March 2nd: We used some paints that I bought in the clearance aisle at Walmart. They have stamps on the top that you can use and the kids loved it. They always look so cute in their aprons that I buy from the Dollar Tree.
March 12th: The boys were super cute sharing one of the cars couches reading together. (Everett has started getting into reading to other people lately and it's really cute. 12/16/15)
March 17th: Vin and I loved taking naps together when Everett was at school this spring. He also loves to drool.
Everett had an assignment from the school to create a Leprechaun trap and send it to school. They had been learning about Leprechauns all week and it had been kind of being naughty.
March 19th: I scored a cute new dress at Target for $7 for the 25th week of pregnancy. I was pretty excited about it since I have always wanted some cute dresses for pregnancy but never seem to get any.
March 22nd: I love to take selfies with the boys now that they can look at the camera and pay attention a little more. They seem to think it is fun too.
March 25th: 2 weeks until the 3rd trimester. I had an emotional day and am so tired.
March 28th: I finished early working at BYU this day so I treated myself to Village Inn for breakfast. It was actually really nice to sit and eat by myself and reflect on life.
March 29th: We had toast for breakfast and Vin has got to be the messiest eater I have ever met. His face looked like the Joker because it had jelly all over it.
Saturday, September 10, 2016
June 2015
June 1st: We returned back to the doctor to get Vin's arm x-rayed and we could finally see the fracture. They put him in a cast for two weeks. He originally wanted to get a pink cast but I had him pick a different color. We weren't able to get a water proof cast so that stinks but that's just the way it is. The good news is that there is no displacement or anything so surgery will not be required.
June 4th: We started a project I have been wanting to do with the kids today. We are making little parking garages out of eggos boxes where they put the toilet paper rolls in and their lilttle cars fit in them.
June 7th: We went over to dinner at Sheri's (Cherry's) house. Vin was exhausted and passed out on the couch afterwards.
June 10th: braces off- surprise
June 12th: Jacob was quite the cuddle bug
June 15th: Vin Cast off/play in small pool
June 18th- Red Lobster trip
June 19th- Henna with Maren and Melissa
June 22nd- First homemade lasagna
June 25th- Baby Day
June 30th- Home from the hospital/ Vin Black eye
June 4th: We started a project I have been wanting to do with the kids today. We are making little parking garages out of eggos boxes where they put the toilet paper rolls in and their lilttle cars fit in them.
June 7th: We went over to dinner at Sheri's (Cherry's) house. Vin was exhausted and passed out on the couch afterwards.
June 10th: braces off- surprise
June 12th: Jacob was quite the cuddle bug
June 15th: Vin Cast off/play in small pool
June 18th- Red Lobster trip
June 19th- Henna with Maren and Melissa
June 22nd- First homemade lasagna
June 25th- Baby Day
June 30th- Home from the hospital/ Vin Black eye
January 2016
Jan. 1st: Gordon started to get sick the 26th of December and we found out this morning that he has RSV. Luckily he has not been in the hospital. We started the day out by letting Daddy and Gordon rest while Everett, Vin and I went and picked up donuts for breakfast. Anthon and I, of course, had to have the giant ones from Ridley's. Anthon was off work this day but Gordon was still sick so I took Everett and Vinson sledding. We only went for about an hour and I assume we could have kept going for several hours since we were having so much fun. Those two boys sure know how to have fun!
Our friend Kasi and her boyfriend came over to the house to pick up the king size bed we were getting rid of and to hang out. We ordered pizza and visited and the guys played some video games.
I hadn't seen Kasi since Everett was a little baby. They live in Tooele right now. It was so great to catch up and see each other.
I had been feeling like I should get a little part time job to help our finances and help us reach some financial goals that we are working towards. I decided to jump on KSL and see what I could find. I had been considering a bakery and prep cook job but both would take time away from the family and we would have to pay a babysitter. I found a job listed at Clementine Farm in Lehi (which is fairly close to the house) as a laborer to clean horse stalls. I went ahead and called on it and it was from 4:30AM to 7:30AM two days and week and then I can sub when they need me. It pays $9 an hour which I feel is a good amount of pay and I don't miss out on time with my family. I started the next day. I have to get out close to 3:30 to pump or feed Gordon but it hasn't been too difficult so far. The job is work but I enjoy the peacefulness of that time in the morning and the quiet. I only hear the animals and can listen to whatever I would like on my headphones.
Jan. 2nd: I went to the job this morning and I think I will like it. It hard work but I enjoy that I am working the whole time and not just standing around.
Everett is a funny kid. Sometimes he gets dressed up in all kinds of stuff and calls himself a rescue robot, a monster or whatever. He keeps life fun and interesting.
Gordon was staring down Anthon's Dr, Pepper can this evening. He found it pretty interesting and it was really cute.
Jan. 3rd: Vinson starts primary at church as a Sunbeam and Everett advances to the next class. The Erickson's will still teach Everett's which I'm super happy about and Fipe Higginbotham is going to teach Vin's class. Later in the day after we came home, Vinson mentioned that he didn't get to play with the toys are church. I bore my testimony during sacarament meeting. I know how important family is in my life and part of the reason I realize that importance is because of the Gospel. The Gospel brings me true happiness and so does my family. We plan to focus the most on our family and what we need this year.
Jan. 4th: I worked again today and it was a lot more work than a normal day. We have to clean almost the entire stalll out since it is so low with saw dust and then we have to add saw dust to all of the stalls. I worked until 8am this time. I was extremely tired throughout the day but that's life. Sleep isn't the most important thing.
Vinson started preschool at Miss Nisha's school today instead of Miss Crystal's. Getting to school at 9:30 was kind of a challenge for me. I typically like to workout at 9:30 so I was always depending on someone else to drop Vin off and I didn't like that. He was excited for a change but I know he will miss his other school as well.
The boys were so cute today as we cuddled on the couch before gymnastics. Vinson took a little nap but Everett stayed awake. I feel like since Gordon has been sick, that they have missed out on more cuddling and attention.
I worked out tonight and hit at 75# strict press. I can't remember if that is my best or not but according to anything that I had recorded in Wodify it was my best. The WOD tonight was a really good workout for me. I was able to RX and I beat one of the coaches Shyanne for the first time ever I think. It's only because she is sick but I'll take it.
Jan. 5th: I've been trying to go grocery shopping since Anthon and I did some meal planning but with not being able to take Gordon out in public it has proved to be impossible. I was going to go last night but then they asked me to work today.
My sweet friend Celeste watched Vinson and Gordon for a little while this afternoon so I could go get the things on my list. I picked a couple things up for her as well. It was a great trade off.
After having our Expedition for over a year I finally learned how to pop out the console for the 6 CD changer. Not sure why I didn't see the eject button before but somehow I missed it.
The boys played in some sugar today with toothpicks and scoops and were making some letters, shapes and other designs. Those kinds of things are always a mess but the boys love it and so I love it.
I worked out again this evening and hit a PR for back squat. I was able to get 175# which last year this same time I got 165#. I plan to hit 200# by the end of the year.
I started training my neighbor's son twice a week in exchange for him picking up dog poop twice a week. It's a lot of fun and I am already seeing a ton of improvement in his form on different exercises. I don't know that I will ever find a job I like more than training people towards their health and fitness goals.
Our friend Kasi and her boyfriend came over to the house to pick up the king size bed we were getting rid of and to hang out. We ordered pizza and visited and the guys played some video games.
I hadn't seen Kasi since Everett was a little baby. They live in Tooele right now. It was so great to catch up and see each other.
I had been feeling like I should get a little part time job to help our finances and help us reach some financial goals that we are working towards. I decided to jump on KSL and see what I could find. I had been considering a bakery and prep cook job but both would take time away from the family and we would have to pay a babysitter. I found a job listed at Clementine Farm in Lehi (which is fairly close to the house) as a laborer to clean horse stalls. I went ahead and called on it and it was from 4:30AM to 7:30AM two days and week and then I can sub when they need me. It pays $9 an hour which I feel is a good amount of pay and I don't miss out on time with my family. I started the next day. I have to get out close to 3:30 to pump or feed Gordon but it hasn't been too difficult so far. The job is work but I enjoy the peacefulness of that time in the morning and the quiet. I only hear the animals and can listen to whatever I would like on my headphones.
Jan. 2nd: I went to the job this morning and I think I will like it. It hard work but I enjoy that I am working the whole time and not just standing around.
Everett is a funny kid. Sometimes he gets dressed up in all kinds of stuff and calls himself a rescue robot, a monster or whatever. He keeps life fun and interesting.
Gordon was staring down Anthon's Dr, Pepper can this evening. He found it pretty interesting and it was really cute.
Jan. 3rd: Vinson starts primary at church as a Sunbeam and Everett advances to the next class. The Erickson's will still teach Everett's which I'm super happy about and Fipe Higginbotham is going to teach Vin's class. Later in the day after we came home, Vinson mentioned that he didn't get to play with the toys are church. I bore my testimony during sacarament meeting. I know how important family is in my life and part of the reason I realize that importance is because of the Gospel. The Gospel brings me true happiness and so does my family. We plan to focus the most on our family and what we need this year.
Jan. 4th: I worked again today and it was a lot more work than a normal day. We have to clean almost the entire stalll out since it is so low with saw dust and then we have to add saw dust to all of the stalls. I worked until 8am this time. I was extremely tired throughout the day but that's life. Sleep isn't the most important thing.
Vinson started preschool at Miss Nisha's school today instead of Miss Crystal's. Getting to school at 9:30 was kind of a challenge for me. I typically like to workout at 9:30 so I was always depending on someone else to drop Vin off and I didn't like that. He was excited for a change but I know he will miss his other school as well.
The boys were so cute today as we cuddled on the couch before gymnastics. Vinson took a little nap but Everett stayed awake. I feel like since Gordon has been sick, that they have missed out on more cuddling and attention.
I worked out tonight and hit at 75# strict press. I can't remember if that is my best or not but according to anything that I had recorded in Wodify it was my best. The WOD tonight was a really good workout for me. I was able to RX and I beat one of the coaches Shyanne for the first time ever I think. It's only because she is sick but I'll take it.
Jan. 5th: I've been trying to go grocery shopping since Anthon and I did some meal planning but with not being able to take Gordon out in public it has proved to be impossible. I was going to go last night but then they asked me to work today.
My sweet friend Celeste watched Vinson and Gordon for a little while this afternoon so I could go get the things on my list. I picked a couple things up for her as well. It was a great trade off.
After having our Expedition for over a year I finally learned how to pop out the console for the 6 CD changer. Not sure why I didn't see the eject button before but somehow I missed it.
The boys played in some sugar today with toothpicks and scoops and were making some letters, shapes and other designs. Those kinds of things are always a mess but the boys love it and so I love it.
I worked out again this evening and hit a PR for back squat. I was able to get 175# which last year this same time I got 165#. I plan to hit 200# by the end of the year.
I started training my neighbor's son twice a week in exchange for him picking up dog poop twice a week. It's a lot of fun and I am already seeing a ton of improvement in his form on different exercises. I don't know that I will ever find a job I like more than training people towards their health and fitness goals.
Need to get back to blogging...Rant post
I've been super frustrated and annoyed with so many things that my husband is probably tired of hearing about it. I'm sure a lot of that has to do with being pregnant and the hormones that come with it or maybe people and things are just super annoying. I thought maybe blogging about it and writing might help get it out.
I feel like I'm a pretty easy person to get along with but I feel like others are so inconsiderate of other people's feelings. I feel like we all forget that we all have a life and really don't know what's going on in the other person's life. Typically all we know is what the person chooses to share. I've learned that if I'm in a bad mood then I just keep to myself and don't say much. I don't want to say things I will regret and ruin friendships and relationships that are important to me just because I'm grumpy.
You know what I wish? I wish sometimes I could be as much of a slacker as other people. I've had several jobs throughout my life and feel like I always give 100% to them. I often don't feel that those I work for really appreciate how hard I work and how much effort I give to do my best. When it comes to projects, friendships and life I feel the same way but feel like I get disappointed by the way others treat me. I remember playing sports and working my butt off to reach what goals and things I set for myself. Sometimes it comes to people naturally and they take it for granted. I feel the same way when I want to do something but someone else is doing it but giving little to no effort. Reward and give to those people that have a passion for whatever it is they are doing.
I think one of the things I struggle most with is being bombarded with inconsistencies. If you say you are going to do something then do it. If you want to hang out then let's plan something. If you want to be my friend then be my friend and don't just pretend and make time for me when it's only convenient for you. I've said it before and I'll say it again, "It's hard being a good friend. I get let down and my feelings hurt by others who don't seem to care as much as I do."
A whole other subject is children. Some of us have children. Some of us don't. Some of us don't want any. Some of us will never have any. We all have different situations and we all have difficult moments that we face. There isn't one great way to parent and your opinion about how someone else is doing it doesn't need to be shared. It makes me sad to see when children treat their parent's poorly or in a sense walk all over them. I feel people are scared to tell their kids no or to give consequences or to be firm. It kind of goes back to being consistent which is something that is very difficult to do as a parent for me as well. Being a parent is hard. Our children can be very difficult but I feel like they are well behaved most of the time.
We have had a lot going on with Everett in the last year or so and getting some testing done for him. We have received some answers and we are grateful that we are slowly figuring things out. It's hard. I find myself wanting to cry a lot when things get emotional with him or it seems like too much to handle. What upsets me is when people say things like, "Oh he seems totally fine and normal to me".
You see things so differently when they are your child. I don't really feel it's necessary to share that opinion unless you have been asked. I feel people don't understand Everett or us and what we see. I don't make excuses for him at all and what he does behavior wise but I don't like what people have to say or what they think they know. Some of my friends have been absolutely amazing at supporting me through this hard time and some not so great. I pick and choose who I talk to because I don't need any negativity from anyone.
My points:
Be a better friend
Work harder
Don't judge others
Reward those that deserve it
Be happy for others
Keep your opinion to yourself if it doesn't help the situation
I feel like I'm a pretty easy person to get along with but I feel like others are so inconsiderate of other people's feelings. I feel like we all forget that we all have a life and really don't know what's going on in the other person's life. Typically all we know is what the person chooses to share. I've learned that if I'm in a bad mood then I just keep to myself and don't say much. I don't want to say things I will regret and ruin friendships and relationships that are important to me just because I'm grumpy.
You know what I wish? I wish sometimes I could be as much of a slacker as other people. I've had several jobs throughout my life and feel like I always give 100% to them. I often don't feel that those I work for really appreciate how hard I work and how much effort I give to do my best. When it comes to projects, friendships and life I feel the same way but feel like I get disappointed by the way others treat me. I remember playing sports and working my butt off to reach what goals and things I set for myself. Sometimes it comes to people naturally and they take it for granted. I feel the same way when I want to do something but someone else is doing it but giving little to no effort. Reward and give to those people that have a passion for whatever it is they are doing.
I think one of the things I struggle most with is being bombarded with inconsistencies. If you say you are going to do something then do it. If you want to hang out then let's plan something. If you want to be my friend then be my friend and don't just pretend and make time for me when it's only convenient for you. I've said it before and I'll say it again, "It's hard being a good friend. I get let down and my feelings hurt by others who don't seem to care as much as I do."
A whole other subject is children. Some of us have children. Some of us don't. Some of us don't want any. Some of us will never have any. We all have different situations and we all have difficult moments that we face. There isn't one great way to parent and your opinion about how someone else is doing it doesn't need to be shared. It makes me sad to see when children treat their parent's poorly or in a sense walk all over them. I feel people are scared to tell their kids no or to give consequences or to be firm. It kind of goes back to being consistent which is something that is very difficult to do as a parent for me as well. Being a parent is hard. Our children can be very difficult but I feel like they are well behaved most of the time.
We have had a lot going on with Everett in the last year or so and getting some testing done for him. We have received some answers and we are grateful that we are slowly figuring things out. It's hard. I find myself wanting to cry a lot when things get emotional with him or it seems like too much to handle. What upsets me is when people say things like, "Oh he seems totally fine and normal to me".
You see things so differently when they are your child. I don't really feel it's necessary to share that opinion unless you have been asked. I feel people don't understand Everett or us and what we see. I don't make excuses for him at all and what he does behavior wise but I don't like what people have to say or what they think they know. Some of my friends have been absolutely amazing at supporting me through this hard time and some not so great. I pick and choose who I talk to because I don't need any negativity from anyone.
My points:
Be a better friend
Work harder
Don't judge others
Reward those that deserve it
Be happy for others
Keep your opinion to yourself if it doesn't help the situation
Saturday, January 9, 2016
April 2015
April 1st: We went to play at a friend's house and Vin found a Buzz Lightyear to play with. He thought it was the best thing ever. We will have to look for one for him. We might get him one for his birthday this year.
He must have played hard since he passed out reading a book. He has always enjoyed flipping through books most out of the boys. He also likes to carry things around like they are maps whether they are instruction manuels or receipts. He carrys the small Book of Mormon we have around and Anthon's dictionary too. It must be something about how the pages feel.
April 3rd: A few of us ladies in the neighborhood put together a Easter Egg Hunt for the kids. Each person donated at least 10 eggs with candy in them to hide. The boys loved it and it was a lot of fun.
My friend Nicole and I took our kids to the Museum of Ancient Life or the kids call it the Dinosaur Museum. Everett doesn't do super well with the dinosaurs and sometimes he gets scared. They did do better at walking through dark area that portrays the stars.
April 4th: General Conference weekend the boys and I partied when Anthon went to the Priesthood session. I took the boys to the gas station and I let them pick out their own sodas and we ate chicken nuggets too while we colored eggs. It was fun. It was a lot of sugar and caffeine for the kids but who cares?
April 5th: Easter just happened to fall the same weekend as General Conference which was a little different. We made the boys some cute baskets and we bought some street signs I picked up for a $1 each in the Walmart clearance aisle. We hung them on the wall in the room and I think it looks pretty cool with their car beds.
April 11th: Papa Mike was visiting so we went to the Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival the weekend it opened. The flowers were so pretty. We definitely should have brought a stroller to put the kids in but I wasn't really sure what to expect since we had never been before. We also got to see the waterfall which was gorgeous and the boys were mesmerized.
April 17th: We went down to AZ for Gunner's wedding. He married Brianna. It was beautiful and we were happy to be there but I was definitely tired by the end of the day.
April 23rd: I got myself all dressed up for once and got a couple cute pictures at the Crossfit gym and of course with my bestie Jessica. She is Awesome and I'm so glad I met her when I started.
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He must have played hard since he passed out reading a book. He has always enjoyed flipping through books most out of the boys. He also likes to carry things around like they are maps whether they are instruction manuels or receipts. He carrys the small Book of Mormon we have around and Anthon's dictionary too. It must be something about how the pages feel.
April 3rd: A few of us ladies in the neighborhood put together a Easter Egg Hunt for the kids. Each person donated at least 10 eggs with candy in them to hide. The boys loved it and it was a lot of fun.
My friend Nicole and I took our kids to the Museum of Ancient Life or the kids call it the Dinosaur Museum. Everett doesn't do super well with the dinosaurs and sometimes he gets scared. They did do better at walking through dark area that portrays the stars.
April 4th: General Conference weekend the boys and I partied when Anthon went to the Priesthood session. I took the boys to the gas station and I let them pick out their own sodas and we ate chicken nuggets too while we colored eggs. It was fun. It was a lot of sugar and caffeine for the kids but who cares?
April 5th: Easter just happened to fall the same weekend as General Conference which was a little different. We made the boys some cute baskets and we bought some street signs I picked up for a $1 each in the Walmart clearance aisle. We hung them on the wall in the room and I think it looks pretty cool with their car beds.
April 11th: Papa Mike was visiting so we went to the Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival the weekend it opened. The flowers were so pretty. We definitely should have brought a stroller to put the kids in but I wasn't really sure what to expect since we had never been before. We also got to see the waterfall which was gorgeous and the boys were mesmerized.
April 17th: We went down to AZ for Gunner's wedding. He married Brianna. It was beautiful and we were happy to be there but I was definitely tired by the end of the day.
April 23rd: I got myself all dressed up for once and got a couple cute pictures at the Crossfit gym and of course with my bestie Jessica. She is Awesome and I'm so glad I met her when I started.
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May 2015
May 4th: We celebrated my mom's birthday by buying a Costco cake for her partly because I was craving it and then we sang Happy Birthday to her and also shared the cake with several people. It is something that she would have done. She always served others and shared what she had.
May 5th: Everett and I were watching TV together and he sweetly told me that he wanted to hold my hand. Those are the best things about being a mom.
May 6th: Vin and I were going to get something at the grocery store the Saturday before this and happened to find a Buzz Lightyear for $1 at a charity garage sale. He was so so excited! He has wanted to take him everywhere. I also bought the kids flashlights to play with. They love having them and taking them to bed at night.
May 8th-9th: I had a Mommy and Me Jamberry event with my sister Rachel. The mom's and daughters bought some coordinating wraps, made a craft and ate some snacks all for a resonable price. It's something I look forward to doing in the future for mom's and daughters.
May 10th: Happy Mother's Day to me and all the other amazing women I know! Anthon got me a gorgeous corsage and we all looked pretty good in our sea green colors.
May 14th: Everett was pretty cute playing with Anthon's chin asking him if he had spikes on it since he hadn't shaved in a while.
May 15th: At 33 weeks pregnant I was still able to do a pull-up. I was feeling pretty proud of it.
May 16th: We split the rental fee with our neighbor for a tiller and he tilled out garden area for us and then we were able to plant all of the stuff we bought to plant. It was a lot of fun working together to get it done and I am pretty excited about our first garden. We planted two kinds of tomatoes, several kinds of peppers, lettuce, broccoli, green onions, cilantro, cucumbers, squash and carrots. We'll see how it turns out this year. It was my
Mother's Day gift.
When I came home from being somewhere I immediately noticed that something was wrong with Vin. He looked like he didn't feel well or something. Anthon said that him and Everett were playing on the couch and then Vin just started crying because Everett had landed on his arm. He didn't really stop crying until he fell asleep and then when I got home he was just snuggling with Anthon like he didn't feel well. I went ahead and took him so I could hold him and we tried to have him walk to his chair to make sure his legs were okay and he did fine but couldn't actually get himself on the chair. We decided that we needed to see how he did when we moved his arm and he got really upset and cried when we bent his elbow. Having experience from breaking his arm I figured it was best to take him in and have it checked out and x-rayed. They did a few manuel tests that came back negative and then they took x-rays. It was heartbreaking to listen to him cry as they moved his arm around and then I couldn't hold him to do x-rays because I was pregnant. They x-rays showed no break but we made an appt with the orthopedist that the doctor recommended for monday in case he showed no progress over the weekend.
May 17th: We took Vin to church and kept him in the sling but he kept straighening out his arm most of the way so we kept having to fix it. I stayed in there for nursery part of the time to make sure he was okay and that people didn't hurt him. He seemed like he was doing pretty good and may be making progress.
May 18th: Vin's arm wasn't doing as well as we thought and he was really stiff so we went ahead and took him in to see the specialist. Once again the x-rays did not show a break but the doctor was certain that there was a fracture just above the elbow. He put Vin in a sling and told us to come back in 2 weeks and we would check again. We couldn't get him wet, no jumping on the trampoline or riding bikes. It's a bummer for something like this to happen right at the beginning of summer.
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May 5th: Everett and I were watching TV together and he sweetly told me that he wanted to hold my hand. Those are the best things about being a mom.
May 6th: Vin and I were going to get something at the grocery store the Saturday before this and happened to find a Buzz Lightyear for $1 at a charity garage sale. He was so so excited! He has wanted to take him everywhere. I also bought the kids flashlights to play with. They love having them and taking them to bed at night.
May 8th-9th: I had a Mommy and Me Jamberry event with my sister Rachel. The mom's and daughters bought some coordinating wraps, made a craft and ate some snacks all for a resonable price. It's something I look forward to doing in the future for mom's and daughters.
May 10th: Happy Mother's Day to me and all the other amazing women I know! Anthon got me a gorgeous corsage and we all looked pretty good in our sea green colors.
May 14th: Everett was pretty cute playing with Anthon's chin asking him if he had spikes on it since he hadn't shaved in a while.
May 15th: At 33 weeks pregnant I was still able to do a pull-up. I was feeling pretty proud of it.
May 16th: We split the rental fee with our neighbor for a tiller and he tilled out garden area for us and then we were able to plant all of the stuff we bought to plant. It was a lot of fun working together to get it done and I am pretty excited about our first garden. We planted two kinds of tomatoes, several kinds of peppers, lettuce, broccoli, green onions, cilantro, cucumbers, squash and carrots. We'll see how it turns out this year. It was my
Mother's Day gift.
When I came home from being somewhere I immediately noticed that something was wrong with Vin. He looked like he didn't feel well or something. Anthon said that him and Everett were playing on the couch and then Vin just started crying because Everett had landed on his arm. He didn't really stop crying until he fell asleep and then when I got home he was just snuggling with Anthon like he didn't feel well. I went ahead and took him so I could hold him and we tried to have him walk to his chair to make sure his legs were okay and he did fine but couldn't actually get himself on the chair. We decided that we needed to see how he did when we moved his arm and he got really upset and cried when we bent his elbow. Having experience from breaking his arm I figured it was best to take him in and have it checked out and x-rayed. They did a few manuel tests that came back negative and then they took x-rays. It was heartbreaking to listen to him cry as they moved his arm around and then I couldn't hold him to do x-rays because I was pregnant. They x-rays showed no break but we made an appt with the orthopedist that the doctor recommended for monday in case he showed no progress over the weekend.
May 17th: We took Vin to church and kept him in the sling but he kept straighening out his arm most of the way so we kept having to fix it. I stayed in there for nursery part of the time to make sure he was okay and that people didn't hurt him. He seemed like he was doing pretty good and may be making progress.
May 18th: Vin's arm wasn't doing as well as we thought and he was really stiff so we went ahead and took him in to see the specialist. Once again the x-rays did not show a break but the doctor was certain that there was a fracture just above the elbow. He put Vin in a sling and told us to come back in 2 weeks and we would check again. We couldn't get him wet, no jumping on the trampoline or riding bikes. It's a bummer for something like this to happen right at the beginning of summer.
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September 2015
Sept 2nd: We started Game Group again where we go and play Settlers of Catan with a few other moms and the kids play with toys downstairs. Gordon was being super cute. He was asleep with one eye open like he was being careful not to let me out of his sight. I think I was a little stressed out this day too but I found peace from letting the boys help me cook dinner and "wash" the dishes. They each took a turn putting things in the pan and playing in the bubbles from the dish water. Good times.
Sept 3rd: Everett had school pictures today. I had to run to the store and get diapers for Gordon since I was out of ones that fit and then I picked up some doughnuts for the kids to eat after they got out of school. I bought myself a giant one of course. I remember something funny happened this day. I got Everett on the bus around noon and my friend's husband dropped their son off later. I had chocolate on my face and it was pretty noticeable and no one said a thing. I felt pretty silly when I figured it out later. LOL! I babysat my friend's daughter Kelsey as usual but also watched my friend Janae's kids too. It was a party except my kids were party poopers and decided a nap was more important than playing with friends. The kids really enjoyed playing with the dry erase Usborne books I bought a while back.Sept 4th: Papa Mike made it into town to hangout for a couple days and meet Gordon. We redboxed a movie and Anthon brought home some movie theater popcorn covered in butter because we all know that's the best! It was quite eventful with Mike throwing his popcorn all over. We also moved the couches a little so we could vacuum underneath them.
Sept 5th; On Saturday the boys started their skills camp across the street with Coach Willis. They love it! It was a super windy day and Vin doesn't always stay super focused but they both do a great job! He thinks he needs a drink every 5 seconds. We also went bowling and that was fun too.
October 2015
Oct. 1st: Happy 59th birthday Dad! I decorated more for the Mocktail Halloween party we are having and Vin enjoyed laying under the ladder. That is suppose to be bad luck right? I also babysat Kelsey and we did nails together to get some girl time in. I went to Applebees with some friends and had the worst server ever. They gave me a brownie bite that looked like a huge piece of poop. Normally the service is really great!
Oct. 2nd: Happy 2 year mark from breaking my wrist!
Oct. 3rd: Gordon and I took pictures in the mirror and he was able to see himself. He thought that was fun.
Oct. 5th: Vin falls asleep anywhere. He enjoys naps even when he says that he "isn't" tired. I had a great idea to put a scary message under the toilet seat for the Halloween party but I didn't end up doing it.
Oct. 6th: I have been jumping back into my Jamberry business which has been good. I posted a picture for people to earn prizes and then doubled their prizes if they booked a party. I also tried to make brownie bowls that I saw on Facebook but it was a huge FAIL! It was fun to try though.
Oct. 8th: Vin was a stud and wanted to dress up a little more for school. It might have been green day at school or something.
Oct. 10th: I printed out the invites for the Halloween party and signed the kids up for a Cooking class in December. I'm pretty excited about it!
Oct. 11th: Everett and I worked on some homework together and he did an Amazing job! It was the best he had ever written his name all by himself and he cut, glue and colored it all by himself.
Oct. 13th: This was not my best day! I ran something over on my way home from the Chiropractor and it totally destroyed my running board and hub cap on the driver's side of the Expedition. It really scared me and the kids. We got really lucky that we didn't blow out a tire or hit the brake and gas line. We were definitely being watched over.
Oct. 30th: We went to the Garth Brooks concert tonight which was hands down the best concert I have ever been to! It was supposed to start at 10:30 but ended up starting at around 11:30 instead and they played until just a little after 2AM! It was amazing! Trisha Yearwood also sang and I love her songs too! I knew every song that was played and I loved being there and singing along. We had seats that were straight back directly in front of the stage but one row from the top.
Oct. 31st: Anthon and I felt like we were hung over after getting home around 3 in the morning from the Garth Brooks concert but it was so worth it! The kids couldn't wait to go trick or treating. The day consisted of watching the Oklahoma State game of course and then finishing decorating the outside of the house to have it ready for trick or treaters later. We went out around 6pm and met up with our friends Maren and Ava to go trick or treating together. Everett was a cow, Vin was a Tiger, Gordon was a Chili Pepper and Anthon and I were Ninja Turtles. I only took Gordon down the street before I brought him home because he was not thrilled about being in the stroller. Anthon and him stayed home to hand out candy. This was our first year of going trick or treating in Utah since last year we went to AZ.
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November 2015
I'm super behind on my blogging this year so I am trying to play catch up and still keep up on the current month. This has been a great month already.
It has been super busy and I can't believe it is half way over already.
Nov. 1st: The day after Halloween of course and all of the kids woke up sounding terrible so we missed our first week of church at 12:30. We used to be at 8:30 so this is quite a change. Both of the older boys were coughing a ton and Gordon was sounding kind of Croupy which is really contagious.
Nov. 6th: I babysat like normal and went to pick Kelsey and Everett up from school. When I got there Everett was sobbing. :( Another student had pushed him and obviously he didn't like it. I hate stuff like that. This student has hurt him before. He also had a hard time following directions and doing his work. Poor guy!
Nov. 7th: We celebrated 6 years of being married by going out to eat real quick at Costa Vida and then I signed Anthon and I up for a Terrorist version of the Mystery Room Escape in Salt Lake City. It was a lot of fun but we weren't able to get out before the "bomb" went off. We want to go again sometime but get a whole group together of people we know. My Awesome friend Alex watched the kids for us. It was super nice of her.
Nov. 8th: This was our first week of church at 12;30 since we missed the week before. Vin fell asleep within the first 10 mins and basically slept the whole time. Everett was not being on his best behavior so he had to be taken out to be reminded of what he needed to do. Sacrament meeting overall was a ton louder than usual which means we weren't the only ones finding the change a little more difficult. 12:30 is prime napping time. When it was time to go to Nursery and Primary neither boy wanted to go is what Anthon said so I gave him Gordon and tried to take them myself. Vin went right in but Everett told me he was sad and was crying and he kept saying, "I don't like the Church." It was really cute and pretty humorous, I spent a few minutes with him and then took him to Primary and sat a few mins until his teacher could make him feel comfortable to stay. Everett kind of just had an off week this last week.
Nov. 10th: I got a call from Everett's teacher in Lehi today saying that he kind of had a rough day. He was weepy they said and then wasn't wanting to do his work. Also he wouldn't stay in his spot so he had to be moved and got sad. I feel like he has been off this week with his behavior and emotions but I'm not sure what to do to help him.
Nov. 12th: We went and saw Yellowcard and New Found Glory in concert. It was actually suppose to be on the 11th but because of bad weather they had to postpone it one day. I was supposed to have a Holiday open house this night at our house but had to reschedule for next week and we added a few more vendors for people to check out. The concert was a lot of fun. It was nice being able to go and actually jump around here and there without the fear of throwing up at any moment because of pregnancy. We saw Yellowcard exactly a year ago and it was rough because I felt so sick. I felt like I was able to enjoy it a ton more this year which I'm sure helped Anthon enjoy it more too! We got a Guitar Pick from New Found Glory! They played 6 songs off the album I know. It was like being in High School again!
Nov. 21st: Anthon played in a Flag Football game today for church and the boys and I went and watched. It was cold and we were not 100% prepared apparently. We ended up sitting in the car to watch the rest of the game. It looked like Anthon had a lot of fun and I always enjoy watching him play sports. The boys and I enjoyed playing with my glasses in the car. They are so full of personality and fun!
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It has been super busy and I can't believe it is half way over already.
Nov. 1st: The day after Halloween of course and all of the kids woke up sounding terrible so we missed our first week of church at 12:30. We used to be at 8:30 so this is quite a change. Both of the older boys were coughing a ton and Gordon was sounding kind of Croupy which is really contagious.
Nov. 6th: I babysat like normal and went to pick Kelsey and Everett up from school. When I got there Everett was sobbing. :( Another student had pushed him and obviously he didn't like it. I hate stuff like that. This student has hurt him before. He also had a hard time following directions and doing his work. Poor guy!
Nov. 7th: We celebrated 6 years of being married by going out to eat real quick at Costa Vida and then I signed Anthon and I up for a Terrorist version of the Mystery Room Escape in Salt Lake City. It was a lot of fun but we weren't able to get out before the "bomb" went off. We want to go again sometime but get a whole group together of people we know. My Awesome friend Alex watched the kids for us. It was super nice of her.
Nov. 8th: This was our first week of church at 12;30 since we missed the week before. Vin fell asleep within the first 10 mins and basically slept the whole time. Everett was not being on his best behavior so he had to be taken out to be reminded of what he needed to do. Sacrament meeting overall was a ton louder than usual which means we weren't the only ones finding the change a little more difficult. 12:30 is prime napping time. When it was time to go to Nursery and Primary neither boy wanted to go is what Anthon said so I gave him Gordon and tried to take them myself. Vin went right in but Everett told me he was sad and was crying and he kept saying, "I don't like the Church." It was really cute and pretty humorous, I spent a few minutes with him and then took him to Primary and sat a few mins until his teacher could make him feel comfortable to stay. Everett kind of just had an off week this last week.
Nov. 10th: I got a call from Everett's teacher in Lehi today saying that he kind of had a rough day. He was weepy they said and then wasn't wanting to do his work. Also he wouldn't stay in his spot so he had to be moved and got sad. I feel like he has been off this week with his behavior and emotions but I'm not sure what to do to help him.
Nov. 12th: We went and saw Yellowcard and New Found Glory in concert. It was actually suppose to be on the 11th but because of bad weather they had to postpone it one day. I was supposed to have a Holiday open house this night at our house but had to reschedule for next week and we added a few more vendors for people to check out. The concert was a lot of fun. It was nice being able to go and actually jump around here and there without the fear of throwing up at any moment because of pregnancy. We saw Yellowcard exactly a year ago and it was rough because I felt so sick. I felt like I was able to enjoy it a ton more this year which I'm sure helped Anthon enjoy it more too! We got a Guitar Pick from New Found Glory! They played 6 songs off the album I know. It was like being in High School again!
Nov. 21st: Anthon played in a Flag Football game today for church and the boys and I went and watched. It was cold and we were not 100% prepared apparently. We ended up sitting in the car to watch the rest of the game. It looked like Anthon had a lot of fun and I always enjoy watching him play sports. The boys and I enjoyed playing with my glasses in the car. They are so full of personality and fun!
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December 2015
Dec. 3rd: I had fun cuddling with Gordon. He is super cute and likes to wrap his arms and legs around our arms when we have our hands on his tummy. He is such a cutie. You would think with as active as his legs are now that he kicked me a ton in the womb but he didn't.
Dec. 4th: While babysitting today I colored with the kids. They liked that. I also got my Scentsy warmer going with some Holiday scent that smelled delicious. I had to get the house cleaned up for a LulaRoe party. Several people came but not very many purchases were made. Anthon let me get a new Cassie skirt and my first Irma shirt.
Dec. 5th: It's tradition in Eagle Mountain to have Santa Clause come around the neighborhood on a firetruck. We were heading out the door just in time to see him driving by. The boys took a cooking class that a lady offers in Saratoga Springs. They made cookie cups, brought a gift to exchange and were able to meet Santa. They made their lists for Santa and I guess Vin cried a little when Santa came in.
I did a little Christmas shopping in the afternoon for everyone in the family and that was fun. After that I went over to my friends house and babysat their kids for a few hours. I took Vin with me until it was time for the other kids to go to bed. We ate pizza, did a puzzle and then watched some short films on Netflix. It was fun to watch the kids and play with them.
Dec. 8th: I went to the doctor to discuss my groin pain I have had off and on since I had Everett almost 5 years ago. They think it is due to instability of the SI joint and enthesopathy of the groin. I'm doing some PT next week while in AZ where I can ASTEM done which irritates the area and promotes healing. We'll see how it goes. The other option is to inject some irritants into the area and hope that it heals but that is very expensive since it is not covered by insurance.
Dec. 9th: I went and did daycare in the evening at the Crossfit gym and Vin was totally passed out on the love sac thing. It was super cute. I worked out after that and completed a ton of squat cleans at 65# and pull ups. Its the first time since October that I have done pull ups in a workout. My hands tore but seem to be doing just fine. It was pretty mild.
Dec. 10th: I got a cute video of Gordon eating some rice cereal. He is becoming a lot more alert and I'm sure will progress to sitting and crawling in no time. Probably before we are ready. I went shopping for some snacks for our trip to AZ while Everett was at school and also ordered our Christmas cards/pictures for family down there.
Dec. 11th: We started our drive down to AZ. We arrived at Aunt Serena's house between 1-2AM which is about average for us. The drive down wasn't pretty painless.
Dec. 12th: We finished our drive down to Anthon's parents. We got an earlier start then what we typically do. We went to a Christmas breakfast thing that Aunt Serena's ward was having and each boy got to sit on Santa's lap. It was fun. The boys were so excited to get to Grandma Riding's house. I would say it's one of their favorite places to be.
I got pulled over on our way down for going 90 in a 65 area. We got super lucky and I didn't get a ticket. The officer said that because I was honest and didn't give him any crazy answers that I only got a warning. I used to drive a lot faster when we made trips like this but typically don't anymore. I'm glad everything turned out okay.
We went to a Murder Mystery Dinner with our friends Jen and Steve in the evening. It was fun. They served a 3 course meal while actors performed several scenes and we had to figure out who killed Mr. Boddee with what and in what room. Anthon and Steve got the answer right and Steve won a gift card to come back and see another show. There were lots of sexual innuendos but nothing too crazy. I got the room wrong but had the person and weapon correct. I gave Jen an Awesome giraffe shirt for Christmas that I found. It seemed like she liked it. We sat in Steve's truck for quite a while after to chat about kids and their kitchen remodel. We could always sit around chatting for hours.
Dec. 13th: We went to church at 9AM and I handed out lots of Christmas cards to friends from our old ward. I took a nap with Gordon. We went out to Grandma and Grandpa's house where we had beans, scones and salad. We also played May I. I won so that was Awesome. The kids had a blast playing with cousins. Not many things make me as happy or happier to see my kids having the time of their life.
Dec. 14th: We had our Christmas get together for when we were visiting. All of the siblings and sig, others were their except Andre. He went to Colorado to watch the Broncos play and didn't come back until the late evening. We had dinner, exchanged gifts, played May I and visited. We got to meet Rad's girlfriends for the first time and Jared and Becki were able to make it too. Andre had Anthon for the gift exchange and gave him a Batman fleece onesie pajama. Cari had me and she got me several things. She got me orange nail polish, orange socks, made me a shirt that says orange power, earrings and an infinity scarf. Anthon had Shaeda and we got her some Mesa high colored leggings and I had Rad and I got him an In-N-Out gift card and some Mr. Pibb.
Dec. 15th: Anthon graduated with his Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering! Hooray! Our journey of the last 6.5 years is over. The first day of the rest of our lives has started! The boys and I, Andrea and Grandpa Richardson were there. Vin started to have a fever the day before but it got pretty high during the ceremony. We are having cake and ice cream out at Grandma's house on friday night to celebrate.
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Dec. 4th: While babysitting today I colored with the kids. They liked that. I also got my Scentsy warmer going with some Holiday scent that smelled delicious. I had to get the house cleaned up for a LulaRoe party. Several people came but not very many purchases were made. Anthon let me get a new Cassie skirt and my first Irma shirt.
Dec. 5th: It's tradition in Eagle Mountain to have Santa Clause come around the neighborhood on a firetruck. We were heading out the door just in time to see him driving by. The boys took a cooking class that a lady offers in Saratoga Springs. They made cookie cups, brought a gift to exchange and were able to meet Santa. They made their lists for Santa and I guess Vin cried a little when Santa came in.
I did a little Christmas shopping in the afternoon for everyone in the family and that was fun. After that I went over to my friends house and babysat their kids for a few hours. I took Vin with me until it was time for the other kids to go to bed. We ate pizza, did a puzzle and then watched some short films on Netflix. It was fun to watch the kids and play with them.
Dec. 8th: I went to the doctor to discuss my groin pain I have had off and on since I had Everett almost 5 years ago. They think it is due to instability of the SI joint and enthesopathy of the groin. I'm doing some PT next week while in AZ where I can ASTEM done which irritates the area and promotes healing. We'll see how it goes. The other option is to inject some irritants into the area and hope that it heals but that is very expensive since it is not covered by insurance.
Dec. 9th: I went and did daycare in the evening at the Crossfit gym and Vin was totally passed out on the love sac thing. It was super cute. I worked out after that and completed a ton of squat cleans at 65# and pull ups. Its the first time since October that I have done pull ups in a workout. My hands tore but seem to be doing just fine. It was pretty mild.
Dec. 10th: I got a cute video of Gordon eating some rice cereal. He is becoming a lot more alert and I'm sure will progress to sitting and crawling in no time. Probably before we are ready. I went shopping for some snacks for our trip to AZ while Everett was at school and also ordered our Christmas cards/pictures for family down there.
Dec. 11th: We started our drive down to AZ. We arrived at Aunt Serena's house between 1-2AM which is about average for us. The drive down wasn't pretty painless.
Dec. 12th: We finished our drive down to Anthon's parents. We got an earlier start then what we typically do. We went to a Christmas breakfast thing that Aunt Serena's ward was having and each boy got to sit on Santa's lap. It was fun. The boys were so excited to get to Grandma Riding's house. I would say it's one of their favorite places to be.
I got pulled over on our way down for going 90 in a 65 area. We got super lucky and I didn't get a ticket. The officer said that because I was honest and didn't give him any crazy answers that I only got a warning. I used to drive a lot faster when we made trips like this but typically don't anymore. I'm glad everything turned out okay.
We went to a Murder Mystery Dinner with our friends Jen and Steve in the evening. It was fun. They served a 3 course meal while actors performed several scenes and we had to figure out who killed Mr. Boddee with what and in what room. Anthon and Steve got the answer right and Steve won a gift card to come back and see another show. There were lots of sexual innuendos but nothing too crazy. I got the room wrong but had the person and weapon correct. I gave Jen an Awesome giraffe shirt for Christmas that I found. It seemed like she liked it. We sat in Steve's truck for quite a while after to chat about kids and their kitchen remodel. We could always sit around chatting for hours.
Dec. 13th: We went to church at 9AM and I handed out lots of Christmas cards to friends from our old ward. I took a nap with Gordon. We went out to Grandma and Grandpa's house where we had beans, scones and salad. We also played May I. I won so that was Awesome. The kids had a blast playing with cousins. Not many things make me as happy or happier to see my kids having the time of their life.
Dec. 14th: We had our Christmas get together for when we were visiting. All of the siblings and sig, others were their except Andre. He went to Colorado to watch the Broncos play and didn't come back until the late evening. We had dinner, exchanged gifts, played May I and visited. We got to meet Rad's girlfriends for the first time and Jared and Becki were able to make it too. Andre had Anthon for the gift exchange and gave him a Batman fleece onesie pajama. Cari had me and she got me several things. She got me orange nail polish, orange socks, made me a shirt that says orange power, earrings and an infinity scarf. Anthon had Shaeda and we got her some Mesa high colored leggings and I had Rad and I got him an In-N-Out gift card and some Mr. Pibb.
Dec. 15th: Anthon graduated with his Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering! Hooray! Our journey of the last 6.5 years is over. The first day of the rest of our lives has started! The boys and I, Andrea and Grandpa Richardson were there. Vin started to have a fever the day before but it got pretty high during the ceremony. We are having cake and ice cream out at Grandma's house on friday night to celebrate.
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Sunday, October 4, 2015
August 6th, 2015- Anthon's Birthday every year!
My day has been like a Roller Coaster!
So many things to talk about that have happened in the past and also the present.
Our morning started out by Anthon over sleeping by about an hour and a half. I heard his alarm but apparently he turned it off and went back to sleep. I thought maybe he just decided to sleep in since it was his birthday, guess not.
The morning was good. I was a little less tired than normal which is great and had time to get ready for the day while Gordon took a nap.
The boys had appointments to get their teeth cleaned today but not until 2 but it seems like there is always stuff to do and I don't get out of the house very quickly. By the time I fed Gordon and we were all ready to go we only had an hour until their appointments. I took them to Smith's for lunch (corn dogs) and then we were off to the dentist.
The boys were amazing at the dentist and that was Awesome! They both had a couple x-rays done, a teeth cleaning and received some goody bags. The best part is that neither one of them had any cavities.
So things were going great for the day and I hurried home to take some diapers to a friend and take the library books we had which were overdue. I finally found one today that was missing for a few weeks. Who knew it could hide between the footboard and mattress?
We had been getting some work done on both vehicles and found out a couple days ago that the Expedition needs a new Altenator. I got out of the car to turn the books into the library slot and when I climbed back in I noticed the vehicle had died and I couldn't get it restarted. If only I hadn't taken that extra trip out in it right? They were supposed to come pick up the vehicle in about an hour or so to start the repairs. On a positive note at least it died in the parking spot at the library so I was able to take the kids in to pick out some new books and read while we waited to be picked up. Things would have not been so great had it been on the side of the road.
Since it was Anthon's birthday he was able to leave work about 45 mins early to come and get us.
So after Anthon came and picked us up we had to run back to the dentist because I dropped one of my retainers out of the diaper bag and they had it there for me. Vin started to act funny and we were worried he didn't feel well but he ended up being just fine.
We had plans I believe to go out to dinner and went to Outback Steakhouse in Orem since we had a gift card. Since Gordon was so young we took him with us and he slept the whole time.
We had Sydney babysit and it was super cute because Vin fell asleep with his head in her lap. He doesn't do that for just anyone.
Anthon's birthday was also my 6 week mark after having Gordon which normally I would get a check up then but didn't have mine until about 8 weeks instead.
This also marked the year of getting a cease and desist letter from a Constable last year on Anthon's birthday from a neighbor over our fence. That was ridicoulous last year. I'm sure glad we are past that point in time. We love our fence.
Six years ago on this day is when Anthon and I got engaged. I had planned a picnic for us in my apartment that I was getting ready to move into. We ate sitting on a blanket and I remember making PB & J Sandwiches and cut them out with cookie cutters and I put glitter all over. ( We found glitter in that apartment still the day we were moving out). Bad idea. We went and saw The Proposal that night and then ended the evening by talking in his garage where he decided to propose.
I thought I had a lot more to share but I can't remember anything else since I took so long to finish blogging about it.
So many things to talk about that have happened in the past and also the present.
Our morning started out by Anthon over sleeping by about an hour and a half. I heard his alarm but apparently he turned it off and went back to sleep. I thought maybe he just decided to sleep in since it was his birthday, guess not.
The morning was good. I was a little less tired than normal which is great and had time to get ready for the day while Gordon took a nap.
The boys had appointments to get their teeth cleaned today but not until 2 but it seems like there is always stuff to do and I don't get out of the house very quickly. By the time I fed Gordon and we were all ready to go we only had an hour until their appointments. I took them to Smith's for lunch (corn dogs) and then we were off to the dentist.
The boys were amazing at the dentist and that was Awesome! They both had a couple x-rays done, a teeth cleaning and received some goody bags. The best part is that neither one of them had any cavities.So things were going great for the day and I hurried home to take some diapers to a friend and take the library books we had which were overdue. I finally found one today that was missing for a few weeks. Who knew it could hide between the footboard and mattress?
We had been getting some work done on both vehicles and found out a couple days ago that the Expedition needs a new Altenator. I got out of the car to turn the books into the library slot and when I climbed back in I noticed the vehicle had died and I couldn't get it restarted. If only I hadn't taken that extra trip out in it right? They were supposed to come pick up the vehicle in about an hour or so to start the repairs. On a positive note at least it died in the parking spot at the library so I was able to take the kids in to pick out some new books and read while we waited to be picked up. Things would have not been so great had it been on the side of the road.
Since it was Anthon's birthday he was able to leave work about 45 mins early to come and get us.
So after Anthon came and picked us up we had to run back to the dentist because I dropped one of my retainers out of the diaper bag and they had it there for me. Vin started to act funny and we were worried he didn't feel well but he ended up being just fine.
We had plans I believe to go out to dinner and went to Outback Steakhouse in Orem since we had a gift card. Since Gordon was so young we took him with us and he slept the whole time.
We had Sydney babysit and it was super cute because Vin fell asleep with his head in her lap. He doesn't do that for just anyone.
Anthon's birthday was also my 6 week mark after having Gordon which normally I would get a check up then but didn't have mine until about 8 weeks instead.
This also marked the year of getting a cease and desist letter from a Constable last year on Anthon's birthday from a neighbor over our fence. That was ridicoulous last year. I'm sure glad we are past that point in time. We love our fence.
Six years ago on this day is when Anthon and I got engaged. I had planned a picnic for us in my apartment that I was getting ready to move into. We ate sitting on a blanket and I remember making PB & J Sandwiches and cut them out with cookie cutters and I put glitter all over. ( We found glitter in that apartment still the day we were moving out). Bad idea. We went and saw The Proposal that night and then ended the evening by talking in his garage where he decided to propose.
I thought I had a lot more to share but I can't remember anything else since I took so long to finish blogging about it.
Saturday, February 28, 2015
February 2015
February 1st: This was SuperBowl Sunday so we went over to our Cousin Tim's house where they had some other family and friends coming over to watch the SuperBowl. It's nice getting out of church by 11:30 so we have the rest of the day left to be together and hang out. The Patriots and Seahawks were playing. I was going for the Patriots and they won. It was an exciting game to watch and the food was good. It feels a little hectic for me when there are that many people in one place and people are eating and the boys are being crazy. The boys enjoyed playing with the gift we got Everett which was one of those marble run you put together and roll the marbles down.
February 2nd: I decided to sign up to be a Jamberry Nail Consultant. The Jamberry nail wraps are my favorite. I love all of the fun designs.
February 3rd: I did a ton of babysitting. I babysat 3 different kids from 3 different times but it was a good fun day. I watched Kelsey, Quinn and Marshal that day.
February 4th: I babysat Kelsey again this day and I took my boys and my friend Crystal with her two boys to the Museum of Natural Curiosity for a couple hours. We came home by a certain time since Crystal had an appt. for someone to come look at her preschool and so I could get Kelsey home at a decent hour. Well the people cancelled their appt to look at Crystal's school but both of our husband's were working late so we got together to nagout for a while again and made dinner together and let the boys play and watch a movie. We got invited to play volleyball at 9 so we went and did that and that was a lot of fun too.
February 5th: I went to workout like I always do but this time when I stepped out of the car I noticed I forgot to put my tennis shoes on but instead was wearing my slippers. I did most of my workout in just socks and was able to wear my slippers for some of it. My coach Shyanne is Amazing! The boys were cute that day and laid on the couch together and said they were sleeping. It was adorable. Since
it was Thursday we went over to our friend's house to play. The boys play downstairs with the other kids and I play Settlers of Catan with the other moms that come. It Awesome and I love it! This was the day that my friend Sarah from Oklahoma told me that they are planning a visit to come see us after the baby gets here in July and we are more settled.
February 6th: I went to my internship which is still going great. I have been writing the workouts for the Dive team lately. The other intern and I got to do Lactate Threshold testing on each other and that is super interesting to me. It wasn't a test that I ever learned how to do in school. It requires taking
blood samples at intervals while exercising on the treadmill to check the lactate levels in the blood. The longer it takes you to reach 4.0 in your lactate levels, the better shape you are in.Everett helped me make pizza for dinner while Vin was taking a nap. I also made a cauliflower crust pizza but the smell got to me and I couldn't even touch it after I made it but the other pizza I made was the best job I have ever done.
We went to the Stake Valentine's Dance for church which was fun. There was only a few people we knew there and we only danced a little but it's always fun to have some time out together without the kids.
February 7th: I put on my Valentine's Day Jamberry wraps called Love Spell and I love them I also worked on getting some parties set up and the Hostess packets ready.
February 8th: I went to church by myself since Anthon wasn't feeling Awesome and the boys were around some others that were sick and we wanted to make sure that they wouldn't give anything to anyone. It was weird being at church without the rest of my family.
February 9th: This was like Christmas! Everett got his card from Grandma & Grandpa Riding which he got a blow up sword that he loved in their card. We ordered a Dr.Pepper clock from China for the kitchen and that came in as well.February 10th: The boys woke up a little before 4:30 and that was totally unenjoyable for all parties involved. I don't think they ever went back to sleep. Anthon and I shared one car while the cars got looked at in the shop so we had to take Anthon to work most of the week. Luckily the day they got up super early I was getting up to workout at 5 anyways.
February 11th: Vin got up super early again but at least went back to sleep for a little while. He was super tired though because he fell asleep on his cars couch fairly early. He looked super cute! I went a played volleyball again and that was fun as usual.
February 12th: This was a big day for us! We went to the doctor and found out if we were having a boy or girl. Anthon was able to take off work for the rest of the day and go to the appointment and we 
took the boys too. The day before I reached my halfway point in the pregnancy. Everything for the baby looks great and we had the ultrasound technician put what the gender of the baby was in an envelope and then she texted Crystal and our friend Emily in AZ what it was because they both were making a gender reveal cake. We were really torn about whether it was a boy or girl. We had people guess and if they guessed wrong then they had to do a certain amount of burpees. Crystal made us a cake to take to dinner with us at Olive Garden with my parents and Emily made a cake to take to Anthon's parents to surprise them. Both cakes were Awesome and it was a lot of fun. Also we are having another BOY! We are really excited!
My newest Niece was also born this night so it was a really exciting night for our family.
February 13th: Anthon took a cake to work to tell his coworkers we were having a boy and I took a small cake to tell my coworkers too. The boys and I were going to go to Colorado to see Mike for the long weekend but he told us that a snow storm was going to blow in on Sunday so we thought it was best for none of us to travel because it can be dangerous. I was really disapppointed since we were really looking forward to seeing him. It wokredout for the best I guess though since the boys haven't been feeling 100%.
Everett had his Valentine's Party at school and I could tell when I picked him up that he really enjoyed that. We had lunch with a bunch of friends and then had a good nap. The boys went to sleep early and Anthon wasn't feeling well when he came home from work.
I went to my friend Ashton's wedding reception. She also happens to be my neighbor and she was my visiting teaching companion too. She looked stunning in her dress and I was s happy for her and Zack.
February 14th: Everyone in the house wasn't feeling particulary well except me so I kind of felt like I had Cabin Fever. I wanted to remain feeling well so I got out of the house a couple times during the day. First we had a Stake Basketball game for church so I went and played in that. It was fun. I'm pretty good at everything except actually making baskets. After that Melissa and I went to Walmart and picked up some simple gifts for Anthon and the boys for Valentine's Day. I went home and took the boys upstairs to watch Land Before Time so Anthon could rest a little more. The boys both took a nap
in the playroom on the Futon together. I got a cute video of Everett being upset about having a baby brother instead of a baby sister. It didn't help that he was still tired from napping and not feeling Awesome but he is a cute boy.Melissa's husband Jason came over to help give each boy a blessing and he helped us hang our height measuring stick that we got for Christmas. I'm glad to finally have it hung up.
February 15th: I went to church by myself for the second week but it was nice to be there. I really enjoy our ward.
February 16th: The boys and I went to look at some bedroom sets. We really want to get a new bed and something that looks nice but it is all so expensive it seems.
Februaury 19th: I took Anthon to his first college basketball game at BYU. Thanks to my friend Alex for the tickets. It ended up being a really good game so that was exciting. It was Awesome that BYU won though too. It was senior night.
Februaury 20th: Everett had a field trip to the dentist for school. Based off the pictures it looks like he did fairly well so we are going to try and get him in for an appointment soon to get his teeth checked out. The last time we took him in to try it didn't workout so well. Cristofer turned 7 this day. I can't believe how time has flied over the years.
February 21st: We went to Classic Skating in Orem to celebrate Cristofer's birthday with him. They have bounce houses, a jungle playing area and skating. It was nice that Dad, Seth, Nikki and Natalie were able to come too. The boys had a lot of fun. Anthon had a scouting event to go to but he left early so he could come hang out too. I brought Kailee with me to help with the boys and it seemed like she had fun too. Lots of Cristofer's extended family were there too and it was nice to see several of them again. We had a Costco cake which was delicious and we got him an outfit and a BYU autographed soccer ball from the Men's soccer team. It was a great day!
It snowed a good amount that day which was unusual since we have hardly gotten any snow all winter. I went to my friend Jenni's baby shower for a few mins and then we went up to my parent's house to have dinner. We weren't sure how the roads would be going home but we were able to make it just fine. It's always nice sleeping in your own bed.
Februaury 23rd: I watched Quinn who seemed to be having a rough day but she was super sweet and sat next to me while we watched Mickey Mouse. I also got to work on my wreath for St. Patrick's Day and I ran my first FB Jamberry party.
Februaury 24th: I ran my second FB Jamberrry party and got my wreath completely finished. It was the most time consuming project I have done but I love it.
February 25th: I ran my Launch party at the house for Jamberry and it was a ton of fun! I had a ton of friends come and we had a great time. I'm glad they are enjoying the wraps as much as I am and I'm grateful for their support in my new business.
Februaury 27th: We babysat Kelsey and had several other visitors come. Seth, Nikki and Natalie came over for a few hours to visit and had lunch with us. Kendra came over a little later too and hung out so it was nice to catch up with her. Kelsey and the boys did some finger painting and it was cute to watch them.
Februaury 28th: Today I completed my first workout for the Crossfit Open. I felt like I did fairly well and I PR'd on Clean & Jerk. I got 115#. After that I came home and Vin and I took at nap on the couch together and Everett decided to join in. After that we went to get Anthon and the boys haircuts which Great Clips happened to be having a special of $3 cheaper on their normal price of haircuts. We went to Costco after that to renew our membership get a few snacks for Anthon to take to work. Everett threw up while we were there so that was a surprise. He showed no signs of not feeling well during the day. We decided we better get home. We came home gave them a bath, ate some dinner and just finished watch Big Hero 6. It was a good month.
Sunday, February 15, 2015
January 2015
The 2015 year started out fun for us as a family but we were sad/happy to have our rooommate Kendra move out too.
January 1st: My dad brought some sleds down from his house and we have an Awesome hill at the opening of our neighborhood where we took the boys to do some real sledding. It was a blast! Everyone had so much fun. It was all of us and my dad. After that we went and got lunch at Subway and took Kendra with us. After we came home I started helping her get her car loaded with her stuff and we also loaded mine up to get her moved to Orem. Her friends came over with a truck so we could get her bed moved. She moved into a cute house with a few other girls and we were excited for her new adventure but we have missed having her at the house too.
January 2nd: This was another fun day for us. I took the boys to the
Aquarium in Draper that we have been wanting to see since we moved here
basically. We met Kendra and her friend Trevor there since it was kind
of a pre-celebration for Kendra's birthday. We really enjoyed seeing all
of the fish, reptiles and of course the penguins. Everett was a little
intimidated with the sharks but he got a little more comfortable after a
few mins. The boys really liked the Octopus too. The sea otters were
very playful.
Oklahoma State had their bowl game this night so we
decided to get a babysitter and spend the evening watching the game at
Applebee's. My friend's Jessica and Nick met us there to hang out too.
We enjoyed some delicious food and I loved my 3 mucho virgin daiquiris.
They are my favorite.
January 3rd: We decided to take the boys to the Lehi Fun Center for a night of fun and then to see a movie at the Towne Cinemas. We played a few games with them, at some pizza then took them to see Penguins of Madagascar. We had to bribe them with some candy a little here and there to get them refocused on the movie but it was a fun night. We look forward to doing more things like that. We bought a pass of all passes this year. This was also the first time I felt the baby move.
January 6th: I went shopping to get an outfit to wear to my internship for BYU starting on the 12th. I was able to find a blue pair of Nike sweatpants for $9.99 and then $11.99 on a blue nike shirt.
January 7th: I babysat Quinn who is 18 months old. Her and the boys enjoyed playing with all kind of things but especially the tents.
January 9th: I babysat Kelsey who I've been babysitting fairly frequently for a while now. She is just a few months younger than Everett and they get along super well. She is fun to babysit.
January 10th: I competed in my second Crossfit competition. I strained my ab/groin a few days previously so I had to use a band for my pull-ups to keep from being in pain. The competition workout was: 40 DU, 30 Pull-ups, 20 box jumps, 10 GTO (85#), 20 box jumps, 30 pull-ups and 40 DU. Everything went well except the jump ropes. I just couldn't find my rhythm to do more than 2 at a time. My friends Maren and Melissa came to watch and made me a sweet poster. It was Awesome to have them there. I didn't finish last. Not too bad for being pregnant. After the competition I went home and got ready to go to Anthon's Uncle Richard's wedding which was in Springville. It was a nice small ceremony and it was nice to see family from AZ that came up to come and also meet some of Uncle Richard's kids that I hadn't met yet too. I can't remember if we did anything else that evening.
January 11th: This was Everett's first week in Nursery in our ward. The week before our Stake only had sacrament due to all of the illness going around. Church starts at 8:30am now so that has been an adjustment since it was at 1pm before but we are enjoying have more of our day left on Sundays to hang out now.
January 12th: I started my internship at BYU in the Strength & Conditioning department. I go in twice a week from about 6:15am-10:30am. The teams I'm helping with are Swim, Dive, Women's Volleyball and some Track & Field. The friendliest group from the beginning was Dive. I'm impressed with most of the athlete's and how hard they work. Some of them have impecable form on the Olympic lifts and that is Awesome to see. My supervisor is Alex and I love her. She is fun to work with and I look forward to the things that she will teach me.
I started meal planning this month and made some foods I had never made before like Broccoli Cheese Soup. It was delicious.
January 15th: I got the boys a ramp thing to race their toy cars down for $5 off of Facebook. They really enjoyed it for a couple days but haven't played with it much since then since they took it apart and I haven't put it back together yet.
I also played in my last futsal game for the season. I had actually gone originally just to watch but they talked me into playing since I had brought my stuff just in case anyways. I ended up scoring the best goal I had scored all season and it was a pretty good game for me. We played a second game for fun against the same team.
January 16th: Everett had pajama day at school this day so all the kids looked pretty cute.
January 17th: I went and worked out with my best friend Jessica at the Crossfit gym and hit a new PR on my back squat at 165#. We pretty much had a lazy day after that.
January 19th: This was a holiday so Everett didn't have school so I didn't go to my internship either. I went and worked out and then worked on potty training with Vin a little. I also gave Everett treats when he remembered to both flush the toliet and wash his hands. We were 50/50 for Vin. He had one accident and one success in the toilet. He seemed super tired at around 4:30 and actually ended up coming down with a fever but was doing tons better by bedtime. Often when the boys are sick we have them sleep on the couch so we can moniter them better and hear right away if they wake. If they are throwing up then they sleep in our room on the floor so they are close to the bathroom and we can help them.
January 20th: This was the day when the boys spilled almost an entire big bag of M&M's on the floor in the kitchen and I found it amusing instead of getting mad and I let them eat most of them off of the floor because it seemed easier than sweeping them up right away. That was when I started feeling like maybe I was getting a cold too. I remember asking Everett to get me a tissue and he literally brought me one square of toilet paper. Silly boy!
January 22nd: I hosted my first online/in home Jamberry party. It was a blast and I had 9 Awesome ladies come over. Everyone got to put a sample on to try and I had several people order wraps. We had snacks and got to know each other better and the last person left at almost 11pm. I ended up meeting the $251 sales mark with my party when I got a few extra days to make some sales. The order came in super fast
and I'm excited to put my Valentine's Day wraps on. I made peanut butter protein balls and my favorite punch for the party. The punch wasn't quite as slushy as I wanted it to be but it was still delicious!
January 23rd: I had my internship and was functioning pretty well for only getting about 5 hours of sleep. I hit a new PR on my power clean at 121#. It took me 3 tries but the last rep wasn't too ugly.
January 24th: This day was pretty busy for me. I felt like I wasn't home all day. It started out by going to lift for a little while with Jessica at the gym. She was a beast and got a new PR on her power clean.
After that I came home and got ready to go watch the BYU Swim/Dive meet. I met Alex at her house and then she drove us to the meet. It was espcially fun to watch the diving. I had never been to any kind of swim meet before.
On my way home from the swim meet I stopped at a store I had never been to called The Wood Connection so I could pick up a gift for my friend Ashton who had a bridal shower in the afternoon. I picked out some cute letters for her to decorate and hang in her house. I was suppose to bring a gift for the first craft night. The bridal shower was really cute and I was happy that Ashton liked what I picked out.
We ended the evening by going to a concert while my dad, brother and the boys went to the Utah Jazz game. Anthon and I went to see just the opening bands but still had to leave a little early to catch the very end of the Jazz game. The boys were really good though just like I expected them to be and the loved watching the game. The Jazz won the game which made it even better.
January 27th: Everett played hard this day. After I got done babysitting one of the little girls I sometimes babysit he laid on the floor to watch the rest of a movie and used the teddy bear as his pillow. Next thing I knew he was passed out and had a nice nap. It was super cute! That was the same day that Vin must have napped at the same time because I was able to get the border of my Dr.Pepper mirror painted black and I was also able to get my Valentine's Day wreath almost finished. We had a
delicious homemade meal that evening of green chile burritos with refried beans and spanish rice.
January 28th: This was a hard day for me. I went and got Everett tested to see if he was where he should be for his age and what he was learning. It turns out that he is well below average in Cognitive, Language Assessment and Social/Emotional. Thankfully one of the reasons you can get your children tested is so that we can start getting the help Everett needs through the school district to get him caught up to where he should be. We are excited to figure out what ways he best learns and how we can effectively communicate with him. I have struggled often with the fact that he doesn't listen or follow directions sometimes no matter how hard I try but I felt comfort in the fact that sometimes he really isn't understanding me. I know I need to be more patient and do all that I can to help him.
January 30th: Everett got to bring in treats for his birthday at school. We ordered a dozen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cupcakes and he was more than thrilled about it. It's pretty much all he talked about that day and one of the kids from class told their mom that they had the "best snack ever" that day. It was a winning moment for me as a mom!
January 31st: Everett turned 4! What an exciting and Awesome day we had. We planned a birthday party for him and Jack & Jill's
bowling lane. Almost everyone we invited was able to make it and we had a
blast. The birthday party package included pizza, drinks and one game
of bowling. All of Everett's friends that we invited we paid for their
bowling and what was Awesome was having my adult friends there too. Also
my parents came too so it was nice to have them there. Needless to say
it was a perfect birthday party. Everett's friends there were: Connor,
Caden, Hailey, Marshal, Orion, Cyrus, Kelsey, and Ava
January 1st: My dad brought some sleds down from his house and we have an Awesome hill at the opening of our neighborhood where we took the boys to do some real sledding. It was a blast! Everyone had so much fun. It was all of us and my dad. After that we went and got lunch at Subway and took Kendra with us. After we came home I started helping her get her car loaded with her stuff and we also loaded mine up to get her moved to Orem. Her friends came over with a truck so we could get her bed moved. She moved into a cute house with a few other girls and we were excited for her new adventure but we have missed having her at the house too.January 2nd: This was another fun day for us. I took the boys to the
Aquarium in Draper that we have been wanting to see since we moved here
basically. We met Kendra and her friend Trevor there since it was kind
of a pre-celebration for Kendra's birthday. We really enjoyed seeing all
of the fish, reptiles and of course the penguins. Everett was a little
intimidated with the sharks but he got a little more comfortable after a
few mins. The boys really liked the Octopus too. The sea otters were
very playful.
Oklahoma State had their bowl game this night so we
decided to get a babysitter and spend the evening watching the game at
Applebee's. My friend's Jessica and Nick met us there to hang out too.
We enjoyed some delicious food and I loved my 3 mucho virgin daiquiris.
They are my favorite.January 3rd: We decided to take the boys to the Lehi Fun Center for a night of fun and then to see a movie at the Towne Cinemas. We played a few games with them, at some pizza then took them to see Penguins of Madagascar. We had to bribe them with some candy a little here and there to get them refocused on the movie but it was a fun night. We look forward to doing more things like that. We bought a pass of all passes this year. This was also the first time I felt the baby move.January 6th: I went shopping to get an outfit to wear to my internship for BYU starting on the 12th. I was able to find a blue pair of Nike sweatpants for $9.99 and then $11.99 on a blue nike shirt.
January 7th: I babysat Quinn who is 18 months old. Her and the boys enjoyed playing with all kind of things but especially the tents.
January 9th: I babysat Kelsey who I've been babysitting fairly frequently for a while now. She is just a few months younger than Everett and they get along super well. She is fun to babysit.
January 10th: I competed in my second Crossfit competition. I strained my ab/groin a few days previously so I had to use a band for my pull-ups to keep from being in pain. The competition workout was: 40 DU, 30 Pull-ups, 20 box jumps, 10 GTO (85#), 20 box jumps, 30 pull-ups and 40 DU. Everything went well except the jump ropes. I just couldn't find my rhythm to do more than 2 at a time. My friends Maren and Melissa came to watch and made me a sweet poster. It was Awesome to have them there. I didn't finish last. Not too bad for being pregnant. After the competition I went home and got ready to go to Anthon's Uncle Richard's wedding which was in Springville. It was a nice small ceremony and it was nice to see family from AZ that came up to come and also meet some of Uncle Richard's kids that I hadn't met yet too. I can't remember if we did anything else that evening.January 11th: This was Everett's first week in Nursery in our ward. The week before our Stake only had sacrament due to all of the illness going around. Church starts at 8:30am now so that has been an adjustment since it was at 1pm before but we are enjoying have more of our day left on Sundays to hang out now.January 12th: I started my internship at BYU in the Strength & Conditioning department. I go in twice a week from about 6:15am-10:30am. The teams I'm helping with are Swim, Dive, Women's Volleyball and some Track & Field. The friendliest group from the beginning was Dive. I'm impressed with most of the athlete's and how hard they work. Some of them have impecable form on the Olympic lifts and that is Awesome to see. My supervisor is Alex and I love her. She is fun to work with and I look forward to the things that she will teach me.I started meal planning this month and made some foods I had never made before like Broccoli Cheese Soup. It was delicious.
January 15th: I got the boys a ramp thing to race their toy cars down for $5 off of Facebook. They really enjoyed it for a couple days but haven't played with it much since then since they took it apart and I haven't put it back together yet. I also played in my last futsal game for the season. I had actually gone originally just to watch but they talked me into playing since I had brought my stuff just in case anyways. I ended up scoring the best goal I had scored all season and it was a pretty good game for me. We played a second game for fun against the same team.
January 16th: Everett had pajama day at school this day so all the kids looked pretty cute.
January 17th: I went and worked out with my best friend Jessica at the Crossfit gym and hit a new PR on my back squat at 165#. We pretty much had a lazy day after that.January 19th: This was a holiday so Everett didn't have school so I didn't go to my internship either. I went and worked out and then worked on potty training with Vin a little. I also gave Everett treats when he remembered to both flush the toliet and wash his hands. We were 50/50 for Vin. He had one accident and one success in the toilet. He seemed super tired at around 4:30 and actually ended up coming down with a fever but was doing tons better by bedtime. Often when the boys are sick we have them sleep on the couch so we can moniter them better and hear right away if they wake. If they are throwing up then they sleep in our room on the floor so they are close to the bathroom and we can help them.
January 20th: This was the day when the boys spilled almost an entire big bag of M&M's on the floor in the kitchen and I found it amusing instead of getting mad and I let them eat most of them off of the floor because it seemed easier than sweeping them up right away. That was when I started feeling like maybe I was getting a cold too. I remember asking Everett to get me a tissue and he literally brought me one square of toilet paper. Silly boy!January 22nd: I hosted my first online/in home Jamberry party. It was a blast and I had 9 Awesome ladies come over. Everyone got to put a sample on to try and I had several people order wraps. We had snacks and got to know each other better and the last person left at almost 11pm. I ended up meeting the $251 sales mark with my party when I got a few extra days to make some sales. The order came in super fast and I'm excited to put my Valentine's Day wraps on. I made peanut butter protein balls and my favorite punch for the party. The punch wasn't quite as slushy as I wanted it to be but it was still delicious!
January 23rd: I had my internship and was functioning pretty well for only getting about 5 hours of sleep. I hit a new PR on my power clean at 121#. It took me 3 tries but the last rep wasn't too ugly.
January 24th: This day was pretty busy for me. I felt like I wasn't home all day. It started out by going to lift for a little while with Jessica at the gym. She was a beast and got a new PR on her power clean.After that I came home and got ready to go watch the BYU Swim/Dive meet. I met Alex at her house and then she drove us to the meet. It was espcially fun to watch the diving. I had never been to any kind of swim meet before.
On my way home from the swim meet I stopped at a store I had never been to called The Wood Connection so I could pick up a gift for my friend Ashton who had a bridal shower in the afternoon. I picked out some cute letters for her to decorate and hang in her house. I was suppose to bring a gift for the first craft night. The bridal shower was really cute and I was happy that Ashton liked what I picked out.We ended the evening by going to a concert while my dad, brother and the boys went to the Utah Jazz game. Anthon and I went to see just the opening bands but still had to leave a little early to catch the very end of the Jazz game. The boys were really good though just like I expected them to be and the loved watching the game. The Jazz won the game which made it even better.
January 27th: Everett played hard this day. After I got done babysitting one of the little girls I sometimes babysit he laid on the floor to watch the rest of a movie and used the teddy bear as his pillow. Next thing I knew he was passed out and had a nice nap. It was super cute! That was the same day that Vin must have napped at the same time because I was able to get the border of my Dr.Pepper mirror painted black and I was also able to get my Valentine's Day wreath almost finished. We had adelicious homemade meal that evening of green chile burritos with refried beans and spanish rice.
January 28th: This was a hard day for me. I went and got Everett tested to see if he was where he should be for his age and what he was learning. It turns out that he is well below average in Cognitive, Language Assessment and Social/Emotional. Thankfully one of the reasons you can get your children tested is so that we can start getting the help Everett needs through the school district to get him caught up to where he should be. We are excited to figure out what ways he best learns and how we can effectively communicate with him. I have struggled often with the fact that he doesn't listen or follow directions sometimes no matter how hard I try but I felt comfort in the fact that sometimes he really isn't understanding me. I know I need to be more patient and do all that I can to help him.
January 30th: Everett got to bring in treats for his birthday at school. We ordered a dozen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cupcakes and he was more than thrilled about it. It's pretty much all he talked about that day and one of the kids from class told their mom that they had the "best snack ever" that day. It was a winning moment for me as a mom!
January 31st: Everett turned 4! What an exciting and Awesome day we had. We planned a birthday party for him and Jack & Jill's
bowling lane. Almost everyone we invited was able to make it and we had a
blast. The birthday party package included pizza, drinks and one game
of bowling. All of Everett's friends that we invited we paid for their
bowling and what was Awesome was having my adult friends there too. Also
my parents came too so it was nice to have them there. Needless to say
it was a perfect birthday party. Everett's friends there were: Connor,
Caden, Hailey, Marshal, Orion, Cyrus, Kelsey, and Ava
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