I am so grateful for all of the fathers in my life! Happy fathers day!
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Leela and Chance
Just a quick post about the fam before I forget these funny things. On Sunday, Hannah's imaginary friend began living here. Her name is Leela. Hannah wanted to pick out a dress for Leela to wear to church, so I helped her find a cute dress. Suddenly, Hannah decides that she wants to BE Leela. So now Hannah IS Leela. She would not respond to anything other than Leela all day Sunday. Leela is five years old, obeys her mom, and goes potty in the big girl potty without accidents! I'm really starting to like Leela. Leela aka Hannah goes to church and tells her primary teacher that she is five years old, which confuses Hannah's friends in her class, because everyone knows that Hannah is four. Hmmm, multiple personality disorder symptoms here?
Just a quick post about the fam before I forget these funny things. On Sunday, Hannah's imaginary friend began living here. Her name is Leela. Hannah wanted to pick out a dress for Leela to wear to church, so I helped her find a cute dress. Suddenly, Hannah decides that she wants to BE Leela. So now Hannah IS Leela. She would not respond to anything other than Leela all day Sunday. Leela is five years old, obeys her mom, and goes potty in the big girl potty without accidents! I'm really starting to like Leela. Leela aka Hannah goes to church and tells her primary teacher that she is five years old, which confuses Hannah's friends in her class, because everyone knows that Hannah is four. Hmmm, multiple personality disorder symptoms here?Another kinda funny story - Chance was outside the other day and his friends began fighting with one of the neighbor boys. I guess the fight escalated into rock throwing and hitting. I overheard the neighbor boy telling one of the moms about the fight, but I never heard Chance's name mentioned. When Chance came inside, I asked him about the fight and asked what he was doing while the fight was going on. He replies, "I just sat on the swing and kept saying prayers that everything would be okay." I smiled, thinking, okay, do I get mad at him for not sticking up for the boy that was getting picked on because he was saying a prayer? It was a catch-22. So I decided to just give him a hug. When Shawn came home that night I told him the story to see his reaction. His response was classic: "For as wimpy as that sounds, it's kinda cool."
Since I flaked out and missed the open house for the Draper temple, I made sure we made the trip down to see the Oquirrh Mountain temple before it is dedicated. We drove down last Thursday. Chance was so funny - we were getting ready to go and he says, "Mom, I'm a little nervous to go to the temple. I've never been inside of one before." I told him there was nothing to be nervous about, and that we just needed to be sure to be reverent while we were walking around. I pulled out a white shirt and some cordoroy pants for him to put on. The next thing I know, he's changed out of his cordoroys and put on his Easter suit! He wanted to look his best! I thought it was pretty cute. The kids loved the temple, and came home and drew pictures of it (their own idea) . . .
Chance's picture is below, Hannah's is above.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
hannah's first dance recital
I was really nervous about this performance, due to the fact that approximately two weeks ago at dance picture time Hannah clung to my leg and did not let go. Needless to say, I was upset, and Hannah is in ZERO dance pictures. I was thinking, "If she is a nervous wreck at dance pictures, how is she going to behave on stage?" I was honestly expecting a disaster. But yesterday, up on stage, the girl was in her element! Her class had two dances "Me and My Teddy" (ballet duet with a teddy bear) and "Ain't She Sweet" (tap with attitude). The entire class completed both dances without even blinking an eye, and after they were over, Hannah asked if she could do another one! Her dance class is the cutest thing I have ever seen. I was so proud of her!
We were bad parents and forgot to buy flowers to present to Hannah after the recital. She noticed all of the girls receiving flowers and kept asking "Where are my flowers?" Shawn and I just stared at each other blankly. So after the recital, Shawn took Hannah to Smith's and let her pick out some flowers. The sucker dad he is, Hannah received a dozen roses in her favorite color.
I was really nervous about this performance, due to the fact that approximately two weeks ago at dance picture time Hannah clung to my leg and did not let go. Needless to say, I was upset, and Hannah is in ZERO dance pictures. I was thinking, "If she is a nervous wreck at dance pictures, how is she going to behave on stage?" I was honestly expecting a disaster. But yesterday, up on stage, the girl was in her element! Her class had two dances "Me and My Teddy" (ballet duet with a teddy bear) and "Ain't She Sweet" (tap with attitude). The entire class completed both dances without even blinking an eye, and after they were over, Hannah asked if she could do another one! Her dance class is the cutest thing I have ever seen. I was so proud of her!We were bad parents and forgot to buy flowers to present to Hannah after the recital. She noticed all of the girls receiving flowers and kept asking "Where are my flowers?" Shawn and I just stared at each other blankly. So after the recital, Shawn took Hannah to Smith's and let her pick out some flowers. The sucker dad he is, Hannah received a dozen roses in her favorite color.
Monday, May 11, 2009
mothers day happiness
I had such a nice Mother's Day yesterday! I was given the cutest cards, a portrait of me made out of construction paper by Chance (am I hot or what?), and beautiful yellow flowers! The kids (including the big one) made me an omlette (my fav), and even cooked the bacon outside so our house did not smell like bacon! [That is one of my biggest pet peeves, to smell like food -- ESPECIALLY prior to going to church or somewhere in public!] It was so nice. I had already received my "big" mothers day gift -- a Wii Fit. Yes, I bought it for myself for Mother's Day. Happy Mother's Day to me! If you don't want to be disappointed, buy your own present! I played it one day, and I haven't been able to get on it since because my kids (specifically Chance) have overtaken it. But that's just fine.
A highlight of the day occurred while I was putting Chance to bed, beginning our nightly routine. I asked him if he had chosen a story for me to read to him. He said, "Mom, since it's Mother's Day, I thought you could pick the story tonight and I'll read it to you. You just relax." So I chose one of my favorites -- Are You My Mother? (appropriate, right?) I kicked back on his bed and he read me the entire story. It was so sweet, one of those moments I did not want to end. He is such a thoughtful boy. 
Another highlight of the day was reading the paperwork the kids had filled out during Primary. They were supposed to answer questions about their mom. To the question "What is your favorite meal that your mom makes?" both of my kiddies answered "Chicken Nuggets." 
I had such a nice Mother's Day yesterday! I was given the cutest cards, a portrait of me made out of construction paper by Chance (am I hot or what?), and beautiful yellow flowers! The kids (including the big one) made me an omlette (my fav), and even cooked the bacon outside so our house did not smell like bacon! [That is one of my biggest pet peeves, to smell like food -- ESPECIALLY prior to going to church or somewhere in public!] It was so nice. I had already received my "big" mothers day gift -- a Wii Fit. Yes, I bought it for myself for Mother's Day. Happy Mother's Day to me! If you don't want to be disappointed, buy your own present! I played it one day, and I haven't been able to get on it since because my kids (specifically Chance) have overtaken it. But that's just fine.A highlight of the day occurred while I was putting Chance to bed, beginning our nightly routine. I asked him if he had chosen a story for me to read to him. He said, "Mom, since it's Mother's Day, I thought you could pick the story tonight and I'll read it to you. You just relax." So I chose one of my favorites -- Are You My Mother? (appropriate, right?) I kicked back on his bed and he read me the entire story. It was so sweet, one of those moments I did not want to end. He is such a thoughtful boy. Another highlight of the day was reading the paperwork the kids had filled out during Primary. They were supposed to answer questions about their mom. To the question "What is your favorite meal that your mom makes?" both of my kiddies answered "Chicken Nuggets." 
Maybe because that's the only meal I make! It made me laugh. Chance stated that I have "a very cool job." I am wondering if he is referring to my job as a mom, because I don't think he has any idea what I do as a paralegal! And knowing Chance, in his mind, what could possibly be cooler than taking care of him all day? And by the way, that's a 31, not a 37 -- but both are wrong!
I am so grateful for my own mother. As one gets older, the sacrifices and trials your own mother has made for you seem to stand out and become more obvious. I am so thankful and lucky to have such a great mom who did, and still would, do anything for me. I love you, Mom!
Monday, May 04, 2009
the simple things...
I took Chance to his first T-Ball practice today. Shawn couldn't decide if he needed to be there, or if he could miss it. I told him not to worry about it, and that I'd just take him. Chance, of course, LOVED it. He loves baseball, it's really fun for him and he's confident about it. So, anyway, while I'm sitting there watching Chance give his new teammates (and coach) tips and suggestions on how to throw, catch, and otherwise play ball (how embarrassing!) I was trying to convince Hannah to go play with some of the little girls her age who were running around, picking dandilions. In typical Hannah fashion, she was shy at first, but soon warmed up and began introducing herself. To two, separate girls at two different times, I overheard her say this:
"Hi, my name is Hannah. My daddy's bald."
Talk about an icebreaker! When we got back into the car, I asked her why she told the girls that her daddy was bald. Her reply:
"Because, Mom, he doesn't have any hair."
Ask a simple question, get a simple answer. I can't figure out why she would mention that little tidbit about her daddy when Shawn was not even at practice! I'm dreading the day she is with Shawn and he overhears, "Hi, my name is Hannah. My mommy's fat."
I took Chance to his first T-Ball practice today. Shawn couldn't decide if he needed to be there, or if he could miss it. I told him not to worry about it, and that I'd just take him. Chance, of course, LOVED it. He loves baseball, it's really fun for him and he's confident about it. So, anyway, while I'm sitting there watching Chance give his new teammates (and coach) tips and suggestions on how to throw, catch, and otherwise play ball (how embarrassing!) I was trying to convince Hannah to go play with some of the little girls her age who were running around, picking dandilions. In typical Hannah fashion, she was shy at first, but soon warmed up and began introducing herself. To two, separate girls at two different times, I overheard her say this:
"Hi, my name is Hannah. My daddy's bald."
Talk about an icebreaker! When we got back into the car, I asked her why she told the girls that her daddy was bald. Her reply:
"Because, Mom, he doesn't have any hair."
Ask a simple question, get a simple answer. I can't figure out why she would mention that little tidbit about her daddy when Shawn was not even at practice! I'm dreading the day she is with Shawn and he overhears, "Hi, my name is Hannah. My mommy's fat."
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Kid Stuff
I'm writing this random blog post for the sole reason that I do not want to forget! These kiddos are growing up right in front of me and I know I'm going to forget all of this funny stuff.
Hannah adds "ed" to the end of her words. It's not "jumped" - it's "jump-Ed." Dad "lett-Ed" me go outside. Grandma "fix-Ed" my hair. I "eat-Ed" my noodles. I'll have to add more after I hear her say them, it's funny! "Annie (Grandpa's dog) scratch-Ed me."
Immediately before bed, whenever Hannah has a clean nightgown to wear (she doesn't do this with regular jammies, only nightgowns) she carefully takes out her hair so it is "long", puts on her "bednight hair-band" (a silver, sparkly headband) and to top it all off, applies pink lipgloss. Right before bed and prayer. Then she shows Shawn, and waits for him to tell her how beautiful she looks. I love it.
Chance keeps telling me that he doesn't want to grow up, and that he wishes he could be a kid forever. In fact, he wishes he could go back to when he was two years old. I think he's brilliant. Most kids are dying to get big, but he's smart enough to realize just how good he has it.
Chance asked me how come daddy doesn't wear his wedding ring. I didn't have an answer. Shawn got out of the habit of wearing it when he was working in the shop and didn't want to have his finger ripped off while working on the machinery. Chance said that dad had better start wearing his ring because some girl might think he's cute and ask him out on a date. Then he commented how good dad is looking with his shirt off lately. (This is immediately following our trip to the gym.) ??? Then Chance proceeds to tell me how he wants big muscles and is going to avoid sugar and eat lots of protein. He then reads aloud every ingredient listed on his "Muscle Milk" and commends himself for choosing chocolate milk that is so very low in sugar. I'm not sure when he became so fascinated in food labels, but it's been over a year.
I'll have to keep posting these cute little things as they occur so I don't forget. My kids make me laugh every single day, I am so lucky.
I'm writing this random blog post for the sole reason that I do not want to forget! These kiddos are growing up right in front of me and I know I'm going to forget all of this funny stuff.
Hannah adds "ed" to the end of her words. It's not "jumped" - it's "jump-Ed." Dad "lett-Ed" me go outside. Grandma "fix-Ed" my hair. I "eat-Ed" my noodles. I'll have to add more after I hear her say them, it's funny! "Annie (Grandpa's dog) scratch-Ed me."
Immediately before bed, whenever Hannah has a clean nightgown to wear (she doesn't do this with regular jammies, only nightgowns) she carefully takes out her hair so it is "long", puts on her "bednight hair-band" (a silver, sparkly headband) and to top it all off, applies pink lipgloss. Right before bed and prayer. Then she shows Shawn, and waits for him to tell her how beautiful she looks. I love it.
Chance keeps telling me that he doesn't want to grow up, and that he wishes he could be a kid forever. In fact, he wishes he could go back to when he was two years old. I think he's brilliant. Most kids are dying to get big, but he's smart enough to realize just how good he has it.
Chance asked me how come daddy doesn't wear his wedding ring. I didn't have an answer. Shawn got out of the habit of wearing it when he was working in the shop and didn't want to have his finger ripped off while working on the machinery. Chance said that dad had better start wearing his ring because some girl might think he's cute and ask him out on a date. Then he commented how good dad is looking with his shirt off lately. (This is immediately following our trip to the gym.) ??? Then Chance proceeds to tell me how he wants big muscles and is going to avoid sugar and eat lots of protein. He then reads aloud every ingredient listed on his "Muscle Milk" and commends himself for choosing chocolate milk that is so very low in sugar. I'm not sure when he became so fascinated in food labels, but it's been over a year.
I'll have to keep posting these cute little things as they occur so I don't forget. My kids make me laugh every single day, I am so lucky.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Boys Will (Definitely) Be Boys...
Chance said something to me the other day that really scared me. "Mom, from now on, I'm going to hide my dirty underwear and then see how long it takes you to find them." This was in response to me finding a pair of his underwear in the cupboard underneath the bathroom sink. What is wrong with boys?
Chance said something to me the other day that really scared me. "Mom, from now on, I'm going to hide my dirty underwear and then see how long it takes you to find them." This was in response to me finding a pair of his underwear in the cupboard underneath the bathroom sink. What is wrong with boys?
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
CrossFit - kill me now...
My hubby has been doing this exercise program for a few months now called CrossFit. He has had amazing results! I'm so proud of him. He will be embarrassed that I am sharing this, but he has lost like 15% bodyfat and he can jump and run like a teenager! I couldn't believe how he could play basketball in his Alumni tournament a few weeks ago. VERY impressive. So anyway, the teacher/trainer is our good friend, Lindsay Hassell. If you don't know Lindsay, he has muscles on top of his muscles. Then he has muscles on top of those. And he's scary. Okay, not scary all of the time, just when he yells...
So anyway, last Saturday was my first attempt at CrossFit. And I threw up. Literally. I barely made it to the bathroom. I have never worked out so hard in my life! I walked upstairs and sat in the daycare room with Chance. I was so MAD. Am I really that big of a wimp? I throw up at the gym? That's not the Natalie I know!
As embarrassed as I was (and still am) I have continued to go to CrossFit. My goal is this: Do NOT, under any circumstance, throw up again! And I have achieved this goal in my one week CrossFit attendance. Yay for me! My legs are like rubber and are tender to the touch -- walking up and down stairs is a definite chore. But I can do this! And as motivation, I keep one of Lindsay's old sayings in my head to keep me going:
"Pain is weakness leaving the body."
See, told ya he's scary...
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Blogging Maniac...
My recommitment to blogging has come in an effort to eventually pull these memories into some sort of memory or history book. As I am more prone to sit at a computer and write out my thoughts rather than make notations into a journal or diary, I've decided to make Blogger my family history outlet. It is, admittedly, a little strange that this history I am creating is online for the world to see! Fortunately (or unfortunately!) I don't have many juicy secrets to hide, so it doesn't bother me too much!
Last night around 7:30 I was looking for Chance. The TV was on and he was not sitting in front of it, which is quite unordinary. I noticed that our front door was cracked open, so I opened it and looked outside for him. There he was - standing on the curb of our front yard, head tilted upward, gazing from side to side at the sky. I asked him what the heck he was doing. He said, "Oh, just enjoying nature and the fresh air." Then he breaks into this big grin. Is that really what he was doing? I guess I'll never know. As I'm smelling the fumes from the cars zooming along our busy street, I politely asked him to "enjoy nature" in the backyard where he's less likely to be kidnapped or run over! He is such a funny kid.
Yesterday morning, I awoke and began to step out of bed. To my complete surprise, I almost stepped on Hannah, who was sleeping at the foot of my bed! When she woke up, I asked her why she was sleeping on my floor. She replied, "I woke up and my dollies on my bed were STARING at me and it was FREAKING me out!" I burst out laughing. She has like five billion dolls sitting at the foot of her bed and they really are staring right at her! I had to take a picture of what she saw when she woke up in the middle of the night. I must admit, it freaked me out a little bit as well.
My recommitment to blogging has come in an effort to eventually pull these memories into some sort of memory or history book. As I am more prone to sit at a computer and write out my thoughts rather than make notations into a journal or diary, I've decided to make Blogger my family history outlet. It is, admittedly, a little strange that this history I am creating is online for the world to see! Fortunately (or unfortunately!) I don't have many juicy secrets to hide, so it doesn't bother me too much!Last night around 7:30 I was looking for Chance. The TV was on and he was not sitting in front of it, which is quite unordinary. I noticed that our front door was cracked open, so I opened it and looked outside for him. There he was - standing on the curb of our front yard, head tilted upward, gazing from side to side at the sky. I asked him what the heck he was doing. He said, "Oh, just enjoying nature and the fresh air." Then he breaks into this big grin. Is that really what he was doing? I guess I'll never know. As I'm smelling the fumes from the cars zooming along our busy street, I politely asked him to "enjoy nature" in the backyard where he's less likely to be kidnapped or run over! He is such a funny kid.
Yesterday morning, I awoke and began to step out of bed. To my complete surprise, I almost stepped on Hannah, who was sleeping at the foot of my bed! When she woke up, I asked her why she was sleeping on my floor. She replied, "I woke up and my dollies on my bed were STARING at me and it was FREAKING me out!" I burst out laughing. She has like five billion dolls sitting at the foot of her bed and they really are staring right at her! I had to take a picture of what she saw when she woke up in the middle of the night. I must admit, it freaked me out a little bit as well.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
General Conference Ramblings...
the fam -- San Diego temple
I had the impression from this conference that our lives could be a lot worse than we are all complaining about. President Monson's story of the woman buring each of her four children along her journey brought tears to my eyes. I thought, here we are as members of the church, feeling sorry for ourselves because we have lost money or lost our jobs due to the economy -- but have any of us buried each of our children due to starvation and cold? Here in the United States, I doubt it. We are a little TOO well-taken care of. I'll speak for myself when I say I am spoiled rotten in comparison!!
The good news is this: things aren't that bad. We are going to survive. Life is good. Enjoy! Let's put smiles on our faces! Our Father in Heaven loves each of us, and is aware of each of our struggles. I'm so grateful for Him and all that he has done and continues to do for me and my family.
Sorry for the testimony bearing, it's just been one of those emotional weeks... :)
the fam -- San Diego templeI just love General Conference. It is so nice to hear our church leaders reassure all of us that our Savior is aware of each of us and loves us all. I need to hear that from those wonderful men twice a year! It gives me such a peaceful, happy, warm feeling.
I need to re-read Elder Richard G. Scott's talk from the Saturday session. Did anyone else catch it? He spoke of the temple and eternal families, but there was so much depth to it that I am sure I missed a lot of points that I will catch later on while reviewing his words on paper. Elder Nelson spoke immediately following Elder Scott, and I noticed that Elder Nelson had tears sparkling in his eyes. I felt so calm and humble inside, knowing that I and Elder Nelson had both felt the strong spirit coming from Elder Scott's words.
I had the impression from this conference that our lives could be a lot worse than we are all complaining about. President Monson's story of the woman buring each of her four children along her journey brought tears to my eyes. I thought, here we are as members of the church, feeling sorry for ourselves because we have lost money or lost our jobs due to the economy -- but have any of us buried each of our children due to starvation and cold? Here in the United States, I doubt it. We are a little TOO well-taken care of. I'll speak for myself when I say I am spoiled rotten in comparison!!
The good news is this: things aren't that bad. We are going to survive. Life is good. Enjoy! Let's put smiles on our faces! Our Father in Heaven loves each of us, and is aware of each of our struggles. I'm so grateful for Him and all that he has done and continues to do for me and my family.
Sorry for the testimony bearing, it's just been one of those emotional weeks... :)
Monday, April 06, 2009
our baby girl...
Hannah had her 4th birthday while we were in California. I didn't want to haul all of her presents with us, so I just brought one that I knew she'd love - a Sleeping Beauty costume. She loves to dress up while pretending that Shawn is the prince. I like when he is around because he thinks it's hillarious and will always play along. If he's not home and if Chance is out playing, then I am the lucky one who gets to be the prince!
It is so fun to see Shawn with his little girl. There is such a special bond between the two of them. He is so cute and patient with her. I can't believe she is growing up so fast! I started thinking about the day that she'll leave me and go to school and I began to tear up! It honestly feels like yesterday that she was a newborn. I remember rocking her to sleep, not minding too much that I was up in the middle of the night because it finally just the two of us -- that didn't happen much with Chance running around wild! Ah, how time flies.
I am seriously behind in the blogging department! I'll never catch up, but I thought I'd at least give it a shot by posting a major event...
Hannah had her 4th birthday while we were in California. I didn't want to haul all of her presents with us, so I just brought one that I knew she'd love - a Sleeping Beauty costume. She loves to dress up while pretending that Shawn is the prince. I like when he is around because he thinks it's hillarious and will always play along. If he's not home and if Chance is out playing, then I am the lucky one who gets to be the prince!
It is so fun to see Shawn with his little girl. There is such a special bond between the two of them. He is so cute and patient with her. I can't believe she is growing up so fast! I started thinking about the day that she'll leave me and go to school and I began to tear up! It honestly feels like yesterday that she was a newborn. I remember rocking her to sleep, not minding too much that I was up in the middle of the night because it finally just the two of us -- that didn't happen much with Chance running around wild! Ah, how time flies.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Random post - Shoes!
I found this cool website: http://www.endless.com/
I found this cool website: http://www.endless.com/I have been looking to buy Chance some brown dress shoes for church (I've brainwashed him and he flat out refuses to wear his brown pants with his black shoes, even though his black shoes are the only dress shoes he had at the time...). Anyway, I found some cute brown dress shoes for a great deal on this site and they gave me FREE overnight shipping plus FREE return shipping (if I did not like them)! I was so impressed! I ordered them yesterday and my buddy the UPS man brought them to my door this afternoon! Talk about service... I believe it is powered or owned by Amazon.com, my favorite online shopping store (next to EBay, of course). Thought I'd pass on the info to anyone who might be in the market for shoes.
Quote of the Day:
I received this quote on an e-mail today. I loved it! In the spirit of General Conference this weekend, I wanted to share:
"This is our one and only chance at mortal life—here and now. The longer we live, the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come, and then they are gone. I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that help us distinguish between what is important and what is not. I plead with you not to let those most important things pass you by as you plan for that illusive and nonexistent future when you will have time to do all that you want to do. Instead, find joy in the journey—now."
- President Thomas S. Monson
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Monday, February 09, 2009
Happy Hannah
Since Hannah loved her new Matilda Jane dress so much and I thought her pictures turned out cute (call me vain, I know! I'm just a proud mom...) I e-mailed a picture of her to the company just to say "thank you" and they posted her on their blog!!
http://matildajane.typepad.com/
Since Hannah loved her new Matilda Jane dress so much and I thought her pictures turned out cute (call me vain, I know! I'm just a proud mom...) I e-mailed a picture of her to the company just to say "thank you" and they posted her on their blog!!
http://matildajane.typepad.com/
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
New pictures...
I'm weird, that's a given. But I bought a bunch of clothes for Hannah for the sole reason of taking her pictures in them! Check out: matildajaneclothing.com. I think she looks cute, even though she was described as "earthy" by my hub, so maybe I'll put her in them for other occasions... But what do I do about Chance and taking pictures of him? Boys are just no fun to shop for. T-shirt and jeans, or t-shirt and jeans? Or how about this - a t-shirt and jeans?
I'm weird, that's a given. But I bought a bunch of clothes for Hannah for the sole reason of taking her pictures in them! Check out: matildajaneclothing.com. I think she looks cute, even though she was described as "earthy" by my hub, so maybe I'll put her in them for other occasions... But what do I do about Chance and taking pictures of him? Boys are just no fun to shop for. T-shirt and jeans, or t-shirt and jeans? Or how about this - a t-shirt and jeans?
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
AUGH!
So since it's mid-january I decided to do away with the holiday background and heading (yes, I realize it's about time!). But all of a sudden I realized - where the heck did my blog buddies go? How am I supposed to blog-stalk when all of my links are gone? Will anyone out there please re-send me your link to your blog? Just post a comment for me. I promise I didn't delete the little gadget box, it just disappeared. My blog must be mad at me for neglecting it for so long. Computers...I love them, but sheesh.
So since it's mid-january I decided to do away with the holiday background and heading (yes, I realize it's about time!). But all of a sudden I realized - where the heck did my blog buddies go? How am I supposed to blog-stalk when all of my links are gone? Will anyone out there please re-send me your link to your blog? Just post a comment for me. I promise I didn't delete the little gadget box, it just disappeared. My blog must be mad at me for neglecting it for so long. Computers...I love them, but sheesh.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Mini Vacation!
We stayed overnight in SLC for a couple nights this weekend. A few highlights:
Riding TRAX, although not apparantly a highlight in this picture...
Seeing the nativity scene on the reflection pond. I thought this was so awesome. I was trying to get a really good (centered) picture but some dude had his camera tripod set up right in the middle attempting to capture the same thing. So my picture is off center, but whatever.
The big tree in the Joseph Smith Building and hot chocolate.
Perfectly pointed toe while swimming. I posted a similar picture back in the summer. Synchronized swimming in her future? haha
An almost-tragedy - I forgot her jammies!!! Almost as bad as forgetting her 'gee gee'! Luckily after about 15 minutes I was able to talk her into wearing mine! And if you haven't noticed, sticking out tongues for pictures was another theme of the trip.
My macho man finally putting his head underwater. This only took him four years to accomplish.
And the same young man carrying around the list of television channels from the hotel everywhere we went. ?? He could hardly wait to get back and turn the TV to Nickelodeon. What made it even worse was when he discovered the Nintendo 64 controller hooked to the back of the TV!
We stayed overnight in SLC for a couple nights this weekend. A few highlights:
Riding TRAX, although not apparantly a highlight in this picture...
Seeing the nativity scene on the reflection pond. I thought this was so awesome. I was trying to get a really good (centered) picture but some dude had his camera tripod set up right in the middle attempting to capture the same thing. So my picture is off center, but whatever.
The shephards and the donuts that a Young Women's group us.
The big tree in the Joseph Smith Building and hot chocolate.
Perfectly pointed toe while swimming. I posted a similar picture back in the summer. Synchronized swimming in her future? haha
An almost-tragedy - I forgot her jammies!!! Almost as bad as forgetting her 'gee gee'! Luckily after about 15 minutes I was able to talk her into wearing mine! And if you haven't noticed, sticking out tongues for pictures was another theme of the trip.
My macho man finally putting his head underwater. This only took him four years to accomplish.
And the same young man carrying around the list of television channels from the hotel everywhere we went. ?? He could hardly wait to get back and turn the TV to Nickelodeon. What made it even worse was when he discovered the Nintendo 64 controller hooked to the back of the TV! Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Christmas Tree Tag!
This one is fun - post a picture of your Christmas tree! I thought this was a great idea because everyone goes to so much work to put up the tree(s) but not everyone gets to see them. So, here they are. First the famous fishing trees in our fishing room:
This one is fun - post a picture of your Christmas tree! I thought this was a great idea because everyone goes to so much work to put up the tree(s) but not everyone gets to see them. So, here they are. First the famous fishing trees in our fishing room:
and the fancy-schmancy tree in the living room:
For a long time we only had the fishing trees! It was kind of weird when people asked if we had decorated our tree for Christmas. I'd have to say, "well, trees..." and then explain. But I thought they were cute!
And I want to add another tag - an ornament tag. Post a picture of your favorite/most special ornament and tell about it. I'm going to tag Ellie in advance for that one! haha That will be my next post.
Anyway, I tag Lindsay, Jill, Brooke (both Brookes!), Jackie, Courtnie, and Candace for the Christmas Tree tag! And I tag anyone else who wants to post something cool. Ready, go!
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