Funny laugh

Hannah has a funny laugh, you just have to hear it!. I took this video of her in the swing and got her to laugh. It's pretty cute. The boys were playing in the little pool so they got some face time. Fun for us!

High School Musical

So we were watching the second movie and Kylan gets out the basketballs so he can dance. Then all the kids were getting in on the action. It was pretty cute, I should have taken some video.

The adventures of motherhood...

I will have to say that yesterday was a challenge. I was trying to get things ready for the YW activity because the Miamaids were in charge, meaning me. Anyway, so we decide to do a Mother's Day project and of course I go way over board! We made some cute jars that have candy in them and they are decorated. Well I was hunting around for everything we needed and stressing over all that, then I find out that the person who usually watches my kids during mutual has sick kids! So I tell Nate that he's in charge of finding someone, or taking them with him because I would be busy. Then later on in the day he calls and tells me that he might have to work late and that I'm stuck with the kids, great! So 6 o'clock rolls around and I'm doing pretty good, I got my kids fed...well at least I fixed them something to eat, even though they didn't eat it. I got my stuff for the activity all packed in the car. Got myself all ready while Hannah took a little nap, things were going good. Then we make it over to the church to set up, did I mention I was doing really good? I took the laptop for the kids to watch their Transformers movie, got that all set up. The girls had their projects, and got them all finished, WOOHOO! Glad it turned out good and the girls like it! Then we get home and Nate has "work stuff" to do, so I'm on my own yet again. I get the kids ready for bed, which is a feat in itself! Plus I had to squeeze in American Idol to see who was kicked off, gotta have it! I finally get the kids to go to bed, probably around 9:30! Then Kylan gets up and says his tummy hurts and he's going to shrow up( not a typo, he says s for th :}). So I send him in the bathroom for a while and nothing happens. I give him a couple crackers( since he didn't eat his dinner and had candy while watching the movie at church) and sent him back to bed. Well I get awakened by Caleb crying at 2 in the morning, so I go check on him. He's talking about shadows and sniffling so I rock him a little, give him a drink and say something about being a big boy and sleeping in his own bed (he has a tendency to come in and sleep on my floor by my bed, he just loves mommy!). So I go put him in bed and tuck him in, then I notice this foul odor. So I step up on Caleb's bed to check Kylan in the top bunk and, yep you guessed it, he's laying next to his own puddle of throw up! YUCK! So I go find a rag and put it over the puddle, I'll remind you that it is 2 in the morning....so I cover it up and hope he doesn't roll over in it and I'll clean it in the morning. So morning comes and he finally gets up, it's like 9 now. So I go in to check on the damage. Again, the foul odor, now extremely bad since it sat all night, then I see where it hit. He must have been facing the wall when it happened, it was all down the wall! And yet his pj's had it all down the other side, so who knows what happened there. I don't think I really want to know. So I start the clean up, throw the kid in the tub and the sheets in the wash. Then I spray like half a can of lysol all over. Hopefully it's not a bug and it's just that he missed out on eating his yummy dinner mom made and filled up on candy while at the activity mom was in charge of. So I'm crossing my fingers and hoping for the latter. So anyway, hopefully we don't have anymore messes to clean up. And hopefully today is better than yesterday :)

Eight great years!

Happy Anniversary to us! Yep, today is our 8th Anniversary. Time flies when you're having fun! It's so crazy how fast it has gone. I can't believe I have a child that will be starting kindergarten this fall. Anyway, I was going off on a tangent there....back to the good stuff! Nate and I were married 8 years ago today. Wow! We were so young then! It's so funny when you are young and in love and planning a wedding how you don't think about having an anniversary, birthday, and Mother's day all in one week! Crazy! Well I'm not really typing anything great to read, I just thought I'd put something new on here. Silly me.

A big ordeal

This is how we end almost every meal in our house. Caleb hardly eats anything! The funniest part about it is, it works! He usually gets a big grin on his face and a look that says, "Now I'm gonna do it!" It's hilarious! I hope it works for a while, at least until he catches on that we're tricking him into eating :) Reverse psychology really works!

The 5's Tag

10 Years Ago: I was up at Utah State University just pluggin away at some classes that I sometimes went to. I was also suffering from clinical depression. I hadn't yet started dating Nate, he was still on his mission.

5 Years Ago: I was living and working in Idaho. Big and pregnant and awaiting my first beautiful baby. It happened to be the hottest year that year also, I might add :) Duh for having a summer baby, oh wait, I've had three!

5 Months Ago: I was excited to be able to see family in Utah for Thanksgiving. I really didn't like the drive though. But at least we got to see the Basses on our way back!

5 Things on my To Do list today:

1. laundry---this is ALWAYS on my list
2. at least sweep the floor, I hate things sticking to my feet!
3. dishes
4. work on my talk for sunday
5. take Kylan to soccer practice

5 Snacks I enjoy:

1. most fruit
2. chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate
3. fattening doritos, nacho cheese or cool ranch
4. ice cream
5. cookies

5 Things I would do if I was suddenly a billionaire:

1. Pay tithing and all other debts I owe.
2. Buy a nice house and fill it with awesome furniture, nothing will be hand me down in my new house!
3. Pay off my parents house and set them up for retirement in style.
4. Set up college funds for ALL of my kids.
5. Travel around the world. Hmmmm....who would watch the kiddies?

5 of my Bad Habits:
1. Procrastination
2. Raising my voice when I am frustrated
3. Staying up too late
4. Being lazy
5. Gossiping

5 Places I have Lived:
1. Midland, TX
2. Boise, ID
3. Missoula, MT
4. Logan, UT
5. West Valley City, UT

5 Things People don't know about me:

1. I used to be in 4-H riding horses, English style.
2. I used to own a horse.
3. I cannot stand spiders! OK I am afraid of them.
4. I owned 20 hamsters at the same time, it started with two and then I didn't sell the babies off soon enough and nature took it's course! Then they all got out of the cage and a few were never found, it pretty much smelled!
5. I have a birthmark in the shape of a 3 and I am the third child, go figure! Don't ask where it is :)

5 People I Tag:
1. Kim
2. Brittany
3. Millie
4. Michelle B.
5. Melissa O.

Book Tag

Finally I am getting to this...

I've been tagged. Here are the rules.
1. Pick up the nearest book (at least 123 pages)
2. Turn to page 123
3. Find the 5th sentence
4. Post the 5th sentence on your blog
5. Tag 5 people

I'm sorry to say that the only book I am reading right now is the Book of Mormon. And can I just say, Hello run on sentences! So here is my sentence.

And now I, Jacob, spake many more things unto the people of Nephi, warning them against fornication and lasciviousness, and every kind of sin, telling them the awful consequences of them.

I tag Michelle, Melissa O., Melissa P(just email me yours), Brittany, and Millie