We are still alive!

Wow, I can't believe how crazy life has been! I have had to give up a lot of things lately cause I just have WAY to much on my plate! So blogging was one of the things that got pushed to the side. :( But since my kids are asleep and for some odd reason I can't sleep here I am! Here is a little update on what we have been up to!

We moved back to UT! It has been a WONDERFUL thing in many ways, and a very very sad thing in many other ways. I have decided that its just not fair to have 2 homes. I am so torn between AZ and UT. If only we could buy a home in both states and become snow birds!!! Maybe someday. We moved back because Chad finally decided to go back to school! He got derailed years ago and took his sweet time decided to go back. He will officially be a full time student at UVU on Wednesday. I know he is way nervous but he hides it well. But I know he will do great. He is a great student. He is working for the Census Bureau full time too. But it is a temporary job so he is still looking for something to do when he is done with that. Other than that he is the same ol Chad!

As for me.....
Life is insane! Sew Simply Sweet is keeping me WAY busy! I don't think I knew what I was getting into! But I LOVE every minute of it! I just finished a 3 day boutique today. It went pretty good! However I'm having a really hard time keeping websites updated so those of you that are far away don't get to see everything I accomplish very much. Sorry! We started an etsy site awhile ago but haven't used it much. But since its a lot easier to update and use we think we are going to lean more in that direction. So this should be more updated very soon! I was approached today by another vendor who fell madly in love with my new headbands! She wants to order them wholesale from me to sell in her shop!!! Its moments like that that keep me plugging along! We have also been invited to have our products sold in a couple stores here in UT! We are having a bit of a hard time trying to decide which direction to go in. Boutiques are a TON of work, and are very hit and miss. House parties are a lot easier and tons of fun, but finding hosts is difficult. The internet is a great way to find customers, but that requires some techy knowledge that I don't have! So who knows what we will do next but it is sure to be fun!

Mallory...
My little girl is just as sweet as ever. (except the time that she blew her nose and wiped it in her bothers hair) She is such a big helper. (except the time that she tried to poor Ben a glass of milk and spilled ALL over the kitchen floor). She loves to learn and is very ready for kindergarten in the fall! (Expect the fact that she still complete strips when she goes to the bathroom, even when its just pee!) Mallory was an angel child for the first few years of her life. But now its another story. She is really pushing my buttons lately! Love her to death but oh man she can be really hard to deal with! She has got to be the messiest kid that has ever lived! She is a total pack rat! And she can go from being so sweet and loving to being a total monster in seconds! I am hoping this phase ends soon!

Benjamin...
My little man is growing way to fast! I no longer have a baby. He turns 3 in a couple weeks. I can't believe how fast time is flying. He loves books, but he loves dinosaurs even more. He can name a bunch of different ones and is always talking about them. He has his crazy moments still but he really seems to be calming down. The other morning he came into our room for his morning cuddle and he looked at me in the eyes and said " Mom, I don't love you." And then after a long thoughtful pause in which I was totally stunned and shocked he goes, " I LOVE you!" I wish I could explain how he said it. You just have to hear it to get it. I think he realized that day what love is. When he said he didn't "love" me he said the word very plain and boring. And then when he said " I  LOVE you" he annunciated the "LOVE" very very much! I think it dawned on him just how much he loves me! He doesn't just love me, he LOVES me! And now he says it to me all the time! I don't love you, I LOVE you! But he is a boy so sometimes he can be pretty rough. He goes in for a hug or kiss and ends up hurting us most of the time! He head butts and bonks us a lot. He is going to need to play sports for sure. He is very physical. He REALLY loves his daddy. They are together as much as possible. He finally loves nursery, but sacrament meeting is torture!

Anyways I hope to post some pictures soon. But they have changed the way you post pictures and videos so much that I have to relearn it so it might now happen any time soon.......