need a little pick me up?

After the past two days of snow, I know I do. So enjoy more than a few pictures from my recent trip to the tulip (aka heaven) festival with Kim and the wee ones.

Little miss attitude trying to avoid the camera.

Beautiful Kim and Elle Belle. Love them both.

How 'bout that little alfalfa tuft of hair on my child's head....pretty funny huh?

Obviously Beck didn't find the tulips as exhilerating as we did.

I have always loved me some tulips. They are a beautiful flower no doubt, but more importantly, they give me hope that winter won't last forever. Although right now, I'm hesitant to believe that.

ahhh. the weekend

Our weekend got off to a great start.

{ watching Saturday morning cartoons with a best friend }

{morning nap taking in the jogging stroller}

{and playing fetch with the puppy...because we felt bad for not taking him on our run. pushing a stroller and holding a leash. no thank you}


Yes, my son did stay in his pjs all morning. Don't tell his daddy.

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend enjoying the sun!

family date night at the park

deserved celebration

This wonderful man had a birthday yesterday. There were all sorts of celebrations involved including breakfast (with real bacon- a rarity in this household), surprises on the seat of his truck from Beck, dinner at Smashburger (holy delicious- and yes, this is coming from me, the girl who doesn't even like hamburgers!), and sharing cake and ice cream with friends. He deserved every minute of it (and more)!

I love watching this! It's a special bond these two have. Beck adores his dad and it's no wonder why.

I couldn't have asked for a better husband. He knows me better than anyone and is always looking out for my well-being. I am so happy that I get to spend my life with someone so perfect for me! So today was definitely cause for celebrating his birth!

Why the random picture of bread you ask? Because out of all of his presents, this is what Travis was most excited about. Pure, un-adulterated, homemade white bread. My mom also got him cap'n'crunch and potato chips. Just some of the things that this poor man is deprived of :)

welcome sunshine

All I can say is it's about time.

We welcomed the long awaited sun and warmth with the maiden voyage of our new jogging stroller. It felt so good to be outside!

We quite extensively researched jogging strollers. I even got to test run my friend's BOB, and yes, it is as good as everyone says it is, but I still wasn't convinced that I had to fork out $400 for an awesome one. Thankfully the husband found a great deal on another that got equally raving reviews. So now we have added the Joovy Zoom 360 to our home! It rides great, turns with ease, and can be pushed with a couple fingers.

This is how excited Beck was to go on a run:



Here's to many more runs this summer! (that will hopefully contribute to my fight against the incredibly stubborn last 9 lbs. I have to lose! I will win!!)

perfect mix

What a fabulous weekend we had. I think General Conference should coincide with Easter every year. To me, it was the perfect way to put the focus where it should be: our Savior.

While all the other easter festivities (egg hunts, easter baskets, time spent with family, new easter clothes) were completely enjoyable, my favorite part of the weekend was being able to hear the beautiful messages and testimonies of our prophet and general authorities. I had been looking forward to it all week and it was just what I needed.

The thing that hit me the most was the importance of drawing closer to my Heavenly Father and Savior: to gain strength for future trials and to gain the faith and knowledge needed to teach my children.

I was truly inspired by many of the talks and can't wait for the Ensign so that I can dive into them again.

And here's some random pictures (in no particular order) from the weekend:

frustration

Poor thing. Not only can he not figure out how to scoot to get the remote (his favorite toy) just barely beyond his reach, but then his mom leaves him to get the camera to capture this moment of desperation.