Happy Half Birthday Kody-Boy!

My baby is 6 months old today. I can hardly believe it. Here are some things you may or may not know about Kody.



1. He has the cutest little laugh. Lucas is usually the one that can make him laugh the hardest. It's so fun to watch the two of them interact. Lucas is extremely protective of him and loves to give lots of hugs and kisses.


2. Despite all my efforts, he is no longer sleeping through the night. He usually wakes up about 3:00 and demands to be fed. I am no longer nursing which makes this only slightly easier. He can down a bottle in about 3-5 minutes rather than nursing for 20.

3. He loves baby food. He attacks me because I don't feed it fast enough. He can also hold his own bottle. Now that's a happy day! Bad news is that he's decided to follow in Lucas' footsteps and start spitting up after every feeding. Carrots + Formula = Orange Spit Up = Stained Carpet. Oh the joy!

4. He's a momma's boy. Which I love to a certain extent. He's extremely good at throwing a fit when I put him down. I don't get much accomplished if he's awake because I'm usually holding him. (As I write this he's sittng on my lap because the floor just isn't good enough.) He also knows exactly where I am in any room and if I should happen to disappear out of sight, he'll let me know he's not happy!

5. He can turn circles on his tummy like you wouldn't believe. He's even rolled across the room a couple of times. He doesn't like to practice sitting. We bought a bumbo a couple of months ago, but he's not really fond of it (unless he's getting fed). He'll arch is back so that he doesn't have to sit. He prefers to stand!

6. Even at 6 months, he still loves to be wrapped tight to go to sleep. His eyes will instantly shut if you wrap him when he's tired! I'm hoping he'll out grow this soon since he's getting big enough to manuever his arms free..and then he wakes up!

7. As Lucas would say...he's the best Kody ever! We sure love having him in our family. Even though it has gone by fast, it's still hard to picture life before he arrived. We love you Kody Boy!



And just for kicks...here's a picture of the best Lucas ever!

Feeling so Helpless

My little niece Reese is very sick and there isn't a whole lot I can do. I hate feeling like this. She's been in the hospital for a couple of days now with RSV and she'll most likely be there for a few more. I haven't been able to see her because I don't want to jeopardize Lucas and Kody. She's such a doll and I can't wait to start my babysitting duties again. I just want to smother her in hugs and kisses. Get better soon baby Reese. We love you!

Tagged

A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.

B. Each player answers the questions about themselves.

C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.



10 years ago: (Jan 1998) Enjoying life as a junior at BRHS.



5 things on my to-do list today:

1. Do my hair!

2. Clean my house

3. Laundry

4. Grocery Shop

5. Work on blog book



Snacks I enjoy:

1. Starbucks Toffee Nut Steamer (not necessarily a snack, but my favorite none the less).

2. Taffy Sandwich Cookies by Mother's Cookies. I can eat a whole bag without blinkin' an eye.

3. Chips...any flavored chip or tortilla chips with salsa.

4. Nature Valley Sweet & Salty granola bars. Delicious!

5. Almost anything chocoloate (including dark), except those cherry chocolate things.



Things I would do if I were a billionaire:

1. Pay of any debt.

2. Take Jed back to Brazil to visit his mission and visit my almost mission the Dominican Republic (which may happen this year).

3. Build my dream home with a bigger yard for the kiddos.

4. Decorate my new home pottery barnish.

5. Hire someone to clean my house!



3 of my bad habits:

1. I'm addicted to the computer...photoshop, blogs, shopping, etc.

2. I let the clothes pile up until I have lots of loads to do in one day. I actually don't mind doing it all in one day, but it would probably be a little wiser to space it through out the week.

3. Since I got my new digital camera, I never print pictures...they are just piled on to my computer and CD's. I have sort of fixed the problem by publishing my 2006 blog and I'm currently working on last years.



5 places I have lived:

1. Tremonton, UT

2. Honeyville, UT

3. Mesa, AZ

4. Provo, UT

5. Spanish Fork, UT



5 jobs I have had:

1. Checker, Kent's Grocery Store

2. Medical Records, Dr.s Office in AZ

3. Human Resources, UVSC

4. Administrative Support, Biology Dept., UVSC

5. Administrative Assistant, Pearson Custom Publishing



5 things people don't know about me:

1. I was once pulled over while driving a tractor.

2. When I was younger I use to collect paper towels. I thought the designs on them were so cute. Every time my mom would put out a new roll, I'd tear one square off and put it in a drawer in my bedroom.

3. I use to have this fascination with miniature things. Example...I would want my mom to buy the tiniest bottle of laundry detergent because it was cute. Have since changed my ways...the more for your money the better!

4. I love to shop at name brand stores, but only the sales/clearance section. Won't ever buy things full price. Once I find a good sale, I go crazy!

5. Jed was the first and only boy I've ever kissed!



I tag Shara, Tawnya, Nappy, Janis & My Mom.

Lots of Snow...A Little Sunbeam

This was the picture outside our window on Saturday.

During the night and early in the morning, the wind was blowing like mad. I was afraid the big bad wolf was out there trying to blow our house out of sticks down! About mid morning the wind died down a bit and the snow started falling. It was huge fluffy snowflakes, perfect for snowman making (which we didn't do)! By the time it stopped, we had more snow than I've seen in a long time.

So what did we do during this winter storm?

Jed...he had to work. It's the first Saturday he's had to work. Luckily it wasn't for very long. Later, he took a long winters nap!

As my family can attest to, I am very much a homebody (also referred to as boring)! I'm not one who likes to venture out during insane conditions (or good conditions for that matter). Home is where you would have found me on Saturday. I did go through the toys and put some in a box to donate to the nursery. Although I didn't get rid of a whole lot, it still felt really good!

Nappy decided that she had had her hair color long enough. She battled her way to Sally's and bought some hair color. (Although I tried to get her to stay home and do it a different day.) She spent the afternoon becoming a brunette.



Kody spent his day eating, sleeping, driving, and swinging ...oh ya and smiling!





Lucas played hard, as always! He did lounge around for a bit and requested that we watch Smallville (which we didn't do). He did get to go in the snow for minute when Jed asked him if he wanted to feed Rocky a bone.





Despite the cloudy skies, we do have a shining sunbeam! Lucas went to his first Sunbeam class on Sunday. I had been hoping that Sunbeam's would be a life altering event in Lucas and he would attend his new class WITHOUT a parent present. I think he scared half the primary children with his uncontrollable crying and lack of breathing! I sat through Opening Exercises with him and he seemed to enjoy himself. During Sharing Time he sat with his class on the front row and I sat at the back of the room. He kept checking to make sure I hadn't moved. One time I had stood up to talk to someone and he couldn't see me. He went berserk, but once I told him I wasn't leaving, he went back to sit with his class. The funny part was when they were excusing them to go to classes. He started climbing of the chairs and pushing the people out of the way to get to me. He was crying hysterically again. His poor teachers aren't sure what to do. He said he liked primary so I'm hoping that slowly he'll be able to go by himself.

Little Guy

I finally have an updated *vertical* photo of Kody.










Poor boy...he's been sideways on our wall.

Next challenge...get a good picture of Lucas. He was about 18 months in that one!

Off To a Great Start...

Happy New Year everyone! Last night we rung in the new year with my family. We were too busy having a Wii tennis tournament that we didn't even see the ball drop! Oh well. It wasn't long after 2008 began that we all hit the sack. Once children start arriving, staying up late is much harder...10 is about the limit for us!

This morning we said goodbye to Aaron, Shara and Abby. My parents dropped them off at the airport on their way home too. It was so fun to be together. Hopefully now that they live in Arizona we'll be able to visit more often! :) Tonight Lucas told me that he wanted to "go to visit Sharizona tomorrow"! While they were packing and loading the truck this morning, me and Abby had our own little photo shoot. I love my new flash.

I just love this little girl!



For the rest of the day we were LAZY! I edited a bunch of photos and updated my blog while Jed & Nappy watched Smallville season 6. Having them on DVD is nice because there are no commercials, but...you can't stop watching them. Needless to say, we finished the season today!!

Everyone's in bed and I'm soon headed that way too. Lucas kept telling me tonight "I'm cranky"! He was so tired, but wouldn't go to sleep...therefore the whining started coming at full speed. I told him that if he would close his eyes and go to sleep he wouldn't be cranky in the morning. Let's cross our fingers it worked!






After all the time we spent together...this is the only picture we took of us sisters.

Christmas in a Nutshell

It's been forever since I updated and now I have lots to tell! We've had a very busy and fun couple of weeks. The two boys, Reese, Tawnya & I all headed up to Honeyville the Wednesday before Christmas. Shara and Abby flew in on Tuesday and I wanted to meet my little niece (and see Shara too). Jed and Landon came up on Saturday after they picked up Aaron at the airport. We went to the Nicholas party, which my parents were in charge of. We had fun visiting and playing games and exchanging White Elephants! That night Aaron got out the Wii (their early Christmas present). The Wii is hard work. My arms were so sore for the next couple of days.

Sunday night Kody came down with the 24 hours bug and then I got it that morning. We spent the 24th pretty sickly. Lucas came down with it on Christmas. He felt well enough to open presents and than right after that, he started throwing up. It cycled through almost everyone.

Our Christmas P.J.'s

Christmas was great. Lucas sat out cookies and milk for Santa and carrots for the reindeer. We woke up about 7:00. Lucas was in heaven with all the presents. He was so much fun to watch. I felt bad that he was so sick. He didn't get to enjoy his presents on Christmas, but he sure loves them now!! Santa brought him a new computer with games. It was so fun to have my whole family home for Christmas. Jed left that night with Tawnya & Landon to come back home. He needed to work on Wednesday. Me and the boys came back Wednesday afternoon.

On Thursday we headed down to St. George for Jed's Great-Grandma Wulffenstein's funeral on Saturday. She passed away a few days before Christmas. I didn't know her before she became sick, but from the stories I heard, she sounds like an incredible lady. We had a good time visiting our family. We came back on Saturday after the funeral. Tawnya & Landon blessed Reese on Sunday. She's such a cutie. They had a lunch afterwards at our house for the family. It was a really nice day.

Thats our wonderful Christmas all wrapped up!

Aggressive Oppositional Behavior?!

Holy smokes! Yesterday we were trying to get ready for the ward party...Jed was in the shower and I was feeding Kody in the bedroom. Lucas was suppose to be playing with toys. He walked into the bedroom and I let a scream. He had in his hand a BIG BLACK PERMANENT MARKER...opened! I threw (nicely) Kody on to the bed and ran after him. When what to my wondering eyes should appear...





















and this was only some of it! You can imagine how my stomach just sank when I saw the doors. We tried the magic erasers...and although it took it off of the books, railing, etc., it wasn't really helping out the doors. A lady at the ward party told me to use rubbing alcohol. Walah! All but Lucas's door have come clean (along with the paint). It looks like we'll be doing some touch up painting! Lucas may sport a halo most of the time, but everyone once in a while you can see two little nubs poking out on the top of his head!

Hey Mom...are you ready for us!!??

The Loot...

I dare say he was spoiled on his birthday! He claims its just a preview of what's to come!! Of course he's kidding...somewhat. Missing from the pic is the huge king size quilt he got from my parents. He wanted one that he could wrap up in and his toes wouldn't hang out the bottom. He said it only took 5 years (I said my mom needed that much time to pick out the fabric)!


Fits perfectly as a gas mask!

Twenty-Seven...

I want to wish my main squeeze a very happy birthday. He turns 27 years old today. I've known him for all 27 of his birthdays...although a few of those are a bit fuzzy! He's my best friend and the love of my life. Lucas & Kody have the best daddy, and I'm one lucky girl to have them ALL in my life.



We hope you have a great birthday Jed. We love you so much and can't wait for you to get home so you can open your presents. Lucas is looking forward to helping!!


WE LOVE YOU!

We want to wish Jed's sister Mariann a happy birthday also. Love you lots!