"Today I'm Eight"

Noah was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Saturday September 26, 2009. His father, Josh, was able to baptize and confirm him. I asked my mom and Cheryl to sing "Today I'm Eight" which is a song that my mom wrote for my brother Brian's baptism. It was a wonderful day. I am so proud of Noah.

Noah with his father waiting for the program to begin.

Noah with his cousins Liberty and Christian.

Keola, Mom and Ben and Hope.

Noah sitting by grandpa Perkins. Grandpa Perkins gave a talk on baptism.

Me and Noah. Doesn't he look like a little angel all dressed in white?

Noah with Uncle Brian and Uncle Keola.

Congratulations Noah!

Noah Turns 8!!!

My little monkey is eight years old. I can't believe it. The Saturday before his birthday Ben and I took him to see Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. Later that night the whole family met at Pirate Island in Orem for presents, pizza and games.

Sunday we celebrated his baptism with cake and a special present from mom and daddio (Ben).

Remembering Summer

Summer started out great...and then things got crazy. We did manage to fit in some fun things, but luckily we all like each other enough that even just hanging out can be exciting.

We visited the little park a couple blocks from our house.

The planetarium at Gateway.

The Discovery Museum at Gateway.

Hope did her best to help daddy with his homework.

Check out the way Hope is looking at her big bro.

Noah rode his cool chopper bike.

Gma Bosley made a cool newspaper hat that the kids quite enjoyed.

The kids built forts with couch cushions and anything else that they could find.

And we could always count on Ben to provide some entertainment.

We got a wading pool to cool off those hot summer days. Cousin Caleb was able to enjoy it too.

We spent an afternoon catching the many grasshoppers in our backyard.

Now summer vacation is over and Noah has started school again. Luckily he really likes his new teacher and is already making new friends.

Pictures A Little Late

These are pics from Hope's birthday party. We just celebrated as a family but Hope enjoyed it all the same.

Ben made this yummy cake from scratch with home-made bavarian cream filling!

Happy Birthday Hope!

Hope is 2 today! I can't believe it.

Here's a few choice pics from the last year.

Pretty Toes

Hope got so excited when she saw the silver nail polish and I told her we were going to paint her toes. I don't paint them very often, but I really should because - LOOK HOW CUTE!!! Actually, I couldn't get a very good picture of them because our camera is not that great, but you get the general idea.

Seriously?

A few days ago, as I was snooping around blogs, I happened upon a post titled "Lazy Day" in which the blogger was confessing that she had shirked her daily chores for ONE day and that the next morning she found that ignoring housework for 24 hours is not worth the terrible mess that she woke up to.

Seriously?

Then I remembered a few years ago a friend of mine talking about her cleaning schedule. For example, she cleaned her bathrooms on Tuesdays and Fridays, and she vacuumed at least once a day.

Seriously?

Okay, I admit that during my first marriage our apartment (when we weren't living with his parents) was spotless. This is because I use cleaning as a defense mechanism. When I get upset or irritated or angry I scrub my stress away.

So now, I would like to blame my messy house on the fact that I am a happily married woman. Ben, those dirty dishes and the muddy kitchen floor is a product of our love and admiration for each other. :) Okay, I can't blame my happy relationship for my disgusting abode, I suppose I will have to assume responsibility for that.
Don't get me wrong, I totally appreciate having a clean home, I am just wondering...

Seriously,

am I the only person I know that does not clean her house everyday? What do you think, should I make a cleaning schedule for myself?