Father's Day and Locks of Love-

Mach,
You're a great dad. You love your boys so much and they lurve you back. Noah is always copying you (by some miracle it's not your language). Thank you for being you!!

Without you Noah wouldn't get a sneak peak at being an 80's porn star...


Without you Wills wouldn't know what it would be like to have his toes eaten by baby goats.


Without you Noah would never have caught that fish.


Without you the boys wouldn't have so much fun in the water!!! Even though Noah is splashing Wills and he hates it.

If you haven't noticed...


That is now...




This...I mean, I just can't do it too short...painful. Even though the lady didn't realize Noah was male until she started talking to him. Since it's in the mid 90's now I figured he sweats enough as is...

Weddings and What-not's

Went to SLC for my sister's wedding. Do you ever catch yourself thinking, "I need to redo our wedding pictures and my dress, etc..."? Cause that's what I did. Loved everything about Maggie's wedding. Her colors were cream and black and instead of bouquets for us we had chiffon flowered clutches!!!



Then came home and had a birthday party for Noah...he's 4...years old...blast time!!! Slow down! Happy Birthday my sweet, sweet boy!!


The cake was INTENSELY creative.


Uhm, don't know what this is, but he saw the stinkin' commercial and wears it all the time.


Mac was trying out celibacy. Guess he needed someone else to look perverted with...

Then I ran a half marathon called-Hospital Hill. Wow. Didn't know it was in the top 10 hardest halfs in the country, but I sure wasn't doubting when two people were put on stretchers and taken away by ambulance (5 miles into the race!!). It was 90 degrees by 9:00am. Really up hill and really hot, hence...the name...

Golden Birthday/Mother's Day

First off, Happy Mother's Day! Secondly, how come you didn't buy me any birthday presents?
Well, at least some of you did and for that you will continue being my friends for the time being. Just probably kidding!!! Really.

So I am 29 now. Weird. Mac took me to get a pedi (yes, Mac got one too!) and then took me to PF Chang's (orange peel chicken, yay!) at the Plaza. It was all sorts of entertainment. I guess a guy got road rage and hit an elderly woman with a cane just a block away from the restaurant. Birthday entertainment I guess.






My friend Mel got me some Christopher Elbow chocolates and they are as good as they are pretty.


Mother's Day always reminds me of the privilege I've been given to have children in our home. My boys are miracles that I am grateful for everyday.
Thank you mom for all your love and support through the years. You are loved! And very appreciated!
And thank you to all of my darling friends and family that inspire me to be a better mother. Love you all!

Spring has Sprung!

I love the KC actually has a spring. I love that our backyard (still can't believe we even have one!) has little flowers blooming all over the grass.

I ran a half marathon on Saturday the 16th (it's called the Oz marathon and the Wicked Fast half, which isn't). Anyway, fun, fun. The wind was blowing so hard I looked like I was drunk. I would just jerk to the right or left for no reason.

We then went to an earth fair where I fell in love with a tiny Screech Owl! I want one! Wills is pretty cute too.


And they had these stadium benches that you could neither sit or stand on...I guess squatting is okay.


Then we went to our neighbors house for his friend's birthday party. Indiana Jones theme. So cute. Mac and Wills hung out with Vince and Gwendie. Talking about man things.

Aahhhhhhh, nothing says "Easter" quite like egg dying and a couple of glocks.






Seriously, that face.

We hid eggs all over the the backyard and Noah went to search 'em out. After about 5 seconds Mac turned to me and said, "I think we can rule out investigator for a future career for him." He passed about 8 eggs before looking about the yard in total confusion. Bless you baby.

Then we went to a friends house were the kido's did the same thing. And so did Noah. He would celebrate 1 egg while the other kids would take the remaining 5 in front of him. Our friend Whitney had to take him by the hand and show him where to find more eggs. Love you Noah, Noah.

The day ended with "egg wars". A tradition in Mac's family. You take your dyed eggs and smash tip to tip with the other eggs. Only one will survive this and ironically Noah's "Noah egg" was the one that stayed whole. Anyway, Happy Easter everyone. We have much to be thankful for on this day!!

Workin' at the Carwash, yah!

Ok, so one of the perks/downside of marrying a border collie is that you have crap to do ALL THE TIME. Even on Saturday. I mean, come on!!! I don't like moving more than my eyelids on that day. It's the only day Mac can really help out a.k.a do everything.



So this weekend we washed the pterodactyl turds off our cars. Noah immediately took off his shirt and started getting the cars washed. Wills sat there barking orders at us...lazy bird.




Then I bathed the kids (cause dirty children drive me a weee bit insane).
As I was rinsing his hair I thought...NORA or NOAH? Yeah, it's getting long. Aubrey loves her big sis!!

Got Milk?

Sooooo, I'm trying to cut back my milk production. I am down to 2 pumps a day. This is what both pumps can look like...and I still feed him 5 bottles a day! BOOM! (ps. this is after I nurse him)

I was planning on stopping at 100 bags...almost 150 bags later I still haven't dried up!! Yes, I was planning on just drying up once I started exercising...guess a better pump really does make all the difference!
This is what our deep freeze looks like at 75 bags, but I'm too lazy to go down there and take another picture...ugh, legs...


I'm really hoping my milk won't end up tasting like...turkey bacon...or pork...?

Baby Blessing and Such...

So Grandpa and Grandma Poulton and Uncle Zeke came out for Wills blessing. I got one of my first photos (since the hospital, which by the by doesn't count) with Wills.


We also went to see Liberty Jail. Zeke and Noah hung out all the time...Noah was in heaven. He loves his uncle so much!! He also has very strong neutral feelings for his grandparents.







We got to go out to an Indian restaurant with some friends. It was really fun. Hey!! One of them is Indian too!! Isn't that INSANE???

That is what Wills did the entire time we ate.


Noah was so inspired by the Dove commercials that he decided to rub this crap all over his face, but the picture makes it look like a little soap. More like lotion soap.


Oh, have I not metioned that Mach had shoulder surgery? Cause he did. He LOVES wearing that braces all day and night. Sometimes when he showers I can hear him weep a little cause he can't get it wet. Poor thing. Out of love for it we've named it Donald Michaelsonton.