Yes Sir!

So last night when I was putting Noah down for bed I was asking him what he is going to do. I was trying to make sure he knew to stay in bed and go to sleep.

Noah's response to this was "yes Sir, go to sleep Sir," in a lower voice and with a little salute. And he kept doing it, probably because I was laughing at him. It was just so cute.

So I think we are breeding this little guy to join the army, or maybe just a comedian. Who knows!

Noah's camera skills

So this is a tower that Jason built with our Dominos. He was so proud that he used all of them, he wanted me to take a picture. Sometimes I think he is more of a kid than Noah is.

Noah wanted to try to take pictures with our new camera. I say that he does a pretty good job. What do you think?

He also likes to take pictures of the kitchen. It is his favorite place to take pictures of. Funny kid!

Conference Drawings

This is a General Conference packet that I got in an email.
Here is where Noah drew the current prophet. Isn't it the spitting image of Pres. Monson?

Now, just to let you know. I just talked him through drawing the pictures, like a circle for the head, eyes, etc. This is 100% Noah, my 2 1/2 year old. Crazy I know!
He amazes me everyday!

Noah was so excited that he did such a good job that he wanted to draw more.
I think the one on the right really looks like Pres. Hinkley.
We love all of the prophets.

And this is Noah's Castle he drew. It is sideways, but if you think about it real hard, you can see the castle, I think.

Good work Noah. My little artist!

Easter - a little late!

So I decided to finally post our Easter pictures. We colored our eggs on Friday night, when we had our little "hunt" on Saturday morning. Growing up the Easter Bunny always came on Saturday morning, because Sunday was the time that we think about Jesus. I was happy to keep this tradition with my kids. Here we are coloring Eggs.

So very interesting.

Awesome, Dora DVD!

"I like eggs!"

Later, while Jason and I were getting ready to go to my parents' house for an egg hunt, Noah was in his chair going to town on his chocolates. I have to give it to him for sitting at the table. He even put on his bib. Luckily I have taught him well, and he is a good boy and listens. This boy sure does love chocolate.

Grocery Smarts

So here is a website that is completely free. You just have to put in a code and you can find all the deals at all the stores you need (in Utah)

Here is the website: www.grocerysmarts.com and the code is: g84cjf

Just look at the picture or the website and you will see what I mean. In order to get the most of the deals, you will need the Sunday newspaper coupons. But the nice thing is, you don't have to cut all the coupons out, you can just file them away (after writing the date they came on them) and the website tells you when and where to use them.

The key in using the coupons is, using them when the items go on sale. An average grocery store has everything on sale at least once in a three month time frame. So you can get a lot. And sometimes you don't even need the coupons.

Anyway, we are working on our budget a little better now, so this was just something I thought I would share with you all, and hopefully this can help your family too!

Let me know if you have any questions and I will help if I can.

Noah's observations...

So I was watching "Dancing with the Stars" this morning while I exercised, and Noah observed something I wouldn't even think he would notice. He looked at the guy, Christien, and said "he's waked," (meaning naked) and then said, "his arms are waked."

He continued to watch and said, "his back waked." Meaning that girl's back. He thought it was so funny. I would never think he would even pay attention to things like that.

This is yet another reminder that I need to continue to be careful of what he hears and sees. He is just a big sponge, waiting to soak in whatever comes his way.

Before I was a Mom...

Before I was a Mom: I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom - I had never been puked on. Pooped on. Chewed on. Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests. Or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried.I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him/her down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom - I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom - I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

What a joy it is to be someone's mom, or even better, a mom of two! HAVE A BLESSED DAY!!