60 Years ago this amazing woman was born!

Thats right, you guessed it, todays my Moms 60th Birthday. I am hoping that I too age as gracefully as she does! Not only is this her special day, but 34 years ago she also gave birth to my brother, Bram(short for Abraham). So I dedicate this post to them and wish them both a very Happy Birthday!
I am really bummed that I can't be there to share this special day with them, but I know that my mom is going to get the surprise of her life as my Dad and sister have planned a special surprise party at a VERY nice restuarant, and this is the cherry on top....

Huge Thank you to...

I wanted to publicly thank DeAnn, Deena, and Leah and of course the young men and women who so kindly gave of their time this weekend to babysit the children in our ward so that we could take a Saturday trip to the Dallas Temple.

I know that from the work we did in the Temple that we are not the only grateful recipients. I know this act of service has blessed the lives of many, both living and dead, so thank you so much we really appreciated it!

For those of you interested in find out more about the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saint Temples www.lds.org

My sleeping beauty!

I guess yesterday was an exhausting day for Chloe. We did run alot of errands and throw in a birthday party, I guess the day was a bit hectic for her! Anyways, I was washing dishes and put Chloe in her chair with a plate of strawberries, cheese and dino-bites. She was her usual chatty self but eventually went very quiet. I know how much she loves strawberries, so I just figured she was really into them, but when I turned to check on her.....
she was completely out!
I also have found the best way to get 15 minutes of quiet time, so if I need to make some phone calls etc....I do this!

Works like a charm!

GINORMOUS PONDEROSA LEMON!

Our neighbors Bob and CC(Carolyn) visited some friends in Southern Texas and come home with one of these for us, well should I say for the kids. CC thought it would be fun for Ethan to take to show and tell at school.

It was apparently a huge hit! Today we decided to squeeze it and freeze the lemon juice for some yummy lemonade in the summer time!
We managed to squeeze out just over 2 cups and I'm sure if I had the right equipment(sorry daddy I know you are very strong) we probably would have squeezed out a lot more!

Field Trip

Today Ethan's class went on a field trip to the local Petco store. They had a great time checking out all the animals and let me tell you +/- 20 3 year olds is quiet a handful. I guess there were two classes combined!