Mother's Day Weekend

    That's right folks, I got a, "Mother's Day Weekend." The boys went on their first Fathers and Sons campout the Friday before Mother's Day. Two thumbs way up for having all boys!! I couldn't decide who was the most excited: Tim, Kyle or I. We each had our own reasons for being excited.

   Tim loaded the boys up and took them to the gas station to pick out a treat. He remembers doing this with Martin Kempton growing up. Kyle picked out a soda, Sweet Tarts and Bugle chips. What a gross combination. Bear helped himself to the same things. I couldn't believe Tim was letting them eat all of that, but I rested well knowing he was going to have to handle their sugar highs and not I.

   In my head I envisioned all of the things I could get done while they were gone but in reality I knew I would probably just crash. Candace and I originally planned a Girl's Night to get dinner together but in the end I didn't feel like getting dressed to go out to eat. So she told me to stay in my, "basketball shorts, cute top and dangly earrings," and we ate dinner at her house. I died laughing when she described my outfit. If you know me well you know this is usually what I wear around the house. Curtis laughed at our failed Girl's Night Out but it was still fun for me to spend time with them :).

   Tim said all Kyle cared about was getting in the tent. Here they are having fun in the tent together:

Tim actually set up a pack and play in the tent for Bear, but Bear woke up in the middle of the night and joined Tim on the ground. Tim said Bear was breathing on him the rest of the night. He sure does like to cuddle close.

Nice hair!

This boy loves guns:

I was suprised on Saturday morning when I called Tim and they were already on their was back home. I guess since the exciting part (sleeping in the tent) was over, Kyle was ready to go back home. (Getting cacti in his leg the night before didn't help either). I think if there were other boys his age he probably would have lasted longer. Needless to say, my to-do list never got touched.

On Saturday afternoon we went to the baptisms of my nephew Mario and niece Gabby. I am so proud of them for deciding to get baptized. I love my nieces and nephews and am grateful I can live closer to them now and get to know them better. One of my favorite parts of the baptism happened after Gabby got baptized Mo yelled to her, "Good job Gabby!"

And then on actual Mother's Day I enjoyed breakfast in bed (with Nolan requesting every-other-bite), listening to Kyle sing in sacrament meeting and a delicious steak cooked by Tim. Unfortunately I ended the night bawling in bed because I missed my own mother. Thank goodness for Skype and telephone calls!

Love these crazy boys!

It was a great weekend!