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Sleeping... Again

I don't know if I'll ever get over my family's funny sleeping quirks! This little boy falls asleep on a regular basis with his head on the tile floor and his body on the carpet so "he can be cold!" These are a few of the ways he has fallen asleep lately...

This happened while he was watching a movie one evening. His body is in between the futon and the armrest with his knees touching the magazine rack... weird, I know.

We are always looking for ways to reflect the sun here in Phoenix... I never thought about sleeping with a windshield visor over my face inside... Not to mention an empty box from amazon on my other side...

This is one of Ike's BFF's. They PROMISED if she stayed for the afternoon, they would take naps. True to their word and SO CUTE:)

Better Late Than Never...

As you know, the boys and I found VERY cheap (like $30 cheap...) plane tickets to fly home for a week at the beginning of May to visit my parents. We had such a great time! As always, it went too fast! Here are a few pics I took that week... The boys both discovered their love for 4wheelers. Zach was really funny all week. He preferred Grandpa over almost anything all week! Gramps is pretty awesome, but I'm still wondering if he wasn't sneaking Zach candy or something when we weren't looking... Ike and Gramps also took a few opportunities to kick back and relax:)

It was a really great week for everyone but Ben (I think he missed us a little)! 

 

Party Like Its 1980!

Yep, that's right... Ben is 30! I remember when my parents turned 30... They were so old an uncool (I only type this b/c I know they never read what I write in my blog... they only look at pictures)! Anyway, I'd like to think that Ben and I are way more COOL than them... at least Ike thinks we are for a few more minutes! So to commemmorate the occasion, I secretly invited a bunch of our daring, punky 80's loving friends to a Mexican Restaurant and blindfolded Ben (he didn't even know what shirt he was wearing or why in the world I was tight-rolling his jeans or why his wife's knee felt like it was covered in spandex)! There's nothing like a good surprise or a good time with friends! We played 80s sitcom trivia and reminisced "the old days" of high-waisted jeans, high pony tails, crimping, and tight rolling. I think I ruined another babysitter- they all must think we are so bizarre- if it's not crazy kiddos, it's crazy spandex mini skirt blindfolded adults! Oh, and yes, Ben "wears his sunglasses at night!" If you don't get that, you are too young to be reading my blog:) Happy Birthday Babe! (he also never reads what I write)!

Scary Easter...

Apparently Easter at our house has come to represent a time to reflect on how scary the Easter bunny is! This year, we were able to go to lots of easter egg hunts and a few easter shindigs. Among them was the Easter Egg Hunt at Ben's school. It was a beautiful, hot summer-like day:) We really loved all the fun activities and even the Easter bunny made an appearance... So, when we went to go see the Easter bunny (who we never talk about and do not emphasize...) Ike was really excited! Once we got to the bench, Ike turned into his typical self and decided to hide behind daddy's leg. So, Daddy (being the awesome Daddy he is) GAVE our BABY to the DREADED Easter Bunny to hold while he picked up Ike to sit next to said bunny (Mommy had the camera). Zach (our always happy, go to almost anyone baby) screamed like we had dropped him on his head and shrieked like nothing we had ever heard before). Please note in the picture he is still TOTALLY UNCOOL with sitting that close to the dreaded bunny. Maybe next year we'll just skip the bunny...
     The rest of Easter weekend was a blast! I always love watching conference and am still so excited to reread all my favorite talks:) I LOVE how much the family was emphasized and just how much comfort I feel when I hear the Prophet speak.
     Ben's birthday happened to fall on Conf. Easter Sunday this year... 30 Years?~! So, we had some of his dental school buddies over for a really yummy (if I do say so myself) Easter dinner. It was a great weekend with friends and family and we couldn't have asked for more...

Spring Training...

I've gotta play a little catch up here... You see, I have been "busy." I, like all of you, have projects contstantly in my mind, but rarely do I find time to get them done, so I took it upon myself to accomplish a couple of them (instead of blogging... sad)! Anyway, I will post my finished projects soon, but until then... Here's the catch-up!
    We went to a Royals spring training game in Surprise last month. It was so fun! Our friends tagged along and kindly cheered on the Royals with us! The boys loved sitting in the grass and (Ike) running around. The Royals won (yay!) but, the best part was sharing it with one of our favorite families in the world... who we are trying hard to forget, are moving in a few weeks:( Anyway, it was a great family night and we loved every minute of it!

John Deere and the Boys

This is the John Deere Tractor my brother got for his 3rd Birthday. My dad has spent his winter restoring it (new axle, decals, paint and wheels) for Ike and Zach to ride when they got here. Today it worked out perfectly! Ike loved driving it so much and Zach loved riding in the back! When we tried to get him out, he would turn the other way and when Ike stopped driving, he kept rocking like he wanted to go. What a treat! I think we'll spend this week out in the yard with the boys turning the tractor around and helping Ike learn to pedal it! Oh, and these pics reminded me of the guy on Green Acres (a show from the 70s... go look it up- Mr. Douglas). He always wore a suit while he farmed with his tractor. Also, Ike pretended he was driving his tractor to "feed the cows." He'd get off and go over to the grass to feed the cows and then get back on, drive a little further and do the same. What fun! I guess that's quality fun in Nebraska:) More later...