The last few weeks

So, the flu has passed, but since then we've been soooo busy. Here are a few things we've done

We picked our first tomatoes from our cherry tomato plant, and since then we've picked loads!

We hit our first 110 degree weather and spent hours in our million dollar pool!














Tyler officially graduated from 1st grade!

We planned a fabulous camping trip to Tonto National Forest outside of Payson and then found out that it had just snowed there, brrrrr. We figured we could still go, but then found that fire restrictions had been placed on the whole area. no camping

So instead we went bowling! (Just in case you were wondering, a somewhat pregnant lady held the lead!)

Sweet Paige

The throwing-up continues, but Paigey just couldn't be any sweeter. Check out this cute little drawing she did. She says that it's her holding our baby Morgan. (Morgan is the official name, just in case you wondered!) I just love little kids' drawings! She's going to be a great sister!

Happy Mothers' Day

So, here I am, at 12:23 am, deeply contemplating motherhood and thoughts on life. . . O.K not really. I actually just finished cleaning up strawberry milkshake vomit from Paige's bed and I have a load of pillows going just now. I had to stay up long enough to make sure that they spin right in the washing machine, you know instead of going off balance and rocking the washing machine to death. It was either this, or gag through tomorrow's laundry and hope the stains come out. I opted for the late night.

So, here's to all you mothers and caregivers out there who clean up puke, empty containers of smelly 4-week old food from the fridge, deal with messy diapers, spray'n'wash loads and loads of dirty laundry with only a prayer that those nasty stains with come out, scrub at hard water stains in your shower stall until your hands are pruny, completely wipe down your kitchen table and chairs after every messy meal, make attempt after attempt to pull nightly meal ideas out of thin air, scrub globs of dried up toothpaste from your kids' bathroom sink, cabinets and walls, clean out very ripe banana leftovers from the bathroom garbage and, last but not least, pick gum from the pockets of church pants after they have been through the dryer.

What I'm trying to say is. . . Here's to you MOM! If you did it and survived, surely I can do it too! I'm amazed that I can clean up strawberry milkshake puke and do 2 loads of laundry at 1 o'clock in the morning with nothing but empathy in my heart for the sick little girl on the couch. I'm so glad to be her mom.

Oh, I better go! The washing machine is about to break through the wall to the garage. I love you MOM! Thanks for giving us a great example to follow!