The Big Day!!

Life has gone by so fast this last month. Rock has done so much and accomplished so much. It has been a long road however one that has lead to a graduation from BYU!! I am so proud of all that he is and who he is becoming and what he has done. The road has not been easy he has had to balance so much. Work, school, family and church. Raising and providing for three children, loving them, spending time with them, teaching them!! He has had a hard road to graduation and a long road still ahead. But we are going to enjoy the next few months until. . .Law school, which will be the next step for our little family. It will be fun to see what the next three years bring us.

Some Fun Picks of the Weekend, Graduation, Bowling, and Swimming

You tell Me?

I had been working out in the kitchen and there was a silence. . .when that happens Mothers ears become even more keen and sensitive to all noises. I went back into the kids room and found this. Nid was up on his bunk watching a movie and Little Miss Muffet was watching as well. . .or so I thought!!!

This is what I saw when I walked into the room (besides the toy bomb that had exploded on their floor)

As I circled around I realized. . .

My Little Muffin was ASLEEP!!
I thought I could sleep anywhere. From the looks of it she was just too tired to get all the way up into her bed. She was overcome mid-crawl. Looking around the room it looks like they had been having a pretty fun time. However, this even looks too uncomfortable for my taste.

A Wonderful Surprise!!

We had been without a microwave for about 2 months. It is amazing how much longer it takes to do everything!! A couple of our friends came over the other night and brought some microwave popcorn!!
It was so nice of them and we were so excited to have it. . . I felt bad saying that our microwave was broken, but maybe we could try to pop it someway else. They laughed!!

A few minutes later I noticed that one of our friends had left and I asked if he was okay and his wife replied he was fine he just had to run out for a minute. A few minutes later he came back with a microwave that worked!! What an amazing gift and gesture. We are truly blessed to have such wonderful friends!!

Thank You!! Gracias!! Merci!! Thank You!! Thank You!! Thank You!!
Needless to say we have had plenty of popcorn and a lot of other yummy things lately because of it!! We love our Microwave and hope to have it for many years to come!!

NeverEver Time

It is time I talked about my littlest munchkin. . .He truly is a VERY HAPPY boy and is growing-up faster then the other two I think. Time is speeding up!!

NeverEver Stats:

• Age 8 months


• Height 26 1/2 inch.


• Weight 21 lbs

Toothless, crawling, standing and even walking while he pushes the kids step stool around!! He is always on the go, BUT never to busy to give a little snuggle to MOM!! Lucky Me!

Like I said before he is the happiest baby and always smiling. . .Of course unless he is scowling the "Steele Scowl" (which ALL my kids are famous for). The smile he gives away always makes me feel better. Always trying to please.

Never's Favorites (from what I can tell)

• Food: Paper. . .if you can count that



• 2nd Food: Oatmeal

First Meal

He didn't like the Green Beans!!

• Activity: Crawling around and eating every single little thing he can shovel in his mouth SCARY!! I know, I found carpet in there the other day as I heard him gaging!! Motivation to keep my floors clean.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Playing: Likes to chase balls, balloons, toys around the room as he pushes them and Of Course all the while (when he catches up to it) trying to shovel it into his mouth
• Toy: Right now it is a "Don't Worry Be Happy" Yellow smiley face Balloon Nid got for his Birthday
• Defence: Pinching, he doesn't do it maliciously yet but MAN!! it hurts.
• Person: MOM!! of course only when he wants something. I love it when he follows me around and when he finally catches up I can feel his little hands trying to climb up my legs!!
• Brother: Nid, although he has a hard time when Nid holds him he loves it when he plays with him
• Sister: Muffet, he laughs the hardest when he is playing with Muffet, she loves him so much and she cracks him up


• Dad: Daddy, is everyone's favorite
• Song: "I love you and You Love me. . ."
• Book: Just likes to eat them
• Game: This is the way the Cowboy Rides, Patty-Cake,and Here comes the Bubble Bee
• Movie: Watching his brother and sister

We love our little NeverEver and our grateful he is a part of our family, He helps me want to be a happier, better person because he is so good and (I can't think of a word that means happier then happy) JOYOUS!! (maybe).

The Fishes thoughts on turning 4

(I wrote this year's ago, almost five years to be exact, and never published it.  Nid wants me to so here you go) 

      Fish woke up the morning of his birthday and came and crawled into bed with us. I don't think he even remembered what day it was. I started singing him the Birthday song and his face lit up. YES!! He remembered it was his birthday. "I'm not 3 any more I'm 4." He was right, He wasn't 3 anymore he was a big 4. He layed with me for a couple more minutes and I sang to him and tickled him a few more times until he had had enough of me. I knew what was waiting out in the kitchen and front room for him and I was excited to hear his reaction as he walked down the hall to discover his party decorations and games. He started chanting "I'm 3, I'm 3" I could hear the pounding of his feet as he jumped up and down and then he stopped, paused for a second and startedup again "no. . .I'm 4, I'm 4, I'm 4" I couldn't help but laugh. He then discovered the "Pin the dinosaur" game with the mask and exclamed "Muffin its a mask for me." His little sister was just as excited as he was. . .you see in her mind it was her birthday too and all of this was for her as well. I got out of bed knowing all the preperation I had left to do. As I was doing my thing the kids were almost too overwhelmed with emotion. Nid knew that his friends would be there for him any second. I had prodded them to get dressed and to please clean their room. Rock was trying to help them along with the toys but he had to leave for work and still make it back in time for the party and final preparations. Nid and Muffin were back in their room doing the best they could. Everytime he heard anything "are my friends here for my party" He kept running up and down the hallway trying to clean toys and still look out the window every chance he got. As Rock returned from work the kids ran to hide, Nid's and Muffin's tradition everytime their Dad returns home. Muffin covered her hands over her face and burried her head in my legs, this was her usual form of hiding, you know I can't see you so you can't see me. Nid has refined it a little more, he just hides in the same place everytime and calls out "I'm here." Rock love this game and the kids get so excited to hide everytime they know Dad is coming home. After this normal ritual and the last minute rush to pickup the guests did arrive. Nid was excited to greet his friends and exclaim "It's my birthday, I'm 4" and Muffin would shout out "I'm 2, my birthday's in August". Whenever anyone would ask Nid how old he was before his birthday he would dutifully hold up 3 fingers but then he would say "but on my birthday I will be 4" again holding up the appropriate amount of fingers.