Bookworms Magoos

Alright, well I'll start with our little NBA finals shindig.  Dust wanted to do a little NBA finals 'party' with the 3 of us and I was put in charge of the food.  So I thought 'well what's better than good ol hamburgers with fruit salad with some pop' and off to the store I went.  The boys were pretty excited and enjoyed scarfing down dinner.  We also had chips and dip and although we didn't enjoy the outcome of Game 6 with Miami winning it all, we did enjoy the delicious food that accompanied the game :)

Last Sunday, we had an office bbq at the rocky beach we go to.  It was a ton of fun!  It was an absolutely beautiful day with the sun shining and little to no breeze.  We had smokey's and snacks galore!  The boys threw footballs around and some even dared to play in the water a little.  They did a marshmallow competition where they had to put as many marshmallows in their mouth as they could and say 'funny bunny' to pass to the next level.  My pregnant stomach didn't enjoy watching, but I did get a couple good pics and a video of the boys doing it.  Pretty hilarious.  We have such a great office with great families, which we feel very blessed to have!  It makes a huge difference when you're working and surrounded by great and positive people!

Here's Cars playin catch with Ben and below Dust has got his mouth full of big, white, fluffy marshmallows :)

I just couldn't resist this morning.  For two months now our morning have consisted of us waking up, Cars turning on the country music station on the tv, hustle and bustle with getting the boys ready and sending them off.  This morning was quite different and it was so peaceful and a REALLY nice change.  Dust and I got up a little earlier to go get some groceries together at Dominion, which turned out being a little interesting as we were going through checkout and I started gagging and had to run out the door to spit up some flem :)  I felt fine after haha.  When we got back, we put the groceries away and Dust made breakfast for Cars and him.  Now here's the fabulous part... initially Cars had turned on the tv to listen to country music, but after the boys finished eating... all of a sudden it was silent.  It didn't hit me at first, but as I finished my own breakfast, I felt like something just wasn't right... it was too quiet.  This is how I found the boys:

That's right, both completely entranced in books they're reading.  I couldn't believe it haha.. I'm supposed to be the reader in this house haha.  Carson downloaded a book that was shared with him in a meeting by Jake Bevans, who Cars has bonded with and looks up to.  The book is called 'Outliers' by Malcolm Gladwell and he is just amazed with the content. He keeps sharing lil tidbits of the book and then back to reading he goes.  I don't think I've ever seen Cars get into a book like this!  Might I add that it was CARSON who turned the tv off too, so he could concentrate more on his reading :)  And Dust... every night now (and perhaps mornings to come now) he has been reading 'Hunger Games' which I have been trying to get him to read since last Christmas.  Now he can't put it down haha.  We went and saw the movie in Edmonton and he really liked it, so he is just loving the book and how it has more details and parts to the story.

It was a relaxing and proud morning for me :)  I felt like a proud momma watching her boys dive into the great world of reading and it was fabulous!  Now I just have to work on finding books for them to read after they've finished these ones. So fun!!! :)

One Lucky Lady

So as you all know, yesterday was Father's Day and we had a pretty great day. Unfortunately I caught the horrible cold/flu that the boys had last week and this weekend was a rough one for me.  Not fun getting sick while pregnant!  Saturday night, I had trouble breathing when I laid down because both of my nostrils were plugged completely and my throat felt closed and my breathing was unsteady.  Dustin tried calming me down with a back rub and I called mom for some advice which she said I may have to sleep sitting up tonight.  In my highly emotional mind, I thought it was the end of the world and just wanted to cry myself to sleep haha, but Dust came to the rescue and forced me to go have a warm shower as he said it would help clear my nose, breathing, and the chills I was experiencing.  I did as I was told and it definitely calmed me and warmed me up.  It took a little while to get to sleep, but finally got some sleep.  When we woke up, I felt like the room was spinning :(, but it was Father's Day and I wanted to do my best to make it a great day for Dust.  So we got ready for church and headed to sacrament... which ended up being... well... difficult for me.  I was sweating and then cold, and sniffing and coughing and wanted to stretch out on the bench and fall asleep haha.  So we headed home after sacrament.  I had a nap and the boys went fishing with Ben Sommerfeldt.

Dust got a new wallet, 2 fancy dancy ties, and a very high end homemade T-shirt :)

Now about a week ago, I had invited Ben (whose wife and kids have been in Alberta the whole time he's been here) and Ricky (another single guy who Cars and Dust have became buddies with and who catches a ride to church with us) over for a Father's Day dinner.  I put roast in the oven in the morning and had big plans for the meal.  I set my alarm to wake up and get dinner ready while the boys were out.  Not so fun when your head is spinning, but I got it done and the boys LOVED the meal.  I made some dessert that the boys also devoured and we had a good time.  After dinner, we all headed out to go fishing, which was fun.  Of course, Cars fell in a couple times and Dust too, but they came back to the car with smiles and good stories.

                                             

Dust just fishin away and below Ricky tryin to untangle Cars' old fishin line while takin a stroll :)

And here's a gorgeous picture of the path we walked on to get to the river where the boys went fishing :)

What a lucky lady I am to have such fun guys around eh!?!?!  But here's the REALLY lucky lady part.  Even though it was Father's Day yesterday, which shoulda been solely focused on Dust, we got home from fishing and Dust turned another shower on for me, gave me a massage and rubbed vicks on my chest and throat and tucked me into bed by 9.  Lucky right!?!?!? Well guess what I woke up to... a spotless bathroom and kitchen too.  He deep cleaned both and they looked FABULOUS!!!!! It felt so nice waking up to a clean home!  I feel so lucky to have a such a great man in my life.  He always let me know that he appreciates all the things I do around the house during the day and even chips in and helps do things when he gets home!  Sure do love my Dust!!!!!!

And here's some catch up pics of our lil adventure here in Newfie land :)

Sometimes Dust is REALLY tired when he gets home from work and falls asleep in 'interesting' positions haha

My snack craving one day haha

One day it was incredibly foggy here and I caught some pics from Signal Hill lookout 

Hawaiian haystacks for dinner :)

We're having fun and enjoying out team on the East coast!  Excited to be home with our families again in a few months and get preparing for our new lil addition in December :)  Oh and Dust had our first baby dream last night that he shared with me.  He had a dream that we had baby twin girls and that I took them to the grocery store and had one baby in each arm with groceries and made it home and he tried to do the same thing with the babies and groceries and gave up at the grocery store cuz it was too hard haha.  We had a good laugh!

Daddy... I Love You!!!

Happy Daddy Day!!!!  I know this is a lil early... but I couldn't wait till next week!!!  Here are just a few reasons why I love my daddy eleventy -four:

1. His passion for sports... especially watching and supporting his kids in their sporting activities!

2. His love for the outdoors has been passed on to all his kids and we have all grown a passion for hiking, camping, hunting, and just spending time in the beautiful land we are surrounded by.

3.  I love how when he sets his mind to accomplish something... it gets done!

4. He always has good advice (even if I don't always follow his brilliant counsel hehe)

5. He tells great and creative stories just like Granny Hill did for us ;)
6. He love love loves his dogs! It's so fun to see him play or train them and you can tell he loves dogs!
7. He's such a handsome devil :)
8. He makes the best french onion soup, chimichangas, steak and mushrooms in the whole entire world.

Daddy and I have a special and unique bond.  We are both stubborn ol mules (mostly him hehe) and sometimes knock heads, but we sure do love each other and would do anything to help the other.  He's one of my best friends!  I appreciate all the sacrifices and support he has given me throughout my life and love him more anything!  So although dad doesn't like father's day or his birthday to be a big deal... today is a big deal because we get to celebrate our amazing daddy who has been there every day.  So dad... take some time today to sit down and reflect on how amazing you are and how many people love and appreciate you in their lives!!!!  I love you eleventy-four daddy!!

And just to show how much he loves me... check out the latest gift he got for Dust and I... well kinda for Dust and I...

Ya it's a little small for Dust and I... so I guess we'll have to put it on the baby that's coming at the end of December!! That's right... we're pregnant!! Due date is December 29... so Christmas will be interesting this year! :)  We're really excited!  Especially cuz Lynz is also pregnant and due in October, so we're gonna have lil babies close together!  Lynz is so pumped that FINALLY one of her siblings in starting to have kids haha! She's been hounding me for a few years now, so i'm glad I can make her happy!  Anyway... I'll be keeping ya updated on preggo life for the next few months.