I am OHHHH so sneaky!

Ok, so I'm obsessed with painting! Jake won't let me paint anymore rooms since we are renting and aren't planning on buying the house. So he says... Ok well it's up in the air! So I really wanted to do something fun today and we went to Walmart and I grabbed some paint. I actually picked out the SAME exact color that is already in the kitchen. I wanted to go darker but not tooo dark so Jake would notice... Well, I got the kids to sleep and went to town painting. It looks great but I got tiny little dust particles on the wet paint. I HATE THAT!!!! So, I wanted to tell all my readers because I KNOW Jake doesn't read my blog at work... Facebook ok maybe but the blog NO WAY!!! I HAD to tell you guys. Who thinks Jake will notice???? Give me your answer!!! I'd LOVE to hear!

Our Spring vacation

These are some pictures of our vacation in New Hampshire. Most of them are up at Niagra Falls. Jake flew out to Buffalo and met us so I didn't have to drive all the way home by myself with the kids. It really worked out well. It's so cheap to fly from Chicago to Buffalo and the airport is just about 30 minutes from the Falls. I would definitely do it again! :)

Day of not feeling well...

It has been a long time since I've felt this sick. Probably when I was prego with CC. I am NOT saying I'm prego in any means but I hardly ever get sick. It started on Friday and CC got sick. She was throwing up and not having any good diapers. I did however get off my butt and finally got her a Pediatrician. The nurse was kind of upset with me because I haven't been up to date with all of her shots and I haven't brought her in in almost a year for a physical etc... I can blame it on the move etc.... but in reality she is growing and she is happy so I felt like she didn't need to go in but yeah I guess I agree with the nurse and am taking her in on Tuesday for a checkup and getting her up to date with shots etc... Saturday she threw up only once but she seemed to be happy. We also notice she was getting a WHOLE LOTTA teeth which is NEVER fun for any kid. So, we decided to keep her hydrated with Gatorade and popsicles. Always what I give my children. They have never liked Pedialite so Gatorade seems to be the next best thing I've thought. Sunday we thought Jaren was coming down with the bug because well the lucky duck slept in until 10:30 so Jake, Jaren, and Sierra missed church. James and I had a good day and James seemed to feel fine but as soon as we got home we were looking at DVD's to watch and he was sitting right next to me and just threw up all over the floor. I just sat there for a second because I was in complete shock but then I asked him if he had anymore and he said yes so he ran right into the bathroom. So, now CC and James are both not feeling so hot. Well, this morning I woke up and just felt it coming on to me. NOT COOL! I had planned to do so much today. I have hardly moved and am trying to contain myself until Jake gets home and then I will run to my bed and hide for the rest of the night but as for now I am keeping my children happy and they are fine. I feed them, change diapers and make sure the tv keeps them happy for the day. Oh, and I'm blogging this because I don't want to move and this is about the only thing I want to do other than Facebook today and sleep when I can...

My Day...

So... Today is my 14th year of being a member of the church. I guess I could say I have DEFINITELY had my ups and downs. Mostly I have ups though which I am very grateful for. I have been blessed to...1. Be a bit more healthier with my life. I have YET to drop the Coke, Pepsi, and Mountain Dew but I have been lucky not to drink alcohol, smoke and do other bad things.2. Live a better lifestyle. I still love to wear sweats and t-shirts all the time and I HATE wearing dresses but most of the time I can dress according to what Heavenly Father would like me to wear.... I have learned somewhat to keep an orderly house and I do care about the appearance of my house.3. Learned the meaning of keeping a eternal family together... Ok so I had to learn the hard way on this one but I am grateful for the mistakes that have been made to learn from them. 4. Be sealed and married in the Logan Temple. 5. Raise my children to KNOW about Jesus Christ and the gospel of the true church. I have so much more that I need to learn so I can teach them but with the guidance of the Holy Ghost in my life I know when to tell them what they need to know.6. Meet sooo many people in this world and I am so grateful for their support and guidance they give to me. I appreciate them EVERYDAY. I am so grateful for the missionaries who taught me the gospel, my friends who MADE me go to church, my dad who introduced me to the church. There is so much more that I have been blessed with and I should be so much more grateful for. I am eternally happy at this moment though for the gift of prayer. I don't do it enough. Most of the time I pray to ask myself to pray and that's it. I am grateful for the gift of the Holy Ghost. I am soooo blessed that eventhough I am NOT perfect I can hear and feel it at the most needed times of my life. I am so blessed to have one gift and a gift that only I can have. It is the gift of Jesus Christ. I know that we all have him in our lives but I have always felt I have my own. He loves me, needs me, and wants me to succeed in this life so I can return to him. He has forgiven me a numerous amount of times and I am in debt to him. I love him with all of my heart and I don't show it enough. I hope in time that he will know how much I am grateful for him and need him in my life.

Ok, so I went to the extreme this Easter!

So... Every Easter since I was probably about James's age I have asked for an Easter Bunny. Probably because I thought that he would really bring me eggs or something but we alllll know that only chickens lay eggs and so NOW I'll probably want a chicken. But today I went a bit crazy because while we were out at my moms house the kids LOVED the bunny that she had and loved chasing it and petting it. So... I bought one... I went to a few pet stores and NO one seemed to have any bunnies but then at the last stop we decided for the kids to stay in the car because it was becoming a pain to get all 3 in and out of the car. I went in and as soon as I saw them I ran out with a HUGE smile on my face. I think Jake wanted to drive off as fast as possible but these days he will do about anything to make me smile. So.... He brought the kids in and we had the best time looking at all the puppies, cats, birds, bunnies, etc.... The first one I liked but he just seemed to big for me. He was brown and white and was really cute but as soon as I picked up little Jumper he melted in my arms... I don't think I even put him down the whole time I was there. I just told Jake to pay and let's go. The kids were having such a fun time in the store though so we stayed for a bit and played with some other animals. It is fun having him in the house with us. We aren't sure where we are going to put him but probably somewhere safe so the kids don't let him out and do something horrific to the poor thing. We'll see how long it lasts but for now the only thing I'm worried about is Jake going out a bb gun and shooting it.... :)