CONCACAF Championship!

Last night Eric was able to go to the CONCACAF Championship with some of our friends to cheer on Real Salt Lake. He had a blast. Sadly, they lost, but he said it was still way fun and the crowds were crazy!

Check out the confetti left everywhere after the game! We hope they pay their cleaning crews well!

Becky's Birthday Extravaganza!

Oh my goodness! What a week it has been! I turned 31 on the 23rd and I have had surprise after surprise this past week. I didn't see any of them coming and felt so, so special and loved! So many people put so much time into making my birthday special, and I have to give a huge thank you to my Mom and Eric for that! They were amazing!!!

It began on Tuesday evening. My Mom bought me and my friend Jodi to the Taste of Home cooking school that was making a stop in Provo. We had so much fun and it was so nice to just hang out together for an entire afternoon and evening. We learned a few new cooking tricks, got some new recipes to try, and came way too close to winning some awesome prizes. We had a blast!

Wednesday I noticed some money missing from our bank account, so I sent Eric a text to make sure he had spent it and that our cards had not been stolen. It was a large amount and I couldn't imagine what he would have bought for that amount. He never called from work that day or let us know he was on his way home, which he always does. He had to avoid me after that text. When he got home, he handed me a card, which I thought was a birthday card from his work (they are awesome like that). Imagine my complete shock when I saw this......

I couldn't even speak I was so surprised, so instead I just burst into tears. I am such a girl! He pulled out the kids bag he had packed the night before and we left as soon as we finished dinner! We dropped the kids off at my wonderful in-laws house for the night and we went to a movie. We even got popcorn!! I felt to spoiled! We got to sleep in until 8am the next day and then picked up the kids and went to breakfast. Adam thought IHOP was the greatest place on earth!

We then took the kids to my parents house and Eric and I headed up to Park City. I got to shop for hours. Eric was such a good sport and we had a lot of fun together. We went to dinner in Salt Lake and then picked up the kids and dyed Easter Eggs that evening. Eric did an amazing job!!!

I worked on Friday so I thought it was just another normal Friday. Imagine my surprise when one of my good friends (Cindy) shows up at my work to kidnap me! My mom had come in a bit earlier and was just visiting. I didn't catch on that she was there to cover the rest of my shift so I could go have a girls night with my friends! They had lots of yummy food to eat, we talked, painted our nails, and laughed and laughed! It was so fun and such a surprise!

Julie, me, Cindy and Sharylann

Saturday brought more celebration! My parents took Eric and I out to lunch at Milagros for both of our birthdays. It was nice to go out with just my parents!

Then we took our little family to the Provo Beach Resort to play for a couple of hours. The kids had a blast and it was a fun place to be on such a rainy day!

Strike!!!

That night we headed to the Nielson's for dinner and birthday cake. The kids got to go on a treasure hunt, which they loved! It was fun to visit with everyone.

Sunday we went back to my parents house for my birthday/Easter dinner. My Dad made me his famous chocolate cake and the kids helped me blow out all 31 candles.

Are you tired from reading all of this yet? I was exhausted once we got home Sunday night. I think my birthday wore everyone out this year! I had so many birthday wishes on facebook, I just couldn't believe how many people thought of me all week long. I couldn't have asked for a better 31st birthday!

A Very Happy Easter!

We had a wonderful Easter this year! Lots of activities and lots of candy!

We have spent the last week learning about the real meaning of Easter and how the Atonement and resurrection blesses our lives. It has been so special to teach the kids more about their Savior and have them ask questions about the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I am so thankful for the gospel and that we have the opportunity to share our testimonies with the kids, even at such a young age.

Thursday night we dyed Easter eggs. They did a very good job and Adam was very proud of his "earth egg".

Saturday morning we got up early and headed to the Spanish Fork Easter egg hunt. Tess dressed herself (I am not allowed to pick out her clothes most of the time) and she looked like a colorful Easter egg herself!

Anxiously waiting.....

Adam took off....we totally lost him and it freaked me out! That is him in the red jacket.

The kids loved it! Even though they seemed to be the only kids that obeyed the 4 egg rule. It was a good, unplanned teaching moment. Gotta love those!

Easter morning brought baskets and an egg hunt. Since Utah weather will not cooperate this year, we did our egg hunt inside.

Our beautiful kids! We are so thankful for them!

Happy Easter!

Earth Day Week

We have had a busy week! Fun, but busy! Today is earth day and that is what we learned about during Mommy school this week.

We made the earth out of tissue paper.

We went to Uncle Ryan's puppet show at BYU. It had nothing to do with earth day, but it was very fun and Ryan did a great job!

We talked about how we can help take care of the earth. We made a recycling bin and a litter monster.

We walked around our neighborhood feeding our litter monster. They loved that!

To finish the week with something fun, I made the kids "Dirt" for dessert. I talked it up for 2 days with Adam and you should have seen the looks of disgust he gave me. He was a little less reluctant once he saw the gummy worms.

Eating their "worms" and "dirt"

Daddy even got in on some of the fun. He couldn't believe how real it looked. It was a fun way to end our Earth Week.

There is a lot more to post....stay tuned!

Dentist in Training

Last night I sent the kids upstairs to brush their teeth before bedtime. I went to check on how they were doing and found this....Adam was helping Tessa brush her teeth. He did a pretty good job! Maybe we have a future dentist on our hands.