Backyard Treasures

WARNING: This is a really random post, feel no obligation to read.

So we have lived in our house now for 4 years! I think that is the longest I have lived in any one house my whole life. We love it here. We love our neighbors and our house and living so close to the beautiful mountains. We love the small town feel but not too small :) We have little to complain about.

We do have have something...strange going on in our backyard...

Our backyard has a gate that connects right up to a

community/neighborhood park.

We like that. It is mostly a fun thing.

Somehow, the strangest items keep finding their way into our back yard...

Are they being thrown over the fence from kids/teens who are at the park?

Are our side neighbor kids "accidentally" throwing them over?

Did the wind blow these things in?

Are they walking in by themselves?

I don't really know...

But I do wonder about it.

It doesn't really bother me...I think it is kind of funny.

But I do wonder about it.

So, for example...

Here are a few things that I took pictures of a few minutes ago:

A nice orange cup

A butter knife

A Lego

A Pink Balloon

A clear plastic cup

We also had one, small, brown flip flop our there for a  while

but I can't see it anymore...Rude! I really wanted a picture of that.

How did it leave? Where did it go? I don't really know...

(no of course I don't actually just clean up these items when they appear in my back yard...

I wait for them to disappear on their own...they always do)

We have had a plethora of strange little toys,

 lots of plastic bags, news papers, balls...

But this last one that I just found yesterday really takes the cake.

It sure took me by surprise...

Can you tell what it is? Well, I don't really know for sure what it is.

A trash can with a face on it...

(It reminds me of stories I have have heard about moms who collect their little kids toys at the end of the day that the kids didn't clean up when they were told to...I am totally going to do that)

So, how did it get in our backyard?

I really would like to know.

(Maybe the little kid got tire of his mom taking his toys so he hid it in our yard?)

I need to set up a servalence camera back there.

So, dear neighbors, if any of these objects, toys or trash cans are yours, feel free to walk right in out our backyard and claim them.

Thank you for your feedback and ideas on how these objects got in our yard.

If heart burn is really an indicator of how much

hair your baby will come out with,

this is what my baby is going to look like...

A little update...

We are all still alive and well here in the Higbee home.

I am now 34 weeks along.

Here is the latest picture for your viewing delight.

Spencer boy is growing up so fast! He will be 2 in only a month!

I feel just a little sad about him turning 2 for some reason but also excited.

Months ago, I remember thinking that after his birthday our little girl would be coming soon! And that isn't too far away now :) I feel nervous and excited for our little one to come.

 There will be a lot of changes but also much love and fun.



4th of July fun!

We celebrated the 4th of July in Layton again this year. We got to spend some time with both of our families. We went to the Layton parade in the morning with my family. Spencer wasn't too interested in the parade we had in our little town about a month ago but he was glued to this parade. Maybe because they were giving out candy :)

I finally got him to look at me for about 2 seconds so I could get a picture.

Some of my fam

Too close...a little too close

That's better. Aren't we cute?!

Spencer, enjoying the taffy at the parade.

Our little family!

Spencer had a great time playing at the park all day!

He LOVED the fire works. You would think that by 10:00 at night he would crash on my lap and fall asleep but he was as hyper as ever. He loved it all. He is still talking about the fire works and how they go "bomb up in the clouds"! Love that boy.

My Child the Hitter (and not with a bat)

My sweet little, darling, innocent, wonderful child is a hitter! Yep, every time we get together with friends, he hits them (oh and pushes and takes toys out of kid's hands too)...I know, he is only 22 months, this is a stage, he doesn't mean to do anything wrong...I know. I know. But still...he is hitting other kids...sometimes me and Nate. What do I do? How do I teach him that is not okay? Soon kids everywhere will run and hide when they see him coming...The child will have no more friends. I just want my kids to be perfect and that's all. Now, really, is that asking too much...sigh...

My little smarty

So the other day I was changing Spencer's diaper as I was getting him ready to take a nap. I always sing him 2-3 songs as I am putting him down for a nap. I have done this for a long time now. As I started singing a primary song to him, "I love to read the Holy Scriptures" he started to sing a long with me and fill in words if I stopped singing for a minute. I was shocked and amazed! This is something he had never done before. I had no idea that he had actually been listening to the words of these songs and remembering them! So we tried "I am a Child of God". Again I was amazed that he knew many of the words to the song!! We tied song after song and I was so touched to hear my sweet little boy sing the words to these precious primary songs that I have been singing him since he was born. I have underestimated his abilities. Now we sing the songs together each day. I love to hear him say "one more song" or sing...sing!! What a sweet boy I have been blessed with. He brings so much joy into my life, more that I have ever felt before. I love to see him grow and learn. I love to be his mommy!

Happy Anniversary to us!

Yep, it's been 4 long years since Nate and I tied the knot...

They have been some of the best years of my life.

I am so grateful for my wonderful husband, for a happy, healthy

 little boy who likes to get into everything, and for a little girl on the way!

 What blessings!!

To celebrate the anniversary of our family beginnings
 we went to the park for a picnic dinner.

(Thank you kind lady that walked by at just the right time to take a picture)

Not very flattering, but there you have it,

the happy couple.

Then we headed to Jamba Juice for a yummy treat.

Spencer is in love.

All the way home he was saying over and over

"Jambie Juice... I like it..."