Happy Birthday Zak

Fall is Birthday Season for us! Zak had his 4th birthday on October 9th! He had a Transformers Birthday Party! He has been so excited for this birthday because he has been 'shopping online' for his presents for months! He picked out all the Transformers he wanted and made a list for us that we printed out - and he has been waiting ever so patiently for the day to come that he would get them and it FINALLY came! Grandma & Grandpa Thomas came up and celebrated with us! They gave Zak a Transformers Comforter for his bed! Thanks G&G!

Monday, September 29th was Maddie's 2nd birthday! We had a Dora the Explorer birthday party for her - she is so obsessed with Dora right now. That day, we went to McDonalds and got Happy Meals, then we went and picked out pumpkins, then Grandma and Grandpa Ostler came over and we had dinner and cake and ice cream and we painted our pumpkins and opened presents - grandma and grandpa gave her a cute fishy blanket that they made - thanks! We had so much fun, I can't believe that she is 2! She is so much fun and we love her so much! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADDIE!
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Zak & Maddie-ism:

Zak: Maddie, Maddie! Hey, where's Maddie?
Maddie: I'm whight hewe, Zakie
Zak: I'm so sorry I broke our pumpkin, Maddie
Maddie: You bwoke the Punkin? Oh me gosh!
Zak: Yah, I did, Maddie, I broke our punkin
Maddie: Oh me gosh! It's ok Zakie

I don't know who all I told about our spider invasion, or maybe you saw it on the news - about the giant lake spiders invading Saratoga Springs - well, one broke into our house!

But don't worry - we caught it...

and Maddie decided to be friends with it...

then Zak wrestled it to the ground...

and we conquered the spider in the end!

Here is a video of Lizzie smiling. She has been so happy and smiley lately. This still isn't the best of her smiles, but it was all I could get her to do for the camera. She is such a sweet happy baby.

I got tagged!

Someday: My house will be clean and I will be organized


I usually: take care of kids 24/7


I wonder: where do all the missing socks go?


I regret: forgetting birthdays - which happens A LOT


I love: where do I begin? My Savior, Heavenly Father, Mat, Zak, Maddie, Lizzie, and all of my extended family and friends...


I care: about raising my children right

I always: laugh


I worry: about my kids - constantly

I am not: perfect


I remember: nothing day to day, but i have lots of great memories of the important stuff

I believe: in the gospel of Jesus Christ


I dance: like a lunatic

I sing: I Am A Child of God every single night to my kids

I don’t always: do my hair

I argue: with myself


I write: in my journal every day

I win: lots of little smiles


I lose: keys, wallet, phone, my car in the parking lot, binkies, important papers...

I wish: I had lots of money so Mat didn't have to work


I listen: to George Strait

I don't understand: gas prices

I can be found: At home or at Wal*Mart or my mom's house
I am scared: of spiders, bees and big dogs

I need: prayer


I forget: didn't I already answer this? I forget everthing!

I am happy: with my life

We went to Duchesne this weekend to see Grandma & Grandpa Thomas - it was grandpa's birthday! Happy Birthday! It was our first real outing with Lizzie. We are still trying to avoid anywhere with big crowds, but it's fun to go to grandma & grandpa's. Zak & Maddie got to ride the 4-wheeler. They had lots of fun doing that! And I got some cute close-ups of Lizzie. She is about 4 weeks old now!