My little guy is 2!

Micah made it to TWO! HOORAY! I cannot believe how big he is getting. He talks non-stop all day long. When I listen closely I hear all the phrases I repeat to the kids all day long. "It's ok", "All better", "No, time out" the list goes on and on. It is quite humourous to hear your words come from the mouth of a 2 year old as he is talking to his sister. He also started asking WHY? the day after he turned 2. I hear it at least 50 times a day but I don't mind. It is so fun to get to talk with him instead of guessing what he wants or needs. He asked Garret for a piece of gum the other day and when Garret said he didn't have any the string of whys ended up at about 12! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUDDY! We love you.

Funny Quotes

Isabelle has been coming up with some good ones lately.

1. One day mommy, I'm gonna be on that TV!

2. I have a great idea, put ice cream, sugar, syrup, and hot chocolate (chocolate milk) ...shake

it up and then JUICE!

3. so WHATS UP, Noah!!!!

4. I can't remember, don't worry when I'm bigger then I can remember.

There are more but I can't think of them... I will have to do part 2.

Dry Erase Marker does come off walls but not skin...

Isabelle decided to color herself the other day. She used a black dry erase marker to color her "ENTIRE" body. She then proceeded to color the walls of her room. After using the entire marker she casually came out of her room and asked why the marker wasn't working anymore. I think I almost fainted. I put her in the tub to soak while I scrubbed her walls for an hour! I proceeded to scrub my daughter however, dry erase marker does not really come off. She had black armpits and fingernails for almost a week! Gotta love her.

Amanda and Noah are the best.

I just wanted to tell my sis and her hubby that they are the best. I had so much fun Friday night laying sod. OK so I didn't lay any of it, but I was there as moral support. It was fun to watch the kids basically mud wrestle and be covered in mud. It was fun to see your yard become a yard and not a weed garden (BTW the flower lady could have come to your back yard and picked some dandelions:) Talk about Redboxing someone. The BBQ today was fun as well. Thanks for the hard work and for cooking for us. I felt lazy. The kids had a blast. AND it was a BEAUTIFUL DAY as Amanda said about 100 times!

Momma needs a new pair of shoes...

I was thinking about getting a part time job (I was more thinking 5-10 hours a week max) but didn't think I could find something that would be flexible enough that I could ensure I wouldn't have to find a sitter for my kids. And then one of those wonderful coincidences (or blessings) happened. I ran into someone I used to work with and the next day the perfect job fell into my lap. I LOVE IT! I work from home and I get to check things off a list. (it is my little OCD joy). It is only temporary but that works out great for me to. We will see how joyful I am after a couple of weeks working :)

How bout SLC and a Cheeseburger...

I was driving home with the kids today and it was time for lunch. They were both whining and wanting to eat so I told them that we were going to get home and eat lunch. Isabelle has started to tell us she, "wants to eat somewhere else" meaning she wants to eat out. I explained that we weren't going to eat out and were almost home. Her response was to casually say, "Lets go to Salt Lake and how bout a cheeseburger?" I'm not sure were that comment came from but I got the YES grunt from Micah. Of course there were protests when I said no but I have to admit, with the weather so beautiful it was tempting to turn the car around and drive to Salt Lake to find a cheeseburger.

"WICKED" Cool

This post is to say THANK YOU to Noah, my husband's BFF (haha). Yes, my sister is lucky to be married to him. He is such a great person and I am so happy they found each other. Noah had 2 tickets to Wicked and stayed home so that I could go with my sis to the show. I LOVED IT. I love the Wizard of Oz and to see another side to the story was so cool. I have now been inspired to decorate my daughters room in a Wizard of Oz theme. Ok so the theme room will have to wait until other rooms in our house have been painted but it will be fun when I finally get to do it:) Anyway, Noah your are the best but don't let it go to your head.

5 Things Tag

5 things I was doing five years
1. Working ALOT of hours at an adoption agency
2. Planning to move and be done with renters
3. Helping Garret plan next semesters schedule
4. Who the heck knows...I'm old and that was a long time ago....hahaha
5.

5 things on my to do list today:
1. Take kids to Easter Egg hunt
2. Take A NAP (didn't happen)
3. Go shopping for dinner tomorrow
4. Stay warm (hello it is april...why am I freezing)
5. Blog :)

What I would do with a million dollars?
1. Help start Garret's business
2. Help out my brother with his new home
3. Send my mom on vacation for however long she wanted
4. Invest
5. Save

5 places I have lived:
1. Taylor, MI
2. Riverview, MI
3. New York, NY
4. Springville, UT
5. Spanish Fork, UT

5 Jobs I have had:
1. File Clerk at Doctor's Office
2. Quality Control at Ford
3. Waitress in NY
4. Case Worker at Adoption Agency
5. Mortgage Loan Processor

5 Things I want to be doing in 5 years:
1. Be done having kids...if we are having anymore :)
2. On my way to my nursing degree
3. In a house that we might actually stay in for more than 3 years
4. Taking a dance class
5. Planning a really fun vacation with my husband

5 people I tag
1. Karina
2. Amanda
3. Steffanie
4. Alicia
5. Kara

Isabelle's 1st Dance Recital

Dance class at our house was getting a little stressful. Ms. Debbie assigned Isabelle to orange (each girl was assigned to one of four colors). Each week however Isabelle would always be dancing around the purple scarf. Ms. Debbie was more than patient but the kid just would not go to orange. Finally about 2 weeks before the recital and too late to change colors Isabelle announces to the class that she does not want orange she wants purr purr (purple). Well we talked alot about what had to happen on stage and she resigned herself to go to orange (even though she wanted purple). After getting that out of the way I should have known that Isabelle would have been unconcerned about being onstage with lights and an audience! She loved it. Everything went well and she went to orange on stage...HOORAY! GOOD JOB.

Happy 3rd Birthday

Thank you Lofgran family for the great weekend. We had so much fun. I think Isabelle was in heaven. Who wouldn't be playing Pretty Pretty Princess with cousins and eating Princess cake. Our family knows Isabelle well! She is now outfitted in every thing Princess and pink...not to mention she got a pink monkey wearing a pink dress from Uncle Noah and Aunt Amanda!

Isabelle's First Dance Class

Isabelle went to her first dance class last Thursday. Now it was not my idea, the owner of the studio where I teach asked if she wanted to try it and she yes so we went! She loved it. Isabelle is a ham and wanted to volunteer for everything and do everything first (even if she didn't know what was going on). It was hilarious to watch. We will go a few more weeks and see if she still enjoys it.

Have a Rock Band NEW YEAR!!!!

Happy New Year! We spent New Years Eve rocking out to rock band surrounded by other influential 80's rockers...or whatever you want to call us. It was a blast. I can't carry a tune so I didn't sing but we put together a great girl band until the boys took over.

Merry Christmas

We had a great Christmas. We just kicked back and relaxed. Grandma MacArthur spent the day with us which was very fun for us and the kids. A few days before Christmas Santa "a neighbor" stopped by to wish us a Merry Christmas. Micah was already asleep and not even Santa gets to wake him up but Isabelle got to talk to him. It was precious.