ha" moment as Oprah would say. We had our Enrichment Night and a cute lady came and spoke to us about her mission to Africa. She shared a story with us that I'm hoping I'll never forget!

She explained that most of the people she knew in Kenya had only a small, broken piece of mirror that they used and as a result, most had never seen themselves entirely in the mirror. She went on to tell us about a lady that had finally made the long trip to the temple - most likely the only time that she would ever be able to go in her lifetime. As she stood in front of the mirror, the temple workers asked her if she needed directions on where to go and her response was a humble, "No, I just want to stand here and see how beautiful I am." WOW!

I guess what I'm trying to say is I hope that we all will get to the point where we can look in the mirror and not see all of our "flaws," but know that we ARE beautiful!

Now, please pass me my running shoes because I need to go exercise and then I'm off to the mall. (Just kidding!) Love you all and sorry for the 2 serious blogs in a row. What's up with that?

My Miracles

My cute little sister mentioned in her post how much she loves Sarah McLachlan and it reminded me of how I enjoy her music as well. One of my favorite songs of hers (maybe of any song) is "Ordinary Miracle," ... the new #1 on my playlist.

This song ALWAYS makes me cry! It reminds me of all of the miracles in my life. (Cheesy, I know) Greg and I have been married for a LONG time and have been through alot together. He is my rock and very best friend. The words also perfectly express how I felt in FINALLY becoming a mom ... the greatest miracle in my life. And while I have felt a little sad lately in how fast Kate and Josh are growing up, I realize that each day is a blessing and I'm just trying to soak it all in. To the other miracles in my life ... my family and friends ... I love you all! Thanks for being such a special part of my life.

I also love this song because it helps me to remember that when you're having a crappy day, the sun will come up again and you'll have a better day tomorrow. And maybe it won't be tomorrow ... maybe in a week or two, but things will get better.

Okay ... enough of my ramblings. But as my friend has said, that's the beauty of having your own blog. You are free to say what you want because you are the queen of your own personal space.

Now, stop and look around. What are the miracles in your life? Here's one that I found this afternoon ... SPRING IS COMING!

Make me laugh

Okay ... I just had to share something funny that happened today. It probably won't be as funny now that I type it out as it was at the time, but here goes.

It seems like every day Kate and Josh come up with these funny things to say that absolutely crack me up. Josh has especially been on a roll lately. He loves to use big words and sound like he's all grown up. For instance, tonight at dinner he was interrupted and when he was able to continue he said, "And as I was saying." Excuse me? Was that my 5 year old or his attorney father?

The thing that really made me laugh today was an incident with the phone. Josh's new favorite movie (at least for now) is "Snow Buddies." (Could it be that we're done with Star Wars for a while?) Anyway, these cute little dogs in the show say all sorts of things like "Super fly yo!" and "Word!" Josh has probably watched this show about 10-15 times since we got it and has practically memorized the entire show.

This afternoon he was watching this movie AGAIN in my room when the phone rang. I answered it out in the family room and thankfully it was Greg. Not knowing that I had already answered it, I heard someone pick up the phone in the other room and this little voice say, "Hello Fearnfield. This is Deputy Dan." (another line from "Snow Buddies") He didn't even miss a beat ... he didn't even know who was on the phone ... that's just how he decided to answer! It cracked me up and I was so glad that it was Greg calling so that he could share a good laugh with me.

And then earlier this week as he was leaving for preschool he said, "Mom, from now on when I leave for school I'm going to pound on my chest and say 'Word' just like the guys in 'Snow Buddies.'" And sure enough, that day as he hopped in the car, he gave me his new farewell sign. I'm afraid of what he might come up with next.