Mud bath anyone?

Today the boys went outside to "play". They were awfully quiet but I was enjoying it too much to go check on them. After a good 15 minutes of quiet time I decided to check and found Kyle sitting in a pile of mud and Cody with the hose! I guess boys will be boys, right?

Summer Sucks

Most people are blogging these days about how much they LOVE summer. I HATE summer. And its not cuz its hot. Kyle has NO school. NO school for Kyle equals a very antsy Kyle and a very frustrated mommy. It's only been a week of summer and Im already trying to think of how Im going to survive (or better yet how Kyle is going to survive)! Since school let out 1 week ago, I have had to vacuum up more chips than you can imagine. Clean up spilled cherry limeade that he pulls outta the fridge by himself and tried to drink straight from the carton but more ends up on my kitchen floor than in his mouth. Catch him trying to flush toys and other objects other than you know what down the toliet. Clean sticks of butter off my walls, the tv and floor. and the list goes on. Its not like he picks one thing to do one day and saves another mess for the next day. These messes are created one after the other! Im ready for summer to be OVER!

One of the many summer messes Kyle has created...notice the piece of butter at the ceiling. I mean how did he even get it up there?!

Grandpas are daddys on loan.......

My kids are so lucky to have a grandpa who loves and cares about them so much. Kyle and Cody have a dad who isn't around as much as these 2 little boys need him (a whole other blog that I'm not quite ready to write yet) and I'm so grateful my dad has stepped up and taken on that role. My kids look forward every week to Grandpa coming over to mow the lawn. Cody notices when the grass is a lookin a lil long and askes to call his grandpa so he can ask when he is comin to mow the lawn! Thanks dad for being there for my boys.

Update on the neighbor situation...

So, I woke up the other morning to this! Isn't it pretty?! The crazy lady actually cleaned up the mess she made! I mean...who does that?! I don't think I could have created such a masterpiece only to clean it up myself a few days later! I don't even think the dude ever saw it. What a waste......

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Go Girl!

The other night Im relaxing after a chaotic day with the kids. All the sudden I hear what sounds like breaking glass! I get a lil scared and look out my sliding glass door cuz it sounds like its in my backyard! Well, I see nothin. I decide to go look out my window upstairs, it looks straight into my neighbors backyard. WOW! Was my reaction. I see clothes and various items scattered all over the lawn! Then I see her (my neighbor) chucking dishes one by one out her door!! Then she goes back inside and gets mirrors, decorative vases, even a freakin computer!! Her dude must be in some serious trouble!! So in the morning I decided to check out the damage in the daylight! This was it-I was trying to be sneaky so its not a very good shot but u get the idea! She has since added a mattress and bedframe to the creation! HAHA-I mean if I were him I'd stay way away!

I now pronounce you Mr. and Mrs...

Ok....So, many of you know Mike has been engaged for almost a year. He never told me about the engagement...I found out through a mutual friend. I asked him about it and what is he gonna say except "yes I'm engaged". I explained to him that maybe he should share these things with me since it would be affecting our boys lives. He disagreed and still doesn't understand why he needs to tell me anything! (This just gives you an idea of what an idiot the guy is but that's a whole other blog for another day! :) Well the past few months we have been getting along so I have asked about his upcoming wedding and he kept saying they haven't set a date...they have no money...they are waiting to be sealed in the temple...blah blah blah. Then a couple weeks ago he shows up to get the kids and I notice he is wearing a freakin wedding ring! What the? I mean was he going to hide it from me forever? I don't understand the way this man thinks, which is probably one of the many reasons our marriage ended in divorce! So, once again I did the asking instead of him doing the telling! I sure hope he is a better husband and father to his, in Mike's famous words, "new family"! Congratulations to the new Mr. and Mrs. Wagner! Man, I need to change my last name quick!

Some random pics! Enjoy!

my bros and I at Bretts wedding!

Gitty up cowboy Cody!

Kyle relaxin on the swing!

BBQing at Bryce and Leah's house!

Ethan being the oldest got stuck swingin the lil ones! And one not so lil one!

Cody attacking Kyle with water!


James and I at a friends wedding!