Happy St. Patrick's Day and other Going's Ons

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I pretty much just put this picture in because I love Isaac in it! And Kyler cracks me up in it too. Who knows what Eldon is up to!

We love this day mostly because the Leprechauns visit us in the morning and leave us kites. And even though this year the Leprechauns remembered they were coming to visit just last night at 9:30, Papa Leprechaun really came through. In fact he went above and beyond and each of our boys not only got a kite but a green toy to go with it.

Kyler and his Spiderman Kite and Green Bubbles

Isaac and his Plane Kite and his Green Ball.

Eldon making a crazy face with his Buzz Lightyear Kite and Green Golf Caddy.

I love Sundays . . . even though having three boys and running around trying to make sure everything is taken care of at church, has made them less restful. They still have their precious moments that we don't get during the week. For instance I love it when Isaac and Travis have naps together.

Or this sunday I got a picture with all of my boys right after church. And I love it! I look at this picture and I just smile because I love these guys a whole hecka lot!
Speaking of Sundays,
Ode To Scott. . . this is Scott Williams and we love him. Not to mention our boys simply adore him. Well Scott got a job in Neveda and has left this week to go live there. We are going to miss him so much! He took Kyler to go see the fire trucks the other day and he's been talking about it none stop. I am dreading their reaction when they realize he's not there on Sunday.

So I'm not going to lie, our themed Friday lasted one week . . . but this last friday I sort of redeemed myself. After talking to our friend Katie on IM she gave me this idea and we did it that night as a last minute Friday fling. We took shampoo, foamed it up, added food coloring and had a colorful bath. And you know, ideas always go better in your mind then they do in real life. Kyler loved it . . . Eldon screamed the whole time. Oh well . . . perhaps an "A"for effort? Also no pictures of Kyler because his were all indecent.

Our Little Adventure

Travis went to Florida for a few days for a conference. So while he was out there meeting President Bush look a likes, we went to my parents house. My boys got to spend a lot of time with their Grandma and Grandpa. They love that! In fact when we got home Kyler asked me "Why did you have to take me away from Grandma?"

We went and visited my Grandparents. Both of my Grandma's have been really sick so it was great to see them again and introduce them to Isaac. This is my Grandma and Grandpa Porter.

This is my mom's parents, my Grandma and Grandpa Brady.

Then we also went to a Museum. For those of you who have spent time in Provo, it was the Bean Museum. As you can tell Isaac was thrilled.

Eldon was just running around yelling "Look! Look! Look!" It was so funny! His favorite was the Alligator that was on the floor where his finger is pointing.

Kyler just loved it all and was asking Grandpa all sorts of questions.*You've seen the pictures so if you want to stop I completely understand but if you want to get a little insight to me then please read on.*

I feel as if this last year has been such a learning experience for me. I feel as if I am learning more about myself. Three children completely threw me for a loop and daily I feel as if I'm struggling just to make it through. But within just the last few days I've tried to do a lot of searching and turn my life to center it on Christ and that makes all the difference. In the mean time a few other things have happened to me that I'd like to share with you:

I got a job that is only an hour and a half Monday thru Thrusday and I get to bring my kids with me. I help teach a preschool at our local Rec Center. It is a blast and I love it!! I had a hard time at first sending Eldon and Isaac to the day care there but Travis keeps reminding me that it will make them "well-rounded" and it is only for an hour and a half for heavens sake! Still I worry that they will grow up hating me because I put them away in a day care instead of spending every waking moment with them . . . I guess time will tell.

Another thing that has happened is that I am in a show! The other stake is doing a Broadway Review next month and opened up the auditions for our stake too. So I am in that show! And it's so much fun! There aren't very many people from my stake in it so it is a great opportunity to met new people and do something that I love, sing!

And I also got an additional calling, I'm the assistant girls camp leader! Yahoo I get to hang out with some girls for a change.

It feels as if my life has taken a complete change. Mostly I have to get dressed every day instead of staying in my P.J.'s until right before Travis gets home from work, I have times when I get to get out by myself without having to take three trips to my car to get children out, I spend time everyday making lesson plans, I wake up earlier, my house is messier, and I'm loving it! I hope that you don't read this and think that I am completely neglecting my children. But I'll tell you how it is great to have some things that are completely my own. I almost feel as if I have found myself again.

I went to Stake Conference this last week and heard two great quotes I'd love to share with you other mom's out there "Be the CEO of your home." Don't you love that? I wont expound upon it and I'll let you take that as you will. Then the other one I loved, loved, loved was "There isn't one way to be a perfect mom but there are a million ways to be a great one!" I loved that one a lot!

SO there you have it . Jenni Hogman is still trying to figure out her life! But I feel happy. I love being a mom, I love being a wife, and I am learning to love being me.