Thanksgiving Point

One of our favorite Spring activities is to take the kids to visit the animals at Farm Country. We all had a great time and Abby even rode her first pony!

How to Diaper A Baby When You Are A Baby

Abby is demonstrating true desire to be a little mother. The other night, she got her baby and went to get her own diapers and wiped to try and figure out how to change it on her own. We just sat and watched her...this is toooo cute!

Mr. Green Eyes

Ethan has the prettiest green eyes (my eyes are green too) and it makes me happy to see a little piece of me in those beautiful but mischievous eyes!

Ogden's Treehouse Museum and Sonora Grill Grand Opening!

We recently spent the weekend in Ogden for the grand opening of the Sonora Grill thanks to my good friend Rebecca who got us the VIP treatment. It was a fabulous upscale Mexican resturaunt in downtown Ogden. I wish I had taken more pictures! We also went to the Treehouse Museum in downtown Ogden and WOW it was really great!

Silly Billys

Here are our crazy kids acting silly on a Saturday night at home. Isaac had better be careful, I gave myself a giant face hickey when I was about ten by sucking the air out of my cup and attaching it to my face! HA!

PIGTAILS!

I have dreamed of this little girl and her piggytails all of my life. Thank goodness they are finally here!

Missing Camera Charger....

FOUND! Look forward to more posts and pics ASAP!

9 Years Ago....this weekend!

Just a little reflecting on where Justin and I were 9 years ago this weekend! I flew to Utah to see Justin after nearly 5 years! It was such a great trip and some of the best memories of my life! We talked every night for about 3 weeks on the phone and decided that if we were attracted to one another (because we had talked about everything else), it was a done deal. I remember sitting in the car after my first 24 hours in Utah thinking, "I SO want to marry this guy, he's going to think I am crazy!" Lucky for me, he was thinking the same thing! Well, the rest is history. Marrying Mr. Hill has been by far the best decision I have ever or will evver make! I love you Jus and am grateful for the past 17 years if friendship.

Another GREAT Grandmother

Okay, so I couldn't post something about Grandma Gean without mentioning how great my mother is. Even though she lives thousands of miles away, she still seems to stay connected with our kids. They love talking to her on the phone and making pictures to send to her. She single-handedly gave me the most wonderful childhood memories and created unforgetable traditions that I now carry in my own family. I miss her so much and wish that we lived closer. I love you mom and am grateful for you prescence in my life and the lives of my family!

Grandmothers are GREAT!

Look at this awesome lady! This is Justin's sweet mom and my wonderful mother in law Gean! We were lucky enough to have her as a guest in our home a few days this week. We are so grateful for her willingness to come down from Layton and tend the kids a few days while our nanny is on a much deserved vacation. Thanks grandma for all the love you give our babies and your helpful hands. WE LOVE YOU!

Happy 2 Year Anniversary Celeste and Kris!

Look at this cute, sweet couple! I look at Celeste and can't believe I have known her since she was 3! She has grown into and amazing and beautiful woman. We can't wait to meet her twins when they arrive soon. We love you guys!

Just Isaac

I have posted pictures of Ethan and Abby this morning and felt that I could not resist posting some of the "Jellyman". I have to share these favorite baby photos of mine of this little professor son of ours! Can you believe he will be in Kindergarten next year? HOLY COW!

Missing Home

The kids have been asking to "go home" a lot lately...that is, errr, to our old house. This makes me feel sad, because I am missing it as well. I uploaded this photo of our old house simply because the Spring there was just always so beautiful. I know we all do love our new home, I think it's just that our memories at our old house were so wonderful. I don't think life can get any sweeter than it was for all of our years there. We love the awesome space in our new home and are starting to make so many wonderful friends in the surrounding neighborhoods. I think if we could get some warm weather here and enjoy the sunshine, that would help tremendously. Isn't this house still so beautiful though???

Abby...One Year Ago...

I can't believe this pictures were only take a year ago! Look how this little kitten has grown! It's funny to think of how many things have changed since then. In the last photo, Aunt Celeste is holding Abby. In a few weeks, "Aunt Leste" will welcome her own twin baby boys into the world! WOW!

The Many Faces of Ethan

I just love this guy! He teaches all of us so many valuable lessons. He loves Mario more than anything and wishes for his upcoming 4th birthday party to be a "Mario" Party, just like his 3rd birthday. Do you think it is crazy to let him have another "Mario" celebration?

Good Morning!

Ok, so it has been awhile since I posted anything and many of you are giving me trouble for that! Yes! It is also 5 a.m. while I am writing this. The truth is, that it has been very busy in our house as of late. The kids have been feeling sick for an endless twoo weeks now, but are finally on the mend (I think). We have the feeling that this Utah Winter is NEVER going to go away. In addition, I have misplaced the battery charger to the digital camera. This makes it difficult to upload photos. I woke up at 4 a.m. this morning to Isaac begging for a drink of water. When Justin told him there was some by his bed, he replied "no dad, that water is not fresh enough." So, I got up to get him a drink and put him back to bed...but there was no going back to bed for me. I spent the next half-hour rummaging through drawers to find that stinkin' charger with no luck. Hopefully I'll be back up and running again soon! As for now, I'll post a few things I do have saved on my computer!

Easter Greetings Everyone!

We hope this finds all of you in the joy of Spring!
This Utah Winter has been a long and brutal one, especially for the kids. They are greatly anticipating the warmer weather and can’t wait to get out and ride their bikes, blow bubbles, and run and play! The kids and I planted tons of bulbs in our new yard last Fall. It is fun to see our Crocus, Tulips and Daffodils starting to peek through the soil. It has been a great goal of mine to have a yard with an abundance of flowers and our own vegetable garden. We plan on planting Peony bushes and a great garden this Spring in memory of two of our grandmothers that have passed away this year. I remember as a child, my great-grandmother would always have a mason jar with peonies in the middle of the dining room table. To her dismay, there would occasionally be a parade of ants marching across the table. This is a fond and funny memory to me. Our family is doing well. Abby is adjusting to her new glasses and enjoying the ability to see out of her left eye again. She loves her new room and sleeping in her “big girl” bed. Isaac and Ethan are finishing up this year of Pre-school and eager to be the “Boys of Summer” once more! I am enjoying the calling as a Sunday School teacher to the 3-4 year olds. Justin has been a great helper on all of our many house projects and recently enjoyed a trip to the Google Campus in California. Happy Easter to all of you. We love each of you very much and thank our lucky stars daily that we are surrounded by such amazing people in our life!

Justin~Mindy~Isaac~Ethan~Abby
The Silly Hills

A new look

Check it out! Those of you who frequent our blog may notice some changes! I have been playing around and have learned a few new tricks. Now if I can just figure out how to put one of those cool custom backgrounds in....Rebecca, you are the savvy one at all things cool...any pointers? i have some new pics to upload soon too. Hope all is well! Pray for me, as Justin is on a buisness trip to Google in Cali this week. I'm sure I'll survive but it will be lonely and hectic without my better half around this week. Have a fun and safe trip babe! XOXOXOXO

SADNESS

Okay, yeah it is nearly 2 am and I can't sleep...all worked up after a traumatic day. I got the call at noon while I was in with a patient and rushed right home. She fell off her bike and her glasses had broken and the arm of her glasses was sticking out of her forehead. This is the second set of broken glasses this week, and second set of stiches in a month. Some of this is due to her difficulty seeing I believe. The first episode, she simply had walked into the corner of a table. We had to get a plastic surgeon this time, no ER doc or pediatrician would do. Took us about 6 hours to find and available surgeon and that took me calling in some major professional favors in a personal way. We finally found this awesome guy and they put her out and took great care. Good news is that it is right along her natural brow line and with all the great silicon products out there, he says you will hardly see it! She will now add regular plastic surgeon visits to her list of monthly visits! Maybe he can fix me up too! Thank goodness for insurance and cafateria plans to this already stressed out budget (paying for her lens transplant and glasses aren't CHEAP)! But alls well that ends well and it could have been so much worse. Now the nanny is totally freaked out. Isaac told me that she was right there when it happend, you know how it goes...you can be right there and stuff still happens. There are constant reminders of what we have to be thankful for and today was one of those days. I will tell you that we were also blessed with an intoxicated little girl when we returned home. It gave us all a good laugh to see how much she was enjoying the drugs still...the laughter was good medicine for the emotional pain we had endured today. I would upload a photo or two but it's still a tender subject....maybe later we'll be laughing but not until she feels better. Nighto you, I'm going to go eat a bowl of kiddie cereal and flip the channels until I can convince my racing mind to get some zzzzz's! M

ARRRGGGGGHHHH!

This is Ethan's best pirate face. Poor little guy fell about a year ago and killed his two front teeth. It became evident last week that one of them needed to go. I took him to the denist where he sat right up in the chair and (with the silly gas and a promise of a new Wii game) agreed to let the dentist get rid of the "yucky" tooth. To my surprise, he did not even cry...unlike Isaac who bit the dentist on our last visit. I was dumbfouned by this because Isaac is usually so even mannered and kind. He wore it around his neck in a little necklace they gave him the entire day and then put it under his pillow before bed that night. I can't believe the tooth fairy paid him $2 for that yucko tooth. Times have really changed! We are now enjoying his toothless grin which seems to fit his personality just great!