Ode to BYU!!!

This picture was taken last year in Las Vegas at the Mountain West Tournament. I posted this picture to help you understand just how big of a fan of BYU my husband is (even though he only went there for a year and didn't graduate from there!)! The reason I posted this picture right now is that Greg is currently in New Mexico for the BYU game there. Two weeks ago we drove to Tulsa, OK for the BYU game there (which was really, really sad). So even though we don't live in Utah, he has been to 3 BYU games this season.

I'd just like you BYU graduates (especially that live in Utah) to really take a close look at yourselves, and ask "How many BYU games have I attended this year?" If it's less than three, don't you think you should really make some changes in your life, and really focus on supporting your school. You can call Greg if you need any moral support. It's just something to think about.

Also, since Greg was out of town we had TV dinners for dinner. The kids thought they were in heaven, mostly because there were star sprinkles to go on their pudding. They didn't even like the pudding, maybe I should start putting star sprinkles on other things (veggies) . . . Audrey, it's something to think about.

Lazy Me!

I just recently discoved a new lifestyle change that's really working for me, it's called wear a hat 3 days a week = only have to wash your hair 2 -3 times a week. Seriously though, since I am a mom, I HATE getting ready. By the time I shower, put my makeup on and blow dry my hair, my kids have:
1. Taken every cereal box out of the pantry and taken the inside bag out of the box and spilled cereal in almost every room in the house.
2. Put my makeup, lotions, deordorants, etc. in various rooms in the house.
3. Emptied all the clothes out of at least one drawer of my dresser.
4. Smeared one of my lip glosses into the carpet.

Okay, so this doesn't happen everytime, but my kids do at least one to two of these while I am getting ready! Props go out to you mom's that get ready everyday (and give me some tips)!

One other good thing that has come from the new hair washing/hat policy is that whenever I wear a hat Stacey wants to wear one too! Then I don't have to do her hair either!

P.S. What is a good way to get an 19 month old to sit still so you can do her hair?

Happy Stacey!

Stacey is a really happy girl. She loves laughing and smiling! I was going through pictures and found that she is the happiest when eating treats! I'm sure none of you out there have kids like this! I just thought these pictures were funny. FYI I don't think that is a booger in Stacey's nose in the above pics. We were at the beach so I think it's sand. Being the responsible mom that I am I'm sure I wouldn't have left her nose unwiped. If you look at a close-up of her and it does look like a booger, I'm pretty sure that my mom and dad were watching her at the time.

Potty Training Fun/Not Fun

This week we are potty training! I know most of you are thinking "It's about time!" We've spent a lot of time at home this week, but Scott has done pretty well (I don't really have anything to compare it too since he's my first). We went through like 6 pairs of underwear the first day. But everyday since then he has only had one accident per day. Thankfully none of them were out in public. He still hasn't gone #2 on the potty, but most people have said that's normal, at least we're making progress.

After day one, my sister-in-law suggested getting juice boxes and giving him lots of liquids so that he would go more pee at one time. So when Scott woke up on Tuesday morning and first we HAD Capri-Suns in the fridge and two that he was getting one for breakfast, he was to say the least, surprised. So he asked me "Mom, why did you get this juice at the store?"

I said, "So that it would help you go pee."

Scott, "So this juice will go in here (mouth), and come out down here (you know where).

Me, "Yeah, you drink this and your body turns it into pee to come out down there."

Scott, "Oh."

The next day: Scott, "Mom, I can't go pee, I need the pee juice (Capri-Suns) to help me."

Everyday he now asks for pee juice when his pee doesn't come out. We've tried explaining to him that all liquids get turned into pee. But now he is conviced that there is somthing special about Capri-Suns. So don't be surprised if you hear Scott call a Capri-Sun "pee juice."

Zoo Memories

This year I decided to get a zoo pass. It was only $59 for a family pass for the whole year. So we go about once a month and the kids love it. Plus it is one of the only things to do in Dallas when people come to visit.
One of our favorite exhibits is the peguins because they swim up to glass. I think it is really cool! My sister Kaylee came with is this summer and she liked it too because peguins are her favorite animal (She has a picture of a peguin in her wallet. This isn't a joke, it's a fact to help you understand how much she really LOVES peguins!).
Scott always says that his favorite animals are the elephants and the giraffes. Maybe it's because they are the biggest animals in the zoo. I think that Scott feels a special connection to them because they really understand what it's like to be bigger than everyone you know.

This gorilla seriously sits by this glass all the time. He is there everytime we go. One time he was entertaining some kids by picking his nose and eating it for them. The kids were laughing hysterically. He seems like a really smart gorilla . . .

This is my cousin Katie. She came to stay with us for a couple days. We had so much fun with her. My kids love her!

Scott and Stacey

Scott and Stacey are like most brothers and sisters, best friends and times and mortal enemies at others. Since we don't usually take pictures of the mortal enemies moments. Here are some of them being best friends. Above they are watching a movie in Scott's room.

This was taken back in July the day that Harry Potter 7 came out. My aunts (of course) sent me (at least I think it was for me, I was the only one reading Harry Potter) a package of Harry Potter goodies to celebrate the occasion. Scott is wearing the Harry Potter glasses and eating the gummy slugs. Needless to say, the picture shows how much of the goodies I got to enjoy!

P.S. Scott does love the Harry Potter movies. I wonder if you can inherit an obsession with Harry Potter?

Pics, pics and more pics

Some of these are old pics but I thought I would just put lots of random pics on to catch up from the last couple of months. The one above is Scott and Stacey and their cousin Carter at the Oregon coast in June. They are holding the loot from one of the treasure hunts they had. (The theme of the renunion was Pirates of the Carribean. If any of you know my aunts, you know they go all out at reunions, it was a blast!) The one above that is me and my parents on the beach (notice my skull & crossbones bandanna). I'm going to start another post because I can't figure out how to get the pics to go below the text. Don't worry I am going to Spokane and I will have Ryan and Jessica teach me how to blog more efficeintly (i before e except after c?.