You're so lucky

Hallie was on a roll again today. She climbed on my dresser while I was feeding Tucker. She stole my wedding ring and a ring my grandma had given me. She hid them. I spent 4 hours searching for them-- in tears. She told me they were in her closet-- on the top shelf. Like she could even reach there. Then she told me they were on top of her 4 foot tall dresser. Right. Then they were in the snowman forest. I don't even know where she came up with that one. Then they were in my closet on the top shelf. Then she dumped the drawer in the bathroom with all of her elastics and hair clips in it. I had to search through all of that to make sure they weren't hidden amongst it.

She kept asking me if I was sad. I told her yes, that she shouldn't touch mommy's special rings. Then she would ask me if I was happy. I seriously wanted to strangle her after the wild goose chase she sent me on. Finally, she told me that she wanted "milky". I told her she couldn't have any until we found my rings (if you know Hallie, this is very tragic for her). She stomped out of my room, throwing a temper tantrum and slammed the door. I just happened to glance over and see something gold in the corner behind the door. Both rings were right there. I gve Hallie a big hug and told her I was so happy to get my rings back. She looked at me and said, " You're so lucky that I found your rings Mom!" I just wanted to say right back to her, "You are so lucky I didn't strangle you before we found my rings!"

On top of all that, Carson came home from school with a girl's phone number. She wants him to call her. She's not one of his normal friends, so I asked him why she wanted him to call. She evidently wants him to go with her to her little brother's birthday party. Since when do you have to start worrying about this in 1st grade?

Kids--what am I going to do with them?

Whose nose is it?

With both sides of the family in town over the weekend, we got a lot of comments about Tucker having the Munro nose or the Cutrer nose (depending on who you were talking to). I personally thought Tucker looked like a Munro, while Derrick could see more of the Cutrer side in him. Why is it that we can always see someone else in a child, but never ourselves?

I had seen this on a friend's blog and have wanted to try it, but after all of the debate over who Tucker most strongly resembles, I finally got around to doing it-- kind of fun!

Tucker Look-alike Meter

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Hallie Look-alike Meter

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Carson Look-alike Meter

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Birthday Party Mania

Last night was Carson's birthday party. We did it at an indoor inflatable play place, like the place we went to for date night. We had a great turn out! We had 20 kids, a lot of their parents, plus all of our family that is in town. Carson had a blast and the best part for me is that I didn't have to do set up or clean up! They even cut and served the cake!


Most of Carson's friends that came

All of our family that is in town
King Carson sitting on the birthday throne

Tucker's Blessing Day

We had a great day today. Tucker was blessed and we had a ton of family come to spend this special day with us. Derrick's Mom, Dad, sister Cori, and brother Dustin came from Kentucky. My Mom, Dad, sister Cassity, brother Cody, sister-in-law Heather, brother Jeff, Grandma, and Grandpa all came from Salt Lake. And Derrick's aunt came from Winemucca. Talk about a crowd!

We have been enjoying all of our family. This is what my kids miss most about living in Utah, all of the family. I've had an emotional weekend, as this is very different than what we have had with the other 2 kids on their blessing weekends. Of course, Hallie is just different all together, but that's another story. It's been hard for me to think that I wouldn't have at least all of my immediate family with me, especially when we are used to my aunts, uncles, cousins, my mom's cousins, etc. with us.

The plan was for my sister and brother Cody to come. Well, yesterday while I was cleaning my house, the doorbell rang. Derrick told me it was for me. I thought it was kind of strange, since we were upstairs and he was no where near a window to see who it was. I went and opened the door and there was my older brother Jeff standing there. I guess he and his family had planned on driving out and something came up that he had to be back tonight. So my sister-in-law Trisha booked him a flight and he came out by himself and surprised me. It meant so much to me to have 2 of my brothers here. They have been involved in every major event in my kids' lives and it didn't seem right to not have them here. One of the hardest adjustments I have had since moving here is that my relationships with my brothers have really suffered. It meant the world to me that they made the effort to come out and be with us. Then, my brother Dustin called tonight and we talked for awhile. All in all, it was a very good day.

The whole tribe before church

The men who stood in the circle Our little family

Thank you to everyone that was able to be with us on this special day and to those that sent their love and thoughts our direction. We appreciate your love and support more than I could ever express!