Just Journaling...

Hewson is so funny...he gets to play T-ball this year with his cousin Kyler so we went to dad's work and bought him his first pair of cleats ever...he was really excited. Of course as soon as we got home he wanted to put them on and try them out in the back yard...he put his socks and cleats on, and had nothing else on except a pair of sweat shorts....he checked the cleats out on his feet for a few seconds then put his hands in his pockets then asked me "Mom, how do I look?" I told him he looked great and that he looked like the best T-ball player I had ever seen...he loved that one...grinning he happily said "Yeah, cause I am." I have heard stories of how it goes in T-ball games and during practice, but it was the funniest thing to see for the first time!! Hewson quickly began bossing people around, telling them to get the ball, go hit, etc. (I have NO idea where he got that from...) He took it pretty seriously and didn't understand why Kyler wasn't too interested...but they all had a blast and it was so much fun to see all those boys run around, bumping into each other...I have a couple pictures...I will have to post them later.

My wonderful boy...

Hewson is always the first to wake up in the morning, and always ready for breakfast as soon as he opens his eyes....mom, not so much ready....so he will snack on some dry cereal for a bit until his brother wakes up. Well, this morning was the same routine and as we went to get Tillman out of the crib together (that is the signal to Hewson that the day has officially started) he said out of no where "Mom, today is the perfect day!" That was such a great reminder after a long week of working and cleaning that yes, today is the perfect day....every day is perfect.

Fun!!

As I have blogged before, as a mother I feel like I have really great ideas for my kids but never actually DO them...well, in fully realizing this I have decided to make a goal to become what I like to call a "more creative mother." So this simple project that I did for my kids makes me very proud of myself!! I mixed and made up a whole batch of home made playdough!! I know many of you who read this will think, uh, yeah, I do that all the time...well, this was my first time actually DOING it, and I have to say, it was easy AND fun. I made four colors for the boys and it quickly went from just playdough to practically every kitchen item I own...it has to be so fun using mom's "real" stuff! It kept them happy for quite some time and Matt actually told me today that they set up a "hotdog stand" here in the playroom and were yelling "GET YOUR HOTDOG!" I don't know where they got that from, but I'm sure it was really cute...Ahhh...it's so nice when I have HAPPY boys!

**Yes, Tillman is actually smiling--what a cootie patootie!!**

I feel like such a good mom...

On the monday before Valentine's Day on my way home from work I stopped to get a few little things to make Valentine's cards...I am so proud of myself because I feel like I have all these great ideas for the kids, but never actually DO them....so we set everything up and went at it. It was really sweet because as I was helping the boys, I look over and see Matt making a card...I assumed it was for me, so I sat down and made one for him :) It was so much fun to be creative and it kept the boys busy until bedtime!! I need to do fun things with them more often!

Mom--these are actually for you, but I am slow to send them...they are still on my counter as I type this but I promise they will be in the mail next week...I translated a letter from Hewson on the back of his...it's so sweet...enjoy!

Sad Sunday

We threw a SuperBowl party at our house....I will post only this picture and leave a short message since I am VERY late posting and I don't want to bring up those feelings again right when the sting is slowly subsiding...I just wanted to thank everyone that came and helped and brought yummy finger foods...despite the outcome of the night, I was so happy to have everyone over again and feel it together!

Mesa Arts Center

Every year Kent and Dottie purchase a table for a night called Art on the Move-which benefits the Mesa Arts Center (Kent had his hand in making sure this was built in downtown Mesa). The Arts Center is actually pretty amazing with numurous stages and plays going on, as well as classes and galleries of different artwork. So, each year they have this night to raise money and usually consists of a silent auction and dinner. THIS year there was a silent auction, a LIVE auction, dinner and live music!! We got drawn to attend with KC/Sherry, Ben/Em,Alex/Stephanie,Kent/Dottie....it was such a blast! The dinner was AMAZING, and the music was fun at the end of the night. Needless to say it was an awesome date night....

Family

This is my cousin and her family, my aunt and uncle all from my real father's side of the family. My cousin actually moved here from Boise, ID not too long ago so her husband could keep his job. It was really fun to get together with them because I have not seen any of them since I was about 9 years old!! It's awesome because Heidi is so easy to get along with, and my husband and her husband hit it off too!

Mom-I tried getting a picture of everyone up here for you...they all look good, huh?