Pierce Turns 1!!

Our cute 1 year old!
Well today our little/big Chunkers turned 1. I can't believe it has been a year already. I'm realizing now with him being my 3rd and being pregnant with my 4th that time is flying by already!!


Well Pierce had a pretty good day. He got to do pretty much what he wanted except for the times Mayer pushed him down or Jovin stole his toy. But other than that I think he enjoyed his 1st birthday.


I've come to the conclusion to just do cupcakes for their 1st birthday... They're just gonna poke at it and not eat it anyway. Jovin and Mayer wouldn't have anything to do with their 1st birthday cakes.


Boy was I wrong. See I seemed to forget that Pierce will eat just about anything. He devoured his cupcake. He loved every bite and second of it.



We are so lucky to have Pierce in our lives. He is such a wonderful spirit. He's a VERY happy baby... VERY mellow too. The only time he gets fussy is if he's really hungry or really tired. (or Mayer pushes him down... that just started this week.) Jovin and Mayer are always excited to play with him when he wakes up, and they love to help me and Cory teach him to walk... which he is doing now btw... he's just not wanting to do it much, but he can. :)


Happy Birthday Pierce, we sure love you!! :)

Jovin turns 4!!!

Well it has been a long time since I've posted anything... Well with packing and moving I finally found the camera and the cord to connect it to the laptop to download the pictures. So here we go!


Jovin had a wonderful birthday. He had been waiting for his birthday and his party for a LONG time. Ever since Mayer's birthday he's been asking when his was. He got to open some presents in the morning, then pretty much do whatever he wanted the rest of the day.

That night we went to the park to have his birthday party. He invited his favorite friends to come and play with him. The kids played on the playground while the adults sat and chitchatted. (That was nice.) :)




With everything going on with packing up the house and everything I didn't have it in me to make him the Mickey Mouse cake that he wanted. I knew that when I did a Spongebob cake last year I was only setting my self up to disappoint every year after. I'll have to really try next year. Hopefully we won't be moving and I KNOW I won't be pregnant next year. :)

Here's the cake, pretty sad huh? I doesn't help that stupid Phoenix is so hot that the frosting melted. That's why the cake looks pathetic.
Anyway, I can't believe my little Mr. Man is the big 0-4! :) He is such a big helper to me with his younger brothers. I love playing games with him and reading books. He is really smart and a joy to have in our family. We love you Jovin!! :)

Look Who's 2!?!

Yesterday was Mayer's 2nd birthday! Yea! It started out with opening some presents that Jovin picked to give Mayer... hence they were things that Jovin wanted to play with. He also got a digital camera. So most of the day was spent breaking up fights between Jovin and Mayer. :) Last Friday we took Mayer to Build-a-Bear to make his own friend since he keeps taking Jovin's Monkey that he made at Build-a-Bear. He picked a teddy bear and enjoyed watching it be stuffed. He picked overalls for it to wear, they are the same ones as Jovin's Monkey, so their friends match. He calls it "Eee Bear" or sometimes it sounds like "Eet Bear".


As soon as Cor got home we opened some more presents from the Grandparents and played with them. Oh what fun!
He got books, a truck, and a Care Bear from his Grandparents and Aunt. He loves the Care Bear cause Jovin has one and now he does too. :)

He got a tent with a tunnel to play in from his Grandma and he loves it!! Going in and out of the tunnel and then he likes to stand in the middle of the tent and spin around.



Mayer was excited to blow out his candle and he even tasted the frosting right after he blew the candle out.

I can't believe he is 2 already. He's talking a bunch. Loves to read books, watch Phineas and Ferb, along with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and Little Einsteins. He enjoys drawing and coloring. He LOVES to snuggle still. I think that is my favorite thing. :) In the mornings, and after nap, he will come to me with both his blankets and come cuddle with me for a while. Also if we are watching one of his favorite shows he likes to sit with me. He's VERY helpful too, he likes to help clean up toys, and get things for me and help cook. He's a wonderful, happy spirit that we are glad is in our home.
Happy Birthday Smushy! We Love YOU! :)

What's in a Birthday?

So what's the big deal with birthday's? I mean it's just the day you were born. Big deal. So you're one year older. Whatever... I still feel like I'm 18 sometimes. It's not like you look older on this day automatically. You age over the many days that pass. To some people I look 24, to others I'm apparently in my mid thirties with my blond hair. Whatever. It's just a day like any other day. Right?

I keep telling myself this cause I spent my birthday in a lot of pain, sick as a dog, and unconscious. Not exactly the way I wanted to spend my birthday. Oh, was perfectly fine the day after and since. You wouldn't know that I was on my death bed Monday, cause the rest of the week I've been fine, but that is not when my birthday is. Monday was. I didn't get to do anything I wanted to do. I wanted to go to Disneyland and get in free. Didn't happen. Instead I daydreamed while in fetal position that I was there. I wanted to get food from my favorite fast food place and eat it and enjoy it. Didn't happen. Instead I puked my guts out in the toilet. Blah! I HATE throwing up. I wanted to play with my kids. Didn't happen. Instead I was asleep for more than half the day! I wanted to eat the cake my husband and kids made for me. Didn't happen. Instead I laid in bed with a migraine unable to move.

I for some reason make a HUGE deal about birthday's. I feel like I totally got ripped off!! To me a birthday is your day. You get to do what you want. Celebrate it the way you want. Eat what you want. It's your day and you get it your way. Yesterday I was totally proven WRONG! I also learned yet again... Life is not fair! :P I mean come ON! 365 days of the year and I have to be sick on MY DAY!!!

However, I did realized how blessed I really am. Besides Monday, I have my health. I have the best husband who came home half way through the day to take care of me and the boys, and loves me even when I irritate him. :) I have the cutest little boys who make everyday interesting and fun, and love me even though I'm flawed. I have wonderful friends and family who remembered my birthday and wish that I had a great day, even though it was one of the worst. Oh well that's what is nice about birthday's... they come around every year. So I guess there's always next year. :)

They Say it's Your Birthday...

Well on Wednesday Jovin turned 3!!! He has been waiting for his birthday to come for a long time. Mainly since Mayer's birthday. He got to open presents at 6:30am and pretty much eat whatever he wanted and whenever he wanted all day long.

That evening we had a combined birthday party for Jovin and his friend Lindy. It was a lot of fun. Jovin and Lindy are HUGE SpongeBob SquarePants fans so the whole party was themed after him.

Jelly fishing game
Lindy and Jovin with their SpongeBob cake
Parker, Lindy, Scott, Jovin, and Katie (just a few of the friends that came)

Mayer is 1!!

Well my little baby is not so little anymore. Mayer turned 1 yesterday. He had a wonderful day of napping, eating, and opening presents and playing with his toys. Although we had a heck of a time explaining to Jovin that the presents were for Mayer and not him.


We have also come to the conclusion that when it comes to cake and/or sweets our boys do NOT like them at the age of 1.

We gave Mayer his cupcake to tear into and all he did was poke his finger into the frosting and then turned himself around in the highchair and proceed to claw his way out of the chair while crying. Yeah, it was his party and he cried cause he wanted to.

Now I know I'm not the best cook around, but Cory said the cupcakes were pretty good, and I enjoyed them. I think Jovin did too.

It's just a number...

Well I have finally hit 26. (And Joe is right it kind of does feel like 25, and 24...) Last year I freaked out at turning 25. This year I think I handled 26 pretty well. Wow, maybe I am actually growing up! I always wondered where I would be in my life when I turned 26 on my birthday, January 26th. I never thought that I would be living in Arizona and pregnant with baby #2 that's for sure. I didn't really have anything in particular or in mind when I thought about it. No lofty goals or anything I always just wondered. Well now I know and I just wanted to share how I feel about my life right now being 26!

I am grateful to have a wonderful husband. He's very kind, smart, loving, honest, forgiving, understanding, and VERY handsome!! He truly understands me and loves me for the crazy person I am. He works really hard to provide for our little family, and so that I can stay home with Jovin. He makes everyday a true blessing to me.
I have a son who makes everyday full of entertainment, laughter, and adventure. He puts a little bit of sunshine in my days. He is also the cutest kid EVER!! :^) (I know I'm bias, but he's my kid!)
I have two families that are wonderful. They love my family and me and they are always there for me when me and/or my family need them.

I have the gospel in my life and with the knowledge that we have of it I know that I can be with my family forever. That in and of itself is a great present.

So 26... isn't so bad after all...