Kate's Blessing

We blessed Kate on May 3rd and it was quite the weekend! We were so lucky to have lots of family come for the event. Mitch's sister EmRee and her family of 7 made the trek from Vail, CO (9 hours), his sister CaMee and her family of 8 made the trek from Wyoming (8 hours) and so did his parents. His brother AshLee and his family of 5 came from Idaho Falls (2 hours), and then of course my parents came from St. George (6 hours). Oh, and we can't forget Avree and her family who made the long trek from Smithfield (15 minutes). Kate is lucky to be so loved! Marin was in heaven playing with all of her cousins!


Our awesome friends Kyle and Lindy were able to let us use Lindy's family's condo at Bear Lake to house everyone. We hung out there all day Saturday and had a lot of fun, even though it was pretty rainy! The kids didn't let that stop them and they played outside for most of the time. Marin had so much fun and played so hard she fell asleep in her carseat before we were even finished loading up our car to go home. Thanks Arbuckles! We had a lot of fun, and my poor house wouldn't have even had enough floor space for all of us (oh, and since it was USU graduation that weekend there wasn't a hotel room available all the way to Ogden), so we owe you big time!


This is Mitch's oldest sister EmRee. You may notice a little family resemblance...


Here are some of the kids eating lunch at the condo. I overestimated a bit on the food and got enough for a small army! The kids in the Moncur family are quite energetic (am I right Nicole?) A still shot is practically impossible as you'll see in the next picture...


On Sunday we had a big brunch. Our church didn't start until 1:00 and since Mitch's favorite food is breakfast food we had cinnamon rolls (to die for! made especially by mom mom), biscuits and gravy (made my Mitch's mom, also to die for!), scrambled eggs, and tons of fresh fruit and fruit dip. The fruit dip and some juice were the only things made by me--score!

By the way, aren't my tulips gorgeous?


It was a very lovely day. How fun that this a tradition in our church and we get to have a big party every time a baby is born. Both of our families are so supportive and come a long way to be with us. We appreciate it so much! Nicole's family in Alaska and JanaLee's family in Texas were sorely missed! Avree had to be the stand-in for Nicole's family job of copying down the baby blessing in short-hand. Can't wait to see all of these guys in June for another Moncur family shindig!

Reverse Anorexia

I have a little condition that my sister and her friend have labeled "reverse anorexia." It is not in any medical books or the dictionary, but if it were, it would go something like this:

reverse anorexia: noun, 1. The opposite of anorexia. 2. The belief that one is skinnier than one actually is. Note: Women are particularly prone to this condition shortly after giving birth.

You will know you have this condition if you think "Gee, I'm feeling pretty thin. I'm absolutely sure those jeans will fit since they were so baggy before I got pregnant." Then you go to try them on they won't fit over your thighs, let alone zip up. You will know you have an advanced case of reverse anorexia if you actually start to believe that, despite what the scale says, the reason your clothes are tight is because your husband dried them when he wasn't supposed to and they all shrunk... ALL of them!

P.S. Seeing yourself on camera or in photos helps to cure this condition very quickly!

Walk for Bridger

I have a little nephew who is getting a bone marrow transplant soon. He is the cutest little 5 year old and has been a very very sick little boy, in fact, we almost lost him last year. He has Chronic Granulomatous Disease, which is very rare, but makes it so his body cannot fight off bacterial infections. Even small infections could potentially kill him. His ward in Texas is having a Walk for Bridger fundraiser, because as you all know, bone marrow transplants aren't cheap. Please see my sister-in-law Nicole's blog for more information about Bridger and ways to donate to his family.

Nicole's Blog

Miss Kate

Isn't she just adorable? I can't believe how much you can love someone you've only known for 6 weeks!

My Not So Little Girl

Marin turned 3 on Saturday. How time flies when you're having fun. Here are some pictures of the birthday bash:


Marin just HAD to have a princess cake. Thanks Macey's bakery! I couldn't have done it better myself (no seriously, I really couldn't, that's why I ordered it from a bakery)!

Okay this was the best. As soon as Marin opened this dress, she started stripping. We had to cover her friend Scott's eyes :)

My brother Jaren and his cute "friend" Callie.

And, the most exciting part of all, a new princess bike (don't stress out all you super-moms out there-- she usually is wearing her helmet).

Thanks to everyone for making her day special. Especially my mom who drove 6 hours to be there!

The Big 3 0!

My husband turned 30 on April 7. That might sound old to some of you, but he doesn't care one bit. As you can see from some of the pictures taken in the past year, he still thinks he is 18...
Am I a lucky gal or what?!

Hooray for me!

I went on my first outing today with TWO CHILDREN. I don't know how the rest of the mothers out there bring more than one kid to any public place. I always would look at the moms with several wild kids running everywhere at the grocery store and wonder how they could be so insane to bring them all there. I have had a hard time keeping up with just Marin on many occasions, including an unfortunate incident at Kohl's involving one code pink and one hysterical mother. But, poor little Marin has been a bit bored since we really don't and can't go out anywhere, so we decided to venture to the public library today. I figured the germs couldn't get to Kate if I left her in her car seat (since she is barely 3 weeks old) and so we went. It was a success. Marin did not run away from me and Kate slept through the entire event. Marin officially loves the library (and the collection of Winnie the Pooh movies there) and I have one outing under my belt! Hooray for me!