Saturday Fun

Connor is such a big boy. He was four months yesterday and got to try baby cereal... "Yuk, MOM... what the heck is this?" He is also rolling all over and jabbering non stop. He is so much fun!!!!

This was one of our fun family projects yesterday. Saturdays are always fun, family time, and full of WORK. (Personally I'd rather do any yard work or project over house work!) So this Saturday we planted flowers (hooray) worked on the lawn AND Brett installed a slide off our deck. The kids love it! (And I can't wait to try it).

Reasons I love being a mom...

Some days are just better than others... Today was not really one of the "betters" and that is what this post is all about. After one of those crazy mornings that just kept getting worse, I was contemplating throwing something through a window and decided to do something a little more constructive. That's when I grabbed a box of crayons (they are always laying about) and a big roll of new print (also laying about) and I layed down on my kitchen floor to color. I wrote in big pink crayon (a happy color)... "REASONS I LOVE BEING A MOM." My kids automatically congregated to my side
(something that ALWAYS happens even when you need a little quiet time) and we all colored together for a while. It was pleasant and peaceful for a few moments...That is until one child hit another for stealing her crayon and she made a naughty face at me for coloring on "her side" and when I tried to hug away all the naughtiness things got worse and I ended up throwing my list away in order to find some order in my kitchen. But after the day is over and I have had more time to think about my crayoned list... here are a few things I came up with:

Hugs as tight as a two year old can squeeze

Sloppy oatmeal kisses that dry crusty on your cheek

Teaching my children

Kisses that make everything "all better"

"I wuv you Mommy" in a tiny voice

Playing peek-a-boo forever

Seeing the little stinker of the day melt back into an angel as she sleeps

Doing projects together

Hide and go seek that always ends in laughter because I "rawr" at Ben

"Serious" woman to woman talks with my six year old

Holding baby

Reading stories with the funny voices

Tickling and giggles

Being the most "popular" person in the house

Holding little hands in mine and knowing that they won't be little very long

Hearing special prayers especially for me

Knowing that these strong little spirits are only on "loan" to me from their Heavenly Father

Realizing that He thinks I can do this!

I love being a mom and the four most important reasons are: MADI BROOKE BEN & CONNOR!

Conover Famliy Fun

My youngest brother just got married. I think he is so cute! And look what a darling girl he got! We love them both and are so happy for them... Having Jared's wedding brought all of us Conovers together of course, and boy did we HAD FUN... My dad and brothers have an annual "Brother's Weekend." This year it was in connection with the wedding... kind of a brother's bachelor party, and this was the wrapping up bit... a sumo suit tournament. It was so funny to watch my very athletic brothers, husband, bro-in-law, and dad go at it dresses like three-hundred-pound sumo's.

This was part of the girly fun. While the boys were away the girls played (and watched all the kids of course). My sister-in-law and I played beauty shop. So this is the straightest I have ever had my hair... everyone was doing double takes. Thanks for the fun Melanie!

Cutie Cousins!!! This is My little Connor and his cousin Cody. They are only two week apart and so different. These two are going to have so much fun when they get big enough to play together! In the mean time, we had a ball passing them back and forth.