Little pieces of Heaven: February 2017

My birthday was pretty good. We were on time for the temple, I was late for the session...well, just barely on time...kept Skyler waiting, and scared him a bit (getting undressed and dressed takes time when you have layer and a very full bladder!). I almost fell asleep during the session a few times amd spent some time in the celestial room. Then we went to look at Best buy for a little bit (just window shopping). We then went out and saw Will and Katie's new house (Skyler's brother). We then ate at Texas Roadhouse...I had way too much amazing salmon with sautéed onions and mushrooms and a baked potato (my gut hurt the next day...but worth every last bite!). We then headed home. Spending time with Skyler was the best part of my day though. I love him so much. Here's some photo's of my day with him...

Thanks Jenn Neil for the clothes! I now have some that fit :)

Love him to pieces!!!

Mmmmm!! I love to eat good food and get good service every time!

Love us!

This one is my Favorite! I'm such a poser when it comes to taking pictures. It's not just smiling...but posing in what ever pose I want...like these crazy ones right here :)

My night ended up being quite the opposite of my day though. Skyler had to go into work for a little while and Kyen and Kylie were cleaning their room because, only heaven knows why, but their room is so easily destroyed and had piles of what ever they had not picked up in the last week right in the middle of the floor, spread out like a 2 year old making a peanut butter and Jelly on a sandwich...it was everywhere!! I swear once my husband left, the crazy, cranky, emotional, very loud, demanding beast possessed my sweet little sugar plums and made them the rottenest little raisins to ever shrivel. I suppose I just don't understand being a kid. And I'm mean. Very mean. At least that's what my 4th grader says. I guess I never was a 4th grader. I guess I never really did have emotional break downs because life was so dang unfair. But wait! What's the saying..."screen shot or it didn't happen"? Well, I've got the "screen shot" (1st picture below) to prove I was, in fact, a 4th grader and I've got the journal to prove that I did have emotional break downs and life was in fact "so unfair".
It was such a crazy night that I just wanted to send them to bed and forget any scripture reading or prayers. But, I toughed it out. My night ended late, but it ended with a much MUCH happier atmosphere. I went upstairs after all was said and done and Angie and Nikki couldn't help but laugh. Because I wanted to laugh at how my little dude was acting too! I didn't know how in the world I held myself together... both from laughing and from yelling at both of them. I went in the laundry room to switch laundry at one point while Ky was having his fit and I asked the Heavens, "Why?! It's my birthday for goodness sakes! This isn't even fun!" (Okay, I was pretty weak at that moment. Who wouldn't be though!? I tried everything in my power not to yell and scream at my kids. They just were bickering, and tattling, and saying "MOM! MOM! MOM!" and just were not getting things done). The kids went to bed soon after that. We did our nightly family routine and off they went.

Turning 30 isn't so bad. I've been looking back on all of these years and I love the person that I have become so far. I am so far from perfect, but the things that I have learned and accomplished so far has been great. A few weeks ago, I was at my parents house. My sister, brothers, and I started looking at school pictures that my parents keep each year in the same frame. They use to keep the most recent first, but now my dad rotates them every now and again so he can see the little kid pictures too. Here's a few pictures from 4th grade until now...