Tagged again!

Five things I was doing 10 years ago.
1-Chasing a 1-year-old around my house!
2-I was living in my first nasty, spider-infested base housing in Oklahoma!
3-Feeling homesick a lot!
4-Waiting for Jody to get home from pilot training everyday, then helping him study!
5-Just starting my scrapbook obsession!

Five Snacks I enjoy.
1-Krispy Kremes
2-chocolate covered peanuts
3-chips and salsa
4-A big, icy coke!
5-Anything chocolate!

Five Songs I know all the Lyrics to.
1. Anything by Bon Jovi
2. Madonna
3. All Disney show themes!
4. Learning to Fly, by Tom Petty, a favorite of my kids'
5. I'm embarrassed to admit that I could probably churn out a few New Kids on the Block songs still. The 80's were such a scary time!

Five Things I would do if I were a millionaire.
1-By a big, giant house that my whole family could gather in and still be comfortable. (in Logan!)
2-obviously, pay off our debt.
3-I'm taking the whole family on a cruise!
4-Invest.
5-Shop somewhere other than a clearance rack for a change!

Five bad habits.
1-I'm seriously cheap. It's bad.
2-I yell at my kids way too much!
3-I ramble.
4-staying up late for any reason. I am a night owl.
5-I eat way too much junk food!

Five things I'd never wear again.
1-Do you remember those heat censor shirts we had in the 8o's? The ones that left handprints? I thought they were awesome!
2-Stretch pants
3-Anything flourescent
4-Maternity clothes!
5-Overalls

Five favorite toys.

1-Computer
2-Camera
3-My scrapbook stuff
4-Vinyl
5-Books!

Five things on my To Do List Today.
1-Go to church
2-eat a bunch
3-nap
4-play with my cute neices
5- take tons of pictures!

Five people I tag!
1-Amber
2-Michelle
3-Milisa
4-Sydney
5-Angie

A Few Firsts at Five Months!

Brielle turned 5 months old on Sunday, and she's been dying to show-off some of her groovy new moves! She's rolled onto her back before, but I have to admit she's always had a teeny little bit of help from Mommy. On Friday, she rolled over completely by herself, and seemed thoroughly impressed by her new talent. She did it over and over, grinning the entire time!
I think I can . . . I think I can . . .

I did it!

She's also incredibly impressed with her newfound ability to sit up all by herself. It's still a bit shaky . . . if anything in the room moves, anything at all, she gets distracted and rolls right over. If all the conditions are perfect, however, she sits there and just chatters like crazy!

I can't resist sharing the latest Kutter quote. I told him that he was silly, yesterday. His response? "If you insist!"

Pickles!

Yeah, pickles. We were at a friends' house for dinner and Jody thought it would be very entertaining to give Brielle her first taste of pickle. We sat back and waited for the nasty face, but . . . nothing! In fact, she went absolutely nuts for it! Jody could barely hang onto it and was worried she'd suck it right down into her throat, but she just screamed when he took it away. What a strange kid, right?!

Kutter is so Goofy!

Kutter has been so silly lately. I caught this picture of him the other morning while watching cartoons. He didn't want his special new trucks to miss "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse". Doesn't he just look like this is the epitomy of happiness to him?!

"Hey, Mom, take our picture! " He's been really hamming it up for the camera lately!

Birthday Boy!

Kutter turned four today and, boy, did he have a great birthday! He got to start celebrating early on Saturday at Joe's Crabshack, where he was thrilled to have the waiters sing to him! Sunday was a party with Grandma and Grandpa. We were planning on buying him a cool cake on Saturday, but ran out of time (see previous post!) Grandma Linda came up with the ingenious plan to stack the chocolate donuts on a plate and top it with a candle. Huge success! Grandma and Grandpa gave him a great new shirt and a huge Mac truck (from the movie "Cars"). Uncle Travis and Aunt Hayley sent him a fun Kidnex set (fun building stuff). He was absolutely thrilled!


We were able to have another little party for Kutter tonight for family home evening. He got a football field cake and a little help blowing out the candles from Trayson. He was way excited to open his present from Grandma Kay, which he knew was the dinosaur book that he had begged for from Deseret Book! He couldn't wait to get his hands on it!




The rest of us got him a fun semi truck that makes tons of obnoxious noises, lights up, and drives around by itself. (yeah, I'm gonna hate that toy by tomorrow!) We also got him a "My First Book of Mormon Stories" board book and the movie "Over the Hedge". He's thinking that he can't wait to turn five!

Funny side note:

Kutter challenged me to a race the other day and, when he thought I was going to win, starting weaving back and forth in front of me. I soon realized that this was not just clumsy running, but an actual strategy! When I asked him about it he said, "Yeah. You're supposed to zig-zag like this so no one can pass if you want to win the race. That's what "Car's" says!" I had no idea how much he was getting out of that movie!

Left or Right?

Have you ever gotten lost? I mean really, really lost? Well, I sort of have a history of getting lost. Especially when I'm with my mom. Especially when we are really sleep deprived! Especially when we're really really hungry!

Here's how the conversation went at 6:30 pm.

Me: "I'm sure I can get us to Joe's Crabshack. No problem. I've passed it a dozen times coming the other direction. It should be easy."
Mom: "Are you positive?"
Me: "Of course!"

Around 7:15.

Me: " This looks really familiar. I'm sure we're really close".

7:30.

Mom: "Which way do I go?"
Me: "Left"
Mom: "Are you sure?"
Me: "Obviously not, but go left . . . Ok, so that's right."

7:35

Me: "When I say left I mean left! What are you doing? We are never, ever gonna find it! I have no idea where we are!"

7:45

Me: "I really have no idea where we are. I'm really lost".
The waiter at Joe's (waiting with my husband, Dad, and two sons!): "It's OK, just stay on the phone and I will get you there!"

8:15

Breje: "Dad, please don't let Mom and Grandma drive me home!"

What we learned:

1. Get directions! Preferably, get them when you know where you are at the moment. This really helps!
2. Boise is not fun to get lost in. If you realize you need to turn around, you probably won't be able to, because you will hit a million one-way streets in the process.
3. My mom really needs to learn her left from her right!
4. Food tastes better when you have worked all day to earn it!

French Fries!

All of my parenting books say that this lovely reaction means that my 4 1/2 month old little girl is just not ready for solid foods. She'll let you put just about anything in her mouth, but it comes right back out with a nasty face! Loads of fun, but MESSY!

However, Daddy has been determined to find something she likes, and it seems that she just has her mommy's taste buds. We almost couldn't get this french fry away from her! The other kids would discard them as soon as they sucked the salt off the fry, but she was determined to keep it forever and ever. That's my girl!

Fall Harvest

Ok, so I've had a few complaints that it's been awhile since I blogged, but, aside from the various illnesses' that have been getting around our house lately, there just hasn't been much going on! The big news around our house seems to be the recent harvest. The kids have been so excited to finally have a garden again and have been anxiously awaiting the day when we'd have loads of fresh vegetables. The problem? Our vast acreage yeilded about the most silly, dwarfish crop I've ever seen in my life. Our corn stalks never got taller than me and we have some watermelon and canteloupes that are about half the size of normal ones. This doesn't seem to have dampened the joy my kids experienced while harvesting the last of it yesterday!

We also had a farmer plant loads of potatos across the street from us, and he spread the word that whatever was left on the ground when they were done harvesting was free game. I felt a little guilty (and ok, a little white trash!) sending my kids out there to gather up the potatos, but you would've thought they'd won the lottery or something! Trayson said it was just like an easter egg hunt! They turned it into a game; who can find the smallest potato, the biggest potato, the weirdest potato, the potato that looks most like Mickey Mouse . . . Now, they are offering to give potatos to every person we come in contact with!

I think this one won several prizes! I am just so proud!