The conservative pair.

So. Yet again I got my hopes up thinking we would finally be able to get married this sept, on our two year anniversary. And yet again I had to wake up and be realistic. Garrett's parents have generously offered to pay for our honeymoon, but the $2500 still needed for the ceremony (which I seriously cut from my previous wedding plans) is just not a realistic goal by sept. If I had a few more extra months it would be possible, but that gets into winter, so we will have to wait until JUNE 2011.

I cried. I cried all day about this. and I have no idea why, I still have a great family and a wonderful fiance and nothing about "being married" will change us, but its something I desperately want and I can't really figure out why, just that its something my heart yearns for and it hurts that its going to be a whole year until its possible.

My friend sent me this, I laughed and cried at the same time... its totally gonna be us.

"The bride bent with age, Leaned over her caneHer steps uncertain need guiding.While down the church aisle with wan toothless smileThe groom in a wheelchair gliding.And who is this elderly couple thus wed?You'll find when you've closely explored it,That this is that rare, most conservative pairWho waited 'till they could afford it."

By Jack Taylor.(read this in Financial Turning Point)

Three sucks.

Three years old that is anyway. Lander whines... constantly, and when he's not whining he's screaming and crying. And that makes Daddy grumpy and this makes Mommy crazy. I'm glad he's taking naps easier again, because if he wasn't, I would go insane. Aside from the whining, the weather sucks, we get teased with one semi-nice day a week and then it gets all cold and windy and rainy again, which is just depressing.

Anyways, heres some recent pics of the kiddos...

Lander was gone for a week, in Boise, so I don't have as many pics of him, but heres my little man..

Success!?!?

*Crossing my fingers* but I *think* my tomato plants may have made it... they have survived a puppy, a three year old, being neglected in place of a newborn, and CRAZY pocatello wind/weather.... but here is some proof of all the love, sweat and tears I have poured into these little babies already...

Taking advantage of naptime.

Naps.

Hmm... Lander doesn't like them. Mommy requires them (of him) mainly because, if he doesn't get a nap, he goes into melt time right about dinner time, and it makes it HARDER to put him down at bed time... Plus, I love my children to death, but Lander is a handful, and if I don't get atleast 1-2 hours a day of QUITE, I won't be as good of a mommy as I wish. Since Kellan has been born I've been using that time just to relax and take a nap if I need it... but I'm going to try to start accomplishing other things (blogging, scrapbooking) during that time that might otherwise get ignored... Mommy's need hobbies too :) So here are some recent pics of my sweet boys...

Kellan and his cousin Ashton (Tyann's son) They are about 2 1/2 months apart in age.

Grandma Kay and Lander- The Birthday Kids :) May 22nd 2010

Lander on his birth minute 11:08 a.m. May 22nd. I told him to pose and he did that on his own :) such a little ham.

The Buzz Cake... took me 5 frickin' hours :)

Getting ready to blow out the candles..

Sleepy kids at the end of a fun day :)

And we have a blog...

I hope you all will excuse the ultra girly blog... but I figure, I'll probably be the only one posting and EVERYTHING else in my life is ALL BOY... so I need to express my feminine side somehow.
Anyways, facebook's fine and all but sometimes I feel the need to write longer things then what fit into a wall post and considering we now live far away from the grandparents, I thought someone might utilize this. I'm telling you though, you all better leave comments. Alrighty, its time to start dinner, but I promise to add loads of pictures later.
Love, Alexah & the Boys.