THE CHISTE 5

A New Venture

2010-03-24T07:51:00.003-07:00

It started out as just a cute Easter outfit for Pallas, and turned into a business. It has taken a lot of work and great pictures from Kresta (Thanks again!) but my little Boutique business has finally launched!

Tiny Tutu Boutique

http://www.tinytutuboutique.etsy.com/

Custom Created tutu's & accessories for newborns, infants, and toddlers.

Coming soon: Tutu's for your pets!

(Send me a message if you live here locally and would like to order. If I already know you, you can do it straight through me instead of Etsy and not have to pay Shipping!)

Promoting a new business can be a big process and word of mouth is the best way for it to spread. So please help me spread the word and send this info to anyone you think may be interested in what I sell.

And if you refer someone and they make a purchase, make sure they tell me who referred them and YOU will get either 2 FREE BOWS or a TUTU at HALF PRICE!!!

p.s. Leave me a comment and tell me what you think! Nice to have some feedback.

Please Vote!

2010-03-01T17:32:00.002-07:00

Ok, I know I know, I didn't post everyday last week like I said I would. I really did try, if that counts for anything. It is just impossible for me to have enough time sitting in one place long enough to post. In fact, Landen is asking me over and over again to draw a whale tail for him as I write this. Ok here's the important part. A shameless outreach to all of you.

Pallas is one of the finalist in a contest to be one of the cover babies for Parents Magazine. But SHE NEEDS YOUR VOTES!!! It's super easy, all you have to do is go to this link: http://photos.parents.com/category/vote/photo/144591

Now I bet most of you watch and vote for SYTYCD or American Idol everyweek, so come on do me this favor. Thanks in advance!! I will keep you posted.

Zumba

2010-02-24T10:49:00.003-07:00

I wasn't planning on doing a post about Zumba, but I just got finished with one of the workouts and felt intrigued. A lot of people have been asking me what it is, so Zumba is a dance inspired fat-burning workout. It combines moves from Latin dances such as salsa, samba, and lots of others with some hip hop other fun styles. Me and my mom went and took a class, it was an hour long, and it about killed us the first time, but was really fun. Since my mom has a crazy work schedule and it's hard for me to get a babysitter, being able to keep going to the classes was just not realistic. So my mom bought the dvd's and I have been using them the last couple of days. Despite having to banish the kids to upstairs while I workout, or having to cut it short cause Pallas is screaming, I still love doing it. The time flies by during the workout and my whole body feels good afterward. Actually going to the class is a lot more fun than doing it in my living room, but you gotta do what you gotta do. If you get the chance I would recommend everyone go try it out. If you have any type of dance background, you will especially love it.

Here's a link if you want to see a small example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf0q6qtThF4

Pallas's Blessing

2010-02-22T12:49:00.004-07:00

Pallas Rose Chiste was given a fabulous blessing on February 7th, by her loving daddy. Rob was really nervous because this was his first baby blessing he has ever given. My dad did both Landen's and Boston's. Even though he felt like he was gonna pass out, Rob did a great job and all of us listening could feel the love he has for his baby girl. I'm very blessed to have such a wonderful family.

My bishop also did something I've never seen before. He had me stand up after the blessing and be recognized as well. My grandma pointed out to me what an awesome thing that was and how much respect and gratitude our bishop knows us moms deserve.

(I thought I would show the family at our norm. The boys not paying attention and Pallas getting bored.)

Goals and Gettin' Crafty

2010-02-22T12:25:00.002-07:00

Since I never seem to take the time to stay updated on my Blogging, I decided to make a goal of doing at least 1 blog entry every day this week. I have a lot of things to catch up on and sometimes my posts might be very short and pointless, but I will post something every day.

MONDAY

I have been wanting something like this for a long time. And since it's rainy outside and I have finally accumulated enough stuff, I decided today was the day to get crafty. It's amazing how some simple household items can turn into something very useful, not to mention cute!

So I took some of this...

...used these things ...

...used one of these....

...and got THIS!!!..

...for the purpose of THIS!
The cool thing is I didn't have to go buy anything, it's all stuff I had here! But I do have an abundance of ribbon that I have accumulated through Stampin' Up and Dance.

Check back in often cause I will be a blogging machine this week. Oh, and leave a comment and say Hello! It will help keep me motivated!

First

2010-02-05T20:28:00.010-07:00

Plane tickets from Boston to Phoenix:$300.00

Checked in luggage:$60.00

Breakfast at the airport:$30.00

Grandma Mary meeting her first granddaughter for the very first time:

Priceless

(Grandma Mary & Pallas)

Birth Story

2009-12-29T14:57:00.010-07:00

WARNING:

***This is the birth story of Pallas, in full. Some material may not be suitable for children......... or men.***

I have had many requests to hear the birth story of baby Pallas, so by popular demand, here it is.

Let's start about 2 1/2 weeks before she was born. First off, I was HUGE. I know every pregnant women feels that way at the end, but I really was. When she would move her foot I literally would feel it almost in my back. I knew she was gonna be way bigger than my first 2 (Landen: 7lbs 1 oz, Boston: 6 lbs 7 oz) but everyone kept telling me she's not that big, she's not that big. HA!! So about 2 1/2 weeks before she made her appearance, I felt her try to move into position. She move down (to the point it felt like she was going to fall out) I would have a couple contractions and as soon as the contractions were over she would move back up. I kept telling Rob it felt like she was trying to come but just couldn't. Since my first 2 were 2 weeks and 3 weeks early on their own, I thought she would be coming any day.

So I had my last Dr. appt the day before Thanksgiving. The doctor didn't even think I would make it to that appointment, but alas I did. At this point I could barely move. I was in SO much pain all the time and especially when she would move. I was living on about 2 hours of sleep a night because my arms would go completely numb. One time I didn't get the feeling back for over 20 minutes (Scary!). So the doctor called the hospital and scheduled me to be induced on THursday December 3rd at 7:30am which was my 39 week mark exactly. I was SOOOO happy! Finally an end in sight. So I make all the arrangements I need for the kids, Rob puts in his paperwork for the time off work and I make sure I have everything ready. The night before I was supposed to go in, the hospital calls and says they are WAY behind and can't fit me in. I about hit the floor. My doctor called me the next morning and said that he talked to the hospital and rescheduled me for Sunday the 6th at 3:00am. I barely made it through the next 2 days. So Saturday night rolls around and we get ANOTHER phone call from the hospital. Rob answers it and after talking to the person for a second he looks at me and just shakes his head "no". That's when I took the phone. Let me just say that I was not nice at all. Anyone who knows me knows that I can already be a very mean person, just imagine what I was like at that very moment. Needless to say, I let them know that I was coming in no matter what.

A little before midnight I starting having very intense pains and could just tell that something wasn't right. So as soon as my sisters got to the house to stay with the boys, we headed to the hospital. When we got there I wasn't considered in active labor, but they decided to keep me anyway since I had been on the induction list. I was only dilated to a 1 and they got me all hooked up and started the pitocin around 2am. The contractions started slowly but weren't so intense that I couldn't handle them. I was having them about every 12 minutes. This went on for hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours. When they checked me to see how I was progressing, they said that my cervix hadn't even changed. They said my cervix was unbelievably thick. Basically inpenetrable. They pumped up the pitocin to the maximum amount and I just had to endure the never ending contractions. Not to mention that I was starving by this time. Around 4pm they checked me again. I had now been on pitocin for about 14 hours and so I thought "Ok, this is it. I've got to be at least at a 3 or 4 by now." The nurse looked at me and said I was only at a 1 and a half. THAT'S IT?!?! After all that I had only progressed a 1/2 a centimeter. My doctor said to stop the pitocin and let me have something to eat. My darn cervix was like a tank.

The next step was to insert something inside me that was supposed to soften my cervix. At around 6pm the nurse inserted something called Cervadil. It's basically a $1200 tampon that was going to stay inside me all night and then they would start the pitocin again around 6am. They ordered me an Ambian to sleep, but I was out before I even took it. I was woken up at midnight with really intense contractions. They were now coming about every 5 minutes or so and were definitely more intense than before, but weren't completely consistant. These intense ones lasted the rest of the night so I didn't get much sleep after that. At 5am the nurse came in to check me and see if the Cervadil had done it's job. At this point I am completely exhausted and my uterus is completely exhausted. It had been contracting non stop for a LONG time now. The good news was that I was dilated to a 3. Still not much but I was happy for any progress at all. They started up the pitocin again and let me just say I was about ready for my epidural. The doctor came in around 9am (i think) to break my water. When the doctor broke my water with Boston I had already gotten my epidural, this time I wasn't so lucky. I'm pretty tough and have a good tollerance for pain but when the doctor broke my water I was practically sobbing it hurt so much. Then the contractions started getting incredibly intense and more frequent. I was crying with each one. It felt like an eternity before the doc finally came in to give me my epidural. Ahhh, finally some relief. But it was short lived.

15 minutes after getting my epidural, they laid me back to put in my catheter (sp?). I felt all the blood suddenly rush from my face and I got incredibly nauseous. I told the nurses I thought I was gonna be sick and they said Yeah you don't look so good, you just got really pale. And then I started to black out. It all seem to happen in slow motion and i can just remember the nurses saying "Are you still with us? Can you hear me?" Then they lifted my legs up and I started to come back. I felt the blood come back into my face, but my blood pressure dropped dramatically and stayed really low. Just another thing they had to monitor. After that things finally started to happen the way a normal delivery would. My contractions were steady and I was dilated to a 4. With my previous deliveries, once I hit a 4, I go to a 9 or 10 within practically minutes. Luckily this labor was no exception. I started to feel a lot of pressure, like she was trying to push herself out. With Boston I felt this too and the doctor didn't make it to the delivery room. He was in the elevator when Boston literally pushed himself out. So I quickly called the nurse in and explained. She checked me and said "Oh! You're right, her head is right here." They called the doctor and luckily he made it this time.

On December 7th at 2:29pm, after 37 hours of labor, I gave a couple of good pushes and out she came. Less than 5 minutes of pushing. As soon as she was out I pretty much collapsed. I didn't even have the strength to lift my arms to hold her. Then they told me she weighed 8 lbs 15 oz and was 21 3/4 inches long. WHOA!!! No wonder she was kicking my back, she was almost 2 feet long! She weighed more than 2.5 lbs more than Boston did when he was born. But the fun wasn't over yet.

I tore just a little so the doctor put in a couple of stitches then started to deliver the placenta. I had to gather every last bit of energy I had to give a few more pushes. But something was wrong and the placenta wouldn't come out. It was stuck or attached to something. The doctor said he couldn't just pull it out because if you pull to fast or to hard, it can actually turn the uterus inside out. The doc said if he couldn't get it out within the next few minutes they would have to surgically remove it. So what he did next was pretty mind boggling and I know that its something my husband will never forget. The doctor reached up inside me to pull it out by hand. He was inside me so far that I could feel his fingers up by my rib cage. His arm was in me all the way up to his elbow. Thank goodness I had an epidural!!! He was finally able to get it loose and pull it out. 5 minutes to push the baby out, 20 minutes to deliver the placenta.

After this, everything went well. I healed great and Pallas was doing well. The only set back was that Pallas had to stay under the lights for Jaundice. I was discharged a day earlier than Pallas and having to come home while my baby stayed in the hospital was much harder than I thought it would be. But she got to come home the next day and we couldn't be happier. We love her SO much and even though this was probably the hardest thing I've ever done in my life, I would do it all over again for her if I had to.

1 more day

2009-12-02T11:27:00.002-07:00

Well baby "P" decided she doesn't want to come on her own, so I am going in tomorrow at 7:30am to be induced. That's my scheduled time anyway, but it could be hours before they get to me. It will all depend on how busy they are and if they have a room for me. I'm about to the point though where I don't even care if they stick me on a bed in the hallway!

We are all so excited! Of course me most of all, for lots of reasons besides just having our little girl finally here. I really haven't been able to enjoy the Holiday season yet since I can barely walk and don't go anywhere. I tried to talk my doctor into inducing me a few days earlier because we have the big SRP Christmas carnival and Kylee's wedding reception on Saturday the 5th, but he wouldn't budge. I will probably be headed home from the hospital that day (if everything goes well) so I won't be able to attend either events I was SOOO excited about. But things happen when they are supposed to and I am just very grateful I won't be pregnant anymore and we can have a sweet new addition to our family!!

Almost there

2009-11-25T14:53:00.003-07:00

I had my last Dr. appt today. I will be 38 weeks tomorrow, but feel like I'm at about 38 months. We have tried everything that has been recommended to jumpstart labor and nothing has worked. The doctor said it could be any day, but if she doesn't come on her own, I have been scheduled to be induced a week from today. My appt is on December 3rd at 7:30am, but it doesn't mean they will even get to me that day. I have never been induced before so I don't know exactly how the hospital works the appointments. I guess it depends on other people's progress and when they have a room available. I'm still hoping Baby "P" will come on her own before that, but if not, at least I only have 1 more week! She will probably come tomorrow on Thanksgiving, just to inconvenience everyone, but I don't care. As long as she comes.

Award

2009-11-09T16:33:00.003-07:00

Katie Richards http://randomlyrichards.blogspot.com/, one of my very best friends from high school nominated me for this award:

THANKS KATIE!!

As part of my reward I get to answer these questions in one word (or pretty close!)

1.Where is your cell phone? Downstairs

2.Your hair? Fuzzy

3.Your Mother? Busy

4.Your Father? Under the weather

5.Your favorite food? Shrimp, Pizza, Cereal

6.Your dream last night? Don't remember

7.Your favorite drink? Diet Coke, Chocolate Milk

8.Your dream/goal? See MJ in concert :(

9.What room are you in? Master Bedroom

10.Your hobby? Dance (not right now though!)

11.Your fear? Germs

12.Where do you want to be in 6 years? Utah

13.Where were you last night? Home and swollen

14.Something you aren't? Patient

15.Muffins? ALL

16.Wish list item? Labor, Puppy, Rain

17.Where did you grow up? Arizona

18.Last thing you did? Laundry

19.What are you wearing? PJ's

20.TV? When I get a chance

21.Your pets? Awesome the Hamster

22.Your friends? Successful

23.Your life? Productive

24.Your mood? Impatient

25.Missing someone? Cosette

26.Vehicle? None, Hubby's: Ford F150

27.Something you're not wearing? Rings (fingers to swollen)

28.Your favorite store? Hobby Lobby

29.Your favorite color? Don't have one

30.When was the last time you laughed? Today

31.When was the last time you cried? In my sleep

32.Your best friend? Rob

33.One place you go over and over? The bathroom

34.One person who e-mails you regularly? Grandma Linda

35.Favorite place to eat? Anywhere (Pregnant!)

Now I Nominate:

1. The Howe Family

2. Sage and Kelly Shirley

3. Make her mine in 2009

Ouch!

2009-11-04T20:44:00.002-07:00

About a month ago we all got our flu shots. 3 out of the 4 of us got our swine flu shot today and by Friday we will all have been vaccinated. Let's hope we don't sprout a curly tail and a snout.

I'm 35 weeks and must look like I'm ready to pop. Everywhere I went today someone made a comment. That hasn't happened even once before today. I have a doc appt tomorrow so we'll see what he says. I know she will be here sooner than we think. I give it 2 weeks.

Halloween

2009-11-02T11:05:00.007-07:00

Look how much they've grown!!!!

Our Halloween started off making these fun goodie bags and shoes for the family.
(As if everyone wasn't going to get enough candy as it is!)

On Friday night we went to our ward Trunk or Treat Party. We had to wake Landen up from his nap so he was VERY grumpy. I had a hard time putting the spray in his hair and especially doing the white makeup because he kept crying saying,"It's not really Halloween yet! Not till tomorrow!!!" If you know Landen, you know this makes perfect sense, my OCD child. But after he was all dressed up, he loved it.

Landen the SCARY GHOST!

Boston loves animals just like Landen does and he wanted to wear Landen's Giraffe costume from last year. Fine with me! He LOVED Trick or Treating! At first he had no idea why people were just GIVING him candy, but after a very short period of time he caught on and there was no holding this kid back!

Boston the GIRAFFE!

At the Trunk or Treat there was a car decorated with lots of glowing,moving,and talking Halloween decorations. There was also a little Elephant there, and these two were just mesmerized by the moving head in the trunk. We joked that this guys car just attracted WILD ANIMALS, it was SOOO cute!!

These 2 made out like bandits. Their buckets were practically full to the top, just from the Trunk or Treat!

After we were done Trick or Treating on Halloween, the boys had gotten a total of 3 big Gallon size baggies full to the top with Candy!!! They were so proud! And since these are the last few weeks I can actually eat some candy bars without feeling to guilty or having to worry about a diet, I'm going to take full advantage!

A touch of Girly

2009-10-27T12:30:00.005-07:00

Since our carseat that we used with Landen and Boston is still in awesome condition, we figure there is no reason to spend the money on a new one. The only problem is that the first 2 little ones were boys and this one is not. I didn't want to spend the money on a new carseat cover cause those can get pretty pricey too, so I looked in my craft closet to see if there was anything I could do to girly up the seat a little bit.

I barely sew, and the little bit I do is just self taught through trial and error. So I took some pink & white ribbon that I had and sewed it together width-wise. Then cut some elastic about 2/3 the length of the ribbon. I stretched it out and sewed it to the ribbon so that it would give it a bunchy effect. Now the pain in the butt part was that my carseat shade cover does not come off, so I had to hand sew each piece of ribbon onto the cover. I added a couple bows and this is what I got.

BEFORE

( The best picture I had of the carseat. That cutie is Landen by the way!)

AFTER

Definitely not Project Runway worthy, but it came out a lot better than I expected it to. And it was FREE!

It doesn't match the bottom part of the carseat and there isn't much I can do about that, but at least you will be able to tell it's a little girl in the seat!

Just stuff

2009-10-27T12:13:00.002-07:00

I haven't been up to much. I had a bad spout of bronchitis, but the doc gave me some antibiotics and now aside from having a lot of trouble breathing, I'm feeling much better. But on an energy scale from 1-10, 10 being the highest, mine is about 1. I live on Diet Coke to get me through the day, but not to much longer!!

Here are some more pics of my big belly. These were taken about 2 weeks ago and I have already grown a lot since then. This little girl is so active! She is so forceful when she moves (especially on my left side) that it stops me dead in my tracks and almost drops me to my knees it's so painful. The doctor said I'm all bruised underneath my skin from her.

It's also finally cooling down. We leave the windows open all night and are FREEZING in the morning. The thermostat said it was 62 in here when I checked it, so this is how we walk around the house. The boys just LOVE it!!!

Keeping me busy

2009-10-02T20:19:00.004-07:00

Here are a few things that have been keeping me pretty busy lately. Nothing that I HAVE to do, but I am pretty limited on things I CAN do since I have zero energy. I have had some of this material for awhile so I thought I would put it to good use.

The boys LOVE the movie Cars, so I made them both some new Pajama Pants. Boston was SO proud of these!

I was going to make the new baby a little rag quilt, so I figured now was as good a time as any. So I went over to Hobby Lobby and got this cute material. It's hard to get the fullness of the cuteness in a picture, but it turned out good.

Landen saw that I had this Moose material and he said he HAD to have a Moose blanket like his Uncle Sage, so I made this one for him. He loves it and says it's just so snuggly!

This is just a Christmas one, but Boston has kinda taken ownership of this one. He has another blanket that takes priority over everything, but he will use this one occasionally, which is a big thing for him.

I love making the rag quilts, but here in AZ we just don't need them for actual warmth really. So I will probably see how cold it starts to get, then start sewing some more!

(The Pj pants and rag quilts are the only thing I know how to make!)

Baby Shower & A Little Bit of Halloween

2009-10-02T19:57:00.002-07:00

My sister Autumn and my Sis-in-law Kelly threw me a baby shower a couple weeks ago. It was lots of fun and I got some super cute stuff. Thanks to everyone for coming and for my sis's for all the work they put into it! I think Autumn made about 200 cupcakes!!!

I didn't take any pictures during the shower (don't know what I was thinking), but here are the pics of the set-up.

Loved the clothesline with the clothes!

Gift Table

Yummy Food!

SUPER CUTE Diaper Cake that Autumn made!

The Baby Shower decorations were so cute I didn't want to take them down, but the boys were excited to start decorating for Halloween. So literally 2 days after the shower decorations came down, the Halloween ones went up. Of course it looks WAY cooler in person and in the dark, but camera's don't do so well in the dark. You will get the gist of it.

These ones will eventually go outside in front, but since we put them up 1 1/2 weeks before October, we figured we would just wait a little longer till they went outside.

Hard to see, but it's all covered in cobwebs.

Again it looks much cooler in the dark, and the banister is covered in cobwebs, which you can't see.

Just thought I would give a dark one a go.

At first Landen was set on being a Ninja turtle, but now he is set on being a ghost. I already made his costume so no going back now. Boston was also going to be a Ninja turtle, but he wants to wear Landen's giraffe costume from last year. Can you say SUPER EASY HALLOWEEN!

Luau

2009-09-09T11:59:00.005-07:00

My cousin Jillene is leaving tomorrow for BYU Hawaii and we went to a going away Luau for her this past weekend. It went really well and the boys had a blast!
I took mostly video but here are a few pictures of the boys in their Hawaiin get-up.

Landen and his weird faces.

Cute little Boston

A couple of studs.

Here's a video of Landen doing one of the Tongan dances, He LOVED it!

Ninja turtle

2009-09-09T11:54:00.003-07:00

I am hoping that this...

Turned into this......

and this....
will eventually become what will be a couple of awesome ninja turtle shells. Landen loves ninja turtles and that's what him and Boston want to be for Halloween. Landen has to be Leo of course. I looked online for costumes, but they are so expensive and they look so cheap! SO we are home making some ninja turtles.
Wish us luck.

Under the knife, kid style

2009-08-26T07:47:00.004-07:00

A couple weeks ago Landen had ear surgery on his left ear. He had a congenial cholestoma (sp?). It's an extra piece of skin in his eardrum that crystalized and would get bigger. It was an outpatient surgery and only took about an hour and a half. Landen was a trooper!! ALL the nurses just LOVED him!!! He was being so funny the whole time. He really did great.

Landen waiting in the wait room and he loved it cause there was animal stuff everywhere.

Landen in his cute hospital gown and ninja turtle socks.

(Look at those banana legs!!)

He loved waiting in this chair during pre-op and had everyone laughing!

Just being silly

Cute bum!

He kept taking pics of the nurses and his ninja turtle socks.

Here is the first time we saw him after surgery. Still passed out with the IV.

When he finally woke up, he woke up SCREAMING because he didn't want a cotton ball in his ear. He cried the entire way home and for awhile after we got home. Until we got the pain medicine in him (thank you baby vicodin!), then he did much better.

Here he is waiting for the medicine to kick in.

We were so glad that he did well and that it was a relatively easy surgery. It was SO HARD sending him into the surgery room without me. But he was so brave and is doing fantastic! And thank goodness for his pediatrician that just happened to see something a little strange in his left ear at one of his checkups!

Pregnancy pic

2009-08-26T07:41:00.003-07:00

Pregnancy pics, ugh!! But due to the requests of seeing my belly, here I am at 25 weeks. Ignore the messy hair and no makeup!!

Almost there (kinda)

2009-08-24T20:38:00.002-07:00

I am almost 25 weeks and things are going well. The baby is fantastic, I'm just already sick of being pregnant. I sound like such a horrible person when I say how much I hate being pregnant. I don't really like any part of it, except for when I deliver the baby. Don't get me wrong, I am very excited for our little girl to be a part of our family, I am just having a hard time getting to that point. I just need to count my blessings. I am very thankful that we have such an easy time getting pregnant and that we have such healthy babies and pregnancies. I suppose I just don't like feeling limited in what I can do physically, (not to mention the ridiculous weight gain!) I had Landen when he was 38 weeks and Boston when he was 37 weeks, so if I keep that in mind, I only have 12 or 13 weeks left. Almost there, almost there, almost there.

Woo Hoo

2009-07-18T06:50:00.004-07:00

Well, it's official. Landen is a psychic. He has been saying since I got pregnant that this is a baby girl. In fact he has been so adament about it, that I was a little worried because he was not going to accept it if it was a boy(although he told the ultrasound lady that it was an Elephant Baby). BUT no need for worries because we found out yesteray that it's a GIRL!!!

We are all really excited. It will be the first granddaughter on both sides, so this little princess is going to be VERY spoiled! And I'm excited I will get to have a baby shower. I don't have any little girl stuff at all, so it will be awesome. It will probably be sometime in September, so I will be asking for EVERYONE's addresses.

In other news, Landen had his CT scan yesterday and he did awesome! He was so good! I wasn't allowed in because of the baby, but Rob said they strapped him down a little so he wouldn't fall off the table and by the last picture Landen says to Rob, "Daddy, I'm stuck. And I gotta pee!" So cute. We should here from the doctor on Wednesday or so and then we will schedule his surgery for his ear.

Thanks everyone for sending us your girl vibes!

(although I would have been fine with all boys!)

Beach House 2009

2009-07-06T07:21:00.009-07:00

WARNING: Picture overload

My family has been going to a beach house in the Ventura, CA area every summer since I was 8 years old. I'm so glad we got to go this year, we had so much fun, even if it was freezing cold most of the time. We were there from June 26th-July 2nd, and I wish we could have stayed longer. I am such a beach lover. I want to live near an ocean more than anything.

The boys LOVED going for walks and finding shells. Landen loved fishing and caught his first fish, then fish after fish. Boston loved playing in the sand. It was overcast and cold most of the time, so I only went deep out into the water once, but it was still so awesome. The beach is just in my blood. Here are a few pictures of the great time we had.

At the Santa Barbara Pier

Landen's first fish!

Then another...

and another!!!

Here's Sage and the big shark that was caught!

Boston just enjoying the sand and sun that finally came out.

Boston trying to convince Grandma to go out in the freezing cold water.

Landen loved being buried!

Boston playing with cute cuz Wesson

A sea urchin we found just sitting on the beach.

Grandma reading to Landen on the deck.

The boys just living it up.

Me in my pregnancy hugeness, Pre- sunburn

Post- Sunburn (at least it's a nice tan now!)

Long time

2009-04-27T12:02:00.003-07:00

Yes, it's been a long time since I had a blog entry, but it's because of good reason. I have been really sick with ALL day long morning sickness. I didn't get sick with my first two so I thought I would be fine this time too. Well, I was wrong. Everyone thinks it's a girl this time since I'm sick. If you think about it, it should be a girl because I know I can get through pregnancy with boys without feeling crappy. But you never know. And we won't know for another couple of months.

Aside from being sick there has been lots of things keeping us busy. Here's a rundown, more to come of them later on when I feel better.
1. Sage and Kelly's wedding
2. Mother and Father in-law came to visit from Boston
3. Play rehearsals started
4. I got stung by a bee for the first time 2 days ago and my foot is still swollen

Upcoming events:
1. End of year parties for my dance classes
2. My OB appt.
3. Dress rehearsal for Recital
4. RECITAL!
5. Mother's Day
6. Landen's 3rd birthday
7. Reunion in St. George
8. Canyon graduates High School
9. Boston's 2nd Birthday
10. I start my 2nd Trimester
All this happens within the next 5 weeks. I better start feeling better soon!!!!!!!!!!!!

Easter Surprise

2009-04-09T12:03:00.004-07:00

Ok, so the fun Easter Surprise is..................................

(Scroll Down)

Getting Close!

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ALMOST THERE!

That's right, I'm PREGNANT!

I go in for my first Doctors Appt. on May 13th, but we are almost possitive the baby will arrive either the beginning of December or (most likely) the end of November.

Happy Easter!

Easter Chicks

2009-04-07T15:10:00.004-07:00

I always had chicks and farm animals growing up, but given our HOA, we aren't allowed to have big farm animals where we live. But for Easter I talked Rob into letting get the boys a couple of Easter chicks. I told him that they usually color them all different colors for Easter. So we headed over to the feed store and let the boys pick out a couple. They had a whole rainbow of colors. Landen picked a green one and named him Lucky and Boston picked out a blue one and doesn't really call him anything.

Aren't they SO stinkin' cute?! (The boys and the chicks!)

Landen and Auntie Autumn enjoying the chickies!

Blazer and Boston loved them! Until it pooped all over Blazer.

Tune in on Sunday for a fun Easter Surprise!

Disney, Disney

2009-04-01T07:37:00.009-07:00

Well, Disneyland was a BLAST!

We were there from Monday to Friday and I'm reallyglad we decided to stay that long. It was the boys first trip to Disneyland and they loved every second of it. I took tons of pictures, way to many to put in one blog post, so I put them all in a slideshow on the blog if you want to see them.

I will just touch on some of the highlights while we were there:

-Meeting Mickey Mouse very first thing on the first day we were there. The boys were in Heaven.

- Landen's favorite ride: Finding Nemo

-Boston's favorite ride: Buzz Lightyear

- Meeting WALLE

-The boys feeding the ducks.

-Boston feeding his Hat to the ducks.

-The boys being totally pooped out after just a few hours!

-Thanks to some awesome friends and connections ;), having VIP seats for the Pixar Play Parade! It's where the celebrities usually sit, it was SOOO awesome! They characters all came and interacted with us.

Priceless.

- Getting their first set of Mickey Ears

-Playing at the Hotel Pool. They liked this Almost as much as Disneyland. Almost.

- Boston being a stud.

-Awesome hats from Grandma that, again because of connections, were under $5 a piece!!!

Disneyland 2009 Pics

2009-03-30T12:41:00.001-07:00

Disney Fairy! HELP!

2009-03-09T14:09:00.009-07:00

I need people's creative help!! I feel like the White Rabit cause I just don't have the time!

As you know, we are going to Disneyland next week, March 16-21. So I decided to make a tradition for our kids. Instead of spending tons of money on things in the park, each night when we get back to the hotel (we are going to the park 5 days) there will be a wrapped gift on each of their pillows from "The Disney Fairy", or whatever name we come up with. Yes, I said "we" meaning you readers.

THIS IS WHAT I NEED:

I need a cute little saying to go with each gift. It can rhyme or not, I don't care. Just something cute and clever. Not even all the gifts are Disney related. I also need to come up with WHO left the gift. It can be a different character each night or the same person (example: Disney Fairy).

Here are the items (they are in no particular order of what night they will be given):

1.Mickey Mouse hooded towel I made- this is the only one I have pics of.

2. Silly string

3.Disney books

4. Elephant and Lion stuffed animal

5. Donald Duck and Buzz Lightyear cups w/straws

Ok now get your creative juices flowing and leave your sayings and ideas as a comment. PLEASE, I know you are all very creative and I am very short on time!

THANK YOU EVERYONE!

A few more crafty crafts

2009-03-09T13:54:00.004-07:00

These are a few of my projects recently.

My sis Cedar turned 13 on Feb. 28th and I wanted to give her something cool. So I thought a mirror would be good since most teens LOVE to look at themselves. So I decided to get out some ribbon and some knick knacks and this is what I ended up with:

I have been wanting to make some shadowboxes of the boys for a long time. Thanks to Hobby Lobby and their awesome sales I was finally able to do it. This is each of the boys suits they were blessed in.

They were so tiny!

I'm very baby hungry.

Good Job Rob!

2009-03-09T13:37:00.005-07:00

This is a shoutout to Rob and everyone else on his soccer team.

Rob plays on an indoor league on Saturdays. They had the championship game this past weekend and they won....AGAIN!! This is the 2nd CHAMPIONSHIP IN A ROW these guys have won!

Good Job Rob and the rest of The Recruits!

Boys Room

2009-03-05T08:35:00.005-07:00

If you know Landen, you know how OBSESSED he is with animals. Especially safari animals. He thinks he's an elephant. I hadn't done anything with the boys room, so I decided to give them a safari -type -theme. It's still a work in progress. But decorating can get REALLY expensive, so I got creative. I knew I wanted their names on the wall somehow, but to buy those "hanging letters" would cost me around $68 or so at $6 a piece. No way. So this is what I came up with, for MUCH cheaper!

I got the frames at Walmart for $1.50-$2.00 a piece, got on the computer and designed a safari background and printed it off, went to HOBBY LOBBY and got the scrapbook paper in zebra and giraffe print for under $1 total for all of it, and bought the matching ribbon on sale for $3 total and Wahla!

This lamp I got at Good Will. It was all white and plain (I should have taken a before pic) but the exact size and style I was looking for. So I used the leftover giraffe print paper and covered the lamp then added some ribbon for the finishing touches. It turned out pretty cute, as long as you dont look to close (lots of flaws!). But at least the boys are proud of their room.

Happy Anniversary

2009-02-24T19:23:00.003-07:00

Tomorrow is our 4 year anniversary (by the time you read this it will probably be the 25th). Me and Rob got married February 25, 2005, later to be sealed for time and all eternity to our boys and to each other December of 2007.

Quick version of how we met:

I was living at home and taking dance classes at CGCC. A friend of mine (Cami Herbert!) was also living with us and her cousin was getting married in Sedona. Cami and I were totally broke and needed some extra money so we decided to go donate Plasma for the first time, same day as her cousins wedding. Cami, Sage, and I head to the Plasma place and what should have been a little interview of quick questioning and blood testing , turned into a 6 hour long process. They tell you to eat and drink a lot before you donate so we had a big breakfast before we left. But by the time we actually got to the "donating" we had nothing in our system. We get started and all of a sudden I turn totally pale and start to get really light headed and dizzy. So the people in charge run and get me a juice box and some crackers so I don't pass out. Then we finish, get our cash and race home. We were already running way later than we planned and we still had to get home and get ready and drive out to Sedona. Not only that but we had gotten the time of the wedding wrong. So we had already missed the ceremony. We were debating whether we should even go, then last minute headed out the door. We got to Sedona right in the middle of the dinner and felt really stupid walking in when everyone was already seated and eating. Everyone was just finishing up and the DJ started playing, but no one was heading out to the dance floor. Me and Cami decided we were both dancers so we should go get it started and everyone would follow, which they did. Then there were these 2 guys that came and started dancing with me and Cami (Rob and his friend Matt). Rob actually went to dance with Cami and Matt started dancing with me then half way through we switched and danced together the rest of the night (even though I thought for sure he was only like 19, turned out he was 26!). He gave me his number and told me to call when we got home to let him know we were safe. I did, but he didn't answer. But he did call the next day and the rest is history.

Who would have thought I would meet my husband at a wedding! A wedding of someone I didn't even know!

I LOVE YOU ROB!

Well....

2009-02-12T08:18:00.002-07:00

Good news and Bad news.

The Bad news is that my headaches are back and now I have to go get a Catscan. I will either be getting it done tomorrow or Monday, depending on when they schedule me. I won't find out till tomorrow morning. It will take pictures of my brain and my sinuses so hopefully we can find out what's going on!

The Good news is that Landen is COMPLETELY POTTY TRAINED!!!! YAY!!! He has done such an awesome job! He had a hard time going #2 in the potty at first, but now he has it down pat. He wakes up dry and doesn't even have any accidents any more. After only 2 weeks, he has turned from a baby to a big boy. He has even peed outside for the first time and he loved every second of it! What a boy.

Silly Boy

2009-02-06T21:36:00.002-07:00

FUNNY CONVERSATION

ROB: "Hey Landen, are you a handsome man?"

LANDEN: "Yes"

ROB: "Am I a handsome man?"

LANDEN: "Yes"

ROB: "Is mommy a handsome man?"

LANDEN: "Noo"

ROB: "Is mommy a sexy momma?"

LANDEN: "Yes"

ROB: "Is Boston a handsome man?"

LANDEN: "No"

ROB:"Then what's Boston?"

LANDEN: "An Elephant."

What is Sleep?

2009-02-04T08:38:00.003-07:00

Well last night was one heck of a night. I just don't understand why our boys DO NOT SLEEP! Boston is teething, so i guess he has a small excuse, but he wakes up just crying . We finally had to leave him in his room to cry it out. And like 2 hours later he finally was quiet. Landen has only slept through the night maybe 3 or 4 times his entire life. And he's 2 1/2!
He has night terrors and has since he was a baby. He is up at least 6 or 7 times a night. I am SO TIRED!!! This happens every single night. I am about to start drugging my kids (but Benadryl doesn't work on them, I know, I've already tried.).
Any suggestions out there on some things to make them sleep?!

Potty Update

2009-01-29T07:54:00.002-07:00

Landen is doing FANTASTIC!

With the exception of yesterday morning (but it's my fault cause I was busy doing hair all day) Landen is doing so well with his potty training. He even woke up completely dry this morning and first thing came in and told me he had to go! 6 more weeks till Disneyland, so hopefully by then he will be a pro!

Potty Training.........AGAIN

2009-01-26T14:45:00.004-07:00

I started Potty Training Landen again today. Try #3! So far no accidents and 1 succes!!!

WISH ME LUCK!

(And keep your fingers crossed for us!)

p.s. Any advice on succesful methods would be appreciated!

Headaches

2009-01-26T14:41:00.003-07:00

Well I have been having really bad headaches for the past 6 weeks. It started with one of my regular sinus infections that I have gotten for years and years, but this time the headache just didn't go away. So to make a long story short, I finally went to the doctor and found out I have CHRONIC SINUSITIS. I have to be on meds for a month and if the headache doesn't start clearing up within a week or so, I have to go get an MRI of my head and possibly have surgery. Stupid. I don't have time for that! But I'm pretty sure the medication will take care of it and it won't need to go any further than that. Just wanted to let everyone know the diagnosis cause I've had tons of caring friends with lots of concern. Don't worry everyone, I should be just fine!!!

Long over due, Christmas pics

2009-01-26T14:33:00.003-07:00

This is very overdue, so SORRY GRANDMA'S!

We had a great Christmas and Landen asks almost every day if Santa is coming back again tonight. Here are just a few pics of our Christmas and Christmas Eve.

Our Shepherds in the Nativity.

Boys in their snuggly Christmas PJ's

Temple Lights

2008-12-30T15:19:00.003-07:00

We took the boys to see the temple lights and they were as beautiful as ever. Sage and Kelly came too and the boys were just as happy to see them as they were the lights.

Boston with Uncle Sage and Aunt Kelly. All Bos kept saying was," Ooo, Wow!"

I love this picture of Landen in the Visitor's Center, just pondering.

You can barely see it, but we tried to get a picture with the temple in the background.

SRP Santa's Candyland

2008-12-30T15:01:00.003-07:00

A few weeks ago we went to the SRP Christmas Party. It was pretty awesome, they had lots of Carnival Rides, Food, Games, a Boutique, and Snow! Landen was only big enough to ride one of the rides, but we still had lots of fun.

Landen enjoying the train ride, the only ride he was tall enough to go on.

Landen loved the animal toys,

And Boston enjoyed the food!

Poor little Bos wasn't tall enought to ride =(

The Boys had fun playing the carnival games.

They brought in 18 tons of snow and flew Santa in on an SRP helicopter. Boston loved the snow, but Landen didn't like getting his hands dirty.

Here's a view of some of the rides.

The boys had a great time and hopefully they will be tall enough to ride a few more rides next year.

2008 Family Pictures

2008-12-30T10:19:00.004-07:00

It had been a really long time since we had taken family pics so we decided it was a good time to do it. Here are some of my favorites!

(Some of you haven't seen my bro's and sisters since they were much younger)

Boston was so ready for a nap, these were the best smiles we got out of him.

Don't you just love Boston's face!

The 2 little stinkers

Landen LOVES getting his picture taken!

Landen and Boston with Grandma & Grandpa

The boys with Great Grandma Linda

Here's the whole crew (the 2 some of you might not recognize is Kelly-Sage's Fiance and Levi- Autumn's Beau)

"Twas the Night Before Christmas"

Let me know which ones are your favorites!

Thanks Kresta for awesome pics!

Eight Things.......Tagged by Kylee!

2008-12-05T10:44:00.004-07:00

Eight things I am passionate about: my husband and boys, music, dance, Christmas!, making sure my boys have a good life, the gospel, family, and beauty.

Eight words or phrases I use the most: No No Boston, Shake your bo-dy, Do you want to go in time-out?, Ok here we go, Again from the beginning, Love you boys, More Personality!, Do you need a clean diaper?

Eight things I want to do before I die: Have more kids, be in more shows, own my dream house, go to Hawaii, do something amazing, have grandkids, have pigmy goats again, live somewhere that actually has 4 seasons.

Eight things I need right now: A Diet Coke, Money, to go on a date with Rob, Landen to be potty trained, a bigger house, a nap, to clean my bedroom, to do laundry.

Eight places I want to visit: Hawaii, New York and Boston again, Bahamas, Disney World, Universal Studios, Utah, Las Vegas, Paris?

Eight favorite restaurants: Charlestons, Cheesecake Factory, Chilis, Papa Kelseys, Texas Roadhouse, Panda Express, Papa Johns

Eight TV shows I watch: Heroes, Top Chef, Amazing Race, So You Think You Can Dance, Chuck, Little Einsteins, Max and Ruby, Go Diego Go

Eighth folder, Eighth picture:

This is my dog Cosette in the middle of giving birth. See, there is one puppy under her leg already.

I tag... April, Jen, Amy, Katie, and Kelly!

Splish Splash

2008-12-01T13:05:00.010-07:00

This is why bath time is done at night at our house!

(Notice how soaked my pants are. It only got worse!)

Joy to the Fishes

2008-12-01T12:08:00.006-07:00

After having him for a really really long time, our Beta Gus , swam his last swim. So we took the boys to get a new Gus. For some reason they had no Male Beta's at the store we went to, but the boys were so excited about getting a fish that we couldn't come home empty handed. So we thought this small tank would be perfect for their first fish tank. We bought 2 black Molly's, 1 white Molly, and 1 Crab. Landen named the 2 black fish Quincy and June, the white fish Annie, and the crab Leo (can you tell he LOVES Little Einsteins?!). Landen is SO proud of his fish and he takes such good care of them. He feeds them and even says Good Morning and Good Night to each one of them every day.

Putting up the tree

2008-12-01T11:36:00.002-07:00

I think out of everyone, I have the most fun putting up the tree. It still isn't finished yet because we decided it would be the best idea to go buy shatterproof bulbs this year. The boys LOVE the lights, but I think their favorite part was........

The Box.

Right before they tipped over backwards!

Bittersweet day

2008-11-18T08:33:00.002-07:00

Well we finally sold the Kia. I loved my little SUV. I'm sad to see it go, but it is SOO worth it. Some people from Canada bought it for cash and now we will be able to get almost completely out of debt (with the exception of the mortgage). Going down to one vehicle will be hard, but we only owe a little bit more on the truck, then we can get another SUV. We had to sell the Kia anyway cause when I have another baby we wouldn't have been able to all fit in the Kia. We were very very blessed to be able to sell our vehicle with the economy how it is and to get almost the full amount we asked for. Heavenly Father wants us to get out of debt as much as we do!

Goodbye Kia, you will be missed.

Christmas Shopping

2008-11-12T09:42:00.002-07:00

We left the house at 10am yesterday morning and 9 hours, 1 Mall, and a million stores later, I am ALMOST COMPLETELY DONE with all my Christmas shopping!!! I still have to get for Rob cause he was with me yesterday. He was a very good sport and only complained a little bit =). Although, after we got home, he kept saying how much his legs hurt and he could barely walk. I told him that just means we don't go shopping nearly enough! The boys love being out with us, so they were really good too. I am trying to get things done early as possible this year so that I'm not racing around last minute. Things are busy enough as it is with my classes Christmas recitals and my Primary kids doing the Christmas program at church. I want to be able to actually get to slow down and enjoy the season this year. Even though I'm pretty much done with shopping, I'm sure I won't be able to resist the After-Thanksgiving-Day Sales anyway! Better start building up those walking muscles Rob!

HALLOWEEN

2008-11-06T12:03:00.005-07:00

On Halloween we had a full night and the boys had a blast. First we took the boys trick or treating around the neighborhood, then we went to our ward's Halloween carnival and Trunk or Treat, then came back home for more trick or treating, then the kids went to bed and me and Rob stayed up and watched some scary movies. Thanks to everyone for their Halloween party invites, but we didn't end up having a babysitter. But we ended up having tons of fun regardless!

Rob dressed up in his Coast Guard uniform.

You can't see it very well, but I wore one of my old ballet costumes. Old pointe shoes and all.

(Look familiar Kylee?!)

The boys playing with some of the kids in the ward.

The kids made out like bandits! It must be because they are the cutest Giraffe and Frog around!!!

Picking Pumpkins

2008-11-06T11:49:00.006-07:00

These were the best ones we could get with the boys.

Like mother like son

2008-11-06T11:39:00.002-07:00

Maybe I do need a little girl, for reasons like this.

Rob obviously wasn't home when I did this.

Krista's Wedding

2008-11-06T11:24:00.004-07:00

Our good friends Matt and Krista, tied the knot a couple weeks ago. Rob and I actually set them up, so it was really awesome to see it go this far. Rob was one of the Groomsmen and the wedding was gorgeous. It was at the Point South Mountain Hotel. Congrats to the happy couple!

Outside at the rehearsal.

The rehearsal dinner at Rustler's Roost

Matt (the groom) and Rob

The pretty cake

The Beautiful Couple

Feeling Better

2008-10-23T09:56:00.002-07:00

Well, I'm finally feeling better. We caught it before it turned into a full blown ulcer, and my body isn't digesting right and that's why I had the pain in my stomach. I'm on medicine now and probably will be for a very long time, if not forever, but I don't mind. I would much rather have to take medicine everyday then feel the way I did. Thanks everyone for your concern and Get Better Wishes.

Delayed

2008-10-13T13:58:00.002-07:00

They can't get me in for an ultrasound untill Wednesday. So I have to just cope until then. I have had a few people now suggest that it could be my gall bladder, but I can guess and guess but won't know for sure till Wednesday. My mom is having me and the boys stay at her house for the next few days so my family can help watch the boys and things like that. Rob will be over there when he's not at work. I just HATE waiting.

What's Wrong?!

2008-10-12T15:44:00.003-07:00

Aside from having pneumonia, I have been sick off and on for awhile now. I have been having a lot of trouble with my stomache and my intestines and I haven't been able to really eat anything. I had lost 8 pounds in about 2 weeks, so I finally decided to go see a dr. this past Thursday. Well, he said that the acid in my stomach is eating away at the lining of my stomach and intestines, so he put me on some medicine and said to call him monday. The medicine seemed to be helping, but then on Friday night I was out working at Schnepf's and I started feeling really sick again so I went home. I couldn't even move for hours that night cause I hurt so bad. Then Saturday morning I was doing ok so I decided to go back to work. About 3 hours after I got there I got really sick again and had Rob take me into the Urgent Care. I guess we have a long line of Ulcers that run in the family that I didn't know about. So at Urgent Care they had me drink this numbing stuff and it seemed to help some (so we are pretty sure I have an ulcer), but I could still feel something in my stomache. It feels like I have a baseball that is pushing on my ribs and it really hurts. So the doc had me lay down and he started feeling around. Well, he felt it. ANd he started moving it around and pushing in other places. So he ordered me an abdominal ultrasound. I go in tomorrow to see if we can find out what it is. My mom is one of the 3-5 people in the world that has a floating kidney in her body, and who knows, by the way I feel I may have something like that too. I just need to start feeling back to normal. So I will post with my results from the ultrasound after I get them.

Landen's Singing

2008-10-07T10:27:00.015-07:00

I love hearing Landen sing, it just makes me smile. He just started singing full songs. Here are a couple of videos of him singing Happy Birthday and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. The second one is kind of hard to hear and in the first video he has a big bandaid on his chin. No we don't beat him, he just has a sore on his chin and he won't stop touching it, so I had to cover it up.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Happy Birthday to You

The Zoo and a Birthday

2008-10-07T10:02:00.004-07:00

Since I had been gone all weekend long working, Rob decided to take a Vacation Day on Monday and we took the boys to the Phoenix Zoo. It was nice weather at first, but then it got really hot and a lot of the animals were sleeping.

The boys stopping to look at all the turtles before we went into the zoo.

Landen was a little nervous at first cause he thought the statue was real.

I'm helping Landen see a HUGE iguana.

Landen LOVED the petting zoo. He was so gentle with all the goats in there. Boston liked them but he was to scared to touch them.

Anyone who knows Landen, knows how much he loves elephants and giraffes. He went crazy when he saw them.

Landen did not put the map down the whole time we were there. Everytime we would come to an animal, he would have to find it on the map before he would even look at it. If you notice, he is holding the map in all of the pictures.

(That's a rhino in the background)

Monday was also Sierra's 15th birthday, so we came straight from the zoo over to her birthday dinner at Uncle Bears. They gave her a free sundae for her birthday.

Autumn made her a polar bear cake. And here it is with Sierra taking a pic of herself.

It was a really FUN day and it was SO nice to spend a day with the boys after working all weekend.

Exhausted

2008-10-07T09:25:00.003-07:00

After working Schnepf's this weekend, I am exhausted. 28 hours in 3 days. Next weekend is going to be even more crazy. On the weekends I am literally living on Diet Coke and Mountain Dew!

Halloween anticipation

2008-09-29T12:58:00.003-07:00

My Little Animals

(frog, giraffe)

I know it's early, but the boys have been SO excited about their Halloween costumes that they could hardly stand it. They wanted to show Kelly, so we let them play around in them for awhile. And if any of you know Landen, you know how OBSESSED he is with animals, especially elephants and Giraffes. So he asks every single day if he can wear his Giraffe.

Just like Daddy

2008-09-29T12:50:00.002-07:00

Landen wants to be just like Rob. He decided to dress up like him, all on his own.
Boston doesn't try to dress up like daddy yet, but he does like to copy and follow around big brother.

I have NO idea what made him pose like this. This kid is crazy. I promise Rob doesn't go around posing like this!

Schnepf Farms Pumpkin & Chili Festival

2008-09-29T08:51:00.003-07:00

We are really good family friends with Mark and Carrie Schnepf, so every year my family helps out at their Pumpkin & Chili Festival. I will be working there almost every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday the month of October. My family is running the burger shack so if you come, stop by and say HI! It's a really fun family place, it has rides, animals, shows, stores, pumpkin patch, train, and really good food. It is going on Thursday-Sunday every weekend October 2- November 2. Here's the website you can check out, click on EVENT CALENDAR and it will give you the details. http://www.schnepffarms.com/

Rock n' Roll

2008-09-22T08:11:00.004-07:00

Landen LOVES playing Rob's guitar. He is gonna be our little rockstar! I love how he uses the pick and everything!

ROCK N' ROLL!

Finally Well!

2008-09-21T21:05:00.003-07:00

For those of you that have been following my recent sickness (not that it's many of you), I am finally almost completely well!!! I am pretty much over the walking pneumonia, now I just have to deal with my asthma, and even that isn't very bad anymore. So thanks SO MUCH for everyone that helped me out this last month or brought us dinner (Jen, your soup could win awards!!). You will receive many blessings, as you have brought to me.

Under the weather

2008-09-16T10:37:00.003-07:00

Well it seems like I am never going to get well. I went to the doc Friday, and he said I should be feeling much better by Monday. Well Monday rolls around and I am still the same if not worse. All that medicine he had me on wasn't doing anything, except the antibiotic was making me really sick. So I called yesterday morning and talked to the doctor and he told me to throw out the old antibiotic and he started me on a new. This is the one they give you if you have pneumonia. I really hope this one works. He also said that if I'm not doing much better by Wednesday then I have to go back in right away. Which means I will probably have to get chest x-rays, blood drawn and all that irritating stuff. I HATE being sick like this. I still have to teach my dance classes and be a mom, life doesn't stop when you get sick. It just makes everything almost impossible to do. It's been 3 1/2 weeks now, so I am SOOOO ready to be over this!

Prognosis

2008-09-12T21:29:00.004-07:00

Well, it's official. I have bronchitis. And to top it off, my lungs are totally inflamed and my asthma is going crazy. I know the picture is kinda gross, but the one on the right is what mine looks like apparently. Good thing I have had asthma my whole life and I'm used to not being able to breathe! The doctor prescribed a new inhaler, another type of asthma medicine, an awesome antibiotic, and a steroid. I guess it's a good thing I went to the doctor, we caught it before it turned into pneumonia. And to think, I've been teaching with this for almost 3 weeks now.

Disneyland!

2008-09-12T10:02:00.004-07:00

"When you wish upon a star....."

In March we are taking the boys to Disneyland for their very first time!

(Well, technically Landen has already been twice, but he was in my tummy, so he will enjoy it much more this time.) I am so excited to see their reactions to everything! Rob isn't a big Disneyland fan (Boo on him!) but even he is excited to take the boys. My whole entire family is going, along with Kelly and Levi, so it will be SO fun! Being the Disneyland experts that we are (we have been so many times that we could be tour guides) we usually try to not go during the busy times, but Spring Break was all we could do because Rob can't miss school. We wanted to go now because the boys are big enough to recognize things but they are still young enough we don't have to buy them a ticket! We know how to work the system. We will be there for 5 days and we get in an hour early one of the days.

I can't wait!

"......your dreams come true!"

Dr.

2008-09-12T09:20:00.002-07:00

I have had a really deep cough for the past 2 weeks and my asthma has been out of control. I have had to use my inhaler more in the last 2 weeks than I have in the past 3 years altogether. Rob kept telling me I should go to the doctor, but I kept putting it off just hoping it would get better on its own. But it hasn't, in fact it got worse. I am tired all the time and my asthma is making it almost impossible to teach my dance classes, let alone take my own classes. So I finally gave in and made an appt. for this afternoon. At the very least they will tell me I just have a bad cough and they will give me a refill for my inhaler. So we will see what they say.

Camera Fun

2008-09-12T09:06:00.003-07:00

Landen loves posing with us for pictures, so before I left for dance we had some fun with the camera. Little Boston poked his head in a few times, but other than that, he wasn't interested. Although he did try to eat the camera.

PITBULL PUPPIES

2008-09-07T19:38:00.004-07:00

Yesterday we were on our way home from my parents house and it was around 10:30 at night. The AJ animal pound is just about a mile or so from our house and as we were coming down the road, Rob hits the brakes and we both just stared. There were 3 pitbull puppies just running around in the road. There was NO WAY we were gonna just leave them there, so I hopped into the bed of the truck and Rob loaded up the puppies. It was right in front of the pound so we pulled into their parking lot to see if there was anyone there, or an after hours number to call, and we found 2 more! We decided not to call the animal control because these are BEAUTIFUL pups and we didn't want anything to happen to them. So I rode in the back of the truck surrounded by 5 pitbull pups that just kept giving me tons of love. I can't believe someone would just dump these puppies off in the desert like that. They are very healthy and are just gorgeous. We are trying to find good homes for them, so if you want a FREE PITBULL PUPPY, just let me know. Or if you just want to come see them, they are just precious. I will have a hard time letting them go.

Grandparents Day

2008-09-07T19:30:00.002-07:00

Today is Grandparent's Day and we wanted to show the grandparents how much we love them. So yesterday we put together a treat for my parents and my grandma and I made cards for Rob's mom also. We decided to take some pics of the boys to put in the cards and these were the best ones.

We just want to say how much we love and appreciate all the grandparents in Rob's, the boy's , and my life. Thank you for everything you all do.

WE LOVE YOU!!!

Shots

2008-09-05T20:35:00.002-07:00

I hate it when the boys have to get shots. I know it's for their own protection but it is just SO SAD! Today we took Landen and Boston both to the Dr. for their checkups, and Landen doesn't have to get any more shots until he starts kindergarten, but Boston was getting 4 today. Or so I thought. I scheduled the boys' appts. a long time ago and the doctors office has called and made us reschedule twice (SO IRRITATING!!), so by the time they finally got in to see the doctor they were a couple months late on their appointments. So after the doctor comes in and checks out the boys (which they are both doing just perfect!) she tells me that Boston is going to be getting 5 shots because he is behind now AND he needs to get a hemaglobin(SP?) test, so he has to get his finger poked too. AND Landen also has to get his finger poked! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I was sad Landen had to get his finger poked, but POOR BOSTON! So the nurse came in to give the shots and we told her to do Landen's finger first because we figured he would be a dramatic mess afterwards. The nurse cleaned the area and we all braced ourselves, but as we watched in AMAZEMENT, he didn't even make a peep! He thought it was cool when he saw the drop of blood she squeezed out!!! Who is this kid?! Boston reacted the SAME WAY, to the finger poke that is. The shots were a different story. He was shaking he was crying so hard. I felt like a horrible mother putting my baby through that, but I know it's what I need to do. No matter how hard. Boston came home and took a really long nap and he is doing really well now. We will see how he does tomorrow. But the good news is that Boston only needs one more shot then our family is DONE with shots till the boys start school. WOO HOO!!

Little Monkey

2008-08-20T14:52:00.003-07:00

I was heading to put the laundry away when I had to do a double take to realize what I saw. Boston somehow decided to climb up and hang out on one of the shelves of our entertainment center. This kid. Landen never did things like that. I will have to always keep my eye on this little monkey. He's quiet and sneaky. In fact, I just pulled him out from underneath our bed.

Boys will be.....Girls?

2008-08-20T14:42:00.002-07:00

Rob will probably kill me for posting this. He had his wisdom teeth taken out over the weekend and so we were at my parents house most of the time so the boys could be entertained while I took care of Rob. I am the primary chorister, so on Sunday I had to leave for a few hours to go to church. While I was gone, my mom and my sisters had a LOT of fun with my boys. Rob was obviously still out of it from the surgery cause when I got back this is what they showed me.

I'm sure this will be the last time they ever put on something like, if Rob has anything to say about it. But they do look kinda pretty don't you think?! Ha Ha

Just Because

2008-08-20T14:33:00.002-07:00

On Thursday Rob had told me a package was coming so I needed to make sure I was home cause I might have to sign for it. So I made sure I was home, and around 2:30 a lady knocked at my door and was I ever surprised to see her holding this when I openend the door.

Rob had sent me a chocolate kiss bouquet of roses. I was very surprised! It was very sweet and I loved it! I opened the card and all it said on it was "Just Because I Love You"

Thanks Rob, I Love You Too!

Haircut

2008-08-20T14:25:00.002-07:00

It's not like this is Boston's first haircut or anything, but he still looks so cute just the same. Here are a few pictures during and after I cut his hair.

He obviously didn't like the outcome.

FAMILY HOME EVENING

2008-08-04T23:11:00.003-07:00

We had our first ACTUAL Family Home Evening tonight. HOORAY! I did a lesson on Noah's Ark and the boys loved it. We started out singing Popcorn Popping and Landen copied the whole thing, but Boston was grumpy and just had a scowl on his face the whole time. Then Landen said the prayer and then I pulled out the lesson. I told them the story of Noah (very quickly because Landen was practically jumping up and down waiting for the animals) and then they got to fill the ark with the animals. Landen was elated. It's amazing how much he LOVES animals. He can name off just about any animal you show him a picture of, no matter how abstract, it baffles me.

We gave Boston Noah to put in the Ark.

But he decided to just eat him instead. The flood was nothing compared to the mouth of Boston.

We finished with a kneeling family prayer and then had ice cream and watched Enchanted. I really enjoyed it and I'm glad Landed is getting to the age where he can enjoy and learn things from the lessons too. I just hope I can be a good example and make sure I'm teaching my kids all that I can.

Fun Saturday

2008-08-04T22:40:00.006-07:00

On Saturday we took the boys to see WallE. The movie has been out for a while but I just found out that on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, all movies before noon at AMC are only $5.00!!! You can't beat that! Landen was really excited and had been talking about WallE all morning before we got there and this was Boston's first time seeing a movie in the theatre.

Once we got there Landen was to embarrassed to get his picture with WallE, but Boston was all for it.

Boston just kept staring at WallE, but I finally got a shot of him looking at the camera.

Then Landen decided he wasn't to cool for pictures anymore, so him and WallE made friends and now they hold hands.

But then his mood changed when we went inside and a dinasour almost ate him. Just look at his face.

They boys did really good during the movie. Landen helped Rob get the popcorn while me and Boston went and got our seats. Landen loved the movie. He was laughing and laughing through it. Then a little over halfway he just couldn't fight it anymore and he fell asleep. Boston also started getting restless about halfway through.

Later that day we took the boys over to the Splash Pad at San Tan Village Mall. They LOVED it!! Boston was giggling like crazy before we even had him out of the stroller.

Landen was a little cautious at first. He started out slow but then he let loose and had a blast.
Here is both the boys getting splashed in the face together.

By the end, they were completely drenched and shivering cold, but I think they thought it was TOTALLY worth it. I am going to take them back there often, so if anyone wants to come with us, just let me know!
After the drenching we made a stop at the Disney Store and let the boys pick out some new PJ's. I didn't think they would pick the same ones, but I guess great minds think alike.

Twilight

2008-08-03T22:24:00.003-07:00

So I am clearly behind when it come to being with the "in crowd". It seemed like everyone was going crazy over this thing called Twilight and Breaking Dawn and yada yada yada and I had no idea what everyone was talking about. I didn't even know it was a series of books. But with a lot of *urging* from a certain friend (APRIL :D) and since my sister conveniently has the entire series already, I decided to start reading it. I just finished the first book Twilight, and it was pretty good. The story itself was really good and interesting (it's about vampires, but in a tasteful way) but you can tell it's the authors first book. Some of the sentences I had to read a couple of times because of the way the author worded things. I am a pretty good reader, but this book took me longer than expected to read, not because of the story but because of the actual "literation" of the book. Still, I enjoyed it and am ready to move onto the next book of the series. Tell me your thoughts, whether you have read the book or not, I am curious as to what your reactions are to this book or series.

Questions

2008-07-30T23:01:00.003-07:00

I have now seen THIS on 3 of my friends blog and I really enjoyed reading their answers so I thought I would post it too.

Enjoy!

I know: A lot of people all over the place. Between my different schools, shows, the dance studio, salons, music, and church I have met a lot of people. Even if i don't remember them, they always seem to remember me. Seems like I can't go ANYWHERE without someone coming up to me. I even run into people I know at Disneyland.
I want: to be an amazing dancer. But alas, my child bearing body will only let me go so far.
I have: A lot of big material things. I also have a lot of opportunites most people never get.
I wish: I wasn't so logical.
I hate: stupid people. That is my BIGGEST pet peeve, stupid people. That covers a lot.
I miss: performing. I still get to perform more than a lot of people get to, but I miss being in musicals. They take up a lot of time that I don't have.
I fear: Something bad happening to the boys. I also fear myself or a very close family member getting cancer.
I smell: my Matrix shampoo. My hair is still wet from a shower.
I crave: the beach
I search: for inspiration for my next dance I have to choreograph. I also search for fun places to take the boys that is out of the heat, but not cost money.
I regret: Not always having the self confidence that I do now.
I love: Rob, Landen, Boston, and the rest of my family. Words cannot describe.
I always: try to follow through with what I say. If I don't mean it, I don't say it.
I am not: a person to cross. Don't get on my bad side. I am also not patient.
I believe: the church is true.
I dance: A lot. Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Clogging, Jazz. As an occupation, as a passion, as a talent I want to keep developing.
I sing: not nearly as much as I should. It is a gift I need to share.
I don't always: tell people how much I appreciate them.
I write: very little these days.
I lose: items all the time. I am a very organized person, but my house seems to swallow up things I KNOW I put in a specific spot, all the time.
I win: people over. I am outgoing and a very good shmoozer. I know how to treat people.
I never: get a good parking spot. Rob on the other hand, somehow ALWAYS gets a front row parking place. That's why I always have him drive.
I listen: to everything I can. I am very observant and like to know what's going on.
I can usually be found: doing something. I am almost never idle. Sitting at the computer is the longest I stay in one place usually.
I am scared: of spiders. I wish they would all die.
I need: groceries. We are really low right now.
I am happy about: My little family!

YAY ROB!!!

2008-07-29T13:14:00.002-07:00

Rob has been with SRP for almost 4 years and he has worked SOOO hard, long hours, lots of overtime, all while out in this blazing 3 digit temperatures. Well it has FINALLY paid off! We found out last week that Rob has been accepted into a Relay Tech apprenticeship with SRP!!! It's a 4 year long apprenticeship program. He beat out a lot of other guys for this position and he definitely deserves it. It will be a long 4 years of training and schooling and me and the boys missing daddy a lot, but it will definitely be worth it in the long run. After he finishes his 4 year apprenticeship, we can move anywhere we want to and he will have a very good paying job. He will be making a good 6 digits a year after he tops out! So in 4 years, Utah here we come!

Fun Mosaic Game

2008-07-29T12:53:00.009-07:00

I saw this on my friend Jen's blog and I thought it looked like fun, so I tried it.

The Concept:
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.

This is mine.

Questions:

1. What is your first name?

2. What is your favorite food?

3. What high school did you go to?

4. What is your favorite color?

5. Who is your celebrity crush?

6. Favorite drink?

7. Dream vacation?

8. Favorite dessert?

9. What you want to be when you grow up?

10. What do you love most in life?

11. One Word to describe you.

12. Your flickr name

Have Fun!

MEMORIES!!

2008-07-21T09:46:00.004-07:00

This has been passed down through a long line of single generation of friends and due to Katie's request I am continuing on the tradition. Even though I don't think many people read my blog, this is what you do.
*Leave me a comment about a memory you have with Me, Rob, the Boys, or all of us together. The more Random the better! Then take the challenge and repost this yourself.*
Even if you don't have a blog yourself, you can still leave a comment. Just do it as anonymous and then sign your name at the end. Come on guys, don't make it look like I have no friends!

2nd Camping trip

2008-07-21T09:37:00.003-07:00

Since we loved the first camping trip so much, we decided to go back and this time almost my whole family came with too. We had a lot of fun, but we didn't get the site we were hoping for because the camp ground was almost full. They were having the Iron Man Triathalon there that weekend and I didn't know. Next time I will do my research and find out if any big event is going on the same time we want to go. We had a great time at the lake and everyone loved the kayak. I got really burnt, but that's what I was hoping for! The last night we were there is started downpouring! And our tent was supposed to be leak proof, but that wasn't the case. So in the middle of the pouring rain, me and Rob had to go out and cover the tent with this huge tarp we brought. Now that's camping. I will post pics later because we used my parents camera most of the time. But all in all we had a GREAT time and will probably be going again very soon.

Canyon Lake

2008-07-21T09:24:00.004-07:00

Last Wednesday we decided spur of the moment to go try out the kayak before we took it with us camping in Flagstaff this past weekend. We are only about 15 minutes from Canyone lake so we packed everything up and went. The kayak is AWESOME!!! It is so easy to use and it glides through the water so well. I would recommend it to anyone!

Landen absolutely LOVED it. He didn't want to get out.

He looks like he is about to fly away.
Of course Boston had to taste the lifejacket first.
It was kinda heavy for him and he lost his balance and fell over. It reminded us of the little brother in A Christmas Story when he falls over in the snow in his huge snow suit and can't get back up!

KAYAK!!!

2008-07-13T18:49:00.003-07:00

Since I have a new found love of camping (as long as there is a lake close by!) we decided to get a kayak. We wanted something we could play around in and take the boys out in when we go to the lake and Bass Pro Shop just happened to be having a REALLY good sale on these kayaks, so we bought one.

Boston already loves it!
We are going camping again this weekend, I'm so excited to try it out!!!

Ouch!

2008-07-13T18:39:00.002-07:00

I was making pizza for dinner the other night and had it cooking on our rotating pizza cooker. I was putting Boston in his high chair when I heard Landen start screaming and he was holding his finger. I ran over to him and he had decided to touch the pizza cooker while it was cooking. I was really surprised because he has never tried to do that before because he knows it's hot AND it was pushed back really far on the counter so I didn't even think he could reach it. Well, he burned his pointer finger and had a big blister on it. He was pretty traumatized for the rest of the night and he didn't want to put ice on it so I had him lay in bed and I wet down a wash cloth for him to "rest" his finger on.

It was really sad when I walked in to check on him and this is what I saw.
His finger is much better now, but I can never underestimate how far that little guy can reach.

Potty Training

2008-07-07T07:47:00.004-07:00

I have started to potty train Landen. I have no idea of how to go about doing this. He knows all about using the potty and everything, but he still hasn't made the connection to tell me before he goes. He did go his first few drops in the potty yesterday. So if anyone has advice, PLEASE TELL ME!

First Family Campout

2008-07-06T20:50:00.011-07:00

For the 4th of July, Rob and I decided to take the boys on our First Family Campout. I am NOT a camper and wasn't to crazy about the idea at first. But I did want to do something and Rob loves camping and the boys love being boys, so going to the great outdoors seemed liked the perfect thing. We decided to go to Lakeview Camp Ground, which is about 15 miles outside of the main town in Flagstaff. We were right across the street from Lake Mary, which was awesome. We got the boys and everything all packed up and headed out Thursday morning.

It was about a 2 1/2 hour ride, but the boys did awesome!

We popped in a Mickey Mouse DVD and the boys were set.

We were all thrilled when we finally got there. While Rob set up the tent, Boston decided to taste a sample of the dirt, rocks, sticks and everything else he could get his hands on.

Lakeview is a really cool campground with 30 sites that each have a big table and a fire ring. Here's what our site looked like after we were done setting up.

Then we decided to head over to the lake. This is the only picture we got of all four of us, and of course neither one of the boys are looking at the camera.

Landen and Rob wanted to test the water and see how the temperature was.

Big brother wanted to help Boston try out the water too.

The water was perfect and everyone loved it......at first.

After one little spill in the water, Boston had had enough. He is our little fish and usually we can't get him OUT of the water, but this time we couldn't keep him in for anything.

The boys were having a really good time just playing on the shore.

And of course Boston has to start chowing down on the sand.

Then Landen decided it would be funny to fill Boston's hair full of sand.

Boston was having a rough time at the lake,

But he did better once brother came and sat by him.

We went back to the lake the next day and Landen got a little braver and finally let me take him out. What a beautiful background.When we got back from the lake, the boys had a good time just playing around in the tent.

Landen wasn't to thrilled that it was raining and we wouldn't let him go outside.

There were lots of trails to go on. When we were walking down this one, Rob made a comment about a bear being in the woods and it traumatized Landen for the rest of the trip. He usually loves bears but he just starting making the connection of bears being scary, so after Rob said that, he was done with the walk. Boston loved it though.

For dinner we just kept it simple and roasted hot dogs. Landen did a great job helping me. I kept telling him to turn and turn and turn the hot dog, and now he thinks that roasting a hot dog is called "Turn and Turn".
We were all pooped at the end of the first day. Rob, Landen, and I all slept on our airmattress and Boston slept in the portable crib. Landen loved sleeping with mommy and daddy.The 2nd day we got hit with a pretty big monsoon storm and were stuck in the tent for a couple hours. We just put in a movie and gave the boys something to eat and they were nice and content.

While we were stuck in the tent, Landen had his first piece of licorice.

We all had a really really good time. The boys absolutely LOVED being outdoors. In fact, we liked it so much we are going back again in 2 weeks. I never thought I would say this, but I think Rob has converted me over to the world of camping.

Boston in the lake Part 1

Boston in the lake Part 2

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

2008-07-02T21:15:00.004-07:00

My sister Autumn was in her very first musical this past weekend. She played the part of Alice the youngest bride in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at the Queen Creek Performing Arts Center. She did an AWESOME job, I'm very proud of her!!

I totally look pregnant in this picture, but I PROMISE i'm not! Just a bad angle!

Autumn and her guy Levi!

This is one crazy lift, she is actually REALLY high off the ground!

Autumn and her "Brother", Jacody/Gideon.

I took this picture after the show to redeem myself from the "pregnant looking" picture I took earlier, but my arm wasn't long enough to get my whole body. So once again, I am NOT pregnant.

Rob's 31st Birthday

2008-06-30T10:47:00.005-07:00

We started out the day with a big breakfast of Rob's choice. He decided on Eggs, Bacon, and Toast. The boys loved it too, look at Landen's little smirk in the background.

Then the boys helped daddy open his present from them. Landen actually picked out half of Rob's present.

Landen picked out the big bag of Peanut M&M's, and I helped them pick out the movie Better Off Dead.

My Aunt Brenda offered to come and watch the boys for us so we could go out.

We went and saw the movie and it was HILARIOUS!

We were going to eat at The Blue Wasabi, but Rob decided he would rather go to Gordon Biersch instead.

The food was really good. This was our appetizer, Chicken and Shrimp Potstickers. Yummy!

I got Rob a Helicopter Tour in Sedona for his gift, but he decided that it would make him to nervous so we went and got him a new bike instead.

We had a really good time, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROB!

Roadshow

2008-06-26T11:51:00.002-07:00

VS.

The YW Pres. in our ward called me 2 days ago and asked if I would choreograph for the roadshow. The theme is heroes, but not spiritual heroes. Our ward chose James Bond, but decided they want to make it more of a James Bond verses Nacho Libre meets Old Time Western. Yeah, don't ask me how I'm going to choreograph this. I guess I will have to do a little Hip Hop meets Martial Arts meets Clogging. This should be very interesting.

First Monsoon Storm

2008-06-26T00:01:00.005-07:00

Today was the very first monsoon storm of the season. This is the good thing about AZ summers. Landen and Boston were just fascinated by the rain. They would have tried to go prancing in it if we wouldn't have been standing right there.

It was SO muggy afterwards, I felt like I was on the East Coast. But I still love the storms and I hope we have many many more to come.

Charleston's

2008-06-25T22:52:00.028-07:00

We went to Charleston's for an early birthday

dinner for Rob since everyone will be out of town on his actual birthday. Most of my family, and a few of Rob's friends all came, and we had a pretty darn good time.

(Brendan, Boston and Rob)

My family all seemed to enjoy the food, but there are so many of us, we practically had to just text each other to communicate all the way to the end of the table.Autumn wasn't very happy cause she was missing Levi!

Landen just loves Grandma and Auntie Autumn.

Sierra, Blazer, Autumn, and Canyon were obviously not enjoying all my picture taking.

Cedar and Grandpa are a bit camera shy.

Do we look alike?

The Boys were definitely enjoying daddy's dessert!

My family got Rob a couple gift cards to one of his FAVORITE stores, Bass Pro Shop.

It was a fun night and this Saturday me and Rob are going out on his actual birthday. Blue Wasabi here we come.

Food Storage

2008-06-20T22:21:00.002-07:00

I just stole this from my friend Katie, but I HAD to put this website up. If you are like me and either haven't started on food storage or just want to know what's on sale, there is this awesome link that tells you everything that is on sale at the grocery stores in your area. This site is pure genious and extremely helpful for people like me. The link is www.sistersavings.net Go check it out, it can save you a lot of time and money!

Lessons

2008-06-20T21:32:00.005-07:00

Since I love being around the water so much and since we live in a place where pools are everywhere, I really wanted to get the boys started with swimming lessons at a young age. So I am giving Kelly private tap lessons in exchange for her giving the boys swimming lessons. It works out perfectly! The boys started a couple weeks ago and they are doing pretty good. Here are a few pictures. I will definitely keep updating on their progress!

This is Landen after he went under for the first time.

Boston with Uncle Sage and Landen and Kelly in the background doing kicks.

Pacifiers

2008-06-19T18:20:00.007-07:00

Taking after his big brother Landen, Boston just loves his pacifiers. You know what they say about pacifiers, you can't have just one.

(Landen at Boston's age)

Boys Birthdays

2008-06-19T17:48:00.017-07:00

A few weeks ago we had a combined birthday party for Landen and Boston. Their birthdays are only 12 days apart so we figured we could get away with it since they are still young. We had family and a few friends over and the kids swam.

We BBQ'd hamburgers, chicken, and of course hot dogs!

We had a shark pinata and all the kids had a really hard time giving up the bat for the next person to take a turn.

But they LOVED the candy and presents.

But the best part was definitely the cake. We gave Boston his very own cake for his 1st birthday and here is a sequence of pictures on how that turned out.

Bottomless pit

2008-06-18T22:47:00.004-07:00

I just wanted to make a note of how much my son eats. Boston can give all of us a run for our money when it comes to consumption. He is getting more and more picky, but when he finds something he likes, there is no stopping him. He also drinks about 2 gallons of liquid a day at least! For such a little guy he sure can put away the food.

Blog Virgin

2008-06-18T22:24:00.003-07:00

I am definitely a blog virgin. Since this is my very first post, I figured I would tell about our clan.
Rob is working for SRP and HATING the AZ heat right now. He works out in the sun in a hard hat, long sleeves, jeans, and steel toe boots. Not fun when it's 113 degrees outside! But he's a trooper and keeps on going. He is working on getting a lineman apprenticeship right now. I am on summer break from teaching at the dance studio. I try to take my boys out to play in their pool everyday because it helps me work on my tan and does wonders for their nap time! Landen and Boston are taking swimming lessons right now and are doing pretty good. Landen is hit and miss with the water but Boston is a natural born fish. Rob's 31st birthday is next Saturday so we are looking forward to celebrating that!