My Klepto Problem!!

Recently one of the doctors I work with keeps pointing out I am a klepto!! He says it jokingly because I constantly am picking up after him and grabbing his pens. We always just laughed about it until now!!!! Yesterday I ran out to do a little shopping at Old Navy and was trying on some clothes and decided I loved a certain shirt but it wasn't exactly the size i wanted. I went out to see if they had it in my size and they didn't. I looked over what I wanted to purchase and headed up to the register. As I proceeded to check out the lady asked if I found everything okay. I told her i did. Then she commented on some of the tanks I was buying and how cute they were. I told her there was a black one I really wanted and loved but not in my size. She continued to tell me she would call around and find it in my size and I told her not to worry about it. After I was done and paid, I went out to the car. As I was driving away I glanced down and realized i was WEARING the very shirt we were talking about. I stopped the car and started freaking out!! I had just had an entire conversation with the lady about this very shirt and now I am guiltily wearing it!! I knew i needed to return it but in the moment of panic I couldn't think what to do. I just started laughing. I called fro and he was no help, he just told me to do what i thought was right. I didn't know what was right. I couldn't imagine walking back into the store carrying the shirt. Luckily I had my shade shirt underneath so i stilll had a shirt on, but I knew it could be really embarrassing and make me look even worse because I spent all that time talking about the very shirt I stole!! I did the only thing I could think of......... I called my "Pure" sister brittany and told her the situation!! After some laughter and more laughter she told me i had to take it back. I kept thinking i should just throw it away when i got home it would be easier than the embarrasment. She told me to just walk it back into the store and it would be fine. I made her stay on the phone with me as i walked into the store so I would look pre-occupied so no one would approach me. As I walked in I tried not to make any eye contact with anyone, but there were many people around that I am sure I looked really weird bringing a shirt BACK into the store and laying it down and flying out of the store!! I don't know why it was so embarrassing but I felt totally dumb because it just so happened to be the shirt I was talking about and it just looked bad!! I am so glad I have people to help me out when my mind is going crazy and I am crazy and I do so many things that just keep us all laughing!! Thanks Britto for all the constant sound advice you always send my way!! your the best!!

The First of Three!!

Yesterday we got to go see our little niece and Alis really close cousin Kate get baptized. It was a neat experience for many reasons, but mostly because Ali will be the next to get baptized and it was fun to see her figure out what the whole thing is about. Kate is an amazing little 8 year old who is strong willed, intelligent, optimistic, and wants to do what is right. So when she told her mom that she wanted to get baptized because that is what Jesus did, it was fun to see it all come to a reality. Her mom, my sister, isn't exactly what we would call an "active MEMBER". She really was having a hard time with this decision until Kate told her why she wanted to get baptized, so it was that much sweeter to see her choose to be baptized.

As Kate came out of the water she threw her arms up into the air and was so excited, it was fun to see!! I am so glad Ali has so many great examples around her to help her choose the right and try to be like Jesus! Ali will be the next and on the same Day her other cousin Madison will also be baptized, it will be a great day!!

St. George

 

This last weekend we decided it was time to leave this weather and head south to a little bit warmer weather. I have felt like we all needed a little get away and so we found a weekend which i could get off of work, and before Fro goes back to work and so last week we packed up and headed south. We planned to leave thursday and my sister and her family were coming Friday. So we had one day to just enjoy the pool and HGTV(I love that channel because I don't have cable) and we soaked up some sun. The next day my sister and her family got there just to find out their little girl was not doing so good and was throwing up. So we spent a little time in the pool with Madi before they had to head home to get her looked at. It was sad because Cam loves playing with Christian and Ali loves playing with Madi so they were both sad to see them leave so quick. THen it just left us chillin in St. George. It was so weird because we usually have my whole family with us but it was just us and we really loved just going at our own speed and doing whatever we wanted. We swam A LOT, played tennis, of course went biking,went to the park, went to a movie, ate out, swam more and just had time together. It was fun and I was glad we did everything we had wanted to. One of our friends came down and spent the day biking with us and that was a lot of fun. The kids rode the dirt, and they loved it too!! I love getaways and I especially love warmer weather right now!!

The Slide

Sometimes I am at work just wondering what my husband and kids are doing and I can usually imagine their little routine. Homework, Snack, and some game(monopoly deal, trouble,or the wii). As I drove home and approached the house this was the sight!!

We had a man made "slide" that fro built and a line up of neighbor kids trying to go down it. It had a banked turn and they were having a ball on this little hill. It was cute to see how excited they all were for this new addition to the street!! Cam kept just diving down it without a sled- He loved it!!

Ali was the girl of the day since this cool sled hill was at her house. I think she loved it!!

Cam just loved being outside!!

My Kiddos'

I think I love my kids even more lately than ever- is that possible??? I just feel like when I get home from work i just laugh and laugh at them and how much I miss them makes me just love them more!! I took this picture and as i took it Ali struck a pose and I couldn't help laughing at her funny little personality. I love that she always shows me her crazy side!! It does exist!!

Cam and Fro decided it was time to undertake the challenge of Potty Training. I was ecstatic that Fro wanted to do it with him. We made a deal that if he got Cam potty trained while i was still working he could go biking 3 times a week. A deal basically for me because all the work and drama that goes into potty training, I knew I was getting the better deal especialy since fro goes biking that often anyway!!
The first day was so smooth and Cam had no problem. I got a text with a picture of Cam in his big boy underwear. He had gone 3 times on the potty and was so proud. I called him from work and he said, "Mom I went potty and Held my weiner down all by myself!!" He was so excited and all the women at work were laughing at how cute he was yelling it on the phone. He is hysterical and I love him so much.
After a few "accidents" and messes Fro had to clean up he is now on a Break!! I think he realized it is going to take a lot more time and effort than he anticipated!!

Even if he doesn't fully get potty trained right now, I still love his little bum in big boy underwear!! I kept calling them panties and realized he is a BOY, and they are UNDERWEAR!! You gotta love this phase!!

When Dads at Play

I must say that one of the greatest thing about Fro being at home with my kids is he is creative with them. He plays so well with them and is always creating some fun things with them. I came home the other day and they had this entire "village" of cars, and little figures all placed over our play rug. The kids loved it and they named all the different figureine groups. They loved it and I am so glad he is a dad that plays and loves playing with our kids!!

My BUZZ LIGHTYEAER

 

Cam loves Buzz lightyear which has always been kind of fitting since sometimes we call him BUZZ or BUZZA since he was a baby, so it seems natural that he loves BUZZ!! He got the costume for halloween last year and our neighbor came over and he was wearing it and he said, "I don't have wings." A few minutes later she came back with real WINGS!! He loves wearing them and it talks and says phrases from the movie. He loves running around - hitting all the walls- and pretending he is BUZZ!! But he clairifys that he can't actually fly with his wings- he thought maybe he could have!!