My Kids Say The Darndest Things

So my kids have had me all a giggle lately with some of their responses or comments on things. Over the last day both my kids killed me with their little gems.

Last night we were watching the amazing race with Meg and she had Jeff and I laughing hard. As we are watching the first leg of the premiere episode, one of the racers stops is Stonehenge. Megan sitting there watching was listening to me talk about how awesome it would be to see all those cool sites on the race. She then adds in "Hey I know that place, I've seen it before on Spongebob and I know all about it" Jeff and I just couldn't keep the laughter in. She was all grins and responded to our laughter with a "what?" I think that only made us laugh harder.

So Andrew yesterday wanders out and sees Megan and I doing a workout to a video. He attempts to going in on some stomach crunches and then gives up saying it was making his tummy hurt. He then became our distraction as he was trying to still be apart of things but right in the middle. We make it through and finish the workout. At the end I was on the floor and said "ugh I'm pooped" to this Andrew walks over all concerned and says "Mama you poop your pants?" Hehehehe. Gosh I love that kid!! It just makes me smile just thinking about these recent comments. I love their innocence.

Easy Bakers

While I was away at Kehau's wedding my family was having a little fun of their own. After spending the night at Papa's house they awoke to a pancake breakfast and then headed out to a community garage sale. Not really expecting to find much they scored a brand new easy bake oven. (Megan just asked me for one of these on her wish list a week ago)

Megan couldn't wait to open that puppy up and make some treats. Jeff had other plans to head out to a movie and would end the night with the easy bake. They wanted to make sure I had treats waiting for me for when I got home.

I'm told the kids loved each making something and had a ton of fun. I was pleasantly surprised when Jeff said he took a few photos so I could see them in action. I think Jeff's legacy to his children will be cooking. I can't say it enough, my kids love any type of cooking. I think it makes them feel grown up and apart of the action.

Each child made me a different brownie. They were very excited to show me their hard work and couldn't wait for me to sample them. It was super nice to know that I was thought of and missed. I'm glad they had fun while I was away.

Wedding Weekend

This past weekend I had the honor of joining the ladies for a little wedding weekend. We met in Oregon to attend a high school friend, Kehaulani Loo's, wedding. I was super excited for the chance to go and see the wedding as well as seeing friends and family.

MarGene and I drove down to meet with Laurie and Ann at a hotel for the night in Oregon. We spent our afternoon at the temple, shopping, and eating some yummy food. We were stuffed rocks by the end of the night as we sat and roasted in the hot tub. We didn't last long before we turned in for the night. We played a little game of "would you rather" and I'll just say we learned some "interesting" things about each other. It was all good fun.

The next morning we hit the gym, got ourselves ready for the wedding and all packed, had another yummy breakfast and headed back to the temple for the wedding. We were a bit early and had some time to kill but it just gave us more time to chat. It was really neat to see some old friends. There were only a few of us but it made it all the more special.

The sealing was beautiful and I was so happy to get the chance to attend. It brings back lots of memories from my own wedding. I loved seeing how comfortable and in love they are. I was filled with joy for them as they start out this new life together. Kehaulani is one of the nicest people I have met and I couldn't be more happy for her. The reception was equally at special as we gathered outside at a country club. We were on the golf course in a tented area and we had a bunch of rain. The weather didn't stop any of us one bit from more good eats and socializing. We even got out on the dance floor a few times.

I really had a great time. I'm thankful for Jeff and Ken and their willingness to stay behind with the kids. It made the trip a bit less hectic and much more enjoyable. I'm glad for the reminder of sealings and how special it is to be married in the temple. I hope Kehaulani and Branden have many wonderful and happy years together. I know that in the 12 years of my own marriage things have been so happy and sometimes things have been difficult but having a partner to get through life together makes it all worth it.