A Day in the Life of a Mother

So today I had one of "those mornings!" We all know how it is trying to get our kids out the door for school on time. Well, things were going pretty good, I had all three kids at the table eating breakfast (I was actually looking forward to a yummy bowl of oatmeal with blueberries) Avery was already dressed with hair brushed and I still had to dress Ella and Logan. Avery had her "Friend" magazine open to a story she wanted me to read to her before she left for school. I didn't even have to drive today so I thought I could probably read her the story, I mean all I needed to do was have her ready to catch her carpool ride and then get the other 2 ready for musicmakers....easy enough. Well, I started to change Logan out of his pjs and realized he had a poopy diaper that was completely down one side of his leg. (sorry to talk about poop but this is what my morning was all about.) I am yelling to Avery and Ella to help me get baby wipes and a towel to lay on the carpet and carefully cleaning up the mess (literally everywhere.) I rinse Logan off in the shower and then get the water ready for a bath. Meanwhile Avery is trying to show me a sweet Valentine letter she made for me and keeps saying, "mom, look at what I made for you, here mom, do you want to see it?" By the way I am up to my elbows in... you know....I was trying to be patient, but we all know what is like when we are trying to clean a squirmy infant and your other children need us. CHAOS! Anyway, Avery's ride knocks on the door, I run down with Logan wrapped in a towel and look down to see Avery still doesn't have her socks and shoes on. I open the door, apologize, for keeping them waiting as I get Avery out the door. Needless to say, I didn't make it to musicmakers today. After getting Logan down for a nap, I cleaned up the disaster and came across Avery's valentine card and story she wanted me to read. I feel like a terrible mom! I sent her out the door with a frustrated "get your shoes on...hurry!" Uhhhhhh....do we all have days like these?

My bowl of oatmeal and blueberries sat on the counter until around lunchtime

Avery's sweet little note she wanted to show me while I was "too busy" and her story that I will for sure read after school!

The cause of the stressful morning! This is after I cleaned up...I didn't want to be too graphic!

The Pink Crystals

Tee-ball has begun! We went to Opening Ceremonies yesterday and this league is amazing! All of the teams came up with some cute and creative names for their teams, team moms were spraying hair pink and purple to match the jerseys, and our team even got princess crowns, rings and necklaces and crystals on their cheeks! We don't mess around when it comes to girls Tee-ball! Avery is so excited to be on The Pink Crystals and to have daddy coach her again! The dad's are so excited to wear their hot pink shirts too by the way! I have to say Saturday morning games at 8 AM with Ella and Logan will be challenging... but we'll be there!

Avery and Gracie are excited to have their dads as their coaches!

Logan was so good while we waited around for the fun to begin. Does he look excited or what?

Ella had a blast running all over the fields with her friend Olivia

Avery and daddy....Darren loves his pink shirt! Haha

Happy Birthday Logan!

Thursday was Logan's 1st birthday (I can't believe he's 1 already!) We had a fun day with all of the cousins at Legoland, thanks to aunt Katie who got 12 free tickets for everyone! It was our first time at Legoland and I think everyone had a blast. It was hilarious trying to get all of these crazy kids to sit still for a picture and I think people in the park thought we were crazy parents too! After I bribed them with M&Ms they finally posed for a few seconds! Happy Birthday Little Logan!

The Happy Birthday Boy!

All of the cousins at Legoland

"It's my party and I'll cry if I want too!" Why is it that when we really want a good b-day picture our kids cry?


After he had one bite there was no stopping him (thanks Summer for making such yummy cupcakes for Holli's shower)

My Boy is Back!

It's so good to see Logan feeling better! He's back to what he does best! You gotta love the picture of the whole body in the cupboard! What could he be trying to get? I just love having this little guy around....he makes our life so much fun! I can't believe he is going to be 1 in 1 week!!! Where did my baby go? (Oh, he's hiding in the basket of toys.)

Sick Little Logan!

There is nothing worse than having sick kids! Logan is on day 6 now of being sick. The poor guy had a fever of up to 104+ for 5 days and now he is going through the awful flu part. There is some bad stuff going around this season! He is hopefully at the tail end now. I had to take a picture of him laying on the floor....poor guy had no energy to even crawl!

Aunt Kristen's Wedding

Congratulations Kristen and Logan! Darren's little sister got married on January 5th in the Salt Lake Temple. We had so much fun being there with all of the family and celebrating on their special day! The reception was beautiful, set to a vintage 20's theme with old books, a picture and unique candy at each table. They had their reception at The Peery Hotel in downtown Salt Lake which was the perfect backdrop. I wish I would have taken more pictures of the tables and flowers etc... It was beautiful and we are so happy for them!


The brothers with their little sister


Aunt Kelly fixing Ella's hair


Avery loved being a flowergirl! (can you tell?)


Daddy's girl

Happy New Year!

So it is already the 9th of January and I still have every Christmas decoration up in my house, suitcases upstairs that need to be unpacked from our trip to Utah and a pile of mail that is too big to even attempt to go through. We just got home Monday night from a very fun week of skiing, sledding and just being with family. Darren's little sister got married on Saturday so we headed up to Utah right after Christmas to enjoy some time with everyone! I can't believe my last post was in November! The holidays are just so busy...but so fun! Of course I couldn't start the New Year's resolutions until we were home from vacation...excuse, excuse but I think it is time to get my act together and get unpacked, take the Christmas tree down and start 2008! Okay, I say that as I am sitting here in my robe at 11:00 in the morning! It's almost lunchtime for crying out loud and I still need to shower! Ahhhhhhh, I wonder if I will even make a dent in my "TO DO" list! Well, here are some pictures of our holiday fun....I will just put it all together since I may never get to post each event individually. Happy 2008!



The Boat Parade in Newport Beach. Fun family tradition that we have done since I was a little girl. It's cold, but we bring lots of hot chocolate!




A "Girl's Day" at Disneyland


We took a family picture right after church just for fun


Our Family Home Evening on Christmas Eve. Avery was Mary and Ella was the Angel


Christmas morning waiting to come downstairs


Avery and Ella's new dolls


Logan's new obsession! He loves balls! His first word was "Ba" (ball)





We had so much fun playing in the snow! Avery went skiing for the first time and loved sledding with her cousins. The girls loved eating snow slushies anytime they could. What a fun winter vacation!