I know, I know!!!

So I really do know just how bad I've been at blogging lately. I keep trying to get the motivation to get on here and blog about some of the fun things we've been doing (and I feel incredibly awful that I didn't even post a Happy Birthday to Blake on his birthday) but I keep getting sidetracked by the beautiful weather we're finally having and ... the GYM!!! My goal is to have some new pictures up by the end of next week. If you don't see something I give you each permission to smack me around a little!. This'll have to do for today though. ;)

Easter

We had a great time doing fun Easter activities this year! To start out we went to our friends house and dyed eggs and did a cute little Easter egg hunt. I half expected Spencer to run around crazy and take all the eggs for himself, but he was a great big brother and friend and made sure that the younger kids got eggs too! The dyeing of the eggs was a fun experience. Growing up we never really did that (or if we did I've forgotten) and so it was fun to sit and spend some quality time with my boys as we waited for the color to set. Then of course as soon as they were done, Tyler had cracked one open and was eating it... gotta love it :)

We were awoken early Easter morning to Spencer running in our room telling us all about his easter basket that the easter bunny left for him and Brooklyn and Tyler. Which, after he ran out of our room, he immediately ran to Tyler's room and let him out so he could get to his easter basket too. Blake and I both sighed and then slowly got up (since if we left them down there alone they would eat themselves into sugar shock). We did another little easter egg hunt with them and it was so cute to watch Brooklyn walk around, bend over all slow and pick up an egg while giggling. She is my darling little girl that's for sure. They all looked so cute in their Easter outfits at church, but somehow I didn't get a picture of them all. I think that this may have something to do with the fact that I asked Blake to do it while I was getting ready. I think that's why, but I can't be too sure. So you're just gonna have to take my word for it that they all looked dang cute!

Fun at the Farm... on the one and only warm day so far!!

For a Mommy and Me outing last week we took the kids to the Farm at Thanksgiving Point. We've done this about a million times since we live so close, but this time it was so fun because Brooklyn was walking around and having a great time getting up close and personal with the animals (not really haha, she'd freak anytime they got too close to her face). As usual Tyler's favorite part was the pony ride. He kept looking at me and saying "cheese, Mommy!" and he was adament that he wanted the purple one (that was the color of the reigns). Brooklyn on the other hand screamed bloody murder when I tried to put her on a pony. Ah well, it just meant that Tyler got another turn :) Here's some pics from our day out.

Spencer and Tyler's Birthday at Boondocks

This past Saturday we celebrated both Spencer and Tyler's birthday at Boondocks. Tyler turned 3 on March 2nd and Spencer will be turning 8 (can't believe it) on March 23rd. Since their bdays are so close together we figured why not knock out their parties in one big birthday bash swoop! We had a great time with friends and family. Tyler loves anything and everything Diego so of course we had to get him a Diego cake which he was absolutely thrilled about! Spencer wanted Spongebob, which he was equally excited about :) Here are the pictures from our fun evening.

Happy Anniversary Honey! (wow 4 years!)

Today is my and Blake's 4 year Wedding Anniversary and I just want to let Blake know how much I love him! He is a wonderful man, husband, and father. I don't think I could find a man who loves and cares for me more than he does. He truly makes me feel cherished each and every day. Thank you sweetie for a great 4 years and I'm looking forward to the next 4 (hopefully more than 4 ) hehe

Our Valentines Weekend

This Valentines was definitely memorable, but not so much in a good way. Brooklyn was hospitalized for RSV/Bronchiolitis.So we spent our Valentines Day in the hospital nursing our little baby girl back to health. She was such a trooper, even when she was getting poked and prodded by the nurses. She is such a sweet little girl and complained minimally about all that was happening to her. We're home now and extremely grateful! Thank you to everyone who came to visit and especially Kim and Mariah for bringing us dinner this past week :) You guys are great!

Fun at the Firehouse

For a preschool activity last week we took the kids over to the Firestation to meet the firemen and so they could see and touch an actual firetruck. Tyler seemed pretty hesitant at first and would barely touch the fireman when he was all suited up in his protective gear, but once we moved on to the firetruck and he realized he got to go inside the truck all qualms disappeared. He climbed right up and sat on the seat all proud. He was so dang cute!

After the firehouse we went back to Jill's for a Valentines day party. It was so much fun! The kids got to decorate little bags for the valentines that they exchanged, Tyler went all out haha. Jill made a really yummy lunch for us all and the best homemade sugar cookies. Thanks Jill for planning everything, you're great!

DAVID ARCHULETTA!!!

Yes it is true.. I saw DAVID ARCHULETTA at Sweet Tomatoes tonight! This is the best thing that's happened to me all year! hehe It's funny because I didn't really want to go out to dinner tonight and Blake basically had to drag me out the door, but dang am I grateful I went! Plus now I finally have something to Blog about!! Yay!
The only reason why I even noticed him was because when he walked by our table he had this cute little smirk on his face like he was expecting people to notice him or something. This caught my attention and made me take a second glance and then at the same moment I heard the two little 8 yr old girls in the booth behind me squeel "It's DAVID ARCHULETTA!!" At that moment I muttered under my breath to Blake the same thing. He was like "What? Where? Are you sure??" So I pointed him out and from then on neither of us could stop glancing over at his table every few minutes. For Blake's sake he was only looking that way to keep watch on a good time for when I should go over to say something (just didn't want people thinking Blake had a little girly crush on David A). I kept looking around to see if I was the only one who noticed (besides the squeelers behind me) and that's when I saw that all the teenagers working the cash registers were huddled around talking to their manager with huge smiles on their faces. Then the manager walked up to David and talked to him for a little while (that gave me a little courage to walk up to him myself, I definitely didn't want to be the only one!) As soon as she was done and walking past me I asked her "Is that David Archuletta?" and she was all "YES!!" So I told her that I wanted to go over but felt like a huge dork. She said that she had been the only one to say anything so she was sure that it would make him feel good to have other people recognize him. I couldn't quite work up the courage right away though. In fact I physically got up from the table a minimum of 3 times to walk over to his table but ended up just making a circle and going right back to my chair. I'm really hoping he didn't notice this because then when I really went up to him he probably thought I was certifiably crazy! haha Finally I decided I was just gonna bite the bullet and really walk over there this time... but then NO PEN and he was on the phone!! Ugh! The Manager walked by me a 2nd time and kinda whispered "did you go over yet??" I told her I couldn't find a pen so she gave me the one out of her shirt pocket! lol
So now I had the pen, paper and no excuse to not go over. I decided that the best way to not look so ridiculous was to wait until we were leaving and then just stop at his table. I felt like I was saying the prayer in sacrament meeting and reciting what I was gonna say the whole time I was walking toward the table. Let me tell you, when you really need time to go in slow motion, it only speeds up! Luckily when I got to the table I didn't have to stand there to wait for them to look at me!! I walked up and said " So I'm a little embarrassed, but I would totally regret it if I didn't say anything!" he kinda looked at me with this shy little smile like "uh ok" at that point though the girl in the picture and what I think to be his mom started complimenting the necklace Blake gave me for Christmas (seriously Blake that was an awesome gift! I get compliments from EVERYONE!) the complimenting was great but it totally threw me off from my "recited" speech haha. So I just asked if I could get his autograph and a picture of him for proof that I actually met him. He was very polite (but looked like he felt incredibly awkward) and signed what I gave him and then kinda looked up at me and smiled for the picture. Now I've gotten a lot of guff from people saying I shoulda asked for a picture WITH him.. but here are my reasons that I didn't.. A) he was sitting on the inside of the booth and made no effort to move to get up, so I wasn't about to ask him to get up to take a picture with me (especially because it took all I had just to ask for the dang thing) and B) I hadn't showered yet after the gym and didn't look my best. Mental note: always, always, always shower right after the gym in case you run into David Archuletta! So anyway that is the story of my meeting David A and why the picture is of him and some girl that no one knows hehe. Hope you've enjoyed this time,I sure have! This is gonna be a highlight for a good while! I don't know how Blake is gonna top our next dinner out! Better get working on it Blake.. next I would like to meet Robert Pattinson (oh man I think I would pass out!)

And it's all over....

So Christmas is over(as well as 2008) and if I'm being honest, I'm a little depressed! I just love the holiday season so much because of all the fun things happening and spending time with family and friends. I'm definitely one that likes to be surrounded by people, I attribute this to being one of 7 children. Growing up with that many siblings there was never a dull moment, which I love. I've loved this past year and now look forward to many more memories in 2009!

Here is the last look at Christmas for the Buchanan family :) Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Years

4th Times a Charm!

So I just have to say, I saw Twilight for the 4th time today and it gets better and better every time!! LOVE IT!