The Madness of March

We woke up at 9:10, with preschool starting at 9:30. Whoa! But, I was happy. We've had the flu at our house for over a week (the cold, chills, achy stuff) and I didn't feel a bit bad catching up on some much needed sleep. And I actually was able to get the boys fed, bathed, dressed and out the door to make it to preschool on time, so it made the sleeping in even more worth it.

My mom called with one of her crazy-great ideas today. She wants to rearrange her family room completely, and she wanted my help and opinions. Her call got me out of having to finish folding the massive mound of laundry that plagues my upstairs hallway. After we picked Lincoln up from school we went to RC Willey looking for new furniture. We found the my mom's dream piece and I sure hope she'll break down and buy it soon!

We made a stop by Old Navy today as well. These last few days of sun have given me the itch to stock up on new clothes for the boys. I love shopping for them! Old Navy had some awesome sales on flip-flops and t-shirts. The boys have been running around in their flip-flops tonight. I think they're excited for summer like me!

My mom and I are working together on making dinner menus. We've both fallen into a non-cooking rut. That seems to happen to me all too often. Anyway, I came up with about 50 ideas for dinners and I can't wait to get started on my meal plan.

Derek texted me today that he was so nervous for "the game" tonight. I had no idea which game he was talking about. I was quickly reminded that it's March. Oh yeah. BYU is playing and Derek is sitting inches from the TV, as they have come back miraculously and are making the game quite close.

(Carter went on got pajamas for him and Linc...about 10 pair each)

I love nights like this! The four of us hanging out, watching the game, playing memory (which Lincoln totally rocks at), doing puzzles and playing toy guns. I love being a wife and a mom!

P.S. I have a very happy husband tonight...

Less Reading, More Typing

Somehow I've got to figure out a way to read fewer blogs, and type more on my own blog. I want to keep track of things...and not just the big events, but the every day events. There may not be a lot of pictures, and the words may be a little random, but I need to do this for me. So, here's to documenting our lives better! Wish me luck!

Time to Leave

By the time Saturday morning rolled around we were pretty excited to get on the road and home to see our boys. We got our bags packed and headed out. For some reason we've made it a tradition to get In n Out every time we leave St. George so that is just what we did! We ate our burgers, fries and shakes on the way home. I drove the whole way again to avoid getting sick so Derek caught up on some Angry Birds skills.

We called my mom as we were getting off the freeway to tell her we were close. She suggested that we go unload and unpack since the boys were napping so we did just that. How awesome to have that done and out of the way so quickly?! When we got to my parent's the Lincoln and Carter were both still asleepq. We couldn't wait very long before we had to sneak up and get them out. They were a little confused at first, but we were all very happy to see each other. They were even lucky enough to get nice, fresh haircuts from Grandma that morning! We went downstairs and found some of the surprises we had picked up for them throughout our vacation and visited with my mom for a bit.

It was a wonderful vacation and so rejuvenating. We loved returning home as a family and we were happy and ready to jump back into life!

Golfing, BYU, and a Concrete

We started our last full day in St. George by getting up so early to golf in Hurricane at Sand Hollow. I knew the weather was going to warm up in the afternoon so I wore sandals and a light jacket. I ended up having to put my golf shoes on before Derek got started on his round and I doubled up with his jacket on top of mine. It was FREEZING! They paired us up with three old men and it was a blast! I drove the cart and took pictures. Someday I want to golf good enough that I can join Derek on courses like this when we're vacationing.

After the round we stopped at Outback for lunch. We had been craving an Awesome Blossom from there for months! It was yu-um!

By the time we finished eating it was time to cruise back to the condo and get cleaned up and ready to watch the BYU game. It was actually really nice to be able to sit, uninterrupted and not feeling guilty and watch a game with Derek!

Derek promised he'd take me to Neilson's Custard for a caramel/praline concrete. Derek opted for another Cafe Rio meal so I grabbed mine and joined him over there. We were exhausted by that time and decided we had better get back and take advantage of our last restful night of sleep.

Update on the boys: Derek's mom and little brother Cody were so kind and drove up to our house to spend a day with the boys. They just hung out at our house and Grandpa Peterson even showed up to eat lunch with them. The boys thought that was awesome and were totally bummed that he had to head back to work after lunch! We are so grateful that they got to spend time with Grandma and Grandpa Peterson and with Uncle Cody. Carli picked them up that evening and took them home. They got to play over at Grandma and Grandpa Sharp's house until Grandma took them back home for bed. They were in such good hands!