This is a funny video staring Kevin's brother Eric and Ryan. Eric had some time to kill as he awaited his mission call and put his creativity to work and recruited Ryan to help. He did get his call shortly after this debut-- he is going to Las Vegas, Nevada mission. We are very proud of him and excited for his upcoming adventure!!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
A Crappy Few Weeks
If you are easily grossed out you might want to stop reading now. When I chose the title of this post and included crappy--it was both figurative and literal.
First a stomach bug hit most of us. Which is bad enough but then you have to deal with the 100 diapers filled with toxic waste and try to take care of it as fast as you can while fighting the urge to vomit.
Then what started as a typical day went very,very wrong. I went to get Kristen a drink and realized Ben was MIA so I told Colin to go find him. I hear from upstairs--MOM, EMERGENCY!! I'm sorry!!! OK I think this can't be good but as I'm walking upstairs I don't hear crying so I thought well it can't be that bad. Boy was I wrong. I walk in the bathroom and there is Ben--hands in the toilet(which apparently Colin did not flush-hence the apology) Why do babies eat and play in disgusting things. I again have to fight the urge to vomit. Strip him down wash out his mouth and throw him in the bathtub. All while on the phone with the insurance adjuster I might add.
Oh if that wasn't enough. No there's more. A few days ago I'm trying to take a shower and when I'm almost done I get some visitors. Kristen is trying to open the door with Ben by her side and I'm holding it shut with one hand and trying to rinse with the other while she continually shouts MY TURN!! I finish and get out and she had already stripped down and jumped in before I got all the way out. I go to get dressed and I hear the door open, a weird grunting and then the door again. I go to see what that was and I guess she got out of the shower pooped on the floor--about 3 INCHES from the toilet and then got back in. COME ON!! Really!! If your going to take the time to get out of the shower you can't take the 1/2 step and make it to the toilet!
So you see I wasn't exaggerating. It really hasn't been the best few weeks. Put all this with being the homework police and the chore nazi-- I am done!!
First a stomach bug hit most of us. Which is bad enough but then you have to deal with the 100 diapers filled with toxic waste and try to take care of it as fast as you can while fighting the urge to vomit.
Then what started as a typical day went very,very wrong. I went to get Kristen a drink and realized Ben was MIA so I told Colin to go find him. I hear from upstairs--MOM, EMERGENCY!! I'm sorry!!! OK I think this can't be good but as I'm walking upstairs I don't hear crying so I thought well it can't be that bad. Boy was I wrong. I walk in the bathroom and there is Ben--hands in the toilet(which apparently Colin did not flush-hence the apology) Why do babies eat and play in disgusting things. I again have to fight the urge to vomit. Strip him down wash out his mouth and throw him in the bathtub. All while on the phone with the insurance adjuster I might add.
Oh if that wasn't enough. No there's more. A few days ago I'm trying to take a shower and when I'm almost done I get some visitors. Kristen is trying to open the door with Ben by her side and I'm holding it shut with one hand and trying to rinse with the other while she continually shouts MY TURN!! I finish and get out and she had already stripped down and jumped in before I got all the way out. I go to get dressed and I hear the door open, a weird grunting and then the door again. I go to see what that was and I guess she got out of the shower pooped on the floor--about 3 INCHES from the toilet and then got back in. COME ON!! Really!! If your going to take the time to get out of the shower you can't take the 1/2 step and make it to the toilet!
So you see I wasn't exaggerating. It really hasn't been the best few weeks. Put all this with being the homework police and the chore nazi-- I am done!!
Sunday, February 15, 2009
January
I realize it is mid Febuary but I haven't posted anything in awhile so I thought I would just let you know a little of the things going on around here. January is always a crazy month for us. Ryan turned 10 on the 3rd. I had a birthday on the 4th. Our anniversary was on the 17th and then onJanuary 26th was Ben's birthday and he turned 1.
Also we are so proud of Ryan he finished reading the whole Book of Mormon shortly after his 10th birthday. We had some friends over and decorated cupcakes to celebrate his success. I tried to make a big deal out of it and I kept saying how great and amazing it was he did this and then Tanner says. Well I finished 1st Nephi what do I get. I replied--That's great too-- you get that cupcake that your eating right now.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Baby Steps and Inventions
Hey look what I can do...
I also found this video which was just funny. I guess wet paper is a new invention. Hmm..I don't really know if there is much of a market for that.
I also found this video which was just funny. I guess wet paper is a new invention. Hmm..I don't really know if there is much of a market for that.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Boy, Did Wii Fool Them!
I know Christmas is been over for quite awhile and I know that many of you already know this story but I have to document this sweet victory because I don't know when it will ever happen again.
We got our kids a Wii and that was pretty much it. That was going to be their Christmas and we hid it. Well this is where my first mistake was. I was lax in my hiding because I thought with all this space no one would find things. They have prooved this theory time and again when they can't find their shoes or socks, or coat, or book or-Ok i guess you get the picture. All these missing things I can find in about 30 seconds if I lift up a blanket or toy or actually walk around the room instead of sitting there waiting for the missing item to jump in my hands and shout Here I am!
Anyway back on topic.
Luke finds it shows Colin-this is where he messed up big. He is still an amatuer in the snooping world. You never tell a 6 yr old anything. The next day Colin walks up-actually it was more of an overdelighted bounce and says, "Mom I know you got us a Wii". I play it cool and say "Why would you think that." He replies "Because Luke showed it to me and he read the box it has W-I-I on it and that spells Wii-he told me." Well OK that's a pretty good reason to think that then. I don't say that instead my mind is racing for something to say and I say something lame like well I don't know what your talking about and then I distract him.
This is where the devious part of my mind was awoken and unleashed with Kevin's help of course. Luke has no idea Colin ratted him out so we left it that way. We make a plan and get some helpers. We have Andy and Corrie(thanks again bytheway) come over and I say hey Kevin can you go get that thing in our closet before they leave I've been holding it for them. Kevin goes and gets it- hands it to Andy and he proceeds to carry it out the door. My kids eyes were huge and full of panic and confusion . They were trying to play it off (but again amatuers) their eyes never left the package. They quickly run around the corner with loud whispers. I hear a muffled "I KNOW!!--I thought it was ours!!! Corrie then thanks us for having the fireman at Kevin's work get it because they were so hard to find(which is true that is how we got it). Corrie already had a Wii and my kids know that so she says for them to hear. Andy's sister Sarah will be so happy you found one.
The next week was hilarious. Luke says mom I need to talk to you. Why did you give them a Wii. I say how do you know it's a wii. He scrambles and says umm I could see through the bag as they left and I thought it was for us. I said Oh well I guess you shouldn't assume anything. Ryan with every Wii commercial moans that it is taunting him because he just knew he had one. A great highlight was when Sarah sends a thank you card and a picture of her playing a Wii. I show them and they slump off in various directions mumbling. Thanks Sarah for that nice touch! Then they all put up an ad for a Wii on the refrigerator circled many times. I just say guys you know those are very expensive and very hard to find around Christmas.
So in the end Victory was ours when they opened the package on Christmas and they were all surprised. Luke said later Dang I really didn't think we were getting one. The bittersweet part is Colin thinks Santa came through for him even though we couldn't-- so we can't have all the glory--I guess that will keep us humble... that is until in later years when we recount this story over and over!
We got our kids a Wii and that was pretty much it. That was going to be their Christmas and we hid it. Well this is where my first mistake was. I was lax in my hiding because I thought with all this space no one would find things. They have prooved this theory time and again when they can't find their shoes or socks, or coat, or book or-Ok i guess you get the picture. All these missing things I can find in about 30 seconds if I lift up a blanket or toy or actually walk around the room instead of sitting there waiting for the missing item to jump in my hands and shout Here I am!
Anyway back on topic.
Luke finds it shows Colin-this is where he messed up big. He is still an amatuer in the snooping world. You never tell a 6 yr old anything. The next day Colin walks up-actually it was more of an overdelighted bounce and says, "Mom I know you got us a Wii". I play it cool and say "Why would you think that." He replies "Because Luke showed it to me and he read the box it has W-I-I on it and that spells Wii-he told me." Well OK that's a pretty good reason to think that then. I don't say that instead my mind is racing for something to say and I say something lame like well I don't know what your talking about and then I distract him.
This is where the devious part of my mind was awoken and unleashed with Kevin's help of course. Luke has no idea Colin ratted him out so we left it that way. We make a plan and get some helpers. We have Andy and Corrie(thanks again bytheway) come over and I say hey Kevin can you go get that thing in our closet before they leave I've been holding it for them. Kevin goes and gets it- hands it to Andy and he proceeds to carry it out the door. My kids eyes were huge and full of panic and confusion . They were trying to play it off (but again amatuers) their eyes never left the package. They quickly run around the corner with loud whispers. I hear a muffled "I KNOW!!--I thought it was ours!!! Corrie then thanks us for having the fireman at Kevin's work get it because they were so hard to find(which is true that is how we got it). Corrie already had a Wii and my kids know that so she says for them to hear. Andy's sister Sarah will be so happy you found one.
The next week was hilarious. Luke says mom I need to talk to you. Why did you give them a Wii. I say how do you know it's a wii. He scrambles and says umm I could see through the bag as they left and I thought it was for us. I said Oh well I guess you shouldn't assume anything. Ryan with every Wii commercial moans that it is taunting him because he just knew he had one. A great highlight was when Sarah sends a thank you card and a picture of her playing a Wii. I show them and they slump off in various directions mumbling. Thanks Sarah for that nice touch! Then they all put up an ad for a Wii on the refrigerator circled many times. I just say guys you know those are very expensive and very hard to find around Christmas.
So in the end Victory was ours when they opened the package on Christmas and they were all surprised. Luke said later Dang I really didn't think we were getting one. The bittersweet part is Colin thinks Santa came through for him even though we couldn't-- so we can't have all the glory--I guess that will keep us humble... that is until in later years when we recount this story over and over!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Christmas
Here is a glimpse of our holidays.
Christmas Eve Kevin's family came over and we all sang carols and ate cookies. My parents got in town just in time for the fun.
Christmas day was great we opened presents and then Kevin's family came over and we opened more gifts and had a simple but nice late lunch.
Ben wasn't really into his first Christmas.
My sister and her family came Christmas night. Over there visit we went to Eden Park and the Krohn Conservatory. It was breezy but fun all the same.
I had many more pictures but didn't want anyone to get carpel tunnel from scrolling down for
a million pictures.
Christmas Eve Kevin's family came over and we all sang carols and ate cookies. My parents got in town just in time for the fun.
Christmas day was great we opened presents and then Kevin's family came over and we opened more gifts and had a simple but nice late lunch.
Ben wasn't really into his first Christmas.
My sister and her family came Christmas night. Over there visit we went to Eden Park and the Krohn Conservatory. It was breezy but fun all the same.
I had many more pictures but didn't want anyone to get carpel tunnel from scrolling down fora million pictures.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Things I Won't Miss..
You know how when you are struggling with your kids in public and there is always that one person who says to you---"you'll miss this someday so enjoy them while you can." Well there are just some things I most definitely will never miss.
1. Finding my child lapping up water with their TONGUE from the toilet pretending to be a puppy!
2. Any form of puke or poop that I am forced to clean up while fighting back my own gagging especially when it occurs in the middle of the night.
3. Having my new makeup smeared all over my child and the counter, and the floor, oh and the wall too.
4. Going grocery shopping with all my kids. Note: I will only do this now in an extreme emergency I will go without most anything rather than put myself or any other customers through that torture.
5. Having to hide my trash can in the closet to prevent my child from eating garbage.
I agree there are many things I will miss that drive me crazy but these are just a few of the things you cannot convince me I will look back on and wish I still had those days back.
1. Finding my child lapping up water with their TONGUE from the toilet pretending to be a puppy!
2. Any form of puke or poop that I am forced to clean up while fighting back my own gagging especially when it occurs in the middle of the night.
3. Having my new makeup smeared all over my child and the counter, and the floor, oh and the wall too.
4. Going grocery shopping with all my kids. Note: I will only do this now in an extreme emergency I will go without most anything rather than put myself or any other customers through that torture.5. Having to hide my trash can in the closet to prevent my child from eating garbage.
I agree there are many things I will miss that drive me crazy but these are just a few of the things you cannot convince me I will look back on and wish I still had those days back.
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