Carousel Museum

The Museum of Idaho is Carousels this past few months.  We have had good intentions of going out there, but between homework, piano lessons and all the other commitments we have had going on it's been hard to get there.  I finally had a chance to take the girls after school on Friday and they loved it!! 

 

Showing off their tickets..

 

The one animal they got to touch. 

 

And the girls decided to save their carousel ride for the very last and had a great time riding it.  Did you know they used to operate a carousel with a wheel they would turn until the momentum sped up and then it just had to slow itself down?  That would be a tough job.

Mothers Day

Oh goodness.. I have a hard time putting into words my feelings of Motherhood especially after almost 8 years of being a momma.  I know each year it sinks a little deeper and my gratitude for my own mom, mother in law and grandmas and just being a woman has increased.

 

There is no other calling I would rather have, no other name I'd rather be called than Mom.  I love these kids with every fiber of my being.   I am so grateful I get to be their mom.

 

 

Alissa gave me a card she made in church it said:

My mom is 30 years old.

My mom weighs 80 pounds.

My mom's favorite color is all colors.

My mom's favorite food is any kind.

My mom always says, "I love you".

My mom cooks the best popsicles.

My moms job is hair.

My mom laughs when I say funny words.

If my mom had time she would love to take a shower.

My mom & I like to play go fish.

My mom really loves taking a shower.

I love my mom because I like to give her hugs.

 

I guess she knows I sure do love my showers. :)

 

Ella gave me one she made at school at it said:

My mom is the best mom in the whole world because she is really really helpful.

One thing my mom can do really well is cooking.

It make me laugh when my mom says piddle.

My mom can really cook dessert and broccoli but I am not crazy about her crunchy chicken.

My mom works really hard to take care of my family and home.

I like it when my mom wears her color me rad shirt.

My favorite thing to do with my mom is go to the museum.

I really love my mom because she is a part of my family.

 

Love these kids!!

 

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(Wow.. we look pretty tired)  My mom in an amazing woman.  She has got to be the most organized, hard working person (along side my dad) I know.  I will add she is clean, a perfectionist, thoughtful, generous, talented in many forms and GORGEOUS!  People can't believe she is my mom because she looks more like my sister and as you can see she gets that from my grandma who also looks so young.  Without a doubt she has taught me the most about being a mother by the way she mothered me.  I am so grateful for the way she makes us feel like we are the most important people in her life.  We all know she would do anything for us, at the drop of a hat.  Since I have had the opportunity to be a mom, she has become more than just my mom but my best friend.  She is the shoulder I most often cry on and she buoys me up.  So grateful for my mom and the influence she is in my life.

 

Dustin is obviously thrilled to be getting yet ANOTHER picture, but I decided I don't care anymore.   It will be their choice if they smile or not because I want everything recorded. :)  This is my mother in law.  The woman who taught my husband so, so many valuable lessons about being kind and gentle and giving and loving.  She is the woman who has shown me what true faith is and many other lessons through her example of truly LIVING not just saying what she believes.  She is incredible.

 

 

Dustin got this picture of her drinking out of the hose with Molly.  She is just that kind of a grandma, she is simple and in no hurry.  She sits down and reads, smells the flowers, eats snow, plays GO Fish and other simple things that make my kids feel like they are worth a million bucks.

 

I am also so grateful for my grandmas.  They have played an important role as well as I have learned from the incredible examples they have been to me.  They are amazing women! 

 

 

I'm happy about this picture of Molly and her great grandpa Wheeler.

I Want to Be Baptized.

This little girl is at an exciting time in her life.  Only 12 days until she turns the much anticipated 8 years old.  She has been preparing for a really long time for this day to come.

 

After a bunch of shopping online for a dress less than the $75 one in the store she fell in love with, we finally fell upon this beauty in Costco for $10!!  I convinced her it was "the one" by promising her jewelry to go with it.  My mom found the jewelry and headband for about $6 total and we got her the white high heels she picked out so she was pretty happy about the whole package deal.

 

That very night I took her down to the temple for a little photo shoot date. 

 

She brought her Book of Mormon which I should have had a picture of it because she has a book marker in it and reads it most every day.

 

She knew just where she wanted to stand and how she wanted to pose.

 

And to top it off...

 

Here is her little invitation we are handing out to our family.

I am really excited and a bit emotional about her being baptized.   Dustin has drilled her almost every Monday night to make sure she knows her stuff and is 100% that she wants to be baptized and isn't just doing it for us.  He's a good daddy!  She is prepared and ready to make a covenant with Heavenly Father.  She will be a great little member of the church.

The Piano

We got pretty spoiled and got to bring home Aunt Krista's piano when we went to Boise.  It has already been so much fun to have it here.  Ella played Jesus Wants Me For a Sunbeam for us for Family Night tonight while Molly lead and the rest of us sang.  I honestly couldn't have dreamed it up any better.  So thankful for our blessings!

Boise

This past weekend we decided to go to Boise and stay with Dustin's sister and family.  On our way we stopped at Shoshone Falls in Twin Falls.  There was a ton of water and it was beautiful.  The kids loved it.  There was a rainbow and you could feel the splash clear up on the grass.

 

Dustin bought a few snowcones to share.

 

Molly was especially fond of the sugary syrup.

Alissa and Molly rolled down the hill over & over & over and Alissa showed me how fast she could run as see caught speed running down the hill.

Love these two!

 

The kids had a blast playing with cousins ALL day and even sleeping in the same room all night. 

 I thought it was funny that my girls would be right next to each other when they went to sleep.  They may fight, but without a doubt.. they love each other and find comfort in being together.

 

Thankfully the weather was nice all weekend.

 

As we were pulling into Boise, Ella made the comment that Boise is the capital city of Idaho so we decided if she was smart enough to know that, we should take her to tour the capital. 

 

Next time I will be sure to bring a leash or stroller for the 2 little girls.  We only had to be told once by a security guard that they just saw Molly in the cameras trying to ditch over the edge.  There she is with aunt Krista at the very top.

 

 

We found that one of Dustin's cousins made the beadwork on this knife located inside the capital.

 

Ella & George Washington

 

We went to the very bottom and laid on the floor.  This picture cracks me up it's like they are being summoned by some alien ship by the look on their faces.

Dustin's neice Ashley and her husband Cory and baby Rudy went to lunch and the capital with us.  Molly can't help but grit her teeth when he is near.  Too often she squeezes just a tad too hard.

 

 

It was a good time!  Ella got to bring home aunt Krista's old piano.. more on that soon.

Daddy's Girls

I decided this is why we have girls.  They all woke up to a sweet note from their daddy.  The Lord has trained him well. :)

Baptism Dress

Ella gets baptized on June 1st.  So on Saturday I took the girls into Elegance in White to try on some dresses.  I knew she'd have fun, but she had a TON of fun!  She tried this first one on 3 different times.

 

And more..

 

And more...

 

And more...

 

She admired in the mirrors and twirled until I drug her out of the store because her sisters were about ready to tip the manikin over and tear all the dresses off the hangers.  We walked out of there empty handed but with a sweet memory.  Now to decide which dress to go back for.