Grateful Sunday.

This week has been wonderful. My younger Sis Jen came to visit. The kids love her! She is so fun and always has a 'surprise' for Gavin. We hung out and shopped and had movie marathon night. I love when my family is able to come and hangout.

We also had the primary program in our ward. I love the program. It is so spiritual and the kids do such a great job. Gavin said he part so good. He informed us this morning that he did not want to sing that he was just going to mouth the words quietly. And that is just what he did! It was hilarious. He just moved his mouth. The other sunbeam boys were having a competition of who could sing the loudest. Great times.

I also received a calling. I am now the miamaids advisor. I am so excited! I love the young women. Today was my first day and it was pretty sad. A young women in our stake past away thing morning after a week long struggle to stay alive. It is always so hard for young people to grasp the concept of not being invincible. I remember when the first kid that I knew past away. It is soooo sad. But her mission in this life is done. The family created a blog so that members from the school and stake could keep up with her progress. SOOOO many people learned so much about our church. I am so grateful that I know that I have an eternal family. I know that we will be together forever. I know that our time here on earth is short. It is our job to make a LASTING impression. We need our missions to continue after our death just like Christ. I love my family. I love this church. I love the knowledge that we have been given.

Girls Bathroom??

So Gavin and His Best friend Camden, (his pic is below in the last post) have learned that there is a difference between the girls and boys bathrooms. This really isn't my story to tell but my friend does not blog. So anyway, they both ALWAYS want to go into the men's restroom but we don't let them because we can't go in, I am a little nervous that they can't reach the urinals etc. So I make Gav go with me.

Now anyone who has gone into a restroom with a 3-4 year old boy knows it is bound to be embarrassing. They try to look under the stall, they touch everything, they YELL 'what's that smell', Who Farted. Why are you wiping did you poop! etc. It so stinks, I don't mean that literally.

Anyway, so Saturday night my friend and her son had tickets to see Lion King with her dad. At the intermission they went to the bathroom. Where Cam immediately ran for the mens room. She told him no and then had to go over the reasons once again why he had to go with her to the girls restroom. So they went. When they walked out there stood a lesbian lady, short short hair cut, in a full tux-bow tie and all. Cam yelled at the top of his lungs.... I THOUGHT YOU SAID THIS WAS THE GIRLS BATHROOM! OK I was cracking up. And my friend was of course mortified. Moral of the story please please don't go to a womens bathroom dressed as a male. Otherwise we innocent mothers will have to explain other things besides the reasons we use the women restroom.

Baseball, Best Friends, and Birthday parties!

I know it had been a while since I posted.... My in-laws were here for 3 weeks so there was kind of a lot going on. We went to the zoo, Gavin had a his b-day, we went to baseball games. I love Baseball season. Granted I know that we live in Texas and it's only the rangers..... the bright side being that at least once a year since they are in the same league our BELOVED YANKEES come! Sorry to all my AZ friends but I will give a shout out to AZ. Great job this year. Sorry you looked like punks in the playoffs. Better luck next year to my 2 fav teams. But I do love going to the ball park eating hot dogs, peanuts, soda, licorice and pretty much whatever else we can get our hands on.

At Gavs b-day party I did a pinata and you know it takes a dang long time before those little boys can crack it open soooo after all of them had a turn I thought I would just give it a little whack! and help it rip.... Um Barry Bonds over here gave it a little to hard of a whack and broke it open.. It was HILARIOUS! All the boys stood there not to sure what was going on. Then my hubby and his best friend of course would not let me live it down.

Gavin has become OBSESSED with golfing. So I started looking for clubs for his b-day for him. First of hes 4 second we are not trying to be professionals here-yet that is- 3rd he is left handed. Thats right all you dads who read this...Look out for a our future star pitcher. Anyway, Do you know how much real clubs are? Like well over 100 bucks. For a 4 year old b-day that he will out grow? RIGHT. So I went to my fav sight ebay and found a NICE set that had 4 clubs, a bag, practice balls and tees all for 40 bucks! That was how my play it again and sports authority were asking for the bag alone!~ yeah. So he went golfing at a nine hole course with dad and grandpa. LOVED it.

YUMMY!

So I know it's been a while but my In-laws have been intown. They are staying for another week. They have been here for two weeks already! It has been very fun to catch up and hang out. WE will have so many fun pics to post later on.

Last night we had the oppurtunity to take them to one of our FAVORITE resaurants. The Melting Pot. For those of you that have not been there please take the time and pretty hefty amount of money, and go. It is soooo good.

I suggest going all out and getting 'the big night out' for your first time. The reason being even if you don't like everything just try it! The way you cook and the sauces and flavors are amazing. Another reason is It all inclusive! You get apps, salad, entree, and of course dessert!

1st we got the Mediterranean cheese and the spinach and artichoke cheese! I love the spinach one. sooooo good. *FYI*If you go with more than two request a table with two burners*

2nd I got the California salad. It was good but alan got the mushroom one super good

3rd. WE got the two kinds of broth cooking styles coc Au Vin and MO JO. I love the mojo very flavorful.

the chocolate is my fav. we got amaretto and regular. Last time we got the turtle it was soooo good.