Hugs

Mom-

Want me to show you my different kinds of hugs?

This is my squish hug..

This is my loves hug...

Boys I love your hugs!

Back to School

I series of event happened. The IRS regulations changed, the University of Utah waived the GMAT application, the dean of accounting took my call, the dean presented my case before the board and admitted me and here I go back to school to get my graduate in Masters of Accounting. I have cried the last 2 weeks every morning dropping off the kids at my mom's to go learn IRS code. I know this is the right move for our family. It is way harder then I expected. I study every night till about midnight, get up at 6 and start again. Full time mom, Full time School, and full time work. A bit stressful. My boys are the most important. I love them so much. I need them to know I would do anything for them, and it breaks my heart to give them to granny 2-4 hours 4 days a week. Last week and church you know people ask, How are you? Every time I would break down and cry.. People don't really care, but I was such a mess, I could not control myself.

Boys, I love you. I would do anything for you. I cherish the loves we share and the time, I know that it takes time to have love grow, you can have all of my love. I do not know why God wants me to go back to school. But I have no doubt this is the road God wants us to take. Or all the miracles to get me into school would not of happened. This is really hard, but we can do hard things. We can grow, and be stretched, and cry, and grow some more, but we can do hard things. I love you. I am here for you. I just tucked you into bed, gave you loves, and held you. It is Sunday, and I have promised that I will not study on Sunday, it is the lords day and I need all the help I can get. Be strong we can do this. You can do hard things in your life as well. Most everything in life that is great is hard work. We can do hard things as a family, and you can do hard things with God on your side.

I CHERISH YOU!

Heber Paulsen Party

The Paulsen Christmas party was after Christmas was fun as usual. That tall rope swing, I climbed to the top and touched the top. Yip 33 year old mom! It was so pretty and always fun to see the cousins play. Tye also came for the 1st time with his wife and 3 kids. So good to be reunited with them.

Christmas Morning

Granny and Granda came down for Christmas morning. Waiting in our room for them to arrive. Watching out the window for them to pull in, wearing their matching pajamas. Then running downstairs, Bode checks the porch, which is where he leaves the cookies. 2nd year in a row he didn't understand that Santa comes down the chimney.. Nothing on the front porch, he looks up at you and says.. did he miss us? Only to find the living room. It doesn't matter what he bring, as long as he can unwrap alot. They didn't even look what was in the present, just on to the next. Then they wore matching shirts to church. I love that they each have a best friend. We are so blessed. WE BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS!!

Bode is 4

Bode asked for a Dinosaur cake.. So I made one. Turned out pretty good. He asked if he could go to school so we went to Whitney's Kindergarten class, and they sang to him and gave him a hate. He was in heaven! We went swimming at a pool that allows kids in life vest to go down the water slides alone. He had an awesome day!

Christmas is Coming!!!

Check out the awesome star. Bode held that star up for 20 min straight. What a cutie! Rudolph come to our house every Christmas to make sure Bode is being good, what a precious time of year for young kids. We definalty have the spirit of Christmas in our home.

Funny Story

When I was on the chairlift with Bode I was asking him some questions
and this one cracked me up.

Me- "Bode who is your favorite person"
Bode-"I don't have any persons"
Me-" a person is like you and me and mom and dad, a person is like people"
Bode-" I am not a person, I don't have persons, kids are not persons"
Me-" no bode a person is like humans like me and you and Seth and that
skier down there"
Bode-" I am not a person and Seth is not a person, I don't have any persons!!!!"