Happy Mother's Day

What a Couple of "Suckers"

KISSES

The Eth Man

Enjoying the Sundance Stream

Do We Have To????

Cute, Spring Girl

Best Dad & Kids Ever!

Yesterday was a beautiful day! I got to celebrate being the mom of the best kids ever. After Church, Jus had a picnic prepared and we headed up to Sundance. The kids had a great time chasing the squirrels and prairie dogs in and out of their holes. It felt great just to be with the four people I love the most!

Good News & I'm Back!

I returned to a notification in my inbox that our company has won 2009 Best of State in our industry! This is such great news, but it means one thing.....I need to find an evening gown. Last time we won, I was 9 months pregnant...so I am sure it won't be as challenging as that! After the longest day of my life, I returned home late last night. I was greeted by the three most wiggly and excited kids and champ of a hubby ever! The trip was great. The city was amazing. I reminded me so much of the looks and feel of downtown London. I love the city life. I loved the culture, history, food and people of Philadelphia. We toured the entire city, my word...there was a bit of history on literally every street corner there. Just seeing the Liberty Bell and the actual place where the Declaration of Independance was signed made me think of the visionary men who built our country's foundation. Then I had to asked myself why we have gotten so far away as a society to all that they held dear....I couldn't snap pictures quick enough. I will post some when things calm down a bit. My favorite was the Reading Terminal Market and the rich Dutch culture all around. I even bought an apple pie for my sweetie and managed to carry it all around downtown Philly and smuggle it on the plane home. It arrived in perfect form, now that is commitment and talent! I attended some great meetings, have some new ideas and just generally feel excited and grateful to be part of such a life changing industry. Being away especially made me appreciate my family, where I live, the wonderful people and opportunities that have presented themselves in my life over the past several years. Not to mention such a wonderful husband who never complains about the extra work load and does a great job as Mr. Mom in my absence. A super clean house and no laundry was just icing on the cake. It's good to be back!

I Can't Wait to Come Home

I really need some....can't wait to return to this....wish the Ocean was part of the deal, although the mountains are a pretty great second. I brought my yoga mat with me, but a hotel room and a tv aren't the same. Can't wait to get home for lots of reasons!

I already miss....

THIS!!!!!!!!!

Philly...Here I Come!

Today begins my week long trip to Philadelphia....I will be getting to see some great history sites, eat a Philly Cheese steak (hopefully) and attend lots of work meetings. I don't mind travelling so much, but by the end of the week I sure miss my family!

Orange Soda

I had a lap full of it tonight at dinner, really. I am blogging this mostly for my own good, because it is a moment I don't ever want to forget. Ethan was horsing around at dinner and spilled his soda into my lap. He looks at everyone at the table, addresses them separately to tell them he is sorry. Everyone but me, the lady with the lap full of orange soda. Then he goes to get a towel to clean it up (after dad scolds him), and proceeds to clean up the table. I sit there laughing my guts out (literally) because he still has not acknowledged me. Once he finally realizes that maybe he should have sympathy for me, he begins to clean me up with a soda soaked towel. I end up drenched in the orange stuff. I guess I needed a good laugh because I thought this was the funniest thing that has ever happened. To make matters worse, it started to rain tonight and I went out to save the bunny from the storm. To thank me, she peed all over me. I'm just like Rodney Dangerfield I guess....I get no respect....they'll all miss me I guess when I'm in Philadelphia this week.

You Know You're from Missouri If:

A Facebook friend had this posted to their profile and it made me laugh out loud!
I added some of my own at the end:

1. Everyone you know has been on a "Float trip"
2. "Vacation" means driving to Silver Dollar City, Branson, or Six Flags.
3. You measure distance in minutes rather than miles.
4. Down south to you means Arkansas.
5. You know several people who have hit a deer.
6. You think Missouri is spelled with an "ah" at the end.
7. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
8. You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better."
9. You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
10. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year.
11. You know in your heart that Mizzou can beat Nebraska in football.
12. You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?"
13. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, or grain.
14. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
15. You carry jumper cables in your car and know that
everyone else should.
16. You went to skating parties as a kid.
17. You only own 3 spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.
18. The local paper covers national and international
headlines on one page but requires 6 pages for sports.
19. You think that deer season is a national holiday.
20. You get out to school for deer season.
21. You can't think of anything better than sitting on the porch in the middle of the summer during a thunderstorm.
22. You know which leaves make good toilet paper.
23. You've ever said, "it's not the heat, it's the humidity."
24. You know all 4 seasons: Almost Summer, Summer,
Still Summer, and Construction.
25. You know if another Missourian is from the bootheel, ozarks, eastern, middle or western Missouri soon as they open their mouth.
26. You think a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.
27. You know what "HOME OF THE THROWED ROLLS' means!!!
28. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
You know what "cow tipping" or "Possum Kicking" is.
29. You think "frog gigging" should be an Olympic sport.
30. You can tell the difference between a horse and a cow from a distance.
31. You don't put too much effort into hairstyles due to wind and weather.
32. There's a tornado warning and the whole town is outside watching for it.
33. The local gas station sells live bait.
34. Your radio buttons are preset buttons are country.

My Own Top 10 Missouri List (but not from personal experience, I swear)

1. If you have ever gone sledding by tying the hood of a car to your truck and went 4 wheeling
2. You have ever had a sleepover in the bed of your dad's dump truck.
3. If you know what happens when you put grain alcohol in the fireplace when your parents are on vacation.
4. If you know what spraying aerosol hairspray into a lighter will do.
5. If your dad makes your own fireworks on fourth of July.
6. If you eat meatloaf made out of dog food.
7. If you have ever been to Party Cove.
8. If you have a crappie or bass in your fish aquarium at home. (Justin's dad did)
9. There's green algae growing in your above ground swimming pool and you've just decided to let it go.
10. If you know what "White Lighting" is!

I HAVE to Have this.....

So, my birthday is coming up and Justin has been asking what I want. I have decided I LOVE this print and feel it is something I NEED to have hanging in our home. There's actually a lot of history behind these prints.

It was a British World War II propaganda poster discovered a decade ago at the bottom of a box.

These are pretty funny as well......


I would say that pretty much all of these apply to the kind of life I lead......funny!
MR. HILL HELPFUL HINT: You can find it on my fav site etsy.com

So Glad I Married....

A man who's not AFRAID to play Ring Around the Rosie with his little lady.....

And even SMILE about it! Love You!

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Happy Birthday!

To the best intern ever to step foot in my office!

Birthday Wishes to you!

I hope amidst all that studying for finals you take some time out today for some of this!

I think of you often and miss your smile and sweet spirit in my daily life.

I am so proud of you for pursuing your dream and know you'll be great at anything you choose to do!

Fruit Loops

Justin and I both simultaneously sat up in bed in the middle of the night Monday.....It took us several minutes to figure out that the sound of crumbling gravel was coming from our humidifier. We both love the white noise created by our electrical roommate. Upon inspection before bed last night, Mr. Hill discovered someone...and I'm not naming any names here...

ABBY

...took it upon themselves to feed fruity loops to our humidifier.

HOW SWEET :)

Spoke Too Soon....

Oh gosh, the very day that I post about how well Isaac is doing we end up back at Dr. Riddle's office. Isaac's sweet kindergarten teacher called mid-morning yesterday (after my post) and said he was complaining of not feeling well. We went to pick him up and thought it best to have him looked out given the past month and a half of illness. He tested positive for the same bacterial infection that landed him in the hospital in March dang it! Poor guy....after much discussion with Dr. Riddle, we all agree that having his Adenoids and Tonsils out is the best thing for him. This will be his sixth surgery (and hopefully last)! We are hopeful that this will take care of all of his problems. If not, further more extensive tests will need to be done. Justin and I both have a good feeling this will get him back to being healthy. For now, they have him Augmentin to "cool off" the current infection and will operate on May 15th if all goes well. Please keep him in your prayers. He's feeling pretty frustrated and picked on at this point.

To Grandmother's House We Go......

Aunt Nicki discovers a beautiful disaster!

Who gets cupcakes with black frosting anyway? Thanks D!

Uncle Shaun with Dad Hill and bum foot :(

Mr. Hill watching the play by play of the Chiefs first draft picks....football again, really?

Sweet Great Grandma Hill

Abbycakes and her cupcake

Jack makes a wish!

Happy 1st Birthday Babies!

Silly Kaleb

Cousins

Abby was Crabby...too many days with no nap will do that!

Ethan at cousin Sarah's Reception

Isaac Underwater

Helping Little Sister

The AWESOME Uncle Kris

Ethan Man

Celeste and her twins

We went over the river and through the woods this weekend to Justin's parent's house up in Ogden for the weekend. It was great to sleepover and see lots of family. We celebrated twins Jack and Shaun's first birthday, went to a cousin's wedding reception, went swimming and let the cousin's play all weekend. It was a relaxing time for all!

Hill Aerospace Museum

Update

Just tying up a few loose ends here....First, all the baby bunnies are gone now, we are sad that we weren't able to keep even one of them but a little relieved that the whole thing is over. Second, It has been a week and a half and we are OFFICIALLY a Binky free household! She is talking so much more now. I am amazed at some of the concepts she understands and words she can use. She is so dang cute! She got out my yoga mat this morning and made me turn it on the TV just so she could do yoga like mom and Becky. Last, I wanted to let everyone know how our Isaac is doing. He recently saw Dr, Riddle (ENT Specialist) and they took a look at everything. His hearing has nearly returned to normal, the nerve function is not totally normal yet but well on it's way. They will measure that again in a few months. His lymph nodes are still swollen and Dr. Riddle says that is normal for the next two months or so as his body continues to flush out all that infection. His last set of labs and blood work is looking more normal and they are very confident to rule out any underlying illness like Leukemia. These are all really encouraging things, and we are grateful he is feeling so much better. Just wanted to let you all know what's going on.

Isaac's First School Project

Issac recently completed his first big project at school. He did a poster and report on Mickey Mouse. Little brother Ethan came along to help out. Isaac wrote a report about Mickey and researched facts about the friendly mouse. As a 6 year old, he knows a thing or two about Mickey....he's already been to Disneyland 5 times! Good job buddy!

Bunn In The Oven

Isaac and I were discussing the bunny and her babies before dinner last night. The last baby died day before yesterday, despite our heroic efforts to dropper feed and keep warm. Isaac was really wondering how that mommy came to be pregnant:)
I say to him, "It's just like when a mom and a dad love each other and make babies." And that's ALL I Say!
He replies, "She must have divorced that one dude after she got pregnant, so we'll have to find her a new husband so that she can try to have more babies."
This kid cracks me up! We got our bunny from St. George so I think he thinks she must have left her bunny hubby there.
I don't think we'll be breeding bunnies anytime soon (I am way grossed out)!

Day 4.....

Still NO BINKY...We're Really doing this. My baby is growing up (sniff, sniff). Just so happy to see her be a big girl! It's really not been that bad. She still asks for it and I just say I am going to look for one for her. I want to tell her how proud I am of her, but I don't dare make a big deal about it yet. Next on the list: Potty training. But that one will have to wait until after my trip to Philadelphia next week. Also we still have 1 baby bunny that seems to be doing well. Justin and I sat watching her with the mommy forever last night. Who needs the Discovery Channel anyway?