Goodbye Winter!!

Since last Wednesday was the first official day of spring, I thought I would say a proper goodbye to winter by making a little slide show of our winter memories. Looking through the pictures we took over the last couple of months made me realize that winter can actually be fun, & although this winter seemed especially cold & long, we did have some fun times playing in all of the snow we had this year. To be honest though, I am happy to see winter go & for the somewhat warmer weather to be here. So, happy spring everyone & peace out winter!!

And the winners are...

Angi Peterson
Stacie Neeley
Ali Stewart

I am so sorry that I am a little late posting the winners. Hopefully, I will be getting your prize to you in the next week. Thanks so much to everyone who left a comment. I was really afraid that no one would want to play along with me, so thanks everyone for playing. Now, pay it forward!!!!

Pay It Forward!!

This is fun!!! Be sure to leave a comment if you want to play... I won a drawing on my friend Melissa's blog, so now it's my turn to "Pay It Forward"! This is how it works... You simply make a comment to this post in the next week and on Tuesday March 18, I will put your name in a drawing and the three people that I draw out will get something from me! Winners will be posted on Wednesday, the 19th. If you win, be prepared to PAY IT FORWARD! This is so much fun... Remember don't enter if you don't want to "PAY IT FORWARD".

The Aquarium!

I am happy to say that the kids & I finally did something: ) It seems like we were always going & doing fun things with friends when we were in Ohio (maybe it just seems like that, because I am really missing Ohio), but lately, I've been a slacker & haven't felt like going out in the cold. On Monday, my mother-in-law had a fabulous idea. She wanted to take all 5 of the grand kids to The Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy. The kids had a great time looking at all of the fish. Brandon loved driving the simulated boat, & Peyton loved petting the starfish. They were both pretty scared of the sting rays though, so neither one of them would even think about sticking their hand in the water to pet one of those. Although the Aquarium is no Columbus Zoo, it was still pretty fun, & it was so nice to get out & do something with the cousins. Here are a few of the pictures we took...

Sleepover!!

Last Friday night Brandon had his new B.F.F, Tyson, sleep over at our house. It was his very first time to have a friend sleep over all night, & I'm pretty sure I'm in denial about how big my little boy is getting. I always thought sleepovers were for moms with older kids, not me! I guess it's time to admit that I have a kid old enough to have sleepovers!! They had so much fun playing together. I put them to bed about 9:30, but I could hear them in his room playing until about 11:30. They looked so cute & peaceful sleeping in their beds with their little blankets. They were even more excited to wake up & play again:) I think that having him sleep at his friend's house next time will be a little harder for me, so thank you Amy for being so brave & allowing Tyson to sleep here first. You're great!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

In honor of this day of love, I just wanted to say a little something about my hubby...I am so grateful to have him in my life. He definitely is my other half & is everything I am not. He has a calming effect on me that I can't even explain & has given me 2 wonderful kids. I am the stressed out one in the relationship, & he is so layed back which is something I defintely need in my life. He works so hard so that I can stay home with my beautiful kids & spend money (that one's for you, babe): ) Just wanted to say I love you & I am so happy that you are my valentine!!

I got this idea from Mindy's blog. I thought I would tag myself & a few others so we could all have a chance to talk about our husbands on Valentine's day!

Full name: Derek Ray Morris

How long have you been married: 8 years in July

How long did we date: 5 months & then we were engaged for 4 months

Who said I love you first: Derek

Who is taller: DEFINITELY Derek!!

Who sings better: Me (& if you've ever heard me sing that is not saying a whole lot b/c I'm pretty sure I'm tone deaf)

Who's smarter: Derek (hats off to him & to all of you for spending 8+ years in school)

Who does the laundry: Me & I'll be honest, I am not a big fan.

Who pays the bills: Derek but I do the budget (that way I get get more money than he does)

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed: Derek, but I wish I did because it is closer to the bathroom & the kids still wake me up no matter what side of the bed I am on.

Who mows the lawn: Considering we've never had a lawn, that's a tough one, but I'm pretty sure Derek will be doing that once we actually put our yard in.

Who cooks dinner: Definitely me, but Derek makes a mean pancake!!

Who drives: Derek (as I mentioned before, I'm the stressed out one)

Who's more stubborn: Derek, although he would say it's me

Who kissed who first: Derek did on his birthday. It probably should've been me, but I was too shy to make the first move

Who asked who out first: Derek (if you call "hey, when are we gonna' go out?" an actual invitation)

Who proposed: Derek (he asked me on February 29, 2000. So we only get to truly celebrate our engagement every 4 years. I'm sure he planned it that way, one less anniversary to worry about)

Who has more siblings: We both have 4 siblings. He has 1 brother & 3 sisters & I have 1 sister & 3 brothers.

Who wears the pants on the family: Derek....the key is to make them think they do, but in all actuality we know it's us, right girls?!?

I tag: Melissa, Erin, Gretchen, Harmony, Stacie, Amy Elmore & Amy Stewart...have fun girls!!

Love you babe!! Thanks for always making me laugh & for being my knight in shining armor. The kids & I got trapped in a blizzard/snow/wind storm for 7 hours last night (2 hours in the car & 5 hours in a gas station) & Derek hiked a mile in the blizzard to come be with us & eventually get us home. You're the greatest!!!!!!