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Mother’s Day 2013

I had a lovely Mother’s Day. Kaylee has been “So exsikic!” for weeks about it. She was cracking us with her poor attempt at keeping things secret and misdirection. i.e.: When Jon and Kaylee were going to the grocery store for dinner/dessert supplies she told me they were going to the man store (Home Depot) to buy tools. Sneeky, sneeky.

The children got up in sacrament meeting with the rest of the primary and sang all the Mom’s some songs. Good grief it was adorable!

Jon and the kids made me sit and soak my feet after church and then shipped me off for a nap while they made dessert. LOVELY.

Kaylee even decorated for me. Because she’s cute and awesome like that.

My new family photo enlargements are on their way and will be hung in my living room soon! Eeeeee! So excited.

I have been so blessed to have some amazing women in my life who, have mother-like qualities that can only be found in women. With or without children!

Thank you all you lovely women out there who mother me. I love you all!

And so I say Happy Mother’s Day to us all!

Cousin time.

Last night I got a phone call from Rebekah asking if she could borrow my library card. She evidently has a book report due on Friday, and her library didn’t have the books she needed.

So we got to see cousins briefly when the gang came over to grab the card. I gave them money to pay a fine, and am happy that got taken care of. 🙂

Then Shannon said they were headed to the park after the library, and we should go too.

So Jon and I loaded the kids up and went. Regan insisted on sleeping in his swimsuit the night before, and wore it all day. I think he is ready for pool time.

I am that Mom who takes the kids the park in jammies. It was a jammie clean the house kind of day, and I wasn’t about to change and add to my laundry. Good thing Shannon, Jon and the kids don’t care how I look.

The bicycle brigade. It was Kaylee’s first time doing long stretches of sidewalk riding. She LOVED it, and can’t wait to go practice more.

This park has a circular sidewalk around the playground. the kids just did loop after loop.

Regan needs some wheels. He ran behind the kids the whole time making engine sounds. Needless to say the kids had fun with their cousins, and got worn out for bedtime.

Before and After: Playroom

Sad blurry photos curtsey of Jon’s old phone. (I had the camera in UT.)

This space is just off the living room. It used to be a sun room, that the previous owners closed in and made part of the main house.

The “extra” space is one of the things that I LOVED about this house. I am a no toys in rooms person. So having a place in the main part of the house, but that wasn’t in the living room was peachy.

The bit of blue wall you see is the living room wall. And we of course have a picture of Dwayne putting in the new stank free flooring.

A picture of the old pee soaked stinky floor. You can also see how the space is divided while being one room.

Jon and I went to Ikea and bought some fun stuff to add color, and organization to the playroom. Kaylee was in her ORANGE phase. When we found this cute orange desk we didn’t hesitate to bring it home.

This is what the playroom looks like on any given day. Toy bins hanging out and empty. The children playing.

The previous owners had their entertainment center in this space. The living room was empty when we walked though, so I am not sure if maybe they used the living room space as a more formal space……

The horse gets moved around. He is usually on the opposite side of the playroom across from the bookshelf. BUT sometimes we have Uncles who need a desk spot so Pinto gets moved. 😉 He’s cool with it. So are the children.

The opposite side of the room is the “class room” for joy school.

Under the window is Pinto’s usual home.

It’s a small “class room” for small little people, but it works.

What I love most about the space is that I can be in the living room or kitchen, and still be right with the children. They are not in another room in another part of the house. It makes refereeing the inevitable disputes easier.

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