Crazy Sleeper AGAIN

Guess where Little G fell asleep this time?



Yep, the back of the couch. Guess "Leven Thumps" was a little to deep for him. I was reading out loud to the kids and the next thing I knew Carter was sound asleep. Man I just LOVE him!!!

Grocery Shopping is tiring!

The funniest part about Carter falling asleep in the bottom of the cart today, is that I had actually picked up some frames to make a collage of all his sleeping pictures. I didn't end up getting any because I thought to myself, "I better see how many pictures I actually have of this kid sleeping to frame." Who knew he'd add another one to the mix? My cute kid, what will I do when he gets big?

Little Sleepy Boy

Carter fell asleep while waiting for his turn to use the computer. It cracks me up how his legs are up and everything. This kid....

What a great day I had!

I really had a great birthday! I felt like Queen of the World with all your posts, phone calls, emails, comments, and visits. Thank you so much for making me feel special and loved. It means the world to me!

The day started out with lunch at Melina's (sopapillas mmmmm...) with my mom and sister. I should have snapped a picture, but I didn't.


We went out to dinner as a family and it was (honestly) quite enjoyable. (Kate was there too, she just wouldn't hold still for a picture.)

Then it was time for the party. (Note the coordinating wrapping colors and balloon colors. Jarom did a good job!) Thanks for coming everyone. You all know I love to have friends over!

Here I am with all my loot! New Vera Bradley bags (which my mother-in-law sells if anyone needs one), great big soup pots (I can cook for the whole clan now), a great big Tupperware bowl (I am seeing a theme), my Eskimo ornament, a new blow dryer, and several gift cards. My mom also made me my very own chocolate pie. THAT was a shock and a GREAT surprise for me. What a haul I made. Thank you to everyone; it's so fun to get a few gifts on your birthday.

You know it's a been a wonderful day when you fall asleep, sitting up, with cake ALL OVER your face!

And now, for a bit of sad news. My camera got dropped (the dropper shall remain nameless) and now will only take pictures in the strange shade of orange you see on Carter. It also is VERY blurry, but randomly I get a semi-clear shot. I am so sad!!! You all know how much I love my camera. Who knows how many new pictures I am going to be able to take in the next while until I can either fix it or get a new one. I'm so sad about it, but I still had a great day!

Waiting Forever

It just took a little too long to get everyone ready and out the door to go play in the snow. Carter sat and waited patiently and when I said, "Hop in the truck", Carter was out cold, snow suit and all.

The dentist.

Last week I took the kids to the dentist. I had to get a picture of the adorable playhouse they have there. The bottom of the tree is hollow so they can go in and play or they can climb the ladder to the 2nd level. I just think it's SO cute and my kids love it.

Poor Carter fell asleep while he was getting his teeth cleaned. He laid there after the lady was done with his mouth wide open for the longest time. Then it slowly started to close and all of a sudden he did one of those sleeping jerks, and immediately opened his mouth as wide as he could and promptly fell back asleep. It was hilarious! By the time the dentist came in to check him, Carter's mouth was shut tight and we had to pry it open. Poor kid, all he wanted was a little nap. (And yes, we have cavities, so we'll be back. Boooooo...)

Carter sleeping

More proof that this kid can sleep anywhere but his own bed. You would think we 'd have no troubles getting this kid to bed, but we do. Serious troubles! He refuses to sleep in his bedroom. A handful of times we've gotten him to atleast sleep on the floor of our room, but the majority of the time he sleeps with us right smack in the middle of our bed. People tell me to enjoy it cause it won't last forever, so I do. But give me a break! An office chair???

Visit to Boise

This past weekend the kids and I drove to Boise to be with Jarom for the weekend and we had such a great time visiting with old friends. I am sad that there wasn't enough time to see EVERYONE that I wanted, but it gives me an excuse to go again. Right? Here is the recap.

Friday:

We arrived in Boise late Friday night and drove straight to our friend's the Petersons. They have moved into a new home and I couldn't wait to see it. They have done a GREAT job remodeling it! I am so mad at myself though becuase I totally forgot to get the camera out. So, you'll just have to take my word for it, but the house is really cute. It looks like a New York loft. It was also really fun to see the new addition they've added to the family. Little James is barely 9 months old and walking around like a 1 year old. He's a cutie! (Jennifer if you read this, you'll have to send me some pictures so I can post them on my blog. What an idiot I was!)


Saturday:

Jarom was so nice to take the kids to Chucky Cheese while I went to lunch with my dear friend Miki. It was so much fun to spend some one on one time together and catch up. It was 60 degrees outside so Miki and I put the top down on the Mustang and had a great drive around town.

After lunch I joined Jarom and the kids at the YMCA for swimming. If you ever go to Boise it's a really fun place to take kids swimming.

Swimming at the West YMCA and playing with the Farnsworths.

Carter had a BLAST in the kiddie pool. He loves the water.

Alyssa standing in the fountain. It went straight up her nose one time and she came out just a coughing. It was pretty funny.

Halle gave us all a scare when the life guard had to jump in and save her after she came out of the big tube slide. Jarom had been catching the kids, but left to help Carter (he didn't know Halle was planning on coming down) and Halle didn't know Daddy wasn't at the bottom. Thankfully there was no harm done!! After filling out an "incident report", we decided we'd all stay away from the big slide.

(Halle must have a thing with Boise. Last year during our visit she choked on a nickel in an elevator while a fire alarm was going off. I had to give her the heimlich. Ask me about it sometime.)

After swimming we left the kids at the Farnsworth's home and went to Epi's (a Basque restaraunt) for dinner with Ron and Janna. We bought a bunch of slices of cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory for dessert and we sampled them. Mmmmm.... My favorite is still the Adam's Peanut Butter Cup.

Alyssa and Tiana. When Alyssa was 4-6 months old the Farnsworths babysat her so I could get my student teaching done. (Absolutely free of charge!!) They have become family to us and we LOVE getting together with them.

Handsome, grown up David!

Ron, Kelani, and Malia, now there's a pile of fun.

After such a long day, Carter was down right pooped.

Sunday: Church in Nampa and dinner with the Eakins

Our Sunday started with realizing that Jarom didn't have a tie, I didn't have nylons, Alyssa had tights that were WAY too small, and Halle had packed 2 left shoes. So after a trip to Target to get everyone fully dressed we made our way to our old Nampa 8th Ward. It was so much fun to see so many familiar faces and we were welcomed immediatly.

After church we drove to Emmett to see our dear friends the Eakins. They moved and built a new home after we moved to I.F. It was just like old times being with them for a Sunday dinner.

Jarom and I driving Jeff's Hummer. (Okay, so it's really not his. It's his company car, but still...) It's a BIG ol' thing!!!!

It was so much fun to see Jeff and Missy again. And their new beautiful home. Missy made us a great dinner and her famous chocolate chip cookies! Mmmmmm....

Air hockey with the boys. Carter was SUCH a poor sport. He would cheer when he would sink the puck, but when the cards were turned he'd pout. At one point he ran off and whacked right into a fooseball handle. It knocked his feet right out from under him. Poor kid, but I couldn't help but laugh.

Morgyn and Alyssa playing chess. Morgyn has gotten SO tall!! She looks so grown up.

Cute little Brittyn enjoyed Missy's chocolate chip cookies! As did we all; she seriously makes the best cookies anywhere. I was so excited when I walked in the kitchen and saw the familiar Bosch sitting on the counter getting ready to make me cookies.

Monday: Lunch with Fur and the drive home

The trip ended with lunch at Carl's Jr with my old roommate Jennifer and her kids. It was great to see them all and visit over yummy burgers. (Man I wish I.F. had Carl's Jr.)

Actually I really should say the trip ended with a big ol' crack in my NEW windshield from a stinking semi-truck. I am so sad!! Then later I tried to pass Jarom and shot a rock at his Mustang windshield and gave it a little star crack too. So a trip to the Windshield Doctor is in our near future. Bummer!!!

SuperBowl XLI

Well, I can't let SuperBowl Sunday pass without posting something. Honestly it wasn't a very big deal for our house. We aren't die-hard sports fans (except BYU football, of course) but we did buy a few treats and turned on the t.v. for the big event.

The girls had seen the treats we had purchased and wanted some, but we told them the treats were for the superbowl. So today Halle says, (she ALWAYS comes up with good ones!) "Mom, I thought you said we were gonna have a superbowl." I explained that this was the superbowl. So she replied, "This is all it is? Well it sure isn't very super. All Dad's doing is watching a stinkin' football game!"




This is what Carter thought of our SuperBowl party! Isn't it amazing how he can sleep sitting straight up!

It's strange for me to think that last year on this day (02-04-06) I was in Texas attending my Granny's funeral. We celebrated the superbowl with my cousin Tonya and her family. Seems like forever ago!

This is one of my favorite pictures of my Granny. It epitomizes how she felt about animals! It just cracks me up.

Comfy???

Carter fell asleep while waiting for lunch. He chose a real comfy spot didn't he?