Teaching Moment

Garrison has been after me all day to let him swim in his pool. I have tried to explain that we don't swim on Sunday. This just made him mad. So this evening I told him, " I want you to go pray to Heavenly Father and ask him if it is OK for you to swim in your pool." Garrison disappeared for no more than 2 seconds and came back out to inform me " Yep he agrees with me! Its OK to swim" I asked him if he REALLY prayed and told him that he better try again just to make sure and ask this time if he should obey his Mom or go ahead and swim. I tiptoed after him and peeked into his room this time to find him kneeling in prayer at the side of his bed offering the most sincere 5 year old prayer on whether he can swim or needs to obey his Mom. I left him and a few minutes later he returned to report that his first answer was wrong and that praying really does work. I love little teaching moments like that. I am glad Garrison had his first answer to prayer.

No Time to update......

I have no time to update but will do a post soon with all of our summer fun!

We have:

Taken swim lessons

Visited Lagoon a TON with our Season Passes

Gone 4 Wheeling

Celebrated Ethans 8th Birthday

Redone the floors in the house (work in progress)

Hung out with cousins and friends

Hot Dog roasts in the mountains

Moose Sighting in the Canyons

With a Month left before school We still have:

More Lagoon Trips

Ethans Baptism

My birthday

Our Anniversary

My side of the Families Weekend at Lagoon

Camping

And a RELAXING week at the Lake!!!!!!

Now you know why I have NO time!

Why can't I say "NO" to them.....

That's right they suckered me again. This time into getting a puppy. We went on Thursday to visit Aunt Sharmon at work and to see the puppies and ended up coming home with both for the night to decide which one we would keep. After a few tears from the boys after we were insistant on only 1, we chose the little boy and named him Wrigley. Now the work begins. The boys are enjoying taking him potty every 20 min. and cleaning up after him. He really is so cute and small just bigger than my hand at 8 weeks. We hope he becomes a great part of the family like Tucker is.

Wrigley asleep on the couch.
Garrison and the little girl puppy we called Cricket.

Ethan holding Wrigley. Tucker and Cricket.

Boys and Puppies!

Garrison fell asleep with Cricket last night. So cute!

Rythmn?

Ethan learned the dance to "I gotta feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas at his school talent show last friday. Now everytime it comes up on the playlist, he HAS to stop what he is doing and dance to it. I couldn't resist getting it on camera. I think that they have their Dad's rythmn when it comes to dances like this, that is why I love to watch them so much!!!

Happy Mothers Day!

The boys have been learning these songs in Primary to sing in Sacrament Mtg. for Mothers Day. They did such a cute job! Garrison was a goof off as usual and wouldn't sing for the camera very well but just prior to this was singing at the top of his lungs in the bathtub. I should have secretly recorded that. ENJOY!
*Remember to pause the playlist before starting the video!

Love Hate Relationship

I did not allow pictures relating to this post for fear Brady would use them for blackmail me in the future. Not that you would want to see them anyway.

I have decided that I have a love hate relationship with my new dentist. Let me tell you why.......

I haven't really had a traumatic experience at the dentist that I can remember but I know that I have NEVER liked going. I have ONE picture of me smiling after having my first cavity filled at the dentist when I was 5 and from that point on I have NEVER smiled at the dentist. We switched dentists right after that and I started going to DR. Gailey. He worked wonders with me having me take baby steps with my fear. I remember some of my first visits the goal was simply to have me sit in the waiting room without having a panic attack. From there, I toured the office and eventually just sat in the chair. The big step for me was actually opening my mouth and letting them look at my teeth. He would tease me as I got older and made me promise that I would control myself and not bite him or throw up on him like I did as a kid. He really is a good dentist and I would highly recommend him.
As I got older, and my permanent teeth came in they were REALLY hard to numb sometimes they couldn't get me to numb all the way and I would have to have the last of the work done with feeling them drilling. NOT FUN.
So, when I had some teeth that were bothering me and found that Dr. Gailey wasn't on my new insurance, I decided to try out a new dentist. I made an appointment for April 19 for a visit to "the torture center" AKA the Dentist and made Brady go with me.We tried Stonehaven in Lehi. (Highly recommend them! Free 1st exam!) Talk about nervous! We had our cleanings done and found out that Brady had 2 cavities and I was the lucky patient chosen to make the next few boat payment for the DR. I had a ton of work that needed to be done. A wisdom tooth removed, 3 new cavities filled, and my silver fillings had started cracking and separating from my teeth and needed to be replaced with 4 crowns and the rest with white fillings. All this for someone who HATES the dentist. They didn't give me much time to dwell on it and had opening that day for us to get our work done. I got that sick feeling in my stomach and tried to think of a million reasons why I couldn't have it done until the assistant told me " We can do it all in one sitting under sedation. You'll take a nap and wake up with it done." At that moment I swear I heard the Hallelujah chorus blaring through the speakers! So despite my other fear of needles, I opted for the nap and was put to sleep for 3 1/2 hours while they pulled my wisdom tooth, filled my new cavities, put 4 temporary crowns on and fixed my other silver fillings. It was my best dentist experience yet. I don't know a Mom in her right mind that would turn down a nap in the middle of the day! I had no bruising, and very little swelling from the work. The only part I didn't like was being so sick to my stomach that night.I returned a week and a half later for another nap for them to put my permanent crowns on.
I am no longer terrified of the dentist. I LOVE him for the no pain dental work and the nap in the middle of the day. The only part I hate is how much those naps are going to cost me!

Time seems to be flying by!

I can't believe it has taken over a month for me to update. To be truthful if my 2 faithful followers hadn't complained I think I would have just let it go. As promised here are the pictures of the chicks, although they are twice the size now and thankfully big enough to be outside. We finished the coop and painted it red with white trim. I really think it is cute! Now we sit and wait for them to be big enough to lay eggs!

April was a busy month for us. We celebrated Easter with a trip to Grandma and Grandpa Staples. The boys had a blast playing with cousins and hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa. They were happy the Easter bunny found us and brought them new helmets to wear when they ride the 4 wheeler. I would post pictures but I can't seem to find the folder I put them in.

We are happy May is here it brings warmer weather, baseball games and the end of the school year! I hope I am better at posting this summer!