I'm an outlaw...

So I was told not to post about the father/son camput this weekend but I could wait any longer for Tyler to do it... I love you honey! I had a canning event this Saturday so Tyler being the loving husband that he is skipped the father/son campout with the ward and camped out in the back yard with Kevin... I have to say it was the best father/son campout ever... why? because mom was there!!! (I wasn't allowed in the tent!) but I was allowed to help with snaacks! so we started off with roasting hotdogs in our new fire pit, then we roasted marshmellows and had smores, and last but not least mom made cobbler in the dutch oven. By the end of the night we were stuffed, it was 11:30 and Kevin was still awake! So Daddy and Kevin t off to the tent and Mommy went to her nice warm bed! (Cameron had fallen asleep after the smores and was in his crib) I thought for sure Kevin would end up in the house but he did great! slept the night away while Tyler read all night. Apparently Kevin doesn't tell Dad to turn the light out like Mom does ;) Tyler got Kevin a green light stick and he loved that and even wanted to fall asleep holding the flashlight.. he is so much fun! We realy should go for a family campout at some point. (I will wait to post the pictures until Tyler blogs about it)

Anybody want a....

... Dog? That is right we have to give our loveable (lab mix) dog away. With us going to Oklahoma we can't really take him with us. He is smaller than most labs, fun and great with kids. Kevin has been known to jump on his back and yell "Horsey!" and does Oso do anything about it? No.. he just gets up and walks away. He is really a fun dog. He is free! And has been neutered and has his shots.. if you want him let us know. He needs a good home that will love him.

Updates...

so I haven't blogged in a while and I needed to update somethings...
The prepeardenss party on the 22nd went well, it was a very small turnout but was a succsess in my book. As for the canning thing on the 31st we brought home over 255 empty cans to be canned (that isn't counting the pouches that we brought back) and 60 some cans of food already canned so all in all it was a good month (probly my last?)
Cameron is saying Dadadadadada... even before Fathers Day! and he zooming around the house now.. nothing is safe.. Tyler says it is hard to do anything becuase he finds Cameron at his feet, and then when he moves again Cameron is holding on to his pants and falls over.. lol. Cute kid. fast crawler!
We have Kevin signed up for Swim lessons in June.. how exciting is that! Its a mommy and me class so we will both be enjoying that! (mental note- losse weight before june:)

My kids are fun...

So Kevin learned something today that just might have saved his life. :) Today was the first day he said "I'm sorry Mommy" and he did it sincerly with a really sorry look on his face- without me telling him to say sorry. I tell ya my temper was getting up there and he looked at me and just said "I'm sorry mommy" It was great! My nerves calmed down and we had a semi-rational (as rational as a mom and her 2 year old can have) chat about what he had done and why it was wrong. Elder Ballards talk was right- Motherhood is all about the moments, it was a great moment today. Unlike two days ago when he ran away, yes he found the gate open and ran away, I found him coming back home after 5 (ok maybe 3) minutes of looking for him, he is now padlocked in the back yard. True escape artist at work, lets see him get out of that!

As for Cameron he is really cute, he says Mamamaamama now, it really made my Mothers day to have him saying MaMaMaMa, we are working on Dadadadaa for Fathers day.

Mothers Day

So I had one wonderful Mothers day, my boys maybe to small to really understand but it was still great. Tyler let me sleep in, made me French toast for breakfast, grilled cheese for lunch and hotdogs for dinner.. I didn't have to cook once! He bought me 12 roses, 9 red and 3 white(my favorite) one for each of my boys, then after a nap (naps are wonderful) the boys gave me their gift, a willow tree called "brothers" it is so adorable! our collection of willow tree is slowly growing! We attended church we watched the primary kids serinade us, and the young women handed out pansies, all in all it was a very relaxing day! A day that I could truly take a break and just be thankful for the wonderful boys that I have in my life! Thanks guys!

Back to decided..

yep yep yep.. we are going to.... Okalahoma State.. We have decided that would be the best place for us so we are going. Ty and I are going to fly out and look for houses sometime in the next month with Cameron and leave Kevin with Uncle Ken... It will be the first time I have every spent the night away from Kevin since he has been born, I'm sure I will have bigger issues then he will, He love spending time with Uncle Ken. And Uncle Ken jumped at the chance to do it, he is even willing to take a day off to watch my little boy! You think I should tell him that Kevin should be potty trained by the time I get home? :) I'm excited, things really seem to be falling into place. No bites on the house yet, plenty of people like it but say they have to sell their house first or they just started looking so they will let us know... come on just by it! We just dropped the price $5,000 so we shoudl be getting more people throught now that is it in the $170's instead of the $ 180's.
As for life around here, it is a little strained.. Cameron won't let me put him down, he is running a fever and doesn't want to do anything but Cuddle, which yes, is one of the best things about being a Mom but really sometimes you need to go to the restroom!
My new project is helping plan the ward preparedness fair for the 22nd and also putting on another "canning day in the gym" on the 31st! With all the stimulus plan money coming in this month we hope that we will have a good turn out and that families in the ward will make food storage a priority. I don't think we will have another 4000 lbs but who knows...exciting exciting! So for all of you in the ward, get your orders in soon!
Thats all for now, I must go give Cameron some attention...

so...

Its a good thing that when we moved into this house we latched things to the walls. The other day Kevin came out of out bedroom wtih Tyler's utility knife- thank goodness it was closed. But Tyler was saying "where did he get that", I said "well that has been on top of the stereo which is on top of the organizer that is over the toilet", the thing is taller than I am! So we walk into the bathroom and the doors were open to the organizer, that is right, my son who is 2 ft tall climbed up on the toilet, up the organizer stepping on the shelves inside the doors to get to the utility knife- can you believe it! I'm so glad we had it teathered to the wall... I don't think I have ever been so thankful for a couple of screws in my life, It would have all come down on top of him including the stereo! I have a monkey for a child! I know that boys think differently than girls but why would he climb up the organizer in the bathroom?!? Funny kid!

He crawled!!!

That is right, Cameron crawled foward (of course it was to get a graham cracker) He is so cute he has had the legs moving foward part for a few days but his hands never moved, now he is moving his hands too! He is cute lifting his butt in the air and trying so hard... I give him a couple days before he gets to something dangerous.... I'm sure! He also now going from sitting to crawling and crawling to sitting on his own.. we are in some big trouble, baby proofing is now a must!

Two toofers!

Cameron got his second tooth today! Bottom right hand tooth! thank goodness, now he can be in a good mood! (If you click on the picture above you can actually see the tooth that came in last week!)

Back to Undecided

So we are undecided as to where we are going to school, (I know I changed the backgorund dressed the family up in OSU gear and everything!) but somthings changed at the deal to OSU so Utah state is looking a little tastier, We are kinda at an impass, until we get the official letters with everything in writing we can't really put a finger on the map and say THERE!
But we did have a great trip this weekend, Madison was blessed on Tylers side of the famiy and we were were able to travel for her baby blessing! It was great to see all that family and I think it made Tylers decision even hearder knowing that Logan would only be and a little more than an hour from all of them if we went to Utah. It would be great to be that close! Who knows what is going to happen?!?

Pictures

Here we are all decked out in out OSU gear that Tyler brought us from Oklahoma. We are now an OSU, orange and black, Pistol Pete family. Aren't we cute? I think so!

Woohoo & woohoo!

Well 1st off, after I blogged on Monday Cameron broke his 1st tooth! It is his bottom left tooth.. I think, he still won't let me look at it, and I have to fight him to try and feel it. Plus...
Tyler came home!! He left for 5 days to go check out Oklahoma, the school, the classes, the job, and houses. He found a couple houses he likes, one within our price range, the other one not so much! He had a blast with John, a good friend, mentor, former boss, and future professor. He brought home all of us some OSU clothes, aparently we are going to be wearing a lot of orange! Anyways he got home early this morning (like at 1:30)and the boys got to see him before work. It was a little tramatic when Kevin got to see him for like 5 minutes before he had to go. We had to explain that Daddy would be back for dinner tonight!

Cameron's 6 month appointment

So Cameron had his 6 month appointment (yes he is almost 7 months) and the stats go:
Weight 20 lbs 3 oz
Height 27 1/2 inches
... and these are approximate I didn't write them down til I got home... One big boy.. she says we don't have to come back until he is a year because he is passing all the 9 month development tests (already!?!)... Socially and fine motor skills he is 10-11 months! Plus on a not so happy note he is slowing getting his bottom 2 teeth, poor kid. But he has been a real trooper with his shots, after we were done holding him down he didn't cry at all! It must be traumatic to be held down!

Picture time..

A mother baby picture.... they don't happen very often.

I laughed the other day when Melinda posted a pic of her son and called him chubbs... until he looks like this he is not chubbs! :)

This could explain why the internet wasn't working this morning...

Grandma got Kevin a National Geographic for Kids subscription, he loves it, When it comes in the mail I hand it over and automatically starts looking for dinosaurs (love dinos) then when I get a minute we go through and look at all the cool animals together... Here is is looking through it on his own... the funny thing is he usually shares pretty well, but when Cameron gets near his magazine he gets really mad (Cameron rips the pages)

One of Kevin's favorite things to do is climb in the crib with Cameron and play with him...obviosly this is one of Cameron's favorite things too.

I know it looks like a nude shot but I swear they both have diapers on... my Mom always says she doesn't know why I have any clothes for the boys because they never wear them... do you think she is right?

Some more fun crib moments. (playing peek-a-boo)

Copy cats

Kevins showing Daddy where the moon is... he loves the moon (he is always asking where it is)

Tagged... a different one

Rules of this Tag:
1. Answer the questions about the list of friends and/or family on your blog.

2. If you don’t have 18 names answer the question about the next name that you have not had a question for on your list.

3. Tag 5 people.

 When did you first meet the first person on your list? I met Tyler in October of my freshmen year at BYUI. It was a Sunday night sweet swap and his apartment came to mine for sweets. I showed up with my then boyfriend and when I walked into to my apartment my ropomate was latched onto his side (She had to keep him around long enough for me to get dumped)

 What do you like about the third person on your list's blog?I like That Jen is the most centered person I know, She serves and serves and serves those around her... major example of how I should live my life.

 What do you like best about the fifth and sixth people on your list?#5 Nicole & Tyler: I like that Nicole is so nice... She is always a friend to everyone, no matter what! #6 Jen & Jeff: Jen has such a fun outlook on life.. Jeff.. I like that he does stuff "to give the girls the experience"

 How long have you known the ninth person on your list?I have known Melinda for pretty much my whole life. We went to the same elementary, middle and high school. And I have never met Jeremy. :(

 What impresses you about the eleventh and twelfth people on your list?#11 Kelsey: She's persistant!#12 Don't have a number 12 so that goes back #2: Tammy & Mark: They do what they should do, what is best for their family, no matter what anybody else says.

 What is a memory you have with the sixteenth person on your list? #3 Kristi & Chris: I remember Kristi being my boss... ok well probly the coolest boss I have ever had, going to the hospital to see her after she had Hailey and as for Chris well, he is just hilarious!

 Say something nice about the eighteenth person on your list. Jaime & Chad : Jaime is the so much fun, she exists to create happiness in everyones life around her. She is one heck of a mom and has great creative taste (you should see her house, her pictures, everything)

 Tag five people: Jen (both of you), Kristi, Tammy, Lauren

Tagged

Four Jobs I've Held
1. Mom/Wfe
2. Sales associate at JCPenney & Bed Bath & Beyond
3. at TRAC I was Marketing Intern, Banquet server, Banquet captain, Ticket sales, and office assistant,
4. Nanny

Four Movies I Could Watch Over and Over:
1. How to loose a guy in 10 days
2. Harry Potter-they were all decent (books are better)
3.
4.

Four Places I've Lived:
1. Idaho
2. Washington
3. Soon to be Oklahoma
4.

Four TV shows I like:
1. Numbers
2. Men in trees
3. If cancelled shows count J.A.G.
4. If cancelled shows count Gilmore Girls

Four People Who Email Me Regularly:
1. Tyler
2.
3.
4.

Four Favorite Foods:
1. Icecream
2. Cake mix Cookies (I am always trying new flavors with new mixins)
3. Srawberries
4. Homeade granola

Four Places I'd Rather Be:
1. In bed
2. On a walk
3. Eating at Dairy Queen (it usually means we are celebrating something)
4. At home with my husband and kids playing games

Four People I'm Tagging:
1. Kristi
2. Jamie
3. Lauren
4. Tammy

Ok so I got tagged by Jen but This was emailed to me a couple of months ago.. I really wonder how close my answers are to what I answered then.. As for movies... I have no idea, I had to ask Tyler for help to get that answer, I'm not a big movie person, it means I would have 2 hours of non-interupted time... when is that supposed to happen? I would have to give up precious sleep time and that is usually not worth it. (I'm a grouch when I don't get my beauty sleep... kids can be rough on the complexetion...lol)

Research

So I have been doing some research (I don't go into anything unprepared) The US gets on average 1200 tornadoes a year, 1/3 of them are in tornado alley which includes northern Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. (part of Colorado and Iowa too) Tornado season (the months with the most torndos) are April, May, June and some include July.

a interesting note** The garage door is a big deal, reinforce your gagarge door and your more likley to keep the roof on your house!

More research to come later!

And in honor of...

In honor of Tyler making a decision I have changed my background to Orange for OSU. That is right, as soon as Tyler gets this letter from them with all the details... as long as it says what we think it is going to say, we are headed to Ok State. That is right my husband is going to be a Cowboy... Pistol Pete baby! So John when you read this, where's that letter? Now we just need to find a place to live with a Storm shelter, Tornado alley here we come! Oh and I thought this was cool!



(maybe I should call this blog, Confessions of a Marketing Junkie)

Which one, Which one?

Ok so both schools have given us amazing packages... now we need to choose!!!.. Which one which one..(Quote from Emperors New Grove) Packages from either may include:

-Free tuition

-Full time teaching position

-Health insurance

-Scholarships

So Tyler, Where are we going?

I'm going to take a vote.. leave a comment and let Tyler know which one!..

Roll Call...

I've been wondering who checks out my blog lately and I saw this on a friends blog a while back. So leave me a comment telling me who ya are and how ya found me. Thanks!