Ah-ha moment

So I love Yoga. LOVE it...but I forgot how much I loved it until yesterday. Before getting pregnant with Grant last year, I was going to yoga twice a week. At my gym there is this beautiful lady who teaches the Wednesday and Friday yoga and I love it. It's tough but relaxing.

Yesterday I had an AH-HA moment while relaxing at the end of our yoga class. We always end class lying in savasana, or corpse pose. She was telling us to let the peace and happiness that we need in through our palms. I know, it sounds a little silly, but I was so needing this. The last week or so I have been yelling my brains out at my boys.

See, I have a theory. Boys are crazy. Wait, that it not a theory that's a fact. They are born crazy and no matter what you do they stay crazy. My boys are rough and loud and crazy!!! They are also sweet and thoughtful and helpful, but not as often and it's easier to focus on the negative...

So I'm lying there thinking about accepting the peace I need in my life and then I thought, "I have three boys and they are going to be rough and loud and crazy. I accept that this is my life." Then I quickly accepted that I needed peace and happiness to get through this time in my life without teaching my children that all mommy can do is yell.

It's only been 24 hours and I still have lost my temper a few times, but not as badly and I am enjoying their craziness a little bit more. It's part of them and I love them. Mainly, I wait my kids to have a happy childhood with a happy mommy.

I am recommitting to be a good, happy mom and to roll with the punches...and the kicking and the toy throwing and the play fighting that always ends in someone getting hurt. I am also recommitting myself to go to yoga twice a week. :)

Conference Weekend at the Warby's

So, this last Saturday and Sunday was General Conference and we went to our friend's house Saturday morning. We spent the night and made it a little stay-cation as my cousin Jana put it. The kids were noisy and we didn't get to hear all of Conference, but it was great to start some traditions with Cleod and Kianna (who's almost 4). They found each speaker's picture from the last conference Ensign and they get treats if they heard words like family, temple, scriptures, etc. Here's a photo with the group minus Silas and me.
Kianna asked to hold Grant ALL WEEKEND. It is really cute how much she wants to help out with him.

Ryan and Leksi are so funny. When they were sitting next to each other Ryan looked at her and said, "I love you, Leksi." It's pretty great to have friends who have kids the same age as ours.

My big baby in a Jumparoo.

Ryan dressed up a lot this weekend. Shoes are his favorite and he walked around in these beauties a lot. He also got a skirt on a few times. :)

We made S'MORES while the Daddys were at the Priesthood session on Saturday night. It was super fun! Here's my goregous friend Deruchette. She's blowing out her shmallow that had just caught on fire.

Cleod and Ryan, melting shmallows.

Kianna does not like being messy. Melted marshmallows are not her thing.

Grant got ahold of a s'more and enjoyed it.

Ryan's favorite song is "We Thank Thee of God for a Prophet" and was in awe when the Tabernacle Choir was singing it during the slide show of Pres. Monson.

We basically had an awesome weekend, listening to the Prophet's voice, playing games, eating yummy food and enjoying the company of our friends.