Mothers Day

Being a Mom is the greatest and most rewarding blessing in my life. I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father for blessing me with such beautiful, wonderful children. And so grateful that he chose me to be their Mother. I hope that I am making him proud. I love love love being a Mom. It isn't easy, not even a little bit. There are the all nighters, the tantrums, the constant mess, the endless piles of laundry and the constant refereeing. But it is all worth it and I wouldn't trade a second of it. I have the best job in the world and I am so blessed that I get to stay home with these two sweet boys of mine. My little buddies. They are so much fun.

5 reasons why I LOVE being a Mom:

#1 How my children never judge me and even though I may embarrass them at times they love me no matter what.

#2 Our conversations. We have some of the best ever, the things they come up with are hilarious. They are always making me laugh.

#3 The hugs, kisses and snuggles. (I hope they do it forever!)

#4 Hearing " I love you Mom" everyday. I will always feel loved.

#5 The rewarding feeling I get when my children make right choices and do good things. It is then I know that my efforts are not being wasted.

And in honor of Mother's Day I wanted to share two of my very favorite videos. They are such beautiful reminders of how important our jobs as Mothers are and how truly precious and rewarding it is. And they are true confirmation that Heavenly Father is proud of us and is always there when we need him.
My New Life

Motherhood: An Eternal Partnership with God

So, Happy Mother's Day to all the Mothers in my life and especially to my own Mother. I love you so very much. Thank you for all that you do and for being such a wonderful example to me. I am so grateful.

Updates!

Can I just say how very excited I am that Dev is finally past the half way mark for this rotation! Woo Hoo! He still has awhile to go, but atleast he is more than half way done! This is his last week in the valley. Then he works with a different crew for 2 weeks and he is not sure where they will be... they move all over. And then he is with the Flagstaff Hot Stick Crew until July 25th. And he is not sure where he will be for those 2 months either... And then he is done!! He is so ready to be home and we are so ready to have him home. But, he never complains... he is a lot stronger than I am. I am always whining about it... But, I know that he has to do it, and it will all be worth it in the end. So, I guess I can suck it up for a couple more months... I am so proud of him. He is such a hard worker.

Some more exciting news... I got a phone call last week that Deagan made it into American Heritage for kindergarten next year. So, we went and met his teacher Mr. White yesterday. Deagan was nervous all day about it. He was a little shy at first but warmed up real quick. His teacher asked him some questions to see how much he knew and Deagan did awesome. His teacher was really impressed. I was so proud :) I can't believe he is going to be in kindergarten. It's so crazy. That is going to be such an emotional day. But, I am so excited for him to make new friends and learn new things. He is going to do so awesome. He is still playing T-ball. They have 2 games a week... he has mixed feelings. Some days he loves it, and some days he is totally bored with it and spends most of his time in the stands with me getting a "drink". I think if Dev were here it would be different. So, hopefully next year he will be a little more into it. It is good for him though.

As for Mr. Treyden he is definitely a 2 year old. Those terrible 2's are coming out more and more. He is no longer letting Deag push him around. He thinks he is bigger and tougher than everyone. He is funny though. He keeps us entertained. I tried potty training with him last week... I thought he was ready because he is always wanting to watch Deagan and then he always wants to try it. Well, I was wrong. He was not ready... he was terrified of the toilet and could care less if he peed all over himself. I was thinking it was going to be a breeze... Deagan was so easy. So, I am going to do some more research and try again in a couple weeks. Haha. I don't want to force him to do it if he is not ready... so hopefully I can find a way to get him excited about it. Any ideas?? He is also loving Nursery again... he stopped there for awhile. The new time in January messed him all up. Nursery hit right at his nap time. But, he loves it now and goes willingly every Sunday. It is so sweet watching Deagan run to get him every Sunday after Primary... they walk out holding hands and Deagan is telling Treyden, "Good job, you stayed the whole time." I love my boys. They melt my heart.

And my big news is my new calling in church. I am Second Counselor in the Primary Presidency. I am really excited about it. I really like all the ladies in the presidency and I am grateful for this new calling. I hope that I can do it well. I am definitely going to miss my class though. But atleast I will still get to see them every Sunday! So far it has been going good... I have sharing time this Sunday so we will see how its going after that... haha.

Now for the best part... pictures of my handsome boys.

Playing in the irrigation at Alvin and Jessie's... and yes they are still in their pjs :)