1st camping trip of the season!!

Jayson was so excited for the warm weather (and that means 65 for all those not here in Utah) that we packed up the trailer on Friday and headed out to do a little camping! We couldn't go too far from home as there is still snow in the mountains, but also I had to work on Saturday morning so I had to wake up at 5 and drive to get to work on time. We went to Crystal Hot Springs which is kind of lame, but fun because they have hot tubs to sit in. The weather was good, only a little cool at night but that's why we have a heated trailer!

We look forward to camping season every year, especially Jayson since he bought us a nice, new, fancy, trailer in January. He's been dying for a chance to use it! In two weeks we are going to Moab and then after that we'll park it up on our property that we rent. We love summer-it's about time it started warming up!

I colored my hair for my 30th birthday-what do ya'll think?!!

Cutest baby I've ever seen!

Paxton's blessing

We had Paxton's blessing this past Sunday and everything went great! Jayson was nervous, but he always is with that sort of thing. He gave a nice blessing in spite of his nerves. We decided to only invite family to this one because I just didn't want all the people in my house and the headache of figuring out food for an army and all the hassle that comes with a crowd. Plus i had to work at two so I just didn't want all the work of a big party-that's not what it's about anyways. We had a nice brunch at our house afterwards and the day ended up being very nice. Jayson got to take the boys to the park after I left for work(the temp is finally in the 60s now!).

I definitely have to thank God for the wonderful, healthy, and happy boys that I have. I am lucky to be a mom.

April Fools!

Only in Utah can it be 69 degrees one day and 34 the next! We woke up to snow yesterday and it was freezing! Caiden loved it of course, but poor Jayson has to postpone a camping trip and that doesn't make him very happy. So instead of enjoying nice spring weather like the rest of the country, we got to spend the day inside! Caiden's cousin Brooke came over for a while so that helped move the day along nicely.


I decided to be productive and clean my oven! For all you neat-freaks, please skip this next paragraph as it will disgust you and you will probably throw up! I have not cleaned my oven as long as I have lived in this house (yes people, that is 3 and 1/2 years). I had a self cleaning oven in my house before and I realize now what a nice thing that was.
I read the directions on my oven cleaner carefully, noting that you should not inhale the spray, I prepped my oven and got my gloves on. OK-let's do this! I started to spray as indicated on the bottle and before I was done, I was gasping for air! Very funny-don't inhale the spray-kind of hard not to!
I immediately evacuated the kids from the upstairs, opened the window, the door, and turned on the ceiling fan! I was still coughing and choking! I ran outside and took some deep breaths (remember-it's only 30 degrees out!). How would I finish this task without dying?!
I courageously went back inside with my gloves on and dish rag in hand. Luckily the smell had dissipated some and I got to work. Scrubbing three years of gunk away is not an easy task. My back hurts, my legs hurt, and I think I pulled a muscle in my shoulder! What a freakin joke! No wonder I left this task for three years! I finally got the job done but I have made a decision-the next time I need to clean my oven, I may decide just to buy a new one instead!! Please leave a comment if you too hate to clean your oven!

This is a cute picture I took this morning. Caiden was holding Paxton for me while I went to the bathroom. He is such a good big brother and little helper. I should have taken a picture of what Paxton looked like once I got back-I guess Caiden's arm got tired so he just laid Paxton down on the couch sort of half-on, half-off of his lap. Pretty funny.