Happy Birthday Emily!

Today is Emily Kay's Birthday! She is 4 years old and full of so much spunk! We are so lucky to have her in our family! Emily is such a joyous little girl and such a pleasure to be around. She has her moments, but who doesn't right?? She is funny and giggly and always keeps us laughing! She is a wonderful big sister and is always trying to make her brother do what she wants! She sometimes thinks she is THE mommy and we gently remind her that she is not but will be a mommy someday. Emily knows she is a princess. She is always pretending to be a princess and Caleb is usually her prince. She loves to sing and can memorize songs very easy. Emily is so smart and observant, we have to be careful what we say around her. :) She knows she is a Child of God and that she is loved very much!!

Here are some favorite pictures of Emily:

One day old

She is always smiling

So sweet and precious

So silly and cute

Such a wonderful little girl and daughter!!!

Happy Birthday Emily Kay Loo Hoo Stinky Poo!!! We love you!!!

My New Best Friend

Spring Cleaning once again, this time just happens to be 11 pm...whoops! I think it is really the best time to clean because I don't have kids following me around the house making the messes that I just spent all day cleaning up. I think this is true with all Moms. 

A few days ago Ben's Grandma introduced me to these "magical" cleaning cloths. She said she heard about them and had been using them to clean EVERYTHING. Tonight she gave me one, which was super sweet of her because they are kinda pricey! 

I decided to put it to good use and I cleaned my whole kitchen. I cleaned the sink, faucet, Kitchen Aid, refrigerator, table, chairs, cupboard doors, couter tops, microwave, stove, dishwasher, window and even a couple streak marks on my floor. THEY ARE AMAZING. On glass they don't leave streaks and on my sink it shined it up to look brand new. LOVED IT! So I had to share because I am so impressed!! And hey every girl needs something to make her job a little easier. I love easy, especially when it comes to cleaning! So now that I feel like I have just been in some kind of infomercial here are my pictures.

So all you women out there, buy yours today.....you won't regret it!

Caleb's 2nd Birthday

 Yesterday was Caleb's birthday-I can't believe he is already 2 years old. When he first woke up I would ask him "Is it your birthday today" in a really excited cheery voice and the response I got was always "Uh Huh!" Finally after awhile he decided that since he got lots of attention, lots of new toys, lots of candy and sweets-birthdays were a good thing. I decided to write a few facts about that boy to honor his birthday.

Favorites Things: Lightning McQueen, Big Trucks, Puppy's, Grandpa's Moose, Fish and Deer

Favorite Food: Pizza, Gummy Snacks

Favorite Show: Barney---loves him and is starting to sing along, which is so cute!

Caleb is talking so much and says the funniest things. Out of no where he will say something and I didn't even realize he knew what it was or what it's name was. He loves to play with his Grandmas and Grandpas. He loves to tease Emily and when she is in trouble he says" Ha ha" naughty but irresistibly funny. He loves to snuggle with Mommy and give kisses and hugs (on both shoulders). He is our little entertainer and such a joy to have as a son. We love him so much and our family wouldn't be the same with out that cute little face! We love you little buddy!!!

I made him this cake for his birthday. The top is a toy, I figured why try and make it when I can buy it and have it afterward. It worked great and turned out cute. This picture was taken AFTER he decided to take a chunk off of the front--oh well it is HIS cake.. :)

Happy Birthday little buddy! Hope you had a great day!!!! We love you!

Spring Cleaning....

With Spring along comes Spring Cleaning. Yahoo!!! I decided the first thing to clean out was my kid's toys. They have SO many!! This project was easy and I did it after my kids went to bed (this way if I throw away toys they have no idea...) I love having toys in bins and put away, although when I woke up today they destroyed the organized mess, but it only took minutes to clean up. I wish I had a before picture but I forgot....so here is the after picture.......

Why does my heart with gladness sing????

If you are like me I am sure you have Spring Fever!!! I know I sure do. Yesterday I took my kids outside in the Warm, Beautiful, Sunshine!! I remember being little and spending Hours playing outside with my neighbor friends. I want my kids to have the same memories. Emily has got a cute little friend Paige, that lives right next to us and the play so good and are so much fun to Listen and Watch. Here are some precious little pictures I took yesterday.

Such a big guy!! He loves to try and keep up with Emily. She is fast but he is practicing and will soon smoke her.

Look at that face!! Darling and so innocent....right??? Well when she is doing what she likes that pretty much describes this girl. She was having so much fun playing outside with her friend. I think she is just as sick of being cooped up as I am. Love that face!!

Mr. Mischievous!!! He too is all sweet and innocent...most of the time, when he is not flooding our friends bathroom, climbing on cupboards or throwing cereal on the floor only to stomp on it as much as possible. Lately he hasn't wanted his diaper changed and I thought it was because the brand of diaper bugged him, so I switched back to good ole' Huggies and he still didn't want it on. I found out today that he wants Lightning McQueen underpants (He calls them panties and it makes Ben shiver, we keep re-iterating them as "big boy underpants"). So potty training here we come!

One of my favorite primary songs is "Because it's Spring"---I could feel this way if only the sunshine would stay and the snow would stop....sigh....someday!!!

Because it's Spring
Why is the sky so blue and clear?
Why is the robin's song so dear?
Why is the sun so warm and bright
Filling the Earth with glorious light?
Why are the fields so green today?
Why do the clouds all float away?
Why does my heart with gladness sing??????
ONLY BECAUSE IT'S SPRING!!!