My Mom...

Let's be honest here... how many of you can say your mom is your very best friend??? Well I am not gonna lie my mom has been my best friend for well as long as I can remember. Even when I was 5 and screamed and kicked because I didn't want to go to kindergarden she was the only one that would stick up for me and stay until I was comfortable. Honestly, she is the most patient and caring person I know. Today my post is dedicated to my mom.... why??? random it's not her birthday, it's not mothers day....
It's because today I realized the LOVE my mom has for me, because of how much I love my baby! ( did that even make sense?) As I thought of all the reasons I love my mom I made this list and I am still adding to it in my head but I think I will just name a few because I think she is the most fabulous person, the most fabulous mother, and the most amazing grandmother I've EVER met... honestly...
1. She is my mom
2. She has the biggest heart.
3. She constantly is giving
4. She knows how to take a joke- and be mocked (which is helpful around our house... lol)
5. She laughs at anyone and Everyone's jokes...
6. She constantly has a smile on her face (even when Zack pees on her carpet)
7. She loves to play with her grandkids
8. She gives me breaks so I can "put my feet up" all the time
9. She constantly is helping me around my house (dishes, laundry, making my bed-which p.s. I can tell when she has made it because its soo neat and tight just like when I was a kid!)
10. She serves the Lord
11. She never complains
12. She is so willing to do anything for me, especially right now constantly taking Zack, helping me with errands, and willing to do anything while we are in the hospital
13. She always tells me it's ok that I call her like 15 times a day (even though I'm pretty sure she has A LOT more important things she could be doing)
14. She is the greatest example (I remember as a kid always walking past her bedroom and seeing her on her knees)
15. She makes the best LEMONADE...
16. Although she thinks my dad is the better cook (which don't get me wrong he is an amazing cook!!!) nothing beats my moms cooking... have you tasted cynth's buns....?
17. She is the hardest worker I've met
18. I love her love notes
19. I love her MOM/DAUGHTER dates
20. I love her house!! (is that vain... I do though)
21. I love how she worries...
22. She loves her family
23. She loves unconditional
24. She is truly my best friend in the whole world and I don't think I would be the person I am today without her!
25. I love her
I am not kidding I could sit here all night posting more to this list but I'll stop, but I just wanted the world to know that I most definitely have the WORLDS GREATEST MOM! I love you cynth you mean the world to our family! Thanks for everything you do for us and especially our little Zacker! He loves you more than anything (really... more than queenie I think??? and I'm pretty positive more than his parents haha... )
I LOVE YA CYNTH AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP!!!!
XOXO
M

Zacker

Ok so its official... we are on the official count down to baby coming!!! OOH I can't wait as I am not going to lie this last bit has been a wee bit uncomfortable! I am tired, grumpy, and kinda short tempered I have to admit.... I feel sorry for my poor and patient husband... What a sweet man he is to put up with me...
Anyways this post is just to my baby boy.... Ugh I am gonna start to cry but that is just because I am 5 days away from having a baby so I am allowed to cry right? Oh Zack... how precious you are to me! How I can't get enough of you! Especially this week as we get closer to baby #2, and amongst the grumpiness of being pregnant I just can't get enough of my babies kisses, I can't hold him enough and I can't watch him sleep enough... In the night sometimes I just go in his room and watch his sweet little face as he sleeps and looks so innocent and precious! I can't get enough I really can't. I can't believe we are having another one... it is sooo exciting yet I am getting a little sad as the time spent with just me and my baby seems to be going so fast... I feel like I just need to savor every moment... ugh that's a hard one to explain I guess unless you've gone through that... Anyways... I just wanted my baby boy to know how much I love him so much! It has been a pleasure being his mom and I am so excited to watch him become a BIG BROTHER! you will be fabulous lil bubba and we LOVE you more than anything! Thanks for being the most handsome and happiest lil babe we know! Zack these last 2 years have been the best years of my life... you complete us!! WE Love you
MOM AND DAD!
(This, besides my wedding day was the best moment of my life)

You brush your teeth... chuchichiuchiuchuchuchu...

Ok you know that song when you were little, when you wake up in the morning and its quarter to 1, and you just want to have a little fun you brush your teeth , chuchichiuchiuchuchuchu... however you spell that last part but you all know what I'm talking about... lol And I'm guessing your all singing it now too... lol
Its hard not to...
Well I have recently discovered that isn't it AMAZING what a good toothbrushin can do... A. it removes plaque (fabulous, coming from a dental geek) B. instantly gives you better breath C. reduces the amount of cavities in your mouth.
Anyways I just had to post this because lately as I have been feeling so yucky and just ready to get this done with I have found the one thing that has saved me is my toothbrush! I love my oral b, and what it does for me... lol... instantly I feel better... its like when you are getting ready for the day. You just can't feel READY until you get that toothbrush in your mouth eh? Anyways I just had to do a little shout out to my toothbrush today for helping me feel so fresh and clean! LOL! I love brushing my teeth... lol
M

Ok the countdown is on....

I am sure this is a little early but honestly I am so excited so nervous so everthing.... buuut eeeek 17 more days and we get to hold our sweet bundle of joy!!!!!!eeeek!
Lets do some guesses... BOY OR GIRL? and weight? I wanna see if anyone can get it!
M

Did you think to pray???

Oh man, another post in 1 week... that's impressive... lol... I have been doing a lot of thinking since my last post and I just had to write this down. As I was driving into Lethbridge today I couldn't get this song out of my head and I kept thinking gosh, that's weird I normally don't have songs going through my head I normally have thoughts, or concerns or what I am going to do when I get to Lethbridge... But today was different....
As Things are getting closer for me and for baby to come I have been having a lot of "ahaa" moments... I guess you could call them. Like for instance 1. cutting my vegetables and fruits up and putting them in containers in the fridge completely helps our family eat our fruits and veggies.... (that was a lame example but little things like that) anyhoo... one of my aha moments today was as things are getting closer and closer for us, nerves start to get the best of me. I am constantly thinking of how Zack is going to do, how he will be while I'm away at the hospital, getting baby clothes ready and washed, cleaning this house like crazy, I guess you could say I'm 'nesting'? I think that is the dumbest term by the way... anyways...
So through this process like I said I have some worrysome moments.. like will surgery go ok, will baby nurse, will baby be healthy, ect... so as I have been feeling these emotions I keep thinking in my head how to deal with all these emotions so I am not an emotional wreck for the next 3 weeks. I need to keep sane so I don't drive everyone around me nuts... anyways today as I was driving to lethbridge this song came in my head....

Ere you left your room this morning,
Did you think to pray?
In the name of Christ our Savior,
Did you sue for loving favor,
As a shield today?
Oh, how praying rests the weary!
Prayer will change the night to day;
So when life seems dark and dreary,

• Don’t forget to pray.

Don't you just love that song? Gosh, how simple can it be.... how dumb must I be.... I know I pray at night and sometimes I just get into the same routine of prayers, but think about it... All you have to do is pray? (ok I am sure this is lame to some as this is just an epiphany for me....)
anyways, what a great little song. I sang it so loud to Zack and then I just started to bawl ( so much for keeping my emotions under control for the next 3 weeks haha)
I know that as these last few months have turned into weeks, as these next few weeks turn into days, and as those days turn into hours and then minutes.... I know that, that minute where I get to finally hold my precious little baby in my arms that all time will stop, all time will hold still for Ken and I, and not one of those worries will cross my mind for that brief minute! oooh I can't wait for that minute to come! I am grateful to a Heavenly Father who trusts Ken and I to do this, to bring another little one into this big scary world, and how grateful I am for that!
Well off to bed, will keep everyone posted when baby comes. I will try and keep my epiphany's to a minimum... lol

Motherhood....

Well its 5 am now and I can't sleep... surprise surprise!!! LOL! I have been stewing all night about posting this but then I thought for heavens sake, I know I may get comments all over the map... but anyways... I can't sleep and I am uncomfortable so I thought I am going to go finally.... post on my blog.... lol. Well Things are getting closer for us as baby number 2 is on its way... yep its coming whether we are ready or not... heeehee.. no we are actually getting REALLY excited! Me in particular! I love newborns and I can't wait to see how little Zacky does with new brother or sister. He is so cute already changing his bears diaper, and kissing him to sleep at night.. he is such a little sweetheart! Anyways as things round closer for me I am getting well what should I say... EMOTIONAL... is that a surprise. I have I think every kind of emotion running through my head. I am nervous, can I really do this? 2 kids. I am sure I can but really can I? I am scared, for everything mostly the surgery, will it go well? will everything go smooth like last time? I am sad that I only have 30 days left with just me and my precious boy.... I am excited to start a new life with our new addition but most of all I am grateful for the opportunity to have this baby.... So then it got me thinking a lot of motherhood. There are so many different kinds of mothers, some are funny, some are fun, some are cool some are laid back, some are crazy, some are cleaners, some are sweet and some are weird, some are talented, some are career based, some are so into their kids that they forget that they have husbands or other people around them, some are generous, some are not so generous, there are honestly a billion "types" of mothers around this world. It makes me wonder sometimes what's the "RIGHT" way to parent? well WORLD, this is my new take on it... I believe that every mom was given that child for a reason... (minus the stupid mothers) but that's a different post.... I guess what I am trying to say is sometimes don't you feel that you are not the best of moms? That people can put you down in a place where they point fingers at you because you aren't being the "MOM" they think you should be? I sometimes get like that but.... you know what... I just have to realize I am the best mom for my little Zack. Sometimes I think man I wish I could play with Zack like that mom plays with her kids, or I wish I could be more sensitive, or more of a teacher to Zack ect... but you know what Zack is a perfect little boy (in my opinion anyways...) and I am here just to guide him. He will be the man one day that he will be and I hope and pray that I will be able to guide him to the best of his potential and that's MY JOB not anyone else. What a greater calling than that eh? Anyways this probably seems stupid to write about but its my blog and I had a little epiphany and I thought I need to write this down. I love my boys, I love my husband he is the best supporting husband I have ever met, he is kind, genuine and funny and sweet and most of all I know he loves me and my boy! I love my baby because he is after all "perfect" to me! He is funny and smart and I know he is going to do fabulous things in this life as we grow together as a family! I love my little family and am so grateful the Lord would bless me with such fabulous boys in my LIFE!
(ps yes this baby is really ready to come out!!)

Catching up... EASTER

Well my sweet goal of blogging regularly was a little harder than I thought.. lol.. I am trying I really am!!! haha... well We are finally in our new place here and Love it. It was a little adjustment this week going from a 4 level split to a one level place where there is no dishwasher but we are honestly really starting to fall in love already which is great! We had a lot of good times and a lot of stressful times this week but to always get us through it is our sweet baby boy! One day I really should stop calling him my baby.. LOL... anyways here are a few things that kept us entertained while having the stress of moving...

Zack loved to help pack, and label EVERYTHING! He was great at putting things in boxes and taking them out! It was super fun...lol... he Loves his new COWBOY BOOTS and is still in love with shoes lately though its been daddy's workboots? What a knucklehead!!!
So while being out here in M Town, we have grown to really like it. There is a slower pace feeling of being out here and it has been really nice.... a few things we've been up to have been very camera worthy.... (this is what I came home to the other day...LOL)


YOU CAN NEVER BE TO SAFE IN THOSE JUMPEROOS

we also have learned to remove clothing, all parts including a diaper...

reading on our own....

and the sweet songs of Zack's ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM 100000 times a day just will never get old around here!!!!

So this is what our sweet family has been up to lately... Now yesterday was a really fun day... being Easter and all.... The men went to Priesthood and so Grandma had a whole afternoons worth of fun for the grandkids....
When we first got out to the farm Gramma Cynth had already made some WICKED batter for cupcakes that as the kids got to layer them they were the coolest looking cupcakes EVER and SUPER BRIGHT!

Next was off to the basement to have an EASTER LESSON from Grandma Harris. She is always so fun to be around but we are always constantly learning too... I said to my sister I think I am learning more about Christ then the kids are... haha..
Then off to upstairs to go on an egg hunt. In the eggs were money and for the end prize we all got to go up town to the BLUE GOOSE
for some delicious ICE CREAM...

Zack loves ice cream with grandma!!!
What a fun time we had out there thank you so much to Grandma...
Happy EASTER everyone!!! Will be posting really soon! I have a really EXCITING shoot to post here soon can't wait to SHARE!!!!
oh right and here is my new photography buddy.... super excited!