New Apron

I made myself this dang cute apron at Relief Society last night.  I was so excited because my regular apron was pretty plain and boring.  This one is reversible.  I want to make one more and then some for my girls. 

Half Marathon

I have wanted to run a marathon for a long time but I never really thought it was possible so I decided that I would start out with a half marathon and if I could make that then perhaps I would give a marathon a try.   My friend Whitnie and I started running at the beginning of the summer and then we signed up for the Layton half marathon in July.  I knew if I didn't sign up then it would be easier to back out.  I don't think you can really say I run it is more of a jog.  Yesterday was the big day.  It was freezing cold and I was a little worried. The race started a little later then it was suppose to, but we were off and running.

I have ran a lot of 5Ks and a few 10Ks so the whole race thing really wasn't new.  I actually really enjoy that feeling of people you don't know cheering you on along the route.  When we were getting close to the finish line I saw my kids holding there signs and of course my eyes teared up and I got a serious boost of energy.  Chad, my kids, Andrea and Kendall were there to cheer me on.   It was great when I crossed the finish line they said my name on the loud speaker and I felt awesome.  I am so glad that I did it and am seriously considering doing a marathon in May. 

Only 80 Days

When you are pregnant it seems like time goes by in slow motion, at least to me anyway.  Today I noticed that there is only 80 days until my due date.  That seems long but short all at the same time.  When I realized that there are only 80 days to my due date it made me think man that means Christmas is only 96 days away.  That is way soon.  My kids have already been talking about what they are going to ask Santa for.  Easton is under the impression the baby will be born on Christmas, I really hope he is wrong because I don't think I want to go over my due date by 16 days.  I feel really big and am glad that we have school, soccer, Halloween, thanksgiving, plus the other everyday stuff to help make the time go  a little quicker. 

8th Wedding Anniversary!

Today is our 8th Wedding Anniversary! 

Here are 8 reasons I love Chad.    1. He makes me laugh.    2.  He makes me feel beautiful even when I know I am not.    3.  Watching him play with our kids.   4. He goes to work everyday so that I can stay home with our kids and never complains.   5. He lets me sleep in on the weekends.   6. He lets me sit and watch sports with him even if I talk and say stupid things.   7. His smile it makes me want to smile.   8.  His testimony of the Gospel.                            I know this may sound totally cheesy but really I am a cheesy person.  I love Chad so much and am so glad that I get to spend the rest of eternity with him. 

The Halfway Point

Today I hit the Halfway point of my pregnancy.  I didn't take pictures of me when I was pregnant with Easton or Gretchen only at the very end.  I sort of wish I had.  I know I am not that big yet.  I feel big but people keep telling me I am small.  I kind of think when you are pregnant people lie to you, but hey whatever works.  Anyway this pregnancy has been so different from the other two.  I know I am driving Chad crazy because I have only felt the baby move like 2 or 3 times.  With the other two they were moving all over.  Chad keeps telling me in a month I will probably be complaining because this baby is kicking me so hard it hurts.  I hope he is right, well sort of I probably wont complain now knowing that is what he thinks.     Easton took this picture.  He took two others but cut my head off so this is the best one I got. 

14 Weeks

I know this is a way scary picture.  I was talking and yeah just plain scary.  Anyway I am only 14 weeks and 1 day pregnant and I swear I am bigger then anyone I know at this point.  I am afraid I am going to be huge.

Random Stuff

Easton and Gretchen will do there chores better if they know that when they are done they get to play with play doh.

They both mix the colors which annoys me for some reason so I leave the room and they know they have to vacuum after they are done.

Speaking of Vacuums I want a Dyson. After changing the stupid bag in mine this morning I remembered how much I want a Dyson.

If anyone ever sees a really good deal on a Dyson let me know.
I also want one of these.

I have a lot of tile at my house and I think this might motivate me to mop more often.

The past few nights I have been dreaming about my mom. Sometimes It scares me that I am forgetting what she sounded like and looked like. She doesn't talk in my dreams she is just there. I love and Miss her!

Those are the random thoughts and things going on here.

A few Thoughts

I have to say I love the years the Olympics are on. I like to watch both the winter and summer Olympics. My kids only like to watch them with me sometimes. They do like to sing the song when it first starts every night.

While watching the women's snowboarding halfpipe. I told Gretchen that there was a girl with her same name. After that she thought she was on TV. It was awesome.

On another note. This morning while talking on the phone with my sister. She heard Gretchen crying(Gretchen and Easton fight a lot lately) and said it is weird the different stages our families are in. I hardly ever hear anyone cry at my house.

After I got off the phone with her it made me realize(I have known this but i tend to forget) that they aren't going to be little forever and the whining, and crying will turn into something different. So my new goal is to try to not worry so much about the whining and crying.

This picture was taken May 2009

30

My 30th Birthday When I got out of the shower i found this decorated path to my bedroom door. (not sure why this picture is sideways but you get the idea)

Then Easton brought me this tray with a huge smile on his face. It was fast Sunday and I was fasting. Sure made making breakfast in bed easy for me. At church Chad decided to bear his testimony and also tell the whole ward it was my birthday. Then one of his young men got up and also wished me a happy birthday! That was a little embarrassing but oh well huh, what can you do!

After church Chad, Easton and Gretchen sang Happy Birthday to me! (don't you love how high my apron is?)

Here I am blowing out the candles. We only had 24, so who knows if my wish really will come true.

It was a good Birthday. All of my siblings wished me a happy birthday and I was able to talk with my dad. Thanks Chad for making me feel so good today. I Love You!

I realized yesterday that I might not ever feel like I am way old because the people I care the most about are always going to be older then me(other then my own kids). Okay I know i will feel old sometimes but whats the point of dwelling on it.

Whats going on in my head

1. I started potty training Gretchen last tuesday. I was so dreading this. I have been happily surprised. I hope this continues.

2. I am hoping to get my Christmas cards ready to be mailed by december 1st so if i have readers that would like them you will need to leave me your address or your email so that I can get that information from you.

3. So every night I read my kids a few books. Well I have read everyone we own at least once. I am thinking a trip to the library is in order. I am just wondering what some good books to read to 4 and 2 year olds. Do you have any suggestions?

4. I am thinking of doing this again. I was just wondering if it is annoying to my few readers. If that is the case I will still do it but just put it down in a journal or something. So what do you think?

5. It is a little over 50 days until Christmas. That seems crazy to me. It seems that the last 2 months have totally flown by.

7th Anniversary!

Today is our 7th anniversary. We were both talking yesterday that it almost seems weird that we have known each other for almost 9 years. Since our anniversary was on Sunday we decided to get a babysitter and go out Saturday night. Thank You Marshal for watching the kids. We haven't just gone to dinner and a movie for a long time. Chad had never been to Rodizio Grill and a few people have told him he would really like it. So we decided to go there. He did enjoy it. Then we went to a movie. We went to Transformers 2.

It was a nice get a way from everyday life and we decided we need to try go out just the two of us more often. I am so glad that we are married and I love Chad so much and am so glad to have him. I Love You!!

Canning!

Growing up I loved to help my mom do her canning. I didn't get to do a lot because she didn't want me to get hurt, or probably really didn't want me to get in her way. As I got older she didn't can as much as she used to. I have learned that I didn't pay attention as much as I should have. After I got married she helped my do Lasagna sauce and Jam so I feel pretty confident with those.

I love dill pickles especially the ones my mom made growing up. This year I decided I wanted to do pickles so with a lot of my sisters help on Tuesday we canned some dill pickles. Today I am doing Lasagna sauce. It is exciting to me that I can actually do this myself, well mostly. Andrea has been a really big help. Thanks Andrea for everything!

Is this Normal?

This morning I picked up the phone and dialed my moms work number. Yeah my mom has been gone for almost 4 years. Shouldn't this not be happening any more? I just needed to ask her a question. I haven't actually picked up the phone and dialed the number for a really really long time. It is crazy I don't cry and miss my mom every day, I do think about her at least once a day probably though. So this seemed out of the blue to me. The weird thing is about an hour after I attempted to call her I was cleaning and I found a letter she had written me a few years ago. I do wish I could talk to her and ask her a few questions but I know I can't. I just need to continue to live life and stay strong to the Lord so that one day I can see and talk to her again.

Oops!

So today has been an adventure. This morning I paid all of my bills, made a few phone calls, and then Kendall, Easton, Gretchen and I were off to run a few errands. Well we made our first stop, returning a few items at Walmart. When we got outside it was raining so I hurried and opened my door and unlocked the car, or so I thought. I set my keys on my seat and the door shut before I had opened the sliding door to load the kids. I go to pull the door handle and it was locked and I look in the window all the doors are locked and the keys are sitting on the seat. Yeah what a fun thing when it is raining and I have kids with me. So I call my sister but she is busy and I can't talk to her. So we walk to my house and the whole way home I am praying that a window is open. Lucky for me a window is open but it is really high and I have no ladder. Finally my sister calls me back and she brings me a ladder. Noelle climbed into the window and was able to open my door and then we went to Walmart to pick up my van with my spare key. I wish I would have had my camera to get a picture of Noelle climbing in my window.

Kendall slept at our house last night and her back pack was in the van. While we were walking to my house Kendall tells Easton I guess I am just going to have to live with you guys now. Before Andrea left my house I gave her a spare key in case I ever do something stupid like this again.

Randomness

Guess What it is is a little before 6pm and my kids are both in bed. They both asked to go to bed at 5:30ish. Lets just hope they decide to sleep all night long.

I was just watching the start of Game 5 and this 7 year old girl sang the Star Spangled Banner and sounded pretty good. There is something that totally bugs me. I was taught that you put your hand on your heart and look at the flag during that song. It is annoying to me to see so many people not doing that. I saw one player for the Magic with his hand on his heart. Way to go guy on the Magic!

My camera is broken and luckily my awesome sister is lending me her old one. I am on the lookout for a new one. I am not the best photographer but would like a good camera that will last. If anyone has any camera suggestions that would be awesome. It isn't something I will be purchasing right away I am saving up for it.

I used to say I didn't like tomatoes but when I was pregnant with one of my kids i ate them and actually liked them. Growing up I sort of did what my brother Brandon did and he didn't like tomatoes so I think I decided I didn't either. So anyway on Saturday I made the best BLT's my family ate them up so fast and we all wanted more but we didn't have enough tomatoes. I am currently snacky and BLT's sound yummy!

I really want to make my blog into a book because i think it is cool. A friend of mine gave me this site that I thought I would share. It is called Blog2print.

Coloring Eggs!!

As a kid I loved to dye Easter eggs. As an adult I still really enjoy it. Last year Easton thought it was cool but just dropped all the eggs in and we were done in like 5 minutes. This year Easton was a lot slower and enjoyed it more. Gretchen learned that the higher your hand is the bigger the splash. She was done in no time flat. I got to do like 5 eggs. I was sort of sad. Oh well it was still fun. Maybe I should buy some dye and do some of my own eggs when they are both sleeping.

Happy Coloring to you!!!!

Randomness

So nothing that exciting has really happened lately that I have wanted to blog about or so I thought then this morning I was thinking and I had a million little things that I wanted to write down.

1. Easton is the kid in the primary class that tells the teacher any and all family information. Not that we really have that much going on but if you have ever taught the little kids in primary you know what I mean. There is always that one kid that tells you all family secrets. Easton told his teacher that his dad hurt his heal and he needs a bandaid. Then this last week he invited his teacher to go camping with us in the summer.

2. Gretchen says lots of words lately, but still can't understand her most of the time. The other day Gretchen wanted a drink and asked marshal but she called him buddy. Well now when she wants a drink she asks for buddy. We will have to re-teach her drink. It is cute though.

3. I found a gray hair yesterday! Yes most people might be saddened by this but me I was excited. I am not 100% sure why I was excited. I have a few theories though, my siblings still think i am like 12 so in my mind I was like ha ha I am not 12. Weird I know but apparently that is how I think. As more gray hairs come I am sure the excitement will go away and I am pretty sure I will be dying my hair.

4. I have a love/hate relationship with facebook. One second I think it is stupid and such a waste of time, then the next minute I get to chat with good friends that live far away.

5. Easton's hair is a challenge. I like the short look on boys hair but it sticks up and is fuzzy so we are growing it out. If you see him please tell him he looks handsome when he does his hair.(Even if you don't think so) He tends to fight me on the doing the hair. I thought I had a picture of it, but don't so sorry.

6. My kids love sand and I think I need a sand pile. It keeps them busy and happy for hours. I am sure there are a few draw backs. Like the sand all over the clothes, hair, house, them. It just seems the enjoyment is worth it.

7. I miss Chad.

8. I have an awesome sister. Really that's all I have to say about that.

9. I secretly want a pair of cowboy boots. I guess it isn't a secret anymore now. I am not sure why I just think they are awesome.

10. Gretchen is going to take after her mother. I guess I spend to much time on the computer she is always trying to sit here.

11. So I am sad because I changed our dish package and now we no longer have Disney channel. I really really enjoy The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.

12. I love these guys.

Race for the Cure

I got the information for this years race for the cure in the mail yesterday. I did this race last year and am excited to do it again. This race costs more then any other race I have ran in but the money goes to something that I think is important. Cancer has affected my life through people I love. None of those people had breast cancer but there are no races for their types of cancer. Running in this race last year was exciting. You could see so many people who were running for people who had passed away and then you could see these people in bright pink shirts and you knew they were a survivor. Anyway I am putting this hear to see if anyone would like to participate in this with me. You can go here to register or just for more information. If we got enough people we could have a team, I am not 100% sure what that means but sounds like fun. If anyone is interested please let me know.

Green Eggs and Ham(Sorta)

Okay so I love Dr. Seuss so today on his birthday I made Green Eggs and Bologna. I didn't have any ham and my family for some insane reason enjoys bologna. I myself think it is plain nasty. I am pretty sure it freaked Easton out because he would not eat his lunch. I made him a regular old bologna sandwich like he wanted, but he just stared at. I think he was afraid it was green to. Gretchen ate the Green Bologna and I ate the eggs. I wish I had The Sneeches and The Lorax dvd they are my favorite Dr. Seuss movies. I hope everyone has a Happy Dr. Seuss's Birthday!!!

Lost Pictures!

Okay they weren't really lost but they are of Easton when he was only a couple of weeks old. I have been having a hard time with him lately. He pushes my buttons and he is just a 4 year old being a 4 year old and I need to remember that. Anyway I think these are dang cute.

You will have to ignore Chads hair. He shaved it all off and that is what sent me into labor. (Or at least I think it did)
Isn't that the cutest thing in the world. Okay maybe I am just a little biased.