Birthday boy!

Our baby boy turned three a few weeks ago. I cannot believe he is 3. Time flies by so fast. He is funny, witty, rambunctious, and full of joy. He is such a little boy sometimes bouncing off the walls. He woke up a few days after his birthday and did not want to wear diapers anymore, and has done quite well since. We had a little party for him on his birthday. I made him a train cake, his only request was a choo-choo birthday.




I made him a car holder, it folds up into the perfect travel size.


His Daddy got him a super cute Handy Manny shirt


Auntie Melany got him a baseball mitt and ball that he LOVES.


His sister got him a dump truck, he loves it because it makes awesome noises.


every birthday Auntie Alyson gets the kids a book, I think it is a great tradition. This book is nursery rhymes twisted, all the rhymes are about cars and trucks.


I made him a rocking birthday shirt.

We are so proud of who you are and the joy you bring to our family. We love you Ayo!
Love, Dad, Mom and Sister

Ayo's Birthday Part 1

Ayo just celebrated his third Birthday. I CANNOT believe he is 3 already WOW. He is so smart and witty and funny now a days. His Birthday was on a Sunday so Saturday night we took him out to see Toy Story 3 and then to have dinner at Red Robin (his favorite) We had so much fun together as a family celebrating Ayo. Here are a few pics from the night.





I will post more pics of more birthday fun ASAP!

The bestest Daddy ever!

Today we celebrated Daddy! (and Ayo because it was his birthday, but that's for a later post. Prince is such a great dad! Me and the kids got him this Nigerian soccer jersey complete with his name and number ( the day we were married) It is rocking, and he looks so frickin cute in it

My beautiful sisters got him a Lakers Basketball, they definitely hit the jackpot with this gift.

Daddy also got one of these today :)

The kids love that their daddy always takes them outside to ride their bikes and he tickles them, He is an amazing father, I can't wait to see what comes up next for us in the wild roller coaster of parenting. Love you babe! Happy Fathers Day!

HAppy Fathers day to my Dad too, he is a great man who would do ANYTHING for his family.. I am lucky he is my dad!

As I was driving with the kids to JoAnn's tonight ( it is a common occurrence) it was really quiet in the car and I had the opportunity think about my life, and I felt overwhelmingly blessed. I have the most amazing children. They are well behaved, kind, loving and the best of friends, I could not ask for more. They have beautiful little testimonies. I have a husband that is more amazing than I ever deserved. He works so hard for our family. He has put his whole heart into going back to school to do something he loves and support our family. He does all of the ironing and gets upset if I don't wait for him to come home to do the laundry ( who does that :) He has never once said anything negative about me as a homemaker, mother or wife. After a long day he never comments on how the house looks, or the kids, or me for that matter, he just jumps in and helps. He is a fantastic dad! His kids adore him. When he is gone they always talk about him, and if we go out somewhere all they talk about is how they need to bring daddy next time. He gives them all of their baths and puts them to bed every night that he is home. I treasure this time we have now. Once he graduates we know we will not see him as much. We know how special this opportunity is for our family. There are things we want so badly now in life, but we know that the Lords timing is best for us. We have learned to count our blessings and be grateful for what we have. We are so blessed to be an eternal family! Sorry that was long but Prince deserves it.

Here are a few pictures from his birthday 2 months ago. My mom had knee surgery that day so she was down and out, but we all went to P.F. Changs for dinner and then did dessert and presents at home! We got him some new things to help him wash the cars, something else he insists on doing often :)

Nightime Reading

A little nightime reading! She is so funny.

and just because they are so cute!

Family Pictures

A few weeks ago we headed to Saint George to get our family pictures taken. The greatest girl took our pictures, her name is Teria, her website is teriaphotography.blogspot.com. Her and her husband were even able to get my kids to smile. We are sooooo happy with our picture. We love having a memory of this time in our lives. She is just starting so visit her blog and get in before she becomes super popular :) Thanks so much Teria!

Beware: picture overload!

SO that whole resolution of updating my blog once a week is kaput. We are here and still truckin along. Prince is taking summer classes, he has class M-F from 2-7:40. Last week was his first week and he has 2 more and then he will get a break. He is still working and loves his job. We are loving life and just thankful for all of the time we get to spend together. Samarrah and Ayo are growing like crazy they are super smart and fun and unpredictable. We love every minute with them. I am on a humanitarian committee for church. We are making pillowcase and t-shirt dresses for orphan girls in Africa as part of a stake wide relief society service project. All of the wards are doing different things. It has been a lot of fun being on the committee and getting to know the other women on it better. I have whipped up a few dresses and took pics of Samarrah in them to put on a poster for church. She was a little embarrassed to be on the poster, but she is just so stinking cut!



Mother day this year was very low key. Prince had to work, but he was able to go to church with us and teach Primary so I could go to RS. Samarrah made me the cutest card in Primary! We spent the night hanging out, Grandpa and Auntie Alyson were nice enough (aka patient enough) to let Samarrah help with their puzzle. She was so proud of herself when she got a piece in, it was really great to watch.

One of the things I miss most about my kids getting older is cuddling with them. Since we have church at 11 now we don't get home till 2 and don't make Ayo take a nap. Lots of Sundays he gets really tired and on Mothers Day he fell asleep at the dinner table and then sleep in my arms for about an hour. I LOVE when he does that. He will be 3 next month, but he will always be my baby boy.