To fix ......or not to fix?????

I had just laid Kaven down for his nap and then about 10 minutes later I sent Emery off to Joy School with a friend. I am now thinking 'Hooray, I get some time all for myself!!!! Should I clean or read my book???? Still very excited I then tiptoe to check on Kaven and this is how I find him. As a mother I find myself in these tiny predicaments all the time and I have to decide what I am going to do. Hench the title of this post. Strangely enough I am also thinking how fast he is growing up to be in this position and that I should probably document some of the things he is doing right now or I will forget. So here it is:

8 months
He first started to climb up on things. He could kind of get around by wiggling and scooting on his bum (barely). Somehow he would end up next to something and pull himself up to a standing position on it. He then got his first two teeth (bottom two), and learned to crawl during Christmas break. That was a big month for him. :) We had to put the crib down because of this. He loved helping his dad do that.
9 months
Started saying, "Hi" and waving to people. It mostly started because when we get out of the car after a trip I always say, "Hi" excitedly to him and he started saying it back. Now his vocabulary consists of Ma, Ma, Da, Da, and Ni Ni (Night Night). Oh and la, lab a la with his tongue (a favorite thing right now).

He LOVES taking baths. If he hears the water turn on in the bathroom he takes off crawling as fast as he can to the bathroom. He then pulls himself up on the tub with a big smile on his face. I think Emery and Kaven take a least two baths a day because they have so much fun in there. Last night he heard us ask Emery if she wanted to take a bath. He must of understood us because he took off as fast as he could to the bathroom (before the water was even turned on). I think sometimes kids/babies are smarter than we realize. He is still an extreme Ma Mas boy but does love to be involved in what his Daddy is doing like helping him shine his shoes Saturday night, and fix things with him. He also loves and fears Emery. Now that he is getting around Emery thinks she can pick him up, wrestle him and drag him around. Because of this Emery is starting to get into trouble for things she doesn't even do. I just realized that sometimes Kaven will squeal when Emery sits down next to him to "play" (before Emery even does anything) I guess in anticipation of what he knows is going to come. At the same time Kaven is really into knocking things over and grabbing at whatever he see's someone is holding. I assume this can get very frustrating for Emery when they are playing together. I must admit that she has a lot of patience for him considering she is 2. They really do adore each other.
So I am now back to the dilemma. Did I fix his sleeping position or not. As you can see I am not cleaning the house or reading a book right now for that matter. I am doing this blog post with a very ornery little 9 month old on my lap. All of you experienced mothers out there are probably laughing at me at this point. But you live and learn. Who knows maybe next time I will just leave him be and he will wake up very sore and ornery rather than tired and ornery. I guess we just get to pick and choose our battles. :)

Either way, I am so blessed to have this little one in my life and I feel honored to be trusted with these sweet little spirits. Being a wife and mother is the greatest. I feel blessed beyond measure.

January may be slow....but...

it is great for SNOW!!!!

It snowed just a little bit the other day and it was just enough for Emery to practice sledding on our Giant hill next to our house. It was slippery enough to sled and the grass stuck through just enough to slow the sled down. She went by herself numerous times and even went superman style all by herself too. She is much braver than I ever was as a child. She is a girl that is going places!!

Sledding is great, but who can resist having a snowball fight or making a snow angle while you are at it. I guess not Tim and Emery. :)

And of course we had to put Kaven on the sled for the sake of a picture. Even though he did not go down by himself. I hope you all have had a great January!

Far Too LONG....

since we have been to Logandale.
I did not think I could miss it so much. It was the first time we made the trip down there since we have moved to Salt Lake City. It was a long time coming. We were able to soak it all in and have a BLAST. We filled our days full of so many fun things that we didn't even get to go Geo Cashing (our new hobby, which my last post was about). That's o.k. though is just gives us more of a reason to go again soon. :)
We were able to:
play the piano with Grandma.
It was the first time we saw the new piano in their house and I spent a great portion of my time playing it and listening to it play on it's own. Emery loved listening to it play The Little Mermaid songs. She got more scared listening to the scary songs on the piano than watching the actual movie. That is how impressive it it. WOW!
....spend tons of time outside in the beautiful weather.
I can't believe I used to think it was cold in the winter there when I was growing up. I could go outside without a jacket on and it felt GREAT!
.....give Cami (my sister) a haircut.

Actually Tim cut it and I was pretty nervous about it but it turned out REALLY cute. Cami is so brave and Tim is so talented in everything. He gave her layers and the whole works. He never seizes to amaze me on what he can do, even when he has no experience in it.
.....play with cousins.
Cami came to see us on Saturday and we went to Mesquite on Sunday. We had lunch at my grandparents with Cami's family and my dads sisters family which we have not seen for a long time. Great Fun!
There were so many other things we did that I did not get pictures of like visit with my parents, card games, movies ect. It was a fabulous weekend. The only problem was it was not quite long enough. Guess we will just have to plan another trip soon.

We're Going on a Treasure Hunt....

Take hints from our GPS.

Hop into the stroller, Snug.

Walk down the road.

Coming to a snow field.

Can't go over it.......Can't go under it

have to walk through it

Got across the snow field.

Coming to some trees.

I see a pile of leaves.........and some thick sturdy branches.
Lets Start To Dig......
HOORAY IT'S THE TREASURE!!!!

Heading back home......Treasure tight in hand.

Walk past the Magpies

Tip-toe past the deer.

Hey everybody lets go on a Treasure Hunt

Are you excited?

A Decade of Memories

This new year being 2010 and all got me thinking about the last decade of my life, all that has happened, and the memories. These are just a few of the things that stood out the most to me:

2000

My Junior year of High School. I was involved in SO MANY THINGS that I got TMJ from all the stress and had to make some changes like playing Tennis instead of Volleyball (one of the hardest yet wisest decisions I made in my High School years).

2001
My senior year of High School. I was still Life guarding every Summer which I did for 6 Summers and part of my Junior year in college. I must say I did not love the life guarding part but I LOVED teaching swim lessons.

2002
Graduated High School, went on the Back East trip for the second time and started my College Years. :)

2003
Just finished my first year at collage, but had finally decided I wanted to get my degree in Elementary Education.

2004
I Met Tim in October. We knew we were getting married in November. Then we were engaged in December.

2005
Married the man of my dreams :) Then, I broke my foot while doing laundry (Some guys tease their wives about burning water their first year of marriage. Not me (even though my first roast I made for him had freezer burn pretty bad and it was disgusting) I top it off with breaking my foot doing the most boring thing. Gotta love that first year. :)

2006


I graduated from SUU and taught Kindergarten for a year.
(I only took about 10 pictures in 2006, the one of my mom was while she was making Thanksgiving dinner, and it is one of my favorites of her. She is always making delicious food and serving everyone all the time. She is always so happy and sweet to everyone and I think this pictures shows that a little. The other is right before Tim's Grandpa Don passed away. A pretty good group shot.

2007
Emery joined our family.

2008

We made friends that changed our lives (a few of those friends not pictured)! Wonderful memories!

2009
(A few more memories sense it was just last year)
Accepted to U of U Pharmacy School
Kaven Born

Tim graduated from SUU
Lived in Delta for part of the Summer
Moved to Salt Lake City
Completed first semester of Pharmacy School

You Know it's a Christmas Vacation when....

you have enough time on your hands to make homemade goodies AND boxes for your friends



reunions with cousins are sweet yet sometimes short lasting (little quarrels not pictured for discretion) :).


sled rides are plentiful, even on days when there is no snow,



you get the same gifts from people to prevent those little quarrels never pictured :),



the grandkids swarm to Grandma and Grandpa,



you have as much fun playing in boxes as you do with your new toys,



the gifts given and recieved are magical,


trucks are used for more than just driving from "A" to "B".