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I've decided after many many thoughts of going back and for between this blog and trulie scrumptious, I'm going to break off of both and start fresh and new.

I've got many ideas of where I want to go with my next blog so I hope that you will follow me once I get everything up and running.

This idea has got me super stoked and I'm just working on it bits and pieces until I can have everything come together how I'd like so be patient.  It's coming SOON :)


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Hello, my friend. Hello

Gosh, I feel so full of sunshine today- I feel like I'm about to bust!

I have felt like I've been living under a rock for the last 6 months- I'm not going to lie.
Things have seemed to not working out in to my nor my familys' advantage and has been one pitfall after another.  Last year overall was really not the best of years for us.  We of course had some really good times, but have had enough of the bad to kick last year to the curb and have great plans for this one.

Being a stay at home mama full time has definitely has given me some new weaknesses that I have had to work on. But now looking back have progressed within me with new strengths.  Working all my life (at times two to three jobs) and suddenly being thrown into being 100% domestic has thrown me for a ride.

Since then the tides of March have granted me some sanity and a light at the end of the tunnel.  I have checked into going back to school in the fall, landed an awesome calling in Primary as the music leader, and just got an awesome job making charms and jewelry at i declare!.

As for the kiddos??  They've been doing a lot of growing up.  MY LANTA! have they been growing up.

Harvey is ALL boy.  Nothing gets past his mouth and he loves too hoot and holler and find his mama whenever she is not in sight.  He loves his doggie, Samee.  They are best buds.  Even though I feel their relationship is purely based on Harvey feeding Samee his leftovers at the dinner table, Harv is always giving his mamee dog snuggles where she be at.  Speaking of eating-this kid eats lika hoss!  Only in the 8%  and 11% for height and weight- I'm sure he can put down half his weight in one setting alone.  Not sure where he's putting it, except in those CHEEKS!  Always sweet and willing to give snuggles to those who need them and is a picture perfect happy baby most times.  The times when he is not is those darn teeth.  Recently he's had his first four come in at once.  That was fun...  Still hit or miss on sleeping through the night, but we love him regardless.

Everlie is as much trouble as she looks.  In this picture (I let her) climb this fence.  Can we say broken arm is coming?  this summer I'm sure...  In one word- She. Is. FEARLESS.  Loves to get into everything and will play quietly by herself for hours.   She is our sour patch kid.  She can be insanely naughty, but the next moment she is super sweet; requesting kisses and hugs and has grown quite fond of snuggling. (yay!) She is a jibber jabber and repeats most everything that she hears.  I've had to be careful because she has taken on some of my mannerisms such as clenching my fists and grunting when things don't go my way (...I'll just claim that I learned that from her since I didn't do that before I had children.)  She also, when frusterated will stomp off to her room crying, collect her thoughts, and come back calm as if nothing ever happened.  Almost as if giving herself a time out.  (I'm ok with that one)

As for an update for us..? We've taken on a few projects around the house with a lot more on the list to do.  We have lived here six years and are just getting around to: 

1. Finding out that we have (PLENTY) of storage space in our attic.  All it took was a ladder.... (eye roll)

2. Putting together a shelf that I got for Christmas over a year ago that I had been giving Brent grief about

3. Refinishing our front flower bed-that still has seven more bricks to go but totally do able- I do a dance every time I see it.  

4. Planted blubs for spring (which I have never done before and pray that something comes up)

5. Got rid of our smoker and will be replacing it with a new BBQ-er that we know never to put it in the back of a truck without tying it down. (It's been three years since our last one tragically took a dive on the freeway - I'm sure soiling the pants of the car behind us.)  Who's in for BRENT's RIBBS!!!!

6. Getting a new fan for our master bath and primed for paint.  It's the only room in the house we have not painted.  It needs some desperate help.

And like I said, we have many more to accomplish for this year.  Here's to a great start to the year!

The Purest Joy

Over the last 21 months that I've been a parent, I've learned that the purest joy comes from none other than those little babes sent to us from heaven. I know this and think about this everyday.  Yes, even when my whirlwind of a girl child is driving me more batty than normal, I'm thankful for it.

Today my two little ones brought me to tears with happiness and the only other time that happened to me is when I married my sweet Spunky.  (Gosh I love him!)  I think back about this time last year as we were trying to deny the fact that bundle of joy #2 was on his way.  It wasn't that we weren't excited, but we were definitely more nervous about tackling two under two.  But now as I watch them grow closer everyday, I really couldn't be more excited for the days ahead of them and to see them grow up together.

I was in the hallway holding Harvey rushing this way and that way, as usual, and Everlie pointed to him and said, "brobro".  So I said, ok, sit down and I'll let you hold him.  This doesn't happen often as she is usually too busy whirlwinding my living room and getting "nacks" out of the pantry, but today she just sat and held him, gave him kisses, and just hugged him.  Then she pushed him away and said to me, "waaak".  Walk? I said.  "Waaak".  Hmm, I thought.  Ok.  So she grabbed his tiny fists and I held him under his arms and we all walked together down our tiny hallway.  Ev was walking backwards just infatuated watching her little brother.  It was almost  as if in that moment she realized who he was to her.  But if that doesn't get your heart melting, they both started laughing.  Hard.  Harvey would laugh then it made Ev laugh and they kept going and going and going until I my arms were too heavy to go on. I'm super bummed that I didn't have a professional photographer following me around documenting this special event,  and I'm bummed I didn't catch any pictures of it, but it was definitely a moment that I had to write down and never want to forget.

**Must remember this while she is crying for a half an hour straight after she wakes up in the morning and after nap-everyday...  I know it won't last but moments like these make me ever grateful for Heavenly Father's plan.

So grateful for my little bugs and delighted they were sent to me to remind me of what this life is all about every second of every day.  Loving and being loved.

I solemnly swear we are up to no good.

I've been a wicked blogger these last 3 months.  I'd like to blame that on going back to work, but I guess now I don't have to... (#insert grin) (#more on that later).  I will be getting back to the swing of things surely, but my house is in much need of... revamping.  It's been screaming to me these last couple months and I have finally found some time to do what I like to do-move furniture (which also drives Brent nuts baha!).

More pictures of the house, the last few months, my growing babies-one not so much a baby any more-soon!

One story before I head to bed fold laundry and finish dishes.

Around 7 this evening Ev got very fussy which eventually turned into an epic meltdown.  Apparently a 20 minute nap didn't suffice her today.  I kept asking what was wrong, what do you want, what can I help you with.  And this is what I got (between sobs and huge alligator tears):

wannagogo waaaaak-stooler, stooler...

Poor thing wanted to go on a walk in the stroller.  I think I laughed for 5 minutes under my breath so as not to upset her even more. 

All that for a walk?

I told her sure, let's go on a walk, but we needed a bath first.   

B-I-G mistake.  Probably the worst 46 seconds of her life as I wisked her into the tub for a quick scrub down.  Oh and don't forget the momma's rookie mistake of forgetting "the" blanket after we got out of the tub.  Sheesh! The micro second I put her in the stroller...totally fine as if nothing happened.  

The girl just wanted some fresh smokey air. (dang fires) 

Who knew?

Mid-walk I asked her.  You doin ok?  You happy?

Ev:  (nod nod)

Good enough girl.  Good enough.

Doh!

Oh yeah, and Happy National Donut Day:)

It sure was a happy day for us!

For the love of PETE!

I thought I was being such a great organizer trying to get all of my photos organized on our computer.  I even went through my online Picasa account and deleted all the albums that I thought weren't important...

Apparently they were because now I have no pictures on my blog.  {HUGE MISTAKE! :( }  So now I'm trying to painstakingly upload all my pictures back {at least now they'll be organized...} to see if I can get any of them recovered and if not----I've just lost three years of blogging photos.

So sorry ya'll.

If they don't recover, I'll be sure and add at least the photos of little Harv man.  I seriously can't have too many photos of him or my little miss E.