New Computer!

I am so excited about my new computer. Mike got me one for my birthday and it's so nice not to have to wait for ten minutes for the computer to boot up, and it only takes a second for the pictures to load onto the blog. Everything is so much faster. It's sad though I realized that I didn't take pictures of my birthday. We went to Mike's sister Emily's graduation, she was the valedictorian of her college, which is a big accomplishment. Congrats, Em. It was fun to be with family this weekend for Liesel's bridal shower and my birthday. Since I have no pics of my birthday here's one of the kids I guess. Mike's sister Kerri got Camille this cute hooded towel that says 100% princess. Cute!

Spring Break!

It's been a while since I've written. This last week was Spring Break. It was a lot of fun. Mike took Logan to the Blue and White game. Logan's doing a little stretch before he gets going.

We worked in the yard on Monday and Tuesday. We planted 3 trees and put some bark around. It looks really nice. On Wednesday Mike and I went to the Temple and then we had pizza with Grandma Spencer. On Thursday we took the kids, except for Camille, to see Horton Hears a Who. It was a cute show and Logan was fascinated with the big screen. On Friday Mike helped his Grandma in her yard and then we went to Cabela's and then Sizzler.

The kids loved seeing the fish in the tank. Here the kids are in front of the fish tank. Then upstairs next to the General Store, they look like little adults in their rocking chairs.

Then later that night we slept over to Grandma Black's house. The kids love sleeping over there. We had a great Spring Break, it was nice to be together as a family and do fun things. It's amazing what you find enjoyable when all you do is watch your kids reactions. It's fun to see them have fun. Here's Camille just being cute!

Mommyhood!

You always wonder when you're a Mom, if this is what you're really supposed to do. Being a Mom is hard work. You feel under appreciated, tired and like you just don't know if you can pick up the living room again for the 100th time today.

Listening to conference always makes me feel like I'm doing what the Lord intended for me to do. It's true what Elder Ballard said about having moments. Things can get pretty monotonous, but every once and a while you have a moment that reaffirms why you do this. One of the kids can say something, like "I love you Mom", or "Thanks for dinner" or "Do you believe in Santa Claus", and then mark your name on a list when you say yes. I wouldn't trade those moments for all the money or praise I could get from a job. I feel like there's nothing that will get me closer to perfection than being married and having kids.

I want to thank my Mom for being so great. She's the best Mom I could ever have and I'm grateful for all her sacrifices, I love you Mom. I also want to thank my Mother-in-Law. She's great and I love her for all the things she's taught me and I thank her for raising such a great son.