Gettin' down on the farm

We had cousins sleeping over last weekend, so we decided to go over to my parents house in Erda for some redneck fun! McKay (in yellow) loves my mom, and MaKenna (on the horse) loves my sister in law Anne, so between the two of them they were pretty excited! I think Connor (on the back of the 4 wheeler with Jax) liked squirting his brother with mossy water from the pond the best. Cory and Holly were there with their boys, too, and Jaxson said "Hey! All my cousins in the whole world are here right now!" These boys sure do LOVE their cousins.

The boys going for a ride - and yes, Jake gets on their voluntarily. If he doesn't get to ride, he chases the thing down the road until they stop and let him on.

Cowgirl in the making...MaKenna couldn't get enough of this horse! She impressed us all by wanting to ride again and again, and didn't even freak out when the horse took off for a minute (which is more than I can say for myself).


You might be a redneck if...

you would rather go for a ride on the lawn mower with Grandpa than a ride on the 4 wheeler!

You also might be a redneck if you ride horses "shirts and skins".

Jax wanted his shirt off like Cody, but the uncles decided that was a little too Brokeback Mountain and made him leave it on.

Can you believe these two aren't brothers?! They look way more like eachother (and ACT way more like eachother) than their real siblings.

Tuckered out from a day on the farm - this picture says it all! Wyatt plays hard and sleeps even harder (thank GOODNESS.)

Are you sick of the random february pics yet?

I am! Wow, I have no good excuse for not updating this blog for the last few months. Mostly, I am just trying to let go of things that don't absolutely have to happen (like blogging and cleaning bathrooms, haha) so I can spend more time on the important stuff (like checking blood sugar and going to the park!). Anyway, here is what we have been up to the last couple of months:

Going to THE ZOO with cousins in March - kinda cold, but perfect weather to see the animals play (at least the animals that are still alive - what the heck is going

on with Hogle Zoo?!)

For my birthday, Mark and I headed off to NEW YORK, where it rained like crazy most of the time we were there! We didn't care though, it was still an awesome trip. More pictures to come!!

In April, THE BUNNY stopped by our house and left some surpises on the top bunk...

I was feeling pretty crappy for a little while there and couldn't get things under control very well with my diabetes. Kinda depressing when you think that is what life is just going to be like from now on, no matter what you do. But then I got one of these awesome babies last month and it has made a HUGE difference in my life. I highly recommend it if your

pancreas ever decides to stop working.

Insulin Pump = no more injections + better control + way less highs and lows
HOORAY!!!!

Definitely not the most stylish accessory in my wardrobe, but by far the one I can't live without... literally (hahaha, sorry for the diabetes humor).

We went to Temple Square for activity days last month to take some pictures for their Dads at our Daddy/Daughter activity - aren't they cute?! I love these girls! It is my one chance to hang around pink and bows instead of ninja turtles and monster trucks.

We also moved the boys into the same room (super fun for them, not so fun for us as it turns out - at least at bedtime anyway), spent a day at Primary Children's with Wyatt (he is fine - it turned out to be a little bit of pneumonia and a really bad ear infection), spent lots of time outside and celebrated a BUNCH of family birthdays (Me, Raquel, my Dad, Cody, Cami, MaKenna, McKay, Alyssa, Chad, and Connor). It has been a fun and busy couple of months!