WHY!

Tonight when I (an overly emotional, sleep deprived, and crazy mom) was getting Sarah ready for bed we had the following conversation!

Sarah- When can I be a Mom like you?
Me- When you get bigger. Why? (When I asked "why" all the beautiful Mother's day thoughts are still on my mind and I can't wait to hear why Sarah thinks I am the best Mom ever!)
Sarah- So I can have big boobies like you.

Love that girl!! I need to really think next time before I ask "Why"!

You can call me "Shiny"

Sarah picked out a new pair of shoes! She slept with them for the first few nights she had them. Her shoes have even inspired her to change her name.

Sarah- Why did you name me Sarah?

Me- Because we thought it was a beautiful name.

Sarah- Wellllllllll, I don't like it.

Me- What would you like us to call you?

Sarah- I think .......Shiny would be perfect!

Introducing......Shiny Mons!!!

Snow in May!

I must admit that I am getting very tried of the snow. It is May 2nd and we woke up to snow sticking on the grass.

The snow definitely didn't slow down Ellie and Sarah! They spent the morning running around in their swimsuit and "surfing" on the couch cushions.

Thanks girls for making it a great day at the "beach" at the Mons house!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween was spent trick-or-treating in downtown Logan and trunk-or-treating around the block. My top 5 favorite things of the day-

1. Both my girls loved their costumes and LOVED wielding their swords. (If you look close Sarah's is the wrapper for her glow stick sword that she insisted on using earlier in the week and we could no longer find the sword)

2. Visiting with the neighbors at the trunk or treat and being able to drop in on friends for a visit.

3. Eating chili cheese dogs! This is a long standing Mons' family tradition.

4. We didn't need to take a stroller this year!!

5. Watching the girls run and play and be kids!!!

Thanks to Barbie, Sarah has been planning to be a musketeer since the new movie came out!

Ellie wanted to be a pirate! Her costume turned out great thanks to a friend and the DI!

What would Halloween be without Cora and Ellie dressing up together and trick-or-treating. It is so fun for me to watch Ellie with Cora. She makes sure that she gets a treat at every stop.

SWINE FLU!

I have become quite a germophobe since the outbreak of swine flu. I know that some of this has worn off on Ellie and she is now the expert on the symptoms, the effects, and how many friends in her class she thinks has it. The following is a conversation we had in the car on our way home from school the other day.

Ellie-There were four kids in my class out today and Mrs. Dutson was also out. Mom, what is a swine anyway?


Me-It's a pig but that doesn't really have to do with anything with the sickness.


Sarah-"I'll never kiss a pig! I want to but I won't!"

This must still be on Sarah's mind. Last night, while my friend Kandyce was babysitting her she had this conversation with Kandyce.

Sarah- How did your dog Max die?
Kandyce- He got sick.
Sarah-What did he get sick from?
Kandyce- He had cancer.
Sarah- So he didn't kiss a pig!

PRICELESS!

$17 tickets, $4 cotton candy, spending the day with the family PRICELESS!

One of the reasons we love living in Logan is all the benefits of living in a college town. Ellie sings with a group that has student teachers from Utah State. We love being involved with community by going to the football games (fun atmosphere, getting better team) and basketball games (crazy fun atmosphere, awesome team)!

The most PRICELESS part of living here are the amazing college students that eat dinner with us on Sundays. We appreciate the good example they are to our girls. It is PRICELESS to give our girls an example of people that are hardworking, involved with church and school activities, laugh, are service oriented, and are getting a college education all at the same time! Thanks- Bridget, Steve, Nat, Kim, Malory, and Logan for the example you are providing to my kids it is PRICELESS!
Ellie and Big Blue at Family Fun Day- lots of great activities for the family and that day everything was free.

Sarah at Family Fun day! Thanks go out to Grandma and Grandpa Pratt for getting the girls the great outfits for their birthdays!

DRAMA QUEEN!

This afternoon Sarah sang us song after song! Sarah is definitely a child that can make me laugh and cry. Sarah is currently the family drama queen.