Help Me--From Connor

Calling all mommies who have told me they love me!! Come get me!!
We have an invader in our house!!
This creature is getting in my way as the baby of the house!

Everyone is saying he is cute-- I am cute!
Everyone is cuddling him-- Cuddle me!!
Today I tried to be nice to him
(and make up for a very small kick to his side-that I shouldn't get in trouble for)
I covered him up with his blanket and he threw up on me!!
How do I get rid of him?
They say he is my cousin who is visiting but he has overstayed
his welcome!!

Please!! If you have ever loved and cuddled me in your home- come save me now!!
I need you- sweet ladies that I love!!

Too Nap or Not to Nap

So when your church is 3 hours long and at 1pm- what do you do?
Do I put Connor down for a nap before church
or
or after church
or
not at all!!!

This is Connor when this past week I experimented with not taking a nap.
So dinner was almost finished and this is what he looked like!!

So how have you solved this dilemma!!

Happy Birthday Chandler!!

Happy 10th Birthday Chandler!!

This is one awesome kid to have around.
It has been fun watching him grow and turn into such an awesome guy!

So here we go!!
10 Things you should know about Chandler

1. He has an amazing imagination!
2. Britton can rile him up faster than anything else!
3. He is such a smartie!!
4. He loves playing with his friends. Wherever we have lived Chandler
has had tons of friends!
5. He loves video games. I think he would give up food for games!
6. Speaking of food- Chandler is the pickiest eater I have ever met! When
he was younger he would tell us he couldn't eat things because they
tasted like paint!
7. He loves his mom. He is still not embarrassed to kiss me! Love that!
8. He is grateful. He is the first to say thank you to Monte and I when
he has enjoyed himself at an outing or playing games or whatever!
9. Chandler is learning to cook. Right now he has pancakes mastered and loves to
make them for us!
10. He is a great kid who has been choosing the right for a long time, and
for this I am grateful!

We love you Chandler!!
Happy Birthday!

Chandler's Scary Party

What a great birthday party Chandler had!! They got to make a haunted house and feel creepy things in dishes. They ate witches fingers and dirt from a graveyard.

Making the haunted basement was so much fun! They spent over an hour down there creating the scariest basement ever!!!

Then the big boys were the "Ginnie pigs". They were "terrified" by the scary haunted basement!! They are such good sports!!
Happy Birthday Chandler!!

Monte's Last Day!!

Well since we moved to West Jordan Monte has worked for American Express. In grad school we interned at American Express in New York, and now due to cut backs with the economy Monte is one of hundreds being let go.
But you can't keep a good man down!!
He starts on Monday with Galileo, here in Salt Lake. He is a little nervous but as a wife I'm not. My husband has made it his mission to always provide for our family and with
the help of Heavenly Father he has always done a good job!
Thanks Monte and as always I am thinking of you as you say good bye to dear friends today, and
hello to new ones on Monday!

Warning to Mothers

I learned a valuable lesson with Kaitlyn and her tooth.
That lesson being
Dad doesn't have a clue in an emergency!
Now don't get me wrong, Monte did better than I ever would have when it came to the blood
and screaming that came with Kaitlyn accidentally popping out one of her permanent
teeth. But he didn't have a clue as to what dentist she sees. He calls me and tells me
in a rush that he is headed to the dentist office and hangs up. All of a sudden
I start to think does he even know Kaitlyn's dentist, he has never been there, he has paid their
bills but we are in crisis mode--does he know?
No, he does not!
He took her to Britton's dentist, who in complete confusion is telling my husband he has
no idea who this little girl is, as he is shoving her tooth back in her mouth. Monte
informs him that of course he is her dentist his card is on our calender. Kudos to Monte for noticing his card on the calendar-- but that is for Britton.
Kaitlyn and Chandler go to a pediatric dentist- who by the way knows a lot about children popping out their front teeth!
But that is okay he did good, but as I walk into the dentist
office I hear the dentist say, "I forgot to ask you is she allergic to latex?"
Monte answers, "No." As I answer, "Yes she is allergic please change gloves!!"
So this is not a blame Monte day. When the kids were younger and fewer
and work was less demanding he played a bigger role, but now his role doesn't usually include dentist visits, doctor visits, eye appointments, etc. That is my job and I love doing it (well not the shots and screaming, "Mommy no it hurts!"- but you understand).
Anyway I got to thinking the only reason Monte would have to take the kids to one of these places is if I am sick, dead or an emergency. All of which he won't be in his right mind. So I am making an emergency list with important doctor information, allergies (Connor has to be careful with penicillin- would he think of that in an emergency with his baby!), numbers of friends who can help, that kind of thing.
So what do you use? What numbers are important to you? Any suggestions? Was anyone like me and had never thought about your husband needing a dentist in under an hours time?
That's my thought of the day!

What a weekend!!

What a weekend we had 1st it starts out with Kaitlyn
knocking out her bottom front tooth.
Yes that would be the new permanent tooth!

Monte rushed her to the dentist and he shoved it back in and
glued it to the other one. We won't know for a few weeks if
the tooth will stay or if it will just have to be taken out.
Since our insurance ends on Friday this is great news for the weekend!

* * * *
But every cloud has a silver lining. On Saturday I canned Jalapeno Jelly!!
Yummy!
This is it in the pot.

The peppers are all from my garden. Since it froze this weekend ( I do not want to
talk about the weather change in my happy segment of this weekend) all peppers
had to be picked and canned.

Emily and Jason came over to help with the project.
That made it so much more fun!!

In all we canned 32 jars of Jalapeno Jelly. We had a great time
and were able to accomplish a lot.
And it made my weekend feel better than when it started.
Hope your weekend went well!

Happy Grandparents Day!

Due to the insane month we had I didn't get to tell my parents we love them. So I just wanted them to know we love you and miss you everyday. You are awesome parents and grandparents.

Go get the tissue dad before you hit play!

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General Conference Weekend

It's that time of year again!! One of my two favorite weekends of the whole year!! We are T-minus 5 minutes till Conference starts. It is General Conference weekend!!
What does this mean?

Well my kids say it means church in our p.j.'s
but to me it means more!
It means snuggling on the couch with the family
as we listen to the words of a prophet.

Hope everyone enjoys the weekend.
If you aren't LDS and want to check out conference enjoy!
As for any other questions about our beliefs go here!

Talk to you on Monday!

To Carousel or Not to Carousel

The zoo here just added a new Solar Powered carousel.

I thought what fun and took Connor on his first carousel ride.

He wasn't so sure about this. The idea of going up and down
and around and around at the same time
did not set too well for him!

Then the security of his mother leaves so that
she can get a cute shot of the back of him!
Way to go with those trust issues.

Overall if a picture says a thousand words,
Connor's just says 5
"Get me off this thing!"

Oh well, Sydney thought I was the best mom ever
for letting her ride it. And she rode
on the dolphin!