What is not to love

Today has been "one of those days" No matter what I did I just couldn't make both of my kids happy. One would be laughing and the other one would be crying or they would both be crying. I wanted to give up, lock myself in the bathroom and stay there the rest of the day.

I could not for the life of me keep up on the house and I am in no mood to clean it up. I decided instead of cleaning up dinner and doing dishes I would put pics from my camera on to the computer. While I was doing that I found this picture of my babies. How could I stay frustrated when I saw this picture of them both happy and loving each other. This is what makes being a mom all worth the hard days.

My kids they do fight but they really do love each other. I love when Bennett walks up to Kenidee and gives her a big hug and a wet kiss.

I love that I caught Kenidee and Bennett sitting in a small chair today and Kenidee was reading him 5 little monkeys, because "he wanted a story and she knows the words. "

I love that kenidee is teaching Bennett new words. Like tree window, cow, fence, car, rock.

I love that Bennett can make anyone smile just by his smile. (this might be his life saver)

I love that I have two healthy happy kids.

I love that I have been blessed to take care of these two children of God.

I know there will always be hard days and maybe even days I do lock myself in the bathroom. I need to remind myself everyday how lucky I am to have Kenidee and Bennett in my life.

Magic

Kenidee keeps me on my toes and laughing all the time. Today she has been a little bit neglected while I work. The T.V. has stayed on longer than normal, and Barney came on. The TV is usually long off by then. She starts jumping up and down Saying MOM MOM MOM ERNIE is on! please can I watch it. So I say sure and his name is Barney.
So the kids on Barney find an egg so they are trying to figure out what it came from. One girl said maybe the Easter Bunny left it. So Barney being the magical dinosaur that he is did some sort of magic that really impressed Kenidee and she says: "MOM! Ernie is magic like Santa the Easter bunny and Jesus!

Welcome 2010

I know some of you might be thinking Christmas now new years COME ON Steph get it together. I hope to be all caught up soon, so endure with me. :)
So if you know us and know my side of the family you know if it is going to be a good party we HAVE to have GOOD food. So Robin and I decided that we would have a New Years party at our house, and we were going to have a fondue and fry party. Everyone was supposed to bring something that could be fondued or fried. Really good for ya right. We had SOOOOO much good food. WE dipped anything we could find in Carmel and chocolate fondue, I got out some roads rolls and fried anything from candy bars to the jalapeno poppers Bri made.We played games and ate played the wii and ate, talked and ate. Really it isn't a party unless we are all together and eating. :) I think everyone gained 20 pounds that night. Needless to say the fry daddy got put away and will not be brought back out this year.

New years day was the day Robin had set aside for our little get away. My niece Andria came over to watch the kids, and off we went to the distant land of Rexburg! We stayed at the Americinn in a theme suit. When Robin booked our room he asked them what room had the largest bath tub, and booked that room. I love baths I think they make anything better. If I am sick I go get in the bathtub if I am stressed it is off to the bathtub. In our new house the bathtub is nothing better then a little puddle to sit in so I was WAY excited to go and have a much needed bath. We got to Rexburg check in to our hotel and went to go look at the room and it was a mid evil room it was so neat I wish I would have taken pictures but I didn't take my camera. there was a suit of armor and tons of fabric draped everywhere. And there it was the beautiful bathtub, I could hardly wait.
Robin took me to see the blind side, and we went to craigos. It was so nice to be together and not worry about anything. We knew the kids were in good hands, and we just pretended for a few days that things were all back to normal.
When we got back to the hotel I filled up the small swimming pool and got in and just soaked. This is when we realized that this room was really mid evil. :) The remote wouldn't work so while I lived in the bathtub Robin had to get up to turn the channel. We think the bed was from the mid evil times and filled with straw, it was horrible. Next to the bed was a full suit of armor, as we were laying in bed trying to get to sleep out of the blue Robin says hey do you think I could wear that suit of armor. I started laughing so hard. Then about six the next morning I woke Robin up and asked him what time it was the clock in the room wouldn't work. He told me I just might have time for one more bath. yippee!
This really was the best gift, it was something we both needed. I loved it. Thank you Robin!

Christmas eve and day.... :)

Christmas eve was so much fun this year;well it is every year. We always go to my grandma Luana and Grandpa Bruce's house. We eat have a program and the nativity. This year we were few in numbers, that was just fine by me and Kenidee sang Santa clause is coming to town, and Annie's kids sang a song too. Then we had a wide elephant gift exchange. FUN was had by all. A few examples of gifts were precooked bacon, bumpits, lava lamps, snore straps, bobble heads, slingshots, and cake toppers. Robin got a jello mold of the jolly ole man and I got a full bathroom set it is truly amazing I wish you all could have one. Needless to say the bathroom set will be passed on. Then off to the basement to wait for Santa and his elves to come bring us a little gift (always matching PJS. Like I said we were few in numbers so the kids this year were Garrett, Gabbie, Kenidee and Bennett. It took some convincing and a bit of tattling but Rod was Santa Michael and Pat were his helper elves. Kenidee was so excited to see Santa. Every once in awhile we could here bells coming from the other room and Kenidee was so excited she could hardly stand it. She would yell. I HEAR SANTA'S BELLS ON HIS SLED!!!! When Rodney came out in his Santa garb she was so upset. She threw her self on the floor and cried that is NOT Santa that is UNCLE ROD! she wouldn't even sit on his lap. I love Christmas eve. When we got back home that night Kenidee helped me set out cookies for Santa and she was worried that the raindeer would be starving so we put out a few carrots out our front door. Soon they were asleep.
If you asked Kenidee what she wanted for Christmas she would tell you a Turkey. I thought it was because it was soon after thanksgiving. Santa found himself searching high and low for a turkey that didn't cost and arm and a leg. Every elf was looking for a turkey. Then we got a phone call from and elf in Washington,and she had good news for us she had found a turkey and it would get here right on time. whew! I was so happy that kenidee was going to get what she had been asking for.
I loved being in our own house for Christmas. I love making our own little traditions. That morning my sisters and Andria came out to see the kids open Santa gifts. Bennett didn't really know what to think of it but he loved the paper.
Robin had lost his job right before Christmas and things were really stressful, so he gave me a night away it was only to Rexburg but we had so much fun and I loved being with him and not having to worry about everyday life for a few days. It was just what we needed to face the next few month ahead of us.
Anyway... after we were done with gifts here we went back to my moms for breakfast and more gift giving. I love Christmas. I love being close to loved ones.