Just for fun, I decided to go back through some of my old Facebook Status updates. I realized that Facebook is where I’ve recorded a lot of the funny little things that I might not otherwise write down. Here are some of the gems I dug up:

July 27, 2011: As I was pulling some banana muffins out of the oven, my 2 year-old came in and said, “Mmmm…they’re so muffiny!” And yesterday, he pulled me down to his level and whispered in my ear: “I is growing up!” Love that boy.
May 25, 2011: My two year-old just made a pretend phone call to Andy Warhol. Thank you, Little Einsteins.

March 18, 2011: Giggling to myself as I listen to my 4 year-old explain the rules of her latest game, “Aliens and Astronauts Get Married”, to her little brother.

February 16, 2011: My 4 year-old as she was practicing writing: “That’s not a very good ‘y’, I said to myself.” Gotta love self-narration.

February 3, 2011: Best feeling ever? Walking in to two happy smiling kids first thing in the morning and having your 2 year-old give you a big hug and say, “This is my mommy.”

January 4, 2011: You know you’ve just come off the Christmas season when your 2 year-old proclaims to all of Wal-Mart: “Know me better, man!”

December 29, 2010: My 4 year-old daughter just suggested what I think to be the perfect name for our baby boy: Unicorn Maiden. Wear the name proudly, my son.

December 16, 2011: My 4 year-old just told me, “Mommy, you do a really good job cutting bananas.”

August 10, 2010: My almost-4 year-old daughter just came in and announced, “Mom, I am going to wear this tutu for 3 days!” Alrighty then…

Being a mom is simply the best.

Today we celebrate Pioneer Day here in Utah. In honor of that day, I present: A Bunch of July Miscellany.

To celebrate the 4th of July, we headed down to Provo for the hot air balloon festival. This picture was taken at 6:30 a.m.--an early morning, but definitely worth it.

There's just something magical about hot air balloons. And it's doubly fun when you get to see them take off from the ground just feet in front of you.

Some guys from Belgium even graced the festival with this awesome Darth Vadar balloon. Pretty cool. Wonder how much it costs to ship a hot air balloon from Belgium to Utah...

We also went to the Freedom Festival parade down in Provo. Bryce ran the 10k race with Brad, Brock, and Kathleen (she ran the 5k) and then we all sat and enjoyed the parade.

Oh, and we just inherited this awesome bunk bed. Thank you Mark and Brenda! The kids adore it and it's so much fun to play on. And see that cute boy on the bottom bunk? He's potty trained! Hurray!

Life gave us figs and we made fig newtons. They were delicious--very very tasty!

This past Saturday I ran my first 5k! I have never considered myself a runner, so this was a pretty big deal for me. I came in at 32 minutes and 32 seconds. My goal was 34 minutes, so I was very pleased! Thank you, Bryce, for inspiring me!

At my 5k, they had a kids race, too. Hilarious to watch.

Apparently, hot air balloons have been a big part of our month. This is me with Amelie and Calder up in a tethered balloon just after my 5k. I'll admit that I got a little nervous up there, but the kids had no fear. It was pretty cool!

It’s been a great month! To top it all off, Easton started rolling over this past week. Pictures of that amazing feat to come.