Fun Stuff - Update on our little fam

Matthew is being an awesome stay-at-home Daddy whilst he searches for an awesome job. It better be awesome because we REALLY REALLY want it. Everyone PRAY he gets a job he'll enjoy. There's one we're waiting on at UVU in the Athletics department we're really excited about, this is the week we're expecting a call for an interview. Wish him luck!

Amy is now over 3 months pregnant! Most of you know - so here it is officially. I was sick a lot with Patrick and Stephen, but I tell you, this child is making life ridiculously tough. I feel constantly nauseous when I don't take medication for it and nauseous about half the day when I do take the medicine. We got to see an ultrasound a couple weeks ago, that was comforting. Having a miscarriage at 14 weeks with it being a blighted ovum (failed pregnancy where cells just reproduce) really made me paranoid, but we saw a little body and a big head - it's a human, yay! We'll know the sex FOR SURE in August.

Patrick is growing too fast! Poor guy's pants were prepared for a flood and shirts were revealing his cute belly button... we went and bought him some clothes. I can't believe he's four years old. He tries being a third parent when it comes to punishment for Stephen. He's really got the threats down too, today he said, "Stephen??? Okay, if you're not here in 1 minute, I'm putting Optimus Prime in the garbage!" Then me, "Patrick, you're not his mommy or daddy, stop it!" Too bad he doesn't want to sweep and mop the floor like a mommy or daddy.

Stephen's phrase for the month "I want to HUG youuuu." Sounds so sweet, but really it's to delay his going to bed or time out. We'll gasp, "Stephen! Why'd you throw all your food on the floor?!" His response, "I want to HUG yooouuuuu." He also lost a toenail this month. He went into the bathroom at the bowling alley, I sent Patrick after him. Patrick bursts the door open with Stephen standing right behind it and took a good chunk of skin off the big toe and pushed the nail up. The nail finally fell off a couple days ago. If you know Stephen, you know there's something wrong if he doesn't have a cut, scrape or a bump somewhere on his body - usually there's a combination.

We welcome back cousin Derek from his mission, we wish Grandma Garner to get well, we congratulate Matthew's mom for COMPLETING her residency (yay Dr. Rose), wishing luck to mom and dad on their home improvements, congratulating Brian and Lisa for their updates and Jacob's baptism, it was fun to see Lisa and the kiddos from Arizona - don't go crazy, have fun moving Jen, hope you like your job Lori, keep it up on the mission Mike & Randy... and we wish everyone else a fun, happy, fabulous SUMMER!!! If I forgot you - you rock and I still love you!

Do you watch Jon & Kate plus 8?

Hi everyone. I know that's a silly title, but I've watched that family since their show started.

For those that don't know, they're a couple with twins and sextuplets with a reality show on TLC. Recently, Jon's been acting like a teenager, going to clubs and such while Kate was on a book tour. There were rumor's he was having a full-out affair, but he's denying it, so we'll say the worst is his questionable behavior. Good husbands know going to a night club when married is a no no!

So, their lives have been in the limelight anyway and now they're in the tabloids. The latest episode included them addressing the latest "news" of their drama and Kate feels they're on the brink of divorce - mostly Jon's choice.

This is too ironic. I was watching an episode from the last season when Matthew was living in New York. At the time, I thought I was on the brink of divorce and in their episode, they renewed their wedding vows - a big shabang in Hawaii. I remember crying because I wanted a marriage like that. I wanted to be so in love and commited that we would publicly do it over again.

Now, I'm so happy to report, my marriage is the BEST it has ever been. Seriously, though we still have daily blahness and frustrations that come with life and kids - I'm more happily married now than I was as a newlywed. Matthew and I really have changed as people over time, and it could've played a part in breaking us apart. I don't know what did it. I certainly know my time of being the only parent with the boys for 6 months dished me some humility I never expected... I don't know what took place in Matthew's mind and heart as well - but truly, he has exceeded my expectations and I can honestly say I feel I don't deserve him. I was "public" on this blog about our issues, so I am happy to be public that we are doing GREAT. I am SO happy I didn't file for a divorce.

As in Ratatouille, "the only thing predictable about life is it's unpredictability." I thought we were going to have a ton to get over to have a happy marriage and it would take a long time to recover. But I've been in bliss for 3 months and can't wait to see what the future holds. Marriage is a looooooooong road, but I certainly have more faith and hope in changes that can take place within us and our relationship for the good.

Seeing Jon and Kate's update today made me cry in sadness for them, but made me very grateful and happy for how far we've come. If being apart for 6 months is what it took for this miracle, I would do it over again for the same results any day.

I love you honey!

Our Boring Life

I, as the wife and Mom, don't feel like life is ever boring. There is a lack of drama, which I'm grateful for. I'll ask for boring any day.

Matthew is STILL REALLY helpful around the apartment. He is so good with the boys and very patient with me! We got a season pass to the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point, the boys are at the perfect age for it - they love going!

I'm still working at Nu Skin on the graveyard shift and limited hours for my brother's website. Matthew is working with a new Hockey Team, they've reached approval for everything if I understand correctly and now they're just waiting on funding. We all know how much he would love working for a hockey team again! They're called "Chill" and they're a minor-pro league team??? I don't know if I'm saying anything right, so I'm done with that part.

The boys have bunkbeds, yay! We got them for $40 on craigslist. Best thing ever. hmm.... I don't know what else to say! We love you all!