Alex's 3rd birthday

Alex started off his birthday by telling us that he didn't want to be 3 he wanted to be 2! He wanted a pirate ship cake and mom tried her best to give him that wish (although it fell down the night before and I had to prop it up and that's why you only see the one side). He also got plenty of pirate stuff, along with Star Wars and Batman toys. We had a fun day. I fixed breakfast and then Alex and I went to town and had lunch and picked out balloons. Then Alex got to play with some friends and then we had family and our neighbor's, the East's over for cake and ice cream. The next day, my sister came by and brought a present for Alex. She had made him a fun pirate costume.

Easter 2009

Here are some pictures from coloring eggs for Easter (Alex was asleep and missed out) to Easter Sunday.

Just putting around!

Here are some cute pictures from about a month ago from Family Home evening. We took the boys to a local putting green.

Trying to catch my breath!

I know it's been awhile since I last posted! I have been working full time for a couple of months while we got more people hired at the credit union I work at and I feel exhausted sometimes. But I am so glad to be back to part time. I am so glad that spring has come somewhat! I can't wait to get flowers planted and a garden growing! The little one growing in me is also exciting! We are still trying to decide his name. Jeremy and Alex both want Luke and Jeremy also likes Max. So we will see. We have fun plans happening on both sides of the family with Ben's youngest brother getting married the end of July and my niece just told us a week or so ago she's getting married Aug. 13th. And right in between the baby is coming! Jeremy went to get his physical done for entering kindergarten and did pretty well. It was pretty traumitizing to get his blood drawn and arm tested for TB. But he got through it. Alex also went and had his 3 year old check up. He's a little tall for his age and good on his weight. That's a relief because he just doesn't like to eat all that much! We are celebrating his birthday next week so I hope to post pictures of him and of Easter soon!

The verdict is in!

Today we were able to find out what the baby is. I knew that Jeremy would be in school so I got two different outfits, one a boy one and one a girl one and wrapped them up in boxes. I put a different colored bow on each so that I knew which was which. Then we would have Jeremy open which one it was after school. It took us awhile to get into the appointment and Ben even had to go and get Jeremy from school but not before he found out what we were having. So when we got home, Jeremy opened up the appropriate box and.......................
as many people predicted (I took a poll at work)
and I was also told that it's just a pattern.............................
we are having another Gerritsen boy!!









The boys are excited and Alex has been saying that he wants a baby brother so he got his wish. Jeremy really wanted a sister but he was excited to be having another boy. I think Dad is happy too. Mom, well she knows boys. So even though it would have been fun to see what having a girl is like, her boys are the cutest ever!!

Hardware Ranch

For President's Day, Ben's parents took some of the grandkids to Hardware Ranch in Logan to see the elk. The boys had a great time.

Mom & Dad's night out!

For Valentines, I booked a room at the Anniversary Inn in Logan. Since the baby will come around our birthdays and our anniversary, I knew this would be the only time I could do it. We had a great room called the Biker Roadhouse with a pool table, pinball machine, a soda pop station and even a Harley. This is the first time we have stayed at the Anniversary Inn and we really enjoyed it.

More catching up!

Just a few weeks ago, Ben and the boys went down to Salt Lake for a special ceremony that honored Ben's great-grandfather Torlief Knaphus. He was a famous sculptor for the church and he immigrated here from Norway. They are sending a mini version of the sculpture that sits on Temple Square of the pioneers to his native country of Norway.

Catching up!

It's been awhile since I blogged. Two busy boys and I have been working full time for the past few weeks because we are short a couple of people at work. So first off are some fun pictures of the boys just playing. They have gotten better at playing with each other, especially since it's hard to go outside. Alex is getting to be so funny and Jeremy is always asking deep spiritual questions that we are so proud that he's thinking about.









Then we also went down to see the parade for the Utah Utes after their big win in Florida. I am proud to say that my dad is a U of U graduate. He would be proud. So would Ben's granddad, who the players actually had his initials on their helmets. The boys had a lot of fun playing on the podium after it was over.