Just another Tuesday

Today was a great day. It started out with a workout at the church. We were a little early so while we waited we jammed out to Let It Go. 

While I worked out with my friends Colt ran himself ragged at the church. He needed a nap and it was fun to snuggle him for a bit. I wish I could slow down time and keep him my baby for longer!

I love watching my kids sleep. They always look so peaceful.

These two were having a special brother bonding monent before we went outside, and I'm glad I caught it!

Colt loves reading. He has quite a few of our regular bedtime books memorized and I love hearing him repeat them.

And this is how my day ended. This is how they sat the entire time I read scriptures. It was the sweetest :)

Fun Day

We had a great day yesterday. Hudson as Colt had so muh fun going over to grandmas and playing with their cousins. 

He just really wanted to go outside in Maria's shoes haha.

Hudson practicing the art of taking a selfie. There were about 50 of this same picture on my phone. :)

I'm so grateful for these two sweet boys who made me a mother. Motherhood is beautifully chaotic. It is the hardest and most rewarding thing I've ever done. I love being a mom to my two tender hearted and wild boys.  They know how to push my buttons and melt my heart all within a matter of minutes. I'm grateful for the challenges and the blessings that come with motherhood. 

Wedding and Anniversary

On our 6th year anniversary my sweet little sister got married. It's fun that we get to share an anniversary. I was taking pictures with my big camera that day and didn't get too many on my phone but it was a beautiful day!

Bedtime stories with Grandma

I love that we live close enough to Jeanie that we can just run up to grandmas to have her read bedtime stories. Thanks Jeanie!!

Train!

One of the last remaining steam engines was moved to a museum this week and we got to catch a glimpse of it as it went through Evanston. Hudson was in heaven and kept saying, "this is the best day ever"!! It was a fun little adventure and I'm glad we got to go.

Helicopter

When Hudson had to get stitches while Jayson and I were in Mexico, Jeanie let Hudson play with a little helicopter Rick had around to make him feel better, and since then Hudson has just been obsessed with helicopters and wanting one. Who knew that Jayson would be just as, if not more excited than the boys to get one and fly it around. It was raining yesterday so we had to go up to the church to check out it's capabilities. Jayson is such a good dad and it was so fun watching my three boys play together.

New resolve

I am terrible at journal keeping, and the other day I saw an article about family journal keeping and getting your kids involved, and I felt a new resolve to bring this blog back to life. If only for my kids to be able to read it and see and remember what our daily life was like. So here is to starting a new goal on a random Thursday in May :)

So far this summer

Hudson loves putting on Jayson's hard hat and glasses and then he pretends he is the worker daddy.

I was so proud of myself this week for getting my smoothie packs all ready for the freezer, it is so easy in the morning to just grab one out and stick it in the blender with a little juice. My kids love them too, I have to make each bag a double serving so we can all enjoy it :) 

And the last week or so I have been off my game, and over the last weekend we ate quesadillas for like four meals straight. I had a bad cold, Colt had a sinus infection and I just didn't feel like doing anything. So to make it up to Jayson I made one of favorite meals, roasted veggie enchiladas. 

One night while Jayson was giving me my injection the boys were just in our front room playing. While Jayson was cleaning up after the injection (as the meds go in it kind of burns so I usually try to just lie down for a few minutes) colt came running into our room and when I looked at him I noticed he was covered in something. I had left a bag of flour on the counter from dinner and the boys had helped themselves :) when I walked out Hudson said, "look mom I made you a cake!" Haha all I could do was laugh and then get the boys to help clean it up. I am still finding flour in random places.

We had a play date with some friends running through our sprinklers. That has been a favorite summer activity so far.

Hudson is a huge train fanatic. He is smart when it comes to building the tracks in different ways. His favorite thing is to make a circle track and sit in it while the train goes around. Then he has to take a picture to show daddy when he gets home from work. Kind of sounds like if you give a mouse a cookie...

Colt has never really fell asleep anywhere random, except for this day after getting home from the store he climbed right onto the couch and fell asleep. And yes my 18 month old is still drinking from a bottle. For some reason after getting his tonsils and adenoids removed he hasn't liked to drink out of any sippy. If we are sitting at the table eating he can drink out of a cup but if we are on the go it has to be his bottle. And right now that's just one of the last things I'm worried about haha.

Colt looks so old to me now that he got his hair cut. It's so crazy how fast time is flying and how fast my boys are growing up. They both are at such a fun age and they play well together most of the time. I'm looking forward to lots more fun adventures this summer!

Some news about me...

I don't remember who all gets the email for this blog anymore, and I don't even know if anyone even reads this anymore...but I wanted to post this in case someone who hasn't heard already wanted to know.

About three weeks ago, I went in to the doctor because I had been having some neurological problems ( I had lost my sense of taste and my vision was shaky all the time). I have also experienced some random neurological stuff in the last 6 months or so, like random feet tingling and numbness. The doctor ordered an MRI, and after looking at the scan and my different things going on in the last 6 months, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, or MS. You can google MS if you want more info, but it's an autoimmune disease where my own immune system attacks the healthy parts of my body. It's not a death sentence, but there is no cure, so this is something I will have for the rest of my life. I have seen a specialist and I am also trying to get in to see a doctor at an MS clinic in salt lake. But because of the lesions on my brain (scar tissue from my immune system attacking) the neurologist told me its better to start treatment sooner rather than later. I am currently looking over and researching my options. There are daily or weekly shots I can take that are pretty low risk, and there are also some higher risk pills and IV infusions that I can do. Jayson and I are praying hard and thinking it all over. 

I mainly just wanted to write this blog post so that people hear it from me, and know that I'm ok. I feel really lucky to be feeling pretty good, and to have such a great support system. I am feeling really blessed to have this very manageable disease. And I feel blessed to have a loving supportive husband, and two beautiful boys that remind me to be thankful for every moment I get to spend on the earth :)

If you have any questions about it, please just ask me. And I am always willing to take prayers in my behalf :)  thanks to whoever still reads this blog haha :)

Shout out to Auntie Tatie :)

This sweet sister of mine is headed on a mission to Santiago Chile next week and I honestly couldn't be more happy, proud, excited for her! She is such an amazing example to me of strength. I'm so glad my boys have such a special bond with her. They are going to miss her like crazy, but they are so proud of her too! Hudson asks all the time if he can go to Chile with auntie to baptize people. I'm so glad he already understands the importance of missionary work and will be able to grow and learn from Katie's mission too. 

The other day we were driving in the car, when Hudson randomly asked, "Daddy can I go on a mission some day?". I honestly thought Jayson was going to swell up and pop from the feelings of pride. It's so awesome watching Hudson's testimony start to grow and understand the gospel more. I'm so grateful for all missionaries, and for my own sweet husband who served a mission.

I know that the gospel is true. I know that God lives. I know that Jesus Christ suffered and atoned for my sins, to allow me to one day live in God's presence again. I'm so proud of you Katie. You will be an amazing missionary! And I'm so glad i'll be there to send you off :)