Mean Friday

I would assume that most parents of preschoolers can relate in that a holiday lasts long after the holiday is over. Anyone have a child play trick or treat all the way to Thanksgiving? Or a child still singing jingle bells on Valentine's? Well, of course that means that Easter is daily brought up at our house right now. Although most holidays I am ready for it all to be over, Easter is different. I would love it if the holiday stayed fresh all year long! Not the Easter Bunny or candy or all the other stuff that makes Easter appealing to the masses but the true meaning of Easter. Turner is really obsessed with the week Jesus died. I love this. In fact my Brother in Law gave us a book about the last week of Christ's life with a lot of amazing art and what happened each day. Turner will sit and look at the book, page after page after page for a long time! I would say hours but that would be a lie... but for a good 20 minutes or so and if you know this boy, that is a long time!

Turner was asking when Christ was killed and I said "on Good Friday." He looked at me and said asked "GOOD Friday?" I tried to explain to him that it is good because he suffered for our sins and died that we could live again. If he didn't do that then we wouldn't be able to live with our Father in Heaven again. Turner then looked at me and said, "No I think it was mean Friday." If you ask him when Jesus died, he will probably reply bad or mean Friday. I love this kid! I hope though that I can somehow, in his lifetime teach him that it really was a glorious Friday!

Got milk?

I have a feeling that this car would not be able to be sold in the US today. Sharp metal sign on top waiting to cut a head open. Also I am sure the paint flaking off is laced with lead and the milk cartons in the back look like a bed of nails! I guess those are the reasons why I love this little milk truck! Gotta love Josh's vintage toys!

Update on the eye

Well, this is the last ugly picture I will post of me but I thought I would update my concerned public ;). The Dr. didn't know what was wrong... but he gave me an antibiotic and a cream. The prescription for the cream was wrong so I never picked it up and I only have taken one dose of the antibiotic so I am not sure that helped either. But anyway you look at it, it is doing better. This happened to me when I was pregnant with the twins, just not so severe. Maybe it is just one of those things that comes with my body being worn out... ?????

To do

All of the sudden a trip to the Dr. jumped to the top of my to do list today!

Letter sounds

Turner came up to me and asked me what letter makes the "puh puh puh" sound. Well like any good mother with a four year old little boy does, I dutifully answered the question like I do the other 6,000 times a day I am asked a question. Well, when I answered P, Max and Turner started CrAcKiNg uP! I had been set up! What is it with little boys and the words pee and poo??? But I must admit I was a tad impressed with the set up!

Splish splash....

There was poo in the bath.
So don't judge but, my kids don't get a bath every night. But last night after the twins bath, Amelia Slept all through the night! Since the boys went to hang out with their grandpa tonight, I thought I would try again And see if it would work two nights in a row.
We were having a good bath and all was well until Amelia pooped in the bath! I have four children and this has never happened before!
(As you can see, Cooper wasn't too happy about being removed from his bath.) So cross your fingers for me! Will I get ANOTHER night with Amelia sleeping through the night? Maybe if I do Max and Cooper will join her tonight. Here's to hoping!

Splish splash

There were two in the bath!

Silly little boys! And I would have it no other way!

I am absolutely in love with these amazingly helpful boys! Yes, sometimes ... okay a lot of times, they get silly, rough, and even a little naughty but I would have it no other way! Except maybe self cleaning :)

Happy Birthday Moo Moo Cachoo!!

I wish that I had a vocabulary to express how much I love this little guy! Max turned 3 on March 31st. I can't believe that this little guy is already 3! Max loves cars, trains, motorcycles and anything with a motor. He plays with others or by himself with ease. He is in love with his baby brother and sister and brings such a joyous spirit into our home. He took cupcakes to his "preschool playgroup."

I left him alone with his cupcakes and this is what happened to them! When I didn't get mad and said, "well, it is your birthday" he decided that it was okay to continue this behavior and another cupcake got sacrificed! After preschool we got happy meals (a birthday and grandma only treat) and headed to Classic Skate. We met a friend there and played in a pirate playground! They loved it!

Max wanted a car cake that went vroomm. This is what I could come up with. He was happy so that is ALL that mattered!

Max loves hats! He is in between any sizes we have right now so he was so stoked to get a baseball cap for his birthday!

He gave hugs and kisses to express gratitude for his gifts.

I know Cooper is blurry in this picture but they are just too cute together aren't they? My mom and dad were in town for his birthday! It is always a treat to have Grammy and Grandpa around! The only problem? Turner has started talking about when they come for his birthday!! I reminded him that they were here for his 3rd birthday and they can't come for every birthday. It is so hard to live so far away from all of our family. We just need to either convince all of my family to move up here or Josh's parents and brother to move to AZ...

Amelia's hair is just out of control!

Grandpa playing with the train pieces they got him for his birthday!

GG and Crapa brought bubbles to the boys (along with awesome presents) we took a break to go outside and blow bubbles!

Then we proceeded to have cake and ice cream!

Happy Birthday my little guy! Max is such an easy going kid and loves to make people happy. He is smart, funny and gets along with everyone. I feel so lucky to be his mom and pray everyday that I can be worthy of him. I love you Max!!

Cooper's big day

Our little Cooper had to have surgery. He had some "plumbing" issues that needed to be attended to. We were so grateful that he was able to get it taken care of at Primary Children's Hospital. It is one of the best. He didn't check in for his surgery until 12:00 which meant that he had to fast from midnight the night before! Luckily I got to nurse him until 9:30 but I was so worried about how he would do. He had a much easier time about the WHOLE thing than I did. It was heart wrenching to hand my little 7 month old baby over to the anaesthesiologist. I have such a respect for mother's that have to go through major medical issues.

The night before Cooper had a priesthood blessing from his father and grandfather. In our church we believe that worthy men can hold the priesthood, the power of God. Josh and his dad hold this priesthood. It has been handed down through worthy priesthood holders all the way from Christ himself. I also received a priesthood blessing. Josh blessed me that I would be calm. As he said this, a feeling of peace rushed over my whole body. I felt a peace that I haven't felt in a long long time. I think I felt more relaxed than I have since the twins were born! On the day of Cooper's surgery whenever I needed to feel that peace again, I just remembered that moment and calm returned to my whole body.

A line from the Bob Marley song Three Little Birds kept coming to my mind. "Don't you worry about a thing, every little thing is gonna be alright." So I kept singing it to Cooper. He didn't need it, he really had no idea what was going on! But I needed it!

He did really great but I knew I couldn't handle going into the post op room. I sent Josh in and then when he was in recovery I went in and nursed him. He kept falling asleep like a bran new baby and I realized just how big my baby is.

Overall I thank the Lord for the blessing of modern medicine and the skilled doctors who dedicate their lives to children's "plumbing" problems!

March Misc. phone pictures

Amelia swiped this cookie right out of her father's hand! They are grabby babies, but of course I think Amelia got the Mangum cookie gene!

Yes that is my son loading up his plate with salad! This kid loves anything you label healthy (except turning off the TV)

Here he is reading the nutritional label!

Our little Max is such a nurturer... He loves to nurse his babies! What do you get when that is what you see your mom do ALL DAY LONG!

We have enjoyed our membership to the discovery gateway children's museum. It expired at the end of March. If we can ever find another deal like that last one! We got a 6 month membership for $25.

Babies covered in applesauce! They are messy messy when they eat (but getting better)

Happy St. Patrick's day!

St. patrick's day was pretty low key at our house. We made green shamrock pancakes with green milk for breakfast, read and ate green eggs and ham for dinner. A leprechaun came and left clues to his pot of gold and overall we just enjoyed wearing the awesome color green!

I love this paci stealing sequence. They do this ALL the time! They also do this with toys too!

Feb. misc. phone pictures

So here are a few pictures from my phone- not quality ones mind you but a little snapshot of our family life in the month of Feb.

Okay this one was kinda funny... my big boys are sure curious and they know when mom is distracted. I was feeding the babies baby food in their high chairs. Do you see said chair on the right of the picture? Well Max went into the kitchen and got graham crackers and smashed them into the area rug and I didn't notice until he had already made this big of a mess! Oh goodness is it any wonder I get so worn out just getting my posse ready for the day and ready for bed?