I'm So Spoiled!

Our van that we have had since Dude was a baby gave up on us recently. It was in the shop three times in the last month. We were hoping it would last a little longer, but it apparently had other plans. Doctor was so sweet and told me that I could pick out whatever I wanted. (Within certain parameters of course) We looked around locally quite a bit, but couldn't find "the" one. Doctor did some research online and found the perfect van, only it was 3 hours away. He got up early on Monday, drove down, and got a screaming good deal. I'm very impressed with his negotiation skills. It has the automatic open/close doors and hatch. Awesome! I can open them from the remote on the key even!

It has a six disc cd player and (drum roll please) a dvd player! Woo hoo! I am so spoiled!
We spent quite a bit less than what we were expecting, so he surprised me with a new rocker/recliner. Amazing! The perfect thing for a fat pregnant woman with swollen ankles. Thanks babe, I love you!

Mission Impossible

I'm not sure why I thought I'd be able to get the kids dressed in their Easter best and take a decent picture. I've decided that doing so is chasing the impossible dream. Last year, the best picture of the bunch was one where they were all looking down at the ground. :) The kids all looked great, but the pictures not so much. Anyways.....here are a few that are ok.
In this one, I had made the mistake of asking Honey Bunch, "Where is the camera?" in order to get her to look at me.

I'm putting this one on here so you can see how pretty the girls dresses are.

I think Princess is gorgeous in this one.

Jedi Training

We had Dude's birthday party today. I can't believe he's six! Craziness. Anyways...we held a Jedi training session and it turned out pretty well. We kept it small this year, mostly because I'm too tired to have a big to do. We had different tasks the kids had to complete in order to earn their capes, light sabers, eat cake, and do the pinata. In the end I'm proud to say that we have seven new Jedi. :)

Honey Bunch even got in on the action.
Dude enjoyed using his new light saber skills.

Hunting For Eggs

Our kids went hunting for Easter Eggs this morning, and they made out like bandits. I love the town we live in and the support for medical students/residents and their families! We get to go to the school gym instead of fighting the bagillions of of kids at the city wide hunt. (Art...that number was just for you!) It was pretty cold outside, but we still had fun.
Dude was trying to survey his options before he went into the forest area.
Princess had her allotment of 12 eggs within the first 30 seconds.
There was an egg in the trees that we were telling Honey Bunch to go get, but she looked at the forest with a look like, "You want me to go where?"

Happy Easter!

Friends Don't Let Friends Throw Rocks

On Thursday afternoon I got a call from the nurse at Dude's school. She informed me that Dude and a friend were playing catch with a rock at recess and his friend didn't have very good aim. Luckily, we joke that Dude doesn't have pain receptors. He was fine, but it looks pretty nasty. The rock (about the size of football) hit him in the corner of his eye. I had to go pick him up from school, but he didn't want to go because he wanted to show off his eye to his class. Funny kid.

Road Trip!

We had a fabulous spring break! It was so wonderful to have Doctor for a whole week. The highlight of the week was a road trip to an indoor water park. Our room was awesome! It had a "kid cabin" with bunk beds, a twin bed and its own T.V. The kids loved it! We also had a fireplace which was so nice after a day of swimming.

The kids' individual personalities really shined at the water park.

Dude was his adventurous self and he went down every slide and swam in every pool and had a blast.
Honey Bunch loved the little slides and spent most of her time going up the stairs and down the slide. Once she accidentally went down backwards and on her tummy. She loved it so much that she chose to go down that way the rest of the time.

Princess had a great time, too, but in her own way. She enjoyed watching everyone. There was a huge bucket that would fill with water and periodically drop on the people below.

She thought it was hilarious. Her favorite part was watching it dump on people. She even got brave enough at the end to stand underneath it.

The last day, Doctor surprised me with a pregnancy massage at the spa. It was heavenly! What a thoughtful husband I have.
Of course our trip included one trip to Subway, two trips to Burger King, two trips to Arby's, one trip to Wendy's and family tradition breakfast at IHOP. Our kids were thrilled to eat so much fast food, and Doctor and I were so grateful to eat real food again when we got home. We had so much fun that when we pulled into the drive-way, Honey Bunch shouted, "No home!" Hopefully our next trip will be sooner than later. :)

Warning - this post is not kid propriate

Anything that Dude thinks isn't appropriate for kids he says is, "not kid propriate" (pronounced pro-pree-ate). So here's your warning...this post may be offensive to some readers.

We went to the library today and Princess kept putting books into the bag. I tried to keep tabs on all the books that went in, but a few made it past my view. When we got to the check-out, I noticed a book titled, "Where Willy Went" with what looked like a whale on the cover. I thought, hum odd name, but then forgot about it. Later, I went to a baby shower and left the kids with Doctor. When I got home we had a conversation that went something like this:

Doctor: What's up with the Willy book?
Me: What?
Doctor: Have you read the Willy book?
Me: You mean the whale book?
Doctor: No, the little sperm book.
Me: What!?!?!
Doctor: Have you read it?
Me: What?!?!?
Doctor: (sarcastically) What kind of reading material are you providing for our children?

So, I find the book and read, "Where Willy Went...the Big Story of a Little Sperm." And then I notice the "whale" was another something that swims. YIKES!!! The girls had asked him to read it for their bed-time story. Good thing he noticed what it was before he read it, and was able to find something else for them to read. If you ever want a fictional account about the life of a sperm in order to teach your children about the facts of life, there is one available. Complete with drawings of the male/female anatomy and a picture of Mr. and Mrs. Browne "getting together." Long story short, I'll be much more careful the next time we go to the library.

Summer Lovin'

I've seen several blogs lately that have been about husbands and dating and stuff. Reading them has made me miss my amazing husband even more. I'm so excited that he is taking spring break off, and we have a whole week together starting tomorrow night! I'm feeling reminiscent and so I stole this tag from a friends blog.

1. Where did you meet your husband?

We met at Winco (the grocery store) right by the pop-tarts and the Dinty Moore stew. One of his friends came up to us and told us that they were having a contest to see who could get the most girl's phone numbers and if he could have my friend's and mine. I thought that was completely retarded and tried to get away. I did think that Doctor was cute, though. He was very shy and reserved at the store.

2. What was the first thing you said to your husband?

I think it was probably, hi. I knew one of his roommates who was also at the store and he introduced us. I had never met Doctor before, but I had heard ALOT about him. A girl that I knew had told me that they were dating and that he treated her horribly. Every one talked about this poor girl and her horrible boyfriend. Turns out that he went with her to a girl ask guy dance, and that was the extent of their "relationship." Every thing else was made up by the poor girl to get attention. Anyways...his roommate invited my friend and I to a party that night at their house. It was nicknamed "the love shack." Eight guys living in a house right on campus. Can you imagine a more appropriate name? At the time that was the exact kind of place I avoided. I wanted nothing to do with dating, guys, and stupid girls. :) We went anyway, and Doctor came up to me and started asking me questions like, "Did your boyfriend give you that ring?" I answered very rudely, thinking he was dating my friend, "No, I don't have a boyfriend, and I don't want one, thank you." I can't believe after being so rude to him that he ever had any interest in me.

3. Where was your first date?

We went on a group date with all of his roommates to Boondocks and played miniature golf. He never asked me out, though. He just called and said, "So what time am I picking you up tonight?" I said, "I'm sorry, I don't think we had plans." I kept repeatedly turning him down and he refused to get off the phone until I agreed to go. I finally gave in and had a blast! I told my mom that it was the best date I had ever been on.

4. Where was your first kiss?

In my parents basement. We were watching a movie with his friend and his friends date. The friend and his date went upstairs for something and he kissed me. It was amazing!! The sweetest most perfect kiss. It was 2 weeks after we started dating. Then he asked me when the last time I had kissed someone was. I told him a year ago. He got all embarrassed, so I asked him and he said, "three weeks ago." It's hilarious because he really didn't kiss that many girls.

5. Did you have a long/short engagement/courtship?

Pretty short. We met April 8, went on our first date May 25, got engaged June 25, and were married August 19. It was our summer of love. My mom always says, "7 days, 7 months, 7 years, what difference does it make if it's right." So true, so true.

6. Where did you get engaged?

Officially, with the ring, at the Train Depot. Very romantic. He played and sang "I Wanna Grow Old With You" from the Wedding Singer on his guitar. So sweet. Unofficially we argued our way into an engagement at my parent's house. About a week earlier I had jokingly said something about getting married. (I did NOT want to get married) He flew off the handle and told me that I was just another girl looking to get married. We decided that we wouldn't see each other any more. We couldn't do that, and a week later he asked me how long we were going to date before we got married. I was petrified to say anything, and told him I didn't want to get married. Long story short, we decided that night to get married. We couldn't resist each other!

7. Where did you get married?

The Boise Idaho temple. It was a beautiful day.

I'm so grateful to be with such a wonderful man who is so patient with me. I can't believe we have almost been together for 8 years, and are close to having 4 kids! I am so proud of him and all that he has accomplished. He works so hard for us. He has taught me about dedication, hard work, priorities, and sacrifice. I'm truly blessed to be his wife. I love you!

Indulgence or Addiction?

So, when MKB tagged me, one of the questions was favorite indulgence. I put sleeping in, which I do really love. However, I've rediscovered my true favorite indulgence which is bordering on addiction. I'm usually pretty good about self-control and portions, especially since my first major weight loss a year and a half ago. But.................I CAN'T CONTROL MYSELF!! I'm in big trouble and I'm turning myself in. What you may ask could cause my inability to stop eating? Hershey's Extra Creamy Milk Chocolate with Toffee and Almonds Nuggets. A long name, but boy oh boy are they good. The girls and I had to pick up some stuff at the store today, and I walked by and they caught my eye, and my pregnant self couldn't help but throw a bag in the cart. I have eaten half the bag already and they have only been in the house for 4 hours. They are so delicious!!! Probably the best thing I have ever eaten. Somebody stop me!! :)

Star of the Week

At Princess' preschool every student gets to be "Star of the Week" sometime during the school year, and this week is Princess' week. They get to bring a poster to be displayed all week, and we had a lot of fun making hers.
The kids in her class got to say what their favorite picture was.
The family gets to come share the fun so Doctor, Honey Bunch and I went to the school yesterday. The class sings to the star student while they walk around the circle. Princess asked if Honey Bunch could walk with her in the circle, it was so cute.

The class is learning about the five senses this week, so Doctor did a little presentation about what he does for a living. When the teacher asked Princess to tell the class what her Daddy does this was the conversation:

Teacher: Will you tell us what your Daddy does?

Princess: This is my Daddy, and he builds things.

Teacher: That's great, what else does he do?

Princess: He works at the hospital a lot.

Teacher: What does he do at the hospital?

Princess: He helps my mommy.

Doctor gave a great presentation about ears, noses and throats and made it clear that you don't put anything in your ears or noses. When we got ready to go they told us that Honey Bunch could stay for the rest of the time. She had a blast! All in all it was a great day.