ARe you Kidding ME!!!

It is snowing, not sticking, but snowing! I get so sick of it being nice all week when Matt can't do anything, and have it snow on the weekends when we could have fun. We have a tree in our front yard that was supposed to be tackled with a chainsaw this weekend that gets to live for one more week. This large fern/pinetree was encrouching into our garage space so Matt took pruners to it last fall. It looks like some kid stuck a pipe bomb in it and let it explode. A big circle is cut out of the tree. I bet our neighbors are so sick of it. So, thanks to the snow, our pipe-bomb tree gets to live for one more week. I bet all of the other ferns and bushes in the yard were grateful. They all had a fate meeting with the chainsaw planned too. I love that my husband hates pine and that every mature bush in my yard is pine/spritzer. I must go, my dog is whining. She has been locked in the pantry by Gabriel! He loves shutting doors.

I love spring!

I have had the winter blues for so long that I am so glad to have spring. I truly love gardening and I am having so much fun discovering what is in my new yard. I have about 8 rose bushes that I have been pruning, even though I don't like them, I figure they have been around for about 30 years and deserve the chance to live. I love figuring out all of the bushes around the house and teaching the vines which way to go. I have had so much fun. Gardening work is so relaxing for me. I can't wait to plant flowers all over my entire yard! I told Matt that I have a minimum of $100 budget for just flowers. It is totally worth it to see the color and beauty all summer. My best friend's mother teaches gardening classes and is coming to give me some advise and teach me some new stuff this weekend. I can't wait!!!

It is also so nice to have a yard with an awning and trees in it. Tristen and Gabe have been playing in the yard non-stop. I have had a hard time keeping my floors clean with all their dust they are bringing in. I have to keep a constant watch on Tristen so I know when she is sneaking outside and I have to watch Gabe constantly when he is outside to make sure he's not eating leaves or dog poop. I love it.

I think I am ready to move somewhere that it is 70 degrees all the time!

Gabriel is 1!!!!!

On March 16th, our little fighter boy turned one! We had the funnest party. I bought this Elmo cupcake cake and it was so cute. It had bright red frosting the looked like Elmo's hair. I handed the cupcake to Gabe, he looked at it for a second, then dug into the frosting. He ate the whole cupcake. Halfway through his eating fest, he realized everyone was laughing at him and he started laughing back at all of us. We had so much fun. He got a basketball hoop, a lawn mower, and a rocket ship. I love boy toys!

We had all of the Fam that live in the area here and so much fun. One year olds are great!

The Family Vacation

Matt just pointed out that I didn't have any pictures of him on our blog, so these were about the only pictures I could find. He wouldn't let me take one of him fresh out of bed with coffee on hand :)

This is our vacation to St. George. 14 people in my family stayed in Chelsy's 1500 sq foot house and went to the home show. We got out to the park one day when it was warm enough. Tristen is scared to death of going on the slides, and Gabe screams and giggles the whole way down. We had fun and saw some incredible houses. We also took some of the 4-wheelers from Shawn's new rental shop and went 4-wheeling. Matt flew away on his and Tristen and I went on one of the rhino's. I loved it because I actually felt safe with me next to my daughter in her carseat. Amber and Chelsy contracted the rest of their night. The girls in their tummies didn't like it.

I am blessed

Sometimes when I feel depressed or frustrated, it just helps to say how blessed I am. I recently hurt my back and have been in a lot of pain. It is incredible how depressing pain can be. I can't lift my son up without paying for it later. When I am feeling the blues, I try not to mope, but say how much God has blessed me. So here are a few blessings:

*Having a personal, loving relationship with Christ
*Two beautiful, healthy (at least for this week), miraculous children
*A husband that loves me, is committed to me, and provides for my family
*A best friend that just gets me
*Extended family around the corner that are there in an instant
*A home I truly feel I can raise my family in
*A pastor and church family that are there for me the instant I need it

See, it always helps. So, if any of you are feeling down, make a short list of your blessings.

Always remember God is awesome and Holy!

Cassity Morning Insanity

I just thought I would post a few pictures of our morning insanity. The kids wake up at 0630, but they are hilarious.

sick little boy

We had a nice little scare with Gabriel this weekend. Saturday night we took him in to ORMC's ER because he would not stop screaming or moaning. They ran the runner of tests on him (CT scans, X-rays, lumbar punctures, IV draws, RSV, Influenza and so much more) and could not find out what was wrong. He was in so much pain that 2 doses of morphine wouldn't even knock him out. When the pediatrician saw him, the decided to send us down to Primary's because his stomach was so rigid, guarded, and painful. They wanted him to be closer to surgeons just in case. After a fun little ambulance drive to Primary's, they ran a slew of tests again and watched him. They finally decided that he had gastroenteritis (inflammation of the bowel) and he just couldn't tolerate the pain. I know that God was watching out for our little boy. It could have been so much worse. We came home Tuesday and he is exhausted and worn out. The poor guy doesn't want to do anything but have Mommy hold him. We are grateful and blessed our little boy was safe.