Oh, goodness...so much to say.
Well, this past few days has been filled with a fair amount of excitement.
On Friday morning, Solomon and Camille were getting ready for school (we had them), and apparently Scott decided he wanted to go see Solomon. But, instead of crawling, he took his first step to him.
Yep, his first step.
And I was not there to see it.
But I am consoling myself by telling myself that he may not have taken that step if I had been there...who knows??? I may never know.
But all is well in the end, anyways...because, yesterday, being Sunday, he took his first step to me.
Well, that's just 10x better anyways...lol
Then today, I think he has taken another step 2 more times. So, soon enough he will be adding 1 more step. And then 1 more...and then it will never end.
We were at church yesterday and my friend, Theresa, sat beside us with her 2 girls and her little boy, Lincoln, who is 3 days older than Scott. Well, Lincoln, sat right next to Scott on his sister's lap and Scott leaned right over to him and gave him a big hug. It was so dang cute!!! He gave another hug, then Licoln gave him a hug then they gave each other a hug. To say the least, there was a lot of hugging going on :)
On Friday night, we decided to take Camille out for dinner for her birthday. She turned 16 on Wednesday. So, we were supposed to go to a sushi bar, but ended up doing teppanyaki. You know, where they cook the food right in front of you at your table. Very cool. I have never done that before and it was cool. Will took care of Scott the whole time, so that was a really nice change of pace for me...I never had to take care of the baby while eating. That does not happen often...or ever :)
Well, apparently, it was naptime and Scott fell asleep in Will's arms during dinner. It was pretty dang cute. And Will just sat there eating with a sleeping baby in his arms. Like I said, it sure was a nice change of pace...lol
So, all in all, it has been a good past few days :)
Oh, I should also tell you that I am now 18 weeks pregnant and this baby is crazy active. The baby is moving around and kicking so much and it is still so neat to feel. It's still so amazing to think that I am actually pregnant. Still, truthfully, having a hard time believing it...
Well, I do need to get back to cleaning. I have taken a nice long break and still have a lot to do today. Wish me luck.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Monday, October 08, 2007
Well, a whole lot has gone on in the life of Krystin sinec I last posted.
Let's see if I can put this into different sections to make this easier than just babbling...despite the fact that I am good at that :)
Oh, BABY!!!
Well, a few days ago I started feeling the baby kicking. I think I may have felt it before, but a few nights ago was the first time I knew for sure that's what it was. The baby has been kicking a lot. I feel it all the time. Christine, my sil, was joking on Saturday that it was kicking her in the back when I was standing behind her...what a geek...lol!!!
I am 17 weeks pregnant today and the common consensus is..."Krystin, you don't even look pregnant." Yes, I do hear that frequently. I also hear, "I can't believe you are going to know in 3 weeks whether you are having a boy or girl. You don't even look pregnant." Yet, somehow, despite all this, the baby is still measuring 10 days larger than the due date. I figure I am just carrying even farther back into my back that I was with Scott. When I was pregnant with Scott, I pushed my way through regular clothes until 16 weeks, well, here I am 17 weeks and still having no issues at all with wearing regular clothes.
Whoever said that you show earlier the second time around was obviously not me.
WEDDING!!!
My bro-in-law's wedding was this past weekend. It was a very pretty and simple ceremony that took place in the Japanese Gardens in Fresno. It was a very pretty setting. The parking was absolutely horrific because in the park that the Japanese Gardens are in, there was a race going on, so, yeah, no parking. Will ended up dropping us off and went looking for parking. The reception was very nice as well...very casual and personal. I made a grande entrance when I tripped in a hole on the ground and rolled my very well repaired ankle in my lovely high heels. I was not injured...lost a little pride, but only a little. I had to walk past that hole a few other time, and managed to watch very closely so as to not have a repeat performance.
While at the reception, Will thought it would be funny to give our son prison tattoos...Int his photo, you may get the sense that Scott is wondering what the heck is going on.
And the end result...one hand saying LOVE the hand hand saying HATE.
SCOTT BEING SICK.
This past couple weeks has been so hard on Scott. Last Friday, not this one that just past, but the one before, so 1.5 weeks ago, Will told me I should take Scott to the dr. to see if he has an ear or sinus infection. He was just acting like something could be wrong, so I called at 2:40 and got in at 3:15. Well, it turned out Scott had not only an ear infection in one ear, oh, no, but he had an ear infection in both ears. Poor kid. I took him to the pharmacy to fill his prescription and while waiting, decided to buy daddy a blue star mylar balloon. Well, I don't think Scott was gonna be too willing to give up that balloon to daddy. He was having the time of his life playing with that balloon...walking up and down the aisles bopping that thing and laughing. Even the pharmacists couldn't believe he was not feeling good with the way he was so excited about that balloon. It really was so cute. This video is only a small look at what he was like in the store. He was much more excited in the store than in his car seat.
Well, that is really all I can think of for now to say for an update, but before I go, I would like to take a moment to say,
HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all of my friends and family in Canada who are celebrating today. I am hoping to continue our tradition of going to Marie Callendar's for turkey dinner tonight. And since Kari-Lynn posted a list of 10 things she was grateful for, I would like to do the same.
In no particular order, of course.
1) A wonderful family. Both the family that I have been blessed to start...my husband, my son, my soon to be born child, and my step-kids, Camille and Solomon as well as the family that I was born into. It took my a few years of being moved out of home to really appreciate them and it took moving to California to TRULY appreciate them. You guys have done so much for me and I am truly grateful for that.
2) A place to live. I hate living in an apartment, I REALLY truly would rather be living in our own house, but I know it is a blessing to have an apartment. So many people don't even have that.
3) Milk. Okay, so I am sure a few of you may be looking at this one with a perplexed look on your face. Let me explain. When I am pregnant, I get heartburn. And I get it BAD!!! Milk was my lifesaver when I was pregnant with Scott and it has already started providing me with relief during this pregnancy. So, yes, I am grateful for milk.
4) A washer and dryer...but mostly the washer. I am so glad that I do not have to wash my clothes in a wash basin...I can't stand getting my hands wet. It bugs me so bad...which makes me want to make no. 5 grateful for a dishwasher, but I won't. I just hate washing anything with bare hands...really, I am glad we have rubber gloves in this day and age...lol
As for the dryer, I don't mind hanging clothes on the line to dry, but WIll is not such a big fan.
5) Education. I don't have any post-secondary education, but I remember being in school just loving to learn. I was not always good at learning, it was a struggle, but I loved learning.
6) Being Canadian. Honestly, I wouldn't have it any other way. I love being Canadian. I would not trade my citizenship for anything in this world. I am so proud of my country.
7) Music. My life would not be complete without music in it.
8) The gospel. I have lived parts of my life not living the way that the Church teaches and I have come back to living the teachings of it. I can truly say that I am so grateful for the gospel and what it has taught me in my life. I love knowing what I do. I love knowing that mny family doesn't have to de seperated at death. I love knowing it can be eternal. I love knowing I can be forgiven for bad choices I make. I love knowing that God loves me and that he loves me and all of us so much that He sent his Son to die for us. I love that God has given us a prophet to lead us and guide us and give us diretion to get back to a loving Heavenly Father.
9) I am grateful for the song, I am a Child of God. This song is by far Scott's favourite song...and is quickly becoming one of my favourites, as well. The lyrics are so soothing and give me hope every day.
10) I am grateful for Marie Callendar's so that I can go there on Canadian Thanksgiving and eat a turkey dinner without having to cook it myself.
Let's see if I can put this into different sections to make this easier than just babbling...despite the fact that I am good at that :)
Oh, BABY!!!
Well, a few days ago I started feeling the baby kicking. I think I may have felt it before, but a few nights ago was the first time I knew for sure that's what it was. The baby has been kicking a lot. I feel it all the time. Christine, my sil, was joking on Saturday that it was kicking her in the back when I was standing behind her...what a geek...lol!!!
I am 17 weeks pregnant today and the common consensus is..."Krystin, you don't even look pregnant." Yes, I do hear that frequently. I also hear, "I can't believe you are going to know in 3 weeks whether you are having a boy or girl. You don't even look pregnant." Yet, somehow, despite all this, the baby is still measuring 10 days larger than the due date. I figure I am just carrying even farther back into my back that I was with Scott. When I was pregnant with Scott, I pushed my way through regular clothes until 16 weeks, well, here I am 17 weeks and still having no issues at all with wearing regular clothes.
Whoever said that you show earlier the second time around was obviously not me.
WEDDING!!!
My bro-in-law's wedding was this past weekend. It was a very pretty and simple ceremony that took place in the Japanese Gardens in Fresno. It was a very pretty setting. The parking was absolutely horrific because in the park that the Japanese Gardens are in, there was a race going on, so, yeah, no parking. Will ended up dropping us off and went looking for parking. The reception was very nice as well...very casual and personal. I made a grande entrance when I tripped in a hole on the ground and rolled my very well repaired ankle in my lovely high heels. I was not injured...lost a little pride, but only a little. I had to walk past that hole a few other time, and managed to watch very closely so as to not have a repeat performance.
While at the reception, Will thought it would be funny to give our son prison tattoos...Int his photo, you may get the sense that Scott is wondering what the heck is going on.
And the end result...one hand saying LOVE the hand hand saying HATE.
SCOTT BEING SICK.
This past couple weeks has been so hard on Scott. Last Friday, not this one that just past, but the one before, so 1.5 weeks ago, Will told me I should take Scott to the dr. to see if he has an ear or sinus infection. He was just acting like something could be wrong, so I called at 2:40 and got in at 3:15. Well, it turned out Scott had not only an ear infection in one ear, oh, no, but he had an ear infection in both ears. Poor kid. I took him to the pharmacy to fill his prescription and while waiting, decided to buy daddy a blue star mylar balloon. Well, I don't think Scott was gonna be too willing to give up that balloon to daddy. He was having the time of his life playing with that balloon...walking up and down the aisles bopping that thing and laughing. Even the pharmacists couldn't believe he was not feeling good with the way he was so excited about that balloon. It really was so cute. This video is only a small look at what he was like in the store. He was much more excited in the store than in his car seat.
Well, that is really all I can think of for now to say for an update, but before I go, I would like to take a moment to say,
HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all of my friends and family in Canada who are celebrating today. I am hoping to continue our tradition of going to Marie Callendar's for turkey dinner tonight. And since Kari-Lynn posted a list of 10 things she was grateful for, I would like to do the same.
In no particular order, of course.
1) A wonderful family. Both the family that I have been blessed to start...my husband, my son, my soon to be born child, and my step-kids, Camille and Solomon as well as the family that I was born into. It took my a few years of being moved out of home to really appreciate them and it took moving to California to TRULY appreciate them. You guys have done so much for me and I am truly grateful for that.
2) A place to live. I hate living in an apartment, I REALLY truly would rather be living in our own house, but I know it is a blessing to have an apartment. So many people don't even have that.
3) Milk. Okay, so I am sure a few of you may be looking at this one with a perplexed look on your face. Let me explain. When I am pregnant, I get heartburn. And I get it BAD!!! Milk was my lifesaver when I was pregnant with Scott and it has already started providing me with relief during this pregnancy. So, yes, I am grateful for milk.
4) A washer and dryer...but mostly the washer. I am so glad that I do not have to wash my clothes in a wash basin...I can't stand getting my hands wet. It bugs me so bad...which makes me want to make no. 5 grateful for a dishwasher, but I won't. I just hate washing anything with bare hands...really, I am glad we have rubber gloves in this day and age...lol
As for the dryer, I don't mind hanging clothes on the line to dry, but WIll is not such a big fan.
5) Education. I don't have any post-secondary education, but I remember being in school just loving to learn. I was not always good at learning, it was a struggle, but I loved learning.
6) Being Canadian. Honestly, I wouldn't have it any other way. I love being Canadian. I would not trade my citizenship for anything in this world. I am so proud of my country.
7) Music. My life would not be complete without music in it.
8) The gospel. I have lived parts of my life not living the way that the Church teaches and I have come back to living the teachings of it. I can truly say that I am so grateful for the gospel and what it has taught me in my life. I love knowing what I do. I love knowing that mny family doesn't have to de seperated at death. I love knowing it can be eternal. I love knowing I can be forgiven for bad choices I make. I love knowing that God loves me and that he loves me and all of us so much that He sent his Son to die for us. I love that God has given us a prophet to lead us and guide us and give us diretion to get back to a loving Heavenly Father.
9) I am grateful for the song, I am a Child of God. This song is by far Scott's favourite song...and is quickly becoming one of my favourites, as well. The lyrics are so soothing and give me hope every day.
10) I am grateful for Marie Callendar's so that I can go there on Canadian Thanksgiving and eat a turkey dinner without having to cook it myself.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Okay, so here are some videos of Scott...
This first one is of him waving "HI".
This one is Scott eating an ICEE which is basically almost the same as a slurpee.
This one is Scott eating baked taters and just being a goof :)
And, last, but not by any means, least...this is a video of Scott walking. Okay, so he is using his walker toy, but it still totally counts as walking...esp. since this was only his 3rd time doing it...(and the first two times only consisted of 4 steps each). I am so proud of my big boy.
This first one is of him waving "HI".
This one is Scott eating an ICEE which is basically almost the same as a slurpee.
This one is Scott eating baked taters and just being a goof :)
And, last, but not by any means, least...this is a video of Scott walking. Okay, so he is using his walker toy, but it still totally counts as walking...esp. since this was only his 3rd time doing it...(and the first two times only consisted of 4 steps each). I am so proud of my big boy.
Mum,
I know you should be looking on here today for video of Scott walking, BUT I never get to uplaoding them last night and they are taking too long this morning to upload and I have to go...so I promise when I get home, I will upload the videos and post them on here...so, either you can see them later this afternoon, or you can see them tomorrow :)
I know you should be looking on here today for video of Scott walking, BUT I never get to uplaoding them last night and they are taking too long this morning to upload and I have to go...so I promise when I get home, I will upload the videos and post them on here...so, either you can see them later this afternoon, or you can see them tomorrow :)
Friday, September 21, 2007
I have wanted to share this video for quite a while now, and I wish I could figure out how to post the actual video, but I don't know how to go about it.
So, instead, I am just posting the web address, and since it likely will not just be a click on the link thing, just copy and paste it into the address bar.
Hope you enjoy it :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRfQmWibq8A
So, instead, I am just posting the web address, and since it likely will not just be a click on the link thing, just copy and paste it into the address bar.
Hope you enjoy it :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRfQmWibq8A
Thursday, September 20, 2007
p.s. Don't forget to turn off the music at the bottom of the page first.
Monday, September 10, 2007
An Ode to My Family.
You know, this is something I just gotta say...
I am amazed at the overwhelming amount of love I feel for my little family. I just look at a picture of Scott and my heart just melts and words could never describe the incredible love I feel for him. He is such an amazing child and Will and I have been so amazingly blessed to have him in our lives.
I look at pictures of him and I just laugh and want to cry, and my heart melts as I think of how beautiful he truly he...He was blessed with such a sweet and gentle spirit and I just love him so much.
And Will. Things have been so great between us. He is such a good man and he does everything he can to protect us and keep us safe and make sure we have everything he can give us. I love him so much and he is so good to me...
He is such an amazing father. I kinda liked that he had kids from a previous marraige cause I could see ahead of time the kind of father he is...and he is truly wonderful. He loves his kids so much and he would give them (and me) the world if he could. So far now, he gives us as much of the world as he can.
He truly is wonderful and I am blessed to be married to him.
We are, of course, excited to be expecting our second child together. This baby, like Scott, was a big ol' surprise...apparently that's what my pregnancies are like...big ol' surprises. Gotta love it!!! Truthfully, I wouldn't have it any other way.
I love my husband, and my son to death and I can hardly wait to give just as much love to our new child (due Mar. 17).
You know, this is something I just gotta say...
I am amazed at the overwhelming amount of love I feel for my little family. I just look at a picture of Scott and my heart just melts and words could never describe the incredible love I feel for him. He is such an amazing child and Will and I have been so amazingly blessed to have him in our lives.
I look at pictures of him and I just laugh and want to cry, and my heart melts as I think of how beautiful he truly he...He was blessed with such a sweet and gentle spirit and I just love him so much.
And Will. Things have been so great between us. He is such a good man and he does everything he can to protect us and keep us safe and make sure we have everything he can give us. I love him so much and he is so good to me...
He is such an amazing father. I kinda liked that he had kids from a previous marraige cause I could see ahead of time the kind of father he is...and he is truly wonderful. He loves his kids so much and he would give them (and me) the world if he could. So far now, he gives us as much of the world as he can.
He truly is wonderful and I am blessed to be married to him.
We are, of course, excited to be expecting our second child together. This baby, like Scott, was a big ol' surprise...apparently that's what my pregnancies are like...big ol' surprises. Gotta love it!!! Truthfully, I wouldn't have it any other way.
I love my husband, and my son to death and I can hardly wait to give just as much love to our new child (due Mar. 17).
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Well, I finally did IT!!! What is IT, you may ask...well, to start off, it is something I have been trying to do for a very long time...truth be told, I'm sure at least 3 months (but mainly in the past month).
Sadly, there is a very sneaky person in my life that has made IT very hard to get...it reminds me of a quote in the movie, Mr. Deeds by the butler guy. It goes something like this... "...I think you under estimate my sneakiness, sir." I am sure this sweet, darling little person in my life is saying this everytime I try to get IT...
IT is a picture of Scott standing on his own. That kid...I tell ya...he will stand and stand and stand...then, as soon as that camera appears, "I want the camera. I don't want to stand. I know you're trying to get a picture of me mama..."
When we were at the Highland Games last weekend, he gave me all these fantastic big teethy grins with all 7 teeth showing...and not even letting him see the camera, and trying to get him to do it again...the kid senses that camera. It actually kinda bugs...lol
So, anyways, I guess I will now show you the one (and likely only) photo I will EVER have of him standing on his own...here it is...
Dang, my kid is so cute :)
Sadly, there is a very sneaky person in my life that has made IT very hard to get...it reminds me of a quote in the movie, Mr. Deeds by the butler guy. It goes something like this... "...I think you under estimate my sneakiness, sir." I am sure this sweet, darling little person in my life is saying this everytime I try to get IT...
IT is a picture of Scott standing on his own. That kid...I tell ya...he will stand and stand and stand...then, as soon as that camera appears, "I want the camera. I don't want to stand. I know you're trying to get a picture of me mama..."
When we were at the Highland Games last weekend, he gave me all these fantastic big teethy grins with all 7 teeth showing...and not even letting him see the camera, and trying to get him to do it again...the kid senses that camera. It actually kinda bugs...lol
So, anyways, I guess I will now show you the one (and likely only) photo I will EVER have of him standing on his own...here it is...
Dang, my kid is so cute :)
Thursday, August 30, 2007
What has gone on in the life of Krystin lately???
Well, for those avid readers of mine who may not be on SBO, or who are not my family or just don't know yet, as of today, I am almost 12 weeks pregnant. I will officially be 12 weeks on Monday. I tried to keep it mostly to family and my closest friends for the first while cause I wanted to make sure everything was okay and such. I had my first dr.'s appt. last week and he said all is well...that I am the right size for where I should be...so, yes, that is happy news :)
It happened sooner than we had been planning for, but I see it as a blessing. We wanted to have more children and apprently God felt we were ready for another...and who am I to argue with him???
As for cravings...shrimp cocktail. I don't think I will ever get enough...today was cheeseburgers...I had a bit, okay a lot of a junk food day today...I am not upset with myself over it cause overall I do eat healthy and one day of junk ain't gonna kill me :) On the Food Network the past couple days has been a grilling cookoff called Build a Better Burger...contestants basically make burgers but make them with lots of special ingredients...such as our favourite contestant, Jenny from Arizona (we think she is Mormon)...yesterday her burger had stuffed inside of it feta cheese and sundried tomatoes...then of course has awesme toppings :)
Well, all this grilling made me want cheeseburgers...so I had a 2 cheeseburger meal from McD's...and those fries, WOW!!! It truthfully has been too long since eating them...sad, but true.
After coming home from McD's, I went to Target to buy diapers and formula. Upon finishing there, WIll calls and asks me to go pick him up a 2 cheeseburger meal..so I do...along with a 6 pc. mcnuggets for me...lol
I am soooooo bad!!!
Will thinks the reason I am craving so much junk food today is cause it has been raining and gloomy all day...now, raining and gloomy does not mean cold...FYI!!! It was still a balmy 103 f while pouring rain...so, it was awful muggy and gross. It was horrid being outside today, which I was for 4 hrs at my mil's.
Well, it's all good, cause I am making up for my badness by eating a salad right now...YUMMY!!!
Okay, that was fun...Scott just got ahold of the dish detergent and turned the bottle upside down on the kitchen floor...at least it was the kitchen floor (linoleum) and not the dining room (carpet)...count your blessings, Krystin!!!
I would tell you alla bout Scott but I think I will save the majority of that stuff for his blog...which means I will have to go update his blog, too...dang it!!! What was I thinking???
Oh, I guess I should tell you my due date...I am due on St. Patty's Day '08 (Mar. 17) which is actually Will's half-sister's birthday (but they don't know her), but it is her birthday.
Tomorrow is a big day as well...not only do I have my fingerprinting appt. for immigration first thing in the am, but in the afternoon, I have my first ultrasound...the only thing I am not looking forward to is all the h2o that I gotta drink...never a fun thing :)
My future sil's bridal shower was last weekend and this weekend is my friend's baby shower...she had a beautiful little girl, Madison.
This weekend ist eh Highland Games up in Pleasanton, CA...we have gone the past 2 years together (Will and I) and he has gone the past 12 years...so, it's kinda a tradition that we go...well, guess who has just gotten sick...Will. So, he has said that is he does not get better he is not gonna want to go...which will really suck just cause it will...I mean, Scott was even gonna wear his kilt for the first time this year. But if daddy is sick, daddy is sick and I can't change that...sadly.
I have been getting a few scrapbook pages done recently. My new rule is taht whenever I do a page from Scott's or the family album, I have to also do a page from our wedding album...cause I really need to finish that one...well, I am proud to say that in the last few days, I have done 2 from Scott's album and 3 from the wedding album.
Well, I guess that is all for now...either tonight or sometime tomorrow I will make it a point to update Scott's blog, too, so keep checking his.
Well, for those avid readers of mine who may not be on SBO, or who are not my family or just don't know yet, as of today, I am almost 12 weeks pregnant. I will officially be 12 weeks on Monday. I tried to keep it mostly to family and my closest friends for the first while cause I wanted to make sure everything was okay and such. I had my first dr.'s appt. last week and he said all is well...that I am the right size for where I should be...so, yes, that is happy news :)
It happened sooner than we had been planning for, but I see it as a blessing. We wanted to have more children and apprently God felt we were ready for another...and who am I to argue with him???
As for cravings...shrimp cocktail. I don't think I will ever get enough...today was cheeseburgers...I had a bit, okay a lot of a junk food day today...I am not upset with myself over it cause overall I do eat healthy and one day of junk ain't gonna kill me :) On the Food Network the past couple days has been a grilling cookoff called Build a Better Burger...contestants basically make burgers but make them with lots of special ingredients...such as our favourite contestant, Jenny from Arizona (we think she is Mormon)...yesterday her burger had stuffed inside of it feta cheese and sundried tomatoes...then of course has awesme toppings :)
Well, all this grilling made me want cheeseburgers...so I had a 2 cheeseburger meal from McD's...and those fries, WOW!!! It truthfully has been too long since eating them...sad, but true.
After coming home from McD's, I went to Target to buy diapers and formula. Upon finishing there, WIll calls and asks me to go pick him up a 2 cheeseburger meal..so I do...along with a 6 pc. mcnuggets for me...lol
I am soooooo bad!!!
Will thinks the reason I am craving so much junk food today is cause it has been raining and gloomy all day...now, raining and gloomy does not mean cold...FYI!!! It was still a balmy 103 f while pouring rain...so, it was awful muggy and gross. It was horrid being outside today, which I was for 4 hrs at my mil's.
Well, it's all good, cause I am making up for my badness by eating a salad right now...YUMMY!!!
Okay, that was fun...Scott just got ahold of the dish detergent and turned the bottle upside down on the kitchen floor...at least it was the kitchen floor (linoleum) and not the dining room (carpet)...count your blessings, Krystin!!!
I would tell you alla bout Scott but I think I will save the majority of that stuff for his blog...which means I will have to go update his blog, too...dang it!!! What was I thinking???
Oh, I guess I should tell you my due date...I am due on St. Patty's Day '08 (Mar. 17) which is actually Will's half-sister's birthday (but they don't know her), but it is her birthday.
Tomorrow is a big day as well...not only do I have my fingerprinting appt. for immigration first thing in the am, but in the afternoon, I have my first ultrasound...the only thing I am not looking forward to is all the h2o that I gotta drink...never a fun thing :)
My future sil's bridal shower was last weekend and this weekend is my friend's baby shower...she had a beautiful little girl, Madison.
This weekend ist eh Highland Games up in Pleasanton, CA...we have gone the past 2 years together (Will and I) and he has gone the past 12 years...so, it's kinda a tradition that we go...well, guess who has just gotten sick...Will. So, he has said that is he does not get better he is not gonna want to go...which will really suck just cause it will...I mean, Scott was even gonna wear his kilt for the first time this year. But if daddy is sick, daddy is sick and I can't change that...sadly.
I have been getting a few scrapbook pages done recently. My new rule is taht whenever I do a page from Scott's or the family album, I have to also do a page from our wedding album...cause I really need to finish that one...well, I am proud to say that in the last few days, I have done 2 from Scott's album and 3 from the wedding album.
Well, I guess that is all for now...either tonight or sometime tomorrow I will make it a point to update Scott's blog, too, so keep checking his.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
okay, YOU HAVE GOT TO READ THIS!!!
I figure what I will do is just tell you how to get to it so you can read all of it compared to just parts that I could copy and paste...and since I don't know how to make it link, I just figure this is easier...
go to ebay.com
in the search bar, type in the number: 130144061675
this will take you to, by far, the funniest thing I think I have ever read in my life.
Trust me when I say, this is well worth your time to read :)
I promise!!!
I figure what I will do is just tell you how to get to it so you can read all of it compared to just parts that I could copy and paste...and since I don't know how to make it link, I just figure this is easier...
go to ebay.com
in the search bar, type in the number: 130144061675
this will take you to, by far, the funniest thing I think I have ever read in my life.
Trust me when I say, this is well worth your time to read :)
I promise!!!
Monday, August 20, 2007
So I would just like to start off stating that i am fully aware of just how lame-o I am when it comes to blogging.
It's funny that when I started blogging I was blogging every day and I always had something new and funny to say...now, I'm just lame and never blog...lol
Well, as for newness here...
Scott is still getting crazy big!!! He is long and skinny and it bugs me that they don't make baby clothes to accomodate that...seriously. When I can go to the store, and buy a pair of 6 month pants (despite the face that my kid is almost 9 months) and they are still ginormous, and I mean GINOROMOUS, in the waist and barely long enough...sure I could buy 9 month pants, but the 6 month already pucker a very very ridiculous amount with a belt, it would just look ridiculous putting him in anything bigger...that's just terribly irritating. Not all babies are chubby. My baby is not chubby, he is skinny and he still needs to wear pants...I ahve two pairs of shorts for him that are size 0-3 month...1 fits him perfectly, the other is still too big...now I am not saying they would fit any 0-3 month cause that would have to be one BIG baby...I'm just saying it's sad that he will be able to wear these pants next year as shorts...lol
Scott is also quite the explorer...and it really doesn't help that we have yet to Scott-proof our place :) This is my dilemma...we need to get some sort of safety things for our cupboards without damaging them (all the less to be charged for when we move out)...now, we don't have handles on our cupboards, so that option of the sliding ones that go on handles is out of the question...sad, really, since they would do no damage...any other safety things for cupboards that I know of either need screws or stick....I guess if I had to choose between the two I would go for the sticky ones, but how would I remover any residue when we move out??? See, this is why I want my own house...then I wouldn't have this dilemma...
We have a new boxing gym opening up just down the road from us in a couple of weeks...they teach kickboxing, jiu jitsu and reguular boxing...Willr eally enjoys jiu jitsu and it really quite good at it and has been considering going back to his old gym to get back into training...Well, I was driving by this new place and they were having a pre-sale, so I stopped in...I figured out that if we cancel our membership at the gym we are at (since neither of us ever go), and Will was to sign up at this new gym, we would save about half of what we are currently paying...plus, we then don't have to pay for fees to train at his old jiu jitsu gym...so, at this new gym, he has access to all weights equipment as well as any classes offered...for half the price of us both going to the other gym.
Now what about me, you ask, cause I am now out of a membership...I figure I will go work out at the gym in our complex right across the street and once I am more in shape, I will sign up at the same gym as Will for kickboxing again...
Did any of that make sense???
My mother-in-law's birthday was last week and we threw her a surprise birthday party...it was really quite cool to meet some family on Will's side that I had never met before...and, of course, they all loved Scott.
Well, I probably should get some cleaning done...I may have to resort to washing some dishes by hand since we are currently out of dishwasher detergent...or maybe I will try to get Will to stop off at the store on his way home to buy some...I really hate washing dishes by hand.
Well, I guess that is all for now...
If you want to see any uber-cute pictures of Scott, please feel free to check out his blog.
It's funny that when I started blogging I was blogging every day and I always had something new and funny to say...now, I'm just lame and never blog...lol
Well, as for newness here...
Scott is still getting crazy big!!! He is long and skinny and it bugs me that they don't make baby clothes to accomodate that...seriously. When I can go to the store, and buy a pair of 6 month pants (despite the face that my kid is almost 9 months) and they are still ginormous, and I mean GINOROMOUS, in the waist and barely long enough...sure I could buy 9 month pants, but the 6 month already pucker a very very ridiculous amount with a belt, it would just look ridiculous putting him in anything bigger...that's just terribly irritating. Not all babies are chubby. My baby is not chubby, he is skinny and he still needs to wear pants...I ahve two pairs of shorts for him that are size 0-3 month...1 fits him perfectly, the other is still too big...now I am not saying they would fit any 0-3 month cause that would have to be one BIG baby...I'm just saying it's sad that he will be able to wear these pants next year as shorts...lol
Scott is also quite the explorer...and it really doesn't help that we have yet to Scott-proof our place :) This is my dilemma...we need to get some sort of safety things for our cupboards without damaging them (all the less to be charged for when we move out)...now, we don't have handles on our cupboards, so that option of the sliding ones that go on handles is out of the question...sad, really, since they would do no damage...any other safety things for cupboards that I know of either need screws or stick....I guess if I had to choose between the two I would go for the sticky ones, but how would I remover any residue when we move out??? See, this is why I want my own house...then I wouldn't have this dilemma...
We have a new boxing gym opening up just down the road from us in a couple of weeks...they teach kickboxing, jiu jitsu and reguular boxing...Willr eally enjoys jiu jitsu and it really quite good at it and has been considering going back to his old gym to get back into training...Well, I was driving by this new place and they were having a pre-sale, so I stopped in...I figured out that if we cancel our membership at the gym we are at (since neither of us ever go), and Will was to sign up at this new gym, we would save about half of what we are currently paying...plus, we then don't have to pay for fees to train at his old jiu jitsu gym...so, at this new gym, he has access to all weights equipment as well as any classes offered...for half the price of us both going to the other gym.
Now what about me, you ask, cause I am now out of a membership...I figure I will go work out at the gym in our complex right across the street and once I am more in shape, I will sign up at the same gym as Will for kickboxing again...
Did any of that make sense???
My mother-in-law's birthday was last week and we threw her a surprise birthday party...it was really quite cool to meet some family on Will's side that I had never met before...and, of course, they all loved Scott.
Well, I probably should get some cleaning done...I may have to resort to washing some dishes by hand since we are currently out of dishwasher detergent...or maybe I will try to get Will to stop off at the store on his way home to buy some...I really hate washing dishes by hand.
Well, I guess that is all for now...
If you want to see any uber-cute pictures of Scott, please feel free to check out his blog.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
Friday, August 10, 2007
I saw this on Nikki's blog and just knew i had to do it.
A- Attached or single: Attached
B- Best Friend: (guy) Will (girl) toss up between Karli and Kathryn
C- Cake or Pie: Totally depends on the mood I am in, but I do loves me some banana nut cake with cream cheese frosting :)
D- Day of choice: Sunday
E- Essential Item: Lip balm...all the freaking way!!!
F- Favorite Color: Red
G- Gummi Bears or Worms: bears...cause I like the bite each body part and seperate them and then give them multi-coloured bodies...a little thing I learned on the bus to Young Women's camp :)
H- Hometown: Spruce Grove
I- Indulgence(s): Cheesecake
J- January or July: July
K- Kids: Something I want more of...*hint, hint* Will ;)
L: Life is Incomplete Without: Family
M- Marriage Date: Dec. 3, 05...the 1 yr. anniversary of my grandmother's death
N- Number of Siblings: 3 sisters
O- Oranges or Apples: If I could have mandarin Christmas oranges all year long, I so totally would
P- Phobias or Fears: dying a brutal death, getting old, bees
Q- Quote: "A Journey of a thousand miles starts with a cash advance." Unknown
R- Reason To Smile: When I walk in the door and Scott looks at me and smiles, then when I sit down he crawls over to me...THAT is one heck of a good reason to smile :)
S- Season: Autumn! LOVE it!!!
T- Tag Three: Michelle, Brittany, Marc and Brooke.
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I'll tell you later...
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animals: Well, if you wanna put it that way I guess I am an pressor of animals...I am sorry, could not do it any other way!!!
W- Worst Habit: Being on the computer too much...lol
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Krystin will have one soon, but not the other for awhile. I wonder which is which *hee hee*
Y- Your Favorite Food: Tough one...I am a HUGE fan of both tacos and salmon...and cheesecake :)
Z- Zodiac: Sagittarius
A- Attached or single: Attached
B- Best Friend: (guy) Will (girl) toss up between Karli and Kathryn
C- Cake or Pie: Totally depends on the mood I am in, but I do loves me some banana nut cake with cream cheese frosting :)
D- Day of choice: Sunday
E- Essential Item: Lip balm...all the freaking way!!!
F- Favorite Color: Red
G- Gummi Bears or Worms: bears...cause I like the bite each body part and seperate them and then give them multi-coloured bodies...a little thing I learned on the bus to Young Women's camp :)
H- Hometown: Spruce Grove
I- Indulgence(s): Cheesecake
J- January or July: July
K- Kids: Something I want more of...*hint, hint* Will ;)
L: Life is Incomplete Without: Family
M- Marriage Date: Dec. 3, 05...the 1 yr. anniversary of my grandmother's death
N- Number of Siblings: 3 sisters
O- Oranges or Apples: If I could have mandarin Christmas oranges all year long, I so totally would
P- Phobias or Fears: dying a brutal death, getting old, bees
Q- Quote: "A Journey of a thousand miles starts with a cash advance." Unknown
R- Reason To Smile: When I walk in the door and Scott looks at me and smiles, then when I sit down he crawls over to me...THAT is one heck of a good reason to smile :)
S- Season: Autumn! LOVE it!!!
T- Tag Three: Michelle, Brittany, Marc and Brooke.
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I'll tell you later...
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animals: Well, if you wanna put it that way I guess I am an pressor of animals...I am sorry, could not do it any other way!!!
W- Worst Habit: Being on the computer too much...lol
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Krystin will have one soon, but not the other for awhile. I wonder which is which *hee hee*
Y- Your Favorite Food: Tough one...I am a HUGE fan of both tacos and salmon...and cheesecake :)
Z- Zodiac: Sagittarius
Saturday, August 04, 2007
I saw this on my friend, Nicole's blog and thought I would try it...
here is the link if you would like to rate your blog...
http://mingle2.com/blog-rating
Mingle2 - Portland Singles
here is the link if you would like to rate your blog...
http://mingle2.com/blog-rating
Monday, July 23, 2007
Alright, so where to begin...I guess I should tell you about our trip to Utah :)
Well, first off, on Friday was Scott's regular check-up and we found out he had an ear infection, so the dr. gave us some medicine and some numbing ear drops so the pressure change in the plane would not hurt his ears.
Scott and I flew out on Saturday night arriving in SLC at about 2:30 am...my mum and my Aunt Madeleine came and met me at the airport...they got lost and tried having me tell them where I was in the airport...I dunno...how do I know what terminal I am in??? I didn't even know there was more than 1 terminal...lol
they found me eventually :)
Sunday morning we woke up at a ridiculous hour of day considering the time we got to bed...Aubryn and Izzy came into the bedroom (I was sleeping in the same room as Laurenne) and they all wanted to see Scott...Izzy is so sweet and cute...he has had no problems adjusting to his new family :)
This is Sunday morning...
Later that afternoon we all went to church...Aubryn was sitting next to me reading a book about dogs. In the book the dogs had a furry patch of fur on them...and Aubryn looks at me and asks (with somplete seriousness and sincerety), "Do you think there is a dead dog somewhere that is missing his fur cause it is in this book?"
I tried not to laugh cause I knew she was being serious and genuinely asking me a question, I simply stated that there was no dead dog missing its fur.
That night, Estelle, Troy and Thoma came over for dinner...I haven't seen Estelle since she got married back in '01, I think...oh, wait...that might be a lie, but I'm not sure...I may have seen her last summer when I came back to the USA, but I don't remember...anyways, they came over for dinner...here is a picture of her and Thoma :)
On Monday Scott and Maigan both had their first bubble bath...Scott enjoyed it a bit more than Maigan did...lol
First place we went on Monday was Ikea...I have had Ikea withdrawals ever since leaving Edmonton last summer...you see, I am used to living 5 minutes from Ikea, not 2.5 hrs. North or South...It was just fun to walk around there...and, of course, eat cheap Ikea food. :)
We then went out to American Fork to Shade clothing to buy me a bathing suit...I found it online and wanted it so bad...luckily, even though the store was out of stock, their warehouse was just a couple of blocks away and they had it there...YAH!!!
We also went to a church bookstore and I bought a bunch of books for Scott...I am a cheapskate when it comes to buying books, I hate spending $10 on a book, but when I find them for $1.50 or $2.00, I will buy them...I got some really cute books.
We also stopped by the Jordan River Temple in South Jordan and I took a couple of quick pictures...
On Tuesday we went swimming at an indoor play place for the kids...we had a bunch of fun...Aubryn and I went down the waterslide (which was CRAZY fast, I might add), we swam around (as well as you can swim in 3 ft. dep water...lol) and by the end of it Scott had fallen sound asleep in my arms...yes, in the water :)
On Wednesday and Thursday I don't really remember specific things that we did, although I know we did stuff :)
Oh, yeah, on Thursday night we did Christmas in July...we all drew two names and went and bought small presents for those 2 people and had Christmas...it was fun...I got a bunch of scrapbooking stuff.
On Friday we went to Temple Square in SLC...we went and saw the new movie in the Legacy theater about Joseph Smith and his life...what a truly powerful movie.
We also just wandered around Temple Square.
On Saturday we all spent the morning packing up so we could leave that evening...we mostly just went around town getting last minute stuff...we went to Super Target, Super Wal-Mart, went to the mall (mostly to look at temple sealing dresses)...
That night Scott and I got to the airport at about 8, and started our journey back home...into Las Vegas was a good plane trip...from Vegas to home was terrible...I have never been on such an uncomfortable plane ride in my life...and it totally did not help that the guy behind me kept putting his feet or legs on the back of my seat and kicking it...my back was so messed up by the time I got off that plane, that I could hardly wait til today to get to the chiropractor. Will met us at the gate getting off the plane...he was working so he helped me get my bags off the conveyor belt when they finally came through...by the time I got home and to bed it was 3am...and then I had to be up at 6 to be at my mil's...that was just horrible :)
Well, that is it for my update, BUT please go read Scott's blog, too, cause I am updating it too with a bunch of neat stuff :)
Well, first off, on Friday was Scott's regular check-up and we found out he had an ear infection, so the dr. gave us some medicine and some numbing ear drops so the pressure change in the plane would not hurt his ears.
Scott and I flew out on Saturday night arriving in SLC at about 2:30 am...my mum and my Aunt Madeleine came and met me at the airport...they got lost and tried having me tell them where I was in the airport...I dunno...how do I know what terminal I am in??? I didn't even know there was more than 1 terminal...lol
they found me eventually :)
Sunday morning we woke up at a ridiculous hour of day considering the time we got to bed...Aubryn and Izzy came into the bedroom (I was sleeping in the same room as Laurenne) and they all wanted to see Scott...Izzy is so sweet and cute...he has had no problems adjusting to his new family :)
This is Sunday morning...
Later that afternoon we all went to church...Aubryn was sitting next to me reading a book about dogs. In the book the dogs had a furry patch of fur on them...and Aubryn looks at me and asks (with somplete seriousness and sincerety), "Do you think there is a dead dog somewhere that is missing his fur cause it is in this book?"
I tried not to laugh cause I knew she was being serious and genuinely asking me a question, I simply stated that there was no dead dog missing its fur.
That night, Estelle, Troy and Thoma came over for dinner...I haven't seen Estelle since she got married back in '01, I think...oh, wait...that might be a lie, but I'm not sure...I may have seen her last summer when I came back to the USA, but I don't remember...anyways, they came over for dinner...here is a picture of her and Thoma :)
On Monday Scott and Maigan both had their first bubble bath...Scott enjoyed it a bit more than Maigan did...lol
First place we went on Monday was Ikea...I have had Ikea withdrawals ever since leaving Edmonton last summer...you see, I am used to living 5 minutes from Ikea, not 2.5 hrs. North or South...It was just fun to walk around there...and, of course, eat cheap Ikea food. :)
We then went out to American Fork to Shade clothing to buy me a bathing suit...I found it online and wanted it so bad...luckily, even though the store was out of stock, their warehouse was just a couple of blocks away and they had it there...YAH!!!
We also went to a church bookstore and I bought a bunch of books for Scott...I am a cheapskate when it comes to buying books, I hate spending $10 on a book, but when I find them for $1.50 or $2.00, I will buy them...I got some really cute books.
We also stopped by the Jordan River Temple in South Jordan and I took a couple of quick pictures...
On Tuesday we went swimming at an indoor play place for the kids...we had a bunch of fun...Aubryn and I went down the waterslide (which was CRAZY fast, I might add), we swam around (as well as you can swim in 3 ft. dep water...lol) and by the end of it Scott had fallen sound asleep in my arms...yes, in the water :)
On Wednesday and Thursday I don't really remember specific things that we did, although I know we did stuff :)
Oh, yeah, on Thursday night we did Christmas in July...we all drew two names and went and bought small presents for those 2 people and had Christmas...it was fun...I got a bunch of scrapbooking stuff.
On Friday we went to Temple Square in SLC...we went and saw the new movie in the Legacy theater about Joseph Smith and his life...what a truly powerful movie.
We also just wandered around Temple Square.
On Saturday we all spent the morning packing up so we could leave that evening...we mostly just went around town getting last minute stuff...we went to Super Target, Super Wal-Mart, went to the mall (mostly to look at temple sealing dresses)...
That night Scott and I got to the airport at about 8, and started our journey back home...into Las Vegas was a good plane trip...from Vegas to home was terrible...I have never been on such an uncomfortable plane ride in my life...and it totally did not help that the guy behind me kept putting his feet or legs on the back of my seat and kicking it...my back was so messed up by the time I got off that plane, that I could hardly wait til today to get to the chiropractor. Will met us at the gate getting off the plane...he was working so he helped me get my bags off the conveyor belt when they finally came through...by the time I got home and to bed it was 3am...and then I had to be up at 6 to be at my mil's...that was just horrible :)
Well, that is it for my update, BUT please go read Scott's blog, too, cause I am updating it too with a bunch of neat stuff :)
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
so, I wanted Kari-Lynn and Michelle to see these pages that I did and since KL doesn't really have the time to go to SBO anymore and MK isn't on SBO, I thought I would post them here to see...
it is hard to see but it says "we are FAMILY" Madisyn Kathryn Denault-10 1/2 mths. Scott Joshua Kahle-5 mths. Maegan Elizabeth Iontas Bezooyen-9 mths.
it is hard to see but it says "we are FAMILY" Madisyn Kathryn Denault-10 1/2 mths. Scott Joshua Kahle-5 mths. Maegan Elizabeth Iontas Bezooyen-9 mths.
Friday, July 06, 2007
So, there has been all kinds of fun stuff going on down here...
This past weekend, my sil, Christine, her boyfriend, Chris, all 7 of their kids, and his mom went camping up at Bass Lake...on Monday they came down to Fresno to visit...(I should specify that 2 of the kids are Christine's and 5 of them are Chris')...Chris, Bria and his mom went back to Sac that night, and the other boys...all 6 of them stayed down here with Christine...Gary, Will's brother, was running a firework stand so that night we set off fireworks (a couple days early, we know, but, really, who cares?!?) lol
this is all 6 boys watching the fireworks (Scott was in his snugli with me, so, obviously, he is not pictured)
On Tuesday, before all the boys came over here to go swimming, Scott had a bath and we, okay, fine, it was ALL me, decided to give him a faux-hawk!!! Sooooooooooooooooo stinkin' cute!!!
here are 5 of those 6 boys...
Then, of course, come the 4th of July...this is my first time ever being down in the USA for Independence Day...Scott and I had a good day.
Will had to sleep cause he had just gotten off work at 8 am, and had to go back to work that night, so Scott and I did stuff...we got invited over to my friend's in-laws house...Heather was the first person to introduce herself to me when I first came down to California and we have been friends ever since...her son, Joseph was blessed on Sunday and I went to her ward to see the blessing and then she invited me over with her family to her house for brownies and ice cream. So, anyways, she invited us to her in-lawa for swimming and a bbq...she also invited us to the block party at her in-laws neighbours, but I went home so I could watch the fireworks with Will. So, anyways, at their house they decided to try to set up her bro-in-law with one of my Canadian friends...so, wanting to see who some of my friends are, we looked on my facebook account and there is one friend of mine from home that he would like to get to know...so, now, I gotta get ahold of her to see if she would be open to getting to know him...
little miss matchmaker me!!! :)
Here is a picture that I took of Scott wearing his onesie I bought him in NY at Michelle's before we went out to swimming and the bbq...
this kid is just so dang cute!!!
This is a picture that I took while we were out sitting by the road waiting for fireworks...it's just a little something to show how warm it was that day...
fyi, 97 f is 36 c...the "coldest" it got that night was 86 f...that would be 30 c...so, yes, my hometown's daytime high was our nighttime low...so, basically what I am saying is, don't ever winge and moan to me about how hot it is up there...lol
cause it's not...I came into my place this afternoon around noon, and I didn't have a/c on, and it was 86 f in here...inside...at noon :) so, yeah, the a/c got turned on pretty quick.
Scott had a good time at the fireworks...he watched them in amazement and only got a bit scared in the finale...he didn't cry, he just jumped everytime one banged...and, well, in the finale, that was every half second...lol
I ended up just covering his ears andhe was fine...
this is us sitting by the side of the road waiting for fireworks with Scott playing with the American flag...
we didn't get many pictures of the fireworks cause the shutter delay is realy bad on my camera, so, we did mostly video, but I thought I would share at least 1 cool picture from the night...this one I thought was pretty cool :) it was not the best pic of a firework that we got, but the pic is pretty neat!!!
Now I am just waiting for the video to finish uploading...since the video was is about 3 mins long, it is taking FOREVER to upload to photobucket...in the time that it has taken to type all this up, only 31% of the video has been uploaded...so, to say the least, this is gonna take a while, but it's not like you are sitting here reading and waiting for it to upload, so it's not even mildly irritating to you...just to me...
maybe I will go and keep cleaning while the video is uploading...ooooooooh, wait, there is more to tell you...
last night, I was husband and babyless...that was weird.
Will decided to go up to Sacramento to go catfishing with his friend...well, since I go to my mil's in the morning and I can't watch Scott the whole time I am there, he decided to see if Christine would watch him...neither his mom or Rebecca (Gary's finacee could watch him)...so, up to Sacramento they went last night leaving me all alone. I went out to dinner with his mom to Mimi's cafe...they have the BEST french onion soup...then came home and got organized...I have been trying to get Will to help me for months to being the dressers in and get the bunk beds in and get the big shelf in...basically, get stuff in so we can get things organized...and, well, he's a procrastinator...so, while he was gone, I had a couple friends from church come over and help me get the stuff in...I am sure Will is going to be a bit more than a little surprised when he gets home tonight and I have a bunch of stuff in and organized...
okay, we are now at 39% uploaded...I am going to go clean and then come back to add the video...
all right, drumroll please...here it is!!!
fyi, I apologize for the fact that it is sideways, I always forget when videotaping, that I should not hold the camera up and down, cause you can't rotate it once it's on the computer...
This past weekend, my sil, Christine, her boyfriend, Chris, all 7 of their kids, and his mom went camping up at Bass Lake...on Monday they came down to Fresno to visit...(I should specify that 2 of the kids are Christine's and 5 of them are Chris')...Chris, Bria and his mom went back to Sac that night, and the other boys...all 6 of them stayed down here with Christine...Gary, Will's brother, was running a firework stand so that night we set off fireworks (a couple days early, we know, but, really, who cares?!?) lol
this is all 6 boys watching the fireworks (Scott was in his snugli with me, so, obviously, he is not pictured)
On Tuesday, before all the boys came over here to go swimming, Scott had a bath and we, okay, fine, it was ALL me, decided to give him a faux-hawk!!! Sooooooooooooooooo stinkin' cute!!!
here are 5 of those 6 boys...
Then, of course, come the 4th of July...this is my first time ever being down in the USA for Independence Day...Scott and I had a good day.
Will had to sleep cause he had just gotten off work at 8 am, and had to go back to work that night, so Scott and I did stuff...we got invited over to my friend's in-laws house...Heather was the first person to introduce herself to me when I first came down to California and we have been friends ever since...her son, Joseph was blessed on Sunday and I went to her ward to see the blessing and then she invited me over with her family to her house for brownies and ice cream. So, anyways, she invited us to her in-lawa for swimming and a bbq...she also invited us to the block party at her in-laws neighbours, but I went home so I could watch the fireworks with Will. So, anyways, at their house they decided to try to set up her bro-in-law with one of my Canadian friends...so, wanting to see who some of my friends are, we looked on my facebook account and there is one friend of mine from home that he would like to get to know...so, now, I gotta get ahold of her to see if she would be open to getting to know him...
little miss matchmaker me!!! :)
Here is a picture that I took of Scott wearing his onesie I bought him in NY at Michelle's before we went out to swimming and the bbq...
this kid is just so dang cute!!!
This is a picture that I took while we were out sitting by the road waiting for fireworks...it's just a little something to show how warm it was that day...
fyi, 97 f is 36 c...the "coldest" it got that night was 86 f...that would be 30 c...so, yes, my hometown's daytime high was our nighttime low...so, basically what I am saying is, don't ever winge and moan to me about how hot it is up there...lol
cause it's not...I came into my place this afternoon around noon, and I didn't have a/c on, and it was 86 f in here...inside...at noon :) so, yeah, the a/c got turned on pretty quick.
Scott had a good time at the fireworks...he watched them in amazement and only got a bit scared in the finale...he didn't cry, he just jumped everytime one banged...and, well, in the finale, that was every half second...lol
I ended up just covering his ears andhe was fine...
this is us sitting by the side of the road waiting for fireworks with Scott playing with the American flag...
we didn't get many pictures of the fireworks cause the shutter delay is realy bad on my camera, so, we did mostly video, but I thought I would share at least 1 cool picture from the night...this one I thought was pretty cool :) it was not the best pic of a firework that we got, but the pic is pretty neat!!!
Now I am just waiting for the video to finish uploading...since the video was is about 3 mins long, it is taking FOREVER to upload to photobucket...in the time that it has taken to type all this up, only 31% of the video has been uploaded...so, to say the least, this is gonna take a while, but it's not like you are sitting here reading and waiting for it to upload, so it's not even mildly irritating to you...just to me...
maybe I will go and keep cleaning while the video is uploading...ooooooooh, wait, there is more to tell you...
last night, I was husband and babyless...that was weird.
Will decided to go up to Sacramento to go catfishing with his friend...well, since I go to my mil's in the morning and I can't watch Scott the whole time I am there, he decided to see if Christine would watch him...neither his mom or Rebecca (Gary's finacee could watch him)...so, up to Sacramento they went last night leaving me all alone. I went out to dinner with his mom to Mimi's cafe...they have the BEST french onion soup...then came home and got organized...I have been trying to get Will to help me for months to being the dressers in and get the bunk beds in and get the big shelf in...basically, get stuff in so we can get things organized...and, well, he's a procrastinator...so, while he was gone, I had a couple friends from church come over and help me get the stuff in...I am sure Will is going to be a bit more than a little surprised when he gets home tonight and I have a bunch of stuff in and organized...
okay, we are now at 39% uploaded...I am going to go clean and then come back to add the video...
all right, drumroll please...here it is!!!
fyi, I apologize for the fact that it is sideways, I always forget when videotaping, that I should not hold the camera up and down, cause you can't rotate it once it's on the computer...
Monday, July 02, 2007
What a fantastic Canada Day it was...
First I would like to apologize for the fact that I am getting the pics up today...I know I said I was going to do it last night, but when I sat down to do it, Scott woke up and I had to go take care of him...I decided just to stay with him and go to bed rather tahn come back to the computer...
but I will make the wait worth your while...we had a great time...
Will was awesome about it!!! He went to the store and bought a cheesecake (my facourite) that had blueberries, blackeberries and raspberries on top of it...then sliced a banana, wrote on each slice (with food pens) a letter to spell 'CANADA DAY" and put those on the side of the cake...guess what is for breakfast today???
he also bought some sparklers and some other little fireworksy type thing...it sits on the grounds and is really cute when you light it...
no big and elaborate fireworks, cause I don't know that we could have set those off in the roadway of our complex...they might have frowned on that...lol
this is me trying to light one...the wind was blowing towards me at first so when I tried lighting it, the flame from the lighter burned by fingers...twice...it finally clicked in my brain that maybe I should turn away from the wind so as to not get burned...lol
This is that little fireworksy thing I was talking about earlier...
While I was at church, he also hung the Canada flag outside our apartment...
So, all-in-all, it was a wonderufl day with a lot of thought and sweetness put into it :)
Thank you so much, honey, for making my day so special :)
First I would like to apologize for the fact that I am getting the pics up today...I know I said I was going to do it last night, but when I sat down to do it, Scott woke up and I had to go take care of him...I decided just to stay with him and go to bed rather tahn come back to the computer...
but I will make the wait worth your while...we had a great time...
Will was awesome about it!!! He went to the store and bought a cheesecake (my facourite) that had blueberries, blackeberries and raspberries on top of it...then sliced a banana, wrote on each slice (with food pens) a letter to spell 'CANADA DAY" and put those on the side of the cake...guess what is for breakfast today???
he also bought some sparklers and some other little fireworksy type thing...it sits on the grounds and is really cute when you light it...
no big and elaborate fireworks, cause I don't know that we could have set those off in the roadway of our complex...they might have frowned on that...lol
this is me trying to light one...the wind was blowing towards me at first so when I tried lighting it, the flame from the lighter burned by fingers...twice...it finally clicked in my brain that maybe I should turn away from the wind so as to not get burned...lol
This is that little fireworksy thing I was talking about earlier...
While I was at church, he also hung the Canada flag outside our apartment...
So, all-in-all, it was a wonderufl day with a lot of thought and sweetness put into it :)
Thank you so much, honey, for making my day so special :)
Friday, June 29, 2007
well, let's see...what has been going on in the life of Krystin???
Scott has a skin virus called molluscum contagiosum...I found a bump on his arm a couple of days ago and just figured it looked like a pimple...then yesterday, found two more on his other arm...they didn't look like bug bites, but didn't look like pimples, so I got him into the dr. today and it's molluscum contagiosum...I guess they are kinda like a wart in that you can just get them, and suppsoedly, they are contagious to the touch...that is how they are spread...but even the dr. says in the hundreds of cases he's seen, he's never been infected with them...they don't itch or anything,s o that is nice, and they will go away on their own, but here's the kicker, it could take months or years to go away...well, at least he only has a couple of them and not clumps covering a whole section of his body...it can be treated with medicine, but the medicine typically irritates the skin surrounding the bump, and since he doesn't have a lot of them, we aren't treating them...we're just gonna leave them alone...
what else is going on??? I am super excited for my trip to Utah in a couple of weeks...Scott will finally get to meet his Grandma D and Auntie Laurenne...they are very excited for that :)
I got to drive my mil's Avalanche today...Dang!!! I gotta say that is a sweet ride!!! it is so smooth and it's just great!!!
we got new neighbours today...I went over and introduced myself...seem like an interesting set of people...I'm not saying that to be rude in any way, I promise, but they just would say the funniest things that just were funny...
like this...I am wearing a wrist brace because my wrist has been bothering me for a couple of weeks now, okay??? I don't know what I did to it, I don't recall injuring it, but I apparently did...so, I shake the guy's hand, and he asks what I did to my wrist...I answer that I am not sure exactly what i did to it or what was wrong with it...so, he asks if I just wear it for fashion cause I think it looks good...lol
then, he asks me if I play tennis.
I replay that I do not.
"Oh, cause that would be a tragedy."
Yes, yes it would be a tragedy if I played tennis and I had hurt my wrist...lol
it was just funny :)
along with the strange wrist injuring, I also have a crazy bruise on my arm from, well, slamming my arm into a gate lanch, a cut on my knee from rolling my ankle in a hole and falling, a bazillion bruises on my knees from who-knows-where...lol
dang, I'm a wreck!!! oh, and I must not forget the fact that I bit my tongue so hard that I made it bleed...so it totally hurts, too...and, of course, the dog bite on my thumb :)
so many things have gone on...next door to those new neighbours is another set of new neighbours just moved in about a week ago...I would say that I introduced myself to them, but I feel that our introductions happened when her dog, not on a leash, decided to charge at my dog, who was on a leash, minding her own business trying to do her business...kwim???
lucky for her dog, and her, I was close enough to my door, that I was able to pull her back into the house, all the while with the lady's dog right outside my door with her saying, "Oh, 'insert dog's name here', come here!" Yeah, I'm charging at another dog that could eat me, I think I'll come back with that pityful call...ok, to be honest, she wouldn't eat that other dog, but she is a larger and stronger dog and is a breed tahtis bred for fighting, so she would do a lot of damage to that dog.
and the thing that sucks, is that if my dog had gotten ahold of that dog, which she likely would have if I had not managed to get such a good hold of her, we would have ended up with the stigma of having the bad dog...anyhoo, so that is kinda my rant...I mean, the rule is to ahve your dog on a leash at all times...our dog, Shawnessy, is old...she just doesn't really pay that much attention to another dog when she sees one...she may stand at attention and watch it and make sure it keeps doing it's own thing and she will continue doing her thing, but she really can't be bothered going after another dog anymore...but since this one charged her, holy heck, she will not forget that dog...every time we walk out the door now, we make sure that other dog is not out there...cause the last thing I want it any sort of an altercation...but if it happens again, it will not be a happy introduction to the neighbour, to say the least :)
all i ask is that you obey the rules, and keep your dog on a leash!!! is that too much to ask???
well, I guess that is all for now...i don't even know if I have any pictures to post...other than the ones I posted on Scott's blog...my little boy is growing up so fast... he has two teeth growing in now...they have actually pierced through the gums, and he getting into the position to crawl...but he is so dang cute!!! we are so lucky to have him...I am glad he is a part of our lives...he is such a good kid and I love him to death...so, no, Janna, you may not steal him!!!
well, just for the sake of adding some pictures, here are a couple...
this just goes to show how tolerant Shawnessy is of Scott and kids in general...
playing with his police car that I bought him in NY...
Scott has a skin virus called molluscum contagiosum...I found a bump on his arm a couple of days ago and just figured it looked like a pimple...then yesterday, found two more on his other arm...they didn't look like bug bites, but didn't look like pimples, so I got him into the dr. today and it's molluscum contagiosum...I guess they are kinda like a wart in that you can just get them, and suppsoedly, they are contagious to the touch...that is how they are spread...but even the dr. says in the hundreds of cases he's seen, he's never been infected with them...they don't itch or anything,s o that is nice, and they will go away on their own, but here's the kicker, it could take months or years to go away...well, at least he only has a couple of them and not clumps covering a whole section of his body...it can be treated with medicine, but the medicine typically irritates the skin surrounding the bump, and since he doesn't have a lot of them, we aren't treating them...we're just gonna leave them alone...
what else is going on??? I am super excited for my trip to Utah in a couple of weeks...Scott will finally get to meet his Grandma D and Auntie Laurenne...they are very excited for that :)
I got to drive my mil's Avalanche today...Dang!!! I gotta say that is a sweet ride!!! it is so smooth and it's just great!!!
we got new neighbours today...I went over and introduced myself...seem like an interesting set of people...I'm not saying that to be rude in any way, I promise, but they just would say the funniest things that just were funny...
like this...I am wearing a wrist brace because my wrist has been bothering me for a couple of weeks now, okay??? I don't know what I did to it, I don't recall injuring it, but I apparently did...so, I shake the guy's hand, and he asks what I did to my wrist...I answer that I am not sure exactly what i did to it or what was wrong with it...so, he asks if I just wear it for fashion cause I think it looks good...lol
then, he asks me if I play tennis.
I replay that I do not.
"Oh, cause that would be a tragedy."
Yes, yes it would be a tragedy if I played tennis and I had hurt my wrist...lol
it was just funny :)
along with the strange wrist injuring, I also have a crazy bruise on my arm from, well, slamming my arm into a gate lanch, a cut on my knee from rolling my ankle in a hole and falling, a bazillion bruises on my knees from who-knows-where...lol
dang, I'm a wreck!!! oh, and I must not forget the fact that I bit my tongue so hard that I made it bleed...so it totally hurts, too...and, of course, the dog bite on my thumb :)
so many things have gone on...next door to those new neighbours is another set of new neighbours just moved in about a week ago...I would say that I introduced myself to them, but I feel that our introductions happened when her dog, not on a leash, decided to charge at my dog, who was on a leash, minding her own business trying to do her business...kwim???
lucky for her dog, and her, I was close enough to my door, that I was able to pull her back into the house, all the while with the lady's dog right outside my door with her saying, "Oh, 'insert dog's name here', come here!" Yeah, I'm charging at another dog that could eat me, I think I'll come back with that pityful call...ok, to be honest, she wouldn't eat that other dog, but she is a larger and stronger dog and is a breed tahtis bred for fighting, so she would do a lot of damage to that dog.
and the thing that sucks, is that if my dog had gotten ahold of that dog, which she likely would have if I had not managed to get such a good hold of her, we would have ended up with the stigma of having the bad dog...anyhoo, so that is kinda my rant...I mean, the rule is to ahve your dog on a leash at all times...our dog, Shawnessy, is old...she just doesn't really pay that much attention to another dog when she sees one...she may stand at attention and watch it and make sure it keeps doing it's own thing and she will continue doing her thing, but she really can't be bothered going after another dog anymore...but since this one charged her, holy heck, she will not forget that dog...every time we walk out the door now, we make sure that other dog is not out there...cause the last thing I want it any sort of an altercation...but if it happens again, it will not be a happy introduction to the neighbour, to say the least :)
all i ask is that you obey the rules, and keep your dog on a leash!!! is that too much to ask???
well, I guess that is all for now...i don't even know if I have any pictures to post...other than the ones I posted on Scott's blog...my little boy is growing up so fast... he has two teeth growing in now...they have actually pierced through the gums, and he getting into the position to crawl...but he is so dang cute!!! we are so lucky to have him...I am glad he is a part of our lives...he is such a good kid and I love him to death...so, no, Janna, you may not steal him!!!
well, just for the sake of adding some pictures, here are a couple...
this just goes to show how tolerant Shawnessy is of Scott and kids in general...
playing with his police car that I bought him in NY...
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Saturday, June 23, 2007
well, let me attempt to give all my fans an update on our lives...
it has been crazy warm here the apst while...we have been spending a whole lot of time out at the pool...it is so nice...
don't you love how Scott's shorts look like they are ready to fall off??? lol
my wrist has been hurting now for probably close to 2 weeks...I have no idea what I did to it, just all of a sudden it hurt...it hurts to move it, it hurts to drive using my right hand, it hurts to pick up Scott...basically, it hurts!!!
this is what Will got for Father's Day...I got him the campstove and the fishing vest pictures frame, Scott made him (with a bit of my help) the picture from with their picture in it and the movie, Casino Royale is from Camille and Solomon.
well, I have been trying to lose weight, get back down to the weight i was when I first came down to California...I am currently 7 lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight, which means I have another 32 lbs to go to get to where I want to be...ideally, I would like to be there before I get pregnant again...I want to get into the gym, but until my wrist heals, no can do!!!
I am trying to get some scrapbooking done...right now I am in a swap on SBO (scrapbookeronline.com) where I scrap somebody else's pics and somebody else scraps mine...well, those pages are what I am working on now...well, not right now cause I am typing, but, you know what I mean...lol
I got to start the bbq tonight...and it didn't explode on me!!! bbq's have a nasty habit of exploding everytime I start one...not exploding into pieces or anything, but exploding fire out at me...so, yeah, not a fan of starting bbq's...but I didn it today and I had no desire to stand anywhere near that thing when I tossed that match into it :)
as most of you know, I am sure, my sister and bro-in-law are adopting a little boy that they took care of a couple of years ago...I am so excited to have him join our family...he is absolutely adorable and he is so lucky to be going to such a good home :) you can read about him if you wish at http://bezsays.blogspot.com
I am crazy excited to go to Utah in just 3 weeks now (I think) to see my mum, sister's,niece's (and my new nephew) and my auntie and cousins...and, of course, any friends that I may hopefully manage to get together with...
but, yeah, I guess that is life for us...just hanging out and living :)
it has been crazy warm here the apst while...we have been spending a whole lot of time out at the pool...it is so nice...
don't you love how Scott's shorts look like they are ready to fall off??? lol
my wrist has been hurting now for probably close to 2 weeks...I have no idea what I did to it, just all of a sudden it hurt...it hurts to move it, it hurts to drive using my right hand, it hurts to pick up Scott...basically, it hurts!!!
this is what Will got for Father's Day...I got him the campstove and the fishing vest pictures frame, Scott made him (with a bit of my help) the picture from with their picture in it and the movie, Casino Royale is from Camille and Solomon.
well, I have been trying to lose weight, get back down to the weight i was when I first came down to California...I am currently 7 lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight, which means I have another 32 lbs to go to get to where I want to be...ideally, I would like to be there before I get pregnant again...I want to get into the gym, but until my wrist heals, no can do!!!
I am trying to get some scrapbooking done...right now I am in a swap on SBO (scrapbookeronline.com) where I scrap somebody else's pics and somebody else scraps mine...well, those pages are what I am working on now...well, not right now cause I am typing, but, you know what I mean...lol
I got to start the bbq tonight...and it didn't explode on me!!! bbq's have a nasty habit of exploding everytime I start one...not exploding into pieces or anything, but exploding fire out at me...so, yeah, not a fan of starting bbq's...but I didn it today and I had no desire to stand anywhere near that thing when I tossed that match into it :)
as most of you know, I am sure, my sister and bro-in-law are adopting a little boy that they took care of a couple of years ago...I am so excited to have him join our family...he is absolutely adorable and he is so lucky to be going to such a good home :) you can read about him if you wish at http://bezsays.blogspot.com
I am crazy excited to go to Utah in just 3 weeks now (I think) to see my mum, sister's,niece's (and my new nephew) and my auntie and cousins...and, of course, any friends that I may hopefully manage to get together with...
but, yeah, I guess that is life for us...just hanging out and living :)
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Happy Father's Day to a wonderful husband and father...
I wish my husband a great day...I hope he likes all the presents we bought him and made for him...I hope he gets some good rest today so he can enjoy the special dinner I am going to make him tonight...
I love him so much and I hope this is a special day for him.
I love you, Will and I appreciate everything you do for us...
You are a wonderful man and I am lucky to have met you and marry you and start a family with you...
You are a great father...to all your kids :) they love you, too...
Happy Father's Day!!!
Happy Father's Day also to my bro-in-law's, Richard, Tony and Gary (and pretty much Chris, too), and to my dad, Richard and my fil, Bill...I hope you all have a great day, as well...
I wish my husband a great day...I hope he likes all the presents we bought him and made for him...I hope he gets some good rest today so he can enjoy the special dinner I am going to make him tonight...
I love him so much and I hope this is a special day for him.
I love you, Will and I appreciate everything you do for us...
You are a wonderful man and I am lucky to have met you and marry you and start a family with you...
You are a great father...to all your kids :) they love you, too...
Happy Father's Day!!!
Happy Father's Day also to my bro-in-law's, Richard, Tony and Gary (and pretty much Chris, too), and to my dad, Richard and my fil, Bill...I hope you all have a great day, as well...
Friday, June 15, 2007
well, a whole lot has gone of since I last posted...apparently I haven't posted in 12 days...or something like that...
where does the time go???
ewll, this past Saturday, so a week ago tomorrow, I went to a 25th wedding anniversary party for Will's Aunt and Uncle...it was a lot of fun...Christine took some really great photos of me and Scott...I have so few pics of us together since I am always the one taking pictures...so I figured that I should get some of us taken...I will post a couple of them here 9 as well as on Scott's blog...
it was a Hawaiian themed party and we were supposed to dress Hawaiian, which basically everyone did except me...I have a severe lackage of Hawaiian clothes...meaning I have none...but Scott did wear a Hawaiian shirt...and he looked so dang cute...I am sure he would have won the Hawaiian shirt contest had I not taken it off and changed him just before the contest...way to go, Mum!!! lol
we had a blackout last night...it lasted anywhere from 6-10 hrs...I know that is a large time span, but I know when I got up at 2:15am the power was not back on yet, and when I got up at 6:15, it was on...it went out around 8pm...we figure either it was a rolling blackout (where power goes out in different partsof the city after each other because of the large amount of a/c being used) or a car accident that hit a transformer...right after the power went out, we did hear a bunch of sirens, and when Will went to work, he saw 3 service trucks fixing the transformer near our place...our entire complex was out, and I don't know how much area around us was also...luckily, we'd had our a/c on, so our house was on the cooler side (74 f), but we, along with many other people in the complex) decided it best to go out to the pool and cool off...we stayed out there from about 8:30-10...we tuckered Scott out in there, took him in and changed him into a diaper, grabbed him a bottle (all done by candlelight, I might add), wrapped him in a blanket and he fell asleep by the pool while Will was still in there...it was nice to sit out there I must say...
during the night when I had to get up to make him a bottle, I had to use the flashlight to see what I was doing...
so I guess that is about the excitement in our lives...
I crazy have to load the dishwasher tonight, I have to get some scrapbooking done, I have to fold all the alundry that I have washed...ugh, I feel like I will never cath up...how do people do it...I feel like just as soon as I get into a groove of being able to juggle baby and housework, I will be pregnant again...fyi, I have yet to find that groove (so this is not an 'I am pregnant' announcement) :)
so, yeah, that is our life...
I guess I will continue to keep you updated...
where does the time go???
ewll, this past Saturday, so a week ago tomorrow, I went to a 25th wedding anniversary party for Will's Aunt and Uncle...it was a lot of fun...Christine took some really great photos of me and Scott...I have so few pics of us together since I am always the one taking pictures...so I figured that I should get some of us taken...I will post a couple of them here 9 as well as on Scott's blog...
it was a Hawaiian themed party and we were supposed to dress Hawaiian, which basically everyone did except me...I have a severe lackage of Hawaiian clothes...meaning I have none...but Scott did wear a Hawaiian shirt...and he looked so dang cute...I am sure he would have won the Hawaiian shirt contest had I not taken it off and changed him just before the contest...way to go, Mum!!! lol
we had a blackout last night...it lasted anywhere from 6-10 hrs...I know that is a large time span, but I know when I got up at 2:15am the power was not back on yet, and when I got up at 6:15, it was on...it went out around 8pm...we figure either it was a rolling blackout (where power goes out in different partsof the city after each other because of the large amount of a/c being used) or a car accident that hit a transformer...right after the power went out, we did hear a bunch of sirens, and when Will went to work, he saw 3 service trucks fixing the transformer near our place...our entire complex was out, and I don't know how much area around us was also...luckily, we'd had our a/c on, so our house was on the cooler side (74 f), but we, along with many other people in the complex) decided it best to go out to the pool and cool off...we stayed out there from about 8:30-10...we tuckered Scott out in there, took him in and changed him into a diaper, grabbed him a bottle (all done by candlelight, I might add), wrapped him in a blanket and he fell asleep by the pool while Will was still in there...it was nice to sit out there I must say...
during the night when I had to get up to make him a bottle, I had to use the flashlight to see what I was doing...
so I guess that is about the excitement in our lives...
I crazy have to load the dishwasher tonight, I have to get some scrapbooking done, I have to fold all the alundry that I have washed...ugh, I feel like I will never cath up...how do people do it...I feel like just as soon as I get into a groove of being able to juggle baby and housework, I will be pregnant again...fyi, I have yet to find that groove (so this is not an 'I am pregnant' announcement) :)
so, yeah, that is our life...
I guess I will continue to keep you updated...
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Krystin -- [noun]: A brand of soylent green breakfast cereal 'How will you be defined in the dictionary?' at QuizGalaxy.com |
William -- [noun]: A person with a taste for acorns 'How will you be defined in the dictionary?' at QuizGalaxy.com |
Thursday, May 31, 2007
what can I tell you about life here???
It is crazy wicked hot here...it was 92 f today (33 c) and is supposed to be 95 f tomorrow and Saturday (35 c)...that's just way too hot!!! But when it comes down to it, it's not as bad as August will be...August has a nasty habit of being as much as 111 f (44 c)...being from Canada, that is really hard to handle...I remember the first summer I came down here in '05 in August...the hottest day was 107 f (42 c)...I couldnot breathe outside when it was that hot...I seriously stayed indoors as much as possible with the A/C on...
when we were in NY at Michelle's, they were discussing building a house and I had to laugh when Tony asked Michelle how important it was to her to have central air in the house...she said it wasn't that important...which up there, I understand why it's not a big deal to have. It's like in Canada...not a big deal...but living in California makes you LOVE LOVE LOVE a/c...let me tell you :)
I spent a bunch of time last night looking at temple dresses again online...I can hardly wait til I get to go buy one and wear it...
so, did I ever tell you that it felt like I had a pinched nerve in my arm??? well, it turns out I do indeed have a pinched nerve, but it's in my neck...and it travels down my arm...I think that is what the chiropractor said...either way, it hurts and i am so sick of it...
we had a really good long weekend...it was the Memorial Day long weekend and my sil, Christine had rented a campground site up at Bass Lake for the weekend...we had pretty much decided not to go cause we would have the kids, and Will and I had some stuff to do, but Will decided on Sunday afternoon that he wanted to go up...so, we piled intot he car and made the drive...it was so nice...I have not been to the lake in so long...Scott got to go into the lake for the first time ever and I will tell you that he is definitely a much bigger fan of a warm bathtub than a lake...even when it is only his feet in the lake...I am trying to decide if he just didn't like the fact that it was cold or if the waves washingup onto his feet scared him...cause he seemed to be find just standing there until the waves started coming...but, of course, being on shore, the waves were small...
we were going to just drive home later Sunday night, but everyone wanted us to stay, so they gave us spare blankets and found us all a spot to sleep...Scott was up at 5:15am on Monday...way to exhaust me...
by the way, i am about to put pics of the weekend on Scott's blog, so check it out :)
I decided to join facebook after Janna basically asked me to...
I am always asked to join these different sites, and I never do, but I decided to this time...I haven't kept in great contact with Janna (bad bad Krystin) so I figured this would maybe help me keep in better touch...
I am so glad I joined...I have found so many old friends from church growing up, high school and friends from YSA in Edmonton...crazy amounts of old friends are just popping out of the woodworks...it is awesome!!!
Brittany is on there, too...Brittany told me that facebook was maybe even more addicting that blogger...boy, was she right...I am always there checking it out :)
anyways, so much fun...
life is great...
loving it!!!
It is crazy wicked hot here...it was 92 f today (33 c) and is supposed to be 95 f tomorrow and Saturday (35 c)...that's just way too hot!!! But when it comes down to it, it's not as bad as August will be...August has a nasty habit of being as much as 111 f (44 c)...being from Canada, that is really hard to handle...I remember the first summer I came down here in '05 in August...the hottest day was 107 f (42 c)...I couldnot breathe outside when it was that hot...I seriously stayed indoors as much as possible with the A/C on...
when we were in NY at Michelle's, they were discussing building a house and I had to laugh when Tony asked Michelle how important it was to her to have central air in the house...she said it wasn't that important...which up there, I understand why it's not a big deal to have. It's like in Canada...not a big deal...but living in California makes you LOVE LOVE LOVE a/c...let me tell you :)
I spent a bunch of time last night looking at temple dresses again online...I can hardly wait til I get to go buy one and wear it...
so, did I ever tell you that it felt like I had a pinched nerve in my arm??? well, it turns out I do indeed have a pinched nerve, but it's in my neck...and it travels down my arm...I think that is what the chiropractor said...either way, it hurts and i am so sick of it...
we had a really good long weekend...it was the Memorial Day long weekend and my sil, Christine had rented a campground site up at Bass Lake for the weekend...we had pretty much decided not to go cause we would have the kids, and Will and I had some stuff to do, but Will decided on Sunday afternoon that he wanted to go up...so, we piled intot he car and made the drive...it was so nice...I have not been to the lake in so long...Scott got to go into the lake for the first time ever and I will tell you that he is definitely a much bigger fan of a warm bathtub than a lake...even when it is only his feet in the lake...I am trying to decide if he just didn't like the fact that it was cold or if the waves washingup onto his feet scared him...cause he seemed to be find just standing there until the waves started coming...but, of course, being on shore, the waves were small...
we were going to just drive home later Sunday night, but everyone wanted us to stay, so they gave us spare blankets and found us all a spot to sleep...Scott was up at 5:15am on Monday...way to exhaust me...
by the way, i am about to put pics of the weekend on Scott's blog, so check it out :)
I decided to join facebook after Janna basically asked me to...
I am always asked to join these different sites, and I never do, but I decided to this time...I haven't kept in great contact with Janna (bad bad Krystin) so I figured this would maybe help me keep in better touch...
I am so glad I joined...I have found so many old friends from church growing up, high school and friends from YSA in Edmonton...crazy amounts of old friends are just popping out of the woodworks...it is awesome!!!
Brittany is on there, too...Brittany told me that facebook was maybe even more addicting that blogger...boy, was she right...I am always there checking it out :)
anyways, so much fun...
life is great...
loving it!!!
Thursday, May 24, 2007
ok, so I know I just changed my music video on here a couple of days ago, but I was just browsing around at some stuff and found this one...
this one is doen by my favourite comedian, Bill Engvall...him and Jeff Foxworthy are really the only two stand-up comedians I like...for the most part, I don't find them funny...but Bill cracks me up...the first time I ever saw a video of his, I was laughing so hard I could barely breathe....just ask Will...
so, anyways, just make sure you scroll down and watch this video...trust me, it's worth it :)
this one is doen by my favourite comedian, Bill Engvall...him and Jeff Foxworthy are really the only two stand-up comedians I like...for the most part, I don't find them funny...but Bill cracks me up...the first time I ever saw a video of his, I was laughing so hard I could barely breathe....just ask Will...
so, anyways, just make sure you scroll down and watch this video...trust me, it's worth it :)
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Q: What did the really old piece of wood say to the rock when he scared him???
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A: I'm petrified!!!
pretty funny, huh???
lol..this is the first joke I have ever thought up on my own...isn't it a good one???
it's a groaner, I know...but, dang, it cracks me up :)
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A: I'm petrified!!!
pretty funny, huh???
lol..this is the first joke I have ever thought up on my own...isn't it a good one???
it's a groaner, I know...but, dang, it cracks me up :)
Monday, May 14, 2007
Okay, so I am just going to start off with an apology for seriously procrastinating an update of everything that has gone on in the past couple of weeks...
I have been trying to unpack, clean my house, and just get organized...
I am currently uploading all my pics and videos from my trip, so while that is being done, I will write of what has gone on...
alright, what has gone on???
well, 2 weeks ago...actually, I guess it was 3 weeks ago, I headed out to go to NY...now the days I was flying out did not coordinate with Will's schedule, so I stayed a few days before I left for Ny at my sil's up by Sacramento...now a whole lot went on for those few days...we went shopping one night, I watched a bazillion movies while she (my sil) was working, we went out for dinner...just really hung out and enjoyed each other's company...
on Sat. 28, we (Scott and I) flew out of Sacramento to Syracuse...we had to be there at a ridiculous hour of day (6 am, I think)...I tell ya, that infant carrier was a lifesaver...we flew into Chicago and had a small layover there...on the way there we watched the movie, The Holiday...it was an interesting movie...really weird how it was done...unfortunately, it took me a while to figure it out cause I had missed the first few minutes with taking care of Scott...his first plane ride was really good...he didn't sleep on take-off but the increase in air pressure didn't seem to bother him...
when we arrived in Chicago, the place was huge!!! I had to walk from one terminal to another (must've been the other side of the airport) and they had one of those moving walkways and had really neat lights on the ceiling above it...
we didn't have to wait long before boarding to go to Syracuse...and it was a much shorter flight...we arrived safe and sound and it was so great to see Michelle and Madisyn waiting for us at the gate...she was so grown up...yes, Michelle, I'm talking about you...lol
hee hee, nah, Madisyn was so grown up...we traded babies immediately...Michelle was saying how Scott's pictures do him no justice...that's he's so much cuter thant he pictures...I must agree :)
we got my bags and then headed to Babies 'R Us...I love it there...we got some really cute clothes for him there...we then went to Wendy's and headed home...
one thing that was great about being there (among many things) were that Madisyn has LOTS of toys...I have been struggling to figure out toys to buy Scott cause there are well, only 1 toy he likes...but being there, he got to play with all kinds of toys and now I know what he likes :)
this was by far his favourite toy...
a couple of days later, Kari-Lynn came with Maigan...they flew into Ottawa and since I cannot cross the border, Tony and Scott and I just hung out at home that day...it was so great to see all of them together...
all the babies are basically the same size...which is impressive since Scott is 4 months younger than Maigan and 5.5 months younger than Madisyn...Scott is a bit shorter, though...
Kari-Lynn did a couple of photo shoots of the babies and the pics turned out so good...we had so much "fun" trying to get them to sit still...lol
on Wednesday, we got to go to Watertown to meet SBO ladies...it was so much fun...we got to meet Julie-Ann, Marti, Kristin, Rachel and Patti...Marti was gracious enough to let us all meet at her house...they were all so wonderful and we had such a great time :)
on the way out, we got in a smallish car accident...it totally sucked, but at least nobody was hurt...and that is what is important :)
poor Madisyn had an awful fever for the first few days...she did go to the dr. one day and came home with suckers for her cousins...well, it was the first sucker that either of her cousins had ever had...
I'd show you a pic, but it's kinda blurry...oh, well...KL probably has a better one to email me...ah, heck, I'll show you anyways...
other things we did during the week...
we went for a walk and ended up hanging out at the park...we saw a wooden train play set in someone's backyard...so cool...kids went on the swings (first time for Scott) and it was super cute!!! they had so much fun laughing and smiling...I love how in this picture he is sucking his thumb...the child has a total addiction...and it is proven in this picture...
we got pictures taken on them at Walmart, too...we got them mathcing outfits...well, as matching as they could be considering there were 2 girls and a boy :) I think one of the funniest parts of that experience was the photo ladies thinking that Scott was the one who could sit and the girls could not sit yet...which really is only funny to us who know that it is the exact opposite...but th pics turned out so cute and I cannot wait to get them...we got one package of all of them together which we are going to split up between us and then each ordered a package of our own kids...
another thing I loved about NY is all the dollar stores...I'm not a cheapo or anything, but you just gotta love dollar stores...I spent so much money in there...especialy in the scrapbook sections...
we bought homemade licorice by the Amish (and it is super yummy)...I know I am totally jumping around here, but I tend to be kinda scatter-brained...lol
the next day we spent the morning in the mall in Watertown and then they took me to the airport...it was sad to leave...we had so much fun and it was so great to see them again...
Scott had a great plane trip home...just as we were about to land, I struck conversation with a couple of people on the plane sitting behind me who were members of the church...I ahd heard them talking about church related things (Young Women's camp, the temple) and as I stood up, started conversation with them telling them that I was LDS, too...turns out the man served his mission with a man from Edmonton...who I know...and there was another man in his zone also from Edmonton who I also know...how funny is that???
I meet a man on an airplane from CA, who knows two men from my home in Canada that I know...the church makes the world so small...
Christine, Collin and my MIl picked me up at the airport...
they bought me a matching bling phone cover...so, all three of us have the same phone with the same bling cover (well, my bling is a little different cause they couldn't get the same colours) but it's still the same...
they also bought Scott the shoes I almost bought in NY for him and some sunglasses and swim clothes (which I have put in and taken out of my cart a few times at Target)...lol
this is him with the sunglasses...
on Sunday, we went to a place called Fairytale Town...it is a place that is decorated like a bunch of fairytales...jacka nd the beanstock, Conderalla's stagecoach, Peter Rabbit...it was super cute...you even had to duck (well, adults did) to get intot he entrance cause the entrance is so short...since I have posted lots of pictures here on my blog, I will post the pics of Fairytale Town on Scott's blog...that way you will be sure to go see and comment on his blog, too...
on Monday, i had to take Christine to work in Sacramento so I could use her jeep...she was going out of town for a couple of days and I had to take the kids to their dad's house in the mornings...well, on my way out of Sacramento, I ended up on the road to Tahoe...which is not the road the road to her house...lol
I called her at work and was like, I don't think I'm on the I-5...yep, I wasn't...well, she got me turned around, but then I missed my turnoff (the 99 exit...an alternative route) cause traffic was so backed up and nobody would let me in, I started crying and was trying not to stress (this is why I hate driving in strange places) but just kept driving until I saw a sign for an exit to the I-5...I finally got home and I was just so happy to be there :)
so, basically, we just hung out...then on Wednesday, i had to drive out to the Sacramento airport to pick up Christine...luckily, I did not get lost...Will came and picked me up that night and we drove home...
it was nice to be away, but it was so nice to be home...
I had no idea how much I missed my bed...it was so soft and comfy and I was so dang comfy in it :)
the next day was Scott's 5 month check-up and i will be posting his weight and height there...
well, I guess that is all for now...
I know, it wasn't much of an update and it's so short, and it only took me 1 hr and 6 mins. to type, but hey, there just wasn't much to say ;)
fyi, I apologize for any spelling mistakes I missed, but I have no desire to go back and read all of this...
I have been trying to unpack, clean my house, and just get organized...
I am currently uploading all my pics and videos from my trip, so while that is being done, I will write of what has gone on...
alright, what has gone on???
well, 2 weeks ago...actually, I guess it was 3 weeks ago, I headed out to go to NY...now the days I was flying out did not coordinate with Will's schedule, so I stayed a few days before I left for Ny at my sil's up by Sacramento...now a whole lot went on for those few days...we went shopping one night, I watched a bazillion movies while she (my sil) was working, we went out for dinner...just really hung out and enjoyed each other's company...
on Sat. 28, we (Scott and I) flew out of Sacramento to Syracuse...we had to be there at a ridiculous hour of day (6 am, I think)...I tell ya, that infant carrier was a lifesaver...we flew into Chicago and had a small layover there...on the way there we watched the movie, The Holiday...it was an interesting movie...really weird how it was done...unfortunately, it took me a while to figure it out cause I had missed the first few minutes with taking care of Scott...his first plane ride was really good...he didn't sleep on take-off but the increase in air pressure didn't seem to bother him...
when we arrived in Chicago, the place was huge!!! I had to walk from one terminal to another (must've been the other side of the airport) and they had one of those moving walkways and had really neat lights on the ceiling above it...
we didn't have to wait long before boarding to go to Syracuse...and it was a much shorter flight...we arrived safe and sound and it was so great to see Michelle and Madisyn waiting for us at the gate...she was so grown up...yes, Michelle, I'm talking about you...lol
hee hee, nah, Madisyn was so grown up...we traded babies immediately...Michelle was saying how Scott's pictures do him no justice...that's he's so much cuter thant he pictures...I must agree :)
we got my bags and then headed to Babies 'R Us...I love it there...we got some really cute clothes for him there...we then went to Wendy's and headed home...
one thing that was great about being there (among many things) were that Madisyn has LOTS of toys...I have been struggling to figure out toys to buy Scott cause there are well, only 1 toy he likes...but being there, he got to play with all kinds of toys and now I know what he likes :)
this was by far his favourite toy...
a couple of days later, Kari-Lynn came with Maigan...they flew into Ottawa and since I cannot cross the border, Tony and Scott and I just hung out at home that day...it was so great to see all of them together...
all the babies are basically the same size...which is impressive since Scott is 4 months younger than Maigan and 5.5 months younger than Madisyn...Scott is a bit shorter, though...
Kari-Lynn did a couple of photo shoots of the babies and the pics turned out so good...we had so much "fun" trying to get them to sit still...lol
on Wednesday, we got to go to Watertown to meet SBO ladies...it was so much fun...we got to meet Julie-Ann, Marti, Kristin, Rachel and Patti...Marti was gracious enough to let us all meet at her house...they were all so wonderful and we had such a great time :)
on the way out, we got in a smallish car accident...it totally sucked, but at least nobody was hurt...and that is what is important :)
poor Madisyn had an awful fever for the first few days...she did go to the dr. one day and came home with suckers for her cousins...well, it was the first sucker that either of her cousins had ever had...
I'd show you a pic, but it's kinda blurry...oh, well...KL probably has a better one to email me...ah, heck, I'll show you anyways...
other things we did during the week...
we went for a walk and ended up hanging out at the park...we saw a wooden train play set in someone's backyard...so cool...kids went on the swings (first time for Scott) and it was super cute!!! they had so much fun laughing and smiling...I love how in this picture he is sucking his thumb...the child has a total addiction...and it is proven in this picture...
we got pictures taken on them at Walmart, too...we got them mathcing outfits...well, as matching as they could be considering there were 2 girls and a boy :) I think one of the funniest parts of that experience was the photo ladies thinking that Scott was the one who could sit and the girls could not sit yet...which really is only funny to us who know that it is the exact opposite...but th pics turned out so cute and I cannot wait to get them...we got one package of all of them together which we are going to split up between us and then each ordered a package of our own kids...
another thing I loved about NY is all the dollar stores...I'm not a cheapo or anything, but you just gotta love dollar stores...I spent so much money in there...especialy in the scrapbook sections...
we bought homemade licorice by the Amish (and it is super yummy)...I know I am totally jumping around here, but I tend to be kinda scatter-brained...lol
the next day we spent the morning in the mall in Watertown and then they took me to the airport...it was sad to leave...we had so much fun and it was so great to see them again...
Scott had a great plane trip home...just as we were about to land, I struck conversation with a couple of people on the plane sitting behind me who were members of the church...I ahd heard them talking about church related things (Young Women's camp, the temple) and as I stood up, started conversation with them telling them that I was LDS, too...turns out the man served his mission with a man from Edmonton...who I know...and there was another man in his zone also from Edmonton who I also know...how funny is that???
I meet a man on an airplane from CA, who knows two men from my home in Canada that I know...the church makes the world so small...
Christine, Collin and my MIl picked me up at the airport...
they bought me a matching bling phone cover...so, all three of us have the same phone with the same bling cover (well, my bling is a little different cause they couldn't get the same colours) but it's still the same...
they also bought Scott the shoes I almost bought in NY for him and some sunglasses and swim clothes (which I have put in and taken out of my cart a few times at Target)...lol
this is him with the sunglasses...
on Sunday, we went to a place called Fairytale Town...it is a place that is decorated like a bunch of fairytales...jacka nd the beanstock, Conderalla's stagecoach, Peter Rabbit...it was super cute...you even had to duck (well, adults did) to get intot he entrance cause the entrance is so short...since I have posted lots of pictures here on my blog, I will post the pics of Fairytale Town on Scott's blog...that way you will be sure to go see and comment on his blog, too...
on Monday, i had to take Christine to work in Sacramento so I could use her jeep...she was going out of town for a couple of days and I had to take the kids to their dad's house in the mornings...well, on my way out of Sacramento, I ended up on the road to Tahoe...which is not the road the road to her house...lol
I called her at work and was like, I don't think I'm on the I-5...yep, I wasn't...well, she got me turned around, but then I missed my turnoff (the 99 exit...an alternative route) cause traffic was so backed up and nobody would let me in, I started crying and was trying not to stress (this is why I hate driving in strange places) but just kept driving until I saw a sign for an exit to the I-5...I finally got home and I was just so happy to be there :)
so, basically, we just hung out...then on Wednesday, i had to drive out to the Sacramento airport to pick up Christine...luckily, I did not get lost...Will came and picked me up that night and we drove home...
it was nice to be away, but it was so nice to be home...
I had no idea how much I missed my bed...it was so soft and comfy and I was so dang comfy in it :)
the next day was Scott's 5 month check-up and i will be posting his weight and height there...
well, I guess that is all for now...
I know, it wasn't much of an update and it's so short, and it only took me 1 hr and 6 mins. to type, but hey, there just wasn't much to say ;)
fyi, I apologize for any spelling mistakes I missed, but I have no desire to go back and read all of this...
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WILL!!!
today is my dear husband's birthday...as many may know, though, I am in upstate Ny visiting family so I am not actually with him today, but I want to take a moment to tell him how happy I am to be with him...
Will, you are a great man, and I am so blessed to have you in my life...
you have been a great blessing to me and I love you so much...
I have missed being away from you and wish I could be with you today, but I hope you like the surprise I have planned for you today...
I planned the surprise cause I knew your present would not be there on time, but when it does get there, I hope you like it...
anyways, honey, I do hope you have a wonderful day...
you are a good man and I love you...
thank you for being so good to me :)
love,
Krystin
today is my dear husband's birthday...as many may know, though, I am in upstate Ny visiting family so I am not actually with him today, but I want to take a moment to tell him how happy I am to be with him...
Will, you are a great man, and I am so blessed to have you in my life...
you have been a great blessing to me and I love you so much...
I have missed being away from you and wish I could be with you today, but I hope you like the surprise I have planned for you today...
I planned the surprise cause I knew your present would not be there on time, but when it does get there, I hope you like it...
anyways, honey, I do hope you have a wonderful day...
you are a good man and I love you...
thank you for being so good to me :)
love,
Krystin
Saturday, April 21, 2007
well, sorry it has taken so long for a post, but as some of you know, I was gone for a few days...
Will decided on Sunday (so, a few days ago) that we were going to drive up to Idaho for a few days...look at property and stuff...so, I packed and cleaned and off we went...we got just past a place called Yreka in northern CA, when Scott blew an absolute fit over being in his car seat for so long...but, really, who can blame the kid??? so we turned back around to go back to a rest stop we had just past after Yreka, sat there for awhile and decided just to stay in northern CA...Red Bluff, to be exact...
one of Will's closest friends lives up there so we just stayed with him and his family...
we got home on Thursday night and not a whole lot has gone on since then...
I went out to Target yesterday just to pick up a few things and then went to Babies 'R Us and Michael's with a couple of friends...Heather is having her baby on Tuesday (well, being induced Tues. morning) so she had some last minute stuff to do before her son is born...
you know, I'm sorry my life is so boring...I wish I could think up more stuff to tell you, but there really is not a whole lot going on here...
today consisted of making little gifts for Michelle and Tony and Madisyn...I am making ones for Aubryn, Hailee, Maigan and Laurenne as well...and Solomon, Camille and Scott...they are all the same thing, but they are all unique to each person...I have to go pick up some more stuff to make one for KL and Richard and Mum, too...
I am heading to see Michelle in 1 week today...I will be there for 1 week, but will actually be gone from here for 2 weeks...unfortunately, the days I leave and arrive home do not coordinate with Will's days off, and since I have to go to Sacramento to fly out, Will is taking me to stay with his sister on Tuesday or Wednesday, she will take me to the airport Saturday, then she will pick me up the next Saturday and I will stay there again til Wednesday...so, if there is a major lack of postings on mine and Scott's blog for that time period, that's why...I will be gone from home from Tues. Apr. 24 - Wed. May 9
well, since Will is taking a nap before work and Scott is already in bed, I am going to go work on those gifts...
talk to you later :)
Will decided on Sunday (so, a few days ago) that we were going to drive up to Idaho for a few days...look at property and stuff...so, I packed and cleaned and off we went...we got just past a place called Yreka in northern CA, when Scott blew an absolute fit over being in his car seat for so long...but, really, who can blame the kid??? so we turned back around to go back to a rest stop we had just past after Yreka, sat there for awhile and decided just to stay in northern CA...Red Bluff, to be exact...
one of Will's closest friends lives up there so we just stayed with him and his family...
we got home on Thursday night and not a whole lot has gone on since then...
I went out to Target yesterday just to pick up a few things and then went to Babies 'R Us and Michael's with a couple of friends...Heather is having her baby on Tuesday (well, being induced Tues. morning) so she had some last minute stuff to do before her son is born...
you know, I'm sorry my life is so boring...I wish I could think up more stuff to tell you, but there really is not a whole lot going on here...
today consisted of making little gifts for Michelle and Tony and Madisyn...I am making ones for Aubryn, Hailee, Maigan and Laurenne as well...and Solomon, Camille and Scott...they are all the same thing, but they are all unique to each person...I have to go pick up some more stuff to make one for KL and Richard and Mum, too...
I am heading to see Michelle in 1 week today...I will be there for 1 week, but will actually be gone from here for 2 weeks...unfortunately, the days I leave and arrive home do not coordinate with Will's days off, and since I have to go to Sacramento to fly out, Will is taking me to stay with his sister on Tuesday or Wednesday, she will take me to the airport Saturday, then she will pick me up the next Saturday and I will stay there again til Wednesday...so, if there is a major lack of postings on mine and Scott's blog for that time period, that's why...I will be gone from home from Tues. Apr. 24 - Wed. May 9
well, since Will is taking a nap before work and Scott is already in bed, I am going to go work on those gifts...
talk to you later :)
Thursday, April 12, 2007
my baby is getting so big...I was looking at him tonight as he was sleeping in his bassinet, and he's almost too big for it now...he's getting so long he won't fit much longer...
I remember putting him in there when he was just a few days old and him being so small in there (I will post a picture) but it just makes me so sad, but yet it doesn't...
I just love seeing him grow and progress and learn new things, but I'm so scared of losing my baby...
and every night when I look at him in there, I just can't help but feel overwhelming love for him...he is so beautiful and I just can't even imagine my life without him...
I am so lucky to have a wonderful husband, who also shares in my joys with our child...I couldn't do it without him, you know :) I couldn't...these two are my boys and I love them to death :)
this was then...(a few days old)
and this is now.(a few days over 4 months)
I remember putting him in there when he was just a few days old and him being so small in there (I will post a picture) but it just makes me so sad, but yet it doesn't...
I just love seeing him grow and progress and learn new things, but I'm so scared of losing my baby...
and every night when I look at him in there, I just can't help but feel overwhelming love for him...he is so beautiful and I just can't even imagine my life without him...
I am so lucky to have a wonderful husband, who also shares in my joys with our child...I couldn't do it without him, you know :) I couldn't...these two are my boys and I love them to death :)
this was then...(a few days old)
and this is now.(a few days over 4 months)
wow...I had no idea I was so lame...
I was looking at my blog yesterday and apparetnly I have not blogged in 9 days...nevermind, make that 10 days...apparently today is Thursday, not Wednesday...I had no idea...where does the time go???
and the sad thing is I haven't even had anything exciting happen to tell you about...
ooooh, except this...this is some fun stuff :)
on Easter Sunday we went to Will's Aunt Shelly's house for dinner...well, more lunch than dinner, but whatever...and I am proud to say that I am no longer a gun virgin...I got to shoot a gun for the first time ever...and it is WAY harder than it looks.....but I would like to add that I shot the target (a pepsi can) on the first try!!! but I missed the target every time after that...lol
Uncle Wayne then took the kids redneck kite-flying..."What is redneck kite-flying?" you may ask...well, let me tell you...if the kite has no string (which this one did not), you grab a fishing pole, hook the line to the kite and then go out to the middle of a field and let the kite go...redneck kite-flying.
I have pictures...and I smell a scrapbook layout happening...lol
if I think of anything else exciting, I will be sure to tell you right away so i do not forget...
sorry that I am so lame :)
I was looking at my blog yesterday and apparetnly I have not blogged in 9 days...nevermind, make that 10 days...apparently today is Thursday, not Wednesday...I had no idea...where does the time go???
and the sad thing is I haven't even had anything exciting happen to tell you about...
ooooh, except this...this is some fun stuff :)
on Easter Sunday we went to Will's Aunt Shelly's house for dinner...well, more lunch than dinner, but whatever...and I am proud to say that I am no longer a gun virgin...I got to shoot a gun for the first time ever...and it is WAY harder than it looks.....but I would like to add that I shot the target (a pepsi can) on the first try!!! but I missed the target every time after that...lol
Uncle Wayne then took the kids redneck kite-flying..."What is redneck kite-flying?" you may ask...well, let me tell you...if the kite has no string (which this one did not), you grab a fishing pole, hook the line to the kite and then go out to the middle of a field and let the kite go...redneck kite-flying.
I have pictures...and I smell a scrapbook layout happening...lol
if I think of anything else exciting, I will be sure to tell you right away so i do not forget...
sorry that I am so lame :)
Monday, April 02, 2007
so, this ring is the inspiration for the ring i want for mother's day...what I want is a pink or blue stone put in for each child I have...obviously blue if I have a boy, pink if I have a girl...this way, i can start the ring now with a blue stone for Scott, and add to it after each child is born...
I think I would want a pink tourmaline for girl, and tanzanite for boy.
what do you think???
I think I would want a pink tourmaline for girl, and tanzanite for boy.
what do you think???
well, all kinds of things have been going on down here...
it has been crazy warm here...I just got a heat rash on Friday...it crazy hurt!!!
I was moving stuff out of our storage unit on Friday and moved about 95% of the stuff out of there...I must have pulled or tore a muscle in my arm, though, cause it has been super sore...I actually was laying on my bed yesterday afternoon while Scott was napping and he woke up, so I put my elbow on the bed to push myself up and this incredible pain shot though my arm all the way up into my shoulder and I could not move my arm...it hurt so bad and I had to go get Scott and pick him up and change his diaper...it really hurt!!! it had been hurting since Friday, but each day it got worse, yesterday being the worst!!! then today it wasn't so bad until I helped Will moved the rest of it out and that aggravated it again...oh, lucky me!!!
I have been doing tons of scrapbooking...I have done 11 pages, I think, in the past couple weeks, but 3 of those are completed yet...when our comp broke down, all the settings were reset, including our printer...so, currently our computer does not recognize our printer and since I need the printer for 3 of my lo's...well, you get the point :)
Scott is getting much better at taking naps now during the day...I can actually lay him down for a nap and he might actually take one...but no guarantee...lol
he is much better at self-soothing...he LOVES sucking his thumb...great source of comfort...but I think I may have already told you that...I dunno :)
oh, what else is going on???
Solomon turned 9 today...he was making a cake when we called him tonight...hopefully we will be able to see him soon :)
I am planning to buy some black fabric and white fabric to create backdrops for photographs of Scott...I really want to become better at taking pictures :)
gas is crazy expensive here...$3.19/gallon...they are absolutely gauging us...it is absolutely terrible...I figure we are getting pretty close to Canada's gas prices...
we are looking at buying some land in Idaho...you can get 10 acres of land for,like, $60,000 or less...you'll pay for than that for 1 acre here...we would like to buy a bunch of land there, pay it off in a 10-15 yr. period, then build a house on the land and retire there...Will really wants to retire in Idaho...and the nice thing too is that i will be so much closer to Canada...unfortunately, Will probably won't be retired until he's 50, so another 12 yrs'ish (and may put a couple extra years into the department) so, it wouldn't be for awhile, but you never know, he may retire early and we could be there earlier...but only time will tell, I guess...
well, I guess that is all for now...there is always so much to tell, and then when I sit down and type, I forget it all...
so, I am going to go update Scott's blog now with something, I don't know what yet...lol
talk to you soon...
it has been crazy warm here...I just got a heat rash on Friday...it crazy hurt!!!
I was moving stuff out of our storage unit on Friday and moved about 95% of the stuff out of there...I must have pulled or tore a muscle in my arm, though, cause it has been super sore...I actually was laying on my bed yesterday afternoon while Scott was napping and he woke up, so I put my elbow on the bed to push myself up and this incredible pain shot though my arm all the way up into my shoulder and I could not move my arm...it hurt so bad and I had to go get Scott and pick him up and change his diaper...it really hurt!!! it had been hurting since Friday, but each day it got worse, yesterday being the worst!!! then today it wasn't so bad until I helped Will moved the rest of it out and that aggravated it again...oh, lucky me!!!
I have been doing tons of scrapbooking...I have done 11 pages, I think, in the past couple weeks, but 3 of those are completed yet...when our comp broke down, all the settings were reset, including our printer...so, currently our computer does not recognize our printer and since I need the printer for 3 of my lo's...well, you get the point :)
Scott is getting much better at taking naps now during the day...I can actually lay him down for a nap and he might actually take one...but no guarantee...lol
he is much better at self-soothing...he LOVES sucking his thumb...great source of comfort...but I think I may have already told you that...I dunno :)
oh, what else is going on???
Solomon turned 9 today...he was making a cake when we called him tonight...hopefully we will be able to see him soon :)
I am planning to buy some black fabric and white fabric to create backdrops for photographs of Scott...I really want to become better at taking pictures :)
gas is crazy expensive here...$3.19/gallon...they are absolutely gauging us...it is absolutely terrible...I figure we are getting pretty close to Canada's gas prices...
we are looking at buying some land in Idaho...you can get 10 acres of land for,like, $60,000 or less...you'll pay for than that for 1 acre here...we would like to buy a bunch of land there, pay it off in a 10-15 yr. period, then build a house on the land and retire there...Will really wants to retire in Idaho...and the nice thing too is that i will be so much closer to Canada...unfortunately, Will probably won't be retired until he's 50, so another 12 yrs'ish (and may put a couple extra years into the department) so, it wouldn't be for awhile, but you never know, he may retire early and we could be there earlier...but only time will tell, I guess...
well, I guess that is all for now...there is always so much to tell, and then when I sit down and type, I forget it all...
so, I am going to go update Scott's blog now with something, I don't know what yet...lol
talk to you soon...
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