HaPpY MoThErS DaY!! XoXo

Mothers are amazing! I was blessed with an amazing mother who has taught me and still teaches me some of the most important lessons for my life. She teaches by both by word and example. She is such a hard worker and has always taught me I can do ANYTHING I set my mind to. There are not words to express the appreciation and admiration I have for her! When I become a mother I know those feelings will only be stronger. Only then will I really understand all the hard loving work that goes into being a mom. My mom is not a perfect mom, but she is a fun mom, a strong mom, a courageous mom, an adventurous mom, a generous mom, a loving mom, a funny mom, a thoughtful mom, a gospel living mom, and a faithful mom, ( I could keep going!)...the kind of mother I aspire to be one day!

Love you Mama!

Then when I got married not only did I get a wonderful husband, but I also got the IDEAL Mother-in-Law. They do exist and Cheryl is proof! Some people refer to their In-Laws as "Out-Laws," among many other names...well not me! I would claim Cheryl any day!! There are so many great qualities I see in Josh that I know he was taught my his mom who possesses the same qualities; patience, kindness, generosity, selflessness...just to name a few! One of my favorite things to do with Cheryl is just LAUGH. Laugh so hard your sides hurt and you have to gasp for breath! This morning Josh woke up and was humming the primary song "Mother I Love You." So I know he was thinking of his great mom on this day.

Love you my adopted mother!

When we decided we would be moving to Kansas I was very happy to know we would have family close by; my Auntie Sonja and her family. Auntie Sonja has been like a mother to us in Kansas! Josh and I REALLY do like Kansas and I know 90% of the reason has a little something to do with being close to my aunt and her family. It is such a good feeling to know if I am having a hard day I can just pop in and see my aunt! I am truly grateful for the relationship I have with Sonja, she is an amazing woman!! She jokes that we don't know how much we will miss Kansas....I know it will be tough! Don't you fret though you can't keep us away for too long. We will be back for visits!

I love you and appreciate ALL you do for us Auntie! xoxo

Top Ten

Ten things I LOVE about Kansas

10. Crazy exciting storms
9. MANY shades of luscious green
8. Variety (shopping/restaurants)
7. Diversity!
6. Life Time Fitness (gym)
5. Royals. Chiefs. Jayhawks.
4. KU/Masters Program
3. Great ward
2. Walkers. Hardys. Andersons. (My Fam!)
1. Adding another adventure to our life

Deanna Rose Farmstead

Last week I went with Kenz, Tar, my friend Gayle, and the boys to Deanna Rose. This place is SO cool for kids. Admission is free during the week and still only $2 on the weekend. They have all sorts of fun stuff for the kiddos. There's farm animals, milking, petting pens, play grounds, fishing, feeding the animals....the list goes on. Some of the activities you pay extra for, but if you want to spend nothing at all there is plenty to do! I loved that everything was very clean..even animals looked freshly bathed!

YUM

Josh and I have a new favorite treat! We LOVE this popcorn! You can buy it at most grocery stores. I love this treat even more cause its low in calories; 2 cups is only 130 cals. We like the kettlecorn flavor best, but the cinnamon and sugar is pretty good too.

Tyler!

Guess he got bored...

Easter Fun

On Easter's Eve we did some egg dying with the boys. They were excited about this new experience. Tyler loved trying out all the different colors...especially GREEN! Josh taught the boys to color on the eggs before dying them to make their own designs.

How can you not love these kids?? They are so stinking adorable!

And Gav found the stickers...


On Easters the boys were on a candy high! Gav had learned how to say candy as well as many other words, but all we heard that that day was "candy? candy?"


Gav asking to see the goods in his egg! : )

Lovin Lazy Sundays!

Sunday is by far my favorite day of the week! While going to grad school I am especially grateful for this wonderful day of rest! It is my one day in the week when I don't have to go to school, clean, go to my internship, rush to the gym, cook dinner, and I am even successful at giving myself a break from homework and studying (most of the time)! I don't even need a TO DO list when all I get to do is go to church, spend time with fam and my hubby and RELAX! This pics perfectly capture what you will see on a Sunday afternoon...

Snuggling with Walker...

Sweet baby boy!

Someone made cookies...again! : )

Tara and Zach also blessed their baby boy this Sunday, notice his adorable suspenders!