January, I am learning to love you

I would like to take a moment and say good bye to January until next year. I am always happy to see you go. Although this January has been better than most. I am learning to love and live in the moment more. Time flies so fast, so what a blessing it is to have a few months that drag on a little.

pull time back a bit.

Here are a few things I've enjoyed about January.

1- A new calendar
I thought this calendar would look great in my kitchen, and it does!

2- Speaking of musicals, I saw wicked in Los Angeles this month. So good!!! Now if only I can weasel my way into some tickets here in Utah.


3- A first and much needed family vacation.


4- Knitting, I love curling up on the couch during nap time or after kids have gone to bed to knit. It's like my form of meditation.

5- Wearing yummy scarfs and beanies. Hopefully some hand knit.

6-Cuddling on the couch. something that is so wonderful in january with lots of blankets. Rhett told me the other day that he loves me because I will snuggle with him. Melt my heart right there.

6- board games. Most definitely a winter past time.

7- Lost starts up again!!

8-And last but not least, the love of my life's birthday is in January!!

So there, January!! I'll be looking forward to you again next year.

she did it

She did it!!! She pooped in her potty. Tonight Ella came running out yelling I pooped in my potty. I immediately drop what I am doing, run to the bathroom to investigate if and how big this said poop is. It definitely qualified as a poop, so I start jumping up and down cheering, hugging, giving hi fives, and making the biggest deal possible. She was thrilled!!!
About an hour later, I see her do the poop dance that she has done all day. I drop what I am doing and run her to the potty. But something about being told what to do doesn't really fly with this red head. So I leave her screaming protest in frustration. 30 seconds later she yells, "I pooped in potty again!" I run to investigate. Sure enough, and bigger than the last.
I am a little surprised that this much poop can come out of such a small little girl.
She then proceeds to tell me her poop looks like ice cream. I take one more look, sure enough, it has a strange resemblence to soft serve ice cream.
I guess thats what 9 days on miralax will do.
Oh happy day!

little boys

Retro was quite lonely for a friend today. After coming back from the neighbors disappointed, he decided to stay outside and try and build a little sledding hill. He looked like he was struggling a little so I decided to brave the cold and go help the kid. We did a decent job building this little slope out of the old crusty icey snow. I was feeling pretty good about myself as a mother and then.....

this.

His exact words were, "Mom, I got blood." He sat there in the snow for a bit before he decided he was bleeding, then came and found me, and then cried. He sliced his chin a little and has a fat lip, but he's tough.

happiest place on earth

A week ago sunday we flew to California. We spent 3 days in Disneyland and 1 day at the beach. We had such an amazing time. The kids were wonderful. They had such a great time, no fighting or crying the entire trip. Oh and I must mention the weather. We spent the entire trip in shorts and sandles because the temp. was in the mid 80's the entire time. I haven't been on a real vacation like this in such a long time. I had forgotten how wonderful vacations are. In fact, so wonderful that I have had a bit of a hard time getting back in to the real world. Coming back to the snow was the real kicker.

Mo got braver this year and rode some bigger rides. Obviously she loved it.

Ella loved her own "princess case" and wouldn't let anyone help her.

We got to eat breakfast at Goofy's kitchen. Berk was a great dad and spent most the time with his little princess doing whatever she wanted to do. Here they are on the carousel.

Mo and I on Thunder Mt. railroad. She looked like this most the ride. It was her favorite though and we rode it many times.

This was L's favorite ride, mine too. She waved at Sully throughout the ride. It was one of the few movie rides that didn't scare her. It was a darling ride.

This was also one of L's favorite rides. There wasn't a line at one point so she would hope off one tea cup and get on a different color. Berk was with her then not me. I only had the stomach to ride this ride once.

Loved mickey mouse!!!
This was the Finding Nemo ride. I thought it was absolutely darling.

The water was really cold, but that didn't stop these two.

The beach was amazing. I had to keep reminding myself that it was January!!

We got up at 5 in the morning to catch our plane. This is leaving the park the ist day at Disneyland. The little princess crashed.

Disneyland really is the happiest place on earth!!!!

Everyone poops

For the past 2 months or so, my cute little 2yr old has developed a fear of pooping. You might think she has a fear of pooping on the toilet, but no. She has a fear of pooping. period. I tell you its good times. By day 3 of poop withholding, she is miserable. She wants me to hold her all day so she can wedge her little but cheeks on my knee to give her the added help she needs.

I finally took her to see the doc. and she said I should hold back on the potty training. And I told her, that she won't even poop in a diaper. And then she said, "oh". Well you need to find her an everybody poops book. She also told me to put her on miralax.

The Doctor sent me home with literature on the matter. I thought I would share... 1-Clarify the goal with your child. Review with your child that their job is to make a poop come out every day. Your body makes a poop every day and the poop wants to come out every day.

2- Transfer all responsibility to your child. Tell her that her body makes a poop everyday and that it belongs to her. The "poop" wants to come out and go in the toilet. When your child quits receiving pep talks about not going she will eventually decide to go to the bathroom for attention.

If she is holding back tell your child "your body is talking to you, what does it want you to do?" "The poop needs your help"

And for children 4 and older it says you can put them in "poop jail" until they have passed a poop the size of a banana.

And the last bit: Help your child change her clothes if she soils herself. Don't ignore soiling. Then main role you have in this new program is to enforce the rule "people can't walk aroung with messy pants."

I gave you a much shortened version. Pretty dang funny I thought. I would like to meet the person who wrote this.

Wish me luck!!!

Happy Birthday Berk

Happy Birthday to Berk yesterday!!!! big 31. I love you!!

Christmas break 08

I can't believe it has been this long since I've posted last. The christmas break has been good to me and my little family. We haven't left the house much, or really gotten dressed either. We've read books, played and played with new toys, and gotten a few wii injuries. The kids have also gotten along with each other surprisingly well.

The time has flown by and I was a little sentimental when I took the decorations down. It feels like I just put them up. Yet, I think I might be ready for school to start again.

Here is the teddy bear and the kitty I made for the girls. The kitty made it in time for christmas but the bear I finished only a few days ago. Mo got quite spoiled for christmas, since she has an extra family to receive gifts from. So I was a little surprised the other day when my friend asked her what her favorite gift was and she said the kitty I made her and the pillow cases my mom sewed for her because they were hand made.

Wow!!! The cat didn't turn out quite like I imagined, but thats ok, she is loved.

I had to throw this picture on there. Mo performed with her dance class for a christmas concert at Weber State for the christmas box.

Doesn't she look beautiful?