Everything breaks down.

Everything breaks at some point. Everything. And that's okay. It's hard, and there's no way to see the light at the end of the tunnel most of the time. And that's okay. Recently, both of the cars broke down, my computer just shut off and never turned back on, my phone died slowly, our router went out. We just replaced a TV and had to work on a computer. ETC. I'm sure there's more. Everything broke down at once. And that's okay.

But it means I haven't posted in a long while. I feel like I've let down a connection, one I can't pinpoint and don't know personally, but one I want to know. Maybe there is no one out there reading this, but maybe there is. Maybe that person is the biological parent of my future son or daughter. That's my hope. I hope the connection has been made already. Maybe... Please tell me you're still reading if you're out there. I would hate for a broken computer to sever such an important connection.

So I don't have my pictures on this new computer, and I don't  have any blogs written to post. I will do my best to get something up to date on this new computer so you can ACTUALLY know what's going on around here, though it's nothing too special: weeding, mowing, cleaning, organizing. Just the usual, which is how I like it. :)

A very spiritual day

My sister is amazing. I have one sister, and I couldn't have hand-picked a better one. She is wonderful. Did I mention how much I love her? After my husband and kids, she's my favorite person in the whole world, and that's saying something since one of my sons is named after Jason's grandma and after a couple of uncles. (I've never had a little girl to name after my sister. Not yet anyway.) Well, this fantastic woman is serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints! There are many many things that need to happen to prepare missionaries before they head out, and I had the pleasure of being a part of some of her preparation.

Tooth Fairy!

Seth lost his first toooooooooooth!!!!! Right before we pulled it, Seth said, "Mama, do you want one last picture of my baby tooth?" OF COURSE I wanted one last picture! So here it is:

Zoo with Uncle K and Aunt E!

The Hogle Zoo just redid a large portion of their displays, and it's pretty awesome. So when my brother and his wife asked us to go to the zoo with them, we were really really excited. But mostly because I got to spend time with my brother and his wife. Yay! They live in another state so it seems like ages between visits, and it's compounded by how much their sweet baby girl grows every time I see her!

When the zoo remodeled, they brought back the LION FOUNTAINS!!!! :D :D :D Pictures with the lion fountain are tradition. I think I have pictures of ME at that age doing this exact same thing.

Spending time

We've filled our time with some fun things lately. The bigger things get their own post, but here are a few of the day-to-day things that we've enjoyed.

City Creek. Love this mall. Wish we lived closer to it. These monkeys wouldn't stop pulling faces, and the more I laughed, the more faces they pulled!

School time!

Time for school! My kids are uber amazing at this school thing, and they love doing it. We have fun reading and writing together. They both have their subjects that they aren't a big fan of, but we can work through those. And when they master the hard parts, it's so fun. Their little faces light up and they are always so happy they can't contain it. It comes out as a squeal, or jumping, or a booty-shaking dance. I LOVE IT.

So this was Seth's first assignment as a kindergartener. He colored the flag at school, and we were told to practice the Pledge of Allegiance with him at home. Gladly!

Kai and I at the Ogden Temple Open House!

Kai and I got to have a day just for the two of us! It was so nice. And the funniest thing was the difference in conversation between when I went with Seth and when I went with Kai. Kai's conversation was very sporadic. He kept asking questions I couldn't answer, such as, "Where do you stand in Salt Lake City?" "Which building is the Salt Lake City building?" etc. He even interrupted himself several times with a completely different thought. It's obvious that he is soaking in his world right now. He notices everything and has a question for everything.