Thursday, May 20, 2010

Hiking date




Joaquin finally has returned from El Paso, TX. I like that he is able to go on business trips and get experience but I sure hate while he's gone because I need his help. Everett was sick almost the entire time he was away so it we were happy to have him return. Now Brock is sick with the same thing. He just had a fever last night of 104.6 and I was kinda freaking out a little bit. I threw him in a cool bath and tried to get his HOT body to cool off. It eventually worked and today he seems to be feeling better. (Although, he won't eat anything!) So anyway, that really has nothing to do with my pictures. When Joaquin got home, I felt as though we haven't had any "parent" time together so I asked my sister if she'd watch the boys while we go on a date. She of course said yes. But then I got to thinking, what can we do that doesn't cost any money...and she suggested we go on a hike up above the U. It's by the Red Butte Gardens. It was so beautiful up there. We really had a good time together. I told him that maybe I could bring the boys up here too while he's working because it seemed like there was one big dirt road we could just walk on and the babes could explore.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Mt Timpanogos


Me with my little Babes!

Israel and Christan

Hudson and Millie

Gummy bears on my window, in the rain. Thanks Brandon!

It was a semi nice day yesterday here in Salt Lake so we (Diana, Isreal, Christan, Heidi, Brandon, Hudson, Millie and us, minus Joaquin.) drove up to Mt Timpanogos to go on a hike. Well I wasn't thrilled about the idea because I have was worried about pushing the boys up in a stroller and then coming down by "myself" but everyone talked me into doing it. Once we drove up there and talked to the employees, they told us you are not allowed to take strollers on the trail. We didn't want to make the entire trip a waste so we went on a little hike. It was only 1/4 a mile. (It wasn't exactly what we were hoping for but we enjoyed our little day hike with all the kids.) I'm excited to go again with Joaquin.


Sunday, May 9, 2010

You know your a Mother when...

You cross your legs to sneeze.

You don’t hesitate in the least to swipe a booger from your child’s nose with your finger.

You can’t remember the last time you painted your toenails.

Your washing machine never stops running.

Your comfy flannel pajamas look much more appealing than your naughty lingerie.

You have time to shave only one leg at a time.

You hide in the bathroom to be alone.

Your kid throws-up and you catch it.

Someone else's kid throws up at a party. You keep eating.

You hope ketchup is a vegetable, since it's the only one your child eats.

You find yourself cutting your husband's sandwiches into cute shapes.

You hear your mother's voice coming out of your mouth when you say, "NOT in your good clothes!"

You hire a sitter because you haven't been out with your husband in ages, then spend half the night checking on the kids.

You use your own saliva to clean your child's face.

You spend an entire week wearing sweats.

Your feet stick to the kitchen floor, and you don't care.

You say at least once a day, "I'm not cut out for this job", but you know you wouldn't trade it for anything".

Happy Mother's Day to all wonderful women! Especially the Mother's in my life.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Zion's with Papa and Grandma Cindy




Everett's first hike.

Brock's first hike



This is the boys playing after a long day in Zions.

Joaquin and I LOVE Zion's National Park so much, so we couldn't wait to take the boys on their first trip there. Joaquin's Dad and Cindy have a WorldMark membership and we have said it would be awesome to meet in St George because it's about half way between Salt Lake and Oceanside so we decided to have a little weekend getaway with Papa and Grandma Cindy. It was a lot of fun. We just hung out, talked, and ate. We also took a day and visited Zion's which was beautiful as always. I recommend everyone to see this National park at least once in their lives. We will bring our kids back here again and again. Our earth is so beautiful and I am so grateful for it. I want to bring the babes up appreciating how beautiful the earth is around them. The only thing that was kind of sad is that Everett got sick...(big surprise) while we were down there. He threw up and had the worst diarrhea EVER! Poor little baby. Any time we go anywhere on vacation, one of the babies has to get sick. I don't know how to avoid that. Oh well, but thank you to Rich and Cindy for having us. It was so much fun!