April Goings-on

Ok, so much for my promise to update more regularly. Things have been BUSY around here!

Levi has begun babbling and can now say mama, baba, and dada. He also finally got his first tooth this week! He is finally starting to chunk up a bit, but is still so small, and I have a hard time thinking that he will be turning one in less than 2 months! Time flies!

I became a consultant for Shelf Reliance back in September, and have been doing parties here and there over the past 6 months, but last week I had my first party for someone I did not know, and it was massive! She had at least 50 people there, and I have been so busy this week sending emails, booking parties, and taking phone calls all from this one party! I had one person sign up under me earlier this month, and could potentially have two more from this party, not to mention that I have 7 parties booked for the coming months. Basically all my Saturdays in May and July are booked! I will be on vacation in June, so that will give me a break, but things are really picking up with this business in a crazy, good way! Now that I see the amazing potential for growth, I really need to set my limits, and make a decision about how many parties a month I want to commit to. I am excited and overwhelmed all at the same time. I want to succeed and do well in this business. I know how important it is to be prepared, and to be self-sufficient, and I love being able to help others on their path as well. With everything going on in the world around us, and the economy, etc. I think this topic is hitting home for many people, and the topic of food storage and preparedness isn't as foreign sounding to some as it used to be. I will post more about this later, but it is both a blessing and a challenge right now. It is encouraging me to want to get better organized so I can run my business and my household more efficiently.

Easter was a little different this year. And I can't believe I didn't take ANY pictures of my kids on Sunday! What was I thinking???? I bought Avery a new Easter dress this year, but the boys all wore their matching ties, so at least they coordinated. I didn't have our annual Easter Egg Hunt and Potluck at our house this year because the ward had one at the park, so we went to that instead. I was a little bummed to break our tradition this year, but it ended up working out well, since I had been so busy this week, I didn't have the time to get my house ready for a get together. It ended up being much less stress, so it was all good in the end! It was a little bit chilly on Saturday too, so I know all the kids would have ended up running amuck inside my house anyway! The playground at the park was perfect.

I finally tried something I have been wanting to do for the past few years but never have... making Resurrection Rolls for easter breakfast. It's a recipe where you put a large marshmallow inside the roll, and brush them with melted butter and cinnamon sugar. When they are cooked, the rolls are empty...like the tomb when Christ was resurrected. They turned out really tasty, so we will prob make this a tradition. When I was explaining to the kids why we were making the rolls, and what it represented, I heard myself telling the kids "the dough is the tomb, and Jesus is the marshmallow." Ummm, yeah I never thought I would hear myself saying that in my lifetime!

The week before Easter, I was asked to speak in church.I will post a copy of my talk in another post. Since I had that really large Shelf Reliance party on Saturday, and my talk on Sunday, I was completely exhausted come Sunday evening! Tony and I have been watching a super cute television series called "Lark Rise to Candleford" and we relaxed that night and watched a few episodes. We have been checking them out from the library. It's a great show, and we love it! I may have to invest in my own DVD's of the series. They are great!

Logan had his first grade musical this past week as well, so we got to go watch his performance. It was so cute! As soon as I can get pictures and videos off my phone, I can post some! Sorry for no pictures today!

Looking ahead, my birthday is coming up in about a week, and then my parents are coming towards the end of May for Logan's birthday and Avery's very first dance recital! We are so excited for Grandma and Grandpa to come visit! This will be the very first time any of the kids have had any extended family here for their birthday (besides their actual Birth Day!)We have always celebrated all our birthdays with just us, so this will be something different for sure! We can't wait! Levi will be turning 1 when we are in Blanding this summer, so he will be a very lucky little boy to have the whole Black family there to celebrate. I am not really sure what to do, since all our previous 1st birthday's have been really small and low-key with just us. I haven't even talked to anyone to figure out the plans to see if we can squeeze in a little birthday celebration for him while we are there. My nephew Taylor will have his mission farewell that week-end, so I am sure the family has events planned for that on top of the regularly planned rounding-up of the cow's, etc.

So, for now, I will go. I will try to get some pictures posted soon!That's it in a nutshell!

7 months later...

Wow. Time sure flies. I can't believe it has been 7 months since I have posted! Let me tell you that adding a third child kind of throws one's life into a bit of chaos. Not to mention the sleep deprivation and lack of focus...or brains for that matter.I am making it a goal to get caught up on this blog, and keep it more regularly updated. I need to for posterity's sake. I don't keep a journal any other way these days, so this is going to have to be it. I have a lot to post about Levi and his growth, and what a sweet boy he is! I always feel like I can't post anything new until I catch up, but that hasn't happened yet either, and I can't let another day go by. Watch for more regular posts from here on out!