Pictures

So I finally got around to having the kids pictures taken. I used Skye Johansen and am thrilled with how the pictures turned out. I must say I think I have some beautiful kids, yes I am completely biased, but aren't all moms supposed to be. By the end of the session Nico had had enough and didn't want to sit still and wouldn't keep any of her hats on.

McKenna and JJ were a huge help. They tried every trick they could think of to keep Nico entertained and smiling through the entire process. I love Nico's baby chub and I don't think I realized how photogenic my kids are; I am a completely different story. It was worth the wait. I will treasure these pictures forever. All I have to do is look at McKenna to remind myself how fast they grow up. Enjoy the pictures.

If you want to see some more pictures or check out Skye's work just head to www.skyejohansen.com. The kids pictures are posted on her blog.

Sick and tired of being sick

Finally, I everyone is better. For the past week we have all had varying degrees of the stomach flu. McKenna and Nico had it the worst. Yesterday was the first day that Nico didn't get sick. I felt so bad for her; she had no idea what was going on. Luckily, I was spared the brunt of it since I was the nurse for the rest of the family. It is always horrible when mom is sick anyway because then things really begin to fall apart.

I couldn't wait for McKenna and JJ to head back to school yesterday and so we could get back to our normal routine. Matt asked me how I expect to survive the summer with all three home? Simple, " I will send the older two outside to play all day and lock the door....:)" Now if it would only get warm and stay that way.

Draper Temple

So last night for Mutual we took the YW and YM to the Draper Temple Open House. There were a few extra tickets so I decided to bring the kids along. Try telling your kids that they have to get dressed up and be on their best behavior when it isn't Sunday.

The temple is absolutely beautiful. Needless to say it was extremely busy since this is the last week of the open house. McKenna, JJ, and Nico were very good but very tired by the time we got home around 10:15. Thanks to Katie, Bridger, Makele, and Jessica for putting up with Nico's screaming on the way home. Fortunately she was a little angel in the temple constantly oohing and aahing at various things.

I am so glad that I had the opportunity to take my kids with me so that I could answer any questions that they had and just to have an experience like that together. I do have to say that the wait for the buses in the small and very cramped tent was a little too long. Hey, it was good for all of us to practice being patient. Thanks to everyone for help with the kids.