Like Father Like Son!

I meant to write about this a couple of weeks ago, but never got to it, so this is a little old. We recently (a couple of months ago) started potty training Jack (which is a story in and of itself). He has been doing pretty well, and he loves his "big boy under-roo's" We went to the store and he couldn't decide on Shrek, Thomas the Train, or Diego, so we got all of them. He now is pretty much completely potty trained except for nap and night time. When we were first starting, he pretty much ran around with just his "roo's" on, so that is what is going on here. He had just been running around, and I realized it was all quite so I started looking for him thinking I was going to find a big mess along with him. To my surprise he was just reading on our bed. He had found Joe's hunting magazine and was totally enthralled with it. So I HAD to get a picture of it. He is in his Diego roo's reading the hunting magazine on the bed. LIKE FATHER LIKE SON! I tell you, you can't teach them these kinds of things. He is definitely our little boy! We love him to pieces.

Not so Mid-Life CRISIS!!!

Oh my word, where do I begin? Yesterday my life was fairly normal...today, not so much. I took Kylee to dance yesterday and came home to a different son. Joe decided to go ahead and buzz Jack's hair. I was SHOCKED. It looked like he buzzed and bleached my sons hair because it is so light at the roots. I STILL can't get over it, everytime I look at him I am surprised. As you can see, that is not all. I think Joe must be going through a not so mid-life crisis, because this morning he went down to my salon and decided to start buzzing HIS OWN hair. I thought I new who I married, but I don't think I really do. I would have never thought he would do this. SO, moral to the story.....don't have a salon in your basement!!!! Who knows what will happen. Well, there are three more people in this family I wonder who will be next!!!!!!

My "Challange"

Barbara Dayton was chastised and then "challenged" anyone reading her blog to do the same, and that is to think of ten things you are thankful for in your life right now, and list them. STOP COMPLAINING!!! Obviously we all know I am thankful for my husband since I did a whole blog entry about that, so I am going to leave him out of the ten, just so I don't bore anyone. These are in no particular order, just come as they come!!

1. Tiny baby smiles and squeaks. So small, yet so huge they can change my day from horrible to spectacular! Little Mia has started to smile, and I tell you, when she does it brightens my whole day!
2. My family. I have always been thankful for family, but my dad recently told us he was moving to Florida and it made me really think. I have always been close to my dad and now he is moving. We have family dinners every Thursday night at his house and it is all going to change. My family (in-laws included) has always been there for me and helped me out when I am in a bind!
3. Warm weather. I am so glad that it is starting to warm up finally. I can go outside and go to the park and jog outside instead of inside on my treadmill...boring!!!
4. Kylee and Jack's prayers. Children are so innocent, I love it. This morning when Jack was saying the blessing for breakfast, he blessed Jesus. It was the cutest thing and as soon as he finished his prayer, he looked at me and said "I bless Jesus mommy!" Kylee also says cute things. She always makes sure she blesses me and Mia. They are so innocent, yet so powerful!
5. Food. I know I am kind of a pig, but I AM thankful for food. It is just so good, and I love eating. I know it is probably some sort of a disorder, how much I like food, but oh well!
6. Senses. Yes I am talking about sight, hearing, touch, smell, and we know how I fell about taste already. I mean honestly could I live without any of these? NO!! I am thankful for music that I can hear, and sing. I would die if I couldn't see my kids everyday! Anyway, you get the point.
7. Massages. Need I say more?
8. Costco. Whoever thought of bulk everything deserves an award.
9. Health. After being sick for a week it makes me thankful for being healthy all the time. That is something I definitely take for granted.
10. The Gospel. Everything that I am is based on the Gospel. I am thankful for our Prophet and all he does for this Church and for me. I am thankful for the Atonement and the knowledge that we have. I am thankful that families can be together forever, and that I will see my mom again!!!!!

Now, I challenge you (and by "you," I mean whoever is reading this) to do the same thing. Leave a comment about something for which you are thankful. Or write you own post about it. Or make a poster and stand on the road for everyone to see. Or write a song. Anything really. However, if you leave a comment it will make me happy because I'll think I have friends and/or readers and that will be one more reason for me to be thankful.

Also, if you read this and don't do something that resembles a thankful act, I'll judge you. Well...I guess I have no way of knowing who you are and whether you chose to be thankful or not, but know that if I did, I would judge you. And I mean that in the nicest way possible:) (This is all what Barb said, but I totally agree!!! GET TO IT!!!)

Ode to the best guy EVER!

Yes, this is a tribute to Joe. I just have to say how grateful I am for my wonderful husband. (Yes Barb, I give you permission to make fun of me this one time, but I gotta do it). It has been six weeks since Mia was born, and everyone keeps asking me..."Is it so hard with three?", and I just have to say not so much! The only reason why I can say that is because of the wonderful support and help from Joe. He has helped out so much with this baby, from giving me massages, to getting up in the middle of the night with Jack,(yes, Jack not Mia) to letting me sleep in in the morning when the kids are ready to be awake at 6:30. He is so great! I can't tell him how much I love him, so I thought I would try to express it in my "journal/blog". I have been sick this week, so I have been extra tired, and moody, and have had less patience, but Joe has been more supportive, given me more massages, and gotten up early so I can sleep in more! Now that is just a small part that I am grateful for. He is a worthy Priesthood holder, he does his home teaching every month, he fulfills his callings (all three of them) he is HOT, and a great dad. He played with the kids for two hours yesterday before bed, and it wasn't like sitting reading a story, it was Ultimate fighting, and soccer, and basketball,and keep away, and swinging them, and wrestling with them. What can I say, I definitely married well! Thanks Joe for everything you do! I LOVE YA!!!

SICK = LAME!!!

Well, I woke up today with a sore throat, headache, and just tired.....NOT FUN! According to my sis-in-law Barbara, sick = lame (I totally agree)!! Joe decided to take the kids to his parents house to let me take a little nap, and left Mia here. She was sleeping when he left, and about 5 min after he left, she woke up wanting to be held. (GO FIGURE) So, I held her and she was a happy little thing, so I decided to video her a little. She was smiling and talking a little. There are two vide's here, and one, right when I pushed record she sneezed twice. I love baby sneezes! The other one she smiles for just a second, then talks a little. (the talking honestly sounds fake, kind of like a mouse, you have to listen closely) Mia is almost 6 weeks old. OH how the time flies after they are here!! WEll, the one with her sneezing isn't working for some reason, so this is all you get!