Thank You MOM!

Like I said, my mom is so great and she came all the way to my house to spend the week with the kids. I was so lucky to be able to have her here for Mother's Day too. She is such an amazing mom, and I am so lucky to have her.

My kids were actually anxious for us to leave so that they could start the week with Nana. It was so nice to know that they were having a great time and not missing us. They went to the moves 2 times, went out to eat, went swimming and even went to Monkey Business. To say the least, they had a much more fun week than when I am around.

It was so great to come home to happy kids and a clean house...

you really are the best mom!

THANK YOU!

boys will be boys...

The weekend before Paul and I headed off for our "getaway" (stay tuned) our ward had Father/Son Campout

They got all packed up making sure to remember all camping gear:

tent

sleeping bags, pillows, pads

lanterns & flashlights

a ridiculous amount of food for 1 night

camping stove & pots

Dutch oven

and SO MUCH more

...then they headed off for the fun adventure

After barely getting the car into the camping site they set up camp and the fun began

Climbing Trees

Goofinf off with Dad

Like Father Like Son

Brig LOVED the tree swing

And of course he LOVED sleeping in a tent with Dad

Playing with his buddies was also a highlight

And the food was a winner of course!

Like I said lots of food...

for dessert alone they had S'mores and the Cannon Boys Special Peach Cobbler

They lived it up and are already planning their next camping trip!

I loved hearing all about the trip from Brig, he had such a great time with "DAD"

I love watching him look up to Paul and want to be just like him.

I love mY bOyS

...and girls will be girls

Since the BOYS got a "boys night out" we figured the girls deserved a "girls night out."

Raegan was disappointed ALL week that the camping trip was "BOYS ONLY" so I figured I better make it a good one. I asked her what she wanted to do, and this is what I got:

"I want to

go shopping for my baby sister,

eat pizza,

get ice cream,

paint my toe nails

and watch Cinderella!!"

WHAT A GIRL

So that is EXACTLY what we did

After out little photoshoot we headed off to do some shopping...a little something for baby, Raegan and even mommy

Next: Some yummy pizza at Sauce and then over to Frost for some delicious gelato

(Raegan kept telling me that "girl camping" was so much fun)

And of course we topped the night of with painting our nails and watching Cinderella

I have to say that was the most fun night I have had in a LONG, long time!

I absolutely adore my little girl, and I got really excited when I realized that next year when the boys head off to Father/Son Campout I will have

2 LITTLE GIRLS

to have girls night with.

I love you Smooch!

Hollywood

She is...

dramatic

emotional

aNiMaTeD

all girl

and that is how she become known as

Hollywood

Pink, Pink, Pink

It's a Girl!

The first photo of the little gal...


Will she look like our other little lady, Raegan??

Here's a sneek peak of what she may look like......

Raegan

eAsTeR...

So with the wedding being the day before Easter, I have to admit that we didnt give much thought to Easter until that morning.
We did color Easter Eggs for FHE that week, and of course the Easter Bunny made a stop by Nana & Pa's house.
But it wasnt until we sat in Sacrament Meeting that afternoon and we started to sing the opening Hymn about our Savior's resurrection that I felt the Spirit of Easter that I long for....that amazing feeling to know that our Savior died for us and was resurrected so that we can be with our Father in Heaven again.
I love the Spirit of Easter.

I told you we were busy, I NEVER took a picture of my kids in their Easter outfits (and if you know me that is SOOO unlike me)! But we did get a family photo after we changed OUT of our Easter clothes! But just look at the last post, my kids Easter Clothes were the same as their wedding clothes...so there you go, I got the picture after all!
We spent Easter afternoon with LOTS of family at my Aunt's house. The only ones we were missing were the bride and groom...they were off honeymooning!

Yes, out of order...I know

Easter Morning!

meant to be...

So my baby sister got hitched!!
Yep.
That is one of the reasons I have been MIA in the blogging world.
I packed up the kids and headed off for our 3 week-get-away.

Here are the bride*and*groom.......

They are perfect together. Meant to be. Made for eachother.

For any of you who know Stacie, you know how amazingly special she is.

She is beautiful, kind, sweet, oh so talented and truly herself.

She is one of a kind.

She is now married to a guy who loves her. And she loves him. I can see it in their eyes.

Congratulations you 2 Love Birds!

truly repentant...

I am sorry. I am truly repentant. I will change. I use to be a good blogger. As of late I have become a blog slacker. I was sick. Then out of town for 3 weeks. But no excuses. My laziness ends now. I am back. I am a blogger again.

Yours Truly,
Trisha

"Goodbye Old Faithful"

Paul loves his alarm clock, good old faithful.

He got it his freshman year of high school, and gets very irritated whenever I even mention the small possibility of maybe, just maybe replacing it. It's like a friend to him.

Well Friday he got in one of those project moods and decided to paint our master bedroom (we painted it a brown awhile ago, and we have both have always HATED it). I thought it was a great idea. Somehow after the room was freshly painted he agreed to replacing old faithful, not happily agreed but agreed. So I jumped at the oppurtunity...I could tell the ordeal was hard for him but it was time. In with new, out with the old...it was time for retirement.

"The Old"
"The New"

So Paul's project mode sent me straight into project mode so I tackled refinishing our dresser, which has also been on the "To Do" list for awhile. We have this dresser that my mom had given us that is solid and sturdy, just after time and a few moves it was wearing down so I gave it a fresh look with a little paint and new knobs.
Before

...and After

(the lighting in our room was a little weird, so sorry for the glare on the first picture and the blur in the second picture)

So at the end of the day our room was freshly painted bringing a much more light and refreshing feel. And with a spiced up dresser and a new clock the day came to an end.

I love those kind of days!

My Life as "The Pregnant Lady"...

4:50 a.m.-"Do I really have to wake up fo my run? I'm tired"
5:05-"Okay, I'm Up and I'm going..."
5:30-"Oh it really does feel good to get out and run. But man I can't go as far as I used to be able to. Oh well, something is good I guess"
6:30"Oh that was nice, but what I would give to crawl back in bed."
Raegan"Mom I'm thirsty and I'm hungry"
"Okay, the day begins"
9:30 "Could I really be hungry again, I swear I ate breakfast an hour ago?? I'm hungry, yet nothing actually sounds good. Dang!""
10:30-"Okay, I'm dragging...I really need to eat now...whether it sounds good or NOT...I nEeD food asap"
12:00-"Yep...you guessed it, eat again. LUNCHTIME"
1:00-"Kiddos, I love your guts but it's time for naps. I know, you're not tired...but I know you really are so hop in beds"
1:30-"I SHOULD keep working on chores while the house is quiet...oh, but that couch is calling my name I think I'll cave...for just a little bit. I'll set the alarm-30 minutes."
2:00-"beep, beep...15 more minutes, please?"
2:30-"Okay, okay I'm up. Just give me a minute to stand up, I get a bit dizzy after naps..okay, I did it. I'm up!"
3:00-"Now I have my second wind, how much can I squeeze in before dinner?"
4:30-"It's time to start making dinner, what should we have tonight? I was going to make enchiladas...but now that sounds horrid. What do we have stuff to make? Tacos...that doesnt sound good tonight. Okay, nothing really sounds good. We'll go with Pasta, I guess!"
5:30-"Dinner's on the table! Eat up!"
6:30-"I'm tired. Is it 7:30 yet?? "
7:30-"Kids it's time for bed!! I love you, I love you, I love you!! Sweet Dreams"
7:45-"Oh, I'm pregnant so no guilt in finishing up a few things, then throwing some P.J.s on and crashing on the couch in front of some good 'ol T.V. with my hubby"
9:30-"It feels like Midnight...g'night"

Okay, everyday isn't exactly like that! We do leave the house, I promise! But you get the point....hungry, yet nothing sounds good and lots of tIrEd!! But...here's the good news only one more week in the 1st Trimester and I am already feeling so so so much better. It only gets better from here, for a few months at least.

(This post wasnt meant as complaining, I am lucky and grateful and most days LOVE being pregnant)