10 YEARS and Counting

John and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary this month. We were planning on going somewhere exotic but decided to be practical and put the money into our yard. So we took 5 days and went down to St. George instead. We golfed, shopped (sort of), went to a movie, drove around in a convertible (top down), ate out, swam, and just enjoyed each others company. It was a great vacation. And we didn't even have to leave the great state of Utah :)

Here's to 10 years and many more. I love you dear :)

Soccer Season

The boys have loved playing soccer this year. They have really improved and have learned a lot. Their coach was a big part of making it fun for them (thanks john :)

Mothers Day

We had My grandma P and my aunt Jane, Mom and Dad and G & G Egan over for Mothers Day dinner. Everyone helped with the meal and afterward we opened gifts and played games. It was a great evening.
John surprised me with ballroom dance classes. So sweet!

School Programs

Zach and Matthew had their school programs. Both of them did a great job. Thanks to the teachers who put in so much time and love to pull these off.

He Is Risen

This is one of my favorite paintings of all times. I love the peaceful feeling I get as I study the Savior and this scene overlooking Jerusalem. This painting hangs in our front room and is a reminder to me and hopefully to my boys of the life and love of our Savior.

This weekend was full of family, candy, egg hunts and best of all, reminders of our Savior. It is tradition in our family that we do all of our secular celebrations on friday and saturday. So we had our annual egg decorating and hunt at g-ma Kennedy's on friday night. It was fun to see the kids excitement as they found each egg and discovered the treasures inside. Thank you g-ma for all of the work that goes into these fun traditions.
Saturday the easter bunny came and hid baskets for the boys. Zach was up before any of us and had found all of the baskets. We also enjoyed Easter dinner at Great-G-pa Kennedy's. We had an egg hunt there as well. We enjoyed dinner and visiting with extended family.

Sunday was our celebration of the Savior and His life and sacrifice for us. I had the privilege of doing sharing time in Primary. The theme was "the importance of having a testimony of Jesus Christ". My sister had done a FHE lesson where she put items in plastic eggs that represented the last few days of Christs life (ie nail, thorns, stone, white cloth etc.). I used her idea and tweeked it a little to fit what I needed. At the end of my lesson I opened it up to the kids to bear testimony of Jesus Christ. I was in complete awe and so touched at the response. (We could have spent all 30 minutes for testimony). What a sweet and re-affirming experience.
We had dinner with my parents and then held our yearly Easter FHE. At the end of our lesson I asked if anyone had something they would like to share. Zach asked if he could bear his testimony. It was simple and sweet and full of faith. Then Matt asked if he could share his testimony. He too bore a simple and heart-felt testimony of the Savior and His gospel.
I am so thankful for the knowledge I have that our Savior lives. He died for us and He is Risen. He knows and loves each of us. I am thankful that my boys are nourishing their testimony's and that they too feel the love of the Savior. HE IS RISEN!

Happy St. Patti's Day!

We woke up this morning to a huge mess. Those silly leprechauns went on a rampage through our home. Chairs were tipped, cupboards open, cereal out, pillows and blankets on the floor...among the mess we did find several clues which we followed and eventually found their hidden treasure (consisting of green taffy and green M&M's). The boys were ecstatic. Then they found the Lucky Charms on the counter and when we went to get the milk out it was green as well.
Matthew searched the house hoping to find one of the leprechauns hiding...he had no such luck. One of these years we will catch them.
The boys were wondering this morning why the leprechauns don't go to everyone's house...I told them it was because they like to visit people of Irish blood. That gave us a chance to talk a little about our Irish heritage. Today we were all proud to be a little Irish. It was a great morning!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Happy Birthday Baby

Yesterday my baby turned three years old. It was a bitter-sweet day for me. I am enjoying his fun personality and his quick wit but I am mourning the fact that he is growing up so fast. When he woke up I sang "happy birthday baby" to him and he yelled "I AM NOT YOUR BABY!" I guess that is true. But in my heart they will always be my babies. :)
It was a good (simple) day. We celebrated by having his favorite dinner (sgetti) and having cake and ice cream with grandparents. He opened presents and could have cared less about what was under the paper...he just enjoyed ripping into them.
A word about my "baby"...he is full of personality. He speaks to me like he is an adult in a little boys body. He loves anything orange and his favorite new hobby is playhousedisney.com. He wants to do and be whatever his big brothers are. He gives the best hugs and still loves kissing his mommy. He tells me he loves me at least 20 times a day and I am savoring each time (I know it wont be long before i have to pull those words out of him). He has a room full of stuffed animals and believes they are real and they have feelings just like the rest of the family. He has a stubborn streak and can get super mad, but for the most part he is my sweetheart. Happy Birthday Ty. Mommy loves you!