The Picky Eater ate NEW FOOD?! AMAZING!

If you've spent anytime around Drew, you know he is quite stubborn and has a diet of about 10 foods outside the fruit group.
Well yesterday I tricked him into eating a Turkey Sandwich!
I told him about when Auntie Kelli was his age, she ate butter and ham sandwiches. I asked him if he would eat a "Kelli butter sandwich" and I placed it in front of him. He started panicking.
me: you like butter, right?
Drew: uh huh
me: you like bread right?
Drew: uh huh
me: well that is a "Kelli butter sandwich." will you try it?
Drew: ok mommy.
He willingly took a bite, by himself, without taking it apart first. SUCCESS!
He didn't see me make it, but I put butter and a thin slice of turkey meat inside a half sandwich. He devoured it, and asked for another one. I put a bit more turkey in it this time and ate that one almost as fast! I couldn't be more excited!

And he ate another half for dinner! That's one more bit of protein in this almost vegetarian diet!

The Busiest Week of the Summer

In 8 days, we celebrated Drew's 3rd birthday, my cousin Brianna's 14th birthday, had Nathan's baby blessing, went to the "Day's of 47" Rodeo and Pioneer Day parade, and Summer's wedding. We had a lot of family in town for all the events, and though it was hectic, it was totally fun!
Drew got new church clothes... oh sooo handsome!
Nathan was blessed. Jared's family was in town too, but they took off before we could get a picture with them.
I wish everyone from CA could have made it.
Drew made out like a "bandit on Christmas morning" at his birthday party. This is by far his FAVORITE toy he got. It's a "skid steer" just like Aunt Kelli has at her work. (She's the safety officer at a landscape company) Drew picks up his other toys with this and loads them into a dump truck, then dumps them out, and does it again and again. Super big thanks GJ and GH!

Drew wanted a cake just like last year... A construction site with trucks and brownies and oreo dirt on top.

Kelli brought the entertainment. A "pin the cone on the construction site" game, complete with hard hat, giant orange cones, safety glasses and reflective vest. Even the adults were getting into it!


Even baby Nathan needed a turn.
Grandpa Bob made the rodeo a ton of fun! Thanks a TON everyone!

Summer and Paul's Wedding

On Saturday, we got to go to Jared's little sister's wedding in the Mount Timpanogos Temple. And of course since we were all dressed up, I wanted a picture with my good looking boys.
As any newlywed couple would be, they were grinning from ear to ear as they stepped out of the temple.
This is Summer with her nieces and nephews. Taking pictures with toddlers is always a challenge. Drew was saying cheese a lot, but never looked at the camera at the same time.

I just LOVE her bouquet! those hydrageas are gorgeous!

You know you want to...

I've been thinking about this for a while.
I enjoy reading my friends blogs about the goods/bads/crazies of family life, and I want to jump on the bandwagon. I joined myspace, then ldslinkup (and quit), and facebook, and now this. I've seen the comic that says "I love my computer cuz my friends live in it!" and that pretty much sums up my life on some days. Sad, but true.
After moving roughly 8 times in 8 years of married life, and a few more before that, I've acquired a lot of acquaintances in a lot of places, and I LOVE to catch up with them online. But I want to share more than just a few pictures and a status update.
I may not be a good writer, but I hope this will help me with the desire to keep a journal and keep in touch with friends across the country.