Easter mega post followed by a Birthday post.

 We had a great Easter around here, except for little Kessler was sick. He started Easter Eve off with a fever, cough, running nose and everything that goes along with that. So some last minute Easter shopping was postponed until about 10pm the night before.
The kids woke up and Cooper came in my room and told me there were eggs everywhere and asked if they could get their eggs. They waited patiently for Bauer and Kessler to wake up and then the hunt was on. I didn't get very many pictures just the post hunting and eating candy for breakfast before church?
For Easter dinner we got out the nice plates and glasses, we made the always fantastic Ham and Cheesy potatoes, we had some red and purple bubbly (red cream soda and grape soda) with my own version of ham glaze which turned out a lot better than I thought it would (a mixture of brown sugar, maple syrup, ketchup, mustard, garlic, salt, pepper and cloves) With some cinnamon rolls for dessert!

 I was cleaning out the couch cushions the other day and I usually flip them over and vacuum them and saw this little beauty. I asked Bauer if he did that and he said he saw Kessler standing by the couch with a pen, trying to blame him but not really say it (man that is something I would have done, smart kid) anyway he finally got a smirky smile on his face and ran into his room. I will take that as guilty other than it says HIS NAME!

I love having a Birthday I can buy myself things and not feel guilty unlike the rest of the year I will still buy them and feel guilty so I suppose it is a free pass of sorts?  It started with the curbing for the yard, that originally was going to be about 300$ and then ended up being triple that. ( I will say it looks amazing and has really helped the yard look so much better)

That followed some with a dump truck load of dirt a few trees, some new perennials for the yard. 

We also will be adding some new window treatments to the front windows of the house which I am the most excited about.

I have been trying to work more (see above paragraph) and everyday I got home from work my feet specifically one foot was so sore. I waited a tad bit too long to get a new pair of shoes but ended up going with my favorites. Dansko's (see picture below of old shoes, I tend to walk on the side of my heel?)

I will say the new ones are so comfortable. I am excited to go back to work and try them out.

I actually ended up taking the old ones down to Lucky Sole shoe repair in Lehi and he is only going to charge me 20$ to fix the old ones he is going to fill them in and put a new sole on the back. Yeah! money well spent I would say!!

 Thanks to a cute neighbor of ours he got the idea from Cooper that he loved spider man ( the fact that he changes into his costume everyday after school) he gave him a "build a bear" type outfit for his little brown bear and he LOVES it!! so funny that little Cooper boy! THANKS Cayden!!

 Ben has gone a little OCD? overboard? over the top? a little much? with the just the starting of the garden this year, it usually starts out slowly a few "Jimmy Garden starter packs" with some peas, carrots, corn in them. They did go up in price this year, must be related to oil right? anywhoo, Ben came up with this crazy but genius idea of doing his own, he has had these containers around waiting to organize something in them (he is Gina's brother you know) and so he stopped by Walmart got some ice cube trays drilled a small hole in the bottom filled them up with potting soil, put the seeds in them and them put a little water in the container and voila, there is Ben's idea of garden starters?
I asked him a few time why is he planting things that our family doesn't eat that much of? squash, beets? he said it was his 72 hour kit.....ok I think my family might start liking beets and squash this year...oh yeah Cooper is my child yeah right! I am excited to see how they work and if it does I am glad to know we won't have to buy anymore of those pricey but easy Jimmy kits.

Today is my BIRTHDAY hip hip hooray, I will try and make the most of it with some guilt free shopping (just kidding) I will make it a day of catching up on my blog, updating my 365 pics and maybe, just maybe cleaning the house? not sure about that one yet.
I thought in honor of my 34 years, here are 34 things that you may or may not know about me?
1. I listen to some of the same Mormon Tabernacle songs everyday. (my favorite for the last year or so "all through the night".)
2. I love digital scrapbooking a lot and HAVE lots of kits and wouldn't mind some day selling pages, templates or calendars?
3. I love the resturaunt Rafaels in particular the entree the Big Jose (see picture)
4. I love playing Mario Brothers with the boys I especially love battling with Cooper who will get thrown into the lava first.
5. I love rearranging furniture.
6. I think the Cafe at IKEA is gross?
7. I have written a number of emails to Chilis about bringing the lettuce wraps back.
8. I love the popcorn at Target, it is really salty.
9. I LOVE my job, and would love to write a book or be consistent with writing a blog about the nice, mean, funny passengers that travel the world everyday!
10. If I were in need of a make a wish -wish it would be to sing with the Mormon Tabernacle choir.
11. I don't understand how people leave their blinds closed all day?
12. This is going to be harder than I thought.
13. The 365 project was easy at first it is hard to come up with a picture everyday.
14. I want to enter a digital scrapbooking contest to win 10$ worth of prizes?
15. For my 35 Birthday I am going somewhere fabulous.....just saying.
16. I have been trying to get pregnant for over a year.
17. As I have gotten older I love to weed more.
18. I love Ben's grey hair.
19. I love my Suburban.
20. I were pants outside that may not be too flattering?
21. I am kind of excited about Target Canada and the possibilities.
22. I am a slightly paranoid person.
23. I worry about Cooper.
24. I sometimes baby Kessler because he is the baby.
25. I am sometimes hard on Alivia.
26. Bauer reminds me of me when I was little.
27. I have ZERO patience when Ben leaves the legs up on the couch.
28. I can unload the dishwasher in under a minute and have most of it put away.
29. I haven't taken a shower in more than a year:) only baths.
30. I am excited for school to be out.
31. I love my Mom, she is an amazing person and one of the most compassionate people I know, she is the one who reminds me life is fragile.
32. I love my kids, I wonder how this all happen, I find myself thinking in the quite moments they call me Mom, and will they look back and be thankful for the way they were raised?
33. I love Ben.
34. I am thankful for my life, that I live here and now, I love my life the challenges, the blessings and the opportunity every day to be a better person.