Busy week--Long update

Last weekend Jefferson and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary and his 28th birthday. For our anniversary we went mini golfing which is what we did on our first date, and then to dinner. We had a really good time even though he beat me by 3. We had dinner with the parents for Jefferson's birthday and it was very good. Jefferson bbq steaks for us. He got this cool collapsible hammock from his parents and both of the kids loved playing in it. Not too relaxing. Shad and Mylee were obviously fascinated by everything he opened. It was a fun night.



He confessed after opening his presents that Shad had blown the surprise. Here is how it happened. Shad climbs up on Jefferson's lap and grabs his face with both hands--"Dad I need to tell you something" J: "ok what buddy" S: "We got you pants a belt and a swimming suit that matches your wakeboard, but its a surprise I can't tell you till your birthday." He couldn't stand to keep the secret and once he got it out he didn't mention it again. What a funny boy. Thurs. My sister flew in from TX and we hung out. She came to surprise my mom for her birthday. My other sister and her family came from Rexburg and stayed with us for the weekend. Friday we all went to Olive Garden for the big surprise. My mom was so funny she came in and didn't have a clue that we were there even when the hostess was trying to seat her at our table. The expression on her face was priceless. Saturday Jefferson went shooting with Jared and Emillee and I went shopping. We went to my nieces baptism then had a bbq. It was a very eventful week. We loved spending time with everyone.

Let's get creative!

Hello to our friends and family who frequent our blog. I saw this on my sisters blog and thought it would be fun to try. So here goes...

OK! So this is how this works...the first 5 people to respond to this post will receive something made by me for you. my choice. made especially for you.of course there are some restrictions and limitations:~
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2. what I create will be just for you.
3 It will be done sometime this year.
4 you have no clue what it will be... it may be a story. It may be poetry or an article on properly cleaning your face before a masque. I may draw or paint something. I may bake something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure. ;-)
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Finally! Ok so here are some pics of the cute kiddos.
Mylee and Shad playing in the fort we made on the couch. Well it was a fort until they pulled the blanket down on themselves
Best friends--a boy and his dad!
I thought she looked so cute with the curlers in her hair unfortunately it didn't last. Nothing I do to her hair lasts. She pulls out all ponytails and wont leave a bow in if her life depended on it. It saddens me but I am learning to live with it.
Mylee sitting on the table. She loves to be up there.

Hide and seek

It won't let me add photos so instead here is a video of Shad and Mylee doing one of their favorite things--playing in the entertainment center. What goofy kids.

18 weeks!

OK, so Jefferson always gives me a hard time. He says, "With as much time as you spend on other people's blogs maybe you should do something on your own." Maybe he is right. Sometimes I feel like I don't have anything to post about, but as I look back we have had lots of fun stuff going on. Shad is loving playschool especially because he gets to see Jenkin & Kiera 4 days a week. As much as he likes going he doesn't like getting up in the morning very much. When I go to wake him up he'll say "but it's still early" it's been pretty cute. Mylee is very head strong. She loves to stand in her booster at the table despite Jefferson and I telling over and over to sit down. If we don't catch her in time we often find her sitting on top of the table. She makes us crazy sometimes but keeps us laughing. Jefferson is still waiting for summer and is getting ready to celebrate his 28th birthday. I am coaching soccer again and enjoying it, the girls on the team are a lot of fun. They won their first game last weekend. I'm about 18 weeks pregnant and the belly is definitely popping out. Shad really wants a baby boy. We were talking in the car before playschool one morning & this is how our conversation went.... S: "I want a baby boy" M: "We don't get to choose if we get a boy or girl" S: "Who chooses" M: "Heavenly Father decides whether to send us a baby boy or girl" a few seconds pass... S: "IT IS A BOY! HE TOLD ME!" I had to laugh. He is such a sweet and smart boy. In a couple of weeks we will know if he is right or not so we will keep you all posted.

The best part of the blog

Ok so I know all you want is pictures so here you go. We just got our videos put on the computer. It's kind of old but still super cute.

Shad was potty training which is why he doesn't have any pants on. To this day he usually closes his eyes and makes a funny face when hes rocking out.

Alright, so Shad recovered just fine from his surgery and we are happy to say he is sleeping much much better. Both he & Mylee are getting so big. He'll tell you he's big because he sleeps on a big top bunk! Mylee is in a big girl bed too--yea! Boy does time fly by. Shad starts playschool tomorrow and he is very excited. Today was our first day in our new ward and Shad struggled a little bit. He was really sad that his friend Hailee wasn't in his class. I told him about some of the boys that would still be in his class but that didn't make him feel any better. What can I say he likes the girls. Smart boy! Jefferson is ready for summer--more specifically to be on the lake. I woke up the other morning to find him watching his wakeboarding video. Maybe I'll get it together in the next couple days and get some pics. posted, but don't hold your breath. I don't want anyone to be too disappointed.