huh

So... is there something ironic in the fact that my happy little boy is not happy?  I was trying to get his attention with one of the toys that plays music... it was playing "if you're happy and you know it" and all he did was cry.  hummm.

Yesterday

Yesterday was a good day... It was very much unlike our other days in most ever way.  We took Jeremy to work so that I could have the car for the rest of the day... I know... that means a 30-45 min commute for me and the kids (each way) that we usually don't have (and we did it twice), but it was fun to talk to Jer on the way and the kids got a little more sleep because they slept the whole way there and back.  When we got home, Diane and four of her kids came to visit.  That was a lot of fun and they got to stay for a little while.  I was also babysitting 3 other kids, but they got along great with Diane's kids and for the most part they stayed out of trouble.  Everyone left, I cleaned up a little bit and got Sammy to his 9 month doctors appointment.  His Celiac test came back negative (phew!) and his ear infection is a lot better now that he's been on antibiotics for a couple of days.  When we were done there, my high school friend Aliesha McNeff called to see if I still wanted to get together... I actually had a car so I went out to her house where we got to visit for about 1 1/2 hours while Ada played with her two oldest.  It was fun to see how she's doing and to catch up a little.  I would have talked longer, but  Ada was starting to feel her lack of nap for the day.  We got into the car and the kids slept on our way up to pick up Jer.  We stopped at IKEA on the way home to play in the kids area and eat dinner.  It was fun, and Ada definitely had a blast... she kept sneaking her way back to the kids area after we decided that it was time to leave.  I think her favorite is either the little kids kitchen or the slide or the tent or the rocking moose or the... you get the picture.  we bought a stool to help her get on the potty easier... the one that we have in there right now is actually one meant for me to be able to reach things in our really tall cabinets.  Then we got home and kids watched Monsters vs. Aliens while I did pilates and showered... then the kids went to bed while Jer and I played a 1/2 hour of Lord of the Rings on our computers.  Definitely packed in a lot.  I was exhausted.

cage in my kitchen

The little 4 year old that I babysat today asked me what the cage was for in my kitchen.  I couldn't really figure out what she was talking about until I actually went to see.  I had the play pen in the kitchen so that Sammy wouldn't get run over by all the other three crazy kids while they were running all over.

Her Daddy's daughter

So, I run with Ada around the house and take her for walks when it's nice outside but today she totally blew me away.  We decided to run at the rec center because of the snow outside, so we let her run instead of having to sit in the stroller.  I thought that she's make it about 1/4 mile and then we could get her in the stroller.  1 mile later she's still going and has a break down when Jer, Sharon and I made her get in the stroller.  I'm impressed and very proud of her.  And she's a two year old that can run a mile and still want more... I think she's related to her daddy.

Funny

Ada had an accident the other day at my mom's house.  I cleaned her up and sent her to the kitchen while I washed my hands.  I put a chair in the middle of the kitchen and put her on it in time out... but by that time I needed to remind her that why she was in time out. "Why did mommy put you in time out Ada?" "Um... " "You peed in your panties." "Oh... Dang."

Playing outside at Grandma's

I'm so glad that it's getting warmer outside... the kids are ready for something different.  And yes, Sammy is wearing a girlie coat... that was an accident but he doesn't care at this point.

 

  

  

  

  

  

 

I did it...

I actually did it!  After three years of off and on work, I finally finished my quilt.  Ta-da!

 

Cute Primary Prayer

I'm one of the CTR 6 Primary teachers in our ward.  I loved today's closing prayer in our classroom.  I asked for a volunteer and suddenly it was quiter than it had been for the last two hours.... cricket... then one of the boys looks at me matter of factly and says,"I'll do it.  But I'll need some help because I don't know how." The boy next to him says,"I'll help." We all folded our arms and with one boys mouth to the others ear we said a prayer.

Nice.... and how true

http://jbclary.blogspot.com/2010/02/my-dailies.html

New milestones

Sammy started crawling... it's so exciting... especially where my back has really been ready for him to start being mobile... but the funny thing about it is that he cries the whole time... He went across my entire bedroom floor... but he just bawled the whole time.  He loves lentils and doesn't like sweet potatoes anymore.

Ada started going potty in the potty again... finally... she's still having a hard time getting there in time to poop in the potty, but at least I don't have to clean her/change her 5 times a day.  I just made sure that it was not easier for her to pee and get cleaned up instead of going to the bathroom in the first place and she decided that it wasn't worth it. 

I'm starting my training for the half marathon... I am already running, but my training schedule starts next week.  This will be interesting because my last run... my SI Joint is out again (I'm pretty sure that it's mostly because I carry Sammy on my left side for a total of about 8-10 hours a day) and my ankle was all swollen by the time I was done because of it.  Oh well... at least it's at the beginning instead of right before the race.

And I really do count this as a milestone... whether it's a good one or not... My house is a complete disaster and for the first time I'm resigned to it instead of angry or agitated.  I'm too busy to keep it clean.  I clean up the best I can and everything gets cleaned at least once a week, but never at the same time so my house never really looks clean.  I've decided that as long as I know that it was cleaned just yesterday and that Jer will help me out on Saturday then I won't stress about it.  Speaking of which... I need to go start the laundry before Sammy wakes up.

New pictures

So here are some pictures from the last two weeks... One is my kids and the little girl I watch. One is decorating Valentines Day cookies.  And the rest are my cute family.

These are cousins Ruth, Kate and Aubrey

The only one missing here is Joseph, but I think he was napping

Watching "Howl's Moving Castle" with daddy