I thought these bowls were a GREAT idea....

. . . I'm not so sure now.

Doesn't he looks so proud of himself??

Feeding the ducks

Last week Angela & I took the kids to first dam in Logan to feed the ducks. We are idiots & didn't bring a ton of bread - but I think they kids still had a good time.

If you look closely - Blake is chasing a yellow butterfly . . . & wearing very fuzzy winter socks. Tee hee.

How stinkin cute is this!!??

The amazing Simba!!

Caleb gets such a kick out of this kitten. Every morning he'll go to the screen door & say "here kitt kitt kitt kitt kitt". He loves to chase the kitten (which I imagine is a bad thing). It cracks him up to see the kitten run.

Meet Simba!

So, we (okay....I) decided that Caleb needed a pet. Fish . . . not fun, dog. . .too freaking noisy. . .cat - sure! How could one resist a kitten this stinkin cute?!?! We'll keep this one outside. It'll be nice when it grows big enough to NOT fit through the chain link fence!!

Caleb waving & saying "Hi kitty!!"

Every. . . . single . . . . day . . . .

Me: "Oh no! Where is Caleb?"

Me: "Caaaaaleb?? Where are youuuu??"

Caleb: "Caaaaaleb?? Are you??"

Me: "There he is!"

Caleb: "I found him!"

Kitty?

I guess while I was at work the other day - Casey & Caleb were outside. Casey was sitting in one of our patio chairs & Caleb was wandering around & stopped & looked into one of our window wells & said "Kitty??? Kitty???" Casey didn't really say anything to him. Then Caleb said "Mouse? Mouse???" Casey then came & peeked into the window well & saw nothing - so the evening went on.

Later that night Casey & I were in the basement & heard a weird thud from our downstairs bathroom. Low & behold - there was an owl stuck in the window well. I'm trying to get the thought out of my head that it was eating a mouse when Caleb saw it earlier....I'm just hoping Caleb wasn't sure what the heck it was & was throwing out guesses. Casey rescued the owl & while we were outside the mother (I'm assuming) was hovering by closely waiting to peck out our eyes in case we hurt her baby.

I wanted to pet it - but accidentally knocked it off of the fence. Oops. I put it on top of one of our sheds & the next morning he was gone - so all is well!!

The 1 warm day we had earlier this month Caleb got to play in the sprinkler. He loves it.

We also got to play in it one other day this year - but he was in sweats. Tee hee.

Brittni update: I'm still working 2 jobs. My feet REALLY hurt after my serving job - anyone know of some fabulous shoes? I'm thinking of some crocs - I freaking hate them. I think they are so ugly!! But - if they really are as comfortable as some say - I might have to cave. I'm still dieting & exercising - I've lost 10 elbees since March & I'm maintaining so that's a start! There is a 'secret' road that I have in Brigham that I would like to be able to jog the length of it by the end of the summer. I've done a smidge of interval training this past week & that's gone good - it's a lot harder with the resistance of the stroller - but that will make my muscles that much more bangin' in the end.

Casey update: Freaking Rheumatoid Arthritis. It's getting the better of him I think. He's on a leave from work & our money supply is going down...down...down. It's quite depressing. He's apprehensive about taking all of the prescriptions from the Dr but I'm afraid he's doing his joints permanent damage by not taking them all. We obviously think differently. The bonus of his leave is that I can get him moving again & try to keep his joints loosened up. Keep us in your thoughts!!

Merry Mother's Day!

I had to work until 1 on Mother's day & after that Casey & Caleb & I went to Texas Roadhouse in Logan. It was my first Texas Roadhouse experience & I thought it was fabulous! I would have to give it 2 thumbs way up!! I had a sirloin steak & BBQ ribs & a baked potato & salad (to ease my quilt a smidgen). We then went to Maurices & I got a new pair of jeans - hooray!! We then went to Lowe's & got . . .

This darling outdoor clock!!

And this cute light!! We also bought another one of these for the entry.

The more I look at these lights though - they more they look like a boob. Oopsie.

So - notice the super cute tiles on the wall?? That is where half of the "Merry" part in my title comes in. For Christmas my parents gave me a gift card to Rod Works & the tiles were the purchase that I made. I could NEVER get Casey to hang them for me - so my blond knight in shining armour came to the rescue. (I won't tell Casey who helped me - tee hee) I LOVE THEM!

The 2nd half of the "Merriness" comes in to play with this!!

Check out the barrel on that sucker! I won't have to worry about him shooting his eye out with this gun because he couldn't turn it & pull the trigger! Casey is going to build himself a gun & his parents ordered him this part for Christmas - & it was on back order until now! CRAZY!

I heart being a mom. There are definitely times of frustration - but more laughter & cuteness than I can imagine.