Happy Birthday to Luke!

Happy Happy Birthday to my Luke! You are such a joy and our family would not be complete without you! You have the biggest personality and you are so friendly with everyone! I feel amazingly blessed to be your mother! I love you!

Newborn Luke

One year Old

2 Years old

Sidenote:

(Seriously Ari this is your child. Those of you that know Ari does this not look just like her? I hope your Brigham looks just like this:-)



Fiesta Chicken Pasta Memories

I was feeling nostalgic the other night as I made this delicious dinner. I got this recipe at my bridal shower 5+ years ago from Trina Grandenetti. I made it right when we first got married, and I think it was one of the first times I ever used a new recipe and we loved it! Every time I make it I am back in our little basement apartment, just newly married and our whole lives ahead of us. I loved that time it was so fun to just be together and have no one to worry about except each other. It's fun to look back and remember, and crazy to think how much has changed. I know I feel like a completely different person now then I was when I first got married. Hopefully most changes were for the better!

I thought I would share this super easy, super fast and ridiculously delicious Mexican pasta recipe so all of you can enjoy it to, and hopefully make your own memories:) !

Fiesta Chicken Pasta

Ingredients:

2 Cups Rotini Noodles

1lb chicken chopped

2 Bell peppers (green or red)

1/4 Cup Zesty Italian Dressing

1Tbsp Chili Powder

1/2 Cup Salsa

1/2 Cup Sour Cream

1/2 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Cook Noodles as directed on package. Cook chicken in skillet for 6 minutes. Add Peppers, Italian Dressing, and chili powder. Cook until chicken is cooked through. Add Salsa and sour cream. Add noodles to chicken mixture and serve with shredded cheese on top.

 Enjoy!

When Mom gets sick

When mom's get sick it's a sad, sad day. Try and think of all the times your mom was sick. Not like a cold, like down in bed can barely get up to pee kind of sick. I can only think of twice for my own mother. Otherwise she was always up, making our food, cleaning our house, taking us places. I'm sure there were other times that I just don't remember...maybe I'll have to ask her about it.
Well I am just getting over my SECOND breast infection since Sadie was born and let me tell you, it was no parade. The first one was awful, the hubs couldn't stay home from work, my mother was busy, in-laws work, and the boys were sick with colds so they couldn't go play at a friends house. Taking care of 3 kids is pretty crazy on a normal day but when mom has a fever of 103 degrees, it's down right awful.
                BUT we survived!
Through answered prayers and lots of help from above, we survived. I truly thought it was a 1 time deal though! So when this second infection hit on my other side I knew I wouldn't make it by myself this time! Again 2 full days of 103 degree fever and that severe pain in the boob (literally!) I just couldn't do it by myself and LUCKILY I didnt have to. Thankfully my parents were able to step in and Brock was able to stay home a little from work and neighbors let Isaac come play!
So good news I am up on my feet today, house is of course destroyed, again when mom gets sick nothing gets done. But it'll get put back together in time! I just want to say I'm so grateful I got to call in my sick day this time! Sort of, I still had to take care of Sadie girl, but she was helpful to get the infection out...suck, suck, suck little one even though it hurts like crazy!


SO If any one out there gets Mastitis let me know I've got some helpful tricks! Now I just need to figure out how to make sure this doesn't happen again!

Oh the JOYS...

of Little BOYS!

I love these two! They are my buddies, we have so much fun all day every day together!

Here are some Things they LOVE;

dirt and mud, mud and dirt, bugs, dirt, spiders,

mud, superheros, cars, weapons, tools and did I mention dirt

and mud:)
Favorite Luke story of the week (there are so many it's hard to choose, this kid has more personality then anyone I've ever met and he's not quite 2!):

We were walking at the mall last week and I was letting him walk (more like he demanded to walk and I didnt feel it in me to fight him to stay in his stroller). Anyway he got confused and couldn't find me for a second even though I was just a few steps ahead of him. And this group of "Grandmas" started talking to him all at the same time saying "hey your mommy's right there" "over here little boy" etc... and Luke looked at all of them and yelled "STOP IT, STOP IT!" with both hands in the air. It took them by such suprise that this little baby could talk they did stop and then he saw me and ran to me. And I just laughed and walked away!

Favorite Isaac Story: about a month ago we had a wedding to go to in Ogden and I couldn't decide if I wanted to wear heels or not, so I wore my heels and brought a pair of flats with me. Well last week Isaac was getting ready to go somewhere with me and he had on his boots and he had his tennis shoes in his hand. And I said "Isaac, why are you bringing 2 pairs of shoes?" And he said " I just can't decide which shoes to wear, so I'm bringing them both". :)

Tricky Leprechauns...

Yesterday we made this "Leprechaun Catch" as Isaac calls it, or Trap as I call it so that we could catch a Leprechaun last night.

But that tricky Leprechaun escaped out the side and left a trail of gold and rainbow treats.

Then he turned our milk green!

And he flipped our couch over and made a big mess!

And he turned our carpet green! Oh wait that was already green...

Anyway,

the boys sure had a fun time finding their treats and looking for the Leprechaun all morning. Hopefully we can figure out a better trap next year so that he can't escape!

5 years...

5 years! How crazy, but every time I think how has it really been 5 years?? My next thought is well it better have been at least 5 years we have 3 KIDS! Aww we look like little kids in this picture. Do we look older now? I feel a lot older that's for sure! Well I sure do love my hubs and I am so grateful for this day 5 years ago when I made the best decision of my life!

Mother of 3...

First I just have to share a couple of pictures of my little Sadie Bug!

She is so stinkin' cute I love her so much!
I cannot believe she is 1 month old today!

I have just been thinking a little about how things have changed for me the last month. Adding a new baby is always a big change for any family. And having 3 kids is a pretty big change! But overall things have been great, and I am not the one to take credit for this. I have received SO much help and support from Family, and neighbors and friends! So THANK YOU everyone that has helped! You have made my life so much easier the last month!
Here's a few things I've learned the last month...

* time goes by SO fast. Seriously the days fly by, every time I look at the clock it's been 3 hours and it's time to nurse again. And then during Sadie's 2 hour naps I just run and try and get everything done and spend time with the boys and before I can get ANYthing accomplished it's time to nurse again.

* I LOVE having a newborn, I kind of forgot this and this seems silly since I've done this twice before, but I really love the newborn stage. It goes by SO fast (like I mentioned) and it's such a precious time. I just love holding and cuddling this sweet little girl and there's not enough time in the day! (luckily I have nights too:))

* Adding 1 more person to the family has QUADRUPLED my laundry! How is this possible? I guess it's because she goes through a couple of outfits on most days because of diaper explosions. But seriously I am doing laundry every single day, there is always more! But as a side note, I love folding pinks and purples and cute little girl clothes!

* I am actually enjoying just staying home most days. This is a shock to me, I thought staying home would be my biggest challenge. The boys and I are used to going constantly, but I have really liked staying home all day. The few times we have ventured out have been exhausting!

* And lastly I LOVE having 3 kids! I was so scared, seriously I thought baby #3 would be a turning point for me, turning into a crazy person, jumping off the cliff, never to be the same. But it really hasn't been as bad as I thought. I still have small moments of me time (like now) when all 3 of them are napping *which is heaven*! And I love all 3 of my kids, and even though I had never planned on having 3 under 3, I think it's going to turn out great. All of them will play and be best friends and I love that! I just feel so grateful to be a mother and I love these 3 adorable children!