Now with Tucker at School, Tru and I get to hang out just the two of us, while he is gone and I LOVE it. Don’t get me wrong, I MISS my Sweet Tucker, but I love being able to just play just one on one with Truey.
It was fun to be silly, and be able to focus on only one handsome child at a time.
I find myself already looking forward to our mornings together. And now since Tru won’t go to sleep until Tuck is home from school, Tru can nap, and Tuck and I are going to be able to spend more one on ones together in the afternoon.
I am one lucky mama.
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When Christopher and I were Dating, he gave me some rocks.
It is a long story, and at the time it was romantic and wonderful. They are special to me, so I keep them in my jewelry box. And look at them when I change my jewelry.
Well, Tucker, saw them last Sunday, and wondered why I had rocks with my jewelry. I explained, and then the next day I found this on my pillow.
Looks like pretty soon, I am not going to have a place to store my jewelry, as I am going to have so many special rocks that need a special spot.
Dear Dad,
We woke up this morning, and a found a surprise in the Kitchen. Do you know what it was?
DOUGHNUTS!
with CHOCOLATE
and SPRINKLES.
Thanks,
Love
Mom, Tuck and Tru.
Don’t be jealous, because I have cute kids, be jealous because my kids smiled like this for the camera.
These darling pictures, along with Breakfast in Bed, nap after church, red velvet birthday cake, lettuce wraps and chicken curry were a few of the things that made my B-day so special. I am glad I have a good hubba and darling children.
So the day is Friday—my wonderful husband took the kids, and I spent an Educational and Spritually uplifting day on the BYU Campus for Education Week. While I was gone the carpets got cleaned (the only thing I wanted for my birthday), and the boys spent a fabulous day together. I think that my children would love it if, Toph was the stay at home dad. They always have so much fun while they are together.
I came home refreshed, and loved seeing the clean, clean carpets!
After the family had all climbed into bed, and were asleep, I heard the noise, that I most didn’t want to hear.
The sound of throw-up.
I got down stairs at the same time as Toph, and I was the most unsympathetic person, I feel horrible to admit it. Normally when our children are sick, It makes me sick for them, but when I saw the Blue Gatorade Throwup all over my newly clean carpet, I didn’t feel one ounce of sympathy, (Now I feel incredibly guilty, because at the time I had to “muster up” feelings of sympathy).
I am happy to announce that it was a 24 hour bug, and we didn’t have any more throw-up. And there is only a slight tinge of blue left in the carpet, but that same day Truman did have a few blowout diapers…
But like I said, sometime good things just don’t last.
Last Thursday, Tuck, Tru, Andy and I, set out out to SLC. If I had know what an adventure it would have been, I might have stayed at home.
It really wasn’t that bad..but I have forgotten how hard it is to keep track of 3 preschoolers that all have their own idea of what they want to do and where they want to do it at.
We were coming up to have lunch with Topher at his office, so they boys could see where he worked, and decided to stop at the DI in Murrray that was having its grand re-opening.
Lets just say, I never knew how many people/children could fit into a DI. There was a line all the way around the store when we got there at 10:05. It opened at 10:00 so there was already 5 minutes worth of people who had entered the store, by the time I parked the car, the line was lessened considerably, and when I entered with 3 boys, there was only 2 carts left in the cart area.
Anyone who has been to a DI knows that for some reason the Carts there are not regular sized. I put Tru in the seat of the cart, and made Andy and hold the sides, but within 2 seconds they both had let go and were running in directions to get the free balloons that they were handing out. So in order not to loose anyone, I threw both of the 4 year olds in the tiny cart, and began to push them around the PACKED store.
After an hours of making ONE loop around the store, we had acquired 2 Halloween costumes, a movie and some pairs of pants for Tucker. We were all anxious to leave, and I don’t know how the boys stayed inside the cart so long, if I had my camera, you would see a pictures of two boys entangled together inside a cart.
After the DI the kids were overwhelmed, overstimulated, and we were off to the Church Office Building for Lunch (words that should not all be in the same sentence). Thank goodness My sister Amy met us there, and I was grateful for her helping hands, with Toph, each child had an adult hand to help guide him to the cafeteria.
We walked into a grand piano playing beautiful music, and we ate Prime Roast. The kids loved being there, but I felt out of place bringing my crazy children to what felt like and adult restaurant. They did magnificantly, they did not throw food, or burp, they just fought over the apple juice. But I will take it.
After we left, Tucker said we should have more of those “Prime Rib Picnics”.
I agree.
I can’t wait to have lunch with Toph again.
PS-(the favorite part of the day was parking under ground… they talked about it all the way home)
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Happy Birthday to Emily Ann!
(from Christopher) Ha! I’ve infiltrated your blog- all to wish you a happy happy birthday and a great big thanks for taking such good care of our family- we love you lots!
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