The tooth fairy

For the past few days Isaac has been wiggling one of his bottom teeth.  He has been so excited waiting for his tooth to come out. Last night as Steve and I were sitting on the couch I asked him to come over so I could see how wiggly it was.  His tooth was barely attached, I could move his tooth in every direction. I knew it was ready to come out and I didn't want Isaac to have to worry about it falling out at school today. So Steve asked him to go upstairs and get the floss. Steve tied it in a small loop to put around Isaac's tooth.  Before Steve even had the chance to pull it out, it just fell out.  Isaac was so excited he said he was going to his tooth in his baggie in between two pillows for the tooth fairy with an extra pillow on top. He said he didn't want his tooth to break because the tooth fairy builds her house out of the teeth she gets.  Then he said he was going to put his finger flash light on so that when the tooth fairy came in, it would turn on and he would catch her.  He went to bed completely filled with excitement for the tooth fairy to come.

This morning while I was in the shower Isaac came in and threw open the door and said "Today is the best day of my life." I asked him why and he said because the tooth fairy came to visit. He had gotten a dollar in his bag where his tooth was and now his tooth was gone.  He then opened the bag and said "Whoa, I got TWO dollars!!"  It was the cutest thing ever.  Then I asked him if he caught the tooth fairy last night. He said he decided he wanted it to be a surprise and he did not want to see her.  It made me laugh.  It reminded me that it is such a blessing to have these sweet children that I get to take care of.

The last time Isaac lost a tooth (which has been almost a year ago) Steve was in young mens and they had gone for ice cream. Isaac was with Steve, and the Bishop offered to buy Isaac an ice cream cone. He slurpped the ice cream through his hole where his tooth had fallen out and love it. So in lieu of that we will be taking him for ice cream tonight. I absolutely love my sweet kids, they are what makes everything worth while.

Surprise!!!

   My sweet husband has been planning a birthday surprise for me.  I had some suspicions as to what he might be up to, but I really wasn't sure what he had up his sleeve.  Yesterday when I got home from work, Steve informed me I banned from going upstairs at all. My limits were to stay in the kitchen and down.  I happen to have a pretty significant sense of smell, so as I walked in the door I could smell something.  But I didn't want to give the fun away, so I played along. 
   We ate dinner, made Allie some birthday cards from the kids, and then I headed off for Young Women. I got a text from Steve about 9:30 during my board meeting.  In his text he said that the kids had waited up for me and needed to go to bed, but that he needed me to come home asap.  Anyway, I left my meeting and when I got home I heard Isaac say in the hallway "Hurry, shut the door, it will be more fun if the door is closed." I was so excited to see the unveiling of the surprise.  So Steve took me upstairs, he looked at me and said "I hope I am not in trouble" and then opened the door.  Both of the kids with the biggest smiles on their faces said "Surprise!!"  They were sitting on my bed which was now accompanied by a new headboard, two nightstands, a cute black drape curtain wound around an iron rod, and to top it all of a new paint color.  My bedroom was completely transformed by some magical helpers. 
   I was so excited.  I never would have guessed that one.  Steve did a wonderful job and was very tasteful with what he had done.  He gave me some grief because just the other day I was telling him that we are never going to have a nice bed set.  I was teasing him because for our 1st year anniversary (nearly 8 years ago) he had told me I could have a vanity.  To this day, there is no vanity and so I like to tease Steve about it. It's kind of fun.  To his credit, there have been many things he has given to me and done for me that far surpass the vanity that would probably sit idle. Shhhh, don't tell Steve that last part.....
   I was overwhelmed and very blessed to have such a sweet husband and family members who I know contributed to getting the work done. There are a lot of things that Steve enjoys doing and painting is not really at the top of his list. But he knew that it would make me very happy and he was right.  Thanks Steve for being mine. I have always loved the saying "you may not be perfect, but you're perfect for me."  I love the bedroom overhaul and I am excited to add some fun accessories. Thanks to my sweet kids who make things so much worth the while.  The excitement and the looks on their faces when they showed me the room was just priceless. Isaac and Audrey have been telling me all week "Mom, I know what you want for your Birthday" and I would say "What's that?" and they would reply "A happy family."  Apparently I have said that a lot, but it really is true. The older I get the less material things matter.  I am so grateful to have my beautiful family and I hope they all know how much I love them and appreciate them.
Pictures of the bedroom coming soon....

Happy Halloween!!

I know it has been FOREVER since I have blogged, but life just seems to never slow down. This year for Halloween Isaac decided to be a super hero, Iron Man, and Audrey went with the classic princess costume, Snow White.  I also thought it would be fun to dress up this year and go a little outside my comfort  zone.  So my awesome friend Suzanne helped me out and let me borrow a costume.  So I went as a pirate.  Thanks Suzanne!  I really tried to talk Steve into dressing up with me, but he just wouldn't go for it.  Anyway, here are some pics from Halloween.  It was hard to get really great pictures because the kids wouldn't quit running around for me to catch one.

 

We started the fun off by going to our ward carnival.  The kids had a lot of fun and loved their face painting.

 

Then we joined John & Suzi at their neighborhood Trunk or Treat.  John & Steve were in charge of passing out the candy.  

 

Just about the time the Trunk or Treat started it began raining.  But the kids didn't care.  The major flaw with Halloween is the time of year in Utah.  It really stinks when we have to cover the kids costumes with jackets or coats.

 

Audrey holding out on the rain.  

 

After the Trunk or Treat we went back home, dried out the costumes and then we hit the neighborhood for Trick or Treating. 

 

Isaac enjoying Trick or Treating.

 

The kids going door to door. They were having tons of fun.

 

And this is how each of them made out (not including what their wonderful Grandma's gave them).

 

It was a great night!

Family photos

Home can be a heaven on earth....

About a month ago, we had family pictures taken with the Spencer side of the family.  Saturday we were able to get the CD of the pictures.  I was so excited about how they turned out, they were taken in a field up by Highway 89 and it was the perfect day for pictures.  As painful as it may be to try and keep kids clean and presentable before pictures, it was all worth it.   I am so blessed to have such a sweet family.  I look around and see people who are less fortunate than us and thank Heavenly Father for all that we have.

I loved these pictures of the kids.  Completely kandid.  We are so blessed.

The Kangaroo Zoo

For Audrey's birthday I took the day off work and we went to the Kangaroo Zoo as a family.  It was so fun and the best part was we had some cousins, Grandma Spencer, and aunt Tami join us.  Steve's sister, Tami, and her family are in the process of moving from Hawaii to Texas.  During the transition period she and her two sweet kids, Kalia and Grady, are staying here in Utah until their belongings are shipped over from Hawaii.  So Audrey was way excited that they were able to be a part of her birthday.

I had never been to the Kangaroo Zoo, but we decided to give it a try for Audrey's birthday activity and it turned out great.  It is a place in North Salt Lake where the kids can just play on bouncers and the inflatable toys, and they also have galactic miniature golf.  It was a huge hit.

Audrey, Isaac, Kalia, Kylie and Allie.

The three musketeers.

Isaac doesn't look very surprised to be eaten by a hippo, lol.

Say cheese... I love this picture.

The kids thought it was great to pull the teeth down and pretend to be eaten by the shark. 

Steve's sister was nice enough to take this photo of us. 

We don't have many pictures together, thanks Tami!!

Happy Birthday Audrey!!! 

Just kickin' back. 

Whoever thought this up was genius, inflatable T-ball. 

Audrey said this was a "nice crab."

What a cute boy!!!

Happy birthday baby girl!!

I know I am a couple days late on posting, but better late than never, right.  On Monday, our beautiful baby girl turned 4 years old.  Happy birthday Audrey, we love you so much!

Sunday we celebrated with the family at the house, Audrey chose a Barbie and the three musketeers cake.  She was so excited.

This was Audrey waiting to dive into her cake, every time I told her not to touch it, she would get so upset.  You can see from the picture above, there was already one finger had touched the cake.  I love this picture, it tells a story all on its own.....

 Steve and I decided it was time for Audrey to graduate the toddler bed and move into something bigger.  So we went to RC Willey (of course) and bought her a full size bed.  We used the headboard and footboard from the crib the kids had when they were younger and gave her a cute new bed for her birthday.
Below are are couple pics of the new bed.

The kids thought it would be fun to go to "sleep" in the new bed.  They are silly kids. 

This is a better picture of the bed, however Audrey's eyes are half closed. 

Isaac enjoying Audrey's new bed. 

I had such a hard time finding the bedding for Audrey, but after endless searching I found this bedding at JC Penney.  I did have to order it online, and I was a little skeptical, but everything turned out fantastic.

How time flies....

So it is official, today is mine & Steve's 8 year anniversary!!! It is crazy to think that 8 years ago today, our cute little family began. I want Steve to know how much I love him. He is absolutely amazing and he never fails to tell me how much he loves me. Chances are he will never read this posting because he has so many other things going on in life. However, I still want to express my love and gratitude for him. He is absolutely amazing and he is perfect for me. Thanks babe, for being mine. :)

I am also extremely blessed to have two of the sweetest, most wonderful children in the world. Valentines Day was fun this year because the kids had so much fun getting Valentines and giving them to both Steve and I. In turn it was fun for Steve and I to give the kids a little Valentines gift. Saturday night Steve took me out for a Valentines dinner. We agreed not to get each other gifts, because our Anniversary is close to Valentines and we are going on a little getaway to St. George this coming weekend. Anyway, before we went to dinner we first went and saw our sweet little nephew, Ammon. He is such a beautiful baby and boy is he a fighter. He finally came home last week after over 9 weeks at Primary Childrens. He has been there since he was born, he was born with a heart disease, HLHS, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. It was absolutely amazing to be able to hold such a sweet little spirit. I hope he knows how much he is loved. After that we went to get the kids Valentines things which was fun. We tried to take the focus off candy alone and got them a couple other things. Then we went to dinner at Corbin's. Steve had made reservations, but did not tell me where we were going. I love surprises, it was so much fun.

Anyway, here are some pics from Valentines morning. The kids absolutely loved it!

We got each of the kids a little Valentines puppy. Isaac is pretty funny, he hasn't let his leave his sight since he got it.

Isaac posing for the camera, he loves his picture taken.

Audrey with her little puppy and Cinderella polly (she blends into her pajamas).

The kids wanted a pic of them with the flowers that daddy gave me.

The beautiful and thoughtful flowers that Steve gave to me.  I told him he was a stinker because he wasn't suppose to get me anything. But he said that the lofthouse cookies the kids gave him meant just as much to him as flowers meant to me.