Happy Father's Day

We're so glad when Daddy comes home!!! We love you!

Most Recent Purchase

Okay, don't think any less of me when I tell you that I just bought tickets to see Jessica Simpson in concert :) She is going to be at the Monterey County Fair in August, and I just couldn't resist. Mike agreed to come with me if he was allowed to make fun of it. So if anyone wants to join us...

Fruit Punch

I think this is my favorite toe nail polish of all time. I can't stop looking at my feet--the perfect summertime color!

Pizza My Heart

After playgroup this morning, a group of us invaded the Pizza My Heart restaraunt in Monterey. It was slightly crazy, but come on only one...

...piece of pizza fell on the floor.

...of the two-year-olds escaped out the door.

...kid fell off his chair.

...customer glared at our table.

...child had to go to the bathroom during lunch.

...little boy screamed at the top of his lungs.

...girl cried because she didn't get to sit where she wanted.

...Mom had to stand and help her kids eat the entire time.

Okay, well maybe it was more than one--in every case. But we're moms, we can handle it--and I think most of us had a good time during the hour of craziness too :0)

One end of the kids' table...

...the other end of the kids' table.

We're In

We finally got notified that Kya got into Olson for kindergarten! Yah!!

School's Out, Scream and Shout!

Today was the last day of 1st grade for Jordan!! She has been sad about this day for weeks now--she LOVES her teacher, friends and going to school. We are happy to have her home--summer would last forever if it was up to me. My babies are growing up too fast :(

Jordan's gift for Mrs. Glenn--I think it turned out cute!

Jordan and her best friend Azul (in their Camp Skeeter hats)

Jordan with her balloons--after her last day of school

Me and My Babies

I was just looking through pictures today and I thought I would post some. Here are some of my favorites of me with each baby--it was hard to pick just one for each.

Me and Jordan at our appartment in Sunnyvale (2002)

Me and Kya at Mike's Mom's House (Feb. 2004)

Me and Tyson at "The Camp" in White Rock (July 2007)

Women Are Awsome

Yesterday we had a lesson in RS that really stuck with me. We were talking about self worth and how we, as women, often struggle with this. One lady stood up to share her testimony at the end of the lesson. She was in her eighties. She told about how she had ten children and raised them while living on a farm. She talked about how she always felt guilty that she spent more time doing farm chores than with her children. She told of a time she had come in the house after finishing her many chores to find peanut butter and jelly all over the floor. She talked about how awful she felt when she discovered it was there because her 4-year-old was making her younger sibling a sandwich because she was hungry. How many times do we feel inadequate as mothers, wives, or just women? I am grateful to be surrounded by such amazing women in my life. I honestly believe there isn't a woman that I know that would wish harm upon another person. By nature, woman are good, compasionate, and loving. We all feel at times that we are not measuring up to others, but we are. That woman who told that story in RS has no idea how wonderful she is--what influence she had on her family, and how strong she is for working so hard. I know it's late for Mother's Day, but I want to say "thank you" to all the amazing women in my life--my mom, my sisters, my friends, and my role models.

If you haven't heard this talk from Elder Ballard titled "Daughters of God", READ IT--IT IS AMAZING.
http://www.lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-851-37,00.html