Funny Funny Lucas

I had to jot down a few funnies that Lucas has said lately...

Yesterday I asked him "Lucas, did you poop again?"

His answer "no mom, I didn't poop."

I replied "are you lyin'"

his response "mom, you tall me a animal? You tall me a lion?"

While trying to climb out from under the table he hit his head and said "aw man, dat so diffitult".

Other common sayings that come from his mouth...

"Why Not" (after almost everything I say)

"Aw... dang it!"

"div me a chance"

"dats not fair"

He's such a character.

Hint of Spring

I looked out the window and what did I see...

If you guessed popcorn...you lose!

I saw rain. "What's so special about rain" you ask? Well let me tell you. It was the kind of rain the comes down while the sun is still shining brightly. The kind the comes down really hard and than stops within minutes of starting. The kind that comes during Spring and Summer. Does this mean I'm being teased?? Most likely. Especially when I can look at the yards around us and see more grass than snow. I look at our yard and see work...I mean rock and dirt.

Oh well... gotta take the good with the bad.






Yesterday Tawnya and I got to go to lunch with one of my most favorite people in the world...Karli. We try to do a lunch once a month, but sometimes it's hit and miss. Her little girl Kaiya is the sweetest little thing. Karli and I worked together at UVSC and became instant friends. She has one of the neatest stories and is most deserving of every blessing that has come their way. Her cute little family has an exciting weekend ahead and I couldn't be more happy for them. Love ya Kar.

The K.T. Adventures

Tawn and I started our weekend of fun on Friday...hence the K.T. adventures. Clever...don't worry, it didn't take me long to think it up! Anways...we spent Friday making a bunch of freezer meals. Now, we would have accomplished a bit more if T had shown up on time, but whatever! I'm so excited to have some meals in the deep freeze again! It makes my life a bit easier. Cook for a day...eat for a month (or two weeks due to T interpretation of "lets start in the morning")!
I have forgiven T...otherwise we wouldn't have spent Friday night at the Kesler home playing some serious Ravin' Rabbids and eating the Pizza Hut special.










Let the adventure continue!

Jed had promised me a day were I could go do what I wanted, with no children. I took him up on that offer and invited T to come a long on Saturday. She ended up driving since my car is on the brink of death...sometimes it acts like a drama queen! First stop...the Cheesecake Factory! Oh my deliciousness! It was packed with a 15-30 minute wait...and that was before noon! We splurged on the scrumptious avocado eggrolls, yummy pastas, fresh lemonade w/sugar on the rim & the best Dulce de Leche Carmel cheesecake in the whole world! With our doggie bags in tow and our cheesecake to go, we headed to Tai Pan. Oh the possiblities... We bought a white pitcher to put a cute tulip arrangement in, that we came up with on our own! Despite what our husbands may think...they aren't weeds...and it's going to be dang cute and springy! Next on our trip southbound along the I-15 Interstate...IKEA. How could someone not enjoy this store??!! It may be large, but me oh my, it has was everything I need (or want) and more! I am now the proud owner of end tables, a coffee table, the cutest Hydrangea pictures for my kitchen and jelly filled cookies. A little something for everyone.





As Tawn and I discussed the possibilties of making this a regular occurence, we thought of the best solution. For every hour they spend on the golf course, we get an hour to ourselves. Sounds like a plan. I'm already dreaming of more K.T. adventures...pedicures, the movies, shopping, Las Vegas...

That night we thanked the boys for watching the babies by taking them out for a nice dinner at P.F. Chang's. They paid of course! Very yummy!

**Lucas spent the weekend up in Honeyville. He wanted to go visit grama & grampa so I sent him with Nappy. Since he's not really into cooking, I figured this was the better option. I think he gave them a good work out!

Tradition...Tradition!

Just so you're all aware, Valentine's Day and the corresponding weekend belong to us...The Valentine's! Jed and I have made it OUR weekend, and this year was no execption. We left Friday for our third annual Valentine Getaway. We stayed in the Marriott, which wasn't quite as nice as last year's Little America, but much more convenient. Everything was within walking distance. First we had to take a picture of the two of us. Having a remote is so much fun! We took lots of pictures and then while looking at them, realized Jed's vest was quite bulky. So we did another series without it, but the pictures ended up too dark. So you get the vest picture.

Next we went to dinner at the Blue Iguana just a hop, skip & a jump away...yummy! Later we went to the Off Broadway Theater to see "The Phantom of the OBT", which was pretty funny! Jed wasn't sure what to expect, but ended up liking it. We did end up driving to the public parking lot by the theater cause it was too cold for me to walk!





This morning we went to breakfast at the hotel restaurant and than packed up and left. On our way out, we stopped for a steamer at the hotel Starbucks....delicious! We went TV shopping and then to the movie "Fool's Gold" (thanks Shara & AC)! I love this weekend when it's just Jed & I, even if it is just for one day. We get to relax, talk & laugh...I love you LOVE!



Grandma and Grandpa Valentine came up to stay with the boys. Lucas was so excited and could hardly wait to play with them. We did miss the little guys, but they were in good hands and we didn't worry about them at all! Thank you so much for coming. We love you!


This was the view from our window...can't beat that!

Happy Valentine's Day

About my Valentine...

Who is your man? Jed

How long have you been together? married 5 1/2 years...known each other since we were in carseats.

How old is your man? 27

Who eats more? Jed

Who said "I love you first? I did

Who sings better? I say Jed, he says Me.

Who's Older? Me

Who's smarter? We both have our areas of smartness...I know nothing about concrete, he knows nothing about Photoshop!

Who's temper is worse? Not sure...

Who does the laundry? That would be me!

Who does the dishes? Me...every once in awhile he'll rinse them off as long as I put them in the dishwasher!

Who's feet are bigger? Jed's

Who's better with the computer? Me.

Who mows the lawn? Jed

Who pays the bills? Me.

Who cooks dinner? Me.

Who drives when you are together? We argue over who has to drive...usually Jed does though. I'd rather be a passenger.

Who pays when you go out to dinner? Jed

Who's the most stubborn? Probably me.

Who is the first one to admit when they're wrong? Me.

Who named your dog? Jed

Who kissed who first? I kissed him first.

Who asked who out? He asked me out first.

What did you do on your first date? Very very first date...we went bowling when we turned 16. First date, post mission, we went to Logan and saw "A Beautiful Mind".

Who's more sensitive? Me

Who's taller? Jed

Who has more friends? I would say that we're pretty even on this.

Who has more siblings? I do...3 sisters, Jed..2 sisters.

Who wears the pants in the relationship? I wear one leg and he wear's the other!

Happy Valentine's Day to my boys! I love you all so much.

Surprise Visit

Imagine my surprise when I opened the door yesterday and it was not the UPS man*! Nope...it was Tawnya & Reese. Not that we didn't just see them on Sunday, but still, it was a surprise nonetheless. Of course, she had to interrupt Lucas' project, which he no longer wanted to finish!


Since it was such a beautiful day, we decided to take the little ya-hoo's for a walk. This just happened to be Reese's first trip into the great outdoors. Kody decided he would just sleep. And Lucas couldn't get enough. He and Tawn threw snowballs at each other.

Lucas can't get enough of Reese. Which would explain why every picture I try to take of her, a piece of Lucas' heads always in it! Yesterday he told Tawnya, "Tawna, she's so pretty"!




Protecting himself from a snowball




Taken a couple of weeks ago, but one of my favorites!


Relaxing sideways in the swing...he thought he was pretty funny!

*I was expecting an important golf delivery for Jed

We Love Chicken

Last night I took Lucas and Kody to the UVU basketball game. The halftime show was a bunch of mascots playing a game of basketball. Lucas could hardly wait to watch Nappy as the chicken! We had a great time watching them try to find the ball (not an easy task when you don't have full vision). Nappy's team won 4-2 and she even scored one of their two baskets! Lucas spent the rest of the game cheering for the basketball team...clapping and yelling "go Wolverines!" He was hilarious to watch. I had no idea he had such team spirit! We also had to get pictures with some of the mascots. Even though he knew Jess was the chicken, he still wasn't to sure. She had to take of the head so he could make sure it was her before he would get to close!


Our Favorite!





"Grizzbee"....Utah Grizzly's Hockey Team


Mountain View Bruins


"Hootz"...Orem Owlz Baseball Team. Lucas chased him down to get a picture. He kept looking back at me and telling me to hurry.


Not to sure what to think!


Willy the Wolverine...Lucas' idol! He watches his every move.

Lets Talk Poop...

That's right...POOP! I should be embarrassed to talk about such a subject (on a blog no less). But NO...at our house it's discussed as if we are talking about the weather (which we discuss a lot these days)! We've had two different doctor's visits this week for the said topic. Two kids...both on opposite ends of the poop scale! Is there such a scale?!







This little "squirt" decided he'd had enough of being healthy! He had to go and get the Rotovirus. Which is transmitted through the tiniest particle of.... yup... you guesseder Chester! Eeww....Gross! Lucky for us, it could be worse. His symptoms started Wednesday when I noticed he had diarrhea (several clothing changes a day) and was sleeping a lot or staring off into space (not typical Kody). Later that day he started to get a fever and wouldn't finish eating his bottle (again...not typical Kody). That night as I was holding him, his head kept dropping like he couldn't hold it up. That made me nervous so I headed to the after hours doctor. Of course, there's not much you can do, but watch and make sure it doesn't get worse. Other than the diarrhea he seems to be back to his normal happy self.





Today was Lucas' follow up appointment for his chronic constipation. Poor kid. It's extremely frustrating for me and it's got to be frustrating for him too! We want to get this taken care of so that maybe he'll want to potty train in the near future. They did an x-ray of his tummy, which he thought was so cool. He definitely entertained the technician with his constant talking. She thought he was hillarious. He was suppose to hold really still so that she could take the picture. He would do really good until the thing he was standing in front of would move (see pic), and he'd look back at it like it was attacking him. She tried it 3 different times and finally said that would have to do. She let him pick out a piece of candy which, of course, happens to be Lucas' favorite food!

The x-rays didn't show much back-up which is good and bad. Good that he's not backed-up, bad because I wanted a possible reason for this problem. So...we're starting the clean out process again. Wish us luck on our quest for one, soft stool a day!

I guess if I wanted an easy fix, I could let Lucas catch what Kody has!!


So I just re-read this post and.... it stinks! Ha Ha!

V is for Valentine

In my efforts to be a better mom, Lucas and I have started our own little "preschool". Every day we spend some time doing different activities. This week I chose to focus on the letter V, color Red, and the Heart shape. See where this is going??

Here's todays project....





I spent quite a while last night on a website my sister Tawn found. It had some great learning activities and fun things to do. The best part...it's free! A lot of the websites I've looked at require you to pay for the preschool in a box or books, etc. Thanks Tawn!

Talease also has some ideas from her classes in Early Ed that I'm really excited to get. Hopefully I'll be able to start some sort of routine that both Lucas and I can benefit from.

Any fun ideas, send them my way!



Tomorrow's project....Vacuuming!

Important Correspondence

Phil the Groundhog
Punxsutawney, PA


Dear Mr Groundhog,

In only a few short hours you will be asked to arise for a hole to predict our next few weeks of weather. I'm asking you, no I'm begging you...don't look down!

Sincerely,


Me