Elephant Slippers

Caleb and Zuri

I'm a Burrito!

Random Photos and a funny video

Kenni and I discovered that if I kept going at the rate I am with children, this is what I would end up with: 7,5,3, and two 1 year olds. Well not really, I would probably just have a 9 year old to add to the mix. But we had all these kids over at our house yesterday and it was fun. I'm looking forward to the future...I think. :) I love Josh.

And of course Caleb.

And little Eleanore too. We have been unusually social lately, I think it has been really good for the boys, and for me. Eleanore is so cute, I hope she picks one of my boys. Hehe

I don't know what face this is, but it is great.

Tyson had extra receipt paper from calculators that they no longer use, so Josh and Caleb had great fun with unwinding them. Then Caleb was terrified of them, so Josh would chase him around with it, poor little Caleb. That is Jack in the background, just so you know. Like I'm saying, unusually social.

My Dad was so cute and sent presents for us. He got the boys these little finger puppets and they LOVE them. Josh is sporting the hat for Tyson/Chris and showing the finger puppets, so cute, thanks Dad!

Josh loves to sit just like Tyson, it is so funny. They are just like each other, except Josh has my emotional side. He cries all the time, Tyson doesn't do that.

And of course there is Uncle Chanson and his German vidoes that the kids love. Shnappi the crocodile is so cute, I don't blame them.

I Feel Thankful...

Even though I felt grouchy all weekend, I woke up this morning feeling very grateful, so I wanted to share my list.

I'm thankful...
-that Josh hasn't thrown up this morning.
-that so far, Caleb hasn't gotten sick with this flu bug, that would break my heart.
-that I feel much better this morning.
-that by some miracle, Josh didn't get sick until about 3 o'clock on Friday, leaving only a few hours until Tyson came home for the whole weekend so I didn't have to deal with the throwing up by myself.
-that of all the weekends we got the plague, it was Conference weekend so we didn't have to go anywhere.
-that our couch cushions have covers that come off so I could wash them after being so pleasantly puked upon.
-that I'm not pregnant and therefore the throw up smell that still permiates our home doesn't make me too sick.
-that even though Josh has been the most sick, he has the most energy and is still super happy. Almost annoyingly so, but I am still thankful.
-that Tyson was so helpful and sweet and kept pretending that I was actually helping him in some way. He is such a gem of a man.
-that Heavenly Father blessed me with some insane sort of love so when I got puked all over, I didn't get mad or grossed out, I just wanted Josh to feel better.
-that I am a mom.
-that I have a body and almost all the time I am really healthy.
-that Heavenly Father listens to my prayers and loves me.

Shopping

Anyone who knows me knows that shopping really isn't my thing. Maybe it is the millions of choices or the price tags or the hours I spent shopping with my dad (he literally shops until everyone with him drops, but he keeps going, hehe), but the thought of shopping usually is the same feeling when I need to go to the doctor, sometimes necessary, but usually unpleasant.

Because of this, I really haven't gone shopping for clothes for myself since Tyson and I got married. I have gotten a few shirts every now and then, but because of my wonderful family members buying things for me, I really haven't needed anything. So after months of encouraging from Tyson, I finally decided I could go if I went with Kenni. No one is as fun to shop with as her. She always finds the perfect things for me and she is so funny about everything, without pressuring me into buying anything I really couldn't buy.

So last night we went. We made it a Hardy adventure and Chanson came with us. It was awesome! We laughed pretty much the entire time and we all got lots of fun things. Poor Tyson will probably never let me go again, at least not for several years, after he sees the bank account, but I think it was worth it. I am so happy and I feel like it is the first day of school and I am wearing something new and cute, it is great. I will have to take a picture of Kenni and I in our matching sweaters, they are hilarious. What fun!

Are you there?