25 Years of Awesomeness!

Alex is 25 today! Quarter of a century, crazy! I'm glad that four years ago I found myself such an incredible guy to spend eternity with. He's the best friend I could ever ask for. He's a great husband and father. Everyday I feel blessed that I have him in my life. So here is a list of 25 (I could do more, but I know you don't really want to hear the 8 million things I love about Alex) things I love about Alex: (in no particular order)
1. His love for the gospel.
2. How much he adores our children.
3. The way he dances.
4. His love for all things dorky, including me.
5. His sense of humor.
6. How much he can make me laugh.
7. How much Hailey and Matthew adore him.
8. He's always willing and ready to wipe a nose, tear, or a bum.
9. He makes up for the things I lack.
10. He sings along with the radio.
11. He loves to read.
12. My family loves him.
13. Even though he's shy, he's totally fine doing embarrassing things, as long as I join him.
14. How dedicated he is when he sets his mind to something. Seriously, when the homemade chocolate chip cookies are right in front of him, how does he resist just trying a bite?
15. He wears shorts even when I am all bundled up.
16. How easy it is to talk to him.
17. His crocked smile.
18. He's so easy going.
19. He does the dishes.
20. He has a great voice.
21. How much he loves me.
22. He's brilliant.
23. He's the sweetest guy I've ever met.
24. He's always ready to help me with anything.
25. How much better he seems to become everyday.

2 MONTHS! And random pics from the week.

He such a sweet tiny guy!


Our legs are his favorite place to sleep.


He loves looking at daddy.


Here's our sweet tiny girl.

"Mommy, I'm just hiding."

This is what happens when a two year old wants to dress herself.

She's got long hair now but you can't tell because it's really curly in the back.

Not a great one of Hailey but Matthew has a cute smile which is hard to catch on camera.

Also Amanda turned 20 this week. She's an old lady now. The best part is we got Iranian food and ice cream cake out of the deal. She should definitely have birthdays more often.

Christening the Mommy Mobile

So I'm totally into naming cars. I'm sure you probably figured that out with my Biff post a couple weeks ago. BUT I have never christened the mommy mobile because frankly, it's ugly and I didn't want to waste a name. I did try a couple of times but nothing seemed to fit. With that said, we just sunk a lot of money into getting the stupid car fixed and I've been driving it for three and a half years now. So I have decided it has earned it's name. I'm having trouble though, nothing seems to fit. I am open to suggestions but they must fit the following criteria:

1) MUST be a boys name, this is the most important of my standards.
2) It should be unusual, "Frank" "Mark" "John" or any other common name is unacceptable.
3) It should preferably come from one of the following sources: "Back to the Future," "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure," "Star Trek," (but only next generation or voyager) A math book, or the name of an 80's new wave band. (any source comparable might work)
4) It should not be a name that is too cool for the car. I don't want to regret having wasted the name when I have a cool car again someday.

So please feel free to give me some ideas!

Happy Mother's Day!

I'm grateful for all of the women in my life who have helped shape who I am. I am blessed with many "moms" in my life. I'm especially grateful for my actual mothers. I LOVE these women.

(My mom and My Grandma RuthAnn)

(sadly I don't think I have any pictures with just Elaine and I in them)

And I'm grateful for my tiny girl and tiny guy who have blessed my life and made me a mother.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Happy Cinco De Mayo! AND 2 Months! AND Matthew's First Roadtrip AND How Long Can One Blog Post Name Be?

Happy Cinco De Mayo! We were going to celebrate by having some tasty homemade Mexican food but I think my mom may be bringing home pizza, so that's out. Instead we will pretend that we had tasty homemade Mexican like every good Southern Californian will be doing tonight.

Matthew hit 2 months today. I have now proven that I can keep two children alive for two months. I think we will be okay. He's our cute little chunky monkey. He's sweet, smiley, and giggly. (As long as he is well fed, has a clean diaper, and is being held) His smile melts my heart. He loves to giggle, smile, try and talk, be held, and eat. He does not like to be put down or sleep. I will post pictures soon.

This last weekend my cousin Jed got married up in the bay area, so we made a quick trip up there. And by quick I mean we drove up Friday evening and drove back Sunday. All this with a 2 year old and a 2 month old. We may be crazy. It was really fun though, and both of the kids did pretty well. It has been a while since that many of my cousins were all in the same place at the same time. The wedding was nice and I am so happy for Jed and Laura.

My parents all dressed up for the wedding. Don't they look cute? (read: dorky)

Jed and Laura. &hearts

Team Y! Man, I need a good night sleep!

Mi Familia, Amanda looks up to no good, as usual.

All my cousins minus the 10 that weren't there.

Every wedding should end in a knife fight.

Oh Biff, how I miss you!

So my cars transmission died. It's in the shop being rebuilt right now. But it brought back some sad memories: the day Biff died. For those who joined my life after 2006, Biff was my first love. Biff and I met when I was 14. And it was not love at first sight, I thought he was too old for me. When I turned 16, in 1999 I came around. We fell in love and from that time on Biff and I went everywhere together. Biff and I had some great times together. The more time we spent together the more I loved him. As time went by His health started to fail. When I moved to Utah in 2006 his health was too poor to make the trip with me. It was the first time we had been separated in 7 years. I missed him. Later that year when Alex and I were down in California I told him he had to meet Biff, it would be Alex's first and last ride with Biff. It would also be my last. Within a couple of weeks my parents called to tell me the sad news, Biff was gone. My heart was broken. I will never love another car like I loved Biff.

I love you Biff.
(Also Biff is the sexy Honda, NOT the crappy mommy mobile in the background. The mommy mobile in the background is my current car)

Daddy Daughter Date Night!

Since Matthew got here we realized Hailey needs some one on one time with both Daddy and I. So we decided it was time to start having a monthly daddy daughter date night. Last night was their first one. All day leading up to it Hailey talked excitedly about it. I doubt she had any idea what it meant besides spending time just her and daddy, but that prospect was very exciting to her. He took her to some of her favorite places: Barnes and Noble, Chuck E Cheese, frozen yogurt, and on a walk around the neighborhood. (and yes Barnes and Noble is one of HER favorite places, she loves books.) She was so happy when she got home, she couldn't stop talking about it. Even when she woke up this morning it was the first thing she talked about. I'm so glad that I have such a great husband who loves our daughter so much. I am so blessed! As for me, I got to hang out with this guy:

Yep, I adore him. I'm a lucky girl.