The Waffles

Sam the Man

2011-06-14T09:02:00.000-07:00

Anyone who knows my son knows he really has no fear of anything. He will climb as high as he can, run as fast as he can and jump off anything as high as he can!!! Thankfully Kevin and I are pretty paranoid with things like locks on our upstairs windows (because I know he would have gone out one if we didn't) but we cannot protect him from everything and this week totally proves it.

First on Tuesday Kevin got a new smoker and it was the first time he was using it. It was cooling down and Kevin was going to a YM's activity so I was saying bye to him in the front yard, when I hear Elizabeth and Sam running in telling me they knocked over the smoker. (I still have yet heard how that happened, but oh well) I went outside and picked everything up but some of the ash I guess fell near where I sand box was. Sam went back out to play and of course stepped right on the hot ash. He came running in saying what I thought was "spider" and holding his foot. When I looked at the bottom of his foot it just looked like he had some sand at the bottom of his foot but he would not let me touch it. Finally I realized he said "FIRE" and so I call the doctors and talk with them and we discovered he had a 2nd degree burn on the bottom of his foot.

He had this blister until Saturday when it finally popped. You would think it would slow him down and it did the morning after it happened... He stayed laying on the couch all morning and either crawling where he needed to go or I would carry him but by the afternoon he was walking and sometimes running on his toes (that BOY!!!) and the doctors told me to keep it clean but really he would not even keep a band aid on.

Next fun thing for Sam happened on Friday. Kevin's brother has a very HIGH raised truck and knowing my son he would climb on it! I was inside cooking dinner and I hear Elizabeth run in telling us something happened with the truck. My first thought was Sam has somehow scratched the truck so I was nervous about what it was going to look like. I look outside and see my neighbor talking with Kevin and my brother-in-law hoding Sam into me and Sam did not look right at all. I look at the back of his head and it is already a HUGE bump. I take him into my arms and he is crying uncontrollably and not like my Sam at all. I hear bits and pieces of what happened they tell me he fell off the truck and hit the curb but I don't now the full story yet (which is probably good because I think I would have lost all control and starting to panic even more) Kevin's brother is a Fireman/Paramedic and so he looked at Sam but again he was not acting normal and so we decided to go into the ER. Before we leave Kevin's brother was telling us all these scary things... "if he starts to seize lay him on the side and call 911" "try not to have him cry to much because if he has a bleed on his brain it will make him worse" man I did not even think this was real. Driving over there I had to keep him talking but he kept closing his eyes and the light really bothered him. While we are driving Kevin tells me that Sam has fallen and then passed out and I start to cry.... my baby boy why does he have to be such a dare-devil!!! Kevin drops us off and I run inside and get checked in before the doctor came Sam kept trying to go to sleep which freaked me out because I was worried there was something really wrong and I know you are suppose to stay awake but finally they say it is ok for him to sleep so I let him and finally he looks a bit peaceful but every time I look at the back of his head I want to start crying again. They order a CAT Scan and roll him down the hall. He looked so little on that big hospital bed. Kevin went in with him which is good because I don't think I would do well at that moment. I can hear him screaming outside the door and then Kevin told Sam they were in a space ship and finally Sam calms down for the scan. When the doctors finally get back we were told he has a concussion but thankfully his head is not bleeding. We were able to go home and he went right to bed. I had him stay in our room so we could watch him all night but so thankful to have him home!! All night I had nightmare of what could have happened.

this is the profile of his head and how big the bump was

he did cut his head but thankfully did not need stitches

That Sunday the neighbor that came over said he heard the hit across the street and then did not hear any crying and knew it was bad.

You would have thought it would make him more cautious of things but he is still the same dare-devil he has been. Kevin and I joked at I am sure all the times we will be in the ER with this kid. He truly is
SAM the MAN!!!!

Sweet Sweet Baby Andrew

2011-02-23T20:23:00.000-08:00

Andrew is the sweetest baby. He loves to laugh and smile and I think is getting very close to rolling over. We sure do love Baby An-New!!

My hand is behind his head that is why his ear is sticking out!!

He was cracking up

Such a sweet boy

already pulling his sisters hair :)

and getting lots of love

Chinese New Year

2011-02-15T09:27:00.000-08:00

For Chinese New Year we had our own 'take out' the kids loved playing with the fans and trying to use chopsticks. I love doing fun things for holidays that I hope my kids will always remember.

Our Dinner

Elizabeth trying her chopsticks

Totally Elizabeth

and totally Sam

I love the look on Lydia's face and she is trying to figure them out!

I am Back... hopefully!!

2011-01-31T21:19:00.000-08:00

It has been way too long since I have posted on this blog and I need to get back to it. Especially knowing I can print this off like a scrapbook and journal. So here goes a lot of pictures mainly for our Grandparents and hopefully I will post here more often :)

They look so little

He got into hot chocolate powder!!

so in love with that blanket

after eating some serious chocolate!!

they were fishing

her stitches

First lost tooth and we had to write to the tooth fairy

doing her own make-up

4th of July water gun fight!!

Sammy's Birthday --decorating his own cake

Elizabeth is so super creative and made these dolls all on her own

our Fancy Nancy

Elizabeth's Birthday (cake also done be Elizabeth)

Our little Andrew after his first bath

Lydia's Birthday (this picture is so Lydia--she is dancing while eating her cake)

Look at how big he has gotten in 2 months

Sweet girls

New Blog

2010-02-28T15:49:00.000-08:00

so I started a new cooking blog... it is a bit silly and I think I might be the only one to look at it :) But it is a great way to keep tract of the recipes I am trying and to see if they are keepers or not!!
ktscooking.blogspot.com

2010-02-06T18:55:00.000-08:00

I think I might actually be almost caught up!! Christmas was really fun this year. Both Sam and Elizabeth understood more about Santa and that is always fun as a parent. We made magic reindeer food and the reindeer left us bells in the morning outside. We made cookies for Santa and did have super yummy food too bad half of us were sick on Christmas day... oh well that has been our curse this year to have at least one person sick on important days this past winter :) one of the pictures Elizabeth looks so miserable from being sick.. poor girl!

My little Elves

2010-02-06T18:33:00.000-08:00

Sam and Elizabeth wanted to make a "Ho Ho" as Sam calls him. They made a sleigh for Santa and his 'reindeer' and then they dresses up as Elves. It was so cute!

Preschool

2010-02-06T18:29:00.000-08:00

Sam started preschool back in November I believe and he LOVES it. It is so cute watching him run to the class and when we come to pick him up... oh the joy to see him run into our arms. He has been talking a ton more since starting school and I think this has been a wonderful thing for him.

Lydia's Birthday!!

2010-02-06T18:15:00.000-08:00

Man I told Kevin we need to plan out the next baby better because we have Elizabeth's birthday and then 2 weeks it Thanksgiving and then about 2 weeks and its Lydia's birthday and then 3 weeks and its Christmas. It was super busy!! Well my little Lydia turned 1 on December 9th. She is the sweetest baby and is so mellow most of the time. (although now she has started to throw little fits, and it is funny that a fit in a one year old is cute but in a 3 and 5 year old--not so much) She says "momma" and "dadda" and now "thank you" She climbs on everything and thinks she is the coolest little girl ever if we let her sit on the couch by herself. She loves baby dolls (but not the one I got her for her birthday of course) and she wears pjs every day expect for Sunday because she will not leave socks on her feet and so the only way to keep her warm is those feet pajamas :) We sure do love our little ITTY BITTY LIDDY!!!

PS... this little girl went to town on her cake. When I gave her a bath she sneezed and out came chocolate snot!!!

Elizabeth's Birthday Tea Party

2010-02-06T09:07:00.000-08:00

I know this is super late but I wanted to post about Elizabeth's birthday party (back in November :) She wanted a tea party and so we asked all her little friends (there were 19 that was invited, what a fun neighborhood we live in that she has that many friends around) to come in their dresses and we had hats and boas and necklaces for them to put on and then we had lunch and tea (pink Lemonade) and then her cake which had some problems, I am so convinced I no longer want to buy boxed cake mixes because the past few ones have not been good at ALL! But it was a great time and she loved it!!!

Halloween

2009-11-19T18:50:00.000-08:00

I forgot to post this earlier but here is our Halloween. We had day full of fun foods (gross foods) but it was worm burgers, goblin mouths, dinner in a pumpkin it was great!! And we were Waffles with Lydia being the syrup but Sam decided he did not want to be one so he was Superman because even Waffles need a super hero :)

Elizabeth turns 5

2009-11-13T08:02:00.000-08:00

My miss "Loosie" as she calls herself is 5 today!!! I cannot believe she is 5..I still remember being a week overdue and going to be induced. They started me and then I went into labor quickly on my own and did not need any extra to help me along. I went so fast there was no time for medication and I thought there was no way I could do it without... But I did and she was born at 7:55 p.m. wide-eyed, she came out looking right at Kevin and ready to face the world. And that is to this day how she lives it. She has so much passion for everything (must be the red head in her) She wants to learn about everything and anything and EVERYONE is her best friend. She is our amazing Elizabeth and we love her so much. Happy Birthday Loosie!!

Fun FHE

2009-10-27T08:51:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we started off going to the Library (my poor kids have never really been)and then the park (another thing my kids have not done much) then we came home and had pumpkin cookies and carved pumpkins. The kids wanted pictures not faces...so Elizabeth had a princess crown, Sam had a Truck and Lydia a flower. What a great night!!

Yesterday we started off going to the Library (my poor kids have never really been)and then the park (another thing my kids have not done much) then we came home and had pumpkin cookies and carved pumpkins. The kids wanted pictures not faces...so Elizabeth had a princess crown, Sam had a Truck and Lydia a flower. What a great night!!

Elizabeth cracks us up!!

2009-09-18T10:53:00.001-07:00

So here are a few things she has been saying...

I bought some sea shells at Walmart and she was looking at them and I told her how an animal use to live in the shell, and she said "Did they live at Walmart??" (oh my poor kids have not been to the beach)

"Oops Mom I just drank out of Lydia's cup.. oh well we have the same breath" (because they are sisters)

"Mom and Dad you are irritated!" (meaning irritating--she got it off Wizards of Waverly Place) and Kevin responded with "yes, yes we are!!"

All the time she says "can I ask you a question?" and "I have a great idea" and then explains it full of facial and hand expressions.

She is so funny with the things she comes up with.

Soccer

2009-09-17T21:22:00.000-07:00

Elizabeth started soccer a few weeks ago and she loves it. She is pretty good at running the ball but sometimes run in the wrong direction (she will keep running even when she is out of bounds) and sometimes she pays too much attention to us cheering her on and not the ball. But she loves it everyday she asks "do I have soccer today"

Sam Turns 3!!!

2009-08-11T07:58:00.000-07:00

Today my sweet Sam turns 3 years old. He is such a joy in our lives... he is truly all boy... he loves to throw balls, play in the mud, tackle anyone around, plays with cars and trains but he also loves to cuddle, and give kisses to his baby sister. He makes us laugh everyday with the stuff he says and does. We love Sam and love having him in our family!! Happy Birthday Sam-O!!

Jumping on the Bandwagon--Going Private!

2009-08-05T13:33:00.000-07:00

Well Kevin has wanted me to do this for awhile and with things I have heard lately I figured this is the time. Email me if you want to still keep up with The Waffles :)
kwkw02@msn.com

This is what happens at dinner time

2009-07-20T23:17:00.000-07:00

When your son stays up until 1:00 a.m. the night before

Oh my sweet Sam is on some crazy sleeping habits and he was up super late the night before. Around 3:00 today I went to the store and he feel asleep in the car. When I brought him inside he kept on sleeping so at dinner I tried to wake him up... I stood him on his feet and he walked to where I was standing in the kitchen and then dropped and went right back to sleep.. Right in front of the fridge :) he slept until 6:00... needless to say its now midnight and he is finally asleep... its driving me nuts this sleeping situation hopefully we will get it under control!!

A Well Nursed Baby

2009-07-18T13:09:00.000-07:00

A few Sundays ago a women at church said "well that looks like a well nursed baby!" I don't know what do you think :)

Look at those rolls!!!

Lydia Crawling

2009-07-11T14:08:00.001-07:00

I posted these picture on Facebook but forgot to do it here.. Here is my sweet Lydia starting to crawl

Sweetheart

2009-07-11T13:54:00.000-07:00

This is Elizabeth's baby (and my baby of course :) But her name is "Baby"..great name I think. Anyway she was in my room today and I hear her say "sweetheart? ... Sweetheart?" and then panic "SWEETHEART????" until she found me and I was putting clothes on Baby. It cracked me up because Baby is so important to her and she thought maybe Baby had disappeared. Another funny thing with Baby is we will tell Elizabeth that she is not the boss in this house (because she likes to act like it ALOT) and she will say "but I am the boss to Baby!"

2009-07-06T08:38:00.000-07:00

We had a super fun 4th of July. We started out finger painting with red, white and blue pudding. Then the kids went swimming a little. We bought a slip n' slide which they loved once Kevin helped them to "slide down." Well Elizabeth loved it Sam did it about twice and then tried to hide from Kevin. We had super yummy dinner complete with some IBC rootbeer and cream soda and a great dessert. I hope you all had a great 4th... (side note sorry if there are a lot of pictures without captions but maybe I am slow or something but I am not able to type under the picture and help? When I do pictures it is lots of words so I don't know what picture is what.)

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2 Roommate Reunions

2009-07-03T14:42:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago it worked out that I had 2 roommate reunions in the same week (one for freshman year and one for sophomore) It was so good to see everyone we had my sophomore roommate reunion first and it was not everyone but my old roommate Jen and her husband and their cute baby Carmen came down from Canada and Carol came and so did Emma (we were neighbors sophomore year) it was so fun and I hope dinner turned out good.

Then that Saturday we had the Freshman roommates and all 6 of us were able to make it, and for most of us this was the first time seeing each other in 9 years and crazy thing is 2 live in walking distance from me.... small world. It was like 9 years had not happened and we were the same silly girls..

We had an appetizer party and I made some yummy food (I thought it was at least) that I have pictures of.. mini chicken salad sandwich, mini fruit pizza and strawberries with a cheesecake topping.

Airplanes

2009-06-29T21:16:00.000-07:00

The Provo Airport had some WWII Planes and my husband and son love those types of things so we went and it was so neat to walk around and be able to get inside some of those planes. I do not know how they did it.

Riding a bike

2009-06-28T18:42:00.000-07:00

Kevin was so excited to teach Elizabeth how to ride her bike and now everyday when he comes home the first thing she asks is "Daddy can I ride my bike now?" well no actually its after "can I have gum?" and then its the bike :)

Lydia's Mouth

2009-06-08T17:31:00.000-07:00

So when Lydia was first born after Kevin saw her he came back and said "it looks like she is trying to cry but her mouth is not working right." And then even before I really was able to see her the doctors came in and said she had Partial Face Paralyzes (spelling?) in the when she smiles or cries one side of her bottom lip goes down a lot more than the other or that the other side does not go down. They said it was most likely from a pinched nerve during birth. I was pretty nervous about it but when I saw her it was so cute and just a part of who she is. My theory as to why I had to have c-section with her is that it could of been so much worse if she came VBAC it could be her eye and arm not working properly. I am a bit nervous for when she gets older if it is still there that kids will make fun of her (because lets face it kids are mean) and she won't give us that darling smile anymore... ( I do say if Elizabeth had it she would totally tell off anyone that made fun of her but maybe even more so when they are making fun of her sister.. shes an awesome big sister) But because of this I think she has the cutest smile and heck even cry EVER it has character and We love it!!

Eternal Families

2009-05-10T16:55:00.000-07:00

The other day we were talking about how we have an Eternal Family during scripture study and I said to Elizabeth "Don't you want to be a family when we are in Heaven?" And she said "umm maybe. Why don't you go first and I will come next!" I said that sounds like a great idea!!

co-sleeping

2009-05-05T09:10:00.001-07:00

Ok so yes I co-sleep with my kids and I know what some of you are thinking but I LOVE it. It started out with Elizabeth more for my sanity because I was not getting any sleep whatsoever, but I have done it with each of my children and I love it. They only sleep with us for a year (while I am nursing) ..Elizabeth was longer because right when she turned one we moved to Utah and were in an apartment for awhile and it just took a little longer to get her out of my bed. But Sam the week he turned one he went straight to his crib and never came back. (he can only sleep there now) And now sweet Lydia.. there is just something about having that little baby next to you and I sometime hold her tiny hand and hear her snore :) it brings me comfort knowing she is right there. Even the other kids when I wake up in the night I have to go check on them, its just habit but again I sleep better knowing how they are doing. I remember talking with Kevin's cousin Shiela after just having Elizabeth and feeling guilty that the only place she would sleep for a long period of time was on my chest and she told me "Someday they will be too big for your chest and there will be a day they wont even want to sleep in the same room as you, so enjoy it while you can." And that is exactly what I am doing!!!

Swinging

2009-04-29T13:33:00.000-07:00

Elizabeth loves to swing and so does Sam but he always does it on his tummy. One day he was getting so mad that he could not swing like Elizabeth then I looked outside and sweet Elizabeth was holding on to both their swings so she was able to swing for both of them and he could enjoy the ride. They were laughing and having so much fun. Now its a daily thing that when they swing she she will hold his swing. In fact sometimes he will wait for her just sitting on the swing holding the other one waiting for his sister...

Chicken Noodle Soup

2009-04-27T08:41:00.000-07:00

So I have been thinking (even before this whole Swin Flu although this has increased my desire) I want to have like a "food storage" of things we need when we are sick like 7-Up, crackers, Pedilite, Applesauce etc. Because it seems like whenever we get sick its both Kevin and I and we don't want to go to the store. So here is my question what things do you like when you are sick? And I am looking for a really good, easy chicken noodle soup recipe (because I can't stand canned soup) so any ides??

Easter in CA

2009-04-20T14:22:00.001-07:00

We went to California for Easter and it was a ton of fun. It was great spending time with family we were able to see my Nana and my sisters and Kevin's Mom and spend tons of time with cousins which they LOVED.. here is just a few pictures (there are a lot of posts after this so keep scrolling)

We went to California for Easter and it was a ton of fun. It was great spending time with family we were able to see my Nana and my sisters and Kevin's Mom and spend tons of time with cousins which they LOVED.. here is just a few pictures (there are a lot of posts after this so keep scrolling)

Eating and Rolling

2009-04-20T14:13:00.000-07:00

My little Lydia is getting BIG way to fast! The Easter Bunny brought her rice cereal and she loves it and then she is rolling over. People always ask if it is hard having 3 kids and I say no because she is not moving yet...oh no we are in trouble now!!

cute pictures

2009-04-20T14:07:00.000-07:00

Best Friends

2009-04-20T14:02:00.000-07:00

So its really nice that Sam and Elizabeth are best friends. I know when there are 2 girls or 2 boys in a row its great because they have so much in common and well Elizabeth loves dolls and dresses and Sam loves cars and dirt but they really love playing together and I love seeing them run around the yard chasing and laughing and consipring against me (well I dont love that so much but you know)

Conference Traditions

2009-04-02T17:48:00.000-07:00

Ok with Conference coming up I have been thinking about traditions that I want to do with my family. With meals or activities or whatever just to make this weekend special. Does anyone have things that have done??

The Joys of BOYS

2009-03-19T15:02:00.000-07:00

So I went to get Sam from his nap and he usually poops during this time so for the hallway to smell like it is not abnormal but today was full of abnormal.... I opened his door and he is covered and I mean COVERED in poop!!! It was in his hair and oh face and clothes and it gets so much worse.... I look behind the door and the bottom half is full of poop the window his train table and a bunch of his cars that he seemed to roll in it. We ended up throwing away the cars because there are so many little places on cars you just can't get it completely clean and I had to SCRUB the walls and the train table and Sam. He took 2 baths and I washed his hair 3 times and it still smelled so here is what I did.....

Yup just shaved his head... I don't know what I would have done if he were a girl haha.. but I think this is just a boy thing because Elizabeth would have NEVER done it. I just pray we don't go though this again!!!!!!

PS. I spared you all pictures of his room because trust me it was not a pretty sight!

New Table

2009-03-19T14:59:00.000-07:00

So we bought a new table and I LOVE IT!!! This is the first table Kevin and I have ever bought for ourselves and its big enough to fit 8 people around it. And you will never guess where we got it.... D.I. they make furniture and its real wood and brand new but cost a lot less then any other store.

Camping Night

2009-02-26T09:18:00.000-08:00

I have decided to start having "THEME NIGHTS" once a month and this month was camping night

We started out on the floor with sleeping bags and Chex Mix.. then we made foil pack dinners and watched The RV.. (not the best movie but it was ok) Lydia didnt do much but she was there :)

And then We Made S'mores (in the microwave) Super Yummy

It was a really fun night. We would have put up a tent too but Sam likes to run and jump on it over and over .. maybe when hes a bit older.

Next Month is Mexican Night with a pinata and The Three Amigos YAY!!

The difference between boys and girls

2009-02-26T09:14:00.001-08:00

Here is Elizabeth playing in the mud... sitting on the grass and poking it with a stick.

And here is Sam...sitting in the mud (actually covered in it) and picking it up by the handfuls!

Pictures

2009-02-26T09:08:00.001-08:00

I love this top picture. When we have scripture study everynight the kids sit in these chairs and so we decided to have Lydia join in :)

The Rash

2009-02-17T16:37:00.000-08:00

So I noticed Sam had a little rash that I just thought was eczema (because I have it and so does he a little I just thought it was worse) I decided to take him to the doctor and was sure glad I did. He said it is a viral rash and is contagious. Its NOT shingles (I didnt even know a kid could have shingles) but its similar. So then I freak out a little bit because shingles can lead to chicken poxs and thankfully Sam has had the shot but poor little Lydia has not and I am not immune to it although I have had the shot so it should be ok. The doctor said it should not lead to that but still I need to keep Sam away from the baby, and it can take up to 3 weeks to heal. Its going to be a fun few weeks trying to keep our 2 year old away from the baby!!

Temple

2009-02-12T16:47:00.000-08:00

So last week we took our kids to the Draper Temple open house. Elizabeth was so excited and talk about it all day. When we were at the church before going to the temple we watched a video. When she saw a picture of Jesus getting baptized she said "that is Jesus and John the Baptist in the River Jordan." I was so surprized she was able to remember all of that. Then when we went to the temple (we had to take a bus because of parking) as soon as she saw the temple she said "oh Mom it is terrific!!" I could not help but agree :) And then today she heard a talk from President Hinckley and she said "I love that man President Hinckley." I am just so proud of her and the testimony is already has!

Dentist

2009-02-11T09:23:00.000-08:00

So Elizabeth had a cavity she needed to be filled and we went to the destist yesterday. She was so darn funny. When she walked in they commented on how they liked her coat she then told them "I have tinkerbell underware too!" Everyone in the office cracked up. The rest of the time she was being so funny and talking their ears off. She was great when she got the shot, I dont even think she realized it she just didnt like the taste and then during the filling she cried a bit and really cried if she was not holding my hand. When it was all over she was back to normal Elizabeth. When we left they all told me that she was so funny and made their day. When we got to the car I asked her how it was and she said "I didnt like it because I could not talk." Only my Elizabeth would not like a filling not because it was uncomfortable or something but because she was not able to talk :)

A little side note it seems like she has read some book or something about dinner time conversations because as soon as we sit down for dinner she says "So how was your day?" Or "How was work Dad?" Its so funny every time she does it.

Might as well call him Sam the Dog

2009-01-29T12:47:00.000-08:00

So I am thinking (Hoping) this is a total boy thing but Sam loves dog food (gross) When its outside he will eat some and then of course drink out the dog bowl.. I mean come on its a bit dry and he gets thirsty. And then we have caught him in the pantry eating dog treats like they are candy. (oh my goodness its horrible the way he smells after I make him brush his teeth) and now the dog bone and I mean come on! I told Kevin "hey maybe we should buy him some wet food too!" Oh thats my boy Sam :)

Seriously why at church

2009-01-26T08:45:00.000-08:00

Why must my children scare me at church. A few weeks ago it was Elizabeth getting lost and now Sam during nursery put a bottle cap in his mouth (why there was a bottle cap in nursery I do not know) Anyways thankfully Kevin was subbing and so he saw that Sam was crying and not really breathing and between him and the other teacher they were able to get it out (I am so thankful I was not there because I would become a wreck) but I guess from all that Sam was totally worn out this is how I found him before even 6:00 and I was able to change his clothes and put him to bed without even waking up!

Miss Lydia

2009-01-26T08:44:00.000-08:00

Just a cute picture

Such a GIRL!

2009-01-26T08:40:00.000-08:00

So when I took this picture Elizabeth had just asked me "Mommy can you go make some tea now!" Also yesterday she was being a bit dramatic about something and I said Elizabeth you dont need to be so dramatic and she said "but I like being dramatic!" oh yes she does :)

Summer

2009-01-20T09:22:00.001-08:00

So Elizabeth drew me a picture of us outside and it was sunny and she said "Mom here is a picture of Summer so you can have a break!" Oh boy do I wish that would really work :)

7 Years

2009-01-18T17:02:00.000-08:00

So Tomorrow Kevin and I will be married for 7 years. Its crazy to think! I told him this time 7 years ago we were getting ready to be married and then I woke up with the flu!! haha it was a great day despite that :) I am so happy to be married to such a wonerful man. I still remember about 2 months before he came home from his mission telling my Grandpa "Hey maybe I will marry Kevin Wafford" (we had not dated before his mission) He is a great husband and a wonderful Father. I know he won't read this because he is not a computer person but I love him and am so happy to spend eternity with him!! I love these pictures of him.. sad as it may be we dont have that may pictures together we need MORE

What Happens when you sleep in

2009-01-16T16:41:00.000-08:00

So Lydia was sleeping in one morning and so of course I took advantage of if but the other kids were awake and I turned on Cartoons. When I finally got up I could not find Sam until I went into the bathroom. He was looking for toothpaste (he likes to eat it) but I found him just kickin back in the sink!

Raising Hands

2009-01-16T16:39:00.001-08:00

I put Lydia in her swing asleep and her hand stayed up forever until I went over and put it down.. I just thought it was too cute!

Great and then SCARY day at church!!

2009-01-04T17:52:00.000-08:00

So Lydia will be one month this Tuesday and I could not stand it anymore and I went to church. I was super nervous having 3 kids (my other 2 are not always the best at church) but they were great!! Sam had a little bit of climbing into the row in front of us but Elizabeth was great and little Lydia slept through all of church.. and I mean ALL!!! It was wonderful and then......... So its the new year and the kids were all in new classes so I get out of my class and Kevin has Sam and I look for Elizabeth. I had to ask where her new class was and I walked over there. I asked the teacher where Elizabeth is and she says "oh I don't know but we made sure everyone had a parent pick them up" but I went and found Kevin and he had not seen Elizabeth. So I think ok maybe shes just walking around. I look down the hall in the primary room etc... then I start to ask people if they have seen her. Some said "oh yeah she was walking down the hall" I keep looking and ask some people to help me and then I start to panic. I have like 5 people helping me and its been like 15 or 20 minutes since church was let out. I go outside and see some of my neighbors and cant hold it in any longer and ask them through tears if they have seen her. Finally someone found her on the stage and oh my goodness I was so happy. It is such a scary thought when you cannot find your child all of the worst things that could have happened went though my mind. I am just happy we found her and now I know where her class is so hopefully this will never happen again!!

Playing in SNOW

2008-12-30T08:11:00.000-08:00

So it has snowed a lot and the kids wanted to play outside, so we bundled them up and sent them out. They were there for um maybe 2 minutes until they could not walk because the snow was so deep. Elizabeth made it back to the house but poor Sam could not even get up, Kevin had to rescue him!

More Pictures

2008-12-18T08:54:00.000-08:00

Some Pictures

2008-12-13T13:19:00.000-08:00

Sorry this is all I have. We forgot our Camera so we had to use our cell phone but my Mom took a bunch of pictures so hopefully she will send them soon to me and I will put them up!

Miss Lydia Joy Wafford

2008-12-12T13:04:00.000-08:00

So on Tuesday December 9 at 7:55 a.m she was born by C-section. She was 6 lbs 7 oz and 18 1/2 inches long. We totally thought she had red hair but after her bath is it not :( she is beautful. I promise pictures are coming soon!! I totally wanted VBAC but this baby I guess didn't. I was still a one when I went in on Monday and with my mom leaving we choose c-section would be best. It was cute the Doctor said she will be a good little mormon missionary because she came out shaking his hand!

Nothing Yet!!

2008-12-06T15:13:00.000-08:00

So I have had my membranes stripped twice and nothing. I have also eaten most things that I have heard work, gone on a TON of walks, and tried pretty much everything except castro oil (because I talked with my doctor and with having a previous c-section it could make a contraction big enough to tear my insicion.) anyways if all else fails I will have the baby on Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. by c-section!!

All I have to say is...

2008-12-01T15:40:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow better be the day!!! I have tried a ton of stuff and I really hope it all works. I go in tomorrow at 1:50 to have my membranes stripped... here's hoping to see a baby in the next few days!!

Eventful Thanksgiving

2008-11-29T09:40:00.000-08:00

SO I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! As far as ours went. First of all the night before Elizabeth was not feeling so well and so she was up a lot that night and I didnt get much sleep at all so I was totally tired. And then the turkey that we had been thawing for 4 days was still frozen and I could not get the neck out so after soaking it another 2 hours and a few tears on my part (I was VERY tired) the turkey was done and we ate a great dinner. And then about 6:00 I started having contractions and they were every 2 to 5 minutes for an hour so I called my neighbors and they were so kind to take our kids (we felt totally bad because our kids would not sleep at their house) We went to the hospital and 3 hours later THEY STOPPED!!!! I was so mad 3 hours of pain to not even any change at ALL.. oh well it might be better for this to happen when my mom is here but still. So no Thanksgiving baby for us!!

Help Inducing Labor

2008-11-25T07:48:00.000-08:00

ok so here is the deal. I am due on December 10 but my mom is coming out on the 2nd and they are going to strip my membranes to hopefully put me into labor that day but I am worried that this is not going to work so I told Kevin like 3 days up until the 2nd I want to do all I can to help this along (as long as its after Thanksgiving--Kevin told me I cannot do much right now because we really dont want to spend Thanksgiving eating hospital food :) I cannot be induced because I had c-section with Sam and I am trying to have VBAC now and they cant induce you but if I go over my due date it will just be a c-section. So just any moms out there anything you did to help labor along???? I am already planning on walking a ton and eating Chinese food (I heard it is suppose to work) and pineapple.

High School Tag

2008-11-20T08:08:00.000-08:00

ok I saw this and thought it would be fun!

1. DID YOU DATE SOMEONE FROM YOUR SCHOOL? Nope.. funny I married someone who went to my high school but we didnt even know each other in high school!

2. WHAT KIND OF CAR DID YOU DRIVE? A 81' Toyota Tercyl... called brown car it had this terrible horn that if I pushed it everyone would look to see what that sound was.

3. DID YOU PASS YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE TEST YOUR FIRST TRY? Oh yeah like the day I turned 16

4. WHERE YOU A PARTY ANIMAL? Not really we would have "GTs" (get together) or to have them on Sunday we would call them "MGTs" Mormon get together but I never went to any of those drinking parties or stuff like that

5. WERE YOU CONSIDERED A FLIRT? Nah.. I was nice to everyone thats about it

6. WERE YOU IN BAND, ORCHESTRA, OR CHOIR? Nope

7. WERE YOU A NERD? Kind of.. I did my work and school was important but

8. WERE YOU ON ANY VARSITY TEAMS? No totally wish I did swim but I didnt

9. DID YOU EVER GET SUSPENDED/EXPELLED? No way.. I only once was sent to the learning center and that was for being late to P.E. one day

10. CAN YOU STILL SING THE FIGHT SONG? We had a fight song???

11. WHO WERE YOUR FAVORITE TEACHERS? Oh goodness I dont remember but I can remember my favorite class... Senior year I was a T.A. for a teacher during his prep time so I would watch T.V. and just hang out... oh Senior year was great

12. WHERE DID YOU SIT FOR LUNCH? Up on the hill.. we had this hill with lots of different levels it depended on the year where we were on the hill. (hill or steps I dont know)

13. WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOL'S FULL NAME? Rancho Cucamonga High School

14. WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOL'S MASCOT AND COLORS? Cougars .. Purple, Black and silver is that right?

15. DID YOU GO TO HOMECOMING AND WITH WHO? I think Junior year Marc Jetton and Senior I think it was Dustin

16. IF YOU COULD GO BACK AND DO IT AGAIN WOULD YOU? NO WAY... it was fun and I wish I enjoyed it more but NO WAY

17. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER MOST ABOUT GRADUATION? When it was over.. haha

18. WHERE DID YOU GO SENIOR SKIP DAY? Magic Mountain

19. WERE YOU IN ANY CLUBS? No

20. HAVE YOU GAINED SOME WEIGHT SINCE THEN? Well I am 9 months pregnant so I would say YES

22. ARE YOU PLANNING ON GOING TO YOUR 10 YEAR REUNION? I dont really think so... but we will see

23. DID YOU HAVE A JOB IN HIGH SCHOOL? Yep thats why I didnt do any clubs or anything. I worked since Sophomore year. I worked at Tilly's clothing store for 2 years and then Averbeck (an insurance company) my senior year.

I tag anyone that wants to do this!

Balloons in Heaven part 2

2008-11-18T07:45:00.000-08:00

Ok so remember when Elizabeth's balloon went up to "heaven" well today she had a picture of Jesus and said she wanted to give it to Him. I told her that I think Jesus would want you to have that picture she said "No maybe if we get a hot air balloon we could go give it to Him!" I was laughing so hard and where she comes up with these things I really dont know!!

Painting Ornaments

2008-11-12T08:32:00.000-08:00

So every year we all get a new ornament for the Christmas tree but this year being I am having a baby in the beginning of December I wanted everything ready well before (in fact I have ALL the shopping done expect for things I can send Kevin to do) So I bought some ornaments from Oriental Trading company and had the kids paint them. They are very SPECIAL looking the green and red they started with is now brown because they kept painting over and over it but I love it. This is something they can look back on and have great memories of. Sam got a little carried away in painting himself as well but thats a 2 year old for you!!

Elizabeth's EARLY Birthday!

2008-11-12T08:21:00.000-08:00

So tomorrow Elizabeth turns 4 and we are taking her to Disney on Ice (which she is super excited for) But we already gave her her present and she blew out the candles. (we could not wait we were excited to give it to her) But Sam and Elizabeth helped me make the cake and then she got a doll house. She is in love with it but what makes me laugh is sometimes she will take the dolls downstairs and play with them without the dollhouse and I wonder why did we spend all that money on a house when she is perfectly happy putting the dolls under chairs in drawers and is able to use her imagination. Oh well she does really love the doll house and when she goes to her room to play she plays with it a ton!!

Trick or Treating

2008-11-01T12:29:00.000-07:00

The kids had a ton of fun trick or treating. Sam thought it was better to run into every house instead of the candy so he only went around our street and then headed home with Kevin while Elizabeth and I went some more. We put a bowl of candy out while we were both gone but when I came back I answered the door about 3 times and each time Sam ran out (one time by the time I got to him he was in our neighbors backyard so the bowl went back outside and we didnt answer the door again.... but it was a good night and the kids are full of candy. I love the picture of Sam on Kevin's shoulders and you can see the dragon tail... too cute!!

Halloween Dinner

2008-11-01T12:20:00.000-07:00

So I really wanted to have a fun dinner for the kids before we go out and eat a ton of Candy so here is it. We had Witch's Brew Stew, Bone breadsticks (that were very short fat bones), Frog's Eye Salad and Swamp water. Here is the few pictures I was able to get of it. (I may change it a little next year but I think it is something that will be happening every year!

you know what I am doing right now

2008-11-01T12:17:00.000-07:00

I am listening to Christmas Music... thats right I realized I can listen to the radio on the internet and they have already started with the music and I could not be happier. I told Kevin I wish we could decorate right now. But we will wait at least 2 weeks (because I am going to decorate before Thanksgiving instead of after just in case the baby comes)!

Pumpkin Carving

2008-10-28T08:20:00.000-07:00

So yesterday we carved pumpkins (what is super sad that Kevin and I realized we have been together for 7 Halloweens and this is the first time we have ever done this) The kids had a ball. Well Elizabeth did, Sam at first tried to eat the insides and then he did draw on the pumpkin but that what the extent of his work. He was sure proud of what he drew though when he was done they put his hands up and wait for us all to clap for him!! It was super fun!!

I just wanted to add some funny things that Elizabeth said yesterday. We have been talking about where the Sun goes when it gets dark and I said that China is daytime when its night here so she saw the sun setting and said "Mommy the Sun is moving to China!" and then when we were in line for the pumpkins she was talking with the lady in line infront of us (which she usually does she will talk to anyone) and she was telling what our names were she said her name and then Sams and then she said "and this if my friend Mommy" I am just happy she called me a friend!!

Its OVER!!!

2008-10-27T08:29:00.000-07:00

Ok so if you dont know I have been the primary singing leader for the past 10 months (now a side note never in my life would I think I would have this calling, I am not musical, my family is not musical so I thought I would be in the clear. And actually the week I received the calling I was telling one of my neighbors I have fears of getting that calling because I was the nursery singing leader and what do you know that week I was called. But I love it I have done things I would have never done like sing a solo in the chapel for opening exercises because no one else was singing but thats ok :)
Ok well this past Sunday was the program, the thing we work all year for, and they were AWESOME!! I was so proud the kids sang so well and did their parts great and at the closing song I even cried a little. I am super happy its over but it was a great Sunday and I was just lucky to help in a small way!!

PS one of the best parts about it was I sat all alone. Kevin had Sam in our usual seat and Elizabeth was up in the stand so that was GREAT!! And I thought I would be really nervous to stand and lead for all the ward to see but I was in the first row so I just pretended there was no one else in the chapel and it seemed to work and THANKFULLY the usual chorister lead the closing song because I thought I was going to have to do it and and I was the most nervous for that which is silly but thats me for ya!!

Painting Money

2008-10-27T07:53:00.000-07:00

So Elizabeth always asks where Daddy is when he is at work and he will say "I need to work to make money so we can buy toys and food etc" So today he called from work and she talked to him and said this "ok Daddy go paint some money for us!" if only it was that easy just paint it and its ours!!

Latch vs Seat Belt

2008-10-23T11:38:00.000-07:00

ok all you moms I want to know which do you use the latch or the seat belt for car seats? I use to use both and I was told that was wrong and then I just used the latch and now I am using the seat belt because its so much easier to get out if I need to but (yes you will all think I an nuts) I want to put the babies car seat in and get Elizabeth use to sitting in the back and I am re-thinking which one to use. So what do you use?

A Hole in My Tummy

2008-10-23T10:11:00.000-07:00

So Elizabeth came up to me today and told me I had a hole in my tummy. I told her that I didn't think I had a hole and she said. "Yes that's how the baby will come out!" its funny to hear how kids think the babies come out of our tummies.. oh I wish it was that easy though haha!

Ward Halloween Party

2008-10-23T08:31:00.000-07:00

So last Saturday our ward had a Halloween party and they took family pictures. I love that we are actually all smiling in this picture (I think I might actually be laughing :) And Sam is hiding my big belly haha!

Official Utah Residents

2008-10-08T18:01:00.001-07:00

Well it is now official after over 3 years of living here we now have Utah Drivers licences... We totally should of gotten them 30 days after living here but you know the California ones didn't expire until 2010 and we just didn't get around to it.. but now its official!!!

BALLOONS IN HEAVEN

2008-10-02T16:11:00.000-07:00

So we went over the Wilkins house for Maili's birthday and had some awesome Princess Cake that Kristi made and ice cream. Elizabeth was so excited because they gave her a balloon to take home which of course she would not let me hold on the way home and of course she let it go and then the tears started. I can tell she was tired because it was uncontrollable tears but this is how our conversation went...

Elizabeth- "My Balloon!!!! (through many tears)"
Me- "Your Balloon went up to Heaven"
Elizabeth - "To Heaven with Jesus?"
Me- "Yes maybe Jesus has your balloon now." (Big Mistake)
then the tears come even louder
Elizabeth- "Jesus took my balloon" OH DEAR!!!

Finally after some chocolate milk and cartoons the crying slowed down a bit but every few minutes you will still hear about her missing balloon that Jesus took. This is just preparing me I guess for when we lose a pet and having to explain this to her!

I just realized we were tagged

2008-09-23T08:30:00.000-07:00

4 Random Things I Like About My Husband:

- He is the hardest working man I know... he has worked 2 jobs when needed and just does everything to provide for our family

- He has this amazing testimony... if any of you know his conversion story its unreal to me how he went through all he did and is still so strong

- He loves to have fun..some nights we just and play with the kids for hours as they scream and we laugh (loudly)

- He is an amazing example to me on reading scriptures (or any book for that matter) he hardly watches TV (which is my weakness) and can read for hours.

4 Movies I Can Watch More Than Once:

- You've Got Mail

- Christmas movies (crazy I know but I love them..any one pretty much)

- Cheaper by the Dozen

- Work and the Glory movies

4 TV Shows That I Watch:

- Lost

- The Office

- CSI, Law and Order, Criminal Minds, The Closer (ok thats a lot but its any lawyer, murder, cop show ..Kevin hates it haha. If I had the stomach and of course was not a mother I would totally want to work for the FBI...its probably nothing like the shows but oh well)

- The Secret Life of an American Teenager (laugh if you must but I loved 7th Heaven and its by the same writers so it reminds me of it)

4 Places I've Been:

I dont even want to answers this one because its sad!!! I have been to New York and
Washington D.C. when I was like in 3rd grade but other than that its just places in Utah or California or somewhere in the middle... we need to start taking vacations

4 People Who Email Me Regularly:

- Does Facebook count because then I would have

- Thresa

- Emma

- Carol

-Jen

4 Favorite Foods:

- Chocolate (anything)

- Homemade Bread with homemade Jam

- Corn Beef

- Cheesecake ice cream from the Creamery

4 Places I Would Like To Visit:

- Disney world

- Italy

- Maine, Rhode Island (all those places in the fall I would love to see that)

- Hawaii

4 Things I'm Looking Forward To In The Next Year:

- Not exactly next year but having this baby

- Going on a real vacation

- Actually getting my house decorated (its only been 3 years haha)

- Leaning what Life will be like with 3 kids 4 and under

4 People I Tag:

- Laura, Jamie, Emily and Julie.

Tagged

2008-09-05T20:13:00.000-07:00

How To Play This Game of Tag:
Post these rules on your blog
List: 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 random surprising facts about yourself. Tag 5 people at the end of your post.

3 JOYS
1.My Sweet Husband
2.My 2 Great Kids
3.The Gospel

3 FEARS
1. Losing a family member
2. Not being a good Mother
3. Heights

3 GOALS
1. Get my house ready before Lydia comes
2. Figure out how to keep my kids in their own bed before she comes
3. Stop procrasting both #1 and #2 haha

Current Obsessions/collections
1. Getting ready for Christmas (I am due 2 weeks before) I dont want my kids to miss out because I will be having a baby so I already have all the gifts for them and already planned the meal (crazy I know)
2. Gardening (next year will be awesome)
3. Online shopping (I dont have a car so its great... but not so great for the bank account)

Random facts about me
1. I love to read cookbooks... I could look at them all day and plan meals
2. Which each kid Kevin and I have totally known the name before the ultrasound and have never changed it or fought about it. This next one is Lydia Joy
3. I love my DVR... its wonderful to record what I want to watch and when I finally find the time I can sit watch shows I recorded from weeks before... its a great invention!

Now TAG YOU'RE IT!!! Emma, Rachael, Amy, Sarah

What I came home to

2008-08-22T07:44:00.000-07:00

So yesterday I took some classes at BYU's Education Week. I was suppose to take 4 classes but it turned out to only being 2 and a half (I left a little early on the last one) but it was wonderful. I had Dinner there ALL BY MYSELF and just took time to relax and learn great spiritual things. It was so nice having some alone time becuase its usually me spending everyday at home with the kids all day long while Kevin works super hard for our family...but I came home to a super mess of a house and the kids looking like this......They had some fun!

Wanting Fall!!

2008-08-20T19:29:00.000-07:00

Ok I have changed to a fall page because I want it to be here now.. I know most of you don't want summer to end but most of you are not pregnant and dying from the heat.. haha I am ready for sweaters, soup, and just not running my air all the time and not putting sunscreen on my kids anytime we go outside... so I am hoping it comes sooner then later!!

Holding His Breath!!

2008-08-15T16:45:00.000-07:00

Ok so my Sweet Sam seems to like to freak me out. When he gets hurt (usually a bad fall or something more then just a little hurt) he cries and holds his breath and then passes out. Now this has happened before and we took him to the emergency room and they said its normal but on Sunday he fell off my Uncles tamp and did it and then threw up which I stayed up all night watching him because I was afraid that he had a concussion. Then yesterday he fell off our kitchen chairs and did it again and these last 2 times its like full on passes out where his tongue gets in the way and I dont know what to do. Anyway I called the doctor and they say again "yes its normal and he will eventually grow out of it" but does anyone else have a kid that does that and if so WHAT DO YOU DO??? I am so afraid this will happen at nursery or somewhere that I am not there... Please help!!

Happy Birthday Sweet Sam!

2008-08-12T08:31:00.000-07:00

My little Sammy is 2!!! I cannot believe it. He is the sweetest boy ever. He loves to hug and cuddle with me (which I love because boys don't really do that when they get older) He does this new thing where he will come to my face and put his hands on my cheeks and talk to me and then gives me kisses I LOVE IT!! He is a total boy, even if he does like to wear his sisters dress-up shoes! We got him a train table which he found early but he loved it and my mom was here so that was great to spend his birthday with her here the kids loved it. Here are some pictures of the day. The last ones of his birthday cake he was using the tractor that came on the cake as a fork to eat it and then he started smashing the cars into the cake... oh what a boy!!

out of order but here is #4

2008-07-31T14:32:00.000-07:00

4) Kevin had a mission reunion up at Cottonwood Canyon. It was a ton of fun ... Sad to say the only picture I have are of the kids playing in the creek and none of Kevin and his mission friends.

5) FINALLY WE HAVE OUR YARD DONE!!! this is the best news ever. Kevin and I say we can now be a normal family and go play in the backyard instead of playing back there and yelling at our kids the whole time to "Stay in the yard" its wonderful!!

A lot has happened and I have not blogged so here goes!

2008-07-31T14:21:00.003-07:00

1) This is my blackmailing picture of Sam when he gets older!!

2) Amy and Jeff came and spent the 4th of July with us and a few more days. It was so much fun and the kids were way cute playing together (most of the time :) I thought this picture was really cute sorry if its a little fuzzy.

3) We went to the Farm at Thanksgiving point... the kids had a ton of fun.

We are having a

2008-07-23T16:49:00.001-07:00

GIRL!!!
We are so excited!!

Red Hair

2008-07-05T12:04:00.000-07:00

Ok I love being a Redhead NOW..... but I hated it when I was younger. My best friends growing up were all blonde and I was the lone redhead, I wanted to be like them. And then there is the name calling ... oh carrot top, fireball, and I hate hate hate when people would say my hair was orange MY GOODNESS! But I have not gotten over all of that and I love having Redhair. I love that I dont look like everyone else and I dont have to dye my hair and I still get compliments on it. ( I really dont know what I would do if i had to dye my hair shoot its bad enough I have to get it cut sometimes and pay money I could not imagine paying more) but needless to say I love having redhair and when I heard that Elizabeth had it I was jumping for joy. I didnt think it was possible to have a redhead because it seems to skip generations in my family and with Kevin being Italian I thought no way. Well I was blessed with this beautiful redhead and I want her to love her redhair... (without the freckles that is one thing I still hate about being redhead so I trying dang hard to make sure she is not covered in them) But my little Elizabeth says her hair is brown. I will ask her what color her hair is and she says "I have brown hair like daddy." and I say "No its red like Mommy's" but she will argue forever about this Until..... The little Mermaid. Elizabeth is in love with the movie and when she realized they have the same color hair she could not be happier. So being like Mommy, not so good, But being like Ariel ....Perfect!! So hopefully my little redhead will grow up loving her beautiful hair and not waiting to love it like i did!

Last but not Least

2008-06-17T12:42:00.000-07:00

The kids have started swimming lessons and Elizabeth loves it, Sam is a different story but its good for them to learn how to float if they were ever to fall in.

Playing in the Sprinkler

2008-06-17T12:38:00.000-07:00

So on Saturday I put up this round sprinkler for the kids. Elizabeth loved it but Sam liked the puddle it left on the sidewalk. The last picture is one I love of Elizabeth

one more for the road of this

2008-06-17T12:37:00.000-07:00

more fun pictures

2008-06-17T12:34:00.001-07:00

Chuck E Cheese

2008-06-17T12:29:00.000-07:00

When Kevin's Mom came to visit we took the kids to Chuck E Cheese and they totally loved it. Sam of course only wanted to ride on all the cars and Elizabeth actually loved playing some of the games it was great.

Finally ...

2008-06-17T12:14:00.000-07:00

I finally uploaded pictures from my camera so be prepared for a few long posts full of pictures. Here are some of Lizzie with Ears she made at church and Sam trying to wear Kevin's shoes.

Policemakers

2008-06-03T08:47:00.000-07:00

So Elizabeth had to say the scripture on Sunday so I picked a short easy one and this is how she said it "Blessed are the 'Policemakers' (suppose to be peacemakers) for they shall be called the children of God."

Another thing she calls the police is the milk man.. she says "is the policeman going to bring us milk?" but now he is called the Chocolate Milk Man!!

The Walk that Never Should Have Happened

2008-05-17T16:30:00.000-07:00

So Friday I woke up feeling pretty good (which this has not happened since I found out we were expecting) and I was feeling like a bad Mom because my kids have been inside more everyday because of it and the fact that our yard is still "a work in progress" (we are trying to get it done but it takes a lot more work then we thought and Kevin is so super busy and now with me being pregnant I am not much help) anyways I thought it would be fun to walk to the Library with the kids because Elizabeth has been talking about going for a week now. So we started around 10:30.. I loaded my kids up with sunscreen (which Elizabeth fought because she said sunscreen is for swimming and I had to explain its for the sun) I only took the umbrella stroller which I later regretted. We passed by the park where some people were have the playgroup and I should have just stopped and not continued on but I really didn't think it was that far. Oh my goodness was I wrong. So there is some areas with no sidewalk and I kept having to get after Elizabeth to walk on the other side of me so she would not get hit by a car... that was sure fun..

So we make it to the Library but they were not really interested in the books but playing with everything and I didn't want to be there anymore because I was getting hungry and being pregnant and hungry don't mix well. So I thought lets get ice cream, there was a place right across the street but it was closed and it was almost lunch time so I thought well lets walk to Burger King, thinking it was closer than I thought (any of you who live by me know how far this is) so we go and have lunch and then start our walk home and Elizabeth is walking super slow and then decided she wanted to run like "Go Diego Go" so she would run and I had to say "Go Elizabeth Go" but then she tripped and feel and totally skinned up her knees and wanted to sit in the stroller so I took Sam out and put her in and that was horrible so after a little bit I convinced Elizabeth she could walk (but she walked even slower then before and had to tell everyone she saw that she feel and show them her knee) Long story short we finally made it home around 1:30 ... 3 hours later... and we were exhausted and Elizabeth got her first sunburn ever (under her eyes because I guess I missed there) All I know after that horrible walk is I will NEVER walk to the Library again!!!

Meal HELP

2008-05-12T09:25:00.000-07:00

Ok so I was looking at our spending report (its a thing with our bank that says how much money we spend on different things on average per month) and I realized we spend WAY WAY WAY too much on food, its unreal. Like for March I was shocked at the amount ( I am not going to say it because I am embarrassed we could spend that much money ) but the thing I don't feel like we have had this over abundance of food but I realized a way to save money is to have my meals planned out in advance so I can shop accordingly. I love to cook and look at cookbooks and everything but when it comes to writing down meals I blank... so I am asking do any of you have meals that your family loves you would be willing to share to jump start my list??? Thanks!!!

Change, Poison Control and Cussing

2008-05-07T07:57:00.000-07:00

Well I went to the doctors yesterday and had an ultrasound and they have changed my due date. It was November 29 and its now December 10. Its good because I can hopefully enjoy Thanksgiving but then I realized my due date is right around the time the Twlight Movie comes out so I guess I will not be watching it and have to wait for it to come on video :(.

The second thing on Monday I was really tired in the afternoon and thought I could take a nap while the kids watched cartoons but a half hour later I woke up to them being really quiet (that is always a bad sign) I went into the kitchen and they were sitting in our pantry eating my Tums. I freaked out and called the doctors office who then told me to call poison control (I never thought I would have to call them but hey they are super helpful) She said because it was only a one time thing they should be fine (which they were) but then I called my Mom and she reminding me when my friend Amy and I sucked off all the coding on a bottle of sudified (sp?) ...so I guess its payback huh!!

And lasting cussing. On Monday Kevin's Mom sent us a package and Elizabeth was so excited she kept talking about it but she called it a PACK-SH**. I had to go over how to say it correctly before she went around saying ... "My Grandma sent us a Pack-sh**!"

Cloth Diapers and Ice Obsession

2008-05-04T16:19:00.000-07:00

Ok does anyone know where to buy cloth diapers?? I have been looking online and it seems so much more confusing then when my mom did it with the diaper and pins and that was it, now there are inserts and all these others things I am unsure of what to buy. Now the reason I am doing this is Kevin and I want some in our 72 Hour Kit and Food Storage just in case of an emergency... not to go away from disposable ( I LOVE DISPOSABLE) but we just thought it was a good thing to have on hand. Any suggestions??

The second thing is Sam has this huge Ice Obsession. If he is upset give him a cup full of crushed ice and he is the happiest kid on the block but if you then take it away beware the wrath of Sam.. its like its candy to him. It cracks me up though because Kevin will come home and get a glass of water with crushed ice and Sam will follow Kevin wherever he goes and sit with his hand in Kevin's cup and eat all of his ice.

Little Babies

2008-05-03T18:46:00.000-07:00

"I hope my children look back on today and see a mother who had time to play! Children grow up while you're not looking. There will be years ahead for cleaning and cooking. So quiet now cobwebs; dust go to sleep. I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep." --Anonymous

I found this quote somewhere on someones blog I don't know (you know how you search and get lost among the blogs) but I thought it was a great quote and it made me think about my kids. The other day Kevin and I were talking about how someday the kids are not going to run to the door when we get home so excited to see us. Elizabeth LOVES to rub my arm whenever she sits by me or if she is sleeping with us and it can totally bug (when its gone on for like 20 minutes in the same spot) but again there is going to be a day when she will not do that anymore. Little Sam will someday not want to sit on my lap wherever we are and hold my hand. These little kids are only small for a short period of time and I have decided to enjoy each and everyday so both my kids and I can look back and see what a wonderful time and great memories we have of them being my little babies.

Super Late Easter Pictures

2008-04-29T15:49:00.000-07:00

Ok these are so late but Sam was sick on Easter so I didnt take the pictues until a few weeks later and then forgot about them so here they are.... and sorry they are fuzzy it was with my cell phone!

Lizzie funny stuff

2008-04-27T08:44:00.000-07:00

So since I had Sam and nursed him Elizabeth has been talking about nursing and how babies get milk (sorry if this is TMI for some) She even saw a barbie doll that had a chest and called that area "her nurse" well yesterday I was wearing a shirt that had words on it across my chest and she told me what it said .... it said "babies drink milk here!" I just cracked up!

2008-04-25T17:03:00.000-07:00

So I finally got a new camera and thought I would post some pictures but it stinks because I have the camera yet I dont take many pictures.. I need to get better with that. The pictures are of Sam and Elizabeth with my Nana (they were up here for conference because my uncle was sustained as an Area 70. It was amazing we were able to attend the Saturday morning session and we sat in the front seats so we were able to see the Prophet it was a great experience. The other picture is of Sam with his cars. It is so cute he will get all the cars and put them on the stairs and just sit there and play forever... oh boys are fun!!