St. George

Initially, we weren't going to go to St. George this weekend since we have a ton of work and house building to do.

After working like crazy this week, I decided the girls needed to get out and do something fun. Tyler decided to stay home an continue to work like crazy.

Trisha set up the slip & slide and took the girls swimming, Ryan caught bee's, lizards, & dragonflies for the girls. We all had a fun and relaxing weekend. We decided, however, to come home Sunday night instead of Monday, since I was feeling very guilty that Tyler was home working hard while we played... but it was fun while it lasted.

Lots to finish

We have one month to paint, lay tile, put the flooring in, build cabinets, pick out carpet, counter-tops, sinks, toilets, faucets, & hardware, Finish the deck, pour the driveway, stain the doors, put the lights together & hang them, pack our stuff, & move in. Can we do it?

Is that a siren?

Grocery shopping with Lily is the best. I can go grocery shopping with her and be out of the store in under 5 minutes.
Lily does not like to go to the grocery store. Her method for showing her intense dislike for grocery shopping includes screaming at the top of her lungs during the entire trip. Sometimes I don't have Lily with me. On such occasions, I often find myself behind a slow shopper, or perhaps stuck behind another shopper who blocks the entire aisle and refuses to move their cart out of the way to let me pass. I also find myself enjoying the silence and looking around a bit. When I have Lily with me, it's like I have a built in siren attached to my cart. People who would otherwise leave their cart in the middle of the isle are suddenly very happy to move out of my way as fast as possible. I don't even have to wait until I make it to where they are at, they can hear Lily from afar, thus moving out of my way well before I'm even close to passing them. Not only am I able to move quickly through the store, but I'm usually in such a hurry to leave the store, that I forget to buy half of the items on my grocery list. Less things to buy = less time at the store.

Thank you Lily for making my grocery trips quick. She saves me time & money. If you are interested in borrowing my siren (aka Lily) she is available. I wonder how well this would work on Black Friday?

*Word of caution: If you decide to take Lily out for a grocery spin. Please be aware that she eats fire-crackers.

Morning Walk

When I woke up this morning, and saw how nice it was outside, I decided to skip the part of the day where I try to work and my kids cry all morning while destroying the house. It turned out to be a great decision.

We took a little walk over to the temple.

We got to see all the pretty flowers & brides.

We enjoyed the sun. We should do this more often.

Hape Mudmudrssda

As I was getting breakfast ready for Lily this morning, I turned around to see that Ella had woken up. She was standing behind me with a gift she wrapped herself. The card above is a card she made herself with no help or prompting from Tyler. The gift she gave me was filled with her necklaces, gum, & chocolates she had been gathering & saving for me throughout the week. Tyler had a church meeting early this morning, so I know that he hadn't reminded her that it was Mother's day today. Ella is always so thoughtful. Thanks Ella!